Lebanon: UN peacekeeping patrol targeted by Israeli tank, IDF blames ‘misidentification’

17 november 2025 - 19:35:27
Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) – On Sunday, a foot patrol of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was targeted [...] Full text...

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UN reveals besieged city goes without food assistance since beginning of the year

10 september 2025 - 14:09:53
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations has reiterated that for nine months running, humanitarian and UN organisations are unable [...] Full text...

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Sudan hospitals under fire

21 august 2025 - 06:35:07
New York, US (PANA) - In recent days, reported attacks on healthcare facilities in Sudan’s Darfur State have forced some [...] Full text...

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Sudan: MSF suspends activities at Zalingei hospital following armed attack

20 august 2025 - 08:50:52
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Medical and humanitarian charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has been forced to reduce its teams [...] Full text...

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More Palestinians displaced by home demolitions across the West Bank - OCHA

10 january 2025 - 08:57:48
Gaza, West Bank (PANA) - According to initial information, five Palestinians, including at least three children aged eight, 10 and [...] Full text...

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South Africa's President Ramaphosa mourns death of five soldiers

10 july 2024 - 10:54:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Five South African Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers have died in two separate incidents over [...] Full text...

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US arrests over illegal arms smuggling to South Sudan

06 march 2024 - 11:34:36
New York, US (PANA) - Two people have been arrested for attempting to purchase and export arms to South Sudan, [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Senegal's delayed election sparks violence, repression

13 february 2024 - 07:24:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the Senegalese authorities to immediately open independent investigations into violence [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags mounting Islamist armed group killings, rape in Mali

13 july 2023 - 06:09:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Islamist armed groups have carried out widespread killings, rapes, and lootings of villages in northeast Mali since [...] Full text...

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Libyans urged to beware of danger of explosive remnants of war

24 november 2022 - 11:50:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) have expressed [...] Full text...

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Two Libyan police officers injured during prisoner transfer

21 october 2022 - 14:24:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two police officers from the Mizdah Security Directorate, about 150 km south of Tripoli, were injured [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council hears of ‘trust deficit’ in disputed Abyei region

22 april 2022 - 05:30:18
New York, US (PANA) - Although the overall security situation in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Police manhunt for missing terror operative

10 november 2021 - 08:22:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Anti-Terrorism Police Unit and the Directorate of Criminal Investigation have appealed for information leading [...] Full text...

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UNICEF condemns death of 5 Nigerian children killed playing with disused grenade in Borno State

15 august 2021 - 05:48:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Saturday condemned the death of five children who were killed [...] Full text...

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Bandits’ leader, Turji, "sacks" Nigerian villages over father’s arrest, abducts travellers

18 july 2021 - 05:26:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Gunmen under the control of Turji, a notorious bandit leader in Zamfara State, have gone on [...] Full text...

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Bandit Turji sacks Nigerian villages over father’s arrest

17 july 2021 - 19:57:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Gunmen under the control of Turji, a notorious bandit leader in Zamfara State, have gone on [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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Six children killed, several wounded by unexploded ordnance blast in Ugandan refugee settlement

18 february 2021 - 11:01:25
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has expressed sadness at the tragic death of six South Sudanese [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 700 family members of terrorist group surrender to Army troops – Defence Spokesperson

03 september 2020 - 18:34:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday said 700 family members of the Darul Salam Terrorists [...] Full text...

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Burundi Catholic Church urges citizens to respect ballot box verdict

12 may 2020 - 17:58:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Conference of Catholic Churches in Burundi (CECAB) on Tuesday called on the people to respect [...] Full text...

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Grenade attack wounds 12 people in a Bujumbura pub

11 may 2020 - 14:43:36
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - An unclaimed grenade attack left 12 people injured, including three in a serious condition, among revellers [...] Full text...

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One killed, 11 wounded in Rwanda grenade attack

08 may 2020 - 09:34:11
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A suspected terrorist detonated a hand grenade in a busy hairdressing salon in Zindiro, a suburb [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Boko Haram kills over 70 soldiers during ambush in Alargano, Northeast Nigeria

24 march 2020 - 21:08:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In a devastating and unprecedented blow in Nigeria’s recent war against terrorists in Northeast region, over [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Five killed in grenade incident in Khartoum

21 january 2020 - 13:23:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- At least five people were killed and dozens other injured, some seriously, when a security man detonated [...] Full text...

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Over 100 armed bandits killed by joint security task force in northwest Nigeria

12 january 2020 - 15:21:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – More than 100 "unrepentant" armed bandits were killed by the Joint Task Force (JTF) of Operation Hadarin [...] Full text...

