Nigerian arrested with heroin at Mauritius airport
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A 33-year-old Nigerian was intercepted on Friday at the SSR International Airport of Mauritius by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Section (CANS) [...]
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Guterres says G-20 summit provides chance to rally strongly against coronavirus threat
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South Africa commemorates Mandela’s historic release
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Tuesday commemorated the 30th anniversary of the day Nelson Mandela was released from jail. On 2 February [...]
Gambian activist hails draft constitution
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One killed, 3 wounded in new bombardment of Tripoli residential districts
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – At least one person was killed and three others wounded on Tuesday in a new bombardment of residential districts in Guarchesh [...]
AfDB approves $1.5 million emergency grant to curb desert locusts East and Horn of Africa
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved a $1.5 million emergency relief grant to assist [...]
Rights group warns UN/AU report on Darfur fails to protect vulnerable groups
New York, US (PANA) – The proposal by the United Nations and the African Union to limit the UN’s protection role in Sudan threatens the [...]
Coronavirus: Mali Doctors' Union outraged by shortage of coronavirus protection materials
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RwandAir suspends fights to Mumbai after India border closure over coronavirus concern
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, has suspended all flights to Mumbai, India, after the Indian authorities announced new measures to close the border and all consular services for about a month over coronavirus concerns, Rwanda public television [...]
Rights group lauds Sierra Leone's decision to allow pregnant girls or mothers to attend school
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has lauded the decision of the Sierra Leone government to allow girls who are pregnant or have a child to attend school as an important step to improve education for girls in the country. This [...]
CEN-SAD countries call on Libyan warring parties to end military escalation
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The extraordinary Summit of the Community of Sahelo-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) has called on all Libyan parties to immediately cease military escalation in the country. Heads of State and Government of the CEN-SAD on Sunday announced the transfer [...]
