Political impasse pushes Libya towards military clashes
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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Signs of possible military clashes in Libya arising from the political impasse have led in recent [...] Full text...
Libyan Presidential Council chairman says working to unite army in eastern, western Libya
09 august 2022 - 20:38:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, said here Tuesday the Council is working to [...] Full text...
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Giraffes, parrots, and oak trees, among many species facing extinction: Report
07 august 2022 - 07:47:33New York, US (PANA) - Around one million species are facing extinction, according to a report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform [...] Full text...
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Unprecedented global challenges are ‘not insurmountable’ – UN chief
05 august 2022 - 05:33:51New York, US (PANA) - Nearly a year ago, the UN chief released his report, "Our Common Agenda" (OCA), a [...] Full text...
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Mauritius calls for inter-state collaboration to tackle drug trafficking in SADC region
02 august 2022 - 08:36:49Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Monday said that drug trafficking recognises no boundaries and it [...] Full text...
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President Barrow calls on Africa to depend on its institutions for human resource development
01 august 2022 - 15:24:12Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on Africa to depend on its institutions to develop its [...] Full text...
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South African academic appointed Rector of United Nations University
25 july 2022 - 20:19:40New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Professor Tshilidzi Marwala of South Africa as Rector [...] Full text...
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WHO announces historic funding to expand roll-out of first-ever malaria vaccine in Africa
22 july 2022 - 05:30:17Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed the launch by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, of the landmark [...] Full text...
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Monkeypox cases reach 9,200, says WHO chief
13 july 2022 - 05:37:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says that there are currently 9,200 [...] Full text...
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Value of nature must not be overridden by pursuit of short-term profit: UN report
12 july 2022 - 05:17:00New York, US (PANA) - The values that we ascribe to nature are vital parts of our cultures, identities, economies, [...] Full text...
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Mauritian PM denies recording of internet traffic to other countries
06 july 2022 - 08:22:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday denied claims by former CEO of Mauritius Telecom, Sherry Singh, [...] Full text...
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UN Ocean Conference calls for greater ambition, global commitment to address dire state of the Ocean
01 july 2022 - 19:18:55Lisbon, Portugal (PANA) - Following a week of discussions and events in Lisbon, Portugal, the UN Ocean Conference concluded on Friday, [...] Full text...
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Draft of the new Tunisian Constitution grants broad powers to president
01 july 2022 - 16:31:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kais Saied, unveiled Thursday evening the content of the draft of a new [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ADF approves $27.19 million grant to boost post-pandemid recovery in Ghana
01 july 2022 - 07:16:58Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) Board of Directors has approved a US$27.19 million grant to [...] Full text...
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Sea cucumber smuggling in East Africa threatens livelihoods and ecosystems
01 july 2022 - 05:40:24Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The high demand for sea cucumbers in China is leading to their over-exploitation along the East [...] Full text...
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Nigerian President Buhari arrives in Portugal on five-day State visit
29 june 2022 - 05:38:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in Portugal on Tuesday on a State visit at the invitation of President [...] Full text...
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Neglected Tropical Disease mentorship launched in honour of late top African female doctor
26 june 2022 - 05:16:09Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – World Health Organization (WHO) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced plans to set up a mentorship [...] Full text...
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The ocean holds keys to equitable, sustainable development path for all: UNESCO
21 june 2022 - 09:26:01Paris, France (PANA) - The ocean holds the keys to an equitable and sustainable development path for all. This is the [...] Full text...
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World has ‘gambled on fossil fuels and lost’, warns Guterres
19 june 2022 - 05:24:58Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The current global economic paradigm of infinite growth based on using up a finite amount [...] Full text...
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The Burkinabe government is looking for authors of hate speech against Fulani community
17 june 2022 - 18:06:44Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government announced Friday in a statement that "hate speech of unprecedented violence is [...] Full text...
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More fossil fuel investment, just ‘delusional’, warns Guterres
15 june 2022 - 04:56:00New York, US (PANA) - New funding from governments for fossil fuel exploration or production is simply “delusional” the UN [...] Full text...
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8th edition of AFRICA CEO FORUM opens in Côte d'Ivoire
13 june 2022 - 20:07:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 8th edition of the AFRICA CEO FORUM opened on Monday in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, [...] Full text...
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Education watchdog says attacks on education increased worldwide during pandemic
01 june 2022 - 06:16:52New York, US (PANA) – More than 9,000 students, teachers, and academics were harmed, injured, or killed in attacks on [...] Full text...
