Battalion chief involved in Tripoli clashes surrenders to pro-gov’t forces

27 september 2020 - 17:34:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ali Idridder, chief of the "al-Dhaman" battalion, involved in the armed clashes, Friday surrendered in Tajoura, [...] Full text...

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Three Gambian journalists selected for 2020 U.S. election coverage

27 september 2020 - 16:41:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States Embassy in The Gambia has selected three Gambian journalists to participate in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya braces for second wave

27 september 2020 - 13:51:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is preparing for the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic even as the government braces [...] Full text...

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Project launched in Mali to promote freedom, safety of women journalists

27 september 2020 - 11:42:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Press Centre, in collaboration with the UNESCO office here, Friday launched the "Promoting the safety [...] Full text...

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Libyan Defence Ministry says armed clashes between two battalions in Tripoli a 'threat to state security'

27 september 2020 - 11:24:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Defence Ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has condemned Friday's clashes between [...] Full text...

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Thirteen Boko Haram terrorists, six women, 17 children surrender to Nigerian Army

27 september 2020 - 11:02:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said that 13 Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) from Kodila village [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Chamisa says he will take down 'Crocodile' Mnangagwa

27 september 2020 - 10:41:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says his party will [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Chief Justice's advisory to dissolve Parliament makes headlines

26 september 2020 - 20:55:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The decision to mandate the President to dissolve Parliament over failure to pass a law on [...] Full text...

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Preparations for Libya's political forum in Geneva highlighted in the news

26 september 2020 - 18:22:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Political Forum scheduled for early October in Geneva, Switzerland, under the auspices of the [...] Full text...

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First appearance in court of hero of 'Hotel Rwanda' movie dominates headlines in Rwanda

26 september 2020 - 17:07:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan media headlines were dominated this week by the the first appearance in court of the [...] Full text...

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Paris wants Libyans to decide the way forward after Al-Sarraj's departure

26 september 2020 - 16:17:07
Paris, France (PANA) - The spokesperson for the the French foreign ministry says that it is up to Libyans to [...] Full text...

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Kenya to upgrade more sports facilities to meet global standards, says President Kenyatta

26 september 2020 - 15:26:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta re-opened a refurbished national stadium in Nairobi Saturday with the Government’s pledge to [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits kill 12 policemen, 5 soldiers in Nigeria

26 september 2020 - 12:37:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Nigeria’s northeast region and bandits in [...] Full text...

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Togolese Prime Minister, government resign

26 september 2020 - 11:07:35
Lomé ,Togo (PANA) - The Togolese Prime Minister, Komi Sélom Klassou, on Friday presented his resignation and that of his [...] Full text...

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Conflict, climate crisis, threaten fragile gains to advance women, children’s health

26 september 2020 - 09:35:15
New York, US (PANA) - Fragile gains made over the past decade to advance women and children’s health are threatened [...] Full text...

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Mauritania authorities step up investigations into former president Abdel Azizi's tenure

26 september 2020 - 08:09:42
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian anti-corruption police are continuing their investigations into governance during the decade of the rule of [...] Full text...

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Rights group condemns use of force on Cameroonian demonstrators, journalists

26 september 2020 - 07:43:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights advocate, ARTICLE 19 West Africa, has urged the Cameroonian authorities to investigate the excessive [...] Full text...

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Forty armed men neutralized, three captured in eastern Burkina Faso

25 september 2020 - 23:37:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - About 40 suspected terrorists were neutralized Wednesday night by the Burkinabe army in the eastern [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe teachers release survey report justifying continued closure of schools

25 september 2020 - 23:22:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Teachers in Zimbabwe Friday called on government to desist from opening schools this coming Monday until [...] Full text...

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Lifting of ECOWAS sanctions on Mali linked to nomination of civilian PM

25 september 2020 - 22:20:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the Malian crisis, chaired [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL expresses concern over armed clashes between two armed gangs in Tripoli

25 september 2020 - 22:02:15
 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said Friday it was following closely with ‘deep concern’ [...] Full text...

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The Libyan defence minister of the government of accord orders dissolution of two brigades after armed clashes in Tripoli

25 september 2020 - 16:07:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Defense Minister Salaheddine al-Nemruch of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Friday ordered the dissolution [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: AXYS Group launches its 5th Investment Fund, the AXIOM Africa Equity Fund

25 september 2020 - 14:26:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian-based AXYS Group Thursday launched its fifth investment fund, the AXIOM Africa Equity Fund, with [...] Full text...

