UK fast food giant opens first store in Africa
12 february 2025 - 06:39:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – British multi-national sandwich and coffee shop franchise Pret A Manger will launch in Johannesburg [...] Full text...
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CAF 2024: A year to remember for African football (Roundup by CAF Online)
26 december 2024 - 13:03:18Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) wrapped up an extraordinary year of football in 2024, with major [...] Full text...
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COP29: Boost from Rio as G20 leaders back scaling up climate finance from ‘billions to trillions’
19 november 2024 - 17:21:19Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The high-level diplomatic push for climate action shifted southward on Tuesday as G20 leaders [...] Full text...
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South African delegation participates in COP29
13 november 2024 - 08:59:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A high-level South African delegation is attending COP29 which is underway in Baku, Azerbaijan [...] 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 - 07:17:30Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Momentum is growing for real food systems change at a scale never seen before. [...] Full text...
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Sudan, UAE govts in diplomatic row over embassy bombing
02 october 2024 - 16:46:08Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese and the United Arab Emirates governments are presently engaged in hectic tit-for-tat accusations over [...] Full text...
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South Africa exports thoroughbred horses to the EU
26 august 2024 - 11:19:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Western Cape’s Minister of Agriculture has welcomed the news that the export of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Popular Lesotho rapper killed in car crash
25 july 2024 - 13:39:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are flooding in for popular Lesotho rapper Bokang Moleli who died in a car [...] Full text...
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AfDB taking Africa to the World
07 june 2024 - 07:47:50London, UK (PANA) - The 10th Invest Africa Debate opened in London’s prestigious Guildhall on Thursday with the president of [...] Full text...
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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup brand launched in vibrant ceremony
05 may 2024 - 08:15:37Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2025 brand was revealed on Saturday at a vibrant, colourful [...] Full text...
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New WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest year on record
19 march 2024 - 14:57:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea [...] Full text...
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Djibouti, Dubai Port legal tussle continues
19 march 2024 - 14:52:48London, UK (PANA) - The Dubai Port World, which previously operated a terminal at the Djibouti Port, will press on [...] Full text...
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Methane emissions from energy sector remained near a record high in 2023 - IEA
13 march 2024 - 15:22:25Paris, France (PANA) - Methane emissions from the energy sector remained near a record high in 2023 – but substantial [...] Full text...
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UN chief appeals for greater support for small islands fighting climate change
03 march 2024 - 07:42:45New York, US (PANA) - More funding is needed to support Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the frontlines of [...] Full text...
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WTO chief encourages members to close remaining gaps to secure outcomes at ministerial conference
29 february 2024 - 07:42:22Dubai, Abu Dhabi (PANA) - World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala commended members for the “tremendous amount of progress” [...] Full text...
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WTO 13th Ministerial Conference approves WTO membership of Comoros and Timor-Leste
26 february 2024 - 18:39:04Dubai, Abu Dhabi (PANA) - The 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organization (WTC) has formally approved the [...] Full text...
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Libya's Minister of Labour outlines Libyan government's policies for preparing new generation of young leaders
15 february 2024 - 14:46:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation in the Government of National Unity, Ali al-Abed al-Rida, [...] Full text...
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Erdogan reaffirms his readiness to support any dialogue leading to stability and elections in Libya
13 february 2024 - 17:07:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has reaffirmed that the Libyan government of national unity is [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Relief over rescued hostages as WHO chief warns of ‘ocean of need’
12 february 2024 - 13:11:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports on Monday that two hostages have been rescued during a raid by Israeli special [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's President slashes entourage on local, foreign trips by 60%
10 january 2024 - 06:19:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday approved cost-cutting measures, slashing the entourage and expenditure on all [...] Full text...
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Climate crisis driving a global public health emergency: World Bank Blog By Vanessa Kerry and Mamta Murthi
05 january 2024 - 08:45:13Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - With record-shattering high temperatures, explosive wildfires, intense drought, massive flooding, and destructive storms — no [...] Full text...
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UN News looks ahead to 2024: July to December
01 january 2024 - 08:24:06New York, US (PANA) - In the second half of 2024, the UN will look to a brighter future, with [...] Full text...
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2023 marked by achievements and 'avoidable suffering': WHO chief
27 december 2023 - 06:55:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The past year saw significant milestones and challenges in global public health but also immense and [...] Full text...
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Time running out for global shift to green energy, outgoing WMO chief warns
22 december 2023 - 21:15:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The outgoing head of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has urged global leaders to heed scientific [...] Full text...
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IMF completes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Rwanda, approves US$268.05 million for Stand-by Credit Facility
15 december 2023 - 10:42:09Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Despite the challenging environment, including the floods in May 2023, Rwandan authorities are to be commended [...] Full text...
