Kenya all set for CECAFA Senior Championship
24 june 2021 - 13:28:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is all set for the forthcoming CECAFA Senior Championships, due to kick off in Bahar [...] Full text...
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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is all set for the forthcoming CECAFA Senior Championships, due to kick off in Bahar [...] Full text...
AU Ethiopia election observer mission gives vote clean bill of health
24 june 2021 - 09:21:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Election Observation Mission to Ethiopia's General Elections on 21 June, 2021 has [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US 'gravely concerned' about Tigray village market air strike
24 june 2021 - 07:39:41Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is "gravely concerned" by reports that dozens of civilians were [...] Full text...
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Sudan reiterates calls for Ethiopian troops to leave Abyei peacekeeping force
23 june 2021 - 06:47:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan has renewed its call for the United Nations to replace the Ethiopian contingent in United [...] Full text...
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Sudan appeals to UN Security Council to intervene in controversial Ethiopian Dam construction
23 june 2021 - 06:16:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has appealed to the UN Security Council to hold a special session, as quickly as [...] Full text...
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UN agencies launch measures to improve well-being of school-aged children, adolescents
23 june 2021 - 05:28:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With school closures triggered by COVID-19 disrupting both education and access to nutritious meals, two UN [...] Full text...
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WFP says 41 million at imminent risk of famine without urgent funding and humanitarian access
22 june 2021 - 15:50:51Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday warned that famine – already present in [...] Full text...
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2021 Annual meetings of AfDB Group begin on Wednesday
22 june 2021 - 07:40:09Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The opening ceremony of the 56th Meeting of the Boards of Governors of the African [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Bank, AU to support rapid vaccination for up to 400 million people in Africa
22 june 2021 - 07:30:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Finance Ministers and the World Bank Group met on Monday to fast track vaccine [...] Full text...
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Counting of votes continues in Ethiopia after general elections
22 june 2021 - 05:36:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Counting of votes is continuing in Ethiopia after Monday's general elections. The Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) [...] Full text...
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Polls close in Ethiopia's general elections
21 june 2021 - 19:14:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Polls have officially closed in Ethiopia's general elections where voters cast their ballots to elect their [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for free, peaceful election in Ethiopia
21 june 2021 - 11:23:20New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a free and peaceful election in Ethiopia. In a [...] Full text...
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Polls open in Ethiopia's General Election
21 june 2021 - 06:38:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Polls have opened in Ethiopia where voters are electing their representatives to Federal Parliament and [...] Full text...
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EU prods Ethiopian authorities to ensure transparent, safe election process
19 june 2021 - 09:35:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Concerned with ongoing violence across Ethiopia, the Council of the European Union (EU) has called [...] Full text...
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Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps - WFP
18 june 2021 - 15:11:18Rome, Italy (PANA) - The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks and COVID-19, in addition to a lack [...] Full text...
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World No Tobacco Day: WHO awards Ethiopian official for her role in tobacco control
18 june 2021 - 13:27:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopian Heran Gerba, Director General of her country’s Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) on Friday [...] Full text...
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UNHCR urges world leaders to act to reverse trend of soaring displacement
18 june 2021 - 06:05:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday urged world leaders to step up their [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopia slams AU's 'unilateral' Tigray inquiry; calls for joint investigation
17 june 2021 - 15:07:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has rejected the "unilateral" establishment of a commission of inquiry into the Tigray crisis [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: AU inquiry on Tigray crisis begins work
17 june 2021 - 07:24:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is on Thursday commencing an inquiry into the crisis in Ethiopia's [...] Full text...
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2022 AFCON: Sierra Leone wrap up 24-team qualifiers' list
15 june 2021 - 18:55:29Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Sierra Leone became the 24th and final qualifier for the 2022 AFCON in Cameroon, after beating [...] Full text...
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World Bank to partner with African Union in securing more coronavirus vaccines
15 june 2021 - 16:18:58Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - World Bank President David Malpass and senior managers, including Axel van Trotsenburg and Makhtar Diop, [...] Full text...
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AU, Ramaphosa wish Zambia’s former president Kaunda quick recovery
15 june 2021 - 14:33:32Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The African Union and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have wished Zambia’s first president Kenneth Kaunda [...] Full text...
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US urges Ethiopians to commit to inclusive, post election dialogue
13 june 2021 - 10:26:32Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has urged the Government and people of Ethiopia to commit to an [...] Full text...
