Sudanese foes to initial peace agreement in Juba, South Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s government and two major rebel groupings have initialed eight documents in Juba, South Sudan, paving the way for signing a [...] Full text...
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AU urges tightening of public health measures as economies reopen
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for the tightening of measures to curb [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Gambia, Senegal health ministers strengthen fight against COVID-19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian and Senegalese health ministers say they have have strengthened efforts to fight the Coronavirus pandemic with backing from their Presidents [...] Full text...
AUC chairman insists ceasefire declaration in Libya must be respected
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called on the warring parties in Libya to observe [...] Full text...
Mali coup: AU tasks Malian defence forces to ensure return to civilian rule
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has asked the Defence and Security Forces of Mali [...] Full text...
Wednesday's forex rates for the CFA Franc
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the CFA Franc as issued by the bank of the Central African States:
Currency. [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: U.S. govt donates vital sanitation equipment to Gambian Kanifing Municipal Council
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The United States remains committed to supporting countries, including The Gambia, in their fight against the global COVID-19 pandemic.
To this end, [...] Full text...
Benin to respect AU convention on cybersecurity, protection of personal data
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese government says it will respect the convention of the African Union (AU) on cybersecurity and protection of personal data, [...] Full text...
FIFA fines Egypt's Kahraba US$2 million for unilaterally terminating contract with Zamalek
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Football governing body, FIFA, announced on Friday that it has fined Ahly FC winger, Mahmoud "Kahraba" Abdel-Moneim, for terminating his contract [...] Full text...
SADC, AU must clear the security threat in Mozambique (By Anaclet Rwegayura)
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are due to virtually hold their 40th Ordinary Summit on 17 [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: EU Ambassador predicts COVID-19 crisis will continue for some time in The Gambia
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Ambassador to The Gambia, Attila Lajos, has said that with the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Gambia’s Non-State Actors call for enhanced efforts to combat COVID-19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Civil society organizations, trade unions and private sector associations in The Gambia have called on all citizens, associations and all stakeholders [...] Full text...
Gambian Police launch operation ‘Save our Souls’
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Police Force has launched an operation, dubbed ‘Save our Souls (SoS)’, following the declaration of a new State of [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Gambia’s truth commission suspends public hearings amid Covid-19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Chairman of The Gambia, Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), Dr. Lamin J. Sise, on Tuesday announced the suspension of [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: AU moves to prevent deaths, save lives and prevent unnecessary harm to African economies
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - For providing effective online press briefings for the World Health Organization (WHO), the African Union (AU) has placed APO Group [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Gambian Vice President tests positive
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Office of the President announced here on Wednesday that Gambian Vice President, Dr. Isatou Touray, has been tested positive for [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: No new reported cases in 80 percent of the country, Sudan says
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Tuesday announced that 14 out of the countries 18 states recorded no new case of COVID-19, and that even [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Gambian govt. calls on business owners to resume activities
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment has informed the business community in the country to resume normal [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: EU approves emergency response project for The Gambia
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- At a time when the spread of the coronavirus infection takes a worrying momentum in The Gambia, “Team Europe” is taking another [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Chinese regional gov't donates medical supplies to Gambia for pandemic fight
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in The Gambia, Ma Jianchun, on Saturday handed over a consignment of medical [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Gambia introduces new Covid-19 health regulations
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic in The Gambia is now governed by Public Health (Dangerous Infectious Diseases) Protection Regulations, 2020, replacing the State [...] Full text...
Gambia's Resident Doctors say country has frail health system
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Association of Resident Doctors (GARD) has said that the country has a frail health system which is currently undergoing [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Africa's access to coronavirus vaccine lies on local manufacturing: Africa CDC
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has warned that access to the coronavirus vaccine in Africa may be delayed unless countries emphasise [...] Full text...
Mauritius wants to get out of EU tax haven blacklist
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade minister, Mr Nandcoomar Bodha, on Thursday said the Government is working arduously [...] Full text...
ECOWAS Court calls for support for ECOWAS parliament to execute its referral mandate
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, is drumming up support for the regional parliament in [...] Full text...
