Central Africa at a crossroads amid rising tensions and instability

10 june 2025 - 06:51:04
New York, US (PANA) - Despite its wealth of natural resources and potential, Central Africa continues to face serious challenges, [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags mounting death toll, looming humanitarian crisis in Nigeria amid unchecked attacks by armed groups

29 may 2025 - 08:15:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities’ shocking failure to protect lives and property from daily attacks by armed groups [...] Full text...

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UN envoy urges international support for West Africa and the Sahel

04 april 2025 - 05:22:33
New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel painted a mixed picture of the [...] Full text...

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Survivors of sexual violence in the Central African Republic affected by funding cuts (Feature by UN News)

26 march 2025 - 10:22:20
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA) has said that US funding [...] Full text...

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UN expert denounces 'cruel game' of hostage-taking

05 march 2025 - 07:50:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  A United Nations independent expert warned on Tuesday of an increase in hostage-taking by states and [...] Full text...

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African Union Summit opens in Ethiopia

15 february 2025 - 13:14:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Angola's Joao Manuel Lourenco assumed the rotating Chair of the African Union (AU) on Saturday, [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International condemns killing of 40 civilians by Boko Haram in Nigeria

16 january 2025 - 06:49:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has strongly condemned the killing of more than 40 farmers and fishermen by Boko [...] Full text...

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Climate shocks, humanitarian crises and political division plague Central Africa

14 december 2024 - 07:08:04
New York, US (PANA) - Central African nations continue to grapple with multidimensional crises, including security threats, extreme weather events [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State congratulates Botswana's new President Boko

15 november 2024 - 06:51:12
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called Botswana's new President Duma Gideon Boko [...] Full text...

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US congratulates Botswana on 'historic' elections

02 november 2024 - 07:04:58
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has congratulated the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and president-elect Duma Boko [...] Full text...

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Niger’s new terrorism database threatens rights - HRW

01 october 2024 - 10:13:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new Niger government ordinance creating a database of people suspected of terrorism undermines fundamental rights [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as flooding wipes out homes in Nigeria – WFP

14 september 2024 - 07:16:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced people in northeast Nigeria, after torrential [...] Full text...

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Cameroon elections: Upcoming vote marks ‘key opportunity’ to commit to human rights: UN human rights chief

09 august 2024 - 06:56:10
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Despite obstacles, Cameroon maintains immense potential to foster social change and promote civic engagement in their [...] Full text...

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Climate change fuels tensions in Nigeria

15 june 2024 - 07:48:16
New York, United States (PANA) -  Despite its huge potential, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, continues to grapple with a [...] Full text...

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Community infrastructure supports lives and national reconciliation in Central African Republic: World Bank Blog By Athanase Danhossou, Fred Frippiat, Joachim Boko and Oghenesuvwe Kokoricha

04 june 2024 - 06:47:47
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Displacement due to conflict is on the rise around the world. In the Central African Republic [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Nigerian govt to urgently address abductions in schools, IDP camps

14 march 2024 - 06:47:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has urged the Nigerian government to urgently address the spate of [...] Full text...

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UN 'strongly' condemns Boko Haram’s abduction of over 200 IDPs In Nigeria's Borno State

07 march 2024 - 07:34:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations on Wednesday “strongly” condemned Boko Haram terrorists’ abduction of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), [...] Full text...

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Africa now ‘global epicentre’ of terrorism: UN chief

25 january 2024 - 07:09:28
New York, US (PANA) - In just a matter of years, Africa has become the “global epicentre of terrorism”, with [...] Full text...

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UN aid official urges increased support for Niger

19 january 2024 - 05:50:42
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A senior UN humanitarian official on Thursday called on the international community to step up support [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Time to give strategic diplomacy a chance (By Paul Ejime)

21 august 2023 - 19:00:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As expected, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected the "unreasonable" three-year political [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Military authorities asked to ensure respect for fundamental human rights

28 july 2023 - 09:42:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday asked military forces responsible for the coup in Niger to [...] Full text...

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Cameroon to improve infrastructure, climate resilience in the Far North Region

21 june 2023 - 18:34:47
Yaoundé, Cdiameroon (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a $330 million project to support Cameroon’s efforts to enhance connectivity [...] Full text...

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Trafficking in the Sahel: Muzzling the illicit arms trade (Feature by UN News)

11 june 2023 - 07:06:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Shoppers in Mali’s Gao, Timbuktu, and Ménaka regions in Mali can snap up AK-pattern assault rifles [...] Full text...

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Urgent support needed for Chad, as arrivals from Sudan top 100,000: UNHCR

02 june 2023 - 06:14:10
N'Djamena Chad (PANA) - The head of the UN refugee agency is calling on the international community to urgently increase support [...] Full text...

