NARC holds high-level meetings in Tripoli
02 may 2024 - 15:57:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The North African Regional Standby Capacity (NARC) force Thursday held high-level meetings in the Libyan capital, [...] Full text...
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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The North African Regional Standby Capacity (NARC) force Thursday held high-level meetings in the Libyan capital, [...] Full text...
Libya, international partners work to fight organised crime
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Is failure to resolve the Libyan crisis due to incompetence of UN envoys or selfishness of Libyan leaders?
18 april 2024 - 11:03:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The resignation of the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of the [...] Full text...
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Opposition up in arms against constitutional change in Togo
28 march 2024 - 17:35:45Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese opposition is united in its opposition to the constitutional change that took place on [...] Full text...
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Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices up in Benin
17 march 2024 - 15:44:54Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices for February 2024 rose to 112.1 from 110.5 a month [...] Full text...
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Malian government dissolves governing body of students
15 march 2024 - 08:31:59Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has dissolved the Association des élèves et étudiants du Mali (AEEM -Association of [...] Full text...
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AfDB President urges Nigeria to pursue people-centred state policies to prosper
08 march 2024 - 21:53:12Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appealed to leaders in Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Drugs online: UN-backed body offers solutions to counter narcotics surge
06 march 2024 - 07:01:52Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Drug dealers have continued to use cutting-edge digital technology, social media platforms and disinformation to sell [...] Full text...
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Libya to host North African Ministers of Defence and Chiefs of Staff
03 january 2024 - 12:35:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting hosted by the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Tuesday discussed [...] Full text...
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Leadership deficit, political crises rocking ECOWAS region (By Paul Ejime)
07 december 2023 - 08:10:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The failure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to follow through with its [...] Full text...
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British monarch King Charles III visits Kenya
31 october 2023 - 13:44:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - British monarch King Charles III and the Queen Consort Camilla, arrived in Nairobi on Tuesday, for [...] Full text...
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South Africa President Ramaphosa hosts Dutch royal couple
19 october 2023 - 11:17:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday welcomed King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of [...] Full text...
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Libya approves drugs of narcotic compounds
07 july 2023 - 13:14:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministers of Justice, Halima Abderrahman, and of the Interior, Imad Trabelsi, have approved a [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Zulu king MisuZulu KaZwelithini denies being poisoned
04 july 2023 - 08:00:12Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Zulu King MisuZulu KaZwelithini has denied that he was poisoned stating that he is in [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Zulu king MisuZulu KaZwelithini hospitalised in Eswatini amid fears of poisoning
02 july 2023 - 12:19:19Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Zulu King MisuZulu KaZwelithini has been hospitalised following an illness, and suspicions of poisoning, South [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper urges authorities to set up Science Cities to ensure technology transfer and development
23 june 2023 - 18:52:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The importance of creating science cities in Libya is no longer in question, according to the [...] Full text...
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Morocco elected to head International Narcotics Control Board
11 may 2023 - 15:08:45Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Morocco was elected Wednesday at the headquarters of the United Nations Office in Vienna to the [...] Full text...
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Senior defence officers in North Africa conclude meeting
07 may 2023 - 14:51:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senior defence officers from North Africa ended a five-day meeting on Saturday in the Algerian capital, [...] Full text...
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Libya's press faces widespread anarchy due to weakness of state, says Libya News Agency
04 may 2023 - 20:30:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The media scene in Libya is still in a state of general anarchy due to the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan woman arrested for attempting to smuggle cocaine worth US$300,000
18 april 2023 - 13:06:00Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) annouced here Monday the arrest of a 35-year-old Kenyan woman who [...] Full text...
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Talks underway on next funding flows from Germany to South Africa under JETP
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AU chairperson links rise of terrorism in Africa to Libyan crisis in 2011
30 march 2023 - 15:48:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Comorian President and current Chairman of the African Union (AU), Azali Assoumani, said here Thursday [...] Full text...
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Belgian monarch visits South Africa
22 march 2023 - 09:45:26Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa is hosting a State Visit by His Majesty King Philippe and [...] Full text...
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Legalising cannabis fails to address health risks: UN drugs control board
10 march 2023 - 05:22:54Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Moves by a small number of governments to legalise the non-medical use of cannabis have led [...] Full text...
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South African opera star to perform at King Charles' coronation
22 february 2023 - 09:34:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African opera star Pretty Yende has been chosen to perform at the coronation [...] Full text...
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Trust the tale not the teller: A Darfur fact-finding committee makes public findings (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
17 february 2023 - 14:13:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Setting a precedent in decades in Sudan's restive region of Darfur, a fact-finding committee has made [...] Full text...
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EU Parliament calls for Eswatini aid suspension
16 february 2023 - 22:22:28Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling for the suspension of aid to Eswatini and [...] Full text...
