Rwanda to switch to new East Africa E-Passport
13 august 2020 - 13:22:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration on Thursday announced that all ordinary passports will be [...] 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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Paris pleads for int'l support for new authorities in Guinea-Bissau
12 august 2020 - 16:08:03Paris, France (PANA) - Mrs. Nadia Fanton, advisor to the French permanent representative at the United Nations Security Council, on [...] Full text...
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UN praises resilience and vision of younger generation on International Youth Day
12 august 2020 - 15:32:01New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating International Youth Day, top UN officials have called on leaders around the world to “do [...] 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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Guinea to hold presidential election next 18 October
11 august 2020 - 23:30:54Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé Tuesday invited voters to take part in the 18 October’s presidential election, [...] Full text...
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Tripoli hosts meeting on activation of Libyan-Italian treaties and fight against illegal immigration
11 august 2020 - 22:15:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Taher [...] Full text...
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Special envoy of German chancellor expected Wednesday in Kinshasa
11 august 2020 - 21:46:48Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A German delegation led by the personal representative of the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, for [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: CENI says presidential candidates must file papers between 28 Sept and 3 Oct
11 august 2020 - 15:29:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) has set 28 September to 3 October as [...] 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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New Tunisian PM to form a government of technocrats
11 august 2020 - 14:59:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The newly-appointed Tunisian Prime Minister, Hichem Mechichi, threw some light on the nature of the next [...] Full text...
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South African's President Ramaphosa under fire over Zimbabwe intervention
11 august 2020 - 12:56:17Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance has expressed concern after it [...] Full text...
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U.S. Ambassador to Libya reaffirms support for Libyan solution to crisis
11 august 2020 - 12:51:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, has expressed his support for the aspirations of the [...] Full text...
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Niger extends state of emergency in Kouré tourist area targeted by terrorist attack
11 august 2020 - 11:58:09Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The state of emergency in force in some departments of the Tillabéry region, in western Niger, [...] Full text...
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Guinea's opposition umbrella refers 'police repression' to ICC
11 august 2020 - 10:53:28Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), the umbrella opposition group which has [...] Full text...
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UN Representative in Guinea Bissau urges political leaders to enact reforms
11 august 2020 - 06:10:34New York, US (PANA) - Entrenched political divisions in Guinea-Bissau pose a serious threat to stability in the West African country, [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Parties represented in parliament want reforms
10 august 2020 - 23:54:52Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coordination of political parties represented in Parliament (CPPP) Monday called for a large republican front [...] Full text...
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Burundi government set to receive ‘’warmly and with dignity’’ all refugees at home
10 august 2020 - 22:49:14Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi government said here Monday it was “naturally set to receive warmly and with dignity [...] Full text...
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New government formed in Mauritania
10 august 2020 - 22:19:47Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A new government reduced from 25 to 23 members was formed on Sunday evening in Mauritania, [...] Full text...
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Government of ‘’competence, independents and non-partisans’’ to be formed in Tunisia
10 august 2020 - 21:46:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The designated head of the Tunisian government, Hichem Mechichi, said here Monday he had opted for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia’s opposition party urges President Barrow to assume leadership role amid pandemic
10 august 2020 - 21:09:33Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian opposition Gambia For All (GFA) party Monday urged President Adama Barrow to assume his [...] Full text...
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Nigerien president Isssoufou receives Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament
10 august 2020 - 18:50:01Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Nigerien president, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Monday received the Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic [...] Full text...
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Amadou Ousmane Touré named President of the Constitutional Court of Mali
10 august 2020 - 17:12:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Magistrate Amadou Ousmane Touré, the oldest of the nine members of Mali's new Constitutional Court, was [...] Full text...
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French Defence Council meets Tuesday in Paris over terrorist attack in Niger
10 august 2020 - 15:39:53Paris, France (PANA) - The French National Defence and Security Council (CDSN) has scheduled a meeting on Tuesday at the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament warns oil sites face deadly explosions similar to Beirut incident
10 august 2020 - 12:12:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives meeting in Tripoli has warned that the country could see explosions [...] Full text...
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Niger's president condemns attack that killed eight people in wildlife park
10 august 2020 - 11:11:36Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Niger's president, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Sunday condemned an attack at a wildlife park in the [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian popular opposition leader returns from exile
09 august 2020 - 18:26:57Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Popular opposition leader, Abdel Ghoudous ould Abeidna, is back from exile, reliable sources told PANA on Sunday. Apart [...] Full text...
