Cyberattacks on healthcare: A global threat that can’t be ignored

09 november 2024 - 06:41:08
New York, US (PANA) - An alarming surge in ransomware attacks is putting the world’s healthcare infrastructure at critical risk, [...] Full text...

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The role of language in gender equality: How linguistic structures shape legal norms and reinforce gender biases: World Bank Blog By Pierrick Bruyas and Caroline Perrin

26 october 2024 - 10:44:56
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Globally, women’s rights have expanded significantly over the past decades. By 2023, 162 economies [...] Full text...

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Finding a pathway to employment for young women in Benin: World Bank Blog By Saint-Martin Kodjovi Mongan Agbeshie, Rachael Pierotti, Nicola Duell and Claudia Rivas

24 october 2024 - 13:02:45
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - It’s early morning in Benin and Solange, a young mother, is dropping her child off at [...] Full text...

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Beninese youth, of which 51% are women. This represents a major improvement compared to a 40% female participation in previous employment programmes

24 october 2024 - 10:34:44
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - To empower women, Benin worked with the Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI)—a global platform hosted by [...] Full text...

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Support for economic reforms hinges on communication, engagement, and trust: IMF Blog By Silvia Albrizio, Bertrand Gruss, and Yu Shi

17 october 2024 - 14:25:35
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy is stuck in a low-growth gear, largely because of aging populations, [...] Full text...

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Regaining modern values can reverse the slowdown in innovation and its rewards: IMF Blog By Edmund Phelps

16 october 2024 - 07:32:49
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Why do some nations experience mass economic flourishing while others do not? Why did [...] Full text...

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33 percent of deaths in Mauritius caused by cardiovascular diseases

15 october 2024 - 13:11:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius' Minister for Health and Quality of Life, Kailash Jagutpal, said on Tuesday that cardiovascular diseases, [...] Full text...

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Study shows16.4% prevalence of work-related stress among teachers in Ouagadougou

10 october 2024 - 12:54:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A study of the prevalence of work-related stress among teachers in the city of Ouagadougou [...] Full text...

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Working from home is powering productivity: IMF article by Nicholas Bloom

02 october 2024 - 05:39:32
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Economics is famous for being the dismal science. Sadly, recent work highlighting the slowdown [...] Full text...

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World Economic Forum: Chief economists point to stabilising outlook but warn on debt and political polarisation

25 september 2024 - 12:01:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Easing inflation and strong global commerce are fuelling cautious optimism for recovery but elevated debt levels [...] Full text...

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Somalia navigates progress amidst persistent challenges

25 september 2024 - 07:58:45
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia has made significant macroeconomic strides in recent years, but these gains have yet to translate [...] Full text...

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Political parties of all stripes are pushing for higher government spending: IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Enrico Di Gregorio, and Yongquan Cao

17 september 2024 - 10:49:24
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Conservative politics has traditionally been defined by its emphasis on fiscal prudence and the [...] Full text...

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WHO chief hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign in Gaza amid tragic reality

14 september 2024 - 07:10:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 560,000 children under-10 have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an [...] Full text...

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Gold continues to dominate China’s jewellery market

13 september 2024 - 16:54:00
London, UK (PANA) - Against the turbulent backdrop of weakening gold jewellery consumption in China, the World Gold Council, together [...] Full text...

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Women lead record number of central banks, but more progress is needed: IMF Blog

30 august 2024 - 05:38:07
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Women are leading more central banks than ever before, thanks to appointments in the [...] Full text...

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AfDB mobilises over 92m euros to support entrepreneurship, job creation in Tunisia

13 august 2024 - 06:03:16
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a financing package [...] Full text...

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Fight bigotry whenever and wherever it appears, UN chief declares

04 august 2024 - 06:08:11
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials on Friday called for a stand against bigotry “wherever and whenever it [...] Full text...

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Education and career perspectives of young Ugandans: A mix of challenges, gaps and high aspirations: World Bank Blog By Aziz Atamanov, Giulia Ponzini, Frédéric Cochinard and John Ilukor

24 july 2024 - 09:14:46
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Higher education and career aspirations among the youth are usually associated with socioeconomic achievements under the [...] Full text...

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Cape Town International Airport ranked second in global survey

16 july 2024 - 10:04:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town International Airport has been ranked second-best worldwide, according to a new global [...] Full text...

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South Sudan faces a growing humanitarian crisis, warns WHO

15 july 2024 - 18:58:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Twelve years on from independence the people of South Sudan continue to face huge challenges, exacerbated [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group launches framework for inclusive, private sector-led, resilient growth in Tanzania

12 july 2024 - 10:58:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The World Bank Group’s (WBG) Board of Executive Directors has endorsed the new Country [...] Full text...

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US 'deeply concerned' about minerals supply chains from Rwanda and eastern DRC contributing to ongoing conflict

09 july 2024 - 17:31:49
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US said in Tuesday that it is “deeply concerned” by the ongoing conflict in [...] Full text...

