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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The second conference of the Maghreb Confederation of vascular medicine began in the Tunisian southeastern city of Djerba Friday. The conference, which also coincides with the 5th day of the Tunisian company for vascular medicine, is being attended by 150 doctors from France, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. It [...]

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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Friday trading down, compared with the previous session, as the BRVM 10 index dropped from 135.44 points to 135.01 points or a 0.32 percent decrease, while the BRVM Composite index lost 0.26 percent to 141.82 points against 142.19 points [...]

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Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe’s government Friday fired additional 134 striking doctors for failing to report to work, sparking a new crisis in the healthcare sector. This comes three days after government fired 77 doctors for similar reasons, bringing the total number of fired medical practitioners to 211, a measure that [...]

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Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has reshuffled his cabinet amidst growing economic and social turmoil that continues to threaten the country’s growth. The reshuffle was done in terms of Subsection 1 of Section 104 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013 which gives the President [...]

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 Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A goal in the 29th minute by Mostafa Mohamed on Friday launched hosts Egypt to a successful start against Mali in Group A at the 15-day 2019 Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations (AFCON). Cameroon take on Ghana in a late game Friday on the same group. This is [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A negotiating session between Italy and Tunisia was held Thursday at the headquarters of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to sign a framework agreement on migration and development. Attended by senior officials from the ministries of Foreign Affairs and the Interior of the two countries, the [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President, Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, and Members of Parliament are attending an orientation seminar to launch the 12th National Assembly. The seminar is held at Travelodge in the small town of Kasane, 925.5 kilometers from the capital city of Gaborone. It is at the far north-eastern corner [...]

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia have consented to reach an agreement on the filling of the Great Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD) following talks sponsored by the Word Bank and attended by the United states State Department. A joint statement issued in Washington and reported by the Sudanese news [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The final results of the October 16 Tunisian parliamentary polls, announced on Friday by the Tunisian electoral authority, have thrown up a fragmented parliamentary landscape where no party stands out. Declared the winner of the election, the Islamist movement "Ennahdha", which won only 52 seats of the [...]

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Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The President of the Republic of Angola, João Lourenço, has awarded a medal to Angolan journalist and human rights activist, Rafael Marques, in recognition of his fight against corruption in the country. Rafael Marques was decorated with several other national and foreign individuals and institutions, including journalist [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Following South Sudan's warring factions' decision to extend the pre-transitional period by 100 days, a humanitarian organization on Friday urged a speedy implementation of the peace agreement for the sake of peace and stability. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says more than ever before [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Harambee Starlets and Zambia settled for a 2-2 draw in a Tokyo 2020 Olympics qualifier in Nairobi on Friday. The women's first-leg, play-off match at the Moi International Sports Centre (MISC), saw Zambia take the lead in the 13th minute through Grace Chanda. Chanda scored with relative [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has welcomed the release of more than 100 illegal migrants from a shelter in Tripoli, pursuant to the Libyan authorities' new policy of closing centers for clandestine migrants. In a statement released on Friday, UNHCR said [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Friday said that 16 Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and eight of their spouses have surrendered in Nigeria’s Northeast region. Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator in the Northeast, Colonel Aminu Iliyasu, said in a statement that several [...]

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Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien President, Mr. Issoufou Mahamadou, who is the current President of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), on Friday chaired the official opening ceremony of the extraordinary summit of this organization focused on the [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Unofficial results coming out of the 20 constituencies where counting of votes for the elections, held on Thursday, is taking place show that the Alliance Morisien, led by outgoing Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, has secured 35 out of the 60 seats, PANA reported from here. If the [...]

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - There are no armed groups in the territory of Mauritania and the ammunition seized a few days ago by security forces in Senegal was intended for target shooting clubs, a traditional sport, according to a Mauritanian government statement released on Friday. The Senegalese press has revealed, in [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ten Nigerian soldiers were killed and nine others severely injured in an ambush by the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) terrorists in Damboa, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria. Damboa town is about 88 kilometres (55 miles) from the Borno State capital of Maiduguri. In addition, 12 soldiers are [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli on Friday opened the 18th Africa-Nordic meeting of foreign ministers with a call to African countries to tap into their enormous potential, including natural resources the continent is endowed with. President Magufuli said despite the availability of abundant natural resources [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Franco-Libyan forum on civil defense, aimed at promoting cooperation and exchange of experience between Libya and France, opened Thursday in Tunis, Tunisia, attended by the Libyan Minister of the Interior of the Government of National Unity, Fathi Bachagha, and the French ambassador to Libya, Beatrice [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy in Botswana is collaborating with  Kalahari Conservation Society (KCS), Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH), University of Wisconsin, and Vulcan, Inc. to fight animal trafficking in the country.   The US has organised a two-day 'Zoohackathon' event with the theme ‘Coding for Coexistence’ from 8-9 November 2019 [...]

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