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Coronavirus pandemic continues to hit hard in Senegal

23 january 2021 - 14:13:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to plague Senegal despite measures taken by the government to contain [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,490 new infections, 5 deaths Friday

23 january 2021 - 11:13:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Friday recorded 1,483 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius receives 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from India

23 january 2021 - 10:00:01
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Friday received a donation of 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from India to vaccinate a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DRC registers 647 deaths since March 2020

23 january 2021 - 00:26:28
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Th DR Congo has recorded 647 deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) since the beginning [...] Full text...

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IFC meets on effects of unification of exchange rate for Libyan dinar

22 january 2021 - 23:44:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The co-chairmen of the economic working group of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya (IFG) Thursday [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says 250 killed, over 100,000 displaced as violence surges in Darfur

22 january 2021 - 19:44:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A sharp uptick in intercommunal violence in Sudan’s Darfur region has forced more than 100,000 people [...] Full text...

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US rejoins Paris Climate Accord, reengages with the WHO - Ambassador Paschall

22 january 2021 - 18:11:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States Ambassador to The Gambia, Richard C. Paschall, says the US has rejoined the [...] Full text...

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Former FIFA President Blatter spent period in induced coma after heart operation

22 january 2021 - 17:27:50
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, spent a week in an induced coma after having heart surgery [...] Full text...

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Amid pandemic and unrest, midwives undeterred in saving lives in Conakry

22 january 2021 - 17:01:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – “Our midwives who work during this period of political crisis are brave and courageous because they [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus:President Lungu mourns 2 Catholic priests who died from COVID – 19

22 january 2021 - 16:13:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has urged the Catholic community and all the bereaved families in the [...] Full text...

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Economic Working Group on Libya meets to address urgent issues

22 january 2021 - 15:38:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Co-chairs of the International Follow-Up Committee on Libya’s Economic Working Group (EWG), including Acting Special Representative [...] Full text...

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UN Ozone Secretariat launches animation film, mobile game on ozone layer protection

22 january 2021 - 14:38:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The United Nations Ozone Secretariat on Friday announced the launch of ‘Reset Earth’, an innovative educational [...] Full text...

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UN Ozone Secretariat launches animation film, mobile game on ozone layer protection

22 january 2021 - 13:34:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The United Nations Ozone Secretariat on Friday announced the launch of ‘Reset Earth’, an innovative educational [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records nine new deaths, 300 cases

22 january 2021 - 11:34:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded nine new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing to 561 the number of patients who have [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria's records highest single day infections of 1,964 cases

22 january 2021 - 11:29:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria continues to see an upsurge in coronavirus infections as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Vaccine hoarding’ putting Africa at risk: WHO

22 january 2021 - 05:35:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa is in danger of being left behind in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines as countries [...] Full text...

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Ghana president names ministers for vetting by Parliament

22 january 2021 - 05:27:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday submitted to Parliament a list of 30 cabinet [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana police arrest many people for flouting safety Protocols

21 january 2021 - 23:59:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The police in Ghana have within the past 24 hours arrested hundreds of people across the [...] Full text...

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UN will support Mali's National Transition Council in its mission, says UN peace official

21 january 2021 - 18:01:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, has pledged UN's support to Mali, which faces [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges world to ‘work together in solidarity’ as US moves to rejoin WHO

21 january 2021 - 15:42:00
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday welcomed the announcement by President Joe Biden that the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya postpones start of academic year to February 6

21 january 2021 - 14:15:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Preparing to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and keeping learning institutions safe, Libya's Ministry of Education of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records one coronavirus-related death, 622 new cases

21 january 2021 - 12:37:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One patient died from a coronavirus-related infection in Libya and 622 new cases were recorded out [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 6 new virus-related deaths, 267 new cases

21 january 2021 - 12:25:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded six new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing to 552 the number of patients who have [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo records 'worrying increase' in infections

21 january 2021 - 10:43:56
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has recorded a worrying increase in Covid-19 infections in recent weeks, with a record 76 [...] Full text...

