Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s Health Minister Dr. Joe Phaahla announced on Wednesday that his department intends to have a stockpile of Tecovirimat (TPOXX) treatment for rapid deployment against the monkey pox disease, also known as Mpox, which has recorded one death. Phaahla was updating the public on the [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A high-level consultative workshop on Libya's national strategy for combating non-communicable diseases was held under the supervision and implementation of the National Centre for Disease Control and in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) office in Libya.The meeting took place on Tuesday in the presence [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world has closed 68.5% of the gender gap, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2024, published on Wednesday. However, at the current pace it will take another 134 years – equivalent to five generations – to achieve full gender parity, according to the same report, [...] Full text...
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank has approved additional financing of $150 million for Benin to help the country improve food security and productivity, besides strengthening the resilience of populations in the country's northern regions, according to a statement issued by the Bank. This financing from the International Development Association [...] Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central Bank of Gambia. Currency Buying Selling US Dollar 65.057 [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity has welcomed Resolution 2735 issued of the UN Security Council calling for a permanent ceasefire and the complete withdrawal of the Israeli occupying forces from the Gaza Strip in Palestine. The Security Council [...] Full text...
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Eighty-six people were reported missing after a boat mishap on river Kwa, near Lediba village of Maï-Ndombe province, south-west of DR Congo, on Monday night, according to local police. "It was as a result of night boating. It was sailing during the night. When they got [...] Full text...
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s economic growth recovered in 2023 with real GDP growing by 5.6 percent, supported by a strong recovery in agriculture and resilience in the services sector following the return of rains after severe droughts in 2021-22, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF). However, the Fund also noted [...] Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed his condolences to the government and people of Malawi following the death of Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima. President Lazarus Chakwera on Tuesday confirmed that Chilima and nine others were killed in a plane crash in the Chikangawa Forest Reserve. Shanil [...] Full text...
Washington, USA (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved the World Bank’s role as interim secretariat of host and trustee of a fund for responding to loss and damage caused by climate change. In a historic decision at COP28, an agreement was reached by 198 countries to [...] Full text...
El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched a campaign on Tuesday to address the unfolding crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan, amid the going war between rival military forces that erupted last April. In a video posted on social media, Karim Khan urged [...] Full text...
New York, United States (PANA) - A comprehensive ceasefire in Gaza linked to the release of all remaining hostages cannot come too soon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, as he welcomed the Security Council resolution adopted a day earlier seeking an end to the war there. Speaking in Jordan [...] Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results of matches played on Tuesday across Africa which witnessed contrasting fortunes. Group B South Sudan 0-3 Sudan, Group C South Africa 3-1 Zimbabwe, Lesotho 0-1 Rwanda, Group D Mauritius 2-1 Eswatini, Cape Verde 1-0 Libya, Angola 1-1 Cameroon, Group E Zambia 0-1 Tanzania, Congo [...] Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Wednesday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania. Currency Buying Selling Burundi Franc 0.8992 0.9074 Euro 2787.9233 2816.852 British Pound 3310.0258 3344.9625 Japanese Yen 16.5563 16.7208 Kenya Shilling 20.1359 20.1808 Rwanda Franc 1.956 2.0287 Uganda Shilling 0.6623 0.695 US Dollar 2597.5248 [...] Full text...
