UN celebrates 10 years of progress in youth, peace and security agenda
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Libya takes steps to halt land degradation
23 december 2025 - 11:55:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved funding of US$5.8 million for a new pilot initiative [...] Full text...
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Prospect of elections in Libya fading - Senior UN official (By UN News)
20 december 2025 - 08:57:23New York, US (PANA) - Four years after the resounding failure of the elections scheduled for 24 December, 2021, Libya [...] Full text...
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WHO validates Brazil for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV
18 december 2025 - 18:35:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has validated Brazil for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of [...] Full text...
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Rights group sees growing support for treaty to guarantee free education for every child
18 december 2025 - 09:55:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Discussions are advancing at the United Nations on a new global treaty to guarantee every child’s [...] Full text...
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Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs moves to support schools in Sudanese community
16 december 2025 - 15:46:57Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - A humanitarian initiative has been implemented in Ajdabiya (east) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and [...] Full text...
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Southern Africa tackles climate-driven disease threats through pandemic fund grant
16 december 2025 - 09:47:36Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Eight Southern African countries are joining forces to prevent, detect and respond to disease outbreaks before they [...] Full text...
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Dialogue is ‘not naïve – it’s necessary’ as global divisions deepen - UN chief
15 december 2025 - 08:51:37Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The 11th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations opened in Riyadh on Sunday [...] Full text...
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From farm to classroom: Feeding children and supporting farmers in Timor-Leste
14 december 2025 - 18:48:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – It’s a win-win recipe: schoolchildren eat a free, nutritious meal every day and local farmers gain [...] Full text...
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Guterres condemns deadly attack on Hannukah celebration in Sydney
14 december 2025 - 17:49:55New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the “heinous deadly attack” on Sunday against Jewish [...] Full text...
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UN Alliance of Civilizations urges youth to reaffirm peace as a global priority (By UN News)
14 december 2025 - 07:37:54Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - In a world shaped by conflict and digital noise, the High Representative for the UN [...] Full text...
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Can dialogue heal a fractured world? A UN-led alliance is making the case
12 december 2025 - 15:10:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 2025 draws to a close, geopolitical divides are deepening – North and South, East and [...] Full text...
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Leading African scientists meet in Johannesburg
10 december 2025 - 08:05:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Department of Science, Technology and Innovation is hosting a cohort of young [...] Full text...
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Worrying escalation of online violence against women human rights activists, journalists - Report
10 december 2025 - 07:48:17New York, US (PANA) - Online violence against women human rights defenders, activists and journalists has reached a critical point, [...] Full text...
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Kherson maternity ward struck as attacks on Ukraine’s health care escalate and the fourth winter of full-scale invasion sets in
06 december 2025 - 19:56:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On Thursday, 4 December 2025, a maternity ward in Kherson was attacked, damaging walls, windows, doors, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian sovereign wealth fund invests in digital medical diagnostics equipment
05 december 2025 - 11:49:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's sovereign wealth fund has moved to improve availability of medical diagnostic tools across medical facilities [...] Full text...
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AU chairperson urges parties to the Washington Peace Accords to faithfully implement them
05 december 2025 - 09:24:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has welcomed the peace [...] Full text...
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African football legends join forces to give a red card to polio
05 december 2025 - 07:27:19Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Six African football legends are urging the continent to unite and step up efforts to vaccinate [...] Full text...
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DRC and Rwanda sign Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity
04 december 2025 - 22:08:33Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda on Thursday signed [...] Full text...
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New tools saved a million lives from malaria last year but progress under threat as drug resistance rises
04 december 2025 - 13:37:19Geneva, Switzerland ( PANA) - Wider use of new tools against malaria, including dual-ingredient nets and WHO-recommended vaccines helped to [...] Full text...
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AU begins talks on cross-border continental data sharing regulations
02 december 2025 - 17:13:58Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) officially launched a crucial four-day Validation Workshop for the Continental [...] Full text...
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UN chief warns unpaid dues near $1.6 billion, as budget cuts deepen
02 december 2025 - 06:59:37New York, US (PANA) - With nearly $1.6 billion in unpaid dues, the UN Secretary-General warned on Monday that chronic [...] Full text...
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Sudanese PM, UN envoy discuss security, humanitarian crisis
30 november 2025 - 15:34:21Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idriss and Ramtane Lamamra, the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General, [...] Full text...
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African Water Facility Governing Council adopts new five-year strategy to boost water security efforts
30 november 2025 - 08:43:18Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Governing Council of the African Water Facility has adopted the organisation’s new five-year strategy, marking [...] Full text...
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EIB Global and AfDB invest US$275 million to modernise Mauritania’s main railway corridor
30 november 2025 - 08:36:05Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB Global) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a joint [...] Full text...
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Guinea-Bissau's ousted president Umaro Sissoco Embaló arrives in Senegal
28 november 2025 - 08:41:16Dakar, Senegal, (PANA) – Guinea-Bissau's ousted president Umaro Sissoco Embaló arrived "safe and sound" in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, on [...] Full text...
