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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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A two-day workshop on “Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020” will run from 9-10 December [...] Full text...
Nigeria: Nigeria, US disagree over re-arrest of US-based publisher and activist
08 december 2019 - 20:55:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian presidency and the United States of America (USA) Sunday disagreed over the re-arrest of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"
08 december 2019 - 15:46:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...
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President Barrow refutes statement about former President Jammeh return
08 december 2019 - 15:23:09Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow Sunday categorically stated as fatally false widespread and conflicting reports that he had assented [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari mourns reknowed evangelist, Reinhart Bonke
08 december 2019 - 14:08:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday mourned the passing of renowned global evangelist Reverend Reinhard Bonnke, 79, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"
08 december 2019 - 08:16:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...
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Terrorist base in central Mali destroyed by army
07 december 2019 - 12:18:39Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) on Thursday destroyed a terrorist base between Wo and Mandoli in [...] Full text...
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UN evaluates progress in improving peacekeeping performance
07 december 2019 - 07:19:31New York, US (PANA) - The international community on Friday took stock of action to improve UN peacekeeping in line with a Security Council resolution aimed at enhancing performance at all levels, [...] Full text...
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Niger launches project on strengthening criminal justice in wake of terrorist acts
06 december 2019 - 23:03:25Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's acting Minister of Justice Waziri Mamam Friday launched the project on strengthening criminal justice to [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian leader receives UN Secretary General Representative in Sahel
06 december 2019 - 22:43:49Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Friday received in audience the special representative of the [...] Full text...
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'Russia's policy in Libya has no geopolitical dimension,' says Lavrov
06 december 2019 - 11:01:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Russia's policy in Libya was "very responsible", [...] Full text...
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Opposition, gov’t mourns Gambians migrants drown off Mauritania
06 december 2019 - 10:39:14Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has joined the government to mourn more than 50 citizens [...] Full text...
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Pompeo's visit aims to strengthen Morocco-US relations, says Rabat
06 december 2019 - 10:28:48Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo's visit to Rabat on Thursday is part of "strengthening the [...] Full text...
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US to work with Morocco to achieve security, well-being of both countries: Pompeo
06 december 2019 - 09:23:27Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The United States is committed to working with Morocco to ensure the security and well-being of [...] Full text...
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Gambia saddened by 52 deaths of its nationals
06 december 2019 - 09:15:14Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambian government Friday expressed sadness following the deaths of 52 of its nationals along the [...] Full text...
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Road to Berlin Conference on Libya still full of pitfalls (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
06 december 2019 - 07:06:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The international Berlin conference aimed at finding a peaceful end to the Libyan conflict continues to [...] Full text...
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Mali launched project to reduce youth vulnerability to conflict participation
05 december 2019 - 19:08:45Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The "Lafia" project, which aims to reduce the vulnerability of young people to participation in conflicts [...] Full text...
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Botswana President attends 9th Africa, Caribbean and Pacific group summit
05 december 2019 - 14:42:46Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi will attend the 9th Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States [...] Full text...
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US, Sudan to exchange ambassadors for first time in 23 years
05 december 2019 - 10:32:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and the United states of America have decided to elevate their diplomatic representation to ambassadorial [...] Full text...
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Archbishop Tutu readmitted to hospital
05 december 2019 - 09:10:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu is being treated for an unidentified infection [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's president pledges to help ensure stability in Liberia
05 december 2019 - 06:43:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that the stability of Liberia is a key part [...] Full text...
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US to elevate diplomatic Representation with Sudan
04 december 2019 - 19:46:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ending twenty three years of shy diplomatic representation, the US Administration has decided to elevate its [...] Full text...
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UN calls for end to inter-communal clashes, attacks against aid workers in South Sudan
04 december 2019 - 12:00:28Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Peacekeepers have been sent to the northern Lakes region in South Sudan in a bid [...] Full text...
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African ambassadors say behind Khartoum until delisted from terror list
03 december 2019 - 20:43:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A delegation of African states’ ambassadors accredited to Khartoum said here Tuesday Africa stood by the [...] Full text...
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EU Chief, Von der Leyen, to visit Ethiopia
03 december 2019 - 19:53:21Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is due in Addis Ababa on [...] Full text...
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Mali security situation reaches critical threshold, warns UN human rights expert
03 december 2019 - 16:00:13Bamako, Mali (PANA)– The security situation in Mali has now reached a critical level, with a limited presence of State [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's secret Police accuse unnamed groups of plotting disorder across the country
03 december 2019 - 14:10:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s political and security environment is going to heat up as the secret Police, the Department [...] Full text...
