Three organisations condemn violence against protesters in Sudan

28 november 2022 - 13:37:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU) and the East African development bloc, Intergovernmental Authority [...] Full text...

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UN chief strongly condemns airfield attack in CAR which left one peacekeeper dead

27 november 2022 - 05:26:20
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Saturday strongly condemned an attack on an airfield in southeastern Central [...] Full text...

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ICC prosecutor seeks authorisation on charges against Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony

25 november 2022 - 06:20:33
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan says he filed a request on [...] Full text...

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UN refugee chief urges EU to put safety first in its Mediterranean action

25 november 2022 - 05:58:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As European Union (EU) interior ministers hold an extraordinary session of the Justice and Home Affairs [...] Full text...

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National reconciliation or elections, which option to resolve the crisis in Libya?

24 november 2022 - 18:39:26
\ Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement of a preparatory meeting  between the Libyan Presidential Council and the African Union (AU), in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius PM says rule of law, human rights vital in safeguarding peace and security

24 november 2022 - 06:33:29
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, has said that the implementation of the rule [...] Full text...

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Consign violence against women and girls, ‘to the history books’: UN chief

24 november 2022 - 05:50:40
New York, US (PANA) = Every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by an intimate partner or family [...] Full text...

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Libyan Ministry of Health pledges to improve health services for prisoners

23 november 2022 - 13:26:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Health, Ramadan Abu Janah, has affirmed that the [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for global ‘alliance of peace’ recognising inclusion and richness of diversity

23 november 2022 - 06:19:55
Fez, Morocco (PANA) - In a world where “old evils – antisemitism, anti-Muslim bigotry, persecution of Christians, xenophobia, and racism [...] Full text...

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Libyan Minister of Justice arrives in Algiers to activate agreements on prisoner exchange

22 november 2022 - 16:20:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Justice, Halima Abderrahman, arrived on Tuesday in Algiers to discuss judicial cooperation [...] Full text...

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Burundi swears in first female Ombudsman

22 november 2022 - 15:24:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Aimée Laurentine Kanyana, a member of the Burundi's ruling party, was sworn in on Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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Libyan Justice Ministry rules out reopening Lockerbie case

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

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Court orders former South African President Zuma to return to jail

21 november 2022 - 12:46:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Monday ordered former President Jacob Zuma [...] Full text...

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COP27: Combat against climate change continues - Guterres

20 november 2022 - 10:49:08
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reminded the world of what remain the priorities regarding climate [...] Full text...

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COP27: Conferene closes with deal on loss and damage: ‘A step towards justice’, says UN chief

20 november 2022 - 10:48:46
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - After days of intense negotiations that stretched into early Sunday morning in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, [...] Full text...

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Libyan intelligence and counter-terrorism officers conclude training

19 november 2022 - 12:40:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union Border Assistance Mission to Libya (EUBAM) on Friday concluded a specialised intelligence and [...] Full text...

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Rights experts call for greater global action to end child sexual exploitation and abuse

19 november 2022 - 05:28:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must step up efforts to combat the global emergency of child exploitation and abuse, six [...] Full text...

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COP27: 'Stand and deliver’, urges UN chief, as divides threaten conference negotiations ahead of deadline

18 november 2022 - 05:10:39
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) -  COP27 is scheduled to wrap up on Friday but countries remain divided on several significant issues including  ‘loss [...] Full text...

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Guinea, Mali hold Joint Commission of Cooperation meeting

17 november 2022 - 13:16:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 9th Great Joint Commission of Cooperation between Mali and Guinea began on Wednesday in Conakry [...] Full text...

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UN official calls on Security Council to support a ‘secure, peaceful and prosperous Sahel’

17 november 2022 - 05:54:46
New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in the Sahel continues to deteriorate, a senior UN official told the [...] Full text...

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​​​Somalia urged to adopt 10-point human rights plan

15 november 2022 - 09:23:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Six months after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud took office, his government has yet to make good [...] Full text...

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COP27: Adapt or starve: Conference spotlights agriculture challenges and solutions in the face of climate change

13 november 2022 - 11:47:31
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Small-scale farmers from developing countries produce one-third of the world’s food, yet they only receive 1.7 [...] Full text...

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COP27: ‘Fossil fuels are a dead end’, says top UN climate adviser

12 november 2022 - 05:27:47
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Negotiations, sharing solutions aimed at curbing emissions by the world’s biggest-polluting industries, as well as continued [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM, ICC Prosecutor discuss possibility of holding international conference in Libya

11 november 2022 - 13:35:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mrs. Najla al-Mangouch and the Prosecutor of the International Criminal [...] Full text...

