WAEMU reforms, programmes, projects in Niger are encouraging

15 december 2019 - 18:14:18
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Commission's chair, Abdallah Boureima, on Sunday handed to [...] Full text...

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Asylum seekers sleep on streets in Tunisia

15 december 2019 - 12:40:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 130 asylum seekers, including minors and families, sleep on the streets in Tunisia, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 130,000 asylum seekers live on the streets

14 december 2019 - 20:44:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights said here Saturday a total of 130,000 asylum [...] Full text...

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NGO says situation of asylum seekers and refugees in Tunisia alarming

14 december 2019 - 17:07:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -  The migration department of the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) denounced on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president condemns killing of four aid workers by ISWAP in northeast

14 december 2019 - 09:26:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday condemned the alleged execution of four aid workers by terrorists [...] Full text...

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WHO begins ‘air bridge’ vaccination operation for DRC Ebola-hit communities

14 december 2019 - 05:16:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has mounted a limited daily helicopter “air bridge” operation to the [...] Full text...

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Congo and China sign memorandum of understanding on inter-parliamentary cooperation

13 december 2019 - 22:45:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  - The vice-president of the standing committee of the People's Congress of the Republic of China, Ji [...] Full text...

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27 new Ebola cases reported in eastern DR Congo

13 december 2019 - 16:13:56
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Despite a recent drop in Ebola cases in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 27 new [...] Full text...

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Some 14.3 million Nigerians addicted to various forms of drugs - Minister

13 december 2019 - 07:05:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, says that the country has an estimated 14.3 million [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: US, Nigeria partner to mitigate impact of HIV/AIDS on over 300,000 orphans and vulnerable children

12 december 2019 - 20:32:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  The United States embassy in Abuja Thursday said the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) had [...] Full text...

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IMF Board says Mauritania registers strong growth, set to accelerate to 6.9% this year

12 december 2019 - 19:05:16
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday completed the fourth review of [...] Full text...

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Congo: A partnership agreement to improve care at CHU-B

12 december 2019 - 14:25:04
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's  University Hospital Centre (CHU-B) and the Ibn Sina University Centre of Rabat have  signed an [...] Full text...

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Universal Health Coverage will ‘drive progress’ on 2030 Development Agenda: Guterres

12 december 2019 - 07:22:33
New York, US (PANA) - Last September, world leaders at the United Nations endorsed an ambitious political declaration on universal [...] Full text...

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Angolan justice requests hearing of Eduardo dos Santos

12 december 2019 - 00:15:49
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Angolan Supreme Court decided here Tuesday to call former President José Eduardo dos Santos as [...] Full text...

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The rate of corruption in Tunisia estimated at 18 pct -TI

11 december 2019 - 23:07:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The rate of corruption and the use of intermediaries in Tunisia is 18 percent, according to [...] Full text...

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

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

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Mauritania: PROPARCO, ATTIJARI Bank sign € 5.5 million agreement for SME financing

11 december 2019 - 18:09:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The French Development Agency (FDA) Group in Mauritania, through its subsidiary PROPARCO, and ATTIJARI Bank Mauritania [...] Full text...

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Mauritania celebrates 40 years of FDA presence

11 december 2019 - 15:34:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Mauritania (CCIAM) on Wednesday hosted the launch of [...] Full text...

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Cuts on sports budget in Zimbabwe to reduce participation in international games

11 december 2019 - 14:11:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Cuts on sports and recreation facilities have triggered government to reduce the country’s participation at international games, [...] Full text...

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Botswana to present its disease experience at WHO meeting

11 december 2019 - 13:47:25
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Lemogang Kwape will present Botswana’s disease experiences in Muscat, [...] Full text...

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Botswana, Cuba strengthen bilateral relations

11 december 2019 - 13:41:38
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Collen Vixen Kelapile, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Botswana to the United Nations, has presented his Letters [...] Full text...

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EU financial aid to Morocco has low added value, says report

11 december 2019 - 13:01:23
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - A new report by the European Court of Auditors points out that the European Union's [...] Full text...

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Some 284 civilians killed, 383 injured in violence in Libya in 2019: UN

11 december 2019 - 12:52:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 284 civilians have been killed and 363 injured in 2019 in the raging violence in [...] Full text...

