Cyclone Idai: NGO calls for investigations into allegations of looting of relief aid in Zimbabwe

29 march 2019 - 06:35:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Non-governmental organisation, Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA), has called for government to urgently investigate allegations [...] Full text...

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Atalanta operation in Indian Ocean gets new commander

15 march 2019 - 10:04:58
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Spanish Rear Admiral Ricardo Hernandez has been appointed the Commander of the Atalanta Operation, which hunts [...] Full text...

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Electricity deficit in Libya reduced to 150 megawatt

07 march 2019 - 21:25:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's power generation deficit has fallen to 150 megawatts, director of the Libyan General Electricity Company's [...] Full text...

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Ghassan Salame to brief UN Security Council on situation in Libya in March

01 march 2019 - 18:28:13
  Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council announced here Friday its special envoy in Libya, Ghassan Salame, and the [...] Full text...

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Rights group says 'justice vital to peace' in CAR

22 february 2019 - 10:05:57
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The peace accord between the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and armed groups that was [...] Full text...

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Rights group says civilians trapped in tightening siege in eastern Libya

22 february 2019 - 09:34:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Forces allied with one of Libya's two competing governments, who appear to have defeated local fighters in [...] Full text...

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Libya resumes protection of artificial river threatened by theft, vandalism

19 february 2019 - 23:08:27
Tripoli, Libya  (PANA) – Libya’s Artificial River Authority announced Tuesday it had resumed the protection of the main source of [...] Full text...

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Nelson Mandela's bust knocked down in Duden Park, Brussels

14 february 2019 - 22:03:48
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The bust of Nelson Mandela, the hero of the struggle against Apartheid in South Africa, was [...] Full text...

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Thousands flee fresh violence in South Sudan, many ‘suffering from trauma’

13 february 2019 - 05:16:30
Juba, South Sudan (ANA) - The United Nations has said over the past few days thousands of desperate civilians have [...] Full text...

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Israeli Embassy in Cameroon protests minister's anti-Semitism statements on TV

04 february 2019 - 21:51:15
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Israeli embassy in Cameroon on Monday expressed shock at the "Anti-semitism statement made by Jean [...] Full text...

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Libya creates guard services for educational institutions

29 january 2019 - 12:08:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's national unity government has announced the establishment of guard services to ensure security in educational [...] Full text...

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France moves senior anti-balaka CAR official to ICC

23 january 2019 - 18:41:36
Paris, France (PANA) - The French authorities on Wednesday transferred Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, a senior Central African anti-balaka military official, arrested [...] Full text...

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UN rights office deplores repression of protests in Zimbabwe

18 january 2019 - 12:59:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Authorities in Zimbabwe should find ways of engaging with the population about their legitimate grievances and [...] Full text...

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Rights group says civilians under threat from militias in Libya

18 january 2019 - 05:18:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is urging the Libyan authorities to prioritise justice sector reform and establish [...] Full text...

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South Africa's official opposition targets Zuma again

03 january 2019 - 16:06:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday indicated that it will return [...] Full text...

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Production at Libya's major oil field down by 8,500 bpd due to theft of equipment

03 january 2019 - 11:09:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Production at Libya's major oil field of al-Charara in the southeast has slumped by 8,500 bpd [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta vows to end looting of state coffers, opens up on deal with opposition

29 december 2018 - 19:40:55
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has opened up on a political settlement reached with opposition leader Raila [...] Full text...

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Police say limited number of riots took place in Sudan on Friday

28 december 2018 - 18:51:03
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - While demonstrators protesting, for the 10th day running, price hikes and economic hardship in general, decreased [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army calls for closure of Amnesty International's offices in Nigeria

17 december 2018 - 12:14:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Three days after the Nigerian Army accused the UN Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) of aiding Boko [...] Full text...

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Amnesty says Nigerian gov't 'failures' fuel escalating farmers, herders conflict

17 december 2018 - 05:12:33
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, says the Nigerian authorities’ failure to investigate communal clashes and bring [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Mozambique security forces of abusing suspected insurgents

04 december 2018 - 05:55:33
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – An international human rights group has accused the Mozambique security forces of being implicated in [...] Full text...

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UN agency reports 9.6 million people severely food-insecure in Southern Africa

26 november 2018 - 16:50:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The number of severely food insecure people in Southern Africa rose to an estimated [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Angola to suspend deportation of DRC refugees

15 november 2018 - 05:36:23
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch, on Thursday asked the Angolan government to immediately suspend [...] Full text...

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South African Bank liquidated over graft scandal

13 november 2018 - 11:36:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The North Gauteng High Court on Tuesday issued a final order to liquidate VBS [...] Full text...

