Tunisian families, including minors, illegally migrated to Europe in 2019

07 july 2020 - 18:23:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 596 Tunisian illegal migrants, all of them minors, reached the European coast in 2019, reveals [...] Full text...

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Libya: GNA, UK sign MoU on decentralization

07 july 2020 - 15:04:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: PM lists factors militating against introduction of Kreol language in Parliament

07 july 2020 - 14:17:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday told Parliament that the mastery of the Kreol language [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa's response much better than rest of world, says Kenyatta

06 july 2020 - 21:41:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has commended Africa's concerted response to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), saying measures [...] Full text...

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Opposition leader John Mahama names former woman vice-chancellor, minister as running mate

06 july 2020 - 21:26:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former President John Dramani Mahama and presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Monday unveiled [...] Full text...

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Former Rwandan PM Pierre Damien Habumuremyi arrested over cheques

06 july 2020 - 14:07:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Former Rwandan Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi, who is legal representative of Christian University of Rwanda, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19; Guinea records 40 new infections, 26 recoveries

06 july 2020 - 13:01:59
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -  Forty new cases of coronavirus were recorded on Sunday in Guinea after laboratory tests carried out [...] Full text...

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Mali crisis: Malian President IBK meets "Chief protester" Dicko Saturday in Bamako

05 july 2020 - 14:05:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (IBK), on Saturday afternoon met, at the presidential palace of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria, Indonesia to explore new templates for military training and manpower

02 july 2020 - 22:17:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria and the Republic of Indonesia Thursday resolved to explore new templates to consolidate military training [...] Full text...

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America’s steadfast support for Gambian democracy unshakable - envoy

02 july 2020 - 18:13:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States ambassador to The Gambia, Carl Paschall, Thursday pledged his country’s steadfast support for [...] Full text...

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'Bold and creative’ solutions needed for a sustainable, post-pandemic economy – UN Chief

02 july 2020 - 06:44:13
New York, US (PANA) - Unless the world acts now, the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying global recession, will trigger “years [...] Full text...

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UNESCO urges caution over fraudulent African artefacts sold in its name

02 july 2020 - 06:23:03
Paris, France (PANA) -  The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has revealed the existence of an illicit trafficking [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Unemployment rate up in the 1st quarter of 2020

01 july 2020 - 17:15:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius (SM) on Wednesday said that the unemployment rate for the first quarter of 2020 [...] Full text...

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Trial of Malian activist, Clément Dembélé, postponed to September 2

01 july 2020 - 14:48:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial the Malian activist and president of the organization fighting against corruption and unemployment (PCC), [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus forces FIFA 2020 revenues down by almost 50%

01 july 2020 - 13:08:19
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The world's football governing body, FIFA, is now budgeting for this year’s revenues to come in [...] Full text...

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World Bank realigns Africa Region into two Vice Presidencies for greater focus on country progress

01 july 2020 - 07:35:29
Washington, US (PANA) - As a sign of its strong commitment to Africa, the World Bank’s Sub-Saharan Africa Regional portfolio [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya pandemic deaths rise to 148, new infections hit 6,366

30 june 2020 - 15:27:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number of people who succumbed to coronavirus in Kenya rose to 148 on Tuesday when [...] Full text...

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Students in examination classes to return to school in Guinea

29 june 2020 - 21:51:23
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - University and other students due for examination Monday resumed classes after schools were closed down on [...] Full text...

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“One” WASH program improves well-being of Ethiopia's vulnerable communities - Officials

29 june 2020 - 18:28:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s ‘One’ model, under which the government runs its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ( WASH [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Mali's sports ministry opposed to resumption of national football championship

29 june 2020 - 14:04:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Malian Ministry of Sports, through the National Directorate of Sports and Physical Education (DNSEP), has expressed [...] Full text...

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Burundi's new president names 15-member cabinet

29 june 2020 - 11:51:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's new head of state, Evariste Ndayishimiye, on Sunday evening appointed 15 members to the new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Final year basic school students in Ghana return to school

29 june 2020 - 06:11:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Junior High Schools in Ghana will reopen on Monday for final year students to prepare for [...] Full text...

