Gaza war: Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office

23 april 2024 - 13:34:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly stripped [...] Full text...

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UN chief appeals for maximum restraint in the Middle East

19 april 2024 - 05:14:16
New York, US (PANA) - Recent escalations in the Middle East make it even more important to support efforts towards [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Hope grows for UN mission to ‘flood’ Gaza with food, despite fears of imminent Rafah invasion

07 april 2024 - 18:46:45
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN’s overriding mission in Gaza to ‘flood the place with food’ and avert famine, has [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rights experts condemn wholesale destruction, killing at Al-Shifa Hospital

04 april 2024 - 05:37:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have joined the growing international condemnation over the [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo

17 march 2024 - 16:32:11
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN chief has condemned an attack which saw eight peacekeepers from the UN Mission [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's former FM Gambari to lead ECOWAS election monitors to Senegal

12 march 2024 - 13:58:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian Foreign Minister and UN Under-Secretary-General, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, will lead a 120-member ECOWAS Election Observation Mission [...] Full text...

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Campaign for Senegal's delayed presidential vote fixed for 9-22 March

08 march 2024 - 10:08:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Campaign for Senegal's 24 March presidential election would be from 9-22 March, according to a decree [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Sall announces election for 24 March

07 march 2024 - 06:18:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) –  Senegal's President Macky Sall announced on Wednesday that the West African country would hold the postponed [...] Full text...

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North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hunger

05 march 2024 - 19:19:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A rare opportunity to deliver desperately needed supplies to hospitals in northern Gaza for the first [...] Full text...

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EU says "extremely concerned by escalation of violence in eastern DR Congo"

04 march 2024 - 17:33:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - There is no military solution to the escalation of hostilities in the eastern part of the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza: Worst famine fears realised as 10th child reportedly ‘starves to death’

01 march 2024 - 17:55:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Repeated warnings from humanitarians over desperate food insecurity and imminent famine in Gaza came into focus [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council

01 march 2024 - 06:09:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The “carnage” in Gaza has left more than 30,000 dead and must end immediately, UN rights chief Volker [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: All parties to Gaza crisis may have committed war crimes: UN rights chief

28 february 2024 - 15:16:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All parties to the Gaza conflict have been responsible for “clear violations of international humanitarian law [...] Full text...

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Senegal national dialogue proposes 2 June for presidential election

28 february 2024 - 06:42:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A national dialogue convened by Senegalese President Macky Sall has proposed 2 June to hold the [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Sall pledges to leave office on 2 April

23 february 2024 - 07:13:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall pledged on Thursday to leave office at the end of his mandate [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia, Somalia diplomatic rift widens after alleged security breaches at AU Summit

17 february 2024 - 22:51:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Somali President Mohamud Hassan said on Saturday that the Ethiopian government wanted to annex part [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister praises his country's efforts in the fight against terrorism

04 february 2024 - 16:51:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UNRWA to investigate allegations ‘several’ staffers played role in 7 October attacks

26 january 2024 - 16:26:29
New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres has asked the head of the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: EU Council sanctions six entities for supporting Sudan war

22 january 2024 - 17:23:21
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday adopted restrictive measures against six entities, in view of the gravity of [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudan gov't challenges IGAD communique after summit

11 december 2023 - 12:13:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A political row is simmering between the Sudanese government and the East African regional bloc, the [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: US lauds IGAD, AU efforts to secure end to fighting

11 december 2023 - 06:42:16
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has applauded efforts of the East African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN General Assembly President calls for longer-term humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

29 november 2023 - 05:36:15
New York, US (PANA) - The brutal attack by Hamas on 7 October followed by Israel’s devastating assault on Gaza, [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudanese Army accuses rival paramilitary RSF of committing ethnic cleansing

11 november 2023 - 09:18:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Friday accused its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing war [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa recalls diplomats from Israel

06 november 2023 - 18:21:01
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa is recalling its diplomats from Israel "for consultation" as the bombardment of Gaza [...] Full text...

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Libya strongly condemns massacre perpetrated by Israeli forces in Jabalia camp in Gaza

01 november 2023 - 17:12:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, and the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Guterres blasts ‘completely inadequate’ levels of aid for Gaza civilians

01 november 2023 - 06:47:27
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Tuesday said levels of aid allowed into the stricken Gaza Strip [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gazans ‘left with nothing but impossible choices’

26 october 2023 - 12:49:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Day 19 of the Gaza conflict comes on the heels of the deadliest 24 hours so [...] Full text...

