Media watchdog denounces suspension of Radio France Internationale in Burkina Faso

06 december 2022 - 13:41:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), on Tuesday condemned the suspension of Radio France Internationale [...] Full text...

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More than 1 in 5 worldwide suffering from violence at work: ILO

06 december 2022 - 05:28:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than one in five people employed – almost 23 per cent - have experienced violence [...] Full text...

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UN commends Sudanese for making concessions to reach a framework agreement

05 december 2022 - 19:27:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Volker Perthes, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General to the Sudan, has commended signatories [...] Full text...

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Sudanese sign framework agreement as first steps for national reconciliation

05 december 2022 - 14:29:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A group of Sudanese political parties, civil society organizations and former rebel movements on Monday signed [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM announces creation of National Day of Persons with Disabilities

04 december 2022 - 18:50:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba announced here Sunday the adoption [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister welcomes Abdoulaye Bathily's statement urging elections in Libya

04 december 2022 - 16:54:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister of the national unity government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has welcomed the call by the [...] Full text...

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Abdoulaye Bathily announces postponement of meeting to resume political dialogue between two Libyan Chambers

04 december 2022 - 16:34:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission of Support in [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL urges authorities to adopt legislation protecting women from online violence

03 december 2022 - 13:36:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has encouraged decision-makers to enact laws that protect [...] Full text...

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Innovation key to a fairer world for persons with disabilities: UN Chief

03 december 2022 - 11:18:39
New York, US (PANA) - Marking this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which falls on Saturday, António Guterres, [...] Full text...

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Mali's media governing council, journalists underline good coverage of elections

02 december 2022 - 13:40:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The High Authority for Communication (HAC), Mali's media regulatory body, has initiated action to ensure good [...] Full text...

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UN facilitators make breakthrough in Sudan’s acrimonious political standouts

02 december 2022 - 12:44:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations, African Union (AU) and the regional grouping, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), say [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board completes third review under the Extended Fund Facility for Seychelles

02 december 2022 - 09:43:14
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday completed the third review [...] Full text...

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Society: UN organizes meeting to let women's voice heard

01 december 2022 - 19:58:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A UN body responsible for working to bring Sudanese political and social rivals together to agree [...] Full text...

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Solution to Libyan crisis torn between priority for elections, executive and the constitutional track

01 december 2022 - 19:05:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The search for solution to the Libyan crisis is still at the crossroads even as the [...] Full text...

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Libya marks World AIDS Day

01 december 2022 - 12:43:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Activities marking World AIDS Day, commemorated on 1 December each year, were organised on Thursday at [...] Full text...

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French baguettes, Chinese tea ceremony, join protected heritage list by UNESCO

01 december 2022 - 05:57:10
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Holy Week in Guatemala, traditional tea preparation in China, and the artisanal knowledge surrounding France’s iconic [...] Full text...

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Rising inflation, falling wages threaten increased poverty and unrest: ILO

01 december 2022 - 05:41:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rising inflation has caused a striking decline in real monthly wages in many countries, the International [...] Full text...

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UN agencies warn of imminent cut to food assistance to refugees in Chad

30 november 2022 - 10:30:38
N’djamena, Chad (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have warned [...] Full text...

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Accelerated action needed to save 12,000 lives a day due to injury, violence

30 november 2022 - 06:56:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Each day, injuries and violence claim the lives of some 12,000 people around the world, according [...] Full text...

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Numbers forced to flee passes 100 million; many displaced for decades: UNDP

30 november 2022 - 06:13:06
New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarian aid alone cannot overcome record levels of internal displacement globally, the UN Development Programme [...] Full text...

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Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO

30 november 2022 - 06:02:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies, ecosystems [...] Full text...

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WHO recommends new name for monkeypox

29 november 2022 - 04:57:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Monkeypox will now be known as mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, in [...] Full text...

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Congolese rebel Commanders meet in Nairobi

28 november 2022 - 22:15:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Warring factions in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo kicked off the third session of their [...] Full text...

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Congolese rebel factions meet for Nairobi peace talks

28 november 2022 - 21:50:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Warring factions in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo kicked off the third session of their [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese probe sought over persistent sexual violence

28 november 2022 - 19:41:18
London, Britain (PANA) - The government of South Sudan should immediately remove from office and investigate Governors and County Commissioners [...] Full text...

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Classes suspended in several municipalities in Tripoli after weather warnings

27 november 2022 - 15:50:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Several inspectorates in different municipalities of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, suspended classes on Sunday after warnings [...] Full text...

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UN Missionin Libya calls for end to online harassment of women

27 november 2022 - 11:37:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has announced that it has brought together women [...] Full text...

