Special envoy of German chancellor expected Wednesday in Kinshasa

11 august 2020 - 21:46:48
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A German delegation led by the personal representative of the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, for [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso Sahel: Grand Imam of Djibo kidnapped on Tuesday

11 august 2020 - 18:43:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Grand Imam of the city of Djibo, Soum province, in the Burkinabe Sahel, was [...] Full text...

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Mali Customs seize fake tax stamps

11 august 2020 - 16:01:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Customs last week discovered packages of tax stamps fraudulently printed abroad, worth more than 200 [...] Full text...

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New government formed in Mauritania

10 august 2020 - 22:19:47
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A new government reduced from 25 to 23 members was formed on Sunday evening in Mauritania, [...] Full text...

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Libya: Flights resume at international Maitigua airport

09 august 2020 - 18:07:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Commercial flights resumed on Sunday at the international Maitigua airport, eastern Tripoli, after months of suspension [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwandan media highlight ongoing relief distribution drive, public health response to pandemic

08 august 2020 - 17:50:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A series of public health responses to cope with the consequences of coronavirus (COVID-19) dominated the [...] Full text...

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Senegal reintroduces measures to fight against COVID-19

07 august 2020 - 22:00:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government Friday reintroduced the ban on gatherings at public places, auditoriums, sports fields and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libyan presidential council enforces obligatory wearing of face masks

07 august 2020 - 21:38:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), as part of measures to [...] Full text...

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Tourist revenues drop by 56 pct in Tunisia , says BCT

06 august 2020 - 22:09:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian tourist receipts over the first six months this year dropped by 56 per cent, yielding [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria approves gradual reopening of international flights, train services

06 august 2020 - 21:17:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Thursday approved the gradual reopening of international flights and [...] Full text...

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Climate financing by leading multilateral development banks tops US$ 61.6 billion

06 august 2020 - 16:18:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Climate financing by seven of the world's largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) totalled US$ 61.6 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegalese leader wants youth to be involved in fight against coronavirus

06 august 2020 - 14:27:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, on Wednesday called on Senegalese youth to get involved [...] Full text...

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Retail giants, Shoprite, to pull out of Nigeria

05 august 2020 - 14:23:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - South Africa retail giant, Shoprite, has announced the commencement of a formal process to discontinue its [...] Full text...

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Mali: Three people killed in a traffic accident at Baguinéda

04 august 2020 - 17:08:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three people died and seven others were seriously injured Tuesday morning in an accident involving two [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘No silver bullet’ to combat virus, says UN health agency chief

03 august 2020 - 19:57:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is “no silver bullet” to combat COVID-19, and there might never be”, the head of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi total infections stand at 395

02 august 2020 - 10:35:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi says its cumulative total of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) infections stands at 395 after last month's [...] Full text...

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Tanzania bans Kenya Airways flights into the country

01 august 2020 - 15:02:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has revoked approval granted to Kenya Airways to resume international flights into Tanzania [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo reopens air borders on 1 August 2020

31 july 2020 - 16:07:43
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese will reopen Lomé International Airport on Saturday, official sources in Lomé told PANA on Friday. The opening, [...] Full text...

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Kenya approves international flight resumption from 11 destinations worldwide

30 july 2020 - 22:25:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has allowed passengers flying from at least 11 countries to land in Kenya with effect [...] Full text...

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Federal Executive Council approves ratification of Air Transport deal between Nigeria, U.S.

29 july 2020 - 19:17:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, at its weekly meeting, approved the ratification of Bilateral [...] Full text...

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RwandAir to resume flights to 7 African cities, Dubai on Saturday

29 july 2020 - 13:50:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier RwandAir is set to resume its international commercial flights on Saturday to seven [...] Full text...

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UNHCR deplores killing of three migrants in Libya, wants investigation

28 july 2020 - 19:33:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Bemoaning the killing, on Monday, of three migrants at the landing point of Khomes on the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EBRD boosts lending to Tunisian small businesses

28 july 2020 - 16:50:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has extended a 5-million-Euro loan to Compagnie Internationale [...] Full text...

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Oil sites blockade costs Libya US$7.47 billion

27 july 2020 - 11:32:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has lost some US$7.47 billion in 191 days of closures of oil ports and fields, [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says civilians killed in Cameroon's Anglophone regions

27 july 2020 - 08:47:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Cameroonian armed forces have attacked a health facility in the North-West region and arbitrarily arrested seven health [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's president announces second phase of easing of restrictions in pandemic fight

27 july 2020 - 06:24:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced the second phase of easing of restrictions [...] Full text...

