Tech’s Winner-Take-All Trap (IMF Finance & Development Feature, By Bruce Edwards)

30 july 2025 - 06:25:42
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - When controlled by a select few, tech innovation can be self-serving and undermine the institutions [...] Full text...

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A different type of mistreatment of a journalist held by militias in Sudan’s war By Mohamed Osman Adam

08 july 2025 - 17:52:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For almost eleven months, I fought to restore self-esteem so that I could resume writing and [...] Full text...

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Why is the 'manosphere' on the rise? UN Women sounds the alarm over online misogyny

22 june 2025 - 11:26:15
New York, US (PANA) - A growing network of online communities known collectively as the “manosphere” is emerging as a [...] Full text...

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FDI flows to developing economies drop to lowest level since 2005 EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2025, AT 1:30 PM UTC

16 june 2025 - 12:54:10
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) into developing economies—a key propellant of economic growth and [...] Full text...

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Pandemic heroes stepped up in 2020 – now they’re asking world leaders to do the same

17 may 2025 - 18:49:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As world leaders meet in Geneva to negotiate a new UN-brokered agreement on pandemic preparedness, we [...] Full text...

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‘Stop the 21st century atrocity’ in Gaza, Fletcher urges UN Security Council

14 may 2025 - 05:45:24
New York, US (PANA) - No aid has entered Gaza for more than 10 weeks and every single one of [...] Full text...

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WHO chief laments most disruptive cuts to global health funding ‘in living memory’

02 may 2025 - 08:12:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As sudden budget cuts severely impact global health funding, prolonged conflicts around the world are fuelling [...] Full text...

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South Africa's President Ramaphosa names Mcebisi Jonas as Special Envoy to the US to improve relations

14 april 2025 - 14:03:40
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced the appointment of a special envoy to [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Rights group flags 'horrific and widespread' use of sexual violence by paramilitary RSF

10 april 2025 - 10:58:27
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been fighting a bloody war with the [...] Full text...

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World Health Day: Focusing on women’s physical and mental health around the world

06 april 2025 - 14:48:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Monday’s World Health Day highlights a critical issue for global health: the particular vulnerabilities faced by women [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Acts of war bear hallmarks of atrocity crimes, warn UN humanitarians

28 march 2025 - 15:43:37
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) -  Lifesaving supplies in Gaza continue to run dangerously low, nearly four weeks into the total [...] Full text...

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Expelled South African Ambassador to US says he stands by his statement

23 march 2025 - 16:07:41
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African Ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, who was expelled from the country, [...] Full text...

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South Africa's top diplomat: US didn't follow 'correct diplomatic processes' in Ambassador's expulsion

16 march 2025 - 18:37:23
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's International Relations Minister, Ronald Lamola, has said the “correct diplomatic processes” were not [...] Full text...

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South African presidency regrets expulsion of Ambassador to the US

15 march 2025 - 10:48:36
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Presidency said on Saturday that it regrets the expulsion of its Ambassador [...] Full text...

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South African organisations slam Trump

11 march 2025 - 07:55:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The FW de Klerk Foundation has strongly opposed US President Donald Trump's offering of citizenship [...] Full text...

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South Sudan Community leaders call for peace between cattle herders and farmers (By Surur Ali Ayile, UN News)

09 march 2025 - 05:18:16
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The land in Lainya County in South Sudan is rich and fertile, with a long [...] Full text...

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Packed with promise: Wisam’s journey back to school in Sudan

27 february 2025 - 19:45:45
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Wisam sits in her classroom, absorbed in her work, her fingers gripping a blue-coloured pencil, [...] Full text...

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G20 foreign ministers meet in South Africa

20 february 2025 - 08:00:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting began in Johannesburg on Thursday.It is part of a [...] Full text...

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US to boycott G20 talks in Johannesburg

06 february 2025 - 07:00:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said he would skip Group of [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa responds to Trump's attack on country

04 february 2025 - 06:58:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday night hit back at US President Donald [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leader secures greenlight to represent detained Ugandan opposition counterpart

06 january 2025 - 14:29:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader Martha Karua on Monday secured the greenlight to represent Kizza Besigye, the Ugandan [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Ghana's vice President Bawumia concedes defeat to former president Mahama

08 december 2024 - 10:35:10
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Vice-president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has conceded defeat to former President John Dramani Mahama in Ghana's presidential [...] Full text...

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Ghana votes in 9th elections as it consolidates multi-party democracy

03 december 2024 - 13:39:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian voters go to the polls on Saturday, 7 December to elect a president and 276 [...] Full text...

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COP29: Draft deal proposes wealthy nations give $250 billion in climate finance

23 november 2024 - 05:07:03
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - A new draft finance deal delivered to harried negotiators in Baku on Friday – the final [...] Full text...

