Global law body condemns South Africa's ex-president Zuma

10 april 2021 - 13:22:29 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has condemned former South African president Jacob Zuma’s non-compliance with a [...] Full text...

Libyan NGO calls for faster and immediate departure of mercenaries and foreign forces from Libya

10 april 2021 - 12:06:13 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission in Libya has called on the 5+5 Joint Military Commission to speed up the completion of [...] Full text...

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

09 april 2021 - 17:26:18 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army (NA) has announced the killing of 11 soldiers of Operation Whirl Stroke in Konshisha Local Government Areas of [...] Full text...

Buhari expresses Nigeria’s condolences to UK over death of Prince Philip

09 april 2021 - 17:18:18 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has extended Nigeria’s condolences to Her Majesty, the Queen of England, over the death of her husband, Prince [...] Full text...

Nigerian Navy acquires 378 platforms, including warships, helicopters, patrol boats, UAVs

09 april 2021 - 17:12:40 VAO

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Friday announced that it has made significant progress in the recapitalisation of its fleet, acquiring 378 [...] Full text...

UNHCR presents 'open-ended' plan to shutdown refugee camps in northern Kenya

09 april 2021 - 14:06:31 AO

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has presented Kenya with a plan indicating the resettlement of refugees to other countries and making [...] Full text...

South African academic under fire over Hitler comments

09 april 2021 - 12:28:09 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African university lecturer is in hot water over remarks he made about Adolf Hitler. University of Cape Town [...] Full text...

Violence victims in northern Mozambique offered assistance at new transit centre

09 april 2021 - 11:30:05 AR

Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) – Hundreds of people displaced by recent attacks in Palma, northern Mozambique, have found temporary shelter this week in a transit centre established [...] Full text...

‘Inhumane’ explosive devices ‘crush lives and end livelihoods’ – UN chief

09 april 2021 - 06:55:43 AR

New York, US (PANA) - The “mere presence” of landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) can “stall development and shatter stability”, [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Migrants left stranded, without assistance by lockdowns - IOM

09 april 2021 - 05:54:56 AR

New York, US (PANA) - Travel restrictions during the COVID pandemic have been particularly hard on refugees and migrants who move out of necessity, stranding millions from home, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Thursday.  According [...] Full text...

Humanitarian catastrophe in northern Mozambique ‘beyond epic proportions’ - UN

09 april 2021 - 04:50:01 AR

New York, US (PANA) - The UN and partners are “following with deep concern” new reports of violations against civilians in northern Mozambique, the UN [...] Full text...

Two dead, three injured in attack in northern Burkina Faso

08 april 2021 - 20:17:17 KND

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two people were killed and three others injured Thursday in an armed attack on a vehicle of traders on the [...] Full text...

France extends over 1.8 billion CFAF aid for vulnerable people in central and northern Mali

08 april 2021 - 13:10:24 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - France on Wednesday signed two agreements in Bamako with the NGO Première urgence internationale (PUI) and the World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...

Armed groups at centre of human rights abuses in Burkina Faso, says Amnesty International

08 april 2021 - 11:50:53 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed groups in Burkina Faso committed human rights abuses, including killings and abductions, in the context of the armed conflict [...] Full text...

UNESCO launches 2021 survey on public access to information

08 april 2021 - 09:12:28 AR

Paris, France (PANA) – UNESCO has launched a global survey on public access to information, putting into practice its status as the custodian agency in [...] Full text...

Counter hate-driven movements, UN chief urges, reflecting on genocide in Rwanda

08 april 2021 - 08:11:36 AR

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the world marked the grim anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during which Hutu and others [...] Full text...

Youth Forum: UN chief calls for ‘tangible improvements’ in the face of injustice, poor governance

08 april 2021 - 07:11:13 AR

New York, US (PANA)- Leaders across the world need to “move beyond platitudes” about young people, and deliver a better future for them all, Secretary-General Antonio [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis: Amidst hostilities in Tigray, humanitarian situation remains ‘dire’ - UN

08 april 2021 - 04:59:57 AR

New York, US (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region remains “dire”, the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday.   “While there [...] Full text...

UN-Habitat names French footballer regional goodwill envoy

07 april 2021 - 10:26:39 AO

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - French international Footballer, Blaise Matuidi, has been named the UN Settlement Agency (UN-Habitat) Goodwill Ambassador for Africa to support the plea [...] Full text...

Counter hate-driven movements, Guterres urges, reflecting on Rwandan genocide

07 april 2021 - 08:15:32 MA

New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks the grim anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during which Hutu and [...] Full text...

Rights group says devastating impact of conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa compounded by COVID-19

07 april 2021 - 06:40:41 MA

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the terrible legacy of deliberately divisive and destructive policies that have perpetuated inequality, discrimination, and [...] Full text...

Fighting in Sudan's West Darfur triggers rising death toll - UN

07 april 2021 - 05:33:18 MA

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Days of tribal clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur have left scores dead and thousands fleeing their homes, the UN envoy to [...] Full text...

‘Staggering’ scale of acute hunger in Democratic Republic of Congo, warns UN agencies

07 april 2021 - 05:25:09 MA

Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Levels of hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at a “staggering” record high, now affecting one-in-three people, [...] Full text...

‘Political, security, human rights and humanitarian challenges’ plague Mali

06 april 2021 - 17:22:37 MA

New York, US (PANA) - With a deteriorating security situation in central and northern Mali, the UN peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Tuesday [...] Full text...

