Botswana calls for women, children to be key stakeholders in peace negotiations

17 january 2020 - 07:29:49
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has called for women and children to be key stakeholders in peace negotiations and reconciliation [...] Full text...

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Lives of traumatized, displaced women in Sudan's West Darfur under threat

15 january 2020 - 20:14:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ongoing instability in Sudan’s West Darfur region has left the lives, health and safety of thousands [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: AfDB, UN and World Bank launch 2019 Needs Assessment Report to spur economic recovery

15 january 2020 - 17:56:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), United Nations and World Bank Group recently launched the Zimbabwe 2019 [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch calls for repeal of repressive laws in Mauritania

15 january 2020 - 12:54:29
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The change of power in Mauritania, following the 22 June 2019 presidential election and the inauguration [...] Full text...

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World Food Programme has been with Burundi for 52 years

14 january 2020 - 15:11:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), David Muldrow Beasley, on Tuesday wound up [...] Full text...

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Twelve drown as boat with migrants sinks southwest of Greece

11 january 2020 - 15:45:48
Athens, Greece(PANA) - A boat carrying migrants sank on Saturday southwest of the Greek Paxi island as it was taking [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says Nigeria, Mauritanian relations is historic

10 january 2020 - 18:01:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday in Abuja extolled the “historic” relationship between Nigeria and the [...] Full text...

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Legal age to marry in Mauritius to be reviewed from 16 to 18 years

09 january 2020 - 07:33:24
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian minister of Gender equality and Family Wellbeing, Mrs Kalpana Koonjoo-Shah, on Wednesday said [...] Full text...

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New report shows 'sex corruption' highest in Rwandan media

08 january 2020 - 12:06:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A new official report released on Wednesday indicates that several newsroom managers in Rwanda have been [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari demands free, fair and credible elections from Police, electoral umpire

07 january 2020 - 16:14:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday met with the head of the nation’s electoral umpire, the [...] Full text...

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Botswana man murders two-year-old child

07 january 2020 - 15:27:55
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A man has appeared before the Lobatse court for an unusual gender based violence (GBV) case, [...] Full text...

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Women for Peace in Casamance calls for mobilization of energies for definitive peace in south of Senegal

03 january 2020 - 22:11:37
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The president of the Women for Peace Platform in Casamance, Ndèye Marie Thiam, Thursday launched an [...] Full text...

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UNAMID concerned by reports of inter-communal violence in West Darfur

03 january 2020 - 18:55:20
Zalingei, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on Friday said it was [...] Full text...

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Investing in health workers yields ‘triple dividend’, says WHO chief

03 january 2020 - 07:19:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At the start of the new year and new decade, the head of the United Nations [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says he swore twice by the Holy Qur’an to defend national constitution

01 january 2020 - 18:30:54
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  -   President Adama Barrow said here Wednesday he swore twice by the Holy Qur’an in Dakar and in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa acknowledges South Africa's challenges

31 december 2019 - 14:22:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday acknowledged the "difficulties" of 2019 but said South Africa [...] Full text...

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Guterres' message for 2020: In world of turmoil, youth are its ‘greatest source’ of hope

30 december 2019 - 09:36:44
New York, US (PANA - As the world enters 2020 with “uncertainty and insecurity all around”, the United Nations chief [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly approves $3 billion budget for 2020

28 december 2019 - 04:51:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Friday adopted a budget of $3.73 billion for the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Desist from money printing - Zimbabwe businesses warn Govt

24 december 2019 - 14:43:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A local business membership organisation, the CEO Africa Round table has warned the Zimbabwe government to [...] Full text...

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Senegal Women's Platform for Peace in Casamance commits to eradicating obstetric fistula

24 december 2019 - 13:14:02
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Women's Platform for Peace in Casamance, southern Senegal, with support from the United Nations Population [...] Full text...

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Lesotho: Tens of thousands ‘one step away from famine’ as drought impacts harvests

20 december 2019 - 18:57:20
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Devastating drought in the southern African nation of Lesotho has left more than half a million people [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights chief raises concern about deteriorating rights situation in Libya

20 december 2019 - 14:05:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday expressed concern about [...] Full text...

