Amid ‘unprecedented’ needs, UNICEF asks for $6.4 billion to help 190 million children

03 december 2020 - 17:54:23
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday launched a $6.4 billion emergency funding appeal to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic could see over 200 million more pushed into extreme poverty, new UN report finds

03 december 2020 - 16:49:58
New York, US (PANA) - An additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2030, due to the [...] Full text...

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Persons with disabilities face lots of challenges in Gambia

03 december 2020 - 15:37:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Persons with disabilities in The Gambia continue to face lots of challenges and impediments in the enjoyment [...] Full text...

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Donors pledge record US$932 million to UN refugee agency

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

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EBRD, ENR launch first gender awareness campaign in Egypt

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

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Coronavirus: Global equitable access to vaccines to generate economic benefits of at least US$ 153 billion in 2020–21: Report

03 december 2020 - 10:58:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As world leaders gather virtually at the Special Session of the General Assembly in response to [...] Full text...

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

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

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Coronavirus: IMF plans live conversation on pandemic in developing countries

02 december 2020 - 12:32:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Compared to six months ago, the economic outlook has worsened significantly in some emerging [...] Full text...

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World cannot accept slavery in 21st century: Guterres

02 december 2020 - 07:51:42
New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the United Nations Secretary-General highlighted the [...] Full text...

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UN report says 1.3 billion school-aged children can’t log on to internet at home

02 december 2020 - 05:20:49
New York, US (PANA) - A staggering two-thirds of the world’s school-aged children – 1.3 billion children aged 3-17 – [...] Full text...

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Women more exposed to HIV/AIDS than men in Congo

01 december 2020 - 21:17:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Women show a prevalence rate higher than 3.7 per cent in Congo, the Congolese government declared [...] Full text...

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Extended meeting recommends search for mechanism to lift freezing of oil revenues in Libya

01 december 2020 - 20:34:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting presided by Fayez Al-Sarraj, chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of [...] Full text...

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Four civil society groups call release of Guinean activist Oumar Sylla

01 december 2020 - 16:24:47
Paris, France (PANA) - Four civil society organisations on Monday called on the Guinean government to "immediately release" Oumar Sylla, [...] Full text...

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Child-trafficking in Mali increases because of conflict and COVID-19

01 december 2020 - 13:52:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Conflict, insecurity, COVID-19 and deteriorating economic conditions are leading to a rise in trafficking of children, [...] Full text...

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UN appeals for $35 billion to help world’s ‘most vulnerable and fragile’ in 2021

01 december 2020 - 12:06:33
New York, US (PANA) - A record 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection next year, a near [...] Full text...

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European Council approves debt relief efforts for African countries

01 december 2020 - 10:36:02
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday approved a set of conclusions in response to a call made [...] Full text...

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UN refugee agency appeals for $147 million to support thousands of Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan

30 november 2020 - 19:13:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has launched an appeal for US$147 million to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Study reveals a severe deterioration in global efforts to protect the most vulnerable

30 november 2020 - 13:04:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new report released Monday by the Norwegian Refugee Council and the UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency-led [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 threatens global progress against malaria, warns WHO

30 november 2020 - 06:58:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaps in life-saving interventions are undermining efforts to curb malaria, amid fears that the coronavirus pandemic [...] Full text...

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Ghana holds presidential, parliamentary elections on 7 December

29 november 2020 - 17:37:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana holds presidential and parliamentary elections on 7 December with 17.029 million voters expected to cast [...] Full text...

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Moroccan minister says consultative meeting of Libyan MPs is an agent of change

29 november 2020 - 12:30:51
Tangier, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, said the results [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: The measures of the year 60 of independence highlighted in the news

28 november 2020 - 20:35:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press this week devoted most of their comments to activities related to the celebration of [...] Full text...

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Libyan parliamentarians' meeting in Morocco, accusations between NOC and Central Bank highlighted in the news

28 november 2020 - 19:48:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week covered the war with statements between the Central Bank of Libya (BCL) [...] Full text...

