European Council appoints European Commission
28 november 2024 - 13:41:01Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Thursday appointed by written procedure the European Commission for the period from [...] Full text...
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Monday’s exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi
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Three billion people globally impacted by land degradation
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Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Thursday appointed by written procedure the European Commission for the period from [...] Full text...
Chairperson of UN Peacebuilding Commission visits Liberia
22 november 2024 - 07:17:09Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the UN Peacebuilding Commission’s (PBC) Configuration on Liberia, Ms. Nicola Clase, is in [...] Full text...
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UN, Brazil launch new initiative to counter climate disinformation
20 november 2024 - 05:20:07Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - As the dangers posed by climate change become increasingly evident worldwide, the need for [...] Full text...
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$1.5 billion commitment for education and skills training in lower-middle-income countries
27 september 2024 - 05:59:41New York, US (PANA) - A new $1.5 billion investment, announced on Thursday, will boost education and skills development for [...] Full text...
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US holds special session on mpox
24 august 2024 - 04:47:11Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Ambassador Dr. John Nkengasong, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health [...] Full text...
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WHO seeks $135 million to defeat mpox
24 august 2024 - 04:22:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The current mpox outbreak “can be controlled and can be stopped”, the head of the World [...] Full text...
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Europe can defeat mpox, must support Africa in getting vaccines: WHO
20 august 2024 - 17:43:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Mpox is “not the ‘new COVID” and European governments need to show strong political commitment to [...] Full text...
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WHO backs African efforts to combat mpox spread
16 august 2024 - 05:14:24Brazzaville, DR Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting African countries to scale up response to curb [...] Full text...
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Fight bigotry whenever and wherever it appears, UN chief declares
04 august 2024 - 06:08:11New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials on Friday called for a stand against bigotry “wherever and whenever it [...] Full text...
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2024 Olympic Games: Medals table on Wednesday
31 july 2024 - 12:28:46Paris, France (PANA) - Here are the latest medals table on Wednesday at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.Tabulated [...] Full text...
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International Conference on Mercury begins in Cape Town
22 july 2024 - 09:08:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The 16th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP) began in Cape Town [...] Full text...
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Members of fake Ghana paralympic team disappear in Oslo
21 july 2024 - 10:49:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nine members of a fake paralympic team from Ghana are on the run after they arrived [...] Full text...
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Drought emergency in Zambia sets child marriage, HIV and hunger on the rise
12 july 2024 - 12:01:15Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - In Zambia’s drought-hit Southern, Western, Central and Lusaka Provinces, acute malnutrition is high among pregnant and [...] Full text...
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Energy transition momentum slowing amid rising global volatility, WEF report finds
19 june 2024 - 09:52:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global energy transition to a more equitable, secure and sustainable energy system is still progressing [...] Full text...
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Parity for women remains five generations away but historical election year offers hope
12 june 2024 - 11:58:22Geneva, 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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Gambia’s revenue head honored by WHO
29 may 2024 - 11:23:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mr. Yankuba Darboe, Commissioner General, Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), has been honoured with the prestigious World [...] Full text...
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'Largest number of regulatory agencies for medical products approved as WHO Listed Authorities'
20 may 2024 - 18:47:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The world’s specialised health agency on Monday announced its largest number of regulatory authorities for medical [...] Full text...
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Martina Polasek elected ICSID Secretary-General
03 may 2024 - 08:45:12Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Member States of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) have elected [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: No evidence yet of Israel’s claims against UNWRA: Colonna report
22 april 2024 - 17:06:22New York, US (PANA) - Israeli authorities have provided no proof yet following their three-month-old claim that a dozen UN [...] 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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New World Bank initiative aims to strengthen access to basic services, build resilience for Sudanese communities
16 april 2024 - 09:49:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Committed to stay engaged in Sudan and support the wellbeing of the people, in an effort [...] Full text...
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UNRWA review panel presents interim findings to Guterres
21 march 2024 - 05:49:21New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has received the interim findings of an independent panel conducting an [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warn
19 march 2024 - 13:10:08New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians reiterated their resolve on Tuesday to help the people of Gaza where increasing [...] Full text...
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Independent review group on UNRWA may request Gaza visit - Chairperson
23 february 2024 - 06:02:06New York, US (PANA) - The head of an independent team reviewing the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Guterres appoints independent UNRWA review panel
05 february 2024 - 18:12:18New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday appointed an independent panel to conduct an assessment of the UN [...] Full text...
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Massive floating book fair docks in South Africa
02 february 2024 - 07:36:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The MV Logos Hope – the world’s largest floating book fair – has docked [...] Full text...
