DR Congo crisis: A public health ‘nightmare’ is unfolding, warns WHO
29 january 2025 - 19:46:41Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As UN agencies reported “relative calm” on Wednesday in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...
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Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As UN agencies reported “relative calm” on Wednesday in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...
ECOWAS Observation Mission meets stakeholders of Ghana polls ahead of 7 December vote
21 november 2024 - 05:59:48Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Core Team of the ECOWAS Long-Term Observation Mission has stepped up consultation meetings with stakeholders [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian Dr Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile elected as next director for WHO African Region
28 august 2024 - 11:25:03Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Dr. Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile has been elected as the next Regional Director for the World Health [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS deploys fact-finding mission to Togo
15 april 2024 - 13:07:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, has deployed a fact-finding mission to Togo [...] Full text...
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Healthcare in DRC in crisis - WHO
22 september 2023 - 16:39:06Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Increasing armed violence, forced displacement and devastating floods in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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DRC faces acute health crisis amid rising violence - WHO
25 june 2023 - 07:02:32Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The number of internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has more [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Terror bandits invade University of Abuja staff quarters, abduct Professor, his two children, three others
02 november 2021 - 19:24:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Terror bandits on Tuesday morning stormed the staff quarters of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), abducted a [...] Full text...
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Buhari presides over Nigeria's 61st independence anniversary celebrations
01 october 2021 - 14:33:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday presided over Nigeria’s 61st Independence anniversary with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN reveals multiple reports of alleged human rights violations in Tigray
14 september 2021 - 04:58:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored “multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations [...] Full text...
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WHO logistics hub airlifts its largest single shipment of humanitarian cargo to Ethiopia
13 september 2021 - 18:57:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Logistics Hub in Dubai delivered 85 metric tons of life-saving [...] Full text...
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G5 Sahel heads of state call for support for transition in Mali and Chad
10 july 2021 - 10:50:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The G5 Sahel heads of state Friday called on the international community to support the transitional [...] Full text...
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Malian Prime Minister receives G5 Sahel Executive Secretary
30 june 2021 - 15:47:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The G5-Sahel Executive Secretary and new head of the African Union Mission to Mali and the [...] Full text...
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World No Tobacco Day: WHO awards Ethiopian official for her role in tobacco control
18 june 2021 - 13:27:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopian Heran Gerba, Director General of her country’s Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) on Friday [...] Full text...
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Niger holds presidential run-off vote on Sunday
20 february 2021 - 16:57:44Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's 7.4 million registered voters return to the polls in a presidential run-off on Sunday to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Groups kick as Buhari gives up, says only God can police Nigeria, Niger border
23 december 2020 - 21:56:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement Tuesday that only God could effectively supervise Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic has [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS to send 90 observers to Niger's general elections
22 december 2020 - 12:23:38Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is deploying an electoral observation mission of 90 [...] Full text...
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G5 Sahel Council of Ministers starts session in Nouakchott
05 october 2020 - 15:11:56Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Executive Secretariat of the G5 Sahel needs reform to enable the strengthening of the organization [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: G5 Sahel experts meet in Nouakchott
02 october 2020 - 15:57:10Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A meeting of experts took place Friday in Nouakchott to prepare the 8th session of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB commits US$1.04 million towards two COVID-19 research projects in Angola
23 july 2020 - 17:03:44Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Funds from the African Development Bank’s ongoing Science and Technology Development Project have been committed towards [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia passes smoking excise bill
18 february 2020 - 07:56:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Parliament has passed landmark legislation with the express aim of curbing smoking in [...] Full text...
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Provincial opposition leader murdered in north-west Burkina Faso
07 january 2020 - 00:18:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The secretary-general of the sub-section of the opposition Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) in [...] Full text...
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Former Burkinabe Minister of Justice Komi Sambo Antoine passes on
27 december 2019 - 16:28:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government announced on Friday the death in France of Komi Sambo Antoine, former [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt releases former National Security adviser and online newspaper publisher
24 december 2019 - 18:22:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, on Tuesday announced the release by Nigeria’s [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari decries slow pace of justice under democracy
17 december 2019 - 20:06:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday expressed unhappiness about democracy’s ‘slow’ method of dispensation of justice, expressing [...] Full text...
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Nigerian police deny flouting court orders to release 3 people on bail
16 november 2019 - 08:04:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS), on Friday denied claims by sections of [...] Full text...
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Team from the G5 Sahel High Command visits Kigali
03 june 2019 - 22:42:56Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Mauritanian General Hanana Sidi Hanana, Commander-in-Chief of the G5 Sahel Joint Anti-Jihadist Force, Monday paid a [...] Full text...
