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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Five people killed in two separate terrorist attacks in southern Mali

12 september 2020 - 10:53:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two officials of the Water and Forestry Service were abducted and executed Thursday by unidentified gunmen, [...] 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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Eight people Killed by armed gang in Mali

11 september 2020 - 13:45:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Eight villagers were killed and three others wounded on Wednesday in an attack by heavily armed [...] Full text...

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Tunisian authorities foil plan to create terrorist empire in the country

10 september 2020 - 19:14:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The body responsible for the prevention of terrorism in Tunisia says it recently discovered a plan [...] Full text...

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Military says several Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits killed, bandits/collaborators arrested in Nigeria’s Northern region

10 september 2020 - 18:58:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday said that its troops successfully carried out many operations [...] 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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Three Malian soldiers killed in ambush by terrorists in Segou

10 september 2020 - 11:11:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three Malian soldiers were killed on Wednesday when their patrol was ambushed by suspected terrorists about [...] Full text...

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Tunis, Washington to strengthen military cooperation

09 september 2020 - 23:08:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais SAied Wednesday held talks with US Army General Stephen Townsend, commander of the [...] Full text...

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US reaffirms support for UN-backed Libyan-Libyan talks

09 september 2020 - 21:55:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Commander of the US Army in Africa (AFRICOM), General Stephen Townsend, Wednesday reaffirmed "the support [...] Full text...

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AFRICOM chief pays official visit to Tunisia

09 september 2020 - 21:35:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kaïs Saied, Wednesday met with the chief of the US Commandment for Africa [...] Full text...

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Trial of alleged Malian terrorist resumes at the International Criminal Court

09 september 2020 - 13:30:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of Malian terrorist Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed for war crimes and [...] Full text...

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Three men arrested in Tunisia after hitting policeman with their vehicle

09 september 2020 - 09:49:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Three assailants who hit a policeman with their vehicle on Tuesday evening, in the region of [...] Full text...

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France condemns attack on gendarmerie patrol team in Tunisia

08 september 2020 - 16:59:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs has condemned the "terrorist" attack perpetrated on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Egyptian, Moroccan FMs discuss Libyan crisis

08 september 2020 - 11:36:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, on Monday [...] Full text...

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Daesh claims responsibility for Sunday's terrorist attack in Sousse

08 september 2020 - 09:08:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The jihadist organization, Daesh, or Islamic State, has claimed responsibility for Sunday's attack in the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Istanbul hosts meeting to promote Libyan-US strategic partnership

07 september 2020 - 21:45:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe security forces dismantle terrorist base in north central zone

07 september 2020 - 18:04:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's defense and security forces said on Monday that they dismantled a terrorist base [...] Full text...

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Seven suspects arrested in Sousse terrorist attack

07 september 2020 - 09:31:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian authorities on Monday announced the arrest of seven people suspected of involvement in Sunday's [...] Full text...

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Tunisia says perpetrators of Sousse attack were Daesh fighters

07 september 2020 - 05:47:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian authorities say the perpetrators of Sunday’s attack at the seaside resort of Sousse, 150 [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: PM says attack by Libya-based “Al Forqane” brigade is disastrous

06 september 2020 - 18:25:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian Prime Minister, Hicham Mechichi, has described the attack perpetrated on Sunday morning in Sousse [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari departs for Niger Republic for ECOWAS summit

06 september 2020 - 16:09:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, will depart Abuja on Monday for Niamey, Niger Republic, to participate in [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies highlight repatriation of 'Hotel Rwanda' hero nto face terrorism charges

05 september 2020 - 16:38:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The repatriation  this week of a self-proclaimed 'hero’ of the famous movie 'Hotel Rwanda', was highlighted [...] 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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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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Kenya vows to lead regional counter-terrorism efforts

03 september 2020 - 13:18:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya will continue to play a pivotal role in the global community's fight against terrorism, including [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State hails Morocco's support for UN action to resolve Libyan crisis

03 september 2020 - 11:03:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has hailed Morocco's efforts at UN actions to resolve the [...] Full text...

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India, Nigeria to expand cooperation in defence, IT and solar energy sectors

02 september 2020 - 15:21:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and India have agreed to maintain the momentum in strengthening “excellent ties” for their mutual [...] Full text...

