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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ECOWAS Court says Ivorian govt. violated Rights of a Child

09 july 2020 - 16:55:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice says the government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire is liable [...] Full text...

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Coronavrus: Hundreds of Ghana health workers test positive, many pass away

09 july 2020 - 16:38:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Hundreds of health workers in Ghana have tested positive to COVID-19 (coronavirus), as cases in the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Opposition party wants Central Bank of Mauritania audited

09 july 2020 - 16:01:51
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Opposition Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD) has called for an audit of the Central Bank [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana's cases surge to 22,822 as offices shut down

09 july 2020 - 10:20:15
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases have surged by 854 new infections bringing the tally to 22,822 as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN research reveals boom in fake COVID-19 products

09 july 2020 - 03:26:02
New York, US (PANA) - A surge in demand for medical products to combat COVID-19 has led to a jump [...] Full text...

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Ghana's Justice Minister authorised to enforce ECOWAS court decisions in Ghana

08 july 2020 - 16:35:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has received the instrument designating Ghana’s Attorney General and Minister of [...] Full text...

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Ending poverty by 2030 now a fading dream, says UN expert

08 july 2020 - 05:28:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed more than 250 million people to the brink of starvation [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President suspends anti-graft head, Magu, over graft allegations

07 july 2020 - 16:32:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has suspended the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes [...] Full text...

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Attacks by ADF in eastern DRC may amount to crimes against humanity, war crimes – UN Report

07 july 2020 - 09:54:00
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Brutal attacks by the armed group known as Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which have left [...] 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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Libya loses US$6.452 billion due to blockade of oil sites

05 july 2020 - 13:39:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The closure of oil sites in Libya has resulted in losses of up to US$6.452 billion [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: 6 people arrested after US$ 2.4 million was stolen from Central Bank

05 july 2020 - 13:33:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Six individuals were arrested and taken into custody after the discovery of alleged embezzlement of US$2.4 [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Over 120 corruption files transferred to justice in 6 months

04 july 2020 - 18:53:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The National Anti-Corruption Authority (INLUCC) here has submitted 122 corruption files to the courts after the [...] 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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U.S. wants to help Tunisia train a new generation of security forces

03 july 2020 - 16:57:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia, Donald Blome, said his country is committed to helping Tunisia train [...] Full text...

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Amnesty international wants investigation into death of Ethiopian singer

02 july 2020 - 21:18:56
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to open immediate, impartial, and independent investigations into [...] Full text...

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UN appoints former Gambian Justice Minister Registrar at IRMCT

02 july 2020 - 18:36:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Thursday announced the appointment of Abubacarr Marie Tambadou, former [...] Full text...

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President Barrow calls for unity as he swears-in new Justice Minister

02 july 2020 - 18:20:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia has appealed for unity in preserving peace and stability of the [...] Full text...

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America’s steadfast support for Gambian democracy unshakable - envoy

02 july 2020 - 18:13:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States ambassador to The Gambia, Carl Paschall, Thursday pledged his country’s steadfast support for [...] Full text...

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French FM promises to work with Fayez al-Sarraj to ensure Libya's stability

02 july 2020 - 18:11:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, in a telephone conversation with the Chairman of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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African Union Commission Chair appeals for calm in Ethiopia

02 july 2020 - 13:56:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, says he is monitoring [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court orders Niger to compensate Nigerien firm for violating its Rights to property

02 july 2020 - 13:31:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Republic of Niger to pay 5,787,456,482 CFA in [...] Full text...

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EUBAM-Libya European mission extended until July 2021

02 july 2020 - 12:47:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  Member states have decided to extend the mandate of the European Union Assistance Mission for Integrated [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court dismisses case alleging violation of Nigeria's int'l obligation on polls

02 july 2020 - 11:40:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Wednesday dismissed a suit filed by seven Nigerians alleging that [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s ministry of women and children launches helpline to fight gender-based violence

01 july 2020 - 21:13:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, in partnership with Paradise Foundation and United Nations [...] Full text...

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NOC denies ‘’rumors’’ of opening new accounts for sharing oil revenues in three regions

01 july 2020 - 20:59:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Wednesday denied rumours it had opened new accounts with a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Diaspora Coalition urges protection of pandemic victims

01 july 2020 - 13:11:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Leaders of diaspora and community organizations from around the world on Tuesday expressed solidarity with coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Gambian police charge human rights activist

01 july 2020 - 10:20:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Madi Jobarteh, one of Gambia’s leading human rights activists faces a “false publication and broadcasting” charge [...] Full text...