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UNHCR assists displaced and flood-affected families in the Sahel

25 september 2020 - 12:38:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is stepping up efforts to help uprooted families [...] 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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Niger: Senior civilian and military officials trained on Governance and Security Sector Reform

24 september 2020 - 17:39:57
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Senior civromilian and military officials from Niger attended a two-day training seminar on Governance and Security [...] 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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Coronavirus: Rugby Africa unions return to play in line with health guidelines

24 september 2020 - 10:49:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – While health and safety for all remain the highest priority of the entire sporting [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Countries urged to act against pandemic ‘infodemic’

24 september 2020 - 06:34:43
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and partners have urged countries to take urgent action to address what they [...] Full text...

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Mali: Rights expert calls for ‘immediate release’ of former officials detained during coup

24 september 2020 - 05:43:02
New York, US (PANA) - An independent UN human rights expert has called on Mali’s coup leaders to release former [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mediator on Malian crisis, Goodluck Jonathan, arrives in Bamako

23 september 2020 - 23:36:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on [...] Full text...

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Kenyan textile industry growth stifled by ageing technology, imports, warns British Council

23 september 2020 - 22:09:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The biggest constraint to the growth of the fashion industry in Kenya is the importation of [...] Full text...

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Pregnant women join ‘Women’s Lives Matter’ protest in The Gambia

23 september 2020 - 22:09:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A large number of pregnant women Wednesday joined other women in a protest tagged ‘Women’s Lives [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj and Khaled al-Mechri agree to make Sirte and al-Joufra demilitarized zones

23 september 2020 - 20:10:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the Government of National Accord(GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, Wednesday agreed [...] Full text...

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Workshop on Misahel project launched in Bamako

23 september 2020 - 16:00:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the High Authority for Communication (HAC), Fodié Touré, Wednesday opened a workshop on [...] Full text...

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Mali: UN expert calls on putschists to free all political leaders

23 september 2020 - 14:27:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations independent expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, Alioune Tine, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe MDC Alliance opposition official Job Sikhala released from jail

23 september 2020 - 13:30:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zengeza West Member of Parliament Job Sikhala finally left prison Wednesday after his bail of ZWL50,000 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tobacco responsible for 20% of deaths from coronary heart disease - WHO

23 september 2020 - 09:05:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease, according to a new brief released [...] Full text...

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Hospitals ground to a halt as Ghana’s health workers strike

23 september 2020 - 05:26:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Hospitals in Ghana virtually ground to a halt following an industrial action by the Ghana Registered [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Opposition party demands dealing with consequences of floods

22 september 2020 - 23:54:01
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National rally for Reform and Development (RNRD/TAWASSOUL/Islamist trend), main opposition party in Mauritania, has expressed [...] Full text...

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Land disputes may create new conflicts in the southern region of Senegal

22 september 2020 - 18:23:16
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The numerous land disputes tearing apart several localities in Casamance, the southern region of Senegal, risk [...] Full text...

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Freed MDC Alliance official, Job Sikhala, to spend Tuesday night in jail

22 september 2020 - 17:57:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Freed Zengeza West Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala, who was granted bail of ZWL50,000 (US$610) by [...] Full text...

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MDC Alliance official released on US$610 bail in Zimbabwe

22 september 2020 - 17:50:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zengeza West Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala, has been granted ZWL50,000 (US$610) bail by the High [...] Full text...

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Red locusts invade Zambia

22 september 2020 - 13:36:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian Agriculture Minister, Michael Katambo, has confirmed the invasion of red locusts in the country and [...] Full text...

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UN seeks funding for humanitarian emergency relief to hundreds of thousands in Sudan

22 september 2020 - 08:09:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations in Sudan has said relief organisations and humanitarians are “now in a race against [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army confirms death of Task Force Commande Col Bako in a Boko Haram ambush

22 september 2020 - 07:43:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Army’s Operation Lafiya Dole has confirmed “the death of one of its war heroes,” Col. Dahiru Chiroma Bako. A statement [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Solution to global crisis in sight, ‘we sink or we swim together’ – WHO chief

22 september 2020 - 06:02:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 is an “unprecedented global crisis that demands an unprecedented global response”, the chief of the [...] Full text...

