ECOWAS Mediator welcomes progress made by Mali's Transitional Government

25 june 2022 - 19:18:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, former Nigerian President [...] Full text...

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Tunisian authorities say 'terrorist attack' near Tunis synagogue fails

24 june 2022 - 17:09:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A knife-wielding individual attacked a security unit posted near a "sensitive institution" near downtown Tunis on [...] Full text...

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Malian Army announces air strikes against jihadist sanctuaries

24 june 2022 - 13:05:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Army says it carried out targeted air strikes on logistical sites and terrorist sanctuaries [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Ministry protests mistreatment of citizens entering and leaving Egypt

23 june 2022 - 06:13:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the National Unity Government (GNU), on [...] Full text...

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‘De facto lethargy’ in Central African Republic, despite escalating attacks, says UN offficial

23 june 2022 - 05:17:43
New York, US (PANA) - Efforts are underway to reinvigorate the Central African Republic’s political process, which has lapsed into [...] Full text...

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US, UN strongly condemn civilian massacres in Mali

23 june 2022 - 05:06:20
New York, US (PANA) - The United States and the United Nations have expressed shock and sadness at the massacre [...] Full text...

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MINUSMA strongly condemns deadly terrorist attacks in central Mali

22 june 2022 - 13:39:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has strongly condemned the attacks perpetrated [...] Full text...

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New deadly attacks in West Darfur leave scores dead, thousands displaced - Rights group says

22 june 2022 - 07:34:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – New attacks by armed Arab assailants on civilians in west Darfur since April 2022 have left [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says DR Congo-Rwanda military escalation devastating for civilians

22 june 2022 - 05:54:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday  called for the protection of civilians in the fighting between the Movement [...] Full text...

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Crisis in northeast Nigeria will worsen without urgent help, says UN agency

21 june 2022 - 18:01:26
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - UN humanitarians issued an alert on Tuesday over the deteriorating situation for millions of mainly women and [...] Full text...

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US expresses grave concern about 'horrific' killing of civilians in Ethiopia Oromia region

21 june 2022 - 15:15:38
Washington, DC (PANA) - The United States has expressed grave concern at reported killings of civilians in the Amhara community [...] Full text...

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'Window of opportunity closing for South Sudan, on road to lasting peace'

21 june 2022 - 05:27:35
New York, US (PANA) - With eight months remaining, the window of opportunity is closing for South Sudan to meet [...] Full text...

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Najla al-Mangouch recalls responsibility to achieve stability in all countries on World Refugee Day

20 june 2022 - 16:24:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla al-Mangouch said on World Refugee Day that [...] Full text...

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Over 100 suspected terrorists neutralised in one month in Burkina Faso

20 june 2022 - 12:55:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 100 suspected terrorists were neutralised during the period from 15 May to 15 [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Ethiopian PM says killing of innocent civilians 'unacceptable'

20 june 2022 - 12:08:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has  described as "unacceptable" attacks on innocent civilians and destruction [...] Full text...

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UN chief strongly condemns attack on peacekeepers in Mali that leaves Guinean 'blue helmet' dead

20 june 2022 - 05:11:21
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Sunday strongly condemned an attack in Kidal, in northern Mali, against [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeper killed in explosive device attack in northern Mali

19 june 2022 - 16:02:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A peacekeeper of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was killed on [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Mediator welcomes Burkinabe junta leader's 'openness to dialogue'

19 june 2022 - 13:17:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's military leader, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, on Saturday met with the Mediator [...] Full text...

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Hate speech ‘dehumanizes individuals and communities’: Guterres

18 june 2022 - 07:08:29
New York, US (PANA) - Hate speech incites violence, undermines diversity and social cohesion and “threatens the common values and [...] Full text...

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Urgent support needed for 14,000 who fled following Burkina Faso massacre - UNHCR

17 june 2022 - 19:37:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - UN humanitarians in Burkina Faso on Friday appealed to the international community for help, after attacks by [...] Full text...

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US Embassy in Mali issues securiy alert on possible terrorist attack in Bamako

17 june 2022 - 10:03:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The US Embassy in Mali has issued an alert warning of a possible terrorist attack in [...] Full text...

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22 civilians killed in terrorist attack in northern Mali

16 june 2022 - 16:27:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Platform of the Movements of 14 June 2014 of Algiers has denounced the killing of [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns brutal attack in Burkina Faso that left scores dead

16 june 2022 - 05:09:32
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned a weekend attack in Burkina Faso that left dozens [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS condemns massacre of 79 civilians in Burkina Faso's Sahel

15 june 2022 - 19:54:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In a statement, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has condemned the latest [...] Full text...