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Norway grants € 2 million to Niger to support education sector

10 december 2019 - 23:48:42
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  Norway has granted Niger an extra two million euros to support its education sector, an official [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, Cameroon enter cooperation to advance skills in invasive surgery

10 december 2019 - 19:28:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda and Cameroon have signed a partnership to advance and build their capacity in performing minimally [...] Full text...

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

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

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Burkina Faso ranks first in 2019 in implementation of WAEMU reforms

10 december 2019 - 13:29:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso ranked first in 2019 in the implementation of community reforms, policies, programmes and [...] Full text...

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

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

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Tunisia launches anti-corruption radio

10 december 2019 - 07:08:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian National Anti-Corruption Authority on Monday officially launched an anti-corruption radio, "Radio Transparency", whose mission [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, DR Congo launch campaign to vaccinate 700,000 people against Ebola in trans-border region

09 december 2019 - 22:32:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)  have launched a campaign to vaccinate 700,000 people [...] Full text...

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Gambians can address widening inequalities in transformative capabilities

09 december 2019 - 20:57:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Gambians joined the rest of the world in launching the Global Human Development Report, which examined [...] Full text...

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African leaders seek more beneficial trading partnership with Caribbean partners

09 december 2019 - 20:36:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders attending the 9th African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Summit of Heads of State and [...] Full text...

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UN calls for urgent support to address rising humanitarian needs in Angola

09 december 2019 - 18:22:18
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The United Nations Resident Coordinator for Angola, Paolo Balladelli, on Monday called on the international community [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Belna due to make landfall in west Madagascar

09 december 2019 - 15:16:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone ‘Belna’ is expected to make landfall in Soalala district in the west [...] Full text...

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Mogae presides over first graduation ceremony of Amref University in Kenya

09 december 2019 - 13:49:41
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Former Botswana President Festus Mogae, who is also the founding Chancellor of Amref International University in Kenya, [...] Full text...

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UN says corruption ‘must be fought by all, for all’

09 december 2019 - 06:34:45
New York, US (PANA) - As the world enters a decade of ambitious action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals [...] Full text...

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Inequality threatening human development, new global UN report warns

09 december 2019 - 06:22:18
New York, US (PANA) - Despite global progress in tackling poverty, hunger and disease, a “new generation of inequalities” indicates that [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Giant concert against gender-based violence

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

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Poverty up by 4 per cent in Angola over the last 11 years

07 december 2019 - 13:27:24
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola's poverty rate has increased by four per cent over the past 11 years, with 41 [...] Full text...

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Niger launches project on strengthening criminal justice in wake of terrorist acts

06 december 2019 - 23:03:25
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  Niger's acting Minister of Justice Waziri Mamam Friday launched the project on strengthening criminal justice to [...] Full text...

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Health expert says screening for cervical cancer based on risk could save more lives in Africa

06 december 2019 - 20:45:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Changing the way individuals are selected to be screened for cervical cancer in Africa, by considering [...] Full text...

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WHO reports nine new Ebola cases in eastern DR Congo

06 december 2019 - 20:30:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Nine new confirmed cases were reported from 27 November to 3 December in the ongoing Ebola [...] Full text...

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IOM assists 78 Gambian shipwreck survivors

06 december 2019 - 19:49:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Following the sinking of a vessel carrying an estimated 150 migrants off the coast of Nouadhibou, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: PUDC to invest 300 billion CFAF into the country by 2022

06 december 2019 - 19:02:06
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Emergency Community Development Program (PUDC) will, in its second phase, invest 300 billion CFA francs [...] Full text...

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NGO seeks innovative approach for political leadership in HIV and health law in Africa

06 december 2019 - 17:41:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  While HIV status and reporting requirements raise legal issues related to patient confidentiality, one member of [...] Full text...

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‘Simply throwing money won’t solve health crisis’, Senior Doctors tell Zimbabwe's richest man

06 december 2019 - 17:40:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Senior Hospital Doctors Association (SHDA) has urged telecoms billionaire, Strive Masiyiwa, through his Higher [...] Full text...

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Partnerships key to taking landlocked countries out of poverty: Guterres

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

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Gambian media challenged to be solution-based

05 december 2019 - 23:15:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A Cameroonian-born communication development expert Thursday challenged the Gambian media to practise solution-based journalism to help [...] Full text...

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

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

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'Work hard to be comfortable like me', President Mnangagwa tells Zimbabweans

05 december 2019 - 19:03:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa says that Zimbabweans need to work hard if they want to reach [...] Full text...

