Senegalese customs seize large quantity of fake drugs at border with Guinea-Bissau

06 july 2020 - 17:21:15
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Customs, in the southern subdivision of Ziguinchor, made a major seizure of fake medicines hidden [...] Full text...

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COVID-19; Guinea records 40 new infections, 26 recoveries

06 july 2020 - 13:01:59
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -  Forty new cases of coronavirus were recorded on Sunday in Guinea after laboratory tests carried out [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 3 virus-related deaths, 78 new cases and 39 recoveries

06 july 2020 - 11:50:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Monday recorded three coronavirus-related deaths, 78 new infections and 39 recoveries, the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 4 new deaths, 108 new infections

04 july 2020 - 13:15:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal Saturday recorded four new coronavirus-related deaths, 108 new infections and 47 new recoveries, the Ministry [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Central African Republic don't feel inferior to the giants - Coach Zahoui

03 july 2020 - 18:43:50
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Although they are one of the weakest football teams in Africa, Central African Republic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 4 new deaths, 110 new cases, and 67 recoveries recorded Friday in Senegal

03 july 2020 - 15:47:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Friday recorded four new deaths related to coronavirus, 110 new cases, and 67 recoveries, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 5 deaths, 129 new cases and 54 recoveries

02 july 2020 - 11:49:48
Dakar, Senegal  (PANA) - Senegal on Thursday recorded five coronavirus-related deaths, 129 new infections and 54 recoveries, the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 4 new deaths, 132 new cases

01 july 2020 - 13:05:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 4 new coronavirus-related deaths, 132 new cases and 114 new recoveries on Wednesday, the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IMF official tips African oil exporters on extraordinary challenges ahead

01 july 2020 - 06:40:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The economic toll of COVID-19, both through lockdowns and external shocks, will have a staggering effect [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 4 new deaths on Tuesday, total fatalities now 112

30 june 2020 - 18:42:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Tuesday recorded four new deaths related to coronavirus, bringing to 112 the total number [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegalese president lifts curfew, announces reopening of air space

30 june 2020 - 18:23:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, on Monday lifted the curfew imposed on the country [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president lifts state of emergency and curfew

29 june 2020 - 22:15:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall Monday announced the lifting of the state of health emergency and curfew [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court to rule on 26 Oct., 2020, in case against Senegal over woman's extradition

29 june 2020 - 17:46:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice will on 26 October 2020 deliver judgment in an alleged human [...] Full text...

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Nigerian footballer Osimhen wins 2020 Marc-Vivien Foe Prize in France

29 june 2020 - 13:45:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, who plays for French Ligue 1 club, Lille, has won the Prix [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal's virus deaths now 108

29 june 2020 - 11:39:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded three new coronavirus-related deaths on Monday, bringing the number to 108 since the virus [...] Full text...

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Former world basketball body chairman Abdoulaye Seye Moreau dies

28 june 2020 - 18:33:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Abdoulaye Seye Moreau, former chairman of the Senegalese basketball federation, the Senegalese national Olympics and sports [...] Full text...

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Senegalese football coaches set up trade-union

28 june 2020 - 15:55:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The first trade-union of Senegalese football coaches, Trade-Union of Senegalese Football coaches (SEFS), was set up [...] Full text...

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CAJ condemns police attacks on journalists in Zimbabwe

28 june 2020 - 14:21:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) Sunday condemned attacks on two journalists by the Zimbabwean police. The newly-formed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Leaders of African media associations call on gov’ts for support to work efficiently

28 june 2020 - 14:02:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Leaders of African media organisations have called on African governments to empower journalists to work efficiently [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal has passed the 100-death mark from coronavirus

27 june 2020 - 12:52:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -  Senegal has passed the 100-death mark from coronavirus with four patients who have succumbed to the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: President Ghazouani enquires about Senegalese counterpart on self-confinement

26 june 2020 - 23:45:25
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani Friday inquired about the state of health of his Senegalese [...] Full text...

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BOAD mobilizes more than 180 billion CFAF to support WAEMU States and private sector

26 june 2020 - 17:34:56
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) is mobilizing 275.6 million euros (about CFAF 180.78 billion), to [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 4 deaths, raising the country's toll to 98

26 june 2020 - 12:44:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded four coronavirus-related deaths on Friday, bringing the toll to 98 since Covid-19 hit the [...] Full text...

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FIFA allocates rescue fund of over 875 million CFAF to each of member federations

25 june 2020 - 23:49:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The world football governing body, FIFA, on Thursday released for each of its member federations a [...] Full text...

