New report shows Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa's 'Command Agricultural Programme' was a failure

28 january 2020 - 17:10:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local democracy activists, Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 'Command Agricultural Programme (CAP)' failed [...] Full text...

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'Burkina Faso faces world’s fastest growing displacement crisis'

28 january 2020 - 11:09:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has painted a worrying picture of the humanitarian situation [...] Full text...

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Nearly 5 million children in need due to rising violence in central Sahel: UNICEF

28 january 2020 - 08:42:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A surge in violence in the central Sahel region in Africa means nearly five million children [...] Full text...

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Number is projected to rise as attacks against children increase in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

27 january 2020 - 17:42:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Close to 5 million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will need humanitarian assistance over [...] Full text...

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Niger PM launches vast modernization programme for city of Diffa

27 january 2020 - 15:25:09
Diffa, Niger (PANA)  -  Prime Minister Brigi Rafini launched Sunday in Diffa,1360 km east of Niamey, the rotating festival of [...] Full text...

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Rising frequency in violations of truce in Tripoli increases risks of new military escalation (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

27 january 2020 - 08:33:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The increasing frequency over the past several days of violations of the fragile Tripoli truce in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Air Force aircraft to contain armed banditry in northcentral region

27 january 2020 - 07:46:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following the sporadic attacks by armed bandits in northern Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that [...] Full text...

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Armed bandits kill 11 people in northcentral Nigeria

26 january 2020 - 13:35:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The spate of insecurity across Nigeria continues unabated as over 50 armed bandits overran five communities [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: AfDB approves grant for disaster risk management training

25 january 2020 - 05:25:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a US$ 685,000 grant to strengthen [...] Full text...

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Rights body raises red flag on insecurity, impunity in DR Congo

24 january 2020 - 13:32:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Amnesty International has called on DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi to move with speed and bring to justice [...] Full text...

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Opinion divided over outcomes of Berlin conference on Libya (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

23 january 2020 - 23:45:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Past the first effects of the Declaration of the international Berlin conference on Libya held on [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says Community is shifting from an ‘ECOWAS of States’ to an ‘ECOWAS of People’

23 january 2020 - 18:10:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow says the vision and emphasis of the Community is shifting from an [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$685, 000 grant for Zimbabwe disaster risk management training

23 january 2020 - 14:20:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$685,000 grant to strengthen Zimbabwe’s capacity to manage [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ISWAP terrorists kill 8 soldiers in Northwest Nigeria

22 january 2020 - 18:29:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists groups' continued attacks in Northeast [...] Full text...

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Flights suspended from Maitigua airport, hit with six missiles

22 january 2020 - 17:30:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Air activities were suspended until further notice on Wednesday at the Maitigua airport in Tripoli after [...] Full text...

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Daech terrorist threat is still present in Libya, says UN report

22 january 2020 - 14:10:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Islamic State (Daech) continues "to pose a threat to security and stability in Libya, particularly [...] Full text...

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Joint UN-Congolese strategy needed to address insecurity following deadly attacks

22 january 2020 - 08:01:31
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the UN peacekeeping operation in [...] Full text...

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Rising inequality affecting more than two-thirds of the globe, says new UN report

22 january 2020 - 07:52:46
New York, US (PANA) - Inequality is growing for more than 70 per cent of the global population, exacerbating the [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram terrorists cut off electricity supply to Maiduguri, Northeast Nigeria

21 january 2020 - 16:50:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s power holding agency, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Tuesday announced that the Boko [...] Full text...

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FAO raises red flags again about potentially destructive locusts in East Africa

21 january 2020 - 07:02:25
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are dealing with desert locust swarms of “unprecedented size and destructive potential” [...] Full text...

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World Bank reiterates commitment to support development in Niger

20 january 2020 - 19:16:01
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank's Vice President for the Africa Region, Hafez Ghanem, has reaffirmed his institution's commitment [...] Full text...

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Berlin Summit on Libya opens

19 january 2020 - 16:15:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Berlin Conference on Libya kicked off on Sunday in the German capital with a closed-door [...] Full text...

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Berlin conference on Libya: a meeting with high stakes to achieve peace (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

19 january 2020 - 12:18:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyans on Sunday have their eyes riveted on the German capital, Berlin, which hosts the international [...] Full text...

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Libya to lose 700,000 barrels per day, representing US$46 million, after protesters close oil sites

18 january 2020 - 12:13:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Stopping all oil exports from the central and eastern regions of Libya from this Saturday, with [...] Full text...

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Malian Armed Forces take delivery of 7 armoured vehicles for combating terrorism

17 january 2020 - 15:16:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs), through the Director of Equipment, Hydrocarbons and Transport of the Armies, [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeping chief says Implementing peace deal only path for stabilization in Mali

15 january 2020 - 20:14:05
New York, US (PANA) - Implementation of the 2015 peace agreement in Mali provides the only pathway for stabilization there, the head of UN peacekeeping told the Security Council [...] Full text...

