Top UN official in Libya reaffirms support for advancing rights of women and girls

26 november 2025 - 08:28:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the UN Mision in Libya, Ms Hanna Tetteh, has reaffirm their support for [...] Full text...

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Spending smarter to boost growth (IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Davide Furceri, Zsuzsa Munkacsi, Galen She)

09 october 2025 - 10:03:26
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Over the past two decades, Rwanda achieved remarkable progress. Nearly every household now has [...] Full text...

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Mobile-phone technology powers saving surge in developing economies

19 september 2025 - 08:57:07
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges South Sudan authorities to ensure due process, fair trials of opposition leaders

16 september 2025 - 13:13:39
Juba, South Sudan (PANA)) – South Sudanese authorities should uphold due process for the opposition leader and First Vice President [...] Full text...

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Health and aid workers targeted in conflicts around the world, UN agency says

24 august 2025 - 06:26:17
New York, US (PANA) - From Gaza to Sudan, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to [...] Full text...

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Deep dive into the International Seabed Authority: Why it matters now (By UN News)

23 july 2025 - 07:30:11
New 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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EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2025, AT 9:30 AM EDT, WHICH IS 1:30 PM UTC Mobile-phone technology powers saving surge in developing economies

15 july 2025 - 11:00:55
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other financial [...] Full text...

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A different type of mistreatment of a journalist held by militias in Sudan’s war By Mohamed Osman Adam

08 july 2025 - 17:52:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For almost eleven months, I fought to restore self-esteem so that I could resume writing and [...] Full text...

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More than 128,000 candidates set to take the Baccalauréat this Sunday in Libya

22 june 2025 - 12:50:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -A total of 128,307 candidates across all regions of Libya began sitting the final exams for the [...] Full text...

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Solar mini grids, off-grid systems could bring electricity to 8.5 million Zambians by 2030

02 april 2025 - 07:03:36
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Access to electricity in Zambia has risen from 30% in 2017 to currently nearly 50%. Whilst [...] Full text...

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Making fiscal policy more pro-poor in Africa: World Bank Blog By Abebe Adugna; Gabriela Inchauste and Hassan Zaman

17 march 2025 - 08:48:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Governments can do more to level the playing field through fair fiscal policies in Africa. In many [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Rights chief warns crisis could worsen, without international action

07 february 2025 - 15:32:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation [...] Full text...

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What the UN is doing in DR Congo

05 february 2025 - 19:48:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The current phase of fighting erupted in late January in the mineral-rich eastern region of the [...] Full text...

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Eastern DR Congo crisis increasing risk of mpox transmission, WHO chief warns

03 february 2025 - 19:34:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The worsening security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced many [...] Full text...

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Global education must integrate AI, centred on humanity

25 january 2025 - 07:43:48
New York, US (PANA) - Marking the International Day of Education, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized learning as a basic [...] Full text...

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Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace

01 october 2024 - 06:09:41
New York, US (PANA) - Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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More action on the ground needed to save civilian lives in Gaza, top UN official tells Security Council

17 september 2024 - 06:50:29
New York, US (PANA) - Not enough progress is being made in getting desperately needed aid and commercial goods into [...] Full text...

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Digital boom could well be a bust for the environment, warns UN trade agency

11 july 2024 - 06:27:18
New York, US (PANA) - Did you know that producing a computer weighing two kilogrammes (kg) requires a staggering 800kg [...] Full text...

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UN launches global campaign to enhance road safety

02 july 2024 - 06:04:16
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Monday launched a new global road safety campaign to improve traffic [...] Full text...

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E-waste mountain growing five times faster than recycling rate

22 march 2024 - 05:27:08
New York, US (PANA) - The amount of electronic waste – or e-waste – that we produce is at least [...] Full text...

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Somalia’s quest for progress unveiled through data (A World Bank feature)

31 january 2024 - 07:53:33
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - When looking at Somalia, there are often glaring gaps in data that obscure understanding of the [...] Full text...

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What artificial Intelligence means for economics: Opinion By Daniel Björkegren and Joshua E. Blumenstock

27 january 2024 - 07:59:36
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - AI must be carefully adapted to benefit the poor, shows research in Kenya, Togo, and Sierra [...] Full text...

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Traces of spyware identified on mobile phones of two journalists in Togo -RSF

23 january 2024 - 16:01:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As the trial of two Togolese journalists prosecuted by a member of the government got [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza health system collapsing, as UN agencies renew ceasefire call

18 january 2024 - 07:23:07
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is continuing to do all it can to deliver critical [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN’s Türk calls for political path out of 'horror'

16 november 2023 - 17:28:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday welcomed the Security Council call for pauses in [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Thousands in Gaza storm UN warehouses; a sign of desperation after weeks-long ‘siege’

30 october 2023 - 07:09:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Relief agencies warned on Sunday that civil order is starting to break down in Gaza after [...] Full text...

