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Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Despite gloomy predictions, the global economy remains remarkably resilient, with steady growth and inflation slowing almost as quickly as it rose.
The journey has been eventful, starting with supply-chain disruptions in the aftermath of the pandemic, an energy and food crisis triggered by Russia’s war on [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A high-level delegation from the Libyan government of national unity has discussed with the management of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) ways of facilitating the return of foreign investors to Libya.
This occurred during its visit to the US capital, Washington, to attend the annual spring [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - Efforts to foster dialogue and address the concerns of Libyan politicians are being met with “stubborn resistance, unreasonable expectations and indifference” on their part, contrary to the national interest, the UN envoy to the North African nation said on Tuesday.
Special Representative Abdoulaye Bathily told the [...]Full text...
Washington DC. United States (PANA) - A sense of optimism has pervaded financial markets in recent months, amid investor confidence that the fight against inflation is entering its “last mile” and that central banks will ease monetary policy in the coming months.
Stock markets around the world have risen substantially this [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has stated that there is a deliberate refusal by the Libyan parties to hold elections "seriously", with a "stubborn desire to postpone the elections indefinitely".
During his regular briefing to the UN Security Council on Tuesday, Mr. Bathily [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The interim Libyan Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts in the government of national unity, Nasreddine al-Fazzani, Tuesday took part in the United Nations meeting on tourism held in New York to discuss the tourism sector and its relationship with sustainable development.
In a statement on the "Hakomitna" [...]Full text...
Washington, USA (PANA) - The World Bank on Tuesday announced the Central Bank of Cape Verde (CBCV) as the second beneficiary of a multi-donor trust fund for advancing public asset management worldwide.
Representatives from CBCV and the World Bank signed the technical assistance agreement, which delivers technical advisory services under the [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan officials met here Tuesday to monitor the opening of lanes in the third ring road project (Al-Sarraj - Al-Souwani Al-Jadida) and the maritime road in the municipality of the Hay Al-Andalous district.
It was attended by the Minister of State in charge of Council of Ministers [...]Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza since war erupted six months ago and one child is injured or dies every 10 minutes, UN agencies warned on Tuesday, amid spiralling violence in the West Bank and concerns over a regional escalation of the conflict following [...]Full text...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – International financiers are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday, to pledge funding for humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia, amid concern over dwindling financial support for the response.
The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia remains critical and the UN-backed US$3.24 billion humanitarian response plan for 2024 received a paltry [...]Full text...
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Several army and police officers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have been arrested for treason.
This was announced by General Christian Tshiwewe Songesha, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) at a joint army-police parade at [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, will brief the UN Security Council on Tuesday on the latest developments in the North African country.
The briefing will be at 14:00 GMT, according to a publication by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya [...]Full text...
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Committed to stay engaged in Sudan and support the wellbeing of the people, in an effort to alleviate their hardships and build resilience, the World Bank has worked hand in hand with development partners to approve the Sudan Somoud - Enhancing Community Resilience Project.
The project, funded [...]Full text...
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 65.057 67.50
Pound Sterling 82.62 [...]Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has joined other African countries in expressing concern at developments in the Middle East following the retaliatory action by Iran against Israel following Israel’s attacks on Iran’s Embassy in Damascus on 1 April.
Pretoria has emphasised that all parties must exercise the utmost [...]Full text...
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), has noted that funds pledged at Sudan's humanitarian summit in Paris, France, on Monday reached half the US$4 billion needed in the country and its neighbours.
Will Carter, NRC's country director in Sudan, said in a statement that millions more people [...]Full text...
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - In a move that reaffirms its commitment to Central Africa’s development course, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has inaugurated an ultramodern regional office building in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Joseph Dion Ngute, Prime Minister of Cameroon, and Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, the Bank Group's Vice-President for the Regional Development, Integration and [...]Full text...
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Successive qualification for the Olympic Games is a feat that Zambian Women’s national team coach, Bruce Mwape, does not take lightly.
Mwape and his Copper Queens did the unthinkable when reversing a 2-1 loss, to overcome Morocco 2-0 away from home to secure a successive Olympic Games [...]Full text...
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - 2024 CAF Futsal AFCON hosts, Morocco, produced a scintillating performance to beat Zambia 13-0 in front of a sold out Prince Moulay Abdellah Hall while Angola cruised past Ghana 11-3 at the Salle IBN Yassine on Monday night.
The flawless Atlas Lions finished as Group A winners [...]Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Tuesday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.
Currency Buying Selling
Burundi Franc 0.8886 0.8968
Euro 2,725.3853 2,753.6723
British Pound 3,194.1506 3,227.1252
Japanese Yen 16.5815 16.7441
Kenya [...]Full text...
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday called on Nigeria to intensify child protection efforts, 10 years on from the mass Chibok abductions in the country’s northeast.
Some 90 of the girls continue to be held captive, and just last month, another abduction of schoolchildren took place [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - With the ‘promise of a better world’ in mind, the UN Youth Office has launched an new advocacy campaign – “World Leaders: It's Time to Let #YouthLead" – calling for greater youth representation in decision-making roles in both the public and private sector, civil society, academia, and [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - The Secretary-General and President of the General Assembly on Monday led the clarion call for urgent reform of the global financial system, notably how to approach debt relief on behalf of the billions of citizens living in the developing world.
Addressing a high-level meeting of the [...]Full text...