UNESCO underlines need for access to free, reliable scientific information

02 may 2024 - 15:09:06
Dar Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Viewing the world on a climatic precipice, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has said that no [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN issues updates on probe into allegations of staff collusion during 7 October attacks

27 april 2024 - 05:22:22
New York, US (PANA) - A UN office investigating Israeli accusations that 12 staff members from UN Palestine relief agency [...] Full text...

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Heatwave deaths increased across almost all Europe in 2023, says UN weather agency

22 april 2024 - 12:06:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Climate change shocks caused record levels of disruption and misery for millions in Europe in 2023 [...] Full text...

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Industrial firm avails environment-friendly solutions for Southern Africa’s mining sector

15 april 2024 - 10:25:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Industrial equipment supplier Atlas Copco Power Technique highlights that its move towards environment-friendly products [...] Full text...

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New WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest year on record

19 march 2024 - 14:57:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea [...] Full text...

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13th African Games: South Africa's hockey team withdraws because of unsuitable pitch

19 march 2024 - 09:01:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African national hockey team has withdrawn from the 13th African Games due [...] Full text...

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Water and electricity ‘will save us from famine’ (A feature by WFP)

03 march 2024 - 07:56:05
  Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - An initiative to rapidly develop villages in some of the most drought-prone and poorest rural areas [...] Full text...

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World records more extreme heat in February

02 march 2024 - 05:43:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - February saw more extreme heat and unusually high temperatures in both hemispheres, the UN weather agency (WMO) [...] Full text...

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US slams Rwanda for worsening violence in eastern DR Congo

18 february 2024 - 05:32:40
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has strongly condemned the worsening violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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WMO says warmest January is hottest month on record

16 february 2024 - 06:52:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the battle to slow global warming, January was the hottest month on record, according to [...] Full text...

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European Council greenlights new rules to reduce harmful emissions

29 january 2024 - 11:41:28
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday has adopted two regulations to phase down fluorinated gases (F-gases) and [...] Full text...

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MRCG at LSHTM's integral role in the development RTS,S malaria vaccine

24 january 2024 - 20:05:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Researchers at The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and [...] Full text...

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UN News looks ahead to 2024: July to December

01 january 2024 - 08:24:06
New York, US (PANA) - In the second half of 2024, the UN will look to a brighter future, with [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudanese army 'destroys substantial supplies' to rival RSF

31 december 2023 - 08:21:50
Nyala, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese army warplanes have destroyed a substantial supply shipment to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...] Full text...

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Half-way to SDG's deadline: Tackling climate change, protecting the planet

30 december 2023 - 07:37:13
New York, US (PANA) - Halting unsustainable consumption and production, which have contributed to the decline of biodiversity and the [...] Full text...

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COP28: Over 60 countries pledge to slash cooling emissions amid rising temperatures

05 december 2023 - 14:37:10
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - With rising temperatures leading to demand for more air conditioners and other cooling equipment, a new [...] Full text...

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Hopes for a sustainable planet must not ‘melt away’: Guterres

28 november 2023 - 05:32:58
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders at this week’s climate conference, COP28, must break the deadly cycle of global [...] Full text...

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Libya attends 9th Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa

27 november 2023 - 19:26:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity, [...] Full text...

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Conference of CEN-SAD Labour Ministers opens in Tripoli

27 november 2023 - 18:53:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Monday opened the [...] Full text...

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One in three children live in areas exposed to high or very high water scarcity: UNICEF

14 november 2023 - 11:48:35
New York, US (PANA) - Some 739 million children worldwide – or one in three - already live in areas exposed to [...] Full text...

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2023 likely hottest year on record; further spike expected with El Niño

08 november 2023 - 17:33:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - 2023 is “almost certain to be the warmest year on record” after October smashed temperature highs, [...] Full text...

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World’s diverse biospheres ‘making peace with the natural world’

04 november 2023 - 05:58:32
Paris, France (PANA) - Spanning from city to savannah, and from mountaintops to mangroves, the world’s 748 biosphere reserves were [...] Full text...

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Valuing ecosystem services for integrated landscape management in Zimbabwe: World Bank Blog By Ademola Braimoh and Easther Chigumira

01 november 2023 - 07:55:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Valuing ecosystem services –– the benefits humans obtain from earth’s many life-support systems –– is an [...] Full text...

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IMF, Rwanda reach staff-level deal on policy coordination instrument

31 october 2023 - 18:27:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda’s economy registered strong post-pandemic growth, though it was accompanied by domestic and external imbalances including [...] Full text...

