COP29: Energy transition must not trigger a ‘stampede of greed’ that crushes the poor

13 november 2024 - 12:09:09
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Climate talks at COP29 in Baku on Wednesday turned to the pressing issue of how to [...] Full text...

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Vice President Obiang Mangue warns civil servants against sex in office

05 november 2024 - 22:08:09
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Vice-President Teodoro Obiang Mangue has warned that civil servants caught having sex in their offices [...] Full text...

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Fight bigotry whenever and wherever it appears, UN chief declares

04 august 2024 - 06:08:11
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials on Friday called for a stand against bigotry “wherever and whenever it [...] Full text...

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UN condemns deadly suicide attack on Somalia beach

04 august 2024 - 06:00:32
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has strongly condemned a suicide attack at a popular beachfront in the [...] Full text...

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South African football legend Stanley Tshabalala dies

12 july 2024 - 10:56:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Legendary South African football coach Stanley Tshabalala has died, three months after being shot [...] Full text...

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Gambian president calls for stability in Libya to regain its role in Africa

06 may 2024 - 13:03:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has stressed the importance of working to achieve stability and unity in [...] Full text...

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Fourth session of the CEN-SAD Council of Ministers for Youth and Sport ends

24 april 2024 - 18:18:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Fourth meeting of the Council of Ministers for Youth and Sport of the countries of [...] Full text...

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CEN-SAD Secretary-General calls on Libyan PM

23 april 2024 - 18:41:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, on Tuesday held talks in Tripoli with the Executive [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM urges young people in CEN-SAD countries to promote the organisation

23 april 2024 - 15:14:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, on Tuesday underlined the importance of the Community of [...] Full text...

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General Secretary of CEN-CAD attends 4th session of Ministers for Youth and Sport

19 april 2024 - 12:54:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), Ado El Hadj Abou, arrived in Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Libya underlines importance of political alliance of African countries

17 march 2024 - 13:40:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in-charge of political affairs, Mohamed Issa, has [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza: Worst famine fears realised as 10th child reportedly ‘starves to death’

01 march 2024 - 17:55:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Repeated warnings from humanitarians over desperate food insecurity and imminent famine in Gaza came into focus [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Chadian Labour ministers discuss facilitating movement of workers

23 february 2024 - 12:56:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan and Chadian labour ministers on Thursday discussed the possibility of an electronic link between their [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reaffirms country's willingness to contribute to NEPAD programmes and projects

14 february 2024 - 14:37:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has reaffirmed that Libya will contribute effectively to [...] Full text...

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US condemns those obstructing holding of elections in Libya

19 december 2023 - 11:34:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States Representative to the United Nations Security Council, John Kelley, has denounced Libyan protagonists [...] Full text...

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Libyan Minister for Youth attends 8th Ministerial Meeting of Youth Communication Organization in Nairobi

11 december 2023 - 19:13:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister for Youth in the Government of National Unity, Fathallah al-Zeni, took part in [...] Full text...

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CEN-SAD labour ministers call for optimum management of employment

29 november 2023 - 20:57:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ministers of Labour and representatives of Member States of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) have [...] Full text...

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Libya will be country most affected by Niamey's repeal of the law criminalizing migrant smuggling

28 november 2023 - 20:08:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan press agency warned on Tuesday of serious consequences of the decision by the President [...] Full text...

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Libya attends 9th Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa

27 november 2023 - 19:26:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity, [...] Full text...

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Conference of CEN-SAD Labour Ministers opens in Tripoli

27 november 2023 - 18:53:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Monday opened the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister calls for hiring of labour from CEN-SAD countries to support Libyan economy

27 november 2023 - 18:37:33
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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CEN-SAD Executive Secretary moves to permanent headquarters in Tripoli

25 november 2023 - 19:54:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), Ado el hadj Abou, took up [...] Full text...

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Tripoli to organise conference on immigration on 27, 28 November

18 november 2023 - 12:39:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government is organising a conference on legal immigration on 27 and 28 November on [...] Full text...

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Libya's Minister of Labour reaffirms desire to organise foreign workers on local labour market

16 november 2023 - 12:41:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation, Ali al-Abed, has told ambassadors and representatives of labour-exporting [...] Full text...

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Benin football federation president faces legal battle over club's name change

16 october 2023 - 07:04:53
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The president of the Benin Football Federation (FBF), Mathurin de Chacus, is facing a potential legal [...] Full text...

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FIFA under pressure to remove Samuel Eto'o as Cameroon FA president

28 september 2023 - 12:01:36
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - FIFA has been urged to intervene and remove Samuel Eto'o from his role as president of [...] Full text...

