Al-Burhan, Al-Sisi Hold Joint Talks on Strengthening Mechanisms of Bilateral Cooperation

18 december 2025 - 17:49:40
 Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese de facto leader General Abdul Fatah Al Burhan flew to Egypt Thursday where he [...] Full text...

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Ghana transmits extradition request for former finance minister Ofori-Atta to US authorities

18 december 2025 - 13:13:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Minister for Justice and Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine, said on Thursday that his office [...] Full text...

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Yemen on the brink: Guterres urges restraint, calls for release of UN detainees

17 december 2025 - 17:22:41
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Yemen’s leaders to return to the path of peace [...] Full text...

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Journalists killed in Gaza: the tragic toll of Israeli military operations since October 2023

17 december 2025 - 05:43:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Between October 2023 and mid-December 2025, 289 journalists lost their lives during Israeli military operations in [...] Full text...

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New demolition orders for West Bank camp is ‘more devastating news’

16 december 2025 - 16:58:27
Gaza City, Daza (PANA) - Israel has issued new demolition orders for the Nur Shams camp in the north of [...] Full text...

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World leaders adopt a historic global declaration on noncommunicable diseases and mental health

16 december 2025 - 13:41:25
New York, US (PANA)  – Leaders from across the world at the Eightieth United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) have adopted [...] Full text...

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Freedom of expression and safety of journalists in serious worldwide

16 december 2025 - 08:58:57
Paris, France (PANA) - Freedom of expression around the world has suffered a historic setback in the last 13 years, [...] Full text...

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Fall of eastern DRC city to rebels puts civilians at risk - HRW

15 december 2025 - 09:35:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Rwandan forces and M23 armed group that captured the city of Uvira in South Kivu [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson strongly condemns deadly drone attack on peacekeeping base in Sudan

15 december 2025 - 07:43:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly condemned the deadly [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders endorse Ghana's President Mahama's candidacy for AU chair in 2027

14 december 2025 - 19:51:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Authority of Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on [...] Full text...

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Guterres condemns deadly attack on Hannukah celebration in Sydney

14 december 2025 - 17:49:55
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the “heinous deadly attack” on Sunday against Jewish [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN strongly condemns deadly drone attack on peacekeeping base in Kordofan

14 december 2025 - 07:30:17
New York, US (PANA) - Drone attacks targeting the UN logistics base in Kadugli, Sudan, on Saturday killed six peacekeepers [...] Full text...

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Can dialogue heal a fractured world? A UN-led alliance is making the case

12 december 2025 - 15:10:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 2025 draws to a close, geopolitical divides are deepening – North and South, East and [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Council of Ministers endorses Ghana's President Mahama’s candidacy for 2027 AU Chair

12 december 2025 - 13:19:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unanimously endorsed [...] Full text...

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Israel apologises following Ghana’s retaliatory expulsions

11 december 2025 - 13:15:22
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Israeli authorities have apologised following the deportation of three Ghanaian nationals.“The Israeli authorities have now [...] Full text...

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Eastern DR Congo fighting kills scores, cuts food aid and drives mass displacement

11 december 2025 - 07:32:55
Kinshasa, DEC (PANA) - Intensifying fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has claimed more than 70 civilian [...] Full text...

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Traditional medicine is now a global reality: WHO

11 december 2025 - 07:19:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The vast majority of World Health Organisation (WHO) member States say 40 to 90 per cent [...] Full text...

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Social media: Age-related bans won’t keep kids safe, UNICEF warns

10 december 2025 - 19:11:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A social media ban for children under 16 came into effect in Australia on Wednesday, marking [...] Full text...

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Worrying escalation of online violence against women human rights activists, journalists - Report

10 december 2025 - 07:48:17
New York, US (PANA) - Online violence against women human rights defenders, activists and journalists has reached a critical point, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS declares state of emergency in region

09 december 2025 - 15:36:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday declared a state of emergency across [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso junta restores death penalty - HRW

09 december 2025 - 08:00:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The military junta in Burkina Faso has adopted a bill restoring the death penalty nearly [...] Full text...

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UN strongly condemns Israel's unauthorised entry of UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem

09 december 2025 - 07:35:22
New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said that Israeli police raided its compound [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Nigeria presidency provides details of Benin military deployment

08 december 2025 - 20:57:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's presidency has provided details of the country's military deployment in neighbouring Benin following a coup [...] Full text...

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Israeli police forcibly enter UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem

08 december 2025 - 17:10:44
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said that Israeli police raided its compound [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Nigerian soldiers have helped 'stabilise' situation in Benin - President Tinubu

08 december 2025 - 16:39:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that soldiers from his country have helped stabilise the [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Nigerian soldiers have helped 'stabilise' situation in Benin - President Tinubu

08 december 2025 - 15:20:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that soldiers from his country have helped stabilise the [...] Full text...

