Ethiopian crisis: Senior TPLF leader 'surrenders to government forces'

02 december 2020 - 11:03:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A leader of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), whose forces have been defeated by [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs reiterate commitment to Libyan ownership of political process

02 december 2020 - 09:15:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Delegates from the House of Representatives and the State High Council, a consultative assembly, reaffirmed their [...] Full text...

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UN refugee agency appeals for $147 million to support thousands of Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan

30 november 2020 - 19:13:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has launched an appeal for US$147 million to [...] Full text...

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Mali: MINUSMA condemns attack on its positions

30 november 2020 - 16:49:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), Mr. Annadif [...] Full text...

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Are multiple political processes complementary or competing with Libyan Dialogue Forum?

30 november 2020 - 09:35:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the United Nations-sponsored Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LDPF) struggles with the criteria for selecting the [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs agree to site headquarters of unified House of Reps in Benghazi

29 november 2020 - 12:55:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), who met in Tangier, Morocco, have agreed that [...] Full text...

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Moroccan minister says consultative meeting of Libyan MPs is an agent of change

29 november 2020 - 12:30:51
Tangier, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, said the results [...] Full text...

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Libyan parliamentarians' meeting in Morocco, accusations between NOC and Central Bank highlighted in the news

28 november 2020 - 19:48:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week covered the war with statements between the Central Bank of Libya (BCL) [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM informs Mahamadou Issoufou of evolution of political process

27 november 2020 - 21:20:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Taher Siala, Friday [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM Abiy meets AU Mediation team

27 november 2020 - 20:40:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Friday reiterated the federal government’s commitment to the protection and [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM vows to protect Ethiopian refugees streaming into Sudan

27 november 2020 - 18:51:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) visited refugee camp near the Sudanese [...] Full text...

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UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits Sudan as more Ethiopian refugees arrive

27 november 2020 - 12:49:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is visiting Khartoum as the country receives a growing [...] Full text...

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The aftermath of armed conflict in Libya compromises resolution

26 november 2020 - 23:51:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly a decade of continued armed conflict in Libya has left visible scars on the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Conflict: Gov’t to 'respond expeditiously' to needs of Tigrayans

26 november 2020 - 21:52:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government said here Thursday it would "respond expeditiously" to the needs of citizens [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs meet in Tangier, Morocco, to set date for a plenary session in Libya

25 november 2020 - 14:09:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita has said the consultative meeting of Libyan parliamentarians in Tangier "will [...] Full text...

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UN hopes Libyan MPs will contribute to implementation of Political Dialogue Forum roadmap

24 november 2020 - 12:09:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said it is "encouraged" by the broad consultative [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Conflict: Rights body calls for civilian protection in Mekelle offensive

23 november 2020 - 21:28:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) Monday night asked parties to the Ethiopian conflict in Tigray region to protect [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM asks Tigray forces to surrender as military operation enters 'final and crucial round'

23 november 2020 - 06:49:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said the second phase of the military operation in [...] Full text...

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UN official narrates heartbreaking stories of refugees fleeing Ethiopia violence

20 november 2020 - 06:39:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior UN humanitarian official in Sudan has recounted moving testimony from refugees who are crossing [...] Full text...

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Violence, insecurity continue to plague South Sudan communities: UN

19 november 2020 - 05:40:42
Juba, South Sudan - Over 1,000 people have been killed and more than 400 abducted in the past six months [...] Full text...

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UN officials assess needs at camps for refugees from Ethiopia’s Tigray region

19 november 2020 - 05:30:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Senior UN officials have conducted a two-day mission to southeastern Sudan, where some 30,000 Ethiopians have [...] Full text...

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Scores of civilians killed in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict

12 november 2020 - 21:52:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Scores of civilians have been killed in Mai-Kadra in South-Western Tigray state, most of them, [...] Full text...

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Keep borders open for fleeing Ethiopians, urges UNHCR

12 november 2020 - 07:35:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN refugee agency said on Wednesday that it is working with Sudanese authorities to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria begins digital registration of IDPs

11 november 2020 - 18:48:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is set to conduct the digital registration of about three million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) [...] Full text...

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Messages of hope from military commission push for peaceful resolution in Libya (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

05 november 2020 - 23:44:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ten days after signing the permanent peace deal in Geneva, the joint 5+5 military commission has [...] Full text...