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Gold reserves management become more relevant than ever

21 june 2024 - 14:08:33
London, United Kingdom (PANA) - An increasingly complex geopolitical and financial environment is making gold reserves management more relevant than [...] Full text...

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Global survey reveals ‘truly astonishing’ consensus for stronger climate action

21 june 2024 - 07:24:26
New York, US (PANA) - The overwhelming majority of people around the world want an end to geopolitical differences when [...] Full text...

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Central bank digital currencies can boost Middle East's financial inclusion, payment efficiency: IMF Blog By Serpil Bouza, Marcello Miccoli, Borislava Mircheva

19 june 2024 - 10:13:19
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Almost two-thirds of countries in the Middle East and Central Asia are exploring adopting [...] Full text...

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Climate change fuels tensions in Nigeria

15 june 2024 - 07:48:16
New York, United States (PANA) -  Despite its huge potential, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, continues to grapple with a [...] Full text...

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EU Council adopts position on law combatting corruption

14 june 2024 - 09:42:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - In order to step up efforts in the fight against corruption, the European Council on Friday [...] Full text...

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Parity for women remains five generations away but historical election year offers hope

12 june 2024 - 11:58:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world has closed 68.5% of the gender gap, according to the Global Gender Gap Report [...] Full text...

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UNHCR urges global response to neglected humanitarian crisis in the Sahel

07 june 2024 - 11:56:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the fast-growing humanitarian crisis in the Sahel [...] Full text...

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Global economic outlook is brightening but political risks loom large in 2024

29 may 2024 - 13:20:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The latest Chief Economists Outlook released on Wednesday presents a growing sense of cautious optimism about [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Uncertainty in Gaza amplified by closure of key border crossings

07 may 2024 - 11:44:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid ongoing uncertainty about a ceasefire in Gaza and an escalation of the military operation in Rafah, UN [...] Full text...

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Libyan, ICC officials discuss investigation into mass graves in Tarhouna

27 april 2024 - 12:29:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Chief Prosecutor, Al-Seddik al-Sour, has discussed with a delegation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says Gambia’s FGM ban law reverse threatens women and girls

20 april 2024 - 16:21:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group Human Rights Watch said here Saturday that a bill before Gambia’s National Assembly to reverse a [...] Full text...

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Rising cyber threats pose serious concerns for financial stability: IMF Blog By Fabio Natalucci, Mahvash S. Qureshi, Felix Suntheim

10 april 2024 - 09:50:47
Washington D.C., USA (PANA) - Cyber attacks have more than doubled since the pandemic. While companies have historically suffered relatively [...] 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 - 15:28:55
Washington, United States (PANA) - If efforts to address record global public debt are to leave no stone unturned, then [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for greater attention to violence against women with disabilities, older women

27 march 2024 - 11:38:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Older women and women with disabilities face particular risk of abuse, yet their situation is largely [...] Full text...

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Strengthen central bank independence to protect the world economy: IMF Blog By Kristalina Georgieva

21 march 2024 - 11:38:41
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Central bankers today face many challenges to their independence. Calls are growing for interest-rate [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves financing for economic management, statistics development in Djibouti

17 march 2024 - 06:10:03
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The World Bank has approved an additional financing of US$ 5 million for the Economic Management [...] Full text...

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Economic growth and poverty reduction: Is Africa any different? World Bank Blog By Haoyu Wu, Aziz Atamanov, Tom Bundervoet and Pierella Paci

14 march 2024 - 07:36:26
Washington, United States (PANA) -  The last 10 years have been rough for many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Following [...] Full text...

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Why do so many Nigerian workers remain poor? Labour force surveys may have the answer: World Bank Blog By Jonathan Lain and Utz Pape

07 march 2024 - 08:14:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria faces a serious poverty-reduction challenge: Almost half of Nigerians are estimated to live below the [...] Full text...

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New report documents increase in HIV drug resistance to dolutegravir

05 march 2024 - 18:41:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization’s (WHO) latest HIV Drug Resistance (HIVDR) Report tells us where drug resistance [...] Full text...

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Gambian's growth above sub-saharan africa, Central Bank Governor

28 february 2024 - 16:17:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Governor of Gambia's Central Bank, Buah Saidy, says that the West African country's economy is resilient, [...] Full text...

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Unlocking potential of women and adolescent girls in Madagascar will reduce poverty

27 february 2024 - 08:28:56
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Malagasy women and girls face multiple disadvantages that affect their ability to accumulate human capital in [...] 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 - 14:50:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The challenges of international migration continue to top the headlines. Yet, the number of [...] 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 - 14:00:19
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Decades of division and conflict have left the Central African Republic (CAR) with severe development challenges [...] Full text...

