UN Youth Forum focuses on sustainable future for all
17 april 2024 - 05:43:31New York, US (PANA) - Young leaders from around the world are sharing their visions and actions to advance sustainable [...] Full text...
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Disgraced South African businessman Marcus Jooste commits suicide
22 march 2024 - 08:44:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The mastermind of South Africa’s biggest ever fraud case, former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste, [...] Full text...
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WTO 13th Ministerial Conference approves WTO membership of Comoros and Timor-Leste
26 february 2024 - 18:39:04Dubai, Abu Dhabi (PANA) - The 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organization (WTC) has formally approved the [...] Full text...
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13 years after 17 February 2011 revolution, Libyans have mixed feelings about Saturday's commemoration of the anniversary
15 february 2024 - 18:56:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Over the past few days, the city of Tripoli has been abuzz with excitement as it [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS urges Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger to prioritise dialogue, reconciliation
10 february 2024 - 08:24:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, which [...] Full text...
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Three killed, over 280 hospitalised after Nairobi gas plant explosion
02 february 2024 - 13:32:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least three people have been killed and up to 280 others hospitalised after an explosion [...] Full text...
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AU 'regrets' decision of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso to withdraw from ECOWAS
31 january 2024 - 08:12:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed deep regret [...] Full text...
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Nigeria criticises Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger juntas for decision to leave ECOWAS
30 january 2024 - 09:38:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria, which holds the rotaing presidency of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: ECOWAS says Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger remain important members
28 january 2024 - 23:06:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Sunday night that Mali, Niger and [...] Full text...
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Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger leave ECOWAS
28 january 2024 - 17:09:46Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Three West African countries under military rule -- Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger -- announced on [...] Full text...
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Global rights crises deepen as world leaders shy away: Human Rights Watch
12 january 2024 - 07:46:31New York, US (PANA) – Global leaders have failed to take strong stands to protect human rights during 2023, a [...] Full text...
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Gambian President says Peace Award reminder quest for peace a never-ending venture
10 january 2024 - 11:35:23Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow the 2024 African Prize for Peace that has been awarded him may [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International slams EU pact on migration and asylum
21 december 2023 - 07:41:35Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Reforms agreed by the EU on the Pact on Migration and Asylum will set European asylum [...] Full text...
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EAC, Germany celebrate 25 years of partnership
24 november 2023 - 13:07:21Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) and the German Embassy Dar es Salaam, on Friday jointly celebrated [...] Full text...
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Libyan delegate to the UN denounces lack of progress in ICC's work in his country
09 november 2023 - 12:30:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's permanent representative on the United Nations Security Council, Taher El-Sonni, says that there is nothing [...] Full text...
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Maiden African Football League: Questions & Answers on the continent's newest elite club competition
20 october 2023 - 08:41:29Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The inaugural edition of the African Football League kicks off on 20 October and [...] Full text...
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Mandela’s granddaughter dead at 43
26 september 2023 - 08:08:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Zoleka Mandela, the granddaughter of liberation heroes Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela Mandela, died [...] Full text...
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National Reconciliation Week launched in Bamako on Friday
18 september 2023 - 13:52:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 2nd National Reconciliation Week (SENARE) was launched in Bamako on Friday by the Malian Minister [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief blasts ‘politics of repression and division
11 september 2023 - 17:00:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To advance development, States must reject authoritarianism and protect civic space and fundamental rights, UN rights [...] Full text...
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Morocco to host the 2023 Africa Investment Forum in November
09 september 2023 - 15:06:57Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco will on 8-9 November be hosting the 2023 edition of the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) [...] Full text...
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NIgeria's women's football team to recover backlog of allowances, bonuses
09 august 2023 - 06:44:25Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - Following their defeat by England in the round of 16 at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World [...] Full text...
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Ghana's Parliament repeals death penalty
25 july 2023 - 20:39:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Parliament on Tuesday repealed the death penalty after approving an amendment to the criminal offences [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: 10 players to watch
18 july 2023 - 08:50:35Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup less than 48 hours away, here are 10 players [...] Full text...
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South Africa marks International Mandela Day
18 july 2023 - 08:16:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Tuesday marked International Mandela Day with President Cyril Ramaphosa saying his [...] Full text...
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TikTok, FIFA partner to boost Women’s World Cup visibility
16 july 2023 - 08:52:38Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has signed with TikTok for multiple digital activations ahead of the Women’s World Cup to [...] Full text...
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Developing countries face $4 trillion investment gap in SDGs
06 july 2023 - 06:01:31New York, US (PANA) - A green future will remain out of reach if the world doesn’t help developing countries [...] Full text...
