World Bank announces Dione as Vice President of MENA region
17 april 2024 - 18:13:45Washington, USA (PANA) - The World Bank has appointed Ousmane Dione as the new Vice President for the Middle East [...] Full text...
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Washington, USA (PANA) - The World Bank has appointed Ousmane Dione as the new Vice President for the Middle East [...] Full text...
New World Bank programme expands access to electricity in Ethiopia
04 april 2024 - 08:04:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A new World Bank programme is set to strengthen and expand the electricity network, improve [...] Full text...
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IDA provides $340 million to enhance livelihoods of 3 million Ethiopians drought prone lowlands
30 march 2024 - 08:47:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopians living in climate-affected lowlands of the country will receive new support, thanks to a [...] Full text...
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Climate Action in Ethiopia: Acting now to build resilience and leverage opportunities
29 february 2024 - 13:05:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A new World Bank report finds that annual average losses to gross domestic product (GDP) [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia's Tigray region lags behind in post-conflict recovery
20 february 2024 - 14:58:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray is lagging behind in its efforts to recover from conflict, [...] Full text...
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Brazil donates food, water purifiers to refugees in Ethiopian region
19 february 2024 - 07:39:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Brazil has donated food assistance and water purifiers to support refugees and host communities residing [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN refugee agency chief calls for more support for people fleeing Sudan war
01 february 2024 - 05:32:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has concluded a three-day visit to Ethiopia, [...] Full text...
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Russia delivers 25,000 tonnes of wheat in humanitarian aid to Mali via port of Conakry
19 january 2024 - 17:10:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 25,000 tonnes of Russian wheat were delivered to Mali by sea through the [...] Full text...
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UN chief hopes for 'peaceful, constructive' dialogue over Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU
11 january 2024 - 05:59:42New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed the hope that all parties in the growing dispute [...] Full text...
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Impunity fuelling abuses in Horn of Africa, says Human Rights Watch
11 january 2024 - 05:14:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Horn of Africa governments grappled with rampant wartime atrocities and humanitarian crises throughout 2023 with meager [...] Full text...
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AU calls for 'mutual respect' in brewing diplomatic row over Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU
04 january 2024 - 15:42:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has called for "calm and mutual respect" to de-escalate the simmering [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister welcomes return of embassies to Tripoli
03 january 2024 - 19:42:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the government of national unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Wednesday welcomed the [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Somalia condemns 'absurd' Ethiopia, Somaliland MoU on Ehiopia's access to Red Sea
02 january 2024 - 14:29:30Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia's leaders on Tuesday condemned the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Ethiopia and Somaliland under which [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia signs 'historic' MoU with Somaliland to secure access to the sea
02 january 2024 - 07:42:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia and Somaliland on Monday signed a "historic" Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Addis Ababa under which [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Morocco enters tournament as highest ranked team
21 december 2023 - 15:54:42Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco will go for next month's TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire 2023, as the [...] Full text...
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Libyan army arrests smugglers, 120 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa
20 november 2023 - 11:58:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Several smugglers and 120 illegal migrants of African nationalities, lost in the middle of the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Deadly spiral of violence continues as Khartoum calls for 'immediate termination' of UN mission
17 november 2023 - 06:35:57New York, US (PANA) - The war between rival militaries in Sudan, which has been raging for over seven months [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA World Cup: Africa's hopeful ready for tough qualifying marathon
15 november 2023 - 11:52:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's marathon 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign kicks off on Wednesday, 15 November, with 40 nations [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC: Eritrea pulls out of qualifying matches
12 november 2023 - 07:07:22Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - FIFA and CAF have confirmed that the Eritrean National Football Federation has withdrawn from the FIFA [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US welcomes 'significant progress' in peace process but 'challenges remain'
03 november 2023 - 10:30:14Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has welcomed the significant progress made in the past year on the implementation of [...] Full text...
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World Bank partners with South Sudan to strengthen Central Bank's institutional capacity
18 october 2023 - 07:05:37Juba, South Sudan (PANA) — A new, first of its kind project in South Sudan will support the institutional strengthening [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia crisis: Victims ‘left in limbo’ as Ethiopia rights probe mandate ends
14 october 2023 - 08:00:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN-mandated Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia on Friday released a harrowing report on [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly elects 15 new members to Human Rights Council
10 october 2023 - 18:03:16New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human [...] Full text...
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WFP resumes ‘vital’ food distributions to refugees across Ethiopia
10 october 2023 - 06:10:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has begun rolling out food distributions to nearly 900,000 refugees [...] Full text...