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Parties working for political solution in Sudan hold out hope for breakthrough

11 november 2022 - 06:38:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Representatives of the United Nations, African Union and sub-regional group, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), working [...] Full text...

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Mali to host African Magistrates' conference

10 november 2022 - 17:53:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will host from 4 to 11 February 2023 the annual conference of the African regional [...] Full text...

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US says former senior officials of Gaddafi regime must be brought to justice

10 november 2022 - 11:34:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US delegate to the UN Security Council, Richard M. Mills JR., has said senior officials [...] Full text...

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Delivering justice for Libya not ‘Mission Impossible’, ICC Prosecutor tells Security Council

10 november 2022 - 04:59:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Addressing the Security Council from Libyan soil for the first time ever, the International Criminal Court [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM says political crisis is ''fabricated'

09 november 2022 - 14:30:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dabaiba, has said that his government has provided "clear evidence" that [...] Full text...

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Children of African descent ‘not considered children at all’, rights experts charge

09 november 2022 - 05:38:05
New York, US (PANA) - In a report issued on Tuesday, UN human rights experts outline how discrimination affects black [...] Full text...

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COP27: Developing countries call for ‘climate justice’ in the form of adaptation and loss and damage funds

09 november 2022 - 05:28:12
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The second day of COP27’s Climate Implementation Summit saw world leaders raise their voices for concrete [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor to brief UN Security Council on Libyan situation

08 november 2022 - 12:30:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, will brief the UN Security Council [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say 19 Sahrawi activists continue t languish in Moroccan jail

08 november 2022 - 08:39:32
RightsTunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Nineteen Sahrawi activists languish in prison years after Moroccan courts convicted them in unfair proceedings, Human Rights [...] Full text...

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COP 27: ‘Cooperate or perish’: UN chief warns

07 november 2022 - 17:11:33
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - At the opening of the two-day Climate Implementation Summit at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on [...] Full text...

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Libyan Justice minister reaffirms principle of strengthening rule of law

07 november 2022 - 12:06:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Justice, Ms. Halima Abderrahmane, has affirmed the ministry's interest in achieving justice [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor received in Tripoli by chairman of Libyan Council

06 november 2022 - 18:04:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, received on Saturday in Tripoli the prosecutor [...] Full text...

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

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

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Mauritius commemorates Deportation of Chagossian Community

04 november 2022 - 06:59:10
 Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday commemorated the deportation of the Chagossian community from their homeland between 1965 and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group calls for action to address 'accountability deficit' after peace deal

04 november 2022 - 05:51:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has described Wednesday's peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and [...] Full text...

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Libyan government meets on increasing disclosure, transparency and monitoring of public spending

03 november 2022 - 21:08:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairmen of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni and Abdallah Al-Lafi, chaired a meeting [...] Full text...

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Report: Sudan: Launch of violent extremism threat assessment in Southern Libyan borderlands

03 november 2022 - 16:21:35
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A comprehensive survey study on how extremism surges and the countries it impacts in the states [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL salutes 'courageous' Libyan journalists on Day Against Impunity

03 november 2022 - 13:45:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the United [...] Full text...

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French court jails former Liberian warlord for life

03 november 2022 - 06:05:44
Paris, France (PANA) - Human rights organisations have welcomed Wednesday's life sentence a court in Paris handed a former Liberian rebel [...] Full text...

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Intimidated, jailed, abused: Threats against journalists harm us all, warns UN chief

02 november 2022 - 18:41:41
New York, US (PANA) - Governments and the international community must take action to protect the people who bring us [...] Full text...

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Libyan Council Chairman calls on Arab leaders to take unified stand on Libya

02 november 2022 - 17:52:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has called on Arab leaders to adopt [...] Full text...

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UN chief welcomes completion of first trial of Special Criminal Court in CAR

02 november 2022 - 05:25:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has  welcomed the completion of the first trial of the [...] Full text...

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Rights group says rebel M23 group capture new territory in DRC

01 november 2022 - 07:37:46
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A human rights advocate has stated that M23 rebels last week captured new territory in the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Heads of anti-corruption agencies in Africa meet in Mauritius

01 november 2022 - 07:16:30
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - A five-day high-level leadership and management programme for heads of anti-corruption agencies in Africa opened on [...] Full text...

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Special Criminal Court in CAR to issue first verdict on Monday

28 october 2022 - 06:36:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic (CAR) will issue its first verdict on Monday, [...] Full text...

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Mali: Coordinated massacres by armed Islamist groups, says Human Rights Watch

27 october 2022 - 20:08:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed Islamist groups in Mali have killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags coordinated massacres by Islamist armed groups

27 october 2022 - 12:17:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Islamist armed groups in Mali have killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands to flee [...] Full text...

