Kenya prepares relief response to Türkiye earthquake
AO Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - There has been no Kenyan affected by the earthquake which hit Türkiye and Syria on Monday, killing over 5,000 people and [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Mali regrets govt's decision to expel rights official
BBA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said it deeply regrets the decision of the Malian authorities to [...] Full text...
Italy hands over search and rescue boat to Libyan coastguard
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italy on Monday handed over to the Libyan Coastguard a search and rescue boat for the fight against illegal immigration and human [...] Full text...
South African President expresses sadness at earthquake Turkey, Syria; aid group to assist
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday expressed his sadness following the deaths of thousands of people in Turkey and Syria [...] Full text...
UNDP: 'Extremist groups exploiting devt failures to recruit new members'
MA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The UN Development Programme has in a report released on Tuesday stated that extremist groups exploit development failures to recruit new [...] Full text...
UN human rights chief calls on Mali to reverse ‘regrettable’ expulsion order
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Monday called on Malian authorities to rescind their expulsion order for his top [...] Full text...
Nigerian president commiserates with Turkey, Syria on devastating earthquake
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday commiserated with the government and people of Turkey and Syria on the earthquake which devastated [...] Full text...
Nigerian President Buhari condemns killing of Nigerian Muslim pilgrims In Burkina Faso
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday condemned the killing in Burkina Faso of Nigerian Muslim pilgrims on their way to Senegal, describing [...] Full text...
Rights chief of UN peacekeepers in Mali expelled
BBA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The director of the Human Rights Division of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), Guillaume Ngefa-Atondoko Andali, [...] Full text...
Human Rights Watch says atrocities in DR Congo being carried out Rwanda-backed M23 rebels
MA Goma, DRC (PANA) – The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has committed summary executions and forced recruitment of civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Human [...] Full text...
South African artists win Grammy Award
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African musicians Zakes Bantwini, Wouter Kellerman and Nomcebo Zikode have won the award for the Best Global Music [...] Full text...
UN independent rights expert to begin Mali visit
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, Alioune Tine, will conduct an official visit to the [...] Full text...
South African peacekeeper killed after helicopter comes under fire mid-flight in DR Congo
MA Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A UN peacekeeper was killed on Sunday in the restive eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after [...] Full text...
Nigerian President condemns killing of scores of vigilantes by terrorists
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday condemned the killing of at least 84 vigilantes at Yargoje forest in Jibia Local Government Area [...] Full text...
USAID denounces release of killer of two workers; calls for his rearrest
MO Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has strongly denounced the recent release of a Sudanese national, who in 2008, was [...] Full text...
UN chief: Build ‘alliance of peace’ on International Day of Human Fraternity
MA New York, US (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Day of Human Fraternity, observed on Saturday, the UN chief has called for renewed [...] Full text...
UN expert 'deeply concerned' about regression of human rights in Sudan
MO Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Human Rights expert in the Sudan, Radhouane Nouicer, says a new phase of the transition is urgently needed to [...] Full text...
Compulsory military training for new civil servants in Mali's ends
BBA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel A1ssimi Goïta, on Thursday presided over a ceremony to mark the end of [...] Full text...
Nigeria: UN genocide expert warns against worsening security situation
MA Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on Thursday voiced concern over the worsening security situation in Nigeria, while [...] Full text...
ICRC: Human toll of conflict and violence strains healthcare system in South Sudan
MO Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said that the increase of patients suffering from weapons wounds in South [...] Full text...
Fragile borders fuel terrorism, economic sabotage, says Nigerian President
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and her neighbours must place higher premium on the effective policing of borders, as the fragile nature of entry points [...] Full text...
More than 300 migrants intercepted and sent back to Libya in one week, says IOM
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 331 migrants were intercepted off the Libyan coast and returned between 22 and 28 January, the International Organization [...] Full text...
Mauritius extends the paediatric age limit from 12 to 16 years
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has from 1 January this year extended the paediatric age limit from 12 to 16 years, the Government Information Service [...] Full text...
Most countries failing to stop corruption: 2022 CPI shows
AR Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Transparency International on Tuesday released the latest results of its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), ranking 180 countries and [...] Full text...
Mali: UN experts call for investigation into possible war crimes committed by Malian army and Wagner
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - United Nations (UN) experts on Tuesday called for an independent investigation into possible "war crimes and crimes against humanity" committed [...] Full text...
