HRW demands impartial investigation into French airstrike in Mali

22 january 2021 - 16:28:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Malian and French governments should conduct a swift and impartial investigation into the French [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president Buhari congratulates Biden on his inauguration

21 january 2021 - 07:00:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed Wednesday's inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as President [...] 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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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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Kenya to conclude free trade deal with the US

19 january 2021 - 21:08:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated Kenya’s determination to conclude ongoing negotiations with the United States and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria military repels, kills “scores” of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Marti Army Camp

17 january 2021 - 16:42:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said it has “successfully” repelled “a Boko Haram/ Islamic [...] Full text...

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UNMISMA peacekeeper killed in Mali

16 january 2021 - 14:30:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A peacekeeper from the Multidimensional Integrated Mission for Stabilization in Mali (UNMISMA) was killed and another [...] Full text...

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EU appoints new Head of Border Assistance Mission in Libya

15 january 2021 - 09:07:38
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union has appointed Ms. Natalina Cea as Head of Mission of the EU Border [...] Full text...

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US Commerce Department removes restrictions on export of US products to Sudan

15 january 2021 - 05:40:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has removed restrictions on the export [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister welcomes return of the Dutch Ambassador to Tripoli

14 january 2021 - 11:32:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, on Wednesday welcomed [...] Full text...

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Suspected Jihadists kidnap city mayor in Mali

13 january 2021 - 17:35:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mayor of the rural municipality of Doukouria, in the Timbuktu region of northeastern Mali, Aboubacrine [...] Full text...

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Officials discuss how to activate Libya-Italy agreement in Rome

13 january 2021 - 17:12:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice-President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Ahmed Omar Maitig, [...] Full text...

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UN counter-terrorism chief urges continued vigilance against ‘real’ ongoing threat

13 january 2021 - 05:57:33
New York, US (PANA) - Despite important strikes against terrorism over the past two decades, including bringing perpetrators to justice [...] Full text...

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UN chief says situation in central Mali remains worrying

12 january 2021 - 11:56:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The situation in central Mali remains very worrying, marked by a series of serious violence recorded [...] Full text...

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One soldier killed, 11 terrorists neutralised in Burkina Faso

12 january 2021 - 11:04:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Burkinabe soldier was killed and 11 assailants shot dead on 9 January in Koumbri, [...] 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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Moroccan-US relationship evolving at 'unprecedented' pace: US Ambassador

11 january 2021 - 11:31:13
Dakhla, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, said on [...] Full text...

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1,074,993 internally displaced persons registered in Burkina Faso

10 january 2021 - 13:50:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As at 31 December, 2020, Burkina Faso had registered a total of 1,074,993 people displaced [...] Full text...

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Six French soldiers injured in car bomb attack in northern Mali

09 january 2021 - 18:13:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six soldiers of the French Barkhane force were injured on Friday in a suicide attack by [...] Full text...

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Guinea president Condé reiterates calls for African standby force to intervene in conflicts

09 january 2021 - 11:16:52
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean president Alpha Conde on Friday reiterated calls for the establishment of an African standby force [...] Full text...

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Suspected terrorists set village ablaze in central Mali

07 january 2021 - 15:14:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Heavily armed  suspected terrorists on Tuesday attacked and burned Dom village of Dom, in the commune [...] 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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US to give Sudan US$1.2 billion loan to pay World Bank arrears

07 january 2021 - 08:47:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) under which the US [...] 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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Several civilians killed by French airstrikes in central Mali

06 january 2021 - 14:22:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - French airstrikes killed several civilians of Bounti in the circle of Douentzat, central Mali, on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Tunisian authorities arrest a takfiri described as very dangerous by the police

05 january 2021 - 17:47:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security forces arrested a takfiri element in Tunis described as "very dangerous" and who was [...] Full text...

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Six people killed in an attack in northern Burkina Faso

05 january 2021 - 17:26:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least six people were killed on Monday night in an attack on the village [...] Full text...

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UN denounces attacks on villages in western Niger

04 january 2021 - 14:45:47
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned Saturday’s attack by unidentified gunmen on two villages [...] 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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Tunisian security unit nabs suspected terrorist girl in Gafsa

02 january 2021 - 17:18:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A suspected female terrorist from Tunis, whose identity has not been established, was arrested in Gafsa [...] Full text...

