Nigerian arrested with heroin at Mauritius airport
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A 33-year-old Nigerian was intercepted on Friday at the SSR International Airport of Mauritius by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Section (CANS) [...]
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Libyan Interior Ministry accuses Haftar forces of cutting off drinking water to Tripoli
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Antonio Guterres denounces shelling of Al-Khadra Hospital in Tripoli
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AU pursues debt forgiveness to address coronavirus impact
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Union's top organ, the Bureau of Heads of State, has called for a global debt relief for African countries to [...]
South Africa: Mandela's foundation salutes Apartheid-era general
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Nelson Mandela Foundation have paid tribute to an Apartheid-era General who played a key [...]
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 [...]
Gambian activist hails draft constitution
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Madi Jobarteh, one of the leading human rights activists in the Gambia, on Wednesday hailed the country’s newly-drafted constitution while canvassing [...]
Two injured as a missile hits Tripoli Medical Center
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two people were injured on Saturday when a missile hit the rear portal of the Tripoli Medical Center, medical and military [...]
Ivorian minister of defence tests positive to coronavirus
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian minister of Defence, Hamed Bakayoko, has tested positive to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), official sources said here Monday. According [...]
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: More than 1,400 prisoners pardoned in Mali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has pardoned more than 1,400 prisoners to ease congestion in jails as the country combats the [...]
RwandAir suspends fights to Mumbai after India border closure over coronavirus concern
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, has suspended all flights to Mumbai, India, after the Indian authorities announced new measures to close the border and all consular services for about a month over coronavirus concerns, Rwanda public television [...]
AfDB approves Gender Equality Trust Fund for women’s economic empowerment
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a new Gender Equality Trust Fund (GETF) aimed at pushing forward gender equality and women’s empowerment across the continent. Funded by donors, the GETF [...]
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 [...]
