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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria recorded two COVID-19 related deaths on Thursday with additional 433 COVID-19 infections bringing the total number to 203,514. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Friday that 191,950 Nigerians have been treated and discharged nationwide, while 8,988 COVID-19 cases are still active.   The health agency [...]

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Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Costas Fragogiannis, says he will in a fortnight he will lead a large economic delegation to Libya to seek the investment opportunities. In an article published in the Greek media, he said Greece is interested in the stability, development and well-being of Libya. He said [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nineteen new patients have died of coronavirus infection in Libya, bringing the death toll to 4,588, the National Centre for Disease Control announced on Friday. In a statement, the centre said that 936 new infections were detected out of 5,637 samples tested, a rate of 15.7% of [...]

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, on Friday spoke with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on phone and expressed his country's commitment to support the civilian-led transition to democracy in Sudan. He said the US government will oppose any attempts to derail or disrupt the will of [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday asked the international community to rise in unison against the intolerable trend of unconstitutional takeover of power, sometimes through “unilateral changes of constitutions” by some leaders in Africa. Speaking at the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has recalled and included experienced retired personnel of the Army, navy and Air Force in an elite team of experts to evaluate the changing security conditions in the country and provide solutions. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor said [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Government on Friday alerted the general public to be aware of “heightened security activities” preparatory to the events marking Nigeria’s 61st Independence anniversary on October 1. The federal government enjoined Nigerians to be vigilant and endeavour to report any suspicious persons or movement to the [...]

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Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a new policy framework for the Independent Recourse Mechanism (IRM) aimed at strengthening accountability and providing more effective recourse to people affected by Bank-financed operations. Announcing the policy on Friday, the AfDB Group said [...]

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Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) – Rwandan President Pau Kagame on Friday arrived in Pemba, provincial capital of Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique, for a two-day working visit to the country. Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi welcomed the Rwandan leader on arrival at Pemba airport. The two were expected to meet with Rwandan Joint Forces [...]

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Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) – supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the European Union (EU) – is providing a financial package of up to €25 million to Bank of Africa – BMCE Group to support Morocco’s green transition, it was [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has announced the allocation of 2.250 billion dinars, about US$511.363 million, to the Ministry of Social Affairs for the benefit of wives and children from July to December. The Ministry of Social Affairs from May started paying the allowances of wives and [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya on Wednesday took delivery of 144,000 doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine in the fight against COVID-19, the National Centre for Disease Control announced. A few days ago, a batch of 117,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Libya as part of the COVAX initiative. The National Centre for [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The head of Libya's Presidency Council said on Thursday that he will hold an international conference in October to build support for a Libyan-owned and led stability plan, warning that his country faces “serious challenges” that could undermine elections set for December. “Libya is at a [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s attorney general has announced its intention to appeal a High Court judgment that decriminalises same sex. The appeal comes after the historic judgment in 2019 which cancelled sections of the Penal Code that criminalised consensual same sex acts as unconstitutional saying that the code violated the [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Friday’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 [...]

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Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's ruling junta announced on Thursday that it is easing the night curfew, which will now run from midnight to 4am instead of from 10pm to 6am, following a reduction in infections and deaths from COVID-19. The National Committee for Reconciliation and Development (CNRD), which overthrew President [...]

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Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has in the last 24 hours recorded 123 new community cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) bringing the total number of infections to 17,046, the Ministry of Health announced on Friday. In addition, three new cases were detected among travellers. The Ministry said 41 people have been declared cured [...]

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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       30.10     31.69 Canadian Dollar        32.46     34.27 Euro              [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities on Thursday reported one death linked to COVID-19 bringing the death toll to 141. They also announced 102 new positive cases sending the number to 15,183 since March 2020. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health and Welfare on Thursday launched a vaccination campaign for a third [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken  on Thursday met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly with their discussions focusing on regional and bilateral issues. A statement issued by Ned Price, Spokesman for the US State [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - No region is immune to climate disasters. the UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday, warning that “our window of opportunity” to prevent the worst climate impacts is “rapidly closing”. Drawing attention to the “deeply alarming” report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) last month, [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday emphasised his country's resolve to use all appropriate tools to end the conflict in Ethiopia. These include the 17 September announcement of a new Executive Order authorising the use of financial sanctions.  A statement issued by the Spokesperson for [...]

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