Ethiopian Crisis: Amidst hostilities in Tigray, humanitarian situation remains ‘dire’ - UN

08 april 2021 - 04:59:57
New 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 - 18:37:22
Cairo, 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 - 12:15:59
Khartoum, 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 - 06:40:41
Johannesburg, 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 - 11:07:50
Khartoum, 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 - 08:16:11
Washington, 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 - 22:15:08
Kinshasa, 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 - 14:23:15
Addis 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 - 10:29:04
Tripoli, 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 - 07:38:55
Cairo, 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 - 07:32:15
Cairo, 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 - 07:28:31
Cairo, 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 - 01:58:15
Cairo, 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 - 18:59:57
Khartoum, 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 - 21:15:46
Cairo, 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 - 15:06:38
Addis 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 - 11:20:24
Geneva, 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 - 08:54:07
Brazzaville, 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 - 07:34:11
Addis 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 - 07:12:24
Addis 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 - 20:43:44
Addis 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 - 16:06:40
Geneva, 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 - 07:38:51
Addis 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 - 21:01:09
Cairo, 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 - 12:37:31
Addis 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 - 11:00:31
Khartoum, 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 - 07:51:21
Cairo, 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 - 06:36:25
Cotonou, 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 - 20:03:52
Cotonou, 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 - 18:00:32
Addis 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 - 16:45:19
Addis 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 - 07:17:23
Cotonou, 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 - 16:28:53
Cotonou, 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 - 14:43:40
Khartoum, 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 - 15:43:05
Cotonou, 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 - 11:49:58
New 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 - 17:44:08
Cotonou, 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 - 12:15:23
Addis 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 - 05:57:06
Brazzaville, 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 - 20:07:47
Addis 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 - 16:20:30
Addis 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 - 15:27:46
Addis 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 - 08:02:09
Addis 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 - 00:02:06
Cotonou, 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 - 16:39:37
Addis 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 - 18:32:14
Juba, 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 - 13:05:44
Geneva, 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 - 07:09:51
Khartoum, 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 - 18:14:21
Cotonou, 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 - 05:47:48
New 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 - 19:42:51
Bamako, 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 - 17:43:39
Addis 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 - 16:58:00
Brazzaville, 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 - 14:37:00
Addis 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 - 14:36:31
Brussels, 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 - 15:42:13
Addis 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 - 05:57:37
Addis 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 - 21:56:21
Addis 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 - 11:12:38
Khartoum, 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 - 15:52:50
Tunis, 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 - 05:57:04
Geneva, 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 - 14:44:15
Addis 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 - 12:06:17
Nairobi, 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 - 06:03:44
Addis 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 - 13:58:15
Washington, 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 - 08:38:53
Addis 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 - 05:48:53
Washington, 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 - 06:00:42
Addis 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 - 10:07:10
Addis 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 - 09:45:25
Nairobi, 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 - 07:09:27
Geneva, 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 - 11:14:31
Nairobi, 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 - 06:46:02
Addis 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 - 10:21:09
Khartoum, 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 - 15:05:04
Lusaka, 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 - 05:56:42
Khartoum, 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 - 11:33:15
Bujumbura, 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 - 07:00:56
Nairobi, 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 - 17:04:31
Bujumbura, 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 - 16:54:47
New 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 - 11:31:58
Nairobi, 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 - 09:11:17
Nairobi, 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 - 07:27:26
Addis 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 - 21:44:58
Bujumbura, 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 - 21:32:08
Bujumbura, 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 - 18:03:03
Addis 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 - 07:11:19
New 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 - 13:02:57
Addis 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 - 15:30:01
Addis 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 - 13:56:06
Addis 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 - 10:34:56
Yaounde, 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 - 10:10:04
Lusaka, 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 - 09:44:43
Addis 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 - 22:31:25
Addis 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 - 22:05:15
Addis 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 - 15:48:33
Addis 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 - 10:03:13
Addis 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 - 23:00:50
Addis 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 - 17:18:09
Addis 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 - 07:13:45
Washington, 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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Ethiopia arrests 15 terrorists plotting attack on UAE embassy in Addis Ababa

04 february 2021 - 08:10:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says it has arrested 15 suspected members of a terrorist group plotting to attack [...] Full text...

