Coronavirus: South African scientist warns early coronavirus vaccines may lose potency

17 september 2020 - 22:29:41
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A South African scientist, studying the genetic charectaristics of the new coronavirus disease, has warned [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African virus outbreak spread from supermarket, stadium in January

17 september 2020 - 18:47:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Research into the type of the coronavirus pandemic spreading across South Africa has traced an [...] Full text...

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World Bank supports agricultural yields in Ethiopia

17 september 2020 - 16:47:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Bank Group has approved a US$80 million grant to support Ethiopia to bolster [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic threatens human capital gains of the past decade - New WB report

16 september 2020 - 17:57:39
Washington, US (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new [...] Full text...

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AU guidelines seek to ease cross-border trade restrictions

15 september 2020 - 13:28:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Continued inefficiencies and disruptions to cross-border trade have posed significant challenges to Africa’s fight against [...] Full text...

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Partners on Somalia welcome Federal Government, Member States dialogue on electoral model

15 september 2020 - 12:57:39
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - International partners have welcomed the resumption of dialogue between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and [...] Full text...

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Bachelet urges urgent action to strengthen resilience and protect people’s rights

14 september 2020 - 13:17:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – In view of sharply escalating suffering and turmoil across the world, human rights principles, norms and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa CDC, FIND partner to build capacity for rapid diagnostic tests in Africa

11 september 2020 - 14:36:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and [...] Full text...

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Ghana, Portugal to act as Scrutineers for 70th FIFA Congress

06 september 2020 - 05:30:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana and Portugal have been proposed to act as scrutineers at the 70th FIFA Congress to [...] Full text...

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World Bank to manage US$14.85 million digital education project

04 september 2020 - 22:52:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has received a US$14.85 million grant from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says migrants in Saudi Arabia victims of human trafficking

03 september 2020 - 17:43:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia's foreign ministry has denied reports it was refusing to take back hundreds of migrants [...] Full text...

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African governments need to address the plight of missing people more vigorously

03 september 2020 - 14:08:53
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - People around the world go missing every day. Behind every one of these people are [...] Full text...

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UN agencies support flood response in Sudan

02 september 2020 - 05:44:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN and its partners are supporting the Sudanese Government as it responds to recent severe [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia slams lack of security for its embassy in Berlin

01 september 2020 - 15:38:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia on Tuesday cricisised the lack of security for its embassy in Berlin, Germany, following [...] Full text...

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MultiChoice deepens its entertainment investment in Ethiopia

01 september 2020 - 14:11:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – MultiChoice, Africa's leading entertainment company, has announced its intention to “significantly increase investment in Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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African Information Summit calls for expansion of digital economy

31 august 2020 - 21:53:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African countries require rapid expansion of new technologies, including enhancing access to the internet, to [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways requires corporate reform to return to profits - Pilots Union

30 august 2020 - 18:49:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Financially distressed Kenya Airways has been urged to revise its strategic growth plan in the wake [...] Full text...

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Sudanese foes to initial peace agreement in Juba, South Sudan

30 august 2020 - 17:40:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s government and two major rebel groupings have initialed eight documents in Juba, South Sudan, paving [...] Full text...

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Polio cases reported in Sudan despite announcement of its eradication in Africa

29 august 2020 - 17:50:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported cases of [...] Full text...

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Kenya evacuates scores of stranded citizens in Lebanon

28 august 2020 - 21:52:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities have embarked on the immediate evacuation of 53 nationals stranded in Beirut, Lebanon, after [...] Full text...

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Nile water reaches unprecedented level in hundred years

28 august 2020 - 19:59:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan officially announced here Friday the water level in the Nile had reached a peak unheard [...] Full text...

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AU urges tightening of public health measures as economies reopen

27 august 2020 - 21:05:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia Telcoms targets 51% growth in mobile phone services

26 august 2020 - 21:37:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Telecommunications, which has remained a monopoly in its market, expects a 13% growth in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines achieves African aviation breakthrough with winglet uplift

26 august 2020 - 19:56:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines said on Wednesday its technicians had achieved a major breakthrough in Africa's aviation [...] Full text...

