Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Social Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Wafaa al-Kilani, Friday met with experts from the League of Arab States in the social sector, led by the Minister Plenipotentiary, Tarek al-Nabulsi, to prepare the Libyan classification of people with disabilities aimed at [...] Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan High Electoral Commission, Imad al-Sayeh, said here Tuesday the aim of the Forum for the Disabled is to develop the electoral process, discuss the improvements to be made to the procedures adopted during previous electoral operations, [...] Full text...

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The African Blind Union (AFUB) approved its financial and organizational reports on Sunday in Rabat as part of the work of its 10th General Assembly held here. On this occasion, AFUB's Honorary Treasurer, Bernard Mogesa, presented the financial report for the period 1 January 2020 to 30 [...] Full text...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 18,846 Burkinabe have taken refuge in the northern and north-eastern parts of Côte d'Ivoire due to the terrorism that Burkina Faso has been experiencing since 2015, the Ivorian authorities announced on Wednesday. According to the report of the National Security Council, chaired by [...] Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, presided over the signing of a contract for the supply of a first batch of 3,000 vehicles for persons with disabilities (PWDs). Initialled on Wednesday evening by the Social Solidarity Fund with the Korean company [...] Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 55 deaf high school graduates will be sent to pursue university studies abroad, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Omran al-Qayeb announced on Wednesday. The beneficiaries are those from the academic years 2017 to 2021, according to the regulation governing the orientation to [...] Full text...

Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -  The Gambia Tuesday organized a national stakeholder’s forum on a Disability Rights Bill that brought together participants from throughout the West African country. The meeting was jointly organized by The Gambia Federation of the Disabled (GFD), The Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violation (GCVHRV) and [...] Full text...