Opportunities for political solution to Libyan crisis under stress with new wave of violence

16 december 2019 - 06:33:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Three days after the order by Marshal Khalifa Haftar to his Libyan National Army (LNA) troops [...] Full text...

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Mali: National inclusive dialogue opens in Bamako

15 december 2019 - 16:07:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali's national inclusive dialogue bringing together a thousand delegates from all groups of society to discuss [...] Full text...

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UN: Progress made at COP25, despite lack of agreement to increase climate ambition

15 december 2019 - 15:31:39
Madrid, Spain (PANA) - Two days after the official close of the COP25 UN climate conference in Madrid, negotiations finally [...] Full text...

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Qatar's Emir reiterates his support for the Government of National Accord and efforts to resolve the crisis in Libya

15 december 2019 - 13:28:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Emir of Qatar, Tamim ben Hamad Al Thani, has reaffirmed his country's "support for the [...] Full text...

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ECA chief calls for inclusive land management in Africa

15 december 2019 - 12:53:02
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Vera Songwe has called on States to ensure [...] Full text...

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Asylum seekers sleep on streets in Tunisia

15 december 2019 - 12:40:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 130 asylum seekers, including minors and families, sleep on the streets in Tunisia, [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight Russia-Europe struggle in Libya, inflow of arms and fighters

15 december 2019 - 08:36:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fierce competition between certain European countries, including Germany, France and Italy, to consolidate their presence [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 130,000 asylum seekers live on the streets

14 december 2019 - 20:44:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights said here Saturday a total of 130,000 asylum [...] Full text...

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Benin reorganizes management of animal transhumance

14 december 2019 - 15:10:48
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  - The Beninese government has just demarcated animal transhumance corridors to end the agro-pastoral crisis which kills [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM al-Sarraj talks with Turkish foreign, defence ministers on security, maritime MoUs

14 december 2019 - 13:54:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan and Turkish officials have met to discuss practical measures to implement the two Memorandums of [...] Full text...

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Three EU countries commit to work for success of Berlin Conference on Libya

14 december 2019 - 11:38:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Heads of state and government of France, Germany and Italy on Friday expressed their determination to [...] Full text...

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WHO begins ‘air bridge’ vaccination operation for DRC Ebola-hit communities

14 december 2019 - 05:16:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has mounted a limited daily helicopter “air bridge” operation to the [...] Full text...

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Plan International to strengthen its actions in Burkina Faso

13 december 2019 - 23:56:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The regional director of Plan International(PI) for West and Central Africa, Rotimy Djossoya, Friday expressed [...] Full text...

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Mali's inclusive National Dialogue opens Saturday

13 december 2019 - 18:39:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's inclusive National Dialogue starts on Saturday at the Amadou Hampaté Ba Palace of Culture in [...] Full text...

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Turkish Airlines faces expulsion from Nigeria over poor treatment of passengers

13 december 2019 - 14:29:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has ordered Turkish Airlines to suspend its operations in Nigeria due to [...] Full text...

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Rights group hails ECOWAS court ruling rejecting Sierra Leone ban of pregnant girls from school

13 december 2019 - 09:01:54
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Amnesty International has hailed the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) Court of Justice's [...] Full text...

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Libyan rival govt says Turkey/Libya MoU on maritime boundaries 'illegitimate'

13 december 2019 - 07:42:52
Athens, Greece (PANA) - The recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Turkey and Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) [...] Full text...

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New report reveals 'unprecedented humanitarian crisis' in Mali

13 december 2019 - 06:51:47
New York, US (PANA) - Escalating violence and insecurity in Mali have sparked an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, rendering 3.9 million [...] Full text...

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Millions in Zambia, Zimbabwe face acute food shortages

13 december 2019 - 06:38:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zambia and Zimbabwe have 2.3 million and 3.6 million people, respectively, suffering from acute food shortages [...] Full text...

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Bamako hosts session on draft law against gender-based violence

12 december 2019 - 12:33:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali is the fifth African country with the highest prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting, Mali's Minister [...] Full text...

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Universal Health Coverage will ‘drive progress’ on 2030 Development Agenda: Guterres

12 december 2019 - 07:22:33
New York, US (PANA) - Last September, world leaders at the United Nations endorsed an ambitious political declaration on universal [...] Full text...

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Five civilians killed in Burkina Sahel region

11 december 2019 - 20:20:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least five civilians were killed on Tuesday in attacks against the villages of Dablo [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe’s only castor oil firm seeks more land to produce biodiesel

11 december 2019 - 15:48:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Oil Castor Zimbabwe wants more land for castor bean farmers to produce biodiesel to end the [...] Full text...