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Libyan defense ministry warns of calls for division and destabilization
08 august 2020 - 17:01:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Defense ministry of the government of national accord (GNA) Saturday condemned calls by some selfish [...] Full text...
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Libya, US hold consultations for de-escalation in Libya, resumption of oil production
08 august 2020 - 10:22:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A United States delegation headed by the director of National Security for Middle-East and North-Africa, General [...] Full text...
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Ghana: EC ends voters registration with over 16 million Ghanaians
07 august 2020 - 23:50:52Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) announced here Friday it captured the biometric data of 16,663,669 Ghanaians in [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, and acclaimed investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono denied bail
07 august 2020 - 18:35:53Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, of the political party Transform Zimbabwe, and respected investigative journalist, Hopewell [...] Full text...
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Daniel Gélase Ndabirabe elected Speaker of the Burundi National Assembly
07 august 2020 - 18:11:32Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Daniel Gélase Ndabirabe, a member of parliament of the ruling National Council for the Defence of [...] Full text...
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Guinea opposition leader slams president Alpha Condé's candidacy in next election 'a dangerous adventure'
07 august 2020 - 13:18:57Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The leader of Guinea's opposition Union of Democrats for the Rebirth of Guinea (UDRG), Amadou Oury [...] Full text...
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Libya reaffirms commitment to preserve its maritime rights against any attack
07 august 2020 - 11:09:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has stated that [...] Full text...
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South Africa addresses Zimbabwean turmoil
07 august 2020 - 08:56:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed former Cabinet Minister Sydney Mufamadi and former Parliamentary Speaker [...] Full text...
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Alpha Condé, candidate of ruling party for Guinean October presidential election
06 august 2020 - 21:47:11Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Rally for the Guinean People (RPG) at the end of its national convention Thursday nominated [...] Full text...
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GNA Chief, Turkish and Maltese FMs discuss issues of common interest
06 august 2020 - 17:43:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian President appoints new Prime Minister
06 august 2020 - 17:01:34Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian President, Mohamed El Ghazouani, on Thursday named Mohamed ould Bilal as the New Prime Minister [...] Full text...
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Congolese media urged not to broadcast pre-election campaign information
06 august 2020 - 14:47:57Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's High Council for Freedom of Communication (CSLC) on Wednesday urged the private and public media [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian justice to delve into 11 years of former President ould Abdel Aziz's rule
06 august 2020 - 11:06:54Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian General Prosecutor's Office under the Supreme Court, on Wednesday announced the opening of a [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Sadness and disappointment in Mauritania after Beirut explosions
05 august 2020 - 19:24:00Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani Wednesday sent his condolences to his Lebanese counterpart, Michel Aoun, [...] Full text...
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Libyan-Italian consultations held in Tripoli on the situation in Libya
05 august 2020 - 17:59:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa addresses Beirut tragedy
05 august 2020 - 17:46:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday addressed Beirut’s horrific explosion, saying South Africa's thoughts and [...] Full text...
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US slaps Zimbabwe President's ally, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, and business, with sanctions
05 august 2020 - 17:40:50Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has slapped sanctions [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian president pledges to hold consultation with opposition parties on major issues
05 august 2020 - 15:10:09Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian President, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, says he is open to consultations with the opposition, indicating [...] Full text...
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Washington calls for 'demilitarized solution' in Sirte and al-Jafra in Libya
05 august 2020 - 12:24:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has called for a demilitarized solution in Sirte and al-Jafra, Libya, where a [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso marks 60th independence anniversary
05 august 2020 - 08:53:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its independence on Wednesday, but the festivities [...] Full text...
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Tunisia expresses support with Lebanon after deadly explosion in Beirut
05 august 2020 - 08:43:32Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian presidency has expressed support for Lebanon following a huge explosion in Beirut that killed [...] Full text...
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Sudan surprised at surge of Ethiopian position on filling operation GERD Dam
04 august 2020 - 22:45:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Minister for Irrigation and Water Resources Professor Yassir Abass Tuesday complained of the sudden change [...] Full text...
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New National Assembly of Burundi holds first session
04 august 2020 - 18:23:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The first session of Brurundi's newly-elected National Assembly was held on Tuesday in Bujumbura, under the [...] Full text...
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Burundi to hold local government elections
04 august 2020 - 10:55:52Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundians will on 24 August hold local government elections to fill positions on the councils of [...] Full text...
