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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Gambia face Tunisia on Friday at the Cheikha Ould Boidiya Stadium in Nouakchott, as the Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Mauritania 2021, reaches its classification match. After proving the point of having a promising new generation, both sides want to end their Mauritanian adventure with a [...]

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - When Charles Sempeja got a fracture that ended his football Career, the mantle was handed over to his son, Derrick Kakooza. Sempeja, a striker of stature in his days at Masaka Football Council FC looked at his son and in him saw a potential replacement. “My father [...]

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Striker Joselpho Barnes hopes he can be the next Ghanaian star to come out of the Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), just as the likes of Andre Ayew who captained the side to the trophy in 2009. Barnes, the son of former Black Stars defender, [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Despite the escalating COVID-19 infections in Botswana, government has committed to ensure academic learning continues across the country. Botswana’s minister of Basic Education, Fidelis Molao, on Thursday told parliament that though the country is not yet out of the woods with rising COVID-19 cases, education remains a [...]

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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Supreme Court has by a unanimous decision upheld the victory of President Nana Addo Dankwa AKufo-Addo in the 7 December 2020 general election. The seven-member panel dismissed the petition filed by the presidential candidate of the main opposition candidate, former president John Dramani Mahama of the [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Condolences are pouring in following the death of veteran South African journalist Karima Brown who succumbed to a coronavirus (COVID-19)-related illness here Thursday. Brown held various senior media positions, including political editor at Business Day, group executive editor at Independent Media, and hosted her own [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso does not have a single problem of national reconciliation but several, Zéphirin Diabré, Minister of State in charge of National Reconciliation and Social Cohesion, said here Thursday. "Burkina does not have a single problem of national reconciliation but several. The list of problems calling [...]

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Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan must pursue and accelerate the implementation of the security arrangements in its Peace Agreement, the European Union (EU) said on Thursday underlining that the humanitarian situation in the country remains critical and an immediate system-wide scale-up of the humanitarian response led by the [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Airports Council International (ACI), a global trade representative of the world's airport authorities, has awarded two Kenyan airports the Best Airport by Size and Region Award. ACI describes itself as the global voice of airports. The airports were recognised for their excellence in customer service, Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A small team of UN observers to support planning and monitoring of the ceasefire in Libya arrived in the country on Wednesday, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced on Thursday. "In line with the recommendation of the Secretary-General in his report of 29 December [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four suspected terrorists who attacked a convoy of relief items in central Mali on Tuesday were neutralised by Malian soldiers escorting the mission, according to an official statement. The information directorate of the Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) said the convoy was travelling from Nampala and Youwarou. The attack [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has recorded two new deaths related to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 898, the Ministry of Health and Social Action announced on Thursday during its daily press briefing. The ministry also indicated that 210 out of 2,070 samples tested were positive to the coronavirus, [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, on Wednesday held a series of talks in Cairo on the sidelines of the 155th session of the Arab League Council with his counterparts from Egypt, Tunisia, Mauritania and Sudan. Their discussions focused [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is organizing an online regional dialogue on African food systems on Thursday in Brazzaville. It said the dialogue aims to examine the factors shaping the future path of African food systems, highlighting the complexities, challenges and opportunities. It will emphasise the importance [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Wednesday recorded 24 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of people infected since 9 March 2020 to 12,071, the Government Information Service (SIG) announced. In addition, 22 new recoveries were recorded, bringing the total number to 11,657. The death toll remains [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – As vaccine roll-outs are bringing back hope that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic might be in sight, too many migrants remain excluded from national deployment and vaccination plans (NDVPs), the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has observed. It said on its website that although the number of [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is a country whose immense wealth is in the hands of thieves and the corrupt, Tunisian President Kais Saeid said on Wednesday, when he received the president of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (INLUCC), Imed Boukhris. "We will, with determination, strength and faith, continue the fight to [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Thursday’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                     [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank. Currency                       Buying     Selling Australian Dollar         30.11       31.70 Canadian Dollar           30.46      [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - António Vitorino, Director-General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has announced that at least 20 migrants have drowned off the coast of Djibouti after being being thrown off a boat by smugglers. In a tweet on Wednesday evening, he wrote: "Grim news of more migrant deaths off [...]

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - More African countries have continued to receive lifesaving COVD-19 vaccines through the UN-led COVAX facility with Sudan and Rwanda becoming the latest beneficiaries on Wednesday, UN agencies reported.  In a boost for equitable distribution in Africa, 800,000 doses of the AstraZeneca shots touched down in Khartoum, making [...]

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