Arab League Summit: Guterres reaffirms strong link between UN and people of Arab world

31 march 2019 - 17:17:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Attending the Summit of the League of Arab States in Tunis, Tunisia, on Sunday, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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Free movement of people and goods across Rwanda-Uganda borders dominates Rwandan media

31 march 2019 - 16:09:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The slow and controlled movement of goods and people across Rwanda's border with Uganda dominated the [...] Full text...

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Algerian businessman arrested at Tunisian border

31 march 2019 - 14:17:35
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Influential Algerian businessman Ali Haddad and former head of the Algerian Employers' Forum, was arrested early [...] Full text...

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2 terrorists killed in Burkina Faso

30 march 2019 - 18:10:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe gendarmerie on Friday repelled a terrorist attack, killing two assailants in the village [...] Full text...

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Dialogue only way to reconciliation in Libya – deputy prime minister

29 march 2019 - 23:13:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Algeria's deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister, Ramtane Lamamra, said here on Friday that dialogue [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Morocco closely monitoring continuing demonstrations in Algeria

29 march 2019 - 22:47:12
Algiers, Algeria (PANA)  -  Demonstrations continued to rock Algeria Friday for the sixth consecutive week against the government of President [...] Full text...

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EU expresses outrage at massacre in central Mali village

29 march 2019 - 11:53:40
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union has condemned last Saturday's massacre of some 160 people and the destruction of [...] Full text...

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France charters plane to deliver humanitarian aid to Mozambique

28 march 2019 - 15:33:21
Paris, France (PANA) - France has chartered a plane to allow non-governmental organisations to deliver humanitarian cargo to the Mozambican [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Four Burkina Faso gendarmes killed in attack in the west of the country

28 march 2019 - 12:07:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Four Burkina Faso gendarmes were killed on Thursday morning in an armed attack, PANA learned from [...] Full text...

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Museveni applauds improved regional infrastructure in Kenya

27 march 2019 - 22:43:44
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) – Visiting Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has praised efforts to improve regional integration and the road and [...] Full text...

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Nigerien president launches construction work on the Kandadji dam on the Niger River

27 march 2019 - 16:32:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's President Issoufou Mahamadou on Wednesday, launched civil engineering works at the Kandadji Mega Dam (180 [...] Full text...

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Belgium strongly condemns 'heinous massacre' of Mali villagers

27 march 2019 - 10:26:05
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium has strongly condemned last Saturday's "heinous massacre" in Ogossagou village, in central Mali. In a statement [...] Full text...

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EU countries reaffirm support for Salamé's action plan on Libya

27 march 2019 - 09:15:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ambassadors of the European Union member States accredited to Libya on Tuesday reaffirmed support for [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, DR Congo eyeing steady development of bilateral ties

26 march 2019 - 20:21:17
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Félix Tshisekedi on Tuesday expressed confidence in their [...] Full text...

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Ugandan President Museveni to pay working visit to Kenya

26 march 2019 - 15:26:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is expected to arrive at the port city of Mombasa, for a [...] Full text...

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The UN Security Council reaffirms support to Burkina Faso on fight against terrorism

25 march 2019 - 17:40:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso president, Roch March Chrtistian Kaboré, also current chairman of the G5 Sahel, on [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian NGO urges rich nations to renew support for refugees in Uganda

25 march 2019 - 11:02:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Humanitarian NGO, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is calling on donor countries to take more responsibility for the [...] Full text...

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EU reaffirms willingness to help Libya secure borders

25 march 2019 - 09:45:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the European Union Assistance Mission for Integrated Border Management in Libya (EUBAM Libya), [...] Full text...

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Will Ghadames' historically rich past help Libyans overcome their differences? (Feature by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

25 march 2019 - 04:03:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Located in the middle of the Libyan desert, Ghadames, an oasis rich in history, has been [...] Full text...

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WHO reaffirms commitment to DRC as Ebola outbreak nears 1,000 cases

24 march 2019 - 08:27:06
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - As the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) approaches 1,000 cases amid increased [...] Full text...

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DR Congo’s Tshisekedi, Uganda’s Museveni discuss regional peace, trade

23 march 2019 - 16:13:30
KAMPALA, Uganda (PANA) - Felix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday paid a courtesy call on Uganda’s [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Safaricom, customer base hits 30 million plus

22 march 2019 - 13:40:48
    Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's leading mobile telecommunications company, Safaricom, on Friday announced it has passed the 30 millionth customer [...] Full text...

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Sudan summons Egyptian ambassador over oil and gas exploration bids at Halaib

22 march 2019 - 04:52:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday summoned the Egyptian ambassador to the Sudan, Hussam Issa, [...] Full text...

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Wood trafficking resumes in southern Senegal

20 march 2019 - 16:38:46
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The devastation of the Casamance forest, in southern Senegal, continues particularly in the department of Médina [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Tunisia says 3 'dangerous terrorists' killed by security forces

20 march 2019 - 11:08:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The spokesperson for the Tunisian national guard, Housameddine Jbabli, on Wednesday described three men killed by [...] Full text...

