Charting a path for global action on land and drought
15 december 2024 - 05:04:10Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The largest and most inclusive UN land conference wrapped up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board completes second review under Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for Burkina Faso
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African Development Fund approves $9 million grant to strengthen climate resilience in Madagascar
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100 killed as femicide epidemic takes alarming turn in Kenya
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Security and economic woes plague West Africa, as key elections loom
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The largest and most inclusive UN land conference wrapped up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on [...] Full text...
Takias: Community kitchens or the second half of the glass (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
06 december 2024 - 15:00:41Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - There is a filled half, to be considered, in the current Sudanese war, now over [...] Full text...
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Security Council: Put young women at the heart of peace and security efforts
04 december 2024 - 05:39:38New York, US (PANA) - Peace is in peril worldwide and avenues for diplomatic dialogue are shrinking, but young women [...] Full text...
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Choosing our future: Country lessons on unlocking education for action: World Bank Blog By Luis Benveniste and Sergio Venegas Marin
29 november 2024 - 07:00:42Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - At the just-ended COP29 in Baku, education took center stage as leaders and youth advocates gathered [...] Full text...
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World ignores countdown to famine in Sudan, humanitarian charity warns
22 november 2024 - 10:29:13Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international humanitarian organization has lamented that although Sudan is currently witnessing the “world’s worst [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor appeals for global support to bring Libyan war criminals to justice
20 november 2024 - 04:58:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council [...] Full text...
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Unhealthy eating drives $8 trillion in annual hidden costs
08 november 2024 - 13:07:17Rome, Italy (PANA) - Most of the hidden costs of agrifood systems worldwide stem from health impacts linked to non-communicable [...] Full text...
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COP29: Leaders must commit to fair climate financing and fully phasing out fossil fuels
07 november 2024 - 07:48:37Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Leaders at COP29 must listen to demands for climate justice by putting human rights at the [...] Full text...
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WHO identifies 17 pathogens as top priorities for new vaccine development
06 november 2024 - 05:19:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) lists 17 bacteria, viruses and parasites that [...] Full text...
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South Africa represented at 9th Africa Water Week
16 october 2024 - 09:04:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, is participating in the 9th Africa [...] Full text...
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33 percent of deaths in Mauritius caused by cardiovascular diseases
15 october 2024 - 13:11:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius' Minister for Health and Quality of Life, Kailash Jagutpal, said on Tuesday that cardiovascular diseases, [...] Full text...
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UN Rights Council shows 'strong support' for ongoing Sudan probe
14 october 2024 - 12:41:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) from all regions have overwhelmingly voted to [...] Full text...
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Unlocking the future: Sierra Leone's bold leap in early grade literacy: World Bank Blog By Mokhlesur Rahman
02 october 2024 - 06:50:34Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - In the quest to bolster its education system, a transformative wave is sweeping through Sierra [...] Full text...
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New WHO guidance puts forward recommendations for more effective and equitable clinical trials
25 september 2024 - 14:20:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday released guidance to improve the design, conduct and oversight [...] Full text...
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Youth lead the way ahead of UN Summit of the Future
21 september 2024 - 05:29:42New York, US (PANA) - Young people took centre stage at UN Headquarters on Friday in the lead-up to the [...] Full text...
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Investing in healthy longevity could save 150 million lives: WB report
13 september 2024 - 09:24:35Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - By 2050, one in three people will be over 60 years old. With bold [...] Full text...
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AfDB launches 60th birthday festivities
10 september 2024 - 11:38:27Abidjan, Cote, d'Ivoire (PANA) - The President and Chairman of the Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...
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We must do more to keep the air we breathe clean: UN weather agency
05 september 2024 - 12:44:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unchecked climate change, wildfires and air pollution continue to have “a spiralling, negative impact on health, [...] Full text...
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UN provides emergency cash injection for global crisis hotspots
31 august 2024 - 07:37:39New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s top relief official on Friday allocated $100 million from the Organization’s Central Emergency [...] Full text...
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Libyan Central Bank suspends services following kidnapping of IT Director
18 august 2024 - 15:52:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Central Bank of Libya (BCL) has suspended all its services, administration and systems until the [...] Full text...
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Extreme heat increasingly disrupting child health, UNICEF warns
15 august 2024 - 06:15:01New York, US (PANA) - One in five children – or 466 million – live in areas that experience at least [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council: Africa deserves permanent seat at the table, says Guterres
13 august 2024 - 05:43:01New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for urgent reform of the Security Council, criticising [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Over a dozen more areas at risk of famine as fighting impedes aid
08 august 2024 - 07:07:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) With famine confirmed in the Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur, there are growing concerns that [...] Full text...
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2024 Olympic Games: Morocco, Egypt eye historic men's football final match
05 august 2024 - 08:00:33Paris, France (PANA) - The possibility of an all-African final of the Men's Olympic Football Tournament at the Paris 2024 [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for urgent action to curb alcohol consumption
26 july 2024 - 07:29:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - It seems that Europeans don’t want to give up booze. A UN World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...