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ICRC: Community kitchens bring vital food relief to thousands in North Darfur as humanitarian conditions worsen

19 november 2024 - 16:14:35
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Thousands of people in North Darfur, Sudan, have started to receive hot meals as hostilities [...] Full text...

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Ahead of G20 Summit in Brazil, UN chief urges bloc to take the lead on peace, climate and other challenges

18 november 2024 - 05:33:12
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The G20 group of developed economies must be at the forefront of global efforts to [...] Full text...

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Some 1.2 billion people at high risk from climate change worldwide - World Bank

01 november 2024 - 07:22:57
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Some 1.2 billion people face life-changing risks through exposure to at least one critical climate [...] Full text...

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End ‘collective amnesia’ over COVID-19, says WHO

09 october 2024 - 17:03:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Our “collective amnesia” about how bad the COVID-19 pandemic was should not prevent us from protecting [...] Full text...

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In plain view: Solutions to turbocharge the agrifood system transition: World Bank Blog By Sergiy Zorya, Joshua Gill, Alexandra Horst and Francis Addeah Darko

07 october 2024 - 07:17:30
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Momentum is growing for real food systems change at a scale never seen before. [...] Full text...

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Building roads to build peace: Our experience in the Central African Republic: World Bank Blog By Papa Modou Ndiaye, Francis Ovanda Mbele and Abdoulaye Sylla

03 october 2024 - 08:14:12
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The Emergency Infrastructure and Connectivity Recovery Project (EICRP) is transforming the northeastern regions of [...] Full text...

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Economic diversification: Crafting a multi-sectoral strategy for economic stabilisation for Malawi: World Bank Blog By Tatenda Chiuye

19 september 2024 - 09:13:55
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Have you ever owned a favourite pen that you found indispensable? I certainly had, every day [...] Full text...

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Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies

16 september 2024 - 05:42:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The civil war in Sudan has brought the country’s health system to its knees. UN [...] Full text...

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UNICEF raises alarm over diversion of nutrition supplements in Sokoto

25 august 2024 - 14:58:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) recently frowned at the alleged diversion of nutrition supplements in [...] Full text...

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Global growth steady amid slowing disinflation and rising policy uncertainty: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

16 july 2024 - 17:45:18
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Our global growth projections are unchanged at 3.2 per cent this year and slightly [...] Full text...

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UN remembers Nelson Mandela’s commitment to fight poverty and inequity

15 july 2024 - 18:59:09
New York, US (PANA)  - The UN paid tribute on Monday to the life and legacy of the first democratically [...] Full text...

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Drought emergency in Zambia sets child marriage, HIV and hunger on the rise

12 july 2024 - 12:01:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - In Zambia’s drought-hit Southern, Western, Central and Lusaka Provinces, acute malnutrition is high among pregnant and [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: We’ll never abandon Gaza, pledges top UN aid official

26 june 2024 - 19:01:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid teams and partner organizations remain deeply committed to delivering lifesaving supplies to Gazans in [...] Full text...

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Top UN humanitarian laments lack of dialogue to resolve conflict

05 june 2024 - 06:58:07
New York, United States (PANA) - The UN’s top aid official said on Tuesday he was leaving office at the [...] Full text...

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AfDB stresses need for responsible, innovative solutions for African debt management

01 june 2024 - 07:56:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It is essential to find innovative solutions for managing the debt of African countries, taking proactive [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: As exodus from Rafah continues, ceasefire calls grow

10 may 2024 - 11:09:14
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With no let-up in the Israeli military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah into Friday [...] Full text...

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Man killed by torrential rain while trying to rescue children

09 may 2024 - 16:51:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan citizen died while rescuing children trapped in the bed of Wadi Al-Bib, in the [...] Full text...

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Andre Ayew backs Ghana's next generation to recapture past glories

08 may 2024 - 07:16:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana Captain Andre Ayew has thrown his weight behind Ghana's emerging crop of players, insisting that [...] Full text...

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Health charity warns of catastrophic malnutrition crisis in Sudan's Zamzam camp

02 may 2024 - 06:56:56
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Health charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says in response to the escalating fighting in North [...] Full text...

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Is failure to resolve the Libyan crisis due to incompetence of UN envoys or selfishness of Libyan leaders?

18 april 2024 - 11:03:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The resignation of the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM condoles Sultanate of Oman following deadly floods

15 april 2024 - 16:56:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has expressed his [...] 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 - 07:07:30
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan was plunged into an ongoing, devastating war one year ago on 15 April 2023, [...] Full text...

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Togo moves from presidential to parliamentary system

26 march 2024 - 13:45:10
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - With three weeks to go before legislative elections in Togo, members of parliament (MPs) voted on [...] Full text...

