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Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco reiterated recently in Addis Ababa, before the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) its strong and constant support to the political transition processes in Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and Mali. Morocco's Permanent Representative to the AU and UNECA, Mohamed Arrouchi, who was [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese president, Macky Sall, said on Tuesday, before the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations in New York, that it was time to "establish a fairer, more inclusive global governance better adapted to the realities of our time". "Almost eighty years after the birth of [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Malta, India, the United Arab Emirates and Italy Wednesday affirmed their support for intensified efforts by the international community to work within the framework of the United Nations. They expressed their encouragement for peaceful dialogue and negotiation to resolve the political crisis and realize the aspirations of [...]

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New York, United Nations (PANA) - Morocco on Wednesday called for the strengthening of international cooperation that serves African countries, notably through debt relief and development initiatives to counter current and future economic shocks. The head of government, Aziz Akhannouch, made the call before the 77th General Assembly of the United [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya recorded six new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) out of 95 tests carried out during the last 24 hours, representing a positivity rate of 6.3 per cent, the National Centre for Disease Control announced on Wednesday. In addition, four recoveries were recorded in the country, said a [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- A delegation from the Ministry of Interior, headed by Major General Bashir Al-Amin, Deputy Minister for Security Directorates Affairs, is participating in the sixth meeting of Interpol police commanders in the Middle East and North Africa being held in the French city of Lyon. The meeting, which is [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The world is falling “far short” of commitments made three decades ago to protect minority communities, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, appealing for concrete action to counter this neglect.  The UN chief was speaking in New York at an event to commemorate the 30th anniversary of [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall reiterated on Tuesday at the United Nations Assembly the request of the African Union (AU) to have a seat within the G20 so that "Africa can be represented where decisions are taken". "I recall our request to grant a seat to the African [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people facing life-threatening levels of hunger worldwide without immediate humanitarian aid, is expected to rise steeply in coming weeks, the UN said on Wednesday, in a new alert about looming famine in the Horn of Africa and beyond. In Somalia, “hundreds of thousands are already facing [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly, Tuesday hailed Germany's role in supporting, on several occasions, the political track in Libya, including the Berlin 1-2 conferences. In an address to the consultative meeting on joint cooperation between [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's President Macky Sall told the UN Assembly Tuesday Africa, the least polluting continent and the one lagging behind in the industrialization process, must exploit its available resources to have basic energy, improve the competitiveness of its economy and achieve universal access to electricity. The Senegalese president [...]

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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese head of state, Macky Sall, current chairman of the African Union (AU), invited on Tuesday the United Nations Security Council to "better engage in the fight against terrorism in Africa". "Terrorism, which is gaining ground on the continent, is not just an African issue. It [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, Wednesday launched a new report calling on global leaders to take urgent action on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), responsible for 17 million premature deaths every year, a press release said. To accelerate action, Dr. Tedros renewed the two-year appointment of Michael [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The major challenges facing humanity are “complex and interlocking,” Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said on Tuesday evening, while also noted that the DRC had faced decades of 'aggression' at the hands of a neighbouring country.  “Peace and [...]

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has "categorically" rejected the report of International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) that blames Addis Ababa for crimes against humanity in the Tigray region following renewed clashes between the Government and the regional Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). The state-owned Ethiopian [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Wednesday’s foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi (D) as published by the Central Bank of Gambia. Currency                                 Buying           Selling US Dollar                                   53.00          54.50 Pound Sterling                          [...]

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Wooton, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian tea growers on Tuesday started a three-day training programme with experts from the Tea Research Institute of Kenya, sponsored by the European Union (EU), to learn about new tea cultivation methods to review the entire production model in the country. An official from the Food and [...]

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Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The continued arbitrary detention of opposition leader and Member of Parliament Job Sikhala and MP Godfrey Sithole is revealing of the politicised justice system in Zimbabwe, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, 100 days since their incarceration. “The ongoing arbitrary detention of Sikhala and Sithole is unjust and [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The leaders of several countries and organisations have flagged the critical global food security situation and agreed to act with urgency to respond to the food and nutrition needs of hundreds of millions of people around the world. The Governments of Spain, the United States of America, [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - Women Heads of State and Government meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday have highlighted how women’s full and effective participation and decision-making are crucial to addressing global priorities.  The newly established UNGA Platform of Women Leaders held [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Human rights violations committed by mercenaries and private security companies create grave challenges for victims seeking justice and redress, UN-appointed independent human rights experts warned on Tuesday. Presenting its new report to the Human Rights Council 51st session, the Working Group on he use of mercenaries said that this was [...]

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