100 killed as femicide epidemic takes alarming turn in Kenya
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13 december 2024 - 10:45:23Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States welcomes the 11 December Declaration between the Federal Republic of Somalia and [...] Full text...
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AfDB to fund women-led business enterprises growth in Nigeria
11 december 2024 - 13:45:07Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Women-led businesses in Nigeria will benefit from a US$50 million loan, provided by an African Development [...] Full text...
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Security Council hears of ongoing imperative to end violence in eastern DR Congo
10 december 2024 - 05:38:47New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) briefed the Security [...] Full text...
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EU Council approves farmer-focused common agricultural policy:
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Takias: Community kitchens or the second half of the glass (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
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Security Council: Put young women at the heart of peace and security efforts
04 december 2024 - 05:39:38New York, US (PANA) - Peace is in peril worldwide and avenues for diplomatic dialogue are shrinking, but young women [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian political parties to sign peace pact to ensure peaceful election
28 november 2024 - 19:21:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The National Peace Council (NPC), in collaboration with the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG), has scheduled [...] Full text...
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Premier League giants gain edge in Osimhen race After Galatasaray's major setback
27 november 2024 - 19:09:23Istanbul, Turkuie (PANA) - Galatasaray’s financial situation has seemingly ruled the Turkish giants out of the bid to sign Victor [...] Full text...
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Chelsea faces new rival as another European side enters the race for Victor Osimhen's transfer Story by Celine Nyambura
26 november 2024 - 16:45:02Istanbul, Turkuie (PANA) - Victor Osimhen's immediate future remains a topic that continues to present multiple twists with the passing [...] Full text...
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Talks begin in South Korea to clinch ‘essential’ deal on plastics pollution
25 november 2024 - 17:40:19Busan, South Korea (PANA) - Talks began in Busan, South Korea, on Monday aiming to clinch a legally binding deal [...] Full text...
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COP29: Climate talks conclude with $300 billion annual pledge
24 november 2024 - 06:51:10Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Rich nations pledged to contribute at least $300 billion annually to the global fight against climate [...] Full text...
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COP29: Draft deal proposes wealthy nations give $250 billion in climate finance
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Sudan continues exporting gold despite the war, minister says
22 november 2024 - 14:27:17Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has announced exporting 26 tons of gold during the past ten months, in the middle of [...] Full text...
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COP29: Failure on climate finance ‘not an option’, says Guterres
21 november 2024 - 14:09:58Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres made a strong call to action as COP29 approaches its crucial conclusion [...] Full text...
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COP29: New climate finance deal, urban challenges in spotlight at conference
21 november 2024 - 05:33:02Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - As intense round-the-clock COP29 climate talks enter their final stretch in Baku, delegates on Wednesday are [...] Full text...
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COP29: ‘Cut the theatrics’: UN climate chief tells negotiators to focus on solutions as talks enter final week
18 november 2024 - 14:03:49Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - As COP29 climate talks in Baku enter their final week, the UN climate chief told negotiators [...] Full text...
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COP29: Governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ on methane and slash emissions, says UNEP
16 november 2024 - 07:14:56Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The UN environment agency chief warned the COP29 climate summit in Baku on Friday that methane [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches staff-level deal with DRC on ECF, RSF for US$ 1.77 billion
14 november 2024 - 08:35:29Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a mission of the International Monetary [...] Full text...
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IMF, Zambia strike deal on 4th review of Extended Credit Facility
12 november 2024 - 11:49:13Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The lingering effects of drought have hit Zambia's economic landscape harder than anticipated, with reduced agricultural [...] Full text...
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COP29: Push for agreement on new climate finance deal ‘right from the start’
11 november 2024 - 13:13:55Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Following another year of record-high global heat and extreme weather events, UN climate chief Simon Stiell [...] Full text...
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IMF, Guinea Bissau reach staff-level deal on review of ECF arrangement
08 november 2024 - 07:47:03Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Guinea Bissau have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Postponing long-awaited elections ‘a regrettable development’
08 november 2024 - 06:16:42New York, UN (PANA) - The decision to extend the transition period in South Sudan once again and postpone long-awaited [...] Full text...
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Deadly weather events show cost of climate inaction
08 november 2024 - 06:04:47Baku, Azerbailan (PANA) - Record-breaking floods in Spain, violent storms in Florida and wildfires in South America – these are [...] Full text...
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Intolerable conditions in northern Gaza ‘beyond imagination’
06 november 2024 - 05:56:06Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory appealed on Tuesday for an end [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $54 million loan for Mozambique’s first wind energy project
03 november 2024 - 05:38:10Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of [...] Full text...
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COP 16: People want action on plastic pollution that’s choking us: Guterres
31 october 2024 - 04:55:45Cali, Colombia (PANA) - Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for [...] 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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IMF Managing Director outlines global policy agenda
25 october 2024 - 11:09:16Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy is in danger of getting stuck on a low-growth, high-debt path, [...] Full text...
