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New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on Thursday for the international community to do everything possible to prevent catastrophe in Gaza City as Israel ramps up military operations ahead of a planned full takeover.Tess Ingram, Communication Manager for UNICEF’s Middle East and North Africa Regional [...]

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Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of some matches in the Africa qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup played on Friday.Group A Djibouti 0-6 Burkina FasoEgypt vs EthiopiaTable                                      [...]

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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An independent fact-finding mission for the human rights situation in the Sudan published its report on Friday, accusing both rival forces of deliberately targeting the devastated nation’s civilian population and committing atrocities, including war crimes, on a large scale.The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the [...]

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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international humanitarian organisation, Save the Children, aid workers travelling on a herd of donkeys have delivered the first emergency medical supplies, food, water and tarpaulins to a remote village in western Sudan that was cut off by a massive landslide this week, killing hundreds [...]

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Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - 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 now unfolding.This issue of F&D looks at the new frontiers of finance, where technology, data, and changing societal [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The co-chairs of the Berlin Process Security Working Group (SWG) on Libya have commended efforts to secure an agreement between the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) and the Deterrence Apparatus for Combating Organised Crime and Terrorism to avoid a confrontation in Tripoli.A press statement on [...]

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Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s 16 September presidential and parliamentary candidates must ensure the promotion and protection of human rights before, during and after elections, Amnesty International said on Thursday.The organisation has published a human rights manifesto ahead of the elections, setting out what it considers to be eight key human [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia’s economy continues to demonstrate resilience and steady recovery, with real GDP growth reaching 5.7% in 2024, according to the World Bank’s Fifth Economic Update for The Gambia. This performance reflects the country’s ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and its ability to navigate persistent global [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Police Service (SAPS) anti-kidnapping task team has safely reunited an Indian businessman with his family following a shootout with an alleged mastermind behind the businessman’s kidnapping.The businessman was found in Johannesburg on Thursday morning.His rescue follows a shooting in which the [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As billions continue to breathe polluted air that causes more than 4.5 million premature deaths every year, UN climate experts on Friday highlighted how damaging microscopic smoke particles from wildfires play their part, travelling halfway across the world.“Air quality respects no boundaries,” said Lorenzo Labrador, Scientific [...]

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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              SellingBurundi Franc           0.8146               0.8228Euro        [...]

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Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on Thursday for the international community to do everything possible to prevent catastrophe in Gaza City as Israel ramps up military operations ahead of a planned full takeover. Tess Ingram, Communication Manager for UNICEF's Middle East and North Africa Regional [...]

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Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Kasai province where 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths – including four health workers – have been reported as of Thursday.The outbreak is concentrated in the [...]

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Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, has condemned an attack by a local armed group which targeted “blue helmets” in Western Equatoria state.The militants subsequently seized a small cache of weapons and ammunition. The incident occurred while peacekeepers were conducting a patrol between [...]

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Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Friday's matches in the Africa qualifying series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Group A Djibouti vs Burkina FasoEgypt vs EthiopiaGroup BSouth Sudan vs DR CongoMauritania vs TogoSenegal vs SudanGroup CBenin vs ZimbabweLesotho vs South AfricaGroup ECongo vs TanzaniaMorocco vs NigerGroup FKenya [...]

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Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results and tables after Thursday's matches in the Africa qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Group AGuinea-Bissau 1-1 Sierra LeoneTable                                       P   PtsEgypt [...]

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