Ford recalls thousands of vehicles in South Africa
20 august 2025 - 10:09:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – US-based giant automaker, Ford, has recalled thousands of vehicles in southern African, due to [...] Full text...
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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – US-based giant automaker, Ford, has recalled thousands of vehicles in southern African, due to [...] Full text...
Mali, UAE sign 11 agreements in strategic areas of development
19 august 2025 - 12:20:00Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The second meeting of the Joint Cooperation Commission for Mali and United Arab Emirates (UAE) [...] Full text...
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Vote counting for Group II of the municipal elections in Libya begins
17 august 2025 - 13:27:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Counting and Statistics Centre of the Libyan High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) began counting the [...] Full text...
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AfDB commits $40 million to catalyse Alliance for Green Infrastructure - Project Development Fund
14 august 2025 - 10:50:21Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has announced $40 million in blended capital to the Alliance [...] Full text...
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Improving access to maternal health care in Burkina Faso (Feature by WHO)
11 august 2025 - 10:02:06Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – "During my first pregnancy three years ago, I had to travel 45 km just to [...] Full text...
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Africa’s ‘land-linked’ economies poised to drive continent’s prosperity
09 august 2025 - 07:57:44Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - By leveraging their central location, expanding regional connectivity and embracing transformative technologies, Africa’s landlocked developing countries [...] Full text...
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South African Airways launches direct flights from Cape Town to Mauritius
07 august 2025 - 09:00:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA) has announced that it will launch its first-ever direct service [...] Full text...
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Landlocked nations ‘invisible to much of the world’: UN trade and development chief (By UN News)
07 august 2025 - 05:34:26Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - Trapped by geography and squeezed by global market forces, the world’s 32 landlocked developing countries remain [...] Full text...
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‘Landlocked to landlinked’: UN summit seeks to turn geography into opportunity (By UN News)
07 august 2025 - 05:18:52Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - For the world’s landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), geography isn’t just a challenge, it’s a costly barrier [...] Full text...
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Geography shouldn't define destiny: UN summit on landlocked nations opens
05 august 2025 - 12:20:55Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - Breaking down barriers and restoring fairness in global development should be the goal of the Third [...] Full text...
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Malian PM attends 3rd Conference on Landlocked Countries in Turkmenistan
05 august 2025 - 12:00:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Major General Abdoulaye Maïga is taking part in the 3rd United Nations Conference [...] Full text...
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UN urges MPs to deliver on development promises for 600 million in landlocked nations
04 august 2025 - 21:27:23Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - At a major UN forum opening in Awaza, Turkmenistan, this week, parliamentarians from around the world [...] Full text...
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Awaza gears up to host UN conference on landlocked developing countries
03 august 2025 - 19:08:12Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - In the city of Awaza, where the Caspian Sea meets the desert, UN and Turkmen flags [...] Full text...
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Human trafficking: Senegal to strengthen legal framework, improve cross-border cooperation (By Minielle Baro, United Nations Information Centre, Dakar)
01 august 2025 - 05:50:57Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In response to the scourge of human trafficking, Senegal has adopted a solid legal framework, the [...] Full text...
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Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report
28 july 2025 - 19:17:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger [...] Full text...
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Sudanese diplomatic delegation arrives in Libya ahead of reopening of consulate in Kufra
28 july 2025 - 11:38:57Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - A consular mission from Sudan on Sunday arrived in Kufra, in the far south of Libya, [...] Full text...
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‘It is the Environment, Stupid’: Sudan’s war and its impact on local communities (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent, Khartoum)
27 july 2025 - 14:06:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tip of the iceberg behind the causes of the current war in Sudan are political, [...] Full text...
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Food lifeline fading for millions in South Sudan hit by conflict and climate shocks
22 july 2025 - 18:06:23Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s dramatic hunger crisis is worsening and millions of people there could miss out [...] Full text...
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Deadly floods show need for faster, wider warnings, UN agency says
22 july 2025 - 06:32:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From the Himalayas to rural Texas, deadly floods this month have killed hundreds and exposed dangerous [...] Full text...
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Libya signs contracts on air sector infrastructure with Turkish company
21 july 2025 - 12:08:16Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Libya's eastern-based Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgacem Khalifa Haftar, has signed [...] Full text...
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Ghana's president calls for massive investment in strategic infrastructure across Africa
21 july 2025 - 05:16:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has called for massive investment in strategic infrastructure across Africa, particularly [...] Full text...
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Ghana's president calls for massive investment in strategic infrastructure across Africa
21 july 2025 - 04:39:10Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has called for massive investment in strategic infrastructure across Africa, particularly [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM hails AfCFTA as 'a continental breakthrough' despite challenges
13 july 2025 - 18:55:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a historic step forward that strengthens economic integration [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns latest Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping
12 july 2025 - 07:17:53New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has condemned the latest Houthi rebel attacks on shipping in the Red [...] Full text...
