EU adopts first-ever law combating violence against women
07 may 2024 - 10:36:19Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has adopted the first-ever law to combat violence against women, giving the green [...] Full text...
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Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has adopted the first-ever law to combat violence against women, giving the green [...] Full text...
2024 CAF African Football Championship prepares to take off
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Libyan Security Committee formed to reactivate Ras Jedir border crossing with Tunisia takes up its duties
06 may 2024 - 14:50:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Security Committee formed to reactivate work at the Ras Jedir land border crossing with [...] Full text...
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Peace or war, midwives keep delivering, says UNFPA
05 may 2024 - 16:28:05New York, US (PANA) - Millions of lives each year rely on the expertise and care of midwives and yet [...] Full text...
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US embassy praises "courage" of Libyan journalists despite difficult environment
04 may 2024 - 15:48:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya has praised the role of journalists working in Libya, reaffirming its [...] Full text...
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Arab League experts to help prepare Libya's classification of people with disabilities
03 may 2024 - 16:11:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Social Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Wafaa al-Kilani, Friday met [...] Full text...
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Health charity warns of catastrophic malnutrition crisis in Sudan's Zamzam camp
02 may 2024 - 06:56:56Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Health charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says in response to the escalating fighting in North [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reaffirms importance of good conditions for pilgrims
29 april 2024 - 10:51:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has stressed the importance of providing good conditions for pilgrims [...] Full text...
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UNESCO report spotlights harmful effects of social media on young girls
26 april 2024 - 04:31:08Paris, France (PANA) - Digital technologies and algorithm-driven software - especially social media - present high risks of privacy invasion, [...] Full text...
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Italian aviation delegation visits Misrata airport to check safety standards
24 april 2024 - 18:14:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Italian Civil Aviation Authority has visited Misrata International Airport, 220 km east [...] Full text...
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AfDB, GIABA combat money laundering, terrorism financing in Africa
19 april 2024 - 09:05:57Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa [...] Full text...
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Transform landmark Indigenous rights declaration into reality: UN General Assembly President
18 april 2024 - 05:51:56New York, US (PANA) - Despite important achievements over the past decade to improve the well-being of Indigenous Peoples, safeguard [...] Full text...
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US reiterates calls for genuine, peaceful electoral process in South Sudan
17 april 2024 - 05:45:38Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States said on Tuesday that it remains concerned about ongoing reports of human rights violations, as well as [...] Full text...
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Central banks must remain vigilant along the last mile of disinflation: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian
16 april 2024 - 18:23:10Washington DC. United States (PANA) - A sense of optimism has pervaded financial markets in recent months, amid investor confidence [...] Full text...
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Step up child protection efforts UNICEF urges Nigeria, on 10th anniversary of Chibok abductions
16 april 2024 - 06:21:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday called on Nigeria to intensify child protection efforts, 10 [...] Full text...
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Industrial firm avails environment-friendly solutions for Southern Africa’s mining sector
15 april 2024 - 10:25:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Industrial equipment supplier Atlas Copco Power Technique highlights that its move towards environment-friendly products [...] Full text...
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Despite high potential, 75 vulnerable economies face ‘historic reversal’
14 april 2024 - 10:35:44EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL MONDAY, April 15, 2024, at 10:00 AM UTC. Washington DC, USA (PANA) - [...] Full text...
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HRW says COVID pandemic data reveals threats, opportunities to improve health systems
12 april 2024 - 11:27:22Washington, DC, US (PANA) – New data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that many governments around the world [...] Full text...
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World must prioritise productivity reforms to revive medium-term growth: IMF Blog By Nan Li, Diaa Noureldin
10 april 2024 - 15:12:53Washington DC, USA (PANA) - The world economy faces a sobering reality. The global growth rate - stripped of cyclical [...] Full text...
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Fast-growing $2 trillion private credit market warrants closer watch: IMF Blog By Charles Cohen, Caio Ferreira, Fabio Natalucci, Nobuyasu Sugimoto
08 april 2024 - 15:40:00Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The private credit market, in which specialized non-bank financial institutions such as investment funds [...] Full text...
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Libya's health minister inaugurates dialysis centre in Janzour, west of Tripoli
06 april 2024 - 13:51:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ramadan Boujnah, deputy prime minister and acting minister of Health in the government of national unity, [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Israel must allow ‘quantum leap’ in aid delivery UN chief urges, calling for change in military tactics
05 april 2024 - 18:01:57New York, US (PANA) - Israel must make meaningful changes in the way it is fighting in Gaza to avoid [...] Full text...
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Libya,Turkey,Britain sign MOU to finance new Tripoli airport project
04 april 2024 - 13:19:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Airports Authority, Mohamed Beit Al-Mal, Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding [...] Full text...
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UN human rights experts urge Egypt to halt executions
04 april 2024 - 05:48:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed grave concern after death sentences [...] Full text...