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Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium re-opens amidst festivities

15 october 2023 - 17:36:28
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Félix Houphouët-Boigny stadium re-opened its doors this weekend, marking a major milestone in the [...] Full text...

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World Bank chief explains global fight against poverty

13 october 2023 - 10:57:19
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA - The world is fraught with profound forces and rapid changes as nations face declining progress in [...] Full text...

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Hottest September on record puts 2023 on track to be warmest year ever

05 october 2023 - 20:15:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - This September was the hottest one ever and 2023 is firmly set to be the warmest [...] Full text...

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Congo Brazzaville govt dismisses reports of coup attempt as 'fake news'

18 september 2023 - 10:00:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The government of the Republic of Congo has denied reports of a coup attempt to oust [...] Full text...

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China, South Africa to co-operate with space venture

12 september 2023 - 12:17:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Representatives of the space agencies of China and South Africa have signed a Memorandum [...] Full text...

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How solar can empower African youth: World Bank blog (By Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank’s Senior Managing Director)

06 september 2023 - 11:09:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – This week, we gather in Nairobi for the Africa Climate Summit which brings together policymakers from [...] Full text...

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites often ‘last line of defence against extinction’

01 september 2023 - 05:22:58
Paris, France (PANA) - Some of the world’s most iconic natural and cultural sites are also a haven for thousands [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: More than two million children displaced as violence spreads to new areas

24 august 2023 - 11:51:21
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - At least two million children have been forced from their homes since the conflict in [...] Full text...

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Scorching ‘new normal’ as world buckles under extreme heat: WMO

19 august 2023 - 05:33:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heatwaves sweeping large parts of the world offer yet another reminder that extreme weather events boosted [...] Full text...

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Turning on water taps for half a million people in Mozambique’s capital ( A World Bank feature)

16 august 2023 - 09:18:49
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Greater Maputo Area faced a severe water crisis and did not have enough water to [...] Full text...

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July 2023 was the warmest on record - WMO

09 august 2023 - 06:06:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global average temperature for July 2023 was the highest on record and likely for at least [...] Full text...

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Urbanisation, climate change exacerbate the risk of flooding in Mauritania: WB report

03 august 2023 - 16:08:37
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania continues to recover from the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with economic [...] Full text...

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NASA delegation visits South Africa

31 july 2023 - 09:33:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A delegation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) representatives has arrived in South [...] Full text...

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Africa’s food ‘transformation’ impossible without game changing solutions: FAO

26 july 2023 - 06:42:29
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A full-scale Africa-led agrifood systems transformation will not be possible without game changing solutions, greater investments [...] Full text...

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Rights groups call on Zambian government to clean up toxic lead waste at mine site

20 july 2023 - 06:43:16
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Two human rights groups have called on the Zambian government to make comprehensive efforts to clean [...] Full text...

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Security Council urged to address ‘most silenced and least condemned crime’

15 july 2023 - 08:08:01
New York, US (PANA) - The international community must act now to protect future generations from the scourge of conflict-related [...] Full text...

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Global sea surface temperatures hit record high

11 july 2023 - 06:04:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global sea surface temperatures reached a record high in May, June, and July – and the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court of Justice rules in favor of victim of enforced disappearance against Gambian Government

06 july 2023 - 14:56:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice Wednesday issued a landmark decision in [...] Full text...

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Security in eastern DR Congo continues to worsen, Security Council hears

27 june 2023 - 06:16:10
New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN official warned the Security Council on Monday that the security situation in [...] Full text...

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Outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease in Equatorial Guinea ends

09 june 2023 - 06:03:48
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease in Equatorial Guinea ended on Thursday with no new [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for greater action to protect oceans

08 june 2023 - 05:33:01
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for greater action to protect oceans in his message to [...] Full text...

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Trafficking in the Sahel undermining rule of law (Feature by UN News)

04 june 2023 - 06:38:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Kourou/Koualou, a tiny village in a neutral zone straddling Benin and Burkina Faso, was the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania declares end of Marburg Virus Disease outbreak

02 june 2023 - 13:08:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania on Friday declared the end of the Marburg Virus Disease outbreak which was [...] Full text...

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UN agencies warn of rising hunger risk in 18 'hotspots'

29 may 2023 - 18:11:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hunger is set to worsen in 18 “hotspots” worldwide including Sudan, where fighting is putting people [...] Full text...

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Nigeria tops Benin's list of clients within the ECOWAS region

17 may 2023 - 16:41:34
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Nigeria is Benin's best customer in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the [...] Full text...