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Ugandan military urged to end arbitrary detaintion of opposition leader, family

21 january 2021 - 10:31:13
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan authorities must immediately lift the police and military siege of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,386 new infections, 14 deaths

21 january 2021 - 07:06:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 1,386 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing [...] Full text...

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284 million dollars allocated in 2020 to fight against coronavirus in Libya

20 january 2021 - 23:45:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Altogether, 1.27 billion dinars or about 284 million dollars was devoted to the fight against the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 162 new cases recorded Tuesday in DR Congo

20 january 2021 - 23:00:37
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The DR Congo Tuesday recorded 162 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) out of 454 tests [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin records 144 new cases

20 january 2021 - 17:22:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin recorded 144 new cases of COVID-19 infection between January 12 and 17, bringing the total [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Resurgence of coronavirus cases worries Burikinabe government

20 january 2021 - 17:00:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government on Wednesday called on the population to strengthen compliance with barrier measures [...] Full text...

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‘Complex emergency unfolding in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado, warn UN agencies

20 january 2021 - 15:28:52
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - UN agencies voiced deep concern on Wednesday over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 15 virus-related deaths

20 january 2021 - 14:14:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fifteen patients have died from coronavirus infection in Libya, bringing the total number of deaths since [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 10 new deaths

20 january 2021 - 11:57:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 10 new coronavirus-related deaths, the Ministry of Health and Social Action announced on [...] Full text...

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Guinea government names 16 cabinet ministers

20 january 2021 - 11:07:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé on Tuesday evening made public a partial list of 16 ministers who [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's foreign minister Moyo succumbs to COVID-19

20 january 2021 - 09:52:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister, Dr Sibusiso Moyo, has died, Presidential spokesperson, Mr George [...] Full text...

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Coronavuirus: Independent panel finds critical early failings in pandemic response

20 january 2021 - 06:27:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global system for pandemic alert and response is “not fit for purpose”, highlighting the need [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Recurrence of infections in northeast Benin

19 january 2021 - 23:19:43
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Health departmental director for Borgou, Dr. Ibrahim Mama Cissê, warned here Tuesday of the recurrence [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU firms up plan to secure 270 million doses of vaccine

19 january 2021 - 20:46:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union’s Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) has secured 270 million doses of [...] Full text...

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UGTT deplores Tunisian government's inability to solve the country's problems

19 january 2021 - 15:23:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), the country's largest trade union, on Tuesday blamed the government's inability [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia records over 1,300 new cases

19 january 2021 - 15:04:41
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded 1,308 new cases of COVID-19 out of 12,123 tests done in the last [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Government says pandemic is increasingly worrisome in Senegal

19 january 2021 - 13:31:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic is increasingly worrying health authorities in Senegal as ten new deaths were reported [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,617 new infections, 14 deaths

19 january 2021 - 11:14:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Monday recorded 1,617 new infections of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total confirmed cases to [...] Full text...

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Some 1,400 illegal health centres closed in Benin

19 january 2021 - 09:33:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Some 1,400 illegal health centres have been closed in Benin as part of the health sector [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Rights body warns of humanitarian crisis in troubled Tigray, Amhara regions

19 january 2021 - 09:08:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's state-run Human Rights Commission has warned the security situation in the troubled regions of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records three new deaths

19 january 2021 - 08:49:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three new coronavirus-related deaths were recorded on Monday in Burkina Faso, bringing the total number [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records nine new imported cases

19 january 2021 - 06:37:19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius over the weekend registered nine new imported positive cases of Covid -19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali registers one new death

18 january 2021 - 23:06:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - One case of death linked to coronavirus (COVID-19), 16 new infections and 31 recoveries were recorded [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 58 new deaths registered in Tunisia

18 january 2021 - 23:00:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia in 24 hours recorded 58 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and 1,795 new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief warns against ‘catastrophic moral failure’ in vaccine access

18 january 2021 - 22:20:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “me-first approach” to COVID-19 vaccines on the part of some countries and manufacturers is putting [...] Full text...

