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Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  - The campus of the only public university in Bujumbura, Burundi's economic capital, will be thoroughly searched following reports of mass graves of victims of clashes between students at the height of the ethnic civil war in the 1990s and 2000s, a source close to the National [...]

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Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - For the second year in a row, Egypt has topped the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)’s annual investments in southern and eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region with new commitments of €1.2 billion in 26 projects in 2019 after €1.1 billion in the previous year. Continuing its [...]

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Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire has joined the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action to benefit from the experience and expertise of technical and financial partners, official sources said. This will enable Côte d'Ivoire to implement, with the support of developed countries, mechanisms and instruments for climate finance, [...]

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Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire has joined the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), a government statement said on Thursday. The aim is to benefit from technical and operational assistance to promote better access to climate finance resources. Côte d'Ivoire's accession to GGGI, which specialises in the design and development of [...]

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Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco is expected in Libreville on Thursday for a 24-hour visit to Gabon. According to the official programme, during his stay he will meet with his counterpart, Ali Bongo Ondimba to discuss bilateral issues. Gabon and Angola have maintained diplomatic relations since 1970. The [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mr. Fayez al-Sarraj, announced on Wednesday evening that he will participate in Sunday's Berlin International Conference  scheduled for Sunday, after receiving an official invitation. The invitation was sent to him by German Foreign Minister [...]

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank. Currency                                         Buying           Selling 1  Euro                                              41.35    [...]

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Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates of the CFA franc as published by the Bank of Central African States. Currency                                          Buying                Selling Euro                        [...]

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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                        2,277.18                   2,299.96 Pound Sterling               3,961.93                  3,992.47 Euro                                2,537.69                  2,563.53 Canadian Dollar             1,742.70                   1,759.99 Kenya Shilling                    22.46                       [...]

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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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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's secret service, Department of State Services (DSS), says five aid workers abducted on 22 December, 2019 by Islamic State West Africa Province terrorists in the northeast have been released. The five were abducted when their vehicle was ambushed between Monguno and Damaturu, the Spokesperson of DSS, Dr [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - Fresh clashes in the Central African Republic’s (CAR) southeast have driven some 400 people to seek shelter at a UN base there, the United Nations Spokesperson said in New York on Wednesday. Peacekeepers are patrolling the city of Alindao, Basse Kotto Prefecture, after skirmishes last Thursday [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - Last year was the second warmest year on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Wednesday.  “The average global temperature has risen by about 1.1°C since the pre-industrial era and ocean heat content is at a record level,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.   “On the current path of carbon dioxide [...]

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Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The  national council of media leaders (CONAPP) Wednesday urged the Togolese media to play a key role in fostering social cohesion, as the country heads for presidential election. The CONAPP made the call during nationwide discussions on the media that opened in Kara, north of the country, [...]

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