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Libyan Minister of Interior visits Cairo

04 november 2020 - 15:59:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister in the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, on Wednesday began a visit [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs meet in Morocco ahead of Political Dialogue Forum

04 november 2020 - 11:54:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Delegates from the House of Representatives in Tobruk and the Libyan High Council of State are [...] Full text...

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Obiri, Yeshaneh shortlisted for World Athletics top female athlete award

04 november 2020 - 08:42:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya's Hellen Obiri and Ethiopia's Ababel Yeshaneh are among the 10 athletes shortlisted for Female [...] Full text...

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Haftar’s future called into question on eve of political solution in Libya (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

29 october 2020 - 22:18:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The process to resolve the Libyan crisis through consensus raises no doubt following developments over the [...] Full text...

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Fuel stations in Khartoum apply new prices set by government

29 october 2020 - 15:59:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Service stations in Khartoum on Thursday started charging new prices for fuel as set by the [...] Full text...

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Long lines at polling stations as Tanzanians vote in general elections

28 october 2020 - 11:09:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Long queues have formed at polling stations across Tanzania as the East African country [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for safe, peaceful voting process in Tanzania

27 october 2020 - 17:00:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called on everyone involved in Tanzania's political process to ensure that [...] Full text...

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UN’s mission ‘more important than ever’, Secretary-General says at UN Day ceremony

27 october 2020 - 05:42:48
New York, US (PANA) - Seventy-five years after world leaders united to promote global peace and progress through cooperation, representatives [...] Full text...

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Nigerian troops eliminate 38 bandits, arrest 198, rescue 108 kidnap victims in North West Nigeria

26 october 2020 - 18:50:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Monday said troops of Operation Sahel Sanity, one of the [...] Full text...

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Two allies of ex-president Aziz appear before police anti-corruption panel

26 october 2020 - 16:54:58
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Tfeil Laha, a banker, and Mohamed Abdallah Ould Yaha, two personalities close to Mohamed Ould Abdel [...] Full text...

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Will the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya overshadow the position of critics? (Analysis)

26 october 2020 - 16:44:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The signing on Friday in Geneva of the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya has accelerated the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Ministry denounces Macron's "offensive" statements toward the Islamic world

26 october 2020 - 14:18:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Foreign Ministry of the Government of National Accord has denounced statements by French President Emmanuel [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Violent clashes erupt between ruling and opposition party supporters

21 october 2020 - 19:18:45
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Violent clashes have broke out on Wednesday in Lambagni, a northern neighbourhood in the upper suburbs [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament makes several decisions without required quorum

19 october 2020 - 22:10:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chamber of Representatives in Libya (Parliament), based in the east of the country, Monday rejected [...] Full text...

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VP of Libyan parliament, MPs boycott plenary session convened in Benghazi

19 october 2020 - 12:11:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The First Vice-President of the House of Representatives, Fawzi al-Taher al-Nouwairi, and other MPs have decided [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military 'kills' several bandits, destroys camps in Katsina State

15 october 2020 - 11:11:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria says that its airstrikes have killed “several” bandits and destroyed their [...] Full text...

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Tunisian youth protest against bill on security forces

09 october 2020 - 18:08:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Hundreds of young Tunisians took to Tunis streets on Thursday afternoon after holding a sit-in in [...] Full text...

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Algeria expels thousands of migrants, asylum seekers to Niger without due process, says HRW

09 october 2020 - 07:15:07
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Algerian authorities have expelled thousands of migrants and asylum seekers to Niger during waves of roundups of mostly [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Ghazouani receives France’s special envoy for Sahel

07 october 2020 - 23:08:59
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -  The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, Wednesday received France’s special envoy for the Sahel, Frederic [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC-T factional leader, Thokozani Khupe, sworn in as MP

07 october 2020 - 17:35:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai (MDC-T) factional leader, Thokozani Khupe, was late Wednesday sworn in as [...] Full text...

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UNICEF concerned about children in DR Congo suffering ‘unrelenting violence’

07 october 2020 - 07:09:56
New York, US (PANA) - Thousands of children continue to suffer grievously as unrelenting violence persists across eastern Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: AfDB's support gives Zanzibar's urban residents improved access to water and sanitation

06 october 2020 - 18:53:07
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Zanzibar Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project, implemented between 2012 and 2018 in [...] Full text...

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Nigerian troops rescue 5 expatriates from pirates/militants

06 october 2020 - 15:03:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Tuesday said its troops in the Niger Delta region have [...] Full text...

