Paris goals still ‘long way off’ – President of UN climate conference
09 april 2021 - 07:12:57Washington, US (PANA) - The world is “a long way off” from meeting the goals of the landmark Paris Agreement [...] Full text...
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Washington, US (PANA) - The world is “a long way off” from meeting the goals of the landmark Paris Agreement [...] Full text...
‘Inhumane’ explosive devices ‘crush lives and end livelihoods’ – UN chief
09 april 2021 - 06:55:43New York, US (PANA) - The “mere presence” of landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) can [...] Full text...
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New projects to help 30 developing countries tackle marine litter scourge
09 april 2021 - 06:10:51Rome, Italy (PANA) - A UN-backed initiative aims to turn the tide on marine litter, in line with the global [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Migrants left stranded, without assistance by lockdowns - IOM
09 april 2021 - 05:54:56New York, US (PANA) - Travel restrictions during the COVID pandemic have been particularly hard on refugees and migrants who move out of [...] Full text...
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Youth Forum: UN chief calls for ‘tangible improvements’ in the face of injustice, poor governance
08 april 2021 - 07:11:13New York, US (PANA)- Leaders across the world need to “move beyond platitudes” about young people, and deliver a better future [...] Full text...
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IMF launches Climate Change Indicators Dashboard
08 april 2021 - 06:35:32Washington, DC US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesoday launched a new Climate Change Indicators Dashboard—an international statistical [...] Full text...
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Nigerien president names 33 government members
07 april 2021 - 22:26:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Nigerien president, Mohamed Bazoum, acting on the proposal of the prime minister and head [...] Full text...
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African presidents, global leaders support bold action on climate change adaptation for Africa
07 april 2021 - 13:58:29Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - In a historic and united show of solidarity for a continent that contributes only 5% [...] Full text...
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Talks on controversial Ethiopian dam end without progress
07 april 2021 - 12:15:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Talks to resolve the raging dispute between Sudan and Egypt on one hand and Ethiopia on [...] Full text...
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‘Political, security, human rights and humanitarian challenges’ plague Mali
06 april 2021 - 17:22:37New York, US (PANA) - With a deteriorating security situation in central and northern Mali, the UN peacekeeping chief told [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tanzania to re-assess its stance on pandemic
06 april 2021 - 16:35:09Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Tuesday she intends to form a committee [...] Full text...
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AfDB extends €145 million loan to bolster Egypt’s railway safety and reliability
06 april 2021 - 14:41:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of €145 [...] Full text...
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Guterres highlights power of sport for inclusive, sustainable future
06 april 2021 - 12:09:29New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General on Tuesday urged everyone involved in the sport sector to help advance [...] Full text...
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Libyan presidential council calls for movement towards national reconciliation
06 april 2021 - 07:24:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan presidential council has called on all political and social forces as well as civil [...] Full text...
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Egypt’s apex business body organizes conference
03 april 2021 - 20:18:23Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Cairo-based apex business body, Egyptian African Businessmen Association (EABA), Saturday organized an online conference which [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$2.34 billion ECF and EFF arrangements for Kenya
03 april 2021 - 06:34:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved 38-month arrangements of US$2.34 [...] Full text...
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Trilateral negotiations on controversial Ethiopian dam to resume, says Minister
02 april 2021 - 14:23:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Seleshi Bekele, has announced that the trilateral negotiation [...] Full text...
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Gambian economy about to turn round after suffering COVID-19 pandemic blow
02 april 2021 - 10:27:00Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambia’s economic growth is estimated to have decelerated from 6.1 percent in 2019 to zero [...] Full text...
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Togo working to restore degraded lands to support food production
01 april 2021 - 16:22:38Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A document in preparation and intended to be submitted to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) will [...] Full text...
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Guinea receives 56 sanitation dump trucks from Islamic Development Bank
01 april 2021 - 11:27:02Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Conde on Wednesday received the keys of 56 dump trucks for sanitation financed [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM supports Egypt in controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
01 april 2021 - 10:29:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has said that Egypt's water and national security are linked to [...] Full text...
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More climate action needed during ‘make-or-break year’ for people and planet
01 april 2021 - 05:14:02New York, US (PANA) - The world needs “a major breakthrough” to slow the pace of climate change and build [...] Full text...
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Tunis among 5 cities selected for ‘’city governance for health’’ programme
31 march 2021 - 23:58:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The mayor of Tunis, Souad Abderrahim, on Wednesday announced the launching of a programme, ‘’city governance [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EBRD and EU support crisis recovery in Morocco
31 march 2021 - 18:25:03Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are stepping up [...] Full text...
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Tanzania President swears in new Vice President, shuffles cabinet
31 march 2021 - 17:50:05Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Wednesday swore in Dr Philip Isdor Mpango as [...] Full text...
