Coronavirus: Rwanda's positive cases reach 2,189; fatalities up by one to 8

13 august 2020 - 12:53:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan health authorities announced on Thursday that one more person has died from the novel coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Congolese businessmen demand payment of domestic commercial debt

13 august 2020 - 11:08:49
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese businessmen, grouped within the Collective of Congo's Operators (COPECO), on Wednesday asked the government to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 309 new infections

13 august 2020 - 10:59:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 309 new coronavirus infections, no deaths and 38 recoveries in the past 24 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia's case count reaches 1,780 after 42 new infections

13 august 2020 - 04:33:50
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia recorded 42 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) on Wednesday bringing the total number to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Access to handwashing facilities key for safe reopening of schools, say UN agencies

13 august 2020 - 04:23:16
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 820 million children worldwide do not have basic handwashing facilities at school, putting them [...] Full text...

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Power cuts in Libyan eastern region, NOC point finger at blockade on oil sites

13 august 2020 - 00:02:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) said here Wednesday the continued closure of oil ports and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo extends state of health emergency by 20 days

12 august 2020 - 23:12:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The national coordination of the management of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease Tuesday extended for the eighth [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congolese Senate adopts accord for emergency aid

12 august 2020 - 22:54:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Senate at a plenary session here Wednesday adopted a draft bill authorizing ratification of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 98 new positive cases

12 august 2020 - 22:13:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Wednesday recorded 98 new positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) after tests carried out on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Barrow revises regulations governing markets

12 august 2020 - 20:47:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow, in consultation with coronavirus (COVID-19) experts at the ministry of Health, has [...] Full text...

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UNHCR determined to fight statelessness in Congo

12 august 2020 - 19:21:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Congo, Cyr Modeste Kouamé, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EU Ambassador predicts COVID-19 crisis will continue for some time in The Gambia

12 august 2020 - 18:10:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Ambassador to The Gambia,  Attila Lajos, has said that with the increasing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana registers 168 new cases to bring total to 41,572

12 august 2020 - 15:28:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 168 new cases of coronavirus, sending the total to 41,572, the Ghana Health [...] Full text...

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New report reveals deadly impact of heroin on urban development in East, Southern Africa

12 august 2020 - 15:25:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Rapid growth in the smuggling and consumption of heroin is having a dangerous effect [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria begins distribution of FIFA, CAF palliatives

12 august 2020 - 14:19:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday disclosed that all its affiliates would benefit from a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Strategic Plan 2020-2024 to address health challenges

12 august 2020 - 13:28:45
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday launched the Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) 2020-2024 that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal's virus deaths up by four to 242

12 august 2020 - 12:02:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action on Wednesday announced four new deaths linked to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 373 new cases to total 6,302

12 august 2020 - 11:33:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 373 new cases of coronavirus out of 2,626 samples bringing the total number [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 66 new cases

12 august 2020 - 11:24:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea recorded 66 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Tuesday following tests on 1,186 samples, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EBRD strengthens resilience of small businesses in Morocco

12 august 2020 - 10:14:58
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is strengthening private small businesses and trade in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: French West Africa body donates 500 million CFA francs to Mali for pandemic fight

12 august 2020 - 10:09:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The West African Economic and Monetary Union Commission (UEMOA), a body of French-speaking West African countries, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 21 new cases

12 august 2020 - 08:35:48
Tunis, Tunisi (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 21 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number to 1,738.  The new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘inflicting multiple shocks’ on the young, says ILO

12 august 2020 - 04:43:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, more than 70 per cent of students have been shut out [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Four new cases of infection recorded in Mali

12 august 2020 - 00:07:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Tuesday recorded four new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections and as many recovered patients, but [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus Two new cases recorded Tuesday in Burkina Faso

12 august 2020 - 00:00:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were recorded Tuesday in Burkina Faso, taking to 1,213 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo records 26th death, 3 new cases of infection

11 august 2020 - 23:52:59
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo Tuesday recorded its 26th death linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and three new cases of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya to engage Russia in seeking virus vaccine as caseload race towards 30,000 mark

