Libya: Air navigation resumes at Maitigua airport after short suspension

18 july 2019 - 23:51:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Civil aviation services reopened the air space of the Maitigua airport in Tripoli on Thursday after [...] Full text...

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DR Congo health ministry approves Ebola declaration as international public health emergency

18 july 2019 - 23:38:47
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)   -   The Congolese ministry of health approved the decision by the experts committee of the World [...] Full text...

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France: State of emergency declared against Ebola epidemic in DRC is step forward, says OXFAM

18 july 2019 - 22:36:19
Paris, France (PANA)    -   Oxfam said here Thursday the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) that the Ebola epidemic [...] Full text...

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Niamey hosts Forum of Governors of Lake Chad Basin

18 july 2019 - 19:00:25
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The second meeting of the forum of governors of the border regions of the Lake Chad [...] Full text...

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Malian gov't dismayed as rebels destroy national symbols in Kidal

18 july 2019 - 17:24:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government is saddened and deeply shocked by the the destruction of the nation's flag [...] Full text...

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'Coalition Live Together' welcomes "lifting of the state of emergency" in Mauritania

18 july 2019 - 15:17:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Coalition Live Together (CVE-black African nationalist movement), an organization that supported the candidacy of Kane [...] Full text...

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Libyan MP abducted by armed group in Benghazi

18 july 2019 - 09:56:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A member of the Libyan House of Representatives, Sihem Serkiwa, has disappeared in the eastern city [...] Full text...

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Algerian civil society proposes list of personalities to chair political dialogue

17 july 2019 - 23:45:25
Algiers, Algeria (PANA)    -    The leader of the Algerian civil forum for change (FCPC), Abderrahmane Arar Wednesday unveiled the list [...] Full text...

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'Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions officials receive threatening letters with bullets'

17 july 2019 - 16:03:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president, Peter Mutasa, and Secretary-General, Japhet Moyo, have alleged receiving [...] Full text...

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Civil society calls for an end to arbitrary imprisonment on the eve of "Nelson Mandela Day" in Burundi

17 july 2019 - 15:51:32
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The association, "Solidarity with prisoners and their families" (SPF, independent), on Wednesday appealed to the Burundi [...] Full text...

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Libyan crisis at centre of talks between UN Envoy and Emirati Foreign Minister

17 july 2019 - 10:03:47
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (PANA) - United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Affairs minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyane [...] Full text...

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Six countries call for immediate de-escalation in Libya, return to political process

16 july 2019 - 23:48:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)    -   The governments of Egypt, United States of America, France, Italy, United Arab Emirates and the United [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Roadblocks erected during electoral crisis in Nouakchott removed

16 july 2019 - 23:02:58
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -   The many roadblocks erected by the security forces in several laces here as a result of [...] Full text...

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NGO unveils remedies for Ivorian social ills

16 july 2019 - 21:59:59
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)   -   Phenix-Côte d'Ivoire, a non-governmental organization (NGO), has warned of the dangers of a divided country [...] Full text...

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Arab league rejects request for meeting on Libya

16 july 2019 - 16:24:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Arab League has rejected a request for an emergency meeting on Libya at the level [...] Full text...

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Paramedic, 3 ambulance crews injured in bombing of a hospital south of Tripoli

16 july 2019 - 15:46:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four people (a first aid worker and three ambulance drivers) were injured in Tuesday's dawn airstrike, [...] Full text...

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WHO mobilises to help Burkina Faso cope with humanitarian crisis

16 july 2019 - 11:59:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently mobilising experts to step up its response in Burkina [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs call for formation of national unity government

15 july 2019 - 22:12:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Members of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) have called all members of parliament to meet [...] Full text...

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UNEP youth summit focuses on community action against climate change

15 july 2019 - 19:59:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The youth from regions affected by cyclones and other climate disasters, meeting in Nairobi Monday, have [...] Full text...

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Five people injured in suicide bombing in Somalia

15 july 2019 - 16:50:59
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Five people were wounded on Sunday in a suicide bombing incident in the city of Dusa [...] Full text...

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German activist calls for humanitarian corridors for migrants in Libya to Europe

15 july 2019 - 15:26:31
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Sea-Watch 3 captain of the German humanitarian NGO, Carola Rackete, has called on European countries to [...] Full text...

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Air raids continue on the southern outskirts of Tripoli

15 july 2019 - 15:18:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Armed clashes between forces of the Libyan national army based in the east, who has been [...] Full text...

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Kenya: NRC raises red flag on relief work funding gap

15 july 2019 - 14:07:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Halfway into the year, humanitarian organizations have received only 27 percent of the money needed to [...] Full text...

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AU needs to be more involved in resolving the Libyan crisis (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

15 july 2019 - 12:08:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 12th African Union (AU) Extraordinary Summit, held on 7 July in Niamey, Niger, to launch [...] Full text...

