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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN agencies issued a joint warning on Friday that time is running out to prevent starvation in Sudan’s Darfur region due to intensifying clashes around the northern capital of El Fasher, which are hindering efforts to deliver life-saving aid. Since fighting erupted last April between rival [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the Government of National Unity, al-Taher al-Baour, Friday exchanged views with his South African counterpart, Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, on various regional and international issues, particularly ways of supporting the cause of the [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 210 people have been killed following heavy rainstorms pounding Kenya over the past few days, Interior Ministry officials said on Friday. The Interior Ministry Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said at least 91 others were still missing after various incidences of the flooding. The Ministry issued mandatory [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Anti-Apartheid activist, prominent businessman and politician Samuel Motsuenyane has died peacefully in Johannesburg. He was 97. He was the founding member of the National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NAFCOC) and an integral player in the formation of African Bank. Motsuenyane was dubbed the [...]

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Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - Algeria has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision taken by the Confederation for African Football (CAF) in a disputed semi-final tie between Union Sportive Medina d'Alger (USM Alger) of Algeria and Club Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RS Berkane) of Morocco. CAS said in [...]

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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – Gunmen on Thursday killed two drivers of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in South Darfur, Sudan, the humanitarian charity has announced. It said in a statement on its website that three other staff were injured. The team was on its way back from Layba [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central Bank of Gambia. Currency               Buying            Selling US Dollar               65.057               67.50 Pound Sterling       82.62              [...]

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Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Member States of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) have elected Martina Polasek as Secretary-General. ICSID’s Administrative Council—its governing body—confirmed Ms. Polasek’s appointment in a resolution adopted on 30 April, 2024. According to a World Bank announcement on Friday, her term begins on [...]

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Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has sanctioned Algerian club USM Alger 0-3 for failing to play the 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup second-leg semi-final match against Moroccan side Renaissance Berkane in Morocco on 28 April 2024. This means RS Berkane qualify for the [...]

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TJohannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Mamelodi Sundowns FC reaffirmed their leading position as South African football kings on Thursday evening with a seventh successive league title after thrashing Kaizer Chiefs 5-1 at Soccer City in Johannesburg. The reigning African Football League (AFL) champions, who saw their second TotalEnergies CAF Champions League [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Friday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania. Currency            Buying         Selling Burundi Franc     0.889           0.8972 Euro                   2,739.8425    2,768.2756 British Pound      3,204.1662     3,237.5012 Japanese Yen      [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - As World Press Freedom Day is marked on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is highlighting an uptick in violence faced by journalists covering environmental issues, which has made the profession increasingly dangerous.  The UN chief said journalists and media workers “have a key role in informing and educating” [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The relentless Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip has set back Palestine’s overall socio-economic development by more than 20 years, according to a new UN report released on Thursday. The joint study by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia [...]

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Lausanne, Switzerland, (PANA) - Afghanistan’s first woman breakdancer, a Cameroon-born British boxing champion, and a literal shooting star from Venezuela are among the members of the Refugee Olympic team competing at the Paris Games, which begin in July.  The 36 athletes were announced on Thursday by the President of the International [...]

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Paris, France (PANA) - The Palestinian journalists who have been covering the devastating war in Gaza were named winners of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize on Thursday. The top award for reporters who have borne witness to the destruction of much of their homeland under Israel’s relentless bombardment came [...]

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Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Top independent rights experts on Thursday called for an end to the practice of detaining the children of migrants and asylum-seekers entering the European Union. In their appeal to the EU bloc, experts including Gehad Madi, Special Rapporteur on the rights of migrants, insisted that detention of children [...]

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Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) started a mass vaccination campaign in Niger’s Niamey region on Thursday in response to an ongoing and deadly meningitis outbreak.  More than 2,000 cases were recorded in just one week last month and 123 people have died, the WHO said.  Niger is [...]

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