Morocco 'deeply worried' over its exclusion at the Berlin conference on Libya

19 january 2020 - 10:55:56

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Morocco on Saturday expressed deep concern about its exclusion from Sunday’s Berlin conference on the Libyan crisis, according to a statement [...] Full text...

Abidjan stock market closes Friday trading up

17 january 2020 - 22:51:44

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Friday trading up, with the BRVM rising from 136.92 points to 139,12 points or [...] Full text...

South Africa: Foundation backs embattled Minister

17 january 2020 - 17:09:49

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation on Friday endorsed a hard-hitting statement by a group of liberation heroes backing the South [...] Full text...

Kenya to host symposium on Cameroon crisis in April

17 january 2020 - 10:26:18

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The symposium on the political situation in Cameroon, an initiative of the African Forum, an organization of former African heads [...] Full text...

Kenya to host symposium on Cameroon crisis in April

17 january 2020 - 10:26:18

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The symposium on the political situation in Cameroon, an initiative of the African Forum, an organization of former African heads [...] Full text...

No oil extraction in eastern Mediterranean without Turkey and Libya's agreement, says Erdogan

17 january 2020 - 09:15:38

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Turkish President Reccep Tayyip Erdogan said in Ankara on Thursday that no one can extract oil from the maritime areas of [...] Full text...

Congo to host roundtable on funding of transport infrastructure in March

16 january 2020 - 23:32:29

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)  -  A roundtable on the funding of transports infrastructure organised by the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) will be [...] Full text...

Abidjan stock market closes Thursday trading down

16 january 2020 - 22:45:00

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Thursday trading down, with the BRVM dropping from 138.10 points to 136.92 points or [...] Full text...

Tunisia strengthens security measures along the border with Libya

16 january 2020 - 18:27:54

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In collaboration with the army, the Tunisian authorities have strengthened the presence of security units along the border with Libya because [...] Full text...

Côte d'Ivoire President Ouattara pardons 3,115 prisoners

16 january 2020 - 14:21:52

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Dramane Ouattara has pardoned 3,155 prisoners out of the 21,186 held in the country's jails, it was [...] Full text...

Yamoussoukro hosts 'The Ebony Evening' to honour Cote d'Ivoire’s outstanding scribes

16 january 2020 - 14:15:02

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The National Union of Journalists of Côte d'Ivoire will  organize in Yamoussoukro on Saturday the traditional annual evening to honour [...] Full text...

Côte d'Ivoire joins Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action

16 january 2020 - 12:16:50

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire has joined the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action to benefit from the experience and expertise of [...] Full text...

Côte d'Ivoire joins Global Green Growth Institute

16 january 2020 - 12:15:00

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire has joined the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), a government statement said on Thursday. The aim is to benefit [...] Full text...

Abidjan stock market closes Wednesday trading up

15 january 2020 - 22:51:08

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Wednesday trading up, with the BRVM rising from 136.36 points to 138.10 points or [...] Full text...

African Development Bank set to unveil 2020 African Economic Outlook

15 january 2020 - 17:51:09

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will launch the 2020 edition of its flagship African Economic Outlook (AEO) report on Thursday, [...] Full text...

AfDB allocates 1.2 million euros to train policymakers in boosting mining revenues

15 january 2020 - 17:46:07

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has allocated a 1.2 million-euro grant to provide training to help resource-rich countries improve their [...] Full text...

AfDB Fund Board approves US$37.2 million for non-sovereign operations in Kenya, Sudan and Senegal

15 january 2020 - 17:38:56

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, [...] Full text...

Abidjan stock exchange presents positive balance sheet for 2019

15 january 2020 - 15:27:48

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The regional stock exchange of Abidjan presented on Tuesday the balance sheet for financial year 2019, judged generally positive, according [...] Full text...

Libyan PM al-Sarraj says he's for peace but ready for war if opposing side chooses it

15 january 2020 - 09:32:34

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fayez al-Sarraj, President of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), expressed his readiness on Tuesday evening [...] Full text...

Abidjan stock market closes Tuesday trading down

14 january 2020 - 21:34:15

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Tuesday trading down, with the BRVM dropping from 137.07 points to 136.36 points or [...] Full text...

NGO readies training centre to coach women of action in Côte d'Ivoire

14 january 2020 - 14:35:57

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - "Women of Vision, Women of Action: How to create an impact in our communities" is the theme of the meeting [...] Full text...

Abidjan stock market closes Monday trading down

13 january 2020 - 22:28:04

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Monday trading down, with the BRVM dropping from 137.29 points to 137.07 points or [...] Full text...

Signing of deal between Libyan belligerents in Moscow postponed to Tuesday

13 january 2020 - 21:50:50

 Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The first day of talks between Libyan belligerents led by Russian and Turkish mediators ended here Monday without a ceasefire deal, [...] Full text...

Bédié urges Ouattara to take steps to ease tension in Côte d'Ivoire

13 january 2020 - 11:43:06

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Former Ivorian President Henri Konan Bédié on Sunday urged the current head of state, Alassane Dramane Ouattara, to take steps to [...] Full text...

Libyan delegation meets Algerian officials

13 january 2020 - 11:08:56

Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - A high-level Libyan delegation this weekend made a trip to Algiers where it held talks with Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum [...] Full text...

