MSF says tragic situation unfolding in South Sudan's Jonglei state

30 march 2026 - 13:15:18
Port Sudan, Sudan  (PANA) - A humanitarian disaster is unfolding in Nyatim, in Nyirol County, Jonglei state, South Sudan, humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Haitian gangs expand reach as police are accused of ‘summary executions’

25 march 2026 - 14:03:43
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (PANA) - Deadly gangs in Haiti are expanding their reach to include control over key sea and road [...] Full text...

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Organized crime and poor regulation to blame for toxic pollution threat

25 february 2026 - 16:51:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The lucrative, illegal trade and trafficking of waste products including many that are toxic could be [...] Full text...

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‘Alarming increase’ in recruitment of children into gangs in Haiti

20 february 2026 - 16:39:20
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (PANA) - There has been an “alarming increase” in the number of children being recruited into gangs in [...] Full text...

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Protecting children in war is key to lasting peace, top UN envoy warns (By Charlotte Frantz, UN News)

13 february 2026 - 07:09:20
New York, US (PANA) - After three decades of its mandate to protect children caught up in war, the UN’s [...] Full text...

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Keeping ‘hope alive for younger generations’ in Haiti as funding falters

06 february 2026 - 16:39:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Haiti is facing one of the world’s most acute humanitarian crises, driven by escalating gang violence, [...] Full text...

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Libya's Second Deputy Speaker expresses concern at attack on southern border post

01 february 2026 - 14:05:59
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The second Deputy Speaker of Libya's estern-based House of Representatives, Mesbah Douma, has expressed deep concern [...] Full text...

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Illicit weapons fuelling conflicts worldwide, officials warn

10 november 2025 - 20:33:04
New York, US (PANA) - The world is facing a cross-border “chain of violence” driven by small arms and light [...] Full text...

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Haiti is under a UN arms embargo: So why are 500,000 illegal weapons in circulation?

17 october 2025 - 20:46:09
Port-au-Prince (PANA) - Up to 500,000 illegal weapons ranging from handguns to battlefield-grade semi-automatic rifles are thought to be in [...] Full text...

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UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by deadly protests in Madagascar

09 october 2025 - 07:43:12
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed the need for dialogue in Madagascar as anti-government demonstrations [...] Full text...

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UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by deadly protests in Madagascar

08 october 2025 - 21:07:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed the need for dialogue in Madagascar as anti-government demonstrations enter [...] Full text...

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Madagascar: UN rights chief condemns ‘violent response’ from security forces

30 september 2025 - 05:29:07
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday condemned the “violent response” from security [...] Full text...

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Health and aid workers targeted in conflicts around the world, UN agency says

24 august 2025 - 06:26:17
New York, US (PANA) - From Gaza to Sudan, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to [...] Full text...

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Food for Gaza piled up in warehouses risks spoiling without Israel's green light

21 august 2025 - 07:04:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Israel's neighbouring countries, thousands of tons of food aid destined for Gaza are piling up [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says thousands killed, hundreds forcibly disappeared in two years in south-east Nigeria

13 august 2025 - 08:49:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities’ persistent failure to address the security crisis in the country’s south-east region has [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Alarm over Israeli move to deregister NGOs

06 august 2025 - 12:46:11
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Aid agencies warned on Tuesday that most partner organisations providing vital relief across Gaza will [...] Full text...

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84 illegal migrants rescued off the coast of Libya

09 july 2025 - 14:16:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 84 illegal migrants of various African nationalities attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea [...] Full text...

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Three Egyptians identified in Greece as smugglers of migrants from Libya

27 june 2025 - 16:35:13
Athens, Greece (PANA) - The Greek authorities have identified four Egyptians aged between 20 and 36 accused of smuggling hundreds [...] Full text...

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Long after the guns fall silent, conflict-related sexual violence leaves lasting scars

20 june 2025 - 06:06:46
New York, US (PANA) - Sexual violence in conflict is a tactic of war, torture and terror. It does not [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians must be able to deliver aid in Gaza, UN agencies insist

15 june 2025 - 05:33:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies have continued to stress they must be allowed to deliver aid in the Gaza [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Search for food puts lives on the line

09 june 2025 - 21:57:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip has reached “unprecedented levels of despair,” the UN [...] Full text...

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Organised crime groups increasingly embedded in gold supply chain

21 may 2025 - 04:34:53
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The global drive for renewable energy technologies has sharply increased demand for so-called critical minerals, heightening [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges US not to 'forcibly transfer' migrants to Libya

10 may 2025 - 11:35:58
New York, US (PANA) – The United States should not forcibly transfer migrants to Libya, where inhumane detention conditions are well-documented, including [...] Full text...