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Food scarcity set to worsen in Sudan as threat increases from desert locusts

07 february 2024 - 06:02:38
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians are warning that food will become even more scarce in the coming months [...] Full text...

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Global cancer burden growing, amidst mounting need for services

01 february 2024 - 17:34:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of World Cancer Day, 1 February, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s cancer agency, the [...] Full text...

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Somalia’s quest for progress unveiled through data (A World Bank feature)

31 january 2024 - 07:53:33
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - When looking at Somalia, there are often glaring gaps in data that obscure understanding of the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Two mothers killed each hour in Gaza conflict: UN Women

20 january 2024 - 06:15:59
New York, US (PANA) - Women and children account for roughly 70 per cent of people killed in the war [...] Full text...

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Chief Economists Outlook: More economic uncertainty on the horizon

15 january 2024 - 08:14:31
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – Global economic prospects remain subdued and fraught with uncertainty, according to the latest Chief Economists Outlook [...] Full text...

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Benin makes slight increase in budget for employment and SMEs for 2024

19 december 2023 - 15:07:41
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The budget for 2024 for the Ministry of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Employment Promotion has [...] Full text...

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New seeds, better seeds? World Bank Blog By Sergio Puerto, Ph.D. candidate in Applied Economics at Cornell University

17 december 2023 - 12:55:59
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Imagine you are a scientist in charge of deciding which new crop variety to [...] Full text...

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Amid rising corruption, most Africans say they risk retaliation if they speak up, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals

10 december 2023 - 14:13:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A majority of Africans say that corruption in their country is rising, that their government is [...] Full text...

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COP28: UN says staggering $7 trillion spent every year on investments that fuel climate change

09 december 2023 - 17:18:10
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance each year supports activities that directly harm nature [...] Full text...

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COP28: Our voices, needs must be put first in climate talks, young people declared

08 december 2023 - 16:51:18
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Young climate advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Friday said they will not sit idly by [...] Full text...

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Here’s how we can turn this learning crisis around: World Bank (Blog By Mamta Murthi, Vice President for Human Development and Rukmini Banerji CEO of Pratham Education Foundation, India)

05 december 2023 - 15:28:27
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - It is a shocking fact that around 70 per cent of 10-year-olds in low- and middle-income [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM stresses need to provide citizens with electronic service to facilitate administrative procedures

04 december 2023 - 17:24:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has stressed the [...] Full text...

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Insecurity pushes more than 1 in 10 children into acute malnutrition in Burkina Faso

01 december 2023 - 10:52:13
Ouagadougu, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Insecurity is pushing more than 1 in 10 children under the age of 5 into [...] Full text...

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Gambian economy continues its strong recovery-Governor Saidy

30 november 2023 - 18:27:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Buah Saidy, Governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia, has stated that the Gambian economy [...] Full text...

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Boosting agriculture and food system resilience is critical for reducing poverty in CAR: World Bank Report

16 november 2023 - 17:48:26
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Reviving agriculture is critical to fostering economic growth and tackling widespread extreme poverty in [...] Full text...

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Scaling innovation: Expanding We-Fi's digital cash flow product across Africa – World Bank Blog By Siegfried Zottel and Sean Ding

03 november 2023 - 18:26:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Imagine being seated across from a loan officer in a bank, stepping into the shoes of [...] Full text...

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Realising Nigeria’s economic potential requires a stronger focus on women farmers: World Bank Blog By Abhilasha Sahay and Amy Geist

26 october 2023 - 12:08:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Unequal public investment in women and men is perpetuating gender inequality in Nigeria, which continues to [...] 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 - 07:46:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - When analysing poverty, only looking at unemployment rates will be insufficient and misleading. Instead, job quality [...] Full text...

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UN office calls for protection of persons with disabilities during natural disasters

13 october 2023 - 05:56:30
New York, US (PANA) - The world must act on “unacceptable failures” to protect persons with disabilities from the damaging [...] Full text...

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Libya Floods: Libya carries out survey of archaeological sites affected by floods

28 september 2023 - 12:06:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Culture and Cognitive Development has announced it is carrying out an inventory [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister discusses coordination of aid to disaster-stricken areas with UNICEF Regional Director

25 september 2023 - 14:05:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has discussed coordination [...] Full text...

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Morocco earthquake: Morocco needs $11.6 billion over five years to reconstruct earthquake-hit areas

21 september 2023 - 08:04:22
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco says it will need 120 billion dirhams (about $11.6 billion) over a five-year period to [...] Full text...

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The COI launches “AléVini”, a new fund to help regional mobility

16 september 2023 - 09:25:59
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has launched a mobility fund intended for actors in the region's [...] Full text...

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Institute to publish research findings on Gambia

10 september 2023 - 13:15:22
Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - The Dakar-based research body, Timbuktu Institute, will soon publish a report on the findings of [...] Full text...

