The US calls Libyan parties for emergency to concentrate efforts on Covid-19

03 april 2020 - 22:06:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The US embassy in Libya Friday called on the Libyan belligerent parties to concentrate on efforts [...] Full text...

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Libya more than ever plunged into chaos a year after military offensive against Tripoli

03 april 2020 - 21:50:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The military offensive launched by the chief of the Libyan national army, Marshall Khalifa Haftar, to [...] Full text...

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AI denounces impunity of authors of the civilian victims of the American strikes in Somalia

03 april 2020 - 14:05:43
Paris, France (PANA)  - Amnesty International (AI) Friday strongly denounced the increase in the number of civilians killed by US [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya, Qatar to coordinate fight against virus

03 april 2020 - 11:32:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, has agreed with the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso crisis, coronavirus concerns highlight pressure on Sahel food security

03 april 2020 - 06:10:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Food insecurity levels in the Sahel region are “spiralling out of control”, the World Food [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DRC health system needs urgent help, says UNICEF

02 april 2020 - 16:36:46
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The DRC's health system needs urgent help to cope with measles and cholera epidemics that [...] Full text...

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GNA forces destroy Haftar's ammunition convoy in southeast Libya

02 april 2020 - 14:26:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A convoy of three trucks ferrying ammunition of the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Marshal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Insecurity hangs big risk of COVID-19 spread in Libya, says OCHA

01 april 2020 - 22:06:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Wednesday warned that Libya was “facing [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Do not forget internally displaced persons, UN expert urges Governments worldwide

01 april 2020 - 15:42:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  States must immediately step-up their measures to protect the 40 million internally displaced people worldwide from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi reports first cases

01 april 2020 - 10:48:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Tuesday recorded its first cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus), the Ministry of Public Health and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya's cases rise by two to 10

01 april 2020 - 10:24:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has recorded two new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, bringing the total number to 10, [...] Full text...

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UN appeals to all Somalis to ‘come together’ in fight against COVID-19

01 april 2020 - 08:52:39
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Like most countries in the world, Somalia is facing the unparalleled challenge of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus poses latest threat to battered health system in DR Congo, says UNICEF

01 april 2020 - 05:40:56
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The looming threat of the new coronavirus disease COVID-19 is just the latest challenge to [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council denounces daily crimes committed by Haftar’s forces

31 march 2020 - 23:30:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The presidential council of the Government of National Accord has strongly condemned "the crimes" perpetrated by [...] Full text...

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One killed, 3 wounded in new bombardment of Tripoli residential districts

31 march 2020 - 22:20:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – At least one person was killed and three others wounded on Tuesday in a new bombardment [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe government moves to contain COVID-19

31 march 2020 - 16:11:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is currently under a 21-day lockdown that began on Monday to minimize the spread of [...] Full text...

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Niger opposition leader released from jail

31 march 2020 - 13:58:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Hama Amadou,  leader of the Nigerien opposition, who has been in jail at Fillingué (180 km [...] Full text...

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U.S. reiterates its support to Libya in combating coronavirus pandemic

31 march 2020 - 13:38:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - United States Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, has reaffirmed his country's support for the efforts of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Uganda's Museveni declares 14-daylong lockdown to battle coronavirus spread

31 march 2020 - 02:02:26
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced a total lockdown for 14 days on Monday to combat the [...] Full text...

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IGAD leaders agree joint strategy to handle coronavirus pandemic

30 march 2020 - 17:14:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Member states of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have agreed to forge a joint approach [...] Full text...

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GNA VP, Italian ambassador to Libya discuss the war in Tripoli

30 march 2020 - 16:06:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Vice President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Ahmed Maitig [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: U.S. offers $6 million in humanitarian aid to Libya

30 march 2020 - 15:54:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States  has announced that it will provide $6 million in additional humanitarian assistance to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger Government announces measures to support economic operators

30 march 2020 - 15:43:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's economic growth rate is likely to slow down from 6.9% to 4.1% due to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria shuts down of two States and federal capital

30 march 2020 - 06:51:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday night announced a lockdown of Lagos and Ogun States and the [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight failure to comply with humanitarian truce to fight COVID-19

28 march 2020 - 19:47:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the coronavirus, the first case of which was recorded in [...] Full text...

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GNA considers Abu Grein attack as extension of "brutal aggression" against Libya

28 march 2020 - 19:06:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord said the attack carried out on Friday [...] Full text...

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Two rescue workers injured, ambulance destroyed in shelling in eastern Libya

28 march 2020 - 13:27:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two paramedics were injured and an ambulance was destroyed in the Abu Grein area, east of [...] Full text...

