Sudan rejects 'attempts to impose peace from outside'
13 september 2025 - 19:15:06Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday welcomed the principle of helping the country reach peace, but rejected any [...] Full text...
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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday welcomed the principle of helping the country reach peace, but rejected any [...] Full text...
US companies urged to open offices in Libya
13 september 2025 - 12:16:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and the US have held discussions focusing on encouraging American companies operating in the North [...] Full text...
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AU, UAE discuss collaboration and achieving peace in Africa
13 september 2025 - 09:53:22Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - African Union (AU) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have concluded talks to cement relations [...] Full text...
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Sudan Quad calls for peaceful solution to war
13 september 2025 - 05:48:22Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Quad on Sudan's war – Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council renews Sudan sanctions
13 september 2025 - 05:22:04Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday extended for another year Sudan's sanctions regime including an [...] Full text...
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Libya and Italy sign memoranda of understanding
12 september 2025 - 12:08:31Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libya's eastern-based government and Italy's intelligence services have signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in the areas [...] Full text...
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Embracing climate-smart growth is a net win for Uganda
12 september 2025 - 09:59:54Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Without strong action, climate change could cut Uganda's economic growth by up to 3.1% by 2050, [...] Full text...
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What is South-South cooperation, and can it be the gateway to a fairer world? (By UN News)
12 september 2025 - 07:23:35New York, US (PANA) - Although developing countries often look to do deals with wealthy nations in order to help [...] Full text...
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Israeli strike in Doha marks ‘alarming escalation’, warns top UN official
12 september 2025 - 07:11:14New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council on Thursday heard from the UN’s top political affairs official on Israel’s [...] Full text...
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UN envoy for Sudan heads to region in call for dialogue towards peace
12 september 2025 - 06:50:08New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra, has travelled to East Africa to [...] Full text...
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Libya, Nigeria discuss reviving mega gas pipeline project to Europe
11 september 2025 - 11:45:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has called for the revival of the gas pipeline project linking Nigeria to Europe via [...] Full text...
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Tax revenues are catalyst for more inclusive growth in Côte d'Ivoire – WB
11 september 2025 - 09:02:12Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire's economic growth is solid and remarkably resilient in the face of global shocks, [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Ceasefire urgently needed as civilians left with ‘no safe place’ to go
11 september 2025 - 05:44:33Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN and humanitarian partners warned on Wednesday that nearly one million civilians in Gaza [...] Full text...
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Sudanese doctors: Seven dead, 350 others Infected in cholera outbreak in Kassala State
10 september 2025 - 15:20:56Kassala, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Doctors Network has announced that an outbreak of cholera in Kassala State, eastern Sudan, [...] Full text...
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Military spending worldwide hits record $2.7 trillion
10 september 2025 - 07:35:13New York, US (PANA) - Global military spending reached an unprecedented $2.7 trillion in 2024 amid intensifying wars and rising [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM Abiy inaugurates historic dam
09 september 2025 - 09:02:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s [...] Full text...
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UN provides urgent support after ‘massive’ Russian attack across Ukraine
08 september 2025 - 18:29:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A baby was among those killed overnight into Sunday during what was reportedly Russia’s largest aerial [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia set to inaugurate historic dam (By Gezahagn Degefu, Ethiopian News Agency)
07 september 2025 - 16:42:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At the beginning of the Ethiopian New Year (September 2025), Ethiopians are set to celebrate [...] Full text...
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Sudan's paramilitary group accused of killing, forcibly drawing blood from civilians fleeing besieged city
07 september 2025 - 07:43:04El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias are killing, kidnapping, and forcibly drawing blood [...] Full text...
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Sudan civilians deliberately targeted - UN Fact-Finding Mission reports
05 september 2025 - 18:11:33Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An independent fact-finding mission for the human rights situation in the Sudan published its report [...] Full text...
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Sudan civilians deliberately targeted, UN Fact-Finding Mission reports
05 september 2025 - 15:04:13Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An independent fact-finding mission for the human rights situation in the Sudan published its report [...] Full text...
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Co-chairs of Libya's Berlin process commend efforts to de-escalate tension in Tripoli
05 september 2025 - 10:15:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The co-chairs of the Berlin Process Security Working Group (SWG) on Libya have commended efforts to [...] Full text...
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UN rights office worried over escalation in Gaza City, annexation plans for West Bank
05 september 2025 - 07:56:51Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A senior official from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Thursday he was [...] Full text...
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The Gambia’s economy maintains growth momentum amid global uncertainty
05 september 2025 - 07:50:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia’s economy continues to demonstrate resilience and steady recovery, with real GDP growth reaching 5.7% [...] Full text...
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Drone strike by Sudanese army kills 13 in North Darfur market
03 september 2025 - 06:54:45Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A drone strike on a crowded market in the North Darfur town of Mellit killed [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya urges all parties in Tripoli to de-escalate military escalation
02 september 2025 - 11:50:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has urged all parties in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, [...] Full text...
