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...

EU offers mobile camp to reinforce security in Central Mali

18 january 2020 - 19:10:25

Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  The European Union (EU) Friday handed over to the Malian gendarmerie here a mobile security camp estimated to cost more than [...] Full text...

Mali: Program for the 15th day of the D1 National Championship

18 january 2020 - 18:35:28

Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  The 15th day of the Mali First Division national football championship will be contested on Saturday and Sunday, with a total [...] 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...

Over 1,000 exhibitors participate in Bamako International Fair

17 january 2020 - 17:04:04

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 1,000 Malian and foreign exhibitors are participating in the Bamako International Fair (FEBAK 2020), which opened Thursday in Bamako, [...] Full text...

France defends MINUSMA against criticism by the United States

17 january 2020 - 15:27:34

Paris, France (PANA) - France's Permanent Representative to the UN, Nicolas de Rivière, on Wednesday argued before the  Security Council that the United Nations Multidimensional [...] Full text...

Malian Armed Forces take delivery of 7 armoured vehicles for combating terrorism

17 january 2020 - 15:16:48

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs), through the Director of Equipment, Hydrocarbons and Transport of the Armies, Brig-Gen. Moustapha Drabo, on Thursday [...] Full text...

Fifteen people killed by unidentified gunmen in central Mali

17 january 2020 - 12:05:09

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Fifteen civilians were killed and several others wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Sindi, 12 km from the town [...] 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...

Mali seeks to mobilize 19 billion CFAF for population census this year

17 january 2020 - 06:11:59

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government is seeking to mobilise 19 billion CFA francs for its population census this year, the Malian ministry in [...] Full text...

Saudi delegation in Mali to strengthen economic cooperation

17 january 2020 - 05:52:58

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A delegation from Saudi Arabia is in Mali to strengthen economic and commercial cooperation between the two countries. During a courtesy call [...] 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...

UN peacekeeping chief says Implementing peace deal only path for stabilization in Mali

15 january 2020 - 20:14:05

New York, US (PANA) - Implementation of the 2015 peace agreement in Mali provides the only pathway for stabilization there, the head of UN peacekeeping told the Security Council on Wednesday.  Jean-Pierre Lacroix updated ambassadors on developments [...] Full text...

Amnesty International deplores postponement of Malian “red berets” trial

15 january 2020 - 16:58:49

Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International said on Tuesday that the postponement of the trial of the "red berets" of General Amadou Haya Sanogo and [...] Full text...

UAE gives Mali 14 billion FCFA for SMEs, women's empowerment

15 january 2020 - 11:49:49

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - United Arab Emirates (UAE) is to give Mali 14 billion CFA francs for the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) sectors and [...] 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...

Togo: Transhumance conflict leaves 1 dead and 5 gendarmes injured

14 january 2020 - 17:36:23

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A conflict linked to transhumance left one peasant dead and five gendarmes injured on Monday in Tchakpalakopé, Anié prefecture, a town [...] Full text...

EU gives Mali 325 million FCFA to rehabilitate cultural heritage

14 january 2020 - 11:11:11

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will provide Mali with about 325 million CFA francs for the rehabilitation of its Cultural Heritage and [...] 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...

Mali: Two officers from the Diéma toll station killed by unidentified armed men

13 january 2020 - 19:24:38

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two agents from a toll booth in Diéma, some 350 km west of Bamako, on the Bamako-Dakar axis, were killed, two [...] Full text...

Protesting school children demand resumption of classes in Mali public schools

13 january 2020 - 19:03:07

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thousands of students from several public schools in Bamako on Monday demonstrated in the Malian capital, including the Administrative City, where [...] Full text...

Mali generated more than 623 billion CFAF in customs revenue in 2019

13 january 2020 - 18:54:52

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In 2019, the Malian customs authorities realized more than CFAF 623 billion for the benefit of the state budget, some 90.42 [...] Full text...

Five civilians killed by 'heavily armed men' in central Mali

13 january 2020 - 11:19:36

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Five civilians were killed and three others wounded in an attack on Saturday by unidentified gunmen in Kassa, some 8 km [...] 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...

Mali: Professional press associations regret Tiégoum Maïga's indictment

12 january 2020 - 12:21:15

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Professional press associations in Mali say they learned with regret that their colleague, Tiégoum Boubèye Maïga, was charged by the Malian [...] 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...

20 soldiers, including six Chadian peacekeepers, injured in rocket attack in Mali

10 january 2020 - 16:53:05

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty soldiers, including six peacekeepers and two Malian civilians, were injured in a rocket attack that targeted the base of the [...] Full text...

Mali: Security guard beheaded by unknown attackers in Fana town

10 january 2020 - 15:49:04

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A security guard Manafa Touré, who worked for Mali telecommunications company (SOTELMA), was beheaded in the early hours of 5 January [...] Full text...

Malian Education Minister Témoré Tioulenta passes on

10 january 2020 - 15:15:07

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Minister of Education, Témoré Tioulenta, died on Friday in Bamako at the age of 66, following an illness, according to [...] Full text...

CAF Cup/Fourth round: Djoliba hosts Conakry's Horoya in Bamako

10 january 2020 - 15:04:46

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Djoliba will play against Guinean team Horoya on Sunday at the 26 March Stadium in Bamako, as part of the fourth [...] Full text...

Trial of Capt. Sanogo and co-accused put off to next session of Mali criminal court

10 january 2020 - 13:48:35

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of Capt. Amadou Aya Sanogo, who led the coup d'état that overthrew Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré in 2012, [...] 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...

IMF Executive Board approves US$27.63 million disbursement to Mali

09 january 2020 - 14:22:41

Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali's immediate priority is to safeguard social and developmental spending in the face of pressures from security outlays, according to the [...] Full text...

Fixtures of day 14 matches of Mali's first division football championship

09 january 2020 - 12:59:52

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Following are fixtures of the 14th day matches of Mali's first division national football championship beginning Friday in Bamako. At Mamadou Konaté [...] 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...

Algeria grants sports scholarships to 40 Malians

08 january 2020 - 21:39:40

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Forty Malians, divided into three categories - football and basketball coaches, graduates and holders of post-university diplomas in sports management are [...] Full text...

Thousands of children vaccinated against measles in western Mali

08 january 2020 - 16:02:38

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several thousand children aged 15 to 23 months in Kayes town, capital of Kayes region in western Mali, will receive the [...] 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...

Unidentified gunmen abduct Village chief in northern Mali

08 january 2020 - 13:11:15

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Unidentified gunmen late Monday abducted a 75-year-old village chief, Mohamed Maïga, from his home at Gossi in northern Mali, on the [...] 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...

France: ICC to begin the trial of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz in July

07 january 2020 - 17:48:20

Paris, France (PANA) - Trial Chamber X of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has scheduled the opening of the trial in the case of “The [...] Full text...

Mali: Teachers on five-day strike, demanding 20% salary increase

07 january 2020 - 16:27:48

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian teachers, heeding calls from their different unions, began a five-day strike on Monday, demanding a 20% increase in their salaries. They [...] 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...

One person killed by unidentified gunmen in Pongonon, Central Mali

07 january 2020 - 14:08:10

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A civilian was killed and another injured in an attack by unidentified gunmen on Monday in the Pongonon village, Koro commune [...] 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...