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Uphold promise to protect civilians caught in conflict: Guterres

23 may 2023 - 17:53:24
New York, US (PANA) - The world is failing to live up to its commitment to protect civilians during wartime, [...] Full text...

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Conflict in NE Nigeria still affects children 9 years after Chibok girls ‘nightmare’: UNICEF

15 april 2023 - 08:34:23
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly a decade after Boko Haram militants abducted 276 schoolgirls from their dormitory in Chibok, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS congratulates Nigerian president-elect Tinubu (By Paul Ejime)

01 march 2023 - 16:32:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has congratulated Bola Tinubu, who [...] Full text...

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AU, ECOWAS urge calm following post-election tensions on Nigeria (By Paul Ejime)

28 february 2023 - 19:28:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Union and ECOWAS on Tuesday called for calm and urged the Independent National Electoral [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's crucial elections off to peaceful but slow start (By Paul Ejime)

25 february 2023 - 13:20:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Voting to elect a new president of Nigeria to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari got off to [...] Full text...

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Fake medicines kill almost 500,000 sub-Saharan Africans a year: Report

02 february 2023 - 05:43:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Trafficked medical products kill almost half a million sub-Saharan Africans every year, and action is needed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's 2023 elections: Concerns and expectations (By Paul Ejime)

30 january 2023 - 12:27:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria braces for another critical general election this year, it is pertinent to recall the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UK, EU, Australia Issue security alert, warn citizens against travelling to Nigeria,

20 january 2023 - 19:55:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Kingdom and Australia have asked their citizens to avoid all travels to Nigeria. In their [...] Full text...

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President of Libyan Council attends 16th Summit of Heads of State and Government of LCBC in Nigeria

29 november 2022 - 15:02:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, arrived in Nigeria on Monday evening to [...] Full text...

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A dozen Chadian soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack: Presidency

22 november 2022 - 16:15:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A dozen Chadian soldiers were killed and several others injured on Tuesday in an attack [...] Full text...

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Displacement camp closures in Nigeria worsen suffering: Human Rights Watch

02 november 2022 - 09:07:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The decision by Nigeria's Borno State government to shut down its camps for people displaced by the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Cameroon launch fresh partnership to repatriate refugees to Nigerian State

24 august 2022 - 16:31:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Cameroon have launched a fresh partnership for the repatriation of thousands of Internally Displaced Persons [...] Full text...

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Children affected by conflict cannot wait for their education

11 august 2022 - 06:55:39
New York, US (PANA) - From Ethiopia to Chad and Palestine, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN’s fund for education [...] Full text...

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'Insecurity grips Nigeria's capital, as attacks, threats by multiple groups raise serious concerns'

09 august 2022 - 10:55:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A series of attacks and threats within close proximity of Nigeris's seat of government in Abuja by [...] Full text...

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New UN resilience project paves ‘pathway to peace and sustainable development’ in Nigeria

15 july 2022 - 05:41:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Over 500,000 conflict-affected people in northeast Nigeria will be given “a lifeline,” thanks to a new [...] 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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Terrorist groups ‘exploiting power vacuums’, UN chief warns

09 june 2022 - 06:14:52
New York, US (PANA) - While the number of deaths from terrorism has declined, the overall threat is far from [...] Full text...

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Libya News Agency takes issue with accusations by some African leaders that Libya is fuelling terrorism in region

30 may 2022 - 19:10:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan News Agency (LANA) has strongly reacted to some African leaders who, at the African [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges Nigeria to address root causes of terrorism in the country

05 may 2022 - 07:42:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has counselled Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari not to only [...] Full text...

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Recognise ‘enormous challenges’ facing northern Nigeria to forge new hope, Guterres urges

04 may 2022 - 15:06:02
Maiduguri, Nigeria (PANA) - The “enormous challenges” faced by the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, which include a continuing terrorist [...] 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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Nigeria: Germany’s envoy Ory, UN offiicials end two-day visit to displaced commnities in Borno State

10 march 2022 - 18:00:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - German Ambassador Birgitt Ory, along with the UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, and UNDP [...] Full text...

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UN relief chief pledges support for Nigeria

22 january 2022 - 09:05:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths has ended a four-day visit to Nigeria, pledging support and [...] Full text...

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Mali National Conference recommends between 6 months and five years transition

31 december 2021 - 12:34:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A National Conference organized by Mali's military-dominated transition government has ended in Bamako with a recommendation [...] Full text...