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Storm Daniel tragedy gives Libya an international dimension

21 september 2023 - 19:31:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The damage and losses caused by the Mediterranean storm Daniel that hit eastern Libya on 10 [...] Full text...

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Libya storm: More than 11,000 dead, 10,000 missing, according to UN agency

17 september 2023 - 17:25:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 11,300 people have died while 10,100 others are missing when Storm Daniel ripped through [...] Full text...

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Deputy chairman of Libyan Council calls for activation of CEN-SAD to ensure stability of member countries

11 september 2023 - 18:44:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has urged the Executive Secretary of [...] Full text...

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Labour ministers from CEN inSAD hold conference in Tripoli

08 september 2023 - 15:53:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation in the Government of National Unity, Ali al-Abed al-Rida, [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: The bloody power struggle of the Sudanese generals hits 100 days (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

24 july 2023 - 08:50:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -  To avoid repeating my food menu in this war situation, I sometimes had to come up [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Presidential Council to attend 13th CEN-SAD Summit in Niger

29 may 2023 - 17:50:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has been invited by the President of [...] Full text...

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Experts meet to speed up efforts to fully implement agreement to bring about a safer world

14 may 2023 - 06:38:11
New York, US (PANA) - More people globally are being affected by disasters than ever before, despite the adoption of [...] Full text...

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2023 U-17 AFCON: Holders Cameroon crash out after Burkina Faso defeat; South Africa progress

08 may 2023 - 05:32:36
Annaba, Algeria (PANA) - Burkina Faso scored two goals in two minutes, coming from behind to beat defending champions Cameroon [...] Full text...

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Hilal of Sudan critique attitude of fans of Egypt’s Ahli fans

10 april 2023 - 15:07:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Al-Hilal football team, currently at at war of words with Al Ahli of Egypt, [...] Full text...

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Sad and shocking story of Sudanese woman and her child who died in the Sahara

09 march 2023 - 20:26:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - International and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have recorded terrifying figures of illegal migrants who die on [...] Full text...

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Renewal of state of emergency a precautionary measure to avert a falling back into manslaughter (By Mohamed Osman Adam)

24 february 2023 - 18:23:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Blue Nile State, near the borders with Ethiopia, on Friday renewed a state of emergency [...] Full text...

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Remains of Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu flown back home

20 february 2023 - 06:07:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The remains of Ghanaian footballer, Christian Atsu, who was a victim of the 6 February devastating [...] Full text...

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UK, US criticised for expulsion of Chagos Islands’ indigenous people

15 february 2023 - 11:45:25
London, UK (PANA) – The forced displacement of the entire Chagossian people by the United Kingdom and the United States governments and [...] Full text...

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Pope to South Sudan's clergy: 'We need courageous souls ready to die for Africa'

04 february 2023 - 11:07:40
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - We need courageous, generous souls ready to suffer and die for Africa, Pope Francis said [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reeives message from President of Niger onbilateral ties, holding of CEN-SAD Summit

25 january 2023 - 19:11:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Niger's ambassador to Libya, Ag Khato, Wednesday delivered a written message to the Libyan Prime Minister [...] Full text...

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Top UN body asks what more can be done to stop genocide, atrocity crimes

25 january 2023 - 05:27:29
New York, US (PANA) - Ambassadors, UN officials and experts from the international community on Tuesday shared ways to better [...] Full text...

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Gambia government mourns vice president, Alieu Badara Joof

18 january 2023 - 14:15:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has announced with profound shock and sadness the death of his Vice President [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Gambia's Vice President Joof dies

18 january 2023 - 10:21:21
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Vice President Badara Alieu Joof has paased away, President Adama Barrow annouced on Wednesday. The local [...] Full text...

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CAF President, African Football express condolences on passing of football Icon Pelé

30 december 2022 - 16:38:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr Patrice Motsepe, on Friday expressed the [...] Full text...

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Sahel-Saharan Bank holds annual general meeting

20 december 2022 - 13:11:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The ordinary general assembly of the Sahel-Saharan Bank for Investment and Commerce (BSIC) for the year 2022 [...] Full text...

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Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba announces measures for return of SEN-SAD to Tripoli

19 december 2022 - 16:00:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, announced here Monday that necessary measures [...] Full text...

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Six people killed in terrorist attack in central-eastern Burkina Faso

05 december 2022 - 12:47:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Six people, including four teachers, were on Sunday killed in a terrorist attack on a sports [...] Full text...

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Proven solutions must be put in place to end AIDS by 2030: Guterres

01 december 2022 - 05:04:30
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief is marking World AIDS Day on Thursday with a call to action to end [...] Full text...

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US questions credibility of Equatorial Guinea's election that gave President Nguema his 6th term

30 november 2022 - 06:42:34
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has expressed doubts about the credibility of election in Equatorial Guinea that saw [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian Catholic Cardinal Richard Baawobr dies

28 november 2022 - 05:56:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr of the Catholic Church is dead, the Church has announced in [...] Full text...

