World Bank backs project to expand access to affordable housing in Djibouti

12 january 2023 - 12:56:09
Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a US$15 million in credit from the International Development Association [...] Full text...

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Djibouti needs urgent action to restore debt sustainability: IMF mission

17 december 2022 - 08:57:57
Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) – Large investments over the past decade have driven strong economic growth in Djibouti, but the [...] Full text...

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Greater Horn of Africa’s climate-related health crisis worsens as disease outbreaks surge -WHO

03 november 2022 - 20:57:58
Brazzaville, DRC(PANA) - New analysis by the the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that the number of reported disease outbreaks [...] Full text...

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IGAD experts discuss agricultural development, call for more action and resources mobilization

02 november 2022 - 15:29:20
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African development grouping, IGAD, on Wednesday concluded a two-day regional dialogue in Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...

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Libya attends 58th AFROSAI Steering Committee meeting in Djibouti

13 october 2022 - 14:18:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Audit Office, Khaled Chakchak, participated in the 58th meeting of the [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns 'terrorist' attack on Djibouti army and expresses solidarity

10 october 2022 - 15:45:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity has [...] Full text...

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IGAD calls for swift response to Ebola outbreak in Uganda

27 september 2022 - 15:37:11
Djibouti, (Djibouti) - The Ebola outbreak in Uganda requires urgent steps to combat, the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority [...] Full text...

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Kenya's new President begins implementing election campaign pledges

13 september 2022 - 17:29:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's newly-elected President William Ruto rode a ceremonial military Landover on Tuesday shortly after taking oath [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: IGAD welcomes Ethiopia parties' commitment to ceasefire and mediation

13 september 2022 - 09:33:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the East African development grouping, has welcomed recent Ethiopian steps to return [...] Full text...

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US welcomes arrival of Ukraine wheat for East Africa

31 august 2022 - 06:22:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the arrival in Djibouti of 23,300 metric tons of Ukrainian [...] Full text...

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Sahara is the prism through which Rabat views its international environment, says Mohammed VI

21 august 2022 - 15:39:52
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Sahara issue is the prism through which Morocco considers its international environment, and the yardstick [...] Full text...

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WHO warns of disease threat amid Horn of Africa drought

18 august 2022 - 05:26:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday highlighted the need to support millions [...] Full text...

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Kenyans vote in historic poll overshadowed by 2017 political crisis

09 august 2022 - 08:16:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Voting to pick Kenya's fifth President and all elective national leadership positions kicked off on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Somalia facing rising acute food insecurity - FAO

06 august 2022 - 05:18:09
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Rising acute food insecurity in Somalia has caused more than 900,000 people to flee their homes [...] Full text...

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Horn of Africa faces most ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in decades, warns WHO

02 august 2022 - 19:26:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that the Greater Horn of Africa is experiencing [...] Full text...

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Hunger still rising across East Africa, says new UN-backed report

23 july 2022 - 06:11:49
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Over 50 million people in Eastern Africa will face acute food insecurity this year, according to [...] Full text...

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Project launched to enhance investment climate in 11 refugee hosting African countries

21 july 2022 - 05:43:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Intergovernmental Authority on [...] Full text...

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WHO intensifies response to looming health crisis in the greater Horn of Africa as food insecurity worsens

30 june 2022 - 14:39:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is scaling up its operations in eastern Africa as [...] Full text...

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IMF mission discuses economic developments in Djibouti with authorities

19 june 2022 - 10:44:46
Washington DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Brett Rayner visited Djibouti from 12­–16 June with [...] Full text...

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US pledges support for new Somali President

14 june 2022 - 05:44:09
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The US has pledged support for the security, reconciliation and reform agenda of Somalia's new President, Hassan Sheikh [...] Full text...

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Senior US diplomat to visit Djibouti, Mozambique, Nigeria

11 june 2022 - 06:18:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, will visit Djibouti, Mozambique and [...] Full text...

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Mediterranean sea journeys for migrants have grown more deadly: UNHCR

10 june 2022 - 18:10:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Migrants who risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean to Europe on flimsy boats often piloted [...] Full text...

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Djibouti aspires to become global ICT cente

07 june 2022 - 12:19:14
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina has received Djibouti’s highest honour of ‘Commandeur dans [...] Full text...

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Monkeypox transmission may have gone undetected ‘for some time’ - WHO chief

02 june 2022 - 06:30:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the head of the [...] Full text...

