Libyan Presidential Council Chairman visits Portugal
28 june 2022 - 05:42:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, went to the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, on [...] Full text...
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First batch of 250 Libyan pilgrims leave for Mecca in Saudi Arabia
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Monkeypox not presently a global public health emergency: WHO
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Libyan Presidential Council Chairman visits Portugal
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Burundi inaugurates its largest football stadium
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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, went to the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, on [...] Full text...
Rights group flags abuses in Cameroon's Anglophone regions
27 june 2022 - 05:33:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Armed separatist fighters have killed at least seven people, injured six others, raped a girl, and [...] Full text...
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Dakar International Athletics Meeting is back on track after 7 years
25 june 2022 - 09:09:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Dakar International Track and Field Meeting is back after disappearing from the calendar of major [...] Full text...
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Sub-Saharan Africa reveals lessons for governance - IMF Country Focus
24 june 2022 - 07:21:39Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have made important strides in tackling corruption, with some outperforming emerging [...] Full text...
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Global hunger crisis pushing one child per minute, into severe malnutrition: UNICEF
24 june 2022 - 05:24:54New York, US (PANA) - Because of the global hunger crisis, every single minute, one child is pushed into life-threatening, [...] Full text...
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DRC leader opens pandora box in Eastern Africa - ISS report
23 june 2022 - 14:09:27Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Tensions are spiking once again in the chronically turbulent eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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New deadly attacks in West Darfur leave scores dead, thousands displaced - Rights group says
22 june 2022 - 07:34:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – New attacks by armed Arab assailants on civilians in west Darfur since April 2022 have left [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says DR Congo-Rwanda military escalation devastating for civilians
22 june 2022 - 05:54:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday called for the protection of civilians in the fighting between the Movement [...] Full text...
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Burundian president 'satisfied' with outcome of Nairobi summit on DR Congo security
21 june 2022 - 12:20:53Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - All armed groups in DR Congo have agreed to cease hostilities and come to the negotiating [...] Full text...
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Africa notches strong progress in building tax transparency, tackling illicit financial flows
21 june 2022 - 10:58:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African countries’ requests for information for tax collection purposes rose 26% over the previous year, signalling [...] Full text...
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UN food agency announces further refugee ration cuts, in quest for #ZeroHunger
20 june 2022 - 18:47:35Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday that it will have no choice but to [...] Full text...
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Kenya hosts regional summit on renewed insecurity in DR Congo
20 june 2022 - 13:05:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Kenya is on Monday hosting a summit of East African heads of state on renewed insecurity in [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for end to rights abuses against girls
17 june 2022 - 06:08:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African governments should not tolerate or legally permit child marriage, denial of education, or other human rights [...] Full text...
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Africa must separate the wheat from Russia’s geopolitical chaff
16 june 2022 - 12:29:50Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Russia’s war against Ukraine is intensifying and, as a result, African countries are increasingly being [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Tanzania to halt 'brutal security operation' in Loliondo against Maasai
16 june 2022 - 06:16:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Tanzanian authorities to immediately halt the violent forced eviction [...] Full text...
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Communities in Horn of Africa struggle with cumulative shocks in face of starvation
13 june 2022 - 14:49:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Communities in the Horn of Africa are facing the threat of starvation following four [...] Full text...
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UN calls on militants in eastern DR Congo to ‘immediately cease’ civilian attacks
12 june 2022 - 05:20:14New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Saturday calling for attacks on civilians by multiple armed groups in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...
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Five countries elected to serve on UN Security Council
10 june 2022 - 04:56:16New York, US (PANA) - Five countries have been elected to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council [...] Full text...
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Horn of Africa braces for ‘explosion of child deaths’ as hunger crisis deepens
08 june 2022 - 05:16:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An “explosion of child deaths” is likely and imminent in the Horn of Africa unless the [...] Full text...
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UN food agencies warn of looming widespread food crisss as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries
07 june 2022 - 12:54:26Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN food agencies -- the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food [...] Full text...
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Kenyan electoral body clears four Presidential candidates
07 june 2022 - 00:25:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has completed the nomination of candidates for the 9 [...] Full text...
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Kenyan electoral body clears Presidential candidates ahead of 9 August polls
05 june 2022 - 19:03:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Opposition leader, Raila Odinga, and his running mate, Martha Karua, were on Sunday cleared as Presidential [...] Full text...