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Former head of Senegalese diplomacy Cheikh Tidiane Gadio appointed Francophonie special envoy in Mali

21 september 2020 - 20:52:50
Paris, France (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the International Francophonie Organisation (OIF), Louise Mushikiwabo, Monday appointed Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, former [...] Full text...

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Niger government plans to house thousands of disaster victims before schools open

21 september 2020 - 16:04:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - After heavy rains over the past two weeks and floods in many neighbourhoods of Niamey, which [...] Full text...

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Nurses, midwives in Ghana embark on strike

21 september 2020 - 12:07:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nurses, midwives, physician assistants and anaesthetists in public health facilities in Ghana on Monday began a strike [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister talks to German ambassador about situation in Libya

21 september 2020 - 10:35:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, has met [...] Full text...

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Nigerian, Ghanaian leaders meet over alleged ill-treatment of Nigerian traders in Ghana

21 september 2020 - 07:43:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met with his Ghanaian counterpart Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in [...] Full text...

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Expert panel approves phytotherapy clinical trial protocol for COVID-19

20 september 2020 - 14:06:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Regional Expert Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19, formed by the World Health Organization [...] 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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Six members of youth football team in Ghana die in road accident

20 september 2020 - 08:00:50
Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Six members of a youth football team in Ghana, aged between 12 and 16 years, died [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 5th Congress of the National Union of Journalists opens

19 september 2020 - 19:34:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The various attempts aimed at destroying the information sector in Tunisia have all failed, Néji Bghouri, the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan newspapers highlight return to school dilemma for students

19 september 2020 - 19:13:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan newspapers highlighted the dilemma facing the ministry of education officials as they plot to reopen [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers awash with stories on Al-Sarraj's intention to quit power, resumption of oil production

19 september 2020 - 19:09:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Stories in the Libyan newspapers this week are largely dominated by the indication by the President [...] Full text...

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Libya: Italy applauds GNA Chief, Fayez al-Sarraj, for offering to resign

19 september 2020 - 16:20:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italy has said the announcement by the President of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government [...] Full text...

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Rwandan media highlight second postponment of security Quadripartite Summit in Great Lakes region

19 september 2020 - 12:14:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA ) -  Rwandan newspapers this week focused on the second postponement of the quadripartite summit that was [...] 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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COVID-19 illustrates ‘woefully under prepared’ world – UN health chief

19 september 2020 - 05:57:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite efforts to break the global cycle of panic and neglect seen throughout multiple disease outbreaks, [...] Full text...

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President Infantino uses virtual FIFA Congress platform to encourage football’s safe return

19 september 2020 - 05:48:47
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Friday sent a message of encouragement to all 211 FIFA member [...] Full text...

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Africa needs urgent trade finance boost in the wake of COVID-19 - Report

19 september 2020 - 05:18:14
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - There is an urgent need for financing to re-energize Africa’s trade in the wake of [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$2.1 million for Disaster Risk Financing in Mauritania

19 september 2020 - 05:05:59
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday approved a grant of US$2.1 [...] Full text...

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Libyan Central Bank denies any link with deal concluded on sharing of oil revenues

18 september 2020 - 23:23:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Central Bank (LCB) based in Tripoli Friday denied any link with “any agreement concerning [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president pleads for protection of journalists and freedom of speech

18 september 2020 - 22:34:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied Friday pleaded for the protection of journalists and the freedom of speech, [...] Full text...

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UN organizes third round of Inter-Libyan Economic Dialogue

18 september 2020 - 17:54:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNMIL) announced on Friday it had organized via [...] Full text...

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Libyan Vice Chair of Presidential Council announces deal on resumption of oil production and export

18 september 2020 - 16:08:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Vice Chair of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Ahmed Maitig, on [...] Full text...

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What impact will Fayez al-Sarraj's resignation bring to Libya's political process? (Analysis)

18 september 2020 - 15:26:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement on Wednesday of Fayez al Sarraj's intention to resign as Chairman of the Presidential [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 29 new infections

18 september 2020 - 14:46:25
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Thursday registered 29 new confirmed cases of coronavirus after tests on a sample of [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags widespread xenophobic violence in South Africa

18 september 2020 - 05:41:59
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Xenophobic harassment and violence against African and Asian foreigners living in South Africa are routine [...] 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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Coronavirus: Stalled capacity building resumes in Botswana

16 september 2020 - 19:49:03
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana government’s procurement arm, Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB), resumed capacity building of entrepreneurs [...] Full text...

