Two UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic ambush
MA Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed after their convoy was ambushed by members of the UPC and anti-Balaka armed [...] Full text...
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Beninese activist remanded for digital harassment
MTA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A Beninese activist, Jean Kpoton, has been detained since Monday in a civil prison of Cotonou for "harassment by digital means", [...] Full text...
Africa needs US$100 billion a year to close its infrastructure gap
BBA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Africa needs to spend US$100 billion a year to close its infrastructure gap, according to the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
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Africa urged to address infrastructure deficit
BBA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - African countries should quickly address the infrastructure deficit in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), said Stephen [...] Full text...
'More than 14 million acutely food insecure in the Sahel'
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 14 million people are acutely food insecure in the Sahel, twice as many as a year ago, the [...] Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR regains access to two refugee camps
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has regained access to two refugee camps in Tigray and found Eritrean refugees in [...] Full text...
Sudanese authorities say bloody clashes in West Darfur under control
MA Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese authorities say security reinforcements sent to West Darfur following violence in which at least 83 people, including women and [...] Full text...
Chief of Staff of Burkina Faso Army encourages troops engaged in operation "Dance on the Ant Hill"
MTA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chief of General Staff of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces, Brigadier General Moïse Miningou, and French Force Commander Barkhane [...] Full text...
632 arrested in Tunisia following night riots
MSA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Altogether, 632 people were arrested by the Tunisian security services following night riots marked by acts of destruction and pillaging in [...] Full text...
ECOWAS Court resumes virtual Court Sessions with Cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, Mali and Others
VAO ABuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has resumed virtual court sessions with cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, Mali and others
Sixty-nine cases would [...] Full text...
6th week of the Infrastructure Development Programme in Africa begins
MTA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The sixth week of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) began on Monday to review progress, share experiences and [...] Full text...
UN chief of peace operations visits Mali after deadly attacks on peacekeepers
MTA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Sunday began a visit of several days in Mali which faces [...] Full text...
Humanitarian situation in Niger's Tillabéri region worsens due to rebel attacks - OCHA
MTA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Niger has sharply deteriorated, since the attack on Tchamo Bangou and Zaroumadareye villages in the department [...] Full text...
Benin to build 'ministerial city' in Cotonou
BBA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin government will soon build a "ministerial city" in Cotonou, the economic capital, to house the offices of ministers, the [...] Full text...
Nigerian military kills 35 bandits in Zamfara
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Monday said its troops killed 35 bandits on Sunday in two location in Zamfara State [...] Full text...
Nigeria Police says four dead, one missing in bandits' attack on police convoy
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police on Sunday said four of its officers died during the exchange of gunfire with bandits along the Birnin [...] Full text...
Migrant smuggler, 200 sub-Saharan illegal migrants arrested in Tunisia
BBA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security units operating in the Sidi Mansour area, in the Sfax region of southeastern Tunisia, have arrested a 36-year-old migrant [...] Full text...
UPDATE: Sudan sends security reinforcement to protect citizens, property in West Darfur
MA Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says it has sent security reinforcements to protect citizens and property and also maintain security following violence in West Darfur at [...] Full text...
Riots continue in central Tunisian city of Jilma
MSA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian security forces on Sunday fired tear gas to disperse groups of youths in the city of Jilma, in Sidi Bouzid [...] Full text...
UN chief calls for protection of civilians, as violence spikes in Sudan’s West Darfur
MA New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has voiced deep concerns over escalating violence in West Darfur and called on Sudanese authorities to [...] Full text...
242 arrested after riots in Tunisia
MSA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – At least 242 youths were arrested on Saturday after riots broke out in several regions of Tunisia, according to Tunisian Public [...] Full text...
Nigeria military repels, kills “scores” of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Marti Army Camp
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said it has “successfully” repelled “a Boko Haram/ Islamic State of West Africa Province [...] Full text...
UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in Mali that killed Egyptian blue helmet
MA New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned another fatal attack carried out against a peacekeeping convoy in Mali that left a ‘blue helmet’ [...] Full text...
Dozens killed in militia attack in West Darfur
MA Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 48 people were killed and scores injured on Saturday when a group militias attacked Al-Genaina city, capital of Genaina [...] Full text...
UNMISMA peacekeeper killed in Mali
MTA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A peacekeeper from the Multidimensional Integrated Mission for Stabilization in Mali (UNMISMA) was killed and another wounded Friday in Tessalit, in [...] Full text...
Mauritius, South Africa to cooperate in fields of arts, culture and heritage
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and South Africa will sign an Implementation Framework on cooperation in the fields of arts, culture and heritage, PANA learnt [...] Full text...
