EU and World Bank sign agreement to assist families hit by economic reform programme

27 september 2020 - 19:57:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and the World Bank have signed an agreement to work in partnership [...] Full text...

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Paris wants Libyans to decide the way forward after Al-Sarraj's departure

26 september 2020 - 16:17:07
Paris, France (PANA) - The spokesperson for the the French foreign ministry says that it is up to Libyans to [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso mobilised 907 billion F CFA development aid in 2019

26 september 2020 - 10:57:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso mobilised mobilised 907 billion CFA francs in 2019 for development aid, the Burkinabe [...] Full text...

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The International Economic Working Group discusses electricity crisis in Libya

25 september 2020 - 20:42:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Economic Working Group (EWG) created by the Berlin process held a meeting here Friday with [...] Full text...

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A USD 62 million project for 160,000 poor rural households in Kingdom of Lesotho

25 september 2020 - 20:19:34
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the government of the Kingdom of Lesotho signed [...] Full text...

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Economic working group discusses plan to address Libya’s electricity crisis

25 september 2020 - 13:17:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -Acting UN Special Representative Stephanie Williams and the Ambassador-designate of the European Union to Libya, José Sabadell, [...] Full text...

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Meeting of academic committee of 5+5 Group Defence ministers on consultation and training

24 september 2020 - 00:22:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Wednesday took part [...] Full text...

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Workshop on Misahel project launched in Bamako

23 september 2020 - 16:00:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the High Authority for Communication (HAC), Fodié Touré, Wednesday opened a workshop on [...] Full text...

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Inter-Libyan political talks to resume 5 Oct. in Geneva

23 september 2020 - 11:18:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Geneva will on 5 October be the venue for meetings of the political part of the [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian govt. presents Extended Priority Programmes to partners

22 september 2020 - 15:07:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government on Tuesday presented its Extended Priority Programmes to Technical and Financial Partners (TFPs), [...] Full text...

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Mozambique recall 34 players for Guinea-Bissau, Angola friendlies

22 september 2020 - 13:58:23
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique national team coach, Luís Gonçalves, has unveiled a list of 34 players that will play [...] Full text...

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Former head of Senegalese diplomacy Cheikh Tidiane Gadio appointed Francophonie special envoy in Mali

21 september 2020 - 20:52:50
Paris, France (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the International Francophonie Organisation (OIF), Louise Mushikiwabo, Monday appointed Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, former [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers awash with stories on Al-Sarraj's intention to quit power, resumption of oil production

19 september 2020 - 19:09:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Stories in the Libyan newspapers this week are largely dominated by the indication by the President [...] Full text...

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President Infantino uses virtual FIFA Congress platform to encourage football’s safe return

19 september 2020 - 05:48:47
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Friday sent a message of encouragement to all 211 FIFA member [...] Full text...

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Ivorian presidential election campaign to kick off 15 October

17 september 2020 - 22:52:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The presidential election campaign in Cote d’Ivoire slated for 31 October will open from 15 [...] Full text...

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Senegalese women's national handball team readies for Olympic qualification

17 september 2020 - 14:53:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese women's national handball team, reigning vice champion of Africa and second in the Olympic Qualification [...] Full text...

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Lamine Diack jailed four years for corruption, doping

16 september 2020 - 22:00:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lamine Diack, former chairman of the International Athletics Federation (IAAF), was sentenced Wednesday in Paris to [...] Full text...

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Tripoli hosts 3rd meeting of the Scientific Committee of the 5 + 5 training center

16 september 2020 - 17:36:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The third meeting of the Scientific Committee of the 5 + 5 Training Center for Humanitarian [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary-General urged to quickly appoint Special Envoy to Libya

16 september 2020 - 11:46:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five European countries urged UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday to appoint a Special Envoy to [...] Full text...

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FIDH and ZimRights condemn persecution of dissidents in Zimbabwe

15 september 2020 - 21:05:01
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Federation of Human Rights (IFHR) and Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), Tuesday strongly condemned [...] Full text...

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Tunisian film 'No Yes' picked for 16th edition of Montreal competition

15 september 2020 - 14:34:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will be represented by the No Yes film of Tunisian director Mahmoud Jemni in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius registers three new imported cases

15 september 2020 - 12:02:58
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Three new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in Mauritius on Tuesday, on three people [...] Full text...

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UNESCO raises alarm over surge of attacks on media workers covering protests

15 september 2020 - 05:09:43
Paris, France (PANA) - Clampdowns on the media have increased sharply in 2020, the UN cultural agency said on Monday, [...] Full text...

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Oil still hostage to political stakes Libyan conflict

14 september 2020 - 14:21:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Oil, Libya's main source of revenue is still hostage to the political stakes underlying the long-running [...] Full text...

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Mozambique: Amnesty international calls for investigation into videos showing tortures by Mozambican security forces

11 september 2020 - 21:09:34
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) Wednesday called on the Mozambican government to open independent investigations into serious acts [...] Full text...

