Coronavirus: Omicron could have ‘major impact’, but no definitive answers yet - WHO

09 december 2021 - 05:42:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Features of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, including the extent to which it will spread,  and the sheer number of [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM under constant pressure, receives a life-saving promise

08 december 2021 - 16:01:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdouk, who has been reinstated now one month following his ouster along [...] Full text...

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Guinea's Transitional President fires three senior Central Bank staff

08 december 2021 - 11:50:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Guinea, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, on Tuesday dismissed the management team [...] Full text...

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Senegal, France to set up regional cyber security school in Dakar

07 december 2021 - 19:21:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese abroad, Aïssata Tall Sall, and her French counterpart, [...] Full text...

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France has no hidden agenda in Sahel, says French Armed Forces Minister

07 december 2021 - 12:54:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The French Minister of the Army, Florence Parly, has given the assurance that her country has [...] Full text...

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Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa opens

06 december 2021 - 17:27:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The seventh edition of the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa, opened on [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM briefs French ambassador on efforts to ensure elections

06 december 2021 - 16:50:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan interim Prime Minister, Ramadan Abu Jenah, on Monday in Tripoli briefed the French ambassador to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 92% of recent COVID-19 cases in Burundi are from travelers from DR Congo

05 december 2021 - 18:12:08
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - During the last 7 days, 23 of the 25 new cases (92%) of confirmed Coronavirus have [...] Full text...

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Senegalese top sports figure, Lamine Diack, dies at 88

03 december 2021 - 15:57:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall, paying tribute to the former president of the International Association of Athletics [...] Full text...

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Former heads of state Dadis Camara and Sékouba Konaté allowed to return to Guinea

01 december 2021 - 13:59:48
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twenty-four hours after easing the detention of former President Alpha Conde (83), the president of the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius sees 96.9% decline in tourist arrivals

29 november 2021 - 06:56:09
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Monday that tourist arrivals slumped by 96.9 per cent in the first [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US Secretary of State again expresses grave concern about military escalation

27 november 2021 - 09:21:20
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has again expressed grave concern about the war in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO labels new strain ‘Omicron’, designates it a ‘variant of concern’

26 november 2021 - 20:06:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The latest COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa has been given the Greek name 'Omicron' and [...] Full text...

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Libya's presidential election, a premiere with all the risks

25 november 2021 - 20:16:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Despite controversy over the law and criteria for candidates, the presidential election scheduled for 24 December [...] Full text...

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Five Western countries call on Libyans to respect decisions on judicial review of candidates

24 november 2021 - 19:39:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the US in Libya have expressed [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN reduces 'footprint' in Ethiopia as war escalates

24 november 2021 - 10:55:01
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is temporarily relocating all eligible dependents of staff in Ethiopia because of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US Envoy urges warring parties to de-escalate tension, seek negotiated ceasefire

24 november 2021 - 05:06:02
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, has asked the warring parties in [...] Full text...

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NOC dissociates itself from information about a cessation of Libyan shares in an oil company

23 november 2021 - 16:56:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, [...] Full text...

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French envoys call on Guinean PM

23 november 2021 - 13:34:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Prime Minister, Mohamed Beavogui, on Monday expressed the commitment of his government to rebuilding [...] Full text...

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Protesters block French Army convoy on Burkinabe territory

22 november 2021 - 18:16:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A convoy of the French Army coming from Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on its ay to [...] Full text...

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Former chief of staff of Gaddafi announces candidacy for Libya's presidential election

20 november 2021 - 19:17:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Béchir Saleh, the last chief of staff of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, announced on [...] Full text...

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French Barkane force leaves northern Mali military base

17 november 2021 - 11:00:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The French Barkhane force has officially handed over installations it was occupying in Tessalit, in the [...] Full text...

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UN agencies back plan to ensure every child in need gets regular healthy meal in school by 2030

16 november 2021 - 20:56:25
NEW YORK, US (PANA) - United Nations agencies have announced their strong support for an international coalition aiming to rapidly improve [...] Full text...

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Guinean PM receives G5 delegation

13 november 2021 - 17:57:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Prime Minister, Mohamed Béavogui, on Friday received a delegation of the G5 who came [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council Chief, Tunisian PM discuss simultaneous elections in Libya

13 november 2021 - 17:44:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At a meeting between the chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, and the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Algeria ready to contribute to reconciliation and unity in Libya, says Ramtane Lamamra

13 november 2021 - 12:29:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra, has stressed the importance of meeting the challenges related to the [...] Full text...

