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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga,  Monday in Bamako invited the African Union (AU) to support the efforts of the Malian government. Maiga made the call during a meeting he granted to the Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa akir Mohamad, who has been in the [...]

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Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Tuesday decried conflicts that continue to ravage the DR Congo, and the reckless exploitation of its immense natural resources by foreign forces. Vatican News reported that the Pope urged the Congolese people to take their destiny into their own hands by rejecting violence and [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Transparency International on Tuesday released the latest results of its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), ranking 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. Scoring on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean), the 2022 [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - United Nations (UN) experts on Tuesday called for an independent investigation into possible "war crimes and crimes against humanity" committed by Malian government forces and members of the Russian paramilitary group, Wagner, against the Malian population in the fight against terrorism. In a statement, UN experts [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The High State Council in Libya, a consultative body, Tuesday approved the proposed mechanism to select some office holders of sovereignty positions whose appointment should be done in consultation with the House of Representatives (Parliament). The approval of the mechanism came during its 84th. session held on [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, Tuesday stressed the need for France's support to the international community's objective of holding parliamentary and presidential elections for lasting stability and peace in Libya. Efforts are currently being made both, locally and abroad, by [...]

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Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Pope Francis arrived in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday at the start of his two-nation African Apostolic Journey to the country and South Sudan. Vatican News reported that the flight landed at the “Ndjili” International Airport in the DRC's capital of Kinshasa at 2:33 pm [...]

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Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Jagutpal said Tuesday Mauritius would offer an attractive and favourable environment for carrying out clinical research on a large scale with high standards of public transparency and safety. Speaking in Port-Louis, he said Mauritius was called upon to play a central [...]

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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania is strategically placed to become an important supplier of natural gas, particularly as countries seek to diversify their gas suppliers to reduce reliance on Russian gas, Extractives inSight, a monthly bulletin from the Extractive Industries Transparency International (EITI} reported on Monday. The bulletin, referring to a [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National High Electoral Commission, Imad al-Sayeh, has discussed with a French delegation the state of readiness and commitment of the Commission to implement the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. They reviewed the possibilities available to the Commission [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Twelve members of the defence and security forces, including 10 gendarmes, and two Volunteers for the Defence of the Homeland (VDP) were killed on Monday in a terrorist attack perpetrated by unidentified gunmen in the locality of Falangoutou in the Séno Province of Sahel region. This [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Fifteen passengers were killed on Sunday in a terrorist attack at the village of Linguekoro, in the province of Comoé, in the Cascades region, in the west of Burkina Faso, on the border with Côte d'Ivoire, the governor of the region announced in a statement [...]

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Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The member of the executive board of the Union of Arab Hospitals, Dr. Ali Abu Krine, has painted a bleak picture of the health situation in Arab countries. Dr. Krine, a Libyan national, has called for the need to adopt policies and take courageous decisions to raise [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has condemned the bombing of a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday that killed more than 80 people and injured some 150 others. A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation denounced "a criminal act", stressing "the permanent rejection of [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Following are exchange for the Tanzania Shilling on Tuesday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania. Currency                Buying           Selling Burundi Franc         2.2001          2.2166 Euro                    [...]

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Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – A new credit support programme under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aims to anchor macroeconomic stability in Guinea-Bissau, put the government's budget back on track and ensure medium-term debt sustainability. The Fund’s Executive Board has approved a US$38.4 million Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement to secure [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Tuesday'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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The Vatican (PANA) - Pope Francis departs from Rome on Tuesday on a six-day Apostolic Journey to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan.  According to a statement by the Holy See Press Office, on the eve of his departure for his 40th Apostolic Journey abroad, Pope Francis paid a visit to [...]

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Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met in Cairo on Monday with their discussions focusing on bilateral issues and developments in the region. A statement issued by the US Department of State said the two men reaffirmed their strong commitment to [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN health agency, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday that COVID-19 is still a global health threat and that now is not the time to declare the pandemic over. Dr. Tedros’s decision follows the advice offered at the latest  coronavirus Emergency Committee meeting last Friday, [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More countries have worked to eliminate dengue, leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) over the past decade, but greater efforts and investment are needed in the face of pandemic-related disruptions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.  To mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, the [...]

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