Libyan coastguards rescue 425 illegal migrants in one week
26 january 2021 - 10:22:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In one week, 452 illegal migrants were rescued by the Libyan Coastguards, the International Organisation [...] Full text...
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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In one week, 452 illegal migrants were rescued by the Libyan Coastguards, the International Organisation [...] Full text...
Libyan coastguards rescue 79 illegal migrants
25 january 2021 - 11:28:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 79 illegal migrants of various nationalities were rescued on Sunday by Libyan coastguards and port [...] Full text...
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36 illegal migrants rescued off Libya
22 january 2021 - 18:35:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 36 illegal migrants of various nationalities were rescued by Libyan coast guards as [...] Full text...
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31 foreigners arrested for illegal stay in Mauritius
14 january 2021 - 14:45:51Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius police on Thursday arrested 31 foreign workers, mostly Bangladeshis, who were illegally staying in the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Minister welcomes return of the Dutch Ambassador to Tripoli
14 january 2021 - 11:32:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, on Wednesday welcomed [...] Full text...
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Italian Defence Minister hails technical cooperation agreement with Libya
12 january 2021 - 10:23:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian Defence Minister, Lorenzo Guerini, has welcomes the success of a military technical agreement signed [...] Full text...
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Giuseppe Conte reaffirms importance to hold general elections in Libya on set date
08 january 2021 - 23:18:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, Friday praised efforts to resolve the political situation in Libya [...] Full text...
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Libyan coastguards rescue 119 illegal migrants - UNHCR
04 january 2021 - 10:54:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 119 illegal migrants on board two boats have been rescued off the coast [...] Full text...
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Defence Ministers of 5+5 Group urge Libya to continue dialogue
18 december 2020 - 09:38:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Defence Ministers of the 5+5 countries, at the end of their 16th meeting held under the [...] Full text...
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Greece accuses Turkey of facilitating Somali immigration into its country
09 december 2020 - 12:32:15Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece has formally accused Turkey and some NGOs of facilitating the immigration of Somalis into its [...] Full text...
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U.S. removes visa reciprocity fees for Nigerians
05 december 2020 - 18:29:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States government on Saturday announced the removal all visa reciprocity fees for Nigerian citizens [...] Full text...
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Libya, Italy sign military-technical cooperation agreement
04 december 2020 - 16:32:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Defence under the Government of National Accord has signed a military-technical cooperation agreement [...] Full text...
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IOM launches Global Policy Network to promote ethical recruitment
03 december 2020 - 14:00:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched on Thursday a Global Policy Network to promote ethical [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Minister proposes partnership with EU in illegal immigration fight
27 november 2020 - 10:54:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bachagha on Thursday called on the European Union (EU) to provide logistical [...] Full text...
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Trump administration imposes new restrictions on Libyans over entry visas
25 november 2020 - 22:12:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The administration of outgoing US President, Donald Trump, Wednesday imposed temporary travel restrictions on 15 African [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari awaits recommendations on possible re-opening of land border
25 november 2020 - 18:21:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari will soon receive a report from a Presidential committee constituted to advise authorities [...] Full text...
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Libyan, French interior ministers agree to train elite Libyan police force
20 november 2020 - 11:05:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan and French and French Interior ministers have agreed to form an elite Libyan police [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM to renegotiate cooperation deal with EU
18 november 2020 - 18:59:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Taher Siala, has [...] Full text...
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Libyan Defence Minister criticises EU's 'negative position' in Tripoli attack
18 november 2020 - 11:10:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Defence Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Salaheddine al-Nemruch, has criticised the [...] Full text...
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Libya, EU discuss cooperation on immigration, fight against terrorism
18 november 2020 - 06:08:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The European Union (EU) ambassador in Libya, José Sabadell, on Tuesday called on the Libyan minister [...] Full text...
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Libya, EU Delegation underline cooperation in fighting illegal immigration
17 november 2020 - 15:40:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - President Fayez al-Sarraj of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) has discussed with the Head of [...] Full text...
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Arsenal captain Aubameyang slams CAF
16 november 2020 - 19:28:11Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has slammed the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) after the former African player [...] Full text...
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77 illegal migrants rescued by coast guards brought back to Libya
16 november 2020 - 16:03:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 77 illegal migrants have been brought back to Tripoli after their rescue by [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Opposition official calls for regional mobilisation against irregular immigration
10 november 2020 - 15:59:49Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Kane Hamidou Baba, leader of the Coalition Vivre Ensemble (CVE), who failed in the Mauritanian presidential [...] Full text...