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‘Continuing deterioration’ leaves Mali facing critical security level: UN expert
03 december 2019 - 06:23:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The security situation in Mali has now reached a critical level, with a limited presence of [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council worried over escalation of violence in Libya, calls for ceasefire
02 december 2019 - 22:34:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the UN Security Council Monday expressed their “deep concern with the recent escalation of [...] Full text...
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Mali to launch the inclusive national dialogue on December 14
02 december 2019 - 19:07:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, announced on Saturday evening, in a televised message to his compatriots, [...] Full text...
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Gabon joins the UNSAC Standing Committee
02 december 2019 - 18:52:44Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - On the occasion of the 49th meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security [...] Full text...
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Malian PM attends high-level WAEMU meeting on debt and development in Dakar
02 december 2019 - 10:48:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Mali, who is also Minister of Economy and Finance, Boubou Cissé, will [...] Full text...
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Row breaks out between Nigeria's Presidency, former military Chief over pace of restructuring
02 december 2019 - 08:06:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A row has broken out between Nigeria’s Presidency and a former Chief of Defence Staff, General [...] Full text...
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Sudanese elites, civil society leaders call on Trump to end sanctions
01 december 2019 - 19:53:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Scores of highly respected Sudanese social, intellectuals and civil society leaders on Sunday wrote an open [...] Full text...
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Niger hosts AIPP conference on sidelines of FPU Africa continental summit
30 november 2019 - 15:48:08Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The continental summit of the Federation for Universal Peace (FPU) began here Saturday under the chairmanship [...] Full text...
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Sudan abrogates infamous Public Order Law, bans Bashir's party
29 november 2019 - 17:21:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Friday approved a law officially banning the National Congress party, chaired by the deposed [...] Full text...
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Sudan selected to chair IGAD meetings
29 november 2019 - 15:20:27Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Heads of State and Government of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD have consented to make [...] Full text...
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As violence spikes in DRC, UNHCR concerned for trapped civilians
29 november 2019 - 12:50:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency and its humanitarian partners remain extremely concerned for the safety and security [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Unity, social measures at the center of presidential speech on Independence Day
28 november 2019 - 23:51:17Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Thursday called for consultation between all political forces and [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Second symposium on religious coexistence opens in Tabarka
28 november 2019 - 21:21:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Participants at a symposium here Thursday agreed that the fight against terrorism and extremism required a [...] Full text...
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Togolese government sets up force to secure next year’s presidential election
28 november 2019 - 21:05:44Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese government at the weekly council of ministers Wednesday set up a presidential election security [...] Full text...
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3rd Continental Summit on Peace, Security and Development opens in Niamey
28 november 2019 - 19:03:27Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 3rd Continental Summit on Peace, Security and Sustainable Development in Africa opened on Thursday in [...] Full text...
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Lull in Sudan attracts thousands to urban areas from remote mountains held by rebels in Kordufan
28 november 2019 - 18:19:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Hundreds of thousands of civilians have trekked their way back to main urban centers in war [...] Full text...
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Mali, Guinea initial cross-border cooperation
28 november 2019 - 15:05:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Border authorities of Mali and Guinea on Tuesday signed in Koulikoro, Mali (70 km from Bamako), [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta rules out immediate recall of Kenyan troops from Somalia
28 november 2019 - 14:28:50Nakuru, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan troops will continue operating in Somalia until after the threat posed by the forces destabilising [...] Full text...
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East African Community launches plan to address regional security
28 november 2019 - 11:46:12Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) has launched a new joint programme to address regional [...] Full text...
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Bamako hosts 9th Mali-Burkina Faso-UNHCR meeting
27 november 2019 - 23:23:48Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Secretary general of the Malian ministry of solidarity and fight against poverty, Salifou Maïga, examined [...] Full text...
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Gambia: UN rights expert calls for victims-centered approach to transitional justice
27 november 2019 - 22:31:48Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A UN human rights expert Wednesday urged the Gambian authorizes to put victims at the centre [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari expresses grieve over death of 13 French soldiers in helicopter crash in Mali
27 november 2019 - 21:08:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday expressed grieve over the death of 13 French soldiers in Mali [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military frees 983 persons arrested for alleged complicity with Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists
27 november 2019 - 20:47:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military on Wednesday freed 983 persons it arrested and detained for alleged complicity with [...] Full text...
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President of the Republic of Comoros, FPU President visit Niger
27 november 2019 - 19:20:45Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The President of the Republic of the Comoros, Azali Assoumani, and the President of the Federation [...] Full text...
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Antonio Guterres optimistic Berlin conference on Libya will achieve the desired result
27 november 2019 - 18:38:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stated that the Berlin Conference on Libya "will soon bring together [...] Full text...
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Niamey hosts 3rd continental summit on peace, security and sustainable development
27 november 2019 - 18:22:12Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 3rd Continental Summit on Peace, Security and Sustainable Development in Africa will begin on Thursday [...] Full text...
