Libya, Spain to prepare memorandum of cooperation on security
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of the Interior of the Government of National Unity, Khaled Mazen, has agreed with his Spanish counterpart, Fernando [...] Full text...
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PEACE, SECURITY AND GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA
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...
Rights group asks redeployed US troops in Somalia to make civilian protection priority
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA ) – The decision of the United States to redeploy several hundred troops in Somalia, as part of a joint operation with the [...] 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...
Opposition leader Raila Odinga names Martha Karua, Iron Lady of Kenyan politics, as running mate
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga, the presidential candidate of the Azimio la Umoja coalition, has named former Justice Minister, Martha Karua, [...] Full text...
Kenyan Presidential insider named running mate to DP William Ruto ticket
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, has picked former administration insider, Rigathi Gachagua, to become his presumptive Deputy President should be emerge [...] Full text...
Burkinabe President pays tribute to victims of two attacks in the North and Centre-North
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Lt-Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, on Friday paid tribute to the seven soldiers and four auxiliaries [...] Full text...
UN Security Council to discuss developments in Libya in late May
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council will hold a session on 26 May on developments in several countries, including Libya, the UN Department [...] Full text...
Gambian leader asks civil servants to step up their performance
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has told civil servants in the West African nation to choose between public work or social activities.
Addressing [...] Full text...
Sustaining peace, more important, but ‘more complex’ than ever, as wars rage
New York, US (PANA) - Keeping the peace has become more important but also more complex in a world of proliferating conflicts, that are becoming [...] Full text...
Libya's PM al-Dbaiba announces activation of law on families of martyrs, missing persons
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, announced on Tuesday the activation of the law [...] Full text...
Ghana condoles with Kenya over death of former President Mwai Kibaki
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday condoled with the government and people of Kenya over the passing of former President [...] Full text...
Fifteen dead in terrorist attacks on two military detachments in Burkina Faso - Army
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Military detachments in Gaskindé and Pobe-Mengao in Soum province in Sahel region were the targets of terrorist attacks on Sunday [...] Full text...
Nine people killed in Burkina Faso camp attack
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed men have killed nine people, including five soldiers, in an attack on a military detachment of Gaskinde in the [...] Full text...
Burkinabe army denies allegations of killing of more than 100 civilians
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army on Sunday denied allegations of the death of more than 100 civilians during abuses committed by the [...] Full text...
UN chief lauds East African leaders' steps for peace, stability in DRC
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, has welcomed the efforts of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, and other Eastern African leaders [...] Full text...
Jammeh's victims petition Gambian President
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Victims of human rights violations committed under former Gambian dictator, Yahya Jammeh's watch, on Friday petitioned President Adama Barrow, urging him [...] 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...
Benin formally outdoors new leadership for armed forces
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The headquarters of the Beninese army Friday held an inauguration ceremony for new officers following their appointment by the Council of [...] Full text...
Guinea to set up national agency for digitalization
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Thursday announced the establishment of a National Agency for the Digitisation of the State (ANDE), following the publication of [...] Full text...
Fifteen Burkinabe soldiers killed in attack on army detachment
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Some 15 Burkinabe soldiers were killed and 20 others went missing Friday in an attack on the military detachment of [...] Full text...
South African soldiers to continue operating in Mozambique
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday extended the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to [...] Full text...
More resources needed to help secure Mali, peacekeeping mission head tells Security Council
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s peacekeeping chief in Mali on Thursday, made an urgent call for adequate resources for the mission to carry [...] Full text...
US nun abducted in north-central Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An 83-year-old American nun was abducted on Monday night by unidentified gunmen in the parish of Yalgo, in the diocese [...] Full text...
US says ongoing Sudanese-led political process offers 'best opportunity' to restore path to democracy
Washington, US (PANA) - The United States says the ongoing Sudanese-led political process offers the best opportunity to restore a path to democracy.
This process is [...] Full text...
Libyan, Dutch security officials discuss twinning Interpol bureau
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan and Dutch officials on on Wednesday discussed a twinning project between the Interpol Bureaux of the two countries, to increase [...] Full text...
Libya and the Netherlands discuss cooperation in fight against document forgery
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials of the Libyan Interior Ministry of the Government of National Unity (GNU) have discussed cooperation with the Netherlands in various [...] Full text...
