‘Critical year’ begins in Mali's return to constitutional order, says UN official
28 january 2023 - 05:15:33New York, US (PANA) - Stabilising Mali is crucial, not only for the country but for the entire region, UN [...] Full text...
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New York, US (PANA) - Stabilising Mali is crucial, not only for the country but for the entire region, UN [...] Full text...
Ethiopian PM arrives in Khartoum leading high level security delegation
26 january 2023 - 11:26:56Khartoum, 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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Global growth forecast to slow to 1.9% in 2023, warn UN economists
26 january 2023 - 05:59:51New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN economists warned on Wednesday that intersecting crises are likely to add further damage [...] Full text...
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France to withdraw troops from Burkina Faso within a month - Media
25 january 2023 - 19:20:09Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France received Tuesday the request of Burkina Faso to withdraw its troops deployed in the [...] Full text...
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Presidential party congress held without major surprises in Burundi
23 january 2023 - 20:25:20Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The National Council for the Defence of Democracy/Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) held on [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso confirms request for withdrawal of French troops on its soil
23 january 2023 - 17:55:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Minister of Communication and Spokesperson of the Burkinabe government, Jean-Emmanuel Ouédraogo, confirmed on Monday [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso gives French army one month to leave the country
22 january 2023 - 16:23:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso government has given France one month to pull its soldiers from its territory, [...] Full text...
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Cabo Verde ‘on the frontlines’ of climate crisis, says UN chief ahead of Ocean Summit (A UN feature)
22 january 2023 - 05:44:32Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - How can a country secure a sustainable future if 99.3 per cent of its territory [...] 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 - 16:55:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, Friday handed over a cheque of [...] Full text...
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Alleged Gambian “Death Squad” Driver’s Trial Progresses
19 january 2023 - 14:14:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Ghanaian citizen who survived the massacre of approximately 59 West African migrants in July 2005 [...] Full text...
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UN envoy sees ‘real chance’ of political solution in Sudan
18 january 2023 - 05:15:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - More than a year after the military coup in Sudan, political parties began talks this month [...] Full text...
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Rights group says conflicts, violence threaten rights in Africa
13 january 2023 - 10:13:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African leaders failed to tackle widespread abuses against civilians by state security forces and non-state armed [...] Full text...
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‘Unprecedented’ insecurity in West Africa and the Sahel, Security Council hears
11 january 2023 - 05:24:48New York, US (PANA) - Although West Africa and the Sahel continue to face unprecedented security challenges, it is still [...] Full text...
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Forty-six Ivorian soldiers pardoned in Mali arrive back home
08 january 2023 - 15:31:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 46 Ivorian soldiers tried and convicted in Mali for an alleged attempted coup and [...] Full text...
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Darfur: In tense situation, as simple brawl results in death and displacement
07 january 2023 - 15:17:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When tension is high and mistrust has accumulated for decades, it takes a simple brawl over [...] Full text...
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Gambia prosecutors charge 2 civilians, policeman with treason
04 january 2023 - 13:01:50Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian police prosecutors have charged two civilians and a policeman with treason and concealment of treason for their [...] Full text...
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US deletes Burkina Faso from beneficiaries of AGOA
03 january 2023 - 10:26:02Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has terminated the designation of Burkina Faso as a beneficiary of the African Growth and Opportunity [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s independence and the curse of duality (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent )
01 january 2023 - 13:52:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sixty-seven years have now elapsed since Sudan gained its independence from the condominium colonization on 1 [...] Full text...
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US pledges to stand with Sudanese and struggle for democracy
01 january 2023 - 13:03:36Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Sunday sent a message to the people of Sudan as the country [...] Full text...
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Senior Burkinabe army officer arrested in foiled coup plot
29 december 2022 - 11:58:24Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A senior officer in the Burkina Faso armyhas been arrested for attempting to destabilise state [...] Full text...
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2022 Year In Review: As conflicts rage, international dialogue remains ‘the only hope’ for peace
29 december 2022 - 05:39:00New York, US (PANA) - With wars, conflicts, and unrests blighting all parts of the world in 2022, the UN [...] Full text...
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Gambia sets up panel to investigate foiled coup plot
28 december 2022 - 12:00:42Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Government on Tuesday inaugurated a panel to investigate the foiled coup plot against the [...] Full text...
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Two alleged French spies expelled from Burkina Faso
22 december 2022 - 16:46:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two French citizens arrested for spying activities were expelled from Burkina Faso during the night [...] Full text...
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Report/ Bashir Trial: the thin line between political and legal trial in display
22 december 2022 - 15:35:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Most Sudanese in their thirties and forties have known no other president but Omar Bashir who [...] Full text...
