Senegal's President Faye receives Moroccan delegation
03 april 2024 - 14:47:14Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Wednesday received a Moroccan delegation in Diamniadio, a new [...] Full text...
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Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Wednesday received a Moroccan delegation in Diamniadio, a new [...] Full text...
Economic growth and poverty reduction: Is Africa any different? World Bank Blog By Haoyu Wu, Aziz Atamanov, Tom Bundervoet and Pierella Paci
14 march 2024 - 07:36:26Washington, United States (PANA) - The last 10 years have been rough for many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Following [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister praises his country's efforts in the fight against terrorism
04 february 2024 - 16:51:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al [...] Full text...
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Libyan government of national unity wants Libyan-Greek Commission to resume work
24 january 2024 - 17:19:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Economy and Trade Mohamed al-Haweij said here Wednesday that the government of national [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Senior army officer slams UAE for assisting paramilitary RSF in bloody war
22 january 2024 - 12:34:02Omdurman, Sudan (PANA) - A senior Sudanese government official has slammed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for assisting the paramilitary [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Burkina Faso announce 27-man squad
26 december 2023 - 07:46:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso coach Hubert Velud has named 27 players who will represent the country at [...] Full text...
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2023 TotalEnergies AFCON: CAF names match officials
26 december 2023 - 07:03:31Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially announced the list of match officials that will [...] Full text...
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Head of Western Military Region in Libya commits to unifying Libyan Army and securing elections
15 december 2023 - 16:57:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Commander of the Western Military Region in Libya, Major-General Osama Al-Jouweili, has reaffirmed his commitment [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-17 WC: Uzbekistan stun England to reach last eight
22 november 2023 - 13:18:42Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Uzbekistan captain Lazizbek Mirzaev's stunning free-kick earned his team a sensational FIFA U-17 World Cup victory [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF Awards: Nominees for women’s categories
14 november 2023 - 15:59:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has unveiled the preliminary nominees for [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM calls for construction of wastewater treatment plants in three municipalities
13 november 2023 - 19:36:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has given instructions to start wastewater treatment plants in [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council chairman, French President discuss need for humanitarian truce in Gaza
10 november 2023 - 12:56:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on Thursday discussed with French Republic Emmanuel [...] Full text...
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Nigerian President Tinubu arrives in Riyadh for Saudi-Africa Summit
09 november 2023 - 16:50:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived om Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the Saudi-Africa Summit [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: African heavyweights tune up
20 october 2023 - 07:26:29Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The beat towards January's TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire 2023, is quickening as [...] Full text...
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Two earth tremors felt in western Libya
13 october 2023 - 11:07:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two earth tremors, measuring 4.8 and 4.2 respectively, were felt by residents of the western region [...] Full text...
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2024 FIFA World Cup: Saudi Arabia launch official tournament bid
10 october 2023 - 09:04:21Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Saudi Arabia has submitted to FIFA its official intention to host the 2034 World Cup after [...] Full text...
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CAF to host Referees’ Preparation Course for AFCON preliminary official list
09 october 2023 - 07:17:32Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As planning and preparations continue for the upcoming TotalEnergies CAF AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire, CAF’s [...] Full text...
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Political developments in Libya discussed by UNSMIL and UAE
07 october 2023 - 14:00:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, and the Diplomatic Adviser [...] Full text...
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Qatar, UN call for political agreement on Libyan elections
05 october 2023 - 13:08:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, and the Qatari Minister [...] Full text...
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South African liberation hero Aziz Pahad dead at 82
28 september 2023 - 09:29:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Anti-apartheid activist Aziz Pahad, who played an important role in the liberation of South [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Morocco earthquake: Death toll rises to 2,681
11 september 2023 - 18:07:05Rabat, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco's Ministry of the Interior said on Monday issued a second update on the toll of [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Morocco earthquake: Death toll rises to 2,497
11 september 2023 - 11:47:42Rabat, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco's Ministry of the Interior said on Monday that the death toll from last Friday night's [...] Full text...
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Morocco earthquake: Rescuers battle odds to reach victims
11 september 2023 - 07:34:42Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Battling blocked roads, rough terrain, distance, inadequate equipment and aftershocks, among others, rescuers are racing against [...] Full text...
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Top UN official reaffirms readiness to support dialogue between Libyan leaders to end conflict
07 september 2023 - 12:10:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has reaffirmed the [...] Full text...
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‘Not the time to forget’ Central African Republic - UN officials
31 august 2023 - 06:39:33Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Attacks by armed groups against security forces in the Central African Republic (CAR), combined [...] Full text...
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Coach Nabi takes up new challenge at FAR Rabat after leaving Tanzania's Yanga
19 july 2023 - 07:15:26Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Tunisian coach Nasreddine Nabi has been appointed the new manager of Moroccan Botola Pro champions, FAR [...] Full text...