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COP28: Fossil fuel commitment lacks urgency, says HRW
14 december 2023 - 09:31:55Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The UN's annual climate conference, COP28, finally acknowledged the need to transition away from fossil fuels [...] Full text...
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COP28: Applause at end of conference but not all are pleased
13 december 2023 - 13:36:03Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Despite multiple rounds of applause inside the plenary of the COP28 in Dubai on Wednesday, not [...] Full text...
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COP28: ‘A lifeline, not a finish line,’ says UN climate chief Simon Stiell
13 december 2023 - 13:27:06Dubai, UAE (PANA) - UN climate chief Simon Stiell says “genuine strides forward” were made at COP28, but the initiatives [...] Full text...
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LEAD: COP28 ends with call to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels; UN’s Guterres says phaseout is inevitable
13 december 2023 - 10:03:12Duba, UAE (PANA) - Nations at COP28 in Dubai approved on Wednesday a roadmap for “transitioning away from fossil fuels” [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: COP28 ends with call to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels
13 december 2023 - 09:26:07Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Nations at COP28 in Dubai approved early on Wednesday a roadmap for “transitioning away from fossil [...] Full text...
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COP28: Climate advocates demand stronger COP28 language on fossil fuels
12 december 2023 - 05:32:34Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The latest COP28 draft outcome text released to negotiators in Dubai on Monday evening dropped a [...] Full text...
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COP28: ‘We can’t keep kicking the can down the road,’ UN chief urges deal on phaseout of fossil fuels
11 december 2023 - 10:44:17Dubai, UAE (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged a deal at COP28 on the phaseout of fossil [...] Full text...
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COP28: Seaweed, 'the greatest untapped resource', says Oceans expert
10 december 2023 - 17:42:47Dubai, UAE (PANA) - One innovative solution to some of the most pressing global challenges humanity is facing today can [...] Full text...
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COP28: The UN’s net-zero food plan to save the 1.5-degree goal, combat climate ‘doomisim’
10 december 2023 - 17:38:58Dubai, UAE (PANA) - As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN’s agriculture wing launched on [...] Full text...
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Guterres says 'time to build bridges' as 'forces of fragmentation’ gaining ground
10 december 2023 - 17:23:18Doha, Qatar (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that with ‘forces of fragmentation’ gaining ground now is [...] Full text...
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COP28: UN says staggering $7 trillion spent every year on investments that fuel climate change
09 december 2023 - 17:18:10Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance each year supports activities that directly harm nature [...] Full text...
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COP28: Our voices, needs must be put first in climate talks, young people declared
08 december 2023 - 16:51:18Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Young climate advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Friday said they will not sit idly by [...] Full text...
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COP28: Conference enters final week, negotiations ramp up on emissions cuts, fossil fuels
08 december 2023 - 06:29:10Dubai, UAE (PANA) - After a break, COP28 continues its work on Friday, also the day talks on an outcome [...] Full text...
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COP28: Conference is about action, not politics, ‘posturing or point scoring,’ says UN climate chief
06 december 2023 - 12:05:27Dubai, UAE (PANA) - UN climate chief Simon Stiell said on Wednesday that COP28 delegates are not in Dubai to [...] Full text...
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COP28: Over 60 countries pledge to slash cooling emissions amid rising temperatures
05 december 2023 - 14:37:10Dubai, UAE (PANA) - With rising temperatures leading to demand for more air conditioners and other cooling equipment, a new [...] Full text...
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Libyan pavilion inaugurated at international exhibition in Dubai on sidelines of COP28
05 december 2023 - 13:48:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of works management at the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, al-Taher [...] Full text...
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COP28: UN cites ‘alarming surge’ in climate change over the past decade as COP28 pushes for global emissions cuts
05 december 2023 - 10:46:55Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The past decade has been confirmed the warmest ever recorded, continuing an alarming 30-year trend that [...] Full text...
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COP28: World Bank steps up efforts to address methane emissions
05 december 2023 - 06:02:34Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The World Bank is taking bold action to decisively bend the methane emission curve, the Bank [...] Full text...
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COP28: Women, climate advocates driving forward change together
05 december 2023 - 06:00:21Dubai, UAE (PANA) - To combat the disproportionate impacts of climate change on women, advocates at COP28 on Monday said [...] Full text...
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COP28: Bring the vulnerable to ‘front of the line’ for climate funding
04 december 2023 - 13:45:18Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Advocates showcased the devastating impacts of climate upheaval on their communities at COP 28 on Monday [...] Full text...
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COP28: Clean cooking for all Africans is possible, say world leaders
04 december 2023 - 12:56:10Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Leaders from around the world have declared their commitment to provide clean cooking energy by 2032 [...] Full text...
