Coronavirus: Global charity sees worst case scenario averted in fighting pandemic, poverty to worsen

17 september 2021 - 17:21:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - New data reveals the world stepped up to prevent worst-case scenarios from happening following the global [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO calls on world leaders to focus on vaccine equity, pandemic preparedness

17 september 2021 - 14:06:34
New York, US (PANA) – The World Health Organization  (WHO)  is urging leaders attending the 76th session of the United [...] Full text...

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Africa Investment Forum to host third edition of Market Days in Abidjan

17 september 2021 - 13:32:04
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Investment Forum will hold its 2021 Market Days in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records one death, 26 new cases

17 september 2021 - 11:32:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new death linked to coronavirus, which brings the death toll to 1,842, [...] Full text...

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Botswana Football Association lobbies for return of active sports

17 september 2021 - 11:30:00
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Football Association (BFA) has engaged its medical experts to develop guidelines to align with the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 10 deaths, 968 new cases

17 september 2021 - 10:39:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ten new deaths linked to coronavirus infection and 968 new cases have been recorded in Libya [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: International organisations, vaccine manufacturers agree to intensify cooperation to deliver vaccines

17 september 2021 - 10:37:17
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Multilateral leaders of the Task Force on Scaling COVID-19 Tools have called on all countries [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya tales delivery of 117,600 COVAX doses

17 september 2021 - 10:33:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has taken delivery of 117,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from COVAX, the National Centre for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$67.38 million emergency support to Equatorial Guinea

17 september 2021 - 10:03:33
Washington, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$67.38 million [...] Full text...

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Guinea declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak

17 september 2021 - 08:19:46
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinea has declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak having recorded no new cases over [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR reiterates calls for suffering of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopian crisis

17 september 2021 - 07:41:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reiterated its urgent call for investigations following the release [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 176 infections

17 september 2021 - 07:25:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius have announced that they detected 176 positive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa faces 470 million vaccine shortfall this year

17 september 2021 - 05:15:58
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa needs around 470 million doses to accomplish the goal of fully vaccinating 40 per cent of its population by the end of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM welcomes efforts of Libyan-Tunisian Ministerial Committee for return of traffic

16 september 2021 - 20:27:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba Thursday hailed efforts of the [...] Full text...

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Climate change: Conference alerts on the vulnerability of African SIDS

16 september 2021 - 18:57:34
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Ninth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IX), which kicked off [...] Full text...

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President Kais Saied orders opening of Tunisian border with Libya on Friday

16 september 2021 - 17:30:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saied has ordered the reopening of border crossings with Libya effective Friday. Saied issued [...] Full text...

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11th Meeting of Libyan-Egyptian High Commission confirms several deals

16 september 2021 - 16:54:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The joint Libyan-Egyptian High Commission concluded its 11th meeting on Thursday in Cairo with the signing [...] Full text...

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African Ministers meet on combating environmental threats

16 september 2021 - 14:12:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries have spent US$1 billion to deal with the impact of the coronavirus, dedicating the [...] Full text...

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World Patient Safety Day marked for the first time

16 september 2021 - 13:59:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Established by the World Health Assembly in 2019 through resolution WHA72.6 World Patient Safety Day will be [...] Full text...

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IOM says 109 Malian migrants in Niger return home

16 september 2021 - 12:55:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Some 109 Malian migrants returned home from Niger on Tuesday, thanks to the International Organization for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 11 deaths

16 september 2021 - 12:18:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eleven new patients have died in Libya from COVID-19 infection, bringing the total number of deaths [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records three new deaths

16 september 2021 - 12:15:39
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded three new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,841, [...] Full text...

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UNICEF says schools still closed for nearly 77 million students 18 months into pandemic

16 september 2021 - 10:38:33
New York, US (PANA) – Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, schools for nearly 77 million students in six countries continue [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 160 infections, one death

16 september 2021 - 07:02:02
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Health authorities in Mauritius announced on Thursday that they have identified 160 positive cases of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 519 new COVID-19 infections, 18 deaths

15 september 2021 - 22:35:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 18 deaths, 519 coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, surpassing 200,000 cases from the day [...] Full text...

