COP16: Guterres urges world to ‘choose wisely…make peace with nature’

30 october 2024 - 06:32:52
Cali, Colombia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for decisive action to restore harmony with nature, warning [...] Full text...

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The Chief Economists of Government Network supporting the role of Africa’s chief economic advisors: World Bank Blog By Trudi Makhaya

15 october 2024 - 06:58:53
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Today’s political chief executive is expected to play a significant role in driving economic policy. Heads [...] Full text...

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We must place our hope in multilateralism: IMF article By Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

11 october 2024 - 11:13:20
London, United Kingdom (PANA) – Only by working together can countries fend off fragmentation and deepening crises “Those who look only [...] Full text...

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Rights expert urges universities to respect pro-Palestinian protests

06 october 2024 - 05:51:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Universities must respect peaceful activism and revise repressive policies targeting the pro-Palestinian solidarity movement on their [...] Full text...

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Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius

04 october 2024 - 05:25:58
London, UK (PANA) - The United Kingdom announced on Thursday that agreement has been reached to hand over the Chagos [...] Full text...

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Youth lead the way ahead of UN Summit of the Future

21 september 2024 - 05:29:42
New York, US (PANA) - Young people took centre stage at UN Headquarters on Friday in the lead-up to the [...] Full text...

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New UN report urges treaty on killer robots by 2026

27 august 2024 - 06:17:21
New York, US (PANA) – Governments should heed United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ call to open negotiations on a new [...] Full text...

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EU-Kenya trading treaty enters into force after nearly two decades of talks

02 july 2024 - 22:20:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The trading treaty between Kenya and the European Union under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), entered [...] Full text...

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Top UN humanitarian laments lack of dialogue to resolve conflict

05 june 2024 - 06:58:07
New York, United States (PANA) - The UN’s top aid official said on Tuesday he was leaving office at the [...] Full text...

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Awards for outstanding contributions to public health presented during 77th World Health Assembly

01 june 2024 - 11:25:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - During a special ceremony at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on Friday, awards were [...] Full text...

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WHO Member States agree to share outcomes of historic IHR, pandemic agreement processes to World Health Assembly

25 may 2024 - 10:28:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – World Health Organisation (WHO) Member States have ended intensive negotiations aimed at strengthening global capacities to [...] Full text...

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Ongoing war in Sudan stalls progress in disputed Abyei region

08 may 2024 - 06:39:06
New York, US (PANA) - The ongoing conflict between rival militaries in Sudan has stalled progress towards the determination of [...] Full text...

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Okonjo-Iweala urges trade ministers’ coalition to boost climate action through WTO

26 february 2024 - 10:06:03
Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) – World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has welcomed high-level officials’ efforts and leadership [...] Full text...

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Alternatives from international and regional powers to Abdoulaye Bathily's initiative to break the deadlock in Libya

22 february 2024 - 19:01:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The initiative launched last November by the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says the merits of dialogue are many

16 february 2024 - 17:28:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow has that the merits of dialogue are many and it gives the [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: East African leaders urge warring parties to meet in 2 weeks to discuss end of war

19 january 2024 - 06:22:37
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Leaders of the East African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), on Thursday urged [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for 'serious negotiation' between industrialised and emerging economies on debt

17 january 2024 - 13:45:42
Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - Many of the world’s ills are the result of a disconnect between “the rich, the big and [...] Full text...

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AU calls for 'mutual respect' in brewing diplomatic row over Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU

04 january 2024 - 15:42:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has called for "calm and mutual respect" to de-escalate the simmering [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Senior Sudan official dismisses agreement between RSF, Coordination of Civilian Democratic Forces

04 january 2024 - 06:42:24
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Deputy Chairman of the Sovereign Council, Malik Agar, has dismissed the Addis Ababa Declaration signed [...] Full text...

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Libyan Oil Ministry against NOC's plan to sign oilfield agreement

30 december 2023 - 11:15:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Government of National Unity has welcomed the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Humanitarian ceasefire only way to end Gaza 'nightmare': Guterres

22 december 2023 - 21:07:47
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres  has expressed the hope that a Security Council resolution to get [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Security Council postpones vote on draft ceasefire resolution

20 december 2023 - 07:03:47
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday postponed a vote on a draft resolution calling for [...] Full text...

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Washington reiterates its support for Morocco's Sahara autonomy plan

18 december 2023 - 14:15:43
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The US State Department has stated that the "clear and constant" position of the United States [...] Full text...

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COP28: Climate advocates demand stronger COP28 language on fossil fuels

12 december 2023 - 05:32:34
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The latest COP28 draft outcome text released to negotiators in Dubai on Monday evening dropped a [...] Full text...

