GCERF, G5 Sahel commit to containing violent extremism in the Liptako-Gourma region

26 february 2021 - 18:11:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Global Fund for Community Engagement and Resilience (GCERF) and the Group of Five for [...] Full text...

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Eleven suspected terrorists killed in Burkina Faso's Sahel region

25 february 2021 - 09:21:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army announced on Thursday that it had killed at least 11 suspected terrorists [...] Full text...

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Two women killed in explosion of improvised explosive device in Burkina Faso

24 february 2021 - 09:25:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two women were killed on Tuesday evening when an improvised explosive device exploded as their [...] Full text...

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Thick layer of dust covers Guinea

23 february 2021 - 11:06:28
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A thick layer of dust from the Sahara Desert has enveloped the Guinean capital, Conakry, and [...] Full text...

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CAF Cup: Etoile du Sahel against Young Buffaloes Tuesday in Sfax

22 february 2021 - 22:06:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football decided on Monday to play the match between Etoile sportive du [...] Full text...

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CAF holds group stage draw for Confederation Cup

22 february 2021 - 15:59:22
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday held the group stage draw of the 2020-21 [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: 15 teams qualify for group stage

22 february 2021 - 06:44:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following teams are through to the group stage of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup after matches [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: 2nd-leg, play-off round matches this Sunday

21 february 2021 - 11:00:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are fixtures for the second-leg, play-off round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup, to [...] Full text...

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Mali's Transition President to assume chair of OHADA this year

19 february 2021 - 12:47:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transition President Bah N'Daw will this year assume the chair of the Conference of Heads [...] Full text...

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Eight people killed in Burkina Faso ambush

19 february 2021 - 10:26:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least eight Burkinabe civilians were killed on Thursday morning in an ambush in Markoye, [...] Full text...

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’ No reduction of Barkhane force in Sahel’ - President Macron

17 february 2021 - 15:39:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron has made it clear that the downsizing of the anti-Jihadist operation Barkhane, [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel countries committed to achieve project zones in their space

16 february 2021 - 22:16:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The current chairman of the G5 Sahel Heads of State, Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian diplomat expected to head Mali UN peacekeepers

16 february 2021 - 10:52:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mauritanian diplomat, El Ghassim Wane, is expected to head the United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Stabilization Mission [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel leaders gather for summit

15 february 2021 - 12:02:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Leaders of the G5 Sahel have gathered in the Chadian capital, N'Djamena, for their their Summit [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Results from first-leg, play-off round matches

15 february 2021 - 04:51:05
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from the first-leg, play-off round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup, played [...] Full text...

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IFAD provides 20.7 million euros to Mali for response to Covid-19 challenges

14 february 2021 - 11:33:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have signed a financing agreement for 20.7 [...] Full text...

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Mali: UN chief says ‘complex attack’ against blue helmets may constitute war crime

14 february 2021 - 07:26:47
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned  on Saturday, a “complex attack” against the UN mission in the West [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: Fixtures for first-leg, play-off round this weekend

14 february 2021 - 07:04:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are fixtures for the first-leg, play-off round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup, to [...] Full text...

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Mali: The president of the Transition visits Burkina Faso

13 february 2021 - 19:10:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, Saturday arrived here in the company [...] Full text...

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IFAD support to revitilize economic activities in Sahel region

13 february 2021 - 14:21:53
Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) - About one million rural people in the Sahel region will benefit from a new $180.4 million joint [...] Full text...

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President of the Transition in Mali visits Niger

13 february 2021 - 13:21:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, arrived in Niamey, Niger, Friday and held [...] Full text...

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HRW urges Sahel leaders to end atrocities during counterterrorism operations

13 february 2021 - 12:06:20
Bamako,Mali (PANA) - Heads of state gathering in Chad should commit to protecting the rights of civilians and detainees during [...] Full text...

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Mali-Algeria Joint Military Cooperation Committee meets in Bamako

11 february 2021 - 13:23:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mali-Algeria Joint Committee in charge of monitoring military and technical cooperation started its 14th session [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel to hold 'decisive' summit in N'djamena

11 february 2021 - 12:05:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The G5 Sahel and France Summit, to be held on 15 and 16 February in [...] Full text...

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Malian transitional president in Mauritania for short visit

10 february 2021 - 23:26:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian acting president, Bah N'Daw, on Thursday paid a 24-hour visit to Mauritania at the [...] Full text...