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Tunisian National Guard expelled over 100 African migrants to border with Algeria in September - HRW

11 october 2023 - 05:59:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian National Guard expelled over 100 migrants from multiple African countries to the border with Algeria between [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS undermined, in dilema on Niger (By Paul Ejime)

20 september 2023 - 16:32:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - France and the United States were two countries that championed so-called international condemnation of and outrage [...] Full text...

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Industrial mining of cobalt, copper for rechargeable batteries in DRC leading to 'grievous' rights abuses

12 september 2023 - 07:40:28
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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UNESCO calls for global ban on smartphones in schools

26 july 2023 - 19:19:27
Paris, France (PANA) - A new UN report raised concerns on Wednesday about the excessive use of smartphones, calling for them [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Tunisian govt to halt 'unconscionable' collective expulsions of Black African migrants

07 july 2023 - 06:02:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked the Tunisian government to halt the collective expulsions of Black [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN rights commission raises alarm on killings of people fleeing into Chad

24 june 2023 - 16:21:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Commission has said it is raising alarm on the killings of people [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leads nationwide protests against cost of living

20 march 2023 - 12:30:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan opposition leaders were dispersed violently on Monday as they attempted to march to State House, [...] Full text...

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International cyber security conference continues in Benghazi, Libya

23 january 2023 - 18:16:31
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The work of the international conference on cybersecurity continued on Sunday in the Libyan city of [...] Full text...

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Malian armed forces claim arrest of several suspected terrorists in central Mali

07 december 2022 - 19:09:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) said they arrested 26 suspected terrorists last Saturday during an air-land [...] Full text...

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Ghana telecom companies deactivate SIM cards not fully linked to national ID card

01 december 2022 - 07:34:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Telecommunication companies in Ghana are beginning the process of deactivating SIM cards of subscribers that are [...] Full text...

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Package of measures to streamline spending by unity government in Libya

26 september 2022 - 17:06:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has issued a regulatory [...] Full text...

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More than 112,000 students start main baccalaureate exams in Libya on Sunday

21 august 2022 - 15:02:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 112,956 candidates are sitting for the final examination for the secondary school leaving [...] Full text...

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Gambia launches guidelines to restrict unsolicited messages on phones

06 august 2022 - 11:08:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's telecommunication watchdog, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), has launched guidelines for the telecommunications sector to [...] Full text...

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Terrorist logistical refugees destroyed by Malian army in central Mali

03 august 2022 - 19:21:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army said here Wednesday it had destroyed logistical shelters of terrorists in the forests [...] Full text...

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Kenyan elections body engages police on staff intimidation

23 july 2022 - 08:14:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) said on Friday that the police arrested its personnel [...] Full text...

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27 people arrested for cybercrime in Benin

20 july 2022 - 15:07:43
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese police arrested 27 people, including two women, last weekend in the town of Seme-Kpodji, [...] Full text...

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Rights groups decry rising violence against women in Africa

16 march 2022 - 17:00:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Groups under the banner of Ghana-based ProHumane Afrique International Wednesday expressed "concern and dismay over the [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian-born investor launches plan to uplift African fashion industry

23 february 2022 - 08:48:09
London, Britain (PANA) - Ghanaian-born African fashion enthusiast, Roberta Annan, is set to lift the rising star of the multi-billion [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian migrant accuses Greek coast guard of throwing him overboard

18 february 2022 - 16:15:32
Athens, Greece (PANA) - A Cameroonian migrant has accused Greek coastguards of throwing him and two other men into the [...] Full text...

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Malian armed forces neutralise some 40 terrorists in several regions

01 february 2022 - 13:02:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) neutralised 43 terrorists on 25 January, as part of the "Operation [...] Full text...

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Malpass outlines ways to boost growth, combat reversals in gender equality, address rising inequality and climate change

30 september 2021 - 14:22:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) —World Bank Group President David Malpass on Thursday called our current era of high inequality and reversals [...] Full text...

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African rural voices reach UN Food Systems Summit

20 september 2021 - 13:00:06
New York, US (PANA) - Small-scale farmers and other rural people are development actors in their own right, with a [...] Full text...

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Hooded men kidnap former Guinean government spokesperson

19 september 2021 - 14:25:17
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's former spokesperson and Minister of State in the ousted government, Tibou Kamara, was arrested on [...] Full text...

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Armed robbers kill international journalist working on documentary in Ghana

27 august 2021 - 23:27:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A journalist from the London-based television channel, MTA International, Taalay Ahmed, was Monday killed by armed [...] Full text...

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Beninese police arrest nine alleged cyber criminals in Sèmè Podji

19 august 2021 - 17:08:05
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese police on Tuesday arrested nine individuals suspected of being cyber criminals, police sources said [...] Full text...

