MSF: Children bear the burden of the current war in Sudan

18 november 2024 - 17:43:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- An international health charity organization has revealed that the majority of people wounded in the war in [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Heartbreak for Ghana as Black Stars crash out, Comoros qualify

16 november 2024 - 04:44:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ghana’s hopes of reaching the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations ended in heartbreak as [...] Full text...

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Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023

15 november 2024 - 13:30:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – Worldwide, there were an estimated 10.3 million cases of measles in 2023, a 20% increase from [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Israeli war tactics condemned as aid still blocked from reaching north

14 november 2024 - 17:13:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense Israeli military operations have continued in Gaza as UN humanitarians reported that multiple attempts to [...] Full text...

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FLEX 2024: African ministers, education stakeholders gather in Kigali to track progress in addressing learning crisis

12 november 2024 - 07:48:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Over 500 education leaders, including 28 ministers of education and ministerial representatives from 39 African countries, [...] Full text...

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NGOs warn against increasing use of explosive weapons in populated civilian areas in Sudan

09 november 2024 - 16:50:37
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - International Non-Governmental Organisations  (INGOs) operating in the Sudan have warned against the increased use of [...] Full text...

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‘Looming catastrophe’: Experts warn of high risk of famine in northern Gaza

09 november 2024 - 07:15:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is a strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas within the northern Gaza Strip, [...] Full text...

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World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities

08 november 2024 - 07:22:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Delegates discussed a complicated urban development issue at the World Urban Forum on Tuesday: What is [...] Full text...

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‘Turning the tide’ on childhood violence

08 november 2024 - 06:21:42
Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - More than 100 governments made historic commitments to end childhood violence on Thursday at a landmark [...] Full text...

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'Over 2 billion in cities will be exposed to 0.5ºC rise by 2040'

06 november 2024 - 05:26:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than two billion people currently living in cities could be exposed to an additional temperature [...] Full text...

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WHO identifies 17 pathogens as top priorities for new vaccine development

06 november 2024 - 05:19:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) lists 17 bacteria, viruses and parasites that [...] Full text...

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IMF staff conclude Article IV discussions with Somalia

01 november 2024 - 07:12:01
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Ms. Laura Jaramillo, has [...] Full text...

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General Assembly renews call for end to US embargo against Cuba

31 october 2024 - 04:40:24
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Wednesday once again urged the United States to end its [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s ‘living nightmare’ continues as 11 million flee war, mass killings

30 october 2024 - 06:10:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Escalating violence and new atrocities in Sudan have pushed the humanitarian crisis to unprecedented levels, with [...] Full text...

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UN official urges more ambitious, credible climate action plans

29 october 2024 - 12:45:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Proposed actions by countries to mitigate the worsening impacts of climate change “fall miles short of [...] Full text...

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Oversupply could mute effects of wider Middle-East conflict on oil prices

29 october 2024 - 05:30:51
EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL TUESDAY, October 29, 2024, AT 11:00 AM UTC.Washington, DC, United States (PANA) [...] Full text...

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How to advance women’s roles in peace and security

24 october 2024 - 11:26:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Haiti, Sudan and Ukraine and beyond reveal that females are disproportionately affected [...] Full text...

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Egypt certified malaria-free by WHO

20 october 2024 - 19:52:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt as malaria-free, marking a significant public health milestone [...] Full text...

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Nearly half the world’s 1.1 billion poor live in conflict settings

18 october 2024 - 04:55:56
New York, US (PANA) - More than a billion people worldwide live in acute poverty and 40 per cent are [...] Full text...

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IMF team assesses Senegal’s finance inspectorate reports

17 october 2024 - 12:26:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has started assessing in Senegal the implications of the [...] Full text...

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Modest growth forecast for economies in MENA amid rising uncertainty

17 october 2024 - 06:58:59
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Growth continues to be subdued in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) because [...] Full text...

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IMF staff completes 2024 Article IV Consultation Mission to Chad

16 october 2024 - 10:56:27
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Chad’s economic growth, after increasing to 4.9 percent in 2023, is expected to moderate this year, [...] Full text...

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Ending poverty for half the world could take more than a century: WB Report

15 october 2024 - 13:06:58
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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Result of Day 4 match to be played on Sunday

14 october 2024 - 05:20:39
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following is the result of Day 4 qualifying match for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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Ghana, Sudan draw 0-0 in TotalEnergies qualifying match in Accra

10 october 2024 - 22:12:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Sudan Thursday held Ghana to a goalless draw in their qualifying match for the 2025 TotalEnergies [...] Full text...

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Study shows16.4% prevalence of work-related stress among teachers in Ouagadougou

10 october 2024 - 12:54:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A study of the prevalence of work-related stress among teachers in the city of Ouagadougou [...] Full text...

