Deadly weather events show cost of climate inaction
08 november 2024 - 06:04:47Baku, Azerbailan (PANA) - Record-breaking floods in Spain, violent storms in Florida and wildfires in South America – these are [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves €24 million loan to Côte d’Ivoire to improve fisheries and aquaculture sectors
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Senior US diplomat participates in Dakar Biennale
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Debt burden stifles development spending in Africa’s poorer countries
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UN, Brazil launch new initiative to counter climate disinformation
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One in three women experiences gender-based violence
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Antimicrobial Resistance conference closes with adoption of global pledges to tackle problem
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U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan travels to Sudan, Djibouti, Italy
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Lessons of Hamas operation against Israel, - Libyan newspaper,
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The promise and peril of runaway technological advances
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Libya chairs Arab discussion group at mine action session
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ICC Prosecutor appeals for global support to bring Libyan war criminals to justice
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2025 AFCON: All 24 countries for Africa’s football fiesta emerge as qualifiers end
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Baku, Azerbailan (PANA) - Record-breaking floods in Spain, violent storms in Florida and wildfires in South America – these are [...] Full text...
UPDATE: Gaza: Strike hits health centre as polio vaccine campaign resumes in ravaged north
03 november 2024 - 13:24:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began on Saturday in bombarded, besieged [...] Full text...
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Fighting, abuses putting Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia at risk: HRW
29 october 2024 - 06:41:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Recent fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Fano militias in the northwestern Amhara region has put [...] Full text...
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Israeli army ‘deliberately demolished’ watchtower, fence at UN peacekeeping site in southern Lebanon
21 october 2024 - 06:19:24Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said that an Israeli army bulldozer demolished an [...] Full text...
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Gaza School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in deadly strike, says UNRWA
14 october 2024 - 11:49:22Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A second round of polio vaccinations for thousands of children began in central Gaza on [...] Full text...
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UN condemns deadly West Bank airstrike, attacks on Gaza schools
05 october 2024 - 05:29:34New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has strongly condemned the killing of several Palestinians, including women and children, [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone safely moves Ebola samples to secure central biobank
04 october 2024 - 10:00:15Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – With the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and international and national partners, Sierra [...] Full text...
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Mauritius and UK reach agreement on status of the Chagos Archipelago
03 october 2024 - 15:31:16Washington, DC US (PANA) - Mauritius and the United Kingdom on Thursday reached an agreement on the status of the [...] 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 - 07:50:28Saint-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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Sudan: UN urges immediate action to stop fighting in El Fasher
19 september 2024 - 05:51:06New York, US (PANA) - A sharp escalation in fighting in Sudan’s El Fasher, along with ongoing clashes between rival [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Six UNRWA staff killed in Israel's strikes on school sheltering displaced people
12 september 2024 - 05:20:42Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Six staff members with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, were killed in Gaza [...] Full text...
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UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in Gaza humanitarian zone
10 september 2024 - 18:15:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Middle East envoy has strongly condemned deadly airstrikes by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) [...] Full text...
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CAF President, University of Cape Town Leadership launch CAF Football Management Executive Programme
03 september 2024 - 05:52:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, together with the University [...] Full text...
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‘Lessons of the past forgotten’ as nuclear proliferation continues: UN chief
29 august 2024 - 06:37:04New York, US (PANA) - More than 2,000 nuclear tests have been conducted at over 60 sites around the world [...] Full text...
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Disinformation still rampant in DR Congo’s North Kivu, stoking violence: UN
21 august 2024 - 05:18:22Goma, DRC (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) MONUSCO said on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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IAEA says safety at Ukraine's nuclear plant is 'deteriorating' by Saskia O'Donoghue
19 august 2024 - 20:47:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, is deteriorating. The plant, [...] Full text...
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Mozambique introduces R21 vaccine, bolstering malaria control efforts
06 august 2024 - 16:21:45Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique on Monday reached an important milestone in malaria prevention among children with the introduction of [...] Full text...
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Minister says South Africans have failed Mandela
01 august 2024 - 07:55:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has encouraged citzens to [...] Full text...
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UNESCO adds historic Palestine monastery to World Heritage in Danger list
27 july 2024 - 05:37:48Paris, France (PANA) - The World Heritage Committee of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) announced on Friday [...] Full text...
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Promoting gender-transformative approach in the transboundary water sector: World Bank Blog By Ai-Ju Huang and Ellen Hagerman
26 july 2024 - 07:16:57Mwanza, Tanzania (PANA) - The men talked about how, as boys, gender stereotypes meant they got special treatment compared to [...] Full text...
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At least 157 people killed in landslides in southern Ethiopia
24 july 2024 - 10:52:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At least 157 people have reportedly died and more than 14,000 affected by landslides on [...] Full text...
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No end in sight to the ‘war on women’ in Gaza
19 july 2024 - 05:41:29Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Wars are never gender neutral and Gaza is further evidence of this as some one million [...] Full text...