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Celebrate sports as vector for positive change, sustainable development - Guterres
26 july 2024 - 07:06:55New York, US (PANA) - As the world prepares to gather in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Top official warns of weakened regional security following withdrawal from West African economic bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
13 july 2024 - 05:42:15New York, US (PANA) - Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s decision to pull out of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...
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One-third of adults at risk of disease due to physical inactivity - WHO
28 june 2024 - 07:02:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly one-third of adults worldwide, approximately 1.8 billion people, did not meet the recommended levels of [...] Full text...
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Sovereign debt restructuring process improving amid cooperation and reform: IMF Blog By Ceyla Pazarbasioglu
27 june 2024 - 10:23:36Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy avoided what could have been a systemic debt crisis during the [...] Full text...
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Half the world now following doctors’ orders on cutting trans fats: WHO
25 june 2024 - 05:22:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some 53 countries had best practice policies in place for tackling industrial trans fats in food [...] Full text...
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Strong electric utilities critical to clean energy for all: WB report
18 june 2024 - 20:01:31Washington, DC, USA {PANA) - The majority of electric utilities in developing countries are ill-equipped to meet growing demand for [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: We'll fly Burkinabe flag high - Tapsoba
17 june 2024 - 06:58:00Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Bundesliga champion with Bayer Leverkusen, Edmond Tapsoba, is now eyeing World Cup history.Bayer Leverkusen [...] Full text...
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Raising agricultural productivity, private sector investment can help Zambia achieve sustained and inclusive growth
06 june 2024 - 18:56:45Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - While Zambia’s economy is still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and a previous recession, a new [...] Full text...
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Experts warn of serious health impacts from climate change for pregnant women, children, and older people
05 june 2024 - 19:12:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Pregnant women, newborns, children, adolescents and older people are facing serious health complications due to climate [...] Full text...
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WHA approves first-ever resolution on social participation for primary health care
30 may 2024 - 12:31:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed on a resolution on social participation [...] Full text...
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U.K. gallery holds exhibition of El Anatsui's arts works
29 may 2024 - 11:43:38Edinburgh, Scotland (PANA) - Talbot Rice Gallery, U.K. says, will showcase a major exhibition this summer in Edinburgh, Scotland, of [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Champions League: Final poised on knife-edge as defensive rocks reign supreme
24 may 2024 - 16:58:11Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - When Al Ahly and Esperance take to the field for the second leg of the TotalEnergies [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy - WHO
24 may 2024 - 15:54:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Data crunched by the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that the COVID-19 emergency reversed more [...] Full text...
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Accelerating extinction rate triggers domino effect of biodiversity loss
22 may 2024 - 04:59:02New York, US (PANA) - While nearly one million species are currently at risk of extinction, the United Nations University [...] Full text...
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Final leg of Regional CAF Club Licensing workshop opens in Ghana
21 may 2024 - 07:19:59Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The final leg of the Regional CAF Club Licensing workshops opened in Accra on Monday with [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Confed. Cup final: RS Berkane, Zamalek renew rivalry in first-leg clash on Sunday
11 may 2024 - 06:54:52Berkane, Morocco (PANA) -The first leg of the 2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup final will kick-off in Berkane, Morocco, between Morocco’s [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Confed. Cup Final: Zamalek's Road to the final
08 may 2024 - 07:42:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Winners of the 2019 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup, Egyptian football powerhouse, Zamalek SC, are eager to [...] Full text...
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Aspiring coaches benefit from African Schools Football Championship
08 may 2024 - 07:06:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A number of young and aspiring football coaches have greatly benefited from CAF’s innovative youth football [...] Full text...
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US condemns Rwanda, M23 rebels for bloody attack on IDP Camp in DRC
05 may 2024 - 05:53:55Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has strongly condemned the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) and rebel M23 for last [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: 2023/24 CAF Conf. Cup: Algeria appeals to CAS against CAF decision to sanction USM Alger
03 may 2024 - 11:24:34Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - Algeria has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision taken by the Confederation [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Conf. Cup: Algeria's USM Alger sanctioned 0-3 for failing to play second leg semi-final match
03 may 2024 - 08:41:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has sanctioned Algerian club USM Alger [...] Full text...
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'Refugee Olympic Team to send message of hope at Paris Games'
03 may 2024 - 05:47:46Lausanne, Switzerland, (PANA) - Afghanistan’s first woman breakdancer, a Cameroon-born British boxing champion, and a literal shooting star from Venezuela [...] Full text...
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CAF unveils next generation of match officials at African Schools Football Championship
01 may 2024 - 07:32:04Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A new generation of young African match officials is set to be unearthed, thanks [...] Full text...