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South Africa market opens for United States soybeans

09 october 2024 - 09:42:13
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Soybeans from the United States are once again eligible to enter South Africa following a [...] Full text...

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2023 marked the driest year in over three decades for rivers - WMO

07 october 2024 - 11:31:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The year 2023 marked the driest year in over three decades for rivers around the world, [...] Full text...

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

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

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‘Orphanage city’ helps children in Gaza as the war grinds on (Feature by UN News)

06 october 2024 - 05:57:14
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Some Palestinian orphans in Gaza have gotten a glimmer of hope as the tragedies triggered [...] Full text...

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Expensive farm inputs, insecurity in producing regions, high transport costs impact grain yields in Nigeria

04 october 2024 - 08:26:34
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Imports of wheat, rice, and maize marketing in year 2024/25 are estimated to increase as the [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: ‘Horror’ grows as reports of summary executions emerge

04 october 2024 - 05:36:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN-designated human rights expert on Sudan has called for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and [...] Full text...

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

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

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Strengthening coastal resilience in Senegal: Vital issue for the people of Saint-Louis: World Bank Blog By Sokhna Ba and Seydina Alioune Djigo

03 october 2024 - 07:50:28
Saint-Louis, Senegal (PANA) - Khady Beye Sene cannot hide her satisfaction: after losing her home to coastal erosion in 2018, [...] Full text...

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US sanctions four Uganda senior police officers for 'gross violations' of human rights

02 october 2024 - 17:33:10
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Tuesday announced sanctions against four members of the Uganda Police Force (UPF) [...] Full text...

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South Africa, Lesotho repair massive water tunnel

02 october 2024 - 06:49:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African and Lesotho Governments on Monday closed the massive Lesotho Highlands Water [...] Full text...

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Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as public health problem

01 october 2024 - 20:25:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - The World Health Organization (WHO) has congratulated Brazil for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament endorses agreement resolving central bank crisis

01 october 2024 - 12:37:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives have unanimously voted, during a plenary session, the agreement ending the [...] Full text...

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2025 TotalEnergies CHAN: CAF confirms Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania as hosts

29 september 2024 - 05:11:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation African Football (CAF) has confirmed that Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania as co-host Nations of [...] Full text...

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$1.5 billion commitment for education and skills training in lower-middle-income countries

27 september 2024 - 05:59:41
New York, US (PANA) - A new $1.5 billion investment, announced on Thursday, will boost education and skills development for [...] Full text...

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‘Fear of war’ causing speech problems in Gaza

21 september 2024 - 05:14:53
Al-Zawaida, Gaza (PANA) - The fear and anxiety caused by the ongoing war in Gaza is causing a range of [...] Full text...

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Guinea Economic Update: Natural resource management for development

20 september 2024 - 07:35:17
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Agriculture is pivotal for Guinea's structural transformation and climate resilience, serving as a cornerstone for inclusive [...] Full text...

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Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns

20 september 2024 - 07:32:56
New York, US (PANA) - Last October’s attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a [...] Full text...

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Political parties of all stripes are pushing for higher government spending: IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Enrico Di Gregorio, and Yongquan Cao

17 september 2024 - 10:49:24
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Conservative politics has traditionally been defined by its emphasis on fiscal prudence and the [...] Full text...

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Trade balances in China and the US are largely driven by domestic macro forces: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Krishna Srinivasan, and Rodrigo Valdés

13 september 2024 - 12:55:31
Washington, DC, United States - China’s widening trade surplus and the growing US trade deficit since the pandemic have renewed [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President dissolves parliament, sets 17 November for election

13 september 2024 - 07:50:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dissolved Parliament and set 17 November 2024 for a fresh [...] Full text...

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UNESCO raises alarm over museum looting, loss of priceless heritage in Sudan

13 september 2024 - 05:25:13
Paris, France (PANA) - The UN cultural affairs agency, UNESCO, expresssed deep concern on Thursday over the reported looting and [...] Full text...

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IMF underlines wise spending of public revenue in Lesotho

12 september 2024 - 12:01:39
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Lesotho’s GDP growth has improved modestly, picking up to 2.2 percent in the fiscal year ending [...] Full text...

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UN continues polio vaccination in northern Gaza

12 september 2024 - 05:20:59
New York, US (PANA) - The UN says that health workers continue efforts to vaccinate young children in northern Gaza [...] Full text...

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Rwanda’s 200,000 youths to benefit from IDA funded skills development programme

11 september 2024 - 10:22:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The World Bank has approved new funding to empower and build the skills of more than [...] Full text...

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New use of cluster bombs threatens global ban, report warns

10 september 2024 - 05:16:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Cluster bomblets continue to kill thousands of civilians, mostly children, and the new use of this [...] Full text...

