How property taxes can help low-income countries to develop: IMF Blog By Martin Grote, Mario Mansour, and Jean-François Wen

12 november 2024 - 08:15:09
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The world’s governments must raise an additional $3 trillion to achieve sustainable and inclusive economic growth [...] Full text...

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US Treasury Sanctions Sudanese Senior Armed Forces Weapons Procurement Director

24 october 2024 - 16:56:02
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The US Administration on Thursday sanctioned a senior Sudanese government army official, saying he was behind the purchase [...] Full text...

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The promise and peril of runaway technological advances

22 october 2024 - 05:20:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday explored the dual-edged nature of rapid technological advancements – [...] Full text...

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Iran: Repression of women ‘intensifying’, two years on from mass protests

14 september 2024 - 14:30:30
New York, US (PANA) - The Iranian Government has intensified its efforts to suppress the fundamental rights of women and [...] Full text...

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EU warns Iran on transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia

13 september 2024 - 12:57:45
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union has strongly condemned the recent transfer of Iranian-made ballistic missiles to Russia.A statement [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeepers saving lives but need stronger political support and resources, top official urges

09 september 2024 - 20:05:54
New York, US (PANA) - As conflicts grow more complex and armed groups increasingly weaponize low-cost technologies like improvised explosive [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Little Justice for Goma Massacre Victims

31 august 2024 - 07:53:41
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities to expand their [...] Full text...

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West Bank crisis: UN chief calls for immediate halt to Israeli strikes

29 august 2024 - 13:01:37
New York, US (PANA) - As the crisis in the West Bank continues to escalate alongside the ongoing war in [...] Full text...

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Security Council debates ‘serious and dangerous escalation’ in the Middle East

01 august 2024 - 05:54:19
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s top political affairs official reiterated the urgent need for de-escalation in the Middle [...] Full text...

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EC prolongs restrictive measures on Iran’s military support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, armed groups in Mideast and Red Sea region

15 july 2024 - 11:34:45
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday extended until 27 July 2025 its restrictive measures in view of [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Laws of war likely 'consistently violated' in Israeli strikes on Gaza: UN rights office

19 june 2024 - 15:17:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN probe into the Israeli military’s bombing of Gaza has pointed to the laws of [...] Full text...

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Conflict and lawlessness hamper food aid delivery in Gaza: WFP

14 june 2024 - 17:41:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Escalating fighting in the south and centre of Gaza makes it near-impossible for humanitarians to deliver [...] Full text...

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Gaza’s healthcare workers grapple with mental health impact of unyielding war, says health charity

29 april 2024 - 07:21:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After over six months of relentless war, Gaza’s healthcare workers have had to face unprecedented challenges [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office

23 april 2024 - 13:34:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly stripped [...] Full text...

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EU Council, Parliament strike deal to improve efficiency of air space management

06 march 2024 - 11:47:49
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the [...] Full text...

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EU says "extremely concerned by escalation of violence in eastern DR Congo"

04 march 2024 - 17:33:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - There is no military solution to the escalation of hostilities in the eastern part of the [...] Full text...

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Drone strikes on civilians in Burkina Faso apparent war crimes, says rights watchdog

26 january 2024 - 05:55:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Three Burkina Faso military drone strikes that the government claimed targeted Islamist fighters killed at least 60 [...] Full text...

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Mali receives Turkish drones to boost security, fight terrorism

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

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Security Council meets over Red Sea attacks amid growing threat of spillover from Gaza war

04 january 2024 - 06:14:25
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday held its first open meeting on the continuing attacks [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudanese army 'destroys substantial supplies' to rival RSF

31 december 2023 - 08:21:50
Nyala, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese army warplanes have destroyed a substantial supply shipment to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...] Full text...

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Rwanda accused of colluding with Burundian rebel movement

29 december 2023 - 16:49:34
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - On Friday, President Evariste Ndayishimye Friday accused Rwanda of providing multifaceted support to the Resistance for [...] Full text...

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'South Africa well positioned to capitalise on Middle East crisis'

29 december 2023 - 08:21:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Maritime Business Chamber (MBC) says the turmoil in the Middle East, [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns "terrorist" attack on Bahrain defence forces on Saudi Arabia's southern border

27 september 2023 - 18:16:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity has [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS undermined, in dilema on Niger (By Paul Ejime)

20 september 2023 - 16:32:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - France and the United States were two countries that championed so-called international condemnation of and outrage [...] Full text...

