Tunisia consulting on possible Libya meeting in Tunis
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is currently holding consultations for a meeting of foreign ministers of Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt in Tunis on the situation [...] Full text...
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Haftar's FM's press conference: Tunisia says not aware of the conference
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that it never coordinated with the Libyan interim government to organize a press [...] Full text...
Tunisian president Essebsi receives US Congress delegation
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian president, Beji Caïd Essebsi, on Saturday received in audience a US Congress delegation, led by the judicial commission chairman, [...] Full text...
Haftar's FM's press conference postponed in Tunis
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A press conference, scheduled for Saturday in Tunis by Abdelhadi Lahouij, the foreign affairs and international cooperation minister of Marshal Khalifa [...] Full text...
US, Britain committed to work for the return of political process in Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and his British counterpart, Jeremy Hunt, have stressed "their commitment to continue diplomatic efforts to [...] Full text...
France supports government of PM Fayez al-Sarral ‘without ambiguity’
Paris, France (PANA) - The French foreign affairs ministry said here Friday that France supported the government of national accord led by Prime Minister Fayez [...] Full text...
Heads of French, US diplomacies want immediate ceasefire in Libya
Paris, France (PANA) – The French foreign affairs minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, held talks on the phone with the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, [...] Full text...
Tunisian FM reiterates call for cessation of fighting in Libya
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian foreign affairs minister, Khemaies Jhinaoui, on Thursday reiterated, in a telephone contact with the commander of the Libyan national army, [...] Full text...
Tunisian President sues for political solution in Libya
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Béji caïd Essebsi, has emphasized the need "for Libyans to find themselves a political solution to the crisis in [...] Full text...
Skhirat agreement remains framework for any political solution in Libya, says Libyan envoy in Morocco
Rabat, Marocco (PANA) - The Skhirat agreement remains the framework and basis for any political solution in Libya, Jumaa Al-Qamati, personal envoy of the head [...] Full text...
Diplomatic process for Libya ceasefire still in the works, says Italian FM
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Italian Foreign Minister Enzo Milanesi, said "the diplomatic process - not just Italy's - is still under control" with regards to [...] Full text...
Libya crisis: Wounded Libyans treated in Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Many wounded Libyans, victims of the clashes that have been taking place for more than a week in and around Tripoli, [...] Full text...
We-Fi regional summit calls for urgent action to support women entrepreneurs in West Africa
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Heads of State, ministers, leaders of multilateral development banks, private sector executives, women entrepreneurs, and contributing governments of the Women [...] Full text...
USAID, World Cocoa Foundation initiate partnership to support women in Ivorian cocoa industry
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The US Agency for International Aid (USAID) and the World Cocoa Foundation, under a new public-private partnership, are to provide [...] Full text...
Fayez Al-Sarraj chairs meeting to find quick response to Libyan crisis
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the presidential council of the government of national accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, on Wednesday chaired a meeting of an [...] Full text...
ICC Prosecutor urges conflicting parties in Libya to respect int'l humanitarian law
Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on Tuesday urged "all parties and armed groups taking [...] Full text...
ICC Prosecutor urges conflicting parties in Libya to respect int'l humanitarian law
Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on Tuesday urged "all parties and armed groups taking [...] Full text...
Liquid Telecom is official partner of MIT in Inclusive Innovation 2019 competition
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The pan-African telecommunications operator, Liquid Telecom, has been selected as the official partner in Africa of the American Research Institute [...] Full text...
Al-Sarraj denounces power seekers for ongoing violence in Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ongoing fighting in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, is not between the people of the east and those of the west, [...] Full text...
France: AI calls for release of 700 refugees detained in centers near fighting zones in Tripoli
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) has called on the Libyan government to release 700 refugees stranded in a detention center in Qasr bin [...] Full text...
Libya clashes: New death toll reaches 174, 758 injured – WHO
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – At least 174 have been killed and 758 others injured, including civilians, since the beginning of the military offensive carried out [...] Full text...
Senegalese CSOs plead for safety of Malian population in the face of crisis
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese civil society organizations have called on the Malian government and the international community to ensure the safety of the Malian [...] Full text...
Military escalation in Libya, what if the keys for solutions were abroad? (Asks Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The armed clashes in Libya continued on Tuesday, the tenth day of the offensive launched by the forces of the Libyan [...] Full text...
Algerian Constitutional Council president resigns
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The president of the Algerian Constitutional Council, Tayeb Belaiz, resigned on Tuesday, tendering his letter to the acting head of State, [...] Full text...
Merkel and Al-Sissi confer on Libyan situation
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi on Monday received a telephone call from German Chancellor Angela Merkel during which they exchanged views [...] Full text...
