Senegalese president his people to take Covid-19 pandemic "very seriously"

04 april 2020 - 11:53:19 BBA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has urged his compatriots to mobilize and take "very seriously" the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, avoiding any stigmatization [...] Full text...

The US calls Libyan parties for emergency to concentrate efforts on Covid-19

03 april 2020 - 22:06:23 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The US embassy in Libya Friday called on the Libyan belligerent parties to concentrate on efforts to fight against the coronavirus. In [...] Full text...

Amnesty Intl urges Eritrea to decongest prisons, release political prisoners

03 april 2020 - 22:04:47 AO

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eritrean-American Ciham Ali Ahmed, a prisoner of conscience, turned 23 years old on Friday in an unknown prison in Eritrea, Amnesty International [...] Full text...

Libya more than ever plunged into chaos a year after military offensive against Tripoli

03 april 2020 - 21:50:32 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The military offensive launched by the chief of the Libyan national army, Marshall Khalifa Haftar, to take control of Tripoli and [...] Full text...

Supreme Court of Zimbabwe ruling declaring opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, illegitimate exposed

03 april 2020 - 19:21:36 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A letter has leaked online exposing that this week’s Supreme Court of Zimbabwe ruling declaring Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Togo unveils new curfew period

03 april 2020 - 17:56:28 MTA

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese authorities have readjusted the period of the curfew imposed on Tuesday by President Faure Gnassingbé, according to a joint [...] Full text...

AI denounces impunity of authors of the civilian victims of the American strikes in Somalia

03 april 2020 - 14:05:43 KND

Paris, France (PANA)  - Amnesty International (AI) Friday strongly denounced the increase in the number of civilians killed by US air strikes in Somalia. It also [...] Full text...

UN Security Council condemns Boko Haram terrorist attack against Chadian soldiers in Chad Lake

02 april 2020 - 21:04:10 MSA

Paris, France (PANA)  - The UN Security Council Wednesday condemned the terrorist attack against the Chadian army on 23 March in Boma, a military garrison [...] Full text...

Africans rise against armed conflict, repressive regimes

02 april 2020 - 19:13:38 AO

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face of continuing conflict and state [...] Full text...

France welcomes the launch of EU's Operation Irini off Libya

02 april 2020 - 18:05:51 KND

Paris, France (PANA) - France on Wednesday welcomed the launch of the new European Union (EU) military operation off Libya, dubbed Irini (from the Greek [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: CENI suspends biometric enrolment operations in Niamey due to Covid-19

02 april 2020 - 16:34:53 KND

 Niamey, Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Independent National Electoral Commission of Niger (CENI) on Thursday suspended the ongoing biometric enrollment operations in the Niamey region, [...] Full text...

Guinea's ruling party wins two-thirds of seats in parliament

02 april 2020 - 12:56:51 BBA

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The ruling People's Rally of Guinea (RPG Rainbow) won 79 of the 114 seats in the National Assembly, according to provisional [...] Full text...

Tunisian president's security adviser resigns

02 april 2020 - 10:45:28 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Retired General Mohamed Salah Hamdi, the Tunisian president's security adviser, on Wednesday announced his resignation on his Facebook page, saying he [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: China reaffirms willingness to help Libya fight pandemic

02 april 2020 - 06:59:47 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – China has informed Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) that it is willing to respond to all its requests to fight [...] Full text...

Coronavirus - Togo decrees state of health emergency, curfew in response to COVID-19

01 april 2020 - 23:39:57 MSA

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé Wednesday evening declared a state of health emergency and curfew from 19h to 6h, PANA reported [...] Full text...

Gambian activist hails draft constitution

01 april 2020 - 17:36:23 MLJ

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Madi Jobarteh, one of the leading human rights activists in the Gambia, on Wednesday hailed the country’s newly-drafted constitution while canvassing [...] Full text...

Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court rejects amendment giving President Mnangagwa sole powers over the country's judiciary

01 april 2020 - 17:26:12 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe (Concourt) has rejected an amendment to the country's Constitution giving President Emmerson Mnangagwa sole powers to [...] Full text...

Malian Government sets up a crisis unit for release of opposition leader

01 april 2020 - 14:22:38 KND

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Malian government has set up a crisis cell for the release of opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé and his companions [...] Full text...

Zimbabwe's Supreme Court rules Nelson Chamisa is 'illegitimate' president of opposition MDC

01 april 2020 - 06:41:30 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe ruled on Tuesday that the President of Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change [...] Full text...

EU launches new operation to check arms deliveries to Libya

31 march 2020 - 23:42:04 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The European Union (EU) on Tuesday launched a new operation in the Mediterranean, EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, effective from 1 April, 2020, [...] Full text...

Libyan presidential council denounces daily crimes committed by Haftar’s forces

31 march 2020 - 23:30:59 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The presidential council of the Government of National Accord has strongly condemned "the crimes" perpetrated by the forces loyal to Marshall [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Lockdown extended by two weeks in Tunisia

31 march 2020 - 22:33:01 MSA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The general health confinement decreed in Tunisia to combat the spread of the Coronavirus was extended by two weeks, official sources [...] Full text...

Malian govt establishes crisis committee for the release of abducted opposition leader

31 march 2020 - 22:09:21 MSA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian government on Tuesday established a crisis committee for the release of the opposition leader and chief of the main [...] Full text...

Niger opposition leader released from jail

31 march 2020 - 13:58:47 KND

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Hama Amadou,  leader of the Nigerien opposition, who has been in jail at Fillingué (180 km east of Niamey) since 2019 [...] Full text...

