WHO, partners activate Global Health Emergency Corps for the first time in response to mpox outbreak

29 october 2024 - 20:54:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In October 2024, WHO and partners, in collaboration with Member States, activated the Global Health Emergency [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charities warn starvation crisis in Sudan has reached 'historic proportions'

03 september 2024 - 11:51:16
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Three humanitarian organisations operating in Sudan, on Tuesday urgently called on the international community to [...] Full text...

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UN official describes Gaza situation as ‘absolutely catastrophic’ amid severe shortages

30 july 2024 - 06:31:44
New York, US (PANA) - The top UN humanitarian official for Gaza said on Monday that the situation in the [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN chief ‘shocked and saddened’ by deadly strikes on Al Mawasi

14 july 2024 - 05:51:46
New York, US (PANA) - The UN health agency and partners are helping treat many of those injured during Saturday’s [...] Full text...

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War in Gaza: Dozens feared dead in Israeli airstrike on UNRWA school

07 june 2024 - 07:30:13
New York, United States (PANA) - Amid early reports that an Israeli strike on a UN-run school in Gaza overnight [...] Full text...

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War in Gaza: Dozens feared dead in Israeli airstrike on UNRWA school

07 june 2024 - 06:22:04
New York, United States (PANA) - Amid early reports that an Israeli strike on a UN-run school in Gaza overnight [...] Full text...

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Inter-Agency Standing Committee launches urgent appeal for aid as famine stalks millions in Sudan

31 may 2024 - 12:00:41
New York, USA (PANA) - Time is running out for millions of people in Sudan who are at imminent risk [...] Full text...

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Gaza War: Medics struggling in face of ‘overwhelming disaster’ as vital supplies run low - WHO

30 may 2024 - 05:31:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Vital medical supplies are fast running out in Gaza’s remaining hospitals, the UN health agency warned [...] Full text...

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More than a dozen NGOs urge UN Security Council to enforce ICJ orders on Israel’s actions in Rafah

27 may 2024 - 14:02:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than one dozen NGOs have signed a joint statement urgently calling on all permanent and [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister urges proper preparation for the start of the new school year

05 april 2024 - 17:32:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbaiba, has stressed the need to [...] Full text...

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UN relaunches political process in Libya with support of the United States

07 march 2024 - 19:03:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointment of the American Stephanie Koury as Deputy Special Representative [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: NGOs urge EU, Member States to sustain funding to UNRWA

02 march 2024 - 09:25:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than one dozen aid organisations have expressed deep concern about the current and potential future [...] Full text...

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Libyan Defence and Security Council meet on security and military situation

21 february 2024 - 13:40:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council and Supreme Commander of the Army, Mohamed al-Manfi, held [...] Full text...

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Libyan Minister of Culture welcomes inclusion of 21 sites on ISESCO's Heritage List

09 january 2024 - 15:55:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Culture and Cognitive Development, Mabrouka Toghi, on Monday stressed the importance of the [...] Full text...

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Flood victims in receive psychosocial support in Kibya

28 september 2023 - 16:34:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has agreed to provide psychosocial support to people affected by flooding in the areas hit [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs at Third Pan-African Parliamentarians' Summit on Climate Policy and Justice

17 may 2023 - 14:54:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan members of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), Youssef al-Fakhri, Salem Kenan and Saleh Guelma, participated in [...] Full text...

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"Investing in Africa is profitable," AfDB President tells Japanese investors

24 april 2023 - 20:40:33
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a [...] Full text...

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Sudanese leader warns politicians to step down if they fail to deliver

08 april 2023 - 13:51:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s military leader General Abdul Fatah Al Burhan has warned his military colleagues and civilian leaders [...] Full text...

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Senegal celebrates 63rd anniversary of accession to international sovereignty

04 april 2023 - 15:11:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal celebrates Tuesday the 63rd anniversary of its accession to international sovereignty, marked by a televised [...] Full text...

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Washington welcomes the willingness of Libya's rival chiefs of staff to unite the military establishment

06 march 2023 - 19:57:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States Monday welcomed the commitment of the Libyan army's chiefs of general staff loyal [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mediator for Mali Goodluck Jonathan on 72-hour visit to Mali

21 february 2023 - 16:31:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, and former president [...] Full text...

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Ecumenical leaders tell South Sudan’s rulers to act for peace now

04 february 2023 - 05:26:51
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the [...] Full text...

