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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A recent Summit of African leaders to explore a new roadmap to continental industrialization plan called for a 10-point plan aiming to improve trade, air transport and manufacturing. The industrialization Summit urged countries in the African continent to pursue the 10-point agenda to reach their goals [...]

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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's beleaguered Minister of Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, on Thursday survived a censure motion by opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs to remove him from office for mismanagement of the economy that has brought untold hardship on the population. This was after the majority New Patriotic Party [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At a time when efforts are focused on overcoming disagreements between the House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High Council of State on the eligibility criteria of candidates for the presidential election, the decision by the chairman of the Libyan Council to suspend contacts with the [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Special Envoy to Libya, Ambassador Richard Norland, Thursday reaffirmed that the United States supports the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Abdoulaye Bathily, and Libyan military professionals in their efforts to eliminate foreign forces, fighters and mercenaries and unify the Libyan army. In a tweet, [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African government has condemned an incident of racism at a Cape Town bar which has made headlines around the world. Thabiso Danca laid a complaint after he was last week barred from entering Hank's Olde Irish pub in the city centre by a [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, presided over the signing of a contract for the supply of a first batch of 3,000 vehicles for persons with disabilities (PWDs). Initialled on Wednesday evening by the Social Solidarity Fund with the Korean company [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President  Adama Barrow has said that Islam provides a package for a complete lifestyle and propagates tolerance and compassion, and teaches how to relate to oneself, family, neighbours, fellow citizens, the opposite sex, and people who share or defer with our thinking, opinions, and beliefs. He made [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The Deputy Interior Minister for General Affairs of the National Unity Government, Major General Mahmoud Saied, during a visit to Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday discussed with Turk,sh authorities the case of two Libyan detainees and problems faced by Libyan students and community in Turkey. These issues were discussed [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Seddik al-Kebir, discussed Thursday in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abu Dhabi, at a meeting of the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), issues of financial stability and digitization of the financial system. The meeting brought together [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council announced on Thursday an initiative to resolve the crisis in Libya, prioritizing a constitutional dialogue involving the Presidential Council, the Parliament and the High State Council. This is intended to end the transitional stages through the holding of parliamentary and presidential elections, according [...]

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - While regional and international support and encouragement are being heaped on the most recent agreement signed between the military leaders and a number of political forces in Khartoum, the move has only helped remove the thin layer of division within the political forces and the actors [...]

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Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's massive Simandou iron ore mine project poses severe risks for communities’ land, water, and environment, Human Rights Watch has said. The mining companies developing Simandou have promised to respect strong human rights and environmental standards, but their track record in Guinea means that the project deserves the [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian authorities are failing to protect women from domestic violence despite enacting a strong law in 2017, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Thursday. The 94-page report, “So What If He Hit You?: Addressing Domestic Violence in Tunisia,” found that despite the commitment of [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries around the world largely held the line against further setbacks to malaria prevention, testing and treatment services in 2021, according to new data released on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO). According to this year’s World malaria report, there were an estimated 619,000 malaria deaths globally [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Wednesday approved $20 million in supplementary funds for Gambia's Second Fiscal Management, Energy and Telecom Reform Development Policy Financing (DPF). A statement in Bajul on Thursday said the money will support the government’s efforts to improve debt and public [...]

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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 Gambia. Currency                                 Buying           Selling US Dollar                                   59.75          62.25 Pound Sterling                          [...]

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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has welcomed last Monday's signing by Sudanese parties of an initial framework political agreement and warned that "spoilers" of the agreement would be sanctioned. A statement by the US Secretary of State, Mr. Antony Blinken, said the agreement is an essential first step toward [...]

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Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The US and Cote d’Ivoire on Wednesdy signed a Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership, a non-binding multi-year initiative to address child sex trafficking and forced child labor in the West African country. The partnership was signed by the US Chargé d’Affaires to Cote d’Ivoire, Joann M. Lockard, First [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Throughout South Sudan’s Greater Upper Nile Region “desperation is rising” as escalating armed conflict, which has displaced at least 20,000 people since August, has forced some to run for their lives up to four times, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Wednesday. “And more people are fleeing as [...]

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