Algerian FM, AU Commission chairman meet in Tunis
30 march 2019 - 18:25:46Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Algerian deputy Prime Minister, also minister of foreign affairs, Ramtane Lamamra, and the chairman of [...] Full text...
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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Algerian deputy Prime Minister, also minister of foreign affairs, Ramtane Lamamra, and the chairman of [...] Full text...
‘Address root causes of instability in Mali through ‘aid and support’ - urges UN chief
30 march 2019 - 08:28:55New York, US (PANA) - Appearing before the Security Council on Friday, UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has stressed that the only [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch denounces arrest of UN expert in Tunis upon arrival at the airport
29 march 2019 - 17:54:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Amna Guellali, director of Human Rights Watch's Tunis office, said in an interview with the Tunisian [...] Full text...
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Mandela amnesty key to apartheid-era murder case in South Africa
29 march 2019 - 12:27:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Apartheid-era policeman Joao Jan Rodrigues is seeking to use an amnesty clause introduced by [...] Full text...
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Rights group says 170 civilians killed, hundreds of homes burned in English-speaking Cameroon areas
29 march 2019 - 06:00:02Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Government forces have killed dozens of civilians, used indiscriminate force and set fire to hundreds of [...] Full text...
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Top UN genocide prevention official sounds alarm over recent ethnically-targeted killings in Mali
29 march 2019 - 05:40:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, on Thursday expressed his deepest [...] Full text...
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Gambia's Yahya Jammeh accused by report of embezzling US$1 billion from state coffers
29 march 2019 - 05:31:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A report released on Wednesday by the Crime and Corruption Reporting Project investigation group Thursday accused [...] Full text...
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Mauritanians protest against Mali's village maccacre in Nouakchott
28 march 2019 - 19:15:29Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several hundreds of people mobilized through the social networks over the past few days, held a [...] Full text...
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Brazilian nabbed at Bujumbura airport with heroin worth 360,000 Euros
28 march 2019 - 14:13:43Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi’s police on Thursday arrested a Brazilian national, Gilberto Fabio, on his arrival at Bujumbura international [...] Full text...
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ICC delegation in Bamako to investigate massacre in central Mali
27 march 2019 - 14:23:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on Wednesday announced the arrival in [...] Full text...
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EU countries reaffirm support for Salamé's action plan on Libya
27 march 2019 - 09:15:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ambassadors of the European Union member States accredited to Libya on Tuesday reaffirmed support for [...] Full text...
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More crisis in Mali as opposition leader demands PM's resignation
26 march 2019 - 17:39:15Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Front for the Safeguarding of Democracy (FSD), Mr.Soumaïla Cissé, has demanded the [...] Full text...
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UN human rights office urges Mali to prevent human rights violations
26 march 2019 - 15:50:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Saturday’s horrific attacks in Mali, which left at least 153 people dead and 73 injured, marked [...] Full text...
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Violence and mass killings in Mali must stop - ICC Prosecutor
26 march 2019 - 14:12:02The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, has strongly condemned the recurrent violence in [...] Full text...
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RSF calls on President Paul Biya to release detained journalist
25 march 2019 - 23:23:50Yaoundé, Cameroun (PANA) - Reporters Sans Frontière (RSF) Monday asked Cameroonian President Paul Biya to use his good offices to [...] Full text...
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ICC threatens legal proceedings against perpetrators of recent massacre in Mali
25 march 2019 - 21:41:13Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) said here Monday it would take the necessary measures against [...] Full text...
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Malian government condemns attack that killed at least 135 people in a village
24 march 2019 - 12:22:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has condemned "with the last rigour" the attack perpetrated by armed men dressed [...] Full text...
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Ramaphosa commemorates Sharpeville Massacre
21 march 2019 - 11:39:25South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Thursday marked the 59th anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre, one of the defining [...] Full text...
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Rights group says US strikes in Somalia 'possible war crimes'
21 march 2019 - 06:28:56Paris, France (PANA) - Human rights organisation Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday called on the US government to conduct impartial [...] Full text...
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Tunisia celebrates six decades of independence
20 march 2019 - 19:41:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisians are Wednesday celebrating the 63rd anniversary of Tunisia's independence after decades of liberation from French [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso parliament approves country’s entry to G5 Sahel
19 march 2019 - 21:03:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabè parliament voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a draft bill to join the [...] Full text...
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France renews support for International Criminal Court
19 march 2019 - 20:33:36Paris, France (PANA) - The French government Monday renewed its support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) currently facing defections [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Televangelist charged over threats to TV journalist
19 march 2019 - 18:33:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Televangelist, James Ng’ang’a, was on Tuesday arraigned in court for threatening a TV journalist. Ng'ang'a was [...] Full text...
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Rape victims not afforded protection in Zimbabwe - US Report
19 march 2019 - 15:12:11Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)- Rape victims were not consistently afforded protection by the courts last year, despite sexual offences attracting lengthy [...] Full text...
