Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From 1 January to 24 November 2024, a cumulative total of 733,956 cholera cases and 5,162 deaths were reported from 33 countries across five WHO regions. The number of cases and deaths reported in November 2024 are 37% and 27% higher, respectively, compared to the same [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - At a historic crossroads, just 11 days after the collapse of the Assad regime, Syria faces a fragile mix of hope and chaos, plagued by a volatile security situation and a worsening humanitarian crisis, top UN officials told the Security Council on Tuesday.Special Envoy for [...] Full text...
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Libya’s economy is expected to stabilise following an agreement ending the leadership crisis at the country’s central bank (CBL) that led to a significant recovery in oil production. However, despite recent progress, the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is anticipated to contract by 2.7 percent in [...] Full text...
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A key challenge ahead for Benin is to further strengthen inclusive policies for an economic transformation that generates jobs and benefits all Beninese, according to the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “In this context, the full operationalisation of the social registry will facilitate the [...] Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) — The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central Bank of Gambia.Currency Buying SellingUS Dollar [...] Full text...
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - According to estimates shared by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre (SHOC), Tropical Cyclone Chido has killed at least one person, injured 35 and affected 24,102 people (4,835 families) in Mozambique,On 15 December, Tropical Cyclone Chido made landfall in Mozambique, bringing [...] Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Wednesday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency Buying SellingEuro 2,446.53 2,471.2307British Pound 2,959.8467 2,990.3869Japanese Yen 15.1422 15.2906Kenya Shilling 18.0708 18.1811Rwanda Franc [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Avian influenza has caused the deaths of more than 300 million birds worldwide and the virus “is increasingly crossing species barriers”, according to UN health officers.In an update on the mutating virus - known as H5N1 – Dr. Madhur Dhingra from the Food and Agriculture Organization, [...] Full text...
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Chido struck northern Mozambique over the weekend, bringing torrential rains and powerful winds that caused devastation for communities in Cabo Delgado province.Current assessments show the storm destroyed or damaged over 35,000 homes, displaced thousands of families, and impacted more than 90,000 children, the UN [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Tuesday welcomed the proclamation of the Second International Decade for People of African Descent by the UN General Assembly. The new decade of action starting in January, will build on the progress of the past 10 years to advance the [...] Full text...