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Malian Foreign Minister addresses UN Security Council

14 june 2022 - 15:26:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop, has expressed his country's position, [...] Full text...

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Dath toll in Sunday's suspected terrorist attack in Burkina Faso climbs to 79

14 june 2022 - 12:21:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The suspected terrorist attack in Burkina Faso last Sunday left 79 civilians dead, according to [...] Full text...

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Top UN envoy urges support for Mali reforms

14 june 2022 - 05:23:30
New York, US (PANA) - Long-term uncertainty related to the length of the transition period in Mali has made it [...] Full text...

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50 civilians killed in Sunday's attack in Burkinabe Sahel

13 june 2022 - 19:33:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Fifty civilians were killed on Sunday in an attack on the town of Seytenga, located [...] Full text...

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Four Burkinabe police officers killed in attack in Burkinabe Sahel

13 june 2022 - 14:04:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Four Burkinabe policemen were killed and two others wounded on Sunday in an attack on [...] Full text...

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Eight people killed in terrorist attack in southern Mali

12 june 2022 - 12:55:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Unidentified gunmen on Saturday evening killed eight people, including two customs officers, in an attack at [...] Full text...

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UN calls on militants in eastern DR Congo to ‘immediately cease’ civilian attacks

12 june 2022 - 05:20:14
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Saturday calling for attacks on civilians by multiple armed groups in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe president pays thank-you visit to troops for repelling attackers in nothern region

11 june 2022 - 19:48:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, on Friday paid a thank-you visit to [...] Full text...

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French Barkhane force continues to re-organise units outside Malian territory

11 june 2022 - 06:43:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The French Barkhane force has continued to re-organise its units outside Malian territory, to enable [...] Full text...

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Eleven Burkinabe gendarmes killed in new attack in Burkina Faso's Sahel

11 june 2022 - 06:35:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Eleven Burkinabe gendarmes were killed on Thursday, in a new armed attack against the Territorial [...] Full text...

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Positions of protagonists cast doubt on prospects for solution of Libyan crisis

10 june 2022 - 07:13:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The dogmatic positions of protagonists in the political crisis in Libya are casting doubt on prospects [...] Full text...

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Terrorists kill five Burkina Faso soldiers

10 june 2022 - 05:36:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Five Burkinabe soldiers were killed and 44 suspected terrorists neutralised on Thursday morning in an [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS condemns 'dastardly' terrorist attack on Nigeria church

07 june 2022 - 16:44:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday added its voice to the condemnation [...] Full text...

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Guterres condemns ‘heinous’ church attack in Nigwria which left more than 20 dead

07 june 2022 - 15:30:01
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has condemned “in the strongest terms” a brutal attack on a Catholic church [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International demands justice for victims of Nigeria church shooting

07 june 2022 - 06:45:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International,  says those responsible for last Sunday's killing of more than 20 [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for ‘good faith’ effort by all Sudanese leaders ahead of direct talks

07 june 2022 - 05:15:51
New 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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UN condemns second ‘cowardly’ attack in three days against peacekeepers in Mali

04 june 2022 - 04:37:32
New York, US (PANA) - Two Egyptian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were killed on Friday [...] Full text...

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Malian Red Cross condemns killing of two workers in armed attack in the west

03 june 2022 - 15:54:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Red Cross Society of Mali has condemned in the strongest terms an attack by unidentified [...] Full text...

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Malian soldiers killed in terrorist ambush in the north

03 june 2022 - 15:30:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At least two Malian soldiers were killed and nine others wounded in an ambush on the [...] Full text...

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Two Burkinabe soldiers killed in two attacks

02 june 2022 - 18:46:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two Burkinabe soldiers and four volunteer fighters (VDP) were killed in two attacks on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Malian Red Cross aid workers killed in attack

02 june 2022 - 18:38:40
Ouagadougou, (Mali) - Two humanitarian workers of the Malian Red Cross were killed on Wednesday in an attack on their [...] Full text...

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Deadly Mali convoy attack ‘tragic reminder’ of threats to peacekeepers - Guterres

02 june 2022 - 05:09:42
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned a deadly attack on Wednesday against a UN [...] Full text...

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Education watchdog says attacks on education increased worldwide during pandemic

01 june 2022 - 06:16:52
New 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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Russia’s Wagner group set landmines near Libyan capital - Human Rights Watch

31 may 2022 - 07:01:27
Tripoli, 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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2021/2022 CAF CL: Wydad Casablanca beat Al Ahly 2-0 to win title

31 may 2022 - 05:37:38
Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Wydad Casablanca of Morocco on Monday night won their third CAF Champions League crown when they [...] Full text...

