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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -The subject matter index of the Community Court of Justice for 16 years up till 2020 will be available next year as a reference material for the use of researchers, legal officers and other stakeholders, an official source said here Friday. The president of the Court, Justice Edward [...]

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Midrand, South Africa (PANA) - Ghanaian President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, has lauded the role played by the African National Assemblies in shaping the public discourse and enhancing governance. In a speech before the fifth Pan-African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand, South Africa, President Akuffo-Addo said the National Parliaments had a duty to [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians, through the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, Friday ended public hearing of 392 witnesses. Within the 871 days, commission headed by Chairperson Dr. Lamin J. Sise, heard atrocities and other human rights violations detailed by witnesses committed under the watch of ex-President Yahya Jammeh. These were [...]

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Saly, Senegal (PANA) - Hosts and title holders, Senegal, and Mozambique are through to the finals of the 2021 CAF Beach Soccer African Nations Cup (AFCON), going on in Saly, Senegal. In their semi-final matches on Friday, Senegal edged Morocco 3-2 while Mozambique defeated Uganda 6-3. Both semi-final losers will meet [...]

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Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Egyptian giants, Al Ahly, on Friday regained the Total CAF Super Cup after beating Morocco’s RS Berkane at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, in the latest edition of the event. According to the media channel of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Al-Ahly won [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Najla Al-Mangouch, says Libya, the European Union (EU), the Italian and Maltese foreign ministers have signed an agreement on the need to secure the borders of southern Libya. During a joint press conference with foreign ministers from Italy, Luigi Di Maio, [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Friday held talks in Tripoli with Italian foreign minister, Luigi Di Maio, Maltese, Evarist Bartolo, and the EU commissioner in charge of Neighborhood Policy and Expansion Negotiations, Oliver Farrelly, on immigration issues. The meeting, attended by the Libyan Foreign and Interior [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisair Express announced on Friday the resumption of its flights to Libya with 3 weekly trips between  Sfax-Thyna Airport in southern Tunisia and Tripoli-Mîtiga, from June 6 . "Reactivation of this international line comes in response to the strong demand expressed from Sfax, especially from businessmen in [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy, operating in the southeast island of Djerba on Thursday rescued 90 illegal migrants on aboat aboard heading to the Italian coast, a security source said on Friday. According to the same source, the migrants included Egyptians and others were from sub-Saharan African [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Friday urged international support for young refugees to access higher education by funding their scholarships for university and technical skills training. Launching a new campaign called Aiming Higher seeking to enable talented refugees to get into higher education, the UN agency [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla al-Mangouch has stressed the need for collective action by all African  countries, based on humanitarian considerations, to curb illegal migration  through development projects. Speaking at a meeting in Tripoli on Wednesday with heads of African diplomatic missions, al-Mangouch [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Princess Charlene of Monaco is recovering in South Africa after contracting an ear, nose and throat infection. She was raising awareness around rhino poaching when she fell ill two weeks ago. The former Olympic swimmer, who was born in Zimbabwe and raised in Johannesburg, is married [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian Commercial Bank: Currency                       Buying    Selling Australian Dollar         30 41       32.01 Canadian Dollar           32.43    [...]

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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the 27 May agreement between Somalia’s national and Federal Member State leaders to proceed with parliamentary and presidential elections on the basis of the 17 September, 2020, framework.  "We commend Prime Minister (Mohamed Hussein) Roble’s efforts and call on Somalia’s leaders [...]

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Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon has shown resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, but still faces significant challenges, according to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission that has completed discussions with the government on the Fund’s support for economic reform. “IMF staff completed policy discussions with the authorities on [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday completed the second review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement with The Gambia allowing an immediate disbursement of US$ 14.4 million to help meet the country’s balance-of-payments and fiscal financing needs as well as [...]

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Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Full-back Aubrey Modiba was in super form, helping Mamelodi Sundowns defeat Pretoria neighbours, SuperSport United, 3-1 on Wednesday to win the South African Premiership a record fourth consecutive time with three games to spare. He created the first goal for Lebohang Maboe, scored the second and [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya, officially assumes Command as the 22nd chief on Friday. And as he takes Command, about 30 Generals who are members of Nigerian Defence Academy Courses 35 and 36 and some members of his course, Course 37, are [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr says the long rivalry between the Super Eagles and Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions would yet again come to the fore when the continental arch-rivals clash in an international friendly on 4 June at the Weiner Neustadt Stadium in Vienna, Austria. Rohr said it becomes [...]

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Doha, Qatar (PANA) - As Egyptian giants Al Ahly face Morocco’s RS Berkane in Friday's match in Doha, Qatar, in the 29th edition of Total CAF Super Cup, here are some quotes from the coaches and captains from the pre-match press conference on Thursday, according to the website of Confederation [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The following are Friday’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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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the Nigerian authorities for not doing enough to protect lives in the West African country. Alarming escalation of attacks, abductions for ransom and frequent killings across the country have left people feeling more unsafe, "showing utter failure of the Nigerian authorities to protect [...]

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Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Egyptian giants Al Ahly face Morocco’s RS Berkane on Friday, 28 May, 2021, at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, to determine the winner of the 29th edition of the Total CAF Super Cup. According to the media channel of the Confederation of African Football [...]

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