IMF Staff reaches staff level agreement with Egypt
26 december 2025 - 08:00:31Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A team from the INternational Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Egyptian authorities have reached staff [...] Full text...
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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A team from the INternational Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Egyptian authorities have reached staff [...] Full text...
Christmas: Barrow calls for national unity, compassion
25 december 2025 - 18:16:34Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – President Adama Barrow has called on Gambians to use the Christmas season to reaffirm the values [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL calls on Libyan leaders to overcome political divisions
24 december 2025 - 13:29:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has reiterated its call to Libyan leaders and [...] Full text...
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South African government salutes national football team
24 december 2025 - 07:56:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government has saluted the national football team following the spirited and [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Libya takes steps to halt land degradation
23 december 2025 - 11:55:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved funding of US$5.8 million for a new pilot initiative [...] Full text...
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Tripoli-based ministry discusses peacebuilding and local resilience project
22 december 2025 - 12:10:16Tripoli, 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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IMF Executive Board completes Second Review under Extended Credit Facility arrangement for DRC
22 december 2025 - 08:44:41Washington, DC, (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the second review under the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
AfDB grants São Tomé and Príncipe's $21.9 million to boost blue economy, strengthen food security
21 december 2025 - 07:11:03Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Board of Directors has approved a $22 million grant [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
IMF reaches staff-level agreement on sixth and final review of Extended Credit Facility with Zambia
19 december 2025 - 09:17:48Washington, DC, US (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and Zambian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on policies [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board approves extension of the resilience and sustainability facility arrangement with Niger
19 december 2025 - 08:50:24Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the Nigerien authorities’ request for [...] Full text...
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Constitutional order faltering in West Africa and the Sahel - UN official
19 december 2025 - 07:49:09New York, US (PANA) - West Africa and the Sahel are moving forward in the open. Between successive coups d'état, [...] Full text...
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Southern Africa tackles climate-driven disease threats through pandemic fund grant
16 december 2025 - 09:47:36Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Eight Southern African countries are joining forces to prevent, detect and respond to disease outbreaks before they [...] Full text...
thread Health
IMF Executive Board approves extension of the Resilience and Sustainability facility arrangement with Benin
13 december 2025 - 11:45:30Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the Beninese authorities’ request [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board completes review of programmes for Gambia
13 december 2025 - 11:39:55Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board on Friday completed the fourth review of The Gambia’s Extended Credit Facility [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UN mission’s exit marks milestone in Iraq’s post-conflict transition
12 december 2025 - 19:17:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After more than two decades working alongside Iraq through war, political upheaval and the fight against [...] Full text...
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Hurricane Melissa: WFP calls for greater investment in preparedness, building resilience
12 december 2025 - 14:00:56New York, US (PANA) - More than a month after Hurricane Melissa slammed the Caribbean, devastated communities still require assistance, [...] Full text...
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Five climate trailblazers: UNEP’S 2025 Champions of the Earth
11 december 2025 - 19:36:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global temperatures rises are projected to surpass 1.5°C (2.7°F) within the next decade, underscoring the urgency [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UNESCO urges a modern rethink of the right to learn
10 december 2025 - 19:36:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite major gains in access to schooling since 1960, widening inequalities driven by the climate crisis, [...] Full text...
thread Culture
‘We won’t stop’: Afghan women keep businesses alive despite sweeping rights abuses
10 december 2025 - 17:47:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Afghanistan, where sweeping restrictions have pushed most women out of public life, thousands are refusing [...] Full text...
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‘We won’t stop’: Afghan women keep businesses alive despite sweeping rights abuses
10 december 2025 - 15:46:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Afghanistan, where sweeping restrictions have pushed most women out of public life, thousands are refusing [...] Full text...
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Leading African scientists meet in Johannesburg
10 december 2025 - 08:05:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Department of Science, Technology and Innovation is hosting a cohort of young [...] Full text...
thread Sciences
UNESCO calls for modernising right to learning
10 december 2025 - 08:01:39Paris, France (PANA) - Despite significant progress in access to education, educational inequalities are widening due to the climate crisis, [...] Full text...
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US and Liberia sign bilateral health cooperation MoU
10 december 2025 - 07:13:57Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Liberia on Tuesday signed a five-year bilateral health cooperation Memorandum of [...] Full text...
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Kherson maternity ward struck as attacks on Ukraine’s health care escalate and the fourth winter of full-scale invasion sets in
06 december 2025 - 19:56:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On Thursday, 4 December 2025, a maternity ward in Kherson was attacked, damaging walls, windows, doors, [...] Full text...
