EU and World Bank sign agreement to assist families hit by economic reform programme

27 september 2020 - 19:57:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and the World Bank have signed an agreement to work in partnership [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DR Congo records 271 deaths since March

27 september 2020 - 18:37:52
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - COVID-19)The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has since the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on [...] Full text...

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Battalion chief involved in Tripoli clashes surrenders to pro-gov’t forces

27 september 2020 - 17:34:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ali Idridder, chief of the "al-Dhaman" battalion, involved in the armed clashes, Friday surrendered in Tajoura, [...] Full text...

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Three Gambian journalists selected for 2020 U.S. election coverage

27 september 2020 - 16:41:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States Embassy in The Gambia has selected three Gambian journalists to participate in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya braces for second wave

27 september 2020 - 13:51:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is preparing for the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic even as the government braces [...] Full text...

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Prime Minister chairs 3rd edition of Consultation and Orientation Framework for state/private sector dialogue

27 september 2020 - 12:18:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Prime Minister Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré Monday will preside over the third edition of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Electricity Company announces supply of electricity to most districts of Tripoli

27 september 2020 - 12:07:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) announced here Saturday that most districts of Tripoli had [...] Full text...

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Project launched in Mali to promote freedom, safety of women journalists

27 september 2020 - 11:42:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Press Centre, in collaboration with the UNESCO office here, Friday launched the "Promoting the safety [...] Full text...

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Libyan Defence Ministry says armed clashes between two battalions in Tripoli a 'threat to state security'

27 september 2020 - 11:24:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Defence Ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has condemned Friday's clashes between [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 786 new cases

27 september 2020 - 11:13:35
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The number of coronavirus victims continues to soar in Tunisia where 16 new deaths and 786 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records 11 new cases

27 september 2020 - 11:05:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso registered 11 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total number [...] Full text...

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Thirteen Boko Haram terrorists, six women, 17 children surrender to Nigerian Army

27 september 2020 - 11:02:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said that 13 Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) from Kodila village [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 136 new infections

27 september 2020 - 10:56:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With 136 new infections of coronavirus (COVID-19) recorded on Saturday, Nigeria’s total confirmed cases has reached [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Chamisa says he will take down 'Crocodile' Mnangagwa

27 september 2020 - 10:41:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says his party will [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Chief Justice's advisory to dissolve Parliament makes headlines

26 september 2020 - 20:55:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The decision to mandate the President to dissolve Parliament over failure to pass a law on [...] Full text...

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Kenya wildlife investigators arrest two suspected rhino poachers

26 september 2020 - 19:25:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two traffickers of rhino horns have been arrested in Kenya after a three-month investigation into a [...] Full text...

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98% of Tunisian travel agencies threatened with bankruptcy

26 september 2020 - 18:33:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Almost all travel agencies operating in Tunisia are threatened with bankruptcy by the end of October [...] Full text...

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Preparations for Libya's political forum in Geneva highlighted in the news

26 september 2020 - 18:22:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Political Forum scheduled for early October in Geneva, Switzerland, under the auspices of the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Health Ministry institutes tough rules to stop mass exodus of doctors

26 september 2020 - 17:42:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwe government has changed the rules for doctors to leave and work outside the country [...] Full text...

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Tunisia resumes fruit exports to Libya

26 september 2020 - 17:18:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Faced with the blockage they face at land borders, Tunisian fruit exporters have resorted to shipping [...] Full text...

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First appearance in court of hero of 'Hotel Rwanda' movie dominates headlines in Rwanda

26 september 2020 - 17:07:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan media headlines were dominated this week by the the first appearance in court of the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan employers' union warns of looming coronavirus pandemic job cuts

26 september 2020 - 16:48:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Slightly more than half of all the big companies employing the largest workforce in Kenya's mainstream [...] Full text...

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Senegal commemorates 18th anniversary of sinking 'Le Joola'

26 september 2020 - 16:44:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Saturday commemorated the 18th anniversary of the sinking "Le Joola" ferry, off the coast [...] Full text...

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Paris wants Libyans to decide the way forward after Al-Sarraj's departure

26 september 2020 - 16:17:07
Paris, France (PANA) - The spokesperson for the the French foreign ministry says that it is up to Libyans to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus; Schools to resume in Rwanda amid strict regulations

26 september 2020 - 15:56:39
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Cabinet has resolved that strict safety regulations will be in place ahead of the reopening [...] Full text...

