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Tunisian clubs get highest share from Qatar 2022 FIFA Club Benefit programme
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FIFA reveals £159m payouts to clubs for 2022 World Cup representation
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CAF changes name of its new African Super League
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2023 U-23 AFCON: Tournament kicks off on Saturday
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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Mauritania seal 3-0 win over Sudan to go top of Group I
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President Barrow says Gambia has transitioned through national socio-political crisis
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FIFA Women's World Cup: Injury rules Janine Van Wyk out of South Africa squad
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02 may 2023 - 08:35:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Sentech Africa Tech Week Conference kicked off in Cape Town on Tuesday. The event [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group launches business ready project
01 may 2023 - 18:11:24Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group has begun work to assess the business and investment climate in [...] Full text...
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2023 U-17 AFCON: Cameroon keen to defend their title in Algeria
01 may 2023 - 08:38:21Annaba, Algeria (PANA) - Cameroon coach, Serge Mimpo-Tsintsémé, says the team’s ambition heading into the 2023 TotalEnergies Under-17 Africa Cup [...] Full text...
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On second thought: What is really going on here? A reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (A Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA, correspondent)
30 april 2023 - 16:35:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - It all started with a comment from a South African radio station presenter: “How come you [...] Full text...
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Natural capital, an option for African governments to finance SDGs
24 april 2023 - 20:53:28Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa must use all its comparative advantages to mobilize the resources it needs to finance [...] Full text...
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Narrow escape of civilian from death in Khartoum exemplifies ordeal of Sudanese in ongoing fight (A feature story by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent in Sudan)
24 april 2023 - 12:33:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For three long days, Salih Idris Ali (not his real name), 32, was trapped behind the [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire face Ghana in WAFU B U-20 girls and boys' tournaments
18 april 2023 - 15:18:40Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ghana have been handed a tough draw to face neighbours and arch rivals Cote d'Ivoire [...] Full text...
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Nyarugusu: How one of the world’s largest refugee camps achieved zero maternal deaths in 2022 (A UNFP feature)
11 april 2023 - 04:52:43Kigoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Last year, 6,235 women and girls gave birth at Nyarugusu refugee camp. And not one of [...] Full text...
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Mali plans to hold the Artistic and Cultural Biennale in Mopti in July
20 march 2023 - 18:36:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali plans to organize from 6 -16 July 2023 in Mopti (Centre), head of the region [...] Full text...
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How UNESCO is helping youth, adults return to primary education in Mozambique (A UNESCO Feature)
17 march 2023 - 11:40:42Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - In Mozambique, where over 20 languages are spoken, the language of instruction is Portuguese. However, only [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC: FIFA to approve 48-team tournament with 104 games over 39 days
14 march 2023 - 13:38:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 2026 FIFA World Cup, due to be hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico, will [...] Full text...
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CECAFA/CAF African Schools Championship: Perfect start for Uganda
18 february 2023 - 08:43:23Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Uganda’s representatives at the Zonal Qualifiers to the inaugural CAF African Schools Championship made [...] Full text...
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Liberia hosts international forum on forest and climate resilience
02 february 2023 - 10:51:53Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The Government of Liberia, with support from the World Bank, the Government of Norway, and donor [...] Full text...
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Cabo Verde ‘on the frontlines’ of climate crisis, says UN chief ahead of Ocean Summit (A UN feature)
22 january 2023 - 05:44:32Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - How can a country secure a sustainable future if 99.3 per cent of its territory [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat to visit Algeria, Morocco
21 january 2023 - 07:39:09Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A senior US diplomat will undertake a visit to Algeria and Morocco from 21-26 January [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s independence and the curse of duality (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent )
01 january 2023 - 13:52:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sixty-seven years have now elapsed since Sudan gained its independence from the condominium colonization on 1 [...] Full text...
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EU border agency slammed for using aerial surveillance in favour of Libyan Coast Guard in Mediterranean
12 december 2022 - 08:39:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The use by the EU's border agency, Frontex, of aerial surveillance to enable the Libyan Coast Guard [...] Full text...
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Feature - Climate Change: Inside struggles of Gambian flood victims
28 november 2022 - 18:10:46Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - A 22-year-old young man from Tobacco Road, the hardest hit area by the latest flash [...] Full text...
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Honour traffic victims by making roads safer: Guterres
21 november 2022 - 18:49:01New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for greater global efforts to achieve the goal of [...] Full text...
