More than three tons of cannabis seized in western Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe customs officers have seized 3.22 tons of cannabis worth 322 million CFA francs in Bobo-Dioulasso, the economic capital, in [...]
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Guinea welcomes AU's commitment to building a stable and prosperous Africa
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - In a statement issued on Monday, the anniversary of the creation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the forerunner of [...]
Covid-19 threatening fight against obstetric fistula
New York, US (PANA) - The fight to end obstetric fistula, one of the most serious and tragic injuries that can occur during childbirth, could be [...]
South Africa commemorates Mandela’s historic release
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Tuesday commemorated the 30th anniversary of the day Nelson Mandela was released from jail. On 2 February [...]
Coronavirus: Senior Rwandan official calls for solidarity among African states in fight against COVID-19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Foreign Affairs minister, Dr Vincent Biruta, on Monday called for global solidarity to fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), [...]
Turkish, Tunisian presidents discuss Libya crisis
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The situation in Libya was the focus of a telephone conversation between Tunisian and Turkish Presidents Kais Saied and Recep Tayyip [...]
Abidjan stock market closes Tuesday trading down
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Abidjan-based stock market (BRVM) closed Tuesday trading down, with the BRVM 10 index dropping from 124.41 points to 124.25 [...]
Rights group warns UN/AU report on Darfur fails to protect vulnerable groups
New York, US (PANA) – The proposal by the United Nations and the African Union to limit the UN’s protection role in Sudan threatens the [...]
Covid-19: Mali records three deaths on Tuesday
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three deaths occurred in Mali on Tuesday due to coronavirus infection, according to a report by the country's health services. At the [...]
Tunisair threatened with bankruptcy
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Faced for several years with acute financial difficulties due, in particular, to a plethora of employees and an aging fleet, Tunisair is now going through an unprecedented crisis, jeopardising its survival. The closure of airspace due to [...]
Coronavirus: West African women excluded from pandemic info sharing, key decision making - Report
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (PANA) - Women are excluded from information sharing on Covid-19 and from key high level decision making processes at national and regional levels, says a new gender analysis by humanitarian charity, CARE. The NGO, which is fighting global [...]
CEN-SAD countries call on Libyan warring parties to end military escalation
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The extraordinary Summit of the Community of Sahelo-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) has called on all Libyan parties to immediately cease military escalation in the country. Heads of State and Government of the CEN-SAD on Sunday announced the transfer [...]
