South African Airways plunges in world aviation rankings
26 september 2022 - 12:36:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA), which has been battered by years of financial woes, continues [...] Full text...
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Mauritius’ sugar production to decrease by 6.2% in 2022
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Rabat to host 14th International Festival of Fashion in Africa in December
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Wednesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
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First Africa-France Forum in Tunis on ecological and energy transition begins 27 Sept
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New platform highlights women’s leadership in tackling global challenges
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IGAD calls for swift response to Ebola outbreak in Uganda
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UN chief, Guinea PM discuss ’swift’ return to constitutional order
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Libyan newspaper highlights diplomatic movement ahead of Berlin III conference on Libya
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African data scientists to play more significant role in development
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US to provide Mali with 20.5 billion CFA francs for food security
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UN must recognise ‘critical emergency’ malnutrition crisis in northwest Nigeria, says Medical charity
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The following are the results of international friendly football matches played by African countries on Tuesday
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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA), which has been battered by years of financial woes, continues [...] Full text...
77th UNGA: Egypt’s Foreign Minister calls for improved climate commitments at COP27
25 september 2022 - 06:24:20New York, UN (PANA) - Egypt, which is hosting the 2022 UN Climate Conference this November, is calling on the [...] Full text...
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Results of international friendly football matches played by African countries on Friday
24 september 2022 - 09:32:12Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The following are the results of international friendly football matches played by African countries on Friday. Brazil [...] Full text...
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Sahel security crisis ‘poses a global threat’, Guterres warns
23 september 2022 - 05:14:24New York, US (PANA) - Rising insecurity, including the proliferation of terrorist and other non-State armed groups, coupled with political [...] Full text...
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Rabat reiterates support for transition processes in 4 African countries
21 september 2022 - 19:29:05Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco reiterated recently in Addis Ababa, before the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African [...] Full text...
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Famine looms in Somalia, many ‘hunger hotspots’ are in deep trouble: UN Agencies warn
21 september 2022 - 18:22:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people facing life-threatening levels of hunger worldwide without immediate humanitarian aid, is expected to rise [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Govt rejects 'incomplete, incoherent, unsubstantiated' rights report on Tigray
21 september 2022 - 10:39:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has "categorically" rejected the report of International Commission of Human Rights Experts [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: Guterres calls for ‘coalition of the world’ to overcome divisions, provide hope in place of turmoil
20 september 2022 - 17:17:58New York, US (PANA) - With people from all points of the globe crying out for relief and hope, international [...] Full text...
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‘Tsunami of hunger’ could trigger multiple famines, Security Council warned
16 september 2022 - 05:14:33New York, US (PANA) - As risks of conflict-induced famine and widespread food insecurity continue to rise, the UN Emergency [...] Full text...
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Kenya's new President begins implementing election campaign pledges
13 september 2022 - 17:29:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's newly-elected President William Ruto rode a ceremonial military Landover on Tuesday shortly after taking oath [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: IGAD welcomes Ethiopia parties' commitment to ceasefire and mediation
13 september 2022 - 09:33:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the East African development grouping, has welcomed recent Ethiopian steps to return [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian conflict: US welcomes TPLF's readiness to participate in AU-led talks
13 september 2022 - 05:51:08Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the statement of the Ethiopian regional government in Tigray indicating [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN, AU chiefs welcome TPLF's announcement of readiness for immediate ceasefire
12 september 2022 - 05:29:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) have welcomed the [...] Full text...
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Somalia: UN envoy calls for collaboration to achieve new administration’s goals
08 september 2022 - 05:15:24New York, US (PANA) - Following the end of the “contentious” electoral process in May, the political climate in Somalia [...] Full text...
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Conflict between regional powers continues to fuel Libyan crisis
07 september 2022 - 19:11:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The withdrawal of Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri from the 158th ordinary session of the Arab [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US reiterates calls for ceasefire
07 september 2022 - 06:35:54Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has reiterated its concern about the renewed fighting in Ethiopia and called on [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Minister calls for promotion of joint Arab action
06 september 2022 - 18:18:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mrs. Najal Al-Mangouch said that the 158th ordinary [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US special envoy for Horn of Africa to travel to Ethiopia and the region
03 september 2022 - 06:24:36Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, will travel to Ethiopia and [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: Govt accuses TPLF of expanding war to border areas with Sudan
31 august 2022 - 15:18:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia on Wednesday accused the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) regional force [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian rights commission worries about renewed fighting
31 august 2022 - 11:22:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has expressed worry about the renewal of the war between [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Sudan summons Ethiopian Ambassador over 'unfounded' allegation of violation of its air space
31 august 2022 - 09:23:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned the Ambassador of Ethiopia, Yeptal Amiru, over his statement that a [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UNICEF urges all sides to agree an immediate ceasefire 'for the sake of children'
31 august 2022 - 07:50:12New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has urged all sides to the Ethiopian conflict to agree [...] Full text...
