Monday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
06 july 2020 - 13:04:03Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
Friday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
03 july 2020 - 12:17:15Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Pandemic fast becoming protection crisis, Guterres warns Security Council
03 july 2020 - 04:14:28New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic is “profoundly affecting” peace and security across the globe, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
02 july 2020 - 12:38:51Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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ADF approves US$9.52 million to enhance coordinated COVID-19 response in East Africa, Horn of Africa and the Comoros
01 july 2020 - 12:40:44Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved grants totalling US$9.52 [...] Full text...
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Water cooperation between States ‘key’ to Blue Nile dam project
30 june 2020 - 05:39:02New York, US (PANA) - The Blue Nile is “critical for the livelihoods and development” of Egyptians, Ethiopians and Sudanese, [...] Full text...
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Libya welcomes arrest of dozens of Sudanese mercenaries in the Libyan conflict
29 june 2020 - 17:57:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign Ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has welcomed the announcement by [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
29 june 2020 - 11:42:51Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Oil interests in Libyan conflict resurface with presence of mercenaries in oil sites (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
28 june 2020 - 20:30:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya’s huge oil resources which are at the origin of foreign interference have brought to the [...] Full text...
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Rwandan media highlight state funeral of Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza
28 june 2020 - 12:16:40Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The funeral services for former Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza held at Ingoma Stade in Gitega (Central [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia says will start filling Grand Renaissance Dam within two weeks
27 june 2020 - 13:27:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia is set to start filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) within the next [...] Full text...
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AU commends Transitional Government of Sudan on addressing multiple challenges
27 june 2020 - 10:13:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has commended the Transitional [...] Full text...
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International community shows strong support for Sudan with US$1.8 billion pledge
26 june 2020 - 18:08:34Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Over US$1.8 billion in pledges poured in for Sudan during a high-level Sudan Partnership Conference, held [...] Full text...
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Congolese govt. seeking investors to manage its forest
26 june 2020 - 17:43:01Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Tourism and Environment, Arlette Soudan Nonault, on Thursday in Brazzaville, sought the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 accelerates greater trade coordination in East Africa
26 june 2020 - 13:09:58Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Training positions East African trade facilitation committees to work more closely and in a [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
26 june 2020 - 10:02:31Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Sudan Partnership Conference pledges over 1.8 billion dollars in support for the Sudan
26 june 2020 - 00:11:09Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) - The Sudan partnership conference held via videoconference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday ended with a strong political and [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: IMF supports Sudan to reach out to donors for its reform package
24 june 2020 - 12:54:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese authorities have requested a 12-month Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) to support their efforts to restore macroeconomic [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
24 june 2020 - 12:41:34Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Senior UN official warns South Sudan peace process 'faltering'
24 june 2020 - 05:09:21New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN official has warned that the peace process in South Sudan is “faltering” [...] Full text...
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Board Chairman of PANA, Dr. Ibrahim Dagash, passes on (Re-issued)
23 june 2020 - 18:33:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese journalist, Pan-Africanist and Board Chairman of the Pan-African News Agency (PANA), Dr Ibrahim Dagash, has [...] Full text...
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Senior EU delegation visits Sudan prior to Berlin Conference
23 june 2020 - 17:48:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A high-level European Union delegation landed in Khartoum, 24 hours before an international conference for economic [...] Full text...
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Sudanese and PANA Board Chair, Dr Ibrahim Dagash, passes on
23 june 2020 - 16:38:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese journalist, Panafricanist and former head of the African Union media department, Dr Ibrahim Dagash, died [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
23 june 2020 - 12:58:27Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: 39 organizations call on governments to ensure access to asylum seekers during pandemic
22 june 2020 - 12:49:38Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A coalition of international, national, and refugee-led organizations in the Horn, East and Central [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
22 june 2020 - 11:03:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Nigerians clubs, Rangers, Enyimba, still waiting for FIFA’s directive on post COVID-19 tournament
20 june 2020 - 08:07:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs, Enugu Rangers and Enyimba of Aba, recently named by FIFA [...] Full text...
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Africa’s wild polio-free status to be determined in August: WHO
19 june 2020 - 20:40:47Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) responsible for certifying the eradication of wild poliovirus in [...] Full text...