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COP28: The climate crisis is also a health crisis - WHO
04 december 2023 - 07:23:56Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Health has made it onto the agenda of a UN climate conference, and health advocates at [...] Full text...
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COP28: Strengthening partnerships to leverage full potential of development cooperation
03 december 2023 - 17:53:40Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The West Africa Development Bank (BOAD) and the World Bank on Sunday signed a Memorandum of [...] Full text...
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COP28: African countries join pioneering global battery energy storage consortium
03 december 2023 - 17:51:57Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Several African countries have formally expressed interest to join the ground-breaking Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) [...] Full text...
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COP28: Conference is about turning things around, but national govts can't do it alone: Guterres
03 december 2023 - 13:52:35Dubai, UAE (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that COP28 is about turning things around, but national [...] Full text...
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COP28: Methane pledge by ‘giants behind the climate crisis’ falls short, says Guterres
03 december 2023 - 13:46:08Dubai, UAE (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday sent a strong message to the oil and gas industry: [...] Full text...
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COP28: Rwanda Climate Finance Partnership powers innovative climate action
03 december 2023 - 12:46:40Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Rwanda Climate Finance Partnership is powering innovative climate action thanks to additional contributions from the Government [...] Full text...
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COP28: New programme to protect millions from rising climate-related deaths, illnesses
03 december 2023 - 11:32:24Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The World Bank announced on Sunday at COP28 a new Climate and Health Programme to urgently [...] Full text...
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COP28: Guterres presses for accelerated climate action to help mountainous and landlocked developing countries
02 december 2023 - 15:10:41Dubai, UAE (PANA) - On second and final day of the World Climate Action Summit – the ministerial-level segment of [...] Full text...
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COP28: UN chief previews panel on management of minerals essential for green energy transition
02 december 2023 - 14:39:55Dubai, UAE (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday announced his plan to set up a panel aimed to ensure the [...] Full text...
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COP28: Global agrifood systems are the climate solution, new FAO report highlights
02 december 2023 - 06:06:55Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Agrifood systems and the communities that support and depend on them are on the front lines [...] Full text...
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COP28: 'Unprecedented drought emergency demands urgent action'
02 december 2023 - 05:56:44Dubai, UAE (PANA) - A new report by the UN team combatting desertification reveals alarming trends over the past two [...] Full text...
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COP28: World Bank carbon credits to boost international carbon markets
01 december 2023 - 19:40:33Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The World Bank on Friday announced ambitious plans for the growth of high-integrity global carbon markets, [...] Full text...
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COP28: World Bank Group doubles down on financial ambition to drive climate action, build resilience
01 december 2023 - 19:37:50Dubai, UAE (PANA) - With an ambitious financing package announced at COP28, the World Bank Group is helping people in [...] Full text...
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COP28: Climate change risks upending global fight against malaria
01 december 2023 - 07:28:59Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Climate change and its impacts, particularly extreme weather and heatwaves, pose a “substantial risk” to progress [...] Full text...
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COP28: Talks open in Dubai with breakthrough deal on loss and damage fund
01 december 2023 - 06:44:58Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Delegates meeting in Dubai agreed on Thursday on the operationalization of a fund that would help [...] Full text...
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COP28: Conference gets underway with call for ‘terminal decline’ of the fossil fuel era
30 november 2023 - 14:46:59Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The latest round of UN-facilitated climate talks opened on Thursday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with [...] Full text...
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COP28: Impact of ‘failed promises’ on climate, evident in Antarctica: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
30 november 2023 - 11:32:29Santiago, Chile (PANA) - The impact of “failed promises” to address the rapid rise in global temperatures is strikingly evident [...] Full text...
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COP28: Science points to ‘climate collapse’ as UN chief calls COP28 to action
30 november 2023 - 11:17:44Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The world is heating up at an unprecedented pace, new climate data shows, and leaders gathered [...] Full text...
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COP28: South Africa's Ramaphosa to lead government delegation
30 november 2023 - 09:54:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday lead South Africa’s delegation to the United Nations [...] Full text...
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UN, AU sign new human rights agreement
29 november 2023 - 05:22:54New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations and the African Union have reinforced their partnership following the conclusion of [...] Full text...
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Hopes for a sustainable planet must not ‘melt away’: Guterres
28 november 2023 - 05:32:58New York, US (PANA) - World leaders at this week’s climate conference, COP28, must break the deadly cycle of global [...] Full text...
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WHO says COP 28 must deliver on health
27 november 2023 - 17:38:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Climate action is health action and the legacy of the COP 28 climate conference opening later [...] Full text...
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Growing against the odds: Three reasons why irrigated agriculture is critical in a changing climate: World Bank Blog By Regassa Ensermu Namara. Lauren Nicole Core and Amal Talbi
24 november 2023 - 12:39:30Expo City, Dubai (PANA) - It's a hot, scorching day. The earth beneath your feet is parched, and your once-green [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire at crossroads as climate change threatens key growth sectors: World Bank Report
24 november 2023 - 12:26:07Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - After more than a decade of growth, key economic sectors, cocoa and energy, are at [...] Full text...
