Nigerian govt. ordered to repeal or amend its law on cybercrime
10 july 2020 - 16:32:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Republic of Nigeria to repeal or amend [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, FAO sign two technical cooperation deals
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Mauritius: Tourist arrivals dropped by 53,1% in June 2020
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Coronavirus: Congo records 207 new confirmed cases, 64 recoveries on Friday
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2017 internet shutdown: ECOWAS Court holds Togo govt. liable for violation of Citizens’ Freedom of Expression
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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Republic of Nigeria to repeal or amend [...] Full text...
Sudan PM accepts resignation of 6 ministers, fires minister of health
09 july 2020 - 18:07:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr Adallah Hamdouk, on Thursday accepted the resignation of six ministers and fired [...] Full text...
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South Africa addresses ISIS threat in Mozambique
09 july 2020 - 16:29:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on the Defence Ministry to urgently [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Humanitarian charity Oxfam warns 12,000 people could die a day from hunger linked to pandemic
09 july 2020 - 11:24:03London, UK (PANA) - As many as 12,000 people could die per day by the end of the year as [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: UN expert calls for end to gender-based violence against women journalists
09 july 2020 - 03:55:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women journalists face particular dangers while going about their work, an independent UN expert told the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN research reveals boom in fake COVID-19 products
09 july 2020 - 03:26:02New York, US (PANA) - A surge in demand for medical products to combat COVID-19 has led to a jump [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigerian govt. reverses self, orders schools to remain shut indefinitely, stops West African regional exams
08 july 2020 - 18:19:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has reversed itself on the re-opening of schools, saying that no school [...] Full text...
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Malian armed forces apprehend 15 terrorists in central Mali
08 july 2020 - 15:51:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A detachment of the Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) on Tuesday apprehended 15 terrorists in Kouroukanda, Mopti [...] Full text...
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Rwanda to repatriate citizens stranded in UK due to COVID-19 pandemic
08 july 2020 - 14:26:51Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda intends to use its own planes to evacuate citizens stranded in the United Kingdom, local [...] Full text...
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Raid against al-Wattia air base in western Libya revives military escalation
07 july 2020 - 22:09:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The military escalation in Libya resumed with the air strike Sunday on the air base of [...] Full text...
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Libya: GNA, UK sign MoU on decentralization
07 july 2020 - 15:04:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of [...] Full text...
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Juliet Nalukenge, Uganda's 17-year-old jewel (Sports portrait)
06 july 2020 - 13:27:06Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Teenager Juliet Nalukenge made history by winning the Uganda Women's Player-of-the-Year award at a tender age [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Mali records 27 new coronavirus cases and one death
06 july 2020 - 09:45:59Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Sunday recorded 27 new cases of coronavirus out of 700 samples tested, besides one [...] Full text...
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Madagascar receives US$ 2 million from ARC to cover drought risks
05 july 2020 - 07:32:56Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The government of Madagascar has received a cheque of US$2.13 million from the Insurance Company of [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's top club, Rayon Sports, appoints Congolese Guy Bukasa as new coach
03 july 2020 - 16:31:54Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's first division club, Rayon Sports, has appointed Congolese coach, Guy Bukasa, as its new coach [...] Full text...
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Party supports presidential movement versus opposition proposals for crisis recovery in Mali
03 july 2020 - 11:32:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Convergence of the Republican Forces (CFR), a pro-presidential majority movement, has expressed "surprise and great [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Fifty-eight new cases discovered this Thursday in Mali
02 july 2020 - 17:48:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Fifty-eight new cases of COVID-19 infections were detected on Thursday in Mali, bringing to 2,260 the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Victor Osimhen in hot demand by several major European clubs
02 july 2020 - 17:44:59Paris, France (PANA) - Victor Osimhen, a Nigerian striker for the French Ligue 1 club, Lille, and winner of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Egypt reopens airports after three-month closure over Covid-19
02 july 2020 - 14:12:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt on Wednesday reopened its airports for international flights for the first time in more than [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mali records 21 new cases Wednesday
01 july 2020 - 23:28:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Wednesday recorded 21 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), nine cases of recoveries and zero death, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Diaspora Coalition urges protection of pandemic victims
01 july 2020 - 13:11:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Leaders of diaspora and community organizations from around the world on Tuesday expressed solidarity with coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Tripoli hosts conference on exercises in maritime zones for 5+5 Defence
30 june 2020 - 22:31:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Proceedings for the initial planning conference (IPC) for "Exercise Sea Borer-20" held by the presidency of [...] Full text...