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Burundi authorities issues life removal sanctions to discourage corruption in public service

27 november 2020 - 21:41:56
Burundi authorities issues life removal sanctions to discourage corruption in public service   Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Any civil servant or government [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$120 million loan to build Malagarasi hydropower project in Tanzania

27 november 2020 - 13:27:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$120 million loan to fund the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges African countries to ramp up readiness for vaccination drive

27 november 2020 - 06:44:23
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As the race to find a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is showing increasing promise, a [...] Full text...

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

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

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South African President, Ramaphosa, to face motion of no confidence

26 november 2020 - 17:43:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, will face his first motion of no confidence in [...] Full text...

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End gender-based violence, ‘once and for all’, UN urges on International Day

26 november 2020 - 05:32:55
New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Wednesday, the United [...] Full text...

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A child is infected with HIV every 100 seconds, new UN report reveals

26 november 2020 - 05:23:59
New York, US (PANA) - Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age [...] Full text...

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Trump administration imposes new restrictions on Libyans over entry visas

25 november 2020 - 22:12:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The administration of outgoing US President, Donald Trump, Wednesday imposed temporary travel restrictions on 15 African [...] Full text...

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Second wave of COVID pandemic driving further violence against refugee women and girls - UNHCR

25 november 2020 - 12:47:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the coronavirus pandemic prolongs, a lethal mix of confinement, deepening poverty and economic duress is [...] Full text...

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Rising Internet violence in Congolese schools worrying – UNICEF

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

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Tunisian Foreign Minister in Paris to chair OIF session

24 november 2020 - 08:33:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Tunisians Abroad, Othman Jerandi, is visiting Paris on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Real hope’ surrounding vaccines ‘cannot be overstated’ – WHO chief

24 november 2020 - 05:32:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Along with other tried and tested public health measures, the head of the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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UN ‘extremely concerned’ for safety of Tigray civilians in regional capital, as refugee numbers grow

24 november 2020 - 05:25:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Monday said it was “extremely concerned” over the safety of civilians across [...] Full text...

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Four European countries to sanction on anyone hindering Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum

23 november 2020 - 15:44:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom have welcomed the results of the first round of [...] Full text...

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Former Mauritanian president, Cheikh Abdallahi dies

23 november 2020 - 11:44:05
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The former Mauritanian president (2007-2008), Sidi Mohamed ould Cheikh Abdallahi, died on Sunday night at the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF planning ‘mammoth operation’ to deliver vaccines

23 november 2020 - 11:31:22
New York, US (PANA) - UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is working with more than 350 logistics partners, including major airlines, [...] Full text...

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LEAD: FIFA bans CAF President Ahmad for five years; fines him 200,000 Swiss francs

23 november 2020 - 11:06:36
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Football's governing body, FIFA, has banned Ahmad Ahmad, the President of the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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348,000 Libyan children in need of humanitarian aid - UNICEF

21 november 2020 - 13:00:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said that more than 348,000 children out of 1.2 million [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya’s development goals suffer setback caused by pandemic

21 november 2020 - 09:44:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has suffered an unprecedented shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that led to reduced government [...] Full text...

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

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

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Coronavirus: UN chief presses G20 for greater solidarity and support during pandemic

21 november 2020 - 07:16:54
New York, US (PANA) - When he addresses leaders of the world’s richest countries at the G20 summit on Saturday, [...] Full text...

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Netherlands donates $1million to help Tunisian small farmers cope with COVID-19 crisis

20 november 2020 - 17:46:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A grant agreement, worth US$ 1 million, was signed on Friday between the Tunisian Union of [...] Full text...

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Congo: UNICEF urges Congolese to end outdoor defecation

20 november 2020 - 15:11:18
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has urged Congolese to end open defecation, the agency's representative in [...] Full text...

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Elections are preferred option after postponement of new executive authority in Libya (Analysis)

20 november 2020 - 14:56:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The holding of general elections, as a solution unanimously agreed by Libyans and which could bring [...] Full text...