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US Embassy in Benin's biggest city says situation is 'calm' after coup attempt

08 december 2025 - 13:30:12
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy Benin says the situation in the biggest city, Cotonou, is “calm” following Sunday's [...] Full text...

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UN experts condemn Tanzania's post-election lethal crackdown and digital blackout

05 december 2025 - 10:16:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned reported widespread and systematic human rights violations in Tanzania [...] Full text...

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African football legends join forces to give a red card to polio

05 december 2025 - 07:27:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Six African football legends are urging the continent to unite and step up efforts to vaccinate [...] Full text...

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Air strikes and shelling continue in Gaza

04 december 2025 - 13:21:07
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has called for an investigation into the recent “horrific” killing by Israeli forces [...] Full text...

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Better economic measurement is about wiser use, not just more data (IMF Blog by Gita Bhatt)

04 december 2025 - 10:22:48
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - We live in a galaxy of data. From satellites and smartwatches to social media and [...] Full text...

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Uganda: UN rights chief deplores intensifying crackdown on opposition, media ahead of elections

04 december 2025 - 07:24:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Wednesday deplored the intensifying crackdown on the opposition and [...] Full text...

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South Africa barred from attending G20 preparatory meeting

03 december 2025 - 07:42:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has not been invited to the upcoming G20 sherpas meeting scheduled for [...] Full text...

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In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, journalism is ‘both a battleground and a lifeline’

02 december 2025 - 07:29:21
New York, US (PANA) - More than 260 media professionals were killed in the recent hostilities in Gaza – the [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: ECOWAS chairman Julius Maada Bio holds 'constructive' discussions with Guinea-Bissau junta leaders

01 december 2025 - 17:36:04
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS chairman Julius Maada Bio arrives in Guinea-Bissau to meet coup leaders

01 december 2025 - 14:09:11
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief Türk deplores post-coup violations in Guinea-Bissau

29 november 2025 - 07:38:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Friday called on the military authorities in Guinea Bissau [...] Full text...

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Sudan's paramilitary RSF kills state-owned news agency bureau chief

29 november 2025 - 07:19:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The state-owned Sudan News Agency (SUNA) said on Friday that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau's new military ruler appoints Prime Minister

28 november 2025 - 16:44:14
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau’s Transitional President Horta Inta-A on Friday, 28 November, announced Ilídio Vieira Té as Prime [...] Full text...

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Ex-South African president Jacob Zuma’s daughter resigns from Parliament

28 november 2025 - 15:16:12
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s daughter and member of the main opposition UMKhonto weSizwe [...] Full text...

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UPDATE2: UN chief condemns Guinea-Bissau coup, urges restoration of constitutional order

28 november 2025 - 13:36:22
New York, US (PANA) -The United Nations has strongly condemned the military coup in Guinea-Bissau, warning that the overthrow of [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: AU condemns Guinea Bissau coup as military name new head of state

27 november 2025 - 14:41:12
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has unequivocally condemned the military [...] Full text...

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Minorities are being stifled and rights repressed in a growing number of autocracies, denounces Volker Türk

27 november 2025 - 13:07:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "In a growing number of autocracies, minorities are being stifled, their rights, their identity and their [...] Full text...

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US President Trump bars South Africa from attending G20 summit next year in Miami

27 november 2025 - 07:46:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed grave concern over US President Donald Trump [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Guinea-Bissau opposition denounces 'staged coup'

26 november 2025 - 19:59:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Guinea Bissau's opposition coalition Front Populaire on Wednesday condemned what it describes as an “attempted staged [...] Full text...

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US rescinds 15% tariff on Ghana’s cocoa, agro exports

24 november 2025 - 16:53:21
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Government of Ghana has received official confirmation from the United States that the 15% tariff [...] Full text...

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UN warns against exploitation of AI for 'purely political or economic purposes'

24 november 2025 - 16:36:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The threats posed by generative artificial intelligence (AI) to several human rights, including privacy, political participation, [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s military leader again rejects UAE's membership of the Quad

24 november 2025 - 14:50:14
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military ruler says he will consider the Quad, which has been working to end [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa closes successful G20 Summit

23 november 2025 - 16:21:41
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday brought the curtain down on the first-ever G20 [...] Full text...

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G20 Leaders' Summit declaration 'revolutionary' for Africa, Global South - South African Minister

23 november 2025 - 10:16:21
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - “The world is here, the African continent is here, (global) institutions are here. Multilateralism has [...] Full text...

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G20 Leaders' Summit adopts declaration - Spokesperson

23 november 2025 - 07:11:33
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya has confirmed that the leaders of the G20 have [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Schools should be ‘sanctuaries not targets’ says deputy UN chief following latest mass abduction

22 november 2025 - 18:30:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Deputy Secretary-General voiced deep alarm on Saturday over the latest mass abduction from a [...] Full text...

