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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France concerned with extrajudicial killing accusations in antiterrorist fight in Sahel

10 june 2020 - 22:51:41
Paris, France (PANA) - The French foreign affairs ministry Wednesday expressed concern with allegations by Amnesty International of exactions against [...] Full text...

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NGOs denounce condemnation of four reporters in Burundi

10 june 2020 - 15:15:39
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Amnesty International have denounced the conviction by Burundian courts of four [...] Full text...

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ICC calls on Sudan to transfer four suspects In Darfur situation to The Hague

10 june 2020 - 15:07:03
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC), Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Tuesday called on the Sudanese government to [...] Full text...

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ICC announces detention of alleged Janjaweed militia leader Ali Kushayb

10 june 2020 - 14:51:38
Paris, France (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, announced on Tuesday that Ali [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Parliament rejects motion demanding apology from France on crimes during colonial era

10 june 2020 - 10:59:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament rejected a motion on Tuesday evening by the Coalition Al Karama (Dignity), a [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses soldiers in Sahel of killing people under guise of anti-terror operations

10 june 2020 - 05:58:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International is accusing soldiers in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso of rampaging [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief hails arrest of Sudanese war crimes suspect

10 june 2020 - 05:15:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The arrest of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman, commonly known as Ali Kushayb, an alleged former Janjaweed [...] Full text...

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European diplomatic delegation begins visit to DR Congo

08 june 2020 - 21:41:56
Paris, France (PANA) - A delegation of European diplomats led by French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian Monday began [...] Full text...

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Haftar's offensive against Tripoli: a chronicle of a stinging defeat (Feature by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

08 june 2020 - 12:22:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - It took a total of 15 months for the offensive against Tripoli launched on 4 April [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 87 Malians stranded in Kuwait flown home on Saturday

07 june 2020 - 12:00:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Eighty-seven Malians, stranded in Kuwait due to the Coronavirus, returned home on Saturday, thanks to the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 3rd DocuMed will be a digital edition because of Covid-19

07 june 2020 - 10:52:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 3rd edition of the Mediterranean Documentary Film Festival in Tunisia (DocuMed), scheduled to hold from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Broke international sports federations snap up Swiss loan offer

07 june 2020 - 10:43:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Around two-thirds of Switzerland-based  international sports federations have taken advantage of the government loans being offered [...] Full text...

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Egyptian president al-Sissi announces 'initiative' to resolve Libyan criris

06 june 2020 - 16:07:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has announced what hw called the "Cairo Declaration" to resolve the [...] Full text...

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French President Macron speaks with Tunisian, Algerian counterparts on telephone

06 june 2020 - 14:42:57
Paris, France (PANA) - French Head of State Emmanuel Macron has spoken on telephone with Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed and [...] Full text...

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Media watchdog RSF rejects Cameroonian authorities' response death of journalist Wazizi in custody

06 june 2020 - 14:33:42
Paris, France (PANA) - Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has rejected as "indecent and unacceptable" the explanation of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus crisis demands 'fundamental rethink' of relationship with natural ecosystems

06 june 2020 - 05:43:55
Paris, France (PANA) - The COVID-19 health crisis should be seen as a clarion call to “fundamentally rethink our relationship” [...] Full text...

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Saied to Macron: Tunisia will not be military base for any party

05 june 2020 - 22:42:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied Friday said his country was not considering serving as a military base [...] Full text...

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IFAD lauds progress on rural development projects in Madagascar

05 june 2020 - 18:34:15
Paris, France (PANA) - Rural development projects, funded and supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Madagascar, [...] Full text...

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Loss of Tripoli war by Haftar redesigns new outlines of the Libyan conflict (New analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

04 june 2020 - 23:03:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tripoli residents Thursday morning woke up to news of the total liberation of the city of [...] Full text...

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Debt burden, economic sanctions key concerns at OACP forum

04 june 2020 - 14:24:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Member States of the Organization of the African, Carribbean and Pacific (OACP) countries have identified the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius sees 0.3% higher trade deficit this year

04 june 2020 - 09:51:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius said on Thursday that based on trends and information from various sources, it sees [...] Full text...