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UN envoy to press for Sudan dialogue
28 november 2025 - 07:40:16Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra, is preparing to travel to Port [...] Full text...
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EU commits €20m to strengthen senior secondary education in Gambia
27 november 2025 - 16:02:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The European Union and the Government of The Gambia on Thursday signed a Financing Agreement for [...] Full text...
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DRC launches drive to vaccinate 62 million children and adolescents against measles and rubella
27 november 2025 - 10:29:46Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday launched a nationwide vaccination campaign aiming to protect [...] Full text...
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Top Sudanese General gives conditions for peace
27 november 2025 - 08:44:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A top Sudanese General has spelled out conditions to end the devastating war in the East [...] Full text...
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US urges Sudan's warring parties to commit to humanitarian truce
26 november 2025 - 18:02:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US says it expects the warring parties in Sudan to commit to the humanitarian truce [...] Full text...
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Amputee footballers reclaim hope amid Gaza’s ruins
25 november 2025 - 05:53:39Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Farah Youssef refused to let the loss of her leg four years ago during conflict [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s military leader again rejects UAE's membership of the Quad
24 november 2025 - 14:50:14Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military ruler says he will consider the Quad, which has been working to end [...] Full text...
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Belém COP30 delivers climate finance boost and pledge to plan fossil fuel transition (By Felipe de Carvalho, UN News)
23 november 2025 - 05:24:18Belém, Brazil (PANA) - In a pivotal outcome at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, countries agreed on a sweeping package to [...] Full text...
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Sudan's paramilitary RSF 'welcomes' US President Trump's peace initiative
22 november 2025 - 07:23:20Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has come under severe criticism for atrocities committed in [...] Full text...
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UN presents UN80 Initiative Action Plan, setting coordinated path for system-wide reforms
22 november 2025 - 06:37:16New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations outlined how it intends to advance one of its most comprehensive system-wide [...] Full text...
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Political bodies in western Libya form 'Supreme Authority of Presidencies'
21 november 2025 - 11:59:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three political bodies in western Libya on Thursday announced the creation of a "Supreme Authority of [...] Full text...
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WHO Africa Regional Office launches geodatabase to empower data-driven health decisions
20 november 2025 - 13:42:21Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) — To mark Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day on 19 November, the Africa Regional Office of the World [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya welcomes agreement on Unified Development Programme
20 november 2025 - 10:54:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the agreement on the Unified Development [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya clarifies 'disinformation' on political process funding
19 november 2025 - 11:09:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has clarified the public the financing of the [...] Full text...
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Libya's House of Representatives and High Council of State sign agreement on unified development
18 november 2025 - 17:09:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Representatives of Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives and western-based High Council of State have signed a [...] Full text...
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COP30 enters its final stretch: urgency, ambition, and voices from the streets
18 november 2025 - 14:16:08Belém, Brazil (PANA) - The last week of COP30 has begun in Belém with a palpable sense of urgency. Ministers [...] Full text...
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Qatar signs agreement to support political dialogue in Libya
18 november 2025 - 12:19:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The State of Qatar on Monday signed a financial contribution agreement to support the Libyan Political [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council authorises temporary international force for Gaza
18 november 2025 - 07:53:15New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Monday that endorses a peace plan for [...] Full text...
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On Brazil’s Combu Island, chocolate makers hold clues to climate action
17 november 2025 - 14:51:13Combu Island, Brazil (PANA) – Ilha do Combu in Portuguese – rises like a wall of living green from Brazil’s [...] Full text...
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IMF staff concludes visit to Libya
17 november 2025 - 07:59:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya’s GDP growth in 2025 is being supported by an increase in oil production, but lower [...] Full text...
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Restoring dignity to Gaza: the cleanup begins
17 november 2025 - 07:05:32Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A large-scale campaign under the slogan “We Will Rebuild Gaza” was launched on Saturday in [...] Full text...
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COP30: Climate crisis is a health crisis, WHO warns as philanthropies pledge $300m for solutions
14 november 2025 - 18:00:09Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Climate change is already fueling a global health emergency, killing more than half a million people [...] Full text...
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UN launches first refugee-led green fund to restore land and cut carbon
14 november 2025 - 12:50:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched the Refugee Environmental Protection Fund, the first major refugee-led [...] Full text...
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Protecting lives in a warming world: Health takes centre stage at COP30
13 november 2025 - 18:50:42Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Hailed by Brazil as “a crucial moment to demonstrate the strength of the health sector in [...] Full text...
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‘A wave of truth’: COP30 targets disinformation threat to climate action
13 november 2025 - 08:38:02Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Negotiators in Belém, Brazil, opened COP30 with a stark warning: the race to avert catastrophic global [...] Full text...
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UN, AU vow closer action for peace and development
13 november 2025 - 06:28:28New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General called on Wednesday for action to prioritise Africa, urging the world not [...] Full text...
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Egypt becomes seventh country in eastern Mediterranean region to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem
12 november 2025 - 14:08:00Cairo, Egypt, (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO )Wednesday announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public [...] Full text...