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Calling for SIDS' specificities to be taken into account on climate change

15 september 2021 - 20:59:41
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The prime minister of Cape Verde, Ulisses Correia e Silva, on Wednesday called for [...] Full text...

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Othman Jerandi announces agreement on reopening of borders between Libya and Tunisia

15 september 2021 - 20:39:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Foreign Affairs, Othman Jerandi, announced here Wednesday it was likely that Tunisia [...] Full text...

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Call for concerted action to address triple crisis of climate change, COVID and development in Africa

15 september 2021 - 20:28:20
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mrs. Vera Songwé, has [...] Full text...

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Botswana warned against mandatory vaccination

15 september 2021 - 20:13:27
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botyswana Network on Ethic, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA), a human rights organization in Botswana, Wednesday kicked [...] Full text...

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Tunisian-Libyan agreement to reopen borders in two days at the latest

15 september 2021 - 19:30:12
Djerba, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian and Libyan officials agreed at a meeting Wednesday in Djerba, an island in southern Tunisia, [...] Full text...

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Artificial intelligence risks to privacy demand urgent action – UN rights chief

15 september 2021 - 14:04:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday stressed the urgent need  for a [...] Full text...

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Somalia’s economy rebounds from ‘triple shock’ – World Bank report

15 september 2021 - 13:34:25
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s real GDP growth is projected at 2.4 percent in 2021 as the economy rebounds from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records one new death, 26 infections

15 september 2021 - 12:38:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new death linked to the coronavirus, which brings the death toll to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 12 deaths and 1,433 new cases

15 september 2021 - 11:41:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 1,433 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Libya, bringing the number of infections [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 124 new positive cases

15 september 2021 - 07:33:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities on Wednesday said that 174 positive cases of COVID-19 were recorded in [...] Full text...

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76th General Assembly gets under way at UN Headquarters in New York

15 september 2021 - 05:09:07
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be the most challenging period the world has seen since the Second World War, said [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin records 5 deaths, 2344 new infections

14 september 2021 - 22:48:14
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has recorded five new deaths and 2,344 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, official sources said here [...] Full text...

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Health leaders call for acceleration of vaccination globally, particularly in Africa

14 september 2021 - 21:26:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PAA) - WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and a group of global health leaders Tuesday issued an urgent call [...] Full text...

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Bamako condemns attack on a Moroccan trade convoy

14 september 2021 - 18:34:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has strongly condemned the "cowardly and barbaric attack" by unidentified armed people on Saturday against [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 4 new deaths

14 september 2021 - 18:12:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded four new deaths linked to the coronavirus, raising its toll to 1,837 deaths [...] Full text...

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Libyan/Egyptian Joint Commission meets Thursday in Cairo

14 september 2021 - 17:10:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Meetings of the joint Libyan-Egyptian High Commission are scheduled for Thursday in Cairo, Egypt, in the [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office traces gaps in protection of communities in Sahel countries

14 september 2021 - 15:12:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is undertaking a project in the [...] Full text...

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Tunis denies reports of a ban on Libyans entering Tunisia

14 september 2021 - 12:55:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad has "categorically denied" reports of a [...] Full text...

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Senior UN official meets Guinea coup leader

14 september 2021 - 12:26:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The representative of the UN Secretary General in West Africa and the Sahel, Chadian Mahamat Saleh [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta to reopen borders with Guinea, Senegal and Guinea Bissau

14 september 2021 - 12:05:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's junta, the National Committee for Reconciliation and Development (CNRD), on Monday asked the security forces [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 16 deaths, 1,149 new cases

14 september 2021 - 11:20:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 16 new deaths linked to COVID-19 infection bringing the death toll to 4,457, the National [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 174 positive cases

14 september 2021 - 08:28:25
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Tuesday that 174 positive cases of COVID-19 were detected on Monday, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN reveals multiple reports of alleged human rights violations in Tigray

14 september 2021 - 04:58:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored “multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records eight deaths, 365 new infections Sunday

13 september 2021 - 19:46:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic claimed the lives of eight [...] Full text...

