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UN chief calls for all hands on deck at Climate Promise 2025 launch
24 april 2024 - 04:55:59New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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Mixed efforts to achieve energy goals highlighted at end of Sustainability Week
20 april 2024 - 07:50:15New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly called for the acknowledgement of mixed efforts to [...] Full text...
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Libya's Minister for Youth talks to senior UN officials about efforts to establish peace in Libya
18 april 2024 - 15:02:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister for Youth in the Government of National Unity, Fathallah Al-Zeni, Thursday held talks [...] Full text...
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Tourism ‘intrinsically susceptible’ to climate shocks, political unrest, pandemic threat
17 april 2024 - 05:42:47New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday highlighted the urgent need to boost [...] Full text...
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IDA provides $340 million to enhance livelihoods of 3 million Ethiopians drought prone lowlands
30 march 2024 - 08:47:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopians living in climate-affected lowlands of the country will receive new support, thanks to a [...] Full text...
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Lighting up Africa: Nigeria can show the way: World Bank Blog By Anna Bjerde
29 february 2024 - 18:59:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Over the past 20 years, considerable progress has been made in electrifying the world, with the [...] Full text...
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Climate Action in Ethiopia: Acting now to build resilience and leverage opportunities
29 february 2024 - 13:05:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A new World Bank report finds that annual average losses to gross domestic product (GDP) [...] Full text...
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EU gives green light to better data exchanges between police authorities
26 february 2024 - 11:11:18Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday adopted a regulation on the automated search and exchange of data [...] Full text...
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TDB, World Bank accelerate access to sustainable clean energy in Africa
13 february 2024 - 08:18:21Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank has extended a facility of close to $300 million to the Eastern [...] Full text...
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Gender bias in science ‘deprives our world of great talent’: Guterres
12 february 2024 - 05:38:32New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed that gender equality in science is essential to building [...] Full text...
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Collaborating for change: The Global Coalition for Foundational Learning’s support for the African Union Year of Education: World Bank Blog
24 january 2024 - 08:02:35Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - As the global community celebrates International Day of Education on 24 January, the African Union's Year [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum portrays initiatives to balance drivers of growth, productivity
19 january 2024 - 16:49:05Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – Participants of the World Economic Forum 2024 made the case that a new growth model is [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum: New global alliance for women's health could help boost global economy by $1 trillion annually by 2040
17 january 2024 - 18:12:07Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) - A new World Economic Forum report released Wednesday shows that closing the women’s health gap will [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum: Schwab Foundation announces social innovators of 2024
16 january 2024 - 17:20:16Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – From India to Morocco, the United States to Ecuador, the 16 organizations awarded by the Schwab [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024 assembles over 2,800 leaders from 120 countries.
09 january 2024 - 15:44:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid increasing division and uncertainty that continue to destabilise the world, the World Economic Forum Annual [...] Full text...
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Health charity announces new initiative to boost use of data for mental health research in Africa
27 december 2023 - 11:46:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in partnership with Wellcome, a charity supporting research [...] 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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New seeds, better seeds? World Bank Blog By Sergio Puerto, Ph.D. candidate in Applied Economics at Cornell University
17 december 2023 - 12:55:59Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Imagine you are a scientist in charge of deciding which new crop variety to [...] Full text...
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Libyan Minister for Youth attends 8th Ministerial Meeting of Youth Communication Organization in Nairobi
11 december 2023 - 19:13:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister for Youth in the Government of National Unity, Fathallah al-Zeni, took part in [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso now has latest generation of defence equipment -Prime Minister
01 december 2023 - 16:20:43Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Apollinaire Joachimson Kyélem de Tambèla, prime minister of Burkina Faso's transitional government, told Parliament on [...] Full text...
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World AIDS Day celebrates communities working to end the disease
01 december 2023 - 06:58:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The leadership of communities affected by HIV has been vital in driving progress to end the [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum: US $13.5 trillion investment needed to fast-track decarbonisation for fossil fuel dependent industries
28 november 2023 - 11:28:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Transitioning to a more sustainable and carbon-neutral future, $13.5 trillion in investments will be needed by [...] Full text...
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World Toilet Day: Flush with innovations for safer sanitation
19 november 2023 - 07:07:08New York, US (PANA) - Innovation abounds in the race to broaden access to clean water and sanitation around the [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s mobile operator to offer Twoobii Smart satellite connectivity
07 november 2023 - 12:54:17Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s mobile operator, Mascom, has partnered with Q-KON Africa to offer the Twoobii Smart satellite connectivity [...] Full text...
