Libya’s fragile peace tested again as new clashes roil Tripoli
15 may 2025 - 20:17:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A fragile calm has settled over Tripoli after a sudden surge of violence this week left [...] Full text...
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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A fragile calm has settled over Tripoli after a sudden surge of violence this week left [...] Full text...
Amnesty International alleges advanced Chinese weaponry provided by UAE identified in Sudan war in breach of arms embargo
10 may 2025 - 12:01:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sophisticated Chinese weaponry, re-exported by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been captured in Khartoum, [...] Full text...
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New horror in Gaza as double strike on school shelter kills 30
07 may 2025 - 18:21:10Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Grim details emerged on Wednesday of Israeli airstrikes on a UN-run school in Gaza sheltering [...] Full text...
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Liberian president urged to renew mandate to establish war crimes court
29 april 2025 - 09:42:36Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Liberian President Joseph Boakai has been urged to follow through on his commitment to justice and [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN official warns of 'assault on dignity' as blockade cripples humanitarian response
27 april 2025 - 13:54:46Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The coming days in Gaza are set to be critical, the UN warned on Saturday, [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in Sudan's El Fasher city
17 april 2025 - 05:58:40New York, US (PANA) - Escalating violence and deteriorating humanitarian conditions in and around El Fasher in Sudan continue to [...] Full text...
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G7 Ministers denounce Sudan conflict
16 april 2025 - 12:29:03Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Foreign Minister of the G7 countries and the High Representative of the European Union, [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges the world to stop 'ignoring' Sudan
15 april 2025 - 09:46:12London, UK, (PANA) - On the second anniversary on Tuesday of the outbreak of Sudan’s civil war, a human rights [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: ‘Darkest chapters’ ahead as Darfur massacre claims over 100 lives
14 april 2025 - 20:06:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As Sudan’s devastating war enters its third year, UN rights investigators are warning that its “darkest [...] Full text...
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UN condemns killing of over 100 civilians, including children and humanitarian workers, in RSF attacks
13 april 2025 - 07:09:59Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the killing of over a [...] Full text...
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World Court begins hearing Sudan’s ‘complicity in genocide’ case against the United Arab Emirates
10 april 2025 - 17:41:37The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday began hearing Sudan’s case against the United [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Rights group flags 'horrific and widespread' use of sexual violence by paramilitary RSF
10 april 2025 - 10:58:27Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been fighting a bloody war with the [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Conflict and hunger push millions to the brink
10 april 2025 - 07:46:59Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Hunger in South Sudan’s northeast has reached a critical tipping point, with nearly 7.7 million [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: UHCHR chief stresses need to help refugee hosts in Chad
09 april 2025 - 15:54:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As the brutal war in Sudan nears the two-year mark, thousands of people continue to flee [...] Full text...
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Ukraine crisis: ‘Even wars have rules,’ UN relief chief tells Security Council
08 april 2025 - 20:28:07New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 13 million people in Ukraine urgently need humanitarian aid as displacement, psychological trauma and [...] Full text...
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UN reflects on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
08 april 2025 - 06:13:22New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General called on Monday for commitment to build a world of justice and [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief warns of increasing risk of atrocity crimes in Gaza
04 april 2025 - 15:44:31New York, US (PANA) - The recent killings of 15 medical personnel and humanitarian aid workers in Gaza raise further [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Surging violence as armed groups target civilians in the east, Human Rights Council hears
02 april 2025 - 08:15:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges govts to pursue comprehensive justice for Sudan on 20th anniversary of Darfur ICC referral
31 march 2025 - 11:23:58The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – Ongoing atrocities fuelled by rampant impunity and an accountability gap across Sudan require comprehensive justice [...] Full text...
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UN Mission urges restraint as South Sudan crisis deepens
27 march 2025 - 07:05:41Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called on all parties to exercise restraint [...] Full text...
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South Sudan on brink of civil war, top UN official warns
25 march 2025 - 05:26:32New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan is teetering on the brink of a return to full-scale civil war as [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Armed Forces announce major victory over paramilitary RSF in Khartoum
21 march 2025 - 09:39:04Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Friday announced a major victory over the rival paramilitary [...] Full text...
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Sudan suspends 'all imports' from Kenya following meeting of paramilitary RSF in Nairobi
14 march 2025 - 13:26:06Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has suspended “all imports” from Kenya after it hosted a meeting of the paramilitary [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Children facing ‘unimaginable suffering’, warns UNICEF chief
14 march 2025 - 08:17:13New York, US (PANA) - Sudan is now the world’s largest and most devastating humanitarian crisis, the head of the [...] Full text...