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Stockholm+50 issues call for urgent environmental and economic transformation
04 june 2022 - 05:13:28Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - The Stockholm+50 environment conference came to a close on Friday with a call for real commitments to urgently [...] Full text...
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Kenyan election candidates face corruption hurdles
02 june 2022 - 16:17:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The campaigns ahead of the 9 August 2022 general elections in Kenya have officially kicked off [...] Full text...
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Monkeypox transmission may have gone undetected ‘for some time’ - WHO chief
02 june 2022 - 06:30:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the head of the [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta to attend international environmental Summit in Stockholm
01 june 2022 - 23:58:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta will co-chair a two-day meeting, dubbed ‘Stockholm+50’ with the host Prime Minister, Magdalena [...] Full text...
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Great Lakes Region Secretariat expresses 'grave concern' about situation in eastern DRC
01 june 2022 - 05:47:45Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) on Tuesday expressed grave concern at the [...] Full text...
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FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa
01 june 2022 - 05:24:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is scaling up operations in Sudan, where 10.9 million [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM, Kenyatta, attend military airshow in Kenya
28 may 2022 - 17:38:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and host President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday made an impromptu appearance [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Trade deficit for 2022 forecast at 27.8 pct higher, compared to 2021
28 may 2022 - 08:35:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius on Friday said the forecast for total exports of Mauritian products for 2022 would [...] Full text...
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Renewal of arms embargo on South Sudan 'is a step in the right direction' - Rights group
27 may 2022 - 11:36:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has said the renewal of the arms embargo on South Sudan for [...] Full text...
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Greece wants closer ties with Africa, says Greek FM
26 may 2022 - 23:43:00Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece is determined to establish closer relations with African countries, Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, said [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' balance of trade shows high deficit
25 may 2022 - 07:04:12Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Tuesday said that the balance of trade deficit showed a high deficit of [...] Full text...
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AU urged to focus on root causes of conflict, political instability
24 may 2022 - 04:53:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African Union (AU) member countries should use their upcoming summit to commit to addressing human rights [...] Full text...
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DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi expected in Burundi on Saturday
20 may 2022 - 15:40:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Congolese head of state, Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, is expected this Saturday on a two-day [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks redeployed US troops in Somalia to make civilian protection priority
20 may 2022 - 08:20:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA ) – The decision of the United States to redeploy several hundred troops in Somalia, as part of [...] Full text...
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Demand for lifesaving aid up 10 per cent this year: UN relief chief
20 may 2022 - 05:29:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people in need has risen by around 10 per cent this year so [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charities warn 'one person is likely dying of hunger every 48 seconds' in East Africa
18 may 2022 - 06:00:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - One person is likely dying of hunger every 48 seconds in drought-ravaged Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, [...] Full text...
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Armed Islamists, security forces in Burkina Faso committing abuses against civilians - Human Rights Watch
18 may 2022 - 05:22:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Armed Islamist groups and government security forces and militia in Burkina Faso are committing increased abuses against [...] Full text...
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9thedition of Africities summit opens in Kisumu, Kenyatta
17 may 2022 - 15:00:41Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta Tuesday presided over the opening of the ninth edition of Africities in Kenya's [...] Full text...
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Opposition leader Raila Odinga names Martha Karua, Iron Lady of Kenyan politics, as running mate
16 may 2022 - 15:14:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga, the presidential candidate of the Azimio la Umoja coalition, has named [...] Full text...
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AU deploys pre-election assessment mission to Kenya
16 may 2022 - 09:01:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has authorised the deployment [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Presidential insider named running mate to DP William Ruto ticket
15 may 2022 - 15:24:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, has picked former administration insider, Rigathi Gachagua, to become his presumptive [...] Full text...
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Relief chief underlines need for urgent support as millions face drought in Horn of Africa
14 may 2022 - 05:20:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarians continue to call for scaling up assistance in the Horn of Africa, where the worst [...] Full text...
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Two Ugandan women carrying drugs in their stomachs arrested at Mauritius airport
13 may 2022 - 09:00:54Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) last Friday arrested two Ugandan passengers carrying drugs in their stomachs, [...] Full text...