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Kenya to upgrade more sports facilities to meet global standards, says President Kenyatta

26 september 2020 - 15:26:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta re-opened a refurbished national stadium in Nairobi Saturday with the Government’s pledge to [...] Full text...

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Tripoli hosts meeting to explore ways to hire unemployed in the private sector

26 september 2020 - 15:14:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Al-Mahdi Al-Amine, has [...] Full text...

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Declaration of assets 'not compulsory' for senior officials in Burundi: President Ndayishimiye

26 september 2020 - 14:04:14
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian president Evariste Ndayishimiye says that public and senior state officials will not be forced to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 1,087 new confirmed cases

26 september 2020 - 13:04:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Eleven coronavirus-related deaths and 1,087 new cases were recorded in Tunisia on Friday, the health ministry [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits kill 12 policemen, 5 soldiers in Nigeria

26 september 2020 - 12:37:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Nigeria’s northeast region and bandits in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records two new deaths

26 september 2020 - 12:14:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Saturday announced two new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing to 306 the number of patients who [...] Full text...

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Togolese Prime Minister, government resign

26 september 2020 - 11:07:35
Lomé ,Togo (PANA) - The Togolese Prime Minister, Komi Sélom Klassou, on Friday presented his resignation and that of his [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records 12 new confirmed cases

26 september 2020 - 11:01:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso recorded 12 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Friday, bringing to 1,962 the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso mobilised 907 billion F CFA development aid in 2019

26 september 2020 - 10:57:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso mobilised mobilised 907 billion CFA francs in 2019 for development aid, the Burkinabe [...] Full text...

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Saturday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya

26 september 2020 - 09:39:42
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central [...] Full text...

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Conflict, climate crisis, threaten fragile gains to advance women, children’s health

26 september 2020 - 09:35:15
New York, US (PANA) - Fragile gains made over the past decade to advance women and children’s health are threatened [...] Full text...

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Progress on Sudan political transition, but challenges remain, Security Council hears

26 september 2020 - 09:21:32
New York, US (PANA) - Political developments in Sudan continue to move along a positive trajectory, while planning for a [...] Full text...

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Mauritania authorities step up investigations into former president Abdel Azizi's tenure

26 september 2020 - 08:09:42
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian anti-corruption police are continuing their investigations into governance during the decade of the rule of [...] Full text...

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IOM resumes voluntary return of migrants from Niger to Gambia

26 september 2020 - 07:52:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -  After a six-month hiatus due to COVID-19 border closures, Gambia's office of the International Organization for [...] Full text...

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Rights group condemns use of force on Cameroonian demonstrators, journalists

26 september 2020 - 07:43:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights advocate, ARTICLE 19 West Africa, has urged the Cameroonian authorities to investigate the excessive [...] Full text...

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Mauritius govt. to set up Health Promotion Clubs for public servants

26 september 2020 - 07:02:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is to set up Health Promotion Clubs in all ministries and departments of the public [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to develop strategies to boost cooperative sector

26 september 2020 - 06:56:34
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will develop strategies to boost the cooperatives sector post COVID-19, the Government announced on Saturday. It [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe announces the resumption of international flights

26 september 2020 - 06:42:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has reopened all of the southern African nation's airports [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe anger grows over detention of one of three female opposition members sexually assaulted in May

26 september 2020 - 00:12:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Civil society groups, women’s rights organizations, opposition parties, and diplomats Friday expressed their anger over the [...] Full text...

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The president of the transition in Mali sworn in

25 september 2020 - 23:50:26
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the Transition in Mali, Colonel Major Bah NDaw (Rtd), and the vice- president, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda's deaths reach 29

25 september 2020 - 23:43:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  A 46-year-old woman and 44-year-old man succumbed to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic here Friday, raising the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe teachers release survey report justifying continued closure of schools

25 september 2020 - 23:22:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Teachers in Zimbabwe Friday called on government to desist from opening schools this coming Monday until [...] Full text...

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Almost all travel agencies threatened with bankruptcy in Tunisia

25 september 2020 - 22:44:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The chairman of the Tunisian federation of tourism and travel agencies, Jaber Ben Attouche, warned here [...] Full text...

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Lifting of ECOWAS sanctions on Mali linked to nomination of civilian PM

25 september 2020 - 22:20:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the Malian crisis, chaired [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL expresses concern over armed clashes between two armed gangs in Tripoli

25 september 2020 - 22:02:15
 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said Friday it was following closely with ‘deep concern’ [...] Full text...