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2022/23 CAF Confed. Cup: Mentality will make the difference for us, says Tanzanian coach.
03 june 2023 - 07:23:52Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Young Africans (Yanga) head coach Nasreddine Nabbi says mentality will be the biggest asset they need [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper sums up G7 Declaration as "constant nuclear terror and false peace".
26 may 2023 - 19:36:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper "Alsabaaah" said here Friday the Declaration of the Summit of the Group of [...] Full text...
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2023 U-17 AFCON: Senegal's dominance shows in Best XI
22 may 2023 - 05:55:04Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Four players from Senegal's victorious team secured spots in the Best XI of the TotalEnergies Under-17 [...] Full text...
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Chairman of Libya's Presidential Council attends 32nd Arab Summit
19 may 2023 - 12:19:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, arrived on Thursday in Jeddah, Kingdom of [...] Full text...
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Uganda can reduce poverty by building people’s resilience to shocks: WB report
11 may 2023 - 15:57:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - There was little progress in poverty reduction in Uganda during much of the decade leading up [...] Full text...
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2023 U-17 AFCON: Five-star Senegal run riot against South Africa to secure U-17 World Cup ticket
11 may 2023 - 15:37:11Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Senegal have booked Africa’s first ticket to the FIFA World Cup after running riot to beat [...] Full text...
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2023 U-17 AFCON: Senegal taking a match at a time, says Aziz
06 may 2023 - 08:34:51nstantine, Algeria (PANA) - Senegal midfielder Abdou Aziz Fall says the team is not getting carried away by their brilliant [...] Full text...
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2023 U-23 AFCON draw: Hosts Morocco get Ghana, Congo and Guinea
06 may 2023 - 07:31:28Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Hosts Morocco have been given a tough passage to the TotalEnergies Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 107 Stranded Nigerians evacuated from Libya
19 april 2023 - 10:44:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – One hundred and seven stranded Nigerians have been evacuated from Tripoli, Libya, the National Emergency Management [...] Full text...
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The Trilateral Mechanism in Sudan describes a meeting with non-signatories of agreement as fruitful, for a reason (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
30 march 2023 - 05:49:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Trilateral Mechanism in Sudan on Wednesday said they held a constructive meeting with the Sudanese entities [...] Full text...
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Second edition of Libyan-German Economic Forum scheduled for March in Tripoli
24 february 2023 - 14:14:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan capital, Tripoli, will host the second Libyan-German Economic Forum on 7 March, with the [...] Full text...
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Qatar reiterates its support for elections in Libya
22 february 2023 - 19:16:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, received on Wednesday in [...] Full text...
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2023 U20 AFCON: CAF releases list of match officials
19 february 2023 - 06:23:58Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A list of 16 referees, 18 assistant referees and six video assistant referees (VAR) has been [...] Full text...
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Moroccan Prime Minister attends AU Summit
17 february 2023 - 16:12:46Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Moroccan head of government, Aziz Akhannouch, Friday represented Morocco at the 2nd Conference of Heads [...] Full text...
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Parliamentarians mobilise political leadership for Education in Emergencies and Protracted Crises
17 february 2023 - 07:00:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Parliamentarians from a wide range of countries have formally adopted the Geneva Declaration on Education in [...] Full text...
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Sudan honours WFP chief
14 february 2023 - 11:10:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Monday bestowed one of its highest presidential honours on David Beasley, the Executive Director [...] Full text...
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Dakar Forum on Agriculture and Agri-Food opens
25 january 2023 - 15:40:12Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The second edition of the Dakar Summit on Agriculture and Agribusiness opened on Wednesday at the [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM orders 2023 road projects to start next February
10 january 2023 - 19:52:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, at a meeting on [...] Full text...
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Signatories of political agreement launch final phase
08 january 2023 - 12:17:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese political forces, including the military, are meeting once again in Khartoum to finalise an initial [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM pledges to make 2023 the year of elections
02 january 2023 - 13:19:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Monday declared [...] Full text...
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Political developments in Libya discssed in Saudi Arabia meeting
11 december 2022 - 14:42:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on Saturday met with Saudi Crown Prince [...] Full text...
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Abdoulazize Bamogo appointed President of Superior Council of Communication of Burkina Faso
07 december 2022 - 14:59:50Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Captain Ibrahim Traoré late Tuesday appointed Abdoulazize Bamogo as president of the Supreme Council of Communication in [...] Full text...
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UN commends Sudanese for making concessions to reach a framework agreement
05 december 2022 - 19:27:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Volker Perthes, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General to the Sudan, has commended signatories [...] Full text...