11 august 2020 - 18:28:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya said on Tuesday it will engage Russia in seeking the newly-developed coronavirus vaccine as virus [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says violence in Sudan’s Western Darfur forces 2,500 into Chad

11 august 2020 - 17:08:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent clashes in Sudan’s Western Darfur region has driven more than 2,500 people across the border [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's cases go up by 192 to 41,404

11 august 2020 - 17:04:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) Tuesday announced it has recorded 192 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian opposition party launches the mask alliance

11 august 2020 - 15:55:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Opposition Citizens' Alliance (CA) party in The Gambia has launched what it called "a mask alliance", [...] Full text...

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Goodluck Jonathan, ECOWAS mediator on the Malian crisis, arrives in Bamako

11 august 2020 - 15:09:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the socio-political crisis in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 388 new infections

11 august 2020 - 12:12:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 388 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Libya in the past [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records seven new confirmed cases

11 august 2020 - 11:12:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Seven new cases of coronavirus were recorded in Burkina Faso on Monday, bringing the total [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records two new deaths

11 august 2020 - 11:06:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded two new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the death toll since the detection of he [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 20 new cases

11 august 2020 - 10:59:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 20 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, following laboratory tests carried out on a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU to assist member countries assess threat of pandemic

11 august 2020 - 10:49:54
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Two African Union founded organisations, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: External partners give Guinea US$308 million for pandemic fight

11 august 2020 - 09:17:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's financial partners have provided the West African country with US$308.1 million between March and June [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda's cases rise by 12 to 2,152

11 august 2020 - 00:29:59
  Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's coronavirus (COVID-19) cases rose by 12 within one day to 2,152, the ministry of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ECOWAS gives Benin equipment to counter pandemic

10 august 2020 - 23:27:21
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Monday gave substantial material support to Benin towards [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 22 new cases

10 august 2020 - 23:10:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea Monday recorded 22 new positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) after tests carried out on 820 [...] Full text...

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New government formed in Mauritania

10 august 2020 - 22:19:47
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A new government reduced from 25 to 23 members was formed on Sunday evening in Mauritania, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's records 209 new infections to total 41,212

10 august 2020 - 21:15:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) Monday announced it had recorded 209 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IOM, WHO support quarantine centers with covid-19 on the rise in Gambia

10 august 2020 - 20:57:48
  Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The rapid spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Gambia in recent weeks is taking a heavy toll [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenyan slums get new hospitals amid coronavirus spread

10 august 2020 - 20:56:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The construction of new hospitals and health centres offering treatment for injuries, maternity care and other [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief points to ‘green shoots of hope’ in pandemic

10 august 2020 - 18:27:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although COVID-19 cases are on track to hit 20 million worldwide this week, and 750,000 deaths, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya registers 492 pandemic cases, caseload climbs to 26,928

10 august 2020 - 17:33:18
Kericho, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya registered 492 new coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours, increasing the caseload to 26,928. Health [...] Full text...

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Habib Sissoko re-elected head of Mali National Olympic and Sports Committee

10 august 2020 - 16:41:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the National Olympic and Sports Committee of Mali (CNOSM), Habib Sissoko, was re-elected [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia’s Non-State Actors call for enhanced efforts to combat COVID-19

10 august 2020 - 16:01:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Civil society organizations, trade unions and private sector associations in The Gambia have called on all [...] Full text...

