Gambia: Jinak emerges as key ‘backway’ departure point to Europe
26 december 2025 - 18:29:38Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Jinak, a coastal settlement in The Gambia’s Niumi area, North Bank Region, has become a major [...] Full text...
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Senior UN official, Arab League chief discuss challenges in African, Arab countries
04 november 2025 - 08:46:48Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A senior US Administration official has discussed urgent challenges in African and Arab countries at a [...] Full text...
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Morocco PM urges peaceful solutions to conflicts in Middle East, Africa
24 september 2025 - 05:23:22New York, US (PANA) - Morocco's Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch has called for peaceful solutions to conflicts in Middle East [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Mauritania of years of migration control abuses
27 august 2025 - 06:56:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020 and early 2025 against largely West and [...] Full text...
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‘The UN is here to do the right things’: Envoy Colin Stewart bids farewell but keeps the faith
24 july 2025 - 21:39:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After nearly three decades on the frontlines of UN’s peace operations – from Timor-Leste’s turbulent independence [...] Full text...
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Overlooked and underestimated: Sand and dust storms wreak havoc across borders
13 july 2025 - 05:05:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are three Great Pyramids at Giza in Egypt - but imagine if there were 307 [...] Full text...
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Forestry conservation, infrastructure planning crucial to fight climate change (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
05 july 2025 - 07:33:54Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Life comes to a standstill when the Sendou coal-powered electricity plant in Bargny, 40 km outside [...] Full text...
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Green Climate Fund, UNEP boost climate adaptation for Ghana, Mauritania
02 july 2025 - 11:04:42Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PANA) – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over US$ 120 million in new funding to [...] Full text...
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Insufficient domestic funding hinders education progress, says rights watchdog
16 june 2025 - 08:20:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Most African governments have consistently failed to meet global and regional education funding targets to ensure quality [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeeping receives broad backing as global threats mount
15 may 2025 - 07:17:18Berlin, Germany (PANA) - More than 130 countries and international partners threw their weight behind UN peacekeeping at a high-level [...] Full text...
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Favourable weather fuels desert locust surge in North Africa - FAO
30 april 2025 - 07:03:57New York, US (PANA) - Unusually high levels of desert locust infestations have been reported during the current breeding season, [...] Full text...
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Rights expert deplores the 'regime of terror' imposed by violent extremist groups in Mali
28 march 2025 - 15:53:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Mali on Friday expressed concern about the [...] Full text...
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Niger: Mosque attack which killed 44 should be ‘wake-up call’, says rights chief
26 march 2025 - 08:25:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a [...] Full text...
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King Mohammed VI optimistic about latest developments on the Sahara issue
12 october 2024 - 12:20:44Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - King Mohammed VI of Morocco spoke on Friday about the latest developments in the Western Sahara [...] Full text...
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Niger’s new terrorism database threatens rights - HRW
01 october 2024 - 10:13:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new Niger government ordinance creating a database of people suspected of terrorism undermines fundamental rights [...] Full text...
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UN agencies urge Security Council to stop ‘mass graves for migrants’
01 october 2024 - 06:15:08New York, US (PANA) - Action is needed now to stop the Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea from “becoming mass [...] Full text...
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Present and future of Western Sahara fall within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty, states French President Macron
30 july 2024 - 17:12:22Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The present and future of the Western Sahara fall within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty, French [...] Full text...
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Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in Libya, warns UN rights chief
09 july 2024 - 14:15:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold “at scale” in Libya took [...] Full text...
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Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows
06 july 2024 - 09:06:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and [...] Full text...
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UNHCR highlights shocking needs, risks facing refugees and migrants on routes from Africa to Europe
04 june 2024 - 12:47:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The lack of protection services on major routes used by refugees and migrants is alarming and [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Confed. Cup final: RS Berkane, Zamalek renew rivalry in first-leg clash on Sunday
11 may 2024 - 06:54:52Berkane, Morocco (PANA) -The first leg of the 2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup final will kick-off in Berkane, Morocco, between Morocco’s [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Confed. Cup Final: Zamalek's Road to the final
08 may 2024 - 07:42:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Winners of the 2019 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup, Egyptian football powerhouse, Zamalek SC, are eager to [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: 2023/24 CAF Conf. Cup: Algeria appeals to CAS against CAF decision to sanction USM Alger
03 may 2024 - 11:24:34Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - Algeria has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision taken by the Confederation [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Conf. Cup: Algeria's USM Alger sanctioned 0-3 for failing to play second leg semi-final match
03 may 2024 - 08:41:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has sanctioned Algerian club USM Alger [...] Full text...
