Thousands of people flee from eastern DR Congo into Burundi.

21 february 2025 - 06:30:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands more people [...] Full text...

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DR Congo violence has pushed 35,000 to Burundi, says UN refugee agency

20 february 2025 - 18:15:56
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Ethiopia take great leap in air transport of flowers

18 february 2025 - 14:57:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan and Ethiopian airlines have had a significant impact on the growth of the global aviation [...] Full text...

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Uganda gets new border market protected from extreme flooding near border with South Sudan

17 february 2025 - 18:10:22
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda is set to build its first climate-resilient market at Elegu, northern Uganda, with financial support [...] Full text...

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Reusable rockets, air taxis and ‘autonomous autos’ are the future: WIPO

06 february 2025 - 05:45:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Air taxis, “autonomous autos” and reusable rockets are just some of the future transport solutions that [...] Full text...

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East African countries move to ease cross-border clearance of goods

29 january 2025 - 18:50:19
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) -  The East African Community (EAC) has unveiled a Single Customs Territory (SCT), a centralized platform, designed [...] Full text...

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Ceasefire puts life into Gaza humanitarian situation

23 january 2025 - 14:25:45
Gaza, Palestine (PANA) - A surge of supplies has entered Gaza since the beginning of the ceasefire, enabling an increase [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian aid reaches children in Blue Nile first time in almost two years

27 november 2024 - 18:45:23
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in nearly two years of bitter fighting in Sudan, a humanitarian [...] Full text...

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South African Airways launches new direct flight to DRC's Lubumbashi

05 november 2024 - 10:43:58
Cape 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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US, Angola sign Open Skies agreement

22 october 2024 - 04:44:20
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The US and Angola have signed an Open Skies Air Transport Agreement in Luanda to advance [...] Full text...

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More action on the ground needed to save civilian lives in Gaza, top UN official tells Security Council

17 september 2024 - 06:50:29
New York, US (PANA) - Not enough progress is being made in getting desperately needed aid and commercial goods into [...] Full text...

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UN food agency halts operations in Gaza after team attacked

29 august 2024 - 06:09:44
New York, US (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Wednesday a pause in the movement of its [...] Full text...

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Evacuation orders this week affect thousands in north and south Gaza - UN

10 august 2024 - 05:41:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At least 60,000 Palestinians have moved towards western Khan Younis in Gaza in the past 72 [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Hunger fears persist as Israeli operations further harm enclave’s farmers

25 july 2024 - 12:18:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As President Biden on Thursday prepared to meet Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss progress on [...] Full text...

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

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

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Gaza is a ‘maelstrom of human misery’

03 july 2024 - 05:56:30
New York, US (PANA) - With their homes shattered and lives upended by war, civilians in Gaza are clinging to [...] Full text...

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World Economic Forum announces 2024 Technology Pioneers

06 june 2024 - 09:01:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced on Thursday the 2024 cohort of Technology Pioneers, with predominant [...] Full text...

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'Gaza’s unexploded ordnance could take 14 years to clear'

26 april 2024 - 14:49:26
New York, US (PANA) - Making Gaza safe again from unexploded bombs could take 14 years, UN demining experts said [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN coordinator in Gaza announces new plan to deliver lifesaving aid

25 april 2024 - 06:33:09
New York, US (PANA) - A new mechanism for getting lifesaving aid into Gaza will start in the coming days, [...] Full text...

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UN pays tribute to victims and survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

12 april 2024 - 22:13:55
New York, US (PANA) - The UN renewed its commitment to never forget the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in [...] Full text...

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DRC completes key inland port to enhance Eastern Africa region trade

27 march 2024 - 14:33:43
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The dredging of Port of Kalundu, along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines places orders for purchase of 20 Boeing 777X jets

05 march 2024 - 23:25:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Airlines has placed orders for eight new 777-9 modern jets with the possibility [...] Full text...

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Climate, conflict collide on high seas: UN warns of soaring costs and delays

23 february 2024 - 06:12:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea coupled with wider geopolitical and climate-related crises, are [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Food convoy in Gaza hit by shelling - UN humanitarians

05 february 2024 - 12:32:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN humanitarians reported on Monday that a food convoy in Gaza had been hit by shelling [...] Full text...

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Russia delivers 25,000 tonnes of wheat in humanitarian aid to Mali via port of Conakry

19 january 2024 - 17:10:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 25,000 tonnes of Russian wheat were delivered to Mali by sea through the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania bans Kenya Airways from flying to Dar es Salaam

15 january 2024 - 21:30:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tanzania has banned the Kenya Airways from flying into Dar es Salaam with effect from 22 [...] Full text...