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Mali launches cleanup of drains and gutters in Bamako
11 july 2024 - 15:46:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government on Tuesday launched Operation 2024 to clean the capital's drains and gutters to [...] Full text...
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Seeking new pathways to green growth in Malawi: World Bank By Qursum Qasim and Efrem Chilima
10 july 2024 - 11:36:35Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - With the recent declaration of a drought in 23 of its 28 districts, Malawi once again [...] Full text...
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UNESCO adds 11 new biosphere reserves to global list
07 july 2024 - 05:48:48Paris, France (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has designated 11 new biosphere reserves, recognising their [...] Full text...
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AfDB, Korea sign deal on Trade Facilitation in Africa
04 july 2024 - 12:56:12Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa is set to benefit from improved customs technologies to boost intra-African trade.This follows an [...] Full text...
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Helping female-led firms in Ethiopia become more resilient in turbulent times: World Bank Blog By Lauren Marino and Sophia Friedson-Ridenour
04 july 2024 - 06:22:17Hawassa, Ethiopia (PANA) - On a recent Thursday afternoon, Jalene’s small coffee shop and roastery in Hawassa, Ethiopia, was enveloped [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia's first commercial gold mine to begin production in 2026
18 june 2024 - 15:34:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Preparatory work has begun at Ethiopia's first commercial gold mine, the Tulu Kapi Gold Project, [...] Full text...
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AfDB, Ethiopia launch $94 million project to boost Climate Resilient Wheat
13 june 2024 - 12:10:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the government of Ethiopia, in partnership with the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: suspects arrested following airport security scare
07 june 2024 - 10:49:18Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two passengers have been arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat on board a [...] Full text...
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South African province on high alert after Zuma's election success
04 june 2024 - 10:37:10Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province are on high alert following former President Jacob [...] 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 - 06:47:47Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Displacement due to conflict is on the rise around the world. In the Central African Republic [...] Full text...
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Amid ongoing Israeli incursions into Gaza, aid facilities shut ‘one after another’
31 may 2024 - 06:38:11New York, US (PANA) - With no let-up in reported street battles and Israeli bombardment across Gaza on Thursday, UN [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Mass casualties reported in Israeli attack on camp for displaced
27 may 2024 - 13:21:17Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Dozens of people are believed to have died in an Israeli overnight attack on a camp [...] Full text...
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Libyan diplomat says collaboration with ICC does not replace national sovereignty
15 may 2024 - 11:22:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's representative to the United Nations, Taher el-Sonni, has stressed that collaboration with the International Criminal [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: 7 million may face high levels of food insecurity
15 may 2024 - 06:27:47New York, US (PANA) - More than seven million people in South Sudan risk experiencing high levels of food insecurity [...] Full text...
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Vaccine ‘patches’ trial shows promise, says WHO
10 may 2024 - 06:45:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Few enjoy having injections and if you have children, you probably like them even less when it’s time for [...] Full text...
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Senegal's Blaise Diagne Airport closed after aircraft runs off runway
09 may 2024 - 16:05:19Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD) in Diass, Senegal, was closed on Thursday after a TransAir [...] Full text...
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CAF signs MoU with South African University to train African Football Administrators
09 may 2024 - 07:57:32Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with [...] Full text...
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Misinformation and politicisation of migration is ‘clouding public discourse’ - IOM
07 may 2024 - 16:51:08Dhaka, Bangladesh (PANA) - Money sent home by migrants abroad has surpassed foreign direct investment in boosting the gross domestic [...] Full text...
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2024 CAF African Football Championship prepares to take off
07 may 2024 - 06:31:41Cairo, 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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IMF Executive Board approves US$71 million in Emergency Financing Support for Guinea
07 may 2024 - 05:41:13Washington, 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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Jordanian and Qatari airlines to resume flights to Libya this month
06 may 2024 - 13:15:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Transport, Mohamed al-Chahoubi, has announced the return of Royal Jordanian and Qatar [...] Full text...
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African trio brace for Futsal World Cup draw
05 may 2024 - 08:19:23Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The fates of Angola, Libya and Morocco will be decided this month as the three African [...] Full text...
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Algeria hosts second regional CAF Club Licensing Workshop 2024
01 may 2024 - 07:25:40Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Following a successful kick off to the CAF Club Licencing Regional Workshop 2024 in Mauritania, Algeria [...] Full text...
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Industrial firm avails environment-friendly solutions for Southern Africa’s mining sector
15 april 2024 - 10:25:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Industrial equipment supplier Atlas Copco Power Technique highlights that its move towards environment-friendly products [...] Full text...
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Scientists progress to Phase III trial for TB vaccine in South Africa
20 march 2024 - 18:42:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Scientists are progressing to the third phase trial of a candidate vaccine to prevent Tuberculosis, which [...] Full text...