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Libya reaffirms its rejection of double standards in face of Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip

25 october 2023 - 16:43:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Before the Security Council on Tuesday evening, Libya reaffirmed its total rejection of the international community's [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns Israeli massacre after bombing of Gaza hospital

18 october 2023 - 16:13:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the Israeli bombardment of the Ahli Arab hospital [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis; US vetoes Security Council resolution

18 october 2023 - 16:03:36
New York, US (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called [...] Full text...

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UN chief 'horrified' by strike on Gaza hospital, as warring sides blame each other

18 october 2023 - 07:01:05
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said he was horrified by the killing of hundreds of civilians following a [...] Full text...

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Middle East crisis: Guterres appeals for end to 'vicious cycle of bloodshed, hatred and polarization'

10 october 2023 - 06:22:19
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday said that he recognised the legitimate grievances of the Palestinian [...] Full text...

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UN rights office concerned over pre-election violence in Liberia

04 october 2023 - 17:05:04
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - A senior UN human rights official on Wednesday called on authorities in Liberia to take all necessary [...] Full text...

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France and the proverbial humble pie in Niger (By Paul Ejime)

28 september 2023 - 08:07:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - After weeks of condescending defiance, France has ultimately eaten a diplomatic humble pie served by a [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS undermined, in dilema on Niger (By Paul Ejime)

20 september 2023 - 16:32:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - France and the United States were two countries that championed so-called international condemnation of and outrage [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Thousands march in Niamey to demand departure of French troops

03 september 2023 - 07:36:27
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Thousands of people on Saturday staged a demonstration in Niamey to demand the withdrawal of French [...] Full text...

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Gabon coup: Military junta announces reopening of borders

02 september 2023 - 18:41:40
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon military junta announced on Saturday that the country's borders closed following the coup that ousted [...] Full text...

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Gabon coup: AU suspends Gabon with immediate effect after overthrow of President Bongo

01 september 2023 - 08:51:48
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Gabon from all its activities with immediate effect following [...] Full text...

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Gabon coup: Gabon coup makers name Gen. Oligui Nguema as country's new leader

31 august 2023 - 06:23:11
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Senior military officers who ousted Gabonese President Ali Bongo from power on Wednesday have named General Brice [...] Full text...

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UN, US honour survivors of terrorism working for peace

22 august 2023 - 06:12:28
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations and United States of America on Monday observed the 6th Commemoration of [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Niger coup: ECOWAS slams junta's attempt to prosecute ousted president for 'high treason' (Eds: New lead)

14 august 2023 - 18:03:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday slammed the military junta in Niger [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: US throws weight behind ECOWAS for peaceful resolution of Niger crisis

11 august 2023 - 05:58:56
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States said on Thursday that it appreciated the determination of the Economic Community [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: ECOWAS orders activation of standby force as junta ignores ultimatum to reinstate ousted president

10 august 2023 - 19:30:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Fears of military action against the military junta in Niger moved one step closer to reality [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Junta digs in as ECOWAS' deadline to reinstate ousted President Bazoum passes

07 august 2023 - 06:14:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The deadline set by the Economic Community of West AFrican States (ECOWAS) for the military junta [...] Full text...

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2ND LEAD: Niger coup: Thousands march in support of junta as Niger marks 63rd independence anniversary

03 august 2023 - 15:02:49
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Thousands of people have marched in the Niger capital, Niamey, in support of the military who [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Niger coup: US President joins in calls for release of ousted President Bazoum

03 august 2023 - 11:37:11
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - US President Joe Biden on Thursday  joined in calls for the release of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum, [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Crisis could worsen insecurity throughout West Africa, UN envoy warns

02 august 2023 - 06:31:10
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The security situation in wider West Africa could worsen unless the political crisis in Niger is resolved, the top [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: ECOWAS leaders warn Niger military to reinstate ousted President Bazoum or face stiff sanctions

30 july 2023 - 15:01:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday gave soldiers who seized [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: ECOWAS to meet as pressure mounts on coup makers to reinstate ousted President Bazoum

30 july 2023 - 05:54:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - West African leaders meet in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on Sunday in an emergency session to [...] Full text...