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Top human rights investigators call for arms embargo on Sudan warring parties

06 september 2024 - 21:27:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end ‘rampant’ abuse

06 september 2024 - 12:56:39
Geneva, Switerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...

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We must do more to keep the air we breathe clean: UN weather agency

05 september 2024 - 12:44:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unchecked climate change, wildfires and air pollution continue to have “a spiralling, negative impact on health, [...] Full text...

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Despite declining growth South Africa can repay IMF, Board concludes

05 september 2024 - 11:21:07
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Post Financing Assessment [...] Full text...

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UN Rights office highlights mass killings, sexual violence in Libya

01 september 2024 - 04:26:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN report has warned that the continued lack of accountability and years of impunity enjoyed by [...] Full text...

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Level of unprotected teenage sex ‘worryingly high’, WHO finds

30 august 2024 - 05:30:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Condom use among sexually active adolescents has declined significantly since 2014, with rates of unprotected sex [...] Full text...

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West Bank strikes: UN rights office condemns Israeli military escalation

28 august 2024 - 14:04:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid further raids, airstrikes and settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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Rising sea level is an 'urgent and escalating threat': UN

27 august 2024 - 07:08:16
New York, US (PANA) - The level of the sea globally is rising faster and higher than ever before, creating [...] Full text...

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Refugee Paralympic Team set to shine in Paris as ‘inspiration to us all’: UNHCR chief

27 august 2024 - 04:48:28
Paris, France (PANA) - With Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening on Wednesday, 28 August, this year’s Refugee Paralympic Team is gearing [...] Full text...

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Egypt’s cane sugar production drops

23 august 2024 - 07:14:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s sugar production in marketing year 2024/25 (October to September) is forecast to reach 2.6 million [...] Full text...

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Mozambique makes great strides towards Early Warnings for All

23 august 2024 - 05:38:34
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique is playing a leading role in a UN-led global initiative to ensure that all people [...] Full text...

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Bridging the financing gap: Achieving Education for All in Zambia: World Bank Blog By Samer Al-Samarrai, Girma Woldetsadik and Joseph Simumba

22 august 2024 - 07:46:56
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The government of Zambia has laid out an ambitious plan to universalize primary and secondary education. [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Latest evacuation orders leave civilians dangerously close to frontline

21 august 2024 - 19:58:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Continuous” Israeli military evacuation orders in Gaza threaten already extremely vulnerable people in the enclave with [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council to discuss situation in Libya on Tuesday

20 august 2024 - 12:39:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative for Political Affairs and Acting Head of the United Nations Support Mission [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians report rise in children killed and injured in the West Bank

15 august 2024 - 07:32:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The killing, injury and displacement of Palestinians continues in the West Back against the backdrop of [...] Full text...

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Etincelle dazzle in six-goal thriller; Edo Queens dominate Hasaacas Ladies

15 august 2024 - 06:19:36
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The WAFU Zone B Women's Champions League (WCL) qualifiers witnessed a goal-fest on Wednesday as [...] Full text...

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No date yet for long-awaited South Sudan elections, UN Security Council told

15 august 2024 - 06:08:44
New York, US (PANA) - The UN continues to support an enabling environment for general elections in South Sudan, but [...] Full text...

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Gambia, MRCG at LSHTM achieved longitudinal population study

14 august 2024 - 13:40:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Medical Research Council Unit the Gambia at The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine [...] Full text...

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South Africa sets wheat import duties while local wheat area drops

14 august 2024 - 12:32:35
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Falling global wheat prices triggered, in July 2024, a wheat import duty of Rand 176.30 [...] Full text...

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Sexual violence, famine stalk Sudan’s displaced

13 august 2024 - 16:53:01
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s deepening humanitarian crisis caused by nearly 16 months of war has left countless women [...] Full text...

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Youth jobless rate falls to 15-year low, says ILO

12 august 2024 - 11:06:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of young people unemployed globally is at a 15-year low but Asian Pacific and [...] Full text...

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Mozambique introduces R21 vaccine, bolstering malaria control efforts

06 august 2024 - 16:21:45
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique on Monday reached an important milestone in malaria prevention among children with the introduction of [...] Full text...

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Amid reports of torture inside Isareli jails, rights experts call for end to impunity

06 august 2024 - 06:09:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel’s Sde Teiman prison represent “the tip of [...] Full text...

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Middle East: UN rights chief warns against wider war, appeals for urgent de-escalation

05 august 2024 - 18:12:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Monday for an urgent de-escalation in the [...] Full text...

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2024 Paris Olympic Games: Adventure ends in group stage for Nigerian, Zambian women

01 august 2024 - 07:01:59
Paris, France (PANA) - The Super Falcons of Nigeria recorded their third defeat in as many matches at the ongoing [...] Full text...

