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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Thursday’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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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT): Currency                         Buying                    Selling US Dollar                        2,278.10                 2,300.89 Pound Sterling               2,839.89                 2,869.20 Euro                                2,518.44                  2,544.55 Canadian Dollar             1,719.84                  1,736.91 Kenya Shilling                    21.94                         [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Minister for International Affairs and Cooperation, Dr. Unity Dow, will attend the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he will deliver the country's statement on 30 September, the ministry announced on Thursday. The Session is under the theme, "Galvanising [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A Botswana diamond mining company, Lucara Diamond Corporation, has announced the recovery of a 123 carat gem from its 100 percent owned Karowe Diamond Mine. According to Eira Thomas, Lucara’s CEO, the diamond was recovered from direct milling ore sourced from the EM/PK(S) unit of the South Lobe. The [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda defeated the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 3-2 on Wednesday in a friendly match in Kinshasa ahead of 2020 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) final qualifying matches scheduled for later this month. The win is a boost in confidence for Rwanda as they are set to take [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan minister of State in charge of the East African Community, Olivier Nduhungirehe, has stated that the death of a senior commander of the rebel Hutu Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is proof of the [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) -  A smuggler who illegally owns protected animal skins has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment and a fine of 500,000 CFA francs (about US$830) by the first Instance Court in Aplahoué, southwest Benin. Emmanuel Agossa, 25, was found guilty of illegal possession, transport and marketing of trophies of [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National Bank of Rwanda. Currency                         Buying             Selling US Dollar                  899.50    917.48 Euro                       993.00   1,012.86 Pound Sterling    1,122.35 1,144.79 Swiss Franc          902.51     920.56 Canadian Dollar  676.54     690.07 Kenya Shilling            8.65      8.82 UAE Dirham                   235.75             240.47 Australian Dollar           634.41               647.10 Burundi Franc            0.48                        0.48 Yuan                           [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Wednesday called for the improvement of the national early warning system, civil safety and disaster and accident control systems in Dakar, the statement from the Council of Ministers sent to PANA on Wednesday said. He also instructed the Interior ministry to immediately [...]

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Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government adopted a decree on Wednesday establishing the Single Social Register for Poor and Vulnerable Households (RSU) to identify those potentially eligible for various social protection and anti-poverty programmes, including the Government Social Programme (PSGouv). The RSU is an information and data management system [...]

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

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