Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Wednesday praised the work of charities in DR Congo and the African continent saying their work is like a forest silently growing and bearing fruit, amid the “noise” of ongoing violence and injustice. Addressing a group of representatives of some charities in Kinshasa on [...]Full text...
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has ended a visit to Mali to assess the roadmap for a return to constitutional rule saying "real progress" has been made. Speaking at the end of an audience with the Malian head of state, Colonel [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 331 migrants were intercepted off the Libyan coast and returned between 22 and 28 January, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has announced. This brings the total number of migrants returned to the country since the beginning of the year to 1,434. In its latest [...]Full text...
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius said on Wednesday that one death due COVID-19 was recorded from 19 to 25 January. It said in a communique that as at 25 January, there were 24 active cases out of which six were on admission at hospitals. -0- PANA NA/MA 1 Feb2023 [...]Full text...
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A conference on why the Juba Peace agreement signed between Sudanese has failed to find solutions among stakeholders and their supporters alike kicked off in Khartoum on Tuesday. The conference is organised by the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the United Nations, but [...]Full text...
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Industry players in the Kenyan electricity distribution services are set to meet in Nairobi to discuss policies aimed at easing the transition to electric-powered transport systems, organisers said on Wednesday. Over 300 participants drawn from the energy, finance, and transport sectors, as well as county governments, development [...]Full text...
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has from 1 January this year extended the paediatric age limit from 12 to 16 years, the Government Information Service (GIS) said on Wednesday. It said paediatricians have been caring for paediatric cases from birth up to the age of 12 years in Mauritius. “During the past [...]Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Wednesday confirmed that it is hoping to secure a £42.5 million deal to sponsor English football giants, Tottenham Hotspurs. South African Tourism has proposed a three-year deal starting at the beginning of the 2023/24 English Premier League season and ending [...]Full text...
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Wednesday called on warring parties in DR Congo to lay down their arms, embrace mercy, and be missionaries of peace. In his homily at a Mass in the capital of Kinshasa on Wednesday, the second day of his visit, the Pope expressed his [...]Full text...
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 [...]Full text...
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis will on Wednesday celebrate an open-air mass in Kinshasa on the second day of his visit to DR Congo. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend the mass that will be at the main airport in Kinshasa. Later in the day, Pope Francis [...]Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Following are exchange rates of the Tanzania Shilling on Wednesday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania. Currency Buying Selling Burundi Franc [...]Full text...
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The Government of South Sudan, in its first ever briefing to the UN Peacebuilding Commission, outlined its priorities on Tuesday, addressing a host of recommendations from civil society speakers and UN officials. “Our priority in 2023 is to take a ‘peace to people’ approach with the [...]Full text...