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Killing of farmers threatens food security in northeast Nigeria

24 october 2018 - 04:51:44
Maiduguri, Nigeria (PANA) - Repeated attacks against farmers risk aggravating the food crisis in northeast Nigeria. Farmers must be protected [...] Full text...

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Increasing hostilities in Libya taking heavy toll on civilians, warns UN relief official

25 september 2018 - 19:14:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The top United Nations relief official in Libya has voiced deep alarm at the humanitarian impact [...] Full text...

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Report calls for UN probe into apartheid atrocities

21 september 2018 - 07:48:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A damning new report has called for apartheid-era crimes to be investigated by the [...] Full text...

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South Sudan gov't troops, militias commit new atrocities - Rights group says

19 september 2018 - 05:13:53
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The staggering brutality of a recent military offensive in South Sudan – including murder of [...] Full text...

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Five people shot dead during demonstrations against ethnic killings in Ethiopia

18 september 2018 - 06:46:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Five people demonstrating against violent killings in an Addis Ababa neighbourhood in the Ethiopian capital [...] Full text...

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Pervasive corruption costs $2.6 trillion, says UN chief

11 september 2018 - 05:36:39
New York, US (PANA) - Corruption is present in all countries, “rich and poor, North and South, developed and developing”. [...] Full text...

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Verdict against South Sudan soldiers ‘finally delivers justice’ – UN Mission

07 september 2018 - 06:30:19
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has applauded the verdict by a military [...] Full text...

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Libya has ‘lurched from one emergency to another,’ high-level UN official says

06 september 2018 - 05:09:21
New York, US (PANA) - The status quo in Libya is “untenable,” Ghassan Salamé, Head of the United Nations Support [...] Full text...

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Soweto rocked by xenophobic violence

30 august 2018 - 09:05:02
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday condemned an outbreak of xenophobic violence in [...] Full text...

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HRW says there should be no amnesty for atrocity crimes

25 august 2018 - 06:40:07
Bangui, CAR (PANA) – A general amnesty as part of the political dialogue in the Central African Republic (CAR) would [...] Full text...

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3RD UPDATE: Zimbabwe opposition leader Chamisa accepts court's verdict dismissing his petition

24 august 2018 - 17:26:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The losing candidate in Zimbabwe's 30 July presidential election, Nelson Chamisa, has accepted the verdict of [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Mnangagwa reiterates peace, unity appeal

24 august 2018 - 16:19:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's president-elect, Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose victory in the 30 July elections was upheld by the Constitutional [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Zimbabwe Constitutional Court upholds President Mnangagwa's election victory

24 august 2018 - 15:17:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld President Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory in the 30 July presidential election, [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Mnangagwa pledges to serve all Zimbabweans

03 august 2018 - 18:22:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday pledged to serve all Zimbabweans irrespective of political affiliation following [...] Full text...

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DR Congo ebola outbreak compounds dire humanitarian crisis - NRC

03 august 2018 - 14:06:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo's conflict zone, North Kivu, whose residents have been [...] Full text...

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International observers condemn Zimbabwe's post-election violence

03 august 2018 - 11:45:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - International Election Observer Missions to Zimbabwe have condemned the bloody post-election violence that rocked the capital, [...] Full text...

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‘Horrific acts’ by gov't of South Sudan may constitute ‘war crimes’ says UN

10 july 2018 - 20:11:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Multiple killings and a campaign of sexual violence that may amount to war crimes have been [...] Full text...

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Rights group warns against downsizing UN mission in Darfur

29 june 2018 - 06:18:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - International human rights group, Amnesty International, has warned against downsizing the United Nations mission in Darfur, [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarian coordinator condemns CAR hospital attack as 'inhuman and unworthy'

10 june 2018 - 07:14:42
Bambari, CAR (PANA) - Weapon-toting intruders at a hospital in war torn Central African Republic (CAR) drew grave condemnation from [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Kenya police to ensure justice for 2017 elections abuses

05 june 2018 - 04:28:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights group says Kenyan officials and police officers have been threatening activists trying to [...] Full text...

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CAR crisis ‘breaks my heart’, says senior UN aid official

29 may 2018 - 06:03:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The already serious humanitarian situation in Central African Republic (CAR) has worsened amid a spike in [...] Full text...

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Buhari's 3-year score-card: Info minister says Fed. Gov't delivering on campaign promises

28 may 2018 - 14:07:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Presenting the three-year scorecard of Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, to Nigerians, the Minister of Information and [...] Full text...

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Mozambique’s veteran opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama dies

04 may 2018 - 05:52:54
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Afonso Dhlakama, the leader of Mozambique’s main opposition party and former rebel group, Mozambican National Resistance [...] Full text...

