Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday issued updated guidelines on the management of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID-19 (MIS-C). MIS-C is a rare but serious condition where children with COVID-19 develop inflammation affecting different organs of the body, a press release sent to PANA [...]Full text...
Athens-Greece(PANA) - Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias will visit Ghana and Gabon on 24-26 November, an official statement issued here Tuesday said. This visit is in conformity with the ongoing upgrading of Greece's presence in Saharan Africa, it added. Dendias will hold a series of bilateral meetings with senior officials [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Jan Kubis, resigned on Tuesday, the Libyan News Agency (LANA) announced, citing sources at a time when the political process in the country has entered the home stretch [...]Full text...
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian President, Kaïs Saied, has declared his country's willingness to strengthen cooperation with the member countries of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), "to ensure real and sustainable development for African countries and guarantee prosperity and social peace for the peoples of [...]Full text...
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed on Tuesday received the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Congolese Abroad of the Republic of Congo, Jean-Claude Gakosso, currently visiting Tunisia. According to a press release from the presidency, the Head of State stressed, on this occasion, Tunisia's attachment to its African dimension [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, on Tuesday in Brussels discussed with the Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement of the European Union Commission, Oliver Varhelyi, mechanisms to fight migration, cross-border crimes and terrorism. The meeting is part of the meetings Al-Kouni is undertaking [...]Full text...
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Monday recorded two new deaths linked to the coronavirus, bringing to 1,885 the number of patients who have died from the pandemic since its appearance in the country on March 2, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Social Action announced on Tuesday at its [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, said that the NOC has nothing "remotely related" to what was raised about the sale of Libyan shares in an oil company. Last Saturday, the electronic newspaper Al-Wassat reported, citing a [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, in a speech on Tuesday in Cairo at the opening ceremony of the 21st summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), called for the completion of the organisational structures and logistical and technical [...]Full text...
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and the Republic of Korea on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of Maritime security and safety. Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, signed on behalf of Nigeria while the Director General, International [...]Full text...
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday said the report of the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the alleged Lekki Toll Gate shooting is “a rehash of the unverified fake news that has been playing on social media since the incident [...]Full text...
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Prime Minister, Mohamed Beavogui, on Monday expressed the commitment of his government to rebuilding the country on the basis of justice. Speaking during a meeting with officials from the Africa Department of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he urged the French officials to be [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the High National Electoral Commission (HNEC), Imad al-Sayeh, said on Tuesday that nomination papers of 98 people who filed their papers to contest the 24 December election have been transmitted to the competent authorities for verification. The chairman of [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirteen new deaths linked to coronavirus have been recorded in Libya bringing the death toll to 5,403, the National Centre for Disease Control announced on Tuesday. It said 595 new cases were recorded out of 4,448 samples tested, representing a positivity rate of 13.3%. According to a statement from the [...]Full text...
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Unidentified gunmen have wreaked havoc on citizens in central Mali killing some peple. Sources said on Tuesday that two civilians were murdered last Friday in M'Bewani, in the commune of Pogo, in the Niono circle, by these gunmen. On Saturday, three people were shot in Tientien-Bougou in the [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government on Monday presented its investment plan in the oil and gas sector with leading companies in the field at the Energy and Economy Summit in Tripoli. It focused on increasing production capacities, training programmes and qualification of national executives. It also deals with investment projects in [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, is attending 21st Summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), which opened in Egypt on Tuesday, with virtual or face-to-face participation of the 21 member states. The summit is under the theme: "Building Resilience through [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, on Monday began an European tour from Brussels, Belgium, where he met with senior European Union (EU) officials to discuss Libyan-European cooperation in all fields. He met with the European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration, Elva [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The General Press Authority in Libya has condemned "in the strongest terms" the kidnapping of journalist Siraj Abdelhafidh al-Mouksabi in Benghazi on Monday by an unidentified armed group. According to a Press Authority statement, an unidentified group entered the headquarters of the Al-Hayat Libya newspaper, intimidating and [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's High National Electoral Commission announced on Monday that 98 candidates, including two women, filed their papers to contest the 24 December election at the close of nominations on 22 November. The candidates' files will be sent to the Prosecutor General, the Criminal Investigation Agency and the [...]Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – FIFA has confirmed that it is addressing South Africa’s World Cup qualifier dispute at its Zurich headquarters on Tuesday. The SA Football Association (SAFA) suspects the key fixture against Ghana in Cap Coast two weeks ago may have been fixed. It has asked the global body [...]Full text...
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency Buying Selling Australian Dollar 30.25 31.84 Canadian Dollar 32.86 34.69 Euro [...]Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Central Bank of The Gambia. Currency Buying Selling US Dollar 51.50 52.30 Pound Sterling 67.00 69.50 Euro [...]Full text...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With Ethiopian rebels saying they are continuing their march on the capital, Addis Ababa, with fears of the country disintegrating, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says he is joining the war on the frontline to save the country. The Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) quoted him as saying [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - Small arms trafficking is a “defining factor in undermining peace and security”, the Director of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) told the Security Council on Monday during a ministerial debate. Robin Geiss said that diversion and trafficking of arms “destabilises communities and exacerbates situations of insecurity, including by committing serious violations of [...]Full text...