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Venezuela to strengthen bilateral ties with Nigeria on security, other key sectors

26 july 2020 - 20:03:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Venezuela Ambassador to Nigeria David Valasquez Caraballo has said his country is engaging in discussions on [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls for action by Libyan authorities against smugglers after Eritrean refugee dies

25 july 2020 - 13:02:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has deplored "the tragic death" of a young [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia introduces new Covid-19 health regulations

24 july 2020 - 19:33:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic in The Gambia is now governed by Public Health (Dangerous Infectious Diseases) Protection [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian President Barrow lifts state of public emergency

24 july 2020 - 18:23:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow on Friday lifted the five-month-old  State of Public Emergency in The Gambia in [...] Full text...

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Oil sites blockade costs Libya US$7.28 billion loss, says Libya oil company

24 july 2020 - 11:15:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has lost US$7.285 billion in 188 days of closure of nearly all of its oil [...] Full text...

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Fresh violence sends scores fleeing South Sudan's Jonglei region

23 july 2020 - 20:21:57
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A fresh outbreak of fighting in the troubled Jonglei region of South Sudan has forced [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: GNA extends closure of air space in Libya for another 15 days

22 july 2020 - 16:33:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Aviation Office under the Ministry of Communications of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe President announces nationwide curfew

21 july 2020 - 19:48:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew, citing the recent spike in COVID-19 cases [...] Full text...

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Turkish FM delivers message from President Erdogan to Nigerien leader

21 july 2020 - 17:27:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, on a working visit to Niger, on [...] Full text...

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Tunisian authorities prepare to repatriate Tunisians stranded in Libya and Algeria

20 july 2020 - 10:26:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -  The Tunisian authorities have taken steps to repatriate 300 Tunisians stranded at the Ras Jedir border [...] Full text...

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Indian Ocean Commission gets new Secretary-General

17 july 2020 - 17:22:21
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has got a new secretary-general. He is Vêlayoudom Marimoutou, former Rector [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: World Bank provides $15.2 million in support of response in Uganda

17 july 2020 - 13:18:56
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $15.2 million to support Uganda’s efforts to prevent, detect and respond [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria's infections now 34,854

17 july 2020 - 08:28:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Thursday recorded 595 new COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases to bring the total to 34,854, as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya flags factories, food markets for flouting virus control measures

16 july 2020 - 22:37:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan factories, shoppers at food markets, fruit sellers and factory workers have been listed as high-risk [...] Full text...

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Row with Islamist-inspired Ennahda Party forced Tunisian PM out of office

16 july 2020 - 17:40:15
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - New facts emerging from Tunis indicate that Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh resigned on Wednesday following a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Preventive measures in Guinea extended for 30 days

16 july 2020 - 17:00:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Preventive measures against the Coronavirus pandemic have been extended for 30 days in Guinea from Thursday, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Three Zambian MPs, 10 staff of parliament test positive

16 july 2020 - 11:19:50
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Three Members of Parliament and 10 National Assembly of Zambia staff have tested positive for COVID-19, [...] Full text...

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Inflation drop by 1.5 basis points in Botswana

16 july 2020 - 09:27:48
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Statistics Botswana (SB) Thursday announced that the country’s inflation significantly dropped in June. Malebogo Kerekang, Acting Statistician [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to strengthen place in UN peacekeeping missions

15 july 2020 - 18:03:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has affirmed its desire to further strengthen its presence in United Nations peacekeeping operations "in [...] Full text...

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Resumption of passenger train traffic on the Congo-Ocean Railway

15 july 2020 - 16:41:22
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Passenger trains of the Congo-Ocean Railway (CFCO), which had been stopped for three months due to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO, UNICEF warn of decline in vaccinations during COVID-19

15 july 2020 - 16:11:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday of "an alarming [...] Full text...

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BDEAC budgets CFAF 155 billion for 13 projects in 4 African countries

15 july 2020 - 15:50:47
Paris, France (PANA) - The Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) has bedgetted more than 155 billion CFA francs [...] Full text...

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'A healthy diet must not be a luxury for Africans,' says Senior FAO Official

15 july 2020 - 14:54:41
Rome, Italy (PANA) - “If swift action is not taken to reverse the hunger trend and make healthy diets accessible [...] Full text...

