Lifting of ECOWAS sanctions on Mali linked to nomination of civilian PM

25 september 2020 - 22:20:51 MSA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the Malian crisis, chaired by mediator Goodluck Jonathan, announced [...] Full text...

UN urges three new elected mayors in Libya to establish participative decision-making

25 september 2020 - 21:32:14 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Friday congratulated members of municipal councils recently inauguratedin Ghat, Kikla and Misrata, Libya, urging [...] Full text...

The International Economic Working Group discusses electricity crisis in Libya

25 september 2020 - 20:42:57 KND

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Economic Working Group (EWG) created by the Berlin process held a meeting here Friday with the new management of the [...] Full text...

South Africa: Zuma's foundation slams senior judge

25 september 2020 - 15:46:53 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) -  The Jacob Zuma Foundation has issued a scathing attack on Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, who heads a commission [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso: Government denies preventing Yacouba Isaac Zida, former Prime Minister of the Transition from returning home

25 september 2020 - 15:35:01 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government Friday denied preventing former transitional Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac Zida from returning home to take part in [...] Full text...

Return to good neighbourliness with Rwanda depends on extradition of alleged coup plotters of 2015

25 september 2020 - 13:56:00 MTA

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - New Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye said here Friday that normalization of relations with Rwanda would depend on the extradition of alleged [...] Full text...

New date set for Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

25 september 2020 - 11:15:00 AR

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Commonwealth Secretary-General  Patricia Scotland have announced the new date for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting [...] Full text...

Tunisian president calls for restructuring of Africa's external debt

25 september 2020 - 09:52:32 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The situation in the world requires more solidarity and joint efforts of the international community, Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed said on [...] Full text...

Only international action can restore security in the Sahel, Lake Chad Basin - President Issoufou

25 september 2020 - 06:23:18 AR

New York, US (PANA) - President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger on Thursday addressed the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 75th session stressing  that [...] Full text...

Libya is a victim of migration, not its reason, says GNA President Serraj

25 september 2020 - 05:59:53 AR

New York, UN (PANA) - Libya, as a country of transit for migrants, cannot surmount the associated challenges without international support, the country’s Head of [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Somalia committed to promoting democracy, accountability pandemic challenge

25 september 2020 - 05:50:56 AR

New York, US (PANA) - Somalia is working with its international partners to build a democratic, inclusive and prosperous country for its citizens, President Mohamed [...] Full text...

Tunisia sets free 22 migrants forcibly detained in Tunis

25 september 2020 - 05:44:22 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Interior ministry has released 22 sub-Saharan migrants who were forcibly held in El Ouardia centre in Tunis, two months after [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: International community must unite or be crushed by chaos, warns UN chief

25 september 2020 - 05:35:17 AR

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday made an unequivocal case for strengthening multilateralism and building trust among the countries of the [...] Full text...

Political forum due for October in Geneva, all hopes for Libyans (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

25 september 2020 - 00:01:39 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - All eyes are focused on the Swiss capital, Geneva, where a new round of inter-Libyan talks under the aegis of the [...] Full text...

Nigerien president calls for reflections on "the essential reforms of world governance"

24 september 2020 - 20:11:26 KND

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou and also president of the United Nations Security Council for the month of September 2020, Thursday chaired [...] Full text...

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

24 september 2020 - 17:39:57 MTA

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...

The East African Community expresses interest in Burundi TRC

24 september 2020 - 15:54:17 MTA

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A delegation of the General Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) is in Burundi as part of a mission to [...] Full text...

Libya expresses dissatisfaction with Tunisia over mistreatment of its nationals at Ras Jedir border post

24 september 2020 - 14:34:45 KND

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan deputy minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mahmoud al-Tilissi, Thursday expressed dissatisfaction with the [...] Full text...

ECOWAS validates Guinea's electoral roll

24 september 2020 - 13:56:38 BBA

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -  Former Guinean Minister of Communication Alhousséiny Kaké Makanéra Thursday  expressed "deep satisfaction" following the validation of the electoral roll by experts [...] Full text...

President Kabore to attend festivities of Guinea Bissau independence on Thursday

24 september 2020 - 00:06:18 MSA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré will Thursday join his Guinea-Bissau counterpart Umaro Sissoco Embalo to mark the 47th anniversary of [...] Full text...

Mauritania: President Ghazouani in Bissau for independence festivities

23 september 2020 - 23:55:41 MSA

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouanih left here Wednesday for Bissau to attend the country’s independence anniversary, the Mauritanian pro-governmental news [...] Full text...

ECOWAS mediator on Malian crisis, Goodluck Jonathan, arrives in Bamako

23 september 2020 - 23:36:15 MSA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the Malian crisis, arrived here [...] Full text...

Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi urges Libyans to unify positions and preserve country’s interests

23 september 2020 - 23:13:45 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi Wednesday welcomed the positive interaction among all parties in their efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis. He [...] Full text...

Tripoli hosts meeting on problems blocking opening of Ras Jedir land border post with Tunisia

23 september 2020 - 21:27:34 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  Officials of the ministry of foreign affairs and Interior of the Government of National Accord (GNA) met here Wednesday to resolve [...] Full text...

President Issoufou receives ‘’2020 presidential leadership prize’’

23 september 2020 - 20:44:04 MSA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The "2020 presidential leadership prize" was awarded Tuesday to Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on the occasion of the 36th Annual Gala [...] Full text...

