African Governments falling short on healthcare funding, says rights group

29 april 2024 - 07:06:33
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – African governments are falling far short in their commitments to prioritise public spending on health [...] Full text...

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Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa

12 april 2024 - 21:57:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Almost 55 million people are facing further food and nutrition insecurity in West and Central Africa [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff level agreement with Côte d’Ivoire on review of EFF/ECF arrangements

09 april 2024 - 08:02:47
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team and the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire have reached [...] Full text...

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WB provides $92.71 million to enhance economic, educational outcomes in Gambia

13 march 2024 - 08:28:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a $92.71 million financing for The Gambia [...] Full text...

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World Bank’s new outcome bond helps communities remove, recycle plastic waste

25 january 2024 - 13:08:39
Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank has priced a seven-year $100 million, principal-protected Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond, providing [...] Full text...

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IMF completes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Rwanda, approves US$268.05 million for Stand-by Credit Facility

15 december 2023 - 10:42:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Despite the challenging environment, including the floods in May 2023, Rwandan authorities are to be commended [...] Full text...

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'Hacking' the cybersecurity skills gap in developing countries: World Bank Blog By Ghislain de Salins and Anat Lewin

24 november 2023 - 07:33:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals has reached a record high in 2023, with about 4 [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch criticises Uganda for stifling oil pipeline protests

02 november 2023 - 07:55:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Environmental defenders and anti-fossil fuel activists in Uganda routinely face arbitrary arrests, harassment, and threats for [...] Full text...

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Breath-taking Burundi: A land of promise (A World Bank blog by Victoria Kwakwa, Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa)

29 september 2023 - 10:54:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - As the plane descended towards Burundi on my recent trip, the vibrant hues of emerald-green hills [...] Full text...

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IMF's austerity loan conditions risk undermining rights, says Human Rights Watch

25 september 2023 - 05:38:29
Washington DC, US (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund, with a global debt crisis looming, is setting conditions for its [...] Full text...

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Coasts, sea life facing major threat due to massive sand removal

06 september 2023 - 11:52:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Startling findings from a new UN data platform reveal that the marine dredging industry is extracting [...] Full text...

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World Bank supports Ethiopia to expand access to education, nutrition services, build social cohesion

01 august 2023 - 06:29:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia and the World Bank have signed a financing agreement for the [...] Full text...

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Ambitious reform agenda will keep Senegal’s growth momentum: IMF official

13 july 2023 - 06:57:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - After slowing to 4.7 percent in 2022, growth in Senegal is projected to rebound to over [...] Full text...

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UN issues global alert to combat severe sand and dust storms

13 july 2023 - 05:33:06
New York, US (PANA) - Severe sand and dust storms (SDS) are becoming increasingly common, with UN climate experts attributing [...] Full text...

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WB-UNHCR Data Sharing Agreement to improve assistance to the forcibly displaced

28 june 2023 - 06:46:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Bank on Tuesday signed a new global data [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Ruto calls for global financial reform

23 june 2023 - 15:51:30
Paris, France (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto has called for the overhaul of the international financial architecture to create [...] Full text...

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WBG announces new partnership framework with Tunisia

16 june 2023 - 08:32:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday announced a new five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) with Tunisia [...] Full text...

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Social protection policies vital to addressing labour market exclusion in MENA: WB report

08 june 2023 - 09:36:53
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Labour market exclusion is at the root of poverty and vulnerability in the Middle East [...] Full text...

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World Bank supports Ghana to expand social safety nets

06 june 2023 - 06:03:10
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Government of Ghana on Monday received $150 million additional financing from the International Development Association [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board approves US$68 million for Benin under EFF/ECF arrangement

18 may 2023 - 09:59:46
Washington DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the Second Review under [...] Full text...

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EC appoints new heads of mission for EUCAP Sahel Niger, EUAM Ukraine

17 may 2023 - 08:09:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has appointed new Heads of Mission (HoM) for two EU’s civilian missions: the [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves $460 million in credits and grants to eight countries in Western, Central Africa

12 may 2023 - 14:29:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -The World Bank has approved $460 million in credits and grants from the International Development Association (IDA) [...] Full text...

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Africa looks to tap resource wealth for sustainable development and transition to low-carbon economies

05 april 2023 - 13:25:00
Washington DC, US (PANA) - Growth across Sub-Saharan Africa remains sluggish, dragged down by uncertainty in the global economy, the [...] Full text...

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Somalia, WB take stock of development progress as country nears HIPC completion point

30 march 2023 - 10:56:25
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank Country team, in collaboration with Somalia’s Ministry of Finance, has hosted the Country [...] Full text...