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UN pledges to ‘remain engaged and committed’ amid Niger coup

29 july 2023 - 08:46:59
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Humanitarian operations, development support and peace programmes in Niger continue in the wake of the military coup this [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: International community pledges support for ousted President; coup leaders adamant

29 july 2023 - 08:27:30
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The international community has continued to pledge support for ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum as the [...] Full text...

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2ND LEAD: Niger coup: Head of presidential guard General Tchiani named head of transitional govt (Eds: Adds Tchiani's broadcast, writethrough)

28 july 2023 - 16:06:55
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - General Abdourahmane Tchiani, head of Niger’s presidential guard, who has been named head of a transitional [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Niger coup: Head of presidential guard, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, named head of transitional government

28 july 2023 - 12:09:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - General Abdourahmane Tchiani, head of Niger’s presidential guard, has been named head of a transitional government [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: UN chief demands president’s immediate and unconditional release

28 july 2023 - 06:29:38
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday demanded the release of Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum “immediately and unconditionally”, [...] Full text...

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Situation in Niger remains unclear after coup

27 july 2023 - 15:01:21
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The political situation in the West African country of Niger remains unclear after a group of [...] Full text...

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Niger soldiers oust President Bazoum, suspend national institutions, shut borders

27 july 2023 - 06:23:54
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The military in Niger on Wednesday night announced the overthrow of President Mohamed Bazoum  and his government [...] Full text...

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UN, AU chiefs join in condemning Niger coup attempt

26 july 2023 - 18:09:06
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations and African Union (AU) have joined the chorus of condemnation of Wednesday's [...] Full text...

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Fears of Sudan slipping into civil war grow with new tribal killings (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent )

07 july 2023 - 06:34:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A bomb shell was thrown at the already boiling Sudanese war scene as a group of [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN voices ‘shock and condemnation’ as gender-based violence soars across Sudan

06 july 2023 - 06:26:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top humanitarian officials on Wednesday voiced shock and condemnation over increasing reports of gender-based [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South AFrican Minister addresses Russia crisis with German counterpart

28 june 2023 - 17:09:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - International Relations and Co-Operation Minister Naledi Pandor says the aborted mutiny in Russia will [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: FM welcomes human rights reports, calls for wider condemnation

25 june 2023 - 15:51:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan on Sunday welcomed the statement issued by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemning [...] Full text...

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IGAD condemns 'cowardly, senseless' attack on Ugandan secondary school

18 june 2023 - 13:04:07
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The East African sub-regional group, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has joined the chorus of [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Paramilitary RSF denies involvement in murder of Governor in Darfur

16 june 2023 - 19:45:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has countered statement by the Sudanese army distancing itself from [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS@48, still battling peace and security challenges

29 may 2023 - 15:00:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), one of Africa’s foremost Regional Economic Communities (RECs), [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Ministry denounces armed attack on Libyan Military Attaché building in Khartoum

26 may 2023 - 19:43:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity has [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: One million now displaced in ongoing war

19 may 2023 - 16:57:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As heavy fighting continues in Sudan, UN humanitarians warned on Friday that more than one million [...] Full text...

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Four Libyan organizations call for end to impunity for crimes against journalists

04 may 2023 - 19:10:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four Libyan media organizations have called for the punishment of perpetrators of crimes against journalists in [...] Full text...

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Workshop held in Bamako on design of scientific articles related to child slavery

27 april 2023 - 14:22:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Donkosira Association (Path of Knowledge), in collaboration with Wikipedia-Mali, organized a two-day training session on [...] 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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South Africa: Opposition party slams Dalai Lama's "child abuse"

11 april 2023 - 11:25:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African political party on Tuesday called on Indian authorities to arrest and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopia rejects 'inflammatory', 'unwarranted' US statement on 'all parties' committing war crimes'

21 march 2023 - 13:46:54
Addis 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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Nigeria: UN genocide expert warns against worsening security situation

03 february 2023 - 05:26:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on Thursday voiced concern over the worsening [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament condemns burning of Koran in Sweden

28 january 2023 - 13:25:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Foreign Affairs Committee of Libya's House of Representatives has denounced the incident of the self-da-fé [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns burning of a copy of Koran outside the Turkish embassy in Sweden

23 january 2023 - 19:16:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity Monday [...] Full text...