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Four students injured by grenade explosion at school in Ouagadougou

08 january 2020 - 14:46:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Four students were injured, two of them seriously, early Wednesday grenade exploded at a Franco-Arab [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Army says 44 Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists killed in Nigeria's Northeast region in weeklong operations

09 december 2019 - 22:58:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  The Nigerian Army said here Monday its troops killed 37 Boko Haram and Islamic State in [...] Full text...

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One more demonstrator shot dead in Conakry

14 november 2019 - 22:16:39
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   - The fourth day of peaceful demonstrations initiated by the National Front for the Defence of Constitution(FNDC) [...] Full text...

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One killed, five injured in accidental grenade blast at steel plant in eastern Rwanda

04 november 2019 - 13:48:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One worker was killed and five others injured when a grenade mistaken as a metal exploded [...] Full text...

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Rwandan media highlight trial of terrorist suspects captured in Eastern DR Congo

02 november 2019 - 13:36:56
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week continued coverage of the trial of 25 individuals suspected of being rebels [...] Full text...

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Rwanda grenade attack leaves 4 people wounded in South Western Rwanda

20 october 2019 - 14:34:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least four people have been slightly wounded when unidentified persons hurled a grenade late Saturday [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Army confirms killing of one Colonel, four other soldiers in Boko Haram ambush in Northeast Nigeria

19 july 2019 - 14:06:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian army on Friday confirmed the killing of a Colonel, a Captain and three soldiers [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army wipes out six Boko Haram terrorists

09 march 2019 - 10:07:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Saturday said that its troops killed six Boko Haram terrorists who attempted [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Special Forces cornering attackers at Nairobi hotel

15 january 2019 - 19:40:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Police have deployed a security back up force at the Dusit Hotel complex, where [...] Full text...

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Army dislodges Boko Haram terrorists in northeast Nigeria

01 december 2018 - 13:48:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Saturday said that its troops have dislodged Boko Haram terrorists from their [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian military swoop on top Generals

13 november 2018 - 11:31:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian military commanders, Brigadier-General Kinfe Dagnew and Major-General Tekleberhan Woldearegay, were arrested near the border [...] Full text...

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Guterres expresses ‘grave concern’ at explosion at political rally in Ethiopian

24 june 2018 - 04:30:31
New York, US (PANA) - One person has reportedly died, and dozens were injured after an explosion ripped through a [...] Full text...

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20 killed in Boko Haram terrorist attack in Northeast Nigeria

17 june 2018 - 21:51:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police on Sunday confirmed the death of 20 people in an explosion by Boko [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leaders disarmed after controversial oath ceremony

01 february 2018 - 15:13:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities withdrew the fire-arm licences to opposition leader Kalonzo Musyoka and the armed guards to [...] Full text...

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Kenyan gov't begins crackdown on key opposition allies after Odinga oath

31 january 2018 - 17:35:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities arrested opposition Member of Parliament Tom Kajwang, the lawyer who led opposition leader Raila [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army kills 107 Boko Haram terrorists

09 january 2018 - 15:21:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Tuesday announced that its troops, under Operation LAFIYA DOLE in the Northeast, [...] Full text...

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Army kills 20 Boko Haram insurgents, rescues 100 persons

20 december 2017 - 14:58:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops killed 20 Boko Haram insurgents during a “clearance [...] Full text...

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French President Macron arrives in Burkina Faso

28 november 2017 - 10:16:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron arrived on Monday evening in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on first stage [...] Full text...

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Civilians must be protected against brutal attacks in CAR - NRC pleads

14 november 2017 - 10:46:24
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Marianne Irion has again urged the United Nations to strengthen UN [...] Full text...

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US: UN envoy reiterates inclusive dialogue for Burundi political process

27 july 2017 - 06:23:33
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations Special Envoy to Burundi has urged African leaders, in solidarity with the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Five Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush

17 march 2017 - 19:29:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Five Nigerian soldiers were killed on Wednesday when their team ran into an ambush by Boko [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Troops kill 41 Boko Haram terrorists, lost 3 soldiers

02 february 2017 - 18:16:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army on Thursday said its troops killed 41 Boko Haram terrorists and lost three [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Heavy security in Banjul ahead of ECOWAS leaders' arrival

13 january 2017 - 08:05:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - There is heavy security in the Gambian capital, Banjul, ahead of the arrival on Friday of [...] Full text...

