Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese Prime Minister Komi Sélon Klassou Friday called on African countries to pool efforts to combat the trafficking and marketing of fake medicines. Speaking at a dinner offered to guests of the summit on Fake Medicines in Africa which is under way here, Klassou denounced the manufacture [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - The world should not accept the “dire and untenable” situation facing children in war-torn Libya, Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Henrietta Fore said in a statement here Friday. “Children in Libya, including refugee and migrant children, continue to suffer grievously amidst the violence [...]Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Drug-resistant infections are on the rise as private investment in new antibiotic development declines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said here Friday. Two new WHO reports reveal that while some 50 new antibiotics and 10 biologics are under development, only 32 of the total target WHO-priority pathogens [...]Full text...
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - As the Berlin international conference on Berlin gets underway on Sunday, human rights watchdog Amnesty International is stressing that the protection of civilians and justice for victims of violations must be the cornerstones of any peace deal emerging from the summit. The conflict – which escalated last [...]Full text...
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Former Malawian President Joyce Hilda Banda says African heads of state owe it to their people to respond to the rise of fake drugs on the continent. She made the remarks at a dinner on Friday night, the first day of a two-day counterfeit drugs summit called [...]Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Saturday’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 [...]Full text...
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian security forces have foiled an assassination attempt against Mbarka Aouania Brahmi, widow of martyr Mohamed Brahmi, a communiqué issued by the “Popular trend” party said here Friday. The party hailed the efforts of the security forces in the fight against “terrorism”, drawing attention to the [...]Full text...