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Kenya offloads govt stake in Safaricom in new privatisation drive
05 december 2025 - 13:33:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government has transferred its controlling stake in mobile telephone company, Safaricom, to its British [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UN and partners back new measures to help millions move from vulnerability to opportunity
05 december 2025 - 06:58:47Doha, Qatar (PANA) - A major UN meeting in Doha wrapped up on Thursday with a renewed drive to help [...] Full text...
thread Economy
New tools saved a million lives from malaria last year but progress under threat as drug resistance rises
04 december 2025 - 13:37:19Geneva, Switzerland ( PANA) - Wider use of new tools against malaria, including dual-ingredient nets and WHO-recommended vaccines helped to [...] Full text...
thread Health
Drug resistance, underfunding threaten progress towards eliminating malaria
04 december 2025 - 11:20:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) World Malaria Report, published on Thursday, shows that resistance to antimalarial [...] Full text...
thread Health
Number of people facing acute food insecurity has tripled - FAO
04 december 2025 - 07:37:56Rome, Italy (PANA) - The number of people facing acute food insecurity has tripled since 2016 to nearly 300 million, [...] Full text...
thread Society
Cold, displaced and in darkness, Ukrainian civilians brace for another winter of war
03 december 2025 - 17:30:02Kharkiv city, Ukraine (PANA) - As Ukraine enters its fourth winter under full-scale invasion, millions of civilians face renewed hardship [...] Full text...
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Meeting on Africa's Forestry and Wildlife opens in Banjul
03 december 2025 - 09:50:45Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambia on Monday reiterated its commitment to protecting its forests and wildlife as it hosts [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Iraq: UN mission ends, with pledge of continued support
02 december 2025 - 20:09:54New York, US (PANA) - The recent parliamentary elections in Iraq mark a fitting end to the work of the [...] Full text...
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EC agrees its position on new rules to tackle shortages of critical medicines
02 december 2025 - 12:01:06Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has agreed its position on a new regulation that seeks to strengthen the [...] Full text...
thread Health
World Bank team meets Sudanese officials on resumption of support
02 december 2025 - 08:23:09Port 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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Gambia’s President Barrow calls for historical justice at 81st Thiaroye massacre commemoration
01 december 2025 - 15:44:44Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of The Gambia on Monday joined President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and other African [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Democratic Republic of the Congo declares end of 16th Ebola outbreak
01 december 2025 - 15:27:37Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo Monday declared the end of the Ebola virus disease outbreak [...] Full text...
thread Health
Gambia’s President Barrow calls for historical justice at 81st Thiaroye massacre commemoration
01 december 2025 - 14:55:00Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of The Gambia on Monday joined President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and other African [...] Full text...
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COP30: African negotiators see mixed signals
01 december 2025 - 09:54:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Every step a struggle:’ Nigerian woman with disabilities leads push for dignity and inclusion
30 november 2025 - 15:31:14Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A woman living with disabilities in a camp for displaced people in Nigeria is demonstrating why [...] Full text...
thread Society
EIB Global and AfDB invest US$275 million to modernise Mauritania’s main railway corridor
30 november 2025 - 08:36:05Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB Global) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a joint [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group launches new partnership strategy to accelerate economic diversification for growth, employment in Mauritania
30 november 2025 - 08:20:00Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group has announced a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for the Islamic Republic [...] Full text...
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Strengthening social safety nets can reinforce Tunisia’s economic recovery -World Bank
29 november 2025 - 14:21:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia’s economy is showing signs of recovery, supported by stronger agricultural production, a revival in the [...] Full text...
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The Gambia: Laying the foundations for stable growth and jobs
29 november 2025 - 14:10:28Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group has approved $45 million in grant financing from the International Development [...] Full text...
thread Economy
World Bank supports Mauritania’s reforms to drive inclusive and sustainable growth
29 november 2025 - 13:48:06Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The World Bank has approved Mauritania’s First Reform for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Development Policy Financing, [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: ECOWAS suspends Guinea-Bissau after coup
28 november 2025 - 12:19:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea-Bissau from all decision-making bodies [...] 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 - 13:22:04Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Young people make a vital contribution to the creation of industries that benefit people and [...] Full text...
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Industrial policy can lift productivity—but comes with risks and trade-offs: IMF Blog by Shekhar Aiyar, Mehdi Benatiya Andaloussi
26 november 2025 - 07:11:14Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Governments across both advanced and emerging market economies have increasingly rolled out new support for [...] Full text...
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Despite ongoing discrimination, women entrepreneurs are reshaping the Global South, with crucial support from the UN (By Conor Lennon, UN News)
25 november 2025 - 17:55:42Riyadh, Sauri Arabia (PANA) - Exceptional women business leaders such as African engineer-turned-entrepreneur Norah Magero are demonstrating how lived experience [...] Full text...
thread Gender
Global HIV response facing worst setback in decades, UNAIDS warns
25 november 2025 - 17:46:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global response to HIV is facing its most serious setback in decades, UNAIDS warned on [...] Full text...
thread Health
Amputee footballers reclaim hope amid Gaza’s ruins
25 november 2025 - 05:53:39Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Farah Youssef refused to let the loss of her leg four years ago during conflict [...] Full text...
thread Sports
South African President Ramaphosa closes successful G20 Summit
23 november 2025 - 16:21:41Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday brought the curtain down on the first-ever G20 [...] Full text...