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South Sudan President lifts suspension on Rome Peace Talks

03 february 2023 - 17:44:52
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Tthe President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, has welcomed Pope Francis and his call for peace and [...] Full text...

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Pope appeals to South Sudan’s leaders to halt bloodshed

03 february 2023 - 17:30:30
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Pope Francis has called for peace in South Sudan and reminded those in power that [...] 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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UN human rights expert confers with senior Sudanese official

02 february 2023 - 14:44:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The visiting United Nations Expert on Human Rights in the Sudan, Radhouane Nouicer, on Thursday called [...] 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 decries conflicts, economic exploitation in DR Congo

31 january 2023 - 19:46:38
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Tuesday decried conflicts that continue to ravage the DR Congo, and the [...] 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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Malian government presents CFAF 6.5 billion as compensation for soldiers killed in theatres of operation

21 january 2023 - 16:55:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, Friday handed over a cheque of [...] Full text...

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Benin recruits 150 new customs agents to bolster sector

18 january 2023 - 16:38:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Director General of Customs and Excise has just published the list of 150 newly recruited [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to ensure continued operations of military base in Diego Garcia

25 december 2022 - 06:35:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has told members of the diplomatic corps that his country and [...] Full text...

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Gambia confirms coup plot, soldiers apprehended

21 december 2022 - 15:33:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ebrima G. Sankareh, Government Spokesperson and Presidential Diaspora Adviser, Wednesday confirmed the arrest of four soldiers linked to [...] Full text...

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26th edition of Democratic Interrogation Space opens in Bamako

10 december 2022 - 16:44:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 26th edition of the Democratic Interrogation Space (EID) opened here Saturday within the framework of [...] 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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Cameroon: 39 cases including 3 deaths due to cholera recorded in a refugee camp in the Far North

19 october 2022 - 18:37:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In Cameroon, the cholera epidemic has resurfaced in the Far North region with three deaths [...] Full text...

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First edition of Libyan-Italian Friendship Day celebrated in Tripoli

16 october 2022 - 15:47:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, Sunday attended the opening ceremony marking [...] Full text...

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New WHO strategy aims to strengthen rapid response to health emergencies

05 october 2022 - 19:15:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid mounting health emergencies globally, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate-related crises, and the war in [...] Full text...

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World Teachers’ Day highlights need to transform education

05 october 2022 - 14:35:47
Paris, France (PANA) - Teachers are at the heart of education, and their valuable work must also lead to better [...] Full text...

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Libyan political, military leaders meet on unification of Libyan army

07 august 2022 - 18:49:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's political and military leaders met here Sunday  to discuss the latest military developments, the line of [...] Full text...

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Mali to launch Joint Monitoring Mechanism for political transition

21 july 2022 - 13:02:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Joint Monitoring Mechanism of the Transition timetable to constitutional rule in Mali will be launched [...] Full text...

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Mali's FM briefs diplomatic corps on progress of transition

29 june 2022 - 14:21:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop, met on Tuesday in Bamako [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM urges promotion of private sector in free zone investment

25 june 2022 - 19:43:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has stressed the need to [...] Full text...

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Meeting on peaceful and inclusive transition in Guinea postponed

24 june 2022 - 13:44:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Prime Minister, Mohamed Béavogui, has postponed Friday's meeting between the government, coalitions of political [...] Full text...

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AU Peace and Security Council winds up field mission to Burundi

22 june 2022 - 17:23:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) on Wednesday concluded a three-day [...] Full text...

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NGOs call for increased humanitarian assistance to prevent tragedy in Horn of Africa

27 april 2022 - 06:57:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As the drought crisis in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya worsens, the humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council [...] Full text...

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US congratulates Sierra Leone, Togo on their independence anniversary

27 april 2022 - 06:08:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States of America has congratulated Sierra Leone and Togo, who celebrate their independence [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso woos international partners

21 april 2022 - 23:24:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional president, Lt.-Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, met on Thursday with the diplomatic corps [...] Full text...

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West Africa faces worst food crisis in ten years, warns humanitarian charities

06 april 2022 - 11:05:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - West Africa is hit by its worst food crisis in a decade, with 27 million people [...] Full text...

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UN mediation to resolve Libyan crisis still holds out hope

04 april 2022 - 08:09:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan parliament's reluctance to accept the mediation initiative of the UN Secretary General's Special Advisor [...] Full text...

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Status quo remains in Libya's political crisis after lack of progress in UN mediation (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

28 march 2022 - 06:01:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three months after Libya's 24 December presidential election was postponed, the various parties to the conflict [...] Full text...