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Kenyan telco, UNICEF partner on child education, protection against violence

20 november 2020 - 09:30:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Kenya and telco firm Safaricom have signed a new partnership to help [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Egyptian economy performing well despite pandemic pressure - IMF

20 november 2020 - 09:17:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s economy has performed better than expected despite the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to a swift, balanced [...] Full text...

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UN official narrates heartbreaking stories of refugees fleeing Ethiopia violence

20 november 2020 - 06:39:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior UN humanitarian official in Sudan has recounted moving testimony from refugees who are crossing [...] Full text...

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Tunis denies being sanctioned by the African Union

19 november 2020 - 17:54:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In a statement released on Thursday, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry has denied media stories which said [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari calls for urgent international response on tuberculosis cases

19 november 2020 - 15:58:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the international community to act in unison with rededicated [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ADF approves $28.233 million grant for Sudan’s response to pandemic

19 november 2020 - 13:28:25
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Fund on Wednesday approved grants worth $28.233 million to [...] Full text...

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Second IFAD credit rating to help increase investments against poverty, hunger

19 november 2020 - 12:56:55
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The prospect of eradicating hunger and poverty received a boost on Thursday as the UN’s International [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$10 million disbursement to Somalia

19 november 2020 - 11:22:46
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday completed the first review of [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants Sudan $61.5 million to boost education

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

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UN officials assess needs at camps for refugees from Ethiopia’s Tigray region

19 november 2020 - 05:30:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Senior UN officials have conducted a two-day mission to southeastern Sudan, where some 30,000 Ethiopians have [...] Full text...

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AU imposes sanctions on Tunisia over arrears in contributions

18 november 2020 - 23:34:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Foreign Affairs, Othman Jerandi, said here Wednesday the African Union(AU) had issued [...] Full text...

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Mali to implement Peace and Reconciliation agreement reached in Algiers

18 november 2020 - 18:00:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Applying the provisions of chapter 19, articles 57 to 62 of the Agreement for Peace [...] Full text...

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Four Congolese organisations get 390.5 million CFAF for development of commercial agriculture

18 november 2020 - 11:28:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's Commercial Agriculture Development Support Project (PDAC) on Tuesday signed partnership agreements with four public organsations [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF foresees stronger recovery in Senegal than previous forecast

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

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New partnership to boost maternal and newborn health in East and Southern Africa

18 november 2020 - 05:51:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Some 10,000 health workers are to be trained to support mothers and newborns in Africa through [...] Full text...

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UN launches fund to address crisis in global sanitation and hygiene

18 november 2020 - 05:42:30
New York, US (PANA) - A UN-backed fund, launched on Tuesday, is set to take on the centuries-old crisis centred [...] Full text...

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UN releases US$100 million to guard against famine

17 november 2020 - 19:57:56
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations released US$100 million of emergency funding on Tuesday to stave off the [...] Full text...

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ASRSG Williams attends first meeting of NOC and PFG commanders

17 november 2020 - 13:26:34
Breiga, Libya (PANA) – UN Secretary-General’s Acting Special Representative for Libya, Stephanie Williams, on Monday attended a meeting hosted by [...] Full text...

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

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

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Libya begins process to unify Petroleum Facilities Guard

17 november 2020 - 10:51:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Mrs. Stephanie Williams, on Monday launched [...] Full text...

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Top UN peacekeeper warns many challenges remain for Sahel Joint Force

17 november 2020 - 04:42:09
New York, US (PANA) - It will take a variety of different actors to confront and deal with the “daunting [...] Full text...

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IFC, Somalia seal deal to strengthen private sector

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

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EBRD and partners acquire Egypt’s Adwia Pharmaceuticals

16 november 2020 - 12:54:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is joining forces with reputable partners to improve [...] Full text...

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Kenya FA chief pleads with government to allow league kick-off

15 november 2020 - 18:29:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa has called on the government to allow the resumption [...] Full text...

