Several African leaders to attend UNESCO General Conference beginning Tuesday in Paris

11 november 2019 - 18:48:05
Paris, France (PANA) - Several African heads of state and government will take part in the UN agency's General Conference [...] Full text...

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Gambia's genocide case against Myanmar at ICJ filed on Monday

11 november 2019 - 16:42:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violating the Genocide Convention,  filed [...] Full text...

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Tiger Woods' niece, Cheyenne, for Magical Kenya Open event

07 november 2019 - 17:52:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - American golfing star, Cheyenne Woods, the niece of golfing legend, Tiger Woods, is among the 107 [...] Full text...

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Food shortages, sharp price increases reported in Kenya’s flooded counties

07 november 2019 - 13:30:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 144,000 people in 25 counties across Kenya are estimated to be affected by riverine and [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: OHCHR encourages legislation against sexual crime

06 november 2019 - 15:53:55
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Mauritania has welcomed [...] Full text...

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CERF allocates Niger US$7.9 million to support displaced people in Maradi region

06 november 2019 - 13:37:15
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Central Emergency Response Fund of the United Nations System (CERF) has granted Niger US $ [...] Full text...

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Slumber Tsogwane maintained as Botswana’s Vice President

06 november 2019 - 09:44:17
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Slumber Tsogwane has been maintained as the Vice President of Botswana after being endorsed into the position [...] Full text...

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Marshet Zelalem: A young Ethiopian girl leading big changes in her community (A UNESCO Feature)

05 november 2019 - 16:39:01
Hawassa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Marshet Zelalem grew up in a rural village in Oromia, Ethiopia, and she was so timid [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Constitutional Review Commission to deliver draft document

03 november 2019 - 17:39:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) on Sunday announced that it is on track to deliver [...] Full text...

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Senegal to manufacture organic sanitary napkins to treat infections affecting women

31 october 2019 - 17:58:47
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The non-governmental organization (NGO), "Cause Première", based in Ziguinchor, in partnership with the French Association "PC [...] Full text...

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Make use of opportunities in Africa - Gambian minister tells youth

31 october 2019 - 00:08:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - Hamat NK Bah, Gambia’s tourism and culture minister, Wednesday  challenged young people in Africa to make [...] Full text...

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Africa youth forum ends in The Gambia

30 october 2019 - 19:42:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A two-day Africa youth forum on gender and human rights that sought to accelerating transformations and [...] Full text...

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Trust Africa Boss advises youth on climate change, migration

30 october 2019 - 14:12:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Alpha Sall, the Executive Director of the Dakar-based Trust Africa, on Wednesday advised African youth [...] Full text...

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UNFPA coordinates implementation of 2020 strategy to combat gender-based violence in Libya

30 october 2019 - 10:58:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty-five representatives of the Ministries of Social Affairs, Education, Health and Justice of the Libyan Government [...] Full text...

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Niger hosts Africa Socialist Women's Meeting

29 october 2019 - 19:42:32
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Africa Regional Meeting of the Socialist International Women (ISF), under the theme "Women's participation in [...] Full text...

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Marriages to female minors canceled in Senegal, thanks to NGO Enda JA

29 october 2019 - 18:20:58
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The progress report of the "Her Choice" project, implemented in the southern and eastern regions of [...] Full text...

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African regional youth forum opens in Banjul

29 october 2019 - 12:31:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A regional youth forum on gender, human rights and peace  opened Monday in Banjul, The Gambia, [...] Full text...

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Gambia hosts regional youth forum on peace, rights

28 october 2019 - 22:17:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The Gambia is playing host to  a regional youth forum on gender, human rights and peace [...] Full text...

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EU avails €53 million aid package to Zimbabwe's health sector

28 october 2019 - 19:38:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has announced a €53 million aid package to Zimbabwe for health and [...] Full text...

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Socialist Women's Summit opens Tuesday in Niamey

28 october 2019 - 18:39:15
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou on Monday received the Secretary General of the Socialist International, Luis Ayala, in [...] Full text...

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Bujumbura, capital of peace-building at end of international conference of women leaders

26 october 2019 - 16:38:42
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  The second edition of the International Conference of Women Leaders ended here Saturday with resolutions including [...] Full text...

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AfDB forms climate change team

25 october 2019 - 14:49:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed a group of renowned experts to the board of [...] Full text...

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Incidents linked to GBV in Mali rose by 57 pct between January, August

24 october 2019 - 22:31:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - Incidents linked to gender-based violence (GBV) recorded in Mali between January and August 2019 rose by [...] Full text...

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Libyan closes Ras Jedir land border crossing with Tunisia

24 october 2019 - 11:27:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ras Jedir land border crossing, a common border between Libya and Tunisia and the lung [...] Full text...

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UN chief says 'UN charter remains our moral anchor’

24 october 2019 - 10:26:50
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his annual message for UN Day om Thursday has issued [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Youth Leaders' Forum on Population and Development opens in Banjul.