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WHO logistics hub airlifts its largest single shipment of humanitarian cargo to Ethiopia

13 september 2021 - 18:57:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Logistics Hub in Dubai delivered 85 metric tons of life-saving [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana liquor outlets’ non-compliance with health protocols worries authorities

13 september 2021 - 13:03:48
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Health and Wellness authorities in Botswana have condemned videos circulating on social media platforms, depicting blatant [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana temporarily puts rollout of Sinovac vaccine on hold

13 september 2021 - 12:57:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Health authorities in Botswana have announced delayed rollout of the Sinovac vaccine due to  the "non-availability [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records 557 new cases

13 september 2021 - 11:57:55
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded 557 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 12 new deaths

13 september 2021 - 11:33:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 12 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and 780 new confirmed infections, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 187 new cases

13 september 2021 - 08:28:30
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities said on Monday that they recorded 187 infections of Covid-19 on [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says increasing number of children killed and recruited by armed groups in Sahel’s tri-border area

13 september 2021 - 05:27:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Increasing numbers of children are being killed and targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts [...] Full text...

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Libyan media play up govt's session with Parliament, normalisation of Libya-Tunisia ties

12 september 2021 - 19:00:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers published last week gave wide coverage to the plenary session by Parliament of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records two deaths, 547 new infections

12 september 2021 - 14:51:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Saturday recorded two fatalities from the COVID-19 with 547 fresh cases reported across 15 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 17 new deaths

12 september 2021 - 14:15:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 17 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the death toll to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 17 deaths, 1,443 infections

12 september 2021 - 13:58:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seventeen new deaths linked to coronavirus infection and 1,443 new infections have been recorded in Libya [...] Full text...

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New report on African trade highlights opportunities, challenges for trade expansion

11 september 2021 - 18:59:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The beginning of trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) presents significant [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 19 new deaths

11 september 2021 - 12:01:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 19 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and 2,036 new confirmed infections, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records two deaths, 49 cases

11 september 2021 - 11:51:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded two new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,828, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over 1.2 million people vaccinated in Libya

11 september 2021 - 11:38:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,201,789 people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus in Libya since the launch [...] Full text...

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Pandemic increasing risk factors for suicide, UN health agency warns

11 september 2021 - 05:22:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Suicide prevention must be prioritised after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Military junta meets ECOWAS envoys, promises Conde's release

10 september 2021 - 22:37:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The military junta in Guinea promised a strong ministerial delegation of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records seven deaths, 727 new cases

10 september 2021 - 19:27:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria Thursday recorded seven coronavirus (COVID-19)-related deaths, 727 new cases. The new figures increased Nigeria’s total infections to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 23 new deaths

10 september 2021 - 18:47:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 23 new deaths linked to the Coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing to 23,086 its toll [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 13 deaths on Friday

10 september 2021 - 18:41:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirteen new patients have died of COVID-19 infection, bringing to 4,410 the total deaths  since the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records one death, 38 new cases on Friday

10 september 2021 - 18:34:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded a new death linked to the coronavirus, bringing to 1,826 the the country's [...] Full text...

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Libya and Malta agree to step up bilateral investments

10 september 2021 - 17:57:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Malta have agreed on a number of measures, the most important of which is [...] Full text...

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Estonian Police and border guard board donates unused uniforms to Gambian authorities

10 september 2021 - 17:16:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Estonian Police and Border Guard Board has donated 10,000 unused uniforms worth $332,160.99 to their Gambian [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank, UNICEF support vaccine deployment, lifesaving health services in South Sudan

10 september 2021 - 13:45:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA)  – The World Bank and UNICEF are collaborating to implement a $53.5 million project in South [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports three new deaths

10 september 2021 - 06:44:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Ministry of Health and Welfare on Friday reported three new deaths due to COVID-19, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO says variants prolong Africa’s pandemic wave

10 september 2021 - 05:27:03
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Weekly COVID-19 cases in Africa fell by more than 20% — the sharpest seven-day decline in two [...] Full text...