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Palestine-Gaza crisis: UN chief reiterates Gaza ceasefire call, condemns ‘collective punishment’ of Palestinians

15 january 2024 - 19:50:11
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasised the imperative of establishing “basic conditions” to facilitate safe [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in Gaza

14 january 2024 - 07:24:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite the immense dangers and obstacles, the UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian air cargo to serve Casablanca route

09 january 2024 - 15:04:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services, the largest air cargo network operator in Africa, has commenced [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses armed groups of war crimes in besieged localities in Burkina Faso

04 november 2023 - 06:13:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ansaroul Islam and other armed groups are enforcing brutal sieges in localities across Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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AfDB supports Namibia to modernise its railway infrastructure

01 november 2023 - 07:33:59
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN agency urges Israel to protect all civilians sheltering in Gaza

15 october 2023 - 07:39:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) issued an urgent call on Saturday for Israeli Authorities to [...] Full text...

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More than 35,000 displaced persons in disaster-stricken towns in eastern Libya, according to IOM

13 september 2023 - 16:19:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says a total of 36,085 people have been displaced in four [...] Full text...

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Report into alleged loading of South African arms onto Russian ship completed

04 august 2023 - 09:55:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Office of the South African Presidency says that certain aspects of a major [...] Full text...

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Nine killed in Sudan plane crash

24 july 2023 - 08:03:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army says a cargo plane crashed on Sunday in the city of Port Sudan, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister calls for return of cargo plane held in Kiev

23 june 2023 - 14:13:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has raised the issue of a Libyan Antonov cargo plane [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone's opposition APC demands fair playing field in elections

20 june 2023 - 07:12:50
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's opposition All People's Congress (APC) is complaining about an unfair playing field as the [...] Full text...

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South Africa rejects US trade threat

13 june 2023 - 11:03:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Presidency on Tuesday labelled talks of sanctions against the country in [...] Full text...

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Critical humanitarian situation in Central African Republic

06 june 2023 - 05:52:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) remains critical, with more than half the [...] Full text...

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Kenya, European Union launch plan to shift horticulture exports from air to sea freight

17 may 2023 - 20:06:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will gradually shift its horticulture exports, including fruits and flowers, to Europe from air transport [...] Full text...

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Medical supplies distribution to hospitals proceeding amid fighting

04 may 2023 - 15:52:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  - The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday it had delivered the first consignment of [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Majority of medical, health services impacted by fighting (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

03 may 2023 - 09:10:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - “Please help us, please help save the lives of those innocent people.”  This was Sudanese kidney [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Gunfire continues to sound in Khartoum despite the extension of ceasefire

01 may 2023 - 09:40:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Loud sounds of gunfire continue to sound in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum,  with plumes of smoke [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN relief chief heads to the region as humanitarian crisis nears 'breaking point'

01 may 2023 - 05:27:05
New York, US (PANA) - In light of the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, Secretary-General António Guterres is sending [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Humanitarian aid from Red Cross arrives in Port Sudan

30 april 2023 - 20:27:19
Port Sudan (PANA) - Humanitarian aid from the International Committee of the Red Cross arrived in Part Sudan on Sunday. ICRC [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 107 Stranded Nigerians evacuated from Libya

19 april 2023 - 10:44:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – One hundred and seven stranded Nigerians have been evacuated from Tripoli, Libya, the National Emergency Management [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Bird strike stalls Singapore Airlines cargo aircraft take off, flights diverted

17 april 2023 - 12:09:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A bird strike on a Singapore Airlines cargo plane, taking off from the Jomo Kenyatta International [...] Full text...

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Africa experiencing surging food price inflation: WB

28 march 2023 - 06:33:57
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...

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Financial services gradually resume in Tigray

24 february 2023 - 23:55:39
Addis 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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Black Sea grain deal shipments on hold on Wednesday, following Russia suspension

02 november 2022 - 05:49:48
New York, US (PANA) - UN officials stationed at the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) for the UN-brokered Black Sea Grain [...] Full text...

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Ghana expresses desire for companies to enter Libya and establish reciprocal investments

26 october 2022 - 15:21:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ghana's Ambassador to the State of Libya, Samuel Adotey Anum, has expressed the willingness of Ghanaian [...] Full text...