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President Issoufou expresses condolences to France following the deaths of 13 French soldiers in Mali
27 november 2019 - 18:12:58Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Following the death of 13 French soldiers of the Barkhane force on Monday, November 25, 2019, [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International calls Egypt's Attorney General's Office an "ominous tool of repression"
27 november 2019 - 17:30:36Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) has noted in a new report, released on Wednesday, that the Office of [...] Full text...
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Togo-EU Political Dialogue underlines transparency in 2020 presidential election
27 november 2019 - 15:00:08Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 20th session of the Political Dialogue between the European Union and Togo called for "better [...] Full text...
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UN working to prevent attacks on civilians in eastern DR Congo
27 november 2019 - 05:39:12Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Peacekeepers from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) conducted extensive patrols [...] Full text...
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DCAF, EU hand over media guidebook to Gambian journalists
26 november 2019 - 22:27:45Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The DCAF-Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance, in partnership with the European Union, Tuesday handed over [...] Full text...
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UNHCR appeals for help for the Sudan
26 november 2019 - 17:40:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commission for Refugees has appealed to the international community to help Sudan implement [...] Full text...
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Germany struggling to bring together "stakeholders" in the Libyan crisis to Berlin - Italian PM
26 november 2019 - 16:50:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, has said that Germany "faces difficulties in bringing together all [...] Full text...
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France starts investigation over the death of 13 French soldiers in a helicopter crash in Mali
26 november 2019 - 15:55:19Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly announced on Tuesday that an investigation has been opened [...] Full text...
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UN mission in DR Congo appeals for calm as violent protests continue
26 november 2019 - 09:16:13Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has [...] Full text...
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Mauritania celebrates 59th anniversary of its Army
25 november 2019 - 22:20:08Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian army on Monday celebrated the 59th anniversary of the establishment of the military institution, [...] Full text...
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Absence of consent must become global standard for definition of rape, say experts
25 november 2019 - 18:56:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, UN and regional experts on [...] Full text...
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Mahamat pays courtesy call on President Masisi
25 november 2019 - 18:06:31Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Monday met with African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat [...] 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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Envoy of Pope Francis prays for peace in Burkina Faso
25 november 2019 - 17:16:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Monday met with a delegation of the [...] Full text...
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UN humanitarian chief calls for urgent support to Sudan
24 november 2019 - 19:37:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock on Sunday urged the international community to act faster to scale [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's banking sector workers to demonstrate on Thursday
24 november 2019 - 14:29:36Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe banking sector workers will demonstrate and petition the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development on [...] Full text...
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President Barrow sues for peace in Gambia
23 november 2019 - 16:56:14Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has called on Gambians of all creed and colours to be relentless in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia hosts workshop on 'silencing the guns' in Africa
22 november 2019 - 18:54:56Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A two-day workshop on peace-promotion revolving around “silencing the guns in Africa" will run in Addis [...] Full text...
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UNGA President says UN is committed to eradicating poverty, hunger across the world
22 november 2019 - 18:11:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on Friday said that the UN remained committed [...] Full text...
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3,000 runners to take part in Tripoli Half Marathon on Saturday
22 november 2019 - 16:34:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fourth edition of the Tripoli Half Marathon will begin Saturday in the Libyan capital, with [...] Full text...
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Military reinforcement sent to Port Sudan to contain ethnic clashes
22 november 2019 - 16:15:03Khartoum, Sudan (PANA )- Sudanese authorities on Friday sent military reinforcement to the Red Sea State in eastern Sudan, where [...] Full text...
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Burundi police carry out nationwide operation to combat cross-border crime
22 november 2019 - 15:16:22Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's national police reported on Friday an operation to fight cross-border crimes (Usalama, Peace), carried out [...] Full text...
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AU struggles for role in political settlement of Libyan crisis (News Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
22 november 2019 - 10:41:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Western countries' attempts to exclude the African Union (AU) from the process of seeking a political [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian president receives Saharawi envoy
21 november 2019 - 23:34:08Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani Thursday granted audience to the Saharawi minister of foreign affairs, [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, Germany sign eight loan, donation deals for over 63 M€
21 november 2019 - 22:08:20Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and Germany Thursday signed eight financing agreements here aiming to establish new cooperation programmes in [...] Full text...
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US disappointed over Sudanese peace talks postponement
21 november 2019 - 12:51:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United States government has expressed dismay over the postponement of the Sudanese peace negotiations which were [...] Full text...
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Senior UN official urges regional partnership to address security threats in Sahel region
21 november 2019 - 08:17:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General to West Africa and the Sahel, Dr [...] Full text...