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South African power nozzle manufacturer readies for intra-Africa export
18 march 2024 - 09:42:42Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – South Africa’s Krugersdorp-based Afri-Tech Mining Supplies is destined for export of its award-winning Power [...] Full text...
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Path to low-carbon construction is clear as mud (A UN feature)
06 march 2024 - 07:24:52Bangalore, India (PANA) - The use of building materials such as cement and steel create a massive carbon footprint, and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia appeals for US$3.2 billion for humanitarian response
01 march 2024 - 23:46:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Aid agencies in Ethiopia have put up a joint appeal for US$3.2 billion required in [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: No medicine, no hope: Doctors describe life under Israeli attack in Gaza
29 february 2024 - 05:51:16Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - No communications, no medicine and little hope. That’s what operating a hospital in a war zone [...] Full text...
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Alternatives from international and regional powers to Abdoulaye Bathily's initiative to break the deadlock in Libya
22 february 2024 - 19:01:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The initiative launched last November by the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has [...] Full text...
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13 years after 17 February 2011 revolution, Libyans have mixed feelings about Saturday's commemoration of the anniversary
15 february 2024 - 18:56:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Over the past few days, the city of Tripoli has been abuzz with excitement as it [...] Full text...
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Drone strikes on civilians in Burkina Faso apparent war crimes, says rights watchdog
26 january 2024 - 05:55:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Three Burkina Faso military drone strikes that the government claimed targeted Islamist fighters killed at least 60 [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Nine killed in direct hit on UNRWA shelter in Gaza - UN
25 january 2024 - 06:21:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nine people were killed and 75 injured on Wednesday in a direct hit on a training centre turned [...] Full text...
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Several dead in the brazen excavation of an artisanal mine in Mali
24 january 2024 - 17:35:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several people were killed last Friday when a gallery in a small-scale mine collapsed in [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UNESCO raises alarm over ancient pyramids of Meroe
20 january 2024 - 06:43:21Paris, France (PANA) - The UN education, science and culture agency, UNESCO, on Friday raised alarm over reports that Sudan’s warring [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UNICEF warns against 'triple threat stalking' children in Gaza
13 january 2024 - 08:01:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has warned against the “triple threat” of conflict, disease and malnutrition [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM orders increase in fuel supplies to the south after protests shut down crucial oilfield
08 january 2024 - 11:43:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba has ordered the state oil marketing company, Brega, to increase [...] Full text...
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NOC proclaims state of force majeure on al-Charara oil field in south-west Libya
07 january 2024 - 14:50:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Sunday declared a state of force majeure at the Al-Charara [...] Full text...
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Protesters announce closure of largest oil field in south-west Libya
03 january 2024 - 12:26:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Protesters in Libya's southern region of Fezzan have announced the closure of the al Charara oilfield, [...] Full text...
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21 Libyan historic sites on lists of heritage of Islamic world
23 december 2023 - 13:39:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Islamic World Heritage Committee of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ICESCO) has approved [...] Full text...
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Malawi reaffirms its support for Morocco's territorial integrity and autonomy plan for the Sahara
18 december 2023 - 18:47:27Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Malawi has reaffirmed its support for the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Morocco and for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian troops on “highest state of alert” in Niger Delta as militants kill 4 soldiers, 2 drivers, kidnap 2 South Koreans
13 december 2023 - 15:44:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Militants in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region began a renewed offensive in Rivers State, ambushing and killing four [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Humanitarian disaster zone’: Gaza hospital capacity decimated – WHO
12 december 2023 - 14:50:33Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The last barely functioning hospital in northern Gaza is a “humanitarian disaster zone”, the UN World [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM unveils govt's efforts to promote national renewable energy strategy
11 december 2023 - 17:54:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba has stated that his government has been working on avenues [...] Full text...
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COP28: UN says staggering $7 trillion spent every year on investments that fuel climate change
09 december 2023 - 17:18:10Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance each year supports activities that directly harm nature [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ICC Prosecutor visits Israel, Palestine
05 december 2023 - 05:51:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has concluded his first visit to Israel [...] Full text...
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Transforming sanitation in Benin: A tale of resilience and renewal -- World Bank Blog By Mariam Sou
20 november 2023 - 06:44:46Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A new faecal sludge treatment plant in Sèmè-Kpodji, Benin, became operational in May 2023 and is [...] Full text...
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Irsael-Gaza crisis: ‘This must stop,’ UN chief says as deaths, displacement ripple across Gaza
19 november 2023 - 18:07:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Spikes in casualties, attacks on schools and shelters, including the death of a UN worker, and [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'Besieged Gaza hospital misery continues while rainfall prompts new health scare'
14 november 2023 - 14:34:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN health agency, WHO, hailed on Tuesday the “heroic efforts” of staff at Gaza City’s besieged Al-Shifa [...] Full text...
