The president of the transition in Mali sworn in
25 september 2020 - 23:50:26Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the Transition in Mali, Colonel Major Bah NDaw (Rtd), and the vice- president, [...] Full text...
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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the Transition in Mali, Colonel Major Bah NDaw (Rtd), and the vice- president, [...] Full text...
Lifting of ECOWAS sanctions on Mali linked to nomination of civilian PM
25 september 2020 - 22:20:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the Malian crisis, chaired [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO sees social, environmental factors behind Africa’s low infections
25 september 2020 - 10:28:15Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission in Africa has been marked by relatively fewer infections, which have been on [...] Full text...
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African youth civil society climate urge rapid solution to climate change, coronavirus
24 september 2020 - 15:02:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Youth climate strikers under the banner of Fridays for Future Thursday called for a Global Day [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rugby Africa unions return to play in line with health guidelines
24 september 2020 - 10:49:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – While health and safety for all remain the highest priority of the entire sporting [...] Full text...
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Hospitals ground to a halt as Ghana’s health workers strike
23 september 2020 - 05:26:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Hospitals in Ghana virtually ground to a halt following an industrial action by the Ghana Registered [...] Full text...
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Nurses, midwives in Ghana embark on strike
21 september 2020 - 12:07:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nurses, midwives, physician assistants and anaesthetists in public health facilities in Ghana on Monday began a strike [...] Full text...
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Nigerian, Ghanaian leaders meet over alleged ill-treatment of Nigerian traders in Ghana
21 september 2020 - 07:43:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met with his Ghanaian counterpart Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana football leagues to resume on 30 October
21 september 2020 - 05:00:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's football Premier and Division One leagues are to resume on 30 October as the government [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana extends mandatory wearing of mask until 14 December
21 september 2020 - 04:34:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended, by Executive Instrument, the mandatory wearing of face [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s Truth Commission resumes hearings on October 12
20 september 2020 - 17:33:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambia's Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) will resume public hearings on October 12 after a long [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana sees 20 new cases, two deaths
20 september 2020 - 08:03:14Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 20 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the lowest single day rise in [...] Full text...
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Six members of youth football team in Ghana die in road accident
20 september 2020 - 08:00:50Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Six members of a youth football team in Ghana, aged between 12 and 16 years, died [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana records 97 new cases
19 september 2020 - 05:58:52Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 97 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), pushing confirmed cases to 45,857, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana registers 59 new cases
17 september 2020 - 17:43:48Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 59 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), pushing the cumulative total to 45,714, [...] Full text...
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Mali: Military junta to appoint College that will choose transitional president
17 september 2020 - 17:20:20Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The spokesman for the National Council for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), the military junta [...] Full text...
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Benin imported less from ECOWAS in second quarter this year
16 september 2020 - 20:41:03Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin imported less goods from its partners of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...
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Global and African Leaders launch GCA Africa at AfDB headquarters
16 september 2020 - 18:13:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Global Center on Adaptation on Wednesday launched its regional office in Côte d’Ivoire. Hosted by [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana records 54 new cases; active cases decline to 564
16 september 2020 - 16:45:18Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 54 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), pushing the cumulative total to 45,655, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders agree 18-month transition in Mali
16 september 2020 - 00:41:20Accra, Ghana (PANA) - West African leaders on Tuesday accepted the proposal of the Mali military junta for an 18-month [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL mandate extended by one year
16 september 2020 - 00:09:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council Tuesday extended the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS heads of state continue demanding restoration of civilian power in Mali
15 september 2020 - 21:58:31Bamako, Mali, (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting in Accra, Ghana, Tuesday insisted on a [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders insist on Mali junta to have civilian leader in transition
15 september 2020 - 19:46:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday insisted that the military junta in [...] Full text...
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African Leaders for Nutrition call on leaders to embed nutrition within the Covid-19 response and recovery
15 september 2020 - 18:19:52Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) have unveiled a position paper calling upon African Heads [...] Full text...
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LEAD: ECOWAS Consultative meeting seeks 'finality' to Mali crisis
15 september 2020 - 11:54:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday began a one-day consultative [...] Full text...
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President of the Malian military junta received by President of Ghana
15 september 2020 - 10:59:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNPS), the military junta [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders arrive in Ghana for consultative meeting on Mali crisis
15 september 2020 - 10:14:27Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Several leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have arrived in Ghana for [...] Full text...