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Silenced women in South Sudan now making their voices heard (By UN News)
23 november 2025 - 05:26:47Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Reprimanded for wanting to go to school as a young girl, then ignored and despised [...] Full text...
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‘Leave no one behind’: As wealth gap widens, UN calls for new industrial deal for world’s poorest
22 november 2025 - 18:38:10Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Ministers and leaders from across the world’s 44 least developed countries have pledged to accelerate [...] Full text...
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One Sea, one Pact, one Future: EC approves conclusions on the pact for the Mediterranean
21 november 2025 - 10:37:57Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has approved conclusions welcoming the pact for the Mediterranean, which coincides with the [...] Full text...
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Policy actions can reinforce growth progress in many G20 economies: IMF Blog byNicolas Fernandez-Arias, Shushanik Hakobyan
20 november 2025 - 07:41:47Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Since the G20’s foundational Pittsburgh conference in 2009, progress toward its goal of strong, sustainable, [...] Full text...
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More than 100,000 people forced to flee in one week in violence in northern Mozambique
19 november 2025 - 10:42:28Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - As coordinated attacks by non-state armed groups have intensified in some districts of Nampula province in [...] Full text...
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Cities now home to nearly half of humanity: UN report
19 november 2025 - 10:20:24New York, US (PANA) - Forty-five per cent of the 8.2 billion people on the planet live in cities, which [...] Full text...
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Steady growth amid fiscal challenges (IMF Blog by Abebe Aemro Selassie, Amadou Sy)
19 november 2025 - 08:19:36Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Over the past six months the realignment of global priorities and increasingly turbulent external conditions [...] Full text...
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'Ending world hunger costs less than 1% of military spending'
19 november 2025 - 07:53:05Rome, Italy (PANA) - Ending hunger by 2030 would cost just $93 billion a year — less than one per [...] Full text...
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COP30 enters its final stretch: urgency, ambition, and voices from the streets
18 november 2025 - 14:16:08Belém, Brazil (PANA) - The last week of COP30 has begun in Belém with a palpable sense of urgency. Ministers [...] Full text...
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South Africa rolls out red carpet for G20 Summit
18 november 2025 - 07:23:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government says it is ready to welcome world leaders from 42 [...] Full text...
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Conflict and hunger ‘two faces of the same crisis’, UN deputy chief tells Security Council
17 november 2025 - 19:55:58New York, US (PANA) - For millions of people worldwide caught up in conflict, “war and hunger are often two [...] Full text...
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‘When finance flows, ambition grows': COP30’s call for action
16 november 2025 - 07:26:35Belém, Brazil (PANA) - In Belém, Brazil, as the world turns its eyes to the Amazon where COP30 has been [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN launches first refugee-led green fund to restore land and cut carbon
14 november 2025 - 12:50:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched the Refugee Environmental Protection Fund, the first major refugee-led [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Protecting lives in a warming world: Health takes centre stage at COP30
13 november 2025 - 18:50:42Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Hailed by Brazil as “a crucial moment to demonstrate the strength of the health sector in [...] Full text...
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IMF staff reach deal with Burkina Faso on fourth review under ECF and RSF
13 november 2025 - 08:58:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabè authorities and International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have reached a staff-level agreement on economic [...] Full text...
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Millions of lives at risk, warn UN food agencies, as hunger crisis worsens
13 november 2025 - 07:03:40Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) warn of a major [...] Full text...
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Keeping cool on a hotter planet: COP30 pushes for sustainable cooling and AI innovation
12 november 2025 - 07:47:38Belém, Brazil (PANA) - As the planet heats up, so does the race for smarter, cleaner technology. At COP30 in [...] Full text...
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Even as global uncertainty surges, economic sentiment remains positive (IMF Blog By Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, Davide Furceri)
11 november 2025 - 07:06:41Washington, DC, United States (PANA} - Major policy shifts this year have been adding to unknowns about the future and [...] Full text...
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From pledges to action: Leaders push for faster climate progress at COP30
10 november 2025 - 20:08:17Belem, Brazil (PANA) - COP30 opened in Belém on Monday with a clear message: the era of half-measures is over. [...] Full text...
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Somalia: UN expert calls for action to safeguard fragile human rights gains
10 november 2025 - 11:47:53New York, US (PANA) – Somali authorities and the international community must take concrete, coordinated action to consolidate progress and [...] Full text...