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UNHCR warns rising tide of hunger, insecurity worsening gender-based violence risks

27 november 2022 - 05:45:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Worsening socio-economic conditions, new and ongoing conflicts and humanitarian funding shortfalls are increasing the risk of [...] Full text...

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Mali's Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga due to return to work Monday after four months of enforced rest

26 november 2022 - 18:39:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian prime minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, went on Friday to his office and announced his [...] Full text...

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Libyan deputy chairman reaffirms need for private sector involvement in Africa's economic development

26 november 2022 - 14:52:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, has said that Africa needs more [...] Full text...

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Abdoulaye Bathily supports campaign to end violence against women

26 november 2022 - 13:50:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission of Support in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to address water supply problems

26 november 2022 - 08:01:29
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Central Water Authority (CWA) has introduced a plan to address its water supply problems, [...] Full text...

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National reconciliation or elections, which option to resolve the crisis in Libya?

24 november 2022 - 18:39:26
\ Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement of a preparatory meeting  between the Libyan Presidential Council and the African Union (AU), in [...] Full text...

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IMF staff reaches deal with Guinea on food assistance through Rapid Credit Facility

24 november 2022 - 05:57:54
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to receive up to [...] Full text...

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Libyan Ministry of Health pledges to improve health services for prisoners

23 november 2022 - 13:26:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Health, Ramadan Abu Janah, has affirmed that the [...] Full text...

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'Stronger action required to address changing dynamics of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea'

23 november 2022 - 06:05:23
New York, US (PANA) - Although the past decade has seen a steady decline in piracy in the Gulf of [...] Full text...

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Conference on cybercrime in Africa opens in Mauritius

22 november 2022 - 16:38:24
Pte aux Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - A conference on cybercrime, following the Africa Cyber Surge Operation organised in Kigali in [...] Full text...

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Veteran Sudanese politician returns home ending decade long self-exile in Egypt

22 november 2022 - 14:35:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Mohamed Osman Mirghani, leading Sudanese politician, returned to Khartoum on Monday ending 10 years of self-exile [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records 91 fatalities due to road traffic crashes

22 november 2022 - 07:40:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - There has been around 91 fatalities due to road traffic crashes in Mauritius, since the beginning of the year, down [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches Staff-Level Agreement with South Sudan

22 november 2022 - 07:33:26
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Find (IMF) staff team and the South Sudanese authorities have reached staff-level [...] Full text...

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Global intellectual property filings reached new records in 2021: WIPO

22 november 2022 - 05:39:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Patents, trademarks and designs reached record levels in 2021, with Asia driving growth in intellectual property, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Justice Ministry rules out reopening Lockerbie case

21 november 2022 - 14:06:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Justice has ruled out reopening the Lockerbie case, saying it was definitively "closed [...] Full text...

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Sudan, Ethiopia hold high levels security talks in Khartoum

21 november 2022 - 10:03:41
Khartoum, Sudan  (PANA) - Sudan and Ethiopia have ended security talks held at the highest level in Khartoum when the [...] Full text...

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France provides 200 million euros in loans to Tunisia

20 november 2022 - 14:07:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Minister of Economy and Planning, Samir Saïed, and the French Minister of Europe and [...] Full text...

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Libyan Social Affairs Minister highlights importance of children in Libya despite crises

20 november 2022 - 13:30:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libyan Minister of Social Affairs, Wafaa Aboubaker Al-Kilani, Sunday welcomed the celebration of the International Children's Day, [...] Full text...

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Francophonie Summit opens in Tunisia

19 november 2022 - 17:33:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 18th Summit of the Francophonie opened on Saturday in Djerba, Tunisia, under strict security conditions [...] Full text...

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Benin makes progress in the World Bank's Policy and Institutional Assessment

19 november 2022 - 12:48:49
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has made significant progress in the evaluation of national policies and institutions organised by the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s output growth expected to pick up in 2023: IMF staff

19 november 2022 - 07:54:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – For Nigeria to ensure macroeconomic stability, it requires tightening across all policy levers, and stronger revenue [...] Full text...

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Rights experts call for greater global action to end child sexual exploitation and abuse

19 november 2022 - 05:28:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must step up efforts to combat the global emergency of child exploitation and abuse, six [...] Full text...

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Libya holds 3rd Health Sector Development Strategies Forum

17 november 2022 - 12:43:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, participated in the 3rd Health Sector Development Strategies Forum aimed at ensuring [...] Full text...