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Building trust through effective service delivery in Africa – WB Report
10 july 2025 - 14:22:15Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The World Bank's annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report for Sub-Saharan Africa, released Thursday, [...] Full text...
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AU urges countries end to fragmented response to climate change
09 july 2025 - 12:26:32Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Most African countries have developed early warning systems to climate change-induced disasters, such as floods although [...] Full text...
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Ghana's tourist arrivals up 12% to 1.2 million in 2024
04 july 2025 - 10:44:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's tourist arrivals went up to 1,288 million in 2024, a 12% increase year-on-year, according to [...] Full text...
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AU satellite partner enhances aviation safety through climate prediction
03 july 2025 - 17:34:23Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has appointed a Swiss-based satellite firm, Tecnavia, as its technical partner to [...] Full text...
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Leveraging Zambia’s energy transition minerals: Roadmap for economic transformation
01 july 2025 - 10:48:34Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's economy grew by 4% in 2024, displaying resilience despite experiencing a historic drought and frequent [...] Full text...
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African airlines face climate change dilemma in shifting to clean jet fuel
30 june 2025 - 15:20:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African Airlines, including the Kenya Airways and other international carriers, are facing a major climate change [...] Full text...
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Kenya Airways secures three-year grace period on US$200 million state bailout repayment
30 june 2025 - 13:31:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan government has granted its national carrier, the Kenya Airways, known by its code KQ, [...] Full text...
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President of Mali's transition ends six-day visit to Russia
28 june 2025 - 11:20:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Mali's Transition, General Assimi Goïta, accompanied by a large delegation including seven ministers, [...] Full text...
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Libyan Development Fund signs agreements with 98 Italian companies
26 june 2025 - 12:06:43Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Director-General of the Fund for Development and Reconstruction in Libya, Belgacem Khalifa Haftar, has signed [...] Full text...
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AU creates agency to advance space technologies in war against climate change
25 june 2025 - 16:04:52Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union has created a new agency, whose mandate is to utilize space information to [...] Full text...
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Alitalia makes first flight to Benghazi since 2011
25 june 2025 - 10:38:05Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Benina international airport in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi has welcomed the first flight by Italian [...] Full text...
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AU urges universal access to climate data to urgently enhance response
23 june 2025 - 17:41:18Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union has urged countries in Africa to urgently seek for universal access to climate [...] Full text...
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Can Africa claim the 21st century? World Bank Blog By Andrew Dabalen, Chief Economist, Africa, and Chorching Goh, Lead Economist, Africa
23 june 2025 - 09:13:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - In 2000, the World Bank published, “Can Africa Claim the 21st Century?” This landmark report [...] Full text...
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Mali's Transitional President arrives in Moscow
22 june 2025 - 12:56:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Mali's transitional government, Army General Assimi Goïta, arrived in Moscow on Sunday [...] Full text...
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UN rights office ‘horrified’ by deadly violence at Gaza food distribution sites
19 june 2025 - 05:52:35Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As the pall of starvation hangs over Gaza, UN agencies have sounded the alarm over [...] Full text...
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$200 million from the World Bank for a non-polluting public transport system in southern Benin
18 june 2025 - 14:29:33Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) recently approved $200 million in funding to help Benin [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM promises compensation for municipality in Tripoli damaged by recent fighting
18 june 2025 - 12:57:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has stressed the need to speed up the work [...] Full text...
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South African drone technology helps power stations cut maintenance and repair costs
17 june 2025 - 10:34:15Johannesburg, South Africa, (PANA) - A caged inspection drone offering enhanced inspection capabilities is said to reduce costs for power [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia commits to efforts to revitalize the climate through Africa greenwall initiative
16 june 2025 - 16:19:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia will carry out major projects to revitalize the environment as it prepares to host [...] Full text...
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Gabon improves urban Infrastructure, reduces flood risk in secondary cities
13 june 2025 - 10:07:41Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $150 million for the Gabon Urban Development project (in French: “Projet [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly adopts Gaza ceasefire resolution by overwhelming majority
13 june 2025 - 07:18:48New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly, meeting in emergency session on Thursday in New York, overwhelmingly adopted [...] Full text...
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Luanda to host heads of state-level infrastructure financing summit under AU chairmanship
10 june 2025 - 11:57:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with Government [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for end to ocean ‘plunder’ as UN summit opens in France
09 june 2025 - 11:54:49Nice, France (PANA) - With the Mediterranean glittering in the background, UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the third United Nations [...] Full text...
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Humans can't survive without a healthy Ocean: UN envoy
06 june 2025 - 18:17:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Ocean is in deep crisis. Factors such as acidification, declining fish stocks, rising temperatures and [...] Full text...
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The world’s oceans are dying. Can a UN summit in Nice turn the tide? (Feature by UN News)
05 june 2025 - 07:58:58Nice, France (PANA) - As coral reefs bleach, fish stocks collapse, and sea temperatures break records, world leaders are heading [...] Full text...