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Several African leaders to meet next month to criminalise the sale of fake drugs

05 december 2019 - 18:46:24
Lome, Togo (PANA) - African leaders from several countries will meet next month in Lomé, Togo, to sign the 'Lomé [...] Full text...

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Health experts urge governments to invest in hepatitis elimination in Africa

05 december 2019 - 16:42:34
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Health experts on Thursday urged African governments and other stakeholders to take advantage of recent reductions [...] Full text...

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The first Guinea-Tunisia ophthalmology center inaugurated in Conakry

05 december 2019 - 15:52:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first Guinea-Tunisia Center for Ophthalmology was inaugurated in Conakry on Wednesday at a ceremony presided [...] Full text...

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At least 26 people killed in landslides in northwestern Burundi

05 december 2019 - 15:08:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - At least 26 people from three villages in Cibitoke province of northwestern Burundi, were killed as [...] Full text...

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Lomé to host 70th meeting of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa

05 december 2019 - 14:49:57
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese capital, Lomé, will host the 70th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional [...] Full text...

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WHO launches measles vaccination drive DRC's North Kivu

05 december 2019 - 13:18:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is expected to launch measles vaccination campaign in North Kivu, in [...] Full text...

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Mali confirms three cases of yellow fever

05 december 2019 - 11:27:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three confirmed cases of yellow fever have been reported by the Mali Ministry of Health. A statement [...] Full text...

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Archbishop Tutu readmitted to hospital

05 december 2019 - 09:10:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu is being treated for an unidentified infection [...] Full text...

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Qatar vows to continue supporting national unity government in Libya

04 december 2019 - 17:34:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad, reiterated his support for the national unity government in [...] Full text...

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Death toll rises from Tunisia traffic accident

04 december 2019 - 16:53:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A girl succumbed on Wednesday to her injuries, bringing to the death toll to 28 from [...] Full text...

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President Barrow welcomes new political parties in Gambia as "dividends of democracy"

04 december 2019 - 14:56:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-  President Adama   Barrow on Wednesday congratulated new political parties that are gracing The Gambia's  political landscape, saying [...] Full text...

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Only one in five countries has healthcare strategy to deal with climate change: WHO

04 december 2019 - 07:50:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Protecting people’s health from climate change dangers such as heat stress, storms and tsunamis has never [...] Full text...

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

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

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More pregnant women, children protected from malaria, but more needs to be done: WHO

04 december 2019 - 07:28:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of pregnant women and children in sub-Saharan Africa sleeping under insecticide-treated bed nets and benefiting [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt approves bill to provide citizens with basic healthcare services

04 december 2019 - 05:48:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Government has approved a bill that seeks to promote the right of every citizen [...] Full text...

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New cervical cancer programme to focus on screening adult women living with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

04 december 2019 - 01:10:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  A new cervical cancer programme initiated Tuesday on the sidelines of the week-long International Conference on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian defender William Ekong participates in campaign against NTDs

04 december 2019 - 00:12:11
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA)   - Nigerian national soccer team defender William Ekong is participating in a public campaign against neglected [...] Full text...

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Dozens killed, over hundred injured in ceramic factory fire in Khartoum

03 december 2019 - 20:29:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)    -   At least 23 people were killed and over 130 sustained injuries, some of them seriously, when [...] Full text...

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Rwandan First Lady commends partnership in cervical cancer prevention

03 december 2019 - 17:41:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan First Lady Jeannette Kagame on Tuesday commended continued efforts to include community education and social [...] Full text...

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Libya condoles Tunisia after bus crash killed 27 persons

03 december 2019 - 16:43:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity, Fayez al-Sarraj, has expressed [...] Full text...

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Togo: Summit on fake drugs in Africa postponed

03 december 2019 - 16:37:29
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The summit on the fight against fake drug trafficking on the African continent, initially scheduled for [...] Full text...

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Sunday bus accident in Tunisia killed 27 people, says new report

03 december 2019 - 13:51:17
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The bus accident that occurred on Sunday in northwestern Tunisia has so far claimed 27 lives, [...] Full text...

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UN condemns air strikes killing civilians in Libya

03 december 2019 - 13:32:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, has condemned the recent [...] Full text...

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Botswana, US universities, Health ministry collaborate on multi-drug resistance study

03 december 2019 - 12:36:12
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The University of Botswana (UB) in collaboration with University of Pennsylvania and Botswana Ministry of Health [...] Full text...