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Amid recession, sub-Saharan Africa poised for recovery – World Bank
31 march 2021 - 08:13:39Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to have contracted by 2.0% in 2020, closer [...] Full text...
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Plastic pollution disproportionately hitting marginalised groups, UN environment report finds
31 march 2021 - 06:57:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Vulnerable communities disproportionately bear the brunt of environmental degradation caused by plastics pollution, and action is [...] Full text...
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USAID launches new $33 million activity to enhance Civil Society advocacy in Nigeria
30 march 2021 - 22:58:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday launched a new activity that promises to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$312.4 million ECF arrangement for Madagascar
30 march 2021 - 10:45:49Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – Madagascar has secured US$312.4 million in a 40-month financing package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [...] Full text...
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Women-led Kenyan design house wins Fashionomics Africa competition
29 march 2021 - 20:30:58Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative has named a women-led Kenya shoe design house [...] Full text...
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South Africa opposition calls for SADC intervention in Mozambique
29 march 2021 - 17:37:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday called for a “troop surge”, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: India donates 200,000 vaccines to protect UN blue helmets
28 march 2021 - 04:44:33Mumbai, India (PANA) - India shipped out 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday to inoculate UN blue helmets serving [...] Full text...
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Ministerial session of Organisation for Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa opens
25 march 2021 - 13:15:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 50th session of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business [...] Full text...
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Rights watchdog urges new Libyan gov't to prioritise justice, accountability ahead of vote
25 march 2021 - 08:25:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The newly confirmed Government of National Unity (GNU) should commit itself to significantly improve human rights [...] Full text...
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Biodiversity at risk, threatens human survival, UN forum hears
25 march 2021 - 06:39:41Paris, France (PANA) - As the living tissue of the earth, biodiversity is “intimately linked to human health” the head [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges ‘clear and credible’ plans to achieve net zero
25 march 2021 - 06:31:19New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has urged all countries, companies and financial institutions to commit to [...] Full text...
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UN envoy hails Libya's new national gov't after years of ‘paralysis and internal divisions’
25 march 2021 - 05:33:47New York, US (PANA) - After years of “paralysis and internal divisions”, progress towards a lasting peace through stable national [...] Full text...
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Africa urged to adopt strategies for green industrialization, diversification
23 march 2021 - 20:03:52Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – African Finance, Planning and Economic development ministers on Tuesday urged African countries to adopt strategies for [...] Full text...
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Botswana to acquire new meteorological workstations
23 march 2021 - 09:43:22Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is to acquire a new central server and workstations to enhance the country’s forecasting capabilities [...] Full text...
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Terrorist attacks, banditry, kidnappings put Nigeria in critical situation - Defence minister
22 march 2021 - 18:33:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is in a critical situation as the country faces terrorist attacks, banditry and kidnappings, according [...] Full text...
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UNICEF says 26.5m Nigerian children face high water vulnerability
22 march 2021 - 16:41:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – At least 26.5 million Nigerian children do not have enough water to meet their daily needs [...] Full text...
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Recognise ‘true value’ of water, UN urges on World Water Day
22 march 2021 - 11:44:33New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking World Water Day on Monday with a global conversation on [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges nations to restore, conserve forests
21 march 2021 - 15:13:14New York, US (PANA) - Humanity’s well-being is inextricably linked to the health of our planet in which forests play [...] Full text...
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Botswana's FMCD store returns to profit making
20 march 2021 - 09:48:28Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Choppies, Botswana’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) store with a pan-African presence, has reported a profit after [...] Full text...
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Political Working Group on Libya unveils conditions for fair, credible elections
19 march 2021 - 10:51:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Political Working Group (PWG) of the International Monitoring Committee on Libya believes that the holding [...] Full text...
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African vigilance sought to guard against medical waste dumping amid COVID-19 pandemic
19 march 2021 - 09:46:36Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - African countries should to increase vigilance to protect the Continent from illegal dumping of medical and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WB assessment shows gaps in countries’ readiness to deploy vaccines
18 march 2021 - 14:04:05Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – As countries undertake the largest vaccination campaign in history, results of a World Bank [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia expects controversial Renaissance Dam to begin generating electricity in August
18 march 2021 - 08:02:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says two turbines of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) are expected to generate [...] Full text...
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Italy sets the stage for UN Food Systems Summit in July 2021
17 march 2021 - 16:42:27Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations and the Government of Italy announced Wednesday that the Pre-Summit gathering for the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia says it has 'just right' to use the Nile River as war of words with Sudan and Egypt continues
17 march 2021 - 16:39:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A senior Ethiopian government official says no one would prevent the country from exercising its "just [...] Full text...