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Building resilient communities together in Burundi: World Bank Blog By Åsa Giertz and Dario Zanardi
10 november 2023 - 18:10:28Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Sometimes people have to go through periods of hardship in their lives, like natural disasters, unemployment, [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s mobile operator to offer Twoobii Smart satellite connectivity
07 november 2023 - 12:54:17Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s mobile operator, Mascom, has partnered with Q-KON Africa to offer the Twoobii Smart satellite connectivity [...] Full text...
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Smallholder farmers embrace integrated pest and disease management in Malawi, saving ecosystems* (World Bank Blog By Mercy Chimpokosera-Mseu)
02 november 2023 - 14:33:20Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Pest and diseases are a global challenge when it comes to turning food and nutrition security [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan’s women, girls endure six months of conflict with no end in sight (A UNFPA feature)
16 october 2023 - 07:17:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Lubna still remembers the sound of shelling in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, six months [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN agency urges Israel to protect all civilians sheltering in Gaza
15 october 2023 - 07:39:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) issued an urgent call on Saturday for Israeli Authorities to [...] Full text...
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Libyan floods: PM urges accelerated action to help residents in disaster-stricken areas
13 october 2023 - 10:50:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has stressed the need to accelerate the pace of [...] Full text...
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PM AL-Dbaiba urges consortium to respect timetable for completion of project for third ring road in Tripoli
08 october 2023 - 16:18:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has stressed the [...] Full text...
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TotalEnergies CAF AFCON: 100 days to biggest event on African soil
05 october 2023 - 09:02:32Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In 100 days from today, 5 October, 2023, Africa's biggest event: the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON will [...] Full text...
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Morocco earthquake: Government activates emergency programme to rehouse victims
15 september 2023 - 06:25:58Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco is activating an emergency programme for rehousing victims as well as caring for those most [...] Full text...
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Libya storm: Humanitarian response ramps up as floods of 'epic proportions' leave thousands dead
13 september 2023 - 05:38:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN agencies and partners are responding to the disaster unfolding in eastern Libya after extreme rainfall [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Picture of devastation emerges as storm wreaks havoc in eastern Libya
12 september 2023 - 13:15:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the picture of the devastation caused by Storm Daniel in eastern Libya last Sunday begins [...] Full text...
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China, South Africa to co-operate with space venture
12 september 2023 - 12:17:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Representatives of the space agencies of China and South Africa have signed a Memorandum [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Morocco earthquake: Death toll climbs to 2,122 as rescue teams reach some badly hit areas
10 september 2023 - 17:01:18Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll from last Friday's earthquake in Morocco has climbed again to 2,122 as rescuers [...] Full text...
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Morocco wakes up in fear of more grim news as death toll in earthquake climbs to 2,012
10 september 2023 - 05:58:24Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Mooccans are waking up on Sunday to more grim news as the scale of the devastation [...] Full text...
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4TH UPDATE: Morocco declares three days of national mourning for earthquake victims
09 september 2023 - 20:44:44Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has declared three days of national mourning after a deadly earthquake on Friday night caused [...] Full text...
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3RD UPDATE: Death toll in Morocco earthquake now 1,037
09 september 2023 - 15:56:42Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll on the earthquake that struck Morocco on Saturday is now 1,037, the Ministry [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Death toll in Morocco earthquake crosses 1,000-mark
09 september 2023 - 13:37:24Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll in the earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday night is now over 1,000, [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Death toll in Morocco earthquake rises to 'at least 820' - Interior ministry
09 september 2023 - 10:56:49Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll in the earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday night has climbed to "at [...] Full text...
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People of African descent facing ‘immense challenges’ in public square: UN
06 september 2023 - 07:06:54Geneva, Switzerland (PAA) - Members of the African diaspora continue to face immense challenges participating in public life in many [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum
04 september 2023 - 08:21:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has officially opened the Intercontinental Slavery Museum on the site of [...] Full text...
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UN ready to assist people affected by deadly blaze in South Africa - Guterres
01 september 2023 - 15:26:58New York, US (PAMA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined support for South Africa in the wake of the [...] Full text...
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South African officials 'sweep' Johannesburg fire disaster building
01 september 2023 - 12:33:41Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African officials on Friday deployed police dogs to help "sweep the building" in Johannesburg [...] Full text...
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites often ‘last line of defence against extinction’
01 september 2023 - 05:22:58Paris, France (PANA) - Some of the world’s most iconic natural and cultural sites are also a haven for thousands [...] Full text...
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South African officials update death toll in devastating building fire
31 august 2023 - 17:04:33Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African officials have given an update on fatalities in Thursday's devastating fire in a residential [...] Full text...
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Gold Fields commits to improving workplace culture as review uncovers ‘deeply concerning’ findings
30 august 2023 - 17:53:10Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The world’s seventh-largest gold miner by production, Gold Fields, has said it is committed to [...] Full text...
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UN appeals for nuclear test ban amid ‘alarming rise in global mistrust’
29 august 2023 - 16:41:29New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Tuesday called for more global action to end nuclear testing, warning [...] Full text...