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Gates Foundation announces new commitment for smallholder farmers on the frontlines of extreme weather
09 november 2025 - 18:38:24Belém, Brazil (PANA) — The Gates Foundation has announced a new commitment to advancing climate adaptation, helping smallholder farmers build [...] Full text...
thread Environment
AU, EU leaders to convene for 7th summit in Angola
07 november 2025 - 12:52:55Addis Abba, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 7th AU–EU Summit will be held on 24–25 November 2025 in Luanda, Angola, bringing together Heads of State and Government from the [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone’s economy shows resilience, private sector reform key to sustained growth and jobs
07 november 2025 - 08:56:56Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone’s economy is showing signs of stability in the face of heightened global challenges, [...] Full text...
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New Brazil-led fund aims to put forest protection at the heart of climate action
07 november 2025 - 07:30:27Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Tropical forests, vital allies in the fight against climate breakdown, are vanishing at an alarming rate. [...] Full text...
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Battlefields to wastelands: UN warns conflicts are destroying ecosystems worldwide
07 november 2025 - 07:22:37New York, US (PANA) - From Gaza to Ukraine and beyond, conflict has caused widespread death and destruction, but it [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Inflationary pressures ease in Zambia but economic challenges remain
06 november 2025 - 12:45:02Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian economy has demonstrated resilience amid last year’s drought, with real GDP growth at 3.8 [...] Full text...
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More than 90% of countries are threatened by declining agricultural yields
06 november 2025 - 08:11:25New York, US (PANA) - More than 90% of the world's countries are expected to experience a decline in food [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Half of Jamaica’s population reeling from Hurricane Melissa
05 november 2025 - 16:25:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 1.5 million Jamaicans have been impacted by the devastation resulting from Hurricane Melissa, many [...] Full text...
thread Society
IMF, Cape Verde hold productive consultation
05 november 2025 - 09:16:32Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - Cape Verdean authorities and a team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have held productive [...] Full text...
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Doha Social Summit: Path to fairer societies begins in the classroom
05 november 2025 - 08:00:44Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Education took centre stage on the opening day of the Second World Summit for Social Development [...] Full text...
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South Africa calls for support for Hurricane Melissa victims
05 november 2025 - 07:17:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Tuesday expressed its deepest condolences and solidarity with the [...] Full text...
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World leaders adopt Doha declaration to boost efforts on social development
04 november 2025 - 15:48:10Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Against a backdrop of escalating geopolitical tension and widening social divides, global leaders at the Second [...] Full text...
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New climate pledges do little to correct global warming projection, UN warns
04 november 2025 - 15:39:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Available new climate pledges by governments have only slightly lowered global temperature rise over the course [...] Full text...
thread Environment
AU Summit launches talks on US$800 million green conservation Trust Fund
03 november 2025 - 20:37:19Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Talks on the creation of a US$800 million environmental support facility to be funded from 1% [...] Full text...
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Ghana President speaks of new plans to enhance regional security cooperation
03 november 2025 - 16:33:21Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama said on Monday that there are plans to establish a new [...] Full text...
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Major global business conference begins in South Africa
03 november 2025 - 07:46:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Global Business Services (GBS) Annual Conference began in the South African city of [...] Full text...
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Caribbean nations receive life-saving support following devastation of Hurricane Melissa
31 october 2025 - 19:09:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Caribbean reels from the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa, UN humanitarian agencies are stepping [...] Full text...
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Multilateralism can survive the loss of consensus (Danny Quah, Professor of Economics at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore, writes for F&D Magazine)
29 october 2025 - 07:44:05Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Can adversarial nations work together for the common good? It’s natural to despair over prospects [...] Full text...
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Switzerland returns rare South African artefacts
29 october 2025 - 07:16:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Swiss town of Neuchatel on Tuesday returned three rare South African artefacts, ahead of [...] Full text...
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ADF approves additional $8.6 million grant for Burundi clean water supply
26 october 2025 - 04:26:48Abidjan, 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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National poliovirus sequencing capacity enhances Cameroon’s outbreak response - WHO
24 october 2025 - 09:36:29Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - For the first time ever, a circulating variant poliovirus type 3 (cVDPV3) was fully sequenced in [...] Full text...
thread Health
UN rights office sounds alarm over ‘skyrocketing’ Israeli settler violence during olive harvest
22 october 2025 - 07:43:39Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN human rights office (OHCHR) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has warned of an [...] Full text...
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Over one million return to Sudan's capital amid fragile recovery
22 october 2025 - 07:36:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - More than a million people have returned to Sudan’s war-ravaged capital in the past ten months, [...] Full text...
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‘Finance must flow now’, says UN climate chief as COP30 nears
21 october 2025 - 18:14:10New York, US (PANA) - UN Climate Change chief Simon Stiell has urged countries to deliver a rapid surge in [...] Full text...
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Millions unprotected from dangerous weather events, warns WMO
21 october 2025 - 07:48:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of countries with life-saving early warning services has more than doubled in the past [...] Full text...
