Libya blames Nigeria for failure to qualify for AFCON tournament

19 november 2024 - 16:16:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan national team failed to secure qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations tournament [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Leading Interpol fugitive arrested in Johannesburg

19 november 2024 - 15:10:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA) on Tuesday said it had intercepted an unidentified [...] Full text...

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Global airlines chief urges continental carriers to exploit Africa's growth potential

19 november 2024 - 14:00:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - African airlines should take advantage of the existence of a massive population within the continent to [...] Full text...

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South African Airways launches new direct flight to DRC's Lubumbashi

05 november 2024 - 10:43:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The inaugural South African Airways’ (SAA) direct flight between Johannesburg and Lubumbashi in the DRC, [...] Full text...

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Sudanese govt lists 6 airports, 7 land crossing points for delivery of relief items

19 october 2024 - 14:52:50
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Friday said it has opened five Sudanese airports, in addition to Port [...] Full text...

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CAF looking into airport incident involving Nigeria and Libya

18 october 2024 - 19:22:43
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reportedly set up a panel to probe the [...] Full text...

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AU PSC delegation arrives in Port Sudan, US envoy tours the region

03 october 2024 - 17:37:11
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A large delegation of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council  (PSC) arrived in [...] Full text...

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‘We have failed the people of Gaza,’ Guterres tells ministers

27 september 2024 - 06:29:54
New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is the only “outpost of hope” left [...] Full text...

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UN chief strongly condemns Mali terrorist attack

20 september 2024 - 06:10:41
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for accountability following a “despicable” terrorist attack in Mali [...] Full text...

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Sudan, South Sudan agree on plan to resume pumping oil from South Sudan

17 september 2024 - 07:32:37
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and South Sudan on Monday agreed on developing an operational plan to resume pumping [...] Full text...

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Lufthansa launches new flight to South Africa

16 september 2024 - 11:08:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  Lufthansa has launched flights between Johannesburg and Munich after a 19-year hiatus.Lufthansa’s CEO, Jens Ritter, [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns death of 6 UNRWA staff, 12 others in Israeli strike, calls for independent probe

13 september 2024 - 05:34:11
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday described the continued lack of effective protection for civilians in [...] Full text...

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UN rights experts demand immediate release of Zimbabwean rights defenders

16 august 2024 - 05:21:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean authorities must immediately release human rights defenders who have been arbitrarily detained for over two [...] Full text...

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US President awards Ethiopian Airlines lifetime achievement

08 august 2024 - 17:03:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines, the leading aviation group in Africa and a rapidly expanding global airline brand, [...] Full text...

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WHO regional chief voices grave concern over Middle East escalation

08 august 2024 - 07:58:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent developments in Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Sudan, have highlighted the complexities of emergencies [...] Full text...

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Algerian civil aviation delegation in Tripoli ahead of resumption of Libyan flights

25 july 2024 - 13:08:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Algerian Civil Aviation Authority has visited Maitigua International Airport, in the eastern [...] Full text...

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12 kg of cocaine seized at Bamako international airport

25 july 2024 - 11:17:01
Bamako, Mai (PANA) - The Central Narcotics Office (OCS) at Bamako's Modibo Keita Sénou International Airport seized 12 kg of [...] Full text...

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Cape Town International Airport ranked second in global survey

16 july 2024 - 10:04:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town International Airport has been ranked second-best worldwide, according to a new global [...] Full text...

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Jordanian delegation arrives in Tripoli ahead of resumption of Royal Jordanian Airlines flights

08 july 2024 - 11:59:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Jordanian Civil Aviation Authority and Royal Jordanian Airlines has arrived at Maitigua [...] Full text...

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Winter storms cause chaos in South Africa

08 july 2024 - 11:56:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – More than 4 000 people have been left homeless and about 1,000 homes were destroyed [...] Full text...

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Military aircraft carrying Malawian VP, nine others, goes off radar

10 june 2024 - 19:58:36
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - An aircraft carrying Malawian Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and his entourage has gone missing after [...] Full text...

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South Africa: suspects arrested following airport security scare

07 june 2024 - 10:49:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two passengers have been arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat on board a [...] Full text...

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The chairman of the Libyan Council congratulates the President of Chad on his election to the presidency

30 may 2024 - 17:27:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has congratulated the President of the Republic [...] Full text...