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UN ‘determined to lead by example’ on disability rights: Guterres

03 december 2019 - 06:13:38
New York, US (PANA) - The UN is determined to lead by example when it comes to the rights of [...] Full text...

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MO5 calls for resistance against Lomé regime

02 december 2019 - 21:32:55
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The 5 October Patriotic Movement (MO5), one of the key forces of the 1990 popular protests, [...] Full text...

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"HIV free Africa" is achievable if conditions are met - Official

02 december 2019 - 20:48:06
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan minister of State for Public Health and Primary Health Care, Dr Patrick Ndimubanzi, on Monday [...] Full text...

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HIV related deaths decline in Botswana - Masisi

02 december 2019 - 19:52:01
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana President, Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, says despite its challenges, Botswana has decreased AIDS-related deaths from an [...] Full text...

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Mayor of Niamey calls for mobilization to clean up the Nigerien capital

02 december 2019 - 18:59:02
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The central mayor of the city of Niamey, Mouctar Mamoudou, on Sunday introduced a monthly environmental [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe’s striking doctors accuse Higher Life Foundation of trying to arm twist them into accepting 'generous' offer

02 december 2019 - 17:36:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) has accused Higher Life Foundation (HLF), the charity organization belonging [...] Full text...

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Medical experts underline guidance on male circumcision to prevent HIV infection in Africa

02 december 2019 - 16:46:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Nearly 18.6 million cumulative male circumcisions for HIV prevention were performed between 2008 and 2017 in [...] Full text...

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Libya's Presidential Council denounces the bombing of al-Swani, promises retaliation

02 december 2019 - 15:00:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has condemned the aerial bombardment that [...] Full text...

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Kaberuka calls for strong mobilization of domestic funding, resources to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa

02 december 2019 - 13:31:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Domestic resource mobilization in fighting against HIV/AIDS is not just a technical issue but it is [...] Full text...

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

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

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Another deadly accident occurs in northwest Tunisia

02 december 2019 - 12:37:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Still in shock from the tragedy that shook Tunisia on Sunday, killing 26 young people on [...] Full text...

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HIV/AIDS round-table of African First ladies opens in Kigali

02 december 2019 - 12:36:40
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A round-table gathering members the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) opened Monday in [...] Full text...

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

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

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Tunisian President denounces 'road terrorism' after accident kills 26 people

02 december 2019 - 11:37:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday evening denounced "road terrorism" following the tragic accident that occurred [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for improved security to support Ebola response in eastern DR Congo

02 december 2019 - 09:47:47
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - UN World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday visited health workers affected [...] Full text...

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About 170,000 Ghanaian adults 'not on HIV treatment'

02 december 2019 - 06:32:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - About 170,000 Ghanaian adults with HIV are not on treatment thus throwing into doubt the country's [...] Full text...

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Guinea government calls for public mobilisation to eradicate AIDS

01 december 2019 - 18:05:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) –  Guineans must be mobilized on all fronts to eradicate HIV/AIDS, said Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 22 killed, 21 wounded after a bus crashes into a ravine

01 december 2019 - 14:51:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Twenty two people were killed and 21 others wounded in a bus accident on Sunday in [...] Full text...

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WHO says communities are a unique force behind success of HIV response

01 december 2019 - 09:30:17
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - On World AIDS Day 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted the difference [...] Full text...

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Cooperation between Burkina Faso and BADEA is doing well - director general

30 november 2019 - 15:34:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The cooperation between Burkina Faso and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants US$ 30 million to Burundi for early childhood, population control

30 november 2019 - 14:29:06
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  The World Bank has granted Burundi US $30 million to cover "community-based nutrition interventions for women [...] Full text...

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African negotiators set for UN climate talks in Madrid next week

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

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

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

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HIV drugs for children to be produced under one dollar a day in Sub-Saharan Africa

29 november 2019 - 20:17:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Indian pharmaceutical company, Cipla, on Friday announced their commitment to price the ground-breaking new product [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's PM meets with UNFPA Chief in Kigali

29 november 2019 - 19:50:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente, on Friday met with Natalia Kanem, the United Nations Population Fund [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's striking doctors reject offer for more wages from the country's richest man

29 november 2019 - 18:45:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s striking doctors have rejected an offer from the country’s richest man, Strive Masiyiwa, to return [...] Full text...