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'Accountability for international crimes is essential for justice and lasting peace in Libya'
09 march 2025 - 13:22:54The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Co-Chairs of the International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Working Group of the International [...] Full text...
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Women in war zones: “Having worked in humanitarian work for 22 years, I was the one who needed help” (By Nathalie Minard, UN News)
09 march 2025 - 13:03:24Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - “In 22 years of humanitarian work, I could not imagine that I was the one who [...] Full text...
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South Sudan’s leaders must avert another deadly crisis and uphold peace agreement, urges UN Commission
08 march 2025 - 16:04:25Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The surge in violence in Upper Nile State, escalating political tensions in Juba, and other [...] Full text...
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DR Congo crisis leaves mothers with newborns fleeing to Burundi
07 march 2025 - 16:53:50Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The aid response in Burundi to the crisis in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the disappeared, Human Rights Council hears
05 march 2025 - 19:19:49New York, US (PANA) - The people of Syria’s painful search for a peaceful future took centre stage at the [...] Full text...
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DRC: Almost 80,000 flee amid fighting, sexual violence: UNHCR
04 march 2025 - 15:09:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Insecurity and horrific sexual violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have left tens [...] Full text...
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ICC prosecutor intensifies probe into DRC war crimes
28 february 2025 - 16:05:16Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has concluded his second visit to the Democratic [...] Full text...
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Conflict has turned parts of Sudan ‘into a hellscape,’ Security Council hears
26 february 2025 - 19:20:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior UN aid official has called on the Security Council to ensure better protection for [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Army ends RSF’s two-year siege of El Obeid in North Kordofan
24 february 2025 - 10:11:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese army said on Sunday that it had broken a nearly two-year siege imposed by [...] Full text...
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Niger's military junta extends transition, consolidates power
24 february 2025 - 05:45:25Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's military junta has extended the transition to democratic rule as it rewrites the rules and [...] Full text...
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DR Congo crisis: Occupation blocks UN mission from protecting civilians
22 february 2025 - 09:12:21New York, US (PANA) - The continued occupation of North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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UN concerned about armed clashes in South Sudan
19 february 2025 - 07:43:03Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The top UN official in South Sudan on Tuesday expressed grave concern over clashes in [...] Full text...
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UN rights office warns of ‘dangerous tipping point’ as abuses surge in Sudan
18 february 2025 - 15:43:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday sounded the alarm over escalating rights abuses in [...] Full text...
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HRW reports dire humanitarian situation in Eastern DR Congo
17 february 2025 - 16:33:11Bukavu, DR Congo) – On Sunday, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels announced the capture of the city of Bukavu, in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...
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‘We all have someone missing’: Families of the thousands of Syrians ‘disappeared’ by Assad regime share stories of loss
10 february 2025 - 18:22:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tens of thousands of people went missing in Syria during the Assad family’s rule, which stretches [...] Full text...
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UN Rights Council launches inquiry into atrocities in eastern DR Congo
09 february 2025 - 17:51:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations Human Rights Council has agreed by consensus to launch an urgent fact-finding mission [...] Full text...
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International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions move
07 february 2025 - 18:55:02The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday condemned an executive order signed by United States [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams 'reckless', 'vindictive' US sanctions against ICC
07 february 2025 - 06:11:13Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has criticised the US for imposing sanctions on the International [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns reported executions in Sudan as starvation risks rise
04 february 2025 - 07:41:51New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General expressed deep alarm on Monday over reports of summary executions of civilians [...] Full text...
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UN condemns deadly attack in Sudanese capital
03 february 2025 - 09:44:52Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, has strongly condemned a [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor urges immediate action to address atrocities in Sudan's Darfur
28 january 2025 - 04:30:48New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday called on the UN Security [...] Full text...
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AU Summit to confront colonial era injustices against Africa
27 january 2025 - 22:15:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union is set to confront colonial era injustices, including slavery, apartheid and other [...] Full text...
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‘Hold fast to our common humanity’: UN marks 80 years since death camps were liberated
27 january 2025 - 20:31:27New York, US (PANA) - Hate continues to grow at an alarming speed, and the world must do more to [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International condemns killing of 40 civilians by Boko Haram in Nigeria
16 january 2025 - 06:49:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has strongly condemned the killing of more than 40 farmers and fishermen by Boko [...] Full text...
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US sanctions Sudanese paramilitary leader, weapons supplier and related companies
07 january 2025 - 18:27:26Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The US Administration on Tuesday announced sweeping sanctions against the leader of the Rapid Support [...] Full text...