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UN reviews progress and challenges 30 years after landmark population conference
30 april 2024 - 07:35:24Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Global progress towards sustainable development will continue to stall unless countries do more to bridge the [...] Full text...
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Forum on Sustainable Development sets out African priorities for the Pact for the Future
29 april 2024 - 19:13:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 10th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD), held recently in Addis Ababa, has [...] Full text...
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Health experts discuss boosting efforts to transform care for severe chronic diseases in Africa
29 april 2024 - 09:49:43Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Health experts from across Africa, policymakers, civil society organizations and partners who met last week [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup: RS Berkane vs USM Alger second-leg semi-final match cancelled
29 april 2024 - 07:50:38Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The second-leg semi-final CAF African Confederation Cup match between Renaissance Berkane of Morocco and Algerian side [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup: Zamalek thrash Dreams FC 3-0 to reach final
28 april 2024 - 18:03:07Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Egyptian club Zamalek on Sunday reached the final of the 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup competition when [...] Full text...
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Workshop to validate Great Green Wall women's platform opens in Mali
25 april 2024 - 14:25:32Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A Women's Platform of the Great Green Wall (PFGMV) will soon see the light of day, [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Conf Cup: CAF sanctions Algerian club USM Alger 3-0 over failed first-leg semi-final match
25 april 2024 - 11:52:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has awarded Moroccan football club, RS [...] Full text...
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Rights chief Türk urges peace in DR Congo
19 april 2024 - 05:31:43Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk this week met survivors of massacres in eastern provinces of [...] Full text...
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Libya attends meeting of IMF's African Consultative Group
17 april 2024 - 17:21:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The governor of the Central Bank of Libya (BCL), Al-Seddik Omar Al-Kebir Wednesday took part in [...] Full text...
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Olympic female football qualifiers: We have improved a lot – Zambian coach
16 april 2024 - 06:32:49Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Successive qualification for the Olympic Games is a feat that Zambian Women’s national team coach, Bruce [...] Full text...
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UN pays tribute to victims and survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
12 april 2024 - 22:13:55New York, US (PANA) - The UN renewed its commitment to never forget the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in [...] Full text...
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Senegal celebrates 64th anniversary of independence
04 april 2024 - 13:39:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, Thursday presided over the flag-raising ceremony to mark [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Israeli strike on NGO aid team widely condemned as humanitarians repeat calls for access
02 april 2024 - 15:21:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The killing of seven aid workers from the NGO World Central Kitchen in Israeli military airstrikes [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN aid teams still waiting for Israeli green light to relieve stricken northern hospital
02 april 2024 - 12:44:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The destruction of Gaza’s largest hospital following a two-week siege by the Israeli military has “ripped the [...] Full text...
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New $1.4 billion plan to support South Sudanese refugees
29 march 2024 - 05:06:12Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and partners on Thursday appealed for $1.4 billion this year to support [...] Full text...
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Fossil fuel industry a top source of Africa’s air pollution: Greenpeace report
28 march 2024 - 18:39:26Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa have emerged as Africa’s most polluted countries in terms of [...] Full text...
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Senegalese newspapers play up major issues awaiting president-elect Faye's attention
27 march 2024 - 13:23:47Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese newspapers are highlighting the major issues that will confront the country's new administration to be [...] Full text...
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AfDB President urges Nigeria to pursue people-centred state policies to prosper
08 march 2024 - 21:53:12Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appealed to leaders in Nigeria [...] Full text...
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WTO Ministerial Conference ends with decisions on dispute reform, development
02 march 2024 - 11:41:31Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) – World Trade Organisation (WTO) members concluded the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi, United [...] Full text...
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UN agencies, partners warn of noncommunicable diseases in emergencies
28 february 2024 - 05:42:17Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA) - People caught up in humanitarian emergencies are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Troops Kill 286 terrorists, Defence Headquarters says military operations alone won’t end insurgency
22 february 2024 - 20:05:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has announced the killing of 286 terrorists in the last [...] Full text...
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Survivors of Sudan's brutal war neglected in Chad
15 february 2024 - 19:05:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly 700,000 people have now fled from extreme violence in Sudan to eastern Chad, the Norwegian [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Survivors of brutal war have been forgotten - says humanitarian charity
14 february 2024 - 09:18:16N'djamena, Chad (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), says nearly 700,000 people have now fled from extreme violence [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum 2024: Rebuilding trust amid uncertainty
19 january 2024 - 15:00:41Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – At a moment of growing fragmentation and polarization, the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2024 served [...] Full text...
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Centre human rights within global financial overhaul, says UN rights chief
19 january 2024 - 05:42:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Human rights must be integrated into the heart of the international financial architecture if the world [...] Full text...
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Climate crisis driving a global public health emergency: World Bank Blog By Vanessa Kerry and Mamta Murthi
05 january 2024 - 08:45:13Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - With record-shattering high temperatures, explosive wildfires, intense drought, massive flooding, and destructive storms — no [...] Full text...
