Coronavirus: Wearing of masks obligatory in Côte d'Ivoire
09 april 2020 - 23:22:08Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian national Security Council (CNS) Thursday decided to make the wearing of mask obligatory [...] Full text...
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Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian national Security Council (CNS) Thursday decided to make the wearing of mask obligatory [...] Full text...
COVID-19: Congo’s oil operators give two tonnes of health equipment in the fight against coronavirus
09 april 2020 - 23:04:23Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Association of Congo’s oil operators (AOPC) Thursday donated health equipment to the Congolese government within [...] Full text...
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Seventh person dies of coronavirus in Kenya as cases jump to 184
09 april 2020 - 19:15:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A patient who died soon after checking into a hospital in the Kenyan port city of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: "We must celebrate leaders on the front line of Coronavirus" - AfDB
09 april 2020 - 19:03:02Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - During World Health Worker Week 2020 (5-11 April), the African Development Bank (AfDB) says it [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IDB grants US$ 279 million to Tunisia
09 april 2020 - 16:43:09Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The chairman of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) group, Hajjar Bandar, on Thursday said the Islamic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 997 Americans evacuated from Nigeria over COVID-19 pandemic
09 april 2020 - 16:33:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States Mission in Nigeria on Thursday said it has helped 997 Americans to return [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records six new cases, 10 ten new cures
09 april 2020 - 11:13:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Thursday recorded six new cases of coronavirus, all contact cases, and 10 new cures, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Morocco draws on precautionary instrument with IMF to address pandemic
09 april 2020 - 09:41:17Washington, US (PANA) - Moroccan authorities have drawn on all resources available under the current ‘Precautionary and Liquidity Line’ (PLL) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF to disburse US$115 million to Chad
09 april 2020 - 09:36:11N'djamena, Chad (PANA) – Chadian authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have completed discussions for a disbursement by [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 drives sub-Saharan Africa toward first recession in 25 years – World Bank
09 april 2020 - 08:56:18Washington, US (PANA) - Growth in sub-Saharan Africa has been significantly impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak and is [...] Full text...
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AfDB unveils $10 billion response facility to curb COVID-19
08 april 2020 - 21:30:07Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Wednesday announced the creation of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) Response [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 30 new cases recorded in Guinea
08 april 2020 - 21:17:51Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean national health security agency (ANSS) Wednesday recorded 30 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Debt relief for the poorest countries critical in fight against COVID-19 - UNICEF
08 april 2020 - 19:45:19New York, US (PANA) - “COVID-19 is generating an unprecedented global economic crisis. And as we witness in all such [...] Full text...
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Gambian govt., UNDP sign US$ 5.71 million deal on PACD programme
08 april 2020 - 18:09:06Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia Government has signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the implementation [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Major Covid-19 outbreak at Durban hospital, South Africa
08 april 2020 - 16:06:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Health authorities are investigating a major Covid-19 outbreak at St Augustine's Hospital [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal's total positive cases up by seven to total 244
08 april 2020 - 11:37:48Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded seven new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday to bring the total number to 244. Eight [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Meeting discusses help for sub-Saharan Africans in Tunisia
08 april 2020 - 11:05:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The situation of foreigners in Tunisia, including communities from African countries south of the Sahara, was [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burkinabe govt's support to energy sector to cost more than 15 billion CFAF
08 april 2020 - 07:43:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Measures taken by the Burkinabè government to support people in the energy sector, as part [...] Full text...
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'Children vulnerable to abuse, violence during coronavirus lockdowns'
08 april 2020 - 06:50:33New York, US (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts have called on States to boost child protection measures to help [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa's positive cases top 10,000 with more than 500 deaths
08 april 2020 - 05:44:43Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases in Africa has risen to more than 10,000 and caused [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Prices of oil products drop in Togo
07 april 2020 - 21:25:19Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The prices of oil products at the pump dropped Tuesday in Togo, according to an official [...] Full text...
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Guinea adopts response plan against coronavirus for 19 billion CFAF
07 april 2020 - 20:56:46Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean Prime Minister Dr Ibrahima Kassory Fofana Monday evening announced the adoption of an economic response [...] Full text...