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Gendarme killed in attack in west-central Burkina Faso

30 may 2022 - 09:03:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Burkinabe gendarme was killed and two others wounded in an attack on Saturday night [...] Full text...

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US slams Eritrean minister, urges freedom of speech

28 may 2022 - 19:01:25
Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - The United States has urged Eritrea to allow citizens to exercise freedom of speech and urged [...] Full text...

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Former Libyan military intelligence director accused of military mobilization in Tripoli

27 may 2022 - 16:13:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of Defence of the government of national unity has accused the former director [...] Full text...

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Peacekeepers’ Day ceremony honours service, sacrifice of UN blue helmets

27 may 2022 - 05:48:26
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations paid tribute to the men and women serving under its flag in [...] Full text...

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Libya: Officials discuss demobilisation of armed groups

26 may 2022 - 23:30:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The issue of demobilisation and integration of armed groups in Libya, the subject of a workshop [...] Full text...

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‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council

26 may 2022 - 05:22:14
New York, US (PANA) - Conflict continues to inflict “widespread civilian death and injury”, a senior UN official told the [...] Full text...

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Suspected terrorist attack on two villages in Burkina Faso claims 11 lives

24 may 2022 - 11:11:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Eleven people, including three fighters of the Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland (VDP), [...] Full text...

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AU urged to focus on root causes of conflict, political instability

24 may 2022 - 04:53:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African Union (AU) member countries should use their upcoming summit to commit to addressing human rights [...] Full text...

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International community urged to support new administration in Somalia

24 may 2022 - 04:04:00
New York, US (PANA) - The recent conclusion of the electoral process in Somalia offers a long-awaited opportunity to make [...] Full text...

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French army intervenes to foil major terrorist attack in Burkina Faso, says Paris

22 may 2022 - 13:13:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The French army says it intervened on Saturday at the request of Burkina Faso to [...] Full text...

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Chad concerned about Mali's withdrawal from GS Sahel and joint force

22 may 2022 - 12:43:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - One week after Mali's decision to withdraw from all the G5 Sahel bodies, the Chadian president [...] Full text...

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Five Burkinabe soldiers die in terrorist attack

21 may 2022 - 14:26:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Five Burkinabe soldiers were killed and at least 30 suspected terrorists neutralised on Saturday in [...] Full text...

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Libya to buy training aircraft for Libyan Air Force from Turkish company

21 may 2022 - 11:46:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Turkey have signed a memorandum for the purchase of training aircraft from Turkey, a statement [...] Full text...

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Nigeria beat Benin Republic to win WAFU B U-20 Championship

21 may 2022 - 09:57:08
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigeria’s Under-20 football team, the Flying Eagles, on Friday night emerged champions of the West Africa [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks redeployed US troops in Somalia to make civilian protection priority

20 may 2022 - 08:20:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA ) – The decision of the United States to redeploy several hundred troops in Somalia, as part of [...] Full text...

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Seven dead in Thursday's attack on military detachment in eastern Burkina Faso

19 may 2022 - 14:32:15
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A gun attack on Thursday targeted the military detachment of Madjoari in eastern Burkina Faso, [...] Full text...

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Libya rejects Amnesty International report on security body

19 may 2022 - 14:29:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A recent Amnesty International (AI) report on alleged human rights abuses by Libyan security officials was [...] Full text...

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Armed Islamists, security forces in Burkina Faso committing abuses against civilians - Human Rights Watch

18 may 2022 - 05:22:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Armed Islamist groups and government security forces and militia in Burkina Faso are committing increased abuses against [...] Full text...

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Mali's transitional government claims to have foiled coup on night of 11-12 May

17 may 2022 - 13:47:16
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A coup attempt "supported by a Western state" was foiled in Mali on the night of [...] Full text...

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2nd Lead: Police officer shot, property damaged in Tripoli clashes between supporters of rival PMs (Eds: Adds reactions of officials, countries )

17 may 2022 - 13:17:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan police officer was shot and wounded during armed clashes between supporters of Libya's rival [...] Full text...

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Somalia MPs vote in presidential election

15 may 2022 - 10:16:36
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somali parliamentarians are on Sunday voting to elect a president as the country continues to experience [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Tutu's trust slams Israeli police brutality

15 may 2022 - 10:11:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Archbishop Desmond Intellectual Property (IP) Trust has spoken out against members of the Israeli [...] Full text...

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US Embassy in Lomé condemns 'despicable' terrorist attack in Togo

14 may 2022 - 14:15:25
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The United States embassy in Lomé has condemned "in the strongest terms" Tuesday night's terrorist attack [...] Full text...

