Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The outgoing Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, has taken the lead in Saturday's presidential election, with results from more than 81% of the polling stations collated, reports the special envoy of the Senegalese press agency (APS), quoting the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI).On the [...] Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 725,304 migrants are present in Libya, according to data collected from March to May 2024 by the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programme in Libya, a slight increase of 1% compared to data collected during the previous quarter.According to [...] Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Saturday praised the adoption of a “strong outcome document” at the end of a conference dedicated to combatting illicit small arms and light weapons worldwide, saying it was an important sign of progress.“The proliferation, diversion and misuse of small arms and [...] Full text...