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Morocco wakes up in fear of more grim news as death toll in earthquake climbs to 2,012

10 september 2023 - 05:58:24
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Mooccans are waking up on Sunday to more grim news as the scale of the devastation [...] Full text...

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4TH UPDATE: Morocco declares three days of national mourning for earthquake victims

09 september 2023 - 20:44:44
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has declared three days of national mourning after a deadly earthquake on Friday night caused [...] Full text...

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3RD UPDATE: Death toll in Morocco earthquake now 1,037

09 september 2023 - 15:56:42
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll on the earthquake that struck Morocco on Saturday is now 1,037, the Ministry [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Death toll in Morocco earthquake crosses 1,000-mark

09 september 2023 - 13:37:24
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll in the earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday night is now over 1,000, [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Death toll in Morocco earthquake rises to 'at least 820' - Interior ministry

09 september 2023 - 10:56:49
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll in the earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday night has climbed to "at [...] Full text...

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Hundreds die as powerful earthquake hits central Morocco

09 september 2023 - 07:03:10
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - At least 632 people have died when a powerful earthquake hit Morocco on Friday night, the Ministry [...] Full text...

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Gold Fields commits to improving workplace culture as review uncovers ‘deeply concerning’ findings

30 august 2023 - 17:53:10
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The world’s seventh-largest gold miner by production, Gold Fields, has said it is committed to [...] Full text...

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World Bank presents findings of its youth aspirations survey in Lesotho

30 august 2023 - 09:11:01
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Many Basotho youth proactively seek training beyond formal education, and almost 65 percent of them aspire [...] Full text...

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South Africa unemployment rate decreases to 32.6%

16 august 2023 - 09:58:32
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's unemployment rate decreased to 32.6% in the second quarter of 2023, from 32.9% [...] Full text...

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WHO convenes first high-level global summit on traditional medicine

10 august 2023 - 14:14:41
Geneva, Switzrland (PANA)  -  The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17 and 18 [...] Full text...

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Child health: More focus needed on earliest years, urges WHO

30 june 2023 - 05:25:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new progress report launched on Thursday by UN agencies highlights the need to step up investment [...] Full text...

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EU gives 1.5 million to UNICEF to carry out MICS cluster survey in Libya

26 june 2023 - 18:19:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Libya has announced that it has received €1.5 million [...] Full text...

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Human rights must be key to deciding 2030 FIFA World Cup host, survey says

22 june 2023 - 12:28:19
Zurich, 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 - 07:20:51
Zurich, 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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New UN report reveals chronic bias against women over last decade

12 june 2023 - 06:29:09
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report launched on Monday  has revealed that there has been no improvement [...] Full text...

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UNESCO unveils new AI roadmap for classrooms

27 may 2023 - 14:25:47
Paris, France (PANA) - The UN has convened the first ever global meeting with education ministers from around the world [...] Full text...

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Mauritius : Unemployment rate reaches 7.7%

24 may 2023 - 16:27:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) - Based on results of the Continuous Multi-Purpose Household Survey (CMPHS), the labour force, employment and [...] Full text...

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Harmonised Consumer Price Index in Benin falls in April

18 may 2023 - 17:31:05
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Harmonised Consumer Price Index for the month of April has registered a drop compared to [...] Full text...

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One pregnant woman or newborn dies every 7 seconds: new UN report

09 may 2023 - 05:27:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Global progress in reducing the premature deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies, has flatlined for [...] Full text...

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Health systems show first major signs of post-COVID-19 recovery

03 may 2023 - 05:24:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Health systems in most countries have started showing the first major signs of recovery three years [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group launches business ready project

01 may 2023 - 18:11:24
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group has begun work to assess the business and investment climate in [...] Full text...

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"Investing in Africa is profitable," AfDB President tells Japanese investors

24 april 2023 - 20:40:33
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a [...] Full text...

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End ‘alarmist narratives’ on population growth and recognise women’s rights: UNFPA

20 april 2023 - 05:53:40
New York, US (PANA) - Women’s bodies must not be held captive to government policies or “alarmist narratives” concerning population [...] Full text...

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Benin launches crusade against economic exploitation of children

19 april 2023 - 16:39:14
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has launched a crusade against the economic exploitation of children, through the campaign "Zero tolerance [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Year-on-year inflation in March 2023 stands at +32.6 pct

18 april 2023 - 13:16:36
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Year-on-year inflation in March 2023 stood at +32.6%, against 28.0% in the previous month, the Burundi [...] Full text...

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Fighting in Sudan is active in seven states (News update)

16 april 2023 - 16:29:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Unknown to many Sudanese, the fighting between the Sudanese Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, which [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Diabetes stands at 19.9% (survey)

04 april 2023 - 16:16:25
Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritian health authorities said on Monday the prevalence of diabetes since 1987 in Mauritius which stood [...] Full text...