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Italian authorities resume repatriation of illegal Tunisian migrants
04 november 2020 - 17:58:31Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Italian authorities have returned dozens of Tunisian migrants who had arrived on board two planes on [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt. says it has 'No-Fly List', stopping citizens from travelling abroad
03 november 2020 - 18:45:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Embarrassed at the backlash this will trigger among Nigerians, the Federal Government has denied generating a [...] Full text...
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Italy, Libya set up limited committee to revise MoU on migration
02 november 2020 - 23:04:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan-Italian commission on immigration Monday set up a limited committee to propose a project of [...] Full text...
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More than 370 illegal migrants intercepted off Libyan coast
02 november 2020 - 11:38:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 370 illegal migrants were intercepted at sea and sent back to Libya by the [...] Full text...
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Three bodies of migrants recovered, five others rescued off Libyan coasts
26 october 2020 - 22:02:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The bodies of three illegal migrants were recovered while five others were rescued by Libyan coastal [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to introduce a new Visa Scheme
24 october 2020 - 11:49:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is to introduce soon a new visa scheme called Premium Visa for a period of [...] Full text...
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German funding helps Ethiopia enhance immigration, border management controls
23 october 2020 - 15:11:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Immigration and border management controls in Ethiopia are being improved to help secure the country’s [...] Full text...
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Libyan, Italian PMs call for solution to Libyan crisis based on results of Berlin Confab
23 october 2020 - 12:06:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The political solution to the Libyan crisis must be in line with the results of the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior minister, Italian counterpart discuss creation of common front to fight illegal migration
21 october 2020 - 21:08:55Tripoli, Liby0a (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, held talks [...] Full text...
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120 Libyan police officers in fight against illegal migration trained in use of modern technology
16 october 2020 - 00:00:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 120 members of the Anti-Illegal Immigration Body are undergoing training in the use [...] Full text...
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NOC director reiterates to EU ambassadors the need to keep Libyan Oil Company away from political skirmishes
11 october 2020 - 15:51:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the board of directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, [...] Full text...
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Two boats delivered to the Libyan Coast Guard to combat illegal migration
09 october 2020 - 11:25:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two ships of the Libyan Navy, the "P300 and the P301", arrived Thursday at the port [...] Full text...
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Algeria expels thousands of migrants, asylum seekers to Niger without due process, says HRW
09 october 2020 - 07:15:07Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Algerian authorities have expelled thousands of migrants and asylum seekers to Niger during waves of roundups of mostly [...] Full text...
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Libya acquires speedboats for combating illegal immigration
06 october 2020 - 11:13:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is equipping itself with speedboats to strengthen its capacity for stemming illegal immigration, the Interior [...] Full text...
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190 illegal migrants perish in September off Libyan coast - NGO report
29 september 2020 - 13:03:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -More than 190 illegal migrants perished in September off the Libyan coast, a non-governmental organisation monitoring migrant [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Navy begins 2-day exercise with six warships, 60 gunboats
23 september 2020 - 08:51:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday began a two-day exercise code-named ‘Exercise Sanga Sung,’ deploying troops on [...] Full text...
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Libyan coast guards rescue 89 illegal migrants
22 september 2020 - 11:00:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coast guards on Tuesday rescued 89 illegal migrants from the Mediterranean Sea as they tried [...] Full text...
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Libyan Coast Guard rescue 128 illegal migrants
20 september 2020 - 13:17:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 128 illegal migrants aboard several inflatable boats were rescued off the coast of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 140 Burundians, stranded for months in Rwanda, return home
10 september 2020 - 17:50:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - One hundred and forty Burundians stranded, in Rwanda following the Coronavirus pandemic since last April, were [...] Full text...
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Top EU official praises Libya's Fayez al-Sarraj for stabilizing Libya
01 september 2020 - 18:58:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security, Josep Borrell, has [...] Full text...
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Nigeria says it will no longer tolerate harassment of Its citizens in Ghana
28 august 2020 - 13:56:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Government on Friday said that it is deeply concerned by the incessant harassment of [...] Full text...
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EU Mission Head reiterates support to GNA for peace initiative in Libya
24 august 2020 - 17:31:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...
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Libyan coast guards rescue 67 illegal migrants west of Tripoli
21 august 2020 - 11:36:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 67 illegal migrants were rescued by Libyan coastguards 18 nautical miles from the [...] Full text...
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EU gives Tunisia 10 million Euros to help fight illegal migration
18 august 2020 - 05:09:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The EU Commissioner for home affairs, Ylva Johansson, on Monday announced that the European Union (EU) [...] Full text...
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Migration: NGO calls Tunisia to get out of its position of ‘’honest guardian’’
17 august 2020 - 21:36:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian forum for economic and social rights in an opened letter to Tunisian President Kais [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Minister urges European countries to pressure Haftar's supporters to stop creating division
17 august 2020 - 15:50:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, said the results of the Berlin [...] Full text...