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UK, US criticised for expulsion of Chagos Islands’ indigenous people
15 february 2023 - 11:45:25London, UK (PANA) – The forced displacement of the entire Chagossian people by the United Kingdom and the United States governments and [...] Full text...
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South Africans outraged at murder of eSwatini lawyer
25 january 2023 - 16:28:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African legal analysts have condemned the murder of prominent eSwatini human rights lawyer [...] Full text...
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SADC implored to act on Eswatini human rights abuse
25 january 2023 - 14:32:20Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) has expressed concern about the state of affairs in [...] Full text...
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Populations in southern Libya facing difficulties linked to various factors
09 january 2023 - 14:28:46Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Several towns, villages and hamlets in southern Libya are facing extreme hardships due to various factors [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister speaks out after Libyan man handed over to US
16 december 2022 - 19:32:47Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbaiba on Thursday broke his government's silence on the delivery to the [...] Full text...
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British King Charles hosts South African President Ramaphosa at Buckingham Palace
23 november 2022 - 09:08:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – British King Charles on Tuesday night used his first major speech to a foreign [...] Full text...
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Libyan Justice Ministry rules out reopening Lockerbie case
21 november 2022 - 14:06:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Justice has ruled out reopening the Lockerbie case, saying it was definitively "closed [...] Full text...
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New Zulu king crowned in South Africa
29 october 2022 - 17:01:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Royalty and dignitaries from from around the world joined thousands of spectators at Durban’s [...] Full text...
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Libyan delegation attends workshop in Spain on Arab counternarcotics strategy
19 october 2022 - 19:12:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Libyan Ministry of Interior of the Government of National Unity participated in [...] Full text...
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US,Togo to implement "Strategy for Conflict Prevention and Stability Promotion".
19 october 2022 - 18:47:00Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo and the United States have expressed their willingness to implement the "Strategy for Conflict Prevention [...] Full text...
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US delegation to discuss conflict prevention during Togo, Benin, Cote d'Ivoire tour
15 october 2022 - 05:33:26Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A US delegation will visit Togo, Benin and Cote d'Ivoire from 16-22 October to discuss opportunities [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa to visit Buckingham Palace
10 october 2022 - 12:22:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – King Charles III will next month host the first state visit of his new [...] Full text...
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Queen Elizabeth's Death Is a sad moment for Gambia - Historian Hassum Ceesay
09 september 2022 - 16:27:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian historian and Director General of the National Center for Arts and Culture Kassum Ceesay has described [...] Full text...
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South African, Kenyan presidents mourn Queen Elizabeth
09 september 2022 - 07:44:08Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The presidents of South Africa and Kenya have expressed their condolences to King Charles [...] Full text...
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Ghana president mourns Queen Elizabeth; orders flags to fly at half-mast for 7 days
08 september 2022 - 21:07:17Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday sent a message of condolences to the new [...] Full text...
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Former President Mbeki warns South Africa faces an Arab Spring
22 july 2022 - 11:31:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Thabo Mbeki has warned that if the current state of unemployment, poverty, [...] Full text...
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Increase by 1,200 MW in electricity consumption causing longer hours of load shedding in Libya
05 july 2022 - 13:03:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The spokesman of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed Hammouda, says an increase in electricity [...] Full text...
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Mali burns drugs worth 140 million CFA francs
28 june 2022 - 20:04:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mali Central Narcotics Office (OCS) on Monday burned drugs valued at 140 million CFA francs [...] Full text...
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Proud to be part of Africa, Libya salutes AU and member states on Africa Day
25 may 2022 - 14:11:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is proud of its membership of Africa and its support for the process of development [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch urges Morocco to drop charges against activist
19 april 2022 - 11:40:52Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday asked the Moroccan authorities to drop charges against a social media commentator [...] Full text...
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Sudan denies issuing statement criticizing US sanctions on police unit
22 march 2022 - 15:16:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has refrained from issuing any comments on recent US financial sanctions imposed on [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Ministry delegation discusses cybercrime in Algiers
21 march 2022 - 13:09:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Libyan Ministry of the Interior of the Government of National Unity (GNA) [...] Full text...
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Newspaper sheds light on extent of drug trafficking in Libya
26 february 2022 - 17:12:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has since the revolution of 17 February 2011, become a breeding ground for drug trafficking. It [...] Full text...
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Malian National Police seize 4.3kg of cocaine at Bamako-Sénou airport
25 february 2022 - 14:35:26Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian police seized during the night of 22 - 23 February at Bamako airport a [...] Full text...
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15 kg of cannabis resin, 1 kg of cocaine and narcotic tablets seized in Libya
27 january 2022 - 18:58:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 15 kg of cannabis resin, 1 kg of cocaine and 3,692 Tramadol tablets were [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Customs staff arrest passenger carrying 1.4 kg heroin from Dubai
20 january 2022 - 13:01:09Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Customs Anti-Narcotics Section (CANS) of the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) at the SSR International Airport [...] Full text...
