Ten terrorist fighters join reintegration centre in Burkina Faso

12 august 2022 - 15:50:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Minister of Reconciliation, Yéro Boly, announced on Friday at a press conference that [...] Full text...

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Blinken raises human rights, jailing of Hotel Rwanda hero Rusesabagina with Rwandan president Kagame

11 august 2022 - 13:35:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is in Rwanda on the final leg of his [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council Chairman hails UN efforts to find solution to political crisis

11 august 2022 - 08:12:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has hailed the efforts of the United [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken meets DRC PM Lukonde

10 august 2022 - 15:05:39
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday met the prime minister of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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US 'very concerned' by 'credible' reports of Rwanda aiding DRC's M23 rebels - Blinken

10 august 2022 - 08:03:22
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The US says it is "very concerned by credible reports" that Rwanda has provided support to [...] Full text...

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EU holds e-governance conference for Libyan government officials

05 august 2022 - 11:54:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three European Union (EU) countries have held a conference with officials from several Libyan ministries and [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL chief reiterates commitment to continue efforts for peace and elections in Libya

04 august 2022 - 18:27:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Raisedon Zennega, reaffirmed the [...] Full text...

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Japan honours leading South African medical researchers

04 august 2022 - 09:16:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Japanese government has confirmed that it will award the prestigious fourth Hideyo Noguchi [...] Full text...

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UN chief slams ‘immoral’ profiteering amid global energy crisis

04 august 2022 - 07:46:01
New York, US (PANA) - As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, skyrocketing energy prices are compounding an existential [...] Full text...

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New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030

02 august 2022 - 05:29:36
New York, US (PANA) - While more than three-quarters of all adults living with HIV are receiving some kind of [...] Full text...

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Outgoing UN chief's special adviser on Libya reiterates call for consensual constitutional framework for elections

01 august 2022 - 11:34:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The outgoing Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Libya, Mrs. Stephanie Williams, has reiterated her belief [...] Full text...

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Deputy chairman of Libyan Presidential Council reaffirms importance of national reconciliation

31 july 2022 - 19:14:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, has stressed the importance of the [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr elected new head of Catholic Church in Africa

31 july 2022 - 12:23:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa, and Madagascar (SECAM), the association of Catholic Bishops of Africa, [...] Full text...

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FNDC general coordinator arrested in Guinea

30 july 2022 - 14:21:56
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The general coordinator in Guinea of the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), [...] Full text...

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FNDC suspends its demonstrations in Guinea for a week

30 july 2022 - 14:09:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), a leading figure in the democratic [...] Full text...

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Guinean government denies ECOWAS chairman's statement on duration of transition

30 july 2022 - 08:24:03
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government denied Thursday a statement of the current chairman of the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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Women increasingly joining armed terrorist groups in Burkina Faso - Minister

29 july 2022 - 20:23:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Minister of Gender and Family, Salimata Nebié Conombo, noted on Friday that more [...] Full text...

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AU condemns bloody protests against UN peacekeepers in DR Congo

29 july 2022 - 12:44:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has added his voice [...] Full text...

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WHO supports new long-acting prevention HIV drug cabotegravir

29 july 2022 - 06:13:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency on Thursday recommended the use of a new long-acting “safe and highly [...] Full text...

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UNAIDS calls for urgent global action as progress against HIV falters

28 july 2022 - 05:14:54
New York, US (PANA) - New UN data released on Wednesday showed that the decline in new HIV infections which [...] Full text...

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Six months after putsch, Burkina Faso is even more scarred, according to the UAS union

27 july 2022 - 20:17:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Trade Union Action Unit (UAS) of Burkina Faso denounced on Wednesday the management of [...] Full text...

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Russia welcomes Denis Sassou Nguesso's initiative to organise conference on reconciliation in Libya

27 july 2022 - 19:04:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has expressed Moscow's support for Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso's initiative [...] Full text...

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Japanese diplomat praises Libyan government's efforts to contain political and security problems

24 july 2022 - 17:08:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chargé d'affaires of the Japanese Embassy in Libya, Masaaki Amadera, on Sunday hailed the efforts [...] Full text...

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Moussa Faki urges Libyan belligerents to silence arms and respect Libyans' aspirations for peace

24 july 2022 - 13:23:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, said here Saturday he was [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: WHO declares monkeypox global health emergency (Eds: Adds details of presser)

23 july 2022 - 17:06:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN World Health Organisation, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus, on Saturday declared  monkeypox a public [...] Full text...

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WHO announces historic funding to expand roll-out of first-ever malaria vaccine in Africa

22 july 2022 - 05:30:17
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO)  has welcomed the launch by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, of the landmark [...] Full text...