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Atrocity crimes still being committed in Ethiopia, UN experts warn
04 october 2023 - 05:40:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts are warning that there is “an overwhelming risk” atrocity crimes [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Epidemics hit Sudanese already exasperated by war (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
29 september 2023 - 10:00:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - While warplanes and mortars are hitting Khartoum inhabitants with fire from above, environmental degradation, brought by [...] Full text...
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UNGA78: Horn of Africa nations urge global solidarity and real reform
24 september 2023 - 07:03:33New York, US (PANA) - As the UN General Assembly’s general debate continued on Saturday, Horn of Africa nations made [...] Full text...
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FIFA ranking for Africa: Morocco stay top, Guinea Bissau improve
21 september 2023 - 18:11:59Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has officially published its quarterly rankings with some interesting moves for African teams on the [...] Full text...
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Burundi among 20 countries most vulnerable to climate change in the world
20 september 2023 - 14:20:16Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi is one of the 20 countries in the world most vulnerable to climate change, the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Nearly one year after ceasefire, UN experts warn of ongoing atrocities
18 september 2023 - 15:04:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly one year since the signing of an agreement to cease hostilities in Ethiopia, atrocities, war crimes [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Military leader visits Uganda
16 september 2023 - 09:18:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Presidency of the Republic on Saturday said Sudan’s Military leader, General Abdul Fatah Al Burhan, left [...] Full text...
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Eritrea dismisses Amnesty's 'flawed' report on Eritrean Defence Forces' war crimes in Ethiopia
06 september 2023 - 11:02:37New York, US (PANA) - Eritrea has dismissed a report by Amnesty International that the Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed [...] Full text...
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Eritrean soldiers committed crimes against humanity in Ethiopia - Rights group
05 september 2023 - 10:18:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity in the [...] Full text...
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AfDB, Eritrea strengthen partnership for growth
02 september 2023 - 11:34:50Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Eritrea on Friday strengthened their partnership to support the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan's military head vows to continue fight against paramilitary group
28 august 2023 - 12:08:55Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military leader, Lieutenant General Abdul Fatah al Burhan, has vowed to continue fighting the paramilitary [...] Full text...
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Amhara Conflict: Ethiopia shaken by a new, growing rebellion in Amhara (News feature)
18 august 2023 - 11:45:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two weeks after irregular militia fighters called the Fano seized several towns and cities in [...] Full text...
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World Bank supports Ethiopia to expand access to education, nutrition services, build social cohesion
01 august 2023 - 06:29:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia and the World Bank have signed a financing agreement for the [...] Full text...
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Addis-Djibouti corridor to get major upgrade
21 july 2023 - 06:17:04Washington DC, US (PANA) - The Addis-Djibouti corridor, a vital trade route and lifeline for Ethiopia's 120 million people, will [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Neighbouring countries urge warring sides to end war
13 july 2023 - 21:27:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's neighbours, who met in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Thursday to deliberate on how to [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA World Cup: Africa preliminary qualifiers draw officially conducted
13 july 2023 - 20:45:00Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, CAF, on Thursday conducted the official draw of the FIFA World [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Egypt hosts meeting on ending the war
13 july 2023 - 14:37:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Egypt on Thursday hosted a one-day summit meeting that brought together several leaders aimed at ending [...] Full text...
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UN experts urge Ethiopia to halt mass deportation of Eritreans
13 july 2023 - 12:09:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN experts on Thursday condemned Ethiopia's summary expulsion of hundreds of Eritreans at the end of [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Rights group urges Sudan's neighbours to provide safe passage to those fleeing
06 july 2023 - 09:35:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Sudan’s neighbours must immediately lift entry restrictions for individuals fleeing the conflict in the country [...] Full text...
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Chairman of Libyan Council invited to Summit of Sudan's Neighbouring Countries in Egypt
05 july 2023 - 18:50:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has received an invitation from the Egyptian [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC: FIFA release pots for African draw
02 july 2023 - 10:58:02Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, have released the pots for the African draws ahead of the [...] Full text...
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Latest FIFA Ranking for Africa
29 june 2023 - 13:09:44Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following is the latest FIFA World Ranking for African countries released on Tuesday. 1 Morocco 2 Senegal 3 [...] Full text...
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Around 60 million in urgent humanitarian need in Horn of Africa
27 june 2023 - 06:05:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Climate, armed conflict, high food prices and post-COVID-19 economic fall-out have caused record food insecurity [...] Full text...