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Unprecedented crisis in DR Congo 'goes ignored', says humanitarian charity
23 august 2023 - 10:42:03Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Recent months have brought a dramatic deterioration in the situation in eastern DR Congo, where [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers withdraw from camp in Malian city of Goundam in 'complex operation'
18 august 2023 - 05:58:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has confirmed that a convoy carrying peacekeepers and equipment [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: UN agencies continue to deliver aid in Niger
15 august 2023 - 05:42:14New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations continues to deliver aid in Niger, nearly three weeks since President Mohamed [...] Full text...
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Faith leaders find ‘hidden’ children living with HIV (Feature by UN News)
06 august 2023 - 07:22:20New York, US (PANA) - To find “hidden” children living with HIV around the world, you need to find their [...] Full text...
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Time running out on election timeline for South Sudan, UN official warns
03 august 2023 - 05:23:38Juba, South Sudan (PAA) - Action is needed now to pave the way for timely and credible elections in South [...] Full text...
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GoviEx mining operations continue uninterrupted despite coup in Niger
01 august 2023 - 14:31:43Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Mineral resource company GoviEx Uranium has assured shareholders that its operations in Niger continue uninterrupted, despite [...] Full text...
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NASA delegation visits South Africa
31 july 2023 - 09:33:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A delegation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) representatives has arrived in South [...] Full text...
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Rights groups call on Zambian government to clean up toxic lead waste at mine site
20 july 2023 - 06:43:16Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Two human rights groups have called on the Zambian government to make comprehensive efforts to clean [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: At least 87 buried in mass grave in Darfur - UN rights office
13 july 2023 - 11:56:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The bodies of at least 87 ethnic Masalit and others allegedly killed last month by paramilitary [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister announces boost to inward investment
12 july 2023 - 18:08:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has affirmed the launch [...] Full text...
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AfDB provides $7.88 million grant for African Just Energy Transition programme
06 july 2023 - 07:43:22Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s Board of Directors has approved a US$7.88 million grant [...] Full text...
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Security in eastern DR Congo continues to worsen, Security Council hears
27 june 2023 - 06:16:10New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN official warned the Security Council on Monday that the security situation in [...] Full text...
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Posh Miami enclave to become US football hub with FIFA, Messi set to move in
14 june 2023 - 05:54:36Miami, US (PANA) - Lionel Messi isn’t the only football powerhouse heading to Miami – FIFA, the organisers of the [...] Full text...
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World Food Safety Day: ‘Nobody should die from eating food’ - UN agencies
07 june 2023 - 06:04:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every day, some 1.6 million people worldwide fall ill from eating contaminated food, which kills 420,000 [...] Full text...
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3.5 tonnes of war remnants destroyed in the south of Tripoli
26 may 2023 - 18:48:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 3.5 tonnes of used and unsuitable war remnants belonging to the Libyan navy [...] Full text...
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Senior UNHCR official calls for strong international support for Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries
23 may 2023 - 12:58:54N’djamena, Chad (PANA) – The Assistant High Commissioner for Operations of the UN Refugee agency (UNHCR), Raouf Mazou, has urged [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: War forces Ethiopian refugees to flee back across border
16 may 2023 - 12:19:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Over 20,400 people, mostly Ethiopian returnees fleeing the war in Sudan, have crossed Ethiopia’s Metema [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) sets up fallback site in Cape Verde
08 may 2023 - 14:20:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), George Agyekum Donkor, has [...] Full text...
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Desperate situation facing millions displaced by armed violence in DR Congo
06 may 2023 - 06:35:22Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Recurring attacks by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) continue [...] Full text...
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Libya ends repatriation procedures for illegal migrants in Chad
02 may 2023 - 15:55:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has completed deportation procedures of a number of Chadian migrants, illegally present in Libya and [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN aid operation continues amid dire humanitarian conditions
25 april 2023 - 20:45:45New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations will continue to deliver desperately needed relief for the Sudanese people, amid [...] Full text...
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Ivorian hydropower plant to supply electricity to 100,000 households, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
21 april 2023 - 06:23:37Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Three years after construction began, the Singrobo-Ahouaty hydropower plant project, located some 150 km north [...] Full text...
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New settlement opens for latest Somali refugees in Ethiopia
12 april 2023 - 08:45:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As part of his “solidarity visit” to Somalia on Tuesday in the midst of the [...] Full text...
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AfDB to build 30 MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant in Dekemhare, Eritrea
07 april 2023 - 05:19:06Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), through the African Development Fund (ADF), will finance the construction [...] Full text...
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Morocco strongly condemns incursion of Israeli forces on Al-Aqsa Mosque
05 april 2023 - 19:49:13Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has strongly condemned the incursion of Israeli forces on the Al-Aqsa Mosque as well as [...] Full text...
