Tackling lead pollution to unlock development potential: World Bank Blog By Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Senior Managing Director

05 november 2024 - 08:01:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lead is in materials all around us, often unseen. From factories, mines and spices to being [...] 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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Tanzania mine gears up for first graphite concentrate exports

02 july 2024 - 17:04:48
Lindi, Southern Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s  first-ever shipment of graphite concentrate from the Lindi Jumbo graphite mine, in the southeast [...] Full text...

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Global gas flaring jumps to highest level since 2019

20 june 2024 - 17:48:29
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) -  In 2023, the amount of gas flared worldwide rose by nine billion cubic metres [...] Full text...

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Arab Strategy for Standardization and Quality launched in Morocco

09 june 2024 - 13:19:17
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Arab Strategy for Standardisation and Quality (2024-2028) has been launched in Rabat, Morocco, to adopt [...] Full text...

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Libya, Turkey discuss strengthening industrial relations

21 may 2024 - 17:18:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Industry and Mines, Ahmed Abu Hissa, on Monday held talks with the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for greater role for banks in supporting industrial sector

20 may 2024 - 19:14:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbaiba, has stressed the need [...] Full text...

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Libya attends meetings of AU ministers of trade, industry, mining and tourism

18 may 2024 - 16:33:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Industry and Mines in the government of national unity, Ahmed Abu Heissa, [...] Full text...

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LibMAC plans to develop national mine action strategy in collaboration with GICHD UNSMIL

14 may 2024 - 16:57:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Mine Action Centre (LibMAC) Thursday announced its intention to develop a national mine action [...] Full text...

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Libya chairs Arab discussion group at mine action session

08 may 2024 - 17:57:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Mine Action Centre (LibMAC) chaired the Arab Discussion Group of the "National Directors' Day" [...] Full text...

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Landmines killed 17 people in Libya in 2023, according to UNMAS

29 april 2024 - 10:45:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) says 17 people, including 14 children, died in incidents [...] Full text...

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Niger to sell Mali 150 million litres of diesel for the country's power plants

17 april 2024 - 17:30:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Petroleum, Mines and Energy Mahaman Moustapha Barke Tuesday finalized an agreement with Energie [...] Full text...

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UNICEF: Nine children killed in 2023 by landmines in Libya

15 april 2024 - 11:09:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nine Libyan children lost their lives to mines and explosive devices during 2023, the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Rid world of landmines once and for all: Guterres

05 april 2024 - 05:18:10
New York, US (PANA) - Landmines and other explosive ordnance directly threaten millions of people caught up in armed conflict [...] Full text...

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Signature of the roadmap for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Burkina Faso

27 march 2024 - 16:26:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The roadmap setting out the various stages in the process of building a nuclear power [...] Full text...

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Major new hydrocarbon discovery in Côte d'Ivoire

08 march 2024 - 19:57:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire's Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Energy has announced a major new hydrocarbon discovery [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso suspends artisanal gold exports

21 february 2024 - 14:21:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso authorities Wednesday announced the suspension of exports of gold produced on artisanal [...] Full text...

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AES countries meet on strategies for securing electricity supplies

20 february 2024 - 18:44:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The national electricity companies of countries of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) began a [...] Full text...

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Over 2,000 participants expected at the ECOWAS Mining and Oil Forum

20 february 2024 - 17:44:45
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - More than 2,000 participants are expected to attend the 4th Mining and oil Forum of the [...] Full text...

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Libya and Arab Industrial Organisation sign cooperation agreement

12 february 2024 - 11:37:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and the Arab Industrial Development, Standards and Mining Organisation have signed a memorandum of understanding for [...] Full text...

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Keen interest in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town

06 february 2024 - 11:37:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Delegates at the 30th African Mining Indaba, which is underway in Cape Town, are [...] Full text...

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Burundi and Russia ratify civil nuclear cooperation agreement

01 february 2024 - 15:54:37
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The National Assembly Thursday adopted a bill ratifying a cooperation agreement between Burundi and Russia on [...] Full text...

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Several dead in the brazen excavation of an artisanal mine in Mali

24 january 2024 - 17:35:59
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several people were killed last Friday when a gallery in a small-scale mine collapsed in [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso launches mine tailings treatment plant

23 january 2024 - 16:26:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Tuesday inaugurated a mine [...] Full text...

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COP28: African countries join pioneering global battery energy storage consortium

03 december 2023 - 17:51:57
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Several African countries have formally expressed interest to join the ground-breaking Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) [...] Full text...