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U.S. Embassy donates towards gender-based violence fight in Botswana

20 december 2019 - 11:52:03
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The US Ambassador to Botswana, Craig Cloud, has presented money and gifts to the Botswana Gender-Based [...] Full text...

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Life-saving breast cancer medicine to benefit more women: WHO

19 december 2019 - 05:08:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More women could soon have access to an affordable version of an expensive life-saving breast cancer treatment, the [...] Full text...

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Botswana Vice President identifies some problems of the country

18 december 2019 - 11:23:50
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Vice President Slumber Tsogwane has identified issues like weak parent-child relationship, teenage pregnancy, gender based violence, [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says debt, danger facing refugees in Uganda

17 december 2019 - 12:49:21
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A humanitarian charity is painting a desperate picture of refugees in Uganda saying they are adopting [...] Full text...

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Women represent 54 pct of members of Congo’s Economic, Social and Environmental Council

16 december 2019 - 22:59:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  Clement Mouamba, Congolese prime minister, said here Monday the economic, social and environmental council (CESE) had [...] Full text...

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Pan-African NGO formed to reduce risk of climate change-related disasters

16 december 2019 - 10:59:02
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - A Pan-African NGO, the African Association for the Promotion of Disaster Risk Reduction, has been formed [...] Full text...

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UN: Progress made at COP25, despite lack of agreement to increase climate ambition

15 december 2019 - 15:31:39
Madrid, Spain (PANA) - Two days after the official close of the COP25 UN climate conference in Madrid, negotiations finally [...] Full text...

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At least 45 people dead, more than 12,000 displaced by heavy rains in Burundi

14 december 2019 - 13:04:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Since the beginning of this year, heavy rains have caused both material and human damage in [...] Full text...

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Bamako hosts session on draft law against gender-based violence

12 december 2019 - 12:33:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali is the fifth African country with the highest prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting, Mali's Minister [...] Full text...

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Tunisia ranks 91st out of 189 countries on Human Development Index

11 december 2019 - 22:49:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - Tunisia ranks 91st out of 189 countries in terms of human development index (IDH) for 2019 [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde wins two positions in human development index

11 december 2019 - 17:18:33
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde has won two places in the Human Development Index (HDI) for 2018, from [...] Full text...

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UK slams Nigeria for re-arrest of political activist

11 december 2019 - 06:54:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Kingdom has called on the Nigerian government to respect the fundamentals for democracy following [...] Full text...

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Despite increase in birth registration, half of Gambian children remain ‘invisible’ – UNICEF

10 december 2019 - 16:20:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Registered births increased almost five per cent over past decade in The Gambia, yet tens of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius plans observatory for gender-based violence

10 december 2019 - 13:48:34
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius  will soon set up an observatory for gender-based violence (GBV) to address issues related to [...] Full text...

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Ministers to look at United Nations climate change process

10 december 2019 - 09:26:02
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Philda Nani Kereng, is joining other world environment [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Day celebrates ‘tremendous activism’ of the world’s young people

10 december 2019 - 08:22:41
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is highlighting the role of young people in leading the way to a better future [...] Full text...

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France: EU-Africa relationship on the agenda of the European Council in Brussels on Monday

09 december 2019 - 23:53:14
Paris, France (PANA)  -  The Foreign Affairs Council, chaired Monday in Brussels by Josep Borrell in his new role as [...] Full text...

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Human development report: Libya is 110th out of 189 countries: UNDP

09 december 2019 - 22:33:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Libya, despite its challenges, placed 110th out of 189 countries in human development index ranking, the [...] Full text...

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EU expresses readiness to support DR Congo government's reform agenda

09 december 2019 - 13:28:19
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has reiterated its intention to remain a key partner and interlocutor of [...] Full text...

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Mali Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission hearings open

09 december 2019 - 13:08:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The first public hearing devoted to victims of violence in Mali opened on Sunday in Bamako. It [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Giant concert against gender-based violence

08 december 2019 - 14:25:31
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The Nouakchott Olympic Complex Office (OCON) hosted Saturday evening a giant national concert as part of [...] Full text...

