World Bank Gaza war: World Bank calls for urgent action to save lives
19 march 2024 - 18:48:15Washington DC, USA (PANA) - With more than half the population of Gaza on the brink of famine—including children and [...] Full text...
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UNHCR assists thousands fleeing armed group violence in northern Mozambique
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council
01 march 2024 - 06:09:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The “carnage” in Gaza has left more than 30,000 dead and must end immediately, UN rights chief Volker [...] Full text...
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Activities marking the 13th anniversary of Libya's 17 February revolution begin
17 february 2024 - 17:18:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Festivities to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the 17 February 2011 Revolution that toppled the former [...] Full text...
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Fighting in DR Congo puts Goma at risk of lockdown, warns humanitarian charity
16 february 2024 - 10:19:18Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Immediate action to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Increased armed hostilities in Rafah pose 'disastrous risk' to civilian lives and infrastructure - ICRC
15 february 2024 - 07:21:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is cautioning the parties to the Israel-Palestine conflict, [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'We must do all in our power to protect Rafah,' say UN humanitarians
06 february 2024 - 12:57:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Any move by Israel to extend its full-scale invasion of Gaza into the massively overcrowded southern [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN migration agency, rights experts spotlight deepening crisis
06 february 2024 - 05:47:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 25 million people need humanitarian assistance in Sudan, 14 million of them children. That’s the [...] Full text...
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Stigma, shame still surround leprosy victims, warn top rights experts
26 january 2024 - 05:35:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although leprosy is age-old and can be cured, the disease is still endemic in more than [...] Full text...
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Joint World Bank, EU, UN report assesses damages caused by catastrophic flooding in Libya
25 january 2024 - 08:32:25Washington, United States (PANA) - Reconstruction and recovery needs following the catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya last September are estimated [...] Full text...
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World Bank boosts support to accelerate digital transformation in Gabon
03 january 2024 - 08:43:07Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon and the World Bank on Tuesday signed a $68.5 million loan for the Digital Gabon [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Death toll in Gaza soars to 21,110
29 december 2023 - 05:59:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In Gaza, the latest death toll as of midnight on Thursday stood at 21,110 according to [...] Full text...
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Health services predict a rise in cases of coronavirus infections in Libya over coming period
26 december 2023 - 18:36:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Centre for Disease Control said on Tuesday that it expected an increase in cases [...] Full text...
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A digital world needing more humanity (By Paul Ejime)
25 december 2023 - 07:10:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Our digital World with the accompanying advanced technology has unleashed innumerable benefits on humanity. Yet, our [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Starvation must never be allowed to happen, says UN rights chief
22 december 2023 - 17:28:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the UN Security Council prepared to meet once again in New York on Friday for [...] Full text...
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World Bank increases support for human capital programme in Morocco
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Sudan conflict: ICRC deplores deliberate, deadly attack on its humanitarian convoy in Khartoum
11 december 2023 - 08:15:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it is shocked and appalled by "a [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN agency heads unite in urgent plea for women and children in Gaza
22 november 2023 - 21:03:02New York, US (PANA) - The heads of three UN agencies on Wednesday highlighted the disproportionate suffering faced by women [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Darfur armed rebel movements end neutrality, declare war against RSF
17 november 2023 - 09:55:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Darfur former rebel movements have come out of hibernation and declared their “participation in the militant [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN’s Türk calls for political path out of 'horror'
16 november 2023 - 17:28:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday welcomed the Security Council call for pauses in [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 70 UN Ambassadors in Geneva call for international action on Gaza
11 november 2023 - 07:58:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The international community must act now to end the bloodshed and suffering in Gaza, scores of [...] Full text...
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Some 6.5 million Nigerians face food insecurity In 2024 - Report
10 november 2023 - 12:09:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 26.5 million Nigerians are expected to grapple with high levels of food insecurity in 2024, [...] Full text...
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Gazans struggle for survival; north sealed off
08 november 2023 - 15:22:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still in northern Gaza face unprecedented hardship after being isolated by [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses armed groups of war crimes in besieged localities in Burkina Faso
04 november 2023 - 06:13:10Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ansaroul Islam and other armed groups are enforcing brutal sieges in localities across Burkina Faso [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Guterres blasts ‘completely inadequate’ levels of aid for Gaza civilians
01 november 2023 - 06:47:27New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Tuesday said levels of aid allowed into the stricken Gaza Strip [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘The world must do more’ for Gaza, 5 UN agencies say
22 october 2023 - 10:54:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The aid that entered Gaza on Saturday "is only a small beginning and far from enough", five [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN independent experts ‘unequivocally condemn’ violence against civilians
20 october 2023 - 06:44:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Thursday voiced deep concern over the fate of civilians and [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN agency urges Israel to protect all civilians sheltering in Gaza
15 october 2023 - 07:39:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) issued an urgent call on Saturday for Israeli Authorities to [...] Full text...