EU launches 'Operation IRINI' to enforce Libya arms embargo

31 march 2020 - 12:10:39 AR

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Pursuant to the 19 January 2020 Berlin Conference on Libya, the European Union (EU) on Tuesday launched a new operation in [...] Full text...

Five political parties to contest Benin's local government elections in May

31 march 2020 - 10:20:26 BBA

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Five political parties have been cleared to contest Benin's local government elections on 17 May, the Autonomous National Electoral Commission announced [...] Full text...

Gambia's new Constitution to provide safe haven for all citizens – President Barrow

30 march 2020 - 18:17:46 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -  President Adama Barrow has expressed optimism that The Gambia's proposed Constitution, premised on strong foundations and all-inclusiveness, will provide a safe [...] Full text...

GNA VP, Italian ambassador to Libya discuss the war in Tripoli

30 march 2020 - 16:06:14 KND

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Vice President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Ahmed Maitig on Monday spoke with the [...] Full text...

GNA considers Abu Grein attack as extension of "brutal aggression" against Libya

28 march 2020 - 19:06:14 KND

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord said the attack carried out on Friday by Haftar's forces against Abu [...] Full text...

Guineans vote for a new Constitution

28 march 2020 - 00:06:24 MSA

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – About 2,856,295 Guineans, or 91.59% of the electorate  approved the draft new Constitution during Sunday’s double election, according to provisional results [...] Full text...

Burkinabè opposition leader condemns abduction of Malian counterpart

27 march 2020 - 23:03:41 MSA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The leader of the opposition Union for Change and Progress (UPC) in Burkina Faso, Zéphirin Diabré, on Friday condemned the [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: US warns Haftar to suspend offensive against Tripoli in favour of fight against COVID-19

27 march 2020 - 22:44:07 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - "Without strong and unified response, the new Coronavirus epidemic could spread fast in Libya, creating a generalized public health emergency, spread [...] Full text...

Washington calls for an end to military operations in Libya

27 march 2020 - 22:11:23 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has announced its opposition to the continued fighting in Tripoli during the week, stressing that this is not [...] Full text...

MINUSMA concerned about Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé kidnapping

27 march 2020 - 18:37:34 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has expressed concern about the kidnapping of the Malian opposition leader,  Soumaïla Cissé [...] Full text...

Moscow calls for humanitarian truce, cessation of hostilities in Libya

27 march 2020 - 18:12:15 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Russia has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Libya, a ceasefire and humanitarian truce, and respect for international humanitarian [...] Full text...

Mali Human Rights Commission condemns kidnapping of opposition leader

27 march 2020 - 15:18:28 KND

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission of Mali (CNDH) has condemned Wednesday's abduction of Malian opposition leader, Soumaïla Cissé, while he [...] Full text...

Libyans puzzled over settlement of their country's crisis

27 march 2020 - 14:37:51 KND

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three days after Libya recorded its first confirmed case of coronavirus infection in the midst of violent armed clashes, the population [...] Full text...

Gambia's President to receive draft constitution on Monday

27 march 2020 - 11:01:31 MLJ

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) says the draft constitution has been finalised and will be submitted to President Adama Barrow on [...] Full text...

Tunisian president and Prime Minister discuss Libyan crisis

27 march 2020 - 09:52:38 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The political and security situation in Libya was at the centre of a meeting on Thursday between Tunisian President Kais Saied [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Fayez Al-Sarraj says Libya can overcome COVID-19

27 march 2020 - 01:55:44 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the presidential council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, has said that the Libyan government [...] Full text...

Libyan FM reaffirms appeal to the UN Security Council to protect civilians against Haftar’s attacks

26 march 2020 - 22:33:14 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan ministry of foreign affairs has reaffirmed its appeal to the UN Security Council, calling the body ‘’to end the [...] Full text...

Libyan personalities call for unity, solidarity in combating COVID-19

26 march 2020 - 18:16:12 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA - Nineteen prominent Libyan personalities including doctors, academics and activists have appealed for unity and solidarity in dealing with the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

Malian government takes steps to find missing leader of the main opposition party

26 march 2020 - 16:13:50 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government, through its regional administration, the armed forces and its partners, has reassured that all practical steps are being [...] Full text...

Mali's main opposition party sets up a crisis unit after the kidnapping of its leader

26 march 2020 - 15:46:04 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's main opposition party, Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD), on Thursday set up a crisis cell at its headquarters [...] Full text...

Mali's Opposition leader still missing

26 march 2020 - 13:44:55 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé and his delegation who disappeared on Wednesday have not been found yet, his  URD party [...] Full text...

Libyan PM hails response to violations of truce by rival government

26 march 2020 - 12:25:58 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj on Wednesday lauded forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in an operation in the [...] Full text...

UN calls for immediate de-escalation in Libya to focus on fighting coronavirus

26 march 2020 - 10:13:47 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Wednesday evening called on the warring parties in Libya to cease hostilities [...] Full text...

France says Sunday's elections in Guinea 'not credible'

25 march 2020 - 15:06:02 MTA

Paris, France (PANA) - The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday that the legislative elections coupled with the constitutional referendum, which took place [...] Full text...

Top UN official in Libya condemns Tripoli bombardments

25 march 2020 - 06:25:52 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The top UN official in Libya, Stephanie Williams, on Tuesday condemned the repeated bombardment of the district of Ain Zara in [...] Full text...

Libyan FM calls for good treatment of foreigners residing in Libya

24 march 2020 - 21:43:39 KND

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign Ministry of the National Accord Government on Tuesday called on Libyan citizens to "properly treat all Libyan guests, [...] Full text...