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Malian army kills at least 12 terrorists who attacked villages
24 december 2024 - 13:04:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army has announced that it killed a dozen jihadists during a series of simultaneous [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders approve Gambia's human rights tribunal
16 december 2024 - 10:38:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved the establishment of [...] Full text...
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Takias: Community kitchens or the second half of the glass (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
06 december 2024 - 15:00:41Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - There is a filled half, to be considered, in the current Sudanese war, now over [...] Full text...
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G7 'deeply concerned' by crisis in Great Lakes region
26 november 2024 - 21:15:58Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The G7 is deeply concerned by the ongoing crisis in the Great Lakes region, marked [...] Full text...
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G7 FMs, EU urge parties to Sudan conflict to engage in 'serious negotiations'
26 november 2024 - 20:23:11Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the [...] Full text...
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World ignores countdown to famine in Sudan, humanitarian charity warns
22 november 2024 - 10:29:13Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international humanitarian organization has lamented that although Sudan is currently witnessing the “world’s worst [...] Full text...
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One in three women experiences gender-based violence
16 november 2024 - 07:01:36New York, US (PANA) - Every year, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign led by UN [...] Full text...
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US sanctions Sudanese militia leader for perpetuating civil war
13 november 2024 - 06:07:25Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Treasury Department on Tuesday announced the sanctioning of a leader of Sudan's paramilitary [...] Full text...
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US Envoy condemns reports of civilians being poisoned in Sudan’s war
12 november 2024 - 17:38:00Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The US Special Envoy to the Sudan, Tom Perriello, has condemned reports that civilians were [...] Full text...
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'Tragedy in the making in central Sudan'
11 november 2024 - 16:41:20Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A human tragedy is unfolding before the eyes of the world as bitter fighting in [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s displaced have endured ‘unimaginable suffering, brutal atrocities’
08 november 2024 - 17:47:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sudan’s displaced have endured “unimaginable suffering” in their search for shelter from the country’s ongoing war, [...] Full text...
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Sudanese paramilitary forces accused of working to invite foreign intervention in bloody war
08 november 2024 - 12:15:55Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday claimed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...] Full text...
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Displacement crisis reaches 123 million, amid ongoing conflicts
07 november 2024 - 05:49:53New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for “urgent international support” as [...] Full text...
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US condemns militia attacks against Sudanese civilians
30 october 2024 - 15:11:45Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday issued a statement condemning in the strongest terms recent attacks [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s ‘living nightmare’ continues as 11 million flee war, mass killings
30 october 2024 - 06:10:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Escalating violence and new atrocities in Sudan have pushed the humanitarian crisis to unprecedented levels, with [...] Full text...
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Sudan trapped in ‘nightmare of violence’, UN chief tells Security Council
29 october 2024 - 10:02:58New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday the people of Sudan are trapped in a [...] Full text...
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UN: Paramilitary Forces repeat Darfur atrocities in central Sudan
27 october 2024 - 07:21:53Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Sunday described attacks, killing, rape and humiliation perpetrated by the paramilitary [...] Full text...
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Sudan welcomes AU Statement on Developments in the Country
15 october 2024 - 14:19:58Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan on Tuesday welcomed a statement by the African Union on developments in the [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN chief condemns rising civilian casualties in the north
15 october 2024 - 04:54:47New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday condemned the large number of civilian casualties inflicted by Israeli [...] Full text...
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UN Rights Council shows 'strong support' for ongoing Sudan probe
14 october 2024 - 12:41:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) from all regions have overwhelmingly voted to [...] Full text...
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US sanctions Sudanese Senior Rapid Support Forces leader
09 october 2024 - 05:10:26Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against a senior leader of the Rapid Support [...] Full text...
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UN agency expresses 'deep concern' over siege of Sudan's El Fasher city
08 october 2024 - 05:21:26New York, US (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UN urges immediate action to stop fighting in El Fasher
19 september 2024 - 05:51:06New York, US (PANA) - A sharp escalation in fighting in Sudan’s El Fasher, along with ongoing clashes between rival [...] Full text...
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UN Rights office highlights mass killings, sexual violence in Libya
01 september 2024 - 04:26:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN report has warned that the continued lack of accountability and years of impunity enjoyed by [...] Full text...
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At World Women's Forum, UN deputy chief urges action on gender equality
24 august 2024 - 04:12:42New York, US (PANA) - The UN Deputy Secretary-General has called for stronger efforts in women’s empowerment, gender equality, and [...] Full text...
