Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's active coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have dropped from 1,593 to 1, 432, the country's health service reported on its website Thursday. The Ghana Health Service recorded 40 new cases recently with seven patients in critical condition and 22 others reported to be in severe health situation. The death [...]Full text...
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded one COVID-19-related death on Wednesday, bringing the total number of deaths from the disease to 2,066. The NCDC also reported 44 new cases of the virus, bringing the total number of infections to 165,559. The health agency also [...]Full text...
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is to eradicate maritime crimes with the receipt of a special mission aircraft on Wednesday as part of the final phase of the delivery and installation of assets under the Deep Blue Project, designed to secure Nigerian waters up to the Gulf of Guinea. The Director [...]Full text...
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he is surprised that Nigerians are not tolerant with his administration over the widespread insecurity in the country. President Buhari told journalists after observing Eid prayers at the Presidential Villa in Abuja that his government is doing its best to secure [...]Full text...
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The top UN humanitarian official in South Sudan has called for law enforcement along roads following the first killing of an aid worker in the country this year during an ambush in Budi, East Equatoria, on Wednesday. The aid worker was killed when assailants fired at a clearly marked [...]Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The second wave of the health crisis that hit sub-Saharan Africa earlier in the year has eased, according to financial analysts, but many countries are bracing for further waves as winter approaches. One piece of good news, International Monetary Fund (IMF) experts say, is that a global [...]Full text...
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian parliament will dissolve on Thursday midnight, ahead of the Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government elections, slated for 12 August. A statement released by the Clerk of the National Assembly, Cecilia Mbewe, said that Parliament will dissolve at midnight Thursday in line with Article 81 (3) [...]Full text...
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's Ministry of Health has announced that 90,916 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 since 14 April, when the exercise was launched in the country. Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Kennedy Malama said the risk of getting blood clots which has been a topical issue regarding [...]Full text...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A potential border war brewing between Sudan and Ethiopia threatens to destabilise the two nations and the entire Eastern Africa region. How the issue is handled will also have severe consequences for political transitions in both countries, according to an analysis published on Thursday in the [...]Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Thursday’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 2,734.00 2,864.00 Japanese YEN 18.83 23.83 Pound Sterling 3,194.00 3,324.00 Swiss Franc 2,537.86 2,587.86 Canadian [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - Current United Nations special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, will be the next Under Secretary-General for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, the U.N. announced on Wednesday. Griffiths will take over as U.N. relief chief from Mark Lowcock, who announced his resignation in February. He will [...]Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African-born pharmaceutical billionaire has committed US$255 million to help the country produce vaccines against Covid-19 and other diseases. Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who was raised in Nelson Mandela Bay and completed his medical internship at Johannesburg's General Hospital, this week told the World Health [...]Full text...
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Sudan will access new funding from the African Development Bank after clearing its debt arrears of US$413 million, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Wednesday. The debt payment followed the approval of a proposal by the Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank Group [...]Full text...
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) – Guinea-Bissau’s fiscal deficit widened in 2020 reflecting weaker tax revenue and the authorities’ spending measures to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, while public debt has increased, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday, confirming that the economy is facing severe social and economic challenges. “The [...]Full text...
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 [...]Full text...
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday expressed concern about the escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine, which has led to scores of casualties through bombardments and launch of rockets. In a communique issued in Port-Louis, the Mauritian Foreign Affairs Ministry called on both parties to exercise maximum restraint and [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - De-escalation of the Palestine-Israel conflict is “an absolute must”, said the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Wednesday, declaring that the mounting death toll, including children, was totally unacceptable. Speaking in Moscow after meeting with Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, he said that an end to the [...]Full text...