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Three ‘terrorists’ killed in Tunisia

20 march 2019 - 07:39:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian security units on Tuesday evening killed three suspected "terrorists" during preventive operations carried out in [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso parliament approves country’s entry to G5 Sahel

19 march 2019 - 21:03:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabè parliament voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a draft bill to join the [...] Full text...

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SADC convenes Solidarity Conference with Western Sahara

19 march 2019 - 17:01:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will convene a Solidarity Conference with the Saharawi Arab Democratic [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Directors commend banking sector reforms in WAEMU region

19 march 2019 - 13:02:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have y welcomed the West African Economic and [...] Full text...

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'I refused to support Rwanda rebels' - Uganda’s Museveni

19 march 2019 - 12:50:44
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has written to his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame over the tense [...] Full text...

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Two police officers killed in ambush in northwest Burundi

19 march 2019 - 12:24:18
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Two national police officers were killed and their service weapons carried away in an ambush by [...] Full text...

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Tension rises along Senegal-Guinea Bissau border due to cattle rustling

18 march 2019 - 15:07:29
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – Tension is reportedly rising among livestock keepers in villages along the Senegal-Guinea Bissau border due to [...] Full text...

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Malian foreign affairs minister hails Algeria's efforts for reconciliation in Mali

18 march 2019 - 12:57:50
Algiers, Algeria(PANA) - Malian Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation minister Kamissa Camara has hailed Algeria's efforts to finalise the implementation [...] Full text...

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Crowd sourcing yields relief funds for victims of Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe

18 march 2019 - 05:19:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – An online crowd sourcing campaign has yielded US$6,275 in 23 hours and counting towards disaster relief [...] Full text...

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Djibouti president makes two-day visit to Somalia, inaugurates new embassy building

16 march 2019 - 17:10:56
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – Djibouti president, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh,  arrived in Somalia on Saturday to inaugurate the new offices of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso records more than 100 cases of meningitis in southwest of country

13 march 2019 - 23:05:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 104 cases of meningitis have been reported in health centres of the [...] Full text...

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Scientists seek removal of industrial chemicals at UN Environment Summit

13 march 2019 - 21:19:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Scientists have called for the deepening of research on harmful and hazardous chemicals used in the [...] Full text...

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Nigerien soldiers kill 33 Boko Haram terrorists, seize important equipment

13 march 2019 - 18:04:08
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Thirty-three Boko-Haram terrorists were killed on Tuesday by Nigerien soldiers in the Lake Chad zone and [...] Full text...

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Crippled health system impedes development in Senegal's southern region

13 march 2019 - 14:56:53
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Access to adequate health care is one of the biggest issues facing people in rural Casamance, [...] Full text...

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Uganda refuses to blink as Rwanda's border closure continues (News analysis by Eriasa Mukiibi, PANA correspondent)

13 march 2019 - 08:53:30
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Rwanda closed its border to goods from its neighbour to the north, Uganda, a fortnight ago, [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese mothers teaching daughters ‘safer’ ways to survive rape - UN rights

12 march 2019 - 21:28:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual attacks in South Sudan are so common that mothers now teach their daughters how to [...] Full text...

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Sudan, Ethiopia sign protocol on deployment of joint force

12 march 2019 - 20:39:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Ethiopia on Tuesday agreed to deploy forces along their joint borders with the view [...] Full text...

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UN warns that 'new waves of violence’ likely in DR Congo

12 march 2019 - 17:32:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "New waves of violence” could erupt "at any time" in western Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...

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President Bouteflika dissolves Algeria's election body

12 march 2019 - 09:26:42
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria's president Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Monday signed a decree dismissing the President of the High-level Independent [...] Full text...

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Libya minister calls for common registration system for anti-immigration services and coast guard

12 march 2019 - 09:14:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Deputy Interior Minister, Mohamed al-Cheibani, has called for the registration of migrants in a common [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Rwanda call for enhanced friendship

11 march 2019 - 22:13:34
Gabiro, Rwanda (PANA) - Visiting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for more mutually-beneficial engagements between Kenya and Rwanda, his [...] Full text...

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Mauritius offers US$100 000 to Madagascar to fight measles outbreak

11 march 2019 - 12:30:42
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday announced a donation of US$ 100,000 to Madagascar [...] Full text...

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Tunis sees demonstration against Algeria president Bouteflika’s fifth term

10 march 2019 - 17:19:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Dozens of people, mainly Algerian nationals residing in Tunisia, on Saturday took to the streets of [...] Full text...

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Joint security patrols to fight smuggling at Libyan-Tunisian border

09 march 2019 - 11:45:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Joint security patrols of Libya have been set up in the Al-Assa region on the Libyan-Tunisian [...] Full text...