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CAF kicks off third Club Licensing Online Platform regional workshop in Tanzania
24 may 2023 - 06:11:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following the successful launch of CAF Club Licensing Online Platform (CLOP) workshop series in [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: New vice president says he is not for any side in the fighting
20 may 2023 - 16:11:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan’s new civilian Vice President, Malik Aggar, on Saturday stressed he accepted the job only to [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Hundreds missing in Sudan fighting (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
17 may 2023 - 12:15:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A knock at the door and men dressed in plain clothes, with weapons quite visible in [...] Full text...
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Reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
10 may 2023 - 20:38:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – In more than one interview with foreign news media outlets they persistently asked me, as an [...] Full text...
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WFP pauses food distribution in Ethiopia following ‘significant diversion’ of aid
05 may 2023 - 05:23:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Ethiopia has said it is “deeply concerned” over reports [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN, partners launch $445 million plan to ease crisis
05 may 2023 - 05:15:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With 860,000 people projected to flee the fighting in Sudan for neighbouring countries, the UN refugee [...] Full text...
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Press Freedom Index 2023 : Libya drops six places to 149th
03 may 2023 - 19:08:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya fell six places to 149th in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) press freedom index for [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US hails 'significant progress' on implementation of peace agreement
02 may 2023 - 19:32:57Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Tuesday commended the Ethiopian government and Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) for the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan's warring parties agree seven-day ceasefire 'in principle'
02 may 2023 - 17:25:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's warring parties have agreed to a seven-day ceasefire "in principle", effective Thursday when the current [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US Secretary of State speaks to Kenyan, Comorian presidents on ending the fighting
02 may 2023 - 06:56:58Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday spoke with Kenyan President, William Ruto and [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Fighting rages on as war of the generals enters third week
29 april 2023 - 11:15:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As the war in Sudan between two rival generals enters its third week, residents in the [...] Full text...
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Sudan fighting: The stakes are high for the whole of Africa - UN
28 april 2023 - 18:14:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A turbulent transition to civilian rule has been underway in Sudan since the ouster of former [...] Full text...
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ROUNDUP: Sudan conflict: Tens of thousands on the move; spectre of ethnic clashes, hunger draws closer
28 april 2023 - 17:40:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians in Sudan, including scores of internally displaced people and refugees, are scrambling for safety and [...] Full text...
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New settlement opens for latest Somali refugees in Ethiopia
12 april 2023 - 08:45:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As part of his “solidarity visit” to Somalia on Tuesday in the midst of the [...] Full text...
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FIFA Rankings - Nigeria slips to lowest position in 4 years
07 april 2023 - 10:14:00Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The fortunes of Nigeria's senior men's football team has plummeted the more as the Super Eagles [...] Full text...
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AfDB to build 30 MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant in Dekemhare, Eritrea
07 april 2023 - 05:19:06Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), through the African Development Fund (ADF), will finance the construction [...] Full text...
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Water security is key for development, stability in South Sudan: WB report
28 march 2023 - 06:39:21Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The dramatic flood events of the past four years are a stark reminder of the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: PM appoints senior TPLF executive Getachew head of Tigray Interim Regional Administration
23 march 2023 - 11:14:57Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has appointed Getachew Reda, a key member of the [...] Full text...
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UN agencies, partners seek $116 million to support Somalis escaping violence
23 march 2023 - 05:20:48Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - UN agencies and partners are seeking $116 million to support Somalis escaping violence that erupted last month in the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopia rejects 'inflammatory', 'unwarranted' US statement on 'all parties' committing war crimes'
21 march 2023 - 13:46:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has rejected a statement by the US Secretary of State that says all [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: 'All parties' sides committed war crimes, says US Secretary of State
21 march 2023 - 06:00:23Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blonken says all parties to the two-year-long Ethiopian conflict committed [...] Full text...
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Sudan, Eritrea underline need for closer coordination
13 march 2023 - 15:14:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Asias Afwerki of Eritrea and the visiting Sudanese vice president of the Sovereign Council, Lt [...] Full text...
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Sudan and Eritrea underline need for closer coordination
13 march 2023 - 15:10:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Asias Afwerki of Eritrea and visiting Sudanese Vice President of the Sovereign Council, Lt Gen. [...] Full text...
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Sudanese official visits Eritrea
13 march 2023 - 08:03:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Vice President, Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, has left Khartoum for Asmara to meet President Asias Afwerki [...] Full text...
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UNHCR to evacuate 150 asylum seekers from Libya to Rwanda
11 march 2023 - 14:28:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 150 asylum seekers and refugees were evacuated to Rwanda from Libya on the [...] Full text...