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Sahel should be seen as region of ‘opportunity’ despite ‘multiple crises’: UN official

30 may 2022 - 05:36:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Sahel region of Africa should be considered a region of opportunity, despite the “multiple crises” [...] Full text...

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African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers named

26 may 2022 - 23:49:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The qualifiers for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) were Thursday made known after the draw. The 7th [...] Full text...

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IGAD chief congratulates Somalia's new president

16 may 2022 - 10:57:55
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, the Executive Secretary of East African sub-regional group, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development [...] Full text...

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IMF warns debt vulnerabilities remain elevated in Sub-Saharan Africa

06 may 2022 - 14:06:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned here Friday that debt vulnerabilities remained elevated in Sub-Saharan Africa, [...] Full text...

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UN chief joins in condemnation of deadly attack on Burundian peacekeepers in Somalia

05 may 2022 - 05:39:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has joined in the strong condemnation of Tuesday's attack by [...] Full text...

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1ST LEAD: Burundian President mourns country's peacekeepers killed by terrorist attack in Somalia

04 may 2022 - 10:40:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian president Evariste Ndayishimiye has mourned the country's soldiers serving with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia [...] Full text...

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Libya's press freedom ranked 143 in 2022, jumps 22 places from 2021's spot

03 may 2022 - 20:02:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya made a significant leap, moving up 22 places to 143 in the 2022 World Press [...] Full text...

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Media watchdog cites arbitrary censorship, especially on internet, in Africa

03 may 2022 - 13:58:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Despite a wave of liberalisation in the 1990s in Africa, there are still, too often, cases [...] Full text...

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African Development Fund gives $5.5 million for energy project in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan

11 april 2022 - 05:37:02
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a $5.5 million [...] Full text...

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UNHCR seeks US$205 million for life-saving assistance to over 1.6 million people affected by Ethiopia conflict

04 march 2022 - 12:01:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is appealing for US$205 million to deliver life-saving assistance and [...] Full text...

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2022 Women's AFCON: All the qualifiers emerge

23 february 2022 - 20:37:14
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After the second-leg, final qualifying matches played across Africa from 21 to 23 of February, the [...] Full text...

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2022 Women's AFCON qualifiers: 2nd-leg, final qualifying matches on Tuesday and Wednesday

22 february 2022 - 05:29:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following matches will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday in the second-leg, final qualifiers for [...] Full text...

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2022 Women's AFCON qualifiers: Burundi join Morocco and Uganda in final tournament

21 february 2022 - 23:57:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Burundi beat Djibouti 5-0 away on Monday to qualify for the finals of the 2022 Women's [...] Full text...

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EU allocates 40 million Euro to assist Sudan in humanitarian domains

20 february 2022 - 16:25:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The EU Commission has allocated Sudan 40 million Euro as part of a package of 294.2 [...] Full text...

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2022 WAFCON qualifiers: Results from 1st-leg, 2nd-round matches

19 february 2022 - 12:44:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results of matches played across Africa in the first leg of the second [...] Full text...

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Djibouti fires top security chiefs in tense political environment

15 february 2022 - 23:32:37
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – Heads of the military and the Police in Djibouti have been placed under house arrest and [...] Full text...

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Djibouti suffers huge financial damages over DP World port wrangles

15 february 2022 - 15:29:57
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Djibouti has lost a landmark arbitration case against DP World after a prolonged case following its [...] Full text...

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Children, long-term refugees among population at risk of statelessness in Horn of Africa

03 february 2022 - 13:14:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) say children and long-term refugees are among populations a [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Draw conducted for preliminary round

21 january 2022 - 18:40:48
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - The draw for the preliminary round of the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Song, Amunike confirmed Preliminary Round Draw Assistants

19 january 2022 - 23:11:39
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Former Cameroon Indomitable Lions' captain, Rigobert Song, and Super Eagles' former great, Emmanuel Amunike, will be [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Humanitarian charity steps up emergency response

10 december 2021 - 05:16:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -  An international humanitarian organisation operating in Ethiopia has warned against what it described as “overwhelming humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy speaks with UN, AU, regional leaders on siuation in country

09 december 2021 - 12:30:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday held discussions on the situation in the country [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia closes schools to boost civil war effort

04 december 2021 - 09:30:17
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian authorities have closed all secondary schools so pupils can harvest crops for those on [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Results of Day 6 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Monday

16 november 2021 - 05:19:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 6 Africa second round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Fixtures of Day 6 second round CAF qualifying matches to be played on Monday

15 november 2021 - 05:38:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures of Day 6 Africa second round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches to be [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Results of Day 5, second-round CAF qualifying matches played on Friday

13 november 2021 - 08:39:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 5 Africa, 2nd-round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on Friday. Group [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifiers: Fixtures of some Day 5 second round CAF qualifying matches to played on Friday

12 november 2021 - 10:14:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures of some Day 5 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches to [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta, US Secretary of State discuss situation in Ethiopia

06 november 2021 - 22:11:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has held talks with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on the [...] Full text...