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BOAD approves 228 billion CFAF for new project financing in six countries

25 june 2020 - 15:04:30
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) on Wednesday approved a disbursement of 228 billion CFA francs [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 104 new cases of coronavirus, 90 recoveries and one new death

25 june 2020 - 13:02:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -  Senegal recorded 104 new cases of coronavirus, 90 recoveries and one death on Thursday, the Ministry [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 4 new deaths

24 june 2020 - 11:23:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded four new coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing to 93 the total number of patients [...] Full text...

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Some 450,000 Mauritanian sheep destined for the Senegalese market for Tabaski

23 june 2020 - 18:37:52
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania will provide Senegal with 450,000 sheep for the great Muslim feast of Tabaski, scheduled in [...] Full text...

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Former Senegalese football referee, Badara Sene, passes on

23 june 2020 - 17:23:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal football has been thrown into a state of mourning following the death of former referee, [...] Full text...

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CAF issues guidelines for the resumption of football in Africa

23 june 2020 - 16:28:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Medical Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday released a comprehensive plan [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IOM appeals for US$ 37.8 million to continue lifesaving assistance to vulnerable people in Central Sahel region

23 june 2020 - 14:07:21
Dakar, Senegal - A rise in violence and the multi-layered humanitarian crisis in the Central Sahel region have resulted in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 64 new cases, 93 new recoveries

23 june 2020 - 11:28:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 64 new cases of coronavirus sending the total figure to 6,034. The Ministry of Health [...] Full text...

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Former Senegalese international referee Badarera Mamaya Sène dies

22 june 2020 - 21:21:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Badara Mamaya Sène, former Senegalese international referee and mayor of the Senegalese city of Rufisque, died [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 11 sub-Saharan Africans arrested and placed in sanitary quarantine in Tunisia

22 june 2020 - 17:53:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Border guards in the Tunisian city of Thala, in the Kasserine region (Centre-West), on Monday arrested [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Hundreds of Mauritanians repatriated from Morocco and Senegal

22 june 2020 - 17:34:30
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The repatriation of several hundred Mauritanian nationals, stranded in Morocco and Senegal, following the coronavirus pandemic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 82 new cases, 34 new recoveries

22 june 2020 - 11:16:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 82 new cases of coronavirus, 34 new recoveries and two new deaths on Monday, [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Sports Minister Matar Bâ honoured as 'Best African Sports Manager'

22 june 2020 - 05:58:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Minister of Sports, Matar Bâ, has won the African Development Award (PADEV) in the sector [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank approves funding to help Senegal deal with COVID-19

20 june 2020 - 15:10:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -  The World Bank's Executive Board on Tuesday approved US$100 million in funding from the International Development [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council wants top UN rights official to take action on racist violence

20 june 2020 - 07:53:52
New York, US (PANA) - UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet, is to spearhead efforts to address systemic racism against [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 164 new cases, 72 recoveries and 3 deaths

19 june 2020 - 12:40:58
Dakar, Senegal  (PANA) - Senegal recorded 164 new cases of coronavirus, 72 recoveries and 3 deaths on Friday, the Ministry [...] Full text...

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Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour calls for release of Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé

19 june 2020 - 11:40:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour in a tweet on Thursday called for the release of Malian opposition [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus contamination cases on the decline in Guinea, says ANSS

18 june 2020 - 17:04:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Only 29 cases of coronavirus were recorded on Wednesday, from 700 people tested, says the National [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 106 new cases, 110 recoveries and 3 deaths

18 june 2020 - 13:14:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 106 new cases of coronavirus, 110 recoveries and 3 deaths on Thursday, the Ministry [...] Full text...

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‘New contract’ needed with nature to keep drought and deserts at bay, says GUterres

18 june 2020 - 05:42:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called for "a new contract with nature" to address ongoing global [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian radio stations owners dismayed over government failure to assist media houses as pandemic escalates

17 june 2020 - 22:30:24
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Managers of radio stations in The Gambia Wednesday recounted difficulties confronting them in the face of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China pledges Africa debt relief to aid fight against coronavirus pandemic

17 june 2020 - 21:43:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has assured African leaders that his country would continue supporting Coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Germany to provide drought financing premiums to AU insurer

17 june 2020 - 21:33:34
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Germany is providing payments of up to 19 million Euros to an African Union-backed drought [...] Full text...

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Death of a third Senegalese soldier following Monday's mine accident in Casamance

17 june 2020 - 18:45:47
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The number of Senegalese soldiers killed in the explosion of an anti-tank mine in the south [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 122 new cases to bring total to 5,369

17 june 2020 - 11:25:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Wednesday recorded 122 new cases of coronavirus bringing the total number to 5,369 since the [...] Full text...

