UNSMIL expresses concern over armed clashes between two armed gangs in Tripoli

25 september 2020 - 22:02:15 MSA

 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said Friday it was following closely with ‘deep concern’ the clashes between two armed [...] Full text...

Tunisian president receives ALESCO Managing Director

25 september 2020 - 21:14:41 MSA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -  Tunisian President Kais Saeid Friday stressed the important role the Arab Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ALESCO) plays in strengthening strategic [...] Full text...

Former Gabonese minister of economy in pre-trial detention since 2017 released

25 september 2020 - 17:35:31 KND

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Former Gabonese Minister of the Economy Magloire Ngambia, detained since January 10, 2017 for alleged embezzlement of public funds, regained his [...] Full text...

The Libyan defence minister of the government of accord orders dissolution of two brigades after armed clashes in Tripoli

25 september 2020 - 16:07:35 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Defense Minister Salaheddine al-Nemruch of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Friday ordered the dissolution of two conflicting brigades following [...] Full text...

Nearly half the world’s population lacks access to modern energy cooking services

25 september 2020 - 13:53:02 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) -Four billoion people around the world still lack access to clean, efficient, convenient, safe, reliable and affordable cooking energy, a [...] Full text...

Six civilians killed, suspected terrorists suffer casualties in eastern Burkina Faso

25 september 2020 - 12:59:33 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Six Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland (VDP) were killed on Thursday, with significant losses among the ranks of [...] Full text...

HRW flays Guinean security forces for failing to stem election-related violence

25 september 2020 - 12:50:51 DJ

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Human Rights Watch on Friday accused Guinea's security forces of failing to protect people from election-related and inter-communal violence in the southeastern [...] Full text...

UNHCR assists displaced and flood-affected families in the Sahel

25 september 2020 - 12:38:37 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is stepping up efforts to help uprooted families in the Sahel, among more [...] Full text...

Speaker of House of Representatives says insecurity threatens Nigeria's existence

25 september 2020 - 10:02:25 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday warned that internal security challenges in the country is threatening “the [...] Full text...

Nigerian Presidency denies proposed rail line will extend to Maradi, Niger

25 september 2020 - 08:00:21 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Faced with backlash over the Federal Executive Council approval of $1.96bn for the construction of a rail line to link Kano, [...] Full text...

Internationally renowned Malian musician artist charged with assault and voluntary injury, kidnapping of ex-girlfriend

24 september 2020 - 23:08:29 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian international music artist Sidiki Diabaté was arrested Monday and taken into custody at the Judicial Investigation Brigade (BIJ), a reliable [...] Full text...

Niger launches project to promote girls’ education in conflict zones

24 september 2020 - 22:02:03 MSA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien authorities Thursday launched the “Breaking Barriers to Girls Education (BBGE)” project to promote girls' education in conflict zones, an [...] Full text...

Burkinabe army fights against terrorism with professionalism, Kabore tells UN

24 september 2020 - 20:38:16 MSA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Thursday told the 75th general assembly of the UN that his army was fighting [...] Full text...

Tunisia: Foreigner with 3 nationalities arrested in possession of 30 bank cards

24 september 2020 - 18:00:33 MTA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A foreigner of three nationalities (American, Canadian and Algerian) in possession of 30 bank cards was arrested Wednesday night in the [...] Full text...

Third group of 511 Burundian refugees repatriated from Rwanda

24 september 2020 - 13:38:36 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The second group of 511 Burundian refugees were repatriated on Thurday from Mahama Refugee Camp in Rwanda, the Ministry of Emergency [...] Full text...

No human rights progress despite new presidency in Burundi - UN iiInquiry finds

24 september 2020 - 12:48:42 AR

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has urged the international community to remain concerned about the situation in the East African [...] Full text...

Nigerians angered by approval for $1.96 billion rail link from Kano to Maradi in Niger

24 september 2020 - 11:07:26 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Approval of the $1.96 billion contract for the construction of a railway linking Kano to Maradi in Niger Republic has drawn [...] Full text...