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New Burkina Faso PM names 23-member government

26 october 2022 - 11:27:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional Prime Minister, Apollinaire Joachimson Kyelem de Tambela, on Tuesday named a 23-member [...] Full text...

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Justice for protesters against Sudan coup, key to ending cycle of violence: Rights experts

26 october 2022 - 05:39:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Tuesday demanded real accountability for the year-long brutal crackdown on [...] Full text...

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US says 'time is of the essence' for new transitional framework in Sudan

25 october 2022 - 05:47:20
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Time is of the essence to reach agreement on a new transitional framework and a civilian-led government [...] Full text...

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UN-AU and IGAD Trilateral Mechanism regrets killing of protester on Sunday

24 october 2022 - 14:59:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations, African Union and IGAD on Monday denounced the recent shooting and killing of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Justice minister reaffirms unity government's commitment to electoral agenda

22 october 2022 - 13:48:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Justice in the government of national unity Halima Ibrahim Aderrahman has reaffirmed that [...] Full text...

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Libya elected member of Executive Bureau of Council of Arab Ministers of Justice

21 october 2022 - 15:53:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Arab Ministers of Justice has elected Libya to the Executive Bureau at its [...] Full text...

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Captain Ibrahim Traoré sworn in as head of Transition in Burkina Faso

21 october 2022 - 14:33:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who overthrew Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba on 30 September, took the oath [...] Full text...

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Slow progress for women helping forge peace, Security Council warned

21 october 2022 - 05:53:18
New York, US (PANA) - Protecting women’s rights and promoting greater inclusion is a proven strategy for peace and stability, [...] Full text...

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Najla Al-Mangouch participates in international virtual meeting on violence against women

20 october 2022 - 20:19:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch, at the invitation of her Canadian [...] Full text...

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Libya attends Border Management and Counter-Terrorism Conference

20 october 2022 - 11:32:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan delegation led by the head of the Internal Security Agency, Major General Lotfi al-Harari, [...] Full text...

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'DR Congo army units aided abusive armed groups,' says Human Rights Watch

19 october 2022 - 05:34:00
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – DR Congo army units backed armed groups implicated in serious abuses in the recent conflict [...] Full text...

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Mali holds conference to assess deteriorating social climate

18 october 2022 - 14:38:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A social conference opened on Monday at the Bamako International Conference Centre (CICB) with the aim [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns IED attack on peacekeepers in Mali

18 october 2022 - 14:24:01
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemns Monday's attack by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for ‘sustained political commitment’ for a healthier world

17 october 2022 - 05:20:19
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - The UN chief on Sunday called for governments worldwide to prioritise healthcare, to make a “sustained political [...] Full text...

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Senior Libyan official praises AU, UN role in providing technical support to Libyan reconciliation process

13 october 2022 - 15:20:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, has praised the role of the [...] Full text...

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Preliminary draft of Mali's new Constitution submitted to President of Transition

12 october 2022 - 15:25:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The drafting commission of the new Constitution of Mali officially handed over the text and end [...] Full text...

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Guterres: UN-African Union partnership a ‘cornerstone of multilateralism’

12 october 2022 - 06:36:32
New York, US (PANA) - Cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (AU) is stronger than ever, although [...] Full text...

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Gambia suspends licence of importer of deadly Indian cough syrups

11 october 2022 - 10:37:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has authorised the Medicine Control Agency to suspend the licence of the pharmacy [...] Full text...

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Suspect arrested in connection with murder of 15 illegal migrants in Sabratha in western Libya

10 october 2022 - 16:47:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One suspect involved in the murder of 15 illegal migrants in the city of Sabratha (west [...] Full text...

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Investigation launched into murder of 15 migrants in Sabratha, western Libya

10 october 2022 - 15:02:26
  Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The spokesperson of the Libyan Interior Ministry of the National Unity Government, Abdelmoneim al-Arbi, Monday announced [...] Full text...

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Rights group supports extension of mandate of Ethiopia's human rights commission

10 october 2022 - 11:21:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Amnesty International has thrown its weight behind the decision of the United Nations Human Rights [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL condemns killing of 15 illegal migrants; calls for perpetrators to be brought to justice

09 october 2022 - 17:58:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned the killing of at least 15 [...] Full text...

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Restoring stability in West Darfur is prelude for full implementation of Juba Peace Agreement (A PANA News Analysis by Mohamed Osman)

09 october 2022 - 14:57:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The situation in Sudan's Darfur states -- West Darfur in particular -- was heading towards total [...] Full text...