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Mayor of Canadian city of Mont-Saint-Hilaire makes controversial visit to Burundi

14 july 2019 - 19:41:11
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)    -   The mayor of the Canadian city of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Yves Corriveau, on Sunday ended a two-week visit [...] Full text...

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80 Libyan MPs meet in Cairo for consultations to resolve crisis

14 july 2019 - 15:55:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   A delegation of 80 members of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) Sunday held its second [...] Full text...

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OIC condemns attack on hotel in Kismaayo, Somalia

14 july 2019 - 07:39:35
Jeddah Saudi Arabia (PANA)   -   The Islamic Cooperation Organization (OIC) has condemned Friday’s 'terrorist' attack on a hotel in the [...] Full text...

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European Council to discuss several African issues on Monday in Brussels

13 july 2019 - 16:00:54
Paris, France (PANA) - The European Foreign Affairs Council, scheduled for Monday in Brussels, will address, at France's initiative, several [...] Full text...

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Maintaining OIF sanctions not justified in Bujumbura - MP

13 july 2019 - 15:39:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The President of the Burundi National Assembly, Pascal Nyabenda, said on Saturday on public radio that [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$448.6 million for Congo

12 july 2019 - 04:39:04
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board on Thursday approved a three-year arrangement for US$448.6 million [...] Full text...

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African parliamentarian summit on search for solutions to funding of health, AIDS opens in Congo

11 july 2019 - 22:20:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   A high level summit of African parliamentarians in search for solutions to the funding of health [...] Full text...

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World Bank proposes ways cocoa will drive the Ivorian economy

11 july 2019 - 18:45:20
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The ninth World Bank report on the economic situation in Côte d'Ivoire, published on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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MDC Opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, launches recovery road-map for Zimbabwe

11 july 2019 - 16:45:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President, Nelson Chamisa, has launched what he [...] Full text...

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4 dead, 20 wounded in car bomb explosion targeting Benghazi funeral procession

11 july 2019 - 16:22:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four people have been killed and around 20 more injured, some critically, in a car bomb [...] Full text...

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EU to give 130 million euros to G5 Sahel countries for operations

11 july 2019 - 13:00:26
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is to make an additional 138 million euros available to the G5 [...] Full text...

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Libyan anti-illegal immigration services explain departure of 300 migrants from central Tajoura

10 july 2019 - 22:19:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The Libyan anti-illegal immigration office, the Tajoura branch (eastern suburb of Tripoli), said here Wednesday that [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian authorities extend olive branch to defeated candidates in June 22 presidential polls

10 july 2019 - 16:33:03
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Extending an olive branch to the four defeated candidates in the June 22, 2019, presidential election [...] Full text...

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Community organizations in Mopti advocates disarmament of self-defence groups

10 july 2019 - 15:06:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Leaders of Community organizations in Ginna, Dogon and Tabital Pulaaku, as well as development associations in [...] Full text...

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UN rights experts say it's time to right tragic wrongs in DR Congo’s Kasaï region

10 july 2019 - 05:54:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the decrease of violence in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...

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1,048 dead, 5,558 wounded in fighting on the outskirts of Tripoli, says WHO

09 july 2019 - 16:45:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Continuing armed clashes for the fourth consecutive month near Tripoli have killed 1,048 and 5,558 wounded, [...] Full text...

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541 evacuations carried out in 87 days by the Libyan Body of Relief in conflict zones in Tripoli

08 july 2019 - 16:45:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 541 evacuations were carried out in 87 days by the teams of the Rescue and [...] Full text...

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Former Algerian Minister of Solidarity and Family placed in pre-trial detention

08 july 2019 - 15:08:07
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President Buhari pledges Nigeria's continued support for Libya’s stability

08 july 2019 - 10:11:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has pledged continued support for Libya’s quest to regain political and security [...] Full text...

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Libyan crisis requires 'inclusive dialogue' says Algerian Prime Minister

08 july 2019 - 09:35:03
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The crisis that Libya has been facing since 2011 requires an inclusive dialogue process to achieve [...] Full text...

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Chadian president Deby denounces negative interference in Libyan crisis

08 july 2019 - 09:05:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno has condemned the use of mercenaries in the ongoing conflict in Libya [...] Full text...

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Former African presidents to hold conference on political crisis in Cameroon

08 july 2019 - 07:19:59
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – The African Forum, an organisation bringing together former African presidents and other distinguished personalities, has [...] Full text...

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France hails deal between Sudanese transitional military council, opposition

07 july 2019 - 18:57:17
  Paris, France (PANA)  -  The French foreign affairs minister, Jean-Yves le Drian, has hailed the deal concluded on Friday in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Gov't sends' huge delegation' to support women's netball team

06 july 2019 - 18:38:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe has sent a "huge delegation" to support the country’s national female netball team, The Gems, [...] Full text...

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Arab League hails agreement between Sudanese parties

06 july 2019 - 13:12:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Abou el-Gheit, has hailed the agreement announced [...] Full text...