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First solar energy station inaugurated in Tunisia
30 june 2020 - 21:37:39Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first solar energy station in Tunisia, Chams Enfidha, with a one megawatt-capacity for the delegation [...] Full text...
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Mali: Opposition URD youngsters plan peaceful demonstration for the release of Soumaïla Cissé
30 june 2020 - 18:53:20Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Members of the Youth wing of the opposition Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD), say [...] Full text...
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Gambia: UNFPA calls for urgent, accelerated action to stop FGM, child marriage
30 june 2020 - 16:55:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - At least 19 harmful practices, ranging from breast ironing to virginity testing, are considered human rights [...] Full text...
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World Bank provides US$150 million to Niger for a water resources programme
30 june 2020 - 15:22:10Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank has approved additional funding of $150 million from the International Development Association (IDA) [...] Full text...
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Outgoing UK envoy ‘optimistic’ about Gambia’s future
30 june 2020 - 14:47:13Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The UK's outgoing High Commissioner to The Gambia, Sharon Wardle has said she is optimistic about [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Congo Air transport down 98 percent because of Covid-19
29 june 2020 - 17:28:01Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Air traffic has fallen by 98 percent in Congo due to the health crisis and border [...] Full text...
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Libyan parliament dissatisfied with presence of Russian mercenaries at al-Charara oil field
29 june 2020 - 17:25:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Energy and Natural Resources Committee of the House of Representatives (Parliament), based in Tripoli, has [...] Full text...
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World Athletics ratifies Cheptegei's 5km world record
29 june 2020 - 16:53:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics on Monday ratified the world 5km record set by Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei on February [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Mali's sports ministry opposed to resumption of national football championship
29 june 2020 - 14:04:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Ministry of Sports, through the National Directorate of Sports and Physical Education (DNSEP), has expressed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria repatriates 315 stranded citizens from UK
29 june 2020 - 11:48:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has continued its evacuation of stranded citizens abroad as a result of [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM al-Sarraj hails ICC announcement to investigate crimes committed by LNA forces
29 june 2020 - 11:07:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has hailed the announcement by the International Criminal Court (ICC) that [...] Full text...
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Four killed after unidentified gunmen from Burundi attack village in southern Rwanda
27 june 2020 - 20:39:24Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Army has repelled an attack in the southern Nyaruguru district by around 100 unidentified gunmen [...] Full text...
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Malians demonstrate peacefully, call for release of the opposition leader, Soumaila Cissé
26 june 2020 - 17:12:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The committee gunning for the release of Soumaila Cissé, in collaboration with civil society and the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan lawmaker fined hefty US$14 million over famine food supplies fraud
26 june 2020 - 00:06:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan anti-corruption court Thursday found John Waluke, a ranking lawmaker and chief whip, and a [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Six new cases discovered on Wednesday in Mali
24 june 2020 - 23:55:16Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Wednesday discovered six new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), 21 recoveries and one death, the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Algeria donates 90 tons of farm produce to Mali's central and northern regions
24 june 2020 - 15:18:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Algeria has donated to Mali nearly 90 tons of food and various products destined for the [...] Full text...
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Senior EU delegation visits Sudan prior to Berlin Conference
23 june 2020 - 17:48:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A high-level European Union delegation landed in Khartoum, 24 hours before an international conference for economic [...] Full text...
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40% of poorest countries did not provide specific support to disadvantaged learners during COVID-19 crisis - UNESCO report
23 june 2020 - 17:31:49Paris, France (PANA) - Fewer than 10% of countries have laws that help ensure full inclusion in education, according to [...] Full text...
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Messager de Ngozi FC crowned Burundi football champions
23 june 2020 - 17:25:43Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Le Messager de Ngozi football club have been crowned champions of the Burundi "Primus Ligue" with [...] Full text...
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Armed groups, terrorist movements accused of sexual violence in northern and central Mali
23 june 2020 - 15:16:22Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Certain armed groups and terrorist movements have been responsible for sexual violence, particularly in northern and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 17 new cases detected on Monday in Mali
22 june 2020 - 18:05:40Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Monday recorded 17 new positive cases of the coronavirus, bringing to 1,978 the total [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: StanChart Bank extends $6.1million financing to anti-virus manufacturers, service providers
22 june 2020 - 17:18:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Standard Chartered Bank, Kenya, on Monday extended over US$6.1million in financing to companies that provide goods [...] Full text...
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Caucus for women parliamentarians in Zambia fights cyber bullying
22 june 2020 - 14:12:41Lusaka, 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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Commonwealth launches webinar series to counter violent extremism
22 june 2020 - 13:57:00Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A webinar series has been launched by the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, UK, to [...] Full text...