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Proparco contributes $30 million to the development of African SMEs

28 june 2020 - 19:39:51
Paris, France (PANA) - Proparco, a subsidiary of the French development agency (AFD) dedicated to the private sector, will contribute [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Nigeria's airports set for reopen as officials issue COVID-19 compliant guidelines

27 june 2020 - 18:23:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Passengers travelling abroad through Nigeria’s airport terminals are required to arrive five hours before departure in [...] Full text...

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Two unions urge Malian state officials to retreat to safe areas in the face of abductions

27 june 2020 - 11:24:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Mali's Autonomous Union of Civil Administrators (SYNAC) and the Workers' Union of the Ministry of Territorial [...] Full text...

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Niger: More than 4,000 students deprived of school due to insecurity

26 june 2020 - 17:51:10
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The prevailing insecurity in the region of Tahoua (North) has led to the closure of several [...] Full text...

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2017 internet shutdown: ECOWAS Court holds Togo govt. liable for violation of Citizens’ Freedom of Expression

26 june 2020 - 16:44:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ordered the Togolese government to pay 16 million CFA [...] Full text...

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'Women at the forefront of aid to countries during COVID-19'

24 june 2020 - 17:56:27
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Across the development and medical community, experts have acknowledged the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had [...] Full text...

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Universal, inclusive education ‘non-negotiable’, says new UNESCO report

24 june 2020 - 04:50:47
Paris, France (PANA) - Inclusive education should be a “non-negotiable” right for all children, the head of the UN Educational, [...] Full text...

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Teachers and mothers join forces to keep girls in school in Malawi (A UNFPA Feature)

23 june 2020 - 17:37:03
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – Isaac Zatha, the headmaster of Chapita Primary School in the Malawian district of Salima, spent years [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Building urban evidence base on social and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa

23 june 2020 - 17:34:28
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO is launching a partnership with the Canadian Covid 19 Social Impacts Network and Metropolis Canada [...] Full text...

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40% of poorest countries did not provide specific support to disadvantaged learners during COVID-19 crisis - UNESCO report

23 june 2020 - 17:31:49
Paris, France (PANA) - Fewer than 10% of countries have laws that help ensure full inclusion in education, according to [...] 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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ICC to widen investigation in Libya by including mass graves discovered in Tarhouna

23 june 2020 - 15:26:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The International Criminal Court (ICC)'s Prosecutor, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, has said she would not hesitate to [...] Full text...

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Rwanda unveils US$ 3.4 billion fiscal budget to revive economy (Eds: This corrects our story of Monday, 22 June that put the amount needed to revive the economy at US$34.5 billion)

23 june 2020 - 13:07:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Uzziel Ndagijimana, on Monday unveiled a 3,245.7 billion [...] Full text...

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Cold front causes Botswana to ease school uniform restrictions

23 june 2020 - 09:28:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Ministry of Basic Education has issued a directive to schools, to ease uniform restrictions and [...] Full text...

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Rwanda unveils US$ 34.5 billion fiscal budget to revive economy

22 june 2020 - 21:28:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - The Rwandan minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Uzziel Ndagijimana, on Monday unveiled a 3,245.7 billion [...] Full text...

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ICC warns against any attack against civil populations in Libya

22 june 2020 - 19:58:37
Paris, France (PANA) – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on Monday warned the belligerents involved [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana constrained to construct new classrooms

22 june 2020 - 17:58:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana government is constrained to fund the construction of new classrooms and hire more teachers, [...] Full text...

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UNESCO reiterates duty to protect journalists during demonstrations

22 june 2020 - 17:23:41
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General, Ms Audrey Azoulay, on Monday re-iterated  journaslists' rights to freedom of information. Freedom of expression [...] Full text...

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Ghana final year second cycle students return to school

22 june 2020 - 06:43:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Final year Senior High School students and the second batch of second year students in Ghana [...] Full text...

