Tripoli-based ministry discusses peacebuilding and local resilience project

22 december 2025 - 12:10:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ministry of Local Communities of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) on Sunday discussed [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants São Tomé and Príncipe's $21.9 million to boost blue economy, strengthen food security

21 december 2025 - 07:11:03
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Board of Directors has approved a $22 million grant [...] Full text...

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Al-Burhan, Al-Sisi Hold Joint Talks on Strengthening Mechanisms of Bilateral Cooperation

18 december 2025 - 17:49:40
 Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese de facto leader General Abdul Fatah Al Burhan flew to Egypt Thursday where he [...] Full text...

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Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs moves to support schools in Sudanese community

16 december 2025 - 15:46:57
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - A humanitarian initiative has been implemented in Ajdabiya (east) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa tackles climate-driven disease threats through pandemic fund grant

16 december 2025 - 09:47:36
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Eight Southern African countries are joining forces to prevent, detect and respond to disease outbreaks before they [...] Full text...

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Libyan-American officials meet on ways to end crisis

12 december 2025 - 15:40:47
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, met with the Chargé d'Affaires of [...] Full text...

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UK sanctions Sudan's paramilitary commanders responsible for atrocities

12 december 2025 - 12:15:31
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Kingdom on Friday sanctioned senior commanders of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...] Full text...

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Top Libyan officials meet Indian company on development of electricity network in eastern part of country

11 december 2025 - 18:12:47
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy of the Libyan government based in the east, Awad [...] Full text...

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Uganda-Tanzania oil pipeline gets greenlight amid environmental concerns ((News Feature) by Kennedy Abwao - PANA Correspondent

02 december 2025 - 17:00:15
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The ink has not dried on the East African Court of Justices ruling giving the US$4 [...] Full text...

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World Bank team meets Sudanese officials on resumption of support

02 december 2025 - 08:23:09
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – The first high-level official delegation from the World Bank arrived in Sudan on Monday since [...] Full text...

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African Water Facility Governing Council adopts new five-year strategy to boost water security efforts

30 november 2025 - 08:43:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Governing Council of the African Water Facility has adopted the organisation’s new five-year strategy, marking [...] Full text...

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EIB Global and AfDB invest US$275 million to modernise Mauritania’s main railway corridor

30 november 2025 - 08:36:05
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB Global) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a joint [...] Full text...

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The Gambia: Laying the foundations for stable growth and jobs

29 november 2025 - 14:10:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group has approved $45 million in grant financing from the International Development [...] Full text...

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UN rights office condemns ‘apparent summary execution’ of two men in the West Bank

28 november 2025 - 20:22:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR said on Friday that it was “appalled” by the “brazen [...] Full text...

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Defying the odds: Young entrepreneurs vow to take their chances and build the industries of tomorrow

26 november 2025 - 13:22:04
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Young people make a vital contribution to the creation of industries that benefit people and [...] Full text...

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Finance experts urge African states to track US$1.2 trillion laundered through wildlife conservancies

25 november 2025 - 17:36:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – African countries must urgently take steps to track some US$1.2 trillion, which flows into the continent [...] Full text...

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UN warns against exploitation of AI for 'purely political or economic purposes'

24 november 2025 - 16:36:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The threats posed by generative artificial intelligence (AI) to several human rights, including privacy, political participation, [...] Full text...

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IMF staff completes 2025 Article IV Mission to Mozambique

22 november 2025 - 09:39:20
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned that Mozambique is navigating a “complex macroeconomic environment”. It said [...] Full text...

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Primate conservationists in Virunga Park upbeat over fresh effort to end cross-border biodiversity loss (By Kennedy Abwao PANA Correspondent)

20 november 2025 - 07:34:00
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – A sombre mood engulfed the small Island of Ngamba in Uganda as conservationists led a funeral [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya clarifies 'disinformation' on political process funding

19 november 2025 - 11:09:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has clarified the public the financing of the [...] Full text...

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UN Special Committee warns of Israel’s continued expansionist agenda under the so-called 'Greater Israel' project

19 november 2025 - 09:36:49
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the [...] Full text...

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AU sustainable development chief calls for deepening of community-led conservation efforts in Botswana

18 november 2025 - 16:45:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The sight of wild animals freely roaming the floodplains of the Chobe National Park in the [...] Full text...

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Qatar signs agreement to support political dialogue in Libya

18 november 2025 - 12:19:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The State of Qatar on Monday signed a financial contribution agreement to support the Libyan Political [...] Full text...

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On Brazil’s Combu Island, chocolate makers hold clues to climate action

17 november 2025 - 14:51:13
Combu Island, Brazil (PANA)  – Ilha do Combu in Portuguese – rises like a wall of living green from Brazil’s [...] Full text...

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UN launches first refugee-led green fund to restore land and cut carbon

14 november 2025 - 12:50:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched the Refugee Environmental Protection Fund, the first major refugee-led [...] Full text...

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Protecting lives in a warming world: Health takes centre stage at COP30

13 november 2025 - 18:50:42
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Hailed by Brazil as “a crucial moment to demonstrate the strength of the health sector in [...] Full text...