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UNFPA launches $113 million appeal for drought-impacted women and girls in Horn of Africa

17 november 2022 - 06:35:54
New York, US (PANA) - The unprecedented drought in the Horn of Africa is affecting whole communities, but it is [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Human rights must ‘be at the core’ of democratic transition, urges UN rights chief

17 november 2022 - 05:22:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The new UN human rights chief ended his first country visit on Wednesday explaining that he [...] Full text...

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UNICEF launches new child-focused climate initiative to head off disasters

16 november 2022 - 05:21:48
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday launched a new climate financing initiative designed to [...] Full text...

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‘Milestone for humanity’ as UN celebrates 8 billionth birth

15 november 2022 - 19:51:04
New York, US (PANA) - The Day of 8 Billion, officially marked on Tuesday, is a milestone moment for human [...] Full text...

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Four bodies of illegal migrants found off the Tunisian coast

15 november 2022 - 18:53:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian coast guard on Tuesday found a body of an illegal migrant, bringing to four [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya reaffirms importance of the south for stability

15 november 2022 - 18:32:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has said that the stability and security [...] Full text...

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​​​Somalia urged to adopt 10-point human rights plan

15 november 2022 - 09:23:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Six months after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud took office, his government has yet to make good [...] Full text...

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Flights between Libya and Malta to resume soon

13 november 2022 - 17:11:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Flights between Libya and Malta will resume "in the coming days", Libya's Minister of Foreign Affairs [...] Full text...

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Ivorian Prime Minister identifies priorities for 2023

12 november 2022 - 16:37:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ivorian Prime Minister, Patrick Achi, on Saturday presented the 10 priority areas that would [...] Full text...

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Liberia: Put people before profit, experts on human rights and business urge

12 november 2022 - 05:32:48
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Authorities in Liberia, as well as businesses operating there, must prioritise people over profits and ensure [...] Full text...

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Sudan battles dengue fever

11 november 2022 - 12:02:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's Ministry of Health says its efforts are helping to control the spread of dengue fever [...] Full text...

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Parties working for political solution in Sudan hold out hope for breakthrough

11 november 2022 - 06:38:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Representatives of the United Nations, African Union and sub-regional group, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), working [...] Full text...

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COP27: Young people reconsidering parenthood due to climate change, UNICEF poll reveals

10 november 2022 - 05:13:28
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Climate change is forcing nearly half of young Africans to rethink their plans to have children [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM says political crisis is ''fabricated'

09 november 2022 - 14:30:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dabaiba, has said that his government has provided "clear evidence" that [...] Full text...

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Children of African descent ‘not considered children at all’, rights experts charge

09 november 2022 - 05:38:05
New York, US (PANA) - In a report issued on Tuesday, UN human rights experts outline how discrimination affects black [...] Full text...

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COP27: Over 27 million children at risk from devastating record-setting floods: UNICEF

08 november 2022 - 16:20:25
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Overwhelming flooding has affected at least 27.7 million children across 27 countries worldwide, with the number [...] Full text...

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COP27: Climate change having dire effects on Libya, says President

08 november 2022 - 15:48:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has painted a dire picture of the [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say 19 Sahrawi activists continue t languish in Moroccan jail

08 november 2022 - 08:39:32
RightsTunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Nineteen Sahrawi activists languish in prison years after Moroccan courts convicted them in unfair proceedings, Human Rights [...] Full text...

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New milestone in battle against illegal, unregulated fishing

08 november 2022 - 05:00:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global action to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has intensified, the Food and Agriculture Organization said [...] Full text...

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Persons affected by leprosy excluded from conversations around disability: rights expert

06 november 2022 - 07:35:38
New York, US (PANA)- People affected by leprosy should be fully recognized as persons with disabilities, both at the national [...] Full text...

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Large mobilisation of Muslims in Mali to denounce the offence against Islam on social networks

05 november 2022 - 19:03:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several thousands of Muslim faithful came out on Friday afternoon on the Boulevard de l'Independence, in [...] Full text...

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Resurgence of ethnic clashes in Sudan’s Blue Nile region triggers death, destruction: UN official

04 november 2022 - 05:01:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide expressed grave concern on Thursday over a [...] Full text...

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Haftar threatens to resort to arms, risking return to war in Libya

03 november 2022 - 21:59:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With the political stalemate in Libya persisting since the postponement of last December's elections, the head [...] Full text...

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Burundian Head of State receives World Bank envoy

03 november 2022 - 16:40:21
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, received on Thursday Albert G. Zeufack, Country Director of [...] Full text...

