Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians

31 july 2024 - 12:39:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN report published on Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM gives orders for the creation of an organization specializing in care of diabetes patients

16 july 2024 - 16:13:20
Tripoli, Libya  (PANA )- The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has ordered the Ministry [...] Full text...

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Libya expresses reservations about the Global Agreement on Safe Migration

04 july 2024 - 10:44:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba has reaffirmed Libya's reservations regarding the Global Agreement  on Safe, Orderly and [...] Full text...

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Libyan top officials discuss public spending, elections and national reconciliation

22 may 2024 - 18:58:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, and the Prime Minister of the Government [...] Full text...

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Congolese FM meets senior Libyan official on postponement of reconciliation conference

06 may 2024 - 15:04:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, on Monday discussed with the Minister [...] Full text...

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Outgoing top UN official in Libya Bathily confident the country will overcome its differences

30 april 2024 - 16:53:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The outgoing United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has expressed his confidence in [...] Full text...

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President of Libyan Council insists on inclusive reconciliation project

22 march 2024 - 14:02:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has stressed that reconciliation is a national [...] Full text...

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Libyan officials stress holding of inclusive conference on reconciliation in the country

20 march 2024 - 16:08:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The two deputy chairmen of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni and Abdallah Al-Lafi, have reiterated [...] Full text...

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Deputy chairmen of Libyan Council reaffirm readiness to support any initiative within the UN framework

07 march 2024 - 16:48:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During a meeting with the US President's Special Envoy, Ambassador Richard Norland, and the Chargé d'Affaires [...] Full text...

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Price controls and fight against speculation the Libyan government's priorities during Ramadan

05 march 2024 - 15:52:41
.Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbaiba, and the President of [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libyan Council, Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, meet over reconciliation project in Libya

14 february 2024 - 16:33:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, discussed here Wednesday with the Congolese Minister [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM chairs meeting to monitor management of oncology patients

01 february 2024 - 14:01:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Wednesday chaired a [...] Full text...

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US Special Envoy to Libya welcomes reconciliation process to lay foundations for lasting peace

18 january 2024 - 12:31:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Special Envoy to Libya, Ambassador Richard Norland, has stressed that national and local reconciliation [...] Full text...

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4th Preparatory Committee meeting for reconciliation conference in Libya ends

16 january 2024 - 11:50:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The fourth ordinary meeting of the preparatory committee for the inclusive conference on national reconciliation in Libya [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister calls for an end to centralisation and greater autonomy for municipalities

12 january 2024 - 16:05:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has stressed the [...] Full text...

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Libya PM sets out conditions to abolish fuel subsidies

12 january 2024 - 13:00:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has set two conditions for the abolition of subsidies. The [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister calls for resolution of grievances of university lecturers for resumption of classes

15 november 2023 - 14:26:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba , has ordered [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for creation of physiotherapy centresm

13 november 2023 - 14:27:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has stressed the need [...] Full text...

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File on strategy for creating African Investment Bank handed over to President of Libyan Presidential Council

08 november 2023 - 15:40:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has received an integrated file on the strategy [...] Full text...

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Will new UN-facilitated consultations between Libyan parties lead to elections in Libya?

13 july 2023 - 19:19:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On Tuesday, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Abdoulaye Bathily, began consultations [...] Full text...

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Libyan, UNSMIL officials meet over political, economic and military measures toward general election

12 july 2023 - 18:41:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, Wednesday met with the Special Representative of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister calls for local investment in energy sector

09 july 2023 - 11:47:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister and Chairman of the Board of Secretaries of the Libyan Investment Authority [...] Full text...

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Al-Dbaiba, Bathily discuss how to make the Libyan electoral process a success

19 june 2023 - 14:33:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has discussed with the [...] Full text...

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Govt officials discuss ways of improving transparency in publication of Libyan government's financial statements

30 may 2023 - 18:16:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials from the government of national unity Tuesday held a meeting at the Ministry of Finance [...] Full text...

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Malian Prime Minister rejects UN High Commissioner for Human Rights report on Mali

16 may 2023 - 19:57:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, has rejected allegations of the Office of the United [...] Full text...

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Mali's Permanent Representative to UN addresses Security Council on developments in Mali

13 april 2023 - 14:34:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Permanent Representative to the UN, Issa Konfourou, Thursday gave details on evolution of the situation [...] Full text...

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Germany, Netherlands and Belgium launch joint bid to host 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup

29 march 2023 - 09:11:14
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany have announced a joint bid for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Algerian entrepreneurs, investors to hold joint meetings

31 october 2022 - 10:52:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade in the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed al-Haweij [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Islamist movement denies accusations of terrorist financing, money laundering

07 july 2022 - 18:38:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The spokesperson of the Tunisian Islamist Movement (Ennahdha), Imed Khemiri, refuted here Thursday accusations of suspected [...] Full text...