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African, Carribean states launch push for debt relief amid coronavirus pandemic pains

03 june 2020 - 21:24:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African countries and their Carribean and Pacific States counterparts have decried the impact of debt distress, [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International wants the Special Criminal Court in CAR fully operational

03 june 2020 - 16:42:05
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) has called for renewed efforts to make the Special Criminal Court in the [...] Full text...

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AfDB delivers on a decade of transformative commitments to reduce poverty (A feature)

02 june 2020 - 19:59:25
Abidjan, 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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Burkina Faso: Maimouna Mbow Fam officially assumes duties as WB Representative in Burkina Faso

01 june 2020 - 22:56:15
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The new resident representative of the World Bank in Burkina Faso, Mrs Maimouna Mbow Fam, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 120 Malians stranded in the US flown home

01 june 2020 - 17:26:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Some 120 Malians who were stranded in the United States returned to their country on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: France allocates 80 million euros to Tunisia

01 june 2020 - 17:06:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The French government has allocated 80 million euros to Tunisia to help it cope with the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM, French FM discuss need for rapid cessation of hostilities in Tripoli

01 june 2020 - 10:01:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, agreed [...] Full text...

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"Serving peace in Mali is a source of pride," says Tunisian female army officer

31 may 2020 - 13:28:35
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers celebrated on 29 May each [...] Full text...

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ICC eases the conditions for the release of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé

29 may 2020 - 18:00:24
Paris, France (PANA) - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday announced that it has reviewed [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegal registers 81 cases of coronavirus

29 may 2020 - 13:50:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Friday recorded 81 new cases of coronavirus and 52 cured patients, the Minister of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS at 45 and the dream of its founding fathers (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)

29 may 2020 - 13:41:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - After almost five decades of existence, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), arguably Africa’s [...] Full text...

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Countries need to do more to stop harmful marketing of breast-milk substitutes, says UN

28 may 2020 - 05:10:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite efforts to stop the harmful promotion of breast-milk substitutes, countries are still falling short in [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, telco partners step up free online education access

27 may 2020 - 17:32:54
Paris, France (PANA) - Major mobile telephone operators that are part of UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition have stepped up efforts [...] Full text...

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AFRICOM accuses Russia of deploying fighter jets to Libya in support of mercenaries

27 may 2020 - 14:09:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. Military Command for Africa (AFRICOM) accused Russia of deploying fighter jets into Libya in [...] Full text...

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More than a million women in Burkina Faso victims of conflict and coronavirus, says Oxfam

25 may 2020 - 20:32:50
Paris, France (PANA) - More than one million women and girls in Burkina Faso are facing increasing sexual violence, hunger [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies highlight arrest of most wanted genocide leader Felicien Kabuga

23 may 2020 - 19:21:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week were awash with stories focusing on the arrest of Rwandan tycoon Felicien [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNESCO celebrates Africa Day mobilizing civil society e against Covid-19

23 may 2020 - 15:44:16
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO joins the African Broadcasting Union and the organization Most Beautiful African Dream Academy for Youth [...] Full text...

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UNESCO posts six online debates on measures to restore and preserve biodiversity

22 may 2020 - 18:04:06
Paris, France (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Day for Biodiversity, celebrated on 22 May and whose theme [...] Full text...

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TV5Monde Afrique launches new pan-African TV series on Monday

22 may 2020 - 16:56:21
Paris, France (PANA) - From Monday, TV5MONDE's Africa channel will launch its new pan-African TV series, entitled "Renaissance" and produced [...] Full text...

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RSF wants UN rapporteur to effect release of imprisoned Cameroonian journalist Amadou Vamoulké

22 may 2020 - 16:52:40
Paris, France (PANA) - The NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Friday that it had referred Amadou Vamoulké, the [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe Culture Minister saddened by death of Mori Kanté, a musician from Guinea-Conakry

22 may 2020 - 16:43:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Culture, Abdoul Karim Sango, said he is saddened by the death [...] Full text...

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Famous Guinean musician Mory Kanté dies in Conakry

22 may 2020 - 13:42:49
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean music virtuoso Mory Kanté passed away on Friday at the Sino-Guinean hospital in Conakry where [...] Full text...

