Kenya's highest ranking military officer, eight others killed in chopper crash

18 april 2024 - 21:03:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's topmost ranking officer, the Chief of Defense Forces General Francis Ogolla, and eight others were [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: $2.8 billion appeal for three million people in Gaza, West Bank launched

17 april 2024 - 20:53:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN and partner agencies insisted on Wednesday that “critical changes” are needed to improve aid access [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Israeli strike on NGO aid team widely condemned as humanitarians repeat calls for access

02 april 2024 - 15:21:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The killing of seven aid workers from the NGO World Central Kitchen in Israeli military airstrikes [...] Full text...

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UN's DR Congo mission chief says humanitarian disaster ‘unfolding before our very eyes’

28 march 2024 - 05:28:11
New York, US (PANA) - Insecurity in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has worsened since the [...] Full text...

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Remembering Holocaust victims, Guterres urges a stand against division

28 january 2024 - 06:04:11
New York, US (PANA) - In remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a call [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: World Court issues appeal calling for prevention of genocidal acts in Gaza

26 january 2024 - 14:44:43
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday declared that Palestinians had a right to [...] Full text...

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Gaza-Israel crisis: Top UN aid official calls for end to attacks on sites sheltering civilians

25 january 2024 - 11:44:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Attacks on buildings in Gaza where terrified civilians are sheltering are “abhorrent and must stop immediately”, [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: War against Hamas in Gaza is act of self-defence, Israel tells world court

12 january 2024 - 13:47:32
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Israel strongly rejected accusations by South Africa of genocidal intent against Palestinians on Friday at [...] Full text...

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Gaza crisis: another hospital facing dire shortages, warns WHO

08 january 2024 - 12:57:24
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - On day 93 of the war in Gaza, amid reports of relentless and heavy Israeli bombardment, [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: CAF media outlet names top 10 players to watch

06 january 2024 - 12:37:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In a few days' time, Africa will be vibrating to the rhythm of the 34th edition [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Mozambique looking to go beyond group stages for the first time

28 december 2023 - 09:11:53
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - After a 14-year absence, Mozambique are back in the AFCON where Chiquinho Condé's men hope [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: southern areas ‘bursting at seams’ amid new wave of bombing and displacement

27 december 2023 - 13:43:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Aid missions to supply Gaza have become increasingly difficult amid reports of continued heavy bombing of [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza City a ‘ghost town’, reports UN aid agency

29 november 2023 - 21:11:36
Cairo, Egypt (PAA) - Amid hopes of a deal to extend the pause in fighting in Gaza between Israel and [...] Full text...

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With Gaza truce on horizon, UN relief teams stand ready to ramp up aid

23 november 2023 - 13:15:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Humanitarian agencies preparing to go into Gaza continued to build up stocks of desperately needed aid [...] Full text...

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Irsael-Gaza crisis: ‘This must stop,’ UN chief says as deaths, displacement ripple across Gaza

19 november 2023 - 18:07:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Spikes in casualties, attacks on schools and shelters, including the death of a UN worker, and [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'Besieged Gaza hospital misery continues while rainfall prompts new health scare'

14 november 2023 - 14:34:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN health agency, WHO, hailed on Tuesday the “heroic efforts” of staff at Gaza City’s besieged Al-Shifa [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses armed groups of war crimes in besieged localities in Burkina Faso

04 november 2023 - 06:13:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ansaroul Islam and other armed groups are enforcing brutal sieges in localities across Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Environmental degradation a serious challenge facing government now and when war is over (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

30 october 2023 - 19:51:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese environmentalists and poeliticians have warned that every possible ingredient for environmental catastrophe is now fermenting [...] Full text...

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International support critical to forge lasting peace in Central African Republic

26 october 2023 - 17:53:38
New York, US (PANA) - Progress has been made in advancing a 2019 peace agreement in the Central African Republic [...] Full text...

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African Football League: Wydad emerge victorious over Enyimba

23 october 2023 - 07:03:20
Uyo, Nigeria (PANA) - A clinical and composed display by Wydad AC of Morocco ensured they take home an important [...] Full text...

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Lessons of Hamas operation against Israel, - Libyan newspaper,

13 october 2023 - 19:19:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The "Flood of Al-Aqsa", the military operation led by Hamas against the Israeli entity destroyed the [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Guinea Bissau come from behind to edge Sierra Leone

12 september 2023 - 07:49:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Even as the 2023 TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Qualifiers are drawing to an end, it is still [...] Full text...

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CAF Women’s Champions League/COSAFA Qualifiers: Semi-finalists confirmed

05 september 2023 - 06:34:22
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The CAF Women’s Champions League/COSAFA Qualifiers have reached fever-pitch, with the four semi-finalists of the [...] Full text...

