Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza
05 september 2024 - 12:55:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - From celebrities to civil society, a growing number of people around the world are providing unprecedented [...] Full text...
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UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries
02 september 2024 - 05:01:16New York, US (PANA) - The UN Chidrlen's Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox [...] Full text...
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Nigeria becomes first in Africa to receive mpox vaccines: WHO
29 august 2024 - 06:31:52Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) = Nigeria received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines on Tuesday, becoming the first African country to obtain [...] Full text...
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Nigeria receives 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines
28 august 2024 - 11:06:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines, becoming the first country in the African [...] Full text...
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US assists DRC, Africa in mpox fight
23 august 2024 - 06:42:23Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it has been supporting the mpox response actions in Africa to fighting [...] 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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WHO-warns of surge in polio, mpox infections
07 august 2024 - 19:47:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Wednesday announced the passing of Aidan O’Leary, the Director of the [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM gives orders for the creation of an organization specializing in care of diabetes patients
16 july 2024 - 16:13:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA )- The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has ordered the Ministry [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Chief of key UN agency in Gaza warns ‘entire generation’ could be lost
24 june 2024 - 13:21:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the main UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued a stark warning on [...] Full text...
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WHO encourages African populations to donate blood
14 june 2024 - 12:47:58Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Blood transfusion plays a critical role in the provision of lifesaving health care. Vulnerable people, such [...] Full text...
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EU Council adopts new rules on substances of human origin
27 may 2024 - 11:24:06Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has adopted new rules aimed at improving the safety and quality of blood, [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN issues updates on probe into allegations of staff collusion during 7 October attacks
27 april 2024 - 05:22:22New York, US (PANA) - A UN office investigating Israeli accusations that 12 staff members from UN Palestine relief agency [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: No evidence yet of Israel’s claims against UNWRA: Colonna report
22 april 2024 - 17:06:22New York, US (PANA) - Israeli authorities have provided no proof yet following their three-month-old claim that a dozen UN [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN investigators exame Israeli accusations against UNRWA employees
01 march 2024 - 12:48:28New York, US (PANA) - As the devastating war in Gaza continues, UN investigators examining Israeli accusations against a dozen [...] Full text...
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UN allocates $100 million for underfunded emergencies
21 february 2024 - 06:50:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top relief official on Tuesday released $100 million from the Organisation’s core humanitarian emergency [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM chairs meeting to monitor management of oncology patients
01 february 2024 - 14:01:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Wednesday chaired a [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Aid cuts to UN agency could be felt in weeks
31 january 2024 - 07:13:33New York, US (PANA) - Donor funding cuts stemming from Israel’s allegations against a dozen staff members at the UN [...] Full text...
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'Hacking' the cybersecurity skills gap in developing countries: World Bank Blog By Ghislain de Salins and Anat Lewin
24 november 2023 - 07:33:38Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals has reached a record high in 2023, with about 4 [...] Full text...
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Second Forum on Chinese-Malian Cooperation held in Bamako
23 october 2023 - 16:47:22Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The second edition of the Chinese-Malian Cooperation Forum began here last Friday under the theme "Let's [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper denounces frantic race to plunder public funds at a time storm Daniel is making itself felt
29 september 2023 - 18:55:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Despite the unanimity of local and international experts to carry out rescue operations and the preliminary [...] Full text...
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Morocco earthquake: Morocco needs $11.6 billion over five years to reconstruct earthquake-hit areas
21 september 2023 - 08:04:22Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco says it will need 120 billion dirhams (about $11.6 billion) over a five-year period to [...] Full text...
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Libya floods: Top UN official in Libya urges united efforts to deal with disaster
15 september 2023 - 11:15:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Libya, Abdallah Bathily, has urged Libyans to [...] Full text...
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US Embassy in Libya declares a humanitarian emergency following losses caused by storm Daniel
12 september 2023 - 15:05:10Tripoli, Liby a (PANA) The US embassy in Libya Tuesday issued an official declaration of humanitarian emergency in response to [...] Full text...
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4TH UPDATE: Morocco declares three days of national mourning for earthquake victims
09 september 2023 - 20:44:44Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has declared three days of national mourning after a deadly earthquake on Friday night caused [...] Full text...
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3RD UPDATE: Death toll in Morocco earthquake now 1,037
09 september 2023 - 15:56:42Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll on the earthquake that struck Morocco on Saturday is now 1,037, the Ministry [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Death toll in Morocco earthquake crosses 1,000-mark
09 september 2023 - 13:37:24Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll in the earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday night is now over 1,000, [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Death toll in Morocco earthquake rises to 'at least 820' - Interior ministry
09 september 2023 - 10:56:49Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll in the earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday night has climbed to "at [...] Full text...
