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Khartoum, Sudan  (PANA) - A much awaited process to end the Sudanese political stalemate finally kicked off in Khartoum on Thursday, following eight months of malfunctioning government. The process facilitated by the African Union, IGAD and the UN has been dubbed “indirect intra-Sudanese Talks” because the three mighty regional and international [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 10.5 million people in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Mauritania are at risk of hunger during the upcoming hunger season, when food stocks are almost exhausted and the crisis in the region is exacerbated by conflict, the International Committee of the Red Cross [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the government of national unity has described Amnesty International's report on human rights violations by Libyan security officials as "lacking credibility and professionalism and damaging". It also expressed its regret at the organization's blatant politicization and unwarranted [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A diplomatic tug-of-war has been going on in recent days between Cairo in Egypt and some regional capitals as the 15 May date approaches for the resumption of consultations between the House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High Council of State in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the national unity government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, affirmed here Thursday that holding the meeting of the National Council for Economic and Social Development in Libya, 14 years after its establishment was a positive and effective step. He stressed the need to benefit from [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units have recovered three bodies of drowned migrants after their boat sank and rescued 250 others in several operations off the Tunisian coast. According to a security source, coastguards rescued 240 sub-Saharan migrants and eight Tunisians off the coast of the southeastern city of Sfax. The [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded six new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, comprising one imported case and five cases resulting from community transmission confirmed by tests carried out on 848 samples, the Ministry of Health and Social Action announced here Thursday. The ministry also announced two patients tested negative and were [...]

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Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Members of the National Council of Transition (CNT) in Guinea on Wednesday approved 36 months as the transition period to elections against 39 months, previously proposed by the National Committee of Rally for Development (CNRD) junta. A total of 78 of the 81 national councillors of the [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Navy says 146 illegal migrants of various African nationalities were rescued in two separate operations by Libyan guards while trying to reach European shores on board boats. The Libyan naval headquarters announced in a statement on Thursday a coast guard patrol boat rescued 73 migrants [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed al-Haweij, has called for a team to prepare a short and long-term food security strategy for the country. This should include the activation of stalled industrial projects, through investments with the local [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by the Central Bank of The Gambia. Currency                                 Buying            Selling US Dollar                                 50.95   [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Some fifteen prisoners who escaped following an attack on Saturday night on the Nouna civil prison in the province of Kossi, Boucle du Mouhoun region in northwest Burkina Faso, have surrendered, the regional prosecutor, Armel Sama, announced on Wednesday. The attack resulted in the death of a Volunteer [...]

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Marrakesh, Morocco (PANA) - Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS have recognised the need to meet the evolving threat of Daesh/ISIS in Africa. This is contained in a communique issued by the ministers at their one-day meeting held in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Wednesday at the invitation of Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita [...]

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