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825,000 children trapped as conflict rages in Sudan’s Al Fasher and Zamzam internally displaced camp

27 march 2025 - 10:00:27
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Grave violations against children have surged across Sudan’s Darfur states since the start of the [...] Full text...

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UN peace missions strained, with trust ‘in short supply’ and widening divisions

25 march 2025 - 05:39:06
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations peace operations are facing mounting challenges as conflicts become more protracted, geopolitical divisions [...] Full text...

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'Small arms weigh heavily on sustainable development'

18 march 2025 - 05:56:56
New York, US (PANA) - Among the many threats hindering sustainable development, small arms and light weapons are often overlooked. [...] Full text...

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‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief

03 march 2025 - 20:22:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan [...] Full text...

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Kenyan police officer killed in Haiti anti-gang operation

25 february 2025 - 06:23:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A Kenyan police officer serving with the Security Council-backed Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) in Haiti [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges Caribbean leaders to keep pushing for peace, climate action

20 february 2025 - 07:33:09
Bridgetown, Barbados (PANA) – Addressing Caribbean leaders meeting in Barbados on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced a potential plan [...] Full text...

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‘Robbed’ of their childhood: UNICEF warns of crisis facing Haiti’s youth

02 february 2025 - 17:50:33
Port au Prince, Haiti (PANA) - Violent clashes this week between security forces and armed groups on the outskirts of [...] Full text...

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Rights group appeals to DRC president to halt plans to execute some 170 people

08 january 2025 - 14:30:11
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has appealed to President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Only 3 per cent of UN emergency food aid getting to desperate Gazans

23 december 2024 - 17:17:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since October, when Israeli forces launched a ground offensive in northern Gaza, only three per cent [...] Full text...

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The nightmare in Gaza must stop, urges UN deputy chief

03 december 2024 - 04:41:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Describing the situation in Gaza as “appalling and apocalyptic” the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed on [...] Full text...

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Tripoli hosts Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum

17 july 2024 - 13:02:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan capital, Tripoli, is on Wednesday hosting a Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum (TMMF) aimed at with [...] Full text...

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Criminals reap $236 billion a year from forced labour: ILO

20 march 2024 - 05:28:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Forced labour is happening all over the world and it’s earning criminal gangs an astonishing $236 [...] Full text...

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Top US diplomat, Kenyan president again discuss deployment of security mission to Haiti

14 march 2024 - 09:58:35
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - For the second time in less than one week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Kenyan [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister, UK Ambassador discuss fight against illegal migration

13 march 2024 - 14:22:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's interim Minister of the Interior, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, has held talks with the British [...] Full text...

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UN an ‘unsinkable compass’ for humanity, says top EU official

13 march 2024 - 06:55:05
New York, US (PANA) - A top European Union (EU) official on Tuesday emphasised the crucial role of the United [...] Full text...

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Top US diplomat, Kenyan president discuss political and security crisis in Haiti

10 march 2024 - 12:05:22
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony  Blinken has spoken with Kenyan President William Ruto on the [...] Full text...

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Drugs online: UN-backed body offers solutions to counter narcotics surge

06 march 2024 - 07:01:52
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Drug dealers have continued to use cutting-edge digital technology, social media platforms and disinformation to sell [...] Full text...

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Kenyan church raps President Ruto over judicial independence

17 february 2024 - 22:59:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto's government must respect constitutional barriers, notably guaranteeing the independence of the judiciary [...] Full text...

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Italian Interior Minister visits Tripoli

14 february 2024 - 14:40:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantidozzi, arrived in Tripoli on Wednesday for a working [...] Full text...

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Peace is UN’s raison d’être: Guterres

07 february 2024 - 19:18:23
New York, US (PANA) - Around the globe, “peace is the missing piece” as conflicts rage, divisions grow and polarization [...] Full text...

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Global cooperation critical to combat transnational organised crime

07 december 2023 - 19:24:30
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General called for stronger action to fight the growing challenge of transnational organized [...] Full text...

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Libya calls for greater support from international community and EU to secure its borders

29 november 2023 - 20:57:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's acting Interior Minister, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, has called on the international community and the [...] Full text...

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Libya will be country most affected by Niamey's repeal of the law criminalizing migrant smuggling

28 november 2023 - 20:08:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan press agency warned on Tuesday of serious consequences of the decision by the President [...] Full text...

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Libya, Italy agree to continue cooperation to combat immigration and crime

26 october 2023 - 17:01:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan-Italian working group responsible for security affairs has reached an agreement stipulating that Italy will [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council authorises ‘historic’ support mission in Haiti

03 october 2023 - 09:08:15
New York, US (PANA) - In what is being hailed as an historic first, the UN Security Council on Monday [...] Full text...