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CAF releases Women’s Football Landscape Report 2022

01 april 2023 - 07:59:25
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following an extensive research and survey across the continent, CAF on Friday released the first CAF [...] Full text...

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Central banks must enhance transparency to build trust: IMF

24 march 2023 - 05:10:03
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Economic and financial turbulence calls for greater transparency from policymakers, says the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...

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Some five tonnes of explosives, war remnants destroyed near Tripoli

22 march 2023 - 12:28:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some Five tons of war debris collected from several locations in the area of Bani Walid, [...] Full text...

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Kenya begins provision of malaria vaccine around Lake Victoria region

06 march 2023 - 13:50:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is starting the immediate provision of a groundbreaking malaria vaccine to children especially those living [...] Full text...

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Gambia's economy to grow by 6.0 percent in 2023: Governor of central bank

01 march 2023 - 11:36:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia expects to see an economic growth of 6.0 percent in 2023, higher than the 5.2 [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves 120 million dollars for Tunisian SMEs

09 february 2023 - 15:19:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank has approved a loan of 120 million [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reiterates commitment to elections

09 february 2023 - 13:04:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has reaffirmed that there is no alternative to holding national [...] Full text...

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Prices of consumer goods rise in first week of January in Benin

19 january 2023 - 13:10:54
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The prices of consumer products rose during the first week of January in Benin, according to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African executives flag “state collapse” concerns

12 january 2023 - 08:05:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa, Bosnia and Peru are all regarded as vulnerable to state collapse, a [...] Full text...

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Ozone layer recovery is on track due to success of Montreal Protocol

10 january 2023 - 06:46:08
New York, US (PANA) - The Earth’s ozone layer is on track to recover within four decades, a UN-backed panel [...] Full text...

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Arab region registers world’s highest unemployment rate, UN survey finds

31 december 2022 - 05:28:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - According to the latest UN survey, released on Friday, the Arab region registered a 12 per [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to institutionalise National Health Observatory

06 december 2022 - 08:12:52
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – The Ministry of Health and Wellness on Monday said it will institutionalise the National Health Observatory [...] Full text...

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More than 1 in 5 worldwide suffering from violence at work: ILO

06 december 2022 - 05:28:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than one in five people employed – almost 23 per cent - have experienced violence [...] Full text...

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Economic recovery, good governance among priorities of new Cooperation Framework between Burundi and United Nations

04 december 2022 - 17:32:34
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The structural transformation of the economy, improvement of governance and human capital, as well as the [...] Full text...

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Africa’s advances in maternal, infant mortality face setbacks: WHO report

01 december 2022 - 14:21:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A slowdown in the progress made during the past decade against maternal and infant mortality is [...] Full text...

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Numbers forced to flee passes 100 million; many displaced for decades: UNDP

30 november 2022 - 06:13:06
New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarian aid alone cannot overcome record levels of internal displacement globally, the UN Development Programme [...] Full text...

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'Business Unusual' in a world of extreme uncertainty: EBRD report

22 november 2022 - 10:00:15
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - When dealing with immediate challenges, decision- and policymakers should not lose focus on the [...] Full text...

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COP27: Young people reconsidering parenthood due to climate change, UNICEF poll reveals

10 november 2022 - 05:13:28
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Climate change is forcing nearly half of young Africans to rethink their plans to have children [...] Full text...

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Report: Sudan: Launch of violent extremism threat assessment in Southern Libyan borderlands

03 november 2022 - 16:21:35
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A comprehensive survey study on how extremism surges and the countries it impacts in the states [...] Full text...

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Roadmap proposed by government of national unity on agenda of Libyan-UN talks in Algiers

31 october 2022 - 19:10:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs0 Walid Al-Lafi discussed Monday in Algiers with [...] Full text...

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Make suicide prevention in Africa a priority, UN health agency urges governments

07 october 2022 - 05:35:58
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa has the highest suicide rate in the world and to reverse that worrying statistic, the UN World, [...] Full text...

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'NCDs represent 80% of total disease burden, 60% of mortality in Mauritius' - Minister

04 october 2022 - 07:18:37
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - According to the Mauritian National Health Accounts 2021, which will be released soon, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) [...] Full text...

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South African Airways plunges in world aviation rankings

26 september 2022 - 12:36:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA), which has been battered by years of financial woes, continues [...] Full text...

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Heads of State commit to Noncommunicable Disease Global Compact to save 50 million lives by 2030

21 september 2022 - 14:44:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, Wednesday launched a new report calling on global leaders [...] Full text...

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Libya and UNICEF sign agreement for first Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

15 september 2022 - 15:58:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Government of Libya have signed a Memorandum of [...] Full text...

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Women urged to stop drinking alcohol during pregnancy

13 september 2022 - 07:45:50
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Health and Wellness, Mr. Kailesh Jagutpal, on Monday urged women to stop drinking [...] Full text...