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Greek, Kenyan FMs discuss bolstering bilateral relations
10 may 2022 - 06:48:05Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias and his Kenyan counterpart Raychelle Awuor Omamo on Monday discussed [...] Full text...
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Kenyan sprinter Omanyala wins in 9.85 seconds at Kip Keino World Classics
07 may 2022 - 21:28:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala dashed 9.85 seconds to win the 100 metres men's race at the [...] Full text...
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Kenya to bid for World Athletics Championships 2025
07 may 2022 - 20:58:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has expressed optimism that Kenya will win the bid to host the 2025 [...] Full text...
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IMF warns debt vulnerabilities remain elevated in Sub-Saharan Africa
06 may 2022 - 14:06:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned here Friday that debt vulnerabilities remained elevated in Sub-Saharan Africa, [...] Full text...
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New Plan to accelerate clean energy access to millions globally
05 may 2022 - 06:42:05New York, US (PANA) - Amid the global energy crisis and worsening climate emergency, the United Nations and partners on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Record profits, while COVID treatment often ‘out of reach’ for the poor
05 may 2022 - 06:04:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While reported COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline, Omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in [...] Full text...
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UN chief joins in condemnation of deadly attack on Burundian peacekeepers in Somalia
05 may 2022 - 05:39:58New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has joined in the strong condemnation of Tuesday's attack by [...] Full text...
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1ST LEAD: Burundian President mourns country's peacekeepers killed by terrorist attack in Somalia
04 may 2022 - 10:40:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian president Evariste Ndayishimiye has mourned the country's soldiers serving with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia [...] Full text...
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Libya's press freedom ranked 143 in 2022, jumps 22 places from 2021's spot
03 may 2022 - 20:02:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya made a significant leap, moving up 22 places to 143 in the 2022 World Press [...] Full text...
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Rights group alleges abuses by Russia-linked forces in CAR
03 may 2022 - 06:37:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Forces in the Central African Republic (CAR), whom witnesses identified as Russian, appear to have summarily [...] Full text...
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Kenya increases minimum wage by 12% on Labour Day
01 may 2022 - 22:40:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a minimum wage increase of 12 per cent with effect from [...] Full text...
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Kenya's third President Kibaki laid to rest
30 april 2022 - 23:02:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The third President of Kenya, Emilio Mwai Kibaki, was on Saturday buried at his Munyange home [...] Full text...
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DRC combatants wng to lay down arms to embrace peace talks
29 april 2022 - 17:27:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The majority of representatives of over 30 armed groups taking part in talks to end the [...] Full text...
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African leaders bid farewell to Kenya's third President Kibaki
29 april 2022 - 16:56:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders, both serving and retired, congregated at the Nyayo Stadium here on a chilly Friday [...] Full text...
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Kenyan president urges DRC armed groups to lay down arms
28 april 2022 - 17:48:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on different armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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Two passengers arrested with drugs at Mauritian airport
28 april 2022 - 07:51:32Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Two passengers, believed to be Nigerians, aged 38 and 46 years, were intercepted last Friday at [...] Full text...
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Hundreds of protesters detained, mistreated in Sudan, says Human Rights Watch
28 april 2022 - 05:46:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's security forces have unlawfully detained hundreds of protesters since December 2021 and forcibly disappeared scores as [...] Full text...
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US gives $200 million for humanitarian assistance in Horn of Africa
28 april 2022 - 05:23:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United States has announced more than $200 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the Horn of [...] Full text...
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NGOs call for increased humanitarian assistance to prevent tragedy in Horn of Africa
27 april 2022 - 06:57:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As the drought crisis in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya worsens, the humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council [...] Full text...
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AU backs plan to dispatch regional force to restore stability in the DRC
26 april 2022 - 16:54:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union supports the planned deployment of a regional force to end the hostilities [...] Full text...
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Ghana condoles with Kenya over death of former President Mwai Kibaki
26 april 2022 - 16:25:18Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday condoled with the government and people of Kenya over [...] Full text...
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Kenya elections body extends deadline for nomination of Deputy presidential candidates
26 april 2022 - 15:53:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has postponed the deadline of nominating Deputy President candidates for [...] Full text...