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Sudan's paramilitary RSF 'seizes new ground' in besieged city
02 september 2025 - 07:07:40El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on Monday they have “seized new ground” in [...] Full text...
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Adesina completes mission at AfDB
01 september 2025 - 14:25:03Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - After a decade at the helm of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina is stepping [...] Full text...
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IOM: More than 1,000 families flee Sudan's besieged El Fasher city
01 september 2025 - 07:49:52Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) announced on Sunday that more than a thousand families [...] Full text...
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Sudan's parallel government names Prime Minister
01 september 2025 - 07:27:35Nyala, Sudan (PANA) - The Presidential Council of Sudan's parallel government declared by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in [...] Full text...
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Sudan's paramilitary RSF installs parallel government despite international rejection
31 august 2025 - 13:58:48Nyala, Sudan (PANA) – Despite the rejection and condemnation by the international community of the declaration by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid [...] Full text...
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African health leaders, partners call for greater investment in integrated NCD services
31 august 2025 - 07:34:56Lusaka, Lusaka (PANA) — African health ministers and partners are calling for increased investment in integrated health services to address [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL calls for peaceful dialogue, de-escalation in Tripoli
30 august 2025 - 15:32:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed concern the high levels of tension [...] Full text...
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African health ministers adopt strategy to bolster rehabilitation health services
30 august 2025 - 10:26:57Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - African health ministers have adopted a crucial regional strategy to strengthen and fully integrate rehabilitation services [...] Full text...
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African health ministers commit to strengthen emergency preparedness and response
30 august 2025 - 09:49:21Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Across the African continent, fragile health systems are often the first to falter when crisis strikes, [...] Full text...
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From outbreaks to sustainability: African ministers commit to accelerate polio endgame
30 august 2025 - 09:26:57Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – African health ministers have pledged renewed action to end all forms of polio and safeguard the [...] Full text...
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Israel’s plan to take over Gaza City marks ‘new and dangerous phase’: Guterres
28 august 2025 - 14:20:30New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza, greater [...] Full text...
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Hunger and disease in Gaza will only worsen from ‘man-made’ famine: WHO
27 august 2025 - 16:33:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday issued a new warning over the deadly impacts [...] Full text...
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UNICEF: Over 1000 children killed, maimed in siege of Sudanese city
27 august 2025 - 12:33:37Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday said that since the start of the siege [...] Full text...
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Libya announces 4 billion barrels of untapped oil reserves
26 august 2025 - 14:42:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) estimates that oil the country's untapped oil reserves stand at [...] Full text...
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Sudan: After ten months of blockade, a UNICEF convoy reaches South Kordofan
26 august 2025 - 06:15:39Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - For nearly a year, the people of Sudan's South Kordofan region have been isolated, besieged [...] Full text...
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Sudan govt welcomes UN rights agency's condemnation of attacks on civilians by rival RSF
24 august 2025 - 06:56:35Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday commended the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights for condemning the [...] Full text...
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Sudanese army denies targeting WFP relief convoy
21 august 2025 - 12:20:49Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Thursday denied bombing a World Food Programme (WFP) relief [...] Full text...
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Food for Gaza piled up in warehouses risks spoiling without Israel's green light
21 august 2025 - 07:04:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Israel's neighbouring countries, thousands of tons of food aid destined for Gaza are piling up [...] Full text...
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International coalition urges Sudanese warring parties to take action to improve humanitarian situation
20 august 2025 - 21:24:50Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international coalition that groups five governments beside the United Nations and the African Union [...] Full text...
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Amid ongoing Israeli attacks, ‘the systematic destruction of Gaza City is already underway’: UN rights office
20 august 2025 - 19:34:07Geneva, Switzerland 9PANA) - In recent days, the Israeli military has escalated attacks across Gaza City, reportedly deciding to take [...] Full text...
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‘Africa is poised for progress’ Guterres tells development conference in Japan
20 august 2025 - 18:54:02Yokohama, Japan (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday repeated his call for Africa to have a greater say in [...] Full text...
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Libya's eastern-based govt signs MoU for green hydrogen production
20 august 2025 - 13:05:53Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libya's eastern-based government has signed a memorandm of understanding (MoU) for a green hydrogen production project. The [...] Full text...
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Mali's Supreme Court opens investigation into 'massive' embezzlement case involving former Prime Minister Maiga
20 august 2025 - 12:51:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A judicial investigation into “massive” embezzlement of public funds, forgery, money laundering and complicity was opened [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Looming offensive and restrictions on humanitarians
20 august 2025 - 07:54:01New York, US (PANA) - Hostilities between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza are intensifying as a devastating [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese ‘are counting on us’, top UN official tells Security Council
19 august 2025 - 07:25:34New York, US (PANA) - Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Martha Pobee, briefed the Security Council on the deteriorating security and [...] Full text...
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Trapped in Gaza: Palestinians with disabilities cannot reach aid
15 august 2025 - 19:38:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - When Israeli forces in Gaza issue a new displacement order ahead of an incursion into a [...] Full text...