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Zanzibar's urban residents get improved access to water, sanitation with AfDB support

06 october 2020 - 09:59:05
Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - Around 287,000 residents of  Saateni and Welezo areas of Zanzibar city now benefit from water and [...] Full text...

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Libya: UN official warns, the informal ceasefire on fighting front is ‘’fragile’’

04 october 2020 - 18:14:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, has warned that although [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenyan Parliament wants thorough probe in missing Jack Ma donations

02 october 2020 - 14:06:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The National Assembly Committee on Health has recommended further probe of the missing Jack Ma coronavirus [...] Full text...

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UN rights panel says stranded migrants need safe, dignified return

02 october 2020 - 06:39:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN panel of independent rights experts on Thursday urged governments to immediately address the inhumane conditions [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief urges more countries to step up and fund global vaccine effort

01 october 2020 - 06:24:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday called for all nations to provide further urgently needed funds [...] Full text...

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Sahel: The G5 Sahel Joint Force seizes weapons in Wour area of Chadian territory

30 september 2020 - 18:36:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The G5 Sahel Joint Force during its routine operations Thursday seized 23 weapons in the [...] Full text...

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Speakers of Libyan Parliament and High Council of State to meet in Morocco on Thursday

30 september 2020 - 10:50:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting bringing together the Speakers of Libya's rival administrations -- the Libyan House of Representatives [...] Full text...

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Libyan rival administrations appeal for direct talks of joint 5+5 military commission

30 september 2020 - 07:35:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Direct talks on security and military issues , bringing together two delegations of the military and [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Government denies preventing Yacouba Isaac Zida, former Prime Minister of the Transition from returning home

25 september 2020 - 15:35:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government Friday denied preventing former transitional Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac Zida from returning [...] Full text...

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Deadly flooding adds new danger to communities fleeing Sahel violence

25 september 2020 - 05:22:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Humanitarians have stepped up assistance to communities “on the brink”, who have been affected by devastating [...] Full text...

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Political forum due for October in Geneva, all hopes for Libyans (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

25 september 2020 - 00:01:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - All eyes are focused on the Swiss capital, Geneva, where a new round of inter-Libyan talks [...] Full text...

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No human rights progress despite new presidency in Burundi - UN iiInquiry finds

24 september 2020 - 12:48:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has urged the international community to remain concerned about the [...] Full text...

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Gambian legislators reject Constitution Bill

23 september 2020 - 11:29:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian parliament on Tuesday rejected the “Promulgation Bill 2020” on the country’s draft constitution after it [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Harare Mayor recalled barely a month after winning Mayoral race

22 september 2020 - 17:53:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Harare Mayor councilor, Jacob Mafume, has been recalled by his party, the People’s Democratic Party [...] Full text...

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Gambian MPs debate new constitution Bill

22 september 2020 - 14:53:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian parliamentarians on Tuesday took turns to express their views and reactions to the “Promulgation Bill [...] Full text...

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Libyan parliamentarians reject any attempt to withdraw Libyan affair from UN

21 september 2020 - 23:14:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) at a meeting here Monday rejected any individual [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Number of cases jumps to 4,711 in Rwanda

21 september 2020 - 07:41:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The number of COVID-19 cases has jumped to  4,711 after 22 people tested positive in the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC-T faction announces rebranding to main faction's MDC Alliance

20 september 2020 - 13:57:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change -Tsvangirai (MDC-T) opposition faction party led by Thokozani Khupe has said it [...] Full text...

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Libyan military commander rejects oil agreement announced by Ahmed Maitig and Haftar

19 september 2020 - 11:36:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The commander of Libya's western military region, Major General Osama al-Jaweili, has rejected the agreement reached [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya begins gradual return to sports events

18 september 2020 - 13:17:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - All contact sports including football and rugby remain suspended as Kenya announced a gradual resumption of [...] Full text...

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UN report says human rights violations continue in Burundi under new Govt

18 september 2020 - 05:07:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-appointed investigators have issued fresh warnings about ongoing rights violations and impunity in Burundi, since the death [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj says he intends to resign in October

17 september 2020 - 14:07:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Fayez al-Sarraj, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) announced [...] Full text...

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Libya: Fayez al-Sarraj announces intention to leave duties next October

16 september 2020 - 23:36:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fayez al-Sarraj, chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) recognized [...] Full text...