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Helping youth in Benin find economic opportunities: World Bank Blog (By Solene Rougeaux and Saint-Martin Kodjovi Mongan Agbeshie)
30 january 2024 - 19:17:37Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Like many of its neighbours, Benin is experiencing growing threats of conflict. The country’s proximity to Burkina [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum: New report measures quality of growth for new economic era
17 january 2024 - 07:31:17Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – A new World Economic Forum report, released on Wednesday, offers a re-evaluation of global economic growth, [...] Full text...
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Latest FIFA rankings for African women's teams
15 december 2023 - 16:07:01Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The Super Falcons of Nigeria have dropped two spots in the latest FIFA world ranking for [...] Full text...
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COP28: Rwanda Climate Finance Partnership powers innovative climate action
03 december 2023 - 12:46:40Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Rwanda Climate Finance Partnership is powering innovative climate action thanks to additional contributions from the Government [...] Full text...
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11th Libyan International ICT Exhibition opens
14 november 2023 - 15:30:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, on Monday inaugurated the 11th Libyan International Communications and [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Guinea captain, Keita, returns
08 november 2023 - 14:59:47Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea captain Naby Keita has been named in the country's 23-man squad for this month's 2026 [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan’s women, girls endure six months of conflict with no end in sight (A UNFPA feature)
16 october 2023 - 07:17:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Lubna still remembers the sound of shelling in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, six months [...] Full text...
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States ‘can and must do more’ to counter religious hatred: UN rights chief
05 october 2023 - 17:51:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Religious hate speech is “unfolding unchecked” on and offline, while gaps in national policy frameworks are [...] Full text...
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Countries must contain global warming while keeping debt in check: IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Ruud de Mooij, Raphael Lam, and Christine Richmond
03 october 2023 - 13:38:25Washington DC, US (PANA) - As the window of opportunity to contain global warming is closing rapidly, many countries are [...] Full text...
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Best FIFA Football Awards: Voting open as nominees announced
19 september 2023 - 06:40:58Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA is once again preparing to crown the leading performers from women’s and men’s football in [...] Full text...
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Money laundering poses risk to financial sector stability: IMF Blog (By Pierre Bardin, Antoine Bouveret, Grace Jackson, Maksym Markevych)
06 september 2023 - 10:02:42Washington DC, US (PANA) - Cross-border financial crime is here to stay. While people everywhere enjoy the convenience of a [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Thembi Kgatlana tops women's rankings after shining at World Cup
02 september 2023 - 09:23:11Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - According to FIFA media outlet, here's how the 2023 Women's World Cup left a legacy of [...] Full text...
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'Don’t let wastewater opportunities flow down the drain'
27 august 2023 - 05:58:47New York, US (PANA) - Wastewater, long seen as an environmental and health hazard, possesses untapped potential as an alternative [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Truck drivers learn about risks of human trafficking (A UN feature)
27 august 2023 - 05:52:56Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Truck drivers in southern Africa who have been recruited to traffic or smuggle people illegally are [...] Full text...
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2023 WAC: Medals table after Day 4
23 august 2023 - 07:00:44Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - Here is the latest medals table at the end of Day 4 at the ongoing 2023 [...] Full text...
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FIFA Women’s Rankings: African teams make the biggest upward moves
22 august 2023 - 12:37:03Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - A few days after the final of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and [...] Full text...
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2023 WWC: A look at Africa’s performance
22 august 2023 - 12:32:56Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - The curtain has officially closed on the ninth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in [...] Full text...
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2023 WAC: Burkinabe wins gold medal in men's Triple Jump final
22 august 2023 - 12:29:36Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - Hugues Fabrice Zango of Burkina Faso lept a distance of 17.64 metres to win the men's [...] Full text...
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Malawi, South Sudan announce Presidential Compacts on Water and Sanitation
22 august 2023 - 10:40:04Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) – In a major stride to ensure universal access to water and sanitation, the governments of Malawi and [...] Full text...
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2023 WAC: Medals table at the end Day 2 on Sunday
21 august 2023 - 17:34:19Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - Here are the medals table at the end events at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. [...] Full text...
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Super Falcons outrank Italy, Germany, and Brazil in FIFA Women’s World Cup rankings
21 august 2023 - 17:08:16Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - The Super Falcons of Nigeria made a strong impression at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, [...] Full text...
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2023 WWC: Spain beat England to win 2023 Women's World Cup
20 august 2023 - 13:35:29Sydney, Australia (PANA) - Olga Carmona scored with a low, powerful strike to vault Spain to their maiden Women’s World [...] Full text...
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2023 WAC: Ethiopian women sweep 10,000-metre medals in Budapest
20 august 2023 - 07:22:12Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - Ethiopian athletes won gold, silver and bronze medals in the women's 10,000 metres event at the [...] Full text...