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Guterres urges G20 to lead the way in financial and climate justice
22 november 2023 - 20:45:18New York, US (PANA) - At a time when people are hurting and the planet is burning, the world’s advanced [...] Full text...
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Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children
21 november 2023 - 15:48:36Geneva/New York (PANA) -- Pregnant women, babies and children face extreme health risks from climate catastrophes that warrant urgent attention, [...] Full text...
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UN urges dramatic climate action as records keep tumbling
20 november 2023 - 17:50:03New York, US (PANA) - With global temperatures soaring and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reaching unprecedented levels, dramatic climate action [...] Full text...
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‘No end in sight’ to rising greenhouse gas emissions: WMO
15 november 2023 - 20:14:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high in 2022 with “no end in sight to the [...] Full text...
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‘Close the climate ambition gap’ says UN chief ahead of COP28
15 november 2023 - 06:54:35New York, US (PANA) - The COP28 climate conference to be held in Dubai later this month “must be the [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians step up response to deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan
14 november 2023 - 17:42:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Cholera vaccines are expected to arrive in Sudan this month as the country continues to face [...] Full text...
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One in three children live in areas exposed to high or very high water scarcity: UNICEF
14 november 2023 - 11:48:35New York, US (PANA) - Some 739 million children worldwide – or one in three - already live in areas exposed to [...] Full text...
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Fossil fuel producers ‘literally doubling down’, new UNEP report warns
08 november 2023 - 06:04:31New York, US (PANA) - Contrary to pledges to cut fossil fuel production, government policies worldwide will add up to [...] Full text...
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EU Council approves conclusions ahead of COP 28
17 october 2023 - 14:52:31Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday approved conclusions on climate finance ahead of the United Nations Framework [...] Full text...
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Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’ UN warns, as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens Gaza crisis
16 october 2023 - 06:58:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Sunday appealed to Hamas to immediately release all hostages and to Israel [...] Full text...
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IMF chief calls for action on inclusive growth in MENA
15 october 2023 - 17:45:39Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, on Sunday called for action following her [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN agency urges Israel to protect all civilians sheltering in Gaza
15 october 2023 - 07:39:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) issued an urgent call on Saturday for Israeli Authorities to [...] Full text...
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2024 FIFA Beach World Cup: Senegal to face Japan, Egypt clash with UAE
09 october 2023 - 05:49:27Dubai, United Arab Emirates (PANA) - African champions, Senegal, will face Colombia, Belarus and Japan in Group C at the [...] Full text...
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Political developments in Libya discussed by UNSMIL and UAE
07 october 2023 - 14:00:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, and the Diplomatic Adviser [...] Full text...
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Hottest September on record puts 2023 on track to be warmest year ever
05 october 2023 - 20:15:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - This September was the hottest one ever and 2023 is firmly set to be the warmest [...] Full text...
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UN chief reinforces call for multilateral reform, outlines next steps
05 october 2023 - 06:17:23New York, US (PANA) - Global leaders issued a resounding call for reform and renewed multilateral cooperation during the General [...] Full text...
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AfDB, AMEA Power, IFC and SEFA launch first large-scale privately-financed solar project in Tunisia
28 september 2023 - 16:55:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), in partnership with [...] Full text...
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Reunification of Libyan army, departure of mercenaries discussed at meeting in Benghazi
22 september 2023 - 12:50:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Michael Langley, on Thursday met with the [...] Full text...
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Invest in SDGs ‘like never before’, implores UN chief
20 september 2023 - 06:10:04New York, US (PANA) - A “rescue plan” for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) must now result in policies, budgets [...] Full text...
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Libya Floods: WHO health supplies arrive in Libya as part of intensified response to devastating floods
16 september 2023 - 19:45:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – On Saturday, 29 metric tonnes of health supplies arrived in Benghazi, Libya, from the WHO Global [...] Full text...
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Window to reach climate goals ‘rapidly closing’, UN report warns
09 september 2023 - 09:50:55New York, US (PANA) - The world is not on track to meet the long-term goals set out in the [...] Full text...
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African leaders to attend Africa Climate Week in Kenya
03 september 2023 - 14:47:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders and top officials from the world will gather in Nairobi, Kenya, this week for [...] Full text...
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UNCTAD presents new toolbox to support shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.
01 september 2023 - 20:01:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sweltering heatwaves each year underline the need for a faster energy transition and speedier reform of international [...] Full text...
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HRW says critics of port deal in Tanzania arrested
07 august 2023 - 06:47:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday that Tanzanian authorities have detained or threatened at least 22 [...] Full text...