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More consensus needed over digital technology for ‘people and the planet’: UN
24 may 2022 - 04:15:58New York, US (PANA) - While digital technologies have offered “boundless opportunities” for sustainable development, education and inclusion, the UN [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief warns World Health Assembly: 'COVID-19 is not over”
23 may 2022 - 05:25:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) told global health Ministers on Sunday that although [...] Full text...
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Libya attends 26th session of ALESCO Conference in Tunis
22 may 2022 - 14:14:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya participated in the 26th ordinary session of the General Conference of the Arab League Educational, [...] Full text...
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Somalia MPs vote in presidential election
15 may 2022 - 10:16:36Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somali parliamentarians are on Sunday voting to elect a president as the country continues to experience [...] Full text...
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Somalia's international partners appeal to MPs to 'vote their conscience' in Sunday's presidential election
14 may 2022 - 19:56:41Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – As Somalia's parliamentarians vote on Sunday to elect a president, the international partners are calling on them [...] Full text...
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Unity among nations, in push for greater space security at UN-led talks
14 may 2022 - 05:42:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN-led push to prevent an arms race in outer space has received wide-ranging support and participation [...] Full text...
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UN focus on plant health, crucial for boosting food security worldwide
13 may 2022 - 05:25:41Rome, Italy (PANA) - On the very first International Day of Plant Health, marked on Thursday, the UN Food and [...] Full text...
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Gambian President Barrow names new cabinet
05 may 2022 - 11:44:13Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow on Thursday announced a new cabinet for his second term, naming Mr. Alieu [...] Full text...
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Threats to media workers’ freedom ‘growing by the day’, UN chief warns
03 may 2022 - 05:42:24New York, US (PANA) - Journalists and media workers are facing “increasing politicization” of their work and threats to their [...] Full text...
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Tech needs girls, and girls need tech: UN
29 april 2022 - 05:28:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More and more young women and girls are highlighting the importance of access and safety in the [...] Full text...
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Girls’ performance in maths ‘starting to add up to boys’, says UNESCO
28 april 2022 - 05:34:43Paris, France (PANA) - The UN published promising news in the global fight for gender equality and opportunity on Wednesday, [...] Full text...
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South African billionaire publishes her memoirs
25 april 2022 - 13:25:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s wealthiest woman has revealed how she fled to the Maldives with her [...] Full text...
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Over one million African children receive world's first malaria vaccine
25 april 2022 - 10:55:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As World Malaria Day is marked on Monday, the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced [...] Full text...
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Biodiversity and ecosystem protection highlighted on Mother Earth Day
23 april 2022 - 06:59:47New York, US (PANA) - Marking International Mother Earth Day, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid, on Friday called for [...] Full text...
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South African and Ukrainian presidents discuss Russian invasion
21 april 2022 - 10:46:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ukrainian ambassador to South Africa Liubov Abravitova on Thursday confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa [...] Full text...
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Former South African president Motlanthe condemns invasion of Ukraine
07 april 2022 - 08:29:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Kgalema Motlanthe has condemned the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. This marks a [...] Full text...
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Former Malian Prime Minister Diango Cissoko passes on
05 april 2022 - 13:30:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The former Malian Prime Minister of the Transition from December 2012 to September 2013, Diango Cissoko, [...] Full text...
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UN climate report: It’s ‘now or never’ to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees
05 april 2022 - 07:41:27New York, US (PANA) - A new flagship UN report on climate change, out on Monday indicating that harmful carbon [...] Full text...
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UN chief hails launch of new expert group to boost net-zero climate change fight
01 april 2022 - 05:24:37New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged private investors businesses, cities, states and regions, to [...] Full text...
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AU-EU to deepen cooperation on digital technologies to advance development
23 march 2022 - 15:15:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Union (EU) have committed to deepen their [...] Full text...
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Teacher-researcher elected chairman of Transitional Assembly in Burkina Faso
22 march 2022 - 19:57:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Professor Aboubacar Toguyeni, 58-year-old teacher-researcher in fisheries science at the Nazi Boni University of Bobo-Dioulasso, [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, Algeria sign agreement on scientific research
21 march 2022 - 20:55:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The ministries of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the two neighboring countries signed on Monday [...] Full text...
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Deep divisions over Pretoria's Russia stance
16 march 2022 - 09:11:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has slammed opposition parties who criticised the [...] Full text...
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Researchers urged to be more involved in sustainable development in Africa
10 march 2022 - 17:07:53Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Researchers have been urged to be more involved in sustainable development, with a call for climate [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Two years on, pandemic ‘far from over’: WHO chief
10 march 2022 - 05:01:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost 500 million people have been infected with the coronavirus since March 2020 and new variants [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa calls for equitable access to vaccines
06 march 2022 - 17:25:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The eighth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (FRADD-8) held this week in Kigali, Rwanda, has [...] Full text...