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Mali's transitional president visits Burkina Faso on Saturday

10 february 2021 - 17:14:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Bah N'Daw, is expected on Saturday, February 13, [...] Full text...

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French MPs parley with Mali Transition president

01 february 2021 - 17:25:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In his meeting with two members of the French parliament, the president of the Transition in [...] Full text...

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Three West African Universities launch climate change project

29 january 2021 - 12:03:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -Three West African Universities on Thursday launched a project dubbed: "Climate change, security and rule of law [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls for more action to save lives of refugees on routes towards the Mediterranean

28 january 2021 - 11:30:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has urged the international community do more to save lives of [...] Full text...

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New AfDB-GCA initiative to mobilise US$25 billion for scaling up African climate adaptation

26 january 2021 - 12:56:43
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwuma A. Adesina announced the launch on Monday of the [...] Full text...

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Malian Head of State Bah N'Daw on working visit in France

26 january 2021 - 12:25:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transition president Bah N'Daw is due to leave the country on Tuesday for France on [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM announces country's role in strengthening investment relations with Africa

25 january 2021 - 21:37:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Siala, Monday announced [...] Full text...

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UNHCR: Grim milestone as Sahel violence displaces two million inside their countries

24 january 2021 - 06:08:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for an end to the unrelenting violence in Africa’s [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeping chief takes stock of political, security developments in Mali

23 january 2021 - 08:24:03
Bamako, 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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UN will support Mali's National Transition Council in its mission, says UN peace official

21 january 2021 - 18:01:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, has pledged UN's support to Mali, which faces [...] Full text...

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Artisanal gold mining sites in Burkinabe Sahel closed due to terrorism

20 january 2021 - 14:09:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The governor of the Sahel region of Burkina Faso, Col.-Major Salfo Kaboré on Tuesday ordered [...] Full text...

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Mali President urges army to nurture trust of civilians

20 january 2021 - 13:14:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transition President Bah N'Daw has warned that "abuses committed against civilians in military operations can [...] Full text...

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French 'yellow jackets' to participate in Bamako demonstration against French troops

20 january 2021 - 11:50:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two activists of the French protest movement, "Yellow jackets", Yannick Caroff and Sebastien Perimony, are to [...] Full text...

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'More than 14 million acutely food insecure in the Sahel'

19 january 2021 - 11:05:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 14 million people are acutely food insecure in the Sahel, twice as many [...] Full text...

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Chief of Staff of Burkina Faso Army encourages troops engaged in operation "Dance on the Ant Hill"

18 january 2021 - 20:24:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chief of General Staff of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces, Brigadier General Moïse Miningou, [...] Full text...

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UN chief of peace operations visits Mali after deadly attacks on peacekeepers

18 january 2021 - 16:01:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Sunday began a visit of several [...] Full text...

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FM Siala emphasises Libya's political and economic role in Africa

14 january 2021 - 15:05:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Taher Siala, on Thursday highlighted the [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel Joint Force repels terrorists

13 january 2021 - 18:13:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In the evening of January 5, 2021, following intelligence reports, Nigerien and Burkinabe units of [...] Full text...

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Director of the "Education Cannot Wait" Fund on a 72-hour visit to Burkina Faso

13 january 2021 - 18:00:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Director of "Education Cannot Wait" (ECW) Fund, Ms Yasmine Sherif, began a 72-hour visit [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for $100 billion in climate finance to support developing nations

12 january 2021 - 12:57:27
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said the year ahead would be critical “not only in [...] Full text...

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Top UN official says democracy in West Africa ‘a constant process’

12 january 2021 - 06:41:58
New York, US (PANA) - While elections are one-time events, “democracy is a constant process of deliberation and consultation” where [...] Full text...

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AfDB pledges to mobilise $6.5 billion in support of the Great Green Wall Initiative

11 january 2021 - 15:42:04
Paris, 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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IFAD, GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions, restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall

11 january 2021 - 14:07:20
Paris, France (PANA) – Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most climate-impacted parts of the Sahel have cause [...] Full text...

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EUCAP Sahel Mali mission extended until 31 January 2023

11 january 2021 - 12:53:31
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday extended the mandate of the EU civilian mission EUCAP Sahel Mali [...] Full text...

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2020-21 CAF Confed. Cup: All qualifiers for play-off round emerge

07 january 2021 - 19:17:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - All the 16 teams for the play-off round in the 2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup have emerged [...] Full text...

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'National sovereignty and subsidiarity limit AU intervention in conflicts'

07 january 2021 - 11:37:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Response by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union to emerging [...] Full text...