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Guterres says enforced disappearances ‘rife across the world’

30 august 2020 - 13:37:33
New York, US (PANA) - Enforced disappearances, more than a human rights violation, have frequently been used as a strategy [...] Full text...

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Nigeria military announces surrender of 410 terrorists

27 august 2020 - 11:29:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that not less than 410 members of the Darul [...] Full text...

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State official kidnapped last December by alleged jihadists in Mali released

27 august 2020 - 11:13:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The regional director of the Taoudenit forest cantonment in northern Mali, N'Djé Cissé, was freed by [...] Full text...

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US-Sudanese relations discussed during short visit by US Secretary of State

26 august 2020 - 20:09:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo Wednesday told senior government officials here the US administration would [...] Full text...

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Heads of French and Chadian diplomacy hold discussions on Mali

25 august 2020 - 23:13:00
Paris, France (PANA) -  The French minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves le Drian, met here Monday with his Chadian counterpart, [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj discusses with American military consulting foundation to strengthen capacities of military staffs

25 august 2020 - 22:55:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military says "massive" airstrikes killed key ISWAP leaders, scores of fighters in Lake Chad Basin region

25 august 2020 - 14:34:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Tuesday announced the killing of 15 key leaders of the Islamic [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM confers with visiting US Secretary of State

25 august 2020 - 12:37:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk on Tuesday conferred with visiting US Secretary of  State Michael Pompeo, [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Pompeo arrives in Sudan for historic visit

25 august 2020 - 11:19:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Sudan in the first visit by a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius revokes Islamic banking licence of Century Banking Corporation

25 august 2020 - 05:51:56
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Central Bank has revoked the Islamic Banking Licence of Century Banking Corporation Ltd [...] Full text...

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Four soldiers killed in explosive device attack in central Mali

24 august 2020 - 11:45:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four Malian soldiers were killed on Friday night at around 8 p.m. when a vehicle in [...] Full text...

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First High-Level Dialogue on Humanitarian Access in Niger

23 august 2020 - 11:45:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Two weeks after the terrorist attack that claimed the lives of eight people, including six French [...] Full text...

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Russian ambassador to Mali received by new Malian authorities

22 august 2020 - 13:48:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The military junta that seized power in Mali from President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Friday received the [...] Full text...

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Mali coup: AU tasks Malian defence forces to ensure return to civilian rule

21 august 2020 - 11:16:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has asked the Defence [...] Full text...

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Mali coup: Mali plunges into period of uncertainty – humanitarian bodies

21 august 2020 - 10:31:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The forced resignation of Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Tuesday, when soldiers arrested him at [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military kills 8 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Kukawa community in Northeast region

20 august 2020 - 16:45:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that it lost three soldiers while eight Boko Haram/Islamic [...] Full text...

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France maintains "Operation Barkhane" despite Coup d'etat in Mali

20 august 2020 - 14:49:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France, which condemned the coup d'état that led to the arrest and resignation of Malian [...] Full text...

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"We are working to restore constitutional order in Mali," says Ivorian president

20 august 2020 - 14:30:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, who is participating by videoconference in an extraordinary summit of the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit on Mali begins

20 august 2020 - 12:52:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The conference of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: More than 350,000 children deprived of education because of terrorism

19 august 2020 - 17:16:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 2,500 schools have been forced to close after being targeted by terrorists, depriving [...] Full text...

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Unidentified gunmen attack customs office on Mali-Burkina Faso border

18 august 2020 - 10:34:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Unidentified gunmen attacked the customs office in Koury on the Mali-Burkina Faso border on Sunday night, [...] Full text...

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Terrorism victims must never be forgotten, says UN Secretary-General

18 august 2020 - 05:00:21
New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres has underscored UN solidarity with all victims of terrorism and urged people [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Bandits kill three soldiers, injure two in Northcentral Nigeria

17 august 2020 - 19:50:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Armed Forces Monday announced the execution of an operation code-named “HAIL STORM” aimed at [...] Full text...

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CNDH condemns France for classifying Niger as one of the most dangerous countries in the world

17 august 2020 - 14:02:02
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has condemned France for ranking Niger as one of the [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe president condemns assassination of religious dignitary in Djibo

16 august 2020 - 11:17:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, has condemned Saturday's assassination of the Grand Imam of [...] Full text...

