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London, UK (PANA) - The Mo Ibrahim Foundation on Monday expressed its deep concern at the unfolding situation in Sudan, following the ouster of the civilian-led administration in a military coup. "The arrest of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, together with other civilian members of the Sovereign Council, is completely unacceptable and [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, Monday announced the possibility of considering Tarhouna (80 km southwest of Tripoli) as a disaster city. He is thus appointing prosecutors and forming special courts to judge the culprits of the discovered mass graves, assuring that on [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Suspended on 11 October after its opening, the trial over the assassination of Thomas Sankara and 12 of his staff members resumed here Monday. The military court authorized the hearing through videoconferencing of witnesses missing at the trial, saying that this will be done with the [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives (Parliament) in Libya, by majority voted on Monday to change the age of candidacy for the presidential election to 35 years instead of 40 years. Parliamentary spokesperson Abdallah Blihaik said that during its plenary session, the parliament voted by majority on the draft [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Monday called on all Sudanese parties to calm down and resort to dialogue to spare the Sudanese people from further division. It stressed the need to "respect the will and choices of the Sudanese people by adhering to [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday condemned the “ongoing military coup” in Sudan, saying Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk and all other officials,  “must be released immediately”.  Long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir was overthrown by the military following months of popular protest in April 2019, and a transitional government was set up comprising both military and civilian leadership, [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives (Parliament) in Libya started on Monday in Tobruk (East) a closed plenary session, announced the spokesman of the Parliament, Abdallah Blihaik. He assured the country that it was devoted to the examination of some draft laws related to the electronic field. Headed by the [...]

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered critical medicines and health supplies from its logistics hub in Dubai to Khartoum, Sudan, to address the health needs of 1.5 million people, including the protection of over 300,000 front-line health workers. This operation represents the single largest air bridge conducted [...]

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Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria has expressed its wish to become a country in which the European Bank  for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) engages with investment and support for policy reforms, and the Bank said on Monday that preparations for this step can now begin. EBRD President Odile Renaud Basso said: [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Pretoria High Court on Monday announced that the trial of five men accused of the murder of former national goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa will start in April next year. Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, Mthobisi Mncube, Mthokoziseni Maphisa and Sifisokuhle Ntuli made a brief appearance in [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) says the country recorded an inflation rate of 1.9% in the first half of this year. In a report, the Central Bank said the consumer price index rose to 272.6 points, an increase of 5.2 points on an annual basis, compared [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal recorded, on Sunday, three new cases of coronavirus, all from community transmission and confirmed by tests carried out on 1,153 samples, the Ministry of Health and Social Action announced on Monday. The ministry also announced that one patient tested negative and was declared recovered, although 23 [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libya is to set up a City of Science and Technology to serve as a place for scientific research and which will benefit from a legal personality and financial autonomy, the Council of ministers announced on Monday. Placed under the supervision of the Libyan Authority for Scientific Research, [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The embassies of five Western countries on Monday welcomed the publication by the High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) of the required sponsorship forms for presidential and parliamentary candidates. In a joint statement, the embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States called it [...]

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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 Gambia. Currency                                 Buying           Selling US Dollar                                   51.50          52.30 Pound Sterling                         67.00            69.50 Euro                                             59.00       62.50 CFA Franc (5000)                     [...]

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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     31.02     32.66 Canadian Dollar       33.46    35.33 Euro                    [...]

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese military on Monday declared a state of emergency and seized control of the government on a day of fast moving events following fears of a coup in the East African country. Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, chairman of the Sovereign Council, which comprised the military and [...]

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Arab League has expressed concern about political developments in Sudan where a military coup is under way on Monday after weeks of tension between the civilian and military components in the transitional government formed after the overthrow of long serving President Omar Bashir. In a tweet [...]

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffery Feltman, says the US is "deeply alarmed" at reports of a military take-over of the transitional government in Sudan after days of tension in the country. In a tweet, as a coup attempt unfolds in Sudan, he warned [...]

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - There are fears of a coup attempt in Sudan on Monday with media reports saying several members of the government have been arrested by soldiers. Armed soldiers are on the streets of the capital, Khartoum, and there are also reports of serious internet disruptions in the country [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday leave for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in an investment conference organised by the Future Investment Initiative Institute. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President will be joined at [...]

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