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US welcomes renewal of mandate for International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia

09 october 2022 - 05:31:06
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the renewal of the mandate of the International Commission of [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council condemns attack on peacekeepers in CAR

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

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Nearly half of world’s terror victims are African, with organised crime increasingly entrenched

07 october 2022 - 05:24:10
New York, US (PANA) - The threat of terrorism and organised crime is becoming increasingly entrenched across Africa, the head [...] Full text...

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Rights groups hail trial in France of accused person for crimes against humanity in Liberian civil war

06 october 2022 - 10:22:43
Paris, France (PANA) – The trial in France of Kunti K. for crimes against humanity in his alleged role as a Liberian former [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to authorise use of medical cannabis soon - Health minister

06 october 2022 - 09:46:07
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, said on Wednesday that his ministry will [...] Full text...

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Climate change heightens threats of violence against women, girls

06 october 2022 - 04:35:07
New York, US (PANA) - Climate change and environmental degradation are escalating the risk and prevalence of violence against women [...] Full text...

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‘Worrying upsurge’ in deadly cholera, warns WHO chief, in wide-ranging global health update

05 october 2022 - 19:23:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency is working diligently in Uganda to support the government in responding to [...] Full text...

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UN urges Sudanese to fully implement peace deal agreed two years ago

05 october 2022 - 09:29:53
Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has urged the government of Sudan and former rebel groups to speed up [...] Full text...

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UN chief 'deeply saddened' by death of 3 Bangladeshi peacekeepers in CAR

05 october 2022 - 05:30:34
New York, US (PANA) - UN The Secretary-General is "deeply saddened" by the death of three peacekeepers from Bangladesh in [...] Full text...

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Rights groups call for justice for Liberia civil wars-era crimes

04 october 2022 - 14:34:18
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The United States government should stand with victims of civil wars-era crimes in Liberia by signaling its [...] Full text...

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US Ambassador-at-Large Beth Van Schaack calls on Gambian President

04 october 2022 - 10:40:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice, Beth Van Schaack, on Monday called on the Gambian President, [...] Full text...

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South African liberation hero honoured by Clooney Foundation

03 october 2022 - 12:20:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African liberation hero Albie Sachs has received a Lifetime Achievement Award presented by [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers' base in DRC

02 october 2022 - 11:33:36
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned last Friday's attack against a Company Operating Base (COB) [...] Full text...

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Delivering justice for abused child brides in The Comoros (A UN feature)

02 october 2022 - 08:06:16
Moroni, The Comoros (PANA) - Around 30 per cent of girls in The Comoros become child brides, and they make [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams conviction of Zimbabwean author, protester

01 october 2022 - 12:34:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the conviction of Zimbabwean author and activist Tsitsi Dangarembga and fellow protester [...] Full text...

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Little progress combating systemic racism against people of African descent: UN report

01 october 2022 - 05:33:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than two years since the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in the [...] Full text...

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Top South African court rules against former President Zuma

29 september 2022 - 11:11:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma has failed to convince the Constitutional Court that leading judge [...] Full text...

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UN Special Adviser welcomes start of trial against top Rwanda genocide suspect

29 september 2022 - 06:07:00
The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - A senior UN official has welcomed the start of the trial against an alleged [...] Full text...

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Guinea: UN pledges support for justice and accountability, as stadium massacre trial begins

29 september 2022 - 05:31:02
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Wednesday paid tribute to the hundreds of victims and their families, of [...] Full text...

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UN chief deplores deadly attack on commercial convoy in Burkina Faso

29 september 2022 - 05:16:48
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has deplored the attack on a commercial convoy, escorted by the [...] Full text...

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Algerian President invites Mohammed VI to Arab League Summit

28 september 2022 - 19:54:18
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, has received an invitation from Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to [...] Full text...

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UN chief, Guinea PM discuss 'swift' return to constitutional order

28 september 2022 - 09:28:46
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, on Tuesday met with Mr. Bernard Gomou, Prime Minister [...] Full text...

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US welcomes opening of trial of CAR commander Abdel Kani by ICC

28 september 2022 - 06:31:24
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the opening of trial proceedings at the International Criminal Court [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean Transitional President Dadis Camara arrested

27 september 2022 - 17:55:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president of the 2009 transition, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, was arrested on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Parliament approves increase in minimum wage in Libya to 1,000 Libyan dinars

27 september 2022 - 15:33:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives (Parliament) in Libya during a plenary session here Tuesday approved an increase [...] Full text...

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South Sudan violence proliferating, warn independent rights experts

27 september 2022 - 05:26:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deeply disturbing violence is escalating “all over” South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts have [...] Full text...