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Gambia names alleged coup plotters
22 december 2022 - 11:46:03Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Government has named Lance Corporal Sanna Fadera, from the Gambia Navy, as the alleged ringleader of [...] Full text...
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Gambia confirms coup plot, soldiers apprehended
21 december 2022 - 15:33:32Banjul, 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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Judge issues detention warrant for former Tunisian PM
20 december 2022 - 12:44:23Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An investigating judge at the Tunis anti-terrorism centre on Monday issued a detention warrant against the [...] Full text...
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WB grants $70 million for water, agriculture, livestock, and environmental services delivery in Somalia
16 december 2022 - 10:17:59Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a $70 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to develop resilient [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's urgent choices to reduce vulnerability to crisis: World Bank
15 december 2022 - 13:51:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s economy needs to grow faster to reduce poverty, the World Bank recommends in its latest [...] Full text...
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US sanctions against Karim Kéita, son of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita
14 december 2022 - 14:50:35Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Chargé d'Affaires of the United States Embassy in Mali, Briant Neubert, Monday resurrected the sanctions [...] Full text...
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US Treasury Department sanctions ousted Guinea President Conde for human rights abuses
14 december 2022 - 14:19:12Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), has designated Alpha Conde, [...] Full text...
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The Pros and cons of Sudan’s new Political Framework Agreement (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)
08 december 2022 - 13:33:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - While regional and international support and encouragement are being heaped on the most recent agreement signed [...] Full text...
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Guinea govt, mining companies urged to respect human rights in huge Simandou iron ore project
08 december 2022 - 13:03:03Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's massive Simandou iron ore mine project poses severe risks for communities’ land, water, and environment, Human [...] Full text...
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US to sanction individuals undermining the democratic transition in Sudan
08 december 2022 - 06:42:55Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has welcomed last Monday's signing by Sudanese parties of an initial framework political [...] Full text...
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New political deal ‘offers a path’ to realising Sudanese aspirations - UN official
08 december 2022 - 05:35:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The signing of a political framework agreement in Sudan could signal a way out of the [...] Full text...
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Media watchdog denounces suspension of Radio France Internationale in Burkina Faso
06 december 2022 - 13:41:43Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), on Tuesday condemned the suspension of Radio France Internationale [...] Full text...
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Sudan's military junta, pro-democacy groups sign agreement to end military rule
05 december 2022 - 13:25:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military rulers and pro-democracy groups on Monday signed a political framework agreement to end military rule, following [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s military release two detainees just before signing of political agreement
05 december 2022 - 08:58:02Khartoum, Sudsan (PANA) - The Sudanese authorities on Sunday released a prominent member of the suspended Empowerment Removal Committee (ERC), [...] Full text...
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Ghana to launch domestic debt swap to tackle economic crisis
05 december 2022 - 06:11:33Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says the government will launch a domestic debt swap on Monday [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso suspends broadcasting of Radio France Internationale
03 december 2022 - 17:50:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe authorities announced on Saturday the suspension of the broadcasting of Radio France Internationale [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso govt spokesperson denies media reports of coup attempt against interim president
02 december 2022 - 13:09:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The spokesperson of the Burkinabe government, Jean-Emmanuel Ouédraogo, on Friday denied reports in the local [...] Full text...
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UN facilitators make breakthrough in Sudan’s acrimonious political standouts
02 december 2022 - 12:44:11Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations, African Union (AU) and the regional grouping, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), say [...] Full text...
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In Africa, UN chief sees continent full of ‘hope and potential’
02 december 2022 - 05:38:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Far too often, Africa is viewed from outside “through a prism of problems” said UN [...] Full text...
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Three years of flatlined progress on HIV treatment and prevention affect 2.7 million youth
29 november 2022 - 05:21:10New York, US (PANA) - Some 110,00 youth under age 19 died last year from AIDS-related causes, the UN Children’s [...] Full text...
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Feature - Climate Change: Inside struggles of Gambian flood victims
28 november 2022 - 18:10:46Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - A 22-year-old young man from Tobacco Road, the hardest hit area by the latest flash [...] Full text...
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Three organisations condemn violence against protesters in Sudan
28 november 2022 - 13:37:27Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU) and the East African development bloc, Intergovernmental Authority [...] Full text...
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‘Milestone for humanity’ as UN celebrates 8 billionth birth
15 november 2022 - 19:51:04New York, US (PANA) - The Day of 8 Billion, officially marked on Tuesday, is a milestone moment for human [...] Full text...
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Updated family planning guide promotes empowerment, health and wellbeing – WHO
15 november 2022 - 09:11:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Wider access to self-administered contraceptives and the use of digital technologies by providers are just two [...] Full text...
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Parties working for political solution in Sudan hold out hope for breakthrough
11 november 2022 - 06:38:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Representatives of the United Nations, African Union and sub-regional group, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), working [...] Full text...