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Former Mauritanian leader Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz claims "psychological torture"

11 september 2020 - 15:40:16
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former  president Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritanian (2008-2019) has denounced the harassment he is allegedly [...] Full text...

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IEA says green hydrogen is ‘ready for big time’ and lists Africa as key production site

11 september 2020 - 09:41:29
Paris. France (PANA) - Africa is listed, in a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report, as one of the locations [...] Full text...

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Togo to disburse 3 billion CFAF for the benefit of its 117 municipalities

09 september 2020 - 16:44:53
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 117 communes of Togo will benefit from a 3 billion CFA francs funding to enable [...] Full text...

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FIFA releases new funds to support women’s football at national levels

09 september 2020 - 16:22:19
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football governing body (FIFA) is rolling out a new women’s football development programme that [...] Full text...

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France condemns attack on gendarmerie patrol team in Tunisia

08 september 2020 - 16:59:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs has condemned the "terrorist" attack perpetrated on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Ex-VP Jallow Tambajang nominated for AU vice-chair

07 september 2020 - 21:16:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -  Former Gambian Vice-President Fatoumatta Jallow Tambajang was Monday nominated by the West African nation to contest [...] Full text...

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Six African artists benefit from fund to work on Germany colonial past in Africa

07 september 2020 - 20:46:01
Paris, France (PANA) - Artists from six African countries have won this year’s edition of The Burden of Memory Project [...] Full text...

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Initiative to fund African music sector launched

07 september 2020 - 19:01:53
Paris, France (PANA) – The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) has announced an initiative that aims to help musicians and [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian religious leader wants a break in diplomatic, trade relations with France

07 september 2020 - 17:00:39
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mohamed Hacen ould Dedow, a prominent religious figure in Mauritania for 20 years, has called for [...] Full text...

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Rival Libyan govts meet in Morocco Sunday

06 september 2020 - 19:09:19
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, said Libyan people are all itching for good news,” stressing that [...] Full text...

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Hosts Egypt, Sweden, Czech Republic in same World Handball Championship group

06 september 2020 - 04:32:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hosts Egypt assigned themselves to a group (Group G) that includes Sweden and the Czech Republic [...] Full text...

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Global stars endorse South African hit song

04 september 2020 - 12:51:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Global stars Janet Jackson and Cristiano Ronaldo this week threw their formidable weight behind [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM, Spanish Ambassador to Libya discuss preparations for Spanish FM's visit

03 september 2020 - 18:28:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Siala, on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Secretary-General of Togolese presidency passes on

02 september 2020 - 21:11:49
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The secretary-general of the Togolese presidency, Patrick Daté Têvi Bénissan, has passed on at the age [...] Full text...

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Malian civilian killed following warning shots at a bus by Barkane Force in northern Mali

02 september 2020 - 17:35:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A civilian was killed on Tuesday when a passenger bus came under fire from the Barkhane [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Parliament approves new government

02 september 2020 - 11:42:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament on Wednesday approved the new government led by Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, by [...] Full text...

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France welcomes peace deal between Sudanese government, armed movements

01 september 2020 - 20:36:16
Paris, France (PANA) - France Tuesday welcomed the peace deal signed Monday in Juba between the Sudanese transitional authorities, an [...] Full text...

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UNESCO raises red flags on global education, as fewer than half world's students cannot return to school

01 september 2020 - 13:00:59
Paris, France (PANA) - Classes for more than 450 million students starting the new academic year are expected to be [...] Full text...

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Sudanese foes to initial peace agreement in Juba, South Sudan

30 august 2020 - 17:40:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s government and two major rebel groupings have initialed eight documents in Juba, South Sudan, paving [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International condemns Ivorian authorities' ban on demonstrations

29 august 2020 - 14:37:30
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) believes that the ban on demonstrations until 15 September, announced by the Ivorian [...] Full text...

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Tourist arrivals in Mauritius slump by 52.32% during first semester of 2020

28 august 2020 - 07:17:57
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday said that compared to the first semester of 2019, total tourist [...] Full text...

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Malian internationals sign four-year deal with FC Metz in France

27 august 2020 - 10:20:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian international defender Boubacar Kouyaté, who played in 2019 for French League 2 team Troyes, has [...] Full text...

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Heads of French and Chadian diplomacy hold discussions on Mali

25 august 2020 - 23:13:00
Paris, France (PANA) -  The French minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves le Drian, met here Monday with his Chadian counterpart, [...] Full text...

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IRMCT chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz visits Rwanda

25 august 2020 - 17:48:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Chief Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), Serge Brammertz, arrived in [...] Full text...

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Former Congolese President Pascal Lissouba dies Monday in France

24 august 2020 - 20:31:44
Paris, France (PANA) - The former Congolese president, Pascal Lissouba, 88, died Monday in the French southern city of Perpignan [...] Full text...

