EU extends mandates of Operation ATALANTA, EUTM and EUCAP Somalia for two years

16 december 2024 - 12:28:34
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday prolonged the mandate of the EU Naval Force Operation ATALANTA and [...] Full text...

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European Council adopts measures in support of Republic of Congo’s navy, Egyptian Armed Forces

06 november 2024 - 06:57:01
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has adopted a €5 million assistance measure under the European Peace Facility, to [...] Full text...

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EC adopts first ever assistance measure to support Kenya Defence Forces

24 june 2024 - 11:11:17
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility worth €20 [...] Full text...

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Two bodies recovered and 942 illegal migrants intercepted off Tunisian coast

13 april 2024 - 16:29:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian naval units have recovered two bodies, foiled 23 attempts at illegal migration and intercepted 942 [...] Full text...

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Somalia formally breaks diplomatic ties with Ethiopia

04 april 2024 - 18:49:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia has formally broken diplomatic ties with Ethiopia after expelling the Ethiopian ambassador, Muktar Mohamed Ware, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister hails Libyan-Maltese relations and cooperation in various fields

07 march 2024 - 19:17:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has praised Libyan-Maltese relations and the emphasis placed on [...] Full text...

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EU launches marine security operation to enhance freedom of navigation in Red Sea

19 february 2024 - 17:00:22
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council launched on Monday a defensive maritime security operation to restore and safeguard freedom [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Food convoy in Gaza hit by shelling - UN humanitarians

05 february 2024 - 12:32:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN humanitarians reported on Monday that a food convoy in Gaza had been hit by shelling [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM orders redesigning of Academy of Maritime Studies in Tripoli

10 january 2024 - 15:19:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity and Minister of Defence, Abdulhamid al [...] Full text...

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IGAD urges regional involvement to end tension over Ethiopia-Somaliland maritime agreement

03 january 2024 - 19:09:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has urged countries in the region to get involved [...] Full text...

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EU supports military actors and navies of Gulf of Guinea coastal states

27 november 2023 - 19:13:58
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility worth €21 [...] Full text...

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Gaza City: 'Babies dying in hospital amid scenes of devastation'

13 november 2023 - 15:58:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More patients, including premature babies, have reportedly died in Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital which has gone [...] Full text...

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Report into alleged loading of South African arms onto Russian ship completed

04 august 2023 - 09:55:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Office of the South African Presidency says that certain aspects of a major [...] Full text...

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Top UN official for Africa calls for added action to stop piracy’s spread

22 june 2023 - 06:36:57
New York, US (PANA) - International cooperation is making waves in combatting piracy in West Africa, but addressing its root [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper identifies foreign military presence as threat to organisation of elections in Libya

16 june 2023 - 19:01:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The commemoration, on Sunday 11 June, of the 53rd anniversary of the evacuation of American forces [...] Full text...

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South Africa rejects US trade threat

13 june 2023 - 11:03:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Presidency on Tuesday labelled talks of sanctions against the country in [...] Full text...

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Arms embargo: UN Security Council extends authorization to inspect ships off coast of Libya for further year

02 june 2023 - 18:12:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council has decided to renew for a further 12 months the authorization for [...] Full text...

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3.5 tonnes of war remnants destroyed in the south of Tripoli

26 may 2023 - 18:48:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 3.5 tonnes of used and unsuitable war remnants belonging to the Libyan navy [...] Full text...

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South Africa slams US over Russia arms supply claims

13 may 2023 - 07:05:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government says US ambassador Reuben Brigety "admitted that he crossed the [...] Full text...

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South Africa accused of suppling Russian with weapons

12 may 2023 - 08:51:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government on Thursday night said it will appoint an independent inquiry [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns Tunisia synagogue attack

10 may 2023 - 13:47:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has condemned in "the strongest terms" the [...] Full text...

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Four dead, 10 injured in attack on synagogue in Tunisia

10 may 2023 - 13:26:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four people were killed and 10 others injured in an attack on Tuesday night in the [...] Full text...

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Heads of naval forces from east and west Libya meet in Benghazi

07 may 2023 - 15:01:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Meetings between representatives of the Libyan naval forces under the Government of National Unity (GNU) in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Concern over Iranian warships docked in Cape Town

04 april 2023 - 12:06:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Just weeks after hosting a joint naval military exercise with Russia and China in [...] Full text...

