Antibiotics 'overused' among hospitalised COVID-19 patients - WHO

26 april 2024 - 11:11:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Antibiotics saw “extensive overuse” globally among hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the pandemic without improving clinical outcomes, [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says Gambia’s FGM ban law reverse threatens women and girls

20 april 2024 - 16:21:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group Human Rights Watch said here Saturday that a bill before Gambia’s National Assembly to reverse a [...] Full text...

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Libya, international partners work to fight organised crime

18 april 2024 - 11:08:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting of Libyan officials from the Ministry of the Interior with international officials has agreed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria is the first country to introduce ‘revolutionary’ meningitis vaccine - WHO

12 april 2024 - 22:01:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nigeria has become the first country to roll out a “revolutionary” five-in-one vaccine against meningitis, the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa expresses remorse over Mozambican boat tragedy

09 april 2024 - 15:44:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed his condolences to the government and people of Mozambique [...] Full text...

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Housing is one reason not all countries feel same pinch of higher interest rates: IMF Blog By Mehdi Benatiya Andaloussi, Nina Biljanovska, Alessia De Stefani, and Rui Mano

08 april 2024 - 11:00:27
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Central banks have raised interest rates significantly over the past two years to combat [...] Full text...

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'South Africa’s commercial airlines sector has zero fatal accident rate for four decades'

06 march 2024 - 09:15:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga says the country's commercial airlines sector has maintained a [...] Full text...

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‘Mega election’ 2024 could be a landmark for democracy: UN rights chief

05 march 2024 - 06:02:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dozens of elections taking place this year around the world will likely be “free from hatred” [...] Full text...

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Remembering Holocaust victims, Guterres urges a stand against division

28 january 2024 - 06:04:11
New York, US (PANA) - In remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a call [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Equatorial Guinea name 27 players

01 january 2024 - 18:59:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Juan Micha Obiang, the coach of Equatorial Guinea, has selected 27 players who could represent the [...] Full text...

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Water treatment plant inaugurated in Mali

19 december 2023 - 14:07:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Tokabby Industry, an industrial unit manufacturing chemicals for water treatment, has been operational since 17 December [...] Full text...

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Countries uphold commitment to UN Peacekeeping at 2023 Ministerial in Ghana

07 december 2023 - 05:38:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - More than 90 countries underlined their commitment to UN Peacekeeping during a two-day conference in Accra [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Cote d'Ivoire maintain perfect start

21 november 2023 - 05:42:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire continued their flawless start to their 2026 World Cup qualifying by defeating Gambia 2-0 [...] Full text...

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European Council rejects judgment of EU Court of First Instance annulling agricultural agreements between Morocco and the EU

25 october 2023 - 18:09:32
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Court of Justice of the European Union recently examined appeals lodged by the European Union [...] Full text...

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UNGA78: General debate concludes, reaffirming primacy of the United Nations

27 september 2023 - 06:53:51
New York, US (PANA) - The General Assembly’s annual debate concluded on Tuesday, with global leaders stating that while the [...] Full text...

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FIFA opens voting for 2023 goal of the year

26 september 2023 - 05:35:45
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has opened voting for the 2023 Puskas Award, given to the scorer of the world’s [...] Full text...

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UNGA78: Horn of Africa nations urge global solidarity and real reform

24 september 2023 - 07:03:33
New York, US (PANA) - As the UN General Assembly’s general debate continued on Saturday, Horn of Africa nations made [...] Full text...

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UNGA78 Gambia's VP says world is facing numerous crises

22 september 2023 - 12:43:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Vice President, Muhammed B.S. Jallow, says the world is facing numerous crises and a multiplicity [...] Full text...

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UNGA78: ‘Reform or rupture’ says Guterres, calling for multilateralism to be remade for the 21st century

19 september 2023 - 17:36:57
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday warned the world is “becoming unhinged” and underscored the [...] Full text...

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UNGA78: UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs

18 september 2023 - 17:06:48
New York, US (PANA) - Now is the time for a global plan to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [...] Full text...

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UNGA78: South African, Burundian presidents to address UN General Assembly

18 september 2023 - 12:31:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye are in New [...] Full text...

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

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

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UNGA78: UN chief brushes off absence of key leaders

17 september 2023 - 05:00:47
New York, US (PANA) - With several high-profile world leaders opting out of the UN General Assembly’s annual opening session [...] Full text...

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UN marks halftime for the SDGs

14 september 2023 - 20:33:04
New York, US (PANA) - The SDG Summit, taking place at the start of the UN General Assembly High Level [...] Full text...

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UNGA78: ‘Action is what the world needs’ - UN chief

13 september 2023 - 18:38:31
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General had a clear message on Wednesday to world leaders arriving in New York [...] Full text...