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2017 AFCON: Côte d'Ivoire coach names final 23 players for 2017 AFCON

05 january 2017 - 12:16:44
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The French coach of the Ivorian national football team, Michel Dussuyer, has released to the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Army rescues 85 persons, kill 5 Boko Haram terrorists

06 november 2016 - 12:35:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army says its troops in Southern fringes of the Lake Chad Basin rescued 85 [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Ivorian team named for AFCON 2017 qualifier against Sierra Leone

25 august 2016 - 19:04:07
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Ivorian national football team's coach, Michel Dussuyer, on Thursday announced a list of 23 players [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Army kills 16 Boko Haram terrorists

15 august 2016 - 16:56:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army said Monday its troops have killed 16 Boko Haram terrorists in the northeastern [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Boko Haram terrorists ambush Nigerian soldiers

22 july 2016 - 06:36:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nineteen soldiers of the Nigerian Army and three civilian vigilantes were wounded when they ran into [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Army says 25 Boko Haram terrorists killed in gun battle with troops

13 july 2016 - 14:59:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said that a total of 25 Boko Haram terrorists were killed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Army troops kill 16 Boko Haram terrorists

10 july 2016 - 07:08:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army says its troops in the northeastern State of Borno killed a total of [...] Full text...

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Brussels: OIF condemns attack on Antananarivo Stadium

29 june 2016 - 14:05:42
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Secretary General of the International Francophonie Organization (OIF), Mrs Michaelle Jean, has "strongly" condemned the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Five policemen killed in Al Shabaab convoy attack in North-East Kenya

20 june 2016 - 13:08:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Five police officers escorting a passenger bus have been killed in a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 21 Al Shabaab fighters killed in fire fight with AU troops in Somalia

25 may 2016 - 09:41:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 21 Al Shabaab fighters have been killed in fire fight with the Kenyan Defence [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Troops engage Boko Haram in serious gunfight inside Sambisa forest

14 may 2016 - 16:40:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Army troops and special forces on Saturday battled Boko Haram terrorists inside the sprawling Sambisa [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Army kills 16 Boko Haram terrorists, residents lynch two

09 may 2016 - 15:36:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army Monday announced that its troops killed 16 Boko Haram terrorists as it advanced [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Grenade attack on Bujumbura bar injures eight

07 may 2016 - 14:18:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - An unclaimed grenade attack on Friday night wounded at least eight people, four in critical condition, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN strongly condemns attack on UN mission compound in South Sudan

28 april 2016 - 22:31:54
New York, US (PANA) -The UN on Thursday strongly condemned an attack that took place on 25 April on the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Man killed during machete attack on former senior local govt. administrator

08 april 2016 - 15:28:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan security agents have shot and killed a man who was part of a group [...] Full text...

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Uganda: Uganda vote counting begins, opposition leader arrested

18 february 2016 - 18:31:20
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye was arrested Thursday shortly after leading his supporters to a location [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Information Minister rebuts false reports on Gambia

13 january 2016 - 19:39:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambia’s Minister of Information, Sheriff Bojang, has condemned foreign media outfits “that have been filling their newspaper [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF says children bear brunt of escalating violence in Burundi

18 november 2015 - 16:31:02
New York, US (PANA) - After the crisis in Burundi left 17 children dead and many more injured, the UN [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwandan FM condoles with France over Paris terrorist attack

14 november 2015 - 13:17:48
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Foreign Affairs Minister, Ms. Louise Mushikiwabo on Saturday sent a message of condolences to [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials say Burundi experiencing 'deep political crisis'

10 november 2015 - 15:54:14
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials have warned the UN Security Council that Burundi is at a critical [...] Full text...

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Libya: Lone attacker targets Turkish consulate in Misrata

28 september 2015 - 16:30:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Turkish consulate in Misrata town, 220 km east of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, was the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ condemns attack on Burundian journalist in Bujumbura

04 august 2015 - 16:24:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned an attack against Burundian journalist Esdras Ndikumana by [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Voting in Burundi presidential election begins

21 july 2015 - 09:20:51
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – After a particularly tense night with heavy gunfire and grenade explosions in several districts of Bujumbura, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rights office raises alarm on 'extreme' situation in Burundi

10 july 2015 - 20:18:24
New York, US (PANA) - UN Human Rights Office on Friday issued a new warning about the impact the "extremely [...] Full text...