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Burundian First Lady launches World Breastfeeding Week

29 november 2019 - 17:30:25
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Global Awareness Week on the Benefits of Breastfeeding, 2019 edition, was launched Friday in Ngozi [...] Full text...

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As violence spikes in DRC, UNHCR concerned for trapped civilians

29 november 2019 - 12:50:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency and its humanitarian partners remain extremely concerned for the safety and security [...] Full text...

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World Bank gives US$90 million budget support to Guinea

29 november 2019 - 12:03:10
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The World Bank has provided US$90 million in budget support for Guinea for the 2019-2020 period. According [...] Full text...

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WHO launches social media campaign on HIV infection

29 november 2019 - 11:07:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office in Africa on Friday launched a social media campaign, [...] Full text...

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Armed groups kill Ebola health workers in eastern DR Congo: WHO

28 november 2019 - 18:29:23
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Deadly night-time attacks by armed groups have once again claimed the lives of frontline health workers helping [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe facing man-made starvation, says UN expert

28 november 2019 - 18:25:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Man-made starvation is “slowly making its way into Zimbabwe” and most households in the country are [...] Full text...

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Lull in Sudan attracts thousands to urban areas from remote mountains held by rebels in Kordufan

28 november 2019 - 18:19:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Hundreds of thousands of civilians have trekked their way back to main urban centers in war [...] Full text...

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Congo: The CHU-B mortality rate estimated at more than 9%

28 november 2019 - 18:09:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Sylvain Villiard, Director General of the University Hospital Center of Brazzaville (CHU-B), announced on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says challenges confronting Nigeria are "so enormous" despite its rich petroleum resources

28 november 2019 - 17:27:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday hosted the outgoing Cuban Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Carlos Trejo [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari seeks Senate approval for foreign loan

28 november 2019 - 17:12:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday forwarded a request to the Senate to reconsider and approve [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's richest man steps in to get striking, fired doctors back to work

28 november 2019 - 14:50:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s richest man and telecoms tycoon, Strive Masiyiwa, has come to the rescue of striking and [...] Full text...

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Measles claims more than 5,000 lives in DRC this year - UNICEF

28 november 2019 - 05:54:34
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Since the beginning of 2019, measles has claimed more than 5,000 lives in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Gambia: UN rights expert calls for victims-centered approach to transitional justice

27 november 2019 - 22:31:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - A UN human rights expert Wednesday  urged the Gambian authorizes to put victims at the centre [...] Full text...

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'EU's total annual financial disbursement to Niger since 2015 is 100 million euros'

27 november 2019 - 19:08:51
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The cumulative financial disbursements to Niger amount to 430.5 million euros or more than 100 million euros [...] Full text...

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ICRC supports medical facilities in DR Congo

27 november 2019 - 18:03:53
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has provided support to medical facilities in [...] Full text...

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Mauritanians support President Ghazouani in "battle" against predecessor Aziz

27 november 2019 - 17:17:33
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Political parties and and many personalities and opinion leaders, including former ministers, ambassadors and deputies, as [...] Full text...

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Residents of Zimbabwe's capital to pay higher service tariffs next year

27 november 2019 - 15:56:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Residents of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, will face significantly higher service tariffs next year as the City [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans pushed to the brink in the face of drought and economic meltdown

27 november 2019 - 13:00:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD) says millions of Zimbabweans are on the brink of [...] Full text...

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'Implement reforms to restore economy,' US tells Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa

27 november 2019 - 12:29:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee has urged Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to implement reforms [...] Full text...

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Canoe with six dead bodies on board spotted off Cape Verde

27 november 2019 - 10:37:48
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – A canoe, with six dead bodies, was spotted adrift on Monday by fishermen on the [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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UN working to prevent attacks on civilians in eastern DR Congo

27 november 2019 - 05:39:12
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Peacekeepers from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) conducted extensive patrols [...] Full text...

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Gambian experts advance effort to promote nutrition

26 november 2019 - 23:15:49
 Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Nutrition experts in The Gambia Tuesday organized  a day’s forum to discuss the country’s  efforts to [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian government takes emergency measures to improve quality of health care

26 november 2019 - 22:41:53
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The Mauritanian government said here Tuesday it was taking several emergency measures to provide quality health [...] Full text...

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Belgian medical team conducts free cardiac surgery on 30 children in Rwanda

26 november 2019 - 21:26:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A team of Surgeons are conducting cardiac surgery in a humanitarian action which set to benefit [...] Full text...