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UN warns that South Sudan peace process under threat as violence surges

28 april 2018 - 13:44:40
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Surging violence in parts of South Sudan is putting thousands of war-weary civilians at risk [...] Full text...

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UN condemns attack on civilians in northeast Nigeria

03 april 2018 - 06:31:13
New York, US (PANA) - Denouncing an attack on civilians in Nigeria’s restive north-east region, a senior United Nations humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Congolese flee horrific violence for Uganda - UNHCR

16 march 2018 - 11:04:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is working with partner organizations in western Uganda to support a [...] Full text...

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Nelson Mandela Foundation says Zuma 'not fit to govern'

06 february 2018 - 11:48:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Nelson Mandela Foundation on Tuesday joined the chorus of calls for President Jacob [...] Full text...

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Rights group says displaced Benghazi families prevented from returning home

01 february 2018 - 07:05:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Armed groups in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi are preventing thousands of internally displaced families [...] Full text...

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Spike in attacks on ‘blue helmets’ means UN peace operations must adapt - Lacroix

25 january 2018 - 06:17:21
New York, US (PANA) – With United Nations ‘blue helmets’ facing increasingly grave threats, including armed groups with no interest [...] Full text...

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CAR displacement reaches unprecedented levels in 2017 - UNHCR

23 january 2018 - 11:34:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing violence in Central African Republic (CAR), particularly in the country’s north-west, has pushed forced displacement [...] Full text...

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UN rights office urges Tunisian authorities to ensure freedom of peaceful assembly

12 january 2018 - 19:35:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations human rights office on Friday called on the authorities in Tunisia to ensure [...] Full text...

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World could see 1.8 billion tourists by 2030 – UN agency

27 december 2017 - 22:05:48
New York, USA (PANA) – By 2030, there could be 1.8 billion tourists – just over one in five persons [...] Full text...

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'Solidarity rally' gets under way in Harare to force President Mugabe out

18 november 2017 - 10:37:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans are attending a rally in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, to demand [...] Full text...

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(ROUNDUP) Zimbabwe ruling party calls for Mugabe to step down

17 november 2017 - 20:09:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Eight out of 10 Provincial Coordinating Committees (PCC) of Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party have called on [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan mass opposition protests leave bloody deaths, injuries

13 october 2017 - 18:33:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Three people were shot dead in the opposition stronghold township of Bondo, the rural home of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: ICRC raises red flag over displacement, spike in violence in DRC

11 october 2017 - 10:59:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Violence and repeated armed clashes in several provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Demonstrators, led by lawmakers, storm Nairobi streets in free election protests

06 october 2017 - 12:42:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan lawmakers led dozens of peaceful protestors in Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa, all opposition strongholds, [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Rights groups demand justice for 2009 Conakry stadium massacre victims

27 september 2017 - 06:56:09
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Human rights groups on Wednesday the Guinean government to move ahead to deliver justice, truth, and [...] Full text...

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Mali: Rights group says Insecurity keeps more than 150,000 children out of school

22 september 2017 - 08:55:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 150,000 children are unable to go to school due to a lack of security [...] Full text...

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CAR: Fresh violence in CAR leads to more displaced persons – UN agency

16 september 2017 - 06:37:51
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) – Expressing concern over continued violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) and the resulting [...] Full text...

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US: South Sudan's leaders bear 'direct responsibility' for conflict, Security Council told

25 august 2017 - 07:25:00
New York, US (PANA) – A senior United Nations peacekeeping official on Thursday called on the leaders of South Sudan [...] Full text...

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Uganda: 'One millionth South Sudanese flees to Uganda'

17 august 2017 - 06:58:18
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is marking Thursday as the day the one millionth South Sudanese [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Official opposition calls for dissolution of Parliament, snap election

09 august 2017 - 14:37:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Wednesday called for the dissolution of the [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: 'Atrocities turn S. Sudan's breadbasket into killing field' - Rights group

04 july 2017 - 11:11:15
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, is warning that a new frontline in South Sudan’s conflict [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UNHCR 'extremely worried' about renewed violence in Central African Republic

30 june 2017 - 13:44:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations refugee agency has voiced concern over a new flow of people fleeing renewed [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights group says donors failing almost a million South Sudanese refugees in Uganda

19 june 2017 - 19:34:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rich countries are failing in their obligation to help Uganda support thousands of refugees fleeing death, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Acting president lists gov't successes, vows to recover all stolen money

29 may 2017 - 09:13:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday highlighted the various achievements of the Muhammadu Buhari [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: New study says world plundering Africa's wealth in billions of dollars a year

24 may 2017 - 16:32:14
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Much more wealth is leaving Africa, the world’s most impoverished continent than is entering [...] Full text...