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African Development Bank President pledges deeper cooperation with key constituency
19 october 2025 - 06:53:59Washington, DC, US (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President Sidi Ould Tah has met with the finance ministers [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC: AUC chairperson congratulates African qualifiers
17 october 2025 - 07:58:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated the nine [...] Full text...
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IMF Managing Director sets out priorities for a resilient global economy
17 october 2025 - 07:13:57Washington, DC, USA (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has called for increased efforts to spur [...] Full text...
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UN calls for tripling of funding to protect endangered rainforests
16 october 2025 - 07:39:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Many tropical forests, which regulate the climate and guarantee global food security, are disappearing at an [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Humanitarian funding cuts pushing millions into hunger: WFP
15 october 2025 - 16:37:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 14 million people could face severe hunger by the end of the year, the World [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson mourns passing of former Kenyan PM Raila Odinga
15 october 2025 - 16:35:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed his condolences [...] 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 - 10:46:05Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - In April, the United States shook global trade norms by announcing sweeping tariffs. Given the [...] Full text...
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African Caucus and IMF reaffirm commitment to Africa’s resilience and long-term development
15 october 2025 - 09:47:13Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Inflation pressures and tight global financing conditions continue to weigh on fiscal positions and debt [...] Full text...
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Growth of nonbanks is revealing new financial stability risks (IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian)
15 october 2025 - 09:10:20Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Stretched asset valuations and pressures in core sovereign bond markets are keeping financial stability risks [...] Full text...
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Trade, debt and investment at the heart of upcoming UN meeting, as global unpredictability hits people’s livelihoods
13 october 2025 - 20:15:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world’s poorest are being squeezed by trade uncertainty, heavy debt burdens and falling investment, the [...] Full text...
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Indirect disaster effects cost the world nearly $2 trillion per year, Guterres says on International Day
13 october 2025 - 19:09:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From 1970 until 2000, the costs of disaster averaged $70-$80 billion. Those mainly preventable costs doubled [...] Full text...
thread Environment
IMF staff completes deal on fourth review of ECF for Somalia
13 october 2025 - 08:56:51Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somali authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have reached a staff-level agreement on the 4th [...] Full text...
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Opportunity in a time of change (IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva's curtain raiser speech for the 2025 World Bank, IMF Annual Meetings)
12 october 2025 - 11:56:40Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - As I look at the world over the decades, I see incredible progress, but also [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's economy continues to demonstrate strength and resilience - IMF
12 october 2025 - 06:34:59Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Despite facing consecutive shocks, Rwanda's economy continues to demonstrate strength and resilience, the IMF has [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Tunisia welcomes ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel on Gaza
10 october 2025 - 12:28:03Tunis ,Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas to end the crisis in Gaza.The [...] Full text...
thread Politics
AUC Chairperson condemns bloody attack on police station in northern Benin
10 october 2025 - 11:07:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly condemned an [...] Full text...
thread Society
Spending smarter to boost growth (IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Davide Furceri, Zsuzsa Munkacsi, Galen She)
09 october 2025 - 10:03:26Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Over the past two decades, Rwanda achieved remarkable progress. Nearly every household now has [...] Full text...
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Economic uncertainty can test resilience of foreign exchange market (IMF Blog By Andrea Deghi, Mahvash S. Qureshi, Tomohiro Tsuruga)
09 october 2025 - 07:54:14Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Foreign exchange is the largest and most liquid financial market, with nearly $10 trillion changing [...] Full text...
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Sand and dust storms: a global crisis
08 october 2025 - 08:03:26Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - Sand and dust storms are no longer a local phenomenon, but a global crisis that requires [...] Full text...
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Playing and games put thousands of Sudanese children back on the track of healing and recovery (PANA Feature) By Mohamed Osman Adam
07 october 2025 - 16:05:39Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - In Sudan's war, sports and games have shown that they are not only entertainment and [...] Full text...
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IMF MD lauds Senegal for addressing misreporting case
07 october 2025 - 13:03:19Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has said the Senegalese [...] Full text...
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Good policies (and Good luck) helped emerging economies better resist shocks: IMF Blog By Marijn Bolhuis, Arindam Roy, Patrick Schneider, Zhao Zhang
07 october 2025 - 09:17:26Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Emerging market economies have held up remarkably well in recent years, even after periods of [...] Full text...
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AfDB and IOM sign MoU to harness migration for peace, development
05 october 2025 - 06:53:11Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The sixth Africa Resilience Forum concluded in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, with the signing of a [...] Full text...
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Denmark announces 40% increase in contribution to African Development Fund
05 october 2025 - 06:45:09Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Denmark has announced a planned 1.1 billion Danish krone pledge to the African Development Fund’s [...] Full text...
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IMF Chief speaks on ‘Enhancing GCC Resilience to Global Shocks’
04 october 2025 - 08:10:31Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) – IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva this week addressed the annual Meeting of the Ministers of [...] Full text...
