Burkina Faso Parliament limits French as working language
31 december 2023 - 14:15:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Parliament on Saturday voted in favour of the bill to revise the Constitution, [...] Full text...
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Parliament on Saturday voted in favour of the bill to revise the Constitution, [...] Full text...
US condemns those obstructing holding of elections in Libya
19 december 2023 - 11:34:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States Representative to the United Nations Security Council, John Kelley, has denounced Libyan protagonists [...] Full text...
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Deputy Chairman of Libyan Council in Brussels to discuss partnership to combat illegal migration
05 december 2023 - 14:40:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, arrived in Brussels Tuesday at the [...] Full text...
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Libya attends 7th General Assembly of AOMA in Kigali, Rwanda
28 november 2023 - 18:09:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Administrative Control Authority, Abdallahi Kadiryabouh, and a delegation accompanying him took [...] Full text...
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Sudan-conflict: Peace negotiations kick off amid opposed positions and vicious fighting (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
26 october 2023 - 15:19:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced the launch of peace talks between belligerent Sudanese parties, the Sudanese [...] Full text...
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Guinea junta markets political transition programme (By Paul Ejime)
29 august 2023 - 08:35:36Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s 81-member National Transitional Council (NTC) headed by Dr Dansa Kourouma is playing a crucial legislative [...] Full text...
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Mali's draft Constitution in line with Peace and Reconciliation Agreement - UN Secretary-General
15 june 2023 - 16:30:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In his latest quarterly report on Mali, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres noted that the Draft Constitution, [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: So far, so good: 24-hour truce holding (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam PANA Correspondent)
10 june 2023 - 20:47:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Is this a good omen or just coincidence that the 24-hour ceasefire in Khartoum has been [...] Full text...
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Sudanese ambassador informs chairman of Libyan Council of mediation efforts for peace
06 june 2023 - 16:25:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Sudan's ambassador to Libya Ibrahim Mohamed Ahmed Tuesday briefed the chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Paramilitary group committed to Jeddah talks - Leader
05 june 2023 - 08:56:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has expressed "unwavering support [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Mediators call on warring parties to resume ceasefire talks
04 june 2023 - 14:20:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America, mediators for the Sudan ceasefire [...] Full text...
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Sudan Conflict: Army working to avoid repeating economic sanctions history (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
02 june 2023 - 16:38:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army on Friday appeared to be avoiding further escalation in its relations with the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Army urges mediators of Jeddah peace agreement to persuade RSF to implement prerequisites of truce
02 june 2023 - 12:58:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Friday called on the US-Saudi mediators of the Jeddah peace [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Media forgotten in truce agreement; how journalists are faring in war situation (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
29 may 2023 - 12:35:56Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Over 500 journalists have lost their jobs since the outbreak of the fighting in Sudan on [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Warring generals take ‘important first step’ on humanitarian protection - says senior UN official
12 may 2023 - 16:35:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A declaration by Sudan’s warring parties committing to protect civilians is an “important first step” after [...] Full text...
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GERD: Time to make controversial dam work for greater good of all - Think-tank
04 may 2023 - 13:26:17Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - With the fourth annual filling looming in June and construction abicaout 90% complete, the contentious [...] Full text...
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Sudan: civilians trapped in urban warfare (analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
18 april 2023 - 19:02:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As fighting between Sudanese rivals continues for the fourth day running, civilians in Khartoum and other [...] Full text...
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Sudan says current conflict an internal question requiring no foreign mediatory intervention
17 april 2023 - 21:55:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan on Monday described the ongoing fighting between the Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces as [...] Full text...
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Civilians in Mali pay the price as terrorist violence flares up, UN Security Council hears
13 april 2023 - 09:18:24New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in Mali remains quite volatile, marked by pockets of terrorist violence, with [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS mediator for Mali received in Bamako by President of the Transition
23 february 2023 - 16:16:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS mediator for Mali Goodluck Jonathan on 72-hour visit to Mali
21 february 2023 - 16:31:44Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, and former president [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS decides to maintain suspension of Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea from its bodies
20 february 2023 - 18:05:22Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The heads of state and government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decided [...] Full text...
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Tripartite mechanism commends evaluation meetings on Peace Agreement
16 february 2023 - 15:26:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tripartite mechanism, comprising the African Union, United Nations and the IGAD, have commended the on-going [...] Full text...