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Senegal extends state of health emergency and curfew for eight days

18 january 2021 - 22:03:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The state of health emergency and curfew declared in the Senegalese region of Dakar and Thies,70 [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court resumes virtual Court Sessions with Cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, Mali and Others

18 january 2021 - 17:19:40
ABuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has resumed virtual court sessions with cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa'S Opposition threatens court action over Covid-19 vaccine roll-out

18 january 2021 - 16:37:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday gave President Cyril Ramaphosa seven days [...] Full text...

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World leaders to meet during Davos Agenda in a Crucial Year to Rebuild Trust

18 january 2021 - 15:50:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - – The World Economic Forum, taking place virtually on 25-29 January, will bring together the foremost [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to launch e-health project

18 january 2021 - 13:48:45
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will soon launch an e-health project in a bid to modernise its healthcare system [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian situation in Niger's Tillabéri region worsens due to rebel attacks - OCHA

18 january 2021 - 13:42:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Niger has sharply deteriorated, since the attack on Tchamo Bangou and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 11 new virus-related deaths

18 january 2021 - 12:41:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 11 new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing to 526 the number of victims of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 33 new deaths, 781 cases

18 january 2021 - 11:58:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Centre for Disease Control announced on Monday that 33 deaths related to coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,444 new infections infections

18 january 2021 - 11:06:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Sunday recorded 1,444 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records one new death

18 january 2021 - 10:19:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - One new coronavirus-related death was recorded on Sunday in Burkina Faso, bringing the total number [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 76 deaths, 2,859 contaminations in 24 hours

18 january 2021 - 10:17:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Public Health reported on Sunday that there were 2,859 new cases of [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for protection of civilians, as violence spikes in Sudan’s West Darfur

18 january 2021 - 06:04:05
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has voiced deep concerns over escalating violence in West Darfur and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's president warns of lockdown should surge in cases continue

18 january 2021 - 05:48:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - With Ghana seeing a surge in cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in recent weeks, the country's leader [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 14 deaths recorded in Libya

17 january 2021 - 19:22:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Fourteen patients died of coronavirus on Sunday in Libya, taking to 1,665 the country's total number of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,598 new cases, 7 deaths on Saturday

17 january 2021 - 15:03:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday reported seven deaths and 1,598 new cases of [...] Full text...

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Gambia human rights commission recognises challenges posed by COVID-19

17 january 2021 - 14:52:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia National Human Rights Commission recognises the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose to [...] Full text...

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Dozens killed in militia attack in West Darfur

17 january 2021 - 12:15:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 48 people were killed and scores injured on Saturday when a group militias attacked [...] Full text...

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Mali suspends poultry imports from Senegal due to bird flu outbreak

17 january 2021 - 11:48:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has since Thursday suspended importation and marketing of poultry from Senegal due to the outbreak [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa seeks more than US$44 billion to fight COVID-19

17 january 2021 - 11:38:47
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Africa will need to mobilize more than US$ 44 billion to address the COVID-19 pandemic, according [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Scientists tackle vaccine safety, efficacy and access at global R&D forum

17 january 2021 - 08:14:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 2,800 scientists from 130 countries gathered this weekend in a virtual forum hosted by [...] Full text...

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Tunisian prime minister Mechichi reshuffles government

16 january 2021 - 18:54:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi announced here Saturday a reshuffle of his government, an official source [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic has already killed 630 in DR Congo

16 january 2021 - 17:56:27
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo has recorded 630 coronavirus (COVID-19)-related deaths since the declaration of the pandemic on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria registers highest single day new infections of 1,867

16 january 2021 - 17:34:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria registered 1,867 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Friday, the highest single day rise since [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Three new deaths recorded in Senegal

16 january 2021 - 14:44:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded three new deaths related to coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing to 509 the number of [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council approves appointment of Slovak Jan Kubis as Special Envoy to Libya

16 january 2021 - 14:07:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the UN Security Council Friday approved the proposal of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: As death toll passes two million worldwide, Guterres warns against self-defeating ‘vaccinationalism'

16 january 2021 - 09:43:41
New York, US (PANA) - With more than two million lives now lost worldwide to coronavirus (COVID-19), the UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius extends quarantine period from 15 Feb. to 31 Mar. 2021

16 january 2021 - 09:34:51
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government Saturday announced the extension of the quarantine period for coronaviirus (COVID-19) in Mauritius [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Committee stresses need for equitable vaccine access, more data sharing

16 january 2021 - 08:41:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As coronavirus (COVID-19) cases spike in parts of Europe, Africa and the Americas, and new variants [...] Full text...