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UN facilitators make breakthrough in Sudan’s acrimonious political standouts
02 december 2022 - 12:44:11Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations, African Union (AU) and the regional grouping, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), say [...] Full text...
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Political solution to crisis in Libya still faces multiple obstacles
27 october 2022 - 19:33:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The road to a political settlement of the crisis in Libya is still full of pitfalls [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister reiterates government's commitment to hold elections in Libya
27 october 2022 - 15:27:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA ) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, reaffirmed on Thursday that [...] Full text...
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At least 30 dead and several injured in Chad demonstrations, new report
20 october 2022 - 17:27:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 30 people were killed in demonstrations that broke out on Thursday in several [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa undertakes official visit to Saudi Arabia
16 october 2022 - 14:29:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa left here Sunday for a state visit to Saudi Arabia at [...] Full text...
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UN urges Sudanese to fully implement peace deal agreed two years ago
05 october 2022 - 09:29:53Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has urged the government of Sudan and former rebel groups to speed up [...] Full text...
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Algerian President invites Mohammed VI to Arab League Summit
28 september 2022 - 19:54:18Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, has received an invitation from Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to [...] Full text...
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Morocco calls for cooperation that serves African countries
21 september 2022 - 18:57:04New York, United Nations (PANA) - Morocco on Wednesday called for the strengthening of international cooperation that serves African countries, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria’s national power grid cut as electricity workers shut all transmission substations
17 august 2022 - 20:51:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Electricity workers under the auspices of the Nigeria Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) in the Transmission [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper highlights controversy surrounding suspected presence of potassium bromate in bread in Libya
07 august 2022 - 16:00:30Tricpoli, Libya (PANA) - There is growing controversy in recent days in Libya among several Libyan state institutions over the [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$ 271 million for Egypt's food security and economic resilience support programme
19 july 2022 - 10:35:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved a loan of US$271 million to [...] Full text...
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Jeddah Summit Declaration: Libyan PM welcomes countries' stance on stability in Libya
17 july 2022 - 14:03:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mr. Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has welcomed the [...] Full text...
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First batch of 250 Libyan pilgrims leave for Mecca in Saudi Arabia
25 june 2022 - 15:01:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 250 pilgrims, representing the first batch of Libyan Muslims, left Saturday via Maitigua [...] Full text...
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Sub-Saharan Africa reveals lessons for governance - IMF Country Focus
24 june 2022 - 07:21:39Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have made important strides in tackling corruption, with some outperforming emerging [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM hails solid Libyan-Algerian partnership in strengthening the economies of neighbouring African countries
06 june 2022 - 22:07:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, affirmed that the strong partnership between [...] Full text...
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Senegalese health minister dismissed after 11 newborns die in hospital fire
27 may 2022 - 11:00:40Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Thursday dismissed the Minister of Public Health and Social Action, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, [...] Full text...
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Three-day national mourning declared in Senegal after eleven newborns die in hospital fire
26 may 2022 - 15:07:30Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal is observing a three-day national mourning, starting Thursday, following the death of 11 newborn babies [...] Full text...
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Eleven newborns die in hospital fire in Senegal
26 may 2022 - 14:58:09Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Eleven newborns died in a fire outbreak last Wednesday evening in the neonatal department of the [...] Full text...
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2021-22 CAF Confed. Cup: List of scorers
21 may 2022 - 07:52:12Uyo, Nigeria (PANA) - Here is the list of all goal scorers in the just-concluded 2021-22 CAF Confederation Cup, won [...] Full text...
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ICC trial of alleged Malian terrorist resumes
11 may 2022 - 12:11:44Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of alleged Malian terrorist, Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, resumed [...] Full text...
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FIFA U17 Women's WC: Morocco, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria book final-round tickets
02 may 2022 - 07:29:04Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco, Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria secured their places in the final round of the African race [...] Full text...
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Divisions in UN Security Council on Libyan file fuel foreign interference
02 may 2022 - 06:58:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - For the fourth consecutive time, the United Nations Security Council has failed to extend the mandate [...] Full text...
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Libyan oil minister, Total Energie officials discuss cooperation in the oil sector
06 april 2022 - 20:37:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas, Mohamed Aoun, discussed with a delegation of the French oil [...] Full text...
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US condemns increase of violence in Sudan
24 march 2022 - 04:26:14Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has strongly condemned the recent marked increase in violence in Sudan, particularly [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Ministry delegation discusses cybercrime in Algiers
21 march 2022 - 13:09:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Libyan Ministry of the Interior of the Government of National Unity (GNA) [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian Prime Minister in Rabat to co-chair Moroccan-Mauritanian Joint Commission
11 march 2022 - 13:06:26Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Mauritanian Prime Minister, Mohamed Ould Bilal, arrived on Thursday in Rabat to co-chair with the [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams Algerian authorities for tightening repression on protest
21 february 2022 - 05:35:13Algiers, Ageria (PANA) – A human rights watchdog has slammed the Algerian authorities for continuing to repress protests and called [...] Full text...
