Kenya to conclude free trade deal with the US

19 january 2021 - 21:08:53
Nairobi, 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 - 13:02:03
Cotonou, 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 - 11:28:30
Cotonou, 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 - 05:48:36
Dar 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 - 16:50:27
Cotonou, 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 - 15:50:45
Geneva, 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 - 11:39:16
Cotonou, 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 - 18:54:52
Tunis, 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 - 05:12:23
New 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 - 08:51:50
Bamako, 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 - 23:02:56
Tripoli, 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 - 18:21:23
Gambia, 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 - 15:42:04
Paris, 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 - 14:07:20
Paris, 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 - 13:04:46
Ouagadougou, 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 - 08:47:15
Khartoum, 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 - 13:04:02
Abidjan, 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 - 08:33:51
Banjul, 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 - 16:04:44
Washington, 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 - 11:22:58
Khartoum, 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 - 09:47:58
Addis 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 - 05:46:41
New 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 - 20:34:35
Nairobi, 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 - 17:54:56
Nairobi, 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 - 12:24:44
Addis 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 - 09:05:24
Addis 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 - 12:39:50
Lomé, 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 - 06:50:14
New 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 - 19:01:33
Harare, 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 - 19:00:56
Maputo, 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 - 17:55:37
Gaborone, 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 - 09:10:22
Tunis, 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 - 06:56:56
Kampala, 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 - 18:46:57
Nairobi, 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 - 15:41:45
Mogadishu, 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 - 19:51:20
Antananarivo, 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 - 18:35:31
Nairobi, 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 - 10:35:45
Tripoli, 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 - 19:45:24
Geneva, 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 - 21:17:40
Geneva, 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 - 14:38:29
Tripoli, 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 - 06:19:39
Geneva, 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 - 14:55:09
Antananarivo, 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 - 14:21:30
Cotonou, 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 - 06:40:21
Paris, 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 - 18:18:01
Cairo, 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 - 18:08:16
Cabo 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 - 17:04:55
Nairobi, 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 - 15:51:51
Bamako, 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 - 13:00:07
Ouagadougou, 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 - 07:03:18
New 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 - 14:41:25
Tunis, 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 - 14:24:36
Abidjan, 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 - 08:34:35
Port-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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The 11th environmental film festival kicks off this Friday in Kairouan

18 december 2020 - 23:55:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 11th International Environmental Film Festival began here Friday in Kairouan after several years of inactivity, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records 149 new cases

17 december 2020 - 09:34:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso recorded, on Wednesday, 149 new cases of coronavirus. This brings the total number [...] Full text...

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US ambassador pleads for support for political solution in Libya under aegis of UN

16 december 2020 - 23:33:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US ambassador in Libya, Richard Norland,   during a visit to Misrata Wednesday called on political, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: To end the pandemic, WHO says $28 billion ACT project is ‘the best deal in town’

16 december 2020 - 05:24:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An international coalition aiming to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic needs $28 billion, a bargain price for [...] Full text...

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Africa's economic growth to slow to negative 4.1% in 2020 - ECA

15 december 2020 - 19:31:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Economic growth in Africa is projected to drop drastically to negative 4.1% before making a [...] Full text...

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People, planet on ‘collision course’, warns UN Development Programme

15 december 2020 - 10:58:22
New York, US (PANA) - Countries must redesign their development pathways to reduce pressures exerted on the environment and the [...] Full text...

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AfDB launches ‘Fashionomics Africa’ contest to promote innovative circular fashion

14 december 2020 - 15:07:56
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative is launching a competition to support designers of [...] Full text...

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AfDB chief, three others win Academy of Public Health 2020 Distinguished Fellowship Award

14 december 2020 - 13:35:21
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Academy of Public Health, the flagship body of the West African Institute of Public [...] Full text...

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Libya launches ICT Sector Strategy Forum for 2021

14 december 2020 - 09:33:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Information and Communication Technology Sector Strategy Forum for 2021, aimed at developing and increasing the [...] Full text...

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PETCO, country gov't launch waste collection, segregation facility

11 december 2020 - 20:13:28
Kajiado, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya PET recycling company (PETCO), in partnership with the County Government of Kajiado and the National [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopia 'safely' returning Eritrean refugees to their camps

11 december 2020 - 17:07:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia says it is "safely" returning Eritrean refugees to their respective camps [...] Full text...

