ICC issues warrant for CAR rebel leader Noureddine Adam
09 august 2022 - 10:38:05The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) last week made public an arrest warrant for a rebel leader [...] Full text...
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The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) last week made public an arrest warrant for a rebel leader [...] Full text...
Kenyans vote in historic poll overshadowed by 2017 political crisis
09 august 2022 - 08:16:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Voting to pick Kenya's fifth President and all elective national leadership positions kicked off on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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UN rights expert says Central African Republic militias spreading ‘terror'
06 august 2022 - 05:30:24Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) must lay down their arms and engage in [...] Full text...
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Sexual violence rises in South Sudanese conflict zones
04 august 2022 - 20:59:11Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has reported a two-fold rise in sexual violence [...] Full text...
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Funding shortfall forces UNHCR to cut vital programmes in DRC
03 august 2022 - 06:31:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Due to insufficient funding, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is unable to adequately respond [...] Full text...
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Horn of Africa faces most ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in decades, warns WHO
02 august 2022 - 19:26:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that the Greater Horn of Africa is experiencing [...] Full text...
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63 illegal migrants rescued by Tunisian coastguards
30 july 2022 - 14:44:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian coastguards in the city of Mahdia rescued 63 migrants whose boat had been lost at [...] Full text...
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South Sudan violence claims more lives in Unity State
27 july 2022 - 22:51:56Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Wednesday called on rebel groups in the Southern [...] Full text...
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World Bank gives US$100 million for critical emergency cash, food assistance in Sudan
27 july 2022 - 11:44:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Sudan has received US$ 100 million from the [...] Full text...
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US Special Envoy for Horn of Africa to visit Egypt, UAE, Ethiopia
24 july 2022 - 07:26:56Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, will travel to Egypt, [...] Full text...
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Hunger still rising across East Africa, says new UN-backed report
23 july 2022 - 06:11:49Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Over 50 million people in Eastern Africa will face acute food insecurity this year, according to [...] 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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Best way to protect children caught in conflict is to ‘champion peace’, says top UN official
20 july 2022 - 05:27:18New York, US (PANA) - The best way to protect children and prevent violations against them during armed conflict is [...] Full text...
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UNHCR restarts voluntary repatriation of DRC refugees from Angola
19 july 2022 - 11:45:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday restarted the voluntary repatriation of DR Congo [...] Full text...
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Sudan reopens border crossing point with Ethiopia
18 july 2022 - 10:36:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has reopened the Al-Galabat border crossing point with Ethiopia from Sunday following talks between their [...] Full text...
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Africa steps up its involvement in efforts to end the Libyan crisis
17 july 2022 - 16:11:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - After being on the sidelines of efforts to end the Libyan crisis for a long time, [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Sudan calls end to bloody ethnic clashes in Blue Nile State
17 july 2022 - 13:44:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The top UN official in Sudan has urged local communities in the Blue Nile State, where [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants $8.1 million to support food production in South Sudan
17 july 2022 - 12:58:49Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant of [...] 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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US ends assistance for peace process monitoring mechanisms in South Sudan
16 july 2022 - 07:57:37Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it has decided to end assistance for peace process monitoring mechanisms [...] Full text...
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US announces more than $592 million in humanitarian assistance for Africa
16 july 2022 - 07:08:38Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The United States on Friday announced more than $592 million in humanitarian assistance for Africa through the Department [...] Full text...
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Troika on Sudan, EU say military must be committed to end its participation in political talks
14 july 2022 - 06:01:54Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Troika on Sudan -- Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States -- and [...] Full text...
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Liberia UN peacekeepers honoured in South Sudan
13 july 2022 - 06:16:18Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - “I recall the civil war in Liberia vividly,” says Elfreda Dennice Stewart, a United Nations [...] Full text...
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DR Congo becomes seventh member of East African Community
12 july 2022 - 12:05:06Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has finally become a member of the East African Community [...] Full text...
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US congratulates South Sudan on 11th independence anniversary
09 july 2022 - 05:15:22Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it is committed to working with the transitional government in South Sudan, a [...] Full text...
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US urges all Sudanese sides to move towards civilian govt as military ruler pledges to dissolve Sovereign Council
06 july 2022 - 06:04:44Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it has taken note of the announcement by Sudan's military leader, General [...] Full text...