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Senior US diplomat travels to Nigeria, Chad, Ghana on Niger coup

26 august 2023 - 08:07:59
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee has begun a visit to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS Chiefs Of Defence Staff meeting underway In Abuja over coup In Niger Republic

02 august 2023 - 14:10:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A meeting of the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff began [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Nigeria will be ‘on fire’, says skipper Onome Ebi

18 july 2023 - 13:40:55
Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - With two days to go until the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off in Australia [...] Full text...

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WAFU-B U-20 Cup: Burkina Faso reach Wafu-B U-20 semi-finals, Cote d'Ivoire redeem themselves

11 july 2023 - 18:52:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Burkina Faso became the first side to qualify for the semi-finals of the WAFU-B U-20 [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Human Rights Watch accuses RSF of abuses in Darfur

11 july 2023 - 06:41:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Arab militias summarily executed at least 28 ethnic [...] Full text...

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2023 U-23 AFCON: Fofana wonder-strike sees Guinea advance, Ghana crash out

01 july 2023 - 09:05:14
Tangier, Morocco (PANA) - Guinea secured a place in the semi-finals of the ongoing 2023 U-23 AFCON on Friday evening [...] Full text...

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2023 U-23 AFCON: Niger celebrate historic victory

29 june 2023 - 06:55:46
Tangier, Morocco (PANA) - A remarkable moment unfolded at Tangier's Grand Stade as Niger clinched their first-ever win in the [...] Full text...

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Islamist armed groups wreak havoc in Burkina Faso; kill, loot, burn property - HRW

15 june 2023 - 05:28:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso have killed scores of civilians, looted and burned property, and [...] 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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2023 U-17 AFCON: Sawane scores winner as Senegal clinch title

20 may 2023 - 08:22:53
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Mamadou Sawane headed home the winning goal seven minutes from time as Senegal scored twice in [...] Full text...

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2022/23 CAF Confed. Cup: USM Alger hold Asec Mimosa in first-leg match, Young Africans win 2-0 aginst Gallant

11 may 2023 - 16:32:39
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Algerian side USM Alger managed to hold hosts ASEC Mimosas to a 0-0 draw in the [...] Full text...

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2023 U-17 AFCON: Five-star Senegal run riot against South Africa to secure U-17 World Cup ticket

11 may 2023 - 15:37:11
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Senegal have booked Africa’s first ticket to the FIFA World Cup after running riot to beat [...] Full text...

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Reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

10 may 2023 - 20:38:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – In more than one interview with foreign news media outlets they persistently asked me, as an [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for independent, impartial inquiry into Burkina Faso massacre linked to the Army

05 may 2023 - 07:51:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso authorities should ensure an independent and impartial inquiry into the summary execution of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Army Chief of Staff discusses military cooperation with Pentagon delegation

03 may 2023 - 16:42:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The Chief of General Staff of the Libyan Army of the Government of National Unity, Lieutenant [...] 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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Burkina Faso's parliament gives government go-ahead for acquisition of military drones

14 april 2023 - 17:21:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA - The Burkinabe government on Friday gave its approval for the acquisition of military drones from [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF School Football: Tanzanian school whitewash South African opponent 7-1

05 april 2023 - 13:40:26
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The opening group match of the CAF African Schools Football Championship produced a mouthful of [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON Qualifier: Visiting Guinea Bissau humiliate Super Eagles 1-0

24 march 2023 - 19:36:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Friday lost 0-1 to Guinea-Bissau in the 2023 Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Coach Bojang rallies his Young Scorpions for World Cup

14 march 2023 - 07:41:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Under-20 coach Abdoulie Bojang says Gambians must rally behind his charges to help them to [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Military: political forces should accept each other to lead country forward

17 february 2023 - 18:02:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s military leader Lieutenant General Abdul Fatah Al-Burhan has reiterated that the Sudanese army is not [...] Full text...

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CAF names Best XI of TotalEnergies CHAN 2022 in Algeria

08 february 2023 - 11:52:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a thrilling three weeks of action in the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2022 in [...] Full text...

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Sudanese, Chadian officials discuss security questions and cooperation

30 january 2023 - 19:03:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has recently been sending reassuring messages to its western neighbor, Chad, with the President of [...] 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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Feature - Climate Change: Inside struggles of Gambian flood victims

28 november 2022 - 18:10:46
Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - A 22-year-old young man from Tobacco Road, the hardest hit area by the latest flash [...] Full text...

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French court jails former Liberian warlord for life

03 november 2022 - 06:05:44
Paris, France (PANA) - Human rights organisations have welcomed Wednesday's life sentence a court in Paris handed a former Liberian rebel [...] Full text...