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Ramadan welcomed in Libya with wave of price increases

22 march 2023 - 18:47:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - This year again, the month of Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims, which starts Thursday [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for more support to private sector to promote national economy

12 march 2023 - 16:26:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has stressed the need to [...] Full text...

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World Bank, Ethiopia sign $40 million deal to cut carbon emissions under sustainable landscape management

09 february 2023 - 13:12:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has signed a landmark agreement with the World Bank’s reduce carbon emissions by tackling [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves $120 million to support finance for Tunisia’s SMEs

09 february 2023 - 07:49:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The World Bank has approved a US$120 million loan for Tunisia to fund the project ‘Support [...] Full text...

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UNHCR warns rising tide of hunger, insecurity worsening gender-based violence risks

27 november 2022 - 05:45:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Worsening socio-economic conditions, new and ongoing conflicts and humanitarian funding shortfalls are increasing the risk of [...] Full text...

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France provides 200 million euros in loans to Tunisia

20 november 2022 - 14:07:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Minister of Economy and Planning, Samir Saïed, and the French Minister of Europe and [...] Full text...

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'Nearly half of global food crisis hungry are children'

19 september 2022 - 06:15:42
Rome, Italy (PANA) - School-aged children are bearing the brunt of today’s Global Food Crisis with devastating consequences for their [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM highlights govt's efforts to promote respect for the environment

15 august 2022 - 12:08:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba,  has affirmed that his government has made efforts to support [...] Full text...

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Cameroon’s economic outlook for 2022 remains positive despite ‘great uncertainties’ - IMF

26 july 2022 - 07:30:17
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded the Second Reviews of the [...] Full text...

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Africa notches strong progress in building tax transparency, tackling illicit financial flows

21 june 2022 - 10:58:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African countries’ requests for information for tax collection purposes rose 26% over the previous year, signalling [...] Full text...

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Education watchdog says attacks on education increased worldwide during pandemic

01 june 2022 - 06:16:52
New York, US (PANA) – More than 9,000 students, teachers, and academics were harmed, injured, or killed in attacks on [...] Full text...

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Senior US diplomat visits South Africa, Zambia

10 may 2022 - 05:36:10
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez  is visiting South Africa and Zambia to engage [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray region's humanitarian crisis persists despite ceasefire

08 april 2022 - 13:18:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The overall situation in northern Ethiopia remains fragile and unpredictable days after the government declared [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken to visit Morocco, Algeria

25 march 2022 - 05:47:54
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Secretary of State Antony is to visit Morocco and Algeria as part of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Algeria sign agreement on scientific research

21 march 2022 - 20:55:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The ministries of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the two neighboring countries signed on Monday [...] Full text...

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Outcry over increasing violence in Darfur as villages are burnt to the ground

20 march 2022 - 05:55:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and Save the Children have called for an immediate de-escalation of [...] Full text...

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US bans former Nairobi Governor, Sonko, family from entering US over alleged corruption

09 march 2022 - 05:23:22
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has banned former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko Gidion Mbuvi Kioko from entering the [...] Full text...

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AfDB to provide US$12 million to finance AU reforms

11 february 2022 - 18:11:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) will soon benefit from an US$11.48 million grant from the [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt. to establish e-platform on govt. spendings, budgets

08 february 2022 - 19:39:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, and the Minister of [...] Full text...

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Extreme poverty rises nearly 3 per in West Africa cent due to COVID-19

21 january 2022 - 05:17:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Extreme poverty in West Africa rose by nearly three per cent in 2020, another fallout from [...] Full text...

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UN, Lake Chad Basin Commission delegation visits Nigeria

28 october 2021 - 20:16:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government of Nigeria has vowed to join collaborative efforts to see to an end the [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for better and fairer opportunities for physical activity to improve health

14 october 2021 - 15:42:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The WHO Thursday called on decision-makers across the health, sport, education and transport sectors to urgently [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 aid for Africa falling short, says Human Rights Watch

12 october 2021 - 06:35:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for African governments to strengthen social protection systems and fulfill people’s [...] 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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Somalia’s economy rebounds from ‘triple shock’ – World Bank report

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

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World Bank and partners announce new Global Fund for Cybersecurity

16 august 2021 - 16:09:10
Washington DC, US (PANA) – The World Bank announced on Mo9nday the launch of a new Cybersecurity Multi-Donor Trust Fund [...] Full text...