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Kenyan shoe start-up wins AfDB 'Fashionomics' award
17 march 2021 - 13:01:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan fashion start-up, Pine Kazi, which has excelled in the production of fashionable shoes using [...] Full text...
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Companies asked to renew their ozone depleting substances permits
16 march 2021 - 12:40:57Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Department of Meteorological Services has put out a call to companies to renew their annual [...] Full text...
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Sudan writes to AU, UN, US, EU to mediate in Ethiopian Renaissance Dam impasse
16 march 2021 - 07:09:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr. Abdalla Hamdouk, has written to the African Union, United Nations, European [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO adds Janssen vaccine to list of safe, effective emergency tools against pandemic
13 march 2021 - 09:27:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine Ad26.COV2.S for emergency use in [...] Full text...
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GNA Chief praises Libyans for desiring to preserve unity and build their country
12 march 2021 - 23:18:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the Libyan presidential council of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed al-Manfi, has [...] Full text...
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Southern Africa stock exchanges go for green bond product to battle climate change
12 march 2021 - 18:23:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - United Kingdom's-funded FSD Africa, aiming to build resilience against climate change, said on Friday it had [...] Full text...
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Flipflopi recycled plastic dhow embarks on its second voyage in Africa
12 march 2021 - 10:32:24Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - The Flipflopi, a dhow made from recycled plastic, has set sail on its second voyage, taking [...] Full text...
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Two children killed in mine explosion in Salloum Mount (Tunisia)
11 march 2021 - 22:44:20Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Two children succumbed to their injuries on Thursday in a mine explosion at a closed military [...] Full text...
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Kenya welcomes prospective shippers to Lamu Port
11 march 2021 - 13:55:34Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has embarked on a process to promote the Lamu Port, the [...] Full text...
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AfDB named World's Best Multilateral Financial Institution 2021
09 march 2021 - 17:16:36Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Constant efforts to provide its clients, the 54 regional member countries, with support in financing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 24 new deaths
09 march 2021 - 12:17:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 24 new deaths related to the coronavirus (Covid-19) and 313 new infections following [...] Full text...
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Sudan, Egypt call for 'serious, effective' negotiations on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
07 march 2021 - 11:12:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan and Egypt on Saturday called for the return to "serious and effective negotiations" on the [...] Full text...
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Lomé hosts national meeting on environment integration in development projects
06 march 2021 - 17:24:19Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Integration of the environment in development projects will be the central theme of a two-day national [...] Full text...
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Moody’s downgrades Government of Mauritius rating
06 march 2021 - 09:04:34Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius Bankers Association Limited (MBA) on Saturday said it has taken cognizance of the decision [...] Full text...
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AfDB to introduce first women beneficiaries of AFAWA Guarantee for Growth programme
05 march 2021 - 20:40:38Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In celebration of International Women’s Day, and to mark the rollout of the Affirmative Finance [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: AfDB provides grant for Securities and Exchange Commission for capital markets development
05 march 2021 - 20:32:01Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Friday signed a US$400,000 grant agreement with the [...] Full text...
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Egypt, AfDB sign agreement to transform sewage coverage in Egypt's rural areas
05 march 2021 - 20:16:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has signed financing agreements of 109 million euros with the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF staff work on policy package for Zambia to overcome key challenges
05 march 2021 - 07:30:53Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - With a weak economy and increased spending — both on emergency COVID related needs as well [...] Full text...
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EU raises concern about humanitarian situation in South Sudan
04 march 2021 - 13:21:36Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan must pursue and accelerate the implementation of the security arrangements in its Peace [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Bank grants 10 million-Euro line of credit to support Guinea's SMEs and SMIs
03 march 2021 - 10:23:27Lome, Toho (PANA) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has granted a line of credit of 10 [...] Full text...
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Botswana dismisses alarming rhino poaching reports
02 march 2021 - 18:38:52Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has allayed social media reports that purports that 120 rhinos with and without horns have [...] Full text...
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7th African regional sustainable development forum opens in Congo
02 march 2021 - 02:19:54Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The seventh African regional forum for sustainable development (FRADD) began on Monday evening in the Congolese [...] Full text...
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Chambas urges Gambians to build consensus ahead of December elections
01 march 2021 - 13:16:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic leads to unprecedented economic downturn in Tunisia
27 february 2021 - 10:04:23Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Covid-19 pandemic in Tunisia has led to an unprecedented economic downturn with the country’s GDP [...] Full text...
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GCERF, G5 Sahel commit to containing violent extremism in the Liptako-Gourma region
26 february 2021 - 18:11:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Global Fund for Community Engagement and Resilience (GCERF) and the Group of Five for [...] Full text...
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UN climate body urges for stronger national climate action plans
26 february 2021 - 13:27:00Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Nations must redouble efforts and submit stronger, more ambitious national climate action plans in 2021 if [...] Full text...