23 october 2019 - 22:43:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - ECOWAS youth leaders’ forum on population and development, organized by The Gambia National Youth Council and [...] Full text...

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Top UN official says gender equality ‘precursor’ to sustaining peace, sustainable dev't

22 october 2019 - 05:36:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN deputy chief has told African Union’s Peace and Security Council that gender equality is [...] Full text...

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Danger not deterring irregular African migrants from returning to Europe - UN Report

21 october 2019 - 16:31:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Irregular migrants who made the fraught journey from Africa to Europe would do so again despite [...] Full text...

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Mali: Training workshop on journalism investigation techniques holds

20 october 2019 - 09:59:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A training workshop on journalistim investigation techniques applied to migration, initiated by the UNESCO/Mali Office, opened [...] Full text...

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Niger to raise women's quota for elected and nominated positions

19 october 2019 - 16:13:10
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government approved a bill on Friday to increase women's quotas in senior positions of [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Marriages with low civil registration in Africa

18 october 2019 - 17:55:30
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Marriages and divorces are the poor "cousins" of civil registration in Africa, according to a report [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL demands immediate release of all victims of enforced disappearance in Libya

18 october 2019 - 14:10:55
 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Authorities in eastern Libya have the legal responsibility to establish the fate and whereabouts of Ms. [...] Full text...

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'African govts need to create an environment for women to work'

17 october 2019 - 18:45:59
Washington D.C, USA (PANA) – World Bank Group President, David Malpass, says there is a big urgency to get women [...] Full text...

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Africa urged to digitise civil registration

17 october 2019 - 09:19:48
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) -  Zambian Secretary for Home Affairs, Mrs.Liya Mutale, has called for the use of digital technology in [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone ‘reinforces discriminatory policy of excluding pregnant girls from school’ – AI

17 october 2019 - 09:08:20
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education has announced that pregnant girls can [...] Full text...

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UN agency reports high malnutrition levels in Horn of Africa countries

17 october 2019 - 07:04:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Two consecutive failed rainy seasons in some areas, floods in others, internal violence in [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief addresses progress, setbacks in human rights worldwide

16 october 2019 - 05:50:20
New York, US (PANA) - The world is undeniably facing rising challenges to multilateralism, however work can be done with [...] Full text...

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Africa urged to harness digital technology for legal identity

15 october 2019 - 23:30:53
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA)   -   A senior Zambian government official said here Monday that advances in technology presented Africa with an [...] Full text...

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Burundi govt regards rural women's access to sustainable infrastructure, social protection services as top priority

15 october 2019 - 17:09:16
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Tuesday celebrated the International Rural Women's Day on a formal commitment to "support access [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch urges Mauritania's new president to take key steps for women’s rights

15 october 2019 - 06:53:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday sent a letter to Mauritania's new president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani urging him [...] Full text...

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Mali launches national annual children schooling campaign

14 october 2019 - 23:44:46
The campaign is in response to the high rate of non-schooled children and for their access to special education needs, [...] Full text...

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Former ECOWAS VP Edward Singhateh to appear before Gambia Truth Commission

14 october 2019 - 22:48:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Former ECOWAS Vice-President Edward Singhateh, implicated in the brutal murder of former Gambian finance minister Ousman [...] Full text...

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Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita to take part in international conference on population in Nairobi

11 october 2019 - 23:06:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita will take part in the international conference on population and development [...] Full text...

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Community-led enforcement shows the way to end child marriage in Ethiopia (A UNFPA feature)

11 october 2019 - 19:39:21
Kola, Tembein, Ethiopia (PANA) – Earlier this year, Haderu Gebray, 15, and her parents were arrested for planning her wedding [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $31.3 million grants for water and sanitation facilities in Sudan

11 october 2019 - 18:13:01
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of [...] Full text...

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Sudan gets first woman Chief Justice

10 october 2019 - 18:40:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Ms. Nimat Abdulla Mohamed Al-Khair, a veteran judge, has been appointed Sudan's Chief Justice, the first [...] Full text...

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Young girls leaders forum opens in Niger

10 october 2019 - 18:27:54
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The first Young Girls Leaders Forum, organized by the NGO New Challenge, in partnership with the [...] Full text...

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Global uncertainty slows growth in Africa’s economies – World Bank Update

09 october 2019 - 17:21:00
Washington, US (PANA) - Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa remained slow through 2019, hampered by persistent uncertainty in the global economy [...] Full text...

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Medical charity raises red flags on international funding decline for HIV, TB

08 october 2019 - 05:18:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After a decade of strong commitments to fight the twin epidemics of HIV and tuberculosis (TB), a [...] Full text...

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Tigist, a young teacher, is making gender equality through education a reality in Ethiopia (A UNESCO Feature)

04 october 2019 - 19:46:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As a young girl growing up in rural Seydebir in Semien Shewa, Ethiopia, Tigist had to [...] Full text...