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Child labour ‘robs children of their future’, scourge must end, urges UN

16 january 2021 - 08:24:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although child labour has decreased significantly over the last decade, one in 10 children are still [...] Full text...

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Gambia temporally embargoes chickens and eggs importation

15 january 2021 - 17:11:45
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian authorities has put a temporal embargo on the importation on live poultry birds of all [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 20,556 cases recorded since last March in DR Congo

15 january 2021 - 17:06:08
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A total of 20,556 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been recorded in DR Congo since [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Reopening of schools delayed as infections rise in Zambia

15 january 2021 - 15:05:30
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has announced that the reopening of schools, slated for 18 January 2021, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two persons test positive for new variant in Gambia

15 january 2021 - 14:21:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambian Minister of Health, Dr. Ahamadou L. Samateh has said two people tested positive for the new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria marks its highest record of 23 deaths on a single day

15 january 2021 - 13:48:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Thursday recorded its highest single day death toll of 23, with the Nigerian Centre [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya gripped by increase of infections

15 january 2021 - 12:42:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - There has been a remarkable increase in coronavirus infections in Libya over the past two weeks, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal's death toll crosses 500

15 january 2021 - 12:00:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has crossed the 500 coronavirus-related deaths mark with 10 new patients passing away, bringing the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 63 new deaths

15 january 2021 - 11:53:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Thursday recorded 63 new deaths related to coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 5,478 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea extends state of health emergency for 30 days

15 january 2021 - 10:56:30
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea has extended the state of health emergency in the country for one month effective Friday, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana Medical Association says Infections in Ghana alarming

14 january 2021 - 23:50:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana Thursday recorded 175 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases to take the number of active cases to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa COVID-19 cases top 3 million, first wave peak surpassed - WHO

14 january 2021 - 16:04:55
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – As COVID-19 cumulative cases in Africa top 3 million and daily case numbers exceed the first [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 72 new virus-related deaths recorded in Tunisia

14 january 2021 - 13:08:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 72 new deaths related to the coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing to 5,415 the number [...] Full text...

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Benin adopts law on organization of pharmaceutical activities

14 january 2021 - 11:46:04
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin MPs have passed a law on the organization of pharmaceutical activities, parliamentary sources said on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 16 new deaths

14 january 2021 - 11:38:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Sixteen patients have died from coronavirus infection in Libya, bringing the death toll to 1,645. In a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records seven new deaths

14 january 2021 - 11:21:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded seven new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing to 496 the number of patients who have [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa to receive 270 million vaccine doses - Ramaphosa

14 january 2021 - 09:26:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African president snf African Union (AU) Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday confirmed that [...] Full text...

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UN reports major progress towards eradicating sheep and goat plague

14 january 2021 - 05:30:54
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The world is moving closer to stamping out a highly contagious disease that affects sheep and goats, but [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali records 51 new cases, no death

13 january 2021 - 23:48:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Wednesday recorded 51 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) out of 1,234 tests, 20 recoveries but [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo registers record 67 cases in 24 hours

13 january 2021 - 19:50:04
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Tuesday recorded a record number of 67 cases of COVID-19 contaminations, reaching the mark [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Wearing protective mask mandatory in the Burkinabe armed forces

13 january 2021 - 18:29:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Faced with an upsurge in the number of covid-19 positive cases in Burkina Faso, the [...] Full text...