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US Treasury Sanctions Sudanese Senior Armed Forces Weapons Procurement Director
24 october 2024 - 16:56:02Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The US Administration on Thursday sanctioned a senior Sudanese government army official, saying he was behind the purchase [...] Full text...
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IMF, reach staff level deal on review of ECF and RSF before approval of more financial support
18 october 2024 - 07:53:28Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached staff-level agreement on the [...] Full text...
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Artificial Intelligence can make markets more efficient—and more volatile: IMF Blog By Nassira Abbas, Charles Cohen, Dirk Jan Grolleman, and Benjamin Mosk
16 october 2024 - 11:02:06Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - More efficient or more volatile? The adoption of the latest iterations of artificial intelligence [...] Full text...
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New law by Israel blocking UNRWA ‘would be a catastrophe’, Guterres warns
09 october 2024 - 05:28:57New York, US (PANA) - Two bills before the Israeli Parliament could put a halt to the lifesaving operations of [...] Full text...
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Strengthening coastal resilience in Senegal: Vital issue for the people of Saint-Louis: World Bank Blog By Sokhna Ba and Seydina Alioune Djigo
03 october 2024 - 07:50:28Saint-Louis, Senegal (PANA) - Khady Beye Sene cannot hide her satisfaction: after losing her home to coastal erosion in 2018, [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Parliament set to move impeachment motion against Deputy President
01 october 2024 - 13:26:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The short-lived political cohabitation between Kenya's deputy President Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua and the President William Ruto, [...] Full text...
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Reports of ground offensive in Sudan while international community expresses concern
26 september 2024 - 19:57:24Port Sudan Sudan(PANA) - To the exception of the shy main stream media, internet and Sudanese social interaction outlets [...] Full text...
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‘If we act together,’ we can overcome global challenges – UN Assembly President
25 september 2024 - 05:40:05New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly, Philémon Yang, said on Tuesday that the annual [...] Full text...
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Denmark announces 40% increase in pledge to World Bank’s IDA
24 september 2024 - 07:37:38New York, United States (PANA) - Denmark on Monday announced its early, significantly increased financial commitment to the World Bank’s [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone, IMF reach staff-level deal on new ECF arrangement
21 september 2024 - 09:27:33Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Sierra Leonean authorities have reached a staff-level [...] Full text...
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Transfer: ‘Crazy’ – Man City midfielder, Gundogan reacts as Osimhen joins Galatasaray
03 september 2024 - 17:04:01Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Manchester City midfielder, Ilkay Gundogan, has branded Victor Osimhen’s move from Napoli to Galatasaray as “crazy”, [...] Full text...
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Mali appoint Tom Saintfiet new coach for senior national football team
31 august 2024 - 11:49:26Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) have unveiled Belgian tactician Tom Saintfiet as the new head coach [...] Full text...
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Napoli finalizes transfer of Victor Osimhen from Napoli to Al-Ahli
30 august 2024 - 20:12:36Napoli, Italy (PANA) - Victor Osimhen’s future now hinges on his decision, as Napoli has finalized a transfer agreement with [...] Full text...
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Financial sector at crossroads in emerging markets: Climate risks and financing gaps demand action
30 august 2024 - 06:55:38Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - In almost 60% of banks in Emerging Market and Developing Economies (EMDEs), lending for [...] Full text...
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EU calls for immediate halt of hostilities to allow polio vaccination in Gaza
30 august 2024 - 05:47:55Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) is urging immediate humanitarian pauses to enable the vaccination of all children in Gaza [...] Full text...
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Rising sea level is an 'urgent and escalating threat': UN
27 august 2024 - 07:08:16New York, US (PANA) - The level of the sea globally is rising faster and higher than ever before, creating [...] Full text...
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Middle East: ‘No time to lose’ in negotiating ceasefire and Gaza hostage release: Top UN envoy
26 august 2024 - 05:15:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Against the backdrop of another major escalation across the Blue Line dividing southern Lebanon and Israel [...] Full text...
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EU to donate vaccines to deal with mpox outbreak
22 august 2024 - 14:38:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The European Union has announced plans to provide some 175,420 doses of mpox vaccines to healp [...] Full text...
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Mpox: What you need to know about the latest public health emergency
20 august 2024 - 06:03:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the [...] Full text...
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Cholera outbreak hits war victims in Sudan
18 august 2024 - 14:37:14Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A cholera outbreak has hit highly congested areas hosting people fleeing the fighting in Sudan with [...] Full text...
