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Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - From 2028, the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be held every four years, ending a longstanding tradition of a biennial competition that has been in place since 1968.The change will come after the 2027 AFCON, which will be hosted jointly by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda [...]

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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has again flagged the involvement of regional elements in Sudan's bloody war and said the immediate goal is the cessation of hostilities.Speaking at a news conference in Washington, DC, on Friday, Mr. Rubio said the two main sides in [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The bodies of six UN peacekeepers killed in a drone attack on their camp in Kadugli, South Kordofan, Sudan, last weekend were transported on Friday to their home country, Bangladesh.The peacekeepers, serving with the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), were Corporal Muhammed Masud [...]

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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Nigerian Air Force plane released by the Burkina Faso authorities, after being impounded for violating Burkinabe airspace, has arrived in Ghana with its crew and passengers, the Ghana government announced on Saturday.A statement by Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister of Government Communications, said the President's Special [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - Four years after the resounding failure of the elections scheduled for 24 December, 2021, Libya remains trapped in a fragmented political system, unable to transform promises of transition into institutional reality. The mechanisms are in place and the timetables have been set, but nothing is happening. [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - Meditation, which has its roots in religious, yogic and secular traditions from various civilisations, calls for living in the present moment. For the second year, the UN is commemorating this ancient practice, which is proven to help improve personal well-being and mental health.  “When attention deficiency is so much, [...]

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