Tripoli hosts meeting on activation of Libyan-Italian treaties and fight against illegal immigration

11 august 2020 - 22:15:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Taher [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IOM, WHO support quarantine centers with covid-19 on the rise in Gambia

10 august 2020 - 20:57:48
  Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The rapid spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Gambia in recent weeks is taking a heavy toll [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe households expected to limit daily meals as economy worsens

10 august 2020 - 12:20:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development’s food security arm, FEWS NET, says households are expected [...] Full text...

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Some 6,588 refugees and migrants landed in Libya by coastguard after interception at sea - UNHCR

08 august 2020 - 12:41:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The Libyan office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said here Friday it [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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Libya and Malta review cooperation on illegal migration

06 august 2020 - 12:56:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Minister of the Interior of the Government of National Accord for Illegal Immigration [...] Full text...

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Three bodies of alleged migrants recovered off the Tunsian coasts

05 august 2020 - 23:54:39
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian navy of the region of Mahdia,200 km southeast of the capital, Wednesday [...] Full text...

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US food security arm predicts Zimbabwe households will ration meals as macroeconomic situation worsens

05 august 2020 - 17:31:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development’s food security arm, FEWS NET, says Zimbabwe households are [...] Full text...

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Tunisian navy foiled 241 attempts at illegal migration in July

04 august 2020 - 23:54:17
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A patrol of the navy of the Tunisian city of Taboulba, 180 km southeast of Tunis, [...] Full text...

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Bodies of 5 illegal migrants recovered East of Tripoli

04 august 2020 - 17:02:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of five bodies of illegal migrants were recovered from Tajoura beach, east of Tripoli, [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards rescue 20 illegal migrants

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

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Tunisian and Italian authorities express concern about Illegal migration

03 august 2020 - 11:32:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid on Sunday denounced human traffickers who have been smuggling illegal migrants across [...] Full text...

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Italy records highest number of irregular migrants from Tunisia since 2011

02 august 2020 - 13:05:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In spite of numerous efforts by the Tunisian Coast Guard to thwart illegal migration, the number [...] Full text...

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Moroccan Navy rescues 183 sub-Saharan Africans in the Mediterranean. Atlantic Ocean

02 august 2020 - 09:25:22
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Coast Guard from 29 July to 1 August rescued 183 sub-Saharan Africans illegal migrants [...] Full text...

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'Irregular migration attempts from Tunisia rising'

01 august 2020 - 12:09:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A unit of the Tunisian Navy on Friday rescued 70 illegal migrants, including 5 women and [...] Full text...

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Italian FM to visit Tunisia

31 july 2020 - 21:20:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Italian minister of foreign affairs, Luigi Di Maio, said here Friday he would visit Tunisia [...] Full text...

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IOM urges anti-trafficking community to 'evolve and adapt' to COVID-19 crisis

30 july 2020 - 12:01:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons with the backdrop of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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14 illegal migrants rescued off the Tunisian coasts

29 july 2020 - 21:47:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian marines said here Wednesday they had rescued 14 migrants, including a four-year-old child, 25 km [...] Full text...

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'Thousands suffer extreme rights abuses journeying to Africa’s Mediterranean coast'

29 july 2020 - 19:36:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of refugees and migrants in east and west Africa, are dying while others face harrowing [...] Full text...

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Study finds illegal human movement networks growing in Kenya

29 july 2020 - 15:58:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Migrant workers lured by jobs in the Middle East are instead being trafficked into forced labour [...] Full text...

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More than 60 attempts of illegal migration foiled in a week in Tunisia

29 july 2020 - 00:06:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian gendarmerie within a week, 19-25 July, foiled 63 attempts of illegal migration [...] Full text...

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131 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coasts by AFRICOM

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

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UNHCR deplores killing of three migrants in Libya, wants investigation

28 july 2020 - 19:33:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Bemoaning the killing, on Monday, of three migrants at the landing point of Khomes on the [...] Full text...

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Illegal migration at centre of talks between Tunisian president and Italian interior minister

28 july 2020 - 10:02:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The issue of illegal migration from the Tunisian coast to Italy was at the centre of [...] Full text...

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One dead, 11 survivors in capsizing migrant boat off Tunisian coast

28 july 2020 - 09:35:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A boat carrying illegal migrants capsized on Monday off the coast of Zarzis, in southeastern Tunisia, [...] Full text...