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Consultations on constitutional basis for UN-facilitated elections in Libya ends in Tunisia

25 march 2022 - 19:55:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The three-day consultative meeting on Libya ended Thursday in Tunisia with the delegation of the High [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 11 Niger Republic Illegal migrants, 10 kidnappers busted in Edo State

14 february 2022 - 16:09:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Edo State Command, Niger Delta region of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), [...] Full text...

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UN independent expert on official visit to Mali

09 february 2022 - 20:33:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations independent expert on human rights in Mali, Alioune Tine, has been in Bamako [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso notes its suspension from ECOWAS

04 february 2022 - 18:03:15
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The current president of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, said here Friday in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Most unfortunate developing countries far behind target of 40pc vaccination rate -Mauritian PM

28 december 2021 - 10:04:02
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has bemoaned the fact that it is most unfortunate that many [...] Full text...

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Washington calls on Guinea to return quickly to constitutional order

04 december 2021 - 13:37:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Michael Gonzales, Friday expressed Washington's wish [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Kaïs Saied decides to withdraw diplomatic passport of former President Moncef Marzouki

14 october 2021 - 19:39:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed announced on Wednesday he had decided to withdraw the diplomatic passport of [...] Full text...

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Buhari presides over Nigeria's 61st independence anniversary celebrations

01 october 2021 - 14:33:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday presided over Nigeria’s 61st Independence anniversary with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, [...] Full text...

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PM Hamdouk promises action to ensure transition to democracy after foiled coup attempt in Sudan

21 september 2021 - 15:13:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdouk appeared on national television and official media on Tuesday to announced that [...] Full text...

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Sudan summons Ethiopian ambassador on floating corpses

08 september 2021 - 22:08:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan said Wednesday it had summoned Ethiopia’s ambassador to the Sudan and informed him that [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS evaluation mission on transition in Mali ends

08 september 2021 - 11:54:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A high-level mediation mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), led by former [...] Full text...

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U.S.-made A-29 Super Tucano aircraft officially inducted into Nigerian Air Force, to be deployed in war against Boko Haram/ISWAP

31 august 2021 - 18:21:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S.-made A-29 Super Tucano aircraft was officially inducted into the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) at [...] Full text...

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Society representatives sign draft charter to end descent-based slavery in Mali

31 august 2021 - 13:20:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Representatives of various entities, including administrative and local authorities,  women, youth and community associations, on Monday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana receives 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines

30 august 2021 - 22:41:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The German Government has pledged to donate to Ghana 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor signs new MOU ensuring greater cooperation with Khartoum

17 august 2021 - 21:09:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, Tuesday concluded a weeklong visit to [...] Full text...

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Sudan signs cooperation agreement with ICC on handover of suspects

12 august 2021 - 23:33:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor, Kharim Khan, said Thursday an agreement of cooperation between [...] Full text...

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After disrupting the transition, Haftar again threatens the electoral process in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

12 august 2021 - 22:01:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Not content with having served as a blocking element in the new political transition that has [...] Full text...

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Moussa Al-Kouni welcomes Fezzan Forum for Peaceful Coexistence as a step towards reconciliation in Libya

26 july 2021 - 21:20:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Member of the Libyan Presidential Council Moussa Al-Kouni said here Monday the Fezzan Forum for Peaceful [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Illegal possession, importation of firearms to attract 3-year jail term

30 june 2021 - 22:46:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that imposes a three-year jail term or 3 million Naira [...] Full text...

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UNODC opens Africa programme office in Rabat

25 june 2021 - 13:06:53
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Thursday inaugurated its head office for [...] Full text...

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FM appeals for understanding from Int'l community on Mali's political crisis

22 june 2021 - 18:04:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, has appealed to the international community to show [...] Full text...

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"I’ll fight terrorism to the end, return IDPs back to normal lives", says Buhari

17 june 2021 - 18:30:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, assured citizens of the Federal Government's [...] Full text...

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Col. Assima Goita, a pure product of the Malian National Army (Portrait of Mali's transition leader)

08 june 2021 - 17:10:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Col. Assimi Goïta, sworn in on Monday before the Supreme Court as President of the Transition [...] Full text...

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Buhari asks Senate to confirm new Army Chief, General Yahaya

01 june 2021 - 19:03:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the [...] Full text...

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Third Japan-Africa Business Forum opens June 29

01 june 2021 - 15:08:36
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Asia External Representation Office of the African Development Bank (AfDB), in coordination with the [...] Full text...

