UN rights chief denounces a 'frightening proliferation of racist violence and hate crimes'

28 march 2025 - 08:06:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is facing a "frightening proliferation of racist violence and hate crimes," the UN human [...] Full text...

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‘Hold fast to our common humanity’: UN marks 80 years since death camps were liberated

27 january 2025 - 20:31:27
New York, US (PANA) - Hate continues to grow at an alarming speed, and the world must do more to [...] Full text...

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Vaccine development challenges, health sovereignty in Africa highlighted in Dakhla Story by Hespress

24 november 2024 - 19:10:32
Dakhla, Morocco (PANA) - The challenges of vaccine development in Africa and South-South cooperation for health sovereignty were the focus [...] Full text...

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COP29: Putting people at the centre of climate solutions: World Bank Blog By Mamta Murthi and Juergen Voegele

18 november 2024 - 08:36:22
Luanda, Angola (PANA) -  Climate change is an urgent human crisis.  Since 2022, 400 million students worldwide have faced school [...] Full text...

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In Sudan, once more sports transcend all tragedies, bring hope to people

29 october 2024 - 05:56:39
Sport report by Mohamed Osman AdamPort Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- It was a whistle that I could never forget, six months [...] Full text...

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Fight bigotry whenever and wherever it appears, UN chief declares

04 august 2024 - 06:08:11
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials on Friday called for a stand against bigotry “wherever and whenever it [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA Award: Africa’s Best Goalkeeper, Moroccan Yacine Bounou, nominated for FIFA award

13 december 2023 - 13:05:08
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Newly crowned Africa’s Best Goalkeeper, Moroccan Yacine Bounou, has been named as one of three finalists [...] Full text...

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Algeria recall Feghouli, Aouar excluded due to injury concerns

05 september 2023 - 07:15:50
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria have named experienced Sofiane Feghouli in their squad for the upcoming TotalEnergies AFCON qualifiers and [...] Full text...

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Refusal to waive IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines violates human rights: Experts

01 september 2023 - 05:39:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN rights experts called on States in the global North on Thursday to forgo intellectual property [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC playoff: Ghana releases squad for Nigeria duel

22 march 2022 - 11:26:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The head coach of Ghana's senior national football team, Otto Addo, on Tuesday released the names [...] Full text...

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Gambian Players First batch arrives in Cameroon ahead of Chad encounter

21 march 2022 - 19:25:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The first batch of Scorpions arrived in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Monday ahead of the first leg of [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Coach Saintfiet releases 23-man squad to play Chad in Afcon 2023 preliminaries

18 march 2022 - 17:59:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Senior National team Coach, Tom Saintfiet, has released his 23-man squad to play Chad [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Ghana coach Rajevac names final squad

04 january 2022 - 06:06:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana Coach Milovan Rajevac has named his final squad for the 2021 Total Energies Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Ghana coach Rajevac names 30-man provisional squad

21 december 2021 - 16:26:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac on Tuesday named a 30-man provisional squad for the delayed 2021 TotalEnergies [...] Full text...

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Gambia Scorpions sting Niger in Turkey

07 june 2021 - 19:02:41
Antalya, Turkey (PANA) - Gambia kicked off their three-match friendly tour in Turkey with an impressive 2-0 win over Niger [...] Full text...

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Fatou Bensouda set to collaborate with Libyan government on responsibility of crimes committed in Libya

17 may 2021 - 23:34:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The public prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Dr. Fatou Bensouda,  said here Monday there [...] Full text...

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Racism endangers human rights of all persons in Europe – EU High Representative

19 march 2021 - 13:48:18
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Systemic racism in Europe runs deep across all strands of society and structures and jeopardises the [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for ‘new social contract’ as part of post-pandemic recovery

19 february 2021 - 05:19:49
New York, US (PANA) - With the COVID-19 pandemic exposing social and economic inequalities rooted in racism, discrimination and xenophobia, [...] Full text...

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50 African illegal migrants rescued by Tunisian navy

11 january 2021 - 23:46:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A unit of the Tunisian navy Monday rescued 50 illegal migrants of different African nationalities, including [...] Full text...

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Giuseppe Conte reaffirms importance to hold general elections in Libya on set date

08 january 2021 - 23:18:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, Friday praised efforts to resolve the political situation in Libya [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj pays tribute to great Libyan poet, Abdelmawla Al-Baghdadi, who died on Friday

20 november 2020 - 23:19:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The chairman of the presidential council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, Friday paid glowing [...] Full text...

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Tunisia denies signing deal with Italy to watch illegal migrants’ boats

13 november 2020 - 22:14:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Sources close to the Tunisian ministry of foreign affairs Friday denied information by Italian media on [...] Full text...

