Libyan State Council supports intra-Libyan dialogue in Morocco and Switzerland

21 september 2020 - 09:32:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan High Council of State has expressed its support for the intra-Libyan dialogue recently held [...] Full text...

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Libyan Coast Guard rescue 128 illegal migrants

20 september 2020 - 13:17:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 128 illegal migrants aboard several inflatable boats were rescued off the coast of [...] Full text...

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Millions of Zimbabweans jobless- WFP

20 september 2020 - 12:20:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Almost three quarters of the Zimbabwe urban workforce remains jobless owing to the deteriorating economy made [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Three shipments of medical supplies arrive in Libya, says WHO

18 september 2020 - 11:56:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three flights carrying medical supplies to combat coronavirus (COVID-19) have arrived in Libya, the World Health [...] Full text...

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Morocco elected to UN Human Rights Committee

18 september 2020 - 10:10:01
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Professor Mahjoub El Haiba of Morocco was on Thursday elected as an expert to the United Nations Human [...] Full text...

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New wave of famine could sweep the globe, warn UN officials

18 september 2020 - 05:18:10
New York, US (PANA) - The global hunger crisis caused by conflict – and now compounded by COVID-19 – is [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says ‘reduction of economic activities responsible for slowdown of economic growth’

17 september 2020 - 20:48:17
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow Thursday attributed the slowdown in the country’s economic growth to a reduction in [...] Full text...

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Tripoli hosts 3rd meeting of the Scientific Committee of the 5 + 5 training center

16 september 2020 - 17:36:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The third meeting of the Scientific Committee of the 5 + 5 Training Center for Humanitarian [...] Full text...

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WFP strengthens Congo's storage capacities with 4 mobile warehouses

16 september 2020 - 17:16:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Representative of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Congo, Jean-Martin Bauer, on Tuesday handed over [...] Full text...

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Nigerien government announces implementation of integrated response plan for 372 billion CFAF

15 september 2020 - 23:02:55
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government, in the face of the scale of damage caused by floods in the [...] Full text...

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South Sudan urged to address barriers to girl-child education

15 september 2020 - 17:12:17
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The government and other education actors in South Sudan should intensify the fight against sexual [...] Full text...

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Libyan-Tunisian ministers hold telephone consultation on the situation in Libya

15 september 2020 - 12:36:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Taher Siala, has informed [...] Full text...

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Floods affect 71,341 people in Burkina Faso - Government report

14 september 2020 - 15:02:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Floods have caused a total of 71,341 casualties, 13 deaths and 50 injuries in Burkina [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya gets US$2 million aid from US for pandemic fight

14 september 2020 - 14:45:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. government, through the Office of Humanitarian Assistance, has provided an additional US$2 million in [...] Full text...

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Bachelet urges urgent action to strengthen resilience and protect people’s rights

14 september 2020 - 13:17:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – In view of sharply escalating suffering and turmoil across the world, human rights principles, norms and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IOM says enhanced solidarity critical as virus spreads in world’s most vulnerable communities

14 september 2020 - 04:44:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Eight months from the onset of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) [...] Full text...

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Germany calls on Libyans to accept recommendations from Montreux talks to achieve peace

13 september 2020 - 16:36:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The German minister of foreign affairs, Heiko Maas, has welcomed the results of the meeting in the [...] Full text...

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IOM repatriates 110 Sudanese migrants from Tripoli

13 september 2020 - 14:35:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has repatriated 110 Sudanese migrants voluntarily via a humanitarian support [...] Full text...

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US Embassy: Haftar makes personal pledge to lift blockade on oil sites

13 september 2020 - 10:14:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States Embassy in Libya announced on Saturday that the leader of the Libyan National [...] Full text...

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The 'alleged kidnapping' of controversial hero of famous 'Hotel' Rwanda' film highlighted in Rwandan media

12 september 2020 - 16:55:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The alleged 'kidnapping' in Dubai of Paul Rusesabagina, a controversial hero in the famous 'Hotel Rwanda' [...] Full text...

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US embassy welcomes Libya's willingness to end conflict

12 september 2020 - 13:21:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya Saturday congratulated participants in the Libyan talks in Bouznika, Morocco, for [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL chief welcomes outcomes of consultations by key Libyan stakeholders

11 september 2020 - 13:23:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General (ASRSG) and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council demands end to attacks on schools worldwide

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

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UN welcomes agreement by Libyan dialogue groups to hold general elections in 18 months

10 september 2020 - 19:50:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission [...] Full text...