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Algeria reaffirms its commitment to support the peace process in Mali
17 january 2023 - 14:59:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Algeria has reaffirmed its commitment to support the peace process in Mali and to strengthen relations [...] Full text...
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Togo's Minister of Foreign Affairs received by President of Mali's Transition
10 january 2023 - 15:01:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, received Monday the Togolese Minister of [...] Full text...
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Pardon of 49 Ivorian soldiers by President of Malian Transition reinforces dynamics of friendly, good relations between Mali and Côte d'Ivoire
07 january 2023 - 18:48:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The pardon granted on Friday by the President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, [...] Full text...
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Mali's Transitional President pardons 49 Ivorian soldiers detained since last July
07 january 2023 - 14:38:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transitional President Colonel Assimi Goita has granted a presidential pardon, with full remission of sentence, [...] Full text...
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Togolese President pays friendly working visit to Mali
04 january 2023 - 14:55:24Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, received, on 4 January 2023, [...] Full text...
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Trial of 46 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali opens in Bamako
30 december 2022 - 15:45:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of 46 Ivorian soldiers arrested last July in Bamako, Mali, has begun at the [...] Full text...
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26th edition of Democratic Interrogation Space opens in Bamako
10 december 2022 - 16:44:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 26th edition of the Democratic Interrogation Space (EID) opened here Saturday within the framework of [...] Full text...
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Dozens of civilians killed in communal clash in Sudan
16 november 2022 - 13:51:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A new communal conflict has erupted in central Darfur state, near the border with Central African [...] Full text...
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Parties working for political solution in Sudan hold out hope for breakthrough
11 november 2022 - 06:38:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Representatives of the United Nations, African Union and sub-regional group, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), working [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Peace talks enter the second day
26 october 2022 - 05:07:52Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The African Union (AU)-led peace talks in South Africa to end the conflict in the Tigray [...] Full text...
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Slow progress for women helping forge peace, Security Council warned
21 october 2022 - 05:53:18New York, US (PANA) - Protecting women’s rights and promoting greater inclusion is a proven strategy for peace and stability, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS mediator on Guinea arrives for further discussions on the transition timetable
19 october 2022 - 12:56:32Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Guinea, former Beninese President [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS technical mission expected in Guinea on Sunday
15 october 2022 - 11:39:00Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A technical mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is expected on Sunday [...] Full text...
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Guinean government accuses political leaders of sabotaging political dialogue
13 october 2022 - 16:17:48Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government believes that the delay in the start of the political dialogue is due [...] Full text...
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Ivorian president says case of 46 Ivorian soldiers held in Mali progressing well
07 october 2022 - 20:12:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara said Friday in Abidjan that the case of the detention [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS envoys 'totally satisfied' after talks with Burkina Faso's new military leader
05 october 2022 - 06:08:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A fact-finding delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that held talks [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: DR Congo President denounces ‘aggression’ by Rwanda, calls on UN to support African-led mediation
21 september 2022 - 13:50:47New York, US (PANA) - The major challenges facing humanity are “complex and interlocking,” Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, the President of [...] Full text...
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Guinean opposition leader urges junta to shed light on condition of former president Condé
14 september 2022 - 11:41:39Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Coordinator of the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG) federations in the interior of [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Mediator ends second round of talks in Guinea
28 august 2022 - 15:27:36Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the Guinea crisis, former [...] Full text...
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Sub-regional body calls for resolution of Mali-Côte d'Ivoire dispute
26 august 2022 - 12:46:07Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Inter-Parliamentary Committee (IPC) of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) announced on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Mediator for Guinea expected in Conakry on Sunday
17 august 2022 - 12:13:09Cotonou Benin (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Mediator for Guinea, former Beninese President Boni Yayi, [...] Full text...
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Guinea's former ruling party calls for demonstrations against junta
16 august 2022 - 13:38:05Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former ruling party in Guinea, the Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée (RPG Arc-en-ciel), believes "the [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean PM Cellou Dalein condemns dissolution of pro-democracy pressure group
10 august 2022 - 12:24:45Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean Prime Minister, Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo, on Tuesday condemned the dissolution of umbrella [...] Full text...
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FNDC general coordinator arrested in Guinea
30 july 2022 - 14:21:56Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The general coordinator in Guinea of the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), [...] Full text...
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Guinean government denies ECOWAS chairman's statement on duration of transition
30 july 2022 - 08:24:03Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government denied Thursday a statement of the current chairman of the Economic Community of [...] Full text...