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Keeping cool on a hotter planet: COP30 pushes for sustainable cooling and AI innovation
12 november 2025 - 07:47:38Belém, Brazil (PANA) - As the planet heats up, so does the race for smarter, cleaner technology. At COP30 in [...] Full text...
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Sudanese doctor wins international accolade of over 1 million dollars
08 november 2025 - 15:02:42Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Doctors Network has sent a sympathetic congratulation to Dr. Jamal Al-Tayeb, Director of [...] Full text...
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New Brazil-led fund aims to put forest protection at the heart of climate action
07 november 2025 - 07:30:27Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Tropical forests, vital allies in the fight against climate breakdown, are vanishing at an alarming rate. [...] Full text...
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Only 5 per cent of European 7 to 9-year-olds eat enough fruit and vegetables
05 november 2025 - 07:44:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Only five per cent of children aged seven to nine across Europe eat enough fruit and [...] Full text...
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Obstetric violence deadly for Sierra Leone women, newborns - HRW
04 november 2025 - 09:24:54Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – Women giving birth in public healthcare facilities in the West African state of Sierra Leone face [...] Full text...
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Ghana President speaks of new plans to enhance regional security cooperation
03 november 2025 - 16:33:21Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama said on Monday that there are plans to establish a new [...] Full text...
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‘Let's finish the job’ and end polio: WHO
25 october 2025 - 05:58:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thirty-five years ago, polio, a highly infectious viral disease, paralysed around 350,000 children per year. Following [...] Full text...
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Climate science and early warnings key to saving lives - Guterres
22 october 2025 - 15:38:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - No country is safe from the devastating impacts of extreme weather — and saving lives means [...] Full text...
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Sudan: RSF leader Hemetti accuses rival national army of ethnic cleansing, genocide
22 october 2025 - 08:27:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA - The leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, on Tuesday accused [...] Full text...
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Sudan's military leader inspects Khartoum Airport after drone strike
22 october 2025 - 07:10:10Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military leader, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on Tuesday evening visited Khartoum International Airport which [...] Full text...
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Millions unprotected from dangerous weather events, warns WMO
21 october 2025 - 07:48:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of countries with life-saving early warning services has more than doubled in the past [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS launches project to involve young people in electoral observation
20 october 2025 - 12:57:22Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in collaboration with the ECOWAS Network of [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $2.25 million to boost agricultural productivity in Sierra Leone
19 october 2025 - 07:08:20Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In a move set to boost Sierra Leone’s food security and crop yields, the African [...] Full text...
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African Development Bank President pledges deeper cooperation with key constituency
19 october 2025 - 06:53:59Washington, DC, US (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President Sidi Ould Tah has met with the finance ministers [...] Full text...
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UN faces ‘race to bankruptcy’ as Guterres unveils sharply reduced 2026 budget
18 october 2025 - 08:05:42New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations faces a “race to bankruptcy” unless Member States pay their dues in [...] Full text...
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Central African Republic: ‘3R’ combatants in the northwest lay down their arms (By Maria Kabatanya (By Maria Kabatanya, UN News)
18 october 2025 - 07:21:42Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - As the disarmament team approached, combatants from the Retour, Réclamation et Réhabilitation (3R) armed [...] Full text...
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Groundbreaking report reveals powerful link between poverty and the climate crisis
17 october 2025 - 08:09:37New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 80 per cent of the world’s poor – 887 million people – live in [...] Full text...
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Guterres highlights ‘maximum impact’ reform agenda
16 october 2025 - 08:14:25New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday outlined a set of proposals to strengthen the UN’s effectiveness [...] Full text...
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Sudan to make use of the Gaza momentum reaching peace at home
15 october 2025 - 19:20:14Port Sudan, Sudan(PANA)- Sudan and Egypt are agreed that the region should make use of the momentum brought by the Trump [...] Full text...
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Gaza peace plan ‘at precarious moment’ as killings continue on both sides
15 october 2025 - 15:50:49Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN relief chief on Wednesday urged Israel and Hamas to honour their agreement to [...] Full text...
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Central Bank of Libya signs cooperation agreement with World Bank
15 october 2025 - 12:45:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (BCL), Naji Mohamed Issa, has signed a cooperation [...] Full text...
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Diplomatic 'stir' in DRC after months of stagnation
15 october 2025 - 09:57:17Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - After the disappointment caused by the continuation of fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Opportunity in a time of change (IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva's curtain raiser speech for the 2025 World Bank, IMF Annual Meetings)
12 october 2025 - 11:56:40Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - As I look at the world over the decades, I see incredible progress, but also [...] Full text...
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Turning Tanzania’s farmers into agri- entrepreneurs. A unique international alliance helps smallholder farmers become more sustainable and profitable (By Caitríona Palmer and Birom Seck)
09 october 2025 - 07:36:35Mwanza, Tanzania (PANA) - It is just past dawn in the village of Kasuguti, Tanzania, and as a golden pink [...] Full text...