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Report: Sudan: Launch of violent extremism threat assessment in Southern Libyan borderlands

03 november 2022 - 16:21:35
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A comprehensive survey study on how extremism surges and the countries it impacts in the states [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches National Sexual Reproductive Health Policy 2022

02 november 2022 - 07:37:06
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has launched the National Sexual Reproductive Health Policy 2022 and its implementation Plan 2022–2027, whose objective [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council boosts commitment to fight digital terror

30 october 2022 - 05:35:22
New York, US (PANA) - A two-day meeting of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee in India has ended with [...] Full text...

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Pro-islamists demonstrate to call for non-inference in Sudan’s domestic affairs

29 october 2022 - 15:35:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Pro-islamists on Saturday staged a protest march in which “hundreds of thousands” took part to oppose [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to introduce health book for senior citizens

29 october 2022 - 07:11:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry announced on Friday that it will introduce a health book for [...] Full text...

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Mali: exchanges between Goïta and former president of Niger

27 october 2022 - 20:14:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, Head of State, met on Thursday with [...] Full text...

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UNDP to help Mauritius set up National Healthcare Waste Disposal Facility

27 october 2022 - 08:03:43
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will set up, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), a National Healthcare Waste [...] Full text...

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New Burkina Faso PM names 23-member government

26 october 2022 - 11:27:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional Prime Minister, Apollinaire Joachimson Kyelem de Tambela, on Tuesday named a 23-member [...] Full text...

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Sudan military coup: Nice western grin converted into menacing grim

25 october 2022 - 17:21:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In yet a new warning to the  rulers in the Sudan, the United States administration has [...] Full text...

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Economic crisis threatens peace and security, says Senegalese President Macky Sall

24 october 2022 - 21:23:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The current economic crisis is a threat to peace and security, Senegalese head of state Macky [...] Full text...

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Peace and security "seriously threatened by digital drift" - Macky Sall

24 october 2022 - 21:10:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Digital abuses are "one of the most serious threats to peace and security in our countries [...] Full text...

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Social Conference opts for increase in value of index point for workers in Mali

24 october 2022 - 15:27:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Participants of the Social Conference adopted on Saturday 139 recommendations, including the raising of the value [...] Full text...

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Communal fighting: the Achilles' heel in Sudan’s national unity (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)

24 october 2022 - 14:09:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Spurred by intensification of ethnic conflict in the Blue Nile, adjacent to the Border with Ethiopia, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Government forces 'continue to take control of urban centres' in Tigray region

24 october 2022 - 10:32:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) says it has continued to "take control of major [...] Full text...

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Captain Ibrahim Traoré sworn in as head of Transition in Burkina Faso

21 october 2022 - 14:33:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who overthrew Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba on 30 September, took the oath [...] Full text...

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Ghana traders suspend strike after intervention of President Akufo-Addo and traditional ruler of Accra

21 october 2022 - 07:08:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Traders in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, have suspended their action to close their shops following the [...] Full text...

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Children in Africa five times less likely to learn basics: Report

21 october 2022 - 05:56:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - African leaders gathered in Mauritius on Thursday to mull solutions to the education gap highlighted by [...] Full text...

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Children in Africa five times less likely to learn basics: Report

21 october 2022 - 05:32:35
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - African leaders gathered in Mauritius on Thursday to mull solutions to the education gap highlighted by [...] Full text...

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Najla Al-Mangouch participates in international virtual meeting on violence against women

20 october 2022 - 20:19:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch, at the invitation of her Canadian [...] Full text...

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USAID, WFP join hands as lean season sets-in rural Zimbabwe

20 october 2022 - 12:56:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Thursday announced the contribution of US$36.7 million [...] Full text...

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Malian FM denies allegations in UN Secretary General's report on Mali

19 october 2022 - 20:25:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, denied Tuesday before the Security Council many allegations [...] Full text...

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Traders in Accra shut their shops to protest high cost of doing business

19 october 2022 - 11:23:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Traders in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, closed their shops on Wednesday on the first day of [...] Full text...

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Mali's situation demands sustained international attention, senior UN official says

19 october 2022 - 05:02:17
New York, US (PANA) - The situation in Mali continues to justify sustained international attention and engagement, the top UN [...] Full text...

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Mali holds conference to assess deteriorating social climate

18 october 2022 - 14:38:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A social conference opened on Monday at the Bamako International Conference Centre (CICB) with the aim [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US reiterates call for ceasefire

18 october 2022 - 07:56:06
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has again called for a ceasefire in the fighting between Ethiopian government forces [...] Full text...

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Mauritius tackling root causes of poverty and exclusion, says Prime Minister

18 october 2022 - 07:23:43
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday said that the fight against poverty remains at the [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 2: Ethiopian conflict: UN chief warns conflict is 'spiralling out of control'

17 october 2022 - 17:51:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday that the situation in Ethiopia, where the Government [...] Full text...