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Mali's Minister of Foreign Affairs addresses 78th UN General Assembly

25 september 2023 - 14:45:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Last Saturday, Mali's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdoulaye Diop addressed the 78th session [...] Full text...

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UN ready to assist people affected by deadly blaze in South Africa - Guterres

01 september 2023 - 15:26:58
New York, US (PAMA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined support for South Africa in the wake of the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan anti-government protests continue, killings reported

19 july 2023 - 18:31:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police have shot dead one person and wounded scores during the first day of three days [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM announces Malta will open its airspace to Libyan airlines

22 june 2023 - 18:10:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's prime minister in the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has announced that Malta has [...] Full text...

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Libyan NGO calls on EU to review hostile policies towards migrants, refugees

21 june 2023 - 14:00:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The Libyan National Committee for Human Rights, an NGO, has urged European Union (EU) countries to [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister justifies security operation launched in western Libya

02 june 2023 - 14:09:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister and Minister of Defence in the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, [...] Full text...

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26 "terrorists" neutralised in three anti-terrorist operations in Burkina Faso

01 june 2023 - 13:49:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 26 "terrorists" were neutralized between 25 and 30 May in three operations carried [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM chairs meeting to monitor security operation in the western

01 june 2023 - 12:25:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has held a meeting with military [...] Full text...

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Top Libyan govt, seurity offiials meet to monitor security situation in Libya's west coast regions

30 may 2023 - 18:02:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top government and security offiials met here Tuesday' to monitor the situation in the west coast regions, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Defence Ministry launches second phase of security operations on western coastline

30 may 2023 - 12:30:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Defence has announced the launch of a second phase of security operations [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL says closely monitoring events in Zawiya in western Libya after an airstrike against smugglers

26 may 2023 - 18:33:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said here Friday it was closely monitoring events [...] Full text...

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Libyan government on track to eliminate power cuts after Libya's power sector boom

04 may 2023 - 18:55:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The electricity sector in Libya has been developing rapidly in recent months thanks to the efforts [...] Full text...

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Libya again accused of violations against migrants, despite heavy toll as transit country

06 april 2023 - 20:16:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The latest report of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya to the Human Rights Council on [...] Full text...

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New RSF report warns of threats to journalists in the Sahel

03 april 2023 - 14:31:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In a new report entitled "In the Skin of a Journalist in the Sahel", Reporters [...] Full text...

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AU chairperson links rise of terrorism in Africa to Libyan crisis in 2011

30 march 2023 - 15:48:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Comorian President and current Chairman of the African Union (AU), Azali Assoumani, said here Thursday [...] Full text...

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Sad and shocking story of Sudanese woman and her child who died in the Sahara

09 march 2023 - 20:26:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - International and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have recorded terrifying figures of illegal migrants who die on [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper slams misinformation war against migrants

27 january 2023 - 18:55:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A natural and complex phenomenon that affects all human populations, migration, is intimately linked to the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UK, EU, Australia Issue security alert, warn citizens against travelling to Nigeria,

20 january 2023 - 19:55:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Kingdom and Australia have asked their citizens to avoid all travels to Nigeria. In their [...] Full text...

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2022 Year In health: New Ebola and cholera outbreaks, mpox emergency, COVID-19 ‘not over’

27 december 2022 - 06:03:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In 2022 the UN warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is still a cause for global concern, [...] Full text...

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COP27: UNHCR chief urges world leaders not to forget displaced people

08 november 2022 - 09:49:33
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is urging global leaders to curb the most devastating [...] Full text...

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Libya's UN delegate urges Security Council to take more action to support stability in country

24 october 2022 - 20:04:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Taher el-Sonni, Monday welcomed signs of consensus in [...] Full text...

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UN SG's Representative in Libya deplores deep disagreements among Libyans hampering progress towards elections

24 october 2022 - 18:32:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, Monday underlined the existence of [...] Full text...

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Suspect arrested in connection with murder of 15 illegal migrants in Sabratha in western Libya

10 october 2022 - 16:47:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One suspect involved in the murder of 15 illegal migrants in the city of Sabratha (west [...] Full text...

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The organization of elections in Libya remains the greatest challenge to crisis

29 september 2022 - 18:16:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Unanimously considered as the ultimate and only solution to the crisis in Libya, the organization of elections [...] Full text...

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Libyan government announces discovery of 29 oil and 12 gas fields

15 august 2022 - 18:43:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Oil Minister Mohamed Aoun has announced the discovery of 29 new oil fields and 12 [...] Full text...

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Prime Minister reaffirms importance of elections as solution in Libya

15 august 2022 - 16:50:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba has reaffirmed that there is [...] Full text...