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Togolese president urges compatriots to make "national cohesion” priority of the country

01 january 2021 - 15:12:27
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé on Thursday  called on his compatriots to "make national cohesion one [...] Full text...

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Guinea President Conde promises national wealth creation in 2021

01 january 2021 - 10:51:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean president, Alpha Condé, promised his compatriots on Thursday evening in his New Year message that [...] Full text...

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Two Malian soldiers killed in terrorist ambush in centre of the country

31 december 2020 - 11:46:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two soldiers of the Malian National Guard were killed and five others wounded on Tuesday near [...] Full text...

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No alternative to dialogue to resolve Libyan crisis, says FM

30 december 2020 - 21:56:16
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Siala, said [...] Full text...

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End arrests of political opponents in Uganda: UN independent rights experts

30 december 2020 - 06:56:56
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts has called on the Ugandan authorities to end [...] 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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Russia set to share experience with Mali in fight against terrorism

29 december 2020 - 20:12:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Russia is committed to share its experience with Mali in the fight against terrorism, the Russian [...] Full text...

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Three French soldiers killed by explosive device in northern Mali

29 december 2020 - 09:09:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three soldiers of the Barkhane force, on an escort mission between Hombori and Gossi, in northern [...] Full text...

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Tunisia extends state of emergency for six months

25 december 2020 - 16:36:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid on Friday extended for six months, from 26 December 2020 to 23 [...] Full text...

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Forum on Women and Youth in Libya opens Saturday with several issues on its agenda

25 december 2020 - 14:38:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National Forum of Women and Youth begins its 2020 meeting on Saturday in Khoms, 120 [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj urges Libyans to unite and meet national challenges

24 december 2020 - 17:22:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Head of the Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, on Thursday urged his compatriots  to [...] 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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Tunisian shepherd beheaded in jihadist-dominated area

21 december 2020 - 09:58:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A young Tunisian shepherd in his 20s was found beheaded on Sunday in a mountainous area [...] Full text...

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UN chief welcomes release of kidnapped Nigerian school boys

19 december 2020 - 08:43:45
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday welcomed the release of the 344 schoolboys forcibly taken away [...] 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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Mauritius records 19% drop in exports in first three quarters of 2020

17 december 2020 - 06:51:07
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives Minister, Mr Soomilduth Bholah, on Wednesday, said that the island’s main [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Somaliland upgrade diplomatic relations

15 december 2020 - 16:51:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya and Somaliland have agreed to upgrade bilateral relationship and open Consulates in both countries. The step [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Parliament cancels session on terrorist financing due to lack of quorum

15 december 2020 - 16:08:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian  Parliament on Tuesday cancelled, for lack of a quorum, a plenary session devoted to [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for immediate release of abducted children in Nigeria

14 december 2020 - 13:32:18
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of hundreds of [...] Full text...

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US removes Sudan from list of state sponsors of terrorism

14 december 2020 - 10:12:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US has removed Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, the US Embassy [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military says airstrikes kills "several" Boko Haram terrorists in Northeast region, 3 bandits dead in Northcentral Nigeria

13 december 2020 - 16:43:17
Nigeria: Military says airstrikes kill "several" Boko Haram terrorists in North-east region   Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Armed Forces of Nigeria [...] 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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Morocco to establish counter-terrorism programme office

11 december 2020 - 09:32:41
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan government has adopted a draft law approving the agreement signed on October 6 between [...] Full text...

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Sudan at critical juncture in path towards democratic transition, Security Council told

09 december 2020 - 06:08:21
New York, US (PANA) - International support for Sudan is critical as the country continues on the path to democratic [...] Full text...

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. Nigeria rejects U.S. allegation of “systematic violation of religious freedom of citizens”

08 december 2020 - 14:05:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday denied the United States' allegation of engaging in systematic and egregious religious freedom [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari addresses National Assembly Thursday on Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism, banditry, other crimes

07 december 2020 - 20:16:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will address a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday, 10 December, [...] Full text...

