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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Presidential candidate of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday accused the federal government of plans to scuttle his ambition in the general election through fuel scarcity and naira redesign.  Tinubu, who spoke in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the APC [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The UK government has launched the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) in Nigeria, which offers one of the most generous sets of trading preferences in the world and demonstrates the UK’s commitment to building long term, mutually beneficial relationships with countries. The launch took place on Wednesday [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Irish President, Michael Daniel Higgins, pleaded on Wednesday in Dakar for a policy of compensation for loss and damage due to climate change while  calling in particular for more commitments to better exploit Africa's agricultural potential. "Nine of the ten most vulnerable countries are in sub-Saharan [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - African heads of state and government pledged on Wednesday in Dakar to make food sovereignty a "priority" with more investment and support to farmers and youth for access to land. They were speaking at a high-level panel within the framework of the second Dakar Forum on Food [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, pledged on Wednesday in Dakar to finance up to US$10 billion for agricultural development and food sovereignty on the African continent. "Africa can and should contribute to feeding the world. The potential is great, but no one [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the Government of National Unity, Najla al-Mangouch, and Minister of Justice, Halima Ibrahim Abderrahman, held a meeting Wednesday to discuss aspects of strengthening cooperation between the two ministries and the UN Fact Finding Mission in Libya. The meeting, [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France received Tuesday the request of Burkina Faso to withdraw its troops deployed in the country and said it would respect the deadline of one month required, French media announced on Wednesday, citing the spokesperson of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to the French [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Niger's ambassador to Libya, Ag Khato, Wednesday delivered a written message to the Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, on behalf of Niger's President, Mohamed Bazoum, concerning the strengthening of bilateral relations between the two countries. The message also related to the [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, Wednesday followed up on the conditions of the public electricity network and the approved projects and programmes for its development. This was made known during an extended meeting with the Chairman of the Board [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African legal analysts have condemned the murder of prominent eSwatini human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko on Saturday. Maseko, was chairperson of the pro-democracy MultiStakeholder Forum and he was involved in a legal spat with the monarch over the move to rename the country eSwatini [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament is to launch a joint work programme to build the capacity of staff of the parliamentary committees related to migration governance for this year. This will involve a series of real and virtual training workshops, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former Senegalese Prime Minister Aminata Toure (2013-2014) was Tuesday stripped of her mandate as a member of parliament, following a vote by the bureau of the National Assembly, reports the Senegalese News Agency (APS). The bureau of the National Assembly convened an emergency meeting at the request [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso army has claimed to have neutralised several terrorists during a series of counter-terrorism operations carried out between 15 December 2022 and 15 January 2023 in several locations in the country. The army's monthly bulletin indicates that fighting units have stepped up the pressure [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, on Tuesday  received the regional director of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Patrick Youssef, with whom she discussed ways to strengthen cooperation and coordination to support the ICRC's work in all parts of [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Africa must find solutions to the food insecurity situation it is facing, so that the continent can feed itself and contribute to feeding the world, Senegalese President Macky Sall said on Wednesday at the opening of the Second Dakar Summit on Food Sovereignty. "Africa is at a [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi Wednesday commissioned the refurbished airport in the resort town of Maun, saying the country aspires to be a regional transport corridor. Masisi said his intention is in line with the country’s National Vision 2036 of moving and connecting people, goods and services to [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the United Nations Independent Investigation Mission in Libya, Mohamed Aujar, has praised the achievements of the High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) to hold elections in the country. This tribute came during the meeting between Mr. Aujar and a member of the Electoral Commission's Governing [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall and his Irish counterpart, Michael D. Higgins, on Tuesday discussed food security and the impact of climate change in Dakar, the Senegalese press agency (APS) reported, citing the Senegalese presidency. "The two leaders discussed topics such as food security, the impact of climate [...]

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  Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The second edition of the Dakar Summit on Agriculture and Agribusiness opened on Wednesday at the Diamniadio International Conference Centre, in the distant suburbs of the Senegalese capital, reported the Senegalese Press Agency (APS). The event was preceded by the screening of a video on the challenges [...]

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) has expressed concern about the state of affairs in eSwatini, following the assassination of renowned human rights lawyer, Thulani Maseko. Maseko was found murdered at his home in Luhleko, Mbabane, on the evening of 21 January, 2023. Various stakeholders have [...]

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Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The recent call by Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on foreign ambassador to desist from interfering in the country's forthcoming elections is both timely and imperative. The president spoke while receiving Letters of Credence from the Ambassadors of Switzerland, Sweden, Republic of Ireland, Kingdom of Thailand, Republic of [...]

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London, UK, (PANA) - Africa’s overall governance score has flatlined since 2019, and in 2021 much of Africa was less safe, secure and democratic than in 2012, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation said in the Ibrahim Index of African Governance released on Wednesday. It said the continent’s progress has been affected by concerning [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Wednesday'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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Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A contribution of US$4.1 million from the Government of Canada will provide more than 23,000 children in South Sudan with access to daily nutritious meals at school, or take-home rations, over the next three years, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Tuesday [...]

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