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New report warns about severe desert locust outbreak across East Africa

15 january 2020 - 13:59:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A serious and widespread desert locust outbreak is destroying crops and pasture across eastern Ethiopia and [...] Full text...

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Meeting on combating transnational crime opens in Niamey

14 january 2020 - 15:38:52
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A meeting on countering transnational organized crime spearheaded by the Strategic Studies Centre for Africa (CESA) [...] Full text...

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World Food Programme has been with Burundi for 52 years

14 january 2020 - 15:11:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), David Muldrow Beasley, on Tuesday wound up [...] Full text...

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Libya realises over US$22 billion in oil revenues in 2019

14 january 2020 - 13:08:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya realised 31.39 billion dinars, about US $22.42 billion from oil in 2019, according to statistics [...] Full text...

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Inaction over climate emergency ‘not an option’ says UN Assembly chief

11 january 2020 - 07:50:29
UAE, Abu Dhabi (PANA) - Inaction when it comes to fighting back against damaging climate change is not an option, [...] Full text...

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IFAD gives more than 300 million dollars for Ethiopian agricultural sector

10 january 2020 - 21:10:35
Paris, France (PANA)  -  The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Ethiopia Wednesday signed a financing deal of 305.7 [...] Full text...

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Burkinabè army provides adequate response to security situation, says defense minister

10 january 2020 - 19:44:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso army is providing an adequate response to the security situation in the [...] Full text...

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EU offers 389 million euros to support development programmes in Morocco

10 january 2020 - 13:23:55
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union on Thursday announced a new development programme for Morocco, with a budget of [...] Full text...

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The effect of capture of Sirte by Haftar on the continuation of the Tripoli war (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

09 january 2020 - 23:56:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Four days following the capture of the city of Sirte, 450 km east of Tripoli, by [...] Full text...

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European Parliament condemns jihadist violence in Burkina Faso

08 january 2020 - 22:19:49
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Parliament has adopted a resolution in which MEPs condemned all forms of violence, intimidation [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for more funding to stop the spread of measles in DR Congo

07 january 2020 - 19:24:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With the death toll from the world’s worst measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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Police confirm death of six terrorists in north-central Burkina Faso

07 january 2020 - 18:34:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The national police of Burkina Faso on Tuesday confirmed they had killed six terrorists in [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council holds extraordinary meeting on Libya

07 january 2020 - 17:40:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The UN Security Council held an emergency consultation session on Monday at the request of Tunisia, [...] Full text...

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210 schools closed in Tripoli, 115,000 students deprived of education due to violence, says UNICEF

07 january 2020 - 17:00:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The recent escalation of violence in and around Tripoli has had a devastating impact on children's [...] Full text...

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Six suspected terrorists neutralized in north-central Burkina Faso

07 january 2020 - 15:49:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least six suspected terrorists were neutralized on Tuesday in Pissila, north-central Burkina Faso, by [...] Full text...

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Libya records US$20.3 billion in oil revenues in 11 months in 2019, says NOC

07 january 2020 - 12:05:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Revenues in Libya's oil sector in the first 11 months of 2019 reached US$20.3 billion, the [...] Full text...

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Provincial opposition leader murdered in north-west Burkina Faso

07 january 2020 - 00:18:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The secretary-general of the sub-section of the opposition Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) in [...] Full text...

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Haftar forces announce capturing city of Sirte

06 january 2020 - 22:26:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  General Ahmed al-Mesmari, spokesperson for the Libyan national army commanded by Marshall Khalifa Haftar, Monday evening [...] Full text...

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Haftar’s forces deny any responsibility in bombardment against Tripoli military academy

05 january 2020 - 21:37:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Division General Ahmed al-Mesmari, spokesperson for the general commandment of the Libyan national army commanded by [...] Full text...

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Hundreds hold funeral ceremony for victims of military academy bombardment at Palace of Martyrs in Tripoli

05 january 2020 - 18:55:08
  Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Hundreds of people Sunday evening held a funeral ceremony for victims of the bombardment of the [...] Full text...

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(UPDATE) 30 dead, 33 wounded in attack on military academy in Tripoli

05 january 2020 - 13:57:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The death toll in the bombing of the military academy in the al-Hadhba area of Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Strong surge in condemnation by Libyans of bombing of military academy in Tripoli

05 january 2020 - 13:16:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Large sections of the Libyan public Sunday expressed their strongest condemnation of the missile strikes on [...] Full text...

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At least 14 students killed in bus explosion in northwestern Burkina Faso

04 january 2020 - 18:16:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 14 students were killed in an explosion when their bus drove over a [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s President Museveni in 100 km walk to renew 'Bush War' memories

04 january 2020 - 17:46:56
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda for close to 34 years and now aged 75, on Saturday [...] Full text...