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Congo: Africa Emergence calls for transparent management of National Solidarity Fund
07 april 2020 - 15:39:46Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -Africa Emergence, a non-governmental organisation, on Tuesday called on the Congolese government in Brazzaville to ensure transparent [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Togolese government steps back on restrictive measures on urban transport
07 april 2020 - 14:46:53Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Faced with the discontent of transporters, the Togolese government has backed down on the application of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nationwide lockdown to have direct and indirect consequences on livelihoods
07 april 2020 - 12:56:57Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - U.S. AID food security arm, FEWS NET, says Zimbabwe's nationwide lockdown will likely have direct and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 11 new cases to 237
07 april 2020 - 11:40:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Tuesday recorded 11 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 13 new cures, the ministry [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rights group urges governments to respect rights of older people
07 april 2020 - 07:58:18New York, Ghana (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday urged Governments to respect the rights of older people in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe has announced its 10th COVID-19 case as it expects 1,000 cases
06 april 2020 - 22:45:49Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health and Child Care Monday confirmed a 10th COVID-19 case, following one positive [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO, Global Citizen support healthcare workers in fight against the pandemic
06 april 2020 - 18:40:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International advocacy organization, Global Citizen, and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced the "One [...] Full text...
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FIFA, UN, WHO support the #BeActive campaign launched on UN Intl Day of Sport for Development and Peace
06 april 2020 - 18:23:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has joined forces with the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Benin extends closure of places of worship
06 april 2020 - 15:17:59Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government of Benin announced on Monday the extension of the closure of churches, mosques and [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa calls for unity as Covid-19 sets its sights on Africa
06 april 2020 - 13:31:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday noted that the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the fragility [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 4 new cases, 10 new cures
06 april 2020 - 11:40:34Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Monday recorded four new cases of coronavirus and 10 new cures, the ministry of [...] Full text...
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UN chief slams 'horrifying surge' in domestic violence
06 april 2020 - 08:48:30New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres is calling for measures to address a “horrifying global surge in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Curfew breakers in Rwanda arrested
06 april 2020 - 07:25:23Kigali Rwanda (PANA) – A number of people including a pastor in Kigali were arrested on Sunday for violating the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana announces social intervention measures to ease virus burden
06 april 2020 - 06:28:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced several social intervention measures to ease the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN relief official tests positive in South Sudan
05 april 2020 - 21:10:23Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The first case of coronavirus in South Sudan has been diagnosed on a United Nations [...] Full text...
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Kenya's coronavirus cases jump to 142 people, quarantine centres lead
05 april 2020 - 19:24:43Coronavirus: Kenya's cases jump to 142, quarantine centres lead Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sixteen more people have tested positive for the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 4 new confirmed cases declared in Mali
05 april 2020 - 16:39:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Four new cases of the coronavirus disease were recorded on Sunday in Mali, taking to [...] Full text...
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Three new confirmed cases of coronavirus registered Sunday in Senegal
05 april 2020 - 14:18:06Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were registered on Sunday in Senegal, bringing the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Guinea registers more than 30 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours
05 april 2020 - 14:14:55Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Thirty-eight people tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday in Guinea, the National Agency for [...] Full text...
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Ghanaians mark quiet Palm Sunday amid lockdown and closure of churches
05 april 2020 - 12:55:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday marking Palm Sunday but without the normal joyful processions with [...] Full text...
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EU maritime operation, Covid-19 truce calls highlighted in Libyan dailies this week
04 april 2020 - 19:19:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week reported on the launch of the European Union Maritime Operation (IRINI) to [...] Full text...
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Africa CDC handles shortage of medical supplies threatening coronavirus response
04 april 2020 - 18:58:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A global shortage of key medical supplies required to sustain the onslaught on the coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Senegal registers second death, 12 new cases
04 april 2020 - 18:03:59Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded a second death and 12 new cases of coronavirus, one imported case, 10 [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group launches first operations for COVID-19 emergency health support
04 april 2020 - 17:57:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved on Friday a first round of emergency [...] Full text...
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Rwandan papers focus on response to the coronavirus economic crisis
04 april 2020 - 13:11:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week largely focused on ongoing efforts in the country to deal with the [...] Full text...
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Senegalese president his people to take Covid-19 pandemic "very seriously"
04 april 2020 - 11:53:19Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has urged his compatriots to mobilize and take "very seriously" the coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief urges unity in mobilising ‘every ounce of energy’ to defeat pandemic
04 april 2020 - 11:28:09New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonion Guterres on Friday stressed that there should be only one fight [...] Full text...