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Congolese minister outlines 5 priority areas for sustainable development in Africa
03 march 2022 - 21:41:41Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Mrs. Arlette Soudan Nonault, the Congolese Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, has set out five [...] Full text...
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Rwandan academic calls for use of technology to mitigate inequality in Africa
03 march 2022 - 17:12:08Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Dr Ignace Gataré of the Rwanda University of Technology has called for the use of technology [...] Full text...
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Members of Fathi Bachagha's government sworn in before Libyan Parliament in Tobruk
03 march 2022 - 15:59:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Prime minister-designate Fathi Bachagha and some ministers in his government took the constitutional oath of office [...] Full text...
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Nations sign up to end global scourge of plastic pollution
03 march 2022 - 05:15:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Heads of State, environment ministers and other representatives from 175 nations, endorsed a historic resolution at [...] Full text...
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Kigali hosts the 8th African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development Thursday
01 march 2022 - 13:27:49Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, is hosting on Thursday the eighth session of the African Regional [...] Full text...
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UN-backed report warns of rising wildfire threat
23 february 2022 - 20:57:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Wildfires are projected to rise by 50 per cent by the end of the century due [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams Algerian authorities for tightening repression on protest
21 february 2022 - 05:35:13Algiers, Ageria (PANA) – A human rights watchdog has slammed the Algerian authorities for continuing to repress protests and called [...] Full text...
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South African academic embroiled in sex scandal
15 february 2022 - 12:05:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A prominent South African academic has been forced to take unpaid leave from Harvard [...] Full text...
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Encourage today’s girls to become ‘tomorrow’s leading scientists and innovators’: Guterres
11 february 2022 - 05:33:30New York, US (PANA) - In his message marking the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the UN [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to undertake first scientific survey in Chagos Archipelago
08 february 2022 - 05:47:56Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Monday that a group of local and foreign [...] Full text...
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Guterres appoints Nigerian General as Force Commander, UN Interim Security Force for Abyei
02 february 2022 - 06:19:15New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr [...] Full text...
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South Africa defends stance towards Israel
31 january 2022 - 13:35:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says the government and Israel [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius to resume full-time classroom-based learning on 2 February
24 january 2022 - 06:57:20Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – All schools in Mauritius would reopen on 2 February, the Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Science [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso, Morocco discuss bilateral cooperation
07 january 2022 - 11:58:19Ouagadougou Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso and Morocco have hailed "the exemplary level of cooperation" in many fields which [...] Full text...
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Funeral service held for South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu
01 january 2022 - 11:22:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A funeral service was held on Saturday for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu at Cape [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief hopes 2022 can mark end of acute stage of pandemic
30 december 2021 - 07:02:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency chief expressed optimism during a press briefing on Wednesday that 2022 may be the year the world ends the acute stage of [...] Full text...
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UN chief says 'recovery for all' should be the resolution for 2022
29 december 2021 - 08:22:11New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says recovery “for people, planet and prosperity” should be the resolution [...] Full text...
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Start in Tunis of second edition of African Engineering Day
27 december 2021 - 13:15:54Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The second edition of the African Engineering Day "JIA'21" opened Monday here nder the theme "Impact [...] Full text...
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ANC, Nelson Mandela Foundation pay tribute to Archbishop Tutu
26 december 2021 - 13:13:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has eulogised Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, who passed [...] Full text...
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Ghanaians celebrate Christmas with calls for strict observance of COVID-19 protocols
25 december 2021 - 08:03:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Saturday celebrating Christmas to mark the birth of Jesus Christ with [...] Full text...
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US gives $10 million to support UN food agency efforts on COVID-19 response, future pandemics
24 december 2021 - 07:34:20Rome, Italy (PANA) - A US$10 million contribution from the United States will assist the Food and UN Agriculture Organization [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rights group slams Tunisia's 'overly restrictive' vaccine pass
22 december 2021 - 07:38:49Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), has slammed Tunisia for a new vaccine pass law that [...] Full text...
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Libya proposes the establishment of a Human Rights Office in Tripoli
09 december 2021 - 13:32:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan deputy Interior Minister for District Affairs Major General Bechir al-Amin suggested Wednesday at the 45th [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Uganda health ministry calls for calm after confirmed Omicron variant cases
08 december 2021 - 12:52:52Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan health authorities called for calm on Tuesday after a health surveillance team at its airport [...] Full text...
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Senegal, France to set up regional cyber security school in Dakar
07 december 2021 - 19:21:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese abroad, Aïssata Tall Sall, and her French counterpart, [...] Full text...