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Eritrea: human rights situation remains dire amid complete impunity
07 march 2023 - 05:44:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The human rights situation in Eritrea remains dire against of backdrop of “complete” impunity for State [...] Full text...
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Sudan welcomes return of Eritrea to IGAD
10 february 2023 - 18:52:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Friday welcomed the refurbishment of the membership of Eritrea within the Inter-Government Authority on [...] Full text...
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Eritrean President arrives in Kenya
09 february 2023 - 10:53:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has arrived in Nairobi for a series of diplomatic engagements with his [...] Full text...
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UNHCR chief urges support for refugees and displaced in Ethiopia after peace deal
08 february 2023 - 10:04:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to [...] Full text...
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Russian Foreign Minister expected in Mali on Monday
04 february 2023 - 12:13:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is expected in Bamako on Monday for a 48-hour visit to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy, TPLF leader Tadesse lead delegatons for first high level talks
03 february 2023 - 18:35:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Top officials of the Ethiopian government and Tigray People's Liberation Front (TLLF) on Friday held [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US commends commiment of government, TPLF to peace agreement
03 february 2023 - 06:22:16Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has commended the Ethiopian government and rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) for [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US Secretary of State welcomes ongoing withdrawal of Eritrean soldiers
22 january 2023 - 06:34:31Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has noted that Eritrean soldiers are withdrawing from northern Ethiopia [...] Full text...
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Rights group says conflicts, violence threaten rights in Africa
13 january 2023 - 10:13:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African leaders failed to tackle widespread abuses against civilians by state security forces and non-state armed [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US applauds launch of AU's Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mission
31 december 2022 - 06:45:26Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has applauded the signing and launch of the African Union’s Monitoring, Verification and [...] Full text...
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2022 Year in Review: Some 100 million displaced, ‘a record that should never have been set’
26 december 2022 - 06:21:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some 100 million people were forced to leave their homes in 2022, the UN High Commissioner [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian conflict: US Secretary of State welcomes implementation of peace agreement
14 december 2022 - 06:21:29Washington, D.C., (PANA) - The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday welcomed progress made on the implementation of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR ramps up assistance to refugees, displaced families in northern Ethiopia
12 december 2022 - 05:52:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it has stepped up assistance to conflict-affected populations in Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...
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WHO: Despite continued impact of COVID-19, malaria cases, deaths remained stable in 2021
08 december 2022 - 12:20:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries around the world largely held the line against further setbacks to malaria prevention, testing and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US says Pretoria agreement remains best chance for peace
03 december 2022 - 08:06:54Washington, DC, US (PANA) - As the peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) [...] Full text...
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UNHCR evacuates 120 refugees from Libya to Italy
01 december 2022 - 13:11:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 120 people were evacuated on Wednesday on a charter flight from Libya to Italy, the [...] Full text...
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Tackling emerging antimalarial drug resistance in Africa
17 november 2022 - 17:56:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO is launching Thursday a new strategy to respond to the urgent problem of antimalarial drug [...] Full text...
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Sudan battles dengue fever
11 november 2022 - 12:02:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's Ministry of Health says its efforts are helping to control the spread of dengue fever [...] Full text...
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New milestone in battle against illegal, unregulated fishing
08 november 2022 - 05:00:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global action to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has intensified, the Food and Agriculture Organization said [...] Full text...
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IGAD experts discuss agricultural development, call for more action and resources mobilization
02 november 2022 - 15:29:20Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African development grouping, IGAD, on Wednesday concluded a two-day regional dialogue in Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Peace talks enter the second day
26 october 2022 - 05:07:52Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The African Union (AU)-led peace talks in South Africa to end the conflict in the Tigray [...] Full text...