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At least 10 killed in Ghana road accident
15 september 2020 - 09:38:06Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least 10 passengers are dead while over 80 others have sustained injuries in a road [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's new cases slump to 29 but deaths surge by eight
15 september 2020 - 05:40:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 29 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the lowest in many weeks, bringing the [...] Full text...
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Delegation of military junta in Accra for ECOWAS mini-summit on Malian crisis
14 september 2020 - 20:50:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A delegation of the National Committee for the People’s Salvation (CNPS), headed by its chairman, Colonel [...] Full text...
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Ghana to host ECOWAS Consultative meeting on Mali
13 september 2020 - 16:13:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will on Tuesday host an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Consultative Meeting on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana records 46 new cases as infections continue to slide
13 september 2020 - 04:48:00Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 46 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) as infections continue to slide. The Ghana Health [...] Full text...
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Report reveals two-thirds decline in wildlife populations on average since 1970
10 september 2020 - 08:27:21Gland, Switzerland (PANA) – Global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have suffered an average two-thirds decline in [...] Full text...
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CAF presents women's football strategy to coaches, players
09 september 2020 - 16:26:57Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday (8 September 2020) held a historic meeting via [...] Full text...
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Death toll in northern Ghana floods up to 10
09 september 2020 - 10:34:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The death toll in floods in northern Ghana after heavy rains and spillage of water from [...] Full text...
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Ghana's John Antwi benchmarks century of goals with Egyptian clubs
08 september 2020 - 19:41:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ghanaian striker, John Antwi, achieved a remarkable milestone in Egyptian football this week, reaching a centenary [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS issues ultimatum to Malian junta to name civilian President and Prime Minister
08 september 2020 - 13:34:24Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday issued an ultimatum to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana registers 143 new cases
08 september 2020 - 09:16:41Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Monday announced 143 new cases of coronavorus (COVID-19) bringing the [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo elected ECOWAS Chairman
08 september 2020 - 04:20:33Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was on Monday elected new chairman of the Economic Community [...] Full text...
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Ex-VP Jallow Tambajang nominated for AU vice-chair
07 september 2020 - 21:16:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Former Gambian Vice-President Fatoumatta Jallow Tambajang was Monday nominated by the West African nation to contest [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana records six imported cases since resumption of international flights on 1 September
07 september 2020 - 06:15:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded six imported cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) since the Kotoka International Airport in Accra [...] Full text...
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At least four drown after heavy rains in northern Ghana
07 september 2020 - 06:00:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least four persons have been confirmed dead following a week-long heavy rains in Ghana's North [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari departs for Niger Republic for ECOWAS summit
06 september 2020 - 16:09:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, will depart Abuja on Monday for Niamey, Niger Republic, to participate in [...] Full text...
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President Sall in Niger for ECOWAS summit
06 september 2020 - 16:03:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese president, Macky Sall, leaves Dakar on Sunday for the Nigerien capital, Niamey, to take part [...] Full text...
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Ghana, Portugal to act as Scrutineers for 70th FIFA Congress
06 september 2020 - 05:30:37Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana and Portugal have been proposed to act as scrutineers at the 70th FIFA Congress to [...] Full text...
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FIFA secretary general urges women never to underestimate themselves in sports
06 september 2020 - 05:05:04Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) secretary-general, Fatma Samoura, has challenged women to embrace challenges to [...] Full text...
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Commonwealth hosts Regional Conference for Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa
05 september 2020 - 09:32:42Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Commonwealth Secretariat is hosting the 2020 Regional Conference for Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa, [...] Full text...
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Speaker of Nigerian Parliament calls for amicable settlement of retail trade dispute with Ghana
04 september 2020 - 05:22:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Speaker of Nigeria's House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has called for called for an amicable [...] Full text...
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Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, eighth AfDB President, sworn in for second term
01 september 2020 - 19:27:30Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - “Today, a rainbow stretches from the 81 member countries of the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...
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African leaders reaffirm support for AfDB as President Adesina begins second term
01 september 2020 - 19:16:03Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African leaders on Tuesday reaffirmed their support for the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charity says some 67,000 children at risk of dying from hunger in sub-Saharan Africa
01 september 2020 - 07:09:10Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An estimated 67,000 children are at risk of dying from extreme hunger across sub-Saharan Africa before [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO survey says 90% of countries reported disruptions to essential health services since pandemic
01 september 2020 - 04:12:54Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the coronavirus (COVID-19) caused disruptions to the [...] Full text...