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AU Commission chief warns against arms boom in Africa

07 december 2020 - 15:55:30
Addis Ababa Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has warned against the profusion of weapons [...] Full text...

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President Trump orders withdrawal of majority of US troops from Somalia

05 december 2020 - 09:19:03
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of majority of US troops out of Somalia. An [...] 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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Nigerian govt slams 'irresponsible' calls for President Buhari to resign over mounting insecurity

04 december 2020 - 10:54:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Calls on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign because of the deteriorating security situation in the country are [...] Full text...

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Security units arrest 'takfiri' element in Tunisia

03 december 2020 - 17:37:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security units have arrested near the Algeria border  a takfiri element wanted for his role [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate joins call for sack of Nigeria's military leaders over escalating Boko Haram/ISWAP killings

01 december 2020 - 19:13:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate Tuesday finally summoned courage to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the country’s service [...] 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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Nigerian Military says its troops killed 5 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Northeast region

29 november 2020 - 19:51:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said troops of Operation FIRE BALL, a subsidiary operation [...] Full text...

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AQIM members arrested in Oubari, southern Libya, by pro-Haftar armed forces

29 november 2020 - 12:40:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seven terrorists, affiliated with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Oubari, southwestern Libya, were [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: The measures of the year 60 of independence highlighted in the news

28 november 2020 - 20:35:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press this week devoted most of their comments to activities related to the celebration of [...] Full text...

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Six people killed by suspected jihadists in Dogofry village of central Mali

27 november 2020 - 15:25:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six people were killed and three others seriously injured in an attack by armed men suspected [...] Full text...

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Seven villagers killed by unidentified gunmen in central Mali

26 november 2020 - 17:36:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Unidentified heavily armed men on motorcycles killed 7 villagers and wounding 5 others when they attacked [...] 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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Four European countries to sanction on anyone hindering Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum

23 november 2020 - 15:44:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom have welcomed the results of the first round of [...] 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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Benin: Two prison officials arrested after escape from Akpro-Missérété prison

22 november 2020 - 11:13:26
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Governors of the civil prisons of Akpro-Missérété, about 40 km from the capital, have been arrested [...] Full text...

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Suspected dangerous terrorist arrested in Sousse, Tunisia

22 november 2020 - 08:28:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security units arrested early Saturday in Sousse, 140 km south of the capital, a wanted [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior ministry orders 10 helicopters from Airbus

21 november 2020 - 13:29:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, has announced the order of [...] Full text...

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Libyan, French authorities hold talks on security cooperation

20 november 2020 - 22:03:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, Friday held talks in [...] Full text...

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9,000 Tunisian soldiers banned for professional and behavioural misconduct

20 november 2020 - 17:27:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - About 9,000 soldiers have been banned from the Tunisian National Army since the revolution of 2011. [...] Full text...

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Libya, EU discuss cooperation on immigration, fight against terrorism

18 november 2020 - 06:08:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The European Union (EU) ambassador in Libya, José Sabadell, on Tuesday called on the Libyan minister [...] 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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Malian jihadist leader Souleymane Kéita sentenced to death

15 november 2020 - 12:22:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian jihadist leader of the Katiba of Ansar dine du Sud, Souleymane Keita, and two [...] 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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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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USA envoy said meeting with Sudanese PM great

12 november 2020 - 17:23:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - US Special Envoy to the Sudan, Donald Booth, currently on a visit to Khartoum, has said [...] 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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Sixty suspected terrorists arrested in Tunisia

11 november 2020 - 16:52:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security forces have arrested nearly 60 people suspected of being Salafists or members of "terrorist" [...] Full text...

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European diplomats call for urgent investigation into killing of Libyan lawyer in Benghazi

11 november 2020 - 14:13:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) delegation in Libya and the diplomatic missions of EU Member States, accredited [...] Full text...

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'Failed US military-first strategy harming civilians in Somalia'-Report

11 november 2020 - 08:08:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The U.S. military intervention in Somalia is failing to advance American interests while bringing significant costs [...] 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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Greece hails fruitful partnership between Europe and Arab world

10 november 2020 - 12:13:03
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Europe and the Arab world have a long history of interaction and face the same challenges [...] Full text...