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Lessons of Hamas operation against Israel, - Libyan newspaper,
13 october 2023 - 19:19:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The "Flood of Al-Aqsa", the military operation led by Hamas against the Israeli entity destroyed the [...] Full text...
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Middle East crisis: Guterres appeals for end to 'vicious cycle of bloodshed, hatred and polarization'
10 october 2023 - 06:22:19New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday said that he recognised the legitimate grievances of the Palestinian [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM warns against extending strikes against Gaza after Hamas military operation
08 october 2023 - 14:11:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has underlined the [...] Full text...
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Rights expert appeals for action to tackle elder abuse
16 september 2023 - 09:12:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN-appointed human rights expert on Friday called for urgent action and better data to stamp out [...] Full text...
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Libya floods: UN providing aid as disaster response team deploys
14 september 2023 - 05:35:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN system is providing aid to areas in eastern Libya impacted by the weekend floods [...] Full text...
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Internet celebrates its 40th birthday, but some users are twice its age! World Bank Blog
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Unprecedented crisis in DR Congo 'goes ignored', says humanitarian charity
23 august 2023 - 10:42:03Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Recent months have brought a dramatic deterioration in the situation in eastern DR Congo, where [...] Full text...
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Security Council urged to address ‘most silenced and least condemned crime’
15 july 2023 - 08:08:01New York, US (PANA) - The international community must act now to protect future generations from the scourge of conflict-related [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Joy of Eid Al-Adha lost as fighting continues (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
28 june 2023 - 11:27:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - This day is supposed to be one of joy and happiness for the Muslim community in [...] Full text...
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More than 63,000 pensioners in Mali undergo physical check for fraud
22 june 2023 - 14:58:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Social Security Fund (CMSS), which is responsible for managing pension beneficiaries in Mali, has [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Evacuation of hundreds of unaccompanied children launched
06 june 2023 - 12:54:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Khartoum State is currently engaged in a precarious and complicated transportation of hundreds of unaccompanied children [...] Full text...
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Libyan, Tunisian officials discuss blockages and delays at joint Ras Jedir border crossing
28 may 2023 - 13:23:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting of officials from the Government of National Unity and Tunisia Saturday met to discuss [...] Full text...
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Arrest of top Rwandan genocide fugitive shows ‘justice will be done’: Guterres
25 may 2023 - 17:54:30New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that the arrest of one of the world's [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Armed Forces accuses paramilitary group of attacking worshippers in Khartoum church
15 may 2023 - 06:31:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA ) - The Sudanese government on Sunday accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of attacking a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: No need for more severe health restrictions -(Mauritius Health Minister
02 may 2023 - 13:59:21Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, said here Tuesday that there was no need [...] Full text...
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Reports say there was low turnout in Gambia's local government election
16 april 2023 - 19:29:41Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A report of the Civil Society Organization (CSO) on Local Government Elections in the Gambia, has [...] Full text...
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Morocco strongly condemns incursion of Israeli forces on Al-Aqsa Mosque
05 april 2023 - 19:49:13Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has strongly condemned the incursion of Israeli forces on the Al-Aqsa Mosque as well as [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches anti-influenza vaccination exercise 2023
05 april 2023 - 11:57:09Roses-Hill, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity, Mrs Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo Wednesday launched an [...] Full text...
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Libya attends 58th session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Health in Algeria
14 march 2023 - 17:35:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Health in the Government of National Unity, [...] Full text...
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Assistance rushed to 100,000 newly arrived Somali refugees in hard-to-reach area of Ethiopia
08 march 2023 - 06:25:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partners are scaling up in Ethiopia’s Somali region to support [...] Full text...
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Renewal of state of emergency a precautionary measure to avert a falling back into manslaughter (By Mohamed Osman Adam)
24 february 2023 - 18:23:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Blue Nile State, near the borders with Ethiopia, on Friday renewed a state of emergency [...] Full text...
