Coronavirus: Senegal records seven new cases
18 october 2021 - 11:49:42Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded seven new cases of coronavirus on Sunday following tests carried out on 1,307 samples, [...] Full text...
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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded seven new cases of coronavirus on Sunday following tests carried out on 1,307 samples, [...] Full text...
Sudanese cabinet to meet on tense political situation
18 october 2021 - 07:52:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's council of ministers is expected to hold an emergency meeting on Monday as the tense [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers highlight continued wrangling in govt and parliament, plan for departure of mercenaries
17 october 2021 - 13:26:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Newspapers last week focused on cracks within the Government of National Unity (GNU) following a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi to roll out mass vaccination
17 october 2021 - 12:31:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi is preparing to roll out mass vaccination against the coronavirus with the arrival of the [...] Full text...
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UN chief says rising poverty a ‘moral indictment of our times'
17 october 2021 - 10:06:08New York, US (PANA) - For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is on the rise, the UN [...] Full text...
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Meeting between Tunisian Minister of Economy and Planning with Libyan counterpart
16 october 2021 - 19:45:50Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Economy and Planning, Samir Said, met on Friday with his Libyan counterpart, [...] Full text...
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Demonstrations in Khartoum call for further reforms
16 october 2021 - 15:44:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of Thousands of people took to the streets here Saturday to protest government's failure to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 20 deaths from Covid-19
16 october 2021 - 10:22:21Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Jagutpal announced here Friday that 20 patients died from coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 2 new deaths
15 october 2021 - 18:47:59Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded here Thursday two new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing to 1,871 the number of patients who [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges lifesaving transformation of food systems
15 october 2021 - 07:12:10New York, US (PANA) - World Food Day is not only a reminder to everyone on the planet of the importance [...] Full text...
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WHO: COVID-19 caused rise in TB deaths for first time in a decade, gains ‘reversed’
15 october 2021 - 06:02:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deaths from tuberculosis – one of the top infectious killers in the world - have increased [...] Full text...
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Mali army denies allegations of summary executions in fight against terrorism
14 october 2021 - 12:00:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Chief of General Staff of the Malian Army, General Oumar Diarra, has denied allegations incriminating [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records five new cases
14 october 2021 - 11:49:29Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Wednesday recorded five new cases of coronavirus, all resulting from community transmission and confirmed [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council chairman calls for law to combat fake news and hate speech
14 october 2021 - 11:02:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on Wednesday called for a law to [...] Full text...
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WFP helps Ghana School Feeding Programme to digitise monitoring system
14 october 2021 - 05:49:38Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has provided the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) with tablets [...] Full text...
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Libyan leaders meet on grievances raised by eastern government members
13 october 2021 - 20:02:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, reviewed with the prime minister of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records one new death
13 october 2021 - 12:16:04Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Tuesday recorded one new death linked to coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,869, [...] Full text...
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Diversity is a ‘source of strength’, UN chief tells Security Council
13 october 2021 - 06:15:52New York, US (PANA) - Inclusion is fundamental to rebuild societies in the wake of war and achieve durable peace, UN Secretary-General told world [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records one new case
12 october 2021 - 11:56:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded only one new case of coronavirus on Monday, confirmed by tests carried out on [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 aid for Africa falling short, says Human Rights Watch
12 october 2021 - 06:35:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for African governments to strengthen social protection systems and fulfill people’s [...] Full text...
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Senegalese army inspector general visits country's contingent based in Gao, northern Mali
11 october 2021 - 19:25:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The head of the regional office of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records four cases
11 october 2021 - 18:34:27Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal Sunday recorded four new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), all from community transmission and confirmed by [...] Full text...
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Vice President of Libyan Presidential Council apologizes after 6 migrants die in Libya
10 october 2021 - 21:47:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, on Saturday called for the release [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers highlight decisive intervention of Presidential Council in organization of elections
10 october 2021 - 21:00:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The conflict between the government of national unity and the House of Representatives (Parliament) in Libya [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records two new cases
10 october 2021 - 19:39:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded Saturday two new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), all resulting from community transmission and confirmed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin records 845 new cases
10 october 2021 - 19:32:29Cotonou, Benin PANA) - Benin has recorded 845 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, statistics from the Ministry of Health [...] Full text...
