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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the National Unity Government and Minister of Defence, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, discussed Thursday with the British High Defence Adviser for the Middle East and North Africa, Air Marshal Martin Elliot Sampsons, technical cooperation between the two countries.
The meeting, which took place in [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Security Council has unanimously authorized member-states concerned to inspect vessels sailing on the high seas off the Libyan coast for one year if they have reasonable grounds to suspect that they are used for the smuggling of migrants or trafficking in human beings from Libya.
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Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Unanimously considered as the ultimate and only solution to the crisis in Libya, the organization of elections remains a difficult objective to achieve in the country at present.
This is particularly so, given the local and international situation marked by the persistence of disagreements between Libyan actors and [...]Full text...
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Isuzu East Africa, a motor vehicle manufacturer, said Wednesday it was working with Kenya's National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to develop video content from the Highway Code for public information.
The production of the videos for use on various digital platforms is aimed at ensuring that [...]Full text...
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The transitional government of Mali said here Wednesday it had taken note of the Final Communiqué of the Extraordinary Summit of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held on 22 September 2022 in New York [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The members of the UN Security Council will hold a closed consultation session on Thursday on Libya, still in the grip of its political process.
The meeting comes as the new Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mr. Moussa al-Kouni, deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council and Supreme Commander of the Libyan Army, on Wednesday visited the British Royal Navy ship, Albion, docked at the Tripoli port, a statement from the Presidential Council said.
It described the visit as an opportunity to review [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No new coronavirus infection has been detected during the last 24 hours in Libya, out of 52 samples tested, the National Centre for Disease Control announced on Thursday.
It said in a statement that there was also no death linked to the pandemic while two recoveries were [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - African leaders have called for the speedy transformation of the educational systems in Africa by ensuring effective, efficient and equitable implementation of key research findings aimed at revitalising education.
The African leaders, who attended a High-level side event to galvanise actions for transforming education systems in [...]Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma has failed to convince the Constitutional Court that leading judge Mandisa Maya grossly misdirected herself by refusing to reconsider his bid to force the removal of the chief prosecutor from his multi-million dollar corruption trial.
South Africa’s top court on Thursday [...]Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by the Central Bank of Gambia.
Currency Buying Selling
US Dollar 53.00 54.50
Pound Sterling [...]Full text...
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed property company, Letlole La Rona (LLR) has expressed optimism about its new beyond borders expansion blueprint.
The company launched its ‘Go-to-Africa’ strategy in July this year by acquiring a 30% equity stake in an industrial property in Nairobi, Kenya, for US$7 million.
“This [...]Full text...
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) has announced the appointment of Frank Matsaert as Director of Trade and Infrastructure for Africa, the Institute said on Wednesday.
Mr Matsaert was the founding Chief Executive Officer of TradeMark East Africa (TMEA), an organisation which works towards the promotion of trade [...]Full text...
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) Group announced on Thursday profits of around 9.96 billion rupees for the financial year ending 30 June, 2022, an increase of 21% compared to 8.23 billion rupees in the corresponding period in 2021. (1US$=44 rupees)
In a communication to the press, the management of [...]Full text...
The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - A senior UN official has welcomed the start of the trial against an alleged leading figure in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, highlighting the importance of paying attention to hate speech in deterring atrocities.
Opening statements in the case against Félicien Kabuga [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Wednesday paid tribute to the hundreds of victims and their families, of a 2009 stadium massacre in the capital of Guinea, Conakry, as some of the ringleaders allegedly responsible for the gruesome death of more than 150 people that day went on [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has deplored the attack on a commercial convoy, escorted by the national armed forces and transporting essential commodities to the town of Djibo, in Burkina Faso.
The attack took place on 26 September near Gaskindé, in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso.
A statement [...]Full text...