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UN agencies mourn loss of nearly 50 migrants bound for Canary Islands
02 may 2024 - 05:49:48New York, US (PANA) - The UN migration agency (IOM) and refugee agency UNHCR on Wednesday mourned yet another major [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup: RS Berkane vs USM Alger second-leg semi-final match cancelled
29 april 2024 - 07:50:38Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The second-leg semi-final CAF African Confederation Cup match between Renaissance Berkane of Morocco and Algerian side [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup: Zamalek thrash Dreams FC 3-0 to reach final
28 april 2024 - 18:03:07Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Egyptian club Zamalek on Sunday reached the final of the 2023/24 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup competition when [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Conf Cup: CAF sanctions Algerian club USM Alger 3-0 over failed first-leg semi-final match
25 april 2024 - 11:52:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has awarded Moroccan football club, RS [...] Full text...
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US sanctions leaders of hostage-taking terrorists in West Africa
24 april 2024 - 05:20:37Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The UN Department of State on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a total of seven Jama’at [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup: First-leg semi-final between USM Alger and RS Berkane 'did not take place'
22 april 2024 - 05:15:23Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup first-leg semi-final fixture on Sunday, 21 April 2024, between USM Alger and [...] Full text...
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Egypt seeks to raise earnings of millions working in cotton production, textile manufacturing
12 april 2024 - 11:36:04Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s cotton production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast at 310,000 bales, down 40,000 bales [...] Full text...
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IOM: Last year was deadliest on record for migrants worldwide
06 march 2024 - 18:52:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN migration agency (IOM) announced on Wednesday that last year was the deadliest on record [...] Full text...
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The Gambia welcomes Morocco's initiative to promote Sahel countries' access to Atlantic Ocean
26 january 2024 - 15:29:21Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Mamadou Tangara, on Thursday in [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso gendarmerie says several terrorists neutralised in Sahel region
25 january 2024 - 13:23:58Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Gendarmerie detachment of Arbinda (Sahel) and the Volunteers for the Defence of the Homeland [...] Full text...
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Libyan Minister of Culture welcomes inclusion of 21 sites on ISESCO's Heritage List
09 january 2024 - 15:55:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Culture and Cognitive Development, Mabrouka Toghi, on Monday stressed the importance of the [...] Full text...
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Malawi reaffirms its support for Morocco's territorial integrity and autonomy plan for the Sahara
18 december 2023 - 18:47:27Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Malawi has reaffirmed its support for the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Morocco and for [...] Full text...
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Washington reiterates its support for Morocco's Sahara autonomy plan
18 december 2023 - 14:15:43Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The US State Department has stated that the "clear and constant" position of the United States [...] Full text...
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African women on the frontline of peacekeeping (A UN feature)
06 december 2023 - 07:11:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - For over a year, a group of United Nations peacekeepers from Ghana led by Captain Esinam [...] Full text...
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Deputy Chairman of Libyan Council in Brussels to discuss partnership to combat illegal migration
05 december 2023 - 14:40:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, arrived in Brussels Tuesday at the [...] Full text...
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Libya attends 5th Integrated Border Security Management Project meeting in Italy
01 december 2023 - 12:24:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Libyan Ministry of the Interior, made up of coastguards and border guards, [...] Full text...
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Senior Libyan official notes voluntary return of Nigerien, Chadian migrants to their countries
29 november 2023 - 17:54:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, Wednesday spoke of the historic neighbourly [...] Full text...
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Libya will be country most affected by Niamey's repeal of the law criminalizing migrant smuggling
28 november 2023 - 20:08:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan press agency warned on Tuesday of serious consequences of the decision by the President [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister calls for hiring of labour from CEN-SAD countries to support Libyan economy
27 november 2023 - 18:37:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the government of national unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has stressed the [...] Full text...
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Chairman of Libyan Council hopes 1st Afro-Saudi Summit will help promote partnership between Africa and Arab world
11 november 2023 - 18:42:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of Libya's Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has welcomed Saudi Arabia's initiative to convene the [...] Full text...
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Mohammed VI proposes institutional framework to consolidate security in Africa
07 november 2023 - 14:31:25Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has taken the initiative of creating an institutional framework bringing together the 23 Atlantic African [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Malian armed forces, Islamist armed groups of killing, abusing civilians
02 november 2023 - 08:01:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian armed forces and Islamist armed groups have killed and otherwise abused numerous civilians in central [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council extends mandate of its Mission for Referendum in Western Sahara
31 october 2023 - 11:19:41Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for [...] Full text...
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European Council rejects judgment of EU Court of First Instance annulling agricultural agreements between Morocco and the EU
25 october 2023 - 18:09:32Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Court of Justice of the European Union recently examined appeals lodged by the European Union [...] Full text...
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Russian President Putin talks on phone with President of the Transition in Mali
11 october 2023 - 13:38:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, had a telephone conversation with the [...] Full text...
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Moroccan foreign minister Bourita holds talks with UN envoy for Western Sahara
09 september 2023 - 13:27:20Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Resident Abroad, Nasser Bourita, held talks [...] Full text...