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US welcomes arrival of Ukraine wheat for East Africa
31 august 2022 - 06:22:43Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the arrival in Djibouti of 23,300 metric tons of Ukrainian [...] Full text...
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AU reiterates 'strong commitment' for peace in Libya
29 august 2022 - 10:49:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has reiterated its strong commitment to intensify support for peace and national [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UNICEF strongly condemns air strike that hit kindergarten in Mekelle
28 august 2022 - 05:45:41New York, US (PANA) - The UN children's fund (UNICEF) has strongly condemned the air strike in Mekelle, the capital [...] Full text...
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More than one million tonnes of grain and food items exported under Black Sea deal: UN
28 august 2022 - 05:12:11New York, US (PANA) - Exports of Ukrainian grain and other foodstuffs under a landmark agreement amid the ongoing war, [...] Full text...
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Greater Horn of Africa drought forecast to continue for fifth year - UN weather agency
27 august 2022 - 05:22:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As millions of people in the Greater Horn of Africa have already “suffered the longest drought [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Stay away from where TPLF's military equipment, training facilities are located, warns Gov't
26 august 2022 - 16:57:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government on Friday called on "our people living in Tigray Region" to stay away [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray authorities deny fuel raid as hostilities resume amid humanitarian crisis
25 august 2022 - 22:04:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Tigray authorities on Thursday denied raiding 12 fuel tankers from a World Food Program [...] Full text...
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WFP chief asks Tigrayan authorities to return stollen fuel stocks
25 august 2022 - 16:54:40Rome, Italy (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday asked the Tigrayan authorities to immediately return stollen fuel [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: AU, IGAD call for cessation of hostilities between Government and TPLF
25 august 2022 - 10:10:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the sub-regional Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have added their [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US concerned about renewed hostilities in Ethiopia
25 august 2022 - 06:28:03Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has expressed concern about reports of renewed hostilities in Ethiopia and called on [...] Full text...
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Drought, hunger and fighting leave Ethiopia in ‘very difficult humanitarian situation’ : UN
25 august 2022 - 05:11:44New York, US (PANA) - Amidst deteriorating levels of malnutrition and Ethiopia’s worst drought in 40 years, 17 million people are [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: Guterres 'shocked, saddened' by resuption of hostilities in Ethiopia
24 august 2022 - 17:25:04New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he is "saddened and shocked" at the resumption of hostilities [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian Defence Ministry claims plane delivering arms to rebel TPLF shot down
24 august 2022 - 15:51:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia announced on Wednesday that its Air Force has shot down a plane that was [...] Full text...
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Africa drought: Some children just ‘one disease away from catastrophe’ UNICEF warns
23 august 2022 - 05:18:06New York, US (PANA) - UN Children’s Fund UNICEF on Tuesday warned that children in the Horn of Africa and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Airlines crew loses tower communication
19 august 2022 - 22:47:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An Ethiopian Airlines crew on a regular flight from Khartoum to Addis Ababa has been [...] Full text...
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WFP scales up assistance as historic drought raises famine threat in Horn of Africa
19 august 2022 - 19:12:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is expanding assistance in the Horn of Africa as levels [...] Full text...
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WHO warns of disease threat amid Horn of Africa drought
18 august 2022 - 05:26:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday highlighted the need to support millions [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia completes third filling of controversial dam
12 august 2022 - 13:16:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -Ethiopia said on Friday that it has completed the third filling of the controversial Grand Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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AUC chairperson expresses 'deep concern' about Sierra Leone's violent protests
12 august 2022 - 06:09:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed deep concern about [...] Full text...
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African Union, regional election observers withhold verdict on Kenyan elections
11 august 2022 - 18:03:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union Observation Mission to Kenyan elections and other groups withheld comment on whether the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia inaugurates second turbine of controversial dam
11 august 2022 - 13:58:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The second turbine of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Thursday started generating [...] Full text...
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Children affected by conflict cannot wait for their education
11 august 2022 - 06:55:39New York, US (PANA) - From Ethiopia to Chad and Palestine, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN’s fund for education [...] Full text...
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UN, Ethiopian agencies appeal for funding to continue feeding over 750,000 refugees
09 august 2022 - 13:27:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Kenyans vote in historic poll overshadowed by 2017 political crisis
09 august 2022 - 08:16:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Voting to pick Kenya's fifth President and all elective national leadership positions kicked off on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Loan from UN fund allows FAO to scale up fertilizers for farmers in Ethiopia's Tigray region
09 august 2022 - 06:03:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A $10 million loan from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will allow the [...] Full text...