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Kenya to advance African voice at UN Security Council on continental security
24 february 2021 - 09:51:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated Kenya's strong commitment to advancing Africa's agenda at UN Security Council [...] Full text...
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Botswana records low loan defaulters despite COVID-19
23 february 2021 - 17:46:40Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s financial sector has remained stable despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the central bank governor has revealed. Announcing [...] Full text...
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Clinical officers in Kenya call off 70-day strike
23 february 2021 - 16:01:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Clinical officers in Kenya have called off a 70-day strike, following a court order issued on [...] Full text...
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Thick layer of dust covers Guinea
23 february 2021 - 11:06:28Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A thick layer of dust from the Sahara Desert has enveloped the Guinean capital, Conakry, and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF releases US$57.6 million to help Mali meet post-pandemic recovery
23 february 2021 - 10:37:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the second and the [...] Full text...
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Three marine meteorological stations to collect data on marine environment in Togo
22 february 2021 - 20:48:44Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has since last Thursday established three new marine meteorological stations to boost its data collection [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Diaspora remit home $278.4 million in January - Central Bank
22 february 2021 - 13:10:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans abroad sent home $278.4 million in January 2021 marking a continued flow in remittances at [...] Full text...
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Brazzaville to host Seventh African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development
20 february 2021 - 12:15:55Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The seventh edition of the African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (FRADD) will be held in [...] Full text...
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Guterres lauds ‘day of hope’ as US officially rejoins Paris climate agreement
20 february 2021 - 06:28:03New York, US (PANA) - The official return of the United States to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change represents [...] Full text...
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Kenya Airports Authority gets International Airport Council recognition
19 february 2021 - 18:34:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Airports Council International (ACI) has recognized Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) in its World's Voice of [...] Full text...
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IFC boosts Mali's top mango processor
19 february 2021 - 18:28:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, on Friday announced the recent disbursement of a [...] Full text...
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Ebola virus disease in Guinea has multiple causes – ANSS
19 february 2021 - 15:56:15Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Three hypotheses are at the root of the resurgence, eight years later, of the Ebola virus [...] Full text...
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Makhtar Diop appointed IFC Managing Director and Executive Vice President
18 february 2021 - 17:34:19Washington, US (PANA) – World Bank Group President, David Malpass, on Thursday announced the appointment of Makhtar Diop as Managing [...] Full text...
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Rights body, UNICEF demand rescue of 42 students, staff abducted in northern Nigeria
18 february 2021 - 08:29:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have condemned Wednesday’s [...] Full text...
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Strengthen ‘One Health approach’ to prevent future pandemics – WHO chief
18 february 2021 - 05:27:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates “intimate” linkages between the health of humans, animals and ecosystems, as zoonotic [...] Full text...
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World leaders call for greater cooperation to tackle hunger, poverty at IFAD global meeting
17 february 2021 - 18:46:17Rome, Italy (PANA) – The fate of the world’s poorest and wealthiest nations are interconnected, and eradicating poverty and hunger will [...] Full text...
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Mauritius aims at 30% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2030
16 february 2021 - 13:11:29Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste management and Climate Change minister, Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday said that [...] Full text...
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NGOs demand stop to oil exploration in DR Congo's Virunga, Salonga National parks
16 february 2021 - 11:07:57Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Civil Society groups in DR Congo have called on the country's elected leaders to stop granting oil [...] Full text...
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Kenya to host UN Environment Assembly
15 february 2021 - 17:39:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) will be held from 22 to [...] Full text...
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AFAWA, African Guarantee Fund partner to unlock loans to women entrepreneurs
12 february 2021 - 13:19:44Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) programme has agreed [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to phase out post-consumer plastic bottles
12 february 2021 - 08:27:39Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change Minister, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Thursday said that [...] Full text...
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UNESCO honours women researchers in science
11 february 2021 - 16:00:10Paris, France (PANA) - On the International Day for Women and Girls in Science, UNESCO and the L'Oréal Foundation honoured [...] Full text...
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Temperatures set to rise: UN weather agency warns
10 february 2021 - 07:38:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Temperatures in almost all parts of the world will likely rise between now and April despite [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘extremely unlikely’ to have come from a lab, experts say
09 february 2021 - 20:20:03Wuhan, China (PANA) - The virus that causes coronavirus (COVID-19) probably jumped from animals to humans and is “extremely unlikely” [...] Full text...
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AfDB assists West Africa to deliver carbon emission reductions, meet Paris deal commitments
09 february 2021 - 12:45:42Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has extended financial support to a project that will strengthen [...] Full text...
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Joblessness hits 27 percent amid rising food inflation in Nigeria
09 february 2021 - 11:02:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s socioeconomic conditions have deteriorated, with rising food inflation, elevated youth unemployment, mass protests in October [...] Full text...