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Black Sea exports ramp up, bringing confidence to global commerce and food to most vulnerable

30 september 2022 - 06:18:48
New York, US (PANA) - Two months since the Black Sea Grain Initiative kicked into action to help release desperately [...] Full text...

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WFP calls for access to conflict-affected communities in South Sudan's Upper Nile and Jonglei States

19 september 2022 - 06:33:34
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has called for the safe and secure passage [...] Full text...

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Drugs seized at Johannesburg airport

29 august 2022 - 12:18:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police have confirmed that customs officials seized drugs worth US$14 million at OR Tambo International [...] Full text...

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More than one million tonnes of grain and food items exported under Black Sea deal: UN

28 august 2022 - 05:12:11
New York, US (PANA) - Exports of Ukrainian grain and other foodstuffs under a landmark agreement amid the ongoing war, [...] Full text...

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UN chief oversees departure of two ships involved in Black Sea Grain Initiative for Horn of Africa

20 august 2022 - 19:59:04
Istanbul, Türkiye (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres on Saturday oversaw the departure of two ships involved in the Black [...] Full text...

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Libya and UAE open maritime transport line between them

08 august 2022 - 12:46:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Libya on Sunday announced the opening of a [...] Full text...

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New Libyan oil company chairman wants to rapidly increase oil production

20 july 2022 - 12:38:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Farhat [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM denies foreign deal to restructure oil company's management

17 july 2022 - 18:21:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has denied any [...] Full text...

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National Oil Company announces lifting of force majeure on two Libyan oil ports ahead of resumption of crude exports

13 july 2022 - 15:32:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Oil Company of Libya (NOC) announced here Wednesday the lifting of the state of [...] Full text...

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Forty-nine Ivorian soldiers arrested at Bamako-Senou airport with arms and ammunition (statement)

12 july 2022 - 14:06:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government said here Tuesday its defense and security forces had arrested 49 Ivorian soldiers [...] Full text...

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Tunisia forced to draw on its energy security stock

30 june 2022 - 12:54:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is currently resorting to its strategic security stock of petroleum products to meet demand and [...] Full text...

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Africa must separate the wheat from Russia’s geopolitical chaff

16 june 2022 - 12:29:50
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Russia’s war against Ukraine is intensifying and, as a result, African countries are increasingly being [...] Full text...

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Funding cuts could affect vital humanitarian flights to hard-to-reach areas in Guinea, Niger: WFP

15 june 2022 - 05:29:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that its UN Humanitarian Air Service [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM orders investigation into petrol tanker fire in Benghazi, will compensate victims

24 may 2022 - 22:00:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has instructed the Ministry [...] Full text...

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Libya's NOC wants blockade of Zueitina oil port in central Libya lifted

01 may 2022 - 10:26:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Oil Company of Libya (NOC) has called on "all concerned" to allow it to [...] Full text...

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Libyan authorities add new oil tanker to Shipping Company's fleet

23 april 2022 - 15:57:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - - "Anwaar Trablus" (Lights of Tripoli), a new modern crude oil cargo ship, has joined the [...] Full text...

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Oil tanker sinks off Tunisian coast

16 april 2022 - 14:33:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A commercial vessel carrying more than 750 tonnes of diesel ran aground on Friday night in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray region's humanitarian crisis persists despite ceasefire

08 april 2022 - 13:18:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The overall situation in northern Ethiopia remains fragile and unpredictable days after the government declared [...] Full text...

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Libyan authorities arrest importers of fake sugar

05 april 2022 - 13:40:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Those responsible for the importation of 300 tons of sugar, unfit for consumption, into Libya have [...] Full text...

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WFP condemns third attack on humanitarian convoy in four months in South Sudan

27 march 2022 - 05:17:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has strongly condemned the recent attack on a [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines CEO quits after overseeing four-fold growth in a decade

23 march 2022 - 20:24:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Tewolde GebreMariam has stepped down from the company to focus on [...] Full text...

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Tigray military hostilities hampering aid distribution in northern Ethiopia

18 february 2022 - 19:59:50
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Increasing levels of military hostilities in Tigray region, which include an airstrike reported on Atsbi [...] Full text...

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African leaders seek aviation, transportation logistic overhaul to spur free trade agenda

08 february 2022 - 05:04:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African political and business leaders have called for a logistical overhaul and broad investment in [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Ministry condemns Houthi group's hijacking of UAE civilian cargo ship

17 january 2022 - 20:38:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity have [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Emirates extends South African travel ban

03 january 2022 - 13:35:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Emirates Airlines on Monday announced it was extending its South African travel ban until [...] Full text...