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European diplomats set to take strong measures against those sapping the Libyan dialogue forum

09 november 2020 - 23:22:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union delegation and the embassies of EU member-countries accredited in Libya Monday showed their [...] Full text...

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Bachelet urges serious dialogue in aftermath of Cote d’Ivoire election

09 november 2020 - 16:02:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday urged all sides in Cote [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM Hamdok congratulates U.S. President-elect Biden

08 november 2020 - 09:18:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok on Saturday congratulated Joe Biden for winning the U.S. presidential election. “On [...] Full text...

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U.S. grants $20 million to buy wheat to help Sudanese people

07 november 2020 - 10:13:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced the intention of the United States government, [...] Full text...

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French Interior minister visits Tunisia after Nice attack

06 november 2020 - 21:40:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The fight against terrorism and illegal migration was at the centre of talks French minister of [...] Full text...

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New curfew period announced in eastern Burkina Faso

06 november 2020 - 18:02:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The governor of the eastern region of Burkina Faso, Col. Saidou TP Sanou, on Friday [...] 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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Ethiopia, Israel agree to cooperate in intelligence, security

06 november 2020 - 07:02:07
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia and Israel have agreed to work together in the area of intelligence and security, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: International network specialized in hacking bank accounts dismantled

05 november 2020 - 21:05:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The central administration of fight against terrorism in Tunis Tuesday and Wednesday dismantled an international network [...] Full text...

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Eight civilians killed in alleged terrorist attack in central Mali

05 november 2020 - 11:28:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Eight civilians were killed and 10 others wounded in an attack on a minibus by unidentified [...] Full text...

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Libyan Minister of Interior visits Cairo

04 november 2020 - 15:59:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister in the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, on Wednesday began a visit [...] 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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Congo, Guinea Bissau to hold expert meeting in 2021

02 november 2020 - 22:06:09
Congo, Guinea Bissau to hold expert meeting in 2021   Oyo, Congo (PANA) - President Denis Sassou-Ngesso and his Guinea Bissau counterpart, [...] 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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Congo, DR Congo presidents call for eradication of 'negative forces' in DR Congo

02 november 2020 - 11:33:46
Oyo, Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso and his counterpart in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, [...] 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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Kenyan court jails Westgate terror attack accomplices

30 october 2020 - 22:12:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Kenyan Court has sentenced two men, convicted of the Westgate terror attack of September 2013, [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian govt. condemns terrorist attack on Notre-Dame church in Nice

30 october 2020 - 17:52:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - In a statement released on Friday, the Mauritanian government has condemned Thursday's terrorist attack on the [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns Nice terrorist attack

30 october 2020 - 11:59:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The foreign ministry of Libya's Government of National Accord has condemned Thursday's attack on the Notre-Dame [...] Full text...

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Tunis strongly condemns Nice attack by Tunisian, opens judicial investigation

29 october 2020 - 22:39:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Thursday strongly condemned the knife attack which claimed the lives of three in Nice, southeast [...] Full text...

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Kenyan security units to act tough against terrorism

29 october 2020 - 22:30:52
Magadi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has witnessed the graduation of a paramilitary unit within the Police and [...] Full text...

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Terrorist exchanged for release of Soumaila Cissé and other hostages in Mali arrested in Algeria

29 october 2020 - 13:40:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mustapha Derrar, one of the terrorists exchanged for the release of four hostages who were held [...] Full text...

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Perpetrators of 2015 deadly terrorist attack in Bamako hotel condemned to death

29 october 2020 - 12:01:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Perpetrators of the attacks against the Radisson Blu Hotel and La Terrasse restaurant in the Malian [...] Full text...

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Tunisia denounces breach against ‘sacred’ in the name of freedom of speech

28 october 2020 - 22:54:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Wednesday condemned what it regarded as campaign by some parties in the name of freedom [...] 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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Trial of alleged attackers of Radisson Blu Hotel, La Terrasse in 2015 opens in Bamako

28 october 2020 - 15:51:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of alleged perpetrators of the 2015 attack on  Radisson Blu Hotel and restaurant La [...] 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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Libya crisis at center of talks in Doha between Emir of Qatar and Libyan foreign affairs, Interior ministers

26 october 2020 - 23:00:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Emir of Qatar, Tamim Ben Hamad Al Thani, Monday held talks in Doha with Libyan [...] 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 Army 'kills' 16 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists

25 october 2020 - 12:53:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said that their troops have "inflicted heavy casualties" on [...] Full text...