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Sudan opposition leaders arrive in Khartoum to celebrate peace deal

15 november 2020 - 16:13:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in decades, Sudanese rebel leaders from Darfur, the Blue Nile and Eastern [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners agree to strengthen commitment to gender equality

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

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Tunisian president begins four-day state visit to Qatar Saturday

13 november 2020 - 22:25:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia’s President Kais Saeid Saturday begins a four-day state-visit to Qatar at the invitation of Emir [...] Full text...

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HRW decries punitive financial moves against Nigerian protesters

13 november 2020 - 07:52:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities appear to have used coercive financial measures to suppress protests against police brutality, a [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants Uganda $0.5 million for petroleum sector development

13 november 2020 - 06:43:50
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Uganda have signed a $500,000 grant agreement [...] Full text...

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Measles cases hit 23-year high last year, killing 200,000 as vaccination stalls, WHO says

12 november 2020 - 21:29:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Measles killed an estimated 207,500 people last year after a decade-long failure to reach optimal vaccination [...] Full text...

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Neglected tropical diseases: Countries endorse new targets to eradicate 20 killers

12 november 2020 - 21:00:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A bold new blueprint to tackle all neglected tropical diseases has been agreed at the UN [...] Full text...

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

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

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Climate finance neglects small-scale farmers – new report

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

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€300 million loan from AFD to IFAD to support millions of small-scale farmers

12 november 2020 - 13:37:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) - In an effort to tackle the devastating impact of climate change on rural hunger and poverty, [...] Full text...

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

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

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Coronavirus: South Sudan takes its first IMF loan to address pandemic challenges

12 november 2020 - 07:42:14
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan has secured its first loan of US$52.3 million from the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF to grant Congo emergency fund to fight against health crisis

11 november 2020 - 21:18:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will grant an emergency fund to the Congolese government to fight [...] Full text...

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Former members of Mali’s Military Committee regain freedom

11 november 2020 - 19:12:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered the immediate release of 12 former members of the National Committee [...] Full text...

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Competition launched to support enterprise projects in Kenya refugee holding area

11 november 2020 - 08:48:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Enterprise Challenge Fund  (AECF) and partners have launched a global competition for private sector and [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS offers 793 tons of cereals of food assistance to Mali

10 november 2020 - 17:33:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has offered Mali 793 tons of cereals as [...] Full text...

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Liberia to pay impeached Supreme Court Judge $200,000 for rights violation

10 november 2020 - 17:02:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered Liberia to pay Counsellor Kabineh Muhammad Jan’neh, an impeached [...] Full text...

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EBRD, EU and partners boost green finance in Egypt

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

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Coronavirus: Digital financial services offer opportunities, also pose risks - IMF

10 november 2020 - 07:33:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Social distancing measures in place during the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to significantly impact [...] Full text...

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UN deputy chief visits West Africa and the Sahel

10 november 2020 - 05:54:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Deputy Secretary-General is on a two-week solidarity visit to West Africa and the Sahel [...] Full text...

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European diplomats set to take strong measures against those sapping the Libyan dialogue forum

09 november 2020 - 23:22:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union delegation and the embassies of EU member-countries accredited in Libya Monday showed their [...] Full text...

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Congolese Parliament extends state of health emergency for 11th time

09 november 2020 - 21:43:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese national assembly and senate Monday unanimously extended for the eleventh consecutive time the state [...] Full text...

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U.S. grants $20 million to buy wheat to help Sudanese people

07 november 2020 - 10:13:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced the intention of the United States government, [...] Full text...

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

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

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Bouznika's inter-Libyan dialogue raises hope of conflict resolution in Libya

06 november 2020 - 17:27:42
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Living Abroad, Nasser Bourita, said on [...] Full text...

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‘Emergency action’ needed to prevent major polio, measles epidemics: UN agencies

06 november 2020 - 17:10:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Globally, millions of children are at a heightened risk of polio and measles – dangerous but [...] Full text...