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2023 WWC: Sweden stun co-hosts Australia 2-0 to win bronze
19 august 2023 - 13:59:48Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - Sweden scored a goal in each half to beat co-hosts Australia in the third place play-off [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Preview of Australia-Sweden third-place match
17 august 2023 - 09:08:32Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - With hosts Australia getting another chance to prove themselves in the third-place match against Sweden, here [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Individual battles that could determine the result of Spain-England final
17 august 2023 - 08:24:27Sydney, Australia (PANA) - Spain and England are stacked with elite talents and here, FIFA outlines three key battles that [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: England break Australian hearts, reach first-ever final
16 august 2023 - 12:41:08Sydney, Australia (PANA) - 2015 third-place winners, England, thumped hosts Australia 3-1 to reach their maiden FIFA Women's World Cup [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Spain reach maiden World cup final
15 august 2023 - 11:01:08Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - Spain on Tuesday reached their first-ever finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup, defeating Sweden [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Preview of Spain vs Sweden semi-final match
14 august 2023 - 08:35:08Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - Spain and Sweden meet on Tuesday for a place in the final of the ongoing [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Action resumes Aug. 15, 16 in semifinals
12 august 2023 - 13:35:57Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - With the conclusion of quarter-final matches at the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, here are [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Two more quarter final matched scheduled for Saturday
11 august 2023 - 18:58:28Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - Here are quarter-final matches taking place on Saturday at the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Sweden reach semifinals
11 august 2023 - 11:01:58Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - 2011 champions, Japan, were shoved out of the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women's World cup by [...] 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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2023 FIFA WWC: Sweden seal thrilling penalty shootout win against USA, qualify for quarter-finals
06 august 2023 - 13:15:50Melbourne, Australia (PANA) - Sweden sealed a thrilling penalty shootout win against defending champions, USA, in their round of 16 [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: The five best African players in the group stage
06 august 2023 - 13:12:17Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - For the first time in the history of the FIFA Women's World Cup, Africa had three [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Round of 16 matches start on 5 August
03 august 2023 - 14:16:29Auckland, New Zealand.(PANA) - Here are the scheduled matches in the round of 16 at the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women's [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: All Group Standinjgs after final group matches
03 august 2023 - 13:18:40Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - After all the group matches have been concluded, here are the final group standings: Group A 1 Switzerland [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: South Africa scores dramatic injury time winner over Italy to reach last 16
02 august 2023 - 10:25:34Wellington, New Zealand (PANA) - South Africa's women's football team, The Bayana Bayana, came from behind on Wednesday to stun [...] Full text...
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2023FIFAWW: Day3 Mathes in Groups F, G
01 august 2023 - 17:23:27Sydney, Australia (PANA) - In continuation of final group mathes at the 2023 FIFA Women'sWorld Cup in Australia and Bew [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Record holder Ebi reveals ‘falling sick’ to play football
31 july 2023 - 06:43:24Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - Nigeria's Onome Ebi in the 2023 Women’s World Cup has become the first African player, male [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Results of Day 2 matches in Groups F and G
29 july 2023 - 15:45:06Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - Here are results of Day 2 matches in Groups F and G at the ongoing 2023 [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Banyana must stay strong for 90 minutes in Day 3 match
28 july 2023 - 14:14:16Wellington, New Zealand (PANA) - Star South Africa striker, Thembi Kgatlana, says the team must remain mentally focused for entire [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Results of all Day 2 matches in Groups D and G
28 july 2023 - 13:48:12Sydney, Australia (PANA) - Here are results of all Day 2 matches played on Friday in Groups D and G [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: African Champions South Africa earn first point
28 july 2023 - 09:19:55Dunedin, New Zealand (PANA) - In a match they would have wrapped up with robust defending after going up 2-0 [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Results of Day one matches in Groups E, F, G
23 july 2023 - 13:51:56Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - The following are the results of Day one matches for Sunday at the 2023 FIFA [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Scheduled Day one matches in Groups E, F, G
23 july 2023 - 11:16:02Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - Here are the scheduled Day one matches for Sunday at the 2023 FIFA Women's World [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Results from Day one matches in Groups C, D, E
22 july 2023 - 15:32:51Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - Here are results from Day one matches played on Friday and Saturday at the 2023 FIFA [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Four African nations set sights on maiden glory
21 july 2023 - 06:21:58Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - A quartet of African teams are aiming to make history at the 2023 FIFA Women's World [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Fixtures and full match schedule
20 july 2023 - 09:58:01Melbourne, Australia (PANA) - The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup began on Thursday with co-hosts New Zealand beating Norway 1-0 [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup groups, prize money
20 july 2023 - 08:06:22Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - Here are all the groups at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup which began on Thursday. It [...] Full text...