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AUC representatives reaffirm support for the Libya-Africa transit corridors project

13 november 2025 - 13:08:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libya Africa Investment Portfolio has held a meeting at in Tripoli with the President and [...] Full text...

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42 migrants missing in shipwreck off Libya coast

13 november 2025 - 08:46:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An inflatable boat that departed from Zuwara, in northwestern Libya, capsized on 3 November with about [...] Full text...

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Latest deadly shipwreck highlights need for safer migration

12 november 2025 - 19:03:27
Geneva, Switzerland - (PANA) - Forty-two people are missing and presumed dead following a shipwreck off Libya – the latest [...] Full text...

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Egypt becomes seventh country in eastern Mediterranean region to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem

12 november 2025 - 14:08:00
Cairo, Egypt, (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO )Wednesday announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public [...] Full text...

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Keeping cool on a hotter planet: COP30 pushes for sustainable cooling and AI innovation

12 november 2025 - 07:47:38
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - As the planet heats up, so does the race for smarter, cleaner technology. At COP30 in [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves new project to power Tunisia's energy transformation

12 november 2025 - 07:17:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank and the Government of Tunisia have concluded a financing agreement to support Tunisia’s [...] Full text...

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Doha Social Summit: Path to fairer societies begins in the classroom

05 november 2025 - 08:00:44
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Education took centre stage on the opening day of the Second World Summit for Social Development [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Italian officials meet on implementation of local water resources management project

03 november 2025 - 15:49:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Local Government of the National Unity Government, led by the Secretary-General of [...] Full text...

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AU Commissioner outlines $30 billion infrastructure investment plan for aviation

30 october 2025 - 13:19:12
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The African Union Commissioner for Infrastrcuture and Energy, Lerato D. Mataboge, African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns Gaza killings, urges full respect for ceasefire

30 october 2025 - 07:20:56
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the killing of civilians, including children, in Israeli airstrikes [...] Full text...

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African leaders converge to 'unlock' trillion-dollar infrastructure investments at Luanda finance summit

29 october 2025 - 10:20:42
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - African leaders, global investors, and development partners have gathered in the Angolan capital, Luanda, for the [...] Full text...

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First generative artificial intelligence model in Libya launched

28 october 2025 - 12:52:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first generative artificial intelligence model in Libya, dubbed the LIBIGPT project, was launched in Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Desperate need for water and food continues as Gaza families head north

28 october 2025 - 05:26:58
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - More than 470,000 movements by civilians heading north inside the Gaza Strip have been recorded [...] Full text...

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Rights advocates say momentum builds for crimes against humanity treaty

27 october 2025 - 13:04:15
New York, US (PANA) – Developing an effective International Convention to Prevent and Punish Crimes against Humanity will require ambitious [...] Full text...

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UN support mission supports mine action in Libyan city of Misrata

27 october 2025 - 11:38:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support MIssion in Libya's (UNSMIL) Mine Action Programme (UNMAS)  and the Libyan Mine Action [...] Full text...

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Head of UN mission in Libya discusses youth employment with young women

26 october 2025 - 04:34:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Libya, Hanna Tetteh, has joined 35 young women [...] Full text...

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ADF approves $73 million to empower Kenyan youth through science, technology development

26 october 2025 - 04:30:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...

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ADF approves additional $8.6 million grant for Burundi clean water supply

26 october 2025 - 04:26:48
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF), through its Climate Action Window, has approved an $8.6 million [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarian office decries escalating drone strikes in Sudan

25 october 2025 - 12:51:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is warning that escalating violence [...] Full text...

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West African Development Bank to loan Burkina Faso $53 million for two state-owned mines

24 october 2025 - 13:10:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government has approved for ratificationa a loan agreement with the West African Development [...] Full text...

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Forty migrants, including children, perish in Tunisia shipwreck

24 october 2025 - 06:46:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A shipwreck off Tunisia that claimed the lives of at least 40 African migrants has once [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Aid efforts continue as UN teams start clearing up to 60 million tonnes of debris

21 october 2025 - 07:35:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Monday said it was encouraged by renewed Gaza ceasefire commitments, warning that [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS launches project to involve young people in electoral observation

20 october 2025 - 12:57:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in collaboration with the ECOWAS Network of [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $2.25 million to boost agricultural productivity in Sierra Leone

19 october 2025 - 07:08:20
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In a move set to boost Sierra Leone’s food security and crop yields, the African [...] Full text...

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Guterres highlights ‘maximum impact’ reform agenda

16 october 2025 - 08:14:25
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday outlined a set of proposals to strengthen the UN’s effectiveness [...] Full text...

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Global Economic Outlook shows modest change amid policy shifts and complex forces (IMF Blog by Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas)

15 october 2025 - 10:46:05
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - In April, the United States shook global trade norms by announcing sweeping tariffs. Given the [...] Full text...

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Opportunity in a time of change (IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva's curtain raiser speech for the 2025 World Bank, IMF Annual Meetings)

12 october 2025 - 11:56:40
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - As I look at the world over the decades, I see incredible progress, but also [...] Full text...

