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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mali Central Narcotics Office (OCS) on Monday burned drugs valued at 140 million CFA francs seized in the regions of Sikasso, Koutiala and Bougouni in the south, the Malian News Agency (AMAP) reported. The drugs consisted of more than 1.3 tons of cannabis, 114 sachets of Kuch, 15 [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, received Monday in Bamako, 17 walkers from Guinea-Conakry to support the Malian authorities and people, PANA learned from an official source here Tuesday. According to the spokesman of these young "pan-Africanist" walkers, their adventure began on 15 [...]

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Lisbon, Spain (PANA) - With the livelihoods of about 40 per cent of the world’s population living at or near a coast, the second day of the UN Ocean Conference under way in Lisbon focused on strenthening sustainable ocean-based economies, managing coastal ecosystems. The world’s coastal populations contribute significantly to the global [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Libya, Stephanie Williams, Tuesday called on the Speakers of the House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High Council of State, Aguila Saleh and Khaled Al-Mechri, to show "courage" in a "last-ditch effort" to compromise for a "historic" achievement [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US special envoy and ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, reaffirmed his country's support for holding elections in Libya as soon as possible, stressing the importance of maintaining the stability observed in the country. Speaking during his meeting on Tuesday in Tripoli with the Libyan Prime Minister [...]

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 22 "terrorists" were neutralised on Monday in an anti-terrorist operation carried out by Burkina Faso's defense and security forces in the Bougouriba Province, in the south-west, the national army announced in a statement on Tuesday. According to the same source, following consolidated intelligence, an [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UNESCO Office in Bamako, in partnership with the government of Mali, launched last week in Bamako nine projects of the Mali Climate Fund, an official source told PANA here. The projects, launched by the Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, target 400,000 young people and 600,000 [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, and the chairman of the High State Council, Khaled al-Mechri, are meeting in Geneva Tuesday to finalize agreements on a legal framework for the holding of general elections in the country as soon as possible. The meeting, [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa faces a near total blackout on Tuesday night as the country’s aging power stations continue to fail. Andre De Ruyter, CEO of the power parastatal Eskom, said there are major efforts to restore capacity to power stations to mitigate the "very real risk" [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Tuesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by the Central Bank of The Gambia. Currency                                 Buying            Selling US Dollar                                 50.95    [...]

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) is deploying a mission to observe the forthcoming general elections scheduled for 9 August 2022, the Commission announced in a press statement on Monday. It said the mission, comprising eight core team experts, follows an invitation from the Government of Kenya [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, went to the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, on Monday during which he met with President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, as well as several other world leaders and senior officials. Mr. Al-Manfi met separately with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, UN [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although climate change threatens everyone, women and girls often suffer its harshest and most violent consequences, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday.  “While I welcome the international attention on climate change’s impact on women and girls over the last decade, we must urgently also [...]

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Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Legalised cannabis use in some countries and states appears to have accelerated daily use and related health impacts, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) revealed in a new report released on Monday. The World Drug Report 2022 also details the environmental consequences of the illicit drugs [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - Leaders in Libya must resolve outstanding issues so that long-awaited presidential and parliamentary elections can finally be held, UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on Monday.  “The United Nations’ priority in Libya remains to facilitate a return to the electoral process, based on [...]

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