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France welcomes ceasefire agreement between belligerents of Libyan crisis

24 october 2020 - 19:46:17
Paris, France (PANA) - France Saturday welcomed the signing of a ceasefire agreement Friday in Geneva between the various protagonists [...] Full text...

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Sudan: normalization with Israel a process just launched

24 october 2020 - 16:00:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese government has specified that the tripartite statement announced by the White House on normalization [...] 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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Sudan normalizes relations with Israel

23 october 2020 - 23:02:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - United States and Sudanese officials said here Friday Sudan would normalise its relations with its hitherto [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt welcomes initiatives to end crisis, says FM

23 october 2020 - 11:16:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Foreign Minister of Libya's internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, said on [...] Full text...

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Tunis, Paris plead for inclusive solution to the Libyan crisis

22 october 2020 - 22:05:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Libyan crisis was one of the main issues raised by French Minister of Foreign Affairs [...] Full text...

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Sudanese commend Trump for removal of their country from terror list

20 october 2020 - 16:43:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese officials and civilians have for the past day  been celebrating in social media and the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: HRW calls for release of detainees accused of blasphemy

19 october 2020 - 23:21:26
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Human Right Watch (HRW), a rights non-governmental organisation, Monday called on the Mauritanian government to drop [...] Full text...

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Malian Army drops basic necessities to besieged villagers of Farabougou

19 october 2020 - 18:18:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) on Monday carried out a humanitarian action in support of the residents [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, Zambia police chiefs underline bilateral cooperation

19 october 2020 - 18:18:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan and Zambian senior Police Chiefs on Monday agreed to strengthen cooperation between the two countries [...] Full text...

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Terrorist cell of foreign elements dismantled in Tripoli

19 october 2020 - 11:27:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A terrorist cell composed of four foreigners was dismantled and its members arrested on Sunday on [...] 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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UN peacekeeper killed in Mali mine explosion

16 october 2020 - 11:29:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A peacekeeper of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was killed and another [...] 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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Malian president declares three-day mourning from Thursday in tribute to victims of terrorist attack in central Mali

14 october 2020 - 21:57:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The leader of the Malian transition, Colonel Bah N’daw (Rtd), Wednesday declared a three-day mourning in [...] Full text...

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Two pro-Daesh units dismantled in Tunisia

10 october 2020 - 15:39:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security services in the region of Moknine, in the central-east, have dismantled two takfirist cells [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS welcomes release of Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé

10 october 2020 - 15:20:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday welcomed the release of Malian [...] 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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Nigeria military says troops kill 'scores' of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists

08 october 2020 - 12:11:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday announced that “scores” of Boko Haram/Islamic State in West [...] 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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At least 15 civilians killed in north-central Burkina Faso

07 october 2020 - 15:49:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 15 people were killed on Sunday in the commune of Pissila, north-central Burkina [...] Full text...

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Central Bank of Libya warns of effects of continued blockade of oil sites

07 october 2020 - 13:07:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Central Bank Governor al-Seddik al-Kabir has warned about "catastrophic" consequences of a continued halt in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Sudan receives rare World Bank grant to battle pandemic

06 october 2020 - 22:51:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a grant of US$21.99 million to help Sudan mitigate the [...] Full text...

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34th session of joint Tunisian-US military commission begins

06 october 2020 - 22:46:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Defence, Brahim Bertéji, Tuesday presided over the opening of the 34th session [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Two alleged Daesh members arrested

06 october 2020 - 22:33:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The search services in terrorist and organised crimes here Tuesday arrested two Takfiri fighters, alleged members [...] 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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Libyan Interior ministry, US consulting company agree to fight against terrorism funding

06 october 2020 - 20:24:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, Tuesday announced the [...] 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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Two Mali police officers killed in terrorist ambush in Timbuktu

05 october 2020 - 13:18:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two police officers of the Mobile Security Group (GMS) were killed and two others as well [...] Full text...