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AfDB invests in empowering women and youth in Madagascar ‎

14 july 2020 - 15:01:05
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - In Madagascar, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is prioritizing the empowerment of women and youth. The AfDB [...] Full text...

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Egyptian president, Al-Sisi, wins the Babacar Ndiaye Great Road Builder Award

14 july 2020 - 14:29:05
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi was awarded the Babacar Ndiaye Great Road Builder Award, a [...] Full text...

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EBRD approves membership of Algeria

14 july 2020 - 09:27:31
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Shareholders of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have approved an application by Algeria [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Local governments in developing countries must focus on people’s well-being – UN official

14 july 2020 - 05:29:48
New York, US (PANA) - While the scale and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt in developing and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to review air services agreements with other countries over “unacceptable” treatment of Nigerian carriers

13 july 2020 - 17:23:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government says it will review the Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASA) with various [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China to help Congo fly in medical equipment

13 july 2020 - 15:41:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - China's ambassador to Congo, Ma Fulin, confirmed on Sunday in Brazzaville that Congo has indeed placed [...] Full text...

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UNEP supports global food systems providing net positive impacts on nutrition, environment

13 july 2020 - 11:17:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – While progress on reducing hunger has stagnated in the last five years, evidence suggests [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Zambian cabinet minister tests positive

13 july 2020 - 08:17:32
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Minister of Transport and Communications, Mutotwe Kafwaya, has tested positive for COVID-19, the state-run Zambia [...] Full text...

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Haftar announces conditions for full reopening of ports and oil fields in Libya

12 july 2020 - 10:55:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan national army led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar announced here Saturday conditions for the full [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria receives $8m from ECOWAS health organisation for pandemic fight

12 july 2020 - 09:52:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The federal government Saturday took delivery of $8million medical equipment from the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Niger extends state of health emergency for three months

11 july 2020 - 11:49:58
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The state of health emergency, in force in Niger since March 27, has been extended by [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Police patrols to enforce preventive measures against pandemic in Benin

11 july 2020 - 11:10:49
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese police will immediately begin patrolling public places to enforce measures adopted against the spread of [...] Full text...

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Endless conflict extends suffering of Libyans (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

10 july 2020 - 22:25:25
 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Security chaos, suffering and impoverishment of Libyans remain among the most visible characteristics of life in [...] Full text...

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Weather data helps authorities respond to deadly floods in Abidjan

10 july 2020 - 18:11:24
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - When torrential rains and flash floods deluged parts of Côte d’Ivoire’s economic capital, Abidjan, an [...] Full text...

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Emirates resumes passenger flights to Dar es Salaam, five other destinations

10 july 2020 - 15:11:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Emirates airlines plans to restore services to a further six destinations, among them Dar es Salaam, [...] Full text...

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Sudan PM accepts resignation of 6 ministers, fires minister of health

09 july 2020 - 18:07:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr Adallah Hamdouk, on Thursday accepted the resignation of six ministers and fired [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s Health Minister appears in court to face corruption charges

09 july 2020 - 14:33:28
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Health Minister, Chitalu Chilufya, on Thursday appeared in a Magistrate's court in Lusaka on four [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's cases surge to 22,822 as offices shut down

09 july 2020 - 10:20:15
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases have surged by 854 new infections bringing the tally to 22,822 as [...] Full text...

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Kenya lifts mandatory quarantine for international passenger arrivals

09 july 2020 - 00:45:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will allow arriving passengers from international destinations to proceed without the mandatory 14-day quarantine provided [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo extends state of health emergency

08 july 2020 - 18:42:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government has extended the state of health emergency for 20 days with effect from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 350 Tunisians and Algerians allowed to enter Tunisia by land border

08 july 2020 - 18:35:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian authorities on Tuesday allowed 350 Tunisians living in Algeria and Algerians living in Tunisia and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s growth stands to rebound to 3% in 2021 in post-Covid-19, says AfDB

08 july 2020 - 14:25:17
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa’s economic growth could rebound in 2021, provided that governments manage the COVID-19 infection rate [...] Full text...

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AfDB project triples incomes of rural producers and traders in Tanzania

08 july 2020 - 03:41:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - An African Development Bank (AfDB) project to enhance market infrastructure, value addition and rural [...] Full text...