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Russia condemns terrorist attacks in northern Mali

09 september 2023 - 13:09:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has condemned Thursday's terrorist attacks in northern Mali, which left more than [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Using diplomacy and biting sanctions to beat Niger's coup leaders (Analysis by Paul Ejime)

17 august 2023 - 09:43:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - There is no doubt that the sanctions imposed on Niger by the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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How an ad-hoc team transformed emergency operations in Tanzania’s commercial capital (A World Bank Blog)

16 august 2023 - 10:20:33
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - It was early March of 2023 in Dar es Salaam, and the Tanzania Meteorological [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Heavy fighting resumes after 72-hour ceasefire ends

21 june 2023 - 09:43:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Heavy fighting has resumed in Sudan's capital and Omdurman after a 72-hour ceasefire brokered by the [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: High-level conference to be held to support humanitarian needs

19 june 2023 - 11:44:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A High-level pledging conference to support the humanitarian response in Sudan and the region will be held [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: New ceasefire holding in Khartoum

18 june 2023 - 10:23:35
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A new 72-hour ceasefire brokered by the US-Saudi facilitators that went into force at 06:00 (04:00 [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudanese Army says it accepts new humanitarian ceasefire

18 june 2023 - 05:14:03
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The General Command of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) says it has accepted a three-day  humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: US condemns atrocities in Darfur

16 june 2023 - 06:05:35
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has strongly condemned the ongoing human rights violations and abuses and horrific violence [...] Full text...

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Libyan Defence Ministry launches second phase of security operations on western coastline

30 may 2023 - 12:30:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Defence has announced the launch of a second phase of security operations [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Facilitators of ceasefire blame both warring sides of violating agreement

29 may 2023 - 08:13:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States and Saudi Arabia, the international facilitators of Sudan's ceasefire agreement, have again blamed [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Warring parties show signs of respecting truce - Facilitators

26 may 2023 - 11:39:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese capital on Friday witnessed cautious calm as the two parties to the fighting appear [...] Full text...

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CEO of Turkish drone manufacturer decorated in Burkina Faso

26 april 2023 - 13:58:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe authorities decorated here Tuesday a Turkish drone manufacturer, Haluk Bayraktar, in recognition of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's parliament gives government go-ahead for acquisition of military drones

14 april 2023 - 17:21:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA - The Burkinabe government on Friday gave its approval for the acquisition of military drones from [...] Full text...

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Malian army gets new Russian and Turkish equipment to fight terrorism

17 march 2023 - 16:21:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, on Thursday handed over to the [...] Full text...

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Iranian drones on Moroccan-Algerian border threaten stability in the region, says Military Africa

10 march 2023 - 15:37:43
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The presence of Iranian drones on the border between the Kingdom of Morocco and Algeria represents [...] Full text...

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Local elections chance to advance peace in Central African Republic: UN envoy

22 february 2023 - 06:09:47
New York, US (PANA) - Upcoming local elections represent a “significant opportunity” to advance the peace and political process in [...] Full text...

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ISIL terror threat still high and increasing in conflict zones, Security Council hears

10 february 2023 - 05:25:04
New York, US (PANA) - Despite leadership losses and diminished cash reserves, the extremist group ISIL, or Da'esh, continues to [...] Full text...

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Heavy security presence as anti-Saied demonstration rocks Tunis

14 january 2023 - 17:55:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several thousand protesters from opposition parties gathered in Tunis on Saturday to mark the 12th anniversary [...] Full text...

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Thirty terrorists neutralized by army in central Mali

12 january 2023 - 14:58:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army announced in a statement Thursday that it neutralized 31 terrorists on Tuesday following [...] Full text...

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Malian army acquires surveillance and combat drones from Turkey

22 december 2022 - 16:54:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army has just acquired the latest generation of surveillance and combat drones of the [...] Full text...

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German Defence Minister visits Mali to support transition process

16 december 2022 - 13:09:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The German Minister of Defence, Mrs. Christine Anelle Lambrech, reaffirmed on Thursday the commitment of her [...] Full text...

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Leading Israeli fugitive arrested in South Africa

18 november 2022 - 07:46:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A team of elite South African policemen has caught a leading global fugitive with [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council boosts commitment to fight digital terror

30 october 2022 - 05:35:22
New York, US (PANA) - A two-day meeting of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee in India has ended with [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Mali reports progress in political transition process, fighting terrorism

25 september 2022 - 05:46:07
New York, US (PANA) - The Authorities in Mali are moving along the path to political transition and institutional reform [...] Full text...

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Conflict between regional powers continues to fuel Libyan crisis

07 september 2022 - 19:11:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The withdrawal of Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri from the 158th ordinary session of the Arab [...] Full text...