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Capt Traore lays foundation stone for construction work on Burkina Faso's first national gold refinery

23 november 2023 - 17:36:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional President Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Thursday laid the foundation stone for the construction [...] Full text...

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Ghana hit by widespread power outages

28 october 2023 - 15:06:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians are experiening intermittent power cuts reminiscent of serious load shedding days from 2014-2016, known in [...] Full text...

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Ghana hit by widespread power outages

28 october 2023 - 12:28:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians are experiening intrmittent power cuts reminiscent of the 'dumsor' era when the entire country went [...] Full text...

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Africa uses 'very small' percentage of wind power potential – Report

05 october 2023 - 07:41:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Africa is utilising less than 1% of its wind power potential, which is “very, [...] Full text...

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Industrial mining of cobalt, copper for rechargeable batteries in DRC leading to 'grievous' rights abuses

12 september 2023 - 07:40:28
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to hold 5th edition of West African Mining Week

05 september 2023 - 12:26:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 5th West African Mining Week will be held from 28 to 30 September 2023 [...] Full text...

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Diamond producers adapting to rapidly changing landscape

29 august 2023 - 08:00:33
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The diamond industry has faced multiple challenges leading to a notable shifting of the industry [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Junta names cabinet

10 august 2023 - 10:55:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The following is the list of cabinet minsters announced on Thursday by the head of [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Amnesty International calls for release of ousted President, members of gov't

01 august 2023 - 12:38:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday asked the Niger military junta to urgently protect and respect human rights [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Niger coup: France to evacuate nationals (Eds: Adds details, Writethrough)

01 august 2023 - 10:19:48
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - France is to start evacuating its nationals from the West African state of Niger, where it [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: UN to continue efforts to restore constitutional order as Mali, Burkina Faso warn against military action

01 august 2023 - 06:25:43
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The United Nations says it will continue consultations with its partners to restore constitutional order in [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Ousted President Bazoum's party flags arrests of senior members

31 july 2023 - 16:52:56
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The political party of ousted Niger president Mohamed Bazoum has flagged the detention of several of [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams DRC militia for deadly raid on Ituri’s displaced camp

24 july 2023 - 06:46:18
Goma, DRC (PANA) – Militia fighters killed at least 46 civilians, half of them children, and pillaged and burned a [...] Full text...

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More than a million people live from artisanal gold mining in Burkina Faso

13 july 2023 - 16:03:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than a million people make their living directly from artisanal gold mining in Burkina [...] Full text...

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Mali aims to achieve electrification rate of 68% in 2023

22 june 2023 - 18:57:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's ambition is to achieve an electrification rate of 68% by 2023, compared with 57.4% in [...] Full text...

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Benin to drill boreholes in three communes

20 june 2023 - 13:46:28
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has decided to drill boreholes to supply water to localities in the communes [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for phasing out fossil fuels to avoid climate ‘catastrophe’

16 june 2023 - 06:16:50
New York, US (PANA) - Countries must phase out coal and other fossil fuels to avert climate “catastrophe”, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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Sixth meeting of 5+5 Defence Group on humanitarian demining held in Tripoli

15 june 2023 - 15:47:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The sixth meeting of the scientific committee of the 5+5 Training Centre for Humanitarian Demining of [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Paramilitary group committed to Jeddah talks - Leader

05 june 2023 - 08:56:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has expressed "unwavering support [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Mediators call on warring parties to resume ceasefire talks

04 june 2023 - 14:20:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America, mediators for the Sudan ceasefire [...] Full text...

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Trafficking in the Sahel undermining rule of law (Feature by UN News)

04 june 2023 - 06:38:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Kourou/Koualou, a tiny village in a neutral zone straddling Benin and Burkina Faso, was the [...] Full text...

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Sudan Conflict: Army working to avoid repeating economic sanctions history (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

02 june 2023 - 16:38:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army on Friday appeared to be avoiding further escalation in its relations with the [...] Full text...

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‘Toxic tidal wave’ of plastic pollution putting human rights at risk

02 june 2023 - 05:57:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PAMA) - The world must combat the “toxic tidal wave” of plastic pollution that threatens human rights, two [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: US announces sanctions against warring parties

01 june 2023 - 19:23:50
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Thursday announced that it is holding accountable the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), [...] Full text...

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Reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

10 may 2023 - 20:38:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – In more than one interview with foreign news media outlets they persistently asked me, as an [...] Full text...