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Millions face harm from flooding across West and Central Africa, UNHCR warns

28 october 2022 - 11:45:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning of surging needs for more than 3.4 million displaced [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags coordinated massacres by Islamist armed groups

27 october 2022 - 12:17:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Islamist armed groups in Mali have killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands to flee [...] Full text...

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US,Togo to implement "Strategy for Conflict Prevention and Stability Promotion".

19 october 2022 - 18:47:00
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo and the United States have expressed their willingness to implement the "Strategy for Conflict Prevention [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Ruto picks key allies to new Cabinet line up

27 september 2022 - 20:49:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto has elevated key political allies to a newly created post of Prime [...] Full text...

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Landmark trial for 2009 Guinea stadium massacre set to start on 28 September

23 september 2022 - 11:23:25
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The long-delayed trial of 11 men accused of responsibility for the 2009 Guinean security forces’ massacre of more than 150 [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches platform to deal with cyber threats

14 september 2022 - 12:58:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A Mauritian company has launched a digital platform to facilitate cyber-threat information sharing in the country. MAUSHIELD [...] Full text...

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WHO launches guide to safely unlock benefits of the life sciences

13 september 2022 - 14:30:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday issued the Global guidance framework for the responsible use of [...] Full text...

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Mali, Iran hold talks on bilateral cooperation

25 august 2022 - 13:47:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Foreign Minister of Mali, Abdoulaye Diop, and his Iranian counterpart, Dr. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: Guterres 'shocked, saddened' by resuption of hostilities in Ethiopia

24 august 2022 - 17:25:04
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he is  "saddened and shocked" at the resumption of hostilities [...] Full text...

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Fight against terrorism: Burkina Faso and Niger pool resources

22 august 2022 - 20:36:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso and Niger agreed here Monday to act together and strengthen cooperation in defense [...] Full text...

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Haftar's forces say they have shot down an unidentified drone over Benghazi in eastern Libya

22 august 2022 - 20:11:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - General Ahmed Al-Mesmari, spokesperson for the eastern-based Libyan National Army led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, announced [...] Full text...

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WHO warns of disease threat amid Horn of Africa drought

18 august 2022 - 05:26:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday highlighted the need to support millions [...] Full text...

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US Ambassador to Libya highlights AFRICOM's support for reunification of Libyan army

09 august 2022 - 20:48:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland said here Tuesday the embassy and the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan military floats locally-built vessel on Lake Victoria

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

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Rights group slams Morocco for 'silencing' critical activists, journalists

28 july 2022 - 08:56:15
New York, US (PANA) – The Moroccan authorities are using indirect and underhanded tactics to silence critical activists and journalists, Human [...] Full text...

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34 landmines deactivated in three months in 2020 in Libya with US funding

21 july 2022 - 20:36:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 34 landmines, including Russian-origin POM-2 and MON-50 anti-personnel landmines, were deactivated between May and [...] Full text...

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Oil sector revival in Libya unveils a change in Libya's political map

21 july 2022 - 19:35:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The maxim, "oil is the nerve of war in Libya", keeps confirming itself over time in [...] Full text...

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Forty-nine Ivorian soldiers arrested at Bamako-Senou airport with arms and ammunition (statement)

12 july 2022 - 14:06:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government said here Tuesday its defense and security forces had arrested 49 Ivorian soldiers [...] Full text...

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Guinean courts toughen up on three arrested FNDC members

07 july 2022 - 14:32:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Three influential members of the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC) in Guinea [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Military pull out of political scene

04 july 2022 - 19:01:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military leader Lt Gen. Abdul Fatah Burhan has pulled out of an ongoing political dialogue, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's PM decides to suspend vehicle purchases from 2022 budget

01 july 2022 - 18:15:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Prime Minister Albert Ouédraogo, in accordance with the guidelines of the president of Burkina Faso, [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe Army says 22 "terrorists" neutralised in South West

28 june 2022 - 16:57:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 22 "terrorists" were neutralised on Monday in an anti-terrorist operation carried out by [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council in Geneva to discuss alarming situation in Tindouf camps

23 june 2022 - 21:14:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The international NGO "Unity for Development Network" Thursday submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council [...] Full text...

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Libyans condemn latest armed clashes in Tripoli

11 june 2022 - 20:16:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The gun battles between two armed groups in Tripoli on Friday night, which reiterated the persistence [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe president pays thank-you visit to troops for repelling attackers in nothern region

11 june 2022 - 19:48:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, on Friday paid a thank-you visit to [...] Full text...

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Kenyan electoral body clears four Presidential candidates

07 june 2022 - 00:25:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has completed the nomination of candidates for the 9 [...] Full text...

