Coronavirus: Nigeria records 86 new infections, one death on Monday
22 june 2021 - 19:47:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that Nigeria reported 86 new cases of COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that Nigeria reported 86 new cases of COVID-19 [...] Full text...
Buhari to present Nigeria's 2022 budget to National Assembly in September
22 june 2021 - 18:47:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari says he will present the 2022 budget to National Assembly in September. In a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 3 new deaths, 215 new cases
22 june 2021 - 17:08:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three new deaths from coronavirus infection and 215 new cases have been recorded in Libya from [...] Full text...
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Road crashes claim 622 lives in Mali in 2020
22 june 2021 - 13:22:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 622 people were killed in traffic accidents in Mali in 2020 compared to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records one new virus-related death
22 june 2021 - 12:45:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - After a lull of several days, Senegal on Monday recorded one death linked to the coronavirus, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 80 new deaths
22 june 2021 - 12:36:15Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 80 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (Covid-19) and 2,478 new infections, the [...] Full text...
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African Union backs local production of vaccines in Africa (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
22 june 2021 - 10:59:44Benin City, Nigeria (PANA) – The African Union has voiced support for efforts to establish a continent-wide vaccine research and [...] Full text...
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EU set to increase its role as global maritime security provider
22 june 2021 - 10:06:09Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union will increase its role as a global maritime security provider since it depends [...] Full text...
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South African court orders Apartheid-era trial to proceed
22 june 2021 - 09:50:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Apartheid-era policeman Joao [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘rolled back’ sustainable dev't funding for weak economies: UNCTAD
22 june 2021 - 09:04:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Financial assistance to the world’s 83 weakest economies fell by 15 per cent in 2020, to [...] Full text...
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Senegalese football star Sadio Mane donates 500,000 pounds to help build hospital in his hometown
22 june 2021 - 07:36:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal and Liverpool superstar, Sadio Mane, has donated 500,000 pounds (about US$694,000) to help in building [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Bank, AU to support rapid vaccination for up to 400 million people in Africa
22 june 2021 - 07:30:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Finance Ministers and the World Bank Group met on Monday to fast track vaccine [...] Full text...
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WHO supporting S. African consortium to establish first COVID mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub
21 june 2021 - 20:56:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are working with a South African consortium to [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM, GECOL director discuss increased power cuts
21 june 2021 - 19:42:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Following the lingering electricity in Libya, Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, and the Chairman of the Board [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 78 new deaths
21 june 2021 - 14:53:01Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 78 new deaths linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the country's toll to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigerian scientists predict catastrophic new coronavirus strain (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
21 june 2021 - 13:39:49Benin City, Nigeria (PANA) – The African population is at risk of a more lethal strain of the coronavirus disease [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 33 new cases
21 june 2021 - 13:27:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 33 new cases of coronavirus from tests on 1,429 samples, comprising 19 contact [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 4 Covid-19-related deaths
21 june 2021 - 12:20:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -Four new patients have died of coronavirus infection in Libya, bringing the country's toll since the outbreak [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 12 new cases
21 june 2021 - 07:00:23Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Monday that 12 new cases of COVID-19 were detected on Sunday [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS to reduce 15-Member Commission to seven
20 june 2021 - 18:26:24Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will from March 2022 reduce its current 15-member Commission [...] Full text...
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Nigeria hosts meeting to map out plan for vaccine manufacturing in Africa
20 june 2021 - 16:10:13Benin City, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s private sector is ready to join manufacturers of pharmaceutical products working in association with [...] Full text...
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Ebola outbreak in Guinea declared over
19 june 2021 - 16:50:38Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The Ebola outbreak that emerged in Guinea in mid-February was declared over on Saturday, the first [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus Nigeria records 13 new infections
19 june 2021 - 15:06:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria did not record any death from COVID-19 in the last 14 consecutive days ending Friday, [...] Full text...