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No merrymaking for Zimbabwe workers as festive season looms

11 december 2019 - 15:21:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean workers face increasingly depressed wages as they approach Christmas due to hyper-inflationary pressure from a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nationwide blackout imminent as electricity workers embark on indefinite strike

11 december 2019 - 13:38:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nationwide blackout is imminent in Nigeria as the nation’s electricity workers in the power sector began [...] Full text...

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Some 284 civilians killed, 383 injured in violence in Libya in 2019: UN

11 december 2019 - 12:52:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 284 civilians have been killed and 363 injured in 2019 in the raging violence in [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president Kaïs Saied receives chairman of Libyan government of national accord

10 december 2019 - 21:40:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The Tunisian president, Kaïs Saied, Tuesday received the chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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CNIDH reports a "calming" in Burundi on International Human Rights Day

10 december 2019 - 15:57:40
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's  Independent National Commission on Human Rights (CNIDH) issued a statement on Tuesday, on the occasion [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa returns to South Africa to deal with power crisis

10 december 2019 - 14:38:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday cut short his official trip to Egypt to deal [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Day celebrates ‘tremendous activism’ of the world’s young people

10 december 2019 - 08:22:41
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is highlighting the role of young people in leading the way to a better future [...] Full text...

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Italian FM urges EU to play more efficient role in Libya

09 december 2019 - 23:43:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The Italian minister of foreign affairs, Luigi di Maio, Monday warned European Union member- countries on [...] Full text...

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EC sets up civilian advisory mission in CAR

09 december 2019 - 19:02:26
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has established a European Union CSDP civilian advisory mission in Central African Republic [...] Full text...

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UN calls for urgent support to address rising humanitarian needs in Angola

09 december 2019 - 18:22:18
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The United Nations Resident Coordinator for Angola, Paolo Balladelli, on Monday called on the international community [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe government to criminalise re-dollarisation

09 december 2019 - 14:23:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe government is planning on criminalising anyone who tries to re-dollarise as it seeks to shore [...] Full text...

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UN Envoy calls for end to Tripoli war amid deadlock on the ground

09 december 2019 - 12:59:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, has noted that the War in Tripoli, [...] Full text...

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World Anti-Doping Agency bans Russia for four years

09 december 2019 - 12:47:21
Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Monday banned Russia for four years from participating in major [...] Full text...

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Inequality threatening human development, new global UN report warns

09 december 2019 - 06:22:18
New York, US (PANA) - Despite global progress in tackling poverty, hunger and disease, a “new generation of inequalities” indicates that [...] Full text...

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LNA fighter plane shot down south of Tripoli; pilot captured

07 december 2019 - 18:42:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forces affiliated to the Government of National Accord (GNA) announced on Saturday that they have shot [...] Full text...

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Idriss Deby Itno reaffirms support for political solution in Libya

07 december 2019 - 09:47:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno has reaffirmed his support for a political solution in Libya, stressing [...] Full text...

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UN evaluates progress in improving peacekeeping performance

07 december 2019 - 07:19:31
New York, US (PANA) - The international community on Friday took stock of action to improve UN peacekeeping in line with a Security Council resolution aimed at enhancing performance at all levels, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian PM calls for amendment of constitution to resolve political crisis

06 december 2019 - 22:33:46
Tunis Tunisia (PANA)   -  Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed Friday said the crisis presently shaking Tunisia was essentially political before [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Number of parties refusing to take part in government increases

06 december 2019 - 22:13:47
Tunis Tunisia (PANA)  -  The leader of the Tunisian Democratic Trend, Mohamed Abbou, said here Friday his party was not [...] Full text...

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‘Simply throwing money won’t solve health crisis’, Senior Doctors tell Zimbabwe's richest man

06 december 2019 - 17:40:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Senior Hospital Doctors Association (SHDA) has urged telecoms billionaire, Strive Masiyiwa, through his Higher [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: IMF notes a growth rate of around 6% in 2019

06 december 2019 - 16:01:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has noted an economic growth rate of around 6% in [...] Full text...

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France announces a quadripartite summit on Libya to hold early 2020

06 december 2019 - 15:52:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a new four-party summit bringing together Turkish, French, German and [...] Full text...

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'Russia's policy in Libya has no geopolitical dimension,' says Lavrov

06 december 2019 - 11:01:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Russia's policy in Libya was "very responsible", [...] Full text...

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Road to Berlin Conference on Libya still full of pitfalls (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

06 december 2019 - 07:06:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The international Berlin conference aimed at finding a peaceful end to the Libyan conflict continues to [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM says political deal must be basis for any dialogue

06 december 2019 - 06:20:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the presidential council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya, Fayez [...] Full text...

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Flooding in South Sudan prompts stepped-up UN response

06 december 2019 - 05:36:38
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Since July, more than 900,000 people have been impacted by heavy rainfall and flooding in [...] Full text...