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Mali denounces France's 'frequent violations' of its airspace

18 august 2022 - 12:59:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, has sent a letter to the President of [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns last Sunday's terrorist attack in Mali

13 august 2022 - 08:20:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned last Sunday's terrorist attack against the Malian [...] Full text...

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Mali declares three-day national mourning for victims of Tessit terrorist attack

11 august 2022 - 13:04:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Mali's Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, has declared a three-day national mourning, starting from [...] Full text...

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Malian govt strongly condemns Sunday's 'complex' terrorist attack in northern town

11 august 2022 - 12:33:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has strongly condemned Sunday's "complex and coordinated" attack of armed terrorist groups in Tessit, in [...] Full text...

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Seventeen Malian soldiers killed in terrorist attack in Gao region

09 august 2022 - 14:13:45
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 17 Malian soldiers and four civilians were killed Sunday in a terrorist attack [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africa reveals lessons for governance - IMF Country Focus

24 june 2022 - 07:21:39
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have made important strides in tackling corruption, with some outperforming emerging [...] Full text...

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Mali accuses France of espionage, subversive activities in north-east

27 april 2022 - 12:32:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has accused the French army of "espionage and subversive activities" near a base recently transferred [...] Full text...

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Malian army rejects accusations of abuses by soldiers in central Mali

06 april 2022 - 14:37:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) have rejected accusations of exactions in Moura, in the Mopti region, [...] Full text...

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South African billionaire assists with Ukrainian war effort

22 march 2022 - 13:04:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African-born billionaire Elon Musk is using his Starlink satellite system to help a [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says hundreds ‘disappeared,’ tortured in Uganda

22 march 2022 - 09:03:27
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan government has failed to hold to account security officials, who have unlawfully detained and tortured [...] Full text...

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Madagascar braces for another cyclone as it struggles to recover from a recent one

05 february 2022 - 08:54:29
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Lives, livelihoods, and vital crops are at risk across Madagascar with Tropical Cyclone Batsirai expected to [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns 'terrorist' attack on UAE civilian facilities

18 january 2022 - 20:20:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Mangouch, has expressed Libya's strong condemnation and [...] Full text...

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Morocco calls for tougher action against growing threat from terrorist groups

03 december 2021 - 16:09:05
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has again drawn the attention of the international community, including the Global Coalition against Daech, [...] Full text...

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Doubts over elections raise questions on success of transition in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

18 november 2021 - 22:07:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The exacerbation of positions and accentuation of polarization around the December elections in Libya have cast [...] Full text...

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Botswana ready to exploit drone technology - VP

13 august 2021 - 18:00:36
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana will soon improve its agricultural sector through a public/private partnership (PPP), designed to drive the [...] Full text...

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Hafter-allied militia leader killed in Benghazi, eastern Libya

27 july 2021 - 22:53:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mohamed Al-Kani, head of the Al-Kaniyat militia affiliated to the head of the Libyan National Army, [...] Full text...

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New reports from AfDB, FAO and CGIAR showcase digital agriculture for Africa

26 april 2021 - 13:11:21
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) -  Drones, satellites, geographic information systems, weather stations and advanced analytics are among promising technologies for [...] Full text...

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Fund to support return of displaced back home to be set up

21 april 2021 - 20:49:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, Wednesday announced that a [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Ugandan authorities to end enforced disappearances of opponents

11 march 2021 - 05:44:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday asked the Ugandan authorities to take immediate steps to end the [...] Full text...

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UN mission chief in CAR appeals for more peacekeepers

22 january 2021 - 05:51:38
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The top UN official in the Central African Republic (CAR) appealed to the Security [...] Full text...

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Messages of hope from military commission push for peaceful resolution in Libya (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

05 november 2020 - 23:44:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ten days after signing the permanent peace deal in Geneva, the joint 5+5 military commission has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic spurs health innovation in Africa, says WHO

01 november 2020 - 07:15:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic has galvanised the development of more than 120 health technology innovations that have been [...] Full text...

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15 illegal migrants perish in sinking boat off Libya

22 october 2020 - 15:13:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 15 illegal migrants have died and five others were rescued after their boat sank [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister, Italian counterpart discuss creation of common front to fight illegal migration

21 october 2020 - 21:08:55
Tripoli, Liby0a (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, held talks [...] Full text...

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UNESCO Director- General visits Brazzaville and Kinshasa

14 october 2020 - 15:17:04
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay is due in Central Africa on Wednesday for a 48-hour official visit [...] Full text...