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Central African Republic: Said trial opens at International Criminal Court

26 september 2022 - 16:41:27
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The trial of a paramilitary commander accused of carrying out or ordering crimes against humanity [...] Full text...

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Morocco reaffirms its support for elections as political solution in Libya

23 september 2022 - 16:50:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita Friday expressed his country's support for the international position in favour [...] Full text...

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Landmark trial for 2009 Guinea stadium massacre set to start on 28 September

23 september 2022 - 11:23:25
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The long-delayed trial of 11 men accused of responsibility for the 2009 Guinean security forces’ massacre of more than 150 [...] Full text...

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Sahel security crisis ‘poses a global threat’, Guterres warns

23 september 2022 - 05:14:24
New York, US (PANA) - Rising insecurity, including the proliferation of terrorist and other non-State armed groups, coupled with political [...] Full text...

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Kenya calls for better African representation at the UN

22 september 2022 - 20:11:08
New York, US (PANA) - President William Ruto has called for urgent reform of the global decision-making system that will [...] Full text...

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1.5 degree climate pledge ‘on life support’, Guterres tells leaders

22 september 2022 - 05:23:16
New York, US (PANA) - During a private meeting of Heads of State and Government held on Wednesday at UN [...] Full text...

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77th UN General Assembly: Macky Sall invites the Security Council to better engage in the fight against terrorism in Africa

21 september 2022 - 14:51:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese head of state, Macky Sall, current chairman of the African Union (AU), invited on [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Govt rejects 'incomplete, incoherent, unsubstantiated' rights report on Tigray

21 september 2022 - 10:39:50
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has "categorically" rejected the report of International Commission of Human Rights Experts [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands release of Zimbabwean opposition MPs unjustly held for 100 days

21 september 2022 - 06:36:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The continued arbitrary detention of opposition leader and Member of Parliament Job Sikhala and MP Godfrey [...] Full text...

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Rise in mercenary forces trigger ‘rampant’ human rights violations

21 september 2022 - 05:24:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Human rights violations committed by mercenaries and private security companies create grave challenges for victims seeking [...] Full text...

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President of Supreme Court of Justice in Libya sworn into office

18 september 2022 - 18:47:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new president of the Supreme Court in Libya appointed by the House of Representatives (Parliament), [...] Full text...

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'No alternative to implementation of peace agreement in South Sudan'

17 september 2022 - 05:53:31
New York, US (PANA) - Since 2018, the Revitalised Agreement between the key players in South Sudan’s long-running civil war has [...] Full text...

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Burundi must engage in ‘credible and inclusive’ move towards democratic rule - Rights expert

17 september 2022 - 05:20:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Burundi must engage more effectively in the rule of law and fight against impunity for violations [...] Full text...

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Guinea gov't plans to implement new anti-corruption strategies

16 september 2022 - 19:46:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government plans to put in place new strategies to fight against people who have [...] Full text...

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UN chief raises alarm over ‘backsliding’ of democracy worldwide

15 september 2022 - 17:54:39
New York, US (PANA) - On the 15th anniversary of the International Day of Democracy, commemorated on Thursday, the UN chief [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian needs ‘growing exponentially’ across Sudan, mission chief warns Security Council

14 september 2022 - 06:02:05
New York, US (PANA) - Civilians are in increasing danger, while humanitarian needs across Sudan “are growing exponentially”, the head [...] Full text...

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Kenya's fifth President Ruto swears oath of office

13 september 2022 - 13:55:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's fifth President, William Ruto, swore oath of office on Tuesday. The Chief Justice, Martha Koome, administered [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President Ruto set to be inaugurated on Tuesday

13 september 2022 - 07:16:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Dr. William Samoei Ruto will be inaugurated on Tuesday as the fifth president of Kenya, beginning a new [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Foreign Minister received by Mali's Transitional president

10 september 2022 - 14:44:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, on Friday received in audience a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to review Fisheries and Marine Resources (Licence and Fees) Regulations

10 september 2022 - 09:47:06
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will promulgate the Fisheries and Marine Resources (Licence and Fees) Regulations in a bid to [...] Full text...

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UN meeting upholds need to remember and support victims of terrorism

09 september 2022 - 06:05:37
New York, US (PANA) - Advancing the rights and needs of people whose lives have been upended by terrorism is [...] Full text...

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Multiple crises halt progress as 9 out of 10 countries fall backward in human development, UNDP report warns

08 september 2022 - 14:40:00
New York, USA (PANA) - The world must jolt itself out of its global paralysis to secure the future of [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State congratulates Kenyan president-elect Ruto

08 september 2022 - 06:09:58
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called Kenyan president-elect, William Ruto, on phone [...] Full text...