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Pope lauds work of charities in DR Congo, Africa
01 february 2023 - 19:31:51Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Wednesday praised the work of charities in DR Congo and the African continent [...] Full text...
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Violence, threats by armed groups continue to displace refugees, civilians in Mali: UNHCR
24 january 2023 - 13:18:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for enhanced support for those recently displaced in Mali, [...] Full text...
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UN condemns killing of three aid workers in South Sudan and Abyei
11 january 2023 - 18:59:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations on Wednesday condemned the killing of three aid workers in South Sudan [...] Full text...
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Mayors from around the world to meet for first ever ‘healthy cities’ summit
10 january 2023 - 05:53:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced that it will co-host the inaugural Partnership [...] Full text...
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UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya calls on Govt to support vulnerable in Tawergha
30 december 2022 - 12:28:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Georgette Gagnon, has called on the [...] Full text...
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Amidst ‘unimaginable suffering’ in South Sudan, over 260,000 in need slated for humanitarian support
23 december 2022 - 05:56:38Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths on Thursday released from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) [...] Full text...
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Mauritius records 91 fatalities due to road traffic crashes
22 november 2022 - 07:40:00Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - There has been around 91 fatalities due to road traffic crashes in Mauritius, since the beginning of the year, down [...] Full text...
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Arab leaders reaffirm support for Libya to hold elections
03 november 2022 - 05:33:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The League of Arab States has expressed solidarity with the Libyan people and their efforts to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to introduce health book for senior citizens
29 october 2022 - 07:11:10Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry announced on Friday that it will introduce a health book for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccination rollout stalls in Africa, says WHO
21 october 2022 - 14:42:56Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the monthly [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccination roll-out stagnates in Africa
21 october 2022 - 10:48:05Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - COVID-19 vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the number of doses administered [...] Full text...
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UN relief chief appeals for concerted action to tackle deadly heatwave threat
11 october 2022 - 06:06:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heatwaves already kill thousands of people every year and risk overwhelming the world’s aid response, unless [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for urgent action by countries for achieving Medication Without Harm
16 september 2022 - 12:36:43Geneva-Switzerland (PANA) - Globally, half of all preventable harm in medical care is medication related, a quarter of which is [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: UN expert calls for more advances in protecting older persons
11 september 2022 - 06:32:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)) - Despite commendable progress on legal and policy safeguards for older persons, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: Govt accuses TPLF of expanding war to border areas with Sudan
31 august 2022 - 15:18:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia on Wednesday accused the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) regional force [...] Full text...
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Mauritius celebrates 174th centenarian
16 august 2022 - 08:44:41Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity on Monday celebrated the 174th centenarian, the [...] Full text...
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‘Catastrophic’ drought displaces one million in Somalia, world asked to ‘step up’ support
11 august 2022 - 20:44:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A devastating drought in Somalia has reached unprecedented levels, leaving one million people within the country [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister instructs coordination with Tunisia on improving services at joint border crossing
19 july 2022 - 18:22:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has instructed the Libyan ministers [...] Full text...
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Communities in Horn of Africa struggle with cumulative shocks in face of starvation
13 june 2022 - 14:49:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Communities in the Horn of Africa are facing the threat of starvation following four [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charities warn 'one person is likely dying of hunger every 48 seconds' in East Africa
18 may 2022 - 06:00:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - One person is likely dying of hunger every 48 seconds in drought-ravaged Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, [...] Full text...
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Relief chief underlines need for urgent support as millions face drought in Horn of Africa
14 may 2022 - 05:20:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarians continue to call for scaling up assistance in the Horn of Africa, where the worst [...] Full text...
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$1.7 billion plan launched to meet South Sudan's humanitarian needs
01 april 2022 - 05:07:48Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN and partners on Thursday launched a $1.7 billion Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' population slides by 0.17%
12 march 2022 - 08:34:54Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Friday that the population of the country stood at 1,263,888 as at [...] Full text...
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Burundi adopts two continental protocols on disability and the elderly
05 march 2022 - 16:33:20Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi government has adopted two continental protocols on disability and the elderly. The Council of Ministers [...] Full text...
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Mauritius celebrates its 172nd centenarian; records more women centenarians than men
22 february 2022 - 06:58:28Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday celebrated its 172nd centenarian of whom 145 are women and 27 men at [...] Full text...
