Cash transfers transforming lives in Burundi: World Bank Blog By Iftikhar Malik, Mona Niebuhr and Jacqueline Manisabwe

26 september 2024 - 08:40:08
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Cash4Jobs Project, known as Merankabandi ("be like others" in the local language), is more than [...] Full text...

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UN agencies assist families affected by floods in Nigeria

18 september 2024 - 04:30:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN agencies and their humanitarian partners are providing life-saving relief to families in Nigeria who lost [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity flags dire conditions for Burkinabe refugees in central Mali amid lean season

22 august 2024 - 05:04:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As the lean season intensifies across Mali, the situation for thousands of people who have fled [...] Full text...

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Sexual violence, famine stalk Sudan’s displaced

13 august 2024 - 16:53:01
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s deepening humanitarian crisis caused by nearly 16 months of war has left countless women [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s displaced millions face escalating hardship amid war and floods

10 august 2024 - 05:35:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of displaced people in Sudan, already suffering from the devastating impact of a nearly 16-month-long [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity publishes on-the-record update on Gaza situation

06 august 2024 - 07:08:33
Deir al-Balah, Palestine (PANA) - It is a massive challenge to balance operational necessity and aid workers’ personal safety in [...] Full text...

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Famine now prevalent in parts of war-torn Sudan - Report

02 august 2024 - 05:35:15
New York, US (PANA) - Famine is now prevalent in areas of war-torn Sudan and will continue through the next [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Nearly 26 million going hungry due to rising food prices, access challenges

24 july 2024 - 05:17:06
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN [...] Full text...

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Refugee Paralympic Team heading to Paris

10 july 2024 - 06:40:24
Bonn, Germany (PANA) - Eight athletes and one guide runner are set to compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games [...] Full text...

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Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in Libya, warns UN rights chief

09 july 2024 - 14:15:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold “at scale” in Libya took [...] Full text...

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WHO’s investment case launch draws expressions of support, pledges to sustainably finance four-year strategy

28 may 2024 - 18:41:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday launched an investment case that lays out the Organisation’s [...] Full text...

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Long, dangerous journeys on the rise

21 may 2024 - 18:55:31
New York, US (PANA) - Migration is on track to become one of the defining features of the 21stst century [...] Full text...

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Thousands of children killed or maimed by explosive weapons in populated areas: UNICEF

22 april 2024 - 17:20:58
New York, US (PANA) - Meaningful action to prevent the use of explosive weapons in populated areas could reduce the [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group aims to expand health services to 1.5 billion people

18 april 2024 - 18:20:24
Washington, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday announced an ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, [...] Full text...

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Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa

12 april 2024 - 21:57:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Almost 55 million people are facing further food and nutrition insecurity in West and Central Africa [...] Full text...

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‘My health, my right’ campaign marks World Health Day

07 april 2024 - 06:48:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) is on Sunday launching a new campaign to champion the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's Defence Chief warns “evil people” canvassing coup over hardship

22 february 2024 - 19:12:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, on Thursday warned those he described as “evil [...] Full text...

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Nigerian workers declare 2-day nationwide protest over hardship

17 february 2024 - 06:19:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday declared a two-day nationwide mass protest over nationwide [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS urges Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger to prioritise dialogue, reconciliation

10 february 2024 - 08:24:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, which [...] Full text...

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Malawi's plan to create a stable, sustainable economy

10 february 2024 - 08:06:02
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Adherence to the authorities' macroeconomic adjustment and reform programme will help Malawi overcome current and future [...] Full text...

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Malawi's plan to create a stable, sustainable economy

03 february 2024 - 10:47:45
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Adherence to the authorities' macroeconomic adjustment and reform program would help Malawi overcome current and future [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights experts condemn ‘killing and silencing’ of journalists

02 february 2024 - 06:13:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing military operations by Israel in Gaza have made it the deadliest and most dangerous war [...] Full text...

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Troubled year in store for the world’s children: UNICEF report

16 january 2024 - 05:34:53
New York, US (PANA) - Globally in 2024, children are likely to see increased exposure to violence and war, and [...] Full text...

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A digital world needing more humanity (By Paul Ejime)

25 december 2023 - 07:10:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Our digital World with the accompanying advanced technology has unleashed innumerable benefits on humanity. Yet, our [...] Full text...

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WHO: Half of the world’s population not fully covered by essential health services

13 december 2023 - 07:46:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Half of the world’s population is not fully covered by essential health services and two billion people [...] Full text...

