Senegalese army inspector general visits country's contingent based in Gao, northern Mali

11 october 2021 - 19:25:06 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The head of the regional office of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Gao (North Mali), [...] Full text...

More than 3bln CFAF to rehouse people evicted from two fishing sites in Cotonou

18 september 2021 - 16:29:03 BBA

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government is to release 3,461,803,000 CFA francs to rehouse and support the families of fishermen relocated from two sites [...] Full text...

Malian pharmacists suspend compulsory health insurance service

04 september 2021 - 11:54:06 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Pharmacists in charge of private health structures in Mali will suspend, from 13 September until further notice, the compulsory health insurance [...] Full text...

Malian, Ivorian experts express support for delimitation of common border

31 august 2021 - 00:01:13 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian and Ivorian experts have expressed  their desire to support the delimitation of their common border, official sources said here Monday. This [...] Full text...

Mali's National Union of Higher Education suspends strike order

30 august 2021 - 11:19:03 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Union of Higher Education and Scientific Research (SNESUP) of Mali on Friday suspended its 72-hour strike, scheduled for Tuesday [...] Full text...

Armed robbers kill international journalist working on documentary in Ghana

27 august 2021 - 23:27:47 WA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A journalist from the London-based television channel, MTA International, Taalay Ahmed, was Monday killed by armed robbers while working in Ghana, [...] Full text...

Tunisian navy rescues 31 illegal migrants

11 july 2021 - 05:52:49 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units rescued 31 foreign illegal migrants, threatened with drowning, after their damaged boat was taking in water. The Tunisian Health [...] Full text...

Japan donates more than 4,300 tons of milled rice to Mali

01 july 2021 - 21:28:37 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan has donated 4,310 tons of milled rice worth 300 million Japanese Yen or about 1.5 billion CFA francs to Mali [...] Full text...

Bamako public school teachers on strike for non-payment of salaries

28 june 2021 - 14:39:49 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Public school teachers in Bamako district have gone on strike effective Monday to press for payment of salaries to their colleagues [...] Full text...

Court restrains Nigeria from arresting, prosecuting NGO over Twitter case

22 june 2021 - 23:06:37 WA

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice Tuesday ordered the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and its agents to refrain from [...] Full text...

UN, WHO call for renewal of humanitarian assistance to millions in north-west Syria

18 june 2021 - 22:25:05 WA

Geneva-Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of people caught up in an active war zone in north-west Syria remain in need of humanitarian aid to survive, the United [...] Full text...

ECOWAS Court dismisses suit Filed by former staff of the West African Power Pool (WAPP)

04 june 2021 - 21:14:21 WA

 Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a suit brought by a former staff of the West African Power Pool (WAPP), Mr. Ignace [...] Full text...

Libya gives foreign workers one month to regularise their situation

02 june 2021 - 11:34:45 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation has asked all employers, whether public or private, as well as foreign workers to [...] Full text...

Ghana: Three dead, 15 others trapped in mining pit

26 may 2021 - 23:56:25 WA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Three persons died while more than 15 others were still believed trapped following the collapse of an illegal mining (galamsey) pit [...] Full text...

Mali celebrates Labor Day with sobriety

01 may 2021 - 17:28:53 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, in his message to Malian workers on Labor Day, expressed his respect [...] Full text...

Ghanaian actress jailed over nude photo granted bail

22 april 2021 - 05:56:44 WA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The High Court in Accra on Thursday granted jailed Ghanaian actress, Rosemond Brown, popularly called Akuapem Poloo, bail in the sum [...] Full text...

Ghanaian actress jailed 90 days for indecent exposure

16 april 2021 - 23:24:56 WA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An Accra circuit court Friday sentenced a popular Ghanaian actress, Rosemond Brown, to 90 days in prison for indecent exposure of [...] Full text...

Ghana targets 7.5m properties for unique digital addresses

12 april 2021 - 22:53:16 WA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Vice-President Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia said here Monday local authorities had identified some 7.5 million properties to be given unique [...] Full text...

Malian soldier killed in terrorist attack

06 april 2021 - 12:14:59 BBA

Bamako, Mali ( PANA) - A Malian soldier was killed and four others were slightly wounded in a terrorist attack repelled "vigorously" by the Malian [...] Full text...

Eleven teenagers who drowned in Ghana laid to rest

16 march 2021 - 21:01:28 WA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Eleven teenagers who drowned at the Ghanaian coastal town of Apam, 58 km east of the capital, Accra, on 7 March, [...] Full text...

Malian city to host 49th anniversary of Organisation to Develop Senegal River

08 march 2021 - 17:04:03 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Organization for the Development of the Senegal River (ODSR) will celebrate its 49th anniversary from 10-12 March, in western Malian [...] Full text...

Togo: More than 3 million workers in informal sector to benefit from social security

02 march 2021 - 17:46:57 KND

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - About 3.5 million workers belonging to the informal economy will benefit from the extension of social security to their sector, learned [...] Full text...

Illegal migrants from Tunisia to Italy increase

25 february 2021 - 13:06:56 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Since the beginning of the year, the number of illegal migrants arriving on Italian shores from Tunisia has increased remarkably, reaching [...] Full text...

Bakeries and pastry shops in Bamako go on strike over hiked flour price

02 february 2021 - 12:26:24 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Some bakeries and pastry shops in Bamako, the Malian capital, on Monday began unilaterally a 48-hour strike to denounce the rise [...] Full text...

Tunisian students boycott class resumption to demand release of arrested schoolmates

25 january 2021 - 22:21:30 MSA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The General Union of Tunisian Students (UGET) Monday announced it was boycotting the start of the university academic year due the [...] Full text...