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Some 1.4 million Somalis may be forced from their homes, says humanitarian charity
31 january 2022 - 05:52:51Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s escalating drought is creating a massive displacement crisis, a humanitarian charity has warned. The Norwegian Refugee [...] Full text...
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Mauritius counted 174 centenarians at beginning of the year
08 january 2022 - 09:31:18Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Welfare and Elderly Persons’ Protection Unit of the Ministry of Social Integration, Social Security and [...] Full text...
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Algeria and Tunisia sign 27 agreements and memoranda of understanding
16 december 2021 - 18:48:30Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kaïs Saïed, and his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on Wednesday at the Carthage [...] Full text...
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AUEOM says Gambia election was ‘peaceful and democratic’
07 december 2021 - 14:22:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The African Union Election Observer Mission headed by Kgalema Motlanthe, former president of the Republic of [...] Full text...
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Tunisia participates in int'l campaign on violence against women
25 november 2021 - 18:21:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is participating in an international campaign, "16 days of activism against gender-based violence", by adopting [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: 'Abiy marches to the war front to to save Ethiopia'
23 november 2021 - 10:04:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With Ethiopian rebels saying they are continuing their march on the capital, Addis Ababa, with [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 97 positive cases
23 november 2021 - 07:00:22Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Tuesday that they detected 97 COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group 'deeply concerned' about 'ethnicity' arrests under state of emergency
08 november 2021 - 10:59:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has expressed concern over people being arrested and detained [...] Full text...
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In Madagascar, pockets of famine as risks grow for children, warns WFP
02 november 2021 - 19:51:10Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) -Pockets of famine have now been reported in southern Madagascar, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on [...] Full text...
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UN says intense fighting in Northern Ethiopia halts humanitarian supplies
01 november 2021 - 21:24:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Fighting and hostilities in the northern Ethiopia towns of Dessie and Kombolcha in Amhara has [...] Full text...
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UNHCR responding to worst flooding in decades in South Sudan
20 october 2021 - 06:04:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is supporting the Government of South Sudan in assisting people hit hard by the worst [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Morocco launches vaccination campaign for third dose of vaccine
06 october 2021 - 21:00:02Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco launched this week its vaccination campaign against the coronavirus (COVID-19) with the third dose of [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso commemorates International Day of the Elderly
01 october 2021 - 20:33:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Friday commemorated the International Elderly Day on the theme "digital equality for [...] Full text...
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Climate change: UN Resident Coordinator says it is time to act on Kenya drought
01 october 2021 - 08:11:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Wajir county of northern Kenya on Thursday with Government officials, donor representatives and United Nations [...] Full text...
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Cardiovascular diseases kill 1,800 people every year in Mauritius
30 september 2021 - 07:49:47Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) - Some 1,800 people die from Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) every year, accounting for 19% of all deaths [...] Full text...
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Kenya’s semi-arid counties face famine after poor rainy season
02 september 2021 - 13:03:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More than 2.1 million people in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) of Kenya are severely [...] Full text...
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EU supports Uganda to improve local response to food security shocks in Karamoja region
01 september 2021 - 13:24:15Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Over one million people vaccinated in Libya
28 august 2021 - 11:54:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,035,640 people have been vaccinated in Libya against the coronavirus since the launch [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius announces 402 new positive cases
26 august 2021 - 06:48:41Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Thursday that 402 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been detected [...] Full text...
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Refugees and asylum seekers complain about their situation in Tunisia
21 august 2021 - 20:50:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The official spokesperson of the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES), Romdhane Ben Omar, [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: Satellite images reveal devastation in Anglophone regions - rights group
28 july 2021 - 13:28:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International says new research has revealed the scale of destruction caused by the ongoing conflict [...] Full text...
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EU allocates 200,000 euros to Gambia for windstorm victims
22 july 2021 - 17:06:33Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - In response to the windstorm which hit The Gambia earlier this month, the European Union (EU) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 132 new cases, zero death on Friday
17 july 2021 - 20:04:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 132 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Friday, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records its 'new dark day’ in fighting the pandemic
15 july 2021 - 12:52:46Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that it had recorded 194 new deaths caused by [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 60 positive cases
14 july 2021 - 07:17:22Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities announced on Wednesday that 60 positive cases of COVID-19 were detected on [...] Full text...