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Kenyans mourn departed third President Kibaki
26 april 2022 - 14:37:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Grieving Kenyan citizens thronged Parliament buildings in Nairobi's Central Business District for the second day on [...] Full text...
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IMF staff, Kenyan authorities reach staff-level agreement on economic policies
26 april 2022 - 07:31:44Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team and Kenyan authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on [...] Full text...
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Over one million African children receive world's first malaria vaccine
25 april 2022 - 10:55:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As World Malaria Day is marked on Monday, the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced [...] Full text...
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UN chief lauds East African leaders' steps for peace, stability in DRC
24 april 2022 - 04:52:18New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, has welcomed the efforts of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki dies
22 april 2022 - 09:52:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki is dead, aged 90. President Uhuru Kenyatta made the announcement on Friday [...] Full text...
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East African leaders to deploy regional force to DRC
22 april 2022 - 09:51:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders have ended a Summit on the armed conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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UNHCR supports peaceful end to conflict between herders, farmers in South Sudan
20 april 2022 - 10:51:09Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Semi-nomadic cattle herders blamed for a spate of deadly clashes with settled farmers in South [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Draw for quaifying group matches
19 april 2022 - 20:35:53Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The following are the groups for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Côte d'Ivoire 2023, [...] Full text...
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Worsening drought in Horn of Africa puts up to 20 million at risk: WFP
19 april 2022 - 19:38:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Up to 20 million people could go hungry this year as delayed rains worsen extreme drought [...] Full text...
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UN releases $100 million to fight hunger in 6 African countries and Yemen
15 april 2022 - 06:37:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN has allocated $100 million to fight hunger in Africa and the Middle East as [...] Full text...
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French business executive to be deported from Kenya
13 april 2022 - 22:49:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A French national, Jean Christian Bergeron, has been accused of economic sabotage and ordered to leave [...] Full text...
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Millions of refugees in East Africa face 'desperate future' - UN agencies ward
13 april 2022 - 12:34:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Millions of displaced families across eastern Africa will fall deeper into hunger as food rations dwindle [...] 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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Sub-Saharan Africa under threat from multiple humanitarian crises
09 april 2022 - 05:51:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of hungry people in the Sahel and West Africa has quadrupled over the last three years, [...] Full text...
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Presidents Kenyatta, Tshisekedi sign treaty of accession of DR Congo into EAC
09 april 2022 - 01:03:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and Felix Tshisekedi have signed, at State House, Nairobi, the treaty of accession [...] Full text...
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DRC President Tshisekedi arrives in Nairobi to complete country's entry into EAC
08 april 2022 - 10:25:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) arrived in Kenya on Friday [...] Full text...
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Kenya releases US$28 billion budget for 2022/2023
08 april 2022 - 10:18:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan government has unveiled a new financial expenditure plan for 2022/23 projected at Ksh 3.3 trillion [...] Full text...
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Kenyan politician wounded in gun attack linked to poll rivalry
06 april 2022 - 13:20:03Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Unknown gunmen shot and wounded Ali Mwatsahu, a local politician aspiring to represent Mvita constituency in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights groups flag crimes against humanity in Western Tigray Zone
06 april 2022 - 07:31:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Amhara regional security forces and civilian authorities in Ethiopia's Western Tigray Zone have committed widespread abuses against [...] Full text...
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Rights group alleges Malian soldiers, assosiated foreign forces 'summarily executed' some 300 civilians
05 april 2022 - 07:27:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian armed forces and associated foreign soldiers allegedly summarily executed an estimated 300 civilian men, some of [...] Full text...
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Kenyan opposition leader's aircraft attacked on campaign trail
01 april 2022 - 22:30:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A violent group attacked a helicopter flying opposition leader Raila Odinga on Friday, damaging the aircraft [...] Full text...
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DRC admitted to East African Community
29 march 2022 - 13:15:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Leaders of the East African Community (EAC) on Tuesday admitted the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM reaffirms that solution to Libya's crisis is elections
27 march 2022 - 14:57:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ms. Najala Al-Mangouch, has reiterated that the only [...] Full text...
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Kenya to destroy 840,000 doses of Astra Zeneca vaccines
23 march 2022 - 18:02:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 840,000 doses of the Astra Zeneca vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease received through [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa’s vaccine uptake increases by 15% - WHO
22 march 2022 - 06:43:01Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake rose by 15% between January and February as several countries embarked on [...] Full text...