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Sudanese FM confers with AU Commissioner on GERD
12 june 2021 - 18:24:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mariam Al-Saddiq Mahdi, on Saturday received the Chairperson of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agencies scale-up response to address looming famine ‘catastrophe’ in Tigray
11 june 2021 - 05:28:50Rome, Italy (PANA) - The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Thursday for immediate access to deliver [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa Union eyes more doses to lessen vaccine exclusion
10 june 2021 - 22:35:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has welcomed ongoing debate at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Indian variant spreading rapidly amid third wave in Africa - Africa CDC
10 june 2021 - 21:58:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Indian variant of the coronavirus pandemic is rapidly spreading across Africa with 14 countries [...] Full text...
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African Union launches continental electricity trading platform
10 june 2021 - 12:14:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has officially launched the African Single Electricity Market (AfSEM), the world’s largest [...] Full text...
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Sudan, Egypt express deep concern over Ethiopia's attitude on filling controversial dam
09 june 2021 - 20:14:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Egypt on Wednesday again expressed their "deep concern" over the potential impact and damages [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Guterres warns that Tigray on 'brink of famine'
08 june 2021 - 08:11:11New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that several areas in Tigray are "on the brink [...] Full text...
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Global push needed to ensure ‘clean, affordable and sustainable electricity’ for all
08 june 2021 - 06:15:35New York, US (PANA) - During the last decade, more people around the world have gained access to electricity than [...] Full text...
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Africa’s Free Trade Area, world’s largest, says Expert
02 june 2021 - 19:59:40Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Anne Wambui Gaitha, an International Trade and Investment expert on Wednesday revealed that the newly-launched African [...] Full text...
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AU suspends Mali with immediate effect following second coup
02 june 2021 - 07:13:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Mali from the continental body with immediate effect until [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis; Ethiopians march against 'foreign interference' in the country's internal affairs
30 may 2021 - 14:39:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Thousands of Ethiopians held a demonstration in Addis Ababa on Sunday against foreign interference in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agency expresses grave concerns over 'dire' situation in Tigray region
30 may 2021 - 06:56:39New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians have expressed deep concern about serious and ongoing abuses carried out against displaced civilians who are also facing [...] Full text...
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Sudanese FM tours African states to solicit support on GERD dam
27 may 2021 - 19:09:10Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Foreign Affairs Minister, Ms. Mariam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi, left Khartoum on Thursday, leading a high-level delegation [...] Full text...
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Latest FIFA Rankings for African countries
27 may 2021 - 19:04:16Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the latest FIFA rankings for African countries, published in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday. World [...] Full text...
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Africa’s drive to boost medicine and vaccine manufacturing
27 may 2021 - 13:13:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With COVID-19 vaccine supplies to Africa slowing down, the continent is working to boost its [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: US President Biden calls for ceasefire
27 may 2021 - 06:20:37Washington DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden has expressed deep concern at the escalating violence and the hardening [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 behind unprecedented changes in number of migrants across East and Horn of Africa - IOM Report
26 may 2021 - 12:56:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – At least 300,000 migrants across the East and Horn of Africa have been affected by COVID-19 in 2020, according to the International Organization [...] Full text...
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US President Biden calls for diplomatic resolution of controversial Ethiopian dam
25 may 2021 - 10:30:18Washington, DC US (PANA) - US President Joseph Biden has underscored the US' interest in achieving a diplomatic resolution of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia denies reported use of chemical weapons in troubled Tigray region
24 may 2021 - 21:31:29Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has denied using chemical weapons in the ongoing war in the northern [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: US takes action against Ethiopian, Eritrean, TPLF members 'undermining resolution of Tigray crisis'
24 may 2021 - 07:14:45Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has announced a series of actions against Ethiopian, Eritrean and Tigray People's Liberation [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Refugees in South Sudan begin receiving jabs
23 may 2021 - 07:58:02Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Refugees in South Sudan are receiving COVID-19 jabs during the rollout of the country’s national [...] Full text...
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Kenya's second seaport opens in Lamu
20 may 2021 - 17:52:14Lamu, Kenya (PANA) – The first berth at Lamu Port, on the East African coastline in Kenya, received its first [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa CDC criticises destruction of vaccines in Malawi
20 may 2021 - 17:42:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has urged countries to act rapidly [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AU health ministers urge member countries to step up vaccination against the disease
18 may 2021 - 07:48:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Health Ministers have called upon all AU Member States to intensify their efforts for [...] Full text...
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'Countries with strong economy' working against Ethiopia: PM Abiy says
17 may 2021 - 08:15:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says some powerful nations are working against the country and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari departs Abuja for France for African Finance Summit
16 may 2021 - 16:24:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will Sunday depart Abuja for Paris, France, on a four-day official visit to [...] Full text...