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UN: Children bearing brunt of political instability, violence in Burundi, UN warns

03 july 2015 - 17:55:01
New York, US (PANA) - Children, some as young as four years old, are bearing the brunt of the prolonged [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Security tight as polls open

29 june 2015 - 10:07:29
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Security is very tight across Burundi as the controversial legislative polls opened Monday, PANA reported from [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Legislative and local elections to go ahead on Monday in Burundi

27 june 2015 - 17:57:47
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian Interior Minister, Mr Edouard Nduwimana, announced on Saturday that local and legislative elections will take [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ concerned about violence against journalists in Burundi

26 june 2015 - 16:40:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Friday expressed concern about growing violence against journalists in [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Four killed, 30 injured in grenade attacks in northern Burundi

22 june 2015 - 16:27:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – At least four people were killed on Monday in separate grenade attacks perpetrated by unidentified gunmen [...] Full text...

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US: US condemns violence in Burundi, urges peace, dialogue

30 may 2015 - 15:10:04
New York, US (PANA) - The US on Saturday strongly condemned the 29 May grenade attack in Bujumbura, Burundi's capital [...] Full text...

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US: US condemns killing of Burundi's opposition leader, urges peace

26 may 2015 - 07:05:59
New York, US (PANA) - The US on Tuesday strongly condemned the 23 May killing of the leader of Burundi's [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief condemns killing of opposition politician in Burundi

24 may 2015 - 19:28:09
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday condemned the killing of a Burundian politician and his [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 'Dangerous' terrorist killed in Tunisia

31 december 2014 - 13:57:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A man described as a dangerous terrorist has been killed by the Tunisian special forces combating [...] Full text...

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Burundi: 2 prison guards injured during jail break in Burundi

20 november 2014 - 12:48:24
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Two policemen guarding the high security prison in Murembwe, Southern Burundi, were seriously injured late Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UNHCR calls for unhindered humanitarian access to IDPs in CAR

14 october 2014 - 20:24:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is alarmed at the recent [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Violence in Bangui hinders humanitarian work'

14 october 2014 - 18:04:28
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday urged parties to the conflict [...] Full text...

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UN: Treaty regulating global arms trade set to enter into force

26 september 2014 - 17:42:27
New York, US (PANA) - Less than two years after its adoption by the UN General Assembly, the Arms Trade [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian military capture top Boko Haram leader, kill 60 others

18 september 2014 - 19:14:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's military Thursday announced the capture of a high ranking Boko Haram leader during Wednesday’s repeated [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights body finger police for disappearances, killings

19 august 2014 - 08:25:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) says there is evidence that Kenya's Anti-Terrorism Police Unit [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UNHCR dismayed at killing of aid worker in South Sudan

05 august 2014 - 13:35:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A humanitarian aid worker was killed in South Sudan when fighting broke in the Upper Nile [...] Full text...

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UN: Envoy condemns renewal of Boko Haram attacks on civilians

24 july 2014 - 18:38:19
New York, US (PANA) - Mr. Said Djinnit, the head of the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA), on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights body faullts China for violating UN arms embargo on South Sudan

18 july 2014 - 14:50:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council must impose a comprehensive arms embargo on South Sudan, Amnesty International [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Authorities tighten security as 2014 World Cup gets underway

12 june 2014 - 15:29:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The Burundian national police Thursday announced that they would tighten security across the country as fans [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military kills 50 Boko Haram terrorists

09 june 2014 - 15:38:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military on Monday announced that its troops killed 50 Boko Haram insurgents in their [...] Full text...

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Libya: Rocket fired at hotel own by new PM

08 june 2014 - 14:32:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A rocket-propelled grenade was on Saturday evening fired at a hotel in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military denies fresh mutiny report, discovers RPG production facility in Kano

23 may 2014 - 18:53:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military Friday denied online media reports that there was a second mutiny at the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: European travel bans rattle Kenya

15 may 2014 - 20:35:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities have decried the issuance of travel advisories against travel to the tourist hotspot of [...] Full text...

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UN: Refugee agency calls for safety for displaced CAR people

29 april 2014 - 18:22:38
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday renewed its calls for the protection of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 4,000 arrested in Kenya terror crackdown

08 april 2014 - 18:35:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 4,000 suspects have been arrested in the ongoing crack down on terrorism in Kenya. Interior Cabinet [...] Full text...

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Zambia: EU, African leaders must not fail the people of Central African Republic, says Amnesty

02 april 2014 - 15:41:59
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The European Union's deployment of up to 1,000 troops must only be the beginning of the [...] Full text...

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UN: Rights Office tasks nations on situation in CAR

02 april 2014 - 10:40:18
New York, US (PANA) - With the Central African Republic (CAR) capital of Bangui having relapsed into wider violence, the [...] Full text...