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Benin to subsidise modernisation of Cotonou airport

19 december 2021 - 16:51:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government is committed to subsidising the renovation and modernisation of Cotonou International Airport, official [...] Full text...

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Displacements worsening humanitarian needs in Ethiopia

10 december 2021 - 00:17:07
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The situation in northern Ethiopia continues to be highly fluid and unpredictable, with ongoing fighting [...] Full text...

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Zambia Airways set to hit the skies in partnership with Ethiopian Airlines

29 november 2021 - 19:29:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Zambia’s state-owned Industrial Development Corporation and the Ethiopian Airlines (ET) have entered a partnership to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Mass arbitrary arrests target Tigrayans, says UN rights office

16 november 2021 - 17:23:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Over the past week, mass arrests of people reportedly of Tigrayan origin have continued in the Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Human Rights Council hears calls for return to democratic rule

05 november 2021 - 18:33:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International calls for the restoration of  democratic government in Sudan continued on Friday, as the UN Human Rights Council met in special session in Geneva to discuss the recent [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Food aid reaches Afar and Amhara, but situation still ‘dire’

05 october 2021 - 18:30:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The first round of food distribution to people in Afar and Amhara regions impacted by the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN reveals multiple reports of alleged human rights violations in Tigray

14 september 2021 - 04:58:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored “multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations [...] Full text...

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WHO logistics hub airlifts its largest single shipment of humanitarian cargo to Ethiopia

13 september 2021 - 18:57:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Logistics Hub in Dubai delivered 85 metric tons of life-saving [...] Full text...

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EBRD finances 6th of October Dry Port in Egypt under EBRD Green Cities programme

13 september 2021 - 13:33:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the construction of the first inland [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: WFP expands emergency response as up to 7 million people face hunger crisis in the north

07 september 2021 - 11:39:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) –  As conflict spills across northern Ethiopia, forcing 300,000 people from their homes and 1.7 million [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: WFP says 100 food trucks reach Tigray regional capital

06 september 2021 - 09:48:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says over 100 trucks with food have arrived in [...] Full text...

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Airlines fuel West African wildlife species trafficking to Europe

04 september 2021 - 17:07:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Commercial aviation has largely interfered with the conservation of wildlife species and promoted trade in rare [...] Full text...

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U.S.-made A-29 Super Tucano aircraft officially inducted into Nigerian Air Force, to be deployed in war against Boko Haram/ISWAP

31 august 2021 - 18:21:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S.-made A-29 Super Tucano aircraft was officially inducted into the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) at [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines, Boeing sign landmark agreement on aviation collaboration

30 august 2021 - 20:04:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Airlines and US commercial aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, have signed an agreement to create [...] Full text...

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European Union supports humanitarian activities in South Sudan

24 august 2021 - 13:50:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA)  – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday said it is grateful for the [...] Full text...

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Senegal seeks Nigeria's support in development of its oil and gas sector

02 august 2021 - 19:38:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has commended the efforts of the [...] Full text...

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Heroin found on board Air Mauritius cargo plane from Johannesburg

27 july 2021 - 09:42:41
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian anti-drug smuggling unit (ADSU) on Monday found two packages containing heroin, which had been [...] Full text...

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WFP sends first humanitarian passenger flight into Tigray

22 july 2021 - 14:55:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  – The first United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) passenger flight, managed by the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN appeals for faster passage for aid convoys to Tigray region

14 july 2021 - 05:35:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for far quicker access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, after [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN humanitarians appeal for quicker access to Tigray

13 july 2021 - 16:37:26
Mekelle, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for far quicker access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, after the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: WFP convoy reaches Tigray, many more are vital to meet growing nutrition needs

12 july 2021 - 15:57:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) convoy of 50 trucks arrived in the Tigrayan [...] Full text...

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National dialogue on food systems opens in Mauritius

08 july 2021 - 08:18:11
Flacq, Mauritius (PANA) - National dialogue on food systems opened on Wednesday in several regions in Mauritius in a bid [...] Full text...

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Kenya's second seaport opens in Lamu

20 may 2021 - 17:52:14
Lamu, Kenya (PANA) – The first berth at Lamu Port, on the East African coastline in Kenya, received its first [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges Libya embargo to be respected to ensure lasting peace

15 may 2021 - 12:11:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, has called on Libyan parties and UN member states to respect the [...] Full text...