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Sudan military coup: Nice western grin converted into menacing grim
25 october 2022 - 17:21:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In yet a new warning to the rulers in the Sudan, the United States administration has [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group calls for protection of civilians
25 october 2022 - 06:27:26Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Parties to the ongoing conflict in northern Ethiopia must protect civilians amid intensifying hostilities in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Government forces 'continue to take control of urban centres' in Tigray region
24 october 2022 - 10:32:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) says it has continued to "take control of major [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US Secretary of State welcomes announcement of AU-led negotiations to resolve conflict
22 october 2022 - 07:22:14Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States welcomes the planned launch of African Union-led peace talks next week between [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: AU-led peace talks set for Monday in South Africa
20 october 2022 - 10:49:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU)-led peace talks to end the bloody fighting between the Ethiopian government [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray conflict is a health crisis for 6 million people: WHO chief
20 october 2022 - 05:26:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) urged the international community and the media on [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US reiterates call for ceasefire
18 october 2022 - 07:56:06Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has again called for a ceasefire in the fighting between Ethiopian government forces [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 2: Ethiopian conflict: UN chief warns conflict is 'spiralling out of control'
17 october 2022 - 17:51:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday that the situation in Ethiopia, where the Government [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: Government announes 'defensive measures' to safeguard territorial integrity
17 october 2022 - 12:37:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Government on Monday announced "defensive measures" to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: AU reiterates call for immediate, unconditional ceasefire
17 october 2022 - 06:42:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has "strongly" called for [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief ‘gravely concerned’ by escalation in fighting across Tigray
16 october 2022 - 07:15:56New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has expressed grave concern over the escalation of fighting in the Tigray [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US reiterates calls for 'immediate' ceasefire in fighting
15 october 2022 - 05:14:54Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Friday reiterated calls for a ceasefire in northern Ethiopia where government forces [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Six Western countries call on Ethiopia, Tigray rebels to cease hostilities
12 october 2022 - 16:51:28Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Six Western countries on Wednesday called on the government of Ethiopia and the rebel Tigray [...] Full text...
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Twelve countries elected to serve new terms on Human Rights Council
12 october 2022 - 05:45:04New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly elected 12 new countries, including Algeria, Morocco, and South Africa to [...] Full text...
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Rights group supports extension of mandate of Ethiopia's human rights commission
10 october 2022 - 11:21:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Amnesty International has thrown its weight behind the decision of the United Nations Human Rights [...] Full text...
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Fight against human trafficking must be strengthened in Ethiopia’s wartorn north
04 october 2022 - 06:46:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Throughout Ethiopia’s Tigray, Afar and Amhar regions, women and girls are becoming increasingly vulnerable to abduction [...] Full text...
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Sahel security crisis ‘poses a global threat’, Guterres warns
23 september 2022 - 05:14:24New York, US (PANA) - Rising insecurity, including the proliferation of terrorist and other non-State armed groups, coupled with political [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: IGAD welcomes Ethiopia parties' commitment to ceasefire and mediation
13 september 2022 - 09:33:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the East African development grouping, has welcomed recent Ethiopian steps to return [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian conflict: US welcomes TPLF's readiness to participate in AU-led talks
13 september 2022 - 05:51:08Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the statement of the Ethiopian regional government in Tigray indicating [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US reiterates calls for ceasefire
07 september 2022 - 06:35:54Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has reiterated its concern about the renewed fighting in Ethiopia and called on [...] Full text...
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WHO warns of disease threat amid Horn of Africa drought
18 august 2022 - 05:26:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday highlighted the need to support millions [...] Full text...
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Project launched to enhance investment climate in 11 refugee hosting African countries
21 july 2022 - 05:43:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Intergovernmental Authority on [...] Full text...
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UNHCR, WHO join hands to improve access to health for refugees in Sudan
17 july 2022 - 05:19:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) have signed [...] Full text...
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95 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya to Italy
01 july 2022 - 15:59:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 95 asylum seekers and refugees were evacuated on Friday via a flight organized [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia still in grip of spreading violence, hate speech and aid - Rights experts
01 july 2022 - 05:23:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-appointed rights investigators announced on Thursday that they’ve launched a probe into an alleged massacre of [...] Full text...
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Libya hosts preparatory meeting for CEN-SAD Extraordinary Summit
15 june 2022 - 15:26:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Mangouch, on Wednesday chaired a meeting [...] Full text...
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Mediterranean sea journeys for migrants have grown more deadly: UNHCR
10 june 2022 - 18:10:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Migrants who risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean to Europe on flimsy boats often piloted [...] Full text...
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Libya 'determined' to host an extraordinary CEN-SAD Summit this month
03 june 2022 - 11:08:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is determined to host an extraordinary summit of the heads of state and government of [...] Full text...
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Monkeypox transmission may have gone undetected ‘for some time’ - WHO chief
02 june 2022 - 06:30:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the head of the [...] Full text...
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US slams Eritrean minister, urges freedom of speech
28 may 2022 - 19:01:25Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - The United States has urged Eritrea to allow citizens to exercise freedom of speech and urged [...] Full text...
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Libya's press freedom ranked 143 in 2022, jumps 22 places from 2021's spot
03 may 2022 - 20:02:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya made a significant leap, moving up 22 places to 143 in the 2022 World Press [...] Full text...
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Media watchdog cites arbitrary censorship, especially on internet, in Africa
03 may 2022 - 13:58:09Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Despite a wave of liberalisation in the 1990s in Africa, there are still, too often, cases [...] Full text...