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Five unwanted FIFA Women's World Cup records held by Nigeria's Super Falcons
18 july 2023 - 07:13:34Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Nigeria's Super Falcons are yet to miss a FIFA World Cup tournament since its 1991 inception, [...] 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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FIFA says new offside rule will revolutionise football matches
04 july 2023 - 11:28:42Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - In collaboration with the International Football Association Board (IFAB), the body that dictates the laws of [...] Full text...
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2023 U-23 AFCON: Guinea holds advantage over Egypt, asserts coach Cisse
04 july 2023 - 10:36:58Tangier, Morocco (PANA) - Guinea is gearing up to create its own chapter of history as they prepare to face [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women’s WC: CAF hosts Technical Analysts workshop for African teams
19 june 2023 - 07:48:19Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - With the FIFA Women’s World Cup New Zealand and Australia 2022 fast approaching, Technical Analysts of [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women's WC: Oshoala, Ebi headline Nigeria's squad
17 june 2023 - 07:17:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Five-time African Women's Footballer of the Year Asisat Oshoala will headline a 23-strong Nigeria squad for [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women's WC: Barcelona and Nigeria striker, Asisat Oshoala, welcomes money boost
14 june 2023 - 07:22:22Barcelona, Spain (PANA) - Barcelona and Nigeria striker, Asisat Oshoala, believes players will be inspired by the financial rewards FIFA [...] Full text...
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FIFA Women's World Cup: Injury rules Janine Van Wyk out of South Africa squad
07 june 2023 - 08:23:50Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa have confirmed that Janine Van Wyk has been ruled out of the FIFA [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN humanitarians complete first food distribution in Khartoum as hunger, threats to children, intensify
30 may 2023 - 16:01:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time since fighting broke out in Sudan on 15 April, humanitarians have been [...] Full text...
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Press Freedom Index 2023 : Libya drops six places to 149th
03 may 2023 - 19:08:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya fell six places to 149th in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) press freedom index for [...] Full text...
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ROUNDUP: Sudan conflict: Tens of thousands on the move; spectre of ethnic clashes, hunger draws closer
28 april 2023 - 17:40:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians in Sudan, including scores of internally displaced people and refugees, are scrambling for safety and [...] Full text...
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Western, Asian countries condemn ongoing violence in Sudan
19 april 2023 - 18:17:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Dozens of Western and Asian embassies in Sudan have issued a joint statement asking the fighting [...] Full text...
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New WHO guide aims to boost use of life-saving helmets for motorcycle riders
06 april 2023 - 13:43:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization has launched a new manual for authorities to increase the use [...] Full text...
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Super Falcons maintain top spot as Africa’s best Women’s Football Team
26 march 2023 - 11:28:09Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The Super Falcons of Nigeria have retained their top spot as the best women’s football team [...] Full text...
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FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy arrives in Nigeria
26 march 2023 - 11:22:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The original FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy, to be competed for by 32 teams from across [...] Full text...
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Central banks must enhance transparency to build trust: IMF
24 march 2023 - 05:10:03Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Economic and financial turbulence calls for greater transparency from policymakers, says the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...
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Footballers at increased risk of developing dementia, study finds
17 march 2023 - 08:14:03Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - A study conducted by the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and other research centres, says footballers run [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament condemns burning of Koran in Sweden
28 january 2023 - 13:25:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Foreign Affairs Committee of Libya's House of Representatives has denounced the incident of the self-da-fé [...] Full text...
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Politicians, Foreigners and Nigeria's elections (News analysis by Paul Ejime)
25 january 2023 - 11:24:42Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The recent call by Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on foreign ambassador to desist from interfering in [...] Full text...
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Libya condemns burning of a copy of Koran outside the Turkish embassy in Sweden
23 january 2023 - 19:16:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity Monday [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Minister discusses promotion of human rights with EU diplomats
18 january 2023 - 17:49:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the National Unity Government, Najla Al-Mangouch, Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Alleged Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker makes initial appearance in US court
13 december 2022 - 06:29:20Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, the alleged Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker, made an initial [...] Full text...
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UN agencies launch joint programme in Tanzania to accelerate women empowerment
12 october 2022 - 17:08:36Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Four UN agencies on Wednesday launched a five-year agriculture programme to benefit more than [...] Full text...
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Little progress combating systemic racism against people of African descent: UN report
01 october 2022 - 05:33:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than two years since the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in the [...] Full text...
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Morocco reaffirms its support for elections as political solution in Libya
23 september 2022 - 16:50:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita Friday expressed his country's support for the international position in favour [...] Full text...
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UN spotlights ‘invisible’ value of groundwater during World Water Week
26 august 2022 - 05:27:13New York, US (PANA) - Groundwater, which sustains drinking water supplies, sanitation systems, farms, industries and ecosystems, is being overused, [...] Full text...