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UN requests $68.4 million to help CAR where 2.2 million are acutely food insecure
05 july 2022 - 18:45:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that the already dire humanitarian situation in [...] Full text...
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Sudanese and Ethiopian leaders hold closed door meeting in Nairobi
05 july 2022 - 16:56:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese and Ethiopian top leaders on Tuesday held a closed door meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on [...] Full text...
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UN warns millions of south Sudanese face dire humanitarian situation
04 july 2022 - 20:22:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations on Monday warned that urgent funding was needed as "multiple interconnected shocks plight the [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Military pull out of political scene
04 july 2022 - 19:01:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military leader Lt Gen. Abdul Fatah Burhan has pulled out of an ongoing political dialogue, [...] Full text...
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UN human rights chief alarmed over killing of protesters by security forces in Sudan
02 july 2022 - 07:54:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, on Friday expressed alarm over the killing of at [...] 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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US Secretary of State Blinken speaks to Kenya President Kenyatta on DRC violence
01 july 2022 - 06:58:58Washington, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to discuss the [...] Full text...
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At least nine killed in Sudan anti-coup demonstrataion
01 july 2022 - 06:40:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – At least nine people were killed on Thursday as Sudan was rocked by another massive demonstration [...] Full text...
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WHO intensifies response to looming health crisis in the greater Horn of Africa as food insecurity worsens
30 june 2022 - 14:39:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is scaling up its operations in eastern Africa as [...] Full text...
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About 20 migrants die of thirst in southern Libya
29 june 2022 - 22:33:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The bodies of 20 illegal migrants who died of thirst in the desert in southern Libya [...] Full text...
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AU urges Sudan and Ethiopia to 'refrain from any military action' in border incident
29 june 2022 - 10:18:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Wednesday appealed to Sudan and Ethiopia to completely refrain from [...] Full text...
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WFP welcomes G7's fresh commitment to food security amid unprecedented global food crisis
29 june 2022 - 05:09:47Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday welcomed the announcement by G7 leaders meeting [...] Full text...
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Sudan summons Ethiopian Ambassador over border incident that claimed eight Sudanese lives
28 june 2022 - 11:29:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's foreign minister, Ali Al-Sadiq Ali, on Monday summoned the Ethiopian ambassador to Sudan and expressed [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Ethiopia denies claims it executed Sudanese POWs
27 june 2022 - 17:29:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia has denied the accusation of Sudan that its army has executed seven Sudanese soldiers and [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Armed Forces allege Ethiopian army executes 7 Sudanese POWs
27 june 2022 - 09:36:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says the Ethiopian army has executed seven Sudanese soldiers and a citizen who were prisoners [...] Full text...
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Global hunger crisis pushing one child per minute, into severe malnutrition: UNICEF
24 june 2022 - 05:24:54New York, US (PANA) - Because of the global hunger crisis, every single minute, one child is pushed into life-threatening, [...] Full text...
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AU representative in Sudan suspends participation in tripartite talks
22 june 2022 - 08:26:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) representative in Sudan, Mohamed Belaiche on Tuesday suspended his participation in the tripartite talks [...] Full text...
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New deadly attacks in West Darfur leave scores dead, thousands displaced - Rights group says
22 june 2022 - 07:34:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – New attacks by armed Arab assailants on civilians in west Darfur since April 2022 have left [...] Full text...
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UN report says 222 million crisis-hit children currently require educational support
21 june 2022 - 18:07:01New York, US (PANA) - A shocking new UN report released on Tuesday indicates that the number of crisis-impacted school-aged children [...] Full text...
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Burundian president 'satisfied' with outcome of Nairobi summit on DR Congo security
21 june 2022 - 12:20:53Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - All armed groups in DR Congo have agreed to cease hostilities and come to the negotiating [...] Full text...
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'Window of opportunity closing for South Sudan, on road to lasting peace'
21 june 2022 - 05:27:35New York, US (PANA) - With eight months remaining, the window of opportunity is closing for South Sudan to meet [...] Full text...
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UN food agency announces further refugee ration cuts, in quest for #ZeroHunger
20 june 2022 - 18:47:35Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday that it will have no choice but to [...] Full text...
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Sexual violence in conflict ‘terrorises populations, destroys lives and fractures communities’ - Guterres
17 june 2022 - 19:37:38New York, US (PANA) - Sexual violence has become a brutal tactic of warfare and repression that “terrorises populations, destroys [...] Full text...
