EUMPM Niger: European Council decides not to extend mandate of the mission

27 may 2024 - 17:23:48
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday decided to not extend the European Union military partnership mission in [...] Full text...

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EU becomes observer of Djibouti Code of Conduct/Jeddah Amendment

22 april 2024 - 11:00:05
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will soon become a ‘Friend’, meaning observer, of the Djibouti Code of [...] Full text...

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EC appoints new heads of mission for EUCAP Sahel Niger, EUAM Ukraine

17 may 2023 - 08:09:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has appointed new Heads of Mission (HoM) for two EU’s civilian missions: the [...] Full text...

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Libyan border guard delegation visits Niger

24 march 2023 - 14:48:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM) and the Libyan Ministry of Defence in [...] Full text...

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EU extends mandate of capacity building mission in Mali until 31 January 2025

10 january 2023 - 18:53:26
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday adopted a decision extending the mandate of the EU Capacity Building [...] Full text...

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Plan to withdraw mercenaries and foreign fighters, opportunity for peaceful elections in Libya (Analysis by BA Youssef,PANA correspondent)

14 october 2021 - 20:31:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The signing by the 5+5 Joint Military Commission of an Action Plan for the "gradual and [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel heads of state call for support for transition in Mali and Chad

10 july 2021 - 10:50:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The G5 Sahel heads of state Friday called on the international community to support the transitional [...] Full text...

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EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta in Somalia gets new Commander

20 april 2021 - 18:46:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Council of the European Union (EU) on Tuesday announced the appointment of Vice Admiral José [...] Full text...

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UN will support Mali's National Transition Council in its mission, says UN peace official

21 january 2021 - 18:01:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, has pledged UN's support to Mali, which faces [...] Full text...

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Mali President urges army to nurture trust of civilians

20 january 2021 - 13:14:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transition President Bah N'Daw has warned that "abuses committed against civilians in military operations can [...] Full text...

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EUCAP Sahel Mali mission extended until 31 January 2023

11 january 2021 - 12:53:31
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday extended the mandate of the EU civilian mission EUCAP Sahel Mali [...] Full text...

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European Council extends mandate of security, defence missions in Somalia

23 december 2020 - 19:02:49
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has  prolonged the mandates of its two Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) [...] Full text...

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African Bar Association hosts conference on Terrorism and transnational crime

10 november 2020 - 19:42:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A virtual conference of the African Bar Association (AFBA), organized by the Niger Bar Association in [...] Full text...

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IOM resumes voluntary return of migrants from Niger to Gambia

26 september 2020 - 07:52:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -  After a six-month hiatus due to COVID-19 border closures, Gambia's office of the International Organization for [...] Full text...

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Terrorism: Displaced persons begin to return home in Sahel region

01 july 2020 - 15:01:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Rising from their meeting on Tuesday in Nouakchott, Mauritania, with French President, Emmanuel Macron, the [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EC extends training mission in Mali with broadened mandate, increased budget

23 march 2020 - 18:26:25
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday decided to expand the scope of the mandate of the European [...] Full text...

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EU appoints new Force Commander for prevention of piracy off Somali coast

12 march 2020 - 19:24:34
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union on Thursday announced the appointment of Rear Admiral lgnacio Villanueva Serrano as new [...] Full text...

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Niger launches 3 websites to improve security communication

07 february 2020 - 16:30:38
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - In a bid to facilitate security communication, both internally and to citizens, Niger's National Police, National [...] Full text...

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EU to give Mali armoured vehicles to fight against impoverished bombs

21 november 2019 - 23:01:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - The European Union will offer Mali armoured vehicles to enable the Malian armed forces (FAMA) to [...] Full text...

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Sub-regional workshop on drugs ends in Bamako

05 october 2019 - 13:56:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The fight against drugs and the repression of the phenomenon in the West African sub-region requires [...] Full text...

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Niger celebrates National Day Against Human Trafficking

01 october 2019 - 19:30:37
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Marou Amadou, on Tuesday urged state and non-state actors [...] Full text...

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Niger elebrates National Mobilization Day against Human Trafficking

27 september 2019 - 13:03:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) –  Niger will on Saturday mark its National Mobilisation Day against  Human Trafficking to promote prevention, raise [...] Full text...