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'Phone numbers of Ramaphosa, Macron, Mohammed VI targeted by spyware company'

21 july 2021 - 11:20:27
London, UK (PANA) - South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, French president Emmanuel Macron are among 14 heads of state whose [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic affects, challenges South Africa’s retail industry

20 july 2021 - 15:34:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, South African retail food sales totalled US$ [...] Full text...

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Youth are Africa’s best asset; invest in them, says AfDB President, Adesina

18 may 2021 - 21:13:07
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa’s underinvested youth are in need of urgent attention and youth entrepreneurship investment banks must [...] Full text...

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WFP launches Zakat for nutrition campaign this Ramadan

12 may 2021 - 06:25:47
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Marking the Holy month of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has [...] Full text...

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Kenya detains marathoner for falsifying athletics doping scandal

26 april 2021 - 21:31:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan marathoner, Elias Kiptum, has been arrested and charged to court with forgery and conspiracy [...] Full text...

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AfDB moves to strengthen cybersecurity, boost financial inclusion in Africa

05 march 2021 - 20:24:55
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has awarded a US$2 million [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants $2 million to beef up cybersecurity, boost financial inclusion in Africa

05 march 2021 - 16:45:03
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank has awarded a $2 million grant to establish the African Cybersecurity [...] Full text...

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Botswana gears up public sector digital service transformation

11 january 2021 - 12:52:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As part of efforts to assist the country in the development of digital services for the [...] Full text...

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Son of deposed Malian president complains about infringement of fundamental freedoms

23 december 2020 - 14:07:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Lawyers for Boubacar Keita, son of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, on Monday filed a [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Military says its troops killed 5 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Northeast region

29 november 2020 - 19:51:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said troops of Operation FIRE BALL, a subsidiary operation [...] Full text...

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Road accidents claim 114 lives in Mauritius this year

17 november 2020 - 07:00:43
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 114 people have lost their lives in road accidents in Mauritius this [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic robs children in poor countries of nearly four months of school

30 october 2020 - 06:29:55
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has robbed children in the poorest countries of nearly four months of [...] Full text...

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FAO emphasises women's role in African agriculture

29 october 2020 - 23:48:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Women in Africa are the backbone of their households, communities and rural economies, as food producers, [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: 3 operators get the "4G" licenses

04 october 2020 - 12:55:06
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following a public tender, the license for the establishment and operation of the fourth Generation (4G) [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Foreigner with 3 nationalities arrested in possession of 30 bank cards

24 september 2020 - 18:00:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A foreigner of three nationalities (American, Canadian and Algerian) in possession of 30 bank cards was [...] Full text...

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Nigerian soldiers kill six alleged pirates but local communities question motive

06 august 2020 - 08:02:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military has said solders have killed six pirates during a raid on their camp [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 'Troops kill 10 Boko Haram/ISWAP commanders, other terrorists in Northeast Nigeria'

19 july 2020 - 11:11:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Sunday said that its troops killed 10 top Boko Haram /Islamic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togolese students to fully return to classrooms

10 july 2020 - 18:39:12
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - After online courses, introduced in May to enable higher education students to catch up with lectures [...] Full text...

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WHO partners with Facebook to provide data-free COVID-19 info

10 july 2020 - 05:10:12
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has partnered with Facebook and South Africa-based Praekelt.org to provide [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Digital technologies could help Uganda’s economy recover faster - Report

09 july 2020 - 05:03:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2020 is projected to be between 0.4 and 1.7% compared to 5.6% in 2019, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy thwarts nine illegal migration attempts

30 june 2020 - 14:37:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy thwarted on Sunday night thwarted nine illegal attempts to migrate to [...] Full text...

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30 bandits, including the mastermind of attack on Ivorian army, arrested

25 june 2020 - 19:43:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – About 30 bandits, including the mastermind of the 11 June attack on the Ivorian army, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus : Congo launches apps to fight pandemic

11 june 2020 - 05:40:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The United Nations system in Congo on Wednesday launched digital solutions aimed at raising mass awareness [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya to station mobile lab at Tanzania border to speed up virus testing

24 may 2020 - 15:39:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two mobile laboratories Kenya received from the East African Community (EAC) will be stationed in Namanga [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: SADC needs to 'scale up its coordinated response' to pandemic

25 april 2020 - 07:10:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe research and advocacy group, the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), says as the Southern African [...] Full text...

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Learning from Ebola experience, Liberia deploys contact tracers to break COVID-19 transmission (A UNFPA feature)

24 april 2020 - 07:42:27
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – On 16 March 2020, Liberia confirmed the presence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) within its borders [...] Full text...

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Two alleged members of a terrorist organization arrested in Tunisia

22 april 2020 - 11:43:27
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security units in the northern city of Bizerte arrested two people on Tuesday on suspicion [...] Full text...