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Niger announces state of health emergency, curfew to counter coronavirus

28 march 2020 - 12:11:08
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou announced new health, economic and social measures in a message to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US warns Haftar to suspend offensive against Tripoli in favour of fight against COVID-19

27 march 2020 - 22:44:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - "Without strong and unified response, the new Coronavirus epidemic could spread fast in Libya, creating a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN Security Council concerned about military escalation in Libya, the potential impact of COVID-19

27 march 2020 - 22:05:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the UN Security Council have expressed concern over the massive escalation of hostilities in [...] Full text...

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Moscow calls for humanitarian truce, cessation of hostilities in Libya

27 march 2020 - 18:12:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Russia has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Libya, a ceasefire and humanitarian truce, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Red Cross and Red Crescent seek 800 million Swiss francs to help vulnerable communities

27 march 2020 - 15:05:14
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement launched a revised emergency appeal on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Libyans puzzled over settlement of their country's crisis

27 march 2020 - 14:37:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three days after Libya recorded its first confirmed case of coronavirus infection in the midst of [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM reaffirms appeal to the UN Security Council to protect civilians against Haftar’s attacks

26 march 2020 - 22:33:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan ministry of foreign affairs has reaffirmed its appeal to the UN Security Council, calling [...] Full text...

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Libyan personalities call for unity, solidarity in combating COVID-19

26 march 2020 - 18:16:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA - Nineteen prominent Libyan personalities including doctors, academics and activists have appealed for unity and solidarity in [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM hails response to violations of truce by rival government

26 march 2020 - 12:25:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj on Wednesday lauded forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA) [...] Full text...

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UN calls for immediate de-escalation in Libya to focus on fighting coronavirus

26 march 2020 - 10:13:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Wednesday evening called on the warring parties [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: No case of coronavirus recorded in Burundi, says Health ministry

25 march 2020 - 23:51:30
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – In a new communiqué issued Wednesday, the Burundi ministry of Public health has reaffirmed that the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN launches major humanitarian appeal to keep COVID-19 from ‘circling back around the globe’

25 march 2020 - 22:58:38
New York, US (PANA) - To confront the unprecedented worldwide challenge posed by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, top UN officials [...] Full text...

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Four wounded as attacks on Tripoli continue

25 march 2020 - 20:41:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Four people, including two Tunisian nationals, were wounded after the bombing on the zone of al-Sbia, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus cases rise to 14 in Uganda

25 march 2020 - 17:17:39
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Two out of six Chinese nationals arrested in a random swoop for reportedly violating self-quarantine rules [...] Full text...

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Libya: GNA forces announce capture of airbase from LNA

25 march 2020 - 14:01:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan forces allied to the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Wednesday announced the takeover of [...] Full text...

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Three people including village chief killed in eastern Burkina Faso

25 march 2020 - 08:43:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The head of the village of Tankoualou, as well and two others, were killed by [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya condemns Tripoli bombardments

25 march 2020 - 06:25:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The top UN official in Libya, Stephanie Williams, on Tuesday condemned the repeated bombardment of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya records first case

25 march 2020 - 05:51:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya on Tuesday confirmed its first case of COVID-19 (coronavirus), the National Disease Centre announced. It said [...] Full text...

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Guterres says G-20 summit provides chance to rally strongly against coronavirus threat

25 march 2020 - 05:12:50
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis presents an "extraordinary opportunity" for the world’s leading economic forum to respond [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Fayez al-Sarraj expresses Libya's solidarity with Italy in the face of coronavirus

24 march 2020 - 20:40:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, informed Italian [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief calls for global ceasefire to focus on ‘the true fight of our lives’

24 march 2020 - 06:00:06
New York, US (PANA) - In an appeal issued on Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged warring parties across the world to [...] Full text...

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US persuades Libyan parties to resume negotiations

23 march 2020 - 23:50:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The US ambassador in Libya, Richard Norland, has said that "his country is trying to persuade [...] Full text...

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3 killed, including two foreign workers, in Tripoli bombardments

23 march 2020 - 22:52:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Three persons, two of them members of the foreign workforce in Libya, were killed as the [...] Full text...

