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...

Sudan opposition leaders arrive in Khartoum to celebrate peace deal

15 november 2020 - 16:13:06

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in decades, Sudanese rebel leaders from Darfur, the Blue Nile and Eastern Sudan, except two of them, [...] Full text...

AU chief 'deeply concerned' about deteriorating situation in Western Sahara

15 november 2020 - 13:26:35

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed deep concern following the deterioration of the [...] Full text...

'Eritrea hit by rockets fired from Ethiopia's Tigray Region'

15 november 2020 - 06:34:43

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eritrean capital, Asmara, has been hit by two rockets apparently fired from Ethiopia's Tigray Region. Tesfa news website tweeted: "Two [...] Full text...

Ethiopian gov't accuses Tigray forces of firing rockets at two cities in neighbouring state

14 november 2020 - 13:01:09

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has accused forces of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) of firing rockets at two cities in [...] Full text...

Morocco deploys security cordon around Guerguarat border crossing with Mauritania

13 november 2020 - 22:49:19

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Royal Armed Forces of Morocco (FAR) from Thursday to Friday set up a security cordon to secure the flow of [...] Full text...

UNHCR says clashes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region force thousands to flee to Sudan

13 november 2020 - 15:40:24

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Refugee Agency estimates over 7,000 Ethiopian refugees have registered as entering the Sudan after two days of fighting back in [...] Full text...

Keep borders open for fleeing Ethiopians, urges UNHCR

12 november 2020 - 07:35:42

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN refugee agency said on Wednesday that it is working with Sudanese authorities to help more than 7,000 refugees [...] Full text...

'Failed US military-first strategy harming civilians in Somalia'-Report

11 november 2020 - 08:08:35

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The U.S. military intervention in Somalia is failing to advance American interests while bringing significant costs for both Somalis and American [...] Full text...

French FM says security operations in the Sahel achieved significant results

06 november 2020 - 18:42:33

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean Yves Le Drian, said on Thursday in Niamey that security operations in [...] Full text...

Libyan army chief of staff visits Mauritania

30 october 2020 - 22:58:23

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian minister of Defence, Hanana ould Sidi, Friday received a Libyan military delegation chaired by the army chief of staff, [...] Full text...

Women leaders ‘essential to peace and progress for all’: UN chief says

30 october 2020 - 06:16:15

New York, US (PANA) - Women continue to be under-represented in key decision-making over the battle against COVID-19, the chief of the UN gender empowerment [...] Full text...

Kenyan security units to act tough against terrorism

29 october 2020 - 22:30:52

Magadi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has witnessed the graduation of a paramilitary unit within the Police and urged the police to be [...] Full text...

MINUSMA deploys 140 Burkinabè peacekeepers in Mali's Gao region

28 october 2020 - 15:02:00

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on Tuesday deployed 140 peacekeepers, including 11 women from Burkina [...] Full text...

Morocco lauds permanent ceasefire between Libyan parties

25 october 2020 - 17:46:17

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The Moroccan minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita, on Saturday said that his country hails [...] Full text...

Guinea army closes roads leading to administrative centre of capital

16 october 2020 - 11:25:01

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea soldiers have closed all roads leading to the administrative centre of Conakry as several witnesses speak of a botched mutiny [...] Full text...

Nigerian Navy to collaborate with foreign navies to secure Gulf of Guinea

15 october 2020 - 10:49:58

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has given the assurance that the Nigerian Navy will continue [...] Full text...

Interior minister urges Libyan police to develop the spirit of security in serving citizens

13 october 2020 - 13:27:50

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Interior  Minister in the Interior of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, has  stressed the need for promoting "the [...] Full text...

Tanzanian action against free speech, pre-election crackdown attracts criticism

12 october 2020 - 22:03:31

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Democratic space in Tanzania continues to narrow as the government applies laws to stifle freedom of expression, a human rights organisation [...] Full text...

Libyan Interior Minister welcomes UN's willingness to bring Libyans together

12 october 2020 - 11:08:31

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Minister of the internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, has affirmed the readiness of the ministry [...] Full text...

Libyan Defence minister flags 'suspicious' westward movement of rival LNA forces

10 october 2020 - 12:39:32

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Defence Minister of Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA), Salaheddine al-Nemruch, is raising the red flags about "suspicious movements" of forces [...] Full text...

Insecurity forces Niger to spend more on securing borders - President Issoufou

09 october 2020 - 16:14:59

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Insecurity in Niger has led to the displacement of populations along the borders, the influx of refugees and the proliferation of [...] Full text...

Guterres says UN working ‘relentlessly’ to advance women, peace, security agenda

09 october 2020 - 06:28:21

New York, US (PANA) - Armed conflict has a disproportionate impact on women and girls – a key reason why women’s “full, equal and meaningful [...] Full text...

DR Congo: President Felix Tshisekedi gives up all measures against Minembwe

09 october 2020 - 00:15:49

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Thursday announced his decision to drop all [...] Full text...

DR Congo: President Felix Tshisekedi promises to settle shortly in Goma

08 october 2020 - 22:44:41

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo Thursday promised to settle shortly in Goma, North-Kivu, to personally look into security issues in [...] Full text...

UN chief urges Libyans to make real progress in the search for peace and stability

05 october 2020 - 17:49:34

New York, US (PANA) – Stating that Libya’s future is at stake, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Monday called on all Libyans to continue to [...] Full text...