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Bandits convert Nigeria Army lands to safe hideouts for criminal activities

18 may 2021 - 15:46:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have taken over and established camps in vast areas of land belonging to the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM discusses promotion of bilateral ties in Kuwait

07 april 2021 - 16:56:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba met on Wednesday with the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad [...] Full text...

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Libya and France agree Libyan elections must be held on schedule

03 april 2021 - 11:44:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony of the Nigerien president on Friday in Niamey, the [...] Full text...

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Tripoli hosts talks on perspectives for Libyan-French military cooperation

02 april 2021 - 22:57:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan army chief of staff, Gen. Mohamed Al-Haddad, held talks with the French military attachéin [...] Full text...

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Zambian President gives assurance of transparent, fair, credible elections

23 march 2021 - 16:40:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has assured diplomats that the country will hold transparent, fair and credible [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritian authorities urge the public to go for their jabs

18 march 2021 - 07:16:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government on Wednesday urged the whole population to participate in the vaccination programme against [...] Full text...

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Proceedings against Mali military junta leader, Amadou Aya Sanogo, and co-accused end

15 march 2021 - 22:20:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian justice on Monday effectively ended the legal proceedings against Gen. Amadou Haya Sanogo, chief [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Barrow says infection rate close to 5,000 in Gambia

10 march 2021 - 18:46:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has said  that  the coronavirus infection rate stands close to five thousand [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president receives African diplomatic corps

02 march 2021 - 09:55:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed on Monday received the heads of the African diplomatic missions accredited in [...] Full text...

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Chambas urges Gambians to build consensus ahead of December elections

01 march 2021 - 13:16:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-  The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and [...] Full text...

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DR Congo engages to tighten security in high risk zones

23 february 2021 - 23:41:53
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Security Council, at a meeting here Tuesday presided by President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, [...] Full text...

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Gambia govt. dismisses rumours about ex-president's return

04 february 2021 - 17:09:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia government has dismissed a report which said that former President, Yahya Jammeh, who has been [...] Full text...

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Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi thanks Diplomatic Corps for support

23 january 2021 - 20:09:36
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Saturday thanked members [...] Full text...

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Twenty-one people killed in two road accidents in two Nigerian States

13 january 2021 - 09:25:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Twenty-one persons lost their lives on Tuesday in two separate road accidents in Niger and Oyo [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj urges Libyans to unite and meet national challenges

24 december 2020 - 17:22:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Head of the Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, on Thursday urged his compatriots  to [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL welcomes release of 18 fishermen from Italian boat detained in Benghazi

18 december 2020 - 12:59:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed satisfaction at the release on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Tunisia extends the state of emergency until Dec 25

25 november 2020 - 17:03:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied, has extended the state of emergency for one month throughout the country, [...] Full text...

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Former Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré laid to rest took place this Tuesday in Bamako

17 november 2020 - 15:56:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The national funeral of former Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré, who died on November 10 in [...] Full text...

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Libya: Fears over military talks and ceasefire agreement highlighted in news

24 october 2020 - 19:01:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  Libyan newspapers this week devoted most of their news coverage to the 5 + 5 Joint [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor concludes visit noting there is more work to do in Sudan

21 october 2020 - 13:01:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, has concluded a three day official visit [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo and current Chairman of ECOWAS expected Sunday in Bamako

11 october 2020 - 12:15:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and current chairman of the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...

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Officers of Libyan Defence ministry of the GNA take part in AFRICOM meeting on mine clearing

08 october 2020 - 20:53:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senior officers of the Libyan ministry of Defence of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Thursday [...] Full text...

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Niger: Senior civilian and military officials trained on Governance and Security Sector Reform

24 september 2020 - 17:39:57
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Senior civromilian and military officials from Niger attended a two-day training seminar on Governance and Security [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy begins 2-day exercise with six warships, 60 gunboats

23 september 2020 - 08:51:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday began a two-day exercise code-named ‘Exercise Sanga Sung,’ deploying troops on [...] Full text...

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Nigerien government announces implementation of integrated response plan for 372 billion CFAF

15 september 2020 - 23:02:55
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government, in the face of the scale of damage caused by floods in the [...] Full text...

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President Trump addresses South African terror threat

15 september 2020 - 14:52:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United States President Donald Trump has addressed claims that Iran is considering assassinating US [...] Full text...