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2017 heroes headline Cameroon 40-man AFCON provisional squad
12 december 2021 - 10:55:52Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon coach António Conceiçao has named a provisional squad for next month's TotalEnergies Africa Cup of [...] Full text...
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Anarchy looming in West Africa over disobedience to ECOWAS Court’s rulings by member-States, Speaker warns
22 november 2021 - 18:01:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Tunis, has called on presidents and leaders of West African [...] Full text...
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Western Sahara is 'not negotiable', says Moroccan king
07 november 2021 - 16:36:42Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Western Sahara "is not negotiable", the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI has said. "Today as in the [...] Full text...
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Algeria moving on dangerously slippery slope in relations with Morocco
04 november 2021 - 20:52:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Algeria is moving on a dangerously slippery slope in its relations with Morocco that could plunge [...] Full text...
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Debate on date of elections continues to divide Libyan public opinion
01 november 2021 - 19:08:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The debate is still raging in Libya on the presidential and legislative elections scheduled for 24 [...] Full text...
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Over 1.5 kg of cocaine seized in Bamako
09 october 2021 - 18:19:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Officers of the Anti-Trafficking Airport Unit (CAAT) of the Central Narcotics Office (OCS) on Wednesday seized [...] Full text...
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'Restoration of Algeria-Morocco relations vital to Africa’s free trade ambition'
30 september 2021 - 12:15:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – As the diplomatic spat between Algeria and Morocco widened last week with the banning of [...] Full text...
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Libyan mayors reject vote of no confidence in Government of National Unity
22 september 2021 - 12:12:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mayors of 66 cities out of 116 across Libya on have rejected Tuesday's vote of no [...] Full text...
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U.S. donates $6.8 million to UN’s human trafficking fights and improved law enforcement capabilities in Nigeria
15 september 2021 - 21:08:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) has [...] Full text...
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ISS says SADC countries can learn from Hichilema, create inclusive platforms for civil society and opposition
09 september 2021 - 16:08:49Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Securocrats in the Southern Africa region are no doubt unsettled by Zambia’s new President Hakainde Hichilema’s [...] Full text...
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Moroccans go to the polls on a new development model (Analysis)
08 september 2021 - 18:44:38Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Around 17.5 million Moroccans started early Wednesday to vote for their representatives in the first chamber [...] Full text...
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Libya's elections linked to withdrawal of foreign fighters : Local newspaper
03 september 2021 - 12:53:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ministerial meeting of Libya's neighbours, held on Monday and Tuesday in Algiers, did not find [...] Full text...
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Tunisia's security and stability closely related to Libya's, says Jerandi
31 august 2021 - 18:59:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's security and stability are closely related to those of Libya, the Tunisian Minister of Foreign [...] Full text...
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Abdallah al-Lafi, Moroccan FM discuss cooperation in Rabat
25 august 2021 - 18:57:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Presidential Council member, Abdallah Al-Lafi, and the Moroccan Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, on Wednesday discussed [...] Full text...
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US offers $5 million for information to arrest ex-Guinea-Bissau Armed Forces head
20 august 2021 - 09:07:22Washington, US (PANA) - The US has announced a reward offer of up to $5 million for information leading to [...] Full text...
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TotalEnergies AFCON: Groups revealed
18 august 2021 - 18:12:14Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021, will take place from 9 January to 6 [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Draw pits hosts Cameroon against Burkina Faso in opening match
18 august 2021 - 05:09:44Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The following is the result of the draw, held on Tuesday in Yaounde, for the delayed [...] Full text...
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Mauritian customs seizes 1.884 kg of hashish at office of courier service
28 july 2021 - 09:44:23Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Customs Anti-Narcotics Section (CANS) of the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) on Monday seized 1.884 kg [...] Full text...
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Ramaphosa visits scene of violent protests in South Africa
16 july 2021 - 13:32:33Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday visited the scene of Durban’s violent protests [...] Full text...
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US gov't commends Burundi's efforts to combat human trafficking
04 july 2021 - 15:53:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - "For the first time in the last six years, the Burundian government has made significant efforts [...] Full text...
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AU chairperson calls for 'constructive dialogue' in Eswatini
02 july 2021 - 11:45:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called for "constructive [...] Full text...
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Interior minister urges security services to counter new drug trafficking methods in Libya
01 july 2021 - 14:38:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister Khaled Mazen has called on security services to counter new methods of drug [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says at least seven Eswatini protesters critically injured
30 june 2021 - 12:12:04Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - With pro-democracy protests intensifying in Eswatini, human rights advocate Amnesty International has said seven people [...] Full text...