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Nelson Mandela linked to Christchurch massacre
17 march 2019 - 19:25:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The gunman who killed 50 worshippers in a Christchurch mosque referred to former world [...] Full text...
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OIC Secretary-General condemns New Zealand terrorist attack
16 march 2019 - 16:06:16Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Youcef Ben Ahmed El-Otheimen, has condemned [...] Full text...
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Nigeria condemns terrorists' attacks on two mosques in New Zealand
16 march 2019 - 08:28:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government has condemned the terrorist attack on two places of worship in [...] Full text...
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Assembly of States Parties reaffirms support for ICC - official
15 march 2019 - 23:07:31Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The President of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court (ICC), O-Gon [...] Full text...
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Tunisia condemns terrorist attacks on two mosques in New Zealand
15 march 2019 - 21:37:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian foreign ministry has strongly condemned what it termed "the cowardly attacks" on two mosques [...] Full text...
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17 killed by armed bandits in Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria
15 march 2019 - 16:54:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police say that 17 vigilantes were killed by armed bandits in Jan Ruwa Village [...] Full text...
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Police grill two ministers on Kenya dams scandal
14 march 2019 - 17:05:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa and his agriculture counterpart, Mwangi Kiunjuri, appeared before the Directorate of [...] Full text...
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Murder, rape used during January 2019 Zimbabwe protests- HRW Report
13 march 2019 - 21:49:29Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Zimbabwe’s security forces used excessive lethal force to quell protests that [...] Full text...
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European ambassadors renew support to the political process and UN action plan in Libya
13 march 2019 - 12:52:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ambassadors of the Member States of the European Union (EU) in Libya have renewed support for [...] Full text...
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Sudan, Ethiopia sign protocol on deployment of joint force
12 march 2019 - 20:39:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Ethiopia on Tuesday agreed to deploy forces along their joint borders with the view [...] Full text...
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UN warns that 'new waves of violence’ likely in DR Congo
12 march 2019 - 17:32:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "New waves of violence” could erupt "at any time" in western Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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Two scammers arrested for impersonating high-ranking official in Burundi
12 march 2019 - 17:19:26Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Two scammers, Gerard Riragendanwa and Elissa Ngabonziza, were recently arrested in Bujumbura for impersonating the current [...] Full text...
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Jean-Pierre Bemba claims EUR 68.6 million as damages after acquittal by the ICC
12 march 2019 - 17:10:08Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Jean-Pierre Bemba, leader of the MLC, Mouvement de libération du Congo, is claiming 68.6 million euros [...] Full text...
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SA'sTV personality Trevor Noah strikes gold again
11 march 2019 - 17:09:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Top South African television personality Trevor Noah has seen his acclaimed biography “Born a [...] Full text...
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Mauritius offers US$100 000 to Madagascar to fight measles outbreak
11 march 2019 - 12:30:42Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday announced a donation of US$ 100,000 to Madagascar [...] Full text...
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Violence, disruptions, militarization mar collation of Nigeria's governorship election
11 march 2019 - 07:45:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Collation of election results in Nigeria is being marred by violence and alleged militarization of the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, Madagascar to sign three MOU during Malagasy President visit next week
08 march 2019 - 16:33:39Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and Madagascar will sign three Memorandums of Understanding during the visit of Malagasy President, Mr [...] Full text...
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Libyan justice ministry denies claims of release of Gaddafi's last PM
08 march 2019 - 09:51:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Justice ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has denied claims of the [...] Full text...
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Mauritania Central Bank closes several fund transfer services in the country
07 march 2019 - 20:43:17Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) has closed hundreds of illegal fund transfer outlets, as part [...] Full text...
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British Council says Nigeria's anti-corruption agencies hamper their own job
06 march 2019 - 15:04:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The British Council, an agency of the government of the United Kingdom (UK), on Wednesday said [...] Full text...
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UN human rights chief 'regrets' closure of Burundi office following Government pressure
06 march 2019 - 07:34:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has expressed regret at the closure of [...] Full text...
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Libya, Tunisia agree on mechanisms to resolve problems at border crossings
05 march 2019 - 22:57:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Minister of the unity government, Fathi Bachagha, agreed on Tuesday, at a meeting [...] Full text...
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Bujumbura plays down moves to close UN human rights office in Burundi
05 march 2019 - 19:16:35Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The Burundian minister of Human rights, Martin Nivyabandi, on Tuesday played down the recent decision by [...] Full text...
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'Drunk' police officer kills four people in Bujumbura bar
03 march 2019 - 16:15:06Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A "drunk" police officer on Saturday night killed four people at a bar at Gatumba, a [...] Full text...
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IGAD condemns Mogadishu terrorist attack
03 march 2019 - 13:01:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Eastern Africa development grouping, IGAD, has condemned last week's terror attack at a major hotel [...] Full text...
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GNA open to plans to get Libya out of deadlock, says FM
02 march 2019 - 12:27:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - "The Libyan Government of National Accord is open to all sincere suggestions and plans aimed at [...] Full text...