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. IMF approves US$ 165.99million outlay for Madagascar to address Covid-19 pandemic
04 april 2020 - 08:32:50Washington, US (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a disbursement under the Rapid [...] Full text...
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Twitter restricts Zimbabwe's info Ministry from accounting over unusual activity
03 april 2020 - 18:11:41Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Twitter has temporarily restricted Zimbabwe's Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services from accounting for the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Police kill 8 while trying to enforce lockdown in South Africa
03 april 2020 - 18:10:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An independent police report has revealed that since the start of South Africa’s Covid-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Four more COVID-19 patients discharged in Lagos, bringing total to 24
03 april 2020 - 18:04:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Lagos State Government, the epicentre of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria, on Friday discharged four more [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Cigarette and Tobacco firm, BAT, to develop COVID-19 cure
03 april 2020 - 17:30:40Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United Kingdom-based cigarette and tobacco manufacturing company, British American Tobacco (BAT) plc, says it’s developing a [...] Full text...
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Despite caution about Coronavirus in Burundi, it’s business as usual
03 april 2020 - 16:02:50Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A widespread fear has reached Burundians following the first reported cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), without however [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal's cases up by 12 to 207
03 april 2020 - 11:43:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Friday has registered 12 new confirmed cases of coronavirus to bring the total number [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia on track in fight against virus, says Tunisian PM
03 april 2020 - 10:16:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is on the right track in the fight against the COVID-19 (coronavirus) given the current [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s army kills five poachers
03 april 2020 - 08:42:03Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s army has killed four poachers in a shooting incident in the north-western corner of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Bank Group supports Ghana’s response with $100 million
03 april 2020 - 07:35:31Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank is providing $100 million to Ghana to assist the country in tackling the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Fight against pandemic to cost Burkina Faso 394 billion CFAF
03 april 2020 - 07:10:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkinabè president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Thursday announced a series of measures estimated at [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso crisis, coronavirus concerns highlight pressure on Sahel food security
03 april 2020 - 06:10:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Food insecurity levels in the Sahel region are “spiralling out of control”, the World Food [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WB approves first set of emergency support operations for developing countries
03 april 2020 - 05:53:00Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Thursday approved a first set of emergency support [...] Full text...
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Libya: War, coronavirus and scare of food shortages among Libyans (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
03 april 2020 - 00:05:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya’s decade of a deadly armed conflict and the 4 April Tripoli war have thrown the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Bank supports Gambia’s COVID-19 response
02 april 2020 - 19:26:00Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board on Thursday approved a US$10 million grant from the International Development Association [...] Full text...
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Kenya records two coronavirus deaths, 29 new infections
02 april 2020 - 17:45:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two more people died of coronavirus in Kenya and 29 more tested positive, raising to 110 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda extends lockdown period as confirmed COVID-19 cases top 82
02 april 2020 - 17:00:55Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Cabinet weekly meeting, chaired by President Paul Kagame, has extended the lockdown period until 19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNHCR steps up activities to fight COVID-19 in DR Congo
02 april 2020 - 16:49:46Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has intensified its preparedness, prevention and response [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso registers six new cases of coronavirus
02 april 2020 - 14:06:43Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Six new cases of coronavirus were confirmed Thursday in Burkina Faso, bringing to 288 the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togo announces measures to mitigate impacts on vulnerable people
02 april 2020 - 12:09:20Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese government on Wednesday announced measures to mitigate the effects on vulnerable populations following drastic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records five new cases to 195
02 april 2020 - 11:09:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded five new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, two imported cases and three contact [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$23.5 million for Guinea to meet needs created by COVID-19 crisis
02 april 2020 - 10:58:41Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Completing the fourth review of Guinea’s economic performance under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), the Executive [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF readies to extend US$221m to Senegal
02 april 2020 - 10:16:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have completed discussions for emergency access to the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisian govt members offer 50 percent of April salaries to fight disease
02 april 2020 - 10:06:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Members of the Tunisian government have donated 50 percent of their April salaries to the Fund [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Low-skilled workers, developing countries at risk of steep economic decline
02 april 2020 - 05:55:50New York, US (PANA) - The global economy could shrink by up to one per cent in 2020 due to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO concerned over rapid spread as caseload approaches one million
02 april 2020 - 05:46:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deaths from COVID-19 have more than doubled in the past week and will soon reach 50,000 [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta interacts with coronavirus survivors
01 april 2020 - 18:58:07Nairobi, Kenya 2020, (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta invited coronavirus survivors for a face-to-face meeting on Wednesday after an [...] Full text...