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African women on the frontline of peacekeeping (A UN feature)

06 december 2023 - 07:11:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - For over a year, a group of United Nations peacekeepers from Ghana led by Captain Esinam [...] Full text...

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IGAD 'closely engaged' in dialogue between Ethiopian gov't and Oromo Liberation Army

22 november 2023 - 14:05:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has commented on the current [...] Full text...

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US concerned about violence in Ethiopia: Blinken

18 november 2023 - 06:34:06
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has expressed concern about ongoing violence in Amhara, Oromia and elsewhere in Ethiopia. A statement [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia crisis: WFP restarts food assistance

17 november 2023 - 06:55:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In drought and conflict-affected Ethiopia, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday it was [...] Full text...

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USAID resumes food assistance for Ethiopia

15 november 2023 - 07:44:15
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Tuesday that it would resume [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends Libya support mission's mandate by one year

31 october 2023 - 11:05:30
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday extended until 31 October 2024 the mandate of the United [...] Full text...

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More action needed to advance women’s role in global peace and security

25 october 2023 - 17:05:00
New York, US (PANA) - Twenty-three years after the adoption of a landmark UN Security Council resolution on women, peace [...] Full text...

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Sudan's warring factions agree to resume peace talks in Saudi Arabia

25 october 2023 - 14:03:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's warring factions -- the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) -- [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN chief at Rafah crossing; says aid convoy 'the difference between life and death'

20 october 2023 - 11:46:18
Cairo, Egypt (PAMA) - UN humanitarians said on Friday that an agreement to unlock aid deliveries across the border to [...] Full text...

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Libya and EUBAM sign memorandum of understanding on border security assistance

09 october 2023 - 17:45:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity and [...] Full text...

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Only way to end nuclear risk ‘is to eliminate nuclear weapons’: Guterres

26 september 2023 - 06:28:51
New York, US (PANA) - When “geopolitical mistrust and competition” have pushed the nuclear risk to Cold War levels, total [...] Full text...

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Refusal to waive IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines violates human rights: Experts

01 september 2023 - 05:39:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN rights experts called on States in the global North on Thursday to forgo intellectual property [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Time to give strategic diplomacy a chance (By Paul Ejime)

21 august 2023 - 19:00:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As expected, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected the "unreasonable" three-year political [...] Full text...

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US diplomat describes Sudanese human suffering as “terrible”, calls on SAF and RSF to resume peace talks

29 july 2023 - 09:38:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PAN,A) - The US government has described as “terrible” the toll of human suffering from the ongoing fighting [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Raging war hits Sudan's health sector very hard

08 june 2023 - 13:19:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - To fall ill is a very serious matter in Sudan where health services run at a [...] Full text...

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Progress on human health ‘in peril’, warns UN chief

21 may 2023 - 18:07:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global life expectancy has grown by 50 per cent since the birth of the UN World [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudan appeals for urgent humanitarian assistance as fighting continues

13 may 2023 - 06:54:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Friday launched an urgent appeal to the international community for humanitarian assistance following four [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Jeddah talks are to agree humanitarian truce, permanent ceasefire - US diplomat

11 may 2023 - 06:20:46
Washington, US (PANA) - A senior US official says the purpose of talks in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: AUC Chairperson stresses imperative of ceasefire

07 may 2023 - 12:25:36
Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, is closely following the Saudi [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudan's warring parties begin direct taks in Jeddah

06 may 2023 - 06:34:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Representatives of Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have begun direct talks on [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso will not negotiate with armed terrorist groups -Transition President

05 may 2023 - 16:32:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional President Captain Ibrahim Traore said here Thursday that negotiating with armed terrorist [...] Full text...

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GERD: Time to make controversial dam work for greater good of all - Think-tank

04 may 2023 - 13:26:17
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - With the fourth annual filling looming in June and construction abicaout 90% complete, the contentious [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis: AU warns the conflict could be a replica of the 2011 situation in Libya

02 may 2023 - 20:35:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has warned that the current clash in the Sudan could develop into [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Shaky ceasefire enters second day with gunfire still heard in Khartoum

26 april 2023 - 11:28:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As the shaky three-day ceasefire in the fighting in Sudan brokered by the US enters its [...] Full text...

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Roundup: Sudan conflict: Ceasefire holding despite sporadic gunfire

25 april 2023 - 12:41:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The 72-hour ceasefire in the fighting in Sudan is holding after a shaky start that saw [...] Full text...