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Rwanda set to host international conference for Women Leaders in Global Health

04 october 2019 - 18:56:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - More than 100 international delegates, including influential speakers from diverse sectors in global health, are due [...] Full text...

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New district task forces to strengthen counter human trafficking in Sierra Leone

04 october 2019 - 15:24:52
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has supported Sierra Leone’s Ministry for Social Welfare, Gender [...] Full text...

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Prestigious 'Who is Who' award won by Moroccan woman

04 october 2019 - 10:08:00
Athens, Greece (PANA) - The prestigious 'Who is Who' award for women leaders in the world has been awarded in [...] Full text...

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UNGA 2019: AfDB announces new accountability index to measure institutional lending to women

03 october 2019 - 18:40:14
New York, US (PANA) - A new tool to track the level of lending to women across Africa will be [...] Full text...

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23 boys, two girls cleared of ties to Boko Haram released by Nigerian Army

03 october 2019 - 14:20:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – UNICEF on Thursday confirmed that 23 boys and two girls were released from the Nigerian Army [...] Full text...

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Gunmen abduct six schoolgirls, two teachers in northwest Nigeria

03 october 2019 - 13:37:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A group of unidentified gunmen on Thursday raided a private secondary school in Sabo, Chikun Local [...] Full text...

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Benin makes youth mobilization a weapon in the fight against climate change

02 october 2019 - 19:40:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is making the mobilization of young people a weapon for the fight against climate change, [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Capacity building of 155 new CENI supervisors

02 october 2019 - 16:51:56
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on Tuesday began to run a capacity-building workshop for the [...] Full text...

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World Bank help strengthen capacities of female organisations on management of disasters in Mali

02 october 2019 - 16:18:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank and the General Management of civil protection in Mali last week in Segou [...] Full text...

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Eswatini, IFAD partner to boost inclusive financial services for smallholder farmers

02 october 2019 - 12:28:31
Rome, Italy (PANA) - About 30,900 rural people in Eswatini will benefit from a new US$38.5 million project that aims [...] Full text...

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UN marks International Day of Older Persons

01 october 2019 - 05:36:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the coming decade, the number of persons aged 60 or over is projected to grow by [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly President upholds value of multilateralism in speech closing annual debate

01 october 2019 - 05:27:11
New York, US (PANA) - This year's UN General Assembly Debate concluded on Monday in New York with the President [...] Full text...

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Burundi women gaining recognition in media publications

30 september 2019 - 21:34:54
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  The latest monthly issue of Panos Great Lakes Institute (IPGL), a regional media support organization, in [...] Full text...

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Worsening economic prospects hamper healthcare fuel gender-based violence in Southern Africa

30 september 2019 - 16:03:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Deteriorating economic prospects have exacerbated poverty and inequality and hampered access to essential services, [...] Full text...

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UNGA 2019: 'Hands off our girls!' - African first ladies cry out

27 september 2019 - 18:16:08
New York, US (PANA) - Africa’s first ladies, led by Sierra Leone Fatima Maada Bio, brought their campaign to ban [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s First Lady Barrow, other African First Ladies reiterate call for Gender Equality and Women Empowerment

26 september 2019 - 17:13:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's First Lady, Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, and her colleague African First Ladies of the Organisation of African [...] Full text...

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Mauritius celebrates World Maritime Day 2019

26 september 2019 - 14:11:15
Port Louis, Mauritius (PAANA) – Mauritian Minister of Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping, Mr Premdut Koonjoo, on Thursday laid [...] Full text...

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Sustainable development summit a reminder of ‘the boundless potential of humanity'

26 september 2019 - 07:20:03
New York, US (PANA) - The first UN summit on the progress of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development closed on a [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges scaled up response for peace, across troubled Sahel region

26 september 2019 - 04:49:08
New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarian and development responses for Mali and Africa’s wider Sahel region “are falling short”, and [...] Full text...

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Cultural actors to promote human riights in Senegal's southern region

25 september 2019 - 15:30:40
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The African Network for Integral Development (RADI) wants to rely on cultural actors to promote human [...] Full text...

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Mauritius nabs 996 in 1,790 cases of domestic violence this year

24 september 2019 - 13:51:34
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Minister of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare, Mrs Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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ACP-EU partners say they owe a sustainable world to future generations

24 september 2019 - 12:37:16
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Bold decisions are warranted for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the blueprint adopted [...] Full text...

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Banks worth $47 trillion adopt new UN-backed climate, sustainability principles

23 september 2019 - 06:03:25
New York, US (PANA) - Banks collectively with more than $47 trillion in assets, or a third of the global [...] Full text...

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Gambia's First Lady, Barrow, receives distinguished global award for excellence at the UN

22 september 2019 - 16:57:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian First Lady, Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, has been honoured with the Distinguished Global Award for Excellence on [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans among three countries targeted by xenophobic attacks in South Africa

20 september 2019 - 23:16:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Zimbabweans are among three countries living in South Africa being targeted by the perpetrators of the [...] Full text...