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Simba edge Namungo to clinch Tanzania Community Shield
31 august 2020 - 13:23:47Arusha, Tanzaina (PANA) - Tanzanian champions Simba, edged Namungo 2-0 to clinch the season-preceding Community Shield title in Arusha, over [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana to resume international flights on Tuesday
31 august 2020 - 05:55:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana is to resume international flights on Tuesday, 1 September, as the country's COVID-19 figures continue [...] Full text...
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Ghana denies Nigeria's 'intimidation' claims
30 august 2020 - 17:11:47Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Sunday rejected accusations by the government of Nigeria of maltreatment of its citizens in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana records 87 new cases, as spread of virus slows down
30 august 2020 - 12:33:17Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 87 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the cumulative case count to 44,205. Figures released [...] Full text...
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Nigeria says it will no longer tolerate harassment of Its citizens in Ghana
28 august 2020 - 13:56:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Government on Friday said that it is deeply concerned by the incessant harassment of [...] Full text...
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AfDB chief voices optimism about Africa's future as the Bank's meetings end
28 august 2020 - 07:57:41Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire - The re-elected African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has voiced great optimism about Africa’s future as [...] Full text...
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Malian Transport Ministry assures no cause for alarm in moving ammonium nitrate by mining companies
26 august 2020 - 15:19:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - For the past few days, information circulating on the social networks and in some national media [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 118 Ghanaians stranded in Libya repatriated to their country by IOM
22 august 2020 - 12:32:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One hundred and eighteen Ghanaian migrants stranded in Libya due to coronavirus (COVID-19 restrictions were repatriated [...] Full text...
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African electricity sector reforms aim to remove barriers to private investments, cheaper energy prices
21 august 2020 - 21:18:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Economic Commission for Africa has embarked on a process to review electricity charges [...] Full text...
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CAF, UEFA partner to strengthen African domestic leagues
21 august 2020 - 13:53:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With the support of the UEFA Assist Programme, CAF has embarked on a project to develop [...] Full text...
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Second evacuation of stranded Ghanaians in Amsterdam on August 24
20 august 2020 - 00:02:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Wednesday approved arrangements to evacuate home by [...] Full text...
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45 illegal migrants die off Libyan southwestern coasts, say UN organisations
19 august 2020 - 21:54:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Organisation for International Migration (OIM) and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said here [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO Chief outlines key logistical hurdles to pandemic, urges unified front
19 august 2020 - 00:03:07Accra, Ghana (PANA) - World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Tuesday outlined key logistical hurdles in fight [...] Full text...
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WHO Chief pays tribute to former director of research Professor Peter Byass
18 august 2020 - 22:43:42Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization(WHO), Tuesday paid tribute to Professor Peter [...] Full text...
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Nigerien president commends establishment of AfCFTA secretariat in Ghana
18 august 2020 - 17:32:18Niamey, Niger (PANA) - President Issoufou Mahamadou of Niger has welcomed the establishment of the Secretariat of the African Free [...] Full text...
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AUC inaugurates AfCFTA permanent secretariat as launchpad for Africa’s economic transformation
18 august 2020 - 15:46:14Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At a ceremony on Monday in Accra to commission the permanent secretariat of the African Continental [...] Full text...
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Ghana hands over AfCFTA Secretariat to AU Commission
17 august 2020 - 21:04:58Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Monday handed over the secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Six African speakers, heads of national parliaments meet, agree to push for debt cancellation
17 august 2020 - 20:32:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Some African speakers of parliaments meeting here Monday agreed on the need to push for debt [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to take 'urgent steps' over Ghana's closure of Nigerian shops
17 august 2020 - 12:17:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following videos of Ghanaian authorities forcefully closing down shops owned by Nigerians over failure to pay $1 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana prepares to reopen international airport on 1 September
17 august 2020 - 05:00:30Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana is preparing to reopen its international airport in Accra on 1 September under strict COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's records 147 new cases to bring total to 42,210
15 august 2020 - 13:08:22Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 147 new cases of coronavirus, sending the total to 42,210, the Ghana Health [...] Full text...