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US accuses Ethiopia of continuing atrocities and denial of humanitarian access in Tigray Region
15 may 2021 - 19:50:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States has issued the strongest critique yet against Addis Ababa, lamenting what it described [...] Full text...
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President Kenyatta attends President Guelleh’s inauguration in Djibouti
15 may 2021 - 18:46:16Djibouti Ville, Djibouti (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta was among several African leaders at the inauguration of Djibouti President Ismaïl [...] Full text...
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U.S. committed to working with international partners to help Sudan overcome hurdles
14 may 2021 - 16:39:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The American Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, who has just completed his [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia-Sudan border tensions must be de-escalated
13 may 2021 - 13:17:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A potential border war brewing between Sudan and Ethiopia threatens to destabilise the two nations [...] Full text...
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AU Chairperson 'strongly condemns' bombardments in the Gaza Strip
12 may 2021 - 07:18:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has "strongly condemned" the [...] Full text...
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Charity organization helps UNHCR workers to assist refugees
11 may 2021 - 19:19:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Sudan, has welcomed an [...] Full text...
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Free up ‘bottlenecks’ stifling Africa’s agri-food sector, urges FAO chief
11 may 2021 - 06:24:46Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN agriculture chief warned on Monday that severe underfunding of Africa’s agri-food sector has boosted [...] Full text...
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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Thrilling encounters in CAF draw for qualifiers
10 may 2021 - 17:46:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday hosted the [...] Full text...
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African teams’ road to FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup revealed
10 may 2021 - 17:36:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following draws conducted by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) at its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, [...] Full text...
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CAF Women’s AFCON qualifiers: CAF unveils pairings
10 may 2021 - 17:27:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt, ON Monday hosted the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian peacekeepers in Sudan ask for political asylum
10 may 2021 - 10:09:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of Ethiopian peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur state have refused to go back home at the [...] Full text...
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Despite end of rebellion in Darfur, people are still on the run
09 may 2021 - 18:20:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Although clashes between rebels and the Sudanese government have largely subsided in Darfur and many other [...] Full text...
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CAF receives new record of entries in qualifiers for women's competitions
09 may 2021 - 09:52:36Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says the participation of national teams in women's football competitions [...] Full text...
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Republic of Korea gives US$400,000 for WFP emergency response in Ethiopia's Tigray region
09 may 2021 - 04:33:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$400,000 contribution from the Government [...] Full text...
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AU appoints John Mahama as High Representative for Somalia
08 may 2021 - 19:50:58Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on Saturday announced the appointment of former [...] Full text...
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AU Chair visits Sudan for new mediation effort on Ethiopia's disputed dam
08 may 2021 - 13:58:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi of DR Congo arrived in Khartoum on Saturday for a one-day visit to [...] Full text...
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Int'l community assures DRC President of support during his term as AU President
07 may 2021 - 19:28:19Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The ambassadors of the United States to the African Union (AU), Ms. Jessye Lapenn, the [...] Full text...
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Senior US envoy visits Sudan to discuss de-escalating tension between Khartoum and Addis Ababa
07 may 2021 - 12:45:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, arrived in Khartoum on Friday [...] Full text...
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US, South Africa stress need to expand global COVID-19 vaccine production
06 may 2021 - 07:24:07London, UK (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor have underscored [...] Full text...
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Football: Hugo Broos appointed Bafana Bafana coach
05 may 2021 - 16:15:10Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Football Association (SAFA) has appointed Belgian Hugo Broos as the new Bafana [...] Full text...
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Tunisia in top 10 of good governance in Africa
05 may 2021 - 10:22:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is in the top 10 on the African continent in the ranking established by the [...] Full text...
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US congressional delegation pledges to help Khartoum resolve outstanding challenges
05 may 2021 - 04:59:09Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - A visiting US Congressional delegation has pledged their country’s support for the transition to democracy in [...] Full text...
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US Special Envoy for Horn of Africa begins four-nation tour
04 may 2021 - 07:45:07Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman begins a four-nation tour on [...] Full text...
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Sudan FM tours African states to rally support for Khartoum's stands on the Renaissance Dam
03 may 2021 - 19:47:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Monday quoted the current chair of the African Union, President Félix Tshisekedi of the [...] Full text...
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AU Commission Chief welcomes moves to promote Somali Elections
02 may 2021 - 13:39:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has welcomed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Risk of pandemic resurgence 'remains high' in Africa: WHO
30 april 2021 - 07:40:13Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The risk of COVID-19 resurgence remains high in several African countries due to poor adherence to public [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN says security situation continues to impede humanitarian work in Tigray region
30 april 2021 - 05:42:52New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations says the complex and unpredictable security situation continues to impede the freedom [...] Full text...