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African Union highlights impact of political gangs in Kenyan political campaigns

11 august 2022 - 20:56:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union election observer mission said Thursday criminal gangs attempting to zone certain regions for [...] Full text...

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'Insecurity grips Nigeria's capital, as attacks, threats by multiple groups raise serious concerns'

09 august 2022 - 10:55:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A series of attacks and threats within close proximity of Nigeris's seat of government in Abuja by [...] Full text...

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Ghana is beacon of freedom, democracy in West Africa - UK Home Secretary

01 august 2022 - 14:44:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has been lauded by United Kingdom's Home Secretary Priti Patel as a beacon of freedom [...] Full text...

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Libyan Army frees 110 Bangladeshi kidnapped by smugglers

12 july 2022 - 12:41:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Army under the Government of National Unity (GNU) has freed 110 Bangladeshi kidnapped by [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libyan Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee deplores drowning of migrants off Libya

08 july 2022 - 16:02:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan parliamentary committee on foreign affairs, Yousef Al-Agouri, has expressed his "deep [...] Full text...

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Libya News Agency takes issue with accusations by some African leaders that Libya is fuelling terrorism in region

30 may 2022 - 19:10:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan News Agency (LANA) has strongly reacted to some African leaders who, at the African [...] Full text...

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Libyan militia group threatens to sue Amnesty International for defamatory report

05 may 2022 - 12:51:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Stability Support Authority (SSA), a Libyan  state-funded security body, is threatening to sue human rights [...] Full text...

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Police foil new illegal migration operation in West Libya

04 may 2022 - 14:09:38
  Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An illegal migration operation to Europe through the Mediterranean Sea by a gang of smugglers was [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Outrage over murder of prominent doctor

28 march 2022 - 16:27:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s National Healthcare Professionals Association (NHCPA) on Monday condemned the murder of a [...] Full text...

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Blockade of pipelines at two oilfields in Libya ends

07 march 2022 - 15:28:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The blockade of two oilfields in Libya following the closure of oil pumping valves has ended, the [...] Full text...

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Force majeure declared in two oil fields in Libya after armed group closes valve

07 march 2022 - 14:16:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) announced on Sunday the imposition of a state of force [...] Full text...

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Armed groups attack, loot humanitarian warehouses leaving thousands vulnerable - Charity

24 february 2022 - 14:46:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Armed gangs in South Sudan have attacked and looted food warehouses, leaving dozens of thousand civilians [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls on international community to support Libyan-Chadian efforts to secure their borders

25 january 2022 - 19:46:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, at a meeting with [...] Full text...

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Deputy chairman Al-Kouni receives Niger's envoy-designate Isyad Kato

19 january 2022 - 17:02:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, Tuesday received the ambassador-designate of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM explores with Chadian counterpart formation of joint force to secure borders

18 december 2021 - 14:48:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, Saturday held talks with her [...] Full text...

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One dead, two injured in armed clashes in Sebha, southern Libya

14 december 2021 - 18:50:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One person was killed and two wounded when armed clashes broke out in the centre of [...] Full text...

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EU urged to take fight against illegal immigration in Libya from the sea to southern borders

17 october 2021 - 18:42:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, has stressed the need to take [...] Full text...

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Cameroon alone can’t stem illicit arms flowing into the country - Study

26 august 2021 - 17:38:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In the face of a separatist conflict and violent extremism, Cameroon must secure help from neighbouring [...] Full text...

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Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs discusses with Libyan Prosecutor accusations of mistreatment of illegal migrants

11 august 2021 - 23:02:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangoush on Wednesday reviewed with Libyan Prosecutor [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari orders rescue of 140 Bethel students as mass abduction of students undermines school enrolment

06 july 2021 - 23:05:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -  President Muhammadu Buhari Monday lamented the mass kidnapping of students by bandits in northwest region of [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers focus on resurgence of terrorist threats

13 june 2021 - 12:56:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers have questioned the significance of the resurgence of terrorist threat in the country after [...] Full text...

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US reaffirms support to Libyan gov't in securing southern Libya

09 june 2021 - 08:53:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Ambassador and Special Envoy to Libya, Richard Norland, has reaffirmed his country's support for [...] Full text...

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Gambia human rights commission raises alarms on spate of crime, mob justice in urban areas

25 may 2021 - 14:50:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concern about a spate of violent crimes in [...] Full text...

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Dozens of policemen killed in an ambush by drug dealers in western Sudan

15 may 2021 - 16:24:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Twelve policemen, including an officer, were killed and 14 other injured when narcotics dealers ambushed a [...] Full text...