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Gambia moves to prevent outbreak of Bird Flu

13 january 2021 - 18:21:23
Gambia, Banjul (PANA) - The Gambian government is set to take measures to prevent the country from the outbreak of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Surge in COVID-19-related deaths, a source of worry in Senegal

13 january 2021 - 16:54:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Increasingly, the surge in coronavirus-related deaths in Senegal is a cause for concern as nine patients [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 59 new deaths recorded in Tunisia

13 january 2021 - 16:47:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 59 new Covid-19 deaths, against 1,553 new recoveries, the Tunisian Ministry of Health [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Step up vigilance for emerging variants, WHO urges

13 january 2021 - 11:55:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Efforts should be stepped up to quickly identify and study emerging variants of the COVID-19-causing SARS-CoV-2 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 1,270 new infections

13 january 2021 - 09:12:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,270 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Senegal’s 2021 budget balances support for recovery and gradual fiscal consolidation – IMF

13 january 2021 - 09:05:15
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Strong fiscal and monetary policy support have helped bolster the health system and cushion the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF chief says closing schools should be ‘measure of last resort’

13 january 2021 - 05:46:36
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday underscored that “no effort should [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia to accelerate acquisition of vaccine

12 january 2021 - 21:43:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - As a result of the continuing deterioration of the health situation in the country, Tunisia Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia declares general lock-up, suspension of classes because of critical situation

12 january 2021 - 20:45:25
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - With the health situation described as ’very critical’, Tunisian authorities Tuesday decided to take strong ’emergency’ [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia to receive vaccine for virus

12 january 2021 - 16:00:02
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Ministry of Health Director of Infectious Diseases, Lloyd Mulenga, has disclosed that the country will [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic wreaks havoc in Senegal with 11 deaths on Tuesday

12 january 2021 - 13:06:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -The coronavirus pandemic continues its ravages in Senegal with eleven new deaths announced on Tuesday by the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 33 virus-related deaths

12 january 2021 - 12:20:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty-three new coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded in Libya, bringing the total number of fatalities to [...] Full text...

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UN chief says situation in central Mali remains worrying

12 january 2021 - 11:56:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The situation in central Mali remains very worrying, marked by a series of serious violence recorded [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin records 59 new cases

12 january 2021 - 09:36:09
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin recorded 59 new infections of coronavirus and two deaths between 4 and 10 January, according to [...] Full text...

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IMF lauds Angola for preserving essential spending on health and social safety nets

12 january 2021 - 08:43:22
Luanda, Angola (PANA) – As the COVID-19 shock continues to negatively impact Angola’s economy and population, the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...

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UN agencies, partners establish global Ebola vaccine stockpile

12 january 2021 - 07:02:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a major milestone in the fight against deadly diseases, United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief calls for vaccinations for ‘high-risk’ populations to begin within 100 days

12 january 2021 - 06:51:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There needs to be a “collective commitment” to get vaccinations underway worldwide for health workers and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia registers record of 3,074 contamination in 24 hours

12 january 2021 - 00:10:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Monday registered a record 3,074 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in twenty-four hours, out of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso registers 197 new cases

11 january 2021 - 23:54:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso Monday recorded 197 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking to 8,279 the number [...] Full text...

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32 Libyan rights organisations criticize HCR over death of young Somali refugee

11 january 2021 - 23:26:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty-two human rights organisations Monday expressed dismay over the poor handling of affairs of refugees and [...] Full text...

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Paris Club creditors approve six-month debt relief plan for Kenya

11 january 2021 - 22:40:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International creditors, organised under the Paris Club, said on Monday it approved a six-month long debt [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: One death recorded in Mali Monday

11 january 2021 - 20:27:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian health services Monday recorded one case of death due to coronavirus (COVID-19), 64 new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Eight deaths, 623 new infections recorded in Libya

11 january 2021 - 17:31:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eight coronavirus-related deaths and 633 new cases were recorded on Monday in Libya from 3,795 samples [...] Full text...

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New Burkinabe govt. announces reconciliation and land reforms

11 january 2021 - 17:04:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré, on Monday announced that national [...] Full text...

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Libya set to monitor safety of the drug and food markets

11 january 2021 - 16:54:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan authorities say they are set to implement a national plan in the coming days to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria’s cases rise to 100,087

11 january 2021 - 15:55:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded 1,024 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday bringing its total caseload of infections to [...] Full text...

