East African countries better prepared, but desert locust threat ‘not over’: FAO

20 january 2021 - 06:06:44
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Action to control unprecedented desert locust infestations in the Horn of Africa last year has protected [...] Full text...

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Malian PM launches nationwide talks on cotton

19 january 2021 - 21:09:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Moctar Ouane, launched here Monday nationwide talks on cotton under the theme [...] Full text...

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'More than 14 million acutely food insecure in the Sahel'

19 january 2021 - 11:05:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 14 million people are acutely food insecure in the Sahel, twice as many [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali registers one new death

18 january 2021 - 23:06:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - One case of death linked to coronavirus (COVID-19), 16 new infections and 31 recoveries were recorded [...] Full text...

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UN deputy Secretary-General for peacekeeping operations arrives in Bamako

18 january 2021 - 21:52:26
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN deputy Secretary-General for peacekeeping operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, arrived here Sunday, official sources said Monday. During [...] Full text...

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Chief of Staff of Burkina Faso Army encourages troops engaged in operation "Dance on the Ant Hill"

18 january 2021 - 20:24:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chief of General Staff of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces, Brigadier General Moïse Miningou, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court resumes virtual Court Sessions with Cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, Mali and Others

18 january 2021 - 17:19:40
ABuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has resumed virtual court sessions with cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, [...] Full text...

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UN chief of peace operations visits Mali after deadly attacks on peacekeepers

18 january 2021 - 16:01:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Sunday began a visit of several [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian situation in Niger's Tillabéri region worsens due to rebel attacks - OCHA

18 january 2021 - 13:42:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Niger has sharply deteriorated, since the attack on Tchamo Bangou and [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in Mali that killed Egyptian blue helmet

17 january 2021 - 15:44:34
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned another fatal attack carried out against a peacekeeping convoy in Mali [...] Full text...

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Mali suspends poultry imports from Senegal due to bird flu outbreak

17 january 2021 - 11:48:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has since Thursday suspended importation and marketing of poultry from Senegal due to the outbreak [...] Full text...

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Malian PM inaugurates threshold of Kourouba dam to achieve food self-sufficiency

16 january 2021 - 16:51:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian prime minister, Moctar Ouane, accompanied by several members of his government, inaugurated Friday the [...] Full text...

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UNMISMA peacekeeper killed in Mali

16 january 2021 - 14:30:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A peacekeeper from the Multidimensional Integrated Mission for Stabilization in Mali (UNMISMA) was killed and another [...] Full text...

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CAF to send mission to Libya to inspect stadiums in preparation for lifting ban on hosting African competitions

16 january 2021 - 13:47:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Libyan Football Federation (FLF), Abdelhakim al-Chalmani, announced Saturday the Confederation of African [...] Full text...

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IMF Board approves US$28.8 million disbursement to Gambia

16 january 2021 - 09:13:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday completed the first review of The [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: EU foreign affairs head paints grim picture of Ethiopian situation

16 january 2021 - 08:34:20
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union is [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Christian body warns against threats to life of controversial cleric, Bishop Kukah, amidst eviction notice by Muslim group

14 january 2021 - 17:05:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday cautioned those threatening the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, [...] Full text...

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Mali’s economy adversely affected by COVID-19, socio-political crisis in 2020 - IMF

14 january 2021 - 08:51:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali’s economy is estimated to have contracted by 2% in 2020, with a gradual recovery to [...] Full text...

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Three UN peacekeepers killed, six wounded in attack in Mali

14 january 2021 - 08:41:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three United Nations peacekeepers in Mali were killed and six others wounded in an attack on [...] Full text...

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Mali transition presents opportunity to break ‘vicious circle of political crises’ - UN envoy

14 january 2021 - 04:58:25
New York, US (PANA) - The current political transition period in Mali offers an opportunity to “break out of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali records 51 new cases, no death

13 january 2021 - 23:48:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Wednesday recorded 51 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) out of 1,234 tests, 20 recoveries but [...] Full text...

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Mali: Fish seedlings manufacturing plant inaugurated in Mali

13 january 2021 - 17:43:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A fish feed manufacturing plant, with a capacity to produce 30,000 tons of seedlings per year [...] Full text...

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Suspected Jihadists kidnap city mayor in Mali

13 january 2021 - 17:35:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mayor of the rural municipality of Doukouria, in the Timbuktu region of northeastern Mali, Aboubacrine [...] Full text...

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Algeria and South Africa call on the AU to intensify efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis

13 january 2021 - 17:17:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In a joint statement issued Tuesday, Algeria and South Africa called on the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...