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Guinea president Alpha Conde carries out minor cabinet reshuffle

20 june 2020 - 13:12:26
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -  Guinea's head of state, Alpha Condé, on Friday reshuffled his government, still headed by Dr. Ibrahima [...] 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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The relevance of digital skills in the COVID-19 era (An AfDB feature)

18 june 2020 - 17:07:18
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The COVID-19 global pandemic has changed how the world functions, illustrating the limitations of many [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: September re-opening of Kenyan schools uncertain amid virus surge

18 june 2020 - 14:26:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Schools in Kenya will not be re-opened in September as earlier announced if the number of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian radio stations owners dismayed over government failure to assist media houses as pandemic escalates

17 june 2020 - 22:30:24
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Managers of radio stations in The Gambia Wednesday recounted difficulties confronting them in the face of the [...] Full text...

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Young Tunisian graduates demonstrate to demand the right to work

17 june 2020 - 17:25:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several hundred young unemployed graduates gathered in front of the Tunisian parliament on Wednesday to demand [...] Full text...

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Towards formation of national unity government in Mali

17 june 2020 - 13:07:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita has decided to engage in broad consultations for the formation of [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Mauritius spends Rs 25 billion in three months to fight the pandemic

17 june 2020 - 12:52:21
  Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said on Tuesday that the government has, over the last [...] Full text...

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Tunisia reaffirms commitment to back children’s rights in the world

16 june 2020 - 23:58:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to back the rights of children in the world, an official [...] Full text...

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President IBK wants to end ongoing education crisis shaking the country for months

16 june 2020 - 23:44:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita Tuesday agreed to give teachers a 20 percent salary increase to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tanzanian President orders all schools to reopen 29 June

16 june 2020 - 15:27:59
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Following a steady decline in Covid-19 cases in Tanzania, President John Magufuli has directed [...] 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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Rwandan parliament approves bill on first ever nuclear science center

15 june 2020 - 22:25:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The Rwandan parliament at a plenary meeting here Monday approved a bill regulating the establishment of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Salem Hamdi re-elected head of Arab Atomic Energy Agency

15 june 2020 - 17:22:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Salem Hamdi was re-elected for a second, four-year term (until February 2025) as head of [...] Full text...

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Activists stage anti-racism protest in Banjul

15 june 2020 - 17:18:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Scores of human rights activists have staged an anti-racism protest along the streets of Banjul over [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Mauritius schools reopen 1 July 2020

15 june 2020 - 15:56:54
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – All schools - pre-primary, primary and secondary levels in Mauritius - will resume classes on [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Mauritanian FM welcomes Morocco's medical support

15 june 2020 - 14:55:03
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Foreign Affairs and Cooperation minister Ismaël Cheikh Ahmed has welcomed the aid received on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Benin's court for economic offences to hear 13 bad governance cases

15 june 2020 - 14:14:43
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Thirteen cases of bad governance in the Beninese administration will be examined during the 4th criminal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritian borders to remain closed until 31 August

15 june 2020 - 06:59:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has prohibited the entry of aircraft and ships to the island until 31 August 2020, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana final year tertiary institutions reopen on Monday in first step to reopen schools

15 june 2020 - 06:31:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Universities and other tertiary institutions in Ghana will reopen on Monday for final year students to [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Elections and governance issues in Africa - By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

14 june 2020 - 14:32:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Elections in Africa during normal times are a huge challenge, in terms of logistics, operations and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Schools closed in Botswana’s capital city

14 june 2020 - 09:45:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Education authorities in Botswana have announced closure of schools within the greater part of the capital [...] Full text...

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Former veteran Rwandan cameraman Valens Rwamukwaya retires to great fanfare

13 june 2020 - 16:31:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of the long-serving cameramen at Rwanda Television, Valens Rwamukwaya, retired at the age of 64 [...] Full text...

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Rwandan papers highlight passing of Burundian President Nkurunziza

13 june 2020 - 16:08:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The untimely death of Burundi's leader, Pierre Nkurunziza, earlier Monday hit front pages of Rwandan newspapers [...] Full text...