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Hidden debt hurts economies. Better disclosure laws can help ease the pain: IMF Blog By Alissa Ashcroft, Karla Vasquez, Rhoda Weeks-Brown
02 april 2024 - 15:28:55Washington, United States (PANA) - If efforts to address record global public debt are to leave no stone unturned, then [...] Full text...
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Fundamental economic changes require a departure from simplistic economics: IMF Blog By Diane Coyle
27 march 2024 - 08:56:33Cambridge, UK (PANA) - The economy of the 2020s is a world away from the economy of the mid-20th century, [...] Full text...
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Senegal opposition leader Faye gets big boost from former ruling party
23 march 2024 - 10:15:30Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former President Abdoulaye Wade’s Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) announced on Friday that it is joining the [...] Full text...
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AU calls for laws to end internet shutdowns during elections in Africa
21 march 2024 - 15:00:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Banjul-based African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHR) has passed a new resolution [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM calls for construction of medical supply warehouses in three cities
21 march 2024 - 13:16:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, on Wednesday stressed the need to construct public warehouses for [...] Full text...
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Senegal gets ready for postponed presidential election on Sunday
20 march 2024 - 07:45:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As voters in the West African state of Senegal prepare to go to the polls on [...] Full text...
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UN torture expert issues calls for pandemic-proof prisons
10 march 2024 - 07:08:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN independent expert on Friday called on States to review prison management practices and policies to [...] Full text...
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UN 'strongly' condemns Boko Haram’s abduction of over 200 IDPs In Nigeria's Borno State
07 march 2024 - 07:34:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations on Wednesday “strongly” condemned Boko Haram terrorists’ abduction of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), [...] Full text...
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'South Africa’s commercial airlines sector has zero fatal accident rate for four decades'
06 march 2024 - 09:15:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga says the country's commercial airlines sector has maintained a [...] Full text...
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‘Widespread’ sexual abuse of children in entertainment business revealed
05 march 2024 - 20:35:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Widespread sexual abuse of children in the entertainment industry must be urgently stamped out, an independent [...] Full text...
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New data show massive, wider-than-expected global gender gap
04 march 2024 - 11:54:55ATTN EDS: EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL MONDAY, 4 MARCH, 2024, AT 15 GMT. Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The global [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia appeals for US$3.2 billion for humanitarian response
01 march 2024 - 23:46:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Aid agencies in Ethiopia have put up a joint appeal for US$3.2 billion required in [...] Full text...
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UN issues global alert over teacher shortage
29 february 2024 - 19:46:30Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The world urgently needs 44 million teachers by 2030 in order to make the Sustainable [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group prepares major overhaul to guarantee business reforms
29 february 2024 - 07:03:59Washington, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Wednesday announced a major overhaul to its guarantee business that will [...] Full text...
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How can we reinvigorate international trade? World Bank Blog By Pablo Saavedra and Mona Haddad
25 february 2024 - 17:05:58Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, (PANA) - After decades of accelerating globalisation, since 2008 international trade has grown at roughly [...] Full text...
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Celebrate both: the road already travelled and the one ahead to empower women and girls in Togo: World Bank Blog By Miriam Muller and Jozefien Van Damme
22 february 2024 - 12:03:01Lomé, Togo (PANA) - It’s important to celebrate – there are reasons to celebrate. We should take this positive energy [...] Full text...
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'Governments target nationals living abroad': Human Rights Watch
22 february 2024 - 07:00:06New York, US (PANA) – Governments across the globe are reaching beyond their borders and committing human rights abuses against [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group appoints Managing Director
21 february 2024 - 08:09:29Washington DC, USA (PANA) — The World Bank Group has announced the appointment of Wencai Zhang as Managing Director and [...] Full text...
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Should African mayors be concerned about urban migration? World Bank Blog By Luc Christiaensen and Nancy Lozano Gracia
20 february 2024 - 14:50:31Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The challenges of international migration continue to top the headlines. Yet, the number of [...] Full text...
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UK bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ‘undercuts human rights’: UN rights chief
19 february 2024 - 16:05:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Kingdom’s legislative moves to facilitate the prompt removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda run [...] Full text...
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Cotonou to host fourth ECOWAS Mining and Petroleum Forum on Thursday
19 february 2024 - 12:53:09Cotonou Benin (PANA) - The 4th Mining and Oil Forum of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), dubbed [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister inspects Tripoli's third ring road project
16 february 2024 - 19:42:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Friday inspected the [...] Full text...
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Strengthening transparency, governance, revitalising economic growth are among challenges facing Gabon: IMF mission
16 february 2024 - 11:14:16Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Gabon’s economy has recovered from multiple shocks emanating from the global and domestic economy, with growth [...] Full text...
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Libya's Minister of Labour outlines Libyan government's policies for preparing new generation of young leaders
15 february 2024 - 14:46:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation in the Government of National Unity, Ali al-Abed al-Rida, [...] Full text...