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Inheriting the stalemate: 2024 keeps alive hopes of way out of crisis in Libya
04 january 2024 - 18:00:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The year 2023 would, with a few exceptions, have been like the previous years of the [...] Full text...
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Senior UN official reiterates appeal to Libyan leaders to commit to elections
01 january 2024 - 12:55:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has renewed his call [...] Full text...
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UN News looks ahead to 2024: January to June
31 december 2023 - 07:36:38New York, US (PANA) - In 2024, the UN will once again be at the heart of international efforts to [...] Full text...
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Libyan Media Forum closes with prize-giving ceremony
22 december 2023 - 16:45:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Media Forum, which was held as part of the second edition of the "Tripoli [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Latest fighting displaces thousands - IOM
22 december 2023 - 05:36:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The latest surge in fighting in Sudan has displaced up to 300,000 people as conflict spread to the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: WHO designates JN.1 ‘variant of interest’ amid sharp rise in global spread
21 december 2023 - 06:46:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it is continuously monitoring the global spread of [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily calls for new political agreement in Libya
18 december 2023 - 18:33:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Abdoulaye Bathily, has stated that the [...] Full text...
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Urgent action needed to protect children and prevent uptake of e-cigarettes
14 december 2023 - 14:17:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent action is needed to control e-cigarettes to protect children, as well as non-smokers and minimize health [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Sudan conflict: Sudanese Army blames ICRC for bloody attack on humanitarian convoy
11 december 2023 - 11:37:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Monday expressed "regret" for Sunday's incident in Khartoum in which [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: ICRC deplores deliberate, deadly attack on its humanitarian convoy in Khartoum
11 december 2023 - 08:15:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it is shocked and appalled by "a [...] Full text...
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COP28: UN says staggering $7 trillion spent every year on investments that fuel climate change
09 december 2023 - 17:18:10Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance each year supports activities that directly harm nature [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-17 WC: Germany's Brunner wins Golden Ball
02 december 2023 - 17:02:29Surakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Germany's Paris Brunner won the adidas Golden Ball for the outstanding player, while Argentina's Agustin Ruberto [...] Full text...
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COP28: OACPS and EU reaffirm commitment to implement Paris Agreement
30 november 2023 - 12:46:50Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The 27 Member States of the European Union and the 79 Members of the Organisation of [...] Full text...
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COP 28: Leaders at summit must protect human rights by agreeing to phase out fossil fuels, press the hosts for reforms
28 november 2023 - 06:27:23London, UK (PANA) - Leaders at the COP28 climate summit in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) must place human rights [...] Full text...
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From market stalls to mechanic shops: Better jobs for Côte d'Ivoire's urban youth: World Bank Blog By Raphaela Karlen, Solene Rougeaux and Sara Johansson de Silva
22 november 2023 - 12:35:58Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Street vendors, taxi drivers, hairdressers, metal workers, repair shops - Côte d’Ivoire’s towns and cities [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS bank gives Nigerian bank $50 million loan for SMEs
22 november 2023 - 07:30:39Lome, Togo (PANA) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has signed an agreement with WEMA Bank Plc, [...] Full text...
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Transforming sanitation in Benin: A tale of resilience and renewal -- World Bank Blog By Mariam Sou
20 november 2023 - 06:44:46Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A new faecal sludge treatment plant in Sèmè-Kpodji, Benin, became operational in May 2023 and is [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-17 WC: Late Camara strike earns Burkina Faso victory but bow out
18 november 2023 - 14:27:08Bandung, Indonesia (PANA) - Burkina Faso and Korea Republic entered their final FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023 Group E [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council extends authorisation of African Union Transition Mission in Somalia
16 november 2023 - 10:20:49New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended its authorisation of the African Union Transition Mission [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF WCL: Sundowns through to third successive CAF Women’s Champions League final
16 november 2023 - 07:20:38Korogho, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Mamelodi Sundowns will play their third consecutive CAF Women’s Champions League final following their dispatching [...] Full text...
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Government of Burkina Faso welcomes liberation of Kidal
15 november 2023 - 15:00:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso has expressed its delight at the liberation of Kidal after [...] Full text...
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Diabetes on the rise, warns WHO
14 november 2023 - 17:32:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - One hundred years after the discovery of insulin, millions of people with diabetes around the world [...] Full text...
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CAF launches global campaign, celebrating 'Our AFCON, Our Pride'
14 november 2023 - 16:05:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As part of the build-up to the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire, [...] Full text...
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WB, Algeria collaborate to strengthen sustainability, climate resilience of forests
14 november 2023 - 09:40:30Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The World Bank and the Algerian government, through the General Directorate of Forests and the National [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks
12 november 2023 - 19:05:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN agencies issued an urgent call for international action on Sunday to end the ongoing attacks on [...] Full text...