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Sudan's paramilitary RSF 'welcomes' US President Trump's peace initiative

22 november 2025 - 07:23:20
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has come under severe criticism for atrocities committed in [...] Full text...

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UN alarmed by the enforced disappearance of relatives of Guinean artist Elie Kamano

20 november 2025 - 16:30:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office on Thursday expressed its deep concern over reports of the "alleged [...] Full text...

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Sudan welcomes President Trump's decision to end the war in Sudan

20 november 2025 - 08:33:16
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has welcomed US President Donald Trump's statement that he would initiate a [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau's electoral umpire assures ECOWAS observers of readiness

19 november 2025 - 07:45:32
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau’s National Electoral Commission, CNE, has assured the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Election [...] Full text...

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South Africa rolls out red carpet for G20 Summit

18 november 2025 - 07:23:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government says it is ready to welcome world leaders from 42 [...] Full text...

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Lebanon: UN peacekeeping patrol targeted by Israeli tank, IDF blames ‘misidentification’

17 november 2025 - 19:35:27
Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) – On Sunday, a foot patrol of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was targeted [...] Full text...

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Sudan's military ruler sets conditions for talks

15 november 2025 - 06:19:04
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has again set conditions for truce in the bloody [...] Full text...

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Stolen Past: Inside the fight against illicit antiquities trafficking

14 november 2025 - 18:38:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The illicit trade in cultural property is one of the world’s oldest and most profitable forms [...] Full text...

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Ukraine: UN condemns latest deadly attack targeting civilians in Kyiv

14 november 2025 - 17:11:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Several civilians were killed and many others injured, including children, in a large-scale Russian attack on [...] Full text...

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‘A wave of truth’: COP30 targets disinformation threat to climate action

13 november 2025 - 08:38:02
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Negotiators in Belém, Brazil, opened COP30 with a stark warning: the race to avert catastrophic global [...] Full text...

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Senior US official calls on Sudan's warring parties to 'immediately' accept humanitarian truce

13 november 2025 - 06:17:12
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A senior US official has called on parties to the conflict in Sudan to “immediately" [...] Full text...

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At least six dead in stampede during recruitment into the Ghana Armed Forces

12 november 2025 - 12:11:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least six people have been confirmed dead and several others injured following a stampede during [...] Full text...

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Hundreds killed, detained following deadly election violence in Tanzania: UN

12 november 2025 - 07:25:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hundreds of protesters and others have been killed and an unknown number injured or detained in [...] Full text...

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Former President Jacob Zuma’s daughter pleads not guilty as her terror-related trial begins

10 november 2025 - 14:50:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma’s daughter has pleaded not guilty as her trial on terror-related [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson calls for urgent international action as Mali's crisis escalates

10 november 2025 - 09:49:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed deep [...] Full text...

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Terrorism trial of South African former president Jacob Zuma's daughter begins in Durban

10 november 2025 - 07:35:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tensions are high ahead of the trial of South African former President Jacob Zuma’s [...] Full text...

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'Tanzania's election did not comply with AU principles'

07 november 2025 - 13:19:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Tanzania's 2025 General Elections did not comply with AU principles, normative frameworks, and other international [...] Full text...

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Sudan's paramilitary RSF agrees to humanitarian truce

06 november 2025 - 18:24:58
El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has agreed to the humanitarian truce proposed by the [...] Full text...

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Mind over machine: UN urges ethical guardrails for brain tech revolution

06 november 2025 - 13:43:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As wearable devices begin to tap into our mental states, UN experts warn that without ethical [...] Full text...

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Around 224 million women still don’t access family planning

04 november 2025 - 07:34:45
New York, US (PANA) - Since 1990, the number of people using modern contraception methods has doubled globally but despite [...] Full text...

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AU Summit launches talks on US$800 million green conservation Trust Fund

03 november 2025 - 20:37:19
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Talks on the creation of a US$800 million environmental support facility to be funded from 1% [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya to hold workshop targeting women journalists

03 november 2025 - 12:41:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has announced the opening of registration for a [...] Full text...

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Nigerian, US presidents to meet over alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria

02 november 2025 - 17:05:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian presidency has hinted that President Bola Tinubu will meet US President Donald Trump “in [...] Full text...

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Impunity for attacks on journalists has a chilling effect on society

02 november 2025 - 16:25:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Latin America and the Caribbean continues to be the region with the highest number of murders [...] Full text...

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Defending truth-tellers, from war zones to the digital frontline

02 november 2025 - 07:43:10
New York, US (PANA) - Journalists risk their lives every day to bring facts to light, yet most attacks against [...] Full text...