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17 human rights organizations call for release of two civil society leaders in Benghazi

27 december 2022 - 16:24:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seventeen Libyan human rights organizations Tuesday called for the "immediate" release of the executive director of [...] Full text...

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Gambia names alleged coup plotters

22 december 2022 - 11:46:03
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Government has named Lance Corporal Sanna Fadera, from the Gambia Navy, as the alleged ringleader of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's mining minister denies granting mine to private Russian company Wagner

20 december 2022 - 19:51:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe minister in charge of mines and quarries, Simon Pierre Boussim, denied on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State meets DRC President Tshisekedi

14 december 2022 - 06:08:24
Washington, DC., US (PANA) - US Secretary Antony  Blinken on Tuesday met with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President [...] Full text...

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President Barrow gives sermon at African Ulama and religious affairs ministers ending

08 december 2022 - 15:55:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President  Adama Barrow has said that Islam provides a package for a complete lifestyle and propagates [...] Full text...

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Libyan Justice Ministry rules out reopening Lockerbie case

21 november 2022 - 14:06:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Justice has ruled out reopening the Lockerbie case, saying it was definitively "closed [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM expresses solidarity with Turkey in Istanbul attack

14 november 2022 - 13:24:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has expressed solidarity with Turkey following the "heinous" attack in [...] Full text...

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Large mobilisation of Muslims in Mali to denounce the offence against Islam on social networks

05 november 2022 - 19:03:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several thousands of Muslim faithful came out on Friday afternoon on the Boulevard de l'Independence, in [...] Full text...

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Libya's UN delegate urges Security Council to take more action to support stability in country

24 october 2022 - 20:04:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Taher el-Sonni, Monday welcomed signs of consensus in [...] Full text...

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15 bodies of illegal migrants, most of them burnt, found off Sabratha, West Libya

08 october 2022 - 15:23:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fifteen bodies of illegal migrants, most of them burnt, were discovered Friday off Sabratha, about 70 [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council condemns attack on peacekeepers in CAR

07 october 2022 - 12:10:30
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has added its voice to the condemnation of the attack perpetrated [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's ousted military leader offers to resign, says religious, community leaders

02 october 2022 - 20:07:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ousted Burkina Faso military leader, Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has offered to resign "to [...] Full text...

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UN chief expresses 'serious concern' about political crisis in Sudan

24 september 2022 - 09:37:13
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed "serious concern" about the continuing political crisis in [...] Full text...

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Top Sudanese military leaders reiterate soldiers would leave political scene

17 september 2022 - 11:58:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Top Sudanese military leaders have reiterated their pledge to leave the political scene and restrict their role [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 1: Libya: Uneasy calm in Tripoli after bloody clashes on Saturday left 32 dead

28 august 2022 - 13:47:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An uneasy calm prevails in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Sunday a day after bloody clashes [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS joins chorus of condemnation of bloody Sierra Leone violence

12 august 2022 - 10:13:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commision of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has joined in the chorus [...] Full text...

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Mali junta condemns 'hateful and defamatory' remarks by French President Macron

01 august 2022 - 13:47:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has condemned "with the utmost rigour" the "hateful and defamatory remarks" of French [...] Full text...

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AU condemns bloody protests against UN peacekeepers in DR Congo

29 july 2022 - 12:44:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has added his voice [...] Full text...

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Africa steps up its involvement in efforts to end the Libyan crisis

17 july 2022 - 16:11:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - After being on the sidelines of efforts to end the Libyan crisis for a long time, [...] Full text...

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Libyan MP appointed second deputy chair of AU roadmap committee for Libyan reconciliation

16 july 2022 - 15:01:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Youssef al-Agouri, has been elected as [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Diplomatic row over Soweto mass shooting

11 july 2022 - 16:20:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A diplomatic row has broken out after Qatar's Foreign Affairs Ministry issued a statement [...] Full text...

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Human rights under threat in DR Congo and beyond, Security Council hears

29 june 2022 - 20:01:17
New York, US (PANA) - The resurgence of the M23 armed group has “broad repercussions” for the security, human rights [...] Full text...

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AU urges Sudan and Ethiopia to 'refrain from any military action' in border incident

29 june 2022 - 10:18:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Wednesday appealed to Sudan and Ethiopia to completely refrain from [...] Full text...