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Sudan: top military leaders move to Darfur to re-impose stability
03 february 2022 - 15:00:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Following weeks of unrest and inter-communal fighting in the Darfur region, the Khartoum government has massively [...] Full text...
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Protestors, police clash in Tunis
14 january 2022 - 18:23:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Clashes broke out here Friday between police and demonstrators celebrating the 11th anniversary of the Tunisian [...] Full text...
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AfDB gives Tunisia a €104 million loan
21 december 2021 - 18:49:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a €104 million [...] Full text...
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Gunmen attack five electoral centres in Libya, steal voters' cards
03 december 2021 - 15:21:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five electoral centres in the western region of Libya were robbed at gunpoint, following which a [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup leader names himself President of the new Transitional Interim Council
12 november 2021 - 08:12:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's coup leader, Gen. Abdel Al-Fattah Al-Burhan has named a new Transitional Interim Council, under his [...] Full text...
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New Moroccan government sets sights on transforming the country
09 october 2021 - 08:53:46Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccans are hoping that the new government formed on Thursday will take up the country's economic [...] Full text...
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Troika commends peace in Sudan
03 october 2021 - 15:43:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United States, the United Kingdom and Norway, known as the Troika of Sudan's peace agreement, [...] Full text...
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'Restoration of Algeria-Morocco relations vital to Africa’s free trade ambition'
30 september 2021 - 12:15:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – As the diplomatic spat between Algeria and Morocco widened last week with the banning of [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President Saied says his assumption of sole executive power to continue
21 september 2021 - 09:23:49Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday announced that the exceptional measures, under which he granted himself [...] Full text...
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Vice president of the Libyan Council Moussa al-Kouni pays tribute to former Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika
18 september 2021 - 20:04:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, Saturday paid tribute to former Algerian [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants Tunisis 60 million euros in support of economic recovery
15 july 2021 - 12:32:48Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted Tunisia €60 million for implementing its Economic Recovery and [...] Full text...
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Troika Envoys visit Khartoum over PM's new initiative, Sudan’s achievement on key economic benchmarks
08 july 2021 - 18:04:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Special Envoys to the Sudan and South Sudan from the United Kingdom, Norway and the United [...] Full text...
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Troika Specials Envoys calls on rebels to rejoin peace talks
04 july 2021 - 16:32:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Leading European countries, the United States and the United Nations on Sunday confirmed they have sent [...] Full text...
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Algerian president discusses with Libyan presidential council members promotion of cooperation
09 june 2021 - 20:42:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune held talks Wednesday evening in the Algerian capital, Algiers, with members of [...] Full text...
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Sudan Troika members witness Juba Peace Agreement between Gov't and opposition groups
09 june 2021 - 19:47:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The governments of the United Kingdom, Norway and United States, collectively known as the Troika, on [...] Full text...
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Uganda name squad to face South Africa in soccer friendly
31 may 2021 - 18:37:30Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda Cranes interim coach, Abudallah Mubiru, has named a 34-man squad ahead of an international friendly [...] Full text...
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Total CAF Super Cup: Pre-match quotes from coaches and captains
28 may 2021 - 07:04:01Doha, Qatar (PANA) - As Egyptian giants Al Ahly face Morocco’s RS Berkane in Friday's match in Doha, Qatar, in [...] Full text...
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UN urged Sudanese to show goodwill, determination in their peace talks
27 may 2021 - 16:49:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN has urged Sudanese parties, currently engaged in peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, to [...] Full text...
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Sudan peace talks kick off with parties showing optimism
26 may 2021 - 16:44:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA ) - Peace talks between the government of the Sudan and the main rebel Sudan People’s liberation [...] Full text...
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President Kiir of South Sudan receives Sudanese PM
25 may 2021 - 18:51:27Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, on Tuesday received the visiting Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdouk, [...] Full text...
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Sudan sends strong delegation to peace talks with rebels in Juba Wednesday
25 may 2021 - 16:28:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan on Tuesday dispatched a high-level delegation, including the Prime Minister, Dr Abdalla Hamdok, and [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: AfDB boosts new investment dynamics, a vector of recovery in times of crisis
21 may 2021 - 19:58:29Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a donation of [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State, Sudan PM discuss several issues on phone
06 april 2021 - 11:07:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday spoke on [...] Full text...
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Sudan gov't, rebel leader sign document guaranteeing freedom of worship
29 march 2021 - 07:27:38Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government and a rebel group have signed a document guaranteeing freedom of worship [...] Full text...
