Islamic State element for Greater Sahara arrested in joint Barkane-Nigerien army operation

18 june 2021 - 15:21:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A senior member of the Islamic State in the Great Sahara (EIGS), Dadi ould Chouaib, known [...] Full text...

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France thanks US for eliminating AQMI leader in Mali

18 june 2020 - 21:04:54
Paris, France (PANA) - France Thursday commended the United States intelligent services for providing information to French forces to eliminate [...] Full text...

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Mali: Rights group says Insecurity keeps more than 150,000 children out of school

22 september 2017 - 08:55:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 150,000 children are unable to go to school due to a lack of security [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 'Security around Nkwamé Nkrumah Avenue in Ouagadougou reinforced'

05 september 2017 - 14:44:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – New security measures have been tightened around Nkwamé Nkrumah Avenue in Ouagadougou, the Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Ex-Australian hostage arrives in Ouagadougou

08 february 2016 - 14:23:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The ex-Australian hostage, Jocelyn Eliott, 84, abducted with her husband by elements of Al-Mourabitoune, but [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Burkina soldiers ready to counter terrorist attacks - Minister

04 february 2016 - 16:22:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has deployed a strong military system along its borders ready to wipe out [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 20 killed in hostage-taking incident in Burkina Faso

16 january 2016 - 12:07:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – About 20 persons have been killed in a hostage-taking incident at the Splendid Hôtel and [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 'Top terrorist killed'

13 july 2015 - 12:02:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A man said to be the most wanted terrorist in Tunisia was killed by the country's [...] Full text...

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Mali: Govt condemns attack on MINUSMA convoy

03 july 2015 - 19:06:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian government has strongly condemned Thursday's attack against a convoy of the UN Multidimensional Integrated [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Govt. describes attack on Burkinabe soldiers in Mali as 'barbaric'

03 july 2015 - 15:42:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The interim government in Burkina Faso on Friday condemned the attack on one of its [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Four killed in armed clashes in centre-west of Tunisia

15 june 2015 - 16:06:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Four people were killed Monday in an armed clash between the Tunisian security forces and alleged [...] Full text...

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Libya: Top terrorist killed in US air raid

15 june 2015 - 09:54:39
Beidha, Libya (PANA) - Algerian jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, head of a branch of the Al Qaida in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI), [...] Full text...

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Mali: Freed Dutch hostage received by President Ibrahim Kéïta in Bamako

08 april 2015 - 14:49:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Dutch hostage, Sjaak Rijke, set free Monday by French forces in Barkhare, northern Mali, was [...] Full text...

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Libya: Car bomb explodes near diplomatic missions in Tripoli

28 december 2014 - 12:07:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – A car bomb exploded Saturday in the area housing diplomatic missions at the Libyan Interior ministry [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Trial of 41 terrorists opens in Algiers

22 december 2014 - 14:10:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The criminal court of Algiers has begun the trial for 41 terrorists, all members of the [...] Full text...

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Niger: Presidents Keita, Issoufou want int'l community to support MINUSMA

23 november 2014 - 14:23:36
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, and his Nigerien counterpart, Mahamadou Isssoufou, have condemned the endless [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: One dies in terrorist attack on barracks

03 august 2014 - 17:54:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An attack on a military barrack in Tunisia on Saturday night by an armed group left [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: AU chairman optimistic about peace prospects in northern Mali

19 june 2014 - 16:34:22
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – "The ceasefire deal signed on 23 May between the Malian government and various Touareg armed [...] Full text...

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Mali: Jihadist, 30 others, break jail in Bamako

17 june 2014 - 20:27:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – About 30 prisoners, including Mohamed Ag Walhouseini, described as a dangerous jihadist linked to Al Qaeda [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Al Qaida claims responsibility for attack on Interior minister's residence

13 june 2014 - 15:35:17
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Al Qaida in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) has claimed responsibility for the attack in May on the [...] Full text...

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Libya: 4 policemen killed near Libyan Interior minister' residence

28 may 2014 - 14:49:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Four policemen were shot dead by an armed group Tuesday night near the residence of the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Tunisian president grants amnesty to jihadists

07 may 2014 - 22:49:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian president Monef Marzouki on Wednesday announced an amnesty to radical jihadists who are in the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Prisoners jailed for terrorism returned to Nouakchott prison

02 may 2014 - 22:38:31
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Several prisoners belonging to Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI), who are serving heavy sentences for terrorist [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Military operations between Tunisia and Algeria extended

21 april 2014 - 22:02:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A joint military operation between Algeria and Tunisia to flush out terrorists has been extended to [...] Full text...

