ECOWAS court Chief, WALSA Members exchange ideas
19 june 2024 - 16:43:32Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, on Tuesday received [...] Full text...
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, on Tuesday received [...] Full text...
ECOWAS court organizes training on e-case in Ghana
14 june 2024 - 18:39:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Friday commenced a week-long sensitization and training programme for lawyers [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: 231 cases of Dengue Fever detected
06 april 2024 - 08:16:47Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius reported 231 active cases of Dengue Fever in the island as at 4 April 2024, [...] Full text...
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Moussa Al-Kouni stresses importance of awareness-creation, reform programmes to protect young people from destructive phenomena
09 february 2024 - 16:23:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, has stressed the importance of implementing [...] Full text...
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Burundi health authorities step up sensitization on obstetric fistula
19 may 2023 - 16:33:11Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's medical authorities are stepping up their sensitization of communities on obstetric fistula, for which patients [...] Full text...
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Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) detected on three farms in Reunion Island
08 october 2022 - 09:42:47Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Saturday activated its preparedness plan following the outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) [...] Full text...
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Malian army rejects accusations of abuses by soldiers in central Mali
06 april 2022 - 14:37:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) have rejected accusations of exactions in Moura, in the Mopti region, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to launch Sensitization Campaign Against Money Rituals
21 february 2022 - 20:14:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Government is to launch a Sensitization Campaign Against Money Rituals, according to a statement [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: More than 2,800 new cases of cancer registered in 2020
05 february 2022 - 09:03:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius National Cancer Registry for year 2020 show that more than 2,800 new cases of [...] Full text...
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Nigerien President meets African Court officials on expanded access to justice
29 october 2021 - 18:31:51Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, has declared Niamey's commitment to the protection of human rights [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin records 5 deaths, 2344 new infections
14 september 2021 - 22:48:14Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has recorded five new deaths and 2,344 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, official sources said here [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's State House administers oath of secrecy to staff
27 july 2021 - 20:26:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's State House Tuesday administered the Oath of Secrecy and Declaration of Secrecy to 42 of its [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court resumes annual activities suspended because of Covid-19
27 june 2021 - 15:13:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice will Monday, 28 June, 2021, resume its annual administration and finance [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to introduce new penalties for littering
22 june 2021 - 07:48:19Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Monday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Germany grants Libya 5 million euros for vaccination campaign
03 may 2021 - 16:53:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The German government has granted Libya 5 million euros in support of the vaccination campaign in [...] Full text...
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UN Special Envoy in Libya discusses in Cairo implementation of LPDF action plan
15 april 2021 - 23:49:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General and chief of the UN Support Mission in [...] Full text...
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UN envoy continues meetings with Libyan leaders to accelerate implementation of action plan
23 march 2021 - 19:37:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Special envoy of the UN Secretary-General and chief of the UN Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...
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About 60,000 Tunisians are mentally deranged
14 march 2021 - 19:50:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – About 60,000 Tunisians suffer from schizophrenia, the psychiatry specialist and Professor at Tunis University, Anwar Jaraya, [...] Full text...
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WHO and partners charge journalists on credible COVID-19 reportage in Nigeria
11 february 2021 - 14:01:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As part of the nationwide response to contain the spread of COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Recurrence of infections in northeast Benin
19 january 2021 - 23:19:43Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Health departmental director for Borgou, Dr. Ibrahim Mama Cissê, warned here Tuesday of the recurrence [...] Full text...
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Deaths due to road accidents drop slightly in Benin
13 january 2021 - 23:27:35Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The death toll due to road accidents dropped slightly in Benin in 2020, according to statistics [...] Full text...
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Cooperation between Libya, UNICEF in education reviewed
05 january 2021 - 23:18:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice-president of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Ahmed Maitig, Tuesday [...] Full text...
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CONGO, UNICEF discuss issues linked to gender-based violence
06 october 2020 - 20:57:32Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital economy, Leon juste Ibombo, Tuesday met with the [...] Full text...
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German ambassador in Libya makes proposals to get out of electricity crisis
22 september 2020 - 21:45:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The German ambassador in Libya, Oliver Owcza, Tuesday presented to the managing committee of the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Situation in Niger improves but requires to continuous vigilance
15 september 2020 - 23:35:05Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The health situation in Niger linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has stabilized for some time, [...] Full text...
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African Leaders for Nutrition call on leaders to embed nutrition within the Covid-19 response and recovery
15 september 2020 - 18:19:52Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) have unveiled a position paper calling upon African Heads [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya gets US$2 million aid from US for pandemic fight
14 september 2020 - 14:45:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. government, through the Office of Humanitarian Assistance, has provided an additional US$2 million in [...] Full text...