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AU finance ministers adopt Yaounde Declaration on improved state policies to spur industrialisation

08 march 2019 - 23:14:00
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The African Union (AU) finance ministers on Friday adopted resolutions calling on all countries to improve [...] Full text...

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ICRC opens office in northeast Mali region of Ménaka

08 march 2019 - 12:24:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has announced the opening of a new office [...] Full text...

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Libyan justice ministry denies claims of release of Gaddafi's last PM

08 march 2019 - 09:51:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Justice ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has denied claims of the [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian PM says Monetary Fund will change industrialisation tide in Africa

07 march 2019 - 18:06:43
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The African Union should speed up the formation of the African Monetary Fund (AMF), which would [...] Full text...

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Meeting on Libyan borders management focuses on illegal traffic and migration

07 march 2019 - 13:35:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chamber formed by the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of  National Accord on border [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Mali hold workshop on development of border areas

07 march 2019 - 12:34:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Experts from Burkina Faso, Côte d'ivoire and Mali completed on Wednesday in Sikasso, 380 km south [...] Full text...

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Thursday's exchange rates for CFAF of BCEAO

07 march 2019 - 11:35:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Following are Thursday’s exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Central Bank of West [...] Full text...

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EU reaffirms support to Libya in management of illegal immigration

07 march 2019 - 11:17:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Commissioner responsible for migration, internal affairs and citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, has said that the [...] Full text...

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Libya oil company, partners sign US$20 million deal for development projects

07 march 2019 - 09:41:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libya National Oil Company (NOC) and a consortium of international partner companies, known as the [...] Full text...

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Thirty 30 killed by armed bandits northwest Nigeria

07 march 2019 - 08:37:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria police have confirmed that 30 people were on Tuesday killed by armed bandits who [...] Full text...

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Inequality continues to drive rights violations, says UN rights chief

07 march 2019 - 06:06:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Inequality continues to drive rights violations everywhere, but some countries have made significant progress in tackling [...] Full text...

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Burundi government integrates AU 2063 agenda into new environmental policy

06 march 2019 - 19:01:55
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  - The Burundian government seeks to integrate the AU “2063 agenda” for “sustainable economies and communities resilient [...] Full text...

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Secretary-General of Niger Basin Authority calls on Mali president

06 march 2019 - 12:05:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Niger Basin Authority, Abderahim Birémé Hamid, on Tuesday briefed Malian president Ibrahim [...] Full text...

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Libya, Tunisia agree on mechanisms to resolve problems at border crossings

05 march 2019 - 22:57:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Minister of the unity government, Fathi Bachagha, agreed on Tuesday, at a meeting [...] Full text...

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Former refugees from 59 communities in southern Senegal seek help from government

05 march 2019 - 22:57:18
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The inhabitants of 59 villages in the Djibidione district in Casamance, southern Senegal, returning from more [...] Full text...

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DR Congo's National Episcopal Conference urges new leaders to be ethical and patriotic

05 march 2019 - 13:01:14
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Archbishops and bishops who are members of the Standing Committee of the National Episcopal Conference [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for CFAF of BCEAO

05 march 2019 - 11:37:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Bank of West African [...] Full text...

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54th AFDB annual meetings scheduled for June in Equatorial Guinea

05 march 2019 - 10:19:59
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 54th annual meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) will be held from 11 [...] Full text...

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Arab countries urged to feed database on activities of terrorists

04 march 2019 - 10:24:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 36th session of the Council of Interior Ministers of the Arab countries called on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa on official visit to eSwatini

03 march 2019 - 12:14:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa is leading a delegation of South African officials on a working visit [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta calls for lifting of border restrictions to promote regional trade

03 march 2019 - 09:13:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (PANA)- President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on African leaders to prioritise and fast-track integration processes for [...] Full text...

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Bouteflika's declared interest to run for 5th-term in office sets Algeria ablaze

02 march 2019 - 15:15:07
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's declared interest to run for a fifth-term in the presidential elections of April [...] Full text...

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Rwanda envoy denies being summoned in Kampala

02 march 2019 - 12:38:44
Kigali, Rwanda(PANA) - The Rwandan High Commissioner to Uganda, Frank Mugambage, on Saturday said he has never been summoned by [...] Full text...

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Rwanda releases names of 20 nationals in Ugandan jails

01 march 2019 - 19:54:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The "first group" of 20 Rwandese nationals, currently detained "arbritrary" by Uganda's Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence(CMI), [...] Full text...

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Ugandan, Rwandan spokespersons in Twitter spat over tense relations

01 march 2019 - 18:30:48
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Rwanda government minister has taken to Twitter to respond to a Uganda government spokesperson about [...] Full text...

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Ghassan Salame to brief UN Security Council on situation in Libya in March

01 march 2019 - 18:28:13
  Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council announced here Friday its special envoy in Libya, Ghassan Salame, and the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM, Kenyan President resolute on mega-regional infrastructure project

01 march 2019 - 15:55:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta have renewed their commitment to pursue [...] Full text...