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AU warns of threats of interference in Libyan affairs

04 january 2020 - 15:02:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed concern over the [...] Full text...

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US experts, Tripoli-based Government of National Accord discuss elimination of militias in Libya

04 january 2020 - 11:43:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Experts from the US government and representatives of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) on [...] Full text...

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Tripoli's Maitigua airport to resume air flights after brief suspension

03 january 2020 - 21:10:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The Maitigua International Airport announced here Friday it had started receiving airline passengers, as a prelude [...] Full text...

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Son of slain UN aid worker in South Sudan freed and reunited with father

03 january 2020 - 20:09:29
Juba, South Sudan (PANA)   - The abducted four-year-old son of a UN migration agency female worker killed in South Sudan [...] 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 - 00:07:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The adoption on Thursday by the Turkish parliament of a motion authorizing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan [...] Full text...

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Woman dies after fall of shell in ​​al-Fournaj in Tripoli

02 january 2020 - 23:03:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  A woman died here Thursday after she was hit by a randomly fired shell in the [...] Full text...

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Fish production in Niger estimated at 40,000 tonnes per year

02 january 2020 - 22:41:07
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  Fish production in Niger is estimated at around 40,000 tonnes with a turnover of 40 billion [...] Full text...

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Chadian, Malian Defence ministers celebrate New Year with Chadian troops in northern Mali

02 january 2020 - 20:51:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - Chadian and Malian ministers of Defence, General Mahamat Abali Salah Alit and General Ibrahim Dahirou Dembélé [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Gunmen attack shuttle train plying strategic Abuja-Kaduna route

02 january 2020 - 18:13:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The spate of insecurity in Nigeria heightened on Thursday as armed men attacked a shuttle train [...] Full text...

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Libya's al-Nafoura oilfield sees further increase in production

02 january 2020 - 12:10:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Production from the "G098-51" well in the al-Nafoura oilfield in southeastern Libya has increased by 912 [...] Full text...

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Three civilians killed as Haftar's fighter jet bombs southern Tripoli

01 january 2020 - 18:11:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three people were killed in al-Sawani region south of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, due to bombing [...] Full text...

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113,429 people assisted by Red Cross in Diffa region of Niger

01 january 2020 - 16:05:00
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A total of 113,429 victims of insecurity and floods in Diffa region of eastern Niger have [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africa faces grave hunger challenges in 2020: UN food relief agency

31 december 2019 - 19:19:34
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - At the dawn of the next decade, a new World Food Programme (WFP) forecast [...] Full text...

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Malian gov't initiates road project in Mopti and Sévaré

31 december 2019 - 11:25:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has initiated a road project of more than 34 billion CFA Francs (US$1=CFAF [...] Full text...

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Niger officially launches national campaign for free vaccination of livestock

30 december 2019 - 23:25:31
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  Nigerien minister in charge of Livestock, Mohamed Boucha Monday launched the national campaign of free vaccination [...] 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 - 11:15:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - For eight years now, Libyans have had a recurring rhyme: missed appointment to achieve peace despite [...] Full text...

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Guterres' message for 2020: In world of turmoil, youth are its ‘greatest source’ of hope

30 december 2019 - 09:36:44
New York, US (PANA - As the world enters 2020 with “uncertainty and insecurity all around”, the United Nations chief [...] Full text...

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Village chief killed in eastern Burkina Faso

29 december 2019 - 14:52:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The village chief of Nadiaboanli, a locality of eastern Burkina Faso, was shot dead on [...] Full text...

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The state of emergency extended by 12 months in 14 Burkina Faso provinces

27 december 2019 - 20:47:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - The Burkina Faso government Friday extended the state of emergency by 12 months in 14 [...] Full text...

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EC President denounces external parties trying to divide Libya with arms

27 december 2019 - 17:16:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has said that external parties are [...] Full text...

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Fourteen Niger soldiers killed in ambush by terrorists

27 december 2019 - 12:23:55
Niamey, Niger (PANA) –  Fourteen Niger security officers made up of seven gendarmes and seven national guardsmen were killed last [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council denounces Haftar airstrike of western town of Zaouia

27 december 2019 - 12:19:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of the National Accord (GNA) has condemned the bombing on [...] Full text...

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End-year analysis: Libyan oil sector achieved strong performance in 2019 (By Youssef Ba)

27 december 2019 - 11:54:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - 2019 was a pivotal year, in all respects, for Libya's oil sector, which managed to achieve [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe minister of communication dissatisfied with treatment of subjects linked to terrorist attacks

26 december 2019 - 23:41:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  Burkinabe Minister of Communication Rémis Dandjinou Thursday expressed his indignation at the treatment of subjects [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president officially installs monitoring committee for national dialogue

26 december 2019 - 21:10:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -  Senegalese President Macky Sall Thursday officially installed the monitoring committee for the national dialogue chaired by [...] Full text...