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Rabat and Conakry agree to enhance partnership

10 may 2023 - 14:09:15
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and Guinea agreed on Tuesday in Rabat to further enhance their partnership under South-South cooperation, [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL celebrates International Mine Awareness Day Libyan government

03 may 2023 - 20:11:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In recognition of the important work done by Libyan partners to clear mines and explosive remnants [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso sells two major mines to Turkish company

25 april 2023 - 18:48:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government signed on Tuesday a contract worth 30 billion CFA francs (50 million [...] Full text...

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Benin launches crusade against economic exploitation of children

19 april 2023 - 16:39:14
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has launched a crusade against the economic exploitation of children, through the campaign "Zero tolerance [...] Full text...

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Beninese government reshuffles cabinet

18 april 2023 - 14:42:24
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese President Patrice Talon on Monday reshuffled his cabinet, according to a decree published in the [...] Full text...

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Mali's National Transitional Council approves bill to repay debt of electricity company EDM

13 april 2023 - 14:58:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Transition Council (CNT), which acts as the national assembly in Mali, approved on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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AfDB to build 30 MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant in Dekemhare, Eritrea

07 april 2023 - 05:19:06
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), through the African Development Fund (ADF), will finance the construction [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff level deal with Côte d’Ivoire on a $3.5 billion reform programme

06 april 2023 - 08:15:22
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Côte d’Ivoire and an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission have reached a staff-level agreement, including [...] Full text...

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UNMIL urges mine awareness in Libya on International Mine Day

04 april 2023 - 15:20:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Tuesday called, on the occasion of the International [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Security Council warned of ‘considerable’ deterioration in restive east

30 march 2023 - 05:04:25
New York, US (PANA) - The UN envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) warned the Security Council on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Some five tonnes of explosives, war remnants destroyed near Tripoli

22 march 2023 - 12:28:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some Five tons of war debris collected from several locations in the area of Bani Walid, [...] Full text...

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Six tons of war remnants destroyed in Gharyane, southwest of Tripoli

20 march 2023 - 16:54:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Six tons of war remnants have been destroyed in the al-Dhira area of the city of [...] Full text...

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New operation to destroy three tonnes of war remnants in Libya

16 march 2023 - 13:32:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Security Authority announced here Thursday it had destroyed three tons of war remnants of [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for more support to private sector to promote national economy

12 march 2023 - 16:26:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has stressed the need to [...] Full text...

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First edition of Bamako Energy Investors' Fair opens in Mali

23 february 2023 - 16:10:26
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The first edition of the Mali Energy Investors Fair (Salon des investisseurs pour l'énergie au Mali [...] Full text...

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Botswana attracts Dubai’s StarGems to set up factory

10 february 2023 - 13:16:26
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - StarGems Group has established operations in Botswana, attracted by the country’s rough diamonds production capacity. The Dubai-based [...] Full text...

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IMF to prop up Burkina Faso through its Food Shock Window

10 february 2023 - 08:20:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – In response to Burkina Faso’s request for emergency support, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff [...] Full text...

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Pope decries conflicts, economic exploitation in DR Congo

31 january 2023 - 19:46:38
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Tuesday decried conflicts that continue to ravage the DR Congo, and the [...] Full text...

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2022 Year In health: New Ebola and cholera outbreaks, mpox emergency, COVID-19 ‘not over’

27 december 2022 - 06:03:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In 2022 the UN warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is still a cause for global concern, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's mining minister denies granting mine to private Russian company Wagner

20 december 2022 - 19:51:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe minister in charge of mines and quarries, Simon Pierre Boussim, denied on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Four tonnes of war remnants destroyed in western region of Libya

20 december 2022 - 19:41:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four tons of war remnants collected in the military area of Libya's West Coast have been [...] Full text...

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Mali inagurates 140 MW hydro dam

05 december 2022 - 12:36:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's interim Prime Minister, Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga, on Saturday inaugurated the Gouina hydroelectric dam, 70 km [...] Full text...

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Local communities need relevant data on extractive industries: EITI

29 november 2022 - 13:41:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – For countries to achieve an equitable energy transition, responsible management of the extractive and [...] Full text...

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Libyans urged to beware of danger of explosive remnants of war

24 november 2022 - 11:50:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) have expressed [...] Full text...

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Libya, Tunisia sign bilateral agreements

16 november 2022 - 16:56:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Tunisia on Wednesday signed a number of agreements in Tripoli to facilitate trade between [...] Full text...

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UNICEF calls on Libyan parties to do more remove mines, unexploded ordnance

11 november 2022 - 13:58:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has urged all Libyan parties to step up efforts to [...] Full text...

