2025 FIFA Club World Cup: African coaches react to tough groups
06 december 2024 - 13:28:55Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Some African coaches have reacted to the tough groups handed to them at the draws for [...] Full text...
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Putin ramps up production of Russia's 8,370mph hypersonic missiles Story by Abul Taher
24 november 2024 - 07:41:31Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Vladimir Putin has ramped up production of a new hypersonic missile he fired against Ukraine last [...] Full text...
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WHO lists additional mpox diagnostic tests for emergency use
30 october 2024 - 19:07:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As part of ongoing efforts to enhance quality-assured testing options, the World Health Organization (WHO) has [...] Full text...
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Global public debt Is probably worse than it looks: IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Davide Furceri, Raphael Lam, and Jeta Menkulasi
16 october 2024 - 11:04:22Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Global public debt is very high. It is expected to exceed $100 trillion, or [...] Full text...
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Sudan welcomes AU Statement on Developments in the Country
15 october 2024 - 14:19:58Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan on Tuesday welcomed a statement by the African Union on developments in the [...] Full text...
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When foreign exchange intervention can best help countries navigate shocks: IMF Blog By Suman Basu, Sonali Das, Olamide Harrison, and Erlend Nier
12 october 2024 - 14:23:40Washington DC, United States (PANA) – With major central banks now cutting policy rates, the global interest rate cycle is [...] Full text...
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WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use
05 october 2024 - 05:20:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Friday that it has approved the first mpox diagnostic [...] Full text...
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Rwanda Ministry of Health announces confirmation of Marburg virus disease
01 october 2024 - 16:00:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Rwanda Ministry of Health on 27 September 2024, announced the confirmation of Marburg virus disease [...] Full text...
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South Africa sets wheat import duties while local wheat area drops
14 august 2024 - 12:32:35Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Falling global wheat prices triggered, in July 2024, a wheat import duty of Rand 176.30 [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says Gambia's Parliament upholding FGM ban is 'good news'
16 july 2024 - 09:59:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International has welcomed “with great relief” the rejection of a bill aimed [...] Full text...
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Pressure against French colonial rule ahead of UN climate talks
14 june 2024 - 18:49:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Azerbaijan, the host nation for the next round of the UN global climate change talks, has [...] Full text...
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Accelerating extinction rate triggers domino effect of biodiversity loss
22 may 2024 - 04:59:02New York, US (PANA) - While nearly one million species are currently at risk of extinction, the United Nations University [...] Full text...
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Former Gambia’s Interior minister jailed 20 years by Swiss court for crimes against humanity
15 may 2024 - 13:07:05Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ousman Sonko, former interior minister of Gambia, was convicted by Switzerland's top criminal court on Wednesday for crimes [...] Full text...
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2024 TotalEnergies CAF Futsal AFCON: We will play our game - Angola Coach
19 april 2024 - 08:59:33Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Angola boss, Marcos Antunes, has stressed that the Sable Antelopes will stick to their style of [...] Full text...
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681,450 poultry killed by bird flu in Burkina Faso
06 march 2024 - 17:31:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has been experiencing an outbreak of avian influenza since 13 January 2022, the [...] Full text...
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681,450 poultry killed by bird flu in Burkina Faso
06 march 2024 - 17:29:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has been experiencing an outbreak of avian influenza since 13 January 2022, the [...] Full text...
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Ghana's Finance ministry urges President to pause assent to anti-LGBTQ bill
04 march 2024 - 14:29:54Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As the controversial the controversial anti-LGBTQI+ bill passed by Ghana's Parliament, which criminalises the promotion, advocacy, and funding [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief, US slam passage of Ghana's LGBTQ bill
29 february 2024 - 06:29:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The UN human rights chief and the US Department of State have slammed the passage by [...] Full text...
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Top US diplomat expresses 'serious concerns' about Senegal's political crisis
14 february 2024 - 06:07:17Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Senegalese President Macky Sall as tensions [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Senegal 'suspends' internet as Dakar Prefect bans march to protest poll delay
13 february 2024 - 14:23:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese authorities on Tuesday announced the suspension of internet at "certain time slots" as the [...] Full text...
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Isarel-Gaza crisis: UN health agency warns over continuing attacks on healthcare
09 february 2024 - 16:41:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The unrelenting war in Gaza hasn’t spared hospitals, their staff or the people sheltering there, the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Reconsider decision to suspend contributions to UNRWA: Guterres
28 january 2024 - 13:39:21New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General has added his voice to calls on countries that have suspended contributions to [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Lifesaving programmes in peril, UNRWA chief urges countries to reconsider funding suspension
28 january 2024 - 06:20:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The head of the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) said on Saturday that some countries’ [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa hails South Africa's genocide victory at The Hague
26 january 2024 - 16:18:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed South Africa’s extraordinary victory at the International Court of [...] Full text...