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WFP: Refugees at risk of hunger and malnutrition, as relief packages dwindle in eastern Africa

26 august 2020 - 18:29:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to reduce its food and cash assistance [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African health ministers express concern about impact of pandemic

26 august 2020 - 16:19:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Health Ministers and representatives from African countries gathered this week for the annual World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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ICRC registers some 44,000 people 'missing' in Africa, nearly half of them children

26 august 2020 - 12:10:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly 44,000 people across Africa are registered as missing with the International Committee of the Red [...] Full text...

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Sudan and Ethiopia underline the need to reach a win-win solution on GERD

25 august 2020 - 16:12:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Ethiopia have issued a joint statement at the end of a one-day visit to [...] Full text...

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New study: Living at higher altitudes associated with higher levels of child stunting

25 august 2020 - 07:13:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Residing at higher altitude is associated with greater rates of stunting, even for children living [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic creates large health, social needs in Ethiopia – IMF

22 august 2020 - 20:03:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  Ethiopian authorities and a team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level [...] Full text...

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African electricity sector reforms aim to remove barriers to private investments, cheaper energy prices

21 august 2020 - 21:18:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Economic Commission for Africa has embarked on a process to review electricity charges [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Freed Kenyan journalist in Ethiopia faces coronavirus battle

21 august 2020 - 17:10:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenyan journalist, Yassin Juma, also known as Collins Juma Osemo, held in a police detention [...] Full text...

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CAF, UEFA partner to strengthen African domestic leagues

21 august 2020 - 13:53:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With the support of the UEFA Assist Programme, CAF has embarked on a project to develop [...] Full text...

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Mali coup: AU tasks Malian defence forces to ensure return to civilian rule

21 august 2020 - 11:16:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has asked the Defence [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa CDC sees coronavirus infections rates declining

20 august 2020 - 19:58:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries have recorded a 30% drop in the number of new coronavirus infections in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Six African speakers, heads of national parliaments meet, agree to push for debt cancellation

17 august 2020 - 20:32:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Some African speakers of parliaments meeting here Monday agreed on the need to push for debt [...] Full text...

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Egyptian PM visits Sudan for talks on controversial Ethiopian dam

15 august 2020 - 18:47:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Egypt and the Sudan on Saturday concluded a one-day meeting in Khartoum on bilateral relations and [...] Full text...

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Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei breaks 5,000m world record

15 august 2020 - 06:07:36
Monaco (PANA) - Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei on Friday night broke the 5,000m world record with a great run at the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia Renaissance Dam: Sudan calls for postponement of negotiations on filling and operations

10 august 2020 - 17:22:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources on Monday demanded a postponement, by yet another week, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 332 evacuees arrive Lagos from London

09 august 2020 - 12:16:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Three hundred and thirty two (332) evacuees arrived at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos,  from London [...] Full text...

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Loza Abera, the crown jewel of Ethiopian football (A CAF portrait)

06 august 2020 - 16:51:43
Addis Ababa, Ethioipia (PANA) - Ethiopian Loza Abera had an unforgettable debut season in Malta last year, scoring 30 goals [...] Full text...

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Sudan surprised at surge of Ethiopian position on filling operation GERD Dam

04 august 2020 - 22:45:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Minister for Irrigation and Water Resources Professor Yassir Abass Tuesday complained of the sudden change [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU moves to prevent deaths, save lives and prevent unnecessary harm to African economies

04 august 2020 - 14:01:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - For providing effective online press briefings for the World Health Organization (WHO), the African Union [...] Full text...

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Negotiations resume on filling and operations of Renaissance Dam

03 august 2020 - 21:25:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Negotiations on the filling and operations of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) resumed here Monday, [...] Full text...

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Tanzania bans Kenya Airways flights into the country

01 august 2020 - 15:02:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has revoked approval granted to Kenya Airways to resume international flights into Tanzania [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo reopens air borders on 1 August 2020

31 july 2020 - 16:07:43
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese will reopen Lomé International Airport on Saturday, official sources in Lomé told PANA on Friday. The opening, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia bans foreign tourists as infection numbers increase

31 july 2020 - 15:23:07
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has suspended the issuance of tourist visas until further notice, a health alert posted by [...] Full text...