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Eswatini Acting PM appeals for calm amidst pandemonium
29 june 2021 - 11:43:57Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - The Acting Prime Minister of Eswatini, Themba N. Masaku, is appealing for calm as pandemonium is reported [...] Full text...
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Presidential Council member highlights Libya's urgent need for science and technology to access knowledge
17 june 2021 - 13:17:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Presidential Council member Abdallah al-Lafi has underlined the importance of science, technology and innovation in [...] Full text...
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CAF new office in Yaoundé to work with Cameroon in TotalEnergies AFCON preparations
15 june 2021 - 19:06:05Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The CAF General Secretary, Veron Mosengo-Omba, together with the Cameroonian Minister of Sports, Prof. Narcisse Mouelle [...] Full text...
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Drug trafficker arrested in Burkina Faso with 12kg of cannabis
14 june 2021 - 18:51:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe National Police announced on Monday that they had arrested a 34-year-old drug trafficker [...] Full text...
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Malian narcotics office seizes 1.4 kg of cocaine from French-Malian
13 june 2021 - 11:27:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Central Narcotics Office on Saturday announced that it has seized 1.4 kg of cocaine with [...] Full text...
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Nigeria summons U.S., U.K., Canada, EU envoys, orders all broadcast stations off Twitter
07 june 2021 - 16:21:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government on Monday summoned the envoys of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and [...] Full text...
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Burundi coach names 33 players for Algeria friendly on 16 June in Oran
02 june 2021 - 21:35:42Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Following is the list of 33 local players invited by the coach of the Burundi national [...] Full text...
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CAF inspection team continues inspection tour of Cameroon
24 may 2021 - 17:14:58Garoua, Cameroon (PANA) - On the second day of its inspection tour of facilities in Cameroon for the Total Africa [...] Full text...
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Dozens of policemen killed in an ambush by drug dealers in western Sudan
15 may 2021 - 16:24:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Twelve policemen, including an officer, were killed and 14 other injured when narcotics dealers ambushed a [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's secret Police warns secessionists, others
03 may 2021 - 08:42:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday warned “misguided elements” who, it said, are threatening [...] Full text...
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South African president Ramaphosa mourns death of Zulu monarch
30 april 2021 - 12:05:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday offered his condolences to the Zulu royal family after [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 complicates efforts to shut down drug traffickers, boost development, says UN official
13 april 2021 - 05:45:16Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The growing complexities of the world drug problem are hampering efforts to achieve sustainable development by [...] Full text...
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Zambian President mourns Tanzanian President Magufuli
18 march 2021 - 14:45:26Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu said that he has learnt of the untimely death of Tanzanian President [...] Full text...
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South African Zulu monarch Goodwill Zwelithini dies
12 march 2021 - 10:20:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini died on Friday after a long illness. He was 72. The [...] Full text...
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Bujumbura city authorities demolish small shops, kiosks
16 february 2021 - 18:35:39Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The owners of small shops and kiosks in Kinama, a sprawling popular city in northern Bujumbura, [...] Full text...
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Ugandan national arrested with heroin at Mauritius airport
25 january 2021 - 20:15:28Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - A Ugandan national was arrested with 2.41 kg of heroin on her Saturday, 16 January, 2021, [...] Full text...
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UGTT deplores Tunisian government's inability to solve the country's problems
19 january 2021 - 15:23:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), the country's largest trade union, on Tuesday blamed the government's inability [...] Full text...
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Tunisian president tells rioting youth to end vandalism, looting
19 january 2021 - 09:25:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed on Monday warned young Tunisians against those who want to "take advantage [...] Full text...
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European Council extends mandate of security, defence missions in Somalia
23 december 2020 - 19:02:49Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has prolonged the mandates of its two Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) [...] Full text...
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Mohammed VI reaffirms Morocco's position on the Palestinian question
23 december 2020 - 14:27:36Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - King Mohammed VI on Tuesday reaffirmed "the consistent, constant and unchanged position of the Kingdom of [...] Full text...
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Drug menace discussed at Tripoli symposium
21 december 2020 - 10:44:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials from the Libyan Ministry of the Interior of the Government of National Accord (GNA) and [...] Full text...
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UN commission reclassifies cannabis, no longer considered risky narcotic
03 december 2020 - 05:18:55Vienna Austria (PANA) - The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has taken a number of decisions leading to changes [...] Full text...
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Mali destroys tons of illicit drugs and counterfeit pharmaceuticals
19 november 2020 - 15:47:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Central Office of Narcotics (OCS) in Dio, some 40 km from Bamako, on Wednesday incinerated [...] Full text...
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Botswana congratulates US President-elect Joe Biden
08 november 2020 - 18:27:10Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Sunday congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden saying Americans have bestowed trust [...] Full text...
