Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A large delegation of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) arrived in Sudan on Thursday as diplomatic efforts intensify to end the devastating war in the East African nation, the Sudan News Agency (SUNA) reported. This is as military confrontations rage in Khartoum [...] Full text...
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Economies do better at enacting regulations to improve the national business climate than they do in providing the public services needed to secure actual progress, according to the World Bank Group’s new Business Ready report released on Thursday.The inaugural 2024 report, which assesses the [...] Full text...
Washington, DC US (PANA) - Mauritius and the United Kingdom on Thursday reached an agreement on the status of the Chagos Archipelago under which Mauritius is declared sovereign over the archipelago, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced.He said US welcomes the historic agreement after negotiations over the past [...] Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Gospel musician Solomon Molokoane died after a short illness on Wednesday. He was 65."It is with great sadness that we are informing you that our beloved legend has sadly passed on. He will be sorely missed. May his laughter continue to echo the walls [...] Full text...
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The Emergency Infrastructure and Connectivity Recovery Project (EICRP) is transforming the northeastern regions of the Central African Republic thanks to the construction or rehabilitation of 900 kilometres of roads. But this project is about so much more than just improving infrastructure. It is a vital [...] Full text...
Saint-Louis, Senegal (PANA) - Khady Beye Sene cannot hide her satisfaction: after losing her home to coastal erosion in 2018, she had long doubted the possibility of ever having another suitable place to live.“Whenever the issue of rehousing was raised, our friends and family would sound a note of caution, [...] Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling pn Thursday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania,Currency Buying SellingBurundi Franc 0.9299 0.9335Euro 2,988.404 3,018.561British Pound 3,589.2743 3,625.44Japanese [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - New estimates from humanitarians in East Africa indicate that nearly 67 million people in the region are now in need of assistance.“That is more than 20 per cent of the total number of people in need globally,” said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, briefing reporters in [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global immunisation coverage has remained below pre-pandemic levels and the number of children who have not had a single vaccine has increased to 14.5 million.That’s the worrying finding of an expert group of health advisers meeting at the UN World Health Organisation (WHO), which said that more [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - Despite the significant peace and security challenges facing Africa, there are reasons to be hopeful, the head of the UN Office to the African Union (UNOAU) told ambassadors at the Security Council on Wednesday, urging their continued focus on the continent.Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, the Special Representative [...] Full text...