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US slams Eritrean minister, urges freedom of speech

28 may 2022 - 19:01:25
Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - The United States has urged Eritrea to allow citizens to exercise freedom of speech and urged [...] Full text...

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Victims of late Chadian dictator Habre yet to receive reparations

27 may 2022 - 12:10:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Victims of the late Chadian dictator Hissène Habré have yet to receive any reparations, six years after his [...] Full text...

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Violence in Ethiopia's Benishangul Gumuz region hits humanitarian response

06 may 2022 - 16:19:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Metekel zone in Benishangul Gumuz regional state remains complex requiring an [...] Full text...

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Mali's government denounces military cooperation treaty agreements with France

03 may 2022 - 16:40:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has denounced several military cooperation treaties between Paris and Bamako, citing "serious shortcomings, [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council condemns violence in Darfur

29 april 2022 - 17:07:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Security Council has condemned the intercommunal fighting in Darfur region, a week ago, that [...] Full text...

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Burkinabè authorities launch a general audit of public administration

12 april 2022 - 17:36:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than a hundred public and ministerial structures in Burkina Faso will be audited in [...] Full text...

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Can the growing US interest in Libya help overcome the current political impasse?

07 april 2022 - 17:26:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new administration of US President Joe Biden has announced a ten-year strategy to prevent conflict [...] Full text...

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Malian army rejects accusations of abuses by soldiers in central Mali

06 april 2022 - 14:37:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) have rejected accusations of exactions in Moura, in the Mopti region, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's Transitional Prime Minister presents roadmap to MPs

04 april 2022 - 18:39:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Transition in Burkina Faso, Albert Ouédraogo, on Monday presented to [...] Full text...

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Sénégal marks its 62nd independence anniversary

04 april 2022 - 18:30:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Monday celebrated a low-key ceremony to mark its 62nd independence anniversary, chaired by President [...] Full text...

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Libyan council vice president hails ICRC's efforts in humanitarian issues in Libya

04 april 2022 - 18:24:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of Libya's Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, has hailed efforts of the International Committee [...] Full text...

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Malian army neutralizes more than 200 terrorists in the Mopti region

03 april 2022 - 15:13:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army says it has neutralized 203 terrorists belonging to armed terrorist groups, during a [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's transition period may be reviewed if security situation improves, says Lt. Col. Damiba

02 april 2022 - 09:54:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's three-year transition period could be revised if the security situation improves, said Friday [...] Full text...

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US expresses concern about growing tensions in South Sudan

30 march 2022 - 05:40:20
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it has noted with concern the growing tensions in South Sudan, [...] Full text...

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Teacher-researcher elected chairman of Transitional Assembly in Burkina Faso

22 march 2022 - 19:57:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - Professor Aboubacar Toguyeni, 58-year-old teacher-researcher in fisheries science at the Nazi Boni University of Bobo-Dioulasso, [...] Full text...

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Sudan's second top military leader visits Ethiopia

22 january 2022 - 14:38:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The vice president of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Major-General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, arrived in Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt. spent US$17 billion in 9 months in 2021 - GNU

04 january 2022 - 19:55:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Unity Government (GNU) spent a total of 75.214 billion dinars (nearly US$ 17 billion) [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 100 suspected terrorists neutralized in one week

04 january 2022 - 19:42:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In a press release, the Burkinabe Army announced on Monday evening that it had neutralized [...] Full text...

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Sudan's quest for democracy, civilian rule unabated

04 january 2022 - 19:01:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Khartoum on Tuesday witnessed the second demonstration, albeit mild, in January and the first since Prime [...] Full text...

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Human rights NGOs in Guinea target Moussa Dadis Camara

23 december 2021 - 16:21:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Less than 24 hours after his return from exile on Wednesday, Guinea's former junta leader, Moussa [...] Full text...

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Guinea's former transitional president, Dadis Camara, ready to appear in court

23 december 2021 - 16:02:17
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president of the Transition, Moussa Dadis Camara, prostrated on the runway of Conakry's [...] Full text...

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Senate authorizes extension of state of siege in provinces of Ituri and North Kivu in DR Congo

18 december 2021 - 19:36:53
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Senators adopted here Saturday in a second reading the bill extending, for the 14th time, [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken to discuss situation in Horn of Africa with Kenyan president

17 november 2021 - 12:03:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Kenya on Wednesday on an official visit to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia rejects US sanctions on Eritrea

13 november 2021 - 14:35:48
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Government on Saturday appealed to the American government to rescind its decision to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian rights body documents 184 civilian killings in Amhara region

13 november 2021 - 11:58:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – At least 184 civilians had been killed and many suffered physical and psychological injuries as [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says Egypt's lifting of state of emergency 'positive' but far from sufficient

27 october 2021 - 06:08:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch says Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s announcement on Monday that he is lifting the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Turkey pledges enhanced cooperation with Nigeria on counter-terrorism, defence and security

20 october 2021 - 15:53:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Turkey and Nigeria on Wednesday signed eight major agreements on defence, energy, industry, mining and other [...] Full text...