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UNHCR and partners seek US$1.2 billion to address Africa’s largest refugee crisis
18 march 2022 - 12:49:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), together with 102 humanitarian and development partners is appealing [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate calls on Malian Army and armed Islamists to end atrocities
15 march 2022 - 10:47:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)) – A human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch (HRE), has said that the Malian army and armed Islamist [...] Full text...
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'Cancer care in Africa improves, but challenges persist'
15 march 2022 - 05:59:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Although cancer care has improved significantly in many African countries over the past decade, challenges in [...] Full text...
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Kenyan opposition veteran Odinga nominated presidential flag bearer
12 march 2022 - 17:06:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four-time presidential election challenger, Raila Odinga, was formally nominated to fly the presidential flag of more [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean president begins visit to Kenya
09 march 2022 - 13:12:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa kicked off a three-day visit to Kenya with an elaborate welcome ceremony [...] Full text...
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US bans former Nairobi Governor, Sonko, family from entering US over alleged corruption
09 march 2022 - 05:23:22Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has banned former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko Gidion Mbuvi Kioko from entering the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Moderna to set up vaccine production facility in Kenya
08 march 2022 - 08:17:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - American pharmaceutical company, Moderna, has entered into an agreement with Kenya to set up a plant [...] Full text...
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Turning waste to wealth (A feature by UNEP)
05 march 2022 - 14:58:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Nzambi Matee beams brightly, thrusting a brick forth to coincide with the click of the [...] Full text...
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UNHCR seeks US$205 million for life-saving assistance to over 1.6 million people affected by Ethiopia conflict
04 march 2022 - 12:01:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is appealing for US$205 million to deliver life-saving assistance and [...] Full text...
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Obesity rising in Africa, says WHO
04 march 2022 - 05:24:08Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – One in five adults and one in 10 children and teenagers are projected to be obese by [...] Full text...
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Nations sign up to end global scourge of plastic pollution
03 march 2022 - 05:15:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Heads of State, environment ministers and other representatives from 175 nations, endorsed a historic resolution at [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Council President appoints Fatou Bensouda, others as members of investigative body in Ethiopia
02 march 2022 - 23:57:41Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Federico Villegas of Argentina, on Wednesday announced the [...] Full text...
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UN Environment Assembly discusses ending plastic pollution
01 march 2022 - 05:55:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Delegates at the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly under way in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, [...] Full text...
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Kenya in negotiated EU settlement for safe passage to students fleeing Ukraine
26 february 2022 - 02:43:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has negotiated safe passage to its citizens wishing to evacuate Ukraine on transit through Europe [...] Full text...
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Kenya electricity distribution firm in landmark profit jump
26 february 2022 - 00:18:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya Power, the consumer electricity distributor, has reported a net profit before tax of US$50 million [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: FIFA slaps indefinite suspension on Kenya, Zimbabwe
24 february 2022 - 23:38:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Football Federation, FIFA, has announced an indefinite suspension of Kenya and Zimbabwe over government interference. FIFA [...] Full text...
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UN-backed report warns of rising wildfire threat
23 february 2022 - 20:57:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Wildfires are projected to rise by 50 per cent by the end of the century due [...] Full text...
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2022 Women's AFCON: All the qualifiers emerge
23 february 2022 - 20:37:14Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After the second-leg, final qualifying matches played across Africa from 21 to 23 of February, the [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves energy access financing for six African countries
22 february 2022 - 17:36:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved the Energy Access [...] Full text...
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2022 Women's AFCON qualifiers: 2nd-leg, final qualifying matches on Tuesday and Wednesday
22 february 2022 - 05:29:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following matches will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday in the second-leg, final qualifiers for [...] Full text...
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2022 Women's AFCON qualifiers: Burundi join Morocco and Uganda in final tournament
21 february 2022 - 23:57:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Burundi beat Djibouti 5-0 away on Monday to qualify for the finals of the 2022 Women's [...] Full text...
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Gambia to play Afcon preliminary game in Morocco due to stadium ban by CAF
21 february 2022 - 17:21:12Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has confirmed that Gambia’s AFCON preliminary game against Chad scheduled for 29 [...] Full text...