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Artificial intelligence for, and by, Africa
08 october 2025 - 08:21:33Paris, France (PANA) - Africa should not inherit artificial intelligence (AI) designed elsewhere, believes UNESCO, which wants to help develop [...] Full text...
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Sand and dust storms: a global crisis
08 october 2025 - 08:03:26Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - Sand and dust storms are no longer a local phenomenon, but a global crisis that requires [...] Full text...
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Nigeria launches largest integrated vaccination campaign in its history
07 october 2025 - 08:06:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Monday launched the largest integrated vaccination campaign in its history.This is part of its [...] Full text...
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Living in Space: UN celebrates innovation, cooperation and the final frontier (By Vibhu Mishra, UN News)
05 october 2025 - 06:48:31New York, US (PANA) - Humanity is looking up – and beyond. On Saturday, 4 October, World Space Week lifted [...] Full text...
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Libya attends 17th meeting of Chiefs of Staff of Armed Forces of 5+5 Defence Initiative
04 october 2025 - 11:55:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Chief of Staff of the TRipoli-based Libyan Army, Lieutenant General Mohamed al-Haddad, has participated in [...] Full text...
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UN chief ‘encouraged’ after Hamas indicates willingness to release Israeli hostages
04 october 2025 - 06:34:58New York, US (PANA) - The leadership of Hamas said late on Friday it was willing to release Israeli hostages [...] Full text...
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Libya holds Israeli authorities responsible for security of members its ship in humanitarian flotilla
03 october 2025 - 11:11:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity (GNU) [...] Full text...
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Drafting of missing persons law in Libya moves forward with UN facilitation
30 september 2025 - 15:11:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Building on a year-long process of consultations, a committee of experts reached consensus on key elements [...] Full text...
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EU informed about new Libyan initiative to promote voluntary return of migrants
30 september 2025 - 11:16:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Head of the Border Guards and Chairman of the Technical Committee for the Surveillance of [...] Full text...
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Ghana president touts benefits of 24-hour economy
25 september 2025 - 20:31:28Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has touted the benefits of his 24-Hour economy initiative saying it [...] Full text...
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'Millions at risk of HIV to benefit from new prevention option'
24 september 2025 - 11:49:58New York, US (PANA) - Millions more people at risk of HIV in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) will have [...] Full text...
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Faced with avalanche of online violence against women, UN calls for response and protection
24 september 2025 - 06:55:09New York, US (PANA) - The internet has become a training ground for hatred against women through the "machosphere", the [...] Full text...
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Morocco PM urges peaceful solutions to conflicts in Middle East, Africa
24 september 2025 - 05:23:22New York, US (PANA) - Morocco's Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch has called for peaceful solutions to conflicts in Middle East [...] Full text...
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EU renews support for WHO’s Universal Health Coverage Partnership
23 september 2025 - 06:50:21New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the European Union (EU) have renewed their collaboration on [...] Full text...
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WHO publishes new R&D landscape analyses highlighting gaps and inequities in cancer research
23 september 2025 - 06:35:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO has released a new landscape analysis that exposes critical gaps in global research and development (R&D) [...] Full text...
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Africa at the heart of considerable opportunities - Guterres
22 september 2025 - 06:16:22New York US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for investment in Africa's potential, which is "at [...] Full text...
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WFP, ILO support vulnerable communities in Madagascar
19 september 2025 - 09:53:22Antananarivo, Madagascar – The World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Labor Organisation (ILO) have signed a memorandum of understanding [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire strengthens polio eradication efforts with modern laboratory
19 september 2025 - 06:31:04Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire has taken a crucial step in the efforts to protect children from the [...] Full text...
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Kenya bolsters polio and measles surveillance with cutting-edge laboratory
17 september 2025 - 10:59:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya on Tuesday inaugurated a newly upgraded World Health Organisation (WHO)-accredited polio laboratory at the Kenya [...] Full text...
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PANA Board chairman to participate in UNSMIL roundtable on the role of journalism in Libya's political process
16 september 2025 - 12:30:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is organising a panel discussion on "The role of [...] Full text...
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Second workshop of 5+5 Defence Initiative on Counter-terrorism Project held in Tripoli
16 september 2025 - 11:07:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The second workshop of the Expert Centre for the Counter-terrorism Capacity Building Project was launched on [...] Full text...
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IAEA chief urges countries to recommit to nuclear non-proliferation
16 september 2025 - 07:09:48Vienna, Austria (PANA) - At the start of the 69th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council renews Sudan sanctions
13 september 2025 - 05:22:04Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday extended for another year Sudan's sanctions regime including an [...] Full text...
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‘Shift the narrative’ on suicide to prevent loss of 720,000 lives annually
11 september 2025 - 05:39:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many more attempt it. Now the head [...] Full text...
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Islamist armed group executes civilians, burns homes in Niger
10 september 2025 - 09:08:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Islamist armed group, Islamic State in the Sahel Province (IS Sahel), has escalated attacks on [...] Full text...
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The 9/9/99 Sirte Declaration on creation of AU hailed in Libya as major step towards African unification
09 september 2025 - 14:22:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On its 26th anniversary, the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity [...] Full text...