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Regional humanitarian crisis deepens as displacement surges in South Sudan
04 june 2025 - 07:30:10Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Since a sharp escalation in fighting in South Sudan in late February, 165,000 people have [...] Full text...
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Major new Cape Town airport on the cards
03 june 2025 - 07:36:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Construction on the new Cape Winelands Airport, 20 kilometres north of Cape Town, is [...] Full text...
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ILO sheds light on potential risks of online work
03 june 2025 - 05:44:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The potential pitfalls of online platforms will be one key area for debate as governments, employers, [...] Full text...
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Quantas launches Johannesburg/Perth route
02 june 2025 - 08:27:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Qantas will reintroduce its route between Johannesburg and Perth with direct flights taking off [...] Full text...
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African airlines post 13.6% climb in passenger numbers
30 may 2025 - 19:43:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African airlines saw a 13.6% year-on-year increase in demand, the second highest growth globally, according to figures [...] Full text...
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World Bank approves $52.6 million to boost transport and energy infrastructure access in the Gambia
30 may 2025 - 17:18:55Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The World Bank has approved $52.6 million in financing for The Gambia to improve transport and energy [...] Full text...
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World Bank approves $52.6 million to boost transport and energy infrastructure access in the Gambia
30 may 2025 - 15:59:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The World Bank has approved $52.6 million in financing for The Gambia to improve transport and energy [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Deputy President Paul Mashatile concludes official visit to France
27 may 2025 - 07:20:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy President Paul Mashatile has concluded a successful working visit to France . The trip [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls on Israel to accept UN’s ‘detailed, principled’ aid plan for Gaza
23 may 2025 - 17:24:10New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Friday outlined a five-stage plan to provide lifesaving aid to the [...] Full text...
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Preventing adverse effects while reforming fuel subsidies in Angola: World Bank Blog By Bao-We-Wal Bambe, Chadi Bou Habib, Joaquín Marandino Peregalli
23 may 2025 - 07:43:49Luanda, Angola (PANA) - How can policy makers reduce the distorting effects of fuel subsidies while implementing effective measures to [...] Full text...
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90 days to economic collapse: UN and experts sound alarm over security at sea
21 may 2025 - 12:59:40New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday urged world powers to uphold international maritime law and overcome [...] Full text...
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Benin: Developing a safe, reliable, less polluting public transport system in Grand-Nokoué
21 may 2025 - 08:52:52Porto Novo, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $200 million in International Development Association (IDA) financing to help [...] Full text...
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Addressing transportation inefficiencies in Africa crucial to reducing food
21 may 2025 - 08:43:31Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - A new World Bank report reveals that transportation inefficiencies are causing significant food losses in [...] Full text...
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Pandemic heroes stepped up in 2020 – now they’re asking world leaders to do the same
17 may 2025 - 18:49:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As world leaders meet in Geneva to negotiate a new UN-brokered agreement on pandemic preparedness, we [...] Full text...
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Sudan exodus: Worst situation in decades, UN refugee agency warns
17 may 2025 - 09:39:44N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Tens of thousands of refugees fleeing escalating violence in Sudan continue to escape to Chad at [...] Full text...
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Another year, another rise in food insecurity – including famine
16 may 2025 - 19:40:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In July 2024, famine was detected in the Sudan’s Zamzam IDP camp. In the following months, [...] Full text...
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Sudan: More than 40,000 refugees have flocked to Chad in one month - UNHCR
15 may 2025 - 09:57:43N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - More than 40,000 Sudanese, the majority of them women and children, have fled the ongoing fighting [...] Full text...
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A historic course correction: how the world’s shipping sector is setting sail for net zero (Feature by UN News)
15 may 2025 - 07:45:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Long overlooked as a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, the shipping industry is now [...] Full text...
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UN stresses importance of road safety
11 may 2025 - 07:22:06New York, US (PANA) - A cycling network expanded from 70 kilometres to over 400 kilometres in Fortaleza, Brazil. A [...] Full text...
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Funding crisis increases danger and risks for refugees
03 may 2025 - 19:07:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Friday that a worsening funding crisis is placing refugees [...] Full text...
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Funding crisis increases danger and risks for refugees: UNHCR
02 may 2025 - 17:51:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Friday that a worsening funding crisis is placing refugees [...] Full text...
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Launch of a new shipping line linking Benghazi in eastern Libya to ports in China and the UAE
24 april 2025 - 13:38:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A new shipping line linking Benghazi in eastern Libya to ports in China and the United [...] Full text...
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Countries reach historic deal to cut shipping emissions
12 april 2025 - 06:25:41London, UK (PANA) - After years of intense negotiations, countries on Friday reached a landmark deal to cut greenhouse gas [...] Full text...
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United Airlines increases flights to South Africa
11 april 2025 - 07:41:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United Airlines is expanding its African network. It launched a new long-haul service from [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Conflict and hunger push millions to the brink
10 april 2025 - 07:46:59Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Hunger in South Sudan’s northeast has reached a critical tipping point, with nearly 7.7 million [...] Full text...