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Haftar forces launch air strikes on various positions in Misrata city

26 december 2019 - 14:04:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fighter jets belonging to the Libyan National Army led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar conducted air raids [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou names square “Places Lieutenant-colonel Hassane Anoutab”

24 december 2019 - 23:26:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The square adjoining the Hôtel des Postes de Niamey was named Tuesday "Place Lieutenant-colonel Hassane Anoutab" [...] Full text...

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4 civilians killed, six others wounded in air bombardment in eastern Tripoli

24 december 2019 - 22:34:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Four civilians were killed and six others wounded Tuesday following an air bombardment targeting civilian sites [...] Full text...

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80 suspected terrorists "neutralized" in Burkina Faso Sahel

24 december 2019 - 18:38:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 80 suspected terrorists were "neutralized" on Tuesday in response to an attack that [...] Full text...

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Food prices soar on Christmas eve in Burundi - Report

24 december 2019 - 18:10:59
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The situation in the main markets visited Tuesday in Bujumbura, the economic capital of Burundi, was [...] Full text...

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EU urges Libyan opposing factions to end all military action and resume dialogue

23 december 2019 - 18:32:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has renewed its call to all Libyan parties to "stop all military [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Catholic Church calls for prayers against terrorism

23 december 2019 - 14:01:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - People who take up arms and explosives in Burkina Faso must lay them down and [...] Full text...

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Libyans baffled by missed opportunities by politicians to resolve the country's crises (News Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

23 december 2019 - 11:20:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The persistence of the political crisis in Libya and security chaos, more than eight years after [...] Full text...

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56th ordinary session of ECOWAS ends in Abuja

22 december 2019 - 05:13:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 56th ordinary session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held at the [...] Full text...

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Libyan government forces attack large fief of Haftar troops west of Tripoli

21 december 2019 - 15:42:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forces loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Friday evening attacked Tarhouna town, used [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister announces second phase of Tripoli security plan

21 december 2019 - 14:32:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Interior minister in the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, has announced the start [...] Full text...

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Lesotho: Tens of thousands ‘one step away from famine’ as drought impacts harvests

20 december 2019 - 18:57:20
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Devastating drought in the southern African nation of Lesotho has left more than half a million people [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt says plane from foreign country supporting Haftar has bombed Misrata

20 december 2019 - 11:59:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Government of the National Accord (GNA) on Friday condemned the "treacherous airstrike" of a foreign [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj calls on five countries to activate joint defence pact with Libya

20 december 2019 - 10:21:59
Tripoli, 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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Journalist Fehal Bome disappears in Libya despite calls for his release

18 december 2019 - 20:28:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The fate of the Libyan journalist-writer and rights activist Ridha Fehal Bome remains unknown since his [...] Full text...

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Nearly 2 million will face severe food insecurity in Niger by August 2020

18 december 2019 - 14:42:30
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger has been hard hit this year by the effects of climate change, particularly the drought [...] Full text...

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Partners promise 10 billion FCFA to support Burkina Faso's electoral process

18 december 2019 - 11:06:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's technical and financial partners have promised to support the 2020 electoral process with [...] Full text...

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Niger needs far ‘greater attention’ says deputy UN relief chief

18 december 2019 - 05:40:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Mounting challenges in Niger demand far more attention from the international community, the deputy UN relief [...] Full text...

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High Council for Communication calls on media to be more responsible in handling security information

17 december 2019 - 22:00:26
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  The High Council of Communication (CSC), the media regulatory body in Niger, Tuesday "firmly" condemned the [...] Full text...

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Fighting intensifies near Tripoli despite efforts to ease tension in Libya

17 december 2019 - 17:12:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fighting on the outskirts of Tripoli has become more intense in the past 24 hours, increasing [...] Full text...

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Bujumbura closes bars operating after permitted opening time

17 december 2019 - 16:05:51
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Authorities in Bujumbura city have closed down a dozen bars as as a warning to pub [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: ICRC vaccinates 400,000 cattle Sahel region

17 december 2019 - 14:56:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A free vaccination campaign organized by the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) with the [...] Full text...

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French Embassy in Nigeria launches new strategy to help CSOs on peace initiatives

17 december 2019 - 12:30:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Embassy of France in Abuja on Tuesday announced the launch of a new strategy, it [...] Full text...

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Libya's Al-Ghani oilfield resumes production with a capacity of 5.000 b/day

16 december 2019 - 22:18:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Monday announced that Al-Harouj Oil Operations Company, one of its [...] Full text...

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Four terrorists killed in Burkinabè Sahel region

16 december 2019 - 21:46:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabé army on Monday said it had neutralized four alleged terrorists in the Sahel [...] Full text...