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DRC: UN envoy urges people eager for peace in the east ‘not to lose hope’
04 october 2025 - 06:21:12Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - For people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) exhausted by years of conflict, the [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches staff level deal with Côte d’Ivoire on EFF/ECF arrangements
01 october 2025 - 10:01:56Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian authorities and staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement [...] Full text...
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Explainer: Five megatrends shaping the rise of nonbank finance (IMF Blog by Jay Surti)
29 september 2025 - 16:23:33Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The global financial crisis of 2008 froze the financial system. Banks pulled back credit, families [...] Full text...
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IMF begins 5th review of Ghana's Extended Credit facility programme
29 september 2025 - 11:04:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday began its fifth review of Ghana’s performance under the [...] Full text...
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New AfDB review highlights inland fisheries as lifeline for millions of Africans
28 september 2025 - 05:55:13Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has released a "Review of African Inland Fisheries," calling for [...] Full text...
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Pursuing durable growth in an uncertain world - IMF Annual Report 2025
27 september 2025 - 12:23:49Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Policymakers must resolve trade tensions, safeguard stability, and implement growth-oriented reforms to achieve durable growth [...] Full text...
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IMF encourages Botswana to streamline public spending
27 september 2025 - 08:29:27Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s economic activity is expected to contract by about 1 percent in 2025, owing primarily to [...] Full text...
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Libyan Council President reaffirms call for UN to play effective role in transition success
26 september 2025 - 16:00:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, said on Thursday that the North African [...] Full text...
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IMF staff says Tanzania's economic activity 'robust'
25 september 2025 - 10:17:04Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Nicolas Blancher, which [...] Full text...
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Senegalese president says multilateralism risks collapse
25 september 2025 - 05:34:53New York, US (PANA) - Senegalese president Bassírou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, says the world is facing challenges, uncertainties, as multilateralism [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly hosts first ever development finance summit to boost SDGs
25 september 2025 - 05:01:32New York, US (PANA) - The words inclusivity, resilience, reforms – and many more coloured in green and blue – [...] Full text...
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Climate Summit 2025: The path to COP30 (By UN News)
24 september 2025 - 05:50:57New York, US (PANA) - Floods in South Asia, wildfires across North America, and record-breaking heat in Europe have underscored [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President calls for fairer development, trade
24 september 2025 - 05:37:55New York, US (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that Africa is a continent “irreversibly on the [...] 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 - 08:49:58Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - For more than 120 million forcibly displaced people around the world, including refugees and [...] Full text...
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IOM chief calls for stronger cooperation on migration at UN General Assembly
23 september 2025 - 07:56:32New York, US (PANA) - As world leaders convene in New York for the High-Level Week of the 80th Session [...] Full text...
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EU renews support for WHO’s Universal Health Coverage Partnership
23 september 2025 - 06:50:21New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the European Union (EU) have renewed their collaboration on [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson meets African Group at the UN
21 september 2025 - 06:14:17New York, US (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, on Saturday met with the [...] Full text...
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WFP, ILO support vulnerable communities in Madagascar
19 september 2025 - 09:53:22Antananarivo, Madagascar – The World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Labor Organisation (ILO) have signed a memorandum of understanding [...] Full text...
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Mobile-phone technology powers saving surge in developing economies
19 september 2025 - 08:57:07Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other [...] Full text...
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UN presses ahead with mission for a better world despite global headwinds
19 september 2025 - 04:48:46New York, US (PANA) - During a year of escalating global turmoil – from widening wars and economic hardship to [...] Full text...
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Political dialogue between the Libyan unity government and international partners on water, energy and food
18 september 2025 - 15:32:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Planning of the Government of National Unity, in collaboration with international partners, [...] Full text...
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Digital technology driving the future of jobs (World Bank Blog by Christine Zhenwei Qiang, Global Director, Digital Vice Presidency; Stéphane Straub, Chief Economist, Infrastructure Vice Presidency, World Bank; and Leora Klapper, Lead Economist)
17 september 2025 - 09:29:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A farmer in Kenya uses mobile apps to get real-time harvesting tips, check market prices, and [...] Full text...
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Multilateral development banks hit record $137 billion in climate finance, driving sustainable development worldwide
14 september 2025 - 13:55:53Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Multilateral development banks (MDBs) delivered a record $137 billion in global climate finance last year—a [...] Full text...
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Multilateral development banks hit record $137 billion in climate finance, driving sustainable development worldwide
14 september 2025 - 08:05:10Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Multilateral development banks (MDBs) delivered a record $137 billion in global climate finance last year—a [...] Full text...
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‘Deadly floods’ displace over 100,000 in South Sudan
13 september 2025 - 05:54:49Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Over 100,000 people in South Sudan have been displaced by what the UN refugee agency, [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Embracing climate-smart growth is a net win for Uganda
12 september 2025 - 09:59:54Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Without strong action, climate change could cut Uganda's economic growth by up to 3.1% by 2050, [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya welcomes Municipal Council election results
11 september 2025 - 15:27:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the announcement by the High National [...] Full text...