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NGO says attacks on students, teachers, and schools surge in Africa’s Sahel

09 september 2020 - 05:04:28
New York, US (PANA) – The Central Sahel has seen a significant spike in attacks on students, teachers, and schools [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly Under ‘extraordinary circumstances’, General Assembly continues to serve the people

09 september 2020 - 04:48:47
New York, US (PANA) - Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the General Assembly has worked hard, under “extraordinary circumstances” to uphold [...] Full text...

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Mali military rulers lift night curfew

07 september 2020 - 05:04:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Mali's military junta, the National Committee for the People’s Salvation (CNSP), on Sunday lifted the [...] Full text...

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25 years after Beijing’s Women Conference, significance ‘undimmed’

05 september 2020 - 06:33:39
New York, US (PANA) - Exactly 25 years after the historic world conference in Beijing on the advancement and equality [...] Full text...

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WHO complains about delay in customs formalities in Libya for cargo of coronavirus equipment

05 september 2020 - 00:21:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The World Health Organisation (WHO) Friday complained about delays by Libyan customs officials in releasing emergency [...] Full text...

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UNICEF to lead procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccines in world

03 september 2020 - 20:53:06
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - UNICEF is leading efforts to procure and supply coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines in what could possibly be the [...] Full text...

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African governments need to address the plight of missing people more vigorously

03 september 2020 - 14:08:53
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - People around the world go missing every day. Behind every one of these people are [...] Full text...

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UN agencies support flood response in Sudan

02 september 2020 - 05:44:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN and its partners are supporting the Sudanese Government as it responds to recent severe [...] Full text...

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51 people killed by floods in Niger

01 september 2020 - 17:03:13
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A total of 51 people have died in Niger in a series of floods recorded in [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says some 67,000 children at risk of dying from hunger in sub-Saharan Africa

01 september 2020 - 07:09:10
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An estimated 67,000 children are at risk of dying from extreme hunger across sub-Saharan Africa before [...] Full text...

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Sudanese peace agreement should deliver lasting peace, urges Amnesty Intl

31 august 2020 - 23:12:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The signing of the peace agreement between the Sudanese government and the Sudan Revolutionary Front should [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records 12 new cases, including 5 imported

30 august 2020 - 16:53:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded 12 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), including five imported, after 2,183 tests, the [...] Full text...

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UN agencies call for urgent disembarkation of hundreds of migrants rescued in Central Mediterranean

29 august 2020 - 19:02:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hundreds of rescued migrants and refugees currently on board three vessels in the Central Mediterranean, some [...] Full text...

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Polio cases reported in Sudan despite announcement of its eradication in Africa

29 august 2020 - 17:50:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported cases of [...] Full text...

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Complex security, environmental crises worsen conditions for over 360,000 in western Chad: IOM

29 august 2020 - 05:27:11
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - More than 360,000 internally displaced persons in Chad’s Lake province are facing a “double” crisis, exposed [...] Full text...

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Kenya evacuates scores of stranded citizens in Lebanon

28 august 2020 - 21:52:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities have embarked on the immediate evacuation of 53 nationals stranded in Beirut, Lebanon, after [...] Full text...

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

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

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Nile water reaches unprecedented level in hundred years

28 august 2020 - 19:59:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan officially announced here Friday the water level in the Nile had reached a peak unheard [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari delighted at deepening of Nigerian-Norwegian relations

28 august 2020 - 18:00:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday expressed delight at the progress made in Nigeria-Norwegian relations in [...] Full text...

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Mediators welcome Libyan leaders' call for dialogue

26 august 2020 - 22:54:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue Wednesday welcomed Libyan leaders' call for a nationwide ceasefire and end [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ICRC blames epidemic for respiratory infections, diarrhea spike in Somalia

26 august 2020 - 22:11:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A humanitarian organization Wednesday raised the alarm on a spike in respiratory infections in Somalia due [...] Full text...

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ICRC registers some 44,000 people 'missing' in Africa, nearly half of them children

26 august 2020 - 12:10:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly 44,000 people across Africa are registered as missing with the International Committee of the Red [...] Full text...

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UN calls for investigation following police intervention in Tripoli protest

24 august 2020 - 14:31:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called for an investigation following a heavy-handed [...] Full text...

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Libya ceasefire: State Council rejects any dialogue with Marshal Haftar in search of peace

23 august 2020 - 13:58:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The High State Council in Libya has welcomed the announcement of an immediate ceasefire in the [...] Full text...

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First High-Level Dialogue on Humanitarian Access in Niger

23 august 2020 - 11:45:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Two weeks after the terrorist attack that claimed the lives of eight people, including six French [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic creates large health, social needs in Ethiopia – IMF

22 august 2020 - 20:03:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  Ethiopian authorities and a team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level [...] Full text...