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Ghana's nuclear body identifies four sites for first nuclear plant
30 november 2021 - 23:39:06Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana expects to select one of four sites identified for the construction of its first nuclear [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief 'deeply concerned' about isolation of southern Africa after detection of Omicron variant
30 november 2021 - 11:20:38New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he is deeply concerned about the isolation of southern African [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South Africa's president slams travel restrictions after detection of new variant
29 november 2021 - 11:44:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday night slammed travel restrictions imposed on Southern [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Still ‘not clear’ whether Omicron variant is more transmissible or more severe than Delta - WHO
29 november 2021 - 05:16:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) published on Sunday an update on the science regarding the new [...] Full text...
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U.S. to curb travel from eight southern African countries over new COVID-19 variant
26 november 2021 - 21:55:38Washington-US (PANA) - United States President Joe Biden said here Friday the US would bar entry to most travellers from [...] Full text...
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Nearly 77 pct success rate in Libya's Baccalaureate
24 november 2021 - 19:49:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 76.91% of the pass rate in the secondary school leaving certificate exams (baccalaureate) [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso postpones International conference on Science and Diplomacy
24 november 2021 - 12:17:56Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An International Conference dubbed "Nexus Science and Diplomacy" scheduled for 29 November to 1 December [...] Full text...
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Libya-Italy sign agreement to support projects to strengthen food security
21 november 2021 - 15:47:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A memorandum of understanding was signed on Sunday in Tripoli between the Libyan Ministries of Agriculture [...] Full text...
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Khalifa Haftar announces candidacy for Libyan presidential election
16 november 2021 - 12:23:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The self-proclaimed leader of the Libyan National Army (LNA), based in the east, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, [...] Full text...
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COP26: Climate Champions turn focus on driving implementation of post- COP26 agenda
11 november 2021 - 20:06:45Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - The High-Level Climate Champions, alongside the Marrakech Partnership (a global alliance of more than 320 major [...] Full text...
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International conference on science and diplomacy to be held in Ouagadougou
11 november 2021 - 19:39:23Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A high-level international conference on science diplomacy and technological innovation will be held here from [...] Full text...
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Libyan Ministry of Higher Education, Huawei sign agreement to launch digital scientific research
03 november 2021 - 11:39:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Chinese telecom giant, Huawei, on [...] Full text...
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UNESCO says 62 journalists killed in 2020, just for doing their jobs
02 november 2021 - 06:51:09Paris, France (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), which works to protect media workers, in 2020 alone, 62 journalists [...] Full text...
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COP26 opens with calls for ambitious solutions to tackle climate emergency
01 november 2021 - 05:15:42Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - The eyes of the world are on Glasgow, Scotland, as the United Nations climate summit known [...] Full text...
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UN Climate Change chief says success at COP26 in Glasgow is entirely possible
31 october 2021 - 14:03:16Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – As delegates around the world started meeting in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Sunday for [...] Full text...
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Mauritius calls for drastic measures to address urgency of climate crisis ahead of COP-26
30 october 2021 - 08:35:07Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr. Kavydass Ramano, on Friday [...] Full text...
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Mauritius celebrates International Creole Day
28 october 2021 - 06:38:12Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A project of the “Introduction of Creole in the Mauritian Parliament’” was launched on Thursday in [...] Full text...
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Libya to establish City of Science and Technology
25 october 2021 - 12:35:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libya is to set up a City of Science and Technology to serve as a place for [...] Full text...
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Former Malian Health Minister elected to the US National Academy of Medicine
23 october 2021 - 19:36:22Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A former Malian Minister of Health and current Director General of the National Institute of Public [...] Full text...
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South African college honours world's youngest professor, aged 9
19 october 2021 - 12:09:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Da Vinci Institute for Technology Management will this week bestow a Laureate [...] Full text...
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Japanese scholarships and support to Libya in training on agenda of meeting
13 october 2021 - 19:35:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Cooperation and International Organizations, Omar Keti, Wednesday reviewed with the [...] Full text...
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South Africa hydrogen corridor study shows economic benefits
09 october 2021 - 09:36:13Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A study of the characteristics, current commercial activity and potential benefits of transitioning various economic [...] Full text...
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WHO endorses ‘historic’ malaria vaccine for at-risk children
06 october 2021 - 20:30:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the world’s first malaria vaccine, in what the UN [...] Full text...
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USDA programme brings agricultural educators to Ghanaian classrooms
06 october 2021 - 10:18:31Accra, Ghana (PANA) - In honour of World Teachers’ Day, US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service on Tuesday celebrated [...] Full text...
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Tunis to host summit on building digital Libya
30 september 2021 - 12:55:54Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian-African Business Council (TABC) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Arab [...] Full text...