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Court bars oil giant from surveying South African waters

02 september 2022 - 12:27:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Eastern Cape High Court on Thursday ruled that the exploration rights granted by [...] Full text...

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Gambia's economy remains 'resilient' - Governor

02 september 2022 - 11:16:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mr. Buah Saidy, governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia, has stated that the economy [...] Full text...

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UN team in Algeria calls for support for Sahrawi refugees, as food prices surge

24 august 2022 - 13:30:01
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Faced with a deteriorating nutrition situation in the Sahrawi refugee camps, including over 75 percent cuts [...] Full text...

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Libyan government announces discovery of 29 oil and 12 gas fields

15 august 2022 - 18:43:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Oil Minister Mohamed Aoun has announced the discovery of 29 new oil fields and 12 [...] Full text...

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Rate of non-communicable diseases decline in Mauritius - Survey

11 august 2022 - 08:01:16
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, said on Thursday that the rate of non-communicable diseases (NCD) [...] Full text...

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Healthy life expectancy in Africa grows by nearly 10 years: WHO

04 august 2022 - 17:32:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Healthy life expectancy among Africans living in mainly high and upper middle-income countries on the continent, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Kaïs Saied celebrates 'victory', opposition denounces "despotic constitution"

26 july 2022 - 14:11:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Preliminary results of the referendum held on Monday in Tunisia on the new Constitution proposed by [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches 2022 National Nutrition Survey

21 july 2022 - 10:54:25
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness on Thursday launched the 2022 National Nutrition Survey with [...] Full text...

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Mystery child hepatitis outbreak passes 1,000 recorded cases, says WHO

13 july 2022 - 20:30:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In addition to tackling COVID and the monkeypox outbreak, the UN health agency has been keeping [...] Full text...

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Mauritius targets 6-7% economic growth in 2022

12 july 2022 - 13:17:07
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) –The Mauritian Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Renganaden Padayachy, on Monday said that the objective for [...] Full text...

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Half of prisoners in Mauritius linked to drugs

05 july 2022 - 08:07:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Annually, some 3,400 out of 7,000 prisoners, are linked to drugs due to a rise in [...] Full text...

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Benin's harmonised consumer price index rises in May

17 june 2022 - 16:01:02
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices rose in May in Benin, according to a survey published by [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches a free mass sterilisation campaign for dogs

09 june 2022 - 08:01:02
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Society for Animal Welfare (MSAW) on Wednesday launched a free mass sterilisation campaign in [...] Full text...

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Burundi's inflation goes up to 10.7%

07 june 2022 - 11:34:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's year-ol-year inflation for April has risen to 10.7%, compared with 9.9% for the previous month. This [...] Full text...

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Liberian opposition leader fights forgery lawsuit

26 may 2022 - 13:40:36
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia's most formidable opposition political coalition, dogged by a row over the purported forgery of documents, [...] Full text...

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Almost 1bln children, adults with disabilities denied acess to assistive technology - Report

16 may 2022 - 14:19:06
Geneva/New York (PANA) - A new report published Monday by WHO and UNICEF reveals that more than 2.5 billion people [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to control its dog population

14 may 2022 - 07:55:25
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security will embark on a sustainable project for the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to conduct Nutrition Survey

14 may 2022 - 06:31:58
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Ministry of Health and Wellness will conduct the fourth Mauritius Nutrition Survey this year. It [...] Full text...

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Natural resources must be ‘part of the solution’ in fight against deforestation: FAO

04 may 2022 - 05:57:20
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Between 2010 and 2018, the rate of deforestation worldwide slowed by nearly 30 per cent compared [...] Full text...

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Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa, warns WHO

29 april 2022 - 05:42:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa is witnessing a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases over the past year, the UN World [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says landmines, other war hazards killing civilians in Libya

27 april 2022 - 09:26:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – At least 130 people, mostly civilians, have been killed by landmines and abandoned or unexploded ordnance [...] Full text...

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UN agencies urge scale up in assistance to stave off hunger in South Sudan

10 april 2022 - 07:12:11
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Foo d insecurity is likely to rise by seven per cent across South Sudan in [...] Full text...

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Possibility of Gambians voting in parliamentary election is high

08 april 2022 - 13:41:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Center for Policy, Research and Strategic Studies (CepRass) says voting in the Saturday, 9 April, [...] Full text...

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Social media poses ‘existential threat’ to traditional, trustworthy news: UNESCO

11 march 2022 - 05:41:53
Paris, France (PANA) - The business model of the news media is ‘broken’ and with it, our fundamental right to [...] Full text...

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Association for Protection of People in Need attends Women's Day in Burundi

08 march 2022 - 13:47:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - On the occasion of International Women's Rights Day, the Association for the Protection of Men and [...] Full text...

