Libyan presidential council members, ministers reduce salaries by 30 and 40 pct

12 november 2019 - 23:26:27 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The Libyan government of national accord Tuesday approved the reduction of salaries of members of the presidential council, ministers, deputy secretaries [...] Full text...

President Felix Tshisekedi calls for international coalition for peace

12 november 2019 - 22:17:34 MSA

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)  - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC), Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Tuesday called for a world coalition for the [...] Full text...

ANC sends memorandum to joint UN-ECOWAS mission for free, fair election in Togo

12 november 2019 - 21:56:57 MSA

Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  The National Alliance for Change (ANC), Togo's main opposition political party, Monday presented to the joint UN-ECOWAS mission a “memorandum for [...] Full text...

Guinean President Conte issues decree for conduct of parliamentary elections

12 november 2019 - 21:30:34 MSA

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Hours after a decree issued by Guinean President Alpha Condé ordering the electoral body to conduct parliamentary elections on 16 February [...] Full text...

Egyptian FM reaffirms Cairo's position for a comprehensive settlement in Libya to Ghassan Salamé

12 november 2019 - 19:14:51 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Choukry, on Tuesday, at a meeting in Cairo with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in [...] Full text...

Guinea-Bissau political crisis stops trucks laden with goods from entering Bissau

12 november 2019 - 18:23:37 MTA

Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The tense political situation in Guinea-Bissau is beginning to have a negative impact on the country's economic activities as many merchants [...] Full text...

President Conde reshuffles his cabinet

12 november 2019 - 17:35:30 MTA

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - President Alpha Condé of Guinea, on Monday announced a minor reshuffle of his government, marked by the return of two former [...] Full text...

ICC warns Guinean social, political actors against escalation of violence

12 november 2019 - 17:04:32 KND

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - In a statement transmitted Monday to PANA, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has warned Guinean political actors against any escalation of [...] Full text...

Mauritius gets new government

12 november 2019 - 16:49:01 NA

Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday appointed a new cabinet of 24 ministers following his victory in the parliamentary elections [...] Full text...

Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin call for an unconditional cessation of hostilities in Libya

12 november 2019 - 16:22:55 KND

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on Monday discussed the situation in Libya, calling for "the immediate and [...] Full text...

New Tunisian parliament opens on Wednesday

12 november 2019 - 15:38:33 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's newly elected Members of Parliament will take oath of office on Wednesday after the opening plenary session of the House [...] Full text...

Cape Verde's main opposition party set to elect new president

12 november 2019 - 15:07:03 KND

Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde's main opposition party, the African Independence Party of Cape Verde (PAICV), will elect its new president on December [...] Full text...

Cape Verdean President to meet with Pope Francis

12 november 2019 - 13:46:38 KND

Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verdean President Jorge Carlos Fonseca will be received on Saturday by Pope Francis at the Vatican, it was officially [...] Full text...

Joint UN-ECOWAS mission calls for credible and fair presidential election in Togo

11 november 2019 - 23:37:08 MSA

Lomé, Togo (PANA)  -  A joint United Nations (UN) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mission has called for ‘’credible and fair’’ presidential [...] Full text...

Several African leaders to attend UNESCO General Conference beginning Tuesday in Paris

11 november 2019 - 18:48:05 MTA

Paris, France (PANA) - Several African heads of state and government will take part in the UN agency's General Conference on Tuesday at the UNESCO [...] Full text...

Rabat reaffirms support for Libya's stability

11 november 2019 - 17:58:20 KND

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Prime Minister, Saâdeddine El Otmani, on Monday reaffirmed Morocco's continued support for stability and development in Libya. In a speech [...] Full text...

Tunisian Prime Minister to visit France and Italy

11 november 2019 - 17:02:24 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister, Youssef Chahed, is due in Paris on Monday to deliver a message from President Kais Saied to his [...] Full text...

Khalifa Haftar and Ghassan Salamé discuss developments in Libya

11 november 2019 - 15:33:51 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander-in-Chief Khalifa Haftar has met with United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, to discuss [...] Full text...

Libya helps organize voting for Burkinabe residents on its territory in 2020 elections

11 november 2019 - 14:20:35 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya will help organize the voting by Burkinabe residents on its territory in the presidential and legislative elections scheduled for 2020 [...] Full text...

Organisers of Berlin Conference on Libya step up efforts to ensure success

11 november 2019 - 07:57:48 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – As the International Berlin Conference on Libya draws closer, the organisers are working hard to ensure its success and ensure that [...] Full text...

DRC, Uganda to fight 'negative forces' in eastern DRC

11 november 2019 - 06:53:37 MSA

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to work together to fight "negative forces" and armed gangs [...] Full text...

ECOWAS to send a mission of Heads of State to Bissau

09 november 2019 - 11:37:19 MTA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the Guinea-Bissau crisis has decided to send a [...] Full text...

Guinea Bissau: Televised debates to enable 12 presidential candidates to present programmes

08 november 2019 - 20:40:42 MSA

Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)  -  The Guinea Bissau national television (TGB) and radio (RDN) will from this weekend jointly launch a series of debates for the [...] Full text...

Zimbabwe President reshuffles his cabinet

08 november 2019 - 19:42:28 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has reshuffled his cabinet amidst growing economic and social turmoil that continues to threaten the country’s growth. The [...] Full text...

Tunisia, Italy hold talks on the management of migrant flows

08 november 2019 - 19:12:07 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A negotiating session between Italy and Tunisia was held Thursday at the headquarters of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to [...] Full text...

Libya: US diplomat says seizure of printed dinar in Russia would help reform war economy

08 november 2019 - 19:07:21 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Former US Special Envoy to Libya, Jonathan Winer, has said that the seizure by the Maltese authorities of recently-printed Libyan dinar [...] Full text...

