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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Guinea Bissau's opposition coalition Front Populaire on Wednesday condemned what it describes as an “attempted staged coup d’État” aimed at preventing the publication of provisional electoral results expected on 27 November.In a statement issued in Bissau, the coalition accused outgoing President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of acting [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Soldiers in Guinea Bissau announced on Wednesday that they have ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who had announced earlier in the day that he had been arrested in a coup d’état.Gunfire was heard on Wednesday around the National Electoral Commission as votes in Sunday's presidential and [...]

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US says it expects the warring parties in Sudan to commit to the humanitarian truce proposed by the Quad working to end the bloody war in the East African country so as to save lives.This was stated in a post on X on Wednesday by [...]

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Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia is facing a rapidly worsening drought emergency, with vast swaths of the country now parched after four failed rainy seasons, leaving millions at risk of hunger and displacement, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday.On 10 November, the Federal Government of Somalia formally declared a drought emergency [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Economy and Trade has organised the 2025 UN Suppliers Conference, aiming to support and empower Libyan suppliers to access the United Nations Global Market (UNGM) and to strengthen partnerships and empower local suppliers.Under the theme: "Empowering the local market through partnerships and [...]

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Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) is stepping up its efforts to fight child sexual abuse and today, EU member states' representatives agreed on the Council position on a regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse.The new law, once adopted, comes with obligations for digital companies to [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency                     Buying                SellingUS Dollar                    [...]

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Bissau, Guine-Bissau (PANA) - The ECOWAS Observation Mission (EOM) has said that Guinea-Bissau's 23 November parliamentary and presidential polls were conducted in "a peaceful, orderly and professional manner… despite few initial organisational and set-up deficiencies observed”.“In the light of the foregoing, the Mission commends the voters, and election officials for [...]

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Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Two years of Israeli military operations and restrictions have "caused an unprecedented collapse of the Palestinian economy", UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in a new report, noting that this is "the most serious economic crisis" ever seen in the Gaza Strip.Gaza's economy collapsed in [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - Recent months have seen progress towards accountability in Libya, the Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Tuesday in a briefing to the UN Security Council.“There is a new momentum towards justice in Libya, and we now look towards the first trial to [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - For three years, thousands of angry messages poured into American  actress  Azie Tesfai’s phone from a man she’d never seen nor met.One day, the anonymous interaction turned into physical stalking. He texted her exactly what she was wearing.“There is a specific terror in being watched by someone without [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - More than one in four children globally – around 610 million – live with mothers who have experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse by an intimate partner in the past year, making violence a part of their everyday lives, according to new data released by [...]

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Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Governments across both advanced and emerging market economies have increasingly rolled out new support for targeted companies and industries over the past decade and a half.Industrial policy, as it’s known, is used for a range of goals, including to boost productivity growth, protect manufacturing jobs, [...]

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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               SellingBurundi Franc           0.8162               0.8244Euro        [...]

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