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US reaffirms commitment to support Libya's stability
05 july 2023 - 11:48:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to promot peace, stability and prosperity in Libya, stressing [...] Full text...
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Africa Investment Forum showcases $1.475 billion in green, renewable energy deals
24 may 2023 - 06:01:20Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The Africa Investment Forum has presented four renewable energy and sustainability projects worth nearly [...] Full text...
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AU think-tank outlines four-point strategic plan to accelerate African growth
16 may 2023 - 08:47:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Addressing the need for climate change adaptation, accelerating trade and economic management and strengthening institutions in [...] Full text...
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Libya's National Electoral Committee's meets on electoral laws
09 may 2023 - 17:02:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Joint Committee for the preparation of the 6+6 electoral laws, composed of the House of [...] Full text...
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Senior defence officers in North Africa conclude meeting
07 may 2023 - 14:51:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senior defence officers from North Africa ended a five-day meeting on Saturday in the Algerian capital, [...] Full text...
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Gambia government alert on market exchange rate fluctuation
26 april 2023 - 17:42:23Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of the Gambia has been alerted on the forex currency market exchange rate fluctuation [...] Full text...
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Libya creates service counter for Citizen Service Centre in postal agencies
11 april 2023 - 14:07:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A service counter for the Citizen Service Centre, an administration in charge of collecting Libyans' grievances [...] Full text...
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Joe Biden submits to US Congress 10-year plan on Conflict Prevention Strategy
26 march 2023 - 15:56:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US President Joe Biden has submitted to the US Congress a new 10-year plan to implement [...] Full text...
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Plenary session of the Libyan Parliament starts in Benghazi
20 march 2023 - 19:18:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A session of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) started on Monday in the eastern Libyan [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament to convene in Benghazi on Monday
16 march 2023 - 13:25:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, has summoned MPs to attend an [...] Full text...
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UN deputy chief warns of faltering progress towards SDGs
15 march 2023 - 06:17:07Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - Multiple interconnected global crises are putting achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at risk - [...] Full text...
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Libyans seek greater support from Arab countries for strong, united Libya, says Libyan Foreign Minister
08 march 2023 - 18:23:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the government of national unity, Najla al-Mangouch, [...] Full text...
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South Sudan faces ‘make or break’ year on road to lasting peace
07 march 2023 - 05:28:15New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan sits at a critical crossroad, with swift action needed to quell chronic intercommunal [...] Full text...
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UK, US criticised for expulsion of Chagos Islands’ indigenous people
15 february 2023 - 11:45:25London, UK (PANA) – The forced displacement of the entire Chagossian people by the United Kingdom and the United States governments and [...] Full text...
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Parliament adopts constitutional amendment that could pave way for elections
07 february 2023 - 17:08:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives in Libya, during its session held on Tuesday in Benghazi, approved the [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM pledges to make 2023 the year of elections
02 january 2023 - 13:19:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Monday declared [...] Full text...
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OPEC cancels nearly US$1 million debt of Libya
13 december 2022 - 13:47:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Oil and Gas has announced the approval by the Council of Ministers [...] Full text...
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Libyan government's position in line with UN position on holding elections in Libya, says Libyan PM
08 december 2022 - 16:25:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, said here Thursday his position [...] Full text...
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Ghana's debt exchange programme encounters roadblock
07 december 2022 - 10:19:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The clock is ticking to the end of the year, a deadline set by the Ghanaian [...] Full text...
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Libya supports Italian initiative to develop agriculture, energy supply in Mediterranean
03 december 2022 - 17:41:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, has announced her country's support [...] Full text...
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UK court holds pre-trial conference over Nigerian gas project cancellation
02 december 2022 - 20:25:10London, UK (PANA) - A British Court has set the stage for the hearing of a case in which an [...] Full text...
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Global intellectual property filings reached new records in 2021: WIPO
22 november 2022 - 05:39:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Patents, trademarks and designs reached record levels in 2021, with Asia driving growth in intellectual property, [...] Full text...
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Libyan intelligence and counter-terrorism officers conclude training
19 november 2022 - 12:40:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union Border Assistance Mission to Libya (EUBAM) on Friday concluded a specialised intelligence and [...] Full text...
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More than 30 Libyan airport officials in training in Tunisia on airport management
11 november 2022 - 18:33:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 32 Libyan airport employees have been sent to Tunisia for a seven-day training [...] Full text...
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Africa Investment Forum 2022 draws $31 billion in investor interest
07 november 2022 - 10:58:51Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - This year’s Africa Investment Forum Market Days, the continent’s premier investment platform, has drawn $31 [...] Full text...