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Mohammed VI wants Morocco's southern provinces to be an engine of continental development
08 november 2020 - 14:21:48Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan monarch Mohammed VI has reiterated his firm commitment to make the southern provinces a driving [...] Full text...
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Nigeria govt warns against anarchy in ongoing #EndSARS protests
18 october 2020 - 12:33:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has warned it will not allow the country to be thrown [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's CPI up 8.9 pct in Sept.2020
11 october 2020 - 10:48:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 8.9 per cent year on [...] Full text...
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Libya declines rotating presidency of League of Arab States
06 october 2020 - 23:12:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has declined the rotary presidency of the Council of the League of Arab States for [...] Full text...
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35 Burundian players summoned for friendly match against Tanzania
30 september 2020 - 14:23:50Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's technical staff of the men's national soccer team, the Intamba (Swallows), has summoned 35 players, [...] Full text...
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Mali Customs seize fake tax stamps
11 august 2020 - 16:01:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Customs last week discovered packages of tax stamps fraudulently printed abroad, worth more than 200 [...] Full text...
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Solution to Libyan crisis must come from Libyans, says Morocco
28 july 2020 - 16:02:24Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita, reaffirmed on Monday [...] Full text...
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Tunisian journalists association denounces colleague Ben Brik's one-year prison sentence
25 july 2020 - 13:47:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) strongly condemned, in a statement issued on Friday, the [...] Full text...
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Tunisia celebrates 63rd Republic Day
25 july 2020 - 12:42:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is on Saturday celebrating its 63rd Republic Day, which commemorates the abolition of the monarchy [...] Full text...
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Mali: Malian press saddened by occupation of national television by demonstrators
12 july 2020 - 11:52:39Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian press organizations said Sunday they were saddened by the “anarchic” occupation of the offices the [...] Full text...
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The sacred combat route of Burundi's new strongman
18 june 2020 - 12:13:48Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The solemn inauguration of the new president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, 52, on Thursday in Gitega, Burundi's new [...] Full text...
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Large quantity of counterfeit medicines seized in Sikasso, southern Mali
11 june 2020 - 17:35:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Central Narcotics Office (OCS), the body in charge of the fight against drug trafficking [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's CPI up 9.2 per cent in May
10 june 2020 - 13:31:52Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), main gauge of inflation, increased by 9.2 per cent year-on-year in [...] Full text...
thread Economy
European diplomatic delegation begins visit to DR Congo
08 june 2020 - 21:41:56Paris, France (PANA) - A delegation of European diplomats led by French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian Monday began [...] Full text...
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Algeria deplores "proxy" war in Libya
27 may 2020 - 18:20:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algeria has expressed regret over the conflicting international and regional agendas in Libya, saying that the [...] Full text...
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More than 5 tons of cannabis and other illicit drugs seized in 2019 in Mali
27 may 2020 - 14:20:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Intervention units of the Central Narcotics Office (OCS) in charge of the fight against illicit drugs [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Retired general soon to lead the country
26 may 2020 - 17:54:35Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Evariste Ndayishimiye (52), a retired general, will take command of the Burundian state on 26 August [...] Full text...
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South African police confirm major drug bust
18 may 2020 - 15:50:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's elite Hawks crime-fighting unit on Monday announced that they have made a [...] Full text...
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2 die, 26 injured in a tense election campaign in Burundi
06 may 2020 - 16:51:43Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The balance sheet of the first week of the electoral campaign, which started on April 27, [...] Full text...
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The 2020 rainy season is expected to be generally wet in the Sahelian countries
27 april 2020 - 15:41:33Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 2020 rainy season is expected to be wet overall, according to a press release issued [...] Full text...
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'Cameroon 2020' postponed due to coronavirus
17 march 2020 - 18:02:16Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Championship of Nations (CHAN), originally scheduled for 4-25 April 2020, has been postponed to [...] Full text...
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Nigerian arrested with heroin at Mauritius airport
16 march 2020 - 13:50:55Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A 33-year-old Nigerian was intercepted on Friday at the SSR International Airport of Mauritius by [...] Full text...
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Morocco suspends air and sea travel links with Spain
13 march 2020 - 15:44:58Rabat Morocco (PANA) - Following consultation with the Spanish authorities, Morocco has suspended, until further notice, flights and voyages to [...] Full text...
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Congo to enhance access to drinking water in Pointe-Noire
12 march 2020 - 20:57:13Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Energy and Works, Serge Blaise Zoniaba, said on Wednesday in Pointe-Noire, the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Rwanda's CPI goes up by 8.7% in February 2020
10 march 2020 - 12:13:04Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose by 8.7 percent year on [...] Full text...
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Exiled former cabinet minister alleges growing discontent in Zimbabwe's army
01 march 2020 - 15:01:09Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, has alleged growing discontent in the Zimbabwe army amid heightened [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Opposition Coalition disagrees on common presidential candidate
28 february 2020 - 17:08:45Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Formed a week ago, a coalition of four opposition political parties, "Kira Burundi" or "Healing, Burundi", [...] Full text...