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Ghana’s Electoral Commission says fire outbreak at its district office did not affect main block, data centre
14 august 2020 - 23:41:20Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) said here Friday a fire outbreak at its regional office at Sarpeiman [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone: John Kiester returns as Leone Stars coach
13 august 2020 - 14:25:16Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone has appointed former midfielder, John Kiester, as Head coach of the Leone Stars [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana registers 168 new cases to bring total to 41,572
12 august 2020 - 15:28:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 168 new cases of coronavirus, sending the total to 41,572, the Ghana Health [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's cases go up by 192 to 41,404
11 august 2020 - 17:04:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) Tuesday announced it has recorded 192 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Export of 40,000 tonnes of gypsum to Nigeria - a historic first
11 august 2020 - 14:24:28Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania, through the intermediary of the Arab Society of Metallurgical Industries (SAMIA), has exported 40,000 tons [...] Full text...
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African Champions on European grounds (A CAF portrait)
11 august 2020 - 14:16:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a long exceptional season that witnessed long stoppage in some countries, and even cancelling competitions [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's records 209 new infections to total 41,212
10 august 2020 - 21:15:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) Monday announced it had recorded 209 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases up by 470 to 41,003
09 august 2020 - 14:17:43Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's total coronavirus infections have increased by 470 to 41,003, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court President elevated to Ghana's Appeal Court
09 august 2020 - 07:24:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Community Court ofJustice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has been elevrated to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's total cases up by 436 to 40,533
08 august 2020 - 14:41:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 436 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections to push the total case count to 40,533. The [...] Full text...
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Ghana: EC ends voters registration with over 16 million Ghanaians
07 august 2020 - 23:50:52Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) announced here Friday it captured the biometric data of 16,663,669 Ghanaians in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count now 40,097; eight new deaths recorded
07 august 2020 - 09:58:20Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed 455 new positive cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), [...] Full text...
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Loza Abera, the crown jewel of Ethiopian football (A CAF portrait)
06 august 2020 - 16:51:43Addis Ababa, Ethioipia (PANA) - Ethiopian Loza Abera had an unforgettable debut season in Malta last year, scoring 30 goals [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana records 567 new cases, clinical recoveries now 36,384
06 august 2020 - 14:15:50Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 567 new COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases, pushing its case count to 39,642, the Ghana [...] Full text...
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AI says coronavirus-hit prisons still full of human rights defenders, as attacks continue
06 august 2020 - 05:21:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Governments who were lauded for releasing prisoners in response to COVID-19 outbreaks have excluded human rights [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana records 574 new cases to total 39,075
05 august 2020 - 11:49:06Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 574 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) pushing the case count to 39,075, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's case count reaches 37,812 with 798 new cases
03 august 2020 - 16:12:41Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 798 new cases of coronavirus, sending the cumulative tally to 37,812, the Ghana [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pooling samples boosts Ghana’s testing (A WHO Africa Regional Office feature)
02 august 2020 - 08:46:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) – “We are pleased to inform you that after the recent COVID-19 test conducted, your results came out [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's total cases now 37,014 after 787 new infections
02 august 2020 - 05:51:19Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) have increased to 37,014 with the addition of 787 new [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's infections hit 35,501
01 august 2020 - 08:21:21Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's total coronavirus infections have reached 35,501 with the addition of 359 new cases, the Ghana [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Survey says incomes of 22 million Ghana households reduced due to pandemic
01 august 2020 - 06:27:40Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A survey by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed that some 22 million Ghanaians had [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa closes in on one million cases
30 july 2020 - 16:17:42Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – COVID-19 infections in Africa will exceed one million cases in the coming days as the pandemic surges [...] Full text...
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A third of world’s children poisoned by lead, UNICEF analysis finds
30 july 2020 - 04:44:59New York, US (PANA) - Lead poisoning is affecting children on a “massive and previously unknown scale”, according to a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: For 20 million Africans first-time access to clean water proves crucial amid COVID-19
29 july 2020 - 16:16:55Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - From Mozambique in the south to Morocco in the north, 20 million people in rural and [...] Full text...
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Ghana's main opposition candidate lashes out at gov't for 'nepotism, corruption'
28 july 2020 - 05:54:19Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, who is the standard bearer of the main opposition [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Electoral body says 12 million so far registered in ongoing exercise
27 july 2020 - 23:53:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) Monday announced here that it had as a 26 July captured the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military restates loyalty to President Buhari, civil authority, warns against inciting statements
27 july 2020 - 17:31:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Monday restated that it is “totally loyal to the President and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's president announces second phase of easing of restrictions in pandemic fight
27 july 2020 - 06:24:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced the second phase of easing of restrictions [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana’s U-20, U-17 national female teams cleared to train for international tournaments
27 july 2020 - 05:42:28Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday gave clearance to the national female U-20 and [...] Full text...