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Cholera outbreak hits war victims in Sudan
18 august 2024 - 14:37:14Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A cholera outbreak has hit highly congested areas hosting people fleeing the fighting in Sudan with [...] Full text...
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Sexual violence, famine stalk Sudan’s displaced
13 august 2024 - 16:53:01Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s deepening humanitarian crisis caused by nearly 16 months of war has left countless women [...] Full text...
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Gender equality at risk: UN officials highlight danger of pulling peacekeepers out
08 august 2024 - 07:29:11New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Wednesday warned of the consequences for protection of women and their [...] Full text...
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Fight bigotry whenever and wherever it appears, UN chief declares
04 august 2024 - 06:08:11New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials on Friday called for a stand against bigotry “wherever and whenever it [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians call for greater support for Sudan following famine declaration
03 august 2024 - 07:09:05Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Humanitarians appealed on Friday for more resources for war-ravaged Sudan and unimpeded access to people [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UNRWA programme aims to get children ‘back to learning’
02 august 2024 - 05:35:31Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, launched a programme on Thursday to get boys and girls [...] Full text...
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Judgement in Conakry Stadium massacre trial due on 31 July
26 july 2024 - 11:46:12Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A court in Guinea is scheduled to deliver a verdict, including on reparations claims, on 31 [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Famine risk is real for 14 areas of Sudan amid ongoing fighting
27 june 2024 - 15:31:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of widespread famine in Sudan caused by war there was confirmed on Thursday by [...] Full text...
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EC lists 6 individuals for undermining stability, political transition in Sudan
24 june 2024 - 11:15:34Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council adopted restrictive measures on Monday against six individuals responsible for activities undermining the [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for concrete action to halt atrocities in Sudan
21 june 2024 - 08:09:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union (AU) should work with the United Nations to deploy a civilian protection mission [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Human Rights Watch expresses concern about unlawful attacks on civilians, infrastructure in Sudan
20 june 2024 - 08:59:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's warring parties’ recent unlawful attacks in North Darfur’s El Fasher have killed hundreds of civilians and [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: ‘Nowhere is safe’ for civilians as war descends further into chaos
19 june 2024 - 06:45:01New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday focused on the worsening crisis in [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor appeals for evidence of Darfur atrocities
12 june 2024 - 06:48:06El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched a campaign on Tuesday to address [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: ‘Time is running out’ to address crisis in Sudan
16 may 2024 - 06:40:30New York, US (PANA) - The international community must give greater attention and resources to war-ravaged Sudan, where millions are [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: US sanctions two Rapid Support Forces commanders for Darfur operations
15 may 2024 - 18:41:24Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions on two commanders of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support [...] Full text...
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Former Gambia’s Interior minister jailed 20 years by Swiss court for crimes against humanity
15 may 2024 - 13:07:05Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ousman Sonko, former interior minister of Gambia, was convicted by Switzerland's top criminal court on Wednesday for crimes [...] Full text...
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Libyan diplomat says collaboration with ICC does not replace national sovereignty
15 may 2024 - 11:22:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's representative to the United Nations, Taher el-Sonni, has stressed that collaboration with the International Criminal [...] Full text...
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US official makes another effort to end the Sudanese war
14 may 2024 - 06:43:36Washington, DC, US (PANA) - As the bloody war in Sudan rages on, the Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Human Rights Watch flags 'ethnic cleansing' in Sudan's West Darfur
09 may 2024 - 09:48:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Attacks by Sudan's paramilitary the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias in El Geneina, the [...] Full text...
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Former CAR president François Bozizé must face trial for crimes against humanity - Amnesty International
01 may 2024 - 07:08:04Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on Guinea Bissau to arrest former president of the [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's Army massacre more than 220 villagers
25 april 2024 - 10:39:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Burkina Faso military summarily executed at least 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in two villages [...] Full text...
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War in Sudan is ‘a crisis of epic proportions’ as atrocities abound
20 april 2024 - 08:11:53New York, US (PANA) - The year-long ongoing war in Sudan is “a crisis of epic proportions”, and the world [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Paris conference on Sudan should jump-start new approach to humanitarian funding
15 april 2024 - 10:54:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – As global and regional leaders meet in Paris to spotlight Sudan and mark the one-year anniversary of the [...] Full text...
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UN chief 'deeply concerned' by tensions in Sudan's El Fasher city
15 april 2024 - 05:41:23New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the escalation in tensions between armed actors in [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Rape, murder and hunger: The legacy of Sudan’s year of war (Feature by UN News)
14 april 2024 - 07:07:30Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan was plunged into an ongoing, devastating war one year ago on 15 April 2023, [...] Full text...