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Atrocity of war crimes, crimes against humanity in Libya call for an end to impunity
19 june 2020 - 14:47:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The last few weeks have been full of dramatic developments in Libya following the defeat of [...] Full text...
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Over 880 children released from Sudan's detention centres to avoid COVID-19
19 june 2020 - 13:58:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- UNICEF on Friday said over 880 children have been released from detention in Sudan and rejoined with [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
19 june 2020 - 12:35:05Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN says Sudan needs more assistance from the int'l community to combat COVID-19
18 june 2020 - 19:29:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday said despite concerted international assistance for the Sudan to combat COVID-19, [...] Full text...
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Ms Powers named Catholic Medical Board CEO
18 june 2020 - 15:35:48New York, US (PANA) - The Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) on Thursday announced the appointment of Mary Beth Powers as [...] Full text...
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Sudanese refugee gets membership card of social security fund for refugees in Tunisia
17 june 2020 - 21:12:25Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Sudanese here Wednesday received the first membership card of the Tunisian social security fund granted [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB approves US$4 million grant to bolster South Sudan pandemic response
17 june 2020 - 16:57:08Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a UA 3 [...] Full text...
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Libya: Violations related to mercenary activities must be investigated – UN experts
17 june 2020 - 15:23:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN experts on Wednesday warned that reliance on foreign actors has contributed to the escalation of [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
17 june 2020 - 14:02:39Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: US increases aid to $18 million in Zimbabwe as pandemic cases near 400
17 june 2020 - 12:37:56Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Government, through its U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has committed an additional US$10 [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
16 june 2020 - 13:53:43Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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FIFA restarts int'l rankings, Senegal leads Africa and Belgium rules globally
12 june 2020 - 16:19:34Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, on Thursday resumed its international ranking for national teams after [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
12 june 2020 - 13:35:16Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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UNAMID calls for calm following clash in IDPs camp in Darfur
12 june 2020 - 13:08:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) has called for calm in South [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Eight confirmed cases among peacekeeping mission in Sudan
11 june 2020 - 22:11:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union-UN peace keeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Thursday said it had so far recorded [...] Full text...
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AfDB gives $1.2 million for Ethiopia-Sudan Railway study
11 june 2020 - 17:00:43Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $1.2 million [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO raises alarm about rising Africa virus cases as 200,000 now infected
11 june 2020 - 16:30:13Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - COVID-19 continues to spread in Africa since the virus was first detected on the continent in mid-February [...] Full text...
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ICC issues second arrest warrant against Kushayb, sets first appearance on 15 June
11 june 2020 - 15:38:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued a second warrant of [...] Full text...
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UNDP blames global anti-racism protests on inequality
11 june 2020 - 14:05:04Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - The anti-racism demonstrations sweeping across the world reflects inequality, the UNDP has said. In a news dispatch, [...] Full text...
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EU expresses concern on widespread violence in South Sudan, delays in implementation of peace deal,
11 june 2020 - 14:03:18Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – Underlining the right of the people of South Sudan to lasting peace, the European Union [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: European Humanitarian Air Bridge arrives in Sudan as part of response to tackle coronavirus
11 june 2020 - 13:38:56Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The first flight of the European Humanitarian Air Bridge to support Sudan in tackling the impact of [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate calls on Sudan to hand over former president al-Bashir, two others to ICC over Darfur crimes
11 june 2020 - 10:54:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International has renewed its demand to the Sudanese authorities to hand over former [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: New partnership formed to combat virus
11 june 2020 - 08:03:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new partnership bringing together a private enterprise and UK’s leading non-profit humanitarian organization for children, [...] Full text...
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France welcomes surrender to ICC of alleged leader of Janjawid militia
11 june 2020 - 00:29:00Paris, France (PANA) - France Wednesday welcomed the surrender to the International Criminal Court (ICC) of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, [...] Full text...
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HCR expresses fear for situation of refugees, internally displaced in DRC
10 june 2020 - 22:23:36Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN High Commission for Refugees (HCR) Wednesday expressed fears for refugees and internally displaced [...] Full text...
