Paris, France (PANA) - Ahead of Thursday's Great Lakes Conference in Paris, a humaniitarian charity, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is urging donor countries to step up their support for displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). “We urgently need two things to support the most vulnerable people in [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Horrific stories of mass-atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Services (RSF) militia continue to emerge, along with the tens of thousands of civilians who have fled the North Darfur city of El Fasher in Sudan.The World Health Organisation says it is appalled and deeply shocked by [...] Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African (CAF) and hosts Morocco have confirmed the match venues for the African qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Inter-Continental play-off tournament.CAF Online reported that the mini-tournament, to be staged from 13-16 November 2025 in Rabat, Morocco, will feature Cameroon, Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - African leaders, global investors, and development partners have gathered in the Angolan capital, Luanda, for the III Summit on Financing for Infrastructure Development in Africa. The summit from from 28-31 October 2025 under the patronage of João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, President of Angola and the African Union [...] Full text...
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Tuesday expelled two top officials from the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) in the troubled country, declaring them personae non grata amid tensions over reports of widespread hunger, the local media reported.The state-owned Sudan News Agency (SUNA) reported that the foreign [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - With two months to go before the general elections scheduled for 28 December, the Central African Republic (CAR) seems to be regaining some political momentum. But the head of the UN mission in the country (MINUSCA), Valentine Rugwabiza, warns that the situation remains fragile, threatened by [...] Full text...
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Can adversarial nations work together for the common good? It’s natural to despair over prospects for international cooperation given the state of the world order. Geopolitical competition is straining the multilateral system, which has helped maintain global stability since the Cold War. The most powerful nations [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - The chair of an independent commission investigating alleged human rights abuses in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, told a General Assembly committee on Tuesday that Israel has committed “four genocidal acts” in Gaza, while leaders had “incited the commission of genocide”.Presenting the Commission of Inquiry’s latest [...] Full text...
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - After 500 days of siege, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia have taken control of the key Sudanese city of El-Fasher in Darfur, triggering widespread fear among families, and forcing thousands of civilians to flee.Senior UN refugee agency (UNHCR) official in Sudan, Jacqueline Wilma Parlevliet, [...] Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Swiss town of Neuchatel on Tuesday returned three rare South African artefacts, ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s arrival in Zurich.The set of 30 divining bones in a woven basket, a bull's foot bone used as an amulet, and a walking staff were purchased by [...] Full text...
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 SellingBurundi Franc 0.8239 0.8321Euro [...] Full text...