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Republic of Korea helps keep humanitarian flights in four African countries

09 may 2021 - 04:52:42
Rome, Italy (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received US$1.25 million from the Republic of Korea [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Air Force boosts military fleet

21 april 2021 - 11:40:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Kenya's Air Force has launched its fleet of newly acquired C-145 Skytruck aircraft, supplied in a [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy acquires 378 platforms, including warships, helicopters, patrol boats, UAVs

09 april 2021 - 17:12:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Friday announced that it has made significant progress in the recapitalisation [...] Full text...

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Kenya's main seaport records 10.7% growth in cargo inflows

09 april 2021 - 10:33:32
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Mombasa Port handled 9.54 million tonnes of cargo in the first quarter of 2021 compared to [...] Full text...

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Kenya-bound shippers expect minor freight delays from Suez Canal blockade

01 april 2021 - 17:52:40
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) said on Thursday it did not expect negative impact on operations [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 16 new deaths

19 march 2021 - 23:04:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia has recorded 16 new deaths linked to coronavirus (Covid-19) and 841 new confirmed infections, after [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ethiopian Airlines airlifts coronavirus vaccines to Africa hub

11 march 2021 - 14:37:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines has airlifted its first batch of the coronavirus vaccines from Mumbai, India, to [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways resumes weekly cargo flights to New Delhi

23 february 2021 - 14:58:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways (KQ) freight division has announced the resumption of its cargo services to New Delhi, [...] Full text...

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EBRD supports new dry port development in Egypt

10 february 2021 - 16:00:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt, as a country with a growing population and economy, needs urgent investment in its infrastructure [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Russian company helps Guinea in combating pandemics

05 february 2021 - 13:23:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Covid-19 tests carried out in Guinea in a laboratory built at the Centre for Research in [...] Full text...

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UN agencies mark end of yearlong aid deliveries in the line of fire

11 december 2020 - 12:00:03
Mogadishu, Kenya (PANA) – The UN humanitarian response in Somalia was heavily affected by insecurity on the ground in Somalia [...] Full text...

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Haftar's forces intercept Turkish boat in Libyan territorial waters

08 december 2020 - 17:40:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Jamaican-flagged commercial cargo ship Mabrouka belonging to a Turkish shipowner was intercepted by a Navy [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM Abiy meets AU Mediation team

27 november 2020 - 20:40:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Friday reiterated the federal government’s commitment to the protection and [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM vows to protect Ethiopian refugees streaming into Sudan

27 november 2020 - 18:51:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) visited refugee camp near the Sudanese [...] Full text...

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UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits Sudan as more Ethiopian refugees arrive

27 november 2020 - 12:49:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is visiting Khartoum as the country receives a growing [...] Full text...

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Kenyan leaders drum up support for constitutional change movement

22 october 2020 - 23:05:28
Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has embarked on a campaign to rally citizens in western Kenya to [...] Full text...

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Malian Army drops basic necessities to besieged villagers of Farabougou

19 october 2020 - 18:18:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) on Monday carried out a humanitarian action in support of the residents [...] Full text...

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French oil marketer, RUBiS, expands presence in Kenya

09 october 2020 - 11:08:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - French multinational RUBiS Energie has officially launched into the Kenyan market following the successful acquisitions of KenolKobil [...] Full text...

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Libya's eastern al-Sidra oil terminal ready to export crude oil

01 october 2020 - 11:11:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The al-Sidra oil port is getting ready to receive an oil tanker to load a cargo [...] Full text...

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Libya: Zueitina Oil Terminal set to export 1.63 million barrels of oil

30 september 2020 - 18:32:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The oil port of Zueitina (East) announced on Wednesday that it is set to export 1.63 [...] Full text...

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750,000 barrels of oil exported from al-Sidra port, eastern Libya

28 september 2020 - 20:52:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The oil port of al-Sidra (East) is preparing to export an oil cargo estimated at 750,000 [...] Full text...

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Kenyan employers' union warns of looming coronavirus pandemic job cuts

26 september 2020 - 16:48:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Slightly more than half of all the big companies employing the largest workforce in Kenya's mainstream [...] Full text...

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Libya: EU imposes sanctions for human rights abuses, arms embargo violations

21 september 2020 - 19:50:07
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday imposed targeted restrictive measures on two persons responsible for human rights [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Banjul Airport to reopen under tight health regulations

20 september 2020 - 17:16:20
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Banjul International Airport (BIA) will reopen by the end of October but under tight health-related regulations against [...] Full text...