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Standard Bank publishes climate-change-mitigating fossil fuels financing policy

11 december 2020 - 12:18:36
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Financial services company Standard Bank Group has published its Fossil Fuels Financing Policy (FFFP) as [...] Full text...

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UN agencies mark end of yearlong aid deliveries in the line of fire

11 december 2020 - 12:00:03
Mogadishu, Kenya (PANA) – The UN humanitarian response in Somalia was heavily affected by insecurity on the ground in Somalia [...] Full text...

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Illicit financial flows threaten security, stability in Africa: UN deputy chief

11 december 2020 - 06:27:31
New York, US (PANA) - At a time when Africa is mobilising resources for pandemic recovery and sustainable development, illicit [...] Full text...

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Benin to close illegal mineral quarries

10 december 2020 - 09:50:25
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has announced that illegal mineral resource quarries will soon be closed. The council of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Fund COVAX to reduce vaccination distribution inequity – UN chief

10 december 2020 - 08:12:43
New York, US (PANA) - With so-called vaccine nationalism spreading “with full speed”, the UN Secretary-General has told journalists, following [...] Full text...

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EU Observer mission decries 'misuse of state resources', 'unregulated campaign finance' in Ghana polls

10 december 2020 - 07:50:41
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for Ghana's general elections has decried the problems of [...] Full text...

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Somaliland in slow recovery after cyclone Gati

09 december 2020 - 18:29:31
Hargeisa, Somaliland (PANA) – Recovery from the cyclone Gati, which recently hit the coastal region of Somaliland, causing massive destruction [...] Full text...

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UNEP calls on wealthy to consider climate-smart lifestyles to fight climate change

09 december 2020 - 18:14:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) has called for stronger action against climate change, including changes in [...] Full text...

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Nearly 350,000 Libyan children in humanitarian need, according to UNICEF

08 december 2020 - 21:21:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 348,000 children in Libya are in need of humanitarian assistance in the form [...] Full text...

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Germany funds agricultural and energy projects in Tunisia

08 december 2020 - 18:29:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Germany has pledged to finance two agricultural and energy development projects in Tunisia for  132.5 million [...] Full text...

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Algeria, Greece agree to strengthen environmental cooperation

07 december 2020 - 17:00:56
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algerian Environment minister Nassira Benharrats and Greece Ambassador Nike Ekaterini Koutrakou have agreed on the establishment [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Scientists optimistic about vaccines for all

05 december 2020 - 07:28:51
New York, US (PANA) - Scientists developing COVID-19 vaccines are optimistic that by the end of next year, all people [...] Full text...

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African environment ministers back plan to reverse ecosystem destruction

04 december 2020 - 22:48:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ministers of Environment from Africa Friday agreed to support a comprehensive green recovery plan to boost [...] Full text...

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Kenya taps marine fisheries, maritime resources to achieve economic transformation

04 december 2020 - 11:23:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has prioritised the sustainable utilization of its ocean and blue economy resources as an enabler [...] Full text...

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Nigeria gets $6 million from USAID for food safety, security, nutrition assistance

04 december 2020 - 11:22:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is to receive a total of $6 million from the U.S. Agency for International Development [...] Full text...

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Donors pledge record US$932 million to UN refugee agency

03 december 2020 - 11:52:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Donor governments on Wednesday pledged a record US$932 million to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, for [...] Full text...

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EBRD, ENR launch first gender awareness campaign in Egypt

03 december 2020 - 11:33:39
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A partnership between Egyptian National Railways (ENR), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and [...] Full text...

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It’s time to make peace with nature, UN chief urges

02 december 2020 - 17:50:56
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has described the fight against the climate crisis as the top [...] Full text...

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UNICEF puts forward a ‘six point plan to protect our children’

02 december 2020 - 15:54:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Ahead of the United Nations Special Session of the General Assembly on COVID-19, on 3-4 December [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 accelerates digital transformation in the world - Report

01 december 2020 - 16:09:07
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The coronavirus health crisis has accelerated digital transformation in the world, according to the Network Readiness [...] Full text...