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Senegal recorded 236 coronavirus-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic

10 august 2020 - 15:51:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded four new coronavirus-related deaths on Monday, bringing to 236 the number of patients who [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda records six new cases, one death

10 august 2020 - 12:06:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's total confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) have climbed by six to 2,140 while one more patient [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 309 new infections

10 august 2020 - 11:38:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded 309 new cases of coronavirus infections, 19 recoveries and seven deaths in the past [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 19 new cases

10 august 2020 - 10:00:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 19 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), following laboratory tests carried out on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records 24 new cases

10 august 2020 - 09:53:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso recorded 24 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the total number of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali records two new cases

10 august 2020 - 09:48:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali recorded two new cases of coronavirus on Sunday out of 492 samples tested. The Malian health [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Beninese schools resume

09 august 2020 - 18:57:01
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Primary school pupils in Benin resume classes from Monday after the academic disruption caused by coronavirus. According [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Egyptian club, Masry, confirms 16 coronavirus cases in its fold

09 august 2020 - 17:58:38
Alexandria, Egypt (PANA) - Sixteen coronavirus cases were detected at Egyptian Premier League club, Masry, after they ran PCR (Polymerase [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's positive cases up by 470 to 41,003

09 august 2020 - 14:17:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's total coronavirus infections have increased by 470 to 41,003, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 153 new infections recorded in Libya

09 august 2020 - 12:31:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 153 new cases of emerging coronavirus infection have been detected in Libya, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases rise to 46,140 with 453 new infections

09 august 2020 - 12:13:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country increased by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwandan media highlight ongoing relief distribution drive, public health response to pandemic

08 august 2020 - 17:50:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A series of public health responses to cope with the consequences of coronavirus (COVID-19) dominated the [...] Full text...

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78 cases of Ebola virus disease recorded in Equateur, DR Congo

08 august 2020 - 17:12:00
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Seventy-eight cases of Ebola virus disease, including 74 confirmed cases and four probable cases, have [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's total cases up by 436 to 40,533

08 august 2020 - 14:41:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 436 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections to push the total case count to 40,533. The [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Growing demand for testing in Burundi

08 august 2020 - 14:23:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) -  A systematic, voluntary and free coronavirus (COVID-19) screening campaign launched 6 July has attracted 17,026 candidates [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records four new deaths

08 august 2020 - 12:56:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action announced here Saturday four new deaths linked to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya crosses 5,000 infections

08 august 2020 - 10:43:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya Saturday recorded a total of 200 new emerging coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number [...] Full text...

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Tunisia maintained among the 10 safe countries by the European Union

08 august 2020 - 10:31:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -  Tunisia remains among 10 safe countries to which borders of the European Union(EU) and the Schengen [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's COVID-19 cases reach 2,128 and 1,297 recoveries

08 august 2020 - 10:06:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan health officials Friday reported 17 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total confirmed cases [...] Full text...

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Senegal reintroduces measures to fight against COVID-19

07 august 2020 - 22:00:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government Friday reintroduced the ban on gatherings at public places, auditoriums, sports fields and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libyan presidential council enforces obligatory wearing of face masks

07 august 2020 - 21:38:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), as part of measures to [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Disappointment for OIM and HCR after sinking of 27 migrants

07 august 2020 - 19:35:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Organisation for International Migration (OIM) and the UN Agency for Refugees (UNHCR) Friday expressed great [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya extends curfew again by ten days

07 august 2020 - 18:54:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has extended the national curfew [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal recorded 225 Covid-19-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic

07 august 2020 - 14:43:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action announced on Friday two new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 404 new infections

07 august 2020 - 10:37:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 404 new coronavirus infections, the highest number recorded by the country since the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali records 6 new cases

07 august 2020 - 10:14:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali recorded six new cases of coronavirus, four  recoveries and no deaths on Thursday, according to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count now 40,097; eight new deaths recorded

07 august 2020 - 09:58:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed 455 new positive cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 41 new cases

07 august 2020 - 09:46:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 41 new confirmed cases of corovnavirus following laboratory tests carried out on a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records four new confirmed cases

07 august 2020 - 09:00:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso recorded four new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the total number [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Global cooperation is our only choice against pandemic, says WHO chief

07 august 2020 - 05:15:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With more than 18.5 million cases of COVID-19 reported worldwide as of Thursday, and 700,000 deaths, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 41 new infections in Tunisia, including seven local cases

06 august 2020 - 23:14:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded an upward trend in coronavirus (COVID-19) infections over the past few days, compared [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian government jabbed over “inconsistent policies”

06 august 2020 - 22:39:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dominic Mendy, interim leader of Gambia’s newly formed opposition party, Citizen’s Alliance, Thursday swiftly reacted to [...] Full text...