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Tanzania bans Kenya Airways from flying to Dar es Salaam
15 january 2024 - 21:30:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tanzania has banned the Kenya Airways from flying into Dar es Salaam with effect from 22 [...] Full text...
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Four Libyan officials from three institutions invited to UNMIL meeting willing to participate without conditions
18 december 2023 - 17:21:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top Libyan officials from five institutions Monday reaffirmed their support for the efforts of the UN envoy [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza hospital destroyed, WHO chief reiterates ceasefire call
18 december 2023 - 15:15:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN health agency, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has spoken out against the [...] Full text...
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Uphold freedoms, fulfill the promise of human rights, urges UN chief
11 december 2023 - 17:47:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on world leaders to rely on the Universal Declaration [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan gov't challenges IGAD communique after summit
11 december 2023 - 12:13:29Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A political row is simmering between the Sudanese government and the East African regional bloc, the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan describes military leader's Kenya visit as 'successful'
14 november 2023 - 08:17:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military leader, Lieutenant General Abdul Fatah Burhan, returned to Khartoum on Monday from Kenya where [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM warns against extending strikes against Gaza after Hamas military operation
08 october 2023 - 14:11:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has underlined the [...] Full text...
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Gabon coup: US pauses some foreign assistance programmes for Gabon
27 september 2023 - 07:35:44Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The U.S. government says it is pausing certain foreign assistance programmes benefiting the government of [...] Full text...
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A Libyan newspaper wonders whether the changes in French-speaking Africa augur a new Françafrique
08 september 2023 - 16:40:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The changes we are witnessing in the Sahel region, in Central Africa and in what is generally [...] Full text...
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Gabon coup: Military junta releases ousted President Bongo from house arrest on medical grounds
07 september 2023 - 08:37:23Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon's military junta on Wednesday announced that ousted President Ali Bongo has been released from house [...] Full text...
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Gabon coup: Economic Community of Central African States suspends Gabon
05 september 2023 - 07:13:55Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon was on Monday suspended from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) following the [...] Full text...
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Gabon coup: Junta leader sworn in a interim president
04 september 2023 - 11:20:09Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gen. Brice Nguema, head of Gabon's military junta, the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions [...] Full text...
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Gabon coup: Military junta announces reopening of borders
02 september 2023 - 18:41:40Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon military junta announced on Saturday that the country's borders closed following the coup that ousted [...] Full text...
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African Referee, Makalima, reflects on successful FIFA Women’s World Cup as an official
02 september 2023 - 12:45:58Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With the curtains officially brought down on the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the African flag was [...] Full text...
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3RD LEAD: Gabon coup: UN chief ‘firmly condemns’ Gabon coup, notes reports of election abuses (Eds: Adds UN chief's reaction)
30 august 2023 - 19:55:35New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday "firmly condemned" the coup in Gabon, while acknowledging that “serious infringements of [...] Full text...
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2ND LEAD: Ousted Gabonese President Bongo urges 'friends' to 'make noise' (Eds: Adds reaction of AU para 8-11)
30 august 2023 - 15:36:53Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who senior military officers said they ousted from power on Wednesdsay, [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: Pope France appeals for peace in Niger
21 august 2023 - 06:15:19The Holy See (PANA) - Pope Francis has appealed for peace in Niger where there are fears of military action [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Niger coup: ECOWAS delegation fails to meet junta leader
04 august 2023 - 12:45:50Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A delegation of the Economic West Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sent to Niger to [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: Junta ends military pacts with France
04 august 2023 - 06:56:15Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Soldiers who seized power in the West African state of Niger on 26 July announced on [...] Full text...
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Mali junta denies right group's report on summary execution, forcible disappearance of civilians
25 july 2023 - 16:52:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military junta has rejected a report by human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch (HRW), which found [...] Full text...
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European Council adopts measure to support DR Congo Armed Forces
20 july 2023 - 12:46:21Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Thursday adopted an assistance measure, worth €20 million, under the European Peace [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South AFrican Minister addresses Russia crisis with German counterpart
28 june 2023 - 17:09:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - International Relations and Co-Operation Minister Naledi Pandor says the aborted mutiny in Russia will [...] Full text...
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Joint commission to draft electoral laws for Libyan elections reaches consensus
07 june 2023 - 12:00:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's 6 + 6 Joint Commission, which is responsible for drafting electoral laws for elections expected [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: General Command of Armed Forces suspends talks with RSF
31 may 2023 - 19:55:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Armed Forces on Wednesday suspended talks on extension of truce, saying the paramilitary Rapid Support [...] Full text...