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Sudan summons Ethiopian Ambassador over border incident that claimed eight Sudanese lives

28 june 2022 - 11:29:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's foreign minister, Ali Al-Sadiq Ali, on Monday summoned the Ethiopian ambassador to Sudan and expressed [...] Full text...

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Libyans condemn latest armed clashes in Tripoli

11 june 2022 - 20:16:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The gun battles between two armed groups in Tripoli on Friday night, which reiterated the persistence [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS condemns 'dastardly' terrorist attack on Nigeria church

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

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

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

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UN condemns second ‘cowardly’ attack in three days against peacekeepers in Mali

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

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Libya's UN Chief expresses disappointment with UN Security Council's inaction

27 may 2022 - 21:39:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Representative at the United Nations, Taher al-Sonni, said Libyans are tired of UN Security [...] Full text...

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NGO reports 14 cases of press freedom violations in Libya

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

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

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

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Libyan UN delegate stresses competence of Libyan judicial institutions to deliver justice

29 april 2022 - 16:56:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's delegate to the United Nations, Taher el-Sonni, Friday affirmed that his country's national judicial institutions [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM condemns burning of copies of Quran in Sweden

20 april 2022 - 23:29:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has condemned the acts committed by some [...] Full text...

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US says ongoing Sudanese-led political process offers 'best opportunity' to restore path to democracy

06 april 2022 - 06:15:33
Washington, US (PANA) - The United States says the ongoing Sudanese-led political process offers the best opportunity to restore a [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council concerned about DRC peacekeepers' chopper crash

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

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Libyan activists detained for inciting atheism and insulting Islam

26 march 2022 - 13:22:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan "Haraket Attenwir" (Enlightenment Movement) have been detained on the orders of Libya's [...] Full text...

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Some African countries react to Russian-Ukraine counflict

02 march 2022 - 19:55:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - With the condemnation by the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...

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Ivorian government distances itself from Malian self-proclaimed president from Abidjan

02 march 2022 - 13:39:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Ivorian government condemned Monday an announcement of the establishment of a Malian civilian transitional government [...] Full text...

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South Africa's opposition party calls for parliamentary debate over Ukraine crisis

28 february 2022 - 12:58:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday called for a parliamentary debate on [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister denounces Russia's attack on Ukraine

24 february 2022 - 13:34:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, on Thursday condemned the military [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso suspended from the bodies of the Francophonie

09 february 2022 - 13:05:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - La Francophonie, an organisation grouoing French-speaking countries, has suspended Bukina Faso following the 24 January [...] Full text...

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Liberia's democratic credentials on test amid growing fear over freedom of expression

07 february 2022 - 18:22:25
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberian President George Weah's administration is on an international spotlight after the authors of a controversial [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council strongly condemns attacks by militias on IDP camp in DRC

06 february 2022 - 10:21:06
New York, US (PANA) - Members of the UN Security Council have condemned in the strongest terms the attacks by [...] Full text...

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Guinea Bissau President Embalo says coup attempt has 'failed'

02 february 2022 - 05:38:18
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - An attempt to overthrow Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Tuesday has "failed", he has indicated. A [...] Full text...

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Senior UN envoy to travel to Burkina Faso on Sunday

29 january 2022 - 05:36:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A senior UN envoy will travel to Burkina Faso over the weekend on a “good [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns 'terrorist' attack on UAE civilian facilities

18 january 2022 - 20:20:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Mangouch, has expressed Libya's strong condemnation and [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Ministry condemns Houthi group's hijacking of UAE civilian cargo ship

17 january 2022 - 20:38:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity have [...] Full text...

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FIFA supports WHO 16-day campaign on domestic violence

25 november 2021 - 23:30:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed up to raise awareness about domestic violence [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Human Rights Council hears calls for return to democratic rule

05 november 2021 - 18:33:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International calls for the restoration of  democratic government in Sudan continued on Friday, as the UN Human Rights Council met in special session in Geneva to discuss the recent [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: US reiterates call for immediate restoration of ousted government

05 november 2021 - 05:19:59
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has reiterated his call for the immediate restoration [...] Full text...