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2ND LEAD: Sudan conflict: Shaky start to ceasefire as gunfire heard in Khartoum (Eds: Adds sporadic gunfire)

25 april 2023 - 10:25:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The 72-hour ceasefire in the fighting in Sudan has taken off to a shaky start as [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Sudan conflict: Army, militia agree to 3-day ceasefire for humanitarian reasons (Eds: Adds details of statements)

25 april 2023 - 06:14:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia have announced their commitment to [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Warring parties involved in ceasefire announcement

25 april 2023 - 05:48:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's warring parties have said they were involved in the three-day ceasefire agreement announced by the [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: No comment from warring parties as ceasefire announced by US goes into effect

24 april 2023 - 22:03:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The ceasefire in Sudan's fighting announced by US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has taken effect [...] Full text...

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Second Roundup: Sudan conflict: US announces 72-hour ceasefire from midnight on Monday

24 april 2023 - 21:22:53
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has announced that the warring parties in the Sudan [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian gov't to open peace talks with rebel Oromo Liberation Army in Tanzania on Tuesday

24 april 2023 - 11:32:17
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has said it will begin peace talks with Shene (Oromo [...] Full text...

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Governments hold second round of discussions on proposed amendments to IHR (2005)

23 april 2023 - 07:05:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Governments this week examined in detail more than a third of over 300 proposed amendments to [...] Full text...

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WHO makes key leadership appointments to drive its strategic direction, initiatives

18 april 2023 - 08:38:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed five new senior figures to its headquarters leadership team [...] Full text...

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Sudan says current conflict an internal question requiring no foreign mediatory intervention

17 april 2023 - 21:55:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan on Monday described the ongoing fighting between the Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces as [...] Full text...

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IGAD Summit picks trio to spearhead search for end to Sudan military crisis

17 april 2023 - 17:20:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A team of three East African Heads of State has been picked to spearhead talks between [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa calls for calm in Sudan

17 april 2023 - 13:43:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Monday called for peace and calm in Sudan following [...] Full text...

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Libya's oil ambitions on track after sector recovery

13 april 2023 - 21:21:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Driven by the relaunch of the political process in Libya, the acceleration of which has reinvigorated [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup: FIFA predicts it will be a 'watershed' moment.

11 april 2023 - 05:37:39
Zurich (Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has predicted that the women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will be a [...] Full text...

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Marburg virus outbreaks highlight link between health and planet: WHO chief

30 march 2023 - 05:16:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the agency was [...] Full text...

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Gambia is reaping dividends of democracy: President Barrow

29 march 2023 - 09:53:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow says his country has seen the dividends of democracy in building institutions [...] Full text...

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WHO renews alert on safeguards for health worker recruitment

14 march 2023 - 13:35:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday released an updated WHO health workforce support and safeguards [...] Full text...

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Rights group says conflicts, violence threaten rights in Africa

13 january 2023 - 10:13:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African leaders failed to tackle widespread abuses against civilians by state security forces and non-state armed [...] Full text...

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Congolese rebel Commanders meet in Nairobi

28 november 2022 - 22:15:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Warring factions in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo kicked off the third session of their [...] Full text...

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Congolese rebel factions meet for Nairobi peace talks

28 november 2022 - 21:50:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Warring factions in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo kicked off the third session of their [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy, Government welcome peace agreement

03 november 2022 - 18:49:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PAMA) - The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, and the government have welcomed Wednesday's peace agreement signed [...] Full text...

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UN Development Programme calls for debt relief now for 54 countries

12 october 2022 - 05:29:17
New York, US (PANA) - Fifty-four countries that are home to more than half of the poorest people on the [...] Full text...

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Ghana's Central Bank hikes policy rate to 24.5%

06 october 2022 - 14:25:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) on Thursday increased the policy [...] Full text...

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International community urged to act within UN framework to resolve crisis in Libya

21 september 2022 - 19:08:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Malta, India, the United Arab Emirates and Italy Wednesday affirmed their support for intensified efforts by [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister calls for promotion of joint Arab action

06 september 2022 - 18:18:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mrs. Najal Al-Mangouch said that the 158th ordinary [...] Full text...

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Algeria, Morocco promise support and cooperation with new UN representative in Libya

04 september 2022 - 13:40:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The appointment of Senegalese Aboulaye Bathily to the position of Special Representative of the UN Secretary [...] Full text...

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WHO supports leadership role of strong Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention

17 june 2022 - 07:54:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the continental drive to strengthen the architecture of pandemic preparedness and [...] Full text...

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Joint committee of Libyan assemblies urged to continue work on legal text for election

18 may 2022 - 12:42:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Libya, Mrs. Stephanie Williams, has welcomed the progress [...] Full text...