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Meeting on arrangements for finalization of national reconciliation project in Libya

07 june 2022 - 17:06:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, chaired on Tuesday, for the second [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Islamist party leader banned from travelling

28 may 2022 - 13:49:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of the Tunisian Islamist party - Ennahdha - Rached Ghanouchi, has been banned from [...] Full text...

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Libyan UN delegate stresses competence of Libyan judicial institutions to deliver justice

29 april 2022 - 16:56:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's delegate to the United Nations, Taher el-Sonni, Friday affirmed that his country's national judicial institutions [...] Full text...

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Denis Sassou Nguesso announces return of AU Mission to its headquarters in Tripoli

07 february 2022 - 14:10:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya, Congolese President Denis Sassou [...] Full text...

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President Félix Tshisekedi leaves for 35th ordinary session of AU General Assembly in Addis Ababa

04 february 2022 - 18:56:21
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Félix Tshisekedi, left here Friday [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya reaffirms need to hold presidential election before June

13 january 2022 - 12:22:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has stressed the need to hold presidential [...] Full text...

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Trial on Thomas Sankara’s assassination reopens

25 october 2021 - 20:04:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Suspended on 11 October after its opening, the trial over the assassination of Thomas Sankara [...] Full text...

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Libya to participate in Algiers meeting of its neighbours

30 august 2021 - 09:34:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla al-Mangouch will participate in a two-day ministerial [...] Full text...

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Speaker of Libyan Parliament holds talks with Italian FM on political developments in Libya

02 august 2021 - 22:12:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, on Monday discussed with the Italian [...] Full text...

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Berlin II Conference on Libya kicks off

23 june 2021 - 13:26:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Berlin II Conference, gathering the main countries involved in the Libyan conflict, started on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Sudan, Egypt express deep concern over Ethiopia's attitude on filling controversial dam

09 june 2021 - 20:14:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Egypt on Wednesday again expressed their "deep concern" over the potential impact and damages [...] Full text...

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Sudanese FM tours African states to solicit support on GERD dam

27 may 2021 - 19:09:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Foreign Affairs Minister, Ms. Mariam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi, left Khartoum on Thursday, leading a high-level delegation [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM Hamdok leaves for Paris economic conference on Sudan

16 may 2021 - 10:47:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok left Khartoum on Sunday at the head of a high-powered delegation [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Armed Forces concludes investigations into shooting of demonstrators

15 may 2021 - 20:28:35
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces on Saturday handed over to the Attorney General a dossier on investigations [...] Full text...

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Sudan FM tours African states to rally support for Khartoum's stands on the Renaissance Dam

03 may 2021 - 19:47:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Monday quoted the current chair of the African Union, President Félix Tshisekedi of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM calls for rapid resumption of activities by embassies in Tripoli

25 march 2021 - 16:01:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najal Al-Mangouch, said on Thursday that she has [...] Full text...

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Egypt, Greece to strengthen bilateral cooperation

19 march 2021 - 15:40:18
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriákos Mitsotákis and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sissi have discussed in a telephone [...] Full text...

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What lessons have the Libyans learned 10 years after the revolution? (Analysis)

19 february 2021 - 16:53:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As echoes of the jubilee festivities of the 10th anniversary of the February 17 revolution are [...] Full text...

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Benin's presidential hopeful Ganiou Soglo flown to France for treatment after ambush

12 february 2021 - 14:06:22
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's presidential candidate for the election due in April, Ganiou Soglo, was evacuated to France on [...] Full text...

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Tunisia confident to take back ‘funds spoiled’ by former President Ben Ali

19 january 2021 - 21:50:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Despite the expiry Tuesday of the deadline for the freezing of part of assets of former [...] Full text...

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Beninese president concerned with education system in country

29 december 2020 - 23:31:32
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese president, Patrice Talon, said here Tuesday in his state of the nation address he [...] Full text...

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New virtual meeting of LPDF convenes Wednesday in Libya

29 december 2020 - 22:24:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN-backed Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) meetings continue with a virtual one scheduled for Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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Couscous classified as UNESCO immaterial heritage

16 december 2020 - 20:52:15
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Couscous, a national dish in Maghreb countries, was Wednesday classified as a Humanity immaterial heritage, Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Covid-19 vaccines: Donors urged to step up funding for needy countries

12 december 2020 - 06:29:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Addressing the financing gap to provide COVID-19 vaccines for everyone, everywhere, is an urgent priority, World [...] Full text...