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Tuesday trading at the Abidjan stock market

16 june 2020 - 21:58:35
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Tuesday trading up for the BRVM 10 index and [...] Full text...

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Senegalese army shelling the Bissine forest in the south of the country

16 june 2020 - 18:10:41
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Heavy gunfire has been reported since 6 a.m. on Tuesday in the Bissine area, about 50 [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: IFAD says remittance providers are essential service in battling virus pandemic

16 june 2020 - 12:41:15
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Tuesday called on governments across the world to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 74 new cases to bring total number to 5,247

16 june 2020 - 11:32:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 74 new cases of coronavirus, 101 recoveries and 6 deaths on Tuesday, the Ministry [...] Full text...

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Two Senegalese soldiers killed in mine explosion in south of country

15 june 2020 - 21:16:14
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Two Senegalese soldiers were killed and two others slightly wounded Monday around 14h GMT when an [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IMF, Senegal reach staff-level deal on economic, financial policies

15 june 2020 - 13:12:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A staff team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached staff-level agreement with the authorities [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 80 recoveries, four deaths

15 june 2020 - 12:41:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 80 recoveries and four deaths from  coronavirus besides 83 new cases on Monday, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Moroccan king to send medical aid to 15 African countries to fight virus

15 june 2020 - 08:08:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Morocco is sending medical aid to several African countries to fight against the COVID 19, according [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'AfDB's COVID-19 response is moving from commitment to action'

14 june 2020 - 18:18:01
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it responded swiftly to the needs of its member [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Elections and governance issues in Africa - By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

14 june 2020 - 14:32:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Elections in Africa during normal times are a huge challenge, in terms of logistics, operations and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 145 new cases, 128 cured and 4 deaths recorded in Senegal

13 june 2020 - 15:56:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal Saturday recorded145 new cases of coronavirus(COVID-19), 128 new cured and four deaths, the ministry of [...] Full text...

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Ghana, eight other African countries 'accelerating' coronavirus cases - WHO

12 june 2020 - 22:06:56
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has fingered Ghana and nine other African nations as driving the [...] Full text...

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FIFA restarts int'l rankings, Senegal leads Africa and Belgium rules globally

12 june 2020 - 16:19:34
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, on Thursday resumed its international ranking for national teams after [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 92 new cases of coronavirus, 106 recoveries

12 june 2020 - 13:15:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - Senegal recorded 92 new cases of coronavirus and 106  recoveries on Friday, the Ministry of Health [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Kenya sports firm to cushion golfers against coronavirus pandemic impact

11 june 2020 - 14:47:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Open Golf tournament owners will offer financial assistance to 54 Safari Tour members to protect [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 119 new cases of coronavirus, 109 ecoveries

11 june 2020 - 12:51:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 119 new cases of coronavirus and 109 recoveries on Thursday, the Ministry of Health [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president condoles Burundi after the death of President Nkurunziza

11 june 2020 - 11:37:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Wednesday offered his "emotional" condolences to the people of Burundi following [...] Full text...

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Senegal records 54th coronavirus-related death

10 june 2020 - 14:00:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Wednesday recorded two deaths related to coronavirus, the Ministry of Health and Social Action [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 124 new cases, 76 recoveries

10 june 2020 - 11:37:26
Dakar, Senegal  (PANA) - Senegal recorded 124 new cases of coronavirus and 76 new recoveries on Wednesday, the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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From farm to fork: Women championing agricultural transformation in Africa (An AfDB Feaure)

09 june 2020 - 16:29:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - From Sudan to Mali, Senegal to Mozambique, and Zambia to Mauritania, women are changing the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 89 new cases, 110 recoveries

09 june 2020 - 11:31:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 89 new cases of coronavirus and 110 new recoveries on Tuesday, the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian cashew nuts trader killed by unidentified gunmen in southern Senegal

08 june 2020 - 14:33:45
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - A Mauritanian businessman working in the cashew nut campaign in Casamance, southern Senegal, was killed on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 99 new cases, 111 recoveries

08 june 2020 - 12:28:57
Dakar,  Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 99 new cases of coronavirus and 111 new recoveries on Monday, the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 87 Malians stranded in Kuwait flown home on Saturday

07 june 2020 - 12:00:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Eighty-seven Malians, stranded in Kuwait due to the Coronavirus, returned home on Saturday, thanks to the [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Football Federation Chief suggests joint hosts for 24-team AFCON

07 june 2020 - 09:08:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Mr. Augustin Senghor, President of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), has suggested the introduction of joint [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 94 new cases, total now 4249

06 june 2020 - 11:39:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 94 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday bringing the total number to 4,249. There were [...] Full text...