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SADC, AU must clear the security threat in Mozambique (By Anaclet Rwegayura)

14 august 2020 - 11:39:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are due to virtually hold their [...] Full text...

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Military, security agencies to deal with alleged ISIS/Al Qaeda infiltration into Nigeria

13 august 2020 - 17:02:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday assured Nigerians that it is taking the warning by the [...] Full text...

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Gendarme, prison guard killed in double attack in central Mali

13 august 2020 - 12:32:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A gendarme and a prison guard were killed on Tuesday in attacks on the gendarmerie and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military says its airstrikes destroy Boko Haram terrorists' logistics base, kill "several of their fighters"

12 august 2020 - 19:47:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Armed Forces Wednesday said its Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE had “destroyed [...] Full text...

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Niger extends state of emergency in Kouré tourist area targeted by terrorist attack

11 august 2020 - 11:58:09
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The state of emergency in force in some departments of the Tillabéry region, in western Niger, [...] Full text...

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Nigerien president Isssoufou receives Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament

10 august 2020 - 18:50:01
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Nigerien president, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Monday received the Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic [...] Full text...

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Nigeriens shocked by terrorist attack that left eight people dead in Kouré

10 august 2020 - 16:21:50
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigeriens are still in shock 24 hours after the murder of eight people, including two Nigeriens [...] Full text...

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French Defence Council meets Tuesday in Paris over terrorist attack in Niger

10 august 2020 - 15:39:53
Paris, France (PANA) - The French National Defence and Security Council (CDSN) has scheduled a meeting on Tuesday at the [...] Full text...

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Niger's president condemns attack that killed eight people in wildlife park

10 august 2020 - 11:11:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Niger's president, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Sunday condemned an attack at a wildlife park in the [...] Full text...

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Eight people killed in Niger wildlife park attack

10 august 2020 - 09:44:12
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Eight people were killed on Sunday by gunmen on motorcycles in the Kouré area, 60 km [...] Full text...

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Niger extends the state of emergency in the department of Filingué

08 august 2020 - 16:29:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government Saturday extended the state of emergency in the department of Filingué in the [...] Full text...

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Burkina PM affected by attack that claims 20 lives in east of country

08 august 2020 - 09:14:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso Prime Minister Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré said here Saturday he was saddened by [...] Full text...

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U.S. donates military equipment to Nigerien Armed Forces

07 august 2020 - 19:01:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The United States of America on Friday donated a large quantity of military equipment to Niger [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military allays fears over alleged Al-Qaeda, ISIS inroad to Nigeria

06 august 2020 - 20:37:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian armed forces Thursday allayed fears of alleged plans by Al-Qaeda and Islamic State in [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Interior Ministry denies car bomb in the hands of suspected terrorists

06 august 2020 - 12:47:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's interior ministry has denied that it has a video on social on suspected terrorists with [...] Full text...

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AI says coronavirus-hit prisons still full of human rights defenders, as attacks continue

06 august 2020 - 05:21:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Governments who were lauded for releasing prisoners in response to COVID-19 outbreaks have excluded human rights [...] Full text...

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Group to coordinate fight against corruption, money laundering set up in Libya

05 august 2020 - 22:11:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan national committee of fight against corruption Wednesday agreed to set up a working group [...] Full text...

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UN censures ‘heinous attacks’ in Lake Chad Basin

04 august 2020 - 20:19:16
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres Tuesday strongly condemned “heinous attacks” against civilians in the Lake Chad [...] Full text...

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Niger needs strong democratic institutions to meet security challenge, says President Issoufou

03 august 2020 - 12:58:40
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger needs strong democratic institutions for its long-term transformation, but especially in the immediate future to [...] Full text...

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Five Malian soldiers killed in terrorist attack in central Ségou region

03 august 2020 - 09:02:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Five Malian soldiers were killed on Saturday in an attack by unidentified gunmen on the Gomacoura [...] Full text...

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One person killed in attack against customs checkpoint southern Malian region

02 august 2020 - 17:15:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - One person was killed and five others wounded in an attack carried out last Friday by [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch wants repressive laws in Mauritania repealed

01 august 2020 - 15:21:26
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The human rights organization, Human Right Watch (HRW), on Saturday urged the Mauritanian President, Mohamed Cheikh [...] Full text...

