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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -More than 190 illegal migrants perished in September off the Libyan coast, a non-governmental organisation monitoring migrant boats in the Mediterranean, 'Alarm Phone', has revealed. In a report posted Monday on its website, the NGO accused European Union (EU) countries and the Libyan coastguard as it observed an increase [...]

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Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has been chosen as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Centre of Excellence, for at least four years, in the priority area of cybersecurity in Africa, PANA learnt on Tuesday, from government sources. Mauritian Information Technology, Communication and Innovation Minister, Mr Darsanand Balgobin, said this ITU Centre, [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as published by CRDB Bank: Currency                        Buying                     Selling                    US Dollar                       2,309.00                  2,339.00 Euro                               2,641.00                  2,771.00 Japanese YEN                    19.49                       24.49 Pound Sterling               2,921.00                3,051.00 Swiss Franc                    2,477.66                 2,527.66 Canadian Dollar             1,718.29                  1,748.29 Australian [...]

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Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the CFA Franc as issued by the bank of the Central African States: Currency                     Buying           Selling Euro                        [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso recorded one coronavirus-related death on Monday, bringing to 57 the number of patients who have succumbed to the virus since the first case was diagnosed on 9 March, the Government Information Service (SIG) said on Tuesday. It also announced 20 new cases, bringing the [...]

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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     27.47          28.91 Canadian Dollar       28.90         30.51 Euro    [...]

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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)             500.00                     550.00 Australian Dollar                       34.50                       37.50 South African Rand                  12.00                       14.00 Canadian Dollar                          35.00                     [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - With over one million lives having succumbed to COVID-19 globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that while the “agonizing milestone” is a “mind-numbing figure”, the world must never lose sight of each and every individual life.  “They were fathers and mothers, wives and husbands, brothers and [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - Every year, an estimated $88.6 billion, which is equivalent to 3.7% of Africa’s GDP, leaves the continent in the form of illicit capital, according to UN trade and development agency UNCTAD’s "Economic Development in Africa Report 2020", launched on Monday. Illicit financial flows (IFFs) are movements [...]

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Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo Monday recorded the 47th death linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), a statement issued by the ministry in charge of Health and Public Hygiene sent to PANA said. This brings the country’s number of deaths from the pandemic closer to 50. In addition to this case of death, [...]

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