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Rwandan papers highlight controversies over recent allegations by Nobel peace laureate in UN Mapping Report

22 august 2020 - 16:40:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA ) -  Rwanda newspapers this week gave significant coverage to the controversies surrounding the UN Mapping Report [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary General regrets COVID-19's misdeeds on Africa's progress

22 august 2020 - 14:58:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres Saturday  deplored the negative impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on African economies [...] Full text...

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Mali: Abducted opposition leader, Soumaila Cisse, reunites with family

21 august 2020 - 15:55:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Soumaila Cisse, leader of opposition party URD (Union for the Republic and Democracy), held hostage [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards rescue 67 illegal migrants west of Tripoli

21 august 2020 - 11:36:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 67 illegal migrants were rescued by Libyan coastguards 18 nautical miles from the [...] Full text...

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Mali coup: Mali plunges into period of uncertainty – humanitarian bodies

21 august 2020 - 10:31:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The forced resignation of Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Tuesday, when soldiers arrested him at [...] Full text...

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Somalia federal, state leaders, meet to break election impasse

21 august 2020 - 05:05:11
New York, US (PANA) - With elections slated for November delayed due to COVID-19, Somalia is at a critical juncture, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS wants sanctions against 18 August coup makers in Mali

20 august 2020 - 21:30:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Thursday decided, in addition to the economic sanctions [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ICRC blames pandemic spike on conflict in Libya

20 august 2020 - 15:26:18
Geneva,Switzerland (PANA)—The International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday blamed the spike in Covid-19 in war-torn Libya on [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief appoints independent investigators to probe abuses in Libya

20 august 2020 - 04:03:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-led efforts to address serious rights violations in Libya, received a boost on Wednesday with the [...] Full text...

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45 illegal migrants die off Libyan southwestern coasts, say UN organisations

19 august 2020 - 21:54:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Organisation for International Migration (OIM) and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said here [...] Full text...

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OHCHR appoints members of its fact-finding mission to Libya

19 august 2020 - 17:27:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Michelle Bachelet, on Wednesday announced the appointment [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: More than 350,000 children deprived of education because of terrorism

19 august 2020 - 17:16:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 2,500 schools have been forced to close after being targeted by terrorists, depriving [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi on track to eradicate Covid-19 - Health minister

19 august 2020 - 16:25:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi is well on the way to eradicating Coronavirus (Covid-19), Health Minister, Dr Thaddée Ndikumana, said [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: GNA Chief, ICRC president discuss prevention of Covid-19 for immigrants and prisoners

18 august 2020 - 16:42:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya, Fayez [...] Full text...

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CNDH condemns France for classifying Niger as one of the most dangerous countries in the world

17 august 2020 - 14:02:02
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has condemned France for ranking Niger as one of the [...] Full text...

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German FM calls for resumption of direct talks between players of Libyan crisis

17 august 2020 - 13:00:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Monday called for the resumption of direct talks between the [...] Full text...

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Libya media highlight jockeying for influence between France and Turkey in Libya

15 august 2020 - 17:32:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The effects of the struggle for influence between France and Turkey in Libya, especially in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US gives Mali US$4 million to mitigate effects of pandemic

15 august 2020 - 16:02:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has granted US$4 million to Mali to help [...] Full text...

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SADC, AU must clear the security threat in Mozambique (By Anaclet Rwegayura)

14 august 2020 - 11:39:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are due to virtually hold their [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Access to handwashing facilities key for safe reopening of schools, say UN agencies

13 august 2020 - 04:23:16
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 820 million children worldwide do not have basic handwashing facilities at school, putting them [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says violence in Sudan’s Western Darfur forces 2,500 into Chad

11 august 2020 - 17:08:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent clashes in Sudan’s Western Darfur region has driven more than 2,500 people across the border [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian opposition party launches the mask alliance

11 august 2020 - 15:55:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Opposition Citizens' Alliance (CA) party in The Gambia has launched what it called "a mask alliance", [...] Full text...

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Niger extends state of emergency in Kouré tourist area targeted by terrorist attack

11 august 2020 - 11:58:09
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The state of emergency in force in some departments of the Tillabéry region, in western Niger, [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Parties represented in parliament want reforms

10 august 2020 - 23:54:52
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coordination of political parties represented in Parliament (CPPP) Monday called for a large republican front [...] Full text...

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Nigerien president Isssoufou receives Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament

10 august 2020 - 18:50:01
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Nigerien president, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Monday received the Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic [...] Full text...