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U.S. raises concerns of religious abuse, discrimination, rising tensions in Nigeria

14 may 2021 - 15:05:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. has voiced concerns over abuses and discrimination against individuals based on religion and religious [...] Full text...

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Libya rejects Chadian defence minister's statement

08 may 2021 - 11:10:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has rejected  pronouncement by Chadian Defence minister, Gen. Daouda Ibrahim, who described the country as [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army mourns as gunmen kill 11 soldiers in “unprovoked attack”

09 april 2021 - 17:26:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army (NA) has announced the killing of 11 soldiers of Operation Whirl Stroke in [...] Full text...

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Crimes linked to children, women exploitation on the rise in Tunisia

05 april 2021 - 22:53:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Crimes linked to the exploitation of children and women in their different forms are on a [...] Full text...

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Beninese government warns against disruption of election campaign

03 april 2021 - 12:45:24
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Sacca Lafia, has spoken out against acts [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council president hopes new gov't will improve living conditions of the people

16 march 2021 - 10:02:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the new Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has expressed the hope that the [...] Full text...

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U.S. disgusted with abductions in northern Nigeria, offers to help stop the menace

12 march 2021 - 17:13:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States has expressed disgust with the spate of abductions in northern Nigeria, saying it [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR regains access to two refugee camps

19 january 2021 - 10:45:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has regained access to two refugee camps in Tigray [...] Full text...

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Morocco, US sign agreement to protect Moroccan cultural property

15 january 2021 - 16:49:50
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and the United States of America on Thursday in Rabat signed a memorandum of understanding [...] Full text...

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32 Libyan rights organisations criticize HCR over death of young Somali refugee

11 january 2021 - 23:26:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty-two human rights organisations Monday expressed dismay over the poor handling of affairs of refugees and [...] Full text...

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Migrant arrivals to Greece total 13,679

14 december 2020 - 10:35:33
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Undocumented migrant arrivals in Greece totalled 13,679 from January to November 2020. According to Greek official statistics published [...] Full text...

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Aaaaaa Day of anger of the Health sector in Tunisia

08 december 2020 - 21:41:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Trade unions of public health professionals in Tunisia observed here Tuesday "a Day of National Anger" [...] Full text...

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U.S. Embassy in Libya denounces attempt to storm NOC offices

24 november 2020 - 19:36:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. embassy in Libya on Tuesday denounced attempts by an armed group to storm the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Ministry denounces attempted attack on NOC headquarters in Tripoli

23 november 2020 - 18:09:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Monday denounced the attempted [...] Full text...

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Congo: Africa called for international solidarity against terrorism, injustice

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

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Will the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya overshadow the position of critics? (Analysis)

26 october 2020 - 16:44:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The signing on Friday in Geneva of the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya has accelerated the [...] Full text...

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120 Libyan police officers in fight against illegal migration trained in use of modern technology

16 october 2020 - 00:00:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 120 members of the Anti-Illegal Immigration Body are undergoing training in the use [...] Full text...

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Five students injured in clashes at Bamako university campus

13 october 2020 - 09:10:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Five students were injured, some of hem seriously, during clashes on Monday on the campus of [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL expresses concern over armed clashes between two armed gangs in Tripoli

25 september 2020 - 22:02:15
 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said Friday it was following closely with ‘deep concern’ [...] 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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Tunisian customs unit seizes large quantities of fraudulent drugs bound for Libya

15 august 2020 - 18:55:50
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian customs unit operating in the Safara area in southern Tunisia on Saturday intercepted large [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari assures on restoration of security in Northeast, other parts of Nigeria

10 august 2020 - 17:49:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday gave strong assurances that security will be restored to Borno State, [...] Full text...

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Rights group says criminal gangs, kidnap, rape scores of women, girls in Virunga National Park

30 july 2020 - 07:33:03
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Criminal gangs have kidnapped for ransom at least 170 people near the Virunga National Park in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN research reveals boom in fake COVID-19 products

09 july 2020 - 03:26:02
New York, US (PANA) - A surge in demand for medical products to combat COVID-19 has led to a jump [...] Full text...

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Gambia Armed Forces warns against importation and sale of military items

07 july 2020 - 14:22:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Armed Forces has warned against the unauthorized importation and sale of military items such [...] 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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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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Libyan ministry of Interior hails formation of human rights investigation commission in Libya

23 june 2020 - 21:38:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ministry of the Interior of the government of national accord Tuesday welcomed the decision of [...] Full text...

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Atrocity of war crimes, crimes against humanity in Libya call for an end to impunity

19 june 2020 - 14:47:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The last few weeks have been full of dramatic developments in Libya following the defeat of [...] Full text...