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Tunisian and French FMs discuss bilateral cooperation and the Libyan case

09 december 2020 - 16:41:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian and French Foreign ministers, Othman Jerandi and Jean-Yves Le Drian respectively, on Tuesday examined the [...] Full text...

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Progress at the Libyan political forum strengthens hope for solution to crisis

12 november 2020 - 23:54:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The promising beginnings of the Forum for the Libyan political dialogue, which kicked off Monday in [...] Full text...

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Military committee set up to supervise withdrawal of armed forces, foreign fighters from frontlines

03 november 2020 - 23:05:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, said here Tuesday the [...] Full text...

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Haftar’s future called into question on eve of political solution in Libya (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

29 october 2020 - 22:18:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The process to resolve the Libyan crisis through consensus raises no doubt following developments over the [...] Full text...

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European Greens welcome inter-Libyan agreements in Bouznika

09 october 2020 - 15:50:22
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Greens group in the European Parliament on Thursday welcomed Morocco's mediation in the inter-Libyan dialogue. "We [...] Full text...

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Inter-Libyan dialogue is positive precedent, says Moroccan FM

05 october 2020 - 23:36:04
Bouznika, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan minister of foreign affairs, African cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita, Monday said [...] Full text...

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Mauritania newspapers highlight anti-corruption investigation of former head of statenews

03 october 2020 - 14:59:42
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian press this week largely focused on the preliminary investigation of the alleged corruption of former [...] Full text...

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Political forum due for October in Geneva, all hopes for Libyans (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

25 september 2020 - 00:01:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - All eyes are focused on the Swiss capital, Geneva, where a new round of inter-Libyan talks [...] Full text...

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German ambassador calls for peaceful transfer of power in Libya

20 september 2020 - 18:31:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) –  German Ambassador in Libya, Oliver Owcza, has hailed the announcement by the Libyan Presidential Council Chairman, [...] Full text...

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Members of Libyan Council of State challenge selection of delegates to talks in Morocco

05 september 2020 - 14:08:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan High Council of State, a consultative assembly based in Tripoli, have spoken [...] Full text...

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Sudanese foes to initial peace agreement in Juba, South Sudan

30 august 2020 - 17:40:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s government and two major rebel groupings have initialed eight documents in Juba, South Sudan, paving [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council to work for immediate release of demonstrators not involved in looting

26 august 2020 - 23:49:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA)  said here Wednesday it would [...] Full text...

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Tension mounts in Libya with persistence of electricity supply crisis (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

13 august 2020 - 23:10:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The problem of electricity in Libya is a recurring issue, particularly during the summer period when [...] Full text...

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Appropriation of Libyan political process must be Libyan, says Khaled Al Mechri

28 july 2020 - 21:40:55
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan high council of state, Khaled Al Mechri, said here Tuesday that [...] Full text...

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Italian Interior minister due in Tunisia to examine migration file

23 july 2020 - 15:15:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese announced on Wednesday that she will travel to Tunisia next week [...] Full text...

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Tunis, Algiers engage to intensify efforts for political solution in Libya

13 july 2020 - 22:43:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian and Algerian ministers of foreign affairs at the end of their meeting here Monday [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister criticizes Europe for absence of vision in fight against illegal migration

13 july 2020 - 21:57:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, said here [...] Full text...

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Tunisian leader, Algerian FM discuss Libyan dossier

13 july 2020 - 20:01:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied Monday held talks with the Algerian minister of foreign affairs, Sabri Boukadoum, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Victor Osimhen in hot demand by several major European clubs

02 july 2020 - 17:44:59
Paris, France (PANA) - Victor Osimhen, a Nigerian striker for the French Ligue 1 club, Lille, and winner of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan military officials discuss with Italian counterparts training of coastal guards in fight against immigration

01 july 2020 - 23:44:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan military officials and their Italian counterparts held talks here Wednesday to discuss the training and [...] Full text...

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Meeting on 2 July of Libyan-Italian technical commission to revise agreement protocol on immigration

24 june 2020 - 21:58:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian minister of foreign affairs, Luigi di Maio, Wednesday set 2 July for the meeting [...] Full text...

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Pretoria cleared of role in Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme's assassination

10 june 2020 - 10:47:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A high-level Swedish investigation into the 1986 assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme on [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight US-Russian friction over Libya; Risk of transposing Syrian scenario

30 may 2020 - 18:08:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on friction between the United States and Russia over Libya with [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Anti-corruption network welcomes arrest of former defence minister

26 may 2020 - 23:37:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   The national anti-corruption network, REN-LAC, said here Tuesday it was satisfied with the imprisonment of [...] Full text...