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Climate change ‘aggravating factor for terrorism’: UN chief

10 december 2021 - 05:44:22
New York, US (PANA) - Environmental degradation enables armed groups to extend their influence and manipulate resources to their advantage, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Defence Minister warns military personnel to shun politics

06 december 2021 - 19:10:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Minister of Defence, Retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, on Monday, warned officers of the Armed Forces [...] Full text...

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Algeria, Comoros placed on US list of violators of religious freedom

18 november 2021 - 06:13:01
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has placed Algeria and Comoros on its Special Watch List for governments [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy to train newly-formed Chadian Navy personnel

12 november 2021 - 15:58:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, says the Nigerian Navy is set to train [...] Full text...

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UN says 11 million Nigerians need humanitarian assistance

07 november 2021 - 12:03:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, says about 11 million Nigerians [...] Full text...

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UN, Lake Chad Basin Commission delegation visits Nigeria

28 october 2021 - 20:16:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government of Nigeria has vowed to join collaborative efforts to see to an end the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army sets up special courts to try soldiers for offences in war against terrorists

09 october 2021 - 17:10:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army has set up two special and one General Court Marshal to try officers [...] Full text...

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Nigeria records “tremendous progress’’ against Boko Haram/ISWAP/bandits : Buhari

01 october 2021 - 14:43:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday saluted the military and other security agencies for recording “tremendous progress’’ [...] Full text...

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Nigeria issues security alert ahead of 61st independence anniversary

24 september 2021 - 17:21:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Government on Friday alerted the general public to be aware of “heightened security activities” [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to prosecute 285 Boko Haram sponsors, says Justice Minister

22 september 2021 - 20:55:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, says the Federal Government will leave no [...] Full text...

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'Over 8,000 Boko Haram terrorists surrender to Nigerian troops'

22 september 2021 - 08:20:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division of Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Abdulwahab Eyitayo, says [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Army raises alarm, says ISWAP into massive recruitment drive in Northeast Nigeria

20 september 2021 - 21:05:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army has raised an alarm that the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force sets up board of inquiry on aircraft bombing of civilians

16 september 2021 - 18:13:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) headquarters has set up a board of inquiry to investigate the circumstances [...] Full text...

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U.S. donates $6.8 million to UN’s human trafficking fights and improved law enforcement capabilities in Nigeria

15 september 2021 - 21:08:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) has [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army commanders converge in Abuja to devise strategies for defeating insecurity

13 september 2021 - 17:49:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Army Commanders and Principal Staff Officers on Monday converged in the capital, Abuja, with Chief [...] Full text...

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Chadian Army Chief canvasses 'effective collaboration' with Multinational Force in fight against terrorists

12 september 2021 - 15:44:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chadian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General Abakar Abdelkerim Daoud, has called for effective [...] Full text...

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AU to use Chinese military aid to assist armies to combat ‘worrisome’ child abductions

04 september 2021 - 02:49:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is planning to use US$100 million worth of non-lethal military aid [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: IDPs in Borno State receive 1,000 housing units from Nigeria’s Northeast Development Commission

03 september 2021 - 23:01:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Northeast Development Commission (NEDC) has handed over 1,000 units of two-bedroom bungalows  to Internally Displaced [...] Full text...

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Cholera Outbreak: 43 dead, 559 infected in Northeast Nigeria

31 august 2021 - 18:26:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Borno State government, Northeast Nigeria, on Tuesday raised alarm of a fresh outbreak of cholera [...] Full text...

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U.S.-made A-29 Super Tucano aircraft officially inducted into Nigerian Air Force, to be deployed in war against Boko Haram/ISWAP

31 august 2021 - 18:21:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S.-made A-29 Super Tucano aircraft was officially inducted into the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) at [...] Full text...

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'Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism forces 322,000 Nigerian refugees to 3 Lake Chad Basin countries'

29 august 2021 - 12:22:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total of 322,000 Nigerians fleeing the violence inflicted by Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. to sanction privately-owned Channels TV for “inciting, divisive and unfair comments” by guests

26 august 2021 - 18:52:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has queried Channels Television over the “inciting, divisive and unfair comments” [...] Full text...

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Cameroon alone can’t stem illicit arms flowing into the country - Study

26 august 2021 - 17:38:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In the face of a separatist conflict and violent extremism, Cameroon must secure help from neighbouring [...] Full text...

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'Over 2,600 surrendered Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, families in custody'

24 august 2021 - 16:49:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Governor of Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, Prof. Babagana Zulum, on Tuesday said that over 2,600 Boko [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Surrendering Boko Haram terrorists are ‘prisoners of war being treated according to international conventions, says Lai Mohammed

20 august 2021 - 22:16:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government has admonished naysayers to stop spewing negative and false narratives around Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Islamic State threat moves online, expands across Africa: Top UN expert warns

20 august 2021 - 07:35:13
New York, US (PANA) - Two decades after the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York, terror networks Al-Qaida and [...] Full text...