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Somalia: UN envoy calls for collaboration to achieve new administration’s goals

08 september 2022 - 05:15:24
New York, US (PANA) - Following the end of the “contentious” electoral process in May, the political climate in Somalia [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM announces payment of salary arrears, bonuses for various socio-professional categories in Libya

07 september 2022 - 21:08:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, announced Wednesday the disbursement [...] Full text...

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UN Chief condemns IED attack in Burkina Faso that killed at least 35 civilians

07 september 2022 - 13:26:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned the improvised explosive device (IED) attack that [...] Full text...

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ICC delegation follows up on preparations for Guinea stadium massacre trial

06 september 2022 - 12:17:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A delegation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrived on Monday in Conakry where the opening [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament Speaker unhappy about inability of Tripoli MPs to travel to Benghazi for plenary

06 september 2022 - 11:49:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan Parliament, Aguila Saleh, has denounced the fact that parliamentarians from Tripoli [...] Full text...

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US congratulates William Ruto as Supreme Court confirms his election as new Kenya President

06 september 2022 - 05:25:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has congratulated William Ruto on his election as president of Kenya, as confirmed by [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 2: Kenya's newly-elected president savours victory after Supreme Court confirms his victory

05 september 2022 - 17:53:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's president-elected William Ruto on Monday celebrated the Supreme Court's decision to confirm his victory in [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 1: Kenyan Supreme Court confirms election of William Ruto as President

05 september 2022 - 14:43:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - William Ruto, the Deputy President of Kenya, will be sworn in as the next President after [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Supreme Court retreats to deliver judgement on presidential election

03 september 2022 - 08:27:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's top court on Friday finalised hearing a case challenging the election of Deputy President William [...] Full text...

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More than 10,000 people killed in Burkina Faso in terrorist attacks since 2015

02 september 2022 - 13:29:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 10,000 people comprising  civilians and soldiers have been killed since 2015 in terrorist [...] Full text...

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Police in the field embody ‘promise, hope and optimism’ of whole UN: Guterres

02 september 2022 - 05:17:17
New York, US (PANA) - Police officers from more than 90 countries who serve at UN operations around the world [...] Full text...

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Convicted South African former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius demands parole hearing

01 september 2022 - 12:25:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Convicted killer Oscar Pistorius has approached the courts in an attempt to force prison [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL urges action on enforced disappearances as part of national reconciliation process

31 august 2022 - 11:51:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Tuesday called on the relevant authorities to [...] Full text...

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Libyan belligerents urged to respect international humanitarian law

30 august 2022 - 12:17:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Independent Fact-Finding Mission in Libya has called on all parties involved in the [...] Full text...

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ICC to open office in Sudan, ICC Prosecutor says

30 august 2022 - 06:21:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has agreed to establish a representation office for the International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...

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Libya reconciliation project will improve relations between citizens, says senior official

30 august 2022 - 05:44:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, has affirmed that the national reconciliation [...] Full text...

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Military prosecutor orders arrest of four people, including PM appointed by Parliament, for Tripoli clashes

29 august 2022 - 12:13:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Military Prosecutor of the Government of National Unity (GNU) has ordered the arrest of four [...] Full text...

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US appoints first ambassador to Sudan in quarter of a century

25 august 2022 - 14:26:07
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States has finally decided to restore full diplomatic representation between Khartoum and Washington, sending [...] Full text...

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UN Mission in Libya says Supreme Court competent to activate Constitutional Chamber

25 august 2022 - 14:00:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Raisedon Zenenga, says the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Cameroon launch fresh partnership to repatriate refugees to Nigerian State

24 august 2022 - 16:31:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Cameroon have launched a fresh partnership for the repatriation of thousands of Internally Displaced Persons [...] Full text...

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Darfur: Trial of Janjaweed leader must not be ‘a false dawn’ for justice, Security Council hears

24 august 2022 - 05:16:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The trial of senior Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb – the first prosecution to get underway at [...] Full text...

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Gov't appointed by Parliament reaffirms commitment to peace to avoid bloodshed

23 august 2022 - 18:47:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government appointed by the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament) headed by Prime Minister [...] Full text...

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New Councillors to Supreme Court in Libya sworn in before Parliament

22 august 2022 - 18:26:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 36 of the 45 Supreme Court Advisors recently appointed by Libya's House of [...] Full text...

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Guinea rights body calls on junta to clarify cause of death of detained former minister

22 august 2022 - 12:19:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Human Rights Organisation (OGDH) is demanding that the government clarify the death of detained [...] Full text...