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AfDB releases US$2 million for coronavirus crisis handling in Africa
01 april 2020 - 18:22:20Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank on Tuesday approved US$2 million in emergency assistance for the World [...] Full text...
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Gambian activist hails draft constitution
01 april 2020 - 17:36:23Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Madi Jobarteh, one of the leading human rights activists in the Gambia, on Wednesday hailed the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: President Macky Sall pays tribute to former Olympique de Marseille president
01 april 2020 - 16:56:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - "I pay tribute to this great figure of sport, this committed and influential football leader," tweeted [...] Full text...
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World Bank approves $500 million education loan to Tanzania
01 april 2020 - 16:08:33Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The World Bank has ultimately endorsed the $500 million education loan to Tanzania, which [...] Full text...
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Kenya's enforcement of social distance more lethal than coronavirus (News feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA corespondent)
01 april 2020 - 10:16:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The use of lethal force to enforce social distancing against coronavirus in Kenya has become deadlier [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN launches plan that could ‘defeat the virus and build a better world’
01 april 2020 - 05:31:45New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief launched on Tuesday a new plan to counter the potentially devastating socio-economic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambian vendors make high sales on hand sanitizers amid COVID-19
31 march 2020 - 22:02:39Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - As the Coronavirus pandemic continued creating panic among the people, hundreds of vendors engaged in the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe government moves to contain COVID-19
31 march 2020 - 16:11:04Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is currently under a 21-day lockdown that began on Monday to minimize the spread of [...] Full text...
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Niger opposition leader released from jail
31 march 2020 - 13:58:47Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Hama Amadou, leader of the Nigerien opposition, who has been in jail at Fillingué (180 km [...] Full text...
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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe orders corporate entities to bank US dollars in nostro accounts
31 march 2020 - 11:44:13Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has ordered any corporate entity receiving foreign currency following the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal confirms 13 new cases, 12 patients cured
31 march 2020 - 11:35:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 13 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 12 patients declared cured, Health and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana declares state of emergency
31 march 2020 - 09:14:47Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has declared a state of public emergency, after the country recorded three COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghanaians unite in action against COVID-19
30 march 2020 - 22:20:30Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The first day of the lockdown in Ghana passed off successfully as most residents in the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: $2.5 trillion rescue package needed for world’s emerging economies, says UNCTAD
30 march 2020 - 17:55:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The economic fallout from COVID-19 (coronavirus) is likely to get “much worse” before it gets better [...] Full text...
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IGAD leaders agree joint strategy to handle coronavirus pandemic
30 march 2020 - 17:14:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Member states of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have agreed to forge a joint approach [...] Full text...
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Libyan health official highlights strong surveillance networks to fight Covid-19
30 march 2020 - 16:26:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Director General of the Libyan National Center for Disease Control, Dr Badreddine Al-Najjar, has revealed that [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Niger Government announces measures to support economic operators
30 march 2020 - 15:43:44Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's economic growth rate is likely to slow down from 6.9% to 4.1% due to the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal's total positive cases now 162 with 20 new cases
30 march 2020 - 12:52:46Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 20 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) bringing the total number to 162, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNESCO rallies support to ensure that learning never stops
30 march 2020 - 10:35:02Paris, France (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says it is launching a global education coalition to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria shuts down of two States and federal capital
30 march 2020 - 06:51:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday night announced a lockdown of Lagos and Ogun States and the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB launches $3 billion to alleviate virus' economic, social impact
29 march 2020 - 13:22:30Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has raised "an exceptional" $3 billion in a [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: President Barrow orders public transport in Gambia to cut down passenger load
28 march 2020 - 18:33:47Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Declaring a state of public emergency throughout The Gambia, President Adama Barrow has ordered all public [...] Full text...
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Niger announces state of health emergency, curfew to counter coronavirus
28 march 2020 - 12:11:08Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou announced new health, economic and social measures in a message to the [...] Full text...