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Ghana's former President Rawlings, NGO call for probe into lynching of 90-year-old woman
27 july 2020 - 05:23:35Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The lynching of a 90-year-old woman accused of being a witch in Kafaba, near Salaga, in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases rise by 691 to 31,057
25 july 2020 - 06:21:40Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's positive cases of coronavirus have risen to 31,057 with the confirmation of 691 new infections, [...] Full text...
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90-year-old woman accused on being a witch lynched in northern Ghana
24 july 2020 - 23:43:04Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A 90-year-old woman accused of being a witch was Thursday lynched at Kafaba, near Salaga, in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count hits 30,366 after 694 new infections
24 july 2020 - 08:42:33Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 694 new COVID-19 cases sending the total count to 30,366. The Ghana Health Service [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders to hold virtual meeting on Malian crisis on 27 July
24 july 2020 - 05:10:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on [...] Full text...
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Ghana to launch 100 billion cedis development programme to revitalise economy
23 july 2020 - 21:41:50Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana government is set to launch a 100 billion-cedi (USD17.2 billion) development programme to revitalise [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's case count now 29,672 with addition of 683 new infections
23 july 2020 - 05:50:56Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has confirmed 683 new cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) pushing the total number of positive cases [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Military not intimidating residents in Volta Region - GAF
22 july 2020 - 21:17:32Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) said here Wednesday military personnel deployed in the Volta Region were [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari embarks on Mali peace mission Thursday
22 july 2020 - 18:30:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria will Thursday visit Bamako, Mali, on a one-day visit, following the [...] Full text...
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Pressure mounts on Ghana minister to resign for firing a gun at voters' registration centre
22 july 2020 - 11:22:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Pressure is growing on Ghana's Minister for Special Development Initiatives, Mavis Hawa Koomson, to resign from [...] Full text...
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Four ECOWAS heads of state due in Bamako to get Mali out of sociopolitical crisis
21 july 2020 - 14:36:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four heads of state from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are expected in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana spends US$35 million on virus tests
21 july 2020 - 11:26:07Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Government of Ghana says it has so far spent US$35 million on testing more than [...] Full text...
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Families of 50 Ghanaian, West African migrants killed in Gambia and Senegal in 2005 demand justice
21 july 2020 - 08:53:29Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The families of more than 50 Ghanaian and other West African migrants killed in Gambia and Senegal 15 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana records 763 new infections bringing total to 28,430
21 july 2020 - 05:39:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 763 new COVID-19 infections bringing the total confirmed cases to 28,430. The new cases [...] Full text...
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Final year second cycle students in Ghana begin exit exams after coronavirus uncertainty
20 july 2020 - 11:52:06Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Final year students of Ghana's second cycle schools on Monday began their exit examinations after months [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana records 607 new cases to bring total to 27,667
20 july 2020 - 05:23:14Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 607 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number to 27,667, as laboratories [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana records 488 new cases as total climbs to 27,060
19 july 2020 - 09:42:00Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 488 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the case count to 27,060, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana government rejects calls to close schools because of cases of virus
18 july 2020 - 08:34:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana government has strongly kicked against calls by a section of the public to close [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases rise to 26,572
18 july 2020 - 05:50:30Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 447 new cases of coronavirus bringing the total to 26,572, the Ghana Health [...] Full text...
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FIFA's latest rankings for African countries
17 july 2020 - 19:19:00Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the latest rankings for Africa as issued on Thursday by FIFA. Senegal Tunisia Nigeria Algeria Morocco Ghana Egypt Cameroon Mali DR Congo Burkina Faso Côte [...] Full text...
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President, VP of ECOWAS Court re-elected for another two-year term
16 july 2020 - 18:59:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, Honorable Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has been [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's case count now 26,125
16 july 2020 - 12:55:24Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 26,125, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced on Thursday. The [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's cases now 25,252; opposition party, parents want second cycle schools closed
14 july 2020 - 15:10:04Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's COVID-19 count has risen to 25,252 as the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's confirmed cases now 24,518
13 july 2020 - 09:10:52Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's confirmed COVID-19 cases stand at 24,518 with 270 new cases, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Guinea breaks through the 6,000 positive mark
12 july 2020 - 12:32:17Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea Saturday recorded 75 new positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) after testing 864 samples, breaking the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana sees 371 new cases, 6 more deaths
11 july 2020 - 09:24:13Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's case count of COVID-19 has gone up by 371 to reach 23,834, according to the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: African unclaimed asset wealth tipped to rescue SMEs from COVID-19 crisis (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
10 july 2020 - 08:30:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries and Central Banks should direct funds from inactive financial assets held in local bank [...] Full text...