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COVID:19: Senegal records 134 new cases of coronavirus

05 june 2020 - 14:11:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 134 new cases of coronavirus and 114 recoveries on Friday, the Ministry of Health [...] Full text...

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $1.6 billion to Vaccine Alliance

05 june 2020 - 05:17:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a five-year, US$1.6 billion commitment to Gavi, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegalese singer, Zambia’s Health Minister, AfDB VP seek African solidarity post-COVID-19

04 june 2020 - 16:21:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - How can Africa build on the solidarity shown during the coronavirus pandemic to achieve the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal eases restrictions on combating coronavirus disease

04 june 2020 - 14:46:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Interior minister Aly Ngouille Ndiaye announced on Thursday in Dakar the lifting of restrictions on [...] Full text...

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COVID-19; Senegal records 89 new cases of coronavirus, 99 recoveries

04 june 2020 - 12:21:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -  Senegal recorded 89 new cases of coronavirus and 99  recoveries on Thursday, the Ministry of Health [...] Full text...

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Senegal's director of water, forests says moved and saddened by destruction of country's forests

03 june 2020 - 19:01:09
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Colonel-Major Baïdy Ba, director of Water, Forests, Hunting and Soil Conservation, said here Wednesday he was [...] Full text...

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Mauritania opens investigation after soldier committed murder in the river valley

03 june 2020 - 18:53:29
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian justice has opened a preliminary investigation after a soldier allegedly killed a young carter, [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Senegal reports 96 new cases of coronavirus, 109 recoveries on Wednesday

03 june 2020 - 13:42:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Wednesday recorded 96 new cases of coronavirus, 109 recoveries, and 17 serious cases in [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Tuesday trading up

02 june 2020 - 22:03:59
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire(PANA) - The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Tuesday trading up, with the BRVM 10 index rising from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rugby Africa cancels all its competitions, provides financial support to member federations

02 june 2020 - 18:29:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Rugby Africa (RA), the former African Rugby Confederation (ARC), has cancelled all is competitions, including the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegalese leader again postpones reopening of school

02 june 2020 - 17:03:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Head of State, Macky Sall, has postponed the reopening of schools, which was scheduled to [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 97 new cases of coronavirus, 96 recoveries

02 june 2020 - 13:10:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 97 new cases of coronavirus and 96 recoveries, while 14 cases were under on [...] Full text...

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Milk producers in West and Central Africa call on their leaders to save the sector

02 june 2020 - 10:56:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Fifty-five local milk producers from six West and Central African countries on Monday appealed to their [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Maimouna Mbow Fam officially assumes duties as WB Representative in Burkina Faso

01 june 2020 - 22:56:15
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The new resident representative of the World Bank in Burkina Faso, Mrs Maimouna Mbow Fam, [...] Full text...

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Stakeholders in Gambia’s tourism urge government to support industry’s operators

01 june 2020 - 15:38:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Stakeholders in Gambia’s tourism industry have called on government to support the industry’s operators and help [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 94 new cases, 57 new recoveries

01 june 2020 - 11:42:13
Dakar, Senegal  (PANA) - Senegal recorded 94 new cases of coronavirus and 57 new recoveries on Monday, the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB boosts Senegal's pandemic economic, social resilience programme

30 may 2020 - 14:47:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday approved a loan of 88 million [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 106 new cases of coronavirus, 23 recoveries

30 may 2020 - 11:16:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 106 new cases of coronavirus and 23 recoveries on Saturday, the Ministry of Health [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records its 42nd coronavirus-related death

30 may 2020 - 10:35:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded its 42nd death from coronavirus on Friday night, the Ministry of Health and Social [...] Full text...

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CAF gives 6 billion CFAF in subsidy to its 54 member-associations

29 may 2020 - 23:40:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved the immediate disbursement of financial subsidies for member-associations [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal registers 81 cases of coronavirus

29 may 2020 - 13:50:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Friday recorded 81 new cases of coronavirus and 52 cured patients, the Minister of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS at 45 and the dream of its founding fathers (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)

29 may 2020 - 13:41:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - After almost five decades of existence, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), arguably Africa’s [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say reparations yet to be paid to ex-Chadian dictator Habré’s victims

29 may 2020 - 05:38:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The victims of the former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre have yet to receive any reparations four years after [...] Full text...