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AfDB Report predicts strong economic recovery in East Africa

28 october 2021 - 20:59:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The .African Development Bank launched the East Africa Economic Outlook 2021, reviewing the economic performance of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Defence Forces claim 'terrorist' TPLF 'extensively crushed'

15 october 2021 - 13:01:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government says the National Defence and other forces have "extensively crushed" the "terrorist [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 4 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Tuesday

13 october 2021 - 05:24:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 4 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 4 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Monday

12 october 2021 - 05:27:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 4 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 4 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Sunday

11 october 2021 - 05:10:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 4 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played on [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of some Day 3 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Friday

09 october 2021 - 08:07:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 3 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of some Day 3 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Thursday

08 october 2021 - 05:30:33
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 3 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played [...] Full text...

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UNHCR, IGAD host special session on displacements in Sudan, South Sudan

05 october 2021 - 12:54:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The sub-regional trade grouping, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari urges peace, stability in Ethiopia as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed begins second five-year term

04 october 2021 - 16:23:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, called for peace and stability [...] Full text...

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New World Bank Group programme to boost Djibouti’s efforts to reduce poverty

01 october 2021 - 20:16:47
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The World Bank on Friday unveiled the new 2022-2026 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Djibouti which [...] Full text...

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Deputy FM underlines the need for favourable conditions for stability in Libya

01 october 2021 - 18:48:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister for Cooperation and International Organisations, Omar Katti, has said the issue of [...] Full text...

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IGAD says number of food insecure countries risen by nearly 4 million since 2019

21 september 2021 - 09:50:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African trade bloc, Inter-governmental Authority for Development (IGAD), says that an estimated 31.4 million [...] Full text...

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President Kabore, new UN resident-coordinator in Burkina Faso meet

14 september 2021 - 20:24:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of Burkina Faso, Roche Marc Christian Kaboré, Tuesday received here the new UN [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Standings after Day 2 second round CAF qualifying matches

08 september 2021 - 05:56:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the standings after Day 2 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches.  The match between [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 2 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Monday

07 september 2021 - 05:47:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results of some Day 2 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches played [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Standings after Day 1 second round CAF qualifying matches

04 september 2021 - 08:24:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the standings after Day 1 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches. Group A Country  [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Fixtures of Day 2 second round CAF qualifying matches to be played from Sunday to Tuesday

04 september 2021 - 08:22:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the full fixtures of Day 2 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Results of Day 1 second round CAF qualifying matches played on Thursday

03 september 2021 - 05:18:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some Day 1 Africa 2nd round 2022 World Cup qualifying matches [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Fixtures of some Day 1 matches to be played on Thursday

02 september 2021 - 08:54:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are fixtures of some Day 1 matches the African qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA [...] Full text...

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IGAD welcomes Obasanjo's appointment to lead peace effort in Eastern Africa

01 september 2021 - 20:45:51
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has welcomed the recent appointment of former Nigerian President, Olusegun [...] Full text...

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IGAD welcomes Obasanjo's appointment to lead peace effort in Eastern Africa

01 september 2021 - 18:03:41
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has welcomed the recent appointment of former Nigerian President Olusegun [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA World Cup/African Qualifiers: Matchday 1 fixtures

31 august 2021 - 19:55:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are Matchday 1 fixtures for the African qualifying competition for the 2022 FIFA World [...] Full text...

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Tusker FC crowned 2020-21 league champions in Kenya

23 august 2021 - 19:33:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tusker FC were crowned the 2020/21 Football Kenya Federation Premier League champions after beating Bidco United [...] Full text...

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CECAFA Zonal Women’s Champions League qualifiers set

22 august 2021 - 08:17:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The zonal Women’s Champions League qualifiers for the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations [...] Full text...

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U.S. Special Envoy for Horn of Africa to travel to Djibouti, Ethiopia, and UAE

13 august 2021 - 05:49:02
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will travel to Djibouti, Ethiopia, [...] Full text...