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No date yet for long-awaited South Sudan elections, UN Security Council told
15 august 2024 - 06:08:44New York, US (PANA) - The UN continues to support an enabling environment for general elections in South Sudan, but [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns ‘devastating strike’ on Gaza school
13 august 2024 - 05:53:22New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has deplored a deadly weekend attack on a Gaza school-turned-shelter, his [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State pushes to reduce tension in the Middle East
06 august 2024 - 10:08:48Washington, DC, (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has continued with his diplomatic push to reduce tension in [...] Full text...
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IMF Board allows Egypt to draw US$820 million under Extended Fund Facility
30 july 2024 - 07:46:40Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the third review of the extended arrangement under [...] Full text...
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Kenya facing shortage of geologists critical to climate smart-future
24 july 2024 - 18:17:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is at risk of failing to build adequate numbers of trained geologists to support the [...] Full text...
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A low-growth world is an unequal, unstable world (By Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director)
24 july 2024 - 09:20:08Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy is stuck in low gear, which could deal a major blow [...] Full text...
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UN chief welcomes agreement between Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas
24 july 2024 - 05:38:42New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has welcomed a new agreement signed on Tuesday in Beijing by Hamas [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister calls for urgent solutions to stabilize Libya's electricity network
19 july 2024 - 16:29:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbaiba, has stressed the need [...] Full text...
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Former Tunisia World Cup coach, Nabil Maaloul, now coaches USM Alger
18 july 2024 - 05:39:48Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algerian football club, USM Alger, has named Tunisian Nabil Maaloul as their new head coach on [...] Full text...
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Security Council debates Gaza crisis, as civilian suffering continues unabated
17 july 2024 - 18:18:37New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday convened an open debate on the ongoing crisis in [...] Full text...
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European Council agrees its position on EU 2025 draft budget
17 july 2024 - 18:08:55Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Wednesday reached an agreement on its position on the 2025 EU draft [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: More than 800,000 still trapped in El Fasher with supplies running out, warns WHO
16 july 2024 - 13:05:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hunger and fear of famine stalk Sudan where a staggering 800,000 people still remain trapped in [...] Full text...
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UN humanitarians warn against Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza City
11 july 2024 - 06:04:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Israel’s order for people to leave Gaza City on Wednesday “will only fuel mass suffering for [...] Full text...
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UN chief to leaders of regional bloc: end wars, deal with existential crises
04 july 2024 - 15:15:26Astana, Kazakhstan (PANA) - Deep global divisions and conflicts must end to clear a path to tackling world’s two existential [...] 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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EU-Kenya trading treaty enters into force after nearly two decades of talks
02 july 2024 - 22:20:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The trading treaty between Kenya and the European Union under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), entered [...] Full text...
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UN Police summit to showcase role of law enforcement for peace
27 june 2024 - 05:35:47New York, US (PANA) - Government leaders and Chiefs of Police are gathering at UN Headquarters in New York for [...] Full text...
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IMF/Guinea Bissau reach staff-level deal on 6th review of ECF arrangement
26 june 2024 - 09:24:52Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – Guinea Bissau authorities and staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF have reached a staff-level [...] Full text...
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Kenya deploys military to deal with tax protests
25 june 2024 - 21:26:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has been deployed to respond to a national tax protest, which [...] Full text...
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UN chief launches Global Principles for Information Integrity
25 june 2024 - 05:13:52New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations launched new Global Principles for Information Integrity on Monday, emphasising the need [...] Full text...
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Kenya authorities considering internet shutdowns over youth protest - CSOs
24 june 2024 - 18:24:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities plan to implement an internet shutdown and media disruptions to deal with a youth [...] Full text...
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Easing Guinea’s food insecurity: IMF’s Food Shock Window By Pilar Garcia Martinez, Joseph Ntamatungiro, and Neree Noumon
21 june 2024 - 15:42:02Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - IMF emergency financing has supported Guinea’s efforts to cope with the effects of macroeconomic shocks, underpinned [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: President Traore gives details of rocket fire incident
20 june 2024 - 18:56:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, visited Télévision Nationale on Thursday to encourage [...] Full text...
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Putting Africa on the path to prosperity: World Bank Blog By Ajay Banga and Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
20 june 2024 - 07:31:04Apulia, Italy (PANA) - Across the Global South, young people are yearning for opportunity and a better life. But while [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: We'll fly Burkinabe flag high - Tapsoba
17 june 2024 - 06:58:00Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Bundesliga champion with Bayer Leverkusen, Edmond Tapsoba, is now eyeing World Cup history.Bayer Leverkusen [...] Full text...
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Angola becomes first country to join African Criminal Court
17 june 2024 - 06:20:42Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola has officially become the first African Union member state to ratify the statute of the [...] Full text...
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Finland signs funding deal with TradeMark Africa to enhance trade in Africa
14 june 2024 - 19:28:46Naivasha, Kenya (PANA) - To unlock Africa’s economic potential through reducing the time and cost of cross-border trade, the Finnish [...] Full text...