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Peacekeepers find weapons trove in southern Lebanon, as drought threatens millions
15 august 2025 - 16:44:12New York, US (PANA) - UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have uncovered rocket launchers, mortar rounds and other unauthorized weapons, [...] Full text...
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Guinea introduces malaria vaccine into routine immunization
14 august 2025 - 13:27:50Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, and with the support of [...] Full text...
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AfDB commits $40 million to catalyse Alliance for Green Infrastructure - Project Development Fund
14 august 2025 - 10:50:21Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has announced $40 million in blended capital to the Alliance [...] Full text...
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INGOs condemn international humanitarian law violations in Darfur
13 august 2025 - 15:15:11Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - International Non-governmental Organisations (INGOs) operating in Sudan have denounced recent attacks on the besieged town [...] Full text...
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UN calls for halt to attacks on civilians in Darfur, allow of safe passage and aid
12 august 2025 - 17:19:21Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN on Tuesday issued a statement deploring the tragic situation in Darfur and Al Fashir [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa briefed on Ukraine peace process
12 august 2025 - 07:06:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday confirmed that he has been briefed by [...] Full text...
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Safe seas key to global prosperity, Security Council told
11 august 2025 - 20:01:40New York, US (PANA) - Shipping is crucial to the global economy, with more than 100,000 vessels a day transporting [...] Full text...
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Indigenous Peoples Day highlights AI’s risks and opportunities
10 august 2025 - 08:16:37New York, US (PANA) - In honour of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August, the [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves grant of over $5 million to four countries to strengthen public-private partnerships
10 august 2025 - 06:12:20Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AFDB) has approved a grant [...] Full text...
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Forum discusses proposal to establish sovereign fund for health in Libya
08 august 2025 - 15:42:49Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - At the conclusion of its proceedings, the first National Forum for the Development of Health Systems [...] Full text...
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IMF staff completes 2025 Article IV mission to Eswatini
08 august 2025 - 11:45:11Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Regardless of the risks that include heightened global uncertainty and potential delays in project execution, Eswatini’s [...] Full text...
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Landlocked nations ‘invisible to much of the world’: UN trade and development chief (By UN News)
07 august 2025 - 05:34:26Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - Trapped by geography and squeezed by global market forces, the world’s 32 landlocked developing countries remain [...] Full text...
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‘Landlocked to landlinked’: UN summit seeks to turn geography into opportunity (By UN News)
07 august 2025 - 05:18:52Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - For the world’s landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), geography isn’t just a challenge, it’s a costly barrier [...] Full text...
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Syria: Ceasefire under strain as violence and aid access issues persist in Sweida
06 august 2025 - 20:40:43Damascus, Syria (PANA) - Hostilities have continued in Sweida, Syria, despite a ceasefire agreement, the UN Office for the Coordination [...] Full text...
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Geography shouldn't define destiny: UN summit on landlocked nations opens
05 august 2025 - 12:20:55Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - Breaking down barriers and restoring fairness in global development should be the goal of the Third [...] Full text...
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Malian PM attends 3rd Conference on Landlocked Countries in Turkmenistan
05 august 2025 - 12:00:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Major General Abdoulaye Maïga is taking part in the 3rd United Nations Conference [...] Full text...
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UN urges MPs to deliver on development promises for 600 million in landlocked nations
04 august 2025 - 21:27:23Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - At a major UN forum opening in Awaza, Turkmenistan, this week, parliamentarians from around the world [...] Full text...
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Cholera spreads in North Darfur, 640,000 children under threat, UNICEF warns
03 august 2025 - 20:00:10Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Cholera is ripping through North Darfur, Sudan, threatening thousands of children already weakened by hunger and [...] Full text...
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Awaza gears up to host UN conference on landlocked developing countries
03 august 2025 - 19:08:12Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - In the city of Awaza, where the Caspian Sea meets the desert, UN and Turkmen flags [...] Full text...
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DRC, Rwanda meet on implementation of peace agreement
02 august 2025 - 10:17:21Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has hosted meetings in support of implementation of the Peace Agreement signed between [...] Full text...
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Eswatini’s digital transformation crucial to unlocking growth, jobs, and economic resilience
02 august 2025 - 08:14:00Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - Eswatini needs to digitalise, strengthen public finances and address structural economic constraints to sustain growth, according [...] Full text...
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Trade critical to ending plastic pollution - UNCTAD
01 august 2025 - 05:15:23New York, US (PANA) - Trade must be part of the solution to end plastic pollution – a global problem [...] Full text...
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On brink of famine, Gazans forced to scour dirt for food
01 august 2025 - 05:13:32Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In Gaza, UN aid teams continued their efforts on Thursday to help people of the [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso performs first-ever kidney transplant
31 july 2025 - 12:24:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A medical team from Burkina Faso, supported by a Turkish delegation, has successfully completed the [...] Full text...