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Mali: ECOWAS Mediator, Goodluck Jonathan, invites Malians to dialogue for an inclusive transition

13 january 2021 - 17:05:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, [...] Full text...

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Hopes for formation of national unity government materializing progressively in Libya

13 january 2021 - 00:08:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) scheduled for Wednesday in Geneva may lead to the formation [...] Full text...

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UN chief says situation in central Mali remains worrying

12 january 2021 - 11:56:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The situation in central Mali remains very worrying, marked by a series of serious violence recorded [...] Full text...

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British supermodel Naomi Campbell to promote Kenya tourist destination

12 january 2021 - 11:36:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - British super model, Naomi Campbell, has agreed to become the top model to promote destination Kenya [...] Full text...

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32 Libyan rights organisations criticize HCR over death of young Somali refugee

11 january 2021 - 23:26:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty-two human rights organisations Monday expressed dismay over the poor handling of affairs of refugees and [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mediator for Mali Goodluck Jonathan arrives in Bamako

11 january 2021 - 21:34:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, former Nigerian President [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: One death recorded in Mali Monday

11 january 2021 - 20:27:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian health services Monday recorded one case of death due to coronavirus (COVID-19), 64 new [...] Full text...

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IFAD, GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions, restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall

11 january 2021 - 14:07:20
Paris, France (PANA) – Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most climate-impacted parts of the Sahel have cause [...] Full text...

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EUCAP Sahel Mali mission extended until 31 January 2023

11 january 2021 - 12:53:31
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday extended the mandate of the EU civilian mission EUCAP Sahel Mali [...] Full text...

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Three killed in clashes between traditional hunters and unidentified gunmen in Mali

11 january 2021 - 12:32:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -Three people were killed and two others wounded in a clash between unidentified gunmen and traditional hunters [...] Full text...

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Six French soldiers injured in car bomb attack in northern Mali

09 january 2021 - 18:13:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six soldiers of the French Barkhane force were injured on Friday in a suicide attack by [...] Full text...

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Guinea president Condé reiterates calls for African standby force to intervene in conflicts

09 january 2021 - 11:16:52
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean president Alpha Conde on Friday reiterated calls for the establishment of an African standby force [...] Full text...

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2020 CHAN: Mali releases players for the competition

09 january 2021 - 04:33:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The coach of the Malian national local football team, Nouhoum Diané, on Friday released the list [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus -World Bank undertakes surveys to map out impact on development

08 january 2021 - 23:14:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Bank has launched a series of Rapid Response Phone Surveys of households and firms [...] Full text...

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Senior Malian junta official arrives in Guinea

08 january 2021 - 10:23:13
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Vice President of the Malian transitional government, Colonel Assimi Goita, arrived on Thursday evening in [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Turkish investors discuss cooperation in tourism sector

08 january 2021 - 10:05:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Tourism Authority under the Government of National Accord (GNA), Khaider Bachir [...] Full text...

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Former Malian PM Modibo Keita laid to rest

08 january 2021 - 09:45:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The late former Malian Prime Minister, Modibo Kéita, was buried on Thursday in the capital, Bamako, [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Champions league: All 16 qualifiers for Group stage emerge

08 january 2021 - 06:35:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the conclusion of the first-round, second-leg matches in the 2020/21 CAF Champions league on 5 [...] Full text...

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Ten African presidents show solidarity with Ghana's Akufo-Addo at inaugural ceremony

08 january 2021 - 00:01:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ten African leaders Thursday showed solidarity with their Ghanaian counterpart, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and [...] Full text...

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Suspected terrorists set village ablaze in central Mali

07 january 2021 - 15:14:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Heavily armed  suspected terrorists on Tuesday attacked and burned Dom village of Dom, in the commune [...] Full text...

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'National sovereignty and subsidiarity limit AU intervention in conflicts'

07 january 2021 - 11:37:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Response by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union to emerging [...] Full text...

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UNHCR expresses concern about death of Somali refugee in Tripoli

07 january 2021 - 10:42:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern about the death of a [...] Full text...

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Gendarme killed in an incident in central Mali

06 january 2021 - 14:29:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian gendarme was killed Monday in an incident between security and defence forces and Dozo [...] Full text...

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Several civilians killed by French airstrikes in central Mali

06 january 2021 - 14:22:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - French airstrikes killed several civilians of Bounti in the circle of Douentzat, central Mali, on Sunday [...] Full text...

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UNHCR condemns twin attacks in western Niger that killed at least 100 people

05 january 2021 - 06:36:20
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has strongly condemned the twin attacks in western Niger that killed [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Champions league: All first-round, second-leg fixtures

04 january 2021 - 21:08:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are all the first-round, second-leg fixtures in the 2020/21 CAF Champions league, to be [...] Full text...

