Two killed, several wounded in demonstrations in central Benin
MSA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Two people have been killed and several others wounded in a demonstration and violence in Savè, central Benin, about 250 km [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's president again defends border closer; says not meant to punish neighbours
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in London again defended the partial closure of the country's borders saying it is not [...] Full text...
More than 600 'repentant' Boko Haram terrorists undergo rehabilitation
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army says that more than 608 “repentant” Boko Haram terrorists are currently undergoing a de-radicalization, rehabilitation and reintegration (DRR) [...] Full text...
Arrest deemed "arbitrary" of a local press correspondent in Burundi
KND Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The director of Radio "Isanganiro" (Carrefour des Idées), Sylvère Ntakarutimana, Saturday described as “arbitrary” the arrest of Blaise Pascal Kararumiye, a [...] Full text...
EU offers mobile camp to reinforce security in Central Mali
KND Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Friday handed over to the Malian gendarmerie here a mobile security camp estimated to cost more than [...] Full text...
Burkinabe Army confirms death of six soldiers in explosion of improvised device
KND Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabé army announced Friday evening that it had lost six men in the explosion of an improvised device in [...] Full text...
UNICEF flags ‘dire and untenable’ situation for tens of thousands of children in Libyan conflict
MA New York, US (PANA) - The world should not accept the “dire and untenable” situation facing children in war-torn Libya, Executive Director of the UN [...] Full text...
Libyan National Oil Company warns against closing of oil installations
MSA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Friday warned against the closure of its oil installations and ports due to serious consequences [...] Full text...
Benin's conflict mediator received a record 792 petitions in 2019
KND Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The mediator of the Republic of Benin received a record number of 792 complaints and claims from citizens in 2019, PANA [...] Full text...
Road accident in western Burkina Faso claims 9 lives
KND Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Nine people died on Friday in a road accident in the village of Diarrabakôkô, western Burkina Faso, on the border [...] Full text...
Congo to set recovery plan for disaster victims
KND Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government plans to set up a recovery plan for disaster victims living in the localities affected by the floods, [...] Full text...
Buhari meets with military chiefs, heads of other security agencies over security challenges
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Worried by rampant security challenges in the country, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday held a crucial security meeting with his [...] Full text...
At least five Burkinabè soldiers killed on Friday in the Sahel
KND Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least five Burkinabè soldiers were killed this Friday in Arbinda, in the Sahel, when their vehicle passed over an [...] Full text...
Passenger movement increases by 9% in Cape Verde ports
KND Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The number of passengers in the nine ports of Cape Verde increased by almost 9% in 2019, surpassing the mark [...] Full text...
Malian Armed Forces take delivery of 7 armoured vehicles for combating terrorism
KND Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs), through the Director of Equipment, Hydrocarbons and Transport of the Armies, Brig-Gen. Moustapha Drabo, on Thursday [...] Full text...
Sudan peace talks: One agreement but several addenda
MO Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When people hear about Sudan’s current peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, they will immediately think of three areas: Darfur, the [...] Full text...
Security guard injured in attack on fuel storage near Tripoli
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A security officer at an oil facility was injured on Thursday evening when several shells fell on a fuel warehouse on [...] Full text...
Nigeria Police confirm killing of 14 villagers by armed bandits in Kebbi State
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police has said that 14 people were killed when armed bandits invaded a remote village of Babban Rafi in [...] Full text...
Fifteen people killed by unidentified gunmen in central Mali
BBA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Fifteen civilians were killed and several others wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Sindi, 12 km from the town [...] Full text...
Nigerian Army chief calls for closer ties with Egyptian military in fight against terrorism
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has called for closer ties between Nigerian and Egyptian military in [...] Full text...
Kenyan MP arrested for shooting DJ
DJ Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan opposition parliamentarian was on Friday arrested for shooting a disc jockey (DJ) at a club in Nairobi.
Embakasi East MP, [...] Full text...
Sudan's minister of defense commends UNAMID
MO Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Thursday commended the role of the UN-African Union hybrid forces (UNAMID) in helping to maintain peace and security in [...] Full text...
Sudanese authorities release detained AP journalist of Egyptian nationality
MO Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese authorities on Thursday released Sami Magdi Gasim, an Egyptian journalist working for Associated Press(AP)after he was detained for taking pictures [...] Full text...
Côte d'Ivoire President Ouattara pardons 3,115 prisoners
KND Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Dramane Ouattara has pardoned 3,155 prisoners out of the 21,186 held in the country's jails, it was [...] Full text...
Yamoussoukro hosts 'The Ebony Evening' to honour Cote d'Ivoire’s outstanding scribes
MTA Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The National Union of Journalists of Côte d'Ivoire will organize in Yamoussoukro on Saturday the traditional annual evening to honour [...] Full text...