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Chad and Libyan discuss cooperation in air transport, trade
09 april 2025 - 12:35:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Chad have discussed issues of common interest, in particular cooperation in the field of [...] Full text...
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DR Congo crisis: 41,700 refugees have fled violence to Uganda
09 april 2025 - 08:15:14Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Some 41,000 refugees have crossed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into Uganda since [...] Full text...
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Mali closes airspace to all aircraft from Algeria
08 april 2025 - 12:17:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Mali on Monday announced the closure of its airspace to all civil and military aircraft [...] Full text...
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Africa's higher education centres of excellence celebrate decade of transformative journey
08 april 2025 - 09:51:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - About 500 participants, including more than 80 Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence (ACEs), policy makers, [...] Full text...
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In Sub-Saharan Africa, the mix of export-related jobs is shifting toward services: World Bank Blog By Hagen Kruse, Gaaitzen de Vries and Deborah Winkler
03 april 2025 - 07:35:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The rise of global value chains has changed the way many of us think about [...] Full text...
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Some 47 million health workers and advocates call for cleaner air to curb pollution deaths
29 march 2025 - 05:23:57Cartagena, Colombia (PANA) - Over 50 countries, cities, and organisations pledged new commitments on Thursday to tackle air pollution, protect [...] Full text...
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Cleaner Air is within reach by 2040: New WB report
28 march 2025 - 09:03:00Washington, DC, United Sates (PANA) - The number of people exposed to dangerously high level of air pollution could be [...] Full text...
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New World Bank financing set to revamp Dodoma’s urban mobility, generate more than 10,000 Jobs
27 march 2025 - 08:33:24Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - A new World Bank-financed investment will enhance mobility and accessibility in Tanzania’s capital, Dodoma, unlocking economic [...] Full text...
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Libyan, UN hold meeting on illegal migration
26 march 2025 - 14:06:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's acting Minister of the Interior, General Imad al-Trabelsi, head of the High Committee for Monitoring [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso adopts new Customs Code
25 march 2025 - 15:44:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso adopted a new Customs Code on Monday, introducing a number of innovations including [...] Full text...
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Nearly 50 million people sign up call for clean air action for better health
17 march 2025 - 19:53:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In an unprecedented show of unity, more than 47 million health professionals, patients, advocates, representatives from [...] Full text...
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Claver Gatete of the ECA calls for national resources to be mobilised for the industrialisation of Africa
17 march 2025 - 16:41:22Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr. Gatete Claver, has called for [...] Full text...
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Breaking barriers: Unlocking education and jobs for women and youth in Mozambique: World Bank Blog By Idah Z. Pswarayi-Riddihough, Karla Gonzalez Carvajal and Robert S. Chase
14 march 2025 - 08:19:25Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - How can affordable and reliable transport help women and youth access vocational training and employment? As part [...] Full text...
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Media watchdog refers case of Burundian journalist to Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression in Africa
12 march 2025 - 11:57:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As the appeal hearing of Burundian journalist Sandra Muhoza has been postponed again, media watchdog, [...] Full text...
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Up to 1mln Syrians living in camps, displacement sites intend to return home
08 march 2025 - 09:04:317 March 2025 Migrants and RefugeesDamascus, Syria (PANA) - Up to one million desperate Syrians living in camps and displacement [...] Full text...
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Gender equality in employment would take nearly two centuries, says ILO
07 march 2025 - 11:05:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thirty years after the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which set ambitious [...] Full text...
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Climate change: La Niña fades, as global heat keeps rising
06 march 2025 - 17:13:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The weak but significant La Niña weather event that began in December is likely to be [...] Full text...
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Italian civil aviation delegation arrives in Tripoli to assess aviation standards
03 march 2025 - 12:49:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Italian Civil Aviation Authority arrived in the Libyan capital Tripoli to [...] Full text...
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Conflict has turned parts of Sudan ‘into a hellscape,’ Security Council hears
26 february 2025 - 19:20:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior UN aid official has called on the Security Council to ensure better protection for [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister and Emir of Qatar agree to resume air flights between the two countries
26 february 2025 - 14:38:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al- Dbaiba, has agreed with the [...] Full text...
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Bridging the productivity divide needed to unlock Madagascar's economic potential needs
26 february 2025 - 09:05:23Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA} - Madagascar's economy is recovering, but growth remains insufficient and uneven to significantly improve living standards.According to [...] Full text...
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‘We’re afraid to return home’: Uprooted again, Congolese civilians face hunger and more insecurity (Feature by UN News)
26 february 2025 - 07:48:47Goma, DRC (PANA) - Around 700,000 people were forced to leave Goma, one of the biggest cities in the Democratic [...] Full text...
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Invest in early childhood development to transform Uganda’s economy: WB report
24 february 2025 - 08:04:38Kampala. Uganda (PANA) - Despite ongoing global challenges and geopolitical tensions, economic activity in Uganda has remained robust. According to a [...] Full text...