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Mauritian flag raised on three islands of the Chagos

26 february 2022 - 08:10:13
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, said on Friday that the Mauritian flag was raised on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's suspended cop, Abba Kyari, declared wanted by NDLEA for drug trafficking

14 february 2022 - 16:48:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared the suspended head of the Inspector-General of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius declares war on drugs

11 february 2022 - 06:50:22
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday declared a war on drugs, but said the Government cannot [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to undertake first scientific survey in Chagos Archipelago

08 february 2022 - 05:47:56
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Monday that a group of local and foreign [...] Full text...

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UN agency steps up efforts to end female genital mutilation (A UNFPA feature)

06 february 2022 - 05:43:55
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to [...] Full text...

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Kenyan business leaders more optimistic about economic growth prospects

02 february 2022 - 10:21:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has found business leaders to be more bullish about the [...] Full text...

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Extreme poverty rises nearly 3 per in West Africa cent due to COVID-19

21 january 2022 - 05:17:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Extreme poverty in West Africa rose by nearly three per cent in 2020, another fallout from [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, US sign pact to reduce illicit trafficking of ancient arts

20 january 2022 - 22:54:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed the optimism that the Cultural Property [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Archbishop warns of growing distrust in government

25 december 2021 - 11:34:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has warned that there is growing distrust in the government [...] Full text...

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Some 35.8 million face lean season food crisis in West Africa and Sahel

07 december 2021 - 17:41:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Growing food insecurity that is already affecting tens of millions of people across West Africa and [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Only one out of four health workers is fully vaccinated in Africa, warns WHO

25 november 2021 - 18:57:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Only 27% of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against the new coronavirus, [...] Full text...

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Gambia secures World Bank funds to improve health care

21 november 2021 - 15:32:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board has approved $50 million financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to [...] Full text...

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WHO and partners unite for Day of Action for Cervical Cancer Elimination

17 november 2021 - 06:20:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With more than 300,000 women dying from cervical cancer each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Lack of trust and low levels of digital skill constrain remote working

10 november 2021 - 12:30:53
London, United Kingdom (PANA)  - Remote working may increase productivity, reduce costs and be more attractive to employees, though teleworking [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF team reports Seychelles impressive progress toward economic recovery

09 november 2021 - 13:08:20
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - Seychelles  has made impressive progress in implementing the International Monetary Fund (IMF)-supported programme and restoring macroeconomic [...] Full text...

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COP26: Many countries ‘unsupported and unprepared’ to address climate health risks: WHO

09 november 2021 - 05:29:56
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - Although governments are prioritising public health measures to protect their people from climate impacts, many lack the funds to take effective action, the World Health [...] Full text...

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Countries commit to develop climate-smart health care at COP26 UN climate conference

08 november 2021 - 22:43:33
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - A group of 47 countries have committed to develop climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems at the UN [...] Full text...

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South Africa expects bumper maize harvest of 16.0 million tons in 2021/22

04 november 2021 - 13:54:19
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s maize crop for the 2021/22 marketing year, under normal climatic conditions, could once [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius to begin non-communicable disease survey on Thursday

22 october 2021 - 08:21:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will on Saturday launch the latest Non-communicable Disease (NCD) survey, whose main objective is to [...] Full text...

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UN-backed show highlights lifesaving benefit of ‘edutainment’ in South Africa

20 october 2021 - 06:00:46
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Young people in South Africa changed their attitudes significantly and adopted safer sexual behaviour, after watching a TV show called Down South – [...] Full text...

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Housing prices soar in many countries - IMF

19 october 2021 - 08:33:30
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - While most economic indicators deteriorated last year, house prices largely shrugged off the effects of [...] Full text...

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UNHCR recommends end of refugee status for Ivorians by June next year

08 october 2021 - 05:54:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Following an in-depth analysis of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) recommended [...] Full text...

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African rural voices reach UN Food Systems Summit

20 september 2021 - 13:00:06
New York, US (PANA) - Small-scale farmers and other rural people are development actors in their own right, with a [...] Full text...

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Healthcare practitioners battle to restore maternal services after drastic disruption

31 august 2021 - 22:06:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Healthcare professionals across the African continent have been investing in the restoration of maternal healthcare services [...] Full text...

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Four South African teams among Africa's biggest spenders

30 august 2021 - 19:57:50
Zurich, Switzerland (NAN) - Four teams from South Africa have ranked among Africa's biggest spenders on international signings over the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Childhood cancer care in Africa hit hard by pandemic

14 august 2021 - 06:20:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Nearly 30,000 children in sub-Saharan Africa are believed to have died from cancer during the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Childhood cancer care in Africa hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic

13 august 2021 - 18:48:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 30,000 children in sub-Saharan Africa are believed to have died from cancer during the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic affects, challenges South Africa’s retail industry

20 july 2021 - 15:34:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, South African retail food sales totalled US$ [...] Full text...

