Make citizens feel the change in New Gambia – Article 19 Director

19 january 2020 - 09:56:01

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Fatou Jange Senghore, the Director of human rights group, Article 19, on Saturday challenged Gambian government officials to make citizens feel [...] Full text...

The arrest and trial of Rwanda's rebel spokesperson dominate headlines in Rwanda

18 january 2020 - 19:21:04

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  The arrest of Rwanda's rebel spokesperson ‘Captain’ Herman Nsengimana over terrorism charges and the hearing of a case involving another suspect [...] Full text...

Gambia: ECOWAS mission warns all stakeholders to ensure peace, security and stability

17 january 2020 - 18:39:07

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The ECOWAS Permanent Mission in The Gambia has warned all stakeholders to ensure peace, security and stability in the West African [...] Full text...

Buhari meets with military chiefs, heads of other security agencies over security challenges

17 january 2020 - 17:40:56

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Worried by rampant security challenges in the country, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday held a crucial security meeting with his [...] Full text...

Sudan peace talks: One agreement but several addenda

17 january 2020 - 15:08:25

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When people hear about Sudan’s current peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, they will immediately think of three areas: Darfur, the [...] Full text...

Head of Sudanese security replaced

16 january 2020 - 16:48:07

Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - The head of the Sudanese National Intelligence service, Lt.-Gen. Abu Bakar Damblab, resigned from his post and Gen. Jamal Abdul Mageed [...] Full text...

UN peacekeeping chief says Implementing peace deal only path for stabilization in Mali

15 january 2020 - 20:14:05

New York, US (PANA) - Implementation of the 2015 peace agreement in Mali provides the only pathway for stabilization there, the head of UN peacekeeping told the Security Council on Wednesday.  Jean-Pierre Lacroix updated ambassadors on developments [...] Full text...

IGAD launches national consultations on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden

15 january 2020 - 15:35:51

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Wednesday successfully concluded the first National Consultation on the Red Sea and the Gulf [...] Full text...

Army seals area leading to rebellion in Khartoum

14 january 2020 - 21:49:16

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  - The Sudanese army and the rapid support forces, both known as the Regular Forces, Tuesday moved armoured vehicles and heavy guns [...] Full text...

Sudanese PM: Situation under control

14 january 2020 - 20:28:54

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  -  Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdouk Tuesday reassured Sudanese people that the limited insurgency in Khartoum by discontented security elements was “under control”. “We [...] Full text...

Sudan govt. says limited insurgency under control

14 january 2020 - 19:54:33

Khartoum, Sudan  (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Tuesday said a limited insurgency for which the former security chief was accused, has been cornered but [...] Full text...

Togo: Transhumance conflict leaves 1 dead and 5 gendarmes injured

14 january 2020 - 17:36:23

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A conflict linked to transhumance left one peasant dead and five gendarmes injured on Monday in Tchakpalakopé, Anié prefecture, a town [...] Full text...

Pan-African Parliament concerned about security situation in Libya

14 january 2020 - 13:19:36

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has described latest developments in Libya as of “great concern” and urged Libyans to agree on an [...] Full text...

DR Congo deports 16 Rwandan nationals over lack of valid travel documents

12 january 2020 - 16:14:39

 Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Immigration authorities from North Kivu province in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have deported 16 Rwandan nationals after they were [...] Full text...

Two suspected drug smugglers from DR Congo shot dead by Rwanda border guards

12 january 2020 - 16:11:13

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two suspected drug smugglers were killed late Saturday by Rwandan security agents in Rubavu, a district in North Western Rwanda along [...] Full text...

Rwanda refutes 'unfounded' allegation of involvement in armed attack in Burundi

09 january 2020 - 10:01:25

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The latest accusations that Rwanda has been involved in any attack on Burundian soil are "totally unfounded", Rwanda's minister of Foreign [...] Full text...

Rwanda,Qatar agree to enhance military cooperation

07 january 2020 - 22:44:25

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Rwanda’s Minister of Defence Major- General Albert Murasira and a delegation of the Qatari armed forces led by Chief of Staff [...] Full text...

Barrow names Gambia’s conference center after ex-President Jawara

06 january 2020 - 20:47:37

Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  President Adama Barrow Monday named Gambia’s newly built International Conference Centre (ICC) after the late President Dawda K Jawara who died [...] Full text...

Nigeria: President-elect of Guinea Bissau visits Nigeria, meets with President Buhari

05 january 2020 - 18:30:39

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday reiterated his desire for stability, peace, progress and prosperity in the entire West African sub-region. Buhari said [...] Full text...

US experts, Tripoli-based Government of National Accord discuss elimination of militias in Libya

04 january 2020 - 11:43:46

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Experts from the US government and representatives of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) on Friday discussed "concrete measures" to [...] Full text...

Burkinabè government reaffirms relief for terror victims

01 january 2020 - 15:16:53

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabè government has reaffirmed it will relieve the suffering of those hard hit by  terrorist attacks and called for [...] Full text...

President Barrow registers new party in Gambia

31 december 2019 - 18:55:49

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambian President Adama Barrow on Tuesday registered a new political party of his own, the National People’s Party (NPP), the [...] Full text...

South Africa: Ramaphosa acknowledges South Africa's challenges

31 december 2019 - 14:22:32

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday acknowledged the "difficulties" of 2019 but said South Africa is drawing closer to a [...] Full text...

Year-end Analysis: Uganda’s year blighted by conflict with Rwanda, US sanctions on army general

31 december 2019 - 12:39:37

Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s ruler for close to 34 years, spent 2019 laying ground for a renewal of his mandate in 2021 [...] Full text...