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

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

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Zimbabwe Govt fires additional 147 doctors, taking the total to 448 to date

26 november 2019 - 19:11:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government has fired an additional 147 doctors, taking the total number of sacked medical [...] Full text...

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IFC, development partner seal health care deal for East, Southern Africa

26 november 2019 - 18:09:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - IFC, a member of the World Bank Group and a private equity fund focused on health [...] Full text...

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Authorities launch operation to clean up Niamey

26 november 2019 - 17:57:15
Niamey, Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The municipal authorities of the city of Niamey on Tuesday launched the first phase of [...] Full text...

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UNHCR appeals for help for the Sudan

26 november 2019 - 17:40:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commission for Refugees has appealed to the international community to help Sudan implement [...] Full text...

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'Tunisia has 2,700 HIV-positive persons'

26 november 2019 - 17:33:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The number of people diagnosed with AIDS since the onset of the disease until 2018 in [...] Full text...

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Belgium: Open Arms boat docks in Italy with 62 African migrants

26 november 2019 - 16:59:53
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Open Arms sea rescue boat with 62 African migrants collected off Libya, docked at the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda experiences decline in stigma, discrimination against HIV carriers

26 november 2019 - 16:46:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has registered a remarkable decline in external stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV [...] Full text...

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2019 Biomedical HIV Prevention Forum set for 2 December in Kigali

26 november 2019 - 15:56:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The 2019 Biomedical HIV Prevention forum, an international platform that creates a space to share different [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's HIV prevalence estimated at 3 pct in 2019

26 november 2019 - 15:11:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - The estimated overall HIV prevalence rate in Rwanda is approximately 3 percent among the general population  [...] Full text...

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Botswana High Court confirms receipt of many post-election petitions

25 november 2019 - 21:46:13
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The High Court of Botswana has confirmed that many petitions for both Parliamentary and Council members [...] Full text...

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Police close Zimbabwe butcheries who sell embalmed meat to consumers

25 november 2019 - 20:02:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has closed 25 butcheries from selling meat in the capital and [...] Full text...

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Buhari urges "urgent and imperative" rehabilitation of IDPs in Nigeria

25 november 2019 - 15:55:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said the rehabilitation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the [...] Full text...

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

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

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Global actors meet to improve gender inclusion

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

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US, Nigerian agency launch new HIV/AIDS campaign

25 november 2019 - 11:48:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), in collaboration with the National Agency [...] Full text...

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Rights group says four European dev't banks linked to palm oil abuses in DRC

25 november 2019 - 11:32:06
London, UK (PANA) – Four European development banks are financing a palm oil company in the Democratic Republic of Coengo (DRC) that [...] Full text...

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

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

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UN agencies ramp up Somalia measles, polio campaign

25 november 2019 - 06:05:37
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A campaign to vaccinate some 1.7 million children in Somalia was launched on Sunday by the [...] Full text...

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Sponsor of Nigeria's controversial hate speech bill backtracks, says death penalty would be expunged from legislation

24 november 2019 - 19:49:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian sponsor of the controversial Hate Speech Bill, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, has finally bowed to pressure [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarian chief calls for urgent support to Sudan

24 november 2019 - 19:37:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock on Sunday urged the international community to act faster to scale [...] Full text...

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ITC Director deplores vulnerability of companies in French-speaking West Africa

24 november 2019 - 13:42:42
Addis Ababa, (PANA) - International Trade Centre (ITC) Executive Director, Ms Arancha Gonzalves, has deplored the fragility of enterprises in [...] Full text...

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Libyan Coast Guard assist migrant woman to deliver a baby at sea during rescue operation

24 november 2019 - 12:50:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An illegal migrant woman gave birth on Saturday on board the Libyan Navy ship Fezzan as [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers report US call on Haftar to end Tripoli offensive

23 november 2019 - 18:36:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US State Department's appeal to the head of the Libyan National Army, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's VP Constantino Chiwenga returns home from sick leave

23 november 2019 - 15:38:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, received Vice President Constantino Chiwenga at statehouse after he arrived back in [...] Full text...

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2 Pakistani navy ships provide medical services in Nouakchott

23 november 2019 - 15:14:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Two vessels of the Pakistani Navy, "MOAWIN" and "ASLAT", are currently in Mauritanian waters (Nouakchott), as [...] Full text...