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Violent protests intensify in Ethiopia after popular singer's killing

30 june 2020 - 23:01:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Violence broke out in three major cities in Ethiopia - Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa and [...] Full text...

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Outgoing UK envoy ‘optimistic’ about Gambia’s future

30 june 2020 - 14:47:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The UK's outgoing High Commissioner to The Gambia, Sharon Wardle has said she is optimistic about [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy thwarts nine illegal migration attempts

30 june 2020 - 14:37:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy thwarted on Sunday night thwarted nine illegal attempts to migrate to [...] Full text...

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Libya: Another mass grave with 9 bodies discovered in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli

29 june 2020 - 18:14:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nine bodies have been exhumed from a new mass grave at the proposed agricultural site in [...] Full text...

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Gambian activist advises new Justice Minister

29 june 2020 - 18:05:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Madi Jobarteh, one of Gambia’s leading human rights activists, on Monday welcomed the newly-appointed Justice Minister, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court to rule on 26 Oct., 2020, in case against Senegal over woman's extradition

29 june 2020 - 17:46:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice will on 26 October 2020 deliver judgment in an alleged human [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses case brought by Liberian NGO alleging human rights violation

29 june 2020 - 17:38:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ruled that a Monrovia-based Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) lacked the ‘judicial [...] Full text...

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Talks underway between GNA and Libya's neighbours, the U.S. and the UN on resumption of oil production

29 june 2020 - 15:24:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Negotiations have been underway in recent weeks between the Government of National Accord (GNA) and various [...] Full text...

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Burundi's new president names 15-member cabinet

29 june 2020 - 11:51:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's new head of state, Evariste Ndayishimiye, on Sunday evening appointed 15 members to the new [...] Full text...

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Ghana opposition party cries foul as security personnel are deployed to border areas of its strongholds

29 june 2020 - 08:28:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is crying foul following the deployment of security personnel [...] Full text...

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Malawi's new president sworn in

28 june 2020 - 12:14:33
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Lazarus Chakwera was sworn in as the new president of Malawi on Sunday, barely 24 hours [...] Full text...

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Malian customs arrest Nigerian national with 500 grams of cocaine in stomach

28 june 2020 - 10:56:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian customs Friday arrested a Nigerian citizen, Jude Ezeh, carrying 500 grams of cocaine worth 50 [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: SADC to set guidelines on electoral observation during pandemics

27 june 2020 - 12:48:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States holding elections during the COVID-19 pandemic have [...] Full text...

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UN marks 75-year milestone anniversary of founding Charter

27 june 2020 - 06:38:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Charter “brought rules and hope to a world in ruins”, Secretary-General António Guterres told [...] Full text...

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UN marks 75-year milestone anniversary of founding Charter 26June

26 june 2020 - 20:43:26
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Charter “brought rules and hope to a world in ruins”, Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...

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'Niger is a transit country for international drug trafficking'

26 june 2020 - 17:55:35
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - "Niger is certainly not a drug-producing country, but its pivotal position between sub-Saharan and North Africa [...] Full text...

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Three incarcerated female opposition youth leaders freed on bail in Zimbabwe

26 june 2020 - 17:02:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -  Zimbabwe's three incarcerated female opposition youth leaders, Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova from the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, calls on citizens to protest peacefully

26 june 2020 - 16:54:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nelson Chamisa, Zimbabwe's Alliance leader of the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has called [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to pay arrears of salaries, other entitlements of 244 dismissed soldiers

26 june 2020 - 16:47:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court Justice on Thursday ordered the Nigerian government to pay the arrears of the [...] Full text...

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2017 internet shutdown: ECOWAS Court holds Togo govt. liable for violation of Citizens’ Freedom of Expression

26 june 2020 - 16:44:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ordered the Togolese government to pay 16 million CFA [...] Full text...

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Mandela's grandson slams Chief Justice over Israel comments

26 june 2020 - 10:26:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla Mandela on Friday called on Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng to [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Justice Minister resigns

26 june 2020 - 09:03:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Abubacarr Marie Tambadou, Gambia’s Justice Minister, on Thursday tendered his resignation to take up a new [...] Full text...