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Moroccan Navy intercepts 186 illegal migrants in Mediterranean, Atlantic

17 september 2020 - 12:06:21
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Coastguards of the Moroccan Navy last Tuesday intercepted 186 illegal migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan countries, on [...] Full text...

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Tunisia imports phosphate for the first time in its history

16 september 2020 - 15:28:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's first shipment of phosphate imported from Algeria is expected to land here before the end [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president Buhari justifies hike in govt borrowing to fund infrastructure

16 september 2020 - 11:35:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday justified government borrowing to finance infrastructure, asserting that his government took loans [...] Full text...

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AU guidelines seek to ease cross-border trade restrictions

15 september 2020 - 13:28:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Continued inefficiencies and disruptions to cross-border trade have posed significant challenges to Africa’s fight against [...] Full text...

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United-States announces crash of two Russian MiG-29 jet fighters

14 september 2020 - 22:12:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Admiral Heidi Berg, chief of intelligence services at the US military commandment in Africa (AFRICOM) in [...] Full text...

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UN Chief in Libya, Stephanie Williams, Italian FM discuss the situation in Libya

14 september 2020 - 17:58:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Libya, Stephanie Williams, met [...] Full text...

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Tunisian phosphate exports resume after two-year suspension

13 september 2020 - 13:29:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia on Saturday exported the first cargo of commercial phosphate to Ireland, from the port of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda's cases reach 4,565, deaths at 22

12 september 2020 - 22:30:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's coronavirus (COVID-19) case tally rose to 4,565 and the number of deaths still at 22 [...] Full text...

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Race between Turkey and Russia on inter-Libyan meetings in Morocco and Switzerland highlighted by media

12 september 2020 - 20:13:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the military competition between Turkey and Russia in Libya, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda's death toll rises to 22

10 september 2020 - 22:56:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Health ministry Thursday recorded one new death from coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the number of deaths [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda records slight increase in new cases as death toll stands at 21

10 september 2020 - 21:39:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's number of new cases of COVID-19 cases appears to be stabilising after the country recorded [...] Full text...

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WHO complains about delay in customs formalities in Libya for cargo of coronavirus equipment

05 september 2020 - 00:21:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The World Health Organisation (WHO) Friday complained about delays by Libyan customs officials in releasing emergency [...] Full text...

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UN Special Rep calls for resumption of political process in Libya

02 september 2020 - 18:54:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, on Wednesday called for [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe army seize shell, war materials from an individual's home in eastern region

01 september 2020 - 18:13:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army seized a shell and various war materials from an individual's home in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief warns kickstarting economies without COVID-19 plan, ‘a recipe for disaster’

01 september 2020 - 04:34:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, countries want to “get their economies going again”, the head of [...] Full text...

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Kenyan inland waterways project to bolster trade, tourism in East Africa

31 august 2020 - 09:06:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and the African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Raila Odinga are [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways requires corporate reform to return to profits - Pilots Union

30 august 2020 - 18:49:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Financially distressed Kenya Airways has been urged to revise its strategic growth plan in the wake [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya Airways blames $13.million half-year loss on pandemic

28 august 2020 - 20:56:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - ,Kenya Airways Friday reported a $13.6 million loss in the first half of 2020, the airline [...] Full text...

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UNCTAD says Mauritius oil spill highlights importance of global maritime laws

20 august 2020 - 18:24:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The devastating oil spill off the east coast of Mauritius has highlighted the need for global adoption of international [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi on track to eradicate Covid-19 - Health minister

19 august 2020 - 16:25:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi is well on the way to eradicating Coronavirus (Covid-19), Health Minister, Dr Thaddée Ndikumana, said [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius sets up lab at airport

19 august 2020 - 07:38:42
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday, told Parliament that a CIVID-19 laboratory is currently being [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya strengthens strategic stock of medical supplies to fight pandemic

14 august 2020 - 11:26:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Health of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has announced that air and [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Export of 40,000 tonnes of gypsum to Nigeria - a historic first

11 august 2020 - 14:24:28
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania, through the intermediary of the Arab Society of Metallurgical Industries (SAMIA), has exported 40,000 tons [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwandan media highlight ongoing relief distribution drive, public health response to pandemic

08 august 2020 - 17:50:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A series of public health responses to cope with the consequences of coronavirus (COVID-19) dominated the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian leader declares state of public emergency, nationwide curfew

05 august 2020 - 22:31:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow Wednesday declared a state of public emergency effective midnight and a curfew [...] Full text...