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2nd Lead: Police officer shot, property damaged in Tripoli clashes between supporters of rival PMs (Eds: Adds reactions of officials, countries )

17 may 2022 - 13:17:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan police officer was shot and wounded during armed clashes between supporters of Libya's rival [...] Full text...

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1st Lead: Libya's rival PM Bachagha leaves Tripoli after armed clashes sparked by his arrival

17 may 2022 - 12:01:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Prime Minister appointed by Parliament, Fathi Bachagha, left Tripoli on Tuesday morning after clashes between [...] Full text...

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Greek, Kenyan FMs discuss bolstering bilateral relations

10 may 2022 - 06:48:05
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias and his Kenyan counterpart Raychelle Awuor Omamo on Monday discussed [...] Full text...

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South African and Ukrainian presidents discuss Russian invasion

21 april 2022 - 10:46:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ukrainian ambassador to South Africa Liubov Abravitova on Thursday confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso gov't encourages return of youth who joined armed terrorist groups

19 april 2022 - 13:29:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe minister in charge of reconciliation, Yéro Boly, indicated at a press conference on [...] Full text...

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China and South Africa address Ukraine crisis

21 march 2022 - 08:38:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – China and South Africa have agreed to continue pushing for mediation in the ongoing [...] Full text...

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Deep divisions over Pretoria's Russia stance

16 march 2022 - 09:11:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has slammed opposition parties who criticised the [...] Full text...

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Fathi Bachagha says ready for dialogue and de-escalation after rising tension in Tripoli

11 march 2022 - 17:29:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bachagha announced here Friday his willingness to dialogue in response to international [...] Full text...

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US ambassador welcomes 'appeasement' of Libya's rival prime ministers

11 march 2022 - 13:03:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US envoy and ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, on Thursday welcomed the willingness of Libya's rival [...] Full text...

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South Africa asked to mediate in Ukraine crisis

11 march 2022 - 12:24:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that South Africa has been approached to play a [...] Full text...

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President Ramaphosa defends Pretoria's UN abstention in Russian invasion vote

07 march 2022 - 11:45:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday defended South Africa's decision to abstain on the UN [...] Full text...

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US 'gravely concerned' about reported atrocities in Ethiopia's Amhara region

23 february 2022 - 07:02:06
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it is "gravely concerned" by the reports of atrocities, including sexual violence, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa salutes Africa's last white leader

12 december 2021 - 17:52:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Sunday saluted Africa’s last white leader, FW De [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Strong security ahead of De Klerk's memorial service

11 december 2021 - 07:47:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - There are concerns that former President F.W. De Klerk’s memorial in Cape Town on [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso postpones International conference on Science and Diplomacy

24 november 2021 - 12:17:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An International Conference dubbed "Nexus Science and Diplomacy" scheduled for 29 November to 1 December [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa begins mourning period for FW De Klerk

17 november 2021 - 13:12:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Wednesday began a national period of mourning for former President FW [...] Full text...

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International conference on science and diplomacy to be held in Ouagadougou

11 november 2021 - 19:39:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A high-level international conference on science diplomacy and technological innovation will be held here from [...] Full text...

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South Africa: FW De Klerk releases a message "from the grave"

11 november 2021 - 16:45:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a video message, released hours after his death, former President FW De Klerk, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Govt says ready for negotiations with rebels 'if some conditions are met'

11 november 2021 - 16:15:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Spokesperson for the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry, Dina Mufti, on Thursday said the federal government [...] Full text...

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Western Sahara is 'not negotiable', says Moroccan king

07 november 2021 - 16:36:42
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Western Sahara "is not negotiable", the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI has said. "Today as in the [...] Full text...

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UN denounces detention of activists, normalcy returns gradually in Khartoum

06 november 2021 - 11:57:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) has denounced detention of three political [...] Full text...

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Countering tax avoidance in Sub-Saharan Africa mining sector

05 november 2021 - 14:05:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Sub-Saharan African countries will need to implement targeted policy actions to reduce profit shifting [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: UN chief condemns ‘ongoing military coup’ in Sudan (Eds: Changing dateline)

25 october 2021 - 18:10:15
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday condemned the “ongoing military coup” in Sudan, saying Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk and all other [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia amends tariffs on imports to beef up domestic producers’ competitiveness

19 october 2021 - 08:29:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia has unveiled a major revision of Tariffs on Imported Goods aspiring to enhance the [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL urges Libyan govt to address issues raised by members of the Cyrenaica region without delay

11 october 2021 - 11:27:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called on the Government of National Unity [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Government determined to free people displaced by 'terrorists' in Tigray region

12 september 2021 - 05:11:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – While celebrating the Ethiopian New Year 2014, the nation has yet to make sure that [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray aid situation worsening by the day, warn UN humanitarians

03 september 2021 - 05:37:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The aid crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region is worsening, the UN said on Thursday, with stocks [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Foreign Minister Omamo in Addis Ababa on official visit

02 september 2021 - 16:01:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Kenya’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Raychelle Omamo,  arrived in Addis Ababa on Thursday for an [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia rallies UN Security Council to reject bid to halt GERD project

26 august 2021 - 20:16:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen, also Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Thursday met with [...] Full text...