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Mandate of ECOWAS Mission in Guinea-Bissau ends

15 september 2020 - 13:16:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Mission of the Economic Community of West African States in Guinea-Bissau (ECOMIB) officially ended [...] Full text...

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"Despite COVID-19 pandemic, Africa still a prime investment destination" - AfDB webinar participants

14 september 2020 - 19:19:54
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Participants in a webinar to present the African Development Bank’s African Economic Outlook Supplement to [...] Full text...

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US ambassador to South Africa allegedly targeted by Iran

14 september 2020 - 14:30:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The United States on Monday claimed that Iran is considering assassinating its ambassador to [...] Full text...

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Tunisian foreign affairs ministry sheds light on recall of envoy to UN

10 september 2020 - 20:43:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad said here Thursday the recall of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to build military camp in Djibo, Sahel region

10 september 2020 - 17:40:55
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, has signed a decree creating a corps of troops, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Sports activities set to resume in Nigeria

06 september 2020 - 09:53:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr Sunday Dare, on Sunday said that all Coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia, Senegal health ministers strengthen fight against COVID-19

23 august 2020 - 19:59:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian and Senegalese health ministers say they have have strengthened efforts to fight the Coronavirus pandemic [...] Full text...

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'Awakening entrepreneurial spirit of every young African is key to continent’s future'

14 august 2020 - 14:06:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has joined a number of development leaders in calling for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN, Borno State Governor express horror over killing of five aid workers by Boko Haram terrorists

23 july 2020 - 12:28:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations  Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, has condemned the killing of five [...] Full text...

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Benin for mass recruitment in the police, army, water and forestry sectors

19 july 2020 - 11:35:25
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Government of Benin is planning to increase the strength of its Armed Forces, the Republican [...] Full text...

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Indian Ocean Commission gets new Secretary-General

17 july 2020 - 17:22:21
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has got a new secretary-general. He is Vêlayoudom Marimoutou, former Rector [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to review operations of its embassies abroad, regional aid scheme

08 july 2020 - 18:24:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government says it plans to review the operations of some of its embassies [...] Full text...

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UNDP provides Niger with election materials, technical equipment worth 3.3 billion F CFA

02 july 2020 - 14:47:55
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday donated rolling stock and technical equipment to the [...] Full text...

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Ghana to rebuild demolished structure at Nigeria High Commissioner's residence

25 june 2020 - 05:21:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The government of Ghana says it will ensure that the demolished structure on the compound of [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj, AFRICOM Commander meet in western Libya

22 june 2020 - 14:27:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Presidential Council President Fayez al-Sarraj on Monday met in camera in Zouara, 120 km west [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Ghana in diplomatic row over demolition of buildings in Nigerian High Commission compound

21 june 2020 - 15:28:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A diplomatic row has erupted between Nigeria and Ghana as unknown gunmen entered the Nigerian High Commission [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN says Sudan needs more assistance from the int'l community to combat COVID-19

18 june 2020 - 19:29:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday said despite concerted international assistance for the Sudan to combat COVID-19, [...] 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: European Humanitarian Air Bridge arrives in Sudan as part of response to tackle coronavirus

11 june 2020 - 13:38:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The first flight of the European Humanitarian Air Bridge to support Sudan in tackling the impact of [...] Full text...

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Burundi: All-round tributes following Pierre Nkurunziza's sudden death

10 june 2020 - 14:23:37
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Members of the government, those of the diplomatic and consular corps accredited to Burundi, as well [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s govt. dismisses claims of coup plot on social media

08 june 2020 - 23:56:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia Monday dismissed rumours on social media of a coup plot to [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister denounces human rights violations by some security forces

08 june 2020 - 23:00:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The minister of the Interior of the government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, Monday denounced [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari appeals for reduction in price of data, calls as COVID-19 palliatives

02 june 2020 - 16:14:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Nigeria to reduce the price of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army 'kills 1,015 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists' in northeast in 7 weeks

25 may 2020 - 08:14:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, on Sunday said that soldiers [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: One dies, six missing as boat of illegal migrants sinks

23 may 2020 - 18:30:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An illegal migrant perished and six others were reportedly missing after their boat sank on Friday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea's positive cases close to 3,000

19 may 2020 - 17:15:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's positive cases of Covid-19 is close to 3,000, according to recent statistics dated Sunday and [...] Full text...