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Security Council has critical role in addressing fragility and conflict: UN chief

07 january 2021 - 07:25:43
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined the critical role of the Security Council in addressing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Living standards set back by a decade in quarter of Sub-Saharan economies

05 january 2021 - 16:09:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  (PANA) - Output in the Sub-Saharan Africa region contracted by an estimated 3.7% in 2020,as the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR condemns twin attacks in western Niger that killed at least 100 people

05 january 2021 - 06:36:20
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has strongly condemned the twin attacks in western Niger that killed [...] Full text...

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2020-21 CAF Confed. Cup: All first-round, second-leg matches this week

04 january 2021 - 21:00:05
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Below are all the first-round, second-leg fixtures in the 2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup to be played [...] Full text...

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Two French soldiers killed by explosives in the Ménaka region of northern Mali

03 january 2021 - 14:49:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two French soldiers were killed and a third seriously wounded on Saturday during a routine patrol [...] Full text...

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Millions of children in crisis hotspots ‘on the brink of famine’, warns UNICEF

31 december 2020 - 06:58:31
New York, US (PANA) - More than 10 million children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeast Nigeria, the [...] Full text...

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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya buried in Bamako

30 december 2020 - 23:48:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, who died 17 October in Paris of coronavirus (COVID-19), was buried [...] Full text...

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Malian president condoles with France over death of three soldiers

29 december 2020 - 22:39:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian interim President Bah N’Daw Tuesday condoled with France over the death of three French soldiers [...] Full text...

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Bujumbura, Bamako hold separate funeral ceremonies for former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya

28 december 2020 - 11:41:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A requiem mass is scheduled for Tuesday at the Regina Mundi Cathedral in Bujumbura, in memory [...] Full text...

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Gambia calls on Sahel leaders to address causes of migration

27 december 2020 - 17:56:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has called on [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges security forces to protect civilians during polls in Niger

27 december 2020 - 08:31:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres  has called on the security forces in Niger to “make every [...] Full text...

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2020-21 CAF Confed. Cup: CAF awards technical 2-0 victory to AS Kigali against KCCA of Uganda

27 december 2020 - 08:23:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says it awarded the first-round, first-leg match in the 2020-21 [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges security forces to protect civilians during polls in Niger

27 december 2020 - 06:21:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres  has called on the security forces in Niger to “make every [...] Full text...

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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya to be buried 29 December in Mali

26 december 2020 - 17:31:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, who died of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on December 18 in Paris [...] Full text...

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A major food and nutrition crisis looms in 2021 in the Sahel and West Africa

24 december 2020 - 17:03:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - With 16.7 million people in need of immediate food assistance including 9.2 million in Nigeria, [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: All but one first-round, first-leg results

24 december 2020 - 10:59:20
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are all, but one, results from the first-round, first-leg matches of the 2020/21 CAF [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Groups kick as Buhari gives up, says only God can police Nigeria, Niger border

23 december 2020 - 21:56:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement Tuesday that only God could effectively supervise Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic has [...] Full text...

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Census puts Burkina Faso population at 20,487,979

23 december 2020 - 16:02:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  Burkina Faso population stands at 20,487,979 people, 51.7 per cent women and 48.3 per cent [...] Full text...

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One soldier, 13 terrorists killed December 15 in Burkina Faso

23 december 2020 - 14:14:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A  Burkinabe soldier and 13 terrorists were killed in an ambush against a Burkinabe Army [...] Full text...

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Top AU official reaffirms willingness to work for maintenance of Libyan ceasefire

22 december 2020 - 10:17:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ismail Chergui, has said the pan-African organisation [...] Full text...

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Joint UN-INTERPOL operation disrupts firearms supply to terrorist networks in West Africa, Sahel

21 december 2020 - 20:17:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - An international operation coordinated jointly by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says new safety measures allow Malian refugees to return to camp in Burkina Faso

21 december 2020 - 12:47:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency - UNHCR -  has helped 3,000 Malian refugees move back into [...] Full text...

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Funeral of late Burundi president Pierre Buyoya to be held in Mali

20 december 2020 - 16:24:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The funeral of the late Burundi president, Pierre Buyoya, will be held in Mali at a [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves programme to expand solar energy generation to G5 Sahel countries

20 december 2020 - 15:09:16
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a Desert-to-Power (D2P) [...] Full text...