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Death toll in northern Ghana floods up to 10
09 september 2020 - 10:34:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The death toll in floods in northern Ghana after heavy rains and spillage of water from [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia’s govt. to open more treatment centres across the country
04 september 2020 - 18:37:12Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure, Ebrima Sillah, has revealed that the Ministry of Health [...] Full text...
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Togo eradicates sleeping sickness
25 august 2020 - 18:10:21Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has eradicated trypanosomiasis, commonly known as "sleeping sickness", following WHO certification, PANA learned from official [...] Full text...
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Beninese Interior ministry warns against rise in water levels
19 august 2020 - 21:03:16Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The Beninese ministry of Interior and Public Safety Wednesday called for vigilance against frequent accidents following the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambian President Barrow lifts state of public emergency
24 july 2020 - 18:23:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow on Friday lifted the five-month-old State of Public Emergency in The Gambia in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi launches week dedicated to mother, child health measures against pandemic
21 july 2020 - 23:38:49Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The week dedicated to mother and child health, coupled with the African Vaccination Week (AVW) was [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Congo launches emergency coronavirus response project
15 july 2020 - 16:47:00Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government on Tuesday launched the Coronavirus Emergency Response Project, and the activities of the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Borno State, WHO and partners fight seasonal malaria infection
15 july 2020 - 07:13:34Maiduguri, Nigeria (PANA) - Borno state government, in collaboration with Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation [...] Full text...
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Guinea hit by measles epidemic
12 july 2020 - 16:11:06Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Seventeen persons have died recently from a measles epidemic that hit Guinea for several months, reliable [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambian Mayor recounts Covid-19 impact
29 june 2020 - 18:43:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Lord Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) in The Gambia, has described the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ADF approves COVID-19 Response grants for 6 SADC countries and São Tomé & Príncipe
25 june 2020 - 18:49:05Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Tuesday approved nearly US$8.9 [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to launch campaign against rape and gender-based violence
18 june 2020 - 17:13:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Thursday said that his Ministry is [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambian radio stations owners dismayed over government failure to assist media houses as pandemic escalates
17 june 2020 - 22:30:24Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Managers of radio stations in The Gambia Wednesday recounted difficulties confronting them in the face of the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: RSF pays tribute to six African journos in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic
16 june 2020 - 17:30:12Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Monday paid tribute to 30 news heroes (journalists, whistleblowers and the [...] Full text...
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Niger to turn to digital terrestrial television by December 2020
15 june 2020 - 21:58:24Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger will by the end of this year turn to digital terrestrial television (DTT), Minister of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Eight confirmed cases among peacekeeping mission in Sudan
11 june 2020 - 22:11:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union-UN peace keeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Thursday said it had so far recorded [...] Full text...
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The US gives Libya new aid of 6.5 million dollars in fight against coronavirus
01 june 2020 - 21:53:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya Monday announced here that the US government had granted an extra [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO sensitises on de-confinement in Congolese departments
28 may 2020 - 00:27:29Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The office of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Congo has deployed its team to different [...] Full text...
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Floods in Kenya claim 285 lives
27 may 2020 - 12:03:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number of Kenyans who have perished in ravaging floods in different parts of the country [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Chinese expert mission expected in Congo
19 may 2020 - 21:55:32Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A Chinese medical expert on the coronavirus (COVID-19) is expected in Congo in the days to [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Congolese to know government’s de-confinement plan Saturday - official
14 may 2020 - 23:25:16Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The national coordination of the management of the coronavirus pandemic, chaired by Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burkinabe government to give schoolchildren masks before resumption of classes
07 may 2020 - 00:02:42Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government Wednesday insisted on the need to make masks available for schoolchildren before [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Control of obligatory wearing of masks to begin next Monday in Burkina Faso
06 may 2020 - 20:25:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The control of the obligatory wearing of masks to check the spread of the coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zambia’s bilateral, multilateral partners provide K2.7 billion to fight COVID – 19
30 april 2020 - 15:35:00Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The United States, United Kingdom, the African Development Bank, and the World Bank will provide financial [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso to deploy 15,000 volunteers in pandemic fight
30 april 2020 - 05:16:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabè government on Wednesday announced that it will deploy 15,000 volunteers in the fight [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso to increase number of tests
24 april 2020 - 22:21:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso health authorities are considering increasing the number of tests for the coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa mobilising to minimise losses
16 april 2020 - 05:39:49New York, US (PANA) - From procuring test kits to promoting debt relief, the UN will stand in solidarity with [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 30 new cases recorded in Guinea
08 april 2020 - 21:17:51Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean national health security agency (ANSS) Wednesday recorded 30 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking [...] Full text...
