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Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The World Bank is providing immediate support for millions of Malawians severely affected by the ongoing food security crisis with a release of $57.6 million in innovative grant financing. In a statement, the Bank said that the support which is designed to provide the country immediate liquidity [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the High Council of State and the Libyan Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has met its Malaysian counterpart with their discussions focusing on the Malaysian experience in information and communications technology (ICT) and Islamic banking finance. The delegation visited the headquarters of [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Chief Prosecutor, Al-Seddik al-Sour, has discussed with a delegation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) developments in the Court's investigation into the case of mass graves involving hundreds of bodies discovered in several parts of Tarhouna, about 90 km south-west of Tripoli, in recent years. These [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The First Deputy Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Fawzi al-Nouwairi, is participating in the Fifth Conference of the League of Parliamentarians for Al-Quds (Jerusalem), which began on Friday in Istanbul, Turkey. More than 600 parliamentarians from 75 countries are attending the conference that is focusing [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday led the 2024 Freedom Day national celebrations at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Freedom Day 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of South Africa’s democratic dispensation and commemorates the nation’s historic first democratic elections. On 27 April 1994, Nelson Mandela, [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a significant step to advance food security in Kenya, the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism has launched a project that will help deliver nearly 8,000 tons of fertilizers to 100,000 Kenyan smallholder farmers, boosting harvests and incomes.  Through its Fertilizer Financing for Sustainable Agriculture Management Project, the [...]

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Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has appointed career diplomat Jalel Trabelsi, as his Special Envoy for the Middle East North Africa (MENA) and the Gulf Region.  Ambassador Trabelsi brings to the role over 30 years of experience as a [...]

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Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Four African clubs -- Wydad (Morocco), Al Ahly (Egypt), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) and Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia) -- would represent the continent at the FIFA Club World Cup in the US in June and July and next year. Tunisian side Espérance Sportive de Tunis and South African club Mamelodi Sundowns secured [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The President of the General Assembly on Friday called for Member States and stakeholders to address commodity dependence in countries and its effect on the global economy during an informal dialogue on the issue.  According to Dennis Francis, commodity dependence is “a scenario where 60 per cent [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday raised alarm over the situation in northern Burkina Faso, where at least 220 civilians, including children, were reportedly killed amidst fighting between security forces and armed groups. According to media reports, over 220 civilians, including 56 children, were killed [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - Escalating violence in Sudan’s North Darfur state has left dozens dead and people trapped in El Fasher city, which is home to around 800,000 people, many displaced due to fighting.  In a note to correspondents issued on Friday, the UN said there were “increasingly alarming reports of [...]

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