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Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The United States government has lauded the release by the Government of The Gambia of the full report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Financial Activities of Public Bodies, Enterprises and Offices, known as the 'Janneh Commission', as well as the Cabinet white paper.
According to a [...]Full text...
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have committed to eradicate terrorism in their regional space, through the adoption of a declaration against the phenomenon at the end of their extraordinary summit held on Saturday in the Burkinabè capital, [...]Full text...
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union has promised to help with efforts aimed at delisting Sudan from American terrorists- sponsors dossier, Sudan News Agency quoted an AU official as saying after meeting with Sudan’s new Foreign Minister, Ms Asma Mohammed Abdulla on Sunday.
Asma, who received the AU representative to [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Fierce fighting broke out on Sunday on the road to Tripoli airport, in the south of the city, after an offensive launched by theLibyan National Army, illustrating the persistence of the military escalation for more than five months near the Libyan capital.
"Armed clashes broke out around [...]Full text...
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - AFC Leopards and Kariobangi Sharks played to a 0-0 draw in a Kenyan Premier League match at the Moi International Sports Centre (MISC) in Nairobi on Sunday.
There was nothing to write home about as Leopards, former Kenyan league champions struggled to regain their lost status.
At the [...]Full text...
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The European Union (EU) has allocated 700,000 Euros in humanitarian aid to provide emergency relief to thousands of civilians affected by the recent floods in Sudan.
A press statement issued by the EU in Khartoum on Sunday said the money has been made available through the EU’s Acute [...]Full text...
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA)-The CEO of a leading Kenyan real estate and investment Company, Username Investment, Reuben Kimani, has been awarded recently awarded the coveted 2019 Realtor Founder of the Year Award in Nairobi.
He received the coveted award at a gala dinner that brought together extraordinary young founders in different categories ranging [...]Full text...
Paris, France (PANA) – Former Chadian president Lol Mahamat Choua died on Sunday in the Chadian capital, Ndjamena, following a long illness, his relatives in Paris, France, told PANA.
Choua ruled Chad from 29 April to 29 August 1979 as head of the transitional government of national unity (GUNT), formed after [...]Full text...
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia's outgoing head of government Youssef Chahed described Sunday's presidential election as a "big event that enabled voters to decide their future by themselves."
Prime Minister Chahed made the remark after he cast his ballot at Marsa polling station in the northern suburb of Tripoli.
Chahed, also [...]Full text...
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese authorities on Sunday postponed the opening of schools in the southeastern State of Blue Nile for health reasons.
At least four cases of confirmed acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) or cholera were confirmed after laboratory tests, the Ministry of Health said.
Schools were due to open on Sunday [...]Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The government of The Gambia has banned three former top officials of the Central Bank of Gambia from holding public office in the country for the rest of their life, said a government White Paper made available to PANA in Banjul on Sunday.
The ban concerns Amadou Colley, [...]Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The government of The Gambia said it will make formal complaint to the Swiss government against its citizens for fraudulently defrauding millions of dollars belonging to the Gambian people, according to a government White Paper made available to PANA on Sunday.
A number of Swiss businesses and citizens [...]Full text...
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Nigerien health authorities have launched a national measles vaccination campaign to protect children of up to five years of age against the disease which claims many lives in the country every yea.
The one-week campaign will cover more than 4.2 million children. It is organised for children not [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya's Interior minister under the government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, has discussed with his Tunisian counterpart, Hichem Fourati, on the means to resolve obstacles met by Libyans at the Tunisian border posts, particularly the common border post of Ras Jedir.
A statement issued on Sunday [...]Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prison authorities on Sunday confirmed that it has granted parole to disgraced rapist and former tennis champion Bob Hewitt.
The Correctional Supervision and Parole Board for St. Albans prison in the Eastern Cape, where Hewitt has been incarcerated for the past three years, stated that he [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan President of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, has discussed with representatives of the youth and sports sector how to get the country out of the current crisis Libya and the Tripoli war.
The discussion, held on Saturday, was part of the national consultations [...]Full text...
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is supporting Beninese schoolchildren as part of the 2019 -20120 school year, by distributing kits to students for a cost of 393 million CFA francs.
The UN agency said in a statement that the donation, which is part of UNICEF's commitment to [...]Full text...
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A humanitarian vessel, Ocean Viking, with 82 African migrants on board, rescued in the open Mediterranean Sea off Libya, has been allowed to dock at Lampedusa island, said official Italian sources.
Italian Foreign minister Luigi di Maio, leader of the anti-M5S movement, said an "ad-hoc" agreement has [...]Full text...
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian voters went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president for the next five years.
The winning candidate will succeed Beji Caid Essebsi who died on July 25 at the age of 92 years.
The polls opened at 8:00 am local time (09:00 GMT) and [...]Full text...
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Dozens of Tunisian voters queued up at 13,000 polling stations which opened early on Sunday for the second democratic presidential election in the history of their country.
Even before the polling stations opened at 8 GMT, voters were anxious to cast ballots for the next president of [...]Full text...
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Boosting bilateral relations and the security of the Red Sea region and the Horn of Africa were issues at the centre of discussion between Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Saturday, according to press reports in Khartoum on Sunday.
Afewerki arrived in [...]Full text...
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabweans have welcomed the decision by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to inject more cash into the economy, hoping it will ease shortage and eliminate the illegal premiums charged on electronic transactions.
Of late, according to ZBC News, the country witnessed errant behaviour of some individuals [...]Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from some first-round, first-leg matches, played on Saturday across Africa, in the 2019-20 CAF Champions league.
First-named teams hosted the first-leg. The second-leg comes up 27-29 September.
JS Kabylie, Algeria 2-0 Horoya, Guinea
Cano Sport, Equatorial Guinea 0-2 Al-Ahly, Egypt
Génération Foot, Senegal 2-1 Zamalek, [...]Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from some first-round, first-leg matches, played on Saturday across Africa, in the 2019-20 CAF Confederation Cup.
First-named teams hosted the first-leg hosts. The second-leg comes up 27-29 September.
Al-Ittihad, Libya 1-1 Hassania Agadir, Morocco
Maranatha, Togo 1-2 Djoliba, Mali
AS Pélican, Gabon 2-1 Enugu Rangers, [...]Full text...