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Negotiations resume on filling and operations of Renaissance Dam
03 august 2020 - 21:25:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Negotiations on the filling and operations of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) resumed here Monday, [...] Full text...
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"Balai Citoyen" movement creates political movement in Burkina Faso, eyes Nov. legislative polls
03 august 2020 - 18:04:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The former spokesman of the "Balai Citoyen" movement, Guy Hervé Kam, and some of his [...] Full text...
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Bail hearing for prominent Zim journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, Opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, delayed again
03 august 2020 - 17:45:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe High Court Justice, Tawanda Chitapi, has postponed bail applications for acclaimed investigative journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, and [...] Full text...
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Ivorian govt. carries out minor cabinet reshuffle
03 august 2020 - 14:31:34Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara, on Monday carried out a minor cabinet reshuffle, PANA learned [...] Full text...
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Niger's president pledges to hold 'free, democratic, transparent' elections
03 august 2020 - 12:00:05Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou on Monday reaffirmed his desire to hold democratic, transparent and free elections [...] Full text...
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Italy records highest number of irregular migrants from Tunisia since 2011
02 august 2020 - 13:05:46Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In spite of numerous efforts by the Tunisian Coast Guard to thwart illegal migration, the number [...] Full text...
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Italy expresses 'appreciation' for Morocco's role in resolving Libyan crisis
02 august 2020 - 09:51:31Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has expressed Rome's "appreciation" [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch wants repressive laws in Mauritania repealed
01 august 2020 - 15:21:26Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The human rights organization, Human Right Watch (HRW), on Saturday urged the Mauritanian President, Mohamed Cheikh [...] Full text...
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Italian FM to visit Tunisia
31 july 2020 - 21:20:22Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Italian minister of foreign affairs, Luigi Di Maio, said here Friday he would visit Tunisia [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Opposition welcomes probe of ex-president Aziz's administration
31 july 2020 - 17:36:15Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD/Tawassoul/Islamist Movement), the main opposition party in Mauritania, says [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Five-day curfew imposed in Libya to prevent spread of pandemic
30 july 2020 - 23:54:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the government of national accord (NA)Thursday imposed a 24-hour curfew with effect [...] Full text...
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Motion of censure against Tunisian speaker of Parliament rejected
30 july 2020 - 23:27:21Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The speaker of the Tunisian parliament, Islamist Rached Ghannouchi, Thursday survived a motion of vote of [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe PM wishes Ivorian counterpart Hamed Bakayoko full success
30 july 2020 - 21:20:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The prime minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, Thursday wished Hamed Bakayoko, appointed [...] Full text...
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Libya declares four-day holiday to mark Eid el-Adha
29 july 2020 - 22:20:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the government of national accord (GNA) Wednesday declared four days of holiday [...] Full text...
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Zambian President fires Education Minister after his porn video goes viral
29 july 2020 - 18:48:14Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has fired Education Minister, David Mabumba, less than 24 hours after a [...] 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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Pope Francis mourns departed Tanzanian former president Mkapa
29 july 2020 - 14:33:05Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Pope Francis has paid tribute to departed former Tanzanian president Benjamin William Mkapa who [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe Agriculture minister, Perence Shiri, succumbs to virus
29 july 2020 - 11:28:21Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Agriculture minister, Perence Shiri, has died at the age of 65 from complications associated with [...] Full text...
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Malian PM urges opposition to participate in national unity government
29 july 2020 - 11:13:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has called on the opposition, which is demanding the resignation of [...] Full text...
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Tunisian president receives Saudi minister of foreign affairs
28 july 2020 - 22:18:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid Tuesday received the Saudi minister of foreign affairs, Faisal bin Farhan bin [...] Full text...
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Appropriation of Libyan political process must be Libyan, says Khaled Al Mechri
28 july 2020 - 21:40:55Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan high council of state, Khaled Al Mechri, said here Tuesday that [...] Full text...
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UN Sanctions Committee, Experts on Libya hold virtual hearings in New York
28 july 2020 - 18:07:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A closed-door hearing session of the United Nations Sanctions Committee and the United Nations Team of [...] Full text...
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Solution to Libyan crisis must come from Libyans, says Morocco
28 july 2020 - 16:02:24Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita, reaffirmed on Monday [...] Full text...
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MPs approve draft law on High Court of Justice in Mauritania
28 july 2020 - 14:28:14Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Assembly of Mauritania has approved a draft organic law establishing the High Court of [...] Full text...