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World Bank promotes inclusive connectivity in Lake Chad Region
20 february 2025 - 10:24:36N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $170 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Chad [...] Full text...
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SADC ministers for ICT and meteorology convene in Harare
19 february 2025 - 12:19:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Cluster Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Transport, ICT, [...] Full text...
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UN environment agency calls for urgent action on ‘triple planetary crisis’
18 february 2025 - 18:06:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) called on Tuesday for urgent action to combat climate change, biodiversity [...] Full text...
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ECA Executive Secretary calls for AfCFTA to be used to promote regional value chains in Africa
18 february 2025 - 16:00:12Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, has called for advantage [...] Full text...
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Kenya, Ethiopia take great leap in air transport of flowers
18 february 2025 - 14:57:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan and Ethiopian airlines have had a significant impact on the growth of the global aviation [...] Full text...
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UN rights office condemns continuing Israeli military operation in West Bank
15 february 2025 - 05:41:31Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday condemned the intensifying Israeli military operation in [...] Full text...
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Reinforcing pastoralism in the Sahel and West Africa: a decade of progress and the path forward: World Bank Blog By Chakib Jenane, Boutheina Guermazi and Olivier Buyoya
14 february 2025 - 11:26:35Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Pastoralism has long been a hallmark of the cultural, social, and economic landscapes of the Sahel [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians uphold commitment to support civilians in eastern DR Congo
12 february 2025 - 05:07:58Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Despite significant challenges, humanitarians “plan to stay and deliver” in the eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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Africa has potential to become major driver of global trade, says UN
11 february 2025 - 07:07:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Africa can turn its economic vulnerabilities into opportunities through trade, investment and regional integration, say the [...] Full text...
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US aid funding cuts put HIV prevention at risk, warns UNAIDS
07 february 2025 - 22:17:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The US pause in foreign assistance funding has created “confusion” in the vital work of community [...] Full text...
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UNHCR appeals for urgent life-saving aid amid financial uncertainty
07 february 2025 - 10:54:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With critical funding now uncertain, the UN Refugee Agency says refugee families face the risk of [...] Full text...
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Reusable rockets, air taxis and ‘autonomous autos’ are the future: WIPO
06 february 2025 - 05:45:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Air taxis, “autonomous autos” and reusable rockets are just some of the future transport solutions that [...] Full text...
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Two companies sign CFAF 150 billion to boost Mali's cotton industry
05 february 2025 - 13:39:35Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A pool of banks represented by the Banque de Développement du Mali (BDM), one of the [...] Full text...
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South Africa’s energy, transport reforms could create 500,000 jobs: World Bank
05 february 2025 - 09:05:02Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa could increase its GDP growth by 1% in the short term and [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Transforming basic education sector can drive inclusive growth
05 february 2025 - 08:31:44Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Transforming the basic education sector by improving the quality of learning from an early [...] Full text...
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Libya, Tunisia discuss strengthening strategic partnership
04 february 2025 - 12:26:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Tunisia have discussed how to strengthen the strategic partnership between them with a focus [...] Full text...
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DRC: Hospitals overwhelmed, food running out: Goma faces ‘devastation’
31 january 2025 - 05:09:12Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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South Sudan natural resources can promote inclusive economic growth: WB report
27 january 2025 - 13:01:56Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A new South Sudan Natural Resource Review (NRR) report released on Monday by the World [...] Full text...
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South African Airways launches Tanzania route
21 january 2025 - 10:37:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA) on Monday launched its new direct flight to Tanzania’s commercial capital, [...] Full text...
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As heat records fall, experts call for reductions in this often-overlooked greenhouse gas
17 january 2025 - 08:30:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Last week, several prominent scientific organisations confirmed what had been predicted for months: 2024 was the [...] Full text...
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Ambitious climate action to reap large dividends for Cape Verde
15 january 2025 - 12:44:16Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – Building resilience and accelerating a low-carbon transition are central to Cape Verde’s sustainable development strategy, [...] Full text...
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Flights between Italy and Libya resume after break of more than 10 years
13 january 2025 - 12:17:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italian airline Alitalia has resumed direct flights between Rome and Tripoli after a break of more [...] Full text...
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Medical charity suspends work in Khartoum hospital following attacks by militia
10 january 2025 - 13:47:54Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Friday strongly condemned ongoing violent attacks on patients and [...] Full text...
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South African airline suspends flights to Mozambique
08 january 2025 - 09:43:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African airline, Airlink, has cancelled flights to Nampula in Mozambique with immediate effect.This [...] Full text...
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EU-Japan strategic partnership: framework agreement enters into force
01 january 2025 - 11:07:31Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The first-ever bilateral framework agreement between the EU and its member states and Japan, the Strategic [...] Full text...