Botswana launches 12th national assembly

08 november 2019 - 18:33:14 M S

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President, Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, and Members of Parliament are attending an orientation seminar to launch the 12th National Assembly. The seminar [...] Full text...

Official results of Tunisia's parliamentary elections throws up fragmented parliament

08 november 2019 - 17:59:50 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The final results of the October 16 Tunisian parliamentary polls, announced on Friday by the Tunisian electoral authority, have thrown up [...] Full text...

Angolan President awards medal to activist Rafael Marques

08 november 2019 - 17:46:12 MTA

Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The President of the Republic of Angola, João Lourenço, has awarded a medal to Angolan journalist and human rights activist, Rafael [...] Full text...

ICRC urges speedy implementation of political solution in South Sudan conflict

08 november 2019 - 17:39:39 DJ

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Following South Sudan's warring factions' decision to extend the pre-transitional period by 100 days, a humanitarian organization on Friday urged a [...] Full text...

Niamey hosts ECOWAS extraordinary summit on the Guinea-Bissau crisis

08 november 2019 - 16:22:43 KND

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien President, Mr. Issoufou Mahamadou, who is the current President of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of [...] Full text...

Mauritius Elections: Unofficial results show Prime Minister’s party leading

08 november 2019 - 16:11:45 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Unofficial results coming out of the 20 constituencies where counting of votes for the elections, held on Thursday, is taking place [...] Full text...

EU invites Sudan's PM to attend ministerial meeting in Brussels

08 november 2019 - 11:40:28 MO

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Friday announced that Prime Minister Dr Abdullah Hamdouk has received an official invitation to take part in [...] Full text...

US warns South Sudan leaders after they failed to form government of national unity

08 november 2019 - 11:33:37 MO

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United States says it is "deeply disappointed" that South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Rick Machar are delaying formation [...] Full text...

AU condemns the terrorist attack on Malian army camp

08 november 2019 - 11:18:27 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a Malian armed forces post in Indelimane, on the Niger [...] Full text...

South Africa presiden Ramaphosa urged to rebuke his deputy

08 november 2019 - 10:36:14 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday called on President Ramaphosa to rebuke his deputy David Mabuza for [...] Full text...

Counting of votes begins in Mauritius election

08 november 2019 - 06:24:33 NA

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Electoral Commission on Friday started counting of votes cast in Thursday's parliamentary election in the 21 constituencies of [...] Full text...

Mauritanian president begins private visit to Germany

07 november 2019 - 21:33:54 MSA

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, left here Thursday for a private visit to Germany, the state-run news agency [...] Full text...

New Tunisian president to visit Algeria

07 november 2019 - 19:46:52 MTA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The new Tunisian President, Kais Saied, will visit Algeria in the coming weeks, the Tunisian Prime Minister, Youssef Chahed, announced on [...] Full text...

Mauritius: Voter turn-out reaches 75.8% in presidential polls

07 november 2019 - 19:30:07 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Office of the Electoral Commission in Mauritius has reported a voter turnout of 75.8 % or 708.282 voters out of [...] Full text...

Niger: ECOWAS extraordinary summit on Guinea Bissau opens on Friday

07 november 2019 - 18:30:19 MTA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An extraordinary summit of heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opens on Friday in Niamey [...] Full text...

Mauritania releases 10 persons arrested for disturbing the peace after June 2019 presidential elections

07 november 2019 - 18:10:10 KND

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian justice has acquitted about ten individuals, cadres and activists of the Coalition Living Together (CVE-negro African nationalist movement) who [...] Full text...

Cape Verde recognizes the government of Aristides Gomes in Guinea-Bissau

07 november 2019 - 18:01:27 MTA

Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verdean government, in line with popular position of the international community, has recognized the executive led by Prime [...] Full text...

Sudanese, South Sudanese and Ugandan leaders in Entebbe for tripartite meeting on South Sudan

07 november 2019 - 17:18:52 MO

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The leaders of Sudan, Uganda and South Sudan are meeting in Entebbe, Uganda, on Thursday to discuss the most recent developments [...] Full text...

. Mauritius: Electoral Commissioner reports 36.99% turnout of voters by midday

07 november 2019 - 13:49:32 NA

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian voters' turnout by midday on Thursday had reached 36.99% or 348,362 out of the 941,719 registered voters for the [...] Full text...

Senegalese President to attend ECOWAS summit on Guinea-Bissau in Niamey

07 november 2019 - 12:56:53 BBA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall left Dakar on Thursday for Niamey, Niger, to take part on Friday in an extraordinary summit of [...] Full text...

'International community concerned about the situation in Guinea'

07 november 2019 - 12:01:18 BBA

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The international community said on Thursday that it is closely monitoring the Guinean government's legal proceedings to shed light on the [...] Full text...

'US concerned about foreign interference, mercenary involvement in Libyan conflict'

07 november 2019 - 11:10:31 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has expressed concern at the growing involvement of foreign governments and mercenaries in the Libyan conflict, a situation [...] Full text...

Cote d'Ivoire's 2020 presidential election: 17 opposition parties finalise platform under Bedie

07 november 2019 - 10:04:37 BBA

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Seventeen Ivorian opposition parties gathered on Wednesday in Daoukro, in central-eastern Côte d'Ivoire, around former head of state Henri-Konan Bédié, president [...] Full text...

Abass Bamba to contest 2020 Ivorian presidential election on ticket of CNPI

07 november 2019 - 09:49:01 BBA

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The President of the National Congress of the Ivorian People (CNPI), Dr. Abass Yaya Bamba, on Wednesday announced his candidacy for [...] Full text...