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Guterres says 2021 a ‘crucial year’ for climate change
09 february 2021 - 07:19:51New York, US (PANA) - The world is far from achieving agreed goals to reduce global warming in line with [...] Full text...
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AU Member States adopt common strategy to combat coronavirus
08 february 2021 - 13:02:57Addis Ababa Ethiopia (PANA) - Heads of State and Government of the 54 member countries of the African Union (AU), [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN-Gov't mission says 'rapid scale up' crucial to meet humanitarian needs in Tigray
07 february 2021 - 15:30:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A joint United Nations-Government of Ethiopia mission to Mekelle in the country’s Tigray region, on [...] Full text...
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AU Summit picks Nigerian diplomat to lead pivotal peace and security docket
07 february 2021 - 09:44:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigerian diplomat Bankole Adeoye made history on Saturday, winning an election contest for the post [...] Full text...
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AU Summit re-elects Commission Chairperson
06 february 2021 - 22:31:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, was on Saturday overwhelmingly voted back to [...] Full text...
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2021 CHAN: Mali vs Morocco: Who will laugh last?
06 february 2021 - 19:25:30Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Morocco will be hoping to retain their Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) title when they meet Mali [...] Full text...
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AfDB, FAO, South Sudan ink protocols for $14 million grant to boost agricultural markets
04 february 2021 - 14:11:51Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank on Wednesday signed protocols to disburse a $14 million grant to [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges 'bold action' to clean up the battery industry
04 february 2021 - 06:42:09London, UK (PANA) - Ensuring clean and green battery supply chains must be a priority for businesses and governments during the post-pandemic recovery, Amnesty International [...] Full text...
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‘Make peace with nature’, UN chief urges at Ocean Decade launch
04 february 2021 - 05:50:40Paris, France (PANA) - January marked the beginning of what many within the UN and beyond view as “the most [...] Full text...
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African finance ministers to discuss industrialisation
03 february 2021 - 21:01:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will hold their 33rd session to [...] Full text...
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Indigenous Peoples are critical to build a more sustainable post-pandemic world - IFAD President
03 february 2021 - 14:15:10Rome, Italy (PANA) – Indigenous Peoples have suffered disproportionately from the economic impacts of COVID-19, yet they hold essential knowledge [...] Full text...
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Africa must invest in innovative sanitation, wastewater management - Report
02 february 2021 - 13:05:02Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal have released the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia says construction of controversial Grand Renaissance Dam 'progressing as intended'
01 february 2021 - 10:03:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says the construction of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue [...] Full text...
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Many areas in Southern Africa at risk of further flooding from heavy rainfall
30 january 2021 - 06:57:34Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - More than 314,000 people in Mozambique have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Eloise, and this figure [...] Full text...
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Three West African Universities launch climate change project
29 january 2021 - 12:03:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) -Three West African Universities on Thursday launched a project dubbed: "Climate change, security and rule of law [...] Full text...
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Cameroon makes progress in implementing EITI standard
29 january 2021 - 09:32:41Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Following its second validation, Cameroon has made meaningful progress in implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) [...] Full text...
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Over 270,000 people affected by Cyclone Eloise in Southern Africa - OCHA
29 january 2021 - 09:12:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - More than 270,000 people have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Eloise across Southern Africa, including 267,289 [...] Full text...
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WHO issues new 10-year plan to end suffering from neglected tropical diseases
28 january 2021 - 14:54:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new World Health Organization (WHO) road map for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) proposes ambitious targets [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 exacerbates South Africa’s growth, fiscal vulnerabilities - IMF
28 january 2021 - 10:15:57Tshwane, South Africa (PANA) – The resurgence of infections and the protracted vaccination procurement and distribution processes will likely weigh [...] Full text...
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Governments, humanitarian partners responding to needs generated by Cyclone Eloise
28 january 2021 - 09:21:46Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - At least 265,000 people have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Eloise as it took a westward [...] Full text...
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Heavy rains caused by Cyclone Eloise recede in parts of southern Africa
27 january 2021 - 08:58:53Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The low pressure area caused by Tropical Cyclone Eloise has moved south-west and is close [...] Full text...
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New AfDB-GCA initiative to mobilise US$25 billion for scaling up African climate adaptation
26 january 2021 - 12:56:43Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwuma A. Adesina announced the launch on Monday of the [...] Full text...
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Kenya says concerted efforts required to protect African farmers from climate change harm
26 january 2021 - 09:08:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World leaders attending a virtual high-level session of the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 have unanimously called [...] Full text...
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Tropical Cyclone Eloise transitions into low pressure storm over southern Africa
26 january 2021 - 08:40:48Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Eloise weather system is passing over Botswana, after bringing heavy rains to central Mozambique, south-eastern [...] Full text...