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13th All-Africa Games: Uganda edge Congo in thriller to set up finals against Ghana

20 march 2024 - 09:58:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Uganda will play hosts, Ghana, in the men's final of this year's African Games on Friday [...] Full text...

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Achieving demographic dividend in Tanzania for economic growth: World Bank Blog By Nathan Belete

19 march 2024 - 06:41:57
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Fatuma was married at age 15 and had her first child, Hadija, after a year, causing [...] Full text...

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The Malian government dissolves Imam Mahmoud Dicko's movement

08 march 2024 - 19:16:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's transitional government has decided to put an end to the activities of the Coordination des [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS lifts some sanctions on 4 countries under military rule

25 february 2024 - 07:56:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWS) on Saturday agreed to lift some economic and [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s President urged to help end Senegal’s political crisis

08 february 2024 - 11:34:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on President Adama Barrow to engage his Senegalese counterpart, [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis: Sudan war ‘a living nightmare for children’: UNICEF Representative

25 january 2024 - 18:05:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The raging war in Sudan is putting the future of its 24 million youngest citizens at [...] Full text...

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How to prevent new Cold War in Africa (By Paul Ejime)

22 january 2024 - 10:03:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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World Bank foresees global economy recording worst growth over quarter century

10 january 2024 - 16:33:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Economic growth in Africa is expected to pick up to 3.8% in 2024 and rise further [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS and Sierra Leone's dangerous identity politics (By Paul Ejime)

10 january 2024 - 10:25:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - If any country should be grateful to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for [...] Full text...

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World Bank foresees global economy recording worst growth over quarter century

09 january 2024 - 17:37:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Economic growth in Africa is expected to pick up to 3.8% in 2024 and rise further [...] Full text...

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Global economy set for weakest half-decade performance in 30 years

09 january 2024 - 14:23:37
Washington, United States (PANA) - As the world nears the midpoint of what was intended to be a transformative decade [...] Full text...

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Burundi lifts restrictions on holding foreign currency accounts

04 january 2024 - 13:42:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs), as well as private entities receiving external support, are once [...] Full text...

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A digital world needing more humanity (By Paul Ejime)

25 december 2023 - 07:10:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Our digital World with the accompanying advanced technology has unleashed innumerable benefits on humanity. Yet, our [...] Full text...

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Strengthening and repositioning ECOWAS for emerging challenges (By Paul Ejime)

20 december 2023 - 16:34:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In less than two years, (2025), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will mark [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS changes gear on military coup plotters (By Paul Ejime)

11 december 2023 - 17:48:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have resolved to set up a [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: Getting a tottering regional bloc back on track (By Paul Ejime)

10 december 2023 - 05:23:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) converge in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, [...] Full text...

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Due to bad weather, Libya's Prime Minister has declared Sunday a day off for public institutions

09 december 2023 - 16:10:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbaiba, has decided to grant [...] Full text...

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Large-scale mobilization in Libya in anticipation of meteorological upheavals marked by heavy rain

09 december 2023 - 15:13:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Government of National Unity has cautioned citizens and road users after heavy rain fell [...] Full text...

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Financial crimes hurt economies - must be better understood and curbed: IMF Blog By Carolina Claver, Chady El Khoury, and Rhoda Weeks-Brown

07 december 2023 - 19:10:48
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The fight against financial crime isn’t lost, but the world needs to do more [...] Full text...

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Leadership deficit, political crises rocking ECOWAS region (By Paul Ejime)

07 december 2023 - 08:10:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The failure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to follow through with its [...] Full text...

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Liberia Election: Ex footballer, President Weah, shows good sportsmanship; cooncedes to opposition leader Boakai (By Paul Ejime)

18 november 2023 - 06:58:13
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia’s President Goerge Weah has conceded victory to his longtime political rival, former vice President Joseph [...] Full text...

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Mali: UN convoy concludes treacherous 350-kilometre journey

09 november 2023 - 07:20:45
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A convoy from the UN Mission in Mali  has arrived in the northeastern city of Gao [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Gaza crisis: Deadlock deepens as Security Council rejects competing resolutions by US and Russia

25 october 2023 - 21:47:02
New York, US (PANA) - China and Russia on Wednesday vetoed a draft resolution sponsored by the United States, while [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe risk another FIFA ban

17 october 2023 - 06:27:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) is risking another ban by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) [...] Full text...

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Higher-for-longer interest rate environment is squeezing more borrowers: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian

11 october 2023 - 08:00:15
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The world’s central banks have unleashed the steepest series of interest-rate increases in decades [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Epidemics hit Sudanese already exasperated by war (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

29 september 2023 - 10:00:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - While warplanes and mortars are hitting Khartoum inhabitants with fire from above, environmental degradation, brought by [...] Full text...

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Right to information still an ‘empty promise’ for billions

29 september 2023 - 07:11:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN-appointed expert on freedom of opinion and expression has called for governments to strengthen efforts [...] Full text...