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ICC calls on Sudan to transfer four suspects In Darfur situation to The Hague
10 june 2020 - 15:07:03Paris, France (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC), Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Tuesday called on the Sudanese government to [...] Full text...
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ICC announces detention of alleged Janjaweed militia leader Ali Kushayb
10 june 2020 - 14:51:38Paris, France (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, announced on Tuesday that Ali [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
10 june 2020 - 13:01:48Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charity says Africa is home to nine of ten of the world’s most neglected crises
10 june 2020 - 06:23:58Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Humanitarian charity Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has said Africa is home to nine of 10 of [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief hails arrest of Sudanese war crimes suspect
10 june 2020 - 05:15:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The arrest of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman, commonly known as Ali Kushayb, an alleged former Janjaweed [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia gets funds to begin financial study on Red Sea railway link
09 june 2020 - 23:38:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia and Sudan plan to construct a 1,512 km standard gauge railway linking the two [...] Full text...
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Darfur rebel commander surrenders to ICC in CAR
09 june 2020 - 20:38:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A top commander of the Janjaweed militia in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, Ali Mohammad Ali [...] Full text...
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From farm to fork: Women championing agricultural transformation in Africa (An AfDB Feaure)
09 june 2020 - 16:29:37Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - From Sudan to Mali, Senegal to Mozambique, and Zambia to Mauritania, women are changing the [...] Full text...
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Gender lens essential to addressing linked climate change, security crises - UN report
09 june 2020 - 14:11:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As countries reel from the devastating social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, gender inequality [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
09 june 2020 - 13:35:21Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa’s moment to redefine public health system (By Olajide Ademola and Benjamin Djoudalbaye, Guest writers)
08 june 2020 - 20:53:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The coronavirus (COVID -19) pandemic has drastically challenged and strained health systems worldwide. In Africa, it is [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
08 june 2020 - 12:28:33Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council votes to establish new political mission in Sudan
05 june 2020 - 16:38:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Security Council has unanimously voted for the establishment of a mission, dubbed the Integrated Transition [...] Full text...
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Sudan's late former FM Mansour Khalid remembered as one of the country's most influential personalities
05 june 2020 - 13:50:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's former foreign minister Dr. Mansour Khalid who passed away recently in Khartoum continues to be [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
05 june 2020 - 12:33:39Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Security Council extends peacekeeping mission in Darfur, forges new presence in Sudan
05 june 2020 - 05:40:38New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council on Thursday extended the deployment of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation [...] Full text...
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Debt burden, economic sanctions key concerns at OACP forum
04 june 2020 - 14:24:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Member States of the Organization of the African, Carribbean and Pacific (OACP) countries have identified the [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
04 june 2020 - 13:38:28Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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African, Carribean states launch push for debt relief amid coronavirus pandemic pains
03 june 2020 - 21:24:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African countries and their Carribean and Pacific States counterparts have decried the impact of debt distress, [...] Full text...
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Western govts, organizations call for justice for prosters killed in Sudan
03 june 2020 - 19:30:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN) and the United States of America (USA) have each [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 189 stranded Indians flown home from Khartoum
03 june 2020 - 17:03:35Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - India has commended the Sudanese government for facilitating the repatriation of 189 stranded Indian nationals because [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
03 june 2020 - 10:34:38Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
02 june 2020 - 12:17:15Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
01 june 2020 - 12:03:03Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia wants Sudan/Ethiopia border dispute resolved diplomatically
31 may 2020 - 17:32:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement calling for diplomacy to remedy the recent [...] Full text...
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Sudan summons Ethiopian charge d'affaires to protest attack near common border
30 may 2020 - 17:15:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday summoned the Ethiopian Charge d’Affaires to officially protest what it called an "Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Sudan, WFP sign agreement on Sudanese family support programme
29 may 2020 - 19:12:03Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Government of Sudan and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday signed a Memorandum of [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
29 may 2020 - 12:34:52Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNAMID reports 2 COVID-19 cases on its outbound flight to Nairobi
28 may 2020 - 18:41:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations African Union Peace Keeping Mission to the Sudan (UNAMID) on Thursday said they [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
28 may 2020 - 08:55:57Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
27 may 2020 - 09:12:12Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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EAC lauds peaceful Burundi elections
26 may 2020 - 13:46:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) on Tuesday congratulated the Government and the people of Burundi for [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
26 may 2020 - 12:35:33Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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South Africa tops most integrated infrastructure and production countries in Africa: AfDB
26 may 2020 - 12:02:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - South Africa tops the best-performing countries in Africa (out of 54 countries) in terms of productive [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya's refugee camps, contact tracing now becoming stressful in fight against Covid-19
25 may 2020 - 21:29:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new coronavirus case has been reported at a refugee camp in Kakuma, northern Kenya, home [...] Full text...