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Elections can bring permanent peace to Libya, says Morocco

13 november 2021 - 12:20:46
Paris, France (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living Abroad, Nasser Bourita, has called [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister welcomes Paris Conference support for timely elections

13 november 2021 - 11:51:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has affirmed that his participation in the Paris International Conference on [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Tourist arrivals decline by 76,9 % in October

13 november 2021 - 11:09:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourist arrivals for the month of October 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020 [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libyan Presidential Council reaffirms need for simultaneous, presidential, legislative elections

12 november 2021 - 21:51:57
Paris, France (PANA) - The chairman o f the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, stressed Friday the need to achieve [...] Full text...

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Paris Conference on Libya begins

12 november 2021 - 21:13:43
Paris, France (PANA) - The work of the Paris International Conference on Libya, which started Friday in the French capital, [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls on Paris conference to review electoral law

12 november 2021 - 20:50:59
Paris, France (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba Friday called on countries and organizations participating in the Paris Conference [...] Full text...

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Libya elections ‘essential next step’ towards peace and stability: Guterres

12 november 2021 - 16:59:02
Paris France (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged Libyans to forge a spirt of national unity and overcome [...] Full text...

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Some 300 foreign mercenaries fighting alongside Haftar to be evacuated

12 november 2021 - 15:22:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Representatives of the General Command of the Libyan National Army (LNA) to the 5+5 Joint Military [...] Full text...

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Libya's Presidential Council is doing its job well, says its chairman

12 november 2021 - 15:12:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has told the Paris Peace Forum on [...] Full text...

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Paris Conference on Libya, the last opportunity to ensure stability in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

11 november 2021 - 22:25:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With the situation in Libya becoming more complex in the run-up to the 24 December election, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council Chairman, Egyptian leader discuss Paris Conference on Libya

10 november 2021 - 11:49:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, and the Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, [...] Full text...

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Kamala Harris in Paris to reaffirm US support for Libyan people

09 november 2021 - 12:38:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris has travelled to France to attend the Paris Conference on Libya, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso, France agree to defer over CFAF 3 billion in debt

08 november 2021 - 19:27:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Ministry of Economy, Finance and Development and the French Embassy in Ouagadougou, have signed [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight race for elections, tensions before Paris Conference

07 november 2021 - 15:36:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement by some people of their intention to run in Libya's 24 December general elections [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Several western govts warn of increase in human toll in Tigray

07 november 2021 - 14:45:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Several Western governments, including three permanent members of the UN Security Council, have warned that the [...] Full text...

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Ghana hosts ECOWAS summit on situations in Mali, Guinea on Sunday

07 november 2021 - 05:17:00
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold another summit in Accra on [...] Full text...

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France considers organisation of Libya's elections in December a vital move

06 november 2021 - 13:07:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The organisation of elections in Libya next month is a necessary move to get the country [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Mohamed Mbougar Sarr wins the Goncourt Prize 2021

04 november 2021 - 20:23:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall congratulated in a tweet the Senegalese writer Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, who won [...] Full text...

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December elections continue to fuel controversy in Libya (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

04 november 2021 - 20:03:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - All Libyans unanimously agree to holding elections on 24 December in accordance with the roadmap drawn [...] Full text...

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South Africa secures major climate financing

02 november 2021 - 18:39:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday announced that South Africa had secured a commitment of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Electoral Commission, donor countries meet on monitoring electoral process

02 november 2021 - 12:34:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Governing Board of the Libyan National Electoral Commission and ambassadors of donor countries supporting the [...] Full text...

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UNESCO says 62 journalists killed in 2020, just for doing their jobs

02 november 2021 - 06:51:09
Paris, France (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), which works to protect media workers, in 2020 alone, 62 journalists [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight concerns about elections, expectations for Paris Conference

31 october 2021 - 17:56:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's scheduled 24 December elections, which has never been so uncertain, with the continued disagreements between the [...] Full text...

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World Heritage forests releasing more carbon than they absorb: UNESCO

29 october 2021 - 08:17:32
Paris, France (PANA) - Forests in at least 10 World Heritage sites have become net sources of carbon, due to [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: US President Biden demands release of people detained after Monday's coup

29 october 2021 - 07:55:56
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden has become the most powerful world leader to condemn last Monday's [...] Full text...

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First Western tourists in Libya after decade, another sign of stability ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

28 october 2021 - 21:50:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The arrival in Libya of a convoy of 35 cars carrying some 80 Western tourists after [...] Full text...

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Libyan Central Bank, French foundation discuss development of Libyan banking sector

28 october 2021 - 11:50:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (BCL), Seddik al-Kabir, spoke on Wednesday about cooperation [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: US Secretary of State speaks with AUC chairperson, Sudan FM on military takeover

28 october 2021 - 05:50:40
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki [...] Full text...