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FIFA Club World Cup: Three Senegalese referees appointed to serve in Qatar

04 january 2021 - 19:37:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Three Senegalese referees, Maguette Ndiaye, central referee, and referee assistants Djibril Camara and El H. Malick [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe president condoles Niger following terrorist attack in Tillabéry region

04 january 2021 - 15:58:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Monday offered his condolences to Niger after an [...] Full text...

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WAFU-A qualifier matches for AFCON U17 kick off January 29

04 january 2021 - 13:52:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The West African Federations Union Zone A (WAFU-A) tournament qualifying for the AFCON U17, Morocco 2021, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New school year opens Tuesday in Mali

04 january 2021 - 13:01:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Despite the increase in coronavirus infections in Mali, the country's new school year is set to [...] Full text...

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2020-2021 CAF CL: Stade Malien leave for Morocco to face WAC

04 january 2021 - 10:30:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Stade Malien of Bamako leave on Monday for Morocco to play WAC in the second leg [...] Full text...

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Two French soldiers killed by explosives in the Ménaka region of northern Mali

03 january 2021 - 14:49:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two French soldiers were killed and a third seriously wounded on Saturday during a routine patrol [...] Full text...

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Former Malian Prime Minister Modibo Kéita dies

02 january 2021 - 16:57:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian Prime Minister Modibo Keïta died on Saturday in Morocco where he was getting medical [...] Full text...

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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, buried in Bamako

01 january 2021 - 20:47:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The funeral of Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé, who died of coronavirus on 25 December in [...] Full text...

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Libyan Coast Guard rescued 11,265 illegal migrants in 2020: UNHCR

01 january 2021 - 12:04:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 11,265 illegal migrants were brought back to Libya by the Libyan Coast Guard [...] Full text...

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Former Malian PM Cissé, several others cited for conspiracy against gov't

01 january 2021 - 11:35:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A judge Thursday issued committal orders against former Malian Prime Minister, Boubou Cissé, and several other [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Malian leader urges gov't to take adequate measures to break virus' chain

01 january 2021 - 10:23:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the Malian Transition, Bah NDaw, has urged the government to take adequate measures [...] Full text...

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UN, AU reiterate commitment to Sudan, as joint mission ends operations

31 december 2020 - 16:51:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission have reiterated their [...] Full text...

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Gabonese Saturnin Ibela Ignambi is new coach of Djoliba de Bamako

31 december 2020 - 14:28:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Gabonese football international Saturnin Ibela Ignambi has signed on as new coach of Djoliba de [...] Full text...

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Two Malian soldiers killed in terrorist ambush in centre of the country

31 december 2020 - 11:46:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two soldiers of the Malian National Guard were killed and five others wounded on Tuesday near [...] Full text...

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Unsuccessful Guinean presidential candidate Diallo prevented from leaving the country

31 december 2020 - 11:05:52
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinean Prime Minister and unsuccessful candidate in last October's presidential election, Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo, [...] Full text...

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Millions of children in crisis hotspots ‘on the brink of famine’, warns UNICEF

31 december 2020 - 06:58:31
New York, US (PANA) - More than 10 million children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeast Nigeria, the [...] Full text...

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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya buried in Bamako

30 december 2020 - 23:48:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, who died 17 October in Paris of coronavirus (COVID-19), was buried [...] Full text...

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Workers at Gabriel Touré Hospital in Bamako on strike for 72 hours

30 december 2020 - 15:10:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At the call of their union, workers of Gabriel Toure Hospital, one of the largest medical [...] Full text...

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Provisional release of Malian artist Sidiki Diabaté

30 december 2020 - 13:42:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Internationally renowned Malian artist Sidiki Diabaté was granted a provisional release on Tuesday after payment of [...] Full text...

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Malian president condoles with France over death of three soldiers

29 december 2020 - 22:39:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian interim President Bah N’Daw Tuesday condoled with France over the death of three French soldiers [...] Full text...

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New virtual meeting of LPDF convenes Wednesday in Libya

29 december 2020 - 22:24:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN-backed Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) meetings continue with a virtual one scheduled for Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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Russia set to share experience with Mali in fight against terrorism

29 december 2020 - 20:12:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Russia is committed to share its experience with Mali in the fight against terrorism, the Russian [...] Full text...

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National conference commits to peaceful polls, free expression in Somalia

29 december 2020 - 15:41:45
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A two day national conference on peaceful elections and freedom of expression, bringing together key stakeholders [...] Full text...