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AFRICOM announces new evidence of continued deployment of Russian equipment in Libya

24 july 2020 - 18:01:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. Africa Military Command (AFRICOM) has announced that it has new evidence that Russia, through [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: GNA extends closure of air space in Libya for another 15 days

22 july 2020 - 16:33:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Aviation Office under the Ministry of Communications of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian plane catches fire at Shanghai Airport

22 july 2020 - 13:24:46
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia (PANA) -   An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777 freighter aircraft caught fire while loading cargo at Shanghai Pudong [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Netherlands donates test kits to South Africa

17 july 2020 - 12:47:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Netherlands has donated to South Africa  more than 130,000 vials for testing and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges greater COVID-19 health services in Africa’s humanitarian settings

16 july 2020 - 14:58:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called for greater access to COVID-19 detection, testing and care [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal reopens air space

15 july 2020 - 15:10:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Wednesday reopened its air space to international flights, closed since 17 April to curb [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China to help Congo fly in medical equipment

13 july 2020 - 15:41:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - China's ambassador to Congo, Ma Fulin, confirmed on Sunday in Brazzaville that Congo has indeed placed [...] Full text...

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NOC lifts the state of force majeure on oil exports from Libya

10 july 2020 - 14:01:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National Oil Company (NOC) on Friday announced that the state of force majeure will be [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo extends state of health emergency

08 july 2020 - 18:42:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government has extended the state of health emergency for 20 days with effect from [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to repatriate citizens stranded in UK due to COVID-19 pandemic

08 july 2020 - 14:26:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda intends to use its own planes to evacuate citizens stranded in the United Kingdom, local [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 accelerates greater trade coordination in East Africa

26 june 2020 - 13:09:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Training positions East African trade facilitation committees to work more closely and in a [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: 39 organizations call on governments to ensure access to asylum seekers during pandemic

22 june 2020 - 12:49:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A coalition of international, national, and refugee-led organizations in the Horn, East and Central [...] Full text...

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Rwandan media assess development in easing COVID-19 lockdown measures

20 june 2020 - 15:02:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to ongoing efforts to ease COVID-19 lockdown measures  especially [...] Full text...

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Without funds, ‘no choice’ but to suspend most aid flights, warns WFP

19 june 2020 - 17:15:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday issued a critical warning, declaring that it may [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN says Sudan needs more assistance from the int'l community to combat COVID-19

18 june 2020 - 19:29:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday said despite concerted international assistance for the Sudan to combat COVID-19, [...] Full text...

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Air Mauritius to resume commercial flights on 1 September

18 june 2020 - 09:11:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian flag carrier, Air Mauritius, plans to resume its flights, which were suspended on 29 March [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China pledges Africa debt relief to aid fight against coronavirus pandemic

17 june 2020 - 21:43:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has assured African leaders that his country would continue supporting Coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Moroccan king to send medical aid to 15 African countries to fight virus

15 june 2020 - 08:08:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Morocco is sending medical aid to several African countries to fight against the COVID 19, according [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: European Humanitarian Air Bridge arrives in Sudan as part of response to tackle coronavirus

11 june 2020 - 13:38:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The first flight of the European Humanitarian Air Bridge to support Sudan in tackling the impact of [...] Full text...

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World Bank gives Benin US$160 million for agri-food

04 june 2020 - 17:53:35
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The World Bank has granted Benin a US$160 million support to help the West African country increase [...] Full text...

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Egypt considers gradual resumption of international flights

31 may 2020 - 17:56:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt is considering a ‘gradual resumption’ of international flights in the second half of June or [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Burundi First Lady airlifted to Kenyan hospital for specialized care

29 may 2020 - 18:08:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Burundian First Lady Denise Bucumi Nkurunziza has been airlifted to Kenya for medical care after reportedly [...] Full text...

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AFRICOM accuses Russia of deploying fighter jets to Libya in support of mercenaries

27 may 2020 - 14:09:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. Military Command for Africa (AFRICOM) accused Russia of deploying fighter jets into Libya in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ministers unclog Kenya-Uganda border point after stand-off

27 may 2020 - 10:22:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ministers from Kenya and Uganda have unclogged the border crossing points at Busia and Malaba after [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda reports three new cases, 6 recoveries

27 may 2020 - 09:17:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Health officials reported three new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday night, raising the total case [...] Full text...

