Niger: Senior civilian and military officials trained on Governance and Security Sector Reform

24 september 2020 - 17:39:57

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Senior civromilian and military officials from Niger attended a two-day training seminar on Governance and Security Sector Reform (G-RSS) organized here [...] Full text...

Gambian legislators reject Constitution Bill

23 september 2020 - 11:29:20

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian parliament on Tuesday rejected the “Promulgation Bill 2020” on the country’s draft constitution after it was put to vote ahead [...] Full text...

Gambian MPs debate new constitution Bill

22 september 2020 - 14:53:33

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian parliamentarians on Tuesday took turns to express their views and reactions to the “Promulgation Bill 2020” on the country’s draft [...] Full text...

Retired military officer, Colonel Major Bah N'Daw, named President of Mali Transition

21 september 2020 - 16:43:23

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Retired Colonel-Major Bah N'Daw was named President of the Mali Transition on Monday. "The college set up for the appointment of [...] Full text...

Burkinabe Gendarmerie attacked by unidentified individuals near Côte d'Ivoire border

21 september 2020 - 14:16:10

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Unidentified people on Sunday night attacked the Territorial Brigade of Gendarmerie in Mangodara, in the Cascades region on the border [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Barrow relaxes curfew in Gambia

17 september 2020 - 19:11:51

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – At the expiration of the State of Public Emergency by midnight tonight (Thursday 17 Sept.), President Adama Barrow has decided to [...] Full text...

‘I have systematically addressed the unfavourable state of affairs in Gambia’ - President Barrow

17 september 2020 - 17:56:26

Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- “Over the past three years, my government has systematically addressed the unfavourable state of affairs we found in the country when we [...] Full text...

Six killed, two wounded, one missing after attack and looting in Burundi

11 september 2020 - 14:00:38

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - At least six people were killed, two wounded, another went missing and property was looted by  unidentified armed individuals on Thursday [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso to build military camp in Djibo, Sahel region

10 september 2020 - 17:40:55

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, has signed a decree creating a corps of troops, called the 14th Inter-Arms Regiment [...] Full text...

Mauritania president visits flood victims in the country

10 september 2020 - 15:26:16

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani was on a visit to the east of the country on Thursday, including the localities [...] Full text...

Mauritania: Dismissed employees of Int'l security company demand unpaid 2-year salaries

09 september 2020 - 17:41:10

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nearly 200 Mauritanian workers, former employees of "G4 S", an international security company with headquarters in London, England, say they have [...] Full text...

Libya's GNA forces intercept 80 LNA military vehicles in the centre of the country

09 september 2020 - 11:35:59

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forces loyal to Libya's internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) announced on Wednesday that they have intercepted a military convoy of [...] Full text...

Rival Libyan govts meet in Morocco Sunday

06 september 2020 - 19:09:19

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, said Libyan people are all itching for good news,” stressing that only dialogue can solve the [...] Full text...

Burkinabe army seize shell, war materials from an individual's home in eastern region

01 september 2020 - 18:13:56

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army seized a shell and various war materials from an individual's home in Tanwalbougou, eastern Burkina Faso, an [...] Full text...

US, UK, Sweden pledge support for peace deal in Sudan, call on others to join

31 august 2020 - 21:57:47

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States, United Kingdom, and Norway, collectively known as the Troika, Monday welcomed the peace agreement between the Sudan Revolutionary [...] Full text...

Sudanese sign peace deal yet to attract another region

31 august 2020 - 20:41:07

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) and the civilian-led Transitional Government of Sudan signed an agreement Monday in Juba, capital of South [...] Full text...

South Africa: Ramaphosa emerges victorious after tense ruling party meeting

31 august 2020 - 17:46:31

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday appeared to secure control of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) following months [...] Full text...

FIFA says having more than one top flight division in Namibia is unacceptable

31 august 2020 - 14:10:09

Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World football's governing body, FIFA, has informed the Namibia Football Association (NFA) that it does not support the existence of a [...] Full text...

Buhari pledges more funding for Multinational Joint Task Force war against Boko Haram

28 august 2020 - 18:47:53

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria said that despite being at “the low ebb of resources caused by COVID-19 and fallen oil [...] Full text...

Suspect in shooting of demonstrators in Tripoli arrested

28 august 2020 - 11:31:22

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Thursday announced the arrest of a suspect in the shooting [...] Full text...

Accumulation of problems, deterioration in living conditions in Libyan trigger demonstrations (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

28 august 2020 - 00:05:42

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyans, long time bothered by insecurity caused by 14 months of war, have over the past few weeks intensified demonstrations in [...] Full text...

Mediators welcome Libyan leaders' call for dialogue

26 august 2020 - 22:54:07

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue Wednesday welcomed Libyan leaders' call for a nationwide ceasefire and end to military buildup in the [...] Full text...

At least 11 people killed in Burundi by attackers from DR Congo

26 august 2020 - 14:49:12

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - At least 11 people were killed in southern Burundi between August 23 to 24 by armed individuals from neighboring Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

Fayez al-Sarraj discusses with American military consulting foundation to strengthen capacities of military staffs

25 august 2020 - 22:55:03

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, Tuesday discussed with a delegation [...] Full text...

Mauritania: Opposition Coalition denounces land for foreigners

24 august 2020 - 17:59:57

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Opposition and black nationalist movement, under the umbrella of the Coalition Vivre Ensemble (CVE), has denounced what it called "land hoarding" [...] Full text...