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Beninese urged to donate blood to save lives
19 june 2021 - 14:04:51Cotonou Benin (PANA) - Benin's Minister of Health, Professor Benjamin Hounkpatin, has appealed to his compatriots to donate blood at [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 74 new cases
19 june 2021 - 13:48:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 74 new cases of coronavirus from tests carried out on 1,806 samples and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 82 new deaths linked to COVID-19
19 june 2021 - 13:43:05Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 82 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (Covid-19) and 1,291 new confirmed infections, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Over 360,000 people vaccinated in Libya
19 june 2021 - 13:34:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 360,791 people have so far received jabs against COVID-19 since the launch of the national [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccines donated next year, ‘too late for those who are dying today’: WHO chief
19 june 2021 - 07:10:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions more COVID vaccines need to be donated now to save lives and help the UN [...] Full text...
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2020-21 CAF Champions League: CAF approves 5,000 fans to watch semi-final matches
19 june 2021 - 05:12:58Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - CAF has approved the attendance of 5,000 fans for the matches, Esperance (Tunisia) v Al Ahly [...] Full text...
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UN, WHO call for renewal of humanitarian assistance to millions in north-west Syria
18 june 2021 - 22:25:05Geneva-Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of people caught up in an active war zone in north-west Syria remain in need of humanitarian [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 53 new patients registered in Senegal
18 june 2021 - 14:59:28Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 53 new cases of coronavirus infection after tests on 1,416 samples, the Ministry [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 3 virus-related deaths
18 june 2021 - 14:51:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three patients have died of coronavirus infection in Libya, bringing the national toll caused by the [...] Full text...
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World No Tobacco Day: WHO awards Ethiopian official for her role in tobacco control
18 june 2021 - 13:27:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopian Heran Gerba, Director General of her country’s Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) on Friday [...] Full text...
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One in every 100 dies by their own hand, each suicide ‘a tragedy’ – WHO
18 june 2021 - 06:55:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New research published by the UN health agency on Thursday revealed that suicide remains one of [...] Full text...
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UNHCR urges world leaders to act to reverse trend of soaring displacement
18 june 2021 - 06:05:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday urged world leaders to step up their [...] Full text...
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COVID-19; Cases surge in Africa, near first wave peak - WHO warns
17 june 2021 - 22:17:32Brazzaville, Cong0 (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said here Thursday coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa are surging by [...] Full text...
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"I’ll fight terrorism to the end, return IDPs back to normal lives", says Buhari
17 june 2021 - 18:30:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, assured citizens of the Federal Government's [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: US Centre for Disease Control issues Level One (1) travel health notice for Gambia
17 june 2021 - 16:17:25Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- United States Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a Level One (1) Travel Health Notice for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Two new deaths recorded in Senegal
17 june 2021 - 14:39:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded two new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing to 1,158 the country's toll [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 4 deaths and 258 new cases
17 june 2021 - 13:53:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four new patients have died of coronavirus infection and 258 new cases have been detected out [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 16 new cases
17 june 2021 - 06:27:27Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Thursday that 16 new cases of Covid-19 were detected on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Guterres: Desertification and drought destabilising well-being of 3.2 billion people
17 june 2021 - 06:21:52New York, US (PANA) - Land degradation from climate change and the expansion of agriculture, cities and infrastructure “undermines the [...] Full text...
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Ghana: World Bank approves $200 million additional funding for Ghana project
16 june 2021 - 21:38:18Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $200 million as additional funding for the Ghana COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness [...] Full text...
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5.2 million children, 270,000 pregnant women expected at Burundi's Mother and Child Health Week
16 june 2021 - 19:15:35Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Wednesday launched the 2021 edition of the Week dedicated to maternal and child health, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 17 new infections, zero death on Tuesday
16 june 2021 - 18:49:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Nigeria reported 17 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections on [...] Full text...
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Gambia registers progress in improving access to education for girls
16 june 2021 - 16:03:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has made considerable progress in improving access to education, especially for girls, the UN Children's [...] Full text...
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'Digital dumpsites’ study highlights growing threat to children: WHO
16 june 2021 - 05:05:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The health of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide is at risk from the illegal processing [...] Full text...
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World Bank to partner with African Union in securing more coronavirus vaccines
15 june 2021 - 16:18:58Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - World Bank President David Malpass and senior managers, including Axel van Trotsenburg and Makhtar Diop, [...] Full text...
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AU, Ramaphosa wish Zambia’s former president Kaunda quick recovery
15 june 2021 - 14:33:32Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The African Union and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have wished Zambia’s first president Kenneth Kaunda [...] Full text...
