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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, on Tuesday held talks in Tripoli with the Executive Secretary of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), Ambassador Ado Al-Haj. Their discussions centred on a number of issues relating to support for the regional grouping, the activation of all its [...]

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa is being urged to address the critical challenges it faces, as the 10th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (FRADD) got under way in Addis Ababa on Tuesday. It is under the theme, "Strengthening the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063 and eradicating [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign and International Cooperation minister, Al-Taher Al-Baour, on Tuesday held talks in Tripoli with a delegation from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs led by Karim Amellal, Inter-ministerial Delegate for the Mediterranean. Their discussions centred on bilateral relations and joint cooperation in various fields, including support [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, on Tuesday underlined the importance of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States, urging the young people of members states to commit themselves to its promotion and consolidation. Speaking at the inaugural session of the fourth meeting of the CEN-SAD Council of [...]

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee tasked with drawing up an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution begins on Tuesday in Ottawa Canada, according to an official statement. The 7-day session will be preceded by regional consultations on issues including plastic pollution in the [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly stripped naked with their hands tied, prompting renewed concerns about possible war crimes amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday. The development follows the recovery of hundreds of bodies [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Libyan on Monday participated in a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Libya and Malaysia. Chaired by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in charge of Political Affairs, Mohamed Issa, the Libyan delegation took [...]

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Water, Sanitation and the Environment, Maizama Abdoulaye, has set out five priorities for Africa to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the opening of the 10th Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (FRADD) in Addis Ababa on Tuesday. Mr Maizama said the priorities [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto is expected to travel to Harare, Zimbabwe, ahead of an international trade fair in the Southern African country, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The Kenyan President's visit follows the holding of the Fourth Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation (PJCC) between Kenya and [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Abderrahman Hamada, Director of the Department of European Affairs at the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on Monday chaired an online meeting between officials of the Commission of the European Union (EU) and Libya to discuss developments in the fight against illegal immigration. The [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, al-Taher al-Baour, on Monday discussed with the Russian ambassador to Libya, Haider Rashid Aghanen, the strengthening of relations, according to a statement from the ministry. The meeting discussed ways of strengthening and developing cooperative relations [...]

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 10th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (FRADD) got under way on Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Under the theme, "Strengthening the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063 and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and [...]

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Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – Despite tightened macroeconomic policies in 2023 and into the first quarter of 2024, Sierra Leone requires significant adjustment to keep its debt on a sustainable path, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). An IMF team has completed a mission to Freetown reporting that the country’s [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Tuesday'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              [...]

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Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - African Hidden Champions (AHC), a co-partnership of Africa Foresight Group and partners, will host an exclusive Soirée on 24 April, 2024, in Johannesburg, South Africa, to celebrate entrepreneurial spirit. The event will also feature a private concert with award-winning South African artist, Ami Faku. The African Hidden [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Pretoria judge has come under fire for highlighting the deep-seated racial divisions still prevalent in South Africa. Gauteng High Court Judge Madlenkosi Motha said he could not properly assess a Black Economic Empowerment case before him because there was no black advocate represented. Motha took [...]

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Date s Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Tuesday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania. Currency              Buying        Selling Burundi Franc     0.8926       0.8994 Euro                   2,732.7653     2,760.8713 British Pound      3,164.5925      3,197.5357 Japanese Yen      16.6012     16.7618 Kenya [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The UN Middle East envoy has expressed concern about increased levels of violence in the West Bank, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York on Monday.  Stability in the West Bank is vital to the prospects of peace in Gaza, UN Special Coordinator Tor [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN experts have expressed concern over the role airlines and aviation authorities could have in the unlawful removal of asylum seekers from the United Kingdom to Rwanda under an agreement between the two governments and the proposed  “Safety of Rwanda” bill.  Two years ago, London announced the [...]

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