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Kenya approves international flight resumption from 11 destinations worldwide

30 july 2020 - 22:25:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has allowed passengers flying from at least 11 countries to land in Kenya with effect [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa's access to coronavirus vaccine lies on local manufacturing: Africa CDC

23 july 2020 - 22:37:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has warned that access to the coronavirus vaccine in Africa may [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO, Africa CDC launch joint push for traditional medicine research in Africa for virus

23 july 2020 - 15:03:54
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - In a joint effort to enhance research and development of traditional medicines for COVID-19 in Africa, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian plane catches fire at Shanghai Airport

22 july 2020 - 13:24:46
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia (PANA) -   An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777 freighter aircraft caught fire while loading cargo at Shanghai Pudong [...] Full text...

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AU calls for calm, continuation of dialogue, negotiations in Mali

21 july 2020 - 18:35:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, closely following the evolution of [...] Full text...

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FIFA's latest rankings for African countries

17 july 2020 - 19:19:00
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the latest rankings for Africa as issued on Thursday by FIFA. Senegal Tunisia Nigeria Algeria Morocco Ghana Egypt Cameroon Mali DR Congo Burkina Faso Côte [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 6 African States among countries to benefit from UNESCO, EU pandemic awareness-raising project

17 july 2020 - 17:29:32
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO and the European Union (EU) are launching an awareness-raising project to strengthen the resilience of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa CDC seeks radical measures to slow down pandemic spread

17 july 2020 - 02:00:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries have developed strong community response to combat the coronavirus (COID-19) pandemic, an official [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African vaccine trial results expected before schedule

16 july 2020 - 21:26:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine trials underway in South Africa is expected to generate results much [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges greater COVID-19 health services in Africa’s humanitarian settings

16 july 2020 - 14:58:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called for greater access to COVID-19 detection, testing and care [...] Full text...

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Sudan critical of Ethiopia's filling of dam prior to tripartite consent

15 july 2020 - 16:29:50
 Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has protested a move taken by its neighbors, Ethiopia, which started filling the Great Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO, UNICEF warn of decline in vaccinations during COVID-19

15 july 2020 - 16:11:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday of "an alarming [...] Full text...

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IGAD Heads of State Summit reviews peace progress in South Sudan

14 july 2020 - 21:37:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders held a virtual Summit on Tuesday under the umbrella of the Intergovernmental Authority [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to review air services agreements with other countries over “unacceptable” treatment of Nigerian carriers

13 july 2020 - 17:23:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government says it will review the Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASA) with various [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Tanzania’s economic growth fastest in Eastern Africa - AfDB Report

10 july 2020 - 12:35:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A new report shows Tanzania’s economy is forecast to grow at 5.2 percent in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Refugees in Africa ‘even more vulnerable than ever’ amid pandemic

09 july 2020 - 21:36:07
New York, US (PANA) - Millions of refugees across Africa face even greater food insecurity because of aid disruption and [...] Full text...

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AU lays ground for industrialisation summit in November in Niger

06 july 2020 - 23:32:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is planning to hold a special summit of heads of state [...] Full text...

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Juliet Nalukenge, Uganda's 17-year-old jewel (Sports portrait)

06 july 2020 - 13:27:06
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Teenager Juliet Nalukenge made history by winning the Uganda Women's Player-of-the-Year award at a tender age [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ADF approves US$165 million grant for Ethiopia's national COVID-19 emergency response

03 july 2020 - 14:52:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on 3 July, 2020, approved [...] Full text...

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Amnesty international wants investigation into death of Ethiopian singer

02 july 2020 - 21:18:56
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to open immediate, impartial, and independent investigations into [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo to reopen air traffic after 3-month closure

02 july 2020 - 14:59:28
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo is preparing to reopen its air space to traffic, suspended for more than three months [...] Full text...

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Murdered Ethiopian singer buried Thursday

02 july 2020 - 14:31:50
Ambo, Ethiopia (PANA) - Hundreds of mourners gathered Thursday for the funeral of a popular Ethiopian singer whose assassination this [...] Full text...

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African Union Commission Chair appeals for calm in Ethiopia

02 july 2020 - 13:56:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, says he is monitoring [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Vulnerable people across East Africa forcibly evicted during pandemic

02 july 2020 - 09:46:46
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Over 70,000 people, many of whom are internally displaced, were forcibly evicted from their [...] Full text...