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French Defence Council meets Tuesday in Paris over terrorist attack in Niger

10 august 2020 - 15:39:53
Paris, France (PANA) - The French National Defence and Security Council (CDSN) has scheduled a meeting on Tuesday at the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament warns oil sites face deadly explosions similar to Beirut incident

10 august 2020 - 12:12:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives meeting in Tripoli has warned that the country could see explosions [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Disappointment for OIM and HCR after sinking of 27 migrants

07 august 2020 - 19:35:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Organisation for International Migration (OIM) and the UN Agency for Refugees (UNHCR) Friday expressed great [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Germany donates 98 million FCFA to enable Congo fight COVID-19

06 august 2020 - 18:03:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The German embassy in Congo on Thursday donated 150,000 euros (about 98 million CFA francs) to [...] Full text...

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GNA Chief, Turkish and Maltese FMs discuss issues of common interest

06 august 2020 - 17:43:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Women lawyers bemoan violence against women

06 august 2020 - 17:27:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Association of Women Lawyers of Burkina Faso (AFJ/B) said it was appalled by recent [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military defends release of 601 repentant Boko Haram terrorists

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

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Coronavirus: Gambian leader declares state of public emergency, nationwide curfew

05 august 2020 - 22:31:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow Wednesday declared a state of public emergency effective midnight and a curfew [...] Full text...

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Tunisia sends medical, food aid to Lebanon

05 august 2020 - 17:52:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied on Wednesday ordered the dispatch of two military planes loaded with medical [...] Full text...

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FIFA, FDA team up for new projects in Africa (A FIFA news analysis)

05 august 2020 - 14:27:40
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - In June 2019, FIFA signed an agreement with the French Development Agency (FDA), recognizing football’s importance [...] Full text...

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UN censures ‘heinous attacks’ in Lake Chad Basin

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

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EU provides 22.5m Euros for conflict-affected populations in Niger

04 august 2020 - 18:00:29
Niamey, Niger - (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has allocated 22.5 million euros (about 14.7 billion F CFA) in [...] Full text...

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UN chief outlines ‘bold steps’ for education in the face of COVID-19 disruption

04 august 2020 - 05:52:55
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption to education in history and prolonged school [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains hit most part of Sudan leaving people without shelter

03 august 2020 - 20:46:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -  Heavy rains and flash floods have levelled hundreds of houses across the country, leaving many families [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards rescue 20 illegal migrants

03 august 2020 - 11:39:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty illegal migrants have been rescued by Libyan coast guards after their boat broke down about [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity calls for more flexible, multi-year funding

03 august 2020 - 05:42:11
London, UK (PANA) - A humanitarian charity is warning that less than one- quarter of this year’s $40 billion humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves extra package of US$171.9 million for Madagascar to tackle pandemic

31 july 2020 - 10:42:35
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the disbursement of US$171.9 million to Madagascar to help [...] Full text...

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Ravages of acute hunger will likely hit six in 10 in Zimbabwe: WFP

30 july 2020 - 19:21:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) is urgently seeking more international support to prevent millions of Zimbabweans [...] Full text...

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Victims of violence rise by 173 pc tin Libya in three months, says UN

29 july 2020 - 23:28:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said here Wednesday it listed at least 358 civilian [...] Full text...

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Libya declares four-day holiday to mark Eid el-Adha

29 july 2020 - 22:20:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the government of national accord (GNA) Wednesday declared four days of holiday [...] Full text...

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UN-African Union mission condemns recent spate of deadly attacks in Darfur

29 july 2020 - 05:31:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The joint UN-African Union Mission in Darfur, UNAMID, is calling on the Sudanese Government to arrest [...] Full text...

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140 Tunisians repatriated Tuesday from Libya

28 july 2020 - 23:23:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 140 Tunisians stranded in Libya were repatriated Tuesday via the border post of Dhahabia-Ouazzan and [...] Full text...

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131 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coasts by AFRICOM

28 july 2020 - 23:03:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Military personnel of the US Commandment in Africa (AFRICOM) Tuesday rescued 131 illegal migrants stranded in [...] Full text...

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Migratory movements at center of visit of Italian Interior minister to Tunisia

27 july 2020 - 23:00:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied Monday received the Italian minister of Interior, Luciana Lamorgese, who is on [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says civilians killed in Cameroon's Anglophone regions

27 july 2020 - 08:47:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Cameroonian armed forces have attacked a health facility in the North-West region and arbitrarily arrested seven health [...] Full text...