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UN rights watchdog demands investigations into killings, arrests of demonstrators in Guinea

22 august 2022 - 12:04:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, has sent a letter to [...] Full text...

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Guinea minister consoles families of two people shot dead during last Wednesday's demonstration

20 august 2022 - 13:11:17
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The spokesperson for the Guinean presidency, Colonel Amara Camara, on Friday expressed his sympathies to all [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: ‘Urgent collective efforts’ needed in most dangerous humanitarian situation

19 august 2022 - 05:12:50
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - As the world celebrates World Humanitarian Day on Friday, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges South Sudanese leaders to use peace deal extension for reforms

18 august 2022 - 06:53:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – South Sudanese leaders should address chronic insecurity, rights abuses, and the worsening humanitarian situation during the country’s [...] Full text...

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UN troop rotations in Mali mission resume

15 august 2022 - 18:50:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - UN troop rotations in the peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) resumed on Monday with a new [...] Full text...

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Prime Minister reaffirms importance of elections as solution in Libya

15 august 2022 - 16:50:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba has reaffirmed that there is [...] Full text...

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Guinea opposition parties support dissolved umbrella pro-democracy group

15 august 2022 - 13:11:08
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - An opposition coalition, the National Alliance for Democratic Change (ANAD), on Sunday threw its weight behind [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe rights group denounces 'abuses' by the army resulting in more than 40 deaths

14 august 2022 - 17:41:08
Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso ( PANA) - A Burkina Faso human rights organisation, the Collective against Impunity and Stigmatisation of [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Sierra Leonean authorities to ensure 'robust, impartial' investigation into deadly protests

14 august 2022 - 06:34:30
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has urged the authorities in Sierra Leone to ensure "a [...] Full text...

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UN Mission urges involvement of Libyan youth in decision-making

13 august 2022 - 14:16:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Raisedon Zenenga, has urged [...] Full text...

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Presidential press welcomes dismissal of 40 magistrates in Burundi

12 august 2022 - 17:46:56
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The presidential press praised Friday the Burundian head of state, Evariste Ndayishimiye, for dismissing by decree [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean Prime Minister Ibrahim Kassory Fofana in new legal trouble

12 august 2022 - 15:57:56
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean prime minister of the government overthrown by the junta on September 5, Ibrahima [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS joins chorus of condemnation of bloody Sierra Leone violence

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

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Political impasse pushes Libya towards military clashes

11 august 2022 - 20:57:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Signs of possible military clashes in Libya arising from the political impasse have led in recent [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean minister granted conditional release

11 august 2022 - 13:59:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean minister of Security and Civil Protection, Albert Damatang Camara, who has been in [...] Full text...

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Malian govt strongly condemns Sunday's 'complex' terrorist attack in northern town

11 august 2022 - 12:33:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has strongly condemned Sunday's "complex and coordinated" attack of armed terrorist groups in Tessit, in [...] Full text...

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US greets Chad on 62nd independence anniversary

11 august 2022 - 06:15:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Secretary of State, Antonio Blinken, has congratulated Chad on its 62nd independence anniversary, [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean PM Cellou Dalein condemns dissolution of pro-democracy pressure group

10 august 2022 - 12:24:45
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean Prime Minister, Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo, on Tuesday condemned the dissolution of umbrella [...] Full text...

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'Insecurity grips Nigeria's capital, as attacks, threats by multiple groups raise serious concerns'

09 august 2022 - 10:55:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A series of attacks and threats within close proximity of Nigeris's seat of government in Abuja by [...] Full text...

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ICC issues warrant for CAR rebel leader Noureddine Adam

09 august 2022 - 10:38:05
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC)  last week made public an arrest warrant for a rebel leader [...] Full text...

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UN Committee reviews anti-discrimination efforts

09 august 2022 - 08:37:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination opened in Geneva on Monday to review anti-discrimination efforts [...] Full text...

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Kenyan presidential candidates make final appeal for votes

06 august 2022 - 19:22:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan presidential candidates held final political rallies in the capital, Nairobi, on Saturday to make their [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert says Central African Republic militias spreading ‘terror'

06 august 2022 - 05:30:24
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) must lay down their arms and engage in [...] Full text...

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Sexual violence rises in South Sudanese conflict zones

04 august 2022 - 20:59:11
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has reported a two-fold rise in sexual violence [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International, denounces arbitrary arrests, detentions after Guinea demonstrations

03 august 2022 - 05:39:23
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has denounced the arbitrary arrests and detentions of members of pressure [...] Full text...

