COP29: Failure on climate finance ‘not an option’, says Guterres

21 november 2024 - 14:09:58
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres made a strong call to action as COP29 approaches its crucial conclusion [...] Full text...

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2024 FIFA U-17 WWC: Nigeria qualify for quarter finals

20 october 2024 - 06:50:28
Santiago, Dominican Republic (PANA) - Nigeria on Saturday marched past Ecuador to collect their second victory, remaining at the top [...] Full text...

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Inclusion in Tanzania's Water and Sanitation: A step towards equal access: World Bank Blog By Ruth Kennedy-Walker, Toyoko Kodama, Kamila Anna Galeza and Tanya D'Lima

12 july 2024 - 13:04:34
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Somewhere deep in Tanzania, a familiar sight—a mother and child on a long journey for water. [...] Full text...

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EU Council adopts new rules on substances of human origin

27 may 2024 - 11:24:06
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has adopted new rules aimed at improving the safety and quality of blood, [...] Full text...

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UN committed to help Somalia deliver ‘for its people’

20 february 2024 - 05:46:24
New York, US (PANA) - Somalia remains resilient and strongly committed to state-building but more is needed to sustain the gains [...] Full text...

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Local govt ministry launches capacity-building project for plastic waste management in Greater Tripoli

01 february 2024 - 14:30:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Local Government has launched a project to build capacity in plastic waste [...] Full text...

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African Catholic Bishops say same-sex unions are 'contrary' to God's will

12 january 2024 - 12:53:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African Catholic Bishops have rejected Pope Francis' declaration to bless homosexual couples saying they believe that [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Draw Reactions

13 october 2023 - 07:25:30
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - With the battle lines officially drawn, the 24-strong African nations now know who they will [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: IGAD quartet: A walk into Sudan's landmine field (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

11 july 2023 - 13:32:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Cracks are showing not only within the Sudanese political façade at home towards the two belligerents, [...] Full text...

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Macky Sall has embarrassed many African presidents by renouncing a third term - Libyan newspaper

07 july 2023 - 15:53:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall honoured his country, the young Senegalese democracy, the dome of the Senegalese [...] Full text...

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2023 U-23 AFCON: Ghana U-23 coach stresses focus ahead of Morocco clash

27 june 2023 - 06:36:13
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Ghana's Under-23 head coach, Ibrahim Tanko, has called upon his players to maintain unwavering concentration and [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Benin hold champions Senegal

18 june 2023 - 12:14:03
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin managed to hold reigning African champions, Senegal, to a 1-1 draw in their Group L [...] Full text...

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Electoral laws adopted by 6+6 Commission continues to cause controversy in Libya

15 june 2023 - 18:38:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Controversy continues to rage in Libya since the announcement in Bouznika, Morocco, of a consensus between [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper examines lessons learned from Turkish elections

02 june 2023 - 17:27:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The victory of the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who "snatched" a new presidential term in [...] Full text...

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

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

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Sudan conflict: Media forgotten in truce agreement; how journalists are faring in war situation (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

29 may 2023 - 12:35:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Over 500 journalists have lost their jobs since the outbreak of the fighting in Sudan on [...] Full text...

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Arab League urged to be more involved in reconciliation, elections in Libya

19 may 2023 - 17:11:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, on Friday urged the League of Arab [...] Full text...

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On second thought: What is really going on here? A reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (A Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA, correspondent)

30 april 2023 - 16:35:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - It all started with a comment from a South African radio station presenter: “How come you [...] 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 - 17:55:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper -Alsabaah - has derided Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed's statement concerning the Bouri oil [...] Full text...

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2023 Elections: Nigeria's fate in the hands of their Lordships (By Paul Ejime)

11 march 2023 - 06:16:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - From all indications, the Supreme Court will likely decide the outcome of Nigeria's tightly contested 25th February [...] Full text...

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Mixed reception to Abdoulaye Bathily's crisis exit initiative via a Steering Committee for 2023 elections in Libya

06 march 2023 - 21:08:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The initiative to end the crisis in Libya proposed by the Special Representative of the UN [...] Full text...

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President of Transition of Mali receives finalized copy of draft Constitution

28 february 2023 - 16:39:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The draft constitution of Mali was handed over on Monday to the President of the Transition, [...] Full text...

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2023 U-20 AFCON: Reactions after matches played on Tuesday

22 february 2023 - 08:20:25
Cairo, 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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South Africa: South Africa's ruling party defends anti-Israel stance

20 february 2023 - 17:30:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - There have been mixed reactions to the ousting of an Israeli diplomat from the [...] Full text...