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Burkinabè President appreciates Operation Flintlock

01 march 2019 - 15:39:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Friday hailed the military exercise dubbed Flintlock, [...] Full text...

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Uganda summons Rwanda envoy as relations further deteriorate

01 march 2019 - 14:42:33
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda has summoned the High Commissioner of Rwanda for a discussion on the deteriorating relations between [...] Full text...

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Kigali rejects Ugandan statement about detained Rwandan citizens

01 march 2019 - 13:20:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)-  Rwandan Minister of State in Charge of East African Affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe on Friday criticised a senior [...] Full text...

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Friday's forex rates for CFAF in BCEAO countries

01 march 2019 - 11:33:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Following are Friday’s  foreign exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Central Bank of [...] Full text...

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Tensions mount between Uganda and Rwanda

28 february 2019 - 21:53:09
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) . Rwandan authorities have blocked their nationals from crossing into Uganda, underlining the simmering tensions between the [...] Full text...

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WHO concerned about "further chain of Ebola transmission" in eastern DR Congo

28 february 2019 - 21:10:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Although there are decreasing trends in case incidence of Ebola disease in Eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Titanium mining firm attacks poverty in Kenya’s coastal region (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

28 february 2019 - 12:55:21
Kwale, Kenya (PANA) – The sign-post is hard to miss on the narrow highway linking Ukunda, a small resort town [...] Full text...

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France-Albert René, former president of Seychelle, dies

27 february 2019 - 19:04:20
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The former Seychelles president, France-Albert René, died on Wednesday at the age of 83, according to [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire holds training workshop on border management, free movement

26 february 2019 - 19:31:41
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - A four-day training workshop on managing migration flows and free movement in the ECOWAS region [...] Full text...

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Tuesday's forex rates for the CFA Franc of Central Africa

26 february 2019 - 11:47:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Following are Tuesday’s exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Bank of West African [...] Full text...

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One person killed in attack on bus in Mali

26 february 2019 - 11:13:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - One person was killed and two others wounded in an attack carried out on Monday by [...] Full text...

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Arab, EU leaders' summit finds common ground for strong partnership

25 february 2019 - 18:48:27
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The first-ever summit of Arab and European Union (EU) leaders ended on Monday in [...] Full text...

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Muslim Executives in Togo condemns assassination of Catholic Rev. Father in Burkina Faso

25 february 2019 - 17:04:31
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Association of Muslim Executives of Togo (ACMT), has  condemned the February 15 assassination of Rev. [...] Full text...

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Monday's exchange rates for CFAF of BCEAO

25 february 2019 - 11:10:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Following are Monday’s exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Bank of West African [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian Prime Minister wants border control tightened

24 february 2019 - 23:41:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has directed the country’s security organs to tighten control [...] Full text...

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Review of elephants without borders 2018 dry season aerial survey of elephants and wildlife in northern Botswana report

24 february 2019 - 23:26:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism says it has has [...] Full text...

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Algerian-Mauritanian business council opens in Algiers

24 february 2019 - 21:48:41
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The Business Council between Algeria and Mauritania began a three-day meeting on Sunday in Algiers to [...] Full text...

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Botswana reviews report on elephants without borders

24 february 2019 - 21:25:06
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism says that it has received a report [...] Full text...

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Multinational Joint Task Force says air component destroys Boko Haram assets along Niger Republic, Nigeria border

23 february 2019 - 19:19:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Saturday said that its Air Component destroyed Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Budget shows South Africa heading for serious economic and political trouble - Report

23 february 2019 - 16:19:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)   South Africa is sailing into very serious political and economic trouble, the South African Institution of Race [...] Full text...

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Tunisian security officials foil illegal migration attempt

22 february 2019 - 14:34:55
  Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian security officials on Friday foiled an illegal migration attempt by 32 people near the southwestern [...] Full text...

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Friday's exchange rates for CFAF of BCEAO

22 february 2019 - 11:27:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Following are Friday’s exchange rates for the CFAF, as issued by the Central Bank of of [...] Full text...

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Presidential Council commits to ease tension in southern Libya

21 february 2019 - 21:30:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity, Fayez al-Sarraj, has expressed [...] Full text...

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WHO hails 'significant progress' in fighting Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo

21 february 2019 - 21:10:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The World Health Organization (WHO) said here Thursday that despite progress made in the last 21 [...] Full text...

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Nigerian gov't order 48-hour closure of land borders from Friday noon

21 february 2019 - 20:35:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ahead of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Nigerian government has ordered that all its [...] Full text...

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Arrival of illegal migrants in Europe declines

21 february 2019 - 17:08:51
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - At least 150,114 illegal migrants arrived in Europe in 2018 after crossing the western Mediterranean for [...] Full text...