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UNICEF: 1 in 5 children in world’s richest countries living in poverty

06 december 2023 - 06:46:44
New York, US (PANA) - A sharp rise in child poverty was registered across 40 of the world’s richest countries between [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS solidarity mission visits Sierra Leone after 'unrest' in capital (By Paul Ejime)

28 november 2023 - 13:06:45
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - A solidarity and fact-finding Mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has [...] Full text...

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Building resilient communities together in Burundi: World Bank Blog By Åsa Giertz and Dario Zanardi

10 november 2023 - 18:10:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Sometimes people have to go through periods of hardship in their lives, like natural disasters, unemployment, [...] Full text...

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Gazans struggle for survival; north sealed off

08 november 2023 - 15:22:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still in northern Gaza face unprecedented hardship after being isolated by [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis has ‘effectively put on hold’ political dispute over Abyei

06 november 2023 - 19:21:18
New York, US (PANA) - The war between rival militaries in Sudan has interrupted encouraging signs of dialogue between Sudan [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to vaccinate 7.7 million girls against leading cause of cervical cancer

25 october 2023 - 06:05:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunisation system on Tuesday, aiming to [...] Full text...

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Resilient global economy still limping along, with growing divergences: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

10 october 2023 - 15:34:50
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy continues to recover from the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and [...] Full text...

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Lack of universal healthcare coverage, ‘human rights tragedy on a massive scale’

22 september 2023 - 05:38:51
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders on Thursday agreed to boost efforts to provide universal health coverage for all [...] Full text...

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‘Radical reorientation’ needed as half of humanity lacks basic health coverage

19 september 2023 - 05:39:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over 4.5 billion people worldwide lack coverage for essential health services the UN health agency said [...] Full text...

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Billions left behind on the path to Universal Health Coverage

18 september 2023 - 19:37:54
New York, US(PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank have jointly published the 2023 Universal Health [...] Full text...

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Libya storm: Medicines, food, household items, body bags to be distributed to residents

14 september 2023 - 14:36:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Medicines, food, body bags, first aid kits and household items from the International Committee of the [...] Full text...

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Morocco earthquake: AfDB President bemoans devastation

12 september 2023 - 10:38:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has extended deepest condolences [...] Full text...

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4TH UPDATE: Morocco declares three days of national mourning for earthquake victims

09 september 2023 - 20:44:44
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has declared three days of national mourning after a deadly earthquake on Friday night caused [...] Full text...

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3RD UPDATE: Death toll in Morocco earthquake now 1,037

09 september 2023 - 15:56:42
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll on the earthquake that struck Morocco on Saturday is now 1,037, the Ministry [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Death toll in Morocco earthquake crosses 1,000-mark

09 september 2023 - 13:37:24
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll in the earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday night is now over 1,000, [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Death toll in Morocco earthquake rises to 'at least 820' - Interior ministry

09 september 2023 - 10:56:49
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll in the earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday night has climbed to "at [...] Full text...

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Financial inclusion builds resilience of pastoralists to drought (World Bank feature)

02 september 2023 - 11:56:52
Washington DC, US (PANA) - Until recent rain fell in the Horn of Africa, more than 9.5 million animals died [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: UN rights chief calls for immediate restoration of constitutional order

19 august 2023 - 05:23:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, called on Friday for Niger’s democratically elected [...] Full text...

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Over 350,000 children in developing world missing out on cancer treatment - WHO

27 july 2023 - 06:30:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Treatment remains out of reach for hundreds of thousands of children diagnosed with cancer in low [...] Full text...

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Lies about pandemic accord endangering future generations: WHO chief

20 july 2023 - 06:23:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday expressed concern over the continuing spread [...] Full text...

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US urges South Sudan leaders to address impediments to reaslise the people's aspirations

09 july 2023 - 07:46:12
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Sunday called upon South Sudan’s leaders to address impediments in the country [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Crisis threatens to hobble South Sudan’s transition, UN mission chief says

21 june 2023 - 06:14:12
New York, US (PANA) - The cross-border impact of the crisis in Sudan is unfurling along multiple fronts, and action [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Guterres urges donors to boost aid response to halt death, destruction

19 june 2023 - 19:37:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - A UN-led appeal for funding to help the people of Sudan raised $1.5 billion on Monday [...] Full text...

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UN and partners seek $7 billion to prevent catastrophe in the Horn of Africa

24 may 2023 - 15:27:30
New York, US (PANA) - With “crisis atop of crisis” threatening millions in the Horn of Africa, the international community [...] Full text...

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Horn of Africa: Over 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished

23 may 2023 - 05:53:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Children in the Horn of Africa are living through an unprecedented large-scale crisis of hunger, displacement, [...] Full text...