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U20 AFCON: Uganda down Tunisia to book Ghana date in final
02 march 2021 - 02:07:10Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Derrick Kakooza on Monday fired a hattrick as debutants Uganda continued with their dream run at [...] Full text...
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Tunisian, Algerian Prime Ministers hold talks
04 january 2021 - 23:56:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian prime minister, Hichem Mechichi, Monday held talks with his Algerian counterpart, Abdelaziz Djerad, a [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: The disappointed hopes of the revolution
16 december 2020 - 20:40:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ten years on, Sidi Bouzid, a marginalized region in central Tunisia, is still expecting the gains [...] Full text...
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Former Mauritanian president, Cheikh Abdallahi dies
23 november 2020 - 11:44:05Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The former Mauritanian president (2007-2008), Sidi Mohamed ould Cheikh Abdallahi, died on Sunday night at the [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian newspapers highlight relations with Morocco
21 november 2020 - 16:49:24Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian press this week addressed various issues including Mauritania-Morocco relations, in a context of new [...] Full text...
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Sudan opposition leaders arrive in Khartoum to celebrate peace deal
15 november 2020 - 16:13:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in decades, Sudanese rebel leaders from Darfur, the Blue Nile and Eastern [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB gives Morocco nearly €120 million to fight pandemic
05 november 2020 - 12:02:43Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced on Wednesday that it has approved additional funding of nearly [...] Full text...
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Former Mauritanian president's son summoned in anti-corruption probe
03 november 2020 - 13:22:36Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The son of former Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz has been is summoned by the [...] Full text...
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Two allies of ex-president Aziz appear before police anti-corruption panel
26 october 2020 - 16:54:58Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Tfeil Laha, a banker, and Mohamed Abdallah Ould Yaha, two personalities close to Mohamed Ould Abdel [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: The return of politicians from exile highlighted in the news
24 october 2020 - 16:22:08Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press in Mauritania this week devoted most of their comments to the return from exile [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian opposition member Mustapha Limam Chaafi returns home after 12 years in exile
19 october 2020 - 09:47:17Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian opposition figure, Mustapha Limaam Chaafi, returned to Nouakchott on Sunday from Dubai after 12 years [...] Full text...
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French minister of foreign affairs to travel to Algiers
15 october 2020 - 21:44:13Paris, France (PANA) - Jean-Yves Le Drian, French minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Thursday visited Algeria to discuss regional [...] Full text...
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Mauritania newspapers highlight anti-corruption investigation of former head of statenews
03 october 2020 - 14:59:42Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian press this week largely focused on the preliminary investigation of the alleged corruption of former [...] Full text...
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Saudi FM expected in Bamako on Monday
03 october 2020 - 14:48:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Saudi Minister of State in charge of African Affairs, Ahmed Ben Abdelaziz Al-Qattan, is expected on [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Human rights violation drop by 9% in August 2020
30 september 2020 - 22:26:49Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Joint Office for Human Rights (BCNUDH) has documented 669 human rights violations in [...] Full text...
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AfDB named latest board member of the World Business Angels Investment Forum
28 september 2020 - 18:59:44Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) on Monday named the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...
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Former Mauritanian President Abdel Aziz refuses to collaborate with justice system
28 september 2020 - 15:53:56Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's former president (2008-2019), Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, continues to refuse to cooperate with his country's [...] Full text...
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AfDB named to board World Business Angels Investment Forum
28 september 2020 - 12:50:53Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA0 - The World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) on Monday announced the African Development Bank as [...] Full text...
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Mauritania authorities step up investigations into former president Abdel Azizi's tenure
26 september 2020 - 08:09:42Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian anti-corruption police are continuing their investigations into governance during the decade of the rule of [...] Full text...
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IMF commends Somalia’s commitment to economic reforms
25 september 2020 - 09:40:00Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – Despite multiple hits from flooding, desert locusts, and the global coronavirus pandemic, the authorities in Somalia [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian investigators seize money ‘stashed away’ by ex-president Ould Abdel Aziz
15 september 2020 - 13:35:02Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The preliminary probe of more than 300 Mauritanian personalities, including former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz [...] Full text...
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Water cut highlighted in Mauritanian news
12 september 2020 - 20:22:29Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press in Mauritania this week extensively commented on the total cut-off of drinking water noted [...] Full text...
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Former Mauritanian leader Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz claims "psychological torture"
11 september 2020 - 15:40:16Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former president Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritanian (2008-2019) has denounced the harassment he is allegedly [...] Full text...
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Trial of alleged Malian terrorist resumes at the International Criminal Court
09 september 2020 - 13:30:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of Malian terrorist Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed for war crimes and [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian government pledges to respect judicial independence in "corruption" case
05 september 2020 - 11:23:34Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -The Mauritanian government will fully respect the constitutional principle of separation of powers and the independence of [...] Full text...