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Libya's High Council of State ready to implement latest political agreement
02 march 2019 - 09:36:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's High Council of the State, the Consultative Assembly, says it is "eager" to end the [...] Full text...
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Ghassan Salame to brief UN Security Council on situation in Libya in March
01 march 2019 - 18:28:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council announced here Friday its special envoy in Libya, Ghassan Salame, and the [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Interior ministry cautions on assassination attempts through postal system
01 march 2019 - 12:34:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In a statement issued late Thursday, the Tunisian Interior ministry has warned against attempts by a [...] Full text...
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Slavery is ‘’an irreparable’’ crime against humanity, says former French justice minister
01 march 2019 - 12:27:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Slavery is an "irreparable" crime against humanity, Christine Taubira, former French minister of Justice, said [...] Full text...
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Forces of Libya National Army enter southwestern city of Ghat
01 march 2019 - 09:17:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forces of Libya National Army (LNA) entered the city of Ghat in the south-west of the [...] Full text...
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Rights group 'shocked' at spike in South Sudan executions
01 march 2019 - 06:53:38Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International said on Friday that South Sudan authorities executed at least [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta warns 'corrupt judges' against holding govt hostage
28 february 2019 - 19:00:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned the country's judiciary against manipulation of justice and told judges and [...] Full text...
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'Silencing the guns in Africa' focus of debate in UN Security Council
28 february 2019 - 05:00:44New York, US (PANA) - Arms control, the illegal exploitation of natural resources, and the United Nations’ role in “silencing [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for better protection of journalists, press freedom
26 february 2019 - 04:49:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Paying tribute to reporters around the world who “put their lives on the line” to tell [...] Full text...
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Opposition PDP rejects early poll results in Nigeria
25 february 2019 - 21:32:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday rejected the Presidential and parliamentary [...] Full text...
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Nelson Mandela Foundation targets Apartheid-era flag
25 february 2019 - 14:06:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Nelson Mandela Foundation and AfriForum will square off in the Equality Court on [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian Prime Minister wants border control tightened
24 february 2019 - 23:41:41Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has directed the country’s security organs to tighten control [...] Full text...
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Tunisian president attends the first Arab-European summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
24 february 2019 - 20:34:08Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Beacuteji Essebsi, on Sunday participated in the first Arab-European summit in Sharm El [...] Full text...
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Three UNMISMA peacekeepers killed by unidentified armed men in Mali
23 february 2019 - 22:26:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Mission for the Stabilization of Mali (UNMISMA) deplored Saturday what it [...] Full text...
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NGOs say Khartoum peace deal a chance for CAR
22 february 2019 - 22:57:44Paris, France (PANA) – The International Federation of Human Rights (IFHR) and two other rights groups have warned that the [...] Full text...
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Rights group says 'justice vital to peace' in CAR
22 february 2019 - 10:05:57Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The peace accord between the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and armed groups that was [...] Full text...
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Rights group says civilians trapped in tightening siege in eastern Libya
22 february 2019 - 09:34:20Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Forces allied with one of Libya's two competing governments, who appear to have defeated local fighters in [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Presidential aide says deportation of 723 Nigerians by Ghana "disturbing"
21 february 2019 - 21:36:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari’s senior aide on Nigerians in Diaspora, Ms Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Thursday described as [...] Full text...
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Presidential Council commits to ease tension in southern Libya
21 february 2019 - 21:30:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity, Fayez al-Sarraj, has expressed [...] Full text...
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EU extends mandate of security and defence mission in Mali
21 february 2019 - 16:36:49Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Thursday extended the mandate of the European Union (EU) mission in the [...] Full text...
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French MPs call for release of Cameroonian journalist
21 february 2019 - 13:01:48Paris, France (PANA) – Several French Members of Parliament and Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) attended a news conference at the [...] Full text...
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Botswana's Bushmen running late in reaping benefits of education system (A feature by Meekaeel Siphambili)B
21 february 2019 - 09:23:04Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Since independence in 1966, all Batswana (citizens of Botswana) have enjoyed free access to basic education. The [...] Full text...
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Botswana's Bushmen running late in reaping benefits of education system (A feature by Meekaeel Siphambili)
21 february 2019 - 09:13:05Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Since independence in 1966, all Batswana (citizens of Botswana) have enjoyed free access to basic education. The [...] Full text...
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ICC merges cases of the two former CAR anti-Balaka military leaders
21 february 2019 - 07:29:04Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided on Wednesday to merge [...] Full text...
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UN rights experts ‘outraged’ at ongoing widespread rights violations in South Sudan
21 february 2019 - 05:34:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - United Nations investigators on Wednesday denounced a raft of gross human rights violations being perpetrated in [...] Full text...