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Libya: UN slams Benghazi military court for handing down 15-year jail sentence to journalist

01 august 2020 - 12:22:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed "dismay and concern" about the [...] Full text...

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'Thousands suffer extreme rights abuses journeying to Africa’s Mediterranean coast'

29 july 2020 - 19:36:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of refugees and migrants in east and west Africa, are dying while others face harrowing [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Stock Exchange to reopen on August 3

29 july 2020 - 14:59:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government will lift the suspension of trading on the main bourse on August 3,  [...] Full text...

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More than 60 attempts of illegal migration foiled in a week in Tunisia

29 july 2020 - 00:06:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian gendarmerie within a week, 19-25 July, foiled 63 attempts of illegal migration [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso strengthen capacities of home security forces on fight against impoverished explosive engines

28 july 2020 - 22:02:15
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has begun a training session to strengthen the capacities of home security forces [...] Full text...

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U.S. diplomat meets Libyan officials in Misrata to avoid military escalation

28 july 2020 - 13:10:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - U.S. Embassy chargé d'affaires in Libya, Joshu Harris, on Monday  visited Misrata, 220 km east of [...] Full text...

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Migratory movements at center of visit of Italian Interior minister to Tunisia

27 july 2020 - 23:00:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied Monday received the Italian minister of Interior, Luciana Lamorgese, who is on [...] Full text...

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Mali: "Time is running out and the risks are great", says ECOWAS president

27 july 2020 - 16:56:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - "Time is running out for Malians and the risks are great,"the president of the Conference [...] Full text...

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One gendarme killed in terrorist attack in Dioila region, southeast of Bamako

26 july 2020 - 13:44:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A gendarme was killed and a civilian wounded on Saturday in an attack by unidentified gunmen [...] Full text...

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Zéphirin Diabré nominated presidential candidate of Burkina Faso opposition party

25 july 2020 - 16:45:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Zéphirin Diabré, president of opposition Union for Change and Progress (UPC), was nominated on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Paris condemns killing of five aid workers in Nigeria

25 july 2020 - 15:59:13
Paris, France (PANA) - France has condemned "in the strongest terms" the assassination last Wednesday of five civilians, three of [...] Full text...

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Stateless man deported by US granted asylum in Rwanda

25 july 2020 - 15:23:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan Government has received, on humanitarian grounds, a stateless person named Amin Hassoun, who was [...] Full text...

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Tunisian journalists association denounces colleague Ben Brik's one-year prison sentence

25 july 2020 - 13:47:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) strongly condemned, in a statement issued on Friday, the [...] Full text...

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Children in Nigeria, surrounding countries, continuing to endure ‘horrendous violations’: UN report

25 july 2020 - 05:31:36
New York, US (PANA) - Girls and boys in northeast Nigeria are continuing to endure brutal abuse at the hands [...] Full text...

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Two gendarmes killed in terrorist attack in northern Mali

23 july 2020 - 13:06:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Two Malian gendarmes aboard the soup pick-up were killed on Tuesday in an attack by unidentified [...] Full text...

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Turkish FM delivers message from President Erdogan to Nigerien leader

21 july 2020 - 17:27:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, on a working visit to Niger, on [...] Full text...

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Terrorist plan against security patrol foiled in Tunisia

21 july 2020 - 00:02:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian security Monday foiled an alleged terrorist plan by a Takfiri fighter to bomb a [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister reaffirms rejection of Haftar’s government militarization project

20 july 2020 - 21:53:46
Libyan Interior minister reaffirms rejection of Haftar’s government militarization project   Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The minister of Interior of the government [...] Full text...

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Armed bandits kill 3 officers, 15 soldiers in Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria

19 july 2020 - 19:23:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Three officers and 15 soldiers of the Nigerian Army’s Special Forces were killed on Saturday by [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 'Troops kill 10 Boko Haram/ISWAP commanders, other terrorists in Northeast Nigeria'

19 july 2020 - 11:11:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Sunday said that its troops killed 10 top Boko Haram /Islamic [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight military dev'ts, meeting between Egyptian president and elders of Libyan tribes

18 july 2020 - 18:56:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Military developments in Libya with preparations and mobilization by both sides of the conflict in the [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian President Ghazouani receives in audience "Barkhane" force commander

17 july 2020 - 23:28:33
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, Friday held talks with the visiting commander of the [...] Full text...