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Tourist revenues drop by 56 pct in Tunisia , says BCT

06 august 2020 - 22:09:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian tourist receipts over the first six months this year dropped by 56 per cent, yielding [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria approves gradual reopening of international flights, train services

06 august 2020 - 21:17:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Thursday approved the gradual reopening of international flights and [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Government exempts media workers from curfew orders

06 august 2020 - 20:56:29
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambian government Thursday exempted media workers from the curfew hours imposed nationwide from 10 pm to [...] Full text...

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Gambian Police launch operation ‘Save our Souls’

06 august 2020 - 18:34:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Police Force has launched an operation, dubbed ‘Save our Souls (SoS)’, following the declaration [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Germany donates 98 million FCFA to enable Congo fight COVID-19

06 august 2020 - 18:03:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The German embassy in Congo on Thursday donated 150,000 euros (about 98 million CFA francs) to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO ramps up support to hotspot countries in Africa

06 august 2020 - 16:48:34
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The first members of a surge team of health experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Germany donates sanitary equipment to Tunisian municipalities

06 august 2020 - 16:24:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A second batch of German health equipment was delivered this week to 41 Tunisian municipalities to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 1,600 people cured of COVID-19 in Benin

06 august 2020 - 15:07:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Some 1,600 infected persons have been cured of COVID-19 in Benin, according to statistics released here [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegalese leader wants youth to be involved in fight against coronavirus

06 august 2020 - 14:27:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, on Wednesday called on Senegalese youth to get involved [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia records 23 deaths in one day

06 august 2020 - 14:27:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has in the last 24 hours recorded 23 COVID-19 related deaths with 21 of them [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya to suspend testing of contacts of positive cases

06 august 2020 - 14:23:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Scientific Committee of the National Centre for Disease Control has recommended that the collection of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana records 567 new cases, clinical recoveries now 36,384

06 august 2020 - 14:15:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 567 new COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases, pushing its case count to 39,642, the Ghana [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda's cases inch up by five to 2,104

06 august 2020 - 12:52:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan health authorities have announced five new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total to 2,104. According to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records five new deaths, 177 infections

06 august 2020 - 11:52:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded five new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the death toll to 223 since the virus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN trade chief says pandemic ignites investment in social services

06 august 2020 - 11:15:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic should ignite greater investment in education and health and to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 251 new infections

06 august 2020 - 10:41:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 251 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Libya, the highest daily [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria's total infections now 44,890 with 457 new cases

06 august 2020 - 07:27:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 457 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana bans liquor sale as positive cases rise

06 august 2020 - 05:27:58
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has imposed a countrywide alcohol sale ban, as the country sees a rise in COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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AI says coronavirus-hit prisons still full of human rights defenders, as attacks continue

06 august 2020 - 05:21:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Governments who were lauded for releasing prisoners in response to COVID-19 outbreaks have excluded human rights [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 17 new confirmed cases

05 august 2020 - 23:47:15
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Wednesday recorded 17 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) after laboratory tests on 1,578 persons, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libyan Health ministry warns against non-respect of instructions on fight against pandemic

05 august 2020 - 23:36:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of Health of the government of national accord (GNA) warned here Wednesday it [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two new cases recorded in Burkina Faso on Wednesday

05 august 2020 - 22:56:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso Wednesday recorded two new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking to 1,158 the total [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo reaches 1,000 cases of infection, records 2 new deaths

05 august 2020 - 22:45:24
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo Wednesday hit 1,000 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection after 13 new cases were reported, a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian leader declares state of public emergency, nationwide curfew

05 august 2020 - 22:31:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow Wednesday declared a state of public emergency effective midnight and a curfew [...] Full text...