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France welcomes peace deal between Sudanese government, armed movements
01 september 2020 - 20:36:16Paris, France (PANA) - France Tuesday welcomed the peace deal signed Monday in Juba between the Sudanese transitional authorities, an [...] Full text...
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Sudanese peace agreement should deliver lasting peace, urges Amnesty Intl
31 august 2020 - 23:12:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The signing of the peace agreement between the Sudanese government and the Sudan Revolutionary Front should [...] Full text...
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US, UK, Sweden pledge support for peace deal in Sudan, call on others to join
31 august 2020 - 21:57:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States, United Kingdom, and Norway, collectively known as the Troika, Monday welcomed the peace [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Ghazouani receives Biram Dah Abeid in audience
28 august 2020 - 23:48:12Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, Friday held talks with Biram Dah Abeid, leader of [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Accounts of 24 companies, 52 personalities seized in investigation
27 august 2020 - 20:45:43Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian anti-corruption court Thursday froze the accounts of 52 personalities and 24 private companies under [...] Full text...
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Former Mauritanian President, Abdel Aziz, appears before investigators
26 august 2020 - 15:04:06Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The former Mauritanian president (2008-2019), Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, again appeared on Tuesday before police investigating [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: 60 lawyers to represent govt. in case against former President Aziz
25 august 2020 - 18:49:50Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A team of 60 lawyers is to defend the interest of the Mauritanian state in the [...] Full text...
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Former Mauritanian President Ould Abdel Aziz released after one week in police custody
24 august 2020 - 14:14:34Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's former president (2008-2019), Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz, was released on Sunday night after one week [...] Full text...
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Defence team of former Mauritanian president deplores conditions of his detention
21 august 2020 - 05:25:16Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The team of lawyers defending former Mauritanian president Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz has strongly deplored conditions [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian main opposition party demands truth in corruption investigation
19 august 2020 - 23:25:43Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD/TAWASSOUL/Islamist trend), main opposition party, Wednesday pleaded for serene [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian political stakeholders deny harassing former president
19 august 2020 - 15:56:07Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Committee of Parties Represented in the Mauritanian Parliament (CPPP), made up of both the ruling [...] Full text...
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Detained Mauritanian ex-president refuses to answer questions from investigators
18 august 2020 - 15:22:55Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Detained Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, a former Mauritanian president (2008-2019), has refused to answer questions from [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian media highlight preliminary investigation into former president's rule
15 august 2020 - 17:47:03Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritania media this week highlighted the latest developments on the decade of governance of former [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian justice freezes accounts of allies of former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz
14 august 2020 - 16:05:20Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian justice has ordered the seizure of several bank accounts belonging to persons and private [...] Full text...
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Three UN special rapporteurs to investigate disappearance of Cameroonian journalist, Samuel Wazizi
13 august 2020 - 14:55:38Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said it has asked three United Nations (UN) special rapporteurs to investigate [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Parties represented in parliament want reforms
10 august 2020 - 23:54:52Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coordination of political parties represented in Parliament (CPPP) Monday called for a large republican front [...] Full text...
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New government formed in Mauritania
10 august 2020 - 22:19:47Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A new government reduced from 25 to 23 members was formed on Sunday evening in Mauritania, [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian popular opposition leader returns from exile
09 august 2020 - 18:26:57Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Popular opposition leader, Abdel Ghoudous ould Abeidna, is back from exile, reliable sources told PANA on Sunday. Apart [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian justice to delve into 11 years of former President ould Abdel Aziz's rule
06 august 2020 - 11:06:54Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian General Prosecutor's Office under the Supreme Court, on Wednesday announced the opening of a [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian president pledges to hold consultation with opposition parties on major issues
05 august 2020 - 15:10:09Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian President, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, says he is open to consultations with the opposition, indicating [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch wants repressive laws in Mauritania repealed
01 august 2020 - 15:21:26Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The human rights organization, Human Right Watch (HRW), on Saturday urged the Mauritanian President, Mohamed Cheikh [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Opposition welcomes probe of ex-president Aziz's administration
31 july 2020 - 17:36:15Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD/Tawassoul/Islamist Movement), the main opposition party in Mauritania, says [...] Full text...
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Tunisian president receives Saudi minister of foreign affairs
28 july 2020 - 22:18:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid Tuesday received the Saudi minister of foreign affairs, Faisal bin Farhan bin [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Parliamentary Investigative Commission blames ex-president Aziz for bad governance
28 july 2020 - 17:40:56Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The report of a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP), formed last January to investigate "decades of [...] Full text...