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EU decries man-made calamity in Sudan one year into conflict
13 april 2024 - 10:03:58Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is appalled by the unprecedented man-made calamity created by the Sudanese Armed [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Rights groups flag poor response from international community to end war
12 april 2024 - 11:08:26Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - One year since the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa reflects on Rwanda's 1994 genocide
08 april 2024 - 16:15:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday urged the international community not to close its eyes [...] Full text...
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EU commemorates 30th anniversary of Rwanda genocide against Tutsi people
07 april 2024 - 15:06:20Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union on Sunday joined the Rwandan nation and its people in remembrance of the [...] Full text...
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UN's DR Congo mission chief says humanitarian disaster ‘unfolding before our very eyes’
28 march 2024 - 05:28:11New York, US (PANA) - Insecurity in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has worsened since the [...] Full text...
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UN: 24 million Sudanese children facing ‘generational catastrophe’
19 march 2024 - 05:02:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the war in Sudan enters its second year next month, the UN Committee on the [...] Full text...
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International Women’s Day: UN chief launches plan to tackle ‘baked-in bias’
09 march 2024 - 07:46:11New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday launched a plan to boost empowerment of women and girls around [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US names Special Envoy for Sudan
27 february 2024 - 05:23:47Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Mondat appointed ITom Perriello as U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan. A statement by [...] Full text...
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EU leaders declare solidarity, commitment and resolve to support Ukraine against Russia
23 february 2024 - 17:01:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Today marks a tragic anniversary: that of Russia’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine in manifest [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges parties to fighting in DR Congo's North Kivu to end attacks on civilians
21 february 2024 - 07:15:46Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, is calling on all parties to the ongoing fighting in [...] Full text...
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Fighting in DR Congo puts Goma at risk of lockdown, warns humanitarian charity
16 february 2024 - 10:19:18Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Immediate action to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Survivors of Sudan's brutal war neglected in Chad
15 february 2024 - 19:05:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly 700,000 people have now fled from extreme violence in Sudan to eastern Chad, the Norwegian [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Survivors of brutal war have been forgotten - says humanitarian charity
14 february 2024 - 09:18:16N'djamena, Chad (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), says nearly 700,000 people have now fled from extreme violence [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights experts condemn ‘killing and silencing’ of journalists
02 february 2024 - 06:13:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing military operations by Israel in Gaza have made it the deadliest and most dangerous war [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US designates three companies financing warring parties
01 february 2024 - 05:47:30Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States announced on Wednesday that it is designating three Sudanese entities that have [...] Full text...
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US offers $5 million for information on arrest of former Sudan minister Harum
30 january 2024 - 06:38:31Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Department of State is designating Sudan’s former Minister of State for the Interior [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: War displaces over 500,000 to South Sudan, says humanitarian charity
29 january 2024 - 07:53:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), on Monday appealed to the international community to donate to help [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Displacement misery continues for Gazans, UN humanitarians warn
24 january 2024 - 14:11:11New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council will hold a second day of debate on Wednesday in search [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Senior army officer slams UAE for assisting paramilitary RSF in bloody war
22 january 2024 - 12:34:02Omdurman, Sudan (PANA) - A senior Sudanese government official has slammed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for assisting the paramilitary [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: South Sudan President Kiir calls for 'immediate and unconditional' ceasefire
21 january 2024 - 15:46:44Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – President Salva Kiir of South Sudan on Saturday called for an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire" in the bloody war [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Govt calls on UN Security Council to take punitive action against RSF and supporters
21 january 2024 - 10:36:46Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has urged the UN Security Council to designate the paramilitary Rapid Support [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: War against Hamas in Gaza is act of self-defence, Israel tells world court
12 january 2024 - 13:47:32The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Israel strongly rejected accusations by South Africa of genocidal intent against Palestinians on Friday at [...] Full text...
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Impunity fuelling abuses in Horn of Africa, says Human Rights Watch
11 january 2024 - 05:14:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Horn of Africa governments grappled with rampant wartime atrocities and humanitarian crises throughout 2023 with meager [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: World Court to hear genocide case against Israel
10 january 2024 - 13:17:41The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – The International Court of Justice(ICJ) hearings 11-12 January, 2024 on genocide in Gaza will include [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudanese FM condemns RSF leader's 'public relations stunt' African visits
08 january 2024 - 05:58:19Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Foreign Ministry has condemned the recent African tour of the leader of the [...] Full text...
