Coronavirus: Senegal reports one death, 66 new cases and 30 recoveries

02 december 2020 - 13:21:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded a new coronavirus-related death, bringing to 334 the number of patients who have [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate joins call for sack of Nigeria's military leaders over escalating Boko Haram/ISWAP killings

01 december 2020 - 19:13:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate Tuesday finally summoned courage to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the country’s service [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 accelerates digital transformation in the world - Report

01 december 2020 - 16:09:07
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The coronavirus health crisis has accelerated digital transformation in the world, according to the Network Readiness [...] Full text...

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Libyan civil society bodies set criteria for selection of Presidential Council chair

01 december 2020 - 16:02:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Components of the National Federation of Labour Unions of Libya and civil society groupings on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 18 new cases

01 december 2020 - 11:19:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 18 new cases of coronavirus confirmed by tests carried out on 680 samples, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 14 new cases

30 november 2020 - 12:05:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 14 new cases of coronavirus after tests performed on 722 samples, the Ministry [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers

29 november 2020 - 20:02:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...

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Ghana holds presidential, parliamentary elections on 7 December

29 november 2020 - 17:37:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana holds presidential and parliamentary elections on 7 December with 17.029 million voters expected to cast [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian army claims victory in Tigray assault

28 november 2020 - 22:10:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian army has seized control over the northern provincial capital of Makelle in Tigray [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: The measures of the year 60 of independence highlighted in the news

28 november 2020 - 20:35:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press this week devoted most of their comments to activities related to the celebration of [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian president announces 10 social measures on 60th anniversary of independence

28 november 2020 - 12:29:03
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani Saturday announced 10 measures for the most vulnerable segments of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 46 new cases, 13 new cures recorded in Senegal

28 november 2020 - 11:41:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 46 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), 15 contact cases and 31 cases from [...] Full text...

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Burundi authorities issues life removal sanctions to discourage corruption in public service

27 november 2020 - 21:41:56
Burundi authorities issues life removal sanctions to discourage corruption in public service   Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Any civil servant or government [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 21 new cases

27 november 2020 - 11:22:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new coronavirus-related death, bringing to 332 the number of patients who have [...] Full text...

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The aftermath of armed conflict in Libya compromises resolution

26 november 2020 - 23:51:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly a decade of continued armed conflict in Libya has left visible scars on the Libyan [...] Full text...

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UN Women Chief launches campaign against gender-based violence in DR Congo

26 november 2020 - 17:58:19
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Representative of the UN/Women in DR Congo, Ms Awa Ndiaye Seck, on Wednesday launched [...] Full text...

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. Libyan rights bodies denounce hate speech against a local cultural group

26 november 2020 - 15:53:11
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Libyan human rights organisations have denounced what they consider as "hate speech" by the General Authority [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal confirms 33 new and 18 recoveries

26 november 2020 - 15:25:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 33 new cases of coronavirus, 14 of them from traced contacts and 19 [...] Full text...

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DR Congo urged to crack down on perpetrators of gender-based sexual violence

26 november 2020 - 12:55:06
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The coordinator of the NGO "Femmes debout", Jacquie Mboyo, on Wednesday called on the government [...] Full text...

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Sudan's veteran PM al Mahdi passes away at 85

26 november 2020 - 10:41:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in years, Sudan has announced a three-day national mourning and ordered its [...] Full text...

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End gender-based violence, ‘once and for all’, UN urges on International Day

26 november 2020 - 05:32:55
New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Wednesday, the United [...] Full text...

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Tunisian NGO condemns medical waste dumped in Sousse by Italians

25 november 2020 - 16:56:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights has expressed concern about the alleged presence at [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal lists 19 new cases, 13 recoveries

25 november 2020 - 13:11:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 19 new cases of coronavirus, 11 contact cases and eight cases from community [...] Full text...

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Second wave of COVID pandemic driving further violence against refugee women and girls - UNHCR

25 november 2020 - 12:47:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the coronavirus pandemic prolongs, a lethal mix of confinement, deepening poverty and economic duress is [...] Full text...

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Congolese govt., Chinese firm sign deal to build oil refinery in Pointe-Noire

24 november 2020 - 19:48:42
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and the Chinese company, Beijing Fortune Dingheng Investment, on Tuesday in Brazzaville, signed [...] Full text...