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Tanzania stop Burundi to win CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup

01 august 2021 - 03:37:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Tanzania defeated Burundi 6-5 in penalty shootout in the final of the CECAFA Under-23 Challenge [...] Full text...

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US announces additional $199 million humanitarian aid for Somalia

28 july 2021 - 13:15:19
Washington, DC US (PANA) - The United States said on Tuesday that it is providing nearly $199 million in additional [...] Full text...

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CECAFA hosts successful TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League draw

09 july 2021 - 19:13:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Excitement has engulfed Eastern Africa after a total of nine clubs learnt their opponents following the [...] Full text...

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ADF extends $83.6 million in grants to boost Ethiopia-Djibouti electricity trade

09 july 2021 - 12:28:02
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group is extending two grants worth $83.6 million to boost cross-border [...] Full text...

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CAF Women’s Champions League: UNAF, CECAFA prepare for Zonal draw on Wednesday

06 july 2021 - 18:30:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Following a successful start to the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League zonal qualifiers draw in Cote [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire to host draws for WAFU Women’s Champions League qualifiers

04 july 2021 - 19:33:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The newly-formed CAF Women’s Champions League will take one giant leap towards realization on Monday, 5 [...] Full text...

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US congratulates Djibouti on 44th independence anniversary

28 june 2021 - 05:30:20
Washington, US (PANA) - United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has congratulated the people of Djibouti on their 44th [...] Full text...

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Kenya all set for CECAFA Senior Championship

24 june 2021 - 13:28:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is all set for the forthcoming CECAFA Senior Championships, due to kick off in Bahar [...] Full text...

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Latest FIFA Rankings for African countries

27 may 2021 - 19:04:16
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the latest FIFA rankings for African countries, published in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday. World [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 behind unprecedented changes in number of migrants across East and Horn of Africa - IOM Report

26 may 2021 - 12:56:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – At least 300,000 migrants across the East and Horn of Africa have been affected by COVID-19 in 2020, according to the International Organization [...] Full text...

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CAF announces new leaders for its standing committees

18 may 2021 - 16:55:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a new team that will lead the work [...] Full text...

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President Kenyatta attends President Guelleh’s inauguration in Djibouti

15 may 2021 - 18:46:16
Djibouti Ville, Djibouti (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta was among several African leaders at the inauguration of Djibouti President Ismaïl [...] Full text...

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Sudan participates in inauguration of president Guelleh of Djibouti

14 may 2021 - 16:51:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has dispatched a senior member of the collective presidency, Lt.-Gen. Yasser Alatta, to Djibouti to [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Thrilling encounters in CAF draw for qualifiers

10 may 2021 - 17:46:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday hosted the [...] Full text...

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African teams’ road to FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup revealed

10 may 2021 - 17:36:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following draws conducted by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) at its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, [...] Full text...

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CAF Women’s AFCON qualifiers: CAF unveils pairings

10 may 2021 - 17:27:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt, ON Monday hosted the [...] Full text...

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CAF receives new record of entries in qualifiers for women's competitions

09 may 2021 - 09:52:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says the participation of national teams in women's football competitions [...] Full text...

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Draw for 2021 FIFA Arab Cup scheduled for April 27 in Qatar

26 april 2021 - 16:42:16
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The draw for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup will take place at the Katara Opera House [...] Full text...

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At least 34 dead after smuggler's boat capsizes off the coast of Djibouti

13 april 2021 - 06:00:45
Obock, Djibouti (PANA) – At least 34 people have died after a boat operated by people smugglers, transporting approximately 60 migrants [...] Full text...

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EU hands out US$199 million to IMF’s Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust

06 april 2021 - 08:16:11
Washington, DC US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday received the European Union's (EU's) contribution of US$199 [...] Full text...

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Senegal opens consulate in Dakhla, southern Morocco

05 april 2021 - 14:49:18
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Senegal on Monday opened a consulate general in Dakhla, southern Morocco, the 10th diplomatic representation inaugurated [...] Full text...

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AU Peace and Security Council on three-day mission to Sudan

30 march 2021 - 18:59:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A delegation of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), led by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges equitable vaccine access to widen reach in Africa

26 march 2021 - 08:54:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa urgently needs more COVID-19 vaccine supplies as deliveries begin to slow down and initial batches are [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2021: Togo national team arrives in Moroni for Comoros match

22 march 2021 - 21:03:33
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese national football team, The Sparrowhawks, arrived in Moroni for a match against the Comorian [...] Full text...