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One-third of Sudan's population faces acute food insecurity - UN
17 june 2022 - 05:12:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - One-third of Sudan’s population, or 15 million people, are facing acute food insecurity, according to a [...] Full text...
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Global displacement hits another record, capping decade-long rising trend: UNHCR
16 june 2022 - 05:32:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people forced to flee their homes has increased every year over the past [...] Full text...
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Promoting women’s rights, a ‘proven’ strategy for peace and stability - Guterres
16 june 2022 - 05:19:34New York, US (PANA) - The Women, Peace and Security agenda is “one of our best hopes” for a more [...] 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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With peace and accountability, oil and agriculture can support early recovery in South Sudan – WB report
15 june 2022 - 12:04:11Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Economic recovery has stalled in South Sudan amid a multitude of crises, including the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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WFP forced to suspend food assistance in South Sudan as funds dry up
14 june 2022 - 10:01:39Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – Almost one-third of the acutely food insecure South Sudanese the United Nations World Food Programme [...] Full text...
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UN experts note pervasiveness of armed groups in Libya
13 june 2022 - 11:38:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A panel of experts on Libya at the UN Security Council has said that most of [...] 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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Sudan's coalition against coup meets military leaders
10 june 2022 - 11:17:56Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), a coalition against the 25 October 2021 military coup that [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON qualifiers: Results and standings after matches played on Thursday
09 june 2022 - 20:11:36Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results and tables of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON qualifiers: Results and standings after matches played on Wednesday
09 june 2022 - 05:48:57Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results and tables of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants Malawi of $9.25 million for rollout of Climate Disaster Risk Financing
08 june 2022 - 12:55:23Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two grants of $9.25 million to implement the [...] Full text...
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UN food agencies warn of looming widespread food crisss as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries
07 june 2022 - 12:54:26Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN food agencies -- the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for ‘good faith’ effort by all Sudanese leaders ahead of direct talks
07 june 2022 - 05:15:51New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has called for the military authorities in Sudan and civilian representatives and political [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Some group stage fixtures and more results
05 june 2022 - 07:16:15Cairo, Eypt (PANA) - The following are Days 1 and 2 fixtures and results of some matches played so far [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat to visit Sudan
05 june 2022 - 05:34:02Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee, will pay a five-day [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON qualifiers: Results of matches played on Saturday
04 june 2022 - 20:10:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches played [...] 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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Education watchdog says attacks on education increased worldwide during pandemic
01 june 2022 - 06:16:52New York, US (PANA) – More than 9,000 students, teachers, and academics were harmed, injured, or killed in attacks on [...] Full text...
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Great Lakes Region Secretariat expresses 'grave concern' about situation in eastern DRC
01 june 2022 - 05:47:45Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) on Tuesday expressed grave concern at the [...] Full text...
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FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa
01 june 2022 - 05:24:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is scaling up operations in Sudan, where 10.9 million [...] Full text...
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Sudan anti-coup coalition calls for 'end to repression' after junta lifts state of emergency
31 may 2022 - 09:21:27Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), a coalition against last October's military coup, has called [...] Full text...
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Russia’s Wagner group set landmines near Libyan capital - Human Rights Watch
31 may 2022 - 07:01:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – New information from Libyan agencies and demining groups links the Wagner Group to the use of banned landmines [...] 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 - 19:10:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan News Agency (LANA) has strongly reacted to some African leaders who, at the African [...] Full text...
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Sudan military rulers lift state of emergency
30 may 2022 - 06:18:11Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese military rulers have lifted the state of emergency imposed throughout the country on 25 [...] Full text...
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Renewal of arms embargo on South Sudan 'is a step in the right direction' - Rights group
27 may 2022 - 11:36:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has said the renewal of the arms embargo on South Sudan for [...] Full text...
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Peacekeepers’ Day ceremony honours service, sacrifice of UN blue helmets
27 may 2022 - 05:48:26New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations paid tribute to the men and women serving under its flag in [...] Full text...
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African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers named
26 may 2022 - 23:49:42Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The qualifiers for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) were Thursday made known after the draw. The 7th [...] Full text...
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Libya: Officials discuss demobilisation of armed groups
26 may 2022 - 23:30:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The issue of demobilisation and integration of armed groups in Libya, the subject of a workshop [...] Full text...