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French president Macron invites Libyan PM for talks

24 august 2020 - 09:08:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, has [...] Full text...

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First High-Level Dialogue on Humanitarian Access in Niger

23 august 2020 - 11:45:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Two weeks after the terrorist attack that claimed the lives of eight people, including six French [...] Full text...

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Russian ambassador to Mali received by new Malian authorities

22 august 2020 - 13:48:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The military junta that seized power in Mali from President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Friday received the [...] Full text...

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France calls on Libyan belligerents to enforce durable ceasefire deal

22 august 2020 - 00:13:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The French ministry of foreign affairs Friday called on Libyan actors involved in conflict to effectively [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Libyan belligerents announce ceasefire

21 august 2020 - 13:16:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's rival governments on Friday announced a ceasefire that should come as a big relief for [...] Full text...

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Togo pays tribute to 'national hero, statesman' Edem Kodjo as he is laid to rest

20 august 2020 - 18:50:38
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese and foreign dignitaries have paid tribute to the former Secretary-General of the Organization of African [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls on Malian junta to release members of the government

20 august 2020 - 15:50:24
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday called on the National Committee for the Salvation of the People [...] Full text...

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France maintains "Operation Barkhane" despite Coup d'etat in Mali

20 august 2020 - 14:49:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France, which condemned the coup d'état that led to the arrest and resignation of Malian [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe athlete Fabrice Zango records best performance in triple jump this summer

20 august 2020 - 11:02:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe athlete Hugues Fabrice Zango on Wednesday recorded the best performance of the summer in triple [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council to meet on Wednesday on the situation in Mali

19 august 2020 - 11:54:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN Security Council will meet this Wednesday in emergency and behind closed doors on [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Mali coup leaders close borders, impose curfew

19 august 2020 - 08:08:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mali military who ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita on Tuesday have announced the establishment of [...] Full text...

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Mali President Kéita and his government resign after mutiny of soldiers

19 august 2020 - 05:35:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita announced on Tuesday night that he has resigned following the mutiny [...] Full text...

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Mali: The African Union ‘strongly’ condemns arrest of President Keita

18 august 2020 - 20:26:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Tuesday ’strongly’ condemned the [...] Full text...

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France strongly condemns ongoing mutiny in Mali

18 august 2020 - 19:44:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France Tuesday strongly condemned the ongoing mutiny in the Malian capital, Bamako, official sources said [...] Full text...

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France concerned about the situation in Mali after the military mutiny

18 august 2020 - 18:46:25
Paris, France (PANA) - The French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, in a statement on Tuesday, affirmed France's concern over [...] Full text...

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Mali mutiny: Soldiers arrest President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéïta

18 august 2020 - 18:39:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was arrested by soldiers late Tuesday in Bamako in the [...] Full text...

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Int'l solidarity campaign mounting for the release of Algerian journalist, Khaled Drareni

18 august 2020 - 14:37:50
Paris, France (PANA) - The international support committee for Algerian journalist, Khaled Drareni, who was sentenced on Monday 10 August [...] Full text...

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South African song sweeps across the world

17 august 2020 - 15:54:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The song,Jerusalema, by South African record producer, Master KG, is taking the world by [...] Full text...

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French elected official urges French mayors to honour African fighters who died for France

17 august 2020 - 15:35:50
Paris, France (PANA) - Aïssata Seck, President of the Association for the Memory and History of Senegalese Riflemen, has sent [...] Full text...

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CNDH condemns France for classifying Niger as one of the most dangerous countries in the world

17 august 2020 - 14:02:02
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has condemned France for ranking Niger as one of the [...] Full text...

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Oil Spill: Mauritius Govt. says the worst is behind; NGO expects a 2nd spill

17 august 2020 - 12:52:50
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Steven Obeegadoo, has said that with more than 3,300 of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: FIFA, CAF, NFF celebrate Jay Jay Okocha on 47th birthday

16 august 2020 - 05:47:11
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Nigeria's football legend, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, was celebrated across the world on Friday as he [...] Full text...

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Libya media highlight jockeying for influence between France and Turkey in Libya

15 august 2020 - 17:32:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The effects of the struggle for influence between France and Turkey in Libya, especially in the [...] Full text...

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French Overseas Minister expected in Mauritius on Sunday to assess oil spill

15 august 2020 - 05:56:30
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The French Overseas Minister, Sebastien Lecornu, is expected in Mauritius on Sunday in connection with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya strengthens strategic stock of medical supplies to fight pandemic

14 august 2020 - 11:26:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Health of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has announced that air and [...] Full text...

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Three UN special rapporteurs to investigate disappearance of Cameroonian journalist, Samuel Wazizi

13 august 2020 - 14:55:38
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said it has asked three United Nations (UN) special rapporteurs to investigate [...] Full text...