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Countries urged to reopen classrooms, assess pandemic-related learning loss

14 july 2021 - 05:43:51
New York, US (PANA) - Around one in three countries are not yet implementing remedial programmes to help students catch [...] Full text...

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Gambia VP says domestic violence still a problem

13 july 2021 - 10:06:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Vice President Dr Isatou Touray has expressed concern about rights violations against women and girls, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa faces steepest pandemic surge yet - WHO

25 june 2021 - 11:36:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa is facing a fast-surging third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, with cases spreading more rapidly and [...] Full text...

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More than 50 cases of rape of minors recorded in Guinean capital in 6 months

23 june 2021 - 21:20:39
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - About 53 cases of rape of under-age girls were recorded between January and June 2021 in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Why Namibians are reluctant to be vaccinated

06 june 2021 - 19:51:32
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The most recent Covid-19 data is cause for great concern in Namibia where new infections are [...] Full text...

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African countries show significant progress on tax transparency – 2021 Tax Transparency report

27 may 2021 - 14:43:01
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - African countries strengthened their ability to recover funds held offshore, directly boosting national tax revenues, [...] Full text...

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Gambia: US Ambassador pledges US support to Gambia's health survey

18 may 2021 - 16:38:34
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will continue to support [...] Full text...

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South Sudan faces its worst food security crisis as humanitarian aid dwindles

11 may 2021 - 14:42:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An African regional organisation said about 60 percent of South Sudan people are facing  “one of [...] Full text...

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Free up ‘bottlenecks’ stifling Africa’s agri-food sector, urges FAO chief

11 may 2021 - 06:24:46
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN agriculture chief warned on Monday that severe underfunding of Africa’s agri-food sector has boosted [...] Full text...

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WHO survey urges reduction in inequalities in good hand hygiene

05 may 2021 - 22:26:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The latest World Health Organization (WHO) global survey on implementation of national infection prevention and control [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Risk of pandemic resurgence 'remains high' in Africa: WHO

30 april 2021 - 07:40:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The risk of COVID-19 resurgence remains high in several African countries due to poor adherence to public [...] Full text...

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DRC to vaccinate some 16.3 million people against yellow fever

28 april 2021 - 06:46:33
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The Democratic Republic of the Congo  (DRC) on Tuesday launched a preventive yellow fever vaccination campaign targeting [...] Full text...

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New UN-led global immunization push aims to save more than 50 million lives

27 april 2021 - 05:15:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN-led global immunization strategy was unveiled on Monday to reach more than 50 million children who [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic continues to disrupt health services in 90 pct of countries -WHO

23 april 2021 - 21:52:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The second round of a World Health Organization “pulse survey“ reveals that over one year into the [...] Full text...

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UN food agency says escalating conflict in northern Mozambique pushes thousands into hunger

23 april 2021 - 06:52:54
Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) – Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province is in the grips of a spiralling crisis as thousands of people [...] Full text...

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African trade finance sees $5 bn in portfolio outflows in Q1 2020 due to Covid-19

22 april 2021 - 14:03:53
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Constrained global financial conditions caused by Covid-19 have led to massive portfolio outflows from Africa, [...] Full text...

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More than 200,000 Zimbabweans return home as COVID-19 impacts regional economies

20 april 2021 - 13:25:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – More than 200,000 Zimbabweans have returned home over the past year due to the economic fallout from [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s human Rights Commission alarmed at spate of rape, gender-based violence

13 april 2021 - 17:23:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed shock at the spate of rape and other [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy acquires 378 platforms, including warships, helicopters, patrol boats, UAVs

09 april 2021 - 17:12:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Friday announced that it has made significant progress in the recapitalisation [...] Full text...

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UNESCO launches 2021 survey on public access to information

08 april 2021 - 09:12:28
Paris, France (PANA) – UNESCO has launched a global survey on public access to information, putting into practice its status [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges nations to raise more awareness of dangers posed by landmines

04 april 2021 - 10:25:46
New York, US (PANA) – As nations marked the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on [...] Full text...

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More than 100 million more children fail basic reading skills because of COVID-19

27 march 2021 - 06:02:09
Paris, France (PANA) - A new study released on Friday by the UN cultural agency, reveals that more than 100 million more [...] Full text...

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Nigeria takes delivery of French Hydrographic vessel, France offers help in tackling piracy in Gulf of Guinea

24 march 2021 - 20:33:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The French Government on Wednesday expressed willingness to offer the Nigerian Navy its full cooperation, to [...] Full text...

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UNICEF says 26.5m Nigerian children face high water vulnerability

22 march 2021 - 16:41:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – At least 26.5 million Nigerian children do not have enough water to meet their daily needs [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Keeping mothers and babies together could save more than 125,000 lives - WHO

16 march 2021 - 15:34:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New research from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is [...] Full text...

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