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Nine killed in Somalia by cyclone Gati

01 december 2020 - 15:12:03
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - At least nine people were killed during the tropical cyclone Gati which made landfall in Puntland’s [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Seychelles participate in UNDP's project on coral reefs rehabilitation

27 november 2020 - 05:40:25
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – A six-year United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project, to be implemented in Mauritius and Seychelles, was [...] Full text...

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Environment ministers to meet on green stimulus plan for Africa

27 november 2020 - 00:22:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African ministers of environment will meet here from 30 November to 4 December to discuss a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: African leaders should bequeath a secure continent to next generation

26 november 2020 - 22:02:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday canvassed the need for adequate security in all African countries, an official [...] Full text...

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Senate President wants increased parliamentary engagement between Nigeria and Jamaica

25 november 2020 - 18:12:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday called for better and more engagement between Nigeria's [...] Full text...

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Tunisian NGO condemns medical waste dumped in Sousse by Italians

25 november 2020 - 16:56:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights has expressed concern about the alleged presence at [...] Full text...

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Mauritian Parliamentarians pass Climate Change Bill

25 november 2020 - 08:07:13
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian parliamentarians on Tuesday passed the Climate Change Bill whose objective is “to make of Mauritius [...] Full text...

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Jewelry companies’ sourcing improves, but 'falls short', says Human Rights Watch

25 november 2020 - 06:55:54
London, UK (PANA) – Major jewelry companies are improving their sourcing of gold and diamonds, but most cannot assure consumers [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: HRW recommends amendment of draft law on associations

24 november 2020 - 21:41:19
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW), a non-governmental organization devoted to defending human rights around the world, Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Rising Internet violence in Congolese schools worrying – UNICEF

24 november 2020 - 21:26:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) survey says eight out of 10 girls and seven out [...] Full text...

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Congolese govt., Chinese firm sign deal to build oil refinery in Pointe-Noire

24 november 2020 - 19:48:42
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and the Chinese company, Beijing Fortune Dingheng Investment, on Tuesday in Brazzaville, signed [...] Full text...

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Advocacy group raises red flag on global land inequality

24 november 2020 - 10:48:24
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Land inequality in most countries around the world, is threatening the livelihoods of the world's poorest, [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Gati displaces 70,000, leaves 8 dead in Somalia

24 november 2020 - 09:10:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Gati, which made landfall on 22 November in Puntland’s Bari region in Somalia, has [...] Full text...

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Carbon dioxide levels hit new record; COVID impact ‘a tiny blip’, WMO says 

24 november 2020 - 05:40:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere hit a new record of 410.5 parts per [...] Full text...

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COVID cases surge as threat from antimicrobial resistance grows – WHO chief

21 november 2020 - 07:59:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - More cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the past four weeks than in the first [...] Full text...

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Two Nigerians selected for UNESCO Biosphere Programme Fellowship

20 november 2020 - 17:50:30
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Coordinating Council of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme has selected six 2020 [...] Full text...

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Ensure safe and hygienic sanitation for all, UN urges on World Toilet Day

19 november 2020 - 20:42:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN marked World Toilet Day Thursday in a bid to reinforce the need for [...] Full text...

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Gambia scores high in controlling corruption, maintaining democratic rights

19 november 2020 - 18:42:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Millennium Challenge Corporation Agency’s Financial Report 2020, has announced that The Gambia scored high in controlling [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants Sudan $61.5 million to boost education

19 november 2020 - 10:09:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Directors has approved an education programme supported by a $61.5-million grant from [...] Full text...

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'Global transition to renewable energy to accelerate in next decade'

19 november 2020 - 10:02:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International accounting firm PwC's Africa Oil and Gas Review 2020 anticipates that the global transition to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF foresees stronger recovery in Senegal than previous forecast

18 november 2020 - 10:47:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic’s economic impact on Senegal was significant in the first half of 2020, but [...] Full text...

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Burundi invited to next ’virtual’ Paris, London conference on climate

17 november 2020 - 20:25:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The French ambassador in Burundi, Stephane Gruenberg, Tuesday handed an invitation to Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye [...] Full text...