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Russia condemns terrorist attacks in northern Mali
09 september 2023 - 13:09:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has condemned Thursday's terrorist attacks in northern Mali, which left more than [...] Full text...
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Top Libyan oficial stresses need to stabilise situation in Sahara region
06 september 2023 - 12:39:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has stressed the need to stabilise [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags mounting Islamist armed group killings, rape in Mali
13 july 2023 - 06:09:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Islamist armed groups have carried out widespread killings, rapes, and lootings of villages in northeast Mali since [...] Full text...
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Rome welcomes Morocco's efforts to find solution to Sahara issue
07 july 2023 - 16:08:56Rome, Italia (PANA) - Italy has hailed Morocco's "serious and credible efforts" to find a solution to the Sahara issue, [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch accuses Burkina Faso Army of unlawful killings, ‘disappearances’
29 june 2023 - 08:17:14Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso armed forces summarily executed at least 9 men, and forcibly disappeared and apparently [...] Full text...
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Islamist armed groups wreak havoc in Burkina Faso; kill, loot, burn property - HRW
15 june 2023 - 05:28:14Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso have killed scores of civilians, looted and burned property, and [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso and Morocco sign several cooperation agreements
11 june 2023 - 15:32:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso and Morocco Friday signed a number of cooperation agreements at the 4th session [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister calls on Italian counterpart in Rome
07 june 2023 - 18:34:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the government of national unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, Wednesday called on his [...] Full text...
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Infrastructure development reduce transit times landlocked Africa countries
29 may 2023 - 13:54:53Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - UN hafours applauded landlocked developing countries in Africa on development of both rail and road infrastructure [...] Full text...
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Security situation in Sahel remains very worrying, Security Council warned
16 may 2023 - 19:56:48New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in the Sahel remains very worrying and the spiralling crisis in Sudan is an [...] Full text...
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Twinning agreement between Laayoune and the American city of Hollywood
11 may 2023 - 14:58:23Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A twinning agreement between the city of Laayoune, the largest city in the Sahara region, and [...] Full text...
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Solution in Libya lies in elections and respect for Libyans' will, says AMU Secretary
02 may 2023 - 14:22:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Secretary General of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), Taïeb Baccouche, said Tuesday that the solution [...] Full text...
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Civilians in Mali pay the price as terrorist violence flares up, UN Security Council hears
13 april 2023 - 09:18:24New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in Mali remains quite volatile, marked by pockets of terrorist violence, with [...] Full text...
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Racist rhetoric in Tunisia must stop, independent UN experts warn
05 april 2023 - 11:22:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tunisia must take swift action to curb racist rhetoric and halt ongoing rights violations of Black [...] Full text...
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Tunisia must end 'hate speech' against sub-Saharans, says CERD
04 april 2023 - 16:25:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) issued a solemn warning [...] Full text...
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Deputy chairman of Libyan Council stresses importance of UN Water Summit to solve problems in Libya
27 march 2023 - 13:50:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, stressed the importance of the UN [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State, Moroccan FM discuss regional peace, security
21 march 2023 - 05:35:22Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday met with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper takes issue with calls by some Libyan politicians to reduce Libya's diplomatic presence in Africa
17 march 2023 - 17:21:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper "Alsabaah" (Le Matin) has taken exception to "statements and insinuations" of some Libyan [...] Full text...
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Bangladeshi General appointed to head UN Mission in Western Sahara
17 march 2023 - 16:15:29New York, United States (PANA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced on Thursday the appointment of Bangladeshi General Fakhrul [...] Full text...
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Iranian drones on Moroccan-Algerian border threaten stability in the region, says Military Africa
10 march 2023 - 15:37:43Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The presence of Iranian drones on the border between the Kingdom of Morocco and Algeria represents [...] Full text...
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Sad and shocking story of Sudanese woman and her child who died in the Sahara
09 march 2023 - 20:26:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - International and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have recorded terrifying figures of illegal migrants who die on [...] Full text...
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Italy supports Sahrawi refugee mothers, children in Algeria through WFP's school feeding and nutrition programmes
27 february 2023 - 12:56:15Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a €1 million contribution from the Government [...] Full text...
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Excitement builds ahead of CAF Champions League, CAF Confederation Cup opening weekend
08 february 2023 - 11:49:32Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In the next few days, Africa’s elite club competitions - TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat to visit Algeria, Morocco
21 january 2023 - 07:39:09Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A senior US diplomat will undertake a visit to Algeria and Morocco from 21-26 January [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper criticises Algeria's actions that have prevented Morocco from participating in CHAN 2023
20 january 2023 - 17:09:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algeria, by preventing a plane carrying the Moroccan football team to fly directly from Rabat to [...] Full text...
