Cyclone Chido: Humanitarians rush aid to affected areas
17 december 2024 - 05:06:25Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - After Cyclone Chido made landfall in the French island territory of Mayotte at the weekend, leaving [...] Full text...
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Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - After Cyclone Chido made landfall in the French island territory of Mayotte at the weekend, leaving [...] Full text...
Gaza: ‘Sickening normalization’ of suffering, amid attacks on people and aid convoys
14 december 2024 - 07:20:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing military operations by Israeli forces in Gaza continue to cause devastation for civilians trying to [...] Full text...
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Mozambique readies for intense tropical cyclone this weekend
13 december 2024 - 18:50:45Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Chido is expected to make landfall in Pemba (Cabo Delgado) province of Mozambique early [...] Full text...
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UNHCR flags surge in number of displaced people fleeing Sudan to South Sudan
11 december 2024 - 04:46:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has issued an alert after a surge in the number of [...] Full text...
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Acute hunger stalks one in four people in DR Congo, warn aid agencies
21 november 2024 - 13:59:34Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN humanitarians warned on Thursday that one in four people in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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COP29: Governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ on methane and slash emissions, says UNEP
16 november 2024 - 07:14:56Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The UN environment agency chief warned the COP29 climate summit in Baku on Friday that methane [...] Full text...
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Middle East: Gaza food markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms
14 november 2024 - 05:36:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of ongoing bombardments, likely starvation and despair continue to emerge from Gaza where many basic [...] Full text...
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‘Looming catastrophe’: Experts warn of high risk of famine in northern Gaza
09 november 2024 - 07:15:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is a strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas within the northern Gaza Strip, [...] Full text...
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Cholera, dengue fever hit war-torn Sudan
04 november 2024 - 12:47:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - War in Sudan has devastated towns and cities across the country and pushed the healthcare system [...] Full text...
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WHO, partners activate Global Health Emergency Corps for the first time in response to mpox outbreak
29 october 2024 - 20:54:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In October 2024, WHO and partners, in collaboration with Member States, activated the Global Health Emergency [...] Full text...
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Women and girls in Sudan disproportionately impacted by ongoing conflict
28 september 2024 - 06:52:31Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Women and girls in the midst of the brutal conflict between rival militaries in Sudan [...] Full text...
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Mpox alert: UNICEF issues $58.8 million appeal to halt outbreak in Africa
20 september 2024 - 14:38:39Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on Friday for nearly $59 million to [...] Full text...
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Sanitary disaster in Gaza ‘worsening by the day’, warns UNRWA
16 september 2024 - 16:57:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Overcrowded shelters in Gaza, a lack of running water and the constant threat of disease are [...] Full text...
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Trade balances in China and the US are largely driven by domestic macro forces: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Krishna Srinivasan, and Rodrigo Valdés
13 september 2024 - 12:55:31Washington, DC, United States - China’s widening trade surplus and the growing US trade deficit since the pandemic have renewed [...] Full text...
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Mpox: Equitable vaccine access crucial for Global South
07 september 2024 - 05:27:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As African countries grapple with a deadly mpox outbreak, the UN independent expert on the right [...] Full text...
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Europe can defeat mpox, must support Africa in getting vaccines: WHO
20 august 2024 - 17:43:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Mpox is “not the ‘new COVID” and European governments need to show strong political commitment to [...] Full text...
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South Africa calls for calm over mpox scare
20 august 2024 - 08:09:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Department of Health on Tuesday assured the public that the current mpox outbreak [...] Full text...
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WHO on alert as mpox cases surge to unprecedented levels in Africa
08 august 2024 - 18:28:04Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday raised the response to the mpox outbreak in [...] Full text...
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WHO chief convenes expert meeting on mpox spread
08 august 2024 - 07:17:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) called for an emergency meeting on mpox following [...] Full text...
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Rising heat in Europe and Central Asia killing almost 400 children a year: UNICEF
25 july 2024 - 05:59:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Soaring summer temperatures in Europe and Central Asia are killing nearly 400 children a year according [...] Full text...
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Attacks on civilians in Burkina Faso force thousands into neighbouring Niger
23 july 2024 - 13:12:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Renewed attacks on civilians in eastern Burkina Faso by non-State armed groups have forced thousands to [...] Full text...
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Sudan aid obstacles impact lifesaving relief effort
21 july 2024 - 06:50:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy fighting in Sudan has severely curtailed humanitarian aid deliveries across vast areas of the southeast, [...] Full text...
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No end in sight to the ‘war on women’ in Gaza
19 july 2024 - 05:41:29Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Wars are never gender neutral and Gaza is further evidence of this as some one million [...] Full text...
