Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has adopted a new law that will safeguard media freedom, media pluralism and editorial independence in the European Union (EU) member states Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Walid Ellafi, Wednesday welcomed efforts made to organize the second session of the Tripoli Media Days Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan capital, Tripoli, will host the second "Tripoli Media Days" from 20 to 24 December, with the participation of numerous media personalities, ministers and Arab and Libyan officials, PANA learnt from the organisers on Monday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A number of Libyan activists, most of them young men and women, on Monday took part in a workshop on "Civil Society and the Media" organized and facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - France's retreat from Africa, which was its preserve by virtue as a former colonial power, is no longer evident, as illustrated by Burkina Faso's recent request for the departure of French soldiers from its territory Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The development of human resources remains a pressing issue in Libyan institutions that face major challenges in promoting the skills of their staff by acquiring the necessary techniques to keep up with the accelerated pace of the information and communication technology revolution, the Libyan newspaper "Alsabaah" has noted Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The former Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, has reiterated that elections will not produce a miracle and will not solve everything in Libya Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), has saluted the "courageous" Libyan journalists, and urged the authorities to protect media professionals as a guarantee of freedom of expression Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government says it remains committed to press freedom – an integral part of the nation's democracy Full text...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - French Médias Monde group, which owns Radio France Internationale (RFI) and France 24 television, had deplored the decision of Mali to suspend the two media organisations from the West African country Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has since the revolution of 17 February 2011,  become a breeding ground for drug trafficking Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday approved conclusions to support the recovery and transformation of the European media sector which has suffered during the COVID-19 crisis Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia moved from the 72nd to the 73rd position out of 180 countries in the world press freedom ranking in 2021 established by Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) and presented Tuesday at a news conference here Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A digital platform for the safety of journalists in Africa was due for launch in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Friday, virtually hosted by the African Editors Forum and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Thursday said it deplored the recent unlawful arrest of the Head of the Libyan Media Corporation, Mr Mohamed Omar Baaio and called for his immediate and unconditional release Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the Libyan Political Forum under the aegis of the UN in Geneva approaches, Libyan newspapers have taken interest in the apprehensions among Libyans whose feelings are divided between fear and optimism Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Political Forum scheduled for early October in Geneva, Switzerland, under the auspices of the United Nations, to form a national unity government in Libya was widely covered by Libyan newspapers this week Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan media headlines were dominated this week by the the first appearance in court of the hero of 'Hotel Rwanda' movie, Paul Rusesabagina, for his pre-trial detention Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA ) -  Rwandan newspapers this week focused on the second postponement of the quadripartite summit that was slated to take place in Goma, a city in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), bringing together heads of state from Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and host country DR Congo to discuss security issues in the region Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The alleged 'kidnapping' in Dubai of Paul Rusesabagina, a controversial hero in the famous 'Hotel Rwanda' movie earlier this week and the reaction by senior Rwandan authorities were some of the stories highlighted by Rwandan newspapers this week Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week highlighted the repatriation of some 471 Burundian refugees who returned home after spending almost five years living in Mahama Camp, one of the largest camps located in south eastern Rwanda Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA ) -  Rwanda newspapers this week gave significant coverage to the controversies surrounding the UN Mapping Report on Congo, an official source told PANA here Saturday Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on the ongoing talks to organise voluntary repatriation of Burundian refugees in Rwanda and an allegation by a deported Rwandan terror suspect who told a court that Zambian President Edgar Lungu allowed insurgents space to operate in his country to overthrow the Rwandan government Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A series of public health responses to cope with the consequences of coronavirus (COVID-19) dominated the Rwandan media this week Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to ongoing efforts to ease COVID-19 lockdown measures  especially with a recent announcement by one German biomedical institute which declared Rwanda as no longer a Covid-19 risk area Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - High-level discussions to fight coronavirus including the latest conversation between Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, dominated the front pages of newspapers this week in Rwanda Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on current research actions related to COVID-19 and outbreaks with one of the ongoing effort aimed at turning  laboratories that normally test for HIV to test COVID-19 patients Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week were awash with stories and comments on the recorded new cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus), which have been attributed to cross-border movement by truck drivers Full text...

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - News about the coronavirus pandemic and the challenge of results of the 22 February presidential election by opposition leader Agbéyomé Kodjo were highlighted by Togolese newspapers last week Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan newspapers this week were awash with stories and comments on the appointment of new ministers in a cabinet reshuffle that concerned the Health and Education portfolios Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week commented on the fourth quadripartite summit between the Heads of State of Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Rwanda to address the root cause of current tensions and conflict between Kampala and Kigali Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to the UN Security Council session which adopted a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Libya "without condition" Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A surge in violent attacks, threats, harassment and intimidation of media workers is entrenching Somalia as one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist, Amnesty International said in a report released in Nairobi on Thursday Full text...

Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian federation of media leaders (FTDJ) Monday called on Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed to honour the personal commitments he made to resolve the problems faced by the media Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Libyan newspapers this week focused on the resumption of the political dialogue scheduled in Geneva on February 26, the ceasefire monitoring mechanisms in the face of European divisions and the enthusiasm of African countries to deploy observers Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Libyan newspapers appearing this week focused on difficulties in implementing the commitments of the Berlin Conference Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Attacks against journalists in Tunisia in 2019 doubled compared to the previous year, rising from 136 cases to 209, a workshop for journalists has heard Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week made a wide coverage of the latest shooting incident where a Ugandan national was shot by Rwanda security agents after he and two others were intercepted smuggling narcotic and illicit drugs into the country Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The latest release earlier this week of nine Rwandans from Ugandan detention facilities dominated headlines in Rwandan newspapers this week as a major step to normalizing ties between the two countries Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has criticized a recent government decision to suspend four independent news media on the ground their funding was affiliated to the defunct regime of Omar Bashir Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the effects of Turkey's support for the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) against the background of incessant postponements of the International Berlin Conference which is intended to find a political solution through the harmonization of the position of the international community Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -Demolition of small residential houses and shops built in high risk zones of Kigali and its surroundings, in a move authorities say is aimed at protecting residents from dire consequences of heavy rains, dominated Rwandan dailies  this week Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fierce competition between certain European countries, including Germany, France and Italy, to consolidate their presence in Libya, on the one hand and Russia against Europe, on the other hand, was the main subject covered by the Libyan newspapers this week, alongside the United Nations reports on the sending of arms and combatants to the belligerents and the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the country Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Rwandan newspapers this week focused on the latest wave of arrests of Rwandans inside Uganda and unlawful deportations over allegations of  violating the Luanda Agreement signed in August, this year,  to ease tension between the two countries Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Berlin International Conference on Libya to find a solution to the Libyan crisis continues to top the news in Libya Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has made a rare apology to a media outlet that has left the public in disbelief Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Preparations for an international conference on Libya scheduled for next autumn in the German capital, Berlin, under the UN supervision, were highlighted by Libyan newspapers this week Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  A manager of a media house in Rwanda, Dr Francis Habumugisha, has been charged for intentionally assaulting his female employee, according to court records made available to PANA in Kigali on Friday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Efforts to find a solution to the crisis in Libya continue to dominate newspaper headlines that echoed regional initiatives for a settlement, as well as the plan proposed by the United Nations Emissary, Ghassan Salamé, who briefed the Security Council on the situation in this North Africa country by videoconference from Tripoli Full text...

Paris, France (PANA) - Organisers of the 11th Edition of the Carmignac Photojournalism Award have announced that the competition will be dedicated to the human, social and ecological challenges Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing today Full text...