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Abdallah al-Lafi and Mohamed Bazoum discuss the re-launch of CEN-SAD

26 november 2022 - 18:22:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, Friday discussed with Niger's President Mohamed [...] Full text...

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Libya, Chad agree to set up National Security Council in CEN-SAD countries

12 november 2022 - 18:26:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Chadian Transitional Military Council, Lieutenant General Mohamed Idriss Deby Itno, has discussed [...] Full text...

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UN agencies appeal for urgent disembarkation of stranded refugees, migrants in central Mediterranean

08 november 2022 - 09:34:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are urging [...] Full text...

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Sudan Army says its soldiers were targeted by rioters

27 october 2022 - 12:45:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese Army newspaper on Thursday said in a terse statement that dozens of soldiers guarding [...] Full text...

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CEN-SAD FMs briefed on arrangements for organisation's return to Tripoli

26 october 2022 - 12:09:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, has informed foreign ministers of [...] Full text...

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Libya attends 8th Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa

24 october 2022 - 18:41:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Mangouch, participated on Monday in the [...] Full text...

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Restoring stability in West Darfur is prelude for full implementation of Juba Peace Agreement (A PANA News Analysis by Mohamed Osman)

09 october 2022 - 14:57:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The situation in Sudan's Darfur states -- West Darfur in particular -- was heading towards total [...] Full text...

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Rabat reiterates support for transition processes in 4 African countries

21 september 2022 - 19:29:05
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco reiterated recently in Addis Ababa, before the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African [...] Full text...

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Macky Sall reiterates AU's willingness to work towards Libyans' aspirations to hold elections

12 september 2022 - 15:12:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Senegalese president and current chairman of the African Union (AU), Macky Sall, has said that [...] Full text...

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Queen Elizabeth's Death Is a sad moment for Gambia - Historian Hassum Ceesay

09 september 2022 - 16:27:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - Gambian historian and Director General of the National Center for Arts and Culture Kassum Ceesay has described [...] Full text...

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South African, Kenyan presidents mourn Queen Elizabeth

09 september 2022 - 07:44:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The presidents of South Africa and Kenya have expressed their condolences to King Charles [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean minister says coup was ' a sad end' for President Alpha Condé

25 august 2022 - 16:12:14
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean Minister of National Unity and Citizenship, Khalifa Gassama Diaby, said on Thursday that [...] Full text...

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Guinea rights body calls on junta to clarify cause of death of detained former minister

22 august 2022 - 12:19:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Human Rights Organisation (OGDH) is demanding that the government clarify the death of detained [...] Full text...

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Libyan Council chairman receives message from Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso

21 june 2022 - 18:24:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, received on Tuesday a written message from [...] Full text...

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Libya hosts preparatory meeting for CEN-SAD Extraordinary Summit

15 june 2022 - 15:26:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Mangouch, on Wednesday chaired a meeting [...] Full text...

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Libya 'determined' to host an extraordinary CEN-SAD Summit this month

03 june 2022 - 11:08:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is determined to host an extraordinary summit of the heads of state and government of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council chairman calls for sustainable solutions to immigration and humanitarian crises in Africa

27 may 2022 - 20:07:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council and Second Vice-Chairman of the African Union (AU), Mohamed [...] Full text...

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Mixed reception on Libyan parliamentary consultations in Cairo for organization of elections

22 may 2022 - 19:47:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seen as a crucial and last opportunity for Libyans to agree on a political solution leading [...] Full text...

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Demand for lifesaving aid up 10 per cent this year: UN relief chief

20 may 2022 - 05:29:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people in need has risen by around 10 per cent this year so [...] Full text...

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Libya welcomes impetus given by 21st session of CEN-SAD Executive Council to work of regional grouping

10 april 2022 - 13:37:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Youth, Fathallah Al-Zeni, has hailed the active participation of all countries of [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Chadian leaders discuss promotion of CEN-SAD

29 march 2022 - 13:31:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi and Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby on [...] Full text...

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Preparatory meeting for 21st Ordinary Session of CEN-SAD opens in Rabat

29 march 2022 - 12:45:25
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The preparatory meeting of Ambassadors, Permanent Representatives and experts of the 21st Ordinary Session of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt welcomes CEN-SAD delegation's assessment of stability in the country

16 march 2022 - 11:48:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU) has noted that the delegation of the Community of Sahel-Saharan [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council chairman meets CEN-SAD executive secretary

15 march 2022 - 20:26:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, on Tuesday received the Executive Secretary of [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM stresses desire for the return of CEN-SAD headquarters to Tripoli

14 march 2022 - 17:04:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan foreign minister, Najla al-Mangouch, has stressed the country's desire for the return of the headquarters [...] Full text...