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Hottest July ever signals ‘era of global boiling has arrived’ says UN chief
28 july 2023 - 06:39:49New York, US (PANA) - As wildfires raged across Southern Europe and North Africa, top UN climate scientists said on [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Rights group urges Sudan's neighbours to provide safe passage to those fleeing
06 july 2023 - 09:35:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Sudan’s neighbours must immediately lift entry restrictions for individuals fleeing the conflict in the country [...] Full text...
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3rd African Parliamentarians Summit on Climate Policy and Equity ends
18 may 2023 - 12:46:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 3rd Pan-African Parliamentarians Summit on Climate Policy and Equity has concluded its discussions by adopting [...] Full text...
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Cape Town hosts African Women Summit for the first time
10 may 2023 - 11:23:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The African Women Summit (AWS), an annual event that brings together a thriving community [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Official opposition party demands answers over extradition debacle
18 april 2023 - 11:36:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), on Tuesday said it will be writing [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Pretoria outraged by UAE refusal to release prominent fugitives
08 april 2023 - 07:32:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African government has reacted with outrage at the refusal by the UAE [...] Full text...
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Sticking to ‘cold, hard’ climate facts can end global warming: Guterres
14 march 2023 - 06:40:43New York, US (PANA) - World leaders need to listen to and act on solid scientific guidance to urgently reduce [...] Full text...
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Botswana attracts Dubai’s StarGems to set up factory
10 february 2023 - 13:16:26Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - StarGems Group has established operations in Botswana, attracted by the country’s rough diamonds production capacity. The Dubai-based [...] Full text...
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UAE, DR Congo set up company to purchase DR Congo gold
14 january 2023 - 18:33:42Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo and the United Arab Emirates have set up a company, Primera Gold DRC, [...] Full text...
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AfDB finances construction of solar power plant in Tunisia
23 december 2022 - 16:28:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan of [...] Full text...
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Former Senegalese minister to lead green energy infrastructure alliance
13 december 2022 - 17:19:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appointed Senegal’s former minister Amadou Hott [...] Full text...
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Libyan, Emirati official discuss cooperation in the media sector
18 november 2022 - 11:40:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs, Walid al-Lafi, on Thursday discussed with the [...] Full text...
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Ghana President fires Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance
14 november 2022 - 11:10:41Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday terminated the appointment of the Minister of State [...] Full text...
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Former Burkinabe President Kaboré to travel to UAE for medical treatment
11 august 2022 - 12:43:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The former Burkinabe president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré leaves Burkina Faso on Thursday for Dubai, [...] Full text...
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US should raise human rights concerns, abuse by M23 rebels during Secretary of State's visit to Rwanda
09 august 2022 - 11:49:22Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s planned visit to Rwanda from 10-12 August, will [...] Full text...
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Nigerian businessman urges Africa to embrace digital economy to fit in new world order
18 july 2022 - 11:09:10Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Nigerian businessman has called on Africans to embrace digital economy and crypto-currencies as dictated by [...] Full text...
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South Africa’s most wanted fugitives prepare for extradition battle
10 june 2022 - 13:54:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Dubai police have confirmed that South Africa’s most wanted fugitives – Rajesh and Atul [...] Full text...
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South Africa's most wanted fugitives arrested in Dubai
07 june 2022 - 07:49:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s most wanted fugitives are behind bars in Dubai following a global manhunt. Alleged [...] Full text...
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Top South African sportsman gets bail
17 may 2022 - 08:33:08Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Top South African sportsman Elton Jantjies has been released on bail and ordered to [...] Full text...
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Libyan leaders express condolences to UAE over death of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
13 may 2022 - 15:14:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, on Friday sent a message of condolence [...] Full text...
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Gambia to play int’l friendly football match with UAE
11 may 2022 - 12:21:52Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's senior national football team, the Scorpions, has been invited by UAE for a friendly match [...] Full text...
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South African billionaire publishes her memoirs
25 april 2022 - 13:25:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s wealthiest woman has revealed how she fled to the Maldives with her [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa undertakes official visit to Dubai
27 march 2022 - 12:02:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa is on Monday expected to celebrate South Africa Day at the [...] Full text...
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Africa Honour Day to take Centre Stage on Sunday at Expo 2020
27 february 2022 - 08:37:22Dubai, UAE (PANA) - As the African Union (AU) celebrates its 20th anniversary, Expo 2020 Dubai will dedicate Sunday, 27 [...] Full text...
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Cameroonian journalist to lead New York-based investment banker's Africa expansion
26 february 2022 - 00:04:21New York, US (PANA) – Cameroonian broadcast journalist, Michel Lobé Ewané, has been named a Board member of the New [...] Full text...