First High-Level Dialogue on Humanitarian Access in Niger

23 august 2020 - 11:45:46

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Two weeks after the terrorist attack that claimed the lives of eight people, including six French and two Nigeriens, in the [...] Full text...

Mali coup: Mali plunges into period of uncertainty – humanitarian bodies

21 august 2020 - 10:31:44

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The forced resignation of Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Tuesday, when soldiers arrested him at gunpoint, has plunged the West [...] Full text...

Zimbabwe: MDC T faction recalls Harare Mayor, five other councillors

20 august 2020 - 16:16:14

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Secretary General of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) T faction, Douglas Mwonzora, has recalled Harare’s Mayor, Hebert Gomba, and [...] Full text...

GNA Chief, Fayez Al-Sarraj, discusses developments in Libya with Qatari, Turkish Defence Ministers

17 august 2020 - 17:43:02

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya, Fayez Al-Sarraj, met on Monday with [...] Full text...

Libyan Interior Minister urges European countries to pressure Haftar's supporters to stop creating division

17 august 2020 - 15:50:59

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, said the results of the Berlin Conference represented the start of [...] Full text...

SADC, AU must clear the security threat in Mozambique (By Anaclet Rwegayura)

14 august 2020 - 11:39:11

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are due to virtually hold their 40th Ordinary Summit on 17 [...] Full text...

Rwanda to switch to new East Africa E-Passport

13 august 2020 - 13:22:25

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration on Thursday announced that all ordinary passports will be replaced by the newly introduced [...] Full text...

Libyan Interior minister denounces antiques trafficking as threat to security

12 august 2020 - 21:38:58

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, Wednesday condemned the illegal trade in antiques as [...] Full text...

Nigeria: Buhari assures on restoration of security in Northeast, other parts of Nigeria

10 august 2020 - 17:49:15

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday gave strong assurances that security will be restored to Borno State, the Northeast, and the nation [...] Full text...

Niger extends the state of emergency in the department of Filingué

08 august 2020 - 16:29:05

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government Saturday extended the state of emergency in the department of Filingué in the region of Tillabéry, following terrorist [...] Full text...

Washington calls for 'demilitarized solution' in Sirte and al-Jafra in Libya

05 august 2020 - 12:24:32

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has called for a demilitarized solution in Sirte and al-Jafra, Libya, where a large mobilization of troops is [...] Full text...

Nigeria: Nigeria sustaining induction of digital technological devices in war against insecurity - Defence minister

04 august 2020 - 20:52:09

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -  Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) said here Tuesday Nigeria was sustaining the induction of digital technological devices [...] Full text...

Nigeria: Buhari laments worsening security situation, plans rejig of nation's security apparatus

04 august 2020 - 16:47:00

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The meeting of Nigeria’s National Security Council ended with National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (retired), announcing that President [...] Full text...

Ivorian govt. carries out minor cabinet reshuffle

03 august 2020 - 14:31:34

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara, on Monday carried out a minor cabinet reshuffle, PANA learned from official sources. Under the arrangement, [...] Full text...

Niger needs strong democratic institutions to meet security challenge, says President Issoufou

03 august 2020 - 12:58:40

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger needs strong democratic institutions for its long-term transformation, but especially in the immediate future to meet the security challenge, President [...] Full text...

Mauritania: Opposition welcomes probe of ex-president Aziz's administration

31 july 2020 - 17:36:15

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD/Tawassoul/Islamist Movement), the main opposition party in Mauritania, says it welcomed the Parliamentary Commission [...] Full text...

Nigeria: Buhari pledges additional funds to military, security chiefs, ignores calls for their sack

31 july 2020 - 16:23:49

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday gave a clean bill of performance to the nation’s military and security commanders, saying that [...] Full text...

Mauritania: Parliamentary Investigative Commission blames ex-president Aziz for bad governance

28 july 2020 - 17:40:56

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The report of a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP), formed last January to investigate "decades of bad governance by the former [...] Full text...

Libyan PM al-Sarraj calls for security arrangements against threats to cities

28 july 2020 - 11:54:24

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, has stressed the need for the security [...] Full text...

Fresh violence sends scores fleeing South Sudan's Jonglei region

23 july 2020 - 20:21:57

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A fresh outbreak of fighting in the troubled Jonglei region of South Sudan has forced thousands of families to flee [...] Full text...

Body of Rwandan peacekeeper killed in CAR repatriated

23 july 2020 - 15:25:38

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - The body of a Rwandan soldier, who was killed while serving with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Central African [...] Full text...

Rwanda border guards gun down marijuana smuggler at border with DR Congo

21 july 2020 - 15:14:26

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan military has shot dead one smuggler suspected of crossing the border illegally from Democratic Republic of Congo, while the rest [...] Full text...

Libyan Interior minister reaffirms rejection of Haftar’s government militarization project

20 july 2020 - 21:53:46

Libyan Interior minister reaffirms rejection of Haftar’s government militarization project   Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The minister of Interior of the government of national accord (GNA), Fathi [...] Full text...

Benin for mass recruitment in the police, army, water and forestry sectors

19 july 2020 - 11:35:25

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Government of Benin is planning to increase the strength of its Armed Forces, the Republican Police and the Water, Forests, [...] Full text...

Kagame eulogises American civil right icon, John Lewis, whose "actions inspired many to slam injustices"

19 july 2020 - 07:13:02

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - Rwandan President Paul Kagame has tweeted condolences for the famous American civil right activists, John Lewis, and attributed his actions to [...] Full text...