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Investing in WASH key to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 – AfDB

17 november 2020 - 12:51:10
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Investing in the water and sanitation (WASH) sector in Africa is crucial to achieving the [...] Full text...

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Climate change: UN chief calls for ‘great leap’ towards carbon neutrality

17 november 2020 - 05:19:11
New York, US (PANA) - As countries work to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic, they also have the chance to “get [...] Full text...

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IFC, Somalia seal deal to strengthen private sector

16 november 2020 - 21:01:46
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Federal Government of Somalia Monday signed an agreement to [...] Full text...

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Third Vice-President of Togo's National Assembly passes away

15 november 2020 - 11:30:13
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 3rd Vice-President of the National Assembly of Togo, André Ablom Johnson, died on Saturday in [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners agree to strengthen commitment to gender equality

15 november 2020 - 11:19:47
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and partners have agreed to strengthen their commitment to gender [...] Full text...

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Deputy UN chief looks to ‘new dawn for Mali’

14 november 2020 - 06:31:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Friday strongly advocated for the greater participation of women and [...] Full text...

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The 3rd Burundi Industrial Fair scheduled for 17-19 November

13 november 2020 - 21:06:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Third Industrial Fair will be organized from 17-19 November at the “Club du Lac Tanganyika”, [...] Full text...

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‘Bring life to those fighting for breath,’ UNICEF urges on World Pneumonia Day

12 november 2020 - 20:34:37
New York, US (PANA) - Pneumonia is not a new emergency, it takes the lives of some 800,000 children each [...] Full text...

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Climate finance neglects small-scale farmers – new report

12 november 2020 - 13:39:35
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Only 1.7 per cent of climate finance – a fraction of what is needed - goes [...] Full text...

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Mali's transition president to undertake four-nation ECOWAS visit

12 november 2020 - 11:28:16
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, on Thursday begins a six-day West African [...] Full text...

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Journalists covering conflict, essential workers for ‘durable peace’, says Guterres

12 november 2020 - 08:01:57
New York, US (PANA) - Reporters and other media workers in warzones across the world, are reliable witnesses who contribute [...] Full text...

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Malian transitional president begins first trip to West African sub-region

11 november 2020 - 21:50:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of the Malian transition, Bah N’DAW, will on 12-17 November 2020 undertake a [...] Full text...

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EBRD, EU and partners boost green finance in Egypt

10 november 2020 - 14:30:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Union (EU) and the Green Climate [...] Full text...

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Guterres stresses need for greater speed to achieve carbon neutrality

10 november 2020 - 06:02:25
New York, US (PANA) - Although more Governments and businesses are committing to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the world [...] Full text...

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Rights group says freedom of expression at risk as prosecutions rise in Tunisia

09 november 2020 - 09:46:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International has called on the Tunisian authorities to immediately stop "exploiting largely [...] Full text...

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More than 300 billion FCFA of financial irregularities detected in Auditor General's 2019 report

06 november 2020 - 21:09:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than CFAF 300 billion in financial irregularities, including CFAF 287 billion in mining companies, have [...] Full text...

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Rwanda introduces GPS collars for wild species in national parks

06 november 2020 - 17:17:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - In a move to protect rare animals in its national parks, Rwanda has introduced next generation   [...] Full text...

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Australian company FGM Fortescue to invest in DR Congo's Grand Ingo hydro project

06 november 2020 - 10:47:13
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Australian company, FGM Fortescue, is prepared to invest in the Grand Inga hydroelectric construction project [...] Full text...

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UNDP, ICC team up to strengthen private sector leadership in wildlife habitats protection

06 november 2020 - 07:23:36
New York (PANA) - The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and UN Development Programme (UNDP) have teamed up to strengthen [...] Full text...

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Congolese govt. declares state of humanitarian emergency following floods in the North

05 november 2020 - 17:23:33
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Thursday alerted the [...] Full text...

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Water Affairs ministers of Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt meet on controversial dam

05 november 2020 - 08:01:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ministers of Water Affairs of the Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have held a virtual trilateral [...] Full text...

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UN and partners express regret over US departure from Paris climate accord

05 november 2020 - 07:08:06
New York, US (PANA) - The UN climate change secretariat, UNFCCC, has underlined its commitment to work with stakeholders in [...] Full text...