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Senegal cancels national basketball season, no champion this year

28 may 2020 - 13:42:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's national D1 basketball championship has been definitively stopped "for force majeure related to the Covid-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 95 new cases, 100 new recoveries

28 may 2020 - 11:18:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 95 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 100 new recoveries on Thursday, the Ministry [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 92 new cases; 20 patients in critical condition

27 may 2020 - 11:53:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Ministry of Health and Social Action on has announced 20 serious cases in resuscitation out [...] Full text...

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Make Your Mask Challenge kicks off

26 may 2020 - 11:36:36
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The "Make your Mask Challenge", a campaign to raise awareness among African communities of the importance [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 31 new cases to bring total to 3,161

26 may 2020 - 11:30:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 31 new cases of coronavirus bringing the case count to 3,161, the Ministry [...] Full text...

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Abidjan stock market closes Monday trading down

25 may 2020 - 22:20:16
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Monday, trading down with the BRVM 10 index dropping [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 83 cases of coronavirus, 59 recoveries

25 may 2020 - 12:30:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - Senegal on Monday recorded 83 cases of coronavirus and 59 recoveries, the Ministry of Health and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 71 new cases, 40 recoveries

24 may 2020 - 19:33:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal on Sunday recorded 71 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total count to 3,047, the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 34th coronavirus-related death, 67 new cases

23 may 2020 - 16:15:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded its  34th coronavirus-related death on Saturday and 67 new cases, besides 105 cases of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus -Gambia records one new case, as Gambians throng markets

22 may 2020 - 23:11:18
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  - The Gambia Friday recorded one new case of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the overall cases 25, as people [...] Full text...

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TV5Monde Afrique launches new pan-African TV series on Monday

22 may 2020 - 16:56:21
Paris, France (PANA) - From Monday, TV5MONDE's Africa channel will launch its new pan-African TV series, entitled "Renaissance" and produced [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two new cases of coronavirus imported from Guinea-Bissau recorded in Ziguinchor, southern Senegal

22 may 2020 - 16:38:04
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Two Mauritanian nationals from Guinea-Bissau tested positive on Thursday in Ziguinchor, Casamance, southern Senegal, for the [...] Full text...

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Senegal records 97 new cases of coronavirus, 60 recoveries

22 may 2020 - 14:02:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 97 new cases of coronavirus and 60 of recovery from the disease on [...] Full text...

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No locust threat in Tunisia, says Ministry of Agriculture

22 may 2020 - 10:11:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The locust situation in northwest Africa is currently not a cause for concern, Tunisia's Ministry of [...] Full text...

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Senegal to amend its penal code, convicts to serve terms under electronic surveillance

21 may 2020 - 19:49:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government on Wednesday adopted two bills amending the penal code, one of which will [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegalese president calls for secure reopening of schools

21 may 2020 - 15:17:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Wednesday called on the Ministry of Education to take all necessary [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Senegal records two new coronavirus-related deaths

21 may 2020 - 14:54:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded on Thursday two deaths related to the coronavirus, bringing to 32 deaths caused by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 98 new cases, 65 recoveries

21 may 2020 - 11:15:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 98 new cases of coronavirus and 65 recoveries on Thursday, the Ministry of Health [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger president says pandemic should lead to implementation of new paradigm in global governance

20 may 2020 - 16:09:13
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis should lead to implementation of a new paradigm in global governance, Nigerien President [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Three new confirmed cases registered in Burkina Faso

20 may 2020 - 14:05:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Wednesday confirmed three new cases of coronavirus disease, bringing to 809 the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 97 new cases of coronavirus, 53 new recoveries

20 may 2020 - 12:27:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -  Senegal has recorded 97 new cases of coronavirus and 53 new recoveries on Wednesday, the Ministry [...] Full text...

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President Barrow extends state of public emergency for 21 days

19 may 2020 - 21:10:46
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  - President Adama Barraw Tuesday extended The Gambia’s state of public emergency for 21 days in accordance with [...] Full text...

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Senegalese intl' striker, Souleymane Camara, retires after 13-year spell at Montpellier

19 may 2020 - 18:51:54
Paris, France (PANA) - After over a decade at Stade de la Mosson, the ex-Senegal international, Souleymane Camara, has decided [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: African Guarantee Fund Launches Coronavirus response mechanism

19 may 2020 - 15:39:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Guarantee Fund (AGF), the leading guarantee institution on the continent, on Monday announced the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: NGO Océanium takes lead to restore ecosystem of southern, central Senegal

19 may 2020 - 13:52:12
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - A non-governmental organisation which has been active for years in restoration of mangrove and the ecosystem [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 30th coronavirus-related death

19 may 2020 - 12:31:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded its  30th coronavirus-related death, the fourth on The same day on Monday, the Ministry [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 28th death

18 may 2020 - 23:55:04
Dakar, Senegal  (PANA)  -  Senegal Monday recorded its 28th death linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the second in less than [...] Full text...