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Peacekeeping radio station provides COVID-19 information to vulnerable communities in South Sudan
28 march 2020 - 08:44:29Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - UN Peacekeeping radio stations are playing a vital role – getting information to vulnerable communities [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana's president announces lockdown of some cities
28 march 2020 - 06:51:30Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has ordered the lockdown of three cities and two townships, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: King Mohamed VI of Morocco closely following anti-coronavirus plan
27 march 2020 - 22:25:44Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – King Mohamed VI of Morocco has given instructions to his government to take a series of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius introduces online shopping of essential goods as number of cases reaches 94
27 march 2020 - 18:39:16Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian population is able to purchase essential goods - food, beverages, health and sanitary products, [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President pardons over 2,000 prisoners in combating COVID-19
27 march 2020 - 16:19:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has pardoned 2,036 inmates in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Mauritians start online shopping of essentials as number of cases reaches 81
27 march 2020 - 16:06:10Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian population is able to purchase essential goods - food, beverages, health and sanitary [...] Full text...
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Libyans puzzled over settlement of their country's crisis
27 march 2020 - 14:37:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three days after Libya recorded its first confirmed case of coronavirus infection in the midst of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Fourteen new cases recorded in Senegal
27 march 2020 - 11:39:29Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Fourteen new cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) were registered in Senegal on Friday bringing the number of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gabon records seventh case
26 march 2020 - 21:51:15Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Gabon on Thursday recorded the seventh case of contamination to coronavirus in Libreville. This came from a [...] Full text...
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Kenya records first death from Coronavirus, cases rise to 31
26 march 2020 - 21:50:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan man aged 66 years, who arrived home from South Africa on transit from eSwatini, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe govt reintroduces the US dollar due to COVID-19
26 march 2020 - 21:26:19Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has brought back the use of the US dollar for transactions after banning [...] Full text...
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Nigeria may ban inter-State, inter-town trips to avert further spread of COVID-19
26 march 2020 - 19:06:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With the current figure of confirmed cases of Nigerians afflicted with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at [...] Full text...
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Libyan personalities call for unity, solidarity in combating COVID-19
26 march 2020 - 18:16:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA - Nineteen prominent Libyan personalities including doctors, academics and activists have appealed for unity and solidarity in [...] Full text...
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Congo sets aside CFAF 35.6 million for burial of bodies abandoned in Brazzaville morgues
26 march 2020 - 14:24:04Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government has released FCFA 35,675,000 for the burial of 570 bodies abandoned in three [...] Full text...
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Senegal records six new cases of coronavirus on Thursday
26 march 2020 - 13:52:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Thursday recorded six new confirmed cases of coronavirus, five of them imported and one [...] Full text...
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Mali's Opposition leader still missing
26 march 2020 - 13:44:55Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé and his delegation who disappeared on Wednesday have not been [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegalese president hails opposition's commitment against the disease
26 march 2020 - 12:43:01Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has hailed the commitment of parliamentary opposition leaders in the fight against [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritanian President creates Solidarity Fund
26 march 2020 - 10:56:24Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani has announced the creation of a National Solidarity Fund to [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$395.5 million credit for Somalia
26 march 2020 - 07:07:33Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved three-year arrangements under the Extended [...] Full text...
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Somalia to receive debt relief under enhanced HIPC initiative - IMF
26 march 2020 - 06:22:09Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) say that Somalia [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Bank, IMF call for suspension of debt payment from IDA countries
26 march 2020 - 05:50:53Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have called on all official bilateral [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: No case of coronavirus recorded in Burundi, says Health ministry
25 march 2020 - 23:51:30Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – In a new communiqué issued Wednesday, the Burundi ministry of Public health has reaffirmed that the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Eritrea bans flights after three new coronavirus cases, public gatherings shunned
25 march 2020 - 23:19:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrea has banned passenger flights effective midnight on Wednesday, after three more passengers tested positive [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Italy offers 50 million euros to Tunisia
25 march 2020 - 19:46:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Italy has made available to Tunisia a grant of 50 million euros as part of the [...] Full text...
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Senegal registers 13 more cases of coronavirus
25 march 2020 - 15:14:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Wednesday registered 13 new cases of coronavirus, five imported and eight contact cases, the [...] Full text...