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Libyan coast guards rescue 141 illegal migrants
14 august 2020 - 11:50:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 141 illegal migrants of various nationalities, including women and children, were rescued off the Libyan [...] Full text...
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USA imposes visa restrictions on individuals undermining Sudan’s civilian government
13 august 2020 - 21:04:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States Thursday threatened to impose a travel ban on supporters and officials of deposed [...] Full text...
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Rwanda to switch to new East Africa E-Passport
13 august 2020 - 13:22:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration on Thursday announced that all ordinary passports will be [...] Full text...
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Tripoli hosts meeting on activation of Libyan-Italian treaties and fight against illegal immigration
11 august 2020 - 22:15:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Taher [...] Full text...
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GNA Chief, Turkish and Maltese FMs discuss issues of common interest
06 august 2020 - 17:43:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...
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Libya and Malta review cooperation on illegal migration
06 august 2020 - 12:56:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Minister of the Interior of the Government of National Accord for Illegal Immigration [...] Full text...
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Bodies of 5 illegal migrants recovered East of Tripoli
04 august 2020 - 17:02:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of five bodies of illegal migrants were recovered from Tajoura beach, east of Tripoli, [...] Full text...
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Libyan coast guards rescue 20 illegal migrants
03 august 2020 - 11:39:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty illegal migrants have been rescued by Libyan coast guards after their boat broke down about [...] Full text...
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More than 100 illegal immigrants from Libya, Tunisia land in Italy
27 july 2020 - 17:50:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 100 illegal immigrants from Libya and Tunisia have arrived on the island of Lampedusa [...] Full text...
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UNHCR calls for action by Libyan authorities against smugglers after Eritrean refugee dies
25 july 2020 - 13:02:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has deplored "the tragic death" of a young [...] Full text...
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US govt. seeks recovery of US$3.5 million in corruption proceeds linked to ex-President Jammeh
16 july 2020 - 16:46:25Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The US Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture complaint, seeking the forfeiture of a [...] Full text...
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Libyan-Italian cooperation in fight against illegal immigration at the center of talks
12 july 2020 - 19:00:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of foreign affairs and international cooperation of the government of national accord (GNA), [...] Full text...
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Some 8,600 illegal immigrants left Libya via Mediterranean over first five months of 2020
10 july 2020 - 22:45:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 8,600 illegal immigrants left Libya via the Mediterranean between January and late May 2020, with [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Digital technologies could help Uganda’s economy recover faster - Report
09 july 2020 - 05:03:57Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2020 is projected to be between 0.4 and 1.7% compared to 5.6% in 2019, [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj, Maltese prime minister discuss evolution of the Libyan crisis
06 july 2020 - 22:12:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the government of national accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, held [...] Full text...
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Libyan military officials discuss with Italian counterparts training of coastal guards in fight against immigration
01 july 2020 - 23:44:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan military officials and their Italian counterparts held talks here Wednesday to discuss the training and [...] Full text...
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Ghana's president defends deployment of troops to border areas as voter registration begins
30 june 2020 - 06:47:22Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has defended the deployment of the military at the country’s [...] 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 - 15:03:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In recent days, French President Emmanuel Macron made numerous media statements on the situation in Libya, [...] Full text...
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Meeting on 2 July of Libyan-Italian technical commission to revise agreement protocol on immigration
24 june 2020 - 21:58:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian minister of foreign affairs, Luigi di Maio, Wednesday set 2 July for the meeting [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior minister, Italian FM discuss illegal migration
24 june 2020 - 17:28:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Minister for the government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, on Wednesday held [...] Full text...
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Fayez Al-Sarraj, Luigi di Maio call for resumption of the political process rejecting external interference in Libya
24 june 2020 - 15:01:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria summons Ghanaian top diplomat in Abuja over demolition of Nigerian embassy buildings in Accra
22 june 2020 - 17:02:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With palpable anger in Nigeria over the inability of the federal government to implement reciprocal or [...] Full text...
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US suspends ordinary visa for Burundian nationals
22 june 2020 - 15:48:07Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The head of Burundian diplomacy, Ezéchiel Nibigira, said on Monday that it was "unjustified" for the [...] Full text...
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Rights body slams Mozambique for s failure to release detained refugees
21 june 2020 - 15:00:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International has faulted the Mozambican authorities for failing to release 16 African and asylum seekers [...] Full text...
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Libyan media highlight struggles between intervening countries in Libya, judicial protection of Libyan assets abroad
20 june 2020 - 18:56:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The struggle by foreign countries to play the bigger role in restoring peace in Libya was [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj says GNA is determined to prevent dictatorship in Libya
19 june 2020 - 17:50:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya, Fayez al-Sarraj, says his administration [...] Full text...