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UN Police ‘vital’ across spectrum of peacekeeping, Security Council hears

05 november 2020 - 06:53:36
New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council on Wednesday was briefed on the “vital role” UN Police play across [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mandela's famous home faces closure

04 november 2020 - 18:03:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A small, single storey house in a dusty street in Soweto which is probably [...] Full text...

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European diplomats call on Libyan leaders to protect media freedom, journalists

03 november 2020 - 22:09:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union ambassador, José Antonio Sabadell, and other accredited ambassadors of EU member-states Tuesday called [...] Full text...

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Some 620 Congolese refugees relocated from high risk zone settlement

03 november 2020 - 13:59:34
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  Some 620 Congolese refugees have been moved from Kigeme, a village described to be at high risk [...] Full text...

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Botswana tourism sector gets another boost

03 november 2020 - 06:37:05
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has approved a wage subsidy for tourism industry, the country’s most ailing sector due to [...] Full text...

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EU calls for regional intervention to avert simmering tensions

02 november 2020 - 23:02:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  The European Union (EU) has warned against growing political tension in Ethiopia and called on [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president names new cabinet

02 november 2020 - 10:42:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Sunday announce a new cabinet of 33 ministers and four secretaries [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns targeting of journalists

02 november 2020 - 06:41:47
New York, US (PANA) - When journalists are targeted, “societies as a whole pay a price”, the UN chief said [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic spurs health innovation in Africa, says WHO

01 november 2020 - 07:15:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic has galvanised the development of more than 120 health technology innovations that have been [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Crisis born from caricatures of Prophet of Islam highlighted in the news

31 october 2020 - 17:13:12
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press published in Mauritania this week devoted most of its comments to the global crisis [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to introduce regulations against sea pollution

31 october 2020 - 08:36:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Blue Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping Ministry would promulgate the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to green its public sector

31 october 2020 - 08:31:52
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – After its weekly Cabinet meeting, the Mauritian Government on Saturday announced a project called “Greening of [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Conduct election in ‘a peaceful manner’ – UN chief

31 october 2020 - 08:21:32
New York, US (PANA) - As voting begins in Côte d'Ivoire on Saturday in a controversial presidential election, UN Secretary-General, [...] Full text...

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AfDB wins International award for increasing solar energy footprint across Africa

31 october 2020 - 04:22:56
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has emerged the 'Development Finance Institution of the Year' at [...] Full text...

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AfDB launches train-the-trainers' programme on access to Green Climate Fund

31 october 2020 - 04:09:48
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has designated representatives from 80 government institutions, civil society organizations [...] Full text...

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Niger: AfDB grants US$35m to ensure food security for 1.5 million people in rural areas

31 october 2020 - 03:31:10
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday donated US$ 35.4 [...] Full text...

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FAO emphasises women's role in African agriculture

29 october 2020 - 23:48:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Women in Africa are the backbone of their households, communities and rural economies, as food producers, [...] Full text...

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Kenyan security units to act tough against terrorism

29 october 2020 - 22:30:52
Magadi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has witnessed the graduation of a paramilitary unit within the Police and [...] Full text...

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Nine African sites join UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves

29 october 2020 - 17:12:27
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Coordinating Council of the Programme on Man and the Biosphere (CIC-MAB) of UNESCO approved, [...] Full text...

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Buhari to Nigerians: 'Desist from divisive statements'

28 october 2020 - 18:41:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday urged Nigerians to desist from making divisive statements that can threaten [...] Full text...

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UN warns Ivorians against hate speech during presidential campaign

28 october 2020 - 12:07:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday denounced hate [...] Full text...

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Severe rainstorm wreaks havoc in Libya's west coast

28 october 2020 - 06:23:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – A severe rainstorm swept through the west coast of Libya on Tuesday wreaking havoc in several [...] Full text...

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AU calls for peaceful poll in Tanzania

27 october 2020 - 22:09:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission President, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called for a peaceful vote in [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for safe, peaceful voting process in Tanzania

27 october 2020 - 17:00:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called on everyone involved in Tanzania's political process to ensure that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic continues to severely affect Cape Verde economy - IMF

27 october 2020 - 13:28:10
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – Though a recovery is expected in 2021 with real GDP growth at 4.5 percent, the [...] Full text...