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IOM launches information system to track population mobility in The Gambia
15 june 2021 - 13:01:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Collaborating with the Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched [...] Full text...
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Restoring nature ‘the test of our generation’: UN General Assembly President
15 june 2021 - 05:34:18New York, US (PANA) - Stepping up global efforts to combat land degradation is the only way to safeguard food [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Reported new cases decline for 7 weeks in a row -WHO
14 june 2021 - 22:35:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Globally, the number of new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...
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Queen Elizabeth honours charity organization working for children in Darfur
14 june 2021 - 17:17:10Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- A British national working to improve the lots of kids in war-ridden Darfur region was awarded one [...] Full text...
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How to attract private finance to Africa’s development
14 june 2021 - 15:54:00Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought economic activity in Africa to a standstill and the continent’s [...] Full text...
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G7 Development Finance Institutions and multilateral partners to invest over $80 billion into African businesses
14 june 2021 - 13:15:11Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) of the G7 member countries have for the first time come [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DR Congo's positive cases cross 35,000-mark
14 june 2021 - 09:20:46Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Positive cases of COVID-19 in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday crossed the 35,000-mark [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 79 new deaths
14 june 2021 - 09:02:40Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)- The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced in a statement issued on Sunday that 79 new deaths linked [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 77 new cases
14 june 2021 - 06:47:38Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius announced on Monday that they detected 77 new positive cases of COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN welcomes landmark 870 million G7 vaccine doses pledge
14 june 2021 - 06:44:06New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN official on Sunday welcomed the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized nations’ [...] Full text...
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International agencies reach hundreds of thousands of civilians in Sudan cut off for a decade
13 june 2021 - 18:25:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – United Nations humanitarian agencies on Sunday said that they have reached hundreds of thousands of civilians [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 1 new death
12 june 2021 - 18:30:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded a new death linked to the coronavirus, which brings to 1,151 the number [...] Full text...
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Libya's VP reaffirms Presidential Council's support for domesticating health treatment
12 june 2021 - 18:17:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Vice President, Abdallah Al-Lafi, on Saturday affirmed the support of the Libyan Presidential Council to [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM calls for public-private partnership to promote health insurance
12 june 2021 - 14:24:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has stressed the need for a real partnership between the public [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 24 new infections, zero death on Friday
12 june 2021 - 09:52:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded a total of 24 new infections [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya passes the 330,000 mark in vaccination
12 june 2021 - 09:42:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 330,260 people have been vaccinated in Libya since the start of the national [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: WHO explains why vaccinating children is not a priority
11 june 2021 - 22:28:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO's Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan Friday shed light on why vaccinating children against the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: PM says epidemiological situation under control in Morocco
11 june 2021 - 17:34:56Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The epidemiological situation in Morocco is under control, said the head of the Moroccan government, Saad [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 50 new confirmed cases
11 june 2021 - 17:11:10Dakar; Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 50 new cases of coronavirus, confirmed from tests carried out on 1,322 samples, [...] Full text...
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Some 217,000 people displaced in Libya by conflict, says EU
11 june 2021 - 09:16:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 217,000 people have been displaced by the conflict in Libya, the European Union (EU) Mission [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agencies scale-up response to address looming famine ‘catastrophe’ in Tigray
11 june 2021 - 05:28:50Rome, Italy (PANA) - The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Thursday for immediate access to deliver [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa Union eyes more doses to lessen vaccine exclusion
10 june 2021 - 22:35:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has welcomed ongoing debate at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Indian variant spreading rapidly amid third wave in Africa - Africa CDC
10 june 2021 - 21:58:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Indian variant of the coronavirus pandemic is rapidly spreading across Africa with 14 countries [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nine in 10 African countries set to miss urgent COVID-19 vaccination goal
10 june 2021 - 21:02:07Brazzaville, (Congo) - As coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa rise for the third week running and vaccines are increasingly scarce, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 54 new cases
10 june 2021 - 14:10:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 54 new cases of coronavirus, after tests carried out on 1,349 samples, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Guinea records two new deaths, 18 cases
10 june 2021 - 11:51:40Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Wednesday recorded two new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records three deaths, 229 cases
10 june 2021 - 11:25:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three new deaths linked to COVID-19 infection have been recorded in Libya in the last 24 [...] Full text...