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CAR: CAR combatants using 'sophisticated weapons' against civilians

29 march 2014 - 13:45:07
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) special envoy to the Central Africa Republic (CAR) on Saturday called on [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: African peacekeepers 'under systematic attack' in CAR

26 march 2014 - 21:34:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African peacekeeping force working towards stabilizing the Central African Republic (CAR) has been under [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia/AU: MISCA chief condemns unprovoked attack on peacekeepers in Bangui

24 march 2014 - 14:33:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A finance officer and a nurse, both attached to the African-led International Support Mission in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Bomb experts detonate terror suspects' explosives

21 march 2014 - 16:25:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Explosives intercepted by police in Kenya's port city of Mombasa on Monday have been detonated by [...] Full text...

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Libya: Spanish city of Grenade hosts exhibition of Libyan artist

19 march 2014 - 21:38:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyan artist, Dr. Maatouk Abou Rawi, is holding an exhibition at the seat of the Euro-Arab [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Attack on UN Mission convoy condemned

04 march 2014 - 11:42:18
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Organization Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) has condemned Monday's [...] Full text...

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Uganda: Fight against terror groups keeps Uganda military occupied (A PANA news analysis by Kennedy Abwao)

11 january 2014 - 11:00:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan army units serving in Somalia as part of the African Union (AU) force (AMISOM) partly [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Hand grenade explosion kills child

06 january 2014 - 22:33:48
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least one child was killed when a hand grenade exploded in the home of the [...] Full text...

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Wanted Rwandan presidential guard extradited from Uganda

01 november 2013 - 15:42:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – An ex-officer of the Rwandan presidential guard, Lt. Joel Mutabazi, has been extradited to Kigali, Rwanda, [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian wounded in terrorist attack at Nairobi shopping centre

24 september 2013 - 09:40:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - As Kenyan security forces Tuesday continued searching for Somali-linked Islamists who attacked a Nairobi [...] Full text...

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Rwanda blames Kigali grenade attacks on DRC-based rebel movement

05 august 2013 - 16:52:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – The Rwandan police on Monday said that two persons had confessed to perpetrating the grenade attacks [...] Full text...

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Hezbollah armoury discovered in Nigeria

31 may 2013 - 09:00:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military has announced the discovery of an armoury belonging to the Lebanese group Hezbollah [...] Full text...

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'Nigerian troops capture 65 Boko Haram insurgents, kill 10'

18 may 2013 - 16:13:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military has arrested a total of 65 Boko Haram terrorists who attempted to infiltrate [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military ''kills'' 52 Boko Haram suspects (corrected)

09 march 2013 - 18:40:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The military Joint Task Force (JTF) battling the Islamic sect Boko Haram said on Saturday it [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army says it kills 20 Boko Haram suspects

03 march 2013 - 15:58:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The military Joint Task Force (JTF) battling the Islamic sect Boko Haram said on Sunday it [...] Full text...

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Burundian journalist arrested over charges of attempted murder

08 february 2013 - 14:19:38
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The coordinator of the online press agency, “SYFIA Grands Lacs”, Desire Nshimirimana, was arrested Friday and [...] Full text...

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CPJ wants Kenyan journalists' attackers held to account

23 january 2013 - 11:16:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has asked Kenyan authorities to hold to account soldiers with [...] Full text...

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Kenyan economy posts 4.7% growth after brief recession

26 december 2012 - 08:16:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's economy recovered massively from a near recession in the first and second quarter to post [...] Full text...

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Benghazi violence: Parliament Chief warns against subversion

23 december 2012 - 11:39:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of Libya's General National Congress, the country’s highest legislative authority, Dr. Mohamed Al-Megreyef, Saturday [...] Full text...

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8 arrested after grenade attack in Nairobi

17 december 2012 - 17:43:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eight people, seven Yemenis and one Somali national, have been arrested in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, [...] Full text...

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UNHCR shifts attention to IDPs, rape victims in DRC's Kivu

08 december 2012 - 14:44:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that the power struggle between government [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Nairobi grenade attack rises to 5

08 december 2012 - 14:08:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death toll from Friday night's grenade attack outside a mosque in Nairobi's Eastleigh Estate has [...] Full text...

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DEVELOPING STORY: Many feared killed, injured in Kenya grenade attack

18 november 2012 - 16:58:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Many people are feared to have been killed or injured following a grenade attack against a [...] Full text...

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Blast in Nairobi wounds suspected suicide bomber

14 november 2012 - 20:45:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An explosion in front of a supermarket at a Somali-community dominated residential area in Nairobi's Eastleigh injured [...] Full text...

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Kenya to fight militants creating 'Mogadishu-like' crisis in Garissa

05 november 2012 - 08:11:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan security officials have called for an all-out battle against militants seeking to create a Mogadishu-like [...] Full text...