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Delivering justice for abused child brides in The Comoros (A UN feature)
02 october 2022 - 08:06:16Moroni, The Comoros (PANA) - Around 30 per cent of girls in The Comoros become child brides, and they make [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso to distribute more than 16 million mosquito nets in malaria fight
04 august 2022 - 17:39:43Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)- The Burkinabe Ministry of Health will on 30 August launch the distribution of more than 16 [...] Full text...
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South Africa ‘on the precipice of explosive xenophobic violence’, UN experts warn
15 july 2022 - 19:37:32Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts have condemned reports of escalating violence targeting [...] Full text...
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From fighting to farming: Supporting peacebuilding in Mozambique (A UN feature)
10 july 2022 - 07:49:29Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - As Mozambique looks to move on from its violent past, a UN-led programme is supporting efforts [...] Full text...
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UN human rights probe says new suspected mass graves found in Libyan town of Tarhuna
04 july 2022 - 15:09:04Geneva, Switzerand (PANA) - New suspected mass graves have been uncovered in Tarhuna, Libya, a Human Rights Council Probe reported on [...] Full text...
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Dakar International Athletics Meeting is back on track after 7 years
25 june 2022 - 09:09:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Dakar International Track and Field Meeting is back after disappearing from the calendar of major [...] Full text...
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French international footballer Paul Pogba expected in Guinea on Tuesday
21 june 2022 - 12:39:07Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - French international footballer of Guinean origin, Paul Pogba, is expected on Tuesday in the capital Conakry [...] Full text...
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World’s richest countries damaging child health worldwide: UNICEF
25 may 2022 - 05:40:42New York, US (PANA) - Over-consumption in the world’s richest countries is creating unhealthy, dangerous and toxic conditions for children [...] Full text...
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Ukrainian crisis to feature at Dakar conference on revival of the African economy
14 may 2022 - 14:39:30Dakar Senegal (PANA) - The Ukrainian crisis will be the focus of a side event at the 54th Conference of [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Growing risk of Somalia famine, as drought famine worsens (A UN feature)
29 march 2022 - 05:18:18Mogdishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Horn of Africa is experiencing the worst drought since 1981, and a shortfall in aid [...] Full text...
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After 10 years fighting in the bush - it’s time to go home, says Rwandan ex-fighter in DRC (A UN feature)
20 march 2022 - 05:31:54Goma, DRC (PANA) - Foreign combatants with armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can find it [...] Full text...
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Libya's UN delegate calls for 'fair' elections to resolve crisis
17 march 2022 - 15:00:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the UN Security Council, Taher al-Sonni, said on Wednesday that the holding [...] Full text...
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Turning waste to wealth (A feature by UNEP)
05 march 2022 - 14:58:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Nzambi Matee beams brightly, thrusting a brick forth to coincide with the click of the [...] Full text...
thread Environment
2022 Women's AFCON: All the qualifiers emerge
23 february 2022 - 20:37:14Cairo, 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 - 05:29:20Cairo, 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 WAFCON qualifiers: Results from 1st-leg, 2nd-round matches
19 february 2022 - 12:44:50Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results of matches played across Africa in the first leg of the second [...] Full text...
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UN agency steps up efforts to end female genital mutilation (A UNFPA feature)
06 february 2022 - 05:43:55Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to [...] Full text...
thread Gender
2021 AFCON: Burkina Faso vs Senegal, a passion to get to the finals
01 february 2022 - 23:48:53Yaounde, Cameroun (PANA) – The first semi-final of the 33rd edition of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) between Burkina Faso [...] Full text...
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Bringing dry land in the Sahel back to life (Feature by FAO)
23 january 2022 - 10:17:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Millions of hectares of farmland are lost to the desert each year in Africa’s Sahel region, [...] Full text...
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UN top official, Stephanie Williams, arrives in Tripoli
12 december 2021 - 16:26:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the arrival of the Special Adviser [...] Full text...
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FIFA supports WHO 16-day campaign on domestic violence
25 november 2021 - 23:30:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed up to raise awareness about domestic violence [...] Full text...
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Arms trafficking, a ‘defining factor’ in undermining peace
23 november 2021 - 07:25:23New York, US (PANA) - Small arms trafficking is a “defining factor in undermining peace and security”, the Director of the UN Institute [...] Full text...
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Israel, Western Sahara feature in discussions between US, Morocco top diplomats
23 november 2021 - 06:41:58Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita on Monday called on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken [...] Full text...