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Kenya FA president grilled over $2.4 million AFCON funds

22 may 2020 - 13:03:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa was on Thursday quizzed by police over alleged embezzlement [...] Full text...

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String of stinging defeats for Haftar’s forces changing military, political picture in Libya (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

22 may 2020 - 09:49:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The recent string of defeats suffered by the Libyan National Army (LNA) commanded by Marshal Khalifa [...] Full text...

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RSF denounces general blackout of independent information during Burundi's presidential election

21 may 2020 - 18:07:00
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has denounced a general blackout of independent information with social networks in [...] Full text...

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French government approves bill for reform of the CFA franc

21 may 2020 - 14:49:51
Paris, France (PANA) - The French Council of Ministers adopted a bill authorizing the approval of the cooperation agreement between [...] Full text...

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Western nations urge Zimbabwe to investigate alleged abduction of opposition female youth leaders

21 may 2020 - 14:32:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Western heads of mission have issued a joint statement calling on the Zimbabwe government to quickly [...] Full text...

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UNESCO chief condemns murder of Somali TV journalist

20 may 2020 - 17:14:40
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, on Wednesday condemned the recent murder of television reporter, Said Yusuf Ali, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger president says pandemic should lead to implementation of new paradigm in global governance

20 may 2020 - 16:09:13
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis should lead to implementation of a new paradigm in global governance, Nigerien President [...] Full text...

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ICC rejects Jean-Pierre Bemba's claim for compensation

20 may 2020 - 15:03:07
Paris, France (PANA) - Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday rejected the claim for compensation [...] Full text...

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Senegalese intl' striker, Souleymane Camara, retires after 13-year spell at Montpellier

19 may 2020 - 18:51:54
Paris, France (PANA) - After over a decade at Stade de la Mosson, the ex-Senegal international, Souleymane Camara, has decided [...] Full text...

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Malian foreign minister meets French, Belgian envoys over musician Rokia Traoré's issue

19 may 2020 - 15:06:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Tieblié Dramé on Monday met with Belgian Ambassador [...] Full text...

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Rights group hails arrest of alleged Rwanda genocide mastermind

19 may 2020 - 05:51:30
Paris, France (PANA) – A human rights group has hailed the arrest of Félicien Kabuga, one of the alleged masterminds [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic closes 90 percent of museums globally, UNESCO plans for reopenings

19 may 2020 - 05:36:17
Paris, France (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally, museums have not been spared, the UN [...] Full text...

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Libya: GNA's forces announce the takeover of Al-Wattia air base from Haftar's troops

18 may 2020 - 16:43:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...

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FIDH, LDH welcome the arrest of alleged Rwandan genocide financier

18 may 2020 - 15:45:16
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Human Rights League (LDH, France) have welcomed [...] Full text...

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UNESCO puts spotlight on women’s voices in imagining the world to come

18 may 2020 - 13:32:02
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO has invited leading women thinkers, artists and activists from fields ranging from climatology to international [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus:266 Malians stranded in France return home

17 may 2020 - 17:39:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Altogether, 266 Malians who were stranded in France for two months in the wake of measures [...] Full text...

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More than 200 Tunisians repatriated Saturday from Canada

17 may 2020 - 11:27:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -  Some 215 Tunisians stranded in Canada were Saturday repatriated home aboard the Tunisian airline, TunisAir, from [...] Full text...

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Tunisair threatened with bankruptcy

16 may 2020 - 12:11:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Faced for several years with acute financial difficulties due, in particular, to a plethora of employees [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EU supports Mauritania’s response plan

15 may 2020 - 22:58:21
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The European Union (EU) Friday declared its supports for the response plan to the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: France gives Mali 1.3 billion FCFA emergency food aid

15 may 2020 - 13:17:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - France will make available to Mali, through the World Food Programme (WFP) and Action contre la [...] Full text...

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France: Doctor Denis Mukwege calls on Africa not to drop arms against Covid-19

14 may 2020 - 22:47:35
Paris, France (PANA)   - The 2018 Nobel Peace Laureate, Congolese Doctor Denis Mukwege, Thursday commended the African continent for resisting [...] Full text...