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AU chairperson 'strongly condemns' air strikes by Israel in Gaza
08 august 2022 - 08:40:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat has strongly condemned the [...] Full text...
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Somalia facing rising acute food insecurity - FAO
06 august 2022 - 05:18:09Rome, Italy (PANA) - Rising acute food insecurity in Somalia has caused more than 900,000 people to flee their homes [...] Full text...
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African statesmen arrive to lead election observer missions in Kenya
04 august 2022 - 22:44:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A number of retired and former African leaders have arrived in Nairobi to lead regional election [...] Full text...
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UN undertakes human rights fact-finding mission in Ethiopia
03 august 2022 - 05:20:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three UN-appointed independent human rights experts returned from Ethiopia on Tuesday after working to negotiate access to [...] Full text...
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Horn of Africa faces most ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in decades, warns WHO
02 august 2022 - 19:26:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that the Greater Horn of Africa is experiencing [...] Full text...
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Facebook failing to detect social media-peddled hate speech ahead of polls
30 july 2022 - 00:17:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A US firm, Global Witness, has carried out an investigation on hate speech peddled through the [...] Full text...
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AU condemns bloody protests against UN peacekeepers in DR Congo
29 july 2022 - 12:44:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has added his voice [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Airlines includes four new Airbus 350-1000 series in new fleet
29 july 2022 - 01:05:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines has upgraded its existing orders for Airbus A350-900 aircraft to the A350-1000, becoming [...] Full text...
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ADF extends $4.3 million grant to Ethiopia for capacity building, economic resilience
28 july 2022 - 08:36:32Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a $4.3 million [...] Full text...
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Russian foreign minister Lavrov visits Ethiopia
27 july 2022 - 12:48:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mr. Demeke Mekonnen received visiting Russian Foreign Minister, [...] Full text...
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US Special Envoy for Horn of Africa to visit Egypt, UAE, Ethiopia
24 july 2022 - 07:26:56Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, will travel to Egypt, [...] Full text...
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AUC chief Faki Mahamat welcomes Russian- Ukrainian grain export agreement
23 july 2022 - 08:55:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PAA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has welcomed Friday's signing [...] Full text...
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Hunger still rising across East Africa, says new UN-backed report
23 july 2022 - 06:11:49Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Over 50 million people in Eastern Africa will face acute food insecurity this year, according to [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International urges Ethiopian authorities to investigate massacre in Amhara
22 july 2022 - 06:17:29Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, is urging the Ethiopian authorities to urgently launch an impartial [...] Full text...
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Project launched to enhance investment climate in 11 refugee hosting African countries
21 july 2022 - 05:43:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Intergovernmental Authority on [...] Full text...
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UAE contributes $60 million to Ethiopia's humanitarian support appeal
19 july 2022 - 12:18:17Addis Ababa (PANA) –  The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed $60 million from the United Arab Emirates [...] Full text...
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Sudan reopens border crossing point with Ethiopia
18 july 2022 - 10:36:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has reopened the Al-Galabat border crossing point with Ethiopia from Sunday following talks between their [...] Full text...
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Africa steps up its involvement in efforts to end the Libyan crisis
17 july 2022 - 16:11:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - After being on the sidelines of efforts to end the Libyan crisis for a long time, [...] Full text...
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UNHCR, WHO join hands to improve access to health for refugees in Sudan
17 july 2022 - 05:19:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) have signed [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 fuels slowest rate of childhood vaccination in three decades, leaving millions at risk
15 july 2022 - 19:47:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Official data published by UN agencies on Friday shows the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccination rates [...] Full text...
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World population to reach 8 billion this year, as growth rate slows
11 july 2022 - 19:42:38New York, US (PANA) - The global population will reach eight billion on 15 November, the UN’s "World Population Prospects [...] Full text...
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Thousands of children endure ‘horrific conditions’ in conflict zones: UN report
11 july 2022 - 16:05:39New York, US (PANA) - The annual UN report on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) released on Monday details the [...] Full text...
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CAF release final shortlist for CAF Awards 2022 in men’s categories
11 july 2022 - 11:37:17Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday released the final list of nominees for the [...] Full text...
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Sudanese and Ethiopian leaders hold closed door meeting in Nairobi
05 july 2022 - 16:56:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese and Ethiopian top leaders on Tuesday held a closed door meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson urges leaders of protests in Libya to respect integrity of persons, property
04 july 2022 - 11:08:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has urged leaders of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia still in grip of spreading violence, hate speech and aid - Rights experts
01 july 2022 - 05:23:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-appointed rights investigators announced on Thursday that they’ve launched a probe into an alleged massacre of [...] Full text...