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

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

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Libyan lawmaker, Moroccan counterpart discuss impact of Libyan crisis on the region

27 july 2020 - 18:23:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In their meeting in Rabat, Morocco, the Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila [...] Full text...

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More than 100 illegal immigrants from Libya, Tunisia land in Italy

27 july 2020 - 17:50:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 100 illegal immigrants from Libya and Tunisia have arrived on the island of Lampedusa [...] Full text...

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An illegal migrant drowns, two missing, 13 rescued after boat sinks off Tunisian coast

26 july 2020 - 19:49:59
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian coastal guards on Sunday recovered the body of an illegal migrant and rescued 13 others [...] Full text...

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

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

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Tunisian navy thwarts six illegal migration attempts in 24 hours; 156 people arrested

25 july 2020 - 12:25:25
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy thwarted six attempts at clandestine migration from the Tunisian coast in [...] Full text...

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Italian Interior minister due in Tunisia to examine migration file

23 july 2020 - 15:15:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese announced on Wednesday that she will travel to Tunisia next week [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan citizens in Tunisia estimated at 12,000 out of 53,000 foreigners

22 july 2020 - 21:55:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 12,000 out of the 53,000 foreigners living in Tunisia come from sub-Saharan African countries, an [...] Full text...

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Dozens of Tunisian illegal migrants arrested by Tunisian security forces

21 july 2020 - 23:52:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security units Tuesday arrested dozens of Tunisians attempting to cross illegally the maritime borders for [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: IOM welcomes improved legislation on human, migrants’ trafficking

21 july 2020 - 19:38:57
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The International Organisation of Migration (OIM) has commended the Mauritanian government for its effort in curbing [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IOM strengthens, equips health centres in northern Niger

21 july 2020 - 12:39:01
Niger, Niamey (PANA) – As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, many remote communities in Niger struggle with access to basic services [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister reaffirms rejection of Haftar’s government militarization project

20 july 2020 - 21:53:46
Libyan Interior minister reaffirms rejection of Haftar’s government militarization project   Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The minister of Interior of the government [...] Full text...

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Tunisia foils more than 230 illegal migration attempts in first half of 2020

18 july 2020 - 17:33:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 236 attempts at illegal migration were foiled in Tunisia during the first half [...] Full text...

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Tunisian security intercepts boat with 128 sub-Saharan migrants

17 july 2020 - 18:41:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Navy has intercepted a fishing boat with 128 people of various African nationalities on [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian President Ghazouani pleads for cancellation of Africa’s debt

16 july 2020 - 23:59:11
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, current chairman of the G5 Sahel, Thursday pleaded for the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy intercepts 128 illegal migrants, including 94 Sub-Saharan Africans

16 july 2020 - 18:44:39
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy on Thursday arrested 34 Tunisians and 94 nationals of sub-Saharan Africa [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj, Italian Interior Minister discuss security cooperation, fight against illegal migration

16 july 2020 - 18:38:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...

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US govt. seeks recovery of US$3.5 million in corruption proceeds linked to ex-President Jammeh

16 july 2020 - 16:46:25
  Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The US Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture complaint, seeking the forfeiture of a [...] Full text...

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Tunisian navy rescues migrants in difficulties at sea

14 july 2020 - 23:55:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian navy units Tuesday rescued a group of illegal migrants off the Mediterranean Sea,30 km off [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Pandemic affects nomadic herders across West/Central Africa

14 july 2020 - 12:41:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – As a result of border closures decreed by Governments across West and Central Africa to limit the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister criticizes Europe for absence of vision in fight against illegal migration

13 july 2020 - 21:57:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, said here [...] Full text...

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Libyan-Italian cooperation in fight against illegal immigration at the center of talks

12 july 2020 - 19:00:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of foreign affairs and international cooperation of the government of national accord (GNA), [...] Full text...

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Six failed attempts at illegal migration in Tunisia

12 july 2020 - 14:32:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian naval units thwarted six attempts at illegal migration to Italy Friday night, a security source [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IOM water facilities help resettled communities fight pandemic in Sierra Leone

11 july 2020 - 15:43:11
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, handwashing remains among the most difficult preventive measures for millions of Sierra Leoneans to [...] Full text...