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Former Ghanaian striker dies after cardiac arrest during match
12 november 2023 - 07:33:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A former striker of Ghana's national football team, Raphael Dwamena, died in Albania after collapsing on [...] Full text...
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2023 AFL: Sundowns, Wydad ready for final clash
11 november 2023 - 12:15:10Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns and Morocco's Wydad Athletic Club are set for battle as they [...] Full text...
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Karim Khan reveals acceleration of ICC investigations in Libya with 4,000 items of evidence collected
09 november 2023 - 12:37:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has reported an acceleration in the [...] Full text...
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Mohammed VI proposes institutional framework to consolidate security in Africa
07 november 2023 - 14:31:25Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has taken the initiative of creating an institutional framework bringing together the 23 Atlantic African [...] Full text...
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Top South African footballer succumbs to cancer
06 november 2023 - 08:27:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading Premier Football League team AmaZulu has announced that its top striker Bonginkosi Ntuli [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Is citizen engagement the heart of project sustainability? World Bank Blog by Dario Zanardi and Hubert Maurice Waterinckx
03 november 2023 - 17:28:56Gitega, Burundi (PANA) - Citizen and community engagement and social accountability are critical to the success and sustainability of development [...] Full text...
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20213 AFL: Casablanca’s iconic Stade Mohamed V to host first leg of final
03 november 2023 - 06:35:15Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Casablanca’s iconic Stade Mohamed V, will create history when it hosts the new African Football League [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Guterres blasts ‘completely inadequate’ levels of aid for Gaza civilians
01 november 2023 - 06:47:27New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Tuesday said levels of aid allowed into the stricken Gaza Strip [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: African heavyweights tune up
20 october 2023 - 07:26:29Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The beat towards January's TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire 2023, is quickening as [...] Full text...
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Women’s sexual and reproductive rights an ‘unfinished agenda’
19 october 2023 - 16:55:51Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for progress on the ‘unfinished agenda’ of [...] Full text...
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UN chief 'horrified' by strike on Gaza hospital, as warring sides blame each other
18 october 2023 - 07:01:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said he was horrified by the killing of hundreds of civilians following a [...] Full text...
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FIFA chief condemns 'horrendous violence' in Israel and Palestine
16 october 2023 - 07:10:48Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called for the 'immediate end of hostilities' between Israelis and Palestinians [...] Full text...
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CAF, IMG conclude sponsorship agreement
06 october 2023 - 11:08:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Global sports & culture company, IMG, have concluded an [...] Full text...
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1 in 10 babies worldwide are born preterm, with complications, UN agencies warn
06 october 2023 - 05:47:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly one million dying from [...] Full text...
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South African surgeon implants world's smallest pacemaker
04 october 2023 - 09:24:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African cardiologist has successfully implanted the world’s smallest pacemaker into a patient [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper denounces frantic race to plunder public funds at a time storm Daniel is making itself felt
29 september 2023 - 18:55:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Despite the unanimity of local and international experts to carry out rescue operations and the preliminary [...] Full text...
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FIFA under pressure to remove Samuel Eto'o as Cameroon FA president
28 september 2023 - 12:01:36Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - FIFA has been urged to intervene and remove Samuel Eto'o from his role as president of [...] Full text...
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Only way to end nuclear risk ‘is to eliminate nuclear weapons’: Guterres
26 september 2023 - 06:28:51New York, US (PANA) - When “geopolitical mistrust and competition” have pushed the nuclear risk to Cold War levels, total [...] Full text...
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Libya floods: Survivors grapple with trauma
22 september 2023 - 05:30:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Post-traumatic stress and anxiety has become a daily challenge for thousands of Libyans who survived Storm [...] Full text...
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Libya storm: More than 11,000 dead, 10,000 missing, according to UN agency
17 september 2023 - 17:25:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 11,300 people have died while 10,100 others are missing when Storm Daniel ripped through [...] Full text...
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‘Act together’ for clean air, Guterres urges
07 september 2023 - 06:30:28New York, US (PANA) - Marking the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on Thursday, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
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Guterres leads call to make Africa ‘a renewable energy superpower’
05 september 2023 - 17:57:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The flame of injustice is “scorching hopes and possibilities” across Africa as the world grapples with [...] Full text...
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Protectionism fails to achieve its goals, threatens future of critical industries (World Bank feature)
29 august 2023 - 15:21:58Washington DC, US (PANA) - Since 1990, global trade has increased incomes by 24 per cent worldwide, and by 50 [...] Full text...
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Fossil fuels consumption imposes enormous environmental costs: IMF Blog
25 august 2023 - 13:50:35Washington DC, US (PANA) - Fossil-fuel subsidies surged to a record $7 trillion last year as governments supported consumers and [...] Full text...