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IFC supports quality healthcare expansion in Ghana
09 july 2020 - 23:39:37Accra, Ghana (PANA) - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a $5.2 million loan to Accra's [...] Full text...
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Global education protection raises red flag on education attacks in West, Central Africa
09 july 2020 - 21:18:48New York (PANA) - Universities, schools, students, teachers, and academics in West and Central Africa have suffered over 2,500 attacks [...] Full text...
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Gold overtakes tourism as Tanzania’s leading foreign exchange earner
09 july 2020 - 17:18:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – As the tourism sector in Tanzania has been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, gold [...] Full text...
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Coronavrus: Hundreds of Ghana health workers test positive, many pass away
09 july 2020 - 16:38:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Hundreds of health workers in Ghana have tested positive to COVID-19 (coronavirus), as cases in the [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Opposition party wants Central Bank of Mauritania audited
09 july 2020 - 16:01:51Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Opposition Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD) has called for an audit of the Central Bank [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's cases surge to 22,822 as offices shut down
09 july 2020 - 10:20:15Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases have surged by 854 new infections bringing the tally to 22,822 as [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: WHO expresses concern after Africa reached 500,000 cases Wednesday
09 july 2020 - 00:17:28Paris, France (PANA) - The African continent on Wednesday exceeded 500,000 cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) with 12,000 deaths [...] Full text...
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Ghana's Justice Minister authorised to enforce ECOWAS court decisions in Ghana
08 july 2020 - 16:35:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has received the instrument designating Ghana’s Attorney General and Minister of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's senior minister tests positive as cases balloon to 21,968
07 july 2020 - 17:11:29Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has tested positive for COVID-19 as the Ghana Health Service (GHS) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana sees record of 992 new cases in single update as death toll increases to 129
07 july 2020 - 08:43:36Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Monday night announced a record increase of 992 new COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Opposition leader John Mahama names former woman vice-chancellor, minister as running mate
06 july 2020 - 21:26:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former President John Dramani Mahama and presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Monday unveiled [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Defense and security forces have been strengthened, says PM
06 july 2020 - 15:41:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Defense and Security Forces of Burkina Faso have been strengthened as part of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases cross 20,000-mark at 20,085
05 july 2020 - 11:37:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s coronavirus case count has crossed the 20,000-mark to hit 20,085, as the pandemic continues to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's president goes into self-isolation after exposure to someone with virus
05 july 2020 - 07:38:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Saturday went into a 14-day self-isolation after getting exposed to [...] Full text...
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Coromnavirus: Four Ghanaian doctors succumb to virus, over 150 test positive
04 july 2020 - 18:43:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) said here Saturday that over 150 of its members had tested [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana sees record daily rise as several testing sites run out of reagents
04 july 2020 - 09:16:20Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have seen a record daily jump of 758 to take [...] Full text...
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How Nigeria's Omagbemi muted idea of CAF Women’s Champions League
03 july 2020 - 15:19:15Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - United States-based former Super Falcons coach, Florence Omagbemi, has commended the Confederation of African Football (CAF) [...] Full text...
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Coronavius: Ghana's Deputy Trade and Industry minister resigns for breaching protocols
03 july 2020 - 10:56:24Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Deputy Trade and Industry minister Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah has resigned after admitting that he broke COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Doctor warns Ghana is 'going in a worse direction'
02 july 2020 - 18:26:36Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) on Thursday warned that data on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases rise to 18,134; claims the life of senior ruling party member
02 july 2020 - 08:16:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's case count of COVID-19 (coronavirus) has increased by 393 to 18,134, the Ghana Health Service [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana Football Association cancels 2019/20 season
01 july 2020 - 07:34:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has cancelled the 2019/20 football season as a result of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases climb to 17,741
30 june 2020 - 11:39:06Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's COVID-19 positive cases have gone up by 390 to 17,741 by the close of Monday, the [...] Full text...
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Ghana's president defends deployment of troops to border areas as voter registration begins
30 june 2020 - 06:47:22Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has defended the deployment of the military at the country’s [...] Full text...