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South Africa postpones naval exercises with Russia and China
09 september 2025 - 07:27:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Department of Defence has requested a postponement of joint exercises with the [...] Full text...
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Charity group condemns enforced disappearance, torture, mass killing of women, children in Sudan's North Darfur
01 september 2025 - 14:47:09Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A women rights group in East Africa, The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn [...] Full text...
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Libya, Uganda discuss strengthening diplomatic cooperation
01 september 2025 - 14:35:03Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libya's eastern-based government and Uganda have discussed strengthening diplomatic cooperation, including Uganda opening a consulate in [...] Full text...
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IOM: More than 1,000 families flee Sudan's besieged El Fasher city
01 september 2025 - 07:49:52Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) announced on Sunday that more than a thousand families [...] Full text...
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African health leaders, partners call for greater investment in integrated NCD services
31 august 2025 - 07:34:56Lusaka, Lusaka (PANA) — African health ministers and partners are calling for increased investment in integrated health services to address [...] Full text...
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From outbreaks to sustainability: African ministers commit to accelerate polio endgame
30 august 2025 - 09:26:57Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – African health ministers have pledged renewed action to end all forms of polio and safeguard the [...] Full text...
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Libya announces initiative for joint African intelligence cooperation
27 august 2025 - 12:17:24Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libya on Tuesday announced the launch of an initiative for joint African intelligence cooperation.The head of [...] Full text...
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UN announces two new mechanisms to promote cooperation on AI governance
27 august 2025 - 05:38:36New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General welcomed the General Assembly’s decision on Tuesday to establish two new mechanisms [...] Full text...
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Africa steps up malaria fight with new commitments and accountability scorecard
26 august 2025 - 06:37:24Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Ministers of Health, partners, and global health leaders convening on the sidelines of the Seventy Fifth [...] Full text...
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Sudanese groups launch campaign to extend UN fact-finding mission
25 august 2025 - 11:41:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A broad coalition of Sudanese civil society groups is preparing to launch a national campaign demanding [...] Full text...
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Senior UN migration agency official ends Nigeria visit
25 august 2025 - 11:17:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Deputy Director General for Operations, Ugochi Daniels, has concluded a [...] Full text...
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Guterres in Japan: ‘Humanity is strongest when we stand as one’
22 august 2025 - 19:57:37Osaka, Japan (PANA) - World Expos are not just feel-good exhibitions, “they are invitations to tell our stories”, the UN [...] Full text...
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Gazans face a future of pain and prosthetics
22 august 2025 - 06:14:50Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Israeli airstrikes and shootings near aid hubs run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a [...] Full text...
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Survivors’ voices ‘integral’ to preventing terrorism
22 august 2025 - 05:58:16New York, US (PANA) - Terror attack survivors came together to bear witness at UN Headquarters on Thursday, emphasising that [...] Full text...
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Indigenous youth meet trailblazers ahead of Nelson Mandela Day
18 august 2025 - 18:49:28New York, US (PANA) - A group of Indigenous youth from the United States, some as young as seven, visited [...] Full text...
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Guinea introduces malaria vaccine into routine immunization
14 august 2025 - 13:27:50Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, and with the support of [...] Full text...
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AfDB commits $40 million to catalyse Alliance for Green Infrastructure - Project Development Fund
14 august 2025 - 10:50:21Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has announced $40 million in blended capital to the Alliance [...] Full text...
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Nuclear technology to help fight seafood fraud
14 august 2025 - 05:50:33Rome, Italy (PANA) - Across the globe, consumers and small-scale fishers alike are facing a growing challenge: seafood fraud.From mislabeled [...] Full text...
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Improving access to maternal health care in Burkina Faso (Feature by WHO)
11 august 2025 - 10:02:06Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – "During my first pregnancy three years ago, I had to travel 45 km just to [...] Full text...
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IMF staff completes 2025 Article IV mission to Eswatini
08 august 2025 - 11:45:11Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Regardless of the risks that include heightened global uncertainty and potential delays in project execution, Eswatini’s [...] Full text...
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Extreme heat is breaking records worldwide: UN weather agency
08 august 2025 - 07:48:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Extreme heat is breaking records around the world, with wildfires and poor air quality compounding the [...] Full text...
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Erasure or empowerment? In Africa’s Sahel, women confront a stark choice
07 august 2025 - 20:29:34New York, US (PANA) - In Africa’s Sahel region, deepening violence and poverty – driven by displacement, hunger and terrorism [...] Full text...
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WHO designates new WHO-Listed Authorities, strengthening global access to quality-assured medical products
07 august 2025 - 18:39:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially designated Health Canada, the Ministry of Health, Labour and [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group joins African Development Bank Group and Mastercard as co-chair of Mobilising Access to the Digital Economy
06 august 2025 - 07:49:28Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group has signed on as co-chair of the Mobilising Access to the [...] Full text...