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Football scouts search for talents in DR Congo's turbulent east

13 september 2023 - 06:32:06
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Despite the violence in eastern DR Congo, the founder of Goma's GOAL Football Academy, Ugo [...] Full text...

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2023 WAC: South African Wayde van Niekerk disappoints

25 august 2023 - 09:20:39
Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk, eyeing a third global title in the men’s 400m final, disappointed [...] Full text...

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2023 WAC: Nigeria's Tobi Amusan loses women's 100m hurdles title defence

25 august 2023 - 09:12:23
Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - Tobi Amusan, Nigeria's greatest gold medal hope, on Thursday lost in the final of the 100m [...] Full text...

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2023 WAC: South African Wayde van Niekerk eyes third global title

24 august 2023 - 07:32:02
Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk will have a shot at a third global title when he [...] Full text...

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2023 WAC: World champion Tobi Amusan eases into 100m hurdles women's final

24 august 2023 - 07:28:07
Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - Tobi Amusan on Wednesday qualified for 100m women's hurdles final at World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The [...] Full text...

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2023 WAC: Medals table after Day 4

23 august 2023 - 07:00:44
Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - Here is the latest medals table at the end of Day 4 at the ongoing 2023 [...] Full text...

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2023 WAC: Athletes to grab US$8.5 million

23 august 2023 - 06:51:45
Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has announced mouth-watering prizes for athletes at the ongoing [...] Full text...

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2023 WAC: More African countries get on the medals table

23 august 2023 - 06:49:05
Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco on Tuesday, Day 4 of 2023 World Athletics championships, retained the [...] Full text...

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2023 WAC: Burkinabe wins gold medal in men's Triple Jump final

22 august 2023 - 12:29:36
Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - Hugues Fabrice Zango of Burkina Faso lept a distance of 17.64 metres to win the men's [...] Full text...

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2023 WAC: Medals table at the end Day 2 on Sunday

21 august 2023 - 17:34:19
Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - Here are the medals table at the end events at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. [...] Full text...

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2023 WAC: African runners sweep 10,000m medals in Hungary

21 august 2023 - 12:17:32
Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - African runners on Sunday won all the medals at stake in the 10,000-metre men's event at [...] Full text...

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2023 WAC: Ethiopian women sweep 10,000-metre medals in Budapest

20 august 2023 - 07:22:12
Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - Ethiopian athletes won gold, silver and bronze medals in the women's 10,000 metres event at the [...] Full text...

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2023 WAC: 2023 World Athletics Championships begin in Hungary

19 august 2023 - 10:04:20
Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - The 19th edition of the World Athletics Championships begin on Saturday at the  National Athletics Centre, [...] Full text...

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Kenyan detectives crack Ethiopia-South Africa human trafficking ring

12 july 2023 - 18:01:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A human trafficking ring targeting Ethiopian migrants has been broken after Police investigators seized dozens of [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: 10 stadiums in 9 cities play host

21 june 2023 - 05:36:42
Zurich, Sitzerland (PANA) - The Women’s World Cup is being staged in 10 stadiums in nine cities in Australia and [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Somalia agree to open common border in phases

15 may 2023 - 17:54:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Somalia resolved Monday to re-open the border between them within 90 days, more than [...] Full text...

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FIFA Women’s football campaign launched in Ugandan district

02 april 2023 - 18:03:53
Yumbe, Uganda (PANA) - FIFA Expert, Violet Jubane, launched the FIFA Women’s Football Campaign in an event that took place [...] Full text...

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Kagame, Moroccan King get CAF President's Outstanding Achievement Award

15 march 2023 - 05:20:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, on Tuesday conferred the CAF President’s Outstanding Achievement Award 2022 on President Paul [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for more action to end ‘cycles of poverty and stigma’ related to tropical diseases

31 january 2023 - 05:17:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More countries have worked to eliminate dengue, leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) over the [...] Full text...

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SADC implored to act on Eswatini human rights abuse

25 january 2023 - 14:32:20
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) has expressed concern about the state of affairs in [...] Full text...

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US sanctions four Zimbabweans, including president's son; removes 17 from sanctions list

13 december 2022 - 06:55:09
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Monday imposed sanctions on [...] Full text...

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Alleged Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker makes initial appearance in US court

13 december 2022 - 06:29:20
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, the alleged Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker, made an initial [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC: Tunisian names players Qatar 2022

14 november 2022 - 13:30:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The coach of the Tunisian football team, Jalel Kadri, on Monday unveiled the list of 26 [...] Full text...

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FIFA salutes South African footballer's wonder goal

02 november 2022 - 09:51:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – FIFA on Wednesday recognised South African football star Yusuf Maart as a potential Puskas [...] Full text...