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Gambia: US charges alleged ‘Death Squad’ member with torture
12 june 2020 - 18:32:25Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The indictment in the United States on June 11, 2020, of an alleged former Gambian “death [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigerians stranded abroad to sign undertaking to self-isolate before evacuation
08 june 2020 - 19:45:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Government says Nigerians stranded abroad because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, who are to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 189 stranded Indians flown home from Khartoum
03 june 2020 - 17:03:35Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - India has commended the Sudanese government for facilitating the repatriation of 189 stranded Indian nationals because [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Minister moves to check illegal migration with neighbouring countries
01 june 2020 - 18:39:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Minister of the Libyan government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, has called on [...] Full text...
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Libyan papers highlight US-Russian friction over Libya; Risk of transposing Syrian scenario
30 may 2020 - 18:08:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on friction between the United States and Russia over Libya with [...] Full text...
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Italy concerned about continued flow of arms as fuelling conflict in Libya
30 may 2020 - 17:42:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Saturday expressed his country's concern over "the prosecution by external [...] Full text...
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Libya, Malta sign agreement on how to deal with illegal immigration
28 may 2020 - 18:50:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord in Libya, Fayez Al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...
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400 illegal migrants intercepted at sea by the Libyan coast guard
26 may 2020 - 18:15:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 400 illegal migrants were intercepted off Libya by Libyan coast guards who brought them ashore, [...] Full text...
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14 Togolese, 10 Nigerians arrested for contravening Nigerian border closure
22 may 2020 - 07:58:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Ogun Command, has said that it has arrested 14 Togolese and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: EU donates equipment towards Gambia’s fight against COVID-19
20 may 2020 - 16:45:41Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Wednesday handed over 10,000 face masks, 500 protective suits and 100 [...] Full text...
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Libya, Italy discuss illegal immigration in Tripoli
13 may 2020 - 17:32:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Minister of the government of national accord, Fathi Bachagha, on Wednesday discussed illegal immigration [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases in Zambia rising
09 may 2020 - 12:57:34Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia on Saturday recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases since the disease broke out, with [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambian returnees produce protective equipment for COVID-19 frontline officials
05 may 2020 - 19:16:06Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The rapid spread of COVID-19 in West and Central Africa, which has infected over 8,000 people [...] Full text...
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Tunisian navy foils illegal immigration attempt off Tunisian city of Sousse
27 april 2020 - 23:32:08Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A unit of the Tunisian navy Monday morning seized a boat 60 km off the city [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to repatriate 60 of 73 Nigerians in Tanzanian prisons
23 april 2020 - 13:20:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal government has secured the release of 60 out of 73 Nigerians jailed in [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 measures must factor in specific needs of women, say UN experts
20 april 2020 - 14:55:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Governments must ensure women from diverse groups and backgrounds are included in decisions at the local, [...] Full text...
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Libya concerned about increase of Covid-19 infections from patient contacts
15 april 2020 - 13:50:30Tripoli, 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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Guinea disapproves mistreatment against Africans in China
14 april 2020 - 22:29:05Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government Tuesday expressed its deep concern and disapproval over the maltreatment of Africans, including [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pan African body condemns China over Covid-19
14 april 2020 - 19:22:47Banjul, 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: Detained children at ‘grave risk’ of contracting virus, warns UNICEF chief
14 april 2020 - 06:22:18New York, US (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of children in detention around the world are at “grave risk” of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 997 Americans evacuated from Nigeria over COVID-19 pandemic
09 april 2020 - 16:33:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States Mission in Nigeria on Thursday said it has helped 997 Americans to return [...] Full text...
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'Children vulnerable to abuse, violence during coronavirus lockdowns'
08 april 2020 - 06:50:33New York, US (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts have called on States to boost child protection measures to help [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tanzania extends visa, resident permits for visitors
02 april 2020 - 18:53:52Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Tanzania Immigration Services department has granted a three-month visa extension to prospective visitors [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia launches mobile clinic to follow patients in isolation
27 march 2020 - 18:00:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In its efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic, Tunisia has launched a mobile clinic to follow [...] Full text...
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Urgent action needed to prevent COVID-19 “rampaging through places of detention” – Bachelet
25 march 2020 - 18:56:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called on governments to take urgent action [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zambian President Lungu announces 10 new confirmed cases
25 march 2020 - 11:29:34Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded 10 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total to 12, President Edgar [...] Full text...