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More than 2 million Libyan students return to school Sunday for new year 2022/2023

16 october 2022 - 16:00:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 2 million students in the basic, middle and secondary cycles returned to school on [...] Full text...

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Egypt agrees to continued fiscal consolidation path in talks with IMF

16 october 2022 - 08:08:12
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Egyptian authorities have agreed to continued [...] Full text...

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IMF staff, Tunisian government reach staff-level agreement on Extended Fund Facility

16 october 2022 - 07:20:56
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team and the Tunisian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement [...] Full text...

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Beninese government requests 16.% increase in budget

15 october 2022 - 16:42:55
Cotonou, Benin PANA) -The Beninese government is requesting a 16.3% increase in financial resources for the current year through a [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africa living on the edge, says senior IMF official

15 october 2022 - 06:28:10
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic activity is expected to slow significantly in 2022 and remain relatively modest [...] Full text...

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Bodies of 15 migrants recovered from Tunisian coast

14 october 2022 - 12:02:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The bodies of 15 illegal migrants in a state of decomposition were recovered on Wednesday and [...] Full text...

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Floods claimed 41 lives in 2021 in Burkina Faso, according to humanitarian officials

14 october 2022 - 11:53:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Floods in the West African state of Burkina Faso in 2021 affected about 130,500 people [...] Full text...

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African health ministers take steps to curb Ebola disease outbreak

13 october 2022 - 06:21:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ministers of Health and government representatives from nine African countries on Wednesday agreed on joint measures [...] Full text...

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UN agencies launch joint programme in Tanzania to accelerate women empowerment

12 october 2022 - 17:08:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Four UN agencies on Wednesday launched a five-year agriculture programme to benefit more than [...] Full text...

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Preliminary draft of Mali's new Constitution submitted to President of Transition

12 october 2022 - 15:25:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The drafting commission of the new Constitution of Mali officially handed over the text and end [...] Full text...

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Guterres: UN-African Union partnership a ‘cornerstone of multilateralism’

12 october 2022 - 06:36:32
New York, US (PANA) - Cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (AU) is stronger than ever, although [...] Full text...

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UN rights report details ‘unconscionable’ violations of migrants returning from Libya

11 october 2022 - 14:54:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Migrants in Libya who are compelled to accept so-called ‘assisted returns’ to their countries of origin [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council demands clarity on murder of 15 illegal migrants in Sabratha

11 october 2022 - 12:55:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council has stressed the need to reveal the circumstances of the murder of [...] Full text...

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Former Burkinabe PM calls for military partnership with Russia

11 october 2022 - 12:43:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former coup maker and interim Burkinabe Prime Minister from 2014-2015, Yacouba Isaac Zida, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Time to make neglected area of mental health ‘a global priority’, urges Guterres

10 october 2022 - 19:00:13
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly one billion people live with a mental health condition across the globe, but despite that [...] Full text...

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Danish humanitarian charity, WFP agree to advance school-feeding in Rwanda, Uganda

10 october 2022 - 12:15:06
Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA)  – A Danish humanitarian charity and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) have sealed a partnership to further [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for psychological support for conflict survivors

10 october 2022 - 05:45:33
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Governments, UN agencies, and humanitarian organisations should take concrete steps to develop and invest in psychosocial [...] Full text...

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15 bodies of illegal migrants, most of them burnt, found off Sabratha, West Libya

08 october 2022 - 15:23:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fifteen bodies of illegal migrants, most of them burnt, were discovered Friday off Sabratha, about 70 [...] Full text...

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World Cotton Day focuses on the fibre’s role in weaving socio-economic development

07 october 2022 - 21:27:43
Rome, Italy (FAO) - Cotton is a constant thread in our lives, from field to fabric, the UN Food and [...] Full text...

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WHO, ILO call for new measures to tackle mental health issues at work

07 october 2022 - 20:50:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The WHO and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have called for concrete actions to address mental [...] Full text...

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Ivorian president says case of 46 Ivorian soldiers held in Mali progressing well

07 october 2022 - 20:12:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara said Friday in Abidjan that the case of the detention [...] Full text...

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Libyans begin festivities to commemorate Maouloud, birthday of the Prophet Mohamed

07 october 2022 - 20:03:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The festivities commemorating Maouloud, the birthday of the Prophet of Islam, Mohamed (pbuh), started on Friday [...] Full text...