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AfDB President outlines Bank's plan to feed the continent
25 may 2022 - 06:59:30Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has outlined the Bank's plans to address [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean peacekeeper wins UN gender advocate award
25 may 2022 - 05:30:13New York, US (PANA) - For the first time, a Zimbabwean peacekeeper has been chosen to receive the prestigious 2021 Military Gender [...] Full text...
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Time is short for Sudan to resolve political crisis, UN Mission chief warns
25 may 2022 - 05:19:07New York, US (PANA) - Time is short for Sudan to reach a solution to its protracted political crisis, the [...] Full text...
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Sudan refuses to renew residency permit of senior UN official
24 may 2022 - 11:02:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) has expressed disappointment over the Sudanese [...] Full text...
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AU urged to focus on root causes of conflict, political instability
24 may 2022 - 04:53:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African Union (AU) member countries should use their upcoming summit to commit to addressing human rights [...] Full text...
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US companies warned about 'growing reputational risks' to businesses in Sudan
24 may 2022 - 04:36:12Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, and Labor on Monday issued a business advisory [...] Full text...
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Libyan coastguards rescue 37 Sudanese illegal migrants
23 may 2022 - 11:12:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coastguards have rescued 37 migrants from Sudan who were heading towards the European coast in [...] Full text...
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DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi expected in Burundi on Saturday
20 may 2022 - 15:40:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Congolese head of state, Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, is expected this Saturday on a two-day [...] Full text...
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Food insecurity threatens societies, exacerbates conflicts
20 may 2022 - 05:40:41New York, US (PANA) - “When war is waged, people go hungry,” Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges UN Security Council to renew arms embargo on South Sudan
19 may 2022 - 06:04:47Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty Internationl, has urged the United Nations Security Council to renew its [...] Full text...
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Tripartite process kicks off to end Sudanese political impasse
12 may 2022 - 21:03:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A much awaited process to end the Sudanese political stalemate finally kicked off in Khartoum on [...] Full text...
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Gambia to play int’l friendly football match with UAE
11 may 2022 - 12:21:52Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's senior national football team, the Scorpions, has been invited by UAE for a friendly match [...] Full text...
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US reiterates support for Sudanese tripartite political process
10 may 2022 - 05:23:50Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has reiterated its "strong support" for the combined efforts of various bodies to [...] Full text...
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COVID has ‘pushed back’ democracy in Africa - UN
08 may 2022 - 06:12:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Already reeling from COVID-19, the fighting in Ukraine has introduced significant and worrying new risks likely [...] Full text...
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Violence in Ethiopia's Benishangul Gumuz region hits humanitarian response
06 may 2022 - 16:19:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Metekel zone in Benishangul Gumuz regional state remains complex requiring an [...] Full text...
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IMF warns debt vulnerabilities remain elevated in Sub-Saharan Africa
06 may 2022 - 14:06:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned here Friday that debt vulnerabilities remained elevated in Sub-Saharan Africa, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Essential aid reaches Tigray region, but more still needed
06 may 2022 - 05:10:48New York, US (PANA) - A convoy carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid arrived in the capital of the restive Tigray [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council to discuss developments in Libya in late May
05 may 2022 - 13:01:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council will hold a session on 26 May on developments in several countries, [...] Full text...
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IGAD condemns terrorist attack on African Union peacekeepers in Somalia
04 may 2022 - 18:12:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African Development grouping, IGaD, has strongly condemned Tuesday’s attack on the African Union peace [...] 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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UN Security Council condemns violence in West Darfur
30 april 2022 - 17:45:27New York, US (PANA) - Members of the Security Council have condemned the recent violence in West Darfur, Sudan, which [...] Full text...
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UNHCR, partners in Uganda seek US$47.8 million to support 60,000 refugees fleeing violence in South Sudan and eastern DRC
30 april 2022 - 10:57:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and 44 humanitarian partners on Friday launched a coordinated [...] Full text...
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EU, US delegation expresses support for restoration of civilian-led gov't in Sudan
30 april 2022 - 04:49:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Senior officials from France, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council condemns violence in Darfur
29 april 2022 - 17:07:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Security Council has condemned the intercommunal fighting in Darfur region, a week ago, that [...] Full text...