Tunisia strengthens border security measures to prevent terrorist acts

30 december 2019 - 23:06:19

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The Tunisian authorities announced here Monday they had taken steps to strengthen security and preventive measures during the celebration of the [...] Full text...

Tunisian president Saied extends state of emergency

30 december 2019 - 22:32:04

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied has decided to extend the state of emergency by one month, from 1 January to 30 January, [...] Full text...

Dozens of Sudanese security elements sentenced to death by hanging

30 december 2019 - 13:13:45

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In the first of its kind, a Sudanese court has tried and sentenced dozens of security officers to death in a [...] Full text...

Former Gabonese Transport Minister Ndounangoye arrested by gendarmerie

27 december 2019 - 12:30:24

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Former Gabonese Transport Minister Justin Ndounangoye, who is suspected of embezzlement of public funds, was arrested on Thursday evening, as part [...] Full text...

President Ghazouani promises measures to end death on Mauritanian roads

26 december 2019 - 00:16:21

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh Ghazouani said here Wednesday all measures would be taken to ensure road safety. This was contained in [...] Full text...

Erdogan says Turkey will not stay passive in the face of Libyan bloodshed

25 december 2019 - 15:36:51

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that his country has not sent forces to Libya, but would consider the issue [...] Full text...

Mauritanian President officially declares personal assets

25 december 2019 - 14:45:50

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani on Tuesday declared his assets before the Commission for Financial Transparency in Public Life, [...] Full text...

Stand for peace and harmony says Guterres after meeting with Pope Francis

21 december 2019 - 08:14:50

Rome, Italy (PANA) - In the midst of “turbulent and trying times”, all the world’s people must stand together in peace and harmony, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said [...] Full text...

Guterres deplores continued violation of the embargo on Libya by some countries

19 december 2019 - 13:39:17

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said he is  "very disappointed" that many countries  violate the arms embargo in Libya, which was [...] Full text...

Two suspected terrorists killed in Burkina Faso's Sahel

19 december 2019 - 08:44:11

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Suspected terrorists were killed on Wednesday in Burkina Faso's Sahel province of Soum during a clash with the army. "Elements of [...] Full text...

Libyan Govt assesses security situation in Tripoli after escalating violence

18 december 2019 - 14:28:54

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, held talks with the Interior Minister [...] Full text...

Rights groups accuse Equatorial Guinea over Jammeh suit

18 december 2019 - 08:15:31

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A group of human rights groups on  Tuesday accused Equatorial Guinea of refusing to serve exiled Gambian dictator, Yahya Jammeh, with [...] Full text...

'Political will needed to form unified government in South Sudan'

18 december 2019 - 05:35:01

New York, US (PANA) - Extending the deadline for the establishment of a unity government in South Sudan has helped maintain a ceasefire but also disillusioned many citizens, the [...] Full text...

French Embassy in Nigeria launches new strategy to help CSOs on peace initiatives

17 december 2019 - 12:30:46

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Embassy of France in Abuja on Tuesday announced the launch of a new strategy, it says, will help Civil Society [...] Full text...

Gambian Govt spokesman says he is not 'too small' to receive protesters' petition

17 december 2019 - 10:10:20

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Ebrima Sankareh, Gambia government’s spokesman, on Tuesday dismissed claims that his office was “too small to receive the petition” from protesters [...] Full text...

Chad to help Sudan in its peace process

16 december 2019 - 18:36:17

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Idris Deby of Chad has pledged to help the Sudanese peace talks currently underway in South Sudan, under the auspices [...] Full text...

Thousands march in Banjul to demand resignation of President Barrow

16 december 2019 - 13:03:11

Banjul, Gambia (PANA ) - Thousands of protesting Gambians on Monday took to the streets of Banjul calling for President Adama Barrow to step down [...] Full text...

Veteran politician warns disintegration of Sudan will attract 'scorpions and snakes'

15 december 2019 - 19:17:00

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A veteran Sudanese politician, Sadiq el Mahadi, says that the new government needs the support of the West, African and Arab [...] Full text...

Burkina president Kaboré visits air base to see acquisition of war materials against terrorism

12 december 2019 - 20:48:41

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Thursday held talks with the air army chief of staff, Colonel Major Palenfo [...] Full text...

Gambia’s rights activist calls for permit to protest

12 december 2019 - 09:29:02

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Madi Jobarteh, one of Gambia’s leading human rights activists, has called for re-negotiation for proper police permit to enable a group [...] Full text...

Senegalese President to attend Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development in Egypt

10 december 2019 - 13:21:56

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall was due to leave Dakar on Tuesday for Aswan, Egypt, to take part in a two-day Forum [...] Full text...

Libyan government studies proposed development of police service

10 december 2019 - 06:46:02

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ministry of the Interior of the Government of National Accord (GNA) is considering a proposal by the United Nations Support [...] Full text...

UN Envoy calls for end to Tripoli war amid deadlock on the ground

09 december 2019 - 12:59:39

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, has noted that the War in Tripoli, which began eight months ago, [...] Full text...

Egypt hosts workshop on 'Silencing the Guns in Africa'

09 december 2019 - 05:43:11

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A two-day workshop on “Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020” will run from 9-10 December in Aswan, Egypt, organisers told [...] Full text...

Togo: Eighteen people arrested for "insurrection attempt" presented to the press

04 december 2019 - 17:05:44

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese police on Tuesday paraded 18 persons arrested for "insurgency attempt" against the Republic's institutions in Lome, the Togolese capital, [...] Full text...

Gabonese PM announces cabinet reshuffle

03 december 2019 - 18:00:22

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabonese Prime Minister, Julien Nkoghe Bekale, on Monday evening announced the composition of the new government, a narrowed team of thirty [...] Full text...