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Malian president condoles with Burundian counterpart on death of Pierre Buyoya

18 december 2020 - 23:05:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Acting President Bah N'Daw Friday sent a message of condolences to Burundi, following the death [...] Full text...

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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya dies

18 december 2020 - 19:07:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Former Burundian president Pierre Buyoya passed away early Friday in Paris, France, aged 71 after contracting [...] Full text...

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Barkhane Force Commander briefs Burkina Faso President on operations

17 december 2020 - 17:18:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso on Thursday met with the Barkhane Force [...] Full text...

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Senegalese economist named to lead AfDB operations in Rwanda

17 december 2020 - 13:07:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – A Senegalese economist, Aissa Toure, has been appointed the Country Manager for Rwanda at the African [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WB boosts support to the Sahel for resilient recovery from security and economic crisis

16 december 2020 - 15:55:20
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank has announced approval of three projects to support the economic recovery and improve [...] Full text...

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UNHCR condemns Boko Haram attack on Niger town hosting forcibly displaced people

15 december 2020 - 11:57:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, condemns an attack by armed assailants on Toumour, a town in [...] Full text...

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Malian President Bah N'Daw receives French Armed Forces Chief of Staff

12 december 2020 - 13:13:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - French Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Gen. François Lecointre, was received on Friday in Bamako by [...] Full text...

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CAF Cup: Etoile Sahel - Arab Contractors match to be played in Monastir

12 december 2020 - 09:57:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Monastir municipality, 160 km south of Tunis, has acceded to the request of Etoile Sportive du [...] Full text...

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AfDB, IRENA to jointly advance Africa’s energy transition

11 december 2020 - 13:48:52
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) will jointly support investment in [...] Full text...

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IFAD joins partners to build resilience, boost development in the Sahel

10 december 2020 - 18:45:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has joined the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) [...] Full text...

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Number of forcibly displaced people soars above 80 million: UNHCR

10 december 2020 - 08:23:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people forcibly displaced around the world has doubled in the past decade and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Fund COVAX to reduce vaccination distribution inequity – UN chief

10 december 2020 - 08:12:43
New York, US (PANA) - With so-called vaccine nationalism spreading “with full speed”, the UN Secretary-General has told journalists, following [...] Full text...

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Widespread regional challenges pervasive in Central Africa, Security Council told

10 december 2020 - 06:20:40
New York, US (PANA) - Insecurity continues to plague Central Africa, the UN envoy for the region told the Security [...] Full text...

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Mali: UNHCR warns against increase in child trafficking due to conflicts, Covid-19 pandemic

09 december 2020 - 21:39:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned Tuesday in its report against an increase [...] Full text...

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2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: CAF releases first-round fixtures

07 december 2020 - 08:47:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the conclusion of the second-leg matches of the preliminary round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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Britain sends 300 soldiers to support UN peacekeepers in Mali

05 december 2020 - 17:44:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 300 British soldiers have arrived in Mali to strengthen the United Nations Multidimensional [...] Full text...

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UN/AU partnership has yielded 'significant results': UN chief

05 december 2020 - 07:44:04
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations-African Union (AU) partnership has yielded “significant results”, including at the country level, [...] Full text...

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European Union donates equipment to Burkina Faso's armed forces

04 december 2020 - 11:14:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The ambassador of the European Union to Burkina Faso, Wolfram Vetter, on Thursday handed over [...] Full text...

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Donors pledge record US$932 million to UN refugee agency

03 december 2020 - 11:52:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Donor governments on Wednesday pledged a record US$932 million to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, for [...] Full text...

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Child-trafficking in Mali increases because of conflict and COVID-19

01 december 2020 - 13:52:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Conflict, insecurity, COVID-19 and deteriorating economic conditions are leading to a rise in trafficking of children, [...] Full text...

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EC President Charles Michel holds high-level video conference with G5 Sahel

01 december 2020 - 11:14:07
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - European Council (EC) President Charles Michel and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El-Ghazouani, current Chair of [...] Full text...

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‘I freely resigned as AU High Representative for Mali and the Sahel’ – Buyoya

26 november 2020 - 14:35:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The African Union's High Representative for Mali and the Sahel (Misahel), also former president of Burundi, [...] Full text...

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2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup First Prelim Round: First-Leg Fixtures

25 november 2020 - 17:20:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup kicks off this weekend with the first-leg fixtures of the [...] Full text...