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Malian government to recruit 800 public workers

22 november 2019 - 22:04:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian government will recruit 884 workers of different categories, through direct competition in the public [...] Full text...

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New DRC Ebola transmission chain risks reversing major gains

22 november 2019 - 20:57:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid multiple deadly attacks on civilians by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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France and DR Congo develop joint roadmap against Ebola outbreak

22 november 2019 - 20:51:39
Paris, France (PANA) - France and DR Congo have strengthened their joint actions against the Ebola epidemic by developing a [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau students in Senegal want future president to raise education, health standards

22 november 2019 - 18:00:47
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau's presidential election set for Sunday  is currently the main topic of discussion  among the country's [...] Full text...

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Buhari pledges access to affordable, efficient and equitable healthcare for all Nigerians

22 november 2019 - 17:20:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday in Abuja pledged that his administration would ensure that all [...] Full text...

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Rights groups urge IMF to delay vote on Equatorial Guinea loan

22 november 2019 - 06:50:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Human rights groups, good governance organisations and experts are urging the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s [...] Full text...

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

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

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Gambia organizes consultation on health insurance bill

21 november 2019 - 22:36:21
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -  The Gambia government and partners Thursday organized a “Stakeholder Consultation” on the newly-developed National Health Insurance [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Germany sign eight loan, donation deals for over 63 M€

21 november 2019 - 22:08:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Tunisia and Germany Thursday signed eight financing agreements here aiming to establish new cooperation programmes in [...] Full text...

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Children’s rights: More than 1.5 million children deprived of freedom in the world, more than 370 in Côte d'Ivoire

21 november 2019 - 21:22:39
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  - More than 1.5 million children are deprived of freedom in the world, with a little [...] Full text...

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Sudan appeals for help to combat malaria plague in Darfur state

21 november 2019 - 20:38:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -  Sudan on Thursday appealed to international organizations to provide urgent assistance to North Darfur state hit [...] Full text...

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

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

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A delegation of French businessmen expected Monday in Uganda

21 november 2019 - 19:23:42
Paris, France (PANA) - A delegation of the Africa Committee of Medef-International, organization of French businessmen, will visit Uganda from [...] Full text...

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Experts explore new ways to boost food fortification in The Gambia

21 november 2019 - 17:36:03
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A two-day forum on rice fortification, organise by World Food Program in collaboration with National Nutrition [...] Full text...

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Toward ratification of treaty on the African Drug Agency in Mali

21 november 2019 - 14:21:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government is about to ratify the treaty establishing the African Drug Agency, adopted by [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarian chief to visit Sudan

21 november 2019 - 11:43:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – United Nations humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock will visit Sudan from 22 to 24 November to see [...] Full text...

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Mauritania hosts National Conference on Childhood

21 november 2019 - 06:39:28
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania on Wednesday hosted a ceremony marking the kick-off of the National Conference on Childhood (NSA), [...] Full text...

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'Libya to increase oil production to 2.1 million b/day by 2024'

21 november 2019 - 05:52:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The director of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, on Wednesday announced a strategy [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, Gambia commemorate 30th anniversary of CRC

20 november 2019 - 23:28:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with The Gambia Ministry of Women, Children and [...] Full text...

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RSF worried about deteriorating health of Cameroonian journalist Amadou Vamoulke

20 november 2019 - 20:01:45
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Wednesday expressed extreme concern over the continuing deterioration of the health [...] Full text...

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Botswana opposition responds to Masisi's State of the Nation address

20 november 2019 - 18:32:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana coalition opposition party, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), says the tussle between former [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to promote methane gas as fuel for cooking to encourage green energy

20 november 2019 - 18:26:40
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda plans to promote the use of methane gas as fuel for cooking in a bid [...] Full text...

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Buhari signs Presidential Order to end open defecation in Nigeria by 2025

20 november 2019 - 16:49:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday signed the Executive Order 009 which is titled ‘The Open [...] Full text...

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Deputies concerned about the poor ranking of Congo in 2019 Doing Business report

20 november 2019 - 14:10:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese deputies have expressed concern over the ranking of Congo's business performance in the latest Doing [...] Full text...

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Mauritius marks African Statistics Day

20 november 2019 - 13:46:15
​Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius, a governmental institution, on Wednesday marked the African Statistics Day focusing on Quality [...] Full text...