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Namibia calls for African boldness on climate resilience

27 october 2022 - 19:52:59
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The Namibian government has called on African countries to be bold in finding appropriate solutions to [...] Full text...

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Namibia demands implementation of Paris climate change agreement

27 october 2022 - 15:57:12
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Africa must focus on the implementation of the Paris Agreement, recommends Tom Oweendo, Namibia's Minister of [...] Full text...

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New Burkina Faso PM names 23-member government

26 october 2022 - 11:27:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional Prime Minister, Apollinaire Joachimson Kyelem de Tambela, on Tuesday named a 23-member [...] Full text...

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Support to peacekeepers in CAR ‘decisive’ in security operations to protect civilians - UN official

20 october 2022 - 05:15:25
New York, US (PANA) - Support from UN peacekeepers serving with the mission in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, has [...] Full text...

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Two children injured in mine explosion south of Tripoli

16 october 2022 - 12:37:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two children were injured on Saturday by a mine explosion in the Ain Zara neighbourhood, south [...] Full text...

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10 tonnes of war remnants destroyed in Libyan city of Misrata, east of Tripoli

05 october 2022 - 13:48:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ten tonnes of war remnants stored at the 307th Artillery Battalion in the city of Misrata, [...] Full text...

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Uganda Ebola deaths climb to four; seven suspected deaths under investigation

24 september 2022 - 10:40:25
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan health ministry said here Saturday three more patients had died from the Ebola Virus [...] Full text...

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WHO bolsters Ebola disease outbreak response in Uganda, as seven cases confirmed

22 september 2022 - 12:03:29
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  In an accelerated effort to scale up response to the Ebola disease outbreak in Uganda, World [...] Full text...

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MoU signed on Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline

16 september 2022 - 19:23:41
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A memorandum of understanding (MoU) relating to the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline was signed on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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At least seven dead in mining convoy attack in eastern Burkina Faso

26 august 2022 - 15:58:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least seven people were killed  on Friday in an attack on a mining convoy [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso closes artisanal gold mining sites due to the rainy season

28 july 2022 - 19:14:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Minister of Mines and Quarries, Jean Alphonse Somé, on Thursday announced the closure [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire announces second major crude oil and natural gas discovery

28 july 2022 - 13:01:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ivorian Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Energy on Thursday announced a second major discovery [...] Full text...

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34 landmines deactivated in three months in 2020 in Libya with US funding

21 july 2022 - 20:36:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 34 landmines, including Russian-origin POM-2 and MON-50 anti-personnel landmines, were deactivated between May and [...] Full text...

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Libyan military recovers 5,000 tonnes of war remnants from southern Tripoli

21 july 2022 - 12:46:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 5,000 tons of war remnants were recovered and transported on Wednesday to Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Mali opts for production sharing contract in case of oil or gas exploitation

15 july 2022 - 13:12:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The government of Mali will no longer accept a concession contract, but rather a production sharing [...] Full text...

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Abandoned coal mines in South Africa put communities at risk - Human Rights Watch

05 july 2022 - 12:03:11
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government’s failure to ensure that abandoned coal mines are rehabilitated puts communities at [...] Full text...

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Tunisia forced to draw on its energy security stock

30 june 2022 - 12:54:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is currently resorting to its strategic security stock of petroleum products to meet demand and [...] Full text...

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Africa's first photovoltaic plant inaugurated in Tunisia

27 june 2022 - 12:35:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy, Neila Gonji Nouira, on Saturday inaugurated the first [...] Full text...

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Angola joins EITI as 28th African member

22 june 2022 - 10:18:08
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Angola has joined the Extractive Industries Transparency International (EITI), becoming its 57th member country and the 28th in [...] Full text...

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Africa must separate the wheat from Russia’s geopolitical chaff

16 june 2022 - 12:29:50
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Russia’s war against Ukraine is intensifying and, as a result, African countries are increasingly being [...] Full text...

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Workshop in Bamako on elimination of child labour

15 june 2022 - 17:12:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The international civil society organisation, "Solidaridad West Africa" (SWA), organised on Tuesday a workshop on the [...] Full text...

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Diamond discovered in southern Mali

11 june 2022 - 19:24:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The "Samadou Minning" company has discovered diamond in Bongo Tiemala, nearly 200 km south of Bamako, [...] Full text...

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Mali, Russia sign MoU on relations between the two countries

08 june 2022 - 21:01:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and the Russian Federation on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between [...] Full text...