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Security Council debates ‘serious and dangerous escalation’ in the Middle East

01 august 2024 - 05:54:19
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s top political affairs official reiterated the urgent need for de-escalation in the Middle [...] Full text...

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Guinean ex-president, ministers found guilty for stadium mass killings

01 august 2024 - 05:21:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A court in Guinea on Wednesday, 31 July, convicted  the country's former self-declared president Moussa Dadis [...] Full text...

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More support for breastfeeding could save 820,000 young lives annually, UN agencies say

01 august 2024 - 05:06:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The heads of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have called [...] Full text...

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2024 Olympic Games: Morocco, Egypt roar into men's football quarter-final

31 july 2024 - 07:10:09
Paris, France (PANA) - Morocco and Egypt on Tuesday qualified for the quarter finals of the men's football at the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan climate scientists discover groundbreaking Turkana Jet influencing drought patterns

29 july 2024 - 17:19:23
By Kennedy AbwaoNairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Climate scientists from the University of Nairobi (UoN) have discovered a new climate pattern [...] Full text...

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2024 AFCON Beach Soccer qualifiers: Mauritania stun Nigeria to play in finals

29 july 2024 - 12:56:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Mauritania has made history by qualifying for their first-ever CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Rights group flags widespread sexual violence in the capital

29 july 2024 - 05:47:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's warring parties, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have committed widespread acts of rape, including gang [...] Full text...

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2024 Olympic Games: Relentless Mali come from behind to salvage a point

25 july 2024 - 07:38:58
Paris, France (PANA) - Mali’s never-say-die attitude saw the West Africans salvage a point in what could have easily been [...] Full text...

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UNICEF chief calls for urgent security reset in Gaza amid ‘new horrors'

24 july 2024 - 18:27:19
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Wednesday for an immediate improvement [...] Full text...

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South Africa attends high-level trade forum in the US

24 july 2024 - 11:21:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A high-level South African delegation is attending the 21st African Growth and Opportunity Act [...] Full text...

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UN Commission of Inquiry accepts ICJ opinion

23 july 2024 - 06:57:47
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Monday welcomed [...] Full text...

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Members of fake Ghana paralympic team disappear in Oslo

21 july 2024 - 10:49:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nine members of a fake paralympic team from Ghana are on the run after they arrived [...] Full text...

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Tripoli Migration Forum calls for greater cooperation and solidarity to find global solutions

18 july 2024 - 14:56:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Trans-Mediterranean Migration Form  came to an end on Wednesday evening in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Multiple strikes kill dozens near UN aid hub as thousands flee fighting

17 july 2024 - 07:26:12
New York, US (PANA) - Multiple strikes have killed dozens of people in central Gaza, landing just 100 metres from [...] Full text...

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Polarised Security Council debates meaning of multilateralism

17 july 2024 - 07:11:24
New York, US (PANA) - The current polarised international political landscape was on raw display at the United Nations Security [...] Full text...

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AfDB's sovereign portfolio retains top spot in 2024 Aid Transparency Index

17 july 2024 - 06:32:34
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The global campaign for aid and development transparency has again named the African Development Bank’s [...] Full text...

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UN salutes ‘monumental achievement’ of Gambian lawmakers for upholding FGM ban

16 july 2024 - 05:45:04
New York, US (PANA) - Five senior UN officials have welcomed the decision by The Gambia to uphold its ban [...] Full text...

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Gambia's decision to repeal law on FGM receives acclamation by UN, agencies

15 july 2024 - 22:44:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Gamia's  decision to uphold ban on FGM Monday received widespread commendation from the United Nations [...] Full text...

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

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

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Diamond market contraction slows down Botswana’s growth

13 july 2024 - 11:17:19
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s economic growth is expected to slow to 1 percent in 2024, primarily because of a [...] Full text...

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Conflict escalation in DR Congo linked to deadly Mpox threat

13 july 2024 - 05:58:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 25 million people have been caught up in the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group launches framework for inclusive, private sector-led, resilient growth in Tanzania

12 july 2024 - 10:58:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The World Bank Group’s (WBG) Board of Executive Directors has endorsed the new Country [...] Full text...

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South African football legend Stanley Tshabalala dies

12 july 2024 - 10:56:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Legendary South African football coach Stanley Tshabalala has died, three months after being shot [...] Full text...

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Red Sea shipping crisis elevates trading costs with extra burden on consumers

12 july 2024 - 07:20:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Due to recently increased attacks by Houthi militants, the Red Sea shipping route remains [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Medical charity suspends delivery of care in Khartoum’s Turkish hospital

11 july 2024 - 09:06:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After over a year of violent incidents both inside and outside the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported [...] Full text...

