US supports transition to civil rule in Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States says it supports demands by Sudanese protesters for a quick return to civilian government that observes human rights [...] Full text...
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EU hails Sudanese people’s courage in quest for peaceful change
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Praising the “extraordinary courage and determination” shown by the Sudanese people in their quest for peaceful change, the High Representative of [...] Full text...
'We have made progress at all levels, in all sectors' -Nigerien PM
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger’s Prime Minister, Brigi Rafini, on Tuesday said he is pleased about the progress made by his government since the advent [...] Full text...
'Renaissance Programme drives Niger's progress in all sectors' - PM Rafini
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger’s Prime Minister Brigi Rafini has expressed his pleasure about the progress made the government in the past eight years of [...] Full text...
EU to assist Mali unearth perpetrators of recent massacre
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Special Representative for the Sahel, Angel Losada of Spain, who was received on Monday in Bamako by [...] Full text...
Benin to protect seafront and land borders
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin says it will protect its seafront and some of its land borders, according to a decision of the last weekly [...] Full text...
African Union warns coup not appropriate response to Sudanese crisis
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union has asserted its solidarity with the citizens of Sudan following the ouster of President Omar El-Bashir after [...] Full text...
Government denies that Bashir about to handover power to military
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Monday denied news reports that President Omar Bashir is about to hand over power to the military.
“This [...] Full text...
UN Secretary-General condemns air strike on Maitigua airport
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has "strongly" condemned the military escalation and ongoing fighting in and around Tripoli, including the [...] Full text...
Bashir Chairs defense, national security council meeting
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar Bashir on Monday met his top security and defense officials to discuss ongoing developments in the country and decided [...] Full text...
Tunisia extends state of emergency due to situation in Libya
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia on Friday extended its state of emergency in force because of the latest developments in the Libyan crisis, said a [...] Full text...
Senegalese President Sall renews commitment to strengthen resources of country's defence, security forces
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese head of state Macky Sall Thursday renewed his commitment to strengthen and resource the country's defence and security forces, stressing [...] Full text...
20 killed in reprisal attack in northern Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An Association for the Defence of the Rights of the Peule Community, called "Kisal", announced on Tuesday the death, on [...] Full text...
Tripoli hosts meeting on international police training, cooperation
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan minister of Interior, Fathi Bachagha, on Monday held talks with Ahmed Abdelwahid, the operations coordinator at the anti-terrorist department [...] Full text...
Gambia’s new VP, Ministers take oath
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia’s new Vice President, Dr. Isatou Touray, along with newly-appointed cabinet ministers and top senior government officials on Thursday took oath [...] Full text...
BREAKING NEWS: Four Burkina Faso gendarmes killed in attack in the west of the country
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Four Burkina Faso gendarmes were killed on Thursday morning in an armed attack, PANA learned from local security sources.
The sources said [...] Full text...
Barrow names new Health, Agriculture ministers
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – President Adama Barrow on Wednesday named two new ministers as replacements for the sacked Agriculture Minister and the Health Minister who [...] Full text...
Libya, US activate security cooperation
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The deputy minister of Interior of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Colonel Khaled Mazen, on Monday held talks with members [...] Full text...
The UN Security Council reaffirms support to Burkina Faso on fight against terrorism
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso president, Roch March Chrtistian Kaboré, also current chairman of the G5 Sahel, on Sunday evening held a working [...] Full text...
No explosive products in suspicious packages found at post office in Tripoli - interior ministry
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The Libyan interior ministry of the government of national accord stated that there was no explosive device or equipment inside the suspicious [...] Full text...
UK, French military chiefs visit Nigeria for security, military collaboration
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, on Friday met with visiting Chiefs of Defence Staff of the United Kingdom, [...] Full text...
Libya's Interior Ministry 'ready to secure' 2019 municipal elections
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Ministry of the Government of National Accord has expressed its readiness to secure and protect the municipal council [...] Full text...
Two bullet-riddled bodies found in northern Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two dead bodies, riddled with bullets, were discovered Tuesday in the bush on the Kaya-Barsalogho road, about 100 km north [...] Full text...
UN pledges to do its ‘utmost to prevent and mitigate any risk of violence’ in DR Congo
New York, US (PANA) - Despite the relatively peaceful passage of December’s presidential election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Special [...] Full text...
Tunisia condemns terrorist attacks on two mosques in New Zealand
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian foreign ministry has strongly condemned what it termed "the cowardly attacks" on two mosques in New Zealand on Friday, [...] Full text...