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M5-RFP rejects ECOWAS position demanding resignation of Malian President Keita
28 july 2020 - 14:18:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Movement of June 5-Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP) on Tuesday reaffirmed "its determination to [...] 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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U.S. diplomat meets Libyan officials in Misrata to avoid military escalation
28 july 2020 - 13:10:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - U.S. Embassy chargé d'affaires in Libya, Joshu Harris, on Monday visited Misrata, 220 km east of [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM al-Sarraj calls for security arrangements against threats to cities
28 july 2020 - 11:54:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, has stressed [...] Full text...
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Illegal migration at centre of talks between Tunisian president and Italian interior minister
28 july 2020 - 10:02:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The issue of illegal migration from the Tunisian coast to Italy was at the centre of [...] Full text...
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Malian President names reduced cabinet in preparation for Government of National Unity
28 july 2020 - 09:57:52Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on has announced a reduced cabinet following recommendations of the heads of state [...] Full text...
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Ghana's main opposition candidate lashes out at gov't for 'nepotism, corruption'
28 july 2020 - 05:54:19Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, who is the standard bearer of the main opposition [...] Full text...
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Fiery Tanzanian opposition politician returns home after treatment abroad
28 july 2020 - 01:34:24Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s fiery opposition politician Tundu Lissu, who was away in Belgium for treatment after [...] Full text...
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Migratory movements at center of visit of Italian Interior minister to Tunisia
27 july 2020 - 23:00:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied Monday received the Italian minister of Interior, Luciana Lamorgese, who is on [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS takes decisive steps to resolve the Malian crisis
27 july 2020 - 22:26:21Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The extraordinary summit of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community [...] Full text...
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Libyan lawmaker, Moroccan counterpart discuss impact of Libyan crisis on the region
27 july 2020 - 18:23:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In their meeting in Rabat, Morocco, the Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila [...] Full text...
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Mali: "Time is running out and the risks are great", says ECOWAS president
27 july 2020 - 16:56:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - "Time is running out for Malians and the risks are great,"the president of the Conference [...] Full text...
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Mali: ECOWAS summit recommends resignation of 31 deputies
27 july 2020 - 16:44:34Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The virtual extraordinary summit of heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States [...] Full text...
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New Burundian President meets with several EU diplomats
27 july 2020 - 16:37:25Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The newly-elected Burundi Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, on Monday received the ambassadors of France, Belgium, [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso opposition party nominates businessman Komboïgo as candidate for November presidential vote
27 july 2020 - 10:55:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Businessman Eddie Komboïgo was on Sunday nominated as the candidate of the opposition Congress for [...] Full text...
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Venezuela to strengthen bilateral ties with Nigeria on security, other key sectors
26 july 2020 - 20:03:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Venezuela Ambassador to Nigeria David Valasquez Caraballo has said his country is engaging in discussions on [...] Full text...
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FM Taher Siala, German ambassador discuss resumption of political process in Libya
26 july 2020 - 19:58:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Taher Siala, has discussed [...] Full text...
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Presidential Council orders investigation into Bernard Henri Levy's visit to Libya
26 july 2020 - 14:29:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has affirmed that it has no [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj and Recep Tayyip Erdogan underline political solution for Libyan crisis
26 july 2020 - 13:52:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, and Turkish [...] Full text...
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Zéphirin Diabré nominated presidential candidate of Burkina Faso opposition party
25 july 2020 - 16:45:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Zéphirin Diabré, president of opposition Union for Change and Progress (UPC), was nominated on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Paris condemns killing of five aid workers in Nigeria
25 july 2020 - 15:59:13Paris, France (PANA) - France has condemned "in the strongest terms" the assassination last Wednesday of five civilians, three of [...] Full text...
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France 'concerned' about delay in implementing ECOWAS recommendations to end Mali crisis
25 july 2020 - 15:48:58Paris, France (PANA) - France has expressed concern at the delay in the implementation of recommendations of a mission of [...] Full text...
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Stateless man deported by US granted asylum in Rwanda
25 july 2020 - 15:23:23Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan Government has received, on humanitarian grounds, a stateless person named Amin Hassoun, who was [...] Full text...
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Rwanda mourns passing of former Tanzanian president Mkapa; flags to fly at half-mast
25 july 2020 - 15:10:43Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame has ordered that flags of Rwanda and East African Community be flown [...] Full text...