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Ghana opposition party cries foul as security personnel are deployed to border areas of its strongholds
29 june 2020 - 08:28:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is crying foul following the deployment of security personnel [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Final year basic school students in Ghana return to school
29 june 2020 - 06:11:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Junior High Schools in Ghana will reopen on Monday for final year students to prepare for [...] Full text...
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COCOBOD, partners celebrate first US$200 million loan disbursement to boost cocoa productivity in Ghana
26 june 2020 - 18:20:15Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and lenders have welcomed the first disbursement of US$200 million of [...] Full text...
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BOAD mobilizes more than 180 billion CFAF to support WAEMU States and private sector
26 june 2020 - 17:34:56Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) is mobilizing 275.6 million euros (about CFAF 180.78 billion), to [...] Full text...
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Ghana's supreme court dismisses suit against EC by opposition NDC
26 june 2020 - 00:01:28Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s supreme court Thursday dismissed a suit filed by the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) to stop [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO decries ‘negligent’ safety planning for African frontline health workers
25 june 2020 - 20:03:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus, has decried the lack of proper [...] Full text...
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Two Ghanaian Coaches to participate in FIFA Educators' Online Course
25 june 2020 - 16:44:07Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Local reports from Accra have indicated that the National Under-20 (female) Head Coach, Yusif Basigi, and [...] Full text...
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Guinea to participate in ECOWAS regional consultation
25 june 2020 - 14:07:13Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Assembly of Guinea, newly set up following the elections on March 22, will participate [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count rises to 15,472; recoveries now 11,433
25 june 2020 - 10:40:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s coronavirus case count has increased to 15,472 with the addition of 459 new cases, the Director-General [...] Full text...
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Ghana's capital, several areas experience earth tremor
25 june 2020 - 08:45:19Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Parts of Ghana's capital, Accra and areas of the Greater Accra and Central regions experienced earth [...] Full text...
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Ghana to rebuild demolished structure at Nigeria High Commissioner's residence
25 june 2020 - 05:21:31Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The government of Ghana says it will ensure that the demolished structure on the compound of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana’s total cases hit 15,013
24 june 2020 - 17:30:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Wednesday announced 445 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total case [...] Full text...
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Guinean President Alpha Condé for single currency in the ECOWAS area
24 june 2020 - 14:44:09Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé pleaded on Tuesday, during a video-conference, for a single common currency for [...] Full text...
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Ghana apologises for demolition of building in Nigeria’s diplomatic compound
24 june 2020 - 09:28:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday apologised to his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari, for the demolition of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 178 stranded EU-resident Ghanaians, diplomats evacuated to Germany
23 june 2020 - 23:18:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - One hundred and seventy-eight Ghanaians resident in Europe, including ten diplomats, who got trapped in Ghana [...] Full text...
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Former Senegalese football referee, Badara Sene, passes on
23 june 2020 - 17:23:19Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal football has been thrown into a state of mourning following the death of former referee, [...] Full text...
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Gambia remains committed to ECO, urges member states to do same
23 june 2020 - 15:38:50Gambia, Banjul (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has told Heads of State and Government in the Economic Community of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases accelerate by 414 to 14,568
23 june 2020 - 10:50:59Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has accelerated to 14,568 as 414 new cases have been recorded, the [...] Full text...
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Former Senegalese international referee Badarera Mamaya Sène dies
22 june 2020 - 21:21:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Badara Mamaya Sène, former Senegalese international referee and mayor of the Senegalese city of Rufisque, died [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 11 sub-Saharan Africans arrested and placed in sanitary quarantine in Tunisia
22 june 2020 - 17:53:23Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Border guards in the Tunisian city of Thala, in the Kasserine region (Centre-West), on Monday arrested [...] Full text...
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Nigeria summons Ghanaian top diplomat in Abuja over demolition of Nigerian embassy buildings in Accra
22 june 2020 - 17:02:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With palpable anger in Nigeria over the inability of the federal government to implement reciprocal or [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: US citizens in Ghana to fly home by Ethiopian Airlines on June 26
22 june 2020 - 16:45:38Accra, Ghana (PANA) - American citizens and legal permanent residents (LPRs) in Ghana are to benefit from a special Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Coca-Cola Africa gives Kenya floods victims US$119,374 relief support
22 june 2020 - 16:39:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Coca-Cola Beverages Africa-Kenya (CCBA) on Monday donated 12.7 million Kenyan shillings (Kshs) to the Kenya Red [...] Full text...