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Malian Prime Minister at the Dubai 2020 World Expo
24 february 2022 - 21:24:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, who has been in Dubai since Monday to take [...] Full text...
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Kenyan President begins UAE visit to explore new markets
15 february 2022 - 09:22:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has begun a three-day working visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), focused [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's suspended cop, Abba Kyari, declared wanted by NDLEA for drug trafficking
14 february 2022 - 16:48:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared the suspended head of the Inspector-General of [...] Full text...
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Massive demonstration hits Ghana's capital against E-levy
10 february 2022 - 16:04:07Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Thursday led thousands of Ghanaians to demonstrate against moves by [...] Full text...
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Kenya, Emirates agree to end flights standoff
27 january 2022 - 23:38:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and the United Arab Emirates have both lifted the ban on passenger flights between the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Customs staff arrest passenger carrying 1.4 kg heroin from Dubai
20 january 2022 - 13:01:09Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Customs Anti-Narcotics Section (CANS) of the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) at the SSR International Airport [...] Full text...
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Zambia Zambian President leaves for Dubai for World Cup Expo
18 january 2022 - 17:10:42Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema left here Tuesday for the United Arab Emirates where he is expected [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Gabon's Coach, Neveu, upbeat on chances despite Burkina Faso loss
04 january 2022 - 11:45:22Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Panthers of Gabon are confident of a positive campaign at the upcoming 2021 TotalEnergies Africa [...] Full text...
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South Africa moves to extradite high-profile Gupta brothers
10 december 2021 - 07:15:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An international campaign has been launched in South Africa to extradite a fugitive Indian [...] Full text...
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Burundian president starts working visit to UAE
08 november 2021 - 13:12:21Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye left Bujumbura on Monday for the United Arab Emirates on a five-day [...] Full text...
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South African star cricketer agrees to take a knee
28 october 2021 - 12:20:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Just 48 hours after plunging South African cricket into a crisis, star player Quinton [...] Full text...
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South Africa's national cricket team rocked by Black Lives Matter symbol
27 october 2021 - 12:30:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African cricket has been plunged into a crisis after star batsman Quinton de [...] Full text...
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WHO Delivers Essential Health Supplies to Sudan
25 october 2021 - 16:09:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered critical medicines and health supplies from its logistics hub in [...] Full text...
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Virgin Atlantic to resume Cape Town flights
15 october 2021 - 17:02:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Virgin Atlantic on Friday announced Friday it would resume direct flights from Heathrow to [...] Full text...
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Multilateralism still ‘only way’ to address common challenges: UNGA President
02 october 2021 - 06:21:43New York, US (PANA) - Multilateralism remains “the only way to address common challenges”, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid [...] Full text...
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Emirates Airlines spreads its wings in southern Africa
14 september 2021 - 16:57:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Emirates Airlines has expanded its operations to and from South Africa following the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN reveals multiple reports of alleged human rights violations in Tigray
14 september 2021 - 04:58:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored “multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations [...] Full text...
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WHO logistics hub airlifts its largest single shipment of humanitarian cargo to Ethiopia
13 september 2021 - 18:57:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Logistics Hub in Dubai delivered 85 metric tons of life-saving [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Legal tussle over former Mozambican Minister
26 august 2021 - 17:45:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A group of Mozambican civil society organisations (CSOs) have approached the North Gauteng High [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Deep divisions over extradition of ex-Mozambican finance minister
25 august 2021 - 15:33:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The United States on Wednesday expressed its disappointment at South Africa's decision to extradite [...] Full text...
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WFP and WHO launch innovative project on Emergency Health Facilities
19 july 2021 - 13:58:21Brindisi, Italy – Following the recent G20 side event co-hosted by the Italian Government and the United Nations World Food [...] Full text...
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Tripoli named Arab media capital for 2022
17 june 2021 - 14:27:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tripoli, the Libyan capital, was on Wednesday proclaimed the Arab media capital for the year 2022 [...] Full text...
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South Africa seeks extradition of high-profile fugitives
03 june 2021 - 17:30:43Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Prosecutions Authority (NPA) on Thursday said it has applied to the [...] Full text...
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Massive South African diamond for auction in July
02 june 2021 - 13:59:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An enormous 39 carat rare blue diamond discovered at Pretoria’s Cullinan Diamond Mine in [...] Full text...
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UK slaps sanctions on fugitives who fled South Africa
27 april 2021 - 16:00:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions against members of the Indian Gupta family who [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records two imported cases of Covid-19
05 march 2021 - 15:37:45Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Friday they have detected two imported cases of COVID-19 in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Côte d'Ivoire takes delivery of latest COVAX vaccine shipment
26 february 2021 - 21:27:23Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire received 504,000 doses of lifesaving coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine here Friday, making it the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records seven new imported cases
23 february 2021 - 09:54:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities announced on Tuesday that they detected seven new imported cases of Covid-19 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius vaccinates about 2,130 people
11 february 2021 - 08:22:26Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Jagutpal on Wednesday night said that about 2,130 people have [...] Full text...