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ADF provides $31.2 million to boost nutrition and end child stunting in Ethiopia
29 april 2021 - 19:37:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a grant of [...] Full text...
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Protect civilian infrastructure during conflict: UN relief chief
28 april 2021 - 05:14:47New York, US (PANA) - Ensuring warring parties respect international humanitarian law is the first step towards protecting civilians and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: US reiterates grave concern about deteriorating humanitarian, rights crises in Ethiopia
27 april 2021 - 10:38:35Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has reiterated its grave concern about the deteriorating humanitarian and human rights crises [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia lists two bidders for first private mobile telecom licence
27 april 2021 - 01:48:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A consortium of telecommunication firms under Safaricom and its parent firm, Vodafone/Vodacom of the United [...] Full text...
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AU Peace and Security Council calls for restoration of constitutional order in Chad
25 april 2021 - 05:41:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union has called for the restoration [...] Full text...
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US names Special Envoy for Horn of Africa, to handle GERD crisis among other issues
23 april 2021 - 21:40:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Administration Friday announced the appointment of a new special envoy for the Horn of [...] Full text...
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Libya and Ethiopia's Renaissance dam at centre of talks between Sisi and Putin
23 april 2021 - 16:27:56Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian Abdel Fattah Sissi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday had telephone discussion on several [...] Full text...
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Tunis reiterates support to Egypt on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
23 april 2021 - 10:00:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied on Thursday received the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Chokri, who [...] Full text...
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AU Peace and Security Council condemns term extension for Somali president
23 april 2021 - 06:26:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) has condemned the extension of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ethiopian laboratory firm conducts free mass testing in Tigray
21 april 2021 - 17:04:55Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – An Ethiopia-based laboratory services provider has launched a mass testing campaign for the coronavirus disease [...] Full text...
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African Union proposes industrial scale agro-processing to boost trade
21 april 2021 - 14:24:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union plans to facilitate supply chain improvements in Africa through the construction of [...] Full text...
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African Union mourns fallen Chadian President Deby
20 april 2021 - 21:52:55Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Chadian President Idriss Deby, who died in the battlefield on Tuesday, was a distinguished military [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: ‘No end’ to conflict in Tigray region, warns UNICEF
20 april 2021 - 19:29:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Disturbing reports have continued to emerge of widespread abuse of civilians in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray [...] Full text...
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Moroccan and Egyptian Foreign Ministers hold talks
16 april 2021 - 12:01:31Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan and Egyptian foreign ministers held talks on Thursday by video conference on bilateral relations and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO calls for bolstering of vigilance as Africa rolls out vaccines
16 april 2021 - 07:43:40Brazzaville, Congo (PAMA) - More than 13.6 million – including 12 million AstraZeneca – vaccine doses have been administered in [...] Full text...
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US gives $95 million humanitarian assistance for South Sudan crisis response
16 april 2021 - 06:39:27Washington, DC US (PANA) - The United States on Thursday announced more than $95 million to support the response to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Rights group accuses Eritrean soldiers of killing three Ethiopians in 'unprovoked attack'
15 april 2021 - 06:12:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, says Eritrean troops killed three people and injured at least [...] Full text...
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Prevention is ‘only cure’ to end sexual violence in conflict, Security Council hears
15 april 2021 - 05:34:35New York, US (PANA) - Prevention is the best and only cure to stem the multiple, devastating and enduring consequences [...] Full text...
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Africa CDC moves to advance vaccine manufacturing on continent
14 april 2021 - 14:14:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has signed an agreement with [...] Full text...
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Uganda star Captain, Onyango, retires from international football
13 april 2021 - 17:51:19Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Hours after helping Mamelodi Sundowns beat Chippa United 2-1 in South African Premier League, Uganda Cranes [...] Full text...
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Sudan, Ethiopia continue war of words on controversial Ethiopian Dam
13 april 2021 - 09:35:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan and Ethiopia are continuing their war of words on the construction the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance [...] Full text...
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At least 34 dead after smuggler's boat capsizes off the coast of Djibouti
13 april 2021 - 06:00:45Obock, Djibouti (PANA) – At least 34 people have died after a boat operated by people smugglers, transporting approximately 60 migrants [...] Full text...
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Somali leaders urged to prioritise national interest as political stalemate continues
12 april 2021 - 08:07:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN and international partners working to support a lasting peace and democratic election process [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Less than 2% of world’s vaccines administered in Africa - WHO
11 april 2021 - 11:32:13Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Less than 2% of the 690 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to date globally is in Africa, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Amidst hostilities in Tigray, humanitarian situation remains ‘dire’ - UN
08 april 2021 - 04:59:57New York, US (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region remains “dire”, the Spokesperson for the UN [...] Full text...