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Chambers of Commerce of the G5 Sahel meet in Nouakchott

25 november 2020 - 17:07:12
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nouakchott is hosting a meeting of the Executive Assembly of the Union of Chambers of Commerce [...] Full text...

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Three minibus passengers killed in attack by bandits in western Mali

24 november 2020 - 14:42:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three passengers were killed and several others seriously injured when a minibus on which they were [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Terrorist group in Sahel appoints new leader for AQIM

23 november 2020 - 14:07:29
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), a terrorist link in the Sahel, has appointed Mibrak [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso registers 1,049,767 internally displaced persons as of November 10

18 november 2020 - 18:05:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso recorded 1,049,767 internally displaced persons (IDPs) as of November 10, an increase of [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe army kills 12 terrorists in Sahel

17 november 2020 - 10:05:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army announced on Monday evening that it has shot dead 12 terrorists in [...] Full text...

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Top UN peacekeeper warns many challenges remain for Sahel Joint Force

17 november 2020 - 04:42:09
New York, US (PANA) - It will take a variety of different actors to confront and deal with the “daunting [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe soldiers killed last week to be buried on Monday

16 november 2020 - 12:20:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 14 Burkinabe soldiers killed last Wednesday in an ambush in Tin-Akoff, in the Sahel [...] Full text...

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The G5-Sahel workshop on security information management ends in Bamako

14 november 2020 - 19:12:45
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A training workshop on the management of security information initiated by the Sahelian Security College (CSS) [...] Full text...

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Deputy UN chief looks to ‘new dawn for Mali’

14 november 2020 - 06:31:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Friday strongly advocated for the greater participation of women and [...] Full text...

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Top Malian terrorist Bamoussa neutralized by French Barkane force in North Mali

13 november 2020 - 22:37:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - France on Friday announced the "neutralization" in northern Mali by the Barkane force of Ba Ag [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe president suspends election campaign after 14 soldiers are killed in an alleged terrorist attack

13 november 2020 - 10:39:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has suspended his election campaign for 48 hours after [...] Full text...

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At least seven Burkinabe soldiers killed in ambush in Sahel province

12 november 2020 - 12:01:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least seven Burkinabe soldiers were killed on Wednesday in an ambush by suspected terrorists [...] Full text...

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Displaced persons want to return home: Deputy UN chief

11 november 2020 - 10:18:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, who is on a trip to West Africa and the Sahel [...] Full text...

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African Bar Association hosts conference on Terrorism and transnational crime

10 november 2020 - 19:42:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A virtual conference of the African Bar Association (AFBA), organized by the Niger Bar Association in [...] Full text...

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UN deputy chief visits West Africa and the Sahel

10 november 2020 - 05:54:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Deputy Secretary-General is on a two-week solidarity visit to West Africa and the Sahel [...] Full text...

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French FM says security operations in the Sahel achieved significant results

06 november 2020 - 18:42:33
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean Yves Le Drian, said on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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UNHAS organizes flight to rescue populations of the Burkinabe Sahel

06 november 2020 - 17:16:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In a statement on Friday, the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) announced that it [...] Full text...

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Niger lures partners to finance better access to electricity networks

05 november 2020 - 18:05:48
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger on Thursday launched consultations aimed at mobilizing its partners and seeking funds to connect a [...] Full text...

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French army neutralizes more than 50 terrorists in Sahel - Minister of Armies

02 november 2020 - 23:59:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Barkane Force, launched in 2014 to fight against terrorism in the Sahel, on 30 [...] Full text...

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French Minister of Defence visits Mali

02 november 2020 - 16:57:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The French Minister of Defence, Mrs Florence Parly, is due in Bamako on Monday where she [...] Full text...

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Niger: AfDB grants US$35m to ensure food security for 1.5 million people in rural areas

31 october 2020 - 03:31:10
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday donated US$ 35.4 [...] Full text...

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Libyan army chief of staff visits Mauritania

30 october 2020 - 22:58:23
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian minister of Defence, Hanana ould Sidi, Friday received a Libyan military delegation chaired by [...] Full text...

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EU issues 13 billion FCFA for the protection of the most vulnerable migrants in the Sahel

30 october 2020 - 18:37:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien Minister of the Interior and Security, Alkache Alhada, on Thursday in Niamey, launched the [...] Full text...

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Buhari to Nigerians: 'Desist from divisive statements'

28 october 2020 - 18:41:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday urged Nigerians to desist from making divisive statements that can threaten [...] Full text...