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Ugandan peacekeepers receive medals for outstanding peacekeeping in Somalia

29 december 2020 - 12:36:04
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has awarded medals and certificates to Ugandan soldiers for [...] Full text...

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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisséto be buried on Friday

29 december 2020 - 09:19:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, who died last Friday in Paris from COVID-19, will be buried [...] Full text...

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Three French soldiers killed by explosive device in northern Mali

29 december 2020 - 09:09:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three soldiers of the Barkhane force, on an escort mission between Hombori and Gossi, in northern [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali records 3 deaths, 74 new infections and 31 recoveries

28 december 2020 - 22:00:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Monday recorded three deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19), taking to 156 the total number [...] Full text...

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FIFA to finance construction of Technical Centre in Mali

28 december 2020 - 12:43:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -The International Football Federation (FIFA) will finance the construction of a technical centre, at Kabala, near the [...] Full text...

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Bujumbura, Bamako hold separate funeral ceremonies for former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya

28 december 2020 - 11:41:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A requiem mass is scheduled for Tuesday at the Regina Mundi Cathedral in Bujumbura, in memory [...] Full text...

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Gambia calls on Sahel leaders to address causes of migration

27 december 2020 - 17:56:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has called on [...] Full text...

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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya to be buried 29 December in Mali

26 december 2020 - 17:31:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, who died of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on December 18 in Paris [...] Full text...

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Mali's state of emergency extended for six months to address health challenges

26 december 2020 - 15:13:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government Saturday extended the state of health emergency in Mali until midnight 26 June [...] Full text...

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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé dies of coronavirus on Friday in France.

25 december 2020 - 13:37:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé died of coronavirus on Friday in Paris, France, his family and [...] Full text...

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Ten killed in central Mali road accident

25 december 2020 - 10:00:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Ten people were killed and 20 others injured in a road accident that occurred on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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A major food and nutrition crisis looms in 2021 in the Sahel and West Africa

24 december 2020 - 17:03:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - With 16.7 million people in need of immediate food assistance including 9.2 million in Nigeria, [...] Full text...

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Mali publishes its electoral timeline to end of Transition

24 december 2020 - 13:59:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Presidential election in Mali will be held during the first quarter of 2022, according to a [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Champions League: All but two first-round, first-leg results

24 december 2020 - 10:34:39
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are all but two of the first-round, first-leg results of the 2020/21 CAF Champions [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali records three deaths on Wednesday

23 december 2020 - 21:05:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three people died of coronavirus (COVID-19) here Wednesday, said the Malian ministry of Health which also [...] Full text...

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European Council extends mandate of security, defence missions in Somalia

23 december 2020 - 19:02:49
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has  prolonged the mandates of its two Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) [...] Full text...

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Former PM Boubou Cissé rejects link to a plot against Mali’s transition

23 december 2020 - 17:52:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has rejected claims linking him to a plot "to destabilise [...] Full text...

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Conflict, violence in Greater Horn of Africa cause widespread displacement

23 december 2020 - 15:38:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Conflict and violence in the Greater Horn of Africa continue to cause widespread displacement [...] Full text...

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Son of deposed Malian president complains about infringement of fundamental freedoms

23 december 2020 - 14:07:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Lawyers for Boubacar Keita, son of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, on Monday filed a [...] Full text...

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Tunis denies possibility of establishing diplomatic relations with Israel

23 december 2020 - 12:23:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has dismissed reports of the possibility of establishing diplomatic relations with Israel, following several Arab [...] Full text...

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'New era' in Moroccan-Israeli ties begins

23 december 2020 - 11:23:33
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Tuesday's visit to Morocco by a high-level American-Israeli delegation has opened of a new era in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali records 1 death, 59 new cases, 26 recoveries

22 december 2020 - 23:43:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Tuesday recorded one death linked to coronavirus (COVID-19), 59 new infections and 26 recoveries, according [...] Full text...

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Mali, Germany sign 56 billion Fcfa deals to support priority development projects

22 december 2020 - 15:51:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and Germany on Monday in Bamako signed five finance  agreements for about  56 billion CFA [...] Full text...

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Malian Customs seize 143 kg of gold near Guinea border

22 december 2020 - 15:29:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian customs on Sunday seized 88 gold bars weighing 143 kg with an estimated value of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Liberia’s growth forecast indicates high downside risks - IMF

22 december 2020 - 12:08:51
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Though the authorities in Liberia have taken the necessary steps to stabilise the economy amid multiple [...] Full text...