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Desperate situation facing millions displaced by armed violence in DR Congo

06 may 2023 - 06:35:22
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Recurring attacks by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) continue [...] Full text...

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One in six people globally affected by infertility: WHO

04 april 2023 - 09:22:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Large numbers of people are affected by infertility in their lifetime, according to a new report [...] Full text...

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Volatile commodity prices reduce growth, amplify swings in inflation

01 april 2023 - 12:04:37
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Food and energy prices surged to near historic highs in recent years amid the pandemic [...] Full text...

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Volatile commodity prices reduce growth, amplify swings in inflation: IMF Blog

28 march 2023 - 19:14:54
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Food and energy prices surged to near historic highs in recent years amid the pandemic [...] Full text...

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UN: Sudanese heading for solution but challenges remain huge

21 march 2023 - 12:29:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has warned that although Sudanese are now close to reaching a political solution [...] Full text...

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Renewal of state of emergency a precautionary measure to avert a falling back into manslaughter (By Mohamed Osman Adam)

24 february 2023 - 18:23:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Blue Nile State, near the borders with Ethiopia, on Friday renewed a state of emergency [...] Full text...

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Gambian President Barrow urges countrymen to live together in peace

19 february 2023 - 14:02:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has urged his countrymen to live together in peace for the development [...] Full text...

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UK, US criticised for expulsion of Chagos Islands’ indigenous people

15 february 2023 - 11:45:25
London, UK (PANA) – The forced displacement of the entire Chagossian people by the United Kingdom and the United States governments and [...] Full text...

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Pope Francis begins visit to DRC and South Sudan on Tuesday

31 january 2023 - 06:20:23
The Vatican (PANA) - Pope Francis departs from Rome on Tuesday on a six-day Apostolic Journey to Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for more action to end ‘cycles of poverty and stigma’ related to tropical diseases

31 january 2023 - 05:17:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More countries have worked to eliminate dengue, leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) over the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's 2023 elections: Concerns and expectations (By Paul Ejime)

30 january 2023 - 12:27:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria braces for another critical general election this year, it is pertinent to recall the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Ruling party candidate accuses government of using fuel scarcity, Naira redesign to sabotage his election

25 january 2023 - 21:07:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Presidential candidate of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on [...] Full text...

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Motorbike ambulance saves mothers and babies in Kenya: UNFPA

13 january 2023 - 06:51:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The hardship being felt across the Horn of Africa by the worst drought in 40 years has left [...] Full text...

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Populations in southern Libya facing difficulties linked to various factors

09 january 2023 - 14:28:46
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Several towns, villages and hamlets in southern Libya are facing extreme hardships due to various factors [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council urged to help make 2023 the year of ‘free and fair elections’ in Libya

17 december 2022 - 05:23:01
New York, US (PANA) - The first step to legitimacy and security in Libya is to allow registered voters to [...] Full text...

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Ghana's finance minister survives motion to remove him from office

08 december 2022 - 19:35:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's beleaguered Minister of Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, on Thursday survived a censure motion by opposition [...] Full text...

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Food, energy prices negatively impact Senegalese economy: IMF

17 november 2022 - 07:28:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Weaker external demand, rising food and energy prices, and the US dollar appreciation have negatively impacted [...] Full text...

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WHO urges immediate skin to skin contact for babies born prematurely

16 november 2022 - 05:53:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Premature babies should be given skin to skin contact immediately after birth to improve their survival [...] Full text...

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Human rights chief decries steep rise in civilian casualties in Somalia

15 november 2022 - 05:11:13
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A steep rise in civilian casualties across Somalia, largely at the hands of Al-Shabaab militants, has [...] Full text...

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Ghana's Parliament sets up committee to probe censure motion against finance minister

10 november 2022 - 18:25:50
Accra, Ghana (PAMA) - Ghana's Parliament on Thursday set up an eight-member ad-hoc committee to probe the Minority's motion of [...] Full text...

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Thousands hit the sreets in Acca to denounce economic hadships

05 november 2022 - 17:57:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Thousands of Ghanaians early Saturday took to the streets of the capital in a demonstration dubbed [...] Full text...

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Report: Sudan: Launch of violent extremism threat assessment in Southern Libyan borderlands

03 november 2022 - 16:21:35
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A comprehensive survey study on how extremism surges and the countries it impacts in the states [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 1: Ghana opposition MPs file motion of censure to remove finance minister

25 october 2022 - 17:27:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Minority in Ghana's Parliament has filed a motion of censure against Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, [...] Full text...