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Construction of lithium mine begins in Mali

06 june 2022 - 13:00:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Construction work of the very first lithium mine in West Africa officially began last Friday on [...] Full text...

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Russia’s Wagner group set landmines near Libyan capital - Human Rights Watch

31 may 2022 - 07:01:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – New information from Libyan agencies and demining groups links the Wagner Group to the use of banned landmines [...] Full text...

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Mali's Foreign Minister lauds Russian military assistance

21 may 2022 - 11:35:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop, on Friday lauded Russia's military [...] Full text...

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Mining summit ends in South Africa

13 may 2022 - 08:56:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The 2022 Mining Indaba summit wrapped up in Cape Town on Friday with delegates [...] Full text...

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Rescue workers no longer far refuge of mine workers stuck in mine in Burkina Faso

10 may 2022 - 14:31:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government said here Monday evening that rescuers engaged in retrieving eight mine workers [...] Full text...

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EU, Morocco offer assistance to rescue 8 trapped miners in Burkina Faso

08 may 2022 - 13:23:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The European Union and Morocco have offered to assist Burkina Faso in efforts to rescue [...] Full text...

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Eight mine workers stuck for over 20 days in mine in Burkina Faso

06 may 2022 - 14:53:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Eight mine workers, comprising six Burkinabe, one Tanzanian and one Zambian, are still stuck in [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says landmines, other war hazards killing civilians in Libya

27 april 2022 - 09:26:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – At least 130 people, mostly civilians, have been killed by landmines and abandoned or unexploded ordnance [...] Full text...

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One tonne of mines, remnants of war destroyed in Misrata, Libya

26 april 2022 - 16:47:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One ton of mines and remnants of war were destroyed on Tuesday in the Libyan city [...] Full text...

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Eight people still missing after floods in Burkina Faso mine

20 april 2022 - 05:13:15
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso Ministry of Mines said on Tuesday that eight people are still missing [...] Full text...

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Burkinabè authorities launch a general audit of public administration

12 april 2022 - 17:36:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than a hundred public and ministerial structures in Burkina Faso will be audited in [...] Full text...

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Landmines killed 132, injured 197 between May 2020 and March 2022 in Libya: UN

07 april 2022 - 12:38:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 162 incidents related to mines or explosive remnants of war (ERW) were reported [...] Full text...

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End landmine scourge once and for all: Guterres

05 april 2022 - 07:31:05
New York, US (PANA) - Although more than 160 States have signed a landmark convention on banning landmines, more action [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for local,international support to eliminate mine danger in Libya

28 march 2022 - 17:32:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity and Minister of Defence, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, [...] Full text...

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Guinea signs framework agreement with two mining companies on iron mining project

28 march 2022 - 11:35:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea has signed a framework agreement with mining companies Rio Timto and Wining Consortium Simandou for [...] Full text...

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US imposes sanctions for illicit gold trade in DRC

18 march 2022 - 04:52:10
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on gold refiner Alain Goetz and his network [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe PM unveils 25-member government

06 march 2022 - 18:17:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the transition of Burkina Faso, Albert Ouédraogo, on Saturday unveiled a [...] Full text...

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Eight suspected terrorists killed by Malian armed forces

04 march 2022 - 16:03:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAS) said here Friday it killed eight suspected terrorists, arrested 16 suspects [...] Full text...

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Tunisia announces uncrease in prices of some petroleum products

01 march 2022 - 14:01:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministries of Industry, Mines and Energy, and of Trade and Export Development, announced here [...] Full text...

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Malian Prime Minister at the Dubai 2020 World Expo

24 february 2022 - 21:24:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, who has been in Dubai since Monday to take [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's president insists on need to bring order to artisanal gold mining following deadly explosion

23 february 2022 - 13:46:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henry Sandaogo Damiba, Wednesday called for sanity in the [...] Full text...

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Two children killed in mine explosion south of Tripoli

23 february 2022 - 13:09:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two children from the same family were killed on Tuesday when a landmine exploded near their [...] Full text...

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Benin: Govt. reassures citizens of adequate security after armed attacks in northern region

13 february 2022 - 15:49:29
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has reassured the population of adequate security and announced new security measures following [...] Full text...

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Military Commission starts meeting in central Sirte, Libya

09 february 2022 - 18:21:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ninth meeting of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission started on Wednesday at its permanent headquarters [...] Full text...