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Burundian illegal immigrants in North-Kivu repatriated to their country
16 march 2020 - 21:47:35Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – About 2,000 Burundian illegal immigrants in Goma, North-Kivu, were repatriated to their country by the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: All 355 people screened, tested negative - Gambian Health Minister
16 march 2020 - 18:19:40Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - “As of 15 March, a total of 355 people have been followed with home isolation. One [...] Full text...
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More than 1,400 Burundian illegal immigrants arrested in Goma
15 march 2020 - 19:16:01Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The provincial security authorities have arrested more than 1,400 Burundi illegal immigrants in Lake District, [...] Full text...
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Screening for infected coronavirus travellers at Zimbabwe's international airport remain poor
11 march 2020 - 18:29:19Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Parliament Committee on Health and Childcare found the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport wanting in [...] Full text...
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Merkel reaffirms to Haftar: "No military solution in Libya"
10 march 2020 - 19:59:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – During her meeting with the chief of the Libyan National Army based in eastern Libya, Marshall [...] Full text...
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Ghana to host 5th annual meeting of ECOWAS heads of immigration
10 march 2020 - 15:56:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - 'Deepening regional integration and security through effective border management systems' is the theme of the [...] Full text...
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Rwanda waives visa fees for Africans, Commonwealth, Francophonie citizens
10 march 2020 - 10:55:20Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has with immediate effect waived visa fees for a broad category of visitors entering the [...] Full text...
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Haftar tells French President Macron he will sign, respect ceasefire in Libya
10 march 2020 - 06:13:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) based in the east of the country, Marshal [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to continue with visa-on-arrival policy for Africans despite coronavirus spread
09 march 2020 - 05:00:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Sunday said that despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease hitting nine African countries, it would [...] Full text...
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The resignation of UN envoy to Libya, AU intentions to appoint a joint envoy highlighted in the news
07 march 2020 - 17:57:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The surprise resignation of the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, in the midst [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior ministry discusses with EU, OIM the possibility to establish accommodation center for vulnerable groups
05 march 2020 - 20:58:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Interior ministry of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) is studying with the European [...] Full text...
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Solution to illegal migration is in Libya’s stability, says PM
26 february 2020 - 05:25:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said on Tuesday that the solution to illegal migration is linked [...] Full text...
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Amidst protection challenges, Eastern Route outpaces Mediterranean for people leaving Africa
15 february 2020 - 08:28:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A monthly average of 11,500 people travelling from the Horn of Africa to Yemen last year [...] Full text...
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Chinese hotel workers deported after publicly flogging Kenyan worker
13 february 2020 - 20:58:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four Chinese hotel workers have been marked for deportation after images emerged of one of the [...] Full text...
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The solution to illegal immigration starts in southern Libya and African countries of origin of migrants
12 february 2020 - 18:34:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord Fathi Bachagha said here Wednesday "the solution [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj and Luigi di Maio discuss situation in Libya and Libyan-Italian cooperation
12 february 2020 - 14:16:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Head of Libya's Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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AU Summit: African leaders meet against background of huge challenges
09 february 2020 - 18:05:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – African leaders on Sunday began their 33rd Summit in Addis Ababa under the theme: “Silencing the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria slashes visa charges for US citizens
07 february 2020 - 15:23:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has slashed its visa application charges for citizens of the United States of America (USA). This [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Ministry, IOM discuss activation of migrants' drop-off points
07 february 2020 - 00:09:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The director-general of Coastal Security, Colonel-Major Mohamed Al-Nouweisiri Thursday held discussions with the head of immigration [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's new visa policy kicks off with launch in Abuja
04 february 2020 - 17:32:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday launched the new Nigeria Visa Policy (NVP) 2020 which kickstarts the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia intensifies coronavirus screening as suspected cases double to eight
03 february 2020 - 16:32:57Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has intensified the screening of passengers arriving at its major entry points, netting four [...] Full text...
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Gambian health minister assesses measures to screen passengers for coronavirus at Banjul airport
03 february 2020 - 08:26:12Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Health Minister Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh on Sunday expressed satisfaction with measures in place to [...] Full text...
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UNHCR announces upcoming resumption of activities in Libya
02 february 2020 - 14:54:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Jean-Paul Cavalieri, head of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Libya, said [...] Full text...
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Oxfam accuses European countries of using development aid to fight migration
01 february 2020 - 20:02:06Paris, France (PANA) - Oxfam revealed in a report here Thursday that European Union (EU) development aid was being used [...] Full text...
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US suspends immigrant visas to Nigeria, Eritrea and four other countries
01 february 2020 - 09:56:16Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Friday announced the suspension of overseas issuance of immigrant visas to six more [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia expands medical team to deal with coronavirus outbreak
30 january 2020 - 10:23:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has expanded its medical team to deal with the possibility of a local coronavirus [...] Full text...