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Botswana gears up to increase inclusivity of persons with disabilities

13 june 2020 - 13:33:46
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has embarked on mainstreaming initiatives to ensure inclusivity of persons with disabilities, including those with [...] Full text...

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Togo: Reopening of schools for examination classes set for 15 June

12 june 2020 - 21:27:59
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Students in examination classes in Togo are to return to school on 15 June to complete [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: CERF allocates $18.6 million to Niger to support humanitarian aid

12 june 2020 - 18:43:51
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated more than US$ 18.6 million or 11.2 billion [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Eight confirmed cases among peacekeeping mission in Sudan

11 june 2020 - 22:11:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union-UN peace keeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Thursday said it had so far recorded [...] Full text...

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France to support an ambitious EU-ACP agreement

11 june 2020 - 18:49:15
Paris, France (PANA) - The French minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, has said that France supports the [...] Full text...

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GNA splashes $70 million on families of victims of the Libyan war

11 june 2020 - 17:49:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...

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UNDP blames global anti-racism protests on inequality

11 june 2020 - 14:05:04
Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - The anti-racism demonstrations sweeping across the world reflects inequality, the UNDP has said. In a news dispatch, [...] Full text...

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Kenya to lift economic lockdown based on improved healthcare capacity

10 june 2020 - 23:15:23
Nairobi, Kenya, (PANA) - Kenya is planning to gradually re-open the economy once the national and county governments reach at [...] 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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AU Watch wants justice in George Floyd’s death

10 june 2020 - 16:52:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - AU Watch, an International Pan-African NGO, on Wednesday called for justice and accountability in the death [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Parliament rejects motion demanding apology from France on crimes during colonial era

10 june 2020 - 10:59:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament rejected a motion on Tuesday evening by the Coalition Al Karama (Dignity), a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB unveils 100 finalists for the IDEATHON #Africavs Virus challenge

09 june 2020 - 18:05:52
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has made public the 100 finalists from the #AfricaVsVirus Challenge [...] Full text...

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Civil Society protests against killing of Gambian in the US

09 june 2020 - 17:24:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Scores of civil society organizations (CSOs) in The Gambia on Tuesday sent a petition to the [...] Full text...

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UNICEF "strongly" condemns acts of violence against children in Niger

09 june 2020 - 15:36:52
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - "UNICEF has been horrified by the abuses suffered by children in the region of Diffa" and [...] 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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Nigeria set to tax online businesses

08 june 2020 - 12:37:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's dragnet in pursuit of new revenue base has shifted to  social media and issued Companies [...] Full text...

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'Everyone has a role to play to ensure food safety': UN agencies

08 june 2020 - 06:27:03
New York, US (PANA) - Eating contaminated food has caused an estimated 600 million people in the world, or almost [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya sets in motion plan to gradually ease economic lockdown

06 june 2020 - 20:24:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has set in motion a plan to gradually ease the economic lockdown, lifting of movement [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus crisis demands 'fundamental rethink' of relationship with natural ecosystems

06 june 2020 - 05:43:55
Paris, France (PANA) - The COVID-19 health crisis should be seen as a clarion call to “fundamentally rethink our relationship” [...] Full text...

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Botswana teachers challenged to embrace technology

05 june 2020 - 17:59:36
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi, has urged teachers to embrace Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Addressing teachers on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Speakers of National and State legislatures meet over violence and rape against women/girls

05 june 2020 - 17:32:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The House of Representatives would engage the 36 State Houses of Assembly on the imperative of [...] Full text...

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U.S. agency announces additional US$234.5 million development assistance to Nigeria

05 june 2020 - 16:20:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), on Friday announced the notification of an additional US$ [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic leading to ‘desperately unequal’ learning levels, says UNICEF

05 june 2020 - 05:29:03
New York, US (PANA) - With nearly 1.2 billion children out of school due to the COVID-19 pandemic, inherent inequalities [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia’s govt relaxes restrictions

04 june 2020 - 21:25:11
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambian government Thursday began relaxing its coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions after nearly three months of declaration of [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Private schools struggling to maintain staff in The Gambia