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Communal fighting: the Achilles' heel in Sudan’s national unity (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)

24 october 2022 - 14:09:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Spurred by intensification of ethnic conflict in the Blue Nile, adjacent to the Border with Ethiopia, [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams conviction of Zimbabwean author, protester

01 october 2022 - 12:34:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the conviction of Zimbabwean author and activist Tsitsi Dangarembga and fellow protester [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN steps up post-COVID support in Africa

24 august 2022 - 16:17:05
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Wednesday a [...] Full text...

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Japan provides further support to provide food in Zimbabwe

31 july 2022 - 05:36:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Government of Japan has made an additional contribution of US$500,000 to the World Food Programme [...] Full text...

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UN commemorates Nelson Mandela’s ‘fight for a better world’

18 july 2022 - 19:14:26
New York, US (PANA) - UN Member States gathered in the General Assembly Hall on Monday to observe Nelson Mandela [...] Full text...

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Ghana teacher unions embark on strike to demand cost of living allowance

04 july 2022 - 13:11:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Four Ghanaian teacher unions on Monday began an indefinite nationwide strike over demands for the payment [...] Full text...

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IMF official urges Tunisia to contain excessive wage bill

23 june 2022 - 09:31:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia needs to urgently tackle its fiscal imbalances by improving tax equity, containing the large civil [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for end to rights abuses against girls

17 june 2022 - 06:08:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African governments should not tolerate or legally permit child marriage, denial of education, or other human rights [...] Full text...

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Global displacement hits another record, capping decade-long rising trend: UNHCR

16 june 2022 - 05:32:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people forced to flee their homes has increased every year over the past [...] Full text...

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First year of COVID-19 pandemic led to 4.5 million excess deaths - WHO

20 may 2022 - 18:20:52
-Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has indicated in its latest comprehensive set of World Health Statistics to [...] Full text...

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WHO releases more than US$8 million for Sahel’s humanitarian response

30 april 2022 - 16:04:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has released US$8.3 million from its Contingency Funding for Emergencies to assist [...] Full text...

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IMF completes first review of staff monitored programme of Central African Republic

14 april 2022 - 11:21:10
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Management of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it approved on 31 March, 2022, the [...] Full text...

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Gambia announces measures to mitigate effects of economic hardship

13 april 2022 - 10:39:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian cabinet has commissioned an eight-member economic taskforce to look into the recent rise in [...] Full text...

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UN warns of worsening food crisis looming in Sudan

24 march 2022 - 13:07:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a strong warning about the “worsening food [...] Full text...

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Rwandan academic calls for use of technology to mitigate inequality in Africa

03 march 2022 - 17:12:08
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Dr Ignace Gataré of the Rwanda University of Technology has called for the use of technology [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: 'Peace is indispensable’, says UN deputy chief in Ethiopia

09 february 2022 - 19:40:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - From survivors of rape to young women entrepreneurs, the UN Deputy Secretary-General has spent the week  meeting some [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council warned of 'endless cycle of instability' in Mali

12 january 2022 - 05:47:56
New York, US (PANA) - A decade after civil conflict erupted in Mali, hopes for an early resolution to insurgency and strife have not materialised, the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM praises his government's record in 2021

30 december 2021 - 14:52:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, said that his government did well in 2021 to restore security, [...] Full text...

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New platform for childhood cancer medicines counters ‘unacceptable imbalance’ in survival rates

14 december 2021 - 06:31:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN-backed initiative announced on Monday aims to ensure children with cancer living in low and [...] Full text...

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More than half a billion pushed into extreme poverty due to health costs

13 december 2021 - 05:50:25
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Severe cash crunch threatens WFP operations in Ethiopia

07 december 2021 - 05:43:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Millions of people in Ethiopia could be pushed deeper into hunger as the World Food [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso facing ‘multitude of challenges’: Human rights chief

02 december 2021 - 05:31:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Concluding a four-day to visit Burkina Faso, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso president acalls for unity against terrorism

26 november 2021 - 11:36:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In the face of the demonstrations observed in recent days and those announced to protest [...] Full text...

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Khalifa Haftar announces candidacy for Libyan presidential election

16 november 2021 - 12:23:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The self-proclaimed leader of the Libyan National Army (LNA), based in the east, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, [...] Full text...

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WHO prioritises access to diabetes, cancer treatments in new Essential Medicines Lists

01 october 2021 - 14:25:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New treatments for various cancers, insulin analogues and new oral medicines for diabetes, new medicines to [...] Full text...

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World Bank reiterates support for Sudan’s economic recovery

30 september 2021 - 11:35:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and the World Bank on Thursday concluded the first official session of talks in Khartoum, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 335 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, 746 family members surrender to Nigerian military in Bama, Northeast region

08 august 2021 - 20:26:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A total of 335 Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and 746 family members, [...] Full text...

