New York, US (PANA) - From election support in the Central African Republic to patrols in the disputed Abyei region, UN peacekeepers are operating in increasingly volatile environments – but shrinking resources and new threats, including drone warfare, are testing their ability to keep communities safe.Briefing ambassadors in the Security [...] Full text...
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The First Deputy Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Fawzi Al-Nouwairi, who is also head of the Libyan parliamentary section to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU),Thursday participated in the Fifth Conference of the Parliamentary Network of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM-PN) in Istanbul, Turkey.Al-Nouwairi, who also attended [...] Full text...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Ted Chaiban, is visiting Burkina Faso as part of a tour of the countries of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to strengthen cooperation with them.An official Burkinabe statement by Burkina Faso said the [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US has praised the Central Bank of Libya’s “historic success” and reaffirmed its full support for its independence.This was at a meeting in Washington, DC, between the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Naji Mohamed Issa, and Deputy Secretary of State Kyle Liston. Mr. [...] Full text...
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's opposition politician Julius Malema was on Thursday sentenced to five years' imprisonment after being found guilty of firearm charges.He was found guilty last January by East London magistrate Twanet Olivier on five counts including unlawful possession of firearm and ammunition, discharge of a [...] Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency Buying SellingUS Dollar [...] Full text...
Washinton, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group, in partnership with multilateral development banks, development finance institutions and key partners, on Wednesday launched “Water Forward”, a global platform to help improve water security for 1 billion people by 2030. The platform will align policy reforms, financing, and partnerships to expand [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to deteriorate despite the increasing number of diplomatic initiatives, said UN Special Envoy to the Great Lakes region of Africa, Huang Xia, at a Security Council meeting on Wednesday.The debates at the Security Council [...] Full text...
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Developing countries are banking on having a stronger voice in debt negotiations, following the launch of a new country-led borrowing initiative on Wednesday on the margins of the annual IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings.The economic shockwaves of the Middle East conflict are reaching far beyond the [...] Full text...
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Donor countries meeting on Wednesday in Berlin, Germany, at the third international conference on Sudan have pledged more than $1.5 billion in humanitarian aid to address the crisis in the war-ravaged country. Foreign ministers from across the world met in at the conference, co-hosted by Germany, France, [...] Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday morning arrived in Spain for an official visit.He will have an audience with the King of Spain, Felipe VI, and a bilateral engagement with President Pedro Sánchez.President Ramaphosa said his government will continue with its outward investment [...] Full text...