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Mali's main opposition party sets up a crisis unit after the kidnapping of its leader

26 march 2020 - 15:46:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's main opposition party, Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD), on Thursday set up a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria begins secondary screening of travellers from eight COVID-19 endemic countries

16 march 2020 - 19:38:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Monday announced that it is to commence secondary screening at points [...] Full text...

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Burundi celebrates international radio day

13 february 2020 - 21:10:16
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA  - International Radio Day was celebrated here Thursday with different speakers acknowledging the increasing role of new [...] Full text...

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One person injured after truck plunges into Lake Kivu in Rwanda

13 february 2020 - 18:38:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least one person was seriously injured when a fuel truck fell into Lake Kivu in [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Two civilians killed, at least two terrorists shot dead in center-north - Media

11 february 2020 - 22:28:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two civilians were killed and at least two terrorists shot dead Tuesday in Tebra (Bourzanga) [...] Full text...

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49 illegal African migrants arrested in Tunisia

10 february 2020 - 17:54:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security units on Sunday arrested 49 nationals of various African countries, including five children, who [...] Full text...

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End-year analysis: Social media, smart phones: tsunami that brought down Sudan's president Bashir (By Mohamed Osman)

27 december 2019 - 09:46:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – You cannot have a better personification of the saying, “Trust the tale not the teller.” Government officials in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches campaign to sensitize the public on environmental tidiness

05 december 2019 - 13:51:11
Belle-Mare, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment minister Kavydass Ramano on Thursday launched a pre-festive clean-up campaign on the beach at [...] Full text...

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3-day conference on Nigerian digital economy opens in Abuja

28 november 2019 - 17:19:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The three-day e-NIGERIA 2019 Conference on the Nigerian Digital Economy opened Thursday in Abuja with President [...] Full text...

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Gunmen raid southern Senegal villages before fleeing to Guinea-Bissau

19 november 2019 - 15:26:00
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Unidentified gunmen on Sunday raided Niagha and Sinthiang Tening villages in Casamance, southern Senegal, robbing people [...] Full text...

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24 terrorists neutralized in a joint military operation in the Sahel, says French army

18 november 2019 - 19:11:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - From November 1 to 17, the G5 Sahel Joint Force, the Burkina Faso Armed Forces [...] Full text...

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Malian soldiers neutralise 10 terrorists, arrest 20 others in central region

18 november 2019 - 13:41:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Ten suspected terrorists were killed and 20 others arrested on Saturday by Malian soldiers during a [...] Full text...

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Artificial intelligence lags behind in Botswana while cyber crime soars

15 november 2019 - 15:06:32
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The global technology landscape is growing at an exceedingly great extent, with fraud and identity theft [...] Full text...

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Libya's Government of National Accord raises red flags on Russia's role in Tripoli war

15 november 2019 - 06:52:52
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) is raising the red flags about the participation of [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president wants 2020 to be year of road safety

07 november 2019 - 12:48:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall has expressed his desire to make 2020 the year of road safety [...] Full text...

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Botswana finds different literacy levels a challenge in industrial revolution

06 november 2019 - 15:02:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Undeveloped value chains, different literacy levels in Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) are a major challenge in [...] Full text...

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Mali launches national annual children schooling campaign

14 october 2019 - 23:44:46
The campaign is in response to the high rate of non-schooled children and for their access to special education needs, [...] Full text...

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Kagame inaugurates first ever smartphone factory in Rwanda

08 october 2019 - 00:07:55
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Rwandan President Paul Kagame Monday inaugurated the first ever factory expected to  start producing locally made [...] Full text...

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Kenya steps up fight against fake drugs (Feature by Jagongo David, PANA Correspondent)

05 september 2019 - 17:44:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Among the many measures the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board is taking to fight fake drugs [...] Full text...

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Ivorian police call for witnesses in desecration of DJ Arafat's grave

03 september 2019 - 10:49:56
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian police on Monday appealed for witnesses as part of the investigation into the desecration of [...] Full text...

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Senegalese gov't bans outgoing calls on officials' mobile phones

02 september 2019 - 17:07:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese officials can no longer make calls with their mobile phone services, according to an official [...] Full text...

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Seventeen killed by armed bandits in northwest Nigeria

20 august 2019 - 10:44:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police say 17 people have been killed by armed bandits in Katsina State, northeast [...] Full text...

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Four soldiers arrested for residential assault in Cape Verdean capital

16 august 2019 - 17:53:54
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verde National Police (PN) announced on Friday in Praia that they have arrested [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches “MauCAS”, a digital hub for payments among operators

15 august 2019 - 18:04:54
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Thursday launched the Mauritius Central Automated Switch (MauCAS), a novel [...] Full text...