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IMF Board approves US$772 million disbursement for Angola
10 june 2021 - 11:13:33Luanda, Angola (PANA) – Recognising Angola’s strong commitment to sound policies aimed at improved governance and diversification of the economy, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Campaigners slam 'self-interest' of G7 countries in vaccine challenges
10 june 2021 - 11:00:40London, UK (PANA) - The self-interest of G7 countries is the biggest obstacle to ending the Covid-19 pandemic, a group [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 103 new deaths
10 june 2021 - 09:19:05Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 103 deaths linked to the coronavirus and 2,102 new confirmed infections, causing the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 23 new cases
10 june 2021 - 07:32:13Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The health authorities in Mauritius have detected 23 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 2,494 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN experts to G7: Production of safe COVID-19 vaccines must outweigh profit
10 june 2021 - 06:04:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of UN independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for the leaders of the [...] Full text...
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Child labour figure rises to 160 million, as COVID puts many more at risk
10 june 2021 - 05:51:47New York, US (PANA) - For the first time in two decades, the number of children being put to work has [...] Full text...
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Renewed donor support critical to ending polio after recent rise in cases and COVID-19 setbacks- WHO
09 june 2021 - 23:48:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) will Thursday launch the Polio Eradication Strategy 2022 titled "Delivering on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 71 new cases
09 june 2021 - 18:39:42Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 71 new cases of coronavirus, confirmed by tests carried out on 1,642 samples. This [...] Full text...
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Charity initiative for needy families launched in Libya
09 june 2021 - 11:38:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's state-owned telecommunications holding company - LPTIC - on Tuesday launched a charity initiative to support [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius announces 16 new cases
09 june 2021 - 08:31:03Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday indicated that 16 new cases of COVID-19 were [...] Full text...
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Ensure ocean health, UN chief says in message for World Oceans Day
09 june 2021 - 05:59:25New York, US (PANA) - Ending the “war on nature” must be part of global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...
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High-level meeting on AIDS opens
09 june 2021 - 05:42:48New York, US (PANA) - Although the world has made “great strides” since the first case of AIDS was reported, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNICEF, celebrities appeal to G7 countries to donate COVID vaccinations
08 june 2021 - 20:56:27New York, US (PANA) - From David Beckham to Whoopi Goldberg and Angelique Kidjo, ambassadors for the UN Children’s Fund [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Two new deaths recorded in Senegal
08 june 2021 - 17:38:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded two new deaths linked to the coronavirus, which bring to 1,150 the number [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF Board approves US$650 million stand-by support for Senegal
08 june 2021 - 09:37:04Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved an 18-month Stand-by arrangement [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records three new deaths, 243 cases
08 june 2021 - 09:32:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three new deaths linked to the coronavirus infection have been recorded in Libya in the last [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Morocco records 104 new cases
08 june 2021 - 08:59:34Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has over the past 24 hours recorded 104 new cases of COVID-19 infection and 194 [...] Full text...
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Global push needed to ensure ‘clean, affordable and sustainable electricity’ for all
08 june 2021 - 06:15:35New York, US (PANA) - During the last decade, more people around the world have gained access to electricity than [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO boss says new cases reported decline for six weeks, deaths for five weeks
07 june 2021 - 20:55:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) now [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 11 new infections, zero death on Sunday
07 june 2021 - 16:12:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded 11 new cases of COVID-19 on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 12 new cases
07 june 2021 - 08:15:07Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Sunday detected 12 new cases of COVID-19, which brings to 920 the total [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe has enough Covid-19 second doses
06 june 2021 - 20:03:58Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe Government has said it is carrying out a redistribution exercise of Covid-19 vaccines from areas [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Why Namibians are reluctant to be vaccinated
06 june 2021 - 19:51:32Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The most recent Covid-19 data is cause for great concern in Namibia where new infections are [...] Full text...
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WHO organizes global conference on communicating science during health emergencies
06 june 2021 - 17:40:41Paris, France (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has convened a global conference on communicating science during health emergencies [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 26 new infections
06 june 2021 - 17:10:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded 26 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, bringing the national caseload to 166,756. According to the [...] Full text...
