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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The following are the groups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be hosted by USA, Canada and Mexico after the draw held in Washington, DC, on Friday.Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Uefa Play-off D Group B: Canada, Qatar, Switzerland, Uefa Play-off A (potentially [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – ​​​​​​​Since 2000, most countries—across all income levels and regions—have made concurrent progress in expanding health service coverage and reducing the financial hardship associated with health costs, according to a new joint report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank Group. These two indicators are [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government has transferred its controlling stake in mobile telephone company, Safaricom, to its British shareholder, Vodacom, marking the start of a statewide privatisation drive.The Vodacom stake is held through South Africa's Vodafone Group, which currently owns 35% through the Nairobi Securities Exchange.Kenya's Treasury Cabinet [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's sovereign wealth fund has moved to improve availability of medical diagnostic tools across medical facilities owned by its subsidiaries over the next decade, the fund announced on Friday.The Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) said it had entered into an agreement with medical equipment supplier, Siemens [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency                     Buying                SellingUS Dollar                    [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned reported widespread and systematic human rights violations in Tanzania following the general elections on 29 October 2025.These included allegations of hundreds of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and mass arbitrary detentions targeting protesters, opposition figures, and civil society across the [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Washington has no right to exclude South Africa from the G20 while it holds the rotating presidency of the group.“South Africa is a founding member of [...]

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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity signed on Thursday by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwanda President Paul Kagame at the White House is being heralded as a breakthrough for regional cooperation over confrontation.If implemented with transparency and meaningful participation, it [...]

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Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Every week in Gaza, at least 15 women give birth outside any health facility, often without a trained midwife, pain relief or basic medical supplies. Some are forced to deliver alone. Others rely on neighbours with no medical training. For many, childbirth has become a matter [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Six African football legends are urging the continent to unite and step up efforts to vaccinate every child against the life-threatening polio virus.  In partnership with the UN-backed Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), they have launched the ‘Kick Out Polio’ campaign ahead of the Africa Cup of [...]

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