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South Africa marks Armed Forces Day

21 february 2023 - 11:44:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is marking Armed Forces Day on Tuesday with parades and festivities in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa conducts military exercise with China, Russia

18 february 2023 - 10:12:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African military on Friday embarked on a joint exercise with Russia and [...] Full text...

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Cape Town mayor takes aim at Russian warship

14 february 2023 - 13:21:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis on Tuesday strongly condemned the docking of a Russian [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper examines France's retreat from Africa

03 february 2023 - 15:18:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - France's retreat from Africa, which was its preserve by virtue as a former colonial power, is [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct Nigerian navy officer, civilians at Upper Iweka, Onitsha, South East Nigeria

16 january 2023 - 19:11:39
Anbuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Gunmen on Sunday night kidnapped a serving officer of the Nigerian Navy, Lieutenant IS Ozouwa, along [...] Full text...

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'Stronger action required to address changing dynamics of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea'

23 november 2022 - 06:05:23
New York, US (PANA) - Although the past decade has seen a steady decline in piracy in the Gulf of [...] Full text...

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Legitimacy crisis fuels disagreements between Tripoli and Cairo over Libyan-Turkish MoU

13 october 2022 - 20:25:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The memorandum of understanding (MOU) initialed in early October between the government of national unity in [...] Full text...

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Top Libyan, British military officials meet on technical cooperation in Tripoli

29 september 2022 - 20:37:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the National Unity Government and Minister of Defence, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, discussed [...] Full text...

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Kenyan military floats locally-built vessel on Lake Victoria

02 august 2022 - 23:03:11
Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has floated Marine Vessel, MV Uhuru II, which has been locally built by the naval [...] Full text...

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Security Council extends mandate to inspect ships suspected of violating arms embargo against Libya by another year

03 june 2022 - 22:51:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council has renewed the authorization to inspect ships suspected of violating the arms [...] Full text...

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84 new migrants rescued off Libya

03 june 2022 - 17:51:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 84 migrants of various nationalities who were heading for the European coastline on [...] Full text...

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Libyan coastguards rescue 65 migrants

01 june 2022 - 05:37:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coastguards have rescued 64 migrants of several nationalities on their way to the European coast [...] Full text...

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95 new migrants rescued off Libya

29 may 2022 - 19:04:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 95 migrants of several nationalities heading towards the European coasts, on board a [...] Full text...

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500 illegal migrants rescued off Libya in 9 operations

24 may 2022 - 14:25:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 500 illegal migrants were rescued by a Libyan coast guard and port security [...] Full text...

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Libyan coastguards rescue 37 Sudanese illegal migrants

23 may 2022 - 11:12:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coastguards have rescued 37 migrants from Sudan who were heading towards the European coast in [...] Full text...

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Libyan coastguards intercept 996 migrants at sea, return them to Libya in six days - IOM

16 may 2022 - 18:49:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coastguards intercepted a total of 996 migrants at sea and sent them back to Libya [...] Full text...

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Libyan coastguards rescue 274 migrants

16 may 2022 - 09:57:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coastguards have rescued 274 illegal migrants on Sunday in two separate operations off the coast [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards rescue 153 migrants

13 may 2022 - 13:07:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coast guards on Thursday rescued 153 illegal migrants of various African nationalities north of Zouara and [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards rescue 146 illegal migrants

12 may 2022 - 10:58:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Navy says 146 illegal migrants of various African nationalities were rescued in two separate [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards rescue 83 illegal migrants

10 may 2022 - 05:59:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan coast guards have rescued 83 migrants from several African countries whose boat was wrecked [...] Full text...

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17 migrants from African countries rescued off Misrata in western Libya

06 may 2022 - 21:04:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seventeen African migrants of several nationalities were rescued northwest of Misrata (220 km east of Tripoli), [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards rescue migrants

06 may 2022 - 15:41:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty illegal migrants who were on a boat sailing to the European coasts, northwest of Zouara, [...] Full text...

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35 asylum seekers released by UNHCR from a detention centre south of Tripoli

27 april 2022 - 16:35:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 35 asylum-seekers, including eight women and 20 children, were released on Monday from [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, 31 nations begin 8-day naval exercise In Gulf of Guinea

11 march 2022 - 19:47:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and 31 other nations on Friday began an eight-day maritime exercise in the Gulf of Guinea territorial [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper looks for options in power struggle between rival governments

05 march 2022 - 17:57:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The existence of two rival governments in Libya, after the adoption by Parliament of a new [...] Full text...