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Thomas Sankara trial suspended for fortnight

11 october 2021 - 18:25:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The trial of the assassination of former Burkinabe President Thomas Sankara and 12 of his [...] Full text...

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US expresses concern over ongoing conflict and human rights abuses in northern Ethiopia

10 september 2021 - 20:09:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United states Friday issued a statement expressing deep concern over the ongoing conflicts in Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS suspends Guinea after virtual over recent coup

08 september 2021 - 23:31:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced at a virtual meeting here Wednesday it [...] Full text...

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U.S.-made A-29 Super Tucano aircraft officially inducted into Nigerian Air Force, to be deployed in war against Boko Haram/ISWAP

31 august 2021 - 18:21:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S.-made A-29 Super Tucano aircraft was officially inducted into the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) at [...] Full text...

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Tunisian troops join UN peace mission in Central African Republic

27 august 2021 - 18:24:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saied, on Thursday presided over the departure ceremony of the Tunisian light rapid [...] Full text...

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Libyan Vice president visits Sudan

24 august 2021 - 17:17:07
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Vice-President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Koni, arrived in Khartoum on Tuesday, leading a high-level [...] Full text...

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Eritrean military chief lands on US blacklist over Tigray violence

23 august 2021 - 20:42:02
Washington, US (PANA) - Eritrean military chief, Gen. Filipos Woldeyohannes, has been slammed with economic sanctions over the human rights [...] Full text...

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Abdallah al-Lafi reaffirms Libyan Presidential Council's support for anti-terrorist force

15 august 2021 - 18:47:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Member of the Presidential Council and Supreme Commander of the Libyan Army, Abdallah Al-Lafi has reaffirmed [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Troops and militia rape, abduct women and girls in Tigray – new report

11 august 2021 - 12:53:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Women and girls in Tigray region were targeted for rape and other sexual violence by [...] Full text...

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Mali violence threatens country’s survival, warns UN human rights expert

07 august 2021 - 05:28:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Rapidly spreading violence in Mali is  threatening the State’s very survival, the UN independent expert on the human rights situation in the [...] Full text...

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India-Africa close partnership to improve welfare of 2.5 billion people post Covid-19

18 july 2021 - 05:55:12
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Covid-19 pandemic has provided the impetus for a stronger partnership between India and Africa [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde: ECOWAS Court rejects application for sanctions for non-enforcement of judgement

25 june 2021 - 17:03:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A panel of three judges of the ECOWAS Court of Justice has rejected an application filed [...] Full text...

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AFRICOM’s Gen. Townsend meets African leaders at Exercise African Lion

21 june 2021 - 18:47:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Commander of U.S. Africa Command, Gen. Stephen Townsend, met with several African leaders in Morocco [...] Full text...

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Some 100 civilians killed in attack in Burkina Faso

05 june 2021 - 16:40:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 100 people were killed in an attack during the night of Friday to [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy rescues 109 migrants and recovers 2 bodies

02 june 2021 - 17:59:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy have rescued 109 illegal migrants of different African nationalities and recovered [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: New Army Chief, General Yahaya, holds maiden meeting with principal officers, unveils vision

31 may 2021 - 20:28:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Faruk Yahaya on Monday held his maiden meeting with [...] Full text...

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Rights groups appeal to AU, international community not to abandon victims of former Chadian dictator Habre

31 may 2021 - 05:30:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Several human rights groups and individuals have called on Chad, the African Union (AU) and the international [...] Full text...

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US condemns detention of Malian civilian leaders, calls for their immediate release

26 may 2021 - 17:44:20
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday condemned the detention of the leaders of the civilian interim government [...] Full text...

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Sudan sends strong delegation to peace talks with rebels in Juba Wednesday

25 may 2021 - 16:28:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan on Tuesday dispatched a high-level delegation, including the Prime Minister, Dr Abdalla Hamdok, and [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Truth commission uncovered ex-President’s alleged crimes

24 may 2021 - 18:21:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Testimony before the Gambian truth Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC), linking former President Yahya Jammeh to numerous grave [...] Full text...

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US accuses Ethiopia of continuing atrocities and denial of humanitarian access in Tigray Region

15 may 2021 - 19:50:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States has issued the strongest critique yet against Addis Ababa, lamenting what it described [...] Full text...

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UN chief 'gravely concerned' as violence escalates in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel

12 may 2021 - 04:59:32
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said he was "gravely concerned" at escalating violence in the Occupied Palestinian [...] Full text...