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Guterres says G-20 summit provides chance to rally strongly against coronavirus threat
25 march 2020 - 05:12:50New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis presents an "extraordinary opportunity" for the world’s leading economic forum to respond [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: African FMs seek IMF, WB debt repayment break to handle coronavirus
25 march 2020 - 00:55:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Finance Ministers have called on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [...] Full text...
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Somalia cleared for foreign bank loans after debt relief
25 march 2020 - 00:47:22Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Somalia has cleared its debts to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and would be [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya prepares to face COVID-19 effects
24 march 2020 - 23:27:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNDP says Sudan should increase spending on government following COVID-19
24 march 2020 - 21:28:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has advised the Government of Sudan to adopt an expansionary [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe announces third positive case
24 march 2020 - 20:51:56Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has announced its third confirmed case for the coronavirus (COVID-19), a man who [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj denounces hate speech, violence on Libyan TV channels
24 march 2020 - 20:46:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, has [...] Full text...
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Nigeria govt may deploy soldiers, police to trace COVID-19 contact cases
24 march 2020 - 16:09:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As the number of Nigerians with confirmed cases of Coronavirus rose to 40, including the two [...] Full text...
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Senegal confirms 7 new cases of coronavirus
24 march 2020 - 14:21:28Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Tuesday confirmed seven new cases of coronavirus, bringing to 86 the number of patients [...] Full text...
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Coronavurus: South Africa's coronavirus cases soar to 554
24 march 2020 - 11:47:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s confirmed Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases soared to 554 on Tuesday with Health Minister [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$47.1 million credit for Gambia to deal with COVID-19,external shocks
24 march 2020 - 07:42:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a US$47.1 million Extended Credit [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus and Climate Change: Observing World Water Day
23 march 2020 - 21:12:25Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As the world celebrates World Water Day, an estimated 400 million people in Africa still lack [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe to close its borders to curb possible COVID-19 infections
23 march 2020 - 20:40:15Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe will close its borders to human traffic, in a raft of measures announced on Monday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burkinabè judicial authorities following acts of torture committed by security forces during curfew
23 march 2020 - 20:27:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabè justice on Monday said it is following closely the acts of torture committed [...] Full text...
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Pass the message: Five steps to kicking out coronavirus
23 march 2020 - 18:49:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA, the international governing body of football, and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed up [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 12 new cases recorded in Senegal
23 march 2020 - 18:32:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal on Monday recorded 12 new cases of coronavirus, including six imported, two contact cases and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Finance ministers warn of 'major, adverse' COVID-19 implications for Africa
23 march 2020 - 15:29:06Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – African Finance ministers have warnrd of ‘major and adverse’ implications of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for [...] Full text...
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Senegal announces 11 new cases of coronavirus
23 march 2020 - 14:07:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Ministry of Public Health and Social Action has announced 11 new confirmed cases of coronavirus. Giving [...] Full text...
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Mali closes public sports and socio-educational infrastructure to prevent coronavirus
23 march 2020 - 13:59:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has closed, until further notice, all stadiums and public sports and socio-educational infrastructure in the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe announces its first death
23 march 2020 - 12:57:18Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe has its first coronavirus (COVID-19) death after the second person who tested positive for the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Cote d'Ivoire confirms 17 cases
23 march 2020 - 08:15:07Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire has announced 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus), according to the Ministry of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Insecurity, the biggest threat to the pandemic in Libya (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
23 march 2020 - 07:25:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – War-torn Libya has still yet to announce a positive case of COVID-19, which remains a 'mystery'. But [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana closes all borders as positive cases hit 21 with one death
22 march 2020 - 07:58:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will close all land, sea and air borders to human traffic for the next two [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe govt confirms two cases and not three
21 march 2020 - 16:06:45Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has confirmed only a second case of coronavirus (COVID-19), amid contrary reports of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso takes new measures against COVID-19
20 march 2020 - 23:50:58Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, in a televised address on Friday evening announced [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe announces first coronavirus case
20 march 2020 - 20:10:13Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe has announced its first confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) case. The news was unveiled late Friday night, in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records nine new cases
20 march 2020 - 19:19:53Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Friday registered nine new cases of coronavirus, four imported and five contact cases, the [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: U.S. Ambassador to Congo in 14-day quarantine
20 march 2020 - 17:06:11Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - U.S. Ambassador to Congo, Todd Haskell, announced on Thursday in Brazzaville, via Twitter, his quarantine for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia celebrates 64th anniversary in a gloomy mood
20 march 2020 - 16:50:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisians on Friday celebrated the 64th anniversary of their country's accession to sovereignty under exceptional conditions, [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Second minister tests positive to coronavirus
20 march 2020 - 15:27:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister for Territorial Administration, Siméon Sawadogo, has tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19), his [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari tasks military on "clinical finishing" of Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists
19 march 2020 - 23:28:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday said that the Federal Government will ensure that permanent peace [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Moroccan Embassy sets up cells for sensitization of its nationals in Mauritania
19 march 2020 - 17:53:08Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Moroccan embassy in Nouakchott has set up two cells to assist and sensitize its nationals [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari's daughter in isolation as a precaution against COVID-19
19 march 2020 - 17:41:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)b– Nigeria’s First Lady Mrs Aisha Buhari on Thursday announced that one of her daughters who just arrived [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: First vaccine trial begins, says UN health chief
19 march 2020 - 05:38:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Just 60 days after the genetic sequence of COVID-19 (coronavirus) was shared by China, the first [...] Full text...