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EU allocates 40 million Euro to assist Sudan in humanitarian domains
20 february 2022 - 16:25:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The EU Commission has allocated Sudan 40 million Euro as part of a package of 294.2 [...] Full text...
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CAF bans 23 stadiums from hosting international matches
20 february 2022 - 15:30:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has banned 23 stadiums across the continent "for not meeting [...] Full text...
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Six countries to be first to receive technology to produce mRNA vaccines in Africa - WHO
20 february 2022 - 11:54:37Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that six African countries will be the first [...] Full text...
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2022 WAFCON qualifiers: Results from 1st-leg, 2nd-round matches
19 february 2022 - 12:44:50Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results of matches played across Africa in the first leg of the second [...] Full text...
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African leaders call for urgent European funding for climate change
18 february 2022 - 13:19:12Brussels, Belgium, (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged leaders attending the African Union (AU) – European Union (EU) Summit [...] Full text...
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ICC opens trial of Kenyan lawyer accused of witness bribery
15 february 2022 - 23:40:58The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Paul Gicheru, a Kenyan lawyer accused of tampering with witnesses at the International Criminal Court [...] 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 President begins UAE visit to explore new markets
15 february 2022 - 09:22:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has begun a three-day working visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), focused [...] Full text...
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'Historic expansion' of joint UN fund to boost sustainable development
15 february 2022 - 05:17:31New York, US (PANA) - The UN Joint SDG Fund announced on Monday an additional $54.5 million in investments for projects across five countries, [...] Full text...
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Senior US officials to visit four African countries in economic diplomacy drive
14 february 2022 - 05:25:46Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Two senior US officials will travel to Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Namibia on a [...] 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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East African Community welcomes lifting of EU sanctions against Burundi
10 february 2022 - 12:13:28Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) on Thursday welcomed the lifting of European Union (EU) economic sanctions [...] Full text...
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UNHCR welcomes pledges by Burundi under Global Compact on Refugees
09 february 2022 - 11:42:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has welcomed the pledges made by the Government of Burundi [...] Full text...
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WFP says 13 million people facing severe hunger as drought grips the Horn of Africa
08 february 2022 - 10:19:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Horn of Africa is experiencing the driest conditions recorded since 1981, with severe drought leaving [...] Full text...
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African leaders seek aviation, transportation logistic overhaul to spur free trade agenda
08 february 2022 - 05:04:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African political and business leaders have called for a logistical overhaul and broad investment in [...] Full text...
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Kenya launches mandatory public healthcare insurance
07 february 2022 - 22:33:58Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has launched Kenya's national scale-up of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The Kenyan president [...] Full text...
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African leaders call crisis Summit on terrorism, unconstitutional change of government
07 february 2022 - 22:22:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders will hold an emergency Summit on terrorism and the fight against bad governance [...] Full text...
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Kenya president rallies AU Summit to end rising political tensions in Africa
06 february 2022 - 22:55:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has rallied the African Union (AU) to end the increasing cases [...] Full text...
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Kenyan president urges African leaders to help eliminate malaria by 2030
06 february 2022 - 16:05:02Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday urged African leaders to maximise their efforts to eliminate [...] Full text...
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Kenya to host African Union's infrastructure Summit
03 february 2022 - 16:50:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will host the seventh session of a major African Union (AU) Summit dedicated to the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
President Kagame, Kenyatta hold talks on regional stability
03 february 2022 - 16:14:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Rwandan President Paul Kagame held talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi on Thursday, reiterating [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Cameroonian soldiers of killing eight people, burning dozens of homes in North-West Region
03 february 2022 - 06:34:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights advoate has accused Cameroon soldiers of killing at least eight people and burning down [...] Full text...
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World Bank's private sector lending arm pledges continued assistance to Kenya
02 february 2022 - 10:27:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting International Finance Corporation (IFC) President Makhtar Diop has reiterated the institution’s commitment to continue supporting [...] Full text...
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Kenyan business leaders more optimistic about economic growth prospects
02 february 2022 - 10:21:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has found business leaders to be more bullish about the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
EU gives 4 million euros to Burundi for reintegration of former refugees
01 february 2022 - 12:38:08Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has given 4 million euros to support the local office of the [...] Full text...
