South Sudan’s transition from conflict to recovery ‘inching forward’ – UN envoy

04 march 2021 - 05:58:09 MA

New York, (PANA) - South Sudan’s transformation from conflict to recovery is underway, but much needs to be done before securing “a peaceful and prosperous [...] Full text...

Former Ivorian President Gbagbo promises to return home 'soon'

03 march 2021 - 11:12:16 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo announced in a statement on Tuesday that he was considering returning home after a 10-year [...] Full text...

UN Envoy unveils efforts to mobilise support for intra-Libyan dialogue

03 march 2021 - 09:57:09 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Libya and Head of his Support Mission (UNSMIL), Jan Kubis, has continued his efforts in [...] Full text...

PM designate of Libya meets with German Ambassador

02 march 2021 - 16:53:10 KND

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister-designate of Libya, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, discussed with the German Ambassador to Libya, Oliver Owcza, "the importance of summoning the [...] Full text...

Libya's High Council of State urges Parliament to pass vote of confidence in new government

02 march 2021 - 10:18:30 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan High Council of State has called on members of Parliament to put the interests of the homeland first and [...] Full text...

Tunisian court convicts 44 terrorists

02 march 2021 - 10:00:51 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Criminal Chamber on terrorism has sentenced 44 people convicted of terrorist acts to sentences ranging from 10 years to [...] Full text...

Tunisian president receives African diplomatic corps

02 march 2021 - 09:55:06 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed on Monday received the heads of the African diplomatic missions accredited in Tunis, a statement issued by [...] Full text...

Zimbabwe Vice President Mohadi resigns

01 march 2021 - 17:36:45 MA

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Vice President Kembo Mohadi has resigned from his post with immediate effect in the wake of damning sexual impropriety allegations [...] Full text...

Chambas urges Gambians to build consensus ahead of December elections

01 march 2021 - 13:16:57 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-  The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn [...] Full text...

Sirte ready to host plenary of vote of confidence in Libya's GNA, says Military Commission

01 march 2021 - 13:09:34 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's 5+5 Joint Military Commission says Sirte, 450 km east of Tripoli, is ready to host the plenary session of Parliament [...] Full text...

Libyan Prime Minister-designate denounces attempts to disrupt formation of government

01 march 2021 - 11:39:20 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Sunday denounced attempts to disrupt the government formation process [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopia says US' statement on its internal affairs 'regrettable'

01 march 2021 - 06:03:44 MA

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says a statement by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the reported atrocities and overall deteriorating situation [...] Full text...

Vice-president of Libyan presidential council satisfied with desires of unity of Fezzan populations

28 february 2021 - 20:10:59 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice-president-designate of the Libyan presidential council, Moussa Al-Koni, Sundayhas expressed his satisfaction with the desires of unity of the nation [...] Full text...

SNJT condemns attacks against Tunisian journalists by Ennahdha members

28 february 2021 - 19:38:08 MSA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The National trade union of Tunisian journalists (SNJT) Sunday denounced physical and verbal attacks against journalists by members of the ‘organizing [...] Full text...

Libyan Interior minister, UN Coordinator meet on political process

28 february 2021 - 18:42:35 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, Sunday held talks with the deputy secretary-general and [...] Full text...

HNEC, UNDP meet on monitoring of issuance of electronic voters’ card in Libya

28 february 2021 - 18:05:48 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan National High Electoral Commission (HNEC), Imad Al-Sayeh, Sunday held a meeting with a delegation of the [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis: US 'gravely concerned' about reported atrocities in Tigray region

28 february 2021 - 13:58:15 MA

Washington, DC , US (PANA) - The United States has expressed grave concern over reported atrocities and the overall deteriorating situation in the Tigray region [...] Full text...

EAC leaders appoint Kenyan as bloc’s chief executive

27 february 2021 - 16:17:26 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - East African Community (EAC) leaders on Saturday appointed Kenya's Peter Mathuki as the next Secretary-General of the regional bloc for [...] Full text...

Interim government essential for Libya's transition period - Moroccan FM

27 february 2021 - 12:47:14 BBA

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, said that speeding up the formation of the [...] Full text...

Speaker of Libyan Parliament announces plenary session on new government

27 february 2021 - 12:13:05 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) Speaker Aguila Saleh, has called a session of Parliament on 8 March in Sirte, provided the [...] Full text...

UN Special Envoy calls for speedy formation of unity Government in Libya

27 february 2021 - 10:22:57 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Libya, Ján Kubiš, has stressed the need for all Libyan parties to join forces and [...] Full text...

Moroccan king congratulates Niger's president-elect Bazoum

26 february 2021 - 09:38:54 BBA

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco's king Mohammed VI has congratulated Niger's president-elect Mohamed Bazoum on his victory at last Sunday's polls. In a message on Thursday, [...] Full text...

Burkinabe president visits Gabon

26 february 2021 - 09:23:22 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, left Ouagadougou on Friday for an official visit to Gabon, official sources [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis: Eritrean troops accused of possible crimes against humanity in Tigray region

26 february 2021 - 08:38:53 AO

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrean troops fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray state systematically killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the northern city of Axum on [...] Full text...

Libyan parliament urged to 'swiftly' convene for vote of confidence in proposed cabinet

26 february 2021 - 07:56:07 MA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Political Working Group (PWG) of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya (IFCL) has called upon the House of Representatives to "swiftly [...] Full text...

US and Kenyan presidents discuss regional peace, security

26 february 2021 - 05:48:53 MA

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Thursday spoke on phone with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta with their discussions centering [...] Full text...