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FAO report reveals hidden costs of agrifood systems
07 november 2023 - 06:25:31Rome, Italy (PANA) - Although current agrifood systems provide nourishment and sustain economies, they also impose huge hidden costs on [...] Full text...
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How green innovation can stimulate economies and curb emissions:- IMF Blog (By Zeina Hasna, Florence Jaumotte, and Samuel Pienknagura)
06 november 2023 - 17:13:21Washington DC, USA (PANlA) - Making low-carbon technologies cheaper and more widely available is crucial to reducing harmful emissions, an [...] Full text...
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Boosting opportunities for the most vulnerable: Productive social safety net toolbox for Africa: World Bank Blog
06 november 2023 - 07:41:54Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Africa is not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of eradicating extreme poverty. While many [...] Full text...
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Heads of MDBs Group vow to beef up collaboration for greater impact
15 october 2023 - 18:57:23Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) – Admitting that the world faces a global “polycrisis” affecting human and economic development at an unprecedented [...] Full text...
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World Bank announces historic collaboration between Multilateral Development Banks
14 october 2023 - 09:20:26Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank is bolstering its collaboration with nine Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to fasttrack solutions [...] Full text...
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Should developing country governments provide job training programmes? World Bank Blog(By David McKenzie. Lead Economist, Development Research Group and Eliana Carranza, Senior Economist)
04 october 2023 - 19:33:36Washington DC, US (PANA) = Governments around the world face a lot of pressure to do something to help jobseekers, [...] Full text...
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How solar can empower African youth: World Bank blog (By Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank’s Senior Managing Director)
06 september 2023 - 11:09:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – This week, we gather in Nairobi for the Africa Climate Summit which brings together policymakers from [...] Full text...
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New financing tool aims to increase access to lifesaving mosquito nets
22 august 2023 - 15:41:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More people in some of the world’s poorest communities will have access to quality health products [...] Full text...
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WHO convenes first high-level global summit on traditional medicine
10 august 2023 - 14:14:41Geneva, Switzrland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17 and 18 [...] Full text...
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AfDB issues highest rated hybrid capital by multilateral development bank
30 july 2023 - 13:04:00Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has received global recognition for its inaugural hybrid capital [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Mauritius highlights transformative power of food production
23 july 2023 - 11:40:53Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Transforming the way food is produced on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mauritius could help to [...] Full text...
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2023 U-17 World Cup: Hosts Indonesia expect 200,000 tourists to attend
14 july 2023 - 06:10:18Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Minister, Sandiaga Uno, has said that he expects the 2023 FIFA [...] Full text...
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International Exhibition for Agricultural and Livestock Development opens in Libya
10 july 2023 - 13:12:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan International Exhibition for Agricultural and Livestock Development and Equipment kicked off on Sunday at [...] Full text...
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WFP funding crisis leaves millions stranded without aid in West Africa
06 july 2023 - 05:53:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Funding constraints mean that the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to limit emergency [...] 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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African Development Bank proposes sweeping reforms to bolster funding to poor countries
23 june 2023 - 22:38:12Paris, France (PANA) - The African Development Bank has presented a plan allowing rich countries to reallocate their Special Drawing [...] 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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WHO and the Global Fund announce commitment for enhanced collaboration
08 june 2023 - 15:57:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the [...] Full text...
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AfDB says Africa has necessary partnerships, technologies to eradicate hunger
06 june 2023 - 06:37:02Durban, South Africa (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, says Africa has the necessary partnerships and [...] Full text...
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Record high revenues from global carbon pricing near US$100 billion: WB report
23 may 2023 - 10:40:38Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Revenues from carbon taxes and Emissions Trading Systems (ETS) have reached a record high, [...] Full text...
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3rd African Parliamentarians Summit on Climate Policy and Equity ends
18 may 2023 - 12:46:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 3rd Pan-African Parliamentarians Summit on Climate Policy and Equity has concluded its discussions by adopting [...] Full text...
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Kenya, European Union launch plan to shift horticulture exports from air to sea freight
17 may 2023 - 20:06:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will gradually shift its horticulture exports, including fruits and flowers, to Europe from air transport [...] Full text...
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Health systems show first major signs of post-COVID-19 recovery
03 may 2023 - 05:24:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Health systems in most countries have started showing the first major signs of recovery three years [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM praises communications sector for keeping Libyans informed
02 may 2023 - 20:04:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has praised the national strategy [...] Full text...
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Flagship UN report extolls win-win water partnerships to avert global crisis
22 march 2023 - 05:53:50New York, US (PANA) - Water starts wars, puts out fires, and is key to human survival, but ensuring access [...] Full text...