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G5 Sahel Force military operations get underway
22 january 2019 - 14:47:11Niamey, Niger (PANA) - G5 Sahel Force military operations have been underway since 15 January, despite the delay in delivery [...] Full text...
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Mozambique: Transformation of small-scale farm industry results in promising rice crop production (A feature by AfDB)
19 january 2019 - 07:10:50Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Locally-grown rice and vegetables are flourishing in Mozambique’s Massangena district, a testament to the success of [...] Full text...
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G5 Sahel and Sahel Alliance sign partnership protocol
31 october 2018 - 11:34:54Niamey, Niger (PANA) - G5 Sahel group and the Sahel Alliance on Tuesday signed a partnership protocol in Niamey on [...] Full text...
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Mozambique presents nearly 30 projects to AIF for development
23 september 2018 - 11:17:12Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Investors and members of Mozambique’s business and financial community have presented nearly 30 development projects to [...] Full text...
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HRW slams arrests, detentions of journalists in Nigeria
21 august 2018 - 08:20:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Several recent arrests and detentions of journalists and activists in Nigeria suggest a disturbing trend toward [...] Full text...
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South Africa claim sixth COSAFA Under-20 title
17 december 2017 - 13:25:03Kitwe, Zambia (PANA) - South Africa claimed their sixth regional title after a 2-1 victory over Lesotho in the final [...] Full text...
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UN: DRC security forces committed rights violations against protesters - UN
01 march 2017 - 17:44:37New York, US (PANA) - A UN report has found that defence and security forces of the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Security Council urges all stakeholders to ensure upcoming polls are free and fair
06 december 2016 - 13:10:17New York, US (PANA) - Expressing concern over the political situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 30 Boko Haram terrorists killed Saturday in North East Nigeria
27 november 2016 - 14:53:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 30 Boko Haram terrorists were killed on Saturday by Nigerian soldiers when they attempted to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: ECOWAS court orders Nigerian govt. to release detained former National Security Adviser
04 october 2016 - 16:36:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Economic Community of West Africa State (ECOWAS) Court Tuesday ordered the Nigerian government to immediately [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban condemns deadly DR Congo clashes
20 september 2016 - 06:18:09New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday in New York expressed deep concern about the violent [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council condemns killings in eastern DR Congo
17 august 2016 - 17:27:04New York, US (PANA) -The UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned the 13 August killing of at least 50 civilians [...] Full text...
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Angola: UNDP, Global Fund sign grant to strengthen Angola’s response to HIV/AIDS
05 august 2016 - 19:46:28Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Fund on Friday signed a US$30 million grant [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council expresses concern at political restrictions in the DRC
16 july 2016 - 08:03:34New York, US (PANA) - In the run up to November's presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Anti-graft body arrests ex-President Jonathan's private Secretary
17 may 2016 - 15:36:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s leading anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday evening arrested former [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian Army arraigns two generals for “offences bordering on service discipline”
05 may 2016 - 19:00:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Thursday inaugurated a Special Court Martial in the capital, Abuja, for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari's order on culprits in alleged fraudulent arms purchases reported in Nigeria
16 january 2016 - 07:37:00Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari's directive on Friday to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to establish [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nobel Laureate endorses govt's anti-corruption fight
10 january 2016 - 08:04:27Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has endorsed the much-trumpeted anti-graft battle of the Muhammadu Buhari administration, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: US$2.1b scandal splits umbrella newspapers' body
20 december 2015 - 14:47:11Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The US$2.1 billion arms scandal linked to Nigeria's former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki has [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: New MONUSCO chief assumes duties in Kinshasa
18 november 2015 - 22:48:04Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The new Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Nigerien Maman Sambo Sidikou, who is [...] Full text...
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Nigeria. Incriminating evidence found in ex-NSA's residence - Secret police
19 july 2015 - 10:47:30Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Incriminating evidence that could link Nigeria's immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, [...] Full text...