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National Forum for Dialogue opens in Algiers on Saturday

06 july 2019 - 12:27:07
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - A forum for a national dialogue opens on Saturday in Algiers, with the participation of political [...] Full text...

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Former Director-General of Algerian National Security arrested

06 july 2019 - 12:08:32
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The investigating judge at the Sidi M'hamed court in Algiers on Friday placed the former Director-General [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council condemns attack against migrants detention centre in Libya

05 july 2019 - 21:46:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Members of the UN Security Council on Friday condemned the 2 July attack against a migrant [...] Full text...

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1,000 dead, 5,000 wounded in armed clashes on the outskirts of Tripoli, says WHO

05 july 2019 - 17:44:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 1,000 people have died and 5,000 more have been injured in armed clashes on the [...] Full text...

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Libyan guards fired on migrants fleeing bombing of Tadjoura center, UN says

05 july 2019 - 16:48:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations said on Thursday that it has information on the use of firearms by [...] Full text...

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Russian President accuses NATO of having destroyed Libya

05 july 2019 - 12:39:59
Rome, Italy (PANA)   -   Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his accusations against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for [...] Full text...

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8,000 tonnes of cereals distributed in Mopti and Ségou regions of Mali

05 july 2019 - 11:13:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé Thursday launched a special emergency programme in Sevare to distribute 8,000 [...] Full text...

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Mali launches project to support livestock development

04 july 2019 - 22:15:41
 Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   Malian Minister of Livestock and Fisheries Maguiraga Rokia Kane Thursday launched a Livestock Development Support Project [...] Full text...

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Increased security measures at the Intifada city near Tunis

04 july 2019 - 16:13:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The popular city Intifada, near Tunis, was subjected on Wednesday to increased security measures by specialized [...] Full text...

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Mauritania's opposition rejects the final results of the presidential election of 22 June 2019

04 july 2019 - 16:06:30
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The leaders of some 15 political parties and organizations that supported the four opposition candidates in [...] Full text...

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Bleak prospects for negotiated settlement of Libyan crisis after another Security Council failure (Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

04 july 2019 - 12:29:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, convened on Wednesday after an air strike on [...] Full text...

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Algerian Interim President calls for new national dialogue

04 july 2019 - 10:57:00
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria's interim president, Abdelkader Bensalah, on Wednesday evening in Algiers called for "an inclusive national dialogue", [...] Full text...

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Malian Prime Minister visits Mopti region

04 july 2019 - 10:51:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé began a five-day visit to the central Mopti region on  Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Election Resource Centre calls on Zimbabwe gov't to focus on election reforms as well

03 july 2019 - 18:18:23
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A local election think tank, Election Resource Centre (ERC), has called on the Zimbabwean government to [...] Full text...

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France condemns strikes on Libya's detention center for migrants

03 july 2019 - 16:23:43
Paris, France (PANA) - The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the strikes on the Tajoura detention center in [...] Full text...

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What calculations for warring parties in Libya after the Gharyan operation (Analysis)

03 july 2019 - 16:15:42
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The forces of the Libyan National Army, under the command of Marshal Khalifa Haftar, suffered a [...] Full text...

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Senior Italian opposition official calls for evacuation of migrant s in Libyan detention centres

03 july 2019 - 13:04:34
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Italian opposition Democratic Party, Nicola Zingaretti, on Wednesday called for the evacuation [...] Full text...

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Individuals arrested following Mauritania's 22 June presidential election released

03 july 2019 - 11:56:23
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian justice on Tuesday afternoon released individuals arrested after protests following Mauritania's 22 June presidential election, [...] Full text...

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UN food agency triples aid in DR Congo's strife-hit Ituri province

03 july 2019 - 05:11:21
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Food aid is being tripled for troubled Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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AU-Ethiopia mediation invites Sudanese military and opposition to resolve presidency issue

02 july 2019 - 20:56:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -   The African mediation on Tuesday said the only hurdle separating the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders concerned with post-electoral crisis in Benin

02 july 2019 - 20:35:21
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -  The heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have expressed concern [...] Full text...

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African Chamber of Energy welcomes reappointment of OPEC Secretary General

02 july 2019 - 16:43:34
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Chamber of Energy (CAE) on Tuesday welcomed the renewal of the mandate of [...] Full text...

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Haftar's forces step up air raids near Tripoli after loss of Ghariane

02 july 2019 - 10:39:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fighter jets of the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar have intensified their [...] Full text...

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Burundi's ambassador to the United Nations honored at home

01 july 2019 - 23:12:19
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   Burundi's ambassador to the United Nations, Albert Shingiro, was Monday honored by the head of state, [...] Full text...

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Food situation very worrying in conflict-affected areas in Africa - experts

01 july 2019 - 22:39:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   The food and nutrition situation remains "very worrying" in conflict-affected areas in Africa, warned specialists [...] Full text...

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Train collision kills dozens in southern Congo

01 july 2019 - 17:41:17
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A dozen people died Sunday night following the collision of two freight trains of the Congo-Océan [...] Full text...