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African leaders bid farewell to Kenya's third President Kibaki
29 april 2022 - 16:56:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders, both serving and retired, congregated at the Nyayo Stadium here on a chilly Friday [...] Full text...
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Health workers, children, among 200 killed in ‘senseless and brutal attacks' in West Darfur: WHO
29 april 2022 - 05:17:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Recent intercommunal violence in areas of West Darfur, Sudan, that has left scores dead, including two [...] Full text...
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Hundreds of protesters detained, mistreated in Sudan, says Human Rights Watch
28 april 2022 - 05:46:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's security forces have unlawfully detained hundreds of protesters since December 2021 and forcibly disappeared scores as [...] Full text...
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Sahel to experience wet rainy season this year
27 april 2022 - 11:12:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A wet 2022 rainy season is expected in the Sahel, the Permanent Inter-State Committee for [...] Full text...
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EU condemns killings in Sudan's Darfur regoon
26 april 2022 - 17:32:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) says it is appalled about reports of deadly clashes between communities in [...] Full text...
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UN condemns ‘horrific’ surge of violence in South Sudan
26 april 2022 - 09:30:12Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Additional peacekeepers have been deployed to Leer county, South Sudan, following a surge of violence, [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charity deplores Darfur massacre
26 april 2022 - 05:42:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A humanitarian charity on Monday deplored the recent armed attacks on displaced civilians that left at [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns killings in Sudan's Darfur region
26 april 2022 - 05:07:33New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has deplored the killings of civilians in Kereneik locality, West Darfur, as [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Sudan condemns violence in Darfur as more than 160 are killed
25 april 2022 - 07:07:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Sudan, Volker Perthes, has deplored the "heinous killings" [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council hears of ‘trust deficit’ in disputed Abyei region
22 april 2022 - 05:30:18New York, US (PANA) - Although the overall security situation in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan [...] 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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DRC, UNHCR concerned about levels of insecurity in the east
20 april 2022 - 11:06:50Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Office of the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the UN [...] Full text...
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UNHCR supports peaceful end to conflict between herders, farmers in South Sudan
20 april 2022 - 10:51:09Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Semi-nomadic cattle herders blamed for a spate of deadly clashes with settled farmers in South [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Draw for quaifying group matches
19 april 2022 - 20:35:53Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The following are the groups for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Côte d'Ivoire 2023, [...] Full text...
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UN releases $100 million to fight hunger in 6 African countries and Yemen
15 april 2022 - 06:37:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN has allocated $100 million to fight hunger in Africa and the Middle East as [...] 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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Millions of refugees in East Africa face 'desperate future' - UN agencies ward
13 april 2022 - 12:34:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Millions of displaced families across eastern Africa will fall deeper into hunger as food rations dwindle [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 'Vaccine access in conflict areas remains critical'
12 april 2022 - 05:26:08New York, US (PANA) - Although safe and effective COVID-19 vaccinations are available, the pandemic is still far from over, [...] 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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UN agencies urge scale up in assistance to stave off hunger in South Sudan
10 april 2022 - 07:12:11Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Foo d insecurity is likely to rise by seven per cent across South Sudan in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights groups flag crimes against humanity in Western Tigray Zone
06 april 2022 - 07:31:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Amhara regional security forces and civilian authorities in Ethiopia's Western Tigray Zone have committed widespread abuses against [...] Full text...
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US says ongoing Sudanese-led political process offers 'best opportunity' to restore path to democracy
06 april 2022 - 06:15:33Washington, US (PANA) - The United States says the ongoing Sudanese-led political process offers the best opportunity to restore a [...] Full text...
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Darfur war crimes suspect appears before International Criminal Court
06 april 2022 - 06:01:48The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The first trial of a person accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in [...] Full text...
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2021-22 CAF Champions league: All qualifiers for knockout stage emerge
04 april 2022 - 15:52:21Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - All the eight qualifiers for the knockout stage of the 2021-22 CAF Champions league, have emerged [...] Full text...
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$1.7 billion plan launched to meet South Sudan's humanitarian needs
01 april 2022 - 05:07:48Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN and partners on Thursday launched a $1.7 billion Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for [...] Full text...
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2021-22 CAF Champions league: 7 teams through to knockout stage
31 march 2022 - 13:44:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With the final group matches scheduled for this weekend, seven teams have qualified for the knockout [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges parties to South Sudan's peace deal to avoid violence
31 march 2022 - 05:37:51Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Clashes in parts of the Unity and Upper Nile states of South Sudan over recent [...] Full text...