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Opposition and expectation to the agreement between the leaders of both Houses in Libya on a constitutional document for the elections

12 january 2023 - 19:56:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The latest meeting in Cairo, Egypt, between the Speaker of the House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila [...] Full text...

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Report/ Bashir Trial: the thin line between political and legal trial in display

22 december 2022 - 15:35:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Most Sudanese in their thirties and forties have known no other president but Omar Bashir who [...] Full text...

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Malian FM denies allegations in UN Secretary General's report on Mali

19 october 2022 - 20:25:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, denied Tuesday before the Security Council many allegations [...] Full text...

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Libya's national unity government's crisis exit plan seeks international support

06 october 2022 - 20:35:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The government of national unity has refined since last February its plan to end the crisis [...] Full text...

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African data scientists to play more significant role in development

22 september 2022 - 16:22:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new platform to promote the use of data science in finding solutions to some of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Matar Bâ leaves the Ministry of Sports after 8 years of service

18 september 2022 - 15:24:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Matar Bâ, appointed minister of Sports of Senegal on 7 July, 2014, left his post Saturday [...] Full text...

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Gov't appointed by Parliament reaffirms commitment to peace to avoid bloodshed

23 august 2022 - 18:47:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government appointed by the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament) headed by Prime Minister [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Kaïs Saied celebrates 'victory', opposition denounces "despotic constitution"

26 july 2022 - 14:11:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Preliminary results of the referendum held on Monday in Tunisia on the new Constitution proposed by [...] Full text...

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Burundi falls short of WHO's target of vaccinating 70 per cent of its population against the coronavirus by mid-2022

01 june 2022 - 20:45:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - According to the latest Ministry of Health report on the response to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), [...] Full text...

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Mixed reception on Libyan parliamentary consultations in Cairo for organization of elections

22 may 2022 - 19:47:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seen as a crucial and last opportunity for Libyans to agree on a political solution leading [...] 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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Oil held hostage to Libya's political conflict, says Libyan newspaper

23 april 2022 - 18:48:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A wave of blockades of oil production and export sites in Libya's central, southern and eastern [...] Full text...

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UN official's initiative to resolve Libya's political deadlock faces first test (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

15 march 2022 - 15:51:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A plan proposed by the UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, to resolve [...] Full text...

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Urgent negotiations start between two Libyan Prime Ministers under auspices of UN

13 march 2022 - 17:42:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Urgent UN-facilitated negotiations aimed at reaching a political agreement between the acting prime minister of the [...] Full text...

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After clash between fighters of rival Libyan prime ministers is avoided, Libyans hope for talks to avoid another bloodshed (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

12 march 2022 - 13:40:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A direct military confrontation between armed groups supporting the incumbent Prime Minister of the Government of [...] Full text...

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Mali announces opening of investigation into murder of Mauritanian nationals

10 march 2022 - 17:08:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of Mali reacted on Wednesday evening, following "the assassination of Mauritanian citizens on [...] Full text...

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Mohamed al-Manfi talks to Stephanie Williams his initiative to establish constitutional basis for elections

09 march 2022 - 17:24:26
 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, discussed with the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser [...] Full text...

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US reiterates call for Libyan leaders to remain calm

09 march 2022 - 11:54:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has urged Prime Minister  of the Government of National Unity (GNA) Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba [...] Full text...

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Buoyed by Libyans' aspirations for elections PM al-Dbaiba determined to go all the way

20 february 2022 - 18:24:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has shown an unwavering [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: More than 5,000 people vaccinated against pandemic in Burundi

31 december 2021 - 15:26:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A total of 5,194 people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) since last October, the [...] Full text...

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Don't panic because of Omicron but prepare for likely spread, says WHO

04 december 2021 - 06:30:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As scientists continue to investigate the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on [...] Full text...

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Libya's presidential election, the forceps for the delivery of democracy (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

02 december 2021 - 18:37:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential election of 24 December in Libya has taken an unexpected turn, where a huge [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight presidential election, challenges of candidate elimination

28 november 2021 - 14:57:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to the presidential election, scheduled for December 24, and [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: President Kaboré makes declaration after new death toll in Inata attack

17 november 2021 - 21:29:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré said here Wednesday that the malfunctioning observed in the [...] 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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Sudan Coup: Soldiers fire live bullets at demonstrators - Ministry of Culture and Media

25 october 2021 - 13:15:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Soldiers have fired live bullets at demonstrators protesting against Monday's coup in Sudan. The Ministry of Culture [...] Full text...

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3RD LEAD: Sudan's military declares state of emergency (Eds: New lead)

25 october 2021 - 11:34:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese military on Monday declared a state of emergency and seized control of the government [...] Full text...