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Bujumbura airport named after first Burundian elected president

01 july 2019 - 17:09:21
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Bujumbura International Airport has been renamed after the first elected president of the democratic era of [...] Full text...

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Malian Football Federation invites applications for election of new executive

01 july 2019 - 16:53:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The General Secretariat of the Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) has called for applications for the election [...] Full text...

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Libyan Ministry of Health denies execution of pro-Haftar fighters wounded in Ghariane

01 july 2019 - 13:36:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Government's Ministry of Health on Monday denied reports that pro-Khalifa Haftar soldiers, wounded in [...] Full text...

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Will AU serve as framework to solve the Libyan crisis? (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

01 july 2019 - 10:56:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - After the failure of the UN Security Council, European Union and the Arab League to find [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for immediate action to tackle the world’s ‘grave climate emergency’

01 july 2019 - 06:01:42
Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) - The world is facing “a grave climate emergency”, Secretary-General António Guterres told a climate meeting [...] Full text...

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Losing Mauritanian presidential candidate denounces results as 'electoral coup'

30 june 2019 - 18:59:07
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mohamed ould Maouloud, one of the unsuccessful candidates in the 22 June presidential election in Mauritania [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC leader Nelson Chamisa defends poor performance of urban councils

30 june 2019 - 16:08:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa says implementing reforms at council level is being [...] Full text...

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Japan grants US$ 26 million for the rehabilitation of Bujumbura port

29 june 2019 - 16:01:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian Foreign Minister Ezekiel Nibizi and Japan's Ambassador to Burundi, Takayuki Miyashita, signed a US$26- million [...] Full text...

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Some 150 pro-Haftar fighters taken prisoner in recapture of Ghariane

29 june 2019 - 15:50:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 150 fighters of the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar were captured [...] Full text...

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Marshal Haftar accuses Turkey of 'meddling' in Libyan crisis

29 june 2019 - 11:36:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The leader of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Marshal Khalifa Haftar has ordered his air force [...] Full text...

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Libya - UN envoy stresses need for ceasefire to reopen negotiations

28 june 2019 - 22:38:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   UN envoy in Libya Ghassan Salamé has said Libya needs ceasefire to reopen negotiations as a [...] Full text...

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UN concerned about incitement to violence in social media in Libya

28 june 2019 - 18:57:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSML) has expressed concern that Libyan social media have [...] Full text...

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Burundi schedules presidential, legislative and municipal polls for May 20, 2020

28 june 2019 - 17:32:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) of Burundi Friday released the calendar of the next general [...] Full text...

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Mauritania denounces citizens of neighbouring countries for disturbing public order

28 june 2019 - 13:39:32
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania has no diplomatic problems with neighbouring countries, but simply with some nationals of these countries [...] Full text...

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Equatorial Guinean President Obiang condemns attack on Tripoli

28 june 2019 - 11:29:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang has reaffirmed his country's condemnation of the attack on the Libyan [...] Full text...

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EU gives 152 million euros humanitarian aid to Sahelian countries

28 june 2019 - 08:42:17
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is to release an additional  152.05 million euros in humanitarian aid for [...] Full text...

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Will the recapture of Ghariane accelerate a political solution to the Tripoli war? (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

28 june 2019 - 05:46:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Forces loyal to the internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) last Wednesday recorded their most significant [...] Full text...

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Speaker of Beninese Parliament hails memory of victims of electoral violence

27 june 2019 - 22:52:26
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -   The new speaker of the Beninese parliament, Louis Vlavonou, Thursday hailed the memory of victims of [...] Full text...

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EU, NGO to train 118,000 children, 944 teachers displaced by Boko Haram violence in Northeast Nigeria

27 june 2019 - 19:06:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Plan International (PI) Nigeria, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), with funding support from the European Union (EU), [...] Full text...

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Forces for democratic alternative call for serious dialogue to get Algeria out of crisis

27 june 2019 - 16:43:40
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Political parties, trade unions and other stakeholders, under the umbrella "Forces of the Democratic Alternative", on [...] Full text...

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Buhari condemns Saturday’s coup attempt in Ethiopia's Amhara Region

27 june 2019 - 15:26:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday “strongly” condemned Saturday’s coup attempt in the Amhara Region “and [...] Full text...

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LAS Secretary General meets US envoy to Sudan in Cairo

27 june 2019 - 14:34:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ahmed Abou El-Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States (LAS) on Thursday met in Cairo [...] Full text...

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GNA forces take control of Ghariane after routing Haftar's troops from the city

27 june 2019 - 14:01:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ghariane town, located 80 km southwest of Tripoli, was calm on Thursday a day after it [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says 300,000 displaced following fresh violence in DR Congo

27 june 2019 - 04:52:52
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Up to 300,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in DR Congo after [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International joins suit against gov't banning pregnant girls from public schools

27 june 2019 - 04:44:04
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Amnesty International says it has joined a legal case brought by two non-governmental organizations, Equality Now [...] Full text...