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Buhari to sack non-performing defence, security chiefs over insecurity, says “I’m not ready to exit government as a failure”

19 august 2021 - 19:33:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari rose from his meeting on Thursday with the nation’s defence and security leaders, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s Defence Minister denies any human rights abuse by military in Northeast region

19 august 2021 - 19:20:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd), on Thursday denied allegations of human rights’ [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram desertions in Nigeria could be the tipping point - Study

19 august 2021 - 11:13:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - At At least 2,122 people associated with Boko Haram have left the group since Abubakar Shekau, [...] Full text...

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1,500 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists surrender to troops in Northeast Nigeria, 2,000 more expected to follow

16 august 2021 - 17:30:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The mass movement by Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists from their enclaves [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says govt. has responded against Boko Haram/ISWAP, bandits, kidnappers in “strong, determined and robust” manner

13 august 2021 - 18:28:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday x-rayed his government’s handling of the Boko Haram/Islamic State in West [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 335 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, 746 family members surrender to Nigerian military in Bama, Northeast region

08 august 2021 - 20:26:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A total of 335 Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and 746 family members, [...] Full text...

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NAF, Army bombard Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists’ hideouts in Northeast Nigeria, killing scores

03 august 2021 - 19:09:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria, under the aegis of Operation Hadin Kai, has successfully carried out [...] Full text...

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Nineteen Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, family members surrender to Nigerian military

03 august 2021 - 08:37:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nineteen Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and their families on Monday surrendered [...] Full text...

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Nigeria military says it has killed 'scores' of ISWAP terrorists

02 august 2021 - 07:11:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Scores of Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists were killed on Saturday when they [...] Full text...

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U.S. officials inspect new fighter jets procured by Nigeria; say will help end Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists’ violence

27 july 2021 - 21:57:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States has applauded Nigeria for its approach to end violent extremism through the procurement of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President Buhari says banditry in northwest 'painful, most disturbing'

23 july 2021 - 09:23:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said in his Duara country home, in Katsina State, that the lingering banditry [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Army explains that 1,009 cleared Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists released were suspects, not ex fighters

15 july 2021 - 23:02:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army Thursday explained that it released a total of 1,009 cleared Boko Haram/Islamic State [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari orders rescue of 140 Bethel students as mass abduction of students undermines school enrolment

06 july 2021 - 23:05:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -  President Muhammadu Buhari Monday lamented the mass kidnapping of students by bandits in northwest region of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria troops kill 11 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Northeast region

05 july 2021 - 21:22:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Troops of Operation Hadin Kai OPHK) in Northeast  Nigeria Monday killed 11 Boko Haram/Islamic State in [...] Full text...

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UK commits £12.6 million to support Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger combat Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism

28 june 2021 - 19:54:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Kingdom has earmarked 12.6 million pounds this financial year to support Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army is strategic to sub-Saharan Africa region security, says Senegalese military Chief

28 june 2021 - 19:43:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Inspector General of the Senegalese Armed Forces, Maj.-Gen. Daouda Niang, on Monday extolled the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Nigeria strengthens defence cooperation with MNJTF partners towards combating Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists

28 june 2021 - 19:34:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is strengthening defence cooperation with member countries participating in the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) [...] Full text...

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2 soldiers, 11 ISWAP terrorists die in gunfight with Nigerian troops

28 june 2021 - 19:23:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The joint operations by the Nigerian Army ground troops and two Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari launches ‘War Against Drug Abuse’

26 june 2021 - 17:06:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday launched a "War Against Drug Abuse" (WADA) sounding an alarm [...] Full text...

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Nigeria steps up oilseeds production due to increased domestic and export demand

26 june 2021 - 12:09:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s palm kernel oilseed production in marketing year 2021/22 is forecast to reach 900,000 metric tons, [...] Full text...

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Canada provides US$26.9 million support for victims of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism in Nigeria

24 june 2021 - 19:54:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Canadian government has announced that it is “providing US$26.95 million in new humanitarian assistance funding” [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Senate confirms General Yahaya as Army Chief

22 june 2021 - 19:00:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya as the Chief of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigerian scientists predict catastrophic new coronavirus strain (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

21 june 2021 - 13:39:49
Benin City, Nigeria (PANA) – The African population is at risk of a more lethal strain of the coronavirus disease [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers focus on resurgence of terrorist threats

13 june 2021 - 12:56:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers have questioned the significance of the resurgence of terrorist threat in the country after [...] Full text...