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New social protection assessment in Lesotho aims to strengthen programmes for poor people
06 july 2021 - 14:01:31Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Strong effective social protection programmes are needed to help protect vulnerable people in Lesotho and ensure [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians report thousands facing most severe food insecurity in northern Mozambique
19 june 2021 - 08:45:19Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Although the ongoing harvest is expected to improve food security in parts of Mozambique, the conflict [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: WHO explains why vaccinating children is not a priority
11 june 2021 - 22:28:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO's Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan Friday shed light on why vaccinating children against the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN health agency urges nations to donate 250 million doses of vaccine
04 june 2021 - 19:17:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed globally but only 0.5 per cent [...] Full text...
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13 killed in boat mishap in Sokoto, northwest Nigeria
04 june 2021 - 15:23:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Thirteen persons, including women and children, were killed in a boat mishap that occurred in Shagari [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Goma volcano eruption displaces 415,700 people as IOM prepares response
01 june 2021 - 16:00:41Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano, in eastern DR Congo, has forced more than 415,000 people, nearly half [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Over 173,000 people vaccinated in Libya
24 may 2021 - 12:08:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 173,539 people have received the coronavirus vaccine in Libya since the launch of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya receives 120,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines
20 may 2021 - 11:59:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 120,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines were received on Wednesday by Libya, the spokesperson of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rising food price inflation in South Africa causes concern for consumers
18 may 2021 - 11:32:42Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Continued sharp increases in food price inflation from 3.4 percent in 2019, to 4.6 percent [...] Full text...
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Shortage of water and sanitation hamper response to cholera in northern Mozambique
10 may 2021 - 13:03:00Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Nearly 900,000 people are projected to face severe hunger in Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula provinces [...] Full text...
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US to increase humanitarian aid to Mozambique
07 may 2021 - 05:27:45Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States is working with the Government of Mozambique, international organizations, civil society organizations, [...] Full text...
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Schools reopen in South Sudan after 14-month COVID lockdown
05 may 2021 - 05:13:02Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The countrywide reopening of schools in South Sudan is a welcome step on the road [...] Full text...
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800,000 South Sudanese may face reduced access to fife-saving primary health care soon, IOM warns
04 may 2021 - 14:27:45Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) warns that more than 800,000 people in South Sudan [...] Full text...
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70,000 people already vaccinated against the coronavirus in Libya
01 may 2021 - 11:38:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 70,000 people have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Libya, 14 days after [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches flu vaccination campaign
22 april 2021 - 07:25:44Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday launched an influenza vaccination campaign, targeting initially people aged 60 and over. An official [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libyan Health Minister orders distribution of vaccines to vaccination centres
15 april 2021 - 11:48:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Health Minister Ali al-Zanati has given instructions for the commencement of distribution of vaccines to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin records five new deaths
14 april 2021 - 23:31:10Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin between 22 March and 12 April recorded five new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), [...] Full text...
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West Darfur clashes force nearly 2,000 refugees into Chad: UNHCR
13 april 2021 - 11:45:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent intercommunal clashes in El Geneina, in Sudan’s West Darfur State, have forced 1,860 refugees to [...] Full text...
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Crimes linked to children, women exploitation on the rise in Tunisia
05 april 2021 - 22:53:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Crimes linked to the exploitation of children and women in their different forms are on a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: International equitable vaccine effort ships 32 million shots to 61 countries
27 march 2021 - 05:52:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday told journalists that the UN-backed vaccine [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO urges equitable vaccine access to widen reach in Africa
26 march 2021 - 08:54:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa urgently needs more COVID-19 vaccine supplies as deliveries begin to slow down and initial batches are [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya records 28 deaths, highest ever single-day fatalities in ravaging third wave
19 march 2021 - 22:17:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has recorded 28 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, the highest ever single-day coronavirus-related deaths, which [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' population inched up by 0.04% in 2020, says Statistics Mauritius
16 march 2021 - 07:09:06Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The population of Mauritius in 2020 stood at 1,266,030, comprising 626,156 males and 639,874 females, as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda vaccinates refugees, asylum seekers
15 march 2021 - 09:59:43Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten the lives and rights of refugees, the UN Refugee [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia receives first consignment of vaccines under COVAX initiative
03 march 2021 - 09:47:35Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia has received its first shipment of 36,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COCAX Facility, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: New variant found in Tunisia
20 february 2021 - 15:35:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The director of the Pasteur Institute of Tunis and chairman of the committee in charge of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic situation in Tunisia remains 'worrying' despite drop in deaths, infections
20 february 2021 - 14:19:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia in recent days recorded the lowest deaths and infections of the COVID-19 epidemic, as it [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia govt, WFP provide emergency food assistance
16 february 2021 - 18:54:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Government of Gambia, through the Ministry of Agriculture and the United Nations World Food Programme [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia has second highest rate of mortality in AfricaA
27 january 2021 - 20:51:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Tunisia, Yves Souteyrand, said here Wednesday that Tunisia was [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to sign Protocol to African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, Rights of Older Persons in Africa
23 january 2021 - 09:32:47Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government has announced that it will sign the Protocol to the African Charter on [...] Full text...