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The return of Turkish companies and investments in Libya at heart of meeting in Tripoli

07 july 2020 - 23:05:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the government of national accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Access to HIV medicines severely impacted by COVID-19 - WHO

07 july 2020 - 17:46:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Seventy-three countries have warned that they are at risk of running of stock of antiretroviral (ARV) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana sees record of 992 new cases in single update as death toll increases to 129

07 july 2020 - 08:43:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Monday night announced a record increase of 992 new COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Inflation drops in June in Tunisia, according to Statistics institute

07 july 2020 - 00:03:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Inflation dropped in Tunisia in June by 5.8 per cent as against 6.3 per cent in [...] Full text...

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IFC gives Mauritania 35 million dollar for energy supply

06 july 2020 - 22:31:30
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - International Finance Corporation (IFC), member of the World Bank Group, Monday granted Mauritania a loan of [...] Full text...

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Unidentified gunmen kill 4 people in minibus attack in central Mali

06 july 2020 - 14:58:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four civilians were killed, another wounded and four missing on Sunday in an attack on a [...] Full text...

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Libya: The issues of oil wealth, electricity and illegal migrants highlighted in the news

04 july 2020 - 19:55:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya newspapers this week focused on the exploitation of oil wealth in Libya as a stake [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records 21 new confirmed cases

03 july 2020 - 23:23:02
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi Friday recorded 21 new infections of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking to 91 the number of infected [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea to gradually resume air traffic

03 july 2020 - 16:09:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean president, Alpha Condé, on Thursday asked his Minister of Transport to establish a protocol [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: WHO urges strong safety measures as African countries resume air travel

03 july 2020 - 04:35:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As African countries begin to reopen borders and air spaces, it is crucial that governments take [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo to reopen air traffic after 3-month closure

02 july 2020 - 14:59:28
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo is preparing to reopen its air space to traffic, suspended for more than three months [...] Full text...

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UNDP provides Niger with election materials, technical equipment worth 3.3 billion F CFA

02 july 2020 - 14:47:55
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday donated rolling stock and technical equipment to the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan parliament opens investigation into inaccurate laboratory results

01 july 2020 - 23:18:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan parliament Wednesday opened an investigation into the accuracy of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests conducted by [...] Full text...

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World Bank realigns Africa Region into two Vice Presidencies for greater focus on country progress

01 july 2020 - 07:35:29
Washington, US (PANA) - As a sign of its strong commitment to Africa, the World Bank’s Sub-Saharan Africa Regional portfolio [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IMF official tips African oil exporters on extraordinary challenges ahead

01 july 2020 - 06:40:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The economic toll of COVID-19, both through lockdowns and external shocks, will have a staggering effect [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy thwarts nine illegal migration attempts

30 june 2020 - 14:37:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy thwarted on Sunday night thwarted nine illegal attempts to migrate to [...] Full text...

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Tunisian, Greek FMs discuss Libyan crisis

29 june 2020 - 19:55:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The situation in Libya was the main discussion during a meeting on Monday in Tunis between [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘not even close to being over’, WHO chief warns

29 june 2020 - 19:45:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly six months after the new coronavirus first emerged, the COVID-19 pandemic is “not even close [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana dismisses COVID-19 fuel shortages link

29 june 2020 - 19:01:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Presidential COVID-19 Task Force has dispelled reports that testing for the respiratory disease at the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian Mayor recounts Covid-19 impact

29 june 2020 - 18:43:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Lord Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) in The Gambia, has described the [...] Full text...

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“One” WASH program improves well-being of Ethiopia's vulnerable communities - Officials

29 june 2020 - 18:28:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s ‘One’ model, under which the government runs its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ( WASH [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo Air transport down 98 percent because of Covid-19

29 june 2020 - 17:28:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Air traffic has fallen by 98 percent in Congo due to the health crisis and border [...] Full text...

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Greek foreign minister visits Tunisia

29 june 2020 - 13:52:14
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Foreign minister Nikos Dendias began a visit to Tunisia on Monday, where he will hold [...] Full text...

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Burundi's new president names 15-member cabinet

29 june 2020 - 11:51:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's new head of state, Evariste Ndayishimiye, on Sunday evening appointed 15 members to the new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenyan editors call media for tax incentives as 300 scribes lose source of income

28 june 2020 - 19:16:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  More than 300 Kenyan journalists have lost their sources of income over the past nine months [...] Full text...

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Malian customs arrest Nigerian national with 500 grams of cocaine in stomach

28 june 2020 - 10:56:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian customs Friday arrested a Nigerian citizen, Jude Ezeh, carrying 500 grams of cocaine worth 50 [...] Full text...