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DRC: Nearly 400,000 children at risk of severe acute malnutrition in DRC's Greater Kasai – UNICEF

24 may 2017 - 15:36:06
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The crisis in Greater Kasai in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has severely [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Protests flare up around South Africa

10 may 2017 - 10:34:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police used rubber bullets in Finetown and Itireleng near Pretoria on Wednesday to disperse [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma prevented from addressing May Day rally

01 may 2017 - 15:07:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s biggest trade union federation was forced to abort its main May Day [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Rights group urges Nigeria to step up efforts to release Chibok girls

14 april 2017 - 07:10:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities must ramp up efforts to secure the release of the remaining Chibok girls and [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: UN condemns 'reprehensible' killing of aid workers in South Sudan

27 march 2017 - 06:40:10
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN has condemned the killing of six aid workers from a national non-governmental organization [...] Full text...

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UN: Security Council adopts resolution to protect cultural heritage

25 march 2017 - 14:19:16
New York, US (PANA) - Condemning the unlawful destruction and pillaging of cultural heritage such as religious sites and artefacts, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: UN official addresses AU PSC on alarming situation in South Sudan

17 march 2017 - 19:12:02
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - To pull South Sudan back from the abyss and from a growing famine, the international [...] Full text...

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UN: UN experts urge action to end rights abuses in South Sudan

15 march 2017 - 14:20:01
New York, US (PANA) - Following an increase in gross human rights violations, as well as an escalation in fighting [...] Full text...

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Uganda: Ethiopian Premier begins Uganda state visit

02 march 2017 - 16:31:33
Kampala, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has arrived in Kampala for a three-day state visit to discuss [...] Full text...

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Sudan: "Save the Children" condemns looting of its compound, warehouse in S. Sudan

28 february 2017 - 14:15:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International charity organization, Save the Children, said its food and supply stores in a South [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mbeki slams xenophobic violence

27 february 2017 - 14:48:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Thabo Mbeki on Monday slammed the fresh wave of xenophobia [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria govt condemns xenophobic attacks, summons South African envoy

21 february 2017 - 20:58:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government on Tuesday strongly condemned the xenophobic attacks on its citizens and other Africans [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria wants AU to intervene urgently over xenophobic attack on Nigerians, others in South Africa

20 february 2017 - 13:50:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Monday called on the African Union (AU) to intervene urgently in the renewed xenophobic [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Security Council condemns fighting in South Sudan

12 february 2017 - 18:01:08
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has strongly condemned continued fighting across South Sudan, particularly incidents in [...] Full text...

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Sudan: More Southerners flee continuing fighting

08 february 2017 - 13:07:35
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A new wave of tens of thousands of South Sudanese poured into neighbouring Sudan as fighting [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rights chief calls for hybrid court for atrocities in South Sudan

14 december 2016 - 21:09:21
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Al Hussein on Wednesday urged the African Union [...] Full text...

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CAR: UN envoy demands protection of civilians as scores killed in CAR violence

26 november 2016 - 04:57:09
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide has condemned the recent [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Federal govt. intensifies fight against corruption, seeks UN support

19 november 2016 - 05:47:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Government has set up an inter-agency Presidential Committee on Asset Recovery (PCAR) as part [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: South Sudan troops accused of 'deliberate killings, rape, looting'

25 october 2016 - 05:52:20
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has said in a new report launched on Tuesday that [...] Full text...

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UN: UN probe says DRC security forces used "excessive force" on protesters

21 october 2016 - 17:53:31
New York, US (PANA) - A UN preliminary investigation revealed on Friday that government agents, such as police and armed [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: UN mission calls for immediate end to hostilities in Yei

11 october 2016 - 05:41:53
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Extremely concerned by the continuing deterioration of the security situation in the South Sudanese town [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Rights groups demand justice for Guinea election violence victims

10 october 2016 - 09:58:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Authorities in Guinea should take concrete and immediate steps to ensure justice for the victims and [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: '100,000 people trapped in Yei, South Sudan', UNHCR warns

30 september 2016 - 16:43:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent humanitarian assistance is needed for some 100,000 people trapped in the South Sudanese town of [...] Full text...

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UN: Amnesty Int'l says chemical weapons used in Sudan's restive Darfur region

29 september 2016 - 17:40:20
New York, US (PANA) - An Amnesty International investigation has gathered horrific evidence of repeated use of what the human [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Six persons shot dead by criminals in Sudan's North Darfur

21 september 2016 - 17:46:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least six people have been killed by anonymous gunmen in a marketplace in Kutum locality [...] Full text...