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Fragile security undermines implementation of African energy policies

16 december 2019 - 13:49:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The director general of the national electricity company of Burkina Faso (SONABEL), Hamed Baba Coulibaly, [...] Full text...

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Abu Tfeil oilfield in western Libya increases output by 2,500 b/d

15 december 2019 - 12:28:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With the new well, KK6, on stream in area A, affiliated to the Abu Tfeil field [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight Russia-Europe struggle in Libya, inflow of arms and fighters

15 december 2019 - 08:36:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fierce competition between certain European countries, including Germany, France and Italy, to consolidate their presence [...] Full text...

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WHO begins ‘air bridge’ vaccination operation for DRC Ebola-hit communities

14 december 2019 - 05:16:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has mounted a limited daily helicopter “air bridge” operation to the [...] Full text...

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France gives Mali 14.4 billion CFAF to fund two development projects

13 december 2019 - 23:26:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - The monitoring committee of the French Development Agency (AFD) met here Friday to evaluate the results [...] Full text...

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Niger: State funeral for 71 soldiers killed on the field of honour in Inatés

13 december 2019 - 13:39:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou on Friday lead the national funeral ceremony in Niamey  in honour of [...] Full text...

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Niger Parliament strongly condemns 'cowardly', 'barbaric' attack on military post killing at least 71 soldiers

13 december 2019 - 13:12:09
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's National Assembly on Friday condemned "with the utmost firmness and without reservation" the "savage attack [...] Full text...

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New report reveals 'unprecedented humanitarian crisis' in Mali

13 december 2019 - 06:51:47
New York, US (PANA) - Escalating violence and insecurity in Mali have sparked an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, rendering 3.9 million [...] Full text...

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Millions in Zambia, Zimbabwe face acute food shortages

13 december 2019 - 06:38:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zambia and Zimbabwe have 2.3 million and 3.6 million people, respectively, suffering from acute food shortages [...] Full text...

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Haftar orders his troops to launch final attack against Tripoli

12 december 2019 - 21:58:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The chief of the Libyan national army based in the east, Marshall Khalifda Haftar, whose troops [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Niger in shock after 71 soldiers killed in terror attack on military camp

12 december 2019 - 09:46:24
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger is in shock after 71 Nigerien soldiers were killed last Tuesday in a rare attack [...] Full text...

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Tanzania pressurises Burundians to 'go home'

12 december 2019 - 08:28:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The fear of violence, arrest, and deportation is driving many of the 163,000 Burundian refugees and [...] Full text...

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Malian President to participate in Pau Summit

11 december 2019 - 14:00:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been invited to  a summit which will bring together G5 [...] Full text...

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Seventy-two refugees evacuated from Libya to Romania, says UNHCR

11 december 2019 - 11:16:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 72 refugees of three different nationalities have recently been evacuated from Libya to [...] Full text...

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More than 2 million people affected by food insecurity in Niger - official

10 december 2019 - 22:28:10
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  Prime Minister Brigi Rafini warned here Tuesday that more than 2 million people will be affected [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed receives 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

10 december 2019 - 17:31:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali received the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday, with [...] Full text...

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WB official welcomes Mauritania’s commitment to human resources development

10 december 2019 - 14:06:59
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - World Bank Vice President for Africa, Hafed Ghanem, has welcomed the commitment of the new Mauritanian [...] Full text...

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Libyan government studies proposed development of police service

10 december 2019 - 06:46:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ministry of the Interior of the Government of National Accord (GNA) is considering a proposal [...] Full text...

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Car bomb explodes near military camp in western Libya

09 december 2019 - 23:28:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A car exploded on Monday evening near the military camp of Zaouia, 55 km west of [...] Full text...

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WB official praises commitment for resources and inclusive growth in Mauritania

09 december 2019 - 21:14:46
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The deputy governor of the World Bank (WB) for Africa, Hafed Ghanem, Monday praised the commitment [...] Full text...

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Two Mauritanian gold miners killed in clash with POLISARIO Front

09 december 2019 - 16:52:17
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Two Mauritanian gold miners were killed on Sunday following a pursuit with elements of the POLISARIO [...] Full text...

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Niger: 110 former Boko Haram elements reintegrated into socioeconomic life

09 december 2019 - 14:44:04
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A total of 110 repentant Boko Haram elements, trained at  Goudoumaria Rehabilitation Centre, located some 1,200 [...] Full text...

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Mali Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission hearings open

09 december 2019 - 13:08:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The first public hearing devoted to victims of violence in Mali opened on Sunday in Bamako. It [...] Full text...

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Libyan-Turkish MoUs and desire for Libyan gas highlighted by Libyan media

07 december 2019 - 19:00:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week highlighted the memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed on 27 November in Ankara [...] Full text...

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LNA fighter plane shot down south of Tripoli; pilot captured

07 december 2019 - 18:42:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forces affiliated to the Government of National Accord (GNA) announced on Saturday that they have shot [...] Full text...