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Kenyan media practitioners alarmed at government ‘militarising information’

08 august 2019 - 19:55:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan media practitioners, gathered Thursday for the annual 2019 Media Summit, have decried the tendency of [...] Full text...

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Sheep deficit one week away from Eid in south of Senegal

06 august 2019 - 21:31:49
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)   -   Less than a week from the celebration of Eid-El-Kebir, commonly known as Tabaski, the biggest festival [...] Full text...

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WHO says more action needed to help people quit tobacco products

27 july 2019 - 07:56:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) says in a new report that more action is needed [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's civil servants demand ZW$4,750 or US$475 monthly wages

17 july 2019 - 14:16:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's civil servants have demanded ZWL (Zimbabwe dollars) US$4,750 in monthly wages due to government abandoning [...] Full text...

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'Kill Mnangagwa and spare me, I’ve kids’ – Zimbabwe's first lady says in alleged leaked recording

16 july 2019 - 09:09:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former government minister Jonathan Moyo released a bombshell audio alleged to be Zimbabwe's first lady [...] Full text...

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Restrained consumer spending brings decline in Botswana Telecommunications Cooperation revenue

08 july 2019 - 20:13:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Telecommunications Cooperation Limited (BTC) has recorded a decline in revenue due to customers, spending [...] Full text...

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Nine people arrested in possession drugs in Praia

06 july 2019 - 16:08:44
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Nine people were arrested on Wednesday in the Eugénio Lima neighborhood of Praia in possession [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: In Guinea, marabouts called for reinforcement

25 june 2019 - 21:48:34
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -  Stress, anxiety and annoyance seem to have caught up with the people of Guinea, as they [...] Full text...

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Standard Chartered Bank launches revolutionary digital banking in Botswana

25 june 2019 - 20:54:56
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -Standard Chartered Bank Botswana has launched a revolutionary digital only retail bank in Botswana. The groundbreaking, end to [...] Full text...

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Togo: 12 wounded in attempted jail break in Tsévié

04 june 2019 - 18:18:45
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Togolese authorities have said they have blocked an attempted jail break in Tsévié prison, a town [...] Full text...

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Burundi’s high communication council makes available phone number to evaluate media services

02 june 2019 - 12:47:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  Burundi’s National Communication Council (CNC) has provided a telephone line (79 707 777) on which callers [...] Full text...

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President Barrow welcomes new disaster alert system for Gambia

21 may 2019 - 18:46:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- President Adama Barrow has hailed the National Disaster Management Agency and partners for rolling out a novel [...] Full text...

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Team of researchers attacked by armed assailants in Toukounous, southwestern Niger

19 april 2019 - 23:27:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   Armed individuals on motorcycles Thursday attacked a team of researchers from Abdou Moumouni University in Niamey, [...] Full text...

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Campaign to train teenagers to detect cyber bullying launched in Kenya

15 april 2019 - 23:13:48
    Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A group of non-governmental organisations have joined forces with the church in Kenya to fight against [...] Full text...

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Organised protestors strike down Bashir regime in Sudan

12 april 2019 - 09:47:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The elite protestors from professional associations, owners of companies and selfless Sudanese citizens pulled forces together [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM phones Bashir on political developments in Sudan

09 april 2019 - 13:56:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese President, Omar Bashir, has received a phone call from the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy [...] Full text...

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Niger launches m-health initiative for better management of childhood diseases

31 march 2019 - 14:56:24
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien health authorities last week launched the pilot phase of the m-Health (mobile for Health) initiative [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Safaricom, customer base hits 30 million plus

22 march 2019 - 13:40:48
    Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's leading mobile telecommunications company, Safaricom, on Friday announced it has passed the 30 millionth customer [...] Full text...

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Kenya's anti-counterfeit raid nets fake Samsung phones worth $60,000

27 february 2019 - 14:27:51
 Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Anti-Counterfeit Agency (ACA) on Wednesday raided shops selling electronics along a Nairobi street and netted [...] Full text...

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'Human rights defenders in Equatorial Guinea facing persecution, attacks'

26 february 2019 - 05:23:54
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Human rights defenders and activists in Equatorial Guinea are facing arbitrary arrests, attacks and persecution [...] Full text...

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President Bashir phones CAR counterpart on peace negotiations

01 february 2019 - 20:36:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar Bashir of Sudan on Friday phoned his Central African Republic (CAR) counterpart, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, [...] Full text...

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Kenya Police intensify onslaught against Nairobi hotel complex attackers

21 january 2019 - 11:42:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Police said on Monday they have intensified a crackdown against members of a terrorist cell [...] Full text...

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Tunisia launches first digital reading platform

06 december 2018 - 17:13:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Prime Minister, Youssef Chahed, on Wednesday instructed Tunisia's Chief Executive Officer, Telecom (TT), Mohamed [...] Full text...