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State symbols handed over to traditional authorities in Mali

20 july 2022 - 12:54:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thousands of chiefs in Mali are to receive badges and symbols of authority to further strengthen [...] Full text...

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Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD

20 july 2022 - 05:15:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Billions of people are facing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation due to [...] Full text...

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Libyan Deputy Presidential Council chairman calls popular protests 'new revolution'

18 july 2022 - 12:38:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, says protests that rocked the country [...] Full text...

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Africa steps up its involvement in efforts to end the Libyan crisis

17 july 2022 - 16:11:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - After being on the sidelines of efforts to end the Libyan crisis for a long time, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Council chairman in Lusaka for 4th bi-annual coordination meeting of AU and regional economic communities

16 july 2022 - 21:14:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, arrived on Saturday in the Zambian capital, [...] Full text...

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Key UN forum closes with ‘enthusiasm, passion and high-energy’ to reach the SDGs

16 july 2022 - 08:26:55
New York, US (PANA) - Following two years of virtual meetings due to COVID-19, the 2022 High-Level Political Forum on [...] Full text...

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Champion young people as ‘drivers of change’, UN chief urges

15 july 2022 - 20:00:44
New York, US (PANA) - Young people must be recognised around the world as “drivers of change” and empowered to [...] Full text...

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US Special Envoy to Libya exchanges views with Denis Sassou Nguesso on Libyan crisis

15 july 2022 - 15:18:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy and Ambassador of the United States to Libya, Richard Norland, met on Thursday [...] Full text...

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UN calls for 'depoliticisation' of Libya's National Oil Company

15 july 2022 - 12:35:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday called for the "depoliticisation" of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to be a leading platform for trade, investments and capital-raising for Africa

15 july 2022 - 08:28:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is to use its International Financial Centre (IFC) as a leading platform for trade, investments and capital-raising [...] Full text...

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New Chairman of NOC Board of Directors installed at Company's headquarters in Tripoli

14 july 2022 - 16:15:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Farhat [...] Full text...

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Africa sees 63% jump in diseases spread from animals to people in last decade

14 july 2022 - 14:29:23
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa is facing a growing risk of outbreaks caused by zoonotic pathogens, such as the monkeypox virus [...] Full text...

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Commission to draft new Malian Constitution inaugurated

14 july 2022 - 13:07:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Malian Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, on Wednesday inaugurated the commission to draft [...] Full text...

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Guinea pressure group files complaint against police for violence against its members

14 july 2022 - 12:53:25
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), a leading Guinean pressure group in [...] Full text...

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Ghana's inflation climbs higher to hit 29.8% in June

13 july 2022 - 15:23:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's inflation climbed higher in June 2022 with  the year-on-year figure going up from May by [...] Full text...

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Dozens of organisations ask Egypt to ease grip on civic space as COP27 approaches

13 july 2022 - 07:48:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Dozens of civil society, human rights and environmental organisations have urged the Egyptian authorities to ease their [...] Full text...

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Libyan rival PM Bachagha says citizens not satisfied with country's bad situation

13 july 2022 - 06:44:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan Prime Minister designated by Parliament, Fathi Bachagha, says that the citizens are not satisfied with [...] Full text...

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AU to hold conference for national reconciliation in Libya

12 july 2022 - 06:08:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) in Libya, Mrs. Wahida [...] Full text...

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U.S. Ambassador to AU,, U.S. Envoy to Libya meet with diplomats from African Union countries

11 july 2022 - 20:47:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - U.S. Ambassador to the African Union (AU) Jesse Lapenn and U.S. Special Envoy and Ambassador to [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Islamist movement denies accusations of terrorist financing, money laundering

07 july 2022 - 18:38:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The spokesperson of the Tunisian Islamist Movement (Ennahdha), Imed Khemiri, refuted here Thursday accusations of suspected [...] Full text...

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Police record several injuries after violent protests in Guinea

07 july 2022 - 16:17:59
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The police recorded on Wednesday during the violence in the Guinean capital the arrest of three [...] Full text...

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Guinean courts toughen up on three arrested FNDC members

07 july 2022 - 14:32:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Three influential members of the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC) in Guinea [...] Full text...

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WHO chief expresses concern about 'scale and spread' of monkeypox

07 july 2022 - 05:52:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said he is “concerned by [...] Full text...

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Senior LIbyan official calls for international conference to address citizens' aspirations

06 july 2022 - 12:14:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has suggested another international conference  that [...] Full text...