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South Africa's macadamia industry grows despite export uncertainty
31 july 2025 - 11:44:28Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Yields of macadamia nuts in South Africa, the world’s leading producer and exporter of the [...] Full text...
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Gaza children starving despite Israeli ‘tactical pauses’, UN says
31 july 2025 - 05:01:09New York, US (PANA) - Despite daily “tactical pauses” declared by Israeli forces, humanitarian conditions in Gaza remain catastrophic, with [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Attacks in Kordofan states cause hundreds of deaths, mass displacement and the collapse of essential services
30 july 2025 - 08:18:58Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Attacks on civilians and essential infrastructure in Sudan’s Kordofan states — including hospitals, markets and residential [...] Full text...
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South Africa secures major energy loan
30 july 2025 - 06:33:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Germany’s KFW Development Bank on Tuesday concluded a €500 million loan for the implementation [...] Full text...
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Reassessing tax incentives can assist growth, equity in DR Congo
30 july 2025 - 06:28:47Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Rationalising tax incentives in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could improve effectiveness of tax policies, and [...] Full text...
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Over One million Zambians to be connected to electricity by 2030
30 july 2025 - 06:20:19Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $200 million International Development Association (IDA) [...] Full text...
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‘By women, for women’: 15 years of the UN agency championing gender equality
29 july 2025 - 20:46:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -Fariba, a young Afghan woman, had just begun a university degree in 2021 when the Taliban returned to [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UN Designated Expert on Human Rights visits Sudan
29 july 2025 - 16:26:26Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan has stressed that it stands ready to cooperate with the international community on human rights [...] Full text...
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In Gaza, mounting evidence of famine and widespread starvation
29 july 2025 - 12:56:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in Gaza,” UN-backed food security experts said [...] Full text...
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Answering Africa’s call for private Investment in pharma manufacturing (A World Bank Feature)
29 july 2025 - 09:13:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African governments are prioritising health security, targeting ambitious production goals for medicines and vaccines. Partnerships, collaborations, [...] Full text...
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Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report
28 july 2025 - 19:17:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger [...] Full text...
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MSF condemns abduction of Health Ministry staff in South Sudan; urges immediate protection of healthcare workers
28 july 2025 - 05:13:26Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has strongly condemnsed the abduction of a Ministry of [...] Full text...
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‘It is the Environment, Stupid’: Sudan’s war and its impact on local communities (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent, Khartoum)
27 july 2025 - 14:06:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tip of the iceberg behind the causes of the current war in Sudan are political, [...] Full text...
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UN warns of escalating human toll in Ukraine amid relentless aerial attacks, mounting aid shortfall
26 july 2025 - 16:12:06New York, US (PANA) - Russian aerial attacks continue to intensify across Ukraine, exacting a rising toll on civilians and [...] Full text...
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1.3 million Sudanese return home, offering fragile hope for recovery
25 july 2025 - 17:11:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - With pockets of relative safety emerging in Sudan, over 1.3 million Sudanese people — including one [...] Full text...
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US and Libyan officials meet on ways to strengthen cooperation
25 july 2025 - 11:02:33Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - A high-level Libyan-American meeting has examined prospects for cooperation between Libya the two countries and ways [...] Full text...
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Madagascar to boost learning outcomes for 4.7 million students
24 july 2025 - 07:26:40Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Around 4.7 million Malagasy students in pre-primary and primary education, 135,000 teachers, and 27,000 public primary [...] Full text...
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Global current account balances widen, reversing narrowing trend (IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas)
23 july 2025 - 12:26:04Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Global current account balances widened by a sizable 0.6 percentage points of world GDP [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso and Egypt sign MoU to strengthen relations
23 july 2025 - 12:21:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A high-level delegation from Egypt, led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdellaty, [...] Full text...
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Risks blur Malawi’s growth outlook amid FX shortages, fuel scarcity, declining ODA
23 july 2025 - 09:41:09Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – Malawi is at a critical juncture facing high inflation, an unsustainable fiscal and debt outlook, foreign [...] Full text...
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Housing crisis: UN fears a future of cities transformed into slums
23 july 2025 - 07:57:23New York, US (PANA) - A bed, four walls, a safe place to breathe. These are the most basic aspects [...] Full text...
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CAR innovates with nature-based solutions, reaffirms commitment to urban climate resilience
23 july 2025 - 07:12:31Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The World Bank has approved an additional grant financing of $9.175 million (just over CFAF 5.3 [...] Full text...
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Food lifeline fading for millions in South Sudan hit by conflict and climate shocks
22 july 2025 - 18:06:23Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s dramatic hunger crisis is worsening and millions of people there could miss out [...] Full text...
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Pan-African Parliament holds session in Johannesburg
22 july 2025 - 12:49:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fifth ordinary session of the sixth legislature of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has begun in [...] Full text...
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‘Bet on youth’ to realise Africa’s digital potential, UN deputy chief says
22 july 2025 - 06:09:00New York, US (PANA) - Digital innovation and technology remain underfunded and underdeveloped across Africa, according to a report on [...] Full text...