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Libya invokes UN Security Council resolution In response to Egyptian president al-Sissi's military intervention threat
22 june 2020 - 11:10:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mohamed al-Gueblawi on Sunday reminded the international community that UN Security Council [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council dismisses Egyptian president al-Sissi's military intervention threat
22 june 2020 - 05:34:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Sunday dismissed threats of [...] Full text...
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Prefect of abducted northern Malian town released
21 june 2020 - 14:48:07Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Sidya Coulibali, the central prefect of the circle of Diré, in Mali's northern region of Timbuktu, [...] Full text...
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Results and table after penultimate 2019/20 matches of Burundi football league
21 june 2020 - 14:18:59Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The following are the results and table after the penultimate day of Burundi’s men’s 2019-2020 football [...] Full text...
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Former South African president De Klerk under fire again
21 june 2020 - 07:45:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The American Bar Association is under fire over its announcement that former President FW [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mali records 10 new cases
20 june 2020 - 19:15:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Ten new cases of coronavirus infections were discovered this Saturday in Mali, bringing to 1,933 the [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS envoys urge Malian govt. to organize new elections in constituencies whose legislative election results were disputed
20 june 2020 - 18:01:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Emissaries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the end of their mission [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Presidency rejects UK All-Party parliamentary group report on religious freedom
19 june 2020 - 19:56:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Friday labelled as “misrepresentation” the report of the United Kingdom (UK) All-Party [...] Full text...
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Atrocity of war crimes, crimes against humanity in Libya call for an end to impunity
19 june 2020 - 14:47:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The last few weeks have been full of dramatic developments in Libya following the defeat of [...] Full text...
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Barkane Force neutralize jihadists in northern Mali
19 june 2020 - 12:48:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The French Barkane Force, deployed in the Sahel to lead a crusade against terrorism, announced in [...] Full text...
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Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour calls for release of Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé
19 june 2020 - 11:40:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour in a tweet on Thursday called for the release of Malian opposition [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International urges new Burundi president to restore respect for human rights
19 june 2020 - 05:38:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The inauguration of Evariste Ndayishimiye on Thursday as Burundi’s new president is an opportunity to restore [...] Full text...
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France thanks US for eliminating AQMI leader in Mali
18 june 2020 - 21:04:54Paris, France (PANA) - France Thursday commended the United States intelligent services for providing information to French forces to eliminate [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to launch campaign against rape and gender-based violence
18 june 2020 - 17:13:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Thursday said that his Ministry is [...] Full text...
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Two sub-prefects kidnapped by unidentified armed men in Mali
18 june 2020 - 15:33:57Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Sub-prefects of Dangha and Diré in Timbuktu region, northeast Mali, were abducted by unidentified armed men [...] Full text...
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Rights group, NGOs step up pressure on oil companies to clean up polluted Nigeria's Niger Delta
18 june 2020 - 06:05:18Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International and NGOs are stepping up pressure on oil companies to clean [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: International Federations well-placed to stave off bankruptcy - ASOIF
17 june 2020 - 12:25:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) says it does not anticipate international federations will [...] Full text...
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Mali observes three-day national mourning for soldiers killed in last Sunday's terrorist attack
17 june 2020 - 10:49:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Wednesday began a three-day national mourning in tribute to at least 24 soldiers killed [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate accuses DRC president Tshisekedi of reneging on justice pledge
17 june 2020 - 07:28:06Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International has accused President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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President IBK wants to end ongoing education crisis shaking the country for months
16 june 2020 - 23:44:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita Tuesday agreed to give teachers a 20 percent salary increase to [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Military Court Martial demotes, dismisses serving Army General found guilty of corruption, other offences
16 june 2020 - 17:05:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The world of Maj.-Gen. Hakeem Oladapo Otiki, who is due for retirement on account of years [...] Full text...
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Libyan, Algerian FMs discuss situation in Libya and candidatures for UN Security Council
16 june 2020 - 15:28:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, has [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 will likely transform global production - UN report
16 june 2020 - 14:14:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International production is set for significant transformation in the decade ahead, as the coronavirus pandemic amplifies [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mali records 51 new cases of Covid-19
15 june 2020 - 15:24:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Monday recorded 51 new coronavirus infections, including 27 in Mopti region, besides 37 recoveries, [...] Full text...
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Benin's court for economic offences to hear 13 bad governance cases
15 june 2020 - 14:14:43Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Thirteen cases of bad governance in the Beninese administration will be examined during the 4th criminal [...] Full text...
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Solution to Libyan crisis held hostage by multiple initiatives (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
15 june 2020 - 10:23:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The unending delay in the resolution of the political and security crises in Libya after more [...] Full text...
