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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank: Currency                       Buying         Selling 1 Euro                          43.59  [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded 1,210 new cases of coronavirus after testing 3,815 samples in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 57,223. The National Centre for Disease Control announced on Monday in a statement that 784 recoveries and six deaths were also recorded. It said [...]

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Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has strongly condemned the continued publication of "outrageous cartoons" against Islam and Prophet Mohammed. In a statement issued on Sunday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad,  Morocco denounced these acts saying they "reflect the immaturity of their perpetrators". "Freedom of expression [...]

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Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Ministry of Health on Sunday announced that 3,020 new cases of coronavirus infection and 2,823 recoveries were recorded in the last 24 hours. The ministry said the new figures bring the total number of infections since the first case was reported on 2 March to [...]

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Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Following are Monday'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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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank: Currency                  Buying       Selling Australian Dollar     27.55         29.00 Canadian Dollar      29.35         30.99 Euro    [...]

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Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The balance of visible trade in Mauritius showed a deficit of 7,568 million rupees in August 2020, higher by 36.2% compared to the previous month and lower by 26.4% compared to the corresponding month of 2019, Statistics Mauritius said on Monday. It said total imports increased [...]

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Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, says witness testimonies, satellite imagery and videos it has analysed and authenticated confirm that defence and security forces in Guinea have used live ammunition against protesters after the 18 October disputed presidential election. It said in a statement on its website that [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Monday’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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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A new coalition of militant groups drawn from the nine States of Nigeria's Niger Delta region, Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA), is making 11 new demands to avert its resumption of hostilities. The militants say they have told top officials of multinational oil companies to immediately evacuate their [...]

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