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Libyan airline Burniq signs agreement to order 6 Airbus aircraft

18 may 2024 - 16:03:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The private Libyan airline "Burniq Aviation Company" has announced the signing of an agreement with the [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libyan Presidential Council attends Manama Arab Summit

16 may 2024 - 12:31:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has arrived in the Bahraini capital, Manama, [...] Full text...

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Libya, EU hold talks to lift the ban on Libyan aircraft from European airspace

16 may 2024 - 10:06:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, and the European Commissioner for Transport, Adina-Ioana Vălean, on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Uganda's Museveni makes first state visit to Kenya after trade feud

15 may 2024 - 19:31:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni arrived here Wednesday for an official state visit to Kenya, the first [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister calls for solid economic partnership between Libya and the EU

15 may 2024 - 15:43:01
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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IMF team, Cape Verde reach staff-level deal on ECF, RSF review

11 may 2024 - 08:20:24
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund {IMF) team and the Cape Verdean authorities have reached staff-level agreement [...] Full text...

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Senegal's Blaise Diagne Airport closed after aircraft runs off runway

09 may 2024 - 16:05:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD) in Diass, Senegal, was closed on Thursday after a TransAir [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Italian officials meet in Tripoli to promote bilateral cooperation

07 may 2024 - 17:37:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, held talks on [...] Full text...

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Talks focus on resumption of the Supreme Libyan-Bahraini Commission for Cooperation after a 15-year hiatus

06 may 2024 - 18:28:25
 Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, and the Bahraini Minister [...] Full text...

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Jordanian and Qatari airlines to resume flights to Libya this month

06 may 2024 - 13:15:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Transport, Mohamed al-Chahoubi, has announced the return of Royal Jordanian and Qatar [...] Full text...

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US condemns Rwanda, M23 rebels for bloody attack on IDP Camp in DRC

05 may 2024 - 05:53:55
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has strongly condemned the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) and rebel M23 for last [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup: RS Berkane vs USM Alger second-leg semi-final match cancelled

29 april 2024 - 07:50:38
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The second-leg semi-final CAF African Confederation Cup match between Renaissance Berkane of Morocco and Algerian side [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup: Zamalek thrash Dreams FC 3-0 to reach final

28 april 2024 - 18:03:07
Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Egyptian club Zamalek on Sunday reached the final of the 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup competition when [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Conf Cup: CAF sanctions Algerian club USM Alger 3-0 over failed first-leg semi-final match

25 april 2024 - 11:52:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has awarded Moroccan football club, RS [...] Full text...

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Italian aviation delegation visits Misrata airport to check safety standards

24 april 2024 - 18:14:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Italian Civil Aviation Authority has visited Misrata International Airport, 220 km east [...] Full text...

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President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye arrives in Gambia

20 april 2024 - 16:30:11
  Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye arrived Saturday in the Gambia for a day’s visit. He was [...] 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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AfDB inaugurates new regional office in Yaoundé

16 april 2024 - 07:02:15
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - In a move that reaffirms its commitment to Central Africa’s development course, the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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Calm returns to Tripoli after tensions following gunfire between rival armed groups

12 april 2024 - 11:43:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Calm has returned to the Libyan capital, Tripoli, following a tense security situation after gunfire was [...] Full text...

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Libya,Turkey,Britain sign MOU to finance new Tripoli airport project

04 april 2024 - 13:19:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Airports Authority, Mohamed Beit Al-Mal, Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding [...] Full text...

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Libya aims to increase non-oil revenues to 60%

29 march 2024 - 14:10:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij, has said that the Ministry is aiming [...] Full text...

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AfDB plans massive work on DRC's giant Inga 3 dam

29 march 2024 - 13:20:12
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a major political [...] Full text...

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Malian army neutralises 'several terrorists'

20 march 2024 - 17:01:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army has neutralised several terrorists in Zouera, in the Goundam circle, in the Timbuktu [...] Full text...

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UNHCR evacuates 97 asylum seekers from Libya to Italy

06 march 2024 - 15:33:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ninety-seven asylum seekers have been evacuated to Rome in Italy via Maitigua international airport, on the [...] Full text...

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Two killed in mid-air collision at Nairobi's Wilson airport

05 march 2024 - 13:59:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two people were killed in a mid-air collision involving a training and passenger aircraft after take [...] Full text...