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UN urges three new elected mayors in Libya to establish participative decision-making

25 september 2020 - 21:32:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Friday congratulated members of municipal councils recently inauguratedin Ghat, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president receives ALESCO Managing Director

25 september 2020 - 21:14:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -  Tunisian President Kais Saeid Friday stressed the important role the Arab Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Cases surge invokes strict travel measures in Botswana

25 september 2020 - 20:59:25
 Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Health authorities in Botswana Friday reverted to strict travel restrictions across the zonal boundaries within the [...] Full text...

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The International Economic Working Group discusses electricity crisis in Libya

25 september 2020 - 20:42:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Economic Working Group (EWG) created by the Berlin process held a meeting here Friday with [...] Full text...

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A USD 62 million project for 160,000 poor rural households in Kingdom of Lesotho

25 september 2020 - 20:19:34
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the government of the Kingdom of Lesotho signed [...] Full text...

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Former Gabonese minister of economy in pre-trial detention since 2017 released

25 september 2020 - 17:35:31
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Former Gabonese Minister of the Economy Magloire Ngambia, detained since January 10, 2017 for alleged embezzlement [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records 658 new infections

25 september 2020 - 16:54:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya Friday recorded 658 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, 666 new recoveries and 17 deaths, the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma's foundation slams senior judge

25 september 2020 - 15:46:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) -  The Jacob Zuma Foundation has issued a scathing attack on Deputy Chief Justice Raymond [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Government denies preventing Yacouba Isaac Zida, former Prime Minister of the Transition from returning home

25 september 2020 - 15:35:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government Friday denied preventing former transitional Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac Zida from returning [...] Full text...

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Senegal launches agricultural project for food security and financial power for people south of country

25 september 2020 - 15:07:51
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The African Network for Integrated Development (RADI), in its fight to ensure food security for vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Guinean League 1 football championship to resume on October 14

25 september 2020 - 14:37:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean League 1 football championship will start on October 14 in all stadiums in the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: AXYS Group launches its 5th Investment Fund, the AXIOM Africa Equity Fund

25 september 2020 - 14:26:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian-based AXYS Group Thursday launched its fifth investment fund, the AXIOM Africa Equity Fund, with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 44 new confirmed cases

25 september 2020 - 14:12:54
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea Thursday recorded 44 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) following tests carried out on a [...] Full text...

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Return to good neighbourliness with Rwanda depends on extradition of alleged coup plotters of 2015

25 september 2020 - 13:56:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - New Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye said here Friday that normalization of relations with Rwanda would depend [...] Full text...

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Nearly half the world’s population lacks access to modern energy cooking services

25 september 2020 - 13:53:02
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) -Four billoion people around the world still lack access to clean, efficient, convenient, safe, reliable [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: No new deaths announced Friday in Senegal

25 september 2020 - 13:39:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal Friday recorded no new death related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) which has already caused 304 [...] Full text...

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Economic working group discusses plan to address Libya’s electricity crisis

25 september 2020 - 13:17:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -Acting UN Special Representative Stephanie Williams and the Ambassador-designate of the European Union to Libya, José Sabadell, [...] Full text...

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Six civilians killed, suspected terrorists suffer casualties in eastern Burkina Faso

25 september 2020 - 12:59:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Six Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland (VDP) were killed on Thursday, with significant [...] Full text...

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Friday's forex rates for Rwandan Franc

25 september 2020 - 12:57:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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HRW flays Guinean security forces for failing to stem election-related violence

25 september 2020 - 12:50:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Human Rights Watch on Friday accused Guinea's security forces of failing to protect people from election-related and [...] Full text...

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UNHCR assists displaced and flood-affected families in the Sahel

25 september 2020 - 12:38:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is stepping up efforts to help uprooted families [...] Full text...

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Friday’s forex rates for the Tanzania Shilling

25 september 2020 - 12:37:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Friday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...

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Friday's forex rates for the CFA Franc

25 september 2020 - 12:19:37
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the CFA Franc as issued by the bank of [...] Full text...

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Friday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya

25 september 2020 - 11:18:15
Nouakchott, Mauritanie (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central [...] Full text...

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New date set for Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

25 september 2020 - 11:15:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Commonwealth Secretary-General  Patricia Scotland have announced the new date for the [...] Full text...