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MPs approve draft law on High Court of Justice in Mauritania
28 july 2020 - 14:28:14Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Assembly of Mauritania has approved a draft organic law establishing the High Court of [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian media highlight misfortunes of former president Abdel Aziz
25 july 2020 - 12:55:06Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The media in Mauritania this week devoted most of their comments to the difficulties of the [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: MPs accuse former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz of breaching integrity of national territory
23 july 2020 - 23:02:59Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The parliamentary commission investigating former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz said here Thursday it “has information [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian MPs to review decade of governance of former President Aziz
15 july 2020 - 17:48:39Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A report prepared by a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP) on the decade of governance of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Statue of famous colonialist beheaded in Cape Town
15 july 2020 - 12:36:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A famous statue of 19th-century colonialist Cecil John Rhodes has been beheaded in Cape [...] Full text...
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Trial of alleged Malian terrorist opens at ICC
15 july 2020 - 11:12:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, a suspected Malian terrorist accused [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Former President Aziz accused of trying to hand over an island to a Qatari prince
13 july 2020 - 15:02:50Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP), charged with carrying out investigations into his governance for 11 [...] Full text...
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Mauritania suspends voting procedure for creation of High Court of Justice
12 july 2020 - 15:16:11Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania’s justice, interior, and defense committee Saturday suspended a voting procedure on a law setting up [...] Full text...
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Inquiry into former president's governance resonates in Mauritanian press
11 july 2020 - 14:21:51Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - As the week comes to a close, the story that resonated most in the Mauritanian press [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Opposition party wants Central Bank of Mauritania audited
09 july 2020 - 16:01:51Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Opposition Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD) has called for an audit of the Central Bank [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Former president Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz refuses to appear before parliamentary investigation commission
07 july 2020 - 22:42:41Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz (2008/2019) Tuesday refused to appear before a parliamentary investigation commission [...] Full text...
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Burglary hits Mauritania's Budget Directorate-General in Nouakchott
06 july 2020 - 11:42:44Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Budget Directorate-General, located in downtown Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, was burgled on Sunday g and [...] Full text...
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Young Tunisian graduates demonstrate to demand the right to work
17 june 2020 - 17:25:21Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several hundred young unemployed graduates gathered in front of the Tunisian parliament on Wednesday to demand [...] Full text...
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UNESCO chief urges investigation into death of journalist Samuel Wazizi in Cameroon
17 june 2020 - 13:23:08Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has called on the authorities of Cameroon to investigate the [...] Full text...
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Hostilities continue near Libyan central city of Sirte despite Egypt’s initiative to get out of crisis
09 june 2020 - 22:14:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Hostilities continued Tuesday between the army loyal to the government of national accord (GNA) and troops [...] Full text...
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Anti-slavery NGO denounces the recurrence of attacks on liberties in Mauritania
06 june 2020 - 16:25:08Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The anti-slavery NGO, Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), has expressed its grave [...] Full text...
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Media watchdog RSF rejects Cameroonian authorities' response death of journalist Wazizi in custody
06 june 2020 - 14:33:42Paris, France (PANA) - Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has rejected as "indecent and unacceptable" the explanation of the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: AfDB offers Tunisia 180 million Euros for coronavirus response
04 june 2020 - 14:04:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has offered Tunisia 180 million euros to finance a coronavirus response [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB approves 180 million-Euro loan for Tunisia
03 june 2020 - 22:54:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The board of directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Wednesday approved a loan of 180 [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: 8 opposition parties call for urgent solution to populations’ problems
27 may 2020 - 23:58:59Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A coalition of eight Mauritanian opposition political parties Wednesday called for a quick solution to problems [...] Full text...
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AU contact group on Libya calls on Libyan actors to observe ceasefire
20 may 2020 - 23:37:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union (AU) contact group on Libya Wednesday reaffirmed its appeal to “Libyan actors to [...] Full text...
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Court releases former senators prosecuted for alleged corruption in Mauritania
12 may 2020 - 18:10:11Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - After three years of prosecution, former banker and senator Mohamed ould Boumatou, other former senators, trade [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Online portal facilitates testing for coronavirus from home in Egypt
07 may 2020 - 13:01:59Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt now has a safer alternative to administering drive-through coronavirus tests on an online platform, providing [...] Full text...
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4 killed, 17 injured in shellings of residentiel areas in Tripoli
18 april 2020 - 11:37:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least four people were killed and 17 others wounded after intensified shelling on Friday on [...] Full text...
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Ramtan Lamamra rejects his appointment as the UN Rep in Libya
16 april 2020 - 17:09:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian diplomat, Ramtan Lamamra, on Thursday rejected a proposal offering him the position of Special Representative [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IGAD staff donate US$ 700,000 to fight COVID-19 in IGAD member states
06 april 2020 - 16:47:33Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Determined to fully support the fight against COVID-19, the staff of the Intergovernmental Authority on development [...] Full text...