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Tunisia sends medical, food aid to Lebanon

05 august 2020 - 17:52:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied on Wednesday ordered the dispatch of two military planes loaded with medical [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO to send 'surge team' to South Africa to support pandemic response management

05 august 2020 - 14:55:54
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The South African COVID-19 response will soon be bolstered by a "surge team of health experts" [...] Full text...

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FIFA, FDA team up for new projects in Africa (A FIFA news analysis)

05 august 2020 - 14:27:40
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - In June 2019, FIFA signed an agreement with the French Development Agency (FDA), recognizing football’s importance [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda's cases reach 2,099

05 august 2020 - 13:02:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has registered seven new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal's death toll up by four to 218

05 august 2020 - 12:48:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action on Wednesday announced at its daily press briefing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia records 229 new cases bringing total to 7,022

05 august 2020 - 12:38:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has in the last 24 hours recorded 229 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths, bringing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana records 574 new cases to total 39,075

05 august 2020 - 11:49:06
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 574 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) pushing the case count to 39,075, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 161 new infections to bring total to 4,224

05 august 2020 - 11:06:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 161 new cases of coronavirus, the National Centre for Disease Control has announced, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso marks 60th independence anniversary

05 august 2020 - 08:53:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its independence on Wednesday, but the festivities [...] Full text...

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Nigeria records 304 new infections, bringing total to 44,433

05 august 2020 - 07:33:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 304 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number to 44,433 from [...] Full text...

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All ILO member countries ratify Convention on worst forms of child labour

05 august 2020 - 05:43:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All 187 countries that are members of the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) have now ratified [...] Full text...

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Niger: WB issues $100 million to improve decentralized services and management of the extractive sector amid COVID-19

05 august 2020 - 00:10:01
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Trustees Tuesday approved a loan and grant totalling $100 million dollars [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DR Congo records 215 deaths since 10 March 2020

04 august 2020 - 23:43:52
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Two hundred and fifteen deaths and 7,727 recoveries from coronavirus (COVID-19) have been recorded in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records 3 new confirmed cases

04 august 2020 - 23:29:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three new confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) were recorded on Tuesday in Burkina Faso, taking [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 71 new cases Tuesday

04 august 2020 - 23:22:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea Tuesday recorded 71 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) at the end of a test carried [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Guinean police committed to get precaution measures respected

04 august 2020 - 23:10:12
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Operators and managers of bars, cafés and restaurants in Guinea who open their premises to the [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Third consecutive day without confirmed case of Ebola in Equateur

04 august 2020 - 22:17:53
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo for three consecutive days recorded no new confirmed case of [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: No new contamination recorded in Mali Tuesday

04 august 2020 - 21:09:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Tuesday recorded no new case of infection of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease out of 116 [...] Full text...

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UN censures ‘heinous attacks’ in Lake Chad Basin

04 august 2020 - 20:19:16
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres Tuesday strongly condemned “heinous attacks” against civilians in the Lake Chad [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian president tests negative for COVID -19

04 august 2020 - 18:31:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President, Adama Barrow, who went into isolation after his Deputy, Dr Isatou Touray, tested negative [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa appoints deputy, Constantino Chiwenga, as new Health Minister

04 august 2020 - 18:09:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed one of his two deputies, Constantino Chiwenga, as the new [...] Full text...

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EU provides 22.5m Euros for conflict-affected populations in Niger

04 august 2020 - 18:00:29
Niamey, Niger - (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has allocated 22.5 million euros (about 14.7 billion F CFA) in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia’s truth commission suspends public hearings amid Covid-19

04 august 2020 - 14:21:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Chairman of The Gambia, Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), Dr. Lamin J. Sise, on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU moves to prevent deaths, save lives and prevent unnecessary harm to African economies

04 august 2020 - 14:01:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - For providing effective online press briefings for the World Health Organization (WHO), the African Union [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo records 346 new confirmed cases, bringing total to 3,546

04 august 2020 - 13:00:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo has recorded four new coronavirus-related deaths, 346 new positive cases and 760 recoveries, the Coordination [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal's death toll goes up by three to 214