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Cameroon battle Chile with sights on Tokyo Olympic ticket
07 april 2021 - 18:37:22Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a 13-month wait, Cameroon will finally continue their quest to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 [...] Full text...
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Talks on controversial Ethiopian dam end without progress
07 april 2021 - 12:15:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Talks to resolve the raging dispute between Sudan and Egypt on one hand and Ethiopia on [...] Full text...
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Rights group says devastating impact of conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa compounded by COVID-19
07 april 2021 - 06:40:41Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the terrible legacy of deliberately divisive and destructive policies that [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State, Sudan PM discuss several issues on phone
06 april 2021 - 11:07:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday spoke on [...] Full text...
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EU hands out US$199 million to IMF’s Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust
06 april 2021 - 08:16:11Washington, DC US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday received the European Union's (EU's) contribution of US$199 [...] Full text...
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President Felix Tshisekedi proposes consensual programme on issue of big Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
05 april 2021 - 22:15:08Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Felix Tshisekedi Monday proposed a consensual programme on the issue of the Big Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Trilateral negotiations on controversial Ethiopian dam to resume, says Minister
02 april 2021 - 14:23:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Seleshi Bekele, has announced that the trilateral negotiation [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM supports Egypt in controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
01 april 2021 - 10:29:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has said that Egypt's water and national security are linked to [...] Full text...
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2022 AFCON: List of Group winners, runners-up
31 march 2021 - 07:38:55Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the conclusion of the qualifiers for the 2022 AFCON in Cameroon, the following are the [...] Full text...
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2022 AFCON qualifiers: Results of final Group matches played on Tuesday
31 march 2021 - 07:32:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of the final matches (Day 6) in Groups E, F, I, K and L [...] Full text...
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2022 AFCON: 23 teams qualify for final tournament
31 march 2021 - 07:28:31Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the conclusion of the qualifiers for the 2022 AFCON in Cameroon, the following 23 teams [...] Full text...
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2022 AFCON qualifiers: Results of final Group matches played on Tuesday
31 march 2021 - 01:58:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of the final matches (Day 6) in Groups E, F, I, K and [...] Full text...
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AU Peace and Security Council on three-day mission to Sudan
30 march 2021 - 18:59:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A delegation of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), led by [...] Full text...
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2022 AFCON qualifiers: Final Group matches for Tuesday
29 march 2021 - 21:15:46Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The final matches (Day 6) in Groups E, F, I, K and L in the qualifiers [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Airlines agrees to pilot global aviation travel pass
26 march 2021 - 15:06:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines has agreed to pilot a global vaccines travel verification pass introduced by the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UNHCR says it has reached destroyed camps in northern Tigray
26 march 2021 - 11:20:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency said on Friday that it has gained access to the Shimelba and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO urges equitable vaccine access to widen reach in Africa
26 march 2021 - 08:54:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa urgently needs more COVID-19 vaccine supplies as deliveries begin to slow down and initial batches are [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Ethiopian Crisis: PM Abiy says Eritrea to pull out its troops from Ethiopia
26 march 2021 - 07:34:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its forces from the Ethiopian border, following discussions between their [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Ethiopian Crisis: PM Abiy says Eritrea to pull out its troops from Ethiopia
26 march 2021 - 07:12:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrea is has agreed to withdraw its forces from the Ethiopian border, following discussions between [...] Full text...
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AU welcomes DRC to African Peer Review Mechanism, urges other countries to join initiative
25 march 2021 - 20:43:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the Democratic Republic of Congo as the newest member [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN announces probe into alleged Tigray rights violations
25 march 2021 - 16:06:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alleged serious abuses and rights violations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are to be investigated by the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: WFP seeks US$170 million to respond to food security emergency in Tigray
25 march 2021 - 07:38:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) –  The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun providing emergency food assistance to vulnerable [...] Full text...
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2022 AFCON qualifiers: More Day 5 results from matches played on Wednesday
24 march 2021 - 21:01:09Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are more Day 5 results in the qualifiers for the 2022 African Nations Cup (AFCON), [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian rights group says 'over 100' civilians killed by Eritrean soldiers
24 march 2021 - 12:37:31Addis Abba, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says information it collected during its preliminary investigation into the [...] Full text...