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Haftar threatens to resort to arms, risking return to war in Libya
03 november 2022 - 21:59:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With the political stalemate in Libya persisting since the postponement of last December's elections, the head [...] Full text...
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Arab League Summit discusses the Libya issue, interests of regional powers
30 october 2022 - 20:42:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan issue will be high on the agenda of the 31st Summit of the League [...] Full text...
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Restoring stability in West Darfur is prelude for full implementation of Juba Peace Agreement (A PANA News Analysis by Mohamed Osman)
09 october 2022 - 14:57:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The situation in Sudan's Darfur states -- West Darfur in particular -- was heading towards total [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: Guterres calls for ‘coalition of the world’ to overcome divisions, provide hope in place of turmoil
20 september 2022 - 17:17:58New York, US (PANA) - With people from all points of the globe crying out for relief and hope, international [...] Full text...
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UN commemorates Nelson Mandela’s ‘fight for a better world’
18 july 2022 - 19:14:26New York, US (PANA) - UN Member States gathered in the General Assembly Hall on Monday to observe Nelson Mandela [...] Full text...
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Head of Libya National Oil Company Sanalla rejects dismissal
14 july 2022 - 12:18:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mr. Mustapha [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso junta leader justifies meeting with former heads of state
09 july 2022 - 05:46:50Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional president, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, said on Friday after a meeting with two [...] Full text...
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No immediate changes despite pressure on policymakers in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
06 july 2022 - 21:32:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The angry demonstrations by Libyan youth that continued in several Libyan cities last Friday were in [...] Full text...
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DRC leader opens pandora box in Eastern Africa - ISS report
23 june 2022 - 14:09:27Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Tensions are spiking once again in the chronically turbulent eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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UN experts note pervasiveness of armed groups in Libya
13 june 2022 - 11:38:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A panel of experts on Libya at the UN Security Council has said that most of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO recommends COVID-19 drug and urges transparency around pricing
22 april 2022 - 05:40:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A highly successful COVID-19 therapy must be made available to more people, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...
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South African and Ukrainian presidents discuss Russian invasion
21 april 2022 - 10:46:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ukrainian ambassador to South Africa Liubov Abravitova on Thursday confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa [...] Full text...
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Former South African president Motlanthe condemns invasion of Ukraine
07 april 2022 - 08:29:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Kgalema Motlanthe has condemned the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. This marks a [...] Full text...
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Afreximbank urges Africa to abolish its 110 borders
26 march 2022 - 13:42:38Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Professor Benedict [...] Full text...
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Africa Investment Forum Virtual boardrooms attract $32.8 billion in investment interest
21 march 2022 - 04:45:34Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Investment Forum boardrooms have drawn $32.8 billion in investment interest in bankable projects, [...] Full text...
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Deep divisions over Pretoria's Russia stance
16 march 2022 - 09:11:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has slammed opposition parties who criticised the [...] Full text...
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AU, US reaffirm 'strong commitment' to collaboration.
14 march 2022 - 05:12:03Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States (US) and African Union Commission (AUC) have reaffirmed their strong commitment to [...] Full text...
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Liberian opposition talks of political persecution ahead of 2023 Presidential elections
24 february 2022 - 23:48:40Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The political and judicial persecution of the leadership of opposition parties in Liberia is a threat [...] Full text...
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Gambian leader says economic independence must be linked to political independence
18 february 2022 - 20:56:00Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambian President Adama Barrow, says economic independence must be linked to political independence within a social context, [...] Full text...
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Libya postpones to Friday festivities commemorating 11th anniversary of 17 February Revolution
16 february 2022 - 16:57:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Youth and Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee of the 11th. anniversary of [...] Full text...
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Kenyan President begins UAE visit to explore new markets
15 february 2022 - 09:22:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has begun a three-day working visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), focused [...] Full text...
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Libya with 2 prime ministers, is left with two competing draft roadmaps for elections (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
13 february 2022 - 20:26:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya seems to have entered a new phase of political schism with two prime ministers and [...] Full text...
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Mauritius declares war on drugs
11 february 2022 - 06:50:22Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday declared a war on drugs, but said the Government cannot [...] Full text...
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Sudan: leaders arrested were not detained on political grounds, but rather criminal procedures
10 february 2022 - 16:03:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army on Thursday reiterated that the group of politicians currently being interrogated by police [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief slams dissolution of judicial independence body by Tunisia president
09 february 2022 - 04:34:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dissolving the Tunisian body that deals with judicial independence, known as the High Judicial Council, is [...] Full text...
