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Housing Africa’s growing population: IMF Blog By Kecia Rust, Executive Director of Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa
11 december 2024 - 11:04:15Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Deeper understanding of informality and better use of technology can build more sustainable housing markets.Informality dominates [...] Full text...
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How property taxes can help low-income countries to develop: IMF Blog By Martin Grote, Mario Mansour, and Jean-François Wen
12 november 2024 - 08:15:09Lagos, 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
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The promise and peril of runaway technological advances
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Iran: Repression of women ‘intensifying’, two years on from mass protests
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EU warns Iran on transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia
13 september 2024 - 12:57:45Brussels, 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
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DR Congo: Little Justice for Goma Massacre Victims
31 august 2024 - 07:53:41Kinshasa, 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 - 13:01:37New 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 - 05:54:19New 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 - 11:34:45Brussels, 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 - 15:17:19Geneva, 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 - 17:41:59Rome, 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 - 07:21:13Cairo, 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 - 13:34:05Geneva, 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 - 11:47:49Brussels, 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 - 17:33:37Brussels, 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 - 05:55:10Nairobi, 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 - 12:18:10Bamako, 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 - 06:14:25New 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 - 08:21:50Nyala, 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 - 16:49:34Bujumbura, 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 - 08:21:15Cape 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 - 18:16:08Tripoli, 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 - 16:32:42Lagos, 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 - 13:09:30Bamako, 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 - 09:43:50Abuja, 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 - 10:20:33Dar 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 - 09:43:04Khartoum, 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 - 11:44:33Geneva, 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 - 10:23:35Khartoum, 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 - 05:14:03Khartoum, 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 - 06:05:35Washington, 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 - 12:30:26Tripoli, 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 - 08:13:31Khartoum, 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 - 11:39:45Khartoum, 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 - 13:58:40Ouagadougou, 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 - 17:21:30Ouagadougou, 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 - 16:21:31Bamako, 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 - 15:37:43Rabat, 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 - 06:09:47New 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 - 05:25:04New 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 - 17:55:23Tunis, 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 - 14:58:39Bamako, 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 - 16:54:37Bamako, 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 - 13:09:47Bamako, 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 - 07:46:44Cape 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 - 05:35:22New 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 - 05:46:07New York, US (PANA) - The Authorities in Mali are moving along the path to political transition and institutional reform [...] Full text...
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Conflict between regional powers continues to fuel Libyan crisis
07 september 2022 - 19:11:37Tripoli, 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 - 12:59:23Bamako, 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 - 08:20:58New 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 - 13:04:07Bamako, 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 - 12:33:31Bamako, 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 - 14:13:45Bamako, 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 - 07:21:39Washington, 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 - 12:32:55Bamako, 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 - 14:37:55Bamako, 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 - 13:04:18Cape 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 - 09:03:27Kampala, 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 - 08:54:29Antananarivo, 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 - 20:20:24Tripoli, 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 - 16:09:05Rabat, 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 - 22:07:35Tripoli, 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 - 18:00:36Gaborone, 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 - 22:53:50Tripoli, 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 - 13:11:21Abidjan, 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 - 20:49:05Tripoli, 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 - 05:44:14Nairobi, 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 - 05:51:38Bangui, 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 - 23:44:26Tripoli, 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 - 07:15:43Brazzaville, 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 - 15:13:02Tripoli, 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 - 21:08:55Tripoli, 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 - 15:17:04Paris, 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 - 06:58:40New 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 - 19:01:01Abuja, 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 - 19:06:39Abuja, 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 - 10:30:47Kigali, 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 - 17:49:15Abuja, 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 - 17:48:43Harare, 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 - 11:02:41Rabat, 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 - 16:43:01Tripoli, 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 - 20:48:37Tripoli, 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 - 05:25:03Accra, 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 - 17:00:54Tripoli, 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 - 10:05:37Gaborone, 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 - 19:10:07Gaborone, 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 - 20:18:24Brazzaville, 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 - 13:55:19Brazzaville, 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 - 11:42:49Tripoli, 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 - 16:51:10Tripoli, 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 - 11:52:40Tripoli, 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 - 