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‘Largest’ displacements so far in Gaza’s war of attrition: UN aid agencies
18 july 2024 - 18:39:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN humanitarians issued a fresh alert on Thursday about having to cut rations in Gaza where [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: More than 800,000 still trapped in El Fasher with supplies running out, warns WHO
16 july 2024 - 13:05:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hunger and fear of famine stalk Sudan where a staggering 800,000 people still remain trapped in [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: 250,000 set to be displaced by new Khan Younis escalation
02 july 2024 - 13:36:14Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - “Chaos and panic” are spreading in southern Gaza where an estimated 250,000 people are set to [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Famine risk is real for 14 areas of Sudan amid ongoing fighting
27 june 2024 - 15:31:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of widespread famine in Sudan caused by war there was confirmed on Thursday by [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa on high alert for MPOX
26 june 2024 - 14:22:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African port health officials have developed an outbreak preparedness plan that outlines the [...] Full text...
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Kenya Gen Z protesters storm Parliament after bill passed
25 june 2024 - 15:39:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Youth protestors stormed Parliament on Tuesday after a heavy battle with the Police, shortly after the [...] Full text...
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New famine alert for Gaza where families go days without food
25 june 2024 - 13:03:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza remains on famine alert after food security experts warned on Tuesday that more than one [...] Full text...
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WHO warns on falsified medicines used for diabetes treatment and weight loss
21 june 2024 - 18:46:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a medical product alert on falsified semaglutides, the type of [...] Full text...
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South African province on high alert after Zuma's election success
04 june 2024 - 10:37:10Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province are on high alert following former President Jacob [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: WHO chief calls for end to latest hospital siege
21 may 2024 - 12:26:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As bombardments by the Israeli military reportedly continued overnight across Gaza, along with ground incursions and [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Rafah exodus passes 810,000, says UNRWA
20 may 2024 - 13:32:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 810,000 people have fled Rafah in just two weeks, UN humanitarians said on Monday, [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ICC issues arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and Israel’s Netanyahu
20 may 2024 - 12:37:55The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Arrest warrants have been issued against the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Rafah exodus reaches 360,000 as UN underscores $2.8 billion aid appeal for Gaza, West Bank
13 may 2024 - 14:34:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 360,000 people have fled Rafah in the last week amid continuing Israeli bombardment that has [...] Full text...
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Unprecedented flooding displaces hundreds of thousands across East Africa
08 may 2024 - 12:27:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - “Unprecedented and devastating” flooding in east Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced [...] Full text...
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We won’t abandon Gazans sheltering in Rafah, says UNRWA
06 may 2024 - 12:55:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid reports that 100,000 Palestinians have been told to leave Rafah ahead of an anticipated Israeli [...] Full text...
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East Africa: UN support continues amid heavy rains, severe floods and cyclone threat
04 may 2024 - 07:44:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations and partners continue to support authorities across East Africa as the region braces [...] Full text...
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General Assembly President raises alert over ‘commodity dependence’
27 april 2024 - 05:41:32New York, US (PANA) - The President of the General Assembly on Friday called for Member States and stakeholders to [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Civilians trapped in El Fasher as UN warns of imminent attack
27 april 2024 - 05:05:23New York, US (PANA) - Escalating violence in Sudan’s North Darfur state has left dozens dead and people trapped in [...] Full text...
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Antibiotics 'overused' among hospitalised COVID-19 patients - WHO
26 april 2024 - 11:11:27Geneva, 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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Global commodity prices level off, hurting prospects for lower inflation
25 april 2024 - 09:03:19EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2024, AT 11:00 AM UTC. Washington, United States (PANA) - Global commodity prices [...] Full text...
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Latest hunger data spotlights extent of famine risk in Gaza, Sudan and beyond
24 april 2024 - 11:09:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year - the fifth [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Rape, murder and hunger: The legacy of Sudan’s year of war (Feature by UN News)
14 april 2024 - 07:07:30Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan was plunged into an ongoing, devastating war one year ago on 15 April 2023, [...] Full text...
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UN humanitarians warn of looming famine threat for Sudan
12 april 2024 - 22:18:04Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN humanitarians in Sudan issued a fresh alert on Friday about pervasive food insecurity and [...] Full text...
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Industrial policy is back but the bar to get it right is high: IMF Blog By Anna Ilyina, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Michele Ruta
12 april 2024 - 16:14:18Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Governments have traditionally used targeted interventions known as industrial policy to make domestic producers more [...] Full text...
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UN and partners support Malawi’s battle against severe drought
29 march 2024 - 05:24:46New York, US (PANA) - The UN and aid partners are assisting Malawi’s efforts to respond to a severe drought [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s 24 million children have a right to live in peace: UNICEF
29 march 2024 - 05:19:49Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Almost a year since war broke out in Sudan between rival militias, UN humanitarians warned [...] Full text...
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Food assistance to Cameroon refugees at risk amid funding shortages
28 march 2024 - 05:17:38Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Vital food assistance to refugees in Cameroon may cease unless funding shortfalls can be filled, UN [...] Full text...
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Violent clashes in DRC cause new misery North Kivu
27 march 2024 - 05:36:15Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have now uprooted 5.7 million [...] Full text...