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Libya condemns storming by Israeli forces of Esplanade of Mosques in Al-Quds in Palestine
05 april 2023 - 18:40:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the National Unity Government Tuesday condemned [...] Full text...
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Sampling of Tanzania’s Titan 2 lithium site reveals incredible result
03 april 2023 - 12:29:49Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – US firm Titan Lithium Inc. has announced new positive soil geochemical sampling results at [...] Full text...
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Mali plans to hold the Artistic and Cultural Biennale in Mopti in July
20 march 2023 - 18:36:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali plans to organize from 6 -16 July 2023 in Mopti (Centre), head of the region [...] Full text...
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Libya's missing uranium found
16 march 2023 - 20:46:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The missing uranium in Libya has been found in the south of the country, the general [...] Full text...
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IAEA: About 2.5 tonnes of uranium missing from Libyan site
16 march 2023 - 06:32:00Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has sounded the alarm that about 2.5 tonnes of [...] Full text...
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UN deputy chief highlights power of partnership to forge schools for the future
02 march 2023 - 05:43:49Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Schools made of straw, can be transformed into tech-savvy classrooms fit for the future through cooperation [...] Full text...
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Financial services gradually resume in Tigray
24 february 2023 - 23:55:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Financial services including banking, telecommunication and energy supply services have gradually resumed in Ethiopia's northern [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper reveals new act of France's decline embodied in ''Donquichottesque' battle with Morocco
24 february 2023 - 19:47:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper - Alsabaah - considers that many French diplomats and high ranking politicians, as [...] Full text...
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US provides US$289 million to fight hunger as lean season approaches in South Sudan
22 february 2023 - 06:25:52Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A contribution of US$288.5 million from the United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for [...] Full text...
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Italy sea rescue law could put more migrant lives at risk: UN rights chief
17 february 2023 - 06:15:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A proposed new law in Italy on humanitarian search-and-rescue (SAR) operations could hinder the provision of [...] Full text...
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Ten die in landslide at artisanal gold mining site in Burkina Faso
09 february 2023 - 14:02:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ten people were killed Tuesday night in a landslide at an artisanal gold mining site [...] Full text...
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UNHCR chief urges support for refugees and displaced in Ethiopia after peace deal
08 february 2023 - 10:04:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to [...] Full text...
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Escalating violence leaves hundreds dead, hundreds of thousands on the move in eastern DRC
24 january 2023 - 13:27:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has expressed deep concern at the escalation of brutal attacks on [...] Full text...
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Nearly one billion served by healthcare facilities without reliable electricity
15 january 2023 - 08:29:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although electricity is critical to healthcare provision, nearly a billion people in poorer countries - one-eighth [...] Full text...
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Motorbike ambulance saves mothers and babies in Kenya: UNFPA
13 january 2023 - 06:51:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The hardship being felt across the Horn of Africa by the worst drought in 40 years has left [...] Full text...
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Libya condemns irruption of minister of Israeli occupation authorities in Esplanade of Mosques in Al-Quds
04 january 2023 - 20:11:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Unity Government, Wednesday condemned the incursion of [...] Full text...
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Seven workers die in accident at Burkina Faso airport construction site
02 january 2023 - 13:53:22Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Seven people were killed and six others injured on Friday when a building under construction [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s independence and the curse of duality (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent )
01 january 2023 - 13:52:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sixty-seven years have now elapsed since Sudan gained its independence from the condominium colonization on 1 [...] Full text...
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Benin plans to finance 21 energy projects in 2023
20 december 2022 - 20:04:30Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin plans to finance 21 priority projects in the energy sector in 2023, sources close to [...] Full text...
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Security Council urged to support implementation of roadmap to transition in South Sudan
14 december 2022 - 05:44:16New York, US (PANA) - There has been noticeable progress towards realising the peace deal in South Sudan over the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR ramps up assistance to refugees, displaced families in northern Ethiopia
12 december 2022 - 05:52:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it has stepped up assistance to conflict-affected populations in Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...
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World Bank grants Mali more than 130 billion CFA francs for solid waste management in Bamako
08 december 2022 - 16:35:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank has just approved an IDA credit of 250 million dollars (more than 123 [...] Full text...
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'Raw violence’ displaces thousands during ‘ruthless conflict’ in South Sudan, UNHCR says
08 december 2022 - 05:23:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Throughout South Sudan’s Greater Upper Nile Region “desperation is rising” as escalating armed conflict, which has [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese probe sought over persistent sexual violence
28 november 2022 - 19:41:18London, Britain (PANA) - The government of South Sudan should immediately remove from office and investigate Governors and County Commissioners [...] Full text...
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Mali to have two new cotton spinning units
27 november 2022 - 11:55:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and China have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Bamako for the installation of [...] Full text...