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General Assembly approves $3.72 billion UN budget for 2025 By Vibhu Mishra
25 december 2024 - 17:37:52New York (US) - The General Assembly wrapped up the main part of its 79th session on Tuesday, approving a [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board completes first review under Extended Credit Facility arrangement for Togo
21 december 2024 - 09:59:30Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the first review of [...] Full text...
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Despite big hurdles, long journey to electric mobility begins across Africa
14 december 2024 - 12:42:24Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Switching to electric mobility is a no-brainer: tailpipe emissions cause poor health or even death [...] Full text...
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Drowning deaths decline globally but the most vulnerable remain at risk
13 december 2024 - 17:35:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first-ever report on drowning prevention, which reveals a [...] Full text...
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Tanzania needs concrete action on its path to resilient, low carbon growth: World Bank
12 december 2024 - 06:40:23Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA - Without decisive action, climate change could cut Tanzania's economic growth by up to 4% [...] Full text...
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African airlines expect better gains in operating profits in 2025, demand rises seen
11 december 2024 - 13:38:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Demand for air travel in Africa is focused to increase in 2025 as airlines increase seats [...] Full text...
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Airlines facing equipment supply disruptions likely to slowdown growth
10 december 2024 - 21:40:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects severe supply chain issues to continue to impact airline [...] Full text...
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UN backed drive to produce electric vehicle batteries kicks off in Zambia
10 december 2024 - 20:42:19Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A project to increase the production of batteries to power electric vehicles has been launched in [...] Full text...
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ICAO, ‘a powerful example of multilateralism in action,’ says UN chief
06 december 2024 - 05:21:41New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres marked the 80th anniversary of the signing of the convention that [...] Full text...
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African air passenger demand increases 10.4%
05 december 2024 - 14:38:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African airlines saw a 10.4% year-on-year increase in demand, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) [...] Full text...
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EC endorses Global Gateway flagship project list for 2025
02 december 2024 - 11:01:24Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of the European Union (EU) has endorsed 46 Global Gateway flagship projects for 2025.In [...] Full text...
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Morocco, Portugal, and Spain surpass 2030 World Cup hosting criteria Story by Latifa Babas
30 november 2024 - 20:09:08Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Morocco, Portugal, and Spain surpass 2030 World Cup hosting criteria.The Morocco-Portugal-Spain joint bid for the 2030 [...] Full text...
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More health workers and patients killed proportionally in Lebanon than in Ukraine and Gaza
22 november 2024 - 20:53:59Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) – Since 7 October 2023, 47% of attacks on health care – 65 out of 137 – [...] Full text...
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WFP scales up operations to reach millions in Sudan
22 november 2024 - 20:23:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A World Food Programme (WFP) convoy arrived in the Zamzam camp in North Darfur, Sudan, [...] Full text...
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COP29: New climate finance deal, urban challenges in spotlight at conference
21 november 2024 - 05:33:02Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - As intense round-the-clock COP29 climate talks enter their final stretch in Baku, delegates on Wednesday are [...] Full text...
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Global airlines chief urges continental carriers to exploit Africa's growth potential
19 november 2024 - 14:00:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - African airlines should take advantage of the existence of a massive population within the continent to [...] Full text...
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MSF: Children bear the burden of the current war in Sudan
18 november 2024 - 17:43:15Khartoum, 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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The clock is ticking on sub-Saharan Africa's urgent job creation challenge: IMF Blog By Athene Laws, Faten Saliba, Can Sever, and Luc Tucker
12 november 2024 - 08:41:34Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - To employ a growing population, the region needs to transform informal jobs, reduce barriers to business [...] Full text...
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African cities strive to make roads less perilous for pedestrians and cyclists: UNEP Feature Article
12 november 2024 - 07:10:38Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - For Patience Ataliba, who lives in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, commuting was once a harrowing [...] Full text...
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Climate action essential to Senegal’s upper-middle-income country aspiration, says new report
06 november 2024 - 09:07:30Dakar. Senegal (PANA) - A new World Bank Group report highlights the significant economic and social benefits of climate action [...] Full text...
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South African Airways launches new direct flight to DRC's Lubumbashi
05 november 2024 - 10:43:58Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The inaugural South African Airways’ (SAA) direct flight between Johannesburg and Lubumbashi in the DRC, [...] Full text...
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UN chief tells President Putin Russian invasion violates UN Charter
26 october 2024 - 07:19:20Kazan, Russia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that [...] Full text...
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AfDB urges practical solutions to tackle poverty in Africa
25 october 2024 - 09:28:05Washington, DC., US, (PANA) - Climate change, global financial shocks and growing food insecurity are threatening Africa, the world’s [...] Full text...
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Climate and Environment: Climate crunch time is here,’ new UN report warns
25 october 2024 - 06:09:26Cali, Colombia (PANA) - Annual greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high, and urgent action must be taken to [...] Full text...
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New scorecard promotes better results with greater transparency and accountability: World Bank Blog By Elena Bourganskaia, Ed Mountfield and Ethiopis Tafara
23 october 2024 - 09:21:05Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - A year ago, at our Annual Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco, we announced an ambitious [...] Full text...