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Embrace green tech revolution or risk falling behind, new UN report warns
17 march 2023 - 05:31:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Many developing countries may miss out on the benefits of the “green tech” revolution unless governments [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: UK, EU, Australia Issue security alert, warn citizens against travelling to Nigeria,
20 january 2023 - 19:55:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Kingdom and Australia have asked their citizens to avoid all travels to Nigeria. In their [...] Full text...
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COP 27: AU launches common platform to connect energy users and regulatory agencies
15 november 2022 - 08:58:50Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has launched a digital platform to connect energy sector regulators and [...] Full text...
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Africa more seasoned on climate finance issues, says ECA
06 november 2022 - 16:40:20Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - African countries are now more seasoned on climate finance issues, said Jean Paul Adam, Director of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to introduce health book for senior citizens
29 october 2022 - 07:11:10Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry announced on Friday that it will introduce a health book for [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for ‘sustained political commitment’ for a healthier world
17 october 2022 - 05:20:19Berlin, Germany (PANA) - The UN chief on Sunday called for governments worldwide to prioritise healthcare, to make a “sustained political [...] Full text...
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Preliminary draft of Mali's new Constitution submitted to President of Transition
12 october 2022 - 15:25:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The drafting commission of the new Constitution of Mali officially handed over the text and end [...] Full text...
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Gambia hosts International forum on elimination of female genital mutilation
04 october 2022 - 09:45:47Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The world’s largest annual gathering of partners on ending female genital mutilation (FGM) opened in The [...] Full text...
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African data scientists to play more significant role in development
22 september 2022 - 16:22:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new platform to promote the use of data science in finding solutions to some of [...] Full text...
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Leaders’ Summit on Global Food Security to act on situation with urgency
21 september 2022 - 05:59:29New York, US (PANA) - The leaders of several countries and organisations have flagged the critical global food security situation [...] Full text...
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UN deputy chief calls for action to deliver sustainable development in Africa
29 august 2022 - 05:20:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed highlighted the continued relevance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), during [...] Full text...
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Giraffes, parrots, and oak trees, among many species facing extinction: Report
07 august 2022 - 07:47:33New York, US (PANA) - Around one million species are facing extinction, according to a report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform [...] Full text...
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Risks to economic recovery from pandemic remain- IMF official
04 august 2022 - 17:37:34Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mamadou D. Barry, IMF Resident Representative for The Gambia, has emphasized that the risks to the [...] Full text...
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President Barrow says digital innovations have impressively transformed global financial landscape
04 august 2022 - 14:11:07Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has stated that digital innovations have impressively transformed the global financial landscape, with [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for action to provide migrant and refugee healthcare
20 july 2022 - 17:05:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of refugees and migrants face poorer health outcomes than their host communities, which could jeopardize [...] Full text...
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Senegal passes biosafety law to allow approval of GE products
12 july 2022 - 07:38:40Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese legislators have passed a new biosafety law establishing a process to allow the entry, research, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: International response fell short in upholding refugee rights - Report
09 july 2022 - 06:49:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The collective global response to the COVID-19 pandemic fell short in protecting the rights of refugees [...] Full text...
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UN report says 222 million crisis-hit children currently require educational support
21 june 2022 - 18:07:01New York, US (PANA) - A shocking new UN report released on Tuesday indicates that the number of crisis-impacted school-aged children [...] Full text...
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AfDB launches first Africa Circular Economy Facility
31 may 2022 - 09:57:10Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group launched its first Africa Circular Economy Facility during its 2022 [...] Full text...
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Libya's Oil Minister discusses in Angola icreation of an African Energy Bank
19 may 2022 - 14:02:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Oil and Gas, Mohamed Aoun, at the 42nd Extraordinary ministerial meeting with [...] Full text...
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UN focus on plant health, crucial for boosting food security worldwide
13 may 2022 - 05:25:41Rome, Italy (PANA) - On the very first International Day of Plant Health, marked on Thursday, the UN Food and [...] Full text...
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World sees 'significant breakthroughs' in malaria prevention, control
25 april 2022 - 06:03:49Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the past year has seen “significant breakthroughs in malaria prevention and control”, [...] Full text...
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Kenya looks towards digitalisation to expand healthcare coverage for all
12 april 2022 - 15:03:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has committed to the expansion of healthcare for all under its universal health plan, emphasising [...] Full text...
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Sanitation, one of major innovations of World Water Forum in Dakar
23 march 2022 - 20:35:36Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The central place given to sanitation is one of the major innovations of the World Water [...] Full text...
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'Turn the clock forward on women’s rights’: UN chief
07 march 2022 - 05:46:45New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed [...] Full text...