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'Fragile democratic gains at risk in Central Africa as violence by armed groups escalates'

08 june 2021 - 05:23:43
New York, US (PANA) - Attacks by armed groups including Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province pose grave [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Expect changes in security operations in Nigeria, says Defence Minister

07 june 2021 - 18:25:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday held his maiden meeting with the new Chief of Army Staff [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari appoints former Foreign Minister Babagana Kingibe as Special Envoy to Chad

31 may 2021 - 20:46:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of former foreign minister and Secretary to the Government of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army repels Boko Haram terrorists' attack in Rann, Northeast Nigeria, kill 10

29 may 2021 - 18:53:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army says its troops, under Operation Hadin Kai, have eliminated 10 Boko Haram terrorists [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army arrests 2 Boko Haram logistics suppliers in northern Nigeria, confiscate supplies

29 may 2021 - 18:43:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army says its troops, under Sector 2, Operation HADIN KAI, on Saturday raided another [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army raids Boko Haram logistics stockpile in Yobe State

26 may 2021 - 15:35:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops under Operation Hadi Kai bust a Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Army confirms recall of personnel in civil educational institutions, to be deployed in war against terrorism, banditry

16 may 2021 - 16:04:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  The Nigerian Army has confirmed the recall of its personnel studying in various civil institutions across [...] Full text...

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U.S. raises concerns of religious abuse, discrimination, rising tensions in Nigeria

14 may 2021 - 15:05:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. has voiced concerns over abuses and discrimination against individuals based on religion and religious [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram/ISWAP regrouping in three northeast Nigerian states, warns Senator

05 may 2021 - 07:18:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairman of Nigeria's Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, on Tuesday raised the alarm that Boko [...] Full text...

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Bandits threaten to kill 17 abducted students Tuesday if ransom is not paid by Kaduna State

03 may 2021 - 16:01:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits who abducted 22 students from Greenfield University, Kaduna State, in northwest Nigeria, killed five of [...] Full text...

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Army committed to “total annihilation of Boko Haram from Nigeria", says Army Chief

29 april 2021 - 17:46:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, on Thursday said that the Nigerian Army [...] Full text...

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Declare State of Emergency over insecurity in Nigeria, House of Reps asks Buhari

27 april 2021 - 18:27:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal House of Representatives on Tuesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a State of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria seeks US assistance in fighting Boko Haram/ISWAP, banditry, warns of spill over to other countries

27 april 2021 - 18:21:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday formally asked for the assistance of the United States (U.S.) [...] Full text...

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African Union mourns fallen Chadian President Deby

20 april 2021 - 21:52:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  Chadian President Idriss Deby, who died in the battlefield on Tuesday, was a distinguished military [...] Full text...

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Chadian President Idriss Deby passes on

20 april 2021 - 15:04:34
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Chad’s President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the frontline of a fight against [...] Full text...

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Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram/ISWAP attacks on Muslims breaking Ramadan fasting

14 april 2021 - 19:49:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Troops on Tuesday foiled multiple Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists-attacks targeted [...] Full text...

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Nigerian gov't slammed for failure to protect children as Chibok schoolgirls' abduction clocks seven years

14 april 2021 - 10:10:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria marks seven years since 279 schoolgirls were abducted by the armed group, Boko Haram, [...] Full text...

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Two Nigerian soldiers, 14 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists killed in road gun duel, says Army

12 april 2021 - 08:24:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army says that two soldiers were killed and three others wounded during operations against [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force Jet fighter missing in fight against Boko Haram/ISWAP

01 april 2021 - 07:25:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said it has commenced search and rescue operations for a [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army 'kills' 48 Boko Haram terrorists, rescues 11 kidnap victims

27 march 2021 - 18:55:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Saturday said that its troops killed 48 Boko Haram terrorists and rescued [...] Full text...

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Chadian leader says Multinational Joint Task Force can eradicate Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism

27 march 2021 - 18:43:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Chadian president Idris Deby Itno on Saturday said that the militaries of the five countries under [...] Full text...

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Nigerian and Chadian presidents call for 'recharging' of Lake Chad

27 march 2021 - 15:31:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 30 million people are adversely affected by a shrunken Lake Chad, which is now just [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International bemoans Boko Haram brutality against women and girls in Nigeria

24 march 2021 - 07:35:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A new research by human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has revealed that Boko Haram fighters targeted women [...] Full text...

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Nigeria stands with Niger, says Buhari, as Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists kill 137 Nigeriens

23 march 2021 - 19:46:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said Nigeria will continue to stand with all its neighbours in [...] Full text...

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Army Chief says Nigerian Army will end Boko Haram shortly

14 march 2021 - 20:04:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, on Sunday assured Nigerians that the ongoing [...] Full text...

