Libyan dailies highlight unemployment, mines in Tripoli and resumption of oil production

11 july 2020 - 18:12:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Social issues related to the daily life of Libyan citizens resonated in the country's press this [...] Full text...

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Endless conflict extends suffering of Libyans (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

10 july 2020 - 22:25:25
 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Security chaos, suffering and impoverishment of Libyans remain among the most visible characteristics of life in [...] Full text...

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Inter-communal violence, terrorist attacks inflame tensions in West Africa: Chambas

09 july 2020 - 22:27:58
New York, US (PANA) - Inter-communal violence and persistent attacks by extremists continue to undermine peace and security across West [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Refugees in Africa ‘even more vulnerable than ever’ amid pandemic

09 july 2020 - 21:36:07
New York, US (PANA) - Millions of refugees across Africa face even greater food insecurity because of aid disruption and [...] Full text...

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Global education protection raises red flag on education attacks in West, Central Africa

09 july 2020 - 21:18:48
New York (PANA) - Universities, schools, students, teachers, and academics in West and Central Africa have suffered over 2,500 attacks [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Report of MPs proposing postponement of parliamentarian elections handed to President Kabore

09 july 2020 - 00:05:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe parliamentarians Wednesday handed over to President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré a proposal to postpone [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso MPs propose extending their mandate by one year

08 july 2020 - 16:17:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Sitting behind closed doors on Monday, the 127 deputies of the Burkinabè Parliament suggested a [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Societies need ‘a new dynamic’ to overcome negative impacts of pandemic – UN official

08 july 2020 - 03:43:45
New York, US (PANA) - The dramatic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, have laid bare “weaknesses in our systems and [...] Full text...

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Three family members wounded in mine explosion in southern zone of Tripoli

06 july 2020 - 23:26:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three members of the same family were Monday injured in a mine explosion inside their home [...] Full text...

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IFAD launches project to support 210.000 rural families in Niger

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

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Two civilians injured in mine explosion in southern Tripoli

06 july 2020 - 15:20:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two people were injured in a mine explosion in Aïn Zara, south of Tripoli, official sources [...] Full text...

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Libyan Defence ministry accuses foreign fighter jets of bombarding al-Wattia air base in western Libya

05 july 2020 - 19:34:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The vice-minister of Defence of the Libyan Government of National accord (GNA), Col. Salah al-Namrouxh, has [...] Full text...

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

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

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MINUSMA chief deeply concerned by killings and summary executions in central Mali

04 july 2020 - 16:36:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The special representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Mali, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, Saturday expressed deep [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: DRC and IFAD partner for better nutrition, resilience for small-scale farmers facing pandemic

03 july 2020 - 13:00:53
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Friday announced support for a new programme in [...] Full text...

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39 new bodies found in mass graves in Tarhouna, and the southern outskirts of Tripoli

02 july 2020 - 18:45:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 39 new bodies have been found in mass graves in Tarhouna and the [...] Full text...

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Denmark to host round table on humanitarian situation in the Sahel

02 july 2020 - 15:58:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A ministerial round table on the humanitarian situation in the Sahel, particularly in Burkina Faso, Mali [...] Full text...

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

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

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World Bank Approves $40 million emergency support for Somalia’s Desert Locust Response

30 june 2020 - 15:40:40
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) -  The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a $40 million International Development Assistance (IDA) grant [...] Full text...

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French President Emmanuel Macron attends G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott

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

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Coronavirus: UN food agency warns that tens of million could go hungry because of pandemic

29 june 2020 - 16:58:48
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Tens of millions more people are likely to go hungry this year because of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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

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

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Zimbabwe ban on trading of stocks and mobile money transactions to have dire economic consequences (Analysis by Correspondent Tatira Zwinoira)

27 june 2020 - 19:26:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe government on Saturday took the unprecedented move to ban trading on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange [...] Full text...

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Niger: More than 4,000 students deprived of school due to insecurity

26 june 2020 - 17:51:10
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The prevailing insecurity in the region of Tahoua (North) has led to the closure of several [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IOM appeals for US$ 37.8 million to continue lifesaving assistance to vulnerable people in Central Sahel region

23 june 2020 - 14:07:21
Dakar, Senegal - A rise in violence and the multi-layered humanitarian crisis in the Central Sahel region have resulted in [...] Full text...

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Prefect of abducted northern Malian town released

21 june 2020 - 14:48:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Sidya Coulibali, the central prefect of the circle of Diré, in Mali's northern region of Timbuktu, [...] Full text...

