Burkina Faso: Fuel tanker drivers abducted in Burkinabe Sahel

20 april 2019 - 18:52:54 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Drivers of fuel tankers were kidnapped Saturday morning by unidentified armed individuals on the Arbinda-Gorgadji axis of Burkina Faso, PANA [...] Full text...

220 dead, 1,066 injured in armed fighting near Tripoli – WHO

20 april 2019 - 11:30:40 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The death toll in the armed clashes that broke out two weeks ago near Tripoli, between the troops of the Libyan [...] Full text...

Social protests continue in west-central Tunisia for 3rd day running

20 april 2019 - 09:34:14 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Social protests continued on Friday evening, for the third consecutive day, in the Feriana department, Kasserine governorate of Kasserine in west-central [...] Full text...

Team of researchers attacked by armed assailants in Toukounous, southwestern Niger

19 april 2019 - 23:27:05 MTA

Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   Armed individuals on motorcycles Thursday attacked a team of researchers from Abdou Moumouni University in Niamey, local media reports monitored by [...] Full text...

Tripoli demonstrate in yellow jackets to denounce war against city

19 april 2019 - 22:00:30 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)    -   Tripoli citizens wearing yellow jackets took to the streets en mass for the second consecutive day Friday to protest against the [...] Full text...

France's alleged support for Hafter questions its neutrality in Libyan case

19 april 2019 - 21:24:28 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Tripolitans spontaneously demonstrated Friday against France after night rocket attacks on residential areas in Abu Slim and al-Hadhba in Tripoli killed [...] Full text...

Gambian journalist lauds progress in press freedom

19 april 2019 - 20:05:44 MSA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - Gambian journalist Pap Saine and co-founder of the private newspaper -The Point - praised the progress in press freedom recorded in [...] Full text...

Africa recorded smallest deterioration in press freedom worldwide in 2018 - RSF

19 april 2019 - 19:20:58 MTA

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Africa recorded the smallest deterioration in the world press freedom index but some of the most significant developments over the past [...] Full text...

One soldier killed, six others wounded in Army "fierce encounter" with armed bandits in Northwest Nigeria

19 april 2019 - 17:07:59 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Friday said that one soldier was killed and six others wounded during a “fierce encounter” with armed [...] Full text...

Embattled former Nigerian Chief Justice appeals conviction

19 april 2019 - 16:35:01 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Embattled former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has rejected the judgement of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) [...] Full text...

22 killed in communal attacks in Northeast Nigeria

19 april 2019 - 16:23:38 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Local officials in Taraba State, Northeast Nigeria on Friday said that 22 persons have died in fresh attacks between ethnic Jukun [...] Full text...

Libya clashes: Death toll continues to rise

19 april 2019 - 15:36:37 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 213 people have been killed and 1,009 injured in clashes in the capital Tripoli since the military offensive launched [...] Full text...

Daech slits the throat of Tunisian captive

19 april 2019 - 14:21:12 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Armed group, Daech, saysits affiliated organization, "Jundu Al Khilafa", slit the throat of a Tunisian it held captive for more than [...] Full text...

Niger's university chief officers to be appointed by decree, not elected

19 april 2019 - 13:40:42 MSA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Nigerien Parliament on Friday approved government's proposal to appoint by decree Chief Officers of public universities, a reform challenged by the [...] Full text...

Stress, overtime, disease contribute 2.8 million workers’ deaths per year – ILO report

19 april 2019 - 11:35:27 AR

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Stress, excessively-long working hours and disease contribute to the deaths of nearly 2.8 million workers every year, while an additional 374 [...] Full text...

UN releases US$2 million for life-saving aid as humanitarian needs rise in Libya

19 april 2019 - 11:15:33 AR

New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s relief chief, Mark Lowcock, allocated on Friday US$2 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to [...] Full text...