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Partnerships key to taking landlocked countries out of poverty: Guterres

06 december 2019 - 05:49:59
New York, US (PANA) - The challenges faced by landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), some of the poorest in the world, [...] Full text...

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WHO launches measles vaccination drive DRC's North Kivu

05 december 2019 - 13:18:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is expected to launch measles vaccination campaign in North Kivu, in [...] Full text...

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Libya earns over US$22 billion from oil in 11 months

05 december 2019 - 13:12:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya realised about US$22.07 billion in oil revenue in the past 11 months, the Central Bank [...] Full text...

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Ghassan Salamé discusses problems in region with delegation from southern Libya

04 december 2019 - 21:49:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The special representative of the UN Secretary-general in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, Wednesday held talks with a [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Twenty terrorists killed in a double attack

04 december 2019 - 15:13:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Twenty terrorists were killed on Tuesday in a double attack on two positions of the [...] Full text...

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'Praia going through tough times', says minister

03 december 2019 - 17:25:22
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The capital of Cape Verde, Praia, is going through a particularly difficult period in terms [...] Full text...

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UN condemns air strikes killing civilians in Libya

03 december 2019 - 13:32:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, has condemned the recent [...] Full text...

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Libya's Presidential Council denounces the bombing of al-Swani, promises retaliation

02 december 2019 - 15:00:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has condemned the aerial bombardment that [...] Full text...

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Tripoli war has led to deterioration of living conditions of Libyans

02 december 2019 - 14:16:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As a result of bloody clashes raging on the outskirts of Tripoli for the eight months, [...] Full text...

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Senegal to recruit 1,000 police officers, build about 50 police stations

02 december 2019 - 11:24:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government is to recruit 1,000 police officers and build about 50 police stations across [...] Full text...

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The Libyan war increases suffering of thousands of displaced populations -Analysis

29 november 2019 - 22:14:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The war launched by Marshal Khalifa Haftar on 4 April 2019 to take control of Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe army neutralizes six terrorists, including their leader

29 november 2019 - 17:34:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Six terrorists, including their leader on the wanted list, were neutralized on Friday in an [...] Full text...

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As violence spikes in DRC, UNHCR concerned for trapped civilians

29 november 2019 - 12:50:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency and its humanitarian partners remain extremely concerned for the safety and security [...] Full text...

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43 refugees of different nationalities evacuated from Libya to Niger, says UNHCR

29 november 2019 - 12:32:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 43 refugees of three different nationalities were evacuated from Libya to Niger on Friday where [...] Full text...

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While waiting for the Berlin Conference, the language of weapons predominates in Libya (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

28 november 2019 - 23:13:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The attack launched on Wednesday against the al-Fil oilfield in southwest Libya illustrates the predominance of [...] Full text...

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3rd Continental Summit on Peace, Security and Development opens in Niamey

28 november 2019 - 19:03:27
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 3rd Continental Summit on Peace, Security and Sustainable Development in Africa opened on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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Three people killed in northern Burkina Faso

28 november 2019 - 18:32:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three persons were killed on Wednesday by an unidentified armed group near the town of [...] Full text...

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Armed groups kill Ebola health workers in eastern DR Congo: WHO

28 november 2019 - 18:29:23
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Deadly night-time attacks by armed groups have once again claimed the lives of frontline health workers helping [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe facing man-made starvation, says UN expert

28 november 2019 - 18:25:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Man-made starvation is “slowly making its way into Zimbabwe” and most households in the country are [...] Full text...

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Measles claims more than 5,000 lives in DRC this year - UNICEF

28 november 2019 - 05:54:34
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Since the beginning of 2019, measles has claimed more than 5,000 lives in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Libyan pro-governmental forces announce recapture of al-Fil oilfield

27 november 2019 - 22:42:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Colonel Mohamed Ganounou, spokesperson for the forces of the army loyal to the government of national [...] Full text...

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Haftar’s troops announce recapture of al-Fil oil well, UN expresses concern

27 november 2019 - 22:17:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - General Ahmed al-Mesmari, spokesperson for the commandment of the Libyan National Army loyal to Marshall Khalifa [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou expresses condolences to France following the deaths of 13 French soldiers in Mali

27 november 2019 - 18:12:58
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Following the death of 13 French soldiers of the Barkhane force on Monday, November 25, 2019, [...] Full text...

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US issues travel alert to its nationals going to Burkina Faso

27 november 2019 - 17:56:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The US government has warned its citizens not to travel to Burkina Faso because of [...] Full text...

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Libya: Al-Fil Oil Field production suspended after continued military operations

27 november 2019 - 17:41:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) on Wednesday suspended production from the Al-Fil oil field in [...] Full text...