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US calls for free, fair vote in Equatorial Guinea
04 november 2022 - 05:55:39Washington, DC, US (PANA) - As Equatorial Guinea’s electoral campaign for the 20 November general elections opened on Thursday, the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches National Sexual Reproductive Health Policy 2022
02 november 2022 - 07:37:06Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has launched the National Sexual Reproductive Health Policy 2022 and its implementation Plan 2022–2027, whose objective [...] Full text...
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Pro-islamists demonstrate to call for non-inference in Sudan’s domestic affairs
29 october 2022 - 15:35:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Pro-islamists on Saturday staged a protest march in which “hundreds of thousands” took part to oppose [...] Full text...
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Summer season officially starts on Tuesday in Mauritius
29 october 2022 - 06:55:08Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS) said on Saturday the summer season in the country will officially [...] Full text...
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New demonstrations held in Burkina Faso against France
28 october 2022 - 15:18:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - New anti-French demonstrations took place on Friday in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, and [...] Full text...
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Sudan Army says its soldiers were targeted by rioters
27 october 2022 - 12:45:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese Army newspaper on Thursday said in a terse statement that dozens of soldiers guarding [...] Full text...
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Justice for protesters against Sudan coup, key to ending cycle of violence: Rights experts
26 october 2022 - 05:39:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Tuesday demanded real accountability for the year-long brutal crackdown on [...] Full text...
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Sudan military coup: Nice western grin converted into menacing grim
25 october 2022 - 17:21:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In yet a new warning to the rulers in the Sudan, the United States administration has [...] Full text...
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US says 'time is of the essence' for new transitional framework in Sudan
25 october 2022 - 05:47:20Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Time is of the essence to reach agreement on a new transitional framework and a civilian-led government [...] Full text...
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Economic crisis threatens peace and security, says Senegalese President Macky Sall
24 october 2022 - 21:23:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The current economic crisis is a threat to peace and security, Senegalese head of state Macky [...] Full text...
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UN-AU and IGAD Trilateral Mechanism regrets killing of protester on Sunday
24 october 2022 - 14:59:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations, African Union and IGAD on Monday denounced the recent shooting and killing of [...] Full text...
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Ghana traders suspend strike after intervention of President Akufo-Addo and traditional ruler of Accra
21 october 2022 - 07:08:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Traders in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, have suspended their action to close their shops following the [...] Full text...
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Sudan movves towards interim period
19 october 2022 - 16:24:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Conflicting political utterances that go against the events on the ground have become the norm in [...] Full text...
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Mali's situation demands sustained international attention, senior UN official says
19 october 2022 - 05:02:17New York, US (PANA) - The situation in Mali continues to justify sustained international attention and engagement, the top UN [...] Full text...
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Former Malian Prime Minister Younoussi Touré dies in France
17 october 2022 - 18:52:48Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The former president of the National Assembly of Mali and prime minister under the regime of [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso coup leader officially appointed President of the Transition
15 october 2022 - 11:29:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The leader of the 30 September coup in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traore, has been [...] Full text...
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Former Burkinabe PM calls for military partnership with Russia
11 october 2022 - 12:43:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former coup maker and interim Burkinabe Prime Minister from 2014-2015, Yacouba Isaac Zida, on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Libya's national unity government rejects Egyptian and Greek position over its legitimacy
10 october 2022 - 19:54:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The spokesperson of the national unity government, Mohamed Hammouda, Monday blasted Egypt and Greece for questioning [...] Full text...
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UN expresses serious concern over suspension of political party activities in Burkina Faso
08 october 2022 - 19:44:48Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations has expressed serious concern about the military's decision to suspend the activities [...] Full text...
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UN rights office calls for probe into Burkina Faso coup-related deaths and injuries
07 october 2022 - 21:15:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has called for investigations into deaths and injuries resulting from [...] Full text...
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Ivorian president says case of 46 Ivorian soldiers held in Mali progressing well
07 october 2022 - 20:12:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara said Friday in Abidjan that the case of the detention [...] Full text...
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Ivorian President Ouattara holds talks with Guinea-Bissau counterpart Embalo
07 october 2022 - 17:19:12Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, held talks on Friday in [...] Full text...
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WTO anticipates sharp slowdown in world trade growth in 2023
07 october 2022 - 05:50:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Trade growth is expected to lose momentum in the second half of this year and remain [...] Full text...
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France closes embassy in Burkina Faso until further notice
06 october 2022 - 13:10:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France on Thursday announed the closure of its embassy in Burkina Faso until further notice. This [...] Full text...