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Deadlock in Libyan political process will persist (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

14 may 2020 - 22:14:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The prospects for political solution in Libya seem to be dimming day after day, giving way [...] Full text...

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Third follow up meeting of Berlin Conference on Libya to evaluate perspectives on re-launch of inter-Libyan dialogue

13 may 2020 - 23:19:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The third meeting of the international follow up committee on Libya was held here Wednesday to [...] Full text...

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Libya more than ever plunged into chaos a year after military offensive against Tripoli

03 april 2020 - 21:50:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The military offensive launched by the chief of the Libyan national army, Marshall Khalifa Haftar, to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya still without any case of coronavirus infection

22 march 2020 - 19:15:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Managing Director of the Libyan national disease center, Dr Badreddine al-Najjar, on Sunday reaffirmed that [...] Full text...

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National reconciliation and the appointment of an African envoy to Libya, issues of the AU Contact Group meeting in Congo

12 march 2020 - 19:55:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Member countries of the African Union (AU) High-Level Committee on Libya met for the second time [...] Full text...

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Haftar tells French President Macron he will sign, respect ceasefire in Libya

10 march 2020 - 06:13:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) based in the east of the country, Marshal [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior ministry discusses with EU, OIM the possibility to establish accommodation center for vulnerable groups

05 march 2020 - 20:58:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Interior ministry of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) is studying with the European [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister to visit France this month

05 march 2020 - 07:34:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan Interior minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachaga, on Wednesday announced [...] Full text...

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Rising Tripoli truce violations put question mark on intern'l community's commitment to ensure ceasefire (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

02 march 2020 - 06:42:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The systematic violations of the truce agreed on 12 January by the belligerents in the Tripoli [...] Full text...

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On eve of resolution of Libyan crisis, fate of militias seems sealed, integrating or disappearing (A news analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

28 february 2020 - 00:48:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Fathi Bachagha , interior minister of the government of national accord, has vowed to take action [...] Full text...

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IMF mission arrives in Congo

20 february 2020 - 21:29:13
Pointe-Noire, Congo (PANA)  - A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) arrived Thursday in Brazzaville for a new evaluation, [...] Full text...

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Is the UN Security Council resolution in Libya progress towards peace or simple media buzz? (News analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

13 february 2020 - 22:21:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The UN Security Council resolution adopted Wednesday, which aroused hopes for ceasefire in Libya, was hardly [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: African leaders meet against background of huge challenges

09 february 2020 - 18:05:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – African leaders on Sunday began their 33rd Summit in Addis Ababa under the theme: “Silencing the [...] Full text...

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Rising frequency in violations of truce in Tripoli increases risks of new military escalation (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

27 january 2020 - 08:33:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The increasing frequency over the past several days of violations of the fragile Tripoli truce in [...] Full text...

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Opinion divided over outcomes of Berlin conference on Libya (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

23 january 2020 - 23:45:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Past the first effects of the Declaration of the international Berlin conference on Libya held on [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM al-Sarraj arrives in Berlin for international summit on Libya

19 january 2020 - 13:54:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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Berlin conference on Libya: a meeting with high stakes to achieve peace (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

19 january 2020 - 12:18:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyans on Sunday have their eyes riveted on the German capital, Berlin, which hosts the international [...] Full text...

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Sudan peace talks: One agreement but several addenda

17 january 2020 - 15:08:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When people hear about Sudan’s current peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, they will immediately think [...] Full text...

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Senegalese government to release 300 billion CFAF for rural zones to re-launch PACASEN, says Finance minister

14 january 2020 - 00:04:28
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)  - Senegalese Minister of Economy, Finances, Plan and Cooperation Amadou Hott Sunday announced here the launching shortly [...] Full text...

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Ceasefire in Libya: An opportunity to achieve peace through negotiations (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

13 january 2020 - 07:33:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – It is obviously too early to evaluate how the ceasefire proclaimed in Libya on Saturday night [...] Full text...

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Turkish-Russian call for a cease-fire in Libya among this week's media highlights

11 january 2020 - 19:14:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers  this week made wide coverage to the initiative for a ceasefire, launched after a [...] Full text...

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CFi pleads for release of Beninese journalist

08 january 2020 - 22:40:57
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  - The “CFi Development Medias” Wednesday pleaded for the “immediate release” of Beninese journalist Ignace Sossou sentenced [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Limam Chaafi's lawyer calls for the prosecution of his client to be stopped

31 december 2019 - 14:19:37
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Accusations made against Moustapha Limam Chaafi, a well-known Mauritanian politician in the Sahel, West Africa and [...] Full text...

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Libyan tribal leaders mandate Tunisian President to end crisis in their country

23 december 2019 - 18:01:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed on Monday met with representatives of the Higher Council of Libyan Tribes [...] Full text...

