EU pledges over 55 million euros in humanitarian assistance to Sudan
MO Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has decided to extend an extra 55 million Euros in humanitarian assistance to the Sudan, coinciding with [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Ghanaian Victims demand to testify at Truth Commission.
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (T RRC), Executive Director confirmed here on Tuesday that Ghanaian victims for ex-president Yahya [...] Full text...
Water taps go dry in parts of Nouakchott without official explanation
KND Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Some parts of Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, have been without tap water for some days, PANA confirmed on Tuesday.
"The situation that [...] Full text...
President Barrow embraces peace project’ by Gambian musicians
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has lauded the ‘Peace Project’ initiative by a group of Gambian musicians, pledging the full support of [...] Full text...
South African racist fails in attempt to have case dropped
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Adam Catzavelos, who sparked a national outcry when he filmed himself making racial comments in Europe, on Tuesday heard that [...] Full text...
Meeting of trans-Saharan road liaison committee opens in Abuja
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A three-day meeting of the 70th session of the Trans-Saharan Road Liaison Committee (TRLC) opened on Monday in Abuja with ministers [...] Full text...
Zimbabwe becoming more repressive state - Report
T Z Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is slowly becoming a more repressive state with an increase in government clampdowns that resulted in two deaths last month, [...] Full text...
Congo: UN expresses satisfaction with approach taken by CND to organize national dialogue in near future
MTA Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Special Representative for Central Africa and head of the United Nations Regional Office, François Louncény Fall, has expressed satisfaction with [...] Full text...
DR Congo: The base of ADF at Mayangose ​​in Beni conquered by FARDC
KND Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A campaign launched on 30 October, 2019 in Beni by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
Malian government denies seizure of armoured vehicles of defence forces by terrorists
MSA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government Monday strongly denied armoured vehicles of the Malian armed forces (FAMAs) were seized during the offensive by the [...] Full text...
Tunis denies information on return of Tunisian fighters from hotbeds
KND Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of the Interior has described as "unsubstantiated and designed to 'terrorize' public opinion", the information circulating lately on [...] Full text...
Libya: 450 deaths in road accidents over three months
MTA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 450 people died in 368 accidents in July, August and September this year, the Libyan Ministry of Interior [...] Full text...
Gambia's genocide case against Myanmar at ICJ filed on Monday
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violating the Genocide Convention, filed on Monday, will bring the [...] Full text...
'No curfew in Ouagadougou' - Government spokesman
MTA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe Minister of Communication and Relations with Parliament, also government spokesman, Remis Dandjinou, on Monday formally rejected rumours that a [...] Full text...
Kenya national exam candidates, examiners hospitalized after toxic chemical exposure
AO Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Dozens of students and teachers administering the Kenyan university entrance examinations have been taken ill after exposure to a toxic chemical [...] Full text...
Botswana Government plans free DNA test programme
M S Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana government is finalising preparation for introducing free DNA test in hospitals across the country, the Office of the President indicated [...] Full text...
Malian Army arrests three terror suspects in central Mopti Region
MTA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Army on Sunday arrested three terror suspects who had found refuge in a family house whose members were apparently [...] Full text...
Several suspected terrorists killed in eastern Burkina Faso
MTA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least a dozen terror suspects were eliminated by the Burkinabe Army on Monday in response to an attack on [...] Full text...
Malian army reorganises to deal with terrorist attacks
MTA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian soldiers stationed in Anderaboukane and Indelimane in the north of the country, made a tactical withdrawal to Ménaka on Saturday, [...] Full text...
Some 50 traffic accidents recorded in Senegal over the weekend
MTA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Two persons were killed and several others injured in about 50 road accidents which occurred over the weekend in Senegal, according [...] Full text...
UNHCR estimates 300,000 Libyans are internally displaced by ongoing violence
MTA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 300,000 Libyans have been internally displaced as a result of violence and armed clashes on the outskirts of Tripoli, [...] Full text...
Cabinet: Government vehicles transport people free of charge to overcome shortage
MO Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government directed here Sunday that all cars and vehicles affiliated to public institutions must transport people when and if [...] Full text...
Nigeria: Nigerian military announce new promotions in senior officers’ cadre
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military Sunday announced promotions in its senior officers’ cadre in the three services of the armed forces - army, [...] Full text...
Two civilians killed, two others wounded in rocket fall in southern Tripoli
MSA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two civilians were killed and two others wounded on Sunday morning as shells dropped on their houses in the district of [...] Full text...
Fighting resumes on outskirts of Tripoli after Mahoulid calm down.
MTA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Clashes resumed Sunday on the outskirts of Tripoli after a brief lull during festivities commemorating the birth date of Prophet Muhammad [...] Full text...
Malian army repels terrorist attack in Konna, central Mali
MTA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian defence and security forces repelled a terrorist attack in Konna in the Mopti region of central Mali on Friday, targeting [...] Full text...