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EU naval operation off Somalia coast gets new commander

26 september 2019 - 11:33:16
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Spanish General Antonio Planells Palau has been appointed commander of the operation EUNAVFOR-Atalanta, the European maritime [...] Full text...

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EU appoints new head of capacity building mission in Somalia

19 september 2019 - 12:24:29
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Council of the European Union (EU) on Thursday announced the appointment of Christopher Reynolds as [...] Full text...

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Niger sues for new "more coordinated and inclusive" approach to terrorism

24 may 2019 - 18:39:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Interior Minister Mohamed Bazoum on Friday called on "all actors involved in the fight against [...] Full text...

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EU says Sahel remains a priority

15 may 2019 - 17:47:29
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - European Union Foreign and Defence Ministers who met on Tuesday in Brussels with their counterparts from [...] Full text...

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Germany - strategic ally of G5 Sahel in fighting terrorism

01 may 2019 - 14:36:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The strategic partnership between Germany and the G5 Sahel countries is set at both the [...] Full text...

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German Chancellor due in Bamako Wednesday

30 april 2019 - 17:04:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, is expected in Bamako, Mali, on Wednesday at the start of a [...] Full text...

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EU extends mandate of security and defence mission in Mali

21 february 2019 - 16:36:49
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Thursday extended the mandate of the European Union (EU) mission in the [...] Full text...

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EU moves to better support security in Sahel region

18 february 2019 - 10:07:16
          Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Underlining its support to the efforts done by the G5 Sahel countries in the fight against [...] Full text...

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EU extends mandate of its support mission in Somalia

10 december 2018 - 18:06:22
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday extended the mandate of the EU capacity building mission in Somalia, [...] Full text...

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Germany, Netherlands give Niger Police 10 million Euros

03 november 2018 - 14:51:39
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Netherlands and Germany on Friday released to Niger, through the European Union Civil Action Protection [...] Full text...

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EU Council extends mandate of its security mission in Sahel Niger for two years

18 september 2018 - 16:21:06
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Tuesday extended the mandate of the European Union Mission in Sahel Niger [...] Full text...

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EU extends military training mission in Mali for two years

14 may 2018 - 17:25:34
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday extended the mandate of the EU training mission in Mali (EUTM [...] Full text...

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EU appoints new head of EUCAP Sahel Niger mission

04 may 2018 - 16:09:04
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Council of the European Union (EU) on Friday announced the appointment of Frank Van der [...] Full text...

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EU, Niger strengthen cooperation against illegal migration

14 march 2018 - 15:04:03
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - In a debate at the European Parliament on Tuesday, the EU ambassador in Niger, Raul Mateus [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU strengthens support to security in Mali and Sahel region

20 june 2017 - 16:26:51
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday adopted a decision to support the regionalisation of EU Common Security [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EC extends EUCAP Sahel Mali mission for two years

11 january 2017 - 18:18:33
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Wednesday extended the mandate of the European Union security mission EUCAP [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU names head of maritime capacity building in Horn of Africa

26 july 2016 - 11:38:33
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Commission on Tuesday announced the appointment of Ms Maria-Cristina Stepanescu, a senior police officer [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU appoints head of mission in Niger

26 july 2016 - 11:34:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A senior diplomat from Finland, Ms Kirsi Henriksson, has been appointed Head of the European Union [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU extends mission of EUCAP in Sahel Niger

18 july 2016 - 11:16:40
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council (EC) on Monday announced extension of the mandate of EUCAP (European External Action [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU increases budget of security mission in Mali

06 june 2016 - 11:49:46
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of the European Union on Monday announced it has increased the budget of The [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU extends mndate of anti-piracy operation off Somali coast

22 november 2014 - 11:13:50
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has extended till 12 Dec. 2016 the mandate of the naval operation [...] Full text...

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Mali: EU launches new security mission in Mali

14 july 2014 - 15:57:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has launched a new security mission in Mali, called EUCAP SAHEL, Mali, [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU names Philip de Ceuninck head of EUCAP Sahel Niger

08 may 2014 - 16:32:45
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The EU Political and Security Committee (PSC), a body of Permanent Representatives of Member States of [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU to establish civil mission in Mali

17 april 2014 - 21:05:31
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union is to establish a civil mission to support the Malian interior security forces, [...] Full text...

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