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US donates vaccine doses to Botswana

10 august 2021 - 18:27:17
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The United States government has donated Pfizer-Biotech COVID-19 vaccine to Botswana through the COVAX dose sharing [...] Full text...

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The Gambia and the US in joint effort to accelerate development

10 august 2021 - 16:08:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-  The Gambia and the United States have entered into an agreement to facilitate and expand both actual [...] Full text...

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AfDB and partners renew commitment to end child stunting in Africa

14 july 2021 - 12:59:05
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Urging unity and action to accelerate nutrition targets amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, representatives of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Preserving macroeconomic stability, revitalising jobs, improving investment climate critical for South Africa’s recovery

13 july 2021 - 15:53:29
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa is set to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis weaker than when it entered [...] Full text...

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New social protection assessment in Lesotho aims to strengthen programmes for poor people

06 july 2021 - 14:01:31
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Strong effective social protection programmes are needed to help protect vulnerable people in Lesotho and ensure [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court president commends Nigerian govt for new office building

29 june 2021 - 22:27:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The president of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has commended the Federal [...] Full text...

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SADC expresses solidarity with victims of Nyiragongo volcano eruption in Goma, DR Congo

23 june 2021 - 22:51:49
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The heads of state and government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have expressed [...] Full text...

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World Bank supports Morocco’s reforms for social and economic resilience

18 june 2021 - 15:59:17
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a US$450 million loan to support momentum in Morocco for reforms [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to restore 5.16 million hectares of degraded land by 2030

17 june 2021 - 15:03:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is committed to rehabilitating 5.16 million hectares of degraded land by 2030, as [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for global partnership to address climate change, COVID-19

30 may 2021 - 12:57:32
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that if governments embrace together the goals of phasing [...] Full text...

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African Development Fund ranked among world’s leading providers of development assistance

29 may 2021 - 08:08:22
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) has been ranked second among 49 international agencies for the [...] Full text...

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Budget session of the Libyan Parliament opens

24 may 2021 - 11:47:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan MPs on Monday began deliberations for the adoption of the 2021 budget in the eastern [...] Full text...

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US to increase humanitarian aid to Mozambique

07 may 2021 - 05:27:45
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States is working with the Government of Mozambique, international organizations, civil society organizations, [...] Full text...

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WB provides US$300 million to consolidate Tunisia’s social safety nets for children, poor households

01 april 2021 - 17:55:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors on Wednesday  approved US$ 300 million in financing [...] Full text...

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Mozambique growth expected to rebound by 2022 – World Bank

05 march 2021 - 18:59:45
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique’s economy is expected to gradually recover from 2021 but substantial downside risks remain due to [...] Full text...

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AfDB pledges to mobilise $6.5 billion in support of the Great Green Wall Initiative

11 january 2021 - 15:42:04
Paris, France (PANA) - The Sahel region's Great Green Wall Initiative received a major boost from the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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Development risks remain as economic activity, incomes likely to stay low for extended period - WBG

05 january 2021 - 16:04:44
Washington, US (PANA) - The global economy is expected to expand 4% in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WB boosts support to the Sahel for resilient recovery from security and economic crisis

16 december 2020 - 15:55:20
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank has announced approval of three projects to support the economic recovery and improve [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank Group boosts Nigeria’s efforts to reduce poverty

15 december 2020 - 18:10:17
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) discussed a new five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Nigeria from [...] Full text...

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Mission Billion Challenge awards innovations in West Africa informal sector

26 october 2020 - 13:10:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank Group announced on Monday the winners of the Mission Billion Challenge “WURI West [...] Full text...

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UN, US, Canada call for immediate release of Libyan Media Authority chairman

22 october 2020 - 16:45:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The embassies of the United States and Canada in Libya have joined the United Nations Mission [...] Full text...

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Accelerating learning, earnings of adolescent girls, young women in the Sahel

17 october 2020 - 09:42:52
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A significant scale-up of activities for the Sahel Women Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD) project [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board raises the bank's capital by 125 per cent

15 october 2020 - 15:26:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) country manager at the Regional Office of Development and Service Delivery for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank approves $12 billion for vaccines

14 october 2020 - 12:55:33
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved an envelope of $12 billion for developing [...] Full text...

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Libya: GNA sues for resumption of political process

08 october 2020 - 17:48:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has stressed the importance of resuming [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WB confirms sub-Sahara Africa’s economic downturn, outlines path for recovery

08 october 2020 - 09:55:18
Washington, US (PANA) - Driven by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 global pandemic, growth in sub-Saharan Africa is predicted [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe teachers release survey report justifying continued closure of schools

25 september 2020 - 23:22:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Teachers in Zimbabwe Friday called on government to desist from opening schools this coming Monday until [...] Full text...