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Oil still hostage to political stakes Libyan conflict

14 september 2020 - 14:21:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Oil, Libya's main source of revenue is still hostage to the political stakes underlying the long-running [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IOM says enhanced solidarity critical as virus spreads in world’s most vulnerable communities

14 september 2020 - 04:44:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Eight months from the onset of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) [...] Full text...

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Race between Turkey and Russia on inter-Libyan meetings in Morocco and Switzerland highlighted by media

12 september 2020 - 20:13:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the military competition between Turkey and Russia in Libya, the [...] Full text...

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Kenya media faces backlash over anti-corruption reporting

12 september 2020 - 15:12:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan media is facing a backlash over its reporting on corruption from wealthy citizens and [...] Full text...

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NGO says attacks on students, teachers, and schools surge in Africa’s Sahel

09 september 2020 - 05:04:28
New York, US (PANA) – The Central Sahel has seen a significant spike in attacks on students, teachers, and schools [...] Full text...

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Mali's military junta directs former ministers, MPs to surrender buttons, service vehicles

07 september 2020 - 15:30:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) has directed former parliamentarians and ministers [...] Full text...

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UN marks first International Day of Clean Air

07 september 2020 - 10:00:32
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has highlighted the dangers posed by air pollution and urged greater [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military kills 100 bandits, arrests 148 in Northwest region

06 september 2020 - 09:58:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Saturday that at least 100 bandits were killed and 148 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Sports activities set to resume in Nigeria

06 september 2020 - 09:53:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr Sunday Dare, on Sunday said that all Coronavirus [...] Full text...

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NAF airstrikes kill “several” bandits, “disrupt” their camps in Kaduna State

04 september 2020 - 13:00:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Armed Forces on Friday said the Air Component of Operation THUNDER STRIKE killed “several” bandits [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 700 family members of terrorist group surrender to Army troops – Defence Spokesperson

03 september 2020 - 18:34:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday said 700 family members of the Darul Salam Terrorists [...] Full text...

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Mali: MPs say National Assembly, dissolved by former President IBK, should be reinstated

03 september 2020 - 17:38:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Members of the 6th legislature of the National Assembly of Mali have described as "null and [...] Full text...

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African governments need to address the plight of missing people more vigorously

03 september 2020 - 14:08:53
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - People around the world go missing every day. Behind every one of these people are [...] Full text...

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Angry Tunisian president lashes out at politicians 'collaborating with Zionists'

03 september 2020 - 10:28:59
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed on Wednesday severely criticised Tunisian parties and politicians, calling them "traitors and [...] Full text...

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Members of Tunisia's new government declare assets

03 september 2020 - 08:59:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Members of the new Tunisian government, led by Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, declared their assets to [...] Full text...

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Jailed Zimbabwe investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono finally set free

02 september 2020 - 22:19:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Jailed investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was Wednesday finally granted bail in the sum of ZWL10,000 (US$120.01) [...] Full text...

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Tunisian prime minister-designate presents programme of government

01 september 2020 - 22:30:15
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian prime minister-designate Hichem Mechichi, in his inaugural address to parliament here Tuesday, painted a gloomy [...] Full text...

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Repatriation of Burundian refugees, 'hate speech' by Burundian officials dominate headlines in Rwanda

29 august 2020 - 16:22:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week highlighted the repatriation of some 471 Burundian refugees who returned home after [...] Full text...

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'Morocco supports UN efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis'

28 august 2020 - 13:03:00
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita, said on [...] Full text...

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Mali customs seize large quantity of cannabis in Segou

27 august 2020 - 18:20:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian customs services on Monday seized a ton of cannabis in Ségou, central Mali, some [...] Full text...

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WFP: Refugees at risk of hunger and malnutrition, as relief packages dwindle in eastern Africa

26 august 2020 - 18:29:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to reduce its food and cash assistance [...] Full text...

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Hamouda Siala re-elected Speaker of Tripoli-based Libyan Parliament

26 august 2020 - 09:25:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Hamouda Siala was re-elected on Tuesday for a second term as Speaker of the House of [...] Full text...

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Blind man named Culture minister in new ministerial appointments by Tunisian PM-Designate

25 august 2020 - 14:26:35
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A 34-year-old blind man, Walid Zidi, is one the ministers appointed on Monday by the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Libyan warlord Haftar rejects ceasefire

24 august 2020 - 06:23:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar has rejected the announcement of a [...] Full text...

