Burkina Faso: The President of the High Council of Communication escapes terrorist attack

13 july 2020 - 16:24:31 KND

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the High Council of Communication of Burkina Faso, Mathias Takoano, on Sunday escaped unhurt after an improvised [...] Full text...

UN and Libyan Interior Ministry agree to resume security reform programme

13 july 2020 - 15:57:44 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, and the Minister of Interior of the Government of [...] Full text...

ECOWAS court to deliver ruling Tuesday in case brought by Nigerian high court judge

13 july 2020 - 14:53:20 VAO

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice will Tuesday, 14 July, 2020, deliver judgment in a case brought by a Nigerian high court [...] Full text...

Kenya loses two military pilots in helicopter crash

13 july 2020 - 12:32:44 DJ

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two Kenyan military pilots died on Monday after the helicopter they were flying crashed at Kithyoko, Masinga, in eastern Kenya. The Kenya [...] Full text...

South Africa: Mandela's youngest daughter dead at 59

13 july 2020 - 10:32:20 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Nelson Mandela, died at a Johannesburg hospital early Monday aged [...] Full text...

Paris public prosecutor's office renews national arrest warrant for Malian musician Rokia Traoré

12 july 2020 - 18:09:18 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Paris public prosecutor's office Wednesday requested a national arrest warrant against Malian musician Rokia Traoré on trial for "kidnapping, sequestration [...] Full text...

COVID-19: 247 Nigerians stranded in Malaysia, Thailand arrive Nigeria

12 july 2020 - 15:53:15 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Two hundred and forty-seven Nigerians who were stranded in Malaysia and Thailand as a result of the suspension of international flight [...] Full text...

Six failed attempts at illegal migration in Tunisia

12 july 2020 - 14:32:03 MTA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian naval units thwarted six attempts at illegal migration to Italy Friday night, a security source in Sousse,140 km south of [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Togo orders partial reopening of places of worship 17 July

12 july 2020 - 13:22:53 MTA

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Christian and Muslim worshippers will be praying in their churches and mosques from Friday, 17 July, following the partial and experimental [...] Full text...

Mali: Malian press saddened by occupation of national television by demonstrators

12 july 2020 - 11:52:39 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian press organizations said Sunday they were saddened by the “anarchic” occupation of the offices the national broadcasting house (ORTM) by [...] Full text...

Nigeria: Buhari breaks silence on Magu, saying “there are no sacred cows” in war against corruption

11 july 2020 - 19:03:46 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday broke his silence on the ongoing investigation of Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [...] Full text...

Gambian police drop charges against activist

11 july 2020 - 11:55:33 MLJ

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian police have dropped all charges against a leading human rights activist, Madi Jobarteh, PANA confirmed in Banjul on Saturday. “In the [...] Full text...

UNSMIL concerned about armed clashes between criminal elements in Tripoli

11 july 2020 - 11:20:04 MTA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support  Mission in Libya (UNMIL) has expressed concern about armed clashes between criminal elements in a residential area of [...] Full text...

Thousands demonstrate in Bamako to demand resignation of President Keita

10 july 2020 - 23:34:43 MSA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thousands of Malians again took to the streets of Bamako to demand the resignation of Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, accusing [...] Full text...

Some 8,600 illegal immigrants left Libya via Mediterranean over first five months of 2020

10 july 2020 - 22:45:29 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 8,600 illegal immigrants left Libya via the Mediterranean between January and late May 2020, with 109 of them dying on [...] Full text...

Endless conflict extends suffering of Libyans (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

10 july 2020 - 22:25:25 MSA

 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Security chaos, suffering and impoverishment of Libyans remain among the most visible characteristics of life in Libya, nine years after the [...] Full text...

Fight against terrorism must be conducted with strict respect for human rights, EU Delegation

10 july 2020 - 18:46:20 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  The European Union Delegation in Burkina Faso said here Friday the fight against terrorism must always be conducted in strict [...] Full text...

Guinea to pay US$ 47m compensation for denying company the use of its assets

10 july 2020 - 16:41:46 VAO

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Guinean government to pay US$ 47,500,000 as compensation to an energy company, K. [...] Full text...

Nigerian govt. ordered to repeal or amend its law on cybercrime

10 july 2020 - 16:32:58 VAO

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Republic of Nigeria to repeal or amend its law on cybercrime to [...] Full text...

Rwanda's major independent newspaper, 'The Chronicles', suspends operations

10 july 2020 - 15:47:14 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The owners of one of major independent newspapers in Rwanda, 'The Chronicles', on Friday announced the suspension of their operations until [...] Full text...

Seven people killed in collapsed wells at a gold panning site in western Mali

10 july 2020 - 15:02:25 MTA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At least seven people died on Wednesday when four gold pits at a traditional gold panning site in Yatia, 5 km [...] Full text...

French President pays tribute to the memory of Amadou Gon Coulibaly

10 july 2020 - 14:39:13 MTA

Paris, France (PANA) - Eulogising the late Ivorian Prime Minister, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, French President Emmanuel Macron, called him "a great servant of Côte d'Ivoire, [...] Full text...

COVID-19: Pandemic has caused an “education crisis” - Expert

10 july 2020 - 13:04:04 AR

      Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An "education crisis" has plagued students the world over during the first half of 2020, and it continues in many parts [...] Full text...

Nigeria Military airstrikes kill 8 bandit leaders, dozen of fighters in Zamfara State forest

10 july 2020 - 12:50:50 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Friday that airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force fighter jets killed “eight bandit leaders and [...] Full text...

Nigeria: Buhari suspends acting chair of anti-graft agency, appoints new head

10 july 2020 - 12:44:19 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday approved the immediate suspension of Ibrahim Magu as Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes [...] Full text...