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World Bank opens fiscal year 2025 funding programme with GBP 750 million 7-year benchmark

11 july 2024 - 07:02:02
Washington, D.C., United States (PANA) - The World Bank has priced a 7-year British pound sterling (GBP) benchmark bond due [...] Full text...

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Schools ‘bombed-out’ in latest Gaza escalation, says UNRWA chief

10 july 2024 - 14:47:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports of intensified heavy shelling in north, central and southern Gaza, the head of the [...] Full text...

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Green Zambia: Financing a liveable future: World Bank Blog By Qursum Qasim

03 july 2024 - 12:12:54
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Green is the new buzzword, but what does greening industry and the financial sector mean in [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: 250,000 set to be displaced by new Khan Younis escalation

02 july 2024 - 13:36:14
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - “Chaos and panic” are spreading in southern Gaza where an estimated 250,000 people are set to [...] Full text...

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IOM says more than 700,000 migrants in Libya

30 june 2024 - 14:33:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 725,304 migrants are present in Libya, according to data collected from March to [...] Full text...

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Trafficking victims need more support, says rights expert

28 june 2024 - 06:56:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Victims of people-trafficking need more countries to respect international law and protect them, but thousands continue [...] Full text...

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Uganda should improve public spending on health for a more productive population

27 june 2024 - 13:58:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Economic activity in Uganda has remained resilient despite multiple successive shocks, with real gross domestic product [...] Full text...

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Climate-smart focus in livestock sector can help Tanzania increase production, generate jobs

26 june 2024 - 10:22:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania can significantly boost its livestock sector's economic contribution with a bold and comprehensive [...] Full text...

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Stop criminalising homelessness and poverty, say UN rights experts

26 june 2024 - 06:07:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts on Tuesday called on governments to scrap “cruel and counterproductive” laws [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Fighting in El Fasher remains incessant despite Security Council resolution

23 june 2024 - 14:04:33
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Some 10 days since the UN Security Council called for an end to the fighting [...] Full text...

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Gaza is 'a world of devastation' UN agencies

22 june 2024 - 00:38:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...

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Record levels of displacement amid global conflict and natural disasters

22 june 2024 - 00:25:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are twice as many internally displaced  people todayas there were ten years ago - the [...] Full text...

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Gaza is more than two million stories of loss: UN agencies

21 june 2024 - 17:59:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...

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South Africa confirms six more Mpox cases as first batch of treatment arrives

21 june 2024 - 17:32:03
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Health department on Friday announced six more laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox (previously known [...] Full text...

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EC adopts recommendation to combat vaccine-preventable cancers

21 june 2024 - 14:30:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has adopted a recommendation that aims to combat vaccine-preventable cancers in the EU [...] Full text...

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Integrity and transparency of spending and security in Sub-Saharan Africa. Are they the missing links? World Bank Blog By Yousif Elmahdi and Gael Raballand

21 june 2024 - 13:22:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Security spending is on the rise in several regions in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, in contexts [...] Full text...

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Eight Libyan pilgrims die during 2024 Hajj

21 june 2024 - 11:09:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eight Libyan pilgrims have died during this year's Hajj season in Saudi Arabia, while five others [...] Full text...

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South Africa rights commission targets racist lawmaker

21 june 2024 - 08:14:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) on Thursday confirmed that it is investigating Democratic [...] Full text...

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South African political party rocked by race row

20 june 2024 - 12:15:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African political party, Democratic Alliance (DA) which is in the process of forming [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Human Rights Watch expresses concern about unlawful attacks on civilians, infrastructure in Sudan

20 june 2024 - 08:59:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's warring parties’ recent unlawful attacks in North Darfur’s El Fasher have killed hundreds of civilians and [...] Full text...

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Deadly and growing impact of air pollution laid bare in new UNICEF-backed report

19 june 2024 - 06:21:02
New York, US (PANA) - The State of Global Air (SoGA) report published in partnership with the UN Children’s Fund [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN rights chief slams ‘unconscionable death and suffering’

18 june 2024 - 15:06:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the war drags on in Gaza, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa calls for unity after tightly contested polls

15 june 2024 - 07:14:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa in the early hours of Saturday called on South Africans to [...] Full text...

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Burundi govt comes to the rescue of country's only public university

14 june 2024 - 15:55:09
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's only public university, based in Bujumbura, is to receive State subsidies to relaunch its accommodation, [...] Full text...

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Worldwide levels of forced displacement hit new high: UNHCR

13 june 2024 - 06:50:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - This year and last have seen historically high levels of forced displacement worldwide according to the [...] Full text...

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More than 80 people missing after boat tragedy in south-western DR Congo

12 june 2024 - 10:39:39
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Eighty-six people were reported missing after a boat mishap on river Kwa, near Lediba village [...] Full text...