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UN ready to share experience with Libya on demobilisation of armed groups

26 january 2022 - 12:59:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top officials of the UN and Libyan military have discussed ways in which the UN can support [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council adopts resolution to keep pirates at bay off Somalia coast

04 december 2021 - 06:31:52
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to combat the continuing threat of [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Macky Sall hails China's "considerable support" for Africa

29 november 2021 - 20:54:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Monday hailed China's "considerable support" to Africa for the development of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy to train newly-formed Chadian Navy personnel

12 november 2021 - 15:58:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, says the Nigerian Navy is set to train [...] Full text...

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Libya coast guards rescue 65 Egyptian illegal migrants

12 november 2021 - 12:09:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 65 Egyptian illegal migrants, whose dinghy was sinking while they were trying to reach the [...] Full text...

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280 illegal migrants returned to Tripoli after rescue operation

04 november 2021 - 18:51:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 280 illegal migrants from various African countries were rescued by a Libyan coastguard [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy, Turkish shipyard sign contract for procurement of 2 brand new Offshore Patrol Vessels

03 november 2021 - 16:41:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday signed a contract with a Turkish company, Messrs Dearsan Shipyard Limited, [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards rescue 80 illegal migrants

03 november 2021 - 11:58:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eighty 80 illegal migrants of various African nationalities, who were heading to the European coast on [...] Full text...

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Libyan council deputy chairman raises possibility of special courts to try perpetrators of mass graves in Tarhouna

25 october 2021 - 20:53:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, Monday announced the possibility of considering [...] Full text...

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Libyan coastguards rescue some 100 migrants

18 october 2021 - 11:14:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 100 illegal migrants of different African nationalities who were on board two boats heading for [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards rescue 78 illegal migrants

12 october 2021 - 11:38:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coast guards on Monday rescued 78 illegal migrants of different African nationalities, who were heading [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy foils 47 attempted illegal migration

05 october 2021 - 15:12:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian navy units foiled 47 attempts of illegal migration on Saturday night and rescued 648 people, [...] Full text...

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New commander appointed for EU military operation in the Mediterranean

23 september 2021 - 17:59:37
    Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Thursday appointed Rear Admiral Stefano Turchetto as EU Operation Commander for the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister agrees with EU High Representative on support for national stability

08 september 2021 - 18:03:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch and visiting European Union High Representative [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana receives 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines

30 august 2021 - 22:41:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The German Government has pledged to donate to Ghana 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Improved security and border management on agenda of Libyan-European meeting

12 august 2021 - 22:28:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting in Tripoli between Libyan and European officials focused on ways to improve and support [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards rescue 96 illegal migrants

08 august 2021 - 12:06:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan coast guard ship has rescued 96 illegal migrants of different African nationalities who were [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards rescue 110 illegal migrants

05 august 2021 - 11:46:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 110 illegal migrants of various nationalities, who were heading for European shores in [...] Full text...

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68 illegal migrants rescued off Libya

03 august 2021 - 18:57:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 68 illegal migrants of different nationalities who were heading to the European coasts [...] Full text...

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121 illegal migrants rescued off Libya coast

31 july 2021 - 11:33:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan coast guard patrol boat on Friday rescued 121 illegal migrants of various African nationalities [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards rescue 182 illegal migrants

24 july 2021 - 19:14:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 182 illegal migrants of various nationalities were rescued on Saturday off the coast of Libya [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guard rescues 42 new illegal migrants

23 july 2021 - 10:55:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forty-two illegal migrants of various nationalities, including nine women and one child, have been rescued by [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guard rescues 16 illegal migrants

07 july 2021 - 10:30:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan coast guard patrol boat on Tuesday rescued 16 illegal migrants of various nationalities who [...] Full text...

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247 illegal migrants rescued in 24 hours in Libya

04 july 2021 - 16:48:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 247 illegal migrants were rescued between Saturday and Sunday off the Libyan coast [...] Full text...

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234 illegal migrants rescued off Libya in less than 24 hours

27 june 2021 - 14:44:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 234 illegal migrants of different African nationalities were rescued off Libya in less [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guard rescues 27 illegal migrants

26 june 2021 - 10:55:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan coast guard on Thursday rescued 27 illegal migrants of various African nationalities, who were [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards rescue 19 illegal migrants

24 june 2021 - 10:40:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan coast guard patrol boat on Wednesday rescued 19 illegal migrants of various African nationalities [...] Full text...

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Libyan cost guard rescues 14 migrants

21 june 2021 - 11:07:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fourteen illegal migrants of various African nationalities, who were heading for the European coast in a [...] Full text...