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Global temperatures set to break records during next 5 years: WMO

17 may 2023 - 11:32:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by [...] Full text...

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Reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

10 may 2023 - 20:38:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – In more than one interview with foreign news media outlets they persistently asked me, as an [...] Full text...

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GERD: Time to make controversial dam work for greater good of all - Think-tank

04 may 2023 - 13:26:17
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - With the fourth annual filling looming in June and construction abicaout 90% complete, the contentious [...] Full text...

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New temperature records, food security threats likely as El Niño looms

04 may 2023 - 06:17:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The development of an El Niño climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean this year is more [...] Full text...

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DR Congo gets new Police Chief

03 april 2023 - 09:26:50
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Gen. Benjamin Alongaboni has been appointed Commissioner General of the Congolese National Police (PNC), replacing [...] Full text...

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Libya starts crude oil pumping at a rate of 3,000 b/d from the Irouan oil field

30 march 2023 - 19:42:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Zallaf Libya's oil and gas exploration and production company announced the official start of crude oil [...] Full text...

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Water security is key for development, stability in South Sudan: WB report

28 march 2023 - 06:39:21
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The dramatic flood events of the past four years are a stark reminder of the [...] Full text...

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Equatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases

23 march 2023 - 10:30:30
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Health has confirmed eight more cases of Marburg, bringing the number of confirmed cases to [...] Full text...

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Ramadan welcomed in Libya with wave of price increases

22 march 2023 - 18:47:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - This year again, the month of Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims, which starts Thursday [...] Full text...

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92pct of rural population without access to proper hand washing in Burundi

22 march 2023 - 16:44:36
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - In Burundi, 92% of the rural population do not have access to hand washing with soap [...] Full text...

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Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease

22 march 2023 - 05:08:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania on Tuesday confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after laboratory tests were [...] Full text...

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Kigali Stadium named after late Pelé of Brazil

17 march 2023 - 06:50:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Nyamirambo Regional Stadium in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, has been named the late Pelé of Brazil. It [...] Full text...

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Sticking to ‘cold, hard’ climate facts can end global warming: Guterres

14 march 2023 - 06:40:43
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders need to listen to and act on solid scientific guidance to urgently reduce [...] Full text...

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WHO supports Equatorial Guinea in combatting country’s first-ever deadly Marburg virus outbreak

15 february 2023 - 05:52:34
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) -  The World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed experts to Equatorial Guinea this week following confirmation [...] Full text...

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Equatorial Guinea confirms first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak

14 february 2023 - 05:52:15
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – Equatorial Guinea on Monday confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease, which is in the same [...] Full text...

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WMO unveils plans for sustainable monitoring of greenhouse gases

02 february 2023 - 05:56:30
New York, US (PANA) - A UN-led plan to tackle climate change by radically improving the way heat-trapping atmospheric pollutants [...] Full text...

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Differences over constitutional basis still block search for consensual solution in Libya

26 january 2023 - 20:04:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Differences over the constitutional basis, which serves as the legal framework for holding elections in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s independence and the curse of duality (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent )

01 january 2023 - 13:52:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sixty-seven years have now elapsed since Sudan gained its independence from the condominium colonization on 1 [...] Full text...

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WB grants $70 million for water, agriculture, livestock, and environmental services delivery in Somalia

16 december 2022 - 10:17:59
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a $70 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to develop resilient [...] Full text...

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Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO

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

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Libyan Parliament appoints new Governor of the Eastern Branch of CBL

23 november 2022 - 18:01:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (Parliament), Fawzi Al-Nouwairi, has appointed Marai Moftah [...] Full text...

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Climate change much deadlier than cancer in some places, UNDP data shows

05 november 2022 - 06:56:17
New York, US (PANA) - The impact of climate change on health, if carbon emissions remain high, could be up [...] Full text...

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Intimidated, jailed, abused: Threats against journalists harm us all, warns UN chief

02 november 2022 - 18:41:41
New York, US (PANA) - Governments and the international community must take action to protect the people who bring us [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to introduce high-quality surveillance to prevent outbreak of measles

01 november 2022 - 08:36:13
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will combine high-quality surveillance and public health promotion with a strong childhood immunisation programme to [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: 39 cases including 3 deaths due to cholera recorded in a refugee camp in the Far North

19 october 2022 - 18:37:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In Cameroon, the cholera epidemic has resurfaced in the Far North region with three deaths [...] Full text...