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Somalia's militia remnants arrested in Kismayu military clean-up

23 october 2012 - 22:31:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia's Al Shabaab militia's top woman leader, Marianna Issa Mohammed, has been arrested alongside 73 other militants [...] Full text...

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Two killed, 10 policemen injured as Kenya continues crackdown on criminal gang

17 october 2012 - 14:23:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A grenade hurled at police officers who were cracking down on members of a Kenyan criminal [...] Full text...

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Kenya police fire at protesters, injuring several

14 october 2012 - 11:50:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - There was tension in front of the Moi Air Base in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, after armed [...] Full text...

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AI urges Rwanda to probe unlawful detention, torture by military intelligence

08 october 2012 - 16:34:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rwanda’s military intelligence department, known as J2, has illegally held scores of civilians in military detention [...] Full text...

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Kenya police hunt terrorists

01 october 2012 - 13:17:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Police have mounted a door-to-door search for suspected Al Shabaab sympathisers who killed two [...] Full text...

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Child killed in Kenyan church attack

30 september 2012 - 11:40:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A child was killed and seven others wounded Sunday after a grenade was hurled at a [...] Full text...

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Kenya reinforces security over Mombasa violence, policeman killed

28 august 2012 - 15:29:36
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Violence escalated in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa a day after the killing of a controversial [...] Full text...

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Kenyan politician faults spy agency after latest terror attack

01 july 2012 - 19:58:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Hours after a deadly explosion left 15 Kenyans dead in Garissa, north eastern Kenya, a section [...] Full text...

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Police in Kenya pursue attackers, 17 killed in twin church attacks

01 july 2012 - 19:30:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Police said Sunday they were pursuing attackers after twin attacks on churches in the Eastern [...] Full text...

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Kenyan police link British woman to Mombasa terror strike

26 june 2012 - 20:21:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -Terrorism investigators have narrowed down their hunt for perpetrators of the attack in the Kenyan resort city [...] Full text...

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Kenya blast probe underway, amid diplomatic spat with US

25 june 2012 - 08:40:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Anti-Terrorism Police have launched an investigation into Sunday night's terrorist attack in Mombasa, which killed [...] Full text...

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Kenyan ministers buried after helicopter crash

17 june 2012 - 18:12:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Interior Minister George Saitoti and his assistant Orwa Ojode, who died in a helicopter crash [...] Full text...

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Kenya-Namibia cricket matches delayed

05 june 2012 - 09:51:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The ICC International Cup and the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Championships matches between Kenya and [...] Full text...

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1 killed, 3 hurt in fresh grenade blast in north eastern Kenya

30 may 2012 - 22:16:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - One person has been killed and three others, including a child, are nursing wounds after a [...] Full text...

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Police link suspected German/Turkish extremist to Nairobi blast

29 may 2012 - 17:36:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Police investigators have narrowed their probe on two suspects, one of whom they identified as [...] Full text...

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Kenyan police in manhunt for church grenade attacker

04 may 2012 - 14:40:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere said on Friday the lone gunman who hurled a grenade at [...] Full text...

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African Union condemns Nairobi, Kano terrorist strikes

30 april 2012 - 12:09:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has condemned Sunday's terrorist attacks in Nairobi, Kenya, and Kano, Nigeria, which [...] Full text...

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Kenyan officials urge caution after latest grenade attack

29 april 2012 - 20:54:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan officials called for extra-caution on Sunday after a grenade attack in a city church killed [...] Full text...

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Kenyan police hold suspected terrorist over grenade attacks

13 april 2012 - 17:58:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's anti-terrorism police Friday questioned a suspected terrorist, Abdulhah Abdul Majid, in connection with the recent [...] Full text...

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9 gunmen, 2 security agents die in Nigeria clash

01 april 2012 - 08:50:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - One soldier, one State Security Service (SSS) personnel and nine gunmen were killed in a clash [...] Full text...

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1 killed, 26 wounded in Kenya twin blast

31 march 2012 - 22:19:11
Kilifi, Kenya (PANA) - One person was killed and 26 wounded after twin grenade explosions in the tourism hotspots of [...] Full text...

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Kenya's anti-terrorism police arrest grenade attack mastermind

12 march 2012 - 12:37:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan's Anti-Terrorism Police Unit has arrested the suspected mastermind of the grenade attack in the nation's [...] Full text...

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AU strongly condemns Nairobi grenade attacks

11 march 2012 - 12:51:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) on Sunday strongly condemned the grenade attacks at a bus station [...] Full text...

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Four killed in Nairobi grenade blast

10 march 2012 - 22:09:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four people were killed after a series of four explosions hit a busy bus park in [...] Full text...