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UN: UN, partners launch U$10.7 million humanitarian appeal for Libya

19 september 2016 - 20:29:13
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and humanitarian agencies in Libya on Monday issued an urgent appeal for $10.7 [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: South Sudan rebels deny rape, indiscriminate shelling in Juba

17 august 2016 - 18:02:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese rebel forces have denied their fighters raped women during an assault on Juba, [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Tribunal rules hand, leg of Darfur bandits be amputated

17 august 2016 - 11:34:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A Darfur Special Criminal Tribunal has ordered the amputation of the right hand and left leg [...] Full text...

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UN: UN blames South Sudan's govt forces for violations in July fighting

04 august 2016 - 13:47:58
New York, US (PANA) - Preliminary UN investigations into the recent fighting in South Sudan reveals that government security forces [...] Full text...

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UN: UN relief chief urges end to attacks on civilians, aid workers in South Sudan

03 august 2016 - 22:37:13
New York, US (PANA) - UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien on Wednesday concluded a three-day mission to crisis-torn South [...] Full text...

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UN: UN humanitarian chief urges South Sudanese parties to work together for peace

02 august 2016 - 22:06:51
New York, US (PANA) - UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien on Tuesday called on all actors in South Sudan, [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: About 60,000 flee South Sudan’s latest violence

02 august 2016 - 10:02:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Refugee flows from South Sudan into Uganda have doubled in the past 10 days, bringing the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy calls for accountability in remembering Walikale mass rape in DRC

30 july 2016 - 14:56:48
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the six-year remembrance of a mass rape of more than 300 civilian residents [...] Full text...

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UN: UNHCR says 4,000 South Sudanese fleeing into Uganda daily

26 july 2016 - 17:35:55
New York, US (PANA) - Recent fighting in South Sudan has forced 37,491 people to flee to Uganda in the [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban welcomes new agreement with Inter Parliamentary Union

22 july 2016 - 05:55:39
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon late on Thursday in New York signed a new partnership agreement [...] Full text...

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UN: UNHCR says thousands flee to Uganda from South Sudan

20 july 2016 - 05:45:42
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says more than 5,000 people, primarily women and [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: UN orders relocation of non-critical staff; WFP warehouse looted

15 july 2016 - 06:04:11
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has ordered the temporary relocation of some non-critical staff from Juba, South [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Thousands flee to Chad, Cameroon to escape CAR violence - UNHCR

08 july 2016 - 12:02:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of people from Central African Republic (CAR) have crossed the border into Chad and Cameroon [...] Full text...

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UN: UN releases US$13 million to support 250,000 IDPs in Nigeria

27 june 2016 - 18:23:50
New York, US (PANA) - UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien, on Monday announced [...] Full text...

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Sudan: ICRC airplanes evacuate people wounded in South Sudan clashes

18 june 2016 - 19:50:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday said it evacuated by air 17 [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Repairing fistula, restoring women’s dignity (Feature By Assane Ba of UNFPA)

25 may 2016 - 11:04:05
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - When Sarah Nyirangirimana, 33, became pregnant with her second child four years ago, she felt [...] Full text...

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UN: UN relief chief draws attention on humanitarian crisis in Niger's Diffa region

18 may 2016 - 18:45:37
New York, US (PANA) - UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Stephen O’Brien, on Wednesday called for greater attention to [...] Full text...

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US: Amnesty Int'l urges human rights in fight against Boko Haram

14 may 2016 - 06:37:11
New York, US (PANA) - As leaders meet for the Regional Security Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, on Saturday, to discuss [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights office reports on clashes, violations in Mozambique

29 april 2016 - 17:18:13
New York, US (PANA) - The UN human rights office on Friday said it has received worrying information about ongoing [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Xenophobic violence in Lusaka highlights challenging economic situation – EIU

21 april 2016 - 13:12:45
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) has charged that this week’s Xenophobic attacks in Lusaka, Zambia, have [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Wave of xenophobic attacks spreads in Lusaka

19 april 2016 - 16:16:11
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Violent attacks targeted at foreign owned shops which broke out Monday in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Great Lakes conference takes steps in regional cooperation to fight impunity

17 march 2016 - 18:10:24
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Judicial cooperation among member states of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) [...] Full text...

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UN: War weary families in Central African Republic face dire food situation – UN

01 march 2016 - 18:37:29
New York, US (PANA) - Three years of conflict and ongoing displacements in the Central African Republic (CAR) continue to [...] Full text...

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UN: South Sudan on ‘verge of fragmenting’, UN officials warn Security Council

19 february 2016 - 22:20:03
New York, US (PANA) - With senior United Nations officials warning of escalating inter-communal violence and rampant human rights violations [...] Full text...

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UN: UNESCO, Italy to create task force for cultural heritage conservation in crises

15 february 2016 - 16:16:32
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) plans to sign an agreement with the [...] Full text...