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Six humanitarians killed in ‘obscene’ attacks in one week: UN agency

06 november 2020 - 16:38:51
New York, UN (PANA) - The UN’s top relief official has strongly condemned recent attacks on aid workers in different [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, WHO concerned about shortage of children's vaccines in Libya

06 november 2020 - 11:31:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have expressed "extreme concern" [...] Full text...

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Trust Africa hosts conference on illicit financial flows

06 november 2020 - 08:13:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The pan-African body, Trust Africa, will host the 8th Pan African Conference on Illicit Financial Flows [...] Full text...

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

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

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Coronavirus: WBG-IMF Annual Meetings in Morocco postponed until 2022

06 november 2020 - 07:13:12
Rabat, Morocco (PANA)  - Morocco, the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Thursday that the [...] Full text...

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Niger lures partners to finance better access to electricity networks

05 november 2020 - 18:05:48
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger on Thursday launched consultations aimed at mobilizing its partners and seeking funds to connect a [...] Full text...

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WB provides Morocco US$150 million for urban transport improvement

05 november 2020 - 16:00:19
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank has approved funding of US$150 million under the Morocco Urban Transport Programme launched [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic impacts heavily on Mauritius export, manufacturing sectors

05 november 2020 - 13:40:27
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius exports and manufacturing sectors have  declined by 33% from January to May 2020 and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB gives Morocco nearly €120 million to fight pandemic

05 november 2020 - 12:02:43
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced on Wednesday that it has approved additional funding of nearly [...] Full text...

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Nearly 1.2 million people in Libya need health assistance, according to UN agency

05 november 2020 - 11:38:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 1.2 million people in Libya are in need of health assistance, the UN Office for [...] Full text...

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AfDB signs grant agreement to support the Rwanda Coding Academy

05 november 2020 - 10:48:21
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a grant agreement for $150,000 with the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to pursue its claim for Chagos archipelago - PM Jugnauth

04 november 2020 - 14:07:48
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday said Mauritius is determined to pursue its fight [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa congratulates Tanzania’s Magufuli on re-election

03 november 2020 - 16:24:30
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is also current African Union chairperson, has congratulated Tanzania’s President John Magufuli on his [...] Full text...

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Former Mauritanian president's son summoned in anti-corruption probe

03 november 2020 - 13:22:36
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The son of former Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz has been is summoned by the [...] Full text...

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EU calls for regional intervention to avert simmering tensions

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

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Gambia High Court refers murder case of ex-junta member to Supreme Court

02 november 2020 - 19:07:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A High Court in Banjul on Monday referred the protracted murder trial involving Retired Capt. Yankuba [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Paul Gicheru surrenders to ICC for allegedly corruptly influencing witnesses

02 november 2020 - 14:34:32
The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru on Monday surrendered to the authorities of The Netherlands pursuant [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns targeting of journalists

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

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AfDB approves $440,000 relief package for flood-hit Sudan, South Sudan

01 november 2020 - 12:44:59
Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an emergency assistance relief package of $440,000 [...] Full text...

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Ivorian authorities urged to ensure respect for human rights before, during and after elections

31 october 2020 - 15:39:35
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) Saturday called on the Ivorian authorities to ensure respect for human rights before, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF gives Mali extended debt service relief for six months

31 october 2020 - 08:57:29
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a second six-month [...] Full text...

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Zambian named UN woman police officer of the year

31 october 2020 - 08:13:06
New York, US (PAA) - Chief Inspector Doreen Malambo, Gender Adviser at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), [...] Full text...

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Africa’s energy masterplan takes shape as AfDB, AUDA-NEPAD release key report

31 october 2020 - 04:26:10
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have released recommendations [...] Full text...

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AfDB wins International award for increasing solar energy footprint across Africa

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

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Madagascar: AfDB strengthens industrial, financial sectors with 14 million euros

31 october 2020 - 04:20:51
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the Industrialization and Financial Sector Support Project (PAISF), [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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Mo Ibrahim Foundation warns against violent elections in Africa

31 october 2020 - 00:22:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, an African governance organisation which rewards retired former leaders, has expressed concern [...] Full text...