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Barrow says economic growth in Gambia impressive

09 september 2021 - 22:20:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow said here Thursday economic growth in The Gambia had been impressive since [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana receives additional US aid

09 september 2021 - 21:39:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has granted Botswana an additional $4 million in [...] Full text...

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Libya, Tunisia agree to set up unified health protocol to resume land, air traffic

09 september 2021 - 21:19:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, discussed with Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 9 new deaths, 43 new cases

09 september 2021 - 17:28:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded nine new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing to 1,825 the number of [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners unveil initiative to secure climate-resilient water and sanitation services in five drought-prone countries

09 september 2021 - 13:54:58
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank, in partnership with the Nordic Development Fund and the Government of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso to receive Chinese Sinopharm vaccine

09 september 2021 - 12:52:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is to receive a donation of 400,000 doses of Sinopharm's anti-COVID-19 vaccine from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 23 deaths, 1,802 new cases

09 september 2021 - 11:31:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty-three new deaths linked to a coronavirus infection and 1,802 new cases have been recorded in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS suspends Guinea over 'regrettable' coup

09 september 2021 - 05:54:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have suspended Guinea from all decision-making [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Unacceptable’ deals and delays, hampering lifesaving COVAX deliveries

09 september 2021 - 05:10:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  While 80 per cent of citizens in high and upper-middle income nations have had a dose [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 597 new infections, 17 deaths

08 september 2021 - 21:00:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said here Wednesday Nigeria’s coronavirus (COVID-19) cases hit 196,487 on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council approves immediate deployment of 5G network

08 september 2021 - 20:19:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) Networks, effectively giving [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Military junta in Guinea updates health measures to tame pandemic

08 september 2021 - 18:30:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's ruling National Committee for Rally and Development (CNRD) has updated health measures relating to COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM regrets parliament's failure to approve draft budget for government

08 september 2021 - 17:28:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has deplored the failure of the parliament to adopt the government's [...] Full text...

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DR Congo declares meningitis outbreak in north-eastern province

08 september 2021 - 15:28:14
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A deadly outbreak of meningitis has been declared in a northeastern  province of Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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Agroecology can address food systems failures - new IFAD report

08 september 2021 - 15:00:29
Rome, Italy (PANA) – In its first comprehensive assessment of agroecology, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records four new deaths, 53 new cases

08 september 2021 - 12:38:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded four new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,816, [...] Full text...

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Guinea's former ruling party demands unconditional release of ousted president Condé

08 september 2021 - 12:11:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The party of ousted Guinean president Alpha Condé and its allied parties on Tuesday called on the [...] Full text...

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Guinea military junta releases dozens of political prisoners

08 september 2021 - 11:41:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Seventy-nine people, considered as political detainees of ousted Guinean President Alpha Conde, were on Tuesday released [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 11 deaths, 1,499 new infections

08 september 2021 - 11:24:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 1,499 new cases of coronavirus, confirmed by tests carried out on 6,459 samples, [...] Full text...

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Parliament's plenary session with Libyan Government begins

08 september 2021 - 11:10:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The plenary session of the Libyan parliament devoted to listening to the government of National Unity [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius records three deaths

08 september 2021 - 07:08:03
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Ministry of Health and Wellness recorded three deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$567.25 million in emergency support to Tanzania

08 september 2021 - 06:22:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has secured US$567.25 million or 100 percent of its quota in emergency financing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Delta variant still ‘most concerning’, say WHO experts

08 september 2021 - 06:09:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Even with the emergence of the new Mu COVID-19 variant, the Delta strain remains the top [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali receives 40,000 doses of vaccine

07 september 2021 - 21:45:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian minister of Health, Diéminatou Sangaré, Monday received 40,000 doses of vaccine against the coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records four deaths, 379 new infections

07 september 2021 - 21:03:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria Monday recorded four more coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths and 379 new infections from 17 States and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records three new deaths, 30 new cases

07 september 2021 - 18:03:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded three new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the death toll to 1,812 since its appearance [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 20 new deaths and 1,272 new cases

07 september 2021 - 17:58:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty new deaths linked to COVID-19 and 1,272 new cases have been recorded in Libya out [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 20 new deaths

07 september 2021 - 17:55:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 20 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and 580 new confirmed infections [...] Full text...