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UN Special Adviser welcomes start of trial against top Rwanda genocide suspect

29 september 2022 - 06:07:00
The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - A senior UN official has welcomed the start of the trial against an alleged [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Libyan presidential council chairman meets senior AU, UN officials

25 september 2022 - 13:46:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on Saturday held discussions in New York [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Burkina Faso, Russia agree to strengthens cooperation

25 september 2022 - 13:31:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Russia and Burkina Faso are to strengthen cooperation during talks between their top leaders on [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: UN chief, Burkina Faso junta leader discuss humanitarian, security issues

25 september 2022 - 13:07:27
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Saturday granted an audience to Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: High-level independent panel on security and development in crisis-torn Sahel region launched at UN

25 september 2022 - 12:49:46
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres and African leaders have launched a high-level panel to assess the [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Egypt’s Foreign Minister calls for improved climate commitments at COP27

25 september 2022 - 06:24:20
New York, UN (PANA) - Egypt, which is hosting the 2022 UN Climate Conference this November, is calling on the [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Mali reports progress in political transition process, fighting terrorism

25 september 2022 - 05:46:07
New York, US (PANA) - The Authorities in Mali are moving along the path to political transition and institutional reform [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Sudan committed to achieve national reconciliation, General Assembly hears

23 september 2022 - 06:31:08
New York, US (PANA) - Abdel-Fattah Al Burhan Abdelrahman Al-Burhan, the President of the Transitional Government of Sudan, has reiterated [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Somalia committed to tackling twin threats of looming famine and terrorism, President tells UN Assembly

23 september 2022 - 06:14:33
New York, US (PANA) - Despite efforts to move past decades of drought and conflict, Somalia is facing some of [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Least developed countries impacted by ‘range of interlinked crises’ – Assembly President

23 september 2022 - 06:01:57
New York, US (PANA) - The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ukraine war and rising costs are "severely and disproportionately [...] Full text...

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Gambian leader sneaks through backdoor to attend UNGA amidst Gambians protest

22 september 2022 - 20:02:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow was sneaked through the backdoor of his Manhattan hotel to attend the [...] Full text...

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President Barrow commends TBI

22 september 2022 - 15:25:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has commended the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change -TBI for the support [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Gambian President calls on countries to raise investments and focus on saving and protecting lives

22 september 2022 - 13:11:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has told  a meeting on mobilising climate financing held on the sidelines [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Africa is doing its part but must do more, says Rwandan President Kagame

22 september 2022 - 06:30:24
New York, US (PANA) - Referring to a world in a state of turbulence, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda on [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: As global economic crises ‘pile up’, Ghanaian leader says it's time for urgent attention

22 september 2022 - 06:20:01
New York, US (PANA) - It was doubtful that any generation of Earth’s inhabitants has ever witnessed “such a perfect [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Libya working towards democratic transformation, Presidential Council chairman

22 september 2022 - 06:08:29
New York, US (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council,  Mohamed Al-Manfi, has told the 77th session of [...] Full text...

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AU chairperson pleads at the UN for Africa's place in G20

21 september 2022 - 18:25:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall reiterated on Tuesday at the United Nations Assembly the request of the [...] Full text...

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77th UN General Assembly: Macky Sall invites the Security Council to better engage in the fight against terrorism in Africa

21 september 2022 - 14:51:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese head of state, Macky Sall, current chairman of the African Union (AU), invited on [...] Full text...

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Heads of State commit to Noncommunicable Disease Global Compact to save 50 million lives by 2030

21 september 2022 - 14:44:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, Wednesday launched a new report calling on global leaders [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: DR Congo President denounces ‘aggression’ by Rwanda, calls on UN to support African-led mediation

21 september 2022 - 13:50:47
New York, US (PANA) - The major challenges facing humanity are “complex and interlocking,” Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, the President of [...] Full text...

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New platform highlights women’s leadership in tackling global challenges

21 september 2022 - 05:37:48
New York, US (PANA) - Women Heads of State and Government meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly [...] Full text...

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Gambia upholds education and skills acquisition as a right for every citizen - President Barrow

20 september 2022 - 18:48:37
  Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow, has said that The Gambia upholds education and skills acquisition as a [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Guterres calls for ‘coalition of the world’ to overcome divisions, provide hope in place of turmoil

20 september 2022 - 17:17:58
New York, US (PANA) - With people from all points of the globe crying out for relief and hope, international [...] Full text...

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'Nearly half of global food crisis hungry are children'

19 september 2022 - 06:15:42
Rome, Italy (PANA) - School-aged children are bearing the brunt of today’s Global Food Crisis with devastating consequences for their [...] Full text...