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Deadly cholera infections spreading fast in Somalia, warn UN aid teams
26 march 2024 - 06:15:03Mogadidhu, Somalia (PANA) - Cholera has killed nine people in the last week across Somalia and more than 50 in [...] Full text...
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Criminals reap $236 billion a year from forced labour: ILO
20 march 2024 - 05:28:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Forced labour is happening all over the world and it’s earning criminal gangs an astonishing $236 [...] Full text...
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New WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest year on record
19 march 2024 - 14:57:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: 23 million tonnes of debris ‘will take years to clear’
18 march 2024 - 07:07:42Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The war in Gaza has left a staggering almost 23 millions tonnes of rubble and unexploded [...] Full text...
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Gaza War: 23 million tonnes of debris ‘will take years to clear’; acute malnutrition doubles in a month
16 march 2024 - 08:39:20New York, US (PANA) - The war in Gaza has left a staggering almost 23 million tonnes of rubble and [...] Full text...
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North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hunger
05 march 2024 - 19:19:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A rare opportunity to deliver desperately needed supplies to hospitals in northern Gaza for the first [...] Full text...
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Price-tag policymaking doesn’t measure things that matter to people: IMF Blog By Katharina Pistor
05 march 2024 - 11:24:49Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Rule by price has become not only in economics but in public policy too. [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia appeals for US$3.2 billion for humanitarian response
01 march 2024 - 23:46:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Aid agencies in Ethiopia have put up a joint appeal for US$3.2 billion required in [...] Full text...
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UN issues global alert over teacher shortage
29 february 2024 - 19:46:30Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The world urgently needs 44 million teachers by 2030 in order to make the Sustainable [...] Full text...
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Kenyan hyenas test positive for rabies, alert issued for mass vaccination of dogs, says Wildlife body
15 february 2024 - 18:55:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan authorities have issued an alert for the immediate vaccination of dogs for rabies after [...] Full text...
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Global tobacco control conference opens in Panama
06 february 2024 - 14:27:27Panama City, Panama (PANA) - Delegates from around the world gathered in Panama City Tuesday for the 10th Conference of the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza fighting spreads into hospitals where there’s ‘no way in and out’
23 january 2024 - 13:26:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid continuing heavy fighting in Gaza on Tuesday morning including reported attacks on hospitals in the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza war: Crisis deepens as UN aid convoys face delays, obstacles
04 january 2024 - 16:53:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid reports of continued Israeli airstrikes overnight in southern and central Gaza and more rocket fire [...] Full text...
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14 Libyan officials jailed after investigation into Derna floods
03 january 2024 - 16:01:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prosecutor General, Councillor Al-Seddik Al-Sour, says 14 Libyan officials have been remanded in custody [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Barely a drop of safe water to drink in Gaza, UN aid agency warns
20 december 2023 - 14:55:53New York, US (PANA) - As the UN Security Council was slated to meet for a third consecutive day on [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch criticize "lack of justice" in sinking of migrant ship in Greece
15 december 2023 - 17:14:49Athens, Greece (PANA) - Official investigations into credible allegations that Greek coastguard actions and omissions contributed to the catastrophic shipwreck [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian troops on “highest state of alert” in Niger Delta as militants kill 4 soldiers, 2 drivers, kidnap 2 South Koreans
13 december 2023 - 15:44:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Militants in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region began a renewed offensive in Rivers State, ambushing and killing four [...] Full text...
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Large-scale mobilization in Libya in anticipation of meteorological upheavals marked by heavy rain
09 december 2023 - 15:13:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Government of National Unity has cautioned citizens and road users after heavy rain fell [...] Full text...
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COP28: 'Unprecedented drought emergency demands urgent action'
02 december 2023 - 05:56:44Dubai, UAE (PANA) - A new report by the UN team combatting desertification reveals alarming trends over the past two [...] Full text...
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Senior Libyan official notes voluntary return of Nigerien, Chadian migrants to their countries
29 november 2023 - 17:54:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, Wednesday spoke of the historic neighbourly [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Unfolding catastrophe’ makes humanitarian ceasefire more urgent
06 november 2023 - 19:30:51New York, US (PANA) - As the conflict intensifies in Gaza, with risk of spillover to the wider region, UN [...] Full text...
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WFP issues South Sudan malnutrition alert
06 november 2023 - 17:42:58Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Children in flood-affected areas in South Sudan are at risk of extreme malnutrition in the [...] Full text...
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Moroccan intelligence tip-off leads to arrest of radicalised national in Spain
04 november 2023 - 15:54:18Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Thanks to close cooperation with the Moroccan security services, the Spanish services have arrested a Moroccan [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: WHO issues disease alert for Sudan
31 october 2023 - 16:18:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In war-torn Sudan, cholera, measles, dengue and malaria are circulating in several states and a combination [...] Full text...