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Kenya projects US$3 billion yearly earnings from African Free Trade Agreement
20 november 2021 - 13:57:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has set a target of US$3 billion in earnings annually from the African Continental Free [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Rights group questions choice of Egypt as next climate change conference venue
15 november 2021 - 06:37:52Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is questioning the choice of Egypt to host the next UN climate [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Sudan coup: Army urged to end arbitrary detentions
09 november 2021 - 12:40:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudanese security authorities should immediately release people arbitrarily detained since the 25 October military takeover, Human [...] Full text...
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US urges Sudanese government to take action on political reforms
23 october 2021 - 11:44:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The U.S. Department of State has urged various Sudanese political groups, particularly those in the transitional [...] Full text...
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UN-backed show highlights lifesaving benefit of ‘edutainment’ in South Africa
20 october 2021 - 06:00:46Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Young people in South Africa changed their attitudes significantly and adopted safer sexual behaviour, after watching a TV show called Down South – [...] Full text...
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African conference on land governance to engage cultural and creative sector practitioners
11 october 2021 - 20:21:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) All is set for the fourth edition of the three-day Conference on Land Policy in Africa starting [...] Full text...
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Startups, awards and new research: youth-led World Food Forum kicks off
02 october 2021 - 06:03:19Rome, Italy (PANA) - The first World Food Forum, a youth-led event aimed at harnessing the energy and creativity of [...] Full text...
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World Food Forum kicks off with young generations shaping a better future for food
01 october 2021 - 13:41:21Rome, Italy (PANA) - Young people from around the globe are being tasked with giving a key contribution to shape [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Greece to seek investment in Libya
24 september 2021 - 21:16:08Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Costas Fragogiannis, says he will in a fortnight he will lead a [...] Full text...
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Africa's first 'biophilic' building planned for Cape Town
23 september 2021 - 12:53:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town’s city centre will soon be home to a 24-storey apartment building that [...] Full text...
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Innovation continued despite COVID-19: New UN report
21 september 2021 - 06:07:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19, the new technology sector continued to thrive and prosper [...] Full text...
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Africa Investment Forum to host third edition of Market Days in Abidjan
17 september 2021 - 13:32:04Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Investment Forum will hold its 2021 Market Days in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from [...] Full text...
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Agriculture stakeholders reflect on sustainable and resilient food systems for Africa
07 september 2021 - 12:47:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Farmers, heads of state, agricultural scientists and representatives of the private sector and civil society [...] Full text...
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Four South African teams among Africa's biggest spenders
30 august 2021 - 19:57:50Zurich, Switzerland (NAN) - Four teams from South Africa have ranked among Africa's biggest spenders on international signings over the [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers highlight uncertainty over budget, electoral legislation and malaria-infected futsal team
08 august 2021 - 12:57:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The uncertainty that hangs over the scene in Libya, fuelled by differences between the Libyan parties, [...] Full text...
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US State Department hosts virtual Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit
03 august 2021 - 05:22:28Washington, DC (US) - The U.S. Department of State is hosting the virtual Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit on 3-4 August. A statement [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire to host draws for WAFU Women’s Champions League qualifiers
04 july 2021 - 19:33:09Cairo, 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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Sudan calls on Ethiopians to go for peaceful settlement of differences
04 july 2021 - 16:19:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday urged belligerent Ethiopian sides to fully observe a ceasefire, sit around the negotiation [...] Full text...
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The world stands by Libya at Berlin II Conference to promote political process (Feature by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
22 june 2021 - 22:10:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The world's attention will be focused Wednesday on Berlin, the German capital, which will host the "Berlin [...] Full text...
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WHO organizes global conference on communicating science during health emergencies
06 june 2021 - 17:40:41Paris, France (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has convened a global conference on communicating science during health emergencies [...] Full text...
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Third Japan-Africa Business Forum opens June 29
01 june 2021 - 15:08:36Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Asia External Representation Office of the African Development Bank (AfDB), in coordination with the [...] Full text...
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CAF Women’s AFCON qualifiers: CAF unveils pairings
10 may 2021 - 17:27:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt, ON Monday hosted the [...] Full text...
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UNESCO laureate helps girls go back to school in Kenya (A UNESCO feature)
27 april 2021 - 05:45:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - “I would be out of school and married now without the help of our community facilitator," [...] Full text...
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FIFA unveils groups for Tokyo Olympic soccer event
21 april 2021 - 16:50:21Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The 28 teams that have qualified for the Olympic football tournaments discovered their group opponents after [...] Full text...