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More than 1million people are in need of humanitarian aid in Libya, says Stephanie Willams

19 june 2020 - 18:58:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Stephanie Williams told the United Nations Human Rights Council [...] Full text...

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

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

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Nigerien opposition rejects any idea of postponement of elections

16 june 2020 - 21:28:58
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien opposition party Tuesday rejected proposals by the national council for political dialogue (CNDP) to [...] Full text...

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4 killed, 4 wounded in mine explosion in housing zones in Libya

15 june 2020 - 23:48:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mines continue claiming the lives of civilians as four people were killed and four others were [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 61 bodies recovered after sinking of a boat of illegal migrants

13 june 2020 - 20:29:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A week after the sinking of a boat of illegal migrants off the Tunisian coast, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: CERF allocates $18.6 million to Niger to support humanitarian aid

12 june 2020 - 18:43:51
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated more than US$ 18.6 million or 11.2 billion [...] Full text...

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UNSC Meeting: Mali's foreign minister requests extension of MINUSMA mandate

12 june 2020 - 15:00:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Tiébilé Dramé, has reiterated his country's willingness to [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 54 bodies recovered after shipwreck of boat of illegal migrants

11 june 2020 - 21:55:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The latest death toll of the shipwreck of a boat carrying illegal migrants off the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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UNHCR concerned about escalating violence in Sahel region

11 june 2020 - 20:38:06
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said here Thursdays it was [...] Full text...

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Unknown gunmen kill 12 Ivorian soldiers

11 june 2020 - 17:24:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A dozen Ivorian soldiers were killed Thursday morning in an attack on a military detachment [...] Full text...

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EU expresses concern on widespread violence in South Sudan, delays in implementation of peace deal,

11 june 2020 - 14:03:18
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – Underlining the right of the people of South Sudan to lasting peace, the European Union [...] Full text...

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UNHCR to relocate refugees fleeing violence of criminal groups in Nigeria

11 june 2020 - 05:50:16
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has started a campaign in the Maradi region, 650 [...] Full text...

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International efforts don’t succeed in silencing guns in Libya (News analysis)

11 june 2020 - 00:17:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fighting continued Wednesday on the Sirte front (center) between troops of the army loyal to the [...] Full text...

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Death toll from shipwreck in Tunisia reaches 30

10 june 2020 - 17:23:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The death toll from the sinking of a boat carrying illegal migrants off the coast of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNDP launches Rapid Response Facility for vulnerable countries

10 june 2020 - 17:09:51
New York, US (PANA) - Pre-existing conditions such as poverty, insecurity, weak governance and fragile infrastructure in low- and middle-income [...] Full text...

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

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

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Coronavirus: Conflict-hit Nigerian families living under lockdowns, on ‘life-support’, says UN agency

10 june 2020 - 05:25:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Help and funding are needed urgently for millions of people in Nigeria who have been hit [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB unveils roadmap to safeguard food security in Africa

09 june 2020 - 21:16:02
Abidjan, Cote d' Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has unveiled a strategic roadmap of projects and programmes [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger adjusts national budget to accommodate response to the pandemic

09 june 2020 - 17:04:10
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The National Assembly in Niger on Tuesday approved the first amendment to the 2020 national budget, [...] Full text...

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From farm to fork: Women championing agricultural transformation in Africa (An AfDB Feaure)

09 june 2020 - 16:29:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - From Sudan to Mali, Senegal to Mozambique, and Zambia to Mauritania, women are changing the [...] Full text...

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CSOs condemn changes in Benin's electoral law

04 june 2020 - 16:59:22
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Electoral Platform has condemned changes made by legislators on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: More than 2 million people to be affected by food insecurity between June and August

03 june 2020 - 22:17:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Between June and August, some 2,151,970 people spread across all regions of the country will [...] Full text...

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Libyan governmental forces announce taking control of international Tripoli airport from pro-Haftar forces

03 june 2020 - 21:42:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forces of the government of national accord  (GNA) Wednesday recaptured the international Tripoli airport from the [...] Full text...

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UNICEF gets US$5 million from CERF to accelerate humanitarian response in Niger

03 june 2020 - 10:38:12
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The United Nations Central Fund for Emergency Response (CERF) has allocated more than US$5 million this [...] Full text...