04 august 2020 - 11:44:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action on Tuesday announced three new deaths related to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: SADC medical, pharmaceutical products manufacturers to receive EU, German grant

04 august 2020 - 10:37:35
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Startup medical and pharmaceutical products manufacturers in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) bloc have been [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya's total infections now 4,063 with 226 new cases

04 august 2020 - 10:18:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Centre for Disease Control on Monday announced a record 226 new coronavirus infections, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria's confirmed cases go up by 288 to 44,129

04 august 2020 - 07:12:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) have reached 44,129 with the 288 new infections recorded on [...] Full text...

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UN Mission opens investigation into accidental landing of aircraft at Mali airport

04 august 2020 - 00:02:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN multidimensional integrated mission for Mali stabilization (MINUSMA) announced ''the opening of immediate investigation after [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia’s second hospital shut sdown, death toll rises

03 august 2020 - 21:45:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Serrekunda General Hospital in Kanifing, about 10km outside the capital, has been shut down amid [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘No silver bullet’ to combat virus, says UN health agency chief

03 august 2020 - 19:57:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is “no silver bullet” to combat COVID-19, and there might never be”, the head of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa appoints ex-soldier as Permanent Secretary in Health ministry

03 august 2020 - 18:59:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has appointed Air Commodore Jasper Chimedza, as the Permanent Secretary in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 2,431 Burkinabè nationals repatriated since the start of the pandemic

03 august 2020 - 16:19:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has repatriated 2,431 of its citizens stranded abroad since the onset of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's case count reaches 37,812 with 798 new cases

03 august 2020 - 16:12:41
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 798 new cases of coronavirus, sending the cumulative tally to 37,812, the Ghana [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 3 Gambian ministers test positive

03 august 2020 - 13:39:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Three Gambian cabinet ministers, namely; Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Mambureh Njie, Minister of Petroleum [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African President Ramaphosa slams pandemic 'hyenas'

03 august 2020 - 12:49:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday sharply rebuked individuals and companies who have [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal's death toll now 211 after two more patients pass away

03 august 2020 - 12:21:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action on Monday announced two new coronavirus-related deaths bringing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 146 new infections bringing total to 3,837

03 august 2020 - 11:17:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 146 new cases of coronavirus, four recoveries and three deaths, according to the [...] Full text...

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Mali sports activities reopen

02 august 2020 - 17:49:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian ministry in charge of Sports has sanctioned the reopening of public sports centres, according [...] Full text...

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Hundreds injured by burns, sharp objects in Tripoli and Misrata during Eid al-Adha

02 august 2020 - 13:37:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 639 people were admitted during the first and second days of the celebration of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 17 new cases, one death

02 august 2020 - 13:22:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health on Saturday registered 17 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) made up [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 70 new infections

02 august 2020 - 12:47:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 70 new cases of coronavirus infections, one recovery and six deaths were recorded [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 386 new infections bringing total to 43,537

02 august 2020 - 11:58:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded 386 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections on Saturday bringing the total confirmed cases to 43,537. Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi total infections stand at 395

02 august 2020 - 10:35:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi says its cumulative total of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) infections stands at 395 after last month's [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Algeria registers 556 new cases

02 august 2020 - 09:35:01
Algiers, Algeria(PANA) - Algeria has recorded 556 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), and 13 deaths in the last 24 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Morocco records 693 new confirmed cases

02 august 2020 - 09:29:10
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has in the last 24 hours recorded 693 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, 302 [...] Full text...

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Moroccan Navy rescues 183 sub-Saharan Africans in the Mediterranean. Atlantic Ocean

02 august 2020 - 09:25:22
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Coast Guard from 29 July to 1 August rescued 183 sub-Saharan Africans illegal migrants [...] Full text...