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Mali's national trade union plans five-day strike next month

24 november 2020 - 14:14:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's largest trade union, Union Nationale des travailleurs du Mali (UNTM), intends to call a 120-hour [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records one death, 11 new cases and 11 recoveries

24 november 2020 - 12:54:31
Dakar,Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new coronavirus-related death which brings to 331 the number of patients who have [...] Full text...

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Second virtual meeting of Libyan Political Dialogue Forum due Wednesday

23 november 2020 - 23:00:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Stephanie Williams, Monday announced that the second virtual [...] Full text...

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Uganda's Cheptegei makes the World Athletics top male athlete award final list

23 november 2020 - 18:01:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei is the only African to make the 2020 Male World Athlete of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus Senegal records 15 new cases, 28 recoveries

23 november 2020 - 12:51:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 15 new cases of coronavirus, confirmed by tests carried out on 684 samples, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: #AfricaMaskWeek to launch on Monday

23 november 2020 - 11:57:51
Addis Ababa Ethiopia (PANA) - At a time when COVID-19 cases are increasing in a second wave in many parts [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 15 new cases; reiterates ban on demonsgrations

23 november 2020 - 10:59:24
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Sunday recorded 15 new coronavirus infections following tests carried out on 253 samples, representing [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch group flags 'serious abuses' in Tanzania's elections

23 november 2020 - 07:18:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch said on Monday that at least four people were killed by the state [...] Full text...

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‘Gambian Women deserve more leadership roles in politics’-Gender activist

22 november 2020 - 19:14:21
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Musu Bakoto Saho, a gender lecturer at the University of The Gambia and national coordinator of [...] Full text...

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Gambia gets $ 482,998.45 Japanese food aid

22 november 2020 - 17:21:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of Japan  has assisted the government and peoples of the Gambia with food aid [...] Full text...

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Tunisian PM pleads for “unprecedented” development approach

22 november 2020 - 09:00:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi Saturday pleaded for a new development approach to reduce regional imbalance and [...] Full text...

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IOM provides aid to more than 18,000 migrants living in Tunisia

22 november 2020 - 08:39:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 18,279 migrants of different nationalities living in Tunisia have benefited from direct aid [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers focus on 1st Round of Inter-Libyan Dialogue Forum and the Vision for the Future

21 november 2020 - 18:41:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The next round of the Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum must find ways of enabling its participants [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 17 new cases, 13 new recoveries

21 november 2020 - 14:28:53
Dakar,Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 17 new cases of coronavirus confirmed by tests on 978 samples. Among the cases, 11 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya FA to conduct mandatory testing ahead of league kick off

21 november 2020 - 12:47:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) will conduct coronavirus tests on players and technical bench and match officials [...] Full text...

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Italy continues repatriation of Tunisian illegal migrants

21 november 2020 - 11:33:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -Italy has continued the repatriation of undocumented Tunisians  by secret flights that land at Enfidha-Hammamet International Airport, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief presses G20 for greater solidarity and support during pandemic

21 november 2020 - 07:16:54
New York, US (PANA) - When he addresses leaders of the world’s richest countries at the G20 summit on Saturday, [...] Full text...

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Netherlands donates $1million to help Tunisian small farmers cope with COVID-19 crisis

20 november 2020 - 17:46:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A grant agreement, worth US$ 1 million, was signed on Friday between the Tunisian Union of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritania worried about a second wave of coronavirus

20 november 2020 - 17:34:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - In the face of an upsurge in coronavirus cases, Mauritanian authorities are expressing fears of a [...] Full text...

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Congo: UNICEF urges Congolese to end outdoor defecation

20 november 2020 - 15:11:18
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has urged Congolese to end open defecation, the agency's representative in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records one death, 13 new cases

20 november 2020 - 12:55:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new coronavirus-related death, bringing to 330 the number of patients who have [...] Full text...

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UN official narrates heartbreaking stories of refugees fleeing Ethiopia violence

20 november 2020 - 06:39:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior UN humanitarian official in Sudan has recounted moving testimony from refugees who are crossing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges greater vigilance in Africa as holidays near

19 november 2020 - 22:21:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday urged countries to be on high alert for a possible [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ADF approves $28.233 million grant for Sudan’s response to pandemic

19 november 2020 - 13:28:25
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Fund on Wednesday approved grants worth $28.233 million to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 12 new cases

19 november 2020 - 11:53:25
​Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 12 new cases of coronavirus, confirmed by tests carried out on 800 samples, [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$10 million disbursement to Somalia

19 november 2020 - 11:22:46
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday completed the first review of [...] Full text...