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Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK, US call for immediate restoration of Sudan's ousted government

04 november 2021 - 05:56:39
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Countries forming the QUAD for Sudan -- Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK and US -- have called [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: At least three dead in Saturday's anti-coup protest march in Khartoum

31 october 2021 - 11:43:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite calls on the Sudanese military junta to show restraint as protesters marched on Saturday against [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Ahead of Saturday's protests, UN chief asks military to ‘show restraint’

30 october 2021 - 09:32:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - With mass civil protests against last Monday's military coup planned for Saturday in Sudan, the UN Secretary-General has a simple message: “I urge the military [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: US Secretary of State speaks with AUC chairperson, Sudan FM on military takeover

28 october 2021 - 05:50:40
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki [...] Full text...

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Mo Ibrahim Foundation calls for respect to pro-democracy movement in Sudan

25 october 2021 - 22:38:57
London, UK (PANA) - The Mo Ibrahim Foundation on Monday expressed its deep concern at the unfolding situation in Sudan, [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: UN chief condemns ‘ongoing military coup’ in Sudan (Eds: Changing dateline)

25 october 2021 - 18:10:15
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday condemned the “ongoing military coup” in Sudan, saying Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk and all other [...] Full text...

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Sudan Coup: Soldiers fire live bullets at demonstrators - Ministry of Culture and Media

25 october 2021 - 13:15:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Soldiers have fired live bullets at demonstrators protesting against Monday's coup in Sudan. The Ministry of Culture [...] Full text...

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3RD LEAD: Sudan's military declares state of emergency (Eds: New lead)

25 october 2021 - 11:34:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese military on Monday declared a state of emergency and seized control of the government [...] Full text...

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Conference in support of Libya's stability stresses need to hold elections in December

21 october 2021 - 18:59:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The international ministerial conference on the "Initiative for the Stability of Libya" held here r Thursday [...] Full text...

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Twitter ban to be lifted in ‘a few more days’, says Nigeria's Information Minister, Lai Mohammed

15 september 2021 - 21:46:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Wednesday said the ban on Twitter would be lifted in a few more days, [...] Full text...

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LAS reiterates support for the Libyan roadmap adopted by the LPDF

10 september 2021 - 16:47:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the League of Arab States (LAS) has reaffirmed its support for [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM blasts those who cut off water supply to some cities in Libya

20 august 2021 - 23:17:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, Friday affirmed the government's condemnation [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Two military personnel killed by bandits during abduction of 140 students in Kaduna State buried

06 july 2021 - 22:21:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Northwest Nigeria Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan on Tuesday condoled [...] Full text...

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UN rights office calls for protection for Burkina Faso civilians after terror attack leaves 132 dead

08 june 2021 - 05:33:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Communities in rural Burkina Faso urgently need greater protection from violent extremists, the UN human rights [...] Full text...

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Libya: Widespread condemnation greets car bomb attack in southern region

07 june 2021 - 17:51:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A car bomb attack on Sunday night on a security post at the entrance to the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM condemns detonation of car bomb in Sebha as 'cowardly terrorist act'

07 june 2021 - 11:08:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba on Sunday condemned the detonation of a car bomb that killed [...] Full text...

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Military in Mali releases former Transition leaders

27 may 2021 - 15:34:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former top leaders of the Transition Government of Mali who resigned on Wednesday have been released [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Pressure mounts on army to hand over those involved in shooting civilians

12 may 2021 - 19:40:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Domestic and foreign pressure is now mounting against the Sudanese army to expediently hand over the [...] Full text...

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South African protestors condemn Israeli violence

12 may 2021 - 17:54:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – For the second successive day, pro-Palestine protestors converged on Parliament on Wednesday to condemn [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister condemns Israeli forces attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem

08 may 2021 - 11:39:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has condemned the attack by Israeli forces on  Al-Aqsa Mosque in [...] Full text...

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ICC jails Ugandan child soldier turned rebel commander Dominic Ongwen for 25 years

06 may 2021 - 13:11:32
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a former child soldier turned Ugandan [...] Full text...

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New Tunisia News Agency CEO uses police access his office

14 april 2021 - 09:47:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The new Chief Executive Officer of the Tunisia News Agency, Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP), Kamel Ben [...] Full text...

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African Union moves to probe Tigray massacres

11 march 2021 - 17:43:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An African Union rights body will investigate the alleged war crimes and human rights abuses [...] Full text...

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Tunisia condemns armed attack on a WFP convoy in DR Congo

23 february 2021 - 17:14:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Foreign Ministry on Monday strongly condemned the armed attack on a United Nations World [...] Full text...