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Speak out against torture, an ‘abhorrent denial of human dignity’, urges UN chief

26 june 2020 - 04:39:43
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has described torture is an “egregious abuse of human rights”, [...] Full text...

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Ghana's supreme court dismisses suit against EC by opposition NDC

26 june 2020 - 00:01:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA)  - Ghana’s supreme court Thursday dismissed a suit filed by the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) to stop [...] Full text...

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US Commends Gambia’s govt. for advancements made in TIP

25 june 2020 - 21:43:03
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The United States Thursday commended the Gambian government, relevant stakeholders and key partners in advancements made the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses case brought by 4 Burkinabes on rights violations, rejects claim of arbitrary detention by Liberian

25 june 2020 - 17:25:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In the first of two landmark judgements delivered on Wednesday, in Abuja, Nigeria, the ECOWAS Community [...] Full text...

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71 cases affected by 3-month suspension of ECOWAS court sittings caused by Covid-19

24 june 2020 - 17:44:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The three-month suspension of court sessions by the ECOWAS Court of Justice, occasioned by the outbreak [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IOC joins forces with WHO and UN to fight pandemic

24 june 2020 - 10:13:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On Olympic Day, 23 June 2020, the International Olympic Committee and UN World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Rights groups urge IMF to delay vote on US$5.2 billion loan to Egypt

24 june 2020 - 05:42:19
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should delay a vote on a US$5.2 billion loan to [...] Full text...

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ICC member countries rally around court

24 june 2020 - 05:31:04
New  York, US (PANA) – Member countries of the International Criminal Court(ICC) have joined together in support of the court’s [...] 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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UN condemns killing of Indonesian peacekeeper in DR Congo

23 june 2020 - 20:42:07
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The United Nations Tuesday strongly condemned an attack by suspected rebel militia on peacekeepers serving with [...] Full text...

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Libya reduces number of representatives at Arab League meetings

23 june 2020 - 16:22:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign Ministry of the government of national accord (GNA) on Tuesday announced that Libya [...] Full text...

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Armed groups, terrorist movements accused of sexual violence in northern and central Mali

23 june 2020 - 15:16:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Certain armed groups and terrorist movements have been responsible for sexual violence, particularly in northern and [...] Full text...

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Libyan Government of National Accord welcomes acceptance of investigation by UN human rights commission

22 june 2020 - 23:44:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of Justice of the government of national accord (GNA) Monday expressed its approval [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court to rule in case by 7 Nigerians seeking independent candidatures in elections in Nigeria

22 june 2020 - 19:07:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court on Monday, 22 June, 2020, reserved judgement for 1 July, 2020, in a [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court dismisses case brought by former community staff in maiden virtual session

22 june 2020 - 17:13:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice on Monday, 22nd June, 2020, dismissed a case brought by [...] Full text...

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Rights body slams Mozambique for s failure to release detained refugees

21 june 2020 - 15:00:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International has faulted the Mozambican authorities for failing to release 16 African and asylum seekers [...] Full text...

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Libyan media highlight struggles between intervening countries in Libya, judicial protection of Libyan assets abroad

20 june 2020 - 18:56:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The struggle by foreign countries to play the bigger role in restoring peace in Libya was [...] Full text...

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Four judges resign from Mali's Constitutional Court

20 june 2020 - 13:23:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four of the eight judges who make up Mali's Constitutional Court resigned on Saturday, reliable sources [...] Full text...

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Terrorist sentenced to 48 years in prison in Tunisia

20 june 2020 - 10:57:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Criminal Chamber trying terrorism cases at the Tunis Court of First Instance has sentenced "terrorist" [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council wants top UN rights official to take action on racist violence

20 june 2020 - 07:53:52
New York, US (PANA) - UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet, is to spearhead efforts to address systemic racism against [...] 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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ECOWAS court resumes operation 22 June 2020 with remote technology

19 june 2020 - 17:03:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice, located in Abuja, Nigeria, will resume operation on Monday, 22 June, [...] 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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Ms Powers named Catholic Medical Board CEO

18 june 2020 - 15:35:48
New York, US (PANA) - The Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) on Thursday announced the appointment of Mary Beth Powers as [...] Full text...

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Rights group, NGOs step up pressure on oil companies to clean up polluted Nigeria's Niger Delta

18 june 2020 - 06:05:18
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International and NGOs are stepping up pressure on oil companies to clean [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Opposition party withdraws from management of COVID-19 pandemic

17 june 2020 - 20:55:23
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The opposition party announced here Wednesday its withdrawal from the coordination of parties represented in Parliament [...] Full text...