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Turkish President Erdogan meets Libyan PM al-Sarraj

05 october 2020 - 10:04:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan prime minister Fayez al-Sarraj on Sunday met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, [...] 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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Libya: UN official warns, the informal ceasefire on fighting front is ‘’fragile’’

04 october 2020 - 18:14:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, has warned that although [...] Full text...

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Rwandan court upholds pre-trial detention of controversial hero of "Hotel Rwanda" movie

02 october 2020 - 20:49:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Rwandan court on Friday maintained the 30-day pre-trial detention of Paul Rusesabagina, a Rwandan who [...] Full text...

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Curfew extended in eastern Burkina Faso

02 october 2020 - 18:54:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government on Friday extended the curfew imposed in the eastern region of Burkina [...] 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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US defence minister meets Tunisian counterpart

01 october 2020 - 06:33:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Visiting US Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday held a working session with his Tunisian counterpart, [...] Full text...

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Tunis and Washington for political solution in Libya without foreign interference

30 september 2020 - 21:05:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïis Saied Wednesday expressed his satisfaction with the relatively positive developments in Libya over [...] Full text...

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2 Malian soldiers killed in terrorist ambush in central Mali

30 september 2020 - 19:47:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Two soldiers were killed as a mission of the Malian armed forces (FAMAs) fell into a [...] Full text...

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West African journalists attend regional training on investigate journalism

30 september 2020 - 16:49:02
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - About forty investigative journalists from ECOWAS member states are taking part in a regional training on [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of Defence arrives in Tunis

30 september 2020 - 14:13:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper arrived in Tunis on Wednesday marking the first stop of [...] Full text...

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Libyan rival administrations appeal for direct talks of joint 5+5 military commission

30 september 2020 - 07:35:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Direct talks on security and military issues , bringing together two delegations of the military and [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State for Defense to visit Tunisia

29 september 2020 - 16:56:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The US Secretary of State for Defense, Mark Esper, will visit Tunisia on Wednesday as part [...] Full text...

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US to pay US$5 million for information on terrorist Adnan Abou Walid Al Sahraoui who is responsible for the death of 4 American soldiers in 2017 in Niger

28 september 2020 - 16:24:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United States of America has pledged a reward of US$ 5 million for information leading [...] Full text...

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Thirteen Boko Haram terrorists, six women, 17 children surrender to Nigerian Army

27 september 2020 - 11:02:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said that 13 Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) from Kodila village [...] Full text...

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First appearance in court of hero of 'Hotel Rwanda' movie dominates headlines in Rwanda

26 september 2020 - 17:07:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan media headlines were dominated this week by the the first appearance in court of the [...] 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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Forty armed men neutralized, three captured in eastern Burkina Faso

25 september 2020 - 23:37:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - About 40 suspected terrorists were neutralized Wednesday night by the Burkinabe army in the eastern [...] Full text...

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Six civilians killed, suspected terrorists suffer casualties in eastern Burkina Faso

25 september 2020 - 12:59:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Six Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland (VDP) were killed on Thursday, with significant [...] Full text...

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IMF commends Somalia’s commitment to economic reforms

25 september 2020 - 09:40:00
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – Despite multiple hits from flooding, desert locusts, and the global coronavirus pandemic, the authorities in Somalia [...] 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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Burkinabe army fights against terrorism with professionalism, Kabore tells UN

24 september 2020 - 20:38:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Thursday told the 75th general assembly of the UN [...] Full text...

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Multilateral action key to tackling global challenges -Kenyatta

24 september 2020 - 18:55:02
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta said that here Thursday effective multilateral action within a rule-based international system was [...] Full text...

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Malian Defence ministry condemns "cowardly" terrorist attack on Armed Forces patrol

24 september 2020 - 09:41:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs strongly condemned the "cowardly" terrorist attack on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou receives ‘’2020 presidential leadership prize’’

23 september 2020 - 20:44:04
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The "2020 presidential leadership prize" was awarded Tuesday to Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on the occasion [...] Full text...

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Libyan national oil company announces lifting state of force majeure on Zueitina port

22 september 2020 - 20:55:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Tuesday lifted the state of ‘force majeure’ imposed on the [...] Full text...