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African finance ministers to discuss industrialisation

03 february 2021 - 21:01:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will hold their 33rd session to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Guterres says 'urgent steps' needed to alleviate suffering in Tigray region

03 february 2021 - 15:29:51
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General, on Tuesday, voiced grave concerns over the crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian gov't denies claims tens of thousands killed in Tigray

03 february 2021 - 13:58:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has denied claims by three opposition parties that some 52,000 people have been killed [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Rights group says humanitarian response in Tigray region impeded

01 february 2021 - 16:06:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A humanitarian organisation has criticised the Ethiopian authorities for their response to the humanitarian crisis [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 685 new infections, eight deaths on Sunday

01 february 2021 - 14:53:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Sunday recorded 685 new infections of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing its caseload to 131,242 infections. The [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says construction of controversial Grand Renaissance Dam 'progressing as intended'

01 february 2021 - 10:03:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  (PANA) - Ethiopia says the construction of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia completes oral cholera vaccination campaign in affected districts

30 january 2021 - 16:19:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Health authorities in Ethiopia, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) have completed an [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, Editors Forum host launch of African Digital Platform for Safety of Journalists

29 january 2021 - 17:57:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A digital platform for the safety of journalists in Africa was due for launch in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UNICEF expresses concern for children in Tigray’s conflict

27 january 2021 - 17:07:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Three months since fighting began in Ethiopia’s northern state of Tigray, there’s grave concern for [...] Full text...

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African Union calls for restraint over Kenya-Somalia border fighting

26 january 2021 - 14:19:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission has called for restraint following intense fighting along the Kenya-Somalia border [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian rights body seeks improved prison conditions, rights to opposition parties

26 january 2021 - 10:20:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has called for humane treatment of prisoners and guaranteed freedoms [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia allocated 8.7 million vaccine doses: Official

24 january 2021 - 16:01:30
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has been allocated 8.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines under a facility being pioneered by [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Sudan says more Ethiopian refugees arriving in Blue Nile State

24 january 2021 - 13:10:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An official of the Sudanese Commission for Refugees in the Blue Nile State, Al-Jaili Al-Hindi Al-Sharif, [...] Full text...

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UNIDO launches major industrialisation project in Kenya

22 january 2021 - 21:31:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN has launched a US$30 billion industrial stimulus package in Kenya to help strengthen the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says 'third party' fuelling tension with Sudan

21 january 2021 - 11:28:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says "a third party" is behind the tension with Sudan with the intent to [...] Full text...

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East African countries better prepared, but desert locust threat ‘not over’: FAO

20 january 2021 - 06:06:44
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Action to control unprecedented desert locust infestations in the Horn of Africa last year has protected [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU firms up plan to secure 270 million doses of vaccine

19 january 2021 - 20:46:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union’s Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) has secured 270 million doses of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR regains access to two refugee camps

19 january 2021 - 10:45:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has regained access to two refugee camps in Tigray [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Rights body warns of humanitarian crisis in troubled Tigray, Amhara regions

19 january 2021 - 09:08:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's state-run Human Rights Commission has warned the security situation in the troubled regions of [...] Full text...

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Sudanese leader says his country 'does not want to go to war with Ethiopia'

17 january 2021 - 11:33:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's leader says his country does not want to go to war with eastern neighbour Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: EU foreign affairs head paints grim picture of Ethiopian situation

16 january 2021 - 08:34:20
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union is [...] Full text...

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Sudan bans flights over Al-Fashaga border area

15 january 2021 - 06:05:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Civil Aviation Authority announced on Thursday that it has banned flights over the Al-Fashaga [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Safe access, swift action needed for refugees in Tigray

15 january 2021 - 04:59:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed his deep concern over the [...] Full text...

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Sudan says Ethiopian military plane has violated its airspace

14 january 2021 - 07:40:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has condemned the violation of its airspace and borders by an Ethiopian military plane as tension [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Insecurity, bureaucracy hampering aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray region

14 january 2021 - 05:04:00
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly three months after the start of conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, hundreds of thousands [...] Full text...