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Several African leaders to meet next month to criminalise the sale of fake drugs

05 december 2019 - 18:46:24
Lome, Togo (PANA) - African leaders from several countries will meet next month in Lomé, Togo, to sign the 'Lomé [...] Full text...

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Mali launches Phase 2 of the Support Project preventing, combating Irregular Migration

05 december 2019 - 16:21:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Phase 2 of the Project to Support Initiatives to Prevent and Combat Irregular Migration (PALMI 2), [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM informs Jordanian, Kuwaitian foreign ministers of attempts to sap GNA legitimacy

04 december 2019 - 23:29:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)    -   The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the government of national accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala [...] Full text...

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Egypt reaffirms support for UN envoy in Libya for success of Berlin Conference

04 december 2019 - 10:00:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egypt has reaffirmed its support for the efforts of the UN Envoy to Libya and others [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ‘facing worst hunger crisis in a decade’: WFP official

04 december 2019 - 09:12:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is facing its worst hunger crisis in a decade with half of the population – [...] Full text...

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'Record number of people will need help worldwide during 2020'

04 december 2019 - 07:42:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 168 million people worldwide will need help and protection in crises spanning more than [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarian coordinator in Libya praises role of Libyans in execution of humanitarian operations

03 december 2019 - 22:04:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The deputy representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya and UN humanitarian coordinator, Yacoub El [...] Full text...

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EU Chief, Von der Leyen, to visit Ethiopia

03 december 2019 - 19:53:21
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is due in Addis Ababa on [...] Full text...

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Togo: Summit on fake drugs in Africa postponed

03 december 2019 - 16:37:29
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The summit on the fight against fake drug trafficking on the African continent, initially scheduled for [...] Full text...

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UN condemns air strikes killing civilians in Libya

03 december 2019 - 13:32:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, has condemned the recent [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso military wipe out 10 suspected terrorists

03 december 2019 - 13:16:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least ten suspected terrorists were shot dead on Tuesday in two attacks on military [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council worried over escalation of violence in Libya, calls for ceasefire

02 december 2019 - 22:34:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Members of the UN Security Council Monday expressed their “deep concern with the recent escalation of [...] Full text...

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Mali to launch the inclusive national dialogue on December 14

02 december 2019 - 19:07:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, announced on Saturday evening, in a televised message to his compatriots, [...] Full text...

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Tripoli war has led to deterioration of living conditions of Libyans

02 december 2019 - 14:16:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As a result of bloody clashes raging on the outskirts of Tripoli for the eight months, [...] Full text...

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Kaberuka calls for strong mobilization of domestic funding, resources to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa

02 december 2019 - 13:31:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Domestic resource mobilization in fighting against HIV/AIDS is not just a technical issue but it is [...] Full text...

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Malian PM attends high-level WAEMU meeting on debt and development in Dakar

02 december 2019 - 10:48:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Mali, who is also Minister of Economy and Finance, Boubou Cissé, will [...] Full text...

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COP25: ‘Signals of hope’ multiplying in face of global climate crisis, says Guterres

02 december 2019 - 05:51:29
Madrid, Spain (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has outlined the “increased ambition and commitment” that the world needs from governments during [...] Full text...

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Foreign Minister informs EU ambassador on Libyan-Turkish deals on security, maritime zones

01 december 2019 - 14:41:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya's Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, held [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers focus on challenges in oilfields and AU's failure to name successor to Salamé

01 december 2019 - 10:45:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers  this week made wide coverage of questions about the challenges posed by oilfields in [...] Full text...

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African development bank commits $25 billion for climate change finance by 2025

30 november 2019 - 15:55:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The African Development Bank (AfDB) has doubled its total climate change commitment to $25 billion between [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants US$ 30 million to Burundi for early childhood, population control

30 november 2019 - 14:29:06
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  The World Bank has granted Burundi US $30 million to cover "community-based nutrition interventions for women [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies highlight wave of arrests, deportations of Rwandan nationals from Uganda

30 november 2019 - 11:38:06
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Rwandan newspapers this week focused on the latest wave of arrests of Rwandans inside Uganda and [...] Full text...

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Berlin conference seeks to obtain international deal on Libya, says Ghassan Salamé

29 november 2019 - 22:47:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The special representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, Friday expressed the hope [...] Full text...

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The Libyan war increases suffering of thousands of displaced populations -Analysis

29 november 2019 - 22:14:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The war launched by Marshal Khalifa Haftar on 4 April 2019 to take control of Tripoli [...] Full text...

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While waiting for the Berlin Conference, the language of weapons predominates in Libya (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

28 november 2019 - 23:13:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The attack launched on Wednesday against the al-Fil oilfield in southwest Libya illustrates the predominance of [...] Full text...