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European Parliament condemns violation of human rights in Algeria
12 may 2023 - 13:58:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The European Parliament voted on Thursday in Strasbourg by 536 votes for, four against with 18 [...] Full text...
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Malian government slams 'inappropriate' comment by ECOWAS chairman
05 may 2023 - 15:45:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The transitional government of Mali, in a statement read on Thursday evening on national television, blasted [...] Full text...
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Four people from drilling company killed by unidentified gunmen in the Nara area of Mali
20 april 2023 - 16:02:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four people, all civilians, were killed and two others were reported missing when a convoy of [...] Full text...
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Four dead, including Malian president's chief of staff, in attack in southwest Mali
20 april 2023 - 15:58:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Four people, including the chief of staff of the President of Mali, were killed on [...] Full text...
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Lawyers to sue a man who threatened to shed the blood of UN official
11 april 2023 - 10:56:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A hardliner Sudanese has vowed to get rid of the representative of the United Nations Secretary [...] Full text...
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2022/23 CAF African Schools Football: Draws made
05 april 2023 - 13:07:57Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The draw for the 2022/23 CAF African Schools Football Championship was officially conducted on Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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Fury, sadness in Indonesia after FIFA pulls Under-20 World Cup
30 march 2023 - 08:36:15Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Indonesian football players, fans and pundits reacted with anger and sadness on Thursday after FIFA pulled [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM: Stability in Tripoli an opportunity to unify Army, move towards elections
27 march 2023 - 13:41:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, said that the security stability in the capital, Tripoli, offers an [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper denounces unisian president's statements on Bouri oil field, as an attempt to export his problems abroadT
26 march 2023 - 17:55:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper -Alsabaah - has derided Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed's statement concerning the Bouri oil [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopia rejects 'inflammatory', 'unwarranted' US statement on 'all parties' committing war crimes'
21 march 2023 - 13:46:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has rejected a statement by the US Secretary of State that says all [...] Full text...
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US, Algeria hold consultations on how to support political process in Libya
13 march 2023 - 14:02:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Special Envoy to Libya, Ambassador Richard Norland, announced here Monday that he had had [...] Full text...
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Return of Sudanese women from ISIS shows gender-blind nature of violent extremism (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
11 march 2023 - 12:52:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has announced that a number of its nationals, including women and children, previously [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's opposition leader Peter Obi claims he won presidential election (By Paul Ejime)
02 march 2023 - 19:33:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian state governor Peter Obi of the opposition labour Party (LP) claimed on Thursday that [...] Full text...
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Collation of votes in Nigeria's elections continues; leading opposition parties boycott process
28 february 2023 - 10:50:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Collation of votes of Saturday’s presidential election in Nigeria continues on Tuesday at the International Conference Centre, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Police arrest 4 suspects as thugs burn 2 people alive
27 february 2023 - 19:16:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Political thugs have burnt alive two persons in the wave of violence that hit the ancient [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Armed thugs attack Lagos markets over Peter Obi’s Win, Tinubu calls for calm
27 february 2023 - 16:39:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Armed thugs on Monday invaded some markets in Nigeria’s commercial centre of Lagos, attacking traders in [...] Full text...
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2023 U-20 AFCON: Reactions after matches played on Tuesday
22 february 2023 - 08:20:25Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Zambia U20 coach Chisi Mbewe is unhappy over the 1-1 draw with Benin. Young Chipolopolo coach Chisi [...] Full text...
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Intense diplomatic activity begins to revive the electoral process in Libya
09 february 2023 - 19:44:15Tripoli, (PANA) - Diplomatic efforts have intensified in recent weeks around the search for a solution to the Libyan crisis [...] Full text...
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Speaker of Moroccan House of Representatives denounces behaviour of European Parliament
09 february 2023 - 15:08:04Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rachid Talbi Alami, has denounced the actions of some [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament Speaker's U-turn jeopardises Libya's electoral process
19 january 2023 - 19:28:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The hope for a way out of the Libyan crisis with the recent announcement in Cairo, [...] Full text...
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Darfur: In tense situation, as simple brawl results in death and displacement
07 january 2023 - 15:17:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When tension is high and mistrust has accumulated for decades, it takes a simple brawl over [...] Full text...
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2022 Year in Review: Amid global turmoil, UN doggedly pursues international climate agreements
28 december 2022 - 05:47:18New York, US (PANA) - Despite strong evidence that human activity played a role in catastrophic weather events, and the [...] Full text...
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What are the alternatives for a solution to the crisis in Libya in the face of persistent deadlock between Parliament and Council of State?
22 december 2022 - 19:50:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The search for an alternative to overcome the impasse in the political process due to the [...] Full text...
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Report/ Bashir Trial: the thin line between political and legal trial in display
22 december 2022 - 15:35:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Most Sudanese in their thirties and forties have known no other president but Omar Bashir who [...] Full text...