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Can proxy war in Libya lead to direct military confrontation between foreign powers?(A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

19 december 2019 - 23:26:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The complexity of the Libyan conflict, which has gone through more than eight years of armed [...] Full text...

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Road to Berlin Conference on Libya still full of pitfalls (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

06 december 2019 - 07:06:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The international Berlin conference aimed at finding a peaceful end to the Libyan conflict continues to [...] Full text...

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UN envoy reaffirms difficulties to resolve Libyan crisis

14 november 2019 - 07:52:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, has said that he [...] Full text...

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Organisers of Berlin Conference on Libya step up efforts to ensure success

11 november 2019 - 07:57:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – As the International Berlin Conference on Libya draws closer, the organisers are working hard to ensure [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Trial of 2009 massacre victims to be held in 2020, says ICC

30 october 2019 - 22:41:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - The envoy of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICCI), Franco Matillana, said here Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Tunisian, German officials hold talks on Libyan crisis

28 october 2019 - 20:22:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Libyan dossier was at the heart of talks between the Tunisian authorities and the German [...] Full text...

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Sudan peace talks begin in Juba, rivals say they agreed on issues to be discussed in the negotiations

18 october 2019 - 16:10:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese rivals, currently engaged in peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, have agreed on issues to [...] Full text...

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Tunisian presidential candidates face-off in first televised debate

12 october 2019 - 14:48:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - For the first time in Tunisia and the Arab world, the two candidates in the second [...] Full text...

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Senegal to reintroduce entry visa for nationals outside ECOWAS zone

10 october 2019 - 23:35:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -  The Senegalese government will restore entry visas for nationals non-member countries of the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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PRD raises failures in ongoing political dialogue in Benin

10 october 2019 - 22:34:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The party for democratic regeneration (PRD), led by the former speaker of the Beninese parliament, Adrien [...] Full text...

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Egyptian, Sudanese, Ethiopian Ministers of Works meet in Khartoum

04 october 2019 - 18:52:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Egyptian, Ethiopian and Sudanese Ministers of Works (Hydraulics) and Irrigation began a meeting on Friday [...] Full text...

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Convergence of visions between United States and Italy on solution in Libya

02 october 2019 - 21:29:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio and his US counterpart Mike Pompeo Wednesday agreed that political [...] Full text...

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British government to pay back Tunisian hotels affected by collapse of Thomas Cook

25 september 2019 - 13:36:37
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian authorities will established a fund to pay the debts owned by the collapsed Thomas [...] Full text...

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Libyan state organ wants withdrawal of Libyan investments from Egypt

23 september 2019 - 17:50:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan audit office, equivalent to the Court of Accounts, has called on the chairman of [...] Full text...

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"No military solution in Libya" - Italian PM

18 september 2019 - 15:36:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has reaffirmed that "there is no military solution to the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Sudan FM receives AU Representative to Sudan

15 september 2019 - 19:06:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union has promised to help with efforts aimed at delisting Sudan from American terrorists- [...] Full text...

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UN envoy makes another push to silence the guns in Tripoli (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

06 september 2019 - 04:16:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Despite a stalemate in the five-month-old fighting near Tripoli, neither side appears to have the appetite [...] Full text...

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UN envoy in Libya pleads for resumption of political process

04 september 2019 - 18:55:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary General's Special Representative and Head of the Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ghassan [...] Full text...

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AU's role in finding a solution to Libyan crisis relaunched at G7 (News Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

30 august 2019 - 19:51:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The leaders of the G7, who wrapped up their meeting in the French city of Biarritz [...] Full text...

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Ghassan Salamé, AFRICOM chief plead for political resolution of the Libyan crisis

28 august 2019 - 18:26:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, on Wednesday in the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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France expected to push the Libyan crisis onto the G7 agenda

25 august 2019 - 16:44:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – French president, Emmanuel Macron is expected to table the Libyan crisis at the 45th summit of [...] Full text...

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Ghassan Salamé says military solution is not option in Libyan crisis, announces reopening of political process

21 august 2019 - 18:38:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Special representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, has reaffirmed the need [...] Full text...

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Military escalation continues in Libya with new air strikes against Misrata

18 august 2019 - 16:48:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa Haftar has carried out a new series of [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight air strike on Morzouk, preparations for Eid al-Adha

11 august 2019 - 17:23:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyan newspapers last week focused on the deadly air strike against the city of Morzouk in [...] Full text...

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Libya: Government of national accord accepts truce proposed by UN on four conditions

10 august 2019 - 00:01:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)     -   The presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord announced here Friday “it accepted a [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council declares four days public holidays for Eid al-Adha

09 august 2019 - 12:05:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) based in Tripoli has decreed [...] Full text...