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Libya raises minimum military pension to 900 dinars
10 october 2021 - 18:26:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The national unity government has decided to raise the minimum military pension to 900 dinars (about [...] Full text...
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UNHCR calls for equal access for refugees to quality mental healthcare
10 october 2021 - 10:49:39New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks World Mental Health Day on Sunday, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records three new deaths
09 october 2021 - 18:33:06Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Friday recorded three new deaths linked to coronavirus, which bring the death toll to [...] Full text...
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Women of the AU Commission support President Félix Tshisekedi's concern for Agenda 2063
09 october 2021 - 17:46:20Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The women of the African Union Commission have expressed their support to the current chairman [...] Full text...
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South Africa hydrogen corridor study shows economic benefits
09 october 2021 - 09:36:13Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A study of the characteristics, current commercial activity and potential benefits of transitioning various economic [...] Full text...
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Commitment of key private sector creditors vital for Chad’s debt treatment: IMF
09 october 2021 - 09:04:02N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) – In view its worsened economic and financing situation as well as the general outlook, Chad needs [...] Full text...
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New Moroccan government sets sights on transforming the country
09 october 2021 - 08:53:46Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccans are hoping that the new government formed on Thursday will take up the country's economic [...] Full text...
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UN rights council declares access to healthy environment a human right
09 october 2021 - 07:50:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Council on Friday recognised, for the first time, that having a clean, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records one new death
08 october 2021 - 11:21:24Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Thursday recorded one new death linked to coronavirus, which brings the death toll to [...] Full text...
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UNHCR recommends end of refugee status for Ivorians by June next year
08 october 2021 - 05:54:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Following an in-depth analysis of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) recommended [...] Full text...
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COVID-induced inequities demand ‘New Social Contract’, says rights chief
07 october 2021 - 18:20:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 has “laid bare deep structural inequalities” everywhere, further widening a multitude of gaps, both within [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records two new deaths
07 october 2021 - 11:48:17Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Wednesday recorded two new deaths linked to the coronavirus, which brings the death toll [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM increases pensioners
06 october 2021 - 12:54:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba issued a decree on Tuesday raising the minimum wage for pensioners [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records two new deaths
06 october 2021 - 12:33:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Tuesday recorded two new deaths linked to the coronavirus, which brings the death toll [...] Full text...
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Children ‘indoctrinated’ to fight for insurgents in Mozambique: UNICEF
06 october 2021 - 04:42:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In northern Mozambique, worrying reports emerged on Tuesday that children as young as five have been [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records four new cases
05 october 2021 - 12:20:53Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded four new cases of coronavirus, all from community transmission, confirmed by tests carried [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament urges everybody to put country's interests first
05 october 2021 - 10:56:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan parliament has called on all political and executive bodies to fulfil their obligations to [...] Full text...
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Botswana gets budget supplement from World Bank
05 october 2021 - 09:25:53Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has secured its first budget support loan from the World Bank to support the country’s [...] Full text...
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Guterres urges ‘quantum leap in support’ for vulnerable nations
05 october 2021 - 05:09:59New York, US (PANA) - Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic must be sustainable and inclusive, Secretary-General António Guterres said in [...] Full text...
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UN fact-finding mission finds evidence of war crimes committed in Libya
04 october 2021 - 14:50:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – There are reasonable grounds to believe that war crimes have been committed in Libya, while violence [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records two new cases
04 october 2021 - 11:18:58Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded two new cases of coronavirus, both from community transmission and confirmed by tests [...] Full text...
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Vice President of the Libyan Council meets countrymen displaced in Egypt
04 october 2021 - 11:14:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, concluded a visit to the Egyptian [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for 'new era of peace, trust, tolerance'
03 october 2021 - 09:59:52New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said in his message for the International Day of Non-Violence, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria scales up vaccination with new IDA funding for vaccine purchase
02 october 2021 - 18:39:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - With approval from The World Bank Board of Directors for a $400 million credit in additional [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records one death related to pandemic
02 october 2021 - 13:40:27Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded a new death linked to the coronavirus, bringing its toll to 1,859 since [...] Full text...