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Heat, drought and wildfires during one of the warmest Julys on record– WMO
09 august 2022 - 16:37:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amidst extreme heat, drought and wildfires, many parts of the world had just experienced one of [...] Full text...
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New sculpture at UN honours rights experts killed in DR Congo
04 august 2022 - 07:13:24New York, US (PANA) - A powerful new sculpture unveiled at UN Headquarters on Wednesday honours the memory and mission [...] Full text...
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World Bank gives US$100 million for critical emergency cash, food assistance in Sudan
27 july 2022 - 11:44:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Sudan has received US$ 100 million from the [...] Full text...
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Funding cuts could affect vital humanitarian flights to hard-to-reach areas in Guinea, Niger: WFP
15 june 2022 - 05:29:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that its UN Humanitarian Air Service [...] Full text...
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Stockholm+50 issues call for urgent environmental and economic transformation
04 june 2022 - 05:13:28Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - The Stockholm+50 environment conference came to a close on Friday with a call for real commitments to urgently [...] Full text...
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Make mental health support part of climate action plans: WHO
04 june 2022 - 05:03:32Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - Mental health support must be included in national responses to climate change, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...
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UN chief, Libyan Presidential Council chairman discuss efforts to achieve stability in Libya
03 june 2022 - 10:54:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi and the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on [...] Full text...
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Rescue us from our environmental ‘mess’, UN chief urges Stockholm summit
02 june 2022 - 16:02:41Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - Global wellbeing is at risk – and it’s in large part because we haven’t kept our promises [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta to attend international environmental Summit in Stockholm
01 june 2022 - 23:58:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta will co-chair a two-day meeting, dubbed ‘Stockholm+50’ with the host Prime Minister, Magdalena [...] Full text...
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Do more for environment or risk planet becoming ‘human sacrifice zone’: UN experts
31 may 2022 - 06:40:38New York, US (PANA) - It’s been five decades since Sweden hosted the world’s first conference to make the environment [...] Full text...
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Oshoala, Plumptre named in Nigeria's provisional WAFCON squad
19 may 2022 - 23:13:44Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's head coach, Randy Waldrum, has named Asisat Oshoala and Ashleigh Plumptre in his provisional squad [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to conduct Nutrition Survey
14 may 2022 - 06:31:58Port-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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Libya's press freedom ranked 143 in 2022, jumps 22 places from 2021's spot
03 may 2022 - 20:02:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya made a significant leap, moving up 22 places to 143 in the 2022 World Press [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM condemns burning of copies of Quran in Sweden
20 april 2022 - 23:29:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has condemned the acts committed by some [...] Full text...
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Friends of Sudan reiterate support for efforts to facilitate political process
30 march 2022 - 05:28:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Members of the Friends of Sudan have reiterated their "strong support" for the combined efforts of [...] Full text...
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Gambian Players First batch arrives in Cameroon ahead of Chad encounter
21 march 2022 - 19:25:50Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The first batch of Scorpions arrived in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Monday ahead of the first leg of [...] Full text...
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Gambia, Coach Saintfiet releases 23-man squad to play Chad in Afcon 2023 preliminaries
18 march 2022 - 17:59:54Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Senior National team Coach, Tom Saintfiet, has released his 23-man squad to play Chad [...] Full text...
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AWCON 2022: Gambia, Queen Scorpions arrive in Cameroon ahead of qualifier
16 february 2022 - 17:39:15Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Women’s national team, popularly known as Queen Scorpions, arrived in Cameroon in Wednesday ahead [...] Full text...
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UN calls for death penalty moratorium to remain following DR Congo murder trial
02 february 2022 - 06:08:18New York, US (PANA) - Following a verdict in the case of the brutal murder of two its experts in [...] Full text...
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Denmark to withdraw its special forces from Mali
28 january 2022 - 15:13:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Denmark will withdraw its special forces, which recently deployed in Mali as part of the "Takuba" [...] Full text...
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South Africa's wine exports soar
20 january 2022 - 08:08:58Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Despite a ban of alcohol sales during South Africa’s COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, the wine [...] Full text...
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'Friends of Sudan; calls for rewriting of basic documents to overcome crisis
19 january 2022 - 15:19:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The group of Western, EU and Arab states meeting in Saudi Arabia to try help the [...] Full text...
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Friends of Sudan meet to assist in resolving political crisis
18 january 2022 - 11:41:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An international conference bringing together a number of Western and Gulf Arab countries has kicked off [...] Full text...
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UNICEF launches record emergency appeal as escalating conflicts push millions to the brink
08 december 2021 - 08:44:38New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday launched an appeal for a record $9.4 billion as attacks against children continue [...] Full text...