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The Netherlands initiate project to mitigate climate change in Mali

12 november 2018 - 13:11:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Netherlands, through the Dutch development organization (SNW), has established a project to help farmers and [...] Full text...

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High-tech player, Mara, unveils first African-made smartphone

10 november 2018 - 11:12:55
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - African high-tech player, Mara, on Friday announced the production of their newest product, the Maraphone [...] Full text...

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Three students killed in school attack in southern Libya

05 november 2018 - 12:42:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan coastal region of Sabratha, 70 kilometres west of the capital, Tripoli, is now calm [...] Full text...

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Armed robbers raid vehicles on Ziguinchor-Dakar highway

04 november 2018 - 13:48:37
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – Unidentified people, who were armed with army rifles, on Saturday night raided vehicles and motorcycle taxis [...] Full text...

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Rights body decries lengthy pre-trial detention of sick, poor petty offenders in Madagascar

23 october 2018 - 10:20:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - People who have not been found guilty of any crime are dying in Madagascar’s prisons due [...] Full text...

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Senegalese teen girls sexually exploited, harassed in schools - Rights group says

18 october 2018 - 12:44:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Abusive teachers and other staff sexually exploit, harass, and abuse adolescent girls in Senegal’s secondary schools, [...] Full text...

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Cutting-edge tech a ‘double-edged sword for developing countries’: UN report

09 october 2018 - 02:54:55
New York, US (PANA) - The latest technological advances, from artificial intelligence to electric cars, can be a “double-edged sword”, [...] Full text...

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Isuzu East Africa launch 1st Service Centre in Africa

08 october 2018 - 13:13:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Truck and bus manufacturer, Isuzu East Africa, on Monday launched the first Isuzu Service Centre in [...] Full text...

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Adesina wraps up Canada visit with a plea: “Africa cannot be ignored”

21 september 2018 - 13:48:12
Alberta, Canada (PANA) - “Given the size of its markets, growth, and huge potential across multiple sectors, Africa cannot be [...] Full text...

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Young Somali making inroads in digital space to transform the youth (Feature by UNSOM)

12 august 2018 - 10:01:25
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - By his own account, Salad Yusuf Adow had an epiphany in 2015 that convinced him to [...] Full text...

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Around 43 percent of South Sudan's population faces severe food insecure - Report

12 july 2018 - 12:10:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Sudan is the newest recognised country in the world, but it is also one of [...] Full text...

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A little black box for detecting and tracking disease outbreaks (A WHO feature)

25 june 2018 - 06:49:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - One of the toughest tasks in responding to a major public health emergency is getting accurate [...] Full text...

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"Sustainability, digitalization are key elements for a green tourism industry"

23 may 2018 - 14:49:29
Pointe-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday said that with the growing uncertainties prevailing on [...] Full text...

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2 soldiers wounded, 6 Boko Haram terrorists killed in Northeast Nigeria

15 may 2018 - 15:52:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said that two of its soldiers were wounded while its troops [...] Full text...

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Global anxiety deepens over online data and privacy protection – UN agency

17 april 2018 - 07:13:58
New York, US (PANA) - Internet users worldwide are becoming more worried about their privacy online and many question the [...] Full text...

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World Water Council urges gov'ts to make water top priority for the people

19 march 2018 - 13:33:56
Brasilia, Brazil (PANA) - The World Water Council (WWC) on Monday renewed its appeal to governments of all countries to [...] Full text...

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Communications technologies vital for empowerment, success of poor rural women

07 march 2018 - 18:19:20
Rome, Italy (PANA) – The role of information communications technologies in supporting rural women's economic empowerment, voice and status, will [...] Full text...

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UN agencies in Rome to mark International Women's Day

07 march 2018 - 11:48:43
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The role of information communications technologies (ICT) in supporting rural women's economic empowerment, voice and status, [...] Full text...

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World’s most vulnerable countries on track to achieve universal Internet access by 2020 – Report

25 january 2018 - 06:11:26
New York, US (PANA) – The world’s least developed countries are narrowing ‘digital divide,’ and with millions of people now [...] Full text...

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In South Sudan, Red Cross uses mobile technology to respond to urgent humanitarian needs

14 december 2017 - 14:47:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Hundreds of uprooted families in South Sudan are living without such basic household items as cooking [...] Full text...

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Electronic waste poses ‘growing risk’ to environment, human health, UN report warns

13 december 2017 - 21:36:55
New York, USA (PANA) – The growing volume of electronic waste, including discarded products with a battery or plug, such [...] Full text...

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Rwanda inaugurates first ever e-waste processing facility

05 december 2017 - 13:39:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The first Rwanda’s e-waste recycling initiatives has officially opened its facility located at Bugesera, a [...] Full text...

