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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, on Tuesday stressed the importance of economic and security integration between Libya and the Sahel countries, with its human resources and capacities. In a speech at the opening of the regional conference on border cooperation between Libya [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangousch and her counterpart from Morocco, Nasser Bourita, have reaffirmed their willingness to strengthen bilateral relations. This desire was expressed during a joint press conference on Tuesday, following a meeting that brought them together on the sidelines of [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament sitting on Tuesday in the eastern city of Benghazi approved the draft law on the unified wage bill in the civil service, the spokesperson of the Parliament, Abdallah Blihak, has announced. The session was held under the chairmanship of the first deputy speaker of [...]

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Pte aux Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - A conference on cybercrime, following the Africa Cyber Surge Operation organised in Kigali in Rwanda from 18 July to 5 August 2022, opened in Mauritius on Tuesday with participants from 28 African countries. An initiative of the INTERPOL and the AFRIPOL, its objective is to [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A dozen Chadian soldiers were killed and several others injured on Tuesday in an attack attributed to the Boko Haram terrorist group. The Chadian presidency said in a statement that the attack took place on Tuesday morning against a unit of the defence and security forces, [...]

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Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Aimée Laurentine Kanyana, a member of the Burundi's ruling party, was sworn in on Tuesday in Kigobe, the seat of the National Assembly, as the new and first woman Ombudsman. The former Minister of Justice was until recently deputy head of the civil cabinet at the Burundian [...]

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Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Denmark and Tunisia on Tuesday played the first draw in the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament in Qatar in their pulsating Group D match. The two sides failed to score in the exciting match at the Education City Stadium in Doha that could have gone either way. The [...]

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Mohamed Osman Mirghani, leading Sudanese politician, returned to Khartoum on Monday ending 10 years of self-exile in Egypt. His return is significant as it coincides with political stakeholders warming up for the transitional period aimed at ending the economic, political, social and security woes facing Khartoum. The 90-year-old [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian and Russian ministers in charge of security have signed a cooperation agreement between their departments in several areas, an official statement by Mali said on Monday. This was during a five-day official visit to Moscow of Brigadier General Daoud Aly Mohammedine, Malian minister of Security [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian junta has banned, with immediate effect, all activities of NGOs operating in Mali with funding or material or technical support from France, including in the humanitarian field, as the diplomatic row between them escalates.  In a statement issued on Monday, the Malian transition government said this [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs, Walid al-Lafi, on Monday chaired the second meeting of the Ministerial Election Support Commission, which focused, among other things, on activating its activities and coordinating its future programmes. The meeting of the Commission, formed by a decision of [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Administrative Control Authority has signed a cooperation agreement with the Tunisian Higher Authority for Administrative and Financial Control aimed at building bridges of joint cooperation, exchanging experiences, advice and training. This is part of the Authority's willingness to open up horizons of joint international cooperation [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, is attending the 9th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC), which started on Tuesday in the Moroccan city of Fez. Under the theme "Towards an Alliance for Peace: Let us all coexist as one [...]

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Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday caused the first major upset in the 2022 FIFA World Cup when they came from behind to stun star-studded Argentina 2-1 in their first Group C match played at the Lusail Stadium. And that is a repetition of the 1990 World Cup when the [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by the Central Bank of Gambia. Currency                                 Buying           Selling US Dollar                                   56.00          59.00 Pound Sterling                          [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - When dealing with immediate challenges, decision- and policymakers should not lose focus on the long-term goals of greener energy and free trade, the main drivers of future growth, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Tuesday. The Bank’s latest Transition Report, entitled [...]

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Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The IMF Executive Board has completed the first review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement for Mozambique, providing the country with access to US$59.26 million in support of economic recovery. The funds will also be used to reduce public debt, finance vulnerabilities, and foster higher and [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - There has been around 91 fatalities due to road traffic crashes in Mauritius, since the beginning of the year, down from 108 during the same period last year and before that, an average of 130. On World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2022 on Monday, the Ministry of Land Transport [...]

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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Find (IMF) staff team and the South Sudanese authorities have reached staff-level agreement for completing the third and final review of a Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP) and on economic policies for a disbursement under the IMF’s new Food Shock Window of the rapid [...]

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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved a disbursement of US$88.327 million (SDR 69.40 million) under the Food Stock Window of the Rapid Credit Facility to help Malawi address urgent balance of payment needs related to the global food crisis. Food insecurity [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Patents, trademarks and designs reached record levels in 2021, with Asia driving growth in intellectual property, the UN agency dedicated to those types of assets said on Monday. According to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), despite the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic, this bucked previous economic downturn trends. Latest [...]

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Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The followng are Tuesday's opening matches in Groups C an D in the 2022 FIFA World Cup being played in Qatar. Group C Argentina v Saudi Arabia (10:00 GMT) Mexico v Poland (16:00 GMT) Group D Denmark v Tunisia (13:00 GMT) France v Australia (19:00 GMT) -0- PANA MA 22Nov2022 [...]

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