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2ND LEAD: Coup attempt under way in Sudan (Eds: Adds reactions, new developments)

25 october 2021 - 09:47:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Arab League has expressed concern about political developments in Sudan where a military coup is [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight tensions in the run-up to elections, reactions to the Military Commission's messages

22 august 2021 - 15:21:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The approaching date of the December 24 general elections in Libya, without the adoption of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight results of the Berlin II Conference, departure of mercenaries

27 june 2021 - 17:58:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week have extensive coverage to the Berlin II Conference on Libya, focusing on [...] Full text...

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UN closes Office for Burundi

01 june 2021 - 13:13:43
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Office of the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Burundi closed on Monday, six years after [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WB assessment shows gaps in countries’ readiness to deploy vaccines

18 march 2021 - 14:04:05
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – As countries undertake the largest vaccination campaign in history, results of a World Bank [...] Full text...

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New chairman of presidential council promises to be representative of all Libyans

06 february 2021 - 15:17:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The Chairman of the Presidential Council, elected at the end of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, Mohamed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Groups kick as Buhari gives up, says only God can police Nigeria, Niger border

23 december 2020 - 21:56:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement Tuesday that only God could effectively supervise Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic has [...] 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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Libyan political dialogue forum, retention of Al-Sarraj and strength of ceasefire agreement highlighted in news

31 october 2020 - 19:39:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave extensive coverage to preparations for the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum scheduled [...] Full text...

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Malian Muslims unhappy with French president's comments on cartoons of Prophet (PSH)

29 october 2020 - 18:48:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several hundred Muslims Wednesday expressed their displeasure at the recent remarks of French President Emmanuel Macron [...] Full text...

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

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

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US, UN condemn alleged military attack on unarmed protesters, demand thorough investigations

22 october 2020 - 18:04:23
Abuja, 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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Libyan media highlight apprehensions preceding Libyan political talks in Geneva

10 october 2020 - 18:52:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the Libyan Political Forum under the aegis of the UN in Geneva approaches, Libyan newspapers [...] Full text...

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What can be learned from the inter-Libyan dialogue in Bouznika, Morocco? (Analysis)

09 october 2020 - 14:40:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The agreement between Libyan parliamentarians on the criteria for picking holders of the positions of sovereignty [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Presidency denies proposed rail line will extend to Maradi, Niger

25 september 2020 - 08:00:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Faced with backlash over the Federal Executive Council approval of $1.96bn for the construction of a [...] Full text...

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Nigerians angered by approval for $1.96 billion rail link from Kano to Maradi in Niger

24 september 2020 - 11:07:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Approval of the $1.96 billion contract for the construction of a railway linking Kano to Maradi [...] Full text...

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Gambian MPs debate new constitution Bill

22 september 2020 - 14:53:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian parliamentarians on Tuesday took turns to express their views and reactions to the “Promulgation Bill [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says opposition victory in Edo State proves his commitment to fair polls

20 september 2020 - 16:47:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Reactions are trialing the declaration of Mr Godwin Obaseki of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) [...] 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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US ambassador discusses ceasefire implementation with Libyan officials

25 august 2020 - 13:05:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US ambassador in Libya, Richard Norland, on Sunday and Monday spoke with Libyan political figures [...] Full text...

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Mobilization for peaceful solution in Libya and reactions to proclamation of ceasefire highlighted in the news

22 august 2020 - 17:40:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The recent intense efforts in a race against time by countries of the international community to [...] Full text...

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Libyan minister of Interior describes ceasefire as national praiseworthy gain

21 august 2020 - 23:03:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the National Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, said [...] Full text...

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Confusion in Libya after new announcement by Haftar that blockade of oil sites lifted (Feature)

20 august 2020 - 21:00:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement Tuesday by a military leader allied to Marshal Khalifa Haftar of the lifting of [...] Full text...

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Mali: The African Union ‘strongly’ condemns arrest of President Keita

18 august 2020 - 20:26:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Tuesday ’strongly’ condemned the [...] Full text...

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New Tunisian PM to form a government of technocrats

11 august 2020 - 14:59:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The newly-appointed Tunisian Prime Minister, Hichem Mechichi, threw some light on the nature of the next [...] Full text...

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How the #Zimbabwelivesmatter sparked a global awareness on human rights abuses in Zimbabwe (Analysis)

10 august 2020 - 17:03:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa) has become a pig and he is eating his own children [...] Full text...

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Presidential Council orders investigation into Bernard Henri Levy's visit to Libya

26 july 2020 - 14:29:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has affirmed that it has no [...] Full text...