Gambia’s Supreme Court dismisses case against MPs in removal of colleague by President Barrow
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia’s Supreme Court has struck out a case against parliamentarians who petitioned against the sacking of a colleague.
The five-member court presided [...] Full text...
Joint security patrols to fight smuggling at Libyan-Tunisian border
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Joint security patrols of Libya have been set up in the Al-Assa region on the Libyan-Tunisian border, to improve security and [...] Full text...
Barrow visits Gambia’s Conference Centre ahead of OIC
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow Thursday visited the construction site of Gambia’s International Conference Centre in Bijilo, venue for the Organization of Islamic [...] Full text...
Libya, Tunisia agree on mechanisms to resolve problems at border crossings
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Minister of the unity government, Fathi Bachagha, agreed on Tuesday, at a meeting with the Tunisian Interior Minister, [...] Full text...
Gambia’s constitutional body to consult citizens in Diaspora
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia’s Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) is set to embark on external public consultations with Gambians in the Diaspora.
CRC Head of Communications, [...] Full text...
Fayez al-Sarraj parleys with some Libyan military commanders
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord, and supreme commander of the Libyan army, Fayez [...] Full text...
Mauritanian gendarmerie contingent leaves for Central African Republic
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A contingent of the Mauritanian gendarmerie left Nouakchott on Sunday for Bangui, Central African Republic, where it will be deployed as [...] Full text...
Forces of Libya National Army enter southwestern city of Ghat
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forces of Libya National Army (LNA) entered the city of Ghat in the south-west of the country on Thursday, the fourth [...] Full text...
Burkina Faso stops issuing licences for purchase of firearms
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Ministry of Security on Thursday suspended the issuance of licences for the purchase of firearms by unauthorized persons, [...] Full text...
Libya, Italy discuss safety training programs
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of the Interior of the National Unity Government, Fathi Bachagha, met with Italian Defense Minister Elizabetta Trenta on security [...] Full text...
Kenyatta warns 'corrupt judges' against holding govt hostage
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned the country's judiciary against manipulation of justice and told judges and magistrates to remain cautious about [...] Full text...
'Silencing the guns in Africa' focus of debate in UN Security Council
New York, US (PANA) - Arms control, the illegal exploitation of natural resources, and the United Nations’ role in “silencing the guns in Africa” were [...] Full text...
Barrow appoints new minister for women, children
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has named Ms Fatou Sanyang Kinteh as new Minister for Women’s Affairs, Children and Social Welfare effective [...] Full text...
Gambian MPs say President has no power to sack them
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Scores of Gambian parliamentarians have argued that the president has no constitutional powers to dismiss a sitting MP from the National [...] Full text...
Burkina PM, EU delegation discuss security in the country
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabe Prime Minister, Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré, and an European Union (EU) delegation led by the Managing Director for [...] Full text...
Control of Libya's wealth at the heart of the conflict in the country, by Ba Youssef, PANA correspondent
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The activities of the Libya National Army (LNA) led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar in the south of the country, where a [...] Full text...
Tanzanian Prime Minister wants border control tightened
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has directed the country’s security organs to tighten control of people and goods at [...] Full text...
At least 29 terrorists 'put out of action' following a military operation in eastern Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 29 terrorists were "put out of action" in a military operation in eastern Burkina Faso between 19 and [...] Full text...
Rights group says 'justice vital to peace' in CAR
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The peace accord between the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and armed groups that was signed on 6 February should [...] Full text...
New CAR peace deal ‘only one step’ on challenging road ahead ahead - says UN envoy
New York, US (PANA) - Despite the signing of a recent peace deal between the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and 14 armed [...] Full text...
US willing to support peace, stability efforts in Africa
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The United States Special Envoy, Peter Pham, announced Thursday in Brazzaville that his country was ready to support peace and stability [...] Full text...
Benin prefect sacked for alleged involvement in illegal allocation of state land
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The prefect of the Littoral Department in Benin has been relieved of his duties for his alleged involvement in irregular housing [...] Full text...
CSA president says Azawad movement violated Algiers peace deal for Mali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Chairman of the monitoring committee on the agreement for peace and reconciliation in Mali (CSA), the Algerian Ahmed Boutache, has [...] Full text...
UN coordinator, Burkinabe Security minister meet
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabe minister of Security, Ousséni Compaoré, on Tuesday received a delegation led by the coordinator of the UN system [...] Full text...
Libyan interior minister denounces external interference in Libyan affairs
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, has denounced external interference in Libyan affairs during a [...] Full text...