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WB supports access to early childhood development services in Morocco
06 june 2021 - 11:42:20Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a US$450 million loan to support Morocco’s long-term strategy to strengthen [...] Full text...
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World Food Safety Day: Innovative systems needed to raise productivity
06 june 2021 - 10:42:20Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Member States of the United Nations on Monday celebrate this year’s World Food Safety [...] Full text...
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UN launches Decade on Ecosystem Restoration to counter ‘triple environmental emergency’
05 june 2021 - 10:06:06New York, US (PANA) - Heads of government, religious leaders, activists and artists joined the United Nations on Friday in [...] Full text...
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WHO,FAO mark World Food Safety Day June 7
04 june 2021 - 21:54:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Food Safety Day (WFSD), which falls on 7 June, aims to draw attention and inspire [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN health agency urges nations to donate 250 million doses of vaccine
04 june 2021 - 19:17:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed globally but only 0.5 per cent [...] Full text...
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Still time to reverse damage to ‘ravaged’ ecosystems, declares UN chief, marking Environment Day
04 june 2021 - 19:08:34New York, US (PANA) - Amidst the triple environmental threat of biodiversity loss, climate disruption and escalating pollution, Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus Nigeria records 122 new infections, 18 deaths on Thursday
04 june 2021 - 15:03:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 122 new COVID-19 infections recorded on Thursday, [...] Full text...
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African Development Bank grants $1.6 million to support Mozambique Covid-19 response
04 june 2021 - 13:16:08Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique has received a $1.6 million grant from the African Development Bank to purchase emergency health [...] Full text...
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Nearly 6,000 people flee brutal attacks on displacement sites in eastern DRC: UNHCR
04 june 2021 - 11:17:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deadly attacks by the armed group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have forced some 5,800 people to [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President meets with French PM
03 june 2021 - 17:26:20Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid, on Thursday received the French Prime Minister, Jean Castex, who is visiting [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM hails resumption of diplomatic relations between Libya and Spain
03 june 2021 - 17:14:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has welcomed the reopening of the Spanish Embassy in Tripoli, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Risk of infection surge threatens Africa’s health facilities
03 june 2021 - 15:32:57Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Critical health facilities across Africa risk being overwhelmed by surging COVID-19 infections, the UN health agency [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU hands over two ambulances and equipment for fighting pandemic in Gambia
03 june 2021 - 14:30:45Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union funded project 'Support the public health and socioeconomic systems to reduce the impact [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zambia records 825 new cases
03 june 2021 - 14:03:26Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded 825 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, from over 10,000 tests, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 3,132 virus-related deaths
03 june 2021 - 12:10:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded a new death linked to the coronavirus, bringing its toll to 3,132 since [...] Full text...
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IMF praises Botswana’s decisive measures to limit health and economic fallout of COVID-19
03 june 2021 - 09:15:06Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Careful management of mineral resources and a track record of very strong policies and policy frameworks [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNICEF signs vaccine supply agreement with Moderna
03 june 2021 - 07:35:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has signed a long-term agreement with Moderna for the supply of COVID-19 vaccine on behalf [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches new HIV/AIDS screening caravan
03 june 2021 - 07:24:07Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Wednesday launched a new health caravan specialised in HIV/AIDS screening in Grand River North [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 11 positive cases
03 june 2021 - 06:28:08Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday announced the detection of 11 new positive cases of Covid-19. In [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic crisis to push global unemployment over 200 million mark in 2022
03 june 2021 - 05:29:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The economic crisis caused by the COVID pandemic is expected to contribute to global unemployment of [...] Full text...
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Global vaccines initiative gets US$50 million boost
02 june 2021 - 22:39:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a US$50 million commitment to the Global Vaccine [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigeria records 17 new infections, zero death on Tuesday
02 june 2021 - 18:58:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria recorded a total of 17 new [...] Full text...
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Kenya's health ministry official becomes new Chair of WHO Executive Board
02 june 2021 - 18:32:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Health Ministry Acting Director General, Dr Patrick Amoth, has been elected to Chair the World [...] Full text...
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Africa can salvage social, economic fortunes after devastating pandemic - Mo Ibrahim
02 june 2021 - 17:50:22Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic presents an opportunity for Africa to reinvent its economic growth plan, a governance think-tank, [...] Full text...
