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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Alpha Jallow, a leading pro-consumer rights champion in the Gambia, has expressed grave concern over the “widespread proliferation of fake drugs” in the tiny West African nation, while urging authorities to be vigilant and put a stop to the illegal business. Mr. Jallow, the President of Gambia’s [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The 4th stage of the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) U-18 tour in West and Central Africa, starts on Monday at the Friendship Tennis Club in Cotonou, Benin's Tennis Federation said. More than 80 tennis players from 23 countries in Africa and elsewhere are expected to compete to [...]

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Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria's interim President Abdelkader Bensalah announced on Sunday that the next presidential election will take place on 12 December, saying he had signed a decree convening the electoral body. In a speech to the nation, Mr. Bensalah said he had set the date of the presidential election [...]

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Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Bank of Central African States. Currency                                     Buying              Selling Euro        [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank. Currency                                                          Buying            Selling Australian Dollar       [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust Bank Gambia Ltd. Currency                                 Buying                        Selling US Dollar                                  49.00                        50.15 Pound Sterling                         62.50                       66.00 Euro                                            54.50                      57.50 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                     [...]

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Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The body of Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe is expected to be taken to his rural home in Zvimba on Monday to afford people the opportunity to bid farewell to him, family spokesperson Mr Leo Mugabe has said. The Herald newspaper reported on Monday that the body [...]

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Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results from the first-round, first-leg matches, played at the weekend across Africa, in the 2019-20 CAF Champions league. First-named teams hosted the first leg. The second-leg comes up 27-29 September. Al-Nasr, Libya 1-3 Raja Casablanca, Morocco JS Kabylie, Algeria 2-0 Horoya, Guinea   ASC Kara, Togo [...]

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Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results from the first-round, first-leg matches, played across Africa at the weekend in the 2019-20 CAF Confederation Cup.   First-named teams hosted the first-leg. The second-leg comes up 27-29 September. ESAE, Benin 0-0 Salitas, Burkina Faso Al-Ittihad, Libya 1-1 Hassania Agadir, Morocco Maranatha, Togo 1-2 Djoliba, [...]

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