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Fulani herdsmen killed more Nigerians than Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists in 2018 - Report
21 november 2019 - 08:02:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 2019 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) says that attacks from armed Fulani herdsmen killed more Nigerians [...] Full text...
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Botswana and Rwanda strengthen diplomatic ties
20 november 2019 - 18:21:07Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana High Commissioner to Kenya, Gobopang Duke Lefhoko, met with the Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, [...] Full text...
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UNAMID calls on Sudanese to end conflicts, make use of current conducive climate
20 november 2019 - 17:16:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The head of the UN-AU peace keeping Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has appealed to the Sudanese [...] Full text...
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Commonwealth team to observe Namibia elections
20 november 2019 - 13:16:50London, UK (PANA) - The Commonwealth will deploy a team to observe elections in Namibia, scheduled for 27 November 2019, [...] Full text...
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Lome hosts workshop on prevention of election-related conflicts
20 november 2019 - 12:11:54Lome, Togo (PANA) - A three-day workshop organised by the Political Affairs Directorate of the ECOWAS Commission, in collaboration with [...] Full text...
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Sixth international Dakar Forum on peace and security in Africa ends
19 november 2019 - 20:01:51Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) – The sixth edition of the international Dakar Forum on peace and security in Africa ended early [...] Full text...
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Guinean women return to the streets to protest killings
19 november 2019 - 18:10:34Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Less than a month after their first demonstration, about a thousand women, claiming to be from [...] Full text...
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EU calls for respect of international law following airstrike on Tripoli factory
19 november 2019 - 17:54:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has called for full respect of "international law, including international humanitarian law", [...] Full text...
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Dakar Forum: Nigerien Defense Minister suggests how to effectively fight Boko Haram
19 november 2019 - 17:38:17Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Niger's Defense Minister, Issoufou Katambe, said on Tuesday in Diamniadio, some 40 km east of Dakar, [...] Full text...
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Congolese FM denounces marginalization of the AU in settling the Libyan crisis
19 november 2019 - 16:41:51Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Congolese Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Minister, Jean-Claude Gakosso, on Tuesday denounced what he called "the marginalization [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges UN peacekeepers in CAR to focus on protection with new mandate
19 november 2019 - 09:30:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic (CAR), whose mandate the United Nations Security Council [...] Full text...
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Armed bandits kill 14 in Nigeria's Zamfara State
19 november 2019 - 07:32:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The spate of violence in northwest Nigeria is yet to abate as the Zamfara State Police [...] Full text...
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Ghassan Salamé briefs UN Security Council on efforts to resolve Libyan crisis
18 november 2019 - 21:49:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ghassan Salamé, special representative of the UN Secretary General, and chief of the UN Support Mission [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian president urges African states to dry up sources of terrorism
18 november 2019 - 19:04:51Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Mauritanian Head of State, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, said on Monday in Diamniadio, some 40 kilometers [...] Full text...
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French PM calls for a multi-dimensional strategy against terrorism
18 november 2019 - 18:27:43Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Monday in Diamniadio, some 40 kilometers east of Dakar, [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President calls for reform of UN mandates to fight terrorism
18 november 2019 - 18:00:21Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has invited the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to [...] Full text...
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President Barrow embarks on nationwide tour on Monday
18 november 2019 - 16:27:03Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia on Monday embarked on a nationwide tour of the country to [...] Full text...
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Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa kicks off
18 november 2019 - 13:21:54Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - The sixth edition of the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa began on [...] Full text...
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Ruling party candidate re-elected Governor of Kogi State in north-central Nigeria
18 november 2019 - 13:14:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's ruling party candidate wins Bayelsa State governorship election
18 november 2019 - 07:09:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The candidate of Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has won Saturday's governorship election in Bayelsa [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 30 missing electoral staff found as leading civil society coalition calls for cancellation of election over irregularities
17 november 2019 - 17:30:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s central electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said on Sunday that its 30 [...] Full text...
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11 European countries, EU delegation in Libya call for the release of MP abducted six months ago
17 november 2019 - 17:21:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The embassies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the European Union Delegation, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, [...] Full text...
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30 electoral staff missing, 5 persons killed in electoral violence in Northcentral Nigeria
17 november 2019 - 14:41:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With collation of results ongoing, Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says that [...] Full text...
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Sudanese PM says de-listing country from terror group remains top challenge
16 november 2019 - 18:56:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Prime Minister Abdulla Hamdouk says removing Sudan’s name from the list of states Washington considers [...] Full text...
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Voting ends in Nigeria's Kogi and Bayelsa governorship election
16 november 2019 - 16:34:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Voting has ended in election of governors in Bayelsa and Kogi States in Nigeria marred by [...] Full text...