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Royal Air Maroc delegation visits Tripoli's Maitigua airport in preparation for its new service
15 february 2024 - 14:27:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Moroccan airline, Royal Air Maroc, has visited Maitigua International Airport, in the [...] Full text...
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IMF staff, government officials discuss Zimbabwe’s governance, growth prospects
15 february 2024 - 08:04:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Economic activity in Zimbabwe continues to show resilience in the face of currency instability and high [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reaffirms country's willingness to contribute to NEPAD programmes and projects
14 february 2024 - 14:37:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has reaffirmed that Libya will contribute effectively to [...] Full text...
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Libya and Arab Industrial Organisation sign cooperation agreement
12 february 2024 - 11:37:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and the Arab Industrial Development, Standards and Mining Organisation have signed a memorandum of understanding for [...] Full text...
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How data can inform policy to address challenges faced by internally displaced people in CAR: World Bank Blog (By Harriet Kasidi Mugera, Gervais Chamberlin Yama and Jonathan Lain)
07 february 2024 - 14:00:19Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Decades of division and conflict have left the Central African Republic (CAR) with severe development challenges [...] Full text...
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World's tech giants sign pledge for more ethical AI systems
06 february 2024 - 05:47:21Paris, France (PANA) - Some of the world’s leading tech companies have signed a ground-breaking agreement with the UN to [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights experts condemn ‘killing and silencing’ of journalists
02 february 2024 - 06:13:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing military operations by Israel in Gaza have made it the deadliest and most dangerous war [...] Full text...
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Dozens killed in Mali ‘summary executions’ - UN rights chief
02 february 2024 - 05:36:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk expressed his shock on Thursday at credible reports alleging that Malian [...] Full text...
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Global economy approaches soft landing, but risks remain: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
30 january 2024 - 16:54:52Washington, United States (PANA) - The clouds are beginning to part. The global economy begins the final descent toward a [...] Full text...
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Only 46.4% of six-year-olds have access to basic education in Burundi
24 january 2024 - 17:57:33Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - At present, only 46.4% of six-year-olds have access to basic education, and half of them complete [...] Full text...
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Burundi set for stronger economic recovery in 2024: IMF mission
23 january 2024 - 10:20:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – A stronger economic recovery is projected in Burundi for 2024, with real GDP expanding by 4.3 [...] Full text...
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US commercial real estate remains a risk despite investor hopes for soft landing: IMF Blog By Andrea Deghi, Fabio Natalucci, and Mahvash S. Qureshi
19 january 2024 - 07:18:15Washington, United States (PANA) - The commercial real estate sector has been under intense pressure globally as interest rates have [...] Full text...
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AI Governance Alliance calls for inclusive access to advanced Artificial Intelligence
18 january 2024 - 10:23:06Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – World Economic Forum’s AI Governance Alliance says a global effort is needed to create equitable access [...] Full text...
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Decentralized cholera response: Bridging the gap in Harare's hotspot communities (By Vivian Mugarisi)
12 january 2024 - 17:41:18Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The recent surge in cholera cases has placed immense pressure on healthcare facilities, particularly the Beatrice [...] Full text...
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Global rights crises deepen as world leaders shy away: Human Rights Watch
12 january 2024 - 07:46:31New York, US (PANA) – Global leaders have failed to take strong stands to protect human rights during 2023, a [...] Full text...
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Global unemployment to increase in 2024, warns ILO report
10 january 2024 - 17:26:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global unemployment is expected to rise this year, with growing inequality and stagnant productivity also a [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024 assembles over 2,800 leaders from 120 countries.
09 january 2024 - 15:44:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid increasing division and uncertainty that continue to destabilise the world, the World Economic Forum Annual [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Tinubu Suspends Minister Of Humanitarian Affairs And Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, From Office Over N585m Scandal
08 january 2024 - 14:27:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday suspended the minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, [...] Full text...
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Benghazi, capital of Islamic Culture celebrations kick off with inauguration of several bridges
07 january 2024 - 15:22:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The programme of activities to celebrate the city of Benghazi as the capital of Islamic Culture [...] Full text...
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USAID praised for its support for institutional capacity of Libya's Court of Audit
30 december 2023 - 13:48:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Court of Accounts of Libya, Khaled Chakchak, has praised the role played [...] Full text...
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UN rights office urges Ethiopia to prioritise victims amidst legacy of rights abuses
29 december 2023 - 05:38:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN human rights office on Thursday urged the Ethiopian Government to ensure that ongoing [...] Full text...
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Libya to create specialized institute for judicial police and development of prison infrastructures
22 december 2023 - 17:37:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Participants at a symposium on the theme "Towards safer and more humane prisons", organized by the [...] Full text...
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Strengthening and repositioning ECOWAS for emerging challenges (By Paul Ejime)
20 december 2023 - 16:34:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In less than two years, (2025), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will mark [...] Full text...