South Sudanese families reunited with 6,000 children after years of separation

19 april 2019 - 10:45:18 AR

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – UNICEF, Save the Children and partners have successfully reunited 6,000 children with their families after years of separation due to [...] Full text...

Former DR Congo soldier found guilty of rape, use of child soldiers

19 april 2019 - 09:36:32 AR

Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – A Congolese military court’s conviction of a warlord for the war crimes of rape and use of child soldiers in [...] Full text...

New chief for Togolese national police

19 april 2019 - 08:44:32 BBA

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Lieutenant-Colonel Yaovi Okpaoul has been appointed Director General of the Togolese national police,  official sources told PANA on Friday in Lomé. He [...] Full text...

Children at imminent risk of injury or death as fighting in Libya escalates

19 april 2019 - 07:13:12 AR

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In and around Tripoli, an increasing number of children are “at imminent risk of injury or death” two senior United Nations [...] Full text...

Libya’s military prosecutor issues arrest warrant for Haftar and six of his supporters

19 april 2019 - 06:59:53 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya's prosecutor general has issued an arrest warrant for Khalifa Haftar and six of his military supporters accused of bombing Maitigua [...] Full text...

Tunisia, Ethiopia and Gambia make progress in RSF's press freedom ranking

18 april 2019 - 23:21:43 MTA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded a significant drop in the number of abuses against journalists in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) world press [...] Full text...

Niger reviews curfew hours following protest by population

18 april 2019 - 22:40:25 MTA

Diffa, Niger (PANA) -  The authorities of the city of Diffa, which borders Nigeria, Wednesday finally reviewed the curfew hours imposed on the movement of [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso reduces cost of 2019 Hadj

18 april 2019 - 22:20:38 MSA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The cost of the 2019 Hadj in Burkina Faso is now 2.1 million CFAF or USD4,941, representing a drop of [...] Full text...

100 soldiers and police officers decorated with UN Medal

18 april 2019 - 16:18:33 MSA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) – One hundred peacekeepers and police officers of the UN multidimensional integrated mission for Mali stabilisation (MINUSMA) were decorated on on Tuesday [...] Full text...

Rwanda's new Supreme, Appeal court judges sworn in

18 april 2019 - 15:17:17 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The newly-appointed judges at both the supreme court and appeal court in Rwanda on Thursday took the constitutional oath before President [...] Full text...

Tribunal convicts Nigerian Chief Justice of corruption, banned from public office for 10 years

18 april 2019 - 15:05:10 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has convicted the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mr Walter Onnoghen, after finding him guilty [...] Full text...

Burkinabe teachers on 24-hour strike

18 april 2019 - 14:52:01 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Education workers are observing a 24-hour work stoppage this Thursday throughout Burkina Faso to demand better living and working conditions, [...] Full text...

Libya crisis: Wounded Libyans treated in Tunisia

18 april 2019 - 13:01:31 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Many wounded Libyans, victims of the clashes that have been taking place for more than a week in and around Tripoli, [...] Full text...

Death toll hits 205 in clashes in Tripoli - WHO

18 april 2019 - 12:47:46 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - According to a statement issued on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO), the death toll from the armed clashes in [...] Full text...

Anti-Mandela club under fire in the UK

18 april 2019 - 11:18:44 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A private club catering for white South African and Zimbabwean immigrants in the UK is under fire for promoting [...] Full text...

MNJTF troops kill 39 Boko Haram terrorists around Lake Chad Basin

18 april 2019 - 10:42:20 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Thursday said  its troops killed 39 Boko Haram terrorists and captured many equipment from [...] Full text...

Heavy shelling and civilian deaths in Libya ‘blatant violation’ of international law - UN envoy

18 april 2019 - 05:29:34 AR

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Heavy shelling overnight on Tuesday which hit a densely-populated neighbourhood of Libya’s capital, Tripoli, was condemned “in the strongest terms” by the [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso government calls on military to provide minimum service in hospitals

17 april 2019 - 22:20:14 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The Burkinabe Ministry of Health Wednesday called on the country’s defence and security forces to provide minimum service in hospitals [...] Full text...