French FM expresses support to Libyan PM on new political Roadmap

25 february 2021 - 16:19:42 KND

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister designate,  Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, met with the French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, who expressed his "support for the [...] Full text...

Tunisia to host "African Lion" military manoeuvres in June

25 february 2021 - 10:13:55 BBA

Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will in June host the multinational "African Lion" military manoeuvres, sponsored annually by the United States. The announcement was made on [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis: Addis Ababa slams 'politically motivated misinformation' about Tigray

25 february 2021 - 06:00:42 MA

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia has slammed "unsubstantiated and politically motivated misinformation" about the situation in Tigray being "extensively shared by [...] Full text...

Central African Republic ‘very volatile’, despite important progress – UN peacekeeping chief

25 february 2021 - 05:23:58 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Despite a successful presidential election and other noteworthy progress, the Central African Republic (CAR) continues to be plagued by violence [...] Full text...

Three Takfiri fighters arrested in Tunisia

25 february 2021 - 00:10:22 MSA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian security unit Wednesday in Sousse, 140 km south of the capital, arrested a 39-year-old man wanted for belonging to [...] Full text...

Presidential council congratulates NOC director for prize of champion of fight against corruption

24 february 2021 - 23:31:52 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the national unity government Wednesday congratulated the chairman of the managing committee of the Libyan national oil [...] Full text...

84 Libyan MPs urge Parliament to immediately hold plenary session to give confidence to government

24 february 2021 - 22:33:44 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 84-member Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) has called for a plenary session for the vote of confidence for the national [...] Full text...

127 Burundian refugee households repatriated from neighboring Tanzania

24 february 2021 - 16:57:55 KND

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 127 Burundian refugee households returned home on Tuesday from neighboring Tanzania where they had taken shelter from the violent electoral [...] Full text...

Burkinabe President congratulates Mohamed Bazoum, elected President of Niger

24 february 2021 - 16:52:38 KND

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Wednesday sent his message of congratulations to Mohamed Bazoum, who [...] Full text...

Libyan High Council of State urges PM to speed up formation of government

24 february 2021 - 10:48:49 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan High Council of State has called on the Prime Minister-designate of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, [...] Full text...

Ambassadors of Belgium, Spain present credentials to Gambian Foreign Minister

24 february 2021 - 10:27:33 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Ambassadors of Belgium and Spain to Gambia on Tuesday presented their letters of credence to the Gambian Foreign minister, Dr. [...] Full text...

Former Niger foreign minister Mohamed Bazoum wins presidential run-off vote

24 february 2021 - 05:54:51 MA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Former Niger foreign minister Mohamed Bazoum, 61, has won Niger's presidential run-off election with 55.75% of the vote, the Electoral Commission [...] Full text...

DRC govt appeals to international community for support to fight armed groups

24 february 2021 - 00:05:02 MSA

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The National Network of DRC Rights NGOs (RENADHOC) Tuesday called on the international community to back the Congolese government in [...] Full text...

DR Congo engages to tighten security in high risk zones

23 february 2021 - 23:41:53 MSA

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Security Council, at a meeting here Tuesday presided by President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, made a strong commitment to [...] Full text...

Meeting on process of referendum on Libyan Constitution

23 february 2021 - 22:31:02 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan High Council of State, Khaled al-Mechri, Tuesday held discussions with the president of the High Council [...] Full text...

Burundi calls assassination of Italian ambassador to neighbouring DR Congo "despicable"

23 february 2021 - 17:23:51 MTA

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has described as "despicable", the assassination on Monday of the Italian Ambassador to DR Congo, Luca Attanasio, in circumstances not [...] Full text...

Tunisia condemns armed attack on a WFP convoy in DR Congo

23 february 2021 - 17:14:14 MTA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Foreign Ministry on Monday strongly condemned the armed attack on a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) convoy in [...] Full text...

Libyan FM condoles his Italian counterpart on death of envoy to DR Congo

23 february 2021 - 14:49:02 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Siala, offered his condolences to his Italian counterpart, Luigi Di Maio, [...] Full text...

Mali's National Transition Council adopts 2021-2022 Government Action Plan

23 february 2021 - 13:11:46 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The members of the National Transition Council (CNT), which plays the role of Parliament in Mali, on Monday approved by 100 [...] Full text...

New political party formed in Togo

23 february 2021 - 12:14:28 BBA

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A new political party,  Pan-African Union for Democracy and Change (UPDC), was launched at the  weekend in Lomé, PANA learnt on [...] Full text...

Avoid ‘risky winner-take-all tactics’ in Somalia, UN Security Council hears

23 february 2021 - 06:40:19 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Increased “brinkmanship, pressure tactics, and tests of strength” are threatening progress in Somalia, the country’s UN envoy told the Security [...] Full text...

Beninese Constitutional Court validates bid of three duos for 11 April’s presidential election

22 february 2021 - 23:41:11 MSA

Cotonou, Benin PANA) - The Beninese Constitutional Court Monday validated the bids of three pairs of candidates to take part in the 11 April presidential [...] Full text...

UN envoy reaffirms commitment to back efforts for Libya’s unification

22 february 2021 - 23:16:39 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Libya and chief of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš, [...] Full text...

Nearly USD 134 million devoted by Libyan Government of Accord to fight against COVID-19

22 february 2021 - 21:49:19 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 600 million Libyan dinars ( US 133.932 million) has been urgently allocated to provide a vaccine to treat [...] Full text...