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Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba welcomes US decision not to reopen Lockerbie compensation case
21 december 2022 - 13:49:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has welcomed confirmation by the [...] Full text...
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Is the Sudanese army playing politics with civilian political parties? (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)
15 december 2022 - 12:32:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Lt-Gen. Abdul-Fattah Burhan, Sudan’s top military leader, who, on behalf of the army, last week signed [...] Full text...
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Libyan State Council confirms suspension of contact with Parliament over controversial Constitutional Court
11 december 2022 - 17:48:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan High State Council on Sunday approved the suspension of communication with Parliament over the [...] Full text...
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Announcement of suspension of contacts between Parliament and High State Council jeopardises solution to Libyan crisis
08 december 2022 - 19:17:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At a time when efforts are focused on overcoming disagreements between the House of Representatives (Parliament) [...] Full text...
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Bodies of two flood victims found in southwest Libya
28 november 2022 - 13:20:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The bodies of two missing persons whose vehicle was submerged following heavy rains and floods in [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament appoints new Governor of the Eastern Branch of CBL
23 november 2022 - 18:01:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (Parliament), Fawzi Al-Nouwairi, has appointed Marai Moftah [...] Full text...
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UN warns of worsening conflict, displacement in Sahel without immediate climate action
16 november 2022 - 12:38:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Without urgent investment in climate mitigation and adaptation, countries in the Sahel risk decades of armed [...] Full text...
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Arab League Summit discusses the Libya issue, interests of regional powers
30 october 2022 - 20:42:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan issue will be high on the agenda of the 31st Summit of the League [...] Full text...
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US, UK Embassies warn of likely terrorist attacks in Nigerian capital
24 october 2022 - 11:43:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The US Embassy and Britsh High Commission in Nigeria are warning of likely terrorist attacks in [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM rejects agreement between Aguila Saleh and Khaled al-Mechri, calls for honouring commitment to hold elections
22 october 2022 - 13:15:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has rejected the agreement [...] Full text...
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Legitimacy crisis fuels disagreements between Tripoli and Cairo over Libyan-Turkish MoU
13 october 2022 - 20:25:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The memorandum of understanding (MOU) initialed in early October between the government of national unity in [...] Full text...
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UN chief tells world leadrrs: This year’s General Debate must be about providing hope
14 september 2022 - 17:39:22New York, US (PANA) - As hundreds of Heads of State and Government prepare to fly into New York for [...] Full text...
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Queen Elizabeth's Death Is a sad moment for Gambia - Historian Hassum Ceesay
09 september 2022 - 16:27:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian historian and Director General of the National Center for Arts and Culture Kassum Ceesay has described [...] Full text...
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Kenyan peacekeepers complete troop rotation in DRC
05 september 2022 - 08:07:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan peacekeepers made up of a quick response unit have completed a troop rotation in the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council urges everyone to avoid war
29 august 2022 - 11:13:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council has urged everyone to assume their responsibilities for the stability of the [...] Full text...
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Libya: Death toll in Tripoli clashes rises to 13
27 august 2022 - 18:19:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The death toll in deadly clashes from Friday night in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, between armed [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 2: Libya: Four dead, 20 injured in Tripoli clashes
27 august 2022 - 16:59:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four people have been confirmed dead and 20 injured in deadly clashes from Friday night in [...] Full text...
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Mali denounces France's 'frequent violations' of its airspace
18 august 2022 - 12:59:23Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, has sent a letter to the President of [...] Full text...
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Libyan government announces discovery of 29 oil and 12 gas fields
15 august 2022 - 18:43:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Oil Minister Mohamed Aoun has announced the discovery of 29 new oil fields and 12 [...] Full text...
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Kenya Deputy President Ruto takes slight lead over opposition leader Odinga in tight presidential vote
14 august 2022 - 11:34:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto has taken a slight lead over former Prime Minister and opposition [...] Full text...
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South Africa: US Secretary of State holds high level talks in Pretoria
08 august 2022 - 18:37:33Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is visiting South Africa as part of [...] Full text...
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World sees major fall in food prices for July, but future supply worries remain: FAO
05 august 2022 - 11:14:19Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food prices dropped significantly in July, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline since hitting record highs [...] Full text...
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Rabat denies allegations in HRW report on Morocco
29 july 2022 - 20:46:58Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Moroccan government has categorically denied "false and unfounded allegations" contained in the Human Rights Watch [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson urges leaders of protests in Libya to respect integrity of persons, property
04 july 2022 - 11:08:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has urged leaders of [...] Full text...