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Agriculture stakeholders reflect on sustainable and resilient food systems for Africa

07 september 2021 - 12:47:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Farmers, heads of state, agricultural scientists and representatives of the private sector and civil society [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: WFP expands emergency response as up to 7 million people face hunger crisis in the north

07 september 2021 - 11:39:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) –  As conflict spills across northern Ethiopia, forcing 300,000 people from their homes and 1.7 million [...] Full text...

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More human rights granted to disabled in Botswana

07 september 2021 - 07:40:56
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Human rights activists in Botswana have applauded the country’s legislators for passing the policy on the [...] Full text...

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Only 34 per cent of refugees attend secondary school: UNHCR

07 september 2021 - 07:35:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two-thirds of refugee children might never get to secondary school, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned [...] Full text...

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Greek FA Minister to visit Tunisia Tuesday

06 september 2021 - 21:11:43
Athens-Greece (PANA) - Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will Tuesday travel to Tunisia where he is expected to hold talks [...] Full text...

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Release of political prisoners in Libya, a boost for national reconciliation (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

06 september 2021 - 18:43:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Still unimaginable a few months ago, the release of dignitaries of the former regime in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 30 deaths, 459 new infections on Sunday

06 september 2021 - 18:12:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Sunday recorded 30 COVID-19 related deaths and 459 new infections. Sunday’s figure brought the death [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Increasing risk to migrant rights in Libya – UN report

06 september 2021 - 15:51:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on, so too does its devastating impact on those in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo records 2 deaths and 118 new cases

06 september 2021 - 13:52:31
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo recorded on Sunday two new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing to 196 the number [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records one death, 39 new cases

06 september 2021 - 13:39:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new coronavirus-related death bringing its toll to 1,808 since the pandemic hit [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to produce COVID-19 vaccines, pharmaceutical products

06 september 2021 - 07:21:15
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius has announced the creation of a Mauritius Institute of Biotechnology for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges G20 Health Ministers to meet COVID-19 pledges, support regional vaccine manufacturing

06 september 2021 - 06:45:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite hopes that by now the pandemic would be under control, the head of the UN’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin records four new deaths, 1,014 new infections

05 september 2021 - 18:24:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin recorded between 29-31 August four deaths and 1,014 new infections from coronavirus (COVID-19), official sources [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 15 deaths

05 september 2021 - 15:52:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 15 new deaths linked to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), 1,914 new infections and 1,617 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 14 new deaths

05 september 2021 - 15:41:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 14 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and 1,811 new confirmed infections, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Princess Charlene discharged from South African hospital

05 september 2021 - 11:02:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Princess Charlene of Monaco has been discharged from a Durban hospital after experiencing a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 291 new positive cases, one death

05 september 2021 - 09:13:03
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Welfare announced Saturday it had recorded a total of 291 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records seven deaths, 444 new infections on Friday

04 september 2021 - 19:52:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) recorded seven more Coronavirus (COVID-19)-related deaths and 444 new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 9 deaths and 57 new cases

04 september 2021 - 17:39:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded nine new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the national toll to 1,794 [...] Full text...

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Normal to above normal rainfall forecast in much of the SADC region

04 september 2021 - 13:54:30
Gaborone, Botswana - The bulk of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region is likely to receive normal to above-normal [...] Full text...