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'Tanzania is first African country to restart league amid Coronavirus'
15 june 2020 - 09:07:55Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania at the weekend became the first African country to resume a national football [...] Full text...
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US-Turkish-Russian arrangements in Libya and Maghreb efforts to resolve crisis highlighted in news
13 june 2020 - 16:54:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Political efforts undertaken after military developments in the west of the country marked by the defeat [...] Full text...
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Former veteran Rwandan cameraman Valens Rwamukwaya retires to great fanfare
13 june 2020 - 16:31:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of the long-serving cameramen at Rwanda Television, Valens Rwamukwaya, retired at the age of 64 [...] Full text...
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Gambia: US charges alleged ‘Death Squad’ member with torture
12 june 2020 - 18:32:25Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The indictment in the United States on June 11, 2020, of an alleged former Gambian “death [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mali records 100 deaths due to Covid-19
12 june 2020 - 17:48:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's death toll from the coronavirus disease is now 100, four of which were recorded on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Algeria records 105 new confirmed cases in 24 hours
12 june 2020 - 17:32:22Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria recorded, in the last 24 hours, 105 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), 180 recoveries [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Kenyatta urges African counterparts to bank on innovative youth in combating pandemic
12 june 2020 - 14:07:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged his African counterparts to tap into the innovative abilities of [...] 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 - 12:23:46Tripoli, 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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Nigeria to release 603 'repentant' Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists by July
12 june 2020 - 05:29:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Armed Forces wing in charge of rehabilitating repentant terrorists, Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC), will [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges continued international support for Mali amid growing terrorist threat
12 june 2020 - 05:05:03New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has stressed the need for continued international commitment to Mali, as the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB’s intervention helps to curb COVID-19 in vulnerable communities
11 june 2020 - 17:03:36Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - With 2.6 million internally-displaced persons in Somalia, the outbreak of COVID-19 poses an additional challenge [...] Full text...
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AfDB, development partners propel Somalia back from the brink
11 june 2020 - 16:56:55Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In early 2020, Somalia, with support from the United Kingdom Government and the European Union (EU), [...] Full text...
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ICC issues second arrest warrant against Kushayb, sets first appearance on 15 June
11 june 2020 - 15:38:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued a second warrant of [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Mali records 55 new cases
11 june 2020 - 15:10:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's health services on Thursday diagnosed 55 new coronavirus infections, recorded 41 recoveries and one death [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari 'shocked' at string of Boko Haram/ISWAP attacks, massacre of civilians
11 june 2020 - 09:36:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock at the unprecedented massacre of civilians by Boko Haram/Islamic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: New partnership formed to combat virus
11 june 2020 - 08:03:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new partnership bringing together a private enterprise and UK’s leading non-profit humanitarian organization for children, [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Govt dismisses coup d’etat rumours
11 june 2020 - 06:01:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has dismissed rumours of an imminent military coup d’etat in the country as the [...] Full text...
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International efforts don’t succeed in silencing guns in Libya (News analysis)
11 june 2020 - 00:17:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fighting continued Wednesday on the Sirte front (center) between troops of the army loyal to the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WFP provides specialised nutritious foods for treatment of patients in isolation centres
10 june 2020 - 20:31:10Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up its support to the government of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 81 new cases registered this Wednesday in Mali
10 june 2020 - 16:47:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Wednesday recorded 81 new positive cases of coronavirus out of the 242 samples tested, [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief hails arrest of Sudanese war crimes suspect
10 june 2020 - 05:15:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The arrest of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman, commonly known as Ali Kushayb, an alleged former Janjaweed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Japan gives Tunisia 500 million yen
09 june 2020 - 22:31:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Japan Tuesday gave Tunisia 500 million Yen for the acquisition of medical equipment to fight against [...] 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 - 22:14:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Hostilities continued Tuesday between the army loyal to the government of national accord (GNA) and troops [...] Full text...
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Gender lens essential to addressing linked climate change, security crises - UN report
09 june 2020 - 14:11:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As countries reel from the devastating social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, gender inequality [...] Full text...
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Five killed in Mali gold mine collapse
09 june 2020 - 13:06:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Five people were killed and at least seven others seriously injured on Sunday after a gold [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Broke international sports federations snap up Swiss loan offer
07 june 2020 - 10:43:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Around two-thirds of Switzerland-based international sports federations have taken advantage of the government loans being offered [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM, Algerian and Tunisian counterparts discuss developments in Libya
07 june 2020 - 09:18:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Egyptian president al-Sissi announces 'initiative' to resolve Libyan criris
06 june 2020 - 16:07:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has announced what hw called the "Cairo Declaration" to resolve the [...] Full text...