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An expert's proposals for technologies to benefit Africa
26 september 2021 - 18:57:23Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - Mactar Seck, an African expert at the Digital Technologies Programme of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Africa experiencing fast technology growth: ECA official
26 september 2021 - 15:44:22Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - Although underdeveloped, Africa is the continent where technology growth has been fast, according to [...] Full text...
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Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76
22 september 2021 - 05:03:47New York, US (PANA) - With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the [...] Full text...
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Second Conference of WAEMU lawyers opens in Ouagadougou
21 september 2021 - 22:57:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Tuesday hailed lawyers of the West African Economic [...] Full text...
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Innovation continued despite COVID-19: New UN report
21 september 2021 - 06:07:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19, the new technology sector continued to thrive and prosper [...] Full text...
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Eritrea pressed to free journalists, politicians held over two decades in jail
17 september 2021 - 17:31:14Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - Eritrean authorities must immediately and unconditionally release 21 journalists and politicians arrested in a sweeping crackdown [...] Full text...
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IAEA inspection team visits Libyan Nuclear Research Centre
14 september 2021 - 11:00:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An inspection team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) made a routine inspection visit to [...] Full text...
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Guinean junta 'considering the release' of ousted president Alpha Condé
13 september 2021 - 12:30:26Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinea's military junta that seized power on 5 September, says it has no objection to [...] Full text...
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FAO is “working against time” on climate change - Director-General emphasises
08 september 2021 - 15:30:56Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sustainable agri-food systems are a "critical part of the actions and solutions" to the climate crisis, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records three deaths
08 september 2021 - 07:08:03Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Ministry of Health and Wellness recorded three deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours [...] Full text...
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New data-driven hub aims to detect and prevent next pandemic
02 september 2021 - 06:46:15Berlin, Germany (PANA) - A new centre in Berlin, Germany, launched on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims [...] Full text...
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End of leaded fuel use a ‘milestone for multilateralism’: Guterres
31 august 2021 - 05:10:49New York, US (PANA) - The global phase-out of leaded fuel represents a “milestone for multilateralism”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for commitment to nuclear tests ban
29 august 2021 - 10:11:48New York, US (PANA) - Countries which have not yet ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) have been urged by [...] Full text...
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Bubonic plague putting young lives at risk in DR Congo: UNICEF
25 august 2021 - 05:18:33New York, US (PANA) - A resurgence of Bubonic plague in Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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Botswana remodels tertiary education financing
23 august 2021 - 17:46:11Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has announced intentions to consider remodeling the country’s tertiary education financing policy to bring it [...] Full text...
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Bandits invade Katsina Islamic school, abduct pupils
18 august 2021 - 19:20:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits continued their raids in Northwest Nigerian schools as they invaded the Islamiyya School in Sakkai [...] Full text...
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After disrupting the transition, Haftar again threatens the electoral process in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
12 august 2021 - 22:01:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Not content with having served as a blocking element in the new political transition that has [...] Full text...
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AfDB Coding for Employment programme enrols 130,000 users across Africa
12 august 2021 - 15:16:33Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - On International Youth Day, the African Development Bank announced Thursday the enrolment of 130,000 users [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM calls for army loyal to homeland and serving all Libyans
10 august 2021 - 20:39:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the National Unity Government and Minister of Defence, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, said [...] Full text...
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Global warming 'unequivocally' human driven, at unprecedented rate: says UN intergovernmental panel
09 august 2021 - 09:33:42New York, US (PANA) - Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, and some trends are now irreversible, at least [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 133 new cases
02 august 2021 - 12:49:38Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded 133 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) during the last 24 hours. These include 123 community [...] Full text...
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Malian Society of Applied Sciences holds 12th Symposium
02 august 2021 - 12:04:17Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 12th Symposium on Applied Sciences, bringing together scientists, teacher-researchers and entrepreneurs from 14 African countries, [...] Full text...
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Libya, Jordan health officials discuss treatment of autism
28 july 2021 - 12:05:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Health, Ali al-Zanati, has discussed with a delegation of the Jordanian Academy [...] Full text...
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UN climate science talks open amid heatwaves, floods and drought
27 july 2021 - 07:54:46New York, US (PANA) - Negotiations began on Monday to approve a UN science report which will anchor high level summits later [...] Full text...
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No pathway to reach Paris Agreement’s 1.5˚C goal without G20: UN chief
26 july 2021 - 05:13:31New York, US (PANA) - “The world urgently needs a clear and unambiguous commitment to the 1.5 degree goal of [...] Full text...
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Nelson Mandela: ‘Synonymous with the fight for justice and equality’
21 july 2021 - 18:54:13New York, US (PANA) - Celebrating what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 102nd birthday on Wednesday, the UN deputy chief hailed the [...] Full text...