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Malian pharmacists suspend compulsory health insurance service

04 september 2021 - 11:54:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Pharmacists in charge of private health structures in Mali will suspend, from 13 September until further [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Sudan starts oxygen production at Juba Teaching Hospital

04 september 2021 - 09:23:20
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan this week began producing oxygen following the successful installation of the country’s first [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 278 new cases, one death

04 september 2021 - 08:37:44
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Saturday they have in the last 24 hours identified 278 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WMO confirms air quality improvements from COVID-19 lockdowns

04 september 2021 - 05:30:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  COVID-19 lockdowns brought rapid and “unprecedented” improvements in air quality in some parts of the world [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria records 631 new infections, eight deaths Thursday

03 september 2021 - 23:21:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said here Friday it recorded eight more deaths due [...] Full text...

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More vaccination consignments head to Botswana

03 september 2021 - 21:44:05
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Health authorities in Botswana have announced that citizens should anticipate another vaccine delivery on Sunday, an [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records five new deaths, 70 new cases

03 september 2021 - 20:28:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded five new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing to 1,785 the number [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO warns Africa could miss goal to vaccinate millions by month’s end

03 september 2021 - 05:47:40
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa could miss the goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10 per cent of its population [...] Full text...

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AU shrugs off hesitancy debate, warns vaccine ‘famine’ more acute in Africa

03 september 2021 - 00:05:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has played down fears of emerging vaccine hesitance, pandemic fatigue and [...] Full text...

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Vaccination becomes compulsory for health sector personnel in Benin

02 september 2021 - 22:17:14
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has decided to make vaccination against the coronavirus (COVID-19) compulsory for health sector [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 23 deaths

02 september 2021 - 21:57:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded in 24 hours 23 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and 1,479 new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Morocco records 100 new deaths

02 september 2021 - 20:27:36
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco recorded in 24 hours 100 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), 6,020 new confirmed [...] Full text...

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Kenya’s semi-arid counties face famine after poor rainy season

02 september 2021 - 13:03:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More than 2.1 million people in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) of Kenya are severely [...] Full text...

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Improve support for rising numbers living with dementia, urges WHO

02 september 2021 - 11:58:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 55 million people globally are living with dementia, and that number continues to grow, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records 125 new cases

02 september 2021 - 11:33:59
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has over the last 24 hours recorded 120 new cases of coronavirus in 16 of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Benin records 2,566 confirmed cases in four days

02 september 2021 - 11:27:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin recorded between 25 and 29 August three deaths linked to the coronavirus and 2,566 new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records six new deaths

02 september 2021 - 11:22:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded six new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,780, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 274 positive cases

02 september 2021 - 07:48:44
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities on Wednesday reported the detection of 274 infections of COVID-19, including two severe [...] Full text...

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New data-driven hub aims to detect and prevent next pandemic

02 september 2021 - 06:46:15
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - A new centre in Berlin, Germany, launched on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims [...] Full text...

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ILO decries lack of income protection for poor workers forced to defy lockdowns

02 september 2021 - 01:52:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The world’s poorest workers were forced to defy the coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures to go out [...] Full text...

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Kenyan woman in Denmark raises US$2.2 million for baby's treatment

02 september 2021 - 00:17:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan woman resident in Denmark and her Danish husband have raised US$2.2 million to finance [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria records 626 new cases, 14 deaths

01 september 2021 - 21:03:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria recorded 626 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 14 deaths on Tuesday, 31 August, the [...] Full text...

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Social protection of workers sought to cushion employees from income losses

01 september 2021 - 20:35:34
More than 4 billion people still lack any social protection, ILO report finds The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and exacerbated the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records nine new deaths, 115 cases

01 september 2021 - 12:05:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded nine new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,774, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Morocco records 109 new deaths

01 september 2021 - 11:43:21
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has in the last 24 hours recorded 109 deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), 4,899 [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso faces syringe shortage for TB vaccine administration

01 september 2021 - 11:17:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - For several weeks, Burkina Faso has been facing a shortage of syringes for the administration [...] Full text...