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Dreams amid the rubble: Gaza’s women speak of homes, loss and hungry children
21 july 2025 - 21:26:12Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Hadriya collapses from hunger, Khadija dreams of her kitchen and Hiyam longs for her daughters’ [...] Full text...
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Libya signs contracts on air sector infrastructure with Turkish company
21 july 2025 - 12:08:16Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Libya's eastern-based Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgacem Khalifa Haftar, has signed [...] Full text...
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Ghana's president calls for massive investment in strategic infrastructure across Africa
21 july 2025 - 05:16:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has called for massive investment in strategic infrastructure across Africa, particularly [...] Full text...
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Ghana's president calls for massive investment in strategic infrastructure across Africa
21 july 2025 - 04:39:10Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has called for massive investment in strategic infrastructure across Africa, particularly [...] Full text...
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AU, EU to promote circular economy investment in Africa
18 july 2025 - 12:13:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) have embarked on a joint plan [...] Full text...
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Guterres deplores Israeli strike on Gaza church
18 july 2025 - 06:51:16New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the Israeli strike on Thursday that hit the [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UN Human Rights Chief deplores killing of dozens of civilians in Sudan
17 july 2025 - 19:06:58Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday issued a strong worded statement [...] Full text...
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Belgacem Haftar insists on compliance with standards and deadlines in the execution of projects in Libya
17 july 2025 - 17:09:42Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgacem Khalifa Haftar, has stressed the [...] Full text...
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IGAD and Germany expand partnership on regional migration
17 july 2025 - 16:27:29Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)-The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has announced signing a landmark Euro 8 million Grant Agreement with [...] Full text...
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From crisis to classroom: How the UN supports education in conflict zones
17 july 2025 - 16:20:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From makeshift furniture in Gaza to metro classrooms in Ukraine and solar-powered tablets in Sudan, the [...] Full text...
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Cameroon needs to harness forests, natural wealth for sustainable growth: WB report
16 july 2025 - 08:39:28Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The World Bank Group has launched the 2025 Cameroon Economic Update, titled ‘’Cameroon’s Green Gold: Unlocking [...] Full text...
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4th African Futsal Championship 2025 begins in Libya
15 july 2025 - 11:36:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fourth African Mini-football (Futsal) Championship, organised by the city of Derna in eastern Libya, kicked [...] Full text...
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EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2025, AT 9:30 AM EDT, WHICH IS 1:30 PM UTC Mobile-phone technology powers saving surge in developing economies
15 july 2025 - 11:00:55Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other financial [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian needs deepen in Sudan amid rising hostilities and heavy rains
15 july 2025 - 05:05:36Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Escalating violence, displacement and heavy rains are deepening the needs of civilians caught in the [...] Full text...
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LIbya's eastern-based Prime Minister launches major projects
14 july 2025 - 11:37:47Benghazi, Libya (PANA) -The Prime Minister of Libya's rival government appointed by the eastern-based parliament, Osama Hamad, has reaffirmed his [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM hails AfCFTA as 'a continental breakthrough' despite challenges
13 july 2025 - 18:55:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a historic step forward that strengthens economic integration [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board concludes reviews with Cabo Verde
13 july 2025 - 05:08:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the IMF has completed the sixth review under the ECF arrangement, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Study shows vaccine campaigns cut deaths by nearly 60 per cent
13 july 2025 - 05:02:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Emergency vaccination campaigns have slashed deaths from major infectious disease outbreaks by nearly 60 per cent [...] Full text...
thread Health
Côte d'Ivoire moves to formalize vast informal gold mining sector
12 july 2025 - 10:48:55Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Facing significant losses from illicit gold trade and seeking to formalize a vital, yet often [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UN chief condemns latest Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping
12 july 2025 - 07:17:53New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has condemned the latest Houthi rebel attacks on shipping in the Red [...] Full text...
thread Economy
EU expresses concern at military mobilisation in Tripoli
11 july 2025 - 11:19:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) delegation to Libya and the diplomatic missions of EU Member States have [...] Full text...
thread Society
Building trust through effective service delivery in Africa – WB Report
10 july 2025 - 14:22:15Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The World Bank's annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report for Sub-Saharan Africa, released Thursday, [...] Full text...
thread Society
Gaza: More than 15,000 students killed since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas
10 july 2025 - 12:14:44Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - More than 15,000 students have been killed since the start of the war between Israel [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya urges restraint as military buildup threatens renewed violence in Tripoli
10 july 2025 - 05:42:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With Libya once again teetering on the brink of violence, the United Nations has issued an [...] Full text...
thread Politics
AU urges countries end to fragmented response to climate change
09 july 2025 - 12:26:32Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Most African countries have developed early warning systems to climate change-induced disasters, such as floods although [...] Full text...
thread Environment
South Sudan’s longest cholera outbreak enters critical stage
08 july 2025 - 22:22:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On the eve of the fourteenth anniversary of its independence, South Sudan – the world’s youngest [...] Full text...
thread Society
Gaza: Hospitals rationing critical supplies, ambulances stalling
08 july 2025 - 21:30:20Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - UN humanitarians have warned that the catastrophic conditions in Gaza are worsening, as tents, schools, [...] Full text...
thread Society
European Council adopts assistance measure in support of Senegal
08 july 2025 - 11:20:23Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Tuesday adopted the first assistance measures under the European Peace Facility (EPF) [...] Full text...