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Africa climate change report reveals heat rising north and south, Sahel getting wetter

27 october 2020 - 06:00:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Africa needs to prepare better for climate change by responding to a wide range of potential risks, a multi-agency report led [...] Full text...

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New militant group in Nigeria's Niger Delta spell out demands to avert resumption of hostilities

26 october 2020 - 06:58:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A new coalition of militant groups drawn from the nine States of Nigeria's Niger Delta region, Reformed [...] Full text...

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US approves more humanitarian assistance to Sudan

25 october 2020 - 16:12:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Administration has announced yet another package of humanitarian assistance to the Sudan, amounting to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius undergoing economic recession

24 october 2020 - 12:50:08
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PA NA) - Mauritian Finance Minister Renganaden Padayachy Friday said the island’s economy had suffered from the national [...] Full text...

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African firms growth optimism defies coronavirus pandemic gloom

23 october 2020 - 22:20:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two thirds of African companies, representing 62%, are struggling but will survive past the coronavirus pandemic [...] Full text...

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Lesotho moves to insure farmers against climate change risks

23 october 2020 - 20:21:29
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) – The Kingdom of Lesotho has signed an agreement with an African Union (AU) specialized agency, mandated [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rollout of new WHO-approved rapid tests 'a game changer' for Africa

23 october 2020 - 07:22:15
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The rollout of new, World Health Organization (WHO) approved antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests for the novel coronavirus [...] Full text...

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EU cautions on upcoming elections in Tanzania

23 october 2020 - 06:22:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has called on all Tanzanian political parties to work together [...] Full text...

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Mauritius trains women on climate change actions

22 october 2020 - 12:46:20
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Climate change has adverse impacts on people but d it affects women and men differently, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius' economy to witness significant downturn in 2020

22 october 2020 - 07:35:05
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian economy would witness a significant downturn in 2020 in the wake of the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius celebrates World Statistics Day

20 october 2020 - 13:43:27
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Reliable statistics have helped the Mauritian Government to follow the evolution of socioeconomic realities locally [...] Full text...

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10 African presidents plead for increasing IFAD financing to fight hunger, poverty in rural areas

19 october 2020 - 21:34:56
Paris, France (PANA) - Ten African countries Monday strongly appealed to other leaders of the world to increase their financing [...] Full text...

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African leaders call for increased investment in IFAD to end rural hunger, poverty

19 october 2020 - 18:37:30
Rome, Italy (PANA)  - Ten African Heads of State have issued a strong call to other world leaders to increase [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic regulations up demand for mobile classrooms in South Africa

19 october 2020 - 12:37:28
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - With Covid-19 regulations requiring increased capacity to ensure adequate space to comply with physical distancing [...] Full text...

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Stand in solidarity with world’s poor, UN chief urges

17 october 2020 - 14:34:02
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for solidarity with all people living in poverty, during [...] Full text...

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World Bank, IMF boards urge transfer of real resources to developing countries

16 october 2020 - 22:47:40
Dar 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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Celebrating African youth turning the tide on plastic pollution

16 october 2020 - 12:41:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  More than 400 young Africans were on Friday honoured for their leadership in addressing plastic pollution [...] Full text...

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Somalia Humanitarian Fund allocates US$9.26 million for floods response

15 october 2020 - 15:06:57
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) has released US$9.26 million to scale up priority life-saving assistance to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to become plastic-free country

15 october 2020 - 13:27:20
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius launched on Thursday a sensitisation campaign on two new regulations the Environment Protection Act [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy to collaborate with foreign navies to secure Gulf of Guinea

15 october 2020 - 10:49:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has given the assurance that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic constitutes ‘unprecedented challenge’ to health, social, economic conditions: UN agencies

14 october 2020 - 06:17:11
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has not only led to a “dramatic loss” of human life but [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for solidarity with world’s poor

14 october 2020 - 06:06:02
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called for solidarity with all people living in poverty, during the [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Safaricom supports informal sector e-waste management

13 october 2020 - 12:34:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Kenya's leading communications company Safaricom on Tuesday said it will work with partners and regulators to support the [...] Full text...