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WHO lists six game-changing actions to end violence against children

26 july 2021 - 22:58:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - One billion children experience violence and abuse every year, a situation exacerbated by the onset of [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$20 million loan to support Covid-19 recovery in Seychelles

22 july 2021 - 19:32:57
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a US$20 [...] Full text...

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UN Special Envoy Ján Kubiš extends blessed Eid al-Adha wishes to Libyans

20 july 2021 - 14:07:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Special Envoy of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF chief encourages continued protection of children without parental care

19 july 2021 - 16:06:33
New York, US (PANA) - As the official COVID-19 death toll around the world passed 4 million earlier this month, [...] Full text...

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IDA provides $100 million grant to Sudan

23 june 2021 - 15:50:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s ambassador to the United States Noureddin Satti has said that the Board of Administrators of [...] Full text...

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IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva announces financing milestone on debt relief for Sudan

23 june 2021 - 09:07:02
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday announced that the Fund has [...] Full text...

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International agencies reach hundreds of thousands of civilians in Sudan cut off for a decade

13 june 2021 - 18:25:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – United Nations humanitarian agencies on Sunday said that they have reached hundreds of thousands of civilians [...] Full text...

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Child labour figure rises to 160 million, as COVID puts many more at risk

10 june 2021 - 05:51:47
New York, US (PANA) - For the first time in two decades, the number of children being put to work has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF Board approves US$650 million stand-by support for Senegal

08 june 2021 - 09:37:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved an 18-month  Stand-by arrangement [...] Full text...

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IMF Staff and Senegal reach staff deal on new 18-month financing plan for US$ 650 million

30 april 2021 - 09:57:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with the Senegalese [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: WFP seeks US$170 million to respond to food security emergency in Tigray

25 march 2021 - 07:38:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) –  The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun providing emergency food assistance to vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF loan to support economic recovery in Kenya

19 march 2021 - 08:36:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s economy is now picking up speed after the COVID-19 shock, but the pandemic has left [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for independent inquiry of Equatorial Guinea blast

10 march 2021 - 05:39:22
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Equatorial Guinean authorities should invite international experts to conduct an independent investigation into the explosion that [...] Full text...

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UN Women chief urges decisive action to bring women into decision-making spaces

06 march 2021 - 19:58:50
New York, US (PANA) - International Women’s Day this year comes at a difficult time for the world and for [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: President Sahlework visits troubled Tigray state

07 february 2021 - 13:56:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's President Sahlework Zewdie on Sunday arrived in Mekelle, the capital of the troubled Tigray [...] Full text...

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Chinese president congratulates Africa on 34th AU summit

06 february 2021 - 15:54:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday wished African countries and people to continue to make greater [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Guterres says 'urgent steps' needed to alleviate suffering in Tigray region

03 february 2021 - 15:29:51
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General, on Tuesday, voiced grave concerns over the crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray [...] Full text...

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250,000 displaced children face deadly disease threat in Mozambique

22 december 2020 - 18:08:16
Cabo Delgado, Mozambique (PANA) - A lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene services have put approximately 250,000 children, displaced by [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says new safety measures allow Malian refugees to return to camp in Burkina Faso

21 december 2020 - 12:47:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency - UNHCR -  has helped 3,000 Malian refugees move back into [...] Full text...

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UNHCR makes supplementary COVID-19 appeal to meet exceptional refugee needs in 2021

18 december 2020 - 10:58:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Friday released its supplementary appeal for 2021 Covid response seeking [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ramaphosa addresses racial concerns in South Africa

16 december 2020 - 15:49:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday said South Africa still faces challenges with racism, despite [...] Full text...

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Keep focus on South Sudan, UN mission chief tells Security Council

16 december 2020 - 05:12:49
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has appealed for the international [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 worsening food insecurity, driving displacement, warn UN agencies

10 november 2020 - 19:27:48
New York, US (PANA) - Global hunger and population displacement, which were already at record levels when COVID-19 struck, could [...] Full text...

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Libyan Defence minister flags 'suspicious' westward movement of rival LNA forces

10 october 2020 - 12:39:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Defence Minister of Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA), Salaheddine al-Nemruch, is raising the red [...] Full text...

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Flooding, surging inflation threaten humanitarian assistance in Sudan

02 october 2020 - 16:41:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Catastrophic flooding and rising food and health costs in Sudan, have driven up the number of people in need, the UN Office for the [...] Full text...

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Conflict, climate crisis, threaten fragile gains to advance women, children’s health

26 september 2020 - 09:35:15
New York, US (PANA) - Fragile gains made over the past decade to advance women and children’s health are threatened [...] Full text...