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Kenya research agency launches locally manufactured malaria, coronavirus test kits
15 february 2022 - 18:58:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has produced two test kits for malaria and the coronavirus. These [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Central Bank approves debate on digital currency
10 february 2022 - 23:53:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will introduce a digital currency after consultations with stakeholders, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World leaders call for US$23 billion to end pandemic this year
09 february 2022 - 20:18:38New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic could be defeated this year but only if vaccines, tests and treatments [...] Full text...
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Fast-spreading HIV variant doubles rate of immune system decline
08 february 2022 - 05:42:43Amsterdam, The Netherlands (PANA) - Newly published research from the Netherlands has revealed the existence of a more transmissible and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN-backed COVAX mechanism delivers one billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose
17 january 2022 - 06:00:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With a 1.1 million jab delivery in Rwanda this weekend, the World Health Organization’s multilateral initiative [...] Full text...
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WFP-backed challenge boosts food system in Rwanda and beyond
06 january 2022 - 10:32:18Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Supporting innovations in the food system in Rwanda is the goal of a UN-backed initiative launched [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO gives green light to Nuvaxovid vaccine
21 december 2021 - 19:48:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN's global health agency says it has issued an Emergency Use List (EUL) approval [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO lists ninth vaccine for emergency use
18 december 2021 - 08:14:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday approved the Covovax vaccine for emergency use listing (EUL), elevating to nine [...] Full text...
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Kenya projects US$3 billion yearly earnings from African Free Trade Agreement
20 november 2021 - 13:57:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has set a target of US$3 billion in earnings annually from the African Continental Free [...] Full text...
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Africa Youth Day marked amid reforms
01 november 2021 - 14:19:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat joined celebrations to mark the Africa [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: USAID announce 32 winners of $4 million USAID/Nigeria COVID-19 Food Security Challenge
27 october 2021 - 19:40:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - USAID/Nigeria on Wednesday announced the selection of 32 winners of their COVID-19 Food Security Challenge. The winning small [...] Full text...
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UN World Data Forum meets at ‘critical time’ with COVID battle ongoing
02 october 2021 - 06:36:12Bern, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that quality data saves lives, the UN Department of Economic [...] Full text...
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WB provides US$100 million to accelerate digital transformation, smart agriculture in Cameroon
29 september 2021 - 14:13:23Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – The World Bank has approved a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) for US $100 [...] Full text...
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An expert's proposals for technologies to benefit Africa
26 september 2021 - 18:57:23Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - Mactar Seck, an African expert at the Digital Technologies Programme of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Africa cannot outsource its health to the rest of the world – AfDB president
22 september 2021 - 15:15:06New York, US (PANA) - Global leaders, in a sideline event on health during the United Nations General Assembly, voiced [...] Full text...
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Global food systems: New IFAD report recommends concrete actions for policymakers
21 september 2021 - 14:43:55Rome, Italy (PANA) - Transforming global food systems to become more inclusive, fair and sustainable may seem an insurmountable challenge, [...] Full text...
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Innovation continued despite COVID-19: New UN report
21 september 2021 - 06:07:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19, the new technology sector continued to thrive and prosper [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Germany supports Ethiopia with 271,200 vaccine doses
18 september 2021 - 02:05:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Ministry of Health Friday received 271,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Germany to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO calls on world leaders to focus on vaccine equity, pandemic preparedness
17 september 2021 - 14:06:34New York, US (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging leaders attending the 76th session of the United [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya takes delivery of 117,600 COVAX doses
17 september 2021 - 10:33:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has taken delivery of 117,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from COVAX, the National Centre for [...] Full text...
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Agroecology can address food systems failures - new IFAD report
08 september 2021 - 15:00:29Rome, Italy (PANA) – In its first comprehensive assessment of agroecology, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Agriculture stakeholders reflect on sustainable and resilient food systems for Africa
07 september 2021 - 12:47:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Farmers, heads of state, agricultural scientists and representatives of the private sector and civil society [...] Full text...
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New data-driven hub aims to detect and prevent next pandemic
02 september 2021 - 06:46:15Berlin, Germany (PANA) - A new centre in Berlin, Germany, launched on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims [...] Full text...
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India extends a million USD for climate resilient agriculture in Zimbabwe
24 august 2021 - 13:57:03Harare , Zimbabwe (PANA) – India has contributed almost US$ one million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...
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Botswana optimistic of COVID-19 vaccination rollout
19 august 2021 - 18:48:51Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Vice President, Slumber Tsogwane, has reassured the nation of government’s commitment to COVID-19 vaccination. “It is [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari says govt. has responded against Boko Haram/ISWAP, bandits, kidnappers in “strong, determined and robust” manner
13 august 2021 - 18:28:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday x-rayed his government’s handling of the Boko Haram/Islamic State in West [...] Full text...