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Witness in murder of Gambian journalist Hydara to testify in trial in Germany
06 october 2022 - 10:03:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A woman who survived the murder of a renowned Gambian journalist, Deyda Hydara, will testify on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Climate change heightens threats of violence against women, girls
06 october 2022 - 04:35:07New York, US (PANA) - Climate change and environmental degradation are escalating the risk and prevalence of violence against women [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: 27 soldiers, 10 civilians killed on 26 September in ambush of humanitarian convoy in the Sahel (Update)
05 october 2022 - 15:13:09Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army announced on Wednesday the ambush on 26 September against a convoy carrying [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS envoys 'totally satisfied' after talks with Burkina Faso's new military leader
05 october 2022 - 06:08:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A fact-finding delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that held talks [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: 27 soldiers killed in ambush of humanitarian convoy in Burkina Faso's Sahel on 26 September
04 october 2022 - 14:22:42Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Twenty-seven Burkinabe soldiers were killed on 26 September in an ambush that targeted a humanitarian [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's ousted military leader offers to resign, says religious, community leaders
02 october 2022 - 20:07:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ousted Burkina Faso military leader, Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has offered to resign "to [...] Full text...
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President Doumbouya appoints several army generals in Guinea
02 october 2022 - 14:41:19Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the Transition in Guinea, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, Saturday appointed to the rank of [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Secretaries-General of ministries summoned by coup plotters on Sunday
02 october 2022 - 14:33:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who overthrew his comrade-in-arms Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, declared in a [...] Full text...
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US calls for restraiht by all actors in Burkina Faso after coup
02 october 2022 - 14:21:34Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is closely monitoring the fluid situation in Burkina Faso and called [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns any attempt to seize power by the force of arms in Burkina Faso
02 october 2022 - 05:01:01New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, on Saturday expressed his deep concern regarding the unfolding developments [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 3: Burkina Faso's new military leaders say ousted leader planning counter-attack; accuse France of harbouring him
01 october 2022 - 17:53:50Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The new military leaders in Burkina Faso on Saturday said ousted Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 2: Shots ring out in Burkina Faso capital, one day after coup; France denies involvement in coup
01 october 2022 - 14:40:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Gunshots were heard again on Saturday morning in Ouagadougou, the Burkina Faso capital, one day [...] Full text...
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African Union rejects Burkina Faso coup
01 october 2022 - 13:29:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has condemned the coup in Burkina Faso and called on the [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Burkina Faso coup 'heightens concerns for human rights situation' , says HRW
01 october 2022 - 10:19:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A human rights watchdog says Burkina Faso’s second military coup in 2022 heightens concerns for [...] Full text...
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New group of soldiers ousts Burkina Faso's junta leader Lt. Col, Damiba (Eds: Refiling to add details of ECOWAS' statement)
01 october 2022 - 06:57:55Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A new group of soldiers in the West African state of Burkina Faso on Friday [...] Full text...
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New group of soldiers ousts Burkina Faso's junta leader Lt. Col, Damiba
01 october 2022 - 05:17:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A new group of soldiers in the West African state of Burkina Faso on Friday [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 3: More heavy gunfire heard in Burkina Faso capital
30 september 2022 - 15:44:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Fresh heavy gunfire has been heard around the Burkina faso Presidency in the capital, Ouagadougou, [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 2: Burkina Faso junta leader urges the population to 'remain calm'
30 september 2022 - 12:58:22Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The military junta leader has called on the population to "observe the greatest caution and [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Sounds of heavy gunfire heard in Burkina Faso capital
30 september 2022 - 12:28:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The US Embassy in the Burkina Faso has asked American citizens to "limit their movement" [...] Full text...
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Sounds of heavy gunfire heard in Burkina Faso's capital
30 september 2022 - 09:23:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Sounds of gunfire were heard on Friday morning in the main barracks in the Burkina [...] Full text...
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Former Speaker of Guinean National Assembly Claude Kory Kondiano dies
27 september 2022 - 13:07:24Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Speaker of the Guinean National Assembly, Claude Kory Kondiano, died on Tuesday, aged 80, in a [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: High-level independent panel on security and development in crisis-torn Sahel region launched at UN
25 september 2022 - 12:49:46New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres and African leaders have launched a high-level panel to assess the [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: Mali reports progress in political transition process, fighting terrorism
25 september 2022 - 05:46:07New York, US (PANA) - The Authorities in Mali are moving along the path to political transition and institutional reform [...] Full text...
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UN chief expresses 'serious concern' about political crisis in Sudan
24 september 2022 - 09:37:13New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed "serious concern" about the continuing political crisis in [...] Full text...
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Half of Sudan’s most vulnerable children could die without aid - UNICEF
23 september 2022 - 13:49:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely [...] Full text...