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‘Better late than never’: Gazans react to Security Council ceasefire resolution
14 june 2024 - 17:56:28New York, US (PANA) - A cautious welcome was given by civilians in Gaza to this week’s Security Council resolution [...] Full text...
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IMF team, Kenya reach staff-level deal on reviews of EFF, ECF arrangements
12 june 2024 - 10:21:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s economic growth recovered in 2023 with real GDP growing by 5.6 percent, supported by a [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Security Council adopts US resolution calling for ‘immediate, full and complete ceasefire’
11 june 2024 - 06:36:02New York, United States (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution aimed at reaching a comprehensive [...] Full text...
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AfDB and Intel to train millions in AI
08 june 2024 - 06:05:03Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and technology giant, Intel, have formalised their cooperation to transform [...] Full text...
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IMF, Egypt reach staff level deal on third review of EFF arrangement
07 june 2024 - 11:10:31Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - While geopolitical tensions and their impact on Egypt remain challenging, the country’s authorities have stayed the [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches staff-level deal on third review of Zambia’s ECF
05 june 2024 - 13:52:47Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Zambia have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies and [...] Full text...
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Top UN humanitarian laments lack of dialogue to resolve conflict
05 june 2024 - 06:58:07New York, United States (PANA) - The UN’s top aid official said on Tuesday he was leaving office at the [...] Full text...
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IMF, Niger reach staff-level deal on reviews of ECF and RSF
01 june 2024 - 18:05:10Niamey, Niger (PANA) - With the economic outlook promising over the near and medium term, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [...] Full text...
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EC adopts package of rules on anti-money laundering
30 may 2024 - 10:39:08Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Thursday adopted a package of new anti-money-laundering rules that will protect European [...] Full text...
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EC takes final step to allow implementation of EU-Kenya Economic Partnership Agreement
30 may 2024 - 09:30:30Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Thursday adopted a decision on the conclusion of the EU-Kenya Economic Partnership [...] Full text...
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Congo, IMF staff reach deal on fifth review under ECF arrangement
30 may 2024 - 08:40:40Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff has reached staff-level agreement on the Fifth Review of the Extended [...] Full text...
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Libya attends 77th session of the WHO General Assembly
28 may 2024 - 16:51:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ramadan Boujnah, Libya's Deputy Prime Minister and acting Minister of Health is attending the 77th session [...] Full text...
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Chadian President invited to International Conference on Combating Illegal Migration in Tripoli
24 may 2024 - 17:07:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has invited Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno to the [...] Full text...
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Scaling up pathways to growth in Ethiopia through tourism investments: World Bank Blog By Qursum Qasim
23 may 2024 - 07:23:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - From the otherworldly vistas of the Bale Mountains to the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela and [...] Full text...
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Gambia appoint McKinstry as Scorpions coach
22 may 2024 - 16:29:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) The Ministry of Youth & Sports, through the National Sports Council, has annoned the appointment of Johnathan [...] Full text...
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Tourism is back to pre-pandemic levels, but challenges remain: WEF report
21 may 2024 - 09:02:36New York, USA (PANA) - International tourist arrivals and the travel and tourism sector’s contribution to global GDP are expected [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches staff-level deal with Tanzania on RSF, third review of ECF
18 may 2024 - 08:47:38Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached staff-level agreement on a [...] Full text...
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African countries to collaborate in disease surveillance under new plan
15 may 2024 - 17:36:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries, including Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe [...] Full text...
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800 evidence of crimes committed in Libya collected by ICC,- Karim Khan
14 may 2024 - 18:19:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Karim Khan, has said that the Court's teams have been [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: We must prevent a large-scale offensive in Rafah, UN pleads
13 may 2024 - 06:15:31New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General and the human rights chief again reiterated on Sunday that a large-scale [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Confed. Cup final: Key players to watch out for
11 may 2024 - 14:26:40Berkane, Morocco (PANA) - With less than 24 hours to the much-anticipated 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup final between Morocco’s [...] Full text...
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IMF team, Cape Verde reach staff-level deal on ECF, RSF review
11 may 2024 - 08:20:24Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund {IMF) team and the Cape Verdean authorities have reached staff-level agreement [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly presses Security Council to give 'favourable consideration' to full Palestinian membership
10 may 2024 - 17:42:43New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Friday convened again in New York for an emergency special [...] Full text...
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Vaccine ‘patches’ trial shows promise, says WHO
10 may 2024 - 06:45:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Few enjoy having injections and if you have children, you probably like them even less when it’s time for [...] Full text...
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No sign yet of H5N1 bird flu spreading between humans, says WHO chief
09 may 2024 - 05:41:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The H5N1 avian influenza virus has so far shown no signs of adapting to allow human-to-human [...] Full text...