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Will the guns fall silent in Tripoli during Eid al-Adha? (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

09 august 2019 - 06:23:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – With the Muslim feast of Eid Al-Adha only a couple of days away, the special representative [...] Full text...

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CAF: Esperance crowned African clubs champions

07 august 2019 - 23:53:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)     -   After more than two months of hesitation and unexpected developments, the Confederation of African football (CAF) [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council chairman approves report of emergency committee on service provisions

07 august 2019 - 21:55:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The chairman of the presidential council of the government of national accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, Wednesday approved [...] Full text...

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Registration for Rwanda's senatorial elections begins

23 july 2019 - 15:10:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The registration of candidates for Rwanda's September senatorial election scheduled for 16 September began on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs call for formation of national unity government

15 july 2019 - 22:12:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Members of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) have called all members of parliament to meet [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight discovery of French anti-tank missiles with Haftar, terrorist attack in Benghazi

13 july 2019 - 18:33:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Shockwaves aroused by the discovery of France's US-made Javelin anti-tank missiles in Marshal Khalifa Haftar's camp, [...] Full text...

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Maintaining OIF sanctions not justified in Bujumbura - MP

13 july 2019 - 15:39:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The President of the Burundi National Assembly, Pascal Nyabenda, said on Saturday on public radio that [...] Full text...

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Javelin missiles expose France's support for Haftar in Libyan war (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

12 july 2019 - 04:15:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – For many Libyans, the discovery of US-made Javelin anti-tank missiles in the camp of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Equatorial Guinean President Obiang condemns attack on Tripoli

28 june 2019 - 11:29:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang has reaffirmed his country's condemnation of the attack on the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Will the recapture of Ghariane accelerate a political solution to the Tripoli war? (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

28 june 2019 - 05:46:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Forces loyal to the internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) last Wednesday recorded their most significant [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj deplores silence of AU to Tripoli bombardment

26 june 2019 - 22:20:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Mali, IMF agree on new programme of more than 100 billion CFA francs

26 june 2019 - 16:33:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At the end of its mission, carried out from 12 to 25 June in Bamako, the [...] Full text...

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Babacar Ndiaye re-elected chairman of Senegalese basketball federation

16 june 2019 - 11:22:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lawyer Babacar Ndiaye was on Saturday re-elected chairman of the Senegalese basketball federation (FSBB) for a second [...] Full text...

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Congolese pharmacists slam trade ministry's action to retrieve 'expired drugs'

13 june 2019 - 10:46:15
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  The president of the National Union of Congolese Pharmacists (SYNAPHAC), Victor Ngoma, said on Wednesday in [...] Full text...

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French Court of Cassation validates extradition of François Compaoré to Burkina Faso

05 june 2019 - 11:37:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The French Court of Cassation on Tuesday validated the extradition of François Compaoré to Burkina [...] Full text...

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Libya, UNICEF sign deal to support youth commitment to social cohesion

02 june 2019 - 20:11:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The Libyan ministry of local authorities and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Sunday signed a two-year [...] Full text...

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UN official in Libya, Justice Minister discuss situation of human rights

27 may 2019 - 11:58:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan Minister of Justice of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Abdelwahid Abdelhamid, on [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight diplomatic negotiations to end Tripoli fighting

25 may 2019 - 20:11:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Libyan newspapers this week highlighted the continuing diplomatic efforts to end the armed clashes near Tripoli. These [...] Full text...

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UN expert Kartas released provisionally

22 may 2019 - 05:16:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunis Court of Appeal on Tuesday released UN expert Moncef Kartas, who had been detained [...] Full text...

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Egyptian PM underlines importance of African free-trade zone deal

20 may 2019 - 23:16:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA)   -   Egyptian Prime Minister Mustapha Medloubi Monday reaffirmed the importance his country attached to the African free-trade [...] Full text...

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Back and forth movements by Libyan opponents of ceasefire in Tripoli

17 may 2019 - 13:56:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Diplomatic movements observed over the past days by Libyan main rivals in European capitals, Presidential Council [...] Full text...

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More than 160 interrogated after inter-community conflict in Burkina Faso

16 may 2019 - 12:59:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – More than 160 people have been interrogated in investigation of the New Year terrorist attack [...] Full text...

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Rocket hits family house, kills two members, injures one in Tripoli

14 may 2019 - 19:32:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Two members of the same family were killed and another wounded on Tuesday when a rocket [...] Full text...