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Landmark trial for 2009 Guinea stadium massacre set to start on 28 September
23 september 2022 - 11:23:25Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The long-delayed trial of 11 men accused of responsibility for the 2009 Guinean security forces’ massacre of more than 150 [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: Sudan committed to achieve national reconciliation, General Assembly hears
23 september 2022 - 06:31:08New York, US (PANA) - Abdel-Fattah Al Burhan Abdelrahman Al-Burhan, the President of the Transitional Government of Sudan, has reiterated [...] Full text...
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Sahel security crisis ‘poses a global threat’, Guterres warns
23 september 2022 - 05:14:24New York, US (PANA) - Rising insecurity, including the proliferation of terrorist and other non-State armed groups, coupled with political [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: As global economic crises ‘pile up’, Ghanaian leader says it's time for urgent attention
22 september 2022 - 06:20:01New York, US (PANA) - It was doubtful that any generation of Earth’s inhabitants has ever witnessed “such a perfect [...] Full text...
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Top Sudanese military leaders reiterate soldiers would leave political scene
17 september 2022 - 11:58:11Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Top Sudanese military leaders have reiterated their pledge to leave the political scene and restrict their role [...] Full text...
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Burundi must engage in ‘credible and inclusive’ move towards democratic rule - Rights expert
17 september 2022 - 05:20:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Burundi must engage more effectively in the rule of law and fight against impunity for violations [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian needs ‘growing exponentially’ across Sudan, mission chief warns Security Council
14 september 2022 - 06:02:05New York, US (PANA) - Civilians are in increasing danger, while humanitarian needs across Sudan “are growing exponentially”, the head [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Mediator ends second round of talks in Guinea
28 august 2022 - 15:27:36Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the Guinea crisis, former [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Libya: Uneasy calm in Tripoli after bloody clashes on Saturday left 32 dead
28 august 2022 - 13:47:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An uneasy calm prevails in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Sunday a day after bloody clashes [...] Full text...
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UN chief Guterres calls for immediate cessation of bloody Tripoli clashes
28 august 2022 - 10:54:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed "deep concern" about reports of violent clashes in the Libyan [...] Full text...
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UN reiterates concern over potential violence in Libya
26 august 2022 - 11:41:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations has reiterated its concern about a potential violence in Libya following the mobilisation [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean minister says coup was ' a sad end' for President Alpha Condé
25 august 2022 - 16:12:14Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean Minister of National Unity and Citizenship, Khalifa Gassama Diaby, said on Thursday that [...] Full text...
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Libya's PM Al-Dbaiba asks rival to prepare for elections instead of demanding transfer of power
25 august 2022 - 06:00:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has asked his [...] Full text...
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Darfur: Trial of Janjaweed leader must not be ‘a false dawn’ for justice, Security Council hears
24 august 2022 - 05:16:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The trial of senior Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb – the first prosecution to get underway at [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for recommitment to 'dialogue, diplomacy and mutual trust'
23 august 2022 - 05:30:23New York, US (PANA) - Recommit to “dialogue, diplomacy and mutual trust”, Secretary-General António Guterres urged ambassadors in the UN [...] Full text...
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Guinea rights body calls on junta to clarify cause of death of detained former minister
22 august 2022 - 12:19:40Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Human Rights Organisation (OGDH) is demanding that the government clarify the death of detained [...] Full text...
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Externally sourced consumables dominate Ghana’s market
19 august 2022 - 11:47:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s agricultural and related imports were valued at US $3.3 billion in 2021, an increase of [...] Full text...
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Senegalese president meets Malian leaders on bilateral issues, UN peacekeepers
16 august 2022 - 13:38:26Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Monday paid a brief visit to Mali during which he discussed [...] Full text...
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Will elections solidify the Odinga political dynasty
15 august 2022 - 19:31:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Raila Odinga, the Presidential candidate of omnibus political party, the Azimio la Umoja Party, is one [...] Full text...
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UN troop rotations in Mali mission resume
15 august 2022 - 18:50:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - UN troop rotations in the peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) resumed on Monday with a new [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM rejects forceful takeover of power and calls for elections in Libya
13 august 2022 - 14:06:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the national unity government, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has assured "those who want [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: CNT approves loan agreement to Guinea for purchase of medical products
11 august 2022 - 14:18:54Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Transitional Council (CNT), which has been acting as the National Assembly since the September [...] Full text...
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Former Burkinabe President Kaboré to travel to UAE for medical treatment
11 august 2022 - 12:43:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The former Burkinabe president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré leaves Burkina Faso on Thursday for Dubai, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to gradually increase percentage of breastfeeding to 50%
10 august 2022 - 08:20:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, has said that an action plan has been [...] Full text...
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UN, Ethiopian agencies appeal for funding to continue feeding over 750,000 refugees
09 august 2022 - 13:27:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Rights watchdog says reforms crucial for civilian rule in Mali
09 august 2022 - 10:13:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A human rghts advocate on Tuesday urged Mali's authorities to act to uphold fundamental freedoms and the [...] Full text...