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US slams Rwanda for worsening violence in eastern DR Congo

18 february 2024 - 05:32:40
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has strongly condemned the worsening violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia, Somalia diplomatic rift widens after alleged security breaches at AU Summit

17 february 2024 - 22:51:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Somali President Mohamud Hassan said on Saturday that the Ethiopian government wanted to annex part [...] Full text...

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Royal Air Maroc delegation visits Tripoli's Maitigua airport in preparation for its new service

15 february 2024 - 14:27:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Moroccan airline, Royal Air Maroc, has visited Maitigua International Airport, in the [...] Full text...

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Growing demand for South Africa's Kruger National Park

14 february 2024 - 07:46:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Radisson Hotel Group has opened its first Safari hotel in Africa. The Radisson [...] Full text...

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American tourists sue Google over Cape Town attack

08 february 2024 - 09:45:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An American couple is suing Google after they were attacked last year in a [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM, Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs discuss political and economic issues

07 february 2024 - 20:23:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Wednesday discussed a [...] Full text...

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Turkish Foreign Minister arrives in Tripoli

07 february 2024 - 14:06:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan arrived in the Libyan capital on Wednesday morning, on his first [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libyan Council receives message from Algerian President

04 february 2024 - 17:11:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, Saturday received the Algerian Minister of Foreign [...] Full text...

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Algerian Foreign Minister arrives in Tripoli

03 february 2024 - 16:19:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, arrived at Maitigua international airport in the eastern suburbs [...] Full text...

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Three killed, over 280 hospitalised after Nairobi gas plant explosion

02 february 2024 - 13:32:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least three people have been killed and up to 280 others hospitalised after an explosion [...] Full text...

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Human rights advocate urges DR Congo authorities to free journalist

02 february 2024 - 07:01:43
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged the authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza economic recovery could take decades: UN report

01 february 2024 - 05:26:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The war in Gaza has resulted in an unprecedented level of destruction to its economy which [...] Full text...

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Tripoli's Maitigua Airport gets new Air Navigation Centre, Control Tower

25 january 2024 - 13:12:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Transport, Mohamed al-Chahoubi, on Wednesday inaugurated a Navigation Centre and Air Traffic [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns attack on Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport

13 january 2024 - 20:00:40
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemns the attack on Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Departure of Gambia's Scorpions aborted as plane develops technical fault

11 january 2024 - 10:51:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The plane carrying Gambia’s national squad to Cote d'Ovoire developed technical problem nine minutes into the [...] Full text...

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Mali receives Turkish drones to boost security, fight terrorism

06 january 2024 - 12:18:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has taken delivery of drones from Turkey to boost its security, especially in the fight [...] Full text...

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342 illegal migrants from Guinea and Gambia repatriated to their countries from Tripoli in Libya

19 december 2023 - 18:39:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 342 illegal migrants from Guinea and Gambia have been repatriated from Tripoli by [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Italian officials discuss implementation of Tripoli international airport project

12 december 2023 - 14:36:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Transport of the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Al-Chahoubi, discussed with the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to grant USD 50,000 to Seychelles, USD 25,000 to Morrocco

11 december 2023 - 15:03:03
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government will grant financial assistance to the tune of USD 50,000 to the Seychelles, [...] Full text...

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Saudi Airlines resumes direct flights to South Africa

05 december 2023 - 07:59:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Tourism on Monday confirmed the return of the Saudi Airlines direct flight [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Tunisia welcomes 20 Palestinians injured in Gaza

04 december 2023 - 16:15:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Twenty Palestinians injured in days of bombing of Gaza by Israel have arrived in Tunisia for [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: Libya sends 26 tonnes of medical, humanitarian aid to Gaza

21 november 2023 - 12:49:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has sent 26 tonnes of medical aid and food products to Gaza to help support [...] Full text...

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30-year-old Bolivian woman arrested in Mauritius with 2 kgs of heroin

14 november 2023 - 09:37:16
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A Bolivian woman, Ercilia Parada Saucedo, 30, was arrested on Monday with a little over two [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council chairman, French President discuss need for humanitarian truce in Gaza

10 november 2023 - 12:56:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on Thursday discussed with French Republic Emmanuel [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Tinubu arrives in Riyadh for Saudi-Africa Summit

09 november 2023 - 16:50:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived om Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the Saudi-Africa Summit [...] Full text...

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Malian migrants in Libya voluntarily return home

04 november 2023 - 14:13:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 146 Malian migrants, comprising 9 women, 11 children and 126 men, voluntarily returned [...] Full text...