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Report recommends changes to laws discriminating against women in Gambia

25 september 2020 - 10:59:09
London, UK (PANA) - Dozens of discriminatory gender laws should be repealed or revised in The Gambia to guarantee equal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO sees social, environmental factors behind Africa’s low infections

25 september 2020 - 10:28:15
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission in Africa has been marked by relatively fewer infections, which have been on [...] Full text...

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Speaker of House of Representatives says insecurity threatens Nigeria's existence

25 september 2020 - 10:02:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday warned that internal security challenges in [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president calls for restructuring of Africa's external debt

25 september 2020 - 09:52:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The situation in the world requires more solidarity and joint efforts of the international community, Tunisian [...] Full text...

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IMF commends Somalia’s commitment to economic reforms

25 september 2020 - 09:40:00
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – Despite multiple hits from flooding, desert locusts, and the global coronavirus pandemic, the authorities in Somalia [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Presidency denies proposed rail line will extend to Maradi, Niger

25 september 2020 - 08:00:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Faced with backlash over the Federal Executive Council approval of $1.96bn for the construction of a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria Confirms 125 fresh cases

25 september 2020 - 07:51:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 125 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on Thursday bringing [...] Full text...

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Only international action can restore security in the Sahel, Lake Chad Basin - President Issoufou

25 september 2020 - 06:23:18
New York, US (PANA) - President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger on Thursday addressed the general debate of the UN General [...] Full text...

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Libya is a victim of migration, not its reason, says GNA President Serraj

25 september 2020 - 05:59:53
New York, UN (PANA) - Libya, as a country of transit for migrants, cannot surmount the associated challenges without international [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Somalia committed to promoting democracy, accountability pandemic challenge

25 september 2020 - 05:50:56
New York, US (PANA) - Somalia is working with its international partners to build a democratic, inclusive and prosperous country [...] Full text...

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Tunisia sets free 22 migrants forcibly detained in Tunis

25 september 2020 - 05:44:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Interior ministry has released 22 sub-Saharan migrants who were forcibly held in El Ouardia centre [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: International community must unite or be crushed by chaos, warns UN chief

25 september 2020 - 05:35:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday made an unequivocal case for strengthening multilateralism and building trust [...] Full text...

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Deadly flooding adds new danger to communities fleeing Sahel violence

25 september 2020 - 05:22:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Humanitarians have stepped up assistance to communities “on the brink”, who have been affected by devastating [...] Full text...

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Political forum due for October in Geneva, all hopes for Libyans (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

25 september 2020 - 00:01:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - All eyes are focused on the Swiss capital, Geneva, where a new round of inter-Libyan talks [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda's cases top 4,789, recoveries hit 3,050

24 september 2020 - 23:09:24
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Thursday reported 10 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 55 more recoveries, bringing the total caseload [...] Full text...

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Internationally renowned Malian musician artist charged with assault and voluntary injury, kidnapping of ex-girlfriend

24 september 2020 - 23:08:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian international music artist Sidiki Diabaté was arrested Monday and taken into custody at the Judicial [...] Full text...

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Three young Malians at the "Hub Africa 2020" in October in Casablanca, Morocco

24 september 2020 - 22:58:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three young Malians will represent their country at the "Hub Africa 2020" competition to be held [...] Full text...

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Jambojet opens campaign to encourage domestic travel

24 september 2020 - 22:50:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Regional low-cost carrier Jambojet has partnered with various players in the travel industry to launch a [...] Full text...

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Gambia calls for normalisation of Cuba and US, endorses one-China policy - Barrow

24 september 2020 - 22:27:17
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow said here Thursday his country had called for the normalization of relations between Cuba [...] Full text...

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Niger launches project to promote girls’ education in conflict zones

24 september 2020 - 22:02:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien authorities Thursday launched the “Breaking Barriers to Girls Education (BBGE)” project to promote girls' [...] Full text...

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Tunisia records 34 pct energy deficit in eight months

24 september 2020 - 21:33:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The rate of energy deficit in Tunisia’s trade balance during the first eight months this year [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records six deaths, 826 new infections in 24 hours

24 september 2020 - 20:53:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia recorded 826 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours, taking the total [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe army fights against terrorism with professionalism, Kabore tells UN

24 september 2020 - 20:38:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Thursday told the 75th general assembly of the UN [...] Full text...

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Nigerien president calls for reflections on "the essential reforms of world governance"

24 september 2020 - 20:11:26
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou and also president of the United Nations Security Council for the month [...] Full text...

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Celebrities call for green, gender-equal coronavirus recovery

24 september 2020 - 19:50:17
New York (PANA) - Goodwill ambassadors of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said here Thursday the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic [...] Full text...