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Panelists call for collaboration among funders to meet ambitious targets for a climate-resilient Africa

16 september 2020 - 18:22:39
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Experts at the 2020 Global Philanthropy Forum on Tuesday called for greater collaboration among funders [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic threatens human capital gains of the past decade - New WB report

16 september 2020 - 17:57:39
Washington, US (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new [...] Full text...

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Berlin, London welcome extension of UNSMIL's mandate in Libya

16 september 2020 - 17:51:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Germany and the United Kingdom have welcomed the decision of the United Nations Security Council to [...] Full text...

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Tanzania lifts suspension of Kenyan flights

16 september 2020 - 14:52:59
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has lifted the suspension of all Kenyan flights into the country with immediate [...] Full text...

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Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni sentenced on appeal to two years in prison

16 september 2020 - 14:28:30
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algiers Court of Appeal on Tuesday sentenced local  journalist Khaled Drareni to two years in prison, [...] Full text...

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Morocco's Supreme Council of the Judiciary rejects Amnesty International's accusations

16 september 2020 - 13:28:15
Rabat , Morocco (PANA) - Morocco's Supreme Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ) has rejected Amnesty International's accusations, deploring the organisation's [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams jail term for Algerian journalist for coverage of protest movement as 'mockery of justice'

16 september 2020 - 08:33:30
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has denounced as "a mockery of justice" the appeal court in [...] Full text...

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US State Department sanctions former First Lady of The Gambia for supporting husband's corruption

16 september 2020 - 07:53:27
New York, US (PANA) - The United States on Tuesday imposed economic sanctions on Zineb Souma Yahya Jammeh, the former [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders agree 18-month transition in Mali

16 september 2020 - 00:41:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - West African leaders on Tuesday accepted the proposal of the Mali military junta for an 18-month [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL mandate extended by one year

16 september 2020 - 00:09:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council Tuesday extended the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders insist on Mali junta to have civilian leader in transition

15 september 2020 - 19:46:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday insisted that the military junta in [...] Full text...

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African Leaders for Nutrition call on leaders to embed nutrition within the Covid-19 response and recovery

15 september 2020 - 18:19:52
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) have unveiled a position paper calling upon African Heads [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya's pandemic death toll hits 634

15 september 2020 - 17:44:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's pandemic death toll rose to 634 on Tuesday after ten more virus-related fatalities were reported [...] Full text...

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Gambia: OFAC targets Jammeh's wife, Nabah Ltd. for supporting corrupt persons

15 september 2020 - 17:25:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has targeted Zineb Souma Yahya [...] Full text...

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LEAD: ECOWAS Consultative meeting seeks 'finality' to Mali crisis

15 september 2020 - 11:54:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday began a one-day consultative [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders arrive in Ghana for consultative meeting on Mali crisis

15 september 2020 - 10:14:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Several leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have arrived in Ghana for [...] Full text...

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UNESCO raises alarm over surge of attacks on media workers covering protests

15 september 2020 - 05:09:43
Paris, France (PANA) - Clampdowns on the media have increased sharply in 2020, the UN cultural agency said on Monday, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Opposition leader, Chamisa, visits recently-released political leader, Jacob Ngarivhume

14 september 2020 - 17:28:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, on Monday paid a courtesy call on recently-incarcerated opposition leader, [...] 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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Bachelet urges urgent action to strengthen resilience and protect people’s rights

14 september 2020 - 13:17:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – In view of sharply escalating suffering and turmoil across the world, human rights principles, norms and [...] Full text...

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Libya's Benghazi-based parallel government resigns after demonstrations

14 september 2020 - 11:49:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libya's parallel government appointed by the parliament in eastern Libya, which is not recognised by [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls for fair trial of Hotel Rwanda hero Rusesabagina

14 september 2020 - 11:35:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday called on the Rwandan authorities to guarantee a fair trial of Paul [...] Full text...

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UN missiion in Libya expresses 'grave cncern' about civilian death in Haftar stronghold demonstration

14 september 2020 - 08:20:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed "grave concern" regarding reports that one civilian [...] Full text...