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Sahara is the prism through which Rabat views its international environment, says Mohammed VI

21 august 2022 - 15:39:52
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Sahara issue is the prism through which Morocco considers its international environment, and the yardstick [...] Full text...

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Five Ambassadors present letters of credence to Gambian leader

15 june 2022 - 11:36:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, on Tuesday received the letters of credence of five Ambassadors accredited [...] Full text...

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AI report says conflict contagious in face of perilously weak international responses in 2021

29 march 2022 - 18:21:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International said in its latest report that in 2021, new and unresolved conflicts erupted or [...] Full text...

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Gambia evacuates 32 citizens from Ukraine to neighbouring countries

01 march 2022 - 12:15:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad has confirmed the evacuation of [...] Full text...

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First batch of Ghanaian evacuees from Ukraine arrive home

01 march 2022 - 09:37:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The first batch of Ghanaian residents and students evacuated from Ukraine arrived in Accra on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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Denmark to withdraw its special forces from Mali

28 january 2022 - 15:13:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Denmark will withdraw its special forces, which recently deployed in Mali as part of the "Takuba" [...] Full text...

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Mali asks Denmark to withdraw its contingent deployed in fight against terrorism without prior notification

25 january 2022 - 12:47:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has called for the withdrawal of a contingent of Danish special forces within [...] Full text...

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About 60 people killed as terrorists raid towns in northwest Nigeria

07 january 2022 - 12:14:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Besieged by ongoing military onslaught against them, migrating terrorists have killed over 60 people in many [...] Full text...

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TotalEnergies AFCON 2021: Equatorial Guinea announce squad

27 december 2021 - 15:25:30
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Juan Micha Obiang, coach of Equatorial Guinea has unveiled his squad for the TotalEnergies Africa [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Lists of some squads for tournament

24 december 2021 - 16:29:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the squads of some of the countries for the delayed TotalEnergies Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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Mauritius commemorates World Aids Day

01 december 2021 - 13:43:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius commemorated on Wednesday World Aids Day with testing and counselling through a mobile caravan that [...] Full text...

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Multilateralism still ‘only way’ to address common challenges: UNGA President

02 october 2021 - 06:21:43
New York, US (PANA) - Multilateralism remains “the only way to address common challenges”, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid [...] Full text...

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WHO prioritises access to diabetes, cancer treatments in new Essential Medicines Lists

01 october 2021 - 14:25:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New treatments for various cancers, insulin analogues and new oral medicines for diabetes, new medicines to [...] Full text...

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Buhari rallies against coups in Africa, seeks debt cancellation for developing countries

24 september 2021 - 17:43:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday asked the international community to rise in unison against the [...] Full text...

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Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76

22 september 2021 - 05:03:47
New York, US (PANA) - With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Empty promises will not save the world from pandemic, campaigners warn

21 september 2021 - 18:43:38
New York, US (PANA) - On the eve of US President Joe Biden’s global COVID-19 summit on the side-lines of [...] Full text...

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President Buhari departs Abuja to attend 76th session of UN General Assembly

19 september 2021 - 16:22:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja on Sunday for New York to take part in the 76th [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian President Hassan in New York for UNGA

19 september 2021 - 08:22:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is due in New York on Sunday to to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO calls on world leaders to focus on vaccine equity, pandemic preparedness

17 september 2021 - 14:06:34
New York, US (PANA) – The World Health Organization  (WHO)  is urging leaders attending the 76th session of the United [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: IDPs in Borno State receive 1,000 housing units from Nigeria’s Northeast Development Commission

03 september 2021 - 23:01:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Northeast Development Commission (NEDC) has handed over 1,000 units of two-bedroom bungalows  to Internally Displaced [...] Full text...

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High blood pressure now more common in low and middle-income countries: WHO report

25 august 2021 - 05:24:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The vast majority of people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, – a serious medical condition [...] Full text...

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Harambee Stars coach, Mulee, names Kenya squad for World Cup qualifiers

23 august 2021 - 19:40:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya "Harambee Stars" head coach, Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee, has named a provisional squad of 36 players [...] Full text...

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25 years on, world remembers Nigeria’s Atlanta’96 Olympics heroes

03 august 2021 - 17:09:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - August 3, 1996, would be etched forever in the memory of African football custodian and even [...] Full text...

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Serbian Micho re-appointed Cranes coach

01 august 2021 - 14:50:10
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Federation of Uganda Football (FUFA) has announced the appointment of Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojević as Ugandan Cranes [...] Full text...

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Let's celebrate Mandela, a legacy of humility and service - UN Chief

18 july 2021 - 06:34:20
New York, US (PANA) - As societies are becoming more polarized with hate speech on the rise, Nelson Mandela’s calls [...] Full text...