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Make suicide prevention in Africa a priority, UN health agency urges governments

07 october 2022 - 05:35:58
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa has the highest suicide rate in the world and to reverse that worrying statistic, the UN World, [...] Full text...

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Libya, Turkey to strengthen cooperation in the field of information

04 october 2022 - 13:03:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of State for Communications and Political Affairs of the Government of National Unity (GNU), [...] Full text...

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Nearly one million people have fled five years of violence in northern Mozambique

04 october 2022 - 11:00:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PAMA) - This week marks five years since extreme violence erupted in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, forcing [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS deplores mass expulsions of Maghreb citizens

03 october 2022 - 19:15:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deplored the massive expulsions of its [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's ousted military leader offers to resign, says religious, community leaders

02 october 2022 - 20:07:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ousted Burkina Faso military leader, Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has offered to resign "to [...] Full text...

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US calls for restraiht by all actors in Burkina Faso after coup

02 october 2022 - 14:21:34
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is closely monitoring the fluid situation in Burkina Faso and called [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reaffirms government's commitment to further promote conditions of pensioners

02 october 2022 - 14:12:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has reaffirmed the government's willingness [...] Full text...

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Delivering justice for abused child brides in The Comoros (A UN feature)

02 october 2022 - 08:06:16
Moroni, The Comoros (PANA) - Around 30 per cent of girls in The Comoros become child brides, and they make [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns any attempt to seize power by the force of arms in Burkina Faso

02 october 2022 - 05:01:01
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, on Saturday expressed his deep concern regarding the unfolding developments [...] Full text...

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On International Day of Older Persons, UN chief highlights their ‘remarkable resilience’

01 october 2022 - 18:29:38
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres drew attention on Saturday, the International Day of Older Persons, to [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 3: Burkina Faso's new military leaders say ousted leader planning counter-attack; accuse France of harbouring him

01 october 2022 - 17:53:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The new military leaders in Burkina Faso on Saturday said ousted Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 2: Shots ring out in Burkina Faso capital, one day after coup; France denies involvement in coup

01 october 2022 - 14:40:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Gunshots were heard again on Saturday morning in Ouagadougou, the Burkina Faso capital, one day [...] Full text...

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New group of soldiers ousts Burkina Faso's junta leader Lt. Col, Damiba (Eds: Refiling to add details of ECOWAS' statement)

01 october 2022 - 06:57:55
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A new group of soldiers in the West African state of Burkina Faso on Friday [...] Full text...

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Little progress combating systemic racism against people of African descent: UN report

01 october 2022 - 05:33:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than two years since the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in the [...] Full text...

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New group of soldiers ousts Burkina Faso's junta leader Lt. Col, Damiba

01 october 2022 - 05:17:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A new group of soldiers in the West African state of Burkina Faso on Friday [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 3: More heavy gunfire heard in Burkina Faso capital

30 september 2022 - 15:44:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Fresh heavy gunfire has been heard around the Burkina faso Presidency in the capital, Ouagadougou, [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 2: Burkina Faso junta leader urges the population to 'remain calm'

30 september 2022 - 12:58:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The military junta leader has called on the population to "observe the greatest caution and [...] Full text...

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Kenyan transport regulator, auto manufacturer to enhance highway safety

29 september 2022 - 17:22:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Isuzu East Africa, a motor vehicle manufacturer, said Wednesday it was working with Kenya's National Transport [...] Full text...

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UN Special Adviser welcomes start of trial against top Rwanda genocide suspect

29 september 2022 - 06:07:00
The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - A senior UN official has welcomed the start of the trial against an alleged [...] Full text...

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Time to address mental health issues in the workplace, UN agencies urge

28 september 2022 - 18:48:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With an estimated 12 billion workdays lost annually due to depression and anxiety, costing the global [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Ruto picks key allies to new Cabinet line up

27 september 2022 - 20:49:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto has elevated key political allies to a newly created post of Prime [...] Full text...

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Nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees return home from Zambia with UNHCR support

27 september 2022 - 14:38:14
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with the governments of Zambia and the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin admits having created Wagner mercenary group

27 september 2022 - 13:27:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Russian businessman close to the Kremlin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, acknowledged on Monday that he formed the [...] Full text...

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ILO welcomes first global agreement on professional footballers’ rights

27 september 2022 - 06:32:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s labour agency on Monday welcomed the first ever global agreement on working conditions and [...] Full text...

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5 dead, 13 injured in armed clashes in Zawiya in western Libya

26 september 2022 - 13:40:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least five people, including a child, were killed and 13 others wounded in armed clashes [...] Full text...

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Five dead, 13 injured in armed clashes in Libyan town near capital

26 september 2022 - 13:25:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least five people, including a child, were killed and 13 others wounded in armed clashes [...] Full text...