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More than a million women in Burkina Faso victims of conflict and coronavirus, says Oxfam

25 may 2020 - 20:32:50
Paris, France (PANA) - More than one million women and girls in Burkina Faso are facing increasing sexual violence, hunger [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief calls for 'appropriate public health measures’ to protect detainees from virus

13 may 2020 - 19:41:19
New York, US (PANA) - UN agency chiefs on Wednesday highlighted the heightened vulnerability to COVID-19 of detainees, and others [...] Full text...

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Two Libyan doctors shot dead in western Tripoli

13 march 2020 - 00:13:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Two doctors were killed on Thursday after their vehicle was targeted on the coastal road, western [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior ministry discusses with EU, OIM the possibility to establish accommodation center for vulnerable groups

05 march 2020 - 20:58:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Interior ministry of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) is studying with the European [...] Full text...

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Libyan foreign minister calls for collective action to solve migration issues

03 march 2020 - 11:36:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Siala, has told the [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: CENCO concerned over crisis within ruling coalition

02 march 2020 - 22:20:58
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Members of the Permanent committee of the Congolese National Episcopal Conference (CENCO) have expressed concerns [...] Full text...

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Six Malian soldiers killed in terrorist attack in center of the country

02 march 2020 - 21:42:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six Malian soldiers were killed and several others wounded on Sunday in an operation carried out [...] Full text...

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DRC, CAR establish common surveillance system at their border

26 february 2020 - 21:44:06
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo and Central African Republic Wednesday agreed to establish a surveillance system to deal [...] Full text...

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Solution to illegal migration is in Libya’s stability, says PM

26 february 2020 - 05:25:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said on Tuesday that the solution to illegal migration is linked [...] Full text...

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Kenya Police gun down seven suspected gangsters

20 february 2020 - 13:25:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Police early Thursday shot dead seven suspected gangsters in Kajiado county as the crackdown on [...] Full text...

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Celebrations of the 9th anniversary of the Feb. 17 revolution unveil two visions of Libya (A News analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

16 february 2020 - 19:38:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Except the supporters of the former regime of Mouamar Kaddafi, the majority of Libyans consider the [...] Full text...

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Supporters of two warring parties in Libya hold demonstrations in different cities

14 february 2020 - 23:34:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Demonstrations were held in Tripoli and Benghazi, as well as in other Libyan cities by supporters [...] Full text...

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Congolese gov't urged to respond to "Black Babies" Phenomenon

11 february 2020 - 17:22:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The President of the Congolese National Assembly, Isidore Mvouba, on Tuesday urged the Congolese government to [...] Full text...

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The US reaffirms support for efforts of Libyan authorities to dismantle militias

10 february 2020 - 23:14:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The US ambassador in Libya, Richard Norland, reaffirmed here Monday the US support for the continued [...] Full text...

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‘Wide gap between Zimbabwe govt's reform rhetoric and reality on the ground’ - Report

09 february 2020 - 12:09:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - American global policy think tank, RAND Corporation, says there is a wide gap between the Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 39 dead in Saturday’s terrorist attack in Sahel region - government

28 january 2020 - 21:23:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The Burkinabè government Tuesday announced that 39 villagers were killed on Saturday in a terrorist [...] Full text...

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The drive for quality education worldwide, faces ‘mammoth challenges’ - Top UN Official

25 january 2020 - 06:31:24
New York, US (PANA) - Aligning inclusive, quality education with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was centre-stage on Friday, as [...] Full text...

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Buhari meets with military chiefs, heads of other security agencies over security challenges

17 january 2020 - 17:40:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Worried by rampant security challenges in the country, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday held a [...] Full text...

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Tunisia seizes arms from Turkey destined to Libya - Interior Ministry

08 january 2020 - 14:27:15
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian authorities have seized a large quantity of weapons from Turkey bound for Libya, Tunisian Interior [...] Full text...

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Big debate around Turkey’s support for Libyan Government of National Accord (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

03 january 2020 - 00:07:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The adoption on Thursday by the Turkish parliament of a motion authorizing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan [...] Full text...

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Burundi's President paints 'largely positive' picture of 2019

01 january 2020 - 12:24:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's head of state, Pierre Nkurunziza, has painted a "largely positive" assessment of the achievements of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president appeals to citizens not be be divided by execution of 11 Christian hostages by ISWAP terrorists

28 december 2019 - 08:39:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned last Wednesday's execution of 11 Christians in the northeast of [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspapers highlight high-risk zone evacuations and demolitions

21 december 2019 - 19:23:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -Demolition of small residential houses and shops built in high risk zones of Kigali and its surroundings, [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj calls on five countries to activate joint defence pact with Libya

20 december 2019 - 10:21:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of the National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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Three children killed, 10 others wounded in air strikes south of Tripoli

02 december 2019 - 11:02:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three children were killed and 10 others, including one woman, wounded in an aerial bombardment targeting [...] Full text...