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Decisions of CAF Executive Meeting held on 30 June 2020

01 july 2020 - 12:52:04
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At its meeting on 30 June 2020, via video-conference to discuss the future of competitions and [...] Full text...

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ADF approves US$9.52 million to enhance coordinated COVID-19 response in East Africa, Horn of Africa and the Comoros

01 july 2020 - 12:40:44
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved grants totalling US$9.52 [...] Full text...

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Violent protests intensify in Ethiopia after popular singer's killing

30 june 2020 - 23:01:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Violence broke out in three major cities in Ethiopia - Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa and [...] Full text...

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Water cooperation between States ‘key’ to Blue Nile dam project

30 june 2020 - 05:39:02
New York, US (PANA) - The Blue Nile is “critical for the livelihoods and development” of Egyptians, Ethiopians and Sudanese, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘not even close to being over’, WHO chief warns

29 june 2020 - 19:45:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly six months after the new coronavirus first emerged, the COVID-19 pandemic is “not even close [...] Full text...

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“One” WASH program improves well-being of Ethiopia's vulnerable communities - Officials

29 june 2020 - 18:28:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s ‘One’ model, under which the government runs its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ( WASH [...] Full text...

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World Athletics ratifies Cheptegei's 5km world record

29 june 2020 - 16:53:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics on Monday ratified the world 5km record set by Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei on February [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria repatriates 315 stranded citizens from UK

29 june 2020 - 11:48:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has continued its evacuation of stranded citizens abroad as a result of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Leaders of African media associations call on gov’ts for support to work efficiently

28 june 2020 - 14:02:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Leaders of African media organisations have called on African governments to empower journalists to work efficiently [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says will start filling Grand Renaissance Dam within two weeks

27 june 2020 - 13:27:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  Ethiopia is set to start filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) within the next [...] Full text...

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AU commends Transitional Government of Sudan on addressing multiple challenges

27 june 2020 - 10:13:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has commended the Transitional [...] Full text...

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BOAD mobilizes more than 180 billion CFAF to support WAEMU States and private sector

26 june 2020 - 17:34:56
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) is mobilizing 275.6 million euros (about CFAF 180.78 billion), to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African Union calls for unbiased sharing of coronavirus vaccine

25 june 2020 - 21:33:41
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Top scientists, researchers and ministers of health rose from a two-day virtual conference on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO decries ‘negligent’ safety planning for African frontline health workers

25 june 2020 - 20:03:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus, has decried the lack of proper [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa’s president Ramaphosa calls for virus vaccine roadmap

25 june 2020 - 14:35:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the African Union to work with countries, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 10 million infections milestone looms – WHO chief says

25 june 2020 - 04:45:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is on track to reach 10 million coronavirus cases within the next week, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO to finance coronavirus vaccine research in Africa

24 june 2020 - 22:55:50
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) will provide funding to the most promising coronavirus vaccine initiatives [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US citizens in Ghana to fly home by Ethiopian Airlines on June 26

22 june 2020 - 16:45:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - American citizens and legal permanent residents (LPRs) in Ghana are to benefit from a special Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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Coca-Cola Africa gives Kenya floods victims US$119,374 relief support

22 june 2020 - 16:39:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Coca-Cola Beverages Africa-Kenya (CCBA) on Monday donated 12.7 million Kenyan shillings (Kshs) to the Kenya Red [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: 39 organizations call on governments to ensure access to asylum seekers during pandemic

22 june 2020 - 12:49:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A coalition of international, national, and refugee-led organizations in the Horn, East and Central [...] Full text...

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Rights body slams Mozambique for s failure to release detained refugees

21 june 2020 - 15:00:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International has faulted the Mozambican authorities for failing to release 16 African and asylum seekers [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj, Algerian president discuss resumption of the political process in Libya

20 june 2020 - 15:34:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian President Abdelmajid Tabboune on Saturday in Algiers granted an audience to the President of the [...] Full text...