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Top AU official reaffirms willingness to work for maintenance of Libyan ceasefire

22 december 2020 - 10:17:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ismail Chergui, has said the pan-African organisation [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways, Air France KLM to end Africa-European strategic partnership

21 december 2020 - 23:58:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways and Air France KLM Group have agreed to mutually terminate their Africa-Europe joint venture [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Three deaths recorded Monday in Mali

21 december 2020 - 23:41:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three people died in Mali Monday due to the coronavirus (COVID-19, the Malian ministry of Health [...] Full text...

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Negotiations resume between government and Malian national workers’ union

21 december 2020 - 22:19:16
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government and the National Union of Malian workers (UNTM), the largest trade-union in Mali, [...] Full text...

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Joint UN-INTERPOL operation disrupts firearms supply to terrorist networks in West Africa, Sahel

21 december 2020 - 20:17:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - An international operation coordinated jointly by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and [...] Full text...

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Guinean football league suspended until further notice

21 december 2020 - 20:03:41
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Football Leagues 1 and 2 were Monday suspended until further notice, sports sources told [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says new safety measures allow Malian refugees to return to camp in Burkina Faso

21 december 2020 - 12:47:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency - UNHCR -  has helped 3,000 Malian refugees move back into [...] Full text...

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Malian media protest suppression of media freedom

21 december 2020 - 12:12:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian journalists are protesting orders by the transitional administration that they see as suppressing freedom of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali's death toll now 222 with two new fatalities

21 december 2020 - 09:00:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali recorded two new coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, bringing the total death toll to 222, according [...] Full text...

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Funeral of late Burundi president Pierre Buyoya to be held in Mali

20 december 2020 - 16:24:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The funeral of the late Burundi president, Pierre Buyoya, will be held in Mali at a [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves programme to expand solar energy generation to G5 Sahel countries

20 december 2020 - 15:09:16
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a Desert-to-Power (D2P) [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants Guinea US$11m for internal resource mobilization

19 december 2020 - 13:39:31
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has given Guinea a grant of US$11.64 million to implement the [...] Full text...

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Malian president condoles with Burundian counterpart on death of Pierre Buyoya

18 december 2020 - 23:05:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Acting President Bah N'Daw Friday sent a message of condolences to Burundi, following the death [...] Full text...

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Malian government imposes state of health emergency for ten days

18 december 2020 - 20:35:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government Friday at the end of a Council of Ministers meeting decided to impose [...] Full text...

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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya dies

18 december 2020 - 19:07:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Former Burundian president Pierre Buyoya passed away early Friday in Paris, France, aged 71 after contracting [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS chairman 'encouraged' by developments in Mali

18 december 2020 - 12:06:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The current chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ghana's President  Nana Addo [...] Full text...

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Barkhane Force Commander briefs Burkina Faso President on operations

17 december 2020 - 17:18:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso on Thursday met with the Barkhane Force [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean appointed Coordinator of UN Mission in Libya

17 december 2020 - 12:29:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Zimbabwean diplomat, Raisedon Zenenga, was appointed on Wednesday as Assistant Secretary-General and Coordinator of the [...] Full text...

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Peace dividend for Libya economy, as oil flows and Central Bank unifies exchange rate after years of deadlock (News Analysis)

17 december 2020 - 05:35:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ceasefire that halted Libya’s civil war in October has begun to pay economic dividends that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa trade to drop drastically due to lockdowns - Afreximbank

16 december 2020 - 19:48:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - African trade is expected to contract significantly following  the closure of borders, air transport and the [...] Full text...

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Mali's National Union of Workers suspends all negotiations with government

16 december 2020 - 17:00:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Union of Workers of Mali (UNTM), the main trade union in the country, has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WB boosts support to the Sahel for resilient recovery from security and economic crisis

16 december 2020 - 15:55:20
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank has announced approval of three projects to support the economic recovery and improve [...] Full text...

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Desert Locust ‘re-invasion’ threatens millions in Horn of Africa: FAO

16 december 2020 - 11:52:06
Rome, Italy (PANA) - New Desert Locust swarms are forming in the Horn of Africa, threatening agricultural livelihoods and food [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic forces suspension of classes in Mali's higher education institutions

16 december 2020 - 11:36:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Classes have been suspended for three weeks in all higher education institutions in Mali because of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali records four deaths linked to epidemic

15 december 2020 - 21:00:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Tuesday recorded four deaths linked to coronavirus (COVID-19), 42 new infections and 67 recoveries, the [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Somaliland upgrade diplomatic relations

15 december 2020 - 16:51:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya and Somaliland have agreed to upgrade bilateral relationship and open Consulates in both countries. The step [...] Full text...

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Somalia severs ties with Kenya; expels diplomats

15 december 2020 - 12:10:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan diplomats in Somalia have been ordered to leave Mogadishu, the Somali capital, within seven days [...] Full text...

