World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased trafficking
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The UN agency tackling crime and drug abuse (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on Wednesday warning that there are [...]
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Monday’s exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Monday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency [...]
Monday’s exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Monday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency [...]
Auction of Mandela's personal possessions suspended
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Global auction house Guernsey's on Tuesday announced that an auction of more than 100 of Nelson Mandela's personal items [...]
Ethiopia rights body reports fresh conflict in Afar, Somali regions
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Fresh conflict has erupted in Afar and Somali regions, leading to displacements and the destruction of property, Ethiopia's human right [...]
UN mission boosts presence in Central African Republic’s conflict-stricken southeast
New York, US (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has expanded its presence in the country’s southeast to prevent [...]
Strong consumption, investment demand among factors boosting Côte d’Ivoire’s outlook
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire’s economy remains resilient against a still difficult global backdrop. Despite lower than expected cocoa production, the country’s medium-term [...]
World confronts an ‘ugly and inescapable truth’ in Darfur, says ICC Prosecutor
New York, US (PANA) - The international community’s failure to execute warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and subsequent lack of accountability are [...]
Conviction of Malian terrorist is 'another significant milestone in accountability' - Guterres
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief Antonio Guterres has described the conviction by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of an Al Qaida-linked Malian former [...]
Libya, EU hold talks to lift the ban on Libyan aircraft from European airspace
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, and the European Commissioner for Transport, Adina-Ioana Vălean, on Wednesday met to discuss progress of work of the joint committee of the Libyan Civil Aviation Authority and the European Aviation [...]
UN rights chief calls time on ‘economic violence’ against women and girls
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, on Friday declared that it’s time to eliminate laws and practices that contribute to “economic violence” against women and girls.He was speaking on Friday in Geneva at the UN [...]
Fourth session of the CEN-SAD Council of Ministers for Youth and Sport ends
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Fourth meeting of the Council of Ministers for Youth and Sport of the countries of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) closed in Tripoli on Tuesday evening with a commitment to implement an action plan [...]