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Germany calls on Libyans to accept recommendations from Montreux talks to achieve peace

13 september 2020 - 16:36:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The German minister of foreign affairs, Heiko Maas, has welcomed the results of the meeting in the [...] Full text...

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Ghana to host ECOWAS Consultative meeting on Mali

13 september 2020 - 16:13:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will on Tuesday host an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Consultative Meeting on [...] 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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The 'alleged kidnapping' of controversial hero of famous 'Hotel' Rwanda' film highlighted in Rwandan media

12 september 2020 - 16:55:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The alleged 'kidnapping' in Dubai of Paul Rusesabagina, a controversial hero in the famous 'Hotel Rwanda' [...] 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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New demonstrations in Benghazi denounce deterioration in living conditions, corruption

11 september 2020 - 21:45:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Inhabitants of several districts of Benghazi, Libya’s second largest city, demonstrated Friday for the second consecutive [...] Full text...

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Mozambique: Amnesty international calls for investigation into videos showing tortures by Mozambican security forces

11 september 2020 - 21:09:34
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) Wednesday called on the Mozambican government to open independent investigations into serious acts [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Journalists Union sues for media access to information

11 september 2020 - 19:43:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) has called on the Tunisian Prime Minister's Office to [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council demands end to attacks on schools worldwide

11 september 2020 - 07:46:02
New York, US (US) - The UN Security Council on Thursday demanded a halt to attacks on schools, together with students [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World leaders pledge ‘quantum leap’ towards fully funding vaccines and treatments

11 september 2020 - 03:11:00
New York, US (PANA) - Global leaders, including more than 30 Heads of State and Ministers, have underlined their commitment [...] Full text...

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Tunisian foreign affairs ministry sheds light on recall of envoy to UN

10 september 2020 - 20:43:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad said here Thursday the recall of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo to adopt UN recovery plan to mitigate socio-economic impacts

10 september 2020 - 19:32:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The representative of the United Nations system (UNS) in Congo, Chris Mburu, on Thursday presented to [...] Full text...

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Military says several Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits killed, bandits/collaborators arrested in Nigeria’s Northern region

10 september 2020 - 18:58:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday said that its troops successfully carried out many operations [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM reaffirms willingness of Presidential Council to install civilian state

10 september 2020 - 11:39:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Foreign Minister of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Siala, has said the Presidential [...] Full text...

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'Distrust of public institutions, health inequities could push more countries into conflict'

10 september 2020 - 04:35:02
New York, US (PANA) - The erosion of trust in public institutions, unequal access to health care and tensions around [...] Full text...

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Oilfields blockade costs Libya over US$ 9.5 billion

09 september 2020 - 14:11:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has suffered a loss of US$ 9.576 billion due to the closure of oilfields and [...] Full text...

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Death toll in northern Ghana floods up to 10

09 september 2020 - 10:34:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The death toll in floods in northern Ghana after heavy rains and spillage of water from [...] Full text...

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NOC denounces presence of military vessel in oil port in southeast Libya

08 september 2020 - 23:18:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Tuesday denounced the presence of naval forces in the oil [...] Full text...

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Two killed, several wounded as truck hits crowd in Kigali

08 september 2020 - 21:54:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - A truck with faulty brakes on Tuesday slammed into a group of people at a busy [...] Full text...

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Mali: AfDB improves regional integration, local economy and employment

08 september 2020 - 17:54:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Carrefour de la Paix-Pont Woyowayanko-Point Y road widening project, carried out between 2010 and 2013 [...] Full text...

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WHO chief says investments in public health, an investment in safer future

08 september 2020 - 13:14:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world must be ready when the next pandemic comes, the head of the UN World [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's health sector faces imminent collapse as other workers threaten to join striking doctors

08 september 2020 - 07:22:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s health sector faces imminent collapse as other health workers threaten to join medical doctors, who [...] Full text...

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South Africa’s Backsaver Farming Equipment helps plant crops across Africa

07 september 2020 - 12:59:37
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South African farmer and inventor Michris Janse van Rensburg has supplied hand planters to more [...] Full text...

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Seven suspects arrested in Sousse terrorist attack

07 september 2020 - 09:31:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian authorities on Monday announced the arrest of seven people suspected of involvement in Sunday's [...] Full text...