UNICEF calls for greater investment in birth registration in Gambia
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Despite appreciable progress in birth registration, an overwhelming number of children in The Gambia are without birth certificates, making them “uncounted” [...] Full text...
AU calls for calm, continuation of dialogue, negotiations in Mali
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, closely following the evolution of the socio-political situation in Mali, [...] Full text...
President Barrow, football fraternity mourn soccer legend, Biri Biri
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has joined Gambia’s football fraternity in mourning the late football legend, Alhaji Momodou Njie, widely known as Biri [...] Full text...
Gambia’s football legend, Biri Biri, dies, aged 72
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's football legend, Alhaji Momodou Njie, popularly known as Biri Biri, died on Sunday in Dakar, Senegal, where he was receiving [...] Full text...
Tunisia ranked 2nd in Africa in 2020 Environmental Performance Index
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia was ranked 2nd in Africa and 71st globally in the 2020 edition of the Environmental Performance Index (EPI), which analyzes [...] Full text...
Coronavrus: Gambia records highest single day infection of 15 cases
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia on Saturday registered 15 new cases of COVID-19, the highest number recorded in a single day since the outbreak [...] Full text...
European, African leaders hold talks borderless intercontinental bloc
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African and European Union leaders on Thursday held important negotiations on the potential of creating a borderless regional bloc to promote balanced [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: EU reinforces Gambia's national response to COVID-19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union’s office in The Gambia has said that the Tekki Fii project, led by IMVF (Instituto Marquês de Valle [...] Full text...
Women and girls deserve more protection in emergencies, UN rights council hears
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The collective impact of climate change, COVID-19 and conflict mean that well over 200 million people will likely need humanitarian assistance [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Gambia registers third death of Convid19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia has registered it third and documented death of Covid-19 following the death of a senior healthcare worker at the [...] Full text...
Tunisia underlines increasing interest for African integration
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Monday reaffirmed its interest for African integration which represents a complementary and progressive vision for the continental organization, official sources [...] Full text...
AU lays ground for industrialisation summit in November in Niger
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is planning to hold a special summit of heads of state and government on Africa’s industrialisation [...] Full text...
President Barrow calls for unity as he swears-in new Justice Minister
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia has appealed for unity in preserving peace and stability of the country.
He was speaking when he [...] Full text...
Gambia reduces price of bag of rice amid Japanese rice aid
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia has announced a reduction in price of the bag of rice from GMD 750 about (US$15) [...] Full text...
Ethiopia says will start filling Grand Renaissance Dam within two weeks
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia is set to start filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) within the next two weeks, during which the [...] Full text...
AU commends Transitional Government of Sudan on addressing multiple challenges
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has commended the Transitional Sovereign Council and the Transitional [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: South Africa’s president Ramaphosa calls for virus vaccine roadmap
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the African Union to work with countries, researchers, scientists and vaccine developers [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: WHO to finance coronavirus vaccine research in Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) will provide funding to the most promising coronavirus vaccine initiatives and ensure funding is available [...] Full text...
AU Commission chief concerned by crisis in Mali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has said he is deeply concerned by the serious crisis prevailing in Mali [...] Full text...
South Africa opposition urges Ramaphosa to get tough on ZImbabwe
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday called on President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as the [...] Full text...
South Africa opposition urges Ramaphosa to get tough on ZImbabwe
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday called on President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as the [...] Full text...
AU Peace and Security Council deplores the continuing crisis in Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council has expressed serious concern over the continuing crisis in Libya, denouncing outside interference in [...] Full text...
AU Virtual Summit: President Issoufou calls for condemnation of George Floyd assassination
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou has called on the AU Virtual Conference on COVID held on Thursday to "unreservedly condemn without reservation" [...] Full text...
COVID-19: Kenyatta urges African counterparts to bank on innovative youth in combating pandemic
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged his African counterparts to tap into the innovative abilities of the continent’s youth in combating [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: EU team expands scope in response to pandemic in Gambia
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union’s Rural Infrastructure and Employment Creation (RIEC) project, implemented by Enabel (Belgian Cooperation Agency), is expanding its scope in [...] Full text...