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Malian government says not been notified of WAEMU sanctions
08 february 2022 - 15:23:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government says it has not been notified of the "disproportionate, inhumane, illegitimate and illegal [...] Full text...
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Deadlock in political process in Libya, al-Wasat questions treatment adopted by international community
05 february 2022 - 16:40:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan weekly - al-Wasat - has questioned the stance adopted by the United Nations and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa needs to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination rate six-fold
04 february 2022 - 05:29:57Brazzaville, CONGO (PANA) - The COVID-19 vaccination rate in Africa needs to increase six-fold for the continent to meet the [...] Full text...
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President Kagame, Kenyatta hold talks on regional stability
03 february 2022 - 16:14:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Rwandan President Paul Kagame held talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi on Thursday, reiterating [...] Full text...
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Egypt, European Union locked in trade dispute over import registration
28 january 2022 - 02:05:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The European Union has reported Egypt to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in a dispute over [...] Full text...
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Khartoum rebuked for revoking licence of TV channel
17 january 2022 - 13:58:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has come under sharp criticisms for revoking the license of Al Jazeera - [...] Full text...
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Morocco, Sierra Leone to strengthen bilateral cooperation
26 november 2021 - 17:45:21Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Living Abroad, Nasser Bourita, held talks on [...] Full text...
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Libyan government presents energy investment plan at Energy Summit
23 november 2021 - 12:24:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government on Monday presented its investment plan in the oil and gas sector with leading [...] Full text...
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Nearly 1.2 million Libyan voters collect voter cards
20 november 2021 - 11:24:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's High National Electoral Commission announced on Friday that 1,202,254 voter cards were distributed from 8 [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State, Nigerian President discuss bilateral relations
19 november 2021 - 05:25:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday met with Nigerian President Buhari in Abuja with [...] Full text...
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Libya's Vice-President, president of Algerian Council of the Nation discuss Libyan elections
08 november 2021 - 20:02:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Council of the Nation in Algeria, Salah Goudjil, and the Libyan Vice [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Less than 10% of African countries to hit key vaccination goal
28 october 2021 - 11:16:09Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Just five African countries, less than 10% of Africa’s 54 nations, are projected to hit the year-end [...] Full text...
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Libya and French foundation sign an agreement to support private sector projects
27 october 2021 - 12:06:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Cooperation Department of the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Expertise France Foundation [...] Full text...
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US congratulates Zambia on 57th independence anniversary
24 october 2021 - 10:02:42Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has congratulated the people of Zambia on the occasion [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Biafra secessionists announce alliance with Cameroonain separatists
25 september 2021 - 19:30:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The separatist Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared that from Saturday, 15 September, “all Nigerian [...] Full text...
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Libya and Egypt agree resumption of regular flights from 30 September
19 september 2021 - 16:33:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Civil Aviation Authority and its counterpart in Egypt have agreed to take the necessary steps [...] Full text...
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Africa Investment Forum to host third edition of Market Days in Abidjan
17 september 2021 - 13:32:04Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Investment Forum will hold its 2021 Market Days in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from [...] Full text...
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11th Meeting of Libyan-Egyptian High Commission confirms several deals
16 september 2021 - 16:54:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The joint Libyan-Egyptian High Commission concluded its 11th meeting on Thursday in Cairo with the signing [...] Full text...
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Libyan/Egyptian Joint Commission meets Thursday in Cairo
14 september 2021 - 17:10:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Meetings of the joint Libyan-Egyptian High Commission are scheduled for Thursday in Cairo, Egypt, in the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ‘Unacceptable’ deals and delays, hampering lifesaving COVAX deliveries
09 september 2021 - 05:10:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While 80 per cent of citizens in high and upper-middle income nations have had a dose [...] Full text...
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AU Chairperson appoints ex-Nigerian President Obasanjo High Representative for Horn of Africa
27 august 2021 - 09:23:10Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has appointed [...] Full text...
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Nigeria celebrate 30 years of women’s football with six-nation tourney
22 august 2021 - 08:08:39Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Determined to concretise 30 years of women’s football, Nigeria will stage a six-nation international tournament next [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 continues to lock creative industry in Botswana
20 august 2021 - 20:36:50Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s minister of Sports has announced intentions to open the creative industries sector for business as [...] Full text...
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US congratulates Zambian president-elect Hichilema
17 august 2021 - 05:19:24Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has congratulated Zambian president-elect Hakainde Hichilema on his victory in the 12 [...] Full text...
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Malawi values SADC’s principles, ideals, goals and aspirations - Minister
14 august 2021 - 15:14:43Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi attaches great importance to the principles, ideals, values, goals and aspirations of founders of the [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s YTV partners with EPL, Bundesliga and Al Jazeera
11 august 2021 - 18:11:46Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s private free-to-air commercial television station, YTV, has signed content partnership deals with the English Premier [...] Full text...