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(UPDATE): Nigeria's President appoints new NSA, Service Chiefs
13 july 2015 - 16:18:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appointed new Service Chiefs and National Security Adviser (NSA), according [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Decides 2015: 56m Nigerians go to the polls to elect new president, federal lawmakers
28 march 2015 - 07:31:32Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - No fewer than 56 million Nigerians will vote Saturday as Africa's most populous and biggest economy [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Decides 2015: Muhammadu Buhari, opposition candidate, takes one last shot at Nigeria's presidency (A profile by Segun Adeyemi, PANA Correspondent, Nigeria)
27 march 2015 - 07:52:20Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian politician Muhammadu Buhari has apparently imbibed the dictum that if at first you don't succeed, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria-Morocco diplomatic row reported in Nigeria
14 march 2015 - 09:22:17Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The diplomatic spat between Nigeria and Morocco, culminating in the recall of the Moroccan ambassador to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Obasanjo accuses President Jonathan of planning to rig election
15 february 2015 - 08:25:28Abeokuta, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday accused President Goodluck Jonathan, who is the candidate of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Reactions to postponed polls get huge media play in Nigeria
14 february 2015 - 10:23:23Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Reactions to the postponement of the 14 February 2015 presidential elections captured newspaper front pages in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Rumours of election postponement dominate front pages in Nigeria
07 february 2015 - 09:42:01Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Growing apprehension that the 14 February general elections will be postponed dominated newspaper headlines in Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian govt unveils security strategy documents to fight Boko Haram terrorism
05 february 2015 - 17:25:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria Thursday unveiled three National Security Strategy documents towards combating the raging Boko Haram terrorism and [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: WHO approves designation of Africa regional director
27 january 2015 - 19:30:45Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The 136th session of the executive board of the World Health Organization (WHO), held in [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Accra city authorities tear down billboards of Nigerian political parties
26 january 2015 - 13:21:33Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The city authorities in Ghana's capital, Accra, have pulled down the advertising billboards of Nigeria's two [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 'I am committed to free, fair, credible polls', Jonathan tells US
25 january 2015 - 20:04:59Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday restated his commitment to ensure a free, fair and credible [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: US threatens sanctions against politicians engaged in election violence
25 january 2015 - 18:27:10Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The US on Sunday canvassed for free, fair and credible elections in Nigeria next month, threatening [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Kerry to meet top presidential contenders
25 january 2015 - 10:37:43Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry will pay a whistle stop visit to Nigeria on Sunday, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Ruling party kick-starts electioneering campaign
08 january 2015 - 16:07:40Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday kick-started its presidential campaign for the 14 Feb. [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Jonathan, governors, security chiefs meet over Boko Haram attacks
06 january 2015 - 18:39:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Faced with recent successes by the Boko Haram insurgents, especially the takeover of Baga, a major [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Jonathan's declaration for second term, rampaging Boko Haram reported in Nigeria
15 november 2014 - 08:47:29Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's public declaration to run for a second term in office and Boko Haram's [...] Full text...
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Ghana: ECOWAS to set up centre for disease prevention, control
07 november 2014 - 00:46:54Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission has been directed to set up a regional centre for disease prevention and [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Togo's President Gnassingbe to supervise EVD response, eradication process
07 november 2014 - 00:29:49Accra, Ghana (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders who met at an extraordinary session in Accra, Ghana, Thursday have appointed Togo's President [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Jonathan wades into NFF crisis, orders coach Keshi's reinstatement
31 october 2014 - 09:19:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has waded into the leadership crisis rocking the Nigeria Football [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Lake Chad Basin Commission adopts resolution on cross-border military operation
13 october 2014 - 17:41:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A one-day ministerial meeting of member States of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) and Benin [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Jonathan, Derby to discuss cooperation against terrorism
07 september 2014 - 16:59:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In continuation of his government’s efforts to forge a stronger alliance against terrorism and violent extremism [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Pres. Jonathan heads to Kenya for AU meeting on terrorism
31 august 2014 - 16:46:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan is due to travel to Nairobi Monday to participate in a meeting [...] Full text...
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Ghana: West African Health Ministers open meeting on Ebola
28 august 2014 - 14:02:48Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A one-day meeting of West African Health Ministers on the Ebola crisis opened in Accra, Ghana's [...] Full text...
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Congo: WHO provides Congo with drugs worth FCFA 1.7 billion
11 august 2014 - 20:40:47Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Africa Regional Office of World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday donated drugs and equipment worth [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Jonathan leaves for Washington Sunday
02 august 2014 - 14:50:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan is due to leave the capital city of Abuja for Washington, DC, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: WHO opens regional Ebola response centre
25 july 2014 - 10:41:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In response to continuing reports of new cases and deaths attributable to Ebola virus disease [...] Full text...
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UN: 'Indigenous peoples must feature in new global development agenda'
21 july 2014 - 21:21:55New York, US (PANA) - A group of UN experts said on Monday that the new global sustainable development agenda [...] Full text...
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Ghana: 'No Ebola in Ghana yet'
09 july 2014 - 08:46:33Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The final result of a series of tests conducted by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical [...] Full text...
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Ghana: US citizen with suspected Ebola symptoms dies, but ......