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Niger: Government sets agro-pastoral campaign plan for 39,233,618,301 CFAF for 2020-2021

01 june 2020 - 22:25:41
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The minister of Agriculture, Albadé Abouba, Monday told parliament here that the Nigerien government had prepared [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister moves to check illegal migration with neighbouring countries

01 june 2020 - 18:39:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Minister of the Libyan government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, has called on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia FM commends the strong Pan-African solidarity in fight aganst COVID-19

01 june 2020 - 17:55:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Foreign Minister, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has commended the strong pan-African solidarity that has manifested [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: At least 296 people killed by armed attackers in 6 months in Ituri - UN

29 may 2020 - 19:19:31
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - At least 296 people were killed, 151 others injured and 38 people raped, including many [...] Full text...

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Mali gets 21.6 billion CFA francs grant from EU to meet people's urgent needs

29 may 2020 - 12:30:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has granted a budget support of 21.6 billion CFA francs to Mali, [...] Full text...

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Kenyan president urges world leaders to avail financial incentives to support economic growth

29 may 2020 - 11:06:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has advised world leaders to expand financial support to enhance the free flow of [...] Full text...

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Libyan crises persist despite identification of causes and remedies (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

29 may 2020 - 10:37:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Despite the causes and solutions to Libya’s political and military crises being an open secret, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ICRC, ally appeal for funds to combat pandemic spread

28 may 2020 - 17:06:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is appealing for US$3.19 billion to urgently scale up [...] Full text...

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Gambia needs predictable funding to develop sustainable Food Systems - VP

27 may 2020 - 21:58:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Vice-President Dr. Isatou Touray disclosed here Wednesday that the country needed predictable increase in funding [...] Full text...

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World Bank provides US$346 million to build resilience, livelihoods in Lake Chad region

27 may 2020 - 13:09:28
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Tuesday approved two operations of the International Development Association (IDA), totalling [...] Full text...

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400 illegal migrants intercepted at sea by the Libyan coast guard

26 may 2020 - 18:15:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 400 illegal migrants were intercepted off Libya by Libyan coast guards who brought them ashore, [...] Full text...

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Libya: Continued military pressure on Haftar's forces rising

26 may 2020 - 18:05:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan army loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) and the support forces on [...] Full text...

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15 cargo planes to evacuate Russian mercenaries in southwest Libya

25 may 2020 - 22:10:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 15 military cargo planes landed at Beni Walid airport,180 km southwest of the capital, over [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senior Rwandan official calls for solidarity among African states in fight against COVID-19

25 may 2020 - 18:40:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Foreign Affairs minister, Dr Vincent Biruta, on Monday called for global solidarity to fight against [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Mahamat tells Africa 'stop dependency on outside, live on own resources'

25 may 2020 - 14:56:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brutally reminded African nations of the imperative need to put a [...] Full text...

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Libyan dailies centre on military developments in war for Tripoli, possible scenario

23 may 2020 - 19:09:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the military changes taking place on the ground in recent [...] Full text...

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Mali celebrates Eid El Fitr

23 may 2020 - 10:55:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali celebrates the Eid El Fitr on Saturday, marking the end of the Muslim fasting month, [...] Full text...

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Victims of intercommunal violence in South Sudan deserve ‘justice, truth and reparations’ – UN rights chief

23 may 2020 - 05:53:39
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned a fresh wave of intercommunal violence [...] Full text...

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Libya to celebrate Eid el-Fitr Sunday

22 may 2020 - 23:32:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Eid el Fitr, commemorating the end of Ramadan, month of fasting for Muslims, will be [...] Full text...

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UN concerned about military developments around Libyan city of Tarhouna

22 may 2020 - 11:08:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Friday it was "concerned" by military [...] Full text...

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

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

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UN agencies urge EU members not to return rescued migrants to war-torn Libya

21 may 2020 - 12:06:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United Nations refugee and migration agencies on Thursday called on Malta and European States not to [...] Full text...

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Under military pressure, Haftar forces announce a 3-km retreat from the fronts in Tripoli

20 may 2020 - 17:03:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Still suffering from Monday's defeat after the takeover of al-Wattia Air Force Base (Southwest) by the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Africa must act now to avoid a catastrophe, say rights chiefs

20 may 2020 - 13:38:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – Human rights chiefs from the United Nations and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Nigerian Presidency assures on nationwide security as banditry violence heightens food insecurity concerns

20 may 2020 - 12:47:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency has assured that all 36 States of the federation and the Federal Capital [...] Full text...

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Libyan High Council of State welcomes control of Al-Wattia air base from Haftar’s forces

18 may 2020 - 22:48:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan High Council of State Monday welcomed the "liberation of the military air base of [...] Full text...