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Call for ‘dignity, equality, justice and human rights’ rings out on Mandela Int'l Day
18 july 2021 - 06:20:20New York, US (PANA) - Nelson Mandela International Day is an opportunity to reflect on the life and legacy of [...] Full text...
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Gambia, Sierra Leone sign joint commission agreement to boost economic cooperation
14 july 2021 - 19:38:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, and Sierra Leonean [...] Full text...
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US, Ghana sign MoU on Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation
14 july 2021 - 06:24:07Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States of America and Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concerning [...] Full text...
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UN reports ‘leap forward’ in regulating DNA-altering technology to benefit all
13 july 2021 - 06:11:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Releasing two companion reports on Monday, the UN health agency has provided the first global recommendations for DNA-altering technology, known as human [...] Full text...
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Time running out for countries on climate crisis front line - Guterres
09 july 2021 - 06:43:04New York, US (PANA) - The world’s running out of time to limit global temperature rise to below two degrees [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Equitable distribution of vaccines, equipment only way out of pandemic: WHO chief
07 july 2021 - 05:17:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Equitable distribution of equipment and medicines to fight COVID-19 is the only way out of the [...] Full text...
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Gambia chairs Africa group at the United Nations
06 july 2021 - 16:57:49Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has been nominated to Chair the Africa Group of Permanent Representatives at the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Benin to train more than 600 teachers for agricultural technical schools
05 july 2021 - 13:41:05Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government plans to recruit 662 teacher trainees in agricultural technical schools, sources close to [...] Full text...
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US gov't commends Burundi's efforts to combat human trafficking
04 july 2021 - 15:53:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - "For the first time in the last six years, the Burundian government has made significant efforts [...] Full text...
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Mauritius parliament passes Emerging Technologies Council Law
02 july 2021 - 08:13:38Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Parliamentarians on Thursday passed the Mauritius Emerging Technologies Council law which is to provide for [...] Full text...
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Presidential Council member wants youth to drive national reconciliation in Libya
27 june 2021 - 15:11:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A member of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, has stressed the need to put the [...] Full text...
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Libya elected to UNESCO Oceanographic Commission Executive Board
23 june 2021 - 10:06:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya was on Tuesday elected as a member of the Executive Council of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic [...] Full text...
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First Mauritian nanosatellite launched
23 june 2021 - 07:40:12Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The first Mauritian nanosatellite, Mauritius Imagery and Radiocommunications Satellite -1 (MIR-SAT1), was launched into low orbit [...] Full text...
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Presidential Council member highlights Libya's urgent need for science and technology to access knowledge
17 june 2021 - 13:17:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Presidential Council member Abdallah al-Lafi has underlined the importance of science, technology and innovation in [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: WHO explains why vaccinating children is not a priority
11 june 2021 - 22:28:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO's Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan Friday shed light on why vaccinating children against the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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Ensure ocean health, UN chief says in message for World Oceans Day
09 june 2021 - 05:59:25New York, US (PANA) - Ending the “war on nature” must be part of global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...
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Libya working to attract innovative ICT ideas, says Economy Minister
08 june 2021 - 09:11:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade Mohamed al-Haweij has said that his ministry, through the National [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 12 new cases
07 june 2021 - 08:15:07Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Sunday detected 12 new cases of COVID-19, which brings to 920 the total [...] Full text...
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WHO organizes global conference on communicating science during health emergencies
06 june 2021 - 17:40:41Paris, France (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has convened a global conference on communicating science during health emergencies [...] Full text...
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Experts offer ways to conquer debt challenges, forge economic ties between Africa and Asia
01 june 2021 - 18:12:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Overcoming Africa’s debt challenges will not only benefit the continent, but profit its partners in [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International slams Nigerian govt for increasing insecurity
28 may 2021 - 06:58:47Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the Nigerian authorities for not doing enough to protect lives in the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief appeals to business leaders to help quell ‘a tsunami of suffering’ caused by pandemic
28 may 2021 - 06:40:11New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought “a tsunami of suffering”, taken over 3.4 million lives and [...] Full text...
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UNU-INRA starts series of events on global warming
26 may 2021 - 11:01:32Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA), based in Accra, Ghana, will [...] Full text...
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Uganda's Makerere University hounours AfDB's Adesina for science leadership
24 may 2021 - 18:01:09Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's Makerere University has awarded Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, with an [...] Full text...
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Student dies from injuries sustained in demonstration in Burkina Faso
24 may 2021 - 13:19:51Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A student died on Sunday from injuries he sustained last Monday in Ouagadougou, during a [...] Full text...