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East African ministers schedule meeting over cross-border trade restrictions
25 may 2020 - 19:50:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ministers from the East African region are scheduled to hold a crisis meeting on Tuesday, to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Two Sudan FA officials die from COVID-19
25 may 2020 - 19:02:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Tributes have begun pouring in after the passing away of two officials of the Sudan Football [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Truckers decry 'frustrating' health screening at Uganda border
25 may 2020 - 13:52:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Truck drivers stuck along Bungoma-Malaba highway on the Kenya-Uganda border are decrying frustrating coronavirus screening by Ugandan [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
25 may 2020 - 11:57:48Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges African countries where conflict prevails to heed ceasefire call on Africa Day
25 may 2020 - 06:04:23New York, US (PANA) - African countries have “demonstrated commendable leadership” battling the COVID-19 pandemic, but more nations across the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya to station mobile lab at Tanzania border to speed up virus testing
24 may 2020 - 15:39:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two mobile laboratories Kenya received from the East African Community (EAC) will be stationed in Namanga [...] Full text...
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Victims of intercommunal violence in South Sudan deserve ‘justice, truth and reparations’ – UN rights chief
23 may 2020 - 05:53:39Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned a fresh wave of intercommunal violence [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
22 may 2020 - 11:15:15Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
21 may 2020 - 08:34:39Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Guterres urges member states of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to reach agreement
20 may 2020 - 05:02:06New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres is encouraging Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to persevere with efforts to [...] Full text...
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Scores of senior South Sudanese officials test positive for COVID-19
19 may 2020 - 16:03:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least nine senior South Sudanese officials, including the First Vice President and his wife-cum Defence [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
19 may 2020 - 14:02:44Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Survivors of sexual violence in South Sudan struggle to access health care
19 may 2020 - 13:13:48Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Survivors of conflict-related sexual violence continue to struggle to access adequate medical and mental health [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tanzania bans Kenyan truck drivers in pandemic spat
19 may 2020 - 11:48:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tanzania’s government on Monday slapped an indefinite ban on cargo drivers from Kenya in an apparent [...] Full text...
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Intercommunal fight re-displaces thousands of South Sudanese refugees
18 may 2020 - 18:37:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The UN refugees agency has issued a statement, condemning what it termed the “senseless” attack on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Slight rise in COVID-19 cases in south sudan, official says
18 may 2020 - 17:53:29Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A South Sudanese-based radio on Monday said the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
18 may 2020 - 11:26:48Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Sudan and Eritrea agree to promote relations reflecting their peoples’ aspiration
17 may 2020 - 20:02:22Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Eritrea Sunday agreed to enhance regional cooperation and develop bilateral relations further to reflect [...] Full text...
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Khartoum state recommends continuation of lockdown
17 may 2020 - 18:56:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese national capital government Sunday decided to extend its total lockdown for another two weeks, [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
15 may 2020 - 14:04:30Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
14 may 2020 - 08:36:08Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Efforts to forge a global ceasefire a "catastrophic failure", says Oxfam
13 may 2020 - 18:15:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - There has been a catastrophic failure by the international community to forge a global ceasefire in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya to deploy mobile labs at borders as pandemic cases hit 737
13 may 2020 - 16:47:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Twenty-two more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Kenya on Wednesday as the number of cases [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
13 may 2020 - 12:39:41Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya sends health team to Tanzania border to assess containment measures
12 may 2020 - 15:11:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Ministry of Health has dispatched a high-level delegation to the Kenya-Tanzania border following increased cases [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: East African countries urged to back local production of medical products to combat virus
12 may 2020 - 11:57:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) is urging member states to support local production [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
12 may 2020 - 11:51:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Nigeria says only local airlines will now fly stranded citizens abroad back home
12 may 2020 - 07:56:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Monday bowed to pressure over its use of foreign airlines to [...] Full text...