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Without funds, ‘no choice’ but to suspend most aid flights, warns WFP

19 june 2020 - 17:15:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday issued a critical warning, declaring that it may [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN says Sudan needs more assistance from the int'l community to combat COVID-19

18 june 2020 - 19:29:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday said despite concerted international assistance for the Sudan to combat COVID-19, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US increases aid to $18 million in Zimbabwe as pandemic cases near 400

17 june 2020 - 12:37:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Government, through its U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has committed an additional US$10 [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Investment flows in Africa set to drop 25% to 40% in 2020 - UNCTAD report

16 june 2020 - 13:56:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The trend of declining foreign direct investment (FDI) to Africa is set to exacerbate significantly in [...] Full text...

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AU Peace and Security Council deplores the continuing crisis in Libya

15 june 2020 - 17:11:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council has expressed serious concern over the continuing crisis in [...] Full text...

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Solution to Libyan crisis held hostage by multiple initiatives (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

15 june 2020 - 10:23:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The unending delay in the resolution of the political and security crises in Libya after more [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Moroccan king to send medical aid to 15 African countries to fight virus

15 june 2020 - 08:08:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Morocco is sending medical aid to several African countries to fight against the COVID 19, according [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'AfDB's COVID-19 response is moving from commitment to action'

14 june 2020 - 18:18:01
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it responded swiftly to the needs of its member [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Elections and governance issues in Africa - By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

14 june 2020 - 14:32:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Elections in Africa during normal times are a huge challenge, in terms of logistics, operations and [...] Full text...

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FIFA restarts int'l rankings, Senegal leads Africa and Belgium rules globally

12 june 2020 - 16:19:34
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, on Thursday resumed its international ranking for national teams after [...] Full text...

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AfDB gives $1.2 million for Ethiopia-Sudan Railway study

11 june 2020 - 17:00:43
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $1.2 million [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New partnership formed to combat virus

11 june 2020 - 08:03:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new partnership bringing together a private enterprise and UK’s leading non-profit humanitarian organization for children, [...] Full text...

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EU removes Tunisia from list of high-risk countries

10 june 2020 - 14:29:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Commission on Tuesday officially informed the Tunisian embassy in Brussels of its decision to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia gets funds to begin financial study on Red Sea railway link

09 june 2020 - 23:38:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia and Sudan plan to construct a 1,512 km standard gauge railway linking the two [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s moment to redefine public health system (By Olajide Ademola and Benjamin Djoudalbaye, Guest writers)

08 june 2020 - 20:53:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The coronavirus (COVID -19) pandemic has drastically challenged and strained health systems worldwide. In Africa, it is [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Global solidarity’ needed to find affordable, accessible virus vaccine, says Guterres

05 june 2020 - 05:51:57
New York, US (PANA) - In the race to end the coronavirus pandemic, the UN chief reminded a virtual medical [...] Full text...

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UNDP, GCCI sign MoU on Gender Equality Seal for Private Sector Programme in Gambia

03 june 2020 - 17:25:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in The Gambia and The Gambia Chamber of Commerce [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana evacuates 400 citizens so far, 94 expected on Wednesday

03 june 2020 - 12:03:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Over 400 Botswana citizens and permanent residents have been assisted to safely return home from South [...] Full text...

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AfDB delivers on a decade of transformative commitments to reduce poverty (A feature)

02 june 2020 - 19:59:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - For the past five decades, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has been at the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 120 Malians stranded in the US flown home

01 june 2020 - 17:26:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Some 120 Malians who were stranded in the United States returned to their country on Saturday [...] Full text...

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South African law firm extends its reach in Africa

01 june 2020 - 15:48:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Less than a year after it announced it was opening a new office in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia wants Sudan/Ethiopia border dispute resolved diplomatically

31 may 2020 - 17:32:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement calling for diplomacy to remedy the recent [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa CDC deploys 28 frontline responders to Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali and Niger

31 may 2020 - 15:31:50
Addis Ababa, Ryhiopia (PANA) - For the first time, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has [...] Full text...

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AU Chief slams US govt. following the murder of blackman George Floyd

31 may 2020 - 07:56:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Friday strongly condemned the [...] Full text...