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Presidents Saied, Sall hold talks

18 may 2020 - 21:11:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kaïs Saied, and his Senegalese counterpart, Macky Sall, Monday stressed the need to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 27th death linked to coronavirus

18 may 2020 - 19:40:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal on Monday recorded the 27th death linked to the coronavirus disease, a communiqué issued by [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Senegal registers 64 new cases

18 may 2020 - 15:05:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Ministry of Health and Social Action on Monday announced 64 new cases of coronavirus and [...] Full text...

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51 new cases of coronavirus and 24 cures recorded Sunday in Senegal

17 may 2020 - 18:10:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded here Sunday 51 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), made up of 47 contact cases [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 110 new cases and 59 new recoveries

16 may 2020 - 12:27:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 110 new cases and 59 new coronavirus recoveries on Saturday, the Ministry of Health [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Cashew nut marketing season takes off slowly in southern Senegal

15 may 2020 - 16:04:51
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - After several weeks of uncertainty, the marketing season for cashew nuts in Casamance, southern Senegal, has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal's positive cases hit 2,310

15 may 2020 - 12:03:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's positive cases of coronavirus have increased by 121 to 2,310, the Ministry of Health and [...] Full text...

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Malian international to play next season in the French first division championship

14 may 2020 - 17:07:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian international footballer, Agueissa Diarra, could play in the French top division next season, as she [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegalese Interior Ministry sets terms for reopening places of worship

14 may 2020 - 16:03:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Interior Minister, Aly Ngouille Ndiaye, has said the reopening of places of worship must be [...] Full text...

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MFDC fighters clash with Senegalese Army in Casamance

14 may 2020 - 15:01:33
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Violent clashes broke out between the Senegalese Army and combatants of the Movement of Democratic Forces [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Senegal records 23rd coronavirus-related death

14 may 2020 - 14:45:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Thursday recorded its 23rd death linked to the coronavirus, according to the Director of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 22nd death, 84 new cases

14 may 2020 - 11:22:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Wednesday recorded its 22nd death related to coronavirus, the Ministry of Health and Social [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Special flight for Burkinabe living in Senegal desiring to return home

13 may 2020 - 23:49:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   A special flight is being planned for Sunday for Burkinabè living in Senegal who desire [...] Full text...

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Senegalese football leagues to resume November

13 may 2020 - 21:23:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) Wednesday decided to “postpone the resumption of League 1, League 2, [...] Full text...

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Mali: Kayes demonstrators take off, set fire to offices of the prefect and vice-prefect

13 may 2020 - 18:18:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Young Kayesians continued to demonstrate here Wednesday following the shooting death of an 18-year-old teenager by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records two new deaths, 110 new confirmed cases

13 may 2020 - 11:28:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded two new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the number of patients who have succumbed to [...] Full text...

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Gambia receives Madagascar’s controversial Covid Organic

12 may 2020 - 21:19:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The government of The Gambia Tuesday accepted to take a donation of Madagascar’s controversial Covid Organics, [...] Full text...

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Mali: Police-civilian clash claims at least six lives in the town of Kayes

12 may 2020 - 17:11:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At least six people were killed in Kayes, 500 km west of Bamako, during a demonstration [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegalese head of state revamps health emergency measures

12 may 2020 - 15:47:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President  Macky Sall has with effect from Tuesday eased restrictive measures taken to combat the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 109 new cases of coronavirus

12 may 2020 - 14:24:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 109 new cases of coronavirus and 27 recoveries on Tuesday, according to the Ministry [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 in Africa: Challenges and opportunities (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

12 may 2020 - 10:47:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - That the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the world to the extent of defining how humans [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president announces alleviation of restrictive measures adopted to fight against coronavirus

11 may 2020 - 22:09:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - Senegalese President Macky Sall Monday evening in a televised address to the nation announced an alleviation [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia’s cases rise to 22 as new 2 cases registered

11 may 2020 - 20:42:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A top official at the Ministry of Health here Monday  announced that the country registered another [...] Full text...

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African Athletics Championships in Algiers 2021 set one month before Tokyo Olympics.