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EU issues 13 billion FCFA for the protection of the most vulnerable migrants in the Sahel

30 october 2020 - 18:37:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien Minister of the Interior and Security, Alkache Alhada, on Thursday in Niamey, launched the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic robs children in poor countries of nearly four months of school

30 october 2020 - 06:29:55
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has robbed children in the poorest countries of nearly four months of [...] Full text...

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FAO emphasises women's role in African agriculture

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

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UN condemns killing of aid workers in Somalia

29 october 2020 - 22:57:00
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – The United Nations in Somalia has condemns the murder of two humanitarian workers, who were reportedly killed [...] Full text...

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Kenyan security units to act tough against terrorism

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

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Coronavirus: Pandemic dents Guinea’s growth but external support mitigates impact

29 october 2020 - 10:32:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s overall growth is expected to exceed 5% this year, although non-mining sectors in the West [...] Full text...

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US concerned about 'lack of transparency in vote tabulation' in Guinea presidential election

29 october 2020 - 07:08:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The US has expressed concern about questions raised by election observers and civil society on the [...] Full text...

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FAO builds momentum for restoring forests as world enters key decade for ecosystems

29 october 2020 - 06:35:39
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is leading a push for the world to scale up efforts to [...] Full text...

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Buhari to Nigerians: 'Desist from divisive statements'

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

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Senegal ordered to pay 50 Million CFA Francs to Belgian for Rights Violations

27 october 2020 - 19:26:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered Senegal to pay 50 million CFA francs as compensation to a [...] Full text...

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Morocco, Chad support the preservation of peace in the Sahel - Moroccan FM

27 october 2020 - 17:12:23
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, said on [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court orders Senegal to file report on how it implemented court judgement

27 october 2020 - 16:53:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered Senegal to submit to the Court, within six months, a report [...] Full text...

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Coris Bourse accumulates 1,300 billion FCFA in a decade

27 october 2020 - 15:45:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Coris Bourse, a subsidiary of the Coris Bank Group, has accumulated 1,300 billion FCFA since [...] Full text...

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

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

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Global foreign direct investment halved amid pandemic: UNCTAD

27 october 2020 - 11:22:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Foreign direct investment (FDI), a bellwether of globalisation and economic confidence, fell by 49 per cent to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger faces challenges in mobilising revenues, controlling outlays - IMF

27 october 2020 - 09:52:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger has secured a US$19.9 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to support the national [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda’s economy healing from contraction under pandemic

27 october 2020 - 09:16:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s economic activity has started to show signs of recovery following a sharp contraction in the [...] Full text...

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

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

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UN shocked, outraged over horrific attack on Cameroon school

26 october 2020 - 16:59:21
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has strongly condemned Saturday’s attack on a school in southwestern Cameroon, which [...] Full text...

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Will the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya overshadow the position of critics? (Analysis)

26 october 2020 - 16:44:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The signing on Friday in Geneva of the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya has accelerated the [...] Full text...

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

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

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US approves more humanitarian assistance to Sudan

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

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Mauritius undergoing economic recession

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

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Permanent ceasefire deal welcomed unanimously as decisive step toward peace in Libya

24 october 2020 - 00:04:27
  Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ceasefire agreement signed Friday in Geneva (Switzerland) by delegations of the government of National Accord [...] Full text...

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Tunis says ceasefire deal in Libya ‘fundamental pillar to wished political resolution’

23 october 2020 - 23:16:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Friday welcomed the ceasefire deal agreed between delegations of the Government of National Accord (GNA) [...] Full text...

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African firms growth optimism defies coronavirus pandemic gloom

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

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Acting UNSMIL chief salutes new Libya ceasefire agreement

23 october 2020 - 15:57:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative in Libya and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...

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German funding helps Ethiopia enhance immigration, border management controls

23 october 2020 - 15:11:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  – Immigration and border management controls in Ethiopia are being improved to help secure the country’s [...] Full text...