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Loan from UN fund allows FAO to scale up fertilizers for farmers in Ethiopia's Tigray region
09 august 2022 - 06:03:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A $10 million loan from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will allow the [...] Full text...
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Malian junta leader sends message to Guinean counterpart
04 august 2022 - 12:18:03Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Malian military junta leader Colonel Assimi Goïta is sending a message to his Guinean counterpart, Colonel Mamadi [...] Full text...
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Six months after putsch, Burkina Faso is even more scarred, according to the UAS union
27 july 2022 - 20:17:14Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Trade Union Action Unit (UAS) of Burkina Faso denounced on Wednesday the management of [...] Full text...
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Malian justice launches international arrest warrant against former ministers of Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita's regime
27 july 2022 - 20:06:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Justice has issued international arrest warrants against three former Malian ministers under the regime [...] Full text...
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Guinea prosecutor threatens legal action against umbrella group organising demonstration to protest lack of dialogue by junta
27 july 2022 - 12:55:08Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Public Prosecutor's Office to the Court of Appeal in Guinea, is threatening to prosecute members [...] Full text...
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Tunisians vote in referendum on controversial draft constitution
25 july 2022 - 13:34:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)- The Tunisians are voting on Monday in a referendum on a controversial draft new constitution initiated by [...] Full text...
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WFP and partners bring first-of-its-kind transport training centre to West Africa
23 july 2022 - 05:45:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is partnering with global corporations to build a world-class [...] Full text...
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Ghana declares first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease
18 july 2022 - 20:08:23Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ghana has announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after a World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...
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Thousands of children endure ‘horrific conditions’ in conflict zones: UN report
11 july 2022 - 16:05:39New York, US (PANA) - The annual UN report on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) released on Monday details the [...] Full text...
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Former President Kaboré forced by supporters to abandon meeting with current president of Burkina Faso
08 july 2022 - 16:20:02Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several hundred demonstrators gathered Friday in front of the home of former Burkinabe President Roch [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean PM Cellou Dalein summoned to appear in court for the second time
08 july 2022 - 12:01:23Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean Prime Minister, Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo, has been summoned to appear before the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South Africa recovers to pre-pandemic levels, but food inflation rises
08 july 2022 - 07:25:01Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis in South Africa seems to be subsiding but its effects hit household [...] Full text...
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Libyans face soaring price of sheep on Eid Al-Adha
08 july 2022 - 06:36:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As Libyans prepare to mark this year's Eid Al-Adha, the Muslims festival of sacrifice on Saturday, [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Islamist movement denies accusations of terrorist financing, money laundering
07 july 2022 - 18:38:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The spokesperson of the Tunisian Islamist Movement (Ennahdha), Imed Khemiri, refuted here Thursday accusations of suspected [...] Full text...
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Guinean courts toughen up on three arrested FNDC members
07 july 2022 - 14:32:04Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Three influential members of the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC) in Guinea [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns killing of two Egyptian peacekeepers in Mali
06 july 2022 - 17:26:38New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday strongly condemned the killing of two more UN peacekeepers in [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS lifts sanctions against Mali
03 july 2022 - 21:14:47Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have lifted economic and [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders warned terrorists also targeting coastal states
03 july 2022 - 13:28:50Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The 61st ordinary session of the Economic Comminity of West African States (ECOWAS) opened in Accra [...] Full text...
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UN human rights chief alarmed over killing of protesters by security forces in Sudan
02 july 2022 - 07:54:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, on Friday expressed alarm over the killing of at [...] Full text...
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At least nine killed in Sudan anti-coup demonstrataion
01 july 2022 - 06:40:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – At least nine people were killed on Thursday as Sudan was rocked by another massive demonstration [...] Full text...
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President of Transition, promulgates Electoral Law adopted by National Council of the Transition after amendments
26 june 2022 - 13:57:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the transition in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, promulgated on Friday, 24 June, the [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS mediator for Mali in Mali since Thursday
24 june 2022 - 16:49:05Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck [...] Full text...
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US, UN strongly condemn civilian massacres in Mali
23 june 2022 - 05:06:20New York, US (PANA) - The United States and the United Nations have expressed shock and sadness at the massacre [...] Full text...
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AU representative in Sudan suspends participation in tripartite talks
22 june 2022 - 08:26:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) representative in Sudan, Mohamed Belaiche on Tuesday suspended his participation in the tripartite talks [...] Full text...
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Crisis in northeast Nigeria will worsen without urgent help, says UN agency
21 june 2022 - 18:01:26Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - UN humanitarians issued an alert on Tuesday over the deteriorating situation for millions of mainly women and [...] Full text...