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New test finds 'no evidence' of Ebola virus in Cote d’Ivoire case

01 september 2021 - 06:06:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The government of Cote d’Ivoire has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) that a second laboratory has tested [...] Full text...

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High-income countries called on to share covid-19 vaccines

31 august 2021 - 23:30:47
New York, (US) - Former co-chairs of the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR) have expressed their deep concern [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana records 8 deaths in 24 hours

31 august 2021 - 22:25:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Eight persons died from the coronavirus (COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana between 26 and 27 August, to [...] Full text...

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UN official says African economic survival depends on rapid vaccine access

31 august 2021 - 22:08:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The economic prosperity of Africa depends on the availability of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, Vera [...] Full text...

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Healthcare practitioners battle to restore maternal services after drastic disruption

31 august 2021 - 22:06:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Healthcare professionals across the African continent have been investing in the restoration of maternal healthcare services [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council criticises Khaled Al-Mechri's remarks on Mr Al-Lafi's visit to Tunisia

31 august 2021 - 19:30:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council has severely criticized the statements credited to the President of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Morocco records 103 new deaths

31 august 2021 - 18:53:20
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco recorded 103 new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours, bringing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: France to deliver 10 million doses of vaccine to Africa

31 august 2021 - 18:47:59
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - France will soon deliver to African countries 10 million additional doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 460 new cases on Monday

31 august 2021 - 18:32:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Monday recorded 460 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 191,805. The Nigeria Centre for [...] Full text...

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Cholera Outbreak: 43 dead, 559 infected in Northeast Nigeria

31 august 2021 - 18:26:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Borno State government, Northeast Nigeria, on Tuesday raised alarm of a fresh outbreak of cholera [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo announces 5 deaths and 80 new cases

31 august 2021 - 12:55:43
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo recorded on Monday five new deaths linked to the coronavirus and 80 newly confirmed cases, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 5 more deaths, 52 new cases

31 august 2021 - 12:47:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has added five more  deaths bringing its coronavirus toll to 1,765 since the pandemic appearance [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records seven new deaths

31 august 2021 - 11:38:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded seven new deaths linked to the coronavirus and 1,282 new confirmed infections, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records daily average of 158 new infections

31 august 2021 - 11:22:25
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded a daily average of 158 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since July, up from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 181 new positive cases, two deaths

31 august 2021 - 08:16:16
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities reported on Tuesday that 181 new positive cases of COVID-19 were [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary-General calls for bold action to end biodiversity crisis

31 august 2021 - 05:27:13
New York, US (PANA) - With one million species at risk of extinction, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called [...] Full text...

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End of leaded fuel use a ‘milestone for multilateralism’: Guterres

31 august 2021 - 05:10:49
New York, US (PANA) - The global phase-out of leaded fuel represents a “milestone for multilateralism”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana receives 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines

30 august 2021 - 22:41:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The German Government has pledged to donate to Ghana 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 21 new deaths

30 august 2021 - 20:04:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 21 new deaths linked to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) and 2,165 new confirmed infections, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali records 16 new cases

30 august 2021 - 20:01:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Monday recorded 16 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, four recoveries, zero deaths and 26 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU to receive additional 10 million vaccines from French government

30 august 2021 - 18:04:43
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries will receive 10 million doses of Astra Zeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines over [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s health minister launches indoor spraying to control midges

30 august 2021 - 11:41:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian health minister Dr Amadou Lamin Samateh on Sunday launched indoor spraying in Banjul to eradicate [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 11 new deaths

30 august 2021 - 11:14:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 11 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,760, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Morocco records 76 new deaths

30 august 2021 - 11:08:41
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has recorded, in the last 24 hours, 76 new deaths linked to the coronavirus bringing [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM discusses country's debt with Jordanian counterpart

30 august 2021 - 10:37:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba on Sunday met with Jordanian Prime Minister Bichr al-Khasawna to discuss [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 292 positive cases

30 august 2021 - 08:42:59
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities reported on Monday that they identified 292 positive cases of Covid-19 on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 187 new deaths

