Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Only 62% of Burundians have basic access to drinking water, which puts this African Great Lakes country a long way from achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6), which is to guarantee access to water and sanitation for all and ensure sustainable management of water resources. The [...]Full text...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has called on the global community to consider including health emergencies as part of inclusive packages of international peacekeeping operations. In an article posted on its website, the Addis Ababa-based body argued that war and armed conflicts, [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation Ali Al-Abed, held talks with the German Ambassador to Libya, Michael Ohmnacht, cooperation in the field of vocational training. The meeting, which took place on Thursday at the Ministry's headquarters in Tripoli, provided an opportunity to discuss the possibility of [...]Full text...
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Spain's counter-espionage agency has cleared Morocco of all accusations of espionage and interference in Spain's internal affairs. In the conclusions of a report published in Madrid on Thursday, the agency, which reports to the Spanish Prime Minister, cleared Morocco of all suspicions and accusations relating to alleged [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's acting Minister of the Interior, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, has stated that the attacks on police officers at the Ras Jedir border crossing with Tunisia are unjustified. He said he will not stand idly by on this issue, especially as they are prepared to answer to [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has stressed that reconciliation is a national project for all. Mr. al-Manfi added that reconciliation, as a long-term project, requires the achievement of a comprehensive consensus between the various components of the society around a national plan for [...]Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid reports of ongoing bombardment across Gaza on Friday, UN humanitarians highlighted “shocking levels of disease and hunger” after visiting an overwhelmed hospital in the north of the enclave. The UN’s top aid official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Jamie McGoldrick, reached Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - Russia and and China have vetoed draft resolution from the United States in the UN Security Council on Friday calling for “an immediate and sustained ceasefire to protect civilians on all sides”, facilitate “essential” aid delivery and support ongoing talks between Israel and Hamas militants [...]Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central Bank of Gambia. Currency Buying Selling US Dollar 65.057 67.50 Pound Sterling 82.62 [...]Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The mastermind of South Africa’s biggest ever fraud case, former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste, committed suicide in Hermanus, outside Cape Town, on Thursday. He was 63. The former billionaire was due to hand himself over to police on Friday in connection with the manipulation of [...]Full text...
Cape Coast, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana were crowned champions of the women's football tournament at the 13th African Games after a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory over defending champions, Nigeria, on Thursday night. The Under-20 side had to do it the hard way, falling behind to Edeh Njideka's 28th-minute strike for the [...]Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Friday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania. Currency Buying Selling Burundi Franc 0.8837 0.8919 Euro [...]Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is continuing with his diplomatic efforts to secure an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for at least six weeks and the release of all hostages. Some 32,000 people, more than half being children and women, have been killed in Gaza in an [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - The amount of electronic waste – or e-waste – that we produce is at least 62 million tonnes, and it’s rising five times faster than the amount being recycled. That’s the worrying finding of the UN Global E-Waste Monitor report, published on Thursday. The report looked into [...]Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After several quarters of decline, international trade is poised for a rebound during the rest of 2024, according to the latest Global Trade Update from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Last year saw a three per cent contraction, equalling roughly $1 trillion, compared to the [...]Full text...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Large parts of Burkina Faso are being terrorised by armed groups and the rampant insecurity is “beyond alarming”, said the UN human rights chief on Thursday following a brief visit to the country. High Commissioner Volker Türk, speaking in the Burkina Faso capital, Ouagadougou, said that [...]Full text...