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Congo: Women's advisory council commits against female discrimination

20 september 2019 - 21:25:23
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   Antoinette Kebi, executive secretary of the Advisory Council for Women, said here Thursday her institution planned [...] Full text...

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Botswana initiates nationwide mobile referral system for gender based violence

20 september 2019 - 14:33:55
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Department of Gender Affairs will soon roll out a mobile referral system for gender based [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office reports reprisals on the rise

19 september 2019 - 20:56:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office said on Thursday that it was receiving more information on intimidation [...] Full text...

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INDIA: Land restoration cheapest solution to climate change, says COP 14

18 september 2019 - 18:38:15
New Delhi, India (PANA) - The 14th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat [...] Full text...

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‘’Inequality in the world is major obstacle to attainment of sustainable development goals’’ – Report

18 september 2019 - 16:16:36
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The third annual report of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, entitled "Goalkeepers Data Report", [...] Full text...

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New General Assembly President brings ‘valuable insights’ into key UN challenges - Guterres

18 september 2019 - 05:17:31
New York, US (PANA) - The new President of the 74th session of the General Assembly brings to his role [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president Buhari meets South African envoy over xenophobic attacks

16 september 2019 - 19:07:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received Mr Jeff Radebe, Special Envoy of President Cyril Ramaphosa [...] Full text...

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COP 14: Conference agrees to make land degradation neutrality national target

13 september 2019 - 11:03:54
New Delhi, India (PANA) – The 14th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP14) of the UN Convention for [...] Full text...

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Rwanda court denies bail to senior official accused of assaulting spouse

12 september 2019 - 13:12:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The primary court of Muhoza in Musanze, a district in northern Rwanda, has remanded the former [...] Full text...

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INDIA: Ministers at COP14 in New Delhi call for coalition to scale up land restoration

11 september 2019 - 18:48:08
New Delhi, India (PANA) – Ministers gathered in New Delhi, India, for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 14th [...] Full text...

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Several associations want civilians protected in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel

11 september 2019 - 17:14:27
Paris, France (PANA) - Several humanitarian organizations on Wednesday signed a joint statement urging ECOWAS Heads of State and Government [...] Full text...

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Senior UN official says all efforts must be made to ensure peaceful elections in Guinea-Bissau

11 september 2019 - 06:25:56
New York, US (PANA) - Since the inauguration of Guinea-Bissau’s new Government in July, the political arena has been dominated [...] Full text...

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India: Costa Rica calls for paradigm shift from perceiving women as victims

10 september 2019 - 17:44:54
New Delhi, India (PANA) – Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica, Lorena Revelo, has taken a swipe over [...] Full text...

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Burundian national army recruitment based on ethnicity, gender and region

07 september 2019 - 18:51:04
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 6,463 military candidates of all ranks, ethnic, regional and gender, on Saturday passed the test [...] Full text...

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CAR citizens ‘need our help now’: UN’s deputy relief chief

05 september 2019 - 07:30:39
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Spikes of violence in previously unaffected areas of the Central African Republic (CAR) have prompted new [...] Full text...

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Niger hosts workshop on Women entrepreneurs in West Africa

04 september 2019 - 16:44:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A regional capacity-building workshop for women entrepreneurs in West Africa began Wednesday in Niamey, Niger, to [...] Full text...

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Burundi announces measures to stem exodus from rural areas

04 september 2019 - 16:31:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 300 households in financial and material difficulties in Bujumbura, the economic capital of Burundi, are [...] Full text...

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WEF Summit begins under a cloud in South Africa as 5 killed in xenophobic attacks

04 september 2019 - 11:03:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa kicked off in Cape Town on Wednesday under [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charities say South Sudan displacement crisis still desperate, one year after peace deal

04 september 2019 - 07:33:04
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - One year on from the signing of the peace agreement, millions of South Sudanese remain [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa responds to violent murders in South Africa

03 september 2019 - 16:29:09
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday broke his silence following the violent murders of [...] Full text...

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TICAD 7: Guterres says ‘winds of hope are blowing ever stronger’ for Africa

29 august 2019 - 06:45:08
Yokohama, Japan (PANA) - African nations have made "significant progress" in developmental efforts in the last few years, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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AU delegation encourages women participation Sudan’s peace process

28 august 2019 - 13:40:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A high-level delegation of African Union (AU) women leaders has started a five-day mission to Sudan [...] Full text...

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Publishing of beneficiaries of African Peacebuilding Network research grants

26 august 2019 - 21:46:14
List of beneficiaries of African Peacebuilding Network research grants out   Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The list of beneficiaries of the [...] Full text...

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Mali officials sensitized on fighting child sexual exploitation

26 august 2019 - 12:24:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Magistrates, police officers and social workers on identification of child victims of exploitation have completed a [...] Full text...

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School closures triple in Central, Western Africa as education comes under fire

24 august 2019 - 09:47:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than 1.9 million children have been forced out of school in West and Central Africa [...] Full text...