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OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo dies

06 july 2022 - 09:50:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammad Barkindo from Nigeria, is dead. The [...] Full text...

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Increase by 1,200 MW in electricity consumption causing longer hours of load shedding in Libya

05 july 2022 - 13:03:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The spokesman of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed Hammouda, says an increase in electricity [...] Full text...

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Ghana teacher unions embark on strike to demand cost of living allowance

04 july 2022 - 13:11:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Four Ghanaian teacher unions on Monday began an indefinite nationwide strike over demands for the payment [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: CAF postpones tournament to January/February 2024

04 july 2022 - 05:26:49
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has  postponed the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (Côte d’Ivoire [...] Full text...

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'Burkinabe government willing to reach consensual transition duration with ECOWAS'

03 july 2022 - 14:07:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government is willing to reach a consensual duration of the transition with the [...] Full text...

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UN Ocean Conference calls for greater ambition, global commitment to address dire state of the Ocean

01 july 2022 - 19:18:55
Lisbon, Portugal (PANA) - Following a week of discussions and events in Lisbon, Portugal, the UN Ocean Conference concluded on Friday, [...] Full text...

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Libya on hold after Geneva meetings end without signature on constitutional document for elections ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

30 june 2022 - 19:25:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, and the chairman of the High [...] Full text...

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AU urges chambers of Libyan parliament to agree on election process

30 june 2022 - 11:04:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Expressing great concern that Libya is gripped by political and security uncertainty after the failure [...] Full text...

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Safer roads, a global development challenge for all: Senior UN official

30 june 2022 - 06:31:33
New York, US (PANA) - Every 24 seconds someone is killed in traffic, making safety on the world’s roads a [...] Full text...

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Record fisheries, aquaculture production contributing to global food security - FAO

30 june 2022 - 05:57:44
Lisbon, Portugal (PANA) - Record levels of fisheries and aquaculture production are making a critical contribution to global food security, [...] Full text...

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Elections with two governments in Libya, US ambassador says Libyans decide

29 june 2022 - 17:59:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US special envoy and ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, said here Wednesday that his proposal [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliamentary delegation participates in Baku Conference of Parliamentary Network of Non-Aligned Movement

29 june 2022 - 17:14:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation of the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament), led by the first deputy speaker, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari arrives in Portugal on five-day State visit

29 june 2022 - 05:38:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in Portugal on Tuesday on a State visit at the invitation of President [...] Full text...

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Sustainable blue economy vital for small countries and coastal populations

28 june 2022 - 19:54:24
Lisbon, Spain (PANA) - With the livelihoods of about 40 per cent of the world’s population living at or near [...] Full text...

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Security Council holds new session on developments in Libya

27 june 2022 - 18:55:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the United Nations Security Council will discuss in a briefing session on Monday the [...] Full text...

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Five Western countries call for urgent finalization of constitutional basis for elections in Libya

25 june 2022 - 13:34:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States have called on leaders of the [...] Full text...

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Five Western countries call on Libyan Parliament, High Council of State to 'urgently' finalize legal basis of elections

25 june 2022 - 09:45:56
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Five Western governments have called on the Libyan Parliament, High State Council and their leaders [...] Full text...

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Tunisian authorities say 'terrorist attack' near Tunis synagogue fails

24 june 2022 - 17:09:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A knife-wielding individual attacked a security unit posted near a "sensitive institution" near downtown Tunis on [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africa reveals lessons for governance - IMF Country Focus

24 june 2022 - 07:21:39
Washington, 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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Human Rights Council in Geneva to discuss alarming situation in Tindouf camps

23 june 2022 - 21:14:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The international NGO "Unity for Development Network" Thursday submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council [...] Full text...

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Government commission considers withdrawal of 20% fuel subsidies in Libya

22 june 2022 - 17:06:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ministerial committee formed to study a mechanism to replace fuel subsidies with cash bonuses paid [...] Full text...

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Guinean government calls for dialogue with social and political actors

21 june 2022 - 13:07:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Prime Minister, Mohamed Béavogui, on Monday called for dialogue with civil society and pressure [...] Full text...

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Bamako to host 14th Conference of Francophone Union of Internal Auditors in October

21 june 2022 - 12:49:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Bamako, the Malian capital, will host the 14th Conference of the Francophone Union of Internal Auditors [...] Full text...

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The ocean holds keys to equitable, sustainable development path for all: UNESCO

21 june 2022 - 09:26:01
Paris, France (PANA) - The ocean holds the keys to an equitable and sustainable development path for all. This is the [...] Full text...