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U.S. disgusted with abductions in northern Nigeria, offers to help stop the menace

12 march 2021 - 17:13:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States has expressed disgust with the spate of abductions in northern Nigeria, saying it [...] Full text...

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5,000 Nigerian refugees return from Cameroon

10 march 2021 - 16:05:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There was joy on Wednesday as 5,000 Nigerians who fled to Cameroon due to the Boko [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army kills 25 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Borno State

10 march 2021 - 15:49:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Troops of the Nigerian Army undertaking `Operation Tura Takaibango’ have eliminated 25 Boko Haram/Islamic State in [...] Full text...

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Traumatised, abducted Nigerian schoolchildren need rehabilitation – Rights experts

03 march 2021 - 16:27:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Nigeria, too little is being done to help teenagers left traumatised by the recent spate of attacks on schools [...] Full text...

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Abducted girls released in northwest Nigeria, as fresh attacks rock country’s northeast

02 march 2021 - 16:44:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - While the release of more than 200 girls abducted from their school on Friday in northwest [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president rules out amnesty for Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits

26 february 2021 - 10:34:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ruled out negotiating with terrorists and bandits, saying his administration [...] Full text...

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Niger holds presidential run-off vote on Sunday

20 february 2021 - 16:57:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's 7.4 million registered voters return to the polls in a presidential run-off on Sunday to [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns attack on Nigerian school

18 february 2021 - 14:18:39
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned Wednesday’s attack on a boarding school in north-central [...] Full text...

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Three Nigerian soldiers die, two injured in Boko Haram ambush

11 february 2021 - 08:29:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Thursday confirmed the death of three soldiers who died when Boko Haram/Islamic [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Governor calls for “aggressive collaboration” to defeat Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism

01 february 2021 - 15:04:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has called for “aggressive collaboration” with armed forces in Nigeria's [...] Full text...

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Niger Air Chief visits Nigeria

27 january 2021 - 09:45:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Niger Chief of the Air Staff, Colonel Amirou Abdoulkader, has assured the Nigerian Air Force [...] Full text...

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Nigeria military repels, kills “scores” of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Marti Army Camp

17 january 2021 - 16:42:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said it has “successfully” repelled “a Boko Haram/ Islamic [...] Full text...

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UN counter-terrorism chief urges continued vigilance against ‘real’ ongoing threat

13 january 2021 - 05:57:33
New York, US (PANA) - Despite important strikes against terrorism over the past two decades, including bringing perpetrators to justice [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army Court Martial sentences soldier to death for killing commander in Bama

12 january 2021 - 15:28:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – An Army Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, has sentenced trooper Azunna Maduabuchi to [...] Full text...

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UN denounces attacks on villages in western Niger

04 january 2021 - 14:45:47
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned Saturday’s attack by unidentified gunmen on two villages [...] Full text...

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Millions of children in crisis hotspots ‘on the brink of famine’, warns UNICEF

31 december 2020 - 06:58:31
New York, US (PANA) - More than 10 million children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeast Nigeria, the [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges security forces to protect civilians during polls in Niger

27 december 2020 - 08:31:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres  has called on the security forces in Niger to “make every [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges security forces to protect civilians during polls in Niger

27 december 2020 - 06:21:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres  has called on the security forces in Niger to “make every [...] Full text...

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UN chief welcomes release of kidnapped Nigerian school boys

19 december 2020 - 08:43:45
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday welcomed the release of the 344 schoolboys forcibly taken away [...] Full text...

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UN 'gravely concerned' for safety of refugees in Niger, following Boko Haram attack

16 december 2020 - 05:38:17
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations voiced grave concern on Tuesday for the safety of thousands of refugees [...] Full text...

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UNHCR condemns Boko Haram attack on Niger town hosting forcibly displaced people

15 december 2020 - 11:57:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, condemns an attack by armed assailants on Toumour, a town in [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate urges Nigeria to stop jailing children for alleged Boko Haram ties

15 december 2020 - 05:55:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A human rights group has asked the Nigerian government to comply with new United Nations Security Council [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for immediate release of abducted children in Nigeria

14 december 2020 - 13:32:18
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of hundreds of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military says airstrikes kills "several" Boko Haram terrorists in Northeast region, 3 bandits dead in Northcentral Nigeria

13 december 2020 - 16:43:17
Nigeria: Military says airstrikes kill "several" Boko Haram terrorists in North-east region   Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Armed Forces of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: ICC Prosecutor to open formal investigations into war crimes in Nigeria

11 december 2020 - 19:48:17
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has confirmed the Court will open a [...] Full text...