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African health ministers adopt integrated surveillance and disease response strategy

22 august 2019 - 18:04:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Participants in the 69th session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for Africa (WHO-Africa), currently [...] Full text...

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US engaged in projects to empower women in Botswana

22 august 2019 - 12:57:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The United States of America is breathing life into many women project initiatives aimed at communal development [...] Full text...

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Burundi officially launches national climate change resilience project

21 august 2019 - 23:58:39
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   The Burundi Ministry of the Interior and Natural Disaster Prevention officially launched here Wednesday a national [...] Full text...

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Somalia security remains a concern, head of UN Mission warns Security Council

21 august 2019 - 22:08:59
New York, US (PANA)   -   Despite encouraging developments, insecurity across Somalia remains a serious concern, James Swan, head of the [...] Full text...

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DRC to have a government by September 7, says Tshisekedi

21 august 2019 - 19:18:12
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The new government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be in place by September [...] Full text...

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Widows of Malian soldiers who died in conflicts soon to have multifunctional center

21 august 2019 - 18:25:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Widows of Malian soldiers and paramilitaries who died in theaters of operations will be equipped with [...] Full text...

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EU calls for joint, global action to combat religious persecution

21 august 2019 - 12:41:53
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Persecution of people as a response to their religious belief or affiliation, or lack thereof, is [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, UN sign strategic partnership pact for 2019/2023 period

20 august 2019 - 13:22:49
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and the United Nations on Tuesday signed a Strategic Partnership Framework (SPF) agreement for [...] Full text...

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Kenyan population census to feature third gender

19 august 2019 - 19:53:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's population census will include a third gender, the Inter-sex, whose inclusion in the 2019 Population [...] Full text...

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UN chief lauds women humanitarians on World Humanitarian Day

19 august 2019 - 06:33:08
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations chief António Guterres has lauded the work of women humanitarians saying it makes a “huge [...] Full text...

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Rwanda’s women leading the digital revolution (An AfDB Feature)

17 august 2019 - 07:35:55
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - When she was a little girl, Jeanne Yamfashije wanted to be a doctor. Her goal was [...] Full text...

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Injustices persisit against women in Tunisian society

14 august 2019 - 12:38:56
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Injustices against Tunisian women persist despite the existence of a legal instrument that was proclaimed soon [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire Release of the trailer of the film "Milkmaid"

13 august 2019 - 21:44:20
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   Directors Desmond Ovbiagele and Danono Media announced here Tuesday the release of the feature film [...] Full text...

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'Gender-based violence, the unfinished business of our time' (A UN Feature)

10 august 2019 - 07:52:58
New York, US (PANA) - Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and, therefore, also half of its [...] Full text...

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Spain donates market gardening production material for women associations in Malian region

09 august 2019 - 22:45:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA)    -   The Spanish Cooperation (AECID) and the council for development association (ACOD) Friday donated a batch of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa slams violence against women

09 august 2019 - 16:51:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on Friday termed violence against women as a [...] Full text...

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Burundi celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day

09 august 2019 - 16:39:49
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Friday celebrated the 9th edition of the International Day of Indigenous Peoples, on a [...] Full text...

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EU supports the rights of indigenous people

08 august 2019 - 14:41:20
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has underlined the right of every indigenous child to learn and practice [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Sunda International, Gino Brands praised for Rugby tournament success

07 august 2019 - 23:29:34
London, United Kingdom(PANA)  -  The president of Ghana Rugby, Herbert Mensah, Wednesday praised Sunda International and GB Foods, main sponsors [...] Full text...

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Speaker of Burundi Senate leaves for ordinary session of Pan-African Parliament in South Africa

04 august 2019 - 17:32:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   The speaker of Burundi’s senate, Révérien Ndikuriyo, left here Sunday for Midrand, South Africa, to take [...] Full text...

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Nigeria lifts inaugural Rugby Presidents' cup

04 august 2019 - 16:44:13
Elmina, Ghana (PANA)   -  Nigeria’s Black Stallions beat the Ghana Eagles by 14 points to 12 in the first-ever Ghana-Nigeria [...] Full text...

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ECONEC holds 6th General Assembly

04 august 2019 - 10:09:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC), the umbrella organisation of Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF to hire three staff to strengthen Executive Board

03 august 2019 - 19:08:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As part of its programme of governance reforms, the IAAF is strengthening the Executive Board, elected [...] Full text...

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Main opposition party calls for dialogue in Mauritania

31 july 2019 - 15:10:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - In a statement issued on Wednesday, the National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD/TAWASSOUL/Islamist Movement), the [...] Full text...

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Burundi sports journalists undergo training in Bujumbura

31 july 2019 - 14:20:16
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Members of the Association of Sports Journalists of Burundi (AJSB) began a six-week training on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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'Macroeconomic Management weakens while Social Inclusion Policies improve slightly in Africa's poorest countries'

31 july 2019 - 14:08:37
Washington D.C., US (PANA) - Africa's poorest countries saw little to no progress on average in improving the quality of [...] Full text...