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Morocco sends humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people

25 october 2023 - 16:18:50
Kenitra, Morocco (PANA) - The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee responsible for defending the interests [...] Full text...

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Guterres appeals for ‘sustained’ humanitarian access to Gaza

19 october 2023 - 17:01:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With essential supplies running out in Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday appealed for humanitarian access to [...] Full text...

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Libya at the 70th meeting of the ACI Africa Board and Committees in Dakar

16 october 2023 - 21:52:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Airports Authority, part of the Libyan Ministry of Transport in the Government of National [...] Full text...

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South African gets 20 years for importing drug to Mauritius

11 october 2023 - 07:40:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A South African national, Gareth Gruen, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for importing [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister announces opening of Tripoli airport in mid-2024

09 october 2023 - 18:43:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's prime minister in the government of national unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has announced that great [...] Full text...

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PM AL-Dbaiba urges consortium to respect timetable for completion of project for third ring road in Tripoli

08 october 2023 - 16:18:42
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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Niger's Prime Minister visits Mali to strengthen cooperation

06 october 2023 - 15:14:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The prime minister of Niger, Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman, was received Thursday at the presidential palace [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council authorises ‘historic’ support mission in Haiti

03 october 2023 - 09:08:15
New York, US (PANA) - In what is being hailed as an historic first, the UN Security Council on Monday [...] Full text...

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More than 35,000 displaced persons in disaster-stricken towns in eastern Libya, according to IOM

13 september 2023 - 16:19:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says a total of 36,085 people have been displaced in four [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: U.S. 'repositioning' forces inside Niger in 'precautionary' move, Pentagon official says

08 september 2023 - 05:30:49
Washington, DC, U.S. (PANA) - U.S. forces based in Niger are shifting from Airport 101, near the capital of Niamey, [...] Full text...

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issuance of visas to Libyan citizens, resumption of Turkish Airlines flights on agenda of Libyan-Turkish meeting

06 september 2023 - 16:55:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, Wednesday discussed with [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: IOM calls for humanitarian corridor to help stranded migrants

01 september 2023 - 15:27:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN migration agency (IOM) called on Friday for the setting up of a humanitarian corridor [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: 'ECOWAS to fully explore diplomatic channel in resolving crisis'

26 august 2023 - 17:04:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will continue to pursue diplomatic initiatives towards the [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Time to give strategic diplomacy a chance (By Paul Ejime)

21 august 2023 - 19:00:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As expected, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected the "unreasonable" three-year political [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: ECOWAS delegation arrives in Niger

19 august 2023 - 18:22:49
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) arrived in the Niger capital, [...] Full text...

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Amhara Conflict: Ethiopia shaken by a new, growing rebellion in Amhara (News feature)

18 august 2023 - 11:45:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two weeks after irregular militia fighters called the Fano seized several towns and cities in [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: ECOWAS orders activation of standby force as junta ignores ultimatum to reinstate ousted president

10 august 2023 - 19:30:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Fears of military action against the military junta in Niger moved one step closer to reality [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: US 'concerned' about health of ousted President Bazoum; ECOWAS leaders meet on crisis

10 august 2023 - 05:21:44
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has expressed concern about the health and safety of detained Niger President Mohamed [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Uncertainty as ECOWAS leaders meet again on Niger crisis

09 august 2023 - 16:50:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Uncertainty hangs in the air as leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: US suspends some foreign assistance programmes, and events in Niger

05 august 2023 - 06:13:39
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The U.S. government announced on Friday that it is pausing certain foreign assistance programmes benefiting [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Niger coup: ECOWAS delegation fails to meet junta leader

04 august 2023 - 12:45:50
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A delegation of the Economic West Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sent to Niger to [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: First flight of French nationals leaves Niamey

01 august 2023 - 20:21:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - France on Tuesday began evacuating its nationals from Niger. It follows seen demonstrations and strong anti-France sentiments [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Niger coup: France to evacuate nationals (Eds: Adds details, Writethrough)

01 august 2023 - 10:19:48
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - France is to start evacuating its nationals from the West African state of Niger, where it [...] 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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Nine killed in Sudan plane crash

24 july 2023 - 08:03:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army says a cargo plane crashed on Sunday in the city of Port Sudan, [...] Full text...

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Boxing legeds Mayweather salutes African boxing talent

17 july 2023 - 08:23:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is visiting South Africa where he has been welcomed by [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya welcomes release of former finance minister Boumtari

16 july 2023 - 12:47:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday welcomed the release of former finance [...] Full text...