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NOC calls for halt of military operations near oilfield in southwestern Libya

27 november 2019 - 13:11:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) on Wednesday called for "a halt to military operations near the  [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Netherlands pledge stronger partnership on trade, investments

26 november 2019 - 21:32:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  Nigeria and The Netherlands Tuesday pledged stronger partnership on trade and investments following a meeting between [...] Full text...

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Belgium: Open Arms boat docks in Italy with 62 African migrants

26 november 2019 - 16:59:53
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Open Arms sea rescue boat with 62 African migrants collected off Libya, docked at the [...] Full text...

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Libya's Interior Minister says those who attack state institutions will be held accountable

25 november 2019 - 19:53:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of the Interior of the National Unity Government, Fathi Bachagha, has stressed the need [...] Full text...

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Envoy of Pope Francis prays for peace in Burkina Faso

25 november 2019 - 17:16:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Monday met with a delegation of the [...] Full text...

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Mali relaunches construction of Niono-Goma Coura-Tombouctou road

25 november 2019 - 12:22:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Construction of the Niono-Goma Coura-Tombouctou road in northeastern Mali restarted on Monday. The road is funded from [...] Full text...

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UNHCR evacuates 117 new asylum seekers from Libya to Rwanda

25 november 2019 - 09:34:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  A total of 117 illegal migrants stranded in Libya were evacuated on Sunday by the United [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarian chief calls for urgent support to Sudan

24 november 2019 - 19:37:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock on Sunday urged the international community to act faster to scale [...] Full text...

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Four Burkina Faso telecoms workers reported missing found in safe condition

24 november 2019 - 14:52:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Four workers on Burkina Faso's National Backbone Telecommunications Project, who were went missing on Friday [...] Full text...

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GNA Interior ministry warns on Haftar's threats to civil flights security

24 november 2019 - 13:33:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Interior of the Government of National Accord (GNA), which is recognized by the [...] Full text...

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Haftar proclaims Tripoli outskirts a 'no-fly zone' as fighting rages

24 november 2019 - 11:53:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - General Ahmed al-Mesmari, spokesman for the General Command of the Libyan National Army (LNA) loyal to [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers report US call on Haftar to end Tripoli offensive

23 november 2019 - 18:36:33
Tripoli, 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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Burkina Faso: Vehicle of four missing persons found without its passengers

22 november 2019 - 21:08:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The vehicle of a team of four people, including an expatriate, reported missing on Friday [...] Full text...

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AU struggles for role in political settlement of Libyan crisis (News Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

22 november 2019 - 10:41:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Western countries' attempts to exclude the African Union (AU) from the process of seeking a political [...] Full text...

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Political consensus critical ahead of Somalia election: UN mission chief

22 november 2019 - 06:34:26
New York, US (PANA) - With Somalia scheduled to hold “one-person, one-vote” elections next year, leaders must act now to [...] Full text...

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Malian, Burkinabè soldiers meet in Bamako over recurrence of terrorist attacks

21 november 2019 - 21:43:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  A delegation from the Burkinabè armed forces arrived here Thursday for a 48-hour visit to Mali, [...] Full text...

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At least 15 terrorists and 1 gendarme killed in Burkina Faso Sahel

21 november 2019 - 19:40:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 15 terrorists were shot dead on Wednesday in an attack on a military [...] Full text...

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Senior UN official urges regional partnership to address security threats in Sahel region

21 november 2019 - 08:17:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General to West Africa and the Sahel, Dr [...] Full text...

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IOM, Libyan organ against Illegal Immigration agree intervention plan for 2020

21 november 2019 - 07:16:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Organization for Combating Illegal Immigration and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have agreed [...] Full text...

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'Libya to increase oil production to 2.1 million b/day by 2024'

21 november 2019 - 05:52:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The director of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, on Wednesday announced a strategy [...] Full text...

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At least 17 terrorists killed in Burkinabè Sahel region

20 november 2019 - 23:43:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  At least 17 terrorists were killed on Wednesday afternoon in Arbinda, in Burkinabè Sahel region, [...] Full text...

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Agricultural campaign in Burkina Faso shows cereal production of more than 5 million tonnes - official

20 november 2019 - 21:51:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - The Burkinabè ministry of Agriculture Wednesday projected cereal production at 5,029,321 tonnes or a 2.92 [...] Full text...

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Global leaders pledge US$2.6 billion to eradicate polio

20 november 2019 - 11:43:43
Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) - Global leaders convened on Tuesday at the Reaching the Last Mile (RLM) Forum in Abu [...] Full text...

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‘Three-country crisis’ across central Sahel puts whole generation at risk, warns WFP

20 november 2019 - 05:11:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Violent attacks by extremists “almost every day” in the Sahel nations of Mali, Niger and [...] Full text...