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FIFA council approves FIFA Arab Cup 2021

20 march 2021 - 18:36:56
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The FIFA Council on Friday approved the competition regulations for the FIFA Arab Cup 2021, which [...] Full text...

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IOM chief Vitorino says at least 20 migrants drown off Djibouti coast

04 march 2021 - 06:56:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - António Vitorino, Director-General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has announced that at least 20 migrants [...] Full text...

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WFP, UNHCR appeal for funding for over three million refugees hit by ration cuts in East Africa

02 march 2021 - 12:06:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Pfizer expands access to cancer drugs in 45 African countries

10 february 2021 - 16:54:47
New York, US (PANA) - US drug firm Pfizer has announced a partnership with IDA Foundation, an independent social enterprise [...] Full text...

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Kenya warns against ratcheting up tension among states of AU Mission in Somalia

10 february 2021 - 11:31:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has warned against attempts to stir up tension among African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso, Djibouti sign three cooperation agreements

28 january 2021 - 16:01:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - On the second day of his official visit to Djibouti, the President of Burkina Faso, [...] Full text...

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Kenya urges South Sudan to complete formation of unity government

28 january 2021 - 09:10:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged South Sudanese leaders to hasten the implementation of the remaining aspects [...] Full text...

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African Union calls for restraint over Kenya-Somalia border fighting

26 january 2021 - 14:19:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission has called for restraint following intense fighting along the Kenya-Somalia border [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe president leaves for Djibouti

26 january 2021 - 10:55:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, left Ouagadougou on Tuesday for a [...] Full text...

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CAF to send mission to Libya to inspect stadiums in preparation for lifting ban on hosting African competitions

16 january 2021 - 13:47:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Libyan Football Federation (FLF), Abdelhakim al-Chalmani, announced Saturday the Confederation of African [...] Full text...

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Tunisia in Top 5 of African economic growth in 2021

12 january 2021 - 15:53:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - African champions of economic growth in 2021 are Djibouti, Kenya, Tunisia, Rwanda and Botswana respectively, according [...] Full text...

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AfDB pledges to mobilise $6.5 billion in support of the Great Green Wall Initiative

11 january 2021 - 15:42:04
Paris, France (PANA) - The Sahel region's Great Green Wall Initiative received a major boost from the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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IFAD, GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions, restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall

11 january 2021 - 14:07:20
Paris, France (PANA) – Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most climate-impacted parts of the Sahel have cause [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UNHCR relocating Ethiopian refugees arriving in Sudan

05 january 2021 - 11:53:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said on Tuesday that together with the Sudan’s Commission for Refugees [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UNHCR, partners urgently seek US$156 million to support refugees fleeing Tigray region

22 december 2020 - 11:03:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, together with 30 humanitarian partners, is on Tuesday releasing an urgent [...] Full text...

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IGAD to hold summit on Kenya, Somalia maritime dispute

14 december 2020 - 10:27:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A crisis Summit of the Horn of Africa's Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) will convene on [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Champions league: 22 teams qualify for first round

07 december 2020 - 08:32:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - All the 22 qualifiers for the first round of the 2020/21 CAF Champions league have emerged [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Results from 2nd-leg, preliminary-round matches played at the weekend

07 december 2020 - 08:03:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from the second-leg of the preliminary round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Egyptian club becomes 3rd team to qualify for first round

05 december 2020 - 06:56:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian club, Al Mokawloon Al Arab, have qualified for the first round of the 2020/21 CAF [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: 2nd-leg preliminary-round fixtures this weekend

04 december 2020 - 06:41:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for second-leg in the preliminary round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Champions league: 2nd-leg, preliminary-round fixtures this weekend

04 december 2020 - 06:35:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for second-leg in the preliminary round of the 2020/21 CAF Champions [...] Full text...

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Global food commodity prices rose to a nearly six-year high in November - FAO

03 december 2020 - 14:21:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest level in nearly six years, [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: All results of 1st-leg, preliminary-round matches this weekend

29 november 2020 - 20:13:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results from all the first-leg, preliminary-round matches of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup, played [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Champions league: All results of 1st-leg, preliminary-round matches played this weekend

29 november 2020 - 20:09:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results of all the first-leg, preliminary-round matches of the 2020/21 CAF Champions league, [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Results of matches at the weekend

29 november 2020 - 13:30:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all the results of matches played in the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup at the [...] Full text...

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2020-21 Total CAF Champions League: Preliminary-round, first-leg fixtures

26 november 2020 - 18:40:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2020-21 Total CAF Champions League season kicks off this weekend with the first-leg fixtures of [...] Full text...