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US ambassador to Libya reiterates support for oil sector recovery and transparent revenue management
22 july 2022 - 16:35:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, has reaffirmed his country's support for [...] Full text...
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Mali to launch Joint Monitoring Mechanism for political transition
21 july 2022 - 13:02:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Joint Monitoring Mechanism of the Transition timetable to constitutional rule in Mali will be launched [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS chairman ends working visit to Guinea
21 july 2022 - 11:52:25Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinea-Bissau head of state and current chairman of the Economic Community of West African States [...] Full text...
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High-level ECOWAS delegation expected in Guinea to push junta on acceptable transition timetable
20 july 2022 - 11:28:18Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A high-level delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is expected to hold [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Mediator for Guinea expected in Conakry on Wednesday
18 july 2022 - 12:03:15Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Guinean, former Beninese President [...] Full text...
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US says it is 'encouraged' by outcome of ECOWAS summit on Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea
07 july 2022 - 06:36:07Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is "encouraged" by the outcomes of last Sunday's summit of [...] Full text...
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Three leaders of Guinea pressure group to appear in court for kicking against junta
06 july 2022 - 12:52:21Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Three influential members of the Guinean pressure group, National Front for the Defence of the Constitution [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe government takes note of ECOWAS deliberations
05 july 2022 - 16:44:00Ouagadougo u, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government announced on Tuesday that it had taken note of the deliberations [...] Full text...
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Guinea welcomes appointment of former Beninese President Yayi Boni as ECOWAS mediator
05 july 2022 - 12:43:39Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Political actors and civil society organisations in Guinea have welcomed Sunday's appointment of former Beninese President [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS lifts sanctions against Mali
03 july 2022 - 21:14:47Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have lifted economic and [...] Full text...
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'Burkinabe government willing to reach consensual transition duration with ECOWAS'
03 july 2022 - 14:07:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government is willing to reach a consensual duration of the transition with the [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders warned terrorists also targeting coastal states
03 july 2022 - 13:28:50Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The 61st ordinary session of the Economic Comminity of West African States (ECOWAS) opened in Accra [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Mediator for Burkina Faso arrives in Ouagadougou
01 july 2022 - 19:21:31Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Burkina Faso, Mahamadou [...] Full text...
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AU urges chambers of Libyan parliament to agree on election process
30 june 2022 - 11:04:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Expressing great concern that Libya is gripped by political and security uncertainty after the failure [...] Full text...
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President of Transition, promulgates Electoral Law adopted by National Council of the Transition after amendments
26 june 2022 - 13:57:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the transition in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, promulgated on Friday, 24 June, the [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Mediator welcomes progress made by Mali's Transitional Government
25 june 2022 - 19:18:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, former Nigerian President [...] Full text...
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Guinea's former ruling party sets out preconditions for participation in dialogue
25 june 2022 - 14:26:21Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The relaunch of the political dialogue in Guinea initiated by the government to start next Monday [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS mediator for Mali in Mali since Thursday
24 june 2022 - 16:49:05Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Mediator welcomes Burkinabe junta leader's 'openness to dialogue'
19 june 2022 - 13:17:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's military leader, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, on Saturday met with the Mediator [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso party rejects former Niger president Issoufou as ECOWAS mediator
12 june 2022 - 19:33:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The party of former Burkina Faso president, Blaise Compaoré, on Sunday rejected the choice of the former [...] Full text...
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US calls for 'sustained, tangible' action for elections in Mali
10 june 2022 - 05:27:36Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has urged the Malian transition government to make "sustained, tangible action toward [...] Full text...
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Guinea group slams junta for lack of appreciation of consequences of their actions
08 june 2022 - 11:45:07Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -The Guinean transitional authorities do not seem to appreciate their responsibility in the face of the consequences [...] Full text...
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Mali junta decrees 24 months transition effective 26 March 2022
07 june 2022 - 12:36:22Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military junta has decreed a transition 24 months from 26 March 2022, ignoring the demand [...] Full text...
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Malian Foreign Minister meets in Moscow with group of African ambassadors to Russia
20 may 2022 - 14:32:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali remains in the dynamic of negotiations with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), [...] Full text...
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The next UN envoy to Libya will be an African, according to Western sources
03 may 2022 - 15:53:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The next Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for Libya and head of the United [...] Full text...