Tunisian Navy recovers six bodies of illegal migrants

10 july 2020 - 09:40:58 BBA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -  Tunisian Navy and Civil Protection units have recovered six bodies of illegal migrants from the southern coast in one week, southern [...] Full text...

Inter-communal violence, terrorist attacks inflame tensions in West Africa: Chambas

09 july 2020 - 22:27:58 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Inter-communal violence and persistent attacks by extremists continue to undermine peace and security across West Africa, the UN’s top official [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Refugees in Africa ‘even more vulnerable than ever’ amid pandemic

09 july 2020 - 21:36:07 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Millions of refugees across Africa face even greater food insecurity because of aid disruption and rising food prices linked to [...] Full text...

ECOWAS Court says Ivorian govt. violated Rights of a Child

09 july 2020 - 16:55:29 VAO

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice says the government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire is liable for the violation of the [...] Full text...

Organization foils planned terrorist attacks in Tunisia

09 july 2020 - 16:22:43 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The National Unit for Research into Terrorist Crimes in Tunisia has foiled a planned terrorist attacks targeting the tourist sector and [...] Full text...

HRW accuses Burkinabe forces of extra-judicial executions, 180 bodies found in mass graves

09 july 2020 - 15:45:01 KND

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Mass graves containing at least 180 bodies have been discovered in a town in northern Burkina Faso in recent months, [...] Full text...

Zambia’s Health Minister appears in court to face corruption charges

09 july 2020 - 14:33:28 MM

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Health Minister, Chitalu Chilufya, on Thursday appeared in a Magistrate's court in Lusaka on four counts of possession of property [...] Full text...

Nigeria: Buhari mourns late Ivorian PM, Coulibaly

09 july 2020 - 14:06:34 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has expressed grief over the death of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly of Cote d'Ivoire and [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Humanitarian charity Oxfam warns 12,000 people could die a day from hunger linked to pandemic

09 july 2020 - 11:24:03 MA

London, UK (PANA) - As many as 12,000 people could die per day by the end of the year as a result of hunger linked [...] Full text...

COVID-19: Chinese Embassy in Abuja says lawsuit by Nigerians 'shoddy, with zero basis in facts'

09 july 2020 - 10:35:20 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Embassy of China in Abuja on Wednesday described  legal actions instituted by 25 top Nigerians against China over the Coronavirus [...] Full text...

COVID-19: Identify, address real needs to recover, UN rights expert urges

09 july 2020 - 04:14:18 AR

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in “a serious setback” for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, an [...] Full text...

US concerned with allegations of summary executions in Burkina Faso

08 july 2020 - 22:53:00 MSA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The US embassy here Wednesday said it was deeply concerned with allegations of summary executions by the Burkinabe army under [...] Full text...

Fraudsters use fake emails to swindle citizens in Botswana

08 july 2020 - 22:19:34 DRW

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Cyber criminals purporting to be government officials are using fake social media accounts and emails to solicit money from unsuspecting citizens, [...] Full text...

South Africa: Pretoria moves to protect foreign truck drivers

08 july 2020 - 18:28:48 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government has issued directives to law enforcement agencies, including the Police Service, to activate their contingency [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Nigerian govt. reverses self, orders schools to remain shut indefinitely, stops West African regional exams

08 july 2020 - 18:19:48 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has reversed itself on the re-opening of schools, saying that no school should open or participate in [...] Full text...

Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists kill 23 Nigerian soldiers in ambush reprisal attack

08 july 2020 - 18:15:10 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – After celebrating the killing of 17 Boko Haram/Islamic State's West African Province terrorists “and their collaborators” in the Damboa axis in [...] Full text...

Ghana's Justice Minister authorised to enforce ECOWAS court decisions in Ghana

08 july 2020 - 16:35:18 VAO

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has received the instrument designating Ghana’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice,  Miss Gloria Akuffo, as [...] Full text...

Malian armed forces apprehend 15 terrorists in central Mali

08 july 2020 - 15:51:30 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A detachment of the Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) on Tuesday apprehended 15 terrorists in Kouroukanda, Mopti region, the Malian Press Agency [...] Full text...

Nigeria: Seven die in Nigeria's national oil conglomerate exploration platform

08 july 2020 - 15:07:04 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday said that seven people were killed in an explosion incident which occurred at [...] Full text...

“Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in the Fight Against COVID-19 – The Role of Governments”

08 july 2020 - 13:44:51 VAO

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative, in collaboration with ImpactHER and UN Women, [...] Full text...

France supports Guinea's education sector

08 july 2020 - 13:38:01 BBA

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea and France, through the French Development Agency (AFD), on Tuesday signed a funding agreement worth 33,581,000 euros for the African [...] Full text...

Covid:19: 124 Cameroonians reach home safely from Niger

08 july 2020 - 12:48:08 AR

Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Despite borders closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, 124 Cameroonians stranded in Niger safely returned home last week on a flight chartered [...] Full text...

Ending poverty by 2030 now a fading dream, says UN expert

08 july 2020 - 05:28:51 AR

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed more than 250 million people to the brink of starvation and dashed hopes of eradicating [...] Full text...

COVID-19: Societies need ‘a new dynamic’ to overcome negative impacts of pandemic – UN official

08 july 2020 - 03:43:45 AR

New York, US (PANA) - The dramatic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, have laid bare “weaknesses in our systems and societies”, a top official told [...] Full text...

Raid against al-Wattia air base in western Libya revives military escalation

07 july 2020 - 22:09:19 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The military escalation in Libya resumed with the air strike Sunday on the air base of Al-Wattia controlled by forces of [...] Full text...