Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbaiba, has stressed the need for the public and private banking sector to play their role in supporting the industrial sector in all its fields. In a speech at the opening of the International Conference on [...] Full text...
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The leader of the assailants who attempted a coup in Kinshasa on Sunday has been killed by the DR Congo Defence Forces, General Sylvain Ekenge, spokesperson for the DR Congo Armed Forces (FARDC), told national television. "Some forty assailants were arrested, while four others, including their [...] Full text...
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and the President of the European Council, Mr Charles Michel, on Monday had a bilateral telephone conversation on a range of bilateral, regional and global issues that they share as strategic partners. According to an official statement made available to [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The world’s specialised health agency on Monday announced its largest number of regulatory authorities for medical products The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved designation of 33 national and regional regulatory authorities as WHO Listed Authorities (WLAs) that can be relied on for fulfilling the highest level [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbaiba, has followed up on the activation of a number of joint projects between the Economic and Social Development Fund and the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA), which have been suspended for years. This came at a [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top Libyan officials meet here Monday to monitor the latest procedures for launching electronic system for granting residence and work visas. Present at the meeting were the Ministers of State for Council of Ministers Affairs, Adel Jumaa, and Labour and Rehabilitation, Ali Al-Abed, and the Director of [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhalid Al-Dbaiba, has expressed his "full solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran at this difficult time" following the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raissi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a helicopter crash. In a post [...] Full text...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Monday paid tribute to the memory of the Iranian President, Ebrahim Raïssi, who was killed on Sunday in a helicopter accident. "It is with sadness that I learned of the death of the President of [...] Full text...
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Arrest warrants are being sought for the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity linked to the war in Gaza, the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Monday. In a statement, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said that there were reasonable [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 810,000 people have fled Rafah in just two weeks, UN humanitarians said on Monday, amid reports of ongoing Israeli military operations in the southern city and in the north of Gaza. “Every time families are displaced their lives are at serious risk. People are forced [...] Full text...
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Arrest warrants have been issued against the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity linked to the war in Gaza, the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Monday. In a statement, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said that there were reasonable [...] Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The crunch stage of qualifying for the 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic has arrived with six African nations vying for the three remaining places. After a series of two-leg playoff ties, Burundi, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Zambia and Liberia have progressed to make [...] Full text...
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday extended his condolences to the government and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran over the passing of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other officials in a helicopter crash. In a statement by Presidential Spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, [...] Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Monday'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 [...] Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Constitutional Court on Monday overturned an Electoral Court decision, and ruled that former President Jacob Zuma was not eligible to run for next week’s national elections. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) recently lodged an urgent application to challenge Zuma’s inclusion in [...] Full text...
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) – Over the past 20 years, the number of people lacking safe drinking water and basic sanitation has increased by 197 million and 211 million, respectively, a World Bank report released on Monday states. Access to safe drinking water and sanitation, reliable water-supply for agriculture and industry, [...] Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Monday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania. Currency Buying Selling Burundi Franc 0.8934 0.9016 Euro 2,791.8257 2,820.0041 British Pound 3,258.9325 3,292.8222 Japanese [...] Full text...
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The US and Niger have reached an agreement under which the US will withdraw its soldiers from the West African country no later that 15 September, 2024. This is stated in a joint statement from the U.S. Department of Defence and the Department of National Defence of [...] Full text...
Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The official draw for the CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental finals 2024 was officially conducted on Sunday, 19 May ahead of Tuesday's kickoff of the highly anticipated youth football competition in Zanzibar. The four-day tournament marks the conclusion of season two of the ground-breaking youth football [...] Full text...
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian authorities have arrested at least nine people amid escalating government actions in recent weeks to muzzle free speech, prosecute dissent, and crack down on migrants and asylum seekers, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. In a statement, it asked Tunisian authorities to respect and protect space [...] Full text...