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UN condemns attack on peacekeepers in Mali

10 february 2021 - 15:30:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated [...] Full text...

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MINUSCA calls on Central Africans to collect voter cards

24 december 2020 - 16:12:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Stabilization Mission in Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on Thursday relayed [...] Full text...

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UN denounces threats from armed groups against NOC

18 december 2020 - 23:28:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Friday condemned "recent threats by armed groups against [...] Full text...

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Ugandan Police crackdown against opposition leaders draws Amnesty International condemnation

11 december 2020 - 19:41:21
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must take measures to immediately end the wave of human rights violations and abuses [...] 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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Libyan FM meets several of his counterparts in Niamey

28 november 2020 - 20:25:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Taher Siala, Saturday [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM denounces justification of publication of caricatures of Prophet Mohamed

28 november 2020 - 00:21:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs, Mohamed Taher Siala, Friday reaffirmed his strong condemnation of the [...] Full text...

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HRW decries punitive financial moves against Nigerian protesters

13 november 2020 - 07:52:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities appear to have used coercive financial measures to suppress protests against police brutality, a [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Crisis born from caricatures of Prophet of Islam highlighted in the news

31 october 2020 - 17:13:12
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press published in Mauritania this week devoted most of its comments to the global crisis [...] Full text...

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Tunis, Paris plead for inclusive solution to the Libyan crisis

22 october 2020 - 22:05:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Libyan crisis was one of the main issues raised by French Minister of Foreign Affairs [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council demands end to attacks on schools worldwide

11 september 2020 - 07:46:02
New York, US (US) - The UN Security Council on Thursday demanded a halt to attacks on schools, together with students [...] Full text...

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South Africa's ruling party slams Trump

09 september 2020 - 15:55:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has joined the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s condemnation [...] Full text...

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Libyan personalities call for Guterres' intervention to end foreign interference

02 september 2020 - 15:31:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan politicians, human rights activists, academics, media professionals and opinion leaders have written to UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief urges DR Congo to protect Nobel laureate Mukwege amid death threats

28 august 2020 - 20:38:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Friday condemned death threats against Congolese Nobel Prize [...] Full text...

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Accumulation of problems, deterioration in living conditions in Libyan trigger demonstrations (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

28 august 2020 - 00:05:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyans, long time bothered by insecurity caused by 14 months of war, have over the past [...] Full text...

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Nigeria stands by ECOWAS, calls for immediate release of former President Keita and return of constitutional govt in Mali

20 august 2020 - 16:32:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday in Abuja joined ECOWAS Heads of State and Governments in [...] Full text...

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UN condemns ‘brazen’ terrorist attack on Mogadishu beachside hotel

17 august 2020 - 20:43:25
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The UN in Somalia Monday strongly condemned a terrorist attack that took place on Sunday 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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Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, and acclaimed investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono denied bail

07 august 2020 - 18:35:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, of the political party Transform Zimbabwe, and respected investigative journalist, Hopewell [...] 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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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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EU, HRW say disappearance of Libyan MP Siham Sergewa not investigated one year after

17 july 2020 - 18:34:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union Mission to Libya and Human Right Watch (HRW) deplored that one year after [...] Full text...

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Gambian police drop charges against activist

11 july 2020 - 11:55:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian police have dropped all charges against a leading human rights activist, Madi Jobarteh, PANA confirmed [...] Full text...

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Ghana apologises for demolition of building in Nigeria’s diplomatic compound

24 june 2020 - 09:28:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday apologised to his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari, for the demolition of [...] Full text...

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4 killed, 4 wounded in mine explosion in housing zones in Libya

15 june 2020 - 23:48:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mines continue claiming the lives of civilians as four people were killed and four others were [...] Full text...

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AU Peace and Security Council deplores the continuing crisis in Libya

15 june 2020 - 17:11:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council has expressed serious concern over the continuing crisis in [...] Full text...

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News Analysis: New messages of condolences and sympathy over death of President Nkurunziza giving hope of mending strained ties between Kigali and Bujumbura

13 june 2020 - 21:36:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  In the last five years, the bilateral ties between Rwanda and neighboring Burundi have seen dramatic [...] Full text...