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Hundreds die as powerful earthquake hits central Morocco
09 september 2023 - 07:03:10Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - At least 632 people have died when a powerful earthquake hit Morocco on Friday night, the Ministry [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan's political scene will not be the same when the war of the generals ends (Analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
23 may 2023 - 10:23:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s political scene will not be the same following the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces [...] Full text...
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Officials discuss campaigns undermining Islamic faith in Libyan society
16 april 2023 - 17:37:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs, Walid Al-Lafi, chaired a meeting to discuss [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso mobilizes more than CFAF 7 billion in two months under Patriotic Support Fund
03 april 2023 - 19:20:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - On 31 March, 2023, the sum of 7,754,043,516 CFA francs (more than 12 million dollars) [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 : The Gambia receives 500,000 COVID-19 vaccines from Spain
03 april 2023 - 11:33:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambian Ministry of Health has received 500,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines from Spain, representing one [...] Full text...
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Kenya prepares relief response to Türkiye earthquake
07 february 2023 - 20:13:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - There has been no Kenyan affected by the earthquake which hit Türkiye and Syria on Monday, [...] Full text...
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COP27: Senegalese President calls for 'more climate action'
07 november 2022 - 19:32:32Sharm el Sheikh (PANA) – Africa, which contributes less than 4% of greenhouse gas emissions, is willing to work with [...] Full text...
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Leaders’ Summit on Global Food Security to act on situation with urgency
21 september 2022 - 05:59:29New York, US (PANA) - The leaders of several countries and organisations have flagged the critical global food security situation [...] Full text...
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Japan honours leading South African medical researchers
04 august 2022 - 09:16:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Japanese government has confirmed that it will award the prestigious fourth Hideyo Noguchi [...] Full text...
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More than 91 million Africans live with Hepatitis B or C: WHO
29 july 2022 - 10:29:08Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - More than 91 million Africans live with Hepatitis B or C, which are the deadliest strains of the virus, according to a World Health [...] Full text...
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Mali launches national plan of response to food insecurity
06 july 2022 - 13:07:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, on Tuesday launched in Nioro du [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Investors in big pharma must ensure fair vaccine access for all countries - Amnesty International
26 april 2022 - 06:54:01Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Investors in companies manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines must use their influence to ensure that supplies of urgently needed life-saving vaccines reach low- and lower-middle-income countries, [...] Full text...
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AI reports says political leaders and corporate titans put profit and power ahead of people
29 march 2022 - 16:26:20Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) says political leaders and corporate titans have put profit and power ahead of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN General Assembly holds debate to boost momentum for universal vaccination
26 february 2022 - 05:14:09New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly appealed on Friday for greater global solidarity to [...] Full text...
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Libya establishes High Commission for people with special needs
23 january 2022 - 19:57:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government has approved the creation of a High Commission for the care of people [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius receives second donation of 107,640 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines from the US
15 november 2021 - 19:23:22Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Monday received a second donation of 107,640 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines from the United [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic brings global syringe shortage into sharp focus
10 november 2021 - 05:51:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Efforts to boost COVID-19 vaccine production should be matched by access to the syringes needed to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: US sends first batch of additional 5 million vaccine consignment to Kenya
29 october 2021 - 20:16:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya on Friday received a further 990,990 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to boost its ongoing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Billions more needed for UN-backed global collaboration to end pandemic: WHO
29 october 2021 - 05:31:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new strategy announced on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO) calls for $23.4 billion [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Global vaccine plan aims to end ‘two-track pandemic’
07 october 2021 - 18:50:50New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday unveiled an $8billion pathway out of the coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Botswana, China cement relations
22 september 2021 - 19:52:12Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has applauded China for her unflinching support of multilateralism and strong bilateral relations. “It is our [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa faces 470 million vaccine shortfall this year
17 september 2021 - 05:15:58Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa needs around 470 million doses to accomplish the goal of fully vaccinating 40 per cent of its population by the end of the [...] Full text...
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Twitter ban to be lifted in ‘a few more days’, says Nigeria's Information Minister, Lai Mohammed
15 september 2021 - 21:46:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Wednesday said the ban on Twitter would be lifted in a few more days, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 23 new deaths
10 september 2021 - 18:47:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 23 new deaths linked to the Coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing to 23,086 its toll [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana receives additional US aid
09 september 2021 - 21:39:30Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has granted Botswana an additional $4 million in [...] Full text...