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'Libya to increase oil production to 2.1 million b/day by 2024'

21 november 2019 - 05:52:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The director of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, on Wednesday announced a strategy [...] Full text...

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Kagame sends strong warning to "negative forces" fomenting instability in Rwanda

14 november 2019 - 20:37:24
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame, on Thursday issued his strongest warning to 'negative forces' attempting to destabilize [...] Full text...

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DRC, Uganda to fight 'negative forces' in eastern DRC

11 november 2019 - 06:53:37
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to work together to fight [...] Full text...

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Abductions continue in Libya

03 november 2019 - 18:08:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Abductions in Libya and linked to political, religious, ethical and criminal motivations have continued in the [...] Full text...

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Libyan coastguards rescue 80 illegal migrants off Zaouia port

17 october 2019 - 12:21:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coastguards  on Wednesday rescued 80 illegal migrants on board an inflatable boat, 40 km off [...] Full text...

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International Cycling Union offers Mali equipment worth 100 million CFAF

14 october 2019 - 17:14:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Cycling Union (UCI) has donated 10 professional bicycles, spare parts, helmets, jerseys, pairs of [...] Full text...

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Botswana rhinos under siege

09 october 2019 - 10:44:25
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A rhino was killed on 2 October, following a recorded poaching incident on 27 September in [...] Full text...

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Italy says military offensive against Tripoli 'unjustified', condemns targeting of civilians

28 september 2019 - 13:14:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italian Interior minister Luciana Lamorgese has reaffirmed her country's position on "unjustified aggression against Tripoli and [...] Full text...

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17 Daech fighters killed in new US air raid in southwest Libya

27 september 2019 - 19:50:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Some 17 members of the Islamic State (Daech) were killed in a new air strike, the [...] Full text...

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Haftar's forces announce major offensive in southeast Tripoli

21 september 2019 - 16:07:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A major offensive is under way on Saturday in Saleheddine, a southeastern suburb of Tripoli, by [...] Full text...

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Libyan official in charge of fight against illegal immigration asks African countries to help

16 september 2019 - 23:18:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Colonel Mabrouk Abdelhafid, head of the agency to Combat Illegal Immigration in Libya, Monday urged African [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council denounces liquidation of dozens of people near Tripoli

16 september 2019 - 15:46:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has disclosed "the killing and liquidation [...] Full text...

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Insecurity encourages proliferation of fake medicines in Libya (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:42:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials at the Libyan Medicines Monitoring Centre  estimate between 50 and 60 percent of medicines sold [...] Full text...

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Policing alone cannot solve South Africa's violence - ISS Study

12 september 2019 - 13:12:28
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Strengthening the rule of law in South Africa is crucial but not sufficient for improving public [...] Full text...

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Agency moves to stop cattle theft in southern Senegal

07 september 2019 - 07:28:30
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The National Agency for the Revival of Economic and Social Activities in Casamance (ANRAC) is organizing [...] Full text...

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Insecurity, violence turn Nigeria into ‘pressure cooker’ that must be addressed - UN rights expert

03 september 2019 - 20:32:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria is a pressure cooker of internal conflicts and generalised violence that must be addressed urgently, [...] Full text...

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Some 1,460 civilians killed in 330 attacks in the last seven months in Nigeria

29 august 2019 - 20:48:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Thursday said that 1,460 deaths were recorded in about 330 attacks [...] Full text...

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‘Extinction crisis’ pushes countries to agree stronger protection for global wildlife

29 august 2019 - 06:58:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At-risk wildlife that is facing a “growing extinction crisis” received a boost on Wednesday, as countries [...] Full text...

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Nigerian gov't reiterates Boko Haram terrorist group is 'degraded and defeated'

31 july 2019 - 06:40:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Despite the continuing violence by the Boko Haram terrorist group, the Nigerian Presidency on Tuesday restated [...] Full text...

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26 more illegal migrants rescued off Libya

26 july 2019 - 17:02:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 26 illegal migrants were rescued at sea, in the western town of Zouara [...] Full text...

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Senegal: North Sindian on the Gambian border, hardly recovering from 30 Years of armed conflict

25 july 2019 - 16:48:13
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - North Sindian, in the Ziguinchor region of southern Senegal, is struggling to recover from the long-standing [...] Full text...

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Libya sets up Standing Committee to organize foreign labor

25 july 2019 - 16:37:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Ministry of the National Unity Government announced on Thursday the establishment of a [...] Full text...