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Morocco earthquake: Government activates emergency programme to rehouse victims

15 september 2023 - 06:25:58
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco is activating an emergency programme for rehousing victims as well as caring for those most [...] Full text...

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More than 35,000 displaced persons in disaster-stricken towns in eastern Libya, according to IOM

13 september 2023 - 16:19:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says a total of 36,085 people have been displaced in four [...] Full text...

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Heavy human and material toll from storm Daniel in Libya and appeal for international aid

12 september 2023 - 14:51:43
Tripoli, Lidbya (PANA) - Storm Daniel, which hit eastern Libya on Sunday, was particularly deadly, with the Libyan authorities reporting [...] Full text...

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3RDUPDATE: Huge outpouring of solidarity and compassion for the victims of the Daniel storm in Libya

11 september 2023 - 20:10:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A vast outpouring of solidarity and compassion has been expressed by foreign countries, as well as [...] Full text...

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UPDATESeveral dead in eastern Libya after storm Daniel hits the region

11 september 2023 - 19:20:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 15 people have died in various parts of the eastern region of Libya hit [...] Full text...

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Several dead in eastern Libya after storm Daniel hits the region

11 september 2023 - 18:36:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 15 people have died in various parts of the eastern region of Libya hit [...] Full text...

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Activation of the government's rapid response team to the emergency calls for help caused by the bad weather in Libya

10 september 2023 - 20:07:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Government of National Unity's team responsible for rapid response and dealing with the challenges arising [...] Full text...

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African cities embrace walking, cycling as climate crisis deepens (Feature by UNEP)

05 september 2023 - 06:16:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Each morning in Addis Ababa, the bustling capital of Ethiopia, the same scene plays out. As [...] Full text...

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Sporting Casablanca qualify for CAF Women’s Champions League

02 september 2023 - 05:48:24
Alexandria, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco’s Sporting Casablanca have secured a place in the upcoming CAF Women’s Champions League in Cote [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta markets political transition programme (By Paul Ejime)

29 august 2023 - 08:35:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s 81-member National Transitional Council (NTC) headed by Dr Dansa Kourouma is playing a crucial legislative [...] Full text...

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Voices from informal businesses: World Bank Blog

25 august 2023 - 13:33:29
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Informal business is widespread in the developing world, accounting for over 70 per cent of [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Time to give strategic diplomacy a chance (By Paul Ejime)

21 august 2023 - 19:00:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As expected, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected the "unreasonable" three-year political [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Using diplomacy and biting sanctions to beat Niger's coup leaders (Analysis by Paul Ejime)

17 august 2023 - 09:43:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - There is no doubt that the sanctions imposed on Niger by the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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South Africa condemns Niger coup

28 july 2023 - 10:32:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Friday condemned the coup in Niger and called for [...] Full text...

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UNHCR, IOM outline new approach to assist growing number of migrants

25 july 2023 - 06:38:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a world characterised by economic crises, conflicts, and natural disasters, the uptick in migration is [...] Full text...

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Halfway to 2030, world ‘nowhere near’ reaching Global Goals, UN warns

18 july 2023 - 05:26:45
New York, US (PANA) - The world is “woefully off track” to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the [...] Full text...

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New roadmap from Libyan Parliament and High State Council casts doubt on ability to resolve crisis

06 july 2023 - 19:39:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  While they have not entirely overcome the disputes inherent in the compromise between the members of the [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for provision of basic care, support services to older people

27 june 2023 - 07:52:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is failing to provide hundreds of thousands of older people access to basic care [...] Full text...

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One in every 10 children works, instead of going to school

12 june 2023 - 16:38:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around the world, some 160 million children work to earn a living, instead of going to [...] Full text...

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Rights group criticises new EU asylum agreement

11 june 2023 - 07:20:55
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A June 8 agreement among European Union countries on asylum procedures and migration management is a [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS@48, still battling peace and security challenges

29 may 2023 - 15:00:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), one of Africa’s foremost Regional Economic Communities (RECs), [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN rights expert describes suffering in war of generals as 'dehumanising'

24 may 2023 - 12:54:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The UN expert on human rights in Sudan on Tuesday described the level of civilian suffering [...] Full text...

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Progress on human health ‘in peril’, warns UN chief

21 may 2023 - 18:07:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global life expectancy has grown by 50 per cent since the birth of the UN World [...] Full text...

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CEO of South African company removed after wife's television appearance

19 may 2023 - 06:01:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The CEO of of KWV, one of Africa’s biggest alchohol producers, has been axed [...] Full text...