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UN calls for urgent action to prevent further tragedies in Libya
27 january 2020 - 14:53:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In a new report released in July 2019, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) [...] Full text...
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Berlin Conference participants commit to cease interference in respect of ceasefire
20 january 2020 - 15:11:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Leaders and heads of delegation taking part in the Berlin International Conference on Libya have, at [...] Full text...
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Botswana calls for women, children to be key stakeholders in peace negotiations
17 january 2020 - 07:29:49Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has called for women and children to be key stakeholders in peace negotiations and reconciliation [...] Full text...
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Gambia pursues zero tolerance against trafficking in persons
16 january 2020 - 19:43:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia is pursuing a new “zero tolerance” policy against Trafficking in Persons [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Government vows to end trafficking in persons
14 january 2020 - 21:00:15Banjul,Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia government Tuesday called for efforts to end trafficking in persons as dozens of security officers [...] Full text...
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DR Congo deports 16 Rwandan nationals over lack of valid travel documents
12 january 2020 - 16:14:39Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Immigration authorities from North Kivu province in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have deported 16 [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt. moves to curb illegal activities of foreign, artisanal miners
12 january 2020 - 13:57:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian federal government says it has commenced moves to stop the illegal activities of Chinese [...] Full text...
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Rwandan media highlight release of Rwandan nationals from Ugandan detention facilities
11 january 2020 - 21:33:57Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The latest release earlier this week of nine Rwandans from Ugandan detention facilities dominated headlines in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria begins implementation of visa-on-arrival policy for Africans
05 january 2020 - 19:40:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian federal government, brushing aside objections and reservations by the Nigerian Senate and other stakeholders, [...] Full text...
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Big debate around Turkey’s support for Libyan Government of National Accord (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
03 january 2020 - 00:07:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The adoption on Thursday by the Turkish parliament of a motion authorizing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan [...] Full text...
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Year-end Analysis: 2019 ends in Libya with another missed appointment with peace (By Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
30 december 2019 - 11:15:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - For eight years now, Libyans have had a recurring rhyme: missed appointment to achieve peace despite [...] Full text...
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Year-end Analysis: 2019 saw cross-border collaboration on Ebola outbreak response between Rwanda and DR Congo
30 december 2019 - 08:59:32Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - For Rwanda, 2019 marked a significant milestone in strengthening cross-border collaboration on preparedness and response to [...] Full text...
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2019: Rwanda’s year of diplomatic offensive in SADC region, political standoff with Uganda
29 december 2019 - 13:53:50Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - For Rwanda, 2019 has been an active year in diplomacy that extended not only to many [...] Full text...
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EU gives Mauritania 11.6 million Euros for immigration management
20 december 2019 - 23:31:08Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The European Union has given Mauritania a budget aid of 11.6 million Euros “to strengthen the [...] Full text...
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Italy frees sea rescue vessel Sea Watch with over 40 African migrants on board
20 december 2019 - 15:59:36Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Sea rescue vessel, Sea Watch 3, seized by Italy in June for docking without authorization, was [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj calls on five countries to activate joint defence pact with Libya
20 december 2019 - 10:21:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of the National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...
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More than 32,000 Malian migrants deported or repatriated since 2013 - Minister
19 december 2019 - 12:26:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Expulsions and emergency repatriation of Malians in distress since 2013 to have affected more than 32,000 [...] Full text...
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Italian PM reiterates support for Libya's government
18 december 2019 - 05:50:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italian Foreign Minister Luigi di Maio has renewed Italy's support for the government of the National [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Senate summons minister, immigration boss over free visa policy for Africans
17 december 2019 - 14:25:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday summoned Interior minister Rauf Aregbesola to appear before its committees on [...] Full text...
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Chad to help Sudan in its peace process
16 december 2019 - 18:36:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Idris Deby of Chad has pledged to help the Sudanese peace talks currently underway in [...] Full text...
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U.S. imposes visa restrictions on South Sudan peace process spoilers
12 december 2019 - 17:29:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States administration has decided to impose visa restrictions against South Sudanese leaders who frustrated [...] Full text...
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Seventy-two refugees evacuated from Libya to Romania, says UNHCR
11 december 2019 - 11:16:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 72 refugees of three different nationalities have recently been evacuated from Libya to [...] Full text...
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US slaps Liberia again with temporary suspension of non-immigrant visas
09 december 2019 - 23:19:50Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The United States embassy here Monday dealt another blow to the government and people of Liberia, [...] Full text...
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Boat of illegal migrants sinks off Mauritanian coasts
04 december 2019 - 22:57:16Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A boat carrying illegal immigrants Wednesday sank off the coasts of Nouadhibou (northwest), the Mauritanian state-run [...] Full text...