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Morocco presents its approach to the migration issue after Nador tragedy
02 july 2022 - 14:33:17Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Kingdom of Morocco's "approach to the migration issue is based on a cardinal paradigm centred [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament denounces acts of vandalism after burning of its headquarters
02 july 2022 - 13:37:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidency of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) on Saturday condemned the acts of vandalism [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Ministry protests mistreatment of citizens entering and leaving Egypt
23 june 2022 - 06:13:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the National Unity Government (GNU), on [...] Full text...
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Two Burkinabe soldiers killed in two attacks
02 june 2022 - 18:46:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two Burkinabe soldiers and four volunteer fighters (VDP) were killed in two attacks on Wednesday [...] 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 - 12:01:22Tripoli, 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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Mali junta says it thwarted coup attempt backed by 'a Western country'
17 may 2022 - 06:26:59Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military junta says it thwarted an attempted coup last week, according to media reports. An official statement [...] Full text...
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Opposition leader Raila Odinga names Martha Karua, Iron Lady of Kenyan politics, as running mate
16 may 2022 - 15:14:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga, the presidential candidate of the Azimio la Umoja coalition, has named [...] Full text...
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Mali announces withdrawal from G5 Sahel
16 may 2022 - 13:11:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's militaty junta on Sunday announced the country's withdrawal from all bodies and authorities of the [...] Full text...
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No alternative to elections to get Libya out of crisis, says Libyan PM
03 may 2022 - 16:11:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, Tuesday stressed that "there [...] Full text...
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Libya resumes tensions amid lack of prospects for resolution of two-government issue ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
17 april 2022 - 19:18:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The military and political tension in Libya, exacerbated by the existence of two rival governments unable [...] Full text...
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Sudan denies issuing statement criticizing US sanctions on police unit
22 march 2022 - 15:16:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has refrained from issuing any comments on recent US financial sanctions imposed on [...] Full text...
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Vague position of international community on Libya's two govts keeping crisis alive: newspaper
20 march 2022 - 12:05:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The absence of a clear position of the international community on Libya's two governments is keeping [...] Full text...
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Stephanie Williams' mediation initiative to rescue Libya's political process (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
06 march 2022 - 19:43:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly four months after resuming her duties in Libya following her appointment last December as Special [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM, UN chief discuss ways to move Libya's electoral process forward
05 march 2022 - 15:50:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has held talks met [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament to swearing in new government on Thursday
02 march 2022 - 11:38:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Parliament will swear in the new Libyan government headed by Prime Minister Fathi Bachagha Tobruk on [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's president insists on need to bring order to artisanal gold mining following deadly explosion
23 february 2022 - 13:46:00Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henry Sandaogo Damiba, Wednesday called for sanity in the [...] Full text...
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Ambiguity still prevails in long-distance duel between two Libyan Prime Ministers
17 february 2022 - 19:14:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The outcome of the indirect duel between the two rival prime ministers in Libya is still [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper highlights ambiguity, apprehension in Libya after appointment of new prime minister
12 february 2022 - 13:30:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper "Al-Wasat" summed up the situation in the country, 48 hours after the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Political process in Libya: Govt., State Council reject unilateral decision, says PM
08 february 2022 - 19:57:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, announced on Tuesday that the [...] Full text...
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Mali's PM reacts to recent remarks against Mali by French, Nigerien FMs
30 january 2022 - 16:26:26Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, on Saturday in Kita (south-west), about 180 km from [...] Full text...
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US urges Sudan to allow human rights expert to visit Khartoum
26 january 2022 - 18:04:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States on Tuesday urged the government of Sudan to fully cooperate with a UN [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Fresh calls for South Africa to ease lockdown restrictions
26 january 2022 - 12:08:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official South African opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Wednesday called for full reopening [...] Full text...
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Nigerian President Buhari condemns UAE attack
19 january 2022 - 06:57:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has denounced as "worrisome escalation", the drone strikes in the United Arab Emirates [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Coach Sainfiet lauds Gambia’s fighting spirit against Mali
16 january 2022 - 18:05:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s Coach Tom Sainfiet has hailed his Scorpions players for their fighting spirit and resilience shown [...] Full text...
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Guinea will ignore ECOWAS' directive to close borders with Mali, says junta
11 january 2022 - 12:21:44Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's military junta said on Monday that it will ignore a directive from leaders of the [...] Full text...
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Algeria demands financial compensation from Gambia over AFCON warm-up game cancellation
03 january 2022 - 18:31:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - African champions Algeria is demanding financial compensation from The Gambia over the cancellation of a planned [...] Full text...
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Gambians go to the polls Saturday to elect new president
03 december 2021 - 18:51:48Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians will Saturday, December 4, 2021, go to the polls to elect a President who will [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers highlight presidential election, challenges of candidate elimination
28 november 2021 - 14:57:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to the presidential election, scheduled for December 24, and [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
WHO and partners unite for Day of Action for Cervical Cancer Elimination
17 november 2021 - 06:20:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With more than 300,000 women dying from cervical cancer each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...