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Gambia human rights commission recognises challenges posed by COVID-19
17 january 2021 - 14:52:59Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia National Human Rights Commission recognises the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose to [...] Full text...
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US cancels observation of Uganda's election
13 january 2021 - 09:58:53Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The U.S. on Wednesday announced that it will not be an observer of Uganda's election scheduled [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zambia to receive vaccine for virus
12 january 2021 - 16:00:02Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Ministry of Health Director of Infectious Diseases, Lloyd Mulenga, has disclosed that the country will [...] Full text...
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Uganda army raids home of presidential challenger
12 january 2021 - 11:33:28Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan army has raided the home of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, arresting everyone on site [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia registers new record of 76 deaths in 24 hours
05 january 2021 - 21:31:05Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Health, Faouzi Mehdi, Tuesday deplored the high rate of infection of the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian civilian, military task force to lead manhunt for violence perpetrators
29 december 2020 - 14:15:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A combined military and civilian task force has been formed in Ethiopia to lead the [...] Full text...
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Benin passes law on protection of health of the people
29 december 2020 - 11:21:07Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Members of Parliament on Monday passed the bill on health protection of persons in Benin, a [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' first twins celebrate 100th anniversary
24 december 2020 - 13:44:22Rose-Hill, Mauritius (PANA) – Two Mauritian women - Ritta Marie Noélie and Rose Marie Noëlla – on Wednesday celebrated their [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN food assistance programme in Uganda hit as COVID-19 dries up funding
23 december 2020 - 13:45:39Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) will have to further reduce food rations and cash assistance [...] Full text...
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UN food assistance programme in Uganda hit as COVID-19 dries funding
23 december 2020 - 10:47:33Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) will have to further reduce food rations and cash assistance [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UNHCR, partners urgently seek US$156 million to support refugees fleeing Tigray region
22 december 2020 - 11:03:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, together with 30 humanitarian partners, is on Tuesday releasing an urgent [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNDP, Libyan Health ministry launch telemedicine initiative
18 december 2020 - 21:50:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Office of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), in cooperation with the Libyan ministry of Health [...] Full text...
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UN commemorates International Migrants Day
18 december 2020 - 10:46:05New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is commemorating International Migrants Day on Friday highlighting their contributions to societies [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Eight imported cases detected in Mauritius on 14 December
18 december 2020 - 08:10:15Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Thursday announced that eight new positive imported cases of Covid-19 were [...] Full text...
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Covid-19 vaccines: Donors urged to step up funding for needy countries
12 december 2020 - 06:29:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Addressing the financing gap to provide COVID-19 vaccines for everyone, everywhere, is an urgent priority, World [...] Full text...
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Persons with disabilities face lots of challenges in Gambia
03 december 2020 - 15:37:50Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Persons with disabilities in The Gambia continue to face lots of challenges and impediments in the enjoyment [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya orders 2 million doses of vaccine
30 november 2020 - 09:41:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has contracted with the COVAX Group to supply two million doses of the emerging coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to acquire one million doses of anti-covid-19 vaccines from India
28 november 2020 - 18:29:06Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is discussing with the government of India to acquire one million additional doses of anti-coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Rising hunger in drought-stricken southern Madagascar forcing families to eat insects: WFP
27 november 2020 - 20:57:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hunger is on the rise in southern Madagascar due to consecutive years of drought, affecting half [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia's vulnerable population flees Tigray conflict zone into Sudan
20 november 2020 - 10:50:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Pregnant women, separated families and sick elderly people are among thousands of refugees continuing to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: No time for complacency as cases surge: WHO chief
17 november 2020 - 05:00:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite encouraging news about COVID-19 vaccines and cautious optimism over potential new tools against the disease, [...] Full text...