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US, Angola sign Open Skies agreement
22 october 2024 - 04:44:20Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The US and Angola have signed an Open Skies Air Transport Agreement in Luanda to advance [...] Full text...
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IMF staff urge strong governance, speedy reforms for inclusive growth in Madagascar
19 october 2024 - 09:42:53Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Strengthening governance and accelerating reforms to bolster resilience to climate shocks and attract climate finance for [...] Full text...
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Staying the course on reforms: Nigeria progresses amidst challenges
17 october 2024 - 10:11:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Since May 2023, Nigeria has implemented significant reforms to stabilise its economy, resulting in modest growth, [...] Full text...
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UN: Over 2 million babies born into Sudan's devastating conflict
14 october 2024 - 16:56:29Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – An international charity organisation catering for children has said over 2 million babies are estimated [...] Full text...
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UN Biodiversity Convention: EU reaffirms global pledge to protect a third of the planet by 2030
14 october 2024 - 16:38:47Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday approved conclusions in view of the Conference of Parties on the [...] Full text...
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World Bank economic update proposes policy options to promote Gabon’s forest conservation
14 october 2024 - 15:03:26Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon experienced lower growth in 2023 (2.4%) amid transport disruptions that impacted wood and manganese production, [...] Full text...
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Benin to contribute $2 million to the African Development Fund
13 october 2024 - 05:22:58Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has pledged $2 million to the next replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF), the [...] Full text...
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United Airlines to begin Washington-Dakar direct flights in May 2025
11 october 2024 - 16:14:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - United Airlines plans to fly into the Senegalese capital, Dakar, from May 2025, from its hub [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Bank to invest EUR 61 million, $100 million to boost infrastructure, trade
08 october 2024 - 05:00:17Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved investments [...] 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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Expensive farm inputs, insecurity in producing regions, high transport costs impact grain yields in Nigeria
04 october 2024 - 08:26:34Lagos, 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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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 - 08:14:12Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The Emergency Infrastructure and Connectivity Recovery Project (EICRP) is transforming the northeastern regions of [...] Full text...
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Single sky reform: EC adopts first reading position on efficiency of air space management in EU
26 september 2024 - 11:45:26Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - With a view to improving the overall efficiency of the way in which European airspace is [...] Full text...
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Morocco: Strengthening climate resilience to safeguard and grow coastal tourism jobs: World Bank Blog By Kanako Hasegawa and Ulrike Lehr
25 september 2024 - 08:28:46Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - The blue economy holds significant potential to create jobs. Across Africa, the blue economy already generates [...] Full text...
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Sudan, South Sudan agree on plan to resume pumping oil from South Sudan
17 september 2024 - 07:32:37Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and South Sudan on Monday agreed on developing an operational plan to resume pumping [...] Full text...
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Lufthansa launches new flight to South Africa
16 september 2024 - 11:08:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Lufthansa has launched flights between Johannesburg and Munich after a 19-year hiatus.Lufthansa’s CEO, Jens Ritter, [...] Full text...
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UNICEF steps up support to protect DRC children from mpox
13 september 2024 - 05:17:49Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is stepping up lifesaving support to the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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Addressing insecurity in road construction in conflict-prone areas: Lessons from the Horn of Africa: World Bank Blog By Kennedy Mkutu Agade, Josphat Sasia, Lilian Kahindo and Benard Mitto
12 september 2024 - 09:12:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - While all development projects call for care and deftness during the implementation phase, these requirements become [...] Full text...
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Investing in clean air can saves lives and combat climate change - Guterres
07 september 2024 - 14:35:20New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General is marking ‘Clean Air Day’ with a call for global investment in [...] Full text...
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Guterres strongly condemns Burkina Faso terror attack; hundreds killed and injured
28 august 2024 - 04:58:24New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of around 200 people in the [...] Full text...
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Kenya launches campaign bid for AUC leadership at mini Summit
27 august 2024 - 14:16:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders gathered in Nairobi on Tuesday to witness the unveiling of former Keyan Prime [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President Saied reshuffles cabinet
26 august 2024 - 09:07:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday carried out a major cabinet reshuffle that sees the departure [...] Full text...
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Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak
23 august 2024 - 14:54:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Protecting war-weary people in Sudan from a second deadly cholera outbreak is proving a huge [...] Full text...
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Botswana prepares for historic UN conference on landlocked countries
23 august 2024 - 05:25:42Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Leaders from landlocked developing countries, (LLDCs) will gather in Gaborone, Botswana, this December to tackle challenges, [...] Full text...
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Kenya Airways returns to profitability after a decade
20 august 2024 - 15:09:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways has returned to the profit-making territory for the first time in 10 years, marking [...] Full text...
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Guterres appeals for ‘Polio Pause’ in Gaza
17 august 2024 - 06:55:23New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Friday for warring parties in Gaza to lay down [...] Full text...