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Tunisia celebrates 63rd Republic Day
25 july 2020 - 12:42:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is on Saturday celebrating its 63rd Republic Day, which commemorates the abolition of the monarchy [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Foreign Affairs Minister dismissed
25 july 2020 - 11:07:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Foreign Minister Noureddine Erray was dismissed on Friday by outgoing Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh after [...] 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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Mauritania: National Assembly approves bill modifying retirement age
24 july 2020 - 18:08:10Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Assembly of Mauritania has approved a bill to repeal and replace certain provisions of [...] Full text...
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Fayez Al-Sarraj, US Ambassador to Turkey agree on need for political solution in Libya
24 july 2020 - 17:22:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, has [...] Full text...
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Former Tanzanian President Mkapa to be buried at his home village 29 July
24 july 2020 - 17:13:29Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s former president, Benjamin William Mkapa (81), who died on Thursday night will be [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: Opposition wants the independent electoral commission reconstituted
24 july 2020 - 17:09:00Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian opposition coalition, composed of political groups and parties, including Henri Konan Bédié's PDCI, [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Journalist Taoufik Ben Brik sentenced to one year imprisonment
24 july 2020 - 15:45:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Correctional Chamber at the Ben Arous Court of First Instance in Tunisia has sentenced writer [...] Full text...
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Any ceasefire in Libya must be lasting, stops "new aggression" - Fayez al-Sarraj
24 july 2020 - 13:08:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Head of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, has [...] 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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Mauritania: MPs accuse former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz of breaching integrity of national territory
23 july 2020 - 23:02:59Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The parliamentary commission investigating former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz said here Thursday it “has information [...] Full text...
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The US announces support for "credible" electoral process in Libya
23 july 2020 - 21:56:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya said here Thursday "the United-States reaffirm their support for a global [...] Full text...
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Fresh violence sends scores fleeing South Sudan's Jonglei region
23 july 2020 - 20:21:57Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A fresh outbreak of fighting in the troubled Jonglei region of South Sudan has forced [...] Full text...
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Body of Rwandan peacekeeper killed in CAR repatriated
23 july 2020 - 15:25:38Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The body of a Rwandan soldier, who was killed while serving with the UN Multidimensional Integrated [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council to hold session of Sanctions Committee on Libya
23 july 2020 - 12:21:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's permanent representative at the United Nations, Taher al-Sunni, has announced that the UN Security Council [...] Full text...
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DRC speaker of parliament asks political class to overcome divergences
22 july 2020 - 23:18:07Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Congolese speaker of parliament, Jeanine Mabunda, Wednesday called on the political class to overcome [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Military not intimidating residents in Volta Region - GAF
22 july 2020 - 21:17:32Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) said here Wednesday military personnel deployed in the Volta Region were [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari embarks on Mali peace mission Thursday
22 july 2020 - 18:30:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria will Thursday visit Bamako, Mali, on a one-day visit, following the [...] Full text...
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'Tunisia will never be a breeding ground for terrorists,' says Tunisian president
22 july 2020 - 16:12:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed, has affirmed that "the Tunisian state is standing and will not falter [...] Full text...
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Fayez Al-Sarraj urges new board of directors of Libyan Electricity Company to work to end power cuts
21 july 2020 - 21:29:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...
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AU calls for calm, continuation of dialogue, negotiations in Mali
21 july 2020 - 18:35:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, closely following the evolution of [...] Full text...
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Turkish FM delivers message from President Erdogan to Nigerien leader
21 july 2020 - 17:27:03Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlüt ÇavuÅŸoÄŸlu, on a working visit to Niger, on [...] Full text...
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‘‘Every nation’s effective development requires a clear strategy’ – Gambian FM
21 july 2020 - 15:46:10Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara has said that [...] Full text...
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Four ECOWAS heads of state due in Bamako to get Mali out of sociopolitical crisis
21 july 2020 - 14:36:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four heads of state from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are expected in [...] Full text...
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Terrorist plan against security patrol foiled in Tunisia
21 july 2020 - 00:02:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian security Monday foiled an alleged terrorist plan by a Takfiri fighter to bomb a [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior minister reaffirms rejection of Haftar’s government militarization project
20 july 2020 - 21:53:46Libyan Interior minister reaffirms rejection of Haftar’s government militarization project Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The minister of Interior of the government [...] Full text...
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M5-RFP rejects ECOWAS mission's proposals for a way out of the Malian crisis
20 july 2020 - 17:57:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mouvement of 5 June-Rassemblement des forces patriotiques (M5-RFP) has rejected the proposals of the mediation [...] Full text...