04 june 2020 - 19:44:40
Banjul Gambia (PANA) - Private schools across The Gambia are now facing a difficult task keeping and maintaining their staff [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegalese singer, Zambia’s Health Minister, AfDB VP seek African solidarity post-COVID-19

04 june 2020 - 16:21:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - How can Africa build on the solidarity shown during the coronavirus pandemic to achieve the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: University of Botswana fast tracks e-learning and teaching

04 june 2020 - 09:34:31
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As part of measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on teaching and learning, University of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EU funds youth empowerment projects addressing socio-economic impact of COVID-19

03 june 2020 - 17:17:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU), through the Youth Empowerment Project of The Gambia, is providing one million [...] Full text...

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Civil society organizations appeal for care of migrants in Tunisia

03 june 2020 - 15:17:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Sixty-six Tunisian civil society organizations and associations have launched an appeal to address the situation of [...] Full text...

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New journalists' union launched in Burundi

03 june 2020 - 15:03:38
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian Journalists Alliance is the new union of local media professionals whose activities were officially launched [...] Full text...

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UNICEF gets US$5 million from CERF to accelerate humanitarian response in Niger

03 june 2020 - 10:38:12
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The United Nations Central Fund for Emergency Response (CERF) has allocated more than US$5 million this [...] 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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Coronavirus: Catholic Church reopens masses in Mali

02 june 2020 - 17:22:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Masses in the Mali's catholic church were relaunched on Sunday following a declaration by the President [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegalese leader again postpones reopening of school

02 june 2020 - 17:03:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Head of State, Macky Sall, has postponed the reopening of schools, which was scheduled to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari eases restrictions on worship at churches and mosques, retains ban on inter-state travels, mass gatherings

01 june 2020 - 20:05:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Monday approved the implementation of the second national response phase of the war [...] Full text...

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Students in exam classes resume studies in Burkina Faso

01 june 2020 - 14:03:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Students due to sit for exams resumed classes across Burkina Faso on Monday after more [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana eases restrictions on places of worship; schools to reopen for final year students

01 june 2020 - 07:40:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana on Sunday announced the easing of restrictions on places of worship because of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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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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Gambians to protest murder of Momodou Lamin Sisay, George Floyd and Breonna Tayler in the US

31 may 2020 - 15:57:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Leading human rights activist in The Gambia, Madi Jobarteh, has said that Civil society organizations (CSOs) [...] Full text...

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Nigerien government sets school exam dates

30 may 2020 - 11:08:07
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government has set examination dates for the Undergraduate Certificate (BEPC) and baccalaureate on 6 [...] 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: Guinea now has 3,346 positive new cases

28 may 2020 - 17:46:08
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Health Security Agency (ANSS) says 88 new positive cases were registered from 385 tests, [...] 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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Gambia needs predictable funding to develop sustainable Food Systems - VP

27 may 2020 - 21:58:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Vice-President Dr. Isatou Touray disclosed here Wednesday that the country needed predictable increase in funding [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Only exam classes will resume on June 1 in Burkina Faso'

27 may 2020 - 17:37:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government announced on Wednesday that only examination classes will resume on June 1, [...] 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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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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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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FIFA, WHO and European Commission launch #SafeHome campaign

26 may 2020 - 19:27:03
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission have joined forces to launch the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'New cases in Niger show downward trend'

26 may 2020 - 17:17:18
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's new COVID-19 cases have been on a downward trend since 12 May 2020, due to [...] 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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COVID-19: Mahamat tells Africa 'stop dependency on outside, live on own resources'

25 may 2020 - 14:56:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brutally reminded African nations of the imperative need to put a [...] Full text...

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‘Half a century on, Africa’s scorecard is doubtful’ – AU Commission chief

25 may 2020 - 13:14:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Africa’s scorecard after s half a century of independence and freedom leaves people in doubt, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Kenyatta unveils $502 million national economic stimulus programme

23 may 2020 - 16:03:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday unveiled a massive stimulus programme to jump-start Kenya's economy by pumping [...] 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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Coronavirus: Guinea scientific council pleads for continued closure of schools, places of worship

22 may 2020 - 19:48:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The Guinean scientific council has advocated for the non-reopening of the places of worship and schools [...] Full text...