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UNFPA donates medical products to displaced people in northern Mali

30 november 2013 - 14:02:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has donated medical products and equipment worth 500 million CFA [...] Full text...

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French president announces release of four hostages in Niger

29 october 2013 - 21:29:25
Paris, France (PANA) – French president François Hollande on Tuesday announced the release of four out of the six French [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian media again highlight war in northern Mali

02 february 2013 - 13:39:58
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The retaking of northern Mali from Islamist groups affiliated to Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) [...] Full text...

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Tunisian army reinforces security around oil and gas fields

29 january 2013 - 22:58:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian army has reinforced security around the oil and gas fields in the south of [...] Full text...

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UNESCO calls for protection of cultural items in Mali

15 january 2013 - 21:41:14
Paris, France (PANA) – The Director-General of the UN Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, has called on Malian and French [...] Full text...

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High-powered French delegation visits Nouakchott

06 november 2012 - 22:04:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – A high-powered delegation from the French ministry of Foreign Affairs led by General Bruno Clément Bollée, [...] Full text...

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Mali, ECOWAS reach agreement on liberation of northern Mali

24 september 2012 - 17:46:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian and ECOWAS leaders have reached an agreement on the deployment of an African military force [...] Full text...

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Couple stoned to death in northern Mali

01 august 2012 - 21:33:26
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian government on Wednesday expressed concern and indignation at the stoning to death of a [...] Full text...

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Mali to set up special force to protect institutions

10 july 2012 - 21:41:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government is to set up an independent elite corps of 1,200 troops which will [...] Full text...

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EU 'concerned' about humanitarian situation in northern Mali

24 april 2012 - 22:25:03
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union Foreign ministers on Tuesday expressed concern about the humanitarian situation in Mali . They [...] Full text...

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Mali's acting president to be inaugurated on Thursday

11 april 2012 - 20:49:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Mali's national assembly, Professor Dioncounda Traoré, will be inaugurated on Thursday as [...] Full text...

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Mali Junta denounces serious rights violations in rebel-held cities

04 april 2012 - 20:47:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military junta, which took power on 22 March, on Wedndesday denounced the "grave" human rights [...] Full text...

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AU Peace and Security Council slaps restrictions on Mali coup leaders

03 april 2012 - 22:22:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC)on Wednesday followed the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian gendarme rescued from AQMI kidnappers

10 march 2012 - 14:18:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian gendarme, Ely Ould Moctar, kidnapped on 20 December by armed groups from Northern Mali, [...] Full text...

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Concerns rise to save the life of gendarme kidnapped by AQMI

29 february 2012 - 22:56:38
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Concerns are mounting in Nouakchott as Thursday's deadline given by Al-Qaida in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) to [...] Full text...

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'Malian troops taking refuge in Niger are no deserters'

08 february 2012 - 20:40:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian soldiers, who have entered Niger, are not deserters, Mali's defence and War Veterans' minister, General [...] Full text...

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Al Qaida claims responsibility for kidnapping Mauritanian gendarme

14 january 2012 - 13:59:35
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The terrorist movement, Al Qaida in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI), has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping, early [...] Full text...

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AQMI claims responsibility for taking five Western hostages in northen Mali

10 december 2011 - 14:55:32
Nouakchott, Mauritanie (PANA) – The terrorist movement, Al Qaida in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI), has claimed responsibility for and justified the [...] Full text...

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20 suspected terrorists arrested in Mauritania

23 november 2011 - 11:24:07
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian police has arrested about 20 suspected terrorists in the capital city, Nouakchott, security sources [...] Full text...

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Top Mauritanian terrorist found dead along border with Mali

23 october 2011 - 13:25:47
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Teyib Ould Sidi Ali, a top terrorist affiliated to the Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb [...] Full text...

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Malian President to visit Algeria Monday

22 october 2011 - 13:02:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré is expected Monday in Algeria on a four-day official visit, authoritative [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian army ''destroys'' terrorist bases in Mali

21 october 2011 - 12:00:59
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian army has announced the destruction of several bases of the terrorist group Al Qaeda [...] Full text...

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Two Nigerien soldiers, six gunmen killed in clashes

16 september 2011 - 17:48:42
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Two Nigerien soldiers and six gunmen died in clashes between patrol teams of the Nigerien Armed [...] Full text...

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Mali, Mauritania agree to strengthen cooperation

04 august 2011 - 21:16:53
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania and Mali have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the security, economic and social sectors, [...] Full text...

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Mali's foreign minister expected Tuesday on Brussels

18 july 2011 - 20:48:44
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Mali’s minister of foreign affairs, Soumeylou Boubeya Maiga, is expected on Tuesday in Brussels for a [...] Full text...