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Sudan, Ethiopia accuse each other of incidents on common border

13 january 2021 - 11:03:20
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Ethiopia are accusing each other of incidents on their common border with Sudan appealing [...] Full text...

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IFAD, GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions, restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall

11 january 2021 - 14:07:20
Paris, France (PANA) – Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most climate-impacted parts of the Sahel have cause [...] Full text...

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Sudan says talks on controversial Ethiopian dam 'stall'

11 january 2021 - 08:47:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says tripartite talks on the controversial Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have stalled as the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus -World Bank undertakes surveys to map out impact on development

08 january 2021 - 23:14:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Bank has launched a series of Rapid Response Phone Surveys of households and firms [...] Full text...

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US Mission to African Union comments on American democracy's 'dark moment'

08 january 2021 - 17:44:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The US Mission to the African Union said Friday the swearing-in of President-elect Joe Biden [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian military says four top Tigray leaders killed, nine captured

08 january 2021 - 10:58:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  The Ethiopian National Defence Force (NDF) announced on Thursday that it has killed four top [...] Full text...

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'National sovereignty and subsidiarity limit AU intervention in conflicts'

07 january 2021 - 11:37:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Response by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union to emerging [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Influx of refugees into eastern Sudan continues

06 january 2021 - 10:43:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The influx of Ethiopian refugees from the troubled Tigray region into the Eastern border with Sudan [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Living standards set back by a decade in quarter of Sub-Saharan economies

05 january 2021 - 16:09:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  (PANA) - Output in the Sub-Saharan Africa region contracted by an estimated 3.7% in 2020,as the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UNHCR relocating Ethiopian refugees arriving in Sudan

05 january 2021 - 11:53:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said on Tuesday that together with the Sudan’s Commission for Refugees [...] Full text...

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Sudan expresses 'reservation' on tripartite meeting on controversial dam

05 january 2021 - 11:22:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says it has "reservation" over participation in the Tripartite Ministerial meeting of Sudan, Egypt and [...] Full text...

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Suspected gold mules arrested in South Africa

05 january 2021 - 06:21:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Three suspects have been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport after gold bars valued [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt discuss draft document on controversial dam

04 january 2021 - 09:47:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The virtual tripartite meeting on the controversial Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) held on Sunday [...] Full text...

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World Braille Day highlights importance of accessible information - UN

04 january 2021 - 08:21:09
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is commemorating World Braille Day, on Monday, highlighting the importance of the [...] Full text...

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Trilateral negotiation on controversial GERD dam resumes

03 january 2021 - 12:24:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Trilateral negotiation involving Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan on rules and guidelines for filling and annual [...] Full text...

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African nations begin trading under AfCFTA pact

02 january 2021 - 09:05:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed have congratulated Africans [...] Full text...

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Make 2021 ‘safer, healthier world for children’, UNICEF chief urges

01 january 2021 - 21:44:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said here Thursday that more than 371,500 children would be [...] Full text...

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UN, AU reiterate commitment to Sudan, as joint mission ends operations

31 december 2020 - 16:51:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission have reiterated their [...] Full text...

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WHO urges greater surveillance as new COVID-19 variants emerge

30 december 2020 - 17:29:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – With the recent emergence in the African region of new COVID-19 variants which seem to have higher [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian civilian, military task force to lead manhunt for violence perpetrators

29 december 2020 - 14:15:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A combined military and civilian task force has been formed in Ethiopia to lead the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: 25,000 refugees in unsettled Tigray region receive urgent UN food supplies

29 december 2020 - 13:31:07
Mekelle, Ethiopia (PANA) - Some 25,000 Eritrean refugees, sheltering in two camps in the unsettled Tigray region of Ethiopia, have [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopia warns Sudan over cross-border violence

29 december 2020 - 12:27:17
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has warned it would take drastic measures against Sudan should border violations near Tigray [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agencies deliver lifeline food assistance to 25,000 Eritrean refugees in Tigray region

28 december 2020 - 11:31:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Eritrean refugees in two camps in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia received a month’s worth of food [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: EU underlines humanitarian access to all people in need

25 december 2020 - 17:02:23
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – It is of paramount importance that hostilities in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region cease completely, that civilians are [...] Full text...