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Bodies of 19 villagers killed by unidentified people discovered in central Mali
16 november 2019 - 15:28:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Armed Forces of Mali (FAMA) based in Ouenkoro, in the Bankass district of the Mopti [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian president to attend Dakar summit on peace and security
16 november 2019 - 14:24:52Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh Ghazouani is the guest of honour at the Sixth Dakar Peace [...] Full text...
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Voting begins for governors in two Nigerian States
16 november 2019 - 11:15:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Voting has begun to elect governors in Bayelsa and Kogi States in Nigeria. In Kogi State, a [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council extends CAR mission, arms embargo on Somalia
16 november 2019 - 08:17:57New York, US (PANA) - The mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has been [...] Full text...
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French Prime Minister to visit Senegal on Sunday
15 november 2019 - 17:51:58Paris, France (PANA) - French Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, will visit Senegal on Sunday for 48 hours to meet President [...] Full text...
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Stakeholders slam the slow pace arrangement for the Berlin Conference on Libya.
15 november 2019 - 17:19:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four months after it was announced that the Berlin International Conference on Libya will hold in [...] Full text...
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President Felix Tshisekedi calls on German industrialists to invest in DR Congo
15 november 2019 - 16:55:13Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, who has been in Berlin since last Thursday, has called on [...] Full text...
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Guinean government rejects Amnesty International’s report
14 november 2019 - 22:41:20Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government Thursday at the weekly council of ministers presided by President Alpha Condé rejected [...] Full text...
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One more demonstrator shot dead in Conakry
14 november 2019 - 22:16:39Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The fourth day of peaceful demonstrations initiated by the National Front for the Defence of Constitution(FNDC) [...] Full text...
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Sudanese American relations discussed with visiting US special envoy
14 november 2019 - 20:44:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The president of Sudan’s sovereign council, Lieutenant General Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan, Thursday met with the US envoy [...] Full text...
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Kagame sends strong warning to "negative forces" fomenting instability in Rwanda
14 november 2019 - 20:37:24Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame, on Thursday issued his strongest warning to 'negative forces' attempting to destabilize [...] Full text...
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Political parties, civil society organizations call for a halt to the electoral process in Togo
14 november 2019 - 17:21:41Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A group of political parties and civil society organizations, under the group, "Democratic Forces" movement, with [...] Full text...
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Buhari, US embassy sue for free, fair elections in 2 Nigerian States
14 november 2019 - 17:13:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States embassy in Abuja on Thursday said that the conduct of Saturday’s governorship elections [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President Sall receives the 2019 Grand Prix MEDays
14 november 2019 - 14:05:19Tangier, Morocco (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall received the Grand Prix MEDays 2019 on Wednesday in Tangier, Morocco, at [...] Full text...
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Nigerian secret police, activists feud over use of force to disperse Tuesday's protests Nigerian secret police, activists feud over use of force to disperse Tuesday's protests
14 november 2019 - 07:25:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS), says its operatives did not open fire [...] Full text...
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EU supports consolidation of peace in Benin
13 november 2019 - 22:30:21Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The European Union will release some 3.93 billion CFAF or 6 million Euros to fund the [...] Full text...
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Senegalese Ambassador vows to strengthen, expand bilateral ties between Banjul and Dakar
13 november 2019 - 19:22:58Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The new Senegalese ambassador to The Gambia, Bachirou Sene, has vowed that his ultimate mission is [...] Full text...
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US gravely disappointed over failure of South Sudan to form a government on the set date
13 november 2019 - 18:45:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Americans on Wednesday said they were disappointed by the failure of South Sudanese leaders to form [...] Full text...
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'Int'l Community must show solidarity with the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin countries,' says Mahamadou Issoufou
13 november 2019 - 18:38:42Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The international community must show solidarity with the countries of the Sahel and the Lake Chad [...] Full text...
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Dakar to host 6th International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa
13 november 2019 - 15:01:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The sixth edition of the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa will hold [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International raises appalling human rights 'red flags' ahead of presidential election
13 november 2019 - 09:25:11Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Amnesty International said in a new report on Wednesday that the Guinean authorities must address mounting [...] Full text...
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'Child labour and human trafficking remain concern for global supply chains '
13 november 2019 - 06:25:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the first-ever report of its kind, new data from the UN and partners indicates that a significant share of child labour and [...] Full text...
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President Felix Tshisekedi calls for international coalition for peace
12 november 2019 - 22:17:34Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC), Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Tuesday called for [...] Full text...
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ICC warns Guinean social, political actors against escalation of violence
12 november 2019 - 17:04:32Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - In a statement transmitted Monday to PANA, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has warned Guinean political [...] Full text...
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Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin call for an unconditional cessation of hostilities in Libya
12 november 2019 - 16:22:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on Monday discussed the situation in Libya, [...] Full text...