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Filing of candidacies for presidential, legislative elections in Libya begins
08 november 2021 - 19:10:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan High Electoral Commission on Monday began receiving names of candidates for the presidential and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights report says 'all parties' have violated human rights in 'brutal' war; PM Abiy dismisses it as false
03 november 2021 - 10:31:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A joint investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office [...] Full text...
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Moussa al-Kouni reaffirms Presidential Council's commitment to holding elections on time
01 november 2021 - 19:35:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, reaffirmed Monday "the commitment of the [...] Full text...
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Debate on date of elections continues to divide Libyan public opinion
01 november 2021 - 19:08:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The debate is still raging in Libya on the presidential and legislative elections scheduled for 24 [...] Full text...
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Fuel shortage hits Gambia
01 november 2021 - 10:24:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A fuel shortage has hit Gambia with drivers and commuters calling on the authorities to help [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Explosion kills at least three people in Kampala bar
24 october 2021 - 11:06:07Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - At least three people were feared killed and about seven severely injured in an explosion on Saturday night [...] Full text...
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Lack of prospects for overcoming disagreements in Libya dim hopes for elections (Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA Correspondent)
30 september 2021 - 19:08:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Although officially unanimously supported by the Libyan parties and by Western countries as the only way [...] Full text...
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US slams conviction of Hotel Rwanda hero Rusesabagina
21 september 2021 - 05:32:53Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has expressed concern at the conviction by Rwanda on Monday of US [...] Full text...
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Africans Rising condemns military takeover in Guinea
17 september 2021 - 18:52:11Cotonou, Benin (PANA) -Africans Rising, a pan-African movement for peace, justice and dignity, has strongly condemned the overthrow of government [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS suspends Guinea over 'regrettable' coup
09 september 2021 - 05:54:31Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have suspended Guinea from all decision-making [...] Full text...
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Libya's elections linked to withdrawal of foreign fighters : Local newspaper
03 september 2021 - 12:53:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ministerial meeting of Libya's neighbours, held on Monday and Tuesday in Algiers, did not find [...] Full text...
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Decisions of the CAF Disciplinary Board over infractions of its laws
22 august 2021 - 19:05:33Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Disciplinary Board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) met this week to deliberate on [...] Full text...
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Global warming 'unequivocally' human driven, at unprecedented rate: says UN intergovernmental panel
09 august 2021 - 09:33:42New York, US (PANA) - Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, and some trends are now irreversible, at least [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Libyan newspapers highlight impact of opening of coastal road on departure of mercenaries, apprehensions about adoption of state budget
01 august 2021 - 16:36:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to the reopening of the coastal road linking eastern [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Malian general in prison for complicity in the kidnapping of a journalist
30 july 2021 - 19:19:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Gen. Moussa Diawara, former head of Mali's State Security under President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council member calls on Tunisian parties to use dialogue to resolve differences
26 july 2021 - 21:02:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council Monday called on all Tunisian parties to resort to dialogue and communication [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 10 new positive cases detected in Mauritius
18 july 2021 - 11:51:42Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Sunday that they detected 10 new positive cases of Covid-19 on [...] Full text...
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Bandits’ leader, Turji, "sacks" Nigerian villages over father’s arrest, abducts travellers
18 july 2021 - 05:26:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Gunmen under the control of Turji, a notorious bandit leader in Zamfara State, have gone on [...] Full text...
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Bandit Turji sacks Nigerian villages over father’s arrest
17 july 2021 - 19:57:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Gunmen under the control of Turji, a notorious bandit leader in Zamfara State, have gone on [...] Full text...
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US affirms commitment to counter terrorism in Mozambique
15 july 2021 - 06:26:35Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reaffirmed the joint commitment of his country and [...] Full text...
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EU sets up a military training mission to help address crisis in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province
12 july 2021 - 13:12:15Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday adopted a decision setting up an EU military training mission in [...] Full text...
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Failure to adopt a constitutional basis undermines Libya's political process (Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA correspondent)
03 july 2021 - 19:28:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five days of deliberations among Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) members in Geneva on a draft [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Widespread reaction to Zuma's conviction
30 june 2021 - 12:48:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There has been widespread reaction to the Constitutional Court decision to sentence former President [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers highlight results of the Berlin II Conference, departure of mercenaries
27 june 2021 - 17:58:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week have extensive coverage to the Berlin II Conference on Libya, focusing on [...] Full text...
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COVID-19; Cases surge in Africa, near first wave peak - WHO warns
17 june 2021 - 22:17:32Brazzaville, Cong0 (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said here Thursday coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa are surging by [...] Full text...