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

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

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Some 8,600 illegal immigrants left Libya via Mediterranean over first five months of 2020

10 july 2020 - 22:45:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 8,600 illegal immigrants left Libya via the Mediterranean between January and late May 2020, with [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy recovers six bodies of illegal migrants

10 july 2020 - 09:40:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -  Tunisian Navy and Civil Protection units have recovered six bodies of illegal migrants from the southern [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Digital technologies could help Uganda’s economy recover faster - Report

09 july 2020 - 05:03:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2020 is projected to be between 0.4 and 1.7% compared to 5.6% in 2019, [...] Full text...

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Covid:19: 124 Cameroonians reach home safely from Niger

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

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Tunisian families, including minors, illegally migrated to Europe in 2019

07 july 2020 - 18:23:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 596 Tunisian illegal migrants, all of them minors, reached the European coast in 2019, reveals [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj, Maltese prime minister discuss evolution of the Libyan crisis

06 july 2020 - 22:12:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the government of national accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, held [...] Full text...

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Illegal migration: 3 Burkinabés arrested on the Algeria-Tunisia border

06 july 2020 - 15:29:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian security unit has arrested  three nationals from Burkina Faso, allegedly smuggled into Tunisia, PANA [...] Full text...

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

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

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Libyan military officials discuss with Italian counterparts training of coastal guards in fight against immigration

01 july 2020 - 23:44:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan military officials and their Italian counterparts held talks here Wednesday to discuss the training and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Diaspora Coalition urges protection of pandemic victims

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

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Nearly 140 illegal migrants rescued off the Tunisian coast

30 june 2020 - 18:29:25
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units rescued 139 illegal migrants, ranging in age from 18 to 51 years old, [...] Full text...

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

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

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Tunisian Navy thwarts nine illegal migration attempts

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

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Ghana's president defends deployment of troops to border areas as voter registration begins

30 june 2020 - 06:47:22
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has defended the deployment of the military at the country’s [...] Full text...

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

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

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Losing momentum in Libya, France wants to play its all-out battle to preserve a place

26 june 2020 - 15:03:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In recent days, French President Emmanuel Macron made numerous media statements on the situation in Libya, [...] Full text...

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

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

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Meeting on 2 July of Libyan-Italian technical commission to revise agreement protocol on immigration

24 june 2020 - 21:58:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian minister of foreign affairs, Luigi di Maio, Wednesday set 2 July for the meeting [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister, Italian FM discuss illegal migration

24 june 2020 - 17:28:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Minister for the government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, on Wednesday held [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj, Luigi di Maio call for resumption of the political process rejecting external interference in Libya

24 june 2020 - 15:01:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, and [...] Full text...

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40% of poorest countries did not provide specific support to disadvantaged learners during COVID-19 crisis - UNESCO report

23 june 2020 - 17:31:49
Paris, France (PANA) - Fewer than 10% of countries have laws that help ensure full inclusion in education, according to [...] Full text...

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

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

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Nigeria summons Ghanaian top diplomat in Abuja over demolition of Nigerian embassy buildings in Accra

22 june 2020 - 17:02:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With palpable anger in Nigeria over the inability of the federal government to implement reciprocal or [...] Full text...

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US suspends ordinary visa for Burundian nationals

22 june 2020 - 15:48:07
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The head of Burundian diplomacy, Ezéchiel Nibigira, said on Monday that it was "unjustified" for the [...] Full text...

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Rights body slams Mozambique for s failure to release detained refugees

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

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Tunisian NGO calls for suspension of cooperation with European countries not respecting human rights

21 june 2020 - 10:43:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights on Saturday called on the Tunisian authorities to [...] Full text...

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

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

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Tunisia denounces humiliation of Tunisian migrants in Italian detention center

20 june 2020 - 17:22:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian diplomatic authorities on Saturday reacted angrily to the broadcast of a video showing that Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj says GNA is determined to prevent dictatorship in Libya

19 june 2020 - 17:50:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya, Fayez al-Sarraj, says his administration [...] Full text...

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

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

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Tunisian gendarmerie foils 17 illegal migration attempts; 185 people arrested

19 june 2020 - 09:04:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian gendarmerie foiled 17 illegal migration attempts from the Tunisian coast to Italy on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 14 illegal migration attempts foiled in one night

18 june 2020 - 17:27:35
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian gendarmerie, operating in the maritime regions of Nabeul, Tunis, Sfax and Monastir, [...] Full text...

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‘New contract’ needed with nature to keep drought and deserts at bay, says GUterres

18 june 2020 - 05:42:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called for "a new contract with nature" to address ongoing global [...] Full text...

