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Paris, France (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday paid tribute to Pape Diouf, sports journalist, player agent and president of Olympique de Marseille, who died on Tuesday in Dakar, after falling victim to the Covid-19 disease. Macron said he was saluting a maestro in the area of ​​the players' [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A convoy of three trucks ferrying ammunition of the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar was destroyed on Thursday in an air strike carried out by the army of the Government of National Accord near Beni Walid, 180 km southwest of Tripoli.   Operation Volcano [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Six new cases of coronavirus were confirmed Thursday in Burkina Faso, bringing to 288 the number of people affected by the disease since March 9, the Information Service of Burkina Faso (SIG) announced. As of Wednesday the situation of the coronavirus pandemic in Burkina Faso was [...]

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

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Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The ruling People's Rally of Guinea (RPG Rainbow) won 79 of the 114 seats in the National Assembly, according to provisional results of the March 22 legislative elections published by the National Electoral Commission (CENI) on Wednesday. The party won 42 seats out of 76 on the [...]

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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded its first death from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) since the outbreak,  Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya disclosed on Thursday at a press briefing in Lusaka.   The minister also announced three new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number to 39.   According to Chilufya, the victim [...]

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Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese government on Wednesday announced measures to mitigate the effects on vulnerable populations following drastic decisions taken by President Faure Gnassingbè in the fight against COVID-19 (coronavirus). The president on Wednesday night declared a health emergency for three months and a curfew from 7 p.m. to [...]

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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                                               40.52             40.92 1 US Dollar                                        37.03    [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded five new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, two imported cases and three contact cases, and 10 new cures, the ministry of public health and social action announced at its daily briefing. To date, Senegal has 195 cases reported positive, including 55 cured, 1 death [...]

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Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Completing the fourth review of Guinea’s economic performance under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved US$23.5 million disbursement for the country which currently “faces significant downside risks related to COVID-19 pandemic”. “The Fund will remain closely [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Retired General Mohamed Salah Hamdi, the Tunisian president's security adviser, on Wednesday announced his resignation on his Facebook page, saying he was not being consulted. General Hamdi said: "I had become the adviser who is not consulted." He added: "I regret having announced my resignation as the First [...]

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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                       2,278.71                  2,301.50 Pound Sterling             2,821.50                   2,850.63 Euro                               2,490.63                   2,515.99 Canadian Dollar            1,600.21                  1,615.76 Kenya Shilling                    21.68                     [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's foreign minister, Alpha Barry, says he tested negative for coronavirus on Wednesday following  a two-week treatment after his infection. "Today Wednesday, April 1, it's been 15 days since I quarantined myself (on Wednesday evening, March 18) before being declared positive for Covid-19 on the [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have completed discussions for emergency access to the Rapid Credit Facility and the Rapid Financing Instrument to help the West African country address the economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. In a statement it issued on Thursday, [...]

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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                                  629.71             655.95 US Dollar                         163.771            163.907 Pound Sterling                    746.466         746.687 Canadian Dollar                 427.599           [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The resumption of classes in public and private schools in Tunisia has been postponed in order to protect the health of pupils from the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, a statement from the ministry of education announced on Wednesday. All national exams have also been postponed until late June [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than 200 Tunisians are stranded at the two border crossings between Tunisia and Libya, the head of the Tunisian observatory for human rights Mustapha Abdelkrim announced on Wednesday. He said that more than 150 people have been at Ras Jadir crossing in the Medénine region for [...]

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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday’s foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank. Currency                                            Buying            Selling Australian Dollar                   [...]

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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                                   50.00                        51.50 Pound Sterling                         64.00                       67.60 Euro                                             55.00                      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                          37.00                     [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There are apprehensions over the rising numbers of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria and the speed with which some foreign countries have been evacuating their nationals. Nigeria has a total of 174 confirmed cases including two deaths and nine that have been discharged. The bulk [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – China has informed Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) that it is willing to respond to all its requests to fight against COVID-19 (coronavirus), the spokesperson for the Libyan ministry of foreign affairs, Mohamed Al-Gueblawi, has said. Chinese president, Xi Jinping, in a letter to the chairman [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Wednesday recorded 21 new cases of the coronavirus disease, taking the total to 282, the Government’s Information Services (reported. The figure is made up of 94 women and 188 men, since 9 March,  2020. The statement said 46 people have been cured and [...]

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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The chairperson of the National Communication Committee on COVID-19, Dr Zouberr Joomaye, has said that as at Wednesday night, Mauritius has recorded 161 cases of the pandemic with six deaths. Mauritius recorded its first case on 18 March 2020. Speaking to the media, Dr Joomaye said the rising [...]

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