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DR Congo’s fragile detente ‘could yet unravel’, Security Council warned

07 october 2020 - 06:58:40
New York, US (PANA) - Planning for a drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: AfDB partners with government and Microsoft to launch Digital Nigeria e-Learning Platform

01 october 2020 - 19:01:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), the government of Nigeria and Microsoft on Monday launched the Digital [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force to deploy aircraft, drones to support ‘Deep Blue Project’ security of maritime waters, EEZ and Gulf of Guinea

17 september 2020 - 19:06:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, says that the air assets acquired under [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda police use motorcycles to disseminate messages on pandemic

17 august 2020 - 10:30:47
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwanda National Police have embarked on the use motorcycles, mostly used in enforcement of traffic [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari assures on restoration of security in Northeast, other parts of Nigeria

10 august 2020 - 17:49:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday gave strong assurances that security will be restored to Borno State, [...] Full text...

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As climate change ravages Southern Africa, two Zimbabwean farmers turn to drone irrigation (Feature by Tatira Zwinoira)

16 june 2020 - 17:48:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nathan Zecks Mazvazva, aged 25, remembers standing in the center of his 15-acre sugar cane field [...] Full text...

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Morocco calls for increased mobilization against Daesh in Sahel

05 june 2020 - 11:02:41
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco on Thursday called for increased mobilization of the anti-Daesh coalition against the terrorist group's acts [...] Full text...

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Libya: GNA's forces announce the takeover of Al-Wattia air base from Haftar's troops

18 may 2020 - 16:43:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...

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Ramadan without respite for Libyans, victims of military escalation (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

17 may 2020 - 20:48:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans will have lived in 2020 the Ramadan, month of fasting for Muslims, the most difficult [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana lifts partial lockdown on some cities, urban centres despite spike in cases

20 april 2020 - 05:25:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has lifted a three-week old partial lockdown on three cities [...] Full text...

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Military escalation continues in Libya despite challenges posed by coronavirus

11 april 2020 - 17:00:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus epidemic, which is gaining ground every day with 24 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Drones to disinfect public places in Botswana

10 april 2020 - 10:05:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) and Botswana Defence Force (BDF) have designed a [...] Full text...

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Botswana challenged to utilise drones in medical services

10 march 2020 - 19:10:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has been challenged to utilise technology in health services delivery. Thapelo Letsholo, Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) [...] Full text...

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Congo sets up interministerial commission to ensure compliance with maritime fishing law

09 march 2020 - 20:18:24
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of state for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, at the weekend announced [...] Full text...

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Congo sets up inter-ministerial commission to ensure compliance with maritime fishing law

09 march 2020 - 13:55:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of state for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, at the weekend announced [...] Full text...

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Fears of deadlock in political solution in Libya after Ghassan Salamé's departure (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

09 march 2020 - 11:42:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A week after the resignation of the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, the [...] Full text...

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New rocket attacks hit Tripoli district

29 february 2020 - 16:51:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A round of Grad rockets fell on the Souk Jumaa neighborhood of the eastern suburbs of [...] Full text...

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Libya prepares to celebrate 9th anniversary of the February 17 revolution

16 february 2020 - 11:52:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The streets of Tripoli and several other Libyan cities have taken on new looks in readiness [...] Full text...

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AfDB getting Africans ready for the fourth industrial revolution

16 february 2020 - 09:43:04
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will hold a workshop on the ability of the emerging [...] Full text...

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Banned cluster munitions used in Tripoli by Marshal Hafter's forces - Rights advocate

13 february 2020 - 12:47:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Forces affiliated with the Libyan National Army (LNA) used cluster munitions in a residential area in [...] Full text...

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Kagame seeks African continent to design and manufacture own drones

05 february 2020 - 21:54:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -   Rwandan President Paul Kagame Wednesday said there was so much that could be done with drone [...] Full text...

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Libya's UN representative accuses some countries of undermining national stability

31 january 2020 - 15:02:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher El-Sonni,has denounced the involvement of some countries in [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj denounces negative foreign interference that hinders political resolution in Libya

30 january 2020 - 22:50:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   - The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, Thursday [...] Full text...

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Libyan government accuses UAE of sending Sudanese to fight next to Haftar

28 january 2020 - 23:43:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The ministry of foreign affairs of the Libyan government of national accord (GNA) has accused the [...] Full text...

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Libya's crisis to dominate talks as UAE FM visits Algiers

27 january 2020 - 17:34:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdallah Ben Zayed, arrived on [...] Full text...

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Rising frequency in violations of truce in Tripoli increases risks of new military escalation (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

27 january 2020 - 08:33:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The increasing frequency over the past several days of violations of the fragile Tripoli truce in [...] Full text...

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Four EU ministers in Mali to fine tune creation of special security force

22 january 2020 - 11:49:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four European Union ministers have visited Mali as a follow-up to the Pau Summit in France [...] Full text...