Tunisia: Youths, security forces clash in Sbeitla after death of girl

25 january 2021 - 21:49:18 MSA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Clashes occurred Monday between groups of youths and security forces in Sbeitla, a locality of the region of Kasserine, following the [...] Full text...

50 African illegal migrants rescued by Tunisian navy

11 january 2021 - 23:46:08 MSA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A unit of the Tunisian navy Monday rescued 50 illegal migrants of different African nationalities, including four Tunisians, a statement issued [...] Full text...

Workers at Gabriel Touré Hospital in Bamako on strike for 72 hours

30 december 2020 - 15:10:02 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At the call of their union, workers of Gabriel Toure Hospital, one of the largest medical centres in Mali, have been [...] Full text...

Doctors, pharmacists and dentists in Tunisian public service go on strike

25 december 2020 - 16:07:11 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Doctors, pharmacists and dentists in the Tunisian public health sector began a face-to-face strike on Friday at the call of their [...] Full text...

Negotiations resume between government and Malian national workers’ union

21 december 2020 - 22:19:16 MSA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government and the National Union of Malian workers (UNTM), the largest trade-union in Mali, Monday resumed negotiations that were [...] Full text...

Mali's National Union of Workers suspends all negotiations with government

16 december 2020 - 17:00:58 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Union of Workers of Mali (UNTM), the main trade union in the country, has opted to break off all [...] Full text...

Mali national workers union begins five-day strike

11 december 2020 - 21:43:09 MSA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian national workers’ union (UNTM), the country’s largest trade-union, Friday confirmed it would go ahead with its five-day strike to [...] Full text...

Tunisian magistrates extend their strike

10 december 2020 - 12:25:37 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Bureau of the Tunisian Magistrates Association (AMT) announced Thursday in a statement that it would extend its strike indefinitely until [...] Full text...

Aaaaaa Day of anger of the Health sector in Tunisia

08 december 2020 - 21:41:18 MTA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Trade unions of public health professionals in Tunisia observed here Tuesday "a Day of National Anger" and sit-ins in all hospitals [...] Full text...

Tunisian magistrates extend their strike by additional 5 days

05 december 2020 - 16:07:28 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Association of Tunisian Magistrates (AMT) has called for their strike to be extended by an additional five days until an [...] Full text...

Mali's national trade union plans five-day strike next month

24 november 2020 - 14:14:51 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's largest trade union, Union Nationale des travailleurs du Mali (UNTM), intends to call a 120-hour strike from December 14 to [...] Full text...

Unemployment rate in Tunisia drops by 2% in third quarter 2020

17 november 2020 - 19:23:27 MSA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The rate of unemployment in Tunisia dropped during the third quarter this year, reaching 16.2% as against the 18% recorded during [...] Full text...

More than 300 billion FCFA of financial irregularities detected in Auditor General's 2019 report

06 november 2020 - 21:09:30 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than CFAF 300 billion in financial irregularities, including CFAF 287 billion in mining companies, have been detected in Mali, an [...] Full text...

Former Benin president Boni Yayi denies leaving debts to workers

18 october 2020 - 12:50:36 MTA

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's former president Boni Yayi (2006-2016) has said  he left no debts to workers, contradicting his successor over a CFAF 173 billion [...] Full text...

Three young Malians at the "Hub Africa 2020" in October in Casablanca, Morocco

24 september 2020 - 22:58:39 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three young Malians will represent their country at the "Hub Africa 2020" competition to be held 7-8 October in Casablanca, Morocco, [...] Full text...

Celebrities call for green, gender-equal coronavirus recovery

24 september 2020 - 19:50:17 DJ

New York (PANA) - Goodwill ambassadors of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said here Thursday the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had exposed the vulnerabilities of [...] Full text...

Workshop on Misahel project launched in Bamako

23 september 2020 - 16:00:50 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the High Authority for Communication (HAC), Fodié Touré, Wednesday opened a workshop on the "Misahel" project to promote [...] Full text...

Tunisian unemployed embark on sit-in at seat of government for 10th consecutive day

19 september 2020 - 00:06:52 MSA

Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Several unemployed Tunisians, particularly graduates from higher institutions, Friday continued their sit-in at the seat of government here for the tenth [...] Full text...

Japan donates airport equipment, rolling stock to Mali

18 september 2020 - 17:04:54 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan has offered Mali ultra-modern airport security equipment, worth nearly 1.9 billion CFA francs, PANA learned on Friday from the Malian [...] Full text...

An illegal migrant drowns, two missing, 13 rescued after boat sinks off Tunisian coast

26 july 2020 - 19:49:59 MSA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian coastal guards on Sunday recovered the body of an illegal migrant and rescued 13 others after their boat sank off [...] Full text...

Tunisia: Dozens of dogs savagely killed in their refuge

24 july 2020 - 00:02:57 MSA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A horrible video showing dozens of dogs being savagely massacred in the Tunisian southern city of Djerba has been trending on [...] Full text...

Unemployed Tunisian journalists stage protest at government seat

23 july 2020 - 15:26:04 KND

Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The coordination of unemployed Tunisian journalists organized a sit-in protest on Thursday in front of the seat of the government presidency, [...] Full text...

Protesters storm oil site in southern Tunisia

17 july 2020 - 10:57:33 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Dozens of protesters stormed the entrance of the El Kamour oil site in southern Tunisia on Thursday evening in an effort [...] Full text...

Mauritania to review retirement age

17 july 2020 - 00:17:53 MSA

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has examined and adopted a draft bill amending and replacing several portions of the 93/009 Act of 18 [...] Full text...

Tunisian Navy intercepts 128 illegal migrants, including 94 Sub-Saharan Africans

16 july 2020 - 18:44:39 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy on Thursday arrested 34 Tunisians and 94 nationals of sub-Saharan Africa who were preparing to illegally [...] Full text...