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Paris pleads for int'l support for new authorities in Guinea-Bissau

12 august 2020 - 16:08:03
Paris, France (PANA) - Mrs. Nadia Fanton, advisor to the French permanent representative at the United Nations Security Council, on [...] Full text...

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African Champions on European grounds (A CAF portrait)

11 august 2020 - 14:16:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a long exceptional season that witnessed long stoppage in some countries, and even cancelling competitions [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief points to ‘green shoots of hope’ in pandemic

10 august 2020 - 18:27:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although COVID-19 cases are on track to hit 20 million worldwide this week, and 750,000 deaths, [...] Full text...

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French Defence Council meets Tuesday in Paris over terrorist attack in Niger

10 august 2020 - 15:39:53
Paris, France (PANA) - The French National Defence and Security Council (CDSN) has scheduled a meeting on Tuesday at the [...] Full text...

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Sepp Blatter believes he was forced out of FIFA for bringing World Cup to Africa

09 august 2020 - 07:44:59
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, says his soft spot for Africa led to a conspiracy to [...] Full text...

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Washington calls for 'demilitarized solution' in Sirte and al-Jafra in Libya

05 august 2020 - 12:24:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has called for a demilitarized solution in Sirte and al-Jafra, Libya, where a [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, ALIPH to rehabilitate Bandiagara Cliff in Mali

04 august 2020 - 14:37:56
Paris, France (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Alliance for the Protection [...] Full text...

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Total calm on fighting fronts in Libya, sign in prelude to storm or ceasefire opportunity? (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

03 august 2020 - 22:51:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fighting fronts in Libya, particularly the central region of Sirte and al-Jafra, are marked in [...] Full text...

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Niger needs strong democratic institutions to meet security challenge, says President Issoufou

03 august 2020 - 12:58:40
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger needs strong democratic institutions for its long-term transformation, but especially in the immediate future to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo reopens air borders on 1 August 2020

31 july 2020 - 16:07:43
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese will reopen Lomé International Airport on Saturday, official sources in Lomé told PANA on Friday. The opening, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius receives 300 million-euro loan from French Development Agency

30 july 2020 - 08:16:55
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -Mauritius has received a loan of 300 million euros from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) to help [...] Full text...

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'100 Rwandan genocide suspects live in France'

27 july 2020 - 18:31:10
Paris, France (PANA) - The Head of the Civil Party Collective for Rwanda, Alain Gauthier, known in France for his [...] Full text...

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New Burundian President meets with several EU diplomats

27 july 2020 - 16:37:25
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The newly-elected Burundi Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, on Monday received the ambassadors of France, Belgium, [...] Full text...

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Oil sites blockade costs Libya US$7.47 billion

27 july 2020 - 11:32:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has lost some US$7.47 billion in 191 days of closures of oil ports and fields, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria international defender Leon Balogun joins Glasgow Rangers

26 july 2020 - 14:33:17
Paris, France (PANA) - Nigerian Super Eagles international defender Leon Balogun has signed with Scottish club Glasgow Rangers for one [...] Full text...

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Paris condemns killing of five aid workers in Nigeria

25 july 2020 - 15:59:13
Paris, France (PANA) - France has condemned "in the strongest terms" the assassination last Wednesday of five civilians, three of [...] Full text...

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France 'concerned' about delay in implementing ECOWAS recommendations to end Mali crisis

25 july 2020 - 15:48:58
Paris, France (PANA) - France has expressed concern at the delay in the implementation of recommendations of a mission of [...] Full text...

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Oil sites blockade costs Libya US$7.28 billion loss, says Libya oil company

24 july 2020 - 11:15:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has lost US$7.285 billion in 188 days of closure of nearly all of its oil [...] Full text...

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Master Class against racism, discrimination holds in the context of #BlackLivesMatter

23 july 2020 - 17:51:40
Paris, France (PANA) - In the face of growing inequality, racism, violence and intolerance at the heart of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Mauritius wants to get out of EU tax haven blacklist

23 july 2020 - 13:33:29
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade minister, Mr Nandcoomar Bodha, on Thursday said [...] Full text...

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France accepts to receive young Guinean migrant admitted at Sciences Po

22 july 2020 - 23:57:53
Paris, France (PANA) - A young Guinean migrant, Amadou Diallo, in asylum in Greece where he obtained his baccalaureate at [...] Full text...

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RSF denounces arrest of investigation journalist in Zimbabwe

22 july 2020 - 22:27:43
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) Wednesday denounced the arrest Monday in Harare of Hopewell Chin'ono, a Zimbabwean [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'The Ballon d'Or will not be awarded this year'

20 july 2020 - 16:29:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Ballon d'Or, the most prestigious individual award in the world of football, will not be [...] Full text...