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UN warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan as displacement, hunger and disease escalate
08 july 2025 - 05:49:18New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians on Monday sounded the alarm over the worsening conditions in Sudan, as violence [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine, warns of nuclear safety risk
07 july 2025 - 16:13:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Saturday strongly condemned Russia’s latest wave of drone and missile attacks in [...] Full text...
thread Politics
IMF Country Focus: How Nigeria can unleash its economic potential (By Axel Schimmelpfennig, IMF Mission Chief to Nigeria and Christian Ebeke, IMF Resident Representative in Nigeria)
07 july 2025 - 12:12:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Over the past two years, Nigeria—Africa’s most populous country—has implemented difficult reforms to tackle long-standing obstacles [...] Full text...
thread Economy
EU gives Tunisia 100 million euros to rehabilitate working-class districts
05 july 2025 - 16:57:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -The European Union (EU) has made 100 million euros available to Tunisia for the rehabilitation of working-class [...] Full text...
thread Economy
IMF Executive Board completes reviews of three arrangements for Mauritania
05 july 2025 - 14:55:19Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The IMF Executive Board has completed the Fourth Reviews under the 42‑month blended Extended Credit [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Forestry conservation, infrastructure planning crucial to fight climate change (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
05 july 2025 - 07:33:54Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Life comes to a standstill when the Sendou coal-powered electricity plant in Bargny, 40 km outside [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Ghana's tourist arrivals up 12% to 1.2 million in 2024
04 july 2025 - 10:44:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's tourist arrivals went up to 1,288 million in 2024, a 12% increase year-on-year, according to [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Former Nigerian President Obasanjo urges ECOWAS to reassess crisis response
04 july 2025 - 10:15:30Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday urged the Economic Community of West African States [...] Full text...
thread Politics
33 million lives at risk in Sudan's cholera epidemic
04 july 2025 - 09:50:34Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As fighting rages in Sudan, another threat is spreading through the country's stagnant waters and [...] Full text...
thread Health
UN chief ‘appalled’ by worsening Gaza crisis as civilians face displacement, aid blockades
04 july 2025 - 09:11:35New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General is “appalled” by the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as civilians face [...] Full text...
thread Society
Rwanda restores ecosystems, boosts climate resilience in Nyungwe–Ruhango Corridor
04 july 2025 - 08:27:29Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Communities in Rwanda’s Southern Province are set to benefit from restored ecosystems, improved agricultural productivity, and [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Ghana and India seek to deepen ties
03 july 2025 - 06:28:08Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has said his country is seeking to deepen its partnership with [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Ghana President Mahama launches ambitious '24-hour economy'
02 july 2025 - 12:28:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday launched the government's ambitious 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Green Climate Fund, UNEP boost climate adaptation for Ghana, Mauritania
02 july 2025 - 11:04:42Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PANA) – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over US$ 120 million in new funding to [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Seychelles' path to macroeconomic stability and resilience - IMF Country Focus
02 july 2025 - 07:19:53Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The IMF Executive Board recently completed the fourth review of Seychelles’ economic performance under the Extended [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UN warns of soaring displacement and looming floods in Sudan
02 july 2025 - 07:16:27New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians on Tuesday sounded the alarm over worsening humanitarian conditions in Sudan, as escalating [...] Full text...
thread Society
Despite positive economic prospects in Somalia, foreign aid cuts are downsizing growth
01 july 2025 - 11:08:27Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s economy continued its overall strong performance in 2024, with growth at 4.0 percent supported by [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Guinea must ensure its benefits of growth are widely shared: WB report
01 july 2025 - 10:52:46Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s economic growth accelerates, but reforms to make growth more inclusive and enhance domestic resource mobilization [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Libya levels the playing field towards private sector growth
01 july 2025 - 07:57:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's economy showed promising signs of recovery in 2024 and remained resilient despite challenges arising from [...] Full text...
thread Economy
U.S.-Africa Business Summit yields record $2.5 billion in deals and commitments
01 july 2025 - 07:54:28Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit which was held from 22-25 June yielded record $2.5 billion [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Every hour, 100 people die of loneliness-related causes, UN health agency reports
01 july 2025 - 07:09:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - One in six people are affected by loneliness, with significant implications for health and well-being, according [...] Full text...
thread Health
After the big development pledges in Sevilla, UN says action starts now
30 june 2025 - 17:16:35Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - Now the big promises have been formally adopted in the Spanish city of Sevilla to turbocharge [...] Full text...