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Participants at AfCFTA meeting call for capacity building of African public sector

07 december 2019 - 19:22:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Participants at the strategic dialogue of associations of African societies on the operationalization of the [...] Full text...

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EU official 'upset' over attacks on Gambia truth commission witnesses

07 december 2019 - 18:19:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union Delegation to The Gambia says it is upset by the increase in "deeply [...] Full text...

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US to work with Morocco to achieve security, well-being of both countries: Pompeo

06 december 2019 - 09:23:27
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The United States is committed to working with Morocco to ensure the security and well-being of [...] Full text...

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Partnerships key to taking landlocked countries out of poverty: Guterres

06 december 2019 - 05:49:59
New York, US (PANA) - The challenges faced by landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), some of the poorest in the world, [...] Full text...

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"People with disabilities still unaware of HIV infection" in Africa

05 december 2019 - 19:28:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Chairman of the African Disability Alliance (ADA), El hadji Siddo Nouhou Oumarou, on Thursday complained [...] Full text...

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World Bank urges Zimbabwe Govt to improve corporate governance structures with state entities

04 december 2019 - 17:09:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Bank has urged government to practice transparency and consistent reporting, expand gender diversity and [...] Full text...

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'Record number of people will need help worldwide during 2020'

04 december 2019 - 07:42:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 168 million people worldwide will need help and protection in crises spanning more than [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Govt striving for an equitable society

03 december 2019 - 14:02:02
Castel, Mauritius (PANA) -  On International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2019, celebrated Tuesday, the Mauritian Minister of Social Integration, Social Security [...] Full text...

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Tunisia hosts meeting on 'Violence against women and the digital space'

02 december 2019 - 15:45:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Center for Research, Studies, Documentation and Information on Women in Tunis (CREDIF) is organizing a [...] Full text...

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'Botswana First Lady embarks on HIV/AIDS outreach programme'

02 december 2019 - 13:20:58
Gaborone, Botswana  (PANA) - The Botswana First Lady, Neo Jane Masisi, has embarked on a nationwide campaign called “Dipalametse” (translated [...] Full text...

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Rwandan First lady calls for reduction of gender inequalities to eliminate HIV/AIDS in Africa

02 december 2019 - 12:02:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan First Lady Jeannette Kagame on Monday called on all stakeholders to join hands to reduce [...] Full text...

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African negotiators set for UN climate talks in Madrid next week

30 november 2019 - 13:17:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  As the global climate emergency intensifies and greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow, a group of [...] Full text...

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New report says Climate Change increasing risks of violence against women in Africa

29 november 2019 - 20:26:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC predicting an [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM says dismantling Bashir's party not an act of vengeance

29 november 2019 - 19:56:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese prime minister, Abdallah Hamdouk, has said the enactment of a new law that abrogated an [...] Full text...

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Donors to announce financing package for Africa’s low-income countries

29 november 2019 - 14:21:27
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Representatives of donor governments will meet from 4-5 December in Centurion, South Africa, to conclude [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire takes step forward in gender equality

28 november 2019 - 19:07:45
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)  -  The council of ministers Wednesday decided that the mother is now authorized, on the basis [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire to host ILO 14th African regional meeting

28 november 2019 - 18:13:43
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 14th African Regional Meeting of the International Labor Organization (ILO) will be held from [...] Full text...

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Botswana adjusts visa fees, other services

27 november 2019 - 13:47:36
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs (MNIG) has adjusted visa fees, abolished them [...] Full text...

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World Bank funds fight against poverty in Sao Tomé and Principe

27 november 2019 - 09:56:03
Sao Tomé and Principe (PANA) - Sao Tomé and Principe has launched a three million euro poverty eradication programme for [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams faith healers in Ghana for defying ban on chaining mental health patients

27 november 2019 - 06:21:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Faith-based and traditional healing centres in Ghana continue to hold people with real or perceived mental health [...] Full text...

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Empowering people living with HIV ‘will end the epidemic’, says AIDS agency chief

27 november 2019 - 05:50:31
New York, US (PANA) - When people living with HIV actively participate in their own care, new infections decline and [...] Full text...