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APR FC wins 19th Rwanda league title

27 june 2021 - 09:35:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Patriotic Army Football Club (APR FC) were crowned champions of the 2020/21 Rwanda National football [...] Full text...

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Mugunga nets on debut as Rwanda maul CAR 5-0 in soccer friendly

08 june 2021 - 19:50:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda proved too strong for visiting Central African Republic, as the Amavubi emerged 5-0 victorious in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia unveil squad for triple soccer friendlies

03 june 2021 - 18:44:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian National team head coach, Mondher Kebaier, on Wednesday revealed a 29-man squad for the upcoming [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff-level deal with DR Congo on US$1.5 billion financing package

29 may 2021 - 10:14:50
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team have [...] Full text...

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AfDB invites business enablers to apply for funding to support women entrepreneurs

10 may 2021 - 18:49:28
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - This May, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is launching a call for proposals for [...] Full text...

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Armed attacks lead to 'extremely concerning' humanitarian situation in northern Mozambique

30 march 2021 - 11:50:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The humanitarian situation in Palma District of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique is [...] Full text...

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AFCON qualifiers: Harambee Stars enter camp ahead of Egypt, Togo qualifiers

22 march 2021 - 21:35:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya National team, Harambee Stars, went into residential camp on Sunday, March 21, 2021, ahead [...] Full text...

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Uganda, AfDB sign $229.5 million financing deal for Kampala-Jinja expressway project

19 march 2021 - 11:42:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a $229.5 million financing agreement for the [...] Full text...

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AfDB to introduce first women beneficiaries of AFAWA Guarantee for Growth programme

05 march 2021 - 20:40:38
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In celebration of International Women’s Day, and to mark the rollout of the Affirmative Finance [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF staff work on policy package for Zambia to overcome key challenges

05 march 2021 - 07:30:53
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - With a weak economy and increased spending — both on emergency COVID related needs as well [...] Full text...

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156 golfers set for Magical Kenya Open Championship

03 march 2021 - 19:49:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The forthcoming Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship in Nairobi has attracted 156 participants. The organizers of the [...] Full text...

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DR Congo engages to tighten security in high risk zones

23 february 2021 - 23:41:53
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Security Council, at a meeting here Tuesday presided by President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, [...] Full text...

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Olunga, Chepchirchir named 2020 Kenya's top sports personalities

22 february 2021 - 11:14:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya senior national football team forward Michael Olunga has been named the most outstanding male sports [...] Full text...

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NGOs demand stop to oil exploration in DR Congo's Virunga, Salonga National parks

16 february 2021 - 11:07:57
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Civil Society groups in DR Congo have called on the country's elected leaders to stop granting oil [...] Full text...

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AFAWA, African Guarantee Fund partner to unlock loans to women entrepreneurs

12 february 2021 - 13:19:44
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) programme has agreed [...] Full text...

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Two organisations condemn killing of at least 10 protesters by Angola security forces

03 february 2021 - 09:03:59
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Human Rights Watch and OMUNGA, an Angolan NGO, have condemned a crackdown by Angolan security forces [...] Full text...

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Many areas in Southern Africa at risk of further flooding from heavy rainfall

30 january 2021 - 06:57:34
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - More than 314,000 people in Mozambique have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Eloise, and this figure [...] Full text...

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Congolese Parliament dissolves government of Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga

27 january 2021 - 22:49:21
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Parliament Wednesday dissolved the government of Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba following a vote of [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Eloise expected to make landfall near Beira City in Mozambique

23 january 2021 - 08:42:51
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Eloise has strengthened in the Mozambique Channel and is expected to make landfall near [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves new Gender Strategy for 2021-2025

07 january 2021 - 16:48:09
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday announced its approval of a new Gender Strategy [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: 41 bodies recovered from Lake Albert after sinking of boat

26 december 2020 - 17:20:53
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The bodies of 41 victims of a wrecked boat were recovered Thursday from Lake Albert, [...] Full text...

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DR Congo registers new birth of gorilla in Virunga Park

23 december 2020 - 21:23:51
"Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Virunga National Park (PNVi) announced Wednesday the birth of a new gorilla in the [...] Full text...

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Africa Free Trade agreement to boost agriculture

21 december 2020 - 13:35:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), due to launch in January 2021, is likely to be [...] Full text...

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AfDB launches ‘Fashionomics Africa’ contest to promote innovative circular fashion

14 december 2020 - 15:07:56
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative is launching a competition to support designers of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 13,997 cases recorded in DR Congo since March

10 december 2020 - 20:28:30
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A total of 13,997 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been recorded since 10 March in [...] Full text...