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Paris condemns killing of five aid workers in Nigeria

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

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Stateless man deported by US granted asylum in Rwanda

25 july 2020 - 15:23:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan Government has received, on humanitarian grounds, a stateless person named Amin Hassoun, who was [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls for action by Libyan authorities against smugglers after Eritrean refugee dies

25 july 2020 - 13:02:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has deplored "the tragic death" of a young [...] Full text...

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

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

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AFRICOM announces new evidence of deployment of Russian material via Wagner group

24 july 2020 - 21:16:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US military commandment for Africa (AFRICOM) announced here Friday it had new evidence that Russia, [...] Full text...

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AFRICOM announces new evidence of continued deployment of Russian equipment in Libya

24 july 2020 - 18:01:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. Africa Military Command (AFRICOM) has announced that it has new evidence that Russia, through [...] Full text...

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Fresh violence sends scores fleeing South Sudan's Jonglei region

23 july 2020 - 20:21:57
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A fresh outbreak of fighting in the troubled Jonglei region of South Sudan has forced [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US$20 million provided to curb the impact of COVID-19 on refugees and their hosts in the Sahel

23 july 2020 - 19:58:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Public health, the wellbeing of refugees and the host communities in the Sahel are the [...] Full text...

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

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

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Coronavirus: Rights group says overcrowding among Somalia IDPs increases pandemic risk

21 july 2020 - 05:54:57
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Incessant fighting, recurrent droughts and floods, and the worst locust invasion in more than 25 years [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World’s poorest being pushed ‘closer to the abyss’ of famine due to pandemic, UN agencies warn

18 july 2020 - 05:37:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Hunger threatens to soar to devastating levels in 25 countries in the coming months due to [...] Full text...

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Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists

17 july 2020 - 18:50:40
New York, US (PANA) - The 2020 Nelson Mandela Prize, which is awarded every five years and recognises those who [...] Full text...

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Continued blockade of Libyan oil sites unveils the huge foreign involvement (Analysis)

17 july 2020 - 18:02:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans are increasingly bewildered by the continuing blockade of the production and export of the country's [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN relief chief urges G20 to step up to avert ‘cascading crises’ in fragile countries

17 july 2020 - 05:46:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession are set to trigger the first increase in global poverty [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges greater COVID-19 health services in Africa’s humanitarian settings

16 july 2020 - 14:58:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called for greater access to COVID-19 detection, testing and care [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Borno State, WHO and partners fight seasonal malaria infection

15 july 2020 - 07:13:34
Maiduguri, Nigeria (PANA) - Borno state government, in collaboration with Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: ‘Women Rise for All’ to shape leadership in pandemic response and recovery

15 july 2020 - 06:34:28
New York, US (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 pandemic has generated an unprecedented global health, humanitarian and development crisis, it has [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: ‘Country-driven’ approach needed to limit pandemic damage to food security

15 july 2020 - 06:10:55
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A ‘business as usual' approach is no longer an option, the head of the UN agriculture [...] Full text...

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Sudanese protesters shot dead in North Darfur, Amnesty International says

14 july 2020 - 21:44:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- At least nine people have been shot dead and 17 others injured when security forces, affiliated to [...] Full text...

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IGAD Heads of State Summit reviews peace progress in South Sudan

14 july 2020 - 21:37:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders held a virtual Summit on Tuesday under the umbrella of the Intergovernmental Authority [...] Full text...

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Tourism: 600 employees to turns jobless in 73 hours in Gambia

13 july 2020 - 21:22:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Six hundred workers of the Kairaba Beach Hotel in Senegambia and Coral Beach Hotel Brufut, 20km [...] Full text...

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Women and girls deserve more protection in emergencies, UN rights council hears

13 july 2020 - 18:35:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The collective impact of climate change, COVID-19 and conflict mean that well over 200 million people [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj orders signing of conventions related to forced disappearance of persons and ban on mines

12 july 2020 - 18:47:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council, Fayez al-Sarraj, Sunday called on the minister of foreign affairs [...] Full text...

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EU funds 13 million euro natural disasters project linking IOM, Oxfam in Burundi

11 july 2020 - 15:29:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Oxfam have joined forces to launch a European Union (EU) [...] Full text...

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Fight against terrorism must be conducted with strict respect for human rights, EU Delegation

10 july 2020 - 18:46:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  The European Union Delegation in Burkina Faso said here Friday the fight against terrorism must [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB grants Libya US$0.5 million emergency relief assistance for PPE protection

10 july 2020 - 18:03:38
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have approved a grant of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso slams Human Rights Watch report, says its military personnel are true professionals

10 july 2020 - 15:42:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government has reaffirmed the professionalism of its military, following the release on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Algeria, Polisario accused of embezzlement of humanitarian aid

10 july 2020 - 11:19:46
Brussels,  Belgium (PANA) -  Members of European Parliament (EMEPs) have raised suspicions of alleged embezzlement of humanitarian aid intended for Sahrawi [...] Full text...