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CAR: UN official calls for urgent measures to fight impunity in CAR

11 february 2016 - 07:25:24
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - As the Central African Republic (CAR) prepares for the second round of presidential elections [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Unity and action needed to counter expanding threat from ISIL'

10 february 2016 - 07:30:49
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Member States must mount a strategic response to the ability of the Islamic [...] Full text...

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UN: Fresh violence in South Sudan uproots 15,000 - UN reports

08 january 2016 - 19:18:54
New York, US (PANA) - Fighting between armed groups and government soldiers and an apparent breakdown in law and order [...] Full text...

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UN: Armed groups pose ‘critical threat’ to stability in Central Africa - UN envoy warns

09 december 2015 - 05:19:30
New York, US (PANA) - The violent activities of armed groups such as Boko Haram and the Lord’s Resistance Army [...] Full text...

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UN: Top peacekeeper calls for increased support for South Sudan peace process

03 december 2015 - 11:24:20
New York, US (PANA) - With both sides repeatedly violating the ceasefire, endangering progress so far made towards a political [...] Full text...

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Ghana: 'Pope's historic CAR visit must address sectarian conflict'

28 november 2015 - 06:45:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) says Central African Republic (CAR) must seize the historic opportunity that Pope Francis’ [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Security Council condemns violence in CAR

20 october 2015 - 21:34:46
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council Tuesday expressed its deep concern about the recent upsurge of violence and [...] Full text...

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UN: UN reports looting of aid agencies in CAR, pledges more support

06 october 2015 - 21:32:27
New York, US (PANA) - Despite worsening security conditions and the recent looting of international aid offices in the Central [...] Full text...

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UN: Mali peace process back on track, but vigilance necessary, says UN envoy

06 october 2015 - 17:11:31
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative and Head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), Mr. [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Looting forces ICRC to withdraw from South Sudan's Leer County

05 october 2015 - 19:01:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been forced to withdraw all its staff [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI says companies must not profit from blood diamonds in CAR

01 october 2015 - 15:32:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Amnesty International (AI) has said that Central African Republic (CAR)'s biggest traders have purchased diamonds worth [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IOM condemns weekend violence, looting in Bangui

29 september 2015 - 12:46:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has condemned the resurgence of violence in Bangui, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Anti-graft demonstrations excite ruling party

11 september 2015 - 11:28:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted with excitement and satisfaction to Thursday's nationwide anti-corruption [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights chief says Central African Republic still 'gripped by fear'

04 september 2015 - 18:59:03
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Al Hussein said Friday the human rights situation in6Central [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 'Buhari determined to clear financial mess by Jonathan Administration in Nigeria'

30 august 2015 - 12:51:55
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the corruption mess that characterized the Administration [...] Full text...

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Sudan: South Sudanese sign peace deal brokered by IGAD

26 august 2015 - 18:33:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – South Sudanese rivals, the government of President Salva Kiir and the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army/ [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Corruption in SADC worries grassroots movements

20 august 2015 - 08:31:21
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Over 500 delegates from grassroots movements, community and faith-based organizations, women’s organizations, as well as labour [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Ruling party urges President to recover looted funds, punish looters

16 august 2015 - 12:15:23
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to relent in [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudanese army protests Libyan 'support' for Darfur rebels

11 august 2015 - 17:34:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Tuesday protested to Libya's military attaché here about the accommodation and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari's US visit, major declarations reported in Nigeria

25 july 2015 - 10:35:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - This week's visit to the US by President Muhammadu Buhari and his declaration on the war [...] Full text...

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UN: UN mission reports widespread human rights abuses in South Sudan

30 june 2015 - 17:59:03
New York, US (PANA) - South Sudanese armed forces may have committed widespread human rights abuses, including the alleged raping [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials call for international engagement to deal with South Sudan's conflict

29 may 2015 - 15:35:06
New York, US (PANA) - As South Sudan's civil conflict continues to escalate, three senior UN officials have urged all [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: Amnesty International accuses global community of failed action in South Sudan

21 may 2015 - 16:43:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Amnesty international has accused the international community of failing to end human suffering in South Sudan where, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: 'Fight against Boko Haram is far from over' - ECOWAS chairman

19 may 2015 - 15:40:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The 47th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and government opened in [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report indicts Uganda rebels for 'grave violations' in DRC

14 may 2015 - 07:57:43
New York, US (PANA) - A UN human rights report says a Uganda-based rebel group has committed grave violations of [...] Full text...