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Protect the planet to build a better post-Covid-19 world (An AfDB feature)
05 june 2020 - 18:57:00Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The whole world is celebrating June 5, World Environment Day as it has been since [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council votes to establish new political mission in Sudan
05 june 2020 - 16:38:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Security Council has unanimously voted for the establishment of a mission, dubbed the Integrated Transition [...] Full text...
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1,300 civilians killed in DRC in past eight months – UN rights chief
05 june 2020 - 12:29:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 1,300 civilians have been killed in a number of separate conflicts involving armed groups and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mali records 75 new cases, including 53 in the region of Timbuktu
04 june 2020 - 16:26:39Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali recorded 75 cases of the coronavirus disease on Thursday, including 53 cases in the Timbuktu [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 35 new cases detected this Wednesday in Mali
03 june 2020 - 18:30:35Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Wednesday recorded 35 new cases of coronavirus, 19 patients cured, and one death due, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Uncoordinated response to pandemic risks spiking aid dependency, warns Red Cross
03 june 2020 - 11:23:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Uncoordinated responses by governments and development actors to the coronavirus pandemic could spike aid dependency in [...] Full text...
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Libyan senior official underlines role of US in Libya stability
02 june 2020 - 21:15:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice-chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord (GNA), Ahmed Maitig, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Total number of cases peaks at 1,351 in Mali
02 june 2020 - 16:44:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - With 36 new cases detected on Tuesday, the total number of cases of coronavirus has risen [...] Full text...
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Burundi's communication chief 'satisfied with media coverage of' general elections
02 june 2020 - 15:49:24Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's president of the National Council for Communication (CNC), Nestor Bankumukunzi, on Tuesday praised the "high [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Ebola reappears in Mbandaka
01 june 2020 - 23:30:36Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo Minister of Health Eteni Longondo said here Monday the Ebola virus disease had [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 50 new cases detected in Mali, including 34 in the region of Timbuktu
01 june 2020 - 16:56:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Fifty new cases of coronavirus disease, 28 patients cured and one death were recorded on Monday [...] Full text...
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Mali: Two National Guards killed in Timbuktu by unidentified armed men
01 june 2020 - 16:51:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two members of the National Guard were killed and another missing on Friday in Timbuktu (northeast [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Results of League A football championship
01 june 2020 - 13:47:53Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Here are the results and the classification of the national men's football championship League A of [...] Full text...
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Five killed, 12 wounded in shelling of Tripoli residential district
01 june 2020 - 05:53:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – At least five people were killed and 12 others wounded on Sunday when shells hit some [...] Full text...
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Libyan MPs call for national reconciliation, rejection of violence
31 may 2020 - 10:22:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Saying that national reconciliation must be embraced, 44 members of Libya's House of Representatives have called [...] Full text...
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Rwandan dailies focus on Covid-19 pandemic, reopening of Rwanda/DRC border
30 may 2020 - 18:36:19Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to ongoing measures to relax COVID-19 lockdown in the [...] Full text...
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Mali registers 24 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday
30 may 2020 - 16:56:23Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Health services in Mali diagnosed 24 COVID-19 infections on Saturday after testing 296 samples, bringing to [...] Full text...
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Sudan, WFP sign agreement on Sudanese family support programme
29 may 2020 - 19:12:03Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Government of Sudan and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday signed a Memorandum of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Cross-border trade hurdles nag SADC
29 may 2020 - 18:55:02Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been urged to address [...] Full text...
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The Gambia's domestic debt remains high - Cetral Bank
28 may 2020 - 21:37:52Banjul, 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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Coronavirus: Mali records its highest number of daily infections on Thursday
28 may 2020 - 17:31:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - With 78 new cases of coronavirus detected on Thursday, Mali has recorded its highest number of [...] Full text...
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Algeria offers vehicles to Malian Army
28 may 2020 - 13:49:58Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Algeria has offered Mali logistical support of 53 military vehicles, the first batch of which was [...] Full text...
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Algeria deplores "proxy" war in Libya
27 may 2020 - 18:20:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algeria has expressed regret over the conflicting international and regional agendas in Libya, saying that the [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International accuses Nigerian military of subjecting children to unlawful detention
27 may 2020 - 07:52:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International, on Wednesday accused the Nigerian military of subjecting children in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mali records 29 confirmed cases on Monday
25 may 2020 - 22:29:23Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Monday recorded 29 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), two deaths and seven cured, the ministry [...] Full text...