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Libyan government pledges to facilitate return of CEN-SAD Executive Secretariat to Tripoli

14 march 2022 - 14:13:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Youth, Fathallah al-Zeni, Monday expressed the readiness of the Libyan government of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two years on, pandemic ‘far from over’: WHO chief

10 march 2022 - 05:01:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost 500 million people have been infected with the coronavirus since March 2020 and new variants [...] Full text...

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Libyan foreign minister presents proposal to clear AU contribution arrears

03 february 2022 - 10:59:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, has made a proposal to address [...] Full text...

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At least 17 dead, 59 injured in Ghana explosion

21 january 2022 - 04:57:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least 17 people had been confirmed dead in Thursday's explosion at Appiatse, in the Bogoso [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Ghana's President Akufo-Addo expresses sadness at explosion that has claimed many lives

20 january 2022 - 20:30:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described as "sad and unfortunate", the explosion that occurred [...] Full text...

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Malian government mourns death of former president Kéita

17 january 2022 - 12:14:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has expressed "deep sorrow" following the death of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar [...] Full text...

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Mauritius' economy grew by 19.3 per cent in Q2 of 2021: Central Bank

04 january 2022 - 07:16:58
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius' economy grew by 19.3 percent in the second quarter of 2021, the Bank of Mauritius has [...] Full text...

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Major fire damages South Africa's Parliament

02 january 2022 - 12:03:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A major fire Sunday caused extensive damage the country's Parliament, official sources told PANA [...] Full text...

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UN leaders mourn Archbishop Desmond Tutu, ‘a towering global figure for peace’

27 december 2021 - 05:49:18
New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres was among UN leaders paying tribute on Sunday to the late Archbishop [...] Full text...

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Stade Malien sack French coach for poor performance

21 december 2021 - 20:02:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Stade Malien of Bamako have sacked their French coach, Jean Christophe Gratecap, after a poor run [...] Full text...

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Pope Francis: Fences and walls do not solve migration problems

06 december 2021 - 07:55:11
Athens-Greece(PANA)- Pope Francis on Sunday stressed that fences and walls did not solve migration problems. During his speech in migrant camps on [...] Full text...

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Meeting to discuss return of CEN-SAD and AU Bureau to their headquarters in Tripoli

27 november 2021 - 13:49:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy minister of Foreign Affairs for International Cooperation and Organizations, Omar Ketti, Saturday discussed with [...] Full text...

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Eritrean international cycling sensation killed in road crash

09 november 2021 - 20:21:07
Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - Eritrean international cycling sensation, Desiet Kidane, has died in a road accident during a training session, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Vice President ends visit to Uganda

05 november 2021 - 20:41:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council Abdallah Al-Lafi arrived here Friday at the head of [...] Full text...

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Museveni and Abdallah al-Lafi discuss promotion of Libyan-Ugandan cooperation

05 november 2021 - 17:43:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday met with Libya's Vice President of the Presidential Council, Abdallah [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia regrets 'misguided' US decision to suspend its privileges over AGOA

04 november 2021 - 05:35:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described the decision of the US to suspend Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Rights report says 'all parties' have violated human rights in 'brutal' war; PM Abiy dismisses it as false

03 november 2021 - 10:31:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A joint investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Billions more needed for UN-backed global collaboration to end pandemic: WHO

29 october 2021 - 05:31:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new strategy announced on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO) calls for $23.4 billion [...] Full text...

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Thomas Sankara trial suspended for fortnight

11 october 2021 - 18:25:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The trial of the assassination of former Burkinabe President Thomas Sankara and 12 of his [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali

04 october 2021 - 04:19:22
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has condemned an attack against peacekeepers in Mali on Saturday which left one [...] Full text...

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Pandemic increasing risk factors for suicide, UN health agency warns

11 september 2021 - 05:22:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Suicide prevention must be prioritised after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of [...] Full text...

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Libyan VP satisfied with African tour focusing on border security, fight against illegal immigration

26 august 2021 - 17:33:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Vice President of the Presidential Council, Moussa al-Koni, has described as "successful" his African tour, [...] Full text...

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UNICEF condemns death of 5 Nigerian children killed playing with disused grenade in Borno State

15 august 2021 - 05:48:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Saturday condemned the death of five children who were killed [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM 'sad' by death of Algerian soldiers fighting fires

12 august 2021 - 11:27:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has expressed deep sorrow for the death of Algerian military personnel [...] Full text...