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Explosives manufacturing company at centre of huge Ghana explosion fined $6 million

08 february 2022 - 17:48:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Ministry of Lands and Natural resources has imposed a $6 million fine on the company [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Tanzania sign agreement on collaboration

25 january 2022 - 06:59:58
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Tanzania on Monday an agreement aimed at enhancing collaboration between them in traditional [...] Full text...

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Ghana explosion: Licence of explosives manufacturer suspended, Chief Inspector of Mines interdicted

22 january 2022 - 19:08:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Abu Jinapor has ordered the suspension of the [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Ghana's President Akufo-Addo expresses sadness at explosion that has claimed many lives

20 january 2022 - 20:30:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described as "sad and unfortunate", the explosion that occurred [...] Full text...

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Many feared killed in explosion in Ghana

20 january 2022 - 18:35:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Many people are feared dead in an explosion that occurred at Apiate, a town between Bogoso [...] Full text...

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Mali delegation in Mauritania as it searches for ports and transport corridors for its goods following ECOWAS sanctions

19 january 2022 - 15:06:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop, arrived [...] Full text...

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Minister of Interior and Military Commission hold talks on securing coastal road in Libya

29 december 2021 - 14:17:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister Khaled Mazen met on Tuesday in Tripoli with members of the 5+5 Joint [...] Full text...

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Towards the development of economic relations between Mali and Russia

29 december 2021 - 13:39:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The ambassador of the Russian Federation to Mali, Igor Gromyko, announced here Wednesday that the Russian [...] Full text...

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Eight children killed, 3 injured in remnants of war explosion in West Libya

18 december 2021 - 14:17:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eight children were killed and three others wounded by an explosion of landmines in the al-Tuwaybia [...] Full text...

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Three tons of explosives and war remnants destroyed in western Libya

08 december 2021 - 12:04:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three tons of explosives and remnants of war were destroyed Tuesday in the area of al-Agrabiya, [...] Full text...

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Mali: National Transition Council adopts bill on exploration of hydrocarbon

03 december 2021 - 16:02:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Transitional Council (CNT), a legislative body, on Thursday adopted several bills, including a text [...] Full text...

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First conference on demining and remnants of war in Libya

17 november 2021 - 20:41:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first conference on demining and remnants of war started here Wednesday to take stock of [...] Full text...

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Full list of members of new Guinean government

05 november 2021 - 18:42:56
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government, led by Mohamed Béavogui, is finally fully formed. The following is the list of [...] Full text...

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The Climate Crisis is a Human Rights Crisis, says rights group

31 october 2021 - 10:42:19
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - As world leaders gather in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) this week, the stakes [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta leader appoints four more ministers

27 october 2021 - 10:56:27
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's head of state, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, on Tuesday named four new ministers, including three women, [...] Full text...

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Serious human rights violations in Libya, UN report

07 october 2021 - 20:25:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The chairman of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya, Mohamed Aujjar, presented on Thursday the first [...] Full text...

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UN fact-finding mission finds evidence of war crimes committed in Libya

04 october 2021 - 14:50:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – There are reasonable grounds to believe that war crimes have been committed in Libya, while violence [...] Full text...

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US reaffirms military cooperation to improve Libya's mine action capabilities

28 september 2021 - 19:14:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya has reiterated its military cooperation in helping Libya improve its capacity [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nearly half of South Africa's mineworkers vaccinated

23 september 2021 - 13:55:25
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The mining industry has vaccinated, or partially vaccinated, 203 007 employees and contractors in South Africa [...] Full text...

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‘Widespread and systematic’ violence in DRC linked to clashes over gold

14 august 2021 - 06:17:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rival armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are carrying out horrific sexual attacks [...] Full text...

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Mali, Algeria revive oil sector cooperation

12 august 2021 - 16:44:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian delegation, led by the Ministers of Mines, Energy and Water, Lamine Seydou Traoré and [...] Full text...

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Libya readies for departure of mercenaries and foreign fighters: 5+5 Military Commission

30 july 2021 - 13:10:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's 5+5 Joint Military Commission announced on Friday the start of preparatory measures for the departure [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Sierra Leone shows signs of economic recovery but still faces risks - IMF

28 july 2021 - 07:48:53
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – Sierra Leone has secured a US$44.2 million support from the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) of [...] Full text...

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Rights groups task automobile companies to drive up standards in aluminium supply chains

22 july 2021 - 12:08:40
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Human rights groups have tasked automobile companies to do more to address abuses in their [...] Full text...

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Libya to cooperate with Morocco on renewable energy

29 june 2021 - 12:07:34
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas, Mohamed Mhamed Aoun, on Monday expressed his country's wish [...] Full text...