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Several sub-Saharan refugees in Tunis demand =evacuation to other countries
20 april 2022 - 13:09:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several refugees from sub-Saharan countries have been taking part in a sit-in in front of the [...] Full text...
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World Bank supports Ethiopians affected by conflict
13 april 2022 - 22:30:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a US$300 million International Development Association (IDA) grant for the [...] Full text...
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African Development Fund gives $5.5 million for energy project in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan
11 april 2022 - 05:37:02Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a $5.5 million [...] Full text...
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195 illegal migrants kidnapped by gang in Beni Walid in southwestern Libya released
10 april 2022 - 13:18:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 195 illegal migrants, including 23 women and two children, were freed by a [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group laids Addis Ababa's humanitarian truce
27 march 2022 - 05:31:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Amnesty International has lauded the humanitarian truce announced by the Ethiopian Federal Government in the [...] Full text...
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President Ramaphosa defends Pretoria's UN abstention in Russian invasion vote
07 march 2022 - 11:45:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday defended South Africa's decision to abstain on the UN [...] Full text...
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UNHCR seeks US$205 million for life-saving assistance to over 1.6 million people affected by Ethiopia conflict
04 march 2022 - 12:01:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is appealing for US$205 million to deliver life-saving assistance and [...] Full text...
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Gambia to play Afcon preliminary game in Morocco due to stadium ban by CAF
21 february 2022 - 17:21:12Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has confirmed that Gambia’s AFCON preliminary game against Chad scheduled for 29 [...] Full text...
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CAF bans 23 stadiums from hosting international matches
20 february 2022 - 15:30:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has banned 23 stadiums across the continent "for not meeting [...] Full text...
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Tigray military hostilities hampering aid distribution in northern Ethiopia
18 february 2022 - 19:59:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Increasing levels of military hostilities in Tigray region, which include an airstrike reported on Atsbi [...] Full text...
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Thousands of Eritrean refugees displaced in clashes in Ethiopia’s Afar region - UNHCR
18 february 2022 - 12:33:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it is working with the Ethiopian authorities and partners to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian cisis: Rights group accuses rebel TPLF forces of murder, rape, pillage in Amhara region
16 february 2022 - 06:02:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has accused fighters affiliated with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front [...] Full text...
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Rights group says AU should focus on rights, justice at summit
04 february 2022 - 09:34:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall should ensure that civilian protection, human rights, and justice and accountability [...] Full text...
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Children, long-term refugees among population at risk of statelessness in Horn of Africa
03 february 2022 - 13:14:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) say children and long-term refugees are among populations a [...] Full text...
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109 illegal migrants rescued off Libya
22 january 2022 - 13:46:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Some 109 illegal migrants, mostly Eritreans, were Friday rescued off the coast of Libya by a ship [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Draw conducted for preliminary round
21 january 2022 - 18:40:48Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - The draw for the preliminary round of the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Eritrean refugees ‘scared and struggling to eat’ amid aid obstacles
21 january 2022 - 17:36:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - For the first time in weeks, aid teams have reached refugee camps in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Song, Amunike confirmed Preliminary Round Draw Assistants
19 january 2022 - 23:11:39Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Former Cameroon Indomitable Lions' captain, Rigobert Song, and Super Eagles' former great, Emmanuel Amunike, will be [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray aid operations ‘about to grind to a halt’, warns WFP
15 january 2022 - 05:21:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid and food distribution operations in northern Ethiopia are about “to grind to a halt” amid [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US President Biden, Ethiopian PM Abiy hold telephone conversation
11 january 2022 - 07:52:11Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden and Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy on Monday had a telephone [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Guterres calls for end to conflict after deadly attacks
11 january 2022 - 05:31:11New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday he was deeply saddened by reports that more than [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Two children killed in airstrike on Tigray refugee camp
07 january 2022 - 04:36:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday that refugees are not and [...] Full text...
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Sudanese official complains about pressure of refugees on region
05 january 2022 - 16:32:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A government official in Eastern Gadarif state has complained that the heavy presence of refugees in [...] Full text...
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Gambia among countries to be penalized by UK for refusing to accept deportees
03 january 2022 - 19:35:02Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Priti Patel, British Home Secretary, has announced plans to 'impose visa penalties' on Gambia and others [...] Full text...