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Botswana debunks media reports on Pfizer vaccine consignment
13 august 2021 - 18:06:25Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana health authorities have denied media reports suggesting that Pfizer vaccine consignment, destined for Botswana, has been [...] Full text...
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US donates vaccine doses to Botswana
10 august 2021 - 18:27:17Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The United States government has donated Pfizer-Biotech COVID-19 vaccine to Botswana through the COVAX dose sharing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: COVAX and World Bank accelerate vaccine access for developing countries
26 july 2021 - 13:28:04Washington, DC, US (PANA) - COVAX and the World Bank will accelerate COVID-19 vaccine supply for developing countries through a [...] Full text...
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Act now to provide COVID-19 vaccines for all: ECOSOC President
17 july 2021 - 06:30:43New York, US (PANA) - Ensuring COVID-19 vaccines for all will be critical if the world is to defeat the pandemic, [...] Full text...
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Ebola outbreak in Guinea declared over
19 june 2021 - 16:50:38Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The Ebola outbreak that emerged in Guinea in mid-February was declared over on Saturday, the first [...] Full text...
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World Food Safety Day: Innovative systems needed to raise productivity
06 june 2021 - 10:42:20Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Member States of the United Nations on Monday celebrate this year’s World Food Safety [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNICEF signs vaccine supply agreement with Moderna
03 june 2021 - 07:35:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has signed a long-term agreement with Moderna for the supply of COVID-19 vaccine on behalf [...] Full text...
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Fifth Tunisia Digital Summit topens in Tunis
02 june 2021 - 21:07:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The fifth Tunisia digital summit opened here Wednesday on the theme "Challenges of post Covid-19 digital [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO, partners call to action to equip COVAX to deliver 2 billion doses in 2021
27 may 2021 - 21:21:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries that are advanced in their vaccination programmes are seeing cases of COVID-19 decline and early [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief calls on wealthier nations to donate vaccines to poorer nations
15 may 2021 - 00:04:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, against the vastly uneven international distribution of coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Development banks, partners pledge over $17 billion to increase food security in Africa
30 april 2021 - 17:14:36Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A coalition of multilateral development banks and development partners has pledged over US$17 billion in [...] Full text...
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New reports from AfDB, FAO and CGIAR showcase digital agriculture for Africa
26 april 2021 - 13:11:21Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Drones, satellites, geographic information systems, weather stations and advanced analytics are among promising technologies for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccine equity is the ‘challenge of our time’, WHO chief declares
17 april 2021 - 04:51:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the number of new COVID-19 cases nearly doubling over the past two months, approaching the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO calls for bolstering of vigilance as Africa rolls out vaccines
16 april 2021 - 07:43:40Brazzaville, Congo (PAMA) - More than 13.6 million – including 12 million AstraZeneca – vaccine doses have been administered in [...] Full text...
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Africa CDC moves to advance vaccine manufacturing on continent
14 april 2021 - 14:14:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has signed an agreement with [...] Full text...
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First ever human space flight signalled 'new era for humanity': UN
12 april 2021 - 17:36:53New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking the International Day of Human Space Flight on Monday, celebrating [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Morocco receives first allocation of Covid-19 vaccines from COVAX mechanism
09 april 2021 - 10:38:52Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has benefited from a first allocation of the Covid-19 vaccine under the COVAX mechanism, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO urges equitable vaccine access to widen reach in Africa
26 march 2021 - 08:54:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa urgently needs more COVID-19 vaccine supplies as deliveries begin to slow down and initial batches are [...] Full text...
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Some 1.4 million TB patients lost out on treatment during first year of COVID-19
23 march 2021 - 05:46:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 1.4 million fewer people received necessary care for tuberculosis (TB) during 2020 compared with [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa’s vaccination gains pace, nearly seven million doses given
19 march 2021 - 05:57:06Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Nearly seven million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Africa, where after months of waiting on [...] Full text...