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Libyan pro-governmental forces take control of Ghariane city

26 june 2019 - 23:08:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Libyan armed forces of the government of national accord have taken control of the whole city [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj deplores silence of AU to Tripoli bombardment

26 june 2019 - 22:20:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Coalition of Libyan political parties presents new initiative to solve the crisis in the country

26 june 2019 - 17:38:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Alliance of National Forces, a coalition of liberal-minded Libyan political parties, has presented an initiative [...] Full text...

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Angolan VP in Bamako for commemoration of Alioune Blondin Bèye

26 june 2019 - 14:14:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Angolan Vice President Bonito De Sousa has arrived in Bamako for the 21st commemoration of Mr. [...] Full text...

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Increasing casualties indicate the end to fighting around Tripoli is far-off

26 june 2019 - 12:50:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The increasing number of casualties as a resullt of clashes in the outskirts of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Five persons killed, houses burnt in fresh crisis in northeast Nigerian Taraba State

26 june 2019 - 07:26:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Five persons were killed on Tuesday and several houses burnt in a fresh clash between the [...] Full text...

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World faces ‘climate apartheid’ risk - UN expert

26 june 2019 - 02:18:59
New York, US (PANA) - Climate change “threatens to undo the last 50 years” of development, global health and poverty [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou receives former Beninese leader Nécephore Soglo

25 june 2019 - 19:42:42
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien president, Issoufou Mahamadou, on Tuesday received in audience the former Beninese president Necephore Soglo, [...] Full text...

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Italian MP wants his country's withdrawal from all bilateral agreements with Libya

25 june 2019 - 17:26:30
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UN refugee chief lauds African generosity towards refugees

25 june 2019 - 05:17:06
New York, US (PANA) - The international community must not take the generosity of Africans for granted, UN refugee chief, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament Speaker meets with UN envoy on latest developments in Libya

24 june 2019 - 19:26:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, on Monday met with the [...] Full text...

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Eritrea Foreign Minister visits Sudan, says Asmara backs Sudanese choice

24 june 2019 - 18:17:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Eritrea on Monday said it fully supports Sudanese people and their ability to overcome the current [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Italian FMs discuss Fayez Al-Sarraj's peace plan for Libya

24 june 2019 - 16:52:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Taher Siala on Tuesday met with his Italian counterpart, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, [...] Full text...

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Uganda still bedeviled by intermittent power supply despite ‘surplus’ production (Feature by Eriasa Mukiibi, PANA correspondent)

24 june 2019 - 14:23:55
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan, Dicta Asiimwe, during a visit to the northern town of Gulu, tweeted: “Hi @UmemeLtd, [...] Full text...

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Regional Trade Forum for West and Central Africa opens in Dakar

24 june 2019 - 12:51:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Monday opened a two-day Regional Trade Forum for West and Central [...] Full text...

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Can the UN Envoy in Libya succeed in reconciling opposing factions to end the bloodshed? (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

24 june 2019 - 11:00:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, went to the eastern city of Benghazi [...] Full text...

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Energy crisis batters South Africa's growth prospects (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA correspondent)

24 june 2019 - 10:34:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Of all the problems that Cyril Ramaphosa inherited when he was elected President (and there [...] Full text...

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Ten Somali soldiers killed in southwestern Somalia

24 june 2019 - 10:09:29
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Ten Somali soldiers, including an officer, were killed and seven others wounded when a bomb exploded [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight efforts to get out of crisis

23 june 2019 - 17:20:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The political initiative of the chairman of the presidential council, Fayez al-Sarraj, to end the Libyan [...] Full text...

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More workers to strike in Zimbabwe

23 june 2019 - 00:16:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Banking sector workers have joined other workers in announcing plans to strike as the value of [...] Full text...

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Four civilians killed and six injured in attack near Sinai airport in Egypt

22 june 2019 - 17:50:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Gunmen attacked civilian workers near Sinai's Al-Arich International Airport on Saturday, killing four people and injuring [...] Full text...

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600 young Malians trained in fish and poultry farming

22 june 2019 - 14:27:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Mali's Public Vocational Training and Learning Support Fund (FAFPA) has provided more than 300 million CFA [...] Full text...

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Over 80 per cent of schools in Anglophone Cameroon shut down, as conflict worsens - UNICEF

22 june 2019 - 09:43:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 80 per cent of schools in the English-speaking North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon [...] Full text...

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Sounds of war obscures efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis

21 june 2019 - 17:43:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The intensification of fighting in the last 48 hours on the outskirts of Tripoli, has underlined [...] Full text...

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New US Ambassador says his priority is to end the Libyan crisis

21 june 2019 - 17:15:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Richard Norland, nominated by the United States Presidency as the US ambassador to Libya, has said [...] Full text...