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Naval forces rescue 338 illegal migrants off Libyan coast

15 june 2021 - 13:09:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA )- A total of 338 illegal migrants of various African nationalities, heading for European shores on board [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Expect changes in security operations in Nigeria, says Defence Minister

07 june 2021 - 18:25:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday held his maiden meeting with the new Chief of Army Staff [...] Full text...

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Libyan Coast Guards rescue 59 illegal migrants

07 june 2021 - 11:24:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Coast Guards have rescued 59 illegal migrants of various African nationalities, who were heading for [...] Full text...

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Bodies of two Sub-Saharan migrants recovered, 20 reported missing off Tunisian coasts

02 june 2021 - 21:26:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian ministry of Defence Wednesday announced that its naval units had recovered the bodies of [...] Full text...

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More than 100 illegal migrants rescued off Libya

01 june 2021 - 11:31:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Navy says 101 illegal migrants of various African nationalities have been rescued by the [...] Full text...

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Bachelet urges Libya and EU to protect migrants in central Mediterranean Sea

26 may 2021 - 15:55:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called on the Libyan Government of National [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy rescues 100 irregular migrants

25 may 2021 - 15:41:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A frigate of the Tunisian Navy on Monday night rescued 100 irregular migrants whose boat was [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards intercept more than 150 migrants in the Mediterranean

14 may 2021 - 11:03:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 151 illegal migrants on board two inflatable boats were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, off [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to eradicate maritime crimes in Gulf of Guinea waters - Maritime Chief

13 may 2021 - 18:57:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is to eradicate maritime crimes with the receipt of a special mission aircraft on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Gambia foreign minister calls for maritime security

28 april 2021 - 18:01:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has urged the Gulf of Guinea countries to [...] Full text...

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Libyan Coast Guard rescue 108 illegal African migrants

28 april 2021 - 15:05:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Coast Guard and the Port Security Agency on Wednesday rescued 108 illegal migrants aboard [...] 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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Nigerian Navy acquires 378 platforms, including warships, helicopters, patrol boats, UAVs

09 april 2021 - 17:12:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Friday announced that it has made significant progress in the recapitalisation [...] Full text...

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Tripoli hosts talks on perspectives for Libyan-French military cooperation

02 april 2021 - 22:57:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan army chief of staff, Gen. Mohamed Al-Haddad, held talks with the French military attachéin [...] Full text...

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Libyan coastguards rescue 138 illegal migrants

02 april 2021 - 12:30:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coastguards and port security personnel have rescued 138 migrants of different African nationalities, the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Seventy illegal migrants rescued by Libyan coastguards

31 march 2021 - 12:27:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seventy illegal migrants of various African nationalities, who were on board inflatable boats, heading for the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria takes delivery of French Hydrographic vessel, France offers help in tackling piracy in Gulf of Guinea

24 march 2021 - 20:33:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The French Government on Wednesday expressed willingness to offer the Nigerian Navy its full cooperation, to [...] Full text...

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Gambia's ex-President Jammeh tied to killing of 59 migrants - Rights groups

12 march 2021 - 11:08:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Testimony before Gambia's truth commission implicating then president Yahya jammeh in the summary execution in 2005 of about [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian House of Representatives begins screening of Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs

17 february 2021 - 20:51:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The screening of the chief of defence staff and service chiefs-designate commenced here Wednesday, as the House [...] Full text...

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Libyan coastguards rescue 209 illegal migrants

11 february 2021 - 09:52:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 209 illegal migrants, who were on board a boat north of the city [...] Full text...

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Libya coast guards rescue 271 illegal migrants

08 february 2021 - 12:01:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 271 illegal migrants on board two boats have been rescued north of Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Governor calls for “aggressive collaboration” to defeat Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism

01 february 2021 - 15:04:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has called for “aggressive collaboration” with armed forces in Nigeria's [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president seeks confirmation of top military chiefs

29 january 2021 - 09:42:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has communicated the appointment of the Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs [...] Full text...

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Italy failed to rescue over 200 migrants in 2013 Mediterranean disaster, UN rights body finds

28 january 2021 - 05:59:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN rights committee said on Wednesday that Italy failed in its international obligations to protect [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari meets with new military chiefs, says Nigeria is in state of emergency

27 january 2021 - 19:59:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday afternoon met with the newly-appointed military Chiefs, charging them to be [...] Full text...