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Mauritian satellite reaches launch site in Florida
22 may 2021 - 06:14:20Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The first Mauritian Satellite project, the nano-satellite, has reached the launch site at Kennedy Space Centre [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief calls for G20 vaccine task force, in 'war' against the virus
22 may 2021 - 05:03:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the world’s richest economies to take a central role in ending the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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WHO issues guidelines for research on GM mosquitoes to fight malaria
19 may 2021 - 21:00:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued guidelines to inform future research and development on genetically modified [...] Full text...
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Ensure digital technologies are ‘a force for good’ – Guterres
17 may 2021 - 15:25:31New York, US (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the planet, millions worldwide still lack [...] Full text...
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Ensure digital technologies are 'a force for good', says UN chief
17 may 2021 - 06:34:57New York, US (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the planet, millions worldwide still lack [...] Full text...
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UN chief Guterres seeks second term
09 may 2021 - 04:44:17New York, US (PANA) - The current UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has laid out his case for a second five year [...] Full text...
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South African health expert appointed to WHO council
07 may 2021 - 11:38:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s world renowned infectious disease epidemiologist Professor Salim Abdool Karim, who played a [...] Full text...
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UN forum examines how to make science and technology work better for all
04 may 2021 - 15:56:19New York, US (PANA) - Harnessing the full potential of science and technology for the benefit of all people, everywhere, [...] Full text...
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Africa needs to invest in innovative technology, says UN chief’s special adviser
04 may 2021 - 13:20:48Washington, US (PANA) - In rebuilding their economies after COVID-19, policymakers in Africa must invest in innovative technology to leapfrog [...] Full text...
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Guterres appoints Alain Noudéhou of Benin Deputy Special Representative for MINUSMA
30 april 2021 - 05:16:20New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Alain Noudéhou of Benin as his new Deputy [...] Full text...
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WHO Chief establishes science council to advise on high priority scientific issues
26 april 2021 - 22:18:13Geneva, Switzerland PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has established a Science [...] Full text...
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Malaria killed 1,708 people in Mali in 2020: Health official
26 april 2021 - 10:38:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malaria claimed the lives of 1,708 people in 2020 in Mali, the Director of the National [...] Full text...
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A ‘malaria-free future’ is possible, UN chief says on World Malaria Day
25 april 2021 - 04:47:12New York, US (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the multiple crises it has sparked, a growing number of [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe and Oxford University researchers develop malaria vaccine 77 pc effective
24 april 2021 - 18:39:09Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Researchers from the University of Oxford and scientists from the Institute for Research in Health [...] Full text...
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Ocean benefits increasingly undermined by human activity, UN assessment reveals
22 april 2021 - 06:28:48New York, US (PANA) - Greater understanding of the ocean is essential if the world is to recover better from [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Greta Thunberg contributes 100,000 Euros to vaccine equity initiative
20 april 2021 - 05:30:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has donated 100,000 Euros to boost global efforts to deliver [...] Full text...
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Gabon launches training hub to revolutionise skills for economic diversification
16 april 2021 - 15:34:33Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – In a bid to match local skills with the urgent needs of economic diversification, President Ali [...] Full text...
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Africa CDC moves to advance vaccine manufacturing on continent
14 april 2021 - 14:14:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has signed an agreement with [...] Full text...
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Nigerian gov't slammed for failure to protect children as Chibok schoolgirls' abduction clocks seven years
14 april 2021 - 10:10:12Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria marks seven years since 279 schoolgirls were abducted by the armed group, Boko Haram, [...] Full text...
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First ever human space flight signalled 'new era for humanity': UN
12 april 2021 - 17:36:53New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking the International Day of Human Space Flight on Monday, celebrating [...] Full text...
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Dispelling misinformation, countering vaccine hesitancy vital to beat COVID-19, countries affirm
08 april 2021 - 05:15:48New York, US (PANA) - Addressing misinformation and countering vaccine hesitancy features prominently in a political declaration launched at the [...] Full text...
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Togolese police dismantle child pornography ring
05 april 2021 - 07:10:30Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese police have dismantled a ring of young students who were involved in child pornography and [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 origins report inconclusive: We must ‘leave no stone unturned’ – WHO chief
31 march 2021 - 06:36:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The report from a team of international scientists assembled by the World Health Organization (WHO) to [...] Full text...
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Sudan gov't, rebel leader sign document guaranteeing freedom of worship
29 march 2021 - 07:27:38Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government and a rebel group have signed a document guaranteeing freedom of worship [...] Full text...
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Tanzania's former president Magufuli laid to rest with full military honours
26 march 2021 - 18:03:27Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania's former president John Pombe Magufuli was on Friday laid to rest with full [...] Full text...