Ten gendarmes, two army auxiliaries killed in attack in Burkina Faso's Sahel
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Twelve members of the defence and security forces, including 10 gendarmes, and two Volunteers for the Defence of the Homeland [...] Full text...
Fifteen passengers killed in attack in western Burkina Faso
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Fifteen passengers were killed on Sunday in a terrorist attack at the village of Linguekoro, in the province of Comoé, [...] Full text...
Libya denounces deadly mosque attack in Pakistan
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has condemned the bombing of a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday that killed more than 80 [...] Full text...
Nigeria: 70pct of ECOWAS Court Judgments not Implemented By Member-States -President
MON Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The president of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has lamented the non-implementation of decisions of the [...] Full text...
Killer of several people in Mali arrested in August 2021 confesses to his crimes
BBA Bamako, Mali (PANA) -Aldjouma Touré, killer of eleven people, including one in Bamako and ten others in the town of Fana, 120 km from Bamako, [...] Full text...
UN investigators call on Libyan authorities to provide justice for victims of human rights violations
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission to Libya has called on the Libyan authorities to take decisive action to bring justice to [...] Full text...
Judge in former South African President Zuma's graft case recuses himself
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Judge Piet Koen on Monday recused himself from the high-profile corruption case against former President Jacob Zuma because of [...] Full text...
UN condemns killing, injury of its workers in Sudan
MO Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has condemned the recent killing of one of its workers and injury of another in the Blue Nile [...] Full text...
WFP prioritises food assistance for most vulnerable refugees in Uganda
MA Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will in 2023 implement a progressive shift to needs-based targeting of general food assistance [...] Full text...
UN chief appoints South African Mojankunyane Gumbi as Special Adviser for addressing racism in the workplace
MA New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Ms. Mojankunyane Gumbi of South Africa as Special Adviser for Addressing Racism in the [...] Full text...
Libyan Parliament condemns burning of Koran in Sweden
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Foreign Affairs Committee of Libya's House of Representatives has denounced the incident of the self-da-fé of a Koran by an [...] Full text...
WFP helps to strengthen food security in Mali
MA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a EUR 62.5 million contribution from the European Union (EU) to strengthen food [...] Full text...
Burkina Faso: Tanker driver, mate and vehicle go missing
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A driver and his apprentice have gone missing since last Sunday, along with their 15,000-litre fuel tanker, between Dédougou and [...] Full text...
20 die in oad traffic accident in Chad
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 20 people were killed on Friday in a road accident in Chad, Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno [...] Full text...
EU gives €65.5 million to WFP to address food shortages in 11 African countries
MA Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - An essential and timely contribution of €65.5 million from the European Union, received through its Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO), has [...] Full text...
US announces killing of ISIS members, senior leader in Somalia operation
MA Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US announced on Thursday that its military carried out an operation in northern Somalia that killed a number of [...] Full text...
Mauritius breaks Guinness World Record of the World Largest Human Image of a Waving Flag
NA Belle-Vue – (PANA) – Mauritius has broken the Guinness World Record of the World Largest Human Image of a Waving Flag at the Anjalay Stadium, [...] Full text...
SADC calls for 'swift, transparent' investigation of murder of Eswatini rights activist
MA Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has expressed deep concern reports about the killing of Mr. Thulani Rudolf Maseko, a leading [...] Full text...
Human rights must be defended in fight against terrorism: UN chief
MA New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the fight against terrorism will never succeed if we perpetuate the “denial and [...] Full text...
Sudan: Progress in Darfur militia leader trial, but Government cooperation wanes
MA New York, US (PANA) - “Swift progress” has been made at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the trial against a former Janjaweed leader in [...] Full text...
South Africans outraged at murder of eSwatini lawyer
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African legal analysts have condemned the murder of prominent eSwatini human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko on Saturday.
Maseko, was [...] Full text...
Libyan Parliament to organise capacity building programme on migration management
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament is to launch a joint work programme to build the capacity of staff of the parliamentary committees related [...] Full text...
Several terrorists neutralised, two soldiers killed in one month in Burkina Faso
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso army has claimed to have neutralised several terrorists during a series of counter-terrorism operations carried out between [...] Full text...
Libyan FM meets ICRC regional director
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, on Tuesday received the regional director of the International Committee of [...] Full text...
Canada gives WFP US$4.1 million for school meals in South Sudan
MA Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A contribution of US$4.1 million from the Government of Canada will provide more than 23,000 children in South Sudan with [...] Full text...