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US expresses concern about growing tensions in South Sudan
30 march 2022 - 05:40:20Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it has noted with concern the growing tensions in South Sudan, [...] Full text...
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Friends of Sudan reiterate support for efforts to facilitate political process
30 march 2022 - 05:28:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Members of the Friends of Sudan have reiterated their "strong support" for the combined efforts of [...] Full text...
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AI report says conflict contagious in face of perilously weak international responses in 2021
29 march 2022 - 18:21:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International said in its latest report that in 2021, new and unresolved conflicts erupted or [...] Full text...
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UNHCR warns of dire impact from floods in South Sudan as new wet season looms
29 march 2022 - 12:36:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency warned on Tuesday that prolonged flooding and displacement in South Sudan is [...] Full text...
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Consensus emerging on many issues, UN’s Sudan envoy tells Security Council
29 march 2022 - 05:28:23New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations envoy for Sudan told the Security Council on Monday that consensus has emerged [...] Full text...
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WFP condemns third attack on humanitarian convoy in four months in South Sudan
27 march 2022 - 05:17:12Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has strongly condemned the recent attack on a [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief welcomes Tigray humanitarian ceasefire agreement
25 march 2022 - 20:58:31New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday welcomed the declaration of an indefinite humanitarian truce on the part [...] Full text...
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IGAD welcomes bilateral humanitarian ceasefire in Ethiopia
25 march 2022 - 16:18:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African development block, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has welcomed a bilateral humanitarian ceasefire [...] Full text...
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UN envoy expresses concern over South Sudan's peace boycott
24 march 2022 - 21:25:28Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Special Envoy for South Sudan has termed Vice President Riek Machar's withdrawal from [...] Full text...
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UN warns of worsening food crisis looming in Sudan
24 march 2022 - 13:07:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a strong warning about the “worsening food [...] Full text...
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US condemns increase of violence in Sudan
24 march 2022 - 04:26:14Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has strongly condemned the recent marked increase in violence in Sudan, particularly [...] Full text...
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Sudan denies issuing statement criticizing US sanctions on police unit
22 march 2022 - 15:16:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has refrained from issuing any comments on recent US financial sanctions imposed on [...] Full text...
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New UN report reveals ‘hellish existence’ for women and girls in South Sudan
22 march 2022 - 05:54:06Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Widespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict is being fuelled by systemic impunity, [...] Full text...
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US sanctions Sudan security forces for serious human rights abuses
21 march 2022 - 19:28:41Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States announced on Monday that it is imposing sanctions on Sudan’s Central Reserve [...] Full text...
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Outcry over increasing violence in Darfur as villages are burnt to the ground
20 march 2022 - 05:55:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and Save the Children have called for an immediate de-escalation of [...] Full text...
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UNHCR and partners seek US$1.2 billion to address Africa’s largest refugee crisis
18 march 2022 - 12:49:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), together with 102 humanitarian and development partners is appealing [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council extends mandate of South Sudan peacekeeping mission for one year
16 march 2022 - 11:18:49New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission [...] Full text...
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UNHCR concerned at climate change impacts in South Sudan
16 march 2022 - 06:15:43Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Climate change-driven flooding and drought are threatening to aggravate an already precarious situation in vulnerable [...] Full text...
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UN says dozens of civilians killed in Darfur in renewed violence
12 march 2022 - 14:12:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations on Saturday expressed deep concern following unrest in the Darfur region of Western Sudan [...] Full text...
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Families pushed to the limit as South Sudan braces for worst hunger crisis ever: WFP
11 march 2022 - 11:47:03Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – More than 70% of the South Sudanese population will struggle to survive the peak of [...] Full text...
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South Sudan marks milestone amid stalled progress, spreading violence
08 march 2022 - 05:28:33New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan’s unity government marked its two-year anniversary against a backdrop of stalled constitutional progress [...] Full text...
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CAF President sympathises with Sudan FA over death of 5 players of same club
06 march 2022 - 07:33:25Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, has sent a condolence letter to Sudan FA and the families [...] Full text...