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Two killed as shells hit their home south of Tripoli

23 march 2020 - 16:09:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two people were killed on Monday when shells hit ​​Ain Zara area, south of Tripoli, which [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Insecurity, the biggest threat to the pandemic in Libya (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

23 march 2020 - 07:25:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – War-torn Libya has still yet to announce a positive case of COVID-19, which remains a 'mystery'.  But [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US calls on Libyan leader to suspend military operations, deal with COVID-19 squarely

22 march 2020 - 14:44:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. State Department has called on "Libyan leaders to make the health of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Uganda confirms first case amid border closure

22 march 2020 - 14:11:06
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A 36-year-old Ugandan citizen, who arrived on a flight from Dubai on Saturday, tested positive for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Uganda bans all incoming passengers flights, shuts borders

22 march 2020 - 11:05:59
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, has banned international passenger flights except air cargo and humanitarian flights. The Ugandan [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes response by Libyan parties to calls for humanitarian pause

22 march 2020 - 08:02:06
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Saturday welcomed the “positive responses” of Libya's Tripoli-based Government of National Accord [...] Full text...

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Insecurity, preparations against COVID-19 highlighted in Libyan media

21 march 2020 - 17:57:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Continued shelling of Tripoli and its outskirts in violation of a truce, as Libya prepares to [...] Full text...

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Italian Embassy welcomes Libyan govt's decision to observe humanitarian truce

21 march 2020 - 16:18:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian Embassy in Libya has welcomed the commitment of the Government of National Accord to [...] Full text...

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UNHCR delivers much-needed aid to Sudanese refugees in Chad

21 march 2020 - 06:25:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 94 tonnes of emergency aid has been airlifted into Chad to support thousands of people who have fled ongoing violence in Sudan’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus epidemic deepens deadlock in resumption of political process in Libya

20 march 2020 - 20:07:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The raging Coronavirus is stalling the political process aimed at finding a solution to the Libyan [...] Full text...

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UN calls for assistance to help Sudan contain coronavirus

20 march 2020 - 13:18:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations office in Khartoum on Friday said it has appealed for $13.5 million to [...] Full text...

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ICRC strengthens capacity of Congolese parliamentarians on human rights

20 march 2020 - 06:03:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for Central Africa is considering strengthening the capacities [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO working on supply pipeline for protective equipment and tests

20 march 2020 - 05:53:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) is finalising export arrangements with producers in China so that [...] Full text...

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UN, US welcome Presidential Council's call for cessation of hostilities in Libya

20 march 2020 - 00:53:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIl) and the Embassy of the United States welcomed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US Embassy, Gambia, cancels routine non-immigrant visa appointments

20 march 2020 - 00:27:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Effective from 17 March, 2020, the United States Embassy in The Gambia cancelled routine non-immigrant visa [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari tasks military on "clinical finishing" of Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists

19 march 2020 - 23:28:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday said that the Federal Government will ensure that permanent peace [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libyan Presidential Council welcomes calls for cessation of hostilities to counter disease

19 march 2020 - 12:48:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council has welcomed the call by several countries and organizations for a "humanitarian [...] Full text...

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UN worried about increasing abductions, forced disappearances in Libya

18 march 2020 - 21:22:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed deep concern with the increasing ‘’abductions, acts [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Shooting continues in Tripoli despite calls for an end to hostilities

18 march 2020 - 21:09:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Shelling of residential quarters in Tripoli and its outskirts, in violation of the fragile truce, continued [...] Full text...

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Russia donates US$200,000 to Congo flood victims

18 march 2020 - 12:00:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Russia has donated US$200,000 to flood victims in Congo, PANA learned on Wednesday from the Ministry [...] Full text...

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Ambassadors urge Libyan warring parties to observe humanitarian truce and focus on fight against COVID-19

17 march 2020 - 23:31:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Algerian, French, German, Italian and Dutch, UK and US ambassadors, as well as the European [...] Full text...

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UN calls for cessation of hostilities in Libya to tackle coronavirus pandemic

17 march 2020 - 17:34:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Tuesday urged the Libyan opposing sides to cease [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Humanitarian charity warns disease will be 'devastating' in refugee camps

17 march 2020 - 05:46:54
London, UK (PANA) - A humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is warning that the raging COVID-19 or coronavirus will [...] Full text...

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EU wants lasting solutions to degrade al-Shabaab, build up secure environment in Somalia

14 march 2020 - 09:28:19
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Full cooperation is needed between the Federal Government of Somalia and the Federal Member States as [...] Full text...

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Mozambicans still struggle to get back on their feet a year after Cyclone Idai

14 march 2020 - 08:05:33
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Many of the people who lost everything when Cyclone Idai swept through central Mozambique a year [...] Full text...

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Three injured in new shell attack on the outskirts of Tripoli

13 march 2020 - 20:00:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three people were injured in a new shell attack in the area of ​​"Tarik al-Chowk", on [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition party says the country is unprepared to deal with coronavirus

13 march 2020 - 10:22:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), says the country was not prepared [...] Full text...