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Deadlock in Libyan political process will persist (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

14 may 2020 - 22:14:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The prospects for political solution in Libya seem to be dimming day after day, giving way [...] Full text...

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UNESCO invites applications, nominations for 2020 UNESCO Int'l Literacy Prizes

14 may 2020 - 19:59:04
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO has called for applications and nominations for the 2020 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes, saying it [...] Full text...

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Malian international to play next season in the French first division championship

14 may 2020 - 17:07:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian international footballer, Agueissa Diarra, could play in the French top division next season, as she [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Governments, pharmaceutical industries urged to provide a fair guarantee of Covid-19 vaccine

14 may 2020 - 15:24:25
Paris, France (PANA) - The cost of vaccinating the poorest half of humanity, 3.7 billion people, against the coronavirus could [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Senegal records 23rd coronavirus-related death

14 may 2020 - 14:45:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Thursday recorded its 23rd death linked to the coronavirus, according to the Director of [...] Full text...

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Third follow up meeting of Berlin Conference on Libya to evaluate perspectives on re-launch of inter-Libyan dialogue

13 may 2020 - 23:19:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The third meeting of the international follow up committee on Libya was held here Wednesday to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Interfaith committee calls for religious day Thursday against Covid-19

12 may 2020 - 15:20:26
Paris, France (PANA) - The High Committee for Human Fraternity has called religious leaders and believers around the world to [...] Full text...

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Libya denounces violation of its sovereignty by five countries including France

12 may 2020 - 13:40:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Government of National Accord (GNA) has expressed "deep surprise" [...] Full text...

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200 Tunisians and Algerians married to Tunisians repatriated by land from Algeria

12 may 2020 - 09:56:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 200 Tunisians as well as Algerian women married to Tunisians, who were stranded [...] Full text...

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Nigeria says only local airlines will now fly stranded citizens abroad back home

12 may 2020 - 07:56:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Monday bowed to pressure over its use of foreign airlines to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 661 people in Gabon affected by Covid-19 since Saturday

11 may 2020 - 19:42:16
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – The number of people infected by the Covid-19 pandemic since Saturday in Gabon has reached 661, [...] Full text...

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New opportunity for political resolution after Prime Minister al-Sarraj’s call for consensus on exit plan

10 may 2020 - 19:34:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has once again taken the initiative to come to the rescue [...] Full text...

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Niger accused of instrumentalizing cybercrime law against dissenting voices

09 may 2020 - 15:51:03
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International on Friday called on Nigerien authorities not to use the provisions of the cybercrime [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: France supports EU's humanitarian airlift to several countries facing Covid-19

09 may 2020 - 15:43:38
Paris, France (PANA) - France on Friday gave its full support to the initiative taken by the European Union (EU), [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian, Kenyan, South African finalists of Henrike Grohs Art Award 2020

08 may 2020 - 21:51:03
Paris, France (PANA)  -  Ghanaian Akwasi Bediako Afrane, Kenyan Jackie Karuti, and South African Sabelo Mlangeni are the three artists [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: NGOs advocate for the specific protection of women, girls during COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa

08 may 2020 - 16:25:41
Paris, France (PANA) - Three organizations on Thursday called on authorities in sub-Saharan Africa to ensure that measures adopted to [...] Full text...

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France, Sudan adopt agree measures during videoconference

08 may 2020 - 15:04:53
Paris, France (PANA) - France and Sudan on Thursday adopted several measures during the seventh meeting of the group of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African artists take creative approach to fighting virus

08 may 2020 - 05:07:07
Paris, France (PANA) - Top artists from across Africa and throughout the African Diaspora have joined forces with the UN [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: FDA to finance project in Togo towards fighting COVID-19

07 may 2020 - 17:44:13
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The French Development Agency (AFD) will finance a project to support Togo in its response to [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes restructuring of Libyan oil marketing company Brega

07 may 2020 - 13:30:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the structural reorganization of the Management [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US grants additional US$25 million to Tunisia to fight virus

07 may 2020 - 10:15:54
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The United States has granted an additional amount of US$25 million to Tunisia to help it [...] Full text...

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Coronacirus: UNESCO to hold meeting on Africa's future after covid-19

06 may 2020 - 16:58:46
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO is organizing an online meeting of intellectuals, change leaders and cultural figures on Thursday to [...] Full text...