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Opposition condemns Mauritania's security policy

17 july 2011 - 19:05:22
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian opposition leader and Chairman of the Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD), Ahmed Ould Daddah has [...] Full text...

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AQMI demands 90 million euro ransom for 4 French hostage in Sahel

08 july 2011 - 20:38:06
Paris, France (PANA) – The terrorist group, Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI), is demanding a ransom of about 90 [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian army kills 6 alleged terrorists

07 july 2011 - 21:41:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian army last Tuesday killed 6 alleged terrorists of the Al Qaida in Islamic Maghreb [...] Full text...

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France hails 'courage' of Mauritania in war against terrorism

06 july 2011 - 20:58:32
Paris, France (PANA) – France on Wednesday hailed "the courage" of the Mauritanian military in their "difficult fight" against Al-Qaeda in [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou rules out installation of French military base in Niger

06 july 2011 - 18:04:24
Paris, France (PANA) – The Nigerien President, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Wednesday ruled out the installation of a French military base [...] Full text...

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'20 Mauritanian soldiers killed in clashes with terrorists'

04 july 2011 - 11:33:54
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Twenty Mauritanian soldiers were killed and twelve vehicles destroyed in the clashes last week on Malian [...] Full text...

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AI demands location of condemned terrorists in Mauritania

25 june 2011 - 15:16:51
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The human rights watch, Amnesty International (AI), has expressed concern about the fate of 13 detainees [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian govt. transfers 13 terrorists to 'secret' prison

30 may 2011 - 16:21:23
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian government has transfered 13 Islamist terrorists, known to be members of Al-Qaeda in Islamic [...] Full text...

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Malian Foreign minister visits Nouakchott

02 may 2011 - 20:27:55
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mali on Monday called for the stepping up of security cooperation with Mauritania for the stability [...] Full text...

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Military chiefs of Sahelian-Saharan countries strategise against Al-Qaeda

30 april 2011 - 17:59:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) –The Chiefs of Staff of the armed forces of Algeria, Mali, Mauritania and Niger met on Friday [...] Full text...

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France proposes permanent military base in Niger

15 march 2011 - 22:32:44
Paris, France (PANA) – France has submitted to Niger a draft agreement proposing the establishment of a permanent military base [...] Full text...

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Mauritania raises US$3.5 million to promote ancient cities

18 february 2011 - 23:01:39
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian government has raised US$3.5 million to promote and develop the four ancient cities, official [...] Full text...

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Manhunt for terrorists continues in southern Mauritania

04 february 2011 - 19:31:42
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The manhunt for two alleged terrorists belonging to Al-Qaida in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) in the south [...] Full text...

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Security agencies pursue alleged terrorists in southern Mauritania

03 february 2011 - 21:20:33
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian security forces are pursuing alleged terrorists who are on the run following fighting against the [...] Full text...

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EU to reinforce aid to Sahel to counter terrorist threat

31 january 2011 - 16:58:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is considering reinforcing its aid to the countries of the Sahel [...] Full text...

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EU condemns killing of two Frenchmen in Niger

11 january 2011 - 21:32:43
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has condemned in strong terms the kidnapping and murder of two French [...] Full text...

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Survey says AQMI terrorists could be upto 300 combatants

22 december 2010 - 22:53:13
Paris, France (PANA) – Members of the terrorist organization, Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI), are estimated at between 200 and [...] Full text...

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Malian army chief of staff discusses security issues in Nouakchott

06 november 2010 - 08:38:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Malian army chief of staff, General Gabriel Poudiougou, arrived in Nouakchott on Thursday for a [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian press highlights national dialogue on terrorism

30 october 2010 - 13:13:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania newspapers this week devoted a large part of their analysis and comments to the forum [...] Full text...

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Prosecution demands death sentence for four alleged Al-Qaeda terrorists

19 october 2010 - 23:14:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The prosecution on Tuesday demanded the death pe nalty for four people facing charges of terrorist [...] Full text...

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Trial of alleged al-Qaeda members begins in Nouakchott

18 october 2010 - 22:00:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The trial of alleged members of a cell of Al Qae da in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) [...] Full text...

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Mauritania deports Malian detainees

28 september 2010 - 15:33:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania has deported a number of Malians, det ained since March on suspicion of being operatives [...] Full text...

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Army, Islamic group clash lead newspapers in Mauritania

26 september 2010 - 19:36:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian newspapers reported extensively on t he offensive of the national army against suspected members of [...] Full text...

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Mauritania denies loss of 20 soldiers in Al-Qaida clashes

24 september 2010 - 17:24:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian Army on Friday denied allegation s by Al Qaida in the Ismalic Maghreb (AQMI) [...] Full text...