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Conflict in Middle East could bring ‘dual shock’ to global commodity markets: World Bank report
30 october 2023 - 11:10:19Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Although the global economy is in a much better position than it was in the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Blockade puts Gaza aid on the line, WHO spotlights soaring mental health needs in Israel
25 october 2023 - 12:49:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Humanitarian operations in Gaza risked grinding to a halt on Wednesday due to the ongoing fuel [...] Full text...
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African countries eye booming electric vehicle, clean energy market, worth trillions of dollars
25 october 2023 - 09:53:52Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The International Energy Agency projects that manufacturers of clean energy technologies will need 40 times [...] Full text...
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Nearly 4,000 killed and civilian property destroyed during raging Darfur conflict
17 october 2023 - 16:51:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflict in Sudan's Darfur region has had a devastating toll on civilians, UN humanitarians warned on [...] Full text...
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Ban smoking, vaping in schools worldwide, urges WHO
26 september 2023 - 15:31:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Young people continue to be “relentlessly” targeted with tobacco and nicotine products, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Children dying amid healthcare system collapse
20 september 2023 - 06:17:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In war-torn Sudan, more than 1,200 children under-five have died in camps in the space of [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Few worse places to be a child, warns UNICEF
10 september 2023 - 06:50:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has descended to a [...] Full text...
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'Climate breakdown' alert as air quality dips during heatwaves: UN chief
06 september 2023 - 11:34:40New York, US (PANA) - Amplified by wildfires and desert dust fanned by climate change, more frequent heatwaves are leading [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Niger coup: US President joins in calls for release of ousted President Bazoum
03 august 2023 - 11:37:11Niamey, Niger (PANA) - US President Joe Biden on Thursday joined in calls for the release of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum, [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: US orders evacuation of its nationals; coup leader warns against foreign meddling, military intervention
03 august 2023 - 06:22:11Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has joined Western countries as they ramp up evacuation of their nationals from [...] Full text...
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IMF chief commends Zambia’s efforts toward economic reform
14 july 2023 - 07:30:30Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian authorities have made commendable efforts over the past two years to stabilise the economy, despite [...] Full text...
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UN issues global alert to combat severe sand and dust storms
13 july 2023 - 05:33:06New York, US (PANA) - Severe sand and dust storms (SDS) are becoming increasingly common, with UN climate experts attributing [...] Full text...
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Mauritius detects 33 cases of dengue
29 june 2023 - 07:34:38Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities said on Thursday that they have detected 33 cases of dengue fever in [...] Full text...
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Around 60 million in urgent humanitarian need in Horn of Africa
27 june 2023 - 06:05:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Climate, armed conflict, high food prices and post-COVID-19 economic fall-out have caused record food insecurity [...] Full text...
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Trafficking in the Sahel undermining rule of law (Feature by UN News)
04 june 2023 - 06:38:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Kourou/Koualou, a tiny village in a neutral zone straddling Benin and Burkina Faso, was the [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-20 WC: Earthquake in San Juan Province, ahead of Nigeria/Argentina match
31 may 2023 - 09:14:32San Juan, Argentina (PANA) - An earthquake measuring 4.8 has been recorded in the San Juan Province, where the Flying [...] Full text...
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UN agencies warn of rising hunger risk in 18 'hotspots'
29 may 2023 - 18:11:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hunger is set to worsen in 18 “hotspots” worldwide including Sudan, where fighting is putting people [...] Full text...
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Trafficking in the Sahel: Killer cough syrup and fake medicine (By UN News)
27 may 2023 - 14:14:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In the summer of 2022, 70 Gambian babies and young children died from kidney failure after [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Quotes and notes by people caught in fighting (Compiled by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
25 may 2023 - 17:06:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians in the, war situation in the Sudan publish different stories and comments about their ordeal. [...] Full text...
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One billion people in 43 countries face cholera risk, amid ‘bleak’ outlook
19 may 2023 - 15:59:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After years of steady decline, cholera is making a devastating comeback and targeting the world’s most [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Violence likely to spark record levels of hunger - UN humanitarians
10 may 2023 - 14:57:12Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The grim prospect of record hunger levels in Sudan is becoming more likely by the [...] Full text...
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Sudan violence threatens fragile cross-border progress with Juba, Security Council told
10 may 2023 - 05:42:48New York, US (PANA) - The impact of ongoing violence among rival military parties in Sudan is threatening to derail [...] Full text...
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Burundi Central Bank to liberalize foreign exchange market
30 april 2023 - 18:29:48Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Bank of the Republic of Burundi (BRB, central bank) has announced in a statement that [...] Full text...
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Gambia government alert on market exchange rate fluctuation
26 april 2023 - 17:42:23Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of the Gambia has been alerted on the forex currency market exchange rate fluctuation [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN aid operation continues amid dire humanitarian conditions
25 april 2023 - 20:45:45New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations will continue to deliver desperately needed relief for the Sudanese people, amid [...] Full text...