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South African athlete Semenya barred from competing at world championships

31 july 2019 - 07:56:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Swiss judge has overturned a temporary suspension of the IAAF’s new testosterone regulations, effectively [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: ICC Prosecutor's Office Develops New Strategic Plan 2019-2021

26 july 2019 - 17:28:27
Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Friday [...] Full text...

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UN demands Cape Verde' gives priority to gender equality

26 july 2019 - 14:05:41
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has recommended that [...] Full text...

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Successful elections, ‘political dialogues’ push democracy forward in West Africa, Sahel

25 july 2019 - 05:08:57
New York, US (PANA) - Progress has been made in consolidating democracy in West Africa and the Sahel, according to [...] Full text...

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Orphans project launched in Bamako to sponsor 10,000 orphaned children

24 july 2019 - 23:34:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Mrs Kéïta Aminata Maïga, Malian First Lady, and president of AGIR, a non=governmental organization (NGO), Tuesday [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$28.8million grant for Somalia roads, water and sanitation infrastructure

23 july 2019 - 18:37:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group  Board of Directors has approved grants of US$28.86 million for [...] Full text...

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Mauritius women live longer than men

20 july 2019 - 08:27:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday said that  Mauritian women have a higher life expectancy than men, living [...] Full text...

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Women's rights group call for an inquiry into prominent Zimbabwe pastor Walter Magaya over sexual assault allegations

19 july 2019 - 18:40:17
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local women's rights groups have called on government to set up a commission of inquiry to [...] Full text...

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NGO unveils remedies for Ivorian social ills

16 july 2019 - 21:59:59
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)   -   Phenix-Côte d'Ivoire, a non-governmental organization (NGO), has warned of the dangers of a divided country [...] Full text...

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‘Greater urgency’ needed in fight against HIV/AIDS, warns UN agency

16 july 2019 - 20:26:32
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) -  The UN programme leading the global effort to end AIDS is calling for greater urgency and [...] Full text...

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GCF announces $20m for AfDB's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa’s climate-resilience project in Ghana

13 july 2019 - 07:24:05
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has announced a US$20 million grant to the African Development [...] Full text...

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Special Representative of UN Secretary-Gneral for children, armed conflict visits Mali

09 july 2019 - 21:05:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -  The special representative of the UN Secretary-General for children and armed conflicts, Virginia Gamba, will visit [...] Full text...

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U.S. marathoner, Khadevis Robinson, visits Zimbabwe to raise awareness on gender-based violence

09 july 2019 - 16:13:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Embassy in Zimbabwe is hosting American Olympian marathoner, Khadevis Robinson, in the southern [...] Full text...

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Homicide kills far more people than armed conflict, new UN study shows

09 july 2019 - 05:52:39
New York, US (PANA) - Some 464,000 people across the world were victims of homicidal violence in 2017, more than [...] Full text...

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African 1st Ladies meet in Niger on Reducing the Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases

08 july 2019 - 18:37:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Neglected tropical diseases threaten the lives of more than 1.5 billion people around the world, and [...] Full text...

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West African youths call on leaders to end child marriage

07 july 2019 - 19:30:51
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -  About a hundred West African leaders meeting here on the sidelines of the African Union summit [...] Full text...

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G7 France/UNESCO Int'l Conference - Innovating for girls' and women's empowerment through education

05 july 2019 - 15:11:54
Paris, France (PANA) - Girls’ education is one of the most effective investments for development, yielding not only individual but [...] Full text...

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National IFAP Committee of Eritrea introduces digital libraries to disadvantaged communities

05 july 2019 - 15:06:53
Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - With the commitment to leave no one behind, the newly-formed National IFAP Committee of Eritrea has [...] Full text...

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Let’s reinforce power sector regulations to attract investments – African energy stakeholders

05 july 2019 - 14:46:22
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa’s power sector policies and regulations must be sharpened to enhance efficiency to attract commensurate [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s gov’t calls on all to adapt strict measures to address violence against women

04 july 2019 - 18:52:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The Gambia Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare has urged all government, public and private [...] Full text...

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Rwanda marks 25th Liberation Day anniversary

04 july 2019 - 18:31:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Thursday commanded the impressive military parade marking the 25th anniversary of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to sign AfCFTA agreement at Niger AU Summit

04 july 2019 - 06:03:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is to sign the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement during the forthcoming Mid-Year [...] Full text...

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German Ursula Von Der Leyen elected head of European Commission

03 july 2019 - 17:02:54
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - After long delays, the special European summit which started on Sunday ended on Tuesday in Brussels [...] Full text...

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Women converge on environmental issues

02 july 2019 - 18:18:04
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The 5th Pan African Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians met in the University of Botswana [...] Full text...