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Tanzania’s Simba SC set to sign Ghanaian striker Sarpong
22 june 2020 - 13:41:51Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian football Premier League leaders, Simba Sports Club, are set to strengthen the team’s [...] Full text...
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Ghana final year second cycle students return to school
22 june 2020 - 06:43:17Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Final year Senior High School students and the second batch of second year students in Ghana [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana’s positive case count now 14,007, as recoveries reach 10,473
21 june 2020 - 17:45:28Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's positive cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) have gone up by 290 bringing the total to 14,007, the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Ghana in diplomatic row over demolition of buildings in Nigerian High Commission compound
21 june 2020 - 15:28:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A diplomatic row has erupted between Nigeria and Ghana as unknown gunmen entered the Nigerian High Commission [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases jump by 514 to 13,717
21 june 2020 - 05:42:50Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's positive cases of the coronavirus have gone up by 514 bringing the total number to [...] Full text...
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Nigerians clubs, Rangers, Enyimba, still waiting for FIFA’s directive on post COVID-19 tournament
20 june 2020 - 08:07:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs, Enugu Rangers and Enyimba of Aba, recently named by FIFA [...] Full text...
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More than 1.5 tonnes of cannabis seized by Togolese customs near border with Ghana
19 june 2020 - 18:54:11Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese customs seized 1.5 tonnes of cannabis at the border post of Hihéatro, Plateaux region, near [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's confirmed cases up by 274 to 13,203
19 june 2020 - 17:52:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's confirmed coronavirus cases have gone up by 274, sending the total to 13,203, the Ghana [...] Full text...
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Without funds, ‘no choice’ but to suspend most aid flights, warns WFP
19 june 2020 - 17:15:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday issued a critical warning, declaring that it may [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana’s health service amends discharge policy
18 june 2020 - 23:00:41Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) said here Thursday it had amended its discharge policy for coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana records 339 new cases with total count now 12,929
18 june 2020 - 18:06:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 339 new cases of the coronavirus disease, bringing the total number to 12,929, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases rise by 397 to 12,590
17 june 2020 - 15:21:49Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's coronavirus count has hit 12,590 after the confirmation of 397 new cases, the Ghana Health [...] Full text...
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AU, UNICEF campaign for birth registration to stop child exploitation
17 june 2020 - 14:13:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union and UN Children Fund (UNICEF) have launched the “No Name Campaign” to accelerate [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's case count rises to 12,193, recoveries reach 4,326
16 june 2020 - 11:02:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 12,193, following the confirmation of 229 new cases, the [...] Full text...
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Solution to Libyan crisis held hostage by multiple initiatives (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
15 june 2020 - 10:23:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The unending delay in the resolution of the political and security crises in Libya after more [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana final year tertiary institutions reopen on Monday in first step to reopen schools
15 june 2020 - 06:31:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Universities and other tertiary institutions in Ghana will reopen on Monday for final year students to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana’s positive cases now 11,422
14 june 2020 - 15:55:21Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced on Sunday that 304 more people have tested positive for [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Elections and governance issues in Africa - By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)
14 june 2020 - 14:32:31Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Elections in Africa during normal times are a huge challenge, in terms of logistics, operations and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's Health Minister Agyemang-Manu tests positive
13 june 2020 - 19:43:09Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19) and is on admission at [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana records 262 new cases with total at 11,118
13 june 2020 - 08:29:56Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 262 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 11,118, the Ghana Health Service [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Health experts concerned about indirect effects of virus on women, youth
13 june 2020 - 08:24:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about its [...] Full text...
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Security, economic challenges in Sahel threatening development in ECOWAS Region – FM
12 june 2020 - 23:28:39Accra, June 12 (PANA) - Ghana’s minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said here Friday security [...] Full text...
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Ghana, eight other African countries 'accelerating' coronavirus cases - WHO
12 june 2020 - 22:06:56Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has fingered Ghana and nine other African nations as driving the [...] Full text...
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COVI-19: Tanzania’s Vodacom League resumes Saturday
12 june 2020 - 18:35:48Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – All is set for resumption of Tanzania’s Vodacom Premier League (VPL) on Saturday after [...] Full text...
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FIFA restarts int'l rankings, Senegal leads Africa and Belgium rules globally
12 june 2020 - 16:19:34Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, on Thursday resumed its international ranking for national teams after [...] Full text...
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