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Senior official from Darfur reacts to reported arrest of notorious RSF leader

31 october 2025 - 15:33:09
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Media outlets associated with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claimed on Friday the paramilutary group [...] Full text...

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Sudan's paramilitary RSF arrests commander, several others, over atrocities in El Fasher

31 october 2025 - 10:56:28
El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on Thursday it has arrested several of its [...] Full text...

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UN warns against resumption of nuclear testing

31 october 2025 - 07:41:40
New York, US (PANA) - The specter of nuclear mushroom clouds has resurfaced. Following comments by US President Donald Trump [...] Full text...

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Sudan's paramilitary leader acknowledges ‘abuses’ after capturing El Fasher

30 october 2025 - 06:45:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The commander of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, on Wednesday acknowledged [...] Full text...

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Reported massacre at hospital in Sudan’s El Fasher leaves 460 dead

29 october 2025 - 16:20:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Horrific stories of mass-atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Services (RSF) militia continue to emerge, along [...] Full text...

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Sudan expels two senior WFP officials

29 october 2025 - 08:32:01
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Tuesday expelled two top officials from the UN’s World Food Programme [...] Full text...

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Risk of large-scale atrocities in Sudan’s El Fasher grows ‘by the day’

28 october 2025 - 05:07:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Grave atrocities, including summary executions are reportedly being carried out in Sudan's Darfuri regional capital of [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Senior US official calls for immediate action to protect civilians in captured Sudanese city

27 october 2025 - 14:04:46
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claims to have taken “complete control” of the [...] Full text...

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UN alarmed by ‘terrifying’ situation in Sudan’s El Fasher, calls for immediate ceasefire

27 october 2025 - 04:51:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top humanitarian official has called for an immediate ceasefire in El Fasher, the capital [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s RSF claims it has seized key army base inbesieged El Fasher

26 october 2025 - 14:47:54
El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claimed on Sunday that it has taken “complete control” [...] Full text...

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Sudan: The Quad forms joint operational committee to coordinate efforts for peace

26 october 2025 - 05:38:34
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Quad working to end Sudan's bloody war – the United States, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, [...] Full text...

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Ousted Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina stripped of nationality

26 october 2025 - 04:18:33
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Ousted Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina has been stripped of his citizenship, the local media reported on [...] Full text...

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Efforts to resolve diplomatic challenge between Sudan and UAE under way in US

25 october 2025 - 21:06:52
Washington, US (PANA) - A visiting Sudanese government delegation has presented U.S. officials with a plan to resolve a diplomatic [...] Full text...

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'Sudanese delegation in U.S. for talks on bilateral ties, ending war'

25 october 2025 - 06:11:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A Sudanese delegation, led by Foreign Minister Mohieldin Salem and including military officials, arrived in Washington [...] Full text...

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Calm returns to Libyan city of Misrata after clashes on Thursday night

24 october 2025 - 12:59:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Calm has returned to Libyan city of Misrata, 220 km east of Tripoli, after hours of [...] Full text...

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Sudan's Sovereign Council denies talks with paramilitary RSF

24 october 2025 - 07:03:32
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council has categorically denied reports in some media outlets and on social media [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges Israel to respect its obligations reaffirmed by the ICJ

23 october 2025 - 16:07:49
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Israel to respect its obligations regarding the presence and activities [...] Full text...

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Ghana's former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings dies, aged 76

23 october 2025 - 14:29:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former First Lady of Ghana, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has passed away, according to local media publications [...] Full text...

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Sudanese govt slams EU Council for legitimising rival paramilitary group

23 october 2025 - 05:11:02
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Wednesday rejected to the conclusions of the European Union Council, which [...] Full text...

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First flight lands at Khartoum airport despite two drone strikes in 24 hours

23 october 2025 - 04:35:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A civilian aircraft landed at Khartoum Airport on Wednesday in the first flight marking the return [...] Full text...

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Israel obliged to let aid flow into Occupied Palestinian Territory, says World Court

22 october 2025 - 18:22:21
The Hague,Netherlands (PANA) -  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) says that Israel must uphold its responsibilities as the “occupying [...] Full text...

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Sudan: RSF drones attack Khartoum International Airport for second time in 24 hours - Media reports

22 october 2025 - 13:18:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA - Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked Khartoum International Airport with drones for the second time [...] Full text...

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Union of Journalists of the Maghreb, Libyan Parliament sign agreement to site headquarters in Benghazi

21 october 2025 - 12:14:46
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the media committee of the Libyan House of Representatives, Jalal al-Chouwaihdi, and the [...] Full text...

