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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African climate change negotiators are eyeing opportunities for countries to earn more from trade in carbon credits under the provisions of the global climate change pact, a UN official said on Wednesday. The African Climate Policy Center of the Economic Commission for Africa, which is holding [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni arrived here Wednesday for an official state visit to Kenya, the first since President William Ruto swept to power. President Museveni landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and was received by Dr. Musalia Mudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It is now 13 months since the conflict in Sudan brought horrific death, destruction, and mass displacement to millions of Sudanese. From 15 April 2023, 14,000 people have died and close to 30,000 injured. Sudan currently faces the world's largest internal displacement crisis, with over 6 million people [...]

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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions on two commanders of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Ali Yagoub Gibril and Osman Mohamed Hamid Mohamed, for their role leading RSF operations in Darfur. The RSF military operation to encircle and besiege El Fasher, North Darfur, has [...]

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Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid some of the fiercest reported fighting in Gaza yet, UN humanitarians on Wednesday repeated warnings that famine is still an imminent threat because of aid restrictions and a lack of safe access. More than seven months into the war, babies are still being born too small, warned the [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries, including Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe have agreed to collaborate in fighting cross-border diseases under a regional health emergency preparedness plan launched in Nairobi on Wednesday. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is working alongside the World [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya will begin the mass production of vaccines, mostly those required for routine immunization and would jointly work with major research and development firms available locally and internationally, officials said in Nairobi on Wednesday. Kenya’s Principal Secretary for Medical Services at the Health Ministry, Harry Kimtai, said [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ousman Sonko, former interior minister of Gambia, was convicted by Switzerland's top criminal court on Wednesday for crimes against humanity over his role in repression committed by the West African country's security forces under its longtime ex-President Yahya Jammeh, now in exile in Equatorial Guinea. Sonko, Interior minister from [...]

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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Defending champions Nigeria gear up for a daunting task as they head into the WAFU B Under-17 AFCON qualifying tournament that starts in Ghana on Wednesday. Hosts Ghana kick-off the competition as they headline Group A where they are joined by tough contenders Cote d'Ivoire and Benin. The [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's representative to the United Nations, Taher el-Sonni, has stressed that collaboration with the International Criminal Court (ICC) complements national judicial efforts and "never replaces them", according to a statement issued by the United Nations. He told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that justice on Libyan [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 50th Tripoli International Fair opened in the Libyan capital on Tuesday. The fair, which has recorded more than 300 Libyan and international companies from from Egypt, Tunisia, Italy, Turkey, Algeria, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Iran, was opened by the Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij. On the [...]

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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               65.057               67.50 Pound Sterling       82.62              [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Wednesday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania. Currency              Buying          Selling Burundi Franc       0.8932         0.9015 Euro                     2,784.5096   2,813.3948 British Pound      3,236.5805       3,269.9864 Japanese Yen      16.4658     [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced at the UN Security Council on Tuesday that the investigative stage of the legal proceedings into alleged war crimes in Libya is expected to conclude by the end of 2025, transitioning into the judicial stage. That “roadmap”, [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, said on Tuesday that tangible progress is being made towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UN Development System (UNDS) “continues to provide evidence-based and integrated policy advice to help countries [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - More than seven million people in South Sudan risk experiencing high levels of food insecurity in July, UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said, based on recent Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports. Nearly 79,000 people, mostly in areas affected by conflict, economic crisis [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The UN has launched an investigation into the recent killing of an Indian staff member in Rafah, in southern Gaza, amid ongoing Israeli military strikes during the seven-month-long conflict, the Organisation’s deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Tuesday. A UN vehicle was driving to the European [...]

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