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Bandits release kidnapped Chinese national, 3 students and teacher in Kebbi, Northwest Nigeria

16 august 2021 - 17:23:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have released a Chinese national, three students and a teacher from the scores of students [...] Full text...

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Sudan rejects unilateral second filling of GERD

19 july 2021 - 18:56:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Monday said it totally rejects a unilateral decision taken by Ethiopia to fill the [...] Full text...

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Sudan calls on Ethiopians to go for peaceful settlement of differences

04 july 2021 - 16:19:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday urged belligerent Ethiopian sides to fully observe a ceasefire, sit around the negotiation [...] Full text...

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US urges Ethiopians to commit to inclusive, post election dialogue

13 june 2021 - 10:26:32
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has urged the Government and people of  Ethiopia to commit to an [...] Full text...

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Pan-African Parliament asks European Parliament to remain neutral in Rabat-Madrid dispute

11 june 2021 - 17:56:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Pan-African Parliament has asked the European Parliament not to get involved in the crisis between [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone retires No. 5 jersey in honor of late legend, Sesay

10 june 2021 - 19:28:09
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - During a Premier League match between Mighty Blackpool and Wusum Stars at the Siaka Steven [...] Full text...

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African trade ministers seek level-playing field for trade in agriculture

02 june 2021 - 22:20:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of agriculture-exporting countries and the African Group, representing 64 countries at the World Trade [...] Full text...

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United Kingdom keeps its hold on United Nations’ top humanitarian job

13 may 2021 - 12:43:25
New York, US (PANA) - Current United Nations special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths,  will be the next Under Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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AU Commission Chief welcomes moves to promote Somali Elections

02 may 2021 - 13:39:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has welcomed [...] Full text...

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Election of a new FEGUITOOT President on 18 May

01 may 2021 - 14:22:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Electoral Commission of the Guinean Football Federation (FEGUIFOOT) announced here Friday that the elective congress [...] Full text...

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Talks on controversial Ethiopian dam end without progress

07 april 2021 - 12:15:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Talks to resolve the raging dispute between Sudan and Egypt on one hand and Ethiopia on [...] Full text...

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Trilateral negotiations on controversial Ethiopian dam to resume, says Minister

02 april 2021 - 14:23:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Seleshi Bekele, has announced that the trilateral negotiation [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia expects controversial Renaissance Dam to begin generating electricity in August

18 march 2021 - 08:02:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says two turbines of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) are expected to generate [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says it has 'just right' to use the Nile River as war of words with Sudan and Egypt continues

17 march 2021 - 16:39:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A senior Ethiopian government official says no one would prevent the country from exercising its "just [...] Full text...

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Sudan writes to AU, UN, US, EU to mediate in Ethiopian Renaissance Dam impasse

16 march 2021 - 07:09:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr. Abdalla Hamdouk, has written to the African Union, United Nations, European [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe President, opposition leader meet to discuss national issues

12 march 2021 - 17:29:59
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré and opposition leader Eddie Komboïgo on Friday met [...] Full text...

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Sudan, Egypt call for 'serious, effective' negotiations on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

07 march 2021 - 11:12:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan and Egypt on Saturday called for the return to "serious and effective negotiations" on the [...] Full text...

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AU sends senior official to Sudan as tension with Ethiopia rises

19 february 2021 - 10:21:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union has sent a senior official to Sudan as tension with its eastern neighbour, [...] Full text...

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Zambian diplomat Muchanga re-elected AU Commissioner for Trade and Industry

07 february 2021 - 10:10:04
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The African Union Executive Council has re-elected Zambia's Ambassador Albert Muchanga as Commissioner for Economic Development, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says construction of controversial Grand Renaissance Dam 'progressing as intended'

01 february 2021 - 10:03:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  (PANA) - Ethiopia says the construction of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue [...] Full text...

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Guterres hails entry into force of treaty banning nuclear weapons

22 january 2021 - 06:00:13
New York, US (PANA) - The first multilateral nuclear disarmament treaty in more than two decades, came into force on Friday, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says 'third party' fuelling tension with Sudan

21 january 2021 - 11:28:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says "a third party" is behind the tension with Sudan with the intent to [...] Full text...