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Eleven eastern Libyan MPs support Presidential Council's political reform initiative
25 may 2020 - 13:39:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eleven members of the House of Representatives (Parliament) in Tobruk (East) have expressed support for the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Army 'kills 1,015 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists' in northeast in 7 weeks
25 may 2020 - 08:14:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, on Sunday said that soldiers [...] Full text...
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Libya's political rivals congratulate citizens on the occasion of Eid El Fitr
24 may 2020 - 10:27:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's bitter political rivals - the Tripoli-based Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) [...] Full text...
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Mali celebrates Eid El Fitr
23 may 2020 - 10:55:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali celebrates the Eid El Fitr on Saturday, marking the end of the Muslim fasting month, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Experts underscore COVID-19 threat to global progress on child immunization
23 may 2020 - 06:45:07Geneva, 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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African Development Fund gives Madagascar 4m euros for the Sahofika hydropower project
22 may 2020 - 17:11:38Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a 4.02-million-euro loan, with a grant component, to finance [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charity says armed conflict displaces 660,000 since UN call for global ceasefire
22 may 2020 - 11:22:57London, UK (PANA) - Armed conflict forced more than 660,000 people around the world to flee their homes between 23 [...] Full text...
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Coronaavirus: Mali records 16 new cases
22 may 2020 - 09:54:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali recorded 16 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday out of 138 samples tested by the [...] Full text...
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Western nations urge Zimbabwe to investigate alleged abduction of opposition female youth leaders
21 may 2020 - 14:32:40Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Western heads of mission have issued a joint statement calling on the Zimbabwe government to quickly [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: British nationals repatriated from Tanzania
20 may 2020 - 20:55:21Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – At least 200 British nationals were on Wednesday repatriated from Tanzania amid the coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Is Zimbabwe's main opposition party, MDC Alliance, under attack?
20 may 2020 - 14:17:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As previously reported, Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court issued a ruling on March 31 – a day after [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Zambia records 60 new coronavirus cases
20 may 2020 - 12:52:34Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has in the last 24 hours recorded 60 new COVID 19 cases from 495 tests [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigerian Presidency assures on nationwide security as banditry violence heightens food insecurity concerns
20 may 2020 - 12:47:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency has assured that all 36 States of the federation and the Federal Capital [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Britain repatriates 700 citizens stranded in Ghana because of air travel restrictions
20 may 2020 - 07:11:16Accra, Ghana (PAMNA) - The British High Commission in Accra has flow home 700 nationals who were stranded in Ghana [...] Full text...
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UNESCO puts spotlight on women’s voices in imagining the world to come
18 may 2020 - 13:32:02Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO has invited leading women thinkers, artists and activists from fields ranging from climatology to international [...] Full text...
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Nigerian troops kill 20 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in the northeast
18 may 2020 - 09:12:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Monday said that their troops at Baga, Borno State, killed 20 [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian govt impounds British aircraft for operating illegal commercial flights into Nigeria
17 may 2020 - 17:48:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The federal government Sunday impounded an aircraft owned by a British company for illegally operating passenger [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria urges state govts to be cautious in lifting restrictions on large gatherings
16 may 2020 - 07:24:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Presidential Taskforce (PTF) on COVID-19 has urged state governments lifting restrictions on large congregation [...] Full text...
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Malian military officer assassinated in Gao by unidentified gunmen
15 may 2020 - 14:00:35Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's regional head of the Operational Coordination Mechanism (OMC) in Gao, north of the country, Col. [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Accra hosts regional hub to maintain lifesaving operations in Africa as virus spreads
15 may 2020 - 13:23:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A regional humanitarian response hub in Ghana, set up by the United Nations World Food Programme [...] Full text...
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France: Doctor Denis Mukwege calls on Africa not to drop arms against Covid-19
14 may 2020 - 22:47:35Paris, France (PANA) - The 2018 Nobel Peace Laureate, Congolese Doctor Denis Mukwege, Thursday commended the African continent for resisting [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Swiss Gov't, IOC bail out cash-strapped global sports federations
14 may 2020 - 12:06:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International federations based in Switzerland will be able to access repayable loans part-covered by the International [...] Full text...