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Guinea adopts response plan against coronavirus for 19 billion CFAF
07 april 2020 - 20:56:46Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean Prime Minister Dr Ibrahima Kassory Fofana Monday evening announced the adoption of an economic response [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj denounces hate speech, violence on Libyan TV channels
24 march 2020 - 20:46:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, has [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Moroccan Embassy sets up cells for sensitization of its nationals in Mauritania
19 march 2020 - 17:53:08Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Moroccan embassy in Nouakchott has set up two cells to assist and sensitize its nationals [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DRC's national assembly suspends activities
18 march 2020 - 22:23:43Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The national assembly of the DR Congo have suspended, from 18 March to 5 April, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Congo tightens new measures after two other cases tested positive (official)
18 march 2020 - 21:29:15Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese Prime Minister, Clement Mouamba, has announced that as from Thursday 19 March, all schools, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Several flights cancelled in Benin after first confirmed case
18 march 2020 - 05:55:48Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The managers of Benin's Cardinal Bernadin Gantin international airport in Cotonou on Tuesday cancelled the flights of [...] Full text...
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Writers’ Association of The Gambia starts campaign against Coronavirus
17 march 2020 - 20:37:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Writers’ Association of The Gambia (WAG), in collaboration with the National Centre for Arts and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Port-Gentil, Gabon’s second biggest city, increases sensitization of medical staff
06 march 2020 - 20:20:59Port-Gentil, Gabon, (PANA) - Port-Gentil, Gabon’s economic capital and the country’s second biggest city, on Friday hosted a sensitization meeting on [...] Full text...
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Niger holds seminar on coronavirus
04 march 2020 - 21:46:17Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Nigerien government on Wednesday launched an information seminar on the COVID 19 to further sensitize [...] Full text...
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Banjul Mayor calls for intensive effort to fight COVID-19
04 march 2020 - 21:20:03Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Mayor of the Island city of Banjul, Rohey Malick Lowe, has called for concerted efforts [...] Full text...
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Benin concerned about travellers from coronavirus-affected countries escaping tests
04 march 2020 - 06:26:47Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin's minister of Health, Benjamin Hounkpatin, has expressed concern about people arriving from countries affected by [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS launches consultations to accelerate protocol of free movement of people in community area
14 february 2020 - 20:53:12Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Wednesday launched national consultations here to ensure a [...] Full text...
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Cervix, breast cancers occupy 2nd and 3rd place after prostate cancer in DR Congo
04 february 2020 - 22:19:38Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), cervix and breast cancers occupy the second and [...] Full text...
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Female groups in Zimbabwe unite to improve women participation in electoral processes
29 january 2020 - 14:53:41Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local female political activists, Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE), in partnership with the [...] Full text...
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Tunisia recorded 109 attacks on journalists in 2019
26 january 2020 - 14:31:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Attacks against journalists in Tunisia in 2019 doubled compared to the previous year, rising from 136 [...] Full text...
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IFAD gives more than 300 million dollars for Ethiopian agricultural sector
10 january 2020 - 21:10:35Paris, France (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Ethiopia Wednesday signed a financing deal of 305.7 [...] Full text...
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Over 30 elderly people killed in Zambia for witchcraft last year
06 january 2020 - 09:01:11Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Over 30 elderly people in Muchinga province, northern part of Zambia, were last year murdered on [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Partnership agreement to improve services offered to refugees
30 december 2019 - 21:30:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian ministry of Women, Family, Children and the Elderly and the Tunisian Council for refugees [...] Full text...
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The Gambia embarks on developing national financial inclusion strategy
10 december 2019 - 21:18:27Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank, working in conjunction with the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), and the United [...] Full text...
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3-day conference on Nigerian digital economy opens in Abuja
28 november 2019 - 17:19:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The three-day e-NIGERIA 2019 Conference on the Nigerian Digital Economy opened Thursday in Abuja with President [...] Full text...
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Mauritania celebrates int'l gender-based violence day
25 november 2019 - 21:59:34Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The international day for gender-based violence on the theme: ‘’All united, organise the world to say [...] Full text...
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UNMAS trains eleven Libyans on light weapons control
25 november 2019 - 20:17:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Eleven Libyans, six men and five women from different Libyan regions, were trained on the control [...] Full text...