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UNHCR assists displaced and flood-affected families in the Sahel

25 september 2020 - 12:38:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is stepping up efforts to help uprooted families [...] Full text...

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Deadly flooding adds new danger to communities fleeing Sahel violence

25 september 2020 - 05:22:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Humanitarians have stepped up assistance to communities “on the brink”, who have been affected by devastating [...] Full text...

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Libyan Oil Company announces resumption of oil production in Sirte basin

21 september 2020 - 05:25:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) on Sunday announced the beginning of production of oil and [...] Full text...

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Bachelet urges urgent action to strengthen resilience and protect people’s rights

14 september 2020 - 13:17:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – In view of sharply escalating suffering and turmoil across the world, human rights principles, norms and [...] Full text...

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Gunshots heard in Mali capital

18 august 2020 - 11:25:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Gunshots have been heard in a military camp near Mali's capital, Bamako, on Tuesday morning, according [...] Full text...

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GNA leader, German FM discuss efforts to settle the Libyan crisis

17 august 2020 - 18:07:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Germany's efforts to resolve the crisis in Libya were the main topic for discussion in Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Joint Task Force says Boko Haram/ISWAP "massively" recruiting child soldiers in Lake Chad Basin

13 august 2020 - 14:43:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The N’jamena, Chad based Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), on Thursday said that Boko Haram/Islamic State [...] Full text...

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Rights group says criminal gangs, kidnap, rape scores of women, girls in Virunga National Park

30 july 2020 - 07:33:03
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Criminal gangs have kidnapped for ransom at least 170 people near the Virunga National Park in [...] Full text...

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Ghana's main opposition candidate lashes out at gov't for 'nepotism, corruption'

28 july 2020 - 05:54:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, who is the standard bearer of the main opposition [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian President Barrow lifts state of public emergency

24 july 2020 - 18:23:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow on Friday lifted the five-month-old  State of Public Emergency in The Gambia in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to review air services agreements with other countries over “unacceptable” treatment of Nigerian carriers

13 july 2020 - 17:23:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government says it will review the Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASA) with various [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Chinese Embassy in Abuja says lawsuit by Nigerians 'shoddy, with zero basis in facts'

09 july 2020 - 10:35:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Embassy of China in Abuja on Wednesday described  legal actions instituted by 25 top Nigerians [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Digital technologies could help Uganda’s economy recover faster - Report

09 july 2020 - 05:03:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2020 is projected to be between 0.4 and 1.7% compared to 5.6% in 2019, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigerian group sues Chinese govt, 7 other institutions, claiming US$200 billion damages for hardships, deaths and disruption of life

06 july 2020 - 15:13:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Twenty-five top Nigerian citizens, including a traditional/royal father, on Monday, July 6, 2020, instituted a court [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ADF approves COVID-19 Response grants for 6 SADC countries and São Tomé & Príncipe

25 june 2020 - 18:49:05
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Tuesday approved nearly US$8.9 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over 190 athletes benefit from World Athletics grants

21 june 2020 - 14:09:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics on Sunday said that 193 athletes from 58 member federations will benefit from the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO concerned over impact of pandemic on women, girls in Africa

18 june 2020 - 18:32:58
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Humanitarian crises, including health emergencies, affect men and women differently. And as COVID-19 continues to spread in Africa, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: EU supports Benin to counter the pandemic

18 june 2020 - 15:55:04
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The European Union will contribute 6.3 billion CFA francs to the budget of Benin to support [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says Africa is home to nine of ten of the world’s most neglected crises

10 june 2020 - 06:23:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Humanitarian charity Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has said Africa is home to nine of 10 of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Conflict-hit Nigerian families living under lockdowns, on ‘life-support’, says UN agency

10 june 2020 - 05:25:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Help and funding are needed urgently for millions of people in Nigeria who have been hit [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Number of children in household poverty to soar to 86 million by end of 2020

28 may 2020 - 19:39:48
New York, US (PANA) – The economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic could push up to 86 million more children [...] Full text...

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President Barrow extends state of public emergency for 21 days

19 may 2020 - 21:10:46
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  - President Adama Barraw Tuesday extended The Gambia’s state of public emergency for 21 days in accordance with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Athletics rolls out welfare grant for financially handicapped athletes

15 may 2020 - 10:18:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Professional athletes experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic have started registering on Friday for [...] Full text...