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IMF team, Kenya reach staff-level deal on reviews of EFF, ECF arrangements

12 june 2024 - 10:21:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s economic growth recovered in 2023 with real GDP growing by 5.6 percent, supported by a [...] Full text...

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UNICEF raises awareness of the importance of International Play Day for children in Burundi

11 june 2024 - 19:00:33
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Decided by the United Nations General Assembly, International Play Day is being celebrated for the first [...] Full text...

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Senegal has produced its first barrel of oil

11 june 2024 - 18:35:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Sangomar oil field, located around a hundred kilometres off the coast of Dakar, has produced [...] Full text...

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Global growth stabilizing for first time in three years

11 june 2024 - 14:02:38
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy is expected to stabilize for the first time in three years [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: When public treasury enters the age of digital payments: World Bank Blog By Maimouna Gueye and Tenin Fatimata Dicko

11 june 2024 - 12:24:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ms. Idani has worked at the Treasury for several years and is going on an [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Security Council adopts US resolution calling for ‘immediate, full and complete ceasefire’

11 june 2024 - 06:36:02
New York, United States (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution aimed at reaching a comprehensive [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: Liberia beat Sao Tome and Principe 1-0

09 june 2024 - 18:16:43
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia secured a crucial 1-0 victory over Sao Tome and Principe on Sunday in Group H [...] Full text...

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Zambia fire hat-trick, beat Morocco in U-17 qualifier

09 june 2024 - 12:54:28
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia made a resounding statement in the first leg of the fourth and final round of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister denounces results of a meeting between members of the two chambers

07 june 2024 - 11:22:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has criticised consultations between members [...] Full text...

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Egypt extend lead while Guinea, Ghana win away as FIFA WC qualifiers intensify

07 june 2024 - 11:07:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The race to securing a place in the FIFA World Cup™ 2026 took an interesting turn [...] Full text...

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Malawi roar back to life with convincing win over Sao Tome & Principe

06 june 2024 - 18:15:26
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi reignited their 2026 World Cup qualification hopes with a comprehensive 3-1 victory over Sao Tome [...] Full text...

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2026 WC African qualifiers: Results from Day 3 matches

06 june 2024 - 10:55:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The resumption of the FIFA World Cup African qualifiers produced some closely contested fixtures on Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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Financiers for Ghana’s new Ship Repair Dock Project

05 june 2024 - 10:43:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A consortium, including the African Development Bank (AfDB), has signed an agreement to extend $94 million [...] Full text...

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Steps taken to reopen Polish embassy in Libya

04 june 2024 - 18:04:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity has [...] Full text...

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Community infrastructure supports lives and national reconciliation in Central African Republic: World Bank Blog By Athanase Danhossou, Fred Frippiat, Joachim Boko and Oghenesuvwe Kokoricha

04 june 2024 - 06:47:47
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Displacement due to conflict is on the rise around the world. In the Central African Republic [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa calls for responsible leadership, constructive engagement in South Africa

03 june 2024 - 17:51:03
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa is urging all political parties to put aside their differences and work [...] Full text...

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WHA reaches agreement on wide-ranging, decisive package of amendments to improve the International Health Regulations

03 june 2024 - 06:12:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In an historic development, the World Health Assembly, the annual meeting of its 194 member countries, [...] Full text...

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IMF, Niger reach staff-level deal on reviews of ECF and RSF

01 june 2024 - 18:05:10
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - With the economic outlook promising over the near and medium term, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [...] Full text...

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Awards for outstanding contributions to public health presented during 77th World Health Assembly

01 june 2024 - 11:25:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - During a special ceremony at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on Friday, awards were [...] Full text...

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Tapsoba double fires Burkina Faso to WAFU B U-17 AFCON qualifying title

29 may 2024 - 13:00:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Burkina Faso were crowned champions of the WAFU Zone B Under-17 AFCON qualifying tournament after a [...] Full text...

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UN agencies flag menstrual health education as world marks menstrual hygiene day

29 may 2024 - 05:36:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As World Menstrual Hygiene Day was marked on Tuesday, a joint report from the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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Malawi moves to fight antibiotics resistance

24 may 2024 - 15:40:01
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – The Malawi Ministry of Health, bioMérieux, and Pfizer will collaborate to advance Malawi’s efforts to fight [...] Full text...

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URGENT: Gaza war: World court orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah

24 may 2024 - 15:38:29
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday issued new provisional measures that order Israel [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship: Semi-finalists emerge after Day 2 matches

23 may 2024 - 05:36:08
Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The semi-finalists of the 2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental finals have emerged following another [...] Full text...