21 die in Easter holiday road carnage in Zambia

06 april 2021 - 15:04:18 MM

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A total of 21 people died from 193 accidents recorded during the Easter holiday in Zambia. A statement issued on Tuesday by [...] Full text...

Sudan declares state of emergency in West Darfur State

06 april 2021 - 07:08:49 MA

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Monday declared a state of emergency in West Darfur State where another eruption of fighting between Arab groups and [...] Full text...

Women abducted in South Sudan released, hundreds remain missing

06 april 2021 - 06:21:50 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Fifty-eight women and children of more than 600 who were abducted last year during vicious intercommunal fighting in South Sudan, have [...] Full text...

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

05 april 2021 - 22:53:47 MSA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Crimes linked to the exploitation of children and women in their different forms are on a worrying rise in Tunisia, the [...] Full text...

Six terrorists neutralised by special unit of Malian army in Ségou region

05 april 2021 - 16:49:52 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A unit of the Special Anti-Terrorist Force (FORSAT) of the Malian Army, engaged in a reconnaissance mission, was the target on [...] Full text...

Togolese police dismantle child pornography ring

05 april 2021 - 07:10:30 MTA

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese police have dismantled a ring of young students who were involved in child pornography and posting such videos on social [...] Full text...

UN chief urges nations to raise more awareness of dangers posed by landmines

04 april 2021 - 10:25:46 AR

New York, US (PANA) – As nations marked the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on Sunday, the United Nations Secretary-General, [...] Full text...

Christians in Ghana celebrate Easter

04 april 2021 - 09:54:28 MA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday joining other faithful around the world to celebrate Easter, the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Lord [...] Full text...

IOM denounces reprehensible attacks on civilians in northern Mozambique

04 april 2021 - 09:42:26 AR

Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply concerned about reports of continuing violence in northern Mozambique that has displaced thousands [...] Full text...

South Africa Chief Justice appeals damning ruling against him

04 april 2021 - 09:18:38 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng says he is defending his constitutional rights of freedom of religion and freedom [...] Full text...

Two Malian soldiers killed Friday in a terrorist attack in central Mali

03 april 2021 - 11:28:07 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two Malian soldiers were killed and 10 others wounded on Friday in an attack that targeted the security post of Diafarabé, [...] Full text...

Tripoli hosts talks on perspectives for Libyan-French military cooperation

02 april 2021 - 22:57:20 MSA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan army chief of staff, Gen. Mohamed Al-Haddad, held talks with the French military attachéin Libya, Col. Thomas Bayard, on [...] Full text...

South Sudanese women, children freed from captivity

02 april 2021 - 19:22:43 AO

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Fifty-eight women and children have been freed from captivity after months of talks between rival South Sudanese tribes, a senior [...] Full text...

ECOWAS condemns terror attacks in Côte d'Ivoire

02 april 2021 - 18:32:27 KND

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the latest terror attacks in the localities of Kafolo and [...] Full text...

Four MINUSMA soldiers killed in terrorist attack in far north Mali

02 april 2021 - 15:59:35 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four peacekeepers were killed and several others wounded in a complex attack perpetrated by several heavily armed terrorists against the camp [...] Full text...

Thousands on the move after brutal attacks in northern Mozambique, UN office reports

02 april 2021 - 15:35:54 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Thousands of people in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado are on the move in search of safety, as [...] Full text...

Libyan coastguards rescue 138 illegal migrants

02 april 2021 - 12:30:27 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coastguards and port security personnel have rescued 138 migrants of different African nationalities, the Libyan Navy announced on Thursday. The rescue [...] Full text...

African Union, ILO launch campaign to seek child labour elimination

02 april 2021 - 11:37:56 AO

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has partnered with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to campaign towards the end of child labour. The [...] Full text...

Six people killed in armed attack in north-central Burkina Faso

02 april 2021 - 09:23:31 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Six people were killed on Thursday in an armed attack in the town of Dablo, Sanmatenga province, in the north-central [...] Full text...

Christians in Ghana celebrate Good Friday

02 april 2021 - 07:14:26 MA

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians are on Friday joining the Christian fraternity round the world to mark Good Friday, the start of Easter, which marks [...] Full text...

UNHCR urges greater protection for Sahel communities after deadly attack

02 april 2021 - 05:58:05 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ten days after armed groups carried out a deadly attack on three villages near the western Niger town of Tillia, UN humanitarians [...] Full text...

Bandits invade Nigerian Army camp, kill 5 soldiers

01 april 2021 - 19:49:30 MON

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Seven persons, including five military officers and one Civil Defence Officer, were killed in a bandit attack on five communities in [...] Full text...

WB provides US$300 million to consolidate Tunisia’s social safety nets for children, poor households

01 april 2021 - 17:55:28 AR

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors on Wednesday  approved US$ 300 million in financing for the COVID-19 Social Protection [...] Full text...

Sweden gives UNICEF US$1.2 million for Burundi humanitarian humanitarian response

01 april 2021 - 13:01:44 BBA

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) has donated US$1.2 million to support the humanitarian action of the United Nations Children's [...] Full text...

Rights experts concerned over ‘Russian advisers’ and close contacts with CAR UN peacekeepers

01 april 2021 - 12:41:16 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-appointed independent rights experts on Wednesday raised concerns over the recruitment and use of private military and foreign security contractors by the [...] Full text...

Humanitarians appeal for resources to meet needs of people fleeing violence in northern Mozambique

01 april 2021 - 10:33:44 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following attacks by non-state armed groups and ongoing clashes in Palma district of northern Mozambique, 8,166 displaced people have [...] Full text...