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Amnesty Int'l to President Félix Tshisekedi: 'You broke promises to bring justice to victims of pre-electoral crisis in the DRC

17 june 2020 - 19:40:03
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International has said that President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, did [...] Full text...

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Libyan citizen injured in mine explosion in Tripoli

17 june 2020 - 17:57:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan citizen was injured Wednesday by a mine explosion near his house in the Al-Kabaylia [...] Full text...

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AU, UNICEF campaign for birth registration to stop child exploitation

17 june 2020 - 14:13:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union and UN Children Fund (UNICEF) have launched the “No Name Campaign” to accelerate [...] Full text...

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Mauritius prepares for the post-Covid-19 period

17 june 2020 - 13:34:42
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Finance, Economic Planning and Development minister, Renganaden Padayachy, on Tuesday, said the focus now [...] Full text...

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UNESCO chief urges investigation into death of journalist Samuel Wazizi in Cameroon

17 june 2020 - 13:23:08
Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has called on the authorities of Cameroon to investigate the [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate accuses DRC president Tshisekedi of reneging on justice pledge

17 june 2020 - 07:28:06
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International has accused President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Military Court Martial demotes, dismisses serving Army General found guilty of corruption, other offences

16 june 2020 - 17:05:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The world of Maj.-Gen. Hakeem Oladapo Otiki, who is due for retirement on account of years [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL concerned about detention, ill-treatment of Egyptian nationals in Libya

16 june 2020 - 15:11:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed its concern about the arrest, detention [...] Full text...

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Gambia: ‘Access to child-friendly justice is not just a child right’- UNICEF representative

16 june 2020 - 14:39:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNICEF country representative to the Gambia, Sandra Lattouf, has said that “access to child-friendly justice is [...] 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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Activists stage anti-racism protest in Banjul

15 june 2020 - 17:18:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Scores of human rights activists have staged an anti-racism protest along the streets of Banjul over [...] Full text...

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Benin's court for economic offences to hear 13 bad governance cases

15 june 2020 - 14:14:43
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Thirteen cases of bad governance in the Beninese administration will be examined during the 4th criminal [...] Full text...

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107 bodies discovered at Tarhouna Hospital near Tripoli presented for autopsy

15 june 2020 - 13:54:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 107 bodies found on June 5 at Tarhouna Hospital south of Tripoli, the [...] Full text...

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US president Donald Trump says he won't watch NFL, U.S. soccer if players kneel during anthem

15 june 2020 - 08:30:17
Washington DC, US (PANA) - United States President Donald Trump has said he will not watch National Football League (NFL) [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM appeals to UNSC for action on crimes committed by pro-Haftar forces

14 june 2020 - 18:48:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyan foreign affairs and international cooperation minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Siala, [...] 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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Presidential Council in Libya calls for condemnation of crimes committed by pro-Haftar and UN investigation

13 june 2020 - 20:19:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the government of national accord said here Saturday that it was still [...] Full text...

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Gambia commends US govt. over Michael Sang Correa’s indictment

13 june 2020 - 19:55:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia Saturday commended the United States government for indicting Michael Sang Correa, [...] 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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Gambia seeks support from US Congresswoman Karen Bass for justice in Lamin Sisay's death

12 june 2020 - 19:01:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Foreign Minister, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, is seeking support from US Congresswoman, Karen Bass, for [...] Full text...

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Gambia: US charges alleged ‘Death Squad’ member with torture

12 june 2020 - 18:32:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The indictment in the United States on June 11, 2020, of an alleged former Gambian “death [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian activist faults President Barrow’s emergency extension

12 june 2020 - 16:49:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Madi Jobarteh, one of Gambia’s leading Human Rights Activists, on Friday vehemently challenged President Adama Barrow’s [...] Full text...

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AU Virtual Summit: President Issoufou calls for condemnation of George Floyd assassination

12 june 2020 - 15:41:08
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou has called on the AU Virtual Conference on COVID held on Thursday [...] Full text...

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UNAMID calls for calm following clash in IDPs camp in Darfur

12 june 2020 - 13:08:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)-  The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) has called for calm in South [...] Full text...