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Burundi appeals to international community following series of attacks attributed to Rwanda

28 november 2019 - 22:38:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian government Thursday totally condemned a series of assaults against the country attributed to Rwanda, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe facing man-made starvation, says UN expert

28 november 2019 - 18:25:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Man-made starvation is “slowly making its way into Zimbabwe” and most households in the country are [...] Full text...

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Congo: The CHU-B mortality rate estimated at more than 9%

28 november 2019 - 18:09:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Sylvain Villiard, Director General of the University Hospital Center of Brazzaville (CHU-B), announced on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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TunisAir lays off 1,200 workers in 3 years

28 november 2019 - 17:45:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Air Transport Company, TunisAir, has decided to lay off 1,200 workers in three years, [...] Full text...

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al-Sarraj, Erdogan meet in Istanbul on developments in Libya

28 november 2019 - 10:43:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of Libya's Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, met [...] Full text...

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Tourist revenues rise by 38.3% in Tunisia

27 november 2019 - 22:52:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - Tourist revenues in Tunisia as at 20 November exceeded 5 billion Tunisian dinars (1.8 billion dollars) [...] Full text...

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Antonio Guterres optimistic Berlin conference on Libya will achieve the desired result

27 november 2019 - 18:38:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stated that the Berlin Conference on Libya "will soon bring together [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans pushed to the brink in the face of drought and economic meltdown

27 november 2019 - 13:00:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD) says millions of Zimbabweans are on the brink of [...] Full text...

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'Implement reforms to restore economy,' US tells Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa

27 november 2019 - 12:29:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee has urged Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to implement reforms [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams faith healers in Ghana for defying ban on chaining mental health patients

27 november 2019 - 06:21:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Faith-based and traditional healing centres in Ghana continue to hold people with real or perceived mental health [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj meets with US ambassador in Libya on ending hostilities in Tripoli

26 november 2019 - 21:49:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)    -  The US ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, Monday met with the chairman of the presidential council [...] Full text...

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Germany struggling to bring together "stakeholders" in the Libyan crisis to Berlin - Italian PM

26 november 2019 - 16:50:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, has said that Germany "faces difficulties in bringing together all [...] Full text...

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Senior U.S. officials discuss with Haftar measures to end hostilities in Libya

26 november 2019 - 13:05:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A high-level U.S. delegation met on Monday in Benghazi with Marshal Khalifa Haftar, head of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM al-Sarraj, Bahrain king discuss political, security situation in Libya

25 november 2019 - 05:34:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarian chief calls for urgent support to Sudan

24 november 2019 - 19:37:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock on Sunday urged the international community to act faster to scale [...] Full text...

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Burundi sets opening time for pubs in Bujumbura municipality

24 november 2019 - 13:10:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - It is with one eye on the glass, another on the watch that customers quench their [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers report US call on Haftar to end Tripoli offensive

23 november 2019 - 18:36:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US State Department's appeal to the head of the Libyan National Army, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, [...] Full text...

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Armed clashes resume in Tripoli

23 november 2019 - 15:27:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Armed clashes resumed Friday night on the southern outskirts of Tripoli, intensifying on Saturday across the [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Local CSOs denounce alleged military aggression by Rwanda

22 november 2019 - 19:54:42
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - In a statement read on Friday at RTNB (radio télévision national du Burundi), seven local civil [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says he won't seek third term in office

22 november 2019 - 18:30:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President  Muhammadu Buhari stopped speculations that he was nursing a third term agenda, saying that [...] Full text...

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ANC calls for improved electoral framework for Togo's 2020 presidential poll

22 november 2019 - 15:49:42
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's main opposition party, National Alliance for Change (ANC), on Friday issued a statement in Lomé [...] Full text...

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IOM calls for paradigm shift in handling Libyan conflict

22 november 2019 - 10:48:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling for an urgent shift in handling the Libyan [...] Full text...

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AU struggles for role in political settlement of Libyan crisis (News Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

22 november 2019 - 10:41:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Western countries' attempts to exclude the African Union (AU) from the process of seeking a political [...] Full text...

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Sudan appeals for help to combat malaria plague in Darfur state

21 november 2019 - 20:38:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -  Sudan on Thursday appealed to international organizations to provide urgent assistance to North Darfur state hit [...] Full text...

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Libya, ICMPD sign deal on promotion of migration governance

21 november 2019 - 15:53:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) on Wednesday signed in the Austrian capital, Vienna, a cooperation [...] Full text...

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Ouagadougou hosts 11th edition of African Universities of Communication

21 november 2019 - 14:10:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 11th edition of the African Universities of Communication of Ouagadougou (UACO) will be held [...] Full text...