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Congolese Senate passes air transport bills

27 june 2020 - 16:29:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Senators gathered in a plenary session on Friday in Brazzaville, adopted four bills relating to [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Burundi records 26 new cases

27 june 2020 - 15:09:32
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded 26 new coronavirus infections  bringing to 170 the number of sufferers, with 115 [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Mauritius repatriates 150 seafarers from Rome

27 june 2020 - 09:03:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 150 Mauritian seafarers serving on cruise vessels were repatriated on Friday on an [...] Full text...

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Zambia reopens international airports shut down due to COVID-19

25 june 2020 - 12:57:45
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has directed the immediate reopening of international airports closed due to the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Guinea sets aside 9 billion CFAF for phase 2 of the fight against coronavirus

24 june 2020 - 15:34:12
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana  announced on Tuesday that the government would release, for the [...] Full text...

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Supporting private sector enables to relaunch economy in Tunisia, says WB

23 june 2020 - 23:57:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The resident representative of the World Bank here, Tony Verheijen, said here Tuesday that support for [...] Full text...

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Libya reduces number of representatives at Arab League meetings

23 june 2020 - 16:22:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign Ministry of the government of national accord (GNA) on Tuesday announced that Libya [...] Full text...

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Gambian Police arrest, detain online TV cameraman covering drivers' demonstration

22 june 2020 - 18:47:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Paramilitary Police Unit (PIU) on Monday arrested and detained online TV Gambia Talent Promotion [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Hundreds of Mauritanians repatriated from Morocco and Senegal

22 june 2020 - 17:34:30
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The repatriation of several hundred Mauritanian nationals, stranded in Morocco and Senegal, following the coronavirus pandemic [...] Full text...

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Caucus for women parliamentarians in Zambia fights cyber bullying

22 june 2020 - 14:12:41
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The caucus for women parliamentarians in Zambia has disclosed that it will sponsor a private member's [...] Full text...

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Countries urged to act over potential HIV drug shortages, within next two months

22 june 2020 - 13:35:39
New York, US (PANA) - Stocks of medication for HIV patients could run out in the next two months, because [...] Full text...

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Rwandan media assess development in easing COVID-19 lockdown measures

20 june 2020 - 15:02:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to ongoing efforts to ease COVID-19 lockdown measures  especially [...] Full text...

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More than 1.5 tonnes of cannabis seized by Togolese customs near border with Ghana

19 june 2020 - 18:54:11
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese customs seized 1.5 tonnes of cannabis at the border post of Hihéatro, Plateaux region, near [...] Full text...

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Without funds, ‘no choice’ but to suspend most aid flights, warns WFP

19 june 2020 - 17:15:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday issued a critical warning, declaring that it may [...] Full text...

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Over 880 children released from Sudan's detention centres to avoid COVID-19

19 june 2020 - 13:58:58
Khartoum, 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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Air Mauritius to resume commercial flights on 1 September

18 june 2020 - 09:11:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian flag carrier, Air Mauritius, plans to resume its flights, which were suspended on 29 March [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 12.40 per cent in May- NBS

17 june 2020 - 16:25:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Wednesday that the nation’s inflation rate continued its [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Tunisia organises 34 repatriation flights from Thursday

17 june 2020 - 13:51:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Transport announced on Wednesday the adoption of a programme of 34 repatriation [...] Full text...

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Congo: Exponential increase in requests for relief and assistance during the lockdown

16 june 2020 - 18:44:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The head of the Congolese Department of Rescue Studies and Training at the Directorate General of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritian borders to remain closed until 31 August

15 june 2020 - 06:59:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has prohibited the entry of aircraft and ships to the island until 31 August 2020, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana final year tertiary institutions reopen on Monday in first step to reopen schools

15 june 2020 - 06:31:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Universities and other tertiary institutions in Ghana will reopen on Monday for final year students to [...] Full text...

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Libyan government determined to shed light on mass graves discovered in Tarhouna, last pro-Haftar stronghold

13 june 2020 - 15:08:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The mass graves discovered in Tarhouna, 120 km south of Tripoli, the last stronghold of Marshal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Almost total de-confinement in Mauritius

12 june 2020 - 21:49:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced here Friday that the government had decided on an ’almost [...] Full text...