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Guinean coach names 23 players for Chad match for AFCON 2021 qualifiers

28 october 2020 - 21:10:19
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean national coach, Frenchman Didier Six, Tuesday invited 23 players ahead of the home and [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister, Italian counterpart discuss creation of common front to fight illegal migration

21 october 2020 - 21:08:55
Tripoli, Liby0a (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, held talks [...] Full text...

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UN Committee stands with women, girls in global anti-racism protests

11 july 2020 - 14:45:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN women's rights committee has called for a new era of human rights and gender [...] Full text...

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Meeting on 2 July of Libyan-Italian technical commission to revise agreement protocol on immigration

24 june 2020 - 21:58:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian minister of foreign affairs, Luigi di Maio, Wednesday set 2 July for the meeting [...] Full text...

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40% of poorest countries did not provide specific support to disadvantaged learners during COVID-19 crisis - UNESCO report

23 june 2020 - 17:31:49
Paris, France (PANA) - Fewer than 10% of countries have laws that help ensure full inclusion in education, according to [...] Full text...

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ICC warns against any attack against civil populations in Libya

22 june 2020 - 19:58:37
Paris, France (PANA) – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on Monday warned the belligerents involved [...] Full text...

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Football unites to support International Missing Children’s Day Initiative

26 may 2020 - 17:03:30
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - On International Missing Children’s Day, celebrated on 25 May, FIFA has come together with over 170 [...] Full text...

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Third follow up meeting of Berlin Conference on Libya to evaluate perspectives on re-launch of inter-Libyan dialogue

13 may 2020 - 23:19:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The third meeting of the international follow up committee on Libya was held here Wednesday to [...] Full text...

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Fatou Bensouda calls on international community to back ICC to end impunity in Libya

05 may 2020 - 22:54:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, Tuesday called on the international community [...] Full text...

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Malian president to preside 43rd session of the IFAD council of governors in Roma

07 february 2020 - 20:52:37
Paris, France (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta will Tuesday in the Italian capital preside over the opening ceremony [...] Full text...

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IFAD gives more than 300 million dollars for Ethiopian agricultural sector

10 january 2020 - 21:10:35
Paris, France (PANA)  -  The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Ethiopia Wednesday signed a financing deal of 305.7 [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council chairman against a proxy war in Libya

08 january 2020 - 22:18:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - "We don’t want Libya to be a place for proxy war", said the chairman of the [...] Full text...

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Italy proposes sending European mediation mission to Libya to end fighting

18 december 2019 - 23:07:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The Italian minister of foreign affairs, Luigi di Maio, on Wednesday proposed the sending of a [...] Full text...

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Mexican actress, Yalitza Aparicio, named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples

05 october 2019 - 06:23:22
Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has named Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio as a UNESCO Goodwill [...] Full text...

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Sudan: PM participates in UN General Assembly, but cracks still showing on the wall of isolation

25 september 2019 - 18:49:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time since 2009, the Sudanese government is participating massively in the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Italian Claudio Ranieri among candidates vying to coach Guinea Sily National

07 september 2019 - 11:25:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Italian technician, Claudio Ranieri, is among the candidates for the position of coach of the Guinean [...] Full text...

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Tunisia elected member of FAO Council for three years

28 june 2019 - 19:19:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia was on Friday elected member of the Council of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight diplomatic negotiations to end Tripoli fighting

25 may 2019 - 20:11:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Libyan newspapers this week highlighted the continuing diplomatic efforts to end the armed clashes near Tripoli. These [...] Full text...

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Libya- 510 dead, 2467 wounded in Tripoli armed clashes

20 may 2019 - 20:38:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  --  The armed clashes that broke out on 4 April in and around the Libyan capital, Tripoli, [...] Full text...

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EU official urges universal ratification of convention on elimination of racial discrimination

21 march 2019 - 15:52:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – As the world on Thursday celebrated the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the [...] Full text...

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Egyptian Salah retains BBC African Footballer-of-the-Year award

16 december 2018 - 13:43:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Liverpool and Egypt striker, Mohamed Salah, ended a sparkling 2018 performance for club and country by [...] Full text...

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Best FIFA Football Award winners to be announced on Monday

24 september 2018 - 13:08:20
London, UK (PANA) - The world's best male and female footballers will be named at the Best FIFA Football Awards [...] Full text...

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African players in Europe: Salah's goal run continues

29 august 2018 - 12:05:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian Mohamed Salah continues to be the star African performer in the major European leagues, scoring [...] Full text...

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Who succeeds Messi and Ronaldo?

10 june 2018 - 13:11:14
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - For the past 10 years, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have shared the title of "The [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Profiles of Africa's 4 teams in India

02 october 2017 - 11:53:30
New Delhi, India (PANA) - With the qualification of Niger, Ghana, Guinea and Mali to represent Africa at the 2017 [...] Full text...