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AU Chairperson condemns terrorist attack in Togo

14 may 2022 - 05:10:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has strongly condemns the "cowardly and [...] Full text...

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Four Malian soldiers killed in improvised explosive device attack in central Mali

12 may 2022 - 13:39:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four Malian soldiers were killed and another wounded on Wednesday when a Malian armed forces (FAMAs) [...] Full text...

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Some 15 inmates of Burkina Faso prison who escaped after terrorist attack surrender

12 may 2022 - 07:38:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Some fifteen prisoners who escaped following an attack on Saturday night on the Nouna civil prison in [...] Full text...

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Coalition vows to defeat evolving threat of ISIS in Africa

12 may 2022 - 06:14:46
Marrakesh, Morocco (PANA) - Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS have recognised the need to meet the evolving threat of Daesh/ISIS [...] Full text...

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Stephanie Williams reaffirms UN's support for victims of Tarhouna massacres in western Libya in quest for justice

11 may 2022 - 16:04:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has assured the families of victims of [...] Full text...

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ICC trial of alleged Malian terrorist resumes

11 may 2022 - 12:11:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of alleged Malian terrorist, Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, resumed [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM calls for coordinated efforts to deal with terrorism

11 may 2022 - 11:50:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity (GNU), [...] Full text...

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Human rights must be ‘front and centre’ in the fight against terrorism: Guterres

11 may 2022 - 05:55:53
Malaga, Spain (PANA) - Responses to terrorism must be anchored in the rule of law, human rights, and gender equality to [...] Full text...

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Libya reiterates support for efforts to resolve Ukrainian crisis

10 may 2022 - 05:50:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Mangouch, on Monday spoke on phone with [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for probe into deadly armed attacks on DRC mining site

10 may 2022 - 04:58:11
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to [...] Full text...

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AU strongly condemns attack in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula

09 may 2022 - 07:26:02
Addis Ababa, Ehiopi a(PANA) - The African Union (AU) has strongly  condemned the terrorist attack in the Sinai Peninsla that [...] Full text...

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'Several dozens' killed in attack by armed men in DRC's Ituri Province

09 may 2022 - 07:03:56
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Several dozens of people have been massacred by armed men in DRC who attacked a gold [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso government confirms attack on prison in the northwest

09 may 2022 - 05:34:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government on Sunday confirmed that the civil prison in Nouna in the northwest [...] Full text...

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US condemns terrorist attack in the Sinai Peninsula

08 may 2022 - 06:20:45
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has condemned Saturdy's terrorist attack in the Sinai Peninsula targeting members of [...] Full text...

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NGO reports 14 cases of press freedom violations in Libya

07 may 2022 - 14:55:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan NGO  working in the defence of freedom of information and the press over the [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe President pays tribute to victims of two attacks in the North and Centre-North

06 may 2022 - 20:56:15
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Lt-Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, on Friday paid tribute to the [...] Full text...

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Seven soldiers, four auxiliaries of Burkinabe army killed in suspected terrorist attacks

06 may 2022 - 14:40:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Five gendarmes, two soldiers and four auxiliaries of the Burkinabe army were killed on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean President Alpha Condé to be tried for murder - Junta

05 may 2022 - 12:14:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president, Alpha Condé, should answer for alleged blood crimes committed during his regime, [...] Full text...

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Niger faces refugee influx as violence increases in neighbouring states: UNHCR

05 may 2022 - 11:06:23
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Tens of thousands of new refugees have arrived in Niger in the last four months to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Record profits, while COVID treatment often ‘out of reach’ for the poor

05 may 2022 - 06:04:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While reported COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline, Omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in [...] Full text...

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UN chief joins in condemnation of deadly attack on Burundian peacekeepers in Somalia

05 may 2022 - 05:39:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has joined in the strong condemnation of Tuesday's attack by [...] Full text...

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IGAD condemns terrorist attack on African Union peacekeepers in Somalia

04 may 2022 - 18:12:44
Khartoum, 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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Committee of Chiefs of Staff of ECOWAS Member States to hold extraordinary meeting in Ghana

04 may 2022 - 15:19:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Accra, the capital of Ghana, will host from 5-6 May 2022 an extraordinary meeting of [...] Full text...

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Libyan NGOs urge authorities to do more to protect press freedom

04 may 2022 - 13:50:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty-one Libyan human rights organisations have urged the Libyan authorities to take more measures to protect [...] Full text...

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1ST LEAD: Burundian President mourns country's peacekeepers killed by terrorist attack in Somalia

04 may 2022 - 10:40:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian president Evariste Ndayishimiye has mourned the country's soldiers serving with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia [...] Full text...