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No solution in Western Sahara except autonomy initiative - Bourita

16 january 2021 - 20:10:35
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, said here Friday [...] Full text...

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Sudan says Ethiopian military plane has violated its airspace

14 january 2021 - 07:40:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has condemned the violation of its airspace and borders by an Ethiopian military plane as tension [...] Full text...

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Sudan, Ethiopia accuse each other of incidents on common border

13 january 2021 - 11:03:20
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Ethiopia are accusing each other of incidents on their common border with Sudan appealing [...] Full text...

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UN counter-terrorism chief urges continued vigilance against ‘real’ ongoing threat

13 january 2021 - 05:57:33
New York, US (PANA) - Despite important strikes against terrorism over the past two decades, including bringing perpetrators to justice [...] Full text...

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Sudan says talks on controversial Ethiopian dam 'stall'

11 january 2021 - 08:47:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says tripartite talks on the controversial Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have stalled as the [...] Full text...

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Sudan expresses 'reservation' on tripartite meeting on controversial dam

05 january 2021 - 11:22:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says it has "reservation" over participation in the Tripartite Ministerial meeting of Sudan, Egypt and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt discuss draft document on controversial dam

04 january 2021 - 09:47:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The virtual tripartite meeting on the controversial Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) held on Sunday [...] Full text...

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UK, Eastern and Southern Africa EPA goes into force

04 january 2021 - 07:52:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and the United Kingdom (UK) will, henceforth, trade under the United Kingdom (UK)- Eastern and [...] Full text...

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Trilateral negotiation on controversial GERD dam resumes

03 january 2021 - 12:24:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Trilateral negotiation involving Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan on rules and guidelines for filling and annual [...] Full text...

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Rabat and Washington want to promote investment in Morocco and Africa

23 december 2020 - 22:13:20
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and the United States of America signed Tuesday in Rabat two cooperation agreements to promote [...] Full text...

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Negotiations resume between government and Malian national workers’ union

21 december 2020 - 22:19:16
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government and the National Union of Malian workers (UNTM), the largest trade-union in Mali, [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM reaffirms legality of Libyan-Turkish maritime border demarcation agreement

07 december 2020 - 18:44:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - "The signing of the maritime border demarcation agreement between Libya and Turkey is part of a [...] Full text...

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Tunisian magistrates extend their strike by additional 5 days

05 december 2020 - 16:07:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Association of Tunisian Magistrates (AMT) has called for their strike to be extended by an [...] Full text...

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European Council approves debt relief efforts for African countries

01 december 2020 - 10:36:02
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday approved a set of conclusions in response to a call made [...] Full text...

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Congolese Senate authorizes ratification of agreement signed between Angola and Benin

27 november 2020 - 19:12:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Senators on Friday authorized the ratification of the military and technical cooperation agreement between the [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers focus on 1st Round of Inter-Libyan Dialogue Forum and the Vision for the Future

21 november 2020 - 18:41:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The next round of the Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum must find ways of enabling its participants [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia reaffirms military operation to continue until 'rule of law is upheld'

17 november 2020 - 09:58:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The government of Ethiopia has reaffirmed once again that there would be "no negotiation until [...] Full text...

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At least seven Burkinabe soldiers killed in ambush in Sahel province

12 november 2020 - 12:01:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least seven Burkinabe soldiers were killed on Wednesday in an ambush by suspected terrorists [...] Full text...

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Water Affairs ministers of Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt meet on controversial dam

05 november 2020 - 08:01:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ministers of Water Affairs of the Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have held a virtual trilateral [...] Full text...

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French Minister of Defence visits Mali

02 november 2020 - 16:57:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The French Minister of Defence, Mrs Florence Parly, is due in Bamako on Monday where she [...] Full text...

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AU endorses new peacekeeping roadmap

22 october 2020 - 22:03:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) has approved a new peacekeeping roadmap, aiming [...] Full text...

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Team of technicians of German company Siemens arrives in Libya

28 september 2020 - 21:07:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The managing director of the Production Department of the Libyan General Electricity Company (GECOL) Monday announced [...] Full text...

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Darfur deal a ‘significant step’, says head of UN-AU peacekeeping mission

01 september 2020 - 04:20:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A peace agreement between Sudanese authorities and key armed movements from Darfur could provide a path [...] Full text...