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Widespread regional challenges pervasive in Central Africa, Security Council told

10 december 2020 - 06:20:40
New York, US (PANA) - Insecurity continues to plague Central Africa, the UN envoy for the region told the Security [...] Full text...

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. Nigeria rejects U.S. allegation of “systematic violation of religious freedom of citizens”

08 december 2020 - 14:05:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday denied the United States' allegation of engaging in systematic and egregious religious freedom [...] Full text...

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US calls out Nigeria, nine others over religious freedom

08 december 2020 - 07:18:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States government is calling out Nigeria and nine other countries over religious freedom [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari addresses National Assembly Thursday on Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism, banditry, other crimes

07 december 2020 - 20:16:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will address a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday, 10 December, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt slams 'irresponsible' calls for President Buhari to resign over mounting insecurity

04 december 2020 - 10:54:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Calls on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign because of the deteriorating security situation in the country are [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate joins call for sack of Nigeria's military leaders over escalating Boko Haram/ISWAP killings

01 december 2020 - 19:13:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate Tuesday finally summoned courage to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the country’s service [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Presidency says farmers killed by Boko Haram had no clearance to farm in Zabarmari area

30 november 2020 - 13:49:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A federal government delegation, led by Senate President Ahmad Lawan, arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military faults UN on number rice farmers killed in Borno State

30 november 2020 - 13:36:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Monday disagreed with the United Nations Resident Representative and Humanitarian [...] Full text...

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UN condemns ‘brutal and callous’ attack on civilians in north-east Nigeria

30 november 2020 - 05:21:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Denouncing attack, on Saturday,  targeting civilians in Nigeria’s restive Borno state, a senior UN humanitarian official [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers

29 november 2020 - 20:02:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Military says its troops killed 5 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Northeast region

29 november 2020 - 19:51:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said troops of Operation FIRE BALL, a subsidiary operation [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 114 bandits, Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, pirate killed, 58 bandits arrested in last one week

26 november 2020 - 17:18:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday said its troops killed 114 Boko Haram/Islamic State in [...] Full text...

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Displaced persons want to return home: Deputy UN chief

11 november 2020 - 10:18:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, who is on a trip to West Africa and the Sahel [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army 'kills' 16 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists

25 october 2020 - 12:53:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said that their troops have "inflicted heavy casualties" on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army announces start of military exercise on Tuesday

18 october 2020 - 12:31:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army has announced the commencement of a nationwide exercise named CROCODILE SMILE V1 from [...] Full text...

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WFP supports more than 160,000 pupils in vulnerable areas of Niger

16 october 2020 - 13:16:07
Niamey, Niger (PANA) -The World Food Programme (WFP) will increase its allocation to school canteens to help more than 160,000 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria military says troops kill 'scores' of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists

08 october 2020 - 12:11:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday announced that “scores” of Boko Haram/Islamic State in West [...] Full text...

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Niger extends state of emergency in certain areas

07 october 2020 - 18:12:35
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - the Nigerien government on Wednesday adopted a bill extending the state of emergency in the Diffa [...] Full text...

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Morocco, UN sign headquarter agreement to fight against terrorism in Africa

06 october 2020 - 22:21:36
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and the United Nations (UN) Tuesday through videoconferencing signed an agreement to establish an office [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military kills 869 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits in Nigeria, rescues 321 kidnap victims

02 october 2020 - 18:31:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Friday reviewed its activities for the third quarter (1 July to [...] Full text...

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Thirteen Boko Haram terrorists, six women, 17 children surrender to Nigerian Army

27 september 2020 - 11:02:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said that 13 Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) from Kodila village [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits kill 12 policemen, 5 soldiers in Nigeria

26 september 2020 - 12:37:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Nigeria’s northeast region and bandits in [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army buries senior officer killed by Boko Haram terrorists

22 september 2020 - 17:42:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Colonel Dahiru Chiroma Bako, Commander of 25 Task Force Brigade, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, who was killed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army confirms death of Task Force Commande Col Bako in a Boko Haram ambush

22 september 2020 - 07:43:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Army’s Operation Lafiya Dole has confirmed “the death of one of its war heroes,” Col. Dahiru Chiroma Bako. A statement [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger calls on the international community to support badly afftected countries

21 september 2020 - 17:14:02
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Kalla Hankouraou, on Monday called on the international community [...] Full text...

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Military says several Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits killed, bandits/collaborators arrested in Nigeria’s Northern region

10 september 2020 - 18:58:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday said that its troops successfully carried out many operations [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military allays fears of alleged terrorist attacks on Abuja, adjourning States, of solid security

06 september 2020 - 16:14:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Sunday assured residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other [...] Full text...