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INTERVIEW: Technology investments should plug health sector gap in Africa

21 february 2019 - 15:49:00
By Kennedy Abwao Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The private sector should join charitable organisations such as the Rockefeller Foundation to [...] Full text...

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Cocoa evolves on world markets

21 february 2019 - 12:28:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The price of cocoa declined on Wednesday in the New York market by 1.79 percent compared [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force jet destroys Boko Haram camp, 'kills dozens of terrorists'

21 february 2019 - 08:24:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its fighter jet has destroyed a Boko Haram camp, “killing dozens” of [...] Full text...

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Countries in the Nile Basin urged to increase budgets to address the effects of climate change

20 february 2019 - 22:17:08
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - All member states of the Nile Basin Initiative must increase their budgets to address the effects [...] Full text...

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'Production to resume at Libya's Al-Charara oilfield only after security guarantees'

20 february 2019 - 11:42:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) announced on Wednesday that it will not reopen the Al-Charara [...] Full text...

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UN bemoans inadequate resettlement solutions for refugees worldwide

20 february 2019 - 05:40:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite record numbers of people forcibly displaced across borders, with 1.2 million in need of a [...] Full text...

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UN envoy says inclusive dialogue ‘only viable option’ for resolving Burundi's political crisis

20 february 2019 - 05:19:57
New York, US (PANA) - An inter-Burundian, inclusive dialogue remains the only viable option for lasting settlement of the political [...] Full text...

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Technical, financial partners to hold roundtable on Brazzaville-Kinshasa Road-Rail Bridge in June

19 february 2019 - 22:25:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   Technical and financial partners of the Brazzaville-Kinshasa Road-Rail Bridge on Tuesday agreed here to hold a round [...] Full text...

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Niger military repels attack by unidentified armed group in Ténéré region - ANP

19 february 2019 - 21:03:26
Agadez, Niger (PANA) - A military detachment Monday repelled an attack by unidentified heavily armed groups in Niger’s Ténéré region, [...] Full text...

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Deadly animal plague threatens cattle in Kenya’s pastoralist region

19 february 2019 - 16:29:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – An outbreak of the deadly virus, Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), which causes running nose on [...] Full text...

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7 people from sub-Saharan Africa arrested at Tunisia-Libya border

19 february 2019 - 13:51:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A unit of the Tunisian Army arrested seven nationals of sub-Saharan countries, six men and one [...] Full text...

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EU mobilises 4 million Euros to support creation of African Trade Observatory

19 february 2019 - 13:14:04
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union mobilised 4 million euros for the creation of the African Trade Observatory which [...] Full text...

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French media highlight postponement of Nigerian elections

18 february 2019 - 12:31:26
Paris, France (PANA) - French newspapers on Monday highlihted the postponement of the general elections in Nigeria, touching on the [...] Full text...

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EU gives 20 million euros for roads in Ethiopia, Eritrea

18 february 2019 - 10:40:04
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Returning from a visit to the Horn of Africa, the European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Neven [...] Full text...

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EU moves to better support security in Sahel region

18 february 2019 - 10:07:16
          Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Underlining its support to the efforts done by the G5 Sahel countries in the fight against [...] Full text...

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Three killed, 19 wounded in highway crash near Uganda/Rwanda border

16 february 2019 - 19:04:57
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Three people were killed and 19 others injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus [...] Full text...

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Kenya recalls ambassador to Somalia after oil blocks auction in London

16 february 2019 - 18:44:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has summoned its Ambassador to Somalia, Lt. General (Rtd) Lucas Tumbo in protest [...] Full text...

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President Tshisekedi reassures about DRC's basic principles of diplomacy

16 february 2019 - 13:50:07
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The basic principles of the Congolese diplomacy remain the same since the country's independence in [...] Full text...

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UN rights office condemns surging ‘endemic’ sexual violence in South Sudan

16 february 2019 - 05:37:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A surge in sexual violence in South Sudan’s Unity state targeting victims as young as eight [...] Full text...

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Botswana President Masisi says country's poverty eradication program making strides

15 february 2019 - 19:11:06
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) Botswana President Eric Mokgweetsi Masisi has lauded the country’s national poverty eradication programme which has [...] Full text...

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3rd confab of Arab-African countries bordering the Red Sea opens in Cairo

13 february 2019 - 19:57:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The third edition of senior officials from Arab and African countries bordering the Red Sea opened [...] Full text...

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Libya, US review cooperation on fight against landmines

13 february 2019 - 11:09:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials of the Libyan Interior and US State Department have discussed the problem of landmines in [...] Full text...

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Thousands flee fresh violence in South Sudan, many ‘suffering from trauma’

13 february 2019 - 05:16:30
Juba, South Sudan (ANA) - The United Nations has said over the past few days thousands of desperate civilians have [...] Full text...

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Armed movement in northern Niger surrenders its weapons to authorities

12 february 2019 - 15:10:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Movement for Justice and Rehabilitation of Niger (MJRN), claiming to be part of the Toubou [...] Full text...