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Mines kill 99 people in Libya between April 2020 and May 2021, says EU

22 june 2021 - 10:21:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 99 people died in mine explosions in Libya and 147 others were injured [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic Fuelling child labour in Ghana, says Human Rights Watch

26 may 2021 - 06:58:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The unprecedented economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, together with global school closures and inadequate government [...] Full text...

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Prime Minister al-Dbaiba visits southwest Libya

20 may 2021 - 12:07:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba arrived on Thursday in the city of Bani Walid, about 180 [...] Full text...

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Mines killed 93 people between May 2020 and March 2021 in Libya

17 may 2021 - 10:32:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The explosion of mines and explosive remnants of war killed 93 people and injured 143 others [...] Full text...

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Indonesia holds Africa investment meeting

21 april 2021 - 15:42:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Indonesia on Wednesday held "West Java - Africa Investment Round Table" virtually, bringing together participants in [...] Full text...

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The 8th edition of the International Date Fair launched in Libya

09 april 2021 - 17:03:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 100 countries are participating in the 8th edition of the International Date and Related [...] Full text...

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‘Inhumane’ explosive devices ‘crush lives and end livelihoods’ – UN chief

09 april 2021 - 06:55:43
New York, US (PANA) - The “mere presence” of landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) can [...] Full text...

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Nigerien president names 33 government members

07 april 2021 - 22:26:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Nigerien president, Mohamed Bazoum, acting on the proposal of the prime minister and head [...] Full text...

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Niger President Bazoum appoints Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou as Prime Minister of Niger

04 april 2021 - 20:00:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has appointed Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou as Prime Minister, the Presidency announced in [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges nations to raise more awareness of dangers posed by landmines

04 april 2021 - 10:25:46
New York, US (PANA) – As nations marked the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on [...] Full text...

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Algerian FM calls on Guinean President Condé

27 march 2021 - 17:19:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sabri Boukadoum, has paid a courtesy call on Guinean head [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM asks Interior Minister to follow up on death of child in mine explosion

19 march 2021 - 09:54:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Mr. Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has asked the Minister [...] Full text...

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Libya: Joint 5+5 military commission wants UN Security Council to force foreign fighters out

16 march 2021 - 23:49:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Members of the joint 5+5 military commission in Libya has reaffirmed its request to the UN [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court declares its judgment ;not prejudicial' to a third party application filed

26 february 2021 - 15:32:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed the application of a third-party applicant, representing 6,500 parties, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Prime Minister dismisses five ministers

15 february 2021 - 17:55:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi dismissed five ministers from their posts on Monday, said a communiqué [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL welcomes 7th round of 5+5 JMC talks in Sirte

04 february 2021 - 13:54:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Thursday welcomed the 7th round of the 5+5 [...] Full text...

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China gives Guinea US$10.8 million grant

03 february 2021 - 10:58:10
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Chinese government is to provide Guinea with a grant of US$10.8 million, a press release [...] Full text...

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South Africa’s De Beers adopts strategy to meet carbon-neutral diamonds ambition

30 january 2021 - 07:30:04
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The world’s largest producer of diamonds by value, De Beers Group, is on its way [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Parliament passes vote of confidence in new Tunisian gov't of PM Mechichi

27 january 2021 - 10:11:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - After marathon debates of almost 14 hours almost without interruption, the Tunisian Parliament on Tuesday passed [...] Full text...

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Tunisian prime minister Mechichi reshuffles government

16 january 2021 - 18:54:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi announced here Saturday a reshuffle of his government, an official source [...] Full text...

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Scale of mass graves in Libya reflects rights violations (News Analysis by Youssef Ba)

15 january 2021 - 11:48:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The increasing number of discoveries of mass graves in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli, reflects the scale [...] Full text...

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New Burkinabe govt. announces reconciliation and land reforms

11 january 2021 - 17:04:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré, on Monday announced that national [...] Full text...

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Composition of the new government of Burkina Faso

11 january 2021 - 13:04:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's new government has been announced and it is led by Prime Minister Christophe [...] Full text...

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NGO says 416 civilians killed during hostilities in 2020 in Libya

09 january 2021 - 16:42:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 416 people were killed in 2020 in Libya, as a result of military [...] Full text...

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New mass grave discovered in Libya

09 january 2021 - 14:03:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A new mass grave has been discovered in the area of Mashrou al-Rabt, in the city [...] Full text...

