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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Stephanie Williams, Sunday announced the resumption of the global talks between Libyan parties scheduled for the beginning of November in Tunis, an official source said here. In a statement, Williams, who is also chief of the UN [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Presidential Council in Libya, Fayez al-Sarraj, Sunday received the credentials of nine new ambassadors accredited to Libya, an official source said here. The ceremony, which was attended by Foreign Minister Mohamed Siala, indicated the gradual return of foreign embassies to Tripoli following the [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Following protests in the streets of major cities and social media, Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu Sunday announced the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) accused of extrajudicial killings, extortion and intimidation of youths and other citizens. The police boss said following the scrapping of [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Sunday lifted the state of force majeure at the oilfield of al-Charara in the southwest, with a capacity of 350,000 barrels per day, an official source said here. It, therefore, gave instructions to the operator, Akakaus, one of its subsidiaries, to [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso recorded 17 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) here Saturday, bringing the total number of people infected since March 9 to 2,271, the Government Information Service (GIS) announced. In addition, 26 new recoveries were recorded, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,542, while [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and current chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) heads of state and government, is expected to arrive here Sunday, official sources told PANA. The Ghanaian president will be received on arrival by the President of the Transition, [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -  Nigeria Saturday recorded 111 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total confirmed cases to 60,103. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said via its official Twitter handle that the 111 new cases were reported from 11 states. The NCDC also said the 60,103 confirmed cases came from [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is forecasting a 6 per cent growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the year 2021, according to a draft budget submitted to parliament by the government. For the year 2021, the Beninese government plans a budget of income and expenditure in the sum of 2,452.192 [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting special representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNMIL), Stephanie Williams, announced Saturday the resumption on 26 October of the inclusive inter-Libyan talks, official sources said here. This development is based on Security Council Resolution be [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is to increase its ,current budget by  9.1 per cent to cope with the health crisis related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, official sources said here Sunday. Benin, which as of 28 September, had 2,357 cases of infection, 343 cases under treatment and 41 deaths, has [...]

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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 8.9 per cent year on year in September 2020, official data showed Saturday. The hike was mainly driven by food and non-alcoholic beverages price which increased by 10.9 per cent on annual basis and increased by [...]

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