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Rights body urges protection of albinos in Southern Africa as world battles Covid-19

12 june 2020 - 13:55:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Friday urged Southern African governments to guarantee the safety of persons with albinism [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Eight confirmed cases among peacekeeping mission in Sudan

11 june 2020 - 22:11:21
Khartoum, 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 - 17:00:43
Abidjan, 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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AfDB, development partners propel Somalia back from the brink

11 june 2020 - 16:56:55
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In early 2020, Somalia, with support from the United Kingdom Government and the European Union (EU), [...] Full text...

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France welcomes surrender to ICC of alleged leader of Janjawid militia

11 june 2020 - 00:29:00
Paris, 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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Rwanda's CPI up 9.2 per cent in May

10 june 2020 - 13:31:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), main gauge of inflation, increased by 9.2 per cent year-on-year in [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Keep ships moving, ports open and trade flowing - UN entities urge

10 june 2020 - 12:31:35
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA)  – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) [...] Full text...

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Togo registers 501 cases of Covid-19 contaminations

10 june 2020 - 00:00:22
Lomé, Togo (PANA) -Togo on Tuesday recorded the 501 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections following tests that revealed four new [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia gets funds to begin financial study on Red Sea railway link

09 june 2020 - 23:38:23
Addis 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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Hostilities continue near Libyan central city of Sirte despite Egypt’s initiative to get out of crisis

09 june 2020 - 22:14:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Hostilities continued Tuesday between the army loyal to the government of national accord (GNA) and troops [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigerians stranded abroad to sign undertaking to self-isolate before evacuation

08 june 2020 - 19:45:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Government says Nigerians stranded abroad because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, who are to [...] Full text...

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Gambia: EU expands support to youth empowerment in the context of COVID-19

08 june 2020 - 13:38:27
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The European Union is expanding its support to young Gambians by enabling the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) [...] Full text...

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'Everyone has a role to play to ensure food safety': UN agencies

08 june 2020 - 06:27:03
New York, US (PANA) - Eating contaminated food has caused an estimated 600 million people in the world, or almost [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya sets in motion plan to gradually ease economic lockdown

06 june 2020 - 20:24:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has set in motion a plan to gradually ease the economic lockdown, lifting of movement [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges mask use in confined public areas

06 june 2020 - 05:21:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Governments in areas with widespread COVID-19 transmission should encourage the use of non-medical masks on public [...] Full text...

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Body of Ugandan trader killed over illegal border crossing to Rwanda to be repatriated

05 june 2020 - 18:28:24
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The body of Ugandan national killed earlier this week during a shooting incident in Burera district [...] Full text...

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US Senate urges World Bank to be tough in granting money to Zimbabwe's Govt

05 june 2020 - 16:51:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Jim Risch, has written to World Bank President, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal eases restrictions on combating coronavirus disease

04 june 2020 - 14:46:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Interior minister Aly Ngouille Ndiaye announced on Thursday in Dakar the lifting of restrictions on [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: AfDB offers Tunisia 180 million Euros for coronavirus response

04 june 2020 - 14:04:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has offered Tunisia 180 million euros to finance a coronavirus response [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB approves 180 million-Euro loan for Tunisia

03 june 2020 - 22:54:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The board of directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Wednesday approved a loan of 180 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EU funds youth empowerment projects addressing socio-economic impact of COVID-19

03 june 2020 - 17:17:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU), through the Youth Empowerment Project of The Gambia, is providing one million [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda records second death in one week

03 june 2020 - 11:31:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two people have died from coronavirus in Rwanda over the last seven days with the latest [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritania opposition party criticizes government’s management of pandemic (COVID-19)

02 june 2020 - 23:17:43
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Coalition Living Together (CVE-black nationalist tendency), Tuesday strongly criticized the management at all levels by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisians stranded in Madagascar to be repatriated on Wednesday

02 june 2020 - 09:26:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's transport ministry announced in a statement on Monday evening that 29 citizens stranded in Madagascar [...] 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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New Ebola outbreak detected in northwest DR Congo

01 june 2020 - 19:32:06
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced on Monday that a [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 disrupting services to treat non-communicable diseases - WHO

01 june 2020 - 19:20:02
Geneva‎, Switzerland (PANA) - The fight against COVID-19 has severely disrupted services to prevent and treat cancer, diabetes, hypertension and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda maintains restrictions on inter-provincial travels

01 june 2020 - 13:39:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  All Rwanda motorcycle taxi operators and other public transport services between provinces that were set to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO says pandemic significantly impacts health services for NCDs in sub-Saharan Africa

01 june 2020 - 13:15:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Prevention and treatment services for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have been severely disrupted since the COVID-19 pandemic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana eases restrictions on places of worship; schools to reopen for final year students

01 june 2020 - 07:40:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana on Sunday announced the easing of restrictions on places of worship because of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Egypt slightly shortens curfew hours starting Sunday

31 may 2020 - 18:10:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With effect frfom Sunday, 31 May 2020, Egypt has slightly revised an imposed nighttime curfew to [...] Full text...