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

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

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Coronavirus: Refugees in Africa ‘even more vulnerable than ever’ amid pandemic

09 july 2020 - 21:36:07
New York, US (PANA) - Millions of refugees across Africa face even greater food insecurity because of aid disruption and [...] Full text...

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Fears of humanitarian disaster growing in Mali due to deadly attacks on civilians

09 july 2020 - 18:53:41
Paris, France (PANA) - Killing of civilians by armed groups in central Mali risk triggering a humanitarian disaster by undermining [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Humanitarian charity Oxfam warns 12,000 people could die a day from hunger linked to pandemic

09 july 2020 - 11:24:03
London, UK (PANA) - As many as 12,000 people could die per day by the end of the year as [...] Full text...

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Covid:19: 124 Cameroonians reach home safely from Niger

08 july 2020 - 12:48:08
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Despite borders closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, 124 Cameroonians stranded in Niger safely returned home last [...] Full text...

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UN concerned over death of two humanitarian deminers in Libya

07 july 2020 - 11:32:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is concerned about the risks posed by mines [...] Full text...

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Terrorist groups must not be allowed to exploit ‘fragilities’ caused by COVID-19 pandemic

07 july 2020 - 06:01:40
New York, US (PANA) - As COVID-19 continues to disrupt the world’s health systems, economies and local communities, the UN [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigerian group sues Chinese govt, 7 other institutions, claiming US$200 billion damages for hardships, deaths and disruption of life

06 july 2020 - 15:13:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Twenty-five top Nigerian citizens, including a traditional/royal father, on Monday, July 6, 2020, instituted a court [...] Full text...

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

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

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Libya: The issues of oil wealth, electricity and illegal migrants highlighted in the news

04 july 2020 - 19:55:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya newspapers this week focused on the exploitation of oil wealth in Libya as a stake [...] Full text...

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MINUSMA chief deeply concerned by killings and summary executions in central Mali

04 july 2020 - 16:36:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The special representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Mali, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, Saturday expressed deep [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea to gradually resume air traffic

03 july 2020 - 16:09:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean president, Alpha Condé, on Thursday asked his Minister of Transport to establish a protocol [...] Full text...

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UN renews call for closure of Libya’s migration detention centres, accountability

03 july 2020 - 10:58:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Marking the first anniversary of the airstrike on Libya’s Tajoura Detention Centre, which resulted in the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Pandemic fast becoming protection crisis, Guterres warns Security Council

03 july 2020 - 04:14:28
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic is “profoundly affecting” peace and security across the globe, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...

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Denmark to host round table on humanitarian situation in the Sahel

02 july 2020 - 15:58:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A ministerial round table on the humanitarian situation in the Sahel, particularly in Burkina Faso, Mali [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: ICRC says people arrested must be treated with humanity and dignity

02 july 2020 - 15:45:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Alarmed by the lack of respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) in Burkina Faso, the [...] Full text...

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Antonio Guterres worried over discovery of mass graves in Tarhouna, mine planting near Tripoli

01 july 2020 - 21:37:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Wednesday expressed extreme shock over the discovery of a certain number of [...] Full text...

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China donates 6,000 tonnes of rice to Niger

01 july 2020 - 17:30:32
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The People's Republic of China on Wednesday in Niger, donated 5,959 tonnes of rice, valued at [...] Full text...

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World Bank Approves $40 million emergency support for Somalia’s Desert Locust Response

30 june 2020 - 15:40:40
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) -  The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a $40 million International Development Assistance (IDA) grant [...] Full text...

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Libya-Germany trade rises by 16 per cent in 2019

30 june 2020 - 10:17:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The volume of trade between Libya and Germany increased by 16 percent in the year 2019, [...] Full text...

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Libya welcomes arrest of dozens of Sudanese mercenaries in the Libyan conflict

29 june 2020 - 17:57:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign Ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has welcomed the announcement by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN food agency warns that tens of million could go hungry because of pandemic

29 june 2020 - 16:58:48
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Tens of millions more people are likely to go hungry this year because of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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AU commends Transitional Government of Sudan on addressing multiple challenges

27 june 2020 - 10:13:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has commended the Transitional [...] Full text...

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International community shows strong support for Sudan with US$1.8 billion pledge

26 june 2020 - 18:08:34
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Over US$1.8 billion in pledges poured in for Sudan during a high-level Sudan Partnership Conference, held [...] Full text...