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Accelerating extinction rate triggers domino effect of biodiversity loss

22 may 2024 - 04:59:02
New York, US (PANA) - While nearly one million species are currently at risk of extinction, the United Nations University [...] Full text...

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Fostering UN-World Bank partnership to tackle fragility in Burundi and The Gambia: World Bank Blog

21 may 2024 - 07:14:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - In today’s complex global landscape, addressing fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) requires multifaceted approaches and strong [...] Full text...

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Update: Gaza war: ICC issues arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and Israel’s Netanyahu (Eds: Adds details by ICC Prosecutor)

20 may 2024 - 13:46:45
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Arrest warrants are being sought for the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Aid delivery via floating dock welcomed, but land routes ‘more important’

18 may 2024 - 07:21:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Trucks carrying desperately needed aid into Gaza have started moving ashore on the temporary floating dock [...] Full text...

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US urges Chadian authorities to address concerns over presidential election

17 may 2024 - 05:46:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Thursday urged the Chadian authorities to work with all stakeholders – especially [...] Full text...

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Tunisian airline halts flights to Libya

16 may 2024 - 18:29:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian airline TunisAir has decided to halt all flights to and from Libyan airports until further [...] Full text...

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The 5th Energy Week in Ouagadougou opens

16 may 2024 - 15:43:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 5th edition of the Week of Energies and Renewable Energies in Africa (SEERA) opened [...] Full text...

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WAFU B U-17 AFCON qualifiers: Ghana thrash Cote d'Ivoire 5-1

16 may 2024 - 09:56:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's U-17 side, the Black Starlets, on Wednesday thrashed Cote d'Ivoire 5-1 in their WAFU B U-17 [...] Full text...

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Conflicts drive new record of 75.9 million people living in internal displacement

14 may 2024 - 14:21:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflict and violence in Sudan, Palestine and elsewhere drove the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Champions League: Espérance and Al Ahly prepare for first-leg final in Tunisia

14 may 2024 - 13:11:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Espérance Sportive de Tunis and Al Ahly SC – the record holding and defending champions of [...] Full text...

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Fresh inquests to probe deaths of anti-apartheid activists

14 may 2024 - 09:00:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has announced that the inquest into the death of former [...] Full text...

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UN calls for awareness, action to keep plants healthy

13 may 2024 - 12:08:08
Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the world marks the International Day of Plant Health 2024, the UN is calling on everyone to [...] Full text...

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World Migratory Bird Day focuses on insects

11 may 2024 - 18:37:17
Bonn, Germany (PANA) - As the world celebrates World Migratory Bird Day 2024 on Saturday, the UN has announced that [...] Full text...

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IMF team, Cape Verde reach staff-level deal on ECF, RSF review

11 may 2024 - 08:20:24
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund {IMF) team and the Cape Verdean authorities have reached staff-level agreement [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Confed. Cup Final: Zamalek's Road to the final

08 may 2024 - 07:42:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Winners of the 2019 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup, Egyptian football powerhouse, Zamalek SC, are eager to [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF African Football Championship prepares to take off

07 may 2024 - 06:31:41
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Less than a month remains before Zanzibar kicks off the much-anticipated 2024 CAF African Schools Football [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Exciting third round of African qualifiers kick off on Friday

07 may 2024 - 06:23:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The race towards a place in the 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Dominican Republic, [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board approves US$71 million in Emergency Financing Support for Guinea

07 may 2024 - 05:41:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved a disbursement of SDR [...] Full text...

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We won’t abandon Gazans sheltering in Rafah, says UNRWA

06 may 2024 - 12:55:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid reports that 100,000 Palestinians have been told to leave Rafah ahead of an anticipated Israeli [...] Full text...

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Torrential rainstorm continues pounding Kenya, flood death toll climbs to 228

05 may 2024 - 19:37:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 228 people have been killed in Kenya, where heavy rainstorms and flooding continue to [...] Full text...

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

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

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Harnessing Sub-Saharan Africa’s critical mineral wealth

29 april 2024 - 18:48:51
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - From electric vehicles to solar panels to future innovations, the global transition to clean energy [...] Full text...

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African Governments falling short on healthcare funding, says rights group

29 april 2024 - 07:06:33
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – African governments are falling far short in their commitments to prioritise public spending on health [...] Full text...

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Antibiotics 'overused' among hospitalised COVID-19 patients - WHO

26 april 2024 - 11:11:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Antibiotics saw “extensive overuse” globally among hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the pandemic without improving clinical outcomes, [...] Full text...

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Senior UN officials call for end to ‘barbaric’ sexual violence in Sudan

26 april 2024 - 04:37:13
New York, US (PANA) - The international community must take immediate action to end the wave of sexual violence being carried [...] Full text...