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Burundi Catholic Church urges citizens to respect ballot box verdict

12 may 2020 - 17:58:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Conference of Catholic Churches in Burundi (CECAB) on Tuesday called on the people to respect [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkinabe government to give schoolchildren masks before resumption of classes

07 may 2020 - 00:02:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - The Burkinabe government Wednesday insisted on the need to make masks available for schoolchildren before [...] Full text...

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At least 1,142 people killed in Nigeria in first quarter of 2020 - Report

05 may 2020 - 07:00:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A new report released in Nigeria on Monday has revealed that in the first quarter of [...] Full text...

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Togolese president Faure Gnassingbé sworn in for fourth term

04 may 2020 - 05:41:48
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Togolese president Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé on Sunday began his fourth term in office after he swore [...] Full text...

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Nigeria designates 17 military hospitals, 37 youth camps as COVID-19 isolation centres

27 march 2020 - 17:12:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –  Readying for escalation of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Nigerian military on Friday announced that it [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria Army suspends all projected events, to enforce restriction of movement

25 march 2020 - 12:50:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Army says it is to enforce the policy of restriction of movement and compulsory [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US Embassy, Gambia, cancels routine non-immigrant visa appointments

20 march 2020 - 00:27:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Effective from 17 March, 2020, the United States Embassy in The Gambia cancelled routine non-immigrant visa [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Sudan bars aliens from eight countries, including Egypt, from entering the country

12 march 2020 - 20:05:12
Khartoum, SUDAN (PANA) - Sudan on Thursday suspended issuing visas for citizens hailing from countries devastated by the Coronavirus, while [...] Full text...

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Congolese government restricts official missions abroad

04 march 2020 - 16:02:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Minister of Health and Population, Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo, announced on Wednesday in Brazzaville, the restriction [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s human cradle archaeology puzzle attracts researchers

27 february 2020 - 12:53:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Studies on Botswana’s salt pan – Makgadikgadi as the cradle of human kind are expected to [...] Full text...

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Roundtable on 19 March for funding of infrastructure projects in Central Africa

20 february 2020 - 22:43:25
Pointe-Noire, Congo (PANA)  - The Congolese minister of planning, territory equipment and big works, Jean-Jacques Bouya, Thursday announced the holding [...] Full text...

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President Barrow urges Gambia to learn from Nigeria’s success in democracy

13 february 2020 - 13:05:09
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow has said that The Gambia should learn from Nigeria’s success in transitioning from military [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's state of emergency extended for three months

30 january 2020 - 17:13:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied, on Thursday announced the extension, by three months, of the state of [...] Full text...

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Gambian government bans ‘Operation 3-Years Jotna’

27 january 2020 - 07:58:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambia government on Sunday banned a self-styled protest group “Three Years Jotna”, a local phrase [...] Full text...

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Government, major rebel faction sign framework agreement

24 january 2020 - 21:26:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  -  The Sudanese government and a major rebel faction Friday signed a protocol, known as the Peace [...] Full text...

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UN higher commissioner for human rights called to back DRC government’s efforts

23 january 2020 - 23:13:51
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)  -  The Ituri acting governor, Ibrahim Ucircan Bule, Thursday sought the support of the UN high [...] Full text...

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Trial of Capt. Sanogo and co-accused put off to next session of Mali criminal court

10 january 2020 - 13:48:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of Capt. Amadou Aya Sanogo, who led the coup d'état that overthrew Malian President [...] Full text...

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At least 12 dead in auto crash in northwest Nigeria

09 january 2020 - 07:23:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s road safety agency, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says that “no fewer than 12 [...] Full text...

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Congo: Diplomatic corps hail Congo's influence in 2019

07 january 2020 - 14:02:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The ambassador of Central African Republic in Congo, Dean of the diplomatic corps, Marie Charlotte Fayanga, [...] Full text...

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Nkurunziza eludes issue of his succession in New Year message to Barundi

31 december 2019 - 18:52:06
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The traditional New Year's message to the nation by Burundi Head of State, Pierre Nkurunziza, has [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military to realign operations towards meeting objectives in the new year

31 december 2019 - 06:46:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government said on Monday that it would gradually withdraw military operations in some previously [...] Full text...

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Libyan journalist Ridha Fhail al-Boum released after 12 days of detention

27 december 2019 - 00:24:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Journalist Ridha Fhail al-Boum was released on Thursday, 12 days after his arrest and detention at [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou names square “Places Lieutenant-colonel Hassane Anoutab”

24 december 2019 - 23:26:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The square adjoining the Hôtel des Postes de Niamey was named Tuesday "Place Lieutenant-colonel Hassane Anoutab" [...] Full text...