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Trump administration imposes new restrictions on Libyans over entry visas

25 november 2020 - 22:12:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The administration of outgoing US President, Donald Trump, Wednesday imposed temporary travel restrictions on 15 African [...] Full text...

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2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup First Prelim Round: First-Leg Fixtures

25 november 2020 - 17:20:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup kicks off this weekend with the first-leg fixtures of the [...] Full text...

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Kenya gears up for CAF youth championships

21 november 2020 - 10:05:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya  has embarked on preparations for the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) Under- 17 and [...] Full text...

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Mozambique withdraws statement on decolonization before UN commission

04 november 2020 - 16:51:26
New York United Nations (PANA) - Mozambique's permanent representative to the UN has withdrawn a statement on decolonization in Africa, [...] Full text...

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German funding helps Ethiopia enhance immigration, border management controls

23 october 2020 - 15:11:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  – Immigration and border management controls in Ethiopia are being improved to help secure the country’s [...] Full text...

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12 African migrants dead, others missing off Horn of Africa

17 october 2020 - 14:55:30
Obock, Djibouti (PANA) - Twelve migrants have died and others are missing after being thrown off a boat by smugglers [...] Full text...

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Eight African migrants dead, several injured off Horn of Africa

06 october 2020 - 11:06:44
Obock, Djibouti,(PANA) -  Staff from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday assisted Djiboutian authorities as they attended to [...] Full text...

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African Athletics Confederation postpones its major competitions to 2021

22 september 2020 - 14:32:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Athletic Confederation (AAC) has postponed its 2000 sports calendar, following the COVID-19 pandemic, to [...] Full text...

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Sumaili hopes to positively influence Burundi women's football (A CAF portrait)

15 september 2020 - 17:06:13
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Twice, Burundian international Falone Sumaili had made the decision to quit her football career; first, following [...] Full text...

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AU urges tightening of public health measures as economies reopen

27 august 2020 - 21:05:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for the [...] Full text...

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WFP: Refugees at risk of hunger and malnutrition, as relief packages dwindle in eastern Africa

26 august 2020 - 18:29:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to reduce its food and cash assistance [...] Full text...

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CAF, UEFA partner to strengthen African domestic leagues

21 august 2020 - 13:53:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With the support of the UEFA Assist Programme, CAF has embarked on a project to develop [...] Full text...

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FIFA's latest rankings for African countries

17 july 2020 - 19:19:00
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the latest rankings for Africa as issued on Thursday by FIFA. Senegal Tunisia Nigeria Algeria Morocco Ghana Egypt Cameroon Mali DR Congo Burkina Faso Côte [...] Full text...

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IGAD Heads of State Summit reviews peace progress in South Sudan

14 july 2020 - 21:37:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders held a virtual Summit on Tuesday under the umbrella of the Intergovernmental Authority [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Tanzania’s economic growth fastest in Eastern Africa - AfDB Report

10 july 2020 - 12:35:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A new report shows Tanzania’s economy is forecast to grow at 5.2 percent in [...] Full text...

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ADF approves US$9.52 million to enhance coordinated COVID-19 response in East Africa, Horn of Africa and the Comoros

01 july 2020 - 12:40:44
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved grants totalling US$9.52 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Leaders of African media associations call on gov’ts for support to work efficiently

28 june 2020 - 14:02:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Leaders of African media organisations have called on African governments to empower journalists to work efficiently [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Coca-Cola commits US$17 million to support Africa anti-pandemic fight

22 june 2020 - 16:51:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Coca-Cola System is committing US$ 17 million to support the continent through the various phases of the Covid-19 [...] Full text...

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Kenya secures UN Security Council seat

18 june 2020 - 22:18:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has been elected to the 15-member UN Security Council, emerging the winner of a tight [...] Full text...

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‘New contract’ needed with nature to keep drought and deserts at bay, says GUterres

18 june 2020 - 05:42:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called for "a new contract with nature" to address ongoing global [...] Full text...

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Turkish diplomat elected President of historic 75th UN General Assembly

18 june 2020 - 05:17:30
New York, US (PANA) - Turkish diplomat Volkan Bozkir was elected President of the forthcoming session of the UN General [...] Full text...

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Kenya intensifies campaign for UN Security Council seat

17 june 2020 - 11:23:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya will advance the pan-Africanist agenda of global peace, solidarity and multilateralism if elected to join [...] Full text...