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Late Nigerian first female combat helicopter pilot for burial at National Military Cemetery, Abuja

17 july 2020 - 18:11:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday announced that the remains of late Flying Officer, Tolulope [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian President Ghazouani pleads for cancellation of Africa’s debt

16 july 2020 - 23:59:11
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, current chairman of the G5 Sahel, Thursday pleaded for the [...] Full text...

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Twelve people killed in attacks on villages of central Mali

16 july 2020 - 15:09:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twelve people were killed on Tuesday in two separate attacks by suspected terrorists on villages in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: CAF experts participate in global COVID-19 security meeting

16 july 2020 - 12:10:21
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A team of experts, led by the Head of Safety and Security of the Confederation of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari, Air Chief mourn death of nation's first female combat helicopter pilot

15 july 2020 - 14:10:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that he received with “deep pain”, the passing of Flying [...] Full text...

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Trial of alleged Malian terrorist opens at ICC

15 july 2020 - 11:12:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, a suspected Malian terrorist accused [...] Full text...

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Tunisian security officials arrest two suspected terrorists

15 july 2020 - 09:58:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -  Tunisian security units arrested two suspected terrorists on Tuesday in Bekalta town, 183 km south of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: The President of the High Council of Communication escapes terrorist attack

13 july 2020 - 16:24:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the High Council of Communication of Burkina Faso, Mathias Takoano, on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AI calls for protection of health workers by govts in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic

13 july 2020 - 16:09:16
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) has said that governments must be held accountable for the deaths of people [...] Full text...

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Haftar announces conditions for full reopening of ports and oil fields in Libya

12 july 2020 - 10:55:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan national army led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar announced here Saturday conditions for the full [...] Full text...

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Fight against terrorism must be conducted with strict respect for human rights, EU Delegation

10 july 2020 - 18:46:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  The European Union Delegation in Burkina Faso said here Friday the fight against terrorism must [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso slams Human Rights Watch report, says its military personnel are true professionals

10 july 2020 - 15:42:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government has reaffirmed the professionalism of its military, following the release on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Inter-communal violence, terrorist attacks inflame tensions in West Africa: Chambas

09 july 2020 - 22:27:58
New York, US (PANA) - Inter-communal violence and persistent attacks by extremists continue to undermine peace and security across West [...] Full text...

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Organization foils planned terrorist attacks in Tunisia

09 july 2020 - 16:22:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The National Unit for Research into Terrorist Crimes in Tunisia has foiled a planned terrorist attacks [...] Full text...

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US concerned with allegations of summary executions in Burkina Faso

08 july 2020 - 22:53:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The US embassy here Wednesday said it was deeply concerned with allegations of summary executions [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists kill 23 Nigerian soldiers in ambush reprisal attack

08 july 2020 - 18:15:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – After celebrating the killing of 17 Boko Haram/Islamic State's West African Province terrorists “and their collaborators” [...] Full text...

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Malian armed forces apprehend 15 terrorists in central Mali

08 july 2020 - 15:51:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A detachment of the Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) on Tuesday apprehended 15 terrorists in Kouroukanda, Mopti [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe President calls on his countrymen to unite against terrorism

07 july 2020 - 11:52:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Monday condemned the killing of Pensa Mayor [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe political leaders grieve the death of mayor in terror attack

07 july 2020 - 10:47:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  Burkina Faso's political leaders have expressed their sadness at the death on Monday of Pensa [...] Full text...

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Terrorist groups must not be allowed to exploit ‘fragilities’ caused by COVID-19 pandemic

07 july 2020 - 06:01:40
New York, US (PANA) - As COVID-19 continues to disrupt the world’s health systems, economies and local communities, the UN [...] Full text...

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Fifteen people, including mayor, killed in centre-north Burkina Faso

06 july 2020 - 22:46:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Gunmen Monday killed the mayor and custom chief of Pensa here, El Hadj Souleymane Zabré, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Defense and security forces have been strengthened, says PM

06 july 2020 - 15:41:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Defense and Security Forces of Burkina Faso have been strengthened as part of the [...] Full text...

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Unidentified gunmen kill 4 people in minibus attack in central Mali

06 july 2020 - 14:58:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four civilians were killed, another wounded and four missing on Sunday in an attack on a [...] Full text...