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No aid getting into Gaza, says UN aid agency
09 may 2024 - 05:40:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Israeli military manoeuvres and shelling continued in and around eastern Rafah in southern Gaza on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Gambia, IMF reach staff-level deal on first review of ECF arrangement
04 may 2024 - 11:03:47Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian economic activity is recovering robustly as the country continues to advance its reform agenda [...] Full text...
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Kenya begins mandatory evacuation amid heavy flooding
03 may 2024 - 14:34:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 210 people have been killed following heavy rainstorms pounding Kenya over the past few [...] Full text...
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Group of gunmen surrenders to Malian armed forces
02 may 2024 - 13:47:35Bamako, Mali (PANA) - One of the armed groups that had been fomenting terrorist attacks against the Malian army and [...] Full text...
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IMF team reaches staff-level deal with Mali on rapid credit
01 may 2024 - 09:26:17Bamako, Mali (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Malian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on emergency [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ‘Extraordinary, deep anxiety’ in Gaza over feared Rafah attack
01 may 2024 - 05:55:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ordinary Gazans remain in a “constant state of trauma” over an impending full-scale Israeli attack on [...] Full text...
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Ottawa negotiations bring global plastics treaty one step closer - UNEP
01 may 2024 - 05:46:35Ottawa, Canada (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has reported significant progress in talks this week in Ottawa to draw [...] Full text...
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Niger sets out five priorities for Africa to achieve SDGs
23 april 2024 - 13:09:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Water, Sanitation and the Environment, Maizama Abdoulaye, has set out five priorities [...] Full text...
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Eswatini looks forward to increased sugar exports from improved cane production
18 april 2024 - 13:07:24Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Eswatini’s sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast to rise on improved cane deliveries [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Humanitarians locked in aid delivery ‘dance’ to avert famine in Gaza
17 april 2024 - 05:44:43Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Scaling up assistance in Gaza remains a challenge in the face of continued access denials, delays [...] Full text...
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IMF Board selects Kristalina Georgieva for second term as Managing Director
13 april 2024 - 09:52:56Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has in recent years helped member countries to navigate successive [...] Full text...
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Industrial policy is not magic cure for slow growth: IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Daniel Garcia-Macia, Vitor Gaspar, Li Liu
11 april 2024 - 08:42:06Washington, D.C., USA (PANA) – Many countries are ramping up industrial policy to boost innovation in specific sectors in the [...] Full text...
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Six detained for murder of South African football star
10 april 2024 - 09:54:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Six people have been arrested in connection with last week’s murder and hijacking of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa secures Middle East livestock deal
06 april 2024 - 15:18:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - An increase in global demand for red meat is positioning Eastern Cape farmers at [...] Full text...
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Seychelles, IMF mission reach staff-level deal on second reviews under EFF and RSF
04 april 2024 - 10:10:46Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The Seychellois economy continued to recover in 2023 and is moving closer to pre-pandemic norms despite [...] Full text...
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South African football star Luke Fleurs shot dead
04 april 2024 - 08:07:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Kaizer Chiefs football star Luke Fleurs was shot dead in a hijacking on the [...] Full text...
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Urgent vaccination campaign needed to halt deadly measles outbreak in South Sudan's Western Equatoria state
01 april 2024 - 12:48:44Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A measles crisis is mounting in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria state, just as health authorities [...] Full text...
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IMF approves augmentation of Egypt’s EFF arrangement
30 march 2024 - 10:06:59Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday completed the first and second [...] Full text...
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UN's DR Congo mission chief says humanitarian disaster ‘unfolding before our very eyes’
28 march 2024 - 05:28:11New York, US (PANA) - Insecurity in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has worsened since the [...] Full text...
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Fundamental economic changes require a departure from simplistic economics: IMF Blog By Diane Coyle
27 march 2024 - 08:56:33Cambridge, UK (PANA) - The economy of the 2020s is a world away from the economy of the mid-20th century, [...] Full text...
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Amid ongoing strife in Gaza and Ukraine, UN chief reiterates peace call
21 march 2024 - 15:54:23Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres doubled down on his call for a ceasefire in Gaza and peace [...] Full text...
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13th All-Africa Games: Uganda edge Congo in thriller to set up finals against Ghana
20 march 2024 - 09:58:42Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Uganda will play hosts, Ghana, in the men's final of this year's African Games on Friday [...] Full text...
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WHO head calls for signing of Pandemic Treaty
19 march 2024 - 05:13:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN health agency issued an appeal on Monday to the international community [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM visits offices of civil status authority
18 march 2024 - 13:29:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, on Sunday visited the headquarters of the Civil Status [...] Full text...
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Top US diplomat, Kenyan president again discuss deployment of security mission to Haiti
14 march 2024 - 09:58:35Washington, DC, US (PANA) - For the second time in less than one week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Kenyan [...] Full text...