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Sudan summons Ethiopian charge d'affaires to protest attack near common border

30 may 2020 - 17:15:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday summoned the Ethiopian Charge d’Affaires to officially protest what it called an "Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus infections accelerate to 130,275 across Africa

29 may 2020 - 22:30:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African countries are reporting an acceleration of new coronavirus infections with at least 130,275 cases [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa must play central role in vaccine development - Africa CDC

29 may 2020 - 21:50:02
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Vaccine developers around the world must make African countries and scientists at the centre of [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights , AU Commission chiefs urge “serious action” to halt US police killings of unarmed African Americans

29 may 2020 - 15:43:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mic Commhelle Bachelet on Thursday condemned the killing of George [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog faults Ethiopian security forces for rape, extrajudicial executions

29 may 2020 - 12:18:24
    Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian security forces committed horrendous human rights violations including burning homes to the ground, extrajudicial executions [...] Full text...

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AU warns states militarising lockdowns threatens ‘silencing the gun’ initiative

28 may 2020 - 14:11:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The use of lethal force and the militarisation of the state to enforce measures aimed [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 heightens need for pharmaceutical production in poor countries

27 may 2020 - 13:00:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian agency says new swarms of locusts threaten to increase hunger in East Africa

27 may 2020 - 10:43:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarian agency Oxfam warned on Wednesday that millions of people in East and Central Africa, already [...] Full text...

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Ugandan soccer legend, Kirunda, passes on

26 may 2020 - 16:42:48
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's football legend, Jimmy Kirunda, died on Monday (25 May, 2020), the Federation of Uganda Football [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU envoy says coronavirus stimuli spending in Africa ‘grossly inadequate’

25 may 2020 - 21:33:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African countries have spent an average of 0.8 percent of their gross domestic product on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senior Rwandan official calls for solidarity among African states in fight against COVID-19

25 may 2020 - 18:40:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Foreign Affairs minister, Dr Vincent Biruta, on Monday called for global solidarity to fight against [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Mahamat tells Africa 'stop dependency on outside, live on own resources'

25 may 2020 - 14:56:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brutally reminded African nations of the imperative need to put a [...] Full text...

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‘Half a century on, Africa’s scorecard is doubtful’ – AU Commission chief

25 may 2020 - 13:14:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Africa’s scorecard after s half a century of independence and freedom leaves people in doubt, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 188m-euro AfDB loan to boost Kenya's COVID-19 response

22 may 2020 - 17:23:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday approved an 188-million-euro [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa CDC revises mass testing target for coronavirus in Africa to 10-15 million

21 may 2020 - 20:55:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Africa Union (AU) has revised its rapid mass testing target to 10-15 million people [...] Full text...

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World Bank announces $500 million to fight locusts in Africa, Middle East

21 may 2020 - 17:08:45
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday approved a US$500 million programme to help countries in Africa [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana to repatriate citizens in Europe

20 may 2020 - 19:47:20
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s citizens trapped in Europe’s different countries due to the COVID-19 outbreak have been offered the [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges member states of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to reach agreement

20 may 2020 - 05:02:06
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres is encouraging Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to persevere with efforts to [...] Full text...

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Uganda, AstraZeneca sign anti-hypertension partnership deal

18 may 2020 - 18:21:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Biopharmaceutical firm, Astra Zeneca, and Uganda have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will pave [...] Full text...

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AU, UN appeal for ‘stable and peaceful environment’ for Burundi elections

18 may 2020 - 04:59:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ahead of presidential and local elections in Burundi on Wednesday, the African Union (AU) Commission and the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan troops kill 5 Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia

17 may 2020 - 13:07:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan soldiers under the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) Sunday said they had quelled a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Accra hosts regional hub to maintain lifesaving operations in Africa as virus spreads

15 may 2020 - 13:23:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A regional humanitarian response hub in Ghana, set up by the United Nations World Food Programme [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN leads call to protect most vulnerable from mental health crisis during and after pandemic

14 may 2020 - 05:31:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Decades of neglect and under-investment in addressing people’s mental health needs have been exposed by the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU salutes nurses killed by global coronavirus pandemic

12 may 2020 - 21:22:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has saluted nurses who lost their lives in the line of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria says only local airlines will now fly stranded citizens abroad back home

12 may 2020 - 07:56:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Monday bowed to pressure over its use of foreign airlines to [...] Full text...