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Two Libyan doctors shot dead in western Tripoli

13 march 2020 - 00:13:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Two doctors were killed on Thursday after their vehicle was targeted on the coastal road, western [...] Full text...

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EU appoints new Force Commander for prevention of piracy off Somali coast

12 march 2020 - 19:24:34
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union on Thursday announced the appointment of Rear Admiral lgnacio Villanueva Serrano as new [...] Full text...

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United States senators call for more Zimbabwean human rights abusers to be sanctioned

12 march 2020 - 11:26:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United States senators Jim Risch and Chris Coons have called for several more Zimbabwean officials responsible [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari establish two panels on Coronavirus

09 march 2020 - 20:24:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday established a Presidential Task Force for the Control of the [...] Full text...

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UN calls for probe into assassination attempt on Sudan’s PM

09 march 2020 - 19:58:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations on Monday called for prompt and transparent investigation over the attempt on the [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for restoration of internet, phone services in Ethiopia's Oromia region

09 march 2020 - 06:34:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch, a human rights watchdog, has asked the Ethiopian government to immediately lift the shutdown of [...] Full text...

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Burkinabè president meets women on International Women's Day

09 march 2020 - 06:03:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso's president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Sunday met with women during celebrations marking [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL hails achievements of Libyan women despite the inequalities they face

08 march 2020 - 12:58:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has paid tribute to Libyan women on the [...] Full text...

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Over 1,000 high profile Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists arrested in Nigeria

08 march 2020 - 09:20:18
Over 1,000 high profile Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province terrorists (BHT/ISWAP) have been captured by Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Agencies appeal for funding for refugee support and Ebola response in DR Congo

06 march 2020 - 20:07:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent resources are needed to support countries in southern Africa and the Great Lakes region which [...] Full text...

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Women, young people pay heavy price for protection in Niger's Diffa region

06 march 2020 - 16:37:12
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Attacks by non-state armed groups (NSAGs) operating in the Lake Chad Basin continue to have incalculable [...] Full text...

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WFP completes agricultural rehabilitation in south Congo

06 march 2020 - 14:37:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Food Program (WFP) representative in Congo, Jean-Martin Bauer, on Thursday signed in Brazzaville the [...] Full text...

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OCHA reports critical humanitarian situation in western Niger

06 march 2020 - 13:59:27
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - State of emergency measures and the imposition of military escorts for humanitarian missions in Tillabéri region [...] Full text...

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Libyans look at impact of Ghassan Salamé’s resignation on the delicate mediation process (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

06 march 2020 - 07:31:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – As the sudden resignation of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, [...] Full text...

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NGOs condemn attacks on civilians in North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon

05 march 2020 - 11:40:20
Yaounde, Cameroon (ANA) - Two NGOs on Wednesday called upon all parties to the conflict in the North-West and South-West [...] Full text...

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South Sudan on road to ‘sustainable peace’, but intern'l support still key, says top UN official

05 march 2020 - 06:21:14
Ne York, US (PANA) - Positive developments in South Sudan have “moved the country further along the road to sustainable [...] Full text...

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Rights advocacy slams Nigeria Army for 'stifling' aid efforts

04 march 2020 - 08:58:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Aid agencies are unable to respond effectively to the crisis in northeastern Nigeria due to worsening insecurity [...] Full text...

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Top UN envoy in Libya steps down as stress takes its toll

03 march 2020 - 04:52:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - After serving more than two years as the UN’s Special Representative in charge of finding a [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for protection of civilians in Libya against bombardments

02 march 2020 - 05:46:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned attacks targeting the airport and civilian districts in the south [...] Full text...

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UN releases emergency funds to help vulnerable countries fight coronavirus

02 march 2020 - 05:13:08
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has announced that $15 million dollars has been released from the its [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Four gold panners killed as artisanal gold mine caves in

01 march 2020 - 19:33:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Four gold panners were killed on Saturday in Cibitoke, a province of north-west Burundi, after the [...] Full text...

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

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

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Retail prices of Zimbabwe's staple food continue to rise

01 march 2020 - 12:04:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The price of Zimbabwe's staple food, roller maize meal, continues to rise across Zimbabwe’s top markets [...] Full text...

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New rocket attacks hit Tripoli district

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

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Burkina Faso urgently needs 312 million dollars to face humanitarian crisis

28 february 2020 - 22:31:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso urgently needs 312 million dollars to meet the humanitarian crisis linked to the [...] Full text...

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UN, US condemn bombardment at Tripoli airport and several districts

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

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International community mobilizes US$ 11 million to fight the Congo floods

28 february 2020 - 17:39:41
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Humanitarian, technical and financial partners have been able to mobilize nearly US$ 11 million or 26 [...] Full text...