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Europe’s health system under strain as doctors and nurses face mental health crisis

10 october 2025 - 15:16:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - One in 10 doctors and nurses in Europe experience suicidal thoughts, a new survey carried out [...] Full text...

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The Stablecoin Balancing Act (IMF article by Darrell, Odunayo Olowookere, Andreas Veneris)

09 october 2025 - 12:12:40
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Legend has it that gangster Al Capone hid the illicit origins of his wealth by [...] Full text...

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Peace begins behind bars: A corrections officer’s fight for dignity inside Congo’s prisons (A MONUSCO Feature)

08 october 2025 - 22:02:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - The offer sounded almost unreal. The UN was fishing around for someone with a knack for [...] Full text...

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National training workshop on marine biodiversity monitoring and reserve management begins in Zouara

08 october 2025 - 15:03:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - A national training workshop on the monitoring of marine biodiversity and reserve management began in Zuwara [...] Full text...

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Artificial intelligence for, and by, Africa

08 october 2025 - 08:21:33
Paris, France (PANA) - Africa should not inherit artificial intelligence (AI) designed elsewhere, believes UNESCO, which wants to help develop [...] Full text...

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Libyan Ministry of Health, WB discuss strengthening of cooperation on health projects

01 october 2025 - 14:08:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Secretary-General of the Libyan Ministry of Health of the Government of National Unity (GNU) [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group tracks project funds with new blockchain tool

30 september 2025 - 08:09:16
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) is transforming how it tracks development project funds, becoming the [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $10 million trade finance guarantee to Exim Bank Tanzania

28 september 2025 - 05:56:53
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board of Directors has approved a $10 million trade [...] Full text...

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World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa visits Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger

27 september 2025 - 06:28:11
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - World Bank Regional Vice President for Western and Central Africa Ousmane Diagana will undertake a [...] Full text...

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Maximizing national wealth for sustainable prosperity in the Central African Republic

26 september 2025 - 09:57:37
Bangui, Central African Republic - After two years of weak growth, the Central African Republic (CAR) is experiencing a moderate recovery, [...] Full text...

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Why digitalisation for displaced people and host communities can’t wait (World Bank Blog by Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi, Global Practice Manager, Digital Economy & Society, Digital Vice Presidency; Johan Bjurman Bergman, Digital Development Specialist and Anne Schuchardt, Consultant, World Bank Digital Vice Presidency)

23 september 2025 - 08:49:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - For more than 120 million forcibly displaced people around the world, including refugees and [...] Full text...

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High Seas Treaty to enter force in January: 'A lifeline' for the ocean (By UN News)

21 september 2025 - 04:31:26
New York, US (PANA) - A discreet but decisive shift has just taken place at UN headquarters in New York. [...] Full text...

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EU President Costa to attend UNGA high level Week in New York

19 september 2025 - 13:11:29
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - European Council President António Costa will represent the European Union at the 80th United Nations High [...] Full text...

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WFP, ILO support vulnerable communities in Madagascar

19 september 2025 - 09:53:22
Antananarivo, Madagascar – The World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Labor Organisation (ILO) have signed a memorandum of understanding [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire strengthens polio eradication efforts with modern laboratory

19 september 2025 - 06:31:04
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire has taken a crucial  step in the efforts to protect children from the [...] Full text...

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More than thousand investment projects worth $18.7 billion over four years in Libya

18 september 2025 - 15:45:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The General Authority for Investment Promotion and Privatization has announced that the total number of investment [...] Full text...

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Second workshop of 5+5 Defence Initiative on Counter-terrorism Project held in Tripoli

16 september 2025 - 11:07:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The second workshop of the Expert Centre for the Counter-terrorism Capacity Building Project was launched on [...] Full text...

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‘Deadly floods’ displace over 100,000 in South Sudan

13 september 2025 - 05:54:49
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Over 100,000 people in South Sudan have been displaced by what the UN refugee agency, [...] Full text...

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Deadly attacks across Darfur leave nearly 100 wounded in MSF-supported facilities

12 september 2025 - 07:51:35
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Following a series of attacks by Sudan's warring parties – the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...] Full text...

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Libya, Nigeria discuss reviving mega gas pipeline project to Europe

11 september 2025 - 11:45:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has called for the revival of the gas pipeline project linking Nigeria to Europe via [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM: Megadam 'closes era of begging for handout'

09 september 2025 - 11:52:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy on Tuesday hailed his countrymen and women for the construction of [...] Full text...

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South Sudan president Salva Kiir lauds Ethiopian megadam as 'historic milestone'

09 september 2025 - 11:15:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Tuesday has been lauded as [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia set to inaugurate historic dam (By Gezahagn Degefu, Ethiopian News Agency)

07 september 2025 - 16:42:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At the beginning of the Ethiopian New Year (September 2025), Ethiopians are set to celebrate [...] Full text...

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The missing half: The urgent need for more women’s representation in the media

05 september 2025 - 20:30:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women make up half of the world’s population but receive only 26 percent of media coverage, [...] Full text...