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UN condemns deadly attack on IDP camp in Mali's Gao region
25 november 2022 - 11:33:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday condemned a deadly attack by suspected jihadists on Monday against [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM Dbaiba stresses need to address challenges of Brega oil marketing company
14 november 2022 - 18:32:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has stressed the need to start settling the obligations between the [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians provide aid to thousands in need across DR Congo
03 november 2022 - 05:42:16New York, US (PANA) - Despite severe constraints on access, UN and other humanitarian workers in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius celebrates 188th arrival of Indentured Labourers from India
02 november 2022 - 17:03:05Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Tuesday celebrated the 188th anniversary of the Arrival of Indentured Labourers in the island from [...] Full text...
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DRC: Over 23,000 people displaced by fighting in North Kivu
24 october 2022 - 18:50:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 23,000 people have been displaced by the latest round of violence between the [...] Full text...
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Luxury Russian yacht heads to Cape Town
24 october 2022 - 11:49:26Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A luxury yacht belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarch Alexey Mordashov has departed from Hong [...] Full text...
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Benin takes emergency measures to support flood victims
19 october 2022 - 19:06:22Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has taken a number of emergency measures to help victims of the current [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reaffirms to Abdoulaye Bathily the need to meet Libyans' aspirations for elections
16 october 2022 - 20:46:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba stressed the new UN envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily "the need [...] Full text...
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Libya mourns with Turkey following coal mine explosion
15 october 2022 - 19:14:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has expressed solidarity with Turkey after Friday's deadly explosion in a coal mine in the [...] Full text...
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Gambian leader sneaks through backdoor to attend UNGA amidst Gambians protest
22 september 2022 - 20:02:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow was sneaked through the backdoor of his Manhattan hotel to attend the [...] Full text...
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Libya inaugurates first phase of 400 kw/d solar power project
14 september 2022 - 20:34:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first phase of a project to produce electricity from the solar cell system, with a [...] Full text...
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ICC delegation follows up on preparations for Guinea stadium massacre trial
06 september 2022 - 12:17:01Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A delegation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrived on Monday in Conakry where the opening [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers concerned about security of 'thousands of civilians' caught up in clashes
24 august 2022 - 11:00:14Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is concerned about the safety and security [...] Full text...
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EBRD boosts youth skills for maintenance of rolling stock in Egypt
12 august 2022 - 17:52:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has teamed up with Hyundai Rotem to enhance [...] Full text...
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Children affected by conflict cannot wait for their education
11 august 2022 - 06:55:39New York, US (PANA) - From Ethiopia to Chad and Palestine, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN’s fund for education [...] Full text...
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Massive solar project confirmed for South Africa
21 july 2022 - 12:36:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A new massive hybrid solar project in the Northern Cape province has been confirmed [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire calls for the 'immediate' release of 49 soldiers arrested by Mali
13 july 2022 - 11:41:16Dakar, Senegal (PANA) — With fears of a possible diplomatic row between Côte d'Ivoire and Mali over the "arrest" last Sunday at [...] Full text...
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Rights group holds out hope for Zambia lead poisoning victims
22 june 2022 - 07:47:16Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian ]government’s recent actions to address the toxic legacy of lead in Kabwe, in central [...] Full text...
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Over 100 suspected terrorists neutralised in one month in Burkina Faso
20 june 2022 - 12:55:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 100 suspected terrorists were neutralised during the period from 15 May to 15 [...] Full text...
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Benin to build new hospital, university centre for mother and child
19 june 2022 - 12:47:41Cotonou, Benin PANA) - The Beninese government is planning to build a new National Hospital and University Centre for Mother [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Tanzania to halt 'brutal security operation' in Loliondo against Maasai
16 june 2022 - 06:16:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Tanzanian authorities to immediately halt the violent forced eviction [...] Full text...
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More violence feared over bid to evict Maasai from ancestral lands in Tanzania
15 june 2022 - 19:04:37Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The reported use of live ammunition by security forces in Tanzania against ethnic Maasai [...] Full text...
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Dath toll in Sunday's suspected terrorist attack in Burkina Faso climbs to 79
14 june 2022 - 12:21:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The suspected terrorist attack in Burkina Faso last Sunday left 79 civilians dead, according to [...] Full text...
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French Barkhane force continues to re-organise units outside Malian territory
11 june 2022 - 06:43:50Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The French Barkhane force has continued to re-organise its units outside Malian territory, to enable [...] Full text...
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Construction of lithium mine begins in Mali
06 june 2022 - 13:00:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Construction work of the very first lithium mine in West Africa officially began last Friday on [...] Full text...
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Four foreign nationalsabducted in southern Mali by unknown assailants
20 may 2022 - 10:56:57Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four foreign nationals were abducted by unidentified persons on the night of Thursday night, in Sincina, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO validates 11th vaccine for pandemic
19 may 2022 - 16:26:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for "CONVIDECIA", a vaccine [...] Full text...
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New Somali president Mohamud 'appreciates' US decision to deploy troops to the country
18 may 2022 - 09:52:59Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia's new president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has expressed his gratitude to US president Joe Biden for [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for probe into deadly armed attacks on DRC mining site
10 may 2022 - 04:58:11New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to [...] Full text...