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The judiciary: A facilitator or hindrance to democracy in Africa? (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
26 february 2020 - 09:08:17Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In political science, the ‘trias politica’ model for the governance of the state, popularised in modern [...] Full text...
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Coalition of 4 political parties set up ahead of in Burundi new general elections
20 february 2020 - 20:01:50Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Four political parties - the National rally for change (RANAC), the Council of Patriots (CDP), the [...] Full text...
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Nigerien pastoralists again allowed to graze their cattle in Benin
20 february 2020 - 17:53:17Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - Benin is once again allowing Nigerien pastoralists to graze their livestock on its territory, according to a [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Libyan GNA announces suspension of participation in Geneva talks
18 february 2020 - 22:52:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan Government of national accord (GNA)Tuesday announced it had suspended its [...] Full text...
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Burundi's main opposition party hold extraordinary congress on Sunday
15 february 2020 - 14:59:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - All eyes will be turned on Sunday towards Mont Sillon, on the north-eastern outskirts of Bujumbura [...] Full text...
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Burundian Mediator urges presidential candidates to go for fair play
11 february 2020 - 17:04:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ombudsman (Mediator of the Republic), Edouard Nduwimana, on Tuesday congratulated the dozen candidates cleared for [...] Full text...
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Ugandan, Nigerian nationals arrested for drug trafficking in Mauritius
10 february 2020 - 17:10:55Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A Ugandan and a Nigerian were arrested in Mauritius on Saturday by the Customs Anti-Narcotics [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari condoles Saudi Monarch on death of Ambassador
05 february 2020 - 11:29:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has described the death of Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Adnan [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Legislative elections postponed
04 february 2020 - 16:36:26Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The postponement of Guinea's legislative elections was foreseeable because nothing serious was done on the technical [...] Full text...
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Burundi: CENI publishes final list of voters for next general elections
03 february 2020 - 16:38:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on Monday published a final list of 5,126,351 voters [...] Full text...
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EU to spend 271 million Euros for humanitarian assistance to 5.6 million IDPs in Northeast Nigeria
28 january 2020 - 16:42:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The European Union (EU) says that it is spending a total of 271 million Euros towards [...] Full text...
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Authorities move to safeguard Niamey's green belt
27 january 2020 - 17:51:12Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Faced with the accelerated degradation of the green belt of Niamey, the Nigerien government has adopted [...] Full text...
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Rwandan newspapers focus on latest shooting incident of a Ugandan national at cross-border region
25 january 2020 - 18:12:28Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week made a wide coverage of the latest shooting incident where a Ugandan [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari meets EU delegation, pledges on resolution of northeast terrorists' violence
24 january 2020 - 15:56:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met in Abuja with the visiting European Union (EU) Commissioner [...] Full text...
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Coalition of seven political parties formed to contest this year's elections in Burundi
19 january 2020 - 16:03:15Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A coalition of seven political parties has been formed in Burundi to contest this year's presidential [...] Full text...
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Congolese government bans housing estate in peripheral zones
14 january 2020 - 23:37:56Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of land affairs and public domains, Pierre Mabiala, Tuesday announced measures banning housing [...] Full text...
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Two suspected drug smugglers from DR Congo shot dead by Rwanda border guards
12 january 2020 - 16:11:13Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two suspected drug smugglers were killed late Saturday by Rwandan security agents in Rubavu, a district [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt. moves to curb illegal activities of foreign, artisanal miners
12 january 2020 - 13:57:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian federal government says it has commenced moves to stop the illegal activities of Chinese [...] Full text...
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The exchange of cows among the ancestral hard-skinned practices in Burundi (Analysis)
12 january 2020 - 12:11:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - One of the notable presidential activities of the week, which is coming to an end, was [...] Full text...
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Amnesty calls for investigation into conditions under which Chadian journalist was detained
10 january 2020 - 18:58:49Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Chadian authorities to investigate allegations of ill-treatment of Ali Hamata Achène, [...] Full text...
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Two Air Mauritius ramp attendants arrested attempting to remove drugs from airport
10 january 2020 - 14:11:03Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Two ramp attendants of Air Mauritius were arrested on Thursday by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Section (CANS) [...] Full text...
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UN Mission in Libya condemns bombing of Tripoli military academy
06 january 2020 - 15:24:46Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned the bombing of the military academy in [...] Full text...
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Burundi's President paints 'largely positive' picture of 2019
01 january 2020 - 12:24:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's head of state, Pierre Nkurunziza, has painted a "largely positive" assessment of the achievements of [...] Full text...