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Battle ‘not yet over’ against locust invasions in East Africa and Yemen - says FAO
12 may 2020 - 05:39:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and other challenges, significant gains have been made against Desert Locust [...] Full text...
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Japan funds UNDP programme on assistance for hundreds of vulnerable groups in Sudan
11 may 2020 - 12:53:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Japanese Government today announced an additional US$2.4 million of funding for UNDP’s ongoing work to support [...] Full text...
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Monday''s forex rate for Rwandan Franc
11 may 2020 - 08:08:41Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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First Shipment of Sudanese Red Meat to Saudi Arabia Launched
09 may 2020 - 15:09:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA – Sudan on Saturday shipped over 20 tons of red meat to Saudi Arabia, the first such [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Sudan extends lockdown by ten days
08 may 2020 - 18:30:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has extended by ten days a lockdown in the major town and states of the [...] Full text...
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France, Sudan adopt agree measures during videoconference
08 may 2020 - 15:04:53Paris, France (PANA) - France and Sudan on Thursday adopted several measures during the seventh meeting of the group of [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
08 may 2020 - 09:10:12Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
07 may 2020 - 08:49:26Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
06 may 2020 - 14:04:06Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
04 may 2020 - 13:21:45Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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UNICEF vows to support Sudan’s new law banning female genital mutilation
03 may 2020 - 08:38:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed the landmark move by Sudan’s transitional government this week [...] Full text...
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US provides new assistance to Sudan in fight against COVID-19
01 may 2020 - 20:42:55Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The U.S government Friday announced additional assistance for Sudan’s COVID-19 response which now totals 23.1 million. A [...] Full text...
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EU supports ongoing peace process in South Sudan
01 may 2020 - 14:10:16Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union on Thursday underlined its determination to stand by the people of South Sudan [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
01 may 2020 - 12:51:04Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Dean of Malian press dies
30 april 2020 - 17:17:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Aïssata Cissé, dean of the Malian press, died on Thursday in Bamako at the age of [...] Full text...
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EU supports ongoing peace process in South Sudan
30 april 2020 - 16:06:09Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union on Thursday underlined its determination to stand by the people of South Sudan [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
29 april 2020 - 09:38:07Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Coronavirus: Tensions rise as pandemic encroaches on disputed Abyei
29 april 2020 - 06:23:34New York, US (PANA) - Sudan’s efforts to stop the spread of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, are delaying the deployment [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN warns untold suffering awaits Sudan unless it receives helping hand
29 april 2020 - 05:40:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The UN has said Sudan will suffer hugely without international assistance to help the government overcome [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN leads bid to help 135 countries get vital COVID-19 medical kits
29 april 2020 - 05:32:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A major UN-led initiative is under way to secure supplies of key medical equipment for 135 [...] Full text...
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Sudan passes law incriminating FGM
28 april 2020 - 21:48:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government Tuesday passed a law criminalizing female genital mutilation(FGM), a law pushed back so [...] Full text...
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Calling for UN assistance does not imply waiver of sovereignty, says Sudanese FM
28 april 2020 - 18:16:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Tuesday argued that the government was not seeking to bring in colonization via a [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
28 april 2020 - 08:22:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Rwanda's Internal Security minister suspended over accountability issues
28 april 2020 - 07:18:51Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame has removed the Minister of Internal Affairs minister, Gen. Patrick Nyamvumba, from [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Sudan records increase in the average daily COVID-19 cases
27 april 2020 - 19:49:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan on Monday said 38 new cases of COVID-19 have been registered, mostly in Khartoum [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Sudan's confirmed cases up by 39 to 213
25 april 2020 - 17:08:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Health on Saturday announced 39 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and [...] Full text...
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Africa Vaccination Week 2020 kicks off as COVID-19 threatens immunization gains - WHO
25 april 2020 - 09:44:30Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – This year’s Africa Vaccination Week started on Friday as the COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant disruption to [...] Full text...