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Call for eradication of slavery in Mauritania
21 november 2019 - 15:12:10Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The President of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Mauritania, Ahmed Salem ould Bouhoubeiny, on [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Ministry sensitizes staff on corruption issues
18 november 2019 - 20:21:35Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing Development kick started a two-week-long initiative to sensitize staff [...] Full text...
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Five start ups to be honoured at the World Export Development Forum in Addis Ababa
17 november 2019 - 19:35:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Five social star-ups (young innovative companies), four of them African, will be honoured at the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: NCC ready to launch the US$70 billion communications sector in line with AfCFTA
06 november 2019 - 16:28:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday in Kano, Northwest region, said it is ready to [...] Full text...
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Benin musical and the diaspora show begins on Monday
02 november 2019 - 15:03:13Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The eighth edition of the national Beninese music and the diaspora starts on Monday across the [...] Full text...
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Rising sea water levels causing flooding in parts of Nigeria's Lagos State
19 october 2019 - 10:58:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The menace of flooding in Nigeria continues as the country's commercial capital, Lagos, alerted residents on [...] Full text...
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Mali launches national annual children schooling campaign
14 october 2019 - 23:44:46The campaign is in response to the high rate of non-schooled children and for their access to special education needs, [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: France involved in community sensitization on Ebola
29 september 2019 - 14:18:53Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - France, with the Club RFI, has begun actions to sensitize communities on the Ebola virus [...] Full text...
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Congo The proliferation of water drilling threatens Pointe-Noire - official
25 september 2019 - 21:07:38Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government said here Wednesday the proliferation of water wells posed a threat to groundwater. The [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army begins new operation in Northeast Nigeria to catch fleeing Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists
22 september 2019 - 10:34:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Sunday announced the launch of “Operation Positive Identification”, aimed at catching Boko [...] Full text...
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Fake drug trafficking causing financial loss, health challenges in Côte d'Ivoire
21 september 2019 - 05:23:56Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Fake or substandard drug trafficking is causing huge financial loss and health damage in Côte [...] Full text...
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WHO concerned about major security incident in Ebola-affected regions of eastern DRC
20 september 2019 - 12:54:56Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it is concerned about the latest major [...] Full text...
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EU to launch the climate diplomacy Week in Cotonou
18 september 2019 - 18:40:23Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will Thursday launch the Climate Diplomacy Week in Cotonou, Benin, to raise [...] Full text...
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Malian president IBK in Luanda for first edition of Peace biannual meeting
18 september 2019 - 14:23:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian Presiden Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is in Luanda since Tuesday to take part in the first [...] Full text...
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Congo to set up database for biological research in biodiversity sector
04 september 2019 - 21:02:09Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government plans to set up a database for biological research, an official source said [...] Full text...
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GABON- Poverty forces economically weak populations to buy street medicines (A feature by LAWSONE Antoine)
30 august 2019 - 21:49:50Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - For years, poverty has forced economically weak populations in the capital, Libreville, to buy medicines not [...] Full text...
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Niamey hosts parliamentary forum on migration in ECOWAS
29 august 2019 - 20:27:50Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A forum of parliamentarians of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Niamey mayor deplores bad sanitation practices of residents
14 august 2019 - 21:48:08Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The president of the Niamey special delegation, Moctar Mamoudou, Wednesday announced sanctions against disrespect for public [...] Full text...
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FAO assists Togolese NGOs in development of agriculture
25 july 2019 - 05:36:56Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has released more than 73 million CFAF to [...] Full text...
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First convoy of Guinean pilgrims to leave on Wednesday
19 july 2019 - 18:54:47Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The first batch of Guinean pilgrims (8,000), will leave on Wednesday for Mecca, sources close to [...] Full text...
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DR Congo health ministry approves Ebola declaration as international public health emergency
18 july 2019 - 23:38:47Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Congolese ministry of health approved the decision by the experts committee of the World [...] Full text...
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DR Congolese leader Félix Tshisekedi reaffirms commitment to fight corruption
11 july 2019 - 23:24:04Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to [...] Full text...
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African parliamentarian summit on search for solutions to funding of health, AIDS opens in Congo
11 july 2019 - 22:20:37Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A high level summit of African parliamentarians in search for solutions to the funding of health [...] Full text...
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Senegal takes measures to protect the endangered conifer species in Casamance forests
10 july 2019 - 22:01:21Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The conifer is a plant species that is increasingly threatened with extinction in the forests of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria signs AfCFTA agreement at AU summit in Niamey
07 july 2019 - 17:38:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria officially joined the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as President Muhammadu Buhari signed the [...] Full text...
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Mauritians march against drug abuse
27 june 2019 - 11:14:57Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday reiterated his determination to fight the drug mafia during [...] Full text...