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Nine convicted murderers of former Egyptian prosecutor executed
20 february 2019 - 21:47:58Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian authorities on Wednesday executed nine convicted murderers of former Egyptian prosecutor, Hicham Barakat, according to [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army vows to carry out Presidential directive to shoot electoral violators
20 february 2019 - 21:40:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ahead of the rescheduled general elections on Saturday, and President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to the military [...] Full text...
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Fear and panic grips Mauritanian capital following kidnapping, murder of money transfer agent
19 february 2019 - 20:19:06Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The kidnapping and murder of a money transfer agent in the Mauritanian capital here last weekend [...] Full text...
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'Queen of Ivory' jailed in Tanzania
19 february 2019 - 17:50:54Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A Chinese national, Yang Feng Glan, nicknamed ‘Queen of Ivory’ has been sentenced to [...] Full text...
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About 2,000 soldiers from 33 countries participate in military exercises in Burkina Faso
18 february 2019 - 18:28:34Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - About 2,000 soldiers from 33 African, European and American countries on began military exercises on [...] Full text...
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EU moves to better support security in Sahel region
18 february 2019 - 10:07:16Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Underlining its support to the efforts done by the G5 Sahel countries in the fight against [...] Full text...
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Africa faces challenge of dramatic loss of biodiversity (WBG Feature)
16 february 2019 - 09:08:38Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Africa has been home to a rich and diverse animal, plant, and marine biodiversity [...] Full text...
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Guinean Justice minister sues for good governance
15 february 2019 - 22:06:19Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Good governance is essential to reach sustainable development at the economic, social and judicial levels, the [...] Full text...
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Brutal sexual violence persists in northern Unity region of South Sudan - UN report
15 february 2019 - 15:22:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 134 women and girls have been raped and 41 have suffered other forms [...] Full text...
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Zambian opposition MPs walk out of Parliament protesting minister’s stay in office
15 february 2019 - 14:36:21Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Opposition Members of Parliament in Zambia on Friday walked out of parliament when Housing and Infrastructure [...] Full text...
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Tshisekedi administration asked to punish those behind DRC post-poll killings
15 february 2019 - 13:14:44Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo’s new administration should demonstrate its human rights commitment by impartially investigating [...] Full text...
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Libyan presidential council reaffirms readiness to provide level-playing field for polls
14 february 2019 - 22:52:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The spokesperson for the Libyan presidential council of the government of national accord, Mohamed al-Sallak, has [...] Full text...
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Police order nationwide restriction of vehicular movement for Saturday's elections in Nigeria
14 february 2019 - 19:42:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, on Thursday ordered restriction of vehicular movement from [...] Full text...
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France supports training of anti-terrorist brigade in Burkina Faso
14 february 2019 - 13:37:50Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France reaffirmed on Thursday its support for Burkina Faso in the formation of the Special [...] Full text...
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Libya, US review cooperation on fight against landmines
13 february 2019 - 11:09:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials of the Libyan Interior and US State Department have discussed the problem of landmines in [...] Full text...
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‘Urgent need’ to stop Mali violence with ‘effective’ military response: UN expert
13 february 2019 - 05:33:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The state of human rights and security across Mali is a “cause of grave concern”, the [...] Full text...
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Burkina schools affected by drug consumption
12 february 2019 - 11:03:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In Burkina Faso, like other countries of the West Africa sub-region, drug abuse is presented [...] Full text...
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ISIL terrorists remain ‘global threat’ despite falling attacks: UN report
12 february 2019 - 06:13:02New York, US (PANA) - A new United Nations report to the Security Council on Monday shows that though attacks [...] Full text...
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Tunisian security unit says has dismantled 'terrorist' ring
11 february 2019 - 21:46:08Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A Tunisian security unit in the northwestern city of Jendouba has dismantled a ‘terrorist’ ring of [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International criticises rights violations in Cote d'Ivoire
11 february 2019 - 18:29:39Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Human fights group Amnesty International has asked the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to end arbitrary [...] Full text...
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UN mission offers to mediate in escalation of conflict in southern Libya
10 february 2019 - 15:02:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed concern about the military escalation in [...] Full text...
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Libya to report strike against civilian plane to UN Security Council
10 february 2019 - 14:42:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya is to report the bombing of a civilian plane at the al-Fil oilfield airport on [...] Full text...
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Perpetrators of terrorist attacks on Museum of Bardo and Sousse sentenced to life imprisonment
09 february 2019 - 11:42:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian high court on Saturday sentenced to life imprisonment seven out of 44 persons involved [...] Full text...
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South Africa continues to grapple with post-apartheid education
09 february 2019 - 08:44:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nearly 42 years ago, South Africa was in the international spotlight for all the [...] Full text...
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‘End the ongoing atrocities’ against people with albinism in Malawi, say UN rights experts
08 february 2019 - 21:15:58Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - After a recent "savage” killing and the abduction of a one-year-old baby in Malawi, United [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa salutes 'dawn of a new era'
07 february 2019 - 20:01:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Exactly a year after toppling Jacob Zuma and sweeping into office on a ticket [...] Full text...