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Composition of the new government of Burkina Faso

11 january 2021 - 13:04:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's new government has been announced and it is led by Prime Minister Christophe [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records four new deaths

11 january 2021 - 11:55:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded four new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the death toll to 469, the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Top Libyan health official raises red flag on alarming virus cases

11 january 2021 - 10:39:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Director of the Libyan National Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Badreddine al-Najjar, has warned that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 62 new deaths, 1,762 cases

11 january 2021 - 09:45:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has continued to register high figures of coronavirus with the authorities describing the situation as [...] Full text...

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UN praises Ghanaian peacekeepers in South Sudan

11 january 2021 - 08:26:35
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Ghanaian peacekeepers at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have been commended for their [...] Full text...

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UN chief highlights need for climate action, pandemic response

11 january 2021 - 08:00:25
London, UK (PANA) - In his first major speech of the year, the UN Secretary-General has underlined the need for [...] Full text...

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President Lungu fires Health Minister

10 january 2021 - 18:36:21
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Edgar Lungu has fired minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya, an official source said here [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records 91 new cases

10 january 2021 - 13:17:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso recorded Saturday 91 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing to 7,957 the total [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 13 related deaths recorded in Libya

10 january 2021 - 13:07:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirteen patients have died from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in Libya, bringing the total number of deaths [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria conducts 1,018,061tests, confirmed cases set to hit 100,000

10 january 2021 - 10:42:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has so far conducted 1,018,061 Coronavirus (COVID-19) sample tests, with confirmed cases set to hit the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia records 23 deaths, as Speaker tests positive

09 january 2021 - 15:51:33
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded 23 COVID-19-related deaths with another high of 1,241 infections from tests conducted nationally [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi to shut land, sea borders to check rapid spread of virus

09 january 2021 - 13:53:59
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi authorities announced on Saturday that all land and sea borders will be closed from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal sees record 13 new deaths in one day

09 january 2021 - 12:22:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Friday registered a record daily number of 13 deaths related to coronavirus, sending the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records 153 new cases

09 january 2021 - 12:02:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Friday recorded 153 new cases of coronavirus, bringing to 7,866 the total [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 56 new deaths

09 january 2021 - 11:23:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 56 new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the total number to 5,018 since the start [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius extends ban on passengers from UK, South Africa until 31 January

09 january 2021 - 06:34:19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Entry prohibition in Mauritius to passengers from the United Kingdom (UK) and South Africa or those [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisian president proposes health lockdown in hardest-hit regions

09 january 2021 - 04:47:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian president Kais Saeid on Friday proposed to the country's scientific committee of the fight against [...] Full text...

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UN flags ‘deteriorating’ rights situation in run-up to Uganda's elections next week

09 january 2021 - 04:19:19
Geneva, Swtizerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging authorities in Uganda to ensure elections next week are free and peaceful, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: COVAX secures 2 bln doses of safe, effective vaccines to roll out – WHO

08 january 2021 - 23:30:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Facility has secured contracts of 2 billion doses of safe [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus -World Bank undertakes surveys to map out impact on development

08 january 2021 - 23:14:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Bank has launched a series of Rapid Response Phone Surveys of households and firms [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 19 new cases reported in Zambia, total in the last 24 hours is 1,000

08 january 2021 - 17:13:30
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has, in the last 24 hours, recorded a total of 1,029 new COVID-19 positive cases [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Virus-related deaths rise in Senegal despite the state of health emergency

08 january 2021 - 13:15:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The upward trend in coronavirus-related deaths in Senegal has not diminished, despite the state of health [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants $11.26 million for women and girls’ education in Chad

08 january 2021 - 13:04:02
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a grant of $11.26 [...] Full text...

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'UNHCR concerned about thousands of Central Africans fleeing election violence'

08 january 2021 - 11:48:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said on Friday that it is concerned that violence and insecurity [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records 150 new cases

08 january 2021 - 09:12:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Thursday recorded 150 new coronavirus cases, bringing to 7,713 the total number [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 48 new deaths

08 january 2021 - 09:08:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Thursday recorded 48 coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the death toll to 5,052, the Tunisian Ministry [...] Full text...