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Battle ‘not yet over’ against locust invasions in East Africa and Yemen - says FAO

12 may 2020 - 05:39:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and other challenges, significant gains have been made against Desert Locust [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN think-tank estimates US$65 billion monthly loss from lockdowns in Africa

11 may 2020 - 09:03:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – One month full lockdown across Africa could cost the continent about 2.5 percent of its [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: NGOs advocate for the specific protection of women, girls during COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa

08 may 2020 - 16:25:41
Paris, France (PANA) - Three organizations on Thursday called on authorities in sub-Saharan Africa to ensure that measures adopted to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic feared to affect 1.4 million jobs in Ethiopia

08 may 2020 - 14:20:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Close to 1.4 million workers in Ethiopia will be affected by the coronavirus pandemic, particularly [...] Full text...

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EU cites 12 countries, including 4 from Africa, as 'high risk third countries' in money laundering

08 may 2020 - 09:02:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Four African countries are among 12 countries that have been identified by the European Union as [...] Full text...

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Monday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc

04 may 2020 - 13:21:45
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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AU high-level meeting notes Somalia’s commitment to build political consensus

03 may 2020 - 19:49:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A High-Level Meeting on Somalia, organized by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the [...] Full text...

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Eritrean leader in Addis Ababa for official visit

03 may 2020 - 10:35:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki arrived in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa early on Sunday for [...] Full text...

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Business leaders call for timely launch of African Free Trade Zone

01 may 2020 - 16:05:48
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African business leaders have signed a joint letter calling on ministers and heads of state [...] Full text...

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Friday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc

01 may 2020 - 12:51:04
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$411 million emergency assistance to Ethiopia to tackle pandemic

01 may 2020 - 09:39:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s approval of US$411 million emergency assistance to Ethiopia to address [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU moves to raise US$420 million to increase rapid pandemic fight in Africa

01 may 2020 - 08:26:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said on Thursday that the continental organization [...] Full text...

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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc

29 april 2020 - 09:38:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tensions rise as pandemic encroaches on disputed Abyei

29 april 2020 - 06:23:34
New York, US (PANA) - Sudan’s efforts to stop the spread of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, are delaying the deployment [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN leads bid to help 135 countries get vital COVID-19 medical kits

29 april 2020 - 05:32:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A major UN-led initiative is under way to secure supplies of key medical equipment for 135 [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc

28 april 2020 - 08:22:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya extends containment, curfew

25 april 2020 - 12:57:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan authorities on Saturday extended the ongoing curfew and containment in a bid to contain [...] Full text...

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Africa Vaccination Week 2020 kicks off as COVID-19 threatens immunization gains - WHO

25 april 2020 - 09:44:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – This year’s Africa Vaccination Week started on Friday as the COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant disruption to [...] Full text...

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Niger reports new polio outbreak

25 april 2020 - 09:30:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Niger has reported a new polio outbreak that has affected two children in Niamey and Tillaberi region, [...] Full text...

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Will oil-rich African countries be left indebted after coronavirus outbreak?

25 april 2020 - 01:09:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanity is witnessing some of the most profound changes seen since the Great Depression as a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges countries not to let virus eclipse other health issues

23 april 2020 - 16:18:24
Brazzaville, Congo PANA) – Public health systems in Africa are coming under severe strain as the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic persists, the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: ‘Keep critical food supply chains operating to save lives’, urges UN-backed report

21 april 2020 - 21:52:59
Rome, Italy (PANA)  -  A new study on food insecurity by an alliance of the UN, governmental, and non-governmental agencies [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc

21 april 2020 - 10:51:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New cargo of medical aid arrives in Tunisia

16 april 2020 - 21:39:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  A new cargo of medical equipment for Tunisia arrived early Thursday aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight, [...] Full text...

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Zambia records 3 new cases of COVID-19

15 april 2020 - 14:19:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has recorded three more positive COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, Health minister Chitalu [...] Full text...

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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc

15 april 2020 - 08:57:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Major relief airlift for ‘most vulnerable’ African nations takes off

15 april 2020 - 05:36:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The first of the UN’s “Solidarity Flights” carrying urgently needed medical equipment in the war [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc

14 april 2020 - 11:49:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Benin receives masks and medical equipment to fight against COVID-19

13 april 2020 - 23:23:04
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  -  The Beninese government Monday received assorted medical materials to fight the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, official sources [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Pompeo calls on Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed

13 april 2020 - 18:57:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Secretary of the State, Mike Pompeo, on Monday called on Ethipia’s prime minister, Abiy [...] Full text...