Fayez al-Sarraj and Khaled al-Mechri agree to make Sirte and al-Joufra demilitarized zones

23 september 2020 - 20:10:36 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the Government of National Accord(GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, Wednesday agreed with the chairman of the [...] Full text...

Felix Tshisekedi calls for international sanctions against armed groups in eastern DRC

23 september 2020 - 18:45:07 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, Tuesday reminded the United Nations General Assembly of the [...] Full text...

Senegalese Cheikh Tidiane Gadio appointed Francophie's special envoy on Malian crisis

23 september 2020 - 16:33:45 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The former Senegalese Foreign Minister, Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, was Wednesday appointed by the Secretary-General of La Francophonie, Louise Mushikiwabo, special envoy [...] Full text...

Mali: UN expert calls on putschists to free all political leaders

23 september 2020 - 14:27:54 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations independent expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, Alioune Tine, Wednesday condemned the arrest and [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: UN reforms necessary to effectively fight the pandemic

23 september 2020 - 13:50:45 AO

Mombasa, Kenya (PAN) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for the rebuilding of the United Nations (UN) system to better address global crises including the [...] Full text...

Zimbabwe MDC Alliance opposition official Job Sikhala released from jail

23 september 2020 - 13:30:47 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zengeza West Member of Parliament Job Sikhala finally left prison Wednesday after his bail of ZWL50,000 (US$610) was paid by his [...] Full text...

Gambian legislators reject Constitution Bill

23 september 2020 - 11:29:20 MLJ

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...

Inter-Libyan political talks to resume 5 Oct. in Geneva

23 september 2020 - 11:18:53 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Geneva will on 5 October be the venue for meetings of the political part of the inter-Libyan talks launched by the [...] Full text...

Germany supports inter-Libyan peace talks

22 september 2020 - 22:13:16 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The German ambassador in Libya, Oliver Owcza, Tuesday reaffirmed the full support of his country for the Geneva results and the [...] Full text...

German ambassador in Libya makes proposals to get out of electricity crisis

22 september 2020 - 21:45:18 MSA

 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The German ambassador in Libya, Oliver Owcza, Tuesday presented to the managing committee of the Libyan national general electricity company a [...] Full text...

‘No single country, big or small, can unilaterally tackle countless challenges confronting the world today’ - President Barrow

22 september 2020 - 18:21:02 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has said “no single country, big or small, can unilaterally tackle the countless challenges confronting the world [...] Full text...

Freed MDC Alliance official, Job Sikhala, to spend Tuesday night in jail

22 september 2020 - 17:57:08 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Freed Zengeza West Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala, who was granted bail of ZWL50,000 (US$610) by the High Court of Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

Zimbabwe's Harare Mayor recalled barely a month after winning Mayoral race

22 september 2020 - 17:53:57 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Harare Mayor councilor, Jacob Mafume, has been recalled by his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), barely a month after [...] Full text...

MDC Alliance official released on US$610 bail in Zimbabwe

22 september 2020 - 17:50:27 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zengeza West Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala, has been granted ZWL50,000 (US$610) bail by the High Court of Zimbabwe on Tuesday [...] Full text...

Gambian MPs debate new constitution Bill

22 september 2020 - 14:53:33 MLJ

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...

Libyan Interior Minister, Italian Ambassador to Libya discuss latest developments in Libya

22 september 2020 - 14:20:16 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Minister of the government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, on Tuesday discussed the latest developments in Libya with [...] Full text...

Mali celebrates 60th anniversary of its independence

22 september 2020 - 13:29:54 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of Mali's independence was marked on Tuesday by a parade at the Place d'Armes du génie [...] Full text...

Malawian President in Zambia for official visit

22 september 2020 - 13:19:45 MM

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, accompanied by First Lady, Monica Chakwera, arrived in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, on Tuesday for an [...] Full text...

Libyan parliamentarians reject any attempt to withdraw Libyan affair from UN

21 september 2020 - 23:14:52 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) at a meeting here Monday rejected any individual and collective attempts to transfer [...] Full text...

The Philippines want to draw profit from Libyan experience in fight against terrorism

21 september 2020 - 22:53:22 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chargé d'affaires at the Philippines’ embassy in Libya, Mardamel Melikuru, Monday expressed his country’s desire to learn from Libya’s experience [...] Full text...

Former head of Senegalese diplomacy Cheikh Tidiane Gadio appointed Francophonie special envoy in Mali

21 september 2020 - 20:52:50 MSA

Paris, France (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the International Francophonie Organisation (OIF), Louise Mushikiwabo, Monday appointed Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, former Senegalese minister of foreign affairs, [...] Full text...

Kenyan President nudges South Sudan to respect comprehensive ceasefire deal

21 september 2020 - 18:20:48 AO

Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta received on Monday a delegation of Special Envoys of South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and emphasized the [...] Full text...

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

21 september 2020 - 16:43:23 MTA

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...

Libya elected Vice President for Africa at 64th session of IAEA

21 september 2020 - 14:50:40 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Countries attending the 64th session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference on Monday elected Libya as Vice President [...] Full text...

Fire damages offices of Burkina Faso parliament

21 september 2020 - 14:44:11 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A fire broke out early Monday in the National Assembly building and caused significant damage, the Communication Department of Parliament [...] Full text...