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Libya, Italy discuss illegal immigration in Tripoli
13 may 2020 - 17:32:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Minister of the government of national accord, Fathi Bachagha, on Wednesday discussed illegal immigration [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 28 new cases registered on Wednesday in Mali
13 may 2020 - 17:08:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Wednesday recorded 28 new positive cases of coronavirus, 14 patients cured and 4 dead, [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 triggers marked decline in global trade, new data shows
13 may 2020 - 15:11:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic cut global trade values by 3% in the first quarter of this year, [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe supporters call for release of Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé from captivity
11 may 2020 - 13:50:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several Burkina Faso personalities, businessmen, international civil servants, media, cultural and scientific figures have called [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Timbuktu, northeast Mali, records first cases of Covid -19
09 may 2020 - 18:53:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In less than 24 hours this Saturday, Mali has recorded 24 cases of the confirmed Coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Rwandan newspapers highlight ongoing research, innovation actions related to COVID-19 outbreaks
09 may 2020 - 17:19:51Kigali, 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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Renewed tension in Libya, Al-Sarraj's call for political dialogue and ICC report highlighted in the news
09 may 2020 - 16:55:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on renewed tension on the fighting in Libya after Presidential Council [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Migrants stranded ‘all over the world’ and at risk from virus - IOM
08 may 2020 - 05:17:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of migrants have been stranded “all over the world” where they face a heightened risk [...] Full text...
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FSD denounces results of Malian parliamentary elections, demands resignation of president of constitutional court
07 may 2020 - 21:00:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Front for the Safeguard of Democracy (FSD) here Thursday rejected the final results of the [...] Full text...
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Stephanie Williams welcomes Fayez al-Sarraj’s initiative calling for resumption of political dialogue in Libya
06 may 2020 - 20:48:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, Wednesday welcomed the initiative [...] Full text...
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Mali Meteorology agency forecasts sharp rise in temperature from 4-10 May
05 may 2020 - 14:27:15Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's meteorological services agency has forecast maximum temperature of between 38°c and 47°c in the country [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj hails political initiatives calling for peaceful solutions in Libya
05 may 2020 - 13:03:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, has [...] Full text...
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Timbuktu regional prefect kidnapped by unidentified gunmen
04 may 2020 - 17:06:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Prefect of the Gourma-Rharous circle, in the Timbuktu region (northeast of Mali), Drissa Sanogo, was [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Congo sets up technical unit for protection of doctors
04 may 2020 - 14:53:41Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The president of the departmental council of the Order of Physicians of Pointe-Noire and Kouilou in [...] Full text...
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AU high-level meeting notes Somalia’s commitment to build political consensus
03 may 2020 - 19:49:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A High-Level Meeting on Somalia, organized by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana confident to win pandemic fight
01 may 2020 - 18:00:54Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is confident the country will triumph over the COVID-19 pandemic, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Friday [...] Full text...
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Two killed, several wounded in rocket attack on Tripoli neighbourhood
01 may 2020 - 15:56:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two persons were killed and several others were wounded in a rocket attack that targeted the [...] Full text...
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Libya records 4.3 billion- dollar losses in revenue due to closure of oil sites
30 april 2020 - 22:48:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has lost 4.3 billion dollars in revenue since January 17 following the forced drop of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zambia’s bilateral, multilateral partners provide K2.7 billion to fight COVID – 19
30 april 2020 - 15:35:00Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The United States, United Kingdom, the African Development Bank, and the World Bank will provide financial [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM discusses with Algerian, Tunisian counterparts on problems of Libyans stranded abroad
28 april 2020 - 22:32:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the government of national accord (GNA), Mohamed Siala, Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Special representative of UN Secretary-General reaffirms only institutions from Libyan peace deal are legitimate
28 april 2020 - 21:20:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, Tuesday reaffirmed that "the [...] Full text...
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Presidential Council describes Haftar's abrogation of the Libyan political agreement as a "new coup d'état"
28 april 2020 - 18:46:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord on Monday described the announcement by the [...] Full text...
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Calling for UN assistance does not imply waiver of sovereignty, says Sudanese FM
28 april 2020 - 18:16:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Tuesday argued that the government was not seeking to bring in colonization via a [...] Full text...
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Haftarannounces acceptance of Libyan Government Mandate
28 april 2020 - 14:56:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the Libyan National Army (LNA) based in eastern Libya, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, announced [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Chinese deputy envoy to Zimbabwe torches storm after taking a dig at the UK
24 april 2020 - 20:47:20Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Chinese deputy ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zhao Baogang, Friday torched a diplomatic storm by saying no Zimbabwean [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNESCO, partners launch of online course for journalists facing pandemic
24 april 2020 - 07:35:05Paris, France (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have [...] Full text...
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Nigerian, Beninese navies rescue 11 crew aboard hijacked Portuguese vessel
23 april 2020 - 17:02:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A combined Naval operation, under the auspices of ECOWAS Maritime Zone E, has led to the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Fighter jets destroy compounds housing Boko Haram terrorists' leaders
23 april 2020 - 16:28:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces says that its Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, has destroyed [...] Full text...