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Presidential Council in Libya calls for condemnation of crimes committed by pro-Haftar and UN investigation

13 june 2020 - 20:19:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the government of national accord said here Saturday that it was still [...] Full text...

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AU Virtual Summit: President Issoufou calls for condemnation of George Floyd assassination

12 june 2020 - 15:41:08
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou has called on the AU Virtual Conference on COVID held on Thursday [...] Full text...

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NGOs denounce condemnation of four reporters in Burundi

10 june 2020 - 15:15:39
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Amnesty International have denounced the conviction by Burundian courts of four [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS condemns the tragic death of George Floyd in the United States

05 june 2020 - 14:24:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the death [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ruling party condemns US police brutality on blacks

02 june 2020 - 17:45:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling ANC on Tuesday said it was concerned about the numerous incidents [...] Full text...

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Gambians to protest murder of Momodou Lamin Sisay, George Floyd and Breonna Tayler in the US

31 may 2020 - 15:57:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Leading human rights activist in The Gambia, Madi Jobarteh, has said that Civil society organizations (CSOs) [...] Full text...

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Sudan summons Ethiopian charge d'affaires to protest attack near common border

30 may 2020 - 17:15:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday summoned the Ethiopian Charge d’Affaires to officially protest what it called an "Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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AU contact group on Libya calls on Libyan actors to observe ceasefire

20 may 2020 - 23:37:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union (AU) contact group on Libya Wednesday reaffirmed its appeal to “Libyan actors to [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa fires Information deputy minister over callous tweet

20 may 2020 - 21:02:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa Wednesday fired deputy minister for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Energy Mutodi, [...] Full text...

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Is Zimbabwe's main opposition party, MDC Alliance, under attack?

20 may 2020 - 14:17:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As previously reported, Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court issued a ruling on March 31 – a day after [...] Full text...

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Deadlock in Libyan political process will persist (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

14 may 2020 - 22:14:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The prospects for political solution in Libya seem to be dimming day after day, giving way [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 in Africa: Challenges and opportunities (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)

12 may 2020 - 10:47:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - That the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the world to the extent of defining how humans [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj welcomes rejection of military regime by people of southern Libya

03 may 2020 - 13:34:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Head of Libya's  Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, has welcomed the "honourable position [...] Full text...

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. Two killed, seven injured in bombings on Tripoli and its outskirts

21 april 2020 - 15:38:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two relatives were killed and two other persons were injured on Tuesday after their home and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigerian officials 'admit mistakes' in burial of president's Chief of Staff

21 april 2020 - 08:21:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Stung by a barrage of condemnations and criticisms over the way it allowed last Saturday's burial [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pan African body condemns China over Covid-19

14 april 2020 - 19:22:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A pan-African NGO, African Union Watch (AU Watch), on Tuesday condemned “in the strongest terms possible" [...] Full text...

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Intra-Libyan national conference scheduled for July in Addis Ababa

13 march 2020 - 11:30:14
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The members of the Contact Group of the High Level Committee of the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...

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Seven civilians, including two children, wounded, when shell fell on their Tripoli house

01 march 2020 - 15:23:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A new shell attack on the Ain Zara area, south of Tripoli, has left seven civilians, [...] Full text...

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New rocket attacks hit Tripoli district

29 february 2020 - 16:51:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A round of Grad rockets fell on the Souk Jumaa neighborhood of the eastern suburbs of [...] Full text...

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UN, US condemn bombardment at Tripoli airport and several districts

28 february 2020 - 21:44:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Friday denounced the random bombardments which targeted the Maitigua [...] Full text...

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Botswana reiterates position on lifted hunting ban

24 february 2020 - 08:19:19
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The authorities in Botswana have continued to fight international condemnation following its decision last year to [...] Full text...

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Libya: Fayez Al-Sarraj says he will not negotiate peace with Haftar while under constant bombing

19 february 2020 - 18:28:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the National Accord Government, Fayez Al-Sarraj, said on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL condemns LNA bombing of Tripoli port

19 february 2020 - 14:25:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) hopes to resume the second round of talks [...] Full text...

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Libya contributes $10 million to UN humanitarian response plan for country

17 february 2020 - 02:12:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the Libyan presidential council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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Libya's UN representative accuses some countries of undermining national stability

31 january 2020 - 15:02:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher El-Sonni,has denounced the involvement of some countries in [...] Full text...

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