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WFP, Cabo Verde govt sign agreement to meet food, nutrition needs of school children

26 september 2022 - 05:34:14
Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - A week after schools reopened in Cabo Verde, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius' sugar production to decrease by 6.2% in 2022

25 september 2022 - 06:54:14
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture said on Saturday that the production of sugar for the crop [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Mali reports progress in political transition process, fighting terrorism

25 september 2022 - 05:46:07
New York, US (PANA) - The Authorities in Mali are moving along the path to political transition and institutional reform [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Least developed countries impacted by ‘range of interlinked crises’ – Assembly President

23 september 2022 - 06:01:57
New York, US (PANA) - The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ukraine war and rising costs are "severely and disproportionately [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese women suffer multiple gang rapes amid donor funding shortfalls

22 september 2022 - 23:17:58
New York, US (PANA) - The war in Ukraine has drastically cut funding for emergency medical and psychosocial care for [...] Full text...

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PM urges alternatives to constitutional basis if Libyan elections remains blocked

22 september 2022 - 17:30:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, reaffirmed here Thursday his government's commitment [...] Full text...

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Rabat reiterates support for transition processes in 4 African countries

21 september 2022 - 19:29:05
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco reiterated recently in Addis Ababa, before the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African [...] Full text...

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77th UN General Assembly: Macky Sall calls for fairer global governance

21 september 2022 - 19:20:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese president, Macky Sall, said on Tuesday, before the 77th General Assembly of the United [...] Full text...

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World falling ‘far short’ of pledge to protect minority rights: Guterres

21 september 2022 - 18:31:51
New York, US (PANA) - The world is falling “far short” of commitments made three decades ago to protect minority communities, UN [...] Full text...

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'Nearly half of global food crisis hungry are children'

19 september 2022 - 06:15:42
Rome, Italy (PANA) - School-aged children are bearing the brunt of today’s Global Food Crisis with devastating consequences for their [...] Full text...

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Kenya restates commitment to Sahrawi Arab Republics independence

18 september 2022 - 23:24:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has reiterated its firm commitment to the independence of the Sahrawi Arab Republic days after [...] Full text...

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Ministry of Labour in Libya launches "Productive Women" Initiative

16 september 2022 - 18:55:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Labour and Reinsertion of the Government of National Unity launched on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Kaïs Saied promulgates new electoral law

16 september 2022 - 18:35:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - With three months to go before early parliamentary elections, Tunisian President Kaïs Saied has made fundamental [...] Full text...

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Inflation threatens everyone’s right to development

16 september 2022 - 05:58:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rising global inflation is expected to hit emerging and developing economies particularly hard this year, adding [...] Full text...

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President of OMVS Council of Ministers received by President of Transition of Mali

15 september 2022 - 19:09:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The current president of the Council of Ministers of the Organization for the Development of the [...] Full text...

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In turbulent times, ‘work of the United Nations is more necessary than ever’: Guterres

15 september 2022 - 17:46:02
New York, US (PANA) - The past year has been one of deep and interlocking crises that are growing in [...] Full text...

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Libya and UNICEF sign agreement for first Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

15 september 2022 - 15:58:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Government of Libya have signed a Memorandum of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Council chairman invited to Arab summit in Algeria in November

15 september 2022 - 15:35:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, received here on Thursday the Algerian special [...] Full text...

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18,000 loans and 21,000 plots of land, the first batch of the Libyan government's youth housing initiative

14 september 2022 - 20:47:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Higher Committee of the Youth Housing Initiative of the Government of National Unity, announced here [...] Full text...

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Rabat to host 14th International Festival of Fashion in Africa in December

14 september 2022 - 19:05:44
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan capital, Rabat, will host, from 7-10 December the 14th edition of the International Festival [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: End of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight: WHO

14 september 2022 - 17:29:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the number of weekly reported deaths from COVID-19 plunged to its lowest since March 2020, [...] Full text...

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Ghana's inflation goes up by 2.2% to 33.9% in August

14 september 2022 - 15:36:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's inflation rose to 33.9 per cent in August, up from 31.7 per cent in July, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches platform to deal with cyber threats

14 september 2022 - 12:58:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A Mauritian company has launched a digital platform to facilitate cyber-threat information sharing in the country. MAUSHIELD [...] Full text...

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Guinea's former ruling party calls on militay junta to respect its commitments to ousted President Conde

14 september 2022 - 12:29:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée (RPG Arc-en-ciel), the former ruling party, and its allies, are [...] Full text...