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Strike by Malian workers paralyses activities in Bamako

15 december 2020 - 10:41:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The five-day strike called on Monday by Mali's National Union of Workers (UNTM), the largest trade [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate urges Nigeria to stop jailing children for alleged Boko Haram ties

15 december 2020 - 05:55:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A human rights group has asked the Nigerian government to comply with new United Nations Security Council [...] Full text...

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Malian President on West African tour

14 december 2020 - 16:35:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Transition Prresident Bah N'Daw arrived in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on Monday at the start of [...] Full text...

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Kenyan, Somaliland leaders hold bilateral talks

14 december 2020 - 14:22:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta met visiting President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, on Monday for bilateral talks, [...] Full text...

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Migrant arrivals to Greece total 13,679

14 december 2020 - 10:35:33
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Undocumented migrant arrivals in Greece totalled 13,679 from January to November 2020. According to Greek official statistics published [...] Full text...

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IGAD to hold summit on Kenya, Somalia maritime dispute

14 december 2020 - 10:27:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A crisis Summit of the Horn of Africa's Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) will convene on [...] Full text...

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Mauritania fires Malian coach of U20 for poor performance

12 december 2020 - 17:18:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian coach Baye Bah who was training Mauritania's national  under-20 football team was sacked on December [...] Full text...

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Malian President Bah N'Daw receives French Armed Forces Chief of Staff

12 december 2020 - 13:13:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - French Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Gen. François Lecointre, was received on Friday in Bamako by [...] Full text...

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Mali national workers union begins five-day strike

11 december 2020 - 21:43:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian national workers’ union (UNTM), the country’s largest trade-union, Friday confirmed it would go ahead [...] Full text...

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Beninese rights body denounces illegal burial of victim of May 2019 demonstrations

11 december 2020 - 21:03:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese human rights and people’s organisation (ODHP) Friday denounced the secret burial of Prudence Amoussou, [...] Full text...

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PETCO, country gov't launch waste collection, segregation facility

11 december 2020 - 20:13:28
Kajiado, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya PET recycling company (PETCO), in partnership with the County Government of Kajiado and the National [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopia 'safely' returning Eritrean refugees to their camps

11 december 2020 - 17:07:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia says it is "safely" returning Eritrean refugees to their respective camps [...] Full text...

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DRC ratifies Protocol establishing African Union rights court

11 december 2020 - 15:25:56
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has deposited its instrument of ratification of the Protocol to [...] Full text...

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UN agencies mark end of yearlong aid deliveries in the line of fire

11 december 2020 - 12:00:03
Mogadishu, Kenya (PANA) – The UN humanitarian response in Somalia was heavily affected by insecurity on the ground in Somalia [...] Full text...

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Malian president congratulates U-18 basketball team winner of Africa Cup

10 december 2020 - 20:37:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Bah N’Daw Thursday warmly congratulated the male U-18 basketball team following their victory in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Malian president pardons 91 prisoners to check infections in prisons

10 december 2020 - 18:56:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian President Bah N'Daw has paroled 91 inmates due to  the coronavirus pandemic which has infected [...] Full text...

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IFAD joins partners to build resilience, boost development in the Sahel

10 december 2020 - 18:45:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has joined the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Côte d’Ivoire weathers economic consequences of the pandemic - IMF

10 december 2020 - 11:44:45
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Strong pre-crisis fundamentals, relative economic diversification, and timely relaxing of the fiscal stance allowed Côte [...] Full text...

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South Sudan President to form new Parliament

10 december 2020 - 10:56:06
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan has made a major step towards the formation of a multiparty Parliament with [...] Full text...

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Number of forcibly displaced people soars above 80 million: UNHCR

10 december 2020 - 08:23:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people forcibly displaced around the world has doubled in the past decade and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Fund COVAX to reduce vaccination distribution inequity – UN chief

10 december 2020 - 08:12:43
New York, US (PANA) - With so-called vaccine nationalism spreading “with full speed”, the UN Secretary-General has told journalists, following [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia, Kenya fast-track cross-border infrastructure projects

10 december 2020 - 00:02:48
Lamu, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Ethiopia have reaffirmed their commitment to continue the roads, port and other infrastructure projects [...] Full text...

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Mali: UNHCR warns against increase in child trafficking due to conflicts, Covid-19 pandemic

09 december 2020 - 21:39:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned Tuesday in its report against an increase [...] Full text...

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Twelve billion FCFA from the EU for phase II of a project in Mali

09 december 2020 - 20:39:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union, through its emergency trust fund, the French Development Agency and the Malian State, [...] Full text...