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Libya's UN delegate reaffirms importance of intra-Libyan solution to crisis
19 december 2023 - 11:44:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's representative on the Security Council, Taher el-Sonni, has stressed the importance of Libyans themselves taking [...] Full text...
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Nexus of food, water & energy: A Key element to Egypt’s climate efforts: World Bank report
19 december 2023 - 07:16:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s nexus of water, food and energy (NWFE) programme, launched a year ago to leverage partnerships [...] Full text...
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IMF completes 2023 Article IV Consultation with Rwanda, approves US$268.05 million for Stand-by Credit Facility
15 december 2023 - 10:42:09Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Despite the challenging environment, including the floods in May 2023, Rwandan authorities are to be commended [...] Full text...
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Morocco drives transformative impact for higher education, scientific research with World Bank support
15 december 2023 - 06:47:13Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a US$300 million Programme-for-Results loan to support the [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants 81.9 million loan to Tunisia
14 december 2023 - 16:50:24Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of €81.9 million to Tunisia to implement [...] Full text...
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Kenya can build on past success to make growth more inclusive, accelerate poverty reduction
14 december 2023 - 14:34:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has in the past been successful in translating economic growth into improved living standards of [...] Full text...
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COP28: Fossil fuel commitment lacks urgency, says HRW
14 december 2023 - 09:31:55Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The UN's annual climate conference, COP28, finally acknowledged the need to transition away from fossil fuels [...] Full text...
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IMF Board completes second review of Tanzania’s ECF, approves US$150.5 million disbursement
14 december 2023 - 07:39:33Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has secured US$ 150.5 million budget support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza humanitarian crisis deepens as fighting rages on across the Strip
11 december 2023 - 14:14:47Doha, Qatar (PANA) - UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths reiterated deep concerns for the people of Gaza on Monday. This is [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS: Getting a tottering regional bloc back on track (By Paul Ejime)
10 december 2023 - 05:23:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) converge in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, [...] Full text...
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Countries uphold commitment to UN Peacekeeping at 2023 Ministerial in Ghana
07 december 2023 - 05:38:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - More than 90 countries underlined their commitment to UN Peacekeeping during a two-day conference in Accra [...] Full text...
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World Bank chief urges impact delivery in all development programmes
06 december 2023 - 19:37:52Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) – Responding aggressively, simultaneously, and comprehensively is the only option for confronting today’s intertwined development challenges around [...] Full text...
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COP28: Over 60 countries pledge to slash cooling emissions amid rising temperatures
05 december 2023 - 14:37:10Dubai, UAE (PANA) - With rising temperatures leading to demand for more air conditioners and other cooling equipment, a new [...] Full text...
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EU trains 13 Libyan labour inspectors in health and safety at work
04 december 2023 - 13:08:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Delegation in Libya is training 13 labour inspectors in the field of health [...] Full text...
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COP28: Conference is about turning things around, but national govts can't do it alone: Guterres
03 december 2023 - 13:52:35Dubai, UAE (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that COP28 is about turning things around, but national [...] Full text...
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Fostering skills development to improve job prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa: World Bank Blog By Nathan Belete
02 december 2023 - 15:22:31Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - When it comes to skills development and innovation, youth from Africa have something to say. Based [...] Full text...
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COP28: World Bank carbon credits to boost international carbon markets
01 december 2023 - 19:40:33Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The World Bank on Friday announced ambitious plans for the growth of high-integrity global carbon markets, [...] Full text...
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End ‘repugnant’ chemical weapons use once and for all, says UN chief
30 november 2023 - 18:24:40New York, US (PANA) - Thursday marked the day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare – it was [...] Full text...
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Senior Libyan official notes voluntary return of Nigerien, Chadian migrants to their countries
29 november 2023 - 17:54:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, Wednesday spoke of the historic neighbourly [...] Full text...
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Libya reiterates primacy of support for National Strategy to limit illegal immigration from South
27 november 2023 - 18:23:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has stressed the need to unify [...] Full text...
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Global food standards body marks 60 years of consumer protection
27 november 2023 - 17:39:34Rome, Italy (PANA) - The world global food standards body marked its 60th anniversary on Monday at the headquarters of the [...] Full text...
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EAC, Germany celebrate 25 years of partnership
24 november 2023 - 13:07:21Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) and the German Embassy Dar es Salaam, on Friday jointly celebrated [...] Full text...
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Libya strives to modernise its fiscal, monetary policy frameworks with IMF support
21 november 2023 - 09:33:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visiting Libya has expressed the Fund’s deepest condolences to the [...] Full text...
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IMF and Libya end preliminary meetings
17 november 2023 - 12:34:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The preliminary meetings of the Article 4 consultations between Libya and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'Genuine prospect of Palestinian statehood is critical,’ UNRWA chief tells emergency summit in Saudi Arabia
11 november 2023 - 18:17:09Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - A political solution to end the cycle of conflict in Israel and Palestine has become [...] Full text...