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African health leaders, partners call for greater investment in integrated NCD services

31 august 2025 - 07:34:56
Lusaka, Lusaka (PANA) — African health ministers and partners are calling for increased investment in integrated health services to address [...] Full text...

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UN chief warns against ‘playing with fire’ as nuclear test threat looms

30 august 2025 - 07:38:58
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guteres has issued a stark warning on the International Day against Nuclear [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: From outsiders to title contenders: How coach Rakotondrabe transformed Madagascar (By CAF Online)

27 august 2025 - 08:44:09
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - When Romuald Rakotondrabe speaks about his team, he rarely talks about individual stars. Instead, [...] Full text...

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Education is key to jobs, growth, and lifelong learning (World Bank Blog by Luis Benveniste, Global Director for Education at the World Bank)

27 august 2025 - 08:26:24
Washington, DC., USA (PANA) - Education equips learners with important foundational skills that are essential for work and life. Education is [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: Youthful Senegal test Morocco’s pedigree in heavyweight semi-final

25 august 2025 - 20:13:05
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Football often writes its most compelling stories when youth dares to challenge history. That will be the [...] Full text...

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International Day for Remembrance of Slave Trade: ‘Time to abolish exploitation once and for all’

23 august 2025 - 16:46:23
Paris, France (PANA) - Victims of atrocities and freedom fighters across history can inspire future generations to build just societies, [...] Full text...

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Guterres in Japan: ‘Humanity is strongest when we stand as one’

22 august 2025 - 19:57:37
Osaka, Japan (PANA) - World Expos are not just feel-good exhibitions, “they are invitations to tell our stories”, the UN [...] Full text...

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Reclaiming a policy role for economists (IMF Blog by Karen Dynan, Professor of Practice of Economic Policy at Harvard University and nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute of International Economics)

22 august 2025 - 11:58:55
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Acknowledging missteps, listening well, defending data, and avoiding jargon will help the profession engageEconomists have [...] Full text...

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Amid massive destruction of Gaza City, UN chief renews ceasefire call

22 august 2025 - 05:51:37
New York, US (PANA) - With intensifying Israeli activity in and around Gaza City reportedly continuing on Thursday, UN chief [...] Full text...

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Libya's eastern-based govt signs MoU for green hydrogen production

20 august 2025 - 13:05:53
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libya's eastern-based government has signed a memorandm of understanding (MoU) for a green hydrogen production project. The [...] Full text...

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Mali's Supreme Court opens investigation into 'massive' embezzlement case involving former Prime Minister Maiga

20 august 2025 - 12:51:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A judicial investigation into “massive” embezzlement of public funds, forgery, money laundering and complicity was opened [...] Full text...

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MSF: War fuels cholera outbreak across Sudan

14 august 2025 - 12:05:03
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - International medical and charity organisation, Médecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), says that war has fuelled cholera [...] Full text...

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AfDB commits $40 million to catalyse Alliance for Green Infrastructure - Project Development Fund

14 august 2025 - 10:50:21
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has announced $40 million in blended capital to the Alliance [...] Full text...

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Nuclear technology to help fight seafood fraud

14 august 2025 - 05:50:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Across the globe, consumers and small-scale fishers alike are facing a growing challenge: seafood fraud.From mislabeled [...] Full text...

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Improving access to maternal health care in Burkina Faso (Feature by WHO)

11 august 2025 - 10:02:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – "During my first pregnancy three years ago, I had to travel 45 km just to [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves grant of over $5 million to four countries to strengthen public-private partnerships

10 august 2025 - 06:12:20
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AFDB) has approved a grant [...] Full text...

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Forum discusses proposal to establish sovereign fund for health in Libya

08 august 2025 - 15:42:49
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - At the conclusion of its proceedings, the first National Forum for the Development of Health Systems [...] Full text...

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IMF staff completes 2025 Article IV mission to Eswatini

08 august 2025 - 11:45:11
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Regardless of the risks that include heightened global uncertainty and potential delays in project execution, Eswatini’s [...] Full text...

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IFAD supports growth of aquaculture in Tanzania

31 july 2025 - 12:07:51
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Fisheries and aquaculture are a vital source of food for billions of people and play a [...] Full text...

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Over One million Zambians to be connected to electricity by 2030

30 july 2025 - 06:20:19
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $200 million International Development Association (IDA) [...] Full text...

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‘By women, for women’: 15 years of the UN agency championing gender equality

29 july 2025 - 20:46:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -Fariba, a young Afghan woman, had just begun a university degree in 2021 when the Taliban returned to [...] Full text...

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Answering Africa’s call for private Investment in pharma manufacturing (A World Bank Feature)

29 july 2025 - 09:13:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African governments are prioritising health security, targeting ambitious production goals for medicines and vaccines. Partnerships, collaborations, [...] Full text...

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2024 WAFCON: Tournament showcases growth of women’s football in Africa (By CAF Online)

27 july 2025 - 06:16:50
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - In an era of unprecedented growth and development, the TotalEnergies WAFCON 2024 in Morocco, which ended [...] Full text...

