Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have underscored the critical need for blended and innovative finance mechanisms to back Africa’s efforts to tackle climate change

©- - 01 july 2024 - 07:43:52 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (568 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The outgoing Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, has taken the lead in Saturday's presidential election, with results from more than 81% of the polling stations collated, reports the special envoy of the Senegalese press agency (APS), quoting the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI)

©- - 30 june 2024 - 16:53:41 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (316 words)


New York, US (PANA) - Government leaders and Chiefs of Police are gathering at UN Headquarters in New York for a summit to further bolster the role of police personnel as critical enablers of peace

©- - 27 june 2024 - 05:35:47 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (215 words)


Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The UN agency tackling crime and drug abuse (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on Wednesday warning that there are now nearly 300 million users globally, alongside an increase in trafficking

©- - 26 june 2024 - 13:11:39 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (572 words)


Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – Guinea Bissau authorities and staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF have reached a staff-level agreement on economic and financial policies that could support the approval of the Sixth Review of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme

©- - 26 june 2024 - 09:24:52 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (413 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eight Libyan pilgrims have died during this year's Hajj season in Saudi Arabia, while five others are receiving intensive care treatment in Saudi hospitals

©- - 21 june 2024 - 11:09:42 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (225 words)


Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Thursday adopted a package of new anti-money-laundering rules that will protect European Union (EU) citizens and the EU's financial system against money laundering and the financing of terrorism

©- - 30 may 2024 - 10:39:08 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (597 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has stressed the importance of African Union (AU) countries to adherr to a unified African position in favour of reforming the global financial system and its institutions

©- - 29 may 2024 - 18:58:20 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (372 words)


Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau stands up as one of the first countries in sub-Saharan Africa to use blockchain digital technology to enhance government operations in wage bill management, strengthen fiscal transparency, and tackle governance vulnerabilities

©- - 29 may 2024 - 18:28:25 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (514 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, took part on Wednesday in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, in the work of the fifty-ninth annual meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the fiftieth annual meeting of the African Development Fund (ADF)

©- - 29 may 2024 - 18:12:11 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (205 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Walid Ellafi, worked with his Saudi counterpart, Salman al-Dosari, head of the Executive Bureau of the Arab Ministers of Information, on cooperation in the field of the media and government communication, as well as broadcasting rights and support for Libyan content on Saudi platforms

©- - 28 may 2024 - 17:11:40 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (170 words)


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ( PANA) - Africa’s human, land, mineral resource and cross-border trade endowments combine to make it the world’s most promising investment destination, now and well into the future, African Development Bank Group President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said

©- - 21 may 2024 - 09:08:12 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (522 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The world’s specialised health agency on Monday announced its largest number of regulatory authorities for medical products

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved designation of 33 national and regional regulatory authorities as WHO Listed Authorities (WLAs) that can be relied on for fulfilling the highest level of regulatory standards and practices for quality, safety and efficacy of medicines and vaccines

©- - 20 may 2024 - 18:47:39 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (595 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Education in the Government of National Unity, and Chairman of the National Committee for Education, Culture and Science, Moussa al-Magaryef, Saturday led the Libyan delegation to the 121st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 27th Ordinary Session of the General Assembly of the Conference of Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

©- - 18 may 2024 - 17:29:55 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (421 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Industry and Mines in the government of national unity, Ahmed Abu Heissa, Saturday took part in meetings of the ministers responsible for trade, industry, mining and tourism organized by the African Union (AU) held in the city of Malabo, capital of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea

©- - 18 may 2024 - 16:33:37 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (188 words)


Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Global efforts to prevent crimes against nature and bring offenders to justice are being hampered by glaring differences in environmental protection laws among countries and regions, UN crime prevention experts said on Friday

©- - 18 may 2024 - 07:10:34 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (676 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius economy has rebounded strongly from the pandemic on the back of buoyant tourism, social housing construction, and financial services, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

©- - 17 may 2024 - 08:24:36 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (614 words)


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Women's Football Department and Saudi Arabia Football Federation (SAFF) kicked off a women's football coaching workshop with African Women’s National Teams coaches in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, CAF's media outlet reported

©- - 16 may 2024 - 06:52:13 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (366 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nouadhibou FC etched their name into the annals of Mauritanian football once again, clinching a record-extending seventh consecutive league title with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over ASAC Concorde on Sunday

©- - 14 may 2024 - 07:35:20 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (230 words)


Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Despite two decades of worldwide efforts, more than 4,000 precious wildlife species still fall prey to trafficking every year, a new report by the UN crime and drugs prevention office, UNODC, showed on Monday

©- - 13 may 2024 - 13:11:00 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (637 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, on Monday discussed with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francophonie and Congolese Abroad, Jean-Claude Gakosso, whose country chairs the African Union's High-Level Committee on the Libyan issue, the challenges and obstacles that have led to the postponement of the inclusive National Conference

©- - 06 may 2024 - 15:04:58 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (263 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The North African Regional Standby Capacity (NARC) force Thursday held high-level meetings in the Libyan capital, Tripoli

©- - 02 may 2024 - 15:57:02 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (160 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas, Khalifa Abdel Saddok, led a high-level Libyan delegation to the Riyadh Economic Forum, where he discussed with his senior counterparts in the energy and oil sectors ways of strengthening international cooperation and achieving sustainable growth in the sector

©- - 01 may 2024 - 12:34:59 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (381 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has recorded 316 active cases of dengue fever in the island, of which 50 have been hospitalised in both public and private hospitals the Government Information Service (GIS) said Wednesday

©- - 01 may 2024 - 07:45:22 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (106 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Finance in the Government of National Unity, Khaled al-Mabrouk, has held several meetings in the American capital, Washington, with his counterparts from Congo Brazzaville, Guinea-Bissau, Serbia and Pakistan, to discuss the issue of settling debts owed to Libya

©- - 20 april 2024 - 19:12:11 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (469 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), on Thursday officially launched a three-year support project to combat money laundering and terrorism financing in their member countries

©- - 19 april 2024 - 09:05:57 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (413 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has kicked off a campaign to raise awareness on the need for African nations to raise their stakes in cyberspace diplomacy, which has become the epicentre of global power competition

©- - 17 april 2024 - 13:45:00 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (387 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of works management at the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, al-Taher al-Baour, on Tuesday discussed with the Executive Secretary General of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA), Nadros Bekele Thomas, aspects of cooperation between Libya and AUDA/NEPAD in a number of economic and development sectors

©- - 17 april 2024 - 10:49:50 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (188 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritius reported 231 active cases of Dengue Fever in the island as at 4 April 2024,  the Government Information Service (GIS) said on Saturday

©- - 06 april 2024 - 08:16:47 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (89 words)


Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Wednesday received a Moroccan delegation in Diamniadio, a new Senegalese town 30 km from Dakar

©- - 03 april 2024 - 14:47:14 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (476 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's interim Minister of the Interior, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, has discussed with the Tripartite Working Group of the African Union (AU), European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) working mechanisms to combat migration between Libya and countries of these organizations

©- - 01 april 2024 - 16:20:31 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (288 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Government on Thursday called on the population to demonstrate solidarity and humanitarian support to the Gaza population, by contributing to the national appeal for the people of Palestine

©- - 28 march 2024 - 07:50:13 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (134 words)


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud with their discussions focusing on the urgent need to protect all civilians in Gaza and immediately increase humanitarian assistance to those in need

©- - 21 march 2024 - 06:11:47 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (195 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The two deputy chairmen of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni and Abdallah Al-Lafi, have reiterated the need to hold the inclusive national reconciliation conference in one of the cities in the country to complete the work on reconciliation

©- - 20 march 2024 - 16:08:11 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (279 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday launched the PIM Recycling Ltd In the context of the Global Recycling Day, aiming to reinforce the recycling and recovery of plastic waste and promote the responsible use of plastics through local solutions

©- - 19 march 2024 - 08:01:36 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (302 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Al-Taher Al-Baour, on Friday led the Libyan delegation taking part in the twenty-second meeting of the special session of the African Union Executive Council in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

©- - 16 march 2024 - 06:37:46 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (100 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, and the Congolese Ambassador to Libya, Guy Corneille Samba, on Tuesday reviewed efforts being made to make the Libyan national reconciliation project a success

©- - 13 march 2024 - 14:15:49 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (150 words)


Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – Authorities in Guinea Bissau face important near-term risks, including policy implementation challenges stemming from a challenging socio-political climate and capacity constraints, said an International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday on completion of meetings on the country’s macroeconomic policies with the authorities in Bissau

©- - 12 march 2024 - 16:58:47 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (610 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Warring Sudanese parties should declare a humanitarian ceasefire during the Muslim Holy month of Ramadan to help avert famine in their country, the African Union Commission said on Friday

©- - 08 march 2024 - 22:53:45 - thread الإتحاد الإفريقي (153 words)