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WHO intensifies response to looming health crisis in the greater Horn of Africa as food insecurity worsens
30 june 2022 - 14:39:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is scaling up its operations in eastern Africa as [...] Full text...
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AU urges chambers of Libyan parliament to agree on election process
30 june 2022 - 11:04:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Expressing great concern that Libya is gripped by political and security uncertainty after the failure [...] Full text...
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AU urges Sudan and Ethiopia to 'refrain from any military action' in border incident
29 june 2022 - 10:18:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Wednesday appealed to Sudan and Ethiopia to completely refrain from [...] Full text...
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WFP welcomes G7's fresh commitment to food security amid unprecedented global food crisis
29 june 2022 - 05:09:47Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday welcomed the announcement by G7 leaders meeting [...] Full text...
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UNHCR appeals for life-saving aid for millions affected by catastrophic Horn of Africa drought
28 june 2022 - 12:05:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency is appealing for urgent support to help displaced people and local host [...] Full text...
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Sudan summons Ethiopian Ambassador over border incident that claimed eight Sudanese lives
28 june 2022 - 11:29:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's foreign minister, Ali Al-Sadiq Ali, on Monday summoned the Ethiopian ambassador to Sudan and expressed [...] Full text...
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AU deploys election expert mission to Kenya
28 june 2022 - 09:54:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) is deploying a mission to observe the forthcoming general elections [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Ethiopia denies claims it executed Sudanese POWs
27 june 2022 - 17:29:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia has denied the accusation of Sudan that its army has executed seven Sudanese soldiers and [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Armed Forces allege Ethiopian army executes 7 Sudanese POWs
27 june 2022 - 09:36:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says the Ethiopian army has executed seven Sudanese soldiers and a citizen who were prisoners [...] Full text...
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AU chairperson 'deeply shocked' at violence at Morocco-Spain border
27 june 2022 - 08:04:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed "deep shock and [...] Full text...
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Dakar International Athletics Meeting is back on track after 7 years
25 june 2022 - 09:09:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Dakar International Track and Field Meeting is back after disappearing from the calendar of major [...] Full text...
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Conflict, drought, dwindling food support, threaten lives of 20 million in Ethiopia
23 june 2022 - 18:54:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Hunger is tightening its grip on more than 20 million Ethiopians who are facing conflict [...] Full text...
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IMF staff mission discusses reform plans, economic developments in Ethiopia
22 june 2022 - 10:24:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Multiple shocks hitting the Ethiopian economy have dampened growth, further increased inflation and created fiscal [...] Full text...
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UN report says 222 million crisis-hit children currently require educational support
21 june 2022 - 18:07:01New York, US (PANA) - A shocking new UN report released on Tuesday indicates that the number of crisis-impacted school-aged children [...] Full text...
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US expresses grave concern about 'horrific' killing of civilians in Ethiopia Oromia region
21 june 2022 - 15:15:38Washington, DC (PANA) - The United States has expressed grave concern at reported killings of civilians in the Amhara community [...] Full text...
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UN food agency announces further refugee ration cuts, in quest for #ZeroHunger
20 june 2022 - 18:47:35Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday that it will have no choice but to [...] Full text...
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First ever China-Horn of Africa peace conference opens
20 june 2022 - 12:48:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The first ever China-Horn of Africa peace, governance and Development conference kicked off in Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Ethiopian PM says killing of innocent civilians 'unacceptable'
20 june 2022 - 12:08:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has described as "unacceptable" attacks on innocent civilians and destruction [...] Full text...
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Scores of civilians killed in Ethiopia's Oromia region
20 june 2022 - 06:23:22Addis Ababa Ethiopia (PANA) – Scores of civilians are reported killed in Ethiopia's Oromia region, which the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) [...] Full text...
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IMF mission discuses economic developments in Djibouti with authorities
19 june 2022 - 10:44:46Washington DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Brett Rayner visited Djibouti from 12–16 June with [...] Full text...
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Global displacement hits another record, capping decade-long rising trend: UNHCR
16 june 2022 - 05:32:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people forced to flee their homes has increased every year over the past [...] Full text...
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Communities in Horn of Africa struggle with cumulative shocks in face of starvation
13 june 2022 - 14:49:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Communities in the Horn of Africa are facing the threat of starvation following four [...] Full text...
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UN uncovers human trafficking at camp in Malawi
13 june 2022 - 05:16:43Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The widespread exploitation of men, women and children at a refugee camp in Malawi has been [...] Full text...