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

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

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Nations celebrate World Youth Skills Day 2020

15 july 2020 - 10:52:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Youth Skills Day 2020 being celebrated on Wednesday will take stock of the impact [...] Full text...

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Libya: The issues of oil wealth, electricity and illegal migrants highlighted in the news

04 july 2020 - 19:55:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya newspapers this week focused on the exploitation of oil wealth in Libya as a stake [...] Full text...

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Speculation on continuation of conflict and race for the reconstruction of Libya highlighted by media

28 june 2020 - 17:43:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave significant coverage to speculations about the continued armed clashes around Sirte. This [...] Full text...

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Young Tunisian graduates demonstrate to demand the right to work

17 june 2020 - 17:25:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several hundred young unemployed graduates gathered in front of the Tunisian parliament on Wednesday to demand [...] Full text...

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36 cases of suicide or suicide attempts recorded in May in Tunisia

16 june 2020 - 17:12:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The number of suicides or attempted suicides in May reached 36 cases of which 72% were [...] Full text...

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US-Turkish-Russian arrangements in Libya and Maghreb efforts to resolve crisis highlighted in news

13 june 2020 - 16:54:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Political efforts undertaken after military developments in the west of the country marked by the defeat [...] Full text...

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US names Zimbabwe as one of its main 'foreign adversaries'

01 june 2020 - 06:21:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States has named Zimbabwe among foreign adversaries who are trying to stoke the current [...] Full text...

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Election fever cools in Burundians after announcement of presidential poll results

26 may 2020 - 15:26:34
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Calm reaction characterised the political atmosphere in Burundi on Tuesday following the announcement of provisional results [...] Full text...

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Turkish, Tunisian presidents discuss Libya crisis

26 may 2020 - 10:10:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The situation in Libya was the focus of a telephone conversation between Tunisian and Turkish Presidents [...] Full text...

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Burundi's ruling party heads to overwhelming victory in 20 May triple polls

22 may 2020 - 16:00:24
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's National Council for the Defence of Democracy/Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) ruling party [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 in Africa: Challenges and opportunities (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

12 may 2020 - 10:47:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - That the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the world to the extent of defining how humans [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana extends ban on public gatherings by another two weeks

27 april 2020 - 06:42:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the ban on public gatherings by another two [...] Full text...

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Togo opposition leader Agbeyomé Kodjo still being held by the gendarmerie

25 april 2020 - 07:26:50
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Former Togolese Prime Minister Gabriel Messan Agbéyomé Kodjo is still in the hands of investigators of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Chinese ambassador in Congo defends controversial measures against Africans in Guangzhou

14 april 2020 - 07:23:38
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Chinese ambassador in Congo, Ma Foulon, on Monday defended controversial measures taken against Africans in [...] Full text...

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

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

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Coronavirus kills popular Cameroonian musician, Manu Dibango

25 march 2020 - 19:36:45
Paris, France (PANA) - Several radio stations broadcasting in France, including RFI, FIP and France Musique, as well as the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya implements travel restrictions after two new confirmed cases

15 march 2020 - 21:37:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two more people in Kenya on Sunday tested positive for coronavirus bringing the total number so [...] Full text...

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Fears of deadlock in political solution in Libya after Ghassan Salamé's departure (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

09 march 2020 - 11:42:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A week after the resignation of the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, the [...] Full text...

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Reactions of USA and Catholic Church to Togo's presidential election results highlighted in the news

07 march 2020 - 18:26:08
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese press commented this week on the final results of the presidential election, giving Faure [...] Full text...

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Wave of tributes to Ghassan Salamé following his resignation as UN envoy to Libya

03 march 2020 - 16:21:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The resignation of the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in [...] Full text...

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Libya: Draft ceasefire agreement, "package to accept or refuse"

25 february 2020 - 18:36:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the government of national accord delegation to the Libyan 5 + 5 Joint [...] Full text...

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Work of UN Libya negotiator made harder with Haftar's Tripoli port strike

19 february 2020 - 06:27:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tuesday's attack of Tripoli's port by forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa [...] Full text...

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Tunisian defense ministry explains mooring Turkish vessels at Port of Tunis

18 february 2020 - 21:05:54
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The warships moored in the port of Goulette in Tunis belong to NATO member- countries (Italy, [...] Full text...