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Libya ceasefire holds despite minimal violations

15 january 2020 - 15:19:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Marshal Khalifa Haftar's refusal to sign the Ceasefire Agreement in Moscow on Monday has not affected [...] Full text...

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Haftar welcomes Putin and Erdogan's move to ceasefire in Libya

10 january 2020 - 13:35:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The General Command of the Libyan National Army, led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has hailed "Russian [...] Full text...

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Sixty-three terrorists, 23 soldiers killed in Niger military camp attack

10 january 2020 - 09:26:09
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Sixty-three terrorists were shot dead and 25 Nigerien soldiers killed on Thursday afternoon in an attack [...] Full text...

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‘Keep your hands off Libya’ - UN Special Representative tells foreign countries

07 january 2020 - 12:59:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Aggravation of the situation in Libya should open the eyes of the international community to the [...] Full text...

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Ghassan Salamé announces in New York process to get out of Libyan crisis

06 january 2020 - 23:24:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, Monday announced in New [...] Full text...

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Salamé regrets worsening foreign interference in Libya

30 december 2019 - 18:19:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, has expressed concern about the increasing foreign interference [...] Full text...

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Libyan government forces attack large fief of Haftar troops west of Tripoli

21 december 2019 - 15:42:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forces loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Friday evening attacked Tarhouna town, used [...] Full text...

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Three children killed, 10 others wounded in air strikes south of Tripoli

02 december 2019 - 11:02:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three children were killed and 10 others, including one woman, wounded in an aerial bombardment targeting [...] Full text...

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Berlin conference seeks to obtain international deal on Libya, says Ghassan Salamé

29 november 2019 - 22:47:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The special representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, Friday expressed the hope [...] Full text...

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The Libyan war increases suffering of thousands of displaced populations -Analysis

29 november 2019 - 22:14:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The war launched by Marshal Khalifa Haftar on 4 April 2019 to take control of Tripoli [...] Full text...

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GNA Interior ministry warns on Haftar's threats to civil flights security

24 november 2019 - 13:33:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Interior of the Government of National Accord (GNA), which is recognized by the [...] Full text...

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AFRICOM loses surveillance UAV over Tripoli

23 november 2019 - 19:39:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Military Command for Africa (AFRICOM) announced on Friday night that it "lost on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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Ghassan Salamé briefs UN Security Council on efforts to resolve Libyan crisis

18 november 2019 - 21:49:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Ghassan Salamé, special representative of the UN Secretary General, and chief of the UN Support Mission [...] Full text...

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Libya's Government of National Accord raises red flags on Russia's role in Tripoli war

15 november 2019 - 06:52:52
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) is raising the red flags about the participation of [...] Full text...

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Five family members injured in another shell strike in Ain Zara, south of Tripoli

13 november 2019 - 16:54:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A further shell strike on Wednesday injured five family members - three children, their father and [...] Full text...

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Botswana finds different literacy levels a challenge in industrial revolution

06 november 2019 - 15:02:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Undeveloped value chains, different literacy levels in Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) are a major challenge in [...] Full text...

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Armed clashes target drug warehouses in Ain Zara, south of Tripoli

04 november 2019 - 17:55:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Armed clashes continued on Monday on the outskirts of Tripoli at a faster pace, illustrating the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: AfDB to hold a seminar on the use of drones in agriculture

29 october 2019 - 19:16:29
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will organize a seminar in Tunis on Wednesday to complete the [...] Full text...

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UN Libya mission denies enabling anti-Govt forces to target medical facilities

25 october 2019 - 22:03:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Friday strongly denied “rumours” that it had been sharing [...] Full text...

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Clashes intensify with laser-guided bombs fired south of Tripoli

23 october 2019 - 14:07:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Armed clashes have intensified in the past 48 hours on the outskirts of Tripoli, where all [...] Full text...

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Presidential council of Libyan government condemns bombing of civilian neighborhoods in Tripoli

22 october 2019 - 23:38:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The presidential council of the Libyan national unity government Tuesday condemned bombings carried out by the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM Sarraj invited to Russian-African Summit in Moscow

11 october 2019 - 11:22:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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Germany to focus on infrastructure development, health and education in Mali

08 october 2019 - 17:27:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - German Defense Minister, Annegret Kramp Karrembauer, said her country, in its cooperation with Mali, will now [...] Full text...

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Precarious calm prevails on war fronts near Tripoli after Saturday’s clashes

22 september 2019 - 16:43:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Precarious calm prevailed on Sunday on the different frontlines in southern Tripoli after fierce fighting on [...] Full text...