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Libya records 4 coronavirus-related deaths, 251 new cases
02 june 2021 - 13:17:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded 251 COVID-19 infections and four COVID-19 related deaths by Wednesday, taking the official death [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records two deaths, 61 cases
02 june 2021 - 12:04:53Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded two new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,142 [...] Full text...
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Libya gives foreign workers one month to regularise their situation
02 june 2021 - 11:34:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation has asked all employers, whether public or private, as [...] Full text...
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Libyan-French Joint Commission reactivated after 19 years of interruption
02 june 2021 - 10:22:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has announced an agreement on the activation of the Libyan-French Joint [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccine equity at heart of new $50 billion plan to end pandemic, drive recovery
02 june 2021 - 06:22:56New York, US (PANA) - Governments are being urged to finance a new $50 billion roadmap to end the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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WHO validates Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
01 june 2021 - 22:24:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization Tuesday validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine produced by the Beijing-based pharmaceutical company [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 rate spikes as Nigeria records 28 deaths, 203 new infections
01 june 2021 - 19:13:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 203 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN system in Gambia monitoring detection of the COVID-19 Delta variant
01 june 2021 - 17:18:03Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations system in The Gambia is closely monitoring COVID-19 developments in the West African [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Goma volcano eruption displaces 415,700 people as IOM prepares response
01 june 2021 - 16:00:41Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano, in eastern DR Congo, has forced more than 415,000 people, nearly half [...] Full text...
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WHA agrees to hold a special session on pandemic treaty
01 june 2021 - 13:18:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 74th World Health Assembly closed on Monday agreeing to hold a special session before the end [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: COVID danger has not passed, States must support pandemic treaty - WHO chief
01 june 2021 - 05:30:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN health agency chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged all countries on Monday to support a pandemic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO announces simple, easy-to-say labels for SARS-CoV-2 variants
31 may 2021 - 22:03:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said here Monday it had assigned simple, easy to say and remember [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU High Representative says 'vaccination gap must be closed’
31 may 2021 - 15:48:21Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union High Representative has stressed the need to close the vaccination gap between advanced [...] Full text...
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Moroccan Navy rescues 19 illegal migrants from sub-Saharan countries
31 may 2021 - 12:57:53Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A Moroccan Navy patrol has assisted a makeshift boat in distress while carrying 10 illegal immigrants [...] Full text...
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Rights groups appeal to AU, international community not to abandon victims of former Chadian dictator Habre
31 may 2021 - 05:30:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Several human rights groups and individuals have called on Chad, the African Union (AU) and the international [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agency expresses grave concerns over 'dire' situation in Tigray region
30 may 2021 - 06:56:39New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians have expressed deep concern about serious and ongoing abuses carried out against displaced civilians who are also facing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 63 new COVID-19 cases on Friday
29 may 2021 - 18:36:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria recorded 63 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to support Libya's transition
29 may 2021 - 18:00:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - President Kaïs Saied of Tunisia on Saturday stressed Tunisia's willingness to support Libya in its transition [...] Full text...
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FIFA, FIFPRO to provide health support to recently-retired footballers
29 may 2021 - 17:00:03Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPRO) and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) are [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 35 new cases. no deaths
29 may 2021 - 16:39:39Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 35 new cases of coronavirus, confirmed from tests carried out on 1,937 samples [...] Full text...
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Turkey reiterates support for Libya, willingness to provide expertise
29 may 2021 - 14:21:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Turkish Vice President, Fouad Aktay, has reiterated his country's support for Libya and expressed its [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches staff-level deal with DR Congo on US$1.5 billion financing package
29 may 2021 - 10:14:50Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team have [...] Full text...
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African Development Fund ranked among world’s leading providers of development assistance
29 may 2021 - 08:08:22Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) has been ranked second among 49 international agencies for the [...] Full text...
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Africa Road Builders: Buhari wins 2021 Super Builder Award - Babacar Ndiaye Trophy
29 may 2021 - 07:28:47Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has been named winner of the 2021 Great Builder Super Prize, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius extends 2nd phase of lockdown to 30 June 2021
29 may 2021 - 06:58:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has extended the second phase of its lockdown by one month, to fall on 30 [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International slams Nigerian govt for increasing insecurity
28 may 2021 - 06:58:47Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the Nigerian authorities for not doing enough to protect lives in the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief appeals to business leaders to help quell ‘a tsunami of suffering’ caused by pandemic
28 may 2021 - 06:40:11New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought “a tsunami of suffering”, taken over 3.4 million lives and [...] Full text...