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ICC expresses 'profound regret' at further US threats and coercive actions against the Court

12 june 2020 - 11:21:56
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has expressed profound regret at the announcement of further threats [...] 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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Coronavirus: Eight confirmed cases among peacekeeping mission in Sudan

11 june 2020 - 22:11:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union-UN peace keeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Thursday said it had so far recorded [...] Full text...

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UN calls for investigation into mass grave in Libyan city of Tarhouna recaptured from Haftar’s forces

11 june 2020 - 20:59:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Thursday expressed concern over the discovery of several mass [...] Full text...

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GNA splashes $70 million on families of victims of the Libyan war

11 june 2020 - 17:49:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s breakaway political party turns one

11 june 2020 - 17:11:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF), a breakaway faction from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), turns one [...] Full text...

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UNDP blames global anti-racism protests on inequality

11 june 2020 - 14:05:04
Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - The anti-racism demonstrations sweeping across the world reflects inequality, the UNDP has said. In a news dispatch, [...] 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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Rights advocate calls on Sudan to hand over former president al-Bashir, two others to ICC over Darfur crimes

11 june 2020 - 10:54:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International has renewed its demand to the Sudanese authorities to hand over former [...] Full text...

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Mauritania riot police disperse demonstrators demanding justice for young man killed by military patrol team

11 june 2020 - 10:42:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Riot police on Wednesday dispersed a demonstration in Nouakchott demanding justice for a young man killed by [...] Full text...

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Nigerian to take 'decisive action' against rape, violence against women, girls

11 june 2020 - 10:31:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Wednesday said that with the “embarrassing” rate of rape cases in the country, it [...] Full text...

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UN rights experts call on Zimbabwe Govt to end abductions

11 june 2020 - 06:19:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday called on the Zimbabwe government to immediately end a [...] Full text...

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France welcomes surrender to ICC of alleged leader of Janjawid militia

11 june 2020 - 00:29:00
Paris, France (PANA) - France Wednesday welcomed the surrender to the International Criminal Court (ICC) of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, [...] 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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Gambian high court judge orders ex-junta member to open defence

10 june 2020 - 21:35:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A high court judge here Wednesday ordered former junta member and minister of Local Government and [...] Full text...

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AU Watch wants justice in George Floyd’s death

10 june 2020 - 16:52:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - AU Watch, an International Pan-African NGO, on Wednesday called for justice and accountability in the death [...] Full text...

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ICC calls on Sudan to transfer four suspects In Darfur situation to The Hague

10 june 2020 - 15:07:03
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC), Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Tuesday called on the Sudanese government to [...] Full text...

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ICC announces detention of alleged Janjaweed militia leader Ali Kushayb

10 june 2020 - 14:51:38
Paris, France (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, announced on Tuesday that Ali [...] 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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Rights group accuses soldiers in Sahel of killing people under guise of anti-terror operations

10 june 2020 - 05:58:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International is accusing soldiers in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso of rampaging [...] Full text...

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Darfur rebel commander surrenders to ICC in CAR

09 june 2020 - 20:38:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A top commander of the Janjaweed militia in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, Ali Mohammad Ali [...] Full text...

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Civil Society protests against killing of Gambian in the US

09 june 2020 - 17:24:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Scores of civil society organizations (CSOs) in The Gambia on Tuesday sent a petition to the [...] Full text...

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UNICEF "strongly" condemns acts of violence against children in Niger

09 june 2020 - 15:36:52
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - "UNICEF has been horrified by the abuses suffered by children in the region of Diffa" and [...] Full text...

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Migrants go to court to denounce retention in Tunis reception centre

09 june 2020 - 07:48:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A group of migrants has lodged a complaint at the Tunis administrative court to denounce their [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s govt. dismisses claims of coup plot on social media

08 june 2020 - 23:56:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia Monday dismissed rumours on social media of a coup plot to [...] Full text...

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Gambians petition US government to end racism and police brutality

08 june 2020 - 22:20:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Citizens of The Gambia Monday  expressed grave concern over the death by shooting of a compatriot, [...] Full text...

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Kenya Chief Justice blames President for courts clog up

08 june 2020 - 12:19:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Chief Justice David Maraga on Monday blamed President Uhuru Kenyatta for the backlog of cases [...] Full text...