Malian Defence ministry condemns "cowardly" terrorist attack on Armed Forces patrol

24 september 2020 - 09:41:35 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs strongly condemned the "cowardly" terrorist attack on Wednesday against a patrol of the [...] Full text...

Buhari mourns death of 23 in petrol tanker explosion in northeast Nigeria

24 september 2020 - 08:06:34 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that the death of 23 people, as confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Commission, “represents [...] Full text...

Mali: Rights expert calls for ‘immediate release’ of former officials detained during coup

24 september 2020 - 05:43:02 AR

New York, US (PANA) - An independent UN human rights expert has called on Mali’s coup leaders to release former government officials, who have been [...] Full text...

Meeting of academic committee of 5+5 Group Defence ministers on consultation and training

24 september 2020 - 00:22:44 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Wednesday took part in a meeting of the [...] Full text...

Three Malian soldiers killed in attack in terrorist attack

23 september 2020 - 22:46:48 MSA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three Malian soldiers were killed and four others wounded Wednesday in an attack in southern Boulkessy, the Malian ministry of [...] Full text...

A restart of the maritime link between Dakar and southern region of Senegal

23 september 2020 - 16:56:00 MTA

Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The maritime link between the Senegalese capital, Dakar, and Ziguinchor, in the south of the country, resumed Tuesday, after several months [...] Full text...

Mauritania: Meeting held on humanitarian liabilities

23 september 2020 - 16:14:21 MTA

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The president of the National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH), Ahmed Salem ould Bouhoubeini, Wednesday received a delegation of the Framework [...] Full text...

287 Burundian refugees repatriated this Wednesday from DR Congo

23 september 2020 - 15:45:13 MTA

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 287 Burundian refugees were repatriated Wednesday from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where they had fled the 2015 election [...] Full text...

Libya launches direct Internet enrolment system for jobseekers

23 september 2020 - 10:14:27 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Information and Documentation Centre will launch in October a system of direct enrolment of job seekers on its website, the [...] Full text...

Nigerian Navy begins 2-day exercise with six warships, 60 gunboats

23 september 2020 - 08:51:26 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday began a two-day exercise code-named ‘Exercise Sanga Sung,’ deploying troops on board six warships, including 60 [...] Full text...

Mauritania: Opposition party demands dealing with consequences of floods

22 september 2020 - 23:54:01 MSA

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National rally for Reform and Development (RNRD/TAWASSOUL/Islamist trend), main opposition party in Mauritania, has expressed solidarity with persons affected by [...] Full text...

Since April 2020, floods have claimed 41 lives, 112 wounded in Burkina Faso -Official

22 september 2020 - 23:38:20 MSA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A wave of floods and heavy winds in all thirteen regions of Burkina Faso has claimed the lives of 41 [...] Full text...

U.S. airlift emergency assistance for flood victims in Sudan

22 september 2020 - 21:16:53 MO

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Monday airlifted urgently needed relief supplies to assist approximately 15,000 families affected by [...] Full text...

Land disputes may create new conflicts in the southern region of Senegal

22 september 2020 - 18:23:16 MTA

Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The numerous land disputes tearing apart several localities in Casamance, the southern region of Senegal, risk causing serious conflict in this [...] Full text...

Nigerian Army buries senior officer killed by Boko Haram terrorists

22 september 2020 - 17:42:43 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Colonel Dahiru Chiroma Bako, Commander of 25 Task Force Brigade, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, who was killed during a Boko Haram terrorists’ [...] Full text...

South Africa's top court hears hate speech case

22 september 2020 - 14:25:29 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Constitutional Court on Tuesday heard arguments in the hate speech case against prominent South African journalist, Jon Qwelane, [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: UNHCR, WFP jointly tackle food rising needs in Libya

22 september 2020 - 12:58:16 AR

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are expanding their support for food insecure refugees [...] Full text...

