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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA )- Sudanese authorities on Friday sent military reinforcement to the Red Sea State in eastern Sudan, where ethnic fighting that erupted this week left dozens dead or injured and raised tension. The official media said the government has sent an unspecified number of troops to reinforce the security [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ministry of Development of the Digital Economy and Posts of Burkina Faso announced on Friday the disappearance of a team of service providers who were working on the National Backbone Telecommunications Project (PBNT) on the Ouo-Sidéradougou axis in Cascades region of western Burkina Faso. "The [...]

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Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's main opposition party, National Alliance for Change (ANC), on Friday issued a statement in Lomé demanding the improvement of the electoral framework for the presidential election of 2020. "The ANC considers that an improvement of the electoral framework is essential for the next elections to be [...]

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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A hundred Chagossians, led by the leader of the Chagos Refugee Group, Olivier Bancoult, on Friday demonstrated with posters and banners for a few hours in front of the British High Commission in Port Louis, asking Britain to comply with its obligations under international law [...]

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Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's national police reported on Friday an operation to fight cross-border crimes (Usalama, Peace), carried out from October 30 to November 3, during which 200 kg of dry cannabis and 683 balls of the same type of narcotics were seized. In addition, the police arrested 14 dealers [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda have withdrawn from the 2019 CECAFA senior men Challenge Cup for national teams, which is scheduled to be played in Kampala, Uganda, citing insufficient financial means to cater for the team, Sports sources confirmed on Friday to PANA in Kigali. There are currently 11 countries confirmed [...]

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Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government on Thursday launched the second phase of the Program to Support Agricultural Development and Rural Entrepreneurship (PADAER) in Kolda, southern Senegal, to boost and develop agricultural activities in rural areas. According to the PADAER coordinator, Babou Dramé, the program, which will cost 48 billion [...]

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese security has cracked down on members of the deposed president’s political party, the National Congress party, as well as its splinter group the Popular Congress party, reportedly for their role in the coup d’état that brought Omar Bashir to power in 1989. The official media, [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists  (CPJ) on Thursday awarded six journalists from Brazil, India, Nicaragua, Tanzania, and Pakistan at its 2019 International Press Freedom Awards ceremony in New York City. The 2019 International Press Freedom Awards (IPFA) were presented amid the erosion of press freedom in [...]

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Lome, Togo (PANA) - A coalition of opposition parties in Togo on Friday called on the Togolese people to mobilize for the organization of a transparent presidential election.   In a statement obtained by in Lome, Coalition C14, which groups a number of opposition parties, said that its public appeal followed the [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are fixtures for Day 9 matches of Rwanda's football championship league this weekend. Friday's matches: Sunrise FC vs Heroes FC  APR FC vs Espoir F Saturday's matches: Marines FC vs AS Muhanga  AS Kigali vs Kiyovu Sports  Sunday's matches: Gicumbi FC vs Rayon Sports FC  Bugesera FC vs Mukura VS  Etincelles FC vs Police FC  Played [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National Bank of Rwanda. Currency                         Buying             Selling US Dollar               908.30    [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The winner of the 2019 Magical Kenya Ladies Open, a Ladies European Tour event, will take home 45,000 euros, event promoters have said. The event is sponsored by Kenya top telco, Safaricom, to the tune of 300,000 euros. The Magical Kenya Ladies Open takes place from the 5-8 [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday said that the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has experienced its second highest quarterly growth in four years after growing by 2.28 per cent in the third quarter of 2019. The 2.28 per cent GDP growth is 0.17 percentage [...]

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Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's 9th International Cycling Tour begins on 27 November, with the participation of seven other countries in the sub-region, the Guinean Cycling Federation (FEGUIC) said in a statement on Friday. The countries taking part are Guinea, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. The [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling for an urgent shift in handling the Libyan crisis. The UN migration agency says it is alarmed by the latest developments in Libya where at least nine boats carrying more than 600 migrants have been discovered on the central [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has sealed a top spot finish in Group B of the ongoing Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) Women Championships in Tanzania. They consequently secured a semi-final berth against Burundi on Saturday. On Thursday evening, Kenya hit Uganda 3-0 in Dar es Salaam, courtesy [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Friday’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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Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, Confederation of African Football (CAF), says the dates for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be decided in conjunction with the host country. "Due to metrological issues, the dates of the AFCON 2021 will be decided jointly by CAF and the [...]

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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as announced by the Mauritian Commercial Bank. Currency                          Buying           Selling Australian Dollar            24.08          [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria spent a total of $1.66bn in one year, from July 2018 to June 2019, to service its external debt, according to a report from the Debt Management Office. And in the one-year period under review, the external debt rose from $21.59bn to $27.16bn, up 25.8 per [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Mr Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, arrived in Abuja on Thursday night for a five-day official visit to Nigeria. Mr Muhammed-Bande was received by the UN Resident Coordinator Ms Comfort Lamptey, Representative of Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Charge [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has tasked the Governors of the country's 36 States and the private sector to collaborate with the bank to boost agriculture and industries towards generating 10 million jobs yearly. Mr Emefiele said during a meeting in [...]

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Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Human rights groups, good governance organisations and experts are urging the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Executive Board to delay a planned December 2019 vote on a US$280 million loan agreement with Equatorial Guinea. Eight human rights and good governance organizations and eight prominent experts on Thursday [...]

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