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UN World Data Forum meets at ‘critical time’ with COVID battle ongoing
02 october 2021 - 06:36:12Bern, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that quality data saves lives, the UN Department of Economic [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso commemorates International Day of the Elderly
01 october 2021 - 20:33:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Friday commemorated the International Elderly Day on the theme "digital equality for [...] Full text...
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New World Bank Group programme to boost Djibouti’s efforts to reduce poverty
01 october 2021 - 20:16:47Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The World Bank on Friday unveiled the new 2022-2026 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Djibouti which [...] Full text...
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Education a ‘powerful tool’ to counter hate speech, UN chief tells online forum
01 october 2021 - 05:20:44New York, US (PANA) - Growing polarisation and intolerance are fuelling a rise in hate speech worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on [...] Full text...
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Lack of prospects for overcoming disagreements in Libya dim hopes for elections (Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA Correspondent)
30 september 2021 - 19:08:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Although officially unanimously supported by the Libyan parties and by Western countries as the only way [...] Full text...
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Sahel: UN concerned about worsening insecurity in 'tri-border area
30 september 2021 - 18:15:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Thursday expressed concern about the [...] Full text...
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Gambia: UNICEF, GSM Africell sign deal to bolster youth engagement via U-Report
30 september 2021 - 17:20:39Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- UNICEF Gambia office and Gambia's biggest GSM company, Africell, have signed an agreement to support youth engagement [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin records 13 deaths, 2,440 new cases
30 september 2021 - 17:11:03Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has recorded 13 new deaths and 24,440 new infections of Covid-19, official sources said on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 11 new cases
30 september 2021 - 16:26:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded eleven new cases of coronavirus, one contact case and ten cases of community [...] Full text...
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Malpass outlines ways to boost growth, combat reversals in gender equality, address rising inequality and climate change
30 september 2021 - 14:22:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) —World Bank Group President David Malpass on Thursday called our current era of high inequality and reversals [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF forecasts Congo’s economic recovery in 2022
29 september 2021 - 19:09:26Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic and oil price shocks have taken a deep toll on the Congolese economy [...] Full text...
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Africa Resilience Forum 2021: Facing the ‘hydra-head challenges of Covid-19, conflict and climate
29 september 2021 - 13:55:17Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – Action around investing in women, youth employment, closing the digital divide, and boosting manufacturing in [...] Full text...
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Justice for 2009 massacre in Guinea must be at heart of political transition: UN official
29 september 2021 - 06:09:26New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict on Tuesday urged authorities in Guinea [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic caused ‘shocking’ inequalities: Human rights chief
29 september 2021 - 06:00:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has caused and perpetuated “truly shocking” inequality that has affected the world’s [...] Full text...
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WHO's new meningitis strategy aims to save more than 200,000 lives annually
28 september 2021 - 16:05:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and its partners on Tuesday launched the first ever global strategy [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Guterres calls for accelerated action on jobs, poverty eradication
28 september 2021 - 15:14:13New York, US (PANA) - Almost two years into the COVID-19 crisis, a huge divergence in the recovery is undermining [...] Full text...
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Boosting production crucial for least developed countries post COVID-19 : UNCTAD report
27 september 2021 - 17:26:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world’s poorest countries will remain on the margins of the global economy if States are [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records five new cases
27 september 2021 - 12:09:09Dakar, Senegal (PANA ) - Senegal has recorded five new cases of coronavirus, confirmed by tests carried out on 1,432 [...] Full text...
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Sudan striving for ‘common goal’ of peace, prosperity, freedom and justice: PM
26 september 2021 - 05:03:53New York, US (PANA) - Sudan continues the path to democracy, two years after the revolution that “carried the aspirations of our people [...] Full text...
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Collective resignation rocks Tunisian Islamist Ennahdha movement
25 september 2021 - 13:35:31Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Islamist movement, Ennahdha, which has the majority of seats in Parliament, has suffered a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records one new death, nine new cases
25 september 2021 - 12:39:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded a new death linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,855 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 108 positive cases
25 september 2021 - 05:55:08Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health Minister Kailash Jagutpal announced on Friday that 108 positive cases of COVID-19 were detected [...] Full text...
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Libyan gov't allocates over US$511 million to wives, children
24 september 2021 - 10:59:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has announced the allocation of 2.250 billion dinars, about US$511.363 million, [...] Full text...