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ADF grants $2.5 million to support regulatory environment in SADC, COMESA electricity markets

06 august 2021 - 13:54:37
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire  (PANA - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved grants of $2.5 million [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Deaths in Africa hit record weekly toll

06 august 2021 - 05:44:46
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Weekly COVID-19 deaths in Africa reached a record peak in the week that ended on 1 August, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Namibia’s capital running out of burial space

19 july 2021 - 14:22:01
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - At the rate people are dying of Covid-19, Windhoek, the Namibian capital's main cemetery at Pionierspark [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records its 'new dark day’ in fighting the pandemic

15 july 2021 - 12:52:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that it had recorded 194 new deaths caused by [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Former General Secretary of ruling NPP laid to rest

03 june 2021 - 22:52:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - John Owusu Afriyie, one of the stalwarts and leading members of Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court urges regional parliamentarians to help improve enforcement of court decisions

28 may 2021 - 18:32:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has charged Community parliamentarians [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM announces agreement with EU to secure southern Libyan borders

28 may 2021 - 17:13:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Najla Al-Mangouch, says Libya, the European Union (EU), the Italian [...] Full text...

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Kenya to close down Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps 'by June 2020'

30 april 2021 - 06:31:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Kenya has reiterated that it will close down the sprawling Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps by June [...] Full text...

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AU Peace and Security Council calls for restoration of constitutional order in Chad

25 april 2021 - 05:41:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union has called for the restoration [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament approves nomination of new General Prosecutor in Libya

20 april 2021 - 21:45:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - mMembers of the House of Representatives (Parliament) in Libya voted overwhelmingly to approve the bid of [...] Full text...

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Unidentified armed men kill CMA acting president in Bamako

13 april 2021 - 17:33:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The current president of the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA), a former rebel group and one [...] Full text...

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Buhari expresses Nigeria’s condolences to UK over death of Prince Philip

09 april 2021 - 17:18:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has extended Nigeria’s condolences to Her Majesty, the Queen of England, over the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia continues to record low infection rate

06 april 2021 - 14:54:17
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has maintained a positivity rate of below 5 percent of Covid-19 for the past two [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says hundreds languishing in detention in Cote d'Ivoire following presidential election unrest

27 march 2021 - 07:41:17
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Hundreds of people in Côte d’Ivoire are languishing in dire conditions in prison after being arrested during [...] Full text...

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Tanzanians hope for new shift in democratic trends in post-Magufuli era

20 march 2021 - 19:01:43
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Tanzanian populace is hopeful the transition of political power from the late President [...] Full text...

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Three Nigerian soldiers killed in bandit attack in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria

17 march 2021 - 21:18:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Three soldiers were killed in a shootout with bandits in Kabasa village of Magami District in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Eritrean troops accused of possible crimes against humanity in Tigray region

26 february 2021 - 08:38:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrean troops fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray state systematically killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the [...] Full text...

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UEFA suspends 2 Malian int'l footballers of Austrian club for three months for doping

19 february 2021 - 17:11:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two Malian international footballers, Sékou Koita and Mohamed Camara, who play for the Austrian club, Red [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Rights watchdog says govt' forces carried out unlawful shelling of Tigray urban areas

11 february 2021 - 07:00:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian federal forces carried out apparently indiscriminate shelling of urban areas in the Tigray region in [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM announces country's role in strengthening investment relations with Africa

25 january 2021 - 21:37:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Siala, Monday announced [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso President Kabore sworn in for second term

28 december 2020 - 15:45:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso was on Monday inaugurated  for the second [...] Full text...

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Gambian opposition leader describes 2020 as ‘tough year’

24 december 2020 - 20:27:41
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) -  Ousainou Darboe, leader of opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), Thursday described 2020 as a tough year when [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Groups kick as Buhari gives up, says only God can police Nigeria, Niger border

23 december 2020 - 21:56:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement Tuesday that only God could effectively supervise Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic has [...] Full text...

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World could lose coral reefs by end of century, UN environment report warns

22 december 2020 - 17:04:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Every one of the world’s coral reefs could bleach by the end of the century, unless [...] Full text...

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UN 'gravely concerned' for safety of refugees in Niger, following Boko Haram attack

16 december 2020 - 05:38:17
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations voiced grave concern on Tuesday for the safety of thousands of refugees [...] Full text...

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Namibian diplomat's wife allegedly murders two of their children, third nursing wounds

14 december 2020 - 15:39:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The wife of a Namibian diplomat at the Southern African country's embassy in Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...

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Eswatini PM Dlamini passes away

14 december 2020 - 10:58:31
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Eswatini, Ambrose Dlamini, has passed away, the government has announced. An official government [...] Full text...

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M-pesa Foundation to improve 30,000 girls' menstrual health

07 december 2020 - 20:25:20
Kilifi, Kenya (PANA)  - M-PESA Foundation Monday  committed $202,303  to improve menstrual hygiene among teenage girls as part of Safaricom’s [...] Full text...