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COP26: Momentum builds up at Conference to put gender at forefront of climate action
10 november 2021 - 05:13:39Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) – There has been new momentum to put gender at the forefront of climate action from countries [...] Full text...
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Climate Change: Adaptation Fund raises record US$ 232 million in new pledges at COP26
09 november 2021 - 19:40:46Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) – The Adaptation Fund has received US$ 232.6 million in new support from contributing national and regional [...] Full text...
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Climate Change: We are nowhere near where we need to be – Obama warns at COP26 summit in Glasgow
08 november 2021 - 18:56:02Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) – Former US President Barack Obama, who is in Glasgow, Scotland, for the 26th UN Climate Change [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Several western govts warn of increase in human toll in Tigray
07 november 2021 - 14:45:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Several Western governments, including three permanent members of the UN Security Council, have warned that the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius to begin non-communicable disease survey on Thursday
22 october 2021 - 08:21:46Port-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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BREAKING NEWS: Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature
07 october 2021 - 11:45:30Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature. A statement on the website [...] Full text...
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UNHCR, IGAD host special session on displacements in Sudan, South Sudan
05 october 2021 - 12:54:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The sub-regional trade grouping, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), on [...] Full text...
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Germany commits €100 million to SEFA to unlock private investment in renewable energy
30 september 2021 - 13:36:26Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The German government will contribute €100 million to the African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund [...] Full text...
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Scores of gov'ts, organisations support Khartoum against failed coup attempt
23 september 2021 - 12:18:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Thursday expressed its gratitude for the support it has received from various [...] Full text...
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Innovation continued despite COVID-19: New UN report
21 september 2021 - 06:07:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19, the new technology sector continued to thrive and prosper [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WMO confirms air quality improvements from COVID-19 lockdowns
04 september 2021 - 05:30:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 lockdowns brought rapid and “unprecedented” improvements in air quality in some parts of the world [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Rwanda coach names final squad for campaign
29 august 2021 - 19:08:35Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda coach, Vincent Mashami has named his final squad which will play Mali and Kenya in [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Nigeria name squad to face Liberia, Cape Verde
29 august 2021 - 13:01:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s German coach, Gernot Rohr, has called up a list of 30 players for the Super [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier: Mali unveil team against Rwanda, Uganda
27 august 2021 - 19:32:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali coach Mohamed Magassouba, on Thursday unveiled a list of players who will face Rwanda on [...] Full text...
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FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: 27 Stallions to face Mena and Desert Foxes
27 august 2021 - 18:49:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe national team will face Niger and Algeria respectively on September 2 and 7, [...] Full text...
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Harambee Stars coach, Mulee, names Kenya squad for World Cup qualifiers
23 august 2021 - 19:40:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya "Harambee Stars" head coach, Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee, has named a provisional squad of 36 players [...] Full text...
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Togo: Duarte's list of players to face Senegal and Namibia
22 august 2021 - 07:51:20Lome, Togo (PANA) Appointed only in May, Paulo Duarte has finally signed his contract as Togo's Soccer Head coach. And [...] Full text...
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Western countries, USA missions support ICC-Sudan cooperation
13 august 2021 - 16:05:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The European Union and Western governments on Friday voiced strong support for the seemingly strong cooperation [...] Full text...
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Egypt dispatches two helicopters to help Greece extinguish wildfires
09 august 2021 - 09:44:48Athens, Greece (PANA) - Two Egyptian Chinook helicopters have arrived in Greece to join in efforts to extinguish wildfires raging [...] Full text...
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Uche: First among Super Falcons’ peers (A PANA portrait)
03 august 2021 - 17:17:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite her modest personality, former Nigerian international Ngozi Eucharia Uche is a foremost achiever among her [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa marks worst pandemic week: WHO
09 july 2021 - 07:16:56Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa marked its worst pandemic week ever, surpassing the second wave peak during the seven days ending [...] Full text...
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EBRD supports youth entrepreneurship, skills development in Egypt
08 july 2021 - 10:15:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Thursday announced the launch of a US$120 [...] Full text...
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Sudan to receive debt relief under HIPC Initiative
30 june 2021 - 09:50:34Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Sudan has taken the necessary steps to begin receiving debt relief under the enhanced Heavily [...] Full text...
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EU ambassadors take part in local cleaning campaign on environment day
05 june 2021 - 15:12:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A group of European ambassadors on Saturday joined the inhabitants of Tuti Island, on the confluence [...] Full text...