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Ghana declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak

17 september 2022 - 05:42:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Friday declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak that was confirmed nearly [...] Full text...

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Wildfire, floods don’t need to turn into disasters: UN risk report

31 august 2022 - 05:55:25
New York, US (PANA) - Hazards such as earthquakes, floods, heatwaves, and wildfires, can be prevented from becoming life-threatening disasters, [...] Full text...

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EU affirms support for indigenous peoples worldwide

09 august 2022 - 10:22:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - On the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, observed on Tuesday, the European [...] Full text...

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Mauritius produces 12.3% of energy supply from local renewable sources

30 july 2022 - 09:35:43
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius produced 12.3 per cent of its energy supply from locally renewable sources, namely hydro, wind, [...] Full text...

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Former President Mbeki warns South Africa faces an Arab Spring

22 july 2022 - 11:31:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Thabo Mbeki has warned that if the current state of unemployment, poverty, [...] Full text...

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Ghana declares first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease

18 july 2022 - 20:08:23
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ghana has announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after a World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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New UN resilience project paves ‘pathway to peace and sustainable development’ in Nigeria

15 july 2022 - 05:41:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Over 500,000 conflict-affected people in northeast Nigeria will be given “a lifeline,” thanks to a new [...] Full text...

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Ghana detects two suspected cases of Marburg Virus Disease

08 july 2022 - 08:07:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has announced the preliminary finding of two cases of Marburg virus disease and if confirmed [...] Full text...

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No immediate changes despite pressure on policymakers in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

06 july 2022 - 21:32:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The angry demonstrations by Libyan youth that continued in several Libyan cities last Friday were in [...] Full text...

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Ghana reports five cases of monkeypox

08 june 2022 - 12:50:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's health authorities said on Wednesday that five cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the [...] Full text...

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Sahel should be seen as region of ‘opportunity’ despite ‘multiple crises’: UN official

30 may 2022 - 05:36:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Sahel region of Africa should be considered a region of opportunity, despite the “multiple crises” [...] Full text...

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Malian armed forces 'neutralise' 11 suspected terrorists

25 april 2022 - 12:30:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian armed forces (FAMAs) have neutralised  11 terrorists during simultaneous attacks on Sunday against their [...] Full text...

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Eight people still missing after floods in Burkina Faso mine

20 april 2022 - 05:13:15
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso Ministry of Mines said on Tuesday that eight people are still missing [...] Full text...

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NOC imposes new force majeure on oil port of Brega in eastern Libya

19 april 2022 - 15:33:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) announced on Tuesday the declaration of a state of force [...] Full text...

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Oil tanker sinks off Tunisian coast

16 april 2022 - 14:33:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A commercial vessel carrying more than 750 tonnes of diesel ran aground on Friday night in [...] Full text...

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Boreholes supply about 50% of potable water to Mauritians

23 march 2022 - 07:38:33
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - About 50% of water used in Mauritius, which is some 150 million cubic metres, is from [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Prime Minister to attend 'One Ocean' summit in France

11 february 2022 - 12:08:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Prime Minister, Najla Bouden, left Tunis on Friday for Brest, France, at the head [...] Full text...

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Libya: NOC announces oil production cut of 100,000 b/d

04 february 2022 - 20:00:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has announced a daily cut of 100,000 barrels of oil [...] Full text...

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Twenty-three sports disciplines approved for 2023 Indian Ocean Islands games in Madagascar

29 january 2022 - 07:07:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Council of the Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG) has approved 23 sports disciplines for the [...] Full text...

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South Africa Weather Services issues warning over massive storm

25 january 2022 - 09:40:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African meteorologists are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Ana which is wreaking havoc in [...] Full text...

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Libyan oil company to increase production by 200,000 b/d after pipeline repair

07 january 2022 - 18:30:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The completion of maintenance works on the main 32-inch oil transmission pipeline linking the Al-Samah-Dhahra fields [...] Full text...

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Libya loses 200,000 barrels of oil production, US$107 million in sales opportunities, says NOC

02 january 2022 - 14:36:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) announced here Sunday the loss of 200,000 barrels of oil [...] Full text...

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Sudan protests: Security forces in spotlight over sexual violence allegations

21 december 2021 - 19:11:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PAN) - Reports of serious sexual violence and the use of live ammunition against protesters at the weekend [...] Full text...

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Clashes in Cameroon’s Far North displace more than 100,000 people

20 december 2021 - 08:07:50
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Intercommunal clashes that erupted in Cameroon’s Far North region in the past two weeks have driven [...] Full text...