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African, European local government leaders to meet in October
20 july 2020 - 17:28:47Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The second "African Union/European Union" forum of local and regional government leaders will be held from [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Minister, Turkish Defence Minister discuss joint cooperation
20 july 2020 - 16:18:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, met on Monday with [...] Full text...
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Algerian president underlines political solution to avoid bloodshed in Libya
20 july 2020 - 12:21:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian President Abdelmajid Tabboune has reaffirmed his country's position on "the constant need to accelerate the [...] Full text...
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Guinea pressure group pushes ahead with banned demonstrations
20 july 2020 - 11:26:09Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Traffic was flowing on Monday on several main streets in Guinea's capital, Conakry, where people have [...] Full text...
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Libyan-Kuwaiti officials discuss diplomatic ties, issues of common interest
19 july 2020 - 19:38:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, [...] Full text...
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Tunisia foils more than 230 illegal migration attempts in first half of 2020
18 july 2020 - 17:33:51Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 236 attempts at illegal migration were foiled in Tunisia during the first half [...] Full text...
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France defends EU's mission to enforce arms embargo on Libya
18 july 2020 - 15:57:22Paris, France (PANA) - France says that the European Union Naval Force's Mediterranean Operation IRINI, which is responsible for enforcing [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian President Ghazouani receives in audience "Barkhane" force commander
17 july 2020 - 23:28:33Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, Friday held talks with the visiting commander of the [...] Full text...
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Indian Ocean Commission gets new Secretary-General
17 july 2020 - 17:22:21Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has got a new secretary-general. He is Vêlayoudom Marimoutou, former Rector [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS envoys meet with politicians, civil society organizations to resolve Mali crisis
17 july 2020 - 17:09:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Envoys of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), who arrived Wednesday in Bamako met [...] Full text...
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Togo court issues international arrest warrant for former PM Agbéyomé Kodjo
17 july 2020 - 14:32:28Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese judiciary has issued an international arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Gabriel Messan Agbéyomé [...] Full text...
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Former Rwandan PM pleads not guilty for issuing dud cheques
17 july 2020 - 00:26:09Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Former Rwandan Prime Minister Dr Pierre Damien Habumuremyi, who is facing charges of issuing dud cheques [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian President Ghazouani pleads for cancellation of Africa’s debt
16 july 2020 - 23:59:11Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, current chairman of the G5 Sahel, Thursday pleaded for the [...] Full text...
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Former Tanzanian FM joins opposition party
16 july 2020 - 19:28:18Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Former Tanzanian foreign minister, Bernard Membe, who was expelled from the ruling Chama Cha [...] Full text...
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"Our coalition govt. will not break up," vows DRC leader
16 july 2020 - 19:26:52Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Head of State of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, said Thursday [...] Full text...
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President, VP of ECOWAS Court re-elected for another two-year term
16 july 2020 - 18:59:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, Honorable Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has been [...] Full text...
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European, African leaders hold talks borderless intercontinental bloc
16 july 2020 - 18:39:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African and European Union leaders on Thursday held important negotiations on the potential of creating a borderless [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj, Italian Interior Minister discuss security cooperation, fight against illegal migration
16 july 2020 - 18:38:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...
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Row with Islamist-inspired Ennahda Party forced Tunisian PM out of office
16 july 2020 - 17:40:15Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - New facts emerging from Tunis indicate that Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh resigned on Wednesday following a [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM calls for UN Sanctions Committee meeting
16 july 2020 - 17:24:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign Ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has made an official request [...] Full text...
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Malians to honour victims of M5-RFP demonstrations Friday and Sunday
16 july 2020 - 17:19:17Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Members of the 5 June Movement - Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP) say they will honour [...] Full text...
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Congo: President Felix Tshisekedi arrives in Brazzaville from RDC
15 july 2020 - 23:09:45Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Antoine Felix Tshisekedi Tshilombo, arrived here Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Spain expresses hope for resumption of political and military talks in Libya
15 july 2020 - 22:27:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Spanish minister of foreign affairs, Mrs Arancha Gonzalez, Wednesday expressed hopes for the resumption of [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh resigns
15 july 2020 - 21:37:21Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh Wednesday tendered his resignation letter to President Kais Saeid over allegations [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to strengthen place in UN peacekeeping missions
15 july 2020 - 18:03:24Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has affirmed its desire to further strengthen its presence in United Nations peacekeeping operations "in [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian MPs to review decade of governance of former President Aziz
15 july 2020 - 17:48:39Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A report prepared by a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP) on the decade of governance of [...] Full text...