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Mali to implement Peace and Reconciliation agreement reached in Algiers

18 november 2020 - 18:00:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Applying the provisions of chapter 19, articles 57 to 62 of the Agreement for Peace [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi's confirmed caseload concentrated in Bujumbura

18 november 2020 - 14:45:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Since the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic in Burundi in March 2020, the country has recorded [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 17 new cases

18 november 2020 - 12:17:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 17 new cases of coronavirus, confirmed by tests carried out on 786 samples, [...] Full text...

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WHO announces end of 11th Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

18 november 2020 - 11:58:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday announced the end of the 11th Ebola outbreak in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF foresees stronger recovery in Senegal than previous forecast

18 november 2020 - 10:47:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic’s economic impact on Senegal was significant in the first half of 2020, but [...] Full text...

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Civilians continue to flee insecurity in northern Mozambique

17 november 2020 - 13:40:07
Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) - Tens of thousands of people are continuing to flee insecurity in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, challenging [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records five new cases, five recoveries

17 november 2020 - 12:59:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -Senegal has recorded five new cases of coronavirus, representing one contact case being treated and four cases [...] Full text...

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Investing in WASH key to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 – AfDB

17 november 2020 - 12:51:10
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Investing in the water and sanitation (WASH) sector in Africa is crucial to achieving the [...] Full text...

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Libyans disappointed at lack of names for executive positions at political dialogue forum

17 november 2020 - 06:46:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The closure of the first round of the intra-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Tunis without the [...] Full text...

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Rising hunger, ‘an outrage in a world of plenty’: Guterres

17 november 2020 - 05:10:18
New York, US (PANA) - “Hunger is an outrage in a world of plenty,” the UN chief told the governing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DR Congolese PM orders multisectoral response committee to look at new restriction measures

16 november 2020 - 23:04:26
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo’s Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba Monday ordered members of the multi-sectoral committee of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records one new death

16 november 2020 - 12:15:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded another coronavirus-related death, bringing to 329 the number of patients who have succumbed [...] Full text...

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Gabonese star Aubameyang says he was held 'hostage' at Banjul International Airport

16 november 2020 - 12:10:41
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Arsenal's Gabonese star, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, says he was held hostage at the Banjul International Airport in Gambia [...] Full text...

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Kenya FA chief pleads with government to allow league kick-off

15 november 2020 - 18:29:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa has called on the government to allow the resumption [...] Full text...

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Mali's opposition umbrella M5-RFP rejects method of appointing Transition Council

15 november 2020 - 12:45:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mouvement du 5 Juin-Rassemblement des Forces Patriotiques (M5-RFP), Mali's opposition umbrella group, whose demonstrations triggered [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners agree to strengthen commitment to gender equality

15 november 2020 - 11:19:47
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and partners have agreed to strengthen their commitment to gender [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records one new death, 24 new cases, 7 recoveries

14 november 2020 - 11:40:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new coronavirus-related death, bringing to 327 the number of people who have [...] Full text...

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Deputy UN chief looks to ‘new dawn for Mali’

14 november 2020 - 06:31:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Friday strongly advocated for the greater participation of women and [...] Full text...

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Tunisia denies signing deal with Italy to watch illegal migrants’ boats

13 november 2020 - 22:14:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Sources close to the Tunisian ministry of foreign affairs Friday denied information by Italian media on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 11 new cases,14 new cures recorded in Senegal

13 november 2020 - 20:28:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 11 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) from tests carried out on 649 samples, [...] Full text...

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Ghana mourns former president J.J. Rawlings

13 november 2020 - 11:25:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana is in a state of mourning on Friday following the unexpected death on Thursday of [...] Full text...

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HRW decries punitive financial moves against Nigerian protesters

13 november 2020 - 07:52:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities appear to have used coercive financial measures to suppress protests against police brutality, a [...] Full text...

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Rights body condemns brutal dispersal of anti-government protesters in Angola

13 november 2020 - 06:39:30
Johannesburg (PANA) - Human Rights Watch has condemned   Angolan police for the killing of a protester and the use of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia paves way for treason charges against Tigray region's rulers

12 november 2020 - 23:43:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said here Thursday top officials of a regional administration would [...] Full text...

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Neglected tropical diseases: Countries endorse new targets to eradicate 20 killers

12 november 2020 - 21:00:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A bold new blueprint to tackle all neglected tropical diseases has been agreed at the UN [...] Full text...