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Congolese FM presents AU proposal for reconciliation in Libya in Tripoli

20 june 2022 - 17:14:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Claude Gakosso, presented on Monday in Tripoli to the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM welcomes AU support for reconciliation and stability in Libya

20 june 2022 - 14:56:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, Monday hailed the great role [...] Full text...

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First ever China-Horn of Africa peace conference opens

20 june 2022 - 12:48:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The first ever China-Horn of Africa peace, governance and Development conference kicked off in Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...

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WTO still yet to make changes to ensure access to life-saving health products: Amnesty International

19 june 2022 - 05:41:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN World Trade Organisation (WTO) still has [...] Full text...

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Speaker of Libyan Parliament briefed on national reconciliation strategy proposed by Presidential Council

18 june 2022 - 19:20:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, informed the Speaker of the House [...] Full text...

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Situation of child soldiers in Tindouf at centre of symposium in Geneva

18 june 2022 - 12:13:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The situation of children in the camps of Tindouf (Algeria) was one of the main issues [...] Full text...

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Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission meets in Cairo

16 june 2022 - 13:46:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission met on Wednesday in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to discuss [...] Full text...

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Libya attends regional symposium on access to asylum procedures to identify unaccompanied minors

16 june 2022 - 13:35:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An official delegation from the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation participated as an [...] Full text...

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8th edition of AFRICA CEO FORUM opens in Côte d'Ivoire

13 june 2022 - 20:07:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 8th edition of the AFRICA CEO FORUM opened on Monday in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, [...] Full text...

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50 civilians killed in Sunday's attack in Burkinabe Sahel

13 june 2022 - 19:33:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Fifty civilians were killed on Sunday in an attack on the town of Seytenga, located [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council chairman receives invitation to attend international climate conference in Egypt

13 june 2022 - 19:06:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, Monday received an official invitation from Egyptian [...] Full text...

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Mali's PM gives positive assessment of transitional government's first year

11 june 2022 - 19:33:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maïga, gave a positive assessment of the transitional government's first [...] Full text...

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Algerian, Libyan and Tunisian FMs discuss stability, security in Libya

11 june 2022 - 13:51:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At a consultative meeting on Friday in Tunis, the Tunisian Foreign Minister, Othman Jrandi, Libyan Foreign [...] Full text...

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Libya ends banking conference on compliance system and fight against money laundering

10 june 2022 - 17:56:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The work of the "Libyan Banking Conference on Compliance" devoted to the fight against money laundering [...] Full text...

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The 5th public hearing of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission takes place on Saturday in Bamako

10 june 2022 - 15:40:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 5th public hearing of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (CVJR) will be held on [...] Full text...

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Positions of protagonists cast doubt on prospects for solution of Libyan crisis

10 june 2022 - 07:13:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The dogmatic positions of protagonists in the political crisis in Libya are casting doubt on prospects [...] Full text...

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Monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic countries, warns WHO chief

09 june 2022 - 05:17:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief said on Wednesday that monkeypox infections in non-endemic countries have passed [...] Full text...

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Act now to end food, energy, finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders

09 june 2022 - 05:06:31
New York, US (PANA) - Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost of living crisis [...] Full text...

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Ghana's rate of inflation for May jumps to 27.6 pct

08 june 2022 - 15:49:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The rate of inflation for May, 2022 in Ghana has jumped up to 27.6 per cent, [...] Full text...

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Annual UN Climate Change Conference begins

07 june 2022 - 05:35:41
Bonn, Germany (PANA) - The annual UN Climate Change Conference in the German city of Bonn began on Monday, designed to [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders postpone decisions on Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso

04 june 2022 - 20:46:14
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - West African leaders on Saturday postponed taking decisions on Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea, whose military [...] Full text...

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Stockholm+50 issues call for urgent environmental and economic transformation

04 june 2022 - 05:13:28
Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - The Stockholm+50 environment conference came to a close on Friday with a call for real commitments to urgently [...] Full text...

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Make mental health support part of climate action plans: WHO

04 june 2022 - 05:03:32
Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - Mental health support must be included in national responses to climate change, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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Earth ‘cannot keep up with our demands’, warns UN chief on World Environment Day

04 june 2022 - 04:50:27
New York, US (PANA) - “This planet is our only home,” Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World [...] Full text...

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Senegalese striker Sadio Mané announces departure from Liverpool FC

03 june 2022 - 22:34:31
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's star striker, Sadio Mane, the reigning African champion, announced on Friday that he would leave [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO forecasts dramatic drop in deaths, but warns no time to ‘sit back and relax’

03 june 2022 - 05:21:05
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - COVID-19 deaths in Africa are forecast to decrease by 94 per cent this year compared to [...] Full text...