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High-income countries called on to share covid-19 vaccines
31 august 2021 - 23:30:47New York, (US) - Former co-chairs of the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR) have expressed their deep concern [...] Full text...
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UN official says African economic survival depends on rapid vaccine access
31 august 2021 - 22:08:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The economic prosperity of Africa depends on the availability of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, Vera [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: France to deliver 10 million doses of vaccine to Africa
31 august 2021 - 18:47:59Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - France will soon deliver to African countries 10 million additional doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AU to receive additional 10 million vaccines from French government
30 august 2021 - 18:04:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries will receive 10 million doses of Astra Zeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines over [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 19 new deaths
27 august 2021 - 18:48:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health on Friday announced that it recorded 19 deaths due to the [...] Full text...
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South African jailed ex-president Zuma begs for donations
24 august 2021 - 15:53:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma is urging ordinary compatriots to dig into their [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya receives 880,460 doses of Moderna vaccines
23 august 2021 - 13:14:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan has received 880,460 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the United States, the first such [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 'Vaccinate the most vulnerable', WHO chief stresses
13 july 2021 - 05:33:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus, has reiterated that the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa marks worst pandemic week: WHO
09 july 2021 - 07:16:56Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa marked its worst pandemic week ever, surpassing the second wave peak during the seven days ending [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Global finance, trade institutions create task force on vaccines
01 july 2021 - 07:12:53Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Urgent action is needed now to arrest the rising human toll due to the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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World Athletics commits $1 million prize money at World Championships
21 june 2021 - 10:30:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics has committed an extra US$1 million prize money for athletes at World Athletics Championships, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccines donated next year, ‘too late for those who are dying today’: WHO chief
19 june 2021 - 07:10:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions more COVID vaccines need to be donated now to save lives and help the UN [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN welcomes landmark 870 million G7 vaccine doses pledge
14 june 2021 - 06:44:06New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN official on Sunday welcomed the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized nations’ [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Club director booted out for embezzling FIFA Covid-19 funds
12 june 2021 - 06:59:09Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A minority shareholder at the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Bulawayo Province Division Two club, Sunrise Football [...] Full text...
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Charity initiative for needy families launched in Libya
09 june 2021 - 11:38:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's state-owned telecommunications holding company - LPTIC - on Tuesday launched a charity initiative to support [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNICEF, celebrities appeal to G7 countries to donate COVID vaccinations
08 june 2021 - 20:56:27New York, US (PANA) - From David Beckham to Whoopi Goldberg and Angelique Kidjo, ambassadors for the UN Children’s Fund [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe has enough Covid-19 second doses
06 june 2021 - 20:03:58Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe Government has said it is carrying out a redistribution exercise of Covid-19 vaccines from areas [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Goma volcano eruption displaces 415,700 people as IOM prepares response
01 june 2021 - 16:00:41Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano, in eastern DR Congo, has forced more than 415,000 people, nearly half [...] Full text...
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Rights groups appeal to AU, international community not to abandon victims of former Chadian dictator Habre
31 may 2021 - 05:30:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Several human rights groups and individuals have called on Chad, the African Union (AU) and the international [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: G20 leaders call for urgent, immediate action to overcome pandemic
21 may 2021 - 22:32:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World leaders met here Friday at the Global Health Summit co-hosted by the European Commission and Italy [...] Full text...
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Sudanese PM Hamdok leaves for Paris economic conference on Sudan
16 may 2021 - 10:47:55Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok left Khartoum on Sunday at the head of a high-powered delegation [...] Full text...
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UN highlights Islamic social financing to help economic recovery, pandemic response
12 may 2021 - 08:48:30New York, US (PANA) - As the world continues to grapple with the health and economic crisis sparked by the [...] Full text...
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UNHCR calls for solidarity with those hit hardest by the global COVID-19 pandemic during Ramadan
12 april 2021 - 06:04:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Islamic world begins the holy month of Ramadan, UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO urges equitable vaccine access to widen reach in Africa
26 march 2021 - 08:54:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa urgently needs more COVID-19 vaccine supplies as deliveries begin to slow down and initial batches are [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa’s vaccination gains pace, nearly seven million doses given
19 march 2021 - 05:57:06Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Nearly seven million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Africa, where after months of waiting on [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund marks first anniversary, appeals for continued support
15 march 2021 - 14:17:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, created one year ago, has raised more than US$ 242 million [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Positive cases in Africa to top four million, vaccine rollout underway
11 march 2021 - 16:58:00Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa is poised to surpass four million COVID-19 infections this week since the continent’s first confirmed case [...] Full text...