Two South African nationals nabbed with heroin at Mauritius airport

17 april 2019 - 16:30:49 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Two South African nationals, both males, were intercepted on Sunday with 2.36 kg of a brownish powder in their luggage, suspected [...] Full text...

RwandAir inaugurates first non-stop flight to Kinshasa

17 april 2019 - 16:09:43 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The first non-stop flight to Kinshasa (DR Congo) by Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, was inaugurated on Wednesday, the airline said in [...] Full text...

Mauritanian president bemoans fire incident at "Notre Dame" church in France

17 april 2019 - 14:04:14 MSA

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian president, Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, has offered his country's solidarity following the fire on “Notre Dame” Church, according to a [...] Full text...

450 families have fled their homes because of rocket fire on Tripoli, says Municipality

17 april 2019 - 13:53:16 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The municipality of Tripoli on Wednesday announced that 450 families have fled their homes because of the intensification on Tuesday night [...] Full text...

About 8,000 Jewish pilgrims due at Djerba Island synagogue in Tunisia

17 april 2019 - 11:51:00 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Between 7,000 and 8,000 Jewish pilgrims are expected for the annual pilgrimage to the synagogue of Ghriba on Djerba Island in [...] Full text...

South Africa's prosecuting authority refuses to address Grace Mugabe extradition claims

17 april 2019 - 08:15:26 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is refusing to confirm or deny claims that it has applied for the extradition of [...] Full text...

WHO fears violence in Libya may hamper medical supplies distribution

17 april 2019 - 07:41:07 AR

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing violence in Libya has displaced more than 18,000 people in the capital, Tripoli, and humanitarians remain concerned for some 3,600 [...] Full text...

France: AI calls for release of 700 refugees detained in centers near fighting zones in Tripoli

16 april 2019 - 23:27:30 MSA

Paris, France (PANA)  -  Amnesty international (AI) has called on the Libyan government to release 700 refugees stranded in a detention center in Qasr bin [...] Full text...

Guinea: Cost of Hadj estimated at 5,000 US dollars

16 april 2019 - 22:05:39 MSA

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -  Guinean pilgrims who wish to perform the Hadj will have to pay 43 million Guinean Franc (4,800 US dollars), according to [...] Full text...

Libya clashes: New death toll reaches 174, 758 injured – WHO

16 april 2019 - 17:20:03 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – At least 174 have been killed and 758 others injured, including civilians, since the beginning of the military offensive carried out [...] Full text...

Strengthening cooperation in the social field between Tunisia and Libya

16 april 2019 - 16:32:17 MTA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and Libya will soon hold a working session between the technical services of their two ministries of social affairs to [...] Full text...

Senegalese CSOs plead for safety of Malian population in the face of crisis

16 april 2019 - 16:28:58 KND

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese civil society organizations have called on the Malian government and the international community to ensure the safety of the Malian [...] Full text...

370 Burundian refugees repatriated from Tanzania

16 april 2019 - 15:41:23 BBA

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 370 Burundians returned to their country on Tuesday with logistical assistance from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) [...] Full text...

Another batch of 136 stranded Nigerians return from Libya

16 april 2019 - 14:38:09 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday said that it has received another batch of 136 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Mr [...] Full text...

10,000 men to strengthen FRONTEX staff by 2027

16 april 2019 - 14:18:07 MSA

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Parliament and the Council of member States have agreed to recruit 10,000 agents for Frontex, the European coastal guards [...] Full text...

Report by rights groups urges South Africa to protect environment defenders

16 april 2019 - 10:06:20 AR

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA)  -  Community activists in mining areas in South Africa face harassment, intimidation, and violence, the Centre for Environmental Rights, groundWork, Earthjustice, [...] Full text...