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Launching of COVID-19 vaccination campaign postponed in DRC
14 march 2021 - 18:10:56Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The launching of the vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 in the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Positive cases in Africa to top four million, vaccine rollout underway
11 march 2021 - 16:58:00Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa is poised to surpass four million COVID-19 infections this week since the continent’s first confirmed case [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN campaigns for worldwide vaccine equality in supplies
11 march 2021 - 15:05:03New York, US (has PANA) - The United Nations launched a new global campaign, Only Together, to support its call [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: More African countries receive vaccines under COVAX facility
04 march 2021 - 05:47:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - More African countries have continued to receive lifesaving COVD-19 vaccines through the UN-led COVAX facility with [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Equitable vaccine delivery plan needs more support to succeed: COVAX partners
03 march 2021 - 05:45:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The equitable coronavirus vaccine delivery initiative COVAX that has delivered its first doses to West Africa and [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Coronavirus: Ghana becomes recipient of first COVAX vaccine shipment
24 february 2021 - 13:09:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Wednesday became recipient of first shipment of COVAX vaccine when it took delivery of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Two versions of vaccine given WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL).
16 february 2021 - 22:20:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and the World Health Organization [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: COVAX expects to start sending millions of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa in February
04 february 2021 - 22:27:34Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - COVAX has notified countries in Africa of the estimated dose allocation for the first phase of [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges 'bold action' to clean up the battery industry
04 february 2021 - 06:42:09London, UK (PANA) - Ensuring clean and green battery supply chains must be a priority for businesses and governments during the post-pandemic recovery, Amnesty International [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Key workers in 145 countries to receive vaccines under UN-backed initiative
04 february 2021 - 05:38:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Key workers and other vulnerable people in 145 countries should receive COVID-19 vaccines in the first [...] Full text...
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Pandemic disruption to learning is an opportunity to reimagine, revitalise education: Guterres
24 january 2021 - 05:47:16New York, US (PANA) - To mark the third International Day of Education on Sunday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres paid tribute to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ‘Vaccine hoarding’ putting Africa at risk: WHO
22 january 2021 - 05:35:44Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa is in danger of being left behind in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines as countries [...] Full text...
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Funding shortfalls threaten East African locust operations - FAO
21 january 2021 - 13:59:42Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In an online briefing, FAO has warned partners that without additional financial resources for fuel, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya gripped by increase of infections
15 january 2021 - 12:42:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - There has been a remarkable increase in coronavirus infections in Libya over the past two weeks, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO clears BioNTech’s vaccine for emergency use
01 january 2021 - 06:43:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To speed up access to COVID-19 vaccinations in the developing world, on the eve of the new [...] Full text...
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Africa Free Trade agreement to boost agriculture
21 december 2020 - 13:35:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), due to launch in January 2021, is likely to be [...] Full text...
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AU mini-Summit on ending conflict calls for deepening peace amid pandemic
11 december 2020 - 13:56:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union High-Level Retreat on the Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa, [...] Full text...
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AU to hold mini-Summit on African peace and stability
10 december 2020 - 12:41:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union's Peace and Security Council is holding its 11th High Level Retreat on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Scientists optimistic about vaccines for all
05 december 2020 - 07:28:51New York, US (PANA) - Scientists developing COVID-19 vaccines are optimistic that by the end of next year, all people [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: New infections fall globally for first time since September; WHO chief
01 december 2020 - 05:17:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Last week saw the first global decline in newly reported cases of COVID-19 since September, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: No time for complacency as cases surge: WHO chief
17 november 2020 - 05:00:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite encouraging news about COVID-19 vaccines and cautious optimism over potential new tools against the disease, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic spurs health innovation in Africa, says WHO
01 november 2020 - 07:15:43Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic has galvanised the development of more than 120 health technology innovations that have been [...] Full text...
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Mission Billion Challenge awards innovations in West Africa informal sector
26 october 2020 - 13:10:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank Group announced on Monday the winners of the Mission Billion Challenge “WURI West [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s record wheat harvest proves success of AfDB’s agricultural transformation programme
20 october 2020 - 16:06:55Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite coronavirus-related lockdowns, travel and transport restrictions, Sudan has just recorded its largest wheat harvest, according [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Countries urged to act against pandemic ‘infodemic’
24 september 2020 - 06:34:43New York, US (PANA) - The UN and partners have urged countries to take urgent action to address what they [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Solution to global crisis in sight, ‘we sink or we swim together’ – WHO chief
22 september 2020 - 06:02:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 is an “unprecedented global crisis that demands an unprecedented global response”, the chief of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief makes last push for countries to join multilateral vaccine effort
18 september 2020 - 05:28:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries which have not signed on to a global mechanism that has pledged to provide fair [...] Full text...