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President Barrow embraces peace project’ by Gambian musicians
12 november 2019 - 13:35:14Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has lauded the ‘Peace Project’ initiative by a group of Gambian musicians, [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe becoming more repressive state - Report
12 november 2019 - 00:00:30Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is slowly becoming a more repressive state with an increase in government clampdowns that resulted [...] Full text...
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Congo: UN expresses satisfaction with approach taken by CND to organize national dialogue in near future
11 november 2019 - 23:49:56Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Special Representative for Central Africa and head of the United Nations Regional Office, François Louncény [...] Full text...
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Rabat reaffirms support for Libya's stability
11 november 2019 - 17:58:20Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Prime Minister, Saâdeddine El Otmani, on Monday reaffirmed Morocco's continued support for stability and [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Prime Minister to visit France and Italy
11 november 2019 - 17:02:24Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister, Youssef Chahed, is due in Paris on Monday to deliver a message from [...] Full text...
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Gambia's genocide case against Myanmar at ICJ filed on Monday
11 november 2019 - 16:42:06Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violating the Genocide Convention, filed [...] Full text...
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UNHCR estimates 300,000 Libyans are internally displaced by ongoing violence
11 november 2019 - 13:31:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 300,000 Libyans have been internally displaced as a result of violence and armed clashes [...] Full text...
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Organisers of Berlin Conference on Libya step up efforts to ensure success
11 november 2019 - 07:57:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – As the International Berlin Conference on Libya draws closer, the organisers are working hard to ensure [...] Full text...
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DRC, Uganda to fight 'negative forces' in eastern DRC
11 november 2019 - 06:53:37Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to work together to fight [...] Full text...
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Malian President IBK to participate in Paris Peace Forum
10 november 2019 - 12:26:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita will participate in the Paris Peace Forum and the 40th UNESCO [...] Full text...
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IMF hails progress made in CAR through political agreement for peace
09 november 2019 - 08:27:37Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed the progress made in implementing the Political [...] Full text...
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Festivities commemorating Mawlid, anniversary of Prophet Mahomet’s birth, begin in Libya
08 november 2019 - 22:36:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Festivities marking the anniversary of the birth of Prophet Mohamet (Peace Upon Him) began here Friday [...] Full text...
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ICRC urges speedy implementation of political solution in South Sudan conflict
08 november 2019 - 17:39:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Following South Sudan's warring factions' decision to extend the pre-transitional period by 100 days, a humanitarian [...] Full text...
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Niamey hosts ECOWAS extraordinary summit on the Guinea-Bissau crisis
08 november 2019 - 16:22:43Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien President, Mr. Issoufou Mahamadou, who is the current President of the Conference of Heads [...] Full text...
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US warns South Sudan leaders after they failed to form government of national unity
08 november 2019 - 11:33:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United States says it is "deeply disappointed" that South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and opposition leader [...] Full text...
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AU condemns the terrorist attack on Malian army camp
08 november 2019 - 11:18:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a Malian armed forces post [...] Full text...
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UN chief says justice must be done following deadly Burkina Faso convoy attack
08 november 2019 - 11:01:10New York, US (PANA) - Authorities in Burkina Faso must “do everything in their power” to bring to justice the [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: President Kaboré orders 3 days of national mourning following attack on mining convoy
07 november 2019 - 21:27:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabè president, Rock Marc Christian Kaboré, Thursday ordered a three-day national mourning following the [...] Full text...
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Mauritania releases 10 persons arrested for disturbing the peace after June 2019 presidential elections
07 november 2019 - 18:10:10Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian justice has acquitted about ten individuals, cadres and activists of the Coalition Living Together [...] Full text...
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Sudanese, South Sudanese and Ugandan leaders in Entebbe for tripartite meeting on South Sudan
07 november 2019 - 17:18:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The leaders of Sudan, Uganda and South Sudan are meeting in Entebbe, Uganda, on Thursday to [...] Full text...
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Germany offers 2.11 million Euros for rehabilitation of Kidal airfield in Mali
07 november 2019 - 15:00:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Germany has granted Mali 2.11 million euros for its participation in the Trust Fund in support [...] Full text...
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'International community concerned about the situation in Guinea'
07 november 2019 - 12:01:18Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The international community said on Thursday that it is closely monitoring the Guinean government's legal proceedings [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire to plant one million trees on 15 November
07 november 2019 - 10:44:24Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government announced on Wednesday, at the end of a meeting of the Council of [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire's 2020 presidential election: 17 opposition parties finalise platform under Bedie
07 november 2019 - 10:04:37Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Seventeen Ivorian opposition parties gathered on Wednesday in Daoukro, in central-eastern Côte d'Ivoire, around former head [...] Full text...