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Sudan Partnership Conference pledges over 1.8 billion dollars in support for the Sudan

26 june 2020 - 00:11:09
Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) - The Sudan partnership conference held via videoconference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday ended with a strong political and [...] Full text...

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170 signatories endorse UN ceasefire appeal during COVID crisis

24 june 2020 - 19:37:24
New York, US (PANA) - UN Member States, Observers and others, sent a strong political message this week, with the [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL welcomes creation of Fact-Finding Mission on human rights violations in Libya

24 june 2020 - 14:12:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the establishment of an international Fact-Finding [...] Full text...

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Libyan ministry of Interior hails formation of human rights investigation commission in Libya

23 june 2020 - 21:38:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ministry of the Interior of the government of national accord Tuesday welcomed the decision of [...] Full text...

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Senior EU delegation visits Sudan prior to Berlin Conference

23 june 2020 - 17:48:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A high-level European Union delegation landed in Khartoum, 24 hours before an international conference for economic [...] Full text...

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ICC to widen investigation in Libya by including mass graves discovered in Tarhouna

23 june 2020 - 15:26:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The International Criminal Court (ICC)'s Prosecutor, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, has said she would not hesitate to [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IOM appeals for US$ 37.8 million to continue lifesaving assistance to vulnerable people in Central Sahel region

23 june 2020 - 14:07:21
Dakar, Senegal - A rise in violence and the multi-layered humanitarian crisis in the Central Sahel region have resulted in [...] Full text...

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New UN Assembly president pledges to serve world body ‘as a whole’, building consensus

23 june 2020 - 05:28:21
New York, US (PANA) - The expectations and views of each of the world’s regional groups and its members “will [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeping chief says COVID ‘exacerbating existing vulnerabilities’ in Central African Republic:

23 june 2020 - 05:17:35
New York, US (PANA) - The Central African Republic (CAR) is making progress as it prepares for presidential and legislative [...] Full text...

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International follow up committee on Libya urges Libyan belligerents to end military escalation in Sirte

22 june 2020 - 23:18:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the international follow up committee on Libya (IFCL) Monday expressed deep concern over the [...] Full text...

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ICC warns against any attack against civil populations in Libya

22 june 2020 - 19:58:37
Paris, France (PANA) – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on Monday warned the belligerents involved [...] Full text...

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Coca-Cola Africa gives Kenya floods victims US$119,374 relief support

22 june 2020 - 16:39:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Coca-Cola Beverages Africa-Kenya (CCBA) on Monday donated 12.7 million Kenyan shillings (Kshs) to the Kenya Red [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Sports Minister Matar Bâ honoured as 'Best African Sports Manager'

22 june 2020 - 05:58:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Minister of Sports, Matar Bâ, has won the African Development Award (PADEV) in the sector [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Presidency rejects UK All-Party parliamentary group report on religious freedom

19 june 2020 - 19:56:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Friday labelled as “misrepresentation” the report of the United Kingdom (UK) All-Party [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China donates 10,032 test kits, 10,000 protective face masks to Gambia

19 june 2020 - 19:44:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - To assist Gambia fight the Covid-19 disease, the Chinese government has donated 10,032 test kits, 10,000 [...] Full text...

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More than 1million people are in need of humanitarian aid in Libya, says Stephanie Willams

19 june 2020 - 18:58:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Stephanie Williams told the United Nations Human Rights Council [...] Full text...

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Without funds, ‘no choice’ but to suspend most aid flights, warns WFP

19 june 2020 - 17:15:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday issued a critical warning, declaring that it may [...] Full text...

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Atrocity of war crimes, crimes against humanity in Libya call for an end to impunity

19 june 2020 - 14:47:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The last few weeks have been full of dramatic developments in Libya following the defeat of [...] Full text...

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UN official raises concern over increasing retaliatory acts as battle lines shift in Libya

19 june 2020 - 13:42:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – One million people are now in need of some form of humanitarian assistance in Libya, including [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN says Sudan needs more assistance from the int'l community to combat COVID-19

18 june 2020 - 19:29:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday said despite concerted international assistance for the Sudan to combat COVID-19, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO concerned over impact of pandemic on women, girls in Africa

18 june 2020 - 18:32:58
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Humanitarian crises, including health emergencies, affect men and women differently. And as COVID-19 continues to spread in Africa, [...] Full text...

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South Africa opposition urges Ramaphosa to get tough on ZImbabwe

18 june 2020 - 13:20:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday called on President Cyril Ramaphosa, [...] Full text...