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18 sub-Saharan illegal migrants arrested in Tunisia

17 june 2020 - 14:37:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security units on Tuesday arrested 18 people of different African nationalities who wanted to be [...] Full text...

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Organizer of deadly illegal migration operation arrested in Tunisia

17 june 2020 - 14:27:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The suspected organizer of the latest fateful, illegal migration attempt, whose identity has not been revealed, [...] Full text...

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Families of Tunisian migrants detained in Melilla demonstrate in front of Spanish Embassy in Tunis

16 june 2020 - 18:00:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Families of Tunisian migrants stranded in the Spanish enclave of Melilla demonstrated on Tuesday in front [...] Full text...

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Niger to turn to digital terrestrial television by December 2020

15 june 2020 - 21:58:24
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger will by the end of this year turn to digital terrestrial television (DTT), Minister of [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for support for migrants, as remittances expected to drop by 20%

15 june 2020 - 05:29:32
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed for “people everywhere” to support migrants, at a time when [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 61 bodies recovered after sinking of a boat of illegal migrants

13 june 2020 - 20:29:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A week after the sinking of a boat of illegal migrants off the Tunisian coast, the [...] Full text...

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

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

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Tunisian Navy foils illegal migration attempts

12 june 2020 - 16:15:35
Tunis, Tunisia ( PANA) - Tunisian Navy units in the town of Monastir, 160 km south of Tunis, on Thursday [...] Full text...

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

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

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Tunisia: 54 bodies recovered after shipwreck of boat of illegal migrants

11 june 2020 - 21:55:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The latest death toll of the shipwreck of a boat carrying illegal migrants off the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Attempts at illegal migration foiled, 30 people arrested in Tunisia

11 june 2020 - 20:17:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian navy on Thursday foiled four attempts at illegal migration to Italy from [...] Full text...

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France to support an ambitious EU-ACP agreement

11 june 2020 - 18:49:15
Paris, France (PANA) - The French minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, has said that France supports the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB’s intervention helps to curb COVID-19 in vulnerable communities

11 june 2020 - 17:03:36
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - With 2.6 million internally-displaced persons in Somalia, the outbreak of COVID-19 poses an additional challenge [...] Full text...

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Death toll from shipwreck in Tunisia reaches 30

10 june 2020 - 17:23:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The death toll from the sinking of a boat carrying illegal migrants off the coast of [...] Full text...

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Gender lens essential to addressing linked climate change, security crises - UN report

09 june 2020 - 14:11:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As countries reel from the devastating social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, gender inequality [...] Full text...

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Migrants go to court to denounce retention in Tunis reception centre

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

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

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

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Coronavirus: Nigerians stranded abroad to sign undertaking to self-isolate before evacuation

08 june 2020 - 19:45:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Government says Nigerians stranded abroad because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, who are to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Gov. seeks review of W/African protocols to end armed herdsmen migration into Nigeria

07 june 2020 - 07:36:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the Governor of Kano State in the northern part of Nigeria, on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus crisis demands 'fundamental rethink' of relationship with natural ecosystems

06 june 2020 - 05:43:55
Paris, France (PANA) - The COVID-19 health crisis should be seen as a clarion call to “fundamentally rethink our relationship” [...] Full text...

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Tunisian National Guard foils illegal migration, arrests 140 offenders

05 june 2020 - 17:56:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Spokesman for the Tunisian National Guard, Houssam Eddine Jbabli, reported on Friday that the organization [...] Full text...

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More than 24,500 Moroccans obtained Spanish nationality in 2019

05 june 2020 - 14:39:01
Rabat Morocco (PANA) - More than 24,500 Moroccans obtained Spanish nationality in 2019, ranking first among foreign nationals who have [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 189 stranded Indians flown home from Khartoum

03 june 2020 - 17:03:35
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - India has commended the Sudanese government for facilitating the repatriation of 189 stranded Indian nationals because [...] Full text...