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U.S. condemns attack on mining convoy in Burkina Faso
07 november 2019 - 09:23:44Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United States has condemned Wednesday's attack on a convoy of workers at Canadian mining [...] Full text...
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ROUNDUP: Burkina Faso still in shock after terrorist attack of Canadian mining company convoy leaves 37 dead
07 november 2019 - 08:49:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is in shock on Thursday after at least 37 civilians and soldiers were [...] Full text...
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37 killed in suspected terrorist attack on Canadian mining company convoy in Burkina Faso
07 november 2019 - 08:32:48Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 37 civilians and soldiers were killed on Wednesday morning in an ambush on [...] Full text...
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Beninese intellectual, politician Albert Tévoédjrè passes on
06 november 2019 - 22:51:00Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese international intellectual and politician, Professor Albert Tévoédjrè, died Wednesday in his native town of [...] Full text...
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Hamdouk restates need for achieving peace in Darfur
06 november 2019 - 19:43:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdallah Hamdouk, who returned from a rare visit to the restive region of [...] Full text...
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‘Violence, atrocities and impunity’ reign throughout Libya', ICC prosecutor tells UN Security Council
06 november 2019 - 19:34:38New York, US (PANA) - Libya remains entangled in a “cycle of violence, atrocities and impunity”, International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...
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CAR Defense Minister concludes visit to Sudan
06 november 2019 - 18:59:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Central Africa’s Defense minister, Marie-Noëlle Koyara, on Wednesday concluded an official visit to Khartoum where she [...] Full text...
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AU deploys Election Observation Mission in Mauritius
06 november 2019 - 14:01:03Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) has deployed an observation mission for parliamentary elections scheduled for [...] Full text...
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More than 300 ex-combatants of Tuareg rebellion to join Malian army
06 november 2019 - 11:24:58Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 324 ex-combatants of the Tuareg rebellion have completed their training and will join [...] Full text...
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One hundred million illicit weapons in circulation in Africa, says Congolese defence minister
06 november 2019 - 11:11:53Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - One hundred million small arms and light weapons (SALW) are believed to be circulating in Africa, Congolese [...] Full text...
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Nearly two million Cameroonians face humanitarian emergency: UNICEF
06 november 2019 - 05:01:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing violence in Cameroon’s northwest and southwest has created a fast-growing humanitarian emergency now affecting some [...] Full text...
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Top UN delegation In Liberia on MRU peace building mission
05 november 2019 - 23:40:11Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - A high-level delegation from the UN Peace-Building Commission (PBC) Tuesday arrived here on a joint peace [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Council President says Zimbabwe could feature at the body's next regular session
05 november 2019 - 18:47:24New York, USA (PANA) - President of the Human Rights Council (HRC), on the activities of the council, Ambassador Coly [...] Full text...
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GNU, UNSMIL Chiefs discuss UN humanitarian assistance to residents of war-affected areas of Libya
05 november 2019 - 17:09:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of the National Unity Government's Presidential Council, Ahmed Maitig, held talks on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Toll of civilian casualties in Tripoli war rises
05 november 2019 - 14:24:29Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The toll on Libyan civilians, including children, rose higher on Monday with the resurgence of fighting [...] Full text...
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Russia condemns terrorist attack on Indelimane military post in northern Mali
05 november 2019 - 12:57:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Russian Embassy in Mali has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that killed at least 53 [...] Full text...
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Malian president calls for sacred union of compatriots around armed forces to overcome terrorism
05 november 2019 - 12:46:20Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has called his compatriots to engage in "sacred union" around the [...] Full text...
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Opening of Rwandan genocide trial delayed by bomb threat at Brussels courthouse
05 november 2019 - 10:46:44Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The trial of Fabien Neretsé, accused of involvement in the 1994 genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda, [...] Full text...
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Security Council 'deeply concerned' over political developments in Guinea-Bissau
05 november 2019 - 07:07:59New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday expressed deep concern over Guinea Bissau’s political crisis, following President José Mário Vaz’s decision last week [...] Full text...
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Ebola worker death shows front line risks: WHO official
05 november 2019 - 06:47:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Security measures for staff helping to fight health emergencies need to be stepped up urgently, a [...] Full text...
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Parliamentary information day focuses on EU-Niger cooperation system
04 november 2019 - 18:39:41Niamey, Niger (PANA) - "In view of the major challenges facing Niger, namely the fight against terrorism in the Sahel [...] Full text...
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Sudan, CAR underline need for further coordination in border areas
04 november 2019 - 18:27:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan and Central African Republic (CAR) on Monday underlined they are determined to foster bilateral relations in [...] Full text...