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Technology is reshaping capital flows and currency dominance; data integrity is essential for financial stability (IMF Blog by Hélène Rey, a professor at the London Business School)
11 september 2025 - 11:45:33Washington, DC, USA (PANA - Technology is reshaping capital flows and currency dominance; data integrity is essential for financial stability.Technology [...] Full text...
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Tax revenues are catalyst for more inclusive growth in Côte d'Ivoire – WB
11 september 2025 - 09:02:12Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire's economic growth is solid and remarkably resilient in the face of global shocks, [...] Full text...
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AUC chief rallies Africans to work together to build continent
09 september 2025 - 11:33:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), has rallied Africans to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia set to inaugurate historic dam (By Gezahagn Degefu, Ethiopian News Agency)
07 september 2025 - 16:42:16Addis 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 - 20:30:08Geneva, 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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The Gambia’s economy maintains growth momentum amid global uncertainty
05 september 2025 - 07:50:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia’s economy continues to demonstrate resilience and steady recovery, with real GDP growth reaching 5.7% [...] Full text...
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IOM: Sudanese returning home despite war challenges
04 september 2025 - 17:54:28Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The UN International Organization for Migration said here Thursday that, despite the critical situation in the [...] Full text...
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Protecting nature boosts growth and jobs, shows new report
04 september 2025 - 10:05:38Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Ninety percent of the world lives with either degraded land, unhealthy air, or water stress, [...] Full text...
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Dozens of countries lag on climate reporting, warns UN climate chief
04 september 2025 - 07:32:56New York, US (PANA) - UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has warned that 37 countries have yet to [...] Full text...
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IGAD consoles Sudan following devastating landslide in Darfur
03 september 2025 - 12:35:35Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The East African grouping, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has consoled the Sudanese people and [...] Full text...
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Gaza: With a suitcase for a school bag, classrooms have become shelters (By UN News)
03 september 2025 - 07:24:27Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - “Instead of studying in school, we’re living in it,” said Diana, summing up the conditions [...] Full text...
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AU sympathises with Sudan on disastrous landslide
02 september 2025 - 14:35:47Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union on Tuesday expressed “deep compassion” following the tragic landslide in North Darfur, [...] Full text...
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Unleashing private sector investment, creating better jobs for Togo’s inclusive and sustainable growth
02 september 2025 - 08:08:24Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has maintained robust and stable growth over the past decade but is now facing new [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: AU Commission Chairperson congratulates Morocco on triumph
31 august 2025 - 16:14:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated the Kingdom [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Lamlaoui brace seals Morocco’s historic third TotalEnergies CHAN triumph
30 august 2025 - 17:45:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Morocco secured a record third TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) title after overcoming first-time finalists Madagascar [...] Full text...
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African health ministers commit to strengthen emergency preparedness and response
30 august 2025 - 09:49:21Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Across the African continent, fragile health systems are often the first to falter when crisis strikes, [...] Full text...
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WHO Africa, International Vaccine Institute sign agreement to boost vaccine production in Africa
30 august 2025 - 08:57:45Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) have [...] Full text...
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African health ministers call for urgent action as progress against malaria stalls
30 august 2025 - 08:48:38Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Progress against malaria in the African region has significantly slowed down, with cases declining by just [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Senegal edge Sudan on penalties to claim third place
29 august 2025 - 17:35:21Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Senegal clinched third place at the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) after overcoming Sudan 4-2 [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Tactical Analysis: How Morocco plan to tame Madagascar in final (By CAF Online)
29 august 2025 - 13:12:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As Morocco prepare to face Madagascar in Saturday’s 2024 TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Tactical Analysis: How Madagascar plan to stop Morocco in final (By CAF Online)
29 august 2025 - 13:00:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - When the curtain falls on the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 in [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Bronze Battle in Kampala: Sudan and Senegal seek redemption (By CAF Online)
28 august 2025 - 16:02:22Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Two proud nations, two contrasting journeys, and one final chance at CHAN 2024 glory.When Sudan and [...] Full text...
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UN acknowleges apartheid-era in South Africa
28 august 2025 - 08:12:13Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Eastern Cape Provincial Government, led by Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane, on Wednesday hosted [...] Full text...
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Interpol African Regional Conference begins in Cape Town
27 august 2025 - 14:30:17Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The 27th Interpol African Regional Conference began in Cape Town on Wednesday with a focus [...] Full text...