Excavations reveal possible mass graves on Bujumbura Public University campus
BBA Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The campus of the only public university in Bujumbura, Burundi's economic capital, will be thoroughly searched following reports of mass graves [...] Full text...
'Thirty killed' as armed bandits ambush traditional ruler's convoy in northwest Nigeria
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 30 people were killed while 100 were kidnapped after gunmen on Tuesday opened fire on commuters along the Kaduna-Zaria Highway [...] Full text...
Nigeria's secret police says five abducted aid workers released
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's secret service, Department of State Services (DSS), says five aid workers abducted on 22 December, 2019 by Islamic State West Africa [...] Full text...
Central African Republic sees fresh clashes
MA New York, US (PANA) - Fresh clashes in the Central African Republic’s (CAR) southeast have driven some 400 people to seek shelter at a UN [...] Full text...
Togolese media called to play role in preservation of social cohesion
MSA Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The national council of media leaders (CONAPP) Wednesday urged the Togolese media to play a key role in fostering social cohesion, [...] Full text...
UN peacekeeping chief says Implementing peace deal only path for stabilization in Mali
MA New York, US (PANA) - Implementation of the 2015 peace agreement in Mali provides the only pathway for stabilization there, the head of UN peacekeeping told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Jean-Pierre Lacroix updated ambassadors on developments [...] Full text...
Improvised device explosion kills two people in eastern Burkina Faso
KND Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A woman and a child were killed on Tuesday in the explosion of an improvised device in the Nagré locality, [...] Full text...
IGAD launches national consultations on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden
MO Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Wednesday successfully concluded the first National Consultation on the Red Sea and the Gulf [...] Full text...
Libya ceasefire holds despite minimal violations
KND Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Marshal Khalifa Haftar's refusal to sign the Ceasefire Agreement in Moscow on Monday has not affected the Libyan truce four days [...] Full text...
Human Rights Watch calls for repeal of repressive laws in Mauritania
BBA Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The change of power in Mauritania, following the 22 June 2019 presidential election and the inauguration of Mohamed ould Cheilkh Ghazouani [...] Full text...
Two soldiers killed, four injured in abortive Sudan insurgency: Gov't
MO Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Two soldiers were killed and four others, including two senior army officers, were injured during a confrontation in Khartoum on Tuesday [...] Full text...
Khartoum airport reopened to traffic
MO Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Wednesday said Khartoum International Airport has been reopened for local and international flights as an insurgency in an area [...] Full text...
World land speed record expected to be broken in South Africa
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A rocket shaped vehicle is expected to break the world land speed record in South Africa within the next [...] Full text...
Congolese government bans housing estate in peripheral zones
MSA Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of land affairs and public domains, Pierre Mabiala, Tuesday announced measures banning housing estate in peripheral zones, an [...] Full text...
Mauritanian journalists’ trade-union wants revision of criteria for distribution of press aid
MSA Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The trade-union of Mauritanian journalists (SJM) in a statement issued here Tuesday called on the government to review conditions of eligibility [...] Full text...
Canada donates 290,000 USD to floods victims in northern Congo
MSA Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Canadian minister of international development, Kirina Gould, Tuesday gave 290,000 USD worth of non-food aid to the World Food Programme [...] Full text...
Army seals area leading to rebellion in Khartoum
MO Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese army and the rapid support forces, both known as the Regular Forces, Tuesday moved armoured vehicles and heavy guns [...] Full text...
Sudanese PM: Situation under control
MO Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdouk Tuesday reassured Sudanese people that the limited insurgency in Khartoum by discontented security elements was “under control”.
“We [...] Full text...
Ugandan man pretends to be woman, weds another man
E M Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – A man who pretended to be a woman and was wedded by another man was Tuesday arraigned before a court of [...] Full text...
Sudan govt. says limited insurgency under control
MO Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Tuesday said a limited insurgency for which the former security chief was accused, has been cornered but [...] Full text...
Gambia: Police deny permit to pressure group
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Office of the Inspector General of Police in Banjul, The Gambia, has decided to deny permit to the pressure group, [...] Full text...
Togo: Transhumance conflict leaves 1 dead and 5 gendarmes injured
KND Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A conflict linked to transhumance left one peasant dead and five gendarmes injured on Monday in Tchakpalakopé, Anié prefecture, a town [...] Full text...
Meeting on combating transnational crime opens in Niamey
MTA Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A meeting on countering transnational organized crime spearheaded by the Strategic Studies Centre for Africa (CESA) in partnership with the National [...] Full text...
Nigeria rescues 4 Chinese kidnapped in Libreville, Gabon
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Four Chinese kidnapped in December 2019 in Libreville, Gabon, regained their freedom last Thursday at the deep waters of Escravos in [...] Full text...
NGO readies training centre to coach women of action in Côte d'Ivoire
MTA Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - "Women of Vision, Women of Action: How to create an impact in our communities" is the theme of the meeting [...] Full text...