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Congolese urged to remain mobilised in the face of disaster risk

13 october 2020 - 12:03:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Minister of Tourism and Environment, Arlette Soudan-Nonault, on Tuesday urged her compatriots to remain mobilised [...] Full text...

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Climate Justice campaigner urges banks to lead a just recovery from health, economic crises

13 october 2020 - 08:57:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Civil society groups are urging banks to lead a just recovery from global health and economic crises. The [...] Full text...

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‘Staggering’ rise in climate emergencies in last 20 years - UN

13 october 2020 - 07:25:01
New York, US (PANA) - The first 20 years of this century have seen a “staggering” rise in climate disasters, UN [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian action against free speech, pre-election crackdown attracts criticism

12 october 2020 - 22:03:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Democratic space in Tanzania continues to narrow as the government applies laws to stifle freedom of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian gov't inaugurates committee to develop flood emergency response plan

12 october 2020 - 19:10:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Monday in Abuja inaugurated a high-level committee for the development of [...] Full text...

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Firefighters working to contain blaze on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

12 october 2020 - 18:49:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Fire fighters are working to extinguish a wild fire that broke out on the [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s disaster affects over 60,000 people - Report

11 october 2020 - 20:41:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - More than 60,000 people have been affected by natural disasters, the country’s disaster management agency report [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj reaffirms hope of achieving the rule of law in Libya

09 october 2020 - 12:52:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The crisis in Libya has international and regional dimensions, said President Fayez al-SAarraj of the Presidential [...] Full text...

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Officers of Libyan Defence ministry of the GNA take part in AFRICOM meeting on mine clearing

08 october 2020 - 20:53:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senior officers of the Libyan ministry of Defence of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Thursday [...] Full text...

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Libyan dialogue ends with decisive consensus on Libyan crisis, says Moroccan FM

07 october 2020 - 21:53:58
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan minister of Foreign Affairs, African cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita, Tuesday welcomed [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s tourism freelance guides get wage subsidy

07 october 2020 - 17:39:21
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Authorities in Botswana have invited freelance guides to register for wage subsidy, as government makes efforts [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: AfDB's support gives Zanzibar's urban residents improved access to water and sanitation

06 october 2020 - 18:53:07
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Zanzibar Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project, implemented between 2012 and 2018 in [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian gold company, TASSIAT, paid US$79.4 million in taxes, duties and royalties in 2019 - Report

06 october 2020 - 17:25:28
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Gold company, TASIAST Mauritania Limited (TML SA), a subsidiary of Canada's Kinross which operates a [...] Full text...

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Congo: Six wildlife traffickers arraigned in court

06 october 2020 - 16:54:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Six alleged traffickers of wildlife products, accused of wildlife crime, will be arraigned in court on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: FAO calls for transformational change in management of forests and food systems

06 october 2020 - 12:46:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Transformational change is needed in the way countries manage forests and their biodiversity, people  produce and [...] Full text...

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Mali: New members of government appointees

05 october 2020 - 21:35:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A week after the nomination of a new prime minister, Moctar Ouane, the chairman of the [...] Full text...

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Hearing in Environmental degradation case against Nigeria continues Oct. 27

05 october 2020 - 17:23:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Hearing will continue on 27 October, 2020, at the ECOWAS Court of Justice in a case [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Re-imagine education to achieve quality learning for all - UN and partners urge

05 october 2020 - 16:48:24
New York, US (PANA) - Now is the time to “think beyond COVID-19” to re-imagine education and realise the goal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Partners, leading experts discuss Africa’s post pandemic sustainable recovery

05 october 2020 - 16:08:28
Abidjan,  Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Monday organised a high-level session on fostering inclusivity and [...] Full text...

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Flooding, surging inflation threaten humanitarian assistance in Sudan

02 october 2020 - 16:41:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Catastrophic flooding and rising food and health costs in Sudan, have driven up the number of people in need, the UN Office for the [...] Full text...

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Togo gets new cabinet

02 october 2020 - 10:28:05
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Thursday named a new government of 33 members, including 11 women. Following is the list, [...] Full text...

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Health: AfDB wins global award for COVID-19 bond issue

01 october 2020 - 19:39:21
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) was selected in a poll of bond market players as [...] Full text...

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