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Libyans condemn Egyptian interference in Libya's internal affairs

18 february 2020 - 17:39:22
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The overwhelming majority of Libyan public opinion has vigorously condemned the various forms of continuous external [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight UNSC resolution on ceasefire in Libya, war effects on civilians

15 february 2020 - 17:03:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to the UN Security Council session which adopted a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: AXYS Stockbroking publishes report on economic impact of coronavirus

11 february 2020 - 15:52:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - AXYS Stockbroking, a branch of the financial group AXYS, one of the leading portfolio management companies [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to alleviate suffering of its students in China due to coronavirus outbreak

07 february 2020 - 05:44:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabè Prime Minister, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, on Thursday said that emergency measures will [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Chinese suspected of the disease confined in Burkina Faso

06 february 2020 - 23:13:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  A Chinese who recently returned from his country and was suspected of being infected by [...] Full text...

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Burhan, Netanyahu meet over boiling situation in Khartoum

06 february 2020 - 00:07:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  -  The Sudanese political scene is still boiling with expectations over the recent meeting between the president [...] Full text...

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Mixed reactions greet former Kenyan president Moi's death

05 february 2020 - 14:22:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, who left the reigns of power at the turn of the new [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian govt empower panel to address US requirements that led to travel ban on country

01 february 2020 - 16:33:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian federal government Saturday reacted to the United States travel ban and issuance of visas [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of Tunisian migrants detained in Spain in ‘’inhuman conditions’’, says NGO

27 january 2020 - 18:54:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – More than 800 Tunisian irregular migrants, including women and children, were detained for more than five [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspapers focus on latest shooting incident of a Ugandan national at cross-border region

25 january 2020 - 18:12:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week made a wide coverage of the latest shooting incident where a Ugandan [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Contradictory reactions trail appointment of new PM

21 january 2020 - 19:19:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The appointment of former Finance Minister, Elyes Fakhfakh, as the new Tunisian Prime Minister has aroused [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Reactions after new government's failure in parliament

11 january 2020 - 09:49:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In a statement issued late Friday after the adjournment of the parliamentary session during which the [...] Full text...

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Tunis denies Erdogan called for transit facilities for troops

07 january 2020 - 21:22:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian presidency Tuesday denied news circulating in certain media and social networks alleging that Turkish [...] Full text...

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Turkey's support to Tripoli-based Govt, outlook for Libyan economy highlighted in the news

04 january 2020 - 17:44:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the effects of Turkey's support for the Tripoli-based Government of [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight 68th independence anniversary, Erdogan's Tunisia visit

28 december 2019 - 17:40:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The celebration of the 68th anniversary of Libya's independence at a time when the Tripoli war [...] Full text...

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President of Niger National Assembly calls for "patriotism and love of the country" to better fight terrorism

24 december 2019 - 21:35:16
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The President of the National Assembly of Niger, Ousseini Tinni, Tuesday called on Nigeriens to demonstrate [...] Full text...

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Hostile reactions in Tunisia following decision of Tunisian PM to dismiss political parties from government

24 december 2019 - 20:29:50
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -  The decision of Tunisia’s prime minister-designate Habib Jemli to dismiss ministers from political parties from his [...] Full text...

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Libyan media focus on intensifying war vis-a-vis regional events

21 december 2019 - 17:58:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Memoranda of understanding signed on November 27 between Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) and Turkey [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM informs Jordanian, Kuwaitian foreign ministers of attempts to sap GNA legitimacy

04 december 2019 - 23:29:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)    -   The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the government of national accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Negotiations start for the formation of a new government

19 november 2019 - 16:50:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Negotiations for the formation of the new Tunisian government started on Tuesday in a climate still [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Mixed reactions trail Supreme Court judgment upholding re-election of President Buhari

30 october 2019 - 19:35:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Mixed reactions trailed Wednesday’s Supreme Court judgment upholding the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari for a [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs meet in Cairo to find solution to the Libyan crisis

20 october 2019 - 17:52:49
Tripoli Libya (PANA) – Some 90 Members of Parliament (MPs) out of the 200-member Assembly of the Representatives of the [...] Full text...

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Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza receives his wife as ‘special guest’ at State House

01 october 2019 - 17:32:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has yet again managed to create chatter on social media after receiving [...] Full text...

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Kenya's pharmaceutical products smuggling fuelled by lax regulations, booming online marketing campaigns (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 10:56:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It takes a smartphone with internet connection. With the click of a button, an online electronic [...] Full text...

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Kenya's pharmaceutical products smuggling fuelled by lax regulations, booming online marketing campaigns (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:44:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It takes a smartphone with internet connection. With the click of a button, an online electronic [...] Full text...

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Burundi opposition leader condemns xenophobic violence in South Africa

13 september 2019 - 09:37:56
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The longtime leader of Burundi's armed struggle for democracy, Leonard Nyangoma, has condemned "with the utmost [...] Full text...