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DRC, Rwanda meet on implementation of peace agreement
02 august 2025 - 10:17:21Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has hosted meetings in support of implementation of the Peace Agreement signed between [...] Full text...
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UN migration agency highlights deepening climate and displacement crisis in Somalia
02 august 2025 - 05:30:23Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Climate shocks and mass displacement caused by conflict have uprooted some 3.6 million people in Somalia, [...] Full text...
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A mandate for change: UN releases proposals for streamlining of tasks as part of major reform agenda
01 august 2025 - 16:35:24New York, US ( PANA) - Millions of lives have been improved by the mandates assigned to the UN. Yet [...] Full text...
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Over One million Zambians to be connected to electricity by 2030
30 july 2025 - 06:20:19Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $200 million International Development Association (IDA) [...] Full text...
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Answering Africa’s call for private Investment in pharma manufacturing (A World Bank Feature)
29 july 2025 - 09:13:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African governments are prioritising health security, targeting ambitious production goals for medicines and vaccines. Partnerships, collaborations, [...] Full text...
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Amid starvation in Gaza, Sudan, Guterres slams hunger ‘as a weapon of war
29 july 2025 - 05:25:58New York, US (PANA) - As starvation worsens in war-torn Gaza, UN agencies repeated warnings on Monday that Israel’s decision [...] Full text...
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‘It is the Environment, Stupid’: Sudan’s war and its impact on local communities (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent, Khartoum)
27 july 2025 - 14:06:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tip of the iceberg behind the causes of the current war in Sudan are political, [...] Full text...
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Women and girls of African descent: Celebrating contributions, recognising challenges
25 july 2025 - 16:50:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - This Friday marks the first observation of the International Day of Women and Girls of African [...] Full text...
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'Sustain fiscal consolidation,’ IMF urges Cameroon
25 july 2025 - 10:53:34Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has concluded the eighth reviews under the Extended Credit [...] Full text...
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WB expands financial coverage to save lives and livelihoods in Eastern and Southern Africa
25 july 2025 - 07:28:53Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - More than 12 million people in Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Seychelles, and Zambia will benefit from [...] Full text...
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Deep-sea must not turn into ‘Wild West’ of rare minerals exploitation, agency head says
25 july 2025 - 05:32:15New York, US (PANA) - Nations are pursuing underwater exploration for highly sought-after rare earth minerals, but the head of [...] Full text...
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Ghana approves visa waiver agreements with 4 countries
24 july 2025 - 09:30:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Parliament has approved the ratification of visa waiver agreements with four countries—Mozambique, São Tomé and [...] Full text...
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ICJ affirms states have 'an obligation to prevent significant harm to the environment'
23 july 2025 - 18:37:08The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - This is a turning point for international law, with considerable political repercussions. In a highly [...] Full text...
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Financing agreements to strengthen Education in Mauritania and Chad
23 july 2025 - 07:36:02Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Governments of Mauritania and Chad on Tuesday signed funding agreements for the Regional Engagement for [...] Full text...
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Deep dive into the International Seabed Authority: Why it matters now (By UN News)
23 july 2025 - 07:30:11New York, US (PANA) - Protecting underwater ecosystems from the growing interest in rare mineral mining, framing deep-sea laws and [...] Full text...
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‘Peace is a choice’: UN chief urges diplomacy as wars spread from Gaza to Ukraine
22 july 2025 - 20:40:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Warning that the world is failing to uphold international law as wars stretch from Gaza to [...] Full text...
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Deadly floods show need for faster, wider warnings, UN agency says
22 july 2025 - 06:32:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From the Himalayas to rural Texas, deadly floods this month have killed hundreds and exposed dangerous [...] Full text...
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Effective partnerships can stop the next pandemic
21 july 2025 - 21:50:23New York, US (PANA) - “There will be another pandemic, and it will not be 100 years from now,” UN [...] Full text...
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UN80 initiative should be ‘inclusive and transparent’, recognises General Assembly
19 july 2025 - 07:42:00New York, US (PANA) - The General Assembly on Friday adopted by consensus a resolution on the Secretary‑General’s UN80 Initiative [...] Full text...
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Global gas flaring hits highest level since 2007, undermining energy security, access, and emissions goals
18 july 2025 - 14:34:03Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Global gas flaring surged for a second year in a row, wasting about $63 billion [...] Full text...
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AU, EU to promote circular economy investment in Africa
18 july 2025 - 12:13:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) have embarked on a joint plan [...] Full text...
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2024 WAFCON: Nigeria vs Zambia - Veteran giants meet rising force in blockbuster quarterfinal (Preview by CAF Online)
18 july 2025 - 07:34:15Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Two of Africa’s most exciting and ambitious women’s football nations, Nigeria and Zambia, are set for [...] Full text...
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IGAD and Germany expand partnership on regional migration
17 july 2025 - 16:27:29Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)-The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has announced signing a landmark Euro 8 million Grant Agreement with [...] Full text...
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From crisis to classroom: How the UN supports education in conflict zones
17 july 2025 - 16:20:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From makeshift furniture in Gaza to metro classrooms in Ukraine and solar-powered tablets in Sudan, the [...] Full text...