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UN expert cites South Sudanese elite for looting oil revenue
23 september 2021 - 14:41:24Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders are undermining human rights and endangering security, the Commission on Human Rights in [...] Full text...
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Botswana security body dismisses alleged threat to former President Khama
22 september 2021 - 19:47:43Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s counterintelligence and internal security, Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), has dismissed claims that the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa calls for slave trade reparations
22 september 2021 - 18:26:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday urged the United Nations to place reparations for slave [...] Full text...
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Second Conference of WAEMU lawyers opens in Ouagadougou
21 september 2021 - 22:57:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Tuesday hailed lawyers of the West African Economic [...] Full text...
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Tunisian gendarmerie foils five illegal migration attempts
21 september 2021 - 22:30:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian gendarmerie Monday foiled five attempts of illegal migration for Europe, arrested 95 [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Statistics of crisis in Northwest Nigeria competing with Afghanistan, warns Governor El-Rufai
21 september 2021 - 21:34:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday said the human capital development indices of the North [...] Full text...
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Egypt awarded over US$ 4 billion in proposed Libyan projects
19 september 2021 - 14:47:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egypt will undertake projects worth 19 billion dinars (about US$ 4.31 billion) in Libya under contracts [...] Full text...
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Demonstration in Tunis against President Kaïs Saied
18 september 2021 - 19:59:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A double demonstration here Saturday pitted hundreds of critics against supporters of President Kaïs Saied more [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe endorses African Union medicines agency treaty
18 september 2021 - 17:32:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Zimbabwe has become the 11th. member-state of the African Union to deposit its instrument of [...] Full text...
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More than 3bln CFAF to rehouse people evicted from two fishing sites in Cotonou
18 september 2021 - 16:29:03Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government is to release 3,461,803,000 CFA francs to rehouse and support the families of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records three new deaths
18 september 2021 - 12:21:54Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded three new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing to 1,845 the number [...] Full text...
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WTO seeks better trade deal to spur African countries participation in world economy
17 september 2021 - 22:50:30Montreux, Switzerland (PANA) - World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has urged rich countries to assist poor ones to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO calls on world leaders to focus on vaccine equity, pandemic preparedness
17 september 2021 - 14:06:34New York, US (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging leaders attending the 76th session of the United [...] Full text...
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Africa Investment Forum to host third edition of Market Days in Abidjan
17 september 2021 - 13:32:04Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Investment Forum will hold its 2021 Market Days in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records one death, 26 new cases
17 september 2021 - 11:32:57Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new death linked to coronavirus, which brings the death toll to 1,842, [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean transitional president throws weight behind military junta
17 september 2021 - 11:16:58Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the 2009-2010 transition in Guinea, General Sékouba Konaté, on Thursday welcomed the overthrow [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$67.38 million emergency support to Equatorial Guinea
17 september 2021 - 10:03:33Washington, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$67.38 million [...] Full text...
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Google joins Kenyan women lawmakers to advance digital skills
16 september 2021 - 20:49:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Google and the Kenyan Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) have announced a collaboration to improve gender equity, [...] Full text...
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11th Meeting of Libyan-Egyptian High Commission confirms several deals
16 september 2021 - 16:54:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The joint Libyan-Egyptian High Commission concluded its 11th meeting on Thursday in Cairo with the signing [...] Full text...
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Libya, Egypt to sign 13 agreements in various fields of cooperation
16 september 2021 - 12:48:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Egypt will sign 13 agreements in various fields of cooperation during the meeting of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records three new deaths
16 september 2021 - 12:15:39Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded three new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,841, [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM calls on Egyptian President
16 september 2021 - 11:48:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi on Thursday received Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba at the Ittihadiya [...] Full text...
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UNICEF says schools still closed for nearly 77 million students 18 months into pandemic
16 september 2021 - 10:38:33New York, US (PANA) – Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, schools for nearly 77 million students in six countries continue [...] Full text...
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New South Sudan Parliament can ‘infuse urgency’ into peace process
16 september 2021 - 05:27:12New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan has made history with the appointment of two women to senior leadership positions [...] Full text...
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Gabon UN peacekeepers in CAR sent home following abuse allegations
16 september 2021 - 05:16:19New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations announced on Wednesday that all Gabonese military units deployed to the peacekeeping [...] Full text...