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More than 400 researchers, creators, arts professionals expected at 19th edition of Niger Festival
18 january 2023 - 16:26:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Researchers, creators, art professionals and decision-makers from 30 countries in Africa and the rest of the [...] Full text...
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Mandela's grandson cited for Western Sahara remarks
17 january 2023 - 08:24:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is investigating remarks made by Nelson Mandela's grandson [...] Full text...
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Populations in southern Libya facing difficulties linked to various factors
09 january 2023 - 14:28:46Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Several towns, villages and hamlets in southern Libya are facing extreme hardships due to various factors [...] Full text...
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Libya to host Second 'Made in Algeria' exhibition at the of December
15 december 2022 - 12:51:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij, has followed up on the arrangements and [...] Full text...
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IOM 'deeply saddened' by deaths of 27 migrants, including children, in the Chadian desert
14 december 2022 - 13:44:15N’djamena, Chad (PANA) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has expressed deep shock and sadness by the recent discovery [...] Full text...
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German hostage held for over 4 years in Sahel freed, thanks to Moroccan intelligence
10 december 2022 - 15:56:59Dakar Senegal (PANA) - German development worker Jörg Lange, who has been kidnapped for more than four years in the [...] Full text...
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Civil society delegation from Morocco's southern provinces exposes Polisario's human rights violations
04 december 2022 - 13:32:42Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A delegation of civil society from the southern provinces of Morocco revealed this week in Berlin [...] Full text...
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European Peace Facility supports armed forces of Mozambique, Mauritania
01 december 2022 - 17:47:07Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Peace Facility Council on Thursday adopted five assistance measures under the European Peace Facility [...] Full text...
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First Libyan-Turkish Investment Conference for Africa ends in Istanbul
24 november 2022 - 11:44:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first Libyan-Turkish Conference on Investment in Africa concluded on Wednesday in Istanbul, Turkey, aimed at [...] Full text...
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Rights groups say 19 Sahrawi activists continue t languish in Moroccan jail
08 november 2022 - 08:39:32RightsTunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Nineteen Sahrawi activists languish in prison years after Moroccan courts convicted them in unfair proceedings, Human Rights [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council extends mandate of UN Mission in Western Sahara
28 october 2022 - 08:37:23New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday voted to extend the mandate of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Mali: exchanges between Goïta and former president of Niger
27 october 2022 - 20:14:34Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, Head of State, met on Thursday with [...] Full text...
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Mali: Coordinated massacres by armed Islamist groups, says Human Rights Watch
27 october 2022 - 20:08:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed Islamist groups in Mali have killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags coordinated massacres by Islamist armed groups
27 october 2022 - 12:17:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Islamist armed groups in Mali have killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands to flee [...] Full text...
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Sudan military coup: Nice western grin converted into menacing grim
25 october 2022 - 17:21:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In yet a new warning to the rulers in the Sudan, the United States administration has [...] Full text...
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Mali's situation demands sustained international attention, senior UN official says
19 october 2022 - 05:02:17New York, US (PANA) - The situation in Mali continues to justify sustained international attention and engagement, the top UN [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa hosts Western Sahara delegation
18 october 2022 - 12:07:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday hosted the President of the Sahrawi Arab [...] Full text...
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Algerian President invites Mohammed VI to Arab League Summit
28 september 2022 - 19:54:18Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, has received an invitation from Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM says working to make tourism a support for national economy
28 september 2022 - 19:41:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, said here Tuesday he [...] Full text...
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MSP calls for strengthening role of the UN for solution of Western Sahara dispute
24 september 2022 - 11:29:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Sahrawi Movement for Peace (MSP) pleaded Friday for the strengthening of confidence in the role [...] Full text...
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Polisario held responsible for violations in Tindouf camps
23 september 2022 - 18:16:09Genève, Switzerland (PANA) - The 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council, meeting on Thursday in Geneva (Switzerland), called [...] Full text...
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Sahel security crisis ‘poses a global threat’, Guterres warns
23 september 2022 - 05:14:24New York, US (PANA) - Rising insecurity, including the proliferation of terrorist and other non-State armed groups, coupled with political [...] Full text...
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Ghana president mourns Queen Elizabeth; orders flags to fly at half-mast for 7 days
08 september 2022 - 21:07:17Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday sent a message of condolences to the new [...] Full text...
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UN envoy for Western Sahara expected in Algeria in efforts to resolve political crisis
05 september 2022 - 05:27:12Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, is expected in Algiers [...] Full text...
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Diplomatic row erupts between Tunisia and Morocco over Western Sahara
27 august 2022 - 17:37:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A diplomatic row has erupted between Tunisia and Morocco following the invitation by the Tunisian president , [...] Full text...
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Sahara is the prism through which Rabat views its international environment, says Mohammed VI
21 august 2022 - 15:39:52Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Sahara issue is the prism through which Morocco considers its international environment, and the yardstick [...] Full text...