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UN worried about increasing abductions, forced disappearances in Libya
18 march 2020 - 21:22:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed deep concern with the increasing ‘’abductions, acts [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records five new cases
18 march 2020 - 19:58:48Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese minister of Health and Social action, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, on Wednesday announced five new [...] Full text...
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Russia donates US$200,000 to Congo flood victims
18 march 2020 - 12:00:53Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Russia has donated US$200,000 to flood victims in Congo, PANA learned on Wednesday from the Ministry [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mali suspends commercial flights from coronavirus-affected countries
18 march 2020 - 09:59:16Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has suspended, until further notice, commercial flights from coronavirus-affected countries, with the exception [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, EU to strengthen financial cooperation
17 march 2020 - 23:35:49Tunis Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian ministry of foreign affairs, Noureddine Erray, on Tuesday insisted on the importance of financial [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records four new cases
17 march 2020 - 20:28:20Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal on Tuesday recorded four new cases of the coronavirus, according to the ministry of Health [...] Full text...
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Anti-sanctions movement in Zimbabwe claims U.S. Ambassador offered them bribes
17 march 2020 - 18:36:48Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local anti-sanctions movement, the Broad Alliance Against Sanctions (BAAS) has made sensational claims that United States [...] Full text...
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Nigeria suspends national sports festival over COVID-19
17 march 2020 - 17:51:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following the escalation of the risk of Coronavirus (COVID-19), Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief slams slow virus testing response
17 march 2020 - 05:33:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The most effective way to prevent infections and save lives, is breaking the chains of transmission. [...] Full text...
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After discovery of four new cases of Coronavirus, Tunisia closes all air, land borders
16 march 2020 - 23:54:03Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian Prime Minister, Elyes Fakhfakh, on Monday evening announced that the rise in the number of [...] Full text...
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Congolese consumers regret the lack of legal framework for their protection
16 march 2020 - 20:28:20Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Observatory for Consumer Rights, on Monday in Brazzaville, deplored the lack of a legal [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Govt gives power to insurance and pensions regulator to convert the value of assets
16 march 2020 - 18:31:35Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Treasury has given the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) power to reevaluate assets and liabilities [...] Full text...
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Roundup: Coronavirus: African gov'ts take stringent measures to contain virus
16 march 2020 - 10:38:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - With confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on the rise in Africa, several countries at the weekend [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia announces two new confirmed cases
16 march 2020 - 08:43:05Tunis , Tunisia (PANA) - Two new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Tunisia, bringing the number of infections [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana closes schools, bans public gatherings
16 march 2020 - 03:34:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced far-reaching measures including the closure of schools [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya implements travel restrictions after two new confirmed cases
15 march 2020 - 21:37:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two more people in Kenya on Sunday tested positive for coronavirus bringing the total number so [...] Full text...
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More than 1,400 Burundian illegal immigrants arrested in Goma
15 march 2020 - 19:16:01Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The provincial security authorities have arrested more than 1,400 Burundi illegal immigrants in Lake District, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian consumer protection agency closes Chinese restaurant for 'racism'
15 march 2020 - 16:28:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's consumer protection agency says it has sealed an elitist Chinese restaurant and mall in the [...] Full text...
