Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The aid response in Burundi to the crisis in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) “is literally buckling”, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Friday, as it relayed dramatic testimonies from people forced to flee the unchecked advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.“Over 63,000 people [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new United Nations report released on Thursday highlights a "widespread pattern" of arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment of people held by the two rival military factions vying for power in Sudan.The civil war, which has pitted the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by Mohamed [...] Full text...
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A new "large-scale" vaccination campaign against mpox (monkeypox) began on Thursday in the DRC capital, Kinshasa.This campaign, led by the Ministry of Public Health and in collaboration with UNICEF, targets more than 600,000 people.The aim is to protect people in contact with confirmed cases and frontline [...] Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) — The following are Friday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central Bank of Gambia.Currency Buying SellingUS Dollar [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global efforts to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic continue to remain insufficient, with deadly consequences, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Thursday.In a stark assessment of the current situation of the health crisis, Deputy UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif warned that more than [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - The basic rights of women and girls are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher levels of discrimination to weaker legal protections -and less funding for programmes and institutions which support and protect women.UN Women's latest report Women's Right in Review 30 Years After Beijing, published [...] Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Lawmakers on Thursday took aim at the Trump administration’s decision to halt funding to the country.During a heated debate in Parliament in Cape Town, International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola called for continued multilateralism as Washington continues to rattle global markets. Lamola said South [...] Full text...
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Many countries still prevent women from passing nationality to their children in the same way as men. Laws that prevent women from passing on their nationality to their children or spouse have significant economic impacts. These provisions limit access to essential services and secure employment, undermining economic [...] Full text...
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Sudan has filed an application against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for support for the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the bloody war in the East African country that has cost tens of thousands of lives and [...] Full text...
-Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Friday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency Buying SellingEuro 2,810.9928 2,839.365British Pound 3,348.0524 3,381.7952Japanese Yen 17.6116 17.7865Kenya Shilling 20.1474 20.2702Rwanda [...] Full text...