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FIFA restarts int'l rankings, Senegal leads Africa and Belgium rules globally

12 june 2020 - 16:19:34
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, on Thursday resumed its international ranking for national teams after [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa CDC revises mass testing target for coronavirus in Africa to 10-15 million

21 may 2020 - 20:55:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Africa Union (AU) has revised its rapid mass testing target to 10-15 million people [...] Full text...

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World Bank announces $500 million to fight locusts in Africa, Middle East

21 may 2020 - 17:08:45
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday approved a US$500 million programme to help countries in Africa [...] Full text...

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Kenyan troops kill 5 Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia

17 may 2020 - 13:07:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan soldiers under the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) Sunday said they had quelled a [...] Full text...

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Battle ‘not yet over’ against locust invasions in East Africa and Yemen - says FAO

12 may 2020 - 05:39:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and other challenges, significant gains have been made against Desert Locust [...] Full text...

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UN appeals for US$6.7 billion to protect millions of lives, stem COVID-19 spread in fragile countries

07 may 2020 - 15:21:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s Humanitarian Chief, Mark Lowcock on Thursday  called for swift and determined action to avoid [...] 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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Three Greek sailors held in Djibouti set free

27 april 2020 - 15:25:58
  Athens-Greece (PANA) - Three remaining Greek sailors held hostage in Djibouti since September 2019, arrived safely in Athens following their [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Major relief airlift for ‘most vulnerable’ African nations takes off

15 april 2020 - 05:36:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The first of the UN’s “Solidarity Flights” carrying urgently needed medical equipment in the war [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IGAD Finance Ministers commit to contribute to Emergency Fund

10 april 2020 - 17:29:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, on Thursday held [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IGAD Health ministers call for action to combat pandemic

10 april 2020 - 12:10:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has commended “the swift action” taken by Heads of State and Government of the Intergovernmental [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IGAD staff donate US$ 700,000 to fight COVID-19 in IGAD member states

06 april 2020 - 16:47:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Determined to fully support the fight against COVID-19, the staff of the Intergovernmental Authority on development [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group launches first operations for COVID-19 emergency health support

04 april 2020 - 17:57:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved on Friday a first round of emergency [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $1.5 million emergency grant to curb desert locusts East and Horn of Africa

02 april 2020 - 10:35:59
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved a $1.5 million [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IGAD leaders adopt regional approach to combating COVID-19

30 march 2020 - 22:39:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Heads of State and Government of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Monday decided [...] Full text...

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IGAD leaders agree joint strategy to handle coronavirus pandemic

30 march 2020 - 17:14:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Member states of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have agreed to forge a joint approach [...] Full text...

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Education NGO puts global South on track to deliver balanced, inclusive education for all

04 march 2020 - 12:33:35
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Education Relief Foundation (ERF), established in 2016 with an ambitious mission to develop, [...] Full text...

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More funding needed to combat locust swarms ‘unprecedented in modern times’ - UN officials

26 february 2020 - 05:37:39
New York, US (PANA) - Along with climate shocks, conflict and acute food insecurity, the East Africa region now faces [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to host two African table tennis competitions

19 february 2020 - 18:06:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Table Tennis Federation announced on Wednesday the organization, from February 24 to 29 in [...] Full text...

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Amidst protection challenges, Eastern Route outpaces Mediterranean for people leaving Africa

15 february 2020 - 08:28:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A monthly average of 11,500 people travelling from the Horn of Africa to Yemen last year [...] Full text...

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Kenya military fires cannons to salute Moi's end of an era

12 february 2020 - 21:40:24
Nakuru, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan military concluded week-long mourning of retired President Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, who rose to [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Tshisekedi elected AU Chairperson for 2021

10 february 2020 - 15:08:05
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo has been elected first Vice [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: AU inaugurates headquarters of Committee on Intelligence, Security Services

09 february 2020 - 14:39:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) on Sunday inaugurated the headquarters of the Committee of Intelligence and Security [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM visits Djibouti

02 february 2020 - 16:37:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdouk on Sunday arrived in Djibouti, on a several day state visit [...] Full text...

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Parliament to examine several agreements signed between Tunisia, other countries

01 february 2020 - 18:43:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The assembly of representatives of the Tunisian people (Parliament) will on February 4 during a plenary [...] Full text...

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GAD concludes 2nd national consultation on Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

01 february 2020 - 14:22:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  -  The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Saturday successfully concluded the second national consultations on the Red [...] Full text...

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AU strongly condemns continued fighting in Tripoli

31 january 2020 - 13:13:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The 8th meeting of the African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya has strongly condemned [...] Full text...

