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 Banjul, Gambia (PANA) Nigeria has granted asylum and special protection to Guinea-Bissau’s opposition presidential candidate, Fernando Costa, following what Abuja described as credible threats to his life after the country’s abrupt military takeover ahead of the announcement of election results.Costa, the main challenger to incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló in [...]

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Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, says he held “constructive discussions” with the military junta in Guinea-Bissau on Monday.In a post on X, he wrote: "Pursuant to the communique of the Extraordinary Session of the [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of The Gambia on Monday joined President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and other African leaders at the 81st anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre, calling the 1944 killings “a cold-blooded execution” and urging continued efforts to uncover the full historical truth.Addressing heads of state, diplomats, [...]

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Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo Monday declared the end of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasai Province, after no new cases were reported in the past 42 days since the last patient was discharged from treatment centre on 19 October 2025.“On behalf of the [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To address the growing global health challenge of obesity, which affects more than 1 billion people, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has released its first guideline on the use of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) therapies for treating obesity as a chronic, relapsing disease.Obesity affects people in every [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of The Gambia on Monday joined President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and other African leaders at the 81st anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre, calling the 1944 killings “a cold-blooded execution” and urging continued efforts to uncover the full historical truth.Addressing heads of state, diplomats, [...]

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Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, arrived in Bissau on Monday as the regional bloc seeks to restore constitutional order after last week's coup.  In a post on X, he said: “As the Chairperson of [...]

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Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday agreed its position on a regulation that seeks to broaden the scope of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF), extending support to workers facing unemployment. According to a press statement issued by the Council, the new rules would apply [...]

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), has analysed the outcome of the 30th UN Climate Change Conference, stating its recommendations fell short of the demands of African negotiators.Africa is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions [...]

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

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy President Paul Mashatile, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC), is leading Monday's official Commemoration of World AIDS Day in South Africa’s Limpopo Province.World AIDS Day is commemorated annually across the globe in solidarity with the [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), has concluded the regional workshop for the Validation of the Evaluation Study and Gender Equality Index (GEI) Mainstreaming in Clean Energy Businesses.The workshop, which was held in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) from [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Monday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency                         Buying         SellingBurundi Franc                 0.8173         0.8255Euro                    [...]

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