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17,924 people desert their villages following terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso

05 may 2021 - 15:54:59
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabè government announced on Wednesday that 17,924 people have fled their villages, following terrorist [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM, Turkish delegation discuss Libyan-Turkish relations

03 may 2021 - 16:45:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, on Monday in Tripoli discussed ways to strengthen relations between [...] Full text...

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Chadian army claims neutralising "several hundred" rebels in fighting

01 may 2021 - 11:21:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chadian army said here Friday it had neutralized "several hundred" rebels of FACT (Front [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe ruling party worried over upsurge in terrorist attacks

29 april 2021 - 17:08:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The ruling People's Movement for Progress (MPP) on Thursday condemned the latest terrorist attacks in [...] Full text...

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Malian Armed Forces neutralized 26 terrorists in center of country

28 april 2021 - 20:47:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs), supported by the French Barkane force, neutralized Monday 26 terrorists, destroyed [...] Full text...

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France to send last batch of evidence requested by investigating judge in Thomas Sankara case

15 april 2021 - 18:58:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The French Embassy in Burkina Faso will hand over, next Saturday, the third and last [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM discusses promotion of bilateral ties in Kuwait

07 april 2021 - 16:56:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba met on Wednesday with the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says hundreds languishing in detention in Cote d'Ivoire following presidential election unrest

27 march 2021 - 07:41:17
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Hundreds of people in Côte d’Ivoire are languishing in dire conditions in prison after being arrested during [...] Full text...

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U20 AFCON: Uganda down Tunisia to book Ghana date in final

02 march 2021 - 02:07:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Derrick Kakooza on Monday fired a hattrick as debutants Uganda continued with their dream run at [...] Full text...

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Mali: The president of the Transition visits Burkina Faso

13 february 2021 - 19:10:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, Saturday arrived here in the company [...] Full text...

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British human rights lawyer named ICC chief prosecutor

13 february 2021 - 11:12:11
New York, US (PANA) - Criminal lawyer and human rights expert Karim Khan of the United Kingdom was elected Friday [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe army conducted 305 patrols during first week of February, 2021 - official

09 february 2021 - 22:00:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army conducted 113 air operations, 38 security operations and 305 patrols from 1-7 [...] Full text...

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Four Tunisian soldiers killed in mine explosion

03 february 2021 - 18:39:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four Tunisian soldiers were killed in a mine explosion on the heights of Mount M'ghila, in [...] Full text...

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FIFA, WHO #ACTogether to tackle COVID-19

02 february 2021 - 19:40:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA is teaming up with the World Health Organization (WHO) to promote the need for fair [...] Full text...

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Rights groups regret reparations yet to be paid to ex-Chadian president Habré's victims

27 january 2021 - 05:48:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Union has yet to set up a Trust Fund to compensate victims of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: U.S. donates $1.3 million COVID-19 Mobile Field Hospital to Nigeria as affirmation to continued partnership

25 january 2021 - 20:55:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Monday donated a $1.3 million COVID-19 Mobile Field Hospital to Nigeria, saying it was [...] Full text...

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Clashes erupted between demonstrators and police in Tunis

23 january 2021 - 19:49:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Clashes erupted between protesters and security forces on Saturday during a demonstration by hundreds of young [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeping chief takes stock of political, security developments in Mali

23 january 2021 - 08:24:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Against the backdrop of a rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali and the wider Sahel region, the UN [...] Full text...

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HRW demands impartial investigation into French airstrike in Mali

22 january 2021 - 16:28:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Malian and French governments should conduct a swift and impartial investigation into the French [...] Full text...

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UN will support Mali's National Transition Council in its mission, says UN peace official

21 january 2021 - 18:01:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, has pledged UN's support to Mali, which faces [...] Full text...

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Tunisian army deployed in several regions to counter social unrest

18 january 2021 - 16:30:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Faced with the resurgence of social unrest in Tunisia, authorities have deployed military units to protect [...] Full text...

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Officials discuss how to activate Libya-Italy agreement in Rome

13 january 2021 - 17:12:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice-President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Ahmed Omar Maitig, [...] Full text...

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Ugandan soldier opens fire, killing four, just days before Presidential polls

11 january 2021 - 22:49:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan soldier opened fire, killing two fellow soldiers, a Policeman and a civilian before he [...] Full text...

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New Burkinabe govt. announces reconciliation and land reforms

11 january 2021 - 17:04:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré, on Monday announced that national [...] Full text...

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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya to be buried 29 December in Mali

26 december 2020 - 17:31:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, who died of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on December 18 in Paris [...] Full text...