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Postponed Magical Kenya Open set for March 18-21
06 february 2021 - 09:44:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The postponed Magical Kenya Open (MKO) Golf Championship is now scheduled to take place on between [...] Full text...
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South African Constitutional Court orders former President Zuma to appear at Zondo Commission
28 january 2021 - 11:08:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma was dealt a bitter blow on Thursday when [...] Full text...
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Ugandan national arrested with heroin at Mauritius airport
25 january 2021 - 20:15:28Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - A Ugandan national was arrested with 2.41 kg of heroin on her Saturday, 16 January, 2021, [...] Full text...
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Suspected gold mules arrested in South Africa
05 january 2021 - 06:21:49Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Three suspects have been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport after gold bars valued [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records four imported cases from Dubai
04 january 2021 - 14:49:13Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Monday reported the detection of four new imported cases of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Eight imported cases detected in Mauritius on 14 December
18 december 2020 - 08:10:15Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Thursday announced that eight new positive imported cases of Covid-19 were [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian, Kenyan leaders open cross-border highway link, single border post
09 december 2020 - 16:56:41Moyale, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his host, President Uhuru Kenyatta have inaugurated a major [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects three new imported cases
08 december 2020 - 06:40:42Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Tuesday announced that their services have detected three new imported cases [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects one case imported from Dubai
01 december 2020 - 14:00:21Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Tuesday detected one new imported case of Covid-19 on a [...] Full text...
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UN refugee agency appeals for $147 million to support thousands of Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan
30 november 2020 - 19:13:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has launched an appeal for US$147 million to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM Abiy meets AU Mediation team
27 november 2020 - 20:40:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Friday reiterated the federal government’s commitment to the protection and [...] Full text...
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Sudanese PM vows to protect Ethiopian refugees streaming into Sudan
27 november 2020 - 18:51:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) visited refugee camp near the Sudanese [...] Full text...
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits Sudan as more Ethiopian refugees arrive
27 november 2020 - 12:49:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is visiting Khartoum as the country receives a growing [...] Full text...
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Congolese govt., FECOFOOT committed to preparing national football team for Cameroon 2022
19 november 2020 - 17:19:22Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and the Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT) on Wednesday pledged to prepare the national [...] Full text...
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Kenya named Africa's best golfing destination
04 november 2020 - 06:44:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has been named Africa’s leading golfing destination. The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) on Wednesday said the announcement [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Four new imported cases detected in Mauritius
27 october 2020 - 08:28:53Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius announced on Tuesday the detection of four new imported cases of [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian opposition member Mustapha Limam Chaafi returns home after 12 years in exile
19 october 2020 - 09:47:17Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian opposition figure, Mustapha Limaam Chaafi, returned to Nouakchott on Sunday from Dubai after 12 years [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 29 new confirmed cases recorded in one week in Burundi
07 october 2020 - 16:47:40Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has registered 29 new confirmed cases of coronavirus from a total of 3,066 tests performed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Two new imported cases detected in Mauritius
06 october 2020 - 13:32:17Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius have detected two new imported cases of Covid-19 on passengers on board [...] Full text...
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Emirates resumes weekly flights to Entebbe, Muscat
02 october 2020 - 11:16:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Emirates has resumed weekly flights to Entebbe and Muscat, the airline announced on Friday. In a press [...] Full text...
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First appearance in court of hero of 'Hotel Rwanda' movie dominates headlines in Rwanda
26 september 2020 - 17:07:20Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan media headlines were dominated this week by the the first appearance in court of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius registers one new imported positive case
18 september 2020 - 14:39:36Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Friday announced a new imported positive case of Covid-19 on [...] Full text...
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President Trump addresses South African terror threat
15 september 2020 - 14:52:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United States President Donald Trump has addressed claims that Iran is considering assassinating US [...] Full text...
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US ambassador to South Africa allegedly targeted by Iran
14 september 2020 - 14:30:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The United States on Monday claimed that Iran is considering assassinating its ambassador to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius repatriates 8,672 stranded nationals from abroad
14 september 2020 - 13:29:04Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A total of 8,762 Mauritians who were stranded in different countries following the global coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International calls for fair trial of Hotel Rwanda hero Rusesabagina
14 september 2020 - 11:35:53Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday called on the Rwandan authorities to guarantee a fair trial of Paul [...] Full text...