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WHO improves capacity of 5 African countries to generate quality knowledge products for better health decision-making

13 september 2022 - 13:17:45
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has held a five-day capacity-building training for 22 national health observatory [...] Full text...

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Some 50 million people in modern slavery: Report

12 september 2022 - 14:47:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Forced labour and marriage have increased significantly over the last five years, according to a new [...] Full text...

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‘Solutions lie in solidarity’ UN chief says on South-South Cooperation Day

12 september 2022 - 06:20:31
New York, US (PANA) - In this era of unprecedented challenge and upheaval, “solutions lie in solidarity,” the UN chief [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN expert calls for more advances in protecting older persons

11 september 2022 - 06:32:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)) - Despite commendable progress on legal and policy safeguards for older persons, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert [...] Full text...

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UN meeting upholds need to remember and support victims of terrorism

09 september 2022 - 06:05:37
New York, US (PANA) - Advancing the rights and needs of people whose lives have been upended by terrorism is [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Child rights body calls for swift investigation amid news of reported deaths of over 40 children

08 september 2022 - 17:24:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Child Protection Alliance, The Gambia, has described  the death of over 40 children and sixty [...] Full text...

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Multiple crises halt progress as 9 out of 10 countries fall backward in human development, UNDP report warns

08 september 2022 - 14:40:00
New York, USA (PANA) - The world must jolt itself out of its global paralysis to secure the future of [...] Full text...

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Somalia: UN envoy calls for collaboration to achieve new administration’s goals

08 september 2022 - 05:15:24
New York, US (PANA) - Following the end of the “contentious” electoral process in May, the political climate in Somalia [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM announces payment of salary arrears, bonuses for various socio-professional categories in Libya

07 september 2022 - 21:08:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, announced Wednesday the disbursement [...] Full text...

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US gives $250,000 to Red Cross for Gambia's flood victims

07 september 2022 - 14:17:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy in Banjul has donated $250,000 in humanitarian assistance to the Red Cross to [...] Full text...

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African Commission on Human Rights concerned about rights situation in Guinea

07 september 2022 - 14:09:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR), based in Banjul, The Gambia, is concerned [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON: CAF President expected in Guinea in November to discuss hosting the tournament

02 september 2022 - 14:16:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, is expected in November in [...] Full text...

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Mali to hold National Reconciliation Week

01 september 2022 - 13:42:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali is planning to organise a National Reconciliation Week from 15 to 21 September to drum [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records four new cases

31 august 2022 - 12:34:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded four new cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours, comprising one imported case and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president pledges non-interference In 2023 elections

30 august 2022 - 18:48:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that  he will ensure that the voters are not intimidated, [...] Full text...

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Rights group says AU guidance, policy reforms needed to ensure young mothers stay in school

30 august 2022 - 07:23:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Adolescent girls in nearly one-third of African countries who are pregnant face significant legal and policy [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 14 new cases

29 august 2022 - 12:22:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 14 new cases of coronavirus, all from community transmission and confirmed by tests [...] Full text...

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Eighth TICAD ends with declaration on pillars of cooperation

29 august 2022 - 11:38:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-8) ended on Sunday with a declaration on [...] Full text...

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Japan, AfDB to provide $5 billion in support for Africa’s private sector

28 august 2022 - 11:11:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The government of Japan and the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Saturday announced a $5 billion [...] Full text...

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Libya: Clashes erupt between rival armed groups in Tripoli

27 august 2022 - 13:20:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Armed clashes erupted in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, overnight only days after the United Nations and [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL concerned about restrictions on civilians in Bouhadi in central Libya

26 august 2022 - 16:08:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) says it is closely monitoring reports of "restrictions [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 17 new cases

26 august 2022 - 12:31:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 17 new cases of coronavirus, comprising one imported case and 16 resulting from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 16 new cases

25 august 2022 - 15:29:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 16 new cases of coronavirus, all from community transmission and confirmed by tests [...] Full text...

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African health ministers launch drive to curb sickle cell disease toll

25 august 2022 - 05:21:43
Lome, Togo (PANA) - African health ministers have launched a campaign to ramp up awareness, bolster prevention and care to [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Female genital mutilation ‘amounts to torture,’ impunity must end

24 august 2022 - 16:46:00
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for stronger measures to prevent and penalize female [...] Full text...

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Forum on alternative investment opens in Mauritius

24 august 2022 - 15:57:25
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The concept of Alternative Investment is at the fore of the 8th Africa Environmental, Social and Governance [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 15 new cases

23 august 2022 - 19:07:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 15 new cases of coronavirus, all from community transmission and confirmed by tests [...] Full text...

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