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Congo: Africa called for international solidarity against terrorism, injustice

27 october 2020 - 22:41:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - African presidents Tuesday called for international solidarity against terrorism, injustice and other evils that destroy African [...] Full text...

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Morocco, Chad support the preservation of peace in the Sahel - Moroccan FM

27 october 2020 - 17:12:23
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, said on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger faces challenges in mobilising revenues, controlling outlays - IMF

27 october 2020 - 09:52:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger has secured a US$19.9 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to support the national [...] Full text...

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Africa climate change report reveals heat rising north and south, Sahel getting wetter

27 october 2020 - 06:00:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Africa needs to prepare better for climate change by responding to a wide range of potential risks, a multi-agency report led [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Terrorists drop guns, says President Kaboré

26 october 2020 - 21:42:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Sunday announced that terrorists had recently dropped their guns [...] Full text...

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Nigerian troops eliminate 38 bandits, arrest 198, rescue 108 kidnap victims in North West Nigeria

26 october 2020 - 18:50:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Monday said troops of Operation Sahel Sanity, one of the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: The return of politicians from exile highlighted in the news

24 october 2020 - 16:22:08
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press in Mauritania this week devoted most of their comments to the return from exile [...] Full text...

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French Foreign Minister expected Sunday in Bamako

24 october 2020 - 15:07:50
Paris, France (PANA) - Jean-Yves Le Drian, French minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, will pay a 48-hour visit to [...] Full text...

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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya denounces political trial and sentence to life in peison

24 october 2020 - 12:33:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, current High Representative of the African Union Mission for Mali and [...] Full text...

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Donors pledge more than $1.7 billion to scale up aid in Central Sahel

21 october 2020 - 08:50:52
Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says 24 donors pledged more [...] Full text...

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Achieving peace, security in Sahel remains pertinent issue for The Gambia - FM Tangara

20 october 2020 - 21:04:25
Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mamadou Tangara said here Tuesday achieving peace, security and [...] Full text...

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Guterres appeals for urgent action to reverse ‘downward spiral’ in Central Sahel

20 october 2020 - 15:13:38
Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA) - The world must act now to reverse the situation in Africa’s central Sahel region, where humanitarian [...] Full text...

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'Covid-19, conflict have forced over 12 million children from school across Central Sahel region'

20 october 2020 - 07:10:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A humanitarian charity says a staggering 12 million children missed up to four months of school [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso is ‘one step short of famine’, warns WFP

20 october 2020 - 06:15:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Unless access is urgently granted to humanitarian organizations, thousands in the Central Sahel will be “pushed into further destitution”, the [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian opposition member Mustapha Limam Chaafi returns home after 12 years in exile

19 october 2020 - 09:47:17
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian opposition figure, Mustapha Limaam Chaafi, returned to Nouakchott on Sunday from Dubai after 12 years [...] Full text...

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Accelerating learning, earnings of adolescent girls, young women in the Sahel

17 october 2020 - 09:42:52
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A significant scale-up of activities for the Sahel Women Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD) project [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic and violence contribute to rising humanitarian needs in the Sahel

17 october 2020 - 06:00:09
Geneva, Switzerland  (PANA) - A surge in armed violence, coupled with the economic and social fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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WFP supports more than 160,000 pupils in vulnerable areas of Niger

16 october 2020 - 13:16:07
Niamey, Niger (PANA) -The World Food Programme (WFP) will increase its allocation to school canteens to help more than 160,000 [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS and perennial political crises (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)

16 october 2020 - 11:49:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - All too soon, but as expected, World  attention is shifting from Mali after a frenetic diplomatic [...] Full text...

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French minister of foreign affairs to travel to Algiers

15 october 2020 - 21:44:13
Paris, France (PANA) - Jean-Yves Le Drian, French minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Thursday visited Algeria to discuss regional [...] Full text...

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Nearly 5 million children need help to survive in Nigeria, Mauritania, Niger and Chad - Save the Children

15 october 2020 - 17:45:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic has caused a 60 percent increase in the number of children in [...] Full text...

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Curfew extended for 45 days from Oct. 17 in Burkinabe Sahel

15 october 2020 - 15:41:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The governor of Burkina Faso's Sahel region, Col.  Maj. Salfo Kaboré, on Thursday extended the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: More than 30 clandestine migration attempts foiled, 262 people arrested

12 october 2020 - 17:20:18
Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy, operating in South, Central and Northern regions of the Sahel, on [...] Full text...