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UN chief hails signing of new peace agreement
06 february 2019 - 22:00:00New York, US (PANA) - Following the signing of a peace agreement between the Government of the Central African Republic [...] Full text...
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Prosecutor asked to investigate military equipment impounded at Libyan port
06 february 2019 - 10:46:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Tripoli Protection Force, an alliance of the major armed groups in the Libyan capital, has [...] Full text...
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Former Ivorian president Gbagbo arrives in Belgium
06 february 2019 - 10:27:57Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo arrived on Tuesday evening in Belgium where his second wife, Mady [...] Full text...
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Piracy, high seas crime growing, becoming more sophisticated, UN Security Council told
06 february 2019 - 05:54:46New York, US (PANA) - International maritime crime is becoming “increasingly sophisticated” as criminal groups exploit jurisdiction and enforcement challenges [...] Full text...
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Intelligence chiefs discuss ways to curb security challenges in Eastern African region
05 february 2019 - 20:44:04Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Intelligence and security officers from Eastern African countries gathered in Kigali on Tuesday to discuss better [...] Full text...
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Zambia’s Anti-Corruption Commission arrests Infrastructure and Housing Minister
05 february 2019 - 17:40:05Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Zambia has arrested the Minister of Infrastructure and Housing Ronald Chitotela [...] Full text...
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Niger takes stock of G5 Sahel presidency
05 february 2019 - 16:55:31Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As Niger prepares to hand over the presidency of G5 Sahel to Burkina Faso, the [...] Full text...
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Rwandan PM calls for 'clear lines of communication' between African Police forces
05 february 2019 - 16:32:08Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The 24th Interpol African Regional Conference opened on Tuesday in Kigali with Rwandan Prime Minister Edouard [...] Full text...
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G5 Sahel war against terrorism "is also ideological"
05 february 2019 - 15:26:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou said on Tuesday in Ouagadougou that "the fight against terrorism is [...] Full text...
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World must do more to tackle ‘shadowy’ mercenary activities undermining stability in Africa, says UN chief
05 february 2019 - 06:54:12New York, US (PANA) - With mercenaries undermining global peace and security and weakening States’ capacities to protect their people, [...] Full text...
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Israeli Embassy in Cameroon protests minister's anti-Semitism statements on TV
04 february 2019 - 21:51:15Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Israeli embassy in Cameroon on Monday expressed shock at the "Anti-semitism statement made by Jean [...] Full text...
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Killers of Guinea gov't officials heavily sentenced
04 february 2019 - 20:43:49Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Killers of the former director general of the Treasury of Guinea, Aïssatou Boiro, and the computer [...] Full text...
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South Africa reacts to foreign corruption warning
03 february 2019 - 16:10:02Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco ) on Sunday said it will [...] Full text...
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Mauritian media this week highlight slavery
02 february 2019 - 11:20:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The celebration of the 184th anniversary of the abolition of slavery, with Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto [...] Full text...
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Former Ivorian President, youth activist walk to freedom on ICC's no case motion
01 february 2019 - 20:38:34Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – The appeals chamber at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the conditional release of [...] Full text...
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Sudan, Chad underline need to revamp cooperation agreements
30 january 2019 - 22:57:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Wednesday stressed the need for further coordination, cooperation and revival of dozens of agreements [...] Full text...
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RSF and SNJC call for the release of two Cameroonian journalists
30 january 2019 - 22:45:02Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the National Union of Cameroonian Journalists (SNJC) on Tuesday called for [...] Full text...
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Crime threat to SA farming community a grave concern, says Institute of Race Relations
30 january 2019 - 13:36:05Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - South Africa’s agricultural sector continues to be threatened by a volatile security situation, and it is [...] Full text...
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Human trafficking cases hit a 13-year record high, new UN report shows
30 january 2019 - 04:26:49New York, US (PANA) - The latest Global Report On Trafficking In Persons, released on Tuesday by the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Kenyan court finds Garissa University terror suspects guilty
29 january 2019 - 21:35:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Kenyan magistrate’s court on Tuesday found four terror suspects guilty in connection with the 2 [...] Full text...
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France concerned over rise in terror attacks in Burkina Faso
28 january 2019 - 18:26:19Paris, France (PANA) – The French government has ‘’strongly’’ condemned Sunday's attack perpetrated against a market in the village of [...] Full text...
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Malawi deports Rwanda genocide suspect Murekezi
28 january 2019 - 11:06:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Malawi justice officials on Monday deported Rwandan businessman Vincent Murekezi, accused of being a key figure [...] Full text...
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Two peacekeepers killed in an attack against UN convoy in Mali
26 january 2019 - 13:15:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two peacekeepers from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were killed on Friday following [...] Full text...
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Human rights group says migrant massacre in Gambia carried out by paramilitary unit
24 january 2019 - 21:48:09BANJUL, GAMBIA (PANA) - Five United Nations human rights monitors Thursday urged the UN and the Economic Community of [...] Full text...