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EU agrees security, defence policy to support CAR security sector reform

21 november 2019 - 11:50:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of the European Union on Thursday adopted a crisis management concept for a new [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarian chief to visit Sudan

21 november 2019 - 11:43:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – United Nations humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock will visit Sudan from 22 to 24 November to see [...] Full text...

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Senior UN official urges regional partnership to address security threats in Sahel region

21 november 2019 - 08:17:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General to West Africa and the Sahel, Dr [...] Full text...

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Serious concerns over Sahel require ‘urgent action’: Senior UN Africa official

21 november 2019 - 05:26:38
New York, US (PANA) - The situation in Africa’s Sahel region continues to be “of serious concern and urgent action [...] Full text...

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Malian soldiers killed in fighting with alleged terrorists buried in Gao

20 november 2019 - 22:18:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - Thirteen Malian soldiers killed Monday during a clash between a joint patrol of the Malian and [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for ‘green and clean’ development for Africa

20 november 2019 - 19:36:28
New York, US (PANA) - As African countries gear up to implement a historic free trade agreement, the UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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‘Three-country crisis’ across central Sahel puts whole generation at risk, warns WFP

20 november 2019 - 05:11:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Violent attacks by extremists “almost every day” in the Sahel nations of Mali, Niger and [...] Full text...

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Presidential council describes as “terrorists” air strikes against Tripoli, Misrata sites

19 november 2019 - 22:49:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord Tuesday strongly condemned the “terrorist” air [...] Full text...

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Forum of Central African parliamentarians on food, nutritional security opens in Brazzaville

19 november 2019 - 22:37:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -  A three-day forum of Central African parliamentarians on food and nutritional security opened here Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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Sixth international Dakar Forum on peace and security in Africa ends

19 november 2019 - 20:01:51
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) – The sixth edition of the international Dakar Forum on peace and security in Africa ended early [...] Full text...

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EU calls for respect of international law following airstrike on Tripoli factory

19 november 2019 - 17:54:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has called for full respect of "international law, including international humanitarian law", [...] Full text...

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Congolese FM denounces marginalization of the AU in settling the Libyan crisis

19 november 2019 - 16:41:51
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Congolese Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Minister, Jean-Claude Gakosso, on Tuesday denounced what he called "the marginalization [...] Full text...

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'Politics and economics inextricably linked in Zimbabwe'

19 november 2019 - 06:02:20
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Naledi Pandor, says political and economic dynamics in Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM Siala attributes continuation of offensive to silence of international community

18 november 2019 - 23:50:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The Libyan foreign affairs minister of the government of national accord, Mohamed Siala, said here Monday [...] Full text...

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Special Representative of UN SG expresses hope Berlin conference will end devastating conflict in Libya

18 november 2019 - 22:43:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The special representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, Monday said he had [...] Full text...

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Ghassan Salamé briefs UN Security Council on efforts to resolve Libyan crisis

18 november 2019 - 21:49:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Ghassan Salamé, special representative of the UN Secretary General, and chief of the UN Support Mission [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian president urges African states to dry up sources of terrorism

18 november 2019 - 19:04:51
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Mauritanian Head of State, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, said on Monday in Diamniadio, some 40 kilometers [...] Full text...

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Will Russia's presence in Libya drive the United States to become more involved in the Libyan crisis?

18 november 2019 - 17:51:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The recent call by the US State Department to Marshal Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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UN calls for action to tackle ‘ubiquitous but invisible’ global road safety crisis

17 november 2019 - 10:54:25
New York, US (PANA) - Saving lives by improving road safety is “one of the many objectives of the 2013 [...] Full text...

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Libya media highlight preparations for Berlin Conference

16 november 2019 - 18:44:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Berlin International Conference on Libya to find a solution to the Libyan crisis continues to [...] Full text...

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Tunisia hands over 4 Libyan security agents to Tripoli

16 november 2019 - 17:46:39
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has handed over to the Libyan authorities four Libyan security agents arrested at the Rass [...] Full text...

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US Congressman Ted Deutch expresses desire to help resolve the Libyan crisis

16 november 2019 - 15:00:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ted Deutch, Chairman of the US Congress Sub-Committee for the Middle East and North Africa, has [...] Full text...

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Opposition party expels 8 MPs in The Gambia

15 november 2019 - 19:52:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's biggest opposition political party, the Unity Democratic Party (UDP), has expelled eight members representing  the [...] Full text...

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Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Angela Merkel discuss the Libyan crisis

15 november 2019 - 17:45:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, discussed the [...] Full text...

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Stakeholders slam the slow pace arrangement for the Berlin Conference on Libya.

15 november 2019 - 17:19:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four months after it was announced that the Berlin International Conference on Libya will hold in [...] Full text...

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Around 57,000 people affected as heavy rain pounds CAR

15 november 2019 - 13:03:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Torrential rain has pummelled parts of Central African Republic (CAR) since October 21 impacting at least [...] Full text...

