UN and Libyan Interior Ministry agree to resume security reform programme

13 july 2020 - 15:57:44

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, and the Minister of Interior of the Government of [...] Full text...

Inquiry into former president's governance resonates in Mauritanian press

11 july 2020 - 14:21:51

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - As the week comes to a close, the story that resonated most in the Mauritanian press  this week was the summons [...] Full text...

Gambian police drop charges against activist

11 july 2020 - 11:55:33

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian police have dropped all charges against a leading human rights activist, Madi Jobarteh, PANA confirmed in Banjul on Saturday. “In the [...] Full text...

UNSMIL concerned about armed clashes between criminal elements in Tripoli

11 july 2020 - 11:20:04

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support  Mission in Libya (UNMIL) has expressed concern about armed clashes between criminal elements in a residential area of [...] Full text...

NGO, Article 19, wants charges against Gambian activist dropped

10 july 2020 - 16:08:17

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The London-based International free expression body, Article 19 on Friday called on Gambian authorities “to immediately drop charges of false information [...] Full text...

Mauritania: Opposition party wants Central Bank of Mauritania audited

09 july 2020 - 16:01:51

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Opposition Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD) has called for an audit of the Central Bank of Mauritania, following alleged "embezzlement [...] Full text...

OIF calls for removal of 2016 EU sanctions against Burundi

09 july 2020 - 13:58:00

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The International Organisation of the Francophone (Organisation internationale de la Francophonie) or OIF has called for the   lifting of sanctions against [...] Full text...

COVID-19: Time is running out for Libya, UN chief warns Security Council

09 july 2020 - 03:36:29

New York, US (PANA) - With battle lines shifting, foreign interference growing, thousands fleeing their homes and COVID-19 cases on the rise, time is running [...] Full text...

Mauritania: Former president Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz refuses to appear before parliamentary investigation commission

07 july 2020 - 22:42:41

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz (2008/2019) Tuesday refused to appear before a parliamentary investigation commission (PIC) to respond to several [...] Full text...

Libya: GNA, UK sign MoU on decentralization

07 july 2020 - 15:04:59

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United [...] Full text...

U.S. wants to help Tunisia train a new generation of security forces

03 july 2020 - 16:57:34

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia, Donald Blome, said his country is committed to helping Tunisia train a new generation of security [...] Full text...

Gambian civil society wants charges against activist dropped

03 july 2020 - 16:33:20

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian civil society on Friday urged the government “to drop all charges” against one Gambia's leading human rights activists, Madi Jobarteh, [...] Full text...

President Barrow calls for unity as he swears-in new Justice Minister

02 july 2020 - 18:20:16

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia has appealed for unity in preserving peace and stability of the country. He was speaking when he [...] Full text...

National Army promises investigation after discovery of seven bodies in eastern Burkina Faso

02 july 2020 - 10:47:28

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  Burkina Faso's army announced an investigation on Thursday after seven  bullet-riddled bodies were found in the eastern town of Tanwalbougou [...] Full text...

Gambian police charge human rights activist

01 july 2020 - 10:20:56

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Madi Jobarteh, one of Gambia’s leading human rights activists faces a “false publication and broadcasting” charge pressed by Gambian police and [...] Full text...

Violent protests intensify in Ethiopia after popular singer's killing

30 june 2020 - 23:01:51

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Violence broke out in three major cities in Ethiopia - Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa and Harar - and there were [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Insecurity, COVID-19 cause for concern in Mauritania

30 june 2020 - 22:50:35

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The summit of G5 Sahel heads of state here Tuesday expressed deep concern with the security situation in the sub-region and [...] Full text...

Gambian activist advises new Justice Minister

29 june 2020 - 18:05:00

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Madi Jobarteh, one of Gambia’s leading human rights activists, on Monday welcomed the newly-appointed Justice Minister, Dawda Jallow, with some pieces [...] Full text...

Libyan Interior Minister discusses security sector reform in Libya with U.S. officials

25 june 2020 - 11:45:22

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's interior minister in the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, on Thursday held a videoconference with U.S. administration officials on [...] Full text...

170 signatories endorse UN ceasefire appeal during COVID crisis

24 june 2020 - 19:37:24

New York, US (PANA) - UN Member States, Observers and others, sent a strong political message this week, with the announcement that 170 signatories have [...] Full text...

Senior UN official warns South Sudan peace process 'faltering'

24 june 2020 - 05:09:21

New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN official has warned that the peace process in South Sudan is “faltering” and in need of fresh [...] Full text...

Burundi National Assembly approves candidacies for the posts of PM and VP

23 june 2020 - 18:50:51

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's National Assembly on Tuesday approved the candidacies for the posts of Prime Minister and Vice-President in the future Burundian government. The [...] Full text...

Fayez al-Sarraj says GNA is determined to prevent dictatorship in Libya

19 june 2020 - 17:50:22

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya, Fayez al-Sarraj, says his administration "will never allow the emergence [...] Full text...

Senegalese army shelling the Bissine forest in the south of the country

16 june 2020 - 18:10:41

Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Heavy gunfire has been reported since 6 a.m. on Tuesday in the Bissine area, about 50 kilometers east of Ziguinchor, the [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso Army says it carried out 53 security operations. neutralized 19 terrorists this month

16 june 2020 - 11:51:41

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso Army carried out 53 security operations that resulted in the neutralization of 19 terrorists from 5 to [...] Full text...