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UN official underlines human rights role in fighting terrorism, warns of threat posed by private militias in Sahel
24 january 2019 - 15:41:40New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN human rights official, Andrew Gilmour, has welcomed the commitment of countries of [...] Full text...
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Graft charges against Zuma's son provisionally withdrawn
24 january 2019 - 10:19:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Thursday provisionally withdrew graft charges against former [...] Full text...
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Round table opens in Niger on security situation in the Sahel and joint applicable law
23 january 2019 - 21:22:19Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A round table on the definition of the security situation in the Sahel and joint applicable [...] Full text...
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Former Central African senior military official Patrice Ngaïssona transferred to ICC
23 january 2019 - 20:22:06Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Former Central African military senior official Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona was transferred on Wednesday to the International [...] Full text...
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France moves senior anti-balaka CAR official to ICC
23 january 2019 - 18:41:36Paris, France (PANA) - The French authorities on Wednesday transferred Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, a senior Central African anti-balaka military official, arrested [...] Full text...
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Libya demands activation of European Trust Fund to curb illegal migration flows
23 january 2019 - 10:50:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Foreign Minister Mohamed Siala has urged the European Union to activate the Emergency Trust Fund [...] Full text...
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ICC investigates human rights abuses Tripoli prison
22 january 2019 - 11:52:11Libya (PANA) - The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has begun a preliminary investigation into [...] Full text...
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Libyan organization condemns murder of cameraman in Tripoli
22 january 2019 - 11:08:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Independent Information Organization has condemned the killing of Libyan television cameraman Mohamed Ben Khalifa [...] Full text...
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Death toll in attack against 'blue helmets' in northern Mali up to 10; Al Qaeda claims responsibility
21 january 2019 - 02:00:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The death toll in Sunday's attack against the United Nations Stabilization Mission In Mali (MINUSMA) has [...] Full text...
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French media highlight acquittal of Gbagbo and Blé Goudé by the ICC
20 january 2019 - 19:13:54Paris, France (PANA) - The French media this week highlighted the acquittal of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and former [...] Full text...
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Eight UN peacekeepers in Mali killed in attack
20 january 2019 - 18:10:23Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Eight peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Mission for the Stabilization of Mali (UNMISMA) were [...] Full text...
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Unesco, French RSF call for adequate inquiry into murder of Ahmed Hussein Suale
19 january 2019 - 19:29:05Paris, France (PANA) - The Unesco Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), have condemned the murder of investigative [...] Full text...
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Violence forces Burkinabe PM to resign
19 january 2019 - 13:01:19Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Prime Minister, Paul Kaba Thiéba, resigned on Friday, quitting with cabinet following the [...] Full text...
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Rights group says satellite imagery shows 'horrific aftermath' of Boko Haram attack
19 january 2019 - 12:34:16Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International says new satellite images it has analysed show the horrific aftermath of a Boko [...] Full text...
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Kenyan investigators close in on Riverside hotel attackers
18 january 2019 - 18:37:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) has rapidly investigated suspects linked to Tuesday’s deadly terror attack [...] Full text...
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Madagascar's new leader must tackle historic rights violations - rights group
18 january 2019 - 14:28:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Incoming President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, must tackle historic human rights violations, including excessive use of [...] Full text...
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Gbagbo, Blé Goudé to remain in custody until appeal hearing on 1 February
18 january 2019 - 13:59:17The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and one of his key allies, Mr Charles Blé Goudé, [...] Full text...
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Rights group says civilians under threat from militias in Libya
18 january 2019 - 05:18:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is urging the Libyan authorities to prioritise justice sector reform and establish [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams Mauritania for repressive laws
18 january 2019 - 05:04:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Mauritanian authorities used a litany of harsh and overbroad laws on terrorism, cybercrime, apostasy, and criminal [...] Full text...
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Libya appeals to international community for help to train its police
17 january 2019 - 15:45:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of the Interior of the Government of National Unity (GNA), Fethi Bachagha, has [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Kenya authorities to consider victims’ needs in bloody hotel attack
17 january 2019 - 05:55:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights group is urging Kenya’s government to put victims "front and centre" in its [...] Full text...
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Laurent Gbagbo is released after his acquittal
16 january 2019 - 20:03:58Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday ruled, by a majority, [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe political party welcomes ICC acquittal of Laurent Gbagbo and his minister
16 january 2019 - 13:26:32Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Union for Renaissance/Sankarist Party (UNIR/PS) of Burkina Faso on Wednesday welcomed the acquittal of [...] Full text...
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Heavy gunfire continues at scene of Nairobi hotel terror siege
16 january 2019 - 09:26:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Heavy gunfire erupted at the seventh floor of the Dusit D2 Hotel complex in Nairobi on [...] Full text...
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Laurent Gbagbo's acquittal rejigs Ivorian political scene (Analysis by TALL Mamadou)
15 january 2019 - 19:33:49Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The acquittal and release of former Ivorian President, Laurent Gbagbo, on Tuesday by Trial Chamber [...] Full text...
