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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six soldiers of the French Barkhane force were injured on Friday in a suicide attack by a car bomb in northern Mali, reports the Malian Press Agency (AMAP), citing a press release from the French army.
The attack, which targeted a convoy of the Barkhane force with [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Co-Chairs of the Security Working Group (SWG) for Libya has renewed their call on all parties to the conflict to accelerate the implementation of the ceasefire, in particular the opening of the coastal road between Abu Grein and Sirte, 450 km east of Tripoli.
They should [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 416 people were killed in 2020 in Libya, as a result of military operations, stray bullets, random shells and landmines, the National Human Rights Commission, a Libyan non-governmental organization, said on Saturday.
In a statement, the Commission said 114 of those killed were unidentified, [...]Full text...
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded 23 COVID-19-related deaths with another high of 1,241 infections from tests conducted nationally in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya said on Saturday.
He said that with the new admissions, there are 191 patients under healthcare management with 108 on ventilation.
The cumulative [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A new mass grave has been discovered in the area of Mashrou al-Rabt, in the city of Tarhouna, west of Tripoli, the General Authority for Search and Identification of Missing Persons of the Government of National Accord (GNA) announced on Saturday.
This discovery illustrates the extent of [...]Full text...
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi authorities announced on Saturday that all land and sea borders will be closed from next Monday, except for goods, to check the spread of the coronavirus.
After a lull of more than two months, Burundi suddenly recorded 40 new confirmed cases at the beginning of [...]Full text...
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Friday registered a record daily number of 13 deaths related to coronavirus, sending the death toll to 459, the Ministry of Health and Social Action announced on Saturday, during its daily press briefing.
The ministry also indicated that 328 out of 2,555 tests were positive, [...]Full text...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Friday recorded 153 new cases of coronavirus, bringing to 7,866 the total number of people infected since 9 March, 2020, the Government Information Service (SIG) announced on Saturday.
In addition, 177 new recoveries were recorded, bringing the total number to 5,710. The death [...]Full text...
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded 56 new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the total number to 5,018 since the start of the pandemic, the Tunisian Health Ministry announced in a statement on Friday.
The country has also recorded 2,649 new Covid-19 infections following laboratory tests carried out on a sample of [...]Full text...
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean president Alpha Conde on Friday reiterated calls for the establishment of an African standby force to intervene in conflicts, particularly to combat jihadism, regretting that after more than 60 years of independence, the security of the continent is still in the hands of Western troops.
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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Saturday’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 67.00 69.50
Euro 59.00 62.50
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 37.00 [...]Full text...
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Entry prohibition in Mauritius to passengers from the United Kingdom (UK) and South Africa or those who have transited through these countries during the last 15 days is being extended from 10 January until 31 January 2021 to check the import of COVID-19.
In a communique, following [...]Full text...
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian president Kais Saeid on Friday proposed to the country's scientific committee of the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19) to carry out a general health lockdown in regions most affected by the deadly virus.
These include Sfax where cases of deaths have risen significantly.
The Tunisian president also proposed [...]Full text...
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The coach of the Malian national local football team, Nouhoum Diané, on Friday released the list of players for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) - Cameroon 2020 - to be played from 16 January to 7 February.
Mali is in Group A with hosts Cameroon, Burkina Faso [...]Full text...
Geneva, Swtizerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging authorities in Uganda to ensure elections next week are free and peaceful, noting that the arrest of opposition candidates and their supporters are among several “worrying” developments ahead of the vote.
“We are deeply concerned by the deteriorating human rights situation in Uganda ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections [...]Full text...