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Mauritian football club fined for not using FIFA's TMS paperwork

20 july 2020 - 16:12:18
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - World Football Governing Body, FIFA, has sanctioned Mauritian club, Cercle de Joachim, for failing to use [...] Full text...

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Tunisia ranked 2nd in Africa in 2020 Environmental Performance Index

19 july 2020 - 11:41:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia was ranked 2nd in Africa and 71st globally in the 2020 edition of the Environmental [...] Full text...

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France defends EU's mission to enforce arms embargo on Libya

18 july 2020 - 15:57:22
Paris, France (PANA) - France says that the European Union Naval Force's Mediterranean Operation IRINI, which is responsible for enforcing [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian President Ghazouani receives in audience "Barkhane" force commander

17 july 2020 - 23:28:33
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, Friday held talks with the visiting commander of the [...] Full text...

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France adopts draft bill to return cultural properties to Benin, Senegal

17 july 2020 - 21:24:34
Paris, France (PANA) - The French council of ministers Wednesday adopted a draft bill on the return of cultural property [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 6 African States among countries to benefit from UNESCO, EU pandemic awareness-raising project

17 july 2020 - 17:29:32
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO and the European Union (EU) are launching an awareness-raising project to strengthen the resilience of [...] Full text...

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Indian Ocean Commission gets new Secretary-General

17 july 2020 - 17:22:21
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has got a new secretary-general. He is Vêlayoudom Marimoutou, former Rector [...] Full text...

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IFAD supports 218,000 Angolan rural households vulnerable to climate shocks

16 july 2020 - 16:50:57
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Angola have signed a financing agreement to the [...] Full text...

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Reporters Without Borders condemns arbitrary arrests of journalists in Niger

16 july 2020 - 15:30:22
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the arrest of two journalists in Niger last month as [...] Full text...

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FDA grants Tunisia 19 million euros for some development projects

15 july 2020 - 17:57:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and the French Development Agency (FDA) on Tuesday signed a financing agreement, worth 19 million [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian MPs to review decade of governance of former President Aziz

15 july 2020 - 17:48:39
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A report prepared by a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP) on the decade of governance of [...] Full text...

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BDEAC budgets CFAF 155 billion for 13 projects in 4 African countries

15 july 2020 - 15:50:47
Paris, France (PANA) - The Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) has bedgetted more than 155 billion CFA francs [...] Full text...

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IFC grants 25 million euros to Côte d'Ivoire during the coronavirus crisis

15 july 2020 - 15:19:40
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has announced that it [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal reopens air space

15 july 2020 - 15:10:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Wednesday reopened its air space to international flights, closed since 17 April to curb [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 4 new confirmed cases

14 july 2020 - 20:36:39
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Tuesday recorded four new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking to 1,306 the overall number [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to host 3rd World Sea Forum

14 july 2020 - 19:30:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The third edition of the World Sea Forum will kick off Wednesday in Bizerte, Tunisia, an [...] Full text...

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France supports ECOWAS recommendations to resolve the crisis in Mali

14 july 2020 - 16:10:30
Paris, France (PANA) - France has called on the main players in the Malian crisis to adopt the recommendations made [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister criticizes Europe for absence of vision in fight against illegal migration

13 july 2020 - 21:57:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, said here [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AI calls for protection of health workers by govts in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic

13 july 2020 - 16:09:16
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) has said that governments must be held accountable for the deaths of people [...] Full text...

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Paris public prosecutor's office renews national arrest warrant for Malian musician Rokia Traoré

12 july 2020 - 18:09:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Paris public prosecutor's office Wednesday requested a national arrest warrant against Malian musician Rokia Traoré [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia registers 16 new imported cases

12 july 2020 - 12:52:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia registered 18 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), all imported cases, the ministry of Health announced [...] Full text...

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US, French embassies welcome resumption of NOC activities in Libya

10 july 2020 - 16:26:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The embassies of the United States and France in Libya on Friday welcomed the announcement by [...] Full text...

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French President pays tribute to the memory of Amadou Gon Coulibaly

10 july 2020 - 14:39:13
Paris, France (PANA) - Eulogising the late Ivorian Prime Minister, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, French President Emmanuel Macron, called him "a [...] Full text...

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Fears of humanitarian disaster growing in Mali due to deadly attacks on civilians

09 july 2020 - 18:53:41
Paris, France (PANA) - Killing of civilians by armed groups in central Mali risk triggering a humanitarian disaster by undermining [...] Full text...

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Guinea's CIK poised to recruit French coach

09 july 2020 - 11:15:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's Kamsar Industrial Club (Division 1) is considering recruiting 62-year-old French coach Daniel Bréard, the club's [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN research reveals boom in fake COVID-19 products

09 july 2020 - 03:26:02
New York, US (PANA) - A surge in demand for medical products to combat COVID-19 has led to a jump [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: WHO expresses concern after Africa reached 500,000 cases Wednesday

09 july 2020 - 00:17:28
Paris, France (PANA) - The African continent on Wednesday exceeded 500,000 cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) with 12,000 deaths [...] Full text...