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AfDB supports fund-raising effort in aid of climate response in Kenya

29 november 2021 - 19:25:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will support Kenya to raise funds for climate change action to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UK bloclks flights from Southern Africa over COVID scare

26 november 2021 - 08:18:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The United Kingdom has halted all passenger flights from South Africa and surrounding countries [...] Full text...

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EBRD raises growth forecast, warns of threats

04 november 2021 - 09:05:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has raised its forecast for its regions for [...] Full text...

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World leaders urged to prioritise action on water and climate

31 october 2021 - 10:03:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must step up urgent action to address the water-related consequences of climate change, the head [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight Conference on Stability

24 october 2021 - 13:31:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ministerial conference on stability in Libya dominated newspapers in the North African country last week, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Oil and Gas minister suspends Director of national oil company board again

19 october 2021 - 11:34:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Disagreements between the Libyan Oil and Gas Minister Mohamed Aoun and chairman of the Board of Directors [...] Full text...

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Benin to dredge 208 ha of water surface in South West

18 september 2021 - 16:58:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will dredge and rehabilitate about 208 hectares of water in the area of Lake Ahémé [...] Full text...

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Guinea declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak

17 september 2021 - 08:19:46
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinea has declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak having recorded no new cases over [...] Full text...

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UNICEF says schools still closed for nearly 77 million students 18 months into pandemic

16 september 2021 - 10:38:33
New York, US (PANA) – Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, schools for nearly 77 million students in six countries continue [...] Full text...

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Libya earned over US$2 billion in oil revenues in July

19 august 2021 - 22:12:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned a total of US$2,052,654. 176 in net revenue from crude oil sales during the [...] Full text...

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Global warming 'unequivocally' human driven, at unprecedented rate: says UN intergovernmental panel

09 august 2021 - 09:33:42
New York, US (PANA) - Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, and some trends are now irreversible, at least [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian organization raises alarm as hepatitis E cases spread in Tigray refugee camps inside Sudan

26 july 2021 - 20:17:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organization on Monday warned of an increase in cases of the contagious hepatitis [...] Full text...

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Rights groups task automobile companies to drive up standards in aluminium supply chains

22 july 2021 - 12:08:40
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Human rights groups have tasked automobile companies to do more to address abuses in their [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal adds 476 new patients

09 july 2021 - 13:33:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Friday added 476 new cases of coronavirus to 1,988 patients still under treatment, the [...] Full text...

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Failure to adopt a constitutional basis undermines Libya's political process (Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA correspondent)

03 july 2021 - 19:28:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five days of deliberations among Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) members in Geneva on a draft [...] Full text...

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Ebola outbreak in Guinea declared over

19 june 2021 - 16:50:38
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The Ebola outbreak that emerged in Guinea in mid-February was declared over on Saturday, the first [...] Full text...

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Nigeria starts recovery but unemployment and inflation remain elevated - IMF

18 june 2021 - 09:22:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian economy has started a gradual recovery from the negative effects of the COVID-19 global [...] Full text...

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Guterres: Desertification and drought destabilising well-being of 3.2 billion people

17 june 2021 - 06:21:52
New York, US (PANA) - Land degradation from climate change and the expansion of agriculture, cities and infrastructure  “undermines the [...] Full text...

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Rainfall in Mauritius down by 6,4% in 2020

14 june 2021 - 07:04:44
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius in 2020 recorded a total of 3,717 million cubic metres (Mm3) of rainfall, down [...] Full text...

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Bandits convert Nigeria Army lands to safe hideouts for criminal activities

18 may 2021 - 15:46:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have taken over and established camps in vast areas of land belonging to the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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US allows flights from Guinea after Ebola outbreak

15 may 2021 - 12:14:45
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - In a statement issued by the US Embassy in Conakry, the United States announced the lifting, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 44 new infections, one death on Wednesday

13 may 2021 - 19:05:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded one COVID-19-related death on Wednesday, bringing [...] Full text...

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‘Relentless’ violence worsening plight of children in DRC's Ituri province

27 april 2021 - 05:24:17
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A recent spike in inter-community violence in the eastern province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records lowest daily infections in over a year

19 april 2021 - 13:53:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 26 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing [...] Full text...

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Biodiversity at risk, threatens human survival, UN forum hears

25 march 2021 - 06:39:41
Paris, France (PANA) - As the living tissue of the earth, biodiversity is “intimately linked to human health” the head [...] Full text...