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IMF looks forward to Zambia’s home-grown economic strategy

10 december 2020 - 08:01:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Given the deep-rooted challenges it faces, Zambia would need to calibrate its policies to restore sustainability [...] Full text...

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Entrepreneurs urged to embrace digitisation in Botswana

08 december 2020 - 18:49:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTC) has urged entrepreneurs to leverage technological advancements to remodel existing businesses and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo extends state of health emergency for a further 20 days

26 november 2020 - 10:52:59
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's National Coordination for the Management of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Wednesday extended the state of [...] Full text...

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CAF Champions League: Tanzanian champions Simba leave for Nigeria to face Plateau United

24 november 2020 - 13:17:14
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian champions Simba SC are set to leave for Nigeria on Tuesday evening ahead [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DR Congolese PM orders multisectoral response committee to look at new restriction measures

16 november 2020 - 23:04:26
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo’s Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba Monday ordered members of the multi-sectoral committee of [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners agree to strengthen commitment to gender equality

15 november 2020 - 11:19:47
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and partners have agreed to strengthen their commitment to gender [...] Full text...

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Congolese Parliament extends state of health emergency for 11th time

09 november 2020 - 21:43:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese national assembly and senate Monday unanimously extended for the eleventh consecutive time the state [...] Full text...

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Australian company FGM Fortescue to invest in DR Congo's Grand Ingo hydro project

06 november 2020 - 10:47:13
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Australian company, FGM Fortescue, is prepared to invest in the Grand Inga hydroelectric construction project [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s president urges compatriots to move away from partisan battlegrounds

01 november 2020 - 13:18:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s president John Pombe Magufuli on Sunday appealed to his compatriots to put aside [...] Full text...

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Voting under way in Tanzania's general election with minor hiccups

28 october 2020 - 14:26:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Voting started smoothly in Tanzania on Wednesday to elect the country’s president, members of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo extends health emergency period for 20 days

17 october 2020 - 11:52:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's  National Coordination for the Management of the COVID-19 pandemic has extended the country's state of [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian action against free speech, pre-election crackdown attracts criticism

12 october 2020 - 22:03:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Democratic space in Tanzania continues to narrow as the government applies laws to stifle freedom of [...] Full text...

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NOC director reiterates to EU ambassadors the need to keep Libyan Oil Company away from political skirmishes

11 october 2020 - 15:51:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the board of directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, [...] Full text...

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Kenya face Zambia in football friendly

09 october 2020 - 07:00:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan national football team captain Victor Wanyama is one of two foreign-based players locked out of [...] Full text...

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Five persons killed, three rescued in gas tanker explosion in Lagos

08 october 2020 - 11:57:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday said that five persons were killed following a [...] Full text...

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Coach Velud unveils Sudan squad for Tunisia, Togo football friendlies

06 october 2020 - 13:23:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan national team football coach, Hubert Velud, has unveiled a 24-man list pf players who will [...] Full text...

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President Tshisekedi welcomes efforts made to fight human trafficking in DR Congo

03 october 2020 - 18:57:55
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) -  President the  Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo of DR Congo has welcomed local efforts to prevent [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt suspends elections amid widespread recalls of legislators

03 october 2020 - 14:43:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwe government has indefinitely suspended elections due to COVID-19 concerns, a move many citizens and [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly decries environmental degradation caused by climate change

30 september 2020 - 22:44:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World leaders attending a virtual UN General Assembly Summit on the environment on Wednesday decried the [...] Full text...

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Kenya coach Kimanzi recalls 34 players for Zambia friendly

30 september 2020 - 17:04:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya coach, Francis Kimanzi, has called up 34 players to camp to start preparations for next [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief says vaccine must be affordable and available to all

17 september 2020 - 04:41:00
New York, US (PANA) - The continuing COVID-19 pandemic continues to top a long list of global concerns, the UN chief told journalists on Wednesday, noting that “the grimmest of [...] Full text...

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Report reveals two-thirds decline in wildlife populations on average since 1970

10 september 2020 - 08:27:21
Gland, Switzerland (PANA) – Global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have suffered an average two-thirds decline in [...] Full text...

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Hosts Egypt, Sweden, Czech Republic in same World Handball Championship group

06 september 2020 - 04:32:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hosts Egypt assigned themselves to a group (Group G) that includes Sweden and the Czech Republic [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies highlight repatriation of 'Hotel Rwanda' hero nto face terrorism charges

05 september 2020 - 16:38:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The repatriation  this week of a self-proclaimed 'hero’ of the famous movie 'Hotel Rwanda', was highlighted [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus; Congo extends health emergency by 20 days

05 september 2020 - 10:57:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's  national coordination, chaired by President  Denis Sassou-Nguesso, on Friday extended the health emergency for another [...] Full text...