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Libyan coastguards rescue 79 illegal migrants

25 january 2021 - 11:28:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 79 illegal migrants of various nationalities were rescued on Sunday by Libyan coastguards and port [...] Full text...

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36 illegal migrants rescued off Libya

22 january 2021 - 18:35:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 36 illegal migrants of various nationalities were rescued by Libyan coast guards as [...] Full text...

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Tunisia condoles with Libya after 3 die in naval academy explosion in Tripoli

20 january 2021 - 23:53:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Wednesday offered its condolences to the Libyan government and the families of victims of an [...] Full text...

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Three killed in Tripoli Naval Academy explosion

20 january 2021 - 10:34:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three people were killed and four others injured on Tuesday evening in an explosion during a [...] Full text...

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President of High Council of State in Libya and Turkish Minister of Defense agree to continue coordination

26 december 2020 - 16:15:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan State High Council, Khaled al-Mechri, agreed here Saturday with the Turkish [...] Full text...

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Two Egyptian fishing boats stopped off the Tunisian coasts

24 december 2020 - 21:58:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The quick intervention of the Tunisian navy, assisted by a helicopter, early Thursday stopped two Egyptian [...] Full text...

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126 illegal migrants rescued off the Libyan coasts

18 december 2020 - 22:21:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 126 illegal migrants were rescued by the Libyan navy after their boat capsized off the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate joins call for sack of Nigeria's military leaders over escalating Boko Haram/ISWAP killings

01 december 2020 - 19:13:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate Tuesday finally summoned courage to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the country’s service [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers

29 november 2020 - 20:02:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy to collaborate with foreign navies to secure Gulf of Guinea

15 october 2020 - 10:49:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has given the assurance that [...] Full text...

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Nigeria military says troops kill 'scores' of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists

08 october 2020 - 12:11:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday announced that “scores” of Boko Haram/Islamic State in West [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy begins 2-day exercise with six warships, 60 gunboats

23 september 2020 - 08:51:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday began a two-day exercise code-named ‘Exercise Sanga Sung,’ deploying troops on [...] Full text...

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UN Chief in Libya, Stephanie Williams, Italian FM discuss the situation in Libya

14 september 2020 - 17:58:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Libya, Stephanie Williams, met [...] Full text...

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NOC denounces presence of military vessel in oil port in southeast Libya

08 september 2020 - 23:18:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Tuesday denounced the presence of naval forces in the oil [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military says "massive" airstrikes killed key ISWAP leaders, scores of fighters in Lake Chad Basin region

25 august 2020 - 14:34:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Tuesday announced the killing of 15 key leaders of the Islamic [...] Full text...

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Some 6,588 refugees and migrants landed in Libya by coastguard after interception at sea - UNHCR

08 august 2020 - 12:41:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The Libyan office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said here Friday it [...] Full text...

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131 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coasts by AFRICOM

28 july 2020 - 23:03:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Military personnel of the US Commandment in Africa (AFRICOM) Tuesday rescued 131 illegal migrants stranded in [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight military dev'ts, meeting between Egyptian president and elders of Libyan tribes

18 july 2020 - 18:56:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Military developments in Libya with preparations and mobilization by both sides of the conflict in the [...] Full text...

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France defends EU's mission to enforce arms embargo on Libya

18 july 2020 - 15:57:22
Paris, France (PANA) - France says that the European Union Naval Force's Mediterranean Operation IRINI, which is responsible for enforcing [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: 1.4 million dollars seized in navy

16 july 2020 - 23:33:18
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian coastal guards Thursday seized an amount of 1.4 million US dollars hidden on board a [...] Full text...

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Six failed attempts at illegal migration in Tunisia

12 july 2020 - 14:32:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian naval units thwarted six attempts at illegal migration to Italy Friday night, a security source [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 61 bodies recovered after sinking of a boat of illegal migrants

13 june 2020 - 20:29:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A week after the sinking of a boat of illegal migrants off the Tunisian coast, the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria and India discuss defence cooperation

06 june 2020 - 13:00:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) and the Indian High Commissioner to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Personnel of Ghana Navy test positive

26 may 2020 - 05:05:05
Sekondi, Ghana (PANA) - Some personnel of the Ghana Navy in the Western Naval Command in Sekondi in the Western [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy acquires boats, vessels, helicopter for combating piracy

23 may 2020 - 11:34:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy has taken into service a total of 12 Manta Class boats and inshore [...] Full text...