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Almost 30 tonnes of illicit drugs seized in Burkina Faso

12 february 2019 - 10:11:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A police operation conducted at the end of last month against illicit drugs in Burkina [...] Full text...

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ISIL terrorists remain ‘global threat’ despite falling attacks: UN report

12 february 2019 - 06:13:02
New York, US (PANA) - A new United Nations report to the Security Council on Monday shows that though attacks [...] Full text...

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Cross-border forum on peace and security opens in northern Niger

11 february 2019 - 15:54:16
Dirkou, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Justice Marou Amadou on Monday opened a four-day cross-border forum on peace and [...] Full text...

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US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs due in Niger on Tuesday

11 february 2019 - 15:37:50
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - United States Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs, David M. Hale, is expected Tuesday in Niamey [...] Full text...

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Belgian soldiers to be deployed in Niger

11 february 2019 - 13:17:07
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A contingent of Belgian soldiers will be deployed in the Nigerien region of Maradi, not far [...] Full text...

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ROUNDUP: AU leaders vows to neutralise terrorists from destabilising African countries

10 february 2019 - 19:23:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (PANA) - African and world leaders on Sunday vowed never to allow terrorist elements to destabilise any country [...] Full text...

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AU Summit renews emphasis on ending conflicts, forced displacements

10 february 2019 - 14:54:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders attending the 32nd session of the Heads of State and Government Assembly have [...] Full text...

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US officials engage to strengthen support to Libya

10 february 2019 - 13:20:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the government of national accord, Mohamed Siala, has held [...] Full text...

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Benin joins programme for facilitation of oil products supply in ECOWAS

10 february 2019 - 12:29:05
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has joined to the regional programme for the facilitation of oil products supply in the [...] Full text...

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African continent ‘an example of solidarity’ towards migrants and refugees: UN chief

10 february 2019 - 05:31:07
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African nations are setting an example for richer countries when it comes to the [...] Full text...

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Kenya BBC director, other investigative journalists arrested in Uganda, says RSF

09 february 2019 - 16:58:39
Paris, France (PANA) - Kenyan BBC director Mohamed Kassim and Godfrey Badebye, cameraman for the local NBS channel, as well [...] Full text...

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UN Chief praises African leaders for overseeing “momentous wind of hope”

09 february 2019 - 16:43:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Saturday praised African Union leaders for overseeing “momentous wind of hope” [...] Full text...

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AfDB African Economic Outlook well received at 2019 AU Summit

08 february 2019 - 16:33:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Commissioner for Economic Affairs at the African Union Commission, Victor Harison, has described the 2019 [...] Full text...

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Security incidents claim 107 lives in Niger - OCHA report

08 february 2019 - 14:59:18
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – About 107 people were killed, 97 injured and 131 abducted in 206 "security incidents" which occurred [...] Full text...

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Unidentified gunmen attack two police posts in northern Burkina Faso

07 february 2019 - 15:09:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Unidentified armed persons on Wednesday night attacked two police posts in northern Burkina Faso. Sources said [...] Full text...

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335 Burundian refugees repatriated from Tanzania

07 february 2019 - 14:00:40
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday repatriated 335 Burundians from neighbouring Tanzania, [...] Full text...

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French fighter planes in new strikes against armed convoy from Libya into Chad

07 february 2019 - 10:29:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - French aircraft have conducted new air strikes in northeastern Chad against a column of 20 military [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire to host Seventh round table on financial inclusion policies

07 february 2019 - 09:38:48
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Seventh annual round table of leaders of the African Initiative on Financial Inclusion Policies [...] Full text...

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Niger takes stock of G5 Sahel presidency

05 february 2019 - 16:55:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As Niger prepares to hand over the presidency of G5 Sahel to Burkina Faso, the [...] Full text...

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Rwandan PM calls for 'clear lines of communication' between African Police forces

05 february 2019 - 16:32:08
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The 24th Interpol African Regional Conference opened on Tuesday in Kigali with Rwandan Prime Minister Edouard [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army 'repels' Boko Haram attack

05 february 2019 - 12:11:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said its troops on Monday successfully repelled an attack by Boko [...] Full text...

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AfDB, ECOWAS seal Abidjan-Lagos Highway study deal

05 february 2019 - 12:03:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission have [...] Full text...

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World must do more to tackle ‘shadowy’ mercenary activities undermining stability in Africa, says UN chief

05 february 2019 - 06:54:12
New York, US (PANA) - With mercenaries undermining global peace and security and weakening States’ capacities to protect their people, [...] Full text...

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Neighbours Algeria and Tunisia lashed by snow, heavy rain

04 february 2019 - 20:52:56
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Heavy rains and snow are lashing towns in neighbouring Algeria and Tunisia, resulting in the closure [...] Full text...

