Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Sudan advanced to the semi-finals of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) after edging Algeria 4-2 on penalties in Zanzibar, setting up a last-four meeting with Madagascar.The Falcons of Jediane held their nerve in a dramatic shoot-out at the Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar [...] Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The following is the line-up of semi-final matches in the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN).The tournament is being hosted by Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. Both matches will be played on Tuesday. Madagascar vs SudanVenue: Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Tanzania (14:30 GMT)Morocco vs Senegal Venue: Nelson [...] Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday reached the semi-finals of 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) when they beat Algeria 4-2 on penalties in their quarter-final mach played at the Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar.The match ended 1-1 after extra time.Sudan will meet Madagascar in Tuesday's semi-final.-0- PANA [...] Full text...
Paris, France (PANA) - Victims of atrocities and freedom fighters across history can inspire future generations to build just societies, the chief of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) said on the occasion of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, commemorated [...] Full text...
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Defending champions Senegal moved a step closer to retaining their crown at the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) after edging co-hosts Uganda 1-0 in a tense quarter-final at the Mandela National Stadium in Kampala on Saturday.Oumar Ba struck the decisive goal just after the hour [...] Full text...
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan Doctors Network on Saturday said it had documented the death of 46 civilians in South Kordofan due to malnutrition in July and August this year.The charity said it also documented 19,000 pregnant and breast-feeding women in the same area, some 700 km south west [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Voting began Saturday morning in seven Libyan municipalities of group II 2025 municipal elections in which the poll could not take place last week.The municipalities are: Sabratha, Sorman, Zaouia, Zaouia Centre, West and North, and Bir al-Ghanam in the western region of the country where the [...] Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Saturday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency Buying SellingBurundi Franc 0.8142 0.8223Euro [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Israeli military offensive in Gaza City intensifies, the UN and partners continue to warn against the catastrophic consequences for civilians.Multiple strikes overnight into Friday were reported in the Jabalya Al Balad and An Nazla neighbourhoods, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent brutal attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan have left at least 89 people dead in North Darfur state, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on FridayThe RSF have been battling the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) for control of the country [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - US and Qatari diplomatic efforts to bring a lasting peace to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have not yet led to improved conditions on the ground, where the security situation remains dire, the UN Security Council heard on Friday. Despite diplomatic progress in recent [...] Full text...
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for quarter-final matches on Saturday in the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN).The tournament is being hosted by Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. Uganda vs SenegalVenue: Nelson Mandela National Stadium, Kampala (14:00 GMT)Sudan vs AlgeriaVenue: Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar (17:00 GMT)-0- PANA MA/RA 23Aug2025 [...] Full text...