08 july 2014 - 16:23:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An American citizen who was admitted to a clinic in Accra, the Ghana capital, with suspected [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Media report aftermath of disastrous World Cup performance, Ebola meeting
05 july 2014 - 06:47:35Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The media in Ghana this week reported the fallout of the disastrous performance of the senior [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Emergency Ebola meeting calls for research into the disease
03 july 2014 - 20:46:41Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The two-day emergency Ministerial meeting on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) ended in Accra on Thursday with [...] Full text...
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Ghana: WHO convenes meeting to tackle Ebola menace
02 july 2014 - 13:29:36Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A two-day meeting called by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to tackle the growing Ebola virus [...] Full text...
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E. Guinea: Candidates lobby for WHO post
25 june 2014 - 19:20:00Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Three candidates seeking to fill the post of the regional director of the World Health [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Authorities to revoke unutilised coal licences in Nigeria
19 june 2014 - 18:43:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Council on Privatization (NCP) Thursday announced that all companies who were offered prospecting [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Top defence, security chiefs visit scene of girls' abduction
08 may 2014 - 19:37:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - More than three weeks after the abduction of over 200 girls from the Government Secondary School [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Tanzania marks 50 years of progressive merger
26 april 2014 - 09:40:53Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanians celebrated on Saturday the Golden Jubilee of the union which, 50 years ago, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President meets with governors, security chiefs on security situation
24 april 2014 - 13:46:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has opened the much anticipated all-inclusive National Security Council meeting with the [...] Full text...
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Congo: African Vaccination Week proves its worth (WHO/AFRO FEATURES)
18 april 2014 - 10:26:36Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - If any doubts ever existed about the wisdom or benefits of instituting the African Vaccination Week [...] Full text...
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Angola: African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention to be established
18 april 2014 - 10:01:04Luanda, Angola (PANA) - African Health Ministers have rounded off a two-day meeting in Luanda with an agreement to establish [...] Full text...
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Angola: Maternal mortality drops in Angola
17 april 2014 - 14:07:00Luanda, Angola (PANA) – Maternal mortality has dropped significantly in Angola, from 1,400 deaths to 100,000 births in 2001 to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 121 abducted school girls freed
16 april 2014 - 21:41:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military said on Wednesday evening that it had freed 121 of the 129 girls [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Jonathan summons emergency security council meeting over bombings, insurgency
16 april 2014 - 17:48:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Wednesday summoned members of the National Security Council (NSC) to a [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President orders heightened security in capital city after deadly attack (Update 2)
14 april 2014 - 11:34:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered a heightened security in the nation's capital, Abuja, following Monday's [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Abuja unveils new rebased GDP, set to become Africa's new largest economy
02 april 2014 - 17:15:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria will on Sunday unveil its new rebased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which will put the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Jonathan's verdict on the "real" cause of insurgency reported in Nigeria
30 march 2014 - 08:55:35Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's categorical statement that the failure in governance by the governors of the 12 [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria: Jonathan urged to convene summit on violence between farmers and herdsmen
27 march 2014 - 20:24:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Economic Council (NEC) has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to convene an urgent expanded meeting [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: MPs ask for military, police deployment to contain violence
20 march 2014 - 18:18:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian House of Representatives Thursday asked Police and Army Chieftains to immediately send troops to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Jonathan to visit Namibia, Italy, Netherlands
19 march 2014 - 18:43:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, leaves Abuja Thursday for a six-day visit to Namibia, Italy and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Govt. launches non-military approach to fight against Boko Haram
18 march 2014 - 18:10:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki, on Tuesday launched a non-military “soft” approach [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: War drums, changes at the Central Bank, anti-smoking law highlighted in Nigeria
22 february 2014 - 11:22:13Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A State governor's "war drums", sudden changes at the apex bank and the anti-smoking law in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire to strengthen ties
28 january 2014 - 22:03:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire have agreed to strengthen mutual cooperation and maintain excellent bilateral relations. This was [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: Nigerian VP visits Côte d’Ivoire
27 january 2014 - 16:45:03Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Nigeria’s vice-president, Mohammed Namadi Sambo, was due here Monday for a three-day official visit to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President, top leaders pay respect to military heroes
15 january 2014 - 11:39:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday led the country's top political and military leadership to the wreath [...] Full text...
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Nigerian executive council devotes weekly session to Mandela
11 december 2013 - 17:30:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Executive Council (FEC), at its weekly meeting Wednesday, devoted the bulk of the [...] Full text...
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Boko Haram: Senior Nigerian, US officials meet on new security cooperation
04 december 2013 - 18:46:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Senior Nigerian and American government officials began talks in Abuja on Wednesday on how to forge [...] Full text...
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Nigerian President to attend Africa security summit in France
03 december 2013 - 18:35:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President, Goodluck Jonathan, is due in Germany shortly on his way to Paris, France, where [...] Full text...