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Gambian ex-minister Sonko faces crimes against humanity charges
05 january 2024 - 11:14:49Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The trial of former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko will open 8 January in Switzerland for [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Concrete measures needed to curb widespread abuses, protect civilians
12 december 2023 - 08:10:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The United States government’s announcement on 6 December that atrocity crimes have been committed by both warring [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza which called for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’
09 december 2023 - 06:28:22New York, US (PANA) - The US on Friday vetoed a resolution tabled at the UN Security Council calling for [...] Full text...
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Rights watchdog accuses Nigerian military of attempting to cover up mass civilian drone bomb killings
08 december 2023 - 11:33:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities must "promptly, thoroughly, independently, impartially, transparently and effectively" investigate the killing of more [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US says both sides to conflict committed war crimes
06 december 2023 - 20:08:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US administration says the two parties to the conflict in Sudan have committed war crimes. It [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US sanctions three officials of former President al-Bashir
05 december 2023 - 07:41:24Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on three officials of former Sudanese President Omar [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists welcome sentencing of Bai Lowe for murder of Deyda Hydara
30 november 2023 - 15:41:17Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has welcomed the verdict and sentencing of Bai Lowe, a former death [...] Full text...
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Germany Court Verdict: Former Gambian leader death squad member sentenced to Life Imprisonment
30 november 2023 - 14:00:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A German Court in the city of Celle on Thursday found former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh [...] Full text...
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UN, AU sign new human rights agreement
29 november 2023 - 05:22:54New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations and the African Union have reinforced their partnership following the conclusion of [...] Full text...
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Germany: Verdict on extrajudicial killings in The Gambia
28 november 2023 - 19:03:05Berlin, Germany (PANA) - A German court in the city of Celle is expected to deliver a verdict on 30 [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN agency heads unite in urgent plea for women and children in Gaza
22 november 2023 - 21:03:02New York, US (PANA) - The heads of three UN agencies on Wednesday highlighted the disproportionate suffering faced by women [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians step up response to deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan
14 november 2023 - 17:42:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Cholera vaccines are expected to arrive in Sudan this month as the country continues to face [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudanese Army accuses rival paramilitary RSF of committing ethnic cleansing
11 november 2023 - 09:18:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Friday accused its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing war [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UNHCR warns Darfur atrocities of 20 years ago may reoccur
10 november 2023 - 17:18:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Escalating violence across the Darfur region in Sudan has sparked fears that atrocities committed two decades [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes
09 november 2023 - 07:44:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reiterated the call for an urgent ceasefire between Israel [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Raging war turning ‘homes into cemeteries’: UNHCR
08 november 2023 - 06:44:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The war between rival militaries in Sudan is growing in scope and brutality, having driven almost [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa recalls diplomats from Israel
06 november 2023 - 18:21:01Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa is recalling its diplomats from Israel "for consultation" as the bombardment of Gaza [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US welcomes 'significant progress' in peace process but 'challenges remain'
03 november 2023 - 10:30:14Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has welcomed the significant progress made in the past year on the implementation of [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Malian armed forces, Islamist armed groups of killing, abusing civilians
02 november 2023 - 08:01:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian armed forces and Islamist armed groups have killed and otherwise abused numerous civilians in central [...] Full text...
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British monarch King Charles III visits Kenya
31 october 2023 - 13:44:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - British monarch King Charles III and the Queen Consort Camilla, arrived in Nairobi on Tuesday, for [...] Full text...
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More action needed to advance women’s role in global peace and security
25 october 2023 - 17:05:00New York, US (PANA) - Twenty-three years after the adoption of a landmark UN Security Council resolution on women, peace [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights experts call on Israeli lawyers to block potential war crimes
24 october 2023 - 07:01:09Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN-appointed independent experts on Monday called on all lawyers advising the Israeli military to refuse legal authorisation [...] Full text...
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Southern African law group calls for African unity over Gaza
17 october 2023 - 09:58:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Johannesburg-based Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) says the 33 African states that are [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia crisis: Victims ‘left in limbo’ as Ethiopia rights probe mandate ends
14 october 2023 - 08:00:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN-mandated Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia on Friday released a harrowing report on [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa calls for humanitarian corridor into Gaza
12 october 2023 - 09:17:18Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday extended his condolences to all victims of the Middle [...] Full text...
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Atrocity crimes still being committed in Ethiopia, UN experts warn
04 october 2023 - 05:40:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts are warning that there is “an overwhelming risk” atrocity crimes [...] Full text...