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The health crisis affects 90 pc of SMEs in Tunisia

24 september 2020 - 19:14:35
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Eleven per cent of small and medium-sized businesses in Tunisia have closed their doors because of [...] Full text...

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Multilateral action key to tackling global challenges -Kenyatta

24 september 2020 - 18:55:02
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta said that here Thursday effective multilateral action within a rule-based international system was [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 826 new confirmed cases

24 september 2020 - 18:30:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Wednesday recorded 826 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the largest in a day since [...] Full text...

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Congo, EU, WFP sign tripartite framework to implement ''Promanioc project''

24 september 2020 - 18:19:29
50Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government, European Union (EU) and the World Food Program (WFP) signed here Thursday a [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Foreigner with 3 nationalities arrested in possession of 30 bank cards

24 september 2020 - 18:00:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A foreigner of three nationalities (American, Canadian and Algerian) in possession of 30 bank cards was [...] Full text...

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Niger: Senior civilian and military officials trained on Governance and Security Sector Reform

24 september 2020 - 17:39:57
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Senior civromilian and military officials from Niger attended a two-day training seminar on Governance and Security [...] Full text...

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Carrefour to open three more stores in Kenya

24 september 2020 - 16:51:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Carrefour, operated in Kenya by Majid Al Futtaim, is expanding its retail footprints across the country [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President stresses urgency of modernizing country’s agriculture

24 september 2020 - 16:19:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese head of state, Macky Sall, has stressed the urgency to intensify a sustained mechanization [...] Full text...

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The East African Community expresses interest in Burundi TRC

24 september 2020 - 15:54:17
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A delegation of the General Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) is in Burundi as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 535 new infections detected in Libya

24 september 2020 - 15:26:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 535 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections out of 2,783 samples tested in [...] Full text...

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Safaricom named in Fortune Change the World List

24 september 2020 - 15:15:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's top telco, Safaricom, has been included in the 2020 Fortune Change the World List, official [...] Full text...

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African youth civil society climate urge rapid solution to climate change, coronavirus

24 september 2020 - 15:02:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Youth climate strikers under the banner of Fridays for Future Thursday called for a Global Day [...] Full text...

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Libya expresses dissatisfaction with Tunisia over mistreatment of its nationals at Ras Jedir border post

24 september 2020 - 14:34:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan deputy minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mahmoud al-Tilissi, [...] Full text...

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Doping: AIU sanctions Kenyan athlete Siele

24 september 2020 - 14:09:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s long-distance athlete Patrick Siele has been slapped with a ban of three years and six [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS validates Guinea's electoral roll

24 september 2020 - 13:56:38
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -  Former Guinean Minister of Communication Alhousséiny Kaké Makanéra Thursday  expressed "deep satisfaction" following the validation of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda's caseload increases to 4,779

24 september 2020 - 13:46:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The number of COVID-19 cases in Rwanda has increased by 41 over the last 24 hours, [...] Full text...

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Third group of 511 Burundian refugees repatriated from Rwanda

24 september 2020 - 13:38:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The second group of 511 Burundian refugees were repatriated on Thurday from Mahama Refugee Camp in [...] Full text...

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No human rights progress despite new presidency in Burundi - UN iiInquiry finds

24 september 2020 - 12:48:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has urged the international community to remain concerned about the [...] Full text...

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Thursday’s forex rates for Tanzania Shilling

24 september 2020 - 12:24:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by [...] Full text...

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Thursday's forex rates for Rwandan Franc

24 september 2020 - 12:21:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 1,219 new confirmed cases

24 september 2020 - 11:29:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 1,219 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing to 5,581 the total number [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records one death, 100 recoveries

24 september 2020 - 11:22:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded on Thursday one coronavirus-related death, bringing to 304 the number of patients who [...] Full text...

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Nigerians angered by approval for $1.96 billion rail link from Kano to Maradi in Niger

24 september 2020 - 11:07:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Approval of the $1.96 billion contract for the construction of a railway linking Kano to Maradi [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rugby Africa unions return to play in line with health guidelines

24 september 2020 - 10:49:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – While health and safety for all remain the highest priority of the entire sporting [...] Full text...

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Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya

24 september 2020 - 10:47:35
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central [...] Full text...