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New air strikes on Maitigua, Zouara airports, in western Libya

17 september 2019 - 18:28:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Vicious air strikes on Tuesday targeted the airport of Maitigua, closed to air traffic for more [...] Full text...

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One person killed, 11 wounded in air strikes against Libyan government troops near Sirte

16 september 2019 - 13:55:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least one person was killed and 11 others were injured, one seriously, on Monday following [...] Full text...

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Military escalation resumes again in Libya

14 september 2019 - 15:06:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's warring parties, which have been fighting since 4 April on the outskirts of Tripoli, have [...] Full text...

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Military escalation continues in Libya with new air strikes against Misrata

18 august 2019 - 16:48:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa Haftar has carried out a new series of [...] Full text...

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UN in Libya denies presence of military infrastructure at Zouara airport

18 august 2019 - 13:55:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has said that there is neither military infrastructure nor [...] Full text...

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Presidential Council says Haftar's bombings of airports are "terrorist" acts

16 august 2019 - 17:36:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity (GNU) has condemned the aerial bombardment carried [...] Full text...

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LNA planes bomb Zouara civil airport in western Libya

15 august 2019 - 15:40:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Zouara airport in western Libya was on Thursday targeted by an airstrike from fighter planes of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari orders probe into killing of 3 Policemen, one civilian by soldiers

08 august 2019 - 17:47:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday directed the country’s Defence Headquarters to commence immediate investigation of [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council again fails to adopt resolution to end Libyan conflict (Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

02 august 2019 - 11:55:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A draft communiqué initiated by the United Kingdom on Thursday to end the Libyan conflict, after [...] Full text...

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Buhari says his administration plans new measures to stem spate of insecurity in Nigeria

31 july 2019 - 18:06:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday spoke on the steps his administration is taking to address [...] Full text...

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UN envoy in Libya urges Security Council action to end violence

30 july 2019 - 02:45:25
New York, US (PANA) - Fighting in Libya “shows no signs of abating”, the head of the United Nations Support Mission (UNSMIL) [...] Full text...

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Terrorist objectives destroyed by Algerian-made drones – Defence ministry

24 july 2019 - 22:42:57
Algiers, Algeria (PANA)   -   The Algerian ministry of Defence said here Wednesday that drones made in Algeria of El-Jazair-54 type [...] Full text...

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Gambia among 100 countries vulnerable to climate change - VP

17 july 2019 - 22:58:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   Dr. Isatou Touray, Gambia’s Vice-President, has disclosed that the country is among hundreds critical countries most [...] Full text...

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France committed to modernizing its army - Macron

14 july 2019 - 14:22:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   France is committed to transforming and modernizing its army, French President Emmanuel Macron said here [...] Full text...

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Italy: Tuscan President severely criticizes migration policy of Matteo Salvini

09 july 2019 - 16:58:56
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The president of the Tuscan region and leader of the Italian Opposition Democrat party, Enrico Rossi, [...] Full text...

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Bleak prospects for negotiated settlement of Libyan crisis after another Security Council failure (Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

04 july 2019 - 12:29:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, convened on Wednesday after an air strike on [...] Full text...

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Libya: Air navigation suspended again at Maitigua airport in Tripoli

03 july 2019 - 21:59:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Air traffic at the Libyan airport of Maitigua, 7 km east of Tripoli, was suspended on [...] Full text...

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UN arms embargo violations put Tripoli’s 1.2 million civilians in grave danger - Amnesty International

03 july 2019 - 09:26:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The lives and security of Tripoli’s 1.2 million civilians hang in the balance as warring parties [...] Full text...

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Some 150 pro-Haftar fighters taken prisoner in recapture of Ghariane

29 june 2019 - 15:50:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 150 fighters of the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar were captured [...] Full text...

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Bushfire destroys vast fields in Tunisia

10 june 2019 - 15:51:50
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Bushfire has destroyed extensive areas of wheat fields in northwest Tunisia, sources at the Tunisian civil [...] Full text...

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Cards for political solution in Libya no longer in the hands of Sarraj and Haftar

27 may 2019 - 03:55:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The intensity of fighting increased last week at the outskirts of Tripoli, with both sides using [...] Full text...

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Libya: Fighting still raging near Tripoli

26 may 2019 - 19:36:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fighting on the outskirts of Tripoli has intensified in the past 24 hours, illustrating a [...] Full text...

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The Libyan crisis: Between diplomatic efforts and military escalation (A PANA News Analysis)

20 may 2019 - 04:40:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Rocket and cannon fire and deafening noises of warplanes, including mostly unidentified drones, have continued to [...] Full text...