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President Akufo-Addo wins Ghana election

09 december 2020 - 18:37:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has won the presidential election held on Monday. The Chairperson of [...] Full text...

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Somaliland in slow recovery after cyclone Gati

09 december 2020 - 18:29:31
Hargeisa, Somaliland (PANA) – Recovery from the cyclone Gati, which recently hit the coastal region of Somaliland, causing massive destruction [...] Full text...

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Greece accuses Turkey of facilitating Somali immigration into its country

09 december 2020 - 12:32:15
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece has formally accused Turkey and some NGOs of facilitating the immigration of Somalis into its [...] Full text...

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Basketball: The junior U-19 "Lion Cubs" in the final and qualify for the U-19 World Cup, the Lioncelles eliminated

08 december 2020 - 21:31:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The men's national U-18 basketball team of Senegal qualified Tuesday for the U-19 World Cup scheduled [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Five new deaths due to pandemic recorded Tuesday in Mali

08 december 2020 - 20:45:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali recorded here Tuesday five deaths related to coronavirus (COVID-19), 149 new infections and 39 recoveries, [...] Full text...

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International Festival of African Cooking from 1-4 April 2021 in Bamako

08 december 2020 - 20:06:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - The Bamako International Festival of African Cuisine (FICAB) will be held from 1 - 4 April [...] Full text...

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Eliminating poverty and hunger tops global agenda as countries pledge funds to IFAD

08 december 2020 - 13:39:39
Rome, Italy (PANA) – As hunger and poverty increase due to conflict, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the world’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Germany avails €27.3 million to IFAD to help avert a pandemic food crisis

07 december 2020 - 13:16:24
Rome,  Italy (PANA)- In view of a looming food crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Germany has committed €27.3 million [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Champions league: First-round fixtures released

07 december 2020 - 09:13:22
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of the African Football (CAF) on Monday released the fixtures for the first-round of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali records five new coronavirus-related deaths

07 december 2020 - 08:35:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Sunday recorded five new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing to 168 the number of patients who [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Champions league: 22 teams qualify for first round

07 december 2020 - 08:32:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - All the 22 qualifiers for the first round of the 2020/21 CAF Champions league have emerged [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Results from 2nd-leg, preliminary-round matches played at the weekend

07 december 2020 - 08:03:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from the second-leg of the preliminary round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali records 124 new cases of infection

06 december 2020 - 11:20:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali recorded Saturday 124 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the highest number in a single day [...] Full text...

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Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila subjected to travel ban

05 december 2020 - 18:48:54
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The flight of Joseph Kabila, Honorary President of the DRC and leader of the Common [...] Full text...

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Senior junta official elected president of National Transition Council

05 december 2020 - 18:36:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Colonel Malick Diaw, the first vice president of the National Committee for the Salvation of the [...] Full text...

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Britain sends 300 soldiers to support UN peacekeepers in Mali

05 december 2020 - 17:44:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 300 British soldiers have arrived in Mali to strengthen the United Nations Multidimensional [...] Full text...

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President Trump orders withdrawal of majority of US troops from Somalia

05 december 2020 - 09:19:03
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of majority of US troops out of Somalia. An [...] Full text...

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UN/AU partnership has yielded 'significant results': UN chief

05 december 2020 - 07:44:04
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations-African Union (AU) partnership has yielded “significant results”, including at the country level, [...] Full text...

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Mali: Members of National Transition Council take office Saturday

04 december 2020 - 16:50:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Transition President Bah N'Daw on Thursday named 121 members of the National Council of the [...] Full text...

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African Champions League: Stade Malien of Bamako faces Siguiri's AS Ashanti

04 december 2020 - 16:38:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Stade Malien of Bamako will face Siguiri's AS Ashanti Golden Boys from Guinea on Saturday in [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: 2nd-leg preliminary-round fixtures this weekend

04 december 2020 - 06:41:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for second-leg in the preliminary round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Champions league: 2nd-leg, preliminary-round fixtures this weekend

04 december 2020 - 06:35:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for second-leg in the preliminary round of the 2020/21 CAF Champions [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: One case of death recorded Thursday in Mali

03 december 2020 - 21:19:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Thursday recorded one case of death due to coronavirus (COVID-19), 43 new infections and 18 [...] Full text...

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Pharmaceutical products, drugs incinerated in Malian region of Dio

03 december 2020 - 20:36:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Commission of Destruction of Pharmaceutical Products and Drug in the region of Dio Wednesday burnt [...] Full text...