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Civil society organizations appeal for care of migrants in Tunisia

03 june 2020 - 15:17:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Sixty-six Tunisian civil society organizations and associations have launched an appeal to address the situation of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief underlines need to protect refugees and migrants in pandemic

03 june 2020 - 05:47:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has expressed the hope that the COVID-19 crisis will lead to a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari appeals for reduction in price of data, calls as COVID-19 palliatives

02 june 2020 - 16:14:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Nigeria to reduce the price of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister moves to check illegal migration with neighbouring countries

01 june 2020 - 18:39:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Minister of the Libyan government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, has called on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Egypt slightly shortens curfew hours starting Sunday

31 may 2020 - 18:10:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With effect frfom Sunday, 31 May 2020, Egypt has slightly revised an imposed nighttime curfew to [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight US-Russian friction over Libya; Risk of transposing Syrian scenario

30 may 2020 - 18:08:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on friction between the United States and Russia over Libya with [...] Full text...

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Italy concerned about continued flow of arms as fuelling conflict in Libya

30 may 2020 - 17:42:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Saturday expressed his country's concern over "the prosecution by external [...] Full text...

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25 Tunisian illegal migrants arrested off Cape Bon coasts

29 may 2020 - 19:47:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Units of the Tunisian navy early on Friday in the Cape Bon peninsula, northeast Tunisia, impounded [...] Full text...

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

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

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Libya, Malta sign agreement on how to deal with illegal immigration

28 may 2020 - 18:50:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord in Libya, Fayez Al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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AFRICOM accuses Russia of deploying fighter jets to Libya in support of mercenaries

27 may 2020 - 14:09:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. Military Command for Africa (AFRICOM) accused Russia of deploying fighter jets into Libya in [...] Full text...

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400 illegal migrants intercepted at sea by the Libyan coast guard

26 may 2020 - 18:15:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 400 illegal migrants were intercepted off Libya by Libyan coast guards who brought them ashore, [...] Full text...

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1,965 Libyans cross border post of Ras Jedir from Tunisia

26 may 2020 - 14:15:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's border post of Ras Jedir recorded 1,965 citizens returning to their country from the Tunisia [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy foils 3 attempts of illegal migration

25 may 2020 - 15:21:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units in the Nabeul region, 60 km southeast of Tunis, thwarted two attempts of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian gendarmerie foils four attempted illegal migration; arrests 117 people

25 may 2020 - 09:52:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian gendarmerie in the Sfax, Nabeul, Bizerte and Tunis regions have foiled four [...] Full text...

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Libyans stranded at Ras Jedir border in Tunisia return home

25 may 2020 - 09:30:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Ras Jedir border crossing was opened on Sunday to allow Libyans stranded in Tunisia for [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: One dies, six missing as boat of illegal migrants sinks

23 may 2020 - 18:30:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An illegal migrant perished and six others were reportedly missing after their boat sank on Friday [...] Full text...

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Ras Jadir border crossing opens to allow Tunisians, Libyans to return home

23 may 2020 - 16:58:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ras Jadir border crossing between Tunisia and Libya was opened on Friday to allow Tunisians stranded [...] Full text...

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14 Togolese, 10 Nigerians arrested for contravening Nigerian border closure

22 may 2020 - 07:58:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Ogun Command, has said that it has arrested 14 Togolese and [...] Full text...

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Three illegal migration attempts foiled in Tunisia

21 may 2020 - 22:29:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian gendarmerie Thursday foiled three attempts of illegal migration carried out by Tunisians [...] Full text...

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UN agencies urge EU members not to return rescued migrants to war-torn Libya

21 may 2020 - 12:06:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United Nations refugee and migration agencies on Thursday called on Malta and European States not to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EU donates equipment towards Gambia’s fight against COVID-19

20 may 2020 - 16:45:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Wednesday handed over 10,000 face masks, 500 protective suits and 100 [...] Full text...

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Libya, Italy discuss illegal immigration in Tripoli

13 may 2020 - 17:32:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Minister of the government of national accord, Fathi Bachagha, on Wednesday discussed illegal immigration [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases in Zambia rising

09 may 2020 - 12:57:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia on Saturday recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases since the disease broke out, with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN rights office concerned over migrant boat pushbacks in the Mediterranean

09 may 2020 - 09:23:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Restrictions against humanitarians who rescue migrant boats in the central Mediterranean are putting lives at risk [...] Full text...

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Five Sub-Saharan Africans arrested for illegally crossing Tunisian-Algerian border

08 may 2020 - 23:43:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  A team of border guards in the region of Tabarka, 175 km northwest Tunis, Friday arrested [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Migrants stranded ‘all over the world’ and at risk from virus - IOM

08 may 2020 - 05:17:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of migrants have been stranded “all over the world” where they face a heightened risk [...] Full text...