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The Gambia and the US in joint effort to accelerate development
10 august 2021 - 16:08:25Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia and the United States have entered into an agreement to facilitate and expand both actual [...] Full text...
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New Global Database to enhance transparency, improve delivery of COVID-19 tools
31 july 2021 - 07:59:26Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Task Force on COVID-19 Vaccines, Therapeutics and Diagnostics for Developing Countries on Friday launched [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccine shipments boost for Africa - WHO
30 july 2021 - 05:25:28Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - After a near-halt of COVID-19 vaccine shipments in Africa, delivers have ramped up in recent months, the UN health agency [...] Full text...
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Nelson Mandela: ‘Synonymous with the fight for justice and equality’
21 july 2021 - 18:54:13New York, US (PANA) - Celebrating what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 102nd birthday on Wednesday, the UN deputy chief hailed the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic affects, challenges South Africa’s retail industry
20 july 2021 - 15:34:27Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, South African retail food sales totalled US$ [...] Full text...
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Ramaphosa says deadly riots have helped unite South Africa
19 july 2021 - 15:17:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday saluted South Africans for uniting in the wake of [...] Full text...
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Former Nigerian military chief decries foreign military presence in Africa
12 july 2021 - 18:30:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Retired Gen. Martin Luther Agwai, Nigeria’s former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), on Monday raised alarm [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa marks worst pandemic week: WHO
09 july 2021 - 07:16:56Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa marked its worst pandemic week ever, surpassing the second wave peak during the seven days ending [...] Full text...
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US congratulates Malawi, Comoros on their independence anniversaries
06 july 2021 - 05:41:07Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has congratulated the governments and people of Malawi [...] Full text...
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Mali, Guinea Bissau to boost cooperation between them
27 june 2021 - 17:17:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Col. Assimi Goïta, and his counterpart from Guinea-Bissau, Umaro [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘rolled back’ sustainable dev't funding for weak economies: UNCTAD
22 june 2021 - 09:04:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Financial assistance to the world’s 83 weakest economies fell by 15 per cent in 2020, to [...] Full text...
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Messages pour in as world mourns Zambian first President KK
18 june 2021 - 14:46:48Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Messages of tribute are been sent in as world leaders mourn Zambia’s founding President Kenneth Kaunda, [...] Full text...
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AfDB launches US $$463.9 million Kangaroo Social Bond in Australia
14 june 2021 - 12:40:01Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank has launched a US$463.9 million 5.5-year Kangaroo bond, marking its return [...] Full text...
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US mourns with Mauritius on death of former PM and President Sir Anerood Jugnauth
07 june 2021 - 05:44:07Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has sent a message of condolence to the government and people of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO, partners call to action to equip COVAX to deliver 2 billion doses in 2021
27 may 2021 - 21:21:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries that are advanced in their vaccination programmes are seeing cases of COVID-19 decline and early [...] Full text...
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Saudi Arabia formally proposes FIFA World Cups every two years
20 may 2021 - 07:32:39Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Saudi Arabia's football federation has formally asked FIFA to look at staging World Cups for men [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM insists before Parliament on Libya’s ‘’moderate and positive’’ diplomacy
23 april 2021 - 22:46:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch said here Friday the Government of [...] Full text...
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France honours leading South African advocate
20 april 2021 - 18:45:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has been awarded the Chevalier de la [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's foreign policy must engage other nations, address new challenges, says top parliamentarian
19 april 2021 - 17:57:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday said that Nigeria's foreign policy in [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta urges trade body to deepen trade, investment in OACPS states
09 april 2021 - 13:57:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for more trade and investment deals among the 79-member Organization of [...] Full text...
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Youth Forum: UN chief calls for ‘tangible improvements’ in the face of injustice, poor governance
08 april 2021 - 07:11:13New York, US (PANA)- Leaders across the world need to “move beyond platitudes” about young people, and deliver a better future [...] Full text...
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Libya, Malta to set up committees to promote security cooperation
05 april 2021 - 22:36:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior, Khaled Mazen, Monday agreed with his Maltese counterpart, Byron Camillieri, to [...] Full text...
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Tripoli hosts talks on perspectives for Libyan-French military cooperation
02 april 2021 - 22:57:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan army chief of staff, Gen. Mohamed Al-Haddad, held talks with the French military attachéin [...] Full text...