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'Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality law contradicts World Bank's values'
10 august 2023 - 06:55:59Washington, DC, US (PANA) - “Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act fundamentally contradicts the World Bank Group’s values,” the international financial institution has [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Local aid workers face hundreds of job losses
04 august 2023 - 12:53:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudan’s conflict has had a devastating impact on local aid workers, even as they take the [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF African Schools Football Programme: Registration window now open
28 july 2023 - 08:42:45Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Season two of the successful CAF African Schools Football Championship kicks off on Friday with the [...] Full text...
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WHO releases New Model Essential List of medicines
26 july 2023 - 15:33:28Geneva, Switerland (PANA - The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday published the new editions of the Model Lists of Essential [...] Full text...
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World Bank announces new steps to add billions in financial capacity
20 july 2023 - 09:23:58Washington DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank is taking bold new steps to increase its lending capacity, a major [...] Full text...
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Security Council urged to address ‘most silenced and least condemned crime’
15 july 2023 - 08:08:01New York, US (PANA) - The international community must act now to protect future generations from the scourge of conflict-related [...] Full text...
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UN issues global alert to combat severe sand and dust storms
13 july 2023 - 05:33:06New York, US (PANA) - Severe sand and dust storms (SDS) are becoming increasingly common, with UN climate experts attributing [...] Full text...
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UN deputy chief, Malala champion girls’ right to education in Nigeria
13 july 2023 - 05:22:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - More than 120 million girls are out of school and the world must do more to [...] Full text...
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The United Nations Population Award 2023 goes to First Lady of Burundi
11 july 2023 - 14:25:37Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The First Lady of Burundi, Angeline Ndayishimiye, left here Tuesday for the United States of America, [...] Full text...
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Crypto poses significant tax problems which could get worse: IMF Blog
06 july 2023 - 07:52:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Crypto assets that can be used as instruments of payment have proliferated into more than [...] Full text...
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Africa50 invests over US$6.6 billion in infrastructure in six years
04 july 2023 - 07:03:48Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Africa50 has in six years of operation invested more than $6.6 billion in critical infrastructure, African [...] Full text...
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Remembering Marc-Vivien Foé: Celebrating the life, legacy of Cameroon star
28 june 2023 - 07:16:59Cairo, Egyypt (PANA) - Monday marked the solemn occasion of the 20th anniversary of the tragic death of Cameroonian football [...] Full text...
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Togo’s new flagship social safety net programme receives $100 million in World Bank support
24 june 2023 - 09:59:51Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank on Friday approved $100 million in International Development Association (IDA) financing to [...] Full text...
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Head of ECOWAS observation mission to Sierra Leone calls for peaceful, credible elections
22 june 2023 - 06:03:46Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Head of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Sierra Leone, on [...] Full text...
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Famous Tunisian journalist Zied El Heni arrested
21 june 2023 - 19:22:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A leading figure on the Tunisian media scene, Zied El Heni, was kept in detention on [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Sub-standard pitches, lack of medical checks blighted qualifiers
21 june 2023 - 07:20:51Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Many players in Women's World Cup qualifying had to endure poor pitches and did not receive [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso passes new law on property development
20 june 2023 - 19:59:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At a plenary session broadcast live on state television (RTB) on Tuesday, the Burkina Faso [...] Full text...
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Security guard stabbed near Brazilian embassy in Tunis
19 june 2023 - 16:48:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A security guard was attacked on Monday by an unidentified individual near the Brazilian embassy in [...] Full text...
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Mediterranean migrant shipwreck: Swift action needed to prevent new tragedy
17 june 2023 - 07:42:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee and migration agencies are calling for urgent and decisive action to prevent further [...] Full text...
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WBG announces new partnership framework with Tunisia
16 june 2023 - 08:32:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday announced a new five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) with Tunisia [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for phasing out fossil fuels to avoid climate ‘catastrophe’
16 june 2023 - 06:16:50New York, US (PANA) - Countries must phase out coal and other fossil fuels to avert climate “catastrophe”, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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FIFA president Infantino leads tributes to Silvio Berlusconi
13 june 2023 - 06:22:10Milan, Italy (PANA) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino led the tributes to Silvio Berlusconi, the former owner of AC Milan, [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM announces launch of national strategy for early detection of cancer
12 june 2023 - 17:40:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, Monday announced the launch [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper sees unrest in Senegal as premonition of curse of oil
09 june 2023 - 16:41:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - It seems that the curse of oil and gas could strike at the political stability and [...] Full text...
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FIFA Women's World Cup: Injury rules Janine Van Wyk out of South Africa squad
07 june 2023 - 08:23:50Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa have confirmed that Janine Van Wyk has been ruled out of the FIFA [...] Full text...
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Human rights for all, still ‘work in progress’ warns UN rights chief
07 june 2023 - 06:16:42Vienna Austria (PANA) - The full realisation of human rights for all is a “work in progress”, and the world [...] Full text...