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Ten pirates arrested in Nigerian waters to be tried under country's anti-piracy law

20 may 2020 - 10:45:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 10 pirates who were arrested by Nigerian Navy Special Forces after attacking and boarding a [...] Full text...

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Nigerian, Beninese navies rescue 11 crew aboard hijacked Portuguese vessel

23 april 2020 - 17:02:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A combined Naval operation, under the auspices of ECOWAS Maritime Zone E, has led to the [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers report Covid-19 epidemic, its effect on the cost of living and the continuing fighting

11 april 2020 - 17:29:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The coronavirus epidemic which has progressed in recent weeks in the country, reaching 24 confirmed cases, [...] Full text...

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EU maritime operation, Covid-19 truce calls highlighted in Libyan dailies this week

04 april 2020 - 19:19:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week reported on the launch of the European Union Maritime Operation (IRINI) to [...] Full text...

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France welcomes the launch of EU's Operation Irini off Libya

02 april 2020 - 18:05:51
Paris, France (PANA) - France on Wednesday welcomed the launch of the new European Union (EU) military operation off Libya, [...] Full text...

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Seventeen killed in pipeline explosion in Lagos

16 march 2020 - 10:54:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness at the pipeline explosion in Abule Ado area of [...] 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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EU to restart naval operation in Mediterranean to stop arms flow to Libya

18 february 2020 - 11:46:30
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - European Union (EU) foreign ministers have agreed to restart the naval operation in the Mediterranean to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria rescues 4 Chinese kidnapped in Libreville, Gabon

14 january 2020 - 15:21:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Four Chinese  kidnapped in December 2019 in Libreville, Gabon, regained their freedom last Thursday at the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president reiterates need for unity to fight terrorism

08 january 2020 - 08:01:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday reiterated his appeal to his compatriots to be united in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Navy rescues three foreigners taken hostage in vessel

07 january 2020 - 22:01:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  The three expatriates kidnapped by pirates at Sigbene, near Agge community along the creeks of Delta [...] Full text...

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Haftar forces announce capturing city of Sirte

06 january 2020 - 22:26:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  General Ahmed al-Mesmari, spokesperson for the Libyan national army commanded by Marshall Khalifa Haftar, Monday evening [...] Full text...

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Three Americans killed in Kenya naval base attack

06 january 2020 - 19:54:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Three Americans lost their lives in the terror attack on a Kenyan military camp on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy sets up panel over killing of 4 personnel by pirates off Niger Delta region

06 january 2020 - 16:49:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy has set up a Board of Inquiry to ascertain the circumstances in which [...] Full text...

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2ND LEAD: Kenyan forces kill four terrorists in naval base attack

05 january 2020 - 09:59:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan military authorities have confirmed the killing of four Al- Shabaab terrorists after the Islamists attacked [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military to realign operations towards meeting objectives in the new year

31 december 2019 - 06:46:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government said on Monday that it would gradually withdraw military operations in some previously [...] Full text...

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Salamé regrets worsening foreign interference in Libya

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

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Haftar's naval forces 'intercept' vessel with Turkish crew flying Grenada flag

22 december 2019 - 10:37:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The spokesman for the General Command of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Major General Ahmed al-Mesmari, [...] Full text...

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UNESCO adds 'Morna of Cabo Verde' to the list of the intangible heritage of humanity

12 december 2019 - 17:41:02
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Morna, a truly Cape Verdean musical genre, was on Wednesday officially included on  the [...] Full text...

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Togolese cargo runs aground the Tunisian coasts

11 december 2019 - 21:39:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A boat flying the Togolese flag on Wednesday ran aground the coasts of Bizerte in northern [...] Full text...

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Libyan-Turkish MoUs and desire for Libyan gas highlighted by Libyan media

07 december 2019 - 19:00:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week highlighted the memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed on 27 November in Ankara [...] Full text...

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Libyan Coast Guard assist migrant woman to deliver a baby at sea during rescue operation

24 november 2019 - 12:50:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An illegal migrant woman gave birth on Saturday on board the Libyan Navy ship Fezzan as [...] Full text...

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More than 40 Sub-Saharan migrants rescued by Tunisian Navy

21 november 2019 - 17:50:35
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian naval units on Thursday morning rescued 43 sub-Saharan illegal migrants whose boat was in distress [...] Full text...