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CEN-SAD welcomes inter-Libyan agreements concluded in Morocco

09 october 2020 - 17:44:09
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The Community of Sahelo-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) has welcomed the agreements reached between the delegations of the [...] Full text...

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Insecurity forces Niger to spend more on securing borders - President Issoufou

09 october 2020 - 16:14:59
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Insecurity in Niger has led to the displacement of populations along the borders, the influx of [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: President Ghazouani calls for suspension of G5 Sahel debt

08 october 2020 - 23:27:29
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani called here Thursday for the suspension of debt servicing for [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou meets with Spanish FM

08 october 2020 - 17:58:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou, met with the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Maria Aranzazu Gonzalez [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Ghazouani receives France’s special envoy for Sahel

07 october 2020 - 23:08:59
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -  The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, Wednesday received France’s special envoy for the Sahel, Frederic [...] Full text...

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Morocco, UN sign headquarter agreement to fight against terrorism in Africa

06 october 2020 - 22:21:36
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and the United Nations (UN) Tuesday through videoconferencing signed an agreement to establish an office [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: FAO calls for transformational change in management of forests and food systems

06 october 2020 - 12:46:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Transformational change is needed in the way countries manage forests and their biodiversity, people  produce and [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel Council of Ministers starts session in Nouakchott

05 october 2020 - 15:11:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Executive Secretariat of the G5 Sahel needs reform to enable the strengthening of the organization [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Region: Uneasy calm before preventable storms (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

05 october 2020 - 08:47:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - One of the useful lessons to be drawn from the unfolding political and security crises in [...] Full text...

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Mali transitional govt 'an initial step' to constitutional order: US

05 october 2020 - 07:25:08
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says the establishment of a transitional government in Mali is "an initial [...] Full text...

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Gambia confirms Congo and Guinea friendlies

04 october 2020 - 20:10:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) have announced two friendly matches against Congo and Guinea in Portugal. The [...] Full text...

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Saudi FM expected in Bamako on Monday

03 october 2020 - 14:48:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Saudi Minister of State in charge of African Affairs, Ahmed Ben Abdelaziz Al-Qattan, is expected on [...] Full text...

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New UN envoy to Libya, Africa determined to make its voice heard (Analysis)

02 october 2020 - 22:46:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The challenges facing the appointment of a new UN envoy to Libya are comparable to the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: G5 Sahel experts meet in Nouakchott

02 october 2020 - 15:57:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A meeting of experts took place Friday in Nouakchott to prepare the 8th session of the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS, US and Algeria welcome efforts by the junta for transition in Mali

02 october 2020 - 15:39:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Sanctions taken by the Economic Community of West African States against Mali will soon to be [...] Full text...

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US special envoy for the Sahel arrives in Bamako

01 october 2020 - 16:43:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The special envoy of the United States of America for the Sahel region, Dr. J. Peter [...] Full text...

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Joint ECOWAS, AU, UN mission expected in Guinea

01 october 2020 - 11:45:00
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A high-level delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...

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Sahel: The G5 Sahel Joint Force seizes weapons in Wour area of Chadian territory

30 september 2020 - 18:36:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The G5 Sahel Joint Force during its routine operations Thursday seized 23 weapons in the [...] Full text...

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Top UN official urges Ivorians to work together for peaceful presidential vote

28 september 2020 - 10:48:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Office for West [...] Full text...

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

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

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IOM resumes voluntary return of migrants from Niger to Gambia

26 september 2020 - 07:52:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -  After a six-month hiatus due to COVID-19 border closures, Gambia's office of the International Organization for [...] Full text...

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UNHCR assists displaced and flood-affected families in the Sahel

25 september 2020 - 12:38:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is stepping up efforts to help uprooted families [...] Full text...

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Only international action can restore security in the Sahel, Lake Chad Basin - President Issoufou

25 september 2020 - 06:23:18
New York, US (PANA) - President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger on Thursday addressed the general debate of the UN General [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: International community must unite or be crushed by chaos, warns UN chief

25 september 2020 - 05:35:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday made an unequivocal case for strengthening multilateralism and building trust [...] Full text...

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Deadly flooding adds new danger to communities fleeing Sahel violence

25 september 2020 - 05:22:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Humanitarians have stepped up assistance to communities “on the brink”, who have been affected by devastating [...] Full text...

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Three Malian soldiers killed in attack in terrorist attack

23 september 2020 - 22:46:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three Malian soldiers were killed and four others wounded Wednesday in an attack in southern [...] Full text...