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Mediterranean sea journeys for migrants have grown more deadly: UNHCR
10 june 2022 - 18:10:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Migrants who risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean to Europe on flimsy boats often piloted [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian migrants head home from Yemen
10 june 2022 - 05:10:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - For the first time ever, 150 Ethiopian migrants are flying to Addis Ababa on a [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON qualifiers: Results and standings after matches played on Thursday
09 june 2022 - 20:11:36Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results and tables of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying [...] Full text...
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US welcomes progress in securing regular access for humanitarian assistance to 3 Ethiopian regions
08 june 2022 - 06:11:19Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the progress in securing more regular access for humanitarian assistance [...] Full text...
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Horn of Africa braces for ‘explosion of child deaths’ as hunger crisis deepens
08 june 2022 - 05:16:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An “explosion of child deaths” is likely and imminent in the Horn of Africa unless the [...] Full text...
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UN food agencies warn of looming widespread food crisss as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries
07 june 2022 - 12:54:26Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN food agencies -- the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food [...] Full text...
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Djibouti aspires to become global ICT cente
07 june 2022 - 12:19:14Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina has received Djibouti’s highest honour of ‘Commandeur dans [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON qualifiers: Results and standings of matches played on Sunday
06 june 2022 - 05:55:11Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results and tables of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Some group stage fixtures and more results
05 june 2022 - 07:16:15Cairo, Eypt (PANA) - The following are Days 1 and 2 fixtures and results of some matches played so far [...] Full text...
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US names new Special Envoy for Horn of Africa
02 june 2022 - 07:55:13Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has appointed Ambassador Mike Hammer as the new U.S. Special Envoy for the [...] Full text...
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Monkeypox transmission may have gone undetected ‘for some time’ - WHO chief
02 june 2022 - 06:30:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the head of the [...] Full text...
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Education watchdog says attacks on education increased worldwide during pandemic
01 june 2022 - 06:16:52New York, US (PANA) – More than 9,000 students, teachers, and academics were harmed, injured, or killed in attacks on [...] Full text...
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FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa
01 june 2022 - 05:24:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is scaling up operations in Sudan, where 10.9 million [...] Full text...
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US slams Eritrean minister, urges freedom of speech
28 may 2022 - 19:01:25Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - The United States has urged Eritrea to allow citizens to exercise freedom of speech and urged [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM, Kenyatta, attend military airshow in Kenya
28 may 2022 - 17:38:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and host President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday made an impromptu appearance [...] Full text...
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African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers named
26 may 2022 - 23:49:42Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The qualifiers for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) were Thursday made known after the draw. The 7th [...] Full text...
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‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council
26 may 2022 - 05:22:14New York, US (PANA) - Conflict continues to inflict “widespread civilian death and injury”, a senior UN official told the [...] Full text...
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AfDB President outlines Bank's plan to feed the continent
25 may 2022 - 06:59:30Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has outlined the Bank's plans to address [...] Full text...
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WHO Director-General Tedros re-elected for second term
24 may 2022 - 16:42:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Member States on Tuesday re-elected Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a [...] Full text...
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Record 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide: UNHCR
23 may 2022 - 05:10:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Wars around the world have pushed the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human [...] Full text...
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India 2022: Ajakaiye powers Nigeria past Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, Ghana beat Morocco 2-0
20 may 2022 - 20:30:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigeria's Under-17 ladies took a step toward qualifying for the World Cup with a 1-0 [...] Full text...
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Food insecurity threatens societies, exacerbates conflicts
20 may 2022 - 05:40:41New York, US (PANA) - “When war is waged, people go hungry,” Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on [...] Full text...
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Demand for lifesaving aid up 10 per cent this year: UN relief chief
20 may 2022 - 05:29:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people in need has risen by around 10 per cent this year so [...] Full text...
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More than 59 million internally displaced in 2021
20 may 2022 - 05:17:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 59.1 million people were displaced within their homelands last year, or four million more [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charities warn 'one person is likely dying of hunger every 48 seconds' in East Africa
18 may 2022 - 06:00:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - One person is likely dying of hunger every 48 seconds in drought-ravaged Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, [...] Full text...
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AUC chairperson congratulates newly elected President of Somalia
17 may 2022 - 11:17:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has congratulated Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on [...] Full text...
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AU deploys pre-election assessment mission to Kenya
16 may 2022 - 09:01:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has authorised the deployment [...] Full text...
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Somalia's international partners appeal to MPs to 'vote their conscience' in Sunday's presidential election
14 may 2022 - 19:56:41Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – As Somalia's parliamentarians vote on Sunday to elect a president, the international partners are calling on them [...] Full text...