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Power sector handover to new owners highlighted in Nigeria
02 november 2013 - 10:59:55Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The handover of electricity supply and distribution to core investors and new owners was the major [...] Full text...
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Minister's armoured cars, devastating cholera attack highlighted in Nigeria
26 october 2013 - 07:04:38Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The alleged purchase of two BMW 760 armoured cars for the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president sets up panel to probe armoured cars bought for Aviation Minister
23 october 2013 - 16:06:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Bowing to public outcry over the procurement of two BMW Li Series armoured cars by the [...] Full text...
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Abuja killings, lingering ASUU strike, the nation at 53 highlighted in Nigeria
28 september 2013 - 09:25:56Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The killing, on 20 September in Abuja, of young men purported to be members of the [...] Full text...
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Abuja gun battle, "fighting" parliamentarians highlighted in Nigeria
21 september 2013 - 09:44:21Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Friday's fierce gun battle between the State Security Service (SSS) and elements, suspected to be members [...] Full text...
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African health ministers agree measures to address women's health, HIV, others
09 september 2013 - 13:34:21Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - With 44% of deaths among women worldwide occurring in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region, [...] Full text...
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Africa making huge strides in fighting tobacco-smoking - WHO
06 september 2013 - 17:44:30Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa, Dr. Luis Sambo, on Friday [...] Full text...
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Nigerian farmers to benefit from low-interest loans this season
05 september 2013 - 19:46:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government has approved a grant of 15 billion Naira (about US$94 million) to the [...] Full text...
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WHO official proposes measures to ensure safety of medical products in Africa
03 september 2013 - 17:47:08Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa Luis Sambo has proposed measures to ensure [...] Full text...
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How African nations can improve health, by Sambo
03 september 2013 - 11:03:57Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Luis Sambo, has recommended six actions that countries should [...] Full text...
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Brazzaville to host 63rd session of WHO Regional Committee for Africa
28 august 2013 - 10:08:00Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Health Ministers from the 47 countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region will gather [...] Full text...
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Jonathan's pledge to keep the nation united reported in Nigeria
10 august 2013 - 04:42:49Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President GoodLuck Jonathan's assurance that the nation will not break up in 2015 was the major [...] Full text...
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Nigerian, Ivorian Bi-National Commission hold first meeting
01 august 2013 - 19:18:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - To pave the way for clearly defined measures aimed at achieving meaningful and sustainable economic, social [...] Full text...
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Nigeria buries own victims of Boko Haram, Darfur
25 july 2013 - 19:13:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday urged the nation's military to re-strategise and urgently end the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria court nullifies appointment of military service chiefs
01 july 2013 - 21:28:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday declared President Goodluck Jonathan’s appointment of the [...] Full text...
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HIIC urges Nigerian govt. to enhance its business environment
21 june 2013 - 19:21:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Participants in the 14th Honorary International Investors' Council (HIIC) Friday rose from their two-day meeting in [...] Full text...
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UN humanitarian chief arrives Nigeria Thursday
13 june 2013 - 07:15:28Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ms. Valerie Amos, was due [...] Full text...
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Nigeria seeks Japan’s support on infrastructure
03 june 2013 - 09:22:48Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government has sought Japan's assistance to help the African nation in the areas of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Maldives to renew bilateral relations after 25 years
30 may 2013 - 19:40:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – After 25 years, Nigeria and the Republic of Maldives are to renew their bilateral relations. Nigerian Vice [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Jonathan orders crackdown on killers of police officers
11 may 2013 - 15:21:32Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, has ordered the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), the police and the State [...] Full text...
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Unbridled orgy of killings dominates Nigerian media
11 may 2013 - 10:08:26Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The recent breakdown of law and order, resulting in the mass killing of persons, including security [...] Full text...
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Uganda introduces pneumococcal vaccine to curb infant, child deaths
28 april 2013 - 09:30:10Bugabwe, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda has formally introduced the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) into the country’s routine immunization schedule to [...] Full text...
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Third African Vaccination Week to be celebrated 22-28 April
20 april 2013 - 14:08:59Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The third African Vaccination Week (AVW), organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa Region, will [...] Full text...
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Third African Vaccination Week holds 22-28 April
12 april 2013 - 08:10:12Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The third African Vaccination Week (AVW), an initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and [...] Full text...
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WHO nudges countries on neglected tropical diseases
27 march 2013 - 07:24:45Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Luis Sambo, has urged countries affected by neglected tropical [...] Full text...
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WORLD TB DAY: WHOAFRO boss seeks support for efforts to control TB
24 march 2013 - 14:43:16Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has reiterated his plea [...] Full text...