Security, economic challenges in Sahel threatening development in ECOWAS Region – FM

12 june 2020 - 23:28:39

Accra, June 12 (PANA) - Ghana’s minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said here Friday security and economic challenges in the [...] Full text...

UNSC Meeting: Mali's foreign minister requests extension of MINUSMA mandate

12 june 2020 - 15:00:11

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Tiébilé Dramé, has reiterated his country's willingness to extend the mandate of the [...] Full text...

BREAKING NEWS: Burundi's president dies after heart attack - Sources say

09 june 2020 - 17:24:16

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has died after a heart attack, medical and government sources said on Tuesday The 55-year-old was rushed to [...] Full text...

Libyan Interior minister denounces human rights violations by some security forces

08 june 2020 - 23:00:45

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The minister of the Interior of the government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, Monday denounced cases of human rights violations [...] Full text...

Terrorist groups exploiting COVID-19 in Sahel, UN peacekeeping chief tells Security Council

06 june 2020 - 05:30:52

New York, US (PANA) - COVID-19 is complicating an already complex security situation in the Sahel, with terrorist groups exploiting the pandemic as they step [...] Full text...

Gambia: ‘Make Civil Service respectable, trustworthy’ – President Barrow urges new SG, deputy

04 june 2020 - 17:26:07

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has urged the newly-appointed Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General to work as a [...] Full text...

Libya's Interior Minister wants to absorb pro-GNA combatants into mainstream force

02 june 2020 - 19:15:14

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Saying that he has drawn from experiences of some countries that have experienced civil wars, the Libyan Interior Minister, Fathi Bachagha, [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso's 'deadly week' in May sees terrorist attacks claim dozens of lives

01 june 2020 - 10:27:27

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The last week of May was deadly in Burkina Faso with terrorist attacks in several regions leaving dozens dead and [...] Full text...

"Serving peace in Mali is a source of pride," says Tunisian female army officer

31 may 2020 - 13:28:35

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers celebrated on 29 May each year, the United Nations Integrated [...] Full text...

UN says COVID-19 is a ‘new and deadly threat’ for civilians caught up in violence

28 may 2020 - 05:19:44

New York, US (PANA) - Innocent civilians trapped in violence now face “a new and deadly threat” from COVID-19, the UN chief told the Security Council [...] Full text...

Mauritania: 8 opposition parties call for urgent solution to populations’ problems

27 may 2020 - 23:58:59

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  A coalition of eight Mauritanian opposition political parties Wednesday called for a quick solution to problems facing the people, an official [...] Full text...

AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina, maintains innocence, claims there are attempts to tarnish his reputation

27 may 2020 - 18:25:37

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, on Wednesday claimed that in spite of unprecedented attempts by [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Senior Rwandan official calls for solidarity among African states in fight against COVID-19

25 may 2020 - 18:40:49

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Foreign Affairs minister, Dr Vincent Biruta, on Monday called for global solidarity to fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), [...] Full text...

Burkinabe President meets with High Defence Council

23 may 2020 - 19:22:44

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - President  Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso on Saturday gathered the Superior Defence Council to rule on the security [...] Full text...

Libya: Weapons discovered at al-Wattia base will serve as evidence against foreign countries supporting Haftar

18 may 2020 - 18:13:26

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Siala, on Monday promised to document the [...] Full text...

Libya: GNA's forces announce the takeover of Al-Wattia air base from Haftar's troops

18 may 2020 - 16:43:01

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, on Monday announced the takeover by [...] Full text...

Gambian activist says “elites capture state power”

06 may 2020 - 17:22:19

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Madi Jobarteh, one of Gambia’s leading activists, on Wednesday expressed disquiet over the governance situation and state of affairs, decrying what [...] Full text...

Civilian victims in Libya rise by 45pct in first quarter this year with 64 dead, 67 wounded – UN

30 april 2020 - 20:54:07

Tripoli, Libya(PANA)  - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said here Thursday that the hostilities in Libya claimed at least 131 civilian victims, including [...] Full text...

Rwanda's Internal Security minister suspended over accountability issues

28 april 2020 - 07:18:51

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame has removed the Minister of Internal Affairs minister, Gen. Patrick Nyamvumba, from his duties owing to matters [...] Full text...

UN ‘fully mobilised’ to support the Sudanese people, Security Council hears

25 april 2020 - 05:23:13

New York, US (PANA) - The “exceptional circumstances” of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted the peace process in Sudan as well as the drawing down [...] Full text...

Niger commemorates 25th anniversary of national concord day

24 april 2020 - 21:07:22

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger Friday celebrated the national concord day marking the 25th anniversary of the signing of the peace deals between the armed [...] Full text...

Mauritanian Army arrests 7 suspected drug traffickers, seizes 700 kg of drugs

13 april 2020 - 15:52:03

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Mauritanian army patrol has arrested a gang of seven suspected drug traffickers who were moving on the border with Mali, [...] Full text...

GNA forces announce take over of two cities in western Libya

13 april 2020 - 15:35:10

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The cities of Sabratha and Sorman, respectively 80 and 70 km west of Tripoli, which were in the hands of Libyan [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: ICRC raises red flag on Libyans caught between bombs, pandemic

12 april 2020 - 09:45:37

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of Libyans are caught in an intensifying conflict as COVID-19 (coronavirus) threatens to spread and debilitate the country’s [...] Full text...

Unidentified armed men attack Burkinabè soldiers, kill 10

11 april 2020 - 18:39:25

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Unidentified armed men on Friday attacked Burkinabè soldiers, killing 10 of them in the locality of Sollé, (North), PANA learned [...] Full text...