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Post-ceasefire, Libyan demonstrations and oil blockade issues on front pages of newspapers

30 august 2020 - 15:26:09
 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Events in Libya one week after the proclamation of ceasefire have assumed twists and turns, giving [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Stock Exchange launches New Receivables Trading Platform

19 august 2020 - 12:51:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) has announced the launch of Zimbabwe Receivables Marketplace Limited (ZRM) following [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia Renaissance Dam: Sudan calls for postponement of negotiations on filling and operations

10 august 2020 - 17:22:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources on Monday demanded a postponement, by yet another week, [...] Full text...

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Sudan surprised at surge of Ethiopian position on filling operation GERD Dam

04 august 2020 - 22:45:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Minister for Irrigation and Water Resources Professor Yassir Abass Tuesday complained of the sudden change [...] Full text...

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Negotiations resume on filling and operations of Renaissance Dam

03 august 2020 - 21:25:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Negotiations on the filling and operations of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) resumed here Monday, [...] Full text...

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AU calls for calm, continuation of dialogue, negotiations in Mali

21 july 2020 - 18:35:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, closely following the evolution of [...] Full text...

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Continued blockade of Libyan oil sites unveils the huge foreign involvement (Analysis)

17 july 2020 - 18:02:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans are increasingly bewildered by the continuing blockade of the production and export of the country's [...] Full text...

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Former chairman of Libyan presidential council calls protagonists to sit down together to resolve crisis

14 july 2020 - 22:55:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Former vice-president of the presidential council of the government of national accord, Moussa Al-Kouni, Tuesday appealed [...] Full text...

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Tunis, Algiers engage to intensify efforts for political solution in Libya

13 july 2020 - 22:43:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian and Algerian ministers of foreign affairs at the end of their meeting here Monday [...] Full text...

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Tunisian leader, Algerian FM discuss Libyan dossier

13 july 2020 - 20:01:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied Monday held talks with the Algerian minister of foreign affairs, Sabri Boukadoum, [...] Full text...

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Raid against al-Wattia air base in western Libya revives military escalation

07 july 2020 - 22:09:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The military escalation in Libya resumed with the air strike Sunday on the air base of [...] Full text...

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Lifting of blockade of Libyan oil sites depends on will of some countries in region -NOC director

04 july 2020 - 12:13:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mustapha Sanalla, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), said [...] Full text...

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Oil interests in Libyan conflict resurface with presence of mercenaries in oil sites (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

28 june 2020 - 20:30:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya’s huge oil resources which are at the origin of foreign interference have brought to the [...] Full text...

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Congolese Senate passes air transport bills

27 june 2020 - 16:29:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Senators gathered in a plenary session on Friday in Brazzaville, adopted four bills relating to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says will start filling Grand Renaissance Dam within two weeks

27 june 2020 - 13:27:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  Ethiopia is set to start filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) within the next [...] Full text...

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170 signatories endorse UN ceasefire appeal during COVID crisis

24 june 2020 - 19:37:24
New York, US (PANA) - UN Member States, Observers and others, sent a strong political message this week, with the [...] Full text...

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Top Europeans officials call for an immediate ceasefire and constructive negotiation in Libya

11 june 2020 - 18:20:37
Paris, France (PANA) - In a joint statement, the High Representative of the European Union (EU) and the Ministers for [...] Full text...

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Loss of Tripoli war by Haftar redesigns new outlines of the Libyan conflict (New analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

04 june 2020 - 23:03:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tripoli residents Thursday morning woke up to news of the total liberation of the city of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Patient treated is doing well - Guinea Minister of Health

18 march 2020 - 20:54:45
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Belgian national, suffering from coronavirus in Guinea, "is in good health and is in a [...] Full text...

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Guterres commends ‘spirit of compromise and collaboration’ as new cabinet is unveiled in South Sudan

15 march 2020 - 05:10:11
New York, US (PANA) - Following the unveiling of a new unity cabinet in South Sudan on Thursday, the UN [...] Full text...

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New UN Libya envoy known for her mediation skills and outreach to tribes

12 march 2020 - 22:34:52
New York, US (PANA) - Stephanie Turco Williams, appointed this week by the UN until a permanent envoy is chosen [...] Full text...

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Libyans look at impact of Ghassan Salamé’s resignation on the delicate mediation process (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

06 march 2020 - 07:31:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – As the sudden resignation of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister to visit France this month

05 march 2020 - 07:34:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan Interior minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachaga, on Wednesday announced [...] Full text...

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On eve of resolution of Libyan crisis, fate of militias seems sealed, integrating or disappearing (A news analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

28 february 2020 - 00:48:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Fathi Bachagha , interior minister of the government of national accord, has vowed to take action [...] Full text...

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Libya: Berlin commitments are binding on all after 'UN Security Council resolution' - Fayez al-Sarraj

16 february 2020 - 17:06:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...