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Global commodity prices level off, hurting prospects for lower inflation

25 april 2024 - 09:03:19
EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2024, AT 11:00 AM UTC. Washington, United States (PANA) - Global commodity prices [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for all hands on deck at Climate Promise 2025 launch

24 april 2024 - 04:55:59
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye arrives in Gambia

20 april 2024 - 16:30:11
  Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye arrived Saturday in the Gambia for a day’s visit. He was [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says Gambia’s FGM ban law reverse threatens women and girls

20 april 2024 - 16:21:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group Human Rights Watch said here Saturday that a bill before Gambia’s National Assembly to reverse a [...] Full text...

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

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

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US reiterates calls for genuine, peaceful electoral process in South Sudan

17 april 2024 - 05:45:38
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States said on Tuesday that it remains concerned about ongoing reports of human rights violations, as well as [...] Full text...

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Global economy remains resilient despite uneven growth, challenges ahead: New IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

16 april 2024 - 19:43:48
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Despite gloomy predictions, the global economy remains remarkably resilient, with steady growth and inflation slowing [...] Full text...

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Abdoulaye Bathily denounces "stubborn" desire of Libyan players to relegate elections to Greek Calendes

16 april 2024 - 18:09:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has stated that there is a deliberate [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Humanitarian charity calls for more funds for Sudan, neighbours

16 april 2024 - 07:25:49
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), has noted that funds pledged at Sudan's humanitarian summit [...] Full text...

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Olympic female football qualifiers: We have improved a lot – Zambian coach

16 april 2024 - 06:32:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Successive qualification for the Olympic Games is a feat that Zambian Women’s national team coach, Bruce [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Paris conference on Sudan should jump-start new approach to humanitarian funding

15 april 2024 - 10:54:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – As global and regional leaders meet in Paris to spotlight Sudan and mark the one-year anniversary of the [...] Full text...

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Africa’s economic activity set to rebound backed by growing consumption, declining inflation

14 april 2024 - 10:42:32
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Economic activity is set to rebound in Sub-Saharan Africa, supported by increased private consumption [...] Full text...

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Armed clashes in Tripoli: UNSMIL denounces systematic use of violence to resolve disputes

13 april 2024 - 13:26:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned the repeated use of violence by [...] Full text...

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Nigeria is the first country to introduce ‘revolutionary’ meningitis vaccine - WHO

12 april 2024 - 22:01:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nigeria has become the first country to roll out a “revolutionary” five-in-one vaccine against meningitis, the [...] Full text...

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Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa

12 april 2024 - 21:57:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Almost 55 million people are facing further food and nutrition insecurity in West and Central Africa [...] Full text...

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Industrial policy is back but the bar to get it right is high: IMF Blog By Anna Ilyina, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Michele Ruta

12 april 2024 - 16:14:18
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Governments have traditionally used targeted interventions known as industrial policy to make domestic producers more [...] Full text...

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Fast-growing $2 trillion private credit market warrants closer watch: IMF Blog By Charles Cohen, Caio Ferreira, Fabio Natalucci, Nobuyasu Sugimoto

08 april 2024 - 15:40:00
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The private credit market, in which specialized non-bank financial institutions such as investment funds [...] Full text...

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Housing is one reason not all countries feel same pinch of higher interest rates: IMF Blog By Mehdi Benatiya Andaloussi, Nina Biljanovska, Alessia De Stefani, and Rui Mano

08 april 2024 - 11:00:27
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Central banks have raised interest rates significantly over the past two years to combat [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: ‘Systematic dismantling of healthcare must end’ says WHO

07 april 2024 - 06:14:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With the largest hospital in Gaza largely destroyed and out of action, access to healthcare has [...] Full text...

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Togo again postpones legislative and regional elections

04 april 2024 - 14:04:06
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's parliamentary and regional elections have been postponed once again to allow the National Assembly to [...] Full text...

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‘Shocking’ increase in children denied aid in conflicts

04 april 2024 - 11:10:32
New York, US (PANA) - All warring parties must allow safe, swift and unfettered humanitarian access and protect civilian infrastructure, [...] Full text...

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New Senegalese president Faye pledges to uphold good governance

04 april 2024 - 06:22:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Wednesday pledged to uphold good governance based on [...] Full text...

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Aid worker deaths ‘inevitable result’ of Gaza war tactics - Guterres

03 april 2024 - 06:09:18
New York, US (PANA) - The killing of seven humanitarians by an Israeli strike in Gaza on Tuesday – 196 [...] Full text...

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Fiscal and financial risks of high debt, slow-growth world: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian, Vitor Gaspar, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

29 march 2024 - 13:14:00
Washington, United States (PANA) - Higher long-term real interest rates, lower growth, and higher debt will put pressure on medium-term [...] Full text...

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