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Up to 400,000 could be displaced by new volcano eruption in DR Congo, warns UNICEF
28 may 2021 - 06:30:40Goma, DRC (PANA) - With fears that one of the world’s most active volcanoes could erupt again in the Democratic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO, partners call to action to equip COVAX to deliver 2 billion doses in 2021
27 may 2021 - 21:21:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries that are advanced in their vaccination programmes are seeing cases of COVID-19 decline and early [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia confirms first cases of Indian variant
27 may 2021 - 13:58:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambia's Minister of Health, Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, on Thursday confirmed detecting the West African nation's first [...] Full text...
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Africa’s drive to boost medicine and vaccine manufacturing
27 may 2021 - 13:13:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With COVID-19 vaccine supplies to Africa slowing down, the continent is working to boost its [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records 321 new cases
27 may 2021 - 13:07:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 231 new COVID-19 cases, detected from 2,864 samples over the past 24 hours, [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister pays tribute to lawyers for their role in building the state
27 may 2021 - 12:23:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dabaiba paid tribute to Libyan lawyers, praising their role since the 17 February [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa urgently needs 20 million second doses of vaccine
27 may 2021 - 11:33:51Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa needs at least 20 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the next six weeks to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects nine new cases
27 may 2021 - 06:43:51Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday announced the detection of nine new cases of COVID-19, bringing [...] Full text...
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World now likely to hit watershed 1.5 °C rise in next five years, warns UN weather agency
27 may 2021 - 05:22:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Odds are increasing that the annual average global temperature will rise beyond 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, [...] Full text...
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Total CAF Super Cup 2020 match to be played with 30% crowd attendance in Doha
27 may 2021 - 05:11:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following discussions and agreement with the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the Local Organising Committee (LOC) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 37 new cases, four deaths on Tuesday
26 may 2021 - 17:51:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded 37 new cases of COVID-19 on [...] Full text...
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IMF mission approves Egypt’s commitment to macroeconomic stability
26 may 2021 - 10:11:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Strong performance and commitment of the Egyptian authorities over the past 12 months helped the country [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 19 new cases\
26 may 2021 - 08:32:24Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities detected 19 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing to 1,333 the number [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ACT Accelerator has helped ability to tackle pandemic globally -WHO
25 may 2021 - 21:58:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dr Bruce Aylward, Senior Advisor to the WHO Director-General and Head of the ACT-Accelerator Coordination Hub, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO says relaxing measures prematurely led to surge in pandemic
25 may 2021 - 21:20:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) asserted Tuesday that relaxing measures prematurely had contributed to a surge [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU to increase global vaccine production capacities
25 may 2021 - 15:13:48Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The pace of vaccinations has accelerated across the EU and should be sustained, the European Council [...] Full text...
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Five killed, dozens injured in eastern Sudan communal clashes
25 may 2021 - 13:28:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Five persons were killed and 13 others injured in inter-communal clashes in Port Sudan on the Red [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zambian authorities deny access to 72 arrivals, quarantine 272 for 14 days
25 may 2021 - 13:16:31Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's Ministry of Health has denied 72 individuals access into the country and placed 272 others [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Indian Ocean Commission donates medical equipment to Mauritius
25 may 2021 - 08:09:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Monday received medical equipment under the SEGA-One Health Network of the Indian Ocean Commission [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 14 new positive cases
25 may 2021 - 06:45:27Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities detected 14 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing to 1,312 the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: More than 100,000 people in Ghana take second jab of AstraZeneca vaccine
24 may 2021 - 23:05:42Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Over 100,000 people in Ghana have so far received the second phase of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 74th World Health Assembly kicks off with bold ambition to end pandemic
24 may 2021 - 14:07:12New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a tsunami of suffering, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 52 new cases
24 may 2021 - 12:51:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 52 new cases of coronavirus, confirmed by tests on 1,356 samples and composed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records one virus-related death
24 may 2021 - 12:43:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One new patient has died from a coronavirus infection, bringing to 3,112 the total number of [...] Full text...