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Khalifa Hafter launches military operations against terrorist organisations in southern Libya
15 january 2019 - 17:44:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Army General Command, based in eastern Libya, has announced that the army commander, [...] Full text...
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Rights body says Gbagbo acquittal 'crushing blow to post-poll violence victims'
15 january 2019 - 13:49:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The acquittal of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and co-accused Charles Ble Goude by the International [...] Full text...
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ICC acquits Gbagbo and Blé Goudé from all charges
15 january 2019 - 12:41:29The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday acquitted former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and Mr Charles [...] Full text...
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World ‘not yet on track’ to ensure children a better future: UN rights chief
14 january 2019 - 20:12:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some Member States have fallen short of offering a better future to children who continue to [...] Full text...
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Tunisian parliament amends anti-terrorism law
11 january 2019 - 12:48:07Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament on Thursday adopted a new law in its fight against terrorism and money [...] Full text...
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Rights body demands release of detained Mozambican journalist
10 january 2019 - 15:47:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Amnesty International has called on the Mozambican authorities to immediately release journalist Amade Abubacar from arbitrary [...] Full text...
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ICC trial Chamber set to rule on ex-Ivorian president's freedom bid
10 january 2019 - 07:31:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) trial chamber will deliver a ruling on motions by former Ivorian [...] Full text...
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Suspects found with dog meat, ivory in Kenya arraigned in court
09 january 2019 - 12:58:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Nairobi court on Wednesday allowed the police to hold three Chinese nationals and one Kenyan [...] Full text...
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Congolese leader calls on civil society to fight against anti-social activity
09 january 2019 - 12:01:14Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso on Tuesday called on civil society organisations to mobilise against anti-society [...] Full text...
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Libya's Interior minister meets senior Scotland Yard officer
08 january 2019 - 11:54:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Interior minister Fethi Bachagha on Tuesday met with the representative of Scotland Yard for Terrorism [...] Full text...
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Almost one-third of victims of human trafficking are children - UN report
07 january 2019 - 20:44:29New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report published on Monday shows that human trafficking is on the rise [...] Full text...
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Supreme Court upholds conviction of Dakar's former mayor
03 january 2019 - 18:15:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Supreme Court of Dakar on Thursday upheld the conviction of former mayor of Senegal's [...] Full text...
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Rights Commission condemns massacres in central Mali
03 january 2019 - 12:39:56Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission of Mali (CNDH) has strongly condemned last Tuesday massacres in the [...] Full text...
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France calls for Malian govt response to violence in central Mopti region
02 january 2019 - 15:19:54Paris, France (PANA) – Expressing its concern, the French Government on Wednesday called on Malian authorities "to take a strong [...] Full text...
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At least 37 civilians killed in central Mali
02 january 2019 - 12:05:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) – At least 37 civilians were killed on Tuesday in the village of Koulhogo, about 30 kms [...] Full text...
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Will Africa make a difference in 2019? (Analysis by Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA Editor)
02 january 2019 - 11:48:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Frankly put, crises are now ruling a large part of Africa and what is often [...] Full text...
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Security directors of Tripoli, Benghazi hold first meeting to unify operations
29 december 2018 - 12:53:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Security directors of Libya's two biggest cities, Tripoli and Benghazi, on Friday met in Benghazi in [...] Full text...
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Tunisia commits to bring to justice killers of Ivorian community leader
26 december 2018 - 19:12:21Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian government has pledged to reveal the circumstances under which the head of the Ivorian [...] Full text...
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ROUNDUP: France condemns IS attack on Libyan foreign ministry
26 december 2018 - 14:18:03Paris, France (PANA) – France has joined the chorus of countries and organisations "strongly" condemning the attack carried out on [...] Full text...
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Acting Mauritian president warns youth against drugs, alcohol
26 december 2018 - 10:02:55Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Acting Mauritian president Barlen Vyapoory on Tuesday urged his country's youth not to harm themselves by [...] Full text...
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African students in Tunisia stage sit-in over murder of Ivorian community leader
25 december 2018 - 19:30:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - African students in Tunisia held a sit-in on Tuesday at the Municipal Theater of Tunis on [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council condemns terror attack on foreign affairs ministry
25 december 2018 - 19:08:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya's Presidential Council on Tuesday strongly condemned the terror attack on the Foreign Affairs ministry headquarters [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso beefs up security force in Ouagadougou for end-of-year festivities
25 december 2018 - 18:52:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 1,440 policemen have been detailed in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, [...] Full text...
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Tunisian rights group condemns assassination of Ivorian community head
25 december 2018 - 18:12:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian League for Defence of Human Rights on Tuesday strongly condemned the assassination of Falico [...] Full text...
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Buhari "strongly condemns" killing of citizens in northwest Nigeria by bandits
24 december 2018 - 18:12:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday “strongly condemned” the killing of dozens of Nigerians in Birnin [...] Full text...