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Malian city to host 49th anniversary of Organisation to Develop Senegal River
08 march 2021 - 17:04:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Organization for the Development of the Senegal River (ODSR) will celebrate its 49th anniversary from [...] Full text...
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Funding body raises over $10,000 for Gambian businesses
07 march 2021 - 16:09:24Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Thundafund, the South Africa-based fund-raising body, on Sunday raised over 500,000.00 dalasis, approximately US$10,000, for Gambian [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya's vaccination to start amid public anxiety
03 march 2021 - 21:49:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government has received the first batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine consignment, with the vaccine [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Prioritise vaccine contracts with UN-led COVAX initiative, urges Tedros
23 february 2021 - 06:48:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on manufacturers to prioritise contracts with the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pan-African body donates 30,000 masks to Senegal
29 january 2021 - 21:12:46Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - TrustAfrica, the pan-African developmental foundation, Friday distributed 30, 000 face masks to frontline healthcare providers as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: U.S. donates $1.3 million COVID-19 Mobile Field Hospital to Nigeria as affirmation to continued partnership
25 january 2021 - 20:55:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Monday donated a $1.3 million COVID-19 Mobile Field Hospital to Nigeria, saying it was [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ‘Vaccine hoarding’ putting Africa at risk: WHO
22 january 2021 - 05:35:44Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa is in danger of being left behind in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines as countries [...] Full text...
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South African billionaire strikes gold
11 january 2021 - 17:45:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africans are paying tribute to tech entrepreneur, Elon Musk, who has overtaken Amazon’s [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ramaphosa addresses racial concerns in South Africa
16 december 2020 - 15:49:55Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday said South Africa still faces challenges with racism, despite [...] Full text...
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Fayez Al-Sarraj pays tribute to great Libyan poet, Abdelmawla Al-Baghdadi, who died on Friday
20 november 2020 - 23:19:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The chairman of the presidential council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, Friday paid glowing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU supports Africa’s pandemic response with 1.4 million test kits
10 october 2020 - 10:11:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), through the African Union (AU), has [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenyan Parliament wants thorough probe in missing Jack Ma donations
02 october 2020 - 14:06:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The National Assembly Committee on Health has recommended further probe of the missing Jack Ma coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief urges more countries to step up and fund global vaccine effort
01 october 2020 - 06:24:58New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday called for all nations to provide further urgently needed funds [...] Full text...
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Mandate of ECOWAS Mission in Guinea-Bissau ends
15 september 2020 - 13:16:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Mission of the Economic Community of West African States in Guinea-Bissau (ECOMIB) officially ended [...] Full text...
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Corruption clampdown dominates newspaper headlines in Kenya
29 august 2020 - 09:00:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan media headlines have been dominated this week by an anti-corruption clampdown in the corridors of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Police stop protest over alleged mismanagement of procurement process
21 august 2020 - 12:07:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Anti-riot police on Friday stopped a demonstration over the alleged mismanagement of coronavirus procurement processes, Activists, led [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: CENI says presidential candidates must file papers between 28 Sept and 3 Oct
11 august 2020 - 15:29:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) has set 28 September to 3 October as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: More than 150 countries engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility
15 july 2020 - 16:25:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Seventy-five countries have submitted expressions of interest to protect their populations and those of other nations through [...] Full text...
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At least 200 km of Tunisian coastline threatened by sea overhang
09 july 2020 - 23:27:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - At least 200 kilometers of the Tunisian coastline are threatened with disappearance by the sea due [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Tunisia’s IPS provides humanitarian response to coronavirus pandemic
15 june 2020 - 13:36:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – An advisory project jointly supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( EBRD) and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritian borders to remain closed until 31 August
15 june 2020 - 06:59:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has prohibited the entry of aircraft and ships to the island until 31 August 2020, [...] Full text...
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Children, women are main beneficiaries of blood donation in Burkina Faso
14 june 2020 - 12:45:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Children under five and women aged 15-49 are the main beneficiaries of blood donations in [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: More than 5,670 screenings carried out in Congo
11 june 2020 - 15:56:12Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese health and population Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo announced on Wednesday in Brazzaville that 5,678 screenings for [...] Full text...