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Germany's ambassador to Libya stresses importance of dialogue among Libyans to achieve elections

02 june 2022 - 18:29:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The German ambassador to Libya, Michael Unmacht, said here Thursday that the best solution to the [...] Full text...

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Rescue us from our environmental ‘mess’, UN chief urges Stockholm summit

02 june 2022 - 16:02:41
Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - Global wellbeing is at risk – and it’s in large part because we haven’t kept our promises [...] Full text...

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Libya's govt says 600 mw of electricity to be generated by end of June

02 june 2022 - 06:50:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 600 megawatts of electricity will be connected to the Libyan national grid by the end [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta to attend international environmental Summit in Stockholm

01 june 2022 - 23:58:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta will co-chair a two-day meeting, dubbed ‘Stockholm+50’ with the host Prime Minister, Magdalena [...] Full text...

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Great Lakes Region Secretariat expresses 'grave concern' about situation in eastern DRC

01 june 2022 - 05:47:45
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) on Tuesday expressed grave concern at the [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council urged to support efforts to end M23 insurgency in DR Congo

01 june 2022 - 05:11:49
New York, US (PANA) - The recent resurgence of the M23 armed group in the eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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Do more for environment or risk planet becoming ‘human sacrifice zone’: UN experts

31 may 2022 - 06:40:38
New York, US (PANA) - It’s been five decades since Sweden hosted the world’s first conference to make the environment [...] Full text...

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Gambian leader welcomes AU's collective undertaking to examine continental initiatives

30 may 2022 - 10:44:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow has welcomed the African Union's humanitarian collective undertaking to examine and re-define [...] Full text...

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ECA recommends targeted resources for African economic recovery

29 may 2022 - 15:26:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Director of the Climate Change Technology and Natural Resources Management Division of the Economic Commission [...] Full text...

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ECA's Jean Paul Adam calls for increased intra-African trade

29 may 2022 - 15:18:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Director of the Climate Change Technology and Natural Resources Management Division of the Economic Commission [...] Full text...

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Three crises plague African economy, says ECA's Jean Paul Adam

29 may 2022 - 14:53:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Jean Paul Adam, Director of Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resource Management Division of the Economic [...] Full text...

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international bowls and petanque tournament begins in Tunis

29 may 2022 - 10:09:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 2022 edition of the international bowls and petanque tournament began on Friday in Tunis, with [...] Full text...

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Inclusive growth is possible in Africa, reassures ECA

28 may 2022 - 19:15:40
Dakar, Senegal PANA) - Inclusive growth is possible in Africa despite the various crises on the continent, reassures Jean Paul [...] Full text...

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Libya, Tunisia and South Korea discuss promotion of trade cooperation

28 may 2022 - 13:21:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Economy and Trade in the government of national unity, Mohamed al-Haweij, Friday [...] Full text...

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Aliou Cissé calls up 26 players for Senegal's next two matches in the AFCON 2023 Qualifiers

27 may 2022 - 21:50:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In view of the first two days of the Qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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Cape Town nominated for global awards

27 may 2022 - 13:00:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town has been nominated for a string of accolades at the World Travel [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council in Malabo to attend two extraordinary AU summits

26 may 2022 - 23:54:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, arrived on Thursday evening in Malabo, the [...] Full text...

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Greece wants closer ties with Africa, says Greek FM

26 may 2022 - 23:43:00
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece is determined to establish closer relations with African countries, Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, said [...] Full text...

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Tunisia aspires to strengthen South/South trade, says Prime Minister

26 may 2022 - 13:23:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Prime Minister, Najla Bouden, presided on Wednesday in Tunis over the opening ceremony of [...] Full text...

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Disaster prevention, risk reduction, critical to sustainable future: UN deputy chief

26 may 2022 - 06:05:35
New York, US (PANA) - The world will experience 1.5 medium to large-scale disasters every day through the end of [...] Full text...

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Mali launches human resources management project in the civil service

25 may 2022 - 11:36:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's junta leader, Colonel Assimi Goîta, on Tuesday launched the Integrated Management System of Human Resources [...] Full text...

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Libya: UN official, Libyan authorities agree to demobilise combatants

25 may 2022 - 00:01:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, says she has agreed with members of [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reaffirms government's commitment to holding elections

24 may 2022 - 21:51:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, in a video conference with [...] Full text...

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German Chancellor received by Nigerien president

23 may 2022 - 21:08:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, who arrived on Sunday in Niamey for a working visit, [...] Full text...