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Relief chief underlines need for urgent support as millions face drought in Horn of Africa
14 may 2022 - 05:20:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarians continue to call for scaling up assistance in the Horn of Africa, where the worst [...] Full text...
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AU Chairperson condemns terrorist attack in Togo
14 may 2022 - 05:10:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has strongly condemns the "cowardly and [...] Full text...
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High-level UN conference debates precious commodity: Land
10 may 2022 - 10:05:44Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 15th session of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification [...] Full text...
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AU strongly condemns attack in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula
09 may 2022 - 07:26:02Addis Ababa, Ehiopi a(PANA) - The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in the Sinai Peninsla that [...] Full text...
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COVID has ‘pushed back’ democracy in Africa - UN
08 may 2022 - 06:12:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Already reeling from COVID-19, the fighting in Ukraine has introduced significant and worrying new risks likely [...] Full text...
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Violence in Ethiopia's Benishangul Gumuz region hits humanitarian response
06 may 2022 - 16:19:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Metekel zone in Benishangul Gumuz regional state remains complex requiring an [...] Full text...
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IMF warns debt vulnerabilities remain elevated in Sub-Saharan Africa
06 may 2022 - 14:06:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned here Friday that debt vulnerabilities remained elevated in Sub-Saharan Africa, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Essential aid reaches Tigray region, but more still needed
06 may 2022 - 05:10:48New York, US (PANA) - A convoy carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid arrived in the capital of the restive Tigray [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Record profits, while COVID treatment often ‘out of reach’ for the poor
05 may 2022 - 06:04:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While reported COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline, Omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in [...] Full text...
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UN chief joins in condemnation of deadly attack on Burundian peacekeepers in Somalia
05 may 2022 - 05:39:58New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has joined in the strong condemnation of Tuesday's attack by [...] Full text...
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1ST LEAD: Burundian President mourns country's peacekeepers killed by terrorist attack in Somalia
04 may 2022 - 10:40:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian president Evariste Ndayishimiye has mourned the country's soldiers serving with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia [...] Full text...
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AU strongly condemns bloody terrorist attack against peacekeepers in Somalia
04 may 2022 - 05:38:57Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has condemned "in the strongest terms" Tuesday's terrorist attack carried out [...] Full text...
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Libya's press freedom ranked 143 in 2022, jumps 22 places from 2021's spot
03 may 2022 - 20:02:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya made a significant leap, moving up 22 places to 143 in the 2022 World Press [...] Full text...
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FIFA U17 Women's WC: Morocco, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria book final-round tickets
02 may 2022 - 07:29:04Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco, Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria secured their places in the final round of the African race [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US calls for unimpeded humanitarian access to Ethiopians
30 april 2022 - 05:44:26Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it is encouraged that the government of Ethiopia and regional authorities in [...] Full text...
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African leaders bid farewell to Kenya's third President Kibaki
29 april 2022 - 16:56:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders, both serving and retired, congregated at the Nyayo Stadium here on a chilly Friday [...] Full text...
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Tech needs girls, and girls need tech: UN
29 april 2022 - 05:28:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More and more young women and girls are highlighting the importance of access and safety in the [...] Full text...
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US gives $200 million for humanitarian assistance in Horn of Africa
28 april 2022 - 05:23:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United States has announced more than $200 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the Horn of [...] Full text...
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NGOs call for increased humanitarian assistance to prevent tragedy in Horn of Africa
27 april 2022 - 06:57:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As the drought crisis in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya worsens, the humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council [...] Full text...
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AU backs plan to dispatch regional force to restore stability in the DRC
26 april 2022 - 16:54:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union supports the planned deployment of a regional force to end the hostilities [...] Full text...
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'This is the worst drought in forty years’: Millions of Ethiopians at risk from failed rains
26 april 2022 - 09:39:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s eastern Somali Region has been hit by three consecutive below-average rainy seasons, worsening the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian conflict: New convoy with humanitarian items on the way to Tigray
24 april 2022 - 04:59:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government says 74 trucks carrying humanitarian items are on the way to Mekelle, [...] Full text...
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Kaba Diawara reappointed Guinea football coach
23 april 2022 - 08:57:13Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinea international striker, Kaba Diawara, has been named the substantive coach of the senior national [...] Full text...
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AU donates US$150,000 to South Africa flood victims
21 april 2022 - 05:32:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has donated US$150,000 to South Africa in response and rescue efforts following [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Draw for quaifying group matches
19 april 2022 - 20:35:53Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The following are the groups for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Côte d'Ivoire 2023, [...] Full text...