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UN marks first International Day of Clean Air
07 september 2020 - 10:00:32New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has highlighted the dangers posed by air pollution and urged greater [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNICEF to lead global procurement, supply of vaccines
05 september 2020 - 06:04:03New York, US (PANNA) - UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will be leading procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccinations to ensure [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNICEF to lead global procurement, supply of COVID vaccines
04 september 2020 - 18:22:02New York, US (PANA) - UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will be leading procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccinations to ensure [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: African countries engaging in ground-breaking vaccine initiative
03 september 2020 - 15:16:23Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – While the race to find safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines continues, African countries are signing up to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Reinfection of virus seems not to be a ‘regular event’, says WHO
26 august 2020 - 05:38:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is likely only a slim possibility of people being reinfected with COVID-19, the UN health [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO presses for greater investment in global vaccine facility
24 august 2020 - 18:54:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Investing in a mechanism that will guarantee all countries have fair and timely access to a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief reiterates warning against pandemic ‘vaccine nationalism’
19 august 2020 - 04:33:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Warning against “vaccine nationalism” in the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO Chief outlines key logistical hurdles to pandemic, urges unified front
19 august 2020 - 00:03:07Accra, Ghana (PANA) - World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Tuesday outlined key logistical hurdles in fight [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: More than 150 countries engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility
15 july 2020 - 16:25:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Seventy-five countries have submitted expressions of interest to protect their populations and those of other nations through [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO calls for equitable access to future COVID-19 vaccines in Africa
10 july 2020 - 09:08:33Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa has joined immunization experts in [...] Full text...
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AfDB elevates Kenyan Wambui Gichuri to post of VP Agric, Human and Social Development
05 july 2020 - 07:14:33Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced the promotion of Wambui Gichuri to the [...] Full text...
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FIFA organises remote demonstration of advanced offside technology
01 july 2020 - 13:07:13Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - After the first test of semi-automated offside technology at the FIFA Club World Cup in December [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe ruling party vows that terrorism will be defeated
11 june 2020 - 17:58:14Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of the ruling People's Movement for Progress (MPP), Simon Compaoré, said on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNDP launches Rapid Response Facility for vulnerable countries
10 june 2020 - 17:09:51New York, US (PANA) - Pre-existing conditions such as poverty, insecurity, weak governance and fragile infrastructure in low- and middle-income [...] Full text...
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IFAD-backed projects boost agricultural productivity, incomes in Madagascar: Report
04 june 2020 - 12:05:11Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Rural development projects financed and supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have helped [...] Full text...
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Rwandan newspapers highlight ongoing research, innovation actions related to COVID-19 outbreaks
09 may 2020 - 17:19:51Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on current research actions related to COVID-19 and outbreaks with one [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO supports use of traditional medicine to treat COVID-19
05 may 2020 - 14:04:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Health Organization is working with research institutes, particularly in Africa, to select products from [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 pandemic bolsters case for technology-based economic resilience
17 april 2020 - 18:39:54Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact globally, the African continent, while [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO, Global Citizen support healthcare workers in fight against the pandemic
06 april 2020 - 18:40:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International advocacy organization, Global Citizen, and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced the "One [...] Full text...
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University of Lomé launches fund of 100 million CFAF to boost research
07 march 2020 - 18:45:36Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The University of Lomé has launched a competitive fund of 100 million CFA francs to finance [...] Full text...
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Niamey hosts agriculture, environment and livestock fair
02 march 2020 - 20:43:40Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Since Sunday, Niamey has been hosting the 6th edition of the Agriculture, Technical, Environment and Livestock [...] Full text...
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France pledges US$100 million for WHO Academy
25 february 2020 - 06:12:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian, and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, [...] Full text...
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Kenya, Germany to partner in technical skills tranfer
24 february 2020 - 15:54:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Germany are set to partner in the transfer of technical skills and education focusing [...] Full text...
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Benin adopts electricity code
15 february 2020 - 14:19:23Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has adopted an electricity code in accordance with the new sector reforms initiated by the [...] Full text...
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Congo reduces Maternal Mortality by more than 45%
11 february 2020 - 17:11:02Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The regional director (Central and West Africa) of the United Nations Population Organization (UNFPA), Mabingue Ngom, [...] Full text...
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UN health agency to accelerate research and innovation for new coronavirus
07 february 2020 - 10:21:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) is convening a global research and innovation forum to mobilize [...] Full text...
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Kagame seeks African continent to design and manufacture own drones
05 february 2020 - 21:54:26Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame Wednesday said there was so much that could be done with drone [...] Full text...
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Airtime scratch cards to be converted into mobile money in Rwanda
05 february 2020 - 12:47:29Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Customers who own unused airtime scratch cards for Rwanda's main mobile operator, MTN-Rwanda, will be entitled [...] Full text...
