The 22nd Bamako Forum opens
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 22nd Bamako Forum opened on Thursday under the chairmanship of Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, with the theme "Women, [...] Full text...
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‘Protracted political impasse’ further polarising Libya - UN official
New York, US (PANA) - Despite UN efforts, political, economic and security deadlock continues in Libya, the UN political affairs chief told the Security Council [...] Full text...
Libya: Officials discuss demobilisation of armed groups
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The issue of demobilisation and integration of armed groups in Libya, the subject of a workshop held on Tuesday in the [...] Full text...
Malian army neutralises 15 suspected terrorists
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army has announced that it neutralised some 15 suspected terrorists and taken prisoners in the Bandiagara region in the [...] Full text...
IOM repatriates 141 Malian migrants home from Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 141 Malian migrants, in an irregular situation in Libya, have been repatriated via a charter flight to Mali, [...] Full text...
Mali launches human resources management project in the civil service
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's junta leader, Colonel Assimi Goîta, on Tuesday launched the Integrated Management System of Human Resources of State and Territorial Collectivities [...] Full text...
Time is short for Sudan to resolve political crisis, UN Mission chief warns
New York, US (PANA) - Time is short for Sudan to reach a solution to its protracted political crisis, the Special Representative for the country [...] Full text...
AU urged to focus on root causes of conflict, political instability
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African Union (AU) member countries should use their upcoming summit to commit to addressing human rights issues underlying armed conflict and [...] Full text...
Malian ministerial delegation ends visit to Russia
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thank you for taking the time to listen to us," Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdoulaye Diop, said [...] Full text...
African Sports journalists undergo training on mastery of techniques in sports reporting
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Journalists and heads of sports services from some 20 African countries, including Mali, are taking from in the 15th training session [...] Full text...
Chad concerned about Mali's withdrawal from GS Sahel and joint force
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - One week after Mali's decision to withdraw from all the G5 Sahel bodies, the Chadian president and current chairman of this [...] Full text...
Chad concerned about Mali's withdrawal from GS Sahel and joint force
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - One week after Mali's decision to withdraw from all the G5 Sahel bodies, the Chadian president and current chairman of this [...] Full text...
Mali's Foreign Minister lauds Russian military assistance
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop, on Friday lauded Russia's military assistance to his country at [...] Full text...
Malian Foreign Minister meets in Moscow with group of African ambassadors to Russia
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali remains in the dynamic of negotiations with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Malian minister of Foreign [...] Full text...
Four foreign nationalsabducted in southern Mali by unknown assailants
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four foreign nationals were abducted by unidentified persons on the night of Thursday night, in Sincina, near Koutiala, in southern Mali.
Sources [...] Full text...
Senior UN official regrets Mali’s withdrawal from G5 Sahel, Joint Force
New York, US (PANA) - Mali’s decision on 15 May to withdraw from the G5-Sahel group and its Joint Force is “unfortunate” and “regrettable”, a [...] Full text...
EU gives Mali 50 million Euro for development programme
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and Mali have signed an agreement under which the West African country will receive 50 million Euro [...] Full text...
Mali's transitional government claims to have foiled coup on night of 11-12 May
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A coup attempt "supported by a Western state" was foiled in Mali on the night of 11-12 May, 2022, a government [...] Full text...
Mali junta says it thwarted coup attempt backed by 'a Western country'
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military junta says it thwarted an attempted coup last week, according to media reports.
An official statement read on state television on [...] Full text...
Mali announces withdrawal from G5 Sahel
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's militaty junta on Sunday announced the country's withdrawal from all bodies and authorities of the G5 Sahel, including the Joint [...] Full text...
Ukrainian crisis to feature at Dakar conference on revival of the African economy
Dakar Senegal (PANA) - The Ukrainian crisis will be the focus of a side event at the 54th Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Economic [...] Full text...
Russian ambassador meets Malian Minister of Defence
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Defence, Colonel Sadio Camara, on Friday met the Russian Ambassador, Igor Gromyko, with their discussions focusing on bilateral [...] Full text...
Mali intends to inject 456 billion CFA francs into 2022-2023 agricultural season
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will inject 456 billion CFA francs into the 2022-2023 agricultural season, the Malian Ministry of Rural Development declared at the [...] Full text...
Four Malian soldiers killed in improvised explosive device attack in central Mali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four Malian soldiers were killed and another wounded on Wednesday when a Malian armed forces (FAMAs) vehicle hit an improvised explosive [...] Full text...