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2021 Year in Review: Refugee, migrant numbers rise, despite travel curbs
29 december 2021 - 13:11:13New York, US (PANA) - Pandemic-related travel restrictions may have put a dent on international migration figures in 2021, but [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US 'gravely concerned' by new alleged rights abuses against Tigrayans
18 december 2021 - 12:55:34Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is "gravely concerned" by unconfirmed new reports alleging mass detentions, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US expresses 'grave concern' over 'egregious' rights abuses by rebels in the north
13 december 2021 - 08:39:01Washington, DC , US (PANA) - The United States has expressed grave concern about reports of alleged "egregious human rights [...] Full text...
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UN raises alarm over ‘continuing’ expulsions of asylum seekers from Libya
11 december 2021 - 08:34:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Asylum-seekers and other migrants continue to be forcefully expelled from Libya, raising concerns at the Office of [...] Full text...
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176 refugees evacuated from Libya to Rwanda by UNHCR
10 december 2021 - 19:00:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 176 vulnerable asylum seekers were evacuated from Libya on Friday on a humanitarian [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group accuses rebel Tigray forces of summarily executing civilians
10 december 2021 - 07:38:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Tigrayan forces summarily executed dozens of civilians in two towns they controlled in Ethiopia's northern Amhara [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy speaks with UN, AU, regional leaders on siuation in country
09 december 2021 - 12:30:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday held discussions on the situation in the country [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Six Western countries concerned about detention of citizens on basis of ethnicity
07 december 2021 - 06:15:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Six Western countries have expressed concern at recent reports of the Ethiopian government’s detention of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights experts call for end to violence against women in Tigray
04 december 2021 - 06:31:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have called for urgent action to end violence [...] Full text...
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Algeria, Comoros placed on US list of violators of religious freedom
18 november 2021 - 06:13:01Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has placed Algeria and Comoros on its Special Watch List for governments [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia rejects US sanctions on Eritrea
13 november 2021 - 14:35:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Government on Saturday appealed to the American government to rescind its decision to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis; US imposes sanctions on Eritrean govt, ruling party for roles in Ethiopian war
12 november 2021 - 17:17:37Washington, DC US (PANA) - The United States announced on Friday thag it is imposing sanctions against "six targets" associated [...] Full text...
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Eritrean international cycling sensation killed in road crash
09 november 2021 - 20:21:07Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - Eritrean international cycling sensation, Desiet Kidane, has died in a road accident during a training session, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Several western govts warn of increase in human toll in Tigray
07 november 2021 - 14:45:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Several Western governments, including three permanent members of the UN Security Council, have warned that the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopians continue to rally against rebels
07 november 2021 - 11:42:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Residents of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, and several cities and towns on Sunday heeded calls [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Former soldiers asked to register with the Defence Force (Eds: New lead with latest developments)
05 november 2021 - 12:56:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) on Friday asked former soldiers to register with the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis; Thousands demonstrate against rebel groups marching on Addis Ababa; nine anti-govt groups emerge (Eds: Updated)
05 november 2021 - 11:17:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Thousands of people in towns and cities in Ethiopia's Oromia Region on Friday poured into [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US urges parties to conflict to open ceasefire talks without preconditions
05 november 2021 - 05:43:46Washington DC, US (PANA) - The US on Thursday urged all parties in the Ethiopian war to open ceasefire negotiations [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights report says 'all parties' have violated human rights in 'brutal' war; PM Abiy dismisses it as false
03 november 2021 - 10:31:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A joint investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief 'extremely concerned' as Ethiopia crisis escalates
03 november 2021 - 06:19:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed extreme concern at the escalation of violence in Ethiopia [...] Full text...
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Rwanda to resume transfer of refugees caught up in Libya
29 october 2021 - 21:39:07Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Rwanda, the African Union and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have agreed to [...] Full text...
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AfDB Report predicts strong economic recovery in East Africa
28 october 2021 - 20:59:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The .African Development Bank launched the East Africa Economic Outlook 2021, reviewing the economic performance of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN forced to abort humanitarian aid flight into Tigray; US warns of financial sanctions
24 october 2021 - 11:12:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A UN humanitarian aid flight destined for the capital of the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic deaths at lowest level in nearly a year, WHO reports
13 october 2021 - 19:06:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths continue to decline, vaccine inequity persists, the head of the World Health Organization [...] Full text...
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UNHCR, IGAD host special session on displacements in Sudan, South Sudan
05 october 2021 - 12:54:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The sub-regional trade grouping, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), on [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari urges peace, stability in Ethiopia as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed begins second five-year term
04 october 2021 - 16:23:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, called for peace and stability [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM Abiy sworn in for second term
04 october 2021 - 08:39:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was on Monday sworn in for his second term after [...] Full text...