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Twitter ban to be lifted in ‘a few more days’, says Nigeria's Information Minister, Lai Mohammed
15 september 2021 - 21:46:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Wednesday said the ban on Twitter would be lifted in a few more days, [...] Full text...
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Artificial intelligence risks to privacy demand urgent action – UN rights chief
15 september 2021 - 14:04:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday stressed the urgent need for a [...] Full text...
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Somalia’s economy rebounds from ‘triple shock’ – World Bank report
15 september 2021 - 13:34:25Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s real GDP growth is projected at 2.4 percent in 2021 as the economy rebounds from [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records one new death, 26 infections
15 september 2021 - 12:38:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new death linked to the coronavirus, which brings the death toll to [...] Full text...
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UN mission responding to evolving needs in Sudan transition process
15 september 2021 - 05:22:40New York, US (PANA) - Despite setbacks and challenges, Sudan continues its transition towards democracy, the head of the UN [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin records 5 deaths, 2344 new infections
14 september 2021 - 22:48:14Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has recorded five new deaths and 2,344 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, official sources said here [...] Full text...
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Vice-president of Libyan Council, Italian FM meet on political situation in Libya
14 september 2021 - 22:23:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice-president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, on Tuesday held talks in Rome with [...] Full text...
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Health leaders call for acceleration of vaccination globally, particularly in Africa
14 september 2021 - 21:26:24Geneva, Switzerland (PAA) - WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and a group of global health leaders Tuesday issued an urgent call [...] Full text...
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Bamako condemns attack on a Moroccan trade convoy
14 september 2021 - 18:34:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has strongly condemned the "cowardly and barbaric attack" by unidentified armed people on Saturday against [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 4 new deaths
14 september 2021 - 18:12:57Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded four new deaths linked to the coronavirus, raising its toll to 1,837 deaths [...] Full text...
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Jordanian gender equality ‘champion’ Sima Sami Bahous to lead UN Women
14 september 2021 - 05:10:00New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Sima Sami Bahous of Jordan, as the the new head [...] Full text...
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UN Secretary General's envoy arrives in Conakry
13 september 2021 - 16:47:43Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General's representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, arrived in Conakry [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana liquor outlets’ non-compliance with health protocols worries authorities
13 september 2021 - 13:03:48Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Health and Wellness authorities in Botswana have condemned videos circulating on social media platforms, depicting blatant [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says increasing number of children killed and recruited by armed groups in Sahel’s tri-border area
13 september 2021 - 05:27:05Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Increasing numbers of children are being killed and targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts [...] Full text...
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EU apprehensive about preservation of democracy in Tunisia
11 september 2021 - 13:35:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, on Friday met Tunisian [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records two deaths, 49 cases
11 september 2021 - 11:51:41Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded two new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,828, [...] Full text...
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Millions need urgent humanitarian assistance in eastern DR Congo: UNHCR
11 september 2021 - 05:43:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed alarm by violence committed against civilians by [...] Full text...
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EU supports marginalised communities in Namibia through Cash-Based Transfers
11 september 2021 - 05:32:34Windhoek, Namibia – The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Namibian Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare [...] Full text...
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Pandemic increasing risk factors for suicide, UN health agency warns
11 september 2021 - 05:22:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Suicide prevention must be prioritised after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of [...] Full text...
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Libyan oil exports resume after a day's suspension
10 september 2021 - 21:36:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan crude oil export operations from the al-Sidra, Ras Lanouf (East), oil terminals resumed Friday after [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records one death, 38 new cases on Friday
10 september 2021 - 18:34:46Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded a new death linked to the coronavirus, bringing to 1,826 the the country's [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy rescues 100 illegal migrants from West Africa
10 september 2021 - 18:15:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Navy on Friday rescued from drowning 100 illegal migrants whose boat was adrift 10 [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $137 million loan for post-pandemic economic recovery in Botswana
10 september 2021 - 15:36:21Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Botswana’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic got a boost after the Board of Directors [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana receives additional US aid
09 september 2021 - 21:39:30Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has granted Botswana an additional $4 million in [...] Full text...