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Rocket hits family house, kills two members, injures one in Tripoli

14 may 2019 - 19:32:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Two members of the same family were killed and another wounded on Tuesday when a rocket [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary-General concerned about shipment of weapons to Libya

14 may 2019 - 08:53:47
New York, United States (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General , Antonio Guterres, said on Monday at the Security Council, [...] Full text...

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Diplomatic efforts for a political solution in Libya (Analysis by Ibrahima Niane, PANA correspondent)

05 may 2019 - 10:38:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Observers of the Libyan scene have identified diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire in the war launched [...] Full text...

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Rights group says US strikes in Somalia 'possible war crimes'

21 march 2019 - 06:28:56
Paris, France (PANA) - Human rights organisation Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday called on the US government to conduct impartial [...] Full text...

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UN chief sends condolences to families of Malawi flood victims

12 march 2019 - 06:34:08
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has extended his condolences to the families of flood victims across [...] Full text...

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At least 23 people killed in Malawi flash floods this week

09 march 2019 - 20:03:40
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Heavy rains and floods have affected most parts of the Southern Region in Malawi, following the [...] Full text...

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Reduction of AFRICOM staff will not affect the fight against terrorism in Libya

09 march 2019 - 12:54:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - "A reduction of its troops in Africa, planned by the Pentagon, will not affect US-led counter-terrorism [...] Full text...

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Nigerian security operatives shut down leading independent newspaper

06 january 2019 - 20:34:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Armed troops of the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Security (DSS) on Sunday shut [...] Full text...

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Belgium spends 170 million Euros on humanitarian aid in Africa, Middle East in 2018

27 december 2018 - 16:23:18
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – For 2018, Belgium devoted 178 million Euros to humanitarian aid for the reception of refugees in [...] Full text...

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UN launches new framework to strengthen fight against terrorism

07 december 2018 - 03:55:57
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres launched a new Organization-wide framework on Thursday in New York [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army says Boko Haram now uses drones, foreign fighters

29 november 2018 - 07:39:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army High Command says Boko Haram terrorists have of late been deploying foreign fighters [...] Full text...

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Nigeria bans unauthorised acquisition of firearms, drones, broadcast equipment

26 october 2018 - 09:05:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has, as part of broad measures to stem the tide of insecurity [...] Full text...

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Many deaths can be avoided with better data: UN deputy chief

22 october 2018 - 19:28:27
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Speaking at the opening session of the UN World Data Forum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates [...] Full text...

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ISIL continues to pose a ‘serious challenge’ worldwide – UN counter-terror chief

25 august 2018 - 06:32:22
New York, US (PANA) - Despite serious military setbacks, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) may still [...] Full text...

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Tunisia launches pilot project to use drones for data collection in agriculture

27 july 2018 - 16:20:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed an agreement for the launch of a [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to launch Drone use in agriculture

21 july 2018 - 05:49:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is to launch a Pilot Project on the Use of Drones in Agricultural Development Projects. The [...] Full text...

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'Africa loses $2 billion annually through brain drain in health sector'

27 april 2018 - 10:07:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The new report on Good Governance released by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation indicates that only three [...] Full text...

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Drones ready to join fight against deadly diseases – UN agency

20 april 2018 - 06:12:15
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Robotics may soon be a critical ally in the fight against disease-spreading bugs, a United Nations [...] Full text...

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7th World Healthcare Students Symposium kicks off in Kigali

23 november 2017 - 13:48:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - More than 1,000 pharmacists and health experts from 30 countries around the world gathered here on [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Africa’s first humanitarian drone testing corridor launched in Malawi

29 june 2017 - 05:07:36
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – The Government of Malawi and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has launched an air corridor to test [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Ghana to host awards ceremony for 2017 African innovators

16 june 2017 - 07:54:46
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Winners of the 2017 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) will be announced in Accra, [...] Full text...

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US: Innovators, UN discuss using tech to tackle world's development challenges

18 may 2017 - 06:04:25
New York, US (PANA) – From drones dropping food and medicines, to handheld devices that can diagnose Ebola with a [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB, African heads of state to discuss youth in agriculture

06 may 2017 - 12:38:53
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is planning to bring African heads of state together to [...] Full text...

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UN: Outgoing UN peacekeeping chief praises reduced cost of operations

24 march 2017 - 21:09:15
New York, US (PANA) - The outgoing UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Herve Ladsous, says UN peacekeeping is [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: World Bank Chief congratulates Rwanda on "pioneering services"

21 march 2017 - 17:15:45
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim started a two-day visit to Rwanda on Tuesday congratulating [...] Full text...