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Calm returns to Zawiya in western Libya after deadly clashes
24 april 2023 - 17:12:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A precarious calm has been established as of Monday afternoon in Zawiya (45km west of Tripoli), [...] Full text...
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WHO makes key leadership appointments to drive its strategic direction, initiatives
18 april 2023 - 08:38:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed five new senior figures to its headquarters leadership team [...] Full text...
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WHO enhances preparedness to tackle rising zoonotic diseases in Africa
05 april 2023 - 11:41:50Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The ongoing Marburg virus disease outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania are the latest of several [...] Full text...
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Cocaine trafficking surges following COVID-19-related slowdown: Report
16 march 2023 - 07:35:34Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Routed through new hubs and expanded criminal networks, cocaine trafficking has made a dramatic comeback following [...] Full text...
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WHO renews alert on safeguards for health worker recruitment
14 march 2023 - 13:35:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday released an updated WHO health workforce support and safeguards [...] Full text...
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Some 300,000 flee ongoing violence in DR Congo in February alone: UNHCR
11 march 2023 - 05:25:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Humanitarians issued an alert on Friday for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where heavy [...] Full text...
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South Africa rejects US security alert
01 march 2023 - 09:05:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Minister of Foreign Affairs Naledi Pandor has dismissed a warning by the [...] Full text...
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Refugee agency appeals for $137 million to help displaced in Horn of Africa
28 february 2023 - 17:53:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Lifesaving aid is needed urgently to help millions of people enduring one of the longest and [...] Full text...
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MESSAGE TO SUBSCRIBERS
27 february 2023 - 13:00:25The Management of PANAPRESS wishes to apologise for the break in our production since 19:30 GMT on Saturday, 25 February [...] Full text...
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2023 U-20 AFCON: Pape Diop scores hat-trick as Senegal eliminate Egypt
26 february 2023 - 13:34:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hosts Egypt crashed out of the TotalEnergies Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) at the group [...] Full text...
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Tropical Cyclone Freddy hits Mozambique
25 february 2023 - 06:16:18Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical cyclone Freddy, one of the longest-lasting systems in the southern hemisphere, slammed into Mozambique on [...] Full text...
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Ensure conducive atmosphere for elections, Army Chief directs General Officers Commanding, Formation Commanders
14 february 2023 - 16:51:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya on Tuesday directed all General Officers Commanding [...] Full text...
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Equatorial Guinea confirms first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak
14 february 2023 - 05:52:15Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – Equatorial Guinea on Monday confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease, which is in the same [...] Full text...
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Four African children, woman migrants die in boat accident
06 february 2023 - 14:59:07Athens, Greece (PANA) - Four children and a woman died on Sunday when a dinghy carrying African migrants from the [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: alert on preparation for new massacre against Congolese Tutsis in North Kivu
29 january 2023 - 16:54:08Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA). - The Rwandan army is preparing a targeted massacre against DR Congo's Tutsis in Masisi territory, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: UK, EU, Australia Issue security alert, warn citizens against travelling to Nigeria,
20 january 2023 - 19:55:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Kingdom and Australia have asked their citizens to avoid all travels to Nigeria. In their [...] Full text...
thread Society
Two million children will need humanitarian assistance in 2023 in Zimbabwe (UNICEF)
13 january 2023 - 15:55:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Due to the impact of food and nutrition crises caused by natural hazards such as [...] Full text...
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UN weather agency says 2022 confirmed as one of warmest on record
13 january 2023 - 05:44:19New York, US (PANA) - The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Thursday that 2022 was the fifth or sixth [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak
11 january 2023 - 10:48:05Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda on Wednesday declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus, less [...] Full text...
thread Health
EU border agency slammed for using aerial surveillance in favour of Libyan Coast Guard in Mediterranean
12 december 2022 - 08:39:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The use by the EU's border agency, Frontex, of aerial surveillance to enable the Libyan Coast Guard [...] Full text...
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Security ‘one of the most significant challenges’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears
10 december 2022 - 08:04:25New York, US (PANA) - Despite the resilience of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), security is “one of [...] Full text...
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Chad: Emergency declared after floods (WHO)
17 november 2022 - 19:11:23Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An emergency situation has been declared in Chad because of floods, which have affected 18 [...] Full text...
thread Health
COP27: Over 27 million children at risk from devastating record-setting floods: UNICEF
08 november 2022 - 16:20:25Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Overwhelming flooding has affected at least 27.7 million children across 27 countries worldwide, with the number [...] Full text...
thread Environment
COP27: $3.1 billion plan to achieve early warning systems for all by 2027
08 november 2022 - 04:50:56Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - With climate-related disasters displacing more people than conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday unveiled the [...] Full text...
thread Environment
DRC fighter jet 'lands briefly' in Rwanda
07 november 2022 - 15:54:37Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan government has protested the landing of a fighter jet from the neighbouring Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ethiopian crisis: Northern Ethiopia facing devastating spike in preventable disease: WHO
28 october 2022 - 18:53:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) expressed serious concerns on Friday about a likely spike [...] Full text...
thread Health
US Embassy urges citizens not to travel to Nigerian capital
28 october 2022 - 08:15:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The US Embassy in Nigeria has updated its security alert in the capital, Abuja, due to [...] Full text...
thread Society
South Africa on high alert after terrorism warning
27 october 2022 - 12:23:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African authorities are monitoring the security situation after the United States Embassy on [...] Full text...
