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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - War-torn Sudan continues to face “a horrific humanitarian situation” as UN colleagues scramble to help communities affected by the devastating landslide that struck Tarseen village in South Darfur state over the weekend, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Thursday.The death toll has not yet been verified [...]

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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The UN International Organization for Migration said here Thursday that, despite the critical situation in the Sudan and the ongoing conflict, hundreds of thousands of Sudanese have opted to return to their home areas, braving possibilities of the area relapsing into a clash zone.“In the first [...]

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Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Chad on Thursday held Ghana to a1-1 draw in their Group I African qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup played in Chad.The result is a blow to Ghana's run in the group although they still lead with 16 points from seven matches. Chad remain at [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An Italian-Libyan meeting was held in Rome, Italy, to discuss bilateral relations and ways to strengthen military and security cooperation between the two countries.The discussions, which took place on Thursday in Rome, the Italian capital, brought together the Libyan Deputy Minister of Defense of the national [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - Members of the UN Security Council have welcomed the roadmap to advance a Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process as outlined by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Hanna Tetteh, on 21 August 2025.The roadmap aims at, inter alia, ending the transitional period, progressing the [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on Wednesday arrived in the Algerian capital, Algiers, for a visit to its neighbour.The Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune led a welcoming party at the Houari Boumediene airport, said a statement from the press office of the President [...]

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Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Technology, data, and changing societal values are reshaping how people and institutions move money and trade financial assets.Three years ago, Finance & Development devoted a full issue  to anticipating “The Money Revolution,” driven by innovations in finance, such as crypto assets. That revolution is [...]

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Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Ninety percent of the world lives with either degraded land, unhealthy air, or water stress, according to a new World Bank report, however, restoring natural systems is possible and can yield high returns.In low-income countries alone, eight out of ten people live without all three [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Thursday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency                    Buying      SellingBurundi Franc           0.8149      0.8231Euro                     2,862.9656      2,891.5953British Pound    3,300.5679      3,333.5736Japanese Yen [...]

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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Members of the Joint Oversight Committee (JOC) for the Peace Agreement signed by Rwanda and DR Congo on 27 June, 2025 have underscored their shared resolve to ensure its complete and timely implementation to advance peace, stability, and prosperity in eastern DRC and the broader [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Human Rights Council is set to meet on Monday in Geneva – an opportunity for UN Member States to discuss action to address conflicts around the world, as well as other issues of global importance, from climate change to disability rights.Important as this work is, [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has warned that 37 countries have yet to submit one or more mandatory reports under the Paris Agreement’s transparency framework, stressing that “no country can be left behind”.Speaking at the Global Transparency Forum in Songdo, Republic of Korea, [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA) on Wednesday confirmed that it will launch a new international route between Johannesburg and Gaborone, Botswana. The new twice-daily service will commence on 4 November with bookings for the route now open. The state-owned airline said that the new route further extends [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Governments, academia and other stakeholders must “double down on delivering reparatory justice” for people from the African diaspora, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Wednesday. Doing so is key to dismantling systemic racism that is rooted in legacies of slavery and [...]

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