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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said here Monday it had assigned simple, easy to say and remember labels for key variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus (COVID-19), using letters of the Greek alphabet. It said in a press release copied to PANA that these labels were [...]

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Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Burundi on Monday signed several agreements aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two East African nations, the Kenyan government announced. The cooperation agreements on agriculture, public service, foreign affairs, trade, sports and culture were signed in Kisumu at the start of a two-day State Visit [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Faruk Yahaya on Monday held his maiden meeting with principal staff officers and field commanders, an official source said here. Gen. Yahaya also unveiled his vision for the Nigerian Army (NA) as "a professional army ready to accomplish assigned missions [...]

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Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda Cranes interim coach, Abudallah Mubiru, has named a 34-man squad ahead of an international friendly match, scheduled for June 10 against South Africa. According to a story on the CAF website on Monday, Mubiru said the friendly match, to be played in South Africa, will be [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Following are results and standings of the Senegalese Professional football League 1 from Day 18 matches played at the weekend: Diambars - AS Douanes 1-0 Mbour PC - Ndiambour 1-0 Niarry Tally - US Gorée 2-0 AS Pikine - Dakar Sacré-Coeur 3-0 Casa Sports - Generation Foot 0-0 Jaraaf - Teungueth [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, and his Italian counterpart, Mario Draghi, on Monday discussed "bilateral relations between the two friendly countries, including political and economic issues and joint cooperation'', said a statement from the Libyan Prime Minister's Information Office. The statement said Al-Dbaiba, currently visiting Italy, [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia's  Permanent Representative at the United Nations, Lang Yabou, has called on the international community to reach a permanent truce and end the ongoing occupation Palestine by addressing the root causes of the conflict in the interest of peace.   Yabou made the statement at the United [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union High Representative has stressed the need to close the vaccination gap between advanced economies and developing countries to avoid "vaccination apartheid" in efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.   "By the end of May 2021, only 2.1 % of Africans have received at least one [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday announced the selection by Director General António Vitorino of two new Deputy Directors General during a special session of the IOM Member State Council in Geneva. A press statement released by the UN agency said that Ms. Ugochi Florence [...]

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Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A Moroccan Navy patrol has assisted a makeshift boat in distress while carrying 10 illegal immigrants from sub-Saharan countries, military sources said. According to the same sources, the travellers were in a critical state of health when the Navy spotted them on Sunday in bad weather. They were [...]

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Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye on Monday began a two-day state visit to Kenya, focusing on strengthening "fraternal" relations between the two countries, an official statement said. According to the statement, the president's visit is in response to an invitation from  Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. On the agenda of [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's North Gauteng High Court on Monday set down two days to hear an application brought by the Secretary-General of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) seeking to overturn his suspension from the party. Ace Magashule, who was earlier this month ordered to step [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Governing Council of the Libyan High National Electoral Commission (HNEC), Imad al-Sayeh, on Sunday discussed preparations for the 24 December elections with the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Jan Kubis. The meeting [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority delegation on Sunday paid a visit to Maitigua International Airport, an eastern suburb of Tripoli, to inquire about the operations of the airport. This is in preparation for the resumption of flights from Libyan airports to Cairo International Airport in Egypt. Flights between [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Monday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by Central Bank of The Gambia. 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                          [...]

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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       30.33       31.93 Canadian Dollar        32.42        34.23 Euro    [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Coach Kim Paulsen has revealed his 27-man squad for an International FIFA friendly match against Malawi on 13 June. According to the website of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Danish Paulsen, who returned to coach Tanzania for the second time last February, retained most [...]

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Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique Coach Horácio Gonçalves has recalled 25 players for two friendly matches against Lesotho and Eswatini, that will take place at Zimpeto Stadium in Maputo in June. According to the media channel of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), most of the players recalled are from the [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Several human rights groups and individuals have called on Chad, the African Union (AU) and the international community not to abandon victims of the former Chadian dictator, Hissène Habré.  In a statement published by Human Rights Watch on Monday, they called upon the Chadian government to execute the [...]

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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday suspended Mali from the organisation following political developments in the country that culminated in the removal of the president and prime minister of the transition. The leaders, who held an extraordinary summit in [...]

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