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Mozambique's Cabo Delgado violence is a ‘desperate’ situation, warns UN rights chief
14 november 2020 - 06:41:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is increasing concern about the worsening security situation in Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique, [...] Full text...
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‘Take urgent steps’ to calm intercommunal violence in Ethiopia: Guterres
04 november 2020 - 06:35:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Inclusive dialogue is crucial to diffuse tensions across Ethiopia, said the UN Secretary-General on Tuesday, following reports [...] Full text...
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Tribal killings claim 54 lives in Ethiopian village attack
02 november 2020 - 22:14:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At least 54 people have been killed in attacks in a village in Ethiopia's Western [...] Full text...
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UN officials highlight 'extraordinary' contributions of grassroots communities in face of COVID-19
29 october 2020 - 08:46:57New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials have highlighted the “extraordinary” contributions of grassroots communities in towns and cities [...] Full text...
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World Bank, IMF boards urge transfer of real resources to developing countries
16 october 2020 - 22:47:40Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Development Committee of the world’s top financial institutions said Friday the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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World Bank expands funding for Ethiopia’s jobs for youth economic stimuli plan
02 october 2020 - 21:43:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The World Bank has expanded its financing of an economic stimulus programme which targets the [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Older persons are integral part of society- Joof
01 october 2020 - 18:13:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Emmanuel Daniel Joof, commissioner and chairperson of The Gambia's first National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said [...] Full text...
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Listen to older people’s ‘suggestions and ideas’ for more inclusive societies - UN chief
01 october 2020 - 15:14:45New York, US (PANA) - Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is reckoning with the disproportionate and severe impact that [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says refugees in Sudan most worried about violence, health and food
28 september 2020 - 14:37:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Refugees living in Sudan are weary of security, food and health care, according to a report released on [...] Full text...
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‘I have systematically addressed the unfavourable state of affairs in Gambia’ - President Barrow
17 september 2020 - 17:56:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- “Over the past three years, my government has systematically addressed the unfavourable state of affairs we found [...] Full text...
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Mali: UN Human Rights Experts urge end to slavery once and for all
10 september 2020 - 15:41:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday called on Malian authorities to end slavery once [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 198 new virus cases
04 september 2020 - 13:12:51Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -Tunisia has recorded 198 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing to 4,196 the total number of cases [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief warns kickstarting economies without COVID-19 plan, ‘a recipe for disaster’
01 september 2020 - 04:34:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, countries want to “get their economies going again”, the head of [...] Full text...
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WFP: Refugees at risk of hunger and malnutrition, as relief packages dwindle in eastern Africa
26 august 2020 - 18:29:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to reduce its food and cash assistance [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Reinfection of virus seems not to be a ‘regular event’, says WHO
26 august 2020 - 05:38:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is likely only a slim possibility of people being reinfected with COVID-19, the UN health [...] Full text...
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Composition of new Tunisian government
25 august 2020 - 20:53:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president-elect of the Tunisian government, Hichem Mechichi, Monday unveiled the composition of his government at [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says violence in Sudan’s Western Darfur forces 2,500 into Chad
11 august 2020 - 17:08:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent clashes in Sudan’s Western Darfur region has driven more than 2,500 people across the border [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Women lawyers bemoan violence against women
06 august 2020 - 17:27:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Association of Women Lawyers of Burkina Faso (AFJ/B) said it was appalled by recent [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Algeria's new confirmed cases are 602 in 24 hours
31 july 2020 - 17:42:09Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria on Thursday recorded 602 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), says a spokesman of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Young people ‘not invincible’ in pandemic: WHO chief
31 july 2020 - 04:53:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although older people are among those at highest risk of COVID-19, the head of the World [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU approves emergency response project for The Gambia
27 july 2020 - 14:16:58Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- At a time when the spread of the coronavirus infection takes a worrying momentum in The Gambia, [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigeria's health agency alerts on airborne transmission of virus
14 july 2020 - 12:01:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the possibility of airborne transmission of Coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Mauritius facing a demographic shift
13 july 2020 - 14:12:51Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, on Monday said that Mauritius is facing a demographic shift [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Police patrols to enforce preventive measures against pandemic in Benin
11 july 2020 - 11:10:49Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese police will immediately begin patrolling public places to enforce measures adopted against the spread of [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Confirmed virus cases in Nigeria jump to 28,711 with 544 new infections
06 july 2020 - 10:09:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s total number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-9) jumped to 28,711 with 544 new cases [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria's cases jump to 27,564 with 454 new infections
04 july 2020 - 11:46:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said here Saturday it recorded 454 new cases of [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigeria youths driving disease spread as nation records 626 new infections
03 july 2020 - 11:42:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Thursday recorded 626 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing total infections in the country to 27,110. Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘not even close to being over’, WHO chief warns
29 june 2020 - 19:45:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly six months after the new coronavirus first emerged, the COVID-19 pandemic is “not even close [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria’s maintains uptick in COVID-19 sample tests
27 june 2020 - 18:11:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has recorded uptick on the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) sample tests in the country with [...] Full text...