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Congolese state budget resources slump by 50.22 percent
23 april 2020 - 14:49:26Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo state budget resources have fallen by a little more than half, or 50.22 percent, from [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mali records largest number of cases on Wednesday
22 april 2020 - 21:20:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Wednesday recorded 35 new positive cases OF coronavirus (COVID-19), the highest since March 25 when [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 274 arrested following demonstrations against curfew in Niamey
22 april 2020 - 18:19:23Niamey, Niger (PANA) - During the night of 20-21 April, 166 people were arrested by police in Niamey on charges [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Commonwealth launches collaboration to help fight pandemic
22 april 2020 - 12:09:07London, UK (PANA) - Commonwealth accredited organisations have launched a range of activities to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 26th Commonwealth summit postponed
22 april 2020 - 12:01:17London, UK (PANA) - This year's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled for the Rwandan capital, Kigali, has been [...] Full text...
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2,000 COVID-19: Nigerians stranded abroad returning home from next week
21 april 2020 - 15:47:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government announced on Tuesday that 2,000 of its citizens stranded abroad as a result [...] Full text...
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UN raises alarming bell on humanitarian situation in Tripoli, nearby zones
20 april 2020 - 22:25:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed ‘concern’ over the deterioration in the humanitarian [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Army says its troops killed 105 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists i
19 april 2020 - 20:02:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army says that a total of 105 Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province [...] Full text...
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Libyan media assess developments in military situation in the west of country
18 april 2020 - 19:50:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers appearing this week have given wide coverage to military developments on the ground in [...] Full text...
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4 killed, 17 injured in shellings of residentiel areas in Tripoli
18 april 2020 - 11:37:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least four people were killed and 17 others wounded after intensified shelling on Friday on [...] Full text...
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AfDB places Ugandan Company on 12-month conditional non-debarment for fraudulent practice
17 april 2020 - 18:28:10Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Friday, 17 April, 2020, announced a 12-month conditional [...] Full text...
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Togo's Hajj Commission suspends preps for pilgrimage due to COVID-19 pandemic
16 april 2020 - 13:46:30Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The National Hajj Commission of Togo (CNH) has suspended preparations for the pilgrimage of Muslims to [...] Full text...
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World Bank gives Mali US$25.8 million for response to coronavirus
15 april 2020 - 13:15:57Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank has provided Mali with US$25.8 million, half of which is in the form [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pan African body condemns China over Covid-19
14 april 2020 - 19:22:47Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A pan-African NGO, African Union Watch (AU Watch), on Tuesday condemned “in the strongest terms possible" [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Shark-cage operators blocked from using legend's music
13 april 2020 - 17:28:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The family of South African music legend, Johnny Clegg, has prevented a shark cage-diving [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Results of Burundi Presidential Football Cup return quarterfinals
13 april 2020 - 15:46:22Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Here are the results of the return quarterfinals of Burundi Presidential Football Cup 2020 edition, played [...] Full text...
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South Africa probes claims that Africans are targeted in China
12 april 2020 - 15:18:58Cape 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: Zimbabweans ignore social distancing in search of basic commodities
12 april 2020 - 12:41:32Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local christian organisation, Habbakuk Trust, says social distancing measures to contain the COVID-19 (coronavirus) are being [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana scientists obtain 'critical information' about virus
12 april 2020 - 07:01:39Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Scientists at the University of Ghana in Accra say they have obtained "critical information" about the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNESCO to support media in developing countries to face COVID-19 challenges
11 april 2020 - 18:56:47Paris, France (PANA) - A group of 200 East African women journalists will soon be connected through an on-line resource [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers report Covid-19 epidemic, its effect on the cost of living and the continuing fighting
11 april 2020 - 17:29:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The coronavirus epidemic which has progressed in recent weeks in the country, reaching 24 confirmed cases, [...] Full text...
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Military escalation continues in Libya despite challenges posed by coronavirus
11 april 2020 - 17:00:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus epidemic, which is gaining ground every day with 24 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IGAD Finance Ministers commit to contribute to Emergency Fund
10 april 2020 - 17:29:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, on Thursday held [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Guinean President Alpha Condé says mentholatum, hot water can kill COVID-19
10 april 2020 - 17:12:24Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Head of State, Alpha Condé, advised his compatriots on Thursday to use mentholatum in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Forty-two Libyans in Britain infected with virus
10 april 2020 - 11:18:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forty-two Libyan nationals in Britain have been infected with COVID19 (coronavirus), eight of whom are in [...] Full text...
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