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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -   Rwanda's security agency is hunting two detainees who  tested positive for Covid-19 but escaped from a custody in Ngoma district of south-eastern Rwanda, a police source said on Thursday. The two men were placed under COVID-19 quarantine which is supervised by Police  because they faced robbery charges [...]

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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Health Minister, Chitalu Chilufya, on Thursday appeared in a Magistrate's court in Lusaka on four counts of possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime involving US$252,000 and K3,270,000 (1$USD = K18). Dr. Chilufya, however, could not take plea on Thursday and the case was [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has expressed grief over the death of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly of Cote d'Ivoire and a candidate for October’s presidential election.  In a message of condolence to President Alassane Ouattara and the government and people of Cote d 'Ivoire, President Buhari said [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The International Organisation of the Francophone (Organisation internationale de la Francophonie) or OIF has called for the   lifting of sanctions against Burundi  "in accordance with procedures" that entail a series of actions for a specific result, said an official statement obtained Thursday by PANA in Kigali. OIF [...]

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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                    929.30      [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded two new coronavirus-related deaths, 127 new cases and 72 recoveries on Thursday, the Ministry of Health and Social Action announced at its daily briefing on the epidemiological situation. The latest deaths bring to 143 the number of people who have died of Covid-19 since it [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA)-  The Head of Libya's Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, has discussed with the CEO of Italian Oil and Gas Company, ENI, Claudio Descalzi, efforts to reopen the oilfields, with a view to  resumption of oil production, which has been halted since [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 86 new cases of coronavirus, a new 24-hour record, the Libyan National Centre for Disease Control announced, noting 11 new recoveries and one death. To date, Libya has 1,268 cases of Covid-19, including 926 active cases, 306 recoveries and 36 deaths, according to a [...]

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Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's Kamsar Industrial Club (Division 1) is considering recruiting 62-year-old French coach Daniel Bréard, the club's general secretary, Oumar Ndiaye, told PANA in a telephone interview. According to him, a Memorandum of Understanding was recently signed between CIK president, Gen. Mathurin Bangoura, who is also president of [...]

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian Central Bank. Currency                                         Buying           Selling 1 Euro                                               42.35             42.78 1 US Dollar                                        37.54            37.91 1 Pound Sterling                               47.05            47.52 100 Swiss Franc             [...]

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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security minister Maneesh Gobin said on Tuesday that the Covid-19 pandemic has made people aware of the importance of food security and food self-sufficiency.     Speaking at the launch of the first potato harvest in Glen Park, central Mauritius, he stated that now [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With Nigeria’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases jumping to 30,249 with 460 of them recorded on Wednesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has appealed to families and communities to take full responsibility and protect themselves from the virus. Announcing the COVID-19 figures via its official Twitter handle, the [...]

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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee as published by the Commercial Bank of Mauritius. Currency                                    Buying               Selling Australian Dollar                         27.01                28.43 Canadian Dollar                           28.53        [...]

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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                                   50.40                        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                          [...]

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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases have surged by 854 new infections bringing the tally to 22,822 as offices continue to close on pandemic fears. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) said on its update on Wednesday night that recoveries/discharges are now 17,564, representing an increase of 408 from the [...]

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Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2020 is projected to be between 0.4 and 1.7% compared to 5.6% in 2019, according to the latest edition of the Uganda Economic Update released by the World Bank on Wednesday.  The report,  ‘Digital Solutions in a Time of Crisis,’ shows the economy has suffered from [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in “a serious setback” for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, an independent UN human rights expert said on Wednesday, urging a high-level meeting to “take a hard look” at implementation efforts to live up to the [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women journalists face particular dangers while going about their work, an independent UN expert told the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday, saying that governments should do more to protect them.  In an appeal to Member States, Dubravka Simonovic, Special Rapporteur on violence against women, said that [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - With battle lines shifting, foreign interference growing, thousands fleeing their homes and COVID-19 cases on the rise, time is running out for bringing a peaceful end to the conflict in Libya, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. Briefing the Security Council on Wednesday, the UN chief described [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - A surge in demand for medical products to combat COVID-19 has led to a jump in the trafficking of substandard and faulty merchandise, according to new UN research published on Wednesday.  “Health and lives are at risk with criminals exploiting the COVID-19 crisis to cash in [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 50 Heads of State and government, alongside global employers’ and trade union leaders, on Wednesday took part in an online discussion looking at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world of work. The Global Summit is part of a five-day virtual event organized [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will allow arriving passengers from international destinations to proceed without the mandatory 14-day quarantine provided they do not show symptoms of the coronavirus (COVID-19) when air services resume, an official told PANA here Wednesday. Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia unveiled the new transport safety protocols to [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has received the nomination of Kenyan Sports Minister Amina Mohamed for the post of Director-General, the Geneva-based global trade body said here Wednesday.  The nomination was received on 7 July 2020, the WTO Secretariat said in a statement. The successful candidate will succeed [...]

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