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'Betting firms key contributors to Kenya Exchequer'

18 november 2017 - 11:01:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With over 45 sports betting and gaming companies in Kenya, the firms contribute over US$2 billion [...] Full text...

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Army kill two Boko Haram terrorists in Northeast Nigeria

31 october 2017 - 16:12:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army said on Tuesday its troops have killed two Boko Haram terrorists in Gambo [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ calls for release of cartoonist in Equatorial Guinea

07 october 2017 - 16:15:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Authorities in Equatorial Guinea should immediately release cartoonist and blogger Ramón Nsé Esono Ebalé, the Committee [...] Full text...

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Zambia: COMESA to abolish mobile telephone roaming charges

05 october 2017 - 19:46:12
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Roaming mobile telephone charges around the 19-member Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Kenyan Supreme Court ruling and democratic consolidation in Africa (News Analysis by Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

11 september 2017 - 10:49:26
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As expected, the Supreme Court’s annulment of Kenya’s August 8 presidential election over “irregularities and illegalities” [...] Full text...

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Egypt: Death toll from train crash hits 41

12 august 2017 - 12:13:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The death toll from Egypt’s latest train disaster rose to 41 as cranes and rescue workers [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 2 Ghanaians among foreigners deported after opposition party offices raid

05 august 2017 - 17:07:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four foreigners, including two Ghanaian information technology specialists, an American and a Canadian working with an [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU abolishes roaming charges

14 june 2017 - 14:06:12
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - As of 15 June 2017, roaming charges in the European Union will no longer apply, said [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN artificial intelligence summit aims to tackle poverty, humanity's 'grand challenges'

07 june 2017 - 19:47:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Artificial intelligence (AI) is responsible for self-driving cars and voice-recognition smart phones, but the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Bashir phones Emir of Kuwait over crisis in Gulf states

06 june 2017 - 16:53:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Bashir on Monday telephoned the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Jabir al-Sabah and [...] Full text...

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US: Big data can have 'big impact' on achievement of Global Goals, UN says

18 may 2017 - 13:58:17
New York, US (PANA) – Mastering and measuring 'big data' – to map poverty from space or use mobile phones [...] Full text...

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US: Innovators, UN discuss using tech to tackle world's development challenges

18 may 2017 - 06:04:25
New York, US (PANA) – From drones dropping food and medicines, to handheld devices that can diagnose Ebola with a [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UNHCR raises concern about 'massive' Mediterranean crossings this weekend

07 may 2017 - 18:15:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over 6,000 people have since last Friday, crossed the Mediterranean to reach Italy – bringing the [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB, African heads of state to discuss youth in agriculture

06 may 2017 - 12:38:53
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is planning to bring African heads of state together to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Amnesty International says press freedom threatened in Southern Africa

03 may 2017 - 15:36:24
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Persistent attacks against journalists and media owners are threatening press freedom and the growth of [...] Full text...

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France: Global operation targets child sexual abuse material exchanged via messaging apps

18 april 2017 - 11:42:21
Lyons, France (PANA) – An operation into the exchange of child sexual abuse material via mobile applications has led to [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Youth driven cultural incubation programme targets African multinationals

18 april 2017 - 07:24:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Global E-Schools and Communities Initiative (GESCI), created by the UN to champion a global Information [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU moves to reduce financing of armed groups through conflict minerals

03 april 2017 - 09:37:20
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council (EC) on Monday adopted a regulation aimed at stopping the financing of armed [...] Full text...

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US: US bans electronic devices on flights from 8 Muslim nations

21 march 2017 - 14:11:33
New York, US (PANA) - The US Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday barred airlines' passengers coming into the US [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO says polluted environment causes 1.7 million child deaths a year

06 march 2017 - 11:24:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of age are attributable to [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Medical personnel banned from using cell phones at work

09 february 2017 - 15:41:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan ministry of Health on Thursday banned all medical personnel from using their cell phones [...] Full text...

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UN: WFP chief lauds efforts to check hunger in north-east Nigeria

28 january 2017 - 14:40:15
New York, US (PANA) - The Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, has welcomed the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN official welcomes progress on anti-hunger programmes in north-east Nigeria

27 january 2017 - 20:28:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The head of the United Nations food relief agency on Friday welcomed the progress made by [...] Full text...

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UN: Inaugural UN World Data Forum to hold in Cape Town in January

07 december 2016 - 16:18:54
New York, US (PANA) - More than 1,000 data leaders from government, business, science and civil society are expected to [...] Full text...

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US: No visa issued by fake US embassy in Ghana was used to enter the country - US official

06 december 2016 - 06:57:21
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US State Department says no visa obtained through a fake US embassy that was [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Human rights groups slam Egypt's 'abusive and arbitrary' travel bans

03 november 2016 - 07:14:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Human rights groups have asked the Egyptian authorities to stop imposing travel bans to prevent human [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: 'Stop arbitrary arrests of opposition supporters ahead of referendum'

28 october 2016 - 15:19:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has urged the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to stop targeting [...] Full text...

