Berkane, Morocco (PANA) - Coaches of RS Berkane and Zamalek are winding up their players for even better showing in the second-leg of the final of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup in Cairo, Egypt, next Sunday. RS Berkane of Morocco edged Zamalek of Egypt 2-1 in the first-leg final played at [...] Full text...
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa is the pillar of climate action, said Nassim Oulmane, Director of the Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resources Management Division of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). He was speaking in an interview with PANA at the tenth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (FRADD) held [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - A staff member of the UN Department of Safety and Security (DSS) died and another was injured when their UN vehicle was struck as they travelled to the European Hospital in Rafah, Gaza, on Monday. Condemning all attacks on UN personnel, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for [...] Full text...
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa's Climate Policy Centre (ACPC/ECA) is holding a three-day regional workshop on the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, on Tuesday, the UN agency said on Monday. The workshop is on the theme of "Regulating carbon markets: [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 76 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya between 5-11 May, announced the International Organization for Migration (IOM) here Monday. This brings to 5,422 the total number of migrants returned to Libyan shores after attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe since early 2024. Of [...] Full text...
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - On Saturday evening, units of the Tunisian judicial police foiled an attempt to smuggle into the country a large container load of drugs and cars by sea, worth an estimated eight million Tunisian dinars. During the operation, the police arrested nine people, said the spokesperson for the [...] Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 360,000 people have fled Rafah in the last week amid continuing Israeli bombardment that has crippled humanitarian aid deliveries and is believed to have killed another UN aid worker, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said on Monday. “Nearly 360,000 people have fled Rafah since [...] Full text...
Athens, Greece (PANA) - The Greek Minister for Migration, Dimitris Kairidis, recently discussed with his Egyptian counterpart, Saha Jundi, in Cairo, ways and means of bringing 5,000 Egyptian workers to Greece to support the agricultural sector. He said he had issued entry visas for the coming months. In 2022, the two countries [...] Full text...
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Despite two decades of worldwide efforts, more than 4,000 precious wildlife species still fall prey to trafficking every year, a new report by the UN crime and drugs prevention office, UNODC, showed on Monday. “Wildlife crime inflicts untold harm upon nature and it also jeopardizes livelihoods, public [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN teams are flagging reports that a hospital in Sudan’s North Darfur has been damaged in a heavy uptick of hostilities, leaving two youngsters dead and fanning renewed famine fears, UN aid teams have said. According to UN emergency relief chief Martin Griffiths, a “strike” damaged the roof [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister for Local Authorities, Badreddine al-Toumi, on Sunday held talks with the Italian Ambassador to Libya, Gianluca Alberini, on cooperation in agricultural entrepreneurship, fisheries and capacity building in the sector. The meeting in Tripoli also discussed ways of strengthening and broadening the horizons of cooperation [...] Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Thousands of delegates and exhibitors from around the world have gathered at Durban’s Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in South Africa for the Africa Travel Indaba (ATI) which began on Monday. About 990 exhibitors are showcasing their offerings. The 26 countries exhibiting this year are [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Department of Health Emergencies of the Libyan Ministry of Health, in coordination with the World Health Organisation (WHO), has organised a workshop to discuss a national mental health project in Libya. The Deputy Minister of Health in charge of hospital affairs, Saadeddine Abdelwakil, the head of [...] Full text...
Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the world marks the International Day of Plant Health 2024, the UN is calling on everyone to raise awareness and take action to keep our plants healthy and ensure food safety and safe trade for sustainable economies and livelihoods. The UN Food and Agriculture (FAO) stresses that plants [...] Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central Bank of Gambia. Currency Buying Selling US Dollar 65.057 67.50 Pound Sterling 82.62 [...] Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria, Senegal, and Morocco took significant strides towards the 2024 FIFA U17 Women's World Cup as qualifiers were played at the weekend, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Communication Department reported. In Bamako, Nigeria's Flamingos seized the initiative against Burkina Faso with a crucial 1-1 away draw on Saturday in the [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General and the human rights chief again reiterated on Sunday that a large-scale Israeli offensive in Rafah must be prevented at all costs, warning of catastrophic consequences in the densely populated southern area in Gaza. The warning comes as the UN Palestine refugee agency, [...] Full text...