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President Alpha Condé "seriously affected'' by death of Ivorian PM

08 july 2020 - 22:40:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé Wednesday sent a message of condolence to his Ivorian counterpart, Alassane Ouattara, [...] Full text...

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France supports Guinea's education sector

08 july 2020 - 13:38:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea and France, through the French Development Agency (AFD), on Tuesday signed a funding agreement worth [...] Full text...

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International Follow-up Committee on Libya endorses NOC’s steps to restore operations

08 july 2020 - 08:36:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As part of the ongoing Berlin process, experts of the Economic Working Group of the International [...] Full text...

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IFAD launches project to support 210.000 rural families in Niger

06 july 2020 - 23:10:24
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Monday announced a financing package to support 210,000 poor [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius registers one new confirmed case

06 july 2020 - 17:28:22
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Mauritian returnee from France, along with 109 other passengers on Sunday, tested positive for COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Madagascar receives US$ 2 million from ARC to cover drought risks

05 july 2020 - 07:32:56
‎Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The government of Madagascar has received a cheque of US$2.13 million from the Insurance Company of [...] Full text...

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Niger-EU Political Dialogue opens in Niamey

03 july 2020 - 15:42:33
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - All Nigeriens, except those in the Diaspora, will have their biometric voters' cards at least a [...] Full text...

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Ivorian Prime Minister returns to Abidjan after two months in France

02 july 2020 - 22:39:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ivorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly arrived Thursday in Abidjan from Paris where he spent [...] Full text...

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Amnesty international wants investigation into death of Ethiopian singer

02 july 2020 - 21:18:56
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to open immediate, impartial, and independent investigations into [...] Full text...

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French FM promises to work with Fayez al-Sarraj to ensure Libya's stability

02 july 2020 - 18:11:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, in a telephone conversation with the Chairman of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Victor Osimhen in hot demand by several major European clubs

02 july 2020 - 17:44:59
Paris, France (PANA) - Victor Osimhen, a Nigerian striker for the French Ligue 1 club, Lille, and winner of the [...] Full text...

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UNESCO urges caution over fraudulent African artefacts sold in its name

02 july 2020 - 06:23:03
Paris, France (PANA) -  The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has revealed the existence of an illicit trafficking [...] Full text...

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France releases 30 million Euros for Tunisian companies

01 july 2020 - 22:26:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The French government Wednesday released to Tunisian small and medium-size enterprises a financing package of 30 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Insecurity, COVID-19 cause for concern in Mauritania

30 june 2020 - 22:50:35
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The summit of G5 Sahel heads of state here Tuesday expressed deep concern with the security [...] Full text...

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Tripoli hosts conference on exercises in maritime zones for 5+5 Defence

30 june 2020 - 22:31:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Proceedings for the initial planning conference (IPC) for "Exercise Sea Borer-20" held by the presidency of [...] Full text...

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"Survie" criticizes French military intervention in fight against terrorism in Sahel

30 june 2020 - 22:07:26
Paris, France (PANA) - The Survie Association Tuesday criticized the presence of French forces in the Barkane operation under the [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM accuses French President of not taking a position during Haftar's attack on Tripoli

30 june 2020 - 18:08:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In his response to statements credited to the French President, Emmanuel Macron, condemning the Turkish intervention [...] Full text...

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AfDB's Legal Service Department gets new Director

30 june 2020 - 17:16:33
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the appointment of Mr. Souley Amadou as Acting [...] Full text...

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French President Emmanuel Macron attends G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott

30 june 2020 - 13:15:30
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -  Mauritanian capital Nouakchott is hosting a G5 Sahel heads of state summit on Tuesday, attended by [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel–France Summit: Burkinabe president Kabore in Nouakchott

29 june 2020 - 19:16:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabe president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, will Tuesday, 30 June, 2020, take part in [...] Full text...

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World Athletics ratifies Cheptegei's 5km world record

29 june 2020 - 16:53:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics on Monday ratified the world 5km record set by Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei on February [...] Full text...

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Nigerian footballer Osimhen wins 2020 Marc-Vivien Foe Prize in France

29 june 2020 - 13:45:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, who plays for French Ligue 1 club, Lille, has won the Prix [...] Full text...

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Oil interests in Libyan conflict resurface with presence of mercenaries in oil sites (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

28 june 2020 - 20:30:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya’s huge oil resources which are at the origin of foreign interference have brought to the [...] Full text...

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Proparco contributes $30 million to the development of African SMEs

28 june 2020 - 19:39:51
Paris, France (PANA) - Proparco, a subsidiary of the French development agency (AFD) dedicated to the private sector, will contribute [...] Full text...