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Egypt considers gradual resumption of international flights

31 may 2020 - 17:56:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt is considering a ‘gradual resumption’ of international flights in the second half of June or [...] Full text...

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Congo grants approval to nine companies to invest in critical sectors

31 may 2020 - 07:06:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The national investment commission on Friday granted approvals to nine companies which plan to carry out [...] Full text...

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Congo grants approval to nine companies to invest in critical sectors

30 may 2020 - 16:40:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The national investment commission on Friday granted approvals to nine companies which plan to carry out [...] Full text...

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Niger implements support plan for 1,200,000 people affected by Covid-19

30 may 2020 - 11:22:43
Niamey, Niger (PANA) -  As part of its response plan against Covid-19, the Nigerien government on Friday updated the 2020 [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: 37 Coronavirus-positive Malians moving from Mauritania vanish on way to Bamako

29 may 2020 - 14:44:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thirty-seven  Malians infected with coronavirus, who were expelled from Mauritania, have disappeared while on their way [...] Full text...

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The Gambia's domestic debt remains high - Cetral Bank

28 may 2020 - 21:37:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia’s stock of domestic debt remains high, increasing to D33.6 billion or 33.2 per cent [...] Full text...

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Algeria offers vehicles to Malian Army

28 may 2020 - 13:49:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Algeria has offered Mali logistical support of 53 military vehicles, the first batch of which was [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN seeks to build transport and trade resilience in wake of COVID-19

28 may 2020 - 13:05:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the five UN regional commissions have joined [...] Full text...

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World Bank provides US$346 million to build resilience, livelihoods in Lake Chad region

27 may 2020 - 13:09:28
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Tuesday approved two operations of the International Development Association (IDA), totalling [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 heightens need for pharmaceutical production in poor countries

27 may 2020 - 13:00:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed [...] Full text...

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River transport #on Congo-Central African Corridor to resume in June

27 may 2020 - 11:45:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - River transport on the Brazzaville corridor in Congo and Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR), vital [...] Full text...

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Air Botswana resumes domestic services

26 may 2020 - 17:19:34
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Air Botswana is expected to resume domestic flights next month, authorities in the ministry of transport [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'New cases in Niger show downward trend'

26 may 2020 - 17:17:18
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's new COVID-19 cases have been on a downward trend since 12 May 2020, due to [...] Full text...

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East African ministers schedule meeting over cross-border trade restrictions

25 may 2020 - 19:50:36
Nairobi, 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: Truckers decry 'frustrating' health screening at Uganda border

25 may 2020 - 13:52:59
Nairobi, 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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Coronavirus: Kenya to station mobile lab at Tanzania border to speed up virus testing

24 may 2020 - 15:39:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two mobile laboratories Kenya received from the East African Community (EAC) will be stationed in Namanga [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Experts underscore COVID-19 threat to global progress on child immunization

23 may 2020 - 06:45:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global experts in health and child welfare have again highlighted how the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritania records more than 200 cases, takes new measures in management of pandemic

22 may 2020 - 22:17:44
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The spokesperson for the Mauritanian government, Sidi Salem, Friday announced new measures to contain the coronavirus [...] Full text...

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80 million children under one at risk of other diseases as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts

22 may 2020 - 18:36:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID 19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions of children – in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Webinar explores how civil society can ensure accountability amid COVID-19

22 may 2020 - 17:31:30
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Billions of dollars have been allocated to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, but how can we [...] Full text...

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Twenty people killed in traffic accident at Mali-Guinea border

21 may 2020 - 13:51:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty people were killed  in a road accident on Tuesday on the Solabougouda-Naréna section, close to [...] Full text...