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USA envoy said meeting with Sudanese PM great

12 november 2020 - 17:23:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - US Special Envoy to the Sudan, Donald Booth, currently on a visit to Khartoum, has said [...] Full text...

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Climate finance neglects small-scale farmers – new report

12 november 2020 - 13:39:35
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Only 1.7 per cent of climate finance – a fraction of what is needed - goes [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records nine new cases

12 november 2020 - 13:02:16
Dakar,Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded nine new cases of coronavirus after tests carried out on 713 samples, the Ministry [...] Full text...

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At least seven Burkinabe soldiers killed in ambush in Sahel province

12 november 2020 - 12:01:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least seven Burkinabe soldiers were killed on Wednesday in an ambush by suspected terrorists [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF to grant Congo emergency fund to fight against health crisis

11 november 2020 - 21:18:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will grant an emergency fund to the Congolese government to fight [...] Full text...

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Nigeria begins digital registration of IDPs

11 november 2020 - 18:48:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is set to conduct the digital registration of about three million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 15 new cases

11 november 2020 - 11:35:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 15 new cases of coronavirus following 738 tests, the Ministry of Health and [...] Full text...

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Competition launched to support enterprise projects in Kenya refugee holding area

11 november 2020 - 08:48:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Enterprise Challenge Fund  (AECF) and partners have launched a global competition for private sector and [...] Full text...

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Civil society activist shot dead in Benghazi by unknown persons

10 november 2020 - 19:53:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Lawyer and civil society activist, Hanan Al-Barassi, was shot dead in the middle of the street [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief Bachelet condemns Tanzania election violence

10 november 2020 - 19:45:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The people of Tanzania should be allowed to express grievances “without fear of reprisals” after nationwide [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 worsening food insecurity, driving displacement, warn UN agencies

10 november 2020 - 19:27:48
New York, US (PANA) - Global hunger and population displacement, which were already at record levels when COVID-19 struck, could [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 18 leading Chinese health experts arrive in The Gambia

10 november 2020 - 17:16:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Eighteen leading health experts from China arrived in The Gambia on Monday, nine of whom are [...] Full text...

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President of Mali transitional administration mourns former leader, Amadou Toumani Touré

10 november 2020 - 16:40:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, has expressed condolences to the family of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records nine new cases, 17 recoveries

10 november 2020 - 15:49:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded nine new cases of coronavirus and 17 recoveries on Tuesday, the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Digital financial services offer opportunities, also pose risks - IMF

10 november 2020 - 07:33:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Social distancing measures in place during the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to significantly impact [...] Full text...

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UN deputy chief visits West Africa and the Sahel

10 november 2020 - 05:54:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Deputy Secretary-General is on a two-week solidarity visit to West Africa and the Sahel [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President graces Libyan Dialogue Forum opening session in Tunis

09 november 2020 - 13:52:15
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid said Monday in Tunis that the Libyan-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum has started [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records three new cases,13 recoveries

09 november 2020 - 13:39:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded three new cases of coronavirus, 13 new recoveries but no death was reported [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana President urges public not to let their guard down as cases spike

09 november 2020 - 06:01:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - With Ghana's coronavirus cases seeing a disturbing increase over the past weeks, President Nana Addo Dankwa [...] Full text...

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Morocco: Rights bodies hail top court’s review of key Western Sahara case

08 november 2020 - 16:32:55
Tunis,Tunisia (PANA) - Human rights groups have hailed Morocco's highest court for examining the case of 19 Sahrawi men imprisoned [...] Full text...

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Kenya names team for Afrobasket qualifiers

07 november 2020 - 19:01:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Basketball Federation in Saturday named the national team to Afrobasket's second round qualifiers in [...] Full text...

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Mauritania/Morocco border closure highlighted in the media this week

07 november 2020 - 18:31:19
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press in Mauritania this week covered a variety of issues, including the closure of the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy rescues 24 illegal migrants

07 november 2020 - 18:13:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Navy rescued 24 Tunisian illegal migrants, aged between 10 and 40 years, including a [...] Full text...

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More than 300 billion FCFA of financial irregularities detected in Auditor General's 2019 report

06 november 2020 - 21:09:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than CFAF 300 billion in financial irregularities, including CFAF 287 billion in mining companies, have [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records eight new cases, 21 recoveries

06 november 2020 - 14:52:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded eight new cases of coronavirus, confirmed by tests on 768 samples, the Ministry [...] Full text...