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US: US bans Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones from flights

17 october 2016 - 14:17:25
New York, US (PANA) - The US Department of Transportation on Monday issued an order banning all Samsung Galaxy Note7 [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Businesses in Nigeria face challenging times – Sage Director

22 september 2016 - 16:26:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - With the Nigerian economy in recession, support for small and medium businesses could be one [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's aviation regulator bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones on flights

20 september 2016 - 20:22:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s aviation regulator,, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has banned the of use of Samsung [...] Full text...

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UN: UNHCR report says mobile connectivity critical lifeline for refugees

14 september 2016 - 18:38:45
New York, US (PANA) - Many refugees view access to a mobile phone and the Internet as being as critical [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya gets second mobile banking innovation linked to Visa cards

14 september 2016 - 17:29:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visa Inc. has introduced mVisa, a new mobile payment service that will accelerate digital commerce in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Three more arrested in connection with Mombasa women terror attack

11 september 2016 - 19:58:57
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Police have positively identified two members of an all-women terror attack squad which attempted an attack [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda, Gabon abolish mobile phone roaming charges

18 july 2016 - 18:17:24
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda and Gabon on Monday adopted a ban on roaming charges for users of mobile [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Huge arrests in INTERPOL-led operation against gambling during Euro 2016

18 july 2016 - 11:13:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than 4,100 people have been arrested and US$13.6 million seized in two INTERPOL-led operations across [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Al Bashir phones Kiir, Machar, urges restraint

10 july 2016 - 18:01:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's President Omar Al Bashir on Sunday called on warring parties in neighbouring South Sudan to [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: EU political deal to curb trade in conflict minerals

16 june 2016 - 15:38:41
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has agreed on a framework to stop the financing of [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF launches campaign on Internet safety for children, youth

07 june 2016 - 16:52:33
New York, US (PANA) - Eight out of ten 18-year-olds believe that young people are in danger of being sexually [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Investment in ICT key to fighting hunger, poverty - FAO

03 june 2016 - 12:04:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Promoting sustainable agriculture requires a renewed focus on innovation and investment in research, technology and capacity [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Mobile app to preserve culture, heritage launched in Botswana

01 june 2016 - 17:03:44
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s software development company Intellegere Media has developed a collection of mobile applications to share and [...] Full text...

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Guinea: IOM supports Guinea to prevent resurgence of Ebola

20 may 2016 - 14:49:48
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced Friday the launch of a Community Event-Based Surveillance [...] Full text...

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Senegal: UN study finds digital payments save lives, $10 million in Sierra Leone

18 may 2016 - 16:21:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - By using digital payments to pay Ebola response workers, Sierra Leone massively cut payment times, avoiding [...] Full text...

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Italy: Hackers to find solutions fishing challenges

22 april 2016 - 11:06:13
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A group of Italian and international hackers will occupy UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Rome [...] Full text...

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Togo: Togo Govt to abolish customs duties on mobiles, computers

08 april 2016 - 06:29:07
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo intends to abolish customs duties on computers and mobile terminals as part of several reforms [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS launches mobile platform for better healthcare delivery in Cote d'Ivoire

09 march 2016 - 17:44:55
New York, US (PANA) - Starting this month, a thousand people living with HIV in Cote d’Ivoire will receive additional [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 'Women, girls should be at core of disaster risk reduction' - UN

01 march 2016 - 06:57:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women and girls need to be at the core of disaster risk reduction, given that they [...] Full text...

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UN: UN adviser tasks mobile communications industry on SDGs' progress

23 february 2016 - 16:02:43
New York, US (PANA) - The UN adviser on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS), Dr. David Nabarro, on Tuesday urged [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns Uganda for blocking social media during voting

19 february 2016 - 12:25:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned Ugandan authorities for restricting access to social media [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana: 'Bloody week' reported in Ghanaian media

13 february 2016 - 09:44:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The Ghanaian media this week reported a number of killings that rocked the country, with the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: African brand mobile launches in Nigeria

04 february 2016 - 06:21:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African mobile technology brand 'AG Mobile', recognised as one of the continent’s first ODM (original design [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: WB report says four billion miss out on development for lack of internet access

13 january 2016 - 20:52:34
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A new World Bank report said on Wednesday that while the internet, mobile phones [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Police put death toll from Nigeria gas fire at 8

25 december 2015 - 13:43:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria police said Friday that eight people died from the Christmas Eve gas plant explosion [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Regulatory body sets deadline for fake cell phones in Tanzania

18 december 2015 - 08:09:55
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Mobile phone users in Tanzania have until end of June 2016 to make sure [...] Full text...

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