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Iranian president arrives in Kenya

12 july 2023 - 09:18:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Nairobi on Wednesday for a State Visit aimed at heightening [...] Full text...

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Italy lifts its airspace ban on Libyan aviation

09 july 2023 - 11:38:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister of the government of national unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has announced that the Italian [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Rights group urges Sudan's neighbours to provide safe passage to those fleeing

06 july 2023 - 09:35:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Sudan’s neighbours must immediately lift entry restrictions for individuals fleeing the conflict in the country [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM announces Malta will open its airspace to Libyan airlines

22 june 2023 - 18:10:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's prime minister in the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has announced that Malta has [...] Full text...

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Electricity, health, the environment and illegal immigration among the issues discussed by the Libyan and Maltese Prime Ministers

22 june 2023 - 14:16:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dabiba, Thursday received the Maltese prime [...] Full text...

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Two seriously injured in peacekeepers' helicopter incident in northern Mali

16 june 2023 - 13:35:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two passengers were seriously injured when a helicopter belonging to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation [...] Full text...

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African leaders arrive in Kyiv on peace mission to end Russian-Ukrainian war

16 june 2023 - 12:06:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Seven African leaders are in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, in an ambitious peace mission [...] Full text...

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Armed men attack remote village in Sudan killing dozens

04 june 2023 - 18:48:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 40 people have been killed and hundreds injured in Humaira village, 700 km southwest [...] Full text...

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5 kg of cocaine seized by Malian customs on the Mali - Guinea road link

02 june 2023 - 17:34:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian customs, through its mobile intervention brigade (BMI) based in Bancoumana, in the circle of Kangaba, [...] Full text...

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Russian FM Lavrov arrives in Burundi

30 may 2023 - 13:55:37
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, arrived in Bujumbura on Tuesday for a visit to Burundi, state [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS@48, still battling peace and security challenges

29 may 2023 - 15:00:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), one of Africa’s foremost Regional Economic Communities (RECs), [...] Full text...

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Malian customs seize 5.2 kg of cocaine

29 may 2023 - 13:06:45
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mali Customs Mobile Intervention Brigade (BMI) last week seized packets of cocaine weighing a total [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Austrian officials discuss resumption of flights

23 may 2023 - 16:57:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan and Austrial officials have discussed the resumption of flights between the two countries at a [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libya's Presidential Council attends 32nd Arab Summit

19 may 2023 - 12:19:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, arrived on Thursday in Jeddah, Kingdom of [...] Full text...

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Italian Civil Aviation delegation visits Tripoli's Maitigua Airport

18 may 2023 - 13:17:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation of the Italian Civil Aviation Authority on Wednesday concluded a two-day inspection of Maitigua [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudan appeals for urgent humanitarian assistance as fighting continues

13 may 2023 - 06:54:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Friday launched an urgent appeal to the international community for humanitarian assistance following four [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Majority of medical, health services impacted by fighting (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

03 may 2023 - 09:10:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - “Please help us, please help save the lives of those innocent people.”  This was Sudanese kidney [...] Full text...

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Libya ends repatriation procedures for illegal migrants in Chad

02 may 2023 - 15:55:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has completed deportation procedures of a number of Chadian migrants, illegally present in Libya and [...] Full text...

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104 Libyan nationals evacuated from Sudan arrive in Tripoli

26 april 2023 - 13:44:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A plane of the Libyan state-owned company Afriqiyah Airways carrying 104 members of the Libyan community [...] Full text...

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First Libyans evacuated from Sudan expected in Tripoli on Tuesday night

25 april 2023 - 20:24:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 104 Libyan nationals evacuated from Sudan to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, via Port Sudan, are expected [...] Full text...

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Nigerian, Egyptian table tennis stars to renew rivalry as African tournament begins in Kenya 4 May

25 april 2023 - 08:08:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Quadri Aruna of Nigeria and Omar Assar of Egypt will  take their rivalry to Nairobi, Kenya, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 107 Stranded Nigerians evacuated from Libya

19 april 2023 - 10:44:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – One hundred and seven stranded Nigerians have been evacuated from Tripoli, Libya, the National Emergency Management [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief calls for a return to talks, amid fragile ceasefire in Sudan

19 april 2023 - 09:20:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Tuesday called for an immediate end [...] Full text...