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After the drama of Inatès, Nigeriens celebrate national Republic Day

18 december 2019 - 21:38:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A week after the drama of Inates which claimed the lives of 71 soldiers in a [...] Full text...

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WHO, African Union sign agreement to accelerate vital health goals

17 december 2019 - 07:42:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday signed a Memorandum [...] Full text...

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Niger: State funeral for 71 soldiers killed on the field of honour in Inatés

13 december 2019 - 13:39:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou on Friday lead the national funeral ceremony in Niamey  in honour of [...] Full text...

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New airline to start operations in The Gambia

12 december 2019 - 22:08:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - Senior officials from Universal Caravan Aviation, a transnational aviation company based in the Kingdom of Saudi [...] 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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Kwame Nkrumah University to construct Science and Technology University in The Gambia

11 december 2019 - 20:15:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   - The vice-chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso, has [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s police issues peaceful procession permit to activists demanding resignation of president

10 december 2019 - 21:54:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The office of the Inspector General of Police here Tuesday granted a permit to activists  of [...] Full text...

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US slaps Liberia again with temporary suspension of non-immigrant visas

09 december 2019 - 23:19:50
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The United States embassy here Monday dealt another blow to the government and people of Liberia, [...] Full text...

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Burundi pays last tribute to its first Ombudsman

09 december 2019 - 15:49:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's Head of State, Pierre Nkurunziza, members of the government and parliament, and members of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 12 killed in road accident in Niger State

09 december 2019 - 15:37:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday confirmed that 12 people died in a road [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Belna due to make landfall in west Madagascar

09 december 2019 - 15:16:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone ‘Belna’ is expected to make landfall in Soalala district in the west [...] Full text...

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Brazilian foreign minister visits 4 African countries

09 december 2019 - 12:23:55
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Henrique Fraga Araújo began a two-day visit to Cape Verde on [...] Full text...

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Mali launched project to reduce youth vulnerability to conflict participation

05 december 2019 - 19:08:45
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The "Lafia" project, which aims to reduce the vulnerability of young people to participation in conflicts [...] Full text...

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Mali security situation reaches critical threshold, warns UN human rights expert

03 december 2019 - 16:00:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA)– The security situation in Mali has now reached a critical level, with a limited presence of State [...] Full text...

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‘Continuing deterioration’ leaves Mali facing critical security level: UN expert

03 december 2019 - 06:23:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The security situation in Mali has now reached a critical level, with a limited presence of [...] Full text...

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Five persons dead, nine others injured in vehicle accident on Nigeria's Lagos-Ibadan highway

02 december 2019 - 07:54:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State in the southwest on Sunday confirmed the [...] Full text...

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Niger to reform its prison system

26 november 2019 - 15:33:28
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A meeting of the State / Partners Consultation Framework on Justice and Human Rights in Niger [...] Full text...

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Malian government to recruit 800 public workers

22 november 2019 - 22:04:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian government will recruit 884 workers of different categories, through direct competition in the public [...] Full text...

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WHO, AU sign MoU to accelerate vital health goals

19 november 2019 - 11:43:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday signed an historic [...] Full text...

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Observers raise concern over conduct of Saturday's governorship election in Nigeria

18 november 2019 - 07:28:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – International observers in the governorship election in Nigeria's Bayelsa and Kogi states last Saturday have expressed [...] Full text...

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30 electoral staff missing, 5 persons killed in electoral violence in Northcentral Nigeria

17 november 2019 - 14:41:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With collation of results ongoing, Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says that [...] Full text...

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13 die in road accident along Nigeria's Lagos-Ibadan expressway

14 november 2019 - 07:05:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Thirteen persons died on Wednesday in a road accident involving three vehicles at Sapade-Ogere axis of Lagos-Ibadan [...] Full text...

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UNHCR estimates 300,000 Libyans are internally displaced by ongoing violence

11 november 2019 - 13:31:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 300,000 Libyans have been internally displaced as a result of violence and armed clashes [...] Full text...

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Nigeria temporarily lifts suspension on operations of two international NGOs in the northeast

31 october 2019 - 08:12:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government has temporarily lifted the suspension of the activities of the two international Non-Governmental [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of prisoners escape as prison collapses following floods in northcentral Nigeria

29 october 2019 - 06:40:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The flooding in parts of Nigeria has affected the Koton Karfe Custodial (Prison) Centre in Kogi [...] Full text...