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Tunisians slam 'scandalous' amendments of electoral law

21 june 2019 - 05:17:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisians are vehemently criticising amendments to the country's electoral laws saying they are aimed at the [...] Full text...

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First-ever WHO global report on epilepsy highlights care gap in poorer countries

21 june 2019 - 04:31:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than seven in 10 people with epilepsy in developing countries are nt getting the low-cost care [...] Full text...

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Some 73,454 refugees and asylum seekers registered in Burundi

20 june 2019 - 23:54:39
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 73,454 refugees and asylum-seekers were registered at various reception centers in Burundi on 31 May, [...] Full text...

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Parliament of Zimbabwe wants government to engage stakeholders on currency crisis

20 june 2019 - 23:10:59
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)    -   The parliament of Zimbabwe Thursday asked the government to invite all stakeholders to suggest an appropriate [...] Full text...

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Niger hosts more than 400,000 internal, external displaced: HCR

20 june 2019 - 22:09:40
Niamey, Niger (PANA)    -    Niger has recorded some 400,000 refugees and internal displaced linked to the ongoing conflict of Boko [...] Full text...

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UEFA chief slams Samoura's appointment as CAF overseer

20 june 2019 - 18:43:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Uefa president, Aleksander Čeferin, on Thursday  criticized Fifa’s decision to appoint its general secretary, Fatma Samoura, [...] Full text...

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Ghassan Salamé, AU official discuss search for durable solutions to the Libyan crisis

20 june 2019 - 18:36:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The United Nations envoy in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, on Thursday held talks in the Norwegian capital, [...] Full text...

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AUC Chief cancels Reconciliation Conference on Libya because of continued fighting around Tripoli

20 june 2019 - 18:24:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has renounced the holding of a [...] Full text...

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Precarious calm near Tripoli after intense clashes

20 june 2019 - 13:02:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A precarious calm prevailed on Thursday in the battlefields of southern Tripoli, following violent clashes around [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Benin leaders meet in Abuja

20 june 2019 - 12:36:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting on Thursday with his Beninese  counterpart, Mr Patrice Talon, at [...] Full text...

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Khalifa Haftar promises new transition in Libya after taking over Tripoli

20 june 2019 - 12:29:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The commander of the Libyan National Army, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has said that the military operation [...] Full text...

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Arab Parliament calls for dialogue, consultations to end Sudan political crisis

20 june 2019 - 12:09:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -The Arab Parliament has called on Sudan's ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC), the umbrella group of protesters, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia tops list of highest number of people displaced since World War II

20 june 2019 - 07:44:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has the highest number of new displacements globally, as new figures reveal over 70 [...] Full text...

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Benin NGO calls for sincere dialogue to resolve the electoral crisis

20 june 2019 - 07:21:50
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese section of Social Watch, a NGO, has called for sincere dialogue to resolve the [...] Full text...

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UN chief reiterates calls for an end to violence in Mali

20 june 2019 - 06:09:25
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Secretary-General António Guterres has again called for an end to the violence and bloodshed [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Addis Ababa to host meeting on Sudan

19 june 2019 - 18:52:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian minister of foreign affairs, Sameh Chokry, will on Thursday fly to the Ethiopian capital, [...] Full text...

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The Mediator of the Republic is astonished at the AU's call for a political dialogue not in Burundians' interest

19 june 2019 - 18:18:40
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - In a statement released Wednesday, Burundian Ombudsman (Mediator of the Republic), Edouard Nduwimana, said he was [...] Full text...

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Worldwide displacement tops 70 million, UNHCR urges greater solidarity in response

19 june 2019 - 13:21:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded 70 million in 2018, the UN [...] Full text...

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EU 3.5 million euros aid for the fight against Ebola

19 june 2019 - 04:44:41
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union has committed an additional 3.5 million euros in emergency aid for the fight [...] Full text...

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Beninese justice issues coercive sanctions against former president Boni Yayi

18 june 2019 - 21:26:10
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -   Beninese courts could envisage coercive measures against former President Boni Yayi (2006-2016), the public prosecutor of [...] Full text...

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Burundian civil society group castigates "biased" reports of AU and HRW

18 june 2019 - 13:42:34
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's public radio on Tuesday relayed large excerpts from a statement by the Association for Solidarity, [...] Full text...

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Angolan transport minister to meet French businessmen

18 june 2019 - 11:59:44
Paris, France (PANA) – Angolan transport minister Ricardo De Abreu will meet with French businessmen in Paris on Wednesday to [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Tripoli fighting up to 691 - WHO

18 june 2019 - 11:23:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The World Health Organization (WHO) says 691 people have been killed and 4,012 others wounded in armed [...] Full text...

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Arrests of former figures of Bouteflika regime continue

17 june 2019 - 23:45:07
Algiers, Algeria (PANA)   -   The special public prosecutor of the Tribunal of Bir Mourad Raïs (Algiers) on Monday slapped six [...] Full text...