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Vice President of Mali's National Transitional Council arrested by Malian judiciary

27 october 2021 - 20:02:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The fourth vice-president of the National Transitional Council (CNT), in Mali, Issa Kaou N'Djim, was arrested [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council Chairman discusses Libya conference in Paris with UN Special Envoy

27 october 2021 - 18:10:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, discussed here Wednesday with the UN Special [...] Full text...

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Libya and French foundation sign an agreement to support private sector projects

27 october 2021 - 12:06:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Cooperation Department of the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Expertise France Foundation [...] Full text...

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Five Western countries welcome Libyan EC's publication of sponsorship form for polls

25 october 2021 - 12:03:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The embassies of five Western countries on Monday welcomed the publication by the High National Electoral [...] Full text...

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Stability Support Conference on Libya, restores Tripoli's former standing in the concert of nations

23 october 2021 - 15:16:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Ministerial Conference on the Initiative to Support Stability in Libya ended here Thursday with [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council chairman invited to conference in France in November

22 october 2021 - 13:28:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron has invited the Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, to [...] Full text...

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Kuwaiti Foreign Minister reaffirms country's support for maintaining ceasefire and holding elections in Libya

21 october 2021 - 19:56:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Mohamed Al-Sabah Thursday reiterated his country's support for a permanent [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM sees broad participation in stability conference as sign of beginning to build Libya

21 october 2021 - 18:45:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, said here Thursday in [...] Full text...

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Mali's High Islamic Council mandated to negotiate with jihadist leaders

21 october 2021 - 13:06:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's interim government has mandated the High Islamic Council (HCI), the highest religious authority, to negotiate [...] Full text...

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International Conference on the Libya Stability Initiative opens in Tripoli

21 october 2021 - 11:02:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Conference on the Initiative for the Stability of Libya opened on Thursday in Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Dozens of countries, international organisations to participate in Conference on Stability in Libya

20 october 2021 - 13:18:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 28 countries and four international organisations will participate in the Conference to Support Stability [...] Full text...

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Tenth meeting of Chiefs of Air Staff of 5+5 Defence Initiative countries begins in Tripoli

14 october 2021 - 19:52:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The tenth meeting of the Chiefs of Staff of the Air Force Commanders of the 5 [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Kaïs Saied decides to withdraw diplomatic passport of former President Moncef Marzouki

14 october 2021 - 19:39:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed announced on Wednesday he had decided to withdraw the diplomatic passport of [...] Full text...

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Biodiversity commitment builds hope for 'living in harmony with nature'

13 october 2021 - 19:00:49
New York, US (PANA) - More than 100 countries on Wednesday committed to develop, adopt and implement an effective post-2020 global framework, that aims to [...] Full text...

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French Barkane soldier accidentally killed in Timbuktu, north-east Mali

13 october 2021 - 18:23:16
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Adrien Quélin, a 29-year-old mechanic with the Roc Noir desert battle group of the Barkhane force, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: High level meeting on Ethiopia urges parties to end abuses, negotiate ceasefire

13 october 2021 - 06:04:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United States, the European Union, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom have urged the [...] Full text...

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New PM announces formation of new government in Tunisia

11 october 2021 - 20:15:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - After nearly two-and-a-half months without a government in Tunisia, the new prime minister, Najla Bouden Romdhane, [...] Full text...

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Five Western countries welcome plan to withdraw mercenaries and foreign fighters from Libya

11 october 2021 - 10:19:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States in Libya have [...] Full text...

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Man gets 50 years in prison for raping and killing 11-year-old girl in Mauritius

11 october 2021 - 07:37:45
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Port Louis court has sentenced a 31-year-old man to 50 years in prison for [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight decisive intervention of Presidential Council in organization of elections

10 october 2021 - 21:00:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The conflict between the government of national unity and the House of Representatives (Parliament) in Libya [...] Full text...

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Thousands demonstrate against Saied in Tunis

10 october 2021 - 19:53:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several thousand demonstrators took part Sunday here in a demonstration against the exceptional measures taken by [...] Full text...

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Commander of French Barkane Force calls on Malian Minister of Defence

07 october 2021 - 12:05:16
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The commander of the Barkhane Force (COMANFORT), Major General Laurent Michon, on Tuesday called on the [...] Full text...

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Malian FM summons French Ambassador on 'derogatory' statement by French President Macron

06 october 2021 - 12:46:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop, summoned the French ambassador to [...] Full text...