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'Salvation Front 14 January' calls for dissolution of Tunisian Parliament
09 june 2020 - 13:43:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's political committee of 'Salvation Front 14 January' on Monday called for the dissolution of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: United States pledges commitment to strengthen The Gambia’s COVID-19 response
28 may 2020 - 15:25:02Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The United States has pledged its commitment to support The Gambia’s efforts to combat COVID-19 and keep [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AU appeals for donations for its Coronavirus Response Fund
24 may 2020 - 15:27:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat is appealing to the public to donate to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria urges state govts to be cautious in lifting restrictions on large gatherings
16 may 2020 - 07:24:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Presidential Taskforce (PTF) on COVID-19 has urged state governments lifting restrictions on large congregation [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Athletics rolls out welfare grant for financially handicapped athletes
15 may 2020 - 10:18:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Professional athletes experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic have started registering on Friday for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: India's lifeline medical aid improves recoveries in Kenya
12 may 2020 - 23:34:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's health ministry personnel have recorded 259 medical recoveries from coronavirus (COVID-19) cases at its major [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Only four active cases currently in Mauritius
04 may 2020 - 08:16:41Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius presently has only four cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus), according to the latest figures released [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe's positive cases reach 40
30 april 2020 - 09:52:56Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe added eight new COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases, on Wednesday, raising the total to 40, making it [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Congo gives emergency aid to more than 10,000 households vulnerable to virus
30 april 2020 - 09:45:39Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - More than 10,000 vulnerable households in Congo received emergency aid in Brazzaville on Wednesday to cope [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana's testing capacity enhanced
29 april 2020 - 08:12:56Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s capacity for testing the populace for COVID-19 (coronavirus) infections has been increased. The development comes after [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Congolese authorities give food palliatives to military personnel
27 april 2020 - 18:46:58Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Social Affairs and Humanitarian Action, Antoinette Dinga-Dzondo, on Saturday offered food palliatives [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin receives 2 billion CFAF in financial donations for Covid-19 fight
26 april 2020 - 16:29:39Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin has received more than 1.6 billion CFAF in financial donations and thousands of materials and [...] Full text...
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Tunisian NGO assists 113 African students, workers
23 april 2020 - 23:30:09Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Union for social solidarity in the region of Monastir,160 km south of Tunis, Thursday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO reports fivefold increase in cyber attacks, urges vigilance
23 april 2020 - 19:38:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has seen a dramatic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 3,000 poor families in Congo get 87 million CFA francs to deal with COVID-19 consequences
23 april 2020 - 13:11:05Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Burotop Iris Foundation, in partnership with Vival and MBTP, has initiated a plan, called "Covid-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Congolese artisans, traders get free face masks
22 april 2020 - 16:40:06Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture, and Trades (CCIAM) of Pointe-Noire on Wednesday began distributing craft [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: More than 2.3 billion CFA francs raised to fight virus in Congo
22 april 2020 - 11:26:49Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Prime Minister Clément Mouamba announced on Tuesday in Brazzaville that more than 2.3 billion CFA francs [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: About 3,000 Mauritians stranded abroad
22 april 2020 - 08:03:49Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Minister, Mr Nandcoomar Bodha, said on [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Jack Ma, WHO-Africa and UNDP present more donations to Congo for fight against coronavirus
20 april 2020 - 21:41:08Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa and the UN Development Programme [...] Full text...
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Coonavirus: Benin receives 1.4 billion CFAF, medical equipment to contain virus
20 april 2020 - 05:41:53Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin has received more than 1.4 billion CFAF in financial donations and important health equipment in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: The retired in Mauritania:deplore exclusion from management of Covid-19 efforts
16 april 2020 - 22:42:12Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Retired Mauritanians Thursday deplored being excluded from health, economic and social packages set aside for the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mining companies contribute 1.8 billion CFAF to help Mali in the fight against coronavirus
14 april 2020 - 16:40:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Ten industrial mining companies operating in Mali have donated cash and materials, estimated at more than [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Beninese donate more than 250 million CFAF to virus fight
12 april 2020 - 18:57:33Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese government has received 250 million CFAF in donations from organisations and individuals to aid [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Arab cities are leaving no one behind
11 april 2020 - 19:11:06Paris, France (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis is currently sparing no region, and in response to its outbreak, member cities [...] Full text...
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NGOs denounce France’s anti-corona plan for Africa
11 april 2020 - 00:02:34Paris, France (PANA) - Several associations and health non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Friday denounced the weak French anti-coronavirus (COVID-19) plan in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries proposes measures to support companies during and post national lockdown (Analysis)
10 april 2020 - 16:56:44Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has called for the fixed exchange rate of US$1:ZWL (Zimbabwe [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Lockdown of Ghanaian cities extended for one week as confirmed cases reach 387
10 april 2020 - 05:36:04Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the partial lockdown of three cities and some [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisians show solidarity with African students, workers
07 april 2020 - 06:17:50Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisians on Monday showed solidarity with African students, Africans residing in Tunis and security officers with [...] Full text...