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Displacement in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado could reach one million, UN officials warn

23 march 2021 - 05:57:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Senior leaders with the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Monday of the urgent need to [...] Full text...

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UNICEF says 26.5m Nigerian children face high water vulnerability

22 march 2021 - 16:41:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – At least 26.5 million Nigerian children do not have enough water to meet their daily needs [...] Full text...

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West Africa steps up efforts to tackle latest Ebola threat

26 february 2021 - 05:09:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As a new Ebola outbreak threatens Guinea, six neighboring countries are urgently scaling up preparation and [...] Full text...

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Bujumbura city authorities demolish small shops, kiosks

16 february 2021 - 18:35:39
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The owners of small shops and kiosks in Kinama, a sprawling popular city in northern Bujumbura, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Using AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘right thing to do’ for everyone, says WHO

11 february 2021 - 06:10:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A World Health Organization (WHO) expert panel countered concerns over the efficacy of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine on Wednesday, insisting that “it’s the [...] Full text...

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Temperatures set to rise: UN weather agency warns

10 february 2021 - 07:38:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Temperatures in almost all parts of the world will likely rise between now and April despite [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘extremely unlikely’ to have come from a lab, experts say

09 february 2021 - 20:20:03
Wuhan, China (PANA) - The virus that causes coronavirus (COVID-19) probably jumped from animals to humans and is “extremely unlikely” [...] Full text...

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WHO sends research team to DR Congo after Ebola outbreak

09 february 2021 - 07:02:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has dispatched a research team to the eastern Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Mali suspends poultry imports from Senegal due to bird flu outbreak

17 january 2021 - 11:48:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has since Thursday suspended importation and marketing of poultry from Senegal due to the outbreak [...] Full text...

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Kenya govt issues stricter school re-opening protocols, care urged amongst ageing teachers

03 january 2021 - 19:39:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan teachers and other school staff who are aged 58 years or above and those with [...] Full text...

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NOC announces water wells drilling project in southern Libya

01 january 2021 - 15:49:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has announced the signing of a contract to drill 10 water [...] Full text...

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Tropical Storm Chalane brings heavy wind and rain but limited damage in Madagascar

28 december 2020 - 19:51:20
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Tropical Storm Chalane, which formed last week in the Indian Ocean, hit the Fenoarivo Atsinanana District [...] Full text...

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FIFA files criminal complaint in connection with museum project

22 december 2020 - 11:39:42
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, says it has lodged a criminal complaint with Zurich’s cantonal prosecutor [...] Full text...

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Sudan at critical juncture in path towards democratic transition, Security Council told

09 december 2020 - 06:08:21
New York, US (PANA) - International support for Sudan is critical as the country continues on the path to democratic [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to control water distribution as drought persists

28 november 2020 - 08:51:08
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government announced here Saturday that, with effect from 1 December, it will be an offence [...] Full text...

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Reported Ethiopia massacre: UN rights chief warns of spiralling situation, war crimes

13 november 2020 - 21:47:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Disturbing reports of an alleged massacre have surfaced in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, amid fighting between national [...] Full text...

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NOC, ENI discuss in Tripoli second phase of development of al-Bouri offshore oilfield

03 november 2020 - 21:29:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the managing committee of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, Tuesday [...] Full text...

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New oil field in western Libya begins production

31 october 2020 - 11:51:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has announced commencement of production at the Sinaon MN 100 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea registers 35 new cases, 40 recoveries

17 october 2020 - 16:15:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Health Security Agency (ANSS) of Guinea on Friday recorded 35 new positive cases of  [...] Full text...

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Kenya ready to undertake geospatial surveys to map out mineral potential

16 october 2020 - 23:37:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Kenya is prepared to carry out an underground survey of its earth surfaces to obtain a [...] Full text...

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Contact sports resume but fitness dance, swimming not allowed in Rwanda

01 october 2020 - 00:02:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's ministry of Sports stressed Wednesday that contact sports had been allowed to reopen but gyms [...] Full text...

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UN urges Maghreb countries to preserve the Sahara aquifer system

30 september 2020 - 18:54:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has urged Algeria, Tunisia and Libya to take [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says refugees in Sudan most worried about violence, health and food

28 september 2020 - 14:37:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Refugees living in Sudan are weary of security, food and health care, according to a report released on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Countries urged to act against pandemic ‘infodemic’

24 september 2020 - 06:34:43
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and partners have urged countries to take urgent action to address what they [...] Full text...

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Water cut highlighted in Mauritanian news

12 september 2020 - 20:22:29
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press in Mauritania this week extensively commented on the total cut-off of drinking water noted [...] Full text...