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Drones hit Khartoum airport on eve of planned reopening

21 october 2025 - 10:29:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Drones attacked Khartoum’s international airport at dawn on Tuesday, according to Sudanese media reports.Sudanese media outlet, [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags 'climate of fear and repression' in Tanzania ahead of general elections

20 october 2025 - 07:55:32
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Tanzanian authorities have intensified their repression of dissent against the opposition, journalists, civil society and [...] Full text...

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Talks on net zero shipping framework shelved as nations fail to reach consensus

18 october 2025 - 07:40:25
London, UK (PANA) - Talks at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on adopting new global rules to cut greenhouse gas [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Madagascar's military leader Col. Randrianirina sworn in as president

17 october 2025 - 09:41:26
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Madagascar's military leader, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, who heads National Transitional Defence Council (CNDT) that took power [...] Full text...

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AU deploys high-level delegation to Madagascar after coup

17 october 2025 - 07:49:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) is immediately deploying a high-level delegation to Madagascar to “facilitate [...] Full text...

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UN condemns Madagascar military takeover, urges return to constitutional order

16 october 2025 - 21:09:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN has condemned Madagascar’s military takeover, calling for the immediate restoration of constitutional order following [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN pushes to fire scale up aid delivery

16 october 2025 - 20:54:37
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As a fragile ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip, UN aid teams are intensifying efforts [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire

16 october 2025 - 20:33:22
Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations called on Thursday for Afghanistan and Pakistan to permanently end recent deadly hostilities and [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Ivorian authorities to stop stifling peaceful protests ahead of presidential election

16 october 2025 - 08:56:16
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian authorities must respect and protect the right to protest and allow peaceful rallies to [...] Full text...

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Diplomatic 'stir' in DRC after months of stagnation

15 october 2025 - 09:57:17
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - After the disappointment caused by the continuation of fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Former Kenyan PM Raila Odinga dies

15 october 2025 - 08:38:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga died on Wednesday in India, aged 80, according to Kenya [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Madacascar's High Constitutional Court confirms military takeover

14 october 2025 - 17:35:12
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Madagascar's High Constitutional Court on Tuesday entrusted the functions of President to Colonel Randrianirina Michaël, leader [...] Full text...

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Madagascar elite military unit says, 'We have taken power'

14 october 2025 - 16:06:42
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Soldiers in Madagascar said on Tuesday that they have taken over the administration of the country [...] Full text...

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Madagascar President Rajoelina leaves the country after attempted coup

14 october 2025 - 08:12:44
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Madagascar's president, Andry Rajoelina, announced on Monday night that he had left the country for security [...] Full text...

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Libyan Electoral Commisson to strengthen awareness programmes

13 october 2025 - 11:21:47
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - As part of the ongoing preparations for the launch of awareness programmes on the third group [...] Full text...

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Fifteen die in Ghana boat accident

12 october 2025 - 21:43:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) said on Sunday that 15 people, including 11 children, have died [...] Full text...

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AUC chairperson concerned about situation in Madagascar as President Rajoelina says 'coup under way'

12 october 2025 - 15:51:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, said on Sunday [...] Full text...

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'I will not go hungry again': Hope reborn in Gaza after ceasefire agreement (By UN News)

10 october 2025 - 18:09:17
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - "What makes me even happier is that I will no longer suffer from hunger." Like [...] Full text...

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Sudan: El Fasher mosque and hospital attacks leave at least 20 dead

09 october 2025 - 18:37:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 20 civilians were reportedly killed this week in attacks targeting a mosque and a [...] Full text...

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Gaza deal: UN and humanitarian partners ‘prepared to move – now,’ says Guterres Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to the press at the UN Headquarters, in New York.

09 october 2025 - 17:30:27
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged Israel and Hamas to “fully abide” by the ceasefire [...] Full text...

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Jubilation in Gaza as news of possible ceasefire deal sinks in (By UN News)

09 october 2025 - 12:22:42
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As Gazans and Israelis celebrated the news that a potential ceasefire deal had been reached [...] Full text...

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Fears mount in Tanzania over disappearance of govt critic Humphery Polepole

09 october 2025 - 08:58:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian authorities must immediately disclose the fate and whereabouts of a former ambassador to [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for Israel and Hamas to ‘abide fully’ by terms of US peace plan

09 october 2025 - 04:13:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has welcomed the announcement from US President Donald Trump that Israel and [...] Full text...

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CAF returns to profitability amid strong financial growth and increased investment

06 october 2025 - 18:27:55
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Confederation African Football (CAF), under the leadership of President Dr Patrice Motsepe, has announced a [...] Full text...

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From Beijing's promises to Gaza's ruins: women facing war (By UN News)

06 october 2025 - 16:23:35
New York, US (PANA) - At the UN on Monday, the scene was ritualistic: solemn speeches, alarming figures, calls to [...] Full text...