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The year 2020 bears hope for revival of Togolese nation -Jean-Pierre Fabre
31 december 2019 - 23:36:46Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The leader of the national alliance for change (ANC), Jean-Pierre Fabre, in his message to the [...] Full text...
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Burundi: The short dry season failed to come this year
29 december 2019 - 12:55:48Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The short dry season has not been a happy one in Burundi at the end of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"
08 december 2019 - 15:46:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"
08 december 2019 - 08:16:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...
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South African woman nabbed with heroin at Mauritius airport
04 december 2019 - 13:43:03Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A South African woman, Maria Margaritha Wilhelmina Van Wyk, aged 46 years, was intercepted on [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's secret Police accuse unnamed groups of plotting disorder across the country
03 december 2019 - 14:10:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s political and security environment is going to heat up as the secret Police, the Department [...] Full text...
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The Libyan war increases suffering of thousands of displaced populations -Analysis
29 november 2019 - 22:14:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The war launched by Marshal Khalifa Haftar on 4 April 2019 to take control of Tripoli [...] Full text...
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TunisAir lays off 1,200 workers in 3 years
28 november 2019 - 17:45:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Air Transport Company, TunisAir, has decided to lay off 1,200 workers in three years, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Authorities launch operation to clean up Niamey
26 november 2019 - 17:57:15Niamey, Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The municipal authorities of the city of Niamey on Tuesday launched the first phase of [...] Full text...
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Burundi police carry out nationwide operation to combat cross-border crime
22 november 2019 - 15:16:22Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's national police reported on Friday an operation to fight cross-border crimes (Usalama, Peace), carried out [...] Full text...
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UN-ECOWAS joint mission ahead of the 2020 presidential election highlighted in the Togolese press
20 november 2019 - 17:06:37Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese press are awash with stories on the joint UN-ECOWAS mission, led by Mohamed Ibn [...] Full text...
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South African arrested with heroin at Mauritius airport
18 november 2019 - 07:36:07Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Officers of the Anti-Narcotics Section of the Mauritius Revenue Customs Authority have arrested a South African, [...] Full text...
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Tunisia hands over 4 Libyan security agents to Tripoli
16 november 2019 - 17:46:39Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has handed over to the Libyan authorities four Libyan security agents arrested at the Rass [...] Full text...
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Guinea-Bissau political crisis stops trucks laden with goods from entering Bissau
12 november 2019 - 18:23:37Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The tense political situation in Guinea-Bissau is beginning to have a negative impact on the country's [...] Full text...
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Toll of civilian casualties in Tripoli war rises
05 november 2019 - 14:24:29Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The toll on Libyan civilians, including children, rose higher on Monday with the resurgence of fighting [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean and Mozambican nationals arrested with drugs at Mauritius airport
05 november 2019 - 13:07:26Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Officers of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Section of the Mauritius Revenue Authority on 27 October 2019 [...] Full text...
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Abductions continue in Libya
03 november 2019 - 18:08:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Abductions in Libya and linked to political, religious, ethical and criminal motivations have continued in the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Mixed reactions trail Supreme Court judgment upholding re-election of President Buhari
30 october 2019 - 19:35:13Abuja, 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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Buhari commits Nigeria to deeper partnership with Saudi Arabia
30 october 2019 - 15:02:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held talks with King Salman of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, [...] Full text...
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Kenyan leader, Jordanian monarch discuss trade, bilateral relations
30 october 2019 - 14:56:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday held talks King Abdullah II of Jordan and the two [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: US Embassy organises seminar for young people on cyber safety awareness
29 october 2019 - 19:33:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The US Embassy, Abuja offices of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and the Information [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt to crack down on fake news, hate speech in social media space
29 october 2019 - 17:55:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday inaugurated a committee on the [...] Full text...
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Beninese arrested with 5kg cannabis at Mauritius airport
22 october 2019 - 12:35:41Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Beninese national aged 27 was arrested on Monday at Sir Seewoosagur International Airport in [...] Full text...
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Gold panning in North Niger: A growth lever but also source of problems - study
18 october 2019 - 22:27:50Agadez, Niger (PANA) - The boom in gold panning in the desert north of Niger, former home of armed rebellions, [...] Full text...
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Swedish monarch on three-day visit to Mali
17 october 2019 - 11:38:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Wednesday received King Charles XVI Gustave of Sweden at the [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya condemns air strike against civilian zone in Tripoli
15 october 2019 - 21:43:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support mission in Libya Tuesday condemned the air strike carried out against the zone [...] Full text...
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Ivorian police seize 4.35 tonnes of cannabis from Ghana
15 october 2019 - 12:00:30Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian police on Saturday intercepted a vehicle intercepted in the Anyama corridor, at one of [...] Full text...
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CHAN 2020: 25 Burundi players called to camp for return match against Uganda
14 october 2019 - 17:20:13Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 25 players from Burundi's national football team were expected to gather in Bujumbura from Monday [...] Full text...
