UNHCR 'deeply concerned' by renewed violence displacing thousands in DRC's North Kivu

27 may 2022 - 13:14:21 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it is deeply concerned about the urgent and large-scale needs of more than 72,000 people who [...] Full text...

The 22nd Bamako Forum opens

27 may 2022 - 12:41:40 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 22nd Bamako Forum opened on Thursday under the chairmanship of Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, with the theme "Women, [...] Full text...

Victims of late Chadian dictator Habre yet to receive reparations

27 may 2022 - 12:10:23 MA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Victims of the late Chadian dictator Hissène Habré have yet to receive any reparations, six years after his historic conviction in Senegal, seven [...] Full text...

Renewal of arms embargo on South Sudan 'is a step in the right direction' - Rights group

27 may 2022 - 11:36:24 MA

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has said the renewal of the arms embargo on South Sudan for another year "is a step [...] Full text...

US Justice Department confiscates Jammeh's $3.5 million mansion

27 may 2022 - 07:26:38 MA

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Department of Justice has confiscated a $3.5-million mansion acquired from alleged corruption proceeds by the former Gambian President Yahya [...] Full text...

Peacekeepers’ Day ceremony honours service, sacrifice of UN blue helmets

27 may 2022 - 05:48:26 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations paid tribute to the men and women serving under its flag in some of the most dangerous [...] Full text...

Libya: Officials discuss demobilisation of armed groups

26 may 2022 - 23:30:24 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The issue of demobilisation and integration of armed groups in Libya, the subject of a workshop held on Tuesday in the [...] Full text...

225 migrants disappeared off Tunisian coast in 2022 - IOM

26 may 2022 - 17:43:07 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Two days after the sinking of a migrant boat from Libya, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has counted 225 migrants [...] Full text...

Three-day national mourning declared in Senegal after eleven newborns die in hospital fire

26 may 2022 - 15:07:30 BBA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal is observing a three-day national mourning, starting Thursday, following the death of 11 newborn babies in a hospital fire, government [...] Full text...

Malian army neutralises 15 suspected terrorists

26 may 2022 - 13:15:21 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army has announced that it neutralised some 15 suspected terrorists and taken prisoners in the Bandiagara region in the [...] Full text...

Libya coast guards rescue 168 illegal migrants

26 may 2022 - 13:05:33 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coast guards have in two separate operations rescued 168 illegal migrants of various nationalities who were heading for European shores [...] Full text...

Disaster prevention, risk reduction, critical to sustainable future: UN deputy chief

26 may 2022 - 06:05:35 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The world will experience 1.5 medium to large-scale disasters every day through the end of the decade, unless countries ramp [...] Full text...

‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council

26 may 2022 - 05:22:14 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Conflict continues to inflict “widespread civilian death and injury”, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday, outlining [...] Full text...

IOM repatriates 141 Malian migrants home from Libya

25 may 2022 - 21:34:55 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 141 Malian migrants, in an irregular situation in Libya, have been repatriated via a charter flight to Mali, [...] Full text...

One dead, 75 missing in sinking of migrant boat off Tunisian coast

25 may 2022 - 12:13:23 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian coast guard on Wednesday recovered a body and rescued 24 migrants, while 75 others are missing following the sinking [...] Full text...

Mali launches human resources management project in the civil service

25 may 2022 - 11:36:48 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's junta leader, Colonel Assimi Goîta, on Tuesday launched the Integrated Management System of Human Resources of State and Territorial Collectivities [...] Full text...

Governments harm children’s rights in online learning: Rights group

25 may 2022 - 06:39:59 MA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Governments of 49 of the world’s most populous countries harmed children’s rights by endorsing online learning products during COVID-19 school closures [...] Full text...

World’s richest countries damaging child health worldwide: UNICEF

25 may 2022 - 05:40:42 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Over-consumption in the world’s richest countries is creating unhealthy, dangerous and toxic conditions for children globally, according to a new [...] Full text...

Libyan PM orders investigation into petrol tanker fire in Benghazi, will compensate victims

24 may 2022 - 22:00:26 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has instructed the Ministry of Local Government to assess [...] Full text...

500 illegal migrants rescued off Libya in 9 operations

24 may 2022 - 14:25:30 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 500 illegal migrants were rescued by a Libyan coast guard and port security during nine successful operations off [...] Full text...

Suspected terrorist attack on two villages in Burkina Faso claims 11 lives

24 may 2022 - 11:11:25 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Eleven people, including three fighters of the Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland (VDP), were killed on Sunday in [...] Full text...

Libyan Interior Minister reviews efforts to integrate support forces into state bodies

23 may 2022 - 18:24:59 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the Government of National Unity, Khaled Mazen, at a workshop on international support for the [...] Full text...

Start of workshop in Spain on disarmament, demobilisation and integration of combatants in Libya

23 may 2022 - 17:39:40 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A workshop on the disarmament, demobilization and integration of combatants in Libya started on Monday in the city of Toledo in [...] Full text...

South Africa: Outrage of university racism

23 may 2022 - 13:54:46 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Tensions remain high at Stellenbosch University, near Cape Town, following a racist incident a week ago that has sent [...] Full text...

Libyan coastguards rescue 37 Sudanese illegal migrants

23 may 2022 - 11:12:18 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coastguards have rescued 37 migrants from Sudan who were heading towards the European coast in a rubber dinghy. The coastguard and [...] Full text...