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Former world basketball body chairman Abdoulaye Seye Moreau dies

28 june 2020 - 18:33:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Abdoulaye Seye Moreau, former chairman of the Senegalese basketball federation, the Senegalese national Olympics and sports [...] Full text...

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Speculation on continuation of conflict and race for the reconstruction of Libya highlighted by media

28 june 2020 - 17:43:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave significant coverage to speculations about the continued armed clashes around Sirte. This [...] Full text...

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Congolese National Assembly ratifies law on prevention of tax evasion

27 june 2020 - 15:16:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The National Assembly of Congo on Friday ratified in Brazzaville the bill authorizing the ratification of [...] Full text...

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International community shows strong support for Sudan with US$1.8 billion pledge

26 june 2020 - 18:08:34
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Over US$1.8 billion in pledges poured in for Sudan during a high-level Sudan Partnership Conference, held [...] Full text...

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Congolese govt. seeking investors to manage its forest

26 june 2020 - 17:43:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Tourism and Environment, Arlette Soudan Nonault, on Thursday in Brazzaville, sought the [...] Full text...

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CAF set to introduce Women's Champions League

26 june 2020 - 16:38:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is considering the launch of a female club championship on [...] Full text...

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Losing momentum in Libya, France wants to play its all-out battle to preserve a place

26 june 2020 - 15:03:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In recent days, French President Emmanuel Macron made numerous media statements on the situation in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Three European countries call on Libyan parties to agree immediate, unconditional

26 june 2020 - 12:34:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Germany, Italy and France have urged the various actors in the Libyan conflict to agree an [...] Full text...

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FIFA awards 2023 Women’s World Cup to Australia and New Zealand

25 june 2020 - 19:05:18
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - A joint bid by New Zealand and Australia won the rights to stage the 2023 Women’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: France set to contribute and back Congo’s health response to pandemic

24 june 2020 - 23:37:46
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The French ambassador in Congo, François Barateau, Wednesday expressed the determination of France to contribute and [...] Full text...

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RSF denounces repression of media in DRC province

24 june 2020 - 23:05:57
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) Wednesday condemned the repression of media professionals in the province of Mongala, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: France provides more medical equipment to Tunisia

24 june 2020 - 17:19:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The French embassy in Tunisia on Tuesday delivered a fourth consignment of medical supplies to Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Universal, inclusive education ‘non-negotiable’, says new UNESCO report

24 june 2020 - 04:50:47
Paris, France (PANA) - Inclusive education should be a “non-negotiable” right for all children, the head of the UN Educational, [...] Full text...

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Supporting private sector enables to relaunch economy in Tunisia, says WB

23 june 2020 - 23:57:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The resident representative of the World Bank here, Tony Verheijen, said here Tuesday that support for [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition leader from MDC T recalls 9 Parliamentarians from rival faction

23 june 2020 - 19:01:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) T factional leader, Thokozani Khupe, struck again on Tuesday and [...] Full text...

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Senior EU delegation visits Sudan prior to Berlin Conference

23 june 2020 - 17:48:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A high-level European Union delegation landed in Khartoum, 24 hours before an international conference for economic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Building urban evidence base on social and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa

23 june 2020 - 17:34:28
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO is launching a partnership with the Canadian Covid 19 Social Impacts Network and Metropolis Canada [...] Full text...

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40% of poorest countries did not provide specific support to disadvantaged learners during COVID-19 crisis - UNESCO report

23 june 2020 - 17:31:49
Paris, France (PANA) - Fewer than 10% of countries have laws that help ensure full inclusion in education, according to [...] Full text...

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'COVID-19 disruptions in ocean observations could threaten weather forecast, climate change predictions'

23 june 2020 - 17:29:15
Paris, France (PANA) - COVID-19 is threatening to create an ocean data blindspot that could disrupt weather forecasts and hamper [...] Full text...

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Bilateral relations and Libya at the centre of Saied-Macron talks

23 june 2020 - 13:17:02
Paris, France (PANA) - Several issues relating to bilateral relations between France and Tunisia as well as international relations of [...] Full text...

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ICC warns against any attack against civil populations in Libya

22 june 2020 - 19:58:37
Paris, France (PANA) – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on Monday warned the belligerents involved [...] Full text...

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ICC worried over mass graves in Libya

22 june 2020 - 19:37:47
Paris, France (PANA) – Expressing concern following the discovery of several mass graves in Libya, particularly in the region of [...] Full text...

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UNESCO reiterates duty to protect journalists during demonstrations

22 june 2020 - 17:23:41
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General, Ms Audrey Azoulay, on Monday re-iterated  journaslists' rights to freedom of information. Freedom of expression [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Saeid visits France

22 june 2020 - 15:36:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid started a working and friendship visit to France on Monday at the [...] Full text...

