Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Footbal (CAF) on Thursday awarded the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) and Egyptian Government the rights to host the TotalEnergies CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations 2025.This follows the decusion of Cote d'Ivoire to pull out of hosting the tournament “due to unforeseen [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued an alert on Thursday over the rapidly escalating crisis in the country, calling for urgent coordinated action to protect civilians and preserve the 2018 peace deal that ended five years of civil war. The arrest of [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have continued to expand their control in North and South Kivu – setting their sights on more territorial gains.That’s according to the head of the UN Stabilisation Mission in DRC (MONUSCO), [...] Full text...
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Conflicts and rising food prices are plunging the Congolese people into one of the worst food crises in the world, United Nations agencies warned on Thursday.New data from the latest Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC) analysis reveals the highest number of people ever recorded experiencing acute [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - As the resurgence of conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since January has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and worsened the humanitarian crisis, the UN envoy to the country called on Thursday before the Security Council to direct “all efforts towards [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) have returned to their homes in Sudan since last December amid persistent insecurity and an acute food crisis, a United Nations agency said Thursday, noting that this is the first decline in the number of displaced people despite the intensity [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, al-Taher al-Baour and the Turkish Ambassador to Libya, Güven Begiç, on Wednesday discussed preparations for the upcoming Africa-Turkey Summit scheduled to be hosted by Libya in early 2026.The meeting highlighted the importance of the summit in strengthening [...] Full text...
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Senegal to review findings of the audit report by the Court of Auditors, confirming significant under-reporting of fiscal deficits and public debt between 2019–2023.The team evaluated the extent of fiscal data revisions and discussed with the authorities the institutional [...] Full text...
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Grave violations against children have surged across Sudan’s Darfur states since the start of the year, with 110 violations verified in North Darfur alone and a staggering 83 per cent increase in child casualties in the country compared to the first quarter of 2024.In Al [...] 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...
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - A new World Bank-financed investment will enhance mobility and accessibility in Tanzania’s capital, Dodoma, unlocking economic opportunities and creating over 10,000 new jobs by 2030, while boosting the city’s economic output by 2%.The $200 million Dodoma Integrated and Sustainable Transport (DIST) project, just approved by 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 2,822.5651 2,851.0554British [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the M23 rebel offensive continues in the eastern Republic of Congo (DRC), in the provinces of North and South Kivu, the increase in attacks by other armed groups in neighbouring Ituri is raising fears of the worst, the UN humanitarian coordinator for the country warned [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world came together 50 years ago to ban biological weapons and in today’s volatile geopolitical climate we can ill-afford to let this moral safeguard “erode”, the UN’s High Representative for Disarmament Affairs said on Wednesday.26 March marked the 50th anniversary of the entry into force of the Biological [...] Full text...
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called on all parties to exercise restraint and uphold the peace agreement as violence escalates and reports emerge of the detention of First Vice President Riek Machar.“Tonight, the country’s leaders stand on the brink of relapsing into [...] Full text...