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Nigerien government to liberalize electric power sector

21 may 2020 - 13:30:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government  on Thursday adopted a decree determining the terms and conditions for the conclusion [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia opens US$172 million credit line for hotel sector

21 may 2020 - 05:37:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian minister of Tourism and Craft Industry, Mohamed Ali Toumi, on Wednesday announced a credit [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tanzanian, Kenyan presidents agree to end border row

20 may 2020 - 20:33:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - President John Magufuli of Tanzania and his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta, have agreed to [...] Full text...

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President Barrow extends state of public emergency for 21 days

19 may 2020 - 21:10:46
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  - President Adama Barraw Tuesday extended The Gambia’s state of public emergency for 21 days in accordance with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Easing of measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, a major challenge in Niger

19 may 2020 - 17:23:49
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The relaxation of measures taken to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in Niger, could be major challenges [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya pandemic cases reach 963, deaths remain 50

19 may 2020 - 17:07:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The recording of 51 more Coronavirus cases on Tuesday brought the number of cases in Kenya [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia's tourism revenues nose dive due to Covid-19

19 may 2020 - 14:38:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tourism receipts in Tunisia have recorded a significant drop due to the Covid-19 pandemic, estimated at [...] Full text...

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Greening transport sector in post COVID-19 recovery can create 15 million jobs globally

19 may 2020 - 12:59:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The recovery from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic cannot be a return to business as usual. It [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tanzania bans Kenyan truck drivers in pandemic spat

19 may 2020 - 11:48:47
Nairobi, 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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Coronavirus: Tanzania reopens airspace to commercial flights

18 may 2020 - 21:25:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania has reopened its airspace to commercial flights, almost a month after it was [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritania takes further action in response to explosion of Covid-19 cases

18 may 2020 - 16:51:09
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following last week's explosion of the coronavirus cases in Mauritania, the Inter-Ministerial Committee in charge of [...] Full text...

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South African police confirm major drug bust

18 may 2020 - 15:50:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's  elite Hawks crime-fighting unit on Monday announced that they have made a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 338 new cases, total infections now 5,959

18 may 2020 - 09:04:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday recorded 338 new cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus), [...] Full text...

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More than 200 Tunisians repatriated Saturday from Canada

17 may 2020 - 11:27:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -  Some 215 Tunisians stranded in Canada were Saturday repatriated home aboard the Tunisian airline, TunisAir, from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe extends lockdown indefinitely

16 may 2020 - 20:04:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that the current COVID-19 (coronavirus) national lockdown restrictions in place [...] Full text...

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Burundi Football Federation announces resumption of competitions from May 23

16 may 2020 - 15:22:59
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's football Leagues A and B championships, as well as the last matches in the President's [...] Full text...

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Tunisair threatened with bankruptcy

16 may 2020 - 12:11:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Faced for several years with acute financial difficulties due, in particular, to a plethora of employees [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda set to approve new measures relaxing COVID-19 partial lockdown

16 may 2020 - 08:17:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Cabinet meeting is expected to approve more steps relaxing the East African country’s confinement to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Alarm bells ring in Nigeria as COVID-19 cripples poultry, fish farming

16 may 2020 - 07:55:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In Nigeria, the COVID-19 outbreak is already taking its toll on all sectors of the economy, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB approves US$13.7 million to strengthen health system, boost anti-COVID-19 efforts in Zimbabwe

15 may 2020 - 18:02:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$13.7 million grant [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic could deepen food insecurity, malnutrition in Africa - WHO

15 may 2020 - 17:43:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern at the potential impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Accra hosts regional hub to maintain lifesaving operations in Africa as virus spreads

15 may 2020 - 13:23:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A regional humanitarian response hub in Ghana, set up by the United Nations World Food Programme [...] Full text...

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Burundi expels four senior WHO officials as unacceptable persons

14 may 2020 - 15:14:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Four senior officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) have been declared "personae non gratae" by [...] Full text...

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AfDB debars Tunisian engineering firm over fraud

14 may 2020 - 11:31:15
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Thursday imposed a 13-month debarment on a Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records 27 confirmed cases

13 may 2020 - 22:06:13
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi Wednesday recorded eight new cases of coronavirus infection, taking to 27 the number of people [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Cross-border spread of coronavirus worries East African states

12 may 2020 - 20:16:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The cross-border transmission of the highly infectious coronavirus disease in East Africa has pushed new cases [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegalese head of state revamps health emergency measures

12 may 2020 - 15:47:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President  Macky Sall has with effect from Tuesday eased restrictive measures taken to combat the [...] Full text...

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