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Start of workshop in Spain on disarmament, demobilisation and integration of combatants in Libya

23 may 2022 - 17:39:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A workshop on the disarmament, demobilization and integration of combatants in Libya started on Monday in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Outrage of university racism

23 may 2022 - 13:54:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Tensions remain high at Stellenbosch University, near Cape Town, following a racist incident a [...] Full text...

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Libya attends 26th session of ALESCO Conference in Tunis

22 may 2022 - 14:14:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya participated in the 26th ordinary session of the General Conference of the Arab League Educational, [...] Full text...

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African Finance Ministers denounce payment of surcharge on loans

20 may 2022 - 18:43:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have denounced the payment of a surcharge on [...] Full text...

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African ministers advocate investment in energy infrastructure

20 may 2022 - 14:56:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - African ministers of finance, planning and economic development, at the end of their 54th conference held [...] Full text...

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Malian Foreign Minister meets in Moscow with group of African ambassadors to Russia

20 may 2022 - 14:32:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali remains in the dynamic of negotiations with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), [...] Full text...

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African Finance Ministers call for extension of debt service suspension initiative

20 may 2022 - 11:15:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development has called on the G20 [...] Full text...

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Ukraine conflict highlights urgent need to build resilient food systems with people at their heart - WFP

19 may 2022 - 12:08:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is on Thursday calling for a massive expansion [...] Full text...

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9thedition of Africities summit opens in Kisumu, Kenyatta

17 may 2022 - 15:00:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta Tuesday presided over the opening of the ninth edition of Africities in Kenya's [...] Full text...

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1st Lead: Libya's rival PM Bachagha leaves Tripoli after armed clashes sparked by his arrival

17 may 2022 - 12:01:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Prime Minister appointed by Parliament, Fathi Bachagha, left Tripoli on Tuesday morning after clashes between [...] Full text...

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‘We cannot rest’ until child labour is eliminated, ILO chief

17 may 2022 - 06:01:15
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Countries taking part in the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour this week [...] Full text...

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54th Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development begins in Dakar

16 may 2022 - 16:35:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall officially opened the 54th. conference of African ministers of finance, planning and [...] Full text...

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Mali announces withdrawal from G5 Sahel

16 may 2022 - 13:11:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's militaty junta on Sunday announced the country's withdrawal from all bodies and authorities of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus pandemic has left 55 million people in extreme poverty in Africa, says report

14 may 2022 - 17:30:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 55 million Africans into extreme poverty in 2020, according to the 2021 [...] Full text...

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Ukrainian crisis to feature at Dakar conference on revival of the African economy

14 may 2022 - 14:39:30
Dakar Senegal (PANA) - The Ukrainian crisis will be the focus of a side event at the 54th Conference of [...] Full text...

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Illicit financial flows at the heart of discussions at conference on revival of the African economy

14 may 2022 - 14:32:42
Dakar Senegal (PANA) - Illegal financial flows will be at the heart of the debate of the 54th Conference of [...] Full text...

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Experts to reflect on financing Africa's recovery

13 may 2022 - 13:22:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Abdou Diouf International Conference Centre in Dakar is currently hosting a meeting of African experts [...] Full text...

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ECA to launch Economic Report on Africa in Dakar on Saturday

13 may 2022 - 13:13:14
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - The 2021 Economic Report on Africa will be launched on Saturday in Dakar, the Senegalese capital, [...] Full text...

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World ‘at a crossroads’ as droughts increase nearly a third in a generation - UN

13 may 2022 - 05:16:36
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating ways of [...] Full text...

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Sahel: food crisis exacerbated by conflict to worsen during hunger season

12 may 2022 - 20:49:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 10.5 million people in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Mauritania are at risk [...] Full text...

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High transport, food prices push Ghana's inflation for April to 23.6%

11 may 2022 - 15:52:24
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's year-on-year rate of inflation for April has hit 23.6%, the highest since January 2002, pushed [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM calls for coordinated efforts to deal with terrorism

11 may 2022 - 11:50:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity (GNU), [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court president calls for strengthening of legal framework sub-region's integration

11 may 2022 - 07:21:26
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has spoken of [...] Full text...

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Human rights must be ‘front and centre’ in the fight against terrorism: Guterres

11 may 2022 - 05:55:53
Malaga, Spain (PANA) - Responses to terrorism must be anchored in the rule of law, human rights, and gender equality to [...] Full text...

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High-level UN conference debates precious commodity: Land

10 may 2022 - 10:05:44
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 15th session of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire develops response to drought, land degradation, says President Ouattara

10 may 2022 - 06:16:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara announced on Monday that said his country has developed an important [...] Full text...