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Ugandan newspaper criticises ICC bid to revive Joseph Kony war crimes trial
30 september 2023 - 19:05:55Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Efforts to revive the trial of Joseph Kony, leader of the northern Uganda rebel group, the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Nearly one year after ceasefire, UN experts warn of ongoing atrocities
18 september 2023 - 15:04:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly one year since the signing of an agreement to cease hostilities in Ethiopia, atrocities, war crimes [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US calls for end to 'brutal conflict' as 'indiscriminate' air, artillery strikes kill dozens
14 september 2023 - 05:26:12Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it s alarmed by the recent increase of indiscriminate air and [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Few worse places to be a child, warns UNICEF
10 september 2023 - 06:50:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has descended to a [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US sanctions two RSF commanders for atrocities, rights abuses
07 september 2023 - 07:48:37Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has imposed sanctions against two senior commanders of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support [...] Full text...
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Eritrea dismisses Amnesty's 'flawed' report on Eritrean Defence Forces' war crimes in Ethiopia
06 september 2023 - 11:02:37New York, US (PANA) - Eritrea has dismissed a report by Amnesty International that the Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed [...] Full text...
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Eritrean soldiers committed crimes against humanity in Ethiopia - Rights group
05 september 2023 - 10:18:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity in the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US 'strongly' condemns 'pervasive' sexual violence by paramilitary RSF
26 august 2023 - 07:53:04Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has "strongly" condemned "pervasive" conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Sudan. It said in [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Paramilitary RSF, allied militias rape dozens, says HRW
17 august 2023 - 07:18:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and allied militias raped several dozen women and girls in [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Troika condemns atrocities in Darfur
05 august 2023 - 06:22:11Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Troika on Sudan, comprising Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, have condemned [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Nearly 14 million children in Sudan need humanitarian support: UNICEF
05 august 2023 - 05:55:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two senior UN humanitarian officials have called for more funding and less bureaucratic impediments to support [...] Full text...
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Rights group reports new attacks in Sudan's Darfur region
04 august 2023 - 05:59:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Satellite data shows massive fire destruction in the town of Sirba in Sudan's West Darfur state, in [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: US Secretary of State speaks with ousted President Bazoum, AUC chairman on developments
02 august 2023 - 06:56:50Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday spoke with ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum [...] Full text...
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US diplomat describes Sudanese human suffering as “terrible”, calls on SAF and RSF to resume peace talks
29 july 2023 - 09:38:21Khartoum, Sudan (PAN,A) - The US government has described as “terrible” the toll of human suffering from the ongoing fighting [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch flags new atrocities by Malian Army, foreign fighters
25 july 2023 - 10:10:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian Armed Forces and foreign fighters, apparently from the Russia-linked Wagner Group, have summarily executed and [...] Full text...
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Russian president Putin will not attend BRICS Summit, says South African presidency
19 july 2023 - 12:04:36Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, will not attend the forthcoming 15th Summit of BRICS [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US condemns continued atrocities by RSF in West Darfur
14 july 2023 - 06:01:49Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has condemned "in the strongest terms" the continued atrocities and ethnically targeted [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags mounting Islamist armed group killings, rape in Mali
13 july 2023 - 06:09:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Islamist armed groups have carried out widespread killings, rapes, and lootings of villages in northeast Mali since [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: IGAD quartet: A walk into Sudan's landmine field (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
11 july 2023 - 13:32:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Cracks are showing not only within the Sudanese political façade at home towards the two belligerents, [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Human Rights Watch accuses RSF of abuses in Darfur
11 july 2023 - 06:41:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Arab militias summarily executed at least 28 ethnic [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: 'Govt's participation in IGAD summit conditional on change of chairman'
10 july 2023 - 14:09:53Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) - Sudan has said that its participation in the East African heads of state meeting that kicked off [...] Full text...
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Sudanese conflict: EU blasts parties refusing to seek peaceful solution
05 july 2023 - 18:51:21Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Wednesday strongly condemned the ongoing fighting in Sudan, as well as the [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for end to rampant atrocities in Cameroon's Anglophone regions
04 july 2023 - 09:02:48Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, is asking the Cameroonian authorities to end the violence against the [...] Full text...
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UNESCO accepts US' proposal to rejoin UN organisation
02 july 2023 - 05:38:05Paris, France (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has accepted the proposal of the US [...] Full text...
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Preventing ‘contagion of atrocities’ hinges on responsibility to protect
27 june 2023 - 06:33:07New York, US (PANA) - For “countless civilians” caught in current conflicts around the world, taking responsibility for protecting them [...] Full text...