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TV5Monde Afrique launches new pan-African TV series on Monday

22 may 2020 - 16:56:21
Paris, France (PANA) - From Monday, TV5MONDE's Africa channel will launch its new pan-African TV series, entitled "Renaissance" and produced [...] 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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COVID-19: Senegalese president calls for secure reopening of schools

21 may 2020 - 15:17:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Wednesday called on the Ministry of Education to take all necessary [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tanzania colleges, sports activities to resume on 1 June

21 may 2020 - 13:27:14
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Higher institutions of learning and other colleges in Tanzania  will reopen on 1 June, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: West African women excluded from pandemic info sharing, key decision making - Report

21 may 2020 - 11:36:55
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (PANA) - Women are excluded from information sharing on Covid-19 and from key high level decision making [...] Full text...

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UNESCO chief condemns murder of Somali TV journalist

20 may 2020 - 17:14:40
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, on Wednesday condemned the recent murder of television reporter, Said Yusuf Ali, [...] 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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Gambians rage after EU Facebook post supports homosexuality rights

19 may 2020 - 19:51:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Thousands of Gambians have taken to social media to express disappointment on European Union’s Facebook post [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Easing of measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, a major challenge in Niger

19 may 2020 - 17:23:49
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The relaxation of measures taken to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in Niger, could be major challenges [...] 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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Uganda, AstraZeneca sign anti-hypertension partnership deal

18 may 2020 - 18:21:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Biopharmaceutical firm, Astra Zeneca, and Uganda have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will pave [...] 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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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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UNESCO invites applications, nominations for 2020 UNESCO Int'l Literacy Prizes

14 may 2020 - 19:59:04
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO has called for applications and nominations for the 2020 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes, saying it [...] Full text...

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Nigeria violence sees 23,000 refugees flee into Niger in April alone: UNHCR

13 may 2020 - 07:06:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ongoing violence in parts of north-western Nigeria forced an estimated 23,000 people to seek safety and [...] 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: UN chief appeals to ‘common humanity’ across all faiths, in tackling the virus

13 may 2020 - 05:45:10
New York, US (PANA) - Our shared vulnerability to the coronavirus pandemic reveals “our common humanity”, the UN chief said [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Ministry of Health expresses commitment to children healthcare service

12 may 2020 - 21:34:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia’s Ministry of Health Tuesday expressed its commitment towards children’s access to health services by [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Niger schools scheduled to reopen 1 June

12 may 2020 - 15:58:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Higher Education, Yahouza Sadissou, announced Tuesday at a press conference the reopening of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Interfaith committee calls for religious day Thursday against Covid-19

12 may 2020 - 15:20:26
Paris, France (PANA) - The High Committee for Human Fraternity has called religious leaders and believers around the world to [...] 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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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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Senegalese president announces alleviation of restrictive measures adopted to fight against coronavirus

11 may 2020 - 22:09:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - Senegalese President Macky Sall Monday evening in a televised address to the nation announced an alleviation [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 1,661 Rwandan university students stranded by COVID-19 lockdown ferried home via special buses

11 may 2020 - 19:11:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  A group of 1,661 University students in Rwanda, who were stranded in their remote campuses following [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana extends ban on social gatherings to 31 May as positive cases hit 4,700

11 may 2020 - 07:52:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the ban on public gatherings to 31 May [...] Full text...

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Burundi's presidential candidates seek to tackle identical issues in campaign for 20 May election

10 may 2020 - 17:43:45
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Youth unemployment, agriculture and livestock farming, infrastructure, economic development, the fight against corruption and cronyism are [...] 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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Resumption of class postponed to 1 June in Burkina Faso

08 may 2020 - 23:33:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - The resumption of classes for examinations, initially planned for 11 May, has been postponed to [...] 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: 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: Ghana says its cases may have 'peaked' but warns it's not out of the woods

07 may 2020 - 12:13:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana may have reached its peak in the spread of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, senior health [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 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: Burkinabe government to give schoolchildren masks before resumption of classes

07 may 2020 - 00:02:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - The Burkinabe government Wednesday insisted on the need to make masks available for schoolchildren before [...] Full text...