thread Economy
African airlines face climate change dilemma in shifting to clean jet fuel
30 june 2025 - 15:20:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African Airlines, including the Kenya Airways and other international carriers, are facing a major climate change [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Most vulnerable nations call on FAO to develop strategy and action plan to transform agrifood systems
30 june 2025 - 11:35:17Rome, Italy (PANA) - Small Developing States (SIDS), Least Developing Countries (LDCs) and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCS) have adopted a [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Every dollar invested in a girl's education generates three times more for the economy
29 june 2025 - 07:13:24Seville, Spain (PANA) - The equation is simple, the results compelling. Investing one dollar in a girl's education generates nearly [...] Full text...
thread Economy
EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2025, AT 9:1:30 PM UTC. Extreme poverty rising fast in economies hit by conflict, instability – World Bank report
27 june 2025 - 08:16:11Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Conflict and instability are taking a devastating toll on the 39 economies afflicted by them, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
World Bank approves health resilience project to protect lives, strengthen emergency response in Mozambique
27 june 2025 - 07:14:17Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The World Bank has approved the Mozambique Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Project, an initiative [...] Full text...
thread Health
Libyan Development Fund signs agreements with 98 Italian companies
26 june 2025 - 12:06:43Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Director-General of the Fund for Development and Reconstruction in Libya, Belgacem Khalifa Haftar, has signed [...] Full text...
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How the IMF finances itself and why it matters for the global economy: IMF Blog By Julie Kozack, Bernard Lauwers
26 june 2025 - 12:00:55Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The IMF may be best known for lending to crisis-hit countries. But what about [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group, IAEA formalise partnership to collaborate on nuclear energy for development
26 june 2025 - 11:45:04Paris, France (PANA) - The World Bank Group and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sealed an agreement on Thursday [...] Full text...
thread Economy
‘A moral failure’: Security Council hears about grave violations against children caught in war
25 june 2025 - 19:47:08New York, US (PANA) - When Sila, a young woman from Idlib in Syria, was three years-old, she woke up [...] Full text...
thread Society
AU creates agency to advance space technologies in war against climate change
25 june 2025 - 16:04:52Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union has created a new agency, whose mandate is to utilize space information to [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Hospital attack kills dozens in Sudan’s West Kordofan state
25 june 2025 - 11:53:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Wednesday that it was gravely [...] Full text...
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Alitalia makes first flight to Benghazi since 2011
25 june 2025 - 10:38:05Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Benina international airport in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi has welcomed the first flight by Italian [...] Full text...
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The unseen frontline: Why social vulnerability must be at the heart of climate action: World Bank Blog By Ezgi Canpolat and Joanna de Berry
25 june 2025 - 07:20:50Beira, Mozambique (PANA) - In Beira, Mozambique, Cyclone Idai caused extensive damage to the city's infrastructure, including roads. When we talk [...] Full text...
thread Society
Aftermath of Tripoli clashes puts Libya’s fragile stability to the test
25 june 2025 - 05:34:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya once again stands at a critical juncture in its political transition, after armed clashes erupted [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Africa's industrialisation through agricultural revolution shows mixed signals, says AU Commissioner
24 june 2025 - 07:55:46Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The industrialisation of Africa, through an agricultural revolution, premised on increased investment in agricultural productivity, has [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Risk of genocide remains 'very high' in Sudan, warns UN
24 june 2025 - 05:54:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity remains "very high" in Sudan, a [...] Full text...
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International committee on Libya regrets lack of 'full implementation' of 2020 ceasefire agreement
21 june 2025 - 08:28:01Berlin, Germany (PANA) - The International Follow-up Committee on Libya (IFCL) has noted with regret that while the 2020 ceasefire [...] Full text...
thread Politics
From Global South to the stars: A new space race
21 june 2025 - 05:57:40New York, US (PANA) - Once the exclusive domain of a handful of technologically advanced countries, outer space is now [...] Full text...
thread Sciences
‘We are at a point of no return’: grave violations against children surge for third year
20 june 2025 - 06:10:45New York, US (PANA) - Last year, 41,370 grave violations against children were documented and verified by the United Nations, [...] Full text...
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UN trade agency said global investment plunged last year
20 june 2025 - 05:45:57New York, US (PANA) - Global investment fell a full 11 per cent to $1.5 trillion last year – it’s [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Development is ‘the first line of defence against conflict,’ Guterres tells Security Council
20 june 2025 - 05:40:35New York, US (PANA) - Of the 700 million people worldwide living in extreme poverty, 40 per cent live in [...] Full text...
thread Society
South African President returns home from G7 session
19 june 2025 - 13:10:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday returned home following his working visit to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Rights group again flags South Sudan’s man-made humanitarian catastrophe
19 june 2025 - 12:17:09Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan is once again on the brink of full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, propelled by conflict, [...] Full text...