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GLO-CAF Awards: Algerian Riyad Mahrez wins African Player of the Year 2016

06 january 2017 - 05:16:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez was on Thursday night voted as African Player of the Year 2016 [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rapporteur calls for strategies to counter xenophobia in migration crisis

28 june 2016 - 20:54:17
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, Mr. Mutuma Ruteere on Tuesday urged the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN experts say racial superiority myth must be debunked

04 november 2015 - 16:24:42
New York, US (PANA) - Debunking the myth of racial hierarchy is imperative to deconstruct, on a global scale, the [...] Full text...

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Egypt/CAF: CAF releases nominees for African Player of the Year 2015

03 november 2015 - 10:38:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the names of top 10 nominees for the [...] Full text...

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Egypt: List of nominees for African Player of the Year

12 october 2015 - 11:22:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following is the list of players nominated for the African player of the Year by [...] Full text...

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2017 AFCON Qualifier: Coach names 23 players for Benin match

27 august 2015 - 15:46:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The French coach of the Benin national football team, Alain Giresse, on Wednesday unveiled a list [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2017 qualifiers: Ivorian coach invites 23 players for Gabon clash

08 june 2015 - 11:06:31
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Coach of the Ivorian national soccer team Ibrahima Kamara has unveiled the list of the [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2015: Ivorian coach Renard names 23-man team

29 december 2014 - 20:12:26
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The coach of the Ivorian national football team, "The Elephants", Hervé Renard, on Monday released [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2015: Malian team to camp in Gabon

17 december 2014 - 20:09:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian national football team, The Eagles, will prepare for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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Mali: Coach releases list of 23 players for AFCON 2015 qualifiers

11 november 2014 - 19:33:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali's national football team coach Henri Kasperzack on Tuesday released a list of 23 players to [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: CAF releases list of nominees for African Footballer of the Year

07 november 2014 - 20:33:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Confederation of African football (CAF) on Friday released the list of footballers nominated for African [...] Full text...

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Mali: National coach names squad to face Ethiopia in CAN 2015 qualifier

29 september 2014 - 17:28:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national football coach Henri Kasperczak on Monday released a list of 23 players forming the [...] Full text...

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AFCON 2015: Ivorian coach Renard names squad Sierra Leone match

28 august 2014 - 20:07:56
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – The Ivorian national football coach, Hervé Renard, on Thursday released the list of 26 players [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambians slam Indian mining investor for mocking government (A PANA feature by Mildred Mulenga)

18 may 2014 - 09:54:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambians have reacted with shock and dismay at a leaked video on Youtube showing Anil Agarwal, [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA WC: Ivorian coach names provisional team

13 may 2014 - 18:09:33
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Sabri Lamouchi, coach of the Ivorian national team, on Tuesday unveiled the provisional list of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Men's squad to World Volleyball Championships qualifiers picked

04 february 2014 - 11:50:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has announced the final 12-man squad to represent the country in the 2014 Volleyball World [...] Full text...

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2014 WC qualifiers: Cote d'Ivoire's coach calls up 25 for Morocco clash

29 august 2013 - 11:43:23
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Coach of the Ivorian national football team Sabri Lamouchi has unveiled the names of the [...] Full text...

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UN charts new course to justice for world's poorest

06 february 2013 - 19:08:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - People who have their economic, social and cultural rights routinely trampled upon are set to gain [...] Full text...

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BADEA signs loan pacts with 4 African countries

06 june 2012 - 18:04:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) has signed separate loan agreements with four [...] Full text...

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Int'l Task Force for the education of Roma people meets

26 october 2010 - 13:22:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The International Task Force for the Education of the Rom a people (ITFER), of which UNESCO [...] Full text...

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Int'l Task Force for the education of Roma people scheduled

26 october 2010 - 12:47:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The International Task Force for the Education of the Rom a people (ITFER), of which UNESCO [...] Full text...

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World confab on Early Childhood Care, Education scheduled for 27-29 Sept

24 september 2010 - 14:09:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- UNESCO, the Russian Federation and the City of Moscow hav e put together a world conference [...] Full text...

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World Cup, Olympic Games threaten housing rights globally

05 march 2010 - 10:06:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- The Geneva-based Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) on Friday warned that â?mega-eventsâ? such as [...] Full text...

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Kenya President, PM clash over minsters' sanction

15 february 2010 - 10:50:00
By David Jagongo- PANA Correspondent Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya's Grand Coalition government appeared headed for t he rocks after [...] Full text...

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Veteran opposition leader banks on experience to clinch Malawi presidency

14 may 2009 - 17:20:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Will 2009 be finally the year for veteran politician J ohn Zenus Ungapake Tembo, after being [...] Full text...

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