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International Day of UN Peacekeepers honours 75 years of service and sacrifice
29 may 2023 - 17:08:25New York, US (PANA) - Since 1948, more than two million uniformed and civilian personnel have served at UN field [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Warring parties show signs of respecting truce - Facilitators
26 may 2023 - 11:39:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese capital on Friday witnessed cautious calm as the two parties to the fighting appear [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers ‘a beacon of hope and protection’: Guterres Play video
25 may 2023 - 17:43:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s 87,000-plus peacekeepers worldwide are “a beacon of hope and protection” for vulnerable civilians [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Quotes and notes by people caught in fighting (Compiled by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
25 may 2023 - 17:06:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians in the, war situation in the Sudan publish different stories and comments about their ordeal. [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN rights expert describes suffering in war of generals as 'dehumanising'
24 may 2023 - 12:54:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN expert on human rights in Sudan on Tuesday described the level of civilian suffering [...] Full text...
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Progress on human health ‘in peril’, warns UN chief
21 may 2023 - 18:07:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global life expectancy has grown by 50 per cent since the birth of the UN World [...] Full text...
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Some 1,345 projects carried out by Libyan government under "Return of Life" plan - PM
17 may 2023 - 15:06:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba Wednesday announced the implementation of [...] Full text...
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2022/23 CAF Champions League: Coach Maaloul resigns after Ahly hammering
14 may 2023 - 06:43:39Rades, Tunisia (PANA) - Esperance head coach, Nabil Maaloul, has resigned from his position, barely 24 hours after they were [...] Full text...
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After COVID-19, world faces threat of nuclear terror -Libyan newspaper
12 may 2023 - 16:03:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The Libyan newspaper "Alsabaah" avers that the world's population has just breathed a deep and unprecedented "Phew" [...] Full text...
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Second CAFL Forum to put women at heart of reforms for emergence of Mali ends
12 may 2023 - 14:45:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The work of the second edition of the Forum of the framework of dialogue and action [...] Full text...
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Hypertension affects 27% of the Mauritian population: Minister
10 may 2023 - 13:14:32Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, said on Wednesday that hypertension affects 27.2% of [...] Full text...
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WB report calls for maximised revenues from Africa’s natural resources
10 may 2023 - 10:54:48Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In a time of energy transition and rising demand for metals and minerals, resource-rich governments [...] Full text...
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Sudan onflit: Guterres calls for 'immediate' end to fighting in Sudan
06 may 2023 - 15:54:40Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The fighting in Sudan must stop immediately, before it turns into a civil war that could [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: NGO says nearly 200 people killed in Darfur fighting
03 may 2023 - 12:17:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organisation operating in West Darfur state in Sudan has strongly condemned the violence in [...] Full text...
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Countries urged to take more action against chemical pollution
02 may 2023 - 05:42:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over 2,000 delegates from around the world gathered at the UN in Geneva on Monday to [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper highlights impact of armed conflict in Sudan on Libya
28 april 2023 - 19:42:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deteriorating security situation in Sudan arising from the ongoing power struggles that have started to [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Sudan conflict: Warring parties accuse each other of breaking new ceasefire
28 april 2023 - 11:16:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The warring parties in Sudan are on Friday accusing each other of breaking the new ceasefire [...] Full text...
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Sudanese fleeing Khartoum: wrath abroad, warmth at home (news analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent in Sudan)
27 april 2023 - 18:56:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) –A Sudanese senior diplomat in Egypt has advised his countrymen to stop heading for Egypt and opt, [...] Full text...
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Sudan Crisis: Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire
21 april 2023 - 06:03:03New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on Thursday appealed to the warring parties in Sudan to observe [...] Full text...
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Food insecurity, malnutrition, set to reach 10-year high in West Africa and Sahel: UN agencies
19 april 2023 - 08:50:41Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food insecurity and malnutrition in West and Central Africa are on track to reach a 10-year [...] Full text...
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WFP suspends operations in Sudan after 3 staff killed in fighting
17 april 2023 - 15:33:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has temporarily suspended all its operations following fighting between rival [...] Full text...
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Zambia hope for fairytale run in second appearance at TotalEnergies U-17 AFCON
16 april 2023 - 18:01:38Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s young Chipolopolo have qualified for the TotalEnergies Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations for the second [...] Full text...
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Libyan Senior Scientific Committee of National Cardiovascular Surgery Programme meets over poliies
04 april 2023 - 20:36:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Health Ramadan Boujnah chaired here Tuesday an expanded [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President, Kaïs Saied, reappears in public after almost two weeks
04 april 2023 - 12:00:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kaïs Saïed, on Monday resumed his normal duties after a 13-day unexplained absence, [...] Full text...
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Deputy chairman of Libyan Council stresses importance of UN Water Summit to solve problems in Libya
27 march 2023 - 13:50:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, stressed the importance of the UN [...] Full text...