Only withdrawal of Haftar's troops, ceasefire will usher peace in Libya - says Ghassan Salamé
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Only the withdrawal of the Libyan national army, led by led by Marshall Khalifa Haftar, from the onslaught on Tripoli, a ceasefire [...] Full text...
Italian Defence minister pleads for dialogue between Libyan actors
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Italy has offered to be involved in a dialogue with all Libyan actors involved in the raging conflict until they reach [...] Full text...
Tunisian police stop armed French diplomats at border post
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than ten French diplomats from Libya were stopped on Sunday at Ras Jadir border crossing by Tunisian border police, a [...] Full text...
Al-Sissi and Haftar meet to discuss situation in Libya
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian Presiden, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi on Sunday met in Cairo with the Commander General of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Marshal [...] Full text...
Libya calls on UN Security Council to put pressure on Haftar to withdraw his troops
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has called on the international community to intervene politically and put pressure on Marshall Khalifa Haftar to withdraw his onslaught [...] Full text...
Libya: Haftar's campaign loses main factor "surprise" (Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA correspondent)
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The military operation launched by the Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan national army, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, against the western region and the [...] Full text...
AfDB to receive 1.1 billion dollars from Canada
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Canada will support operations of the African Development Bank (AfDB) with a contribution of 1.1 billion dollars, the Canadian minister [...] Full text...
Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire team up to combat terrorism
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire will join forces to effectively combat terrorism that is spreading in the region, the Ivorian [...] Full text...
Algerian police battle demonstrators
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Clashes were recorded Friday evening in parts of Algeria between demonstrators and police forces who used tear gas to disperse them.
Local [...] Full text...
South Korea transfers embassy from Libya to Tunis
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Following the continuing "war" in Libya, the South Korean embassy has relocated from Libya to Tunisia.
The South Korean press agency, Yohab, [...] Full text...
France slams arrest warrant issued by Haftar’s prosecutor against authorities in Tripoli
Paris, France (PANA) – The spokesperson for the French foreign affairs ministry, Agnès von der Mühll, regrets the issuance of an arrest warrant against Fayez [...] Full text...
AfDB helps Nigerian financier to boost local currency-based fundraising
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$15-million investment package to Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company (InfraCredit), [...] Full text...
Tunisian armed forces on full alert at Libyan border
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia has placed its armed forces on full alert on its land and maritime borders to prepare for any action that [...] Full text...
Egypt following developments in Sudan
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt ‘’is following attentively and with great interest the accelerating developments in Sudan in this decisive period of its modern history," [...] Full text...
France denies blocking EU communiqué urging Haftar’s troops to stop Tripoli offensive
Paris, France (PANA) – The spokesperson for the French foreign affairs ministry, Agnès von der Mühll, has denied the stories making the round that France [...] Full text...
Ivorian mining sector records 582.3 billion CFA Francs turnover in 2018
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian mining sector, excluding oil and gas extraction, generated a turnover of 582.3 billion CFA Francs (US$1,000,399,800) in 2018 [...] Full text...
Fayez Al-Sarraj vows to hand to ICC dossiers of war crimes and violations committed during Tripoli attack
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan presidential council of the government of national accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, has said that lLibyan courts will [...] Full text...
Côte d’Ivoire to ratify Minamata Convention on mercury
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government on Wednesday adopted a bill authorising president Alassane Ouattara to ratify the Minamata Convention on mercury, signed [...] Full text...
External forces seek to destabilize Algeria, says Algerian Army Chief
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria's deputy defense minister and army chief of staff, General Ahmed Gaïd Salah, said on Wednesday that foreign forces want to [...] Full text...
Witnesses report car bomb explosion in central Mogadishu
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - An explosion occurred on Wednesday morning in the centre of Mogadishu, the Somali capital, Shabeele Radio reported, quoting witnesses.
The explosion was [...] Full text...
Six dead, 26 wounded in suicide explosion in Egypt
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A suicide explosion in the Suq Sheikh Zuid area, north of Sinai, on Tuesday killed six people and injured 26, Egyptian [...] Full text...
Algerian Parliament declares the office of President of the Republic vacant
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The Algerian Parliament, meeting on Tuesday in Algiers, in its two chambers - the Council of the Nation and the National [...] Full text...
Italian PM calls on Libyan actors to engage in dialogue
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Calling on Libyan political actors to engage in dialogue, Italian Prime Minister Guiseppe Conte, says "dialogue must continue between all Libyan [...] Full text...
Classes suspended in 9 schools located near Maitigua airport after air strikes
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The department of education inspectorate of Souk Jumaa, eastern suburb of Tripoli, announced the suspension of classes in nine schools near [...] Full text...