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AfDB empowering vulnerable women in Togo (A feature by AfDB)
13 march 2024 - 08:36:39Lome, Togo (PANA) - Some 45 kilometres from Lomé, Togo, in the village of Aného, a transformative initiative is reshaping [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches staff-level deal with Guinea Bissau on ECF reviews
12 march 2024 - 16:58:47Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – Authorities in Guinea Bissau face important near-term risks, including policy implementation challenges stemming from a [...] Full text...
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Libya calls for EU cooperation to control Illegal migration
11 march 2024 - 17:25:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has called for "fruitful and direct cooperation" with the European Union (EU) to control of [...] Full text...
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Top US diplomat, Kenyan president discuss political and security crisis in Haiti
10 march 2024 - 12:05:22Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Kenyan President William Ruto on the [...] Full text...
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IMF staff complete deal on first review of Somalia’s ECF arrangement
09 march 2024 - 08:00:52Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s economic growth is expected to strengthen in 2024 supported by continued recovery in agriculture, remittances, [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Top US, Egyptian, Saudi diplomats discuss ceasefire in Gaza
09 march 2024 - 06:24:39Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday discussed with Egyptain and Saudi foreign ministers [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Starvation claiming growing number of young lives, warns UN
07 march 2024 - 15:26:02Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Days from the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan and with no ceasefire agreement in [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Allow more aid into Gaza now, pleads WHO chief
07 march 2024 - 06:46:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Much more lifesaving humanitarian aid must be allowed into Gaza where one in six children is dangerously [...] Full text...
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IMF, Egyptian authorities reach staff-level deal on EFF arrangement review
07 march 2024 - 06:20:55Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Egyptian authorities have reached staff level agreement on a [...] Full text...
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EU Council, Parliament strike deal to improve efficiency of air space management
06 march 2024 - 11:47:49Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the [...] Full text...
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EU legislators strike deal to ban products made with forced labour
05 march 2024 - 11:10:04Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional deal on the regulation prohibiting [...] Full text...
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Gambia, ECOWAS to establish international court to prosecute perpetrators of human rights violations under Jammeh
01 march 2024 - 16:04:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia and the ECOWAS joint technical committee Friday held their inaugural meeting [...] Full text...
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Bridging the educational divide in Lesotho to improve learner outcomes: World Bank Blog By Victoria Kwakwa
27 february 2024 - 11:30:34Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - At Morapeli High School in Lesotho, the atmosphere was buoyant as young adults in smart uniforms [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Humanitarian leaders unite in urgent plea for Gaza
22 february 2024 - 06:03:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a collective appeal, heads of UN humanitarian entities and global NGOs implored world leaders to [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes another resolution for 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire'
20 february 2024 - 16:44:03New York, US (PANA) - The US on Tuesday vetoed the latest resolution on Gaza at the UN Security Council [...] Full text...
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UN committed to help Somalia deliver ‘for its people’
20 february 2024 - 05:46:24New York, US (PANA) - Somalia remains resilient and strongly committed to state-building but more is needed to sustain the gains [...] Full text...
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UN rights commission urges South Sudan to ensure peaceful elections to regain stability
19 february 2024 - 14:31:25Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders must carefully navigate the conclusion of the elections set for December, which [...] Full text...
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UK food giant sets sights on Africa
19 february 2024 - 10:16:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – UK food giant Pret, a Manger, is heading to Africa and its first store [...] Full text...
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IMF staff, Côte d’Ivoire reach deal on resilience, sustainability support
17 february 2024 - 12:54:26Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian authorities and IMF staff reached a staff level agreement on a reform programme [...] Full text...
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Gambia launches ‘think equal’ early years education programme and awards Gambia teacher prize
16 february 2024 - 19:03:22Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia celebrates the launch of Think Equal Gambia and awards The Gambia Teacher Prize in [...] Full text...
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Ministers of Alliance of Sahel States validate its legal and institutional architecture
16 february 2024 - 18:11:00Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The meeting of ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), which ended in Ouagadougou [...] Full text...
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Gaza-Israel crisis: War enters fifth month amid reports of potential ceasefire deal
07 february 2024 - 13:48:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the devastating Gaza-Israel war entered its fifth month on Wednesday leaving a reported 27,585 Palestinians [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian crisis looms in southern Libya due to the war in Sudan
07 february 2024 - 11:57:43Koufra, Libya (PANA) - There are signs of a humanitarian crisis on the horizon in the towns of southern Libya [...] Full text...
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World Bank’s 10-year Euro bond attracts strong demand from diverse investors
07 february 2024 - 08:12:27Washington, D.C., United States (PANA) - The World Bank on Tuesday priced a 10-year euro-denominated benchmark bond maturing in February [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM welcomes all international efforts to deal with flooding in Derna
01 february 2024 - 16:54:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Thursday welcomed all [...] Full text...