Displacement in CAR reaches 120,000, as another deadly attack leaves one UN peacekeeper dead
MA Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Worsening election violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) has forced 120,000 people from their homes, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, [...] Full text...
Cameroonian authorities urged to seek justice for recent deadly attacks
MA New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in Cameroon to take steps to prosecute perpetrators behind two recent deadly attacks [...] Full text...
Mounting hostilities disrupt aid delivery in Central African Republic
AR Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Humanitarian operations in several parts of Central African Republic are at a standstill due to ongoing election unrest and [...] Full text...
Scale of mass graves in Libya reflects rights violations (News Analysis by Youssef Ba)
MTA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The increasing number of discoveries of mass graves in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli, reflects the scale of the abuses and human [...] Full text...
EU appoints new Head of Border Assistance Mission in Libya
AR Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union has appointed Ms. Natalina Cea as Head of Mission of the EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) in Libya.
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Ethiopian Crisis: Safe access, swift action needed for refugees in Tigray
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed his deep concern over the humanitarian situation in the Tigray [...] Full text...
Nigerian Christian body warns against threats to life of controversial cleric, Bishop Kukah, amidst eviction notice by Muslim group
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday cautioned those threatening the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Dr Matthew Hassan Kukah, to [...] Full text...
31 foreigners arrested for illegal stay in Mauritius
MTA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius police on Thursday arrested 31 foreign workers, mostly Bangladeshis, who were illegally staying in the island.
The head of the Immigration [...] Full text...
French woman sentenced to 10 months suspended prison term for falsifying COVID-19 test
MTA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A French woman was sentenced Tuesday in Benin to a ten-month suspended sentence for presenting a false Covid-19 test certificate, judicial [...] Full text...
Three UN peacekeepers killed, six wounded in attack in Mali
MA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three United Nations peacekeepers in Mali were killed and six others wounded in an attack on Wednesday, by unidentified armed elements, [...] Full text...
Peacekeeper killed in ‘heinous attacks’ in Central African Republic
MA New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called for action to ensure accountability for “heinous attacks” in the Central African Republic (CAR) on [...] Full text...
Deaths due to road accidents drop slightly in Benin
MSA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The death toll due to road accidents dropped slightly in Benin in 2020, according to statistics released by the National Grouping [...] Full text...
12 persons kidnapped in eastern Burkina Faso
MTA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A dozen people have been abducted over the past few days in eastern Burkina Faso, PANA learned from official sources.
"Eight [...] Full text...
G5 Sahel Joint Force repels terrorists
MTA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In the evening of January 5, 2021, following intelligence reports, Nigerien and Burkinabe units of the Joint Force G5 Sahel [...] Full text...
Director of the "Education Cannot Wait" Fund on a 72-hour visit to Burkina Faso
MTA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Director of "Education Cannot Wait" (ECW) Fund, Ms Yasmine Sherif, began a 72-hour visit to Burkina Faso on Wednesday [...] Full text...
Suspected Jihadists kidnap city mayor in Mali
MTA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mayor of the rural municipality of Doukouria, in the Timbuktu region of northeastern Mali, Aboubacrine Ag Mohamed Ahmed Aboutta, was [...] Full text...
Switzerland, Gambia sign agreement on migration, civil aviation
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Switzerland and The Gambia have signed cooperation agreements on migration and civil aviation to open up new opportunities for both countries, [...] Full text...
Twenty-one people killed in two road accidents in two Nigerian States
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Twenty-one persons lost their lives on Tuesday in two separate road accidents in Niger and Oyo States in Nigeria.
In Niger State, [...] Full text...
UN counter-terrorism chief urges continued vigilance against ‘real’ ongoing threat
MA New York, US (PANA) - Despite important strikes against terrorism over the past two decades, including bringing perpetrators to justice and disrupting additional attacks, countries [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: UNICEF chief says closing schools should be ‘measure of last resort’
MA New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday underscored that “no effort should be spared” to keep children [...] Full text...
Humanitarian crisis looms in Madagascar amid drought and pandemic,warns WFP
MA Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - In southern Madagascar, “famine-like conditions” have doubled the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance compared with last year, to [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Students urged to observe COVID-19 measures in Botswana
DRW Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Students in Botswana have been implored to exceptionally observe COVID-19 preventive measures, following the opening of the country’s 2021 school calendar [...] Full text...
Nigeria Army Court Martial sentences soldier to death for killing commander in Bama
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – An Army Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, has sentenced trooper Azunna Maduabuchi to death by firing squad for [...] Full text...
UN chief says situation in central Mali remains worrying
BBA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The situation in central Mali remains very worrying, marked by a series of serious violence recorded in the region of Segou.
This [...] Full text...