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Tunisia unveil squad for triple soccer friendlies
03 june 2021 - 18:44:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian National team head coach, Mondher Kebaier, on Wednesday revealed a 29-man squad for the upcoming [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: G20 leaders call for urgent, immediate action to overcome pandemic
21 may 2021 - 22:32:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World leaders met here Friday at the Global Health Summit co-hosted by the European Commission and Italy [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Oshoala makes history in Barcelona's UEFA Women’s Champions League win
17 may 2021 - 17:09:42Gothenburg, Sweden (PANA) - Asisat Oshoala made history on Sunday as she became the first African to win the UEFA [...] Full text...
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Sudan paves road for foreign lenders after clearing US$413 million AfDB loan pile-up
13 may 2021 - 11:20:11Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Sudan will access new funding from the African Development Bank after clearing its debt arrears [...] Full text...
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Charity organization helps UNHCR workers to assist refugees
11 may 2021 - 19:19:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Sudan, has welcomed an [...] Full text...
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AfDB invites business enablers to apply for funding to support women entrepreneurs
10 may 2021 - 18:49:28Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - This May, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is launching a call for proposals for [...] Full text...
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WHO welcomes Sweden’s move to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with COVAX
03 may 2021 - 19:38:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has welcomed the announcement by the Swedish Government that [...] Full text...
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Libya ranked 165th in 2021 World Press Freedom index
03 may 2021 - 12:08:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is ranked 165th out of 180 countries in the 2021 World Press Freedom index compiled [...] Full text...
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FIFA unveils groups for Tokyo Olympic soccer event
21 april 2021 - 16:50:21Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The 28 teams that have qualified for the Olympic football tournaments discovered their group opponents after [...] Full text...
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Tunisia loses one place in world press freedom ranking
20 april 2021 - 23:06:58Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia moved from the 72nd to the 73rd position out of 180 countries in the world [...] Full text...
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Malian footballer Ismaël Sidibé inks three-year contract with Swedish club in Malmö
05 april 2021 - 13:31:58Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian young midfielder of second division club AS Performance, Ismael Sidibé, has signed with Malmo Fotbollförenin [...] Full text...
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Sweden gives UNICEF US$1.2 million for Burundi humanitarian humanitarian response
01 april 2021 - 13:01:44Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) has donated US$1.2 million to support the humanitarian action [...] Full text...
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Philip Mpango picked as Tanzania’s new vice-president
30 march 2021 - 13:35:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has picked finance minister Dr Philip Isdor Mpango, 63, [...] Full text...
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AFCON qualifiers: Harambee Stars enter camp ahead of Egypt, Togo qualifiers
22 march 2021 - 21:35:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya National team, Harambee Stars, went into residential camp on Sunday, March 21, 2021, ahead [...] Full text...
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Saintfeit recalls key players for Gambia's crucial AFCON qualifiers
22 march 2021 - 08:10:38Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia coach Tom Saintfiet has recalled Assan Ceesay, Lamin Jallow, Sulayman Marreh and Alasana Manneh to [...] Full text...
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AfDB to introduce first women beneficiaries of AFAWA Guarantee for Growth programme
05 march 2021 - 20:40:38Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In celebration of International Women’s Day, and to mark the rollout of the Affirmative Finance [...] Full text...
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Africa’s first Energy Service firm in Morocco gets $965,000 boost from AfDB
17 february 2021 - 14:04:46Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) is providing a US$965,000 grant [...] Full text...
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AFAWA, African Guarantee Fund partner to unlock loans to women entrepreneurs
12 february 2021 - 13:19:44Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) programme has agreed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia orders two million Pfizer vaccines
09 february 2021 - 22:22:33Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has entered into a bilateral agreement with the U.S. laboratory Pfizer to acquire the first [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia arrests 15 terrorists plotting attack on UAE embassy in Addis Ababa
04 february 2021 - 08:10:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says it has arrested 15 suspected members of a terrorist group plotting to attack [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves programme to expand solar energy generation to G5 Sahel countries
20 december 2020 - 15:09:16Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a Desert-to-Power (D2P) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 16 new cases in the last 72 hours
18 december 2020 - 11:07:33Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has in the last 72 hours recorded 16 new positive cases of coronavirus (Covid-19), comprising [...] Full text...
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Swedish Duplantis, Venezuelan Rojas elected athletes of the year
06 december 2020 - 10:51:04Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - World pole vaulting record-holder Armand Duplantis of Sweden was Saturday named the men's athlete of the [...] Full text...
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IOM launches Global Policy Network to promote ethical recruitment
03 december 2020 - 14:00:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched on Thursday a Global Policy Network to promote ethical [...] Full text...
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EBRD, ENR launch first gender awareness campaign in Egypt
03 december 2020 - 11:33:39Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A partnership between Egyptian National Railways (ENR), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Global equitable access to vaccines to generate economic benefits of at least US$ 153 billion in 2020–21: Report
03 december 2020 - 10:58:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As world leaders gather virtually at the Special Session of the General Assembly in response to [...] Full text...
