Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto named his key ally, Kipchumba Murkomen, to the pivotal post of Interior Cabinet Secretary, and former Health Cabinet Secretary, Mutahi Kagwe, key allies of former President Uhuru Kenyatta, into his Cabinet in changes announced by Head of the Public Service.In the latest [...] Full text...
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is facing mounting cyber attack threats following the increased migration of state services to digital platforms, according to a parliamentary report released on Thursday.Kenya has moved most of its payments to digital platforms, notably the electronic-citizen (e-Citizen) platform, where almost everyone seeking state services are [...] Full text...
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Femicide, the murder of women, because they are women, has continued to rise with at least 100 women killed over the last three months, Kenya's Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said on Thursday.At least 100 women were killed between August and November 2024, according to a [...] Full text...
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) – A decade of violence in the Lake Chad basin has resulted in half a million displaced people living in the Far North region of Cameroon. According to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), the large scale of this displacement, combined with the effects of climate change, has created [...] Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) — The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central Bank of Gambia.Currency Buying SellingUS Dollar [...] Full text...
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proposed to mediate beteeen Sudan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which the Sudanese authorities claim provides military, material, financial and media support for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has since 15 April 2023 has been fighgting [...] Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The US$224 million Mtentu Bridge in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, is on track for completion by 2026.The bridge is set to be the highest in Africa, with a maximum height of about 223 metres. It will also be one of the longest main-span balanced [...] Full text...
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - An estimated 182,000 people across the northern provinces of Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Niassa were affected by Tropical Cyclone Chido after it made landfall in Mozambique on 15 December wth heavy rainfall exceeding 250 mm in 24 hours and strong winds up to 120 km/h.Quoting the [...] Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Thursday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency Buying SellingEuro 2,500.7722 2,526.0206British Pound 3,028.6176 3,060.5886Japanese Yen 15.5056 15.6596Kenya Shilling 18.4733 18.5859Rwanda Franc [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - Hunger in the Arab region has intensified amid escalating crises in 2023, according to a new report released by the UN on Wednesday.The report, titled “2024 Near East and North Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition,” was launched by several UN agencies, including [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - Migration patterns continue to be shaped by conflicts, climate disasters, and economic pressures, with 2024 marking record levels of internal displacement, the UN reported on Wednesday, marking International Migrants Day.Tragically, the year also saw the highest death toll of migrants in transit.“These challenges are made [...] Full text...
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese women and girls who are refusing to accept an arranged marriage are among those being arrested and detained unlawfully, UN human rights investigators said on Wednesday.A new report from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, and the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNSMISS) [...] Full text...