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Landmark report highlights untapped potential of Africa’s film industry

06 october 2021 - 04:56:38
Paris, France (PANA) - Africa’s film and audiovisual industries could create over 20 million jobs and contribute $20 billion to the continent’s [...] Full text...

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Malpass outlines ways to boost growth, combat reversals in gender equality, address rising inequality and climate change

30 september 2021 - 14:22:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) —World Bank Group President David Malpass on Thursday called our current era of high inequality and reversals [...] Full text...

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World Bank reiterates support for Sudan’s economic recovery

30 september 2021 - 11:35:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and the World Bank on Thursday concluded the first official session of talks in Khartoum, [...] Full text...

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High-profile delegation to address South Africa's coal retirement plan

27 september 2021 - 18:44:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Climate envoys from the European Union on Monday arrived in South Africa to address [...] Full text...

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Will Sudanese PM Hamdouk resolve civilian-military stand-off in the government?

27 september 2021 - 10:59:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Two years after toppling President Omar Bashir, Sudanese military and civilian wings in government, are still [...] Full text...

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US condemns killing of French soldier in Mali

27 september 2021 - 05:16:38
Washington, US (PANA) - The United States has condemned unequivocally the militant attack last Friday that led to the death [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight risk of transferring political conflict to street confrontations

26 september 2021 - 15:20:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Last Tuesday's vote of no-confidence in the Government of National Unity (GNU) by Parliament has led [...] Full text...

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As crises ‘pile up’ in the Sahel, Malian leader says it's time to consider more robust mandate for UN Mission

26 september 2021 - 04:51:59
New York, US (PANA) - The interim Prime Minister of Mali,  Choguel Kokalla Maïga, said on Saturday that “rarely, has a country or region been as severely affected [...] Full text...

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French soldier of Barkane force killed in northern Mali

25 september 2021 - 14:39:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A soldier of the French Barkhane force was killed on Friday during an operation in northern [...] Full text...

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Scores of gov'ts, organisations support Khartoum against failed coup attempt

23 september 2021 - 12:18:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Thursday expressed its gratitude for the support it has received  from various [...] Full text...

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Countries involved in Berlin Process meet in New York on Libya

22 september 2021 - 21:43:42
New York, US (PANA) - A meeting was held at the German mission at the United Nations in New York [...] Full text...

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Poorer nations to face up to $75 billion six-year shortfall in climate finance: Oxfam

20 september 2021 - 13:43:28
New York, US (PANA) - Wealthy nations are expected to fall up to $75 billion short of fulfilling their long-standing [...] Full text...

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US welcomes killing of ISIS leader in Greater Sahara

20 september 2021 - 05:20:03
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the announcement from France that its troops have killed  Adnan Abu [...] Full text...

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High State Council adopts constitutional basis for Libya elections

19 september 2021 - 17:53:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's High State Council, a consultative body, announced on Sunday that it has approved the constitutional [...] Full text...

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Vice president of the Libyan Council Moussa al-Kouni pays tribute to former Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika

18 september 2021 - 20:04:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, Saturday paid tribute to former Algerian [...] Full text...

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Libya's legal framework for general elections, pressure on Libyan parties to accept parliament's decisions (Analysis)

16 september 2021 - 23:23:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 24 December date set for the organization of general election in Libya is fast approaching, [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean president Alpha Condé may leave for Turkey

15 september 2021 - 19:54:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president, Alpha Conde, 83, ousted by a military junta on 5 September, could [...] Full text...

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African Centre for Economic Transformation names Maura Leary as Director of Communications

14 september 2021 - 05:21:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) has announced the appointment of  Maura K. Leary to the position of Director of Communications. A statement [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says increasing number of children killed and recruited by armed groups in Sahel’s tri-border area

13 september 2021 - 05:27:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Increasing numbers of children are being killed and targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts [...] Full text...

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Five Western countries urge Libyan actors to ensure general elections in December

12 september 2021 - 18:11:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States in Libya have [...] Full text...

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German FM announces reopening of Embassy in Tripoli

09 september 2021 - 11:57:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has reopened the country's embassy in Tripoli at a ceremony attended [...] Full text...

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Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, new strongman of Guinea

05 september 2021 - 18:37:59
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, a former legionnaire of the French army, became early Sunday afternoon Guinea's new [...] Full text...

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AU shrugs off hesitancy debate, warns vaccine ‘famine’ more acute in Africa

03 september 2021 - 00:05:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has played down fears of emerging vaccine hesitance, pandemic fatigue and [...] Full text...

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New test finds 'no evidence' of Ebola virus in Cote d’Ivoire case

01 september 2021 - 06:06:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The government of Cote d’Ivoire has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) that a second laboratory has tested [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: France to deliver 10 million doses of vaccine to Africa

31 august 2021 - 18:47:59
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - France will soon deliver to African countries 10 million additional doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines [...] Full text...