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2021-22 CAF Champions league: Al Ahly win rescheduled Day 1 match
06 march 2022 - 07:05:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian giants, Al Ahly, defeated Al Merrikh of Sudan 3-2 in a rescheduled Group A, Day [...] 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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Human Rights Council President appoints Fatou Bensouda, others as members of investigative body in Ethiopia
02 march 2022 - 23:57:41Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Federico Villegas of Argentina, on Wednesday announced the [...] Full text...
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UN food agency condemns attempted ambush on food convoy in South Sudan
02 march 2022 - 05:46:06Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A peacekeeper is in stable condition a day after being shot during an attempted ambush [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council vote sets up emergency General Assembly session on Ukraine crisis
28 february 2022 - 05:17:00New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council voted on Sunday to call for a rare emergency special session of [...] Full text...
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2021–22 CAF Champions League: Results of Day 3, group-stage matches
27 february 2022 - 08:15:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from Day 3, group-stage matches in the 2021-22 CAF Champions league, played [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese army clashes with armed groups in Unity State
26 february 2022 - 00:23:07Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Fighting has escalated between the South Sudanese military and armed groups in Unity State, the [...] Full text...
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UN human rights expert concludes official visit to Khartoum, draws sombre picture about situation in Sudan
24 february 2022 - 16:19:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN Human Rights Expert for Sudan Adama Dieng concluded an official visit to the Sudan where [...] Full text...
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Armed groups attack, loot humanitarian warehouses leaving thousands vulnerable - Charity
24 february 2022 - 14:46:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Armed gangs in South Sudan have attacked and looted food warehouses, leaving dozens of thousand civilians [...] Full text...
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UN chief appoints former Ghana foreign minister Hanna Tetteh Special Envoy for Horn of Africa
23 february 2022 - 06:15:00New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday appointed Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, former foreign minister of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia says it is ready to cooperate with Sudan and Egypt over GERD issues
22 february 2022 - 20:40:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia on Tuesday said it is ready to cooperate with Egypt and the Sudan in a [...] Full text...
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Sudan 'unhappy' with Ethiopia's 'lack of cooperation' in operating controversial dam
22 february 2022 - 11:17:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan says that it wants to see Ethiopia’s "sweet words" about the benefits of the Grand Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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EU allocates 40 million Euro to assist Sudan in humanitarian domains
20 february 2022 - 16:25:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The EU Commission has allocated Sudan 40 million Euro as part of a package of 294.2 [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Renaissance Dam begins generation of power
20 february 2022 - 10:45:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), bitterly opposed by Sudan and Egypt, officially began generating [...] Full text...
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South Sudan sees sharp decline in violence against civilians: UN
18 february 2022 - 05:54:51Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Reported incidents of violence against civilians fell by around 42 per cent in 2021 compared [...] Full text...
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Senior UN official in South Sudan calls for end to violence against aid workers
17 february 2022 - 04:49:37Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan on Wednesday strongly condemned the continued violence across [...] Full text...
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African union holds 'frank and open' talks in Khartoum
15 february 2022 - 16:22:03Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has said it has held talks with Sudanese stakeholders in Khartoum in [...] Full text...
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UNITAMS says first phase of consultation with Sudanese stakeholders concluded
13 february 2022 - 17:09:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations mission in Khartoum on Sunday bragged that the first stage of the UN-facilitated [...] Full text...
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2021/22 CAF Champions League: Results of Group-phase matches
13 february 2022 - 14:18:43Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results of the first-round, first-leg matches in the group phase of the 2021/22 [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Military leader says UN mission should mind its own business
13 february 2022 - 12:54:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese military leader, Lt.-Gen. Abdul Fatah Al Burhan, has reiterated that he does not intend to [...] Full text...
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Sudan happy to see African assistance for overcoming current crisis
12 february 2022 - 18:22:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday said it was satisfied by the way the African Union has been assisting [...] Full text...
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UN concerned over arrest of former government officials in Sudan
11 february 2022 - 15:58:29Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday expressed concern over the arrest of a Sudanese [...] Full text...
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Several Western countries 'alarmed' at arrests, detentions in Sudan
11 february 2022 - 05:17:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Several Western countries have expressed alarm by the 9 February arrests and detentions of several high-profile [...] Full text...
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UN report paints bleak picture of food situation in Ethiopian regions formerly affected by conflict
10 february 2022 - 21:01:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations has warned that malnutrition rates among children and pregnant and lactating women in [...] Full text...