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Locust plague spells catastrophe for millions in East Africa, warns humanitarian charity

28 february 2020 - 05:15:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A humanitarian charity has added its voice to warnings that grossly underfunded humanitarian responses across East [...] Full text...

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IMF says Zimbabwe’s economic reform programme now off-track

27 february 2020 - 11:44:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe faces an economic and humanitarian crisis exacerbated by policy missteps and climate‑related shocks, while the [...] Full text...

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2020 humanitarian response plan to be launched Friday

26 february 2020 - 23:01:11
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and the humanitarian community will Friday launch the 2020 humanitarian response plan [...] Full text...

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African countries warned of attempts to scuttle their contribution to settlement of Libyan crisis

26 february 2020 - 12:19:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan prime minister, Fayez Al-Sarraj, on Tuesday expressed his desire to see the African Union play [...] Full text...

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Tunisia prepares camp to welcome refugees from Libya

26 february 2020 - 10:06:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has decided to set up a camp for refugees from Libya in the event that [...] Full text...

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Solution to illegal migration is in Libya’s stability, says PM

26 february 2020 - 05:25:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said on Tuesday that the solution to illegal migration is linked [...] Full text...

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Congo, UN agencies launch joint programme for social protection of indigenous people

25 february 2020 - 17:33:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and United Nations agencies on Monday launched a joint programme for the social [...] Full text...

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Niger needs some $ 399 million to meet humanitarian challenges

25 february 2020 - 17:20:38
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Prime Minister and Head of the Nigerien Government, Brigi Rafini, on Tuesday pleaded with technical [...] Full text...

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Al-Sarraj accuses Haftar and supporters of attack on Tripoli of "crimes" against Libyans

24 february 2020 - 15:42:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya, Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says protection of people must be priority for new South Sudan govt

22 february 2020 - 08:30:51
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - As plans get underway for the formation of the transitional government in South Sudan on [...] Full text...

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UN officials raise alarm over escalating violence in Cameroon

22 february 2020 - 05:31:42
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Four senior UN officials issued a joint statement on Friday deploring the continued human rights abuses committed [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says escalating Burkina Faso violence creates wider Sahel displacement emergency

22 february 2020 - 05:20:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Deadly attacks on villages in Burkina Faso have forced 150,000 people to flee in just [...] Full text...

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Kagame, Museveni trying to mend fences over feud between Uganda and Rwanda

21 february 2020 - 19:26:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweli Museveni, met Friday at Gatuna border crossing [...] Full text...

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Uganda given 30 days to verify allegation of supporting dissident forces hostile to Rwanda

21 february 2020 - 19:12:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Friday's fourth quadripartite summit involving Heads of State of Angola, DR Congo, Rwanda and Uganda has [...] Full text...

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Buhari says despite criticisms, his govt is making "substantial progress" in tackling Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism

21 february 2020 - 17:32:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday admitted the growing criticisms of his administration’s handling of the [...] Full text...

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EU pledges assistance to Nigeria Red Cross to help curb Lassa fever

21 february 2020 - 11:21:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The European Union says it would give the Nigeria Red Cross about $87,600 humanitarian aid to [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council reflects on CAR peace deal anniversary

21 february 2020 - 07:45:14
New York, US (PANA) - One year after the signing of a peace deal in the Central African Republic (CAR), State authority is [...] Full text...

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‘Deliberate starvation’ tactics used in South Sudan could be war crime: UN Rights Commission

21 february 2020 - 06:08:29
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The people of South Sudan have been “deliberately starved” in different parts of the country for ethnic and political reasons, and [...] Full text...

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Kenya offers nominal stipend to students caught in coronavirus epicenter

20 february 2020 - 18:33:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan authorities have responded to pleas for help sent home by nearly 100 citizens resident in [...] Full text...

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Millions of children, families in Niger struggle as humanitarian needs mount – UNICEF

20 february 2020 - 05:51:55
Niamey, Miger (PANA) - Malnutrition, disease, floods, droughts and displacement in Niger have put nearly three million people, more than [...] Full text...

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

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

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Libya: United States calls for rapid resumption of "5 + 5 Committee" military talks

19 february 2020 - 17:13:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Embassy in Libya has called on all Libyan parties to join the UN-supervised "5 [...] Full text...

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Experts press for radical rethink on child health

19 february 2020 - 10:20:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A landmark report released on Wednesday by a Commission of over 40 child and adolescent health experts [...] Full text...

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UN chief expresses deep concern over deadly assault in north-west Cameroon

19 february 2020 - 05:49:38
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has extended his deepest condolences to the families of those killed [...] Full text...