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UN food agency announces further refugee ration cuts, in quest for #ZeroHunger
20 june 2022 - 18:47:35Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday that it will have no choice but to [...] Full text...
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Sexual violence in conflict ‘terrorises populations, destroys lives and fractures communities’ - Guterres
17 june 2022 - 19:37:38New York, US (PANA) - Sexual violence has become a brutal tactic of warfare and repression that “terrorises populations, destroys [...] Full text...
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Top UN envoy urges support for Mali reforms
14 june 2022 - 05:23:30New York, US (PANA) - Long-term uncertainty related to the length of the transition period in Mali has made it [...] Full text...
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Sudan's coalition against coup meets military leaders
10 june 2022 - 11:17:56Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), a coalition against the 25 October 2021 military coup that [...] Full text...
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Guinea group slams junta for lack of appreciation of consequences of their actions
08 june 2022 - 11:45:07Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -The Guinean transitional authorities do not seem to appreciate their responsibility in the face of the consequences [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for ‘good faith’ effort by all Sudanese leaders ahead of direct talks
07 june 2022 - 05:15:51New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has called for the military authorities in Sudan and civilian representatives and political [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat to visit Sudan
05 june 2022 - 05:34:02Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee, will pay a five-day [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders postpone decisions on Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso
04 june 2022 - 20:46:14Accra, Ghana (PANA) - West African leaders on Saturday postponed taking decisions on Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea, whose military [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders meet on political situations Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso
04 june 2022 - 13:46:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A one-day summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) began in Accra on [...] Full text...
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UN condemns second ‘cowardly’ attack in three days against peacekeepers in Mali
04 june 2022 - 04:37:32New York, US (PANA) - Two Egyptian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were killed on Friday [...] Full text...
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Deadly Mali convoy attack ‘tragic reminder’ of threats to peacekeepers - Guterres
02 june 2022 - 05:09:42New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned a deadly attack on Wednesday against a UN [...] Full text...
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Education watchdog says attacks on education increased worldwide during pandemic
01 june 2022 - 06:16:52New York, US (PANA) – More than 9,000 students, teachers, and academics were harmed, injured, or killed in attacks on [...] Full text...
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Sudan anti-coup coalition calls for 'end to repression' after junta lifts state of emergency
31 may 2022 - 09:21:27Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), a coalition against last October's military coup, has called [...] Full text...
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Libya News Agency takes issue with accusations by some African leaders that Libya is fuelling terrorism in region
30 may 2022 - 19:10:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan News Agency (LANA) has strongly reacted to some African leaders who, at the African [...] Full text...
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Gambian president Barrow reiterates stance against unconstitutional change of government
30 may 2022 - 11:33:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has reaffirmed his government’s stance against unconstitutional change of governments, saying it [...] Full text...
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Sudan military rulers lift state of emergency
30 may 2022 - 06:18:11Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese military rulers have lifted the state of emergency imposed throughout the country on 25 [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Islamist party leader banned from travelling
28 may 2022 - 13:49:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of the Tunisian Islamist party - Ennahdha - Rached Ghanouchi, has been banned from [...] Full text...
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Time is short for Sudan to resolve political crisis, UN Mission chief warns
25 may 2022 - 05:19:07New York, US (PANA) - Time is short for Sudan to reach a solution to its protracted political crisis, the [...] Full text...
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AU urged to focus on root causes of conflict, political instability
24 may 2022 - 04:53:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African Union (AU) member countries should use their upcoming summit to commit to addressing human rights [...] Full text...
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Mali's Foreign Minister lauds Russian military assistance
21 may 2022 - 11:35:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop, on Friday lauded Russia's military [...] Full text...
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Four foreign nationalsabducted in southern Mali by unknown assailants
20 may 2022 - 10:56:57Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four foreign nationals were abducted by unidentified persons on the night of Thursday night, in Sincina, [...] Full text...
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Armed Islamists, security forces in Burkina Faso committing abuses against civilians - Human Rights Watch
18 may 2022 - 05:22:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Armed Islamist groups and government security forces and militia in Burkina Faso are committing increased abuses against [...] Full text...
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Mali's transitional government claims to have foiled coup on night of 11-12 May
17 may 2022 - 13:47:16Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A coup attempt "supported by a Western state" was foiled in Mali on the night of [...] Full text...
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Mali junta says it thwarted coup attempt backed by 'a Western country'
17 may 2022 - 06:26:59Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military junta says it thwarted an attempted coup last week, according to media reports. An official statement [...] Full text...
