Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A driver and his apprentice have gone missing since last Sunday, along with their 15,000-litre fuel tanker, between Dédougou and Nouna in the Boucle du Mouhoun region (North-West) of Burkina Faso, which is prey to terrorist attacks, the Burkina Faso news agency (AIB) reported on [...]Full text...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 16th edition of the International Exhibition of handicrafts Ouagadougou (SIAO) opened this Friday, on the theme "African crafts, development lever and factor of resilience of populations", reports PANA. Côte d'Ivoire is the guest of honour at the show which runs until 5 February, with the [...]Full text...
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The technical and financial partners (TFPs) represented at the second Dakar Forum on Agriculture have pledged to provide Africa with US$30 billion, about CFAF 18,135 billion, for the implementation of national food sovereignty plans over the next five years, the African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi [...]Full text...
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Ghanaian Minister of National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah, Thursday called on the President of the Transition in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, with a message from the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, an official source told PANA. At the end of the meeting, the envoy of [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A natural and complex phenomenon that affects all human populations, migration, is intimately linked to the history of humanity, taking today a dramatic turn, both for migrants and the countries it affects. It has thus become a global issue, pushing some countries and media to engage in [...]Full text...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 20 people were killed on Friday in a road accident in Chad, Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno announced, stressing that he would take strong measures to limit such tragedies. "It is with great sadness that I learned this morning of the tragic traffic [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian Prime Minister, Georgia Meloni, will pay an official visit to Libya, Saturday focusing on issues related to energy supply, illegal migration and the political process leading to national elections in the North African country. The Italian official, who will be accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Finance of the Government of National Unity, Khaled al-Mabrouk, discussed on Thursday with Senegalese President Macky Sall the activation of Libyan investments in Senegal. They also spoke of the realization of new Libyan investments in the real estate, agricultural, fisheries and food industries, [...]Full text...
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - An essential and timely contribution of €65.5 million from the European Union, received through its Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO), has been immediately put to work by the World Food Programme (WFP) to address the unprecedented needs caused by the global effects of the war in [...]Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - At the request of the government, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Olivier Basdevant has conducted a diagnostic of governance and corruption vulnerabilities in The Gambia. A statement made available to PANA in Banjul Friday stated that the diagnostic provides an opportunity to carry out a [...]Full text...
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 [...]Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Following are the exchange rates of the Tanzania Shilling on Friday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania: Currency Buying Selling Burundi Franc 2.2 2.2166 Euro [...]Full text...
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US announced on Thursday that its military carried out an operation in northern Somalia that killed a number of ISIS members, including Bilal-al-Sudani, an ISIS leader and key facilitator for ISIS's global network. A statement by Statement by US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, said on [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - While describing maintaining peace as core to the UN – it's very reason for being – Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned the Security Council on Thursday that it was a mission now “under grave threat.” “People’s sense of safety and security is at a low in almost every [...]Full text...