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Senegal's National Assembly calls for postponement of all religious events due to coronavirus
14 march 2020 - 12:28:47Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's National Assembly has called for the postponement of all religious gatherings in order to contain [...] Full text...
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Human rights organization, political party condemn crackdown on teachers' demonstration in Bamako
13 march 2020 - 20:13:16Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has condemned the Malian government following the bloody crackdown on [...] Full text...
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Positive EIB report on investment growth in Africa
13 march 2020 - 19:51:02Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB), European Union's financing institution, on Thursday released a report highlighting strong [...] Full text...
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Covid-19 forces cancellation of hotel reservations in Tunisia
13 march 2020 - 19:37:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of the Tunisian Federation of Travel Agencies, Jabeur Ben Attouch, announced on Friday that [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nairobi Securities Exchange trading halted after massive drop
13 march 2020 - 18:36:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) was halted on Friday after the index dropped by [...] Full text...
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IMF advises Mauritanian authorities to prepare for possible outbreak of coronavirus
13 march 2020 - 14:08:52Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The current international environment marked by the coronavirus pandemic is expected to weigh on Mauritania owing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief urges countries to fight ‘controllable’ pandemic
13 march 2020 - 05:53:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak now a pandemic, countries should not let up on efforts to fight its spread, the head of [...] Full text...
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Mali announces measures to respond to coronavirus pandemic
12 march 2020 - 15:50:58Bamako, Mali (PANA) - To cope with the coronavirus disease, declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), the [...] Full text...
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Green Climate Fund approves US$26.6 million grant for vulnerable smallholder Zimbabwean farmers
12 march 2020 - 12:35:07Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a US$26.6 million grant for Zimbabwe to support local vulnerable [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council calls for more support key for counter-terrorism in Africa
12 march 2020 - 05:02:32New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for greater international support to African countries in [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Education minister rejects rumours of school closures
11 march 2020 - 15:31:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Minister in charge of Education, Stanislas Ouaro has rejected rumours of school closures [...] Full text...
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Threats to lift parliamentary immunity of Togolese MP Agbeyomé Kodjo
11 march 2020 - 11:23:13Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese opposition leader Gabriel Messan Agbéyomé Kodjo, who is also an MP, has been summoned to [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire: Mother-child hospital shows success of public-private partnerships
10 march 2020 - 23:54:32Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A cutting-edge hospital in the Abidjan suburb of Bingerville is reducing maternal mortality rates in [...] Full text...
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EU condemns Sunday’s attack in Burkina Faso that claimed 43 lives
10 march 2020 - 19:43:19Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The European Union (EU) delegation in Burkina Faso on Tuesday condemned the attack that claimed [...] Full text...
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Rising number of young people excluded from jobs, education and training
10 march 2020 - 06:24:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of young people around the world who are neither employed, studying nor in some [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari establish two panels on Coronavirus
09 march 2020 - 20:24:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday established a Presidential Task Force for the Control of the [...] Full text...
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5th ECOWAS legislature opens in Niamey
09 march 2020 - 14:58:06Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The fifth legislature of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament opened on Monday [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for restoration of internet, phone services in Ethiopia's Oromia region
09 march 2020 - 06:34:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch, a human rights watchdog, has asked the Ethiopian government to immediately lift the shutdown of [...] Full text...
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Tunisian government to continue IMF programme, says PM
09 march 2020 - 05:31:59Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian government says it will complete the current programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [...] Full text...
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Brain drain from Tunisia continues
08 march 2020 - 11:34:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Out of 7,000 engineers trained each year in Tunisia, around 2,500 leave the country, the majority [...] Full text...
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University of Lomé launches fund of 100 million CFAF to boost research
07 march 2020 - 18:45:36Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The University of Lomé has launched a competitive fund of 100 million CFA francs to finance [...] Full text...
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Tunisia refuses to reveal identiies of perpetrators of the Friday attack
07 march 2020 - 18:17:05Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than 24 hours after the bombing on Friday by two suicide bombers in front of [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe ruling party wants int'l community to support G5 Sahel in fight against terrorism
07 march 2020 - 17:05:55Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The People's Movement for Progress (MPP), the ruling party in Burkina Faso, on Saturday in [...] Full text...
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'No cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Benghazi'
07 march 2020 - 11:47:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - "What has been peddled on social media about the existence of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection [...] Full text...
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