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Chopper service guarantees food relief to Somalia refugees in Ethiopia

06 december 2011 - 18:15:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The WFP has started a helicopter service linking the refugee camps in Dolo Ado with the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan military says Al Shabaab on the run in Somalia

03 december 2011 - 16:48:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan forces in Somalia have nearly achieved their objective of diminishing the capacity of the Islamic [...] Full text...

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Poor weather, conflict exacerbate dire situation for Somali civilians

14 november 2011 - 09:00:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Continuing conflict and bad weather in Somalia are further aggravating the dire humanitarian situation in Somalia, [...] Full text...

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Kenyan gets life jail for Nairobi grenade attack

28 october 2011 - 19:53:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan court Friday sentenced a man to life in prison hours after he admitted carrying [...] Full text...

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Kenyan police chief warns of Al Shabaab converts

27 october 2011 - 17:00:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere, warned Thursday of a growing threat posed by the local recruits [...] Full text...

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France condemns grenade attacks in Kenya

25 october 2011 - 21:03:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The French Foreign Ministry has called for investigations to determine the origin of the grenade attacks which hit [...] Full text...

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One killed in second Kenya grenade blast, 18 wounded

24 october 2011 - 22:08:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A second grenade attack killed one person and injured scores of people in Nairobi hours after a [...] Full text...

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Second grenade attack in Kenya kills one - Police

24 october 2011 - 20:41:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A grenade attack at a bus terminal in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday evening left one person [...] Full text...

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CAN 2012 qualifiers: Senegal names 24 players for Mauritius match

20 september 2011 - 19:16:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal coach Amara Traoré Tuesday in Dakar released a list of 24 players who will feature [...] Full text...

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Grenade attack damages Puntland radio station in Somalia

30 august 2011 - 14:51:18
New York, US (PANA) - Authorities in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland should conduct a thorough investigation into a grenade [...] Full text...

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Grenade explosion kills 1, injures 2 others in Rwanda

27 july 2011 - 21:21:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – A young man was killed and two others were slightly injured on Wednesday in Rwanda when [...] Full text...

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21 injured in grenade attack in Rwanda

13 july 2011 - 11:45:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least 21 people were injured, 10 of them seriously, in a grenade attack in a [...] Full text...

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Seychelles to try 11 suspected pirates

02 april 2011 - 15:36:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An international anti-piracy task force has transferred 11 suspected pirates detained on 28 March, 2011 to [...] Full text...

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10 injured in grenade attack in Rwanda

02 march 2011 - 13:45:29
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ten people were injured Tuesday evening in a grenade attack carried out at a bus stop [...] Full text...

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Rwandan PM denounces dissident officers

28 february 2011 - 20:37:06
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwandan Prime Minister, Bernard Makuza, on Monday denounced three dissident senior officers of the Rwandan army [...] Full text...

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Police arrest one over Nairobi bus attack

21 december 2010 - 19:42:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police in Nairobi have detained, for interrogation, a man following Monday night's suspected terrorist attack here [...] Full text...

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Kenya grenade attacks: Police arrest 346 suspects

06 december 2010 - 15:20:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Police have arrested 346 illegal immigrants in a hunt for suspected killers of three [...] Full text...

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UN condemns attack on peacekeepers in DRC

26 october 2010 - 14:57:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General's Special Representative to the Democ ratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Roger Meece, has [...] Full text...

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Nigeria@50: Condemnation trails bomb blasts at ceremony

01 october 2010 - 18:20:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerians have condemned the attack launched by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta [...] Full text...

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Police confirm 7 deaths from Nigeria explosions

01 october 2010 - 13:01:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Seven persons died and scores were wounded in bomb explo sions that rocked Nigeria's capital city [...] Full text...

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Calm returns to Kigali after bloody grenade attack

13 august 2010 - 21:34:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- Calm has returned to central Kigali, the Rwandan capital , two days after a bloody grenade [...] Full text...

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Kenyan 'bomb' pastor freed on bond

19 july 2010 - 18:43:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A Kenyan pastor, who police said had planned to attack a church rally, in protest against [...] Full text...

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Burundi's constitutional court validates Nkurunziza's re-election

09 july 2010 - 12:32:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- Burundi's constitutional court Friday proclaimed the final results of the 28 June presidential election in Burundi, [...] Full text...

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HRW says violence, rights violations marred Burundi elections

02 july 2010 - 10:38:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Increasing human rights violations could undermine Burundi's electoral process unless the government takes immediate [...] Full text...