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Under pressure from associations, France gives up delivering boats to the Libyan coastguard
02 december 2019 - 17:31:01Paris, France (PANA) - Seven associations, which have lodged an appeal with the Paris Administrative Court of Appeal against the [...] Full text...
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205 illegal migrants, including 33 women and 14 children rescued off Libyan coast
01 december 2019 - 10:58:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Coast Guard rescued 205 illegal migrants, including 33 women and 14 children, north of [...] Full text...
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43 refugees of different nationalities evacuated from Libya to Niger, says UNHCR
29 november 2019 - 12:32:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 43 refugees of three different nationalities were evacuated from Libya to Niger on Friday where [...] Full text...
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Botswana adjusts visa fees, other services
27 november 2019 - 13:47:36Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs (MNIG) has adjusted visa fees, abolished them [...] Full text...
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Germany struggling to bring together "stakeholders" in the Libyan crisis to Berlin - Italian PM
26 november 2019 - 16:50:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, has said that Germany "faces difficulties in bringing together all [...] Full text...
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UNHCR evacuates 117 new asylum seekers from Libya to Rwanda
25 november 2019 - 09:34:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 117 illegal migrants stranded in Libya were evacuated on Sunday by the United [...] Full text...
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Libyan Coast Guard assist migrant woman to deliver a baby at sea during rescue operation
24 november 2019 - 12:50:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An illegal migrant woman gave birth on Saturday on board the Libyan Navy ship Fezzan as [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers report US call on Haftar to end Tripoli offensive
23 november 2019 - 18:36:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US State Department's appeal to the head of the Libyan National Army, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, [...] Full text...
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Libya, ICMPD sign deal on promotion of migration governance
21 november 2019 - 15:53:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) on Wednesday signed in the Austrian capital, Vienna, a cooperation [...] Full text...
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IOM, Libyan organ against Illegal Immigration agree intervention plan for 2020
21 november 2019 - 07:16:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Organization for Combating Illegal Immigration and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have agreed [...] Full text...
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9th conference of air chiefs of staff from countries of "5+5" defence initiative ends in Tunis
20 november 2019 - 23:12:09Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The 9th conference of air army chiefs of staff from member-countries of the "5+5" defence initiative [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian president urges African states to dry up sources of terrorism
18 november 2019 - 19:04:51Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Mauritanian Head of State, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, said on Monday in Diamniadio, some 40 kilometers [...] Full text...
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20 foreign workers injured in factory bombing in southern Tripoli
18 november 2019 - 17:09:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty foreign workers were injured during an air strike against a biscuit factory in Wadi al-Rabie, [...] Full text...
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US ready to cooperate with the GNA in Libya's security, army and economy
18 november 2019 - 13:57:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has expressed "great interest in cooperating with the Government of National Accord (GNA) [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Niger, Benin agree to set up joint border patrol force to end Nigeria border closure
15 november 2019 - 08:01:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Months after Nigeria closed its land borders on 21 August, a tripartite joint committee consisting of [...] Full text...
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Libyan security services arrest 386 illegal migrants in Benghazi
14 november 2019 - 21:11:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 386 illegal African migrants of different nationalities were Thursday arrested in the eastern city of [...] Full text...
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US deports number of Liberians on multiple charges
14 november 2019 - 00:13:25Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The United States of America has deported a number of Liberians on multiple charges, an official [...] Full text...
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480 Sudanese evacuated from Libyan fighting zones near Tripoli
13 november 2019 - 13:54:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 480 Sudanese have been evacuated from Libya after escalating clashes in the suburbs of Tripoli, [...] Full text...
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UNHCR estimates 300,000 Libyans are internally displaced by ongoing violence
11 november 2019 - 13:31:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 300,000 Libyans have been internally displaced as a result of violence and armed clashes [...] Full text...
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UNHCR welcomes release of migrants from Tripoli shelter
08 november 2019 - 16:38:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has welcomed the release of [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj discusses illegal immigration with Italian ambassador to Libya
06 november 2019 - 17:24:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the National Unity Government, Fayez al-Sarraj, met Wednesday in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Customs Service now says no date set for reopening of land borders
04 november 2019 - 06:43:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) now says that all land borders will remain “partially” closed and [...] Full text...
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Libyan, UN officials examine situation of migrants in Tripoli reception centres
03 november 2019 - 18:31:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan deputy minister of the Interior in charge of illegal migration affairs of the Government [...] Full text...
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200 illegal migrants rescued by Libyan coastguards
31 october 2019 - 10:18:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Coastguards rescued 200 illegal migrants on Wednesday, including seven women and three children, aboard two wooden [...] Full text...