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Burundi affected by "new strategy" of the World Bank on regional cooperation

10 september 2019 - 22:06:40
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   The World Bank (WB) has decided to cancel six of seven projects of regional integration financed [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Televised debates for 26 presidential candidates end

10 september 2019 - 18:08:50
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The televised debates organized for the 26 candidates of the presidential election of September 15 in [...] Full text...

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Kenyan president Kenyatta mourns former Zimbabwean President Mugabe

06 september 2019 - 11:18:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has mourned the former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as an elder African [...] Full text...

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125 protesters arrested as Nigerian govt warns against reprisal attacks

05 september 2019 - 14:41:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government on Thursday warned against reprisal attacks against foreigners, malls and business complexes in [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president calls for calm in South Africa, more brotherhood among Africans

05 september 2019 - 13:01:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall has called for an end to xenophobic violence in South Africa, urging [...] Full text...

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Burundi gov't, opposition size themselves up in political landscape (A news analysis by Ferdinand Bigumandondera, PANA correspondent)

18 august 2019 - 19:39:17
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Last week was marked by an offer of "safe" return for exiled opposition leaders to take [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Protesters attack facilities of a mining company

08 august 2019 - 17:57:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Angry workers and locals attacked the facilities of the Youga gold mine in Boulgou province, [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight military escalation, political efforts to resolve crisis

21 july 2019 - 18:05:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan crisis, marked over the past few months by a rise in the military escalation [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president's younger brother questioned by investigators over bribery case

10 july 2019 - 20:30:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   Aliou Sall, the young brother of Senegalese president Macky Sall was heard Wednesday by investigators from [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2019: Mixed reactions in Cote d'Ivoire after qualification of Ivorian team for quarter finals

09 july 2019 - 14:15:46
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The day after the qualification of the Ivorian national football team for the quarter-finals of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Ban of Multi-Currencies Challenged in high Court

03 july 2019 - 13:53:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -Zimbabwean lawyers have filed an application at the High Court seeking an order to set aside and [...] Full text...

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Reserve Bank seeks international recognition for Zimbabwe dollar

03 july 2019 - 11:14:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has written to international organizations asking them to put the [...] Full text...

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe directive threatens foreign currency holders' monies

26 june 2019 - 14:26:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) latest monetary measures have introduced stringent conditions for foreign currency [...] Full text...

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"We have brought normalcy with the return of the Zimbabwe dollar", says President Mnangagwa

25 june 2019 - 16:55:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, says the reintroduction of the Zimbabwe dollar has brought the country back [...] Full text...

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Brother of Senegalese president resigns gov't job over alleged corruption

25 june 2019 - 05:55:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Aliou Sall, younger brother of the Senegalese president, on resigned Monday from his position as director [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans react to abandonment of multicurrency basket and reintroduction of Zimbabwe dollar

24 june 2019 - 17:31:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Economists, experts and the general public have had mixed reactions to moves to abandon the [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight efforts to get out of crisis

23 june 2019 - 17:20:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The political initiative of the chairman of the presidential council, Fayez al-Sarraj, to end the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Al-Sarraj's fresh initiative, opportunity for settlement or just another proposal? (Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA correspondent)

17 june 2019 - 11:46:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mr Fayez al-Sarraj, is making another effort aimed at [...] Full text...

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Liberia’s journalists union unhappy with blockage of internet during protest

10 june 2019 - 23:52:13
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA)    -    The Press Union of Liberia Monday expressed shock at the government’s decision to block internet platforms [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire examines draft law establishing national biometric ID

06 june 2019 - 23:48:56
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   Ivorian Minister of the Interior and Security Sidiki Diakité Thursday presented a draft law establishing [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President wants the truth on corruption charges against his brother

05 june 2019 - 18:38:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall said on Wednesday in Dakar that he wanted all the light shed [...] Full text...

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Five killed, 100 injured in the Sudan army quarters shootouts

14 may 2019 - 18:23:25
Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) - At least five persons, including a senior army officer, were shot dead and over 100 others injured [...] Full text...

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South Sudan’s opposing sides in Addis Ababa to revive peace deal on the edge

02 may 2019 - 16:36:07
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Rivals in the six-year long conflict in South Sudan on Thursday started a meeting in [...] Full text...

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Leader of main Tunisian trade-union criticizes failure of government policies

01 may 2019 - 22:51:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   The Secretary-General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), Noureddine Teboubi, Wednesday said that the protest [...] Full text...

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Nigerian government, UN condemn killing of two aid workers in Kaduna State

23 april 2019 - 10:51:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has condoled with families of the two aid workers, a Nigerian and [...] Full text...