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Mali military rulers lift night curfew

07 september 2020 - 05:04:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Mali's military junta, the National Committee for the People’s Salvation (CNSP), on Sunday lifted the [...] Full text...

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Rival Libyan govts meet in Morocco Sunday

06 september 2020 - 19:09:19
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, said Libyan people are all itching for good news,” stressing that [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: PM says attack by Libya-based “Al Forqane” brigade is disastrous

06 september 2020 - 18:25:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian Prime Minister, Hicham Mechichi, has described the attack perpetrated on Sunday morning in Sousse [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military allays fears of alleged terrorist attacks on Abuja, adjourning States, of solid security

06 september 2020 - 16:14:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Sunday assured residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other [...] 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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Kenyan media focus on President Kenyatta's 'powerless' deputy

05 september 2020 - 19:45:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto, who once wielded executive power within government, has been dominating the [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies highlight repatriation of 'Hotel Rwanda' hero nto face terrorism charges

05 september 2020 - 16:38:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The repatriation  this week of a self-proclaimed 'hero’ of the famous movie 'Hotel Rwanda', was highlighted [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian media highlight bad weather as floods hit regions

05 september 2020 - 16:04:06
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA - The enormous human and material damage due to torrential rains and flooding in Mauritania drew the [...] Full text...

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UN hails successful municipal elections in Misrata, Libya

05 september 2020 - 00:37:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Friday congratulated the citizens of Misrata, 220 km east [...] Full text...

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WHO complains about delay in customs formalities in Libya for cargo of coronavirus equipment

05 september 2020 - 00:21:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The World Health Organisation (WHO) Friday complained about delays by Libyan customs officials in releasing emergency [...] 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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Tunisian prime minister declares readiness to work with other arms of gov’t

03 september 2020 - 23:28:54
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi Thursday expressed the availability of his government to work in coordination [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council reinstates Interior minister after administrative investigation

03 september 2020 - 22:02:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Thursday reinstated the minister of [...] 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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Ethiopia says migrants in Saudi Arabia victims of human trafficking

03 september 2020 - 17:43:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia's foreign ministry has denied reports it was refusing to take back hundreds of migrants [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Malawi teachers threaten to strike over virus risk allowance

03 september 2020 - 16:13:13
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Teachers in Malawi have threatened to boycott the opening of schools next week if they are [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State hails Morocco's support for UN action to resolve Libyan crisis

03 september 2020 - 11:03:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has hailed Morocco's efforts at UN actions to resolve the [...] Full text...

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Attacks on journalists are attacks on all civil society: UN rights chief

03 september 2020 - 04:44:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN rights chief Michelle Bachelle has urged all countries to do more to protect journalists, especially during [...] Full text...

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Libyan delegate at UN insists on need to de-militarise Sirte and al-Joufra to maintain ceasefire

02 september 2020 - 23:13:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya’s permanent representative to the United-Nations, Taher Mohamed al-Sunni, Wednesday said an efficient and successful ceasefire [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US multimillion reagents deal stalls robust coronavirus testing in Kenya

02 september 2020 - 22:45:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The testing for the coronavirus pandemic in Kenya has slowed substantially since the US ordered its [...] Full text...

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“We must help Africa build back boldly, but smartly,” says AfDB President, Adesina

02 september 2020 - 16:16:32
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In a speech kicking off his second term as African Development Bank (AfDB) chief, newly [...] Full text...

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Libyan personalities call for Guterres' intervention to end foreign interference

02 september 2020 - 15:31:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan politicians, human rights activists, academics, media professionals and opinion leaders have written to UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Tanzanian authorities crack down on opposition parties, rights groups, media

02 september 2020 - 12:15:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday that the Tanzanian authorities have stepped up repression of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Parliament approves new government

02 september 2020 - 11:42:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament on Wednesday approved the new government led by Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Classes resume in Mauritania after six months of suspension

01 september 2020 - 22:49:52
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Classes for the 2019-2000 academic year resumed here Tuesday all over the country after closure for [...] 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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Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, eighth AfDB President, sworn in for second term

01 september 2020 - 19:27:30
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - “Today, a rainbow stretches from the 81 member countries of the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...