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Germany to provide drought financing premiums to AU insurer

17 june 2020 - 21:33:34
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Germany is providing payments of up to 19 million Euros to an African Union-backed drought [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State, Pompeo, Nigeria's Foreign Minister discuss bilateral relations

17 june 2020 - 16:53:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States Secretary of State, Mr Michael Pompeo, has called Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Somalia's positive cases climb to 2,602

17 june 2020 - 14:46:56
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Somalia have reached 2,602 with 88 deaths, the UN Office for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US increases aid to $18 million in Zimbabwe as pandemic cases near 400

17 june 2020 - 12:37:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Government, through its U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has committed an additional US$10 [...] Full text...

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French researcher gets access to President François Mitterrand's archives on the Rwandan genocide

16 june 2020 - 18:49:20
Paris, France (PANA) - Researcher François Graner, who, following a decision of the Council of State and after five years [...] Full text...

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Children caught in conflict facing ‘brutality and fear while the world watches’, says UN

16 june 2020 - 06:19:39
New York, US (PANA) - Boys and girls used and abused in armed conflict have had their childhoods replaced by [...] Full text...

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'The situation in Central Africa remains fragile,' says the French UN Rep

15 june 2020 - 17:34:19
Paris, France (PANA) - The Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations on the Security Council, Nicolas de Rivière, [...] Full text...

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AU Peace and Security Council deplores the continuing crisis in Libya

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

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COVID-19: Tunisia’s IPS provides humanitarian response to coronavirus pandemic

15 june 2020 - 13:36:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – An advisory project jointly supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( EBRD) and [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for Libya mass grave investigation

14 june 2020 - 09:59:39
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has expressed deep shock at the discovery of mass graves [...] Full text...

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US-Turkish-Russian arrangements in Libya and Maghreb efforts to resolve crisis highlighted in news

13 june 2020 - 16:54:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Political efforts undertaken after military developments in the west of the country marked by the defeat [...] Full text...

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Libyan government determined to shed light on mass graves discovered in Tarhouna, last pro-Haftar stronghold

13 june 2020 - 15:08:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The mass graves discovered in Tarhouna, 120 km south of Tripoli, the last stronghold of Marshal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: CERF allocates $18.6 million to Niger to support humanitarian aid

12 june 2020 - 18:43:51
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated more than US$ 18.6 million or 11.2 billion [...] Full text...

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Mines planted in Tripoli by retreating pro-Haftar forces kill 28, injure 40

12 june 2020 - 17:10:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mines and explosive devices planted in the southern and south-eastern outskirts of Tripoli by the retreating [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to release 603 'repentant' Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists by July

12 june 2020 - 05:29:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Armed Forces wing in charge of rehabilitating repentant terrorists, Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC), will [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges continued international support for Mali amid growing terrorist threat

12 june 2020 - 05:05:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has stressed the need for continued international commitment to Mali, as the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR concerned about escalating violence in Sahel region

11 june 2020 - 20:38:06
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said here Thursdays it was [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China donates medical equipment to Niger to combat Covid-19

11 june 2020 - 19:03:34
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - China on Thursday offered medical equipment, worth about 360 million CFA francs, to support Niger in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB approves $20 million to contain spread in G5 Sahel nations

11 june 2020 - 16:53:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$20 million in [...] Full text...

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EU expresses concern on widespread violence in South Sudan, delays in implementation of peace deal,

11 june 2020 - 14:03:18
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – Underlining the right of the people of South Sudan to lasting peace, the European Union [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: European Humanitarian Air Bridge arrives in Sudan as part of response to tackle coronavirus

11 june 2020 - 13:38:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The first flight of the European Humanitarian Air Bridge to support Sudan in tackling the impact of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New partnership formed to combat virus

11 june 2020 - 08:03:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new partnership bringing together a private enterprise and UK’s leading non-profit humanitarian organization for children, [...] Full text...

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UNHCR to relocate refugees fleeing violence of criminal groups in Nigeria

11 june 2020 - 05:50:16
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has started a campaign in the Maradi region, 650 [...] Full text...

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France concerned with extrajudicial killing accusations in antiterrorist fight in Sahel

10 june 2020 - 22:51:41
Paris, France (PANA) - The French foreign affairs ministry Wednesday expressed concern with allegations by Amnesty International of exactions against [...] Full text...

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HCR expresses fear for situation of refugees, internally displaced in DRC

10 june 2020 - 22:23:36
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN High Commission for Refugees (HCR) Wednesday expressed fears for refugees and internally displaced [...] Full text...

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EU outraged by human rights violations in central Mali

10 june 2020 - 14:10:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has express indignation and deep concern at what constitutes clear human rights [...] Full text...

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