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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The  preliminary probe of more than 300 Mauritanian personalities, including former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz (2008-2019), has led to the seizure of around 20 billion ouguiyas (approximately US$ 60 million) in bank accounts and various homes, according local press reports which cited several corroborating sources. This [...]

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Continued inefficiencies and disruptions to cross-border trade have posed significant challenges to Africa’s fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the UN Economic Commission for Africa has said. In a report, the ECA said the inability to trade across borders put the efforts by African countries to [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Mission of the Economic Community of West African States in Guinea-Bissau (ECOMIB) officially ended on 10 September 2020, the sub-regional organisation said Tuesday in a statement received by PANA in Ouagadougou. According to the statement, ceremony marking the end of the activities of the ECOMIB [...]

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Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - International partners have welcomed the resumption of dialogue between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the five Federal Member States (FMS), commending President Mohamed Abdullahi ‘Farmaajo’ and the FMS Presidents for participating in these important meetings in Mogadishu.   In a joint press statement, the partners have [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Taher Siala, has informed his Tunisian counterpart, Othman Jerandi, of developments in the Libyan issue after meetings in Bouznika, Morocco, Montreux, Switzerland, and Cairo, Egypt, devoted to finding a solution to the crisis in [...]

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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Three new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in Mauritius on Tuesday, on three people who were in quarantine following their repatriation from France, health authorities told PANA. They said the three patients have been transferred to a hospital for treatment, bringing the total number of [...]

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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency                  Buying          Selling Australian Dollar     28.28           29.76 Canadian Dollar      29.28      [...]

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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday began a one-day consultative meeting on Mali after the military junta there failed to meet their 15 September deadline to put in place a civilian government in a 12-month transition arrangement. The meeting is being [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Rwandan Franc as issued by the National Bank of Rwanda. Currency                      Buying      Selling US Dollar                943.11          [...]

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank: Currency            Buying        Selling 1 Euro                43.76           44.23 1 US Dollar       36.88  [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Trust Bank Gambia Ltd: Currency                                 Buying                        Selling US Dollar                                   51.50                        52.30 Pound Sterling                         64.50                        66.65 Euro                                             58 .50                       60.90 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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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNPS), the military junta that seized power on 18 August in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, on was on Monday briefed the Ghanaian President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on the situation in Mali since the [...]

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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Several leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have arrived in Ghana for a one-day Consultative Meeting on Mali’s political crisis. The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) Television reported that the presidents of Togo, Guinea, Niger, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivire and the vice-president of Nigeria [...]

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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian currency, kwacha, has come under renewed pressure in the recent weeks, depreciating by 8.0% between mid-August and September 14. The currency is trading at K19.81 per US dollar from K18.34, largely reflecting imbalances in the foreign exchange market, according to the central bank. A statement released [...]

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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least 10 passengers are dead while over 80 others have sustained injuries in a road accident on Tuesday in Ghana's Eastern Region. Eyewitnesses said the accident occurred at Kyekyewere when a goods truck burst a tyre and veered into the lane of the oncoming traffic and [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 747 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in 48 hours, bringing to 7,382 the total number of infections recorded in the country since the beginning of the pandemic, the Tunisian Health Ministry announced Monday. The number of deaths has risen to 117 while the [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ten new confirmed cases of coronavirus were recorded on Monday in Burkina Faso, bringing the total number of people infected since 9 March to 1,717, the Government Information Service (SIG) said Tuesday. In addition, two recoveries have been recorded, bringing the total number to 1,137. The death [...]

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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded 29 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the lowest in many weeks, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 45,601. However, deaths surged by eight to 294, one of the highest updates since the virus was detected in the West African country last March. The [...]

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Paris, France (PANA) - Clampdowns on the media have increased sharply in 2020, the UN cultural agency said on Monday, highlighting 21 protests around the world this year in which State security forces have violated journalists’ rights. In its new report, Safety of Journalists Covering Protests – Preserving Freedom of the Press [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - Over the next 10 years, the world could well be transformed by potentially lethal new technologies, climate disruptions and disruption caused by expanding cities, the UN peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Monday, outlining the adaptations required to keep the Organization’s flagship enterprise fit-for-purpose [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Ivorian Speaker of Parliament Guillaume Soro Monday denounced the rejection of his bid for the country’s 31 October presidential election. "I strongly challenge the unfair and baseless decision made on Monday, 14 September, by the Ivorian constitutional Council. “I consider that this is an iniquitous, politically [...]

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