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Illegal migration attempt foiled in Tunisia

07 may 2020 - 13:55:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian coast guards in Mahdia city, 200 km south of Tunis, on Wednesday intercepted a fishing [...] Full text...

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International network of illegal migration dismantled in Tunisia

05 may 2020 - 23:14:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -  Tunisian security units of the southern city of Sfax Tuesday dismantled an international network of illegal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian returnees produce protective equipment for COVID-19 frontline officials

05 may 2020 - 19:16:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The rapid spread of COVID-19 in West and Central Africa, which has infected over 8,000 people [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN prepares for potentially devastating virus outbreak in conflict-ravaged northeast Nigeria

30 april 2020 - 14:39:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In northeast Nigeria, where armed conflict has forced millions from their homes, the UN’s migration agency, [...] Full text...

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Spain wants to forcibly repatriate hundreds of Tunisian illegal migrants

29 april 2020 - 11:01:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Spanish authorities are preparing to forcibly repatriate 600 Tunisian migrants from the detention centre in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Banana sector in Casamance, Senegal, affected by coronavirus

28 april 2020 - 17:30:13
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The COVID 19 pandemic has left banana producers in Middle Casamance, southern Senegal, in disarray, with [...] Full text...

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Tunisian navy foils illegal immigration attempt off Tunisian city of Sousse

27 april 2020 - 23:32:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - A unit of the Tunisian navy Monday morning seized a boat 60 km off the city [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to repatriate 60 of 73 Nigerians in Tanzanian prisons

23 april 2020 - 13:20:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal government has secured the release of 60 out of 73 Nigerians jailed in [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 measures must factor in specific needs of women, say UN experts

20 april 2020 - 14:55:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) ­– Governments must ensure women from diverse groups and backgrounds are included in decisions at the local, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Wave of support and solidarity with Sub-Saharan students and migrants in Tunisia

15 april 2020 - 21:31:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   - Tunisian authorities and civil society organisations Wednesday expressed their support and solidarity with Sub-Saharan migrants and [...] Full text...

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Libya concerned about increase of Covid-19 infections from patient contacts

15 april 2020 - 13:50:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Director General of the Libyan National Center for Disease Control, Dr. Badreddine al-Najjar, said on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Guinea disapproves mistreatment against Africans in China

14 april 2020 - 22:29:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government Tuesday expressed its deep concern and disapproval over the maltreatment of Africans, including [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pan African body condemns China over Covid-19

14 april 2020 - 19:22:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A pan-African NGO, African Union Watch (AU Watch), on Tuesday condemned “in the strongest terms possible" [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Detained children at ‘grave risk’ of contracting virus, warns UNICEF chief

14 april 2020 - 06:22:18
New York, US (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of children in detention around the world are at “grave risk” of [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers report Covid-19 epidemic, its effect on the cost of living and the continuing fighting

11 april 2020 - 17:29:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The coronavirus epidemic which has progressed in recent weeks in the country, reaching 24 confirmed cases, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian CSOs against marginalization of migrants, refugees

11 april 2020 - 14:02:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several civil society organizations, trade unions, MPs and public figures have expressed their deep concern about [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic has worsened living conditions of migrants in Libya (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

10 april 2020 - 11:33:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) has disrupted life in Libya. Particularly affected are the most vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia offers decent living conditions to foreign students

09 april 2020 - 17:22:24
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - "Tunisia will offer decent living conditions to foreign students in the country," the Tunisian Minister Delegate [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 997 Americans evacuated from Nigeria over COVID-19 pandemic

09 april 2020 - 16:33:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States  Mission in Nigeria on Thursday said it has helped 997 Americans to return [...] Full text...

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'Children vulnerable to abuse, violence during coronavirus lockdowns'

08 april 2020 - 06:50:33
New York, US (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts have called on States to boost child protection measures to help [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tanzania extends visa, resident permits for visitors

02 april 2020 - 18:53:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Tanzania Immigration Services department has granted a three-month visa extension to prospective visitors [...] Full text...

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EU launches 'Operation IRINI' to enforce Libya arms embargo

31 march 2020 - 12:10:39
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Pursuant to the 19 January 2020 Berlin Conference on Libya, the European Union (EU) on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia launches mobile clinic to follow patients in isolation

27 march 2020 - 18:00:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In its efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic, Tunisia has launched a mobile clinic to follow [...] Full text...

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Urgent action needed to prevent COVID-19 