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Malawi: AfDB-managed water, sanitation project helping to curb COVID-19 wins int'l prize

06 may 2020 - 19:08:37
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - An African Development Bank-financed and supervised water and sanitation project, now helping to curb the spread [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: French schools in Burkina Faso to remain closed until further notice

05 may 2020 - 16:21:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - French schools in Burkina Faso will remain closed until further notice due to the new [...] Full text...

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Favorable evolution of certain epidemiological indicators of the COVID-19 pandemic in Niger

02 may 2020 - 18:34:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government noted here Saturday "favorable developments in certain epidemiological indicators of the COVID-19 pandemic", [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to introduce Covid-19 bill to provide legal impetus to post-lockdown measures

02 may 2020 - 10:24:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Attorney General and Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister Maneesh Gobin said here Friday a Covid-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe's lockdown partially lifted

01 may 2020 - 17:53:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has partially lifted the COVID-19 (coronavirus) national lockdown whilst also extending it [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia slashes fuel prices

01 may 2020 - 07:55:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambian government on Friday announced the slashing of the pump prices of fuel as “emergency [...] 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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Classes to resume progressively from 2 June in Senegal

30 april 2020 - 21:25:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Classes will resume in Senegal from 2 June for students in primary and secondary schools due [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: UN agencies, World Bank issue guidelines on roadmap for safe reopening of schools

30 april 2020 - 13:53:39
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO, UNICEF, World Food Programme (WFP) and World Bank on Thursday issued new guidelines on the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gadgets shortage stalls Botswana’s e-learning

29 april 2020 - 19:31:01
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The desire of Botswana’s ministry of basic education to roll out e-learning during the country’s on-going [...] Full text...

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France grants over 6 billion CFAF to Mali to improve basic education

28 april 2020 - 14:39:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The French Development Agency (AFD) has provided Mali a grant of more than 6 billion CFA [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EU provides Morocco 1.5 billion dirhams to manage health crisis

28 april 2020 - 13:11:17
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) -  Morocco and the European Union on Monday signed a grant agreement under which the EU will [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Classes to resume on 11 May in Burkina Faso

27 april 2020 - 22:46:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso government Monday announced that classes suspended because of the COVID-19 disease would [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya's positive cases hit 363

27 april 2020 - 11:42:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number coronavirus cases in Kenya rose to 363 on Monday with eight new cases confirmed [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe govt. warns persons peddling fake news on reopening of schools

26 april 2020 - 17:44:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabe government on Sunday warned persons behind a statement giving a date for the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘No evidence’ that recovered patients cannot be reinfected, says WHO ‎

26 april 2020 - 07:25:50
Geneva‎, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that there is currently no evidence that people who [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: SADC needs to 'scale up its coordinated response' to pandemic

25 april 2020 - 07:10:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe research and advocacy group, the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), says as the Southern African [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Landmark collaboration’ to make testing and treatment available to all

25 april 2020 - 06:25:31
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders, scientists, humanitarians and private sector partners united on Friday in “a landmark collaboration” [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso launches radio to provide lessons to students at home

24 april 2020 - 16:02:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Education ministry on Thursday a radio frequency to provide lessons for students because [...] Full text...

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Exiled ex-minister alleges corruption in Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe loans to resettled farm owners

24 april 2020 - 14:39:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's exiled former Higher Education deputy minister Godfrey Gandawa alleges that political elites were key beneficiaries of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia decides to end 2019/20 school year for basic education

24 april 2020 - 11:27:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A meeting on Thursday between representatives of the Tunisian Ministry of Education and the Union of [...] Full text...