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Madagascar to boost learning outcomes for 4.7 million students

24 july 2025 - 07:26:40
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Around 4.7 million Malagasy students in pre-primary and primary education, 135,000 teachers, and 27,000 public primary [...] Full text...

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Financing agreements to strengthen Education in Mauritania and Chad

23 july 2025 - 07:36:02
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Governments of Mauritania and Chad on Tuesday signed funding agreements for the Regional Engagement for [...] Full text...

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CAR innovates with nature-based solutions, reaffirms commitment to urban climate resilience

23 july 2025 - 07:12:31
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The World Bank has approved an additional grant financing of $9.175 million (just over CFAF 5.3 [...] Full text...

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‘Peace is a choice’: UN chief urges diplomacy as wars spread from Gaza to Ukraine

22 july 2025 - 20:40:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Warning that the world is failing to uphold international law as wars stretch from Gaza to [...] Full text...

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12 million Kenyans to benefit from new social protection project for strengthening human capital, economic inclusion

18 july 2025 - 07:59:47
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Directors approved the Second Kenya Social and Economic Inclusion Project [...] Full text...

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Belgacem Haftar insists on compliance with standards and deadlines in the execution of projects in Libya

17 july 2025 - 17:09:42
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgacem Khalifa Haftar, has stressed the [...] Full text...

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From crisis to classroom: How the UN supports education in conflict zones

17 july 2025 - 16:20:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From makeshift furniture in Gaza to metro classrooms in Ukraine and solar-powered tablets in Sudan, the [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt says more than 600 projects completed

17 july 2025 - 13:04:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 658 projects have been fully implemented, while 801 others are still underway in [...] Full text...

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From diamonds to dirt: Sierra Leone youth bring land back to life (Feature by UN News)

17 july 2025 - 08:20:44
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Craters filled with muddy water pocket the landscape of the Kono district in Sierra Leone [...] Full text...

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Libya, Nigeria discuss cooperation on gas projects and pipelines to European markets

13 july 2025 - 15:15:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Nigeria have dscussed the possibilities of developing a gas pipeline project linking the two [...] Full text...

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NOC meets over training plans in Benghazi in eastern Libya

11 july 2025 - 19:11:49
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Training directors of companies of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Thursday held their third ordinary [...] Full text...

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UNICEF deplores ‘unconscionable’ killing of families lining up for aid in Gaza

11 july 2025 - 05:41:15
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has voiced deep dismay over the “unconscionable” [...] Full text...

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AU urges countries end to fragmented response to climate change

09 july 2025 - 12:26:32
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Most African countries have developed early warning systems to climate change-induced disasters, such as floods although [...] Full text...

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Aminata’s path: How partnerships are making schools safer for girls in Sierra Leone (World Bank Blog By Mokhlesur Rahman, Senior Education Specialist)

09 july 2025 - 08:55:56
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Imagine a young girl in Sierra Leone—we’ll call her Aminata. Each morning, she slips into [...] Full text...

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IMF staff mission finds Lesotho facing ‘uncertain external environment’

08 july 2025 - 10:46:26
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) – The authorities in Lesotho face the challenge of transforming fiscal surpluses into sustainable and high-quality growth [...] Full text...

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Forestry conservation, infrastructure planning crucial to fight climate change (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

05 july 2025 - 07:33:54
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Life comes to a standstill when the Sendou coal-powered electricity plant in Bargny, 40 km outside [...] Full text...

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Libya mourns philosopher Najib al-Hassadi

04 july 2025 - 14:22:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The death of Libyan thinker and philosopher, Najib al-Hassadi, at the age of 72, is a [...] Full text...

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‘A spirit of oneness’: Cooperatives cultivating peace in South Sudan

04 july 2025 - 09:42:00
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Within one year, a maize and sorghum cooperative of 20 members in the Central Equatorial [...] Full text...

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With sustainable development under threat, Sevilla summit rekindles hope and unity

04 july 2025 - 09:33:18
Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - The landmark Financing for Development conference in Sevilla, Spain, has concluded with a renewed sense of [...] Full text...

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Mine action partners unite to address treats of unexploded ordnance in Libya

04 july 2025 - 08:56:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has hosted a meeting for the Mine Action [...] Full text...

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Rwanda restores ecosystems, boosts climate resilience in Nyungwe–Ruhango Corridor

04 july 2025 - 08:27:29
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Communities in Rwanda’s Southern Province are set to benefit from restored ecosystems, improved agricultural productivity, and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia completes controversial Grand Renaissance Dam

04 july 2025 - 08:14:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia announced on Thursday that it has completed the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) [...] Full text...

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AU satellite partner enhances aviation safety through climate prediction

03 july 2025 - 17:34:23
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has appointed a Swiss-based satellite firm, Tecnavia, as its technical partner to [...] Full text...

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Green Climate Fund, UNEP boost climate adaptation for Ghana, Mauritania

02 july 2025 - 11:04:42
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PANA) – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over US$ 120 million in new funding to [...] Full text...