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Qatar, DR Congo sign several deals on cooperation
30 march 2021 - 18:08:58Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Qatar and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday signed agreements and memoranda of understanding following [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: International equitable vaccine effort ships 32 million shots to 61 countries
27 march 2021 - 05:52:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday told journalists that the UN-backed vaccine [...] Full text...
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Burundi: 5,255 pardoned prisoners yet to be released
20 march 2021 - 17:33:14Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 5,255 beneficiaries of a presidential pardon since March 5, have not yet been released from [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa’s vaccination gains pace, nearly seven million doses given
19 march 2021 - 05:57:06Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Nearly seven million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Africa, where after months of waiting on [...] Full text...
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Tributes pour for fallen Pan-Africanism hero Magufuli from African leaders
18 march 2021 - 20:07:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders showered the fallen Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli with tributes on Thursday, extolling [...] Full text...
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Commonwealth chief impressed with Rwanda CHOGM preparations
12 march 2021 - 13:12:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has congratulated the Rwandan government on progress in its preparations for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ‘Some light at the end of the tunnel’ as pandemic turns one - Guterres
12 march 2021 - 05:39:39New York, US (PANA) - After 12 months where the world has faced “a tsunami of suffering”, the arrival of [...] Full text...
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Officials discuss obstacles hindering Tunisian-Libyan trade
11 march 2021 - 22:37:24Sfax, Tunisia (PANA) – Initiated by the Tunisia-Africa business Council (TABC), an economic forum opened on Thursday in Sfax, southern [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 'Pharmaceutical companies and rich states put lives at risk as vaccine inequality soars'
11 march 2021 - 12:58:21London, UK (PANA) - The actions of pharmaceutical companies and rich countries mean that billions of people at risk of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO pushes for more action to speed up inoculations as UN demands ceasefires
27 february 2021 - 06:34:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously passed a resolution calling on all Member States to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Prioritise vaccine contracts with UN-led COVAX initiative, urges Tedros
23 february 2021 - 06:48:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on manufacturers to prioritise contracts with the [...] Full text...
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What lessons have the Libyans learned 10 years after the revolution? (Analysis)
19 february 2021 - 16:53:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As echoes of the jubilee festivities of the 10th anniversary of the February 17 revolution are [...] Full text...
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Guinea, Sierra Leone agree to re-open common border
17 february 2021 - 00:03:07Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea and Sierra Leone Tuesday agreed to re-open their common border following the visit of Sierra [...] Full text...
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UN Envoy for Libya committed to carry on consultations with Tunisia to end crisis
15 february 2021 - 21:10:02Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The special envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Libya and chief of the UN Support Mission [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Foreign Affairs Minister resigns
06 february 2021 - 09:49:09Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Nando Bodha, on Saturday resigned from his [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Key workers in 145 countries to receive vaccines under UN-backed initiative
04 february 2021 - 05:38:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Key workers and other vulnerable people in 145 countries should receive COVID-19 vaccines in the first [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ‘Vaccine hoarding’ putting Africa at risk: WHO
22 january 2021 - 05:35:44Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa is in danger of being left behind in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines as countries [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief warns against ‘catastrophic moral failure’ in vaccine access
18 january 2021 - 22:20:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “me-first approach” to COVID-19 vaccines on the part of some countries and manufacturers is putting [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: As death toll passes two million worldwide, Guterres warns against self-defeating ‘vaccinationalism'
16 january 2021 - 09:43:41New York, US (PANA) - With more than two million lives now lost worldwide to coronavirus (COVID-19), the UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Benin adopts law on organization of pharmaceutical activities
14 january 2021 - 11:46:04Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin MPs have passed a law on the organization of pharmaceutical activities, parliamentary sources said on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: COVAX secures 2 bln doses of safe, effective vaccines to roll out – WHO
08 january 2021 - 23:30:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Facility has secured contracts of 2 billion doses of safe [...] Full text...
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US Mission to African Union comments on American democracy's 'dark moment'
08 january 2021 - 17:44:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The US Mission to the African Union said Friday the swearing-in of President-elect Joe Biden [...] Full text...
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Tunisia wants peacekeepers deployed to monitor Libya's ceasefire
05 january 2021 - 17:00:19Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia, which holds the presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of January, on [...] Full text...
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Mali, Germany sign 56 billion Fcfa deals to support priority development projects
22 december 2020 - 15:51:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and Germany on Monday in Bamako signed five finance agreements for about 56 billion CFA [...] Full text...
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Kenya, Somaliland upgrade diplomatic relations
15 december 2020 - 16:51:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya and Somaliland have agreed to upgrade bilateral relationship and open Consulates in both countries. The step [...] Full text...