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation calls for compromise between ECOWAS and Mali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is calling for a compromise between the Malian junta and the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation calls for compromise between ECOWAS and Mali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is calling for a compromise between the Malian junta and the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...
ICC trial of alleged Malian terrorist resumes
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of alleged Malian terrorist, Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, resumed last Monday at the International [...] Full text...
Hola Bamako festival holds 13-14 May 2022 in Malian capital
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The fifth edition of the "Hola Bamako! festival" will take place on 13 and 14 May at the National Museum of [...] Full text...
Thirty trucks loaded with cotton fibre en route to port of Conakry
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government is determined to make the autonomous port of Conakry, conceded to the Turkish company Albayrak, managed by its [...] Full text...
Mali's armed forces 'neutralise dozens of terrorists'
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) says that at least 56 terrorists have been neutralised and a dozen suspects have been arrested [...] Full text...
Mali's government denounces military cooperation treaty agreements with France
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has denounced several military cooperation treaties between Paris and Bamako, citing "serious shortcomings, as well as (flagrant) violations [...] Full text...
Intransigence of Libya's two prime ministers risks military confrontation. says newspaper
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Muslim fasting month of Ramadan has ended with no major security incidents or armed clashes occurring between the two warring [...] Full text...
Divisions in UN Security Council on Libyan file fuel foreign interference
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - For the fourth consecutive time, the United Nations Security Council has failed to extend the mandate of the United Nations Support [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: US calls for unimpeded humanitarian access to Ethiopians
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it is encouraged that the government of Ethiopia and regional authorities in Tigray and Afar have taken [...] Full text...
Demonstrators block road in central Mali to demand more security
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Early on Thursday, demonstrators blocked the National Road (RN15) in Bankass (Centre) to demand that the State secure the Bandiagara-Bankass axis, [...] Full text...
Mali’s press ban reflects growing regional intolerance, says UN rights office
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Mali’s ban on two major international broadcasters operating inside the country is "a worrying development" in itself but it also reflects growing [...] Full text...
Canada offers Mali 19 billion CFA francs to Mali for vulnerable women, children
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Canada has offered Mali, through the UNICEF country office, 40 million Canadian dollars (abour 19 billion CFA francs) dedicated to a [...] Full text...
Mali accuses France of espionage, subversive activities in north-east
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has accused the French army of "espionage and subversive activities" near a base recently transferred to the Malian armed forces [...] Full text...
Malian Prosecutor opens investigation into mass grave discovered in the north-east
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Public Prosecutor of the Military Court of Bamako, on the instructions of the Minister of Defence, has opened an investigation [...] Full text...
Five soldiers killed in improvised explosive device attack in central Mali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Five Malian soldiers were killed and one wounded when their patrol vehicle hit a mine in the commune of Diala, in [...] Full text...
Burkina Faso envoys meet Malian junta leader
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's junta leader, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has sent anvoys to Bamako for discussions with the military junta [...] Full text...
Malian armed forces 'neutralise' 11 suspected terrorists
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian armed forces (FAMAs) have neutralised 11 terrorists during simultaneous attacks on Sunday against their camps in Sévaré, in the [...] Full text...
Simultaneous terrorist attacks under way in central Mali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A simultaneous terrorist attack is underway in the localities of Sevaré in the Mopti region, Niono, and Bapho in the Segou [...] Full text...
Ethiopian conflict: New convoy with humanitarian items on the way to Tigray
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government says 74 trucks carrying humanitarian items are on the way to Mekelle, regional capital of Tigray state.
The [...] Full text...
Mass grave discovered near camp formerly occupied by the French Barkhane force in northern Mali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In a statement received by PANA on Saturday, the Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) said that bodies in an advanced state of [...] Full text...
Audits to be commissioned on corruption and financial crime in Mali: PM
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As part of the fight against corruption and financial delinquency, Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga announced on Thursday that audits [...] Full text...
East African leaders to deploy regional force to DRC
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders have ended a Summit on the armed conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with a decision [...] Full text...
World Bank suspends disbursements for projects, programmes in Mali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank Group has in a letter sent on 18 March to the government of Mali suspended disbursements for projects [...] Full text...
South African and Ukrainian presidents discuss Russian invasion
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ukrainian ambassador to South Africa Liubov Abravitova on Thursday confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr [...] Full text...
UN rights office 'extremely concerned' about Maili's failure to grant investigators access to Moura
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Human Rights Office dsys it is "extremely concerned" that Malian authorities have still not granted UN human rights investigators access to [...] Full text...