Libya, Malta to set up committees to promote security cooperation

05 april 2021 - 22:36:11

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior, Khaled Mazen, Monday agreed with his Maltese counterpart, Byron Camillieri, to find efficient mechanisms to guarantee [...] Full text...

Libyan Prime Minister vows to restore people's trust in government

05 april 2021 - 14:41:23

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba of the National Unity Government has acknowledged that Libyans had lost confidence in government due to  non-implementation [...] Full text...

Libyan PM orders urgent needs of western town of Tarhouna to be met

05 april 2021 - 08:03:10

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has given instructions for the formation of a ministerial committee to meet the urgent needs [...] Full text...

Buhari condemns attempted coup in Niger Republic, says usurpation can’t be alternative to democracy

01 april 2021 - 20:06:14

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attempted coup in Niger Republic, saying “any illegal effort to depose a democratically-elected government is [...] Full text...

"Release of prisoners in Zaouia, a positive step towards reconciliation", says Libyan PM

31 march 2021 - 23:51:44

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, says the release of pro-Marshall Khalifa Haftar detainees from the city of Zaouia is a [...] Full text...

Libyan Presidential Council meets LPDF members

31 march 2021 - 07:11:58

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) –  Members of the Libyan Presidential Council on Tuesday discussed their tasks and duties with several members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum [...] Full text...

Sudan accepts 'in principle' UAE's offer to mediate in conflicts with Ethiopia

24 march 2021 - 11:00:31

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says it has accepted "in principle" an initiative of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to mediate in the conflict with [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis: PM Abiy says soldiers who committed atrocities in Tigray to be held accountable

23 march 2021 - 18:00:32

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Tuesday that soldiers found to have committed "atrocities" in the northern Tigray region [...] Full text...

UN report says Libya arms embargo 'remains totally ineffective'

17 march 2021 - 07:46:41

New York, US (PANA) - A report by a UN-appointed Panel of Experts on Libya has identified multiple acts that threatened the peace, stability or security [...] Full text...

U.S. provides military training to Mozambican Marines in fight against terrorism

16 march 2021 - 10:26:21

Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The U.S. and Mozambican governments on Monday launched a two-month Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) programme under which U.S. Special Operations [...] Full text...

Libyan PM meets with military commission members in Sirte

15 march 2021 - 22:04:59

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Prime Minister of the Libyan national unity government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, on Monday met with members of the joint 5+5 military [...] Full text...

‘If you don’t feed people, you feed conflict,’ UN chief tells Security Council

12 march 2021 - 05:47:48

New York, US (PANA) - Conflict drives hunger, and when that turns to famine, that then drives conflict, the UN chief told the Security Council [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso's soldiers shoot dead five suspected terrorists

10 march 2021 - 12:39:28

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army has announced that it neutralised five alleged terrorists during operations between 1 and 7 March. It said during [...] Full text...

Malian leader meets with Commander of Special Operations of US Africa Command

10 march 2021 - 11:43:30

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, met on Tuesday in Bamako with General Dagvin R. M. Anderson, Commander [...] Full text...

Kenya to advance African voice at UN Security Council on continental security

24 february 2021 - 09:51:05

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated Kenya's strong commitment to advancing Africa's agenda at UN Security Council especially on matters of climate [...] Full text...

Burkinabè President meets with EU military officials

23 february 2021 - 17:39:59

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Tuesday met with the Commander of the European Union (EU) training [...] Full text...

Dozo traditional hunters and Peulh community strike peace deal

23 february 2021 - 14:39:05

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Dozo traditional hunters and the Fulani community sealed on Sunday in Niono, Segou region, central Mali, a cessation of hostilities agreement [...] Full text...

Mali's National Transition Council adopts 2021-2022 Government Action Plan

23 february 2021 - 13:11:46

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The members of the National Transition Council (CNT), which plays the role of Parliament in Mali, on Monday approved by 100 [...] Full text...

Nearly 5,000 people displaced by Nigeria's communal violence arrive in Benin

20 february 2021 - 16:43:00

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Nearly 5,000 people, who have been displaced by Nigeria's communal violence, have arrived at Beninese villages in Pobè, a border commune [...] Full text...

Mali's PM presents action plan for transition period

20 february 2021 - 12:09:53

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Moctar Ouane on Friday presented his government's Action Plan to the National Transition Council (CNT), in accordance with [...] Full text...

Eight people killed in Burkina Faso ambush

19 february 2021 - 10:26:34

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least eight Burkinabe civilians were killed on Thursday morning in an ambush in Markoye, in the Burkinabe Sahel, the [...] Full text...

One killed, another wounded by a wandering elephant in northeastern Benin

12 february 2021 - 18:37:09

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A woman was killed and a young herder wounded by a raving elephant in the commune of Banikoara (Northeast), the public [...] Full text...

Five Western countries welcome formation of Executive Authority in Libya

06 february 2021 - 12:29:22

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The governments of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States of America welcomed the agreement reached by the Libyan [...] Full text...

4 killed in vehicle explosion in Burkina Faso

26 january 2021 - 19:39:50

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Four people, including a forester, were killed on Monday evening in Nobéré (Zoundwéogo), when a vehicle carrying dynamite exploded, the [...] Full text...

Tunisian President says current situation prevailing in the country 'not acceptable'

26 january 2021 - 10:51:29

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid said on Monday that the situation currently prevailing in the country is "not acceptable from any point [...] Full text...