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Campaign for Burundi's presidential election ends

26 june 2010 - 11:17:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- The Burundian President, Pierre Nkurunziza, who is running for a third five-year term in the 28 [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to punish illegal holders of arms

21 june 2010 - 15:32:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- With the deadline for the return of weapons in wrong hands now over, the Rwandan authorities [...] Full text...

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Burundi govt. recalls arms from illegal holders

21 june 2010 - 15:25:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- In an attempt to curb the rising crime wave in Burundi, President Pierre Nkurunziza on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Fear of ICC trials fuels Kenya's constitutional rift

17 june 2010 - 12:51:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya's governing coalition is yet to come to terms with a failed attempt to rally the [...] Full text...

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Darfur rebel commanders to face war crime charges Thursday

16 june 2010 - 14:21:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Two Darfur rebel leaders, suspected to have organized attacks against African Union (AU) peacekeepers, surrendered [...] Full text...

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Kibaki visits victims of Kenyan grenade attacks

14 june 2010 - 19:38:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki visited scores of wounded v ictims of Sundayâ™s grenade attacks in a [...] Full text...

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Kenyan stocks rally on renewed financial sector activity

14 june 2010 - 19:22:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan banks led most of the activity at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE), which rallied at [...] Full text...

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Kenya shilling loses momentum after anti-reform rally deaths

14 june 2010 - 17:18:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Kenyan shilling lost its end-of-week gains against the US dollar as the financial markets re-opened [...] Full text...

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Seven injured in grenade attacks in Bujumbura

13 june 2010 - 14:12:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- About seven people were injured at various degrees i n a series of grenade attacks on [...] Full text...

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Human rights groups sue for credibility in Burundi electoral process

09 june 2010 - 09:34:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Two human rights organisations Wednesday called on all political actors in Burundi to make [...] Full text...

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Embassies warn citizens as tension builds ahead of Ethiopia's polls

13 may 2010 - 07:55:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Western diplomatic missions in Addis Ababa have s ent out warning messages to their citizens [...] Full text...

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2 grenade attacks leave 20 injured in Rwanda

05 march 2010 - 18:49:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- About 20 persons were left injured Thursday in two grena de attacks in the Rwandan capital, [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Police find 3rd bomb in Mombasa neighbourhood

25 january 2010 - 15:53:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan police announced here Monday they retrieved a bom b from an incinerator in Mombasa town, [...] Full text...

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Burundi strengthens security for end-of-year celebrations

31 december 2009 - 18:51:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- Burundi has put in place some measures to ensure sec urity of people and property throughout [...] Full text...

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15 wounded in grenade attacks in Rwanda

28 december 2009 - 15:36:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- About 15 people were seriously wounded in three grenade attacks perpetrated during the weekend by unidentified [...] Full text...

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Grenade attack kills 2 in Bujumbura market

28 december 2009 - 09:00:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- At least two persons were killed and 20 others wound ed in a grenade attack Sunday [...] Full text...

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Somalis, Tanzanian sailor arrested in Kenya with deadly arms

17 december 2009 - 11:26:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Seven Somali nationals and a Tanzanian sailor have been arrested and charged in Kenya after authorities [...] Full text...

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Two killed, several wounded in Burundi grenade attack

30 october 2009 - 21:44:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) â" Two people have been -killed and seven others wound ed, some of them seriously, during two [...] Full text...

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Cautious optimism in Niger Delta after amnesty deal (Analysis)

05 october 2009 - 08:39:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- On the first day of the post-amnesty deal for oil milita nts in Nigeria's Niger Delta [...] Full text...

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Six Senegalese soldiers killed in Casamance

04 october 2009 - 09:41:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" Six Senealese soldiers were- killed on Friday night when their vehicle was ambushed in the troubled [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for independent inquiry on sexual abuses

08 august 2009 - 15:15:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the Security Council to set up an [...] Full text...

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SA govt accused of underhand weapons sales

03 august 2009 - 12:38:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA ) has claimed that South Africa's arms trade [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia’s terror law to silence political opposition - HRW

30 june 2009 - 19:50:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Ethiopia’s draft counter-terrorism law could punish poli tical speech and peaceful protest as terrorist acts and [...] Full text...

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MEND 'attacks' Chevron again

14 june 2009 - 08:28:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- For the second time in as many days, the Movement for th e Emancipation of the [...] Full text...

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MEND claims fresh attacks on Chevron pipelines

13 june 2009 - 09:53:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said on Saturday it had attacked [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Ethiopian grenade attack hurts 3

15 january 2009 - 09:12:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Three people have been seriously injured following what appears to be an attempted terror attack [...] Full text...

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