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Nearly 8 million women and children in Burundi expected at immunization days
26 june 2019 - 23:26:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - About 800,000 pregnant and lactating women, 2 million children under 5 and 5 million boys and [...] Full text...
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Turkey: Land tenure, a major sticking point at COP 14 in New Delhi, says UNCCD head
18 june 2019 - 17:39:23Ankara, Turkey (PANA) - Land tenure will be one of the major sticking points in negotiations at the forthcoming COP [...] Full text...
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Ivorian Ministry of Health and UPSA laboratory form partnership against street drugs
15 june 2019 - 09:28:47Abidjan, Ivory Coast (PANA) - The Ivorian minister of health and public hygiene, Eugène Aka Aouélé, and the Union of [...] Full text...
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1.3 million Congolese children suffer simultaneously from at least three forms of deprivation
13 june 2019 - 17:51:30Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Some 1,300 million Congolese children suffer simultaneously from at least three forms of deprivation, according to [...] Full text...
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Malian PM to end illegal gold mining in the country
06 june 2019 - 14:52:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime minister, Boubou Cissé, has decided to end illegal gold mining in accordance with [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso IT Commission warns on posting images of terror attack victims
19 may 2019 - 12:53:09Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso’s IT and liberties commission (CIL), which guarantees the protection of personal data, has [...] Full text...
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Togo establishes interministerial committee on prevention, fight against violent extremism
17 may 2019 - 17:41:42Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese government, in its determination to deal with security challenges linked to terrorism and cross-border [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso gold output rises by 11% in 2018
16 may 2019 - 15:14:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's gold production reached 51.63 tonnes in 2018 compared to 46.39 tonnes in 2017, [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso to sensitize populations on terrorism and social cohesion
15 may 2019 - 22:05:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe minister of Territorial Administration, Siméon Sawadogo, Wednesday presented to the Council of ministers [...] Full text...
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Congo, China sign deal for fluvial transport company
09 may 2019 - 21:04:12Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese and Chinese governments on Thursday signed an agreement protocol related to the creation of [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s Truth Commission scribe gives update on proceedings
30 april 2019 - 20:34:05Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Baba Galleh Jallow, Executive Secretary of Gambia’s Truth Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC), Tuesday said [...] Full text...
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Dr Richard Mouzoko Kibound awarded ‘Hero of the fight against Ebola’ diploma
25 april 2019 - 21:27:15Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The North Kivu provincial government of DR Congo has decided to award a diploma of [...] Full text...
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Senegal, Gambia to launch joint anti-malaria campaign
23 april 2019 - 16:54:16Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal and Gambia will launch a synchronized anti-malaria campaign that will be marked the distribution of [...] Full text...
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Sensitization campaign on reproductive health launched in Mali
20 april 2019 - 16:32:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The international NGO, "Save The Children", on 15-22 April in Kadiolo, Malian southern region of Sikasso, [...] Full text...
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UNICEF gives Benin motorized boats to back vaccination coverage for children
19 march 2019 - 17:25:25Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The UN Child fund (UNICEF) is contributing to improve the vaccination and basic health care for [...] Full text...
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Sensitization campaign against drug abuse launched in Niger
18 march 2019 - 19:52:56Agadez, Niger (PANA) – The authorities of the Nigerien city of Agadez (900 kilometers from Niamey), on Monday launched a [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court delegation meeting stakeholders in Monrovia
18 march 2019 - 13:47:39Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - A high-level delegation of the ECOWAS Court of Justice based in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday began a [...] Full text...
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Cameroonian Aïssa Doumara wins French Republic Simone Veil Prize for gender equality
08 march 2019 - 20:48:29Paris, France (PANA) – French president Emmanuel Macron, on Friday at the occasion of the celebration of the international women’s [...] Full text...
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Ivorian Minister condemns documentary on child labour in Ivorian plantations
04 march 2019 - 20:05:10Paris, France (PANA) - The Ivorian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, has strongly criticized a documentary [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Meningitis epidemic under control in eastern Burkina Faso
19 february 2019 - 11:57:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The outbreak of meningitis reported in early February in the communes of Botou and Kantiari, [...] Full text...
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Union holds sensitization programme on cancer for Media stakeholders in Mauritania
15 february 2019 - 22:16:02Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The local branch of the Francophone Press Union (UPF) of Mauritania, in collaboration with the Ministries [...] Full text...
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Symposium on food security, renewable energy sources opens in Niamey
14 february 2019 - 11:53:03Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The second symposium on food security and renewable energy sources opened on Thursday in the Niger [...] Full text...