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UN Water Conference closes with new agenda of bold action
25 march 2023 - 05:27:47New York, US (PANA) - The UN 2023 Water Conference closed on Friday with the adoption of the Water Action [...] Full text...
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New study finds that 43 000 “excess deaths” may have occurred in 2022 from the drought in Somalia
20 march 2023 - 16:29:49Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A new report released Monday by the Federal Ministry of Health & Human Services, WHO and [...] Full text...
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President Barrow says skills and entrepreneurship are critical to Gambia
18 march 2023 - 19:38:44Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has said that for a country like The Gambia, skills, and entrepreneurship are critical [...] Full text...
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'Diabetes, principal cause of deaths in Mauritius'
13 march 2023 - 08:15:00Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Monday that diabetes mellitus was the leading cause of death in Mauritius in [...] Full text...
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Temporary arrangements, transitional govts fuelling Libyan crisis: Top UN Envoy
11 march 2023 - 14:07:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has said that temporary arrangements, [...] Full text...
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Sad and shocking story of Sudanese woman and her child who died in the Sahara
09 march 2023 - 20:26:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - International and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have recorded terrifying figures of illegal migrants who die on [...] Full text...
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WHO report: Reduce salt intake
09 march 2023 - 14:38:22Geneva, Switzerland (PAMA) - Implementing sodium reduction policies could save an estimated seven million lives globally by 2030, WHO said in a [...] Full text...
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2023 U-20 AFCON: Senegal reach final after comfortable 3-0 win over Tunisia
07 march 2023 - 06:23:13Ismailia, Egypt (PANA) - Senegal reached the final of the 2023 TotalEnergies Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations after Lamine Camara [...] Full text...
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2023 U-20 AFCON: Organisers select Best XI of the group stage
01 march 2023 - 07:04:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the conclusion of the thrilling group stage of the 2023 TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of [...] Full text...
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2023 U20 AFCON: Uganda make positive start, Congo survive late South Sudan scare
21 february 2023 - 07:16:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Uganda beat Central African Republic (CAR) 2-1 and Congo defeated South Sudan, also by 2-1, in [...] Full text...
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CAF names Best XI of TotalEnergies CHAN 2022 in Algeria
08 february 2023 - 11:52:17Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a thrilling three weeks of action in the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2022 in [...] Full text...
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UNDP: 'Extremist groups exploiting devt failures to recruit new members'
07 february 2023 - 07:23:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The UN Development Programme has in a report released on Tuesday stated that extremist groups exploit [...] Full text...
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Pope Francis ends DR Congo, South Sudan visits
05 february 2023 - 13:40:09Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Pope Francis left Juba, the capital of South Sudan, on Sunday at the end of [...] Full text...
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Pope Francis: May hope and peace dwell in South Sudan
05 february 2023 - 10:15:08Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Pope Francis, in his final greetings at the conclusion of Mass on Sunday in Juba, [...] Full text...
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Ecumenical leaders tell South Sudan’s rulers to act for peace now
04 february 2023 - 05:26:51Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Pope Francis ends DR congo visit; flies to South Sudan
03 february 2023 - 10:25:55Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Friday left DR Congo at the end of his four-day official visit [...] Full text...
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Former FIFA chief Sepp Blatter reflects on Africa's only World Cup
02 february 2023 - 12:49:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, does not believe there will be another World Cup [...] Full text...
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African leaders commit to end AIDS among children by 2030
02 february 2023 - 05:17:42Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in [...] Full text...
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Pope calls on DR Congo warring parties to lay down their arms
01 february 2023 - 11:14:10Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Wednesday called on warring parties in DR Congo to lay down their [...] Full text...
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Pope decries conflicts, economic exploitation in DR Congo
31 january 2023 - 19:46:38Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Tuesday decried conflicts that continue to ravage the DR Congo, and the [...] Full text...
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WFP prioritises food assistance for most vulnerable refugees in Uganda
30 january 2023 - 05:29:19Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will in 2023 implement a progressive shift to needs-based [...] Full text...
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Czech Republic reaffirms its support to Burkina Faso in fight against terrorism
26 january 2023 - 20:08:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - T he President of the Transition of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, granted an audience [...] Full text...
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Human rights must be defended in fight against terrorism: UN chief
26 january 2023 - 05:33:22New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the fight against terrorism will never succeed if [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for action to totally eliminate trans fat, ‘a toxic chemical that kills’
24 january 2023 - 06:22:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite recent progress towards eliminating trans fat from food, some five billion people remain unprotected from [...] Full text...
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Gambian pays last respects to late vice President Badara Alieu Joof
23 january 2023 - 17:39:55Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians Monday paid their last respects to the country's vice President Badara Alieu Joof, who died [...] Full text...
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Presidential party to hold 'ordinary' congress in Burundi
20 january 2023 - 19:26:07Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The National Council for the Defence of Democracy/Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD, party-state) has [...] Full text...
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