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Africa CDC handles shortage of medical supplies threatening coronavirus response
04 april 2020 - 18:58:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A global shortage of key medical supplies required to sustain the onslaught on the coronavirus [...] Full text...
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. IMF approves US$ 165.99million outlay for Madagascar to address Covid-19 pandemic
04 april 2020 - 08:32:50Washington, US (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a disbursement under the Rapid [...] Full text...
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Gabon records new coronavirus infections
01 april 2020 - 20:58:52Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon Wednesday recorded two new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, the country’s monitoring committee of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia issues stay-at-home order on populations
20 march 2020 - 22:09:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian president, Kaïs Saied, on Friday declared the general confinement in the country to eradicate [...] Full text...
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UN health agency warns against coronavirus COVID-19 criminal scams
01 march 2020 - 04:11:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that criminals are taking advantage of the spread of [...] Full text...
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Malian PM ends visit to Mopti region
24 february 2020 - 22:12:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé, heading a high-powered delegation, on 22-23 February visited several localities of [...] Full text...
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Party financing, the “crux” of the next general elections in Burundi (Analysis)
21 february 2020 - 18:07:23Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Although a deposit of 30 million Burundian francs (nearly US$ 16,000) is required from each of [...] Full text...
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Economic activity in Burkina Faso records 6.0 pct growth for 2019
19 february 2020 - 22:54:12Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Economic activities recorded a 6.0 percent growth for the year 2019, the government said at [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togolese ports, airport and land borders equipped with protection materials
18 february 2020 - 20:57:37Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese authorities in charge of health Monday equipped the port of Lomé, the international Gnassingbé [...] Full text...
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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe wipes US$861 million in debt owed to foreign suppliers by local firms
17 february 2020 - 17:34:33Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has wiped off US$861 million in legacy debts that local [...] Full text...
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Libya prepares to celebrate 9th anniversary of the February 17 revolution
16 february 2020 - 11:52:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The streets of Tripoli and several other Libyan cities have taken on new looks in readiness [...] Full text...
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Rwanda to benefit from first ever global deworming innovation fund
30 january 2020 - 17:31:42Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of the US-based philanthropic Organisations, END Fund, has allocated funding to Rwanda, bringing together private [...] Full text...
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Huge potential for increased India cooperation in ICT, Energy, Mining and Pharmaceuticals - Zimbabwe Govt
27 january 2020 - 14:41:48Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean government says there is huge potential for increased cooperation in the ICT, energy, mining [...] Full text...
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Transparency International urges govts to address corrupting role of big money in party financing
23 january 2020 - 13:42:03Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Governments must urgently address the corrupting role of big money in political party financing [...] Full text...
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African Solidarity Fund to celebrate 40th anniversary in Niamey on Saturday
23 january 2020 - 12:00:43Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The African Solidarity Fund (ASF) will celebrate its 40th anniversary on Saturday in Niamey, Niger, under [...] Full text...
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Canada donates 290,000 USD to floods victims in northern Congo
14 january 2020 - 22:41:44Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Canadian minister of international development, Kirina Gould, Tuesday gave 290,000 USD worth of non-food aid [...] Full text...
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Gambia: minister lauds First Lady’s contribution towards modernisation of hospitals
02 january 2020 - 23:20:35Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Health Dr. Ahmadou Samateh Thursday lauded First Lady Fatou Bah-Barrow’s contribution toward the [...] Full text...
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Sub-Saharan Africa faces grave hunger challenges in 2020: UN food relief agency
31 december 2019 - 19:19:34Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - At the dawn of the next decade, a new World Food Programme (WFP) forecast [...] Full text...
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EU loosens financial noose around Burundi
21 december 2019 - 14:33:26Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A sub-regional project to interconnect the national electricity grid has received a 14.7 million euro grant [...] Full text...
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U.S. Embassy donates towards gender-based violence fight in Botswana
20 december 2019 - 11:52:03Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The US Ambassador to Botswana, Craig Cloud, has presented money and gifts to the Botswana Gender-Based [...] Full text...
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2018 Press Assistance Fund: More than 185 million CFAF distributed to Nigerien private media
06 december 2019 - 19:14:40Niamey, Niger (PANA) - More than 185 million CFA francs were distributed Friday to the Nigerien private press as part [...] Full text...
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US donates military equipment to Niger towards fight against terrorism in the Sahel
06 december 2019 - 17:37:45Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The United States on Friday donated a batch of mileage equipment for Nigerien contingents engaged in [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, Germany sign eight loan, donation deals for over 63 M€
21 november 2019 - 22:08:20Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and Germany Thursday signed eight financing agreements here aiming to establish new cooperation programmes in [...] Full text...