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Peru withdraws recognition of SADR
19 august 2022 - 12:55:50Lima, Peru (PANA) - The Republic of Peru on Thursday decided to withdraw the recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic [...] Full text...
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French Barkhane force announces neutralization of two terrorists in Mali
13 august 2022 - 13:25:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The French military force Barkhane announced on Saturday the neutralization of two jihadist fighters in [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns last Sunday's terrorist attack in Mali
13 august 2022 - 08:20:58New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned last Sunday's terrorist attack against the Malian [...] Full text...
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Mali declares three-day national mourning for victims of Tessit terrorist attack
11 august 2022 - 13:04:07Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Mali's Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, has declared a three-day national mourning, starting from [...] Full text...
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Malian govt strongly condemns Sunday's 'complex' terrorist attack in northern town
11 august 2022 - 12:33:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has strongly condemned Sunday's "complex and coordinated" attack of armed terrorist groups in Tessit, in [...] Full text...
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Seventeen Malian soldiers killed in terrorist attack in Gao region
09 august 2022 - 14:13:45Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 17 Malian soldiers and four civilians were killed Sunday in a terrorist attack [...] Full text...
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Togo opens consulate in Dakhla, Morocco
22 july 2022 - 15:59:36Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Republic of Togo opened on Thursday a consulate general in Dakhla, thus marking its firm [...] Full text...
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Migrant deaths in Libyan desert ‘wake-up call’ for stronger protections - IOM
01 july 2022 - 19:07:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN migration agency on Friday deplored the deaths of at least 20 migrants in the [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Council in Geneva to discuss alarming situation in Tindouf camps
23 june 2022 - 21:14:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The international NGO "Unity for Development Network" Thursday submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Algeria, Niger resume fresh talks on revival of decades-old trans-Saharan gas pipeline project
23 june 2022 - 19:05:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Algeria, Niger and Nigeria have begun fresh talks on the revival of a decades-old project to pipe [...] Full text...
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Situation of child soldiers in Tindouf at centre of symposium in Geneva
18 june 2022 - 12:13:38Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The situation of children in the camps of Tindouf (Algeria) was one of the main issues [...] Full text...
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Togo announces opening of its consulate in Dakhla
08 june 2022 - 17:10:36Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Togolese minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Togolese Abroad, Robert Dussey, announced here Tuesday [...] Full text...
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15th Convention of Parties on Desertification and Drought opens in Côte d'Ivoire
09 may 2022 - 19:50:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 15th Convention of the Parties on Desertification and Drought (COP 15) opened in the [...] Full text...
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Niger faces refugee influx as violence increases in neighbouring states: UNHCR
05 may 2022 - 11:06:23Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Tens of thousands of new refugees have arrived in Niger in the last four months to [...] Full text...
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Deaths at sea on migrant routes to Europe almost double, year on year: UNHCR
30 april 2022 - 06:08:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 3,000 people died or went missing while attempting to cross the Mediterranean and the [...] Full text...
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Six bodies of sub-Saharan migrants found off Tunisian coast
24 april 2022 - 15:03:24Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian maritime and land security forces fished out six bodies of sub-Saharans last Friday night, the director of [...] Full text...
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Car bomb explodes near military leader Haftar's camp in southern Libya
19 april 2022 - 12:36:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A car bomb exploded on Monday evening near a military camp belonging to the Tarek bin [...] Full text...
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Morocco, Spain agree to open new page in their relations
08 april 2022 - 12:42:25Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, and the head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, have [...] Full text...
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More resources needed to help secure Mali, peacekeeping mission head tells Security Council
08 april 2022 - 05:39:09New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s peacekeeping chief in Mali on Thursday, made an urgent call for adequate resources [...] Full text...
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UN expert calls for independent probe into massacre in Mali's Mopti region
07 april 2022 - 05:23:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN human rights expert on Wednesday called for a full and independent investigation into alleged [...] Full text...
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Rights group alleges Malian soldiers, assosiated foreign forces 'summarily executed' some 300 civilians
05 april 2022 - 07:27:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian armed forces and associated foreign soldiers allegedly summarily executed an estimated 300 civilian men, some of [...] Full text...
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Mali and Qatar sign economic and trade agreement
29 march 2022 - 13:50:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Mali (CCIM), Youssouf Bathily, and his [...] Full text...
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Spain undertakes to guarantee sovereignty, territorial integrity of Morocco
19 march 2022 - 16:07:56Dakar Senegal (PANA) - The Spanish government pledged on Friday in a statement to guarantee the "sovereignty and territorial integrity" [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat meets Algerian President, Foreign Minister
11 march 2022 - 05:54:23Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Thursday met Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Foreign [...] Full text...