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Worsening drought in Horn of Africa puts up to 20 million at risk: WFP
19 april 2022 - 19:38:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Up to 20 million people could go hungry this year as delayed rains worsen extreme drought [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US welcomes delivery of humanitarian aid to Tigray
16 april 2022 - 05:47:49Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the arrival on Friday of a convoy of trucks carrying [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Dozens of trucks with humanitarian aid sent to Tigray region
15 april 2022 - 11:32:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Dozens of trucks have, over the past two days, left for Tigray region as the [...] Full text...
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UN releases $100 million to fight hunger in 6 African countries and Yemen
15 april 2022 - 06:37:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN has allocated $100 million to fight hunger in Africa and the Middle East as [...] Full text...
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Justice critical to fighting sexual violence in conflict
14 april 2022 - 05:31:56New York, US (PANA) - Women’s rights are human rights, and universal in times of war and peace, a senior [...] Full text...
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World Bank supports Ethiopians affected by conflict
13 april 2022 - 22:30:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a US$300 million International Development Association (IDA) grant for the [...] Full text...
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Millions of refugees in East Africa face 'desperate future' - UN agencies ward
13 april 2022 - 12:34:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Millions of displaced families across eastern Africa will fall deeper into hunger as food rations dwindle [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Senior US diplomats expected in Ethiopia for talks on humanitarian, security issues
13 april 2022 - 06:45:30Washington, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, David Satterfield and Deputy Special Envoy, Payton Knopf, [...] Full text...
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African Development Fund gives $5.5 million for energy project in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan
11 april 2022 - 05:37:02Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a $5.5 million [...] Full text...
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195 illegal migrants kidnapped by gang in Beni Walid in southwestern Libya released
10 april 2022 - 13:18:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 195 illegal migrants, including 23 women and two children, were freed by a [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US concerned over reports of mass atrocities in Western Tigray
09 april 2022 - 07:52:45Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has reiterated its grave concern over continuing reports of ethnically-motivated atrocities committed [...] Full text...
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Sub-Saharan Africa under threat from multiple humanitarian crises
09 april 2022 - 05:51:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of hungry people in the Sahel and West Africa has quadrupled over the last three years, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray region's humanitarian crisis persists despite ceasefire
08 april 2022 - 13:18:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The overall situation in northern Ethiopia remains fragile and unpredictable days after the government declared [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights groups flag crimes against humanity in Western Tigray Zone
06 april 2022 - 07:31:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Amhara regional security forces and civilian authorities in Ethiopia's Western Tigray Zone have committed widespread abuses against [...] Full text...
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First aid convoy in three months to enter Ethiopia's Tigray soon - UN
04 april 2022 - 11:39:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The first international aid convoy in three months is on its way to Ethiopia's war-stricken [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US commends delivery of humanitarian assistance to Tigray, Afar regions
02 april 2022 - 07:28:32Washington DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed steps by the Government of Ethiopia and regional authorities to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: More than 20 trucks conveying humanitarian aid to Tigray region
01 april 2022 - 12:51:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government says more than 20 trucks on Thursday began transporting humanitarian aid through [...] Full text...
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AI report says conflict contagious in face of perilously weak international responses in 2021
29 march 2022 - 18:21:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International said in its latest report that in 2021, new and unresolved conflicts erupted or [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group laids Addis Ababa's humanitarian truce
27 march 2022 - 05:31:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Amnesty International has lauded the humanitarian truce announced by the Ethiopian Federal Government in the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief welcomes Tigray humanitarian ceasefire agreement
25 march 2022 - 20:58:31New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday welcomed the declaration of an indefinite humanitarian truce on the part [...] Full text...
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IGAD welcomes bilateral humanitarian ceasefire in Ethiopia
25 march 2022 - 16:18:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African development block, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has welcomed a bilateral humanitarian ceasefire [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Government declares humanitarian truce with immediate effect; US welcomes gesture
25 march 2022 - 05:36:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia announced on Thursday that it has with immediate effect declared an indefinite [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Airlines names new CEO
24 march 2022 - 18:33:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Mesfin Tasesew Bekele, a veteran aviation engineer, has been named the new Chief Executive Officer [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Airlines CEO quits after overseeing four-fold growth in a decade
23 march 2022 - 20:24:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Tewolde GebreMariam has stepped down from the company to focus on [...] Full text...
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AU-EU to deepen cooperation on digital technologies to advance development
23 march 2022 - 15:15:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Union (EU) have committed to deepen their [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa’s vaccine uptake increases by 15% - WHO
22 march 2022 - 06:43:01Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake rose by 15% between January and February as several countries embarked on [...] Full text...