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Libyan prime minister arrives in Tunisia for official visit
09 september 2021 - 19:19:20Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The prime minister of the Libyan government of national unity, Abdelhamid Al Dbaiba, arrived Thursday in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 9 new deaths, 43 new cases
09 september 2021 - 17:28:16Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded nine new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing to 1,825 the number of [...] Full text...
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ISS says SADC countries can learn from Hichilema, create inclusive platforms for civil society and opposition
09 september 2021 - 16:08:49Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Securocrats in the Southern Africa region are no doubt unsettled by Zambia’s new President Hakainde Hichilema’s [...] Full text...
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Moroccan governing Islamist party humiliated in legislative election
09 september 2021 - 12:30:33Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD), the governing party in Morocco for the past 10 [...] Full text...
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Moroccans go to the polls on a new development model (Analysis)
08 september 2021 - 18:44:38Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Around 17.5 million Moroccans started early Wednesday to vote for their representatives in the first chamber [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM regrets parliament's failure to approve draft budget for government
08 september 2021 - 17:28:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has deplored the failure of the parliament to adopt the government's [...] Full text...
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Agroecology can address food systems failures - new IFAD report
08 september 2021 - 15:00:29Rome, Italy (PANA) – In its first comprehensive assessment of agroecology, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced Wednesday [...] Full text...
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AfDB appoints Kenyan journalist as Director of Communication and External Relations
08 september 2021 - 13:45:48Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group on Wednesday announced the appointment of Mr. Solomon Mugera as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records four new deaths, 53 new cases
08 september 2021 - 12:38:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded four new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,816, [...] Full text...
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Chad’s debt ‘unsustainable’ – IMF official
08 september 2021 - 06:59:01Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) – Chad’s debt is assessed as "unsustainable" and its treatment is crucial, according to the International Monetary [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$567.25 million in emergency support to Tanzania
08 september 2021 - 06:22:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has secured US$567.25 million or 100 percent of its quota in emergency financing [...] Full text...
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President Barrow's adviser on strategic communications resigns over alliance with ex-President Jammeh party
07 september 2021 - 20:16:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Fatou Jaw Manneh, adviser on strategic communications, development, and emerging social issues, has resigned in protest [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records three new deaths, 30 new cases
07 september 2021 - 18:03:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded three new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the death toll to 1,812 since its appearance [...] Full text...
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AfDB sponsors virtual African Green Revolution Forum
07 september 2021 - 13:14:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank returns as a top-tier partner of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council member, Niger President hold talks in Niamey
07 september 2021 - 11:16:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, held talks on Monday in Niamey [...] Full text...
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Release of political prisoners in Libya, a boost for national reconciliation (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
06 september 2021 - 18:43:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Still unimaginable a few months ago, the release of dignitaries of the former regime in Libya, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Increasing risk to migrant rights in Libya – UN report
06 september 2021 - 15:51:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on, so too does its devastating impact on those in the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records one death, 39 new cases
06 september 2021 - 13:39:13Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new coronavirus-related death bringing its toll to 1,808 since the pandemic hit [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin records four new deaths, 1,014 new infections
05 september 2021 - 18:24:40Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin recorded between 29-31 August four deaths and 1,014 new infections from coronavirus (COVID-19), official sources [...] Full text...
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The "444th Brigade" of Libyan army commits to ceasefire
05 september 2021 - 16:57:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan elite armed unit, known as Brigade 444, Saturday announced its commitment to respect the [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM calls meeting on Tripoli clashes on Friday
04 september 2021 - 18:09:18Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbaiba has called a meeting on the bloody clashes that occurred on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 9 deaths and 57 new cases
04 september 2021 - 17:39:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded nine new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the national toll to 1,794 [...] Full text...
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Airlines fuel West African wildlife species trafficking to Europe
04 september 2021 - 17:07:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Commercial aviation has largely interfered with the conservation of wildlife species and promoted trade in rare [...] Full text...
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Malian pharmacists suspend compulsory health insurance service
04 september 2021 - 11:54:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Pharmacists in charge of private health structures in Mali will suspend, from 13 September until further [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: IDPs in Borno State receive 1,000 housing units from Nigeria’s Northeast Development Commission
03 september 2021 - 23:01:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Northeast Development Commission (NEDC) has handed over 1,000 units of two-bedroom bungalows to Internally Displaced [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria begins implementation of new national policy on IDPs
03 september 2021 - 22:18:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Federal Government Friday announced the implementation of its new national policy on Internally Displaced [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records five new deaths, 70 new cases
03 september 2021 - 20:28:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded five new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing to 1,785 the number [...] Full text...