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Ramadan without respite for Libyans, victims of military escalation (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

17 may 2020 - 20:48:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans will have lived in 2020 the Ramadan, month of fasting for Muslims, the most difficult [...] Full text...

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Six killed, six wounded in bombing of university hostel in Tripoli

17 may 2020 - 08:47:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least six people were killed and six others wounded in new rocket attacks Saturday targeting [...] Full text...

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Child vaccinations down in DR Congo and COVID-19 is not helping matters - UNICEF

16 may 2020 - 07:29:31
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Fewer children are getting vaccinated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Old man wounded, warehouse of electoral commission destroyed in bombardments in Tripoli

15 may 2020 - 23:33:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  An old man was wounded and a warehouse containing electoral material was damaged by rockets fired [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic could deepen food insecurity, malnutrition in Africa - WHO

15 may 2020 - 17:43:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern at the potential impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on [...] Full text...

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Burkinabes bemoan insecurity as politicians strategize for November polls

15 may 2020 - 17:24:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's political class are neck deep in preparations for the country's presidential and legislative [...] Full text...

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Malian military officer assassinated in Gao by unidentified gunmen

15 may 2020 - 14:00:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's regional head of the Operational Coordination Mechanism (OMC) in Gao, north of the country, Col. [...] Full text...

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

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

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Rockets fired on hospital, several residential districts of Tripoli

14 may 2020 - 14:08:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Several rockets were fired on Tarik al-Zawiya Hospital in central Tripoli and  surrounding areas late Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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Efforts to forge a global ceasefire a "catastrophic failure", says Oxfam

13 may 2020 - 18:15:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - There has been a catastrophic failure by the international community to forge a global ceasefire in [...] Full text...

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Libya, Italy discuss illegal immigration in Tripoli

13 may 2020 - 17:32:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Minister of the government of national accord, Fathi Bachagha, on Wednesday discussed illegal immigration [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 8 soldiers, 20 attackers killed in the Sahel

13 may 2020 - 16:59:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Eight Burkinabè soldiers lost their lives and around 20 attackers were killed on Monday during [...] Full text...

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Nigeria violence sees 23,000 refugees flee into Niger in April alone: UNHCR

13 may 2020 - 07:06:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ongoing violence in parts of north-western Nigeria forced an estimated 23,000 people to seek safety and [...] Full text...

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UN condemns attack that killed three Chadian peacekeepers in Mali

12 may 2020 - 17:25:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Mahamat Saleh Annadif, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Burkina Faso, has [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Combating coronavirus at centre of Burkina Faso’s 60th anniversary

12 may 2020 - 15:35:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso will celebrate on 11 December 2020 the 60th anniversary of independence under the [...] Full text...

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Guterres highlights Libya's vulnerability to Covid-19 due to insecurity

12 may 2020 - 14:08:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said Libya remains "extremely vulnerable to coronavirus due to intensified fighting [...] Full text...

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Battle ‘not yet over’ against locust invasions in East Africa and Yemen - says FAO

12 may 2020 - 05:39:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and other challenges, significant gains have been made against Desert Locust [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Germany gives CFAF 7 billion to Mali for food security and resilience

08 may 2020 - 17:25:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Germany has granted Mali an additional financial contribution of CFAF 7.2 billion, through the World Food [...] Full text...

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FSD denounces results of Malian parliamentary elections, demands resignation of president of constitutional court

07 may 2020 - 21:00:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  The Front for the Safeguard of Democracy (FSD) here Thursday rejected the final results of the [...] Full text...

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Niger: CENI announces resumption of biometric enrollment in certain localities of Niger

07 may 2020 - 18:01:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) has announced the resumption of biometric enrollment in certain municipalities [...] Full text...

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UN appeals for US$6.7 billion to protect millions of lives, stem COVID-19 spread in fragile countries

07 may 2020 - 15:21:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s Humanitarian Chief, Mark Lowcock on Thursday  called for swift and determined action to avoid [...] Full text...

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Local legislator says terrorists raise own flags in eastern Burkina Faso

07 may 2020 - 14:15:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An opposition member of Union for Change and Progress (UPC) party said Thursday in Ouagadougou [...] Full text...

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Five killed, 27 wounded in new bombardments on residential districts in Tripoli

06 may 2020 - 22:44:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Five persons were killed and 27 others, including three children, wounded in bombardments targeting districts in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Japan provides 4,000 tons of rice to Mali in response to Covid-19 pandemic

06 may 2020 - 15:22:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan has provided Mali 4,237 tons of rice, worth more than one billion CFA francs, as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Food insecurity in West Africa could leave 43 million at risk as pandemic hits

06 may 2020 - 05:50:08
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Well over 40 million people across West Africa face desperate food shortages in coming months, with [...] Full text...