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AU Heads of State Bureau brainstorms on February Summit

24 december 2020 - 23:07:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Union Chairman President Cyril Ramaphosa Thursday convened a meeting of the AU Bureau to discuss [...] Full text...

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At least 100 dead in latest surge of violence against ethnic minorities in Ethiopia

24 december 2020 - 07:06:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned the killing of at least 100 people by armed assailants in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz Region on Wednesday morning. IN [...] Full text...

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Conflict, violence in Greater Horn of Africa cause widespread displacement

23 december 2020 - 15:38:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Conflict and violence in the Greater Horn of Africa continue to cause widespread displacement [...] Full text...

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UN raises alarm over security of humanitarian workers in volatile Tigray region

22 december 2020 - 20:37:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has raised alarm over the security [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, India set up business council to boost latter's presence in Africa

22 december 2020 - 17:50:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian-African Business Council president, Anis Jaziri, announced on Tuesday the creation of the Tunisian-Indian Business Council, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Hundreds of civilians reported killed in artillery strikes, warns UN rights chief

22 december 2020 - 17:11:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of artillery strikes on civilians and mass killings of non-combatants in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, must be investigated and full [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UNHCR, partners urgently seek US$156 million to support refugees fleeing Tigray region

22 december 2020 - 11:03:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, together with 30 humanitarian partners, is on Tuesday releasing an urgent [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Gov't announces cash reward for information on TPLF leaders

18 december 2020 - 11:32:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Ministry of National Defence Force has announced a cash reward of 10 million [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa vaccine readiness survey shows 79% willing to take jab

18 december 2020 - 11:19:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At least 79% of the African population would take a coronavirus vaccine with one in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: PM Abiy says gov't 'following' incident on border with Sudan

18 december 2020 - 07:29:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says his government is following a cross-border incident on the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN releases emergency funding for civilians in Tigray state

18 december 2020 - 05:14:23
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has released $36.6 million for civilians caught up in the conflict that has roiled [...] Full text...

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Africa CDC calls for tightened threshold for relaxing lockdown measures

17 december 2020 - 18:41:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched new guidelines [...] Full text...

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Desert Locust ‘re-invasion’ threatens millions in Horn of Africa: FAO

16 december 2020 - 11:52:06
Rome, Italy (PANA) - New Desert Locust swarms are forming in the Horn of Africa, threatening agricultural livelihoods and food [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to capital of Tigray state

16 december 2020 - 10:22:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, has resumed flights to Mekelle, the capital of the troubled Tigray [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Humanitarian aid for children must be a priority, UNICEF says

16 december 2020 - 05:29:56
New York, US (PANA) - Providing aid to millions of children uprooted by the ongoing crisis in the Tigray region [...] Full text...

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

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

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Ethiopian Crisis: Airspace in Tigray region reopened

15 december 2020 - 06:29:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority has reopened the airspace in the troubled Tigray region in the [...] Full text...

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Namibian diplomat's wife allegedly murders two of their children, third nursing wounds

14 december 2020 - 15:39:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The wife of a Namibian diplomat at the Southern African country's embassy in Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...

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AU mourns departed Eswatini Prime Minister

14 december 2020 - 14:29:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has sent a message of condolence to [...] Full text...

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IGAD to hold summit on Kenya, Somalia maritime dispute

14 december 2020 - 10:27:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A crisis Summit of the Horn of Africa's Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) will convene on [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: PM Abiy visits troubled Tigray region, electricity restored

14 december 2020 - 08:20:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has arrived in Mekelle, the regional capital of the troubled [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian, Sudanese leaders hold regional security talks

13 december 2020 - 21:51:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and visiting Sudanese counterpart Abdullah Hamdok Sunday called for an [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: IOM condemns killing of aid workers in Tigray Region

12 december 2020 - 09:44:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has expressed its deepest condolences to the Danish Refugee Council [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN refugee agency calls for ‘unfettered access’ to Tigray

12 december 2020 - 07:10:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amidst “disturbing reports” from Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan, the UN refugee agency called on Friday for [...] Full text...