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Smart Africa and American investor Partner to Strengthen Start-Up and Innovation Ecosystems in Africa

18 september 2020 - 23:23:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - American entrepreneurial pre-accelerator, Draper University and Smart Africa, Friday announced a partnership aimed at strengthening start-up [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic threatens human capital gains of the past decade - New WB report

16 september 2020 - 17:57:39
Washington, US (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new [...] Full text...

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NGO says attacks on students, teachers, and schools surge in Africa’s Sahel

09 september 2020 - 05:04:28
New York, US (PANA) – The Central Sahel has seen a significant spike in attacks on students, teachers, and schools [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 2 West African Science and Tech institutions driving local solutions to COVID-19 pandemic

04 september 2020 - 16:03:19
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Bank-funded institutes in Nigeria and Burkina Faso are domestically producing much-needed personal protective equipment (PPE) [...] Full text...

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India, Nigeria to expand cooperation in defence, IT and solar energy sectors

02 september 2020 - 15:21:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and India have agreed to maintain the momentum in strengthening “excellent ties” for their mutual [...] Full text...

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AWF, partner team up in restoring native bamboo species in Rwanda

27 august 2020 - 22:46:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) Thursday announced the delivery of 11,400 bamboo plants to Rwanda as part [...] Full text...

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

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

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Coronavirus: Gambian Lawmakers approve US$ 289,463.52 bailout fund for media

24 july 2020 - 16:48:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian awmakers have unanimously approved the payment of 15 million Dalasis (US$ 289,463.52) as bailout funds [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch slams DRC's rights record

22 july 2020 - 04:58:03
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has given a thumbs down to the human rights record of the administration [...] Full text...

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WB approves $125 million IDA credit to improve secondary education in Cameroon

17 july 2020 - 13:28:32
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $125 million International Development Association (IDA) [...] Full text...

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Attacks by ADF in eastern DRC may amount to crimes against humanity, war crimes – UN Report

07 july 2020 - 09:54:00
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Brutal attacks by the armed group known as Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which have left [...] Full text...

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AfDB elevates Kenyan Wambui Gichuri to post of VP Agric, Human and Social Development

05 july 2020 - 07:14:33
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced the promotion of Wambui Gichuri to the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IMF approves 12-month US$5.2 billion Standby-by Arrangement for Egypt

27 june 2020 - 06:07:49
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Egypt has secured a 12-month Standby-by Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with [...] Full text...

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International community shows strong support for Sudan with US$1.8 billion pledge

26 june 2020 - 18:08:34
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Over US$1.8 billion in pledges poured in for Sudan during a high-level Sudan Partnership Conference, held [...] Full text...

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Rights groups urge IMF to delay vote on US$5.2 billion loan to Egypt

24 june 2020 - 05:42:19
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should delay a vote on a US$5.2 billion loan to [...] Full text...

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Gambia to strengthen fiscal management for better public service delivery

22 june 2020 - 18:32:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mambury Njie, the Gambian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, and Mr. Nathan Belete, the World [...] Full text...

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The relevance of digital skills in the COVID-19 era (An AfDB feature)

18 june 2020 - 17:07:18
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The COVID-19 global pandemic has changed how the world functions, illustrating the limitations of many [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj, high-level Turkish delegation discuss the situation in Libya

17 june 2020 - 17:40:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chair of the Libyan Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: RSF pays tribute to six African journos in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic

16 june 2020 - 17:30:12
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Monday paid tribute to 30 news heroes (journalists, whistleblowers and the [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Newly elected president signs book of condolence for late-head of state

13 june 2020 - 15:40:30
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian president-elect, Evariste Ndayishimiye signed here Saturday the book of condolences opened for former head [...] Full text...

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Burundi suspend all leisure activities following the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza

12 june 2020 - 16:41:02
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Leisure activities have been suspended in Burundi to mark the seven-day mourning period decreed by the [...] Full text...

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Congo to update the national program of action for the environment

11 june 2020 - 18:43:46
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Tourism and the Environment, Arlette Soudan Nonault, said on Wednesday in Brazzaville [...] Full text...

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AfDB, development partners propel Somalia back from the brink

11 june 2020 - 16:56:55
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In early 2020, Somalia, with support from the United Kingdom Government and the European Union (EU), [...] Full text...

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EU suspends funding to WWF-Congo for human rights violations

09 june 2020 - 17:14:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has suspended funding to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for serious human [...] Full text...