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DRC combatants wng to lay down arms to embrace peace talks
29 april 2022 - 17:27:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The majority of representatives of over 30 armed groups taking part in talks to end the [...] Full text...
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Political parties in Guinea reject consultation framework created by junta
10 april 2022 - 14:28:36Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The G58, a platform composed of several political parties in Guinea, rejected on Saturday the inclusive [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders ask Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso for clear timelines for return to constitutional rule
25 march 2022 - 23:16:18Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States rose from their one-day emergency [...] Full text...
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Mali and ECOWAS fail to agree on timetable for transition
21 march 2022 - 13:39:16Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Mali, former Nigerian President [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS mediator for Mali calls on President of Transition
19 march 2022 - 14:55:40Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, former president of [...] Full text...
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Meetings to validate Charter of transition in Burkina Faso open
28 february 2022 - 13:27:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A meeting began in Ouagadougou on Monday to examine the texts of the constitutional charter [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS mediator for Mali received by President of Transition
25 february 2022 - 15:30:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who is also the mediator of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Council of the Wise urged to intensify peace efforts
22 february 2022 - 12:00:48Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Members of the reconstituted ECOWAS Council of the Wise (CoW) have been urged to “play a [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS mediator on Mali expected in Bamako on Thursday
21 february 2022 - 16:30:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission announced on Monday that Goodluck Jonathan, ECOWAS mediator for Mali, would carry [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS force to return to Guinea Bissau after failed coup attempt
04 february 2022 - 08:42:40Accra, Ghana (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders ended their extraordinary summit in Accra, Ghana on Thursday, ordering the return of a [...] Full text...
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Libya's First Deputy Prime Minister to resume work in Tripoli
03 january 2022 - 13:04:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's first deputy prime minister, Hussein Al-Gatrani, who was among government appointees from the east who [...] Full text...
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Mali political parties reject 'unreasonable' five-year transition
03 january 2022 - 12:51:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A dozen Malian political organisations, under the umbrella Framework of Exchange of Political Parties and Groupings [...] Full text...
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Extraordinary Summit on Mali to be held on 9 January in Accra, Ghana
02 january 2022 - 20:36:48Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Mali will be [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS mediator in Mali, Goodluck Jonathan, expected in Bamako on Tuesday
20 december 2021 - 18:37:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Mali and former Nigerian [...] Full text...
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Paris Conference on Libya, the last opportunity to ensure stability in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
11 november 2021 - 22:25:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With the situation in Libya becoming more complex in the run-up to the 24 December election, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS names former top official Ibn Chambas Special envoy to Guinea
07 november 2021 - 19:24:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders on Sunday appointed Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas as its Special Envoy to Guinea as [...] Full text...
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Ghana hosts ECOWAS summit on situations in Mali, Guinea on Sunday
07 november 2021 - 05:17:00Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold another summit in Accra on [...] Full text...
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Congolese Foreign Minister reaffirms Africans' commitment to help Libya overcome its crisis
20 october 2021 - 19:56:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francophonie and Congolese Abroad, Jean Claude Gakosso, said here Wednesday that [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS chairman visits Mali for talks on transition
18 october 2021 - 11:33:48Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several dozen people in favour of extension of the duration of the transition in Mali demonstrated [...] Full text...
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Senior Indian diplomat visits Sudan
18 october 2021 - 09:50:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Indian State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shri V. Muraleedharan, arrived in Khartoum on Monday for [...] Full text...
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Demonstrations in Khartoum call for further reforms
16 october 2021 - 15:44:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of Thousands of people took to the streets here Saturday to protest government's failure to [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders give six-month ultimatum to Guinea coup leaders to return country to constitutional rule
16 september 2021 - 21:37:52Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have given the military junta that [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Summit on Guinea opens
16 september 2021 - 12:35:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A one-day extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened in Accra [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS suspends Guinea after virtual over recent coup
08 september 2021 - 23:31:19Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced at a virtual meeting here Wednesday it [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Commission seeks mediation in high-profile rape case
20 august 2021 - 22:35:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has approached South Africa’s top football administrator, [...] Full text...
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Sudan welcomes UNSC agreement to hold session on GERD
04 july 2021 - 10:58:22Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudan has welcomed the response of the President of the UN Security Council to a request [...] Full text...
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FM appeals for understanding from Int'l community on Mali's political crisis
22 june 2021 - 18:04:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, has appealed to the international community to show [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS to reduce 15-Member Commission to seven
20 june 2021 - 18:26:24Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will from March 2022 reduce its current 15-member Commission [...] Full text...
