Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has appointed Carlos Queiroz as the new head coach of the senior national team, the Black Stars, following the dismissal of Otto Addo after a run of poor performances.The decision was taken at an Executive Council meeting, where three shortlisted candidates [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - Digital tools are changing the way countries manage everything from tracking refugees to caring for the elderly.But as nations gather at the UN this week to discuss the future of our population growth, two major hurdles are taking centre stage: a lack of funding and [...] Full text...
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's opposition candidate in Sunday's presidential election, Paul Hounkpè, has conceded defeat saying the trend of results shows the ruling party's candidate, Romuald Wadagni, has an unsurmountable lead in the first round. Hounkpè, who was candidate of the opposition Cowry Forces, has accordingly congratulated Wadagni.“…At the [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Weekend developments have raised fresh concerns worldwide after talks between the United States and Iran on Saturday ended without agreement, fuelling uncertainty and raising tensions once again. The planned US blockade targeting Iranian ports going into effect has added to fears of further escalation and global trade [...] Full text...
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Authority for Relief and Humanitarian Aid has launched discussions to monitor the situation of the Sudanese refugee community in Libya, focusing on identifying their basic needs and assessing urgent requirements in terms of aid and logistics.The discussions, organised as part of the Authority’s humanitarian [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the signing in Tripoli an Agreement on the Unified Development Programme, as announced by the Central Bank of Libya, adopting a unified budgetary framework for 2026 covering the four main areas of the state budget: salaries, [...] Full text...
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the eastern-based Libyan National Army, General Saddam Haftar, arrived in Jordan on Sunday for talks aimed at enhancing military cooperation, as well as training and the exchange of expertise between the two countries.A statement from the Libyan National Army’s General Command said [...] Full text...
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - As counting of votes progresses after Sunday’s presidential election, the Head of the ECOWAS Observation Mission, Ghana’s ex-President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called on Beninese citizens and political actors to maintain their peaceful and orderly disposition on voting day, even after the announcement of the poll [...] Full text...
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 [...] Full text...
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A young Ghanaian footballer, Dominic Frimpong, has been shot dead by armed robbers who atacked his team bus on Sunday night.The Berekum Chelsea was returning to Berekum after a trip from Samreboi, where they played Samartex in a Premier League match, when their bus came under [...] Full text...
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on Monday on the first-leg of a four-nation African tour.His plane landed at the Algiers International Airport Houari Boumediene, in the Algerian capital, at about 0900 GMT after departing from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport, as he began his third and longest-yet [...] Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Constitutional Court has become one of only four apex courts in the world with a women-majority Bench.President Cyril Ramaphosa has in terms of section 174(4) of the Constitution appointed Justice Nambitha Christabel Dambuza-Mayosi and Justice Katharine Mary Savage as Judges of the [...] Full text...
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A new report launched on Monday by five humanitarian organisations shows how the war in Sudan is driving communities into famine conditions, with families surviving on meals made possible only because people risk their lives crossing active battlefields to produce, trade and access food.The report was [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Six months since the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza, Palestinians across the strip are still unsafe, as Israeli attacks continue routinely, said UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk.“The unrelenting pattern of killings reflects continuing disregard for Palestinian lives, enabled by sweeping impunity,” the High Commissioner [...] Full text...
