Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of Day 4 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, played on Monday.Group AGambia 1-0 MadagascarTableTeam P GD PtsTunisia 3 [...] Full text...
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – An international charity organisation catering for children has said over 2 million babies are estimated to have been born in the 18 months of Sudan's devatating war.Save the Children said these have braved the harsh war climate and adverse health conditions stressing that the babies [...] Full text...
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday approved conclusions in view of the Conference of Parties on the Convention on biological diversity (COP16) and the meetings on the Cartagena protocol and the Nagoya protocol, to be held in Cali, Colombia, from 21 October to 1 November 2024. The conclusions [...] Full text...
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon experienced lower growth in 2023 (2.4%) amid transport disruptions that impacted wood and manganese production, according to the World Bank’s Gabon Economic Update 2024 released on Monday.The report presents fiscal policy reforms to optimise fiscal revenues while allowing Gabon to advance the green growth potential [...] Full text...
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Despite signs of a fragile economic recovery, Sub-Saharan Africa, remains stuck in “low gear” with a large youth population at risk of being left behind. According to the latest edition of Africa Pulse, the World Bank’s twice-yearly regional economic update released on Monday, two factors [...] Full text...
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday prolonged the application of the EU restrictive measures (sanctions) against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons imposed on 25 persons and 3 entities for an additional year, until 16 October 2025.Those designated are subject to an asset freeze and EU [...] Full text...
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of the European Union has adopted conclusions addressing the urgent challenges posed by desertification, land degradation, and drought (DLDD), underscoring the critical need for a cohesive and integrated approach to environmental management across the EU.These conclusions highlight the increasing frequency and severity of droughts, [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) from all regions have overwhelmingly voted to renew the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) for the Sudan, established in 2023. The move was widely backed by Sudanese activists, a press release by Human Rights Watch [...] Full text...
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A second round of polio vaccinations for thousands of children began in central Gaza on Monday despite reported strikes on a school-turned-shelter in Nuseirat and a hospital courtyard in Deir Al-Balah where “multiple tents” were set ablaze as people slept.“Throughout the night, I spoke to [...] Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has gazetted reforms to accelerate the implementation of structural reforms and support economic growth.These reforms look to achieve more rapid and inclusive growth and create jobs by removing the constraints which have held South [...] Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - BMW Group South Africa’s has started production of the fourth-generation BMW X3, following a R4.2-billion investment.South Africa’s Creamer Media reported on Monday that it is the only facility in the BMW global production network to build the X3 as a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV).The [...] Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Monday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central Bank of Gambia.Currency Buying SellingUS Dollar [...] Full text...
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The world’s 26 poorest economies—home to about 40 percent of all people who live on less than $2.15 a day—are deeper in debt than at any time since 2006 and increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and other shocks, new analysis from the World Bank [...] Full text...
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union has expressed its grave concern about the recent escalation along the Blue Line, and condemned all attacks against UN missions. A statement issued by the EU High Representative expresses particularly grave concern regarding the attacks by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) against the United [...] Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange xchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Monday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania,Currency Buying SellingBurundi Franc 0.9227 0.91Euro [...] Full text...
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - On 1 May, 2025, the highly awaited FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup IN Seychelles will officially kick off in Victoria. The event promises to be an exhilarating showcase of talent, teamwork and sportsmanship as fans from around the world are expected to flock to the beautiful shores [...] Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 4 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, to be played on Monday and Tuesday.Monday, 14 October 2024 (All times in GMT)13:00: Kenya vs Cameroon, Mandela National Stadium, Kampala14:00: Gambia vs Madagascar, Stade [...] Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following is the result of Day 4 qualifying match for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025, played on Sunday.Group LBurundi 0-2 Burkina Faso TableTeam P GD PtsBurkina Faso [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday reiterated that the safety and security of UN personnel and property must be guaranteed, following the deliberate breach of a UN peacekeeping position by Israel Defence Forces (IDF) armored vehicles in southern Lebanon.The incident took place early on Sunday [...] Full text...