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US Senate urges World Bank to be tough in granting money to Zimbabwe's Govt

05 june 2020 - 16:51:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Jim Risch, has written to World Bank President, [...] Full text...

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Congolese government calls for more investment in agriculture

03 june 2020 - 18:40:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State for Agriculture and Livestock, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday stressed the need [...] Full text...

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AfDB delivers on a decade of transformative commitments to reduce poverty (A feature)

02 june 2020 - 19:59:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - For the past five decades, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has been at the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: France allocates 80 million euros to Tunisia

01 june 2020 - 17:06:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The French government has allocated 80 million euros to Tunisia to help it cope with the [...] Full text...

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Mali Basketball Federation, FIBA-Africa organize May 27-28 training course for photographers

27 may 2020 - 14:22:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Basketball Federation (FMBB) and FIBA Africa are organizing a training course for Malian photographers [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian agency says new swarms of locusts threaten to increase hunger in East Africa

27 may 2020 - 10:43:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarian agency Oxfam warned on Wednesday that millions of people in East and Central Africa, already [...] Full text...

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Football unites to support International Missing Children’s Day Initiative

26 may 2020 - 17:03:30
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - On International Missing Children’s Day, celebrated on 25 May, FIFA has come together with over 170 [...] Full text...

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Covid-19 threatening fight against obstetric fistula

22 may 2020 - 19:32:52
New York, US (PANA) - The fight to end obstetric fistula, one of the most serious and tragic injuries that can [...] Full text...

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80 million children under one at risk of other diseases as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts

22 may 2020 - 18:36:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID 19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions of children – in [...] Full text...

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World Bank announces $500 million to fight locusts in Africa, Middle East

21 may 2020 - 17:08:45
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday approved a US$500 million programme to help countries in Africa [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US gives Libya US$6.5 million to support its fight against Covid-19

16 may 2020 - 12:25:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has announced an additional US$6.5 million contribution to Libya to support efforts by [...] Full text...

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World Bank Board approves $30m development policy grant to support Gambia

15 may 2020 - 17:08:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on Friday approved a US$30 million development policy grant [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF helps Egypt alleviate financing needs arising from COVID-19 pandemic

12 may 2020 - 12:45:25
Washington, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved Egypt’s request for emergency financial [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF says Ugandan economy ‘severely affected by COVID-19 pandemic’

07 may 2020 - 08:51:08
Washington, US (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$491.5 million [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$21.3 million for Gambia to address COVID-19 pandemic

16 april 2020 - 14:57:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Gambia will get relief from the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US government says its response now far surpasses pledges

14 april 2020 - 17:11:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - "Our response now far surpasses that initial pledge. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the U.S. government [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank supports Gambia’s COVID-19 response

02 april 2020 - 19:26:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board on Thursday approved a US$10 million grant from the International Development Association [...] Full text...

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Somalia cleared for foreign bank loans after debt relief

25 march 2020 - 00:47:22
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Somalia has cleared its debts to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and would be [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus and Climate Change: Observing World Water Day

23 march 2020 - 21:12:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As the world celebrates World Water Day, an estimated 400 million people in Africa still lack [...] Full text...

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US Congress Committee introduces legislation to support Sudan’s democratic transition

07 march 2020 - 17:28:35
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Congress Foreign Affairs Committee has paved the way for what observers believed is a [...] Full text...

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Somalia clears arrears to World Bank Group with Norway’s support

05 march 2020 - 19:34:14
  Washington, US (PANA) –The Federal Government of Somalia on Thursday cleared its arrears to the International Development Association (IDA), completing [...] Full text...

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Exiled former cabinet minister alleges growing discontent in Zimbabwe's army

01 march 2020 - 15:01:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, has alleged growing discontent in the Zimbabwe army amid heightened [...] Full text...

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Somalia to reestablish financial relations with World Bank Group after 30 years

28 february 2020 - 12:39:53
  Washington, US (PANA) -The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors has moved toward normalizing its relations with the Federal [...] Full text...

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South Africa to construct Pan African University in Cape Town

26 february 2020 - 17:19:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, on Wednesday announced that the government will commence [...] Full text...

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Gambian govt. approves US$80m loan to support households

19 february 2020 - 19:48:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia has approved US$ 80 million loan agreement that targets over 40,000 [...] Full text...

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International online university, UNICAF, gets provisional licence to operate in Zimbabwe

18 february 2020 - 16:24:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - International online university, UNICAF, opened its local premises after receiving a provisional licence from the Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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Arab Maghreb Union to create television channel

17 february 2020 - 17:57:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) has decided to launch a Maghreb Television news channel of international [...] Full text...