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Monday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc

13 april 2020 - 10:03:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa CDC issues guidelines for vaccine trials in Africa

10 april 2020 - 23:38:43
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a four-point guideline for the conduct [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ethiopia records third death, nine new cases

10 april 2020 - 22:30:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A 65-year-old Ethiopian woman has died of coronavirus, becoming the third person to succumb to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IGAD Finance Ministers commit to contribute to Emergency Fund

10 april 2020 - 17:29:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, on Thursday held [...] Full text...

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Desert locust fight goes on in East Africa despite coronavirus crisis measures

10 april 2020 - 07:13:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sustained efforts to contain East Africa’s worst invasion of desert locusts in decades are forging ahead, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 100 days on from advent of pandemic, more action is needed: Tedros

10 april 2020 - 06:36:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With Thursday marking 100 days since the World Health Organization (WHO) was first notified about what [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 997 Americans evacuated from Nigeria over COVID-19 pandemic

09 april 2020 - 16:33:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States  Mission in Nigeria on Thursday said it has helped 997 Americans to return [...] Full text...

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Foreign embassies evacuate 1,739 nationals from Nigeria

09 april 2020 - 10:43:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says 1,739 foreigners have been evacuated from the country [...] Full text...

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Thursday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc

09 april 2020 - 07:47:11
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc

08 april 2020 - 08:58:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Civil society organizations call for release of journalists imprisoned in 10 African countries

08 april 2020 - 07:57:13
Paris, France (PANA) - Eighty-one civil society organizations grouped in a coalition on Tuesday sent a letter to 10 African [...] Full text...

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AI decries conflicts, cocktail of rights violations in Africa

08 april 2020 - 07:30:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The London-based global human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), on Tuesday released a report saying, armed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US, Canada top list of nations evacuating citizens from Nigeria

08 april 2020 - 07:07:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Foreign nations have intensified the evacuation of their citizens living in Nigeria because of COVID-19 (coronavirus) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa's positive cases top 10,000 with more than 500 deaths

08 april 2020 - 05:44:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases in Africa has risen to more than 10,000 and caused [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nine-month-old baby, seven others test positive in Ethiopia

07 april 2020 - 23:27:41
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A nine-month-old baby boy has become the youngest Ethiopian to test positive for the coronavirus [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa calls for unity as Covid-19 sets its sights on Africa

06 april 2020 - 13:31:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday noted that the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the fragility [...] Full text...

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Two die in Ethiopia from COVID-19 as cases rise to 43 people

05 april 2020 - 21:57:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  -  Two people died Sunday from the coronavirus (COVID-!9) while five new cases were detected, pushing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN relief official tests positive in South Sudan

05 april 2020 - 21:10:23
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The first case of coronavirus in South Sudan has been diagnosed on a United Nations [...] Full text...

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AU pursues debt forgiveness to address coronavirus impact

04 april 2020 - 20:10:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Union's top organ, the Bureau of Heads of State, has called for a global debt [...] Full text...

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Africa CDC handles shortage of medical supplies threatening coronavirus response

04 april 2020 - 18:58:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A global shortage of key medical supplies required to sustain the onslaught on the coronavirus [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group launches first operations for COVID-19 emergency health support

04 april 2020 - 17:57:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved on Friday a first round of emergency [...] Full text...

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Rwandan papers focus on response to the coronavirus economic crisis

04 april 2020 - 13:11:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week largely focused on ongoing  efforts in the country to deal with the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WB approves first set of emergency support operations for developing countries

03 april 2020 - 05:53:00
Washington, US (PANA) -  The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Thursday approved a first set of emergency support [...] Full text...

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Africans rise against armed conflict, repressive regimes

02 april 2020 - 19:13:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face [...] Full text...

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Thursday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc

02 april 2020 - 13:19:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $1.5 million emergency grant to curb desert locusts East and Horn of Africa

02 april 2020 - 10:35:59
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved a $1.5 million [...] Full text...

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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc

01 april 2020 - 13:27:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc

31 march 2020 - 13:27:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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