Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of affairs at the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the Government of National Unity, Al-Taher al-Baour, took part in the opening session of the 36th Crans-Montana Forum in Brussels, Belgium.A number of African leaders, foreign ministers, senior officials and diplomats, [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of widespread famine in Sudan caused by war there was confirmed on Thursday by leading hunger experts who warned that the country faces “the worst levels of acute food insecurity ever recorded”, with no less than 14 areas at the highest level of risk.According to [...] Full text...
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The King Baudouin Foundation has awarded the 2023-2024 Africa Prize to Her Initiative, a Tanzanian organisation, in recognition of its work to unlock women’s economic potential, the Brussels-based foundation said.The organisation's work includes tackling the youth unemployment crisis and accelerating economic and social development in Africa. Tanzania [...] Full text...
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Military convoys are patrolling the streets and highways in Nairobi on Thursday, while the leaders of the Generation Z protests awaited the ruling in a Court hearing a petition on the deployment of the military.The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) are patrolling major roads and highways leading [...] Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed that two of its soldiers were killed in a mortar attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday. Twenty other South African soldiers were injured.“Four members who were critically injured have been [...] Full text...
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Economic activity in Uganda has remained resilient despite multiple successive shocks, with real gross domestic product (GDP) accelerating from 5.3% in FY22/23 to an estimated 6% in FY23/24, a new World Bank report notes. The expansion was driven by oil-related construction activity and the growth of the [...] Full text...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The World Bank on Thursday launched the Burkina Faso Economic Update and the Country Economic Memorandum (CEM), highlighting recent economic trends in the country and analysing the short- and medium-term economic outlook. Focusing on scaling up social assistance, the April 2024 edition of the Economic Update, [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, and the European Union (EU) ambassadors accredited to Libya on Wednesday dicussed the coordination of efforts to organise a Trans-Mediterranean Forum on Migration in Tripoli in mid-July, with the participation of the African and European countries concerned.During the meeting [...] Full text...
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Record orange juice prices in South Africa are expected to escalate orange juice production as growers increase deliveries for processing, according to a new report on Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN).The semi-annual report on citrus fruits said growers are diverting oranges from the export market [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday heard powerful and personal testimony from a former child soldier who recounted harrowing experiences of being abducted and forced to join an armed group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).Speaking anonymously and through an interpreter, the 16-year-old [...] Full text...
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy avoided what could have been a systemic debt crisis during the turbulence of recent years, but vulnerabilities remain amid high debt servicing costs that pose an important challenge for low and middle-income countries. Some may yet confront major tests.When countries do [...] Full text...
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans are bracing themselves for another wave of protests on Thursday despite President William Ruto withdrawing the contentious Finance Bill 2024 that triggered bloody protests last Tuesday in which at least 22 people were killed, according to the local media.President Ruto also agreed to reduce the [...] 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 SellingUS Dollar [...] Full text...
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed on Wednesday the third review of Zambia’s 38-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement and approved its augmentation with immediate access to US$569.6 million.The approval brings Zambia’s total disbursement so far under the ECF-supported programme to US$1.1 [...] Full text...
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and US Department of State have expressed concern about Tuesday's protests againsts tax hikes in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, that cost at least 22 lives. The IMF said it was deeply concerned about the tragic events in Kenya, adding, “Our [...] Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Thursday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania. Currency Buying SellingBurundi Franc 0.9058 0.9142Euro 2,793.8532 2,822.8493British Pound 3,307.4427 [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief Antonio Guterres has described the conviction by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of an Al Qaida-linked Malian former self-styled police chief as “another significant milestone in accountability and a step forward in efforts to bring justice to the victims of crimes and reaffirms that [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - Government leaders and Chiefs of Police are gathering at UN Headquarters in New York for a summit to further bolster the role of police personnel as critical enablers of peace.The fourth UN Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS) starts on Thursday and aims to build on [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians and partners are working to scale up the response to address the deepening humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Khartoum, and other “hotspots” across war-ravaged Sudan, the UN Spokesperson said on Wednesday.The situation in and around the besieged capital of North Darfur, El Fasher – [...] Full text...