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2023 U-17 AFCON: We have to finish in style, says Burkinabe coach Traore

18 may 2023 - 06:38:08
Annaba, Algeria (PANA) - Burkina Faso head coach, Brahima Traore, has said his team intends to finish their TotalEnergies Under-17 [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudan appeals for urgent humanitarian assistance as fighting continues

13 may 2023 - 06:54:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Friday launched an urgent appeal to the international community for humanitarian assistance following four [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper questions whether it is appropriate for Libyans to commemorate May Day, Labour Day

05 may 2023 - 17:30:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Since the discovery of oil in the country in 1958 and the export of the first [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Majority of medical, health services impacted by fighting (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

03 may 2023 - 09:10:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - “Please help us, please help save the lives of those innocent people.”  This was Sudanese kidney [...] Full text...

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On second thought: What is really going on here? A reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (A Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA, correspondent)

30 april 2023 - 16:35:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - It all started with a comment from a South African radio station presenter: “How come you [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Sudan conflict: Sudan army accepts initiative to end fighting

27 april 2023 - 10:13:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has announced its initial acceptance of an initiative from the  east [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper urges Libyan authorities to ask AU to appoint Commissioner to deal with migration issue

07 april 2023 - 16:44:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A cross-border phenomenon, illegal migration, has become a pressing issue in Libya and on the African [...] Full text...

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Plan for elections in 2023 in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, determined to carry out his initiative

30 march 2023 - 19:33:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Methodically but with all the necessary application and seriousness, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary [...] Full text...

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Flagship UN report extolls win-win water partnerships to avert global crisis

22 march 2023 - 05:53:50
New York, US (PANA) - Water starts wars, puts out fires, and is key to human survival, but ensuring access [...] Full text...

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Horn of Africa hunger emergency: ‘129,000 looking death in the eyes’

10 march 2023 - 15:31:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Life-threatening hunger caused by climate shocks, violent insecurity and disease in the Horn of Africa, have [...] Full text...

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For first time, women represented in all parliaments of the world

06 march 2023 - 14:04:01
New York, US (PANA) - For the first time ever, there are women MPs in every single country on Earth, the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Electoral Commission chairman speaks on voting disruptions in Lagos

25 february 2023 - 18:24:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has admitted violence and disruptions [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's crucial elections off to peaceful but slow start (By Paul Ejime)

25 february 2023 - 13:20:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Voting to elect a new president of Nigeria to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari got off to [...] Full text...

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Libyan official paints bleak picture of health sector in the Arab world

31 january 2023 - 11:50:37
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The member of the executive board of the Union of Arab Hospitals, Dr. Ali Abu Krine, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament Speaker's U-turn jeopardises Libya's electoral process

19 january 2023 - 19:28:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The hope for a way out of the Libyan crisis with the recent announcement in Cairo, [...] Full text...

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UAE, DR Congo set up company to purchase DR Congo gold

14 january 2023 - 18:33:42
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo and the United Arab Emirates have set up a company, Primera Gold DRC, [...] Full text...

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Bad weather predicts huge pile-up in Tripoli

07 january 2023 - 18:23:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 14 vehicles collided on Saturday in a huge pile-up on the airport road in [...] Full text...

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Severe drought fuels malnutrition, reduces hospital-delivery births in Kenya's Turkana County

28 december 2022 - 05:22:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Following four successive failed rainy seasons, Kenya is amid the worst drought in 40 years, the [...] Full text...

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German hostage held for over 4 years in Sahel freed, thanks to Moroccan intelligence

10 december 2022 - 15:56:59
Dakar Senegal (PANA) - German development worker Jörg Lange, who has been kidnapped for more than four years in the [...] Full text...

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Developing countries face ‘impossible trade-off’ on debt: UNCTAD chief

07 december 2022 - 05:19:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Spiralling debt in low and middle-income countries has compromised their chances of sustainable development, the head [...] Full text...

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‘We cannot give up’ on the millions suffering in drought-stricken Horn of Africa, says WFP official

29 november 2022 - 05:09:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Millions of people in the Horn of Africa – a region at the intersection of some [...] Full text...

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Classes suspended in several municipalities in Tripoli after weather warnings

27 november 2022 - 15:50:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Several inspectorates in different municipalities of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, suspended classes on Sunday after warnings [...] Full text...

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Kenyan technology start-up boosts e-commerce in agroprocessing industry

25 november 2022 - 10:57:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - When Peter Njonjo, a former employee of a multinational company, set out to create Twiga Foods [...] Full text...

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Four bodies of illegal migrants found off the Tunisian coast

15 november 2022 - 18:53:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian coast guard on Tuesday found a body of an illegal migrant, bringing to four [...] Full text...

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About 20% of Mauritians are diabetic - Health Minister

15 november 2022 - 07:51:50
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – According to Mauritian Heath and Wellness Minister, Kailesh Jagutpal, around 20% of the country's population is [...] Full text...