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Kenyan rapid military response contingent prepares to leave for DRC peacekeeping operation
15 june 2021 - 21:30:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A rapid military response unit has been handed the instruments indicating authority to represent the East [...] Full text...
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Ivorian soldier killed in armed attack on border with Burkina Faso
08 june 2021 - 10:59:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An Ivorian soldier was killed in an attack carried out by unidentified armed individuals on [...] Full text...
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Nigeria banned Twitter to stop its use as “platforms for destabilisation, criminality", says FM Onyeama
07 june 2021 - 18:38:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government on Monday told the envoys of United States, United Kingdom, Canada and the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Twitter reacts as MTN, Glo, Airtel, others implement ban in Nigeria
05 june 2021 - 08:58:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Twitter has formally reacted to the federal government's decision to ban its operations in Nigeria, saying "it [...] Full text...
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Nigeria bans Twitter operations in Nigeria in protest against deleting of President's tweet
04 june 2021 - 17:20:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Friday banned the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, from operating [...] Full text...
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Algeria moves to reopen land border with Libya
29 may 2021 - 14:53:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian Foreign Minister, Sabri Boukadoum, revealed on Saturday that Algeria is currently working on the final [...] Full text...
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US Assistant Secretary of State for Middle East Affairs expected in Tripoli
18 may 2021 - 11:49:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for Middle East Affairs, Joey Hood, is expected to head a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rising food price inflation in South Africa causes concern for consumers
18 may 2021 - 11:32:42Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Continued sharp increases in food price inflation from 3.4 percent in 2019, to 4.6 percent [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Heavy external debt burden suppresses African development endeavours
17 may 2021 - 13:26:23Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - There could be no recovery from the current economic malaise without addressing Africa’s external debt [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: PCR testing now subject to medical prescription in Benin
15 may 2021 - 12:19:09Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The "PCR" (polymerase chain reaction) or "virological" test to detect positivity to COVID-19 is now subject to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 28 new infections in five states
07 may 2021 - 13:16:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the country registered 28 new COVID-19 infections in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief hails US support for vaccine patent waiver
06 may 2021 - 05:57:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said the commitment announced by the [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: Three assailants killed in an attack in Abidjan
21 april 2021 - 19:21:15Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three assailants were killed, and one wounded on Tuesday night on two Ivorian army bases [...] Full text...
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FIFA suspends Pakistan, Chad football federations over interference claims
07 april 2021 - 18:58:02Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has said it suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) and Chadian Football Association (FTFA) with [...] Full text...
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Trilateral negotiations on controversial Ethiopian dam to resume, says Minister
02 april 2021 - 14:23:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Seleshi Bekele, has announced that the trilateral negotiation [...] Full text...
thread Environment
One in three travel destinations still fully closed to international tourists: UN agency
09 march 2021 - 10:44:02New York, US (PANA) - Around a third of 217 world travel destinations surveyed remain completely closed to international tourists, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopia says US' statement on its internal affairs 'regrettable'
01 march 2021 - 06:03:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says a statement by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the reported [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: US 'gravely concerned' about reported atrocities in Tigray region
28 february 2021 - 13:58:15Washington, DC , US (PANA) - The United States has expressed grave concern over reported atrocities and the overall deteriorating [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari again vows to protect all religious, ethnic groups
15 february 2021 - 11:47:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that his government would protect all religious and ethnic groups in [...] Full text...
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Malian Army denounces use of child soldiers by jihadists
27 january 2021 - 12:57:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Chief of Staff of the Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) has strongly denounced the use of [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Parliament passes vote of confidence in new Tunisian gov't of PM Mechichi
27 january 2021 - 10:11:19Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - After marathon debates of almost 14 hours almost without interruption, the Tunisian Parliament on Tuesday passed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO panel issues key guidance on second vaccine doses
27 january 2021 - 05:28:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A World Health Organization (WHO) expert panel issued its first guidance on the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on [...] Full text...
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UN mission chief in CAR appeals for more peacekeepers
22 january 2021 - 05:51:38Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The top UN official in the Central African Republic (CAR) appealed to the Security [...] Full text...
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Tunis denies President Kaïs Saied made anti-Jewish remarks
21 january 2021 - 13:51:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president is at the centre of a controversy sparked by remarks considered to be [...] Full text...
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Guterres to seek second five-year term as UN Secretary-General
12 january 2021 - 06:31:04New York, US (PANA) - António Guterres confirmed on Monday that he will be seeking a second five-year term as UN [...] Full text...