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Global food commodity prices rose to a nearly six-year high in November - FAO

03 december 2020 - 14:21:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest level in nearly six years, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali records one death linked to pandemic Wednesday

02 december 2020 - 23:16:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Wednesday registered one death linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 75 new infections out of [...] Full text...

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Nine killed in Somalia by cyclone Gati

01 december 2020 - 15:12:03
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - At least nine people were killed during the tropical cyclone Gati which made landfall in Puntland’s [...] Full text...

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Child-trafficking in Mali increases because of conflict and COVID-19

01 december 2020 - 13:52:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Conflict, insecurity, COVID-19 and deteriorating economic conditions are leading to a rise in trafficking of children, [...] Full text...

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South Africa presides over United Nations Security Council

01 december 2020 - 12:33:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Tuesday assumed the rotating monthly presidency of the United Nations Security [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali's interim president announces drastic measures to fight pandemic

01 december 2020 - 09:07:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, on Monday announced drastic measures to break [...] 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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Coronavirus: Study reveals a severe deterioration in global efforts to protect the most vulnerable

30 november 2020 - 13:04:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new report released Monday by the Norwegian Refugee Council and the UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency-led [...] 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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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: All results of 1st-leg, preliminary-round matches this weekend

29 november 2020 - 20:13:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are results from all the first-leg, preliminary-round matches of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup, played [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Champions league: All results of 1st-leg, preliminary-round matches played this weekend

29 november 2020 - 20:09:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results of all the first-leg, preliminary-round matches of the 2020/21 CAF Champions league, [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Results of matches at the weekend

29 november 2020 - 13:30:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are all the results of matches played in the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup at the [...] Full text...

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AQIM members arrested in Oubari, southern Libya, by pro-Haftar armed forces

29 november 2020 - 12:40:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seven terrorists, affiliated with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Oubari, southwestern Libya, were [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: One-related death recorded in Mali

28 november 2020 - 11:27:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali recorded Friday one new death related to the coronavirus (COVID-19), 62 new confirmed cases and [...] Full text...

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Six people killed by suspected jihadists in Dogofry village of central Mali

27 november 2020 - 15:25:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six people were killed and three others seriously injured in an attack by armed men suspected [...] Full text...

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Two Malian clubs to play in African clubs competitions on Sunday

27 november 2020 - 10:25:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two Malian clubs will on Sunday play in the top African clubs competitions at home and [...] Full text...

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Under-20 WAFU tournament: Semi-finals open, this Friday in Thies

26 november 2020 - 22:18:20
Thies, Senegal (PANA) - The finalists of the zone A tournament of the Union of West African Football Federations (WAFU-A) [...] Full text...

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Gabonese Evouna signs two-year contract with Tunisia’s Club Sportif Sfaxien

26 november 2020 - 21:33:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Club Sportif Sfaxien (CSS), one of the top clubs in Tunisia, Thursday announced the signing of [...] Full text...

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2020-21 Total CAF Champions League: Preliminary-round, first-leg fixtures

26 november 2020 - 18:40:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2020-21 Total CAF Champions League season kicks off this weekend with the first-leg fixtures of [...] Full text...

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Seven villagers killed by unidentified gunmen in central Mali

26 november 2020 - 17:36:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Unidentified heavily armed men on motorcycles killed 7 villagers and wounding 5 others when they attacked [...] Full text...

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‘I freely resigned as AU High Representative for Mali and the Sahel’ – Buyoya

26 november 2020 - 14:35:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The African Union's High Representative for Mali and the Sahel (Misahel), also former president of Burundi, [...] Full text...

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Sudan's veteran PM al Mahdi passes away at 85

26 november 2020 - 10:41:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in years, Sudan has announced a three-day national mourning and ordered its [...] Full text...

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Trump administration imposes new restrictions on Libyans over entry visas

25 november 2020 - 22:12:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The administration of outgoing US President, Donald Trump, Wednesday imposed temporary travel restrictions on 15 African [...] Full text...

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2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup First Prelim Round: First-Leg Fixtures

25 november 2020 - 17:20:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup kicks off this weekend with the first-leg fixtures of the [...] Full text...

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Chambers of Commerce of the G5 Sahel meet in Nouakchott

25 november 2020 - 17:07:12
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nouakchott is hosting a meeting of the Executive Assembly of the Union of Chambers of Commerce [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to participate in the UN Mission in CAR

25 november 2020 - 12:04:35
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's participation in the UN Mission in the Central African Republic was the focus of a [...] Full text...

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Jewelry companies’ sourcing improves, but 'falls short', says Human Rights Watch

25 november 2020 - 06:55:54
London, UK (PANA) – Major jewelry companies are improving their sourcing of gold and diamonds, but most cannot assure consumers [...] Full text...

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