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Kenyans struggle with clogged urban infrastructure to beat coronavirus curfew
19 april 2021 - 22:50:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The daily occurrence of Kenya's urban workers rushing home to catch commuter vehicles to arrive home [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese women, children freed from captivity
02 april 2021 - 19:22:43Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Fifty-eight women and children have been freed from captivity after months of talks between rival [...] Full text...
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French Minister of the Army visits Mali
01 april 2021 - 11:17:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, arrived on Wednesday in Bamako, while a [...] Full text...
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Racism endangers human rights of all persons in Europe – EU High Representative
19 march 2021 - 13:48:18Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Systemic racism in Europe runs deep across all strands of society and structures and jeopardises the [...] Full text...
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French clubs invoke FIFA coronavirus rule to keep stars out of AFCON qualifiers
18 march 2021 - 22:28:40Paris, France (PANA) - Paris Saint-Germain defender Abdou Diallo is among several Ligue 1 stars who will be unable to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 'Health worker death toll rises to at least 17,000'
07 march 2021 - 11:30:38London, UK (PANA) - At least 17,000 health workers have died from COVID-19 over the last year, said Amnesty International, [...] Full text...
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Like father like son - Uganda’s Kakooza eyeing U-20 AFCON stardom (Feature)
04 march 2021 - 20:48:45Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - When Charles Sempeja got a fracture that ended his football Career, the mantle was handed over [...] Full text...
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Olympic Kenya to establish OlymAfrica Centre in Nairobi
24 february 2021 - 15:21:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K will establish the first OlympAfrica Centre in the country, [...] Full text...
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Kenya gears up for Africa cross country event in Lome
10 february 2021 - 06:41:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's team to the Africa Cross Country Championships will be picked on Saturday at the National [...] Full text...
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Kenya rugby 7s teams to step up Olympics preparations in Spain
06 february 2021 - 09:52:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is among the 24 teams invited to the Rugby 7s high-performance preparation tournaments in Spain. The [...] Full text...
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FIFA, WHO #ACTogether to tackle COVID-19
02 february 2021 - 19:40:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA is teaming up with the World Health Organization (WHO) to promote the need for fair [...] Full text...
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WHO issues new 10-year plan to end suffering from neglected tropical diseases
28 january 2021 - 14:54:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new World Health Organization (WHO) road map for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) proposes ambitious targets [...] Full text...
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The virus that shut down the world: The yawning gulf between rich and poor (A UN feature)
25 december 2020 - 10:18:24New York, US (PANA) - Inequality between the rich and poor worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic and poverty increased, for [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $7 million to transform mini-grid investment in Africa
20 december 2020 - 14:33:11Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $7 million [...] Full text...
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Funds for emergency food assistance run dry as millions face hunger season in Zimbabwe
17 december 2020 - 15:52:28Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – With millions of Zimbabweans devastated by a year of drought, rising hyperinflation and COVID-19, the United [...] Full text...
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African finance ministers to meet on new payments system for continental trading bloc
24 november 2020 - 22:26:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has slated its Technical Committee meeting on finance, monetary and economic planning [...] Full text...
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Champions League: Gor Mahia hire stand-in coach after CAF bars tactician
24 november 2020 - 12:48:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Gor Mahia have named Sammy Omollo theit stand-in coach ahead of the CAF Champions League preliminary [...] Full text...
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Global leaders to shape Davos Agenda ahead of 2021 Year of 'rebuilding trust' - NGO
23 november 2020 - 18:30:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Davos Agenda is a pioneering mobilization of global leaders to rebuild trust to shape the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: #AfricaMaskWeek to launch on Monday
23 november 2020 - 11:57:51Addis Ababa Ethiopia (PANA) - At a time when COVID-19 cases are increasing in a second wave in many parts [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO says 'Remdesivir no COVID-19 silver bullet'
20 november 2020 - 06:50:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An advisory body of the UN health agency is not recommending the use of the high-profile [...] Full text...
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Neglected tropical diseases: Countries endorse new targets to eradicate 20 killers
12 november 2020 - 21:00:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A bold new blueprint to tackle all neglected tropical diseases has been agreed at the UN [...] Full text...
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Senegal to host 2021 AFCON Beach Soccer
06 november 2020 - 18:10:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Cup of Nations Beach Soccer competition will be played in the week of May [...] Full text...
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Pan African body holds conference on food
26 october 2020 - 19:37:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) will organize a conference, running from October 27 [...] Full text...
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