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Freedom of speech and expression are cornerstone rights of Americans- Ambassador Paschall
08 january 2021 - 20:36:32Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - American Ambassador to The Gambia Carl Paschall said here Friday that freedom of speech and expression [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s electoral body postpones voters’ registration exercise
06 january 2021 - 10:24:58Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Independent Electoral Commission (INC) on Tuesday announced the indefinite postponement of the voters' registration [...] Full text...
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Three French soldiers killed by explosive device in northern Mali
29 december 2020 - 09:09:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three soldiers of the Barkhane force, on an escort mission between Hombori and Gossi, in northern [...] Full text...
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Bujumbura, Bamako hold separate funeral ceremonies for former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya
28 december 2020 - 11:41:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A requiem mass is scheduled for Tuesday at the Regina Mundi Cathedral in Bujumbura, in memory [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: PCR tests mandatory for foreigners upon arrival at Mauritius airport
12 december 2020 - 06:37:47Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health and Wellness ministry announced on Friday that it will soon amend the [...] Full text...
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Libya asks senior UN official to name foreign forces in the country
05 december 2020 - 12:23:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Friday asked [...] Full text...
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Ghana's anti-corruption chief resigns
17 november 2020 - 08:01:21Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's anti-graft chief on Monday announced his resignation with immediate effect citing lack of cooperation from [...] Full text...
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Gambia beat Gabon to edge towards first ever AFCON finals
16 november 2020 - 20:41:42Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Gambia continued their run of outstanding results in qualification to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) [...] Full text...
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The roadmap of political Dialogue Forum and results of Military Commission highlighted in Libyan news
14 november 2020 - 17:00:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The themes of discussions throughout sessions of the Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum which began Monday in [...] Full text...
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UAE opens consulate in Laayoune, Moroccan Sahara
04 november 2020 - 21:04:00Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The United Arab Emirates Wednesday opened its consulate in the city of Laayoune, Southern Morocco, an [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt. says it has 'No-Fly List', stopping citizens from travelling abroad
03 november 2020 - 18:45:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Embarrassed at the backlash this will trigger among Nigerians, the Federal Government has denied generating a [...] Full text...
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Former Mauritanian president's son summoned in anti-corruption probe
03 november 2020 - 13:22:36Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The son of former Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz has been is summoned by the [...] Full text...
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EU issues statement on Tanzania’s general elections
03 november 2020 - 13:15:38Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Praising Tanzania’s elections held last week as well organised and peaceful in many parts [...] Full text...
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Libyan political dialogue forum, retention of Al-Sarraj and strength of ceasefire agreement highlighted in news
31 october 2020 - 19:39:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave extensive coverage to preparations for the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum scheduled [...] Full text...
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45 political parties recognised by Congolese government
27 october 2020 - 23:11:16Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Interior and Decentralization, Raymond Zéphirin Mboulou, Monday issued a list of 45 [...] Full text...
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Will the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya overshadow the position of critics? (Analysis)
26 october 2020 - 16:44:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The signing on Friday in Geneva of the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya has accelerated the [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: The return of politicians from exile highlighted in the news
24 october 2020 - 16:22:08Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press in Mauritania this week devoted most of their comments to the return from exile [...] Full text...
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Permanent ceasefire deal welcomed unanimously as decisive step toward peace in Libya
24 october 2020 - 00:04:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ceasefire agreement signed Friday in Geneva (Switzerland) by delegations of the government of National Accord [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rollout of new WHO-approved rapid tests 'a game changer' for Africa
23 october 2020 - 07:22:15Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The rollout of new, World Health Organization (WHO) approved antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests for the novel coronavirus [...] Full text...
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US, UN condemn alleged military attack on unarmed protesters, demand thorough investigations
22 october 2020 - 18:04:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following Tuesday night’s shooting and killing of unarmed EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos, the United [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU donates generator to national health lab in The Gambia
12 october 2020 - 15:43:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The European Union has donated a generator and fuel to enhance power supply at the National Public [...] Full text...
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Prices of several staples up to multi-month highs in September – FAO report
08 october 2020 - 12:51:27Rome, Italy (PANA) - While new forecasts for global cereal output, utilisation, stocks and trade all point to well-supplied markets, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: One millionth death from pandemic ‘an agonizing milestone’: says Guterres
29 september 2020 - 06:44:22New York, US (PANA) - With over one million lives having succumbed to COVID-19 globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said [...] Full text...
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Battalion chief involved in Tripoli clashes surrenders to pro-gov’t forces
27 september 2020 - 17:34:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ali Idridder, chief of the "al-Dhaman" battalion, involved in the armed clashes, Friday surrendered in Tajoura, [...] Full text...
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Land disputes may create new conflicts in the southern region of Senegal
22 september 2020 - 18:23:16Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The numerous land disputes tearing apart several localities in Casamance, the southern region of Senegal, risk [...] Full text...
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