29 august 2021 - 18:25:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 187 new deaths linked to the Coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing to 23,369 the total [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 19 deaths and 2,003 new cases

29 august 2021 - 18:22:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nineteen new deaths, linked to the coronavirus infection, and 2,003 new cases, have been recorded in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 53 deaths, 650 new infections on Saturday

29 august 2021 - 12:31:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded its highest single-day fatality figure since the index case of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) debuted [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for commitment to nuclear tests ban

29 august 2021 - 10:11:48
New York, US (PANA) - Countries which have not yet ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) have been urged by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 329 positive cases

29 august 2021 - 08:31:05
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Sunday that they had recorded 329 positive cases of Covid-19 in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 13 new deaths, 85 cases

28 august 2021 - 12:14:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 13 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,742 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over one million people vaccinated in Libya

28 august 2021 - 11:54:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,035,640 people have been vaccinated in Libya against the coronavirus since the launch [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 319 positive cases

28 august 2021 - 08:06:04
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities reported on Saturday that 319 positive cases of COVID-19 were detected on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's death toll crosses 1,000-mark as Delta continues to spread

28 august 2021 - 05:37:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The COVID-19 death toll in Ghana has crossed the 1,000-mark as the Delta variant driving the [...] Full text...

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Global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines progressing at two alarmingly different speeds - MLT

27 august 2021 - 22:01:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Multilateral Leaders Taskforce on COVID-19 (MLT) Friday noted that the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 19 new deaths

27 august 2021 - 18:48:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health on Friday announced that it recorded 19 deaths due to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 12 new deaths

27 august 2021 - 18:42:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 12 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing to 1,729 the number of [...] Full text...

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OCHA reports worsening humanitarian situation in Madagascar’s Grand Sud region

27 august 2021 - 16:32:06
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in the Grand Sud of Madagascar continues to deteriorate, as people endure the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia records 10 new deaths, 27 patients on oxygen therapy

27 august 2021 - 14:48:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Ministry of Health on Friday announced it currently has 27 patients on oxygen therapy after [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Catastrophe ‘unfolding before our eyes’ in Tigray – UN chief

27 august 2021 - 11:53:30
New York, US (PANA) - A military confrontation that started 10 months ago in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is spreading, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 13 new deaths, 1,613 infections

27 august 2021 - 11:35:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirteen new patients have died of COVID-19 infection in Libya in the last 24 hours sending [...] Full text...

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African countries commit to ending all forms of polio

27 august 2021 - 05:41:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Governments from the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region have committed to ending all remaining forms of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya goes for multiple vaccines to immunise 10 million in 2021

26 august 2021 - 21:40:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will continue to vaccinate the population with a target of reaching 10 million by December [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana to end state of public emergency

26 august 2021 - 19:45:00
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana has announced intentions to uplift the current State of Public Emergency (SoPE), an instrument government [...] Full text...

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Buhari celebrates Nigeria’s 5% GDP in Q2, assures “there is much to be optimistic about”

26 august 2021 - 18:27:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday welcomed the 2nd Quarter (Q2) 2021 report by the Nigerian Bureau [...] Full text...

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Botswana muses building high performance centre for athletes

26 august 2021 - 18:18:02
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s sports minister has implored the nation to consider building dedicated areas for the training of [...] Full text...

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Libyan-Tunisian ministerial talks justify border closure on health grounds

26 august 2021 - 18:00:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Talks that began on Thursday in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, between a Libyan ministerial delegation and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 22 new deaths

26 august 2021 - 17:53:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 22 new deaths linked to coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing to 22,932 the total number [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 1,722 new cases

26 august 2021 - 17:49:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,722 new infections with the emerging coronavirus have been recorded in Libya, bringing [...] Full text...

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Libyan delegation arrives in Tunisia for talks on reopening of borders, resumption of flights

26 august 2021 - 13:37:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two Libyan ministers arrived on Thursday in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, to discuss the reopening of land [...] Full text...

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