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Millions at risk in flood-hit Nigeria; relief chief highlights hunger in Burkina Faso

22 october 2022 - 04:59:36
New York, US (PANA) - More than 2.8 million people have been impacted by Nigeria’s worst floods in a decade, [...] Full text...

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OCHA Under Secretary General expresses concern about humanitarian situation in Burkina Faso

21 october 2022 - 14:52:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the Office for the Coordination [...] Full text...

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UNICEF warns of unprecedented child deaths in Somalia

18 october 2022 - 19:10:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of severely malnourished boys and girls in Somalia are at risk of dying, the UN [...] Full text...

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Benin's National Agricultural Development Fund plagued by poor governance

18 october 2022 - 18:22:28
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's National Fund for Agricultural Development (FNDA) is said to have been plagued by bad governance [...] Full text...

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Malian government stands in solidarity with Guinea over sanctions imposed by ECOWAS

29 september 2022 - 16:21:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The transitional government of Mali said here Wednesday it had taken note of the Final Communiqué [...] 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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Kenya's new President begins implementing election campaign pledges

13 september 2022 - 17:29:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's newly-elected President William Ruto rode a ceremonial military Landover on Tuesday shortly after taking oath [...] Full text...

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Greater Horn of Africa drought forecast to continue for fifth year - UN weather agency

27 august 2022 - 05:22:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As millions of people in the Greater Horn of Africa have already “suffered the longest drought [...] Full text...

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Heat, drought and wildfires during one of the warmest Julys on record– WMO

09 august 2022 - 16:37:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amidst extreme heat, drought and wildfires, many parts of the world had just experienced one of [...] Full text...

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Kenyans vote in historic poll overshadowed by 2017 political crisis

09 august 2022 - 08:16:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Voting to pick Kenya's fifth President and all elective national leadership positions kicked off on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Commission to draft new Malian Constitution inaugurated

14 july 2022 - 13:07:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Malian Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, on Wednesday inaugurated the commission to draft [...] Full text...

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Libyan rival PM Bachagha says citizens not satisfied with country's bad situation

13 july 2022 - 06:44:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan Prime Minister designated by Parliament, Fathi Bachagha, says that the citizens are not satisfied with [...] Full text...

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Lack of prospects for settlement of crisis in Libya after failure of parliamentary consensus to organize elections ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

23 june 2022 - 20:31:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The horizons are completely blocked in Libya as regards the prospect of a settlement of the [...] Full text...

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'Window of opportunity closing for South Sudan, on road to lasting peace'

21 june 2022 - 05:27:35
New York, US (PANA) - With eight months remaining, the window of opportunity is closing for South Sudan to meet [...] Full text...

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World a ‘virtual tinderbox’ for catastrophic levels of severe malnutrition in children: UNICEF

17 may 2022 - 07:16:32
New 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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FIFA sanctions Algerian Football Federation

28 april 2022 - 16:33:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has fined the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) for a series of events [...] Full text...

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FIFA Sanctions Algerian Football Federation

28 april 2022 - 14:45:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has fined the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) for a series of events [...] Full text...

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The tanker that ran aground off the Tunisian coast did not contain diesel

22 april 2022 - 19:16:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A week after its sinking off the Tunisian coast, it turned out that the tanker, Xelo, [...] Full text...

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Benin to create transit centre for beggars

20 april 2022 - 13:19:11
Cotonou Benin (Benin) - The Beninese government is planning to create a transit centre for beggars, official sources said here [...] Full text...

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Oil tanker sinks off Tunisian coast

16 april 2022 - 14:33:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A commercial vessel carrying more than 750 tonnes of diesel ran aground on Friday night in [...] Full text...

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Guinea's former ruling party concerned about arrest of some former dignitaries

07 april 2022 - 15:45:30
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former ruling party in Guinea, the Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée (RPG Arc-en-ciel), says it [...] Full text...

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UN chief warns against ‘sleepwalking to climate catastrophe’

22 march 2022 - 05:42:24
New York, US (PANA) - The goal to limit future warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, highlighted in the Paris Agreement on climate [...] Full text...

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Force majeure declared in two oil fields in Libya after armed group closes valve

07 march 2022 - 14:16:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) announced on Sunday the imposition of a state of force [...] Full text...

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Body of young sub-Saharan man found in west-central Tunisia

02 march 2022 - 13:57:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The body of a sub-Saharan man in his 20s, whose identity was not specified, was found [...] Full text...

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Thousands of Tripolitans celebrate 11th anniversary of the 17 February revolution in Martyrs' Square

18 february 2022 - 21:37:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thousands of Tripoli inhabitants and neighbouring cities gathered on Friday evening at the Martyrs' Square, an [...] Full text...