09:43:04Abidjan, 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 - 12:47:18Tripoli, 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 - 21:54:26Kigali, 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 - 15:02:56Tripoli, 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 - 22:50:12Tripoli, 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 - 23:43:04Tripoli, 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 - 17:34:50Tripoli, 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 - 08:33:58Tripoli, 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 - 11:49:21Bamako, 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 - 15:19:38Tripoli, 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 - 13:35:38Tripoli, 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 - 09:26:09Niamey, 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 - 12:59:06Tripoli, 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 - 23:24:06Tripoli, 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 - 18:19:38Tripoli, 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 - 15:42:31Tripoli, 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 - 11:02:44Tripoli, 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 - 22:47:13Tripoli, 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 - 22:14:10Tripoli, 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 - 13:33:53Tripoli, 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 - 19:39:39Tripoli, 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 - 21:49:58Tripoli, 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 - 06:52:52Tripoli 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 - 16:54:34Tripoli, 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 - 15:02:10Gaborone, 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 - 17:55:14Tripoli, 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 - 19:16:29Tunis 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 - 22:03:25Tripoli, 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 - 14:07:18Tripoli, 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 - 23:38:57Tripoli, 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 - 11:22:36Tripoli, 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 - 17:27:27Bamako, 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 - 16:43:47Tripoli, 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 - 18:28:32Tripoli, 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 - 13:55:19Tripoli, 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 - 15:06:05Tripoli, 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 - 16:48:03Tripoli, 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 - 13:55:04Tripoli, 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 - 17:36:01Tripoli, 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 - 15:40:19Tripoli, 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 - 17:47:49Abuja, 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 - 11:55:51Tripoli, 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 - 18:06:33Abuja, 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 - 02:45:25New 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 - 22:42:57Algiers, 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 - 22:58:42Banjul, 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 - 14:22:43Ouagadougou, 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 - 16:58:56Rome, 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 - 12:29:06Tripoli, 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 - 21:59:18Tripoli, 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 - 09:26:29Tripoli, 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 - 15:50:17Tripoli, 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 - 15:51:50Tunis, 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 - 03:55:21Tripoli, 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 - 19:36:25Tripoli, 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 - 04:40:19Tripoli, 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 - 19:32:39Tripoli, 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 - 08:53:47New 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 - 10:38:47Tripoli, 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 - 06:28:56Paris, 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 - 06:34:08New 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 - 20:03:40Lilongwe, 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 - 12:54:05Tripoli, 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 - 20:34:41Abuja, 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 - 16:23:18Brussels, 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 - 03:55:57New 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 - 07:39:41Abuja, 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 - 09:05:05Abuja, 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 - 19:28:27Dubai, 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 - 06:32:22New 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 - 16:20:11Tunis, 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 - 05:49:02Tunis, 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 - 10:07:30Kigali, 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 - 06:12:15Vienna, 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 - 13:48:38Kigali, 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 - 05:07:36Lilongwe, 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 - 07:54:46Dar 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 - 06:04:25New 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 - 12:38:53Abidjan, 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 - 21:09:15New 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 - 17:15:45Kigali, 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 - 05:53:13New 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 - 05:46:38Lilongwe, 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 - 16:18:54New 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 - 14:22:28Gaborone, 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 - 19:35:37New 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 - 09:53:09Port-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 - 15:50:16Dakar, 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 - 12:51:12Dakar, 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 - 18:42:13New 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 - 19:23:30New 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 - 22:02:59New 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 - 13:50:26Port-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 - 15:16:01Abuja, 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 - 17:31:38Niamey, 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 - 08:40:50Addis 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 - 10:19:27Ouagadougou, 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 - 18:05:10Bamako, 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 - 19:44:10Bamako, 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 - 10:01:06Lagos, 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 - 22:44:14Kinshasa, 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 - 15:12:55Tripoli, 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 - 06:10:46New 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 - 08:50:52Lagos, 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 - 15:35:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Indicating that peace and stability were back in Libya, the President of the National Transitional Council [...] Full text...
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