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Sambo seeks more support to defeat NTDs as consultative meeting opens
20 march 2013 - 20:48:21Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The consultative meeting on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) opened in Brazzaville, Congo, on Wednesday with a [...] Full text...
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Nigerian President says no plans of amnesty for Boko Haram members
07 march 2013 - 20:55:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday declared that the federal government will not grant amnesty to [...] Full text...
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Algeria gets full-fledged WHO Country Office
03 march 2013 - 11:51:51Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The WHO Liaison Office in Algeria has been upgraded to a full-fledged Country Office, following the [...] Full text...
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Beyond World Cancer Day: Raising awareness, dispelling myths about cancer (WHO Features)
28 february 2013 - 16:16:52Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - An anonymous cancer patient in Brazzaville, Congo, once declared during a treatment session: “Given the fact [...] Full text...
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African Public Health Emergency Fund ready to take off - Sambo
16 february 2013 - 15:07:34Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The proposed African Public Health Emergency Fund (APHEF) is now ready to take off with the [...] Full text...
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'Cases of malaria drop by half in 13 African countries'
16 february 2013 - 13:29:02Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Africa regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Lius Gomes Sambo, on Friday [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt okays 15b naira loan for bus operators
08 february 2013 - 11:57:44Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government said it had set aside 15 billion Naira (US$94 million) as loan for [...] Full text...
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Nigerian members of Nigeria-Cameroon trans-border security committee inauguratred
05 february 2013 - 18:04:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, Tuesday inaugurated the Nigerian members of the Nigeria-Cameroon [...] Full text...
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WHO report seeks 'fundamental rethink' in approaches to improving women’s health in Africa
18 december 2012 - 14:11:07Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - A new report launched by the World Health Organisation (WHO) says the unacceptably high level of [...] Full text...
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'Nigerians travelling abroad to take polio vaccine'
13 december 2012 - 22:15:15Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerians travelling out of the country will be compelled to take the oral polio vaccine by [...] Full text...
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Conference adopts recommendations on immunisation systems, polio eradication
13 december 2012 - 20:56:32Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Strengthening Africa’s immunisation systems, curbing the increase in the number of wild polio virus [...] Full text...
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Portuguese University honours WHO Africa director with PhD
11 december 2012 - 16:00:45Lisbon, Portugal (PANA) - The WHO regional director for Africa, Luis Gomes Sambo, Monday received the distinction of Doctor Honoris [...] Full text...
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African countries urged to reach all children with immunisation services
10 december 2012 - 22:25:20Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Tanzania's Minister of Health and Social Welfare Hussein Mwinyi Monday opened the fourth meeting of the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria sports festival opens amidst colourful displays
27 november 2012 - 22:24:03Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s most prestigious sporting festival opened on Tuesday in the commercial city of Lagos amidst [...] Full text...
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WHO makes 'significant progress' in improving health of Africans - Sambo
25 november 2012 - 12:42:54Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Despite challenges posed by funding reduction, the African Region of the World Health Organisation (WHO) made [...] Full text...
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How to tackle challenges facing health information systems in WHO African Region
22 november 2012 - 09:13:39Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The WHO Regional Committee for Africa, Dr. Luis Sambo, has listed the major challenges facing national [...] Full text...
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Updated HIV/AIDS Strategy for WHO African Region unveiled
21 november 2012 - 13:33:08Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa has unveiled an updated Regional HIV/AIDS Strategy [...] Full text...
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WHO proposes Strategy for Disaster Risk Management in the African Region
21 november 2012 - 13:17:33Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is proposing a strategy to address the negative health and economic [...] Full text...
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62nd Session of WHO Regional Committee for Africa opens in Angola Monday
18 november 2012 - 13:38:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The 62nd session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa is scheduled to [...] Full text...
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First regional conference on counter-terrorism begins in Abuja
05 november 2012 - 17:29:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The first regional counter-terrorism conference in West Africa opened in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday with President Goodluck [...] Full text...
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Nigerian VP’s chopper 'renders 78-yr-old woman, 4 others homeless'
05 november 2012 - 11:08:04Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Wind generated when a helicopter ferrying Nigeria's Vice President Namadi Sambo was about to land, during [...] Full text...
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Missing oil money, floods and famine dominate headlines in Nigeria
27 october 2012 - 08:56:35Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 86.65 billion Naira (about US$ 578 million) oil money, earned in 10 years and part [...] Full text...
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African Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology launched
18 october 2012 - 08:35:52Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (AFOG) was launched in Rome, during the just concluded [...] Full text...
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Nairobi hosts meeting on implementation of Tunis Declaration on affordable healthcare
05 october 2012 - 11:51:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Partners in the Harmonisation for Health in Africa (HHA) initiative have converged in Nairobi, Kenya, as [...] Full text...