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Sudan scales up cholera response

15 november 2019 - 08:20:03
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday said the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has received US$3 million [...] Full text...

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Libya's Government of National Accord raises red flags on Russia's role in Tripoli war

15 november 2019 - 06:52:52
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) is raising the red flags about the participation of [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to host 38th session of ACP-EU joint parliamentary assembly

14 november 2019 - 23:12:48
Brussels, Belgium (PANA)  -  The 38th session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia’s net currency assets rise, says Central bank

14 november 2019 - 20:15:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - Tunisia’s net assets in currencies as at 13 November had reached about 18.9 billion dinars or [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa struggles with the brunt of climate crisis – OCHA warns

14 november 2019 - 15:43:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Southern Africa region is experiencing the brunt of the climate crisis as it [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Sall receives the 2019 Grand Prix MEDays

14 november 2019 - 14:05:19
Tangier, Morocco (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall received the Grand Prix MEDays 2019 on Wednesday in Tangier, Morocco, at [...] Full text...

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Somalia: Humanitarian agency works to save lives in one of the world's most dangerous countries

14 november 2019 - 12:53:07
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – A combination of extreme weather conditions and conflict has put millions in Somalia in need of [...] Full text...

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UN envoy reaffirms difficulties to resolve Libyan crisis

14 november 2019 - 07:52:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, has said that he [...] Full text...

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Botswana IEC rebuts story of ‘flawed elections'

13 november 2019 - 19:15:47
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has slammed the press release circulating on social media which [...] Full text...

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Five family members injured in another shell strike in Ain Zara, south of Tripoli

13 november 2019 - 16:54:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A further shell strike on Wednesday injured five family members - three children, their father and [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Macky Sall attends 12th International MEDays Forum in Morocco

13 november 2019 - 15:22:49
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has hailed the historic ties between Morocco and Senegal as well as [...] Full text...

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ANC sends memorandum to joint UN-ECOWAS mission for free, fair election in Togo

12 november 2019 - 21:56:57
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  The National Alliance for Change (ANC), Togo's main opposition political party, Monday presented to the joint [...] Full text...

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Egyptian FM reaffirms Cairo's position for a comprehensive settlement in Libya to Ghassan Salamé

12 november 2019 - 19:14:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Choukry, on Tuesday, at a meeting in Cairo with the Special Representative [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau political crisis stops trucks laden with goods from entering Bissau

12 november 2019 - 18:23:37
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The tense political situation in Guinea-Bissau is beginning to have a negative impact on the country's [...] Full text...

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Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin call for an unconditional cessation of hostilities in Libya

12 november 2019 - 16:22:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on Monday discussed the situation in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Pneumonia kills one child every 39 seconds - UNICEF

11 november 2019 - 18:57:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Pneumonia, a preventable disease, kills more children than any other infection, claiming the lives of more [...] Full text...

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Rabat reaffirms support for Libya's stability

11 november 2019 - 17:58:20
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Prime Minister, Saâdeddine El Otmani, on Monday reaffirmed Morocco's continued support for stability and [...] Full text...

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Organisers of Berlin Conference on Libya step up efforts to ensure success

11 november 2019 - 07:57:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – As the International Berlin Conference on Libya draws closer, the organisers are working hard to ensure [...] Full text...

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Two civilians killed, two others wounded in rocket fall in southern Tripoli

10 november 2019 - 15:54:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Two civilians were killed and two others wounded on Sunday morning as shells dropped on their [...] Full text...

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Libyan dailies highlight endless military escalation and preps for Berlin Conference

09 november 2019 - 19:25:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the recent military escalation in fighting on the outskirts of [...] Full text...

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Mali opposition leader calls on Malians to join 'sacred union' around defence and security forces

09 november 2019 - 13:40:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, president of FSD (Front pour la Sauvegarde de la Démocratie), has [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to send a mission of Heads of State to Bissau

09 november 2019 - 11:37:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the Guinea-Bissau crisis [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt fires additional 134 doctors, bringing total to 211

08 november 2019 - 21:13:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe’s government Friday fired additional 134 striking doctors for failing to report to work, sparking a [...] Full text...

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Libya: US diplomat says seizure of printed dinar in Russia would help reform war economy

08 november 2019 - 19:07:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Former US Special Envoy to Libya, Jonathan Winer, has said that the seizure by the Maltese [...] Full text...

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Niamey hosts ECOWAS extraordinary summit on the Guinea-Bissau crisis

08 november 2019 - 16:22:43
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien President, Mr. Issoufou Mahamadou, who is the current President of the Conference of Heads [...] Full text...