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Getting to know Zimbabwe's new national football men's coach, Zdravko Logarusic

16 february 2020 - 14:43:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Last week, the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) unveiled its newly-appointed Warriors coach, Zdravko Logarusic, after several months of [...] Full text...

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AfDB slams World Bank President’s comments on Africa’s debt profile

16 february 2020 - 09:54:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In several news reports, World Bank President, David Malpass, was recently quoted as saying that [...] Full text...

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Somalia on brink of getting US$5.3 billion IMF, World Bank debt relief

14 february 2020 - 12:23:13
Washington DC, US (PANA) - Somalia has inched closer to securing an international debt relief for US$5.3 billion piled up [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, South Africa face no risk of debt distress: AfDB tells World Bank

14 february 2020 - 10:03:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), a development financier with a global footprint, has disputed the World [...] Full text...

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Uncertain demobilization for 900 children in South Sudan due to lack of funding, says UNICEF

13 february 2020 - 21:39:11
Paris, France (PANA)  -  Essential programs to support 900 children already registered to be released from armed forces and groups [...] Full text...

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Togo: HAAC announces a 60-minute talk show for each presidential candidate

11 february 2020 - 18:13:47
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC), a media regulatory institution, on Tuesday announced the [...] Full text...

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Burundian Mediator urges presidential candidates to go for fair play

11 february 2020 - 17:04:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ombudsman (Mediator of the Republic), Edouard Nduwimana, on Tuesday congratulated the dozen candidates cleared for [...] Full text...

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UNHRC says 'tremendous gap’ persists between needs and spaces on offer

06 february 2020 - 06:16:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although around 1.4 million refugees are estimated to be in urgent need of resettlement worldwide, only [...] Full text...

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Oxfam accuses European countries of using development aid to fight migration

01 february 2020 - 20:02:06
Paris, France (PANA) - Oxfam revealed in a report here Thursday that European Union (EU) development aid was being used [...] Full text...

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President of Niger meets with IMF official

31 january 2020 - 18:41:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou, on Friday met with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), [...] Full text...

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Buhari commits to provision of enabling environment for businesses in Nigeria

28 january 2020 - 16:46:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday again announced that the Nigerian Federal Government is committed to [...] Full text...

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Tunisia launches Arabic language platform on refugee issues

23 january 2020 - 16:28:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Arab Institute for Human Rights has launched, in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$685, 000 grant for Zimbabwe disaster risk management training

23 january 2020 - 14:20:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$685,000 grant to strengthen Zimbabwe’s capacity to manage [...] Full text...

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Gambia: FM assures of govt's commitment to SDGs acceleration growth

22 january 2020 - 19:17:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mamburay Njie, the Gambian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, has revealed that the Gambian government [...] Full text...

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Gabon, Chad, Cameroon and CAR negotiate an extension of the PRE

14 january 2020 - 18:02:21
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Four member countries of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (Cemac), namely Gabon, Chad, [...] Full text...

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Senior US official visits Sudan as part of African tour

13 january 2020 - 18:42:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Tibor Nagy, is visiting the Sudan as part of an [...] Full text...

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LFA, QFA sign five-year cooperation agreement

29 december 2019 - 15:17:56
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA)  -  The football associations of Liberia and Qatar have signed a five-year cooperation agreement, an official statement [...] Full text...

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End-year analysis: Libyan oil sector achieved strong performance in 2019 (By Youssef Ba)

27 december 2019 - 11:54:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - 2019 was a pivotal year, in all respects, for Libya's oil sector, which managed to achieve [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Debt payment, salaries take 80% of gov’t budget

26 december 2019 - 22:19:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The Gambia’s payment of debts it owes foreign and domestic lenders, salaries and allowances of civil [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to introduce sex education in school curricula from 2020-2021

23 december 2019 - 19:38:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  A senior education official announced here Monday volunteer sexual health educators would be trained in summer [...] Full text...

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NGO says situation of asylum seekers and refugees in Tunisia alarming

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

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NOC sells shares of Libya Marathon Oil to Total for $ 650 million

11 december 2019 - 00:11:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The board of directors of the Libyan National Petroleum Company (NOC) announced here Tuesday its approval [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Second symposium on religious coexistence opens in Tabarka

28 november 2019 - 21:21:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Participants at a symposium here Thursday agreed that the fight against terrorism and extremism required a [...] 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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'EU's total annual financial disbursement to Niger since 2015 is 100 million euros'

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

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IGAD pledges $50,000 toward flood victims in Djibouti

23 november 2019 - 22:04:29
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Sunday pledged US$50,000 towards the relief efforts for the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Affiniam Dam to be rehabilitated with support from China

21 november 2019 - 18:20:00
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Rehabilitation work on the Affiniam dam in southern Senegal, located about 20 kilometers northwest of Ziguinchor, [...] Full text...