Chief of Staff of Burkina Faso Army encourages troops engaged in operation "Dance on the Ant Hill"

18 january 2021 - 20:24:37

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chief of General Staff of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces, Brigadier General Moïse Miningou, and French Force Commander Barkhane [...] Full text...

New Burkinabe govt. announces reconciliation and land reforms

11 january 2021 - 17:04:08

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré, on Monday announced that national reconciliation, land reform and the [...] Full text...

Libyans resolved to overcome pitfalls in making peace (Analysis)

08 january 2021 - 17:32:19

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The slow pace and difficulties of the political process due to the obstacles, stalemates, twists and turns and other enormous challenges [...] Full text...

Security Council has critical role in addressing fragility and conflict: UN chief

07 january 2021 - 07:25:43

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined the critical role of the Security Council in addressing links between fragility and conflict, [...] Full text...

Former PM Boubou Cissé rejects link to a plot against Mali’s transition

23 december 2020 - 17:52:00

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has rejected claims linking him to a plot "to destabilise the current transition" in the [...] Full text...

Mohammed VI reaffirms Morocco's position on the Palestinian question

23 december 2020 - 14:27:36

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - King Mohammed VI on Tuesday reaffirmed "the consistent, constant and unchanged position of the Kingdom of Morocco on the Palestinian question, [...] Full text...

One soldier, 13 terrorists killed December 15 in Burkina Faso

23 december 2020 - 14:14:18

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A  Burkinabe soldier and 13 terrorists were killed in an ambush against a Burkinabe Army unit in Mansila, Yagha province [...] Full text...

Barkhane Force Commander briefs Burkina Faso President on operations

17 december 2020 - 17:18:04

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso on Thursday met with the Barkhane Force Commander, Maj. Gen.  Marc Conruyt, [...] Full text...

Peace dividend for Libya economy, as oil flows and Central Bank unifies exchange rate after years of deadlock (News Analysis)

17 december 2020 - 05:35:40

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ceasefire that halted Libya’s civil war in October has begun to pay economic dividends that should improve living standards for [...] Full text...

Keep focus on South Sudan, UN mission chief tells Security Council

16 december 2020 - 05:12:49

New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has appealed for the international community to remain focused on [...] Full text...

AU mini-Summit on ending conflict calls for deepening peace amid pandemic

11 december 2020 - 13:56:13

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union High-Level Retreat on the Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa, has emphasised the urgent need [...] Full text...

Illicit financial flows threaten security, stability in Africa: UN deputy chief

11 december 2020 - 06:27:31

New York, US (PANA) - At a time when Africa is mobilising resources for pandemic recovery and sustainable development, illicit financial flows (IFFs) are robbing [...] Full text...

Widespread regional challenges pervasive in Central Africa, Security Council told

10 december 2020 - 06:20:40

New York, US (PANA) - Insecurity continues to plague Central Africa, the UN envoy for the region told the Security Council on Wednesday, highlighting concern [...] Full text...

UN concerned with disappearance of Libyan orthopedist doctor in Tripoli

02 december 2020 - 22:48:33

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said here Wednesday it was deeply concerned with the disappearance of Dr Siddiq Khalfallah [...] Full text...

Ethiopian crisis: Senior TPLF leader 'surrenders to government forces'

02 december 2020 - 11:03:55

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A leader of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), whose forces have been defeated by the Ethiopian National Defence Forces [...] Full text...

Mauritanian president announces 10 social measures on 60th anniversary of independence

28 november 2020 - 12:29:03

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani Saturday announced 10 measures for the most vulnerable segments of the population in a message [...] Full text...

Tunisia extends the state of emergency until Dec 25

25 november 2020 - 17:03:24

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied, has extended the state of emergency for one month throughout the country, under a decree published in [...] Full text...

Libyan, French interior ministers agree to train elite Libyan police force

20 november 2020 - 11:05:23

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan and French and French Interior ministers have agreed to form an elite Libyan police force, in coordination with the [...] Full text...

Gambia scores high in controlling corruption, maintaining democratic rights

19 november 2020 - 18:42:11

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Millennium Challenge Corporation Agency’s Financial Report 2020, has announced that The Gambia scored high in controlling corruption and maintaining democratic rights, [...] Full text...

Ethiopian gov't calls on Tigray leaders to 'peacefully surrender'

19 november 2020 - 11:48:04

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Federal Government of Ethiopia is asking leaders of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), for whom arrest warrants have [...] Full text...

Ethiopian gov't says Federal forces making progress in Tigray Regional fighting

19 november 2020 - 07:01:43

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government says the National Defence Force has been making progress in its military action against the Tigray People's [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso registers 1,049,767 internally displaced persons as of November 10

18 november 2020 - 18:05:46

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso recorded 1,049,767 internally displaced persons (IDPs) as of November 10, an increase of about 1.47% compared to the [...] Full text...

Libya, EU discuss cooperation on immigration, fight against terrorism

18 november 2020 - 06:08:32

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The European Union (EU) ambassador in Libya, José Sabadell, on Tuesday called on the Libyan minister of the Interior of the [...] Full text...

Ethiopia reaffirms military operation to continue until 'rule of law is upheld'

17 november 2020 - 09:58:49

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The government of Ethiopia has reaffirmed once again that there would be "no negotiation until the rule of law is [...] Full text...

Need for global solution for peace in eastern DRC

16 november 2020 - 22:29:07

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The chief of the UN Mission for DR Congo’s stability (MONUSCO), Leila Zerrougui, Monday expressed the need for global solution [...] Full text...