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ICRC rehabilitates 608 amputees of terrorist attacks from northeast Nigeria

20 november 2019 - 12:52:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Nigeria delegation, has rehabilitated 608 amputees of bomb [...] Full text...

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Global leaders pledge US$2.6 billion to eradicate polio

20 november 2019 - 11:43:43
Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) - Global leaders convened on Tuesday at the Reaching the Last Mile (RLM) Forum in Abu [...] Full text...

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Forum of Central African parliamentarians on food, nutritional security opens in Brazzaville

19 november 2019 - 22:37:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -  A three-day forum of Central African parliamentarians on food and nutritional security opened here Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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IOM slams airstrike on Tripoli factory

19 november 2019 - 17:09:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday deplored an airstrike on a factory in the [...] Full text...

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Ivorian govt makes cervical cancer vaccine compulsory for 9-year-old girls

19 november 2019 - 16:46:03
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The official ceremony for the introduction of the cervical cancer vaccine into Côte d'Ivoire's immunization [...] Full text...

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Buhari seeks speedy passage of law creating special courts for corruption cases

19 november 2019 - 14:59:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday declared open a two-day summit on 'Diminishing Corruption in the [...] Full text...

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NOC calls for cessation of clashes in Tripoli after shell falls on gas warehouse

19 november 2019 - 13:57:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has called for  immediate cessation of clashes and for all [...] Full text...

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EU Council stresses climate change is existential threat to life in seas globally

19 november 2019 - 13:21:53
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Council of the European Union on Tuesday adopted conclusions on oceans and seas, stressing that [...] Full text...

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'Ocean could be key to future food security' - Fisheries experts

19 november 2019 - 12:02:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new scientific paper written for the High Level Panel a Sustainable Ocean Economy finds that, with better [...] Full text...

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WHO, AU sign MoU to accelerate vital health goals

19 november 2019 - 11:43:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday signed an historic [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to introduce Johnson & Johnson Ebola vaccine in December

19 november 2019 - 09:44:15
Kigali Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan Health authorities will introduce a Johnson & Johnson Ebola vaccine next month targeting individuals who [...] Full text...

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UN stresses need to end open defecation

19 november 2019 - 06:52:18
New York, US (PANA) - Ending the practice of defecating in the open, rather than in a toilet, will have [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's doctors defy Govt's order to resume work

19 november 2019 - 05:43:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) has refused to adhere to government demands to return to [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM Siala attributes continuation of offensive to silence of international community

18 november 2019 - 23:50:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The Libyan foreign affairs minister of the government of national accord, Mohamed Siala, said here Monday [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian president urges African states to dry up sources of terrorism

18 november 2019 - 19:04:51
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Mauritanian Head of State, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, said on Monday in Diamniadio, some 40 kilometers [...] Full text...

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President Barrow embarks on nationwide tour on Monday

18 november 2019 - 16:27:03
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia on Monday embarked on a nationwide tour of the country to [...] Full text...

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Joint local, int’l team tours Lassa Fever-affected regions of Liberia

18 november 2019 - 15:45:01
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Amidst an outbreak of Lassa Fever in certain parts of rural Liberia in recent times, a [...] Full text...

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WHO supports measles campaign targeting millions of children in northern Nigeria

18 november 2019 - 05:15:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - More than 28 million children in northern Nigeria will be protected against measles and meningitis through [...] Full text...

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Benin budgets 2 billion CFA for 2020

17 november 2019 - 17:01:08
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese government has budgeted 1,986,910 billion CFAF for 2020, according to the draft finance bill [...] Full text...

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Mali-Burkina border health districts hold workshop on Malaria prevention

17 november 2019 - 16:48:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The health districts of Tominian, in Mali, and Nouna, Burkina Faso, held a workshop on Friday [...] Full text...

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Eid el Maouloud: 80 people injured in a stadium stampede in Bamako

17 november 2019 - 15:12:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 80 people were injured following a stampede on Saturday at the 26 March [...] Full text...

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OCHA says 40,000 displaced persons affected by flooding in 2 local councils in Northeast Nigeria

17 november 2019 - 14:29:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that “no fewer than” 40,000 [...] Full text...

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Benin budgets 500 billion CFA francs for public investment program in 2020

17 november 2019 - 11:11:58
Cotonou, Benin (NAPA) - The Beninese government plans to allocate some CFAF 476.718 billion in 2020 for a public investment [...] Full text...

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