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At least six children killed in a bomb blast in northern Burkina Faso

02 august 2020 - 09:13:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least six children were killed by an improvised explosive device on Saturday in Bembela, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pooling samples boosts Ghana’s testing (A WHO Africa Regional Office feature)

02 august 2020 - 08:46:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – “We are pleased to inform you that after the recent COVID-19 test conducted, your results came out [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African president Ramaphosa urges caution as infections begin stabilising

02 august 2020 - 07:05:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans to remain vigilant after the country’s confirmed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's total cases now 37,014 after 787 new infections

02 august 2020 - 05:51:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) have increased to 37,014 with the addition of 787 new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: No end in sight to pandemic, and its impact will last for ‘decades to come’ - says WHO

02 august 2020 - 05:21:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Expressing “appreciation for WHO and partners’ COVID-19 pandemic response efforts”, the emergency committee convened by the UN [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso reopens air space

01 august 2020 - 14:49:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's air borders were reopened on Saturday, 1 August, 2020, PANA reported from Ouagadougou, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 4 new deaths recorded Saturday in Senegal

01 august 2020 - 12:16:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Four new coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded this Saturday in Senegal, the Ministry of Health and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 183 new cases detected in Libya

01 august 2020 - 11:55:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 183 new cases of coronavirus, 14 recoveries, and one new death, the National [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF ticks US$152.61 million for Gabon to meet needs stemming from pandemic

01 august 2020 - 08:26:40
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a disbursement of US$ [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's infections hit 35,501

01 august 2020 - 08:21:21
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's total coronavirus infections have reached 35,501 with the addition of 359 new cases, the Ghana [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB supports Mauritius

01 august 2020 - 08:20:09
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided a COVID-19 Crisis Response Budget Programme of 188 million [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Survey says incomes of 22 million Ghana households reduced due to pandemic

01 august 2020 - 06:27:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A survey by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed that some 22 million Ghanaians had [...] Full text...

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Burundi Muslim community celebrates Eid ul-Adha

31 july 2020 - 22:17:54
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Muslim community here Friday celebrated the Eid ul-Adha or feast of the sheep sacrifice, [...] Full text...

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Libyans celebrate Eid al-Adha Friday in the hope of a better tomorrow (Analysis)

31 july 2020 - 18:47:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Like other Muslim nations across the world, Libyans on Friday celebrated Eid al-Adha, the feast that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 216 new cases

31 july 2020 - 17:45:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 216 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in the last 24 hours [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Algeria's new confirmed cases are 602 in 24 hours

31 july 2020 - 17:42:09
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria on Thursday recorded 602 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), says a spokesman of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Morocco records 1,046 confirmed cases in 24 hours

31 july 2020 - 17:26:58
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - In just 24 hours, Morocco recorded 1,046 new cases of coronavirus infection (COVID-19), 186 recoveries, and [...] Full text...

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Eswatini: SMS service helps women access family planning, food amid pandemic (A UNFPA feature)

31 july 2020 - 17:20:43
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - Once a month, Nolwazi Myeni receives a message on her mobile phone notifying her that family [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 1 death, 126 new cases, 51 recoveries on Friday

31 july 2020 - 16:31:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - One coronavirus-related death, 126 new cases, and 51 recoveries were recorded on Friday in Senegal, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo reopens air borders on 1 August 2020

31 july 2020 - 16:07:43
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese will reopen Lomé International Airport on Saturday, official sources in Lomé told PANA on Friday. The opening, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia bans foreign tourists as infection numbers increase

31 july 2020 - 15:23:07
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has suspended the issuance of tourist visas until further notice, a health alert posted by [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, WHO urge governments to promote skilled breastfeeding counselling

31 july 2020 - 14:18:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are calling on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves extra package of US$171.9 million for Madagascar to tackle pandemic

31 july 2020 - 10:42:35
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the disbursement of US$171.9 million to Madagascar to help [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 481 new infections bringing total to 42,689

31 july 2020 - 09:18:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded 481 coronavirus (COVID-19) infections on Thursday, bringing confirmed cases to 42,689, just as the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Young people ‘not invincible’ in pandemic: WHO chief

31 july 2020 - 04:53:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although older people are among those at highest risk of COVID-19, the head of the World [...] Full text...