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

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

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More than 14 billion FCFA budgeted for 2021 presidential election in Benin

24 december 2020 - 14:05:26
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will spend more than 14 billion CFA francs for the organisation of the presidential election [...] Full text...

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Libya, Italy sign military-technical cooperation agreement

04 december 2020 - 16:32:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Defence under the Government of National Accord has signed a military-technical cooperation agreement [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian army claims victory in Tigray assault

28 november 2020 - 22:10:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian army has seized control over the northern provincial capital of Makelle in Tigray [...] Full text...

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Libyan parliamentarians' meeting in Morocco, accusations between NOC and Central Bank highlighted in the news

28 november 2020 - 19:48:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week covered the war with statements between the Central Bank of Libya (BCL) [...] Full text...

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Congolese Senate authorizes ratification of agreement signed between Angola and Benin

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

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COVID cases surge as threat from antimicrobial resistance grows – WHO chief

21 november 2020 - 07:59:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - More cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the past four weeks than in the first [...] Full text...

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9,000 Tunisian soldiers banned for professional and behavioural misconduct

20 november 2020 - 17:27:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - About 9,000 soldiers have been banned from the Tunisian National Army since the revolution of 2011. [...] Full text...

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Four alleged terrorist leaders killed in Tunisia

19 november 2020 - 17:28:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Defense Minister, Brahim Bartagi, said on Thursday morning that Tunisian security units have eliminated [...] Full text...

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The G5-Sahel workshop on security information management ends in Bamako

14 november 2020 - 19:12:45
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A training workshop on the management of security information initiated by the Sahelian Security College (CSS) [...] Full text...

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Morocco deploys security cordon around Guerguarat border crossing with Mauritania

13 november 2020 - 22:49:19
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Royal Armed Forces of Morocco (FAR) from Thursday to Friday set up a security cordon [...] Full text...

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Libya participates in 31st meeting of 5 + 5 Defense Initiative Management Committee

11 november 2020 - 19:05:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 31st meeting of the Management Committee of the 5 + 5 Defense Initiative, organized by [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: 85 dead in electoral violence

11 november 2020 - 17:03:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 85 people lost their lives in the violence that erupted after the [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian Defence Minister meets with Malian PM

11 november 2020 - 16:46:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mauritanian Minister of National Defense, Hanana ould Sidi, was received Tuesday in Bamako by the [...] Full text...

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New curfew period announced in eastern Burkina Faso

06 november 2020 - 18:02:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The governor of the eastern region of Burkina Faso, Col. Saidou TP Sanou, on Friday [...] Full text...

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Will the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya overshadow the position of critics? (Analysis)

26 october 2020 - 16:44:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The signing on Friday in Geneva of the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya has accelerated the [...] Full text...

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Several senior officials of Libyan Government of National Accord welcome ceasefire agreement

24 october 2020 - 12:16:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top officials of the Government of National Accord (GNA) have welcomed the signing of the permanent [...] Full text...

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FNDC reports 92 deaths in its ranks in Guinea

12 october 2020 - 17:32:03
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - At least 92 people were killed and 324 injured between June 2019 and March 2020 in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: More than 30 clandestine migration attempts foiled, 262 people arrested

12 october 2020 - 17:20:18
Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy, operating in South, Central and Northern regions of the Sahel, on [...] Full text...

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Tunisian youth protest against bill on security forces

09 october 2020 - 18:08:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Hundreds of young Tunisians took to Tunis streets on Thursday afternoon after holding a sit-in in [...] Full text...

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Niger extends state of emergency in certain areas

07 october 2020 - 18:12:35
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - the Nigerien government on Wednesday adopted a bill extending the state of emergency in the Diffa [...] Full text...

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Tunisian military aircraft crashes, kills pilot

06 october 2020 - 18:06:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Defense has announced that an F-5 fighter jet crashed on Tuesday while [...] Full text...

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Tanzania name 25 players for Burundi friendly

04 october 2020 - 19:52:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania coach, Ettiene Ndayiragije has named 25 players to join the squad ahead of [...] Full text...

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46 Tunisian illegal migrants rescued in two operations

02 october 2020 - 18:24:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy on Thursday rescued 30 Tunisian illegal migrants who were trying to [...] Full text...

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Gambia: New British High Commissioner commends President Barrow on democratic reforms

30 september 2020 - 19:36:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The New British High Commissioner to The Gambia, David Belgrove, has commended President Adama Barrow on [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of Defence arrives in Tunis

30 september 2020 - 14:13:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper arrived in Tunis on Wednesday marking the first stop of [...] Full text...