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May 5 is World Portuguese language day (a UNESCO press statement)

05 may 2020 - 17:51:58
Paris, France (PANA) - The 5th of May was officially established in 2009 by the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) [...] Full text...

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Ivorian PM undergoes coronary angiography test in France

05 may 2020 - 16:31:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Cote d'Ivoire, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who has been in France since [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: French schools in Burkina Faso to remain closed until further notice

05 may 2020 - 16:21:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - French schools in Burkina Faso will remain closed until further notice due to the new [...] 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 - 23:10:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Latest developments on the political and military scene in this north African country seems to have [...] Full text...

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France bemoans the death in prison of young Egyptian for having caricatured President Al-Sissi in a video clip

04 may 2020 - 18:43:02
Paris, France (PANA) - The spokeswoman for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Agnès von der Mühll, said that the [...] Full text...

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Ivorian Prime Minister in France for medical check-up

03 may 2020 - 13:16:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire's Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly went to Paris, France, on Saturday for a [...] Full text...

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Haftar's announcement of mandate to lead country and the call of European countries for truce highlighted in media

02 may 2020 - 16:26:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The statement by the head of the Libyan national army, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, that he had [...] Full text...

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Chad: Amnesty International welcomes abolition of death penalty for acts of terrorism

02 may 2020 - 15:19:45
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International Saturday welcomed the decision by the Chadian authorities to abolish the death penalty for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: France gives medical aid to Tunisia for pandemic fight

01 may 2020 - 11:07:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Defence on Thursday received medical and health aid offered by France as [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: UN agencies, World Bank issue guidelines on roadmap for safe reopening of schools

30 april 2020 - 13:53:39
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO, UNICEF, World Food Programme (WFP) and World Bank on Thursday issued new guidelines on the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: French Development Agency helps Indian Ocean islands against pandemic

30 april 2020 - 11:21:15
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - The French Development Agency (AFD) has provided a new grant of 2 million euros to the [...] Full text...

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Libya protests to France after flight over its territory of military jets without authorization

29 april 2020 - 22:06:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of foreign affairs of the government of national accord (GNA) Wednesday protested to [...] Full text...

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US ambassador in Libya underlines importance of Libyan political deal

29 april 2020 - 21:34:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US ambassador in Libya, Richard Norland, said here Wednesday the country’s political deal and associated [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch reports new massacres by Islamist groups in Burkina Faso

28 april 2020 - 15:17:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Suspected Islamist armed groups killed at least 90 civilians in three attacks on villages in [...] Full text...

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France grants over 6 billion CFAF to Mali to improve basic education

28 april 2020 - 14:39:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The French Development Agency (AFD) has provided Mali a grant of more than 6 billion CFA [...] Full text...

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Paris engages to repatriate Burkinabe nationals stranded in France - head of diplomacy

27 april 2020 - 21:51:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France has engaged to repatriate Burkinabe nationals stranded in France because of the coronavirus disease, [...] Full text...

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France, Germany, Italy, EU call for humanitarian truce in Libya

27 april 2020 - 19:41:27
Paris, France (PANA) – The ministers of foreign affairs of France, Germany, Italy and the senior European Union (EU) representative [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius starts mass testing to check coronavirus among its population

27 april 2020 - 16:43:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The spokesperson of the National Communication Committee on the Covid-19, Dr Zouberr Joomaye, on Monday said [...] Full text...

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National Public Health Laboratory of Congo gets 540,000 euros in deal between France and Congo

26 april 2020 - 11:33:40
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo and France on Saturday signed a financing agreement for the project, "Surveillance and Epidemiological Research [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Landmark collaboration’ to make testing and treatment available to all

25 april 2020 - 06:25:31
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders, scientists, humanitarians and private sector partners united on Friday in “a landmark collaboration” [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: France grants 3.2 billion CFAF to Gabon in pandemic fight

25 april 2020 - 05:46:55
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon has received aid of 3.2 billion CFA francs from the French Development Agency to support [...] Full text...

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Will oil-rich African countries be left indebted after coronavirus outbreak?