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Libyan Electoral Commission announces dates for third group of municipal elections this month

06 october 2025 - 13:16:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) of Libya on Monday announced 18 and 20 October as [...] Full text...

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Rights group stresses need to protect civilians

06 october 2025 - 07:11:00
Gaza City , Gaza (PANA) – United States President Donald Trump’s “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict,” announced on 29 [...] Full text...

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Sudanese journalist dies of his wounds, raising to 32 those killed in the war

05 october 2025 - 11:42:34
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate on Sunday said a journalist, Al-Nour Suleiman, has died of his [...] Full text...

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UN chief ‘encouraged’ after Hamas indicates willingness to release Israeli hostages

04 october 2025 - 06:34:58
New York, US (PANA) - The leadership of Hamas said late on Friday it was willing to release Israeli hostages [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Morocco to halt use of excessive force during youth protests

03 october 2025 - 15:30:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called for an “immediate and independent investigation” into the Moroccan [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Chad for 'weaponization' of citizenship

03 october 2025 - 08:40:02
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has slammed Chad for stripping a blogger and a journalist of their [...] Full text...

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Seven illegal miners die as pit collapses

03 october 2025 - 07:31:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Seven illegal miners have died, while five others have been rescued after a pit collapsed on [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema found guilty in illegal firearm discharge case

01 october 2025 - 13:16:10
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)  leader Julius Malema was on Wednesday found guilty of [...] Full text...

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Uncertainty about Uncertainty (IMF Blog by Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom, Davide Furceri)

01 october 2025 - 09:20:17
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Amid this year’s geopolitical rifts, one signal of uncertainty is flashing red; another, green; and [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliamentary delegation attends 3rd Arab Parliamentary Media Forum

29 september 2025 - 12:50:06
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The media directorate of Libya's Parliament is attending the Third Arab Parliamentary Media Forum in the [...] Full text...

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IMF begins 5th review of Ghana's Extended Credit facility programme

29 september 2025 - 11:04:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday began its fifth review of Ghana’s performance under the [...] Full text...

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World leaders support political declaration on NCDs, mental health

27 september 2025 - 06:25:23
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders have thrown their weight behind the first-ever United Nations global political declaration tackling noncommunicable [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief calls for lifting of ban on Guinea opposition parties, media

25 september 2025 - 19:36:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Thursday called on the transitional [...] Full text...

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Libya's eastern-based govt holds dialogue on supporting civil society organisations

22 september 2025 - 13:14:44
Benghazi, Libya (PANA)  - The Committee on Media, Culture and Civil Society of Libya's eastern -based House of Representatives of [...] Full text...

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Rights group concerned about surge in arrests of journalists, media workers in Ethiopia

22 september 2025 - 09:52:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights watchdog has called on the Ethiopian authorities to end their harassment of independent [...] Full text...

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Sudan suspends Al Arabiya bureau chief over ‘professional transgressions'

21 september 2025 - 04:41:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Friday suspended the bureau chief for Al Arabiya and Al Hadath television, Lina Yagoub, [...] Full text...

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AfDB, Congo sign MOU for hosting of 2026 Annual Meetings

21 september 2025 - 04:37:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Republic of Congo have signed a memorandum of [...] Full text...

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UNICEF aid trucks robbed at gunpoint in Gaza City

19 september 2025 - 19:56:36
New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarian aid in Gaza must be protected, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for release of Rwanda opposition leader Victoire Ingabire

19 september 2025 - 15:11:29
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called on the Rwandan authorities to “immediately release” opposition politician [...] Full text...

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Mobile-phone technology powers saving surge in developing economies

19 september 2025 - 08:57:07
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN relief chief welcomes progress towards three-month truce

19 september 2025 - 05:11:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN relief chief Tom Fletcher has highlighted recent diplomatic progress made towards a three-month pause [...] Full text...

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Gaza City lifelines collapsing, UN aid agency warns

18 september 2025 - 20:48:30
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The last remaining lifelines for civilians in Gaza City are collapsing as Israel ramps up [...] Full text...

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WHO sounds alarm on rising number of suicides in Eswatini

18 september 2025 - 12:27:47
Mbabane, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sounded the alarm on the rising number of suicides in [...] Full text...

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Kenya prepares penal code changes to fight femicide cases

17 september 2025 - 15:04:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Panel of 42-experts formed to recommend measures to deal with rising cases of femicide is [...] Full text...

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Digital technology driving the future of jobs (World Bank Blog by Christine Zhenwei Qiang, Global Director, Digital Vice Presidency; Stéphane Straub, Chief Economist, Infrastructure Vice Presidency, World Bank; and Leora Klapper, Lead Economist)

17 september 2025 - 09:29:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A farmer in Kenya uses mobile apps to get real-time harvesting tips, check market prices, and [...] Full text...