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NOC announces evacuation of oil tankers at Tripoli maritime port

18 february 2020 - 23:54:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Tuesday announced “the urgent evacuation of all oil tankers from [...] Full text...

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UNHCR "saddened" by the deaths of refugees during a rush in Niger during aid distribution

18 february 2020 - 18:20:13
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said it was "deeply saddened [...] Full text...

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Three Burkinabe soldiers killed Tuesday in the Sahel.

18 february 2020 - 15:21:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least three Burkinabe soldiers were killed early Tuesday in an attack on the military [...] Full text...

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Tunisia participates in international monitoring committee of Berlin conference on Libya

17 february 2020 - 02:19:09
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian deputy Secretary of State for foreign affairs, Sabri Bachtobji, on Sunday took part in [...] Full text...

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

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

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Celebrations of the 9th anniversary of the Feb. 17 revolution unveil two visions of Libya (A News analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

16 february 2020 - 19:38:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Except the supporters of the former regime of Mouamar Kaddafi, the majority of Libyans consider the [...] Full text...

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Relations with AU, Libya on agenda of EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels

15 february 2020 - 17:14:25
Paris, France (PANA) - Heads of European diplomacy will meet on Monday in Brussels, as the Foreign Affairs Council of [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight UNSC resolution on ceasefire in Libya, war effects on civilians

15 february 2020 - 17:03:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to the UN Security Council session which adopted a [...] Full text...

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Libyan oil site closures: ‘Washington can make radical change’ - NOC director

15 february 2020 - 10:01:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mustapha Sanalla, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), has said [...] Full text...

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150,000 to 200,000 tons of uncontrolled arms are in Libya, says UNMAS official

14 february 2020 - 18:33:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) official, Bob Sadoun, has revealed that Libya possesses between [...] Full text...

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ICRC warns the continuing war is impacting negatively on Libyan civilians

14 february 2020 - 17:45:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has sounded the alarm about the negative impact [...] Full text...

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In period of conflicts, children remain the most exposed to violence - Save The Children

13 february 2020 - 21:25:52
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - In a period of conflicts, children remain the most exposed to violence, as one out of [...] Full text...

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French business council, WFP meet Friday in Paris to discuss the situation in the Sahel

13 february 2020 - 14:42:09
Paris, France (PANA) - A meeting organized by the Business Council of International Financial Institutions of Medef-International with the participation [...] Full text...

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Former Italian Interior Minister Mattéo Salvini faces 15 years in prison for African migrants sequestration

13 february 2020 - 12:51:32
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Italy's former far-right interior minister Matteo Salvini faces 15 years in prison if convicted of ordering [...] Full text...

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Libya’s cities left ‘re-contaminated’ by unexploded ordnance - Experts

12 february 2020 - 21:52:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing hostilities in Libya have left numerous cities severely “re-contaminated” with unexploded ordnance, threatening schools, universities [...] Full text...

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Belgium chairs Security Council meeting on protection of child soldiers

12 february 2020 - 18:24:17
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - On the occasion of the "International Day of the Child Soldier", proclaimed on 12 February by [...] Full text...

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Sudan says extension of sanctions assessing panel was not worrying

12 february 2020 - 16:47:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council has decided to extend the mandate of experts’ Panel on Sudan [...] Full text...

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UN denounces stoppage of its flights to/from Libya

12 february 2020 - 15:29:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The United Nations in Libya on Wednesday regreted that its regular flights, which transport its staff [...] Full text...

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Nearly two million Zimbabweans need safe drinking water

12 february 2020 - 13:13:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - UNICEF in Zimbabwe has said 1.9 million people need  safe drinking water, sanitation and good hygiene [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Italy to suspend support to Libyan Coast Guard

12 february 2020 - 11:28:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday that the Italian government should suspend all support to the [...] Full text...

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UN draws attention to plight of Madagascar’s children, asks for assistance

12 february 2020 - 07:42:50
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Since 2012, the plight of children in Madagascar has not improved and is in many cases [...] Full text...

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UNFPA seeks $683 million appeal to deliver reproductive health services, where they’re most needed

12 february 2020 - 07:30:11
New York, US (PANA) - With more than half of all maternal deaths occurring in countries affected by humanitarian crises and fragility, the [...] Full text...

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Libya: Government combatants, pro-Haftar troops exchange bodies of people killed during Tripoli clashes

11 february 2020 - 23:00:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The government of national accord and troops of Marshall Khalifa Haftar Tuesday exchanged the bodies of [...] Full text...