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Ceasefire proclaimed in Libya welcomed with satisfaction

21 august 2020 - 21:29:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The declaration of immediate ceasefire in Libya by the main belligerents Friday was welcomed with satisfaction [...] Full text...

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Defence team of former Mauritanian president deplores conditions of his detention

21 august 2020 - 05:25:16
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The team of lawyers defending former Mauritanian president Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz has strongly deplored conditions [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: MDC T faction recalls Harare Mayor, five other councillors

20 august 2020 - 16:16:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Secretary General of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) T faction, Douglas Mwonzora, has recalled [...] Full text...

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Mali: Government calls for 'silence of weapons'

18 august 2020 - 17:07:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The head of the Malian government, Boubou Cissé, on Tuesday called on soldiers who have [...] Full text...

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Drinking water supply in Tripoli gradually resumes after several interruptions

18 august 2020 - 16:47:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Water supply has gradually resumed to the water supply network in Tripoli, Libya, and a number [...] Full text...

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Millions ‘on the edge’ in DR Congo, warns WFP

15 august 2020 - 05:11:54
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Millions of lives could be lost to hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...

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Mali Customs seize fake tax stamps

11 august 2020 - 16:01:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Customs last week discovered packages of tax stamps fraudulently printed abroad, worth more than 200 [...] Full text...

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Government of ‘’competence, independents and non-partisans’’ to be formed in Tunisia

10 august 2020 - 21:46:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The designated head of the Tunisian government, Hichem Mechichi, said here Monday he had opted for [...] Full text...

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Nigerien president Isssoufou receives Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament

10 august 2020 - 18:50:01
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Nigerien president, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Monday received the Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic [...] Full text...

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Daniel Gélase Ndabirabe elected Speaker of the Burundi National Assembly

07 august 2020 - 18:11:32
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Daniel Gélase Ndabirabe, a member of parliament of the ruling National Council for the Defence of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO ramps up support to hotspot countries in Africa

06 august 2020 - 16:48:34
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The first members of a surge team of health experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian justice to delve into 11 years of former President ould Abdel Aziz's rule

06 august 2020 - 11:06:54
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian General Prosecutor's Office under the Supreme Court, on Wednesday announced the opening of a [...] Full text...

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UN censures ‘heinous attacks’ in Lake Chad Basin

04 august 2020 - 20:19:16
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres Tuesday strongly condemned “heinous attacks” against civilians in the Lake Chad [...] Full text...

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Total calm on fighting fronts in Libya, sign in prelude to storm or ceasefire opportunity? (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

03 august 2020 - 22:51:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fighting fronts in Libya, particularly the central region of Sirte and al-Jafra, are marked in [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains hit most part of Sudan leaving people without shelter

03 august 2020 - 20:46:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -  Heavy rains and flash floods have levelled hundreds of houses across the country, leaving many families [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi total infections stand at 395

02 august 2020 - 10:35:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi says its cumulative total of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) infections stands at 395 after last month's [...] Full text...

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South Africa's official murder rate increases

31 july 2020 - 13:20:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police Minister  Bheki Cele on Friday revealed that South Africa’s murder rate is the [...] Full text...

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Motion of censure against Tunisian speaker of Parliament rejected

30 july 2020 - 23:27:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The speaker of the Tunisian parliament, Islamist Rached Ghannouchi, Thursday survived a motion of vote of [...] Full text...

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UNAMID condemns violent attacks on protesters, civilians and IDPs in Darfur

29 july 2020 - 14:42:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The African Union/United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has expressed deep concern over recent violence in [...] Full text...

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Malian PM urges opposition to participate in national unity government

29 july 2020 - 11:13:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has called on the opposition, which is demanding the resignation of [...] Full text...

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UN-African Union mission condemns recent spate of deadly attacks in Darfur

29 july 2020 - 05:31:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The joint UN-African Union Mission in Darfur, UNAMID, is calling on the Sudanese Government to arrest [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Parliamentary Investigative Commission blames ex-president Aziz for bad governance

28 july 2020 - 17:40:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The report of a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP), formed last January to investigate "decades of [...] Full text...

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MPs approve draft law on High Court of Justice in Mauritania

28 july 2020 - 14:28:14
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Assembly of Mauritania has approved a draft organic law establishing the High Court of [...] Full text...

