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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has invited Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno to the International Conference on Combating Illegal Migration and Border Security scheduled for mid-July in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. During a meeting between Mr Al-Dbaiba and Mr Déby Itno on Thursday at the [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has participated in the 50th meeting of the Regional Committee for the Middle East of the United Nations Tourism Organisation, held in the Omani capital, Muscat. During the meeting, the acting Libyan Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts, Nasreddine al-Fazzani, stressed the need to pay more attention [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia's economy has shown a remarkable resilience in the face of heightened global and regional uncertainties, according to the World Bank. A World Bank statement obtained by PANA on Friday stated  that despite a sluggish global environment, the country's real GDP grew by 5.3% in 2023, [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Data crunched by the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that the COVID-19 emergency reversed more than a decade of gains in life expectancy, reinforcing the need for countries to agree on a global pandemic treaty to protect future generations. According to the UN agency, between 2019 [...]

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Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – The Malawi Ministry of Health, bioMérieux, and Pfizer will collaborate to advance Malawi’s efforts to fight resistance to antibiotics, which is causing a public health disaster, authorities said Thursday. The multisectoral initiative aims to build public sector antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) capacity in infection prevention and control, diagnostics, [...]

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The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday issued new provisional measures that order Israel to immediately end military operations in Rafah in southern Gaza and to open the governate’s border crossing for urgent aid deliveries. This follows a request from South Africa in a pending [...]

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Boston, Massachusetts (PANA) – A digital healthcare initiative that has enabled some 260,000 patients in Nigerian villages to access healthcare is among innovations celebrated by a top American university. The Legatum Centre for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), lauded the MDaaS Global, which has brought modern, [...]

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Election Observation Mission has arrived in South Africa ahead of the 29 May 2024 General Elections, the AU Commission said on Friday. The AUEOM is led by Uhuru Kenyatta, former Kenyan President and comprises 60 short-term observers comprised of ambassadors accredited to the [...]

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Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Friday gave its final approval to a new Schengen Borders Code, the EU’s rulebook that deals with the management of internal and external borders as well as the rules governing border control of persons crossing the external EU borders. The reform is instrumental [...]

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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                   65.057               67.50 Pound Sterling  [...]

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Lome, Togo (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) has endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Togo, granted a special waiver for the country's access to the Prevention and Resilience Window, and approved three new loans from the International Development Association (IDA). The loans, for a cumulative amount of [...]

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Washington, DC, USA (PANA) – The World Bank has issued its latest update on The Impact of the Conflict in the Middle East on the Palestinian Economy. The report draws on the latest available data and analysis to assess the ongoing impact of the conflict to the Palestinian economy. It finds that [...]

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Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a $30 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) to support the Adaptive and Productive Social Safety Nets Project in the Central African Republic (CAR). The project intends to scale up social protection for poor and vulnerable families in targeted areas [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Friday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania. Currency            Buying        Selling Burundi Franc     0.8943         0.9025 Euro                   2,799.5904    2,828.6282 British Pound      [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia on Thursday responded to Myanmar’s denial at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it committed genocide, emphasising that the Court has "substantial volume of reliable and credible evidence" that confirms that Myanmar is responsible for the commission of acts of genocide against members of [...]

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Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - Among the promising talents at the ongoing CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Finals in Zanzibar, is Libya’s Zakaria Ibrahim Al-Ghaithy, who has shone brightly at the youth competition, CAF Online reported. At just 15, Al-Ghaithy, although small in stature, has a commanding demeanor that has earned [...]

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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will meet Burkina Faso while Nigeria clash with Cote d'Ivoire in the semi-finals of the WAFU Zone B U-17 AFCON qualifiers on Saturday, with a place at the 2024 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations also up for grabs for the winners. This comes after the final [...]

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Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The finalists set to contest for Africa’s crown in the CAF African Schools Football Championship were officially decided on Thursday evening, as the tournament approaches an exciting photo-finish on Friday in Zanzibar. In the Girls division, Morocco will play South Africa while Guinea and Tanzania will lock [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - A group of independent UN rights experts on Thursday applauded the “unprecedented” ruling from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea earlier this week that countries have an obligation to reduce carbon emissions. The ruling said emissions which are stoking global warming qualify as marine [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Living conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate, with reports of an increase in diarrhoea and suspected cases of Hepatitis A, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday. The UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) is continuing to provide healthcare as best it can but overcrowded shelters and limited sanitation [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - Peace is the key to unlocking Africa’s future and for strengthening the continent’s voice and influence in building peace globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday.  “Now is the time to unleash Africa’s peace power,” he said, opening a debate on its [...]

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