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Tripartite process kicks off to end Sudanese political impasse
12 may 2022 - 21:03:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A much awaited process to end the Sudanese political stalemate finally kicked off in Khartoum on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Record profits, while COVID treatment often ‘out of reach’ for the poor
05 may 2022 - 06:04:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While reported COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline, Omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International calls for release of illegally detained migrants in Equatorial Guinea
30 april 2022 - 10:03:11Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of four West African men who have been illegally detained [...] Full text...
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Health workers, children, among 200 killed in ‘senseless and brutal attacks' in West Darfur: WHO
29 april 2022 - 05:17:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Recent intercommunal violence in areas of West Darfur, Sudan, that has left scores dead, including two [...] Full text...
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Former president of National Assembly in Guinea jailed for misappropriation of public funds
28 april 2022 - 18:23:51Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - After more than ten hours of hearing before the judges of the Court of Repression of [...] Full text...
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IMF says economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa disrupted by Ukraine invasion
28 april 2022 - 15:10:22Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A promising sub-Saharan economic recovery, which saw estimated growth in 2021 being revised upward from 3.7 [...] Full text...
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Hundreds of protesters detained, mistreated in Sudan, says Human Rights Watch
28 april 2022 - 05:46:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's security forces have unlawfully detained hundreds of protesters since December 2021 and forcibly disappeared scores as [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso envoys meet Malian junta leader
25 april 2022 - 12:44:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's junta leader, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has sent anvoys to Bamako for [...] Full text...
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Oil held hostage to Libya's political conflict, says Libyan newspaper
23 april 2022 - 18:48:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A wave of blockades of oil production and export sites in Libya's central, southern and eastern [...] Full text...
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Audits to be commissioned on corruption and financial crime in Mali: PM
22 april 2022 - 13:02:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As part of the fight against corruption and financial delinquency, Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council hears of ‘trust deficit’ in disputed Abyei region
22 april 2022 - 05:30:18New York, US (PANA) - Although the overall security situation in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso woos international partners
21 april 2022 - 23:24:42Ouagadougou, 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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Benin has better sales in ECOWAS by end of 2021
20 april 2022 - 17:01:24Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin sold more goods to countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) during [...] Full text...
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IMF team, Congo each agreement on completion of first review of ECF
20 april 2022 - 05:48:45Washington, DC, US (PANA) – A team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with the authorities [...] Full text...
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Civil interests judgment in Thomas Sankara trial postponed to 25 April
13 april 2022 - 16:22:02Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The civil interests judgment of the trial of the assassination of Captain Thomas Sankara and [...] Full text...
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Conference on political transitions and fight against terrorism in the Sahel and West Africa postponed
12 april 2022 - 17:51:25Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Conference on political transitions and the fight against terrorism in the Sahel and West Africa, [...] Full text...
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Verdict of life imprisonment for Blaise Compaoré over Thomas Sankara assassibation trial "heavy and disproportionate" - CDP
10 april 2022 - 14:02:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), the party of former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaoré, [...] Full text...
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Ousted Guinea President Alpha Condé returns home after medical treatment
09 april 2022 - 12:55:29Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Ousted Guinean president, Alpha Conde, returned to Conakry on Friday after a medical stay of nearly [...] Full text...
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More resources needed to help secure Mali, peacekeeping mission head tells Security Council
08 april 2022 - 05:39:09New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s peacekeeping chief in Mali on Thursday, made an urgent call for adequate resources [...] Full text...
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Can the growing US interest in Libya help overcome the current political impasse?
07 april 2022 - 17:26:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new administration of US President Joe Biden has announced a ten-year strategy to prevent conflict [...] Full text...
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UN expert calls for independent probe into massacre in Mali's Mopti region
07 april 2022 - 05:23:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN human rights expert on Wednesday called for a full and independent investigation into alleged [...] Full text...
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Former Burkinabe president, Kaboré, released
06 april 2022 - 21:08:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The former Burkinabe President, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, arrested on January 24 during a military [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso asks for ECOWAS support on humanitarian and security issues
06 april 2022 - 15:36:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The spokesman of the Burkinabe government, Lionel Bilgo, said here Wednesday at the end of [...] Full text...
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1ST. LEAD: Former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaoré sentenced to life imprisonment for assassination of Thomas Sankara
06 april 2022 - 13:44:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Military Court here on Wednesday sentenced former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore to life imprisonment [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Former Burkinabè President Compaoré jailed for life for President Sankara's assassination
06 april 2022 - 11:19:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Burkinabè President Blaise Compaoré was on Wednesday sentenced to death by a military tribunal [...] Full text...
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Darfur war crimes suspect appears before International Criminal Court
06 april 2022 - 06:01:48The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The first trial of a person accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in [...] Full text...
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UNHCR warns of dire impact from floods in South Sudan as new wet season looms
29 march 2022 - 12:36:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency warned on Tuesday that prolonged flooding and displacement in South Sudan is [...] Full text...
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