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UN: UN expresses concern as deadly violence flares up across South Sudan

12 may 2015 - 15:05:49
New York, US (PANA) - A deadly outburst of violence between residents of a UN protection-of-civilians (PoC) site in the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Private sector rally support for victims of xenophobia attacks

24 april 2015 - 14:03:06
Sandton, South Africa (PANA) - In a move by the private sector to resolve the root causes of xenophobia and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Chibok girls: one year after abduction, politics, xenophobic attacks reported

18 april 2015 - 07:46:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Chibok girls (276 in number), abducted 14 April 2014, from their school, the Government Secondary School [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 28 arrested for attacks on foreign-owned shops

13 april 2015 - 12:27:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – At least 28 people have been arrested after several foreign-owned shops were looted or [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudanese Army repels rebel attack in South Kordufan's Nuba mountains

28 march 2015 - 18:47:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -The Sudanese Army on Saturday said rebels have attacked the town of Habila in the Nuba [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Situation in CAR fragile, but shows encouraging signs'

18 march 2015 - 19:21:58
New York, US (PANA) - A UN Security Council delegation on Wednesday in New York said that the situation in [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA wants protection for journalists in Nigeria

20 february 2015 - 15:24:39
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Friday demanded protection for journalists from Nigeria's security agencies [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudan appeals to UNISFA to check acts of abduction by SPLM in Abyei

17 february 2015 - 20:28:13
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese side in the Abyei Oversight Committee (AOC) has called upon the Ethiopian-manned United Nations [...] Full text...

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UN: UN relief official says peace, stability and security vital for South Sudan

09 february 2015 - 22:43:06
New York, US (PANA) - UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Valerie Amos on Monday warned that continued conflict [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Commission tasks govt. on xenophobic attacks

04 february 2015 - 08:32:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Human Rights Commission has called on the government to act on the [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Amnesty accuses AU of failing victims of violence in S/Sudan

30 january 2015 - 14:43:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Amnesty International on Friday accused the African Union Peace and Security Council of standing in the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Calm restored after outbreak of xenophobia

27 january 2015 - 15:25:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Calm has returned to Soweto and other townships around Johannesburg following several days of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa a nation “filled with hate” (By Craig Urquhart, PANA correspondent)

25 january 2015 - 09:16:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nearly 40 years ago, the youth of a sprawling township outside Johannesburg served notice [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Soweto tense following attacks on foreigners

23 january 2015 - 09:09:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tension remains high in Soweto following four days of looting in the sprawling township [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Human rights organizations want AU to publish inquiry report on South Sudan (Corrected)

22 january 2015 - 19:15:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Amnesty International on Thursday urged the African Union (AU) to publish a report on atrocities committed [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Human rights organizations want AU to publish inquiry report on South Sudan

22 january 2015 - 16:24:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Amnesty International on Thursday urged the African Union (AU) to publish a report on atrocities committed [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Opposition party paints catastrophic picture of Mauritania

15 january 2015 - 11:49:42
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's main opposition Democratic Forces Rally (DFR) has painted a catastrophic picture of the situation in [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UN probe says S. Sudan attacks 'nadir' of conflict marked by rights violations

09 january 2015 - 17:01:33
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Human Rights Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) issued [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UNHCR seeks relocation of besiged Peuhl minority of CAR

23 december 2014 - 13:37:05
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Tuesday expressed concern over the deteriorating situation [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF alerts on children's situation in CAR

18 december 2014 - 08:57:46
New York, US (PANA) - Two out of five children urgently needing humanitarian aid in Central African Republic (CAR) are [...] Full text...

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Sudan: FM wants UNAMID to assist Sudan achieve peace or......

23 november 2014 - 12:21:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday said the UN-AU peace Keeping Force in Darfur (UNAMID) should either help it [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UNHCR alarmed about ignored humanitarian catastrophe in DRC's Katanga province

18 november 2014 - 16:41:30
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) Tuesday expressed deep concern about the catastrophic humanitarian situation [...] Full text...

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Libya: Parliament accuses militias in Tripoli perpetrating violence in the country

14 november 2014 - 20:57:52
Tobruk, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Parliament has condemned "terrorist militias" for the violence at the airports of Lebrag, Zintan and [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Malawi remains hard put over 'cashgate' scandal

12 november 2014 - 07:59:49
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Though Malawi's economic activity has demonstrated considerable resilience, according to preliminary indications, inflation remains [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Over 10,000 displaced after insurgent captures town

04 november 2014 - 07:31:27
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 10,496 people have been displaced and are now living in five camps following the recent [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Boko Haram imposes Sharia on captured town, amputates 10

04 november 2014 - 06:17:34
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The insurgent group Boko Haram has imposed the Islamic Sharia law on Mubi in Nigeria's North-east [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana will 'welcome' ousted Burkinabe president Compaore

31 october 2014 - 21:34:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Interior Minister, Mark Woyongo, says the country will not turn away ousted Burkinabe President, Blaise [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials warn of worsening humanitarian conditions in CAR

31 october 2014 - 20:31:34
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarian officials on Friday said fresh fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR) [...] Full text...