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AU strongly condemns bloody terrorist attack against peacekeepers in Somalia

04 may 2022 - 05:38:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has condemned "in the strongest terms" Tuesday's terrorist attack carried out [...] Full text...

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Libya's press freedom ranked 143 in 2022, jumps 22 places from 2021's spot

03 may 2022 - 20:02:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya made a significant leap, moving up 22 places to 143 in the 2022 World Press [...] Full text...

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Media watchdog cites arbitrary censorship, especially on internet, in Africa

03 may 2022 - 13:58:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Despite a wave of liberalisation in the 1990s in Africa, there are still, too often, cases [...] Full text...

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Threats to media workers’ freedom ‘growing by the day’, UN chief warns

03 may 2022 - 05:42:24
New York, US (PANA) - Journalists and media workers are facing “increasing politicization” of their work and threats to their [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for more resources to fight terror attacks in Sahel

03 may 2022 - 05:30:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The number of terrorist attacks in the Sahel region of Africa “continues to increase”, according to [...] Full text...

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Divisions in UN Security Council on Libyan file fuel foreign interference

02 may 2022 - 06:58:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - For the fourth consecutive time, the United Nations Security Council has failed to extend the mandate [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council condemns violence in West Darfur

30 april 2022 - 17:45:27
New York, US (PANA) - Members of the Security Council have condemned the recent violence in West Darfur, Sudan, which [...] Full text...

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WHO releases more than US$8 million for Sahel’s humanitarian response

30 april 2022 - 16:04:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has released US$8.3 million from its Contingency Funding for Emergencies to assist [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council condemns violence in Darfur

29 april 2022 - 17:07:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Security Council has condemned the intercommunal fighting in Darfur region, a week ago, that [...] Full text...

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Demonstrators block road in central Mali to demand more security

29 april 2022 - 15:51:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Early on Thursday, demonstrators blocked the National Road (RN15) in Bankass (Centre) to demand that the [...] Full text...

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Health workers, children, among 200 killed in ‘senseless and brutal attacks' in West Darfur: WHO

29 april 2022 - 05:17:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Recent intercommunal violence in areas of West Darfur, Sudan, that has left scores dead, including two [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifier: Gambia lodges complaint with Algeria over attacks on FIFA referee Gassama

28 april 2022 - 10:42:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has protested to Algeria over verbal attacks against a Gambian FIFA [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe govt. unveils "urgent actions" to be taken against terrorism

27 april 2022 - 21:49:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government announced on Wednesday a number of "urgent actions" to be taken to [...] Full text...

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EU condemns killings in Sudan's Darfur regoon

26 april 2022 - 17:32:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) says it is appalled about reports of deadly clashes between communities in [...] Full text...

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AU backs plan to dispatch regional force to restore stability in the DRC

26 april 2022 - 16:54:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union supports the planned deployment of a regional force to end the hostilities [...] Full text...

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Kenyans mourn departed third President Kibaki

26 april 2022 - 14:37:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Grieving Kenyan citizens thronged Parliament buildings in Nairobi's Central Business District for the second day on [...] Full text...

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Five soldiers killed in improvised explosive device attack in central Mali

26 april 2022 - 13:16:45
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Five Malian soldiers were killed and one wounded when their patrol vehicle hit a mine in [...] Full text...

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UN condemns ‘horrific’ surge of violence in South Sudan

26 april 2022 - 09:30:12
Juba, 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 - 05:42:19
Khartoum, 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 - 05:07:33
New 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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Malian armed forces 'neutralise' 11 suspected terrorists

25 april 2022 - 12:30:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian armed forces (FAMAs) have neutralised  11 terrorists during simultaneous attacks on Sunday against their [...] Full text...

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Mauritius calm after weekend riots to protest rising costs of living

25 april 2022 - 08:05:21
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is calm on Monday morning after the country experienced a violent and traumatic weekend 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 - 07:07:17
Khartoum, 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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Fifteen dead in terrorist attacks on two military detachments in Burkina Faso - Army

25 april 2022 - 06:11:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Military detachments in Gaskindé and Pobe-Mengao in Soum province in Sahel region were the targets [...] Full text...

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Oil once again at the heart of Libya's political conflict

24 april 2022 - 18:52:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The blockades carried out by so-called demonstrators on various oil production and export sites in Libya [...] Full text...

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Simultaneous terrorist attacks under way in central Mali

24 april 2022 - 17:23:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A simultaneous terrorist attack is underway in the localities of Sevaré in the Mopti region, Niono, [...] Full text...

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Nine people killed in Burkina Faso camp attack

24 april 2022 - 17:19:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed men have killed nine people, including five soldiers, in an attack on a military [...] Full text...