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US Agriculture Department initiates food for progress programme in The Gambia
09 november 2023 - 14:39:16Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has announced that The Gambia will [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls out Burkina Faso government for crackdown on dissent
09 november 2023 - 09:11:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Burkina Faso's military junta is using a sweeping emergency law against perceived dissidents to expand its [...] Full text...
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Chairman of Libyan Electoral Commission calls for improved procedures for needs of people with disabilities
31 october 2023 - 17:27:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan High Electoral Commission, Imad al-Sayeh, said [...] Full text...
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Libyan League 1 football championship kicks off
28 october 2023 - 17:08:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, accompanied Libyan fans at the launch of the National [...] Full text...
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Libyan Education Minister aims to develop teachers' skills and revise curricula
26 october 2023 - 17:42:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Education in the Government of National Unity, Moussa al-Mageryef, has revealed the [...] Full text...
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Libya reaffirms its rejection of double standards in face of Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip
25 october 2023 - 16:43:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Before the Security Council on Tuesday evening, Libya reaffirmed its total rejection of the international community's [...] Full text...
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IMF Director of Internal Audit and Inspection quits January 2024
23 october 2023 - 19:57:45= Washington, DC, US (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Director of the Office of Internal Audit and Inspection (OIA), Nancy [...] Full text...
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Nigeria’s dichotomy: low unemployment, high poverty rates: World Bank Blog By Jonathan Lain and Utz Pape
23 october 2023 - 07:46:08Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - When analysing poverty, only looking at unemployment rates will be insufficient and misleading. Instead, job quality [...] Full text...
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FIFA 2030 World Cup: Co-hosts Morocco, Spain on collision course over venue for final match
23 october 2023 - 07:28:51Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Morocco, confirmed earlier this month by FIFA as a joint-host of the 2030 World Cup finals [...] Full text...
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Diplomatic stakes ‘could not be higher’, warns senior UN official
21 october 2023 - 06:18:38New York, US (PANA) - As the possible transition to a new global order heightens security risks, more effective multilateral [...] Full text...
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‘Africa still can’: A call to create more and better jobs to end poverty: World Bank Blog By Andrew Dabalen, Chief Economist, Africa, World Bank
18 october 2023 - 07:55:45Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - On this International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, or #EndPoverty Day, I want to [...] Full text...
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World Bank partners with South Sudan to strengthen Central Bank's institutional capacity
18 october 2023 - 07:05:37Juba, South Sudan (PANA) — A new, first of its kind project in South Sudan will support the institutional strengthening [...] Full text...
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Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO to visit The Gambia
17 october 2023 - 15:07:27Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Alice Albright will visit The Gambia this week to advance the development [...] Full text...
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New look at global banks highlights risks from higher-for-longer interest rates: IMF Blog by Charles Cohen, Srobona Mitra, Fabio Natalucci
17 october 2023 - 10:18:02Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Central banks could keep interest rates higher for longer as they fight to curb [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Heads of MDBs Group vow to beef up collaboration for greater impact
15 october 2023 - 18:57:23Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) – Admitting that the world faces a global “polycrisis” affecting human and economic development at an unprecedented [...] Full text...
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Libya's electoral laws still await consensus before leading to elections
12 october 2023 - 20:48:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Following reservations of the High Council of State regarding the draft laws for the election of [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers in DR Congo suspended over serious misconduct charges
12 october 2023 - 18:48:58Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, MONUSCO, has suspended some of [...] Full text...
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New RISE partnership aims to increase developing countries' participation in mineral and clean energy industries
12 october 2023 - 07:38:36Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Creating jobs and confronting climate change are two of the biggest challenges in the fight against [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily,, chairman of Libyan Electoral Commission have read electoral laws prepared by 6+6 Commission.
11 october 2023 - 13:32:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, announced here Tuesday he [...] Full text...
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Former Nigeria goalkeeper predicts when country will host World Cup
11 october 2023 - 08:24:07Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peterside Idah, has shared his perspective on Nigeria’s potential to host the [...] Full text...
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Voting ends in Liberia elections
10 october 2023 - 18:37:02Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Voting ended on Tuesday in Liberia's presidential and parliamentary elections. Some 2.47 million voters were expected to [...] Full text...
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Resilient global economy still limping along, with growing divergences: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
10 october 2023 - 15:34:50Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy continues to recover from the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS, AU election observation missions call for peaceful vote in Liberia
10 october 2023 - 11:21:27Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - As Liberians begin voting on Tuesday in presidential and parliamentary elections, the Election Observation Missions of [...] Full text...
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Libyan Electoral Commission ready to implement electoral laws in line with international standards
09 october 2023 - 18:13:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan High National Electoral Commission affirmed on Monday that it was ready to implement the [...] Full text...
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EC greenlights first investment facilitation agreement in Africa
09 october 2023 - 13:48:33Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday adopted a decision on the signature of the sustainable investment facilitation [...] Full text...