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Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe says it provided more development support to Zimbabwe than what Govt reported
19 november 2019 - 17:17:40Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Embassy of China in Zimbabwe has disputed government's claims that it provided just US$ 3,631,500 [...] Full text...
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Malitel donates food, materials to host centers and orphanages in Bamako
22 october 2019 - 22:38:16Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malitel, first mobile phone operator in Mali, Tuesday donated food and materials worth 105 million CFAF [...] Full text...
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Togo rewarded for eradicating lymphatic filariasis
22 october 2019 - 14:21:05Lome, Togo (PANA) - Togo received the Global Alliance Award last week for eradicating lymphatic filariasis in 2017, official sources [...] Full text...
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Mali: Stakeholders extend 25th edition of the month of Solidarity and the fight against exclusion to Nov. 15
16 october 2019 - 14:33:17Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 25th edition of the month of solidarity and the fight against exclusion, whose launch was [...] Full text...
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EU grants five million euros to Finnish Red Cross to support 76,500 food insecure Zimbabweans
09 october 2019 - 23:28:05New York, USA (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Wednesday granted five million euros in financial aid to the Finnish [...] Full text...
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UNICEF to use crypto currencies
09 october 2019 - 23:14:31New York, USA (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has launched a cryptocurrency fund which will be able [...] Full text...
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Global fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's replenishment conference to open in Lyon
09 october 2019 - 10:14:36Paris, France (PANA) - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's 6th replenishment conference opens on Wednesday in [...] Full text...
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Senegal not spared by fake drug trafficking
05 october 2019 - 19:23:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal is not spared by the problem of the circulation of street drugs, which explains why [...] Full text...
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Niger elebrates National Mobilization Day against Human Trafficking
27 september 2019 - 13:03:03Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger will on Saturday mark its National Mobilisation Day against Human Trafficking to promote prevention, raise [...] Full text...
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MasterCard Foundation to help Senegal create 3 million jobs for young people
24 september 2019 - 16:35:51Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Ministry of Economy, Planning and Cooperation and MasterCard Foundation of the United States on [...] Full text...
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Boeing Financial Assistance Fund to reach affected families of Ethiopian crash
24 september 2019 - 15:39:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The two administrators of the Boeing Financial Assistance Fund, Kenneth R. Feinberg and Camille S. [...] Full text...
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Tunisians to elect new president on Sunday
14 september 2019 - 14:37:30Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than seven million Tunisians are expected to go to the polls on Sunday to elect [...] Full text...
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Kenya steps up fight against fake drugs (Feature by Jagongo David, PANA Correspondent)
05 september 2019 - 17:44:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Among the many measures the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board is taking to fight fake drugs [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Public Protector makes damning finding against Ramaphosa
19 july 2019 - 12:13:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane on Friday ruled that President Cyril Ramaphosa deliberately misled Parliament [...] Full text...
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Boeing sets up US$100 million fund for families of victims of two B-737-800MAX crashes
04 july 2019 - 15:26:33Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, has announced the establishment of a US$100 million fund for families of [...] Full text...
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113 households in Senegal benefit from important agricultural equipment
28 june 2019 - 23:25:02Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The non-governmental organization (NGO), 7A Maréwé, and its partner PAZ Con Dignidad, presented here Tuesday units [...] Full text...
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Hundreds of millions of people no longer at risk of blindness infection trachoma: WHO
28 june 2019 - 07:33:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people at risk of trachoma – the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Under-20 National Women Rugby Team secures Kit, Broadcast and CSR Partnerships Ahead of Bilateral Series
25 june 2019 - 17:42:58Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Under-20 national women rugby team has secured three commercial partners, ahead of the historic [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Parliament amends electoral law just months before general elections
18 june 2019 - 23:54:44Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian parliament on Tuesday adopted several controversial amendments of its electoral law, introducing conditions for [...] Full text...
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AfDB president expected Friday in Congo
08 may 2019 - 18:42:31Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) president, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, will pay an official visit to Brazzaville [...] Full text...
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Sudanese officials, media reveal former regime's hidden trunks of cash
24 april 2019 - 10:27:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The revelations have been mind- boggling: millions of dollars and trillions of Sudanese pounds have been [...] Full text...
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WB gives over 200 million USD for energy access in Africa
23 april 2019 - 23:13:52Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The World Bank will release more than 200 million US dollars to improve access to electricity [...] Full text...
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New death toll 254 killed and 1,228 injured in clashes near Tripoli - WHO
22 april 2019 - 14:40:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 254 people have been killed and 1,228 others wounded during fighting that has been [...] Full text...