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Libyan gov't drafts plan to diversify economy
09 may 2022 - 11:48:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed al-Haweij, has [...] Full text...
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Violence in Ethiopia's Benishangul Gumuz region hits humanitarian response
06 may 2022 - 16:19:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Metekel zone in Benishangul Gumuz regional state remains complex requiring an [...] Full text...
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Eight mine workers stuck for over 20 days in mine in Burkina Faso
06 may 2022 - 14:53:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Eight mine workers, comprising six Burkinabe, one Tanzanian and one Zambian, are still stuck in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia to embark on countrywide vaccination campaign
05 may 2022 - 14:21:25Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's ministry of Health, in collaboration with its partners, has announced a countrywide coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination [...] Full text...
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UN Secretary-General praises Senegal's efforts in governance, democracy
02 may 2022 - 12:12:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has praised Senegal's efforts in governance, democracy and the rule of law. "Senegal [...] Full text...
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U.S. government completes documentation of Osun Osogbo Sacred Groove, Southwest region, presents results to Nigeria
27 april 2022 - 15:20:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Demonstrating leadership and respect for Nigeria’s cultural heritage, the U.S. Embassy here and its implementing partner, [...] Full text...
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'This is the worst drought in forty years’: Millions of Ethiopians at risk from failed rains
26 april 2022 - 09:39:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s eastern Somali Region has been hit by three consecutive below-average rainy seasons, worsening the [...] Full text...
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Benin to create transit centre for beggars
20 april 2022 - 13:19:11Cotonou Benin (Benin) - The Beninese government is planning to create a transit centre for beggars, official sources said here [...] Full text...
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IMF staff completes Article IV Consultation 2022 Mission in Guinea-Bissau
20 april 2022 - 06:48:48Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has reached a staff-level agreement with the authorities of Guinea [...] Full text...
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Eight people still missing after floods in Burkina Faso mine
20 april 2022 - 05:13:15Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso Ministry of Mines said on Tuesday that eight people are still missing [...] Full text...
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Car bomb explodes near military leader Haftar's camp in southern Libya
19 april 2022 - 12:36:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A car bomb exploded on Monday evening near a military camp belonging to the Tarek bin [...] Full text...
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Libya denounces Israeli attacks on worshippers at Mosques in Palestine
16 april 2022 - 14:16:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has condemned and denounced attacks last Friday [...] Full text...
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More resources needed to help secure Mali, peacekeeping mission head tells Security Council
08 april 2022 - 05:39:09New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s peacekeeping chief in Mali on Thursday, made an urgent call for adequate resources [...] Full text...
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Investigations open into allegations of abuses by Malian army against civilians in central Mali
07 april 2022 - 15:24:35Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian national gendarmerie, on the instructions of the Malian Minister of Defence and Veterans, has opened [...] Full text...
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US begins construction on new Consulate General in Lagos
01 april 2022 - 05:58:02Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Lagos on Thursday to mark the beginning of the construction of [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Ministry delegation discusses cybercrime in Algiers
21 march 2022 - 13:09:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Libyan Ministry of the Interior of the Government of National Unity (GNA) [...] Full text...
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Benin launches modernisation of local salt processing
19 march 2022 - 20:40:00Cotonou, Benin PANA) - The Beninese government Saturday launched the Promotion of Local Salt (PROSEL) project with the support of [...] Full text...
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Zambia: President Hichilema declares Friday public holiday, day of burial of Zambian former President Banda
16 march 2022 - 15:30:03Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has declared Friday, 18 March, a public holiday. A statement issued by acting [...] Full text...
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13 Burkinabe gendarmes killed in ambush in centre-north of country
14 march 2022 - 14:23:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Unidentified gunmen Sunday killed 13 Burkinabe gendarmes and wounded five others in an ambush on [...] Full text...
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Lake Albert flooding wreaks ‘devastating’ economic effects on Ugandans
14 march 2022 - 05:38:05Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The flooding of Lake Albert, in Africa’s Great Lakes Region, has caused huge economic losses on [...] Full text...
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14 Burkinabe civilians killed in Sahel attack
11 march 2022 - 17:33:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 14 people were killed on Thursday in an attack by unidentified gunmen [...] Full text...
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UNHCR seeks US$205 million for life-saving assistance to over 1.6 million people affected by Ethiopia conflict
04 march 2022 - 12:01:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is appealing for US$205 million to deliver life-saving assistance and [...] Full text...
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UN pledges more support for internally displaced persons in DR Congo’s Ituri province
24 february 2022 - 05:07:56Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The United Nations will work together with the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's president insists on need to bring order to artisanal gold mining following deadly explosion
23 february 2022 - 13:46:00Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henry Sandaogo Damiba, Wednesday called for sanity in the [...] Full text...
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