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US State Department approves voluntary departure of citizens from Nigeria
27 october 2022 - 05:15:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The US State Department has approved the authorised voluntary departure of family members and non-emergency U.S. [...] Full text...
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US, UK Embassies warn of likely terrorist attacks in Nigerian capital
24 october 2022 - 11:43:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The US Embassy and Britsh High Commission in Nigeria are warning of likely terrorist attacks in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccination rollout stalls in Africa, says WHO
21 october 2022 - 14:42:56Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the monthly [...] Full text...
thread Health
Coronavirus: Vaccination roll-out stagnates in Africa
21 october 2022 - 10:48:05Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - COVID-19 vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the number of doses administered [...] Full text...
thread Health
Cameroon: 39 cases including 3 deaths due to cholera recorded in a refugee camp in the Far North
19 october 2022 - 18:37:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In Cameroon, the cholera epidemic has resurfaced in the Far North region with three deaths [...] Full text...
thread Health
African health ministers take steps to curb Ebola disease outbreak
13 october 2022 - 06:21:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ministers of Health and government representatives from nine African countries on Wednesday agreed on joint measures [...] Full text...
thread Health
Gambia suspends licence of importer of deadly Indian cough syrups
11 october 2022 - 10:37:49Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has authorised the Medicine Control Agency to suspend the licence of the pharmacy [...] Full text...
thread Health
WHO issues alert for contaminated cough and cold syrups in Gambia
05 october 2022 - 19:33:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a medical product alert for four contaminated cough and [...] Full text...
thread Health
New WHO strategy aims to strengthen rapid response to health emergencies
05 october 2022 - 19:15:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid mounting health emergencies globally, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate-related crises, and the war in [...] Full text...
thread Health
New group of soldiers ousts Burkina Faso's junta leader Lt. Col, Damiba (Eds: Refiling to add details of ECOWAS' statement)
01 october 2022 - 06:57:55Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A new group of soldiers in the West African state of Burkina Faso on Friday [...] Full text...
thread Politics
New group of soldiers ousts Burkina Faso's junta leader Lt. Col, Damiba
01 october 2022 - 05:17:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A new group of soldiers in the West African state of Burkina Faso on Friday [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 3: More heavy gunfire heard in Burkina Faso capital
30 september 2022 - 15:44:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Fresh heavy gunfire has been heard around the Burkina faso Presidency in the capital, Ouagadougou, [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 2: Burkina Faso junta leader urges the population to 'remain calm'
30 september 2022 - 12:58:22Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The military junta leader has called on the population to "observe the greatest caution and [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UPDATE 1: Sounds of heavy gunfire heard in Burkina Faso capital
30 september 2022 - 12:28:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The US Embassy in the Burkina Faso has asked American citizens to "limit their movement" [...] Full text...
thread Politics
South Sudan violence proliferating, warn independent rights experts
27 september 2022 - 05:26:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deeply disturbing violence is escalating “all over” South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts have [...] Full text...
thread Society
Famine looms in Somalia, many ‘hunger hotspots’ are in deep trouble: UN Agencies warn
21 september 2022 - 18:22:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people facing life-threatening levels of hunger worldwide without immediate humanitarian aid, is expected to rise [...] Full text...
thread Society
Drugs seized at Johannesburg airport
29 august 2022 - 12:18:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police have confirmed that customs officials seized drugs worth US$14 million at OR Tambo International [...] Full text...
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Libya: Clashes erupt between rival armed groups in Tripoli
27 august 2022 - 13:20:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Armed clashes erupted in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, overnight only days after the United Nations and [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: Guterres 'shocked, saddened' by resuption of hostilities in Ethiopia
24 august 2022 - 17:25:04New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he is "saddened and shocked" at the resumption of hostilities [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 515 new cases
09 august 2022 - 16:23:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded in the last 24 hours 515 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), comprising 466 [...] Full text...
thread Health
Libya works on plan to prevent monkeypox
07 august 2022 - 15:24:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Director-General of the National Centre for Disease Control, Haider Al-Sayeh, discussed with a number of [...] Full text...
thread Health
Monkeypox concern heightened after becoming a ‘northern’ disease, says WHO
02 august 2022 - 19:34:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Countries need to work more together to stop the rapidly spreading outbreak of monkeypox, “no matter [...] Full text...
thread Health
US warns citizens not to travel to Mali in security alert
31 july 2022 - 15:19:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The US Embassy in Mali has issued a security alert warning Americans not to travel to [...] Full text...