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More than 1million people are in need of humanitarian aid in Libya, says Stephanie Willams
19 june 2020 - 18:58:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Stephanie Williams told the United Nations Human Rights Council [...] Full text...
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Tunisia reaffirms commitment to back children’s rights in the world
16 june 2020 - 23:58:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to back the rights of children in the world, an official [...] Full text...
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'Tanzania is first African country to restart league amid Coronavirus'
15 june 2020 - 09:07:55Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania at the weekend became the first African country to resume a national football [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigerians stranded abroad to sign undertaking to self-isolate before evacuation
08 june 2020 - 19:45:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Government says Nigerians stranded abroad because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, who are to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya records 95 new Covid-19 cases
08 june 2020 - 14:43:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan health authorities on Monday urged elderly people, caregivers and those with underlying conditions to wear [...] Full text...
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'Everyone has a role to play to ensure food safety': UN agencies
08 june 2020 - 06:27:03New York, US (PANA) - Eating contaminated food has caused an estimated 600 million people in the world, or almost [...] 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 - 20:05:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Monday approved the implementation of the second national response phase of the war [...] Full text...
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RSF wants UN rapporteur to effect release of imprisoned Cameroonian journalist Amadou Vamoulké
22 may 2020 - 16:52:40Paris, France (PANA) - The NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Friday that it had referred Amadou Vamoulké, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Eritrean detainees live in crowded, filthy prison cells
21 may 2020 - 20:50:31Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) – Amnesty International has decried the overcrowding and the filthy conditions in which detainees in Eritrea are [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief calls for 'appropriate public health measures’ to protect detainees from virus
13 may 2020 - 19:41:19New York, US (PANA) - UN agency chiefs on Wednesday highlighted the heightened vulnerability to COVID-19 of detainees, and others [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccine trials tread cautiously on elderly people
10 may 2020 - 20:56:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Healthy people between 65-85 years of age will be injected with a potential vaccine for the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 4 new confirmed cases
09 may 2020 - 11:33:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 4 new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing the total number [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mali has estimated 42 pct cure rate compared to 33 pct in Africa - Minister of Health
08 may 2020 - 20:43:58Bamako, Mali (PANÀ) - Minister of Health Michel Hamala Sidibé revealed here Thursday that Mali has a cure a higher [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 6,693 cases of violence against women recorded in Tunisia
05 may 2020 - 23:50:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Altogether, 6,693 cases of violence against women were reported via hotline calls on 1809 until 3 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya unveils health provisions to welcome nationals stranded abroad
04 may 2020 - 11:40:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Director-General of the National Centre for Disease Control, Badreddine al-Najjar, has stressed that the epidemiological [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to introduce Covid-19 bill to provide legal impetus to post-lockdown measures
02 may 2020 - 10:24:38Port-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: Guterres says rights and dignity of older people must be respected during pandemic, beyond
02 may 2020 - 08:00:20New 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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Coronavirus: About 2 million people in Burkina to receive government help
29 april 2020 - 21:58:58Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Some two million people are to receive help from the Burkinabè government to help fight [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Protect workers during and after lockdowns, urges ILO
28 april 2020 - 05:44:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Marking the World Day for Ssfety and Health at Work on Tuesday, the International Labour Organization [...] Full text...
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Protect civilians in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions, urges UN refugee agency
24 april 2020 - 04:59:42Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An upsurge in military action against armed groups in West Africa’s vast Sahel and Lake Chad [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 3,000 poor families in Congo get 87 million CFA francs to deal with COVID-19 consequences
23 april 2020 - 13:11:05Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Burotop Iris Foundation, in partnership with Vival and MBTP, has initiated a plan, called "Covid-19 [...] Full text...
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