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New WB project to help Djibouti respond to emergencies

02 july 2025 - 07:33:29
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a Contingent Emergency Response Project (CERP) for Djibouti, an instrument that [...] Full text...

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Guinea must ensure its benefits of growth are widely shared: WB report

01 july 2025 - 10:52:46
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s economic growth accelerates, but reforms to make growth more inclusive and enhance domestic resource mobilization [...] Full text...

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U.S.-Africa Business Summit yields record $2.5 billion in deals and commitments

01 july 2025 - 07:54:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit which was held from 22-25 June yielded record $2.5 billion [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways secures three-year grace period on US$200 million state bailout repayment

30 june 2025 - 13:31:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan government has granted its national carrier, the Kenya Airways, known by its code KQ, [...] Full text...

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President of Mali's transition ends six-day visit to Russia

28 june 2025 - 11:20:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Mali's Transition, General Assimi Goïta, accompanied by a large delegation including seven ministers, [...] Full text...

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More than 60,000 vulnerable youth in Benin integrated into agri-food value chains and wage jobs

28 june 2025 - 07:56:27
Porto-Novo, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $41.3 million in additional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) [...] Full text...

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World Bank’s PROGREEN Trust Fund extended to 2031

27 june 2025 - 07:40:13
Paris, France (PANA) - The World Bank and three development partners—Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom—announced on Thursday the extension [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves health resilience project to protect lives, strengthen emergency response in Mozambique

27 june 2025 - 07:14:17
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The World Bank has approved the Mozambique Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Project, an initiative [...] Full text...

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How the IMF finances itself and why it matters for the global economy: IMF Blog By Julie Kozack, Bernard Lauwers

26 june 2025 - 12:00:55
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The IMF may be best known for lending to crisis-hit countries. But what about [...] Full text...

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NOC and TPAO sign agreement to study 4 offshore oil fields

25 june 2025 - 15:43:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Turkish Petroleum [...] Full text...

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AU urges universal access to climate data to urgently enhance response

23 june 2025 - 17:41:18
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union has urged countries in Africa to urgently seek for universal access to climate [...] Full text...

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‘One Earth, One Health’: Yoga Day provides respite in a tumultuous world

22 june 2025 - 11:25:40
New York, US (PANA) - In an age marked by conflicts, disease, dysfunction and mental health challenges, yoga offers a [...] Full text...

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From Global South to the stars: A new space race

21 june 2025 - 05:57:40
New York, US (PANA) - Once the exclusive domain of a handful of technologically advanced countries, outer space is now [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia gets EU assistance to bolster trade with African partners

20 june 2025 - 11:38:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The European Union has committed Euros 6 million over a four year period to assist [...] Full text...

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World Bank supports Morocco's commitment to advancing social safety nets for human development

20 june 2025 - 07:10:19
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank's Board of Directors has approved a US$250 million financing package to support Morocco's [...] Full text...

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Africa looks towards enhanced climate services to end extreme poverty, water scarcity (Feature By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

19 june 2025 - 16:53:37
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The impact of climate change has been felt more severely in urban centres and remote villages [...] Full text...

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IFAD invested more than $3 billion in new projects in three years

19 june 2025 - 13:07:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) invested $3.3 billion in new projects at the end [...] Full text...

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About 1,000 modern homes to be built in Benin's lakeside town of Ganvié

19 june 2025 - 12:47:47
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin government is planning to build 1,000 modern homes in Ganvié, a lakeside town in [...] Full text...

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‘Smart grid’ helps accelerate energy transition in Indonesia

19 june 2025 - 05:46:45
Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Renewable energy plants are being built across Indonesia, but for their electricity to reach consumers, a [...] Full text...

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$200 million from the World Bank for a non-polluting public transport system in southern Benin

18 june 2025 - 14:29:33
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) recently approved $200 million in funding to help Benin [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM promises compensation for municipality in Tripoli damaged by recent fighting

18 june 2025 - 12:57:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has stressed the need to speed up the work [...] Full text...

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Without urgent funding, global hunger hotspots are set to grow, UN warns

16 june 2025 - 19:43:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since conflict erupted in Sudan, more than a million people have fled to neighbouring South Sudan, [...] Full text...

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Gabon improves urban Infrastructure, reduces flood risk in secondary cities

13 june 2025 - 10:07:41
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $150 million for the Gabon Urban Development project (in French: “Projet [...] Full text...

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Niger's economy rebounds in 2024 thanks to large-scale oil exports, good agricultural season

13 june 2025 - 09:38:26
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger’s economy recorded robust growth in 2024, driven by large-scale oil exports. However, short-term sources of [...] Full text...

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New World Bank financing to empower communities, improve conservation, generate economic opportunities in Tanzania

13 june 2025 - 09:00:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) —The World Bank has approved two new projects that will support Tanzania in enhancing the [...] Full text...

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Unlocking finance for creative industries: World Bank Blog By Ivor Istuk, Senior Financial Sector Specialist and Juni Tingting Zhu, Senior Economist

12 june 2025 - 07:27:49
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Creative industries, such as film, music, fashion design and advertising are a growing important source [...] Full text...