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New farming programme put on hold in Botswana
03 september 2021 - 20:05:50Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Agriculture authorities in Botswana have announced intentions to transform the country’s arable farming, an official source [...] Full text...
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South Sudan pressed to end crackdown against activists seeking political accountability
03 september 2021 - 18:40:45Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese authorities have arrested civil society activists and a politician, besides closing down a [...] Full text...
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Vaccination becomes compulsory for health sector personnel in Benin
02 september 2021 - 22:17:14Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has decided to make vaccination against the coronavirus (COVID-19) compulsory for health sector [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records six new deaths
02 september 2021 - 11:22:29Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded six new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,780, [...] Full text...
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Africa is key in implementation of Global Compact on Migration: Moroccan FM
02 september 2021 - 10:36:45Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Africa has positioned itself as a central actor in the implementation of the Global Compact for [...] Full text...
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ILO decries lack of income protection for poor workers forced to defy lockdowns
02 september 2021 - 01:52:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The world’s poorest workers were forced to defy the coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures to go out [...] Full text...
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Kenyan woman in Denmark raises US$2.2 million for baby's treatment
02 september 2021 - 00:17:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan woman resident in Denmark and her Danish husband have raised US$2.2 million to finance [...] Full text...
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Social protection of workers sought to cushion employees from income losses
01 september 2021 - 20:35:34More than 4 billion people still lack any social protection, ILO report finds The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and exacerbated the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council approves national policy on IDPs
01 september 2021 - 20:29:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved a national policy on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s first youth radio station celebrates 22 years
01 september 2021 - 14:51:04Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s youth radio station – Yarona FM - has announced massive plans to celebrate its 22 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records nine new deaths, 115 cases
01 september 2021 - 12:05:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded nine new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,774, [...] Full text...
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Society representatives sign draft charter to end descent-based slavery in Mali
31 august 2021 - 13:20:35Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Representatives of various entities, including administrative and local authorities, women, youth and community associations, on Monday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 5 more deaths, 52 new cases
31 august 2021 - 12:47:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has added five more deaths bringing its coronavirus toll to 1,765 since the pandemic appearance [...] Full text...
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Malian, Ivorian experts express support for delimitation of common border
31 august 2021 - 00:01:13Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian and Ivorian experts have expressed their desire to support the delimitation of their common border, [...] Full text...
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Mali's National Union of Higher Education suspends strike order
30 august 2021 - 11:19:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Union of Higher Education and Scientific Research (SNESUP) of Mali on Friday suspended its [...] Full text...
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Ensuring the right to a nationality, eradicating statelessness is achievable: UNHCR
30 august 2021 - 05:17:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ensuring the right to a nationality and eradicating statelessness is achievable and more pressing than ever, [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers report budget debate clashes between parliament and national unity government
29 august 2021 - 13:48:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week report the clash between MPs in the House of Representatives (parliament) and [...] Full text...
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'Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism forces 322,000 Nigerian refugees to 3 Lake Chad Basin countries'
29 august 2021 - 12:22:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total of 322,000 Nigerians fleeing the violence inflicted by Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 13 new deaths, 85 cases
28 august 2021 - 12:14:54Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 13 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,742 [...] Full text...
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Armed robbers kill international journalist working on documentary in Ghana
27 august 2021 - 23:27:47Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A journalist from the London-based television channel, MTA International, Taalay Ahmed, was Monday killed by armed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 12 new deaths
27 august 2021 - 18:42:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 12 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing to 1,729 the number of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Catastrophe ‘unfolding before our eyes’ in Tigray – UN chief
27 august 2021 - 11:53:30New York, US (PANA) - A military confrontation that started 10 months ago in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is spreading, [...] Full text...
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Cameroon alone can’t stem illicit arms flowing into the country - Study
26 august 2021 - 17:38:53Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In the face of a separatist conflict and violent extremism, Cameroon must secure help from neighbouring [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 11 new deaths, 100 cases
26 august 2021 - 11:09:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 11 new deaths linked to coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,717, the [...] Full text...