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US, Morocco discuss bilateral relations, regional peace, security
09 march 2022 - 05:47:45Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Tuesday met with the Moroccan Minister of Foreign [...] Full text...
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Sahel region facing ‘horrendous food crisis’
17 february 2022 - 04:32:23Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - As the Sahel region “stares down a horrendous food crisis”, the UN emergency food relief chief [...] Full text...
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African leaders call crisis Summit on terrorism, unconstitutional change of government
07 february 2022 - 22:22:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders will hold an emergency Summit on terrorism and the fight against bad governance [...] Full text...
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Kenya president rallies AU Summit to end rising political tensions in Africa
06 february 2022 - 22:55:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has rallied the African Union (AU) to end the increasing cases [...] Full text...
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South Africa defends stance towards Israel
31 january 2022 - 13:35:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says the government and Israel [...] Full text...
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UN mourns top Ghanaian female Brigadier General
27 january 2022 - 16:34:52New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has eulogised Ghanaian top female soldier, Brigadier General Constance Emefa [...] Full text...
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Burkina capital quiet; international community condemns coup
25 january 2022 - 12:29:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The capital of Burkina Faso is reported to be calm on Tuesday morning after events [...] Full text...
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3RD LEAD: Eds: New lead: Burkina Faso military announces overthrow of President Kaboré
24 january 2022 - 18:57:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The military in Burkina Faso on Monday announced that it has ousted President Roch Marc Christian [...] Full text...
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2ND LEAD: Burkina Faso President Kaboré calls for dialaogue wih 'those who have taken up arms'
24 january 2022 - 15:39:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's beleaguered president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré is asking those have taken up arms [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Fears of coup unfolding in Burkina Faso as President Kaboré reportedly detained by mutinous soldiers
24 january 2022 - 10:22:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Fears of a coup unfolding in Burkina Faso are growing with reports on Monday of [...] Full text...
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UN chief's personal envoy for Western Sahara visits region
13 january 2022 - 12:34:49New York, US (PANA) - The Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, has begun [...] Full text...
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France "neutralized" leader of Islamic State group in Great Sahara in Niger
21 december 2021 - 13:41:56Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The French Barkhane force announced here Tuesday it had neutralized a leader of the Islamic [...] Full text...
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UN raises alarm over ‘continuing’ expulsions of asylum seekers from Libya
11 december 2021 - 08:34:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Asylum-seekers and other migrants continue to be forcefully expelled from Libya, raising concerns at the Office of [...] Full text...
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Libyan-Mauritania talks in Nouakchott focus on revival of AMU and Libya's membership of G5
02 december 2021 - 19:49:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El-Ghazwani, at a meeting with the Vice President of [...] Full text...
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Israel, Western Sahara feature in discussions between US, Morocco top diplomats
23 november 2021 - 06:41:58Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita on Monday called on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken [...] Full text...
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U.S. Secretary of State, Blinken, arrives in Nigeria, meets with Buhari
18 november 2021 - 18:18:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has arrived in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, for a two-day visit. Already, [...] Full text...
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Algeria, Comoros placed on US list of violators of religious freedom
18 november 2021 - 06:13:01Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has placed Algeria and Comoros on its Special Watch List for governments [...] Full text...
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COP26: Gambia’s VP urges world leaders to build on the enthusiasm shown in 2015
10 november 2021 - 18:06:45Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambian Dr.Isatou Touray has called on world leaders to build on the enthusiasm shown in 2015, saying [...] Full text...
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Western Sahara is 'not negotiable', says Moroccan king
07 november 2021 - 16:36:42Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Western Sahara "is not negotiable", the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI has said. "Today as in the [...] Full text...
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Algeria moving on dangerously slippery slope in relations with Morocco
04 november 2021 - 20:52:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Algeria is moving on a dangerously slippery slope in its relations with Morocco that could plunge [...] Full text...
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Morocco will soon have a diplomatic representation in Lomé
29 october 2021 - 16:31:56Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Morocco will soon open an embassy in Togo, PANA learned Friday from the Togolese Ministry of [...] Full text...
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First Western tourists in Libya after decade, another sign of stability ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
28 october 2021 - 21:50:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The arrival in Libya of a convoy of 35 cars carrying some 80 Western tourists after [...] Full text...
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US welcomes appointment of new UN personal envoy for Western Sahara
07 october 2021 - 05:42:08Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it "warmly welcomes" the appointment of Staffan de Mistura as the [...] Full text...
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High-ranking delegation of Tunisian businessmen expected n Niger in November
05 october 2021 - 15:48:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A high-ranking delegation of Tunisian businessmen from several sectors will participate in a mission of discovery [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy foils eight illegal migration attempts
02 october 2021 - 17:42:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units foiled eight attempts to migrate illegally to Italy on Friday night and intercepted [...] Full text...