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Mauritian international financial system supports over 4 million jobs in Africa - Report

31 august 2021 - 15:17:15
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Economic Development Board of Mauritius launched Monday a major new study that sheds light [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU to receive additional 10 million vaccines from French government

30 august 2021 - 18:04:43
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries will receive 10 million doses of Astra Zeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines over [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Rwanda coach names final squad for campaign

29 august 2021 - 19:08:35
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda coach, Vincent Mashami has named his final squad which will play Mali and Kenya in [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Nigeria name squad to face Liberia, Cape Verde

29 august 2021 - 13:01:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s German coach, Gernot Rohr, has called up a list of 30 players for the Super [...] Full text...

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Tourist arrivals in Mauritius slump by 98.9% during first semester of 2021

28 august 2021 - 09:36:40
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourist arrivals in Mauritius slumped by 98.9% during the first semester of 2021 compared to [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier: Mali unveil team against Rwanda, Uganda

27 august 2021 - 19:32:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali coach Mohamed Magassouba, on Thursday unveiled a list of players who will face Rwanda on [...] Full text...

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FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: 27 Stallions to face Mena and Desert Foxes

27 august 2021 - 18:49:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe national team will face Niger and Algeria respectively on September 2 and 7, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya goes for multiple vaccines to immunise 10 million in 2021

26 august 2021 - 21:40:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will continue to vaccinate the population with a target of reaching 10 million by December [...] Full text...

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India extends a million USD for climate resilient agriculture in Zimbabwe

24 august 2021 - 13:57:03
Harare , Zimbabwe (PANA) – India has contributed almost US$ one million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...

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Serbian weapons identified in stockpiles of brutal armed groups in Sahel

24 august 2021 - 05:28:25
London, UK (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says its arms experts have identified Serbian-manufactured weapons in videos posted [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya receives 880,460 doses of Moderna vaccines

23 august 2021 - 13:14:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan has received 880,460 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the United States, the first such [...] Full text...

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Togo: Duarte's list of players to face Senegal and Namibia

22 august 2021 - 07:51:20
Lome, Togo (PANA) Appointed only in May, Paulo Duarte has finally signed his contract as Togo's Soccer Head coach. And [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister discusses with Egyptian ambassador resumption of work of embassy in Tripoli

16 august 2021 - 21:02:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister of the National Unity Government Najla Al-Mangouch met here Monday with Egyptian Ambassador [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nearly one million young Tunisians to be vaccinated

15 august 2021 - 12:27:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is organising on Sunday a second intensive vaccination operation against Covid-19, aimed at young people [...] Full text...

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Western countries, USA missions support ICC-Sudan cooperation

13 august 2021 - 16:05:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The European Union and Western governments on Friday voiced strong support for the seemingly strong cooperation [...] Full text...

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Egypt dispatches two helicopters to help Greece extinguish wildfires

09 august 2021 - 09:44:48
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Two Egyptian Chinook helicopters have arrived in Greece to join in efforts to extinguish wildfires raging [...] Full text...

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Former French President Sarkozy calls on Guinean leader Alpha Condé

07 august 2021 - 11:04:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday called on Guinean president Alpha Condé at the Sekhoutoureya [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: European Court of Human Rights suspends extradition of François Compaoré

06 august 2021 - 21:13:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Paul François Compaoré, prosecuted in the case of the murder of journalist Norbert Zongo, obtained [...] Full text...

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African migrants volunteer to tackle huge fires in northern Athens

06 august 2021 - 15:49:06
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Dozens of African migrants in Greece volunteered on Friday to support firefighting teams on a number [...] Full text...

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UK, Germany appoint new ambassadors to Libya

06 august 2021 - 11:34:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Britain and Germany have announced the appointment of new ambassadors to Libya, Caroline Hurndall and Michael [...] Full text...

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25 years on, world remembers Nigeria’s Atlanta’96 Olympics heroes

03 august 2021 - 17:09:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - August 3, 1996, would be etched forever in the memory of African football custodian and even [...] Full text...

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Delta Airlines resumes flights from the US to South Africa

03 august 2021 - 12:35:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Delta Airlines on Monday resumed its Johannesburg and Atlanta operations following the suspension of [...] Full text...

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Serbian Micho re-appointed Cranes coach

01 august 2021 - 14:50:10
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Federation of Uganda Football (FUFA) has announced the appointment of Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojević as Ugandan Cranes [...] Full text...