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Haftar’s political future mortgaged by military defeat in Tripoli (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

04 may 2020 - 23:10:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Latest developments on the political and military scene in this north African country seems to have [...] Full text...

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Burkinabé gendarme killed in ambush in Sahel

02 may 2020 - 18:16:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Burkinabe gendarme was killed Saturday in an ambush in the locality of Gaskindé in [...] Full text...

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

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

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Curfew extended in eastern Burkina Faso due to terrorism

02 may 2020 - 14:46:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The curfew has been extended in the eastern region of Burkina Faso due to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN leads bid to help 135 countries get vital COVID-19 medical kits

29 april 2020 - 05:32:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A major UN-led initiative is under way to secure supplies of key medical equipment for 135 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: G5 Sahel presidents call for help

28 april 2020 - 23:43:18
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The G5 Sahel presidents Tuesday made a solemn appeal for international solidarity to help the sub-region [...] Full text...

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Germany pledges additonal €5.5 million to aid Nigeria's COVID-19 fight in Northeast region

28 april 2020 - 18:30:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Germany has announced another financial intervention fund of 5.5 million euros to assist Nigeria in its [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Banana sector in Casamance, Senegal, affected by coronavirus

28 april 2020 - 17:30:13
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The COVID 19 pandemic has left banana producers in Middle Casamance, southern Senegal, in disarray, with [...] Full text...

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

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

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UN report rates Zimbabwe among top global food crises

28 april 2020 - 12:37:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A major deterioration in food insecurity is expected in Zimbabwe as a result of persisting economic [...] Full text...

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The 2020 rainy season is expected to be generally wet in the Sahelian countries

27 april 2020 - 15:41:33
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 2020 rainy season is expected to be wet overall, according to a press release issued [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian situation worsens one year after tropical cyclone ravaged Mozambique

25 april 2020 - 12:51:54
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - One year after Tropical Cyclone Kenneth struck Cabo Delgado in Mozambique on 25 April 2019, more [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WTO, IMF heads call for lifting trade restrictions on medical supplies and food

25 april 2020 - 11:37:51
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Heads of two international organizations have called for more attention to the role of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: SADC needs to 'scale up its coordinated response' to pandemic

25 april 2020 - 07:10:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe research and advocacy group, the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), says as the Southern African [...] Full text...

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Niger commemorates 25th anniversary of national concord day

24 april 2020 - 21:07:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger Friday celebrated the national concord day marking the 25th anniversary of the signing of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkina Faso launches radio to provide lessons to students at home

24 april 2020 - 16:02:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Education ministry on Thursday a radio frequency to provide lessons for students because [...] Full text...

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Protect civilians in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions, urges UN refugee agency

24 april 2020 - 04:59:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An upsurge in military action against armed groups in West Africa’s vast Sahel and Lake Chad [...] Full text...

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The EU’s global response to coronavirus: "supporting our partner countries – The Gambia included" - Ambassador Lajos

23 april 2020 - 23:18:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - European Union Ambassador to The Gambia Attila Lajos Thursday called for global cooperation to fight the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus insecurity: Libyans begin Ramadan with suffering (A News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

23 april 2020 - 22:34:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Libyans on Friday begin the Ramadan, month of fasting for Muslims, in exceptionally trying times marked [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN to set up regional humanitarian hubs to combat pandemic

23 april 2020 - 16:00:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations is working closely with national governments to set up regional humanitarian hubs in [...] Full text...

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

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

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Libyan Interior minister accuses Haftar of continuing targeting civilians

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

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Coronavirus: UN Security Council urged to act fast as famines of ‘biblical proportion’ loom

22 april 2020 - 05:44:31
New York, US (PANA) - The world is not only facing “a global health pandemic but also a global humanitarian [...] Full text...

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HCR takes assistance to flood victims in eastern DRC

21 april 2020 - 22:14:32
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) -  The UN Hight Commission for Refugees (HCR) Tuesday presented assorted emergency items to flood victims [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: ‘Keep critical food supply chains operating to save lives’, urges UN-backed report

21 april 2020 - 21:52:59
Rome, Italy (PANA)  -  A new study on food insecurity by an alliance of the UN, governmental, and non-governmental agencies [...] Full text...