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Heavy diplomatic heritage for new Burundi president (News Analysis)

07 june 2020 - 19:40:51
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – One of the priorities for new Burundi’s president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, will be to fill the diplomatic [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa launches "Black Friday" campaign

07 june 2020 - 13:49:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has launched an anti-racism campaign, dubbed “Black Friday”, in [...] Full text...

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Murder of Afro-American George Floyd sparks anti-racism rally in Tunis

07 june 2020 - 09:49:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several hundreds of Tunisians and sub-Saharan Africans gathered on Saturday in front of the Tunis Municipal [...] Full text...

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Tunisian associations, NGOs back popular revolt in US

05 june 2020 - 21:33:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than 30 Tunisian associations and NGOs Friday expressed their full solidarity with the millions of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Speakers of National and State legislatures meet over violence and rape against women/girls

05 june 2020 - 17:32:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The House of Representatives would engage the 36 State Houses of Assembly on the imperative of [...] Full text...

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1,300 civilians killed in DRC in past eight months – UN rights chief

05 june 2020 - 12:29:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 1,300 civilians have been killed in a number of separate conflicts involving armed groups and [...] Full text...

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Al-Sarraj says will no longer negotiate with Haftar

05 june 2020 - 00:05:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the government of national accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, said Thursday [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s apex court orders electoral commission to provide legal basis for excluding voter IDs in voter registration

04 june 2020 - 23:41:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s Supreme Court Thursday ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to provide the legal basis for rejecting [...] Full text...

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Loss of Tripoli war by Haftar redesigns new outlines of the Libyan conflict (New analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

04 june 2020 - 23:03:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tripoli residents Thursday morning woke up to news of the total liberation of the city of [...] Full text...

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Gambia: ‘My government will strive to enhance institutional, legal reforms’ - President Barrow

04 june 2020 - 17:10:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has said that his government will continue to strive for [...] Full text...

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National Council of Malian civil society calls on authorities to safeguard social stability

04 june 2020 - 15:58:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian National Council of Civil Society (CNSC) on Thursday urged political authorities to prioritize social dialogue, [...] Full text...

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NAPTIP urges Nigerians to report any rape case in their vicinity

04 june 2020 - 14:41:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), a lead body in the [...] Full text...

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Western govts, organizations call for justice for prosters killed in Sudan

03 june 2020 - 19:30:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN) and the United States of America (USA) have each [...] Full text...

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Mauritania opens investigation after soldier committed murder in the river valley

03 june 2020 - 18:53:29
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian justice has opened a preliminary investigation after a soldier allegedly killed a young carter, [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International wants the Special Criminal Court in CAR fully operational

03 june 2020 - 16:42:05
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) has called for renewed efforts to make the Special Criminal Court in the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Amnesty International deplores Nigerian govt's “poor response” to rising rape cases

02 june 2020 - 21:28:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Global human rights group Amnesty International (AI) said here Tuesday the poor response of the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt orders investigation into rape, murder of university student, another minor

02 june 2020 - 18:44:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – After days of rage, the Federal Government has directed the Police to unravel the circumstances surrounding the [...] Full text...

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Kenyans protest US police killing of African-American man

02 june 2020 - 13:57:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans angered by the killing of an African American man by a white policeman on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Mozambican authorities to protect civilians while pursuing armed groups

02 june 2020 - 13:03:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Mozambican government troops to protect civilians as they carry out operations [...] Full text...

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Gambian human rights activist urges govt. to demand justice for slain African-Americans

31 may 2020 - 19:37:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Prominent human rights activist in The Gambia, Madi Jobarteh, has urged the Gambian government to demand [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari gets seven-day ultimatum to give details of all foreign loans obtained and locations of projects executed

31 may 2020 - 17:21:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A major anti-corruption group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has handed President Muhammadu Buhari [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya records 31 new cases in prisons, national pandemic tally remains 1,888

31 may 2020 - 14:03:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Public Health officials have evacuated 31 inmates who turned positive for COVID-19 at the Nairobi Remand [...] Full text...

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EU condemns killing of 30 migrants in Libya

31 may 2020 - 13:04:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) delegation to Libya and heads of diplomatic missions of EU member countries [...] Full text...

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UN Humanitarian Coordinator calls for killers of 30 migrants in Libya to be brought to justice

30 may 2020 - 13:08:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, has denounced the shooting of illegal migrants [...] Full text...