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Lomé hosts terrorist simulation exercises

24 october 2019 - 23:45:08
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  -  Several elite corps of the Togolese defence and security forces took part in a simulation of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president-elect to be sworn in on Wednesday

23 october 2019 - 09:34:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President-elect Kais Saied is due to be sworn in before parliament on Wednesday. He will address [...] Full text...

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Rights group says civilians caught in crossfire as militias battle for Tripoli

22 october 2019 - 06:11:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International says the warring parties in the ongoing battle for Tripoli have killed and maimed [...] Full text...

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Tunisia hosts the Int'l conference of Arab Maghreb and African Sahel Cities

15 october 2019 - 18:19:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The issues of "social and political integration as a sustainable factor to ensure a dignified life; [...] Full text...

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U.S. Congressional delegation arrives in The Gambia

13 october 2019 - 15:40:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  A Congressional delegation from the United States headed by House Democracy Partnership (“HDP”) Chairman Representative David [...] Full text...

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Guinean Army orders soldiers to keep away from street protests

12 october 2019 - 18:52:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Chief of General Staff of the Guinean Armed Forces has reminded all defence and security [...] Full text...

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President Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani launches beginning of school year in Mauritania

07 october 2019 - 21:44:40
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Monday launched the beginning of the 2019/2020 school year [...] Full text...

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Botswana enlists US Peace Corps

02 october 2019 - 20:49:26
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - United States Peace Corps trainees will be sworn in by the United States Ambassador to Botswana, [...] Full text...

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New US ambassador for Cote d'Ivoire arrives

01 october 2019 - 11:26:50
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy in Côte d'Ivoire has announced the arrival of a new ambassador on 30 [...] Full text...

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Mali celebrates 59th independence anniversary

22 september 2019 - 17:53:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, on Sunday laid a bouquet of flowers at the independence monument [...] Full text...

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Vice President Kembo Mohadi dispatched to collect Robert Mugabe's body from Singapore as burial site still remains uncertain

09 september 2019 - 19:08:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government on Monday dispatched a high-level delegation, headed by Vice President Kembo Mohadi, to [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian PM promises consultation, dialogue on issues of national interest

06 september 2019 - 07:27:13
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian Prime Minister, Ismaël ould Bedde ould Cheikh Sidya, has said his government would create [...] Full text...

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Two women candidates for presidential election in Tunisia

29 august 2019 - 18:21:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Among the 26 candidates running for the Tunisian presidency, two women aspire to be elected to [...] Full text...

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AU delegation encourages women participation Sudan’s peace process

28 august 2019 - 13:40:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A high-level delegation of African Union (AU) women leaders has started a five-day mission to Sudan [...] Full text...

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EU Ambassador says Gambia can count on EU support

26 august 2019 - 18:28:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- European Union (EU) Ambassador to The Gambia, Atila Lajos, has assured President Adama Barrow that his government [...] Full text...

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São Tomé and Príncipe signs agreement to stimulate private enterprise

16 august 2019 - 21:34:27
São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe (PANA) – São Tomé and Principe has signed an agreement with the African Development [...] Full text...

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US research organisation announces 'favourable results' of two Ebola trial drugs

13 august 2019 - 06:26:10
New York, US (PANA) - The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is recommending the use of [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Eritrea's conscription system having toll on education

09 august 2019 - 09:29:28
Nairobi, Kenya  (PANA) – Eritrea's use of secondary school to channel students into indefinite government service and its conscription of teachers [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia starts greening initiative targeting 200 million trees daily

30 july 2019 - 00:33:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)   -   A nation-wide tree planting initiative targeting 200 million saplings a day kicked off here on [...] Full text...

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US provides Zimbabwe additional US$4.7 million towards Cyclone Idai relief aid

25 july 2019 - 14:30:22
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States has provided an additional US$4.7 million to assist thousands of Zimbabweans living in the [...] Full text...

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Niger president lays foundation stone for new uranium complex

24 july 2019 - 14:30:40
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou Tuesday laid the foundation stone for the construction of a uranium complex [...] Full text...

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Congolese president pledges commitment to make immunization major pillar of Universal Health Coverage

22 july 2019 - 22:23:56
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)   -   Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday pledged to make immunization a major pillar of the [...] Full text...

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President Tshisekedi vows to make vaccination key in universal health coverage in DRC

22 july 2019 - 18:48:33
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – DR Congo’s president, Felix Tshisekedi, has restated his commitment to make vaccination a major force [...] Full text...

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