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Intra-Libyan national conference scheduled for July in Addis Ababa
13 march 2020 - 11:30:14Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The members of the Contact Group of the High Level Committee of the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...
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National reconciliation and the appointment of an African envoy to Libya, issues of the AU Contact Group meeting in Congo
12 march 2020 - 19:55:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Member countries of the African Union (AU) High-Level Committee on Libya met for the second time [...] Full text...
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South African president arrives in Congo for Libyan crisis summit
12 march 2020 - 09:35:08Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived on Wednesday in Oyo, some 400 km north of Brazzaville, [...] Full text...
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AfDB says it is committed to strengthen cooperation with Tunisia
10 march 2020 - 05:41:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) is committed to continue its support for Tunisia in the execution [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM briefs Senior Russian govt. official on the continued violation of the ceasefire
01 march 2020 - 11:39:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In a telephone conversation on Saturday with the Russian President's Personal Envoy for the Middle East [...] Full text...
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New rocket attacks hit Tripoli district
29 february 2020 - 16:51:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A round of Grad rockets fell on the Souk Jumaa neighborhood of the eastern suburbs of [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Judiciary cancels arrest warrants for three opponents of former President Mohamed Abdel Aziz'
20 february 2020 - 15:50:36Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian judiciary has cancelled three international arrest warrants against opponents of former president Mohamed Ould [...] Full text...
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Large protest planned against former South African president De Klerk for Apartheid statements
17 february 2020 - 11:02:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A large protest march is being planned for Wednesday in Cape Town against former [...] Full text...
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Saudi Arabian ambassador to Nigeria dies in Abuja
04 february 2020 - 17:45:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Nigeria on Tuesday announced the death of the Saudi Arabian [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian National Assembly probes former president Abdel Aziz
31 january 2020 - 16:18:50Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Assembly of Mauritania on Friday announced the establishment of a commission of inquiry into [...] Full text...
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AU strongly condemns continued fighting in Tripoli
31 january 2020 - 13:13:27Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The 8th meeting of the African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya has strongly condemned [...] Full text...
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Rising frequency in violations of truce in Tripoli increases risks of new military escalation (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
27 january 2020 - 08:33:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The increasing frequency over the past several days of violations of the fragile Tripoli truce in [...] Full text...
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Govt delegation for Sudan peace talks in Juba returns home
26 january 2020 - 18:10:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government delegation to the peace talks with the rebel armed groups in Juba, South [...] Full text...
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Government, major rebel faction sign framework agreement
24 january 2020 - 21:26:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government and a major rebel faction Friday signed a protocol, known as the Peace [...] Full text...
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CAA Celebrates Africa's Best Athletes 2019, April 7 in Lomé
23 january 2020 - 19:58:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) on Thursday released a list of the best athletes of [...] Full text...
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Foreign ministers from Libya's neighbouring countries meet in Algiers
23 january 2020 - 13:07:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting of foreign ministers from Libya's neighbouring countries began on Thursday in Algiers, Algeria, as [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian blogger arrested
22 january 2020 - 13:56:17Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)- A Mauritanian blogger, Mohamed Ali ould Abdel Aziz, who is close to former head of state Mohamed [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian president names new Economy and Industry minister
22 january 2020 - 09:36:15Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Abdel Aziz ould Dahi, head of the Central Bank of Mauritania, has been appointed Minister of [...] Full text...
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Athletics: An CAA delegation in Lomé to prepare for Africa cross-country tournaments
22 january 2020 - 00:04:24Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A delegation of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) led by its president, Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch calls for repeal of repressive laws in Mauritania
15 january 2020 - 12:54:29Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The change of power in Mauritania, following the 22 June 2019 presidential election and the inauguration [...] Full text...
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Libyan rivals al-Sarraj, Haftar in Moscow to sign ceasefire agreement
13 january 2020 - 11:33:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The two main actors in the Libyan conflict - the President of the Presidential Council of [...] Full text...
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UN commends cooperation between Sudanese govt., rebels in war-affected area
10 january 2020 - 19:33:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Friday commended the spirit of cooperation between the government of the Sudan [...] Full text...
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France: ICC to begin the trial of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz in July
07 january 2020 - 17:48:20Paris, France (PANA) - Trial Chamber X of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has scheduled the opening of the trial [...] Full text...
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Three EU foreign ministers postpone Libya visit
06 january 2020 - 10:48:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The visit of an European Union (EU) delegation to Libya, composed of the High Representative for [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Limam Chaafi's lawyer calls for the prosecution of his client to be stopped
31 december 2019 - 14:19:37Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Accusations made against Moustapha Limam Chaafi, a well-known Mauritanian politician in the Sahel, West Africa and [...] Full text...
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