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Trust Africa hosts conference on illicit financial flows

06 november 2020 - 08:13:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The pan-African body, Trust Africa, will host the 8th Pan African Conference on Illicit Financial Flows [...] Full text...

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Education experts warn that violence and bullying affect one in three children

06 november 2020 - 06:37:03
Paris, France (PANA) - Children face violence and bullying at school all over the world, with one in every three [...] Full text...

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Niger lures partners to finance better access to electricity networks

05 november 2020 - 18:05:48
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger on Thursday launched consultations aimed at mobilizing its partners and seeking funds to connect a [...] Full text...

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WB provides Morocco US$150 million for urban transport improvement

05 november 2020 - 16:00:19
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank has approved funding of US$150 million under the Morocco Urban Transport Programme launched [...] Full text...

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Tunisian, Italian leaders discuss intra-Libyan dialogue and illegal migration

05 november 2020 - 12:59:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Intra-Libyan Dialogue and the issue of illegal migration were at the centre of telephone talks [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB gives Morocco nearly €120 million to fight pandemic

05 november 2020 - 12:02:43
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced on Wednesday that it has approved additional funding of nearly [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 18 new cases

05 november 2020 - 11:45:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 18 new cases of coronavirus, confirmed by tests carried out on 740 samples. The [...] Full text...

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Italian authorities resume repatriation of illegal Tunisian migrants

04 november 2020 - 17:58:31
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Italian authorities have returned dozens of Tunisian migrants who had arrived on board two planes on [...] Full text...

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AU, ECOWAS and UN urge Ivorian parties to protect lives

04 november 2020 - 13:30:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU) and the United [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 10 new cases

04 november 2020 - 11:36:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 10 new cases of coronavirus, confirmed by tests carried out on 769 samples, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Bujumbura International Airport to reopen on Sunday

04 november 2020 - 10:59:10
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Bujumbura International Airport in the economic capital of Burundi will be operational again from next [...] Full text...

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Obiri, Yeshaneh shortlisted for World Athletics top female athlete award

04 november 2020 - 08:42:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya's Hellen Obiri and Ethiopia's Ababel Yeshaneh are among the 10 athletes shortlisted for Female [...] Full text...

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European diplomats call on Libyan leaders to protect media freedom, journalists

03 november 2020 - 22:09:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union ambassador, José Antonio Sabadell, and other accredited ambassadors of EU member-states Tuesday called [...] Full text...

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EU issues statement on Tanzania’s general elections

03 november 2020 - 13:15:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Praising Tanzania’s elections held last week as well organised and peaceful in many parts [...] Full text...

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EC calls for 'open, constructive, inclusive dialogue' after controversial Tanzanian vote

03 november 2020 - 12:46:46
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has called for "an open, constructive and inclusive dialogue" between [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records one new death, three new cases

03 november 2020 - 11:46:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new coronavirus-related death, bringing to 326 the number of patients who have [...] Full text...

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Tunisian navy foils 7 attempted illegal migration, arrests 78 people

02 november 2020 - 17:20:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units have thwarted seven attempted illegal migration in central-eastern Tunisia on Sunday evening and [...] Full text...

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Togolese students resume classes amid stingent Covid-19 sanitary measures

02 november 2020 - 17:16:19
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Students of pre-school, primary, middle and high schools in Togo, resumed classes on Monday, under high [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president names new cabinet

02 november 2020 - 10:42:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Sunday announce a new cabinet of 33 ministers and four secretaries [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s president urges compatriots to move away from partisan battlegrounds

01 november 2020 - 13:18:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s president John Pombe Magufuli on Sunday appealed to his compatriots to put aside [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic spurs health innovation in Africa, says WHO

01 november 2020 - 07:15:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic has galvanised the development of more than 120 health technology innovations that have been [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Crisis born from caricatures of Prophet of Islam highlighted in the news

31 october 2020 - 17:13:12
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press published in Mauritania this week devoted most of its comments to the global crisis [...] Full text...

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Niger's oil sector has made significant contributions to economy: Official

31 october 2020 - 12:49:31
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Since 2011, Niger has earned 818 billion FCFA in revenue from the oil sector. This is in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF gives Mali extended debt service relief for six months

31 october 2020 - 08:57:29
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a second six-month [...] Full text...

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Kenya relief bid begins to avert ‘hunger crisis’ among poor workers hit by COVID

31 october 2020 - 08:02:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A major UN-led cash and nutrition relief project is underway in Kenya for informal workers facing [...] Full text...