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‘We believe monkeypox outbreak can be stopped’: WHO
26 july 2022 - 20:10:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak can be stopped “with the right strategies in the right groups”, the [...] Full text...
thread Health
Ghana declares first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease
18 july 2022 - 20:08:23Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ghana has announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after a World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 fuels slowest rate of childhood vaccination in three decades, leaving millions at risk
15 july 2022 - 19:47:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Official data published by UN agencies on Friday shows the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccination rates [...] Full text...
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Ghana detects two suspected cases of Marburg Virus Disease
08 july 2022 - 08:07:58Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has announced the preliminary finding of two cases of Marburg virus disease and if confirmed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South Africa recovers to pre-pandemic levels, but food inflation rises
08 july 2022 - 07:25:01Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis in South Africa seems to be subsiding but its effects hit household [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Interpol issues red alerts against five Libyan officials for embezzling hundreds of millions of dollars
07 july 2022 - 15:43:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Interpol issues red alert notices against five Libyan officials at the request of the Libyan Prosecutor [...] Full text...
thread Society
Monkeypox not presently a global public health emergency: WHO
26 june 2022 - 05:31:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The monkeypox outbreak does not currently constitute a global public health concern though “intense response efforts” [...] Full text...
thread Health
Global hunger crisis pushing one child per minute, into severe malnutrition: UNICEF
24 june 2022 - 05:24:54New York, US (PANA) - Because of the global hunger crisis, every single minute, one child is pushed into life-threatening, [...] Full text...
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Crisis in northeast Nigeria will worsen without urgent help, says UN agency
21 june 2022 - 18:01:26Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - UN humanitarians issued an alert on Tuesday over the deteriorating situation for millions of mainly women and [...] Full text...
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Benin ready to counter possible monkeypox epidemic
18 june 2022 - 14:30:08Cotonou, Benin PANA) - Benin is on maximum alert and has taken steps to deal with a possible epidemic of [...] Full text...
thread Health
Urgent support needed for 14,000 who fled following Burkina Faso massacre - UNHCR
17 june 2022 - 19:37:22Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - UN humanitarians in Burkina Faso on Friday appealed to the international community for help, after attacks by [...] Full text...
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US Embassy in Mali issues securiy alert on possible terrorist attack in Bamako
17 june 2022 - 10:03:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The US Embassy in Mali has issued an alert warning of a possible terrorist attack in [...] Full text...
thread Society
Africa must separate the wheat from Russia’s geopolitical chaff
16 june 2022 - 12:29:50Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Russia’s war against Ukraine is intensifying and, as a result, African countries are increasingly being [...] Full text...
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Communities in Horn of Africa struggle with cumulative shocks in face of starvation
13 june 2022 - 14:49:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Communities in the Horn of Africa are facing the threat of starvation following four [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Horn of Africa braces for ‘explosion of child deaths’ as hunger crisis deepens
08 june 2022 - 05:16:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An “explosion of child deaths” is likely and imminent in the Horn of Africa unless the [...] Full text...
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UN food agencies warn of looming widespread food crisss as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries
07 june 2022 - 12:54:26Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN food agencies -- the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
‘Protracted political impasse’ further polarising Libya - UN official
27 may 2022 - 05:11:24New York, US (PANA) - Despite UN efforts, political, economic and security deadlock continues in Libya, the UN political affairs [...] Full text...
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World a ‘virtual tinderbox’ for catastrophic levels of severe malnutrition in children: UNICEF
17 may 2022 - 07:16:32New York, US (PANA) — The number of children with severe wasting was rising even before the war in Ukraine threatened to [...] Full text...
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Sahel to experience wet rainy season this year
27 april 2022 - 11:12:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A wet 2022 rainy season is expected in the Sahel, the Permanent Inter-State Committee for [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Eight people still missing after floods in Burkina Faso mine
20 april 2022 - 05:13:15Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso Ministry of Mines said on Tuesday that eight people are still missing [...] Full text...
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Libya resumes tensions amid lack of prospects for resolution of two-government issue ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
17 april 2022 - 19:18:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The military and political tension in Libya, exacerbated by the existence of two rival governments unable [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sub-Saharan Africa under threat from multiple humanitarian crises
09 april 2022 - 05:51:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of hungry people in the Sahel and West Africa has quadrupled over the last three years, [...] Full text...
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West Africa faces worst food crisis in ten years, warns humanitarian charities
06 april 2022 - 11:05:54Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - West Africa is hit by its worst food crisis in a decade, with 27 million people [...] Full text...