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Oil held hostage to Libya's political conflict, says Libyan newspaper

23 april 2022 - 18:48:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A wave of blockades of oil production and export sites in Libya's central, southern and eastern [...] Full text...

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Kaba Diawara reappointed Guinea football coach

23 april 2022 - 08:57:13
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinea international striker, Kaba Diawara, has been named the substantive coach of the senior national [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council hears of ‘trust deficit’ in disputed Abyei region

22 april 2022 - 05:30:18
New York, US (PANA) - Although the overall security situation in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso woos international partners

21 april 2022 - 23:24:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional president, Lt.-Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, met on Thursday with the diplomatic corps [...] Full text...

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UN condemns recent attacks on humanitarians in Central African Republic

21 april 2022 - 05:14:35
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The top UN humanitarian official in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Wednesday underlined [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Schools closed reduce from 3,683 in February 2022 to 3,664 on 31 March 2022

20 april 2022 - 23:44:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The number of schools closed in Burkina Faso from February to March 2022, reduced from [...] Full text...

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UN condemns car bomb attack on Haftar's army camp in southern Libya

20 april 2022 - 13:03:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned Monday night's reported car bombing of [...] Full text...

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First-ever special criminal court trial opens in CAR

19 april 2022 - 20:11:26
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Mr Abdoulaye Diarra, Amnesty International’s Central Africa researcher, has lauded the opening of the [...] Full text...

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Car bomb explodes near military leader Haftar's camp in southern Libya

19 april 2022 - 12:36:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A car bomb exploded on Monday evening near a military camp belonging to the Tarek bin [...] Full text...

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Two customs officers killed by unidentified armed bandits in southern Mali

19 april 2022 - 12:31:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two customs officers were killed in an attack by unidentified armed bandits on their post in [...] Full text...

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Algerian President reaffirms support for Libyan govt., legislative elections in Libya

18 april 2022 - 22:12:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune reaffirmed, during a wide-ranging meeting held on Monday in Algiers with the [...] Full text...

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Turkey expresses sympathy to Benin following latest act of terrorism in north of country

18 april 2022 - 19:13:44
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Turkey Monday expressed its sympathy to the people of Benin following the recent terrorist ambush in [...] Full text...

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More than 100 terrorists neutralized in one month in Burkina Faso - Army

18 april 2022 - 17:49:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 100 terrorists were neutralized in anti-terrorist operations that took place from 15 March [...] Full text...

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Three soldiers killed in explosive device attack in central Mali

17 april 2022 - 14:50:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army said Saturday that three soldiers were killed and two others wounded when the [...] Full text...

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Libya's NOC declares state of force majeure at al-Fil oil field in southern Libya after attack on group of individuals

17 april 2022 - 14:29:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Oil Company of Libya (NOC) announced here Sunday the proclamation of a state of [...] Full text...

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Libya denounces Israeli attacks on worshippers at Mosques in Palestine

16 april 2022 - 14:16:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has condemned and denounced attacks last Friday [...] Full text...

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US to sell $997 million military equipment to Nigeria

16 april 2022 - 05:53:16
Washington DC, US (PANA) - The US is to sell military equipment worth US$997 million to Nigeria, which has been [...] Full text...

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More than 11,000 Libyan IDPs returned home between December 2021 and January 2022 - IOM

15 april 2022 - 13:21:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 11,661 IDPs in Libya returned to their homes between December 2021 and January [...] Full text...

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One killed in terrorist attack in central Mali

14 april 2022 - 18:43:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - One person was killed, houses burned and livestock taken away by unidentified heavily armed men who [...] Full text...

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Migrants in South Africa live ‘in constant fear’ after deadly attacks, says Amnesty International

14 april 2022 - 06:08:18
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human Rights group, Amnesty International, has urged the South African authorities "to do more" to [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State, Egyptian Foreign Minister discuss regional stability, security cooperation

14 april 2022 - 05:14:02
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Terrorism: Minister indicts Burkinabes, says majority of attacks on Burkina Faso are by Burkinabès

13 april 2022 - 19:58:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe minister in charge of reconciliation, Yéro Boly, said on Wednesday that the majority [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Senior US diplomats expected in Ethiopia for talks on humanitarian, security issues

13 april 2022 - 06:45:30
Washington, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, David Satterfield and Deputy Special Envoy, Payton Knopf, [...] Full text...

