Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian airline TunisAir has decided to halt all flights to and from Libyan airports until further notice due to significant losses incurred by the company as a result of the dollar tax imposed by the Libyan authorities. The airline has asked its authorized agents in Libya to [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has affirmed that the political process in Libya has seen positive developments. He noting the continued efforts of the Presidential Council to cooperate with all parties to achieve stability in the country. In a speech to the 33rd Arab [...]Full text...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of the Republic of Mali has signed an agreement with the Chinese company, Ganfeng Lithium, to operate the Goulamina lithium mine in the Bougouni region of southern Mali, reported Mali's national television station ORTM. The mine, which will operate for 21 years, is scheduled [...]Full text...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 5th edition of the Week of Energies and Renewable Energies in Africa (SEERA) opened Thursday in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, on the theme: "Energy storage and energy efficiency, levers for a successful energy transition", PANA reported. Burkina Faso's Energy Minister, Yacouba Zabré Gouba, [...]Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has welcomed the conviction by a Swiss court of the former Minister of Interior of the Gambia, Ousman Sonko, on a series of crimes against humanity in connection with acts of unlawful killing, torture and arbitrary detention committed between [...]Full text...
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Equality, freedom and justice must apply to everyone regardless of their actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity, a European Union (EU) statement affirmed on Thursday. According to the EU High Representative, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia have no place in the European Union or anywhere in [...]Full text...
Manama, Bahrain (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres reiterated his warning on Thursday against a full-scale assault on Rafah, just as aid teams issued increasingly urgent appeals for safe passage throughout Gaza, to replenish dangerously low stocks of lifesaving supplies. In a related development, the UN’s top court prepared to hear a new request [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Authority for Hajj and Umrah has announced the start of activities for this year's Hajj season, the pilgrimage to Islam's holy sites in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. At a press conference in Tripoli on Wednesday, the Hajj and Umrah Authority confirmed the completion of contracts [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has arrived in the Bahraini capital, Manama, to participate in the 33rd Arab Summit. He was welcomed in the Royal Hall at Bahrain International Airport, by Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, a representative of the King, according [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, and the European Commissioner for Transport, Adina-Ioana Vălean, on Wednesday met to discuss progress of work of the joint committee of the Libyan Civil Aviation Authority and the European Aviation Agency (EASA). During a meeting at the European Union (EU) headquarters, [...]Full text...
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's U-17 side, the Black Starlets, on Wednesday thrashed Cote d'Ivoire 5-1 in their WAFU B U-17 Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Accra. In the match played at the University of Ghana Stadium, Joseph Narbi scored a first-half brace to put Ghana in the lead. Godfred Sarpong scored [...]Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central Bank of Gambia. Currency Buying Selling US Dollar 65.057 67.50 Pound Sterling 82.62 [...]Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ahead of this weekend’s blockbuster line-up that sees Africa’s top clubs battle for CAF Confederation Cup and CAF Champions League top honours, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and PUMA have unveiled a new match ball: OLA. CAF's Communications Department said OLA will be used this weekend [...]Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will on Thursday afternoon ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order Israel to “immediately withdraw and cease its military offensive” in Rafah. Members of South Africa’s legal team, Department of International Relations and Cooperation Director-General, Zane Dangor and the South African [...]Full text...
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - TotalEnergies CAF Champions League reigning champions, Al Ahly SC, are on the cusp of extending their record and rubber-stamping their dominance as African club football kings. The Egyptian giants face formidable Tunisian side, Espérance Sportive de Tunis on Saturday evening in the first leg of the TotalEnergies [...]Full text...
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - As Tunisian giants Espérance Sportive de Tunis host their Egyptian counterparts Al-Ahly in the first-leg of the final of TotalEnergies CAF Champions on Saturday, the Tunisians will be seeking to capitalise on their home advantage. Meanwhile, the Egyptian giants aim to assert their dominance before the return [...]Full text...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Women's Football Department and Saudi Arabia Football Federation (SAFF) kicked off a women's football coaching workshop with African Women’s National Teams coaches in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, CAF's media outlet reported. Th workshop, attended by 32 coaches (16 from [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - The international community must give greater attention and resources to war-ravaged Sudan, where millions are “trapped in an inferno of brutal violence”, the top UN aid official in the country said on Wednesday. UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, warned that “time is [...]Full text...
