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New York, US (PANA) - At a historic crossroads, just 11 days after the collapse of the Assad regime, Syria faces a fragile mix of [...] Full text...
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Mali's military leader inaugurates lithium mine
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Mali's Transition, General Assimi Goita, on Sunday inaugurated the Goulamina lithium mine in the rural municipality of Danou, [...] Full text...
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger say ECOWAS citzens don't need visas
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) comprising Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger said on Sunday that it is “a visa-free zone” for [...] Full text...
South Africa's Ambassador to Syria still in Damascus
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ambassador to Syria will remain at his post despite the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad and his [...] Full text...
Mali military leader names Major General Abdoulaye Maiga as new PM
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military leader, General Assimi Goita, on Thursday appointed Major General Abdoulaye Maiga as the new Prime Minister.A presidential decree on [...] Full text...
Malian military leader fires Prime Minister
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, General Assimi Goita, on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga and his government, [...] Full text...
Sudan: Allies of warring generals ‘enabling the slaughter,’ Security Council hears
New York, US (PANA) - The people of Sudan face an ever-deepening crisis as the relentless war between rival militaries pushes the country further into [...] Full text...
Sudan war keeps reaching across borders, Security Council hears
New York, US (PANA) - In addition to driving a regional refugee crisis, the brutal war in Sudan is exacerbating instability in the contested region [...] Full text...
War reflects negatively on child vaccination in Sudan, UNICEF
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that war in Sudan has hit the children section hard, plummeting child vaccination national [...] Full text...
Mali to host first AES-Russia taekwondo championships in November
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will from 15 -16 November host the first edition of the Taekwondo Championships, which will bring together athletes from the [...] Full text...
RSF leader accuses Egypt of attacking his troops
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been at war with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) since April last [...] Full text...
Malian army 'neutralises several terrorists' in the Kidal region
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army says it “netralised” a group of armed terrorists in the Kidal region in the far north of the [...] Full text...
South Africa calls for restraint in the Middle East
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Friday said it is gravely concerned about the continuing escalation of military action by [...] Full text...
AU PSC delegation arrives in Port Sudan, US envoy tours the region
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A large delegation of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) arrived in Sudan on Thursday as diplomatic [...] Full text...
Lebanon crisis: Guterres urges parties to ‘step back from the brink’
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed grave concern on Saturday over the dramatic escalation of events in Lebanon's capital, Beirut, in [...] Full text...
Sudan crisis: Top ministers meet in New York in call for concerted action
New York, US (PANA) - With war raging in Sudan and no end in sight to the catastrophic hunger crisis it has created, UN agencies [...] Full text...
US congratulates Mali on 64th independence anniversary
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Sunday congratulated the people of Mali on the 64th anniversary of their independence and pledged to stand [...] Full text...
Mali appoint Tom Saintfiet new coach for senior national football team
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) have unveiled Belgian tactician Tom Saintfiet as the new head coach of the national team.The apointment [...] Full text...
Humanitarian charity flags dire conditions for Burkinabe refugees in central Mali amid lean season
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As the lean season intensifies across Mali, the situation for thousands of people who have fled ongoing violence in Burkina Faso [...] Full text...
South African opposition party condemns 'anti-immigrant' protests in UK
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) opposition party has condemned “anti-immigrant” protests that have spread in different parts of Britain.The [...] Full text...
12 kg of cocaine seized at Bamako international airport
Bamako, Mai (PANA) - The Central Narcotics Office (OCS) at Bamako's Modibo Keita Sénou International Airport seized 12 kg of cocaine last Monday, PANA has [...] Full text...
22 civilians killed in a terrorist attack in central Mali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 22 civilians were killed in a terrorist attack on Sunday by unidentified gunmen in the village of Dembo [...] Full text...
South African Minister calls for restraint following Trump shooting
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s International Relations and Co-operation Minister Ronald Lamola has condemned the assassination attempt on former US President Donald [...] Full text...
UN assists around 600,000 in Mali in first quarter of 2024
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and humanitarian partners are continuing to support Malian Government-led aid efforts, reaching an estimated 600,000 people with much [...] Full text...
Mali attends 73rd session of the ASECNA Committee of Ministers in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will be taking part in the 73rd Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Agency for the Safety of [...] Full text...