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Kenyan woman arrested for attempting to smuggle cocaine worth US$300,000

18 april 2023 - 13:06:00
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) annouced here Monday the arrest of a 35-year-old Kenyan woman who [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Sudan, as death toll mounts

18 april 2023 - 07:44:06
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials on Monday urged rival military factions in Sudan to protect civilians and [...] Full text...

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Sudan says current conflict an internal question requiring no foreign mediatory intervention

17 april 2023 - 21:55:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan on Monday described the ongoing fighting between the Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces as [...] Full text...

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WFP suspends operations in Sudan after 3 staff killed in fighting

17 april 2023 - 15:33:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has temporarily suspended all its operations following fighting between rival [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Bird strike stalls Singapore Airlines cargo aircraft take off, flights diverted

17 april 2023 - 12:09:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A bird strike on a Singapore Airlines cargo plane, taking off from the Jomo Kenyatta International [...] Full text...

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Fighting in Sudan is active in seven states (News update)

16 april 2023 - 16:29:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Unknown to many Sudanese, the fighting between the Sudanese Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, which [...] Full text...

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Libya calls on Sudanese parties to renounce conflict and protect civilians

15 april 2023 - 16:27:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity has [...] Full text...

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Heavy fighting inside Sudanese national capital

15 april 2023 - 09:58:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Heavy fighting erupted between units belonging to the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, [...] Full text...

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Army and Rapid Support Forces in standoff in northern Sudan (news Analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam PANA correspondent)

13 april 2023 - 12:45:28
 Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Tension between the Sudanese army and its once protégé, the Rapid Support Forces, has reached the [...] Full text...

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Burundian state imposes rigour in management of public funds

08 april 2023 - 19:50:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The economic highlight of the week that is drawing to a close was the referral to [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM discusses suspension of Libyan aviation ban with ICAO

06 april 2023 - 14:43:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libyan Prime Minister of the National Unity Government Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba discussed Wednesday with the Regional Director of [...] Full text...

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ICAO delegation in Libya to help end air embargo on Libyan airlines

04 april 2023 - 13:58:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A high-level delegation from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) office in the Middle East is [...] Full text...

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Somalia, WB take stock of development progress as country nears HIPC completion point

30 march 2023 - 10:56:25
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank Country team, in collaboration with Somalia’s Ministry of Finance, has hosted the Country [...] Full text...

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French, Ivorian armies conduct air operations exercises

27 march 2023 - 16:16:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire and French Forces in Côte d'Ivoire are conducting from [...] Full text...

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US Vice President Kamala Harris kicks off first Africa visit

26 march 2023 - 13:36:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris kicked  off her first visit to Africa on Sunday when she arrived [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken arrives in Ethiopia

15 march 2023 - 07:21:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Addis Ababa on Tuesday night for a [...] Full text...

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Council of Ministers of the Government of National Unity takes measures to meet social obligations in Libya

10 march 2023 - 19:22:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The third ordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers of the National Unity Government Friday took [...] Full text...

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Libyan civil society activist released after a week in detention in Benghazi

07 march 2023 - 10:47:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan civil society activist, Ahmed al-Tawati, has been released a week after his arrest by a [...] Full text...

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Libya: PM insists serving military officers should resign before contesting election

07 march 2023 - 06:35:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's prime minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has reiterated his position that military personnel should resign before contesting [...] Full text...

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Libya at the Non-Aligned Movement Summit

02 march 2023 - 15:34:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohammad al-Manfi, participated on Thursday in the Azerbaijani capital, [...] Full text...

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OPEC Secretary General arrives in Tripoli

01 march 2023 - 16:22:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Secretary General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Haitham Faisal al-Ghais, arrived Wednesday [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert urges Mali transitional authorities to protect civic space, respect freedoms

22 february 2023 - 10:46:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN expert has urged authorities in Mali to open up civic and democratic space and [...] 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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Libyan Deputy Chairman arrives in Addis Ababa to attend 36th AU Summit

16 february 2023 - 19:08:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on [...] Full text...

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Sharm El Sheikh gets ready for AfDB Annual Meetings

10 february 2023 - 09:26:45
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh is preparing to host the African [...] Full text...

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Sharm El Sheikh gets ready for AfDB Annual Meetings

09 february 2023 - 12:20:45
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh is preparing to host the African [...] Full text...

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Mauritius using Sterile Insect Technique to tackle mosquito proliferation

06 february 2023 - 10:18:05
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is presently implementing a Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) project which forms part of the integrated [...] Full text...