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DRC Head of State expected in Brazzaville Thursday
15 july 2020 - 16:33:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Antoine Félix Tshisekedi Tshilombo, is expected [...] Full text...
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Former Rwandan PM set to stand trial for issuing dud cheques
15 july 2020 - 15:52:31Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Former Rwandan Prime Minister, Dr Pierre Damien Habumuremyi's trial will open on Thursday in Kigali where [...] Full text...
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M5-RFP calls for independent international commission of inquiry in Mali
15 july 2020 - 15:37:56Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mouvement du 5 juin-Rassemblement des forces patriotiques (M5-RFP), organizers of the demonstrations against the Malian [...] Full text...
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Aguila Saleh and Luigi di Maio discuss resumption of oil production, ceasefire in Libya
15 july 2020 - 12:33:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italian Foreign Minister Luigi di Maio has discussed the possibility of resuming production and export of [...] Full text...
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‘Turn the tide’ across a turbulent world, UN chief urges key development forum
15 july 2020 - 05:55:01New York, US (PANA) -“Concrete, bold and implementable solutions” are needed to turn the tide on the many challenges the [...] Full text...
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Malian crisis: An ECOWAS mission expected Wednesday in Bamako
14 july 2020 - 23:22:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by former Nigerian President [...] Full text...
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Former chairman of Libyan presidential council calls protagonists to sit down together to resolve crisis
14 july 2020 - 22:55:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Former vice-president of the presidential council of the government of national accord, Moussa Al-Kouni, Tuesday appealed [...] Full text...
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News Analysis: Tunisia shaken by series of similar political crises
14 july 2020 - 22:32:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has for a time been going through a series of political crises, one after another [...] Full text...
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Sudanese protesters shot dead in North Darfur, Amnesty International says
14 july 2020 - 21:44:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- At least nine people have been shot dead and 17 others injured when security forces, affiliated to [...] Full text...
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IGAD Heads of State Summit reviews peace progress in South Sudan
14 july 2020 - 21:37:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders held a virtual Summit on Tuesday under the umbrella of the Intergovernmental Authority [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UNAMID deeply concerned about violent incidents in North Darfur
14 july 2020 - 20:53:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN peace-keeping mission in Darfur(UNAMID) said here Tuesday it was deeply concerned about the violent [...] Full text...
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France supports ECOWAS recommendations to resolve the crisis in Mali
14 july 2020 - 16:10:30Paris, France (PANA) - France has called on the main players in the Malian crisis to adopt the recommendations made [...] Full text...
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Pro-Haftar Parliament invites Egyptian army to intervene in Libya
14 july 2020 - 13:58:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives, the Parliamentary group which conducts its affairs in Tobruk (Eastern Libya), [...] Full text...
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Calm returns to Bamako after release of M5-RFP leaders on Monday
14 july 2020 - 06:42:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Calm returned to the Malian capital, Bamako, on Monday after three days of chaos and clashes [...] Full text...
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Algeria calls for new action plan in Libya to resolve crisis
14 july 2020 - 00:02:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian President Abdelmajid Tabboune Monday called for a “new action plan” to resolve the Libyan crisis [...] Full text...
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Tunisian PM announces reshuffle within few days
13 july 2020 - 23:22:32Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian prime minister, Elyes Fakhfakh, Monday announced his intention to reshuffle his government within a [...] Full text...
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Mali: President IBK’s son resigns as chairman of Parliament Defence commission against popular protest
13 july 2020 - 23:02:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Malian Member of Parliament Karim Keita, son of President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéïta, Monday resigned as [...] Full text...
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Tunis, Algiers engage to intensify efforts for political solution in Libya
13 july 2020 - 22:43:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian and Algerian ministers of foreign affairs at the end of their meeting here Monday [...] Full text...
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Tunisian leader, Algerian FM discuss Libyan dossier
13 july 2020 - 20:01:40Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied Monday held talks with the Algerian minister of foreign affairs, Sabri Boukadoum, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambian President Barrow accused of breaking his own laws
13 july 2020 - 17:49:35Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Mai Amhed Fatty, Gambia’s former Interior Minister, on Monday took a jab at President Adama Barrow, [...] Full text...