Mali launches cleanup of drains and gutters in Bamako
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government on Tuesday launched Operation 2024 to clean the capital's drains and gutters to counter the many floods that [...] Full text...
Sudan war: Medical charity suspends delivery of care in Khartoum’s Turkish hospital
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After over a year of violent incidents both inside and outside the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported Turkish Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan, [...] Full text...
US 'deeply concerned' about minerals supply chains from Rwanda and eastern DRC contributing to ongoing conflict
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US said in Tuesday that it is “deeply concerned” by the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
Conviction of Malian terrorist is 'another significant milestone in accountability' - Guterres
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief Antonio Guterres has described the conviction by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of an Al Qaida-linked Malian former [...] Full text...
ICC convicts key member of al-Qaida group in Mali of war crimes
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday convicted a leader of Ansar Dine and Al-Qaida in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) of [...] Full text...
Malian army neutralises six terrorists in far north
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army on Friday announced that it had neutralised six terrorists in the Abéibara sector of the Kidal region in [...] Full text...
ICC issues warrant for arrest of Malian terrorist Iyad Ag Rhali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has unsealed the warrant for the arrest of Iyad Ag Ghaly, the Malian terrorist leader in [...] Full text...
Malian authorities arrest opposition party leaders for 'clandestine meeting'
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 11 political leaders, members of the opposition platform known as the "Joint Declaration of 31 March", were arrested [...] Full text...
Mali's President due in Sikasso on Saturday
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's President of the Transition, Col. Assimi Goïta, is expected this Saturday in Sikasso, a large town some 380 km south [...] Full text...
Ethiopia rights body reports fresh conflict in Afar, Somali regions
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Fresh conflict has erupted in Afar and Somali regions, leading to displacements and the destruction of property, Ethiopia's human right [...] Full text...
South Africa's Justice minister attends high-level Gaza talks
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has arrived in Jordan to represent South Africa at a high-level conference on the crisis [...] Full text...
Once again, Burkina Faso is world’s most neglected crisis
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - For the second year in a row Burkina Faso is the world’s most neglected displacement crisis, according to a new [...] Full text...
South Africa flags concerns over Sudanese turmoil
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has again expressed its serious concern at the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan which has resulted in [...] Full text...
Around thirty terrorists neutralised and 3 soldiers killed in an attack in Mali
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three soldiers were killed and around 30 terrorists neutralized by the Malian army during fighting against the terrorist group "Katibat [...] Full text...
South Africa welcomes International Criminal Court arrest warrants
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Office of the South African Presidency has welcomed Monday’s International Criminal Court (ICC) announcement that it has applied [...] Full text...
Attempted putsch in DR Congo: leader of assailants killed
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The leader of the assailants who attempted a coup in Kinshasa on Sunday has been killed by the DR Congo [...] Full text...
Pro-Palestine camp set up at Cape Town campus
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Staff and students at the University of Cape Town have erected a pro-Palestinian camp on the campus, following a [...] Full text...
Mali, Chinese company sign agreement to produce lithium
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of the Republic of Mali has signed an agreement with the Chinese company, Ganfeng Lithium, to operate the [...] Full text...
ICJ to hear South Africa's demand for further order to curb Israel
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will on Thursday afternoon ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order Israel to “immediately withdraw [...] Full text...
Group of gunmen surrenders to Malian armed forces
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - One of the armed groups that had been fomenting terrorist attacks against the Malian army and civilian populations in various parts [...] Full text...
Türkiye seeks to join South Africa's Gaza case at The Hague
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Türkiye is seeking to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at [...] Full text...
IMF team reaches staff-level deal with Mali on rapid credit
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Malian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on emergency financing through the Exogenous Shock [...] Full text...
Workshop to validate Great Green Wall women's platform opens in Mali
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A Women's Platform of the Great Green Wall (PFGMV) will soon see the light of day, following a workshop to validate [...] Full text...
Malian Army 'neutralises' five terrorists
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Army has announced that it has neutralised five terrorists and recovered several weapons from them during a sweep that [...] Full text...
Is failure to resolve the Libyan crisis due to incompetence of UN envoys or selfishness of Libyan leaders?
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The resignation of the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...