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UN think-tank seeks reliable data to spur economic growth in Africa

23 october 2020 - 13:13:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (PANA) – The UN Economic  Commission for Africa (ECA) has decried the poor state of government statistics, [...] Full text...

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

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

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Nigerian President Buhari orders #EndSARS protesters to stop demonstrating

23 october 2020 - 06:57:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night told the #EndSARS protesters to stop demonstrating and condemned [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Limited resources available for rekindling sub-Saharan Africa economies - IMF

23 october 2020 - 06:34:34
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - With a difficult recovery ahead, policy makers in sub-Sahara Africa have fewer resources at their [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, AFD sign several financing agreements

22 october 2020 - 23:34:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and the French development agency (AFD) Thursday signed several financing agreements here, official sources said. The [...] Full text...

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US, UN condemn alleged military attack on unarmed protesters, demand thorough investigations

22 october 2020 - 18:04:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following Tuesday night’s shooting and killing of unarmed EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos, the United [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Cameroon secures US$ 156 million IMF support to address pandemic impact

22 october 2020 - 07:44:30
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$ 156 million to Cameroon, the [...] Full text...

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Former head of ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development passes on

21 october 2020 - 15:29:17
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The immediate past President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Mr. Bashir Mamman [...] Full text...

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Donors pledge more than $1.7 billion to scale up aid in Central Sahel

21 october 2020 - 08:50:52
Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says 24 donors pledged more [...] Full text...

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Achieving peace, security in Sahel remains pertinent issue for The Gambia - FM Tangara

20 october 2020 - 21:04:25
Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mamadou Tangara said here Tuesday achieving peace, security and [...] Full text...

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UNESCO hosts virtual world summit on education

20 october 2020 - 20:16:42
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO, in partnership with the governments of Ghana, Norway and the United Kingdom, Tuesday organized a [...] Full text...

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Trusted data helps us all ‘understand the changing world’ – UN chief

20 october 2020 - 17:35:40
New York, US (PANA) - Current, reliable and trusted data help us to “understand the changing world” in which we [...] Full text...

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National Assembly moves to stop #EndSARS protests across Nigeria

20 october 2020 - 17:17:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Assembly have taken the lead in moves to stop the ongoing #EndSARS protests and [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s record wheat harvest proves success of AfDB’s agricultural transformation programme

20 october 2020 - 16:06:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite coronavirus-related lockdowns, travel and transport restrictions, Sudan has just recorded its largest wheat harvest, according [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ADF approves $50.7m Covid-19 crisis response budget support for Tanzania

20 october 2020 - 15:42:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a loan of $50.7 million to Tanzania [...] Full text...

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Guterres appeals for urgent action to reverse ‘downward spiral’ in Central Sahel

20 october 2020 - 15:13:38
Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA) - The world must act now to reverse the situation in Africa’s central Sahel region, where humanitarian [...] Full text...

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One in six children living in extreme poverty, warn UNICEF, World Bank

20 october 2020 - 12:43:43
New York, US (PANA) - An estimated one in six children – or 356 million globally – were living in extreme poverty before the COVID-19 pandemic began, and this [...] Full text...

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'Covid-19, conflict have forced over 12 million children from school across Central Sahel region'

20 october 2020 - 07:10:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A humanitarian charity says a staggering 12 million children missed up to four months of school [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges countries to focus on fundamentals of pandemic as caseloads rise

20 october 2020 - 06:31:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As COVID-19 cases continue to accelerate, particularly in Europe and North America, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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Coronavirus: SA economic recovery plan will protect jobs in vulnerable sectors - Ramaphosa

19 october 2020 - 16:06:28
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured South Africans that the economic recovery plan he presented last [...] Full text...

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EU offers €25 million to mitigate Covid-19 effects in The Gambia

19 october 2020 - 15:41:04
  Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union on Monday disbursed €25 million of budget support for The Gambia's response to [...] Full text...