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State-of-the-art laboratory enhances Madagascar’s polio response
15 july 2025 - 05:31:23Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – A new state-of-the-art laboratory has bolstered Madagascar’s efforts to survey and detect polioviruses and effectively respond [...] Full text...
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Libyan central bank governor calls for partnership between banks and govt institutions on housing projects
14 july 2025 - 11:28:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (BCL), Naji Issa, on Sunday stressed the importance [...] Full text...
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AI in the service of traditional medicine: the UN shows the way
14 july 2025 - 07:59:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Traditional medicine is entering a new era. The World Health Organisation (WHO), the International Telecommunication Union [...] Full text...
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Libya reiterates commitment to Africa
13 july 2025 - 19:05:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has stated that despite the circumstances that [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM hails AfCFTA as 'a continental breakthrough' despite challenges
13 july 2025 - 18:55:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a historic step forward that strengthens economic integration [...] Full text...
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Belgacem Hafar inaugurates health facilities in Benghazi
13 july 2025 - 15:37:48Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgacem Khalifa Haftar, has inaugurated a [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire moves to formalize vast informal gold mining sector
12 july 2025 - 10:48:55Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Facing significant losses from illicit gold trade and seeking to formalize a vital, yet often [...] Full text...
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NOC meets over training plans in Benghazi in eastern Libya
11 july 2025 - 19:11:49Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Training directors of companies of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Thursday held their third ordinary [...] Full text...
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Aminata’s path: How partnerships are making schools safer for girls in Sierra Leone (World Bank Blog By Mokhlesur Rahman, Senior Education Specialist)
09 july 2025 - 08:55:56Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Imagine a young girl in Sierra Leone—we’ll call her Aminata. Each morning, she slips into [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group appoints new Country Manager for Burundi
08 july 2025 - 08:28:03Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Mr. Babacar Sedikh Faye has been appointed as the World Bank Group (WBG) Country Manager [...] Full text...
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The Sevilla Commitment: A vital step to rebuild trust in global cooperation
03 july 2025 - 14:21:27Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - Civil society organisations have welcomed the consensus reached at the landmark Sustainable development conference concluding this [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire launches innovative financing linking millions to ambitious sustainability goals
03 july 2025 - 07:40:25Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - In a move poised to reshape sustainable development financing in Africa, Côte d’Ivoire has announced [...] Full text...
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Drowning in debt: New forum in Sevilla offers borrowers chance to rebalance the books
02 july 2025 - 18:34:16Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - A new mechanism offering debt-distressed countries a way to coordinate action and amplify their voice in [...] Full text...
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Ghana President Mahama launches ambitious '24-hour economy'
02 july 2025 - 12:28:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday launched the government's ambitious 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export [...] Full text...
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Green Climate Fund, UNEP boost climate adaptation for Ghana, Mauritania
02 july 2025 - 11:04:42Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PANA) – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over US$ 120 million in new funding to [...] Full text...
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50 years of CITES: Protecting wildlife from trade-driven extinction
02 july 2025 - 07:40:21New York, US (PANA) - The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) marks [...] Full text...
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Spain and Brazil push global action to tax the super-rich and curb inequality
01 july 2025 - 19:07:16Geneva -Switzerland (PANA) - Spain and Brazil have launched a joint initiative to promote a higher tax take from the [...] Full text...
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Despite positive economic prospects in Somalia, foreign aid cuts are downsizing growth
01 july 2025 - 11:08:27Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s economy continued its overall strong performance in 2024, with growth at 4.0 percent supported by [...] Full text...
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Leveraging Zambia’s energy transition minerals: Roadmap for economic transformation
01 july 2025 - 10:48:34Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's economy grew by 4% in 2024, displaying resilience despite experiencing a historic drought and frequent [...] Full text...
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U.S.-Africa Business Summit yields record $2.5 billion in deals and commitments
01 july 2025 - 07:54:28Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit which was held from 22-25 June yielded record $2.5 billion [...] Full text...
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Tripoli hosts the second meeting of the Board of Directors of the Arab Planning Institute
30 june 2025 - 15:02:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan capital, Tripoli, hosted the second meeting of the Board of Directors of the Arab [...] Full text...
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Most vulnerable nations call on FAO to develop strategy and action plan to transform agrifood systems
30 june 2025 - 11:35:17Rome, Italy (PANA) - Small Developing States (SIDS), Least Developing Countries (LDCs) and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCS) have adopted a [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: New initiative to eliminate HIV in children ‘a beacon of hope’
30 june 2025 - 05:43:25Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has launched a bold new national initiative aimed at [...] Full text...
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Accused of disinformation on Gaza, the UN retorts: 'We did not invent the images'
29 june 2025 - 07:34:30New York, US (PANA) - The smile was polite, the tone resolute. Before flying to Seville, where the Fourth International [...] Full text...
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Seville: a future agreement on development financing, without the United States
29 june 2025 - 07:21:41Seville, Spain (PANA) - Despite the US withdrawal, UN member states reached an agreement on Tuesday, 25 June, on the [...] Full text...