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UN undertakes human rights fact-finding mission in Ethiopia

03 august 2022 - 05:20:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three UN-appointed independent human rights experts returned from Ethiopia on Tuesday after working to negotiate access to [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS 'deeply concerned' about increasing socio-economic tension in Guinea

02 august 2022 - 11:16:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed "deep concern" about the increasing socio-political [...] Full text...

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ICC issues arrest warrant against former CAR minister Mahamat Nouradine Adam for alleged war crimes

29 july 2022 - 10:15:28
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a warrant of [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly declares access to clean and healthy environment a universal human right

28 july 2022 - 19:31:56
New York, US (PANA) - With 161 votes in favour, and eight abstentions, the UN General Assembly adopted a historic [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Morocco for 'silencing' critical activists, journalists

28 july 2022 - 08:56:15
New York, US (PANA) – The Moroccan authorities are using indirect and underhanded tactics to silence critical activists and journalists, Human [...] Full text...

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Malian justice launches international arrest warrant against former ministers of Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita's regime

27 july 2022 - 20:06:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Justice has issued international arrest warrants against three former Malian ministers under the regime [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns fatal attack on peacekeepers

27 july 2022 - 05:17:35
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned Tuesday's fatal attack on peacekeepers serving [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses DRC's M23 rebels of targeting civilians

25 july 2022 - 05:45:47
Goma, DRC (PANA) – The M23 armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have summarily killed at least 29 [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL concerned about violence against lawyers in Libya

24 july 2022 - 14:12:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed "concern" about "harassment, restrictions and continued [...] Full text...

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ICJ rejects Myanmar's objections to Gambia's genocide case

23 july 2022 - 16:05:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday  rejected Myanmar's preliminary objections to the case brought by Gambia under [...] Full text...

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FNDC announces series of demonstrations in Guinea

22 july 2022 - 17:38:41
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) Friday announced "peaceful citizens' demonstrations" on [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL concerned about reports of civilian casualties following clashes in Tripoli

22 july 2022 - 16:40:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Friday expressed concern after reports of civilian casualties [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International urges Ethiopian authorities to investigate massacre in Amhara

22 july 2022 - 06:17:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, is urging the Ethiopian authorities to urgently launch an impartial [...] Full text...

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Leader of Tunisian Islamist movement appeas before anti-terrorist unit

19 july 2022 - 16:54:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The leader of the Islamist movement - Ennahdha - Rached Ghannouchi, the main opposition party in [...] Full text...

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Benin police officer jailed seven years for theft

19 july 2022 - 13:23:48
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A Benin police officer has been sentenced to seven years in prison and fined 50 million [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL reiterates request for information on fate of abducted MP in the east in 2019

19 july 2022 - 13:14:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has reiterated its demand for information on the fate [...] Full text...

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UN expert hails historic reparations ruling in favour of indigenous peoples in Kenya

18 july 2022 - 19:22:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An independent UN human rights expert on Monday hailed a decision by the African Court on Human [...] Full text...

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UN commemorates Nelson Mandela’s ‘fight for a better world’

18 july 2022 - 19:14:26
New York, US (PANA) - UN Member States gathered in the General Assembly Hall on Monday to observe Nelson Mandela [...] Full text...

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Libyan Deputy Presidential Council chairman calls popular protests 'new revolution'

18 july 2022 - 12:38:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, says protests that rocked the country [...] Full text...

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UN chief hails healer and ‘mentor to generations’, Nelson Mandela

18 july 2022 - 05:17:13
New York, US (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres has hailed the first Black President of post-Apartheid South [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM denies foreign deal to restructure oil company's management

17 july 2022 - 18:21:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has denied any [...] Full text...

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

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

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South Africa ‘on the precipice of explosive xenophobic violence’, UN experts warn

15 july 2022 - 19:37:32
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts have condemned reports of escalating violence targeting [...] Full text...

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Boni Yayi congratulated for his patriotism

15 july 2022 - 15:29:23
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - Former Beninese President Boni Yayi is receiving praise after renouncing to sue Benin following his house [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta leader orders commencement of trial of 28 September 2009 massacre

15 july 2022 - 13:02:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The leader of Guinea's military junta, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, has ordered the commencement of the trial of security [...] Full text...

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Former Benin President Yayi Boni withdraws human rights violations suit against government

15 july 2022 - 12:13:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court has struck out a suit filed by [...] Full text...

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New UN resilience project paves ‘pathway to peace and sustainable development’ in Nigeria

15 july 2022 - 05:41:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Over 500,000 conflict-affected people in northeast Nigeria will be given “a lifeline,” thanks to a new [...] Full text...

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Commission to draft new Malian Constitution inaugurated

14 july 2022 - 13:07:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Malian Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, on Wednesday inaugurated the commission to draft [...] Full text...

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