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Sudan: leaders arrested were not detained on political grounds, but rather criminal procedures
10 february 2022 - 16:03:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army on Thursday reiterated that the group of politicians currently being interrogated by police [...] Full text...
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East African Community welcomes lifting of EU sanctions against Burundi
10 february 2022 - 12:13:28Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) on Thursday welcomed the lifting of European Union (EU) economic sanctions [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Authorities summon three leaders of the FFC on charges of "dishonesty"
09 february 2022 - 20:52:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese authorities have put behind bars three leading figures within the Force for Freedom and Change [...] Full text...
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African leaders call crisis Summit on terrorism, unconstitutional change of government
07 february 2022 - 22:22:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders will hold an emergency Summit on terrorism and the fight against bad governance [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Cameroonian captain Vincent Aboubakar emerges top scorer
07 february 2022 - 10:25:23Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Cameroonian Vincent Aboubakar has emerged as the top scorer of 2021 AFCON in Cameroon with eight [...] Full text...
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Kenya president rallies AU Summit to end rising political tensions in Africa
06 february 2022 - 22:55:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has rallied the African Union (AU) to end the increasing cases [...] Full text...
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AU reiterates zero tolerance for unconstitutional change of government
06 february 2022 - 16:14:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union does not tolerate any attempts of unconstitutional change of government in Africa, [...] Full text...
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Rights groups urge South Sudan authorities to improve human rights
06 february 2022 - 10:50:05Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese authorities should urgently advance and implement a comprehensive human rights agenda to improve the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia crisis: UNHCR rushing aid to 20,000 refugees fleeing clashes
05 february 2022 - 08:42:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, and partners are rushing life-saving aid to more than 20,000 refugees [...] Full text...
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President Félix Tshisekedi leaves for 35th ordinary session of AU General Assembly in Addis Ababa
04 february 2022 - 18:56:21Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Félix Tshisekedi, left here Friday [...] 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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Sudan:'s military leader calls for easing of procedures for Libyan investors
03 february 2022 - 16:59:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Thursday underlined the strength of the bonds linking Khartoum and Tripoli, expressing readiness to [...] Full text...
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Kenya to host African Union's infrastructure Summit
03 february 2022 - 16:50:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will host the seventh session of a major African Union (AU) Summit dedicated to the [...] Full text...
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Sudan reassures WFP no more looting of storehouses in Darfur
03 february 2022 - 16:30:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Thursday reassured the World Food Programme (WFP) there would be no repeat [...] Full text...
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President Kagame, Kenyatta hold talks on regional stability
03 february 2022 - 16:14:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Rwandan President Paul Kagame held talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi on Thursday, reiterating [...] Full text...
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Sudan: top military leaders move to Darfur to re-impose stability
03 february 2022 - 15:00:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Following weeks of unrest and inter-communal fighting in the Darfur region, the Khartoum government has massively [...] Full text...
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Guterres appoints Nigerian General as Force Commander, UN Interim Security Force for Abyei
02 february 2022 - 06:19:15New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr [...] Full text...
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IGAD Executive Secretary arrives in Sudan
30 january 2022 - 16:31:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Inter-Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD), has dispatched its top official to Khartoum to help with [...] Full text...
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Security Committee of Khartoum State bans 'gatherings' in downtown Khartoum
30 january 2022 - 11:26:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Security Committee of the Government of Khartoum State has banned all “gatherings” in downtown Khartoum. “Central [...] Full text...
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UN appeals to Sudanese authority for respect of rights of assembly
29 january 2022 - 19:56:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Saturday appealed to the government of Sudan to restrain police and security [...] Full text...
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Food insecurity soaring across 20 hunger hotspots, say UN food agencies
28 january 2022 - 05:44:33Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food insecurity is soaring across 20 countries and regions - “hunger hotspots”, where conflict, economic shocks, [...] Full text...
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Pro-islamist demonstrations: a new turn in Sudanese political scene? (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)
27 january 2022 - 16:35:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Dozens of thousands of persons in opposition with the left leaning revolution in the Sudan, came [...] Full text...
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Demonstrators demand departure of UNITAMS from Sudan
26 january 2022 - 20:24:29Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Thousands of civilians, mostly pro-islamist adherents, marched to the office of the United Nations Integrated Transition [...] Full text...
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