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Members of Daech terrorism cell arrested in western Libya

06 july 2020 - 14:50:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A cell belonging to the Organization of the Islamic State (Daech) has been dismantled after control [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari condemns Boko Haram shooting of UN helicopter in which two civilians on ground died

06 july 2020 - 10:18:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned what he called "the dastardly attack on UN aid helicopter in [...] Full text...

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MINUSMA chief deeply concerned by killings and summary executions in central Mali

04 july 2020 - 16:36:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The special representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Mali, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, Saturday expressed deep [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Alleged terrorist, planning attacks with toxic products arrested

03 july 2020 - 23:43:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A ’Takfirist’ fighter belonging to the terrorist organization, Islamic State (Daech), has been arrested by the [...] Full text...

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U.S. wants to help Tunisia train a new generation of security forces

03 july 2020 - 16:57:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia, Donald Blome, said his country is committed to helping Tunisia train [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Military says airstrikes destroy Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists' meeting venue, killing several

03 july 2020 - 12:45:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Armed Forces on Friday said the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has [...] Full text...

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Unidentified gunmen kill around 30 people in four central Mali villages

03 july 2020 - 10:08:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  About 30 people were killed by unidentified gunmen who simultaneously attacked four Dogons villages on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Penticostal church says 8,370 of its members, eight pastors killed by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists

02 july 2020 - 17:57:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The EYN Church says it lost over 8,370 members to Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa [...] Full text...

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UNESCO urges caution over fraudulent African artefacts sold in its name

02 july 2020 - 06:23:03
Paris, France (PANA) -  The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has revealed the existence of an illicit trafficking [...] Full text...

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Resource mobilization for the development of the G5 Sahel area continues

01 july 2020 - 15:11:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The mobilization of resources for the development of the G5 Sahel area will continue, the [...] Full text...

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Terrorism: Displaced persons begin to return home in Sahel region

01 july 2020 - 15:01:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Rising from their meeting on Tuesday in Nouakchott, Mauritania, with French President, Emmanuel Macron, the [...] Full text...

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One killed, four others taken hostage by armed men in northern Mali

01 july 2020 - 10:08:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  A man was killed and four others, including a pregnant woman, were taken hostage by armed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Insecurity, COVID-19 cause for concern in Mauritania

30 june 2020 - 22:50:35
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The summit of G5 Sahel heads of state here Tuesday expressed deep concern with the security [...] Full text...

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"Survie" criticizes French military intervention in fight against terrorism in Sahel

30 june 2020 - 22:07:26
Paris, France (PANA) - The Survie Association Tuesday criticized the presence of French forces in the Barkane operation under the [...] Full text...

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French President Emmanuel Macron attends G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott

30 june 2020 - 13:15:30
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -  Mauritanian capital Nouakchott is hosting a G5 Sahel heads of state summit on Tuesday, attended by [...] Full text...

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Mauritius introduces bill against money laundering, financing terrorism

30 june 2020 - 12:22:35
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Financial Services and Good Governance minister Mahen Seeruttun, on Tuesday, told Parliament that the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso soldier killed, 20 suspected terrorists shot dead in the north of the country

30 june 2020 - 09:53:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's army says it killed about 20 suspected terrorists in the northern city of [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel–France Summit: Burkinabe president Kabore in Nouakchott

29 june 2020 - 19:16:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabe president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, will Tuesday, 30 June, 2020, take part in [...] Full text...

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Oil interests in Libyan conflict resurface with presence of mercenaries in oil sites (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

28 june 2020 - 20:30:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya’s huge oil resources which are at the origin of foreign interference have brought to the [...] Full text...

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A dozen killed in northern Burkina Faso

28 june 2020 - 18:11:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A dozen people, including four women, were killed in the localities of Sollé and Ingané [...] Full text...

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AU commends Transitional Government of Sudan on addressing multiple challenges

27 june 2020 - 10:13:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has commended the Transitional [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: President Ghazouani enquires about Senegalese counterpart on self-confinement

26 june 2020 - 23:45:25
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani Friday inquired about the state of health of his Senegalese [...] Full text...

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Germany grants financial aid to Niger to improve security measures

26 june 2020 - 16:53:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Federal Republic of Germany, on Friday, granted Niger financial aid of CFAF 524,765,000 to serve [...] Full text...

