Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Voting for the position of governor in the populous regions of Kakamega in western Kenya and Mombasa in the coastal region have been suspended after a ballot printing mixup, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) said here Monday. IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati said the date for [...]Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is visiting South Africa as part of his three-nation African tour, said here Monday that focusing on economic trade, health and climate change was vital for both countries. He said South Africa remained a critical voice globally and [...]Full text...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The prime minister of Côte d'Ivoire, Patrick Achi, on Monday in Abidjan, presided over the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the social truce between the government and the central trade unions of the civil service for the period 2022-2027, an official source [...]Full text...
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has reported an average of 169 new community cases per day over the last three weeks, with an average daily number of 21 cases over the previous three weeks, the Ministry of Health said on Monday. Over the same period, the variation is +691 per cent [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, said here fying efforts Monday the Council continues to communicate with all parties involved in the political process to resolve the remaining points of contention in the constitutional process. The House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High [...]Full text...
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded 26 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), comprising one imported case and 25 cases resulting from community transmission confirmed by tests carried out on 909 samples, the Ministry of Health and Social Action announced on Monday. The ministry also announced that 23 patients who tested [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 100 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases out of 283 samples tested during the last 24 hours, representing a positivity rate of 35.3 per cent, the National Centre for Disease Control announced on Monday. According to a statement from the Centre on the local daily epidemiological [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Libya on Sunday announced the opening of a shipping and freight line linking the two countries. A tweet posted by the Embassy said: "The UAE Embassy to the sister state of Libya congratulates Abu Dhabi Ports Group and Horizon [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - EgyptAir has announced that it will start operating special flights between the airport of Maitigua, in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and Sharm el-Sheikh, an Egyptian resort town located between the Sinai Peninsula desert and the Red Sea, from next Tuesday. "EgyptAir flights are expected to continue between [...]Full text...
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Monday exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee agaubst the major currencies. Currency Buying Selling Australian dollar 30.10 31.69 Canadian dollar [...]Full text...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat has strongly condemned the air strike attacks by Israel on Gaza that have killed more than 30 Palestinian civilians, including six children. A statement by the AU said: "The Chairperson reiterates that targeting of civilians [...]Full text...
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$500,000 contribution from the Government of Japan to meet the urgent food needs of 200,000 Malawians affected by higher staple prices due to the conflict in Ukraine and recent flood-induced crop losses. The funding will complement a [...]Full text...