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US: Situation in CAR warrants continued international attention, Security Council told

16 february 2017 - 05:53:13
New York, US (PANA) - Despite improving security situation in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), concerns [...] Full text...

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Malawi: UNICEF, Malawi to test first humanitarian drone in Africa

16 december 2016 - 05:46:38
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in cooperation with the Government of Malawi, will establish an [...] Full text...

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UN: Inaugural UN World Data Forum to hold in Cape Town in January

07 december 2016 - 16:18:54
New York, US (PANA) - More than 1,000 data leaders from government, business, science and civil society are expected to [...] Full text...

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Botswana: New lobby group for women in aviation

29 november 2016 - 14:22:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s first female pilot, Sakhile Reiling, has applauded the launch of a women’s aviation organisation in [...] Full text...

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UN: German peacekeepers to use surveillance drones in Mali

21 july 2016 - 19:35:37
New York, US (PANA) - German peacekeepers deployed to the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) will use [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Govt. to regulate the operation of drones in Mauritius

18 june 2016 - 09:53:09
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government will soon introduce Civil Aviation regulations to regulate the operation of Remotely-Piloted Aircraft [...] Full text...

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Senegal: New report says second green revolution underway in Africa

31 may 2016 - 15:50:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Agriculture is currently standing on the edge of a second green revolution and technological innovation will [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Inaugural Global Science Forum in Africa winds up in Dakar

11 march 2016 - 12:51:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - With science taking the centre stage, the Next Einstein Forum’s Global Gathering, Africa’s premiere global science [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Robust, decisive action needed now to avert civil war in Burundi' - UN rights chief

17 december 2015 - 18:42:13
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Al Hussein on Thursday urged the international community [...] Full text...

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UN: Small Arms Survey 2015 highlights increased firepower to wildlife poaching

01 june 2015 - 19:23:30
New York, US (PANA) - A UN survey launched on Monday in New York said illegal trade in wildlife and [...] Full text...

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UN: UN peacekeeping chief says CAR mission reaches full operational capacity

28 april 2015 - 22:02:59
New York, US (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping chief, Mr. Herve Ladsous, on Tuesday concluded a four-day visit to the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius Islamic Society condemns attacks on French magazine

22 january 2015 - 13:50:26
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Islamic Society of Mauritius (ISM) Thursday condemned the attacks on the French magazine, Charlie Hebdo, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 5 Lake Chad region nations plot defeat of Boko Haram

24 november 2014 - 15:16:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The fourth meeting of military and security chiefs from the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) and [...] Full text...

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Niger: US grants military equipment to Nigerien Armed Forces

16 september 2014 - 17:31:38
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Nigerien Armed Forces on Tuesday received a donation of military equipment including trucks, generators, ambulances, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Somalia offers militants amnesty after Al Shabaab leader's killing 

07 september 2014 - 08:40:50
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Somali President Sheikh Mohamud, has offered a 45-day amnesty to remnants of the militant group, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Crash victims’ families angry at Air Algeria

26 july 2014 - 10:19:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Families of victims of the crash of Air Algeria’s flight AH5017 are angry at the [...] Full text...

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Mali: French Defence minister expected Wednesday in Bamako

15 july 2014 - 18:05:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The French Defence Minister, Jean Yves Le Drian, is expected Wednesday in Bamako where he will [...] Full text...

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Mali: Cost of deployment of UN forces in Mali estimated at 350 billion CFAF

03 july 2014 - 19:44:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The cost of the deployment of the UN Multi-dimensional Integrated Mission for Mali Stabilization (MINUSMA) is [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Mounting int'l pressure against Boko Haram dominates headlines in Nigeria

18 may 2014 - 10:01:06
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The increasingly mounting international campaign against the terror group, Boko Haram, dominated front pages in Nigeria [...] Full text...

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DRC: Opposition demands independent investigations into drone crash

16 january 2014 - 22:44:14
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – A DR Congo opposition party, the Engagement for Citizenship and Development (ECIDE), has called for [...] Full text...

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US seeks Libya's nod to hit terror-prone sites in East Libya with drones

12 august 2013 - 15:12:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The US is seeking permission from Libya to allow it hit terror sites in Eastern Libya [...] Full text...

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UN to begin using drones in DR Congo

03 august 2013 - 06:10:46
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations has reached the final stage of the procurement process [...] Full text...

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War against Boko Haram, Chinua Achebe's burial highlighted in Nigeria

25 may 2013 - 08:50:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The State of Emergency declared on three north eastern States and the following war against insurgency [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi: NTC president says peace, stability back to Libya

23 october 2011 - 15:35:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Indicating that peace and stability were back in Libya, the President of the National Transitional Council [...] Full text...

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