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African governments need to address the plight of missing people more vigorously

03 september 2020 - 14:08:53
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - People around the world go missing every day. Behind every one of these people are [...] Full text...

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South Africa's biggest home goes on sale

01 september 2020 - 15:41:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s largest house has gone on sale and is expected to fetch up [...] Full text...

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Simba edge Namungo to clinch Tanzania Community Shield

31 august 2020 - 13:23:47
Arusha, Tanzaina (PANA) - Tanzanian champions Simba, edged Namungo 2-0 to clinch the season-preceding Community Shield title in Arusha, over [...] Full text...

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At least 11 people killed in Burundi by attackers from DR Congo

26 august 2020 - 14:49:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - At least 11 people were killed in southern Burundi between August 23 to 24 by armed [...] Full text...

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IMF reacts on dismissal of Zambia Central Bank Governor

25 august 2020 - 06:29:16
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The macroeconomic stability that most developing countries have enjoyed in recent years has greatly relied on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Angolan security agents kill youngsters in virus-curbing measurers - Rrights group

24 august 2020 - 20:49:35
(Embargoed till 25 August 00.00 hours GMT) Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Amnesty International Tuesday  accused Angolan security forces of killing at [...] Full text...

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South Africa's president Ramaphosa reprimands his Finance Minister over 'inappropriate comment' on Zambia’s central bank’s governor sacking

24 august 2020 - 09:03:44
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has strongly reprimanded his Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, following his [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: MDC T faction recalls Harare Mayor, five other councillors

20 august 2020 - 16:16:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Secretary General of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) T faction, Douglas Mwonzora, has recalled [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe athlete Fabrice Zango records best performance in triple jump this summer

20 august 2020 - 11:02:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe athlete Hugues Fabrice Zango on Wednesday recorded the best performance of the summer in triple [...] Full text...

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Copper cables theft threatens Botswana’s economy

13 august 2020 - 15:15:08
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Upsurge in the destruction and vandalism of Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTC) property, especially theft of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo extends state of health emergency by 20 days

12 august 2020 - 23:12:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The national coordination of the management of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease Tuesday extended for the eighth [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Disappointment for OIM and HCR after sinking of 27 migrants

07 august 2020 - 19:35:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Organisation for International Migration (OIM) and the UN Agency for Refugees (UNHCR) Friday expressed great [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s telco giant resilient amid COVID-19

06 august 2020 - 18:09:20
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, telco giant, Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC), continues to show resilience, though most [...] Full text...

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Rights group says criminal gangs, kidnap, rape scores of women, girls in Virunga National Park

30 july 2020 - 07:33:03
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Criminal gangs have kidnapped for ransom at least 170 people near the Virunga National Park in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe Agriculture minister, Perence Shiri, succumbs to virus

29 july 2020 - 11:28:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Agriculture minister, Perence Shiri, has died at the age of 65 from complications associated with [...] Full text...

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New Burundian President meets with several EU diplomats

27 july 2020 - 16:37:25
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The newly-elected Burundi Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, on Monday received the ambassadors of France, Belgium, [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: IOM welcomes improved legislation on human, migrants’ trafficking

21 july 2020 - 19:38:57
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The International Organisation of Migration (OIM) has commended the Mauritanian government for its effort in curbing [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Deputy Prime Minister resigns

11 july 2020 - 18:36:23
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) -  Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Célestin Tunda Ya Kasende, on Saturday presented his [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo extends state of health emergency

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

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

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

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Coronavirus: Rwanda gears up for random testing

02 july 2020 - 15:35:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan health officials on Thursday began testing residents in a one-week drive to screen for novel [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US increases aid to $18 million in Zimbabwe as pandemic cases near 400

17 june 2020 - 12:37:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Government, through its U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has committed an additional US$10 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB unveils 100 finalists for the IDEATHON #Africavs Virus challenge

09 june 2020 - 18:05:52
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has made public the 100 finalists from the #AfricaVsVirus Challenge [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Experts examine how fashion entrepreneurs can conquer COVID-19

04 june 2020 - 16:23:58
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative on Tuesday launched its first webinar series to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegalese singer, Zambia’s Health Minister, AfDB VP seek African solidarity post-COVID-19

04 june 2020 - 16:21:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - How can Africa build on the solidarity shown during the coronavirus pandemic to achieve the [...] Full text...

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Election fever cools in Burundians after announcement of presidential poll results

26 may 2020 - 15:26:34
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Calm reaction characterised the political atmosphere in Burundi on Tuesday following the announcement of provisional results [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya shuts borders with Somalia, Tanzania over Coronavirus spread

16 may 2020 - 20:43:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya-Tanzania border and the Kenya- Somalia border will be shut with immediate effect to curb [...] Full text...

