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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Development planners, ministers and top continental policy experts are set to meet in Ethiopia on 26-30 April, to discuss strategies for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.The 12th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-12) is a high-stakes annual gathering organised by [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -Tanzanian authorities should urgently release the results of a government-led investigation into the election day killings which followed an internet shutdown, Amnesty International said on Friday.The Commission of Inquiry’s report into the killings perpetrated during the 29 October 2025 general elections has been handed to Tanzanian President [...]

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Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Airlines operating in the Southern Africa region have called on states and operators of aviation facilities and airport authorities to declare the true state of fuel supplies in their countries. The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) Chief Executive Officer Aaron Munetsi said the airline operators [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  – The United Kingdom has reaffirmed its support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, describing it as “the most credible, viable and pragmatic basis for peace”, according to an official statement issued Friday.The statement followed the official visit to the UK of Morocco’s Minister of Foreign [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Switzerland has reaffirmed its support for Morocco’s autonomy initiative as a basis for resolving the dispute over the Sahara, according to an official statement issued Friday.The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates said Switzerland considered the initiative proposed by Morocco as “the most [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A growing share of global hunger is becoming entrenched in a small group of conflict-hit countries, with two-thirds of people facing acute food insecurity concentrated in just 10 nations, a major international report backed by UN agencies warns.The 2026 Global Report on Food Crisis, released on [...]

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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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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have reaffirmed their commitment to de-escalation and continued implementation of the peace agreement they signed in Washington, DC, last year, and building on progress from meetings held last month in the US capital.A joint statement released [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A high-level South African delegation has attended this week’s 17th Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin.Representatives from 40 countries discussed concrete steps towards overcoming the climate crisis and strengthening confidence both in multilateral climate negotiations and between countries. This annual high-level conference serves as a [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The shipping crisis in the Strait of Hormuz caused by war in the Middle East has exposed a new threat: a looming shortage of strategic minerals that drive economies all over the world – and a race by countries to obtain them.Until war erupted on 28 [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - Continued strikes, shelling and gunfire in residential areas of Gaza are raising alarm over civilian safety, the UN relief coordination office OCHA has warned.The concerns follow reports that children were killed in northern Gaza after a tent sheltering civilians was hit in a strike. OCHA [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - A temporary ceasefire between the United States and Iran has been extended, offering an opening for diplomacy – but persistent tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are compounding trade disruptions and intensifying pressure on humanitarian operations and vulnerable communities far beyond the Gulf.The UN Secretary-General [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite significant funding cuts, the World Health Organisation (WHO) was able to support significant national health gains for hundreds of millions of people in 2025, according to its annual Results Report released on Thursday."The Results Report 2025 shows that with support from WHO and partners, countries [...]

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