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Head of Ivorian community in Tunisia murdered in burglary
24 december 2018 - 15:30:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Ivorian community head n Tunisia, Falico Coulibaly, was killed Sunday night in a robbery perpetrated [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Somalia condemns bombings in Mogadishu
24 december 2018 - 03:33:12Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) has condemned “in the strongest possible terms” Saturday’s [...] Full text...
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More Tunisians fall victims to human trafficking
21 december 2018 - 17:21:20Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The number of human trafficking cases has risen in Tunisia, said the chair of the national [...] Full text...
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Instability in Sahel, spreading outwards, Security Council told
21 december 2018 - 05:33:10New York, US (PANA) - Efforts to address the multiple challenges facing Africa’s Sahel region should be driven by local, [...] Full text...
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Environment watchdog hails UK ban on ivory sales
20 december 2018 - 17:08:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) on Thursday welcomed the UK Government’s ban of ivory sales, shutting [...] Full text...
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Assassination of two foreign tourists in Morocco might be a 'terrorist act'
20 december 2018 - 13:05:31Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - This week's assassination of two foreign tourists in the mountainous region close to the city of [...] Full text...
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New UN rights report paints bleak picture in eastern DR Congo
20 december 2018 - 04:34:55Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A new United Nations human rights report has documented “hundreds” of extra-judicial killings and cases of [...] Full text...
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Security Council highlights 'new alarming trends’ in drugs, crimes in West, Central Africa
20 december 2018 - 04:18:44New York, US (PANA) - West and Central Africa face “disruptive and destabilising” new trends regarding drug trafficking, drug use [...] Full text...
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Al-Sarraj vows to end crisis on southern Libya oilfield
19 december 2018 - 16:20:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya and prime minister of the Government of National [...] Full text...
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Niger vows to continue fight against terrorism, organised crime
18 december 2018 - 12:06:28Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The president of Niger, Issoufou Mahamadou, on Monday renewed the country's commitment to the fight against [...] Full text...
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Force majeure declared at Libya's Al-Charara oil field after protests
18 december 2018 - 10:02:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) on Monday imposed a state of force majeure on production [...] Full text...
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Libya oil company chief opposes ransom payment to armed militia at al-Charara oil field
15 december 2018 - 12:57:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanallah, [...] Full text...
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Peacekeeping chief honours Tanzanian troops killed in deadly DR Congo attacks
15 december 2018 - 05:13:37Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A year on from the brutal killings of 15 United Nations peacekeepers from Tanzania [...] Full text...
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Human rights groups want CAR government to take legal action against ex-Seleka rebels
13 december 2018 - 19:45:43Paris, France (PANA) – The international Federation of Human rights (IFHR) and its partner organisation in Central African Republic, the [...] Full text...
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Burkina demonstration demands justice for slain journalist Zongo
13 december 2018 - 18:30:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several people protested Thursday in Ouagadougou to demand justice on the 20th commemoration of the [...] Full text...
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Brazzaville hosts Internet Governance Forum in Africa
13 december 2018 - 17:48:26Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - States and governments in the Central Africa sub-region must invest to improve not only access, but [...] Full text...
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France nabs Anti-Balaka senior official for trial at ICC over war crimes in CAR
13 december 2018 - 16:58:51The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – A senior leader of the Anti-Balaka, a predominantly Christian counter-movement in Central African Republic (CAR), [...] Full text...
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Libya's oil field at al-Charara closed for third day running, losing US$32.5m daily
13 december 2018 - 14:12:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The oil field in al-Charara, one of the largest oil fields in Libya, with a production [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Nigeria should end impunity for killings of shia
12 december 2018 - 22:04:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday that Nigerian authorities have failed to ensure justice for the [...] Full text...
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Amnesty warns Mali approving new law will reinforce culture of impunity for rights violations
12 december 2018 - 02:39:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Amnesty International on Wednesday urged the Malian authorities not to vote in a new law which [...] Full text...
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Seven Kenyan Pipeline officials arrested over graft
11 december 2018 - 12:48:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Seven senior officials of the Kenyan Pipeline Company (KPC), the state oil distributor, were arrested on [...] Full text...
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Training on Corruption Risk Assessment (CRA) for Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa opens in Abuja
10 december 2018 - 16:07:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A one day training programme on Corruption Risk Assessment (CRA), for heads and senior officials of [...] Full text...
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Sudanese authorities arrest four human traffickers holding up 57 hostages
10 december 2018 - 14:03:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudanese security authorities have arrested four human traffickers with 57 foreign hostages, preparing to move with [...] Full text...
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ICC asked to investigate Nigerian govt over human rights violations in Boko Haram war
10 december 2018 - 11:23:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International, on Monday said that it is imperative for the International [...] Full text...
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Mauritius celebrates International Anti-Corruption Day
10 december 2018 - 08:59:17Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Sunday celebrated International Anti-corruption Day to raise awareness on the harmful effects of corruption [...] Full text...
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