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South African peacekeeper killed after helicopter comes under fire mid-flight in DR Congo

06 february 2023 - 05:19:57
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A UN peacekeeper was killed on Sunday in the restive eastern region of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Pope Francis ends DR Congo, South Sudan visits

05 february 2023 - 13:40:09
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Pope Francis left Juba, the capital of South Sudan, on Sunday at the end of [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Pope Francis arrives in South Sudan

03 february 2023 - 13:35:08
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Pope Francis has arrived in Juba, South Sudan, for his long-awaited "ecumenical pilgrimage" for peace [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Pope Francis ends DR congo visit; flies to South Sudan

03 february 2023 - 10:25:55
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Friday left DR Congo at the end of his four-day official visit [...] Full text...

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Pope calls on DR Congo warring parties to lay down their arms

01 february 2023 - 11:14:10
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Wednesday called on warring parties in DR Congo to lay down their [...] Full text...

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Pope Francis to celebrate open-air mass in Kinshasa

01 february 2023 - 08:07:29
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis will on Wednesday celebrate an open-air mass in Kinshasa on the second day [...] Full text...

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Pope Francis arrives in Kinshasa

31 january 2023 - 17:19:05
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Pope Francis arrived in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday at the start of his [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM stresses need for construction of passenger terminal at Tripoli airport

30 january 2023 - 15:10:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of has Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has stressed the need to [...] Full text...

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Libyan parliamentary committee rejects auction of LAICO assets in Central African Republic

30 january 2023 - 13:59:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Economic and Investment Committee of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) has rejected the public [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Italian PMs discuss bilateral cooperation

28 january 2023 - 18:45:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has said that his discussions with his Italian counterpart, Giorgia [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM arrives in Khartoum leading high level security delegation

26 january 2023 - 11:26:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Dr Abiy Ahmed, arrived in Khartoum on Thursday for an official visit during [...] Full text...

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Botswana aspires to be regional transporter

25 january 2023 - 15:50:02
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi Wednesday commissioned the refurbished airport in the resort town of Maun, saying [...] Full text...

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Five Malian soldiers charged with murder escape from gendarmerie camp in Bamako

23 january 2023 - 17:59:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Five high-ranking Malian soldiers charged and then imprisoned in Camp 1 at the Gendarmerie in Bamako, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US Secretary of State welcomes ongoing withdrawal of Eritrean soldiers

22 january 2023 - 06:34:31
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony  Blinken has noted that Eritrean soldiers are withdrawing from northern Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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Tunisian opposition figure arrested at his home

21 january 2023 - 18:31:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian police broke into the home of lawyer Seif Eddine Makhlouf, a fierce opponent of Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Malian National Army receives dozen Russian fighter jets, helicopters

20 january 2023 - 20:23:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, officially handed over on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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Prime Minister stresses importance of speeding up opening of Consulate General of Malta in Benghazi in Eastern Libya

19 january 2023 - 20:09:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, stressed here [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Amhara Special Forces withdraw from Tigray region city

13 january 2023 - 10:34:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) said on Thursday that members of the Amhara Special [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: TPLF has handed over heavy weapons - Spokesperson

11 january 2023 - 06:14:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), whose forces fought a two-year war with the Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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Forty-six Ivorian soldiers pardoned in Mali arrive back home

08 january 2023 - 15:31:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 46 Ivorian soldiers tried and convicted in Mali for an alleged attempted coup and [...] Full text...

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Bad weather predicts huge pile-up in Tripoli

07 january 2023 - 18:23:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 14 vehicles collided on Saturday in a huge pile-up on the airport road in [...] Full text...

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Mali's Transitional President pardons 49 Ivorian soldiers detained since last July

07 january 2023 - 14:38:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transitional President Colonel Assimi Goita has granted a presidential pardon, with full remission of sentence, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Strict COVID-19 protocols at Accra's Kotoka International Airport go into effect

06 january 2023 - 09:39:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Stringent COVID-19 protocols at the  Kotoka International Airport in Accra go into force on Friday under [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana advises citizens to take precaution in China trips

04 january 2023 - 05:41:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's foreign ministry has issued an advisory note to the general public on travel to China [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Passengers from China to present negative PCR test result at Ghana Airport

03 january 2023 - 06:01:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The managers of the Kotoka International Airport in Accra have tightened COVID-19 protocols at the airport [...] Full text...