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Gambia promises investigations into rape allegations against senior foreign ministry official

02 july 2019 - 09:18:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambian government on Monday promised to investigate sexual assault allegations levelled against a senior official [...] Full text...

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AfCFT meeting advocates for creation of bank for African women

29 june 2019 - 17:28:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Regional Trade Forum for West and Central Africa convened this week in Dakar in the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius sign agreement with the Liverpool Football Club

28 june 2019 - 19:07:43
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Government of Mauritius announced on Friday that an agreement has been signed between the Mauritius [...] Full text...

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Senegal: USAID launches a program of more than 300 million CFAF for women's empowerment

28 june 2019 - 18:37:29
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - USAID, under the program, Sabunimaa, and in partnership with the Union Santa Yalla of Ziguinchor that [...] Full text...

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EU, NGO to train 118,000 children, 944 teachers displaced by Boko Haram violence in Northeast Nigeria

27 june 2019 - 19:06:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Plan International (PI) Nigeria, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), with funding support from the European Union (EU), [...] Full text...

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'There is High Prevalence Rate of HIV/AIDS among People with Disabilities in Cape Verde' - says Government

27 june 2019 - 17:52:48
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The HIV prevalence rate among people with disabilities in Cape Verde is 2.3%, a figure [...] Full text...

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Engineers call for self-sustaining and sustainable food system in Africa

27 june 2019 - 12:01:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Implementing proactive food and agricultural policies, ensuring a transition to a self-sustaining, sustainable and efficient African [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International joins suit against gov't banning pregnant girls from public schools

27 june 2019 - 04:44:04
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Amnesty International says it has joined a legal case brought by two non-governmental organizations, Equality Now [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s gov’t salutes woman for speaking out against sexual violence by former president Jammeh

26 june 2019 - 20:53:30
    Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   Gambian Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubacarr M. Tambadou has saluted Ms Fatou Jallow, a [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s ex-dictator, Yahya Jammeh, accused of rape, sexual assault

26 june 2019 - 19:00:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Rights groups on Wednesday accused former Gambian dictator, Yahya Jammeh, of rape and sexual assault against [...] Full text...

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New UN report on families in a changing world puts ‘women’s rights at their core’

26 june 2019 - 02:30:49
New York, US (PANA) - While women’s rights have advanced over the decades, gender inequalities and other fundamental human rights [...] Full text...

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Canada, Gambia better positioned to make a difference - Filiatrault

25 june 2019 - 22:47:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   The world faces challenges that require partnerships and The Gambia and Canada are better positioned to [...] Full text...

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UN condemns ‘wanton destruction’ in Sudan’s Darfur region

25 june 2019 - 05:06:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The looting and destruction of UN food relief agency premises and property in Sudan, has prompted [...] Full text...

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Ensure that widows are ‘not left out or left behind’ - UN chief

23 june 2019 - 00:47:09
New York, US (PANA) - On International Widow’s Day, marked on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is asking everyone to [...] Full text...

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Church condemn hatred, discrimination on LGBT in Botswana

21 june 2019 - 19:33:39
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Council of Churches (BCC) has made a national plea on the country’s citizens to desist [...] Full text...

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Guterres says ripple effect of sexual violence in conflict threatens ‘collective security’

20 june 2019 - 06:45:46
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has reiterated that sexual violence in conflict is a “threat [...] Full text...

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ICC prosecutor urges action for victims of violence in Sudan

20 june 2019 - 05:53:13
New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, has urged the UN Security [...] Full text...

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2019 Women's World Cup: ARDN launches Red Card campaign on violence against women

18 june 2019 - 18:45:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - At the ongoing 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, the African Renaissance and Diaspora Network [...] Full text...

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Women in Botswana venture into construction industry

17 june 2019 - 16:47:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)-   In the past only men pursued careers in the built environment, but the 21st century woman is [...] Full text...

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European Union calls for end of violence in Sudan

17 june 2019 - 13:36:30
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Monday called for an immediate cessation of all violence against the [...] Full text...

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Third world summit of "Women in Africa" to be held in June in Morocco

14 june 2019 - 20:46:02
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The third edition of the world summit of ‘Women in Africa Initiative (WIA)’, an international [...] Full text...

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South Africa’s Semenya cleared to race in Rabat

14 june 2019 - 20:20:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA)   -   Organisers of the IAAF Diamond League in Rabat on Friday back-tracked from their decision [...] Full text...

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UN expert condemns entrenched racial discrimination and inequality in UK

14 june 2019 - 15:55:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The UK Government’s policies exacerbate discrimination, stoke xenophobic sentiment and further entrench racial inequality, the UN’s [...] Full text...

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Togo EU economic forum- Lomé, Brussels in partnership for investment

13 june 2019 - 21:37:39
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  -  Lomé will from Thursday host the first Togo-European Union economic forum meant to facilitate the mobilisation [...] Full text...