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Malian President names reduced cabinet in preparation for Government of National Unity

28 july 2020 - 09:57:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on has announced a reduced cabinet following recommendations of the heads of state [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana’s U-20, U-17 national female teams cleared to train for international tournaments

27 july 2020 - 05:42:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday gave clearance to the national female U-20 and [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls for action by Libyan authorities against smugglers after Eritrean refugee dies

25 july 2020 - 13:02:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has deplored "the tragic death" of a young [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian media highlight misfortunes of former president Abdel Aziz

25 july 2020 - 12:55:06
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The media in Mauritania this week devoted most of their comments to the difficulties of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Airtel Africa Q1 net slumps 57% on-year under pandemic

25 july 2020 - 10:27:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Bharti Airtel’s Africa has reported a 57% on-year drop in net profit to $57 [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: National Assembly approves bill modifying retirement age

24 july 2020 - 18:08:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Assembly of Mauritania has approved a bill to repeal and replace certain provisions of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 15 Zambian MPs test positive

24 july 2020 - 11:38:03
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Fifteen Members of Parliament in Zambia have tested positive for COVID-19. Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya disclosed on [...] Full text...

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Ecotourism player sets new environment benchmark in Botswana

24 july 2020 - 08:58:15
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Pan-Africa eco-tourism business, Wilderness Safaris, which has its headquarters in Botswana, has announced plans to set [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: MPs accuse former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz of breaching integrity of national territory

23 july 2020 - 23:02:59
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The parliamentary commission investigating former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz said here Thursday it “has information [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Kenyan Mau Forest evictees’ plight intensifies as authorities fail to provide vital assistance

23 july 2020 - 10:20:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police violence and property destruction during elections on Kenya's Rift Valley and a lack of support afterward has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rights group says overcrowding among Somalia IDPs increases pandemic risk

21 july 2020 - 05:54:57
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Incessant fighting, recurrent droughts and floods, and the worst locust invasion in more than 25 years [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: AIF founding partners unveil unified response to support Africa’s private sector

20 july 2020 - 12:55:23
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Increased and decisive investment will be the channel for Africa’s economic recovery post COVID-19, partners [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 'Troops kill 10 Boko Haram/ISWAP commanders, other terrorists in Northeast Nigeria'

19 july 2020 - 11:11:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Sunday said that its troops killed 10 top Boko Haram /Islamic [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight military dev'ts, meeting between Egyptian president and elders of Libyan tribes

18 july 2020 - 18:56:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Military developments in Libya with preparations and mobilization by both sides of the conflict in the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: World Bank provides $15.2 million in support of response in Uganda

17 july 2020 - 13:18:56
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $15.2 million to support Uganda’s efforts to prevent, detect and respond [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN relief chief urges G20 to step up to avert ‘cascading crises’ in fragile countries

17 july 2020 - 05:46:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession are set to trigger the first increase in global poverty [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges greater COVID-19 health services in Africa’s humanitarian settings

16 july 2020 - 14:58:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called for greater access to COVID-19 detection, testing and care [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Three Zambian MPs, 10 staff of parliament test positive

16 july 2020 - 11:19:50
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Three Members of Parliament and 10 National Assembly of Zambia staff have tested positive for COVID-19, [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian MPs to review decade of governance of former President Aziz

15 july 2020 - 17:48:39
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A report prepared by a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP) on the decade of governance of [...] Full text...

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Former chairman of Libyan presidential council calls protagonists to sit down together to resolve crisis

14 july 2020 - 22:55:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Former vice-president of the presidential council of the government of national accord, Moussa Al-Kouni, Tuesday appealed [...] Full text...

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News Analysis: Tunisia shaken by series of similar political crises

14 july 2020 - 22:32:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has for a time been going through a series of political crises, one after another [...] Full text...

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Women and girls deserve more protection in emergencies, UN rights council hears

13 july 2020 - 18:35:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The collective impact of climate change, COVID-19 and conflict mean that well over 200 million people [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IOM water facilities help resettled communities fight pandemic in Sierra Leone

11 july 2020 - 15:43:11
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, handwashing remains among the most difficult preventive measures for millions of Sierra Leoneans to [...] Full text...

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Inquiry into former president's governance resonates in Mauritanian press

11 july 2020 - 14:21:51
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - As the week comes to a close, the story that resonated most in the Mauritanian press  [...] Full text...

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Burkinabè politicians reject postponement of legislative elections

10 july 2020 - 16:19:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At their meeting on Friday with the the Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization, Siméon [...] Full text...