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EU commits to continue training Libyan coastguard in management and rescue of migrants
30 october 2019 - 15:42:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will continue to train Libyan coastguards to help them improve their skills [...] Full text...
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Fifty-three illegal migrants rescued off Libya
28 october 2019 - 11:25:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 53 illegal migrants of various African nationalities in an inflatable boat have been rescued about [...] Full text...
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IOM repatriates 141 Nigerian migrants from Libya
25 october 2019 - 17:41:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 141 Nigerian migrants, stranded in Libya, were helped Thursday by the International Organization for Migration [...] Full text...
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Libyan closes Ras Jedir land border crossing with Tunisia
24 october 2019 - 11:27:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ras Jedir land border crossing, a common border between Libya and Tunisia and the lung [...] Full text...
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Ten African countries endorse cross-border collaboration framework on Ebola
22 october 2019 - 09:31:44Goma, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its nine neighbouring countries have endorsed a joint framework [...] Full text...
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Ministry sensitises officials on illegal import, export of cultural objects
18 october 2019 - 14:09:56Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism ministry will, through the Department of National Museum and [...] Full text...
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Sudan, S. Sudan FMs propose scrapping visa requirements to deal with increasing refugee population in region
17 october 2019 - 21:05:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The South Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Awut Deng, at a meeting here Thursday with [...] Full text...
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Nigeria bans import and export of all goods through land borders
14 october 2019 - 17:35:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Monday announced a total ban on the import and export of [...] Full text...
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Senegal to reintroduce entry visa for nationals outside ECOWAS zone
10 october 2019 - 23:35:22Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government will restore entry visas for nationals non-member countries of the Economic Community of [...] Full text...
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Tunisian navy foils new illegal immigration attempt
08 october 2019 - 23:31:49Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian coast guards Tuesday foiled a new attempt at illegal migration to Italy, a statement issued [...] Full text...
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US Embassy in Kigali notified about deportation of American Pastor accused of "public order offence"
08 october 2019 - 23:10:49Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The US Embassy in Kigali was Tuesday notified about the deportation of the American Pastor Gregory [...] Full text...
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Rwanda top diplomat welcomes deportation of American pastor over public order offence
08 october 2019 - 22:43:54Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Minister of State in charge of the East African Community Olivier Nduhungirehe Tuesday welcomed the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 2-day conference on migration in West Africa opens in Abuja
08 october 2019 - 16:56:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A two-day regional conference opened on Tuesday in Abuja towards working out the place of migration [...] Full text...
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Rwanda deports American pastor for overstaying his visa
08 october 2019 - 16:03:44Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Directorate-General of Immigration and Emigration on Tuesday confirmed that American Pastor Gregory Ryan Schoof, who [...] Full text...
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102 illegal migrants rescued off Tripoli
04 october 2019 - 16:42:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 102 illegal migrants have been rescued off Tripoli by the Libyan coastguard, as the phenomenon [...] Full text...
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Botswana to diversify the economy from mining
01 october 2019 - 21:38:31Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana is strongly working at luring investors in a bid to diversify the economy from mining [...] Full text...
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161 stranded Nigerians return from Libya Tuesday
01 october 2019 - 17:46:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total of 161 stranded Nigerian returned from Libya on Tuesday, the National Emergency Management Agency [...] Full text...
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31 illegal migrants recued off Sabratha in western Libya
01 october 2019 - 12:29:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libyan navy and coastguard have rescued 31 migrants of African nationalities in the north of the western [...] Full text...
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Seventy-one illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coasts
29 september 2019 - 17:21:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seventy-one illegal migrants on board a rubber dinghy were Sunday rescued here, 45 miles Northwest of [...] Full text...
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Several attempts at illegal immigration foiled Saturday night in Tunisia
29 september 2019 - 12:49:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several attempts at illegal migration from the Tunisian coast were foiled on Saturday night when 13 [...] Full text...
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Italy says military offensive against Tripoli 'unjustified', condemns targeting of civilians
28 september 2019 - 13:14:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italian Interior minister Luciana Lamorgese has reaffirmed her country's position on "unjustified aggression against Tripoli and [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire receives 1,200 civil status registers from HCR
25 september 2019 - 20:26:33Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The UN high commission for refugees (HCR) Wednesday handed over 1,200 civil status registers worth [...] Full text...
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Sudan: PM participates in UN General Assembly, but cracks still showing on the wall of isolation
25 september 2019 - 18:49:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time since 2009, the Sudanese government is participating massively in the United Nations [...] Full text...
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493 illegal migrants rescued in four days off Libya
20 september 2019 - 10:41:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 493 illegal migrants, including children and women, aboard inflatable boats were rescued from [...] Full text...
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