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Malian PM to unveil members of new transitional gov't
10 june 2021 - 17:15:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - After his meeting with the ECOWAS mediator for Mali and former Nigerian president, Dr. Goodluck Janathan, [...] Full text...
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Presidents of 2 Libyan legislatures in Morocco to promote political process
04 june 2021 - 17:07:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, and that of the High Council [...] Full text...
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AU suspends Mali with immediate effect following second coup
02 june 2021 - 07:13:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Mali from the continental body with immediate effect until [...] Full text...
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Extraordinary summit on Mali's political crisis begins
30 may 2021 - 15:55:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A one-day extraordinary summit by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to discuss the [...] Full text...
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Military in Mali releases former Transition leaders
27 may 2021 - 15:34:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former top leaders of the Transition Government of Mali who resigned on Wednesday have been released [...] Full text...
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Sudan peace talks kick off with parties showing optimism
26 may 2021 - 16:44:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA ) - Peace talks between the government of the Sudan and the main rebel Sudan People’s liberation [...] Full text...
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Monitoring Committee of Mali’s Transition demands release of President and Prime Minister
25 may 2021 - 12:58:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Local Committee for the monitoring of the Transition in Mali "demands the immediate and unconditional [...] Full text...
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LEAD: UN chief calls for 'unconditional' release of Malian interim president, PM
25 may 2021 - 10:52:57Bamako, Mali (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the "unconditional" release of Mali's interim president and prime [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia-Sudan border tensions must be de-escalated
13 may 2021 - 13:17:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A potential border war brewing between Sudan and Ethiopia threatens to destabilise the two nations [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS envoy to Mali, Goodluck Jonathan, arrives in Bamako to assess the situation in the country
10 may 2021 - 17:07:44Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, [...] Full text...
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Mali's peace and reconciliation committee meets in Kidal
12 february 2021 - 18:31:52Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A meeting of the Follow-up Committee of the Peace and Reconciliation Agreement resulting from the Algiers [...] Full text...
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Malian national committee for people’s salvation, junta dissolved
26 january 2021 - 23:15:59Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Committee for the People’s Salvation (CNSP), the military junta that seized power last 18 [...] Full text...
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Burundi president congratulates Ugandan counterpart on election victory
17 january 2021 - 18:07:46Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has congratulated his Ugandan counterpart and "friend’’ Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for winning [...] Full text...
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Mali: ECOWAS Mediator, Goodluck Jonathan, invites Malians to dialogue for an inclusive transition
13 january 2021 - 17:05:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS mediator for Mali Goodluck Jonathan arrives in Bamako
11 january 2021 - 21:34:13Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, former Nigerian President [...] Full text...
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Top UN official proposes Committee to overcome contentious issues in intra-Libyan dialogue
31 december 2020 - 10:25:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, has stressed the need [...] Full text...
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Security Council approves appointment of Bulgarian Nickolay Mladenov as Special Envoy to Libya
16 december 2020 - 09:10:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday approved a proposal by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to [...] Full text...
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Guterres announces intention to appoint Balgarian Nickolay Mladenov as new Special Envoy in Libya
20 november 2020 - 21:50:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has informed the Security Council about his intention to appoint the [...] Full text...
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Mali Transition President appoints woman as Mediator of the Republic
17 october 2020 - 15:05:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President of the Transition, Col.Maj. (rtd) Bah N'daw has appointed former Minister of Justice and [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo and current Chairman of ECOWAS expected Sunday in Bamako
11 october 2020 - 12:15:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and current chairman of the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers focus on dialogue of parties in Morocco, Egypt and follow-up meeting of the Berlin Conference
03 october 2020 - 18:32:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's long-running unrest and the spiking coronavirus pandemic have left thousands of people in this North [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS, US and Algeria welcome efforts by the junta for transition in Mali
02 october 2020 - 15:39:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Sanctions taken by the Economic Community of West African States against Mali will soon to be [...] Full text...
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Lifting of ECOWAS sanctions on Mali linked to nomination of civilian PM
25 september 2020 - 22:20:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the Malian crisis, chaired [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS mediator on Malian crisis, Goodluck Jonathan, arrives in Bamako
23 september 2020 - 23:36:15Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 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 - 15:26:21Tripoli, 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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ECOWAS leaders agree 18-month transition in Mali
16 september 2020 - 00:41:20Accra, 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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ECOWAS leaders insist on Mali junta to have civilian leader in transition
15 september 2020 - 19:46:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday insisted that the military junta in [...] Full text...