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Durban and Johannesburg to host premier African tourism events

17 september 2025 - 09:24:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Afrian cities of Johannesburg and Durban have officially been confirmed as the host [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges South Sudan authorities to ensure due process, fair trials of opposition leaders

16 september 2025 - 13:13:39
Juba, South Sudan (PANA)) – South Sudanese authorities should uphold due process for the opposition leader and First Vice President [...] Full text...

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PANA Board chairman to participate in UNSMIL roundtable on the role of journalism in Libya's political process

16 september 2025 - 12:30:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is organising a panel discussion on "The role of [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Militias, army threaten South Kivu civilians

16 september 2025 - 06:31:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – DR Congo (DRC) military forces and a coalition of abusive militias are threatening the security of civilians [...] Full text...

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Sudan PM names Minister of Foreign Affairs

13 september 2025 - 11:48:50
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris has appointed Ambassador Muhi al-Din Salem Ahmed as minister of [...] Full text...

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Gisma: The story of brutal death of woman in the wilderness of Darfur

11 september 2025 - 19:09:42
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - This time the death was not caused by hanging or pulling the victim chained to [...] Full text...

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Rights group warns acid spill in Zambia's copperbelt jeopardises residents’ health

11 september 2025 - 11:26:37
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – A human rights watchdog on Thursday urged the Zambian authorities to address recent reports that [...] Full text...

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‘Shift the narrative’ on suicide to prevent loss of 720,000 lives annually

11 september 2025 - 05:39:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many more attempt it. Now the head [...] Full text...

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Islamist armed group executes civilians, burns homes in Niger

10 september 2025 - 09:08:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Islamist armed group, Islamic State in the Sahel Province (IS Sahel), has escalated attacks on [...] Full text...

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Guterres condemns Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar as ‘flagrant violation’

10 september 2025 - 08:10:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has condemned an Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders in Doha, the capital [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM Abiy inaugurates historic dam

09 september 2025 - 09:02:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s [...] Full text...

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UN provides urgent support after ‘massive’ Russian attack across Ukraine

08 september 2025 - 18:29:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A baby was among those killed overnight into Sunday during what was reportedly Russia’s largest aerial [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief denounces ‘glorification of violence’ and attack on rule of law

08 september 2025 - 13:15:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN rights chief Volker Türk on Monday condemned what he called a worldwide “glorification of violence” [...] Full text...

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Sudan files complaint at UN against UAE for alleged involvement in war

06 september 2025 - 14:04:17
New York, US (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Friday submitted a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council, [...] Full text...

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The missing half: The urgent need for more women’s representation in the media

05 september 2025 - 20:30:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women make up half of the world’s population but receive only 26 percent of media coverage, [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: UN denounces restrictions on civic space ahead of presidential election

03 september 2025 - 08:50:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief on Tuesday denounced restrictions on civic and democratic space in Cameroon [...] Full text...

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Drone strike by Sudanese army kills 13 in North Darfur market

03 september 2025 - 06:54:45
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A drone strike on a crowded market in the North Darfur town of Mellit killed [...] Full text...

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Sudanese health ministry says no chemical weapons used in Khartoum

02 september 2025 - 12:13:35
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) -The Sudanese Ministry of health has dismissed widespread rumours about the possible use and residues of [...] Full text...

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Ghana's chief justice sacked for 'misbehaviour'

01 september 2025 - 16:35:14
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama on Monday removed Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo from office [...] Full text...

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IOM: More than 1,000 families flee Sudan's besieged El Fasher city

01 september 2025 - 07:49:52
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) announced on Sunday that more than a thousand families [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for justice and ‘real change’ for people of African descent

01 september 2025 - 07:05:59
New York, US (PANA) - On the International Day for People of African Descent, celebrated each year on 31 August, [...] Full text...

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UN mission warns alarming levels of enforced disappearances in Libya threaten national reconciliation

31 august 2025 - 15:19:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of UN Secretary General in Libya, Ms. Hanna Tetteh, on Saurday expressed alarm [...] Full text...

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Sudan army drone strikes paramilitary RSF positions in besieged city

31 august 2025 - 14:24:24
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A Sudanese army drone struck Rapid Support Forces (RSF) positions in the besieged city of [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: The 'winning losers': Sudanese footballers have done what politicians have failed to achieve (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

30 august 2025 - 14:54:40
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Friday, the 29th of August 2025, was still a good day for Sudanese football fans, [...] Full text...

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Education is key to jobs, growth, and lifelong learning (World Bank Blog by Luis Benveniste, Global Director for Education at the World Bank)

27 august 2025 - 08:26:24
Washington, DC., USA (PANA) - Education equips learners with important foundational skills that are essential for work and life. Education is [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: East Africa vs Island Pride: Sudan and Madagascar write new TotalEnergies CHAN chapter

25 august 2025 - 20:02:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Football has a way of bringing unlikely heroes to the fore, and Tuesday’s TotalEnergies [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN calls for probe following deadly strikes on Nasser Hospital

25 august 2025 - 18:48:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza [...] Full text...