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Tunisian FM accuses some citizens of exploiting Libyan crisis for internal political purposes

14 may 2019 - 09:56:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Foreign Affairs minister Khemaies Jhinaoui has accused some of his countrymen of exploiting the Libyan crisis [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight military deadlock on the ground, international appeals for ceasefire

11 may 2019 - 19:07:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – For the fifth consecutive week, the Tripoli war remain the top news in a maze of [...] Full text...

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IMF, Congo to conclude economic programme

08 may 2019 - 20:14:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) adviser for Africa, Alex Segura Ubiergo, Wednesday said Congo’s dossier was [...] Full text...

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Analysis –Tunisia expresses concern about signing of free trade agreement with EU

02 may 2019 - 21:37:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   The fourth round of negotiations between Tunisia and the European Union (EU) on the deep and [...] Full text...

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UN envoy ‘very concerned’ with division of international community on Libyan dossier

22 april 2019 - 19:24:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   The UN envoy in Libya, Ghassan Salame, on Monday expressed worry over the continued clashes and [...] Full text...

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Algeria claims to have totally eliminated malaria

15 april 2019 - 19:59:11
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria is preparing to receive the World Health Organization (WHO) certification proving the country's total elimination [...] Full text...

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Arab leaders support Libya’s legitimate institutions, efforts for national reconciliation

01 april 2019 - 14:32:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The 30th Summit of the League of Arab States on Sunday resolved to support Libya’s legitimate [...] Full text...

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Libya, US activate security cooperation

26 march 2019 - 05:17:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The deputy minister of Interior of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Colonel Khaled Mazen, on [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight national conference, visits of Jean Yves Le Drian and AFRICOM Commander

24 march 2019 - 09:58:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The main Libyan newspapers this week have given wide coverage to the announcement of the date [...] Full text...

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French FM sees 'signs of peace’ in Libya

19 march 2019 - 20:52:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The French foreign affairs minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, has said there are signs that there will [...] Full text...

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Tunisian press union says journalists facing increasing threats

16 march 2019 - 00:04:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) said here Friday the press was facing increasing threats [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj regrets continued arms supply to parties in Libyan conflicts

12 march 2019 - 19:36:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, has [...] Full text...

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Women hit headlines this week in Mauritius

09 march 2019 - 17:31:08
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The news was dominated this week in Mauritius by the celebration of International Women's Day [...] Full text...

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Civil society organization in Burkina Faso asks government to shed light on casualties in inter-communal violence

05 march 2019 - 16:51:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A civil society organization Tuesday called on the Burkina minister of Justice, Bessolé René Bagoro, [...] Full text...

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AU seeks solution to Libya's political timetable deadlock

12 february 2019 - 10:45:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At the end of their ordinary summit in Addis Ababa, the leaders of the African Union [...] Full text...

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UN climate fund gives Congo US$10 million for vulnerable agricultural communities

01 february 2019 - 11:37:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is to give Congo US$10 million to finance [...] Full text...

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Congo: WB gives Congo 458m USD for projects in the country

24 january 2019 - 22:24:33
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Bank will release more than 264 billion CFAF or about 458 million US dollars [...] Full text...

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Mali PM orders suspension of controversial programme on sex education

20 december 2018 - 13:12:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga on Thursday ordered the suspension of the work on a [...] Full text...

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General Bassole pleads 'not guilty' in failed coup trial in Burkina Faso

19 december 2018 - 14:38:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso's former minister of foreign affairs, Gendarmerie General Djibrill Bassolé, pleaded 'not guilty' on [...] Full text...

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Nine candidates for presidency of Cameroonian football federation

06 december 2018 - 14:42:40
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Nine candidates are running for the presidency of the Cameroonian football federation (FECAFOOT), scheduled to take [...] Full text...

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US grants US$350 million to Tunisia

27 november 2018 - 12:08:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The US government has granted US$350 million to Tunisia for the implementation of a series of [...] Full text...

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Libya, Malta discuss cooperation on health matters

21 november 2018 - 10:27:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya and Malta on Tuesday discussed the promotion and cooperation between their two countries in the [...] Full text...

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About 700,000 women benefit from free delivery in Burkina Faso

06 november 2018 - 19:43:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - About 700,000 expectant mothers have benefited from free delivery, which has been in place since [...] Full text...

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Togo, Ghana meet for delimitation of maritime border

05 november 2018 - 11:12:52
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese and Ghanaian national maritime border commission held a two-day meeting at the weekend in [...] Full text...

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Opponents of constitutional change in Burundi face torture and execution: UN investigators

27 june 2018 - 22:27:13
New York, US (PANA) - In Burundi, opponents of constitutional reform supported by the Government have faced torture and execution [...] Full text...