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UN says 1.2 million civilians trapped in northeast Nigeria controlled by Boko Haram

08 november 2019 - 11:13:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, on Friday said that about [...] Full text...

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UN chief says justice must be done following deadly Burkina Faso convoy attack

08 november 2019 - 11:01:10
New York, US (PANA) - Authorities in Burkina Faso must “do everything in their power” to bring to justice the [...] Full text...

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Reopening of Tripoli's Maitigua airport inevitable despite threats of bombardment

08 november 2019 - 10:32:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The reopening of Maitigua Airport at a suburb of Tripoli seems irreversible, given its importance to [...] Full text...

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Mauritania releases 10 persons arrested for disturbing the peace after June 2019 presidential elections

07 november 2019 - 18:10:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian justice has acquitted about ten individuals, cadres and activists of the Coalition Living Together [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde recognizes the government of Aristides Gomes in Guinea-Bissau

07 november 2019 - 18:01:27
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verdean government, in line with popular position of the international community, has recognized [...] Full text...

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Germany offers 2.11 million Euros for rehabilitation of Kidal airfield in Mali

07 november 2019 - 15:00:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Germany has granted Mali 2.11 million euros for its participation in the Trust Fund in support [...] Full text...

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UAE ‘responsible’ for deaths of dozens of migrants in Libya - confidential report

07 november 2019 - 14:27:05
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - A foreign country is reportedly involved in the missile attack on the reception centre for illegal [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President to attend ECOWAS summit on Guinea-Bissau in Niamey

07 november 2019 - 12:56:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall left Dakar on Thursday for Niamey, Niger, to take part on Friday [...] Full text...

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'US concerned about foreign interference, mercenary involvement in Libyan conflict'

07 november 2019 - 11:10:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has expressed concern at the growing involvement of foreign governments and mercenaries in [...] Full text...

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Cholera prevention efforts underway to protect millions in Sudan’s Khartoum state

06 november 2019 - 19:19:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A campaign has got underway to prevent the spread of a deadly cholera outbreak to Sudan’s [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj discusses illegal immigration with Italian ambassador to Libya

06 november 2019 - 17:24:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the National Unity Government, Fayez al-Sarraj, met Wednesday in [...] Full text...

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'Guinea-Bissau is on its knees', says former PM Umaro Sissoco Embalo

06 november 2019 - 17:04:56
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Former Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Umaro Sissoco Embalo, a candidate for the presidential election of November 24, [...] Full text...

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Nearly two million Cameroonians face humanitarian emergency: UNICEF

06 november 2019 - 05:01:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing violence in Cameroon’s northwest and southwest has created a fast-growing humanitarian emergency now affecting some [...] Full text...

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Togolese government amends electoral code for nationals living abroad

05 november 2019 - 23:28:35
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - A draft bill adopted at the council of ministers on 18 October enabling Togolese nationals living [...] Full text...

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French Defence minister received by President Keita in Bamako

05 november 2019 - 20:19:26
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - The French minister of armies, Florence Parly, arrived here Tuesday to a warm welcome by Malian [...] Full text...

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Chairmanship of ministerial platform for coordinating strategies for the Sahel transferred to Niger

05 november 2019 - 17:20:21
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration and Nigeriens Abroad, Mr Kalla Ankouraou, officially [...] Full text...

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GNU, UNSMIL Chiefs discuss UN humanitarian assistance to residents of war-affected areas of Libya

05 november 2019 - 17:09:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of the National Unity Government's Presidential Council, Ahmed Maitig, held talks on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Toll of civilian casualties in Tripoli war rises

05 november 2019 - 14:24:29
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The toll on Libyan civilians, including children, rose higher on Monday with the resurgence of fighting [...] Full text...

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Security Council 'deeply concerned' over political developments in Guinea-Bissau

05 november 2019 - 07:07:59
New York, US  (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday expressed deep concern over Guinea Bissau’s political crisis, following President José Mário Vaz’s decision last week [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council calls for sanctions against Gen. Haftar after bombing of Interior Ministry headquarters in Tripoli

02 november 2019 - 10:52:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord has condemned the bombing of the [...] Full text...

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‘When journalists are targeted, societies as a whole, pay a price’: UN Chief

02 november 2019 - 05:27:47
New York, US (PANA) - “Without journalists able to do their jobs in safety, we face the prospect of a [...] Full text...

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Longest UN mediation in Burundi crisis ends

01 november 2019 - 17:38:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The latest UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Burundi, Michel Kafando, offered his resignation in mid-week to [...] Full text...

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France gives 2 billion CFA Francs to Mali for border Project

01 november 2019 - 13:56:26
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  The French Development Agency (AFD) and the National Investment Agency of Local Authorities (ANICT) on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Will harmonization of positions of UN Security Council members resolve the Libyan crisis? (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA Correspondent)

01 november 2019 - 07:15:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The extension of the double political and security crisis in Libya, which began several years ago [...] Full text...