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IGAD says number of food insecure countries risen by nearly 4 million since 2019
21 september 2021 - 09:50:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African trade bloc, Inter-governmental Authority for Development (IGAD), says that an estimated 31.4 million [...] Full text...
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ECA hails Africa's leadership in climate action
17 september 2021 - 18:27:15Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has hailed the continent's leadership in climate [...] Full text...
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Eritrea pressed to free journalists, politicians held over two decades in jail
17 september 2021 - 17:31:14Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - Eritrean authorities must immediately and unconditionally release 21 journalists and politicians arrested in a sweeping crackdown [...] Full text...
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US President Biden sets new sanctions regime in response to Ethiopian crisis
17 september 2021 - 15:44:24Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In the midst of ongoing violence, abuses against civilians, and growing humanitarian plight in Ethiopia, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR reiterates calls for suffering of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopian crisis
17 september 2021 - 07:41:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reiterated its urgent call for investigations following the release [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Eritrean forces, Tigrayan militants abused Eritrean refugees - says HRW
16 september 2021 - 07:27:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Eritrean government forces and Tigrayan militias have committed killings, rape, and other grave abuses against Eritrean refugees [...] Full text...
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US expresses concern over ongoing conflict and human rights abuses in northern Ethiopia
10 september 2021 - 20:09:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United states Friday issued a statement expressing deep concern over the ongoing conflicts in Ethiopia [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy rescues 100 illegal migrants from West Africa
10 september 2021 - 18:15:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Navy on Friday rescued from drowning 100 illegal migrants whose boat was adrift 10 [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia crisis: African Union rejects ‘lethargy’ in Tigray conflict resolution
04 september 2021 - 21:45:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has rejected accusations of lethargic handling of the crisis in Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Eritrea rejects US' 'utterly baseless allegations' against its Defence Forces chief
24 august 2021 - 07:06:55Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - Eritrea has rejected the "utterly baseless allegations" by the US in which it sanctions the Chief [...] Full text...
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Eritrean military chief lands on US blacklist over Tigray violence
23 august 2021 - 20:42:02Washington, US (PANA) - Eritrean military chief, Gen. Filipos Woldeyohannes, has been slammed with economic sanctions over the human rights [...] Full text...
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FIFA U-20 WWC Qualifiers: Second-round fixtures released
22 august 2021 - 18:46:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The second round of the African qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US calls on Addis Ababa to allow humanitarian assistance into Tigray
20 august 2021 - 13:34:19Washington, US (PANA) - The U.S. is calling on the Ethiopian government to immediately allow humanitarian assistance to swiftly move [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Troops and militia rape, abduct women and girls in Tigray – new report
11 august 2021 - 12:53:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Women and girls in Tigray region were targeted for rape and other sexual violence by [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR says access restored to Tigray camps sheltering Eritrean refugees
11 august 2021 - 05:40:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid workers said on Tuesday that they have reached two refugee camps for Eritrean nationals [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian refugees in Sudan facing increasingly difficult conditions - ICRC
09 august 2021 - 13:40:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian refugees in camps in South-East Sudan are facing dire living conditions as fighting continues in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ceasefire in Tigray more urgent now than ever, says UN relief chief
07 august 2021 - 05:14:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A ceasefire in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray on humanitarian grounds is needed now more [...] Full text...
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Sudanese PM Hamdouk, US Secretary Blinken discuss armed conflict in Ethiopia
04 august 2021 - 18:41:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Secretary of the State, Antony J. Blinken, on Wednesday spoke with the Sudanese Prime [...] Full text...
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Tanzania stop Burundi to win CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup
01 august 2021 - 03:37:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Tanzania defeated Burundi 6-5 in penalty shootout in the final of the CECAFA Under-23 Challenge [...] Full text...
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Tigray fighting hampering relief operations in northern Ethiopia
30 july 2021 - 22:32:10Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Humanitarian organisations have faced serious challenges in delivering aid to the troubled Northern region of [...] Full text...
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US warns against attacks against Eritrean refugees in Tigray
28 july 2021 - 21:41:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United States said on Wednesday it was deeply concerned about reports of attacks by [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR says Eritrean refugees in Tigray caught up in conflict
28 july 2021 - 10:28:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency has expressed extreme worry about the fate of thousands of Eritrean refugees [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says 133 asylum seekers evacuated to Rwanda
19 july 2021 - 11:31:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 133 asylum seekers left Tripoli for Rwanda last Thursday on a humanitarian evacuation [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Situation in Eritrean refugee camps in Tigray deteriorating - UNHCR
16 july 2021 - 05:43:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has flagged the rapidly deteriorating situation in two [...] Full text...
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