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Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - As Guinea prepares for its presidential election scheduled for Sunday, 28 December 2025, election observers from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are undergoing intensive training ahead of their deployment.PANA reports Wednesday that the vote will mark Guinea’s first presidential election since the military [...]

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Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The following are the results of Group E matches in the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Morocco played on Wednesday.Group EBurkina Faso 2-1 Equatorial Guinea Algeria 3-0 Sudan -0- PANA MA 24Dec2025 [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has been appointed current president of the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States, replacing the transitional president of Mali, General Assimmi Goita, at the end of the second session of the inter-governmental  held on Tuesday in Bamako.The [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has reiterated its call to Libyan leaders and institutions to overcome political and regional divisions and work towards a shared national vision for a future of peace and prosperity.As Libya commemorates the 74th anniversary of its independence, in [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Standing Committee for Follow-up and Implementation of 2063 Agenda has launched the Libyan National Report on 2063 Agenda and second 2024-2033 ten-year implementation plan, covering the 2023-2025 period.The launch took place on Tuesday during a ceremony at the headquarters of the Libyan [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting was held at the headquarters of the Department of Banking and Monetary Control of the Central Bank of Libya (BCL) aimed at regulating and developing the activities of exchange bureaux and strengthening coordination between them and the banking sector.Several general directors of commercial banks [...]

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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                    [...]

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Tripoli, LIbya (PANA) -  Libya's army chief, Lt. Gen. Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, and top military officers died in a plane crash in Ankara, Türkiye, on Tuesday evening.This was announced by the head of Tripoli-based the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdulhamid Dabaiba.He said the accident occurred in Ankara when [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The UN has long been at the forefront of efforts to involve young people in decision-making, and the last decade has seen significant progress, thanks to the adoption of a Security Council Resolution on Youth, Peace and Security which led to widespread changes in the [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government has saluted the national football team following the spirited and well-earned 2–1 victory over Angola in their opening Group B match of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), played in Marrakech, Morocco.It noted that the thrilling performance sets a [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A committee appointed by the UN Human Rights Council has warned that Burundi has acted in violation of the Convention against Torture.  The UN Committee Against Torture announced its decision on Tuesday after reviewing the petition case of four lawyers who were punished for engaging with the Committee [...]

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Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Wednesday in the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Morocco.Group EBurkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea (Venue: Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca)Algeria vs Sudan (Venue: Stade Prince Moulay Al Hassan, Rabat)Group FCôte d'Ivoire vs Mozambique (Venue: Stade Marrakech)Cameroon [...]

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Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The following are the results of all matches played on Tuesday in the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco.Group CNigeria 2-1 Tanzania Tunisia 3-1 Uganda Group DDRC 1-0 Benin Senegal 3-0 Botswana -0- PANA MA 24Dec2025 [...]

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