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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Interior of the Government of National Unity announced here Monday an agreement with the Tunisian side to implement what was previously agreed on the opening of new portals corresponding to Libyan corridors to facilitate the transit movement of travellers at the joint [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament), during discussions at its official plenary session on Monday in the eastern city of Tobruk decided to consider the municipality of Bint Baya a "disaster area" following the explosion of a fuel tanker. At the beginning of August, a [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Raila Odinga, the Presidential candidate of omnibus political party, the Azimio la Umoja Party, is one of Kenya’s most renowned political dynasties. The son of former Vice President Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Raila Odinga’s revolutionary politics earned him the title of Kenya’s longest-serving political prisoner following his arrest [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Oil Minister Mohamed Aoun has announced the discovery of 29 new oil fields and 12 gas fields, following a survey conducted by his department. However, he stressed the reluctance of foreign companies to work in Libya because of insecurity, which he said was the most important [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba has reaffirmed that there is no other choice than holding elections in Libya, as a "radical" and "realistic" solution to lead the people to safety. Speaking at the 11th Council of Ministers for the year 2022 [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has raised alarm over suspected poisoning of over fifty vultures in the tourist district of Chobe. According to the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) statement issued on Monday, poisoning of at least 50 vultures caused by a 'deliberate lacing' of a poached buffalo carcass [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Deputy President William Ruto was on Monday declared winner of Kenya's presidential election by the chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Wafula Chebukati. President-elect Ruto, 55, garnered 7,176,141 votes, representing 50.49 per cent of the total valid votes. Azimio leader Raila Odinga, 77, was second with 6,942,930 votes, representing 48.85 per cent of the total valid votes. George Wajackoyah of [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s headline inflation has increased to 19.64 per cent in July, bringing the country’s inflation figure to the highest recorded since 2005, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed here Monday. In a report, the NBS said the figure was 2.27 per cent higher compared to 17.38 [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The work of an official plenary session of the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament) started on Monday in Tobruk (east) devoted mainly to the political impasse in the country. This is the first meeting since demonstrations against the political and social situation in the country more [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Deputy President William Ruto was on Monday declared winner of Kenya's presidential election by the chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Wafula Chebukati. Dr Ruto, 55, garnered 7,176,141 votes, representing 50.49 per cent of the total valid votes. Azimio leader Raila Odinga,. 77, was second with 6,942,930 votes, representing 48.85 per cent of the total valid votes. -0- PANA [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Despite the presence of dignitaries, including three candidates of the just concluded 2022 presidential elections, political party wig wigs, and diplomats at the National Tallying Centre at the Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi to witness the announcement of the results of the poll, there is a cloud of doubt [...]

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Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The final of the 3rd edition of the Mohammed VI Foundation of African Ulema competition of memorisation, recitation and chanting of the Holy Quran ended on Sunday in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, with the awarding of prizes. In the category of memorisation of the entire Holy Quran with recitation [...]

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Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - An opposition coalition, the National Alliance for Democratic Change (ANAD), on Sunday threw its weight behind the pro-democracy umbrella group, National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), which was recently dissolved by the Guinean junta. Headed by the leader of the Union of Democratic Forces [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has detected 59 new cases of COVID-19 out of 220 samples analysed over the last 24 hours, representing a positivity rate of 26.8%, the National Centre for Disease Control announced on Monday. A statement from the Centre said 130 recoveries were recorded, adding that there was [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prominent South African musician Tokollo Tshabalala died in the early hours of Monday. The founding member of TKZee had an epileptic seizure. He was 45. "The family requests for privacy during this difficult period. All details pertaining to his memorial and funeral service will be shared [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A session of the UN Security Council scheduled for Monday on the situation in Libya should confirm the appointment of Senegalese, Abdoulaye Bathily, to the position of Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General. Diplomatic sources say there is unanimity around the Senegalese proposed Antonio Guterres to lead [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba,  has affirmed that his government has made efforts to support the environmental sanitation plan through the adoption of an annual plan for the environmental sanitation programme, announced during a forum last November. In a speech on Sunday during the celebration of [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The stage is set for the announcement of last Tuesday's presidential election in Kenya, according to media reports. The country has been on tenterhooks since polls closed on Tuesday with supporters of the two main candidates -- Deputy President William Ruto and the main opposition challenger Raila [...]

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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Secretary of State, Mr. Antony Blinken, has commended the leadership of the Republic of the Congo in addressing the climate crisis and in its commitment to environmental protection. In a congratulatory message to mark Congo's 62nd independence anniversary, which falls on Monday, Mr. Blinke [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As the declaration of results in Kenya's presidential election enters the home stretch on Monday, Deputy President William Ruto continues to maintain a slight lead over his rival, Raila Odinga, according to official results. With results from 253 of 292 constituencies, about 86%, of the votes authenticated [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his condolences to the families of victims of Sunday's fire at a church in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, that killed and injured dozens of people, including children. "The UN Secretary-General is saddened by the tragic fire that occurred at the [...]

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