11 may 2020 - 14:36:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The 22nd African Athletics Championships, originally scheduled for next June in Algiers and postponed due to [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 177 new cases of coronavirus

11 may 2020 - 12:37:11
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Monday recorded 177 new cases of coronavirus,  comprising169 contact cases and 8 cases from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 18th death, 75 new confirmed cases

10 may 2020 - 13:12:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded its 18th coronavirus-related death on Sunday, the 4th in less than 48 hours, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN grants $ 200 million to Senegal to fight COVID-19

09 may 2020 - 16:59:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) has granted Senegal US$ 200 million (about 121 billion CFA francs), to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 15th death, 83 new confirmed cases

09 may 2020 - 12:47:12
Dakar,  Senegal (PANA) -  Senegal recorded a 15th coronavirus-related death and 83 new cases on Saturday, including 7 in resuscitation, [...] Full text...

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32 African NCOs graduate from Military Administration School of Mali

09 may 2020 - 09:56:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thirty-two non-commissioned officers (NCOs) trainees from Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea-Conakry, [...] Full text...

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32 African NCOs graduate from Military Administration School of Mali

08 may 2020 - 18:48:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thirty-two non-commissioned officers (NCOs) trainees from Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea-Conakry, [...] Full text...

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FIFA introduces 5 substitutes per team option on a temporary basis

08 may 2020 - 18:42:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As football begins to consider resumption of competitions across the world after the COVID-19 pandemic, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal begins non-hospital care for some patients

08 may 2020 - 15:09:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal started non-hospital care for patients with coronavirus (COVID-19) on Thursday, the Ministry of Health and [...] Full text...

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DR Congo to host 9th Francophonie Games

08 may 2020 - 14:51:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Ninth La Francophonie Games will take place in Kinshasa, the capital of DR Congo, from [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 59 new cases of coronavirus including 7 in resuscitation

08 may 2020 - 12:40:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Friday recorded 59 new cases of coronavirus, including seven in serious condition while  49 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 13th death and 104 new confirmed cases

07 may 2020 - 11:55:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Thursday announced that it has recorded a 13th death and 59 new confirmed cases [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 12th death from COVID-19, 104 new cases

06 may 2020 - 12:32:01
Dakar,  Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded its 12th death and 104 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the number [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian returnees produce protective equipment for COVID-19 frontline officials

05 may 2020 - 19:16:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The rapid spread of COVID-19 in West and Central Africa, which has infected over 8,000 people [...] Full text...

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Senegal Football Federation still undecided whether to restart or stop the championship

05 may 2020 - 15:12:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - After deciding a few weeks ago to cancel the Senegal Cup and League matches altogether due [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 11th death from coronavirus, 58 new patients

05 may 2020 - 14:12:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Tuesday recorded its 11th death from coronavirus and 58 newly confirmed cases of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO supports use of traditional medicine to treat COVID-19

05 may 2020 - 14:04:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Health Organization is working with research institutes, particularly in Africa, to select products from [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 10th coronavirus-related death, 89 new confirmed cases

04 may 2020 - 12:48:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -  Senegal recorded its 10th coronavirus-related death and 89 new cases on Monday, the Ministry of Health [...] Full text...

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Tanzania set to import Covid-19 herbal ‘cure’ from Madagascar

03 may 2020 - 17:08:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania is in talks with Madagascan authorities on the possibility of importing the newly [...] Full text...

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Senegal registers 67 cases of coronavirus on Sunday

03 may 2020 - 13:40:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 67 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus on  Sunday, the Ministry of Health and Social [...] Full text...

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Senegalese minister of health calls for more stringent compliance with measures against COVID-19

02 may 2020 - 18:50:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese minister of Health and Social Action, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, Saturday urged his compatriots to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea-Bissau registers 52 new cases including the prime minister

02 may 2020 - 14:40:36
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau has registered 52 new positive cases of coronavirus, including the country's prime minister, Nuno Na [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 91 new cases, 12 recoveries

02 may 2020 - 12:48:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal Saturday recorded 91 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 12 new recoveries, the ministry [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 91 new cases and 22 recoveries

01 may 2020 - 11:25:49
Dakar, Senegal  (PANA) - Senegal announced on  Friday that it has recorded 91 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 22 [...] Full text...