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One person killed, 6 others abducted in Burkinabe Sahel

11 february 2020 - 14:58:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - One person was killed and six others abducted on Monday night in Sebba, Yagha province [...] Full text...

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'Tunisia determined to develop relations with Africa'

11 february 2020 - 09:23:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian state secretary for foreign affairs, and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sabri Bachtobji, on Monday reaffirmed [...] Full text...

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USAID provides neonatal health equipment worth CFAF 150 million to seven regions in Senegal

10 february 2020 - 22:00:48
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)   -  The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Monday donated a batch of medical equipment worth [...] Full text...

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UN agencies call for action now to prevent Desert Locust catastrophe in Horn of Africa

10 february 2020 - 21:30:29
New York, US (PANA)  -  With the rainy season fast approaching, countries in the Horn of Africa are in a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari pledges to release all children abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP, other bandits

10 february 2020 - 15:57:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, reassured Nigerians and the international community [...] Full text...

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Sudan Govt requests UN to establish peace support operation

09 february 2020 - 16:42:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Government of Sudan on Sunday requested the United Nations to establish a peace support operation [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: G5 Sahel chairman describes the security situation in the area as 'worrying'

09 february 2020 - 10:23:15
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The G5 Sahel countries are facing a worrying security situation, Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian [...] Full text...

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Troika warns south Sudanese coming AU summit their last chance to revamp peace talks

08 february 2020 - 19:36:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  -  The Troika group has warned that the coming African union summit might be the last chance [...] Full text...

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First edition of international conference "Chocri Belaid des arts" opens in Tunis

08 february 2020 - 17:02:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The first edition of the international conference - Chocri Belaid des arts - started this Saturday [...] Full text...

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UN official in Libya says there is ‘convergence’ over lasting Libya ceasefire

07 february 2020 - 05:11:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On day four of UN-led talks to transform an uncertain truce in Libya into a permanent [...] Full text...

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UN refugee agency steps up response in Sahel region

06 february 2020 - 05:41:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is stepping up response in Africa’s Sahel region where escalating violence has [...] Full text...

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HCR calls the international community to support Burkina Faso

04 february 2020 - 23:12:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -  The president of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Tuesday held discussions with the UN [...] Full text...

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Over 1.5 million people face food insecurity in Niger each year

04 february 2020 - 15:40:26
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - More than 1.5 million people are affected by food insecurity in Niger each year, Nigerien Minister [...] Full text...

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Malian government mobilises 12.3 million FCFA billion for development of central regions

04 february 2020 - 11:26:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has made available about 12.3 billion CFA francs to the Reconstruction and Economic [...] Full text...

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Bombing of neighborhood south of Tripoli leaves one dead and another wounded

04 february 2020 - 00:43:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  One person was killed and another injured as a result of the bombing in the al-Krimia [...] Full text...

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MINUSMA registers 13 billion F CFA in peace dividends in Gao, northern Mali

02 february 2020 - 14:23:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has registered achievements from 2013 to 2019 [...] Full text...

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Oxfam accuses European countries of using development aid to fight migration

01 february 2020 - 20:02:06
Paris, France (PANA) - Oxfam revealed in a report here Thursday that European Union (EU) development aid was being used [...] Full text...

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AU strongly condemns continued fighting in Tripoli

31 january 2020 - 13:13:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The 8th meeting of the African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya has strongly condemned [...] Full text...

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The escalation of violence in Burkina Faso worries ICRC

30 january 2020 - 23:54:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in reaction to the recurrence of the [...] Full text...

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"The truce in Libya is nothing more than ink on paper" - says UN Chief Ghassan Salame

30 january 2020 - 18:18:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Briefing the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, the special representative of the UN Secretary-General in [...] Full text...

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UN says 2020 is 'a once in lifetime opportunity' for peace, democracy in Sudan

30 january 2020 - 10:01:13
Khartoum, Sudan, (PANA) - The United Nations has called on the international community to immediately boost its support for Sudan's [...] Full text...

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US to 'enhance' targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe

30 january 2020 - 09:24:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United States senators Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Coons, member [...] Full text...

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At least 150 houses destroyed or damaged in catastrophic floods in Bujumbura

29 january 2020 - 14:15:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The heavy rains that pounded the Burundi capital throughout Tuesday evening have caused material damage, including [...] Full text...

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UNHCR: Violence in Sudan’s Darfur forces thousands to flee

28 january 2020 - 18:04:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations High commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said tens of thousands of Sudanese crossed into [...] Full text...

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US condemns "brutal murder" of civilians in the Burkinabe Sahel

28 january 2020 - 17:50:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United States of America on Tuesday condemned the "brutal murder" of civilians on Saturday [...] Full text...