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Libyans celebrate anniversary of 17 February revolution

17 february 2022 - 21:00:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans came out en masse in some cities of the country, such as Tripoli, Zaouia, Gharyan, [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya urges consensus, reconciliation on 11th anniversary of the Libyan Revolution

17 february 2022 - 13:15:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the 17 February Revolution, the UN Secretary-General's Special [...] Full text...

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African leaders call crisis Summit on terrorism, unconstitutional change of government

07 february 2022 - 22:22:50
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders will hold an emergency Summit on terrorism and the fight against bad governance [...] Full text...

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AU reiterates zero tolerance for unconstitutional change of government

06 february 2022 - 16:14:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union does not tolerate any attempts of unconstitutional change of government in Africa, [...] Full text...

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Madagascar braces for another cyclone as it struggles to recover from a recent one

05 february 2022 - 08:54:29
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Lives, livelihoods, and vital crops are at risk across Madagascar with Tropical Cyclone Batsirai expected to [...] Full text...

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Libya: NOC announces oil production cut of 100,000 b/d

04 february 2022 - 20:00:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has announced a daily cut of 100,000 barrels of oil [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS suspends Burkina Faso after coup

28 january 2022 - 17:40:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The extraordinary virtual summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ended on Friday [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Tunisia stun NIgeria 1-0 to reach quarter-finals

23 january 2022 - 21:10:15
Garoua, Cameroon (PANA) - Tunisia on Sunday reached the quarter-finals of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in [...] Full text...

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Four dead, seven missing as illegal migrant boat sinks off the Tunisian coast

21 january 2022 - 16:42:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four people died and seven others were reported missing after a boat carrying illegal migrants sank [...] Full text...

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Malian government mourns death of former president Kéita

17 january 2022 - 12:14:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has expressed "deep sorrow" following the death of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Mali sink Tunisia 1-0 in day 1 Group F match

12 january 2022 - 15:15:48
Limbe, Cameroon (PANA) - Mali on Wednesday beat Tunisia 1-0 in their incidents-filled Day 1 Group F match of the [...] Full text...

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Libya Oil Company announces suspension of crude oil exports from al-Sidra

11 january 2022 - 15:53:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) announced on Tuesday the suspension of crude oil exports from [...] Full text...

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UN leaders mourn Archbishop Desmond Tutu, ‘a towering global figure for peace’

27 december 2021 - 05:49:18
New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres was among UN leaders paying tribute on Sunday to the late Archbishop [...] Full text...

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Alarming food crisis in Mali leaves 1.2 million hungry: NGOs

09 december 2021 - 13:58:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The number of Malians facing hunger has increased nearly threefold in one year, warns a coalition [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African finance ministers call for measures to tame bad publicity

03 december 2021 - 19:57:26
Pria, Cabo Verde (PANA) - African Ministers of finance have called for measures to deal with the bad publicity afflicting [...] Full text...

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U.S. Secretary of State, Blinken, arrives in Nigeria, meets with Buhari

18 november 2021 - 18:18:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has arrived in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, for a two-day visit. Already, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Famous South African author Wilbur Smith dies

14 november 2021 - 15:14:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - International bestselling author Wilbur Smith died peacefully after a short illness at his Cape [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifier: South Africa head coach laments stadium switch

11 november 2021 - 08:39:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s head coach Hugo Broos has expressed his unhappiness with world football body [...] Full text...

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World Heritage forests releasing more carbon than they absorb: UNESCO

29 october 2021 - 08:17:32
Paris, France (PANA) - Forests in at least 10 World Heritage sites have become net sources of carbon, due to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Colin Powell's death doesn't cntradict efficacy of vaccines - experts say

19 october 2021 - 18:18:05
WASHINGTON, US (PANA) - The death of former US former Secretary of State and statesman Colin Powell Monday from complications [...] Full text...

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Two dead, 21 missing as illegal migrants' boat sink off Tunisian coast

17 october 2021 - 18:57:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Two illegal migrants have died and 21 others are missing after their boat sank off the [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges lifesaving transformation of food systems

15 october 2021 - 07:12:10
New York, US (PANA) - World Food Day is not only a reminder to everyone on the planet of the importance [...] Full text...

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South Africa's first black rugby captain shares his incredible story

05 october 2021 - 12:58:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There is major interest in the rugby hero Siya Kolisi’s official biography which unpacks [...] Full text...

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Climate change: UN Resident Coordinator says it is time to act on Kenya drought

01 october 2021 - 08:11:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Wajir county of northern Kenya on Thursday with Government officials, donor representatives and United Nations [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia marks New Year accenting peace, stability and work

11 september 2021 - 12:46:11
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia is celebrating its New Year on Saturday and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is marking [...] Full text...

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Climate, weather related disasters surge five-fold over 50 years, but early warnings save lives - WMO report

01 september 2021 - 15:06:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Climate change and increasingly extreme weather events have caused a surge in natural disasters over the [...] Full text...