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'Restoration of Algeria-Morocco relations vital to Africa’s free trade ambition'
30 september 2021 - 12:15:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – As the diplomatic spat between Algeria and Morocco widened last week with the banning of [...] Full text...
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Tunisian navy rescues 100 migrants from sub-Sahara countries
27 september 2021 - 19:34:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A Tunisian navy unit on Monday foiled an attempt of illegal migration of 100 people from [...] Full text...
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US welcomes killing of ISIS leader in Greater Sahara
20 september 2021 - 05:20:03Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the announcement from France that its troops have killed Adnan Abu [...] Full text...
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Sahel:New commander of the Barkhane force presents operational changes to President of B.. Faso
17 september 2021 - 21:28:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Friday received the new commander of [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says increasing number of children killed and recruited by armed groups in Sahel’s tri-border area
13 september 2021 - 05:27:05Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Increasing numbers of children are being killed and targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts [...] Full text...
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Five soldiers killed in terrorist ambush in central Mali
12 september 2021 - 19:24:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Five Malian soldiers were killed when their patrol was ambushed by suspected terrorists in the vicinity [...] Full text...
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Libya convenes meeting of AMU foreign ministers in Cairo
25 august 2021 - 21:30:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has, by virtue of its position as current president of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), [...] Full text...
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Vice President Moussa al-Kouni of Libyan Presidential Council arrives in Khartoum
24 august 2021 - 15:48:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Vice President Moussa al-Kouni of the Libyan Presidential Council arrived in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum,on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Serbian weapons identified in stockpiles of brutal armed groups in Sahel
24 august 2021 - 05:28:25London, UK (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says its arms experts have identified Serbian-manufactured weapons in videos posted [...] Full text...
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Libya reaffirms determination to activate strategic AU projects
20 august 2021 - 12:01:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has reaffirmed the determination of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) to work towards activating several [...] Full text...
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Islamic State threat moves online, expands across Africa: Top UN expert warns
20 august 2021 - 07:35:13New York, US (PANA) - Two decades after the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York, terror networks Al-Qaida and [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy units thwart eight illegal migration attempts overnight
14 august 2021 - 18:23:15Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy thwarted eight attempts of illegal migration on August 12 to 13 [...] Full text...
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Morocco ready to help Algeria fight fires, says King Mohammed VI
12 august 2021 - 09:40:03Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, has expressed the readiness of his country to help Algeria [...] Full text...
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Mali violence threatens country’s survival, warns UN human rights expert
07 august 2021 - 05:28:56Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Rapidly spreading violence in Mali is threatening the State’s very survival, the UN independent expert on the human rights situation in the [...] Full text...
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Resurgence of COVID-19 cases puts Guinea among high-rate infectious countries in SSA
06 august 2021 - 13:25:54Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea is now among 24 Sub-Sahara African (SAA) countries with a high rate of COVID-19 infections, [...] Full text...
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Malawi opens Consulate General in Laayoune, Morocco
30 july 2021 - 17:44:12Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Malawi on Thursday opened its Consulate General in Laayoune, thus marking its firm support to Morocco's [...] Full text...
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Kidnapped Malian NGO worker freed
08 july 2021 - 11:08:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A worker of a Malian NGO, who was kidnapped last Sunday by unidentified gunmen in central [...] Full text...
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78 million to face chronic hunger in sub-Sahara Africa by 2050 – New study
03 july 2021 - 09:29:15Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In order to prevent the impacts of climate change from pushing an additional 78 million people into chronic hunger by 2050, annual global investments in [...] Full text...
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Malian authorities urged to ‘break the cycle of impunity’ for human rights violations
30 june 2021 - 07:12:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rampant impunity for human rights violations in Mali is posing serious risks for the protection of [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Minister recalls country's contribution to fight against Daech
28 june 2021 - 21:48:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch said here Monday "Libya is one [...] Full text...
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Islamic State element for Greater Sahara arrested in joint Barkane-Nigerien army operation
18 june 2021 - 15:21:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A senior member of the Islamic State in the Great Sahara (EIGS), Dadi ould Chouaib, known [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers focus on resurgence of terrorist threats
13 june 2021 - 12:56:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers have questioned the significance of the resurgence of terrorist threat in the country after [...] Full text...
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Ghana begins ambitious project to plant five million trees
11 june 2021 - 10:31:18Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghanaians are on Friday planting some five million trees in an ambitious project to recover its [...] Full text...
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Libyan MPs attend 5th session of the Pan-African Parliament
27 may 2021 - 11:52:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Members of Parliament are attending 5th ordinary session of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand, [...] Full text...
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Public development banks urge new financing for Africa’s post-Covid-19 recovery
12 may 2021 - 13:26:33Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - A global coalition of public development banks on Tuesday emphasized the urgency of immediate resources [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court fixes judgement for June 29 on alleged unlawful detention of Nigerian journalist
28 april 2021 - 18:52:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has scheduled 29th of June, 2021, for judgement in a suit [...] Full text...