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Food insecurity soaring across 20 hunger hotspots, say UN food agencies
28 january 2022 - 05:44:33Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food insecurity is soaring across 20 countries and regions - “hunger hotspots”, where conflict, economic shocks, [...] Full text...
thread Society
Kenya, Emirates agree to end flights standoff
27 january 2022 - 23:38:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and the United Arab Emirates have both lifted the ban on passenger flights between the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
AfDB debars CP Power East Africa Limited for fraudulent practices
26 january 2022 - 23:56:35Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group on Wednesday announced the 48-month debarment of CP Power East [...] Full text...
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American official tours Sudan’s neighboring countries to discuss developments in Khartoum
25 january 2022 - 15:37:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior US state department officials is on a five-leg tour to Kenya, Egypt, UAE, Turkey [...] Full text...
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Some 1.5 million children lack treatment for severe wasting in Eastern and Southern Africa
22 january 2022 - 08:52:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 1.5 million children are not receiving life-saving treatment for severe wasting in Eastern and [...] Full text...
thread Society
Kenya electoral Commission announces election date
21 january 2022 - 19:25:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Independent Electoral Commission of Kenya (IEBC) has published a notice announcing 9 August 2022 as [...] Full text...
thread Politics
South Africa's wine exports soar
20 january 2022 - 08:08:58Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Despite a ban of alcohol sales during South Africa’s COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, the wine [...] Full text...
thread Economy
FAO launches $138 million plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa
17 january 2022 - 16:46:15Rome, Italy (PANA) - More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian rupee
10 january 2022 - 11:47:27Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as pulished by the Commercial [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UN chief appoints German Daniela Kroslak Deputy Special Representative in Mali
08 january 2022 - 06:42:47New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday announced the appointment of Daniela Kroslak of Germany [...] Full text...
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Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee
07 january 2022 - 10:28:03Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates of the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial [...] Full text...
thread Economy
South Africa: Emirates extends South African travel ban
03 january 2022 - 13:35:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Emirates Airlines on Monday announced it was extending its South African travel ban until [...] Full text...
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AU chairperson expresses 'deep concern' at Somali political tension
01 january 2022 - 05:23:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed deep concern [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State, Kenyan President discuss situations in Ethiopia, Somalia
29 december 2021 - 08:14:58Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday spoke with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on [...] Full text...
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Protesters shot dead, wounded in eastern DR Congo city of Goma
26 december 2021 - 08:35:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Police fired on protesters in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on 20 December, 2021, killing [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Airlines named 'Best African Airline' for fourth time in a row
24 december 2021 - 16:51:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines has again been named winner of the "Best African Airline Award" from Skytrax, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
21 december 2021 - 11:58:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
20 december 2021 - 13:40:45Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial [...] Full text...
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East African block says quiet diplomacy has paid off in mitigating conflicts in the region
17 december 2021 - 16:19:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African Inter-government Authority for Development (IGAD), has revealed that what it termed “quiet diplomacy” [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
16 december 2021 - 12:48:19Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial [...] Full text...
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Rights group raises red flag about new wave of attacks in Sudan's Darfur region
15 december 2021 - 05:59:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new wave of attacks on civilians in Darfur since mid-November 2021 highlights the urgent need [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
14 december 2021 - 11:31:27Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: HRW says Kenya's vaccine requirement to access gov't services undermines basic rights
14 december 2021 - 08:57:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights watchdog is asking the Kenyan authorities to amend measures requiring everyone seeking government services [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
13 december 2021 - 11:22:55Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Odinga launches fifth bid for top job with president's backing
11 december 2021 - 09:54:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga Friday launched his fifth bid for Kenya's presidency, this time with [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
10 december 2021 - 11:29:02Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group accuses rebel Tigray forces of summarily executing civilians
10 december 2021 - 07:38:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Tigrayan forces summarily executed dozens of civilians in two towns they controlled in Ethiopia's northern Amhara [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy speaks with UN, AU, regional leaders on siuation in country
09 december 2021 - 12:30:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday held discussions on the situation in the country [...] Full text...
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Workshop on weather, climate information services for Africa starts in Nairobi Thursday
08 december 2021 - 19:58:19Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is [...] Full text...
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Three killed in suicide attack in Western Kenya village
08 december 2021 - 14:42:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The police have termed as a terror attack an incident in which an elusive Al Shabaab [...] Full text...