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Dr Magufuli wins landslide re-election as Tanzania’s president

30 october 2020 - 22:26:17
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s President, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, has registered a landslide re-election victory, giving him [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal registers 12 new cases, 72 recoveries

30 october 2020 - 16:11:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Friday recorded 12 new cases of coronavirus from tests carried out on 805 samples, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic robs children in poor countries of nearly four months of school

30 october 2020 - 06:29:55
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has robbed children in the poorest countries of nearly four months of [...] Full text...

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Women leaders ‘essential to peace and progress for all’: UN chief says

30 october 2020 - 06:16:15
New York, US (PANA) - Women continue to be under-represented in key decision-making over the battle against COVID-19, the chief [...] Full text...

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Covid-19 pandemic worsens in Tunisia

29 october 2020 - 19:24:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - With more than 1,100 deaths and more than 54,000 cases of Covid-19 contaminations, the pandemic situation [...] Full text...

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Migrants shipwreck claims at least 140 lives

29 october 2020 - 17:08:34
Saint-Louis, Senegal (PANA) – At least 140 people have drowned after a vessel carrying around 200 migrants sank off the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal reports 11 new cases, 95 recoveries

29 october 2020 - 13:53:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Thursday recorded one coronavirus-related death, bringing to 323 the toll from the disease since [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic dents Guinea’s growth but external support mitigates impact

29 october 2020 - 10:32:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s overall growth is expected to exceed 5% this year, although non-mining sectors in the West [...] Full text...

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UN officials highlight 'extraordinary' contributions of grassroots communities in face of COVID-19

29 october 2020 - 08:46:57
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials have highlighted the “extraordinary” contributions of grassroots communities in towns and cities [...] Full text...

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Nigeria begins review of its National Cyber security Strategy

28 october 2020 - 18:31:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's National Security Adviser (NSA), Retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, on Wednesday said the #EndSARS protesters used [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian opposition leader wants official recognition of national languages

28 october 2020 - 15:12:53
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Samba Thiam, leader of the Progressive Forces for Change (FPC-black nationalist movement) in Mauritania, advocates for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 11 new cases, 128 recoveries

28 october 2020 - 13:10:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 11 new cases of coronavirus confirmed by tests on 721 samples. Of the cases, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Commission Vice President received by Malian Prime Minister

28 october 2020 - 13:00:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Vice President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ms. [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International claims Nigerian authorities 'attempting to cover up' toll gate 'massacre'

28 october 2020 - 10:43:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International on Wednesday claimed that the Nigerian authorities are "attempting to cover up" the Lekki [...] Full text...

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Severe rainstorm wreaks havoc in Libya's west coast

28 october 2020 - 06:23:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – A severe rainstorm swept through the west coast of Libya on Tuesday wreaking havoc in several [...] Full text...

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45 political parties recognised by Congolese government

27 october 2020 - 23:11:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Interior and Decentralization, Raymond Zéphirin Mboulou, Monday issued a list of 45 [...] Full text...

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Morocco, Comoros sign five cooperation agreements

27 october 2020 - 18:06:07
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and the Union of the Comoros on Monday in Rabat, signed five cooperation agreements on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Infections on downward trend in Senegal

27 october 2020 - 14:53:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The downward trend in coronavirus cases observed in recent days in Senegal continued on Tuesday as [...] Full text...

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France provides 100 billion CFA francs to Mali for development promotion

27 october 2020 - 13:44:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and France on Monday signed five agreements worth about 100 billion CFA francs to promote [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic continues to severely affect Cape Verde economy - IMF

27 october 2020 - 13:28:10
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – Though a recovery is expected in 2021 with real GDP growth at 4.5 percent, the [...] Full text...

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Pan African body holds conference on food

26 october 2020 - 19:37:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) will organize a conference, running from October 27 [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Prices of fruits, vegetable rise sharply

26 october 2020 - 17:05:17
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's fruit and vegetable market is experiencing serious disruptions, leading to high scarcity and soaring prices [...] Full text...

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Williams underlines Libyans' desire for peace, security and brighter future

26 october 2020 - 15:46:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Ministry denounces Macron's "offensive" statements toward the Islamic world

26 october 2020 - 14:18:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Foreign Ministry of the Government of National Accord has denounced statements by French President Emmanuel [...] Full text...