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EU to spend 271 million Euros for humanitarian assistance to 5.6 million IDPs in Northeast Nigeria

28 january 2020 - 16:42:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The European Union (EU) says that it is spending a total of 271 million Euros towards [...] Full text...

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Nearly 500 African migrants, rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, waiting to disembark

28 january 2020 - 15:52:13
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Nearly 500 migrants who fled the fighting in Libya and were rescued from two lifeboats are [...] Full text...

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'Burkina Faso faces world’s fastest growing displacement crisis'

28 january 2020 - 11:09:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has painted a worrying picture of the humanitarian situation [...] Full text...

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Nearly 5 million children in need due to rising violence in central Sahel: UNICEF

28 january 2020 - 08:42:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A surge in violence in the central Sahel region in Africa means nearly five million children [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of Tunisian migrants detained in Spain in ‘’inhuman conditions’’, says NGO

27 january 2020 - 18:54:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – More than 800 Tunisian irregular migrants, including women and children, were detained for more than five [...] Full text...

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Number is projected to rise as attacks against children increase in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

27 january 2020 - 17:42:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Close to 5 million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will need humanitarian assistance over [...] Full text...

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UN denounces bombardment of Libya's Maitigua airport

27 january 2020 - 07:24:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has "strongly condemned" the attack against Maitigua airport at [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram terrorists kill five in northeast Nigeria

26 january 2020 - 10:23:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Five civilians were killed and several others abducted when Boko Haram terrorists attacked the town of [...] Full text...

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Congolese Finance Minister expresses the need to maintain cooperation with IMF and World Bank

25 january 2020 - 16:40:10
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Finance, Sele Yalaghuli, has expressed the need to maintain cooperation with [...] Full text...

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Spotlight on Gitega, the new political capital of Burundi

25 january 2020 - 16:31:23
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Gitega, the new political capital of Burundi (Center), has never attracted as much attention as on [...] Full text...

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Libya: GNU responds to violations of truce by pro-Hatar forces

25 january 2020 - 15:44:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Army loyal to the Government of National Accord has responded to what it called repeated [...] Full text...

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Nearly 100 Somali migrants rescued off Libya

25 january 2020 - 10:01:04
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Some 92 migrants, mostly Somalis, including five pregnant women, 1 baby under two months old and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari meets EU delegation, pledges on resolution of northeast terrorists' violence

24 january 2020 - 15:56:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met in Abuja  with the visiting European Union (EU) Commissioner [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM calls Haftar's threats on civilian flights 'war crime'

24 january 2020 - 15:44:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -Libyan Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Government of National Accord (GNA), has said that the threats [...] Full text...

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UN condemns harassment of staff, looting of premises in North Darfur

24 january 2020 - 11:05:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Friday condemned the harassment of humanitarian staff and looting of humanitarian premises [...] Full text...

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Opinion divided over outcomes of Berlin conference on Libya (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

23 january 2020 - 23:45:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Past the first effects of the Declaration of the international Berlin conference on Libya held on [...] Full text...

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UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan condemns attack on civilians in Abyei area

23 january 2020 - 18:35:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Gwi-Yeop Son, has denounced the recent attack in Abyei that [...] Full text...

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Six children of Daesh fighters in Libya handed over to Tunisian authorities on Thursday

23 january 2020 - 18:15:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia was due to receive, on Thursday, six children of Tunisian fighters in Libya handed over [...] Full text...

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International court of justice unanimously orders measures to prevent genocide in Myanmar

23 january 2020 - 14:13:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Myanmar to prevent all genocidal acts against Rohingya [...] Full text...

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Miss World 2019 visits Mauritius

23 january 2020 - 11:48:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Organising Committee of Miss World Contest, accompanied by Miss World 2019, Ms Toni-Ann Singh, is [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ISWAP terrorists kill 8 soldiers in Northwest Nigeria

22 january 2020 - 18:29:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists groups' continued attacks in Northeast [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Armed Forces, ICRC renew MoU on military training

22 january 2020 - 17:22:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese Army and the international Committee of the Red Crescent (ICRC) on Wednesday renewed an [...] Full text...

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Haftar’s military offensive against Tripoli annihilates the hope for political solution - Guterres

21 january 2020 - 22:24:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said here Tuesday that the military offensive launched in April by Marshall [...] Full text...

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EU prods South Sudanese parties to reaffirm compliance with the cessation of hostilities deal

21 january 2020 - 14:29:11
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – It is crucial that all the South Sudanese parties publicly reaffirm their commitment to full compliance [...] Full text...

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