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WHO warns against potential Ebola spread in DR Congo and beyond

12 september 2020 - 08:39:58
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Ebola is spreading in a western province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 162 new infections, push total to 54,905

06 september 2020 - 09:44:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 162 new cases of the Coronavirus disease [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records one death, 67 new cases

05 september 2020 - 16:27:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Saturday recorded one death linked to the coronavirus pandemic and 67 new cases,  the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 221 new infections

27 august 2020 - 07:09:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the lowest number of new infections of [...] Full text...

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Tourism gets boost in Botswana

26 august 2020 - 10:24:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s tourism sector has received 4.8 million Euros from the German government to cushion it from effects [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Opposition Coalition denounces land for foreigners

24 august 2020 - 17:59:57
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Opposition and black nationalist movement, under the umbrella of the Coalition Vivre Ensemble (CVE), has denounced [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO, UNICEF urge safe school reopening in Africa

20 august 2020 - 18:24:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The unprecedented and prolonged school closures aimed at keeping students safe from COVID-19 are harming them in [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies highlight repatriation process of Burundian refugees, Rwanda-Zambia ties

15 august 2020 - 13:21:42
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on the ongoing talks to organise voluntary repatriation of Burundian refugees [...] Full text...

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Military, security agencies to deal with alleged ISIS/Al Qaeda infiltration into Nigeria

13 august 2020 - 17:02:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday assured Nigerians that it is taking the warning by the [...] Full text...

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Power cuts in Libyan eastern region, NOC point finger at blockade on oil sites

13 august 2020 - 00:02:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) said here Wednesday the continued closure of oil ports and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gets $ 30 million from India to build New Supreme Court complex

01 august 2020 - 08:40:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – India has donated US$ 30 million to Mauritius towards the funding of a 4,770 m2 building [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 481 new infections bringing total to 42,689

31 july 2020 - 09:18:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded 481 coronavirus (COVID-19) infections on Thursday, bringing confirmed cases to 42,689, just as the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Cases worldwide hit 12 million

11 july 2020 - 09:26:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 cases globally have more than doubled in the past six weeks, reaching 12 million on [...] Full text...

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NOC lifts the state of force majeure on oil exports from Libya

10 july 2020 - 14:01:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National Oil Company (NOC) on Friday announced that the state of force majeure will be [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal records 3 virus-related deaths, 78 new cases and 39 recoveries

06 july 2020 - 11:50:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Monday recorded three coronavirus-related deaths, 78 new infections and 39 recoveries, the Ministry of [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: South African firm manufactures copper filtration face mask

06 july 2020 - 10:03:40
        Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A South African startup company has launched a patent-pending offering for cloth masks with filter [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Nigeria warns of vulnerability of older citizens as infection cases rise

01 july 2020 - 06:52:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has raised alarm on the vulnerability of citizens older [...] 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 - 20:30:14
Tripoli, 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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'COVID-19 disruptions in ocean observations could threaten weather forecast, climate change predictions'

23 june 2020 - 17:29:15
Paris, France (PANA) - COVID-19 is threatening to create an ocean data blindspot that could disrupt weather forecasts and hamper [...] Full text...

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The sacred combat route of Burundi's new strongman

18 june 2020 - 12:13:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The solemn inauguration of the new president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, 52, on Thursday in Gitega, Burundi's new [...] Full text...

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‘New contract’ needed with nature to keep drought and deserts at bay, says GUterres

18 june 2020 - 05:42:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called for "a new contract with nature" to address ongoing global [...] Full text...

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As climate change ravages Southern Africa, two Zimbabwean farmers turn to drone irrigation (Feature by Tatira Zwinoira)

16 june 2020 - 17:48:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nathan Zecks Mazvazva, aged 25, remembers standing in the center of his 15-acre sugar cane field [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa's military addresses Covid-19 lockdown abuses

15 june 2020 - 16:59:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on Monday condemned acts of violence during [...] Full text...

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How credible is Egyptian President al-Sisi's initiative to resolve the Libyan crisis? (Feature by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

12 june 2020 - 12:23:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Since last Saturday when the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sissi presented the Cairo Declaration as the [...] Full text...

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Senegal records 54th coronavirus-related death

10 june 2020 - 14:00:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Wednesday recorded two deaths related to coronavirus, the Ministry of Health and Social Action [...] Full text...