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Fifteen killed in an attack in northern Burkina Faso

04 february 2019 - 17:53:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 15 villagers were killed on Monday morning in an attack by unidentified gunmen [...] Full text...

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Unidentified gunmen attack police post in western Burkina Faso

04 february 2019 - 12:57:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Unidentified gunmen on Sunday night attacked a police station about eight kilometres from Banfora in [...] Full text...

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East African states take steps towards regional Confederation

01 february 2019 - 20:12:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The East African Community (EAC) Heads of State Summit, which kicked off in the Northern Tanzanian [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM calls for different approach to stop illegal migration

01 february 2019 - 11:27:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Illegal immigration cannot be stopped exclusively by security measures at the Libyan border, according to the [...] Full text...

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RSF denounces knife attack on Cameroonian journalist

31 january 2019 - 23:17:28
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has strongly condemned a knife attack on a Cameroonian investigative journalist Thursday [...] Full text...

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Opposition leader calls for dialogue in Mauritania

31 january 2019 - 22:33:08
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The leader of the Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD / opposition), Ahmed ould Daddah, who has [...] Full text...

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Bashir announces opening of border with Eritrea

31 january 2019 - 20:32:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Bashir on Thursday ordered the reopening of the common border with Eritrea, which [...] Full text...

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Barrow urges Spain to consider African domestic challenges in migration debate

31 january 2019 - 15:45:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Any progressive discussion on migration between Spain and the European Union in general must take into [...] Full text...

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African migrants on Greek island protest dire living conditions

31 january 2019 - 12:32:26
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Hundreds of African migrants are protesting this week on the streets of the Greek island Samos [...] Full text...

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Sudan, Chad underline need to revamp cooperation agreements

30 january 2019 - 22:57:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Wednesday stressed the need for further coordination, cooperation and revival of dozens of agreements [...] Full text...

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RSF and SNJC call for the release of two Cameroonian journalists

30 january 2019 - 22:45:02
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the National Union of Cameroonian Journalists (SNJC) on Tuesday called for [...] Full text...

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At least 25 people 'probably' dead from meningitis or Lassa fever in Burkina Faso

30 january 2019 - 22:40:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 25 people have died in the villages of Kpégnanfoanou and Boguel, in the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda refutes reports on Ebola spreading across DR Congo border

29 january 2019 - 13:46:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's health ministry on Tuesday refuted reports of a cross-border spread of the Ebola [...] Full text...

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Security situation in G5 Sahel operation zone 'calm'

29 january 2019 - 11:25:50
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Army Chief of Staff, General Ahmed Mohamed, has given a positive security assessment of the [...] Full text...

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President Bashir renews ceasefire in two areas

28 january 2019 - 16:50:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar Bashir on Monday renewed a unilateral ceasefire in South Kordufan and the Blue Nile [...] Full text...

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South Africa's opposition party slams Pretoria's stance towards Zimbabwe

28 january 2019 - 10:37:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday announced that it would approach the [...] Full text...

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3rd session of Algerian-Tunisian Technical Committee on ICT begins

27 january 2019 - 18:38:12
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The third session of the Joint Algerian-Tunisian Technical Committee for Cooperation in the Fields of Post, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria warns US, UK, others to stay away from its internal affairs

27 january 2019 - 10:27:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government has told the governments of the United States of America (USA), United Kingdom [...] Full text...

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Burundi says investiture speech of DRC President 'reassuring'

26 january 2019 - 17:24:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's second vice-president in charge of economic and social affairs, Joseph Burutore, has lauded the investiture [...] Full text...

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Niger: A World Bank delegation visits Kandadji Dam construction site

24 january 2019 - 22:48:33
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A high-level multidisciplinary World Bank delegation visiting Niger on Thursday called on Niger's President Issoufou Mahamadou, [...] Full text...

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Human rights group says migrant massacre in Gambia carried out by paramilitary unit

24 january 2019 - 21:48:09
BANJUL, GAMBIA (PANA) - Five United Nations human rights monitors Thursday urged the UN and the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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Cold wave and snow storms sweep over Tunisia

24 january 2019 - 15:12:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A cold wave with heavy snowfall has hit Tunisia since Wednesday, especially in the northern and [...] Full text...

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Security situation in north-west Burkina Faso worries human rights organizations

23 january 2019 - 19:03:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabé Movement for Human and Peoples' Rights (MBDHP) in Boucle du Mouhoun, North West [...] Full text...

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Libya demands activation of European Trust Fund to curb illegal migration flows

23 january 2019 - 10:50:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Foreign Minister Mohamed Siala has urged the European Union to activate the Emergency Trust Fund [...] Full text...

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Armed conflict in Nigeria continues to uproot thousands, driving up humanitarian need

23 january 2019 - 05:14:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN humanitarian coordination office (OCHA) said on Tuesday that since November, more than 80,000 Nigerians [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian agency urges assistance to Nigerian refugees fleeing to Cameroon

22 january 2019 - 04:17:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A humanitarian agency, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), has urged Nigerian and Cameroonian authorities to provide [...] Full text...