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‘No single country, big or small, can unilaterally tackle countless challenges confronting the world today’ - President Barrow

22 september 2020 - 18:21:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has said “no single country, big or small, can unilaterally tackle the [...] Full text...

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Mali celebrates 60th anniversary of its independence

22 september 2020 - 13:29:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of Mali's independence was marked on Tuesday by a parade at [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army confirms death of Task Force Commande Col Bako in a Boko Haram ambush

22 september 2020 - 07:43:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Army’s Operation Lafiya Dole has confirmed “the death of one of its war heroes,” Col. Dahiru Chiroma Bako. A statement [...] Full text...

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The Philippines want to draw profit from Libyan experience in fight against terrorism

21 september 2020 - 22:53:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chargé d'affaires at the Philippines’ embassy in Libya, Mardamel Melikuru, Monday expressed his country’s desire [...] 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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Malian Armed Forces kill five terrorists in central Mali

21 september 2020 - 14:05:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Five terrorists were killed last Wednesday in Tolodje, a locality of Nampala in central Mali, by [...] Full text...

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Libyan Oil Company announces resumption of oil production in Sirte basin

21 september 2020 - 05:25:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) on Sunday announced the beginning of production of oil and [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers awash with stories on Al-Sarraj's intention to quit power, resumption of oil production

19 september 2020 - 19:09:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Stories in the Libyan newspapers this week are largely dominated by the indication by the President [...] Full text...

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Libyan military commander rejects oil agreement announced by Ahmed Maitig and Haftar

19 september 2020 - 11:36:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The commander of Libya's western military region, Major General Osama al-Jaweili, has rejected the agreement reached [...] Full text...

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UN and partners promote sport as a tool to prevent violent extremism

19 september 2020 - 05:53:52
New York, US (PANA) - Ambassadors, senior UN officials, representatives of global sports organizations, and managers of some of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Central Bank denies any link with deal concluded on sharing of oil revenues

18 september 2020 - 23:23:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Central Bank (LCB) based in Tripoli Friday denied any link with “any agreement concerning [...] Full text...

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Haftar announces lifts blockade on oil sites after Libyans reached a deal on distribution of crude oil revenues

18 september 2020 - 17:22:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has announced the resumption of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso and Nigeria to strengthen cooperation

18 september 2020 - 17:02:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabè President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, said on Thursday, upon his return from Nigeria, that [...] Full text...

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Controversial hero of 'Hotel Rwanda' movie, Paul Rusesabagina, remanded for 30 days

17 september 2020 - 19:41:45
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Rwandan court ruled on Thursday to remand the controversial hero of the famous 'Hotel Rwanda' [...] 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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Gambia: OFAC targets Jammeh's wife, Nabah Ltd. for supporting corrupt persons

15 september 2020 - 17:25:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has targeted Zineb Souma Yahya [...] Full text...

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LNA forces announce elimination of seven-person Daech cell in southern Libya

15 september 2020 - 14:47:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An Islamic State Organisation (Daech) cell comprising seven elements was eliminated on Monday in the Abdelkafi [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister hands prosecutor investigation file into money laundering affairs

14 september 2020 - 23:10:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The minister of Interior of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, Monday charged [...] Full text...

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Paul Rusesabagina, controversial hero of "Hotel Rwanda" movie, indicted for terrorism

14 september 2020 - 22:27:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Paul Rusesabagina, whose story on the genocide of Tutsis in 1994 inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda", [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls for fair trial of Hotel Rwanda hero Rusesabagina

14 september 2020 - 11:35:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday called on the Rwandan authorities to guarantee a fair trial of Paul [...] Full text...

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Race between Turkey and Russia on inter-Libyan meetings in Morocco and Switzerland highlighted by media

12 september 2020 - 20:13:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the military competition between Turkey and Russia in Libya, the [...] Full text...

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The 'alleged kidnapping' of controversial hero of famous 'Hotel' Rwanda' film highlighted in Rwandan media

12 september 2020 - 16:55:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The alleged 'kidnapping' in Dubai of Paul Rusesabagina, a controversial hero in the famous 'Hotel Rwanda' [...] Full text...

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