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Seven workers die in accident at Burkina Faso airport construction site

02 january 2023 - 13:53:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Seven people were killed and six others injured on Friday when a building under construction [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian AIrlines resumes flights to another city in Tigray region

02 january 2023 - 12:06:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's national carrier on Monday resumed regular flights to Shire, a second city in Tigray [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Gov’t sets up Commission to deal disarmed fighters

31 december 2022 - 06:28:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has established a National Rehabilitation Commission to handle citizens to be disarmed [...] Full text...

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Trial of 46 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali opens in Bamako

30 december 2022 - 15:45:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of 46 Ivorian soldiers arrested last July in Bamako, Mali, has begun at the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Team to monitor peace agreement inaugurated

30 december 2022 - 05:20:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A three-member mission was inaugurated on Thursday under the auspices of the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...

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South Africa's OR Tambo International Airport confirms flight delays following refuelling challenges

29 december 2022 - 09:55:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) on Thursday said challenges with the refuelling [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to Tigray region capital

28 december 2022 - 17:28:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's national carrier on Wednesday resumed regular flights to Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert urges Libyan authorities to take urgent action to protect women from abuse

25 december 2022 - 15:29:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN human rights expert has called on the Libyan authorities to take urgent steps to [...] Full text...

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More than 150 billion CFAF to be spent on infrastructure, transport in 2023 in Benin

20 december 2022 - 20:14:56
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will disburse in 2023 some 156,395,188,954 CFA francs for the continuation of the modernization of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Outrage over plan to rename Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

14 december 2022 - 12:47:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There has been a backlash over a proposal to rename the Nelson Mandela Bay [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe journalists reiterate demand for extradition of François Compaoré over Norbert Zongo murder case

13 december 2022 - 14:08:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Media professional organisations on Tuesday reiterated their request for the extradition of François Compaoré over [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian terrorist charged with death of American, providing material support to Al-Qaeda

11 december 2022 - 13:32:55
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Fawaz Ould Ahmed Ould Ahemeid, aka Ibrahim Idress, aka Ibrahim Dix, 44, of Mauritania, was [...] Full text...

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Libya protests to Greece on oil and gas exploration contracts signed on their maritime borders

07 december 2022 - 13:25:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has denounced the "irresponsible actions" of the [...] Full text...

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Veteran Sudanese politician returns home ending decade long self-exile in Egypt

22 november 2022 - 14:35:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Mohamed Osman Mirghani, leading Sudanese politician, returned to Khartoum on Monday ending 10 years of self-exile [...] Full text...

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COP27: Rights experts decry harassment of activists attending Conference

19 november 2022 - 05:08:40
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Independent human rights experts are in dialogue with Egyptian and UN authorities over the harassment of [...] Full text...

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Libya making contact with Greek Foreign Ministry on Tripoli airport snub incident

18 november 2022 - 11:29:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, announced on Thursday that contacts are underway [...] Full text...

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More than 291 of 376 projects in the Libyan government's "Return to Life" plan being implemented

17 november 2022 - 18:15:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Housing and Public Services Projects Implementation Authority, Mahmoud Ajaj, announced here Thursday [...] Full text...

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Diplomatic row brewing between Libya and Greece over Tripoli Airport snub of Libyan FM by Greek counterpart

17 november 2022 - 16:34:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A diplomatic row is brewing between Libya and Greece after the Greek foreign minister snubbed his [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM slams Greeck counterpart for snub at Tripoli airport

17 november 2022 - 12:23:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, has slammed her Greek counterpart, [...] Full text...

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More than 30 Libyan airport officials in training in Tunisia on airport management

11 november 2022 - 18:33:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 32 Libyan airport employees have been sent to Tunisia for a seven-day training [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Wearing of face mask no longer mandatory in public transport in Mauritius

11 november 2022 - 14:01:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The wearing of face mask will no longer be mandatory in public transport, in Mauritius, including [...] Full text...

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Libya becomes 73rd member of the World Energy Forum

10 november 2022 - 11:46:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has become the 73rd member of the World Energy Forum, which is for members of [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for opening of Ghadames-Debdab joint border post with Algeria

08 november 2022 - 12:42:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Dabaiba, has given instructions for the opening of the Ghadames-Debdab land [...] Full text...

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DRC fighter jet 'lands briefly' in Rwanda

07 november 2022 - 15:54:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan government has protested the landing of a fighter jet from the neighbouring Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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