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37 killed by armed bandits in Northwest Nigeria as Buhari vows to respond "fiercely"

21 july 2019 - 07:49:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The violence in Nigeria’s Northwest region continues as President Muhammadu Buhari “strongly condemns” the killing of [...] Full text...

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South African football legend shot dead

16 july 2019 - 07:45:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police have confirmed that former football legend Marc Batchelor was shot dead outside his [...] Full text...

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Togo minister notes disturbing security situation in the country

12 july 2019 - 04:59:53
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The security situation in the first half of 2019 in Togo has been of concern to [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council blames Haftar's forces for fighting in Morzouk

11 july 2019 - 10:37:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has expressed concern about the situation [...] Full text...

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Homicide kills far more people than armed conflict, new UN study shows

09 july 2019 - 05:52:39
New York, US (PANA) - Some 464,000 people across the world were victims of homicidal violence in 2017, more than [...] Full text...

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West African states made significant gains in consolidating regional peace - Sillah

03 july 2019 - 18:36:24
        Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   Over the years, West African states have made significant gains in consolidating regional [...] Full text...

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'Libyan crisis is a struggle for wealth control and power' - UN Special Envoy

07 june 2019 - 13:18:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Regretting the outbreak of fighting in Tripoli on 4 April, UN envoy Ghassan Salamé has said [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso political class condemn assassination of five teachers

28 april 2019 - 12:26:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -  The Burkinabe political class Sunday condemned the assassination on Friday evening of five teachers in [...] Full text...

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Seven Somali pirates get life sentence in Tanzania

24 april 2019 - 11:58:18
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania's High Court has sentenced seven Somali nationals to life imprisonment after finding them [...] Full text...

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Speaker of Libyan House of Representatives promises elections after Tripoli liberation

13 april 2019 - 15:30:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Parliament) in Libya, Aguila Saleh, has said that the [...] Full text...

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Seven Kg of heroin seized from Belgian-Burundian passenger at Bujumbura airport

11 april 2019 - 21:19:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The Burundian police on Thursday arrested a Belgian-Burundian national, Janvier Désiré Ndisabiye, with seven kilogrammes of [...] Full text...

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UN Chief Antonio Guterres expresses concern over risk of military clashes in Libya

04 april 2019 - 17:31:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Thursday expressed his deep concern about military movements and the [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian gov't denounces HRW’s 2018 report released in March

03 april 2019 - 14:46:05
Yaoundé, Cameroun (PANA) – The Cameroonian government has rejected the accusations by Human Rights Watch (HRW) against the republican forces [...] Full text...

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Brazilian nabbed at Bujumbura airport with heroin worth 360,000 Euros

28 march 2019 - 14:13:43
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi’s police on Thursday arrested a Brazilian national, Gilberto Fabio, on his arrival at Bujumbura international [...] Full text...

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Congolese Nobel Laureate Denis Mukwege wants sexual violence victims compensated

27 march 2019 - 16:43:47
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – On the initiative of Luxemburg's Grand Duchess, Maria Theresa, Congolese Denis Mukwege, Nobel peace Prize winner [...] Full text...

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Wood trafficking resumes in southern Senegal

20 march 2019 - 16:38:46
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The devastation of the Casamance forest, in southern Senegal, continues particularly in the department of Médina [...] Full text...

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Head of Libyan National Army, French foreign minister meet in Benghazi

20 march 2019 - 10:13:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the Libya National Army (LNA), Marshal Khalifa Haftar, on Tuesday discussed developments in [...] Full text...

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French FM Le Drian unveils deal to establish executive body in Libya

19 march 2019 - 21:55:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian said here Tuesday the chief protagonists in Libya’s [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army denies involvement in electoral malpractices and violence

19 march 2019 - 13:16:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Reeling under attacks for its involvement in electoral malpractices in the last general election in Nigeria, [...] Full text...

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Two police officers killed in ambush in northwest Burundi

19 march 2019 - 12:24:18
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Two national police officers were killed and their service weapons carried away in an ambush by [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's central electoral body accuses Army of disrupting elections in Nigeria's Niger Delta

16 march 2019 - 16:45:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday accused the Nigerian Army and armed gangs of [...] Full text...

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Accelerating efforts to find a political solution to the crisis in Libya (Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA correspondent)

15 march 2019 - 16:50:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Meetings have intensified in recent weeks in Libya to accelerate the search for a political solution [...] Full text...

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European ambassadors renew support to the political process and UN action plan in Libya

13 march 2019 - 12:52:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ambassadors of the Member States of the European Union (EU) in Libya have renewed support for [...] Full text...

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Libya minister calls for common registration system for anti-immigration services and coast guard

12 march 2019 - 09:14:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Deputy Interior Minister, Mohamed al-Cheibani, has called for the registration of migrants in a common [...] Full text...

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