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Libyan Political Dialogue Forum holds first virtual meeting

26 october 2020 - 14:12:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Secretary-General’s Acting Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records one death, 14 new cases and 62 recoveries

26 october 2020 - 13:39:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new coronavirus-related death, bringing to 322 the national toll from the virus [...] Full text...

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Mission Billion Challenge awards innovations in West Africa informal sector

26 october 2020 - 13:10:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank Group announced on Monday the winners of the Mission Billion Challenge “WURI West [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says Guinea security forces 'fired live bullets at protesters'

26 october 2020 - 07:49:15
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, says witness testimonies, satellite imagery and videos it has analysed and [...] Full text...

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French Foreign Minister expected Sunday in Bamako

24 october 2020 - 15:07:50
Paris, France (PANA) - Jean-Yves Le Drian, French minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, will pay a 48-hour visit to [...] Full text...

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African firms growth optimism defies coronavirus pandemic gloom

23 october 2020 - 22:20:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two thirds of African companies, representing 62%, are struggling but will survive past the coronavirus pandemic [...] Full text...

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Niger, partners did great job on follow-up of flood victims – EU Official

23 october 2020 - 22:16:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The ambassador and chief of the European Union (EU) delegation, Dr. Denisa Elena Ionee Friday hailed [...] Full text...

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African continental trade area to catalyse regional investment

23 october 2020 - 14:43:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  –  African countries should use the Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to stop the decline in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal confirms 17 new cases, 56 newly cured patients

23 october 2020 - 13:37:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Friday  recorded 17 new cases of coronavirus confirmed by tests on 1,379 samples. According to [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt welcomes initiatives to end crisis, says FM

23 october 2020 - 11:16:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Foreign Minister of Libya's internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, said on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari orders #EndSARS protesters to stop demonstrating

23 october 2020 - 06:57:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night told the #EndSARS protesters to stop demonstrating and condemned [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Limited resources available for rekindling sub-Saharan Africa economies - IMF

23 october 2020 - 06:34:34
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - With a difficult recovery ahead, policy makers in sub-Sahara Africa have fewer resources at their [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa CDC warns against weakening response to coronavirus pandemic

22 october 2020 - 20:18:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has urged countries to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military says trending videos of soldiers opening fire on EndSARS protesters are photoshop

22 october 2020 - 17:52:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said viral video of soldiers opening fire and killing EndSARS [...] Full text...

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Guinea gov't says at least 10 killed in post-election violence

22 october 2020 - 10:47:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government on Wednesday announced that a dozen people have been killed in post-election violence [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Cameroon secures US$ 156 million IMF support to address pandemic impact

22 october 2020 - 07:44:30
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$ 156 million to Cameroon, the [...] Full text...

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AU condemns violence in Nigeria's #EndSars protests

22 october 2020 - 07:22:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat has strongly condemned the [...] Full text...

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'At least 12 killed in Lagos' on Tuesday in Nigeria's #EndSars protests: Amnesty International

22 october 2020 - 06:22:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - At least 12 peaceful protesters were killed on Tuesday at two locations in Nigeria's commercial capital, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian navy foils 28 illegal migration attempts

21 october 2020 - 22:09:59
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian navy Wednesday foiled eight attempts of illegal migration from the Tunisian coasts, [...] Full text...

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Inter-Libyan Military Commission meeting in Geneva agrees to open land routes, air flights and maintain truce

21 october 2020 - 19:38:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At the end of their two-day meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, delegates from the "warring" parties who [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS urges Nigerian security operatives to exercise restraint in the #EndSars protests

21 october 2020 - 17:09:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission on Wednesday urged Nigerian security operatives to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records one death, 25 new cases and 53 recoveries

21 october 2020 - 15:36:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded a new coronavirus-related death, bringing to 321 the number of patients who have [...] Full text...

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Nigerians in Ghana gather at High Commission in solidarity with #EndSars

21 october 2020 - 15:23:21
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nigerians in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, converged on the Nigerian High Commission on Wednesday in solidarity [...] Full text...

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Biden, Clinton urge Nigerian president Buhari to end violent crackdown on protesters

21 october 2020 - 10:46:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Top politicians of the Democratic Party of the United States of America -- Joe Biden [...] Full text...

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Sunday’s presidential poll successful, says ECOWAS

20 october 2020 - 22:56:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) observers deployed for Sunday’s presidential election in Guinea said [...] Full text...