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Malian Defence ministry condemns "cowardly" terrorist attack on Armed Forces patrol

24 september 2020 - 09:41:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs strongly condemned the "cowardly" terrorist attack on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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IMF approves Sudan’s reform programme heading for debt relief

24 september 2020 - 09:32:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed Sudan’s Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP) which [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso records 22 new virus cases

24 september 2020 - 09:29:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -Burkina Faso recorded on Wednesday 22 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, bringing to 1,929 the number [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria reports 111 new cases, total now 57,724

24 september 2020 - 08:12:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 111 new cases of coronavirus in the [...] Full text...

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Buhari mourns death of 23 in petrol tanker explosion in northeast Nigeria

24 september 2020 - 08:06:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that the death of 23 people, as confirmed by the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Countries urged to act against pandemic ‘infodemic’

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

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Guterres advocates for digital world that ‘strengthens human rights, advances peace’

24 september 2020 - 06:15:59
New York, US (PANA) - Amidst a technological era that “beckons with vast opportunity”, new risks exist to global peace, [...] Full text...

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With lessons from Ebola outbreak, DRC moved swiftly to curb coronavirus spread - Tshisekedi

24 september 2020 - 05:56:45
New York, US (PANA) - Learning its lessons from the Ebola outbreak, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) took swift [...] Full text...

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Mali: Rights expert calls for ‘immediate release’ of former officials detained during coup

24 september 2020 - 05:43:02
New York, US (PANA) - An independent UN human rights expert has called on Mali’s coup leaders to release former [...] Full text...

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Meeting of academic committee of 5+5 Group Defence ministers on consultation and training

24 september 2020 - 00:22:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Wednesday took part [...] Full text...

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President Kabore to attend festivities of Guinea Bissau independence on Thursday

24 september 2020 - 00:06:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré will Thursday join his Guinea-Bissau counterpart Umaro Sissoco Embalo to [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: President Ghazouani in Bissau for independence festivities

23 september 2020 - 23:55:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouanih left here Wednesday for Bissau to attend the country’s independence [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mediator on Malian crisis, Goodluck Jonathan, arrives in Bamako

23 september 2020 - 23:36:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on [...] Full text...

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Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi urges Libyans to unify positions and preserve country’s interests

23 september 2020 - 23:13:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi Wednesday welcomed the positive interaction among all parties in their efforts [...] Full text...

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Three Malian soldiers killed in attack in terrorist attack

23 september 2020 - 22:46:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three Malian soldiers were killed and four others wounded Wednesday in an attack in southern [...] Full text...

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Kenyan textile industry growth stifled by ageing technology, imports, warns British Council

23 september 2020 - 22:09:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The biggest constraint to the growth of the fashion industry in Kenya is the importation of [...] Full text...

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Pregnant women join ‘Women’s Lives Matter’ protest in The Gambia

23 september 2020 - 22:09:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A large number of pregnant women Wednesday joined other women in a protest tagged ‘Women’s Lives [...] Full text...

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Gambians to vote with paper balloting in 2021 presidential election

23 september 2020 - 21:40:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Wednesday confirmed its readiness to use balloting paper in the forthcoming [...] Full text...

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Tripoli hosts meeting on problems blocking opening of Ras Jedir land border post with Tunisia

23 september 2020 - 21:27:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  Officials of the ministry of foreign affairs and Interior of the Government of National Accord (GNA) [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou receives ‘’2020 presidential leadership prize’’

23 september 2020 - 20:44:04
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The "2020 presidential leadership prize" was awarded Tuesday to Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on the occasion [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj and Khaled al-Mechri agree to make Sirte and al-Joufra demilitarized zones

23 september 2020 - 20:10:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the Government of National Accord(GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, Wednesday agreed [...] Full text...

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EBRD provides US$ 20m to leading Moroccan local bank to boost trade

23 september 2020 - 19:46:18
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced Wednesday it was boosting trade in Morocco [...] Full text...

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More support for artist development on the cards in Botswana

23 september 2020 - 19:20:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana Telecommunications (BTC) Foundation has collaborated with Thapong Visual Arts Centre, an establishment based in the [...] Full text...

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Felix Tshisekedi calls for international sanctions against armed groups in eastern DRC

23 september 2020 - 18:45:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, Tuesday reminded the United [...] Full text...

