Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The governments of the United States of America and Mauritania last Thursday held their second Energy Security Dialogue to “consolidate advances and explore new opportunities for collaboration and partnership” in the energy sector. A joint statenent posted by the US Department of State said the Mauritanian [...] Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The mpox outbreak continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a statement on Friday following the conclusion of a meeting of its emergency committee convened in Geneva.   The UN agency declared in August that mpox raised [...] Full text...

Salé, Morocco (PANA) - The following are the group pairings after the draw for the 15th CAF TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) on Friday at the Mohammed VI Technical Centre in Salé, Morocco. Group A: Morocco, Zambia, Senegal, DR CongoGroup B: Nigeria, Tunisia, Algeria, BotswanaGroup C: South Africa, Ghana, [...] Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The death toll of humanitarian workers in 2024 has become the “deadliest on record”, with 281 killed globally, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, reported on Friday. The grim milestone has surpassed previous records.“Humanitarian workers are being killed at an unprecedented rate, their courage and humanity being [...] Full text...