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Continued research key as Africa moves to implement game-changing AfCFTA

20 october 2020 - 17:56:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Thorough research and continuous interaction between researchers and policy makers is crucial to ensure the [...] Full text...

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Trusted data helps us all ‘understand the changing world’ – UN chief

20 october 2020 - 17:35:40
New York, US (PANA) - Current, reliable and trusted data help us to “understand the changing world” in which we [...] Full text...

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Sudanese commend Trump for removal of their country from terror list

20 october 2020 - 16:43:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese officials and civilians have for the past day  been celebrating in social media and the [...] Full text...

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High-ranking Libyan delegation arrives in Tunis for reopening border crossings

20 october 2020 - 16:22:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A high-ranking delegation from the Libyan Government of National Accord arrived in Tunis on Monday  via [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ADF approves $50.7m Covid-19 crisis response budget support for Tanzania

20 october 2020 - 15:42:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a loan of $50.7 million to Tanzania [...] Full text...

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One in six children living in extreme poverty, warn UNICEF, World Bank

20 october 2020 - 12:43:43
New York, US (PANA) - An estimated one in six children – or 356 million globally – were living in extreme poverty before the COVID-19 pandemic began, and this [...] Full text...

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Guinea opposition leader Diallo declares himself winner of Sunday's poll

20 october 2020 - 11:08:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's opposition leader Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo on Monday declared himself the winner in the first [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges countries to focus on fundamentals of pandemic as caseloads rise

20 october 2020 - 06:31:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As COVID-19 cases continue to accelerate, particularly in Europe and North America, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: HRW calls for release of detainees accused of blasphemy

19 october 2020 - 23:21:26
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Human Right Watch (HRW), a rights non-governmental organisation, Monday called on the Mauritanian government to drop [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: SA economic recovery plan will protect jobs in vulnerable sectors - Ramaphosa

19 october 2020 - 16:06:28
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured South Africans that the economic recovery plan he presented last [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 319th death

19 october 2020 - 13:08:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new coronavirus-related death, bringing to 319 the number of patients who have [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Outlook of Ghana's battle against pandemic 'optimistic', says President

19 october 2020 - 06:40:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the outlook of the country’s battle against COVID-19 (coronavirus) “remains [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic lowers remittances to Africa

18 october 2020 - 12:58:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The health crisis related to COVID-19 has reduced remittances to Africa, according to a report published [...] Full text...

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Former Benin president Boni Yayi denies leaving debts to workers

18 october 2020 - 12:50:36
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's former president Boni Yayi (2006-2016) has said  he left no debts to workers, contradicting his successor [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army announces start of military exercise on Tuesday

18 october 2020 - 12:31:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army has announced the commencement of a nationwide exercise named CROCODILE SMILE V1 from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 24 new confirmed cases, 52 recoveries

17 october 2020 - 15:14:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 24 new cases of coronavirus confirmed by tests carried out on 982 samples, [...] Full text...

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Stand in solidarity with world’s poor, UN chief urges

17 october 2020 - 14:34:02
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for solidarity with all people living in poverty, during [...] Full text...

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Accelerating learning, earnings of adolescent girls, young women in the Sahel

17 october 2020 - 09:42:52
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A significant scale-up of activities for the Sahel Women Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD) project [...] Full text...

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UN representative in Libya holds consultative meeting with Mayors

17 october 2020 - 07:40:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  As part of Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) process, based on the principles of social and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic and violence contribute to rising humanitarian needs in the Sahel

17 october 2020 - 06:00:09
Geneva, Switzerland  (PANA) - A surge in armed violence, coupled with the economic and social fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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World Bank, IMF boards urge transfer of real resources to developing countries

16 october 2020 - 22:47:40
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Development Committee of the world’s top financial institutions said Friday the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Celebrating African youth turning the tide on plastic pollution

16 october 2020 - 12:41:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  More than 400 young Africans were on Friday honoured for their leadership in addressing plastic pollution [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 20 new cases

16 october 2020 - 11:34:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded one new coronavirus-related death, which brings to 317 the number of patients who [...] Full text...

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Invest in rural women, help them build resilience to future crises, urges UN chief

16 october 2020 - 07:37:32
New York, US (PANA) - Rural women play a critical role in agriculture, food security and managing land and natural [...] Full text...

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WHO appoints co-chairs of Independent Commission on sexual misconduct during Ebola response in DR Congo

15 october 2020 - 20:28:38
GENEVA, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization has appointed two distinguished leaders to co-chair an Independent Commission on sexual [...] Full text...

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