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Belgian military boat "Le Godetia" brings medical equipment to DRC people

12 november 2019 - 18:10:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Belgian military ship, "Le Godetia", will make a stopover on Wednesday at the Congolese port [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian military announce new promotions in senior officers’ cadre

10 november 2019 - 17:00:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   -   The Nigerian military Sunday announced promotions in its senior officers’ cadre in the three services of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 3-day global maritime security conference opens in Abuja

07 october 2019 - 18:14:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A three-day Global Maritime Security Conference (GMSC), which brought together international maritime security stakeholders aimed at [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU extends Sophia mission to March 2020

30 september 2019 - 17:57:21
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European mission on Monday extended until 31 March, 2020, the surveillance operation Sophia on the [...] Full text...

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Seventy-one illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coasts

29 september 2019 - 17:21:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Seventy-one illegal migrants on board a rubber dinghy were Sunday rescued here,  45 miles Northwest of [...] Full text...

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EC extends mandate of Operation Sophia in central Mediterranean region

26 september 2019 - 15:53:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Thursday extended the mandate of EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia by six months, [...] 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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493 illegal migrants rescued in four days off Libya

20 september 2019 - 10:41:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 493 illegal migrants, including children and women, aboard inflatable boats were rescued from [...] Full text...

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Some 300 illegal migrants rescued by Libyan coastguards off Tripoli

16 september 2019 - 11:17:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 300 illegal migrants aboard three inflatable dinghies have been rescued by Libyan coastguards northeast of [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President issues special proclamation to mourn Mugabe

06 september 2019 - 17:03:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued an executive order declaring the national flag to fly half-mast [...] Full text...

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45 illegal migrants rescued off Libya coast

09 august 2019 - 10:04:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 45 illegal migrants aboard an inflatable boat that broke down in the Mediterranean Sea near [...] Full text...

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122 migrants rescued in 72 hours off Libya

06 august 2019 - 18:26:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 122 illegal migrants were rescued by the Libyan navy over the last three [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: CGPCS strongly condemns premature release of 19 convicted Somali pirates

02 august 2019 - 16:42:55
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS), on Friday, condemned the premature [...] Full text...

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Equatorial Guinea to inaugurate regional naval school

26 july 2019 - 18:44:22
Paris, France (PANA) – The French Secretary of State for foreign affairs, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, will attend the inauguration in Equatorial [...] Full text...

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38 illegal migrants rescued off Libya's west coast

24 july 2019 - 09:41:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 38 illegal migrants, on board an inflatable boat whose engine broke down, were rescued on [...] Full text...

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53 migrants rescued off Libya in two operations in last 24 hours

12 july 2019 - 17:05:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coastguards have rescued 53 irregular migrants from two boats off the coast in two separate [...] Full text...

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Bodies of 12 migrants who drowned off Tunisian coasts recovered

06 july 2019 - 14:54:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian naval units on Saturday recovered 12 bodies of migrants off the coast of the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Dozens march at Italian embassy to demand Carole Rackete’s release

04 july 2019 - 22:40:20
Brussels, Belgium (PANA)  -  Dozens of activists of Amnesty International and several other rights groups demonstrated here Wednesday at the [...] Full text...

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Six Tunisian migrants rescued off Tunisian coast

01 july 2019 - 15:58:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian naval unit on Monday rescued six Tunisian migrants, aged between 30 and 45, who [...] Full text...

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Libyan Navy rescues 199 illegal migrants within three days

22 june 2019 - 10:09:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Navy has rescued 199 migrants in various operations off the west coast of the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius hosts International Mobilization for Maritime Security in Western Indian Ocean

21 june 2019 - 15:05:33
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Maritime safety has been at the heart of the regional agenda for a whole week, with [...] Full text...

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African Energy Chamber concerned over energy infrastructure protection

17 june 2019 - 20:37:41
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The African Chamber of Energy (ACE) Monday called on African governments and oil companies to [...] Full text...

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Italy maintains dialogue with all parties in Libya for peace

12 june 2019 - 18:00:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italian Foreign Minister, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, said on Wednesday that "Libya remains a very important element [...] Full text...

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60 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coasts

11 june 2019 - 18:07:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – A patrol team of the Libyan Naval coastal guards has rescued 60 illegal migrants of different [...] Full text...

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Some 217 illegal migrants rescued in 48 hours in western Libya

05 june 2019 - 12:03:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 217 illegal migrants have been rescued in 48 hours in three separate operations carried out [...] Full text...

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Libyan navy rescues 124 illegal migrants

29 may 2019 - 20:25:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan navy announced on Wednesday that it has rescued 124 illegal migrants in two rubber [...] Full text...