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African leaders reaffirm support for AfDB as President Adesina begins second term

01 september 2020 - 19:16:03
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African leaders on Tuesday reaffirmed their support for the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and [...] Full text...

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Prominent Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono's health deteriorates in Zimbabwean prison

01 september 2020 - 17:35:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's jailed prominent journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, is now unwell at the country's notorious Chikurubi Maximam Security [...] Full text...

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51 people killed by floods in Niger

01 september 2020 - 17:03:13
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A total of 51 people have died in Niger in a series of floods recorded in [...] Full text...

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Italy reiterates support for the ceasefire in Libya

01 september 2020 - 16:00:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italy's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has said his country supports [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says some 67,000 children at risk of dying from hunger in sub-Saharan Africa

01 september 2020 - 07:09:10
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An estimated 67,000 children are at risk of dying from extreme hunger across sub-Saharan Africa before [...] Full text...

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Darfur deal a ‘significant step’, says head of UN-AU peacekeeping mission

01 september 2020 - 04:20:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A peace agreement between Sudanese authorities and key armed movements from Darfur could provide a path [...] Full text...

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Libya holds meeting on rationalisation of energy and lifting of oil subsidies

31 august 2020 - 22:52:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Monday held a meeting devoted [...] Full text...

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US, UK, Sweden pledge support for peace deal in Sudan, call on others to join

31 august 2020 - 21:57:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States, United Kingdom, and Norway, collectively known as the Troika, Monday welcomed the peace [...] Full text...

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Sudanese sign peace deal yet to attract another region

31 august 2020 - 20:41:07
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) and the civilian-led Transitional Government of Sudan signed an agreement Monday [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa emerges victorious after tense ruling party meeting

31 august 2020 - 17:46:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday appeared to secure control of South Africa’s ruling African [...] Full text...

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AfDB Webinar on 'Promoting renewable energy technologies for sustainable development in post-Covid-19 Africa

31 august 2020 - 14:00:18
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI), and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will Thursday, [...] Full text...

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AfDB plans elaborate swearing-in ceremony for its newly-elected president

31 august 2020 - 13:46:50
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host a swearing in ceremony for its newly re-elected [...] Full text...

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Italian authorities irked by large flows of illegal migrants

31 august 2020 - 09:08:17
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -Tunisian gendarmerie units foiled several attempts at illegal migration and arrested 17 people in the Medenine, Gabés [...] Full text...

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Kenyan inland waterways project to bolster trade, tourism in East Africa

31 august 2020 - 09:06:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and the African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Raila Odinga are [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls out Mozambican authorities for attacking journos, academics

31 august 2020 - 08:57:43
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday criticised  Mozambican authorities for attacking journalists, academics and others who hold critical [...] Full text...

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Ghana denies Nigeria's 'intimidation' claims

30 august 2020 - 17:11:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Sunday rejected accusations by the government of Nigeria of maltreatment of its citizens in [...] Full text...

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Apex trade union calls for resignation of Kenya airways Board, CEO

30 august 2020 - 16:32:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya umbrella workers body, the Confederation of Trade Unions (COTU), and two civil aviation workers’ [...] Full text...

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Post-ceasefire, Libyan demonstrations and oil blockade issues on front pages of newspapers

30 august 2020 - 15:26:09
 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Events in Libya one week after the proclamation of ceasefire have assumed twists and turns, giving [...] Full text...

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UN agencies call for urgent disembarkation of hundreds of migrants rescued in Central Mediterranean

29 august 2020 - 19:02:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hundreds of rescued migrants and refugees currently on board three vessels in the Central Mediterranean, some [...] 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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Coronavirus: Kenya records 164 new pandemic cases

29 august 2020 - 15:04:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The registration of 164 new pandemic cases on Saturday saw Kenya's caseload reach 33,794. The new cases [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International condemns Ivorian authorities' ban on demonstrations

29 august 2020 - 14:37:30
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) believes that the ban on demonstrations until 15 September, announced by the Ivorian [...] Full text...

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Corruption clampdown dominates newspaper headlines in Kenya

29 august 2020 - 09:00:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan media headlines have been dominated this week by an anti-corruption clampdown in the corridors of [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Zambian FMs discuss political situation in Libya

29 august 2020 - 05:37:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Siala, on [...] Full text...