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Sudan accepts 'in principle' UAE's offer to mediate in conflicts with Ethiopia
24 march 2021 - 11:00:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says it has accepted "in principle" an initiative of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON qualifiers: Day 5 matches begin on Wednesday
24 march 2021 - 07:51:21Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a five-month halt following the COVID-19 pandemic, qualifiers for the 2021 African Nations Cup (AFCON), [...] Full text...
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African ministers call for reexamination of present support system for less-advanced countries
24 march 2021 - 06:36:25Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The 53rd Conference of African Finance, Planning and Economic Development ministers ended on Tuesday with a [...] Full text...
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Africa urged to adopt strategies for green industrialization, diversification
23 march 2021 - 20:03:52Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – African Finance, Planning and Economic development ministers on Tuesday urged African countries to adopt strategies for [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: PM Abiy says soldiers who committed atrocities in Tigray to be held accountable
23 march 2021 - 18:00:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Tuesday that soldiers found to have committed "atrocities" [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM says there should be no war with Sudan over border conflict
23 march 2021 - 16:45:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has reiterated that it should not to to war with its western neighbour Sudan [...] Full text...
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Panellists call for digital transformation to stimulate economic growth in Africa
23 march 2021 - 07:17:23Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Participants at a panel discussion at the 53rd Conference of African Finance, Planning and Economic Development [...] Full text...
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53rd Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economy opens in Addis Ababa
22 march 2021 - 16:28:53Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Monday opened the 53rd Conference of African Ministers of Finance, [...] Full text...
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UNFPA chief urges more international support for stability in Sudan
21 march 2021 - 14:43:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for increased international support for [...] Full text...
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Africa called to invest in e-commerce
20 march 2021 - 15:43:05Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Africa must invest in e-commerce and digital commerce to guarantee a bright future, according to the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Children must be protected from harm, urges UNICEF
20 march 2021 - 11:49:58New York, US (PANA) - The situation for children in Tigray is becoming increasingly serious as the conflict in the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Lockdowns cost Africa over $ 65 billion a month
19 march 2021 - 17:44:08Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Lockdowns caused by the Covid-19 have cost Africa about $ 65 billion a month, according to [...] Full text...
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Ghana deposits ratification instrument of African Medicines Agency at AU
19 march 2021 - 12:15:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ghana is now the sixth Member State to deposit the instrument of ratification of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa’s vaccination gains pace, nearly seven million doses given
19 march 2021 - 05:57:06Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Nearly seven million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Africa, where after months of waiting on [...] Full text...
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Tributes pour for fallen Pan-Africanism hero Magufuli from African leaders
18 march 2021 - 20:07:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders showered the fallen Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli with tributes on Thursday, extolling [...] Full text...
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Improving cross-border disease surveillance and response in Eastern and Southern Africa
18 march 2021 - 16:20:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and its partners, including the [...] Full text...
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AUC, UNAIDS sign MoU on better response to HIV/AIDS
18 march 2021 - 15:27:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) have [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia expects controversial Renaissance Dam to begin generating electricity in August
18 march 2021 - 08:02:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says two turbines of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) are expected to generate [...] Full text...
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Transport costs hinder growth of isolated African countries
18 march 2021 - 00:02:06Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Transport costs hinder the growth of isolated African countries, according to the report on the evaluation [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia says it has 'just right' to use the Nile River as war of words with Sudan and Egypt continues
17 march 2021 - 16:39:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A senior Ethiopian government official says no one would prevent the country from exercising its "just [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese ‘one step away from famine' as UN launches humanitarian response plan
16 march 2021 - 18:32:14Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - As hunger levels continue to deepen in South Sudan due to a combination of violence, [...] Full text...
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Aid agencies appeal for funding to support over two million South Sudanese refugees
16 march 2021 - 13:05:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and partners are appealing for US$1.2 billion to provide [...] Full text...
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Sudan writes to AU, UN, US, EU to mediate in Ethiopian Renaissance Dam impasse
16 march 2021 - 07:09:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr. Abdalla Hamdouk, has written to the African Union, United Nations, European [...] Full text...
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53rd Conference of African Finance ministers to open Wednesday in Benin
14 march 2021 - 18:14:21Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The 53rd Conference of African ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic development will be held from [...] Full text...
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‘If you don’t feed people, you feed conflict,’ UN chief tells Security Council
12 march 2021 - 05:47:48New York, US (PANA) - Conflict drives hunger, and when that turns to famine, that then drives conflict, the UN [...] Full text...
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Malian court jails Malawi lady 10 years for drug trafficking
11 march 2021 - 19:42:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Bamako Criminal Court in Bamako, on Wednesday sentenced Mrs Briguet Duwa, a 43-year-old Malawi lady, [...] Full text...