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Jonathan commissions barracks for newly-established Nigerian Army special forces
03 october 2012 - 19:13:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday in Abuja commissioned the barracks for the newly-established 176 Special [...] Full text...
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Nigeria marks 52nd independence anniversary with presidential change of guard
01 october 2012 - 12:58:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria marked its 52nd independence anniversary Monday with a presidential change of guards parade at the [...] Full text...
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52nd independence anniversary: 'Nigeria making progress, despite challenges'
01 october 2012 - 09:57:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan said Monday that the country has made progress since gaining independence from [...] Full text...
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Nigeria issues ultimatim to Saudi Arabia over detained pilgrims
27 september 2012 - 09:17:33Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has given Saudi Arabia 24 hours, due to expire Thursday, to resolve the issues surrounding [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt introduces free medical services for 75,000 retired military personnel
12 september 2012 - 18:02:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal cabinet Wednesday approved free medical services for the more than 75,000 retired military personnel [...] Full text...
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New oil find, moves to guarantee constant electricity, terror attacks reported in Nigeria
08 september 2012 - 10:26:58Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The discovery of oil in the Lake Chad Basin, President Goodluck Jonathan's strategy to guarantee constant [...] Full text...
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Oil found in Lake Chad Basin of Nigeria
07 september 2012 - 18:31:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Friday announced the discovery of crude oil in an [...] Full text...
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Jonathan takes measures to improve electricity supply in Nigeria
05 september 2012 - 17:32:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Determined to give renewed impetus to his administration’s drive to significantly improve power supply across Nigeria, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian media awash with stories on Jonathan's performance pact with ministers
25 august 2012 - 12:03:03Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's performance contract with ministers, a rare oil find in an unlikely place and [...] Full text...
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Boko Haram denies negotiations with Nigerian govt.
23 august 2012 - 11:20:39Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Islamic sect Boko Haram has denied entering into fresh negotiations with the Nigerian government to [...] Full text...
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Clinton urges Nigeria reforms to create more opportunities for citizens
09 august 2012 - 20:03:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Thursday met with Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan at the [...] Full text...
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Boko Haram shuns dialogue with govt, slams Presidents Jonathan, Obama
05 august 2012 - 10:37:21Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In a blow to efforts by Nigeria's new National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki to use dialogue [...] Full text...
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Boko Haram claims responsibility for new wave of deadly attacks
01 august 2012 - 12:50:33Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's violent Islamic sect Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for Monday's attack on the country home [...] Full text...
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Suicide bombers kill 5, including 1 policeman, in two Nigerian cities
30 july 2012 - 14:59:57Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A total of five persons, including 1 policeman, were killed by suicide bombers and gunmen who [...] Full text...
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Nigeria flooding kills 32 - Government
24 july 2012 - 19:16:28Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 32 people died while 50 remain unaccounted for following Sunday's flood disaster in Nigeria's central [...] Full text...
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Nigeria considers 15-year age limit for passenger aircraft
20 july 2012 - 14:40:16Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria is considering imposing a 15-year age limit on passenger planes operating in the country and [...] Full text...
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African leaders endorse public health emergency fund
18 july 2012 - 09:02:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders have endorsed the establishment of the African Public Health Emergency Fund (APHEF), aimed [...] Full text...
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African leaders reaffirm commitment to malaria elimination
15 july 2012 - 19:28:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders have reaffirmed their commitment to efforts to eliminate malaria, after they were informed [...] Full text...
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How to achieve universal health coverage for Africa, by Dr. Sambo
05 july 2012 - 15:38:22Tunisia, Tunis (PANA) - Calling universal health coverage a noble vision for Africa, WHO Regional Director for Africa Luis Sambo [...] Full text...
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Ghana to give US$1m to tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases
26 june 2012 - 08:57:59Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has announced it will contribute about US$1 million towards the prevention and control of endemic [...] Full text...
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President Jonathan explains sack of top security chiefs
25 june 2012 - 09:56:09Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has said he sacked Defence Minister Haliru Mohammed Bello and National [...] Full text...
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Devastating terror attacks, arrest of Boko Haram leader reported in Nigeria
23 june 2012 - 10:08:32Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Sunday's devastating terrorist attacks in Kaduna and Zaria and the arrest of the suspected mastermind of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's President sacks National Security Adviser, Defence Minister
22 june 2012 - 22:07:32Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked National Security Adviser Andrew Azazi and Defence Minister Bello Haliru, [...] Full text...
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Experts meet in Accra next week to discuss control, elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases
21 june 2012 - 10:15:07Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - More than 100 experts, policy-makers and health leaders will gather in Accra, Ghana, 25-27 June to [...] Full text...