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Why IMF lending continues to adapt: IMF Blog - By Ceyla Pazarbasioglu
09 october 2023 - 13:15:47Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The world confronts the weakest medium-term growth outlook in three decades amid high debt [...] Full text...
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17 Libyan women lawyers trained in international human rights standards
09 october 2023 - 13:12:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 17 women lawyers took part in the eighth session of a UN training [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM warns against extending strikes against Gaza after Hamas military operation
08 october 2023 - 14:11:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has underlined the [...] Full text...
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AUC deploys Election Observer Mission to Liberia
04 october 2023 - 16:55:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As Liberia makes final preparations to hold its General Elections on 10 October, the Chairperson [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council authorises ‘historic’ support mission in Haiti
03 october 2023 - 09:08:15New York, US (PANA) - In what is being hailed as an historic first, the UN Security Council on Monday [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Indonesia gears up to kick off tournament amid efforts to reform troubled local football culture
03 october 2023 - 06:07:57Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - As Indonesia gear up to host the FIFA Under-17 World Cup next month, the country is [...] Full text...
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Building a bright future: the power of preschool education in Djibouti: World Bank Blog
28 september 2023 - 11:33:37Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Like many parents globally, Djiboutian families are preparing their children for the start of the new [...] Full text...
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Libya to spend over $19 million to repair 117 schools affected by flooding
27 september 2023 - 14:25:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has decided to [...] Full text...
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Kenyan schools welcome artificial intelligence, robotics to enrich learning (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
27 september 2023 - 10:14:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan education system is rapidly welcoming new educational technologies to enrich learning. These technologies are also [...] Full text...
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New global action pledge to end TB by 2030
23 september 2023 - 05:36:18New York, US (PANA) - Applause rang out in one of the main conference rooms at UN headquarters on Friday [...] Full text...
thread Health
South Africa: Three dead in Cape Town submarine tragedy
21 september 2023 - 09:03:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Three South African Navy personnel have been confirmed dead after a massive wave hit [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS undermined, in dilema on Niger (By Paul Ejime)
20 september 2023 - 16:32:42Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - France and the United States were two countries that championed so-called international condemnation of and outrage [...] Full text...
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Industrial mining of cobalt, copper for rechargeable batteries in DRC leading to 'grievous' rights abuses
12 september 2023 - 07:40:28Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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GFANZ Africa Network, AfDB announce Climate Action Partnership
08 september 2023 - 11:15:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), the world’s largest coalition of financial institutions committed [...] Full text...
thread Environment
‘Act together’ for clean air, Guterres urges
07 september 2023 - 06:30:28New York, US (PANA) - Marking the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on Thursday, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Coasts, sea life facing major threat due to massive sand removal
06 september 2023 - 11:52:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Startling findings from a new UN data platform reveal that the marine dredging industry is extracting [...] Full text...
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Eritrean soldiers committed crimes against humanity in Ethiopia - Rights group
05 september 2023 - 10:18:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity in the [...] Full text...
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Financial inclusion builds resilience of pastoralists to drought (World Bank feature)
02 september 2023 - 11:56:52Washington DC, US (PANA) - Until recent rain fell in the Horn of Africa, more than 9.5 million animals died [...] Full text...
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African leaders urged to pursue ambitious action at Africa Climate Summit
02 september 2023 - 10:38:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders convening in Nairobi for the African Climate week and inaugural Climate Summit must pursue [...] Full text...
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UNCTAD presents new toolbox to support shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.
01 september 2023 - 20:01:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sweltering heatwaves each year underline the need for a faster energy transition and speedier reform of international [...] Full text...
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Rights groups call for release of jailed Burundian journalist
30 august 2023 - 06:15:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights organisations are calling on the Burundian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally" release and quash the [...] Full text...
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UN rights body flags deteriorating human rights situation in Ethiopia
29 august 2023 - 14:32:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday flagged the deteriorating human rights situation in [...] Full text...
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South African President congratulates Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa on re-election
29 august 2023 - 08:15:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined other African leaders in congratulating Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa [...] Full text...
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US calls for publication of disaggregated polling station results in disputed elections
29 august 2023 - 06:20:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has called on the Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC) to make the disaggregated polling [...] Full text...
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WHO summit aims to unlock power of traditional medicine through science
18 august 2023 - 06:43:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The first global Traditional Medicine Summit convened by UN World Health Organisation (WHO) got underway on Thursday [...] Full text...
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WHO convenes first high-level global summit on traditional medicine
10 august 2023 - 14:14:41Geneva, Switzrland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17 and 18 [...] Full text...
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IMF Blog: Tracking global financial stability risks from higher interest rates
09 august 2023 - 09:38:02Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Interest-rate increases by global central banks to contain the biggest inflation outbreak in four decades [...] Full text...
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FAO raises alarm on escalating food crisis in Sudan
03 august 2023 - 16:14:54Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a grave warning regarding the deepening food [...] Full text...