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Ghana's two main candidates in Monday's presidential election sign peace pact

04 december 2020 - 19:02:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The two main candidates in Ghana's 7 December presidential election have committed to a peaceful vote [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Presidency says farmers killed by Boko Haram had no clearance to farm in Zabarmari area

30 november 2020 - 13:49:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A federal government delegation, led by Senate President Ahmad Lawan, arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers

29 november 2020 - 20:02:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...

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Sudan's veteran PM al Mahdi passes away at 85

26 november 2020 - 10:41:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in years, Sudan has announced a three-day national mourning and ordered its [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF says 700,000 Gambian Children temporally out of School for six months

20 november 2020 - 18:31:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - As the world commemorates World Children’s Day, UNICEF Gambia office has revealed that 700,000 children in [...] Full text...

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Tributes pour in for late former Ghana President Rawlings

12 november 2020 - 18:28:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Tributes have been pouring in for Ghana's former president Jerry Rawlings, who died in Accra on [...] Full text...

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Kenya's former PM voices concern over Police brutality in Nigeria

22 october 2020 - 23:00:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Police brutality which has led to multiple deaths in Nigeria is a “dark mark” on [...] Full text...

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CEN-SAD welcomes inter-Libyan agreements concluded in Morocco

09 october 2020 - 17:44:09
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The Community of Sahelo-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) has welcomed the agreements reached between the delegations of the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC-T factional leader, Thokozani Khupe, sworn in as MP

07 october 2020 - 17:35:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai (MDC-T) factional leader, Thokozani Khupe, was late Wednesday sworn in as [...] Full text...

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Top UN official urges Ivorians to work together for peaceful presidential vote

28 september 2020 - 10:48:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Office for West [...] Full text...

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Pregnant women join ‘Women’s Lives Matter’ protest in The Gambia

23 september 2020 - 22:09:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A large number of pregnant women Wednesday joined other women in a protest tagged ‘Women’s Lives [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army buries senior officer killed by Boko Haram terrorists

22 september 2020 - 17:42:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Colonel Dahiru Chiroma Bako, Commander of 25 Task Force Brigade, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, who was killed [...] Full text...

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Buhari sad over death of 14 travellers whose vehicle plunged into a river

19 september 2020 - 19:23:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on Saturday night said he is “saddened and aggrieved” over the [...] Full text...

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Sumaili hopes to positively influence Burundi women's football (A CAF portrait)

15 september 2020 - 17:06:13
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Twice, Burundian international Falone Sumaili had made the decision to quit her football career; first, following [...] Full text...

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CEN-SAD welcomes positive results of Libyan-Libyan dialogue of Bouznika

12 september 2020 - 14:30:14
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Executive Secretariat of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) Friday welcomed the successful outcome of [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou comforts flood-stricken population in Niamey

09 september 2020 - 17:22:23
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President, Issoufou Mahamadou, on Wednesday visited Niamey neighbourhoods along the Niger River, affected by floods [...] Full text...

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CEN-SAD says it is monitoring inter-Libyan talks in Morocco

08 september 2020 - 12:18:37
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) said on Monday that it is following with "particular attention [...] Full text...

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DR Congo initiates inquiry into deadly plane crash in South Kivu

17 august 2020 - 14:23:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An inquiry has been launched into last week's plane crash that left four people dead in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya to engage Russia in seeking virus vaccine as caseload race towards 30,000 mark

11 august 2020 - 18:28:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya said on Tuesday it will engage Russia in seeking the newly-developed coronavirus vaccine as virus [...] Full text...

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How the #Zimbabwelivesmatter sparked a global awareness on human rights abuses in Zimbabwe (Analysis)

10 august 2020 - 17:03:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa) has become a pig and he is eating his own children [...] Full text...

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Four Burkinabe wounded in Beirut explosions

06 august 2020 - 22:54:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government Thursday announced that four Burkinabe nationals were wounded following the explosion on [...] Full text...

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UN censures ‘heinous attacks’ in Lake Chad Basin

04 august 2020 - 20:19:16
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres Tuesday strongly condemned “heinous attacks” against civilians in the Lake Chad [...] Full text...

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Former Tanzanian President Mkapa to be buried at his home village 29 July

24 july 2020 - 17:13:29
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  (PANA) – Tanzania’s former president, Benjamin William Mkapa (81), who died on Thursday night will be [...] Full text...

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Outgoing UK envoy ‘optimistic’ about Gambia’s future

30 june 2020 - 14:47:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The UK's outgoing High Commissioner to The Gambia, Sharon Wardle has said she is optimistic about [...] Full text...