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Mauritian customs seizes 1.884 kg of hashish at office of courier service

28 july 2021 - 09:44:23
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Customs Anti-Narcotics Section (CANS) of the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) on Monday seized 1.884 kg [...] Full text...

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IFAD and partners announce coalition to support development banks’ financing of sustainable food systems

27 july 2021 - 14:05:08
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Creating sustainable and equitable food systems that benefit the world’s most vulnerable people will require substantial [...] Full text...

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Tokyo Olympics: Men's football tournament begins Thursday

21 july 2021 - 19:51:30
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - Hot on the heels of the women’s tournament that began on Wednesday, the Men’s Olympic Football [...] Full text...

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Germany provides support to food insecure communities in Zimbabwe

16 july 2021 - 15:36:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Government of Germany, through the German Federal Foreign Office, has contributed EUR 3 million to [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council reaffirms need to hold Libyan elections on schedule

16 july 2021 - 11:19:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday expressed support for the Presidential Council and the Government of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records its 'new dark day’ in fighting the pandemic

15 july 2021 - 12:52:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that it had recorded 194 new deaths caused by [...] Full text...

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Final Security Council meeting to relaunch finalization of political process in Libya

14 july 2021 - 23:13:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Foreign ministers of the 15-member countries of the UN Security Council will meet Thursday in New [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records diminishing tourist arrivals this year

14 july 2021 - 13:24:13
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian tourism industry, one of the pillars of the island’s economy, is doing badly [...] Full text...

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Former Nigerian military chief decries foreign military presence in Africa

12 july 2021 - 18:30:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Retired Gen. Martin Luther Agwai, Nigeria’s former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), on Monday raised alarm [...] Full text...

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Indian Ocean Commission launches project against plastic pollution

11 july 2021 - 09:59:29
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) on Saturday launched a five-year the Indian Ocean Plastic Expedition (ExPLOI) [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel heads of state call for support for transition in Mali and Chad

10 july 2021 - 10:50:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The G5 Sahel heads of state Friday called on the international community to support the transitional [...] Full text...

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Ján Kubiš urges Libyans to stay focused on national unity goal

09 july 2021 - 13:37:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Without unification of state institutions, Libyans cannot speak about the unity of the country that all [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council to meet on Libyan elections and ceasefire on 15 July

09 july 2021 - 12:01:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council, chaired by France, will meet on 15 July to discuss the situation [...] Full text...

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CAF Confed. Cup Final: Meet the finalists

08 july 2021 - 18:16:21
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Morocco's Raja Club Athletic will face Algeria's JS Kabylie in the 2020-21 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup [...] Full text...

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IFAD props Tanzanian small-scale farmers to improve food security against COVID-19 pandemic

07 july 2021 - 14:58:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide funding to assist 6,240 vulnerable [...] Full text...

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US congratulates Malawi, Comoros on their independence anniversaries

06 july 2021 - 05:41:07
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has congratulated the governments and people of Malawi [...] Full text...

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WHO pedgess extensive commitments towards women's empowerment, health

05 july 2021 - 20:50:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced multiple commitments to drive change for gender equality and [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL welcomes launch of Libyan Voter Registration Update

05 july 2021 - 14:01:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Monday congratulated the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) [...] Full text...

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200 young Rwandans to join PSG Academy in September

04 july 2021 - 19:41:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two hundred young players are looking forward to gracing the first intake of the Paris Saint-Germain [...] Full text...

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Women must no longer be ‘squeezed into a small corner’, landmark Forum declares

01 july 2021 - 07:04:00
Paris, France (PANA) - In a bid to put gender equality at the heart of COVID recovery, UN Women kicked [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US to give €600 million to support vaccine manufacturing in South Africa

01 july 2021 - 05:26:42
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) on Wednesday announced a joint financing package of €600 million [...] Full text...

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Statue of former Malian international footballer Salif Keita unveiled in Bamako

30 june 2021 - 13:28:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A statue of famous Malian footballer Salif Keita, popularly known as Domingo, the first African Ballon [...] Full text...

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Sudan to receive debt relief under HIPC Initiative

30 june 2021 - 09:50:34
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Sudan has taken the necessary steps to begin receiving debt relief under the enhanced Heavily [...] Full text...

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UN Envoy, Libya's partners call on LPDF to adopt constitutional basis for elections

30 june 2021 - 09:24:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Relevant Libyan actors, particularly members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) meeting in Switzerland on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic impact on tourism could deal $4 trillion blow to global economy: UN report

30 june 2021 - 07:23:01
New York, US (PANA) - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism could result in a more than $4 [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight results of the Berlin II Conference, departure of mercenaries

27 june 2021 - 17:58:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week have extensive coverage to the Berlin II Conference on Libya, focusing on [...] Full text...

