Kherson, Ukraine (PANA) - Imagine living through a war and not being able to make a meal or heat your home; that’s the reality today for thousands of Ukrainians who’ve seen repeated Russian attacks knock out their electricity for days at a time.In an update from Ukraine, the UN’s top [...] Full text...
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) -The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, told the Speaker of the French National Assembly, Ms. Yaël Braun-Pivet, that resolving the Libyan crisis required concerted international efforts to help the Libyan people express their freedom of choice through fair presidential and legislative elections.During their [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The conclusions of extensive consultations on structured dialogue conducted by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) with Libyans affirm that the Libyan crisis is fundamentally political and stems from deep institutional and regional divisions as well as the existence of competing authorities in the [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The third German-Libyan government meeting concluded in Berlin, the German capital, demonstrating the commitment of the two friendly countries to deepening their bilateral cooperation and partnership, building on previous achievements to serve their common interests and support efforts towards stability and development in Libya.The meeting, held [...] Full text...
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The 35th TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is set to take centre stage in Morocco.2025 AFCON will take place from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026, with Morocco hosting the continent’s premier football tournament for the second time in its history. It is [...] Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency Buying SellingUS Dollar [...] Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has again addressed the perpetuation of misinformation on farm murders by United States President Donald Trump. In his Day of Reconciliation address in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, President Ramaphosa addressed the remarks made by President Trump last month on his [...] Full text...
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday completed the first and second reviews of Sierra Leone’s arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF).The completion of the reviews enables the immediate disbursement of SDR 58.3 million (about US$79.8 million), bringing total disbursements [...] Full text...
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Cameroon have signed a bilateral health Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand significant health gains and advance global health security under the landmark America First Global Health Strategy.A statement issued by the US Department of State on Tuesday said the MoU [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Between October 2023 and mid-December 2025, 289 journalists lost their lives during Israeli military operations in Gaza, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Tuesday. He noted that at the same time, the repression is intensifying, with the arrest of more than 200 Palestinian [...] Full text...
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The rapidly deteriorating food security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is putting more than four million children under the age of five at risk of acute malnutrition. The causes include ongoing armed conflict, massive population displacements, and persistently deteriorating sanitary conditions.Among these children, more [...] Full text...
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The situation across Sudan’s Kordofan region is rapidly worsening, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) has warned. Hostilities have been intensifying between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and two armed groups – the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia that has been battling the military government for [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - Moving goods around the world could soon become cheaper, faster and far more flexible, following the adoption of a new United Nations-backed agreement that modernises the paperwork behind global shipping.The UN Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents creates, for the first time, a single document that [...] Full text...