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The 'alleged kidnapping' of controversial hero of famous 'Hotel' Rwanda' film highlighted in Rwandan media
12 september 2020 - 16:55:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The alleged 'kidnapping' in Dubai of Paul Rusesabagina, a controversial hero in the famous 'Hotel Rwanda' [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius registers 4 new imported cases
08 september 2020 - 17:04:35Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Tuesday detected four new cases of Covid-19 on four Mauritians who [...] Full text...
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Rwandan dailies highlight repatriation of 'Hotel Rwanda' hero nto face terrorism charges
05 september 2020 - 16:38:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The repatriation this week of a self-proclaimed 'hero’ of the famous movie 'Hotel Rwanda', was highlighted [...] Full text...
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Zambian court acquits Health Minister of corruption charges
25 august 2020 - 11:56:28Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Health Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya has been acquitted on all four charges of alleged corruption [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 2.12% prevalence rate of Coronavirus in Burundi
23 august 2020 - 14:19:50Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - From a total of 21,296 coronavirus tests carried out in Burundi, 426 were positive, for an [...] Full text...
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RwandAir to resume flights to 7 African cities, Dubai on Saturday
29 july 2020 - 13:50:51Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier RwandAir is set to resume its international commercial flights on Saturday to seven [...] Full text...
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Rwandan dailies highlight resumption of RwandAir flights, trial of former Rwandan PM over dud cheques
18 july 2020 - 16:49:46Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on the resumption of RwandAir flights effective 1 August and the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: RwandAir to resume flights on August 1
15 july 2020 - 14:43:46Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier RwandAir announced on Wednesday the resumption of international flights on select African routes [...] Full text...
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Emirates resumes passenger flights to Dar es Salaam, five other destinations
10 july 2020 - 15:11:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Emirates airlines plans to restore services to a further six destinations, among them Dar es Salaam, [...] Full text...
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Zambia’s Health Minister appears in court to face corruption charges
09 july 2020 - 14:33:28Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Health Minister, Chitalu Chilufya, on Thursday appeared in a Magistrate's court in Lusaka on four [...] Full text...
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Jambojet retains Affrica, Middle East most reliable Dash-8 operator award
29 june 2020 - 16:45:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - For the second year in a row, regional low cost carrier, Jambojet, has been awarded the [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Six killed, two missing as capital experiences flooding after downpour
09 june 2020 - 21:24:18Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Six persons died here and two others went missing following a downpour that caused heavy flooding [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 189 stranded Indians flown home from Khartoum
03 june 2020 - 17:03:35Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - India has commended the Sudanese government for facilitating the repatriation of 189 stranded Indian nationals because [...] Full text...
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Rwandan dailies focus on Covid-19 pandemic, reopening of Rwanda/DRC border
30 may 2020 - 18:36:19Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to ongoing measures to relax COVID-19 lockdown in the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Three Nigerian Dubai returnees test positive to COVID-19 in Lagos
17 may 2020 - 18:02:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Three of the Nigerian Dubai returnees observing the 14-day mandatory isolation in Lagos have tested positive [...] Full text...
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Nigeria says only local airlines will now fly stranded citizens abroad back home
12 may 2020 - 07:56:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Monday bowed to pressure over its use of foreign airlines to [...] Full text...
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'South African airports, best in Africa'
11 may 2020 - 18:07:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town International Airport has been selected as the Best Airport in Africa for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: First batch of stranded Nigerians returns next Monday
29 april 2020 - 10:41:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The first set of stranded Nigerians being evacuated back to the country as a result of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 471 confirmed cases notified in DR Congo
28 april 2020 - 23:06:53Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has recorded 471 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rwanda reports 22 new cases to total 176
25 april 2020 - 09:34:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan health authorities on Friday reported 22 new coronavirus cases, bringing the cumulative total to 176. All [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Last group of 175 Congolese stranded in Dubai returns to Kinshasa
23 april 2020 - 17:35:28Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The last group of 175 Congolese, mostly men, stranded in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Major relief airlift for ‘most vulnerable’ African nations takes off
15 april 2020 - 05:36:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The first of the UN’s “Solidarity Flights” carrying urgently needed medical equipment in the war [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nine-month-old baby, seven others test positive in Ethiopia
07 april 2020 - 23:27:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A nine-month-old baby boy has become the youngest Ethiopian to test positive for the coronavirus [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Tanzania cases reach 24 as four new cases are registered
06 april 2020 - 18:29:49Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has registered four new Covid-19 cases, taking to 24 the number of people [...] Full text...
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Two die in Ethiopia from COVID-19 as cases rise to 43 people
05 april 2020 - 21:57:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two people died Sunday from the coronavirus (COVID-!9) while five new cases were detected, pushing [...] Full text...
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Rwanda discharges first group of COVID-19 patients
05 april 2020 - 14:48:28Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A first group of four patients who tested positive of COVID-19 were released Sunday, according to [...] Full text...
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