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New Rwandan minister of Infrastructure, Claver Gatete, vows to fight corruption

12 april 2018 - 14:34:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The newly-appointed Rwandan minister of Infrastructures in the latest Cabinet reshuffle, Claver Gatete, on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Libya: Germany reaffirms support for UN action plan in Libya

11 october 2017 - 11:46:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The German ambassador in Libya, Christian Bock, has reaffirmed his country’s support for the action plan [...] Full text...

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Togo: Togo opposition denounces international community's 'support' for referendum

06 october 2017 - 09:51:47
Lomé, Togo( PANA) - Togolese opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre has lashed out at key international bodies urging the West African [...] Full text...

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2018 CHAN: CAF withdraws 2018 CHAN hosting rights from Kenya

23 september 2017 - 20:22:41
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has "with an overwhelming majority" withdrawn [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Qaddafi regime trial fell short of international standards - UN report

21 february 2017 - 18:16:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The trial in Libya of Saif al-Islam Qaddafi and 36 other members of Colonel Muammar Qaddafi’s [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudanese media happy with lifting of US economic sanctions

14 january 2017 - 09:19:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese newspapers on Saturday lauded the decision of the US to lift its unilateral economic sanctions [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Fighting childhood malnutrition in Madagascar

08 march 2016 - 13:16:51
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Over 30 Malagasy and international scientists and clinicians are gathered at the Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 'Charges against General Diendéré mark end of impunity'

08 december 2015 - 10:53:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkina Faso acting government on Tuesday welcomed the charges against General Gilbert Diendéré for [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Several putschists linked to Thomas Sankara assassination

13 october 2015 - 19:11:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Several soldiers in the presidential guard of ousted President Blaise Compaoré, who were behind last [...] Full text...

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UN: 'UN mission in CAR determined to stamp out sexual exploitation by peacekeepers'

21 august 2015 - 14:05:57
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has condemned all [...] Full text...

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Libya: EU urges Libyans to accept UN deal

01 july 2015 - 20:36:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The EU senior representative for Foreign Policy and Common Security, Federica Mogherini, has called on the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Sankara's widow denies deal to reopen dossier on his death

04 march 2015 - 21:30:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The widow of Thomas Sankara, former military leader of Burkina Faso, has denied any deal [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: EU worried over imprisonment of anti-slavery activists

20 january 2015 - 14:47:54
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The European Union (EU) delegation in Nouakchott has expressed concern over the imposition of heavy jail [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights body wants CAR war crimes masters punished

11 december 2014 - 08:28:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The failure of the Central African Republic (CAR) authorities and the United Nations to effectively investigate [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Middle East bank under investigation for financing terrorism

21 july 2014 - 12:16:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Operations of the Federal Bank of the Middle East (FBME) in Tanzania are under [...] Full text...

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Libya: Germany backs Libya to host AFCON 2017

05 july 2014 - 11:17:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Germany will back Libya to organise the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the German ambassador [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: ICC dossier against Gbagbo is unreliable, says his party

03 july 2014 - 21:03:53
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The leader of the opposition Ivorian Peoples' Front (FPI), Pascal Affi N’Guessan, on Thursday said [...] Full text...

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Belgium: Director of Virunga national park received at the European Commission

19 june 2014 - 21:02:23
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Prince Emmanuel De Mérode, director of the Congolese national park of Virunga, in Kivu region, on [...] Full text...

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Senegal: No midwife was sent to Qatar - Minister

15 may 2014 - 18:03:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese Health and Social Action Minister, Mrs Awa Marie Colle Seck, Thursday denied that the government [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Newspapers highlight politics, economy and security

29 march 2014 - 06:24:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Political, economic and security issues were once again the headlines of Tunisian newspapers this week, even [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: US delegation protests Iranian remarks at Tunisia Constitution launch

08 february 2014 - 12:49:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The US delegation at celebrations marking the launch of the new Tunisian constitution, left their seat [...] Full text...

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Malian journalist Boukari Daou released from jail

30 april 2013 - 22:43:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – A high court in Bamako on Tuesday annulled the proceedings of the prosecution against the chief [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Odinga to challenge Kenyatta's victory in court

09 march 2013 - 16:22:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's outgoing Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, will take his election petition to the Supreme Court for [...] Full text...

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Mystery gold cargo, gays and lesbians fill Ghanaian media

02 february 2013 - 08:05:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) –Ghanaian newspapers were this week dominated by a mystery gold cargo that was seized in Turkey and [...] Full text...

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Chadian president expected in Paris on Tuesday

03 december 2012 - 22:42:15
Paris, France (PANA) – Chadian president Idriss Deby is expected on Tuesday in the French capital, Paris, for a working [...] Full text...

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