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Libyan parliament speaker rejects any possibility of agreement between Al-Sarraj, Hafter

17 june 2019 - 22:20:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, Monday rejected a return to [...] Full text...

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General Ahmed Gaïd Salah reaffirms priority of constitutional solutions to Algerian crisis

17 june 2019 - 21:10:46
Algiers, Algeria (PANA)    -   Algerian deputy minister of Defence General Ahmed Gaïd Sala said Monday that constitutional and legal solutions [...] Full text...

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Authorities renew state of emergency in Diffa region

17 june 2019 - 18:26:38
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The state of emergency imposed in several departments of the Diffa (far-eastern regions plagued by Boko [...] Full text...

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Mali adopts new texts for FEMAFOOT

17 june 2019 - 18:19:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   The Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) Saturday took decisive steps forward at the 26 March Stadium here [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister reaffirms the GNA's readiness for peace and consensus

17 june 2019 - 15:19:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Interior minister, Fathi Bachagha, has said the Government of National Accord (GNA) "is working for [...] Full text...

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Al-Sarraj's fresh initiative, opportunity for settlement or just another proposal? (Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA correspondent)

17 june 2019 - 11:46:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mr Fayez al-Sarraj, is making another effort aimed at [...] Full text...

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Rights group says pregnant girls, young mothers denied school in Africa

17 june 2019 - 01:29:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Tens of thousands of pregnant girls and adolescent mothers are denied their right to education across [...] Full text...

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IMF naive on trusting Zim govt: Steve Hanke

16 june 2019 - 20:08:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Renowned American economist, Steve Hanke, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is being naive in believing [...] Full text...

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Libya: Fayez al-Sarraj proposes political initiative in coordination with UN

16 june 2019 - 15:41:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the Libyan presidential council of the government of national accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...

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National conference of Algerian civil society pesents proposals for way out of crisis

15 june 2019 - 20:25:38
Algiers, Algeria (PANA)   - The national conference of the dynamics of civil society Saturday presented here proposals aiming to end [...] Full text...

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Secretary general of Arab League expected Sunday in Sudan

15 june 2019 - 13:47:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA)    -   The Secretary-general of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Abou el-Gheit, will visit Sudan on Sunday, [...] Full text...

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Ghassan Salamé warns against involement of foreign troops to support a camp in Libya

15 june 2019 - 02:58:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN envoy in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, has said that three levels of foreign interventions have [...] Full text...

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Egyptian President Sissi reiterates support for Marshal Haftar in fight against terrorism

15 june 2019 - 02:34:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi, reiterated his support for the efforts made by the Libyan National [...] Full text...

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UN suspends handover of camps in Darfur, peacekeeping chief tells Security Council

14 june 2019 - 21:53:44
New York, US (PANA) - The joint African Union-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is suspending the handover of any more [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese facing famine in all but name, warns UN food agency

14 june 2019 - 21:44:17
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Record numbers in South Sudan – some seven million people – face acute food shortages, [...] Full text...

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Ebola in DR Congo and Uganda, still not considered an international health emergency - WHO

14 june 2019 - 21:21:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN health agency (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus reconvened on Friday an Emergency Committee under [...] Full text...

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Two former presidents call for ECOWAS, AU intervention in Benin's post-election crisis

14 june 2019 - 14:51:25
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Former presidents  Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and Ghana's  John Kufuor on Friday called on the Economic [...] Full text...

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UN head of Libya support mission visits flood-hit city

14 june 2019 - 01:53:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in [...] Full text...

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Guterres tells Security Council that UN cooperation with League of Arab States ‘pivotal’

14 june 2019 - 01:35:56
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday that the UN's [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council chairman wants EU pressure on arm suppliers to assailants against Tripoli

13 june 2019 - 23:33:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   –   The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, Thursday [...] Full text...

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New draft Marriage Bill Amendment tearing Zimbabweans apart

13 june 2019 - 18:29:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Debate is still raging on whether the Marriage Bill of 2017, an amendment to consolidate the [...] Full text...

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US top diplomat for Africa meets with Lt.-Gen. Burhan of Sudan

13 june 2019 - 18:16:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan’s Transitional Military Council President, Lt.-Gen. Abdul Fatah Al Burhan, on Thursday received the visiting US [...] Full text...

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Tunis, Algiers and Cairo denounce the continued flow of foreign fighters and weapons to Libya

13 june 2019 - 12:32:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian, Algerian and Egyptian foreign affairs ministers, Libya's three neighbouring countries, on Wednesday in Tunis expressed [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj calls for political negotiations involving all Libyans 'without exclusion'

13 june 2019 - 11:26:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, has stressed [...] Full text...

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Burkina authorities concerned about influx of refugees to Ouagadougou

13 june 2019 - 10:12:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The authorities in Ouagadougou have expressed concern about the massive influx to the capital, Ouagadougou, [...] Full text...

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Multinational Joint Task Force loses 10 members in Boko Haram attack in Lake Chad region

13 june 2019 - 08:51:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Thursday said 10 of its personnel were killed in [...] Full text...