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LEAD: ECOWAS Consultative meeting seeks 'finality' to Mali crisis
15 september 2020 - 11:54:25Accra, 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 - 10:14:27Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Several leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have arrived in Ghana for [...] Full text...
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Oil still hostage to political stakes Libyan conflict
14 september 2020 - 14:21:30Tripoli, 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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Ghana to host ECOWAS Consultative meeting on Mali
13 september 2020 - 16:13:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will on Tuesday host an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Consultative Meeting on [...] Full text...
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Sudanese sign peace deal yet to attract another region
31 august 2020 - 20:41:07Khartoum, 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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Repatriation of Burundian refugees, 'hate speech' by Burundian officials dominate headlines in Rwanda
29 august 2020 - 16:22:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week highlighted the repatriation of some 471 Burundian refugees who returned home after [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders want immediate civilian transition in Mali
28 august 2020 - 23:02:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Friday called for [...] Full text...
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Second extraordinary ECOWAS summit on Mali opens Friday
28 august 2020 - 17:18:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...
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Libya: GNA Chair alerts UN of criminal activities against civilians by Haftar forces
27 august 2020 - 14:08:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has expressed concern over reports received [...] Full text...
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Mediators welcome Libyan leaders' call for dialogue
26 august 2020 - 22:54:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue Wednesday welcomed Libyan leaders' call for a nationwide ceasefire and end [...] Full text...
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Mali: Military junta, M5-Rep meet to work out transition timetable
26 august 2020 - 18:23:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The the military junta that seized power on August 18 in Mali, otherwise called the National [...] Full text...
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Mali: Military junta denies information on transitional process
24 august 2020 - 21:43:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Committee for the People’s salvation (CNSP), the military junta that seized power Tuesday in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria stands by ECOWAS, calls for immediate release of former President Keita and return of constitutional govt in Mali
20 august 2020 - 16:32:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday in Abuja joined ECOWAS Heads of State and Governments in [...] Full text...
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Mali: Protest march organizer, Imam Mahmoud Dicko, visits Nioro's sheriff on Thursday
14 august 2020 - 17:52:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The brain behind the June 5 Movement - Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP), Imam Mahmoud Dicko, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS mediator in Malian crisis seeks intervention of influential religious leader
13 august 2020 - 09:59:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the Malian crisis, former [...] Full text...
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Revolt against Malian President Kéita still alive as thousands pour into Bamako's streets again
12 august 2020 - 10:48:59Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The revolt against Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita was reignited on Tuesday, as thousands of people, [...] Full text...
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Goodluck Jonathan, ECOWAS mediator on the Malian crisis, arrives in Bamako
11 august 2020 - 15:09:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the socio-political crisis in [...] Full text...
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Libyan media highlight Skhirat deal, reports of US blocking appointment of new UN Libya envoy
02 august 2020 - 19:43:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The initiative of foreign powers to revive the political deal signed in 2015 in the Morocco [...] Full text...
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Former Tanzanian President Mkapa laid to rest in full military honours
29 july 2020 - 17:05:26Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s former President Benjamin William Mkapa was on Wednesday laid to rest in full [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian President Magufuli sheds tears as he bids farewell to departed former leader
28 july 2020 - 13:11:24Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian leader, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, failed to suppress a sob and wiped tears [...] Full text...
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Kenya orders three-day national mourning for illustrious Tanzanian statesman
24 july 2020 - 22:41:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, has ordered a three-day national mourning for the late former Tanzanian President, [...] Full text...
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Death of former Tanzanian president, last mediator in the Burundian crisis, received with "great sadness"
24 july 2020 - 19:52:33Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, said he is ''seriously affected'' by the death of Benjamin William M’Kapa [...] Full text...
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Tanzania announces 7 days of mourning for late President Mkapa
24 july 2020 - 10:40:56Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has announced seven days of national mourning starting on Friday following the death [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders to hold virtual meeting on Malian crisis on 27 July
24 july 2020 - 05:10:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on [...] Full text...