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. Two killed, seven injured in bombings on Tripoli and its outskirts

21 april 2020 - 15:38:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two relatives were killed and two other persons were injured on Tuesday after their home and [...] Full text...

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Libyan media assess developments in military situation in the west of country

18 april 2020 - 19:50:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Libyan newspapers appearing this week have given wide coverage to military developments on the ground in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rights group warms millions face hunger in Southern Africa under lockdown

17 april 2020 - 11:15:02
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Friday that millions of people across Southern Africa [...] Full text...

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UN denounces bombardments against civilians in Tripoli and exactions against inhabitants in western Libya

15 april 2020 - 23:14:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Wednesday expressed deep concern over the recent killings of [...] Full text...

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Military escalation continues in Libya despite challenges posed by coronavirus

11 april 2020 - 17:00:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus epidemic, which is gaining ground every day with 24 [...] Full text...

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Tripoli, surrounding cities go without drinking water for 5th day running

10 april 2020 - 17:38:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan capital, Tripoli, and surrounding towns have gone without drinking water for the fifth day [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic has worsened living conditions of migrants in Libya (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

10 april 2020 - 11:33:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) has disrupted life in Libya. Particularly affected are the most vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Desert locust fight goes on in East Africa despite coronavirus crisis measures

10 april 2020 - 07:13:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sustained efforts to contain East Africa’s worst invasion of desert locusts in decades are forging ahead, [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian killed, six other foreign workers wounded in bombardment by Haftar’s forces near Tripoli

09 april 2020 - 20:16:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  A Ghanaian national was killed and eight others wounded, including two Libyans and six members of [...] Full text...

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EU calls for an end to attacks on medical facilities in Libya

09 april 2020 - 16:29:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has denounced the bombing of al-Khadra Hospital in Tripoli for two successive [...] Full text...

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Antonio Guterres denounces shelling of Al-Khadra Hospital in Tripoli

08 april 2020 - 12:44:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the shelling, which targeted the al-Khadra hospital in Tripoli, [...] Full text...

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UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya denounces bombing of Tripoli hospital

07 april 2020 - 13:06:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, on Monday condemned the bombing of al-Khadra [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe has announced its 10th COVID-19 case as it expects 1,000 cases

06 april 2020 - 22:45:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health and Child Care Monday confirmed a 10th COVID-19 case, following one positive [...] Full text...

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Libya more than ever plunged into chaos a year after military offensive against Tripoli

03 april 2020 - 21:50:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The military offensive launched by the chief of the Libyan national army, Marshall Khalifa Haftar, to [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso crisis, coronavirus concerns highlight pressure on Sahel food security

03 april 2020 - 06:10:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Food insecurity levels in the Sahel region are “spiralling out of control”, the World Food [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records first death linked to COVID-19

03 april 2020 - 00:13:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya Thursday evening recorded its first death linked to the coronavirus, a 85-year-old woman, the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Libya: War, coronavirus and scare of food shortages among Libyans (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

03 april 2020 - 00:05:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya’s decade of a deadly armed conflict and the 4 April Tripoli war have thrown the [...] Full text...

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GNA forces destroy Haftar's ammunition convoy in southeast Libya

02 april 2020 - 14:26:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A convoy of three trucks ferrying ammunition of the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Marshal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Insecurity hangs big risk of COVID-19 spread in Libya, says OCHA

01 april 2020 - 22:06:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Wednesday warned that Libya was “facing [...] Full text...

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Ten suspected terrorists killed in northwestern Burkina Faso

01 april 2020 - 14:43:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least ten suspected terrorists were killed on Tuesday in Toéni locality of Boucle du [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: Two new cases confirmed in Libya

28 march 2020 - 18:48:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded two new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, the Libyan National Center for Disease [...] Full text...

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Libyan personalities call for unity, solidarity in combating COVID-19

26 march 2020 - 18:16:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA - Nineteen prominent Libyan personalities including doctors, academics and activists have appealed for unity and solidarity in [...] Full text...

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UN calls for immediate de-escalation in Libya to focus on fighting coronavirus

26 march 2020 - 10:13:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Wednesday evening called on the warring parties [...] Full text...

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Mali needs 56,000 tonnes of cereals to build its food security stock

25 march 2020 - 10:25:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali needs 56,000 tonnes of cereals, 16,000 tonnes of livestock feed and a few hundred tonnes [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records first case

25 march 2020 - 05:51:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya on Tuesday confirmed its first case of COVID-19 (coronavirus), the National Disease Centre announced. It said [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj denounces hate speech, violence on Libyan TV channels

24 march 2020 - 20:46:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus and Climate Change: Observing World Water Day

23 march 2020 - 21:12:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As the world celebrates World Water Day, an estimated 400 million people in Africa still lack [...] Full text...