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Malian Premier bemoans loss of lives during demonstrations against President Keita
13 july 2020 - 16:18:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Boubou Cissé, whose government of National Accord is "still in the works" [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President, Algerian FM discuss Libyan crisis
13 july 2020 - 15:30:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid on Monday received the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sabri Boukadoum, who [...] Full text...
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Ivorian VP, Daniel Kablan Duncan, resigns
13 july 2020 - 15:16:59Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian Vice President, Daniel Kablan Duncan, resigned on Monday, for personal reasons, according to [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Former President Aziz accused of trying to hand over an island to a Qatari prince
13 july 2020 - 15:02:50Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP), charged with carrying out investigations into his governance for 11 [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS, AU, EU and UN reps in Mali worried about the socio-political situation in Mali
13 july 2020 - 14:42:59Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Representatives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), the European [...] Full text...
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Algerian Foreign Minister on working visit to Tunis
13 july 2020 - 10:47:23Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum is due in Tunisia on Monday for a working visit, a [...] Full text...
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US denounces foreign parties compromising peace, resumption of oil trade in Libya
13 july 2020 - 07:19:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The US Embassy in Libya has denounced the role played by foreign parties who compromise the [...] Full text...
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Four parliamentary blocks 'lose' confidence in Tunisian Speaker of Parliament
13 july 2020 - 07:03:19Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Four parliamentary groups in the Tunisian Assembly of Representatives have started the procedure for withdrawal of [...] Full text...
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Libyan-Italian cooperation in fight against illegal immigration at the center of talks
12 july 2020 - 19:00:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of foreign affairs and international cooperation of the government of national accord (GNA), [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj orders signing of conventions related to forced disappearance of persons and ban on mines
12 july 2020 - 18:47:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council, Fayez al-Sarraj, Sunday called on the minister of foreign affairs [...] Full text...
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Mauritania suspends voting procedure for creation of High Court of Justice
12 july 2020 - 15:16:11Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania’s justice, interior, and defense committee Saturday suspended a voting procedure on a law setting up [...] Full text...
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Mali: President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita announces dissolution of Constitutional Court
12 july 2020 - 12:18:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita announced here Saturday the dissolution of the Constitutional Court and a [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's President to run for another term
12 july 2020 - 12:02:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The People's Movement for Progress (MPP) Saturday chose President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré as its [...] Full text...
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Haftar announces conditions for full reopening of ports and oil fields in Libya
12 july 2020 - 10:55:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan national army led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar announced here Saturday conditions for the full [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS saddened by death of Ivorian prime minister Coulibaly
12 july 2020 - 10:26:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said here Sunday it was saddened by [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Deputy Prime Minister resigns
11 july 2020 - 18:36:23Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Célestin Tunda Ya Kasende, on Saturday presented his [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: President Félix Tshisekedi condemns violence
11 july 2020 - 18:26:33Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Félix Tshisekedi has condemned the violence that resulted in the death of a man [...] Full text...
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Benin ends posts of consular and chancellery chiefs
11 july 2020 - 15:07:43Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has ended the positions of consular and chancellery heads in eight capitals in [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Ex-president Compaoré backs Eddie Komboïgo for next presidential election
11 july 2020 - 14:54:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Burkinabè president Blaise Compaoré has approved the candidacy of Eddie Komboïgo for the presidential [...] Full text...
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Malian president regrets violence during Friday's demonstration against his regime in Bamako
11 july 2020 - 10:14:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita has regretted the violence and ransacking, as well as attempts to [...] Full text...
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US, French embassies welcome resumption of NOC activities in Libya
10 july 2020 - 16:26:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The embassies of the United States and France in Libya on Friday welcomed the announcement by [...] Full text...
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Burkinabè politicians reject postponement of legislative elections
10 july 2020 - 16:19:44Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At their meeting on Friday with the the Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization, Siméon [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President Kaïs Saied receives Libyan Finance Minister
10 july 2020 - 16:12:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Strengthening bilateral cooperation between Tunisia and Libya in various fields and ways of consolidating relations between [...] Full text...
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NGO, Article 19, wants charges against Gambian activist dropped
10 july 2020 - 16:08:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The London-based International free expression body, Article 19 on Friday called on Gambian authorities “to immediately [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso slams Human Rights Watch report, says its military personnel are true professionals
10 july 2020 - 15:42:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government has reaffirmed the professionalism of its military, following the release on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Opposition MP refuses to apologize to Zambian Vice-President after attacking her character
10 july 2020 - 15:19:11Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Member of Parliament from the main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND), Cornelius Mweetwa, on [...] Full text...
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