25 april 2020 - 01:09:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanity is witnessing some of the most profound changes seen since the Great Depression as a [...] Full text...

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France recognizes Umaro Embalo’s victory in Guinea Bissau’s presidential election

24 april 2020 - 22:45:40
Paris, France (PANA)  - The French ministry of foreign affairs said here Friday that France ‘takes note’ of the statement [...] Full text...

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Kenya-Netherlands tighten trade links PR

24 april 2020 - 21:35:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)   -  In the midst of this coronavirus pandemic, The Netherlands and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines are ensuring [...] Full text...

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France welcomes legal proceedings on massacre of Cameroonian villagers

24 april 2020 - 15:01:08
Paris, France (PANA) - France has welcomed the opening by Cameroonian authorities of legal proceedings against the alleged perpetrators of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNESCO, partners launch of online course for journalists facing pandemic

24 april 2020 - 07:35:05
Paris, France (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have [...] Full text...

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50 million people at risk of hunger in West Africa - NGOs

23 april 2020 - 13:46:26
Paris, France (PANA) - Eight regional and international organizations have confirmed  that more than 50 million people are threatened by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal records 37 new cases, 4 new recoveries

23 april 2020 - 11:07:15
Dakar, Senegal  (PANA) - Senegal on Thursday announced 37 new cases of coronavirus, out of 387 tests carried out and [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister accuses Haftar of continuing targeting civilians

22 april 2020 - 23:14:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The Libyan minister of Interior of the government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Pachagha, Wednesday accused [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNESCO marks 50th anniversary of Earth Day despite COVID-19

22 april 2020 - 19:18:31
Paris, France (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic forces people into lockdown around the world and shutting down the global [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Olive oil contributes to food trade balance

22 april 2020 - 18:37:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)-Thanks to olive oil exports, Tunisia has recorded a surplus in the food trade balance.  Despite the paralysis of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Jewish pilgrimage to el-Ghriba synagogue in Tunisia cancelled

22 april 2020 - 17:40:43
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The president of the association "el-Ghriba", organizer of the annual Jewish pilgrimage to the island of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congolese artisans, traders get free face masks

22 april 2020 - 16:40:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture, and Trades (CCIAM) of Pointe-Noire on Wednesday began distributing craft [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: More than 200 European nationals flown to Paris

22 april 2020 - 05:28:01
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – More than 200 European nationals left Kinshasa on Tuesday for the French capital, Paris, on [...] Full text...

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Alleged Tunisian terrorists from Libya arrested

21 april 2020 - 20:55:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Several individuals sued by Tunisian courts and wanted by the security forces were arrested Tuesday and [...] Full text...

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2,000 COVID-19: Nigerians stranded abroad returning home from next week

21 april 2020 - 15:47:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government announced on Tuesday that  2,000 of its citizens stranded abroad as a result [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's security forces allegedly execute 31 detainees, says Human Rights Watch

20 april 2020 - 10:18:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch said on Monday that Burkina Faso's security forces allegedly executed 31 detainees on 9 April, [...] Full text...

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France pays tribute to the memory of Edem Kodjo

16 april 2020 - 18:05:57
Paris, France (PANA) - France on Thursday paid tribute to the memory of Edem Kodjo, former Prime Minister of Togo [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Oxfam France says the G20 debt moratorium is insufficient

16 april 2020 - 16:51:05
Paris, France (PANA) - Oxfam France said on Wednesday that the G20 debt moratorium suspending debt repayment for the poorest [...] Full text...

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Negative consequences expected on Tunisian economy due to Covid-19

15 april 2020 - 22:57:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian government is facing a precarious economic situation due to a deterioration of the global [...] Full text...

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Libya concerned about increase of Covid-19 infections from patient contacts

15 april 2020 - 13:50:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Director General of the Libyan National Center for Disease Control, Dr. Badreddine al-Najjar, said on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pan African body condemns China over Covid-19

14 april 2020 - 19:22:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A pan-African NGO, African Union Watch (AU Watch), on Tuesday condemned “in the strongest terms possible" [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: French President pleads for the cancellation of Africa's debts

14 april 2020 - 17:28:00
Paris, France (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron, said in a televised address on Monday that France and Europe must [...] Full text...

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