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At least eight drown in Red Sea as smugglers force migrants overboard

12 june 2025 - 07:26:04
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Survivors of a people-smuggling operation in the Red Sea have recounted how they were forced [...] Full text...

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Luanda to host heads of state-level infrastructure financing summit under AU chairmanship

10 june 2025 - 11:57:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with Government [...] Full text...

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Carbon credits: Can a country buy its way to net zero?

07 june 2025 - 08:22:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA} - As nations mark World Environment Day this week, the European Commission’s proposed target of a 90 [...] Full text...

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‘It is an elephant’: Ukraine’s unexploded mine problem

06 june 2025 - 19:17:54
New York, US (PANA) - In Ukraine, overnight attacks continued into Thursday morning, resulting in 45 casualties and significant damage [...] Full text...

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Humans can't survive without a healthy Ocean: UN envoy

06 june 2025 - 18:17:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Ocean is in deep crisis. Factors such as acidification, declining fish stocks, rising temperatures and [...] Full text...

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Another first for Liberia: showcasing the new World Bank Group engagement approach and jobs agenda: World Bank Blog by Ousmane Diagana, Vice President, Western and Central Africa

06 june 2025 - 08:33:44
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia is a country of firsts – and contrasts. Founded in 1847, Liberia is Africa’s first [...] Full text...

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Number of aid workers killed in Gaza conflict, highest in UN history: Guterres

06 june 2025 - 06:57:14
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations paid tribute on Thursday to the 168 staff members who lost their [...] Full text...

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DRC's Inga 3 energy project to start with investments in local communities

04 june 2025 - 08:32:00
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $250 million credit from the [...] Full text...

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AI in public employment services: Unlocking potential, avoiding pitfalls: World Bank Blog By Pascale Schnitzer and Gordon Betcherman

03 june 2025 - 08:58:00
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Public employment services are rapidly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a range [...] Full text...

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Major new Cape Town airport on the cards

03 june 2025 - 07:36:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Construction on the new Cape Winelands Airport, 20 kilometres north of Cape Town, is [...] Full text...

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Kenya modernises electricity grid to enhance power trade in Eastern Africa

30 may 2025 - 21:49:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is pursuing the modernisation of its national electricity power grid through an Euros 82 million [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves $52.6 million to boost transport and energy infrastructure access in the Gambia

30 may 2025 - 17:18:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The World Bank has approved $52.6 million in financing for The Gambia to improve transport and energy [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves $52.6 million to boost transport and energy infrastructure access in the Gambia

30 may 2025 - 15:59:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The World Bank has approved $52.6 million in financing for The Gambia to improve transport and energy [...] Full text...

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WHO, Africa CDC and RKI expand implementation of a unique partnership to strengthen collaborative surveillance in Africa

29 may 2025 - 22:12:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO), Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Robert Koch [...] Full text...

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New project to boost Tunisia’s health system and pandemic response

29 may 2025 - 07:56:31
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Wednesday approved US$125.16 million in financing [...] Full text...

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Six migrants dead, five missing in shipwreck off the coast of the Comoros - IOM

27 may 2025 - 12:52:23
Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - At least six people have died and five others are still missing at sea off the [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Deputy President Paul Mashatile concludes official visit to France

27 may 2025 - 07:20:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy President Paul Mashatile has concluded a successful working visit to France . The trip [...] Full text...

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Structural vulnerabilities weaken economic growth of Comoros - IMF

23 may 2025 - 11:50:47
Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - Comorian authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have reached a staff-level agreement on economic [...] Full text...

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Benin: Developing a safe, reliable, less polluting public transport system in Grand-Nokoué

21 may 2025 - 08:52:52
Porto Novo, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $200 million in International Development Association (IDA) financing to help [...] Full text...

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Addressing transportation inefficiencies in Africa crucial to reducing food

21 may 2025 - 08:43:31
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - A new World Bank report reveals that transportation inefficiencies are causing significant food losses in [...] Full text...

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From inclusion to growth: How women’s financial access can fuel Lesotho’s economy: World Bank Blog By Maria Emilia Cucagna, Ajai Nair and Toni Weis

13 may 2025 - 08:54:31
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - After years of sluggish growth, Lesotho is at a crossroads. To boost its economy and create [...] Full text...

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UN stresses importance of road safety

11 may 2025 - 07:22:06
New York, US (PANA) - A cycling network expanded from 70 kilometres to over 400 kilometres in Fortaleza, Brazil. A [...] Full text...

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Gold exploration drilling programme to commence at Kouroussa in Guinea

08 may 2025 - 12:17:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Volt Resources Limited on Thursday announced that following a review of the results of the previous [...] Full text...

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Liberian president urged to renew mandate to establish war crimes court

29 april 2025 - 09:42:36
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Liberian President Joseph Boakai has been urged to follow through on his commitment to justice and [...] Full text...

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Unlocking Cameroonian youth’s potential for more and better jobs (A World Bank feature)

29 april 2025 - 08:56:31
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Young people aged 18 to 35 represent 57% of the labor force in Cameroon—but many struggle [...] Full text...