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Board Chairman of PANA, Dr. Ibrahim Dagash, passes on (Re-issued)

23 june 2020 - 18:33:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese journalist, Pan-Africanist and Board Chairman of the Pan-African News Agency (PANA), Dr Ibrahim Dagash, has [...] Full text...

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Sudanese and PANA Board Chair, Dr Ibrahim Dagash, passes on

23 june 2020 - 16:38:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese journalist, Panafricanist and former head of the African Union media department, Dr Ibrahim Dagash, died [...] Full text...

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Caucus for women parliamentarians in Zambia fights cyber bullying

22 june 2020 - 14:12:41
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The caucus for women parliamentarians in Zambia has disclosed that it will sponsor a private member's [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Military Court Martial demotes, dismisses serving Army General found guilty of corruption, other offences

16 june 2020 - 17:05:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The world of Maj.-Gen. Hakeem Oladapo Otiki, who is due for retirement on account of years [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Cholera outbreak compounds response to coronavirus in Kenya

21 may 2020 - 19:06:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan health authorities have confirmed 80 new cases of the deadly coronavirus outbreak from some 3,102 [...] Full text...

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UNESCO chief condemns murder of Somali TV journalist

20 may 2020 - 17:14:40
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, on Wednesday condemned the recent murder of television reporter, Said Yusuf Ali, [...] Full text...

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UN acting Special Representative Stephanie Wiliams deplores intensification of military escalation between Libyan belligerents

19 may 2020 - 23:30:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The acting special representative of the UN Security Council in Libya, Stephanie Williams, Tuesday deplored before [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's influential President's Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, dies of COVID-19 complications

18 april 2020 - 08:39:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Staff Malam Abba Kyari died here Saturday morning, official sources announced here, attributing [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's influential President's Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, dies of COVID-19 complications

18 april 2020 - 08:34:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Staff Malam Abba Kyari died here Saturday morning, official sources announced here, attributing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pan African body condemns China over Covid-19

14 april 2020 - 19:22:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A pan-African NGO, African Union Watch (AU Watch), on Tuesday condemned “in the strongest terms possible" [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$442 million for Senegal to meet pandemic challenges

14 april 2020 - 06:56:50
Washington, DC (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$442 million disbursement for Senegal [...] Full text...

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Gambian Bishop calls on Christians to be comforted and encouraged

10 april 2020 - 19:52:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Most Reverend Hannah Caroline Faal-Heim, Presiding Bishop of The Methodist Church, Friday called on Christians [...] Full text...

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Two Malian soldiers killed in plane crash

08 april 2020 - 11:29:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian Air Force plane crashed on Tuesday in Sévaré, in the central Mopti region, killing [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Lungu wishes British Prime Minister quick recovery

07 april 2020 - 23:03:04
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Edgar Lungu said here Tuesday it was sad to hear of Prime Minister Boris [...] Full text...

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French President pays tribute to Pape Diouf

02 april 2020 - 15:11:36
Paris, France (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday paid tribute to Pape Diouf, sports journalist, player agent and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe announces its first death

23 march 2020 - 12:57:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe has its first coronavirus (COVID-19) death after the second person who tested positive for the [...] Full text...

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AU, ECOWAS and the Conseil de Entente welcome the smooth conduct of the presidential elections in Togo

27 february 2020 - 17:58:35
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The observer missions of the African Union (AU), ECOWAS and the Conseil de l'Entente have welcomed [...] Full text...

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International observers arrive in Togo for Saturday's presidential election

21 february 2020 - 13:09:26
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Nearly 300 international observers have arrived in Togo for the presidential election on Saturday, official sources [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Disquiet engulfs Borno State over Boko Haram killing of 30 civilians, massive destruction of properties and abductions

11 february 2020 - 12:30:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There is disquiet in northeast Nigeria's Borno State over the killing on Sunday by Boko Haram [...] 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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Mauritian judge dies in office

04 february 2020 - 14:32:13
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Judge Bobby Madhub died on Tuesday aged  59 after collapsing in his office, apparently [...] Full text...

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PANA Correspondent dies in Botswana

29 january 2020 - 17:37:31
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Zimbabwean-born freelance journalist living in Botswana, Meekaeel Siphambili, has passed away after a short illness. According to [...] Full text...

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Buhari "strongly" condemns killing of abducted Nigerian cleric by Boko Haram terrorists

21 january 2020 - 19:24:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday “strongly condemned” the killing by the Boko Haram terrorist group [...] Full text...

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Togo President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé says there is extreme urgency in dealing with fake drugs

18 january 2020 - 18:53:20
Lome, Togo (PANA)  - The president of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, said here Saturday there was extreme urgency in fighting [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army chief calls for closer ties with Egyptian military in fight against terrorism

17 january 2020 - 12:01:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has called for closer ties between [...] Full text...