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One abducted, two forest posts burnt in eastern Burkina Faso

23 march 2020 - 20:43:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Overnight on 22 March 2020, the forest posts of Tapoa-Djerma and Kaboungou, located respectively in [...] Full text...

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Two killed as shells hit their home south of Tripoli

23 march 2020 - 16:09:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two people were killed on Monday when shells hit ​​Ain Zara area, south of Tripoli, which [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Insecurity, the biggest threat to the pandemic in Libya (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

23 march 2020 - 07:25:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – War-torn Libya has still yet to announce a positive case of COVID-19, which remains a 'mystery'.  But [...] Full text...

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Insecurity, preparations against COVID-19 highlighted in Libyan media

21 march 2020 - 17:57:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Continued shelling of Tripoli and its outskirts in violation of a truce, as Libya prepares to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China willing to assist Libya to fight disease

21 march 2020 - 13:27:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The director of the Libyan National Centre for Disease Control, Badreddine al-Najjar, has said that China [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus epidemic deepens deadlock in resumption of political process in Libya

20 march 2020 - 20:07:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The raging Coronavirus is stalling the political process aimed at finding a solution to the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Nigerien soldiers kill Boko Haram chief and several companions

20 march 2020 - 17:13:42
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A faction leader of  Boko Haram terrorosts, named Ibrahim Bakoura, and several of his companions were [...] Full text...

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Armed group kills four villagers in northern Burkina Faso

19 march 2020 - 18:49:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Four villagers were killed on Wednesday in Robolo village of the northern province of Loroum [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Shooting continues in Tripoli despite calls for an end to hostilities

18 march 2020 - 21:09:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Shelling of residential quarters in Tripoli and its outskirts, in violation of the fragile truce, continued [...] Full text...

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Burundian illegal immigrants in North-Kivu repatriated to their country

16 march 2020 - 21:47:35
Kinshasa, 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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Germany gives 1 billion FCFA to Peacekeeping School in Bamako

16 march 2020 - 20:23:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Germany will provide the Peacekeeping School (EMP) "Alioune Blondin Bèye" in Bamako with 1 billion CFA [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe policeman killed in armed attack on Monday

16 march 2020 - 17:26:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Burkinabe police officer was killed and two other people wounded on Monday in an [...] Full text...

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More than 1,400 Burundian illegal immigrants arrested in Goma

15 march 2020 - 19:16:01
Kinshasa, 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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Mozambicans still struggle to get back on their feet a year after Cyclone Idai

14 march 2020 - 08:05:33
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Many of the people who lost everything when Cyclone Idai swept through central Mozambique a year [...] Full text...

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Five armed persons involved in deadly shooting arrested in Niger

13 march 2020 - 15:28:54
Konni, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien police have seized a group of five armed individuals, who were last weekend accused of [...] Full text...

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National reconciliation and the appointment of an African envoy to Libya, issues of the AU Contact Group meeting in Congo

12 march 2020 - 19:55:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Member countries of the African Union (AU) High-Level Committee on Libya met for the second time [...] Full text...

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Fathi Bachagha reaffirms GNA commitment to civil, democratic state in Libya

12 march 2020 - 19:05:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Interior Minister in the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, has said the government "stands [...] Full text...

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Stephanie Williams appointed Acting UN Special Representative in Libya

12 march 2020 - 12:57:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday announced the appointment of Stephanie Turco Williams as the Acting [...] Full text...

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More than 70 suspected terrorists killed in the Burkina Faso Sahel

11 march 2020 - 15:41:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 70 suspected terrorists were eliminated on Tuesday by the Burkina Faso army in [...] Full text...

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U.S. Ambassador, Fayez al-Sarraj discuss efforts to find a political solution to the Libyan crisis

11 march 2020 - 13:35:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - International efforts for a political solution to the conflict in Libya were at the centre of [...] Full text...

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Libyan GNA forces destroy second ammunition storage of Haftar’s forces near Tripoli

08 march 2020 - 18:35:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan army loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Sunday announced the destruction [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL hails achievements of Libyan women despite the inequalities they face

08 march 2020 - 12:58:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has paid tribute to Libyan women on the [...] Full text...

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Niger sets up national early warning and security risk response mechanism

07 march 2020 - 18:50:52
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government decided on Friday to create a national early warning and security risk response [...] Full text...