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Europe’s elusive savings and investment union: IMF Finance & Development article By Ravi Balakrishnan. Chief European economist at JP Morgan, Mahmood Pradhan, Head of global macroeconomics at the Amundi Investment Institute.
28 june 2025 - 14:28:08Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - An integrated capital market must be accompanied by regulatory reforms to attract substantial investment.Europe has ample [...] Full text...
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More than 60,000 vulnerable youth in Benin integrated into agri-food value chains and wage jobs
28 june 2025 - 07:56:27Porto-Novo, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $41.3 million in additional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) [...] Full text...
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UNESCO World Heritage Centre inscribes Historic Georgetown on Janjanbureh Island into its Network
27 june 2025 - 14:20:41Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre has officially inscribed Historic Georgetown on Janjanbureh Island in the Gambia into [...] Full text...
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UNDP, Government of Gambia launch 2025 Global Human Development Report
27 june 2025 - 14:14:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and [...] Full text...
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World Bank approves health resilience project to protect lives, strengthen emergency response in Mozambique
27 june 2025 - 07:14:17Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The World Bank has approved the Mozambique Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Project, an initiative [...] Full text...
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AU creates agency to advance space technologies in war against climate change
25 june 2025 - 16:04:52Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union has created a new agency, whose mandate is to utilize space information to [...] Full text...
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Bold new initiative aims to strengthen and improve the UN, senior officials tell Member States
25 june 2025 - 05:50:05New York, US (PANA) - Member States heard on Tuesday how the UN is progressing with a new plan to [...] Full text...
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AU calls for urgent steps to arrest economic stagnation caused by climate change
23 june 2025 - 12:26:27Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - African countries must urgently shift their strategic view on the the financing for climate action from [...] Full text...
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Libyan government welcomes declaration by co-chairs of the International Monitoring Committee in Berlin
21 june 2025 - 13:38:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Government of National Unity has welcomed the declaration of the co-chairs of the meeting of [...] Full text...
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International committee on Libya regrets lack of 'full implementation' of 2020 ceasefire agreement
21 june 2025 - 08:28:01Berlin, Germany (PANA) - The International Follow-up Committee on Libya (IFCL) has noted with regret that while the 2020 ceasefire [...] Full text...
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From Global South to the stars: A new space race
21 june 2025 - 05:57:40New York, US (PANA) - Once the exclusive domain of a handful of technologically advanced countries, outer space is now [...] Full text...
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South Africa exports endangered rhinos to Mozambique
20 june 2025 - 08:35:02Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ten critically endangered black rhinos were successfully translocated from South Africa to Zinave National [...] Full text...
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World Bank supports Morocco's commitment to advancing social safety nets for human development
20 june 2025 - 07:10:19Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank's Board of Directors has approved a US$250 million financing package to support Morocco's [...] Full text...
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UN rights office ‘horrified’ by deadly violence at Gaza food distribution sites
19 june 2025 - 05:52:35Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As the pall of starvation hangs over Gaza, UN agencies have sounded the alarm over [...] Full text...
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‘Smart grid’ helps accelerate energy transition in Indonesia
19 june 2025 - 05:46:45Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Renewable energy plants are being built across Indonesia, but for their electricity to reach consumers, a [...] Full text...
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DRC launches plan to eliminate HIV among children
17 june 2025 - 08:10:11Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As part of the fight against HIV/AIDS in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), President Félix [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia commits to efforts to revitalize the climate through Africa greenwall initiative
16 june 2025 - 16:19:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia will carry out major projects to revitalize the environment as it prepares to host [...] Full text...
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Insufficient domestic funding hinders education progress, says rights watchdog
16 june 2025 - 08:20:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Most African governments have consistently failed to meet global and regional education funding targets to ensure quality [...] Full text...
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New World Bank financing to empower communities, improve conservation, generate economic opportunities in Tanzania
13 june 2025 - 09:00:03Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) —The World Bank has approved two new projects that will support Tanzania in enhancing the [...] Full text...
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'No ocean declaration without small islands': Island states speak out
13 june 2025 - 07:55:16Nice, France (PANA) - On the eve of the closing of the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), representatives of [...] Full text...
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Tripoli gives popular welcome to caravan heading for Gaza
12 june 2025 - 18:36:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On Wednesday, the Libyan capital played host to the ‘Al Soumoud’ (Resistance in Arabic) caravan, which [...] Full text...
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Climate emergency is a health crisis ‘that is already killing us,’ says WHO
11 june 2025 - 19:10:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With 2024 confirmed as the hottest year on record, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued [...] Full text...
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Stigmatized for being deaf: Zénabou's story - A UN Feature
08 june 2025 - 15:40:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the Central African Republic, disability carries a deep-rooted stigma, and persons with disabilities often find [...] Full text...
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Humans can't survive without a healthy Ocean: UN envoy
06 june 2025 - 18:17:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Ocean is in deep crisis. Factors such as acidification, declining fish stocks, rising temperatures and [...] Full text...
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