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Kigali, Rwanda (Rwanda) -  Rwandan referee Abdul Twagirumukiza will officiate the 2019 Africa U23 Cup of Nations qualifier between Senegal and Morocco on Monday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Under 17 African Cup of Nations is currently being held in Tanzania from 14-28 April. According to African Football Confederation (CAF), Twagirumukiza, [...]

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Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said  he only now realises that there is corruption in the southern African nation, despite years of reports on the matter from his own government and international agencies. Last month, a United States Human Rights report found that the police frequently arrested [...]

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Military Council has ordered revision of the infamous public order law which gave the police power to arrest and take persons to court for such minor offences as “indecent dress.” Interim Military Council spokesman, Lt. Gen. Shams-Eddin Kabashi Ibrahim, was on Monday quoted by the official [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African airline Comair has confirmed that it plans to sue Boeing for damages it expects to suffer due to problems with the Boeing 737 MAX which was involved in last month’s Ethiopian Airlines crash that claimed 157 lives. Ethiopian Airlines grounded its Boeing 737 MAX 8 [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National Bank of Rwanda. Currency                         Buying             Selling US Dollar                      881.60           899.23 Euro                             997.04          1,016.98 Pound Sterling         1,154.37          1,177.45 Swiss Franc                879.97           897.57 Canadian Dollar         659.55           672.74 Kenya Shilling                8.73              8.91 UAE Dirham                   235.75                         [...]

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Lomé, Togo (PANA) – A German national, Julian Hellman, on Sunday won the 28th edition of the Togo International Cycling Tour, ending the reign of Burkinabe cyclists  who had dominated the competition for several years, sports sources told PANA on Monday.   Hellman was followed by Burkinabe Paul Daumont and Belgian Sam [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than ten French diplomats from Libya were stopped on Sunday at Ras Jadir border crossing by Tunisian border police, a Tunisian security source said. The diplomats, travelling on board several vehicles with diplomatic licence plates, were stopped after refusing to surrender their weapons to the Tunisian [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Generation Foot maintain lead in Senegal's League 1 football championship after its 2-0 victory over Ndiambour during day 21 matches played at the weekend. Following are the results: Niarry Tally 0-0 Dakar Sacré-Coeur US Gorée 1-1 Teungueth FC Génération Foot 2-0 Ndiambour Stade de Mbour 1-0 Jaraaf Linguère 0-1 Douanes AS Pikine 1-1 [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s leading gold miner, Acacia Mining plc, said on Monday that it produced 104,899 ounces in the first quarter of this year,13 percent below the prior year period due to lower output at two gold mines of North Mara and Buzwagi.   “While historically our production [...]

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Washington, US (PANA) – The key challenge that Africa faces in economic development is to invest in human and physical capital to create jobs while at the same time reducing debt vulnerabilities, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde and the Chairman of the African Consultative Group, [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Rahimo FC have maintained lead in Burkina Faso's first division football championship thanks to their 1-0 victory over USO during day 25 matches played at the weekend. Following are the results: Rahimo FC  1-0 USO ASFA Y 1-3 AS SONABEL RCK  3-1 USCO AS Douanes 1-1 EFO Majestic SC 2-0 USFA ASECK [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Monday said its troops, in a “joint clearance operation” with Cameroonian forces killed 27 Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday during “a fierce encounter” along the common border of the two countries.   The terrorists were in the border villages of  Wulgo, Tumbuma, Chikun Gudu [...]

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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Following are Monday’s exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius. Currency                                                   Buying        [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by Trust Bank Gambia Ltd:   Currency                                 Buying                        Selling US Dollar                                   48.50                        50.30 Pound Sterling                          57.50                       54.50 Euro                                            54.50                       58.50 CFA Franc (5000)                     400.00                      425.00 Swedish Kroner (100)                 500.00                     550.00 Australian Dollar                         34.50                       37.50 South African Rand                    12.00                       14.00 Canadian Dollar                          35.00                      37.00 Swiss [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The extraordinary Summit of the Community of Sahelo-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) has called on all Libyan parties to immediately cease military escalation in the country. Heads of State and Government of the CEN-SAD on Sunday announced the transfer of the Community's Tripoli-based Secretariat to N'Djamena, Chad, following an [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The opening Group B matches take place Monday at the ongoing Under-17 AFCON tournament in Tanzania. They are - Group B - Guinea v Cameroon Morocco v Senegal Group A results from the opening matches on Sunday were - Tanzania 4-5 Nigeria Angola 1-0 Uganda -0- PANA VAO/AR 15April2019 [...]

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Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Three teams on Sunday qualified for the semi-finals of the 2018-19 CAF Confederation Cup, following matches played in the second-leg, quarter-final round across Africa. First-leg results are in brackets. CS Sfaxien, Tunisia 2-0 Nkana, Zambia (1-2) - Sfaxien qualify on 3-2 aggregate. RS Berkane, Morocco 5-1 Gor Mahia, Kenya [...]

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