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Buhari pledges more funding for Multinational Joint Task Force war against Boko Haram

28 august 2020 - 18:47:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria said that despite being at “the low ebb of resources caused [...] Full text...

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Nigeria military announces surrender of 410 terrorists

27 august 2020 - 11:29:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that not less than 410 members of the Darul [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military kills 8 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Kukawa community in Northeast region

20 august 2020 - 16:45:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that it lost three soldiers while eight Boko Haram/Islamic [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Bandits kill three soldiers, injure two in Northcentral Nigeria

17 august 2020 - 19:50:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Armed Forces Monday announced the execution of an operation code-named “HAIL STORM” aimed at [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Joint Task Force says Boko Haram/ISWAP "massively" recruiting child soldiers in Lake Chad Basin

13 august 2020 - 14:43:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The N’jamena, Chad based Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), on Thursday said that Boko Haram/Islamic State [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military says its airstrikes destroy Boko Haram terrorists' logistics base, kill "several of their fighters"

12 august 2020 - 19:47:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Armed Forces Wednesday said its Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE had “destroyed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari assures on restoration of security in Northeast, other parts of Nigeria

10 august 2020 - 17:49:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday gave strong assurances that security will be restored to Borno State, [...] Full text...

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Nigeriens shocked by terrorist attack that left eight people dead in Kouré

10 august 2020 - 16:21:50
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigeriens are still in shock 24 hours after the murder of eight people, including two Nigeriens [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military defends release of 601 repentant Boko Haram terrorists

06 august 2020 - 14:57:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that the 601 repentant Boko Haram terrorists released after [...] Full text...

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UN censures ‘heinous attacks’ in Lake Chad Basin

04 august 2020 - 20:19:16
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres Tuesday strongly condemned “heinous attacks” against civilians in the Lake Chad [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: MNJTF assures surrendered Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists of “humane treatment”

04 august 2020 - 19:50:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Force Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Major General Ibrahim Manu Yusuf Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Niger needs strong democratic institutions to meet security challenge, says President Issoufou

03 august 2020 - 12:58:40
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger needs strong democratic institutions for its long-term transformation, but especially in the immediate future to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army receives new weapons for Boko Haram/ISWAP war, says senior Army officer

02 august 2020 - 17:26:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, says that the Nigerian Army has taken [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari pledges additional funds to military, security chiefs, ignores calls for their sack

31 july 2020 - 16:23:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday gave a clean bill of performance to the nation’s military [...] Full text...

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Paris condemns killing of five aid workers in Nigeria

25 july 2020 - 15:59:13
Paris, France (PANA) - France has condemned "in the strongest terms" the assassination last Wednesday of five civilians, three of [...] Full text...

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Children in Nigeria, surrounding countries, continuing to endure ‘horrendous violations’: UN report

25 july 2020 - 05:31:36
New York, US (PANA) - Girls and boys in northeast Nigeria are continuing to endure brutal abuse at the hands [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN, Borno State Governor express horror over killing of five aid workers by Boko Haram terrorists

23 july 2020 - 12:28:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations  Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, has condemned the killing of five [...] Full text...

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Appointment or dismissal of military chiefs 'a presidential prerogative', says Nigerian presidency

22 july 2020 - 07:26:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency has told the Senate, which passed a resolution on Tuesday asking the Chief [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate asks Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs to resign over insecurity

21 july 2020 - 15:19:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In an unprecedented move in the history of Nigeria since independence on October 1, 1960, the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 'Troops kill 10 Boko Haram/ISWAP commanders, other terrorists in Northeast Nigeria'

19 july 2020 - 11:11:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Sunday said that its troops killed 10 top Boko Haram /Islamic [...] Full text...

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602 “repentant” Boko Haram insurgents reintegrated back to the Nigerian society

16 july 2020 - 18:52:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that 602 “repentant” Boko Haram members have sworn the [...] Full text...

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Inter-communal violence, terrorist attacks inflame tensions in West Africa: Chambas

09 july 2020 - 22:27:58
New York, US (PANA) - Inter-communal violence and persistent attacks by extremists continue to undermine peace and security across West [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists kill 23 Nigerian soldiers in ambush reprisal attack

08 july 2020 - 18:15:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – After celebrating the killing of 17 Boko Haram/Islamic State's West African Province terrorists “and their collaborators” [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari condemns Boko Haram shooting of UN helicopter in which two civilians on ground died

06 july 2020 - 10:18:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned what he called "the dastardly attack on UN aid helicopter in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Military says airstrikes destroy Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists' meeting venue, killing several

03 july 2020 - 12:45:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Armed Forces on Friday said the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has [...] Full text...

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