Violence leaves more than 300,000 ‘completely reliant’ on assistance in northern Mozambique - WFP

22 september 2020 - 12:24:50 AR

Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) -Worsening conflict, combined with a precarious humanitarian situation, has forced more than 300,000 people to flee their homes and villages in Mozambique’s Cabo [...] Full text...

Over 300,000 unemployed Libyans enroll in Youth Employment Programme

22 september 2020 - 11:16:13 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 300,000 job seekers from various Libyan regions have enrolled in the National Youth Employment Programme approved by the Presidential [...] Full text...

Libyan coast guards rescue 89 illegal migrants

22 september 2020 - 11:00:47 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coast guards on Tuesday rescued 89 illegal migrants from the Mediterranean Sea as they tried to reach Europe, the Libyan [...] Full text...

States must not be ‘neutral’ on enforced disappearances

22 september 2020 - 09:04:36 AR

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The international community “should not be neutral” on enforced disappearance, independent UN human rights experts said on Monday, calling for countries to strengthen cooperation in investigating [...] Full text...

UN seeks funding for humanitarian emergency relief to hundreds of thousands in Sudan

22 september 2020 - 08:09:02 MO

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations in Sudan has said relief organisations and humanitarians are “now in a race against time” to mobilise more funds [...] Full text...

Nigeria Army confirms death of Task Force Commande Col Bako in a Boko Haram ambush

22 september 2020 - 07:43:12 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Army’s Operation Lafiya Dole has confirmed “the death of one of its war heroes,” Col. Dahiru Chiroma Bako. A statement released on Monday by Col. [...] Full text...

Some 13 pct of 9,500 illegal migrants leaving Libyan coasts in five months are children, says UN

21 september 2020 - 23:53:21 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 13 per cent of 9,500 illegal migrants who left the Libyan coasts between 1 March and 31 July were children, [...] Full text...

Congo: Five killed, several wounded in road accident in center of country

21 september 2020 - 19:58:44 MSA

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Five people were killed and several others injured in a road accident Monday between the small cities of Ngo and Etdouali, [...] Full text...

Libya: EU imposes sanctions for human rights abuses, arms embargo violations

21 september 2020 - 19:50:07 AR

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday imposed targeted restrictive measures on two persons responsible for human rights abuses in Libya and three [...] Full text...

ECOWAS Court set to resume after annual vacation

21 september 2020 - 17:26:56 VAO

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nine cases have been listed for judgment by the ECOWAS Court between the 7 and 28 October 2020, following the resumption [...] Full text...

Niger government plans to house thousands of disaster victims before schools open

21 september 2020 - 16:04:19 MTA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - After heavy rains over the past two weeks and floods in many neighbourhoods of Niamey, which left  thousands homeless, the government [...] Full text...

Burkinabe army "neutralises" at least 25 terrorists

21 september 2020 - 15:43:08 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army announced on Monday that it "neutralised" at least 25 suspected terrorists in operations between September 11 and [...] Full text...

Burkinabe Gendarmerie attacked by unidentified individuals near Côte d'Ivoire border

21 september 2020 - 14:16:10 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Unidentified people on Sunday night attacked the Territorial Brigade of Gendarmerie in Mangodara, in the Cascades region on the border [...] Full text...

Malian Armed Forces kill five terrorists in central Mali

21 september 2020 - 14:05:00 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Five terrorists were killed last Wednesday in Tolodje, a locality of Nampala in central Mali, by the Malian Armed Forces, said [...] Full text...

Former president Zuma ordered to appear before South Africa's anti-graft commission

21 september 2020 - 13:05:21 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on Monday ordered former President Jacob Zuma to appear before the State [...] Full text...

Doctor kidnapped in Tripoli 10 days ago released

21 september 2020 - 10:58:57 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ministry of Health of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has hailed the release of Dr. Abdelmoneim al-Ghadamsi, who was [...] Full text...