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Two Europeans killed, one soldier wounded in Tunisia
14 october 2019 - 16:56:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Two Europeans, a German and a Frenchman, were killed on Sunday and Monday respectively, and a [...] Full text...
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Uneasy calm in Conakry's streets, as govt seeks to thwart opposition umbrella's call for street protests
14 october 2019 - 11:27:22Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Traffic is flowing on Monday in the Guinean capital, Conakry, where police and gendarmes are on [...] Full text...
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More than one million Libyan students resume classes this Sunday
13 october 2019 - 12:22:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than one million Libyan students, mostly primary and middle, will return to school this Sunday [...] Full text...
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Guinean Army orders soldiers to keep away from street protests
12 october 2019 - 18:52:33Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Chief of General Staff of the Guinean Armed Forces has reminded all defence and security [...] Full text...
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Burundian police launch major offensive against crime, terrorism
12 october 2019 - 15:15:26Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Ministry of Public Security and Disaster Management says the police carried out 4,131 search [...] Full text...
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Splinter opposition group shuns Monday's street demonstration in Guinea
11 october 2019 - 17:44:05Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The new entity of a section of the Guinean opposition, the "Circle of Actors for the [...] Full text...
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Tug-of-war emerges between Guinea's ruling party and opposition
10 october 2019 - 12:31:43Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's Democratic Coalition for a New Constitution (CODENOC), which includes the ruling party and its allies, [...] Full text...
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Final step in holding of 2020 general election in Burundi
10 october 2019 - 00:08:05Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - After the registration of eligible voters, reform of the legal framework (Constitution and electoral code), among [...] Full text...
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Sudan receives US$ 1.5 billion as Saudi-UAE deposit
09 october 2019 - 17:38:13Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirate (UAE) have released US$1.5 billion, half of the US$3 [...] Full text...
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Africa: A fertile ground for trafficking of illicit drugs
07 october 2019 - 11:47:38Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Street drugs, counterfeit drugs, fake drugs or medical products of lower or falsified quality. All these [...] Full text...
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Sub-regional workshop on drugs ends in Bamako
05 october 2019 - 13:56:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The fight against drugs and the repression of the phenomenon in the West African sub-region requires [...] Full text...
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Damage caused by Bamako floods put at nearly 6 billion CFAF
04 october 2019 - 14:41:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Floods of May 2019 in Bamako caused property damage estimated at nearly 6 billion CFA [...] Full text...
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Burundi ministers ratify cooperation agreements with Turkey, Russia
03 october 2019 - 16:46:40Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Council of Ministers on Tuesday and Wednesday adopted two draft laws to ratify a [...] Full text...
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Two Malawians nabbed with 884g of heroin in Mauritius
02 october 2019 - 14:53:44Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Two Malawians who had swallowed 884 grams of heroin in pellets, were arrested on 23 September [...] Full text...
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Botswana facing social media illegal drugs sales and trafficking (Feature by Meekaeel Siphambili, PANA correspondent)
16 september 2019 - 11:07:21Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The geographical location of Botswana has a huge influence on the country as an illegal drug [...] Full text...
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Gambian consumer rights chief concerned over proliferation of fake drugs (Feature by Momodou L. Jaitey, PANA correspondent)
16 september 2019 - 10:45:27Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Alpha Jallow, a leading pro-consumer rights champion in the Gambia, has expressed grave concern over the [...] Full text...
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South Africa addresses scourge of illicit drug trafficking (By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)
13 september 2019 - 13:52:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In 1967, young Cape Town surgeon Dr Chris Barnard carried out the world’s first [...] Full text...
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Botswana facing social media illegal drugs sales and trafficking (Feature by Meekaeel Siphambili, PANA correspondent)
13 september 2019 - 13:50:24Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The geographical location of Botswana has a huge influence on the country as an illegal drug [...] Full text...
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Insecurity encourages proliferation of fake medicines in Libya (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
13 september 2019 - 13:42:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials at the Libyan Medicines Monitoring Centre estimate between 50 and 60 percent of medicines sold [...] Full text...
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Gambian consumer rights chief concerned over proliferation of fake drugs (Feature by Momodou L. Jaitey, PANA correspondent)
13 september 2019 - 13:42:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Alpha Jallow, a leading pro-consumer rights champion in the Gambia, has expressed grave concern over the [...] Full text...
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19-year-old South African nabbed with heroin at Mauritius airport
06 september 2019 - 14:31:15Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A 19-year-old South African was on Tuesday nabbed at Mauritius international airport with 1.67 kg [...] Full text...
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South Africa addresses scourge of illicit drug trafficking (By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)
06 september 2019 - 14:15:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In 1967, young Cape Town surgeon Dr Chris Barnard carried out the world’s first [...] Full text...
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