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Human rights bodies demand end to humanitarian blockade in Ethiopia's Tigray region

11 december 2020 - 23:38:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights bodies, including the London-based Amnesty International (AI), have demanded access to the troubled [...] Full text...

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Tunisia ranks 30th in Africa in visa granting on continent

11 december 2020 - 22:50:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia ranks 30th among African countries granting visas, a report issued Thursday by the African Union [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus:. Africa's efforts to obtain vaccine funding promising - Africa CDC

11 december 2020 - 20:26:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said the prospects for [...] Full text...

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

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

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DRC ratifies Protocol establishing African Union rights court

11 december 2020 - 15:25:56
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has deposited its instrument of ratification of the Protocol to [...] Full text...

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AU mini-Summit on ending conflict calls for deepening peace amid pandemic

11 december 2020 - 13:56:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union High-Level Retreat on the Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says it is providing relief assistance to troubled Tigray region

11 december 2020 - 09:55:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) says it has been providing relief food and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU warns of 'terrible' health consequences should Africa miss out of vaccine

10 december 2020 - 15:20:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday it [...] Full text...

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AU to hold mini-Summit on African peace and stability

10 december 2020 - 12:41:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union's Peace and Security Council is holding its 11th High Level Retreat on [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian military says some 1,000 kidnapped soldiers freed

10 december 2020 - 08:36:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - About 1,000 soldiers, including senior military officers, who were kidnapped by the Tigray People's Liberation Front [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African economists continental trade accelerating recovery from pandemic slowdown

10 december 2020 - 02:26:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Experts attending the African Economic Conference here Wednesday identified the pending entry into force of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia, Kenya fast-track cross-border infrastructure projects

10 december 2020 - 00:02:48
Lamu, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Ethiopia have reaffirmed their commitment to continue the roads, port and other infrastructure projects [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ECA chief pleads for African solutions to Covid-19

09 december 2020 - 18:34:47
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary has called for African solutions to counter [...] Full text...

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Somaliland in slow recovery after cyclone Gati

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

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Ethiopian, Kenyan leaders open cross-border highway link, single border post

09 december 2020 - 16:56:41
Moyale, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his host, President Uhuru Kenyatta have inaugurated a major [...] Full text...

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Sudan at critical juncture in path towards democratic transition, Security Council told

09 december 2020 - 06:08:21
New York, US (PANA) - International support for Sudan is critical as the country continues on the path to democratic [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN concern mounts over shortages, child welfare in Tigray region

09 december 2020 - 05:55:43
New York, US (PANA) - The dire shortage of food, water, fuel and cash in the Tigray region in northern [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Relief agencies unable to access troubled Tigray region

08 december 2020 - 18:48:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Humanitarian organisations are still working to access children and women who have borne the brunt [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: ‘Quickly restore the rule of law’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray, urges Guterres

08 december 2020 - 05:16:06
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said on Monday it was “essential to quickly restore the rule of law” [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Premier to visit Kenya

07 december 2020 - 23:09:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is scheduled for a two-day official visit to Kenya Wednesday, an [...] Full text...

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AU Commission chief warns against arms boom in Africa

07 december 2020 - 15:55:30
Addis Ababa Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has warned against the profusion of weapons [...] Full text...

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African Economic Conference to be held virtually from 8 to 10 December

07 december 2020 - 12:51:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 2020 edition of the African Economic Conference will take place virtually from 8 to [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Champions league: 22 teams qualify for first round

07 december 2020 - 08:32:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - All the 22 qualifiers for the first round of the 2020/21 CAF Champions league have emerged [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Results from 2nd-leg, preliminary-round matches played at the weekend

07 december 2020 - 08:03:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from the second-leg of the preliminary round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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AU holds Special Summit ahead of African Free Trade pact launch

06 december 2020 - 14:59:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders Saturday gathered here virtually for an extra-ordinary Summit of the African Union to [...] Full text...

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Swedish Duplantis, Venezuelan Rojas elected athletes of the year

06 december 2020 - 10:51:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - World pole vaulting record-holder Armand Duplantis of Sweden was Saturday named the men's athlete of the [...] Full text...

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