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Losing momentum in Libya, France wants to play its all-out battle to preserve a place
26 june 2020 - 15:03:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In recent days, French President Emmanuel Macron made numerous media statements on the situation in Libya, [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council dismisses Egyptian president al-Sissi's military intervention threat
22 june 2020 - 05:34:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Sunday dismissed threats of [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS envoys in Mali to ease heated political tension
19 june 2020 - 00:06:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) arrived here Thursday to help [...] Full text...
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Solution to Libyan crisis held hostage by multiple initiatives (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
15 june 2020 - 10:23:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The unending delay in the resolution of the political and security crises in Libya after more [...] Full text...
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US-Turkish-Russian arrangements in Libya and Maghreb efforts to resolve crisis highlighted in news
13 june 2020 - 16:54:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Political efforts undertaken after military developments in the west of the country marked by the defeat [...] Full text...
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How credible is Egyptian President al-Sisi's initiative to resolve the Libyan crisis? (Feature by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
12 june 2020 - 12:23:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Since last Saturday when the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sissi presented the Cairo Declaration as the [...] Full text...
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ICC issues second arrest warrant against Kushayb, sets first appearance on 15 June
11 june 2020 - 15:38:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued a second warrant of [...] Full text...
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Darfur rebel commander surrenders to ICC in CAR
09 june 2020 - 20:38:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A top commander of the Janjaweed militia in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, Ali Mohammad Ali [...] Full text...
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Deadlock in Libyan political process will persist (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
14 may 2020 - 22:14:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prospects for political solution in Libya seem to be dimming day after day, giving way [...] Full text...
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Congo, CAR Presidents call for increased global solidarity to fight coronavirus
23 april 2020 - 14:09:52Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - President Faustin Archange Touadéra of Central African Republic and his Congolese counterpart, Denis Sassou Nguesso, on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNAMID supports Sudan in combating COVID-19 Pandemic
22 april 2020 - 18:03:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -The United Nations/African Union peace-keeping mission in Darfur on Wednesday made a huge contribution to Sudan’s efforts [...] Full text...
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Ramtan Lamamra rejects his appointment as the UN Rep in Libya
16 april 2020 - 17:09:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian diplomat, Ramtan Lamamra, on Thursday rejected a proposal offering him the position of Special Representative [...] Full text...
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UNAMID supports Sudan's combat of desert locusts
01 april 2020 - 17:33:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Peace keeping mission in Darfur has donated 10 off-road vehicles to the Sudanese Ministry of [...] Full text...
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Libyans puzzled over settlement of their country's crisis
27 march 2020 - 14:37:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three days after Libya recorded its first confirmed case of coronavirus infection in the midst of [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Minister, French officials discuss security and civil protection
17 march 2020 - 18:51:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Interior minister in the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, on Tuesday spoke with [...] Full text...
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. Libyan media focus on Contact Group meeting in Congo, France's attempts to resume mediation
14 march 2020 - 19:15:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on France's attempts to fill the void in United Nations-supervised mediation [...] Full text...
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Merkel reaffirms to Haftar: "No military solution in Libya"
10 march 2020 - 19:59:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – During her meeting with the chief of the Libyan National Army based in eastern Libya, Marshall [...] Full text...
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Haftar, French FM hold talks in Paris on the situation in Libya
09 march 2020 - 20:50:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the Libyan national army based in eastern Libya, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, held talks [...] Full text...
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Libyans look at impact of Ghassan Salamé’s resignation on the delicate mediation process (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
06 march 2020 - 07:31:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – As the sudden resignation of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, [...] Full text...
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France regrets Ghassan Salamé’s resignation
04 march 2020 - 21:16:49Paris, France (PANA) – France has expressed ‘’its regrets’’ over the resignation of Ghassan Salam, the Special Representative of the [...] Full text...
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Mauritania sets up an inter-ministerial committee to improve the business climate
21 february 2020 - 15:20:37Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has adopted a draft decree establishing "the composition, objectives and functioning of an [...] Full text...
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IGAD welcomes S. Sudan decision to reduce states, accommodate opposition demand
17 february 2020 - 19:48:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The east African community for development, IGAD, has welcomed a decision by South Sudanese president to [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Arbitration and mediation to improve the business climate
14 february 2020 - 23:57:47Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The chamber of commerce, industry and agriculture of Mauritania (CCIAM) Friday hosted the closing session of [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls on all to 'do more’ to protect children in armed conflict
13 february 2020 - 11:19:15New York, US (PANA) - On the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has [...] Full text...