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African Union moves to probe Tigray massacres
11 march 2021 - 17:43:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An African Union rights body will investigate the alleged war crimes and human rights abuses [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Positive cases in Africa to top four million, vaccine rollout underway
11 march 2021 - 16:58:00Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa is poised to surpass four million COVID-19 infections this week since the continent’s first confirmed case [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ethiopian Airlines airlifts coronavirus vaccines to Africa hub
11 march 2021 - 14:37:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines has airlifted its first batch of the coronavirus vaccines from Mumbai, India, to [...] Full text...
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EU wants constructive dialogue with Ethiopian government - EC
11 march 2021 - 14:36:31Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union on Thursday urged all parties involved in the armed conflict in northern Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...
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AfDB offers $2.33 million support to modernisation of electronic payments infrastructure in Ethiopia
10 march 2021 - 15:42:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of $2.33 million to EthSwitch Share [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN migration agency says over 131,000 displaced in Tigray, Afar, Amhara regions
10 march 2021 - 05:57:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Over 131,000 people are displaced in 39 accessible locations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and neighbouring Afar [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian women face mounting gender violence ahead of elections
08 march 2021 - 21:56:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Women politicians and candidates participating in the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Ethiopia have faced mounting [...] Full text...
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Sudan, Egypt call for 'serious, effective' negotiations on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
07 march 2021 - 11:12:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan and Egypt on Saturday called for the return to "serious and effective negotiations" on the [...] Full text...
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Tunis, Cairo to restore dynamism of their pre-COVID-19 relations
05 march 2021 - 15:52:50Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian and Egyptian Foreign Ministers Othman Jerandi and Sameh Chokri, respectively, on Thursday held talks in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN rights chief calls for probe in Tigray rights abuses
05 march 2021 - 05:57:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Given the persistent reports of serious human rights violations and abuses in the Tigray region of [...] Full text...
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Africa requires trade, climate-sensitive energy use to drive economic recovery
02 march 2021 - 14:44:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa has launched a report on Building Forward for an African [...] Full text...
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WFP, UNHCR appeal for funding for over three million refugees hit by ration cuts in East Africa
02 march 2021 - 12:06:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopia says US' statement on its internal affairs 'regrettable'
01 march 2021 - 06:03:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says a statement by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the reported [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: US 'gravely concerned' about reported atrocities in Tigray region
28 february 2021 - 13:58:15Washington, DC , US (PANA) - The United States has expressed grave concern over reported atrocities and the overall deteriorating [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Eritrean troops accused of possible crimes against humanity in Tigray region
26 february 2021 - 08:38:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrean troops fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray state systematically killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the [...] Full text...
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US and Kenyan presidents discuss regional peace, security
26 february 2021 - 05:48:53Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Thursday spoke on phone with Kenyan President Uhuru [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Addis Ababa slams 'politically motivated misinformation' about Tigray
25 february 2021 - 06:00:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia has slammed "unsubstantiated and politically motivated misinformation" about the situation in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic, security situation compound Ethiopia’s socioeconomic challenges
24 february 2021 - 10:07:10Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic and Ethiopia’s domestic security situation have created both social and economic challenges, [...] Full text...
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Kenya to launch East African regional electricity switching complex
24 february 2021 - 09:45:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya’s state-owned electricity distribution firm is carrying out tests before the commissioning of a mega electricity [...] Full text...
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Thousands of Ethiopians seek asylum in Sudan’s Blue Nile State - UNHCR
24 february 2021 - 07:09:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Several thousand people fleeing escalating violence in Ethiopia’s Benishangul Gumuz region have sought safety in Sudan’s [...] Full text...
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Olunga, Chepchirchir named 2020 Kenya's top sports personalities
22 february 2021 - 11:14:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya senior national football team forward Michael Olunga has been named the most outstanding male sports [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia, South Sudan to exchange military information
20 february 2021 - 06:46:02Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia and South Sudan on Friday signed a military cooperation agreement in Addis Ababa under [...] Full text...
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AU sends senior official to Sudan as tension with Ethiopia rises
19 february 2021 - 10:21:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union has sent a senior official to Sudan as tension with its eastern neighbour, [...] Full text...
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39 Ethiopians nabbed in Zambia for illegal entry
18 february 2021 - 15:05:04Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s joint security team has arrested 39 Ethiopians for illegal entry into the country. Lusaka Province commissioner [...] Full text...
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Sudan condemns Ethiopia's 'aggression' on Sudanese territories
15 february 2021 - 05:56:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Sunday "strongly condemned" Ethiopia for its "aggression" on Sudanese territories, the direct violation of [...] Full text...