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Biodiversity at risk, threatens human survival, UN forum hears
25 march 2021 - 06:39:41Paris, France (PANA) - As the living tissue of the earth, biodiversity is “intimately linked to human health” the head [...] Full text...
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Africa urged to adopt strategies for green industrialization, diversification
23 march 2021 - 20:03:52Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – African Finance, Planning and Economic development ministers on Tuesday urged African countries to adopt strategies for [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to host 11th Organic Farming Fair from 1 to 3 April
23 march 2021 - 16:43:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 11th International Exhibition of Organic Farming and Food Industries will be held in Tunis from [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Inequity of vaccines grows ‘more grotesque every day’ – WHO chief
23 march 2021 - 05:30:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The growing gap between the number of vaccines being given in rich countries and those administered [...] Full text...
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Tunisia launches first satellite 'Challenge One'
22 march 2021 - 18:14:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first Tunisian satellite named Challenge One was launched Monday into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome [...] Full text...
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Communications Director of Malian Presidency dies
19 march 2021 - 17:16:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The director of the communication unit of the Malian Presidency, journalist Adam Thiam died of coronavirus [...] Full text...
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BADEA grants 6 billion CFAF to two Beninese universities
19 march 2021 - 17:04:26Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) will disburse CFAF 26 billion to Benin [...] Full text...
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Fallen Tanzania's president Magufuli: An obituary
18 march 2021 - 09:09:55Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Dr John Pombe Magufuli, who served as Tanzania’s president since November 2015, died on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB President calls for global vaccine solidarity and justice for Africa
16 march 2021 - 14:15:54Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has called for vaccine justice for Africa. Speaking at [...] Full text...
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AfDB President Adesina calls for African financial stabilisation mechanism
16 march 2021 - 14:06:50Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina, recipient of the 2017 World Food Prize, and [...] Full text...
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UN chief names Mauritanian diplomat Wane as head of Mali peacekeeping mission
16 march 2021 - 08:02:11New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday announced the appointment of El-Ghassim Wane of Mauritania as [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army, Air Force foil bid by bandits to kidnap 307 Kaduna students
14 march 2021 - 19:56:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Troops of the Nigerian Army have foiled bid by bandits to kidnap 307 students of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ‘Some light at the end of the tunnel’ as pandemic turns one - Guterres
12 march 2021 - 05:39:39New York, US (PANA) - After 12 months where the world has faced “a tsunami of suffering”, the arrival of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 'Pharmaceutical companies and rich states put lives at risk as vaccine inequality soars'
11 march 2021 - 12:58:21London, UK (PANA) - The actions of pharmaceutical companies and rich countries mean that billions of people at risk of [...] Full text...
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South African rocket sets height record
10 march 2021 - 15:54:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A rocket developed by the University of KwaZulu-Natal has set a new altitude record [...] Full text...
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Libya recovers bust of Faustina the Younger, 75 years after its disappearance
05 march 2021 - 11:18:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya on Thursday recovered the bust supposedly representing Empress Faustina the Younger (125/130-175 AD), 75 years [...] Full text...
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ECA commends Congo's technological efforts
26 february 2021 - 13:01:37Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mrs. Vera Songwe, on Thursday commended [...] Full text...
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Bandits abduct over 200 schoolgirls in northwest Nigeria
26 february 2021 - 10:14:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits continue to wage war against education in northern Nigeria as they kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls [...] Full text...
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Seven Nigerian Air Force officers killed in plane crash buried
26 february 2021 - 10:02:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday buried the remains of seven young officers who died [...] Full text...
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Guterres lauds ‘day of hope’ as US officially rejoins Paris climate agreement
20 february 2021 - 06:28:03New York, US (PANA) - The official return of the United States to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change represents [...] Full text...
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Togo, Russia revitalize bilateral cooperation
19 february 2021 - 17:05:37Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo and Russia are to revitalize their bilateral cooperation, on the occasion of the visit to [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns attack on Nigerian school
18 february 2021 - 14:18:39New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned Wednesday’s attack on a boarding school in north-central [...] Full text...
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Rights body, UNICEF demand rescue of 42 students, staff abducted in northern Nigeria
18 february 2021 - 08:29:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have condemned Wednesday’s [...] Full text...
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Strengthen ‘One Health approach’ to prevent future pandemics – WHO chief
18 february 2021 - 05:27:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates “intimate” linkages between the health of humans, animals and ecosystems, as zoonotic [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Declare state of emergency on insecurity, Senate tells FG as Buhari orders immediate rescue of abducted schoolboys
17 february 2021 - 21:32:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday ordered a military operation to rescue hundreds of students and teachers of Government [...] Full text...
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