Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's political leaders have expressed their sadness at the death on Monday of Pensa Mayor Souleymane Zabré, six soldiers and three civilians in a terrorist attack in the country's north-central city. "Another dozen Burkinabe citizens were cowardly murdered on the same day in Sanamentenga province [...]Full text...
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Eighteen people tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday bringing the total number of positive cases in Zimbabwe to 734, according to the Ministry of Health and Child Care. In a COVID-19 daily update, the ministry said the people who tested positive include sixteen returnees from South Africa [...]Full text...
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Monday concluded a four-day mass polio immunization campaign, vaccinating 174,304 children under five years of age in two districts of Centre-East region while observing COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures. According to the Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO), the campaign [...]Full text...
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Brutal attacks by the armed group known as Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which have left more than 793 people dead and dozens of others injured in the eastern provinces of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the last 18 months, may amount to crimes against [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded 71 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, 8 new recoveries and two deaths on Monday, the National Centre for Disease Control announced in a statement. To date, Libya has a total of 1,117 cases, including 269 recoveries and 34 deaths, the statement added. -0- PANA BY/JSG/BBA/AR 7July2020 [...]Full text...
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Monday night announced a record increase of 992 new COVID-19 infections in a single update bringing the country’s case count to 21,077. “A total of 992 new cases were reported on 3 July, 2020. These are samples that were taken from [...]Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by Trust Bank Gambia Ltd: Currency Buying Selling US Dollar 50.40 52.00 Pound Sterling 64.20 66.00 Euro 56 .90 58.70 CFA Franc (5000) 400.00 425.00 Swedish Kroner (100) 480.00 520.00 Australian Dollar 34.50 37.50 South African Rand 12.00 14.00 Canadian Dollar 37.00 [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - As a major United Nations forum prepares to assess progress towards a fairer future for people and the planet, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that each of the Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, is being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The High-Level [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - As COVID-19 continues to disrupt the world’s health systems, economies and local communities, the UN Secretary-General on Monday highlighted how the pandemic has laid bare vulnerabilities to “new and emerging forms of terrorism”, such as cyberattacks, bioterrorism and the misuse of digital technology. While the coronavirus [...]Full text...
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Inflation dropped in Tunisia in June by 5.8 per cent as against 6.3 per cent in May, the Tunisian National Statistics Institute (INS) said here Monday. The drop resulted in the slowdown of the rhythm of increase in prices for food, services, transports and clothing, it added. The [...]Full text...