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Diabetes, high-blood pressure cases rise in Nairobi, Western Kenya

30 july 2020 - 22:42:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Hypertension and diabetes cases remain high in Nairobi and Western Kenya, a research carried out by [...] Full text...

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Kenya approves international flight resumption from 11 destinations worldwide

30 july 2020 - 22:25:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has allowed passengers flying from at least 11 countries to land in Kenya with effect [...] Full text...

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125 Tunisians stranded in Libya repatriated

30 july 2020 - 20:57:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 125 Tunisians stranded in Libya arrived Thursday at the border post of "Dhahabia-Ouazzan" between Tunisia [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya records 788 new cases amid growing complexities

30 july 2020 - 18:57:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is having new and previously less obvious medical impacts on the lives [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa closes in on one million cases

30 july 2020 - 16:17:42
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – COVID-19 infections in Africa will exceed one million cases in the coming days as the pandemic surges [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwandan hotels to offer luxury quarantine packages for clients

30 july 2020 - 12:14:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Some hotels selected by Rwandan officials to house all international passengers on arrival in Kigali will [...] Full text...

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IOM urges anti-trafficking community to 'evolve and adapt' to COVID-19 crisis

30 july 2020 - 12:01:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons with the backdrop of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia records 306 new cases

30 july 2020 - 11:24:22
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded 306 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, with two deaths. The Permanent [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda's cases reach 1,963, with 37 new infections

30 july 2020 - 11:14:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Health ministry on Thursday announced 37 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of patients [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Eswatini secures US$110.4 million IMF emergency support to address pandemic

30 july 2020 - 10:02:15
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved Eswatini’s request for emergency financial assistance of US$110.4 million [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF provides US$49.1 million to ease Lesotho’s payments pressure

30 july 2020 - 09:27:56
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA – Lesotho is now set to  reduce balance of payments pressures stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic after [...] Full text...

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Mauritius receives 300 million-euro loan from French Development Agency

30 july 2020 - 08:16:55
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -Mauritius has received a loan of 300 million euros from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) to help [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to trace, eradicate Hepatitis

30 july 2020 - 07:14:08
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, on Wednesday said that the aim [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Fight against plastic pollution being hit by 'extraordinary increase' in disposable masks: UN

30 july 2020 - 05:02:12
New York, US (PANA) - The fight against plastic pollution is being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the use [...] Full text...

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A third of world’s children poisoned by lead, UNICEF analysis finds

30 july 2020 - 04:44:59
New York, US (PANA) - Lead poisoning is affecting children on a “massive and previously unknown scale”, according to a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 20 new confirmed cases

29 july 2020 - 23:04:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Wednesday recorded 20 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) following laboratory analyses of 1,454 tests, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: DR Congo records 58 new confirmed cases

29 july 2020 - 22:47:31
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recorded 58 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), official sources [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves $500m credit for promotion of secondary school education among girls in 7 Nigerian States

29 july 2020 - 19:12:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The World Bank has approved a US$500 million credit for the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana records significant increase in COVID-19 cases

29 july 2020 - 18:44:02
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has registered a surge in local transmission of COVID-19 positive cases, forcing authorities to engage [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: For 20 million Africans first-time access to clean water proves crucial amid COVID-19

29 july 2020 - 16:16:55
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - From Mozambique in the south to Morocco in the north, 20 million people in rural and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian Vice President tests positive

29 july 2020 - 16:05:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Office of the President announced here on Wednesday that Gambian Vice President, Dr. Isatou Touray, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda's cases rise by 47 to total 1,926

29 july 2020 - 13:19:10
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's health ministry on Wednesday reported 47 new positive cases, taking the number of infections to [...] Full text...

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140 Tunisians repatriated Tuesday from Libya

28 july 2020 - 23:23:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 140 Tunisians stranded in Libya were repatriated Tuesday via the border post of Dhahabia-Ouazzan and [...] Full text...

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