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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The National Assembly of Senegal on Tuesday adopted bill No. 11/2026 amending the Electoral Code following a vote largely in favour of the reform.Out of 165 registered members of parliament, 140 took part in the vote, including 21 by proxy. The bill was adopted with 127 [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - On the occasion of South Africa’s Freedom Day, the Secretary-General extended his warm greetings to the people and Government of South Africa as they commemorate a defining moment in the country’s history.This is especially so as they reflect on the hard-won values of freedom, dignity, [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Libya, Hanna Tetteh, paid a brief visit this Tuesday to Misrata (approximately 220 km east of Tripoli), explaining during a meeting that the restricted session facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) was aimed [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The twelfth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) opened Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the theme "Turning the Tide: Transformative and Coordinated Actions for Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063."An annual event of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) organized in collaboration with the African [...]

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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved a 21-month arrangement under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) for Liberia in the amount of SDR 193.8 million (about US$266 million, equivalent to 75 percent of quota).A press release by the communications [...]

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Konta, Guinea (PANA) – Guinea on Monday inaugurated a facility for the manufacturing and refurbishment of domestic gas cylinders in Konta, Forécariah prefecture, in what authorities described as a strategic step in the country’s industrial development.The ceremony, reported was marked by the sounding of industrial sirens and attended by administrative [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Particpants at a workshop entitled "Italian-Libyan Relations: Towards a Comprehensive and Sustainable Model of Cooperation" have recommended promoting economic and political partnership between the two countries which are on opposite shores of the Mediterranean. The event was organized in Tripoli by the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...]

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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government's ban on the import of “luxury and non-essential commodities” has come under harsh criticism and a vow to take the matter to courts of law.On Monday, the Sudanese Council of Ministers decided to ban the import of a group of luxury and [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal’s national electricity company, Senelec, has become the sole shareholder of West African Energy (WAE), the firm behind the 366-megawatt power plant at Cap des Biches, following an increase in the company’s capital from 4 billion to 16 billion CFA francs.The transaction effectively rescues a project [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency                     Buying                SellingUS Dollar                    [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister, Major General Abdoulaye Maiga, has lashed out at unnamed foreign powers who "sponsored” last Saturday's coordinated attacks in several cities in the West African country stressing that lessons have been learned and corrective measures would be taken.General Maiga, the most senior government official [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - At the opening of the eleventh Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) on Monday in New York, the UN Secretary-General issued a solemn warning: the world is facing a worrying resurgence of nuclear threats, against a backdrop of "collective [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief has highlighted the increase in violent conflicts around the world and the growing role of private military companies. Volker Türk also warned of the lack of coherence in the legal framework, which leaves critical gaps in accountability for human rights violations.In a [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, at the weekend responded to deadly intercommunal violence in the greater Tonj area in Warrap state, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday during his regular media briefing in New York.He said peacekeepers were deployed to the  region to help [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) has called on governments in the region to be more transparent about fuel stocks as jet fuel costs surge due to the Middle East conflict.AASA chief executive officer Aaron Munetsi says information should be shared on whether [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has condemned two recent drone attacks in Sudan, one of which left seven dead, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday during his regular media briefing in New York.An aid truck from the UN refugee agency  (UNHCR) that was carrying emergency shelter kits came under [...]

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