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‘A global model to tackle violence against women’ - UN Secretary-General

25 june 2021 - 17:24:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - “As the world grapples unevenly with the effects of COVID-19, a parallel and equally horrific pandemic [...] Full text...

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Lessons learnt from Berlin II conference

24 june 2021 - 21:39:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The hour of reckoning came just hours after leaders and representatives of governments as well as [...] Full text...

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Canada supports Sudan PM's call for reforms

24 june 2021 - 11:58:52
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Canada on Thursday backed the Sudanese Prime Minister's position on the need for reform and drastic [...] Full text...

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Berlin II Conference calls for holding general elections on December 24 in Libya

23 june 2021 - 22:25:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Participants at the Berlin II Conference Wednesday evening called for the need to move forward with [...] Full text...

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Berlin II Confab is Libya's opportunity to work with int'l community on its stability - FM

23 june 2021 - 18:06:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla Al-Mangouch, says the Berlin II Conference offered the Libyan government the opportunity [...] Full text...

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Berlin II Conference on Libya kicks off

23 june 2021 - 13:26:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Berlin II Conference, gathering the main countries involved in the Libyan conflict, started on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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The world stands by Libya at Berlin II Conference to promote political process (Feature by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

22 june 2021 - 22:10:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The world's attention will be focused Wednesday on Berlin, the German capital, which will host the "Berlin [...] Full text...

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EU provides 10 million Euros to prop up Sudanese economic institutions

22 june 2021 - 16:02:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The European Union on Tuesday announced extension of 10 million Euros in support of public finance [...] Full text...

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WHO supporting S. African consortium to establish first COVID mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub

21 june 2021 - 20:56:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are working with a South African consortium to [...] Full text...

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EU helps Sudan improve gum Arabic production

21 june 2021 - 18:34:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan, the European Union (EU) and France have launched a joint project aimed at increasing [...] Full text...

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Senegalese diplomat questions French policy in Africa

21 june 2021 - 09:54:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Ibrahim Badji, a Senegalese diplomat on Monday questioned French policy in Africa, arguing, that "the [...] Full text...

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Libya recovers Gaddafi's presidential plane stranded abroad

21 june 2021 - 09:46:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya on Sunday recovered the presidential plane used by the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, which had [...] Full text...

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General Laurent Michon to head French Barkane force in Sahel in July

19 june 2021 - 14:34:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - General Laurent Michon will replace General Marc Conruyt as head of the French Barkhane force engaged [...] Full text...

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Informal Security Council meeting on evacuation of mercenaries and foreign fighters from Libya

19 june 2021 - 14:33:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An informal public meeting was held on Friday evening at the UN Security Council, at the [...] Full text...

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Islamic State element for Greater Sahara arrested in joint Barkane-Nigerien army operation

18 june 2021 - 15:21:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A senior member of the Islamic State in the Great Sahara (EIGS), Dadi ould Chouaib, known [...] Full text...

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IMF chief welcomes stance of Creditor Committee for Chad to meet its financial needs

17 june 2021 - 08:06:26
Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) – The Managing Director the International Monetary Fund, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, has welcomed the decision of the [...] Full text...

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G7 Development Finance Institutions and multilateral partners to invest over $80 billion into African businesses

14 june 2021 - 13:15:11
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) of the G7 member countries have for the first time come [...] Full text...

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Tourist arrivals in Mauritius drop by 99% in January-May 2021

14 june 2021 - 08:09:35
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Monday that the number of tourists who visited the island dropped [...] Full text...

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Three Ivorian soldiers killed in mine explosion on border with Burkina Faso

13 june 2021 - 12:07:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three Ivorian soldiers were killed and four others wounded on Saturday in a mine explosion [...] Full text...

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Malian narcotics office seizes 1.4 kg of cocaine from French-Malian

13 june 2021 - 11:27:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Central Narcotics Office on Saturday announced that it has seized 1.4 kg of cocaine with [...] Full text...

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Soldier killed, two others wounded in Centre-North of Burkina Faso

12 june 2021 - 11:38:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Burkinabe soldier was killed and two others wounded, one of them seriously, on Friday [...] Full text...

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Infantino and Macron open new FIFA office in Paris

12 june 2021 - 07:01:13
Paris, France (PANA) - World Football Governing body, FIFA, has officially spread its wings in Europe with the formal opening [...] Full text...