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Agencies appeal for funding for refugee support and Ebola response in DR Congo

06 march 2020 - 20:07:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent resources are needed to support countries in southern Africa and the Great Lakes region which [...] Full text...

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Several Grad rockets fall on Abu Slim south of Tripoli

06 march 2020 - 16:28:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - New Grad rockets were fired on Friday, targeting the Abu Slim neighbourhood south of Tripoli as [...] Full text...

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OCHA reports critical humanitarian situation in western Niger

06 march 2020 - 13:59:27
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - State of emergency measures and the imposition of military escorts for humanitarian missions in Tillabéri region [...] Full text...

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Libyans look at impact of Ghassan Salamé’s resignation on the delicate mediation process (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

06 march 2020 - 07:31:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – As the sudden resignation of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, [...] 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 - 20:58:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Interior ministry of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) is studying with the European [...] Full text...

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Rights advocacy slams Nigeria Army for 'stifling' aid efforts

04 march 2020 - 08:58:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Aid agencies are unable to respond effectively to the crisis in northeastern Nigeria due to worsening insecurity [...] Full text...

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Four Burkinabè soldiers killed in explosion in northern region

03 march 2020 - 18:53:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least four Burkinabè soldiers were killed on Tuesday in the explosion of their vehicle [...] Full text...

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Libya: GNA adopts 2020 budget without announcing details

03 march 2020 - 18:26:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, decided [...] Full text...

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Ten Burkinbe policemen killed on Saturday buried at Seno cemetery

03 march 2020 - 17:50:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ten policemen who were killed early Saturday in the simultaneous attack on Sebba central police [...] Full text...

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Forum on peaceful transborder migration of livestock in the ECOWAS region opens in Niamey

03 march 2020 - 14:07:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A forum on responsible and peaceful transhumance in  the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...

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Libyan foreign minister calls for collective action to solve migration issues

03 march 2020 - 11:36:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Siala, has told the [...] Full text...

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DR Congolese archbishops urge president Tshisekedi to continue peace efforts

03 march 2020 - 05:34:19
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The Permanent Committee of the Congolese National Episcopal Conference (CENCO) has urged DR Congo’s president [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: CENCO concerned over crisis within ruling coalition

02 march 2020 - 22:20:58
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Members of the Permanent committee of the Congolese National Episcopal Conference (CENCO) have expressed concerns [...] Full text...

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One child died, 4 other members of his family injured in rocket attack on their home in Tripoli

02 march 2020 - 20:55:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A child died and four other members of his family were injured in a new rocket [...] Full text...

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Seven civilians, including two children, wounded, when shell fell on their Tripoli house

01 march 2020 - 15:23:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A new shell attack on the Ain Zara area, south of Tripoli, has left seven civilians, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 10 police officers killed in the Sahel

29 february 2020 - 19:27:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ten Burkinabè police officers were killed on Saturday in an attack on Sebba police station [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso urgently needs 312 million dollars to face humanitarian crisis

28 february 2020 - 22:31:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso urgently needs 312 million dollars to meet the humanitarian crisis linked to the [...] Full text...

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International community mobilizes US$ 11 million to fight the Congo floods

28 february 2020 - 17:39:41
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Humanitarian, technical and financial partners have been able to mobilize nearly US$ 11 million or 26 [...] Full text...

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Locust plague spells catastrophe for millions in East Africa, warns humanitarian charity

28 february 2020 - 05:15:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A humanitarian charity has added its voice to warnings that grossly underfunded humanitarian responses across East [...] Full text...

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On eve of resolution of Libyan crisis, fate of militias seems sealed, integrating or disappearing (A news analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

28 february 2020 - 00:48:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Fathi Bachagha , interior minister of the government of national accord, has vowed to take action [...] Full text...

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Two helicopters to strengthen the operational capabilities of the Nigerien army

27 february 2020 - 17:42:40
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The government of Niger announced on Thursday that its army received two new combat helicopters on [...] Full text...

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IMF says Zimbabwe’s economic reform programme now off-track

27 february 2020 - 11:44:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe faces an economic and humanitarian crisis exacerbated by policy missteps and climate‑related shocks, while the [...] Full text...

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'We're exploring collaboration among nations to defeat Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism' - Buhari

27 february 2020 - 09:50:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says his government is exploring "higher level collaboration" among nations and international [...] Full text...

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Congo: Towards validation of action plan to accompany ECCAS women

26 february 2020 - 21:30:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  - Representatives of different departments of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and experts from [...] Full text...

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