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Niger adopts law authorizing interception of certain electronic communications

29 may 2020 - 19:49:50
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The National Assembly of Niger adopted here Friday a law allowing the interception of certain communications [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: At least 296 people killed by armed attackers in 6 months in Ituri - UN

29 may 2020 - 19:19:31
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - At least 296 people were killed, 151 others injured and 38 people raped, including many [...] Full text...

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ICC eases the conditions for the release of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé

29 may 2020 - 18:00:24
Paris, France (PANA) - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday announced that it has reviewed [...] Full text...

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Libya denounces "heinous massacre" of illegal migrants in Mezda, near Tripoli

29 may 2020 - 17:45:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the government of national accord (GNA) has called the [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights , AU Commission chiefs urge “serious action” to halt US police killings of unarmed African Americans

29 may 2020 - 15:43:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mic Commhelle Bachelet on Thursday condemned the killing of George [...] Full text...

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Bill to amend Gambia's old constitution gazetted

29 may 2020 - 15:29:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-  The Gambian Ministry of Justice says the Bill for an Act to promulgate the new Constitution of [...] Full text...

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'Overstaying' Kenya FA president stripped of executive powers

29 may 2020 - 13:12:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Sports Disputes Tribunal has ruled that Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa remains in [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog faults Ethiopian security forces for rape, extrajudicial executions

29 may 2020 - 12:18:24
    Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian security forces committed horrendous human rights violations including burning homes to the ground, extrajudicial executions [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say reparations yet to be paid to ex-Chadian dictator Habré’s victims

29 may 2020 - 05:38:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The victims of the former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre have yet to receive any reparations four years after [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Act now or risk ‘unimaginable devastation’ globally, warns UN chief

29 may 2020 - 05:19:05
New York, US (PANA) - Unless countries across the world act together now, the COVID-19 pandemic will cause “unimaginable devastation [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Group says 7,904 lives lost to violent killings in Nigeria in two years

28 may 2020 - 19:48:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total of 7,904 persons were victims of violent killings by Boko Haram/Islamic State in West [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 47 prisoner-patients cured in Guinea

28 may 2020 - 17:51:31
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - About 47 prisoners, who tested positive of the COVID-19 disease out of a total of 54 [...] Full text...

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AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina, maintains innocence, claims there are attempts to tarnish his reputation

27 may 2020 - 18:25:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, on Wednesday claimed that in [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Former Defence Minister, Jean Claude Bouda, under arrest

26 may 2020 - 17:57:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's former Defence Minister, Jean-Claude Bouda, was arrested on Tuesday following a complaint by [...] Full text...

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Gambian activist urges compatriots to defend draft constitution

26 may 2020 - 14:02:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) –  Leading human rights activist of The Gambia, Madi Jobarteh, has urged his compatriots to stand up, create [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s truth commission to resume public hearings on June 8

26 may 2020 - 13:28:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission will on June 8  resume public hearings, which it [...] Full text...

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Mauritania reaffirms commitment to ideals of African unity

25 may 2020 - 15:09:35
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has reaffirmed its commitment to the founding ideals and principles of African unity, [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies highlight arrest of most wanted genocide leader Felicien Kabuga

23 may 2020 - 19:21:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week were awash with stories focusing on the arrest of Rwandan tycoon Felicien [...] Full text...

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Victims of intercommunal violence in South Sudan deserve ‘justice, truth and reparations’ – UN rights chief

23 may 2020 - 05:53:39
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned a fresh wave of intercommunal violence [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Webinar explores how civil society can ensure accountability amid COVID-19

22 may 2020 - 17:31:30
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Billions of dollars have been allocated to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, but how can we [...] Full text...

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RSF wants UN rapporteur to effect release of imprisoned Cameroonian journalist Amadou Vamoulké

22 may 2020 - 16:52:40
Paris, France (PANA) - The NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Friday that it had referred Amadou Vamoulké, the [...] Full text...

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Senegal to amend its penal code, convicts to serve terms under electronic surveillance

21 may 2020 - 19:49:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government on Wednesday adopted two bills amending the penal code, one of which will [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari goes after offshore assets acquired “illegally” by Nigerians

21 may 2020 - 17:38:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the amendment to the Executive Order 008 on Voluntary Offshore Assets [...] Full text...

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ICC rejects Jean-Pierre Bemba's claim for compensation

20 may 2020 - 15:03:07
Paris, France (PANA) - Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday rejected the claim for compensation [...] Full text...