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Niger, Benin to interconnect their customs systems

21 january 2019 - 21:51:20
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger and Benin customs departments are to launch the electronic customs interconnection between the two countries, [...] Full text...

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Calm returns to southern Tripoli after mediation by local communities

21 january 2019 - 13:27:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Calm has returned to southern Tripoli, the Libyan capital, following a mediation by local ethnic communities [...] Full text...

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Trans-Gambia Bridge, symbol of African integration – Gambian minister

21 january 2019 - 12:30:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s Tourism minister, Hamat N.K Bah, on Monday described the realisation of the Trans-Gambia Bridge project [...] Full text...

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Libyan photographer killed during armed clashes in southern Tripoli

20 january 2019 - 14:26:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan photographer working for US-based news agency, Associated Press, was killed on Saturday night in [...] Full text...

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Unesco, French RSF call for adequate inquiry into murder of Ahmed Hussein Suale

19 january 2019 - 19:29:05
Paris, France (PANA) - The Unesco Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), have condemned the murder of investigative [...] Full text...

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Rights group says satellite imagery shows 'horrific aftermath' of Boko Haram attack

19 january 2019 - 12:34:16
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International says new satellite images it has analysed show the horrific aftermath of a Boko [...] Full text...

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Libyan authorities must shoulder the burden to support country’s ‘vulnerable’ south

19 january 2019 - 06:47:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Despite years of promises to address the “vulnerable heart” of Libya – the country’s south – [...] Full text...

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Thousands returning to Nigeria’s restive Borno state ‘at risk’: UN

19 january 2019 - 06:41:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Amid reports that Cameroon is forcing several thousand Nigerians to return to Borno state in the [...] Full text...

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BRMV urges Africa to open up its financial markets

18 january 2019 - 21:25:23
Dakar Senegal (PANA) - The director of the Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM), Edoh Kossi Amenounve, on Friday stressed the need [...] Full text...

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Tripoli Protection Force repels 7th Battalion from capital

18 january 2019 - 13:19:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tripoli Protection Force, a grouping of armed units, has successfully repelled fighters of the 7th Battalion [...] Full text...

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Burundi to participate in EAC 20th Summit of after initial withdrawal

17 january 2019 - 17:03:51
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - After several postponements of the 20th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State of the East African [...] Full text...

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'Dire’ humanitarian situation, ‘grave’ security concerns challenge fragile peace

17 january 2019 - 05:28:27
New York, US (PANA) - With over 800 schools forced to close due to insecurity, and 2.3 million vulnerable people [...] Full text...

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Clashes erupt again in Tripoli

16 january 2019 - 12:01:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Intermittent clashes erupted on Wednesday morning at the entrance of the Gasr Ben Ghashir area, towards [...] Full text...

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Belgian cooperation minister opens humanitarian meeting in Brussels

16 january 2019 - 11:38:29
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Belgian cooperation minister, Alexander De Croo, on Wednesday opened a humanitarian meeting in Brussels [...] Full text...

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Panther and lion skins seized in Burkina Faso

16 january 2019 - 09:39:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three panther and two lion skins were seized in December in Burkina Faso from two [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram attacks two towns in northeast Nigeria

15 january 2019 - 14:50:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Islamic State West Africa (ISWA) terrorists on Monday verran the town of Rann in northeast Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Italian Prime Minister to visit Niger and Chad

15 january 2019 - 12:07:36
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte begins a two-nation African tour on Tuesday that will take him [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian military to probe civilian killings near border with Sudan

12 january 2019 - 19:52:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Ethiopian Defence Forces have pledged a probe the killing of at least seven people [...] Full text...

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Niger adopts national oil policy

12 january 2019 - 17:36:48
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Eight years after Niger began producing oil, the government on Friday adopted a National Oil Policy [...] Full text...

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Two police officers, woman killed in western Burkina Faso

12 january 2019 - 16:04:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two police officers and a woman were killed on Saturday during an attempt to arrest [...] Full text...

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Snow, heavy rains cause havoc in Algeria and Tunisia

12 january 2019 - 15:15:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Heavy snow and rains have caused havoc in Algeria, cutting off several villages and washed away [...] Full text...

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Top official of Dakar-Bamako railway calls for early resumption of services

12 january 2019 - 13:29:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The general manager of Dakar-Bamako Railway company, Senegalese Kibily Touré, has stressed the urgent need to [...] Full text...

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IOM seeks urgent humanitarian assistance for migrants displaced in northern Chad

11 january 2019 - 16:00:39
Niamey, Chad (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Chad requires US$ 1.2 million to urgently assist more [...] Full text...

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Mauritania approves additional gas deal with Senegal

11 january 2019 - 14:59:26
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has approved "the additional act to the Inter-State Cooperation Agreement on the development [...] Full text...

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