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Libya: Government combatants, pro-Haftar troops exchange bodies of people killed during Tripoli clashes

11 february 2020 - 23:00:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The government of national accord and troops of Marshall Khalifa Haftar Tuesday exchanged the bodies of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian governmet, Christian body bicker over release of abducted Chibok schoolgirls

05 february 2020 - 13:24:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Almost six years since 276 schoolgirls were abducted from their dormitories at Government Girls Secondary School, [...] Full text...

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Congo to host an inter-Libyan forum

30 january 2020 - 21:09:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese head of state, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, and president of the High Committee of the African [...] Full text...

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Two radio stations shut down, 4 journalists arrested in Gambia

27 january 2020 - 09:04:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Two radio stations in Gambia - Home Digital FM and King FM - were shut down [...] Full text...

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Govt delegation for Sudan peace talks in Juba returns home

26 january 2020 - 18:10:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government delegation to the peace talks with the rebel armed groups in Juba, South [...] Full text...

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Malian teachers march to demand 20 pct increase in salaries

24 january 2020 - 21:55:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  Hundreds of teachers, dressed in red and yellow, accompanied by students and parents organized a peaceful [...] Full text...

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Government, major rebel faction sign framework agreement

24 january 2020 - 21:26:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  -  The Sudanese government and a major rebel faction Friday signed a protocol, known as the Peace [...] Full text...

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Sudan peace talks: One agreement but several addenda

17 january 2020 - 15:08:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When people hear about Sudan’s current peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, they will immediately think [...] Full text...

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Sudan Mediation: Coming two weeks are decisive for negotiation

13 january 2020 - 18:49:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Senior mediator from South Sudan, Dhio Matok, on Monday announced that the coming two weeks are [...] Full text...

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Senegalese leader calls for UN Security Council enlargement

13 january 2020 - 16:17:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, on Monday in Dakar called for an enlargement of the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia calls for respect of Libyan ceasefire

13 january 2020 - 08:49:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has hailed the decision to establish a ceasefire in Libya calling it "an important step [...] Full text...

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The effect of capture of Sirte by Haftar on the continuation of the Tripoli war (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

09 january 2020 - 23:56:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Four days following the capture of the city of Sirte, 450 km east of Tripoli, by [...] Full text...

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US experts, Tripoli-based Government of National Accord discuss elimination of militias in Libya

04 january 2020 - 11:43:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Experts from the US government and representatives of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) on [...] Full text...

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UNAMID welcomes framework agreement between transitional government and Darfur track

30 december 2019 - 20:33:13
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  - The United Nations African Union Peace Keeping Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Monday welcomed the recent framework [...] Full text...

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Another declaration for peace in Libya adopted in Tunis

24 december 2019 - 07:27:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Representatives of the Libyan High Council of Tribes and Cities, who met in Tunis on Monday [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s rights activist calls for permit to protest

12 december 2019 - 09:29:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Madi Jobarteh, one of Gambia’s leading human rights activists, has called for re-negotiation for proper police [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's striking doctors reject offer for more wages from the country's richest man

29 november 2019 - 18:45:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s striking doctors have rejected an offer from the country’s richest man, Strive Masiyiwa, to return [...] Full text...

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Rights groups urge IMF to delay vote on Equatorial Guinea loan

22 november 2019 - 06:50:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Human rights groups, good governance organisations and experts are urging the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde's prison guards on strike for a pay increase

21 november 2019 - 12:43:46
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde's prison guards began a 72-hour strike on Tuesday demanding, among other things, a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: NCC ready to launch the US$70 billion communications sector in line with AfCFTA

06 november 2019 - 16:28:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday in Kano, Northwest region, said it is ready to [...] Full text...

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Marshet Zelalem: A young Ethiopian girl leading big changes in her community (A UNESCO Feature)

05 november 2019 - 16:39:01
Hawassa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Marshet Zelalem grew up in a rural village in Oromia, Ethiopia, and she was so timid [...] Full text...

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Sudanese peace talks successful, spokesman says

23 october 2019 - 17:20:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior government official has described the political deal signed with the Sudanese rebel groups under [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Robert Sagna says MFDC wants durable peace

21 october 2019 - 23:08:33
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Leaders of the Movement for democratic forces in Casamance (MFDC) Monday called the think tank group [...] Full text...

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Leaders of rebel movements return to negotiating table

18 october 2019 - 00:09:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  -  Direct negotiations between Khartoum government and rebel movement leaders will finally kick off in Juba on [...] Full text...

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Botswana moves to develop coal bed methane- fuelled power plants

12 october 2019 - 11:25:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security aims to develop coal bed methane-fuelled [...] Full text...

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