Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday met with a group of experts working on the constitution of the future political federation of member States of the East African Community (EAC)., The meeting took place at Ngozi, northern Burundi, according to public radio and television RTNB. The six member [...]Full text...
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A serious and widespread desert locust outbreak is destroying crops and pasture across eastern Ethiopia and neighbouring areas of Somalia, parts of Sudan, Eritrea and northern Kenya. According to a new official report obtained on Wednesday in Kigali there is a high risk of further spread in [...]Full text...
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -- Botswana headquartered micro financing company Letshego has appointed a new group chief executive officer. The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed company on Wednesday said it has appointed Andrew Fening Oka to lead the 11 market strong pan-African lender. “I am confident Andrew will bring the leadership, vision and [...]Full text...
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 914.76 [...]Full text...
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The change of power in Mauritania, following the 22 June 2019 presidential election and the inauguration of Mohamed ould Cheilkh Ghazouani on 1 August, must be used to stop certain practices and improve protection of human rights, a report of the global NGO Human Rights Watch [...]Full text...
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank. Currency Buying Selling 1 Euro 41.46 [...]Full text...
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - United Arab Emirates (UAE) is to give Mali 14 billion CFA francs for the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) sectors and for women's empowerment and promotion of young people in the West African country. (US$1=CFAF 600.) The money will be used to train them and make them [...]Full text...
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 2,277.20 2,299.98 Pound Sterling 3,955.81 3,986.52 Euro 2,532.48 2,558.26 Canadian Dollar 1,742.05 1,759.33 Kenya Shilling [...]Full text...
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon's Directorate General for Economics and Tax Policy (DGEPF) announced on Wednesday in Libreville that the insurance continued to grow with turnover up by 10.5% to =53.4 billion CFA francs at the end of September 2019 against 48.4 billion CFA francs in the same period in [...]Full text...
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde President Jorge Carlos Fonseca will on Wednesday attend the inauguration of his Mozambican counterpart, Filipe Nyussi, who was re-elected on 15 October for a second term. In a note posted on his Facebook page on Tuesday, President Fonseca announced that he will be present [...]Full text...
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Two soldiers were killed and four others, including two senior army officers, were injured during a confrontation in Khartoum on Tuesday between the Sudanese army and a rebel group from a dissolved intelligence unit, the Army said in a statement on Wednesday. Lt General Mohamed Osman Hussein, [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fayez al-Sarraj, President of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), expressed his readiness on Tuesday evening to "make peace for the brave". However, he added, he is ready to wage war if the opposing camp chooses it. He was speaking the day after [...]Full text...
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's exchange rates of the CFA franc as published by the Bank of Central African States. Currency Buying Selling Euro [...]Full text...
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Wednesday said Khartoum International Airport has been reopened for local and international flights as an insurgency in an area adjacent to the airport has been put down. The airport was closed from Tuesday evening to the early hours of Wednesday morning. Sudanese president of the Transitional [...]Full text...
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 [...]Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A rocket shaped vehicle is expected to break the world land speed record in South Africa within the next couple of months. The British designed and built Bloodhound which was transported to the Northern Cape province last year has undergone a series of test runs [...]Full text...
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias will on Wednesday visit Morocco where he will meet with the country's political leadership mainly to discuss the Libyan crisis. According to an official statement, he will have talks with the head of government, Saad Eddine El Othmani, the Speaker [...]Full text...