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Food for Mozambicans struggling amidst violence and COVID-19, ‘will be compromised’ without more funding: WFP

08 january 2021 - 06:50:31
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Despite increased insecurity and limited funding, the UN food relief agency is continuing to supply food [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO warns of pandemic ‘tipping point’ as cases rise across Europe

08 january 2021 - 06:31:57
Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a “tipping point” in the fight against COVID-19, [...] Full text...

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2020-21 CAF Confed. Cup: All qualifiers for play-off round emerge

07 january 2021 - 19:17:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - All the 16 teams for the play-off round in the 2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup have emerged [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa secures first COVID-19 vaccines

07 january 2021 - 18:02:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, on Thursday confirmed that one million doses of a COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records an unprecedented number of daily infections

07 january 2021 - 14:41:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health has announced the registration of 2,820 new confirmed coronavirus infections in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Infections flare up in Togo

07 january 2021 - 12:53:42
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Covid-19 infections in Togo are on the rise with 37 new cases recorded on Wednesday, the [...] Full text...

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Libya has recorded 103,521 confirmed coronavirus infections

07 january 2021 - 12:28:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 635 new cases of emerging coronavirus infection were recorded on Thursday in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records five new deaths

07 january 2021 - 11:56:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded five new coronavirus-related deaths. The new deaths announced on Thursday by the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records low patronage of Russian Sputnik V vaccine

07 january 2021 - 11:27:45
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Only 25 people have been vaccinated in Guinea against Covid-19, with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, Dr. [...] Full text...

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UNHCR expresses concern about death of Somali refugee in Tripoli

07 january 2021 - 10:42:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern about the death of a [...] Full text...

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Opposition member wins Ghana Speaker vote

07 january 2021 - 10:22:06
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian Members of Parliament on Thursday elected a former colleague, Alban Sumana Bagbin of the opposition [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records three new deaths

07 january 2021 - 09:48:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso recorded three new coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday. This brings the total number of deaths [...] Full text...

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Security Council has critical role in addressing fragility and conflict: UN chief

07 january 2021 - 07:25:43
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined the critical role of the Security Council in addressing [...] Full text...

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CAF declares Al Hilal winners of game against Ghana’s Asante Kotoko

06 january 2021 - 23:32:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Wednesday declared Sudanese giants, Al Hilal Omdurman, winners of their [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia records 850 new in 24 hours

06 january 2021 - 14:50:30
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded 850 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths in the last 24 hours. This is [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records 216 new cases

06 january 2021 - 14:36:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso recorded 216 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing its caseload sine 9 [...] Full text...

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Several civilians killed by French airstrikes in central Mali

06 january 2021 - 14:22:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - French airstrikes killed several civilians of Bounti in the circle of Douentzat, central Mali, on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: SA liberation hero Mluleki George succumbs to COVID-19

06 january 2021 - 13:06:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are pouring in for South African liberation hero Mluleki George who died from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records five new deaths

06 january 2021 - 12:47:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded five new coronavirus-related deaths, as the country on Wednesday begins a second state [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records eight new imported cases

06 january 2021 - 12:05:13
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Wednesday reported eight new imported cases of Covid-19. The cases were detected [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 10 deaths

06 january 2021 - 11:53:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 10 coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the total number to 1,546, since the outbreak of [...] Full text...

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WHO chief calls for ‘less politicking’ over health

06 january 2021 - 07:29:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a race to “save lives, livelihoods and end this pandemic”, the head of the UN [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal declares health emergency, partial curfew from Wednesday

05 january 2021 - 23:44:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall Tuesday declared a state of health emergency and partial curfew from 21h [...] Full text...