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Botswana calls for women, children to be key stakeholders in peace negotiations

17 january 2020 - 07:29:49
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has called for women and children to be key stakeholders in peace negotiations and reconciliation [...] Full text...

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Constitutional experts from EAC meet with Burundi head of state

15 january 2020 - 14:07:45
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday met with a group of experts working on the constitution [...] Full text...

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Rwanda,Qatar agree to enhance military cooperation

07 january 2020 - 22:44:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Rwanda’s Minister of Defence Major- General Albert Murasira and a delegation of the Qatari armed forces [...] Full text...

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Large condemnation n of Saturday’s attack against Tripoli military academy

05 january 2020 - 16:09:25
Tripoli Libya (PANA)   -  A large majority of Libyans  Sunday strongly condemned and expressed anger at the air bombardment carried [...] Full text...

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Big debate around Turkey’s support for Libyan Government of National Accord (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

03 january 2020 - 00:07:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The adoption on Thursday by the Turkish parliament of a motion authorizing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan [...] Full text...

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ISWAP terrorists burn down church, school in northeast Nigeria

31 december 2019 - 06:53:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) faction of the Boko Haram terrorists on Sunday attacked [...] Full text...

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President Ghazouani promises measures to end death on Mauritanian roads

26 december 2019 - 00:16:21
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh Ghazouani said here Wednesday all measures would be taken to ensure [...] Full text...

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December 2019, acrimonious anniversary for Sudanese revolutionaries

24 december 2019 - 19:57:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Minister of Defense Lt Gen. Awad Bin Aouf on 11 April 2019 announced the ouster [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 28 people burnt to death in auto crash in Bauchi State, Northeast Nigeria (Update)

12 december 2019 - 20:07:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Twenty-eight persons said to be members of the same family were burnt beyond recognition in a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 28 people burnt to death in auto crash in Bauchi State, Northeast Nigeria

12 december 2019 - 19:51:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   -  About 29 persons said to be members of the same family were burnt beyond recognition in [...] Full text...

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Pompeo's visit aims to strengthen Morocco-US relations, says Rabat

06 december 2019 - 10:28:48
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo's visit to Rabat on Thursday is part of "strengthening the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President denounces 'road terrorism' after accident kills 26 people

02 december 2019 - 11:37:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday evening denounced "road terrorism" following the tragic accident that occurred [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa govt threatens to end diplomatic relations with United States

31 october 2019 - 21:25:01
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   The Zimbabwean government Thursday threatened to end diplomatic relations with the United States, accusing it of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Mixed reactions trail Supreme Court judgment upholding re-election of President Buhari

30 october 2019 - 19:35:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Mixed reactions trailed Wednesday’s Supreme Court judgment upholding the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari for a [...] Full text...

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Forest authorities in Liberia condemn killing of endangered pygmy hippo

23 october 2019 - 15:46:09
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Massive public outcry on social media has led the Forestry Development Authority of Liberia (FDA) to [...] Full text...

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Rights groups calls for humanitarian access to 3 Sudanese states after ceasefire agreement

23 october 2019 - 06:52:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has called for humanitarian access to Sudan's Darfur, South Kordofan and [...] Full text...

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WHO congratulates Kenya on fight against cervical cancer

19 october 2019 - 13:35:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Under the guidance of President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya on Friday became the 12th country in East [...] Full text...

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Rwandan rider Samuel Mugisha considers France move after contract is up with South Africa's Dimension Data

18 october 2019 - 17:19:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  After his contract comes to an end with South African club, Dimension Data for Qhubeka, Rwandan [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari, others, sad as 15 die in oil tanker fire in Southeast Nigeria

17 october 2019 - 17:18:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following the anger by citizens of Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria, over the oil tanker fire in [...] Full text...

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Guinea: A trial for January, ten years after the massacres

26 september 2019 - 21:57:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - The trial for the 28 September massacres of 2009 in Guinea in a peaceful demonstration could [...] Full text...

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'Government, residents and businesses owe us ZWL$1 billion (US$67.43 million) in unpaid fees': Harare City Council

22 september 2019 - 09:47:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Harare City Council (HCC) is owed ZWL Zimbabwe 1 billion dollars (about US$67.43 million) by residents, [...] Full text...

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Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe died a “sad, sad man”: Patrick Zhuwao

18 september 2019 - 21:26:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Exiled former cabinet minister Patrick Zhuwao says his uncle, former Zimbabwe President Robert Mubage, died a [...] Full text...

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Malian President mourns late Robert Mugabe

07 september 2019 - 11:46:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said he was deeply dismayed and sad by the death on [...] Full text...

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