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Uganda's Cheptegei makes the World Athletics top male athlete award final list
23 november 2020 - 18:01:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei is the only African to make the 2020 Male World Athlete of the [...] Full text...
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COVID cases surge as threat from antimicrobial resistance grows – WHO chief
21 november 2020 - 07:59:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the past four weeks than in the first [...] Full text...
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Guinean coach names 23 players for Chad match for AFCON 2021 qualifiers
28 october 2020 - 21:10:19Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean national coach, Frenchman Didier Six, Tuesday invited 23 players ahead of the home and [...] Full text...
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Mission Billion Challenge awards innovations in West Africa informal sector
26 october 2020 - 13:10:07Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank Group announced on Monday the winners of the Mission Billion Challenge “WURI West [...] Full text...
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Somalia Humanitarian Fund allocates US$9.26 million for floods response
15 october 2020 - 15:06:57Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) has released US$9.26 million to scale up priority life-saving assistance to [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj receives credentials of 9 new ambassadors to Libya
11 october 2020 - 17:08:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Presidential Council in Libya, Fayez al-Sarraj, Sunday received the credentials of nine [...] Full text...
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NOC director reiterates to EU ambassadors the need to keep Libyan Oil Company away from political skirmishes
11 october 2020 - 15:51:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the board of directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU supports Africa’s pandemic response with 1.4 million test kits
10 october 2020 - 10:11:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), through the African Union (AU), has [...] Full text...
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Kenya face Zambia in football friendly
09 october 2020 - 07:00:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan national football team captain Victor Wanyama is one of two foreign-based players locked out of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IMF extends debt service relief for 28 eligible low-income countries for six months
06 october 2020 - 07:10:19Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a second six-month tranche [...] Full text...
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Gambia confirms Congo and Guinea friendlies
04 october 2020 - 20:10:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) have announced two friendly matches against Congo and Guinea in Portugal. The [...] Full text...
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Kenya coach Kimanzi recalls 34 players for Zambia friendly
30 september 2020 - 17:04:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya coach, Francis Kimanzi, has called up 34 players to camp to start preparations for next [...] Full text...
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EU and World Bank sign agreement to assist families hit by economic reform programme
27 september 2020 - 19:57:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and the World Bank have signed an agreement to work in partnership [...] Full text...
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Project launched in Mali to promote freedom, safety of women journalists
27 september 2020 - 11:42:58Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Press Centre, in collaboration with the UNESCO office here, Friday launched the "Promoting the safety [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso mobilised 907 billion F CFA development aid in 2019
26 september 2020 - 10:57:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso mobilised mobilised 907 billion CFA francs in 2019 for development aid, the Burkinabe [...] Full text...
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Swedish Duplantis breaks 26-year-old pole-vault record of Russia's Sergei Bubka
18 september 2020 - 17:49:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Sweden's Armand Duplantis on Thursday broke the 26-year-old pole vault record of Russia's Sergei Bubka (6.14m) [...] Full text...
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Senegalese women's national handball team readies for Olympic qualification
17 september 2020 - 14:53:41Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese women's national handball team, reigning vice champion of Africa and second in the Olympic Qualification [...] Full text...
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Global and African Leaders launch GCA Africa at AfDB headquarters
16 september 2020 - 18:13:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Global Center on Adaptation on Wednesday launched its regional office in Côte d’Ivoire. Hosted by [...] Full text...
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Partners on Somalia welcome Federal Government, Member States dialogue on electoral model
15 september 2020 - 12:57:39Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - International partners have welcomed the resumption of dialogue between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and [...] Full text...
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Hosts Egypt, Sweden, Czech Republic in same World Handball Championship group
06 september 2020 - 04:32:50Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hosts Egypt assigned themselves to a group (Group G) that includes Sweden and the Czech Republic [...] Full text...
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US, UK, Sweden pledge support for peace deal in Sudan, call on others to join
31 august 2020 - 21:57:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States, United Kingdom, and Norway, collectively known as the Troika, Monday welcomed the peace [...] Full text...
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Ahmadiyya Muslim Community leader condemns burning of Quran in Sweden
30 august 2020 - 14:07:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The worldwide head and Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, His Holiness Hazrat Ahmad, Sunday strongly [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to conduct 7th National Non-Communicable Diseases Survey
29 august 2020 - 08:13:47Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry will soon conduct the 7th National Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Survey [...] Full text...
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World Water Week: IFAD focuses on building climate resilience, incentivising African farmers
25 august 2020 - 07:40:49Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - With a rich and unique history spanning 29 years, World Water Week has developed into the [...] Full text...
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