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Complex security, environmental crises worsen conditions for over 360,000 in western Chad: IOM

29 august 2020 - 05:27:11
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - More than 360,000 internally displaced persons in Chad’s Lake province are facing a “double” crisis, exposed [...] Full text...

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Libyan minister of Interior suspended, summoned for administrative investigation

29 august 2020 - 00:09:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Friday decided to suspend the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Ghazouani receives Biram Dah Abeid in audience

28 august 2020 - 23:48:12
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, Friday held talks with Biram Dah Abeid, leader of [...] Full text...

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Rights group Amnesty Intl renews calls to trace missing Burundian journalist

28 august 2020 - 23:20:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International Friday renewed calls to trace Burundian journalist Jean Bigirimana who went missing in July [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders want immediate civilian transition in Mali

28 august 2020 - 23:02:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Friday called for [...] Full text...

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Kenya evacuates scores of stranded citizens in Lebanon

28 august 2020 - 21:52:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities have embarked on the immediate evacuation of 53 nationals stranded in Beirut, Lebanon, after [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya registers 241 new infections as caseload hits 33,360

28 august 2020 - 21:30:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Friday recorded 241 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections to push the country's total cases to 33,360 [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief urges DR Congo to protect Nobel laureate Mukwege amid death threats

28 august 2020 - 20:38:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Friday condemned death threats against Congolese Nobel Prize [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 37 melon-headed whales, one bottle nose dolphin found dead

28 august 2020 - 17:29:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 37 melon-headed whales and one bottle nose dolphin have been found dead as [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma takes aim at Ramaphosa

28 august 2020 - 17:23:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma on Friday took aim at his successor, President Cyril Ramaphosa, [...] Full text...

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Second extraordinary ECOWAS summit on Mali opens Friday

28 august 2020 - 17:18:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria says it will no longer tolerate harassment of Its citizens in Ghana

28 august 2020 - 13:56:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Government on Friday said that it is deeply concerned by the incessant harassment of [...] 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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British ambassador to Libya reaffirms support for al-Sarraj's peace initiative

28 august 2020 - 11:59:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj on Thursday spoke on telephone with the British Ambassador to [...] Full text...

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Malian media regulatory body hails professionalism of journalists

28 august 2020 - 10:47:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The High Authority for Communication (HAC), the media regulatory authority in Mali, has praised the professionalism [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say 'thousands still missing' in South Sudan

28 august 2020 - 05:24:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two human rights groups on Friday asked the South Sudan authorities to investigate the fate and [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert calls for ceasefire, commitment from all stakeholders to ensure free elections in CAR

28 august 2020 - 05:01:12
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The UN’s expert on human rights in the Central African Republic (CAR) has issued [...] Full text...

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Accumulation of problems, deterioration in living conditions in Libyan trigger demonstrations (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

28 august 2020 - 00:05:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyans, long time bothered by insecurity caused by 14 months of war, have over the past [...] Full text...

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Libya: GNA Chair alerts UN of criminal activities against civilians by Haftar forces

27 august 2020 - 14:08:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has expressed concern over reports received [...] Full text...

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Algerian president reaffirms support for political solution to Libyan crisis

27 august 2020 - 12:21:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune has reaffirmed his support for the Government of National Accord (GNA) and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria military announces surrender of 410 terrorists

27 august 2020 - 11:29:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that not less than 410 members of the Darul [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council to work for immediate release of demonstrators not involved in looting

26 august 2020 - 23:49:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA)  said here Wednesday it would [...] Full text...

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Mediators welcome Libyan leaders' call for dialogue

26 august 2020 - 22:54:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue Wednesday welcomed Libyan leaders' call for a nationwide ceasefire and end [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Presidential Council calls for constitutional solutions for sustainable institutions in Libya

26 august 2020 - 20:33:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the presidential council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Mali: Military junta, M5-Rep meet to work out transition timetable

26 august 2020 - 18:23:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The the military junta that seized power on August 18 in Mali, otherwise called the National [...] Full text...

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Malian Transport Ministry assures no cause for alarm in moving ammonium nitrate by mining companies

26 august 2020 - 15:19:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - For the past few days, information circulating on the social networks and in some national media [...] Full text...

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Tourism gets boost in Botswana

26 august 2020 - 10:24:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s tourism sector has received 4.8 million Euros from the German government to cushion it from effects [...] Full text...

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