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Kenyan starve to death church declared organized criminal group
31 january 2024 - 23:33:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan church whose members starved to death in the belief that they would meet their [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso sends formal notification to ECOWAS requesting its withdrawal
30 january 2024 - 17:25:56Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday sent an official notification to the Economic [...] Full text...
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Global economy approaches soft landing, but risks remain: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
30 january 2024 - 16:54:52Washington, United States (PANA) - The clouds are beginning to part. The global economy begins the final descent toward a [...] Full text...
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European Council greenlights new rules to reduce harmful emissions
29 january 2024 - 11:41:28Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday has adopted two regulations to phase down fluorinated gases (F-gases) and [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Restrictions, lack of medicines deprive people in Khartoum state of lifesaving care - MSF
23 january 2024 - 06:04:49Paris, France (PANA) - Over the past few months, people in Khartoum State, Sudan, have become increasingly cut-off from healthcare, [...] Full text...
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UN migration agency issues first ever global annual appeal for $7.9 billion
23 january 2024 - 05:33:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN migration agency, IOM, issued a nearly $8 billion funding call on Monday to help almost [...] Full text...
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IMF approves second tranche of US$600 million for Ghana under ECF arrangement
19 january 2024 - 19:53:26Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the second tranche of US$600 million for Ghana, [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group welcomes debt restructuring deal for Ghana
18 january 2024 - 18:03:28Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday welcomed the agreement in principle on the key parameters [...] Full text...
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Libya PM sets out conditions to abolish fuel subsidies
12 january 2024 - 13:00:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has set two conditions for the abolition of subsidies. The [...] Full text...
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Impunity fuelling abuses in Horn of Africa, says Human Rights Watch
11 january 2024 - 05:14:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Horn of Africa governments grappled with rampant wartime atrocities and humanitarian crises throughout 2023 with meager [...] Full text...
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Time for climate justice, urges UN chief
10 january 2024 - 05:58:47Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European climate agency on Tuesday reported that record global heat last year showed an overall [...] Full text...
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Libya announces unification of research and statistics departments, financial information unit of the Central Bank
09 january 2024 - 14:56:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The third meeting of the committee formed to complete the procedures for unifying the branches of [...] Full text...
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Inheriting the stalemate: 2024 keeps alive hopes of way out of crisis in Libya
04 january 2024 - 18:00:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The year 2023 would, with a few exceptions, have been like the previous years of the [...] Full text...
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IGAD urges regional involvement to end tension over Ethiopia-Somaliland maritime agreement
03 january 2024 - 19:09:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has urged countries in the region to get involved [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: We are always the favourites – John Obi Mikel
28 december 2023 - 08:46:58Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Just like any international competition, the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, in Cote d’Ivoire [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister calls for more attention to investment
21 december 2023 - 12:45:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba has stressed the need to pursue the Economic and Social [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International slams EU pact on migration and asylum
21 december 2023 - 07:41:35Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Reforms agreed by the EU on the Pact on Migration and Asylum will set European asylum [...] Full text...
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UN’s Grandi welcomes EU deal overhauling regional migration system
20 december 2023 - 18:53:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Wednesday welcomed a key deal by members of the [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Ecobank becomes official sponsor
20 december 2023 - 08:14:29Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has signed a deal with Ecobank, one of the [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM stresses importance of localizing sustainable development and coping with disasters
19 december 2023 - 18:34:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, said Tuesday he [...] Full text...
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Four Libyan officials from three institutions invited to UNMIL meeting willing to participate without conditions
18 december 2023 - 17:21:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top Libyan officials from five institutions Monday reaffirmed their support for the efforts of the UN envoy [...] Full text...
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COP28: Applause at end of conference but not all are pleased
13 december 2023 - 13:36:03Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Despite multiple rounds of applause inside the plenary of the COP28 in Dubai on Wednesday, not [...] Full text...
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COP28: ‘A lifeline, not a finish line,’ says UN climate chief Simon Stiell
13 december 2023 - 13:27:06Dubai, UAE (PANA) - UN climate chief Simon Stiell says “genuine strides forward” were made at COP28, but the initiatives [...] Full text...
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European Council and Parliament create new authority for anti-money laundering
13 december 2023 - 10:06:36Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council and the Parliament on Wednesday reached a provisional agreement on creating a new [...] Full text...
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LEAD: COP28 ends with call to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels; UN’s Guterres says phaseout is inevitable
13 december 2023 - 10:03:12Duba, UAE (PANA) - Nations at COP28 in Dubai approved on Wednesday a roadmap for “transitioning away from fossil fuels” [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: COP28 ends with call to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels
13 december 2023 - 09:26:07Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Nations at COP28 in Dubai approved early on Wednesday a roadmap for “transitioning away from fossil [...] Full text...