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UN food agencies urge support for southern Africa’s hungry people as climate shocks intensify

01 november 2019 - 06:30:20
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA)  – A record 45 million people across the 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) will be [...] Full text...

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Botswana Bank rate unchanged at 4.75 percent as inflation soars

31 october 2019 - 16:05:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Botswana has announced its decision to maintain [...] Full text...

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Kenya faces Zambia in 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifier

31 october 2019 - 13:51:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will face Zambia in a 2020 Tokyo Olympics women football qualifier contrary to fears that [...] Full text...

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Two Burkinabe soldiers killed in mine explosion in Sahel

31 october 2019 - 12:54:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  A convoy of Burkina Faso Army hit an explosive device on the Djibo-Namsiguia axis in [...] Full text...

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Special representative of UN Secretary General unveils objectives of Intl’ Berlin Conference

31 october 2019 - 00:23:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The special representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, Wednesday unveiled the main [...] Full text...

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Italy considers non-invitation of Algeria and Tunisia to Berlin Conference a "missed opportunity"

30 october 2019 - 17:34:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italian Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, has revealed that Algeria and Tunisia will not be invited [...] Full text...

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Reopening of main Tunisia-Libya border crossing postponed by 48 hours

30 october 2019 - 10:08:54
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and Libya have agreed to postpone the reopening of their main border crossing at Ras [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president, Libyan State Council president discuss Libyan crisis

30 october 2019 - 09:32:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The latest developments in the situation in Libya were at the centre of talks in Tunis [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president Kaïs Saeid receives chairman of Libyan high council of state

29 october 2019 - 22:55:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Tunisian President Kaïs Saied Tuesday received in audience the chairman of the Libyan high council of [...] Full text...

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Guinea Bissau: The causes of dismissal of prime minister Aristides Gomes

29 october 2019 - 22:04:39
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)  - Guinea-Bissa President José Mario Vaz late Monday evening dissolved the government chaired by Aristide Gomes through [...] Full text...

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AfDB says unemployment situation in Nigeria is frightening, shocking

29 october 2019 - 19:30:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) says that youth unemployment situation in Nigeria is frightening, shocking and [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: North West, South West anglophone Cameroonian regions experiencing Human Rights Violations - IHRDA

29 october 2019 - 19:10:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Institute For Human Rights And Development In Africa (IHRDA), has alerted the African Commission on [...] Full text...

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Salamé explains the exclusion of Libyan main fighters from Berlin Conference

29 october 2019 - 13:03:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, has said that the exclusion of Libyan parties [...] Full text...

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Tunisian, German officials hold talks on Libyan crisis

28 october 2019 - 20:22:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Libyan dossier was at the heart of talks between the Tunisian authorities and the German [...] Full text...

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EU avails €53 million aid package to Zimbabwe's health sector

28 october 2019 - 19:38:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has announced a €53 million aid package to Zimbabwe for health and [...] Full text...

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President of Libyan Assembly presents crisis recovery initiative

28 october 2019 - 19:24:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the High Council of the Libyan State, a Consultative Assembly in Libya, Khaled [...] Full text...

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UN to provide technical assistance to farmers in Southern Africa

28 october 2019 - 18:44:03
New York, USA (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, says the international body’s different organs are [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj, Heiko Maas meet to prepare for Berlin Conference on Libya

28 october 2019 - 18:16:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity, Fayez al-Sarraj, arrived on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj links ceasefire in Tripoli to the withdrawal of Haftar troops

28 october 2019 - 14:58:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, has [...] Full text...

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Libyan government troops advance in southern Tripoli

28 october 2019 - 13:34:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Army forces loyal to the National Accord Government in Libya announced on Sunday that they have [...] Full text...

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German FM arrives in Libya to relaunch Berlin international conference on Libya (News Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

28 october 2019 - 07:46:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – German foreign minister Heiko Maas arrived in Libya on Sunday as part of a North African [...] Full text...

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Five African countries in need of 'urgent humanitarian food assistance'

28 october 2019 - 07:03:11
New York, USA (PANA) - American food insecurity network, FEWS NET, says Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho and areas in the [...] Full text...

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German foreign affairs minister visits Tunisia

27 october 2019 - 19:07:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – German foreign affairs minister Heiko Maas on Sunday began a visit to Tunisia, said a statement [...] Full text...

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US reaffirms support for ending the war in Tripoli and for a UN-led solution

27 october 2019 - 12:31:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy head of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya, Joshua Harris, has reaffirmed his country's [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator says "at least" 140,000 persons displaced by Boko Haram violence in Borno State

26 october 2019 - 18:38:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) on Saturday said  at least [...] Full text...

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