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Niger launches a program to promote peaceful democratic alternation
12 february 2019 - 22:32:56Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) in Niger, in collaboration with USAID (American Agency for International [...] Full text...
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UN climate fund gives Congo US$10 million for vulnerable agricultural communities
01 february 2019 - 11:37:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is to give Congo US$10 million to finance [...] Full text...
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Malian President participates in Sustainable Development Week in Abu Dhabi
14 january 2019 - 12:14:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta is participating in the Sustainable Development Week that opened on Monday [...] Full text...
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At least 37 civilians killed in central Mali
02 january 2019 - 12:05:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) – At least 37 civilians were killed on Tuesday in the village of Koulhogo, about 30 kms [...] Full text...
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UNFPA launches campaign on violence against women in Libya
04 december 2018 - 11:37:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) in Libya on Tuesday announced [...] Full text...
thread Gender
NGO launches project to promote, protect female domestic workers in Mali
27 november 2018 - 14:03:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian non-governmental organization, EDUCO, on Monday launched a project, called "Djiguitougou", which is aimed at [...] Full text...
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Experts of Africa and Malagasy Council for Higher Education meet in Brazzaville
26 november 2018 - 10:01:03Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Experts of member states and partner organizations of the Africa and Malagasy Council for Higher Education [...] Full text...
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Gambia finance minister says economic outlook promising
08 november 2018 - 10:08:38Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Finance and Economy Affairs Mambury Njie, has indicated that the country's economic recovery [...] Full text...
thread Economy
ECOWAS Brown Card sensitization forum opens in Banjul
30 october 2018 - 19:03:10Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 35th Ordinary General Assembly of the Council of [...] Full text...
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Tunisian parliament passes bill against racial discrimination
10 october 2018 - 14:00:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's House of Representatives on Tuesday adopted by 125 votes to one and five abstentions a [...] Full text...
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UK announces mine clearance project worth $1.5 million in Libya
09 october 2018 - 16:28:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Libya, Frank Baker, has announced a new project on [...] Full text...
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PACA calls for enhanced country-led approaches for sustainable aflatoxin mitigation in Africa
04 october 2018 - 13:30:34Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called on all AU [...] Full text...
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India to host global sanitation conference
25 september 2018 - 13:44:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ministers and sanitation sector leaders from around the world will come together this month at the [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Peacekeeping chief urges Security Council to adjust UN force in Abyei to current realities
21 september 2018 - 06:38:00New York, US (PANA) - Amidst an increase in criminal activity in the Abyei area, which is contested by Sudan [...] Full text...
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UNICEF mobilises communication specialists to support Ebola vaccination campaign in DRC
13 august 2018 - 06:44:37Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Following the launch of the vaccination campaign against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) by the Government [...] Full text...
thread Health
'Rwanda will not apply restriction on birth limits' - PM
26 july 2018 - 14:52:09Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente, on Thursday said the government has never planned to impose limits [...] Full text...
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Rwanda Innovation Fund project to receive US$ 30-million loan from AfDB
19 march 2018 - 15:38:46Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan of US$ 30 [...] Full text...
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AU Medical Services Directorate commemorates Africa Healthy Lifestyle Day
17 march 2018 - 06:14:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Medical Services Directorate on Friday commemorated the Africa Healthy Lifestyle Day [...] Full text...
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Ugandan leader calls for public awareness on non-genetic causes of infertility
03 march 2018 - 09:41:00Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for countrywide sensitization of the people about non-genetic causes [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s new SG stresses need for professionalism in civil service
03 february 2018 - 12:28:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia’s new Secretary General (SG), Mr Habib Drammeh, has stressed the need for professionalism and observance [...] Full text...
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US announces US$ 4.4 million support for Sierra Leone election
19 october 2017 - 13:58:23Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone, John Hoover, has announced a financial support of [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Zambian capital placed on cholera alert
09 october 2017 - 10:01:09Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian Ministry of Health has placed the capital city, Lusaka, on high alert following an [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Army kills 10 Boko Haram terrorists
17 august 2017 - 09:09:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army says its troops have killed 10 Boko Haram terrorists in northeast Nigeria in [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Minister bemoans negative effect of money laundering on economies
26 july 2017 - 12:18:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Amadou Sanneh, has categorised money laundering and financing [...] Full text...
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Ghana: 'Ghana’s Northern Rural Growth Programme is transforming agriculture' - AfDB
06 july 2017 - 14:17:52Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has continued to show steady improvements in economic growth of over 7% per year on [...] Full text...