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Obasanjo meets President Kenyatta on regional peace effort
08 december 2021 - 14:32:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday met former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, who paid him a courtesy [...] Full text...
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Kenyan rescue workers pull out three trapped mine workers after six days
08 december 2021 - 11:33:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rescue workers have successfully pulled out three mine workers trapped inside a collapsed gold mine in [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
08 december 2021 - 11:24:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...
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Kenyan policeman shoots wife, others and commits suicide
07 december 2021 - 15:44:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Kenyan policeman, Constable Benson Imbatu, has killed seven people, according to a Police report filed [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
07 december 2021 - 13:01:22Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...
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Monday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
06 december 2021 - 12:11:23Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Shots are finally arriving, but Africa can't get them all into arms
06 december 2021 - 10:15:46Sekenani, Kenya (PANA) - When a group arrived at the Sekenani health clinic in rural Kenya for their COVID-19 vaccines [...] Full text...
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AfDB supports fund-raising effort in aid of climate response in Kenya
29 november 2021 - 19:25:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will support Kenya to raise funds for climate change action to [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Rights group calls for rearrest of Central African Republic war crimes suspect
29 november 2021 - 10:25:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights group is asking the govermenment of the Central African Republic (CAR) to coordinate [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US Secretary of State again expresses grave concern about military escalation
27 november 2021 - 09:21:20Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has again expressed grave concern about the war in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya urges vigilance after new variant detected in South Africa
26 november 2021 - 21:56:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's ministry of health has called for increased vigilance at all airports and increased screening following [...] Full text...
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Kenya to use technology to link 500,000 jobseekers to manufacturing sector
26 november 2021 - 21:24:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya manufacturing companies will use technology to link the youth interested in working in the manufacturing [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
26 november 2021 - 11:04:20Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Only one out of four health workers is fully vaccinated in Africa, warns WHO
25 november 2021 - 18:57:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Only 27% of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against the new coronavirus, [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
25 november 2021 - 10:51:55Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...
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Tuesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
23 november 2021 - 11:43:50Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial [...] Full text...
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Kenyan president Kenyatta arrives in South Africa for official visit
22 november 2021 - 14:33:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived on Monday in South Africa for a three-day official [...] Full text...
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US, Senegal reaffirm bilateral partnership
21 november 2021 - 09:48:24Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday met Senegalese President Macky Sall in Dakar, Senegal, [...] 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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US Secretary of State Blinken begins Senegal visit
20 november 2021 - 05:49:29Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Dakar on Friday on the last leg of [...] Full text...
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East African Trade Bank signs deal to finance solar power start up in Kenya
19 november 2021 - 23:22:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) has sealed a US$4.2 million transaction [...] Full text...
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Severe drought grips Somalia
19 november 2021 - 23:05:10Mogadishu, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia is enduring its third consecutive poor rain season since late 2020, the Food and Agriculture [...] Full text...
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Friday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
19 november 2021 - 09:58:01Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State, Nigerian President discuss bilateral relations
19 november 2021 - 05:25:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday met with Nigerian President Buhari in Abuja with [...] Full text...
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FAO, IGAD seek urgent action to mitigate impact of drought in Eastern Africa
18 november 2021 - 22:28:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Communities in the Eastern Africa region continue to experience a mix of shocks and stresses that [...] Full text...
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Thursday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
18 november 2021 - 09:34:47Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State reiterates need for immediate ceasefire in Ethiopia
18 november 2021 - 05:21:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Wednesday underscored the need for immediate cessation of [...] Full text...
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US, Kenya vow Security Council collaboration on Horn of Africa security situation
17 november 2021 - 17:42:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and President Uhuru Kenyatta have called on the government [...] Full text...
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Kenyan prisons commander fired after terror convicts jail break
17 november 2021 - 17:36:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Prisons Commissioner-General, Wycliffe Ogalo, was fired on Wednesday and immediately arrested following the escape [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken to discuss situation in Horn of Africa with Kenyan president
17 november 2021 - 12:03:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Kenya on Wednesday on an official visit to [...] Full text...
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Wednesday's forex rates for the Mauritian Rupee
17 november 2021 - 09:34:22Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial [...] Full text...
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