Curfew introduced in Boucle du Mouhoun region of Burkina Faso
MTA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three days after the attack that killed 38 workers of a mining company in eastern Burkina Faso, the governor of [...] Full text...
Burkinabe army destroys explosive device in Sahel
MTA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army Saturday destroyed an improvised explosive device on the Djibo-Bourzanga axis in the Sahel, security sources told PANA [...] Full text...
Nigeria: Nigeria has 2nd highest number of child brides at 23 million girls
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria has the world’s second-largest number of child brides with 23 million girls married [...] Full text...
Senegalese President expresses ECOWAS leaders' compassion to Burkina Faso
KND Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Friday met with his Senegalese counterpart, Macky Sall, who made a brief stopover in [...] Full text...
Tunisian Navy rescues 74 Tunisian illegal migrants
MTA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units have rescued 74 Tunisian illegal migrants between the ages of 13 and 50, according to a statement from [...] Full text...
Mali opposition leader calls on Malians to join 'sacred union' around defence and security forces
MTA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, president of FSD (Front pour la Sauvegarde de la Démocratie), has called on the entire Malian [...] Full text...
Firecrackers during Maouloud celebration injure 15 in Tripoli
MTA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fifteen persons burnt by firecrackers and fireworks during celebration of the birth of Prophet Mohammed (PSL) were on Friday admitted to the [...] Full text...
Second meeting of media regulation experts of WAEMU and Guinea ends
MTA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Legal Experts on Media Regulation and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) of the Platform of Audiovisual Regulators of the Member States [...] Full text...
IGAD gets new Executive Secretary
AR Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Workneh Gebeyehu, has officially assumed duty as Executive Secretary of the Djibouti-based Intergovernmental [...] Full text...
60,000 young refugees, migrants in Italy lack support
AR Rome, Italy (PANA) - United Nations agencies on Friday highlighted the dire needs of thousands of unaccompanied and separated children who have arrived in Italy [...] Full text...
Human Rights: ‘Credible evidence’ that ‘brutal’ prison conditions prompted death of former Egyptian leader
AR New York, US (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts said on Friday that there was “credible evidence” that inadequate prison conditions [...] Full text...
Festivities commemorating Mawlid, anniversary of Prophet Mahomet’s birth, begin in Libya
MSA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Festivities marking the anniversary of the birth of Prophet Mohamet (Peace Upon Him) began here Friday with a parade of the [...] Full text...
Senegalese president offers ECOWAS condolences to Burkina Faso after deadly mining convoy attack
MSA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall arrived here Friday to offer the condolences of the Economic Community of West African States (CEDEAO) [...] Full text...
UNHCR welcomes release of migrants from Tripoli shelter
KND Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has welcomed the release of more than 100 illegal migrants [...] Full text...
Nigeria: 16 Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists, 8 spouses surrrender to Nigerian troops
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Friday said that 16 Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and eight [...] Full text...
'No armed groups in Mauritanian territory', says government
KND Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - There are no armed groups in the territory of Mauritania and the ammunition seized a few days ago by security forces [...] Full text...
ISWAP terrorists kill 10 Nigerian soldiers, injure nine and 22 missing
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ten Nigerian soldiers were killed and nine others severely injured in an ambush by the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) [...] Full text...
Tunisia hosts Franco-Libyan Civil Defense Forum
KND Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Franco-Libyan forum on civil defense, aimed at promoting cooperation and exchange of experience between Libya and France, opened Thursday in [...] Full text...
Burkina Faso Counter-Terrorism Unit opens investigation into bloody attack on mining convoy
MTA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prosecutor of Burkina Faso, Harouna Yoda, announced on Friday that the Special Anti-Terrorist and Organized Crime Brigade has opened [...] Full text...
UN says 1.2 million civilians trapped in northeast Nigeria controlled by Boko Haram
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, on Friday said that about 1.2 million civilians are trapped [...] Full text...
UN chief says justice must be done following deadly Burkina Faso convoy attack
MA New York, US (PANA) - Authorities in Burkina Faso must “do everything in their power” to bring to justice the perpetrators of an attack on a mining company convoy in [...] Full text...
Mali president visits those wounded in terrorist attack on military camp
MTA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita visited Gao, 1,200 km north of Bamako, on Thursday, to visit those injured in the 1 [...] Full text...
Reopening of Tripoli's Maitigua airport inevitable despite threats of bombardment
MTA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The reopening of Maitigua Airport at a suburb of Tripoli seems irreversible, given its importance to the Libyan capital city, despite [...] Full text...
French tuna vessel ‘Avel Vor’ sinks off Liberian coast
PTK Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – A Liberian-licensed French tuna fishing vessel ‘Avel Vor’ has gone down some 180 nautical miles off Liberia’s coast, fisheries authorities have [...] Full text...