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Military offensive against Tripoli highlighted by Libyan newspapers

13 april 2019 - 19:37:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers are awash this week with reports of the military operation by the Libyan National [...] Full text...

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Nigeria bans mining activities in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria

07 april 2019 - 18:32:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  The Nigerian government on Sunday gave all foreigners involved in mining activities in the violence and [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary-General’s visit, international support to elections makes headlines of Libyan newspapers

07 april 2019 - 10:19:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyan newspapers this week covered largely the visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, his support and [...] Full text...

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New fuel prices ignite public anger across Tunisia

02 april 2019 - 07:37:50
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Rising fuel prices in Tunisia have provoked angry reactions among the working class, unions, companies and [...] Full text...

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UN pledges to do its ‘utmost to prevent and mitigate any risk of violence’ in DR Congo

19 march 2019 - 07:17:48
New York, US (PANA) - Despite the relatively peaceful passage of December’s presidential election in the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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New Algerian PM takes office

13 march 2019 - 19:38:06
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – The new Algerian Prime Minister, Noureddine Bedoui, said in Algiers that ‘’time and confidence" are necessary [...] Full text...

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Ex-Emperor Bokassa's daughter publishes a story about her childhood

26 february 2019 - 23:02:06
Paris, France (PANA) - Marie-France Bokassa, daughter of the former emperor of Central Africa, Jean Bedel Bokassa, has publishedba book [...] Full text...

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Uganda social media up in arms against errant military generals

26 february 2019 - 19:27:50
  Kampala, Uganda (PANA). The story of a top general in the Ugandan military and his bodyguards assaulting a female traffic [...] Full text...

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President Bashir replaces his long time aid as first vice president

23 february 2019 - 19:31:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar Bashir Saturday removed governors of the 18 states who were mostly civilians, replacing them [...] Full text...

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Mixed reactions to massive gas discovery

18 february 2019 - 10:31:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government has responded to the massive offshore gas find which was announced [...] Full text...

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Election eve attack kills 66 in Northwest Nigeria

15 february 2019 - 22:00:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Kaduna State government in Northwest Nigeria on Friday evening confirmed the killing of 66 persons [...] Full text...

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Libya demands Lebanon's position on 'participation' in Arab summit

14 january 2019 - 16:20:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Government of National Accord on Sunday called on the Lebanese government "to urgently clarify" its [...] Full text...

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Belgium calls for calm in DR Congo after controversial election

11 january 2019 - 13:04:38
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Ryenders on Thursday called for calm in DR Congo following the declaration [...] Full text...

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Gabonese nation anxiously waits for President Ali Bongo's New Year message

27 december 2018 - 17:05:08
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Will President Ali Bongo Ondimba deliver his annual speech to the nation next Monday? The question [...] Full text...

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Libyan soldiers based in the east arrested for incitement

17 december 2018 - 14:04:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan authorities have arrested soldiers who appeared in a video of the army threatening the [...] Full text...

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DR Congo opposition leaders enter power-sharing agreement

24 november 2018 - 10:36:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The main opposition party candidates in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a pre-election power-sharing [...] Full text...

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4 political parties protest against postponement of parliamentary elections in Mali

22 october 2018 - 15:17:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Coming under the umbrella Convergence of Patriotic Forces (CFP), four political parties - Party for [...] Full text...

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Climate chaos to continue in 2018, UN chief warns

29 march 2018 - 19:02:11
New York, US (PANA) - Climate change “is still moving much faster than we are,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...

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Time to end leprosy stigma, says UN human rights expert

25 january 2018 - 18:11:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - People affected by leprosy continue to suffer discrimination and lack of access to medical care, a [...] Full text...

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Migration should be act of hope, not despair - UN chief

11 january 2018 - 20:02:14
New York, US (PANA) – Laying out his vision for concrete steps the world can take in 2018 to maximize [...] Full text...

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Displacement slows in Darfur but returns remain difficult - Lacroix

11 january 2018 - 06:40:41
New York, US (PANA) – Despite some recent voluntary returns among those displaced in Sudan's Darfur region, lack of security, [...] Full text...

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Amnesty screens activists’ role in toppling Jammeh

10 january 2018 - 13:51:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group, Amnesty International, has screened a documentary on the roles played by human rights groups [...] Full text...

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Tunisian NGO denounces return of slavery in Libya

21 november 2017 - 11:14:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian NGO, forum for economic and social rights, has denounced the situation of migrants in Libya [...] Full text...

