Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - T he President of the Transition of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, granted an audience on Thursday to the Ambassador and Special Envoy for the Sahel of the Czech Republic, Tomas Ulicny. The cooperation in the field of counter-terrorism was at the heart of the exchanges [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Differences over the constitutional basis, which serves as the legal framework for holding elections in Libya, are preventing a consensus on this key issue for a settlement of the crisis in Libya. This situation reflects the unwillingness of the local political stakeholders, as well as the countries [...]Full text...
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian Etienne Ndayiragije, 41, has been appointed to head the national football teams, replacing Jimmy Ndayizeye whose historic qualification of the "Intamba" (Swallows) senior to their first finals of the African Cup of Nations 2019 (AFCON-2019), in Egypt, it was learned Thursday from the Football Federation [...]Full text...
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Bamako will be hosting on Friday the 59th session of the Liptako Gourma (ALG) Council of Ministers, PANA learnt from an official source. Experts from the three countries of the sub-regional organization (Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger) have been meeting since Tuesday in the Malian capital to [...]Full text...
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese international of Bayern Munich (Germany), Sadio Mané, was elected on Wednesday as the best Senegalese player playing abroad for the year 2022 by the National Association of the Senegalese Sports Press (ANPS), reports the Senegalese News Agency (APS). The Senegalese Lions' star striker came out [...]Full text...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France on Thursday recalled its ambassador to Burkina Faso after the authorities in Ouagadougou asked Paris to replace him. "In the context of the latest developments in Burkina Faso, we have decided to recall our ambassador to Paris, to consult on the state and prospects of [...]Full text...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso for the whole of 2022 recorded an annual average inflation of 14.6% against 3.9% in 2021, the Burkinabe government announced on Wednesday at the end of a meeting of the Council of Ministers. The report of the Council stressed that economic activity and the [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libya Audit Office discussed on Wednesday evening with the Netherlands Court of Audit a work plan to develop performance auditing prepared by the Office for review, approval and implementation. The meeting, which was held via "Zoom", reviewed the latest steps in the implementation of the audit [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Youssef al-Agouri, Thursday called on the Swiss ambassador to Libya, Josef Renggli, to open a Swiss Consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi. This, he noted, would facilitate travel procedures for Libyan citizens and [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has stressed the importance of inclusive, transparent and secure elections in Libya, urging the need to create the appropriate conditions for their proper conduct. During his meeting on Wednesday in Algiers with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Abdoulaye [...]Full text...
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi faces another food crisis on the back of a series of climate events, after drought, flooding and late onset and erratic rainfall have disrupted food systems and food security. Agriculture is fundamental to Malawi’s economy. It is the primary source of export earnings, and nearly a [...]Full text...
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has met senior Sudanese officials shortly after his arrival in Khartoum on Thursday for an official visit. On the Sudanese side were the Sovereign Council Chairman, Lt. Gen. Abdul Fatah Al Burhan, Vice President of the Sovereign Council, Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, [...]Full text...
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Dr Abiy Ahmed, arrived in Khartoum on Thursday for an official visit during which he will hold talks with Sudan’s Sovereign Council Chairman, Lt Gen Abdul Fatah Burhan expected to be dominated by security matters. Abiy is accompanied by the Ministers of Defence, Peace [...]Full text...
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s grain production is off to a decent start in marketing year 2022/23, said a new report published on Thursday as an update on the country’s grain and feed. Above-average rains over most parts of the summer rainfall production area during November and December enhanced [...]Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central Bank of Gambia. Currency Buying Selling US Dollar 59.75 [...]Full text...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has appointed Ghanaian diplomat, Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, as the AU High Representative for Silencing the Guns. The appointment, announced by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is pursuant to the AU’s objective to end all conflicts, gender-based violence, [...]Full text...
Belle-Vue – (PANA) – Mauritius has broken the Guinness World Record of the World Largest Human Image of a Waving Flag at the Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Harel, northern Mauritius. Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said the island set this new record with a total of 6,145 participants after having met a [...]Full text...
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded the Article IV consultation with Mauritania, approving 42-month arrangements of US$ 86.9 million under the Extended Credit Facility and Extended Fund Facility for the country. The Board said its Wednesday’s approval allows for US$ 21.7 [...]Full text...
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has expressed deep concern reports about the killing of Mr. Thulani Rudolf Maseko, a leading human rights lawyer and political activist of Eswatini and called upon the Government to ensure that the killing is "swiftly, transparently and comprehensively investigated". A statement issued [...]Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are exchange rates of the Tanzania Shilling issued by the Bank of Tanzania for Thursday. Currency Buying Selling Burundi Franc 2.2 2.2166 Euro [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN economists warned on Wednesday that intersecting crises are likely to add further damage to the global economy, with growth set to slow from three per cent in 2022 to 1.9 per cent this year. This will be one of the lowest growth rates in [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the fight against terrorism will never succeed if we perpetuate the “denial and destruction” of human rights. Speaking at the ninth meeting of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact in New York, he urged for all counter-terrorism policies and initiatives to be [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - “Swift progress” has been made at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the trial against a former Janjaweed leader in Sudan’s Darfur region, but cooperation with the Government has deteriorated, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday. Presenting his latest report, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan updated [...]Full text...