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UN ‘fully mobilised’ to support the Sudanese people, Security Council hears
25 april 2020 - 05:23:13New York, US (PANA) - The “exceptional circumstances” of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted the peace process in Sudan as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO urges countries not to let virus eclipse other health issues
23 april 2020 - 16:18:24Brazzaville, Congo PANA) – Public health systems in Africa are coming under severe strain as the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic persists, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Economic impact of virus threatens hard-won progress across Great Lakes region
23 april 2020 - 04:19:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Sweeping preventive measures seem to be curbing the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in the Great Lakes [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNAMID supports Sudan in combating COVID-19 Pandemic
22 april 2020 - 18:03:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -The United Nations/African Union peace-keeping mission in Darfur on Wednesday made a huge contribution to Sudan’s efforts [...] Full text...
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Press freedom in Sudan witnesses minor improvement
21 april 2020 - 23:04:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s press freedom record has improved by 16 points, up from its 175 ranking in 2019, [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: ‘Keep critical food supply chains operating to save lives’, urges UN-backed report
21 april 2020 - 21:52:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new study on food insecurity by an alliance of the UN, governmental, and non-governmental agencies [...] Full text...
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2,000 COVID-19: Nigerians stranded abroad returning home from next week
21 april 2020 - 15:47:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government announced on Tuesday that 2,000 of its citizens stranded abroad as a result [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
21 april 2020 - 10:51:38Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
15 april 2020 - 08:57:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Major relief airlift for ‘most vulnerable’ African nations takes off
15 april 2020 - 05:36:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The first of the UN’s “Solidarity Flights” carrying urgently needed medical equipment in the war [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Three New COVID-19 confirmed cases reported in Khartoum
14 april 2020 - 19:08:33Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Tuesday reported three more corona-virus cases in Khartoum, including one fatality, raising confirmed cases [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
14 april 2020 - 11:49:32Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Fayez Al-Sarraj confirms recapture of cities Sabratha and Sorman, will to defeat "aggression"
13 april 2020 - 20:54:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Pompeo calls on Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed
13 april 2020 - 18:57:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Secretary of the State, Mike Pompeo, on Monday called on Ethipia’s prime minister, Abiy [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
13 april 2020 - 10:03:37Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IGAD Finance Ministers commit to contribute to Emergency Fund
10 april 2020 - 17:29:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, on Thursday held [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IGAD Health ministers call for action to combat pandemic
10 april 2020 - 12:10:29Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has commended “the swift action” taken by Heads of State and Government of the Intergovernmental [...] Full text...
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Desert locust fight goes on in East Africa despite coronavirus crisis measures
10 april 2020 - 07:13:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sustained efforts to contain East Africa’s worst invasion of desert locusts in decades are forging ahead, [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
09 april 2020 - 07:47:11Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
08 april 2020 - 08:58:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Civil society organizations call for release of journalists imprisoned in 10 African countries
08 april 2020 - 07:57:13Paris, France (PANA) - Eighty-one civil society organizations grouped in a coalition on Tuesday sent a letter to 10 African [...] Full text...
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AI decries conflicts, cocktail of rights violations in Africa
08 april 2020 - 07:30:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The London-based global human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), on Tuesday released a report saying, armed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IGAD staff donate US$ 700,000 to fight COVID-19 in IGAD member states
06 april 2020 - 16:47:33Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Determined to fully support the fight against COVID-19, the staff of the Intergovernmental Authority on development [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN relief official tests positive in South Sudan
05 april 2020 - 21:10:23Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The first case of coronavirus in South Sudan has been diagnosed on a United Nations [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Restrictions hamper aid access for Sudanese in need
04 april 2020 - 11:21:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations and its partners are putting in place alternative plans to ensure the continuity [...] Full text...
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Africans rise against armed conflict, repressive regimes
02 april 2020 - 19:13:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
02 april 2020 - 13:19:15Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $1.5 million emergency grant to curb desert locusts East and Horn of Africa
02 april 2020 - 10:35:59Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved a $1.5 million [...] Full text...
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UNAMID supports Sudan's combat of desert locusts
01 april 2020 - 17:33:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Peace keeping mission in Darfur has donated 10 off-road vehicles to the Sudanese Ministry of [...] Full text...