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Workshop on Misahel project launched in Bamako

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

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Mauritania: Opposition party demands dealing with consequences of floods

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

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Penalty joy as Esperance win fifth Tunisian Super Cup

22 september 2020 - 13:47:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Giants, Esperance sportive de Tunis, won their fifth Tunisian Super Cup title on Sunday (20 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger calls on the international community to support badly afftected countries

21 september 2020 - 17:14:02
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Kalla Hankouraou, on Monday called on the international community [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe army "neutralises" at least 25 terrorists

21 september 2020 - 15:43:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army announced on Monday that it "neutralised" at least 25 suspected terrorists in [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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Unidentified people set town hall, prefecture on fire eastern Burkina Faso

16 september 2020 - 14:14:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Unidentified armed people set fire to the town hall and a prefecture of Tansarga in [...] Full text...

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Bachelet urges urgent action to strengthen resilience and protect people’s rights

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

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Burkinabe gendarme killed in centre-north

13 september 2020 - 10:50:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A Burkinabe gendarme was killed on Saturday morning in the rural community of Pensa, in [...] Full text...

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CEN-SAD welcomes positive results of Libyan-Libyan dialogue of Bouznika

12 september 2020 - 14:30:14
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Executive Secretariat of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) Friday welcomed the successful outcome of [...] Full text...

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Four soldiers killed in suspected terrorist attack in Burkinabe Sahel region

11 september 2020 - 14:05:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Four soldiers were killed early Friday in an alleged terrorist attack against the Burkinabe Army [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains in Tunisia sweep away two people, block rail traffic

11 september 2020 - 09:32:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Heavy rains have washed away two people in Tunisia, including a five-year-old child, where the northern [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council demands end to attacks on schools worldwide

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

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Burkina Faso to build military camp in Djibo, Sahel region

10 september 2020 - 17:40:55
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, has signed a decree creating a corps of troops, [...] Full text...

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

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

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President Issoufou comforts flood-stricken population in Niamey

09 september 2020 - 17:22:23
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President, Issoufou Mahamadou, on Wednesday visited Niamey neighbourhoods along the Niger River, affected by floods [...] Full text...

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NGO says attacks on students, teachers, and schools surge in Africa’s Sahel

09 september 2020 - 05:04:28
New York, US (PANA) – The Central Sahel has seen a significant spike in attacks on students, teachers, and schools [...] Full text...

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UNICEF says over 535,000 children under five ‘acutely’ malnourished in Burkina Faso

08 september 2020 - 12:45:08
New York, US (PANA) - New data from UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed worsening nutritional situation for children in [...] Full text...

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CEN-SAD says it is monitoring inter-Libyan talks in Morocco

08 september 2020 - 12:18:37
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) said on Monday that it is following with "particular attention [...] Full text...

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Supply of potable water to Tripoli resumes on Tuesday

08 september 2020 - 11:20:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The supply of drinking water to the Libyan capital, Tripoli, resumed on Tuesday after several days [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian president Ghazouani receives US special envoy for Sahel

08 september 2020 - 04:31:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian president,Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani on Monday received in audience the US special envoy for Sahel, [...] Full text...

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President Barrow attends 57th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS in Niamey

06 september 2020 - 15:46:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President, Adama Barrow, leaves Banjul on Sunday to attend the 57th Ordinary Session of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military kills 100 bandits, arrests 148 in Northwest region

06 september 2020 - 09:58:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Saturday that at least 100 bandits were killed and 148 [...] Full text...

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Ousted Malian President IBK to receive treatment in Abu Dhabi

05 september 2020 - 16:19:05
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (PANA) - United Arab Emirates has offered medical treatment for ousted Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar [...] Full text...

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Two persons kidnapped in Burkinabè Sahel set free Saturday

05 september 2020 - 14:43:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two persons kidnapped last Friday in the Burkina Faso Sahel were released on Saturday, PANA [...] Full text...

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Tripoli's water supply resumes gradually on Saturday

05 september 2020 - 11:38:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Drinking water supply to Tripoli is expected to resume gradually by the end of Saturday after [...] Full text...

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Disruption of water supply continues in Libya after another power outage

04 september 2020 - 11:41:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Management Body of the Hassawna-Sahel al-Jafara artificial river system announced on Thursday evening a disruption [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 700 family members of terrorist group surrender to Army troops – Defence Spokesperson

03 september 2020 - 18:34:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday said 700 family members of the Darul Salam Terrorists [...] Full text...

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