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New opportunity for political resolution after Prime Minister al-Sarraj’s call for consensus on exit plan

10 may 2020 - 19:34:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has once again taken the initiative to come to the rescue [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank predicts slowdown in Kenya's economic growth to 1.5%

29 april 2020 - 14:14:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to decelerate substantially in 2020 due to the negative [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Athletics launch fund to support athletes during pandemic

28 april 2020 - 13:18:48
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics together with the International Athletics Foundation (IAF) on Tuesday launched a $500,000 fund to support [...] Full text...

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UN report rates Zimbabwe among top global food crises

28 april 2020 - 12:37:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A major deterioration in food insecurity is expected in Zimbabwe as a result of persisting economic [...] Full text...

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US helps Nigeria reduce child deaths from malaria

25 april 2020 - 06:01:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 14th Annual Report of the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), which was released on Friday [...] Full text...

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Will oil-rich African countries be left indebted after coronavirus outbreak?

25 april 2020 - 01:09:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanity is witnessing some of the most profound changes seen since the Great Depression as a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank predicts sharpest decline of remittances in recent history

22 april 2020 - 15:56:07
Washington, US (PANA) - Global remittances are projected to decline sharply by about 20  percent in 2020 due to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN agencies pledge scaled-up efforts to protect uprooted children

21 april 2020 - 05:09:41
New York, US (PANA) - Two UN agency chiefs are pledging to accelerate work to expand refugee children’s access to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari explains extension of lockdown over COVDI-19 by another two weeks

13 april 2020 - 19:47:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday announced the extension of the lockdown in Lagos and Ogun States [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO warns lifting restrictions too quickly could lead to deadly resurgence

11 april 2020 - 06:26:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with countries on strategies to "gradually and safely" ease [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF to disburse US$115 million to Chad

09 april 2020 - 09:36:11
N'djamena, Chad (PANA) – Chadian authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have completed discussions for a disbursement by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: $2.5 trillion rescue package needed for world’s emerging economies, says UNCTAD

30 march 2020 - 17:55:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The economic fallout from COVID-19 (coronavirus) is likely to get “much worse” before it gets better [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's president announces lockdown of some cities

28 march 2020 - 06:51:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has ordered the lockdown of three cities and two townships, [...] Full text...

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Washington calls for an end to military operations in Libya

27 march 2020 - 22:11:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has announced its opposition to the continued fighting in Tripoli during the week, [...] Full text...

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Mozambicans still struggle to get back on their feet a year after Cyclone Idai

14 march 2020 - 08:05:33
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Many of the people who lost everything when Cyclone Idai swept through central Mozambique a year [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Govt agrees 'emergency mechanism' to deal with economic hardships

06 march 2020 - 12:51:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Thursday decided to set up an "emergency mechanism" to deal with persistent [...] Full text...

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Work of UN Libya negotiator made harder with Haftar's Tripoli port strike

19 february 2020 - 06:27:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tuesday's attack of Tripoli's port by forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army sets up panel on alleged extortion against military, other security agencies

07 january 2020 - 16:32:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army Headquarters says it is setting up a panel that will carry out “thorough [...] Full text...

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WFP calls for increased support as eight million in Zimbabwe face hunger

31 december 2019 - 06:05:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) is calling on countries to step up support to Zimbabwe, where millions of [...] Full text...

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Global migrant deaths decline, but tragedies continue worldwide - IOM

20 december 2019 - 14:27:04
Geneva, Switzerland PANA) – As 2019 draws to a close, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that there has [...] Full text...

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Congo holds agricultural fair

19 december 2019 - 10:05:29
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Minister of State of Agriculture, Livestock and Aquaculture, Henri Djombo, opened an agriculture fair in [...] Full text...

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How a Finance Bill could allow employers to retrench workers in Zimbabwe (A PANA news analysis)

14 december 2019 - 14:21:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Back in July 2015, a Supreme Court ruling involving a local fuel station called Zuva Petroleum, [...] Full text...

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Universal Health Coverage will ‘drive progress’ on 2030 Development Agenda: Guterres

12 december 2019 - 07:22:33
New York, US (PANA) - Last September, world leaders at the United Nations endorsed an ambitious political declaration on universal [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president says no date yet to reopen borders

03 december 2019 - 10:28:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says he has not given any date for the reopening of the [...] Full text...

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'Implement reforms to restore economy,' US tells Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa

27 november 2019 - 12:29:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee has urged Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to implement reforms [...] Full text...

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UN leads bid for cheaper insulin, expanding access for diabetics worldwide

14 november 2019 - 08:03:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Overly expensive insulin could be a thing of the past – and life-changing news – for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator says "at least" 140,000 persons displaced by Boko Haram violence in Borno State

26 october 2019 - 18:38:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) on Saturday said  at least [...] Full text...