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UNESCO to hold webinar on role of African history on social, human consequences of COVID-19 on Africa

22 june 2020 - 08:29:04
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO is organizing a webinar on Monday on the theme, "What role can African history play [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight struggles between intervening countries in Libya, judicial protection of Libyan assets abroad

20 june 2020 - 18:56:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The struggle by foreign countries to play the bigger role in restoring peace in Libya was [...] Full text...

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Turkey, main obstacle to peace in Libya, says France

18 june 2020 - 21:37:07
Paris, France (PANA) - The French government Wednesday accused Turkey of being the main obstacle to peace and stability in [...] Full text...

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France thanks US for eliminating AQMI leader in Mali

18 june 2020 - 21:04:54
Paris, France (PANA) - France Thursday commended the United States intelligent services for providing information to French forces to eliminate [...] Full text...

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FDA offers 61.7 billion CFAF to finance projects in Burkina Faso

18 june 2020 - 15:09:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso and the French Development Agency (FDA) on Thursday signed four [...] Full text...

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Turkish diplomat elected President of historic 75th UN General Assembly

18 june 2020 - 05:17:30
New York, US (PANA) - Turkish diplomat Volkan Bozkir was elected President of the forthcoming session of the UN General [...] Full text...

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Amnesty Int'l to President Félix Tshisekedi: 'You broke promises to bring justice to victims of pre-electoral crisis in the DRC

17 june 2020 - 19:40:03
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International has said that President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, did [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Kaïs Saied expected on Monday in Paris

17 june 2020 - 18:02:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied will pay a "working and friendly visit" to France on Monday at [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President to start official visit to France on Monday

17 june 2020 - 13:42:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid will begin an official visit to France on Monday, the duration of [...] Full text...

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UNESCO chief urges investigation into death of journalist Samuel Wazizi in Cameroon

17 june 2020 - 13:23:08
Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has called on the authorities of Cameroon to investigate the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US increases aid to $18 million in Zimbabwe as pandemic cases near 400

17 june 2020 - 12:37:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Government, through its U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has committed an additional US$10 [...] Full text...

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French researcher gets access to President François Mitterrand's archives on the Rwandan genocide

16 june 2020 - 18:49:20
Paris, France (PANA) - Researcher François Graner, who, following a decision of the Council of State and after five years [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: RSF pays tribute to six African journos in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic

16 june 2020 - 17:30:12
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Monday paid tribute to 30 news heroes (journalists, whistleblowers and the [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Investment flows in Africa set to drop 25% to 40% in 2020 - UNCTAD report

16 june 2020 - 13:56:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The trend of declining foreign direct investment (FDI) to Africa is set to exacerbate significantly in [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: IFAD says remittance providers are essential service in battling virus pandemic

16 june 2020 - 12:41:15
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Tuesday called on governments across the world to [...] Full text...

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'The situation in Central Africa remains fragile,' says the French UN Rep

15 june 2020 - 17:34:19
Paris, France (PANA) - The Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations on the Security Council, Nicolas de Rivière, [...] Full text...

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Solution to Libyan crisis held hostage by multiple initiatives (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

15 june 2020 - 10:23:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The unending delay in the resolution of the political and security crises in Libya after more [...] Full text...

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Security, economic challenges in Sahel threatening development in ECOWAS Region – FM

12 june 2020 - 23:28:39
Accra, June 12 (PANA) - Ghana’s minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said here Friday security [...] Full text...

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FIFA restarts int'l rankings, Senegal leads Africa and Belgium rules globally

12 june 2020 - 16:19:34
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, on Thursday resumed its international ranking for national teams after [...] Full text...

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How credible is Egyptian President al-Sisi's initiative to resolve the Libyan crisis? (Feature by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

12 june 2020 - 12:23:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Since last Saturday when the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sissi presented the Cairo Declaration as the [...] Full text...

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Paris Club grants Congo debt relief of 182 billion CFAF

11 june 2020 - 18:56:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Representatives of the Paris Club creditor countries have agreed to grant the Republic of Congo a [...] Full text...

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France to support an ambitious EU-ACP agreement

11 june 2020 - 18:49:15
Paris, France (PANA) - The French minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, has said that France supports the [...] Full text...

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Top Europeans officials call for an immediate ceasefire and constructive negotiation in Libya

11 june 2020 - 18:20:37
Paris, France (PANA) - In a joint statement, the High Representative of the European Union (EU) and the Ministers for [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: European Humanitarian Air Bridge arrives in Sudan as part of response to tackle coronavirus

11 june 2020 - 13:38:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The first flight of the European Humanitarian Air Bridge to support Sudan in tackling the impact of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius repatriates 1,836 stranded citizens from eight countries

11 june 2020 - 06:11:50
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Minister, Mr Nando Bodha, on Wednesday, told [...] Full text...

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France welcomes surrender to ICC of alleged leader of Janjawid militia

11 june 2020 - 00:29:00
Paris, France (PANA) - France Wednesday welcomed the surrender to the International Criminal Court (ICC) of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, [...] Full text...

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