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Reforms needed to boost growth, create jobs, and reduce poverty in the CEMAC region: World Bank report
19 june 2025 - 10:23:49Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The CEMAC region experienced stronger growth in 2024, growing by 3.0%, up from 2.0% [...] Full text...
thread Economy
World Economic Forum: Global energy transition gains ground, but security and capital challenges persist
18 june 2025 - 14:38:39Geneva, Switzerland– Global progress towards secure, equitable and sustainable energy is accelerating after years of sluggish gains, according to a [...] Full text...
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$200 million from the World Bank for a non-polluting public transport system in southern Benin
18 june 2025 - 14:29:33Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) recently approved $200 million in funding to help Benin [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s war intensifies amid starvation, rights probe warns
18 june 2025 - 07:10:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy fighting continues to escalate in Sudan as a “direct result” of the continued flow of [...] Full text...
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Israeli actions in Palestinian territories constitute war crimes, Human Rights Council hears
18 june 2025 - 06:59:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing crises in the Occupied Palestinian Territory was in the spotlight this week at the [...] Full text...
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Two World Bank reports offer roadmap for Sierra Leone's sustainable growth amid climate threats
16 june 2025 - 12:57:33Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The World Bank on Monday launched the Sierra Leone Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) and the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Libyan central bank governor calls for promotion of digital infrastructure in banking sector
16 june 2025 - 10:39:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (BCL), Naji Mohamed Issa, has stressed the importance [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Bonn climate talks should make progress on fossil fuels
16 june 2025 - 07:38:51Bonn, Germany (PANA) - As negotiators gather in the German city of Bonn for the mid-year United Nations climate talks, [...] Full text...
thread Environment
DR Congo crisis: Aid teams appeal for support to help displaced communities left with nothing
15 june 2025 - 05:37:17Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As diplomatic efforts continue to end fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the [...] Full text...
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Gabon improves urban Infrastructure, reduces flood risk in secondary cities
13 june 2025 - 10:07:41Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $150 million for the Gabon Urban Development project (in French: “Projet [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Niger's economy rebounds in 2024 thanks to large-scale oil exports, good agricultural season
13 june 2025 - 09:38:26Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger’s economy recorded robust growth in 2024, driven by large-scale oil exports. However, short-term sources of [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UN humanitarian chief flags ‘indifference and impunity’ in Sudan
13 june 2025 - 07:35:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With over half of the Sudanese population in need of aid and lean season rapidly approaching, [...] Full text...
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An oral cholera vaccination campaign aims to reach more than 2.6 million people in Sudan’s Khartoum State
12 june 2025 - 17:31:23Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - vaccination campaign, launched on 10 June in 5 localities in Sudan’s Khartoum State, aims to [...] Full text...
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‘Plenty of fish in the sea’? Not anymore, say UN experts in Nice
11 june 2025 - 18:33:43Nice, France (PANA) - At the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, the “catch of the day” wasn’t a seabass [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Fighting escalates in Sudan’s Kordofan region
11 june 2025 - 12:50:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Alarmed by intensifying violence in the greater Kordofan region of Sudan and the growing humanitarian impact [...] Full text...
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South Africa participates in United Nations Oceans Conference
11 june 2025 - 09:08:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Environment Minister, Dion George has signed the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Thousands of people displaced by violence in Burkina Faso
11 june 2025 - 05:48:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Violence by jihadist groups has displaced nearly 230,000 people in Burkina Faso since the beginning [...] Full text...
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Israeli attacks on Gaza schools could be crimes against humanity: UN probe
10 june 2025 - 18:47:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Israeli military’s destruction of Gaza’s education and cultural infrastructure amount to war crimes and the [...] Full text...
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WFP calls for more help to prevent famine in Sudan
10 june 2025 - 12:22:08Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The very real risk of famine continues to stalk Sudan’s communities impacted by war, the [...] Full text...
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Luanda to host heads of state-level infrastructure financing summit under AU chairmanship
10 june 2025 - 11:57:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with Government [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UNSMIL condemns truce violations in Tripoli during the Eid al-Adha holiday
10 june 2025 - 11:27:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has strongly condemned the violations of the truce [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Stigmatized for being deaf: Zénabou's story - A UN Feature
08 june 2025 - 15:40:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the Central African Republic, disability carries a deep-rooted stigma, and persons with disabilities often find [...] Full text...
thread Social
Gaza: Women and girls struggle to manage their periods amid crisis
08 june 2025 - 11:28:40Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Whether it’s their first time or a routine part of their life, menstruation has become [...] Full text...
thread Gender
Carbon emissions skyrocket with the rise of AI
08 june 2025 - 07:30:58New York, US (PANA) - Carbon emissions from the tech sector have continued to rise in recent years, fueled by [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Ghana sues for stronger institutions to combat corruption in Africa
07 june 2025 - 07:31:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang on Friday called for the strengthening of the institutions, [...] Full text...
thread Society
‘It is an elephant’: Ukraine’s unexploded mine problem
06 june 2025 - 19:17:54New York, US (PANA) - In Ukraine, overnight attacks continued into Thursday morning, resulting in 45 casualties and significant damage [...] Full text...
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