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

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

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President Alpha Condé visits Germany

18 november 2019 - 16:49:52
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's head of state, Alpha Condé, left Conakry early Monday for Berlin, Germany, for a working [...] Full text...

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Over 300 million women, girls in low income countries using contraceptions - Report

11 november 2019 - 18:14:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new report, released in Nairobi on Monday, shows that 314 million women and girls are [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: National demographic and health survey says Nigeria has made progress in promoting wellbeing of citizens

05 november 2019 - 19:07:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), released on Tuesday in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, said [...] Full text...

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WHO report offers tools to tackle deaths through non-communicable diseases, road traffic injuries.

31 october 2019 - 22:21:42
New York (PANA)  -  A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) launched here Thursday offers guidance and tools [...] Full text...

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Niger-Germany intergovernmental consultations begin in Niamey

31 october 2019 - 17:21:25
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Intergovernmental consultations between Niger and Germany began on Thursday in Niamey to prepare for the upcoming [...] Full text...

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WHO releases new report to bolster efforts to tackle leading causes of urban deaths

31 october 2019 - 11:32:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday released a new report that offers guidance and [...] Full text...

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Botswana Ministry of Transport and Communications to give an insight into Trans Kalahari Corridor

29 october 2019 - 20:27:42
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Transport and Communications, in conjunction with The Trans Kalahari Corridor Secretariat, will [...] Full text...

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World Bank, ATAF pen accord to strengthen tax regimes In Africa

28 october 2019 - 13:17:18
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The World Bank Group and the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) have signed a Memorandum of [...] Full text...

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US places sanctions on Zimbabwe's state security minister Owen Ncube for gross human rights abuses

26 october 2019 - 08:17:04
New York, USA (PANA)  -  The United States government Friday added Zimbabwe's State Security Minister Owen Ncube to its list [...] Full text...

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Investing in Portuguese-Speaking Africa: The Moment is Now, says AfDB

24 october 2019 - 19:48:41
Abidjan, Cote d"Ivoire (PANA) - Economic reforms, a burgeoning middle class and regional diversity against the background of the new [...] Full text...

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US govt reiterates commitment to work with Nigeria to improve health and well being of Nigerians

23 october 2019 - 16:33:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Government on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to work with the Government of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Chad sets up 80-million-euro project to boost its agricultural sector

22 october 2019 - 16:21:48
Paris, France (PANA) - An 81.9-million-euro project has been awarded to Chad to help more than one million vulnerable smallholder [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe president receives Luxembourg minister of development cooperation

21 october 2019 - 23:18:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -  The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Monday met with the minister of [...] Full text...

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Qatar to host 10th World Summit on Innovation for Education

21 october 2019 - 19:08:16
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The tenth edition of the World Summit on Innovation for Education (WISE) will hold from [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Central African countries agree to increase national immunization coverage rates to average of 90 pct.

18 october 2019 - 22:49:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   Ten Central African countries agreed here Friday to increase their current immunization coverage rate from an [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Marriages with low civil registration in Africa

18 october 2019 - 17:55:30
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Marriages and divorces are the poor "cousins" of civil registration in Africa, according to a report [...] Full text...

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Bishop of Port Louis wants Mauritians to vote responsibly on Nov. 7

15 october 2019 - 16:50:21
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Bishop of Port Louis, Cardinal Maurice Piat, on Tuesday called on Mauritians to use [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners to develop Green financing instruments for Africa

14 october 2019 - 17:25:10
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), has commissioned [...] Full text...

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World Bank launches Regional Affordable Housing Project in Senegal

14 october 2019 - 17:02:57
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank has launched the Regional Affordable Housing Project in Dakar, according to a statement [...] Full text...

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Global community pledges $14 billion to step up fight against AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria

11 october 2019 - 05:49:58
Lyon, France (PANA) - Donors have pledged just over $14 billion for the next three years to save 16 million [...] Full text...

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NBA Africa Vice President Amadou Gallo Fall fosters Young African Talent

10 october 2019 - 21:06:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ahead of the official launching next year of the first NBA-affiliated regional league, NBA Africa Vice [...] Full text...

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Experts seek "science–policy interface" to improve community's resilience to climate change in Africa

09 october 2019 - 20:33:51
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Experts gathered Wednesday in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the first African Climate Risks Conference [...] Full text...