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Mali: Mali launches education for human rights project
31 january 2017 - 16:58:40Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and the UN High Commissioner for Human [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Skin bleaching is epidemic in Africa, says CODESRIA Official
15 october 2016 - 16:24:51Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – There is an epidemic of skin bleaching in various areas of Africa as the transformation of [...] Full text...
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US: Afrexibank approves US$83 million for African businesses
25 august 2016 - 17:18:13New York, US (PANA) - The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved US$83 million for African businesses engaged in factoring [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria in no hurry to sign EU economic partnership deal
12 july 2016 - 16:44:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Despite persistent persuasion and juicy offers by the European Union (EU), Nigeria is not in a [...] Full text...
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Gambia: US says Gambia base of child sex tourism
07 july 2016 - 10:37:43Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - United States State Department says women, girls and boys are being recruited from several West African [...] Full text...
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UN: UN official lauds Ivorian authorities on progress against sexual violence
31 may 2016 - 21:55:19New York, US (PANA) - Concluding a three-day visit to Cote d’Ivoire, the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: No pain, no gain in mass circumcision rollout (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Kigali)
31 may 2016 - 08:08:52Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Interventions to address concerns about pain associated with surgical procedure performed during male circumcision remains a [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: About 80,000 stray dogs live in Mauritius
24 may 2016 - 15:43:30Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-Industry Minister Mahen Seeruttun, on Tuesday told Parliament that the dog population in Mauritius is [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UNAMID says children, women most affected in ongoing fighting in Darfur
04 april 2016 - 18:24:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Most of the people affected by recent fighting in the restive Darfur region of western Sudan [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Govt. tracking down 86 billion CFAF laundered during transition
10 march 2016 - 13:14:44Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabe government on Wednesday said it discovered that 86 billion CFAF have been laundered [...] Full text...
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UN: UN agencies mobilize to support Benin on cases of Lassa fever
05 february 2016 - 20:22:56New York, US (PANA) - After the identification of four cases of Lassa fever in Benin, the government, backed by [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Govt. will not regulate Online Publications - Minister
22 january 2016 - 15:30:40Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Minister of information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured that the Federal Government [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 55 Nigerians stole US$67b in 8 years - Minister
18 january 2016 - 23:17:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 55 Nigerians stole a total of 1.34 trillion Naira (US$67 billion) between 2006 and 2013, [...] Full text...
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Libya: Over 100 Libyans referred abroad for medical care
10 january 2016 - 15:23:45Beidha, Libya (PANA) – Libya's Ministry of Health has spent over US$ 476,000 on 102 Libyans who were injured in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Health authorities sensitizes citizens after Lassa Fever kills 40
10 january 2016 - 12:21:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian health authorities have commenced a nation-wide sensitization campaign against Lassa Fever after an outbreak of [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Committee welcomes amendment that criminalizes FGM
30 december 2015 - 20:42:32Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Committee on Harmful Traditional Practices (Gamcotrap) has welcomed the amendment to the Women Act [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Gambia becomes 27th country in sub-Saharan Africa to legislate against FGM
29 december 2015 - 14:38:24Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia has become the 27th country in sub-Saharan Africa to legislate against female genital mutilation (FGM) [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: ECOWAS Court seeks French support
28 october 2015 - 22:16:12Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, Hon. Justice Maria Do Ceu Silva Monteiro, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS: ECOWAS sensitizes stakeholders on Civilian Dimension of Peace Support Operations
14 october 2015 - 11:16:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In its effort to highlight the roles of the Civilian Dimension of the ECOWAS Standby Force [...] Full text...
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Benin: China supports Benin’s fight against gender-based violence
23 august 2015 - 13:04:54Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – China has given Benin 20 million CFAF to help in its fight against gender-based violence. The [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: WHO, partners successfully battling cholera outbreak in South Sudan
12 august 2015 - 15:17:42Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are battling South Sudan’s on-going cholera outbreak, providing [...] Full text...
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Mali: Doctors, health technicians trained on Ebola outbreak
16 july 2015 - 20:45:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian national support centre for diseases (CNAM) in Bamako has held a training session for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Participants at ECOWAS court judicial retreat call for legal aid scheme for the region
11 july 2015 - 15:33:03Oweri, Nigeria (PANA) - Judges and staff of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice have called for "concrete and immediate" [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Police raise alarm over rising car theft
07 july 2015 - 08:05:12Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The police in Botswana have raised the alarm over the rising cases of car theft in [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius rehabilitates caves
05 july 2015 - 10:33:44Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has launched a project to rehabilitate 60 of the 120 caves that exist on the [...] Full text...