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EU renews sanctions regime against ISIL/Da'esh and Al-Qaida

19 october 2020 - 13:30:36
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday renewed the European Union (EU) sanctions regime against ISIL/Da'esh and Al-Qaida [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF to stockpile over half a billion syringes by year end

19 october 2020 - 12:05:23
New York, US (PANA) – As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, UNICEF has begun laying the groundwork for the rapid, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria govt warns against anarchy in ongoing #EndSARS protests

18 october 2020 - 12:33:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has warned it will not allow the country to be thrown [...] Full text...

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Accelerating learning, earnings of adolescent girls, young women in the Sahel

17 october 2020 - 09:42:52
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A significant scale-up of activities for the Sahel Women Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD) project [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic and violence contribute to rising humanitarian needs in the Sahel

17 october 2020 - 06:00:09
Geneva, Switzerland  (PANA) - A surge in armed violence, coupled with the economic and social fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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HCR evacuates 153 refugees from Libya to transit center in Niger

16 october 2020 - 22:59:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A group of 153 refugees and asylum seekers were evacuated Thursday from Libya by the UN [...] Full text...

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

16 october 2020 - 22:47:40
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Development Committee of the world’s top financial institutions said Friday the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia among ten countries selected by WB for vacine

16 october 2020 - 22:02:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Economy, Finances and Investment, Ali Kooli, Friday welcomed the positive response by [...] Full text...

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UN agencies stress urgent need to strengthen food systems as COVID-19 drives up numbers of hungry people

16 october 2020 - 18:58:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday joined its sister agencies in calling for global [...] Full text...

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Celebrating African youth turning the tide on plastic pollution

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

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Nigeria: Military warns ENDSARS protesters against threat to Nigeria’s democracy

15 october 2020 - 21:00:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Against the backdrop of the ongoing ENDSARS protests across the country, the Armed Forces of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Nearly 5 million children need help to survive in Nigeria, Mauritania, Niger and Chad - Save the Children

15 october 2020 - 17:45:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic has caused a 60 percent increase in the number of children in [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board raises the bank's capital by 125 per cent

15 october 2020 - 15:26:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) country manager at the Regional Office of Development and Service Delivery for [...] Full text...

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Somalia Humanitarian Fund allocates US$9.26 million for floods response

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

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Three billion people globally lack handwashing facilities at home: UNICEF

15 october 2020 - 13:58:46
New York, US (PANA) - Although handwashing with soap is vital in the fight against infectious diseases, including COVID-19, billions [...] Full text...

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Corruption represents ‘ultimate betrayal’ of public trust: Guterres

15 october 2020 - 13:54:42
New York, US (PANA) - Corruption is not only a crime but immoral and the “ultimate betrayal” of public trust, [...] Full text...

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EC lists Russian citizen over violation of arms embargo on Libya

15 october 2020 - 13:01:23
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Thursday imposed targeted restrictive measures on a Russian engaged in and providing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkinabe pandemic response leads to sharp decline in economic activity

15 october 2020 - 09:19:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The coronavirus pandemic in Burkina Faso has highlighted the important role that a social safety [...] Full text...

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US development bank gives US$1.55 million for Ethiopia's Tulu Moye power project

15 october 2020 - 07:01:27
Washington (PANA) - US development bank, International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), has committed US$1.55 million in technical development for the [...] Full text...

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Progress against tuberculosis ‘at risk’: WHO

15 october 2020 - 06:51:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent action and funding are needed to sustain progress in the global fight against tuberculosis (TB), [...] Full text...

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IFAD gives Congo 500.000 USD for small cassava producers

14 october 2020 - 21:32:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide 500,000 US dollars to support a new [...] Full text...

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Gambia: EU launches two new projects to protect illegal migrants

14 october 2020 - 18:29:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - As part of its cooperation with The Gambia on migration management, the European Union (EU) has [...] Full text...

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

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

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UN envoy outlines progress towards cooperation in Great Lakes Region

14 october 2020 - 06:14:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Even as they confront the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in Africa’s Great Lakes Region continue to improve [...] Full text...

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