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Algeria, Polisario accused of embezzlement of humanitarian aid

10 july 2020 - 11:19:46
Brussels,  Belgium (PANA) -  Members of European Parliament (EMEPs) have raised suspicions of alleged embezzlement of humanitarian aid intended for Sahrawi [...] 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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COVID-19: Nigeria's figure jumps to 30,249 with 460 new cases on Wednesday

09 july 2020 - 10:49:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With Nigeria’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases jumping to 30,249 with 460 of them recorded on Wednesday, the Nigeria [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Digital technologies could help Uganda’s economy recover faster - Report

09 july 2020 - 05:03:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2020 is projected to be between 0.4 and 1.7% compared to 5.6% in 2019, [...] Full text...

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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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Raid against al-Wattia air base in western Libya revives military escalation

07 july 2020 - 22:09:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The military escalation in Libya resumed with the air strike Sunday on the air base of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Penticostal church says 8,370 of its members, eight pastors killed by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists

02 july 2020 - 17:57:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The EYN Church says it lost over 8,370 members to Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Vulnerable people across East Africa forcibly evicted during pandemic

02 july 2020 - 09:46:46
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Over 70,000 people, many of whom are internally displaced, were forcibly evicted from their [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso soldier killed, 20 suspected terrorists shot dead in the north of the country

30 june 2020 - 09:53:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's army says it killed about 20 suspected terrorists in the northern city of [...] Full text...

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Ghana opposition party cries foul as security personnel are deployed to border areas of its strongholds

29 june 2020 - 08:28:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is crying foul following the deployment of security personnel [...] 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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Coronavirus: Rwanda's tally jumps to 878 cases

28 june 2020 - 11:31:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's s coronavirus (COVID-19) tally climbed to 878 Saturday following 20 new infections out of 4,702 [...] Full text...

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Losing momentum in Libya, France wants to play its all-out battle to preserve a place

26 june 2020 - 15:03:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In recent days, French President Emmanuel Macron made numerous media statements on the situation in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition leader from MDC T recalls 9 Parliamentarians from rival faction

23 june 2020 - 19:01:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) T factional leader, Thokozani Khupe, struck again on Tuesday and [...] Full text...

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Coca-Cola Africa gives Kenya floods victims US$119,374 relief support

22 june 2020 - 16:39:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Coca-Cola Beverages Africa-Kenya (CCBA) on Monday donated 12.7 million Kenyan shillings (Kshs) to the Kenya Red [...] Full text...

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NGO calls for evacuation of nearly 150 Tunisian children from Syrian and Libyan camps

22 june 2020 - 05:46:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian human rights group on Sunday called on the government to evacuate some 146 Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Former South African president De Klerk under fire again

21 june 2020 - 07:45:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The American Bar Association is under fire over its announcement that former President FW [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for end to conflicts driving ‘appalling’ displacement numbers

19 june 2020 - 05:19:07
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has reminded countries of their fundamental obligation to protect the nearly [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Kaïs Saied expected on Monday in Paris

17 june 2020 - 18:02:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied will pay a "working and friendly visit" to France on Monday at [...] Full text...

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Tanzania Parliament endorses 2020/21 budget

15 june 2020 - 15:06:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania Parliament on Monday endorsed the national budget for 2020/21 financial year as President [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Police block streets to prevent opposition sit-in

14 june 2020 - 18:29:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – All roads leading to  Bardo city which accommodates the seat of the Tunisian Parliament are locked [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Eight confirmed cases among peacekeeping mission in Sudan

11 june 2020 - 22:11:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union-UN peace keeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Thursday said it had so far recorded [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB’s intervention helps to curb COVID-19 in vulnerable communities

11 june 2020 - 17:03:36
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - With 2.6 million internally-displaced persons in Somalia, the outbreak of COVID-19 poses an additional challenge [...] Full text...

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AfDB, development partners propel Somalia back from the brink

11 june 2020 - 16:56:55
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In early 2020, Somalia, with support from the United Kingdom Government and the European Union (EU), [...] Full text...

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UNDP blames global anti-racism protests on inequality

11 june 2020 - 14:05:04
Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - The anti-racism demonstrations sweeping across the world reflects inequality, the UNDP has said. In a news dispatch, [...] Full text...