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François Compaoré released in France

30 october 2017 - 16:15:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Francois Compaore, younger brother of deposed Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore, arrested in Paris on Sunday [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC qualifiers: Well-meaning Nigerians hail Super Eagles

08 october 2017 - 14:44:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ranging from former President Goodluck Jonathan to State governors, former players and other well-meaning Nigerians, the [...] Full text...

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US: Arms proliferation continues in Darfur, but area largely calm - UN official

15 september 2017 - 06:40:51
New York, US (PANA) – The situation in Darfur, in Sudan, has been largely calm in recent months, but there [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Kenyan Supreme Court ruling and democratic consolidation in Africa (News Analysis by Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

11 september 2017 - 10:49:26
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As expected, the Supreme Court’s annulment of Kenya’s August 8 presidential election over “irregularities and illegalities” [...] Full text...

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2017 CAF Champions league: Highlights from matches already played

02 july 2017 - 11:17:24
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following highlights are from matches played in Day 5, group stage of the 2017 CAF [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambian consumers call for price control (Feature by Musa Sheriff, PANA correspondent)

19 june 2017 - 07:44:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian consumers of various commodities in the commercial city of Serekunda are calling on the government [...] Full text...

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Egypt: Teams react to group stage fixtures this weekend

12 may 2017 - 07:52:39
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As the group stage matches take place this weekend in both the 2017 CAF Champions League [...] Full text...

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Congo: Treated mosquito nets are 'safe and effective' - WHO

25 april 2017 - 12:23:39
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs), which for many [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudan, Egypt FMs move to halt frosty relations

21 march 2017 - 20:32:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Egypt foreign ministers on Tuesday began diplomatic moves to prevent a frosty relationship between [...] Full text...

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US: 'Amid hate speech, negative media spin ‘real stories’ of refugees, migrants must be told'

26 january 2017 - 21:25:01
New York, US (PANA) - With hate speech and rhetoric against migrants and refugees on the rise in various parts [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Mahama’s final State of the Nation address played up in Ghana media

07 january 2017 - 08:30:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – President John Dramani Mahama’s final State of the Nation address to Parliament and preparations for the [...] Full text...

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Sudan: President fires chief of Sudan's drugs board over price hike

25 november 2016 - 17:35:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar Bashir on Friday fired Sudan National Medicines and Poisons Board chair, Mohamed Al- Hassan [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Freedom for radio panellists, electoral reforms played up in Ghana

27 august 2016 - 07:42:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The controversial remission of the sentences of a radio talk show host and two panellists, and [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Failure to amend voting date, landmark judgements played up in Ghana

23 july 2016 - 08:59:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Parliament’s failure on Thursday to pass a bill that sought to amend the constitution to move [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Debate on Ghana’s new poll date reported by the media

21 may 2016 - 05:24:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – As Ghana prepares for presidential and parliamentary elections later this year, voters are still not sure [...] Full text...

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UN: UN experts report worsening crackdown on protesters in Egypt

09 may 2016 - 15:29:02
New York, US (PANA) - UN human rights experts on Monday urged the Egyptian government to put an end to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius bans importation of monosodium glutamate

03 may 2016 - 16:24:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Industry and Commerce Minister Ashit Gungah on Tuesday confirmed the government’s decision to ban the [...] Full text...

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Africa: African Caucus, IMF discuss safeguards for Africa's macroeconomic stability

17 april 2016 - 19:55:17
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - Prompt fiscal adjustment is needed to safeguard macroeconomic stability and rebuild policy buffers across the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President Mahama’s state of the nation address fills newspapers

27 february 2016 - 08:51:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Thursday’s State of the Nation address by President John Dramani Mahama filled Ghanaian newspapers this week, [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN says migration and multilateralism will be hallmarks of 2016

06 february 2016 - 07:18:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is facing a political, economic, moral and social crisis as governments and communities struggle [...] Full text...

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Senegal: President Sall condemns Jeune Afrique caricature of Sheikh Bamba

03 february 2016 - 17:49:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - President Macky Sall of Senegal has condemned in Dakar the caricature ‎of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, founder [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Politics, workers' threat, Guantanamo detainees highlighted by Ghana media

09 january 2016 - 05:48:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The media in Ghana this week highlighted a variety of subjects, including political arguments between the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Presidency says no decision yet on Hijab ban over Boko Haram attacks

01 january 2016 - 22:57:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian presidency said the government has not yet banned Hijab, the Muslim women's dress that [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Bill on unexplained wealth sparks debate in Mauritius media

14 november 2015 - 08:57:40
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius' Good Governance and Integrity Bill, tabled before Parliament a fortnight ago, continued to spark [...] Full text...

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