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South Africa's opposition party salutes Zambian President-Elect Hichilema

16 august 2021 - 16:12:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday congratulated Zambian President-Elect Hakainde Hichilema [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian refugees in Sudan facing increasingly difficult conditions - ICRC

09 august 2021 - 13:40:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian refugees in camps in South-East Sudan are facing dire living conditions as fighting continues in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to tackle food wastage

22 july 2021 - 08:10:53
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-industry and Food Security Minister Maneesh Gobin on Wednesday launched the 2021 potato harvesting [...] Full text...

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Decline in routine childhood vaccinations, another pandemic fallout

15 july 2021 - 05:37:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major backsliding in childhood vaccinations, with 23 million children worldwide [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Vaccinate the most vulnerable', WHO chief stresses

13 july 2021 - 05:33:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus, has reiterated that the [...] Full text...

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Former Nigerian military chief decries foreign military presence in Africa

12 july 2021 - 18:30:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Retired Gen. Martin Luther Agwai, Nigeria’s former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), on Monday raised alarm [...] Full text...

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WBG calls for South Sudanese Government, donor investment to support jobs, peace-building

29 june 2021 - 15:01:25
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A new World Bank Group report urges South Sudan to adjust public policies to support [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari shelves London medical trip

25 june 2021 - 15:27:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Amidst public outcry on the timing and frequency of his medical trips abroad, Nigerian President Muhammadu [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects eight new cases

23 june 2021 - 09:01:28
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian health authorities said on Wednesday that eight new positive cases of COVID-19  were detected [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 18 days after ban, Nigeria raises Ministerial team to meet with Twitter

22 june 2021 - 18:41:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Eighteen days after banning Twitter operations in Nigeria, the federal government on Tuesday raised a Ministerial [...] Full text...

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WFP says 41 million at imminent risk of famine without urgent funding and humanitarian access

22 june 2021 - 15:50:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday warned that famine – already present in [...] Full text...

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Queen Elizabeth honours charity organization working for children in Darfur

14 june 2021 - 17:17:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- A British national working to improve the lots of kids in war-ridden Darfur region was awarded one [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Twitter reacts as MTN, Glo, Airtel, others implement ban in Nigeria

05 june 2021 - 08:58:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Twitter has formally reacted to the federal government's decision to ban its operations in Nigeria, saying "it [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. attacks Twitter, accuses it of double-standard over deletion of Buhari’s tweet on insecurity

02 june 2021 - 15:47:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Wednesday reacted to Twitter’s deletion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet threatening [...] Full text...

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Moroccan Navy rescues 19 illegal migrants from sub-Saharan countries

31 may 2021 - 12:57:53
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A Moroccan Navy patrol has assisted a makeshift boat in distress while carrying 10 illegal immigrants [...] Full text...

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African policymakers face three challenges to lift economies out of worst health crisis

13 may 2021 - 15:09:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The second wave of the health crisis that hit sub-Saharan Africa earlier in the [...] Full text...

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Madagascar faces famine risk: Gov't, UN food agencies warn 

12 may 2021 - 05:33:29
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - With each day that passes, more lives are at stake as hunger tightens its grip in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius donates US$50,000 to the World Food Programme in Madagascar

04 may 2021 - 07:51:51
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has donated US$50,000 through the World Food Programme (WFP) in Madagascar to help the vulnerable [...] Full text...

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New UN-led global immunization push aims to save more than 50 million lives

27 april 2021 - 05:15:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN-led global immunization strategy was unveiled on Monday to reach more than 50 million children who [...] Full text...

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UNHCR, IOM concerned about sinking of 130 migrants off Libya

24 april 2021 - 13:53:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have [...] Full text...

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Six Malian officials accused of destabilising the Transition set free

20 april 2021 - 13:01:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA)- The six personalities, including, columnist Youssouf Mohamed Bathily alias Ras Bath, charged a few months ago for [...] Full text...

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Another body retrieved in migrant boat disaster off Tunisian coast

17 april 2021 - 13:27:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy and Civil Protection divers recovered the body of another sub-Saharan migrant on Saturday, bringing [...] Full text...

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South African veteran politician accused of racism again

13 april 2021 - 12:46:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Veteran South African political leader Helen Zille has once again been accused of racism [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army mourns as gunmen kill 11 soldiers in “unprovoked attack”

09 april 2021 - 17:26:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army (NA) has announced the killing of 11 soldiers of Operation Whirl Stroke in [...] Full text...

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Counter hate-driven movements, UN chief urges, reflecting on genocide in Rwanda

08 april 2021 - 08:11:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the world marked the grim anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, [...] Full text...

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Transport costs hinder growth of isolated African countries

18 march 2021 - 00:02:06
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Transport costs hinder the growth of isolated African countries, according to the report on the evaluation [...] Full text...

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