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Nigerian VP, defence and security chiefs meet over security
19 june 2012 - 16:58:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Vice President Namadi Sambo on Tuesday met with the country's defence and security chiefs on [...] Full text...
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Nigeria-South Africa bi-national commission meets in Cape Town
21 may 2012 - 11:51:50Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Africa’s two most powerful countries, Nigeria and South Africa, are meeting in Cape Town under their [...] Full text...
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Ghana introduces 2 new vaccines, as African Vaccination Week is launched
26 april 2012 - 21:08:18Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Thursday made history as the first African country to simultaneously introduce pneumococcal and rotavirus [...] Full text...
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World Malaria Day: WHO seeks 'final push' against malaria in Africa
25 april 2012 - 13:07:18Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - On the occasion of the 2012 World Malaria Day, being observed globally 25 April, the African [...] Full text...
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First-ever World Immunization Week rolls out in 180 countries
24 april 2012 - 08:38:56Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The first-ever World Health Organization’s World Immunization Week (WIW) has kicked off with activities in [...] Full text...
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African Vaccination Week holds 23-28 April
17 april 2012 - 13:33:29Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 2012 African Vaccination Week (AVW) is to be held across the continent 23-28 April under [...] Full text...
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111m children to be vaccinated against polio in West, Central Africa
21 march 2012 - 10:43:05Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 111.1 million children below the age of five are to be vaccinated against polio in [...] Full text...
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Electricity demand in Nigeria 'to rise to 15,730MW by 2015'
20 march 2012 - 08:58:13Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Electricity demand in Nigeria is projected to rise to 15,730 Megawatts (MW) by 2015, the Director-General [...] Full text...
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Nigeria’s external radio acquires state-of-the-art transmitter
13 march 2012 - 15:51:17Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With the state-of-the-art and ultra-modern transmitter, equipped with rotating antennae, in place, Nigeria's external radio, the [...] Full text...
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Ojukwu's burial, corruption trial of former State governor dominate front pages in Nigeria
03 march 2012 - 07:37:21Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The burial of the former military leader of Biafra, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and James Ibori's admittance, [...] Full text...
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Ex-Nigerian warlord laid to rest in blaze of glory
02 march 2012 - 17:15:53Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The remains of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the man who led his breakaway Biafra Republic in a 30-month [...] Full text...
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WHO intensifies health diplomacy to improve Africa’s health (WHOAFRO FEATURES)
20 february 2012 - 10:48:06Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Leveraging an increasingly powerful tool of advocacy, the African Region of the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...
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WHO Regional Director for Africa nudges Diplomatic Corps on investments in health
11 february 2012 - 10:45:13Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, has called on the [...] Full text...
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WHO says efforts to curb HIV in Africa succeeding
10 february 2012 - 21:27:32Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa, Dr Gomes Sambo, on Friday [...] Full text...
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WHO affirms cholera killed 2,912 people in Africa in 2011
10 february 2012 - 18:26:51Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for Africa, Dr. Luis Gomes Sambo, on Friday [...] Full text...
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'Africa recorded 347 cases of wild poliomyelitis in 2011'
10 february 2012 - 16:43:04Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for Africa, Dr. Luis Gomes Sambo, on Friday [...] Full text...
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Massive fuel strike reported in Nigeria
14 january 2012 - 04:53:20Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The massive strike, called by two main workers' unions and their civil society counterparts, following government's [...] Full text...
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BREAKING: Nigeria's apex court affirms Jonathan's election
28 december 2011 - 10:27:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's apex Supreme Court Wednesday in the capital city of Abuja affirmed the victory of President [...] Full text...
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Jonathan, Sultan of Sokoto meet over security situation in Nigeria
27 december 2011 - 17:43:01Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The spiritual head of Nigerian Muslims, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Tuesday met [...] Full text...
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African Public Health Emergency Fund to the rescue (WHO Feature)
24 november 2011 - 10:25:06Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa faces some of the world’s worst natural and man-made disasters which leave thousands dead, and [...] Full text...
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WHO opens tobacco control centre in Kampala
10 november 2011 - 20:27:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has opened a Centre for Tobacco Control in Kampala, Uganda, to [...] Full text...
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Nigerian media highlight appointment of new S/Eagles coach, other domestic issues
05 november 2011 - 03:21:16Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The appointment of former Super Eagles captain, Stephen Keshi, as national team coach, developments in the [...] Full text...
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Appeal Court upholds President Goodluck Jonathan's election
01 november 2011 - 14:23:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian presidential election tribunal Tuesday dismissed the petition by the opposition Congress for Progressive Change [...] Full text...
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