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Sudanese opposition, government agree to take perpetrators of war crimes to The Hague
11 february 2020 - 18:59:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese government and armed opposition, currently engaged in peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, have agreed [...] Full text...
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Burundian Mediator urges presidential candidates to go for fair play
11 february 2020 - 17:04:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ombudsman (Mediator of the Republic), Edouard Nduwimana, on Tuesday congratulated the dozen candidates cleared for [...] Full text...
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Troika warns south Sudanese coming AU summit their last chance to revamp peace talks
08 february 2020 - 19:36:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Troika group has warned that the coming African union summit might be the last chance [...] Full text...
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Sudan, peacekeepers agree to reactivate Darfur joint security mechanism
26 january 2020 - 19:27:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United nations African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and the government of Sudan have [...] Full text...
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Govt delegation for Sudan peace talks in Juba returns home
26 january 2020 - 18:10:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government delegation to the peace talks with the rebel armed groups in Juba, South [...] Full text...
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Government, major rebel faction sign framework agreement
24 january 2020 - 21:26:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government and a major rebel faction Friday signed a protocol, known as the Peace [...] Full text...
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UN condemns harassment of staff, looting of premises in North Darfur
24 january 2020 - 11:05:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Friday condemned the harassment of humanitarian staff and looting of humanitarian premises [...] Full text...
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EU to play important role in implementing resolutions on Berlin Conference on Libya
21 january 2020 - 11:01:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has pledged to play an important role in monitoring the Berlin International [...] Full text...
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Benin's conflict mediator received a record 792 petitions in 2019
17 january 2020 - 19:56:26Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The mediator of the Republic of Benin received a record number of 792 complaints and claims [...] Full text...
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Sudan peace talks: One agreement but several addenda
17 january 2020 - 15:08:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When people hear about Sudan’s current peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, they will immediately think [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese leaders promise to form unity government within set time
15 january 2020 - 21:58:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Salva Kiir and his former deputy, Dr Rick Machar, Wednesday agreed to form a unity [...] Full text...
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Signing of deal between Libyan belligerents in Moscow postponed to Tuesday
13 january 2020 - 21:50:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first day of talks between Libyan belligerents led by Russian and Turkish mediators ended here [...] Full text...
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Sudan Mediation: Coming two weeks are decisive for negotiation
13 january 2020 - 18:49:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Senior mediator from South Sudan, Dhio Matok, on Monday announced that the coming two weeks are [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari describess death of Omani leader as great loss to humanity
12 january 2020 - 14:05:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday described the death of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al-Said of [...] Full text...
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UN Sudan mission envoy commends signing of Darfur framework agreement
31 december 2019 - 05:48:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The joint chief mediator for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) on Monday [...] Full text...
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UNAMID welcomes framework agreement between transitional government and Darfur track
30 december 2019 - 20:33:13Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations African Union Peace Keeping Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Monday welcomed the recent framework [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa rules out one-on-one dialogue with rival Chamisa
22 december 2019 - 16:20:37Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ruled out talks with his main political rival, Movement for Democratic [...] Full text...
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South Sudan foes make progress in implementing peace deal
17 december 2019 - 21:09:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese rival parties Tuesday agreed to form a government of national unity within hundred days [...] Full text...
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Libyan media highlight Russia-Europe struggle in Libya, inflow of arms and fighters
15 december 2019 - 08:36:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fierce competition between certain European countries, including Germany, France and Italy, to consolidate their presence [...] Full text...
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Rwandan delegation in Kampala for second round of talks to normalise relations
13 december 2019 - 14:47:52Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A high-level delegation of Rwandan officials led by the State minister in Charge of East African [...] Full text...
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Egypt hosts workshop on 'Silencing the Guns in Africa'
09 december 2019 - 05:43:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A two-day workshop on “Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020” will run from 9-10 December [...] Full text...
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UN Mission, community leaders, condemn South Sudan violence which left two dead at camp
25 november 2019 - 17:52:45Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Community leaders issued an apology on Monday after rioting on 21 November by “drunken youth” within [...] Full text...
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AUC Chief, Moussa Faki Mahamat, concludes working visit to South Africa
23 november 2019 - 05:47:02Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Friday concluded a two-day [...] Full text...
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Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan agree on filling Ethiopia's GERD dam
08 november 2019 - 18:09:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia have consented to reach an agreement on the filling of the Great [...] Full text...
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