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Festive and cultural events banned in Benin to limit spread of Covid-19
25 august 2021 - 19:58:02Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Interministerial Committee for the management of the COVID-19 health crisis has decided to suspend all [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 9 new deaths
25 august 2021 - 11:48:53Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded nine new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,706, [...] Full text...
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Bubonic plague putting young lives at risk in DR Congo: UNICEF
25 august 2021 - 05:18:33New York, US (PANA) - A resurgence of Bubonic plague in Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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Botswana forges ahead with citizen empowerment
24 august 2021 - 19:12:37Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has announced intentions to promulgate an economic inclusion law, targeted at empowering citizens. Mmusi Kgafela, the [...] Full text...
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India extends a million USD for climate resilient agriculture in Zimbabwe
24 august 2021 - 13:57:03Harare , Zimbabwe (PANA) – India has contributed almost US$ one million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...
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Challenges are opportunities in Africa despite Covid-19: 2021 Singapore-Africa Business Forum
24 august 2021 - 13:27:33Singapore (PANA) - The global Covid-19 pandemic should not dampen investor appetite in Africa as the continent remains an investment [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Over 3,000 cases are active in Benin
24 august 2021 - 12:54:18Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin had as of 19 August 3,324 active cases of coronavirus, according to statistics from the [...] Full text...
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Tunisian president extends emergency measures
24 august 2021 - 12:36:46Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian President Kaïs Saied on Monday extended for another one month emergency measures taken on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 17 new deaths
24 august 2021 - 11:56:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 17 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,697, [...] Full text...
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Serbian weapons identified in stockpiles of brutal armed groups in Sahel
24 august 2021 - 05:28:25London, UK (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says its arms experts have identified Serbian-manufactured weapons in videos posted [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 9 new deaths
23 august 2021 - 11:58:29Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded nine new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 1,680, [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers highlight tensions in the run-up to elections, reactions to the Military Commission's messages
22 august 2021 - 15:21:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The approaching date of the December 24 general elections in Libya, without the adoption of the [...] Full text...
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Refugees and asylum seekers complain about their situation in Tunisia
21 august 2021 - 20:50:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The official spokesperson of the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES), Romdhane Ben Omar, [...] Full text...
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17 new prisoners released in Libya
21 august 2021 - 19:39:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 17 new prisoners from the western region of Libya, who were detained in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 11 new deaths
21 august 2021 - 14:19:12Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -Senegal has recorded eleven new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing to 1,659 the number of [...] Full text...
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Tunisia calls for international mobilization to support survivors of terrorist operations
21 august 2021 - 13:31:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has called on the international community and the United Nations to step up efforts to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 7 new deaths
20 august 2021 - 22:23:27Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded seven new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing to 1,648 the number [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 15,000 ‘Conflict-affected farmers” to benefit from new USAID Livelihoods initiative in Adamawa State
20 august 2021 - 22:02:19,Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a new initiative to improve livelihoods and [...] Full text...
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Zambian President-elect Hichilema’s inauguration set for Tuesday
20 august 2021 - 12:58:56Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian government has confirmed the inauguration of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema will be held on Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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Libya reaffirms determination to activate strategic AU projects
20 august 2021 - 12:01:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has reaffirmed the determination of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) to work towards activating several [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO renders support to countries rolling out multiple vaccines
20 august 2021 - 08:15:40Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – With 620 million COVID-19 vaccine doses set to arrive in Africa through COVAX alone by the end [...] Full text...
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Libyan parliament's adoption of presidential election bill jeopardizes 24 December elections ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
19 august 2021 - 21:41:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The adoption by the House of Representatives Wednesday of the draft law on the election of [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM advises Morzouk residents to copy Tawergha-Misrata reconciliation model
19 august 2021 - 17:47:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has called for steps to achieve peace in the southwestern town [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegal records 5 new deaths
19 august 2021 - 17:39:22Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded five new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing to 1,641 the number of [...] Full text...
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Another boat tragedy off North Africa’s Atlantic coast stark reminder of perilous sea journeys: UN agencies
19 august 2021 - 07:31:56Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), say the deaths of 47 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya extends containment measures for further 60 days
18 august 2021 - 21:21:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has extended the nationwide curfew for a further 60 days upon [...] Full text...
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