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Uncertainty still looms in Libya with emergence of two governments
03 march 2022 - 22:12:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vote of confidence by the Libyan Parliament on Tuesday evening in the government formed by [...] Full text...
thread Politics
At least 50 killed in DRC's Ituri Province by militias
03 february 2022 - 05:13:01Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - At least 50 people, including women and children, were killed in an attack on Tuesday night at [...] Full text...
thread Society
Deadly tropical storms cause flooding, landslides in Madagascar
26 january 2022 - 05:44:18Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Two separate tropical weather systems in Madagascar have left at least 34 dead and triggered flooding [...] Full text...
thread Environment
3RD LEAD: Eds: New lead: Burkina Faso military announces overthrow of President Kaboré
24 january 2022 - 18:57:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The military in Burkina Faso on Monday announced that it has ousted President Roch Marc Christian [...] Full text...
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2ND LEAD: Burkina Faso President Kaboré calls for dialaogue wih 'those who have taken up arms'
24 january 2022 - 15:39:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's beleaguered president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré is asking those have taken up arms [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Fears of coup unfolding in Burkina Faso as President Kaboré reportedly detained by mutinous soldiers
24 january 2022 - 10:22:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Fears of a coup unfolding in Burkina Faso are growing with reports on Monday of [...] Full text...
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'Security concerns' in Burkina Faso as gunshots continue in capital
24 january 2022 - 08:31:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - There are "security concerns" in Burkina Faso, where soldiers mutined on Sunday in several baracks [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray aid operations ‘about to grind to a halt’, warns WFP
15 january 2022 - 05:21:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid and food distribution operations in northern Ethiopia are about “to grind to a halt” amid [...] Full text...
thread Society
Coronavirus: Chinese, American companies in the market for vaccine in Burundi
10 december 2021 - 13:35:55Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The anti-coronavirus vaccine of the Chinese pharmaceutical firm 'SINOPHARM' has been joined since last Monday by [...] Full text...
thread Health
Coronavirus: 1,899 people vaccinated in Burundi
08 december 2021 - 19:30:30Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The total number of people already vaccinated against the coronavirus in Burundi is 1,899, including1,216 men [...] Full text...
thread Health
Some 35.8 million face lean season food crisis in West Africa and Sahel
07 december 2021 - 17:41:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Growing food insecurity that is already affecting tens of millions of people across West Africa and [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Coronavirus: 92% of recent COVID-19 cases in Burundi are from travelers from DR Congo
05 december 2021 - 18:12:08Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - During the last 7 days, 23 of the 25 new cases (92%) of confirmed Coronavirus have [...] Full text...
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Beninese army reassures adequate defence despite terrorist attacks in the north
03 december 2021 - 16:46:01Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The spokesperson of the Beninese Army, Colonel Didier Ahouanvoédo, on Thursday issued a statement reassuring the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South African President Ramaphosa addresses concerns
01 december 2021 - 15:08:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken a swipe at African countries which have implemented travel [...] Full text...
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Violence against refugee women surged in 2020: UNHCR
26 november 2021 - 05:09:10New York, US (PANA) - One in five refugee or internally displaced women have faced sexual violence, and the situation [...] Full text...
thread Gender
Covid-19: Only one out of four health workers is fully vaccinated in Africa, warns WHO
25 november 2021 - 18:57:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Only 27% of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against the new coronavirus, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US, AU envoys return to Ethiopia to ramp up diplomatic efforts to end war
19 november 2021 - 07:11:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United States and African Union (AU) envoys for the Horn of Africa have returned [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Mass arbitrary arrests target Tigrayans, says UN rights office
16 november 2021 - 17:23:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Over the past week, mass arrests of people reportedly of Tigrayan origin have continued in the Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Police manhunt for missing terror operative
10 november 2021 - 08:22:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Anti-Terrorism Police Unit and the Directorate of Criminal Investigation have appealed for information leading [...] Full text...
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‘Overzealous’ security services undermining South Sudan peace: rights experts
21 october 2021 - 05:36:10Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - State security forces in South Sudan have been responsible for imposing new and potentially arbitrary restrictions against the country’s [...] Full text...
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Many developing countries unprotected against disaster, says UN Chief
13 october 2021 - 19:02:06New York, US (PANA) - Many developing nations remain unprotected against disaster, even though it is accepted that building community resilience [...] Full text...
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UN rights office raises alert over spike in security operations against Libya migrants
12 october 2021 - 16:48:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Migrants and asylum seekers in Libya have been facing increasingly heavy-handed treatment from targeted security operations [...] Full text...
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Nigeria issues security alert ahead of 61st independence anniversary
24 september 2021 - 17:21:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Government on Friday alerted the general public to be aware of “heightened security activities” [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC Qualifier: Nigeria coach predicts positive result against Cape Verde
06 september 2021 - 09:29:11Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr is upbeat the Super Eagles can pull off a positive result as [...] Full text...
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Kenya’s semi-arid counties face famine after poor rainy season
02 september 2021 - 13:03:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More than 2.1 million people in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) of Kenya are severely [...] Full text...
thread Environment
2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Nigeria name squad to face Liberia, Cape Verde
29 august 2021 - 13:01:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s German coach, Gernot Rohr, has called up a list of 30 players for the Super [...] Full text...
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