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Italy: Farming, families hit by insecurity, says FAO/WFP report

29 october 2014 - 11:19:06
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Widespread looting and insecurity in the Central African Republic (CAR) have taken a heavy toll on [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: ICC grants interim release to 4 suspects

22 october 2014 - 20:07:31
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Judge Cuno Tarfusser, sole judge at the Preliminary Chamber II at the International Criminal Court [...] Full text...

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UN: UNESCO chief calls for safeguard of Libya's cultural heritage

15 october 2014 - 20:02:22
New York, US (PANA) - Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Ms. Irina Bokova, on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Parliament reeling as opposition parties defy ruling ANC

27 september 2014 - 09:00:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tension between South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) and the country’s leading opposition [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian state imposes curfew after street violence

26 september 2014 - 12:57:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Governor Kayode Fayemi of Nigeria's South-west Ekiti State Friday imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the state [...] Full text...

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UN: Security Council urges greater protection for aid workers

30 august 2014 - 14:08:37
New York, US (PANA) - Against the backdrop of increasing threats to aid workers, the UN Security Council has adopted [...] Full text...

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UN: Envoy says fighting in Libya 'unprecedented in gravity'

27 august 2014 - 18:15:45
New York, US (PANA) - Armed battles, inflamed by airstrikes and fuelled by deep divisions among Libyan political factions [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Demonstrators on rampage in Tunisian city over police killing of 2 girls

24 august 2014 - 15:06:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Protesting the death of two girls, killed by security patrol team members, demonstrators went gone on [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Shooting victim in Malawi 'cashgate' testifies in court

06 august 2014 - 18:23:09
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Former Malawi Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo, whose shooting on 13 September 2013 led to the unravelling [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA says Liberian journalist's arrest linked to his ''critical views''

28 july 2014 - 15:30:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra-based press freedom watchdog, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), on Monday described the [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Chief 'cashgater' released on bail

23 july 2014 - 16:55:06
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - In Malawi, a magistrates' court in the capital, Lilongwe, Tuesday released on bail businessman Oswald Lutepo, [...] Full text...

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Sudan: 2 persons killed in rebel attack in Blue Nile

19 july 2014 - 11:55:35
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A group of fighters of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – North (SPLM-N) attacked an agricultural [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights body urges SA police to stop attacks on Somalia refugees

12 june 2014 - 14:21:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Attacks on Somali-owned shops in and around Mamelodi township over the last six days have cost [...] Full text...

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UN: Mission in South Sudan confirms looting of homes, hospitals

06 june 2014 - 22:16:24
New York, US (PANA) - The UN mission in South Sudan on Friday confirmed reports of intense small arms fire [...] Full text...

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Libya: Electricity Company records 1,700 billion-dinar loss

30 may 2014 - 18:07:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Executive Director of the Libyan Electricity Company, Abdelhakim Elias, has revealed that his institution recorded [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Strike shuts down Malawi courts

09 may 2014 - 16:30:01
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - With slightly over a week before crucial general elections, all courts in Malawi were Friday shut [...] Full text...

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UN: Official says DRC mass rape verdict failed victims

08 may 2014 - 21:56:56
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Zainab Bangura, on Thursday voiced her [...] Full text...

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US: UN Human Rights Office unhappy with DRC court ruling on mass rape trial

06 may 2014 - 20:00:44
New York, US (PANA) - Disappointed by the ruling of a Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) military court, which acquitted [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia/AU: AU-led troops in CAR capture LRA commander

23 april 2014 - 15:45:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Troops of the African Union-led Regional Task Force (AU-RTF) in Central African Republic (CAR) have [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Mauritanian refugees plan demonstration over unfulfilled govt. promises

20 april 2014 - 15:48:45
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The association of Mauritanians repatriated from Senegal (ARMS) plan to hold a protest march from the [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Human Rights Commission condemns attack on opposition leader

14 april 2014 - 18:56:28
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Human Rights Commission has condemned the attack by elements of the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military continues ongoing offensive against terrorists, armed militias

13 april 2014 - 17:13:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military on Sunday said it launched an assault on camps of armed militiamen who [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Renegade CAR soldiers behind wave of looting arrested

17 march 2014 - 21:47:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eight renegade soldiers opposing the Central African Republic (CAR) military command have been arrested after [...] Full text...

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Sudan: 500,000 civilians flee Darfur as conflict intensifies

14 march 2014 - 12:48:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Almost half a million people have been forced from their homes over the last year as [...] Full text...

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US: Amnesty Int'l says violence intensifies in Darfur

13 march 2014 - 19:35:41
New York, US (PANA) - Amnesty International in a report published on Thursday says almost half a million people have [...] Full text...

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