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Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Tthe President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, has welcomed Pope Francis and his call for peace and reconciliation by announcing the country has lifted the suspension on the Rome Peace Talks. During the Pope’s first official event in Juba, his meeting with Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic [...]

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Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Pope Francis has called for peace in South Sudan and reminded those in power that their purpose is to serve the community. Addressing the nation’s Authorities, Civil Society and Diplomatic Corps at the Presidential Palace of Juba on Friday afternoon, shortly after his arrival in the [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - France's retreat from Africa, which was its preserve by virtue as a former colonial power, is no longer evident, as illustrated by Burkina Faso's recent request for the departure of French soldiers from its territory. It joined the cohort of African countries that have formalised their divorce [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel A1ssimi Goïta, on Thursday presided over a ceremony to mark the end of compulsory military service for 784 admitted to the Civil Service. These young recruits for the year 2021 underwent training at the military camp of Bafo, in [...]

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Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Pope Francis has arrived in Juba, South Sudan, for his long-awaited "ecumenical pilgrimage" for peace to the country with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Iain Greenshields. Pope Francis, who arrived from Kinshasa, DR [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Abdoulaye Bathily, agreed on Thursday with the chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on the need for Libya's leaders to reach a national consensus that ends the political stalemate and leads to comprehensive national elections this year. In [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The speaker of the Libyan Parliament, Aguila Saleh, and the German ambassador to Libya, Michael Ohnmacht, have reaffirmed their support to the efforts of the UN envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, to achieve a settlement of the crisis in the country. This was during a meeting on [...]

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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The World Bank Group has kicked off a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF 2023-2027) with Côte d’Ivoire that focuses on improving human capital, reducing disparities and building resilience, and creating private sector jobs. This engagement, unveiled on Thursday, involved consultations with the private sector, the authorities, [...]

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Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Friday left DR Congo at the end of his four-day official visit to the central African country. His  flight departed from the Ndjili International Airport in the DR Congo capital, Kinshasa, at 10:49 AM local time, Vatican News reported. He is heading to South [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Friday'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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Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis ends his four-day visit to DR Congo on Friday during which he decried conflicts that continue to ravage the country and the reckless exploitation of its immense natural resources by foreign forces. Pope Francis called on warring parties in DR Congo to lay down [...]

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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has asked Sudan to rearrest Abdel-Ra’uf Abuzaid, the Sudanese national convicted of the 2008 killing of a US diplomat, who was working with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and his driver. Speaking at a media briefing in Washington on Thursday, Mr. Ned Price, Spokesperson [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Government has offered to re-open the land border crossing point in Mandera to enhance trade with neighbouring Somalia, the interior ministry said  on Thursday. The Mandera Border Control Point, which was closed in 2012, will be renovated and opened as part of the strategic move [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling as issued by the Bank of Tanzania. Currency                Buying          Selling Burundi Franc        2.2001           2.2167 Euro                    2,525.6447    [...]

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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has commended the Ethiopian government and rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) for their commitment to the 2 November peace agreement they signed in South Africa. Ned Price, Spokesperson for the US State Department noted at a press briefing on Thursday that the fighting [...]

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on Thursday voiced concern over the worsening security situation in Nigeria, while urging the authorities to ensure counter-terrorism operations are conducted in line with international human rights and humanitarian law.  Alice Nderitu expressed her strongest condemnation for the [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians on Thursday reported that aid access in the north is continuing to improve with aid operations expanding following last November’s ceasefire agreement, but some civilians in the battle-scarred region “remain hard to reach”. UN Associate Spokesperson Florencia Soto Niño​ told correspondents in New York that [...]

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