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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prosecutor of Faso at the High Court of Djibo said on Thursday that the number of women abducted on 12-13 January 2023 in the town of Arbinda, in the Sahel is estimated at about 60. "On January 14, 2023, my office was informed by the [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The harmonized index of consumer prices rose slightly in December in Benin, according to an official publication. From 110.5 a month earlier to 110.8, the harmonized index of consumer prices rose slightly, mainly due to the increase in the prices of goods and services in the functions [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, stressed here Thursday the importance of developing cooperation with Malta in all governmental sectors, and speeding up the opening of a consulate general in Benghazi, eastern Libya. During a meeting in Tripoli with [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Women's Support Unit of the High National Elections Commission in Libya (HNEC) launched on Thursday in Tripoli a platform to monitor violence against women during elections. The event was graced with the presence of the chairman of the Commission's Governing Council, Imad Al-Sayeh. The platform represents one [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The hope for a way out of the Libyan crisis with the recent announcement in Cairo, Egypt, of an agreement on a constitutional document and a roadmap between the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High Council of State, may be short-lived, with the speculative [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The phenomenon of verbal aggression between students and its negative consequences on the performance of learners has increased in Libyan schools, the Libyan News Agency reported, citing a study on the issue. In an article published on Wednesday, the agency pointed out that students now run more [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Ghanaian citizen who survived the massacre of approximately 59 West African migrants in July 2005 by a paramilitary “death squad” in Gambia will testify before a court on January 19, 2023, in the German city of Celle. ANEKED, Human Rights Watch, the International Commission of Jurists, [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The prices of consumer products rose during the first week of January in Benin, according to a survey by the National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSTAD). According to the survey, yam, fresh pepper and fresh tomato prices have risen in the various markets of the major [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin government has adopted the strategic and action plans of the National Education Council (CNE) for the 2023-2027 period, according to an announcement on Wednesday at the end of the Council of Ministers meeting. As a medium-term planning tool and a reference for programming all its [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin government has on Wednesday ordered the reinstatement of 305 teachers who were dismissed from the civil service for refusing to be evaluated. According to a communiqué issued at the end of a Council of Ministers meeting, the government took into account the social dimension of the case [...]

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Addis Ababa,  Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Wednesday condemned in the strongest terms the abduction by unidentified gunmen of more than 50 women and girls on 12 and 13 January 2023 in the Arbinda area of Burkina Faso's northern Sahel [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Interior, Imad Trabelsi, on Wednesday held talks with his Maltese counterpart, Byron Camilleri, on how to strengthen joint security cooperation in the fight against illegal immigration, transnational organised crime, terrorism and training programmes. They also discussed how to activate their joint security committee, the possibility [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African referee Victor Gomes has been ranked as one of the top five match officials by the International Federation of Football Statistics & History. Gomes was nominated along with 24 other referees for the Men's World's Best Referee 2022 Award in December. He finished in [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central Bank of Gambia. Currency                                 Buying           Selling US Dollar                                  59.75        [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius launched on Wednesday its Country Cooperation Strategy 2023-2026 prepared by the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the WHO for the period 2023-2026. The Strategy lays down the framework for WHO’s collaborative work with Mauritius through four strategic priorities namely: achieving Universal Health Coverage by building [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Wednesday that the country's balance trade showed a deficit of 17,600 million rupees in November 2022, higher by 26.1% compared to the previous month and by 2.5% compared to the corresponding month of 2021. (US$1: Rs 43.00) It said in November 2022, total [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$ 10.7 million grant from The Rockefeller Foundation to help vulnerable children get better access to nutritious food through school feeding programmes in Benin, Ghana, Honduras, and India. The two-and-a-half-year initiative focuses on including fortified foods [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are among countries that have the highest prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health risks in the world. Now, UN Workd Health Organisayion (WHO) is pledging to work more closely with them, to help save and improve lives.  This follows a [...]

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