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A restart of the maritime link between Dakar and southern region of Senegal

23 september 2020 - 16:56:00
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The maritime link between the Senegalese capital, Dakar, and Ziguinchor, in the south of the country, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: The curve of infections continues to rise with more than 1200 new cases and 174 deaths

23 september 2020 - 16:46:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 1,219 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections out of 5,581 tests carried out [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Cheikh Tidiane Gadio appointed Francophie's special envoy on Malian crisis

23 september 2020 - 16:33:45
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The former Senegalese Foreign Minister, Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, was Wednesday appointed by the Secretary-General of La [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Meeting held on humanitarian liabilities

23 september 2020 - 16:14:21
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The president of the National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH), Ahmed Salem ould Bouhoubeini, Wednesday received [...] Full text...

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Workshop on Misahel project launched in Bamako

23 september 2020 - 16:00:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the High Authority for Communication (HAC), Fodié Touré, Wednesday opened a workshop on [...] Full text...

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287 Burundian refugees repatriated this Wednesday from DR Congo

23 september 2020 - 15:45:13
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 287 Burundian refugees were repatriated Wednesday from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where they [...] Full text...

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Kenya govt orders all fishing vessels to land catches at new fishing port

23 september 2020 - 15:44:13
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government is finalising the construction of a new fishing port and has ordered all [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: The number of infections in Libya hits 30,097

23 september 2020 - 15:31:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has a total of 30,097 coronavirus (COVID-19) infections after 651 new cases were recorded from [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso inaugurates its first solar panel assembly plant

23 september 2020 - 15:10:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The prime minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, inaugurated here Tuesday the country's [...] Full text...

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Libya earned USD 128 million in oil revenues during July and August - NOC

23 september 2020 - 14:49:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earned some USD128 million in revenue from oil, gas and condensate exports during July and [...] Full text...

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Mali: UN expert calls on putschists to free all political leaders

23 september 2020 - 14:27:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations independent expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, Alioune Tine, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN reforms necessary to effectively fight the pandemic

23 september 2020 - 13:50:45
Mombasa, Kenya (PAN) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for the rebuilding of the United Nations (UN) system to better [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records one new death, 36 new cases, 97 new recoveries

23 september 2020 - 13:46:39
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded here Wednesday one new coronavirus (COVID-19)-related death to bring to 303 the number of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe MDC Alliance opposition official Job Sikhala released from jail

23 september 2020 - 13:30:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zengeza West Member of Parliament Job Sikhala finally left prison Wednesday after his bail of ZWL50,000 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinean government relaxes health measures in some sectors

23 september 2020 - 13:02:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -The Guinean government has from Tuesday eased health restrictions in the transport, tourism, sports and culture sectors, [...] Full text...

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Gambian legislators reject Constitution Bill

23 september 2020 - 11:29:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian parliament on Tuesday rejected the “Promulgation Bill 2020” on the country’s draft constitution after it [...] Full text...

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Inter-Libyan political talks to resume 5 Oct. in Geneva

23 september 2020 - 11:18:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Geneva will on 5 October be the venue for meetings of the political part of the [...] Full text...

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How Africa’s health systems gain from polio eradication experience

23 september 2020 - 10:38:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The polio response has brought many skilled technicians into Africa’s health systems as the Global Polio [...] Full text...

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Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya

23 september 2020 - 10:31:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central [...] Full text...

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New South African law to curtail Zimbabwe's cross border traders

23 september 2020 - 10:26:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - South Africa’s Border Management Authority Act 2 of 2020, enacted on July 21, 2020 could spell trouble [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda's total infections reach 4,738

23 september 2020 - 10:22:04
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has reported 16 new COVID-19 cases  in the last 24 hours bringing the total infections [...] Full text...

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Libya launches direct Internet enrolment system for jobseekers

23 september 2020 - 10:14:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Information and Documentation Centre will launch in October a system of direct enrolment of job [...] Full text...

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Wednesday's forex rates for Rwandan Franc

23 september 2020 - 10:11:47
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tobacco responsible for 20% of deaths from coronary heart disease - WHO

23 september 2020 - 09:05:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease, according to a new brief released [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy begins 2-day exercise with six warships, 60 gunboats

23 september 2020 - 08:51:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday began a two-day exercise code-named ‘Exercise Sanga Sung,’ deploying troops on [...] Full text...

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Wednesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi

23 september 2020 - 08:38:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by Trust Bank [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 176 new infections

23 september 2020 - 08:36:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded 176 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday just as the country's Centre for Disease [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN marks International Day of Sign Languages in midst of pandemic

23 september 2020 - 06:21:26
New York, US (PANA) - This year’s International Day of Sign Languages is being commemorated in the midst of a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief warns pandemic is ‘dress rehearsal’ for challenges ahead

23 september 2020 - 05:45:47
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday appealed for global solidarity to overcome the COVID-19, and [...] Full text...

