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Paris, France (PANA) – Egyptian minister of Housing and City agglomerations, Assem El-Gazzar, will on Thursday attend in Paris a meeting with the France-Egypt Council of Enterprises of Medef-International to discuss the Egyptian government's city development strategy.   The minister and the French business community will exchange views on the evolution of [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – International human rights group, Amnesty International, on Wednesday expressed “concern” at the siege by the Nigeria Police on the offices of Nigeria’s leading online newspaper, Sahara Reporters, saying that “attempts to bar staff from accessing their office shows clear attempt to undermine freedom of the press.”   Publisher [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has reaffirmed that "there is no military solution to the Libyan crisis", expressing "Italy’s concern to find a political solution to reach stability and develop its cooperation with Libya".   Mr Conte was speaking on Wednesday at a meeting with the Chairman of [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A senior commander of the Hutu rebel Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), an armed rebel group active in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), Lieutenant-General Sylvestre Mudacumura, has been killed along with several other soldiers, according to reliable reports obtained [...]

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) will contribute US$ 267 million to the achievement of projects of the Priority Investment Programme (PIP) of the G5 Sahel, according to a statement made available to PANA by the Bank's Managing Director of Regional development and services office for North [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian Presiden Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is in Luanda since Tuesday to take part in the first edition of the Peace biannual meeting in the Angola capital from 18-22 September, the Malian presidency said on Wednesday.   President Keita, in his capacity as African Union coordinator for Arts, Culture [...]

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Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A staff mission  from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday arrived in Brazzaville to conduct discussions with the Government on implementation of the country's economic programme, supported with the Fund's Extended Credit Facility (ECF) under a  deal concluded on 11 July this year.   "Two months after [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Road Transport and Safety has raised concern about the rising number of unregistered vehicles on the roads. The department's Public Relations Office says this act is unlawful and punishable by a fine or imprisonment. It said all unregistered vehicles must first obtain a temporary permit [...]

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Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s recent economic performance has been favourable despite the impact of Cyclone Idai, one of the worst tropical cyclones on record to affect southern Africa. An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team that has visited the country from September 10-17, 2019, said in a statement on Wednesday [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The University of Botswana (UB) Careers and Counselling Centre is conduct a Careers Roundtable targeted at final year students. The specific objectives for the activity are to dialogue with critical stakeholders about skills and competencies desirable in the knowledge-based economy. This is to develop a mutual understanding with trainers, [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, on Tuesday met the President of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, to discuss an increase in oil production and export to support the national economy. A statement issued on [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Portland Pozzolanic Cement (PPC), a Botswana-based cement manufacturing company, is empowering women through its Cooperative Social Initiative  (CSI) programme to earn income. PPC Botswana hosted a tour for members of the media, taking them to the PPC Cement Plant in Gaborone-West Industrial, the PPC Kgale Quarry, also in [...]

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Dr. Abdulla Hamdouk, will take part in the UN climate action summit in New York next week. He will be the first such top Sudanese official in almost 10 years to fly to New York for a UN summit, as the US ban on [...]

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Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Botswana central bank is enforcing the obligation for any traveller to declare foreign currency amounts in cash in excess of US$10,000 or the equivalent in another currency and the downward review of import cash payments from US$40,000 to US$5,000 under a new reform. This is dictated [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The President of Botswana and leader of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, has reiterated the commitment of his government to create opportunities for young people in the areas of creative industries as well as information and communication technology. He was speaking at a [...]

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Central Bank of Mauritania. Currency                                            Buying            Selling 1 Euro                                                  40.35              40.75 1 US Dollar                                           [...]

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr Abdullah Hamdouk, is in Cairo where he has conferred with Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi on bilateral relations and the most recent developments in Sudan. Hamdouk, on his second visit abroad since his swearing-in last August, briefed President Sisi on the latest developments [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT): Currency                          Buying                    Selling US Dollar                         2,278.03                  2,300.82 Pound Sterling               2,828.86                  2,858.07 Euro                                2,512.44                   2,537.80 Canadian Dollar             1,716.81                   1,733.45 Kenya Shilling                    21.93                         [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National Bank of Rwanda. Currency                         Buying             Selling US Dollar                  899.33    917.31 Euro                       917.31   1,015.05 Pound Sterling    1,122.99 1,145.45 Swiss Franc          905.08     923.18 Canadian Dollar  678.40      691.97 Kenya Shilling             8.66      8.83 UAE Dirham                   235.75             240.47 Australian Dollar           634.41               647.10 Burundi Franc            0.48                        [...]

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

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