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Burundi, Ethiopia to set up standing committee to revitalise cooperation
11 february 2021 - 11:33:15Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Ethiopia and Burundi are to set up a standing committee to revitalise their bilateral relations. This was [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Rights watchdog says govt' forces carried out unlawful shelling of Tigray urban areas
11 february 2021 - 07:00:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian federal forces carried out apparently indiscriminate shelling of urban areas in the Tigray region in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian President continues visit to Burundi
10 february 2021 - 17:04:31Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Ethiopian President, Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde, in continuation of her official visit to Burundi, on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Pfizer expands access to cancer drugs in 45 African countries
10 february 2021 - 16:54:47New York, US (PANA) - US drug firm Pfizer has announced a partnership with IDA Foundation, an independent social enterprise [...] Full text...
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Kenya warns against ratcheting up tension among states of AU Mission in Somalia
10 february 2021 - 11:31:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has warned against attempts to stir up tension among African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Tsegay breaks world indoor 1500m record
10 february 2021 - 09:11:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian female middle distance runner Gudaf Tsegay on Monday in Lievin, France, posted 3:53.09 to set [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: AI asks Ethiopia to honour promise on humanitarian access to TIgray
10 february 2021 - 07:27:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday called on the Ethiopian government to honour its promise on [...] Full text...
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President of Ethiopia expected in Burundi for two-day working visit
09 february 2021 - 21:44:58Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Ethiopian President Sahlework Zewdie is expected in Burundi Tuesday for a two-day working visit, said an [...] Full text...
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President of Ethiopia arrives in Bujumbura
09 february 2021 - 21:32:08Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ms. Sahlework Zewdie, arrived here early Tuesday [...] Full text...
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African ministers ask IMF for emergency support in COVID-19 response
09 february 2021 - 18:03:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African finance ministers have asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to approve US$500 billion in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Gov't approves ‘first step’ towards Tigray emergency assistance
09 february 2021 - 07:11:19New York, US (PANA) - UN agencies have received approval from the Ethiopian Government for 25 international staff to provide [...] Full text...
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AU Member States adopt common strategy to combat coronavirus
08 february 2021 - 13:02:57Addis Ababa Ethiopia (PANA) - Heads of State and Government of the 54 member countries of the African Union (AU), [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN-Gov't mission says 'rapid scale up' crucial to meet humanitarian needs in Tigray
07 february 2021 - 15:30:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A joint United Nations-Government of Ethiopia mission to Mekelle in the country’s Tigray region, on [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: President Sahlework visits troubled Tigray state
07 february 2021 - 13:56:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's President Sahlework Zewdie on Sunday arrived in Mekelle, the capital of the troubled Tigray [...] Full text...
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2021 CHAN: Kenyan referee to handle Morocco-Mali final
07 february 2021 - 10:34:56Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Kenyan Peter Waweru Kamaku will officiate the final of the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) between [...] Full text...
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Zambian diplomat Muchanga re-elected AU Commissioner for Trade and Industry
07 february 2021 - 10:10:04Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The African Union Executive Council has re-elected Zambia's Ambassador Albert Muchanga as Commissioner for Economic Development, [...] Full text...
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AU Summit picks Nigerian diplomat to lead pivotal peace and security docket
07 february 2021 - 09:44:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Nigerian diplomat Bankole Adeoye made history on Saturday, winning an election contest for the post [...] Full text...
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AU Summit re-elects Commission Chairperson
06 february 2021 - 22:31:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, was on Saturday overwhelmingly voted back to [...] Full text...
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US President Biden greets AU Summit on Africa re-engagement strategy
06 february 2021 - 22:05:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US President Joe Biden, has greeted the 34th session of the African Union Heads of [...] Full text...
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AU Summit opens with DRC's Felix Tshisekedi as new Chairman
06 february 2021 - 15:48:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, on Saturday assumed the [...] Full text...
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AUC Chief commends Libyans on election of new interim authority
06 february 2021 - 10:03:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has welcomed the results of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian activists, opposition leaders on hunger strike, says rights body
05 february 2021 - 23:00:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian opposition leader and political change activist, Jawar Mohammed, and 22 others, held in pre-trial [...] Full text...
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US says Eritrean troops committing crimes against humanity in Ethiopia's Tigray region
05 february 2021 - 17:18:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrean troops in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray have been engaged in looting, sexual violence [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: US Secretary of State expresses 'grave concern' about humanitarian situation in Tigray
05 february 2021 - 07:13:45Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Thursday spoke with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed [...] Full text...
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