Tunisia calls for respect of Libyan ceasefire

13 january 2020 - 08:49:52

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has hailed the decision to establish a ceasefire in Libya calling it "an important step in stopping the bloodshed of [...] Full text...

BREAKING NEWS: Marshall Haftar annouces ceasefire in Libya war

12 january 2020 - 10:50:11

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Major General Ahmed Mesmari, spokesman for the general command of the Libyan National Army, led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, announced on [...] Full text...

War in Libya: Ex-UN official says it will "marginalize" the Sahel

12 january 2020 - 09:35:46

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Saying that the risk of "marginalization" of the Sahel region is real, Mr. Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, retired senior official of the [...] Full text...

Congolese Foreign Minister in Tunis to discuss ways to resolve the Libyan crisis

10 january 2020 - 19:24:32

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Congolese Abroad, Jean-Claude Gakosso, whose country chairs the African Union High-Level Committee on [...] Full text...

Abidjan stock market closes Thursday trading up

10 january 2020 - 00:02:09

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Thursday trading up, with the BRVM rising from 135.86 points to 138.10 points or [...] Full text...

Cote d'Ivoire sets plan for competitiveness of national airline

09 january 2020 - 22:34:27

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The council of ministers, at the end of a meeting held here Wednesday, approved of a plan to ensure the [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire to simplify procedure to strengthen military cooperation in fight against terrorism

09 january 2020 - 21:42:18

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ivorian and Burkinabè armies will simplify their procedures in a bid to strengthen the fight against terrorism in the [...] Full text...

Ivorian opposition party sues for enabling environment towards practical organisation of elections

09 january 2020 - 18:16:06

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The president of the opposition Front Populaire Ivoirien (FPI), Pascal Affi N'Guessan, said Thursday that his political party expects the [...] Full text...

French FM warns Libyan conflict will threaten stability in the Maghreb, Sahel

09 january 2020 - 17:06:54

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - On a visit to Tunis, the French foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, has warned of the risk of an ongoing escalation in [...] Full text...

China helps Côte d'Ivoire build 4 high schools of excellence, two vocational schools

09 january 2020 - 14:59:29

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire's Ministry of National Education, Technical Education and Vocational Training and China Jiangsu International Economic and Technical Cooperation Group [...] Full text...

Top EU officials meet Libyan PM al-Sarraj in Brussels to discuss Libyan crisis

09 january 2020 - 11:54:51

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - European Council President Charles Michel met with Mr. Fayez Al Sarraj, the head of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA), in [...] Full text...

Abidjan stock market closes Wednesday trading down

08 january 2020 - 22:47:15

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Wednesday trading down, with the BRVM dropping from 139.72 points to 135.86 points or [...] Full text...

Tunisia seizes arms from Turkey destined to Libya - Interior Ministry

08 january 2020 - 14:27:15

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian authorities have seized a large quantity of weapons from Turkey bound for Libya, Tunisian Interior Ministry spokesman Khaled Laouini announced [...] Full text...

Abidjan stock market closes Tuesday trading down

08 january 2020 - 00:18:58

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Tuesday trading down, with the BRVM dropping from 143.19 points to 139.72 points or [...] Full text...

Morocco deeply concerned with military escalation in Libya

07 january 2020 - 22:58:32

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco Tuesday expressed deep concern with the ongoing military escalation in Libya and rejected any foreign interference, including military intervention in [...] Full text...

Belgium: EU expresses concern over sending Turkish troops to Libya

07 january 2020 - 18:31:08

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has expressed serious concerns about the decision of the Turkish Parliament approving the deployment of Turkish forces [...] Full text...

Tunisia rejects Turkey's request for transit of its forces to Libya

07 january 2020 - 15:45:36

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has turned down Turkey's request for its forces to transit through a to Libya, the  first adviser to the Tunisian [...] Full text...

Tunisian armed and security forces on high alert due to deteriorating situation in Libya

07 january 2020 - 13:17:20

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said on Tuesday that his country's armed and security forces were on high alert to monitor [...] Full text...

Congolese president urges African Union to prioritize the resolution of the Libyan crisis

07 january 2020 - 13:11:25

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who is also chairman of the African Union (AU) High Level Committee on the Crisis in [...] Full text...

Tunisia sets up emergency plan to receive displaced people from Libya

07 january 2020 - 09:09:26

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian authorities, in coordination with international organizations working in the area of assistance to migrants and refugees, have put in [...] Full text...

Algeria wants international community to impose respect of peace in Libya

06 january 2020 - 23:54:07

Algiers, Algeria (PANA)  -  Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune Monday called on the international community and the UN Security Council, in particular, to “assume their responsibilities [...] Full text...

Abidjan stock market closes Monday trading down

06 january 2020 - 20:28:02

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Monday trading down, with the BRVM dropping from 145.65 points to 143.19 points or [...] Full text...

Constitutional reform planned for the first quarter of 2020 in Côte d'Ivoire

06 january 2020 - 17:22:06

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - A constitutional reform will take place during the first quarter of 2020, the Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara, announced on Monday [...] Full text...

UN Mission in Libya condemns bombing of Tripoli military academy

06 january 2020 - 15:24:46

Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned  the bombing of the military academy in Tripoli, in which 30 people [...] Full text...

Libyan PM Al-Sarraj begins 24-hour visit to Algeria

06 january 2020 - 14:37:40

Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) , Fayez Al-Sarraj, is paying a 24-hour [...] Full text...