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WHO, Switzerland launch global BioHub for pathogen storage, sharing and analysis
24 may 2021 - 12:40:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Swiss Confederation on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Over 173,000 people vaccinated in Libya
24 may 2021 - 12:08:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 173,539 people have received the coronavirus vaccine in Libya since the launch of [...] Full text...
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UN condemns killing of aid worker, attack against humanitarian convoy in South Sudan
24 may 2021 - 10:45:55Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Alain Noudéhou, has strongly condemned the brutal killing of an [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: US takes action against Ethiopian, Eritrean, TPLF members 'undermining resolution of Tigray crisis'
24 may 2021 - 07:14:45Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has announced a series of actions against Ethiopian, Eritrean and Tigray People's Liberation [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius declares “war” against Covid-19
23 may 2021 - 10:04:41Cote d'Or, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Sunday launched a national awareness campaign against Covid-19, under [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Refugees in South Sudan begin receiving jabs
23 may 2021 - 07:58:02Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Refugees in South Sudan are receiving COVID-19 jabs during the rollout of the country’s national [...] Full text...
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Guterres urges humanity to make ‘peace with the planet’
22 may 2021 - 06:46:19New York, US (PANA) - Humanity is “waging a war on nature”, threatening biodiversity loss, climate disruption and escalating pollution, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius to launch National Awareness Campaign on pandemic
22 may 2021 - 06:20:28Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth will on Sunday launch a National Awareness Campaign on COVID-19 at [...] Full text...
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Ceasefire can’t hide scale of destruction in Gaza, UN warns
22 may 2021 - 05:55:54New York, US (PANA) - The humanitarian community has welcomed the ceasefire agreed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana chosen by EU as possible manufacturing hub for COVID-19 vaccines
22 may 2021 - 05:28:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The European Commission has named Ghana as one of its possible manufacturing hubs of COVID-19 vaccines [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief calls for G20 vaccine task force, in 'war' against the virus
22 may 2021 - 05:03:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the world’s richest economies to take a central role in ending the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: G20 leaders call for urgent, immediate action to overcome pandemic
21 may 2021 - 22:32:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World leaders met here Friday at the Global Health Summit co-hosted by the European Commission and Italy [...] Full text...
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Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease and stroke: WHO, ILO
21 may 2021 - 20:35:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A joint WHO/ILO report reaching PANA Friday said long working hours led to 745,000 deaths from [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board approves new water policy
21 may 2021 - 19:44:58Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a new [...] Full text...
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Tunisian, Libyan health ministers hold working session
21 may 2021 - 15:58:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ways and means to strengthen cooperation in the field of health between Tunisia and Libya was [...] Full text...
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Guinean government denies preventing opponents from travelling abroad
21 may 2021 - 12:41:04Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Travel restrictions against some political personalities in Guinea, especially from the opposition, do not fall within [...] Full text...
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UNICEF, Libyan NGO sign child survival and development plan in Libya
21 may 2021 - 11:38:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) office in Tripoli and the Institute of Primary Health Care, [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for urgent aid to assist famine-hit Madagascar
21 may 2021 - 10:20:52Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - With more than a million people facing hunger due to the devastating famine currently ravaging southern [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius receives 500,000 vaccines from China
21 may 2021 - 06:47:13Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has procured 500,000 doses of Chinese Sinopharm vaccines which were flown in on Thursday evening [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa CDC criticises destruction of vaccines in Malawi
20 may 2021 - 17:42:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has urged countries to act rapidly [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 4,418 positive cases out of 302,448 virus tests
20 may 2021 - 14:36:04Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has carried out 302,488 screening tests for coronavirus to detect 4,418 positive cases since its [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 36 new cases, no new death
20 may 2021 - 12:20:39Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 36 new cases of coronavirus, confirmed by tests carried out on 1,235 samples, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya records five coronavirus-related deaths, 294 new cases
20 may 2021 - 12:14:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five new patients have died of coronavirus in Libya in the last 24 hours, bringing the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya receives 120,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines
20 may 2021 - 11:59:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 120,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines were received on Wednesday by Libya, the spokesperson of [...] Full text...
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