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Hospitals ground to a halt as Ghana’s health workers strike

23 september 2020 - 05:26:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Hospitals in Ghana virtually ground to a halt following an industrial action by the Ghana Registered [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African President warns pandemic has set back African development

23 september 2020 - 05:19:31
New York, US (PANA) - Despite the continent-wide approach taken by African countries to combat COVID-19, the pandemic has set [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Opposition party demands dealing with consequences of floods

22 september 2020 - 23:54:01
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National rally for Reform and Development (RNRD/TAWASSOUL/Islamist trend), main opposition party in Mauritania, has expressed [...] Full text...

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Since April 2020, floods have claimed 41 lives, 112 wounded in Burkina Faso -Official

22 september 2020 - 23:38:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A wave of floods and heavy winds in all thirteen regions of Burkina Faso has [...] Full text...

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Germany supports inter-Libyan peace talks

22 september 2020 - 22:13:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The German ambassador in Libya, Oliver Owcza, Tuesday reaffirmed the full support of his country for [...] Full text...

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German ambassador in Libya makes proposals to get out of electricity crisis

22 september 2020 - 21:45:18
 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The German ambassador in Libya, Oliver Owcza, Tuesday presented to the managing committee of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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U.S. airlift emergency assistance for flood victims in Sudan

22 september 2020 - 21:16:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Monday airlifted urgently needed relief supplies to assist [...] Full text...

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Libyan national oil company announces lifting state of force majeure on Zueitina port

22 september 2020 - 20:55:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Tuesday lifted the state of ‘force majeure’ imposed on the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 528 new confirmed cases Tuesday

22 september 2020 - 20:33:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian ministry of Health Tuesday recorded 528 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections and 164 [...] Full text...

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Land disputes may create new conflicts in the southern region of Senegal

22 september 2020 - 18:23:16
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The numerous land disputes tearing apart several localities in Casamance, the southern region of Senegal, risk [...] Full text...

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‘No single country, big or small, can unilaterally tackle countless challenges confronting the world today’ - President Barrow

22 september 2020 - 18:21:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has said “no single country, big or small, can unilaterally tackle the [...] Full text...

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Floods force Niger govt. to shift reopening of schools to October 15

22 september 2020 - 18:10:40
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The reopening of schools, scheduled for October 1, 2020, has been shifted to October 15 following [...] Full text...

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Freed MDC Alliance official, Job Sikhala, to spend Tuesday night in jail

22 september 2020 - 17:57:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Freed Zengeza West Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala, who was granted bail of ZWL50,000 (US$610) by [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Harare Mayor recalled barely a month after winning Mayoral race

22 september 2020 - 17:53:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Harare Mayor councilor, Jacob Mafume, has been recalled by his party, the People’s Democratic Party [...] Full text...

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MDC Alliance official released on US$610 bail in Zimbabwe

22 september 2020 - 17:50:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zengeza West Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala, has been granted ZWL50,000 (US$610) bail by the High [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army buries senior officer killed by Boko Haram terrorists

22 september 2020 - 17:42:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Colonel Dahiru Chiroma Bako, Commander of 25 Task Force Brigade, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, who was killed [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian govt. presents Extended Priority Programmes to partners

22 september 2020 - 15:07:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government on Tuesday presented its Extended Priority Programmes to Technical and Financial Partners (TFPs), [...] Full text...

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Gambian MPs debate new constitution Bill

22 september 2020 - 14:53:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian parliamentarians on Tuesday took turns to express their views and reactions to the “Promulgation Bill [...] Full text...

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Gabon launches 2nd cement production factory

22 september 2020 - 14:45:45
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Gabonese Prime Minister, Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda, has inaugurated a second cement production line belonging [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya's total is 29,446 confirmed cases

22 september 2020 - 14:36:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 650 new confirmed cases of coronavirus after testing 2,640 samples, bringing to 29,446 [...] Full text...

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African Athletics Confederation postpones its major competitions to 2021

22 september 2020 - 14:32:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Athletic Confederation (AAC) has postponed its 2000 sports calendar, following the COVID-19 pandemic, to [...] Full text...

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South Africa's top court hears hate speech case

22 september 2020 - 14:25:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Constitutional Court on Tuesday heard arguments in the hate speech case against prominent [...] Full text...

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