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Developing countries set out to ensure brighter future for children (By Anaclet Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA correspondent)

29 january 2020 - 10:33:11
Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - After some years of intensive consultations within geographical regions and international bodies, including the United [...] Full text...

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AU Summit on Libyan crisis to be held on Thursday in Brazzaville

28 january 2020 - 10:00:15
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The eighth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union High Level Committee on [...] Full text...

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Education calls for popular commitment to overcome development challenges (By Anaclet Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA correspondent)

28 january 2020 - 09:26:11
Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - At a time when the international community has decided to take up the challenge of [...] Full text...

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African, Asian and Latin American countries put accent on inclusive education (By Anaclet Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA correspondent)

27 january 2020 - 10:49:00
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – Top representatives of African, Asian and Latin American developing countries meeting in Djibouti on Monday signed [...] Full text...

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FIFA 2022 WC: Draw for next phase of Africa group qualifiers

22 january 2020 - 09:53:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following is the outcome of the draw for the next Africa group phase matches of the [...] Full text...

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Draw for Africa zone 2nd-round qualifiers for 2022 World Cup carried out

21 january 2020 - 18:54:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The draw for the second round of the Africa zone qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, to be [...] Full text...

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2022 WC: The draw for Africa zone groups on Tuesday

20 january 2020 - 21:22:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - The draw for the groups of the qualifiers for the Africa zone of the “Qatar 2022” [...] Full text...

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IGAD launches national consultations on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden

15 january 2020 - 15:35:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Wednesday successfully concluded the first National Consultation on the [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Sudan cooperation discussed

12 january 2020 - 17:47:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Kenya on Sunday asked Sudan to help it stave off the threat of locusts that crossed [...] Full text...

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Chinese FM arrives in Burundi

11 january 2020 - 15:39:17
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi arrived in Bujumbura on Saturday as part of a [...] Full text...

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IGAD Executive Secretary meets Sudan's head of state

10 january 2020 - 12:04:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan’s head of state Lieutenant General Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan has affirmed the country's support to the Intergovernmental [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's women beach Volleyball off to Tanzania for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Qualifiers

09 january 2020 - 17:58:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan women's beach volleyball national teams departed for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Thursday ahead of [...] Full text...

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Three Americans killed in Kenya naval base attack

06 january 2020 - 19:54:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Three Americans lost their lives in the terror attack on a Kenyan military camp on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Two police officers perish in terror-linked explosion

28 december 2019 - 14:08:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two police officers have died after their vehicle was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) [...] Full text...

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Somalia desert locust outbreak threatens food security in Horn of Africa

18 december 2019 - 16:00:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Somalia faces the worst Desert Locust outbreak in a quarter of a century with the risk [...] Full text...

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Morocco, Djibouti sign agreement on energy, mining

17 december 2019 - 09:19:16
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and Djibouti signed a framework agreement in Rabat on Monday to strengthen bilateral cooperation in [...] Full text...

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UNESCO adds 'Morna of Cabo Verde' to the list of the intangible heritage of humanity

12 december 2019 - 17:41:02
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Morna, a truly Cape Verdean musical genre, was on Wednesday officially included on  the [...] Full text...

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Global South takes lead in developing education systems fit for the future

02 december 2019 - 16:32:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – With all revisions complete, the Universal Declaration of Balanced and Inclusive Education has now been finalised and [...] Full text...

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Kenya names provisional team to CECAFA senior championships

30 november 2019 - 18:26:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  Kenya senior national team coach Francis Kimanzi Saturday named the provisional squad for the upcoming CECAFA [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde loses one place in the latest FIFA ranking

29 november 2019 - 18:07:59
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde has lost one place in the latest FIFA ranking, updated on Thursday. It [...] Full text...

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Tanzania picks squad for CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup

29 november 2019 - 15:14:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania national team chief coach, Etienne Ndayiragije, has named a 32-man provisional squad in [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta rules out immediate recall of Kenyan troops from Somalia

28 november 2019 - 14:28:50
Nakuru, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan troops will continue operating in Somalia until after the threat posed by the forces destabilising [...] Full text...

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IGAD pledges $50,000 toward flood victims in Djibouti

23 november 2019 - 22:04:29
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Sunday pledged US$50,000 towards the relief efforts for the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda withdraw from 2019 CECAFA senior men Challenge Cup in Uganda

22 november 2019 - 15:05:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda have withdrawn from the 2019 CECAFA senior men Challenge Cup for national teams, which is [...] Full text...

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