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IMF team assists Senegal to rectify misreporting of public accounts
27 august 2025 - 09:17:25Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has commended the Senegalese authorities on their commitment to [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: From outsiders to title contenders: How coach Rakotondrabe transformed Madagascar (By CAF Online)
27 august 2025 - 08:44:09Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - When Romuald Rakotondrabe speaks about his team, he rarely talks about individual stars. Instead, [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Morocco beat title holders Senegal on penalties to reach final
26 august 2025 - 21:34:23Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Morocco reached the final of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 after overcoming holders Senegal [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Madagascar edge Sudan in extra-time to reach first-ever final
26 august 2025 - 17:28:27Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Madagascar booked their place in a historic first TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) final [...] Full text...
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How two Ethiopian farmers turned rocky land into a fruitful future: World Bank Blog by Hayalsew Yilma, Senior Irrigation Specialist
26 august 2025 - 14:21:44Welkite, South Ethiopia (PANA) - If you’ve ever wondered how farmers are adapting to climate and economic challenges in rural [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Youthful Senegal test Morocco’s pedigree in heavyweight semi-final
25 august 2025 - 20:13:05Kampala, 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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2024 CHAN: East Africa vs Island Pride: Sudan and Madagascar write new TotalEnergies CHAN chapter
25 august 2025 - 20:02:36Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Football has a way of bringing unlikely heroes to the fore, and Tuesday’s TotalEnergies [...] Full text...
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African ministers kick off regional forum on health
25 august 2025 - 14:57:16Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - African ministers of health on Monday opened the Seventy-fifth session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Algeria bow out but leave lasting mark (By CAF Online)
25 august 2025 - 14:05:20Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The semi-final line-up of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) may have a [...] Full text...
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Senior UN migration agency official ends Nigeria visit
25 august 2025 - 11:17:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Deputy Director General for Operations, Ugochi Daniels, has concluded a [...] Full text...
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Pope commends 'determination' of Chagossians in peaceful struggle for their homeland
24 august 2025 - 13:34:12Vatican City, Vatican (PANA) - Pope Leo XIV on Sunday commended “the determination of the Chagossian people, particularly that of [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Sudan stun Algeria on penalties to reach semi-finals
23 august 2025 - 20:19:09Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Sudan advanced to the semi-finals of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) after [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Title holders Senegal edge Uganda to reach semi-finals
23 august 2025 - 16:27:07Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Defending champions Senegal moved a step closer to retaining their crown at the 2024 TotalEnergies African [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Morocco edge Tanzania to reach semi-finals
22 august 2025 - 19:28:58Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Morocco ended Tanzania’s fairytale run at the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) with [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Kenya’s dream shattered as Madagascar triumph on penalties
22 august 2025 - 17:16:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s dream run at their debut 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) ended in heartbreak on [...] Full text...
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‘Africa is poised for progress’ Guterres tells development conference in Japan
20 august 2025 - 18:54:02Yokohama, Japan (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday repeated his call for Africa to have a greater say in [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Sudan hold champions Senegal to seal top spot in Group D
19 august 2025 - 19:56:31Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Sudan and Senegal both advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: History in East Africa as all co-hosts reach quarter-finals
19 august 2025 - 14:35:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - For the first time in a CAF competition, three co-hosts — Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda — [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Uganda survive six-goal thriller against Bafana Bafana to reach quarter-finals
18 august 2025 - 20:03:03Kampala, Uganda (PANA) -Uganda clinched a historic place in the quarter-finals of the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Morocco beat DR Congo to book quarter-final spot as Kenya top Group A
17 august 2025 - 16:37:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two-time champions Morocco sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF African Nations [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Kenya edge Zambia to seal top spot in Group A
17 august 2025 - 16:29:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya confirmed their dominance in Group A of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) after [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Tanzania held but top Group B as Madagascar join them in quarters
16 august 2025 - 19:28:45Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania were forced to settle for a goalless draw against the Central African Republic [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Madagascar edge Burkina Faso to clinch quarter-final spot
16 august 2025 - 19:21:41Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Madagascar sealed a place in the quarter-finals of the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Guinea denied late as Algeria rescue point in Group C battle
15 august 2025 - 16:27:31Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Algeria struck late through Soufiane Bayazid to earn a 1-1 draw with Guinea in a tense [...] Full text...
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AfDB commits $40 million to catalyse Alliance for Green Infrastructure - Project Development Fund
14 august 2025 - 10:50:21Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has announced $40 million in blended capital to the Alliance [...] Full text...
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Nuclear technology to help fight seafood fraud
14 august 2025 - 05:50:33Rome, Italy (PANA) - Across the globe, consumers and small-scale fishers alike are facing a growing challenge: seafood fraud.From mislabeled [...] Full text...
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Myanmar: Rights investigators reveal ‘systematic torture’, sexual violence
12 august 2025 - 15:35:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-mandated independent investigators have uncovered “systematic torture” in Myanmar’s military-run detention facilities – including beatings, electric [...] Full text...
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Safe seas key to global prosperity, Security Council told
11 august 2025 - 20:01:40New York, US (PANA) - Shipping is crucial to the global economy, with more than 100,000 vessels a day transporting [...] Full text...
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