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Congo: Congo launches nationwide campaign against sickle cell anaemia
27 june 2015 - 11:49:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congo on Saturday launched a nationwide sensitization and screening campaign against sickle cell anemia. Congolese First Lady, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Campaign for production of ecological bags launched in Mauritius
20 june 2015 - 15:28:05Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Women Affairs on Saturday launched a sensitization campaign for the production of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Launch of Vanilla Alliance of airlines set for 18 June in Madagascar
12 june 2015 - 16:59:05Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - A cooperation agreement of at least four airlines in the Indian Ocean region will be signed [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Tobacco consumption declines in Mauritius
27 may 2015 - 18:46:53Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Per capita tobacco consumption in Mauritius declined from 1,046 in 2009 to 776 cigarettes in [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Indian Ocean airlines launch 'Vanilla Alliance' network in June
26 may 2015 - 17:59:25Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – In a bid to improve air links, air companies of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) member [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Youth sensitized on International Humanitarian Law in Mauritius
22 may 2015 - 09:58:56Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has launched an awareness campaign on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for to the youth of [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: EAC tables US$110 million budget to regional legislature
15 may 2015 - 13:45:38Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) have started consideration of a US$ [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS: Experts urge vigilance, sustained measures against Ebola
30 april 2015 - 12:36:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Governments in West Africa should improve health governance by scaling up investments in health infrastructure and [...] Full text...
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UN: UN launches push to engage more women, community leaders in fight against Ebola
23 april 2015 - 22:58:43New York, US (PANA) - With fresh statistics on the Ebola outbreak reflecting a halt in the decline in West [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria govt demands compensation over xenophobic attacks
22 april 2015 - 16:30:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian federal government Wednesday summoned South Africa's High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Lulu Mnguni “to [...] Full text...
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UN: WHO reports lowest Ebola cases in 2015
25 march 2015 - 20:22:14New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said Liberia's first case of Ebola in three [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Tunisian PM underscores international coordination in fighting terrorism
25 february 2015 - 19:18:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The fight against terrorism, a cross-border and continental phenomenon, demands continuous regional and international coordination, Tunisian [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: Lake Chad basin countries set up force to fight Boko Haram insurgents
09 february 2015 - 18:11:12Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Member countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (CBLT) are setting up a multinational force 8,700 [...] Full text...
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Gambia: EU, UN call for end to FGM
06 february 2015 - 20:32:05Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations resident coordinator in Gambia, Ms Ade Mamonyane Lekoetje and European Union Chargée d'Affaires, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Catholic Church to deploy 4,889 observers during Nigerian polls
01 february 2015 - 10:41:28Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Catholic Church has said it will deploy 4,889 observers to 23 States for the 14 [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: UNICEF condemns children abduction in Côte d’Ivoire
26 january 2015 - 16:25:41Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday "strongly" condemned the abduction of children in Côte [...] Full text...
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Congo: Oil company gives Congo 100 million CFAF to fight Ebola
09 january 2015 - 22:20:04Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese National Oil Company (SNPC) has granted Congo 100 million CFAF to respond efficiently and [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Govt moves to eradicate aftereffects of slavery in Mauritania
06 january 2015 - 17:06:39Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian Prime Minister Yahya Ould Hademine has ordered the government to carry out the programme undertaken [...] Full text...
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Mali: Mali launches youth programme to sensitize communities on Ebola
22 december 2014 - 20:29:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali on Monday launched a programme under which 300 youth will be deployed to several communities [...] Full text...
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Mali: Surveillance on Mali's last Ebola contacts ends
16 december 2014 - 17:22:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali could soon be declared free of the Ebola virus disease after the 21-day surveillance of [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Newspaper editors bemoan poor working conditions
03 december 2014 - 14:25:40Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Newspaper editors in Mauritania have raised the alarm about the "catastrophic" condition under which they work, [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: East African inter-parliamentary sports kick off Saturday in Arusha
02 december 2014 - 14:20:52Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - With all major leagues in the East African Community (EAC) member states now on [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Nyando Sub-County gets Open Defecation Free Certification (Feature by David Jagongo, PANA Correspondent)
27 november 2014 - 15:32:24Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - What started as a pilot project in 2010 following frequent outbreak of cholera in the Nyando [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Ebola art exhibition opens in Conakry
26 november 2014 - 21:44:54Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – An art and craft exhibition aimed at sensitizing the public on the deadly Ebola virus disease [...] Full text...
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Mali: Government carries out sensitization campaign on inter-Malian talks
13 november 2014 - 21:42:20Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian government has begun an information and sensitization campaign on the inter-Malian inclusive talks aimed [...] Full text...
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