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Haftar's offensive against Tripoli: a chronicle of a stinging defeat (Feature by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

08 june 2020 - 12:22:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - It took a total of 15 months for the offensive against Tripoli launched on 4 April [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Togo registers two new cases and 15 cured patients

03 june 2020 - 14:14:17
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo recorded on Tuesday two new cases of Covid-19 contamination, bringing the total number to 445, [...] Full text...

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WHO pledges support to DR Congo as Ebola resurfaces in the northwest

02 june 2020 - 05:16:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) will assist the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as it [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Ebola reappears in Mbandaka

01 june 2020 - 23:30:36
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo Minister of Health Eteni Longondo said here Monday the Ebola virus disease had [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Retired general soon to lead the country

26 may 2020 - 17:54:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Evariste Ndayishimiye (52), a retired general, will take command of the Burundian state on 26 August [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Senegal records two new coronavirus-related deaths

21 may 2020 - 14:54:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded on Thursday two deaths related to the coronavirus, bringing to 32 deaths caused by [...] Full text...

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South African model withdraws from beauty pageant over racist tweets

20 may 2020 - 14:52:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A beauty queen’s dream of being selected as Miss South Africa have been shattered [...] Full text...

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Rockets fired on hospital, several residential districts of Tripoli

14 may 2020 - 14:08:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Several rockets were fired on Tarik al-Zawiya Hospital in central Tripoli and  surrounding areas late Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspapers highlight ongoing research, innovation actions related to COVID-19 outbreaks

09 may 2020 - 17:19:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on current research actions related to COVID-19 and outbreaks with one [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief appeals for global action against coronavirus-fuelled hate speech

08 may 2020 - 17:04:16
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, is calling for concerted global action to quash the “tsunami” of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Health system overload threatens pregnant women and newborns

07 may 2020 - 05:12:30
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 116 million babies have been born since the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Burkinabè PM calls on public to take responsibility of combating coronavirus

05 may 2020 - 15:26:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso  Prime Minister Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré on Tuesday called on the public to [...] Full text...

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Germany pledges additonal €5.5 million to aid Nigeria's COVID-19 fight in Northeast region

28 april 2020 - 18:30:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Germany has announced another financial intervention fund of 5.5 million euros to assist Nigeria in its [...] Full text...

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The 2020 rainy season is expected to be generally wet in the Sahelian countries

27 april 2020 - 15:41:33
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 2020 rainy season is expected to be wet overall, according to a press release issued [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Big pharmaceutical firms give details of vaccine dev't process

20 april 2020 - 13:28:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An agreement between major pharmaceutical companies, Sanofi and the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to produce a vaccine for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya introduces mandatory quarantine for violators of control measures

20 april 2020 - 10:21:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A paramedic who ordered an ambulance crew to help a group of partying youth evade the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO reviewing impact of US funding withdrawal amid pandemic

16 april 2020 - 05:51:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday upheld the importance of international solidarity [...] Full text...

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South Africa probes claims that Africans are targeted in China

12 april 2020 - 15:18:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Claims that  Africans are being targeted in China and subjected to forced evictions over [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Drones to disinfect public places in Botswana

10 april 2020 - 10:05:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) and Botswana Defence Force (BDF) have designed a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Major Covid-19 outbreak at Durban hospital, South Africa

08 april 2020 - 16:06:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Health authorities are investigating a major Covid-19 outbreak at St Augustine's Hospital [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus-19: Mauritius extends sanitary curfew as death toll rises by two

01 april 2020 - 05:54:22
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Jugnauth, has announced that the sanitary curfew which was introduced on [...] Full text...

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Libya closes schools for two weeks to prevent coronavirus

14 march 2020 - 16:32:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Schools in Libya will close from Sunday for a fortnight as a precautionary measure to check [...] Full text...

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Congo to enhance access to drinking water in Pointe-Noire

12 march 2020 - 20:57:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Energy and Works,  Serge Blaise Zoniaba, said on Wednesday in Pointe-Noire, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic alert should be trigger for countries to do more against COVID-19 - WHO

11 march 2020 - 21:11:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must “double-down” on their efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, the UN health [...] Full text...

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Landslide kills two people in Western Rwanda

09 march 2020 - 20:36:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two people have died while six others are injured after being buried in a landslide that [...] Full text...

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SADC suspends regional meetings temporarily to prevent the spread of the coronavirus

09 march 2020 - 19:53:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The SADC has temporarily suspended regional face-to-face meetings and will use videoconferencing, webinars and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus surfaces in Togo

06 march 2020 - 20:13:11
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – A case of coronavirus has been detected in Togo, official sources told PANA on Friday in [...] Full text...

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