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Dakar to host 54th Conference of African Finance Ministers

10 may 2022 - 06:03:55
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The 54th conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Com2022) will be held [...] Full text...

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Senior US diplomat visits South Africa, Zambia

10 may 2022 - 05:36:10
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez  is visiting South Africa and Zambia to engage [...] Full text...

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Libya: Parallel govt. budgets US$21 billion

06 may 2022 - 20:38:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 94 billion, 830 million, 515 thousand and 200 Libyan dinars (about US$21.186 billion), [...] Full text...

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Guinean government explains transition timetable to international community

06 may 2022 - 14:27:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Morissanda Kouyate, received on Thursday several ambassadors accredited in [...] Full text...

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Tunis to host 5th International Conference on Financing Investment, Trade in Africa late May

05 may 2022 - 16:46:56
Tunis, Tunisie (PANA) - Nearly 3,000 participants and guests from more than 45 countries and 100 high-level speakers are expected [...] Full text...

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Threats to media workers’ freedom ‘growing by the day’, UN chief warns

03 may 2022 - 05:42:24
New York, US (PANA) - Journalists and media workers are facing “increasing politicization” of their work and threats to their [...] Full text...

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Divisions in UN Security Council on Libyan file fuel foreign interference

02 may 2022 - 06:58:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - For the fourth consecutive time, the United Nations Security Council has failed to extend the mandate [...] Full text...

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NGOs call for increased humanitarian assistance to prevent tragedy in Horn of Africa

27 april 2022 - 06:57:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As the drought crisis in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya worsens, the humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council [...] Full text...

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Climate resilience and just energy transition take centre stage at AfDB's 2022 Annual Meetings

24 april 2022 - 05:02:59
 Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s Annual Meetings in May will focus on the impact [...] Full text...

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Jammeh's victims petition Gambian President

23 april 2022 - 07:05:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Victims of human rights violations committed under former Gambian dictator, Yahya Jammeh's watch, on Friday petitioned [...] Full text...

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The tanker that ran aground off the Tunisian coast did not contain diesel

22 april 2022 - 19:16:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A week after its sinking off the Tunisian coast, it turned out that the tanker, Xelo, [...] Full text...

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Amid solution to Libya's crisis, authorities seek international support (Analysis by BA Youssef,PANA correspondent)

21 april 2022 - 23:46:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The massive enthusiasm shown by Libyans for the organisation of the elections, with nearly 3 million [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso woos international partners

21 april 2022 - 23:24:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional president, Lt.-Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, met on Thursday with the diplomatic corps [...] Full text...

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WFP Goodwill Ambassador Hend Sabry visits climate change adaptation projects in Egypt

20 april 2022 - 05:33:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Arab film star, Hend Sabry, has visited a climate change adaptation programme run by the Government [...] Full text...

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NOC imposes new force majeure on oil port of Brega in eastern Libya

19 april 2022 - 15:33:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) announced on Tuesday the declaration of a state of force [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso gov't encourages return of youth who joined armed terrorist groups

19 april 2022 - 13:29:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe minister in charge of reconciliation, Yéro Boly, indicated at a press conference on [...] Full text...

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International Day for Monuments and Sites spotlights climate change

19 april 2022 - 05:19:09
Paris, France (PANA) - One in three natural sites and one in six cultural heritage sites are currently threatened by [...] Full text...

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Algerian President reaffirms support for Libyan govt., legislative elections in Libya

18 april 2022 - 22:12:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune reaffirmed, during a wide-ranging meeting held on Monday in Algiers with the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament, State Council end consultations in Cairo on defining a constitutional basis

18 april 2022 - 16:58:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Joint Committee of the House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High State Council concluded on [...] Full text...

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Ghanaians mark Easter

17 april 2022 - 08:38:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday joining other faithful around the world to celebrate Easter, the resurrection [...] Full text...

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Libya's new national football team coach, Corentin Martins, officially presented

16 april 2022 - 14:44:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new coach of the Libyan national football team, Frenchman Corentin Martins, was officially presented to [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean ruling party withdraws from National Conferences

15 april 2022 - 12:53:38
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's former ruling party, Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée and its allies (RPG Arc-en-Ciel), on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Ghanaians mark Good Friday

15 april 2022 - 05:36:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians are on Friday joining the Christian fraternity around the world to mark Good Friday, the beginning [...] Full text...

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Executive issue in Libya threatens outcome of parliamentary consultations in Cairo

14 april 2022 - 18:11:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The launch of talks between Libya's House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High State Council on [...] Full text...