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Sudan PM Hamdouk pays rare visit to restive region of Darfur
04 november 2019 - 18:15:17Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Dr Abdallah Hamdouk, has paid a rare visit to the camps of the internally [...] Full text...
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Guinea's opposition victims buried
04 november 2019 - 17:07:17Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The eleven young Guinean opposition activists, killed recently during street demonstrations organized by the National Front [...] Full text...
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Soro attacks Côte d'Ivoire's Ouattara regime from Italy
04 november 2019 - 13:32:23Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - While in Italy where he organized his "crush" in Milan this weekend, Guillaume Soro, a [...] Full text...
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At least 53 Malian soldiers killed by gunmen in the north of the country
02 november 2019 - 11:43:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At least 53 Malian soldiers and one civilian were killed in an attack on Friday by [...] Full text...
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Longest UN mediation in Burundi crisis ends
01 november 2019 - 17:38:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The latest UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Burundi, Michel Kafando, offered his resignation in mid-week to [...] Full text...
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President Masisi calls for a united Botswana to ramp up the country socio-economic development
01 november 2019 - 15:32:40Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The President of Botswana, Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, who started his term as the 5th President of [...] Full text...
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15 former collaborators of Joseph Kabila want EU sanctions against them lifted
01 november 2019 - 14:03:21Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - According to a press statement issued in Brussels on Friday by the law firm Daldewolf, the [...] Full text...
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US calls on Ethiopian PM to help South Sudanese reach peace
01 november 2019 - 12:55:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States has appealed to Ethiopia to help South Sudanese implement a peace agreement and [...] Full text...
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Will harmonization of positions of UN Security Council members resolve the Libyan crisis? (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA Correspondent)
01 november 2019 - 07:15:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The extension of the double political and security crisis in Libya, which began several years ago [...] Full text...
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Electoral rigging drama unfolds in Gaborone
31 october 2019 - 18:24:22Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A new electoral rigging drama unfolded at the High Court in the Botswana capital city of [...] Full text...
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Burkinabè leader calls for national unity to defeat terrorism
31 october 2019 - 15:45:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Thursday called for the unity of his [...] Full text...
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Council of Religions calls for Mauritians' civic responsibility
31 october 2019 - 15:01:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Council of Religions on Thursday called on Mauritians to demonstrate "civic responsibility" during the [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire to celebrate National Peace Day on 15 November
31 october 2019 - 10:57:27Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire will celebrate the National Peace Day on 15 November in the commune of Yopougon, [...] Full text...
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Special representative of UN Secretary General unveils objectives of Intl’ Berlin Conference
31 october 2019 - 00:23:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The special representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, Wednesday unveiled the main [...] Full text...
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Make use of opportunities in Africa - Gambian minister tells youth
31 october 2019 - 00:08:27Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Hamat NK Bah, Gambia’s tourism and culture minister, Wednesday challenged young people in Africa to make [...] Full text...
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EU sends high-level delegation to discuss arrangements for transitional period in Sudan
30 october 2019 - 23:10:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A high-level European Union delegation led by Jean-Christophe Belliard, deputy secretary general of the European Union [...] Full text...
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Visiting EU delegation announces provision of over 460 million Euros in grant for Sudan
30 october 2019 - 21:40:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A visiting high level European Union (EU) Wednesday announced the provision of 466 million Euros to [...] Full text...
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Africa youth forum ends in The Gambia
30 october 2019 - 19:42:23Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A two-day Africa youth forum on gender and human rights that sought to accelerating transformations and [...] Full text...
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Demonstrators want cannabis liberalized in Mauritius
30 october 2019 - 17:42:07Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The "Cannabis Legalization and Informative Movement" (CLAIM) announced on Wednesday set Saturday, November 2 as [...] Full text...
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Italy considers non-invitation of Algeria and Tunisia to Berlin Conference a "missed opportunity"
30 october 2019 - 17:34:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italian Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, has revealed that Algeria and Tunisia will not be invited [...] Full text...
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Buhari commits Nigeria to deeper partnership with Saudi Arabia
30 october 2019 - 15:02:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held talks with King Salman of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, [...] Full text...
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Trust Africa Boss advises youth on climate change, migration
30 october 2019 - 14:12:43Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Alpha Sall, the Executive Director of the Dakar-based Trust Africa, on Wednesday advised African youth [...] Full text...
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Al-Shabaab kill two colleagues in Kenya police station attack
30 october 2019 - 13:56:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Members of the outlawed Somali Islamist group, Al Shabaab, on Tuesday night raided a police station [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s Vice President urges African youths to be more critical minded to engage governments
29 october 2019 - 23:34:48Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Vice-President Dr. Isatou Touray Tuesday urged African youths to be more critical minded and use [...] Full text...
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