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Washington, DC, US (PANA)  - The United States on Thursday announced sanctions against former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, for threats to stability in the Central African country.A press release by the US Department of State said the for president is being sanctioned for “providing [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A tripartite ministerial meeting held in Tripoli with Algeria and Tunisia in the Libyan capital, concluded with the signing of an agreement establishing a consultation mechanism on the sharing of groundwater resources.The Libyan Minister of Water Resources, Hosni Oweidan, the Tunisian Minister of Agriculture and Water [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A new Office for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was inaugurated on Thursday in Libya.The opening ceremony was held at the "Asaraya Al-Hamra" Theatre (Red Castle) in Tripoli, under the theme: "Celebrating Education, Culture and Science with UNESCO".In a speech, the Libyan [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – An internal report by the American Gymnastics Federation has raised concerns over the organization of the upcoming Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, according to media reports.The report, cited by the Senegalese newspaper Les Échos on Thursday, is based on an inspection mission conducted by the United [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, outlined on Thursday in Addis Ababa Africa's priorities for the 32nd United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP32), scheduled for 2027 in Ethiopia."With a view to COP32, several priorities must guide Africa's [...]

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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and Libya signed on Wednesday in Tunis a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in vocational training, employment and labour mobility.The MOU was signed by the Tunisian Minister of Employment and Vocational Training, Riadh Chaoud, and the Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation, Ali Al Abid Al [...]

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on the Government of Ethiopia to continue prioritizing aviation to sustain the country’s strong demand outlook for air travel.With Ethiopia’s passenger numbers expected to triple over the next 20 years, continued investment in infrastructure, people, and sustainability [...]

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  (PANA) -- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on African governments to prioritize aviation as a strategic enabler of economic and social development.At its Focus Africa Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, IATA urged governments in Africa to pursue a comprehensive aviation strategy focused on improving [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and United Nations Resident Coordinator in Libya, Ulrika Richardson, and the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Libya, Nicola Orlando, on Wednesday inaugurated the Ambassadors-level Development Partners Dialogue in Tripoli aimed at strengthening common objectives, coordination and joint support for [...]

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Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The United States has reaffirmed its recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara, describing the dispute as an unacceptable conflict that should not remain unresolved for decades.Speaking to reporters in Rabat on Wednesday after talks with Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, [...]

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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                    [...]

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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Central Bank (SCB) on Thursday assured people in areas under the control of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that their current banknotes will remain valid until they are able to replace them with the new ones.Two years ago the bank launched a massive [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's junta convened a national security council meeting on Wednesday following last weekend's devastating coordinated attacks in several cities by armed groups that claimed the lives of several civilians and military personnel, including the Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Sadio Camara, and created fear and panic [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Record fires, drought, intense heat waves: from the Mediterranean Sea to the Arctic, climate change is taking its toll on Europe. The continent is warming twice as fast as the global average, a UN agency warned in a new report released on Wednesday, noting that Europe broke [...]

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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Dengue cases are rising alarmingly in Sudan, a country ravaged by more than three years of conflict, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned, calling for adequate funding and sustained humanitarian access to stem this catastrophic spread of a disease that has killed 169 people.The WHO [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - With spending on advertising topping $1 trillion a year worldwide, the United Nations on Wednesday highlighted the untapped power of major brands to shape the future of Artificial Intelligence, warning that a failure to act could deepen a global information integrity crisis.In a new brief [...]

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Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been rapidly deployed in Djugu, in Ituri province, in response to an attack by armed rebels on the Congolese armed forces and civilians.In coordination with the Congolese armed forces, the ‘blue helmets’ serving with MONUSCO rescued [...]

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