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Developing countries may be affected by US$1.38 billion UN funding gap

08 october 2019 - 22:21:16
New York, USA (PANA)  -  The United Nations (UN) has US$1.38 billion in outstanding membership contributions for its 2019 regular [...] Full text...

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14th meeting of the African Regional Anti-Doping in Sports opens in Bamako

08 october 2019 - 18:21:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 14th Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO), Africa Zones [...] Full text...

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US parliamentary mission in Niger to discuss food security

08 october 2019 - 17:34:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An exchange of ideas was held Tuesday in the Prime Minister's Office, members of the Nigerien [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari presents 2020 budget proposal, pegs crude oil benchmark at US$57

08 october 2019 - 17:23:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday presented to the National Assembly for approval, a federal government [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Graduates urged to promote sustainable agriculture

07 october 2019 - 18:20:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Vice President Slumber Tsogwane has urged gradiates from the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural [...] Full text...

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Senegal not spared by fake drug trafficking

05 october 2019 - 19:23:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal is not spared by the problem of the circulation of street drugs, which explains why [...] Full text...

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African govts increasing support for social protection

27 september 2019 - 21:16:31
New York, USA (PANA)  -  African governments are increasingly committing domestic resources to social protection and delivering more social assistance [...] Full text...

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AfCFTA, an opportunity for US companies to invest in Africa - says President Issoufou

24 september 2019 - 17:48:59
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou, on Monday invited American companies to invest in Africa under the [...] Full text...

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Boeing Financial Assistance Fund to reach affected families of Ethiopian crash

24 september 2019 - 15:39:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  – The two administrators of the Boeing Financial Assistance Fund, Kenneth R. Feinberg and Camille S. [...] Full text...

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ECA calls for inclusive development planning in Africa

19 september 2019 - 21:38:45
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -   Professor Sylvain Boko of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Thursday called on African countries to [...] Full text...

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Benin hosts ECA training on accountability in development planning

19 september 2019 - 17:48:58
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Five African countries have embarked on a process of strengthening accountability for their management, through training [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to end analogue television broadcasting

18 september 2019 - 18:03:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Oct. 31, 2019 at 11:59 pm marks the end of analog television broadcasting in Burkina [...] Full text...

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Delegation from association of Libyan municipalities visits Morocco

17 september 2019 - 22:43:37
Rabat, Morocco (PANA)   -   A delegation of the National Association of Libyan Municipalities Tuesday arrived here on a visit to [...] Full text...

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US slaps economic sanctions against former Uganda Police chief

13 september 2019 - 21:54:59
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The US government has slapped economic and visa sanctions against former Ugandan Police Inspector-General, Kale Kayihura, [...] Full text...

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Two African programs win UNESCO 2019 King Sejong Literacy Prize

09 september 2019 - 22:19:19
Paris, France (PANA)   -   UNESCO awarded on Monday its King Sejong 2019 Literacy Prize, on the occasion of International Literacy [...] Full text...

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CCDA-8: Participants call for strengthening of the African Center for Climate Policy

07 september 2019 - 19:36:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The recent Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-VIII), held recently in Addis [...] Full text...

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Higher Committee on World Conference on Gum Arabic convenes in Khartoum

04 september 2019 - 19:30:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Over 500 experts and stakeholders in Gum Arabic, including the 16 African producers of Gum Arabic, [...] Full text...

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Presidential Elections: Tunisians still skeptical despite three days of campaign

04 september 2019 - 16:59:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The electioneering campaign for Tunisia's presidential election, scheduled for September 15, entered its third day on [...] Full text...

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Niger hosts workshop on Women entrepreneurs in West Africa

04 september 2019 - 16:44:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A regional capacity-building workshop for women entrepreneurs in West Africa began Wednesday in Niamey, Niger, to [...] Full text...

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Rwandan youth take the lead in Nyabarongo watershed protection (A Feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent)

02 september 2019 - 19:59:48
Nyamagabe, Rwanda (PANA) - It is on a hot Monday morning in Nyamagabe, a mountainous district, in Southern Rwanda, and [...] Full text...

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African health ministers adopt strategic plan to reduce double burden of malnutrition

22 august 2019 - 06:06:55
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - African Ministers of Health meeting in Brazzaville on the sidelines of the 69th WHO Regional Committee [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire- Significant health outcomes in the Africa region, report says

20 august 2019 - 23:27:44
Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The Africa region has achieved significant results, according to the 12th general program of [...] Full text...

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