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UNESCO calls for global ban on smartphones in schools
26 july 2023 - 19:19:27Paris, France (PANA) - A new UN report raised concerns on Wednesday about the excessive use of smartphones, calling for them [...] Full text...
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Global recovery slows amid widening divergences among economic sectors and regions: IMF
26 july 2023 - 06:34:11Washington, DC, US (PANA) - While the forecast for 2023 is modestly higher than predicted in the April 2023 World [...] Full text...
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Global economy on track but not yet out of the woods: IMF Blog
25 july 2023 - 16:42:46Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The global economy continues to gradually recover from the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. [...] Full text...
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Ghana’s economy expected to recover its potential by 2025: World Bank report
19 july 2023 - 15:58:42Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A combination of domestic imbalances and external shocks in 2022 led to macroeconomic challenges in Ghana [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International slams 'ill-judged' EU-Tunisia migration agreement
18 july 2023 - 06:08:45Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Tunisia and the European Union (EU) to deter Europe-bound migration would [...] Full text...
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Protectionism can jeopardise health outcomes in countries spending more on global trade in health goods
15 july 2023 - 11:23:38Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Global security has now assumed new dimensions, the latest being health security that reflects mounting [...] Full text...
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Murder of Nahel in France, burning of Koran in Sweden confirm hypocrisy of slogans promoted by the West - Libyan newspaper
14 july 2023 - 16:32:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two major events in the last two weeks have attracted a great deal of attention, one [...] Full text...
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Research agency assesses health impacts of Aspartame in humans
14 july 2023 - 15:10:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Assessments of the health impacts of the non-sugar sweetener - aspartame - were released here Friday [...] Full text...
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Weak global economy, high inflation, and rising fragmentation demand strong G20 action: New IMF Blog
13 july 2023 - 15:54:30Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - When the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meet in Gandhinagar, India, next week, [...] Full text...
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CAF announces significant increase in commercial revenues
13 july 2023 - 15:33:01Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - CAF on Thursday posted commercial revenues of US$125.2 million - a 17% year on year [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: HRW says Egypt turns away civilians fleeing Sudan fighting
13 july 2023 - 06:24:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian government’s decision in June 2023 to require all Sudanese to obtain visas to enter Egypt has [...] Full text...
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WHO chief discusses priorities on traditional, complementary and integrative healthcare with civil society
10 july 2023 - 13:07:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civil society organisations have highlighted the essential role of traditional, complementary and integrative health in addressing [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says Uganda oil pipeline project 'impoverishes thousands'
10 july 2023 - 06:17:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The planned oil pipeline in East Africa by French fossil-fuel giant, TotalEnergies, has devastated thousands of people’s livelihoods [...] Full text...
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African countries generate €1.7 billion revenues from tackling tax evasion, illicit financial flows
08 july 2023 - 06:39:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - According to the 2023 Tax Transparency in Africa progress report, unveiled at the 13th [...] Full text...
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New roadmap from Libyan Parliament and High State Council casts doubt on ability to resolve crisis
06 july 2023 - 19:39:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) While they have not entirely overcome the disputes inherent in the compromise between the members of the [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for end to rampant atrocities in Cameroon's Anglophone regions
04 july 2023 - 09:02:48Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, is asking the Cameroonian authorities to end the violence against the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to consolidate food safety standards
29 june 2023 - 12:34:28Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Codex Trust Fund project, including the Codex Mauritius website, engaging the the Codex Alimentarius, a [...] Full text...
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EC extends mandates of civilian missions in Libya, Palestine territories
26 june 2023 - 18:46:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council decided Monday to renew the mandates of three civilian missions under the Common [...] Full text...
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Tunisia must ‘change course’ amid media crackdown: UN rights chief
24 june 2023 - 06:32:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Tunisia, “vague” legislation is being used to criminalise independent journalism and suppress criticism of the [...] Full text...
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AU, ECOWAS election observers express concern about violence ahead of Sierra Leone's elections
23 june 2023 - 11:33:36Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The election observer missions of the African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...
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IMF to disburse US$ 32.7 million to Madagascar
23 june 2023 - 08:36:06Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the fourth review of [...] Full text...
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Eid Al-Adha sacrificial lamb more expensive this year in Libya
22 june 2023 - 18:33:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In the run-up to Eid Al-Adha, the feast of the sacrifice of the sheep, the first [...] Full text...
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Human rights must be key to deciding 2030 FIFA World Cup host, survey says
22 june 2023 - 12:28:19Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - An online poll has discovered that majority of people surveyed believe human rights should be a [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: Sub-standard pitches, lack of medical checks blighted qualifiers
21 june 2023 - 07:20:51Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Many players in Women's World Cup qualifying had to endure poor pitches and did not receive [...] Full text...
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Kenya completes negotiations on new trade treaty with the EU
19 june 2023 - 22:48:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The EU and Kenya have announced the conclusion of negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), [...] Full text...