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WHO, Norway, Ghana launch First Global Heads of State and Government Group on NCDs

12 april 2022 - 16:46:57
Acca, Ghana, Switzerland (PANA) - The Worrld Health Organization (WHO)Tuesday welcomed the establishment of a new Heads of State and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Vaccine access in conflict areas remains critical'

12 april 2022 - 05:26:08
New 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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Mali seeks new coach for senior national football team

09 april 2022 - 13:18:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Football Federation (FEMAFOOT) on Friday formally announced the commencement of the process to recruit a [...] Full text...

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Death toll in attack on Burkinabe army rises to 12 soldiers, 4 army auxiliaries - official report

08 april 2022 - 17:39:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The death toll from the attack on Friday morning on the military detachment of Namissiguima, [...] Full text...

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Fifteen Burkinabe soldiers killed in attack on army detachment

08 april 2022 - 15:27:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Some 15 Burkinabe soldiers were killed and 20 others went missing Friday in an attack [...] Full text...

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South African soldiers to continue operating in Mozambique

08 april 2022 - 11:23:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday extended the deployment of the South African [...] Full text...

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More resources needed to help secure Mali, peacekeeping mission head tells Security Council

08 april 2022 - 05:39:09
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s peacekeeping chief in Mali on Thursday, made an urgent call for adequate resources [...] Full text...

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Guinea's former ruling party concerned about arrest of some former dignitaries

07 april 2022 - 15:45:30
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former ruling party in Guinea, the Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée (RPG Arc-en-ciel), says it [...] Full text...

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UN expert calls for independent probe into massacre in Mali's Mopti region

07 april 2022 - 05:23:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN human rights expert on Wednesday called for a full and independent investigation into alleged [...] Full text...

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Kenyan politician wounded in gun attack linked to poll rivalry

06 april 2022 - 13:20:03
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Unknown gunmen shot and wounded Ali Mwatsahu, a local politician aspiring to represent Mvita constituency in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Rights groups flag crimes against humanity in Western Tigray Zone

06 april 2022 - 07:31:41
Nairobi, 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 nun abducted in north-central Burkina Faso

06 april 2022 - 06:53:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An 83-year-old American nun was abducted on Monday night by unidentified gunmen in the parish [...] Full text...

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Darfur war crimes suspect appears before International Criminal Court

06 april 2022 - 06:01:48
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The first trial of a person accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in [...] Full text...

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Nepalese peacekeeper killed in DRC

06 april 2022 - 05:52:59
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Tuesday, together with the Security Council, strongly condemned an attack by [...] Full text...

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First aid convoy in three months to enter Ethiopia's Tigray soon - UN

04 april 2022 - 11:39:43
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The first international aid convoy in three months is on its way to Ethiopia's war-stricken [...] Full text...

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Demonstrators call for Mali's outright withdrawal from ECOWAS

03 april 2022 - 06:38:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Hundreds of people demonstrated on Friday in Bamako, the Malian capital, and in Kayes, in the [...] Full text...

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UN’s rights council adopts ‘fake news’ resolution

03 april 2022 - 06:16:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Member states of the UN Human Rights Council have adopted a plan of action to tackle disinformation, [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council concerned about DRC peacekeepers' chopper crash

02 april 2022 - 07:56:06
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has expressed deep concern over the crash of the United Nations [...] Full text...

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DRC military court sends 13 activists to prison : Amnesty International

01 april 2022 - 22:36:38
Beni, DRC (PANA) - A military Court has sentenced 13 activists arrested during a peaceful protest in Beni, in the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leader's aircraft attacked on campaign trail

01 april 2022 - 22:30:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A violent group attacked a helicopter flying opposition leader Raila Odinga on Friday, damaging the aircraft [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges parties to South Sudan's peace deal to avoid violence

31 march 2022 - 05:37:51
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Clashes in parts of the Unity and Upper Nile states of South Sudan over recent [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: UN envoy calls for strategy to address root causes of conflict

30 march 2022 - 05:11:25
New York, US (PANA) - Amid deteriorating security in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarian agency deeply concerned about security deterioration in DRC's Uturi province

29 march 2022 - 10:32:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Officials of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have expressed deep concern [...] Full text...

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Libya detention centres remain places of violations and abuse: Rights experts

29 march 2022 - 05:42:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Many of Libya’s migrant detention centres remain places of terrible and systematic abuse that may amount [...] Full text...

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Senegal condemns 'racist' remarks by French presidential candidate

27 march 2022 - 19:39:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Senegalese embassy in France on Sunday condemned Eric Zemmour, a candidate in the French [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council condemns recent terrorist attacks in Somalia

27 march 2022 - 09:41:43
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms two terrorist attacks that [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group laids Addis Ababa's humanitarian truce

27 march 2022 - 05:31:17
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Amnesty International has lauded the humanitarian truce announced by the Ethiopian Federal Government in the [...] Full text...