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Cote d’Ivoire facilitates identification of Ivorians for next presidential election

11 june 2020 - 13:13:35
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) -  A few months before the presidential election scheduled for October in Côte d'Ivoire, the Ivorian [...] 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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HCR expresses fear for situation of refugees, internally displaced in DRC

10 june 2020 - 22:23:36
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN High Commission for Refugees (HCR) Wednesday expressed fears for refugees and internally displaced [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes commitment of two Libyan belligerents to military talks

10 june 2020 - 20:55:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The third round of military talks between the two main actors of the Libyan conflict within [...] Full text...

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

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

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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: China donates medical equipment to Congolese Armed Forces

08 june 2020 - 17:38:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - China on Saturday donated equipment for the prevention and control of the coronavirus pandemic, worth two [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military destroys two bandits' camps, kills "scores" in Northwest Nigeria

07 june 2020 - 15:25:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Sunday said that “scores” of armed bandits were killed and their [...] Full text...

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China supports Gambia's agricultural sector with machinery, equipment and fertiliser

07 june 2020 - 14:01:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Chinese government has donated agricultural machinery, equipment and fertiliser to Gambia's farming community, the minister [...] Full text...

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Six leaders of Zimbabwe's main opposition party arrested

05 june 2020 - 15:59:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Six leaders of  Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance, were arrested on [...] Full text...

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

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

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Nigeria: Defence Hdqrs launches offensive as military kills 392 bandits

04 june 2020 - 15:37:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that 392 bandits were killed in the northwest and [...] Full text...

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Tunisian parliament rejects motion against foreign intervention in Libya

04 june 2020 - 15:27:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Parliament on Wednesday rejected a draft motion on any foreign intervention in Libya and the [...] Full text...

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WHO sends team to DRC on Ebola outbreak

04 june 2020 - 06:51:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 50 staff from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners arrived in Mbandaka in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: More Egyptian MPs test positive for coronavirus

31 may 2020 - 17:43:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Four Egyptian MPs are being quarantined at private hospitals after presenting symptoms of the coronavirus pandemic, [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs call for national reconciliation, rejection of violence

31 may 2020 - 10:22:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Saying that national reconciliation must be embraced, 44 members of Libya's House of Representatives have called [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria records highest daily COVID-19 figure of 553, total now 9,855

31 may 2020 - 06:44:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Saturday announced the highest daily figure of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases with 553 new [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight US-Russian friction over Libya; Risk of transposing Syrian scenario

30 may 2020 - 18:08:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on friction between the United States and Russia over Libya with [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso primary schools get certified solar lights

29 may 2020 - 19:05:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The energy ministry of Burkina Faso on Friday started the distribution of 8,300 lamps certified [...] Full text...

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UN says COVID-19 is a ‘new and deadly threat’ for civilians caught up in violence

28 may 2020 - 05:19:44
New York, US (PANA) - Innocent civilians trapped in violence now face “a new and deadly threat” from COVID-19, the [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s ecotourism company committed to anti-poaching

27 may 2020 - 14:00:00
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Wilderness Safaris, an ecotourism focused pan-Africa company based in Botswana, has affirmed its commitment to fight [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya's refugee camps, contact tracing now becoming stressful in fight against Covid-19

25 may 2020 - 21:29:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new coronavirus case has been reported at a refugee camp in Kakuma, northern Kenya, home [...] Full text...

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Eleven eastern Libyan MPs support Presidential Council's political reform initiative

25 may 2020 - 13:39:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eleven members of the House of Representatives (Parliament) in Tobruk (East) have expressed support for the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army 'kills 1,015 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists' in northeast in 7 weeks

25 may 2020 - 08:14:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, on Sunday said that soldiers [...] Full text...

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Nigeria military 'kill 200 bandits' in the northwest

24 may 2020 - 18:26:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Sunday that the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) killed “close to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military kills 135 bandits in northwest states

23 may 2020 - 11:41:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Saturday that Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has killed “no fewer [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana Speaker orders mass testing of MPs, parliamentary staff

19 may 2020 - 12:01:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Speaker of Ghana's Parliament, Prof. Mike Aaron Oquaye, has ordered the immediate mass testing of [...] Full text...

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

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

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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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Chad: President Idriss Déby takes personal charge of Covid-19 committee

16 may 2020 - 17:35:53
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The Chadian president, Idriss Déby Itno, on Friday set up a management committee for the Covid-19 [...] Full text...

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Journalists' Union slams MP for hate speech against freedom of speech in Tunisia

16 may 2020 - 12:34:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) on Friday condemned what it called "insults uttered by [...] Full text...

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