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Classes to resume progressively from 2 June in Senegal

30 april 2020 - 21:25:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Classes will resume in Senegal from 2 June for students in primary and secondary schools due [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 51 new cases of coronavirus and 19 recoveries

30 april 2020 - 11:31:55
Dakar, Senegal  (PANA)  -Senegal has recorded 51 new cases and 19 patients recovered of coronavirus, the ministry of Health and [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 59 new cases of coronavirus, 19 recoveries

29 april 2020 - 12:49:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Ministry of Health and Social Action on Wednesday announced 59 new cases of coronavirus and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Banana sector in Casamance, Senegal, affected by coronavirus

28 april 2020 - 17:30:13
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The COVID 19 pandemic has left banana producers in Middle Casamance, southern Senegal, in disarray, with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 87 new cases of coronavirus and 12 recoveries

28 april 2020 - 11:42:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Tuesday recorded 87 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and seven new recoveries, the Health [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Families of citizens stranded at borders because of Covid-19 hold demonstrations

27 april 2020 - 22:56:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - Hundreds of Mauritanian families stranded at the borders with Senegal and Morocco for about two months [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Health ministry reports ninth Covid-19-related death in Senegal

27 april 2020 - 15:10:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded on  Sunday its ninth death related to the coronavirus, the Ministry of Health and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal not considering mass screening for COVID-19

27 april 2020 - 14:38:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Mass screening is not on agenda in Senegal, the Director of the Centre for Health Emergency [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal's confirmed cases up by 64 to 736

27 april 2020 - 11:38:02
Dakar,  Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Monday announced 64 new cases of coronavirus and one recovery. The ministry of Health and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 57 new cases of coronavirus, 8th death

26 april 2020 - 11:45:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Sunday announced the discovery of 57 new cases of coronavirus, 7 recoveries and 8 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 69 new cases and 14 recoveries

25 april 2020 - 11:50:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's ministry of Health and Social Action on Saturday announced 69 new positive cases of COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 66 new cases, 5 new recoveries

24 april 2020 - 11:20:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has a record number of confirmed cases of coronavirus on Friday of 66 new cases, [...] Full text...

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Protect civilians in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions, urges UN refugee agency

24 april 2020 - 04:59:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An upsurge in military action against armed groups in West Africa’s vast Sahel and Lake Chad [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN to set up regional humanitarian hubs to combat pandemic

23 april 2020 - 16:00:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations is working closely with national governments to set up regional humanitarian hubs in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 37 new cases, 4 new recoveries

23 april 2020 - 11:07:15
Dakar, Senegal  (PANA) - Senegal on Thursday announced 37 new cases of coronavirus, out of 387 tests carried out and [...] Full text...

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Senegalese basketball club president suspended for 10 years

22 april 2020 - 16:30:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Baba Tandian, former president of Senegalese Basketball Federation (FSBB) and president of the Saint-Louis Basketball Club [...] Full text...

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Customs officials seize large quantity of contraband in southern Senegal

22 april 2020 - 12:43:41
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese customs on Tuesday seized a large quantity of contraband in the Sindian area, south of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 6th death, 30 new cases and 11 new recoveries

22 april 2020 - 11:40:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action on Wednesday announced a sixth coronavirus-related death, 30 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 35 new cases bringing total 412

21 april 2020 - 11:03:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded 35 new cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on Tuesday, composed of 34 contact cases and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Updates of cases in Libya, Tunisia, Niger and Senegal

20 april 2020 - 09:52:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The following are updates of confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Libya, Tunisia, Niger and Senegal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Amnesty International calls for protection of detainees at risk of virus

20 april 2020 - 07:04:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International is asking authorities in sub-Saharan Africa to take urgent action to [...] Full text...

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Togolese minister of economy and finance elected new chairman of BIDC Board

18 april 2020 - 15:38:36
Lomé, Ttuogo (PANA)  - Togolese Minister of Economy and Finance Sani Yaya was Friday elected Chairman of the Board of [...] Full text...

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Senegal records 8 new cases of coronavirus, 13 new cures

18 april 2020 - 12:43:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -  Senegal Saturday recorded eight new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, 13 new cures and three deaths, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegalese authorities worried over rise in community transmission

17 april 2020 - 21:11:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - The Senegalese minister of health and social action, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, Friday called for more vigilance [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records seven new cases and four new recoveries

17 april 2020 - 11:18:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Friday announced seven new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus), five contact cases and two [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus threatening Cashew marketing campaign in Senegal

16 april 2020 - 17:27:33
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic is causing uncertainty about the cashew nut marketing year in Casamance, southern Senegal, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 21 new cases, 4 new recoveries

16 april 2020 - 11:18:11
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Thursday recorded 21 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 19 contact cases being treated [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 15 new cases and 7 new cures

15 april 2020 - 11:49:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Fifteen new coronavirus infections including 14 from contact cases and 1 from community transmission  were recorded [...] Full text...

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