Entente Council sympathizes with Burkina Faso following recent terrorist attacks
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - The Executive Secretariat of the Entente Council Saturday expressed its sympathy with the pain of the Burkinabe people following the recent [...] Full text...
Africa at heart of military clash in Ukraine (Analysis)
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Russian-Ukrainian war, which has entered its third week, actually began ten years ago when former US President Barack Obama installed [...] Full text...
Mali announces opening of investigation into murder of Mauritanian nationals
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of Mali reacted on Wednesday evening, following "the assassination of Mauritanian citizens on Malian territory", stressing that an [...] Full text...
US Ambassador, members of Military Commission urge preservation of peace in Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US ambassador to Libya and Special Envoy Richard Norland Friday agreed with members of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission for the [...] Full text...
Uncertainty still looms in Libya with emergence of two governments
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vote of confidence by the Libyan Parliament on Tuesday evening in the government formed by Prime Minister Fathi Bachagha has [...] Full text...
Libyan Interior minister calls for consolidation of common Arab security to fight crime
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the National Unity Government, Major General Khaled Mazen, has stressed that strengthening the bonds of [...] Full text...
Libya's new PM confident of a peaceful handover of power
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fathi Bachagha, the new Libyan Prime Minister, confirmed by the Libyan Parliament, says his government will carry out the transfer of [...] Full text...
Libya: GNU rejects parliamentary votes of confidence for alternate govt
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The national unity government announced on Tuesday evening its rejection of the vote of confidence granted by the House of Representatives [...] Full text...
Libyan delegation attends preparatory session of 39th Arab Interior Ministers meeting
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Libyan Interior Ministry of the Government of National Unity (GNU) on Sunday participated in the meeting in [...] Full text...
Mauritius calls for peaceful resolution of Russia-Ukraine conflict
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has called for a peaceful resolution of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine given its adverse impact on global stability, [...] Full text...
South Sudanese army clashes with armed groups in Unity State
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Fighting has escalated between the South Sudanese military and armed groups in Unity State, the UN Mission in South Sudan [...] Full text...
Libyan officials discuss security situation in the country
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senior Libyan officials have discussed the latest developments in the military and security situation in the country, including the unification of [...] Full text...
ECOWAS Council of the Wise urged to intensify peace efforts
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Members of the reconstituted ECOWAS Council of the Wise (CoW) have been urged to “play a more active role in mediation [...] Full text...
Forestry post attacked in western Burkina Faso, no casualties reported
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An unidentified armed group on early Monday 21 February 2022, attacked the forest post of Bekuy in the province of [...] Full text...
Security situation In Lake Chad region improving, says military Commander
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Force Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Major General Abdul-Khalifah Ibrahim, has called for a focused and proactive partnership between [...] Full text...
Nigeria’s Defence Minister goes to Niger amid row over airstrikes killing 12 in Niger border village
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd), on Monday travelled to Niamey, Niger, amid a row over Nigerian airstrikes in the Niger [...] Full text...
Benin: Communist Party wants soldiers well motivated in fight against terrorists
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Communist Party of Benin (PCB), has called for the motivation of Beninese soldiers to enable them effectively fight against terrorism, [...] Full text...
Gambian leader says economic independence must be linked to political independence
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambian President Adama Barrow, says economic independence must be linked to political independence within a social context, saying “this would allow us [...] Full text...
Tigray military hostilities hampering aid distribution in northern Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Increasing levels of military hostilities in Tigray region, which include an airstrike reported on Atsbi town in Eastern Zone on [...] Full text...
New report finds over half of children in central Sahel feel unsafe at school
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Relentless attacks and threats against schools in the central Sahel are driving alarming levels of stress among children in conflict-affected areas, [...] Full text...
Benin: Govt. reassures citizens of adequate security after armed attacks in northern region
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has reassured the population of adequate security and announced new security measures following the repeated attacks in the [...] Full text...
AU reiterates zero tolerance for unconstitutional change of government
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union does not tolerate any attempts of unconstitutional change of government in Africa, according to AU Commissioner for [...] Full text...
Sudan: top military leaders move to Darfur to re-impose stability
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Following weeks of unrest and inter-communal fighting in the Darfur region, the Khartoum government has massively moved in to quell the [...] Full text...