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Uganda due to release 176 Rwandans from detention facilities

15 may 2020 - 17:31:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda Foreign Affairs minister, Dr Vincent Biruta, on Friday confirmed that Ugandan authorities will release 176 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 50 confirmed cases, 34 cured, 4 deaths recorded Thursday in Congo

14 may 2020 - 23:52:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The ministry of Health and Populations said here the country Thursday recorded 50 new positive cases [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Congolese to know government’s de-confinement plan Saturday - official

14 may 2020 - 23:25:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  The national coordination of the management of the coronavirus pandemic, chaired by Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congolese govt. orders 777,000 masks for the fight against Covid-19

11 may 2020 - 19:23:22
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese minister of Small- and Medium-Size Enterprises (SMEs), Craft industry and Informal sector, Yvonne Adélaïde [...] Full text...

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Inflation continues to rise in Congo

11 may 2020 - 15:05:05
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Inflation continues to rise in Congo, according to a new report of the Central Bank which [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 365 prisoners released in Congo due to coronavirus

09 may 2020 - 15:02:15
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Some 365 prisoners have been released from the prisons in Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire because of the [...] Full text...

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Malawi: AfDB-managed water, sanitation project helping to curb COVID-19 wins int'l prize

06 may 2020 - 19:08:37
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - An African Development Bank-financed and supervised water and sanitation project, now helping to curb the spread [...] Full text...

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Congolese state budget resources slump by 50.22 percent

23 april 2020 - 14:49:26
Brazzaville, 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: 3,000 poor families in Congo get 87 million CFA francs to deal with COVID-19 consequences

23 april 2020 - 13:11:05
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  The Burotop Iris Foundation, in partnership with Vival and MBTP, has initiated a plan, called "Covid-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Teams of Chinese doctors expected in Kinshasa

22 april 2020 - 17:22:11
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Chinese ambassador to DR Congo, Zhu Jing, says teams of Chinese doctors are due [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Congo to extend state of health emergency

18 april 2020 - 18:40:18
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese head of state, Denis Sassou Nguesso, is likely to extend the state of health [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana scientists obtain 'critical information' about virus

12 april 2020 - 07:01:39
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Scientists at the University of Ghana in Accra say they have obtained "critical information" about the [...] Full text...

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Four people killed in mine explosion in central Mali

10 april 2020 - 14:43:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Four people were killed and four others injured when a mine exploded in the vehicle they [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Civil society organizations call for release of journalists imprisoned in 10 African countries

08 april 2020 - 07:57:13
Paris, France (PANA) - Eighty-one civil society organizations grouped in a coalition on Tuesday sent a letter to 10 African [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves Gender Equality Trust Fund for women’s economic empowerment

06 april 2020 - 11:09:30
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a new Gender [...] Full text...

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EU maritime operation, Covid-19 truce calls highlighted in Libyan dailies this week

04 april 2020 - 19:19:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week reported on the launch of the European Union Maritime Operation (IRINI) to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's confirmed cases up by 9 to 161; 34 patients have recovered

31 march 2020 - 18:07:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's confirmed COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases have gone to by nine to 161, the Ghana Health Service [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo records 15 new cases for a total of 19

27 march 2020 - 22:50:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The total number of people contaminated by the Covid-19 in the Republic of Congo rose from [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Price hike for products related to Coronavirus prevention in Congo

20 march 2020 - 17:36:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Prices of products related to Covid-19 prevention, including masks, bibs and hydro-alcoholic gels, have tripled since [...] Full text...

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Congolese consumers regret the lack of legal framework for their protection

16 march 2020 - 20:28:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Observatory for Consumer Rights, on Monday in Brazzaville, deplored the lack of a legal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo confirms first positive case

15 march 2020 - 14:36:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government on Saturday announced the confirmation of the first case of a new coronavirus [...] Full text...

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A second case of coronavirus confirmed in Kinshasa

13 march 2020 - 21:48:29
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The DR Congolese minister of Public health, Dr Eteni Longondo, has confirmed a second case [...] Full text...

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Congolese government warns ex-ninja combattants in the Pool region

05 march 2020 - 11:25:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  Congolese Minister of Primary, Secondary  Education and Literacy Anatole Collinet Makosso warned ex-ninja combattants on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Kenya in Turkey for Turkey Women Cup

03 march 2020 - 19:43:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya senior women national team arrived in Alanya, Turkey, on Tuesday afternoon for the upcoming [...] Full text...

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Kenya picks team to Turkish Women Cup

02 march 2020 - 20:30:23
Nairobi, Kenya(PANA) - Kenya's senior national women team to the  forthcoming Turkish Women Cup has been named. Coach David Ouma named [...] Full text...

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