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Forum of Central African parliamentarians on food, nutritional security opens in Brazzaville

19 november 2019 - 22:37:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -  A three-day forum of Central African parliamentarians on food and nutritional security opened here Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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Sixth international Dakar Forum on peace and security in Africa ends

19 november 2019 - 20:01:51
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) – The sixth edition of the international Dakar Forum on peace and security in Africa ended early [...] Full text...

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Buhari seeks speedy passage of law creating special courts for corruption cases

19 november 2019 - 14:59:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday declared open a two-day summit on 'Diminishing Corruption in the [...] Full text...

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Leading civil society group urges Buhari to rescue Nigeria’s democracy from decline

19 november 2019 - 14:15:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s leading civil society group, Centre for Democracy and Development, (CDD), has said that 10 people [...] Full text...

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NOC calls for cessation of clashes in Tripoli after shell falls on gas warehouse

19 november 2019 - 13:57:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has called for  immediate cessation of clashes and for all [...] Full text...

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Rice sub-sector crucial to Gambia’s development - VP

18 november 2019 - 20:28:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Dr.  Isatou Touray, vice president of The Gambia, said here Monday that the rice sub- sector [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President calls for reform of UN mandates to fight terrorism

18 november 2019 - 18:00:21
Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has invited the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to [...] Full text...

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Seven killed, 15 wounded in airstrike on factory south of Tripoli

18 november 2019 - 13:33:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The toll of Monday's aerial bombardment targeting a biscuit factory in Wadi al-Rabie, southeast of the [...] Full text...

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OCHA says 40,000 displaced persons affected by flooding in 2 local councils in Northeast Nigeria

17 november 2019 - 14:29:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that “no fewer than” 40,000 [...] Full text...

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Bodies of 19 villagers killed by unidentified people discovered in central Mali

16 november 2019 - 15:28:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Armed Forces of Mali (FAMA) based in Ouenkoro, in the Bankass district of the Mopti [...] Full text...

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Nigerian police deny flouting court orders to release 3 people on bail

16 november 2019 - 08:04:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS), on Friday denied claims by sections of [...] Full text...

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Diffa: After Boko Haram, floods wreak havoc on thousands of people, devastates villages, farmlands

15 november 2019 - 23:02:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  The governor of the Diffa region, Issa Lémine, said here Friday that people living along the [...] Full text...

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Libyan security services arrest 386 illegal migrants in Benghazi

14 november 2019 - 21:11:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  Some 386 illegal African migrants of different nationalities were Thursday arrested in the eastern city of [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa struggles with the brunt of climate crisis – OCHA warns

14 november 2019 - 15:43:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Southern Africa region is experiencing the brunt of the climate crisis as it [...] Full text...

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Nigerian secret police, activists feud over use of force to disperse Tuesday's protests Nigerian secret police, activists feud over use of force to disperse Tuesday's protests

14 november 2019 - 07:25:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS), says its operatives did not open fire [...] Full text...

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'Int'l Community must show solidarity with the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin countries,' says Mahamadou Issoufou

13 november 2019 - 18:38:42
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The international community must show solidarity with the countries of the Sahel and the Lake Chad [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army chief says 5,475 Boko Haram terrorists have been arrested

13 november 2019 - 16:31:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, says that over 5,475 suspected Boko [...] Full text...

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480 Sudanese evacuated from Libyan fighting zones near Tripoli

13 november 2019 - 13:54:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 480 Sudanese have been evacuated from Libya after escalating clashes in the suburbs of Tripoli, [...] Full text...

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President Felix Tshisekedi calls for international coalition for peace

12 november 2019 - 22:17:34
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)  - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC), Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Tuesday called for [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe dollar depreciates by 520 percent

11 november 2019 - 22:09:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -  The Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) has depreciated by over 520 percent since its introduction in February, this [...] Full text...

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'No curfew in Ouagadougou' - Government spokesman

11 november 2019 - 15:46:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe Minister of Communication and Relations with Parliament, also government spokesman, Remis Dandjinou, on Monday [...] Full text...

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UNHCR estimates 300,000 Libyans are internally displaced by ongoing violence

11 november 2019 - 13:31:24
Tripoli, 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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Libya's oil revenues increased by 21% in October to USD 2.2 billion - NOC

10 november 2019 - 13:16:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Libya's total oil revenues for the month of October amounted to $2.2 billion, up $381 million, [...] Full text...

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Fighting resumes on outskirts of Tripoli after Mahoulid calm down.

10 november 2019 - 13:06:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Clashes resumed Sunday on the outskirts of Tripoli after a brief lull during festivities commemorating the [...] Full text...

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Libyan dailies highlight endless military escalation and preps for Berlin Conference

09 november 2019 - 19:25:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the recent military escalation in fighting on the outskirts of [...] Full text...

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Mali opposition leader calls on Malians to join 'sacred union' around defence and security forces

09 november 2019 - 13:40:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, president of FSD (Front pour la Sauvegarde de la Démocratie), has [...] Full text...

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