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South African music legend Zahara dead at 35
12 december 2023 - 08:14:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Multi-award winning South African musician Zahara has died after a long illness. She was [...] Full text...
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COP28: Climate advocates demand stronger COP28 language on fossil fuels
12 december 2023 - 05:32:34Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The latest COP28 draft outcome text released to negotiators in Dubai on Monday evening dropped a [...] Full text...
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CAF 2023 Awards: Morocco crowned National Team of the Year for the first time
11 december 2023 - 20:35:52Marrakesh, Morocco (PANA) - The Atlas Lions, Morocco's national men's football team, have been confirmed as the best team of [...] Full text...
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South African music legend fighting for her life
11 december 2023 - 11:16:55Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Singer Zahara is currently unresponsive and fighting for her life in a Johannesburg hospital. Sources close [...] Full text...
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COP28: ‘We can’t keep kicking the can down the road,’ UN chief urges deal on phaseout of fossil fuels
11 december 2023 - 10:44:17Dubai, UAE (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged a deal at COP28 on the phaseout of fossil [...] Full text...
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COP28: The UN’s net-zero food plan to save the 1.5-degree goal, combat climate ‘doomisim’
10 december 2023 - 17:38:58Dubai, UAE (PANA) - As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN’s agriculture wing launched on [...] Full text...
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Benin can create opportunities for a just energy transition, green inclusive growth: World Bank Report
07 december 2023 - 17:41:48Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - While high growth over the past decade has helped Benin reduce poverty, the country’s development gains [...] Full text...
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Moussa al-Kouni calls for a Libyan-European cooperation roadmap
06 december 2023 - 14:31:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has stressed the need to speed [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso now has latest generation of defence equipment -Prime Minister
01 december 2023 - 16:20:43Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Apollinaire Joachimson Kyélem de Tambèla, prime minister of Burkina Faso's transitional government, told Parliament on [...] Full text...
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COP28: Talks open in Dubai with breakthrough deal on loss and damage fund
01 december 2023 - 06:44:58Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Delegates meeting in Dubai agreed on Thursday on the operationalization of a fund that would help [...] Full text...
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Senior Libyan, UN officials discuss reconstruction of storm-damaged Derna
30 november 2023 - 13:01:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senior UN and Libyan officials on Wednesday discussed efforts of the Tripoli-based government in the recovery and [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza City a ‘ghost town’, reports UN aid agency
29 november 2023 - 21:11:36Cairo, Egypt (PAA) - Amid hopes of a deal to extend the pause in fighting in Gaza between Israel and [...] Full text...
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Libya calls for greater support from international community and EU to secure its borders
29 november 2023 - 20:57:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's acting Interior Minister, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, has called on the international community and the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament holds plenary session devoted to the presentation by the government based in the east on actions in the disaster areas
28 november 2023 - 18:53:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) held its official session on Monday at its headquarters in [...] Full text...
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World Needs More Policy Ambition, Private Funds, and Innovation to Meet Climate Goals: IMF Blog By Simon Black, Florence Jaumotte, and Prasad Ananthakrishnan
28 november 2023 - 08:36:04Washington DC, United States (PANA) - With each passing year, the stark reality of a hotter planet becomes clearer and [...] Full text...
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IGAD conference confronts forced displacements in Eastern Africa
27 november 2023 - 22:47:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Government representatives and experts responsible for developing refugee resettlement policies in Eastern Africa are meeting in [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister calls for hiring of labour from CEN-SAD countries to support Libyan economy
27 november 2023 - 18:37:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the government of national unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has stressed the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Hamas crisis: Egypt, US discuss increase of aid into Gaza, exit of foreigners
27 november 2023 - 05:37:14Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US and Egypt have discussed mechanisms to increase the flow of aid into Gaza [...] Full text...
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With Gaza truce on horizon, UN relief teams stand ready to ramp up aid
23 november 2023 - 13:15:17Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Humanitarian agencies preparing to go into Gaza continued to build up stocks of desperately needed aid [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN welcomes deal for pause in fighting, hostage-release pact
22 november 2023 - 13:44:15New York, US (PANA) - A deal on Wednesday to release hostages taken during Hamas' attack on Israel has been [...] Full text...
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WHO issues new, updated recommendations on treatment of mental, neurological and substance use conditions
20 november 2023 - 21:02:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Mondayy published the third edition of the Mental Health Gap Action [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Fuel restrictions curtail Gaza aid efforts amid attacks on UN schools and evacuation plans for Al-Shifa Hospital
19 november 2023 - 06:58:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Fuel restrictions are curtailing aid efforts in Gaza, UN agencies said on Saturday. This was as the [...] Full text...
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