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UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council

11 june 2021 - 21:14:15
New York, US (PANA) - Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were elected by the 75th session [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nine in 10 African countries set to miss urgent COVID-19 vaccination goal

10 june 2021 - 21:02:07
Brazzaville, (Congo) - As coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa rise for the third week running and vaccines are increasingly scarce, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Campaigners slam 'self-interest' of G7 countries in vaccine challenges

10 june 2021 - 11:00:40
London, UK (PANA) - The self-interest of G7 countries is the biggest obstacle to ending the Covid-19 pandemic, a group [...] Full text...

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Col. Assima Goita, a pure product of the Malian National Army (Portrait of Mali's transition leader)

08 june 2021 - 17:10:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Col. Assimi Goïta, sworn in on Monday before the Supreme Court as President of the Transition [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Star striker tests positive for COVID-19

07 june 2021 - 16:26:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will be without star forward Percy Tau for Thursday's international friendly against [...] Full text...

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WHO organizes global conference on communicating science during health emergencies

06 june 2021 - 17:40:41
Paris, France (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has convened a global conference on communicating science during health emergencies [...] Full text...

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President of Libyan Presidential Council, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi discuss next Berlin Conference

05 june 2021 - 17:02:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, discussed with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia unveil squad for triple soccer friendlies

03 june 2021 - 18:44:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian National team head coach, Mondher Kebaier, on Wednesday revealed a 29-man squad for the upcoming [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President meets with French PM

03 june 2021 - 17:26:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid, on Thursday received the French Prime Minister, Jean Castex, who is visiting [...] Full text...

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Journalists to hold rally in Paris, call for release of kidnapped Olivier Dubois

02 june 2021 - 17:40:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reporter Without Borders (RSF) and partners calling for the release of French journalist, say they [...] Full text...

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Libyan-French Joint Commission reactivated after 19 years of interruption

02 june 2021 - 10:22:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has announced an agreement on the activation of the Libyan-French Joint [...] Full text...

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Morocco reiterates willingness to resolve situation of its minors in Europe

02 june 2021 - 09:53:04
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, has given instructions to the ministers of the Interior and [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM, French FM discuss Berlin Conference II on Libya

01 june 2021 - 17:05:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, and the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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French PM to visit Tunisia from June 2-3

01 june 2021 - 15:20:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex will pay an official visit to Tunisia from June 2-3, heading [...] Full text...

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Mandate of African Legal Support Facility extended until 2036

01 june 2021 - 08:18:57
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At the Annual Meetings of its Management and Governance Councils, held on 25 and 26 [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM discusses joint cooperation with Italian counterpart in Rome

31 may 2021 - 18:16:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, and his Italian counterpart, Mario Draghi, on Monday discussed "bilateral [...] Full text...

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Tourist arrivals decrease by 99.1% in Mauritius

29 may 2021 - 07:36:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday reported that the number of tourist arrivals decreased from 304,842 in the [...] Full text...

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Facing Cameroon is a good test for Super Eagles, says Nigeria Coach Gernot Rohr

28 may 2021 - 07:06:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr says the long rivalry between the Super Eagles and Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa urgently needs 20 million second doses of vaccine

27 may 2021 - 11:33:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa needs at least 20 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the next six weeks to [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council condemns arrest of Mali's transitional president, PM

27 may 2021 - 05:00:42
New York, US (PAA) - The UN Security Council met behind closed doors on Wednesday to discuss the derailing of Mali’s [...] Full text...

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French PM to visit Tunisia on June 2-3

25 may 2021 - 16:33:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex, will pay an official visit to Tunisia on 2-3 of June, [...] Full text...

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Sudan sends strong delegation to peace talks with rebels in Juba Wednesday

25 may 2021 - 16:28:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan on Tuesday dispatched a high-level delegation, including the Prime Minister, Dr Abdalla Hamdok, and [...] Full text...

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Monitoring Committee of Mali’s Transition demands release of President and Prime Minister

25 may 2021 - 12:58:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Local Committee for the monitoring of the Transition in Mali "demands the immediate and unconditional [...] Full text...

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LEAD: UN chief calls for 'unconditional' release of Malian interim president, PM

25 may 2021 - 10:52:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the "unconditional" release of Mali's interim president and prime [...] Full text...

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Guinean government denies preventing opponents from travelling abroad

21 may 2021 - 12:41:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Travel restrictions against some political personalities in Guinea, especially from the opposition, do not fall within [...] Full text...

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US amends law to remove Sudan from list of state sponsors of terrorism

21 may 2021 - 09:13:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has amended the law that removes Sudan from countries that sponsor terrorism.  A [...] Full text...

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France offers support for Nigeria to overcome security challenges

19 may 2021 - 12:47:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has assured President Muhammadu Buhari that his country will  support Nigeria with [...] Full text...

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