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Human rights organizations want trial of perpetrators of Sept28, 2009, killings in Conakry to begin before 2020 end

29 september 2020 - 19:00:51
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Association of Victims, Relatives and Friends of September [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State for Defense to visit Tunisia

29 september 2020 - 16:56:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The US Secretary of State for Defense, Mark Esper, will visit Tunisia on Wednesday as part [...] Full text...

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The Libyan defence minister of the government of accord orders dissolution of two brigades after armed clashes in Tripoli

25 september 2020 - 16:07:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Defense Minister Salaheddine al-Nemruch of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Friday ordered the dissolution [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS validates Guinea's electoral roll

24 september 2020 - 13:56:38
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -  Former Guinean Minister of Communication Alhousséiny Kaké Makanéra Thursday  expressed "deep satisfaction" following the validation of [...] Full text...

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Retired military officer, Colonel Major Bah N'Daw, named President of Mali Transition

21 september 2020 - 16:43:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Retired Colonel-Major Bah N'Daw was named President of the Mali Transition on Monday. "The college set [...] Full text...

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Tripoli hosts 3rd meeting of the Scientific Committee of the 5 + 5 training center

16 september 2020 - 17:36:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The third meeting of the Scientific Committee of the 5 + 5 Training Center for Humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Trial of former Rwandan presidential guard commander postponed after defense pleads for more time

14 september 2020 - 23:19:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  The trial of former Rwandan presidential guard commander, Colonel Tom Byabagamba, who is facing a new [...] Full text...

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Race between Turkey and Russia on inter-Libyan meetings in Morocco and Switzerland highlighted by media

12 september 2020 - 20:13:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the military competition between Turkey and Russia in Libya, the [...] Full text...

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Mine explosion in northern Burkina Faso kills 2 persons

12 september 2020 - 15:39:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two people were killed Friday in the explosion of an artisanal mine in Titao commune, [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to investigate excessive force and police brutality

08 september 2020 - 00:51:34
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan authorities Monday said they would start investigating allegations of abuse of law enforcement by some [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe security forces dismantle terrorist base in north central zone

07 september 2020 - 18:04:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's defense and security forces said on Monday that they dismantled a terrorist base [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Former PM Lansana Kouyaté will not participate in the next presidential elections

04 september 2020 - 17:30:21
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinean Prime Minister, Lansana Kouyaté (2007-2008), who is also leader of the Party of Hope [...] Full text...

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Opposition leader wants a coalition candidate to run against Alpha Conde in the next poll

03 september 2020 - 18:03:26
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - In a statement received Thursday by PANA, Guinean opposition leader and leader of Génération Citoyenne (GECI), [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou declares support, solidarity to Niger flood victims

01 september 2020 - 18:09:20
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou on Tuesday visited the flooded neighbourhoods of the Commune 5 of Niamey, [...] Full text...

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Simba edge Namungo to clinch Tanzania Community Shield

31 august 2020 - 13:23:47
Arusha, Tanzaina (PANA) - Tanzanian champions Simba, edged Namungo 2-0 to clinch the season-preceding Community Shield title in Arusha, over [...] Full text...

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At least 11 people killed in Burundi by attackers from DR Congo

26 august 2020 - 14:49:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - At least 11 people were killed in southern Burundi between August 23 to 24 by armed [...] Full text...

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Sudan and Ethiopia underline the need to reach a win-win solution on GERD

25 august 2020 - 16:12:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Ethiopia have issued a joint statement at the end of a one-day visit to [...] Full text...

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Former Mauritanian President Ould Abdel Aziz released after one week in police custody

24 august 2020 - 14:14:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's former president (2008-2019), Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, was released on Sunday night after one week [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy rescues 17 Tunisian illegal migrants

23 august 2020 - 11:46:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A unit of the Tunisian Navy on Saturday rescued 17 Tunisian illegal migrants, aged between 18 [...] 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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Libya: GNA, Turkey and Qatar agree on military cooperation

18 august 2020 - 15:31:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya has agreed with Qatar and Turkey to strengthen [...] Full text...

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Detained Mauritanian ex-president refuses to answer questions from investigators

18 august 2020 - 15:22:55
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Detained Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, a former Mauritanian president (2008-2019), has refused to answer questions from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: U.S. govt donates vital sanitation equipment to Gambian Kanifing Municipal Council

18 august 2020 - 13:54:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The United States remains committed to supporting countries, including The Gambia, in their fight against the [...] Full text...

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GNA Chief, Fayez Al-Sarraj, discusses developments in Libya with Qatari, Turkish Defence Ministers

17 august 2020 - 17:43:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya, Fayez [...] Full text...

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French Defence Council meets Tuesday in Paris over terrorist attack in Niger

10 august 2020 - 15:39:53
Paris, France (PANA) - The French National Defence and Security Council (CDSN) has scheduled a meeting on Tuesday at the [...] Full text...

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