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Covid-19 vaccines: Donors urged to step up funding for needy countries
12 december 2020 - 06:29:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Addressing the financing gap to provide COVID-19 vaccines for everyone, everywhere, is an urgent priority, World [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Scientists optimistic about vaccines for all
05 december 2020 - 07:28:51New York, US (PANA) - Scientists developing COVID-19 vaccines are optimistic that by the end of next year, all people [...] Full text...
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IOM provides aid to more than 18,000 migrants living in Tunisia
22 november 2020 - 08:39:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 18,279 migrants of different nationalities living in Tunisia have benefited from direct aid [...] Full text...
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US Congress adopts bill to support stability in Libya
19 november 2020 - 19:54:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The US Congress on Wednesday adopted a bill "to support stability in Libya", Libyan local media [...] Full text...
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U.S. Congress passes legislation to support stability in Libya
19 november 2020 - 14:51:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The U.S. Congress has passed a law "to support stability in Libya", aiming at combating foreign interference [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: No time for complacency as cases surge: WHO chief
17 november 2020 - 05:00:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite encouraging news about COVID-19 vaccines and cautious optimism over potential new tools against the disease, [...] Full text...
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Mozambique withdraws statement on decolonization before UN commission
04 november 2020 - 16:51:26New York United Nations (PANA) - Mozambique's permanent representative to the UN has withdrawn a statement on decolonization in Africa, [...] Full text...
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Gambia High Court refers murder case of ex-junta member to Supreme Court
02 november 2020 - 19:07:46Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A High Court in Banjul on Monday referred the protracted murder trial involving Retired Capt. Yankuba [...] Full text...
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Permanent ceasefire deal welcomed unanimously as decisive step toward peace in Libya
24 october 2020 - 00:04:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ceasefire agreement signed Friday in Geneva (Switzerland) by delegations of the government of National Accord [...] Full text...
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Kenya's former PM voices concern over Police brutality in Nigeria
22 october 2020 - 23:00:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Police brutality which has led to multiple deaths in Nigeria is a “dark mark” on [...] Full text...
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President of High Council of State calls for activation of deals reached in Morocco by Libyan parliamentarians
22 october 2020 - 13:00:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's President of the High Council of State, Khaled al-Mechri, has said that Libyan parliamentarians, during [...] Full text...
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Sunday’s presidential poll successful, says ECOWAS
20 october 2020 - 22:56:29Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) observers deployed for Sunday’s presidential election in Guinea said [...] Full text...
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Guinea opposition leader Diallo declares himself winner of Sunday's poll
20 october 2020 - 11:08:55Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's opposition leader Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo on Monday declared himself the winner in the first [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to host inter-Libyan talks in November
11 october 2020 - 20:22:19Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Stephanie Williams, Sunday announced the resumption [...] Full text...
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European Greens welcome inter-Libyan agreements in Bouznika
09 october 2020 - 15:50:22Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Greens group in the European Parliament on Thursday welcomed Morocco's mediation in the inter-Libyan dialogue. "We [...] Full text...
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New UN envoy to Libya, Africa determined to make its voice heard (Analysis)
02 october 2020 - 22:46:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The challenges facing the appointment of a new UN envoy to Libya are comparable to the [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS will lift sanctions on Mali after its requirements are met
01 october 2020 - 14:59:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Resident Representative in Mali of the President of the Commission of the Economic Community of [...] Full text...
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Chair of High Council of State announces signature of Libyan deals reached in Morocco
29 september 2020 - 15:19:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's High Council of State Chairman Khaled al-Mechri, has announced that a meeting will be held [...] Full text...
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Preparations for Libya's political forum in Geneva highlighted in the news
26 september 2020 - 18:22:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Political Forum scheduled for early October in Geneva, Switzerland, under the auspices of the [...] Full text...
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Niger launches project to promote girls’ education in conflict zones
24 september 2020 - 22:02:03Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien authorities Thursday launched the “Breaking Barriers to Girls Education (BBGE)” project to promote girls' [...] Full text...
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African youth civil society climate urge rapid solution to climate change, coronavirus
24 september 2020 - 15:02:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Youth climate strikers under the banner of Fridays for Future Thursday called for a Global Day [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief warns pandemic is ‘dress rehearsal’ for challenges ahead
23 september 2020 - 05:45:47New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday appealed for global solidarity to overcome the COVID-19, and [...] Full text...
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Benin sets up committee to examine its international conventions, agreements
13 september 2020 - 11:27:49Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin is to set up a committee to carry out a preliminary examination and study of [...] Full text...