Record 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide: UNHCR

23 may 2022 - 05:10:50 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Wars around the world have pushed the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution over [...] Full text...

Libya attends 26th session of ALESCO Conference in Tunis

22 may 2022 - 14:14:51 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya participated in the 26th ordinary session of the General Conference of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) [...] Full text...

26 Ivorian illegal migrants rescued by Tunisian Navy

22 may 2022 - 13:29:18 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy, operating in the city of Monastir, have foiled an attempt by illegal migrants to migrate to [...] Full text...

French army intervenes to foil major terrorist attack in Burkina Faso, says Paris

22 may 2022 - 13:13:12 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The French army says it intervened on Saturday at the request of Burkina Faso to repel an armed attack against [...] Full text...

Five Burkinabe soldiers die in terrorist attack

21 may 2022 - 14:26:23 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Five Burkinabe soldiers were killed and at least 30 suspected terrorists neutralised on Saturday in an armed attack on the [...] Full text...

Libya to buy training aircraft for Libyan Air Force from Turkish company

21 may 2022 - 11:46:32 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Turkey have signed a memorandum for the purchase of training aircraft from Turkey, a statement issued by the Libyan army's [...] Full text...

Global action needed to streamline pandemic travel measures, says UN agencies

21 may 2022 - 05:33:10 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Countries must find consensus on clear, equitable and streamlined pandemic travel measures, the heads of two organizations working to improve [...] Full text...

Some 18 million in Africa’s Sahel on ‘the brink of starvation’: UN

21 may 2022 - 05:11:18 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region teeter on the edge of severe hunger over the next three months, the [...] Full text...

Libya participates in 1st International Forum on Migration Review at the United Nations

20 may 2022 - 15:27:40 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Cooperation and Organizations, Omar Ketti, led his country's delegation to the opening session [...] Full text...

At least 70 suspected terrorists neutralised in one month in Burkina Faso, says Army

20 may 2022 - 11:22:17 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army announced on Thursday that it neutralised at least 70 suspected terrorists from 15 April to 15 May [...] Full text...

About 30kg of cocaine seized in power plant west of Tripoli

20 may 2022 - 11:03:27 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - About 30 kg of cocaine was seized during an inspection inside a power plant in Khoms, about 120 km west of [...] Full text...

Four foreign nationalsabducted in southern Mali by unknown assailants

20 may 2022 - 10:56:57 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four foreign nationals were abducted by unidentified persons on the night of Thursday night, in Sincina, near Koutiala, in southern Mali. Sources [...] Full text...

Rights group asks redeployed US troops in Somalia to make civilian protection priority

20 may 2022 - 08:20:28 MA

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA ) – The decision of the United States to redeploy several hundred troops in Somalia, as part of a joint operation with the [...] Full text...

Food insecurity threatens societies, exacerbates conflicts

20 may 2022 - 05:40:41 MA

New York, US (PANA) - “When war is waged, people go hungry,” Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday during a debate on [...] Full text...

Demand for lifesaving aid up 10 per cent this year: UN relief chief

20 may 2022 - 05:29:02 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people in need has risen by around 10 per cent this year so far, the UN’s humanitarian affairs [...] Full text...

More than 59 million internally displaced in 2021

20 may 2022 - 05:17:07 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 59.1 million people were displaced within their homelands last year, or four million more than in 2020, the International [...] Full text...

WFP, Japan to provide lifesaving assistance to crisis-affected families in Chad

19 may 2022 - 15:08:43 MA

N’djamena, Chad (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received US$5 million from the Government of Japan to provide food and nutrition [...] Full text...

Senior UN official regrets Mali’s withdrawal from G5 Sahel, Joint Force

19 may 2022 - 14:53:47 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Mali’s decision on 15 May to withdraw from the G5-Sahel group and its Joint Force is “unfortunate” and “regrettable”, a [...] Full text...

Agreement signed between Libya and Total Energy for construction of solar power plant

19 may 2022 - 14:42:03 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) has signed a preliminary agreement with the French company "Total Energy" for the construction [...] Full text...

Seven dead in Thursday's attack on military detachment in eastern Burkina Faso

19 may 2022 - 14:32:15 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A gun attack on Thursday targeted the military detachment of Madjoari in eastern Burkina Faso, killing at least seven people, [...] Full text...

Libya rejects Amnesty International report on security body

19 may 2022 - 14:29:21 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A recent Amnesty International (AI) report on alleged human rights abuses by Libyan security officials was Wednesday described as "unacceptable" by [...] Full text...

Rights group urges UN Security Council to renew arms embargo on South Sudan

19 may 2022 - 06:04:47 MA

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty Internationl, has urged the United Nations Security Council to renew its arms embargo on South Sudan [...] Full text...

South Africa: Cape Town secures major settlement over World Cup stadium

18 may 2022 - 13:42:55 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Construction giants Stefanutti, Aveng and WBHO on Wednesday reached a settlement with the City of Cape Town in the [...] Full text...

Humanitarian charities warn 'one person is likely dying of hunger every 48 seconds' in East Africa

18 may 2022 - 06:00:38 MA

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - One person is likely dying of hunger every 48 seconds in drought-ravaged Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, according to estimates by humanitarian [...] Full text...

Armed Islamists, security forces in Burkina Faso committing abuses against civilians - Human Rights Watch

18 may 2022 - 05:22:16 MA

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Armed Islamist groups and government security forces and militia in Burkina Faso are committing increased abuses against civilians as the conflict there [...] Full text...