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Buhari pledges to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years

12 june 2019 - 18:34:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday promised to take 100 million Nigerians from poverty to prosperity [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe adopts National Industrial Development Policy 2019 –2023

12 june 2019 - 15:29:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Government has adopted the Zimbabwe National Industrial Development Policy (ZNIDP) (2019 –2023) that envisions a contribution [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches financial literacy programme

12 june 2019 - 12:55:37
Bambous, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Financial Services and Good Governance ministry and the Financial Services Commission on Wednesday launched [...] Full text...

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Afreximbank wins African Bank of the year 2019

12 june 2019 - 10:57:26
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) was on Tuesday named the African Bank the year 2019 [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief, Amnesty International hail Botswana decision decriminalizing same-sex

12 june 2019 - 06:02:43
Gaborone, US (PANA) - UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet and human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, have hailed a landmark [...] Full text...

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Tunis to host 30th conference of International federation of journalists

11 june 2019 - 18:31:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The 30th conference of the international federation of journalists (IFJ) began in Tunis on Tuesday with [...] Full text...

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Burkinabè elected to Committee for protection of rights of migrant workers

11 june 2019 - 18:13:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkinabè Myriam Poussi, was on Monday elected to the UN seat in New York as [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief hails Botswana decision to decriminalise same-sex relations

11 june 2019 - 15:53:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  –  UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday welcomed the decision by the High [...] Full text...

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President Barrow launches Gambia's national security policy – 2019

10 june 2019 - 17:21:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has said that experience has shown that it is difficult to successfully [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire spotlights the role of women on World Ocean Day

08 june 2019 - 16:23:11
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The celebration of the 2019 edition of World Ocean Day took place Saturday in the historic [...] Full text...

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Gambian FM to receive prestigious 2019 United Nations population award

06 june 2019 - 18:48:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr Mamadou Tangara, has been awarded [...] Full text...

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Newly-elected Nigerian UN General Assembly President pledges focus on ‘peace and prosperity’ for most vulnerable

04 june 2019 - 18:13:58
New York, US (PANA) - The global reach of the United Nations makes it “the world's best hope for peace [...] Full text...

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South Africa - Athletics body to challenge Semenya ban

02 june 2019 - 08:56:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA)  -  Athletics South Africa (ASA) has confirmed that it has lodged an appeal to Switzerland's [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Women, youth are key actors in the AfCTA

31 may 2019 - 17:28:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (NAPA) - Women and youth have a key role to play in the success of the African [...] Full text...

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NGO deplores low representation of women in science

30 may 2019 - 21:05:04
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The president of the Congolese Foundation for Medical Research (FCRM), Professor Francine Ntoumi, on Thursday deplored [...] Full text...

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Mozambique cyclone appeal allots less than one percent to needs of women and girls

30 may 2019 - 15:53:32
Beira, Mozambique (PANA) - Oxfam, Save the Children and Care are calling on donors to meet or exceed the proposed [...] Full text...

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Niger minister calls for integration of menstrual hygiene at all levels

29 may 2019 - 04:59:24
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Niger Minister of Water and Sanitation, Professor Garba Katambé, on Tuesday urged development partners, civil [...] Full text...

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Kenya to implement Commonwealth blueprint on improving govt efficiency

28 may 2019 - 21:21:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Visiting Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, has held talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta on the implementation of [...] Full text...

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SADC ministers find solutions to energy and water problems

27 may 2019 - 18:59:22
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Ministers of Energy and Water from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), met in Windhoek, [...] Full text...

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1st-ever crises conference on Gender-Based Violence holds in Oslo

26 may 2019 - 10:32:53
  Oslo, Norway (PANA) - One-in-three girls or women will experience physical or sexual violence in her lifetime, and “the risk [...] Full text...

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Joint ACP-EU Council of Ministers meeting on post-Cotonou agreement opens in Brussels

24 may 2019 - 17:05:10
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A joint ACP-EU Council of Ministers opened on Thursday in Brussels, co-chaired by Tjekero Tweya, Minister [...] Full text...

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Senegal records 400 new cases of obstetric fistula per year

23 may 2019 - 19:09:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Every year, Senegal records an average of 400 new cases of obstetric fistula, 150 of which [...] Full text...

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AfDB commissions study into contribution of jewelry manufacturing industry in Africa

22 may 2019 - 22:25:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -   The African Development Bank (AfDB) has commissioned a study into the contribution of the jewelry manufacturing [...] Full text...

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Empowering African youth through media and communication

21 may 2019 - 12:30:10
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO on Tuesday launched ‘Empowering Youth in Africa through Media and Communication’ project with support of [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Semenya to compete at top California race

21 may 2019 - 09:13:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Olympic champion Caster Semenya on Tuesday confirmed that she will race the [...] Full text...

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DR Congo's Josephine Uwase Ndeze wins Miss Geek Africa award 2019

17 may 2019 - 01:45:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Congolese female innovator Josephine Uwase Ndeze was named Miss Geek Africa 2019 at the Transform Africa [...] Full text...

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