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Learning from Ebola experience, Liberia deploys contact tracers to break COVID-19 transmission (A UNFPA feature)

24 april 2020 - 07:42:27
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – On 16 March 2020, Liberia confirmed the presence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) within its borders [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNESCO, partners launch of online course for journalists facing pandemic

24 april 2020 - 07:35:05
Paris, France (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$130 million support for Mauritania to address pandemic

24 april 2020 - 07:26:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania has secured US$130 million as emergency support to be drawn under the Rapid Credit Facility [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: COVID-19 pushes Botswana to use online tendering

23 april 2020 - 14:37:01
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has switched all government tendering  to an online platform, as authorities emphasise extreme social distancing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank predicts sharpest decline of remittances in recent history

22 april 2020 - 15:56:07
Washington, US (PANA) - Global remittances are projected to decline sharply by about 20  percent in 2020 due to the [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Burkina Faso armed forces launch large operation of mask production

21 april 2020 - 22:27:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - The Burkina Faso armed forces Tuesday launched an operation to produce masks for schoolboys and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN agencies pledge scaled-up efforts to protect uprooted children

21 april 2020 - 05:09:41
New York, US (PANA) - Two UN agency chiefs are pledging to accelerate work to expand refugee children’s access to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana lifts partial lockdown on some cities, urban centres despite spike in cases

20 april 2020 - 05:25:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has lifted a three-week old partial lockdown on three cities [...] Full text...

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Rwanda extends national lockdown till April 30

18 april 2020 - 17:55:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente announced here Saturday an extension of the country’s lockdown till April [...] Full text...

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Rwanda extends national lockdown till April 30

18 april 2020 - 17:52:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente announced here Saturday an extension of the country’s lockdown till April [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia extends period of general health confinement

18 april 2020 - 12:15:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's National Security Council meeting here Friday chaired by Tunisian President Kais Saied decided to extend [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief calls for greater protection for children caught up in COVID-19 crisis

16 april 2020 - 19:34:01
New York, US (PANA) - The looming global recession resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic could cause hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Malian govt. initiates distance education for students at home

16 april 2020 - 16:45:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has initiated a mode of distance education to keep students occupied and maintain [...] Full text...

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UNICEF on all fronts to tackle Covid-19 in Niger

16 april 2020 - 16:14:35
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - As the current coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) continues to spread, UNICEF is supporting the government in care [...] Full text...

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Tunisia announces committee to solve problems of foreign students

16 april 2020 - 10:39:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Slim Chora told Parliament on Wednesday that a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO reviewing impact of US funding withdrawal amid pandemic

16 april 2020 - 05:51:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday upheld the importance of international solidarity [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Wave of support and solidarity with Sub-Saharan students and migrants in Tunisia

15 april 2020 - 21:31:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   - Tunisian authorities and civil society organisations Wednesday expressed their support and solidarity with Sub-Saharan migrants and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: U.S. reaffirms commitment to support Niger

15 april 2020 - 11:56:32
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - U.S. Ambassador to Niger Eric P. Whitaker on Wednesday reaffirmed his country's commitment to support Niger [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Online predators put millions of children at risk during lockdown

15 april 2020 - 06:20:58
New York, US (PANA) - Self-isolation has driven more and more children to move online during the COVID-19 (cononavirus) pandemic, [...] Full text...

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NOC warns against continued closure of oil installations in Libya after 4 billion dollar losses

14 april 2020 - 22:02:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The chairman of the managing board of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US government says its response now far surpasses pledges

14 april 2020 - 17:11:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - "Our response now far surpasses that initial pledge. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the U.S. government [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Fake news’ is putting lives at risk, warns UNESCO

14 april 2020 - 07:08:25
Paris, France (PANA) - Unreliable and false information is spreading around the world to such an extent, that some commentators [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Schools to resume teaching on April 28 in Burkina Faso

13 april 2020 - 15:41:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Schools and universities closed because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Burkina Faso will reopen [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Arab cities are leaving no one behind

11 april 2020 - 19:11:06
Paris, France (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis is currently sparing no region, and in response to its outbreak, member cities [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB, partners invite debates on how to beat the COVID-19 pandemic

11 april 2020 - 06:17:01
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and partners are set to host an online #AfricaVsVirus Challenge, [...] Full text...

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