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UN renews mandate of AU-UN peace keepers in Darfur
01 april 2020 - 17:23:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday renewed the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Peace Keeping [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
01 april 2020 - 13:27:05Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
31 march 2020 - 13:27:20Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IGAD leaders adopt regional approach to combating COVID-19
30 march 2020 - 22:39:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Heads of State and Government of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Monday decided [...] Full text...
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IGAD leaders agree joint strategy to handle coronavirus pandemic
30 march 2020 - 17:14:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Member states of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have agreed to forge a joint approach [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
30 march 2020 - 12:25:06Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Chadian opponent released in France
28 march 2020 - 18:01:12Paris, France (PANA) - Mahamat Nouri, president of the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD), a Chadian politico-military [...] Full text...
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Peacekeeping radio station provides COVID-19 information to vulnerable communities in South Sudan
28 march 2020 - 08:44:29Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - UN Peacekeeping radio stations are playing a vital role – getting information to vulnerable communities [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
27 march 2020 - 13:40:26Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Life-saving vaccinations must not ‘fall victim’ pandemic – UNICEF chief
27 march 2020 - 06:09:46New York, US (PANA) - Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is overstretching health services, medical goods are in short [...] Full text...
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Burundi, South Sudan only EAC countries still free from coronavirus
26 march 2020 - 15:57:26Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi and South Sudan are the only ones Of the six countries forming the East African Community [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
26 march 2020 - 09:37:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
25 march 2020 - 14:08:46Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNDP says Sudan should increase spending on government following COVID-19
24 march 2020 - 21:28:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has advised the Government of Sudan to adopt an expansionary [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rate for Rwandan Franc
24 march 2020 - 09:07:09Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...
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UNHCR delivers much-needed aid to Sudanese refugees in Chad
21 march 2020 - 06:25:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 94 tonnes of emergency aid has been airlifted into Chad to support thousands of people who have fled ongoing violence in Sudan’s [...] Full text...
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Troika commends formation of national unity government in South Sudan
20 march 2020 - 13:28:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway, collectively known as the Troika, have welcomed the [...] Full text...
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UN calls for assistance to help Sudan contain coronavirus
20 march 2020 - 13:18:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations office in Khartoum on Friday said it has appealed for $13.5 million to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO working on supply pipeline for protective equipment and tests
20 march 2020 - 05:53:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) is finalising export arrangements with producers in China so that [...] Full text...
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How the coronavirus could affect Zimbabwe's already failing economy (By Tatira Zwinoira, PANA Correspondent)
18 march 2020 - 20:22:07Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, finally declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) a national disaster on Tuesday. This came as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Cases hit 529 across Africa, 14 dead - Africa CDC
18 march 2020 - 15:54:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At least 14 people have died from the coronavirus outbreak in 31 countries in Africa, [...] Full text...
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Rights group warns UN/AU report on Darfur fails to protect vulnerable groups
17 march 2020 - 06:06:03New York, US (PANA) – The proposal by the United Nations and the African Union to limit the UN’s protection [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda confirms four new cases
16 march 2020 - 05:42:04Kigali, Rwanda(PANA) - Rwandan Health officials on Sunday confirmed four new cases bringing the total to 5 in last two [...] Full text...
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Guterres commends ‘spirit of compromise and collaboration’ as new cabinet is unveiled in South Sudan
15 march 2020 - 05:10:11New York, US (PANA) - Following the unveiling of a new unity cabinet in South Sudan on Thursday, the UN [...] Full text...
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Minister instucts imams, priests to shorten prayers in mosques and churches
14 march 2020 - 19:50:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday instructed prayer leaders or imams to refrain from reading long verses in their [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia, Kenya agree common position on mega-power dam on Nile River
13 march 2020 - 21:04:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde held talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta on the controversial filling of [...] Full text...
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Sudan reports its first coronavirus fatality
13 march 2020 - 18:46:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Friday confirmed the first fatality of Coronavirus in Khartoum for a Sudanese national who [...] Full text...
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Rwanda requests postponement of 21st EAC summit over coronavirus fears
13 march 2020 - 13:09:44Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr Vincent Biruta, has asked the Secretariat of [...] Full text...
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