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France deploys 80 troops to Niger to free hostages

20 september 2010 - 13:09:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- France has dispatched 80 troops to Niger to free the seve n people, including five French [...] Full text...

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Mauritania confirms clashes against Al Qaeda

18 september 2010 - 14:37:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian on Saturday said its army was in “total control” of fighting with elements of Al-Qaeda [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian govt resumes dialogue with radical Islamists

14 september 2010 - 15:17:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian government and the radical Islamist movement on Monday resumed dialogue in Nouakchott, to review [...] Full text...

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Four African countries declare joint fight against terrorism

08 september 2010 - 20:48:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Four African countries of the Sahelo-Saharan strip intend to set up a common information unit to [...] Full text...

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France lifts Al Qaeda alert in Burkina Faso

03 september 2010 - 21:53:00
Paris- France (PANA)- â" France has lifted its caution and security instructions imposed on its nationals living in Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso calls for negotiations with Al Qaida kidnappers

03 september 2010 - 19:11:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Negotiations should be given the top priority to save the lives of hostages in the hands [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso FM denies terrorist threats against his country

02 september 2010 - 20:46:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Burkina Faso's Foreign Affairs minister, Alain Yoda, on T hursday denied that there were terrorist threats [...] Full text...

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Mauritania media highlight terrorism in Sahelian-Sahara

28 august 2010 - 17:57:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania newspapers this week devoted front pa ges to developments in terrorist events in the Sahelian-Saharan [...] Full text...

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Al Qaeda frees two Malian soldiers

16 august 2010 - 22:16:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Members of Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) on Monday fr eed two Malian soldiers abducted [...] Full text...

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Al-Qaida kidnappers kill Malian Customs officer

14 august 2010 - 13:54:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- An inspector with the Malian customs was killed Thursday i n Tessalit, northern Mali, by his [...] Full text...

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EC condemns killing of French hostage in Sahara

27 july 2010 - 12:44:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The European Council in Brussels Tuesday issued a state ment condemning the assassination of Frenchman Michel [...] Full text...

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Sarkozy dispatches FM to 3 Sahel countries

26 july 2010 - 20:27:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy instructed his Foreign Minister, Bernard Kouchner, to begin from Monday a short [...] Full text...

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Mauritania vows to improve prison conditions

23 april 2010 - 21:33:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian Justice minister, Abidine Ould E l Kheir, has vowed to improve conditions in the [...] Full text...

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Five suspected terrorists remanded in Mauritania

16 march 2010 - 15:52:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Five people accused of terrorism and complicity in terrorist activities were remanded in custody Monday evening [...] Full text...

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Mauritania rules out prisoner swap with Al-Qaida

05 march 2010 - 18:23:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian Prime minister, Moulaye Ould Mohamed Lagdaf, has ruled out any idea of prisoner swap with [...] Full text...

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Mauritania sets 35 check-points around country's borders

04 february 2010 - 13:44:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian government has set up 35 check-p oints along its borders,official sources told PANA here [...] Full text...

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More alleged terrorists arrested in Mauritania

26 january 2010 - 23:45:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian security forces stationed in the reg ion of Zouerate in the north on Tuesday arrested [...] Full text...

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More alleged terrorists arrested in Mauritania

26 january 2010 - 23:32:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritanian security forces stationed in the reg ion of Zouerate in the north on Tuesday arrested [...] Full text...

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Mauritania, Mali to strengthen security cooperation

07 january 2010 - 17:11:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania and Mali have agreed to strengthen th eir security cooperation as part of the fight [...] Full text...

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Thousands attend opposition political rally

24 december 2009 - 20:19:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Several thousand party fans and sympathizers on Wednesday attended an opposition political comeback rally in Nouakchott [...] Full text...

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Thousands attend opposition political rally

24 december 2009 - 01:38:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Several thousand party fans and sympathizers on Wednesday attended an opposition political comeback rally in Nouakchott [...] Full text...

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Thousands attend opposition political rally

23 december 2009 - 21:33:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Several thousand party fans and sympathizers on Wednesday attended an opposition political comeback rally in Nouakchott [...] Full text...

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Suspect in kidnapping of Italian tourists arrested

22 december 2009 - 21:06:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian gendermarie on Tuesday arrested a Malian national suspected of taking part in the kidnapping [...] Full text...

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2 Italians, 1 Burkinabe kidnapped in Mauritania

20 december 2009 - 10:19:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped two Italians and one Burkinabe woman in Mauritania, security sources told PANA. [...] Full text...

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