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UN acting Special Representative Stephanie Wiliams deplores intensification of military escalation between Libyan belligerents

19 may 2020 - 23:30:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The acting special representative of the UN Security Council in Libya, Stephanie Williams, Tuesday deplored before [...] Full text...

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CFI denounces maintaining Beninese journalist Ignace Sossou in prison

19 may 2020 - 22:19:08
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  - The CFi Development Medias agency Tuesday condemned the continued imprisonment of Beninese journalist Ignace Sossou whose [...] Full text...

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Malian foreign minister meets French, Belgian envoys over musician Rokia Traoré's issue

19 may 2020 - 15:06:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Tieblié Dramé on Monday met with Belgian Ambassador [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief hails arrest of Rwanda genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga

19 may 2020 - 13:36:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has hailed the arrest on 16 May in [...] Full text...

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Rights group hails arrest of alleged Rwanda genocide mastermind

19 may 2020 - 05:51:30
Paris, France (PANA) – A human rights group has hailed the arrest of Félicien Kabuga, one of the alleged masterminds [...] Full text...

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Intercommunal fight re-displaces thousands of South Sudanese refugees

18 may 2020 - 18:37:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The UN refugees agency has issued a statement, condemning what it termed the “senseless” attack on [...] Full text...

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Libya: Weapons discovered at al-Wattia base will serve as evidence against foreign countries supporting Haftar

18 may 2020 - 18:13:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Siala, on [...] Full text...

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FIDH, LDH welcome the arrest of alleged Rwandan genocide financier

18 may 2020 - 15:45:16
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Human Rights League (LDH, France) have welcomed [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe authorities asked to account for disappearance of three female opposition leaders

18 may 2020 - 05:51:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Amnesty International is asking the authorities in Zimbabwe to urgently account for three missing female leaders [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes arrest of top suspect in Rwanda genocide

17 may 2020 - 08:25:48
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the arrest Saturday of one of the world’s most [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief calls for 'appropriate public health measures’ to protect detainees from virus

13 may 2020 - 19:41:19
New York, US (PANA) - UN agency chiefs on Wednesday highlighted the heightened vulnerability to COVID-19 of detainees, and others [...] Full text...

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Court releases former senators prosecuted for alleged corruption in Mauritania

12 may 2020 - 18:10:11
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - After three years of prosecution, former banker and senator Mohamed ould Boumatou, other former senators, trade [...] Full text...

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UN condemns attack that killed three Chadian peacekeepers in Mali

12 may 2020 - 17:25:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Mahamat Saleh Annadif, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Burkina Faso, has [...] Full text...

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António Guterres urges international community to invest in resolution of Libyan crisis

11 may 2020 - 22:54:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, Monday called on the international community to play [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Relatives of prisoners sentenced for terrorism call for their release

11 may 2020 - 21:16:33
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -  Several families of prisoners who pleaded guilty to terrorist activities and were given stiff sentences Monday [...] Full text...

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Stock theft surge between Botswana, Zimbabwe

11 may 2020 - 18:13:45
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Despite ongoing lockdown to curtail COVID-19 pandemic, stock theft between Botswana and Zimbabwe are on the [...] Full text...

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Mali, MINUSMA condemn killers of three Chadian peacekeepers

11 may 2020 - 14:05:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has been shocked by the death of three Chadian peacekeepers on Sunday when [...] Full text...

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Libya's Presidential Council denounces pro-Haftar forces' shelling of Maitigua airport

10 may 2020 - 14:03:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) has denounced Saturday's shelling of [...] Full text...

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Renewed tension in Libya, Al-Sarraj's call for political dialogue and ICC report highlighted in the news

09 may 2020 - 16:55:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on renewed tension on the fighting in Libya after Presidential Council [...] Full text...

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CENI president in Burundi's first pluralist elections dies unexpectedly

09 may 2020 - 15:33:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The president of the Burundi Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) in the first pluralist elections of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: NGOs advocate for the specific protection of women, girls during COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa

08 may 2020 - 16:25:41
Paris, France (PANA) - Three organizations on Thursday called on authorities in sub-Saharan Africa to ensure that measures adopted to [...] Full text...

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2 die, 26 injured in a tense election campaign in Burundi

06 may 2020 - 16:51:43
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The balance sheet of the first week of the electoral campaign, which started on April 27, [...] Full text...

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