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Security in eastern DR Congo continues to worsen, Security Council hears
27 june 2023 - 06:16:10New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN official warned the Security Council on Monday that the security situation in [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: FM welcomes human rights reports, calls for wider condemnation
25 june 2023 - 15:51:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan on Sunday welcomed the statement issued by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemning [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Paramilitary RSF denies involvement in murder of Governor in Darfur
16 june 2023 - 19:45:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has countered statement by the Sudanese army distancing itself from [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US condemns atrocities in Darfur
16 june 2023 - 06:05:35Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has strongly condemned the ongoing human rights violations and abuses and horrific violence [...] Full text...
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Islamist armed groups wreak havoc in Burkina Faso; kill, loot, burn property - HRW
15 june 2023 - 05:28:14Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso have killed scores of civilians, looted and burned property, and [...] Full text...
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DR Congo mass graves tied to Rwanda-backed M23 rebels
14 june 2023 - 07:37:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group appears responsible for mass graves containing scores of bodies found in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia conflict killed over 100,000: Norwegian think-tank
08 june 2023 - 08:38:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region caused over 100,000 battle-related deaths in 2022, above the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Rights group calls for concrete UN Security Council action
02 june 2023 - 10:21:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has said the United Nations Security Council should take stronger steps to reverse the rapidly [...] Full text...
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Mali: Rights group calls for trial of perpetrators of Moura massacre
18 may 2023 - 06:30:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has called for the trial by a competent court of perpetrators [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Use of social media in the fighting: building on pros and rebuffing cons (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
12 may 2023 - 10:36:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - With all Sudan's official mainstream media eclipsed, to the exception of the Sudan News Agency, the [...] Full text...
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Press Freedom Day: EU underlines support to global press freedom
02 may 2023 - 11:55:11Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - While the preservation of free, independent and pluralistic media is vital for resilient and healthy democracies, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopia rejects 'inflammatory', 'unwarranted' US statement on 'all parties' committing war crimes'
21 march 2023 - 13:46:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has rejected a statement by the US Secretary of State that says all [...] Full text...
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South Africa commemorates Apartheid-era atrocities
21 march 2023 - 06:39:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will Tuesday lead the national commemoration of Human Rights Day under [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: 'All parties' sides committed war crimes, says US Secretary of State
21 march 2023 - 06:00:23Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blonken says all parties to the two-year-long Ethiopian conflict committed [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken meets Ethiopian PM, FM
15 march 2023 - 17:22:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday held separate meetings with Ethiopian Prime Minister [...] Full text...
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‘Radical change of direction’ needed in women, peace and security agenda
08 march 2023 - 05:25:35New York, US (PANA) - New goals and effective plans on women’s involvement in peacebuilding are needed before it is [...] Full text...
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Sudan's Rapid Support Force to be integrated into the Army, Commander says
19 february 2023 - 16:58:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Rapid Support Force (RSF) in Sudan is to be integrated into the regular armed forces, its [...] Full text...
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Trust the tale not the teller: A Darfur fact-finding committee makes public findings (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
17 february 2023 - 14:13:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Setting a precedent in decades in Sudan's restive region of Darfur, a fact-finding committee has made [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says atrocities in DR Congo being carried out Rwanda-backed M23 rebels
06 february 2023 - 13:21:35Goma, DRC (PANA) – The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has committed summary executions and forced recruitment of civilians in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Progress in Darfur militia leader trial, but Government cooperation wanes
26 january 2023 - 05:15:19New York, US (PANA) - “Swift progress” has been made at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the trial against [...] Full text...
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SADC implored to act on Eswatini human rights abuse
25 january 2023 - 14:32:20Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) has expressed concern about the state of affairs in [...] Full text...
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Top UN body asks what more can be done to stop genocide, atrocity crimes
25 january 2023 - 05:27:29New York, US (PANA) - Ambassadors, UN officials and experts from the international community on Tuesday shared ways to better [...] Full text...
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Alleged Gambian “Death Squad” Driver’s Trial Progresses
19 january 2023 - 14:14:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Ghanaian citizen who survived the massacre of approximately 59 West African migrants in July 2005 [...] Full text...
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Rights group says conflicts, violence threaten rights in Africa
13 january 2023 - 10:13:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African leaders failed to tackle widespread abuses against civilians by state security forces and non-state armed [...] Full text...
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South African soldiers linked to Mozambican atrocities
11 january 2023 - 11:50:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A video showing South African soldiers throwing bodies onto a burning pile of rubbish [...] Full text...
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