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Guterres urges the world to scale up funding for climate adaptation programmes
26 january 2021 - 05:53:45New York, US (PAMA) The UN Secretary-General on Monday called for urgent scaling up of funds for climate change adaptation and [...] Full text...
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Heavy rains pound southern Africa after Tropical Cyclone Eloise weakens
25 january 2021 - 07:21:33Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Since its landfall, the Tropical Cyclone Eloise weather system has weakened into an overland depression and [...] Full text...
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ECOSOC president reaffirms mandate to tackle pandemic, development challenges
24 january 2021 - 12:32:53New York, US (PANA) - Marking its 75th anniversary amid the most serious economic and health crisis the UN has ever [...] Full text...
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Tropical Cyclone Eloise moves inland, bringing heavy rains to southern Zimbabwe
24 january 2021 - 09:10:37Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall in central Mozambique on Saturday near the coastal city of Beira, [...] Full text...
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One dead, one injured and 1,214 households displaced by floods in Burundi
23 january 2021 - 19:57:51Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The torrential rains of January 8 and 11 left at least one dead, one injured, and [...] Full text...
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Tropical Cyclone Eloise expected to make landfall near Beira City in Mozambique
23 january 2021 - 08:42:51Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Eloise has strengthened in the Mozambique Channel and is expected to make landfall near [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says 250 killed, over 100,000 displaced as violence surges in Darfur
22 january 2021 - 19:44:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A sharp uptick in intercommunal violence in Sudan’s Darfur region has forced more than 100,000 people [...] Full text...
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Amid pandemic and unrest, midwives undeterred in saving lives in Conakry
22 january 2021 - 17:01:42Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – “Our midwives who work during this period of political crisis are brave and courageous because they [...] Full text...
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Botswana on high alert over cyclone Eloise
22 january 2021 - 16:32:13Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has warned that the remnants of the tropical cyclone Eloise, will be felt over the [...] Full text...
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UN Ozone Secretariat launches animation film, mobile game on ozone layer protection
22 january 2021 - 14:38:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The United Nations Ozone Secretariat on Friday announced the launch of ‘Reset Earth’, an innovative educational [...] Full text...
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UN Ozone Secretariat launches animation film, mobile game on ozone layer protection
22 january 2021 - 13:34:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The United Nations Ozone Secretariat on Friday announced the launch of ‘Reset Earth’, an innovative educational [...] Full text...
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Tropical Storm Eloise now in Mozambique Channel, likely to turn Tropical Cyclone on Friday
22 january 2021 - 08:54:46Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Latest forecasts indicate that Tropical Storm Eloise is likely to make landfall in central Mozambique, between [...] Full text...
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Guterres hails entry into force of treaty banning nuclear weapons
22 january 2021 - 06:00:13New York, US (PANA) - The first multilateral nuclear disarmament treaty in more than two decades, came into force on Friday, [...] Full text...
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Ghana president names ministers for vetting by Parliament
22 january 2021 - 05:27:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday submitted to Parliament a list of 30 cabinet [...] Full text...
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Kenya urges implementation of post-Brexit treaty to boost trade with Britain
21 january 2021 - 10:17:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday received visiting United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and [...] Full text...
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Tropical Storm Eloise affects over 1,000 people in Madagascar
21 january 2021 - 08:05:27Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – Heavy rains, strong winds and flooding have directly affected more than 1,000 people and at least [...] Full text...
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UN chief welcomes US return to Paris Agreement on Climate Change
21 january 2021 - 05:19:06New York, US (PANA) - Following the inauguration of United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday, the UN Secretary-General said [...] Full text...
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Deadly start to year 2021 for UN peacekeepers in Africa
20 january 2021 - 13:53:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN Peace Missions in Mali (UNAMID) and the Central African Republic (UNMISSA) began 2021 [...] Full text...
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Tropical Storm Eloise makes landfall in northeast Madagascar
20 january 2021 - 09:07:11Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Storm Eloise made landfall near the north-eastern town of Antalaha, Madagascar, on Tuesday evening and [...] Full text...
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Kenya to conclude free trade deal with the US
19 january 2021 - 21:08:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated Kenya’s determination to conclude ongoing negotiations with the United States and [...] Full text...
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Africa needs US$100 billion a year to close its infrastructure gap
19 january 2021 - 13:02:03Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Africa needs to spend US$100 billion a year to close its infrastructure gap, according to the [...] Full text...
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Africa urged to address infrastructure deficit
19 january 2021 - 11:28:30Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - African countries should quickly address the infrastructure deficit in the context of the African Continental Free [...] Full text...
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Tropical Storm Eloise due to make landfall in northern Madagascar
19 january 2021 - 05:48:36Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A new weather system has formed in the south-west Indian Ocean and intensified into [...] Full text...