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US govt reiterates commitment to work with Nigeria to improve health and well being of Nigerians

23 october 2019 - 16:33:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Government on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to work with the Government of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Conflict, drought displace 300,000 in Somalia so far this year, says humanitarian charity

23 october 2019 - 05:54:38
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Over 300,000 people have been displaced due to drought and conflict in Somalia so far this [...] Full text...

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Malian Parliament opens October session

08 october 2019 - 16:27:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Declaring open the October session of the Malian Parliament recently, the President of the National Assembly [...] Full text...

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Kagame underscores high-quality Universal Health Coverage to eliminate glaring gaps

24 september 2019 - 09:10:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who is currently in New York attending the the 74th session of [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes ‘most comprehensive agreement ever’ on global health

23 september 2019 - 16:37:34
New York, US (PANA) - Describing it as an “important landmark” on "our journey to health for all”, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday [...] Full text...

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Kenya's cash-strapped Gor hint at Champions League pullout

12 september 2019 - 14:06:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Financial hiccups  could face Gor to pull out their CAF Champions League second preliminary round match [...] Full text...

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South Africa needs to strengthen the rule of law, prevent outbreaks of public violence

05 september 2019 - 12:57:39
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The latest wave of public violence in South Africa was driven by a toxic mix [...] Full text...

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Fuel demand in Zimbabwe drops as motorists fail to cope with fuel prices

02 september 2019 - 17:55:01
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Fuel demand in Zimbabwe has decreased in the past few weeks due to a drop in [...] Full text...

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Ensure that widows are ‘not left out or left behind’ - UN chief

23 june 2019 - 00:47:09
New York, US (PANA) - On International Widow’s Day, marked on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is asking everyone to [...] Full text...

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Rights group says pregnant girls, young mothers denied school in Africa

17 june 2019 - 01:29:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Tens of thousands of pregnant girls and adolescent mothers are denied their right to education across [...] Full text...

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EU nudges Liberians to ensure peaceful street protest planned for June 7

04 june 2019 - 22:28:45
MONROVIA, June 4 (PANA)   -   The European Union (EU) delegation and EU Member-States' Missions in the Liberian capital Monrovia Tuesday [...] Full text...

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The Libyan situation looking more and more like ‘’Somalisation’’ (A PANA news analysis)

04 june 2019 - 04:29:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – As the war to take Tripoli from the Government of National Accord (GNA) enters its third [...] Full text...

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Somali refugees opt to return home from worsening conditions in Yemen

31 may 2019 - 12:39:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A boat carrying 125 Somali refugees arrived at Berbera Port in Somalia on Thursday, bringing home [...] Full text...

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'Zimbabwe economy to contract by 20% in US dollar value'

17 may 2019 - 02:37:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s economy will contract by 20% in terms of its US dollar value to US$20 billion [...] Full text...

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96 illegal migrants rescued off Libya

01 may 2019 - 17:37:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 96 illegal migrants were intercepted on Tuesday by a patrol of the Libyan Central Coast [...] Full text...

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Military Council orders review of Sudan's infamous public order law

15 april 2019 - 10:56:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Military Council has ordered revision of the infamous public order law which gave the police [...] Full text...

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IMF predicts recession in Zimbabwe for 2019

10 april 2019 - 21:39:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised Zimbabwe's growth forecast downwards by a whopping 9 percentage [...] Full text...

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Govt Policies worsening the economic crisis in Zimbabwe - UN Experts

06 april 2019 - 11:17:02
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwe government’s policies are worsening the country’s economic crisis, causing immense hardship for the poor [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe policies hitting poor hardest, say UN rights experts

05 april 2019 - 09:14:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) –  Government policies in Zimbabwe are worsening the country’s economic crisis, causing immense hardship to those less [...] Full text...

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President Bashir declares a state of emergency

22 february 2019 - 20:54:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar Bashir of Sudan, on Friday declared a state of emergency in the country, dissolving [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa salutes 'dawn of a new era'

07 february 2019 - 20:01:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Exactly a year after toppling Jacob Zuma and sweeping into office on a ticket [...] Full text...

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Is tradition affecting women’s socioeconomic leadership? (Feature by Meekaeel Siphambili, PANA correspondent)

31 january 2019 - 00:07:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As a result of historical, cultural and other factors, women have not yet achieved equality in [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Army says will not tolerate disintegration of the Sudan

30 january 2019 - 22:10:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese army will not allow the country to disintegrate or give away the country’s [...] Full text...

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Sudan marks independence anniversary in pressing economic circumstances

31 december 2018 - 19:00:52
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar Bashir on Monday said Sudan is devoting the year 2019 to strengthening its African [...] Full text...

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