Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Candidates contesting Ghana's 7 December presidential election signed a peace pact on Thursday pledging to ensure a peaceful electoral process.The 12 candidates and their parties committed to maintaining peace before, during, and after the polls. There are four independent candidates.The Chairman of the National Peace Council [...] Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) -  The National Peace Council (NPC), in collaboration with the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG), has scheduled to meet here Thursday all political party leaders taking part in the 7 December general election to sign a Peace Pact to ensure peace before, during and after the presidential [...] Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Thursday appointed by written procedure the European Commission for the period from 1 December 2024 to 31 October 2029.According to the Council’s announcement, the President of the Commission will be Ursula Von Der Leyen (Germany) and the High Representative of the Union [...] Full text...

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) — The following are Thursday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central Bank of Gambia.Currency                   Buying                SellingUS Dollar                      [...] Full text...

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mr. Alvaro Piris and the Ethiopian authorities have reached staff-level agreement on the second review of Ethiopia’s economic programme under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. The agreement is subject to approval of IMF management [...] Full text...

Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The World Bank's Board of Directors has approved the US$250 million Morocco Municipal Solid Waste Management Support Programme to help strengthen the financial and environmental performance of Morocco's municipal solid waste system by supporting key priority reforms and investments. Moroccan cities are home to more [...] 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        SellingEuro                     2,750.1988   2,778.2289British Pound      3,293.9644    3,328.2242Japanese Yen      17.0721     17.2417Kenya Shilling     20.2656     20.3108Rwanda [...] Full text...

Cascais, Portugal (PANA) - The message, from second graders and octogenarians to imams, rabbis, young changemakers and the King of Spain, was clear: “we need peace and mutual understanding now more than ever before,” This is according to more than 1,800 participants at the UN Alliance of Civilizations 10th Global Forum, [...] Full text...

Paris, France (PANA) - In an age when social media dominates global information sharing, an alarming two-thirds of digital content creators are publishing unverified information to millions of followers, a landmark survey by UN educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) revealed on Wednesday.The findings come at a critical moment when [...] Full text...

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Nicholas Haysom, has called on provincial governors to take decisive steps to foster civic and political freedoms as the nation prepares for its first democratic elections, scheduled for December 2026.Speaking at the annual Governors’ Forum [...] Full text...

Sebha, Libya (PANA) - A United Nations inter-agency delegation visited Sebha on Wednesday to engage with key stakeholders and partners on a range of issues, a press release by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said.It was led by Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Political Affairs, [...] Full text...