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6th week of the Infrastructure Development Programme in Africa begins
18 january 2021 - 16:50:27Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The sixth week of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) began on Monday to [...] Full text...
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World leaders to meet during Davos Agenda in a Crucial Year to Rebuild Trust
18 january 2021 - 15:50:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - – The World Economic Forum, taking place virtually on 25-29 January, will bring together the foremost [...] Full text...
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Benin to build 'ministerial city' in Cotonou
18 january 2021 - 11:39:16Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin government will soon build a "ministerial city" in Cotonou, the economic capital, to house [...] Full text...
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Tunisian prime minister Mechichi reshuffles government
16 january 2021 - 18:54:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi announced here Saturday a reshuffle of his government, an official source [...] Full text...
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WMO: 2020, one of three warmest years on record
15 january 2021 - 05:12:23New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic was not the only long-term crisis the world will remember from 2020. In [...] Full text...
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Mali’s economy adversely affected by COVID-19, socio-political crisis in 2020 - IMF
14 january 2021 - 08:51:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali’s economy is estimated to have contracted by 2% in 2020, with a gradual recovery to [...] Full text...
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\Libyan presidential council chairman, parliamentarians discuss formation of national unity government
13 january 2021 - 23:02:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, Wednesday held [...] Full text...
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Gambia moves to prevent outbreak of Bird Flu
13 january 2021 - 18:21:23Gambia, Banjul (PANA) - The Gambian government is set to take measures to prevent the country from the outbreak of [...] Full text...
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AfDB pledges to mobilise $6.5 billion in support of the Great Green Wall Initiative
11 january 2021 - 15:42:04Paris, France (PANA) - The Sahel region's Great Green Wall Initiative received a major boost from the African Development Bank [...] Full text...
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IFAD, GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions, restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall
11 january 2021 - 14:07:20Paris, France (PANA) – Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most climate-impacted parts of the Sahel have cause [...] Full text...
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Composition of the new government of Burkina Faso
11 january 2021 - 13:04:46Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's new government has been announced and it is led by Prime Minister Christophe [...] Full text...
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Sudan says talks on controversial Ethiopian dam 'stall'
11 january 2021 - 08:47:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says tripartite talks on the controversial Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have stalled as the [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants $11.26 million for women and girls’ education in Chad
08 january 2021 - 13:04:02Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a grant of $11.26 [...] Full text...
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Gambian diplomat chairs Egypt’s business body
06 january 2021 - 08:33:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Hatem Saad Raslan, a Gambian diplomat and business tycoon, has been appointed to chair the international [...] Full text...
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Development risks remain as economic activity, incomes likely to stay low for extended period - WBG
05 january 2021 - 16:04:44Washington, US (PANA) - The global economy is expected to expand 4% in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout [...] Full text...
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Sudan expresses 'reservation' on tripartite meeting on controversial dam
05 january 2021 - 11:22:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says it has "reservation" over participation in the Tripartite Ministerial meeting of Sudan, Egypt and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt discuss draft document on controversial dam
04 january 2021 - 09:47:58Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The virtual tripartite meeting on the controversial Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) held on Sunday [...] Full text...
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‘Growing momentum’ to make 2021 the global action year for sustainable energy
04 january 2021 - 05:46:41New York, US (PANA) - In a bid of optimism for the new year, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has [...] Full text...
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Kenyan economy registers first recession in two decades
03 january 2021 - 20:34:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan economy registered its first major decline in two decades, with a 0.4% contraction at [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya extends overnight curfew in year-long battle against coronavirus
03 january 2021 - 17:54:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The night time to dawn curfew imposed on Kenya since March 2020 has been extended to [...] Full text...
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Trilateral negotiation on controversial GERD dam resumes
03 january 2021 - 12:24:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Trilateral negotiation involving Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan on rules and guidelines for filling and annual [...] Full text...
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African nations begin trading under AfCFTA pact
02 january 2021 - 09:05:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed have congratulated Africans [...] Full text...
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Togo applies special restrictions for New Year revelers
01 january 2021 - 12:39:50Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Bars and restaurants in Togo are prohibited to serve customers on site during the end of [...] Full text...
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UN chief commits to continued support for Guine-Bissau as peacebuilding office closes
01 january 2021 - 06:50:14New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres reaffirmed the Organization’s commitment to the people of Guinea-Bissau on [...] Full text...
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Tropical Storm Chalane causes thunderstorms, minor damages in Zimbabwe
31 december 2020 - 19:01:33Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Tropical Storm Chalane, which made landfall in Muanza district of Mozambique’s Sofala Province, in the early [...] Full text...