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Ghana's rate of inflation hits 19.4%

13 april 2022 - 16:29:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's rate of inflation hit 19.4 per cent in March 2022, the highest since August 2009, [...] Full text...

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Conference on political transitions and fight against terrorism in the Sahel and West Africa postponed

12 april 2022 - 17:51:25
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Conference on political transitions and the fight against terrorism in the Sahel and West Africa, [...] Full text...

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Burkinabè authorities launch a general audit of public administration

12 april 2022 - 17:36:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than a hundred public and ministerial structures in Burkina Faso will be audited in [...] Full text...

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Kenya looks towards digitalisation to expand healthcare coverage for all

12 april 2022 - 15:03:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has committed to the expansion of healthcare for all under its universal health plan, emphasising [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council reaffirms commitment to organise elections

12 april 2022 - 12:44:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, has reaffirmed the commitment of the [...] Full text...

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Christians in Ghana mark Palm Sunday

10 april 2022 - 10:29:22
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday making Palm Sunday with churches running in full capacity following [...] Full text...

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Representatives of Marshal Khalifa Haftar leave 5+5 Military Commission in Libya

10 april 2022 - 08:02:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission, representing the General Command of the Libyan National Army [...] Full text...

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Mali seeks new coach for senior national football team

09 april 2022 - 13:18:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) on Friday formally announced the commencement of the process to recruit a [...] Full text...

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Guinea's former ruling party denounces arrest of its officials

08 april 2022 - 07:05:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée (RPG Arc-en-ciel), the former ruling party in Guinea, has condemned [...] Full text...

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West Africa faces worst food crisis in ten years, warns humanitarian charities

06 april 2022 - 11:05:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - West Africa is hit by its worst food crisis in a decade, with 27 million people [...] Full text...

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National Transitional Council opens ordinary session to launch Mali's re-foundation

05 april 2022 - 13:22:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - The regular session of the National Council of Transition (CNT), which acts as a parliament in [...] Full text...

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Demonstrators call for Mali's outright withdrawal from ECOWAS

03 april 2022 - 06:38:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Hundreds of people demonstrated on Friday in Bamako, the Malian capital, and in Kayes, in the [...] Full text...

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Preparatory meeting for 21st Ordinary Session of CEN-SAD opens in Rabat

29 march 2022 - 12:45:25
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The preparatory meeting of Ambassadors, Permanent Representatives and experts of the 21st Ordinary Session of the [...] Full text...

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OIC calls on member-states to step up support for 15th session of heads of state summit in Gambia

28 march 2022 - 16:20:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Foreign Ministers representing the 57 member-states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have reasserted unwavering [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana reopens land, sea borders as it eases pandemic restrictions

27 march 2022 - 21:56:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced the reopening of the country's land and [...] Full text...

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Gendarmerie questions former President of Burkina Faso National Assembly

27 march 2022 - 16:01:59
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The former president of the Burkinabe parliament, Allassane Bala Sakande, was arrested on Sunday by [...] Full text...

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TICAD 8 preparatory conference opens in Tunis

27 march 2022 - 15:39:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A ministerial preparatory meeting for the Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8) is [...] Full text...

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Guinean junta disapproves of ECOWAS leaders' demand for clear transition timeline

27 march 2022 - 15:33:49
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean military junta has dismissed the demand of heads of state of the Economic Community [...] Full text...

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Libya stresses importance of successful Afro-Japanese partnership

27 march 2022 - 14:41:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister for International Cooperation and Organisations, Omar Ketti, stressed the importance of the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders ask Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso for clear timelines for return to constitutional rule

25 march 2022 - 23:16:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States rose from their one-day emergency [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO calls for caution as African governments open up their countries

25 march 2022 - 06:13:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is cautioning African countries as they curtail COVID-19 surveillance and quarantine [...] Full text...

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Libyan Justice Ministry's contributions to national reconciliation praised by Mohamed Al-Manfi

24 march 2022 - 19:50:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, on Thursday hailed the contributions of the [...] Full text...

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WAEMU suspends sanctions against Mali

24 march 2022 - 19:11:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The sanctions imposed on Mali by West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) of French-speakimg [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS invites Malian president to Accra, but says will be represented

24 march 2022 - 16:55:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have invited [...] Full text...

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Ousted Burkinabe president Kaboré's party calls for his release

24 march 2022 - 13:48:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The political party of ousted President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, the People's Movement for [...] Full text...

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Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister denounces negative interference preventing consensus in Libya

23 march 2022 - 19:49:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Mohamed Khalil Issa, said Wednesday Libya was "still suffering [...] Full text...

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