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Guinean mining sector healthy despite the coronavirus pandemic

05 january 2021 - 09:54:52
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's mining sector has withstood the coronavirus pandemic and electoral crises in the country throughout 2020, [...] Full text...

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UN chief proposes deployment of observers to monitor ceasefire in Libya

02 january 2021 - 11:49:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed to the Security Council the formation of an International Observer [...] Full text...

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Industrial production in Tunisia drops by 5.3 pct

30 december 2020 - 23:34:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Industrial production in Tunisia dropped by 5.3 per cent during the first ten months of this [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor's team ends visit to Libya

23 december 2020 - 16:16:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The third mission of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor's team to Libya has ended, the  [...] Full text...

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Anti-corruption watchdog cautions about listing Ghana gold royalties company on LSE

23 december 2020 - 12:05:01
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Anti-corruption watchdog, Transparency International (TI), has urged the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to make detailed [...] Full text...

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Africa's vast mineral potential to power 'green energy' shift

16 december 2020 - 14:07:24
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - African countries should rise to the growing demand for clean energy products to effectively market [...] Full text...

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Protesters close oil pumping sluice gate in center-west Tunisia

11 december 2020 - 22:30:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Organisers of the sit-in in the zone of Al Douleb, region of Kasserine, Friday closed oil [...] Full text...

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Benin to close illegal mineral quarries

10 december 2020 - 09:50:25
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has announced that illegal mineral resource quarries will soon be closed. The council of [...] Full text...

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Mali: UNHCR warns against increase in child trafficking due to conflicts, Covid-19 pandemic

09 december 2020 - 21:39:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned Tuesday in its report against an increase [...] Full text...

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Libya, Italy sign military-technical cooperation agreement

04 december 2020 - 16:32:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Defence under the Government of National Accord has signed a military-technical cooperation agreement [...] Full text...

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Child-trafficking in Mali increases because of conflict and COVID-19

01 december 2020 - 13:52:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Conflict, insecurity, COVID-19 and deteriorating economic conditions are leading to a rise in trafficking of children, [...] Full text...

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Jewelry companies’ sourcing improves, but 'falls short', says Human Rights Watch

25 november 2020 - 06:55:54
London, UK (PANA) – Major jewelry companies are improving their sourcing of gold and diamonds, but most cannot assure consumers [...] Full text...

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Tunisia’s trade volume abroad drops

20 november 2020 - 21:55:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The trade between Tunisia and the outside world in late October dropped in constant prices by [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj meets UN Humanitarian Coordinator on support for displaced persons

17 november 2020 - 15:01:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...

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The roadmap of political Dialogue Forum and results of Military Commission highlighted in Libyan news

14 november 2020 - 17:00:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The themes of discussions throughout sessions of the Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum which began Monday in [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor calls for Libya ceasefire progress

10 november 2020 - 19:31:05
New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is urging Libya’s warring parties to implement [...] Full text...

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Military committee set up to supervise withdrawal of armed forces, foreign fighters from frontlines

03 november 2020 - 23:05:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, said here Tuesday the [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president names new cabinet

02 november 2020 - 10:42:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Sunday announce a new cabinet of 33 ministers and four secretaries [...] Full text...

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Will the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya overshadow the position of critics? (Analysis)

26 october 2020 - 16:44:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The signing on Friday in Geneva of the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya has accelerated the [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj hails permanent ceasefire agreement to stop Libya's bloodshed

23 october 2020 - 18:16:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has welcomed the [...] Full text...

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

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

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UNCTAD data evaluation tool helps Zambia recover earnings in export dues

06 october 2020 - 10:30:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A mineral tracking system designed by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the [...] Full text...

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Mali: New members of government appointees

05 october 2020 - 21:35:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A week after the nomination of a new prime minister, Moctar Ouane, the chairman of the [...] Full text...

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President Tshisekedi welcomes efforts made to fight human trafficking in DR Congo

03 october 2020 - 18:57:55
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) -  President the  Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo of DR Congo has welcomed local efforts to prevent [...] Full text...

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Togo gets new cabinet

02 october 2020 - 10:28:05
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo on Thursday named a new government of 33 members, including 11 women. Following is the list, [...] Full text...

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Uganda joins the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

18 september 2020 - 14:11:28
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda has joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) after the East African country identified about [...] Full text...

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Tripoli hosts 3rd meeting of the Scientific Committee of the 5 + 5 training center

16 september 2020 - 17:36:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The third meeting of the Scientific Committee of the 5 + 5 Training Center for Humanitarian [...] Full text...

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