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Senegalese CSOs plead for safety of Malian population in the face of crisis
16 april 2019 - 16:28:58Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese civil society organizations have called on the Malian government and the international community to ensure [...] Full text...
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Organised protestors strike down Bashir regime in Sudan
12 april 2019 - 09:47:29Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The elite protestors from professional associations, owners of companies and selfless Sudanese citizens pulled forces together [...] Full text...
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Tunisian armed forces on full alert at Libyan border
11 april 2019 - 18:12:19Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia has placed its armed forces on full alert on its land and maritime borders to [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's President under fire for suggesting local currency is not real money
07 april 2019 - 09:27:14Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has come under fire for suggesting that the local currency his government [...] Full text...
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WAEMU records surplus in foreign trade
28 march 2019 - 10:38:25Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) recorded a surplus in foreign [...] Full text...
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Economic indicators in Central Africa improve
28 march 2019 - 10:29:30Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The economic situation of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) has seen a marked improvement, [...] Full text...
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A month of voluntary blood donation launched in Cameroon
18 march 2019 - 11:26:19Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Officials of the Cameroonian Federation of Voluntary Blood Donations (FECADOBES) has launched a campaign in Yaoundé [...] Full text...
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Crowd sourcing yields relief funds for victims of Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe
18 march 2019 - 05:19:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – An online crowd sourcing campaign has yielded US$6,275 in 23 hours and counting towards disaster relief [...] Full text...
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Germany to loan Togo 66.5 million Euros for development projects
14 march 2019 - 23:11:53Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 3rd session of the German-Togolese inter-governmental negotiations ended in the Togolese capital, Lome, Thursday with [...] Full text...
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Kenyan First Lady marks Int'l Womens' Day fundraising for Women healthcare needs
08 march 2019 - 23:21:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta, was among dignitaries who participated in the annual celebration of [...] Full text...
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Nigerien first lady launches dialysis centre at Niamey hospital
22 january 2019 - 17:46:41Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's First Lady, Dr Malika Issoufou, Sponsor of the Association Nigérienne des dialysés et insuffisants rénnaux [...] Full text...
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US First Lady ends Ghana visit
04 october 2018 - 07:04:06Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The First Lady of the United States of America, Melania Trump, left Accra early on Thursday [...] Full text...
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US First Lady visits former slave castle
03 october 2018 - 15:22:30Cape Coast, Ghana (PANA) - The First Lady of the United States of America, Melania Trump, on Wednesday visited Cape [...] Full text...
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US First Lady interacts with mothers, infants at Accra hospital
02 october 2018 - 17:31:48Accra, Ghana (PANA) - US First Lady Melania Trump, who arrived in Accra on Tuesday for a 2-day visit on [...] Full text...
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Medical charity assists northern Mali village attacked by armed groups
29 august 2018 - 07:15:35Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is providing emergency medical care after an attack on Tindinbawen [...] Full text...
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Int'l financial institutions give Tunisia 5.5-billion-euro bailout
13 july 2018 - 14:14:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Commissioner for neighbourhood policy and extension, Johannes Hahn, announced on Friday in Tunis, on [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Health minister appeals to the population to donate blood
13 june 2018 - 11:56:26Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister, Mr Anwar Husnoo, on Wednesday appealed to the population [...] Full text...
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ICRC warns of alarming cycle of violence in Niger-Mali border region
05 may 2018 - 08:34:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says communal violence has intensified in Mali, [...] Full text...
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WFP expands operations to stem hunger in eastern DR Congo
17 february 2018 - 04:54:06Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Escalating violence, daunting logistical challenges and insufficient funding have prompted the United Nations food relief agency [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants 38.6 million euros to develop Tunisia's agricultural value chains
26 october 2017 - 07:12:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has agreed to provide Tunisia [...] Full text...
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Kenya condemns Somali terror attack, launches humanitarian initiative
17 october 2017 - 13:47:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has strongly condemned the horrific terror attack on Saturday 14, Oct., 2017, in Zobe District, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Nairobi clothing market razed down in suspected arson attack
06 october 2017 - 14:52:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The main clothing market and the shoe section at the Gikomba market in downtown Nairobi, went [...] Full text...
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Ghana: CAF President offers 2 Ghanaian pupils fully paid trip to Cairo HQ
25 september 2017 - 13:53:43Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Two Ghanaian pupils have been honoured with a fully paid trip to visit to the Confédération [...] Full text...
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Chad: 'Almost 800,000 children severely malnourished in Lake Chad Region' – NRC
06 september 2017 - 09:30:46N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Close to 800,000 children under the age of five are severely malnourished in Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon [...] Full text...
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