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IOM says growing insecurity in Tripoli endangers displaced civilians and migrants

14 may 2019 - 15:24:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday expressed concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the [...] Full text...

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At least 70 sub-Sahara African migrants killed in shipwreck off Tunisian coast

10 may 2019 - 15:47:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - At least 70 sub-Sahara African migrants died on Friday in the international waters of the Mediterranean, [...] Full text...

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Congo, China sign deal for fluvial transport company

09 may 2019 - 21:04:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -  The Congolese and Chinese governments on Thursday signed an agreement protocol related to the creation of [...] Full text...

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Buhari again meets with security chiefs over worsening security situation

09 may 2019 - 18:09:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – For the second time this week, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with heads of Nigeria’s [...] Full text...

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96 illegal migrants rescued off Libya

01 may 2019 - 17:37:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 96 illegal migrants were intercepted on Tuesday by a patrol of the Libyan Central Coast [...] Full text...

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EU extends "Sophia" control mission in the Mediterranean Sea until 30 September

24 april 2019 - 14:46:29
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European naval control mission in the Mediterranean Sea, "Sophia", will intensify its support in Libya's [...] Full text...

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EU extends mandate of Operation Sophia

29 march 2019 - 14:08:44
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union on Friday extended the mandate of its Operation Sophia in the Mediterranean until [...] Full text...

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Libya, US activate security cooperation

26 march 2019 - 05:17:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The deputy minister of Interior of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Colonel Khaled Mazen, on [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, US hold joint military exercises

24 march 2019 - 13:06:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Joint U.S.-Tunisian military exercises will be held from 25 March to 4 April with the participation [...] Full text...

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Tunisian,-US military to begin joint military exercise in Tunisia

23 march 2019 - 16:18:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A joint military exercise between Tunisian armed forces and US naval forces will begin on Monday, [...] Full text...

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Libya prepares to achieve political agreement, says interior minister

20 march 2019 - 12:07:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The interior minister of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, says that the country [...] Full text...

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Dutch Immigration Minister visits Tripoli migrant centre

13 march 2019 - 22:46:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Dutch Immigration Minister Mark Harpers on Wednesday visited the Migrant Assembly and Repatriation Centre in, Tripoli [...] Full text...

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The Chagos case on the news this week in Mauritius

02 march 2019 - 14:05:04
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The judgment on the Chagos case following the ruling by the International Court of Justice [...] Full text...

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11 Libyan naval officers undergo training on scuba diving and first-degree rescue in Italy

09 february 2019 - 15:44:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eleven officers from the Directorate General of Coastal Security Thursday a training session on scuba diving [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army says its troops killed 5 Boko Haram terrorists in northeast Nigeria

20 january 2019 - 19:56:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Sunday said that its troops have killed five Boko Haram terrorists in [...] Full text...

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Several terrorists killed as Army routs Boko Haram from Baga in northeast Nigeria

10 january 2019 - 20:04:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Thursday said that troops of its newly formed Nigerian Army Special Forces [...] Full text...

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'Fighter jets lead efforts to uproot Boko Haram from military base in northeast Nigeria'

29 december 2018 - 05:13:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force on Friday said that its fighter jets are leading “allied Air Forces” [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian military swoop on top Generals

13 november 2018 - 11:31:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian military commanders, Brigadier-General Kinfe Dagnew and Major-General Tekleberhan Woldearegay, were arrested near the border [...] Full text...

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Landlocked Ethiopia to build inland naval base off Red Sea

08 november 2018 - 13:58:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia is moving to modernise its military with immediate plans to create a naval force, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy hosts UK Prince Charles in Lagos

07 november 2018 - 16:57:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday hosted visiting Prince Charles of Wales in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, [...] Full text...

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Death toll on Mediterranean this year crosses 2,000-mark

07 november 2018 - 10:10:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of lives lost on the Mediterranean this year has exceeded 2,000 with 17 people [...] Full text...

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India, Nigeria to sign MoU on counter-terrorism

09 october 2018 - 18:44:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – India and Nigeria would soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding MoU) on Joint Working Group on [...] Full text...

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UNHCR 'appalled' by the loss of life at sea off the coast of Libya

01 july 2018 - 06:42:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it is deeply saddened at the latest tragedy in the [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say ex-Gambian president tied to 2005 murders of Ghanaian, Nigerian migrants

16 may 2018 - 06:42:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A paramilitary unit controlled by then-Gambian president Yahya Jammeh summarily executed more than 50 Ghanaian, Nigerian, [...] Full text...

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