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UN airlifts ‘lifeline’ for Burkina Faso’s communities in need
17 august 2024 - 06:43:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The dual-rotor helicopter touching down on Fada N’gourma’s dusty airstrip is a game changer for [...] Full text...
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Indigenous Day celebrates ‘guardians of the environment’
09 august 2024 - 16:31:36New York, US (PANA) - As countries celebrate the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on Friday, the theme of [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Thousands on the run again following new evacuation order
09 august 2024 - 07:12:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Thousands of people in Gaza have been fleeing west toward Al Mawasi after the Israel military [...] Full text...
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ADF grants Comoros $135 million to develop ports, facilitate regional trade
06 august 2024 - 07:10:40Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group supports the Union of the Comoros in extending and modernizing [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charity publishes on-the-record update on Gaza situation
06 august 2024 - 07:08:33Deir al-Balah, Palestine (PANA) - It is a massive challenge to balance operational necessity and aid workers’ personal safety in [...] Full text...
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World Bank backs Ethiopia's reforms to promote sustainable, inclusive growth, take climate action
31 july 2024 - 08:46:38Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Tuesday approved the Ethiopia First Sustainable [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Popular Lesotho rapper killed in car crash
25 july 2024 - 13:39:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are flooding in for popular Lesotho rapper Bokang Moleli who died in a car [...] Full text...
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Algerian civil aviation delegation in Tripoli ahead of resumption of Libyan flights
25 july 2024 - 13:08:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Algerian Civil Aviation Authority has visited Maitigua International Airport, in the eastern [...] Full text...
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Eritrea bans Ethiopian Airlines flights effective 30 Sept.
24 july 2024 - 18:54:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Eritrea has banned Ethiopian Airlines flights with effect from 30 September 2024, six years since [...] Full text...
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UN and partners launch emergency appeal to address severe drought in Malawi
24 july 2024 - 05:46:58Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - UN agencies alongside humanitarian partners in Malawi have launched a Flash Appeal to help millions in [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Nearly 26 million going hungry due to rising food prices, access challenges
24 july 2024 - 05:17:06New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Ruto names half-Cabinet amid continuing anti-govt protests
19 july 2024 - 17:58:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's embattled President William Ruto named a partial Cabinet on Friday, five weeks after anti-government protests [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South African rail authority secures US$1 billion loan
18 july 2024 - 17:48:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday confirmed that it had approved a US$1 billion [...] Full text...
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Cape Town International Airport ranked second in global survey
16 july 2024 - 10:04:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town International Airport has been ranked second-best worldwide, according to a new global [...] Full text...
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Stakeholders conclude key AfDB workshop on Connectivity Portal
16 july 2024 - 06:40:08Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has concluded a two-day preparatory workshop on implementing the African [...] Full text...
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UN Meteorological Organisation flags sand and dust storm scourge
14 july 2024 - 05:51:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dust levels worldwide decreased slightly in 2023, the UN’s weather and climate agency has said, but [...] Full text...
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Mali attends 73rd session of the ASECNA Committee of Ministers in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
11 july 2024 - 17:01:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will be taking part in the 73rd Session of the Committee of Ministers of the [...] Full text...
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Digital boom could well be a bust for the environment, warns UN trade agency
11 july 2024 - 06:27:18New York, US (PANA) - Did you know that producing a computer weighing two kilogrammes (kg) requires a staggering 800kg [...] Full text...
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US 'deeply concerned' about minerals supply chains from Rwanda and eastern DRC contributing to ongoing conflict
09 july 2024 - 17:31:49Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US said in Tuesday that it is “deeply concerned” by the ongoing conflict in [...] Full text...
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Jordanian delegation arrives in Tripoli ahead of resumption of Royal Jordanian Airlines flights
08 july 2024 - 11:59:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Jordanian Civil Aviation Authority and Royal Jordanian Airlines has arrived at Maitigua [...] 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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UN launches global campaign to enhance road safety
02 july 2024 - 06:04:16New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Monday launched a new global road safety campaign to improve traffic [...] Full text...
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AfDB, JICA align priorities ahead of TICAD9 summit
01 july 2024 - 07:43:52Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have underscored the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Aid constraints and health issues persist amid ongoing conflict
28 june 2024 - 07:10:40New York, US (PANA) - Delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza remains a difficult and frustrating task for UN and [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Launch of two World Bank economic reports
27 june 2024 - 13:01:22Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The World Bank on Thursday launched the Burkina Faso Economic Update and the Country Economic [...] Full text...
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Fostering vibrant, inclusive private sector is key to Somalia’s resilient growth
26 june 2024 - 18:26:55Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Since Somalia’s private sector accounts for an estimated 95 per cent of total jobs created, marshalling [...] Full text...
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Togolese holding service passports exempt from visa requirements for South Africa
23 june 2024 - 12:44:10Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese civil servants and officials holding service passports are exempt from visa requirements when travelling to [...] Full text...
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