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Rising inequality affecting more than two-thirds of the globe, says new UN report
22 january 2020 - 07:52:46New York, US (PANA) - Inequality is growing for more than 70 per cent of the global population, exacerbating the [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Scientists fertilise another embryo from northern white rhino
16 january 2020 - 22:12:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Scientists have created a new embryo out of an artificial fertilisation of eggs taken from one [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde to host workshop on agricultural research, development in Africa
14 january 2020 - 11:22:41Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - A regional workshop on research, innovation and technology transfer for the sustainable development of the [...] Full text...
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The exchange of cows among the ancestral hard-skinned practices in Burundi (Analysis)
12 january 2020 - 12:11:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - One of the notable presidential activities of the week, which is coming to an end, was [...] Full text...
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Togo to host 12th edition of National Peasant Forum
09 january 2020 - 00:28:08Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The National Forum for the Togolese Peasant, intended to promote the agricultural sector, will be held [...] Full text...
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FDA sets up 15 million euros fund for innovative digital companies in Africa
17 december 2019 - 14:14:13Paris, France (PANA) - The French Development Agency (FDA) has launched a 15 million euros fund to support young and [...] Full text...
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Women represent 54 pct of members of Congo’s Economic, Social and Environmental Council
16 december 2019 - 22:59:35Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Clement Mouamba, Congolese prime minister, said here Monday the economic, social and environmental council (CESE) had [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: US, Nigeria partner to mitigate impact of HIV/AIDS on over 300,000 orphans and vulnerable children
12 december 2019 - 20:32:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States embassy in Abuja Thursday said the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) had [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: 8th Maghreb Conference on New Technologies opens in Hamammet
15 november 2019 - 14:40:46Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 8th edition of the Maghreb Conference on New Technologies started on Friday in the Tunisian [...] Full text...
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Malagasy Axian Group and Emerging Capital Partners acquire 51% shares in Togocom
09 november 2019 - 13:18:09Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Malagasy Axian Group and Emerging Capital Partners (ECP, shareholder of Oragroup), have been given the green [...] Full text...
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MPs vote to amend the Beninese Constitution
01 november 2019 - 11:43:52Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's lawmakers on Friday unanimously passed the legislation to amend the country's Constitution of 11 December [...] Full text...
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UNDP, Congo launch scheme to accelerate development
29 october 2019 - 10:48:24Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Congolese government, launched a project in Brazzaville [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Plenary Assembly of the High Council of Social Dialogue begins in Dakar
28 october 2019 - 14:10:11Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The 17th Plenary Assembly of Senegal's High Council for Social Dialogue (HCDS) kicked off on Monday [...] Full text...
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3 professors awarded 2019 UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Life Sciences Research
23 october 2019 - 23:06:08Paris, France (PANA) - The UN agency announced here Tuesday the names of three professors as recipients of the 2019 [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire to hold Fifth International Agricultural and Animal Resources Fair next month
22 october 2019 - 10:54:32Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Fifth International Agricultural and Animal Resources Fair (SARA) will be held from 22 November to [...] Full text...
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ITFC, OCP Africa sign agreement to increase African farmers' incomes
21 october 2019 - 22:13:02Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and OCP Africa Monday signed a memorandum of [...] Full text...
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Abidjan to host fair to combat piracy of products, brands and services on 28-29 October in Abidjan
21 october 2019 - 11:56:21Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian economic capital, Abidjan, will host the 2019 "Origigi" Originality Fair on 28-29 October, organizers [...] Full text...
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TB infections declining, but not fast enough among poor, marginalised: WHO
18 october 2019 - 07:16:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 1.5 million people died from tuberculosis (TB) last year, the UN health agency said [...] Full text...
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African ministers to discuss innovative ways to close identity gap
08 october 2019 - 14:58:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African ministers responsible for Civil Registration will gather in Lusaka, Zambia, from 14-18 October for [...] Full text...
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Niger hosts summit on limiting presidential terms in Africa
02 october 2019 - 18:30:22Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's head of state, Issoufou Mahamadou, on Tuesday reaffirmed his willingness to step down after his [...] Full text...
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WHO: Decrease in number of Ebola cases in eastern DRC should be interpreted with 'caution'
27 september 2019 - 10:57:26Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has decreased [...] Full text...
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Special Economic Zones: Botswana’s new economic powerhouse
24 september 2019 - 20:14:52Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has set aside special places to prioritise the development of the country and for economic [...] Full text...
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Commitments worth US$790 million made to enhance resilience for small-scale farmers
24 september 2019 - 05:52:55New York, USA (PANA) – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, World Bank and several governments announced financial commitments of [...] Full text...
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Second Ebola vaccine to complement 'ring vaccination' given green light in DRC, says WHO
23 september 2019 - 11:56:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have announced plans to introduce [...] Full text...
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