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WFP condemns third attack on humanitarian convoy in four months in South Sudan

27 march 2022 - 05:17:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has strongly condemned the recent attack on a [...] Full text...

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US sanctions six Nigerians for their support to Boko Haram terrorists

25 march 2022 - 19:41:30
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States is imposing sanctions against six Nigerians for their support of the terrorist [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Government declares humanitarian truce with immediate effect; US welcomes gesture

25 march 2022 - 05:36:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia announced on Thursday that it has with immediate effect declared an indefinite [...] Full text...

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UN envoy expresses concern over South Sudan's peace boycott

24 march 2022 - 21:25:28
Juba, 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 Secretary-General condemns deadly attack in Mogadishu

24 march 2022 - 06:01:10
New York, US (PANA) - The UN The Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned Wednesday's deadly attacks on compounds located [...] Full text...

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Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister denounces negative interference preventing consensus in Libya

23 march 2022 - 19:49:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Mohamed Khalil Issa, said Wednesday Libya was "still suffering [...] Full text...

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Thousands continue to flee violence in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province

23 march 2022 - 05:08:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - One year after brutal attacks by suspected Al Shabab militants began in northern Mozambique, thousands continue [...] Full text...

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Two Malian soldiers killed in terrorist ambush in Boni, central Mali

22 march 2022 - 19:41:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two Malian soldiers were killed and seven others wounded in an ambush by suspected terrorists against [...] Full text...

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New UN report reveals ‘hellish existence’ for women and girls in South Sudan

22 march 2022 - 05:54:06
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Widespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict is being fuelled by systemic impunity, [...] Full text...

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UNHCR condemns deadly attack on displaced people in DR Congo

21 march 2022 - 19:47:33
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Monday condemned in the strongest terms the most recent attack [...] Full text...

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US sanctions Sudan security forces for serious human rights abuses

21 march 2022 - 19:28:41
Washington, 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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Thirteen soldiers killed in eastern Burkina Faso

21 march 2022 - 13:21:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Thirteen Burkinabe soldiers were killed and eight others wounded on Sunday in an ambush by [...] Full text...

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Outcry over increasing violence in Darfur as villages are burnt to the ground

20 march 2022 - 05:55:15
Khartoum, 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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Entente Council sympathizes with Burkina Faso following recent terrorist attacks

19 march 2022 - 14:42:24
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - The Executive Secretariat of the Entente Council Saturday expressed its sympathy with the pain of the [...] Full text...

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US imposes sanctions for illicit gold trade in DRC

18 march 2022 - 04:52:10
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on gold refiner Alain Goetz and his network [...] Full text...

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Mali: Suspension of RFI and France 24 is "attack against freedom and independence of information"(RSF)

17 march 2022 - 20:18:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) on Thursday denounced an attack against information, which will be prejudicial [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM announces measures to increase oil production and mitigate effects of global crisis

16 march 2022 - 20:28:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba announced on Wednesday incentives for the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) [...] Full text...

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Rights groups decry rising violence against women in Africa

16 march 2022 - 17:00:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Groups under the banner of Ghana-based ProHumane Afrique International Wednesday expressed "concern and dismay over the [...] Full text...

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Deep divisions over Pretoria's Russia stance

16 march 2022 - 09:11:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has slammed opposition parties who criticised the [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate calls on Malian Army and armed Islamists to end atrocities

15 march 2022 - 10:47:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)) – A human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch (HRE), has said that the Malian army and armed Islamist [...] Full text...

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Chad surrenders former Central African Republic militia leader to ICC

15 march 2022 - 06:15:13
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Chadian government on Monday surrendered Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka, a former military leader [...] Full text...

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Libyan political figures agree to form committee to implement roadmap for holding elections

14 march 2022 - 20:51:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting chaired on Monday by the Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs, Walid [...] Full text...

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Retired soldiers mobilised to fight terrorism in Burkina Faso

14 march 2022 - 14:36:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's junta leader, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, on Monday launched a recruitment drive for retired [...] Full text...

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13 Burkinabe gendarmes killed in ambush in centre-north of country

14 march 2022 - 14:23:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Unidentified gunmen Sunday killed 13 Burkinabe gendarmes and wounded five others in an ambush on [...] Full text...

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Urgent negotiations start between two Libyan Prime Ministers under auspices of UN

13 march 2022 - 17:42:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Urgent UN-facilitated negotiations aimed at reaching a political agreement between the acting prime minister of the [...] Full text...

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14 Burkinabe civilians killed in Sahel attack

11 march 2022 - 17:33:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 14 people were killed on Thursday in an attack by unidentified gunmen [...] Full text...

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