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Rwanda records nine new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 336

25 may 2020 - 22:16:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda’s health minister Monday announced nine new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one recovery, bringing the total [...] Full text...

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15 cargo planes to evacuate Russian mercenaries in southwest Libya

25 may 2020 - 22:10:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 15 military cargo planes landed at Beni Walid airport,180 km southwest of the capital, over [...] Full text...

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East African ministers schedule meeting over cross-border trade restrictions

25 may 2020 - 19:50:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ministers from the East African region are scheduled to hold a crisis meeting on Tuesday, to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda confirms two new cases, total now 327

25 may 2020 - 08:12:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda on Sunday confirmed two new cases of coronavirus bringing the total number of infections to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya to station mobile lab at Tanzania border to speed up virus testing

24 may 2020 - 15:39:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two mobile laboratories Kenya received from the East African Community (EAC) will be stationed in Namanga [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda's COVID-19 cases reach 320

22 may 2020 - 15:08:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's health ministry on Friday reported 6 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total of confirmed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda records 6 new infections, 7 recoveries

21 may 2020 - 07:16:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Health officials on Wednesday announced six new coronavirus infections bringing the total number of confirmed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya pandemic cases reach 963, deaths remain 50

19 may 2020 - 17:07:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The recording of 51 more Coronavirus cases on Tuesday brought the number of cases in Kenya [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tanzania bans Kenyan truck drivers in pandemic spat

19 may 2020 - 11:48:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tanzania’s government on Monday slapped an  indefinite ban on cargo drivers from Kenya in an apparent [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tanzania reopens airspace to commercial flights

18 may 2020 - 21:25:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania has reopened its airspace to commercial flights, almost a month after it was [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya shuts borders with Somalia, Tanzania over Coronavirus spread

16 may 2020 - 20:43:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya-Tanzania border and the Kenya- Somalia border will be shut with immediate effect to curb [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe extends lockdown indefinitely

16 may 2020 - 20:04:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that the current COVID-19 (coronavirus) national lockdown restrictions in place [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign ministry welcomes NATO support to GNA

15 may 2020 - 15:20:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has welcomed statements by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Accra hosts regional hub to maintain lifesaving operations in Africa as virus spreads

15 may 2020 - 13:23:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A regional humanitarian response hub in Ghana, set up by the United Nations World Food Programme [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: East African countries urged to back local production of medical products to combat virus

12 may 2020 - 11:57:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) is urging member states to support local production [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: France supports EU's humanitarian airlift to several countries facing Covid-19

09 may 2020 - 15:43:38
Paris, France (PANA) - France on Friday gave its full support to the initiative taken by the European Union (EU), [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two recovered patients test positive again in Rwanda

09 may 2020 - 13:39:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two COVID-19 patients, who were recently discharged from hospitals, have tested positive again as of Friday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic causes some illegal drug prices to surge, as supplies are disrupted worldwide - UNODC

08 may 2020 - 05:38:43
Vienna Austria (PAN) - Measures by governments across the world to curb the COVID-19 pandemic have led to the widespread [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso's borders remain closed

05 may 2020 - 12:38:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  Burkina Faso's government announced on Tuesday that the country's borders remain closed until further notice [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN leads bid to help 135 countries get vital COVID-19 medical kits

29 april 2020 - 05:32:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A major UN-led initiative is under way to secure supplies of key medical equipment for 135 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Five new cases bring total to 212 in Rwanda

28 april 2020 - 23:57:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan health officials announced Tuesday that five new people had tested positive for COVID-19 in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda's cases increase to 207

28 april 2020 - 07:33:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The total number of new coronavirus patients in Rwanda has reached 207, following 16 new confirmed [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspapers highlight trends in COVID-19, child abuse during lockdown

25 april 2020 - 10:46:31
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week were awash with stories and comments on the recorded new cases of [...] Full text...

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Kenya-Netherlands tighten trade links PR

24 april 2020 - 21:35:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)   -  In the midst of this coronavirus pandemic, The Netherlands and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines are ensuring [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN to set up regional humanitarian hubs to combat pandemic

23 april 2020 - 16:00:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations is working closely with national governments to set up regional humanitarian hubs in [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Burundi suspends international flights "until further notice"

18 april 2020 - 15:25:39
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian ministry of transport announced Saturday the suspension of international commercial flights had been extended [...] Full text...

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