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Global health professionals seek ways to address "harassment" of women in the workplace in Africa

26 november 2019 - 20:27:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Despite women playing a predominant role in the global economy, there is a pressing need for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria launches national sex offenders register

26 november 2019 - 05:54:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday launched the first national sexual offenders register and called for [...] Full text...

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Mauritania celebrates int'l gender-based violence day

25 november 2019 - 21:59:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The international day for gender-based violence on the theme: ‘’All united, organise the world to say [...] Full text...

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Botswana Police Service teams up with women in media to fight gender-based violence

25 november 2019 - 21:37:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Police Services (BPS) have  joined forces with Women in Media in a fight against [...] Full text...

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Absence of consent must become global standard for definition of rape, say experts

25 november 2019 - 18:56:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, UN and regional experts on [...] Full text...

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The Gambia launches activism campaign against gender-based violence

25 november 2019 - 18:33:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Network against Gender Based Violence in partnership with United Nations Development Fund on Monday launched a 16-day [...] Full text...

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Tunisia joints international efforts to eliminate violence against women

25 november 2019 - 17:47:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Monday joined the international campaign dubbed '16 Days of Activism for the Elimination of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius sets up high-level committee to address violence against women

25 november 2019 - 15:41:24
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth has  set up of a high-level committee in his [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF members of parliament boycot MDC chaired committees

25 november 2019 - 14:15:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Legislators from the ruling ZANU PF party are boycotting parliamentary meetings chaired by a member of [...] Full text...

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Global actors meet to improve gender inclusion

25 november 2019 - 12:06:24
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Hundreds of prominent leaders from around the world including heads of state, development partners, NGOs and [...] Full text...

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'Increase in gender-based violence a concern' - Masisi

25 november 2019 - 11:54:34
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As Botswana joins the world on Monday in marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence [...] Full text...

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Burundi launches campaign against gender-based violence

25 november 2019 - 11:09:17
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Monday launched a campaign against gender-based violence. The 16-day campaign will be an opportunity to [...] Full text...

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One-in-three women, experience physical, sexual abuse: UN

25 november 2019 - 06:24:35
New York, US (PANA) - Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations [...] Full text...

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Buhari says Nigerian farmers helped save billions of dollars annually from food importation

23 november 2019 - 18:17:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday commended Nigerian farmers for “saving us billions of dollars yearly [...] Full text...

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Mauritians protest violence against women

23 november 2019 - 15:02:34
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - At the initiative of the European Union (EU), more than 100 people demonstrated Saturday in [...] Full text...

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Four in five adolescents failing to exercise for even 60 minutes a day, WHO warns

22 november 2019 - 06:22:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An alarming lack of exercise among adolescents across the world risks seriously compromising their health into [...] Full text...

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World Toilet Day: 83% of households have access to sanitary facilities in Cape Verde

21 november 2019 - 19:29:58
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Eighty-three per cent of households in Cape Verde have access to sanitation facilities, PANA learned [...] Full text...

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3,320 people arrested over rape allegations in Rwanda

20 november 2019 - 21:55:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least 3,320 people were arrested and charged for raping young girls and other sexual assault-related [...] Full text...

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She Trades Global calls AfCFTA to reflect the opinion of women entrepreneurs

20 november 2019 - 00:09:07
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  -  The 2019 edition of “She Trades Global”, an initiative to celebrate the talent of women [...] Full text...

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'Empower African women to empower the continent', says African Union Commission

19 november 2019 - 18:20:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At the opening of "She Trades Global 2019", an event dedicated to celebrating the talent [...] Full text...

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Gambian Cabinet approves freedom of information bill

14 november 2019 - 23:38:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The Gambian government Thursday announced its cabinet had approved freedom of information bill and the “Media [...] Full text...

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European parliamentarians praise healthcare, sexual rights advancements in Africa

14 november 2019 - 18:52:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – European Union members of Parliament and diplomats have praised the efforts of the African civil society [...] Full text...

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30-year-old man kills his 53-year-old lover

14 november 2019 - 15:16:03
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A 30-year-old man has been arrested by Botswana police for allegedly killing his 53-year-old lover in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gets new government

12 november 2019 - 16:49:01
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday appointed a new cabinet of 24 ministers following his [...] Full text...

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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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