Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is ranked 143rd out of 180 countries in the 2024 press freedom index, according to the annual report drawn up by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Libya has moved up six places since 2023, when it ranked 149th. This year, it is ranked 5th in North Africa, [...]Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya has praised the role of journalists working in Libya, reaffirming its support for media professionals who continue to work and cover events with "courage", despite the difficult circumstances. On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the US embassy wrote on its [...]Full text...

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian economic activity is recovering robustly as the country continues to advance its reform agenda and inflation decelerates but remains elevated, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Besides pressures on the foreign exchange market are easing, a visiting IMF team has observed, suggesting that persevering [...]Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded a mission to Senegal affirming that the country’s economy in 2023 proved resilient despite challenges. Led by Mr. Edward Gemayel from 26 April to 3 May, 2024, the team took stock of recent economic and political developments [...]Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations and partners continue to support authorities across East Africa as the region braces for more of the heavy rains and severe flooding that have reportedly killed upwards of 350 people since March. Torrential rains could worsen with the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Hidaya, the World Meteorological Organization [...]Full text...

Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Internally displaced people account for at least 12 of those killed and a further 31 injured when their camps were shelled by M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MONUSCO, on Friday. The camps were [...]Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An Israeli military operation in Rafah “could lead to a slaughter” and cripple lifesaving humanitarian work throughout Gaza, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said on Friday. “Any ground operation would mean more suffering and death” for the 1.2 million displaced Palestinians sheltering in and around the Strip’s southernmost [...]Full text...