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France, AU Commission 'concerned' about the situation in the Sahel, Sudan

13 june 2019 - 05:50:46
Paris, France (PANA) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and African Union Commission (AUC) Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat have [...] Full text...

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Senior US official in Sudan for talks with military leaders and protesters

13 june 2019 - 05:32:22
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The US assistant secretary for Africa, Tibor Nagy, arrived in Khartoum on Wednesday where he called [...] Full text...

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EU releases 152 million Euros for Sahel countries

12 june 2019 - 22:36:25
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The European Union (EU) will grant a 152 million-Euro aid to Sahel countries to enable them [...] Full text...

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Sudanese military council agrees to resumption of talks on civilian government

12 june 2019 - 18:17:13
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese opposition groups and the ruling Transitional Military Council have agreed to resume talks on the [...] Full text...

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Al-Sarraj insists on new rules for resumption of the political process in Libya

12 june 2019 - 12:37:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  Libya's chair of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sarraj, and [...] Full text...

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Tunisian, Algerian, Egyptian foreign affairs ministers meet on Libyan crisis

12 june 2019 - 08:51:25
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian, Algerian and Egyptian foreign affairs ministers will hold a meeting in Tunis on Wednesday evening [...] Full text...

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Blaise Compaoré's party divided over choice of candidate in 2020 polls

11 june 2019 - 18:51:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), the party of former president Blaise Compaore, is [...] Full text...

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OIC strongly condemns attack on village in central Mali

11 june 2019 - 18:45:04
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the attack, by an armed group [...] Full text...

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World Bank envoy calls on Burundian President Nkurunziza

11 june 2019 - 12:29:11
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian Head of State Pierre Nkurunziza on Tuesday received the World Bank country director for Burundi, [...] Full text...

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Desperate search for solution to military escalation near Tripoli (News Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA correspondent)

10 june 2019 - 12:04:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - After more than two months of a military attack on Tripoli, the situation seems more than [...] Full text...

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Sudan's military rulers reinforce security as civil disobedience action enters second day

10 june 2019 - 11:15:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military rulers say they are reinforcing security in the country as civil disobedience action called [...] Full text...

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UN representative in Libya discusses political crisis with European delegation

10 june 2019 - 09:33:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, on Sunday met a delegation [...] Full text...

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Bloody start to civil disobedience action in Sudan

09 june 2019 - 16:04:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A civil disobedience action called by Sudan's opposition got off to a bloody start on Sunday, [...] Full text...

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Malian Prime Minister receives FIFA, CAF envoy

09 june 2019 - 14:56:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé on Saturday received in audience the FIFA Director of Development for [...] Full text...

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20,000 tonnes of cereals for distribution to food insecure populations in Niger

09 june 2019 - 09:54:11
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Some 20,000 tonnes of cereals and 2,500 tonnes of cowpea have been ordered by Niger to [...] Full text...

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Egyptian and Eritrean Presidents meet in Cairo

09 june 2019 - 09:00:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and visiting Eritrean counterpart, Isaias Afwerki met on Saturday in the [...] Full text...

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Mo Ibrahim Foundation 'deeply concerned' about Sudan situation; opposition calls for civil disobedience

09 june 2019 - 04:56:13
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) -The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has expressed deep concern at the rapidly deteriorating situation in Sudan, as [...] Full text...

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Four suspected terrorists killed in northern Sinai

08 june 2019 - 16:14:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Four suspected terrorists were killed on Saturday by the Egyptian Air Force when it bombed the [...] Full text...

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Mali extends mandate of National Assembly deputies for second time

08 june 2019 - 14:28:45
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government adopted a draft organic law on Friday to extend the term of office [...] Full text...

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LAS Secretary-General calls on Sudanese parties to exercise restraint

08 june 2019 - 08:46:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Abou El-Gheit, has called on all Sudanese [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council condemns silence of international community on targeting of civilian infrastructure

07 june 2019 - 23:31:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord Friday condemned "the silence of the [...] Full text...

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Libya’s migrants and refugees with tuberculosis ‘left to die’ in detention centres

07 june 2019 - 20:26:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Migrants and refugees suffering from tuberculosis are being left “effectively to die” in a Libyan detention [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's PM promises his country's support to Sudan

07 june 2019 - 19:17:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia’s prime Minister, Abye Ahmed, on Friday told Sudanese people they must live up to the [...] Full text...

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'Libyan crisis is a struggle for wealth control and power' - UN Special Envoy

07 june 2019 - 13:18:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Regretting the outbreak of fighting in Tripoli on 4 April, UN envoy Ghassan Salamé has said [...] Full text...

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Algerian interim President calls for inclusive dialogue to end the political crisis

07 june 2019 - 09:11:17
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The Algerian interim head of State, Abdelkader Bensalah, on Thursday, in Algiers, called on the political [...] Full text...

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