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Losing momentum in Libya, France wants to play its all-out battle to preserve a place

26 june 2020 - 15:03:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In recent days, French President Emmanuel Macron made numerous media statements on the situation in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Malian defence forces neutralise six terrorists

25 june 2020 - 14:16:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six terrorists were neutralized and around twenty captured on Tuesday near Nyan village, in Bandiagara district [...] Full text...

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Arab foreign ministers attached to Libya’s unity, integrity and sovereignty

23 june 2020 - 22:30:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The League of Arab States Tuesday resolved to commit itself to “the unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity, [...] Full text...

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A dozen suspected terrorists arrested in Tunisia

23 june 2020 - 16:11:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian gendarmerie, in the region of Binzerte (North), have arrested 13 "takfiri" elements, [...] Full text...

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GNA, US agree to end foreign interference in Libya - Bachagha

23 june 2020 - 14:19:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior minister Fathi Bachagha has said that the meeting held on Monday in Zouara (120 [...] Full text...

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''OIC Gambia-acquired equipment will enhance police public order management capacity', says Police IG

22 june 2020 - 18:40:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia O.I.C. Secretariat (Oicgambia) on Monday facilitated the presentation of 900 pieces of security gadgets [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj, AFRICOM commander discuss fight against terrorism

22 june 2020 - 18:22:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, discussed [...] Full text...

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Trial of Rwandan terrorism suspects resumes before military court

22 june 2020 - 13:47:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The trial of 32 suspected terrorists led by retired officer of Rwandan army, Major Habib Mudathiru, [...] Full text...

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Libya invokes UN Security Council resolution In response to Egyptian president al-Sissi's military intervention threat

22 june 2020 - 11:10:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mohamed al-Gueblawi on Sunday reminded the international community that UN Security Council [...] Full text...

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Is Egyptian president al-Sissi looking for 'casus belli' with threat of direct military intervention in Libya? (A PANA News Analysis by Youssef Ba)

21 june 2020 - 19:13:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattal al-Sissi's threat of direct military intervention in Libya, two weeks after announcing [...] Full text...

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Prefect of abducted northern Malian town released

21 june 2020 - 14:48:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Sidya Coulibali, the central prefect of the circle of Diré, in Mali's northern region of Timbuktu, [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight struggles between intervening countries in Libya, judicial protection of Libyan assets abroad

20 june 2020 - 18:56:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The struggle by foreign countries to play the bigger role in restoring peace in Libya was [...] Full text...

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Terrorist sentenced to 48 years in prison in Tunisia

20 june 2020 - 10:57:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Criminal Chamber trying terrorism cases at the Tunis Court of First Instance has sentenced "terrorist" [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council wants top UN rights official to take action on racist violence

20 june 2020 - 07:53:52
New York, US (PANA) - UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet, is to spearhead efforts to address systemic racism against [...] Full text...

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Kabore says Burkina Faso is 'in a war situation'

19 june 2020 - 15:40:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is in a state of war against terrorism, President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré [...] Full text...

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Barkane Force neutralize jihadists in northern Mali

19 june 2020 - 12:48:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The French Barkane Force, deployed in the Sahel to lead a crusade against terrorism, announced in [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: President Kaboré praises resilience of Sahel populations to terrorism

18 june 2020 - 22:29:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Thursday hailed the resilience of populations in Djibo [...] Full text...

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France thanks US for eliminating AQMI leader in Mali

18 june 2020 - 21:04:54
Paris, France (PANA) - France Thursday commended the United States intelligent services for providing information to French forces to eliminate [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military says its airstrikes killed several “high-value” Boko Haram leaders and fighters in Northeast Nigeria

18 june 2020 - 17:21:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that its airstrikes have killed several “high-value” Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Two sub-prefects kidnapped by unidentified armed men in Mali

18 june 2020 - 15:33:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Sub-prefects of Dangha and Diré in Timbuktu region, northeast Mali, were abducted by unidentified armed men [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State, Pompeo, Nigeria's Foreign Minister discuss bilateral relations

17 june 2020 - 16:53:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States Secretary of State, Mr Michael Pompeo, has called Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr [...] Full text...

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Mali observes three-day national mourning for soldiers killed in last Sunday's terrorist attack

17 june 2020 - 10:49:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Wednesday began a three-day national mourning in tribute to at least 24 soldiers killed [...] Full text...

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