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World Water Forum: Japan's Emperor wants new impetus for water policy
21 march 2022 - 16:21:26Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - The Emperor of Japan, Naruhito, on Monday hoped that discussions of the World Water Forum would [...] Full text...
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UNHCR and partners seek US$1.2 billion to address Africa’s largest refugee crisis
18 march 2022 - 12:49:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), together with 102 humanitarian and development partners is appealing [...] Full text...
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UNHCR ramps up aid to thousands displaced by Somalia drought
12 march 2022 - 05:26:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency is scaling up assistance to thousands of people displaced by severe drought [...] Full text...
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Comoros name Zerdouk as new national team coach
08 march 2022 - 13:36:38Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - Frenchman Younes Zerdouk has been named as the permanent coach of the Comoros national team following [...] Full text...
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UNHCR seeks US$205 million for life-saving assistance to over 1.6 million people affected by Ethiopia conflict
04 march 2022 - 12:01:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is appealing for US$205 million to deliver life-saving assistance and [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Council President appoints Fatou Bensouda, others as members of investigative body in Ethiopia
02 march 2022 - 23:57:41Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Federico Villegas of Argentina, on Wednesday announced the [...] Full text...
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AU 'disturbed' by reports of Africans being refused right to cross Ukraine border to safety
01 march 2022 - 07:23:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) says it is disturbed by reports that African citizens on the Ukrainian [...] Full text...
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Libyan MPs in Addis Ababa for meeting on PAP presidential election
25 february 2022 - 16:13:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) arrived Friday at the African Union (AU) headquarters [...] Full text...
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Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi takes helm of regional follow-up mechanism of Addis Ababa Framework Agreement
25 february 2022 - 14:22:28Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, Thursday handed over power to DR Congo President Félix Antoine [...] Full text...
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Top AU officials express 'extreme concern' about 'dangerous situation' in Ukraine
25 february 2022 - 05:47:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The current Chair of the African Union and President of Senegal, president Macky Sall, and the [...] Full text...
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Delegation of ambassadors, representatives abroad received by Burkinabe Head of State
23 february 2022 - 14:42:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, received Tuesday a delegation of [...] Full text...
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US 'gravely concerned' about reported atrocities in Ethiopia's Amhara region
23 february 2022 - 07:02:06Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it is "gravely concerned" by the reports of atrocities, including sexual violence, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia says it is ready to cooperate with Sudan and Egypt over GERD issues
22 february 2022 - 20:40:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia on Tuesday said it is ready to cooperate with Egypt and the Sudan in a [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves energy access financing for six African countries
22 february 2022 - 17:36:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved the Energy Access [...] Full text...
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Sudan 'unhappy' with Ethiopia's 'lack of cooperation' in operating controversial dam
22 february 2022 - 11:17:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan says that it wants to see Ethiopia’s "sweet words" about the benefits of the Grand Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Gambia to play Afcon preliminary game in Morocco due to stadium ban by CAF
21 february 2022 - 17:21:12Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has confirmed that Gambia’s AFCON preliminary game against Chad scheduled for 29 [...] Full text...
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EU allocates 40 million Euro to assist Sudan in humanitarian domains
20 february 2022 - 16:25:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The EU Commission has allocated Sudan 40 million Euro as part of a package of 294.2 [...] Full text...
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CAF bans 23 stadiums from hosting international matches
20 february 2022 - 15:30:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has banned 23 stadiums across the continent "for not meeting [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Renaissance Dam begins generation of power
20 february 2022 - 10:45:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), bitterly opposed by Sudan and Egypt, officially began generating [...] Full text...
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Tigray military hostilities hampering aid distribution in northern Ethiopia
18 february 2022 - 19:59:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Increasing levels of military hostilities in Tigray region, which include an airstrike reported on Atsbi [...] Full text...
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Thousands of Eritrean refugees displaced in clashes in Ethiopia’s Afar region - UNHCR
18 february 2022 - 12:33:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it is working with the Ethiopian authorities and partners to [...] Full text...
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USAID provides humanitarian assistance to drought-affected people
16 february 2022 - 12:40:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing additional humanitarian aid valued at $39 [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian cisis: Rights group accuses rebel TPLF forces of murder, rape, pillage in Amhara region
16 february 2022 - 06:02:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has accused fighters affiliated with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US welcomes lifting of state of emergency
16 february 2022 - 05:38:30Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the lifting of the state of emergency in Ethiopia describing [...] Full text...
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Djibouti suffers huge financial damages over DP World port wrangles
15 february 2022 - 15:29:57Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Djibouti has lost a landmark arbitration case against DP World after a prolonged case following its [...] Full text...
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