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Morocco: The Bouznika deals confirm Libyans can resolve their problems without interference
10 september 2020 - 22:23:25Bouznika, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan minister of Foreign Affairs and African Cooperation, Nasser Bourita, said here Thursday agreements by [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Governor, four children in court over graft
28 august 2020 - 08:34:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Migori County Governor Okoth Obado and his four children were on Thursday arraigned in court [...] Full text...
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Demonstrations continue in Libya against deterioration of living conditions
25 august 2020 - 23:57:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The protests against the deteriorating living conditions of populations and endemic corruption in government institutions continued [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM Al-Sarraj says he has defeated plans to militarise the country
25 august 2020 - 05:40:45Tripoli, 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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Libyan warlord Haftar rejects ceasefire
24 august 2020 - 06:23:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar has rejected the announcement of a [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian main opposition party demands truth in corruption investigation
19 august 2020 - 23:25:43Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD/TAWASSOUL/Islamist trend), main opposition party, Wednesday pleaded for serene [...] Full text...
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Migration: NGO calls Tunisia to get out of its position of ‘’honest guardian’’
17 august 2020 - 21:36:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian forum for economic and social rights in an opened letter to Tunisian President Kais [...] Full text...
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New report reveals deadly impact of heroin on urban development in East, Southern Africa
12 august 2020 - 15:25:53Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Rapid growth in the smuggling and consumption of heroin is having a dangerous effect [...] Full text...
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US slaps Zimbabwe President's ally, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, and business, with sanctions
05 august 2020 - 17:40:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has slapped sanctions [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria sustaining induction of digital technological devices in war against insecurity - Defence minister
04 august 2020 - 20:52:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) said here Tuesday Nigeria was sustaining the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: AIF founding partners unveil unified response to support Africa’s private sector
20 july 2020 - 12:55:23Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Increased and decisive investment will be the channel for Africa’s economic recovery post COVID-19, partners [...] Full text...
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Cancellation of hajj deals a blow to Niger's travel agencies
17 july 2020 - 11:12:37Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The cancellation of this year's hajj because of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has dealt a big [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists’ demand safety at work
13 july 2020 - 22:16:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian journalists Monday presented a position paper to the minister of Information and Communication calling for [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj orders signing of conventions related to forced disappearance of persons and ban on mines
12 july 2020 - 18:47:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council, Fayez al-Sarraj, Sunday called on the minister of foreign affairs [...] Full text...
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Inquiry into former president's governance resonates in Mauritanian press
11 july 2020 - 14:21:51Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - As the week comes to a close, the story that resonated most in the Mauritanian press [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, FAO sign two technical cooperation deals
09 july 2020 - 22:05:23Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Agriculture, Fishing and Sea Resources and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization [...] Full text...
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International follow up committee on Libya urges Libyan belligerents to end military escalation in Sirte
22 june 2020 - 23:18:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the international follow up committee on Libya (IFCL) Monday expressed deep concern over the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe President's ally and controversial businessman, John Bredenkamp, dies aged 79
19 june 2020 - 19:13:53Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally and controversial businessman, John Bredenkamp, has died, aged 79, from kidney [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's Health minister arrested for approving corrupt deals for COVID-19 materials
19 june 2020 - 17:21:58Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s Health Minister, Obadiah Moyo, has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), accused of [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's MDC Alliance opposition party vows not to be distracted in fighting official corruption
18 june 2020 - 19:12:29Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance, says talk of an impending [...] Full text...
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FDA offers 61.7 billion CFAF to finance projects in Burkina Faso
18 june 2020 - 15:09:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso and the French Development Agency (FDA) on Thursday signed four [...] Full text...
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AU, UNICEF campaign for birth registration to stop child exploitation
17 june 2020 - 14:13:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union and UN Children Fund (UNICEF) have launched the “No Name Campaign” to accelerate [...] Full text...
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International efforts don’t succeed in silencing guns in Libya (News analysis)
11 june 2020 - 00:17:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fighting continued Wednesday on the Sirte front (center) between troops of the army loyal to the [...] Full text...
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AfDB delivers on a decade of transformative commitments to reduce poverty (A feature)
02 june 2020 - 19:59:25Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - For the past five decades, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has been at the [...] Full text...
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Tunisian health workers hold day of anger
28 may 2020 - 22:43:33Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Medical doctors and executives of the health sector in Tunisia Thursday held a sit-in protest in [...] Full text...
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Mauritania reaffirms commitment to ideals of African unity
25 may 2020 - 15:09:35Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has reaffirmed its commitment to the founding ideals and principles of African unity, [...] Full text...
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Haftar’s political future mortgaged by military defeat in Tripoli (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
04 may 2020 - 23:10:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Latest developments on the political and military scene in this north African country seems to have [...] Full text...
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