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Tropical Storm Chalane expected to bring rains, thunderstorms to Zimbabwe
30 december 2020 - 19:00:56Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Storm Chalane made landfall in the district of Muanza, north of Beira City, in Mozambique’s [...] Full text...
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Botswana endorses climate change and adaptive land use
30 december 2020 - 17:55:37Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has made its commitment to the Southern African Science Services Centre for Climate Change and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 52 new deaths
30 december 2020 - 09:10:22Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's total number of coronavirus-related deaths has risen to 4,570 after recording 52 new deaths, the [...] Full text...
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End arrests of political opponents in Uganda: UN independent rights experts
30 december 2020 - 06:56:56Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts has called on the Ugandan authorities to end [...] Full text...
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Kenya arrests six suspects in international trafficking in wildlife species
29 december 2020 - 18:46:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – An international ring involved in trafficking pangolin scales, has been cracked with the arrest of six [...] Full text...
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National conference commits to peaceful polls, free expression in Somalia
29 december 2020 - 15:41:45Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A two day national conference on peaceful elections and freedom of expression, bringing together key stakeholders [...] Full text...
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Tropical Storm Chalane brings heavy wind and rain but limited damage in Madagascar
28 december 2020 - 19:51:20Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Tropical Storm Chalane, which formed last week in the Indian Ocean, hit the Fenoarivo Atsinanana District [...] Full text...
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Hurricane Chalane racing towards Mozambique
28 december 2020 - 18:35:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After forging a path toward Madagascar last week, Hurricane Chalane is now headed for Mozambique, a [...] Full text...
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UNDP launches project to fight use of plastic bags in Tripoli
28 december 2020 - 10:35:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in Libya announced on Sunday that it has launched [...] Full text...
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World must be ready for the next pandemic, UN says on first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
27 december 2020 - 19:45:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations commemorated the first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Sunday, underscoring the need [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO says 2020 a devastating year for global health
25 december 2020 - 21:17:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement received here Friday the year 2020 was [...] Full text...
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Forum on Women and Youth in Libya opens Saturday with several issues on its agenda
25 december 2020 - 14:38:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National Forum of Women and Youth begins its 2020 meeting on Saturday in Khoms, 120 [...] Full text...
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2020 closes hottest decade on record – UN weather agency
25 december 2020 - 06:19:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 2020 draws to a close, it leaves in its wake the warmest decade on record [...] Full text...
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Tropical depression in southwest Indian Ocean likely to become cyclone - OCHA
24 december 2020 - 14:55:09Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - A tropical depression has formed in the southwest part of the Indian Ocean and it is [...] Full text...
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Benin plans operation to remove prohibited fishing gear from rivers
24 december 2020 - 14:21:30Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government will organise, at an unspecified date, a new operation to remove prohibited fishing [...] Full text...
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Press freedom more important than ever, as UN condemns killing of 59 media workers
24 december 2020 - 06:40:21Paris, France (PANA) - At least 59 media workers have been killed this year, four of them women, the UN [...] Full text...
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DR Congo registers new birth of gorilla in Virunga Park
23 december 2020 - 21:23:51"Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Virunga National Park (PNVi) announced Wednesday the birth of a new gorilla in the [...] Full text...
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EBRD props up Egypt’s tourism sector
23 december 2020 - 18:18:01Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is breaking fresh ground with a US$ 12 [...] Full text...
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250,000 displaced children face deadly disease threat in Mozambique
22 december 2020 - 18:08:16Cabo Delgado, Mozambique (PANA) - A lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene services have put approximately 250,000 children, displaced by [...] Full text...
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World could lose coral reefs by end of century, UN environment report warns
22 december 2020 - 17:04:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Every one of the world’s coral reefs could bleach by the end of the century, unless [...] Full text...
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Mali, Germany sign 56 billion Fcfa deals to support priority development projects
22 december 2020 - 15:51:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and Germany on Monday in Bamako signed five finance agreements for about 56 billion CFA [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS produces only 60% of its rice needs
22 december 2020 - 13:00:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Local rice production accounts for only 60% of the needs of the Economic Community of [...] Full text...
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Fruits, vegetables crucial for healthy lives, sustainable world: Guterres
22 december 2020 - 07:03:18New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, spotlighting [...] Full text...
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Tunisian environment minister dismissed, arrested in connection with Italian waste case
21 december 2020 - 14:41:25Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Dismissed Sunday without explanation, Tunisian Minister of Environment and Local Affairs Mustapha Aroui has been arrested [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board of Directors approves borrowing programme for 2021
20 december 2020 - 14:24:36Abidjan, Core d'Ivoire - The Board of Directors of the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has [...] Full text...
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EU to fund conservation project in Mauritius
19 december 2020 - 08:34:35Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Government on Friday announced that a financial agreement will be signed shortly between the [...] Full text...
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