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Famine in Gaza: ‘A failure of humanity itself’, says UN chief

22 august 2025 - 19:07:15
Geneva,  Switzerland (PANA) - More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: Kenya’s dream shattered as Madagascar triumph on penalties

22 august 2025 - 17:16:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s dream run at their debut 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) ended in heartbreak on [...] Full text...

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Famine in Gaza: ‘A failure of humanity itself’, says UN chief

22 august 2025 - 14:37:24
New York, US (PANA) - More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread [...] Full text...

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Reclaiming a policy role for economists (IMF Blog by Karen Dynan, Professor of Practice of Economic Policy at Harvard University and nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute of International Economics)

22 august 2025 - 11:58:55
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Acknowledging missteps, listening well, defending data, and avoiding jargon will help the profession engageEconomists have [...] Full text...

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Sudanese army denies targeting WFP relief convoy

21 august 2025 - 12:20:49
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Thursday denied bombing a World Food Programme (WFP) relief [...] Full text...

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Drone strike destroys UN food aid trucks in Sudan’s North Darfur

21 august 2025 - 08:22:35
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A drone strike by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) destroyed three trucks in a World [...] Full text...

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Sudan army, allies repel 'major attack' by paramilitary RSF on besieged El Fasher

21 august 2025 - 08:09:26
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese army and allied armed groups say they repelled a major, multi-pronged attack by [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: Sudan’s coach Kwesi Appiah: From late start to rising contenders

20 august 2025 - 12:28:20
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tournament football is often defined by momentum, and for Sudan coach Kwesi Appiah, his [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: Okello, Lamlioui and Kutumela in tight Golden Boot race as quarter-finals loom

20 august 2025 - 12:19:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - With the group stage of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) concluded, the [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses warring factions in eastern DRC of committing 'horrific abuses'

20 august 2025 - 09:33:26
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Both the Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) and the Wazalendo, a loose coalition of armed groups [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM uses non-conventional method to address the West about the country’s woes (Report by Mohamed Osman Adam)

19 august 2025 - 15:42:43
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s new civilian Prime Minister has made an emotional appeal to the UN Secretary General [...] Full text...

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Veteran Ghanaian journalist Ben Asante passes on

18 august 2025 - 15:44:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Veteran Ghanaian journalist, Ben Asante, has died, according to media reports on Monday. Asante, died on 12 [...] Full text...

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Earthquake measuring 5.8 hits eastern Algeria

18 august 2025 - 13:00:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An earthquake measuring 5.8 has hit the Algerian Wilaya of Tebessa, on the border with Tunisia.Several [...] Full text...

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South African Cabinet Minister investigated for old racist remarks

18 august 2025 - 07:24:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) has confirmed that it is investigating Sport [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: Morocco beat DR Congo to book quarter-final spot as Kenya top Group A

17 august 2025 - 16:37:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two-time champions Morocco sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF African Nations [...] Full text...

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Vote counting for Group II of the municipal elections in Libya begins

17 august 2025 - 13:27:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Counting and Statistics Centre of the Libyan High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) began counting the [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: Tanzania held but top Group B as Madagascar join them in quarters

16 august 2025 - 19:28:45
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania were forced to settle for a goalless draw against the Central African Republic [...] Full text...

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Plastic pollution talks adjourn, but countries want to stay engaged: UNEP chief

15 august 2025 - 14:55:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The international push for consensus on a legally binding deal to end plastic pollution proved beyond [...] Full text...

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Several soldiers arrested in Mali for attempting to 'destabilise state institutions'

15 august 2025 - 12:31:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several Malian military officers, including General Abbas Dembélé, former governor of Mopti, and Brigadier General Niéma [...] Full text...

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Shipwreck off Italy kills at least 27

15 august 2025 - 07:32:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 27 refugees and migrants were drowned in a shipwreck near the southern Italian island [...] Full text...

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Record starvation, malnutrition in Gaza; more West Bank displacement

13 august 2025 - 07:33:05
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The United Nations continues to draw attention to the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UNESCO condemns ‘unacceptable’ killing of journalists

12 august 2025 - 20:07:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN organization which champions culture and education, UNESCO, has strongly condemned the targeted killing of [...] Full text...

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Saddam Haftar appointed deputy commander of eastern-based Libyan Army General Command

12 august 2025 - 11:50:54
Benghazi, Libya (PANA)- The commander of the eastern-bsed Libyan National Army's General Command, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has appointed Lieutenant General [...] Full text...

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