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The Gambia maintains Tier 2 rank in 2023 trafficking in person report
15 june 2023 - 19:50:23Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The U.S. State Department in its 23rd annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report assessing anti-trafficking efforts [...] Full text...
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Sixth meeting of 5+5 Defence Group on humanitarian demining held in Tripoli
15 june 2023 - 15:47:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The sixth meeting of the scientific committee of the 5+5 Training Centre for Humanitarian Demining of [...] Full text...
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US commits to rejoin UNESCO
12 june 2023 - 19:20:58Paris, France (PANA) - The head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), announced on Monday that the United [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM announces launch of national strategy for early detection of cancer
12 june 2023 - 17:40:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, Monday announced the launch [...] Full text...
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RSF welcomes validation of Africa's first media certifier
12 june 2023 - 14:18:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire's Bureau Normale Audit (BNA) has become the first African certifier of media that [...] Full text...
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Madagascar receives $100 million WBG assistance for reforms, resilient growth
10 june 2023 - 11:00:38Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Directors has approved a $100 million credit for a [...] Full text...
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Social protection policies vital to addressing labour market exclusion in MENA: WB report
08 june 2023 - 09:36:53Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Labour market exclusion is at the root of poverty and vulnerability in the Middle East [...] Full text...
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World Food Safety Day: ‘Nobody should die from eating food’ - UN agencies
07 june 2023 - 06:04:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every day, some 1.6 million people worldwide fall ill from eating contaminated food, which kills 420,000 [...] Full text...
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Libyan officials meet over payment of development grants to municipalities
05 june 2023 - 19:51:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of Local Government, Badreddine Al-Toumi, met here Monday with the Minister of State for [...] Full text...
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EU, WHO launch digital health initiative to strengthen global health security
05 june 2023 - 17:54:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission announced on Monday the launch of a [...] Full text...
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Libya's Education Minister stresses urgent need for digital transformation of country's education
01 june 2023 - 12:33:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Education and Chairman of the Libyan National Committee for Education, Culture and [...] Full text...
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Malian gov't criticises US' 'unilateral decision' to impose visa restrictions on two Malian military officers
29 may 2023 - 13:43:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's transitional government has criticised the decision of the United States to impose visa restrictions on [...] Full text...
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3.5 tonnes of war remnants destroyed in the south of Tripoli
26 may 2023 - 18:48:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 3.5 tonnes of used and unsuitable war remnants belonging to the Libyan navy [...] Full text...
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UK announces first water infrastructure resilience projects in Egypt, Senegal
26 may 2023 - 13:44:24Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The United Kingdom government has announced the launch of the first two projects under [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council urged to step up on financing for AU peace operations
26 may 2023 - 06:19:50New York, US (PANA) - The UN political affairs chief on Thursday appealed for the Security Council to ensure reliable [...] Full text...
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Canada reaffirms support for Libyan Presidential Council
23 may 2023 - 16:03:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Canada on Tuesday reaffirmed support to the Libyan Presidential Council in its efforts for national reconciliation [...] Full text...
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Italian Civil Aviation delegation visits Tripoli's Maitigua Airport
18 may 2023 - 13:17:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation of the Italian Civil Aviation Authority on Wednesday concluded a two-day inspection of Maitigua [...] Full text...
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Kenya, European Union launch plan to shift horticulture exports from air to sea freight
17 may 2023 - 20:06:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will gradually shift its horticulture exports, including fruits and flowers, to Europe from air transport [...] Full text...
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New UN ‘roadmap’ shows how to drastically slash plastic pollution
17 may 2023 - 06:09:00New York, US (PANA) - Plastic pollution could be slashed by 80 per cent by 2040 if countries and companies [...] Full text...
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Libya signs agreement with ICAO for technical and advisory services
12 may 2023 - 14:08:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Transport in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Salem al-Chahoubi, has signed [...] Full text...
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European Parliament condemns violation of human rights in Algeria
12 may 2023 - 13:58:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The European Parliament voted on Thursday in Strasbourg by 536 votes for, four against with 18 [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Use of social media in the fighting: building on pros and rebuffing cons (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
12 may 2023 - 10:36:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - With all Sudan's official mainstream media eclipsed, to the exception of the Sudan News Agency, the [...] Full text...
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Uganda can reduce poverty by building people’s resilience to shocks: WB report
11 may 2023 - 15:57:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - There was little progress in poverty reduction in Uganda during much of the decade leading up [...] Full text...
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Slavery has left deep, long-lasting legacy on USA, UN experts say
06 may 2023 - 06:36:06Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice in policing ended a 12-day visit [...] Full text...
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CAF, FIFA lay foundation with Talent Development Scheme
05 may 2023 - 06:33:58Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Eight countries -- Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco, Cameroon, Zambia, Senegal, Ghana, South Africa and Algeria -- are [...] Full text...
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UN experts concerned over delay in Zambia’s debt restructuring
18 april 2023 - 08:45:33Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Monday said they were deeply concerned over delays in reaching [...] Full text...
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