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Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré reappointed Burkina prime minister

05 january 2021 - 21:49:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré was Tuesday evening reappointed Burkina Faso Prime Minister through a decree [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia registers new record of 76 deaths in 24 hours

05 january 2021 - 21:31:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Health, Faouzi Mehdi, Tuesday deplored the high rate of infection of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records highest single-day number of COVID-19 cases with 1,204 infections on Monday

05 january 2021 - 17:17:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Monday recorded its highest single-day COVID-19 cases since the first infection was reported in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Living standards set back by a decade in quarter of Sub-Saharan economies

05 january 2021 - 16:09:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Output in the Sub-Saharan Africa region contracted by an estimated 3.7% in 2020,as the [...] Full text...

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Development risks remain as economic activity, incomes likely to stay low for extended period - WBG

05 january 2021 - 16:04:44
Washington, US (PANA) - The global economy is expected to expand 4% in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Awareness-raising campaign addresses preventive measures in Tripoli

05 january 2021 - 13:15:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An awareness campaign on preventive measures against the coronavirus pandemic continued for the second day in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records four new deaths, 161 cases

05 january 2021 - 12:05:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded four new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing to 428 the number of patients who have [...] Full text...

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Libya records 10 deaths, 481 new cases

05 january 2021 - 09:57:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ten patients have died from coronavirus infection and 481 new cases have been recorded in Libya [...] Full text...

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Guinean mining sector healthy despite the coronavirus pandemic

05 january 2021 - 09:54:52
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's mining sector has withstood the coronavirus pandemic and electoral crises in the country throughout 2020, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 62 new deaths

05 january 2021 - 08:50:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia recorded 1,252 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday out of 4,657 tests, the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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7 killed in crash of FARDC helicopter in northeast DRC

04 january 2021 - 23:46:54
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Seven soldiers died and one was injured when two helicopters of the Armed Forces of [...] Full text...

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FIFA Club World Cup: Three Senegalese referees appointed to serve in Qatar

04 january 2021 - 19:37:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Three Senegalese referees, Maguette Ndiaye, central referee, and referee assistants Djibril Camara and El H. Malick [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM expresses Libya's desire to adopt Bangladeshi Labour laws

04 january 2021 - 17:22:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Foreign Minister of the government of national accord, Mohamed Taher Siala, has expressed Libya's desire [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe president condoles Niger following terrorist attack in Tillabéry region

04 january 2021 - 15:58:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Monday offered his condolences to Niger after an [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records four imported cases from Dubai

04 january 2021 - 14:49:13
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Monday reported the detection of four new imported cases of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Infections on the rise in Zambia

04 january 2021 - 13:56:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has recorded 411 cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to statistics released [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records three new deaths

04 january 2021 - 12:02:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded three new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing to 424 the number of patients who have [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 16 deaths

04 january 2021 - 10:59:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Sixteen patients have died from coronavirus-related infections in the past 24 hours in Libya, bringing the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 35 new deaths

04 january 2021 - 10:16:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has in the last 24 hours recorded 35 new coronavirus-related deaths bringing to 4,800 the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records 111 new cases

04 january 2021 - 09:52:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Sunday recorded 111 new cases of coronavirus, bringing to 7,051 the total [...] Full text...

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World Braille Day highlights importance of accessible information - UN

04 january 2021 - 08:21:09
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is commemorating World Braille Day, on Monday, highlighting the importance of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana extends curfew to curb virus spread

04 january 2021 - 08:09:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has extended nighttime curfew to 31 January, as part of protocols to control COVID-19 pandemic. The [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to vaccinate 60% of population soon

04 january 2021 - 08:01:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has said that the government will implement a COVID-19 vaccination campaign [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's schools to reopen as pandemic restrictions are eased

04 january 2021 - 07:02:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - All schools in Ghana are to reopen this month as the government continues to ease restrictions [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 917 new cases

04 january 2021 - 06:23:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday reported 917 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections bringing the total [...] Full text...

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‘Growing momentum’ to make 2021 the global action year for sustainable energy

04 january 2021 - 05:46:41
New York, US (PANA) - In a bid of optimism for the new year, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has [...] Full text...

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Kenyan economy registers first recession in two decades

03 january 2021 - 20:34:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan economy registered its first major decline in two decades, with a 0.4% contraction at [...] Full text...

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