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Asia can boost economic resilience amid surging trade tensions: IMF Blog By Thomas Helbling, Andrea Pescatori, and Krishna Srinivasan

25 april 2025 - 08:47:23
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - As the global economic system is being reset, US tariffs are the highest in a [...] Full text...

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Rising global debt requires countries to put their fiscal house in order: IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Vitor Gaspar, Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro

24 april 2025 - 07:36:33
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Major policy shifts underway have heightened global uncertainty. The series of recent tariff announcements by [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa undertakes official visit to Lesotho

23 april 2025 - 07:25:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday departed  to Maseru to co-chair the second [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief

17 april 2025 - 16:41:18
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 [...] Full text...

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UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent

16 april 2025 - 07:22:48
New York, US (PANA) - The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the fourth session [...] Full text...

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UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent

15 april 2025 - 20:29:49
New York, US (PANA) - The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the fourth session [...] Full text...

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2025 CAF U-17 AFCON: James Bogere sends Uganda to Qatar

13 april 2025 - 07:16:50
Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - For the first time in its history, a Ugandan team will take part in a FIFA [...] Full text...

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Africa's higher education centres of excellence celebrate decade of transformative journey

08 april 2025 - 09:51:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - About 500 participants, including more than 80 Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence (ACEs), policy makers, [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeping challenged as conflicts and ceasefires grow more complex

08 april 2025 - 07:43:44
New York, US (PANA) - As ceasefires grow more fragile and conflicts more unpredictable, UN peacekeeping is having to adapt [...] Full text...

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Guinea to increase access to water, sanitation with WBG support

07 april 2025 - 08:15:22
 Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) has approved a $200 million credit from the International Development Association [...] Full text...

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IMF staff, Rwandan authorities agree on fifth review of Policy Coordination Instrument

05 april 2025 - 12:05:34
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Rwandan authorities have reached staff-level agreement on policies [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves action plan for Tanzania’s natural resource management for tourism growth project

05 april 2025 - 10:02:32
Dares Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) -The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a management report, including a Management Action [...] Full text...

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‘Every piece tells a story’: Bombs to beauty, from Gaza to Ukraine

04 april 2025 - 17:54:34
Kiev. Ukraine (PANA) - What happens to bombs after they land? Some explode. Some don’t, leaving behind a deadly legacy [...] Full text...

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Investing in nutrition is smart economics: World Bank Blog By Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Senior Managing Director

02 april 2025 - 12:57:18
Porto-Novo, Benin (PANA) - Felicienne Soton is part of a women's group that produces gari (cassava flour). She and her [...] 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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Reshaping the agriculture and food sector for healthier diets: World Bank Blog by Natasha Hayward, Felipe F. Dizon, Elizabeth Ludwig-Borycz, and Dwi Sari Puspaningtyas

28 march 2025 - 12:15:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - While hunger is making headlines, malnutrition continues to silently affect millions worldwide, undermining their physical and [...] Full text...

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From despair to resilience in Kwamouth, Democratic Republic of Congo: Story By Wassy Kambale for OCHA

28 march 2025 - 11:32:55
Kwamouth, Mai-Ndombe, DR Congo (PANA) - Tantine Moba's eyes, once radiant with life, now gaze vacantly into the distance, as [...] Full text...

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Mauritania advances energy security with World Bank support

28 march 2025 - 10:33:43
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -  The World Bank Group has announced its approval of the Mauritania Development of Energy Resources and [...] Full text...

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New World Bank financing set to revamp Dodoma’s urban mobility, generate more than 10,000 Jobs

27 march 2025 - 08:33:24
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - A new World Bank-financed investment will enhance mobility and accessibility in Tanzania’s capital, Dodoma, unlocking economic [...] Full text...

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Survivors of sexual violence in the Central African Republic affected by funding cuts (Feature by UN News)

26 march 2025 - 10:22:20
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA) has said that US funding [...] Full text...

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Fostering community resilience: A lifeline for the Central African Republic: World Bank Blog By Laurent Corroyer

26 march 2025 - 08:27:56
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - When devastating floods swept through the Central Africa Republic (CAR) in August 2024, thousands [...] Full text...

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Record number of more than 8,900 people died on migration routes in 2024 - IOM

23 march 2025 - 05:18:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record number of more than 8,900 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2024, the [...] Full text...

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Libyan youth, officials discuss ways to reduce communal violence

22 march 2025 - 13:30:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Dozens of young people from Zaouia, Ajeilat, Sabratha and Jdeida in western Libya, and officials from [...] Full text...

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Connecting 300 million people to electricity and building a resilient future in Africa, World Bank Blog By Celine Ramstein and Stéphane Hallegatte

22 march 2025 - 09:50:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - One of the resounding messages of the recent Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit was [...] Full text...

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Fighting malnutrition in Burundi: Mothers of Light are rays of hope: World Bank Blog By Hawa Cisse Wague, Country Manager for Burundi

21 march 2025 - 07:36:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Despite the fertile soil in Burundi, it is unfortunate to see that one in every two [...] Full text...

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