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Rabat summons Spanish ambassador over admission of Polisario leader in Spanish hospital
26 april 2021 - 09:42:53Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan foreign ministry has summoned the Spanish Ambassador, Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner, to explain the circumstance under which [...] Full text...
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Moroccan and Egyptian Foreign Ministers hold talks
16 april 2021 - 12:01:31Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan and Egyptian foreign ministers held talks on Thursday by video conference on bilateral relations and [...] Full text...
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Jean-Yves Le Drian praises quality of security cooperation between Morocco and France
09 april 2021 - 10:31:23Paris, France (PANA) - French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean Yves Le Drian, on Thursday hailed the quality [...] Full text...
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Armed groups at centre of human rights abuses in Burkina Faso, says Amnesty International
08 april 2021 - 11:50:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed groups in Burkina Faso committed human rights abuses, including killings and abductions, in the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council Chairman and AMU Secretary-General discuss activation of the Union
05 april 2021 - 15:43:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, spoke on phone Monday with the Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Nigerian and Chadian presidents call for 'recharging' of Lake Chad
27 march 2021 - 15:31:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 30 million people are adversely affected by a shrunken Lake Chad, which is now just [...] Full text...
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Macron, al-Manfi discuss Libya's southern borders challenges
24 march 2021 - 15:38:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mr. Moussa al-Koni, said challenges at Libya's southern [...] Full text...
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Nigeria stands with Niger, says Buhari, as Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists kill 137 Nigeriens
23 march 2021 - 19:46:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said Nigeria will continue to stand with all its neighbours in [...] Full text...
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Thick layer of dust covers Guinea
23 february 2021 - 11:06:28Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A thick layer of dust from the Sahara Desert has enveloped the Guinean capital, Conakry, and [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Parliament extends deployment of peacekeepers in Mali, CAR
10 february 2021 - 09:37:01Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament on Tuesday approved the extension of deployment of a military air transport unit [...] Full text...
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Buhari flags off construction of Kano-Maradi rail project
09 february 2021 - 18:16:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday flagged off the construction of the Kano-Maradi railway project, which [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeeping chief takes stock of political, security developments in Mali
23 january 2021 - 08:24:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Against the backdrop of a rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali and the wider Sahel region, the UN [...] Full text...
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Deadly start to year 2021 for UN peacekeepers in Africa
20 january 2021 - 13:53:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN Peace Missions in Mali (UNAMID) and the Central African Republic (UNMISSA) began 2021 [...] Full text...
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No solution in Western Sahara except autonomy initiative - Bourita
16 january 2021 - 20:10:35Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, said here Friday [...] Full text...
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Algeria and South Africa call on the AU to intensify efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis
13 january 2021 - 17:17:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In a joint statement issued Tuesday, Algeria and South Africa called on the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...
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UN chief says situation in central Mali remains worrying
12 january 2021 - 11:56:23Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The situation in central Mali remains very worrying, marked by a series of serious violence recorded [...] Full text...
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Tunisian navy rescues 22 sub-Saharan illegal migrants
12 january 2021 - 09:22:19Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Security units of the Tunisian Navy rescued 22 migrants from sub-Saharan African countries who were abandoned [...] Full text...
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AfDB pledges to mobilise $6.5 billion in support of the Great Green Wall Initiative
11 january 2021 - 15:42:04Paris, France (PANA) - The Sahel region's Great Green Wall Initiative received a major boost from the African Development Bank [...] Full text...
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Moroccan-US relationship evolving at 'unprecedented' pace: US Ambassador
11 january 2021 - 11:31:13Dakhla, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, said on [...] Full text...
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US opens consulate in Dakhla located in disputed Western Sahara
11 january 2021 - 10:23:48Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The US Ambassador to Morocco, David T. Fischer, said on Sunday in Dakhla that the opening of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 40 new deaths, 1,362 new infections
28 december 2020 - 12:14:21Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced on Sunday evening that the country recorded 40 new coronavirus-related [...] Full text...
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Mohammed VI reaffirms Morocco's position on the Palestinian question
23 december 2020 - 14:27:36Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - King Mohammed VI on Tuesday reaffirmed "the consistent, constant and unchanged position of the Kingdom of [...] Full text...
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'New era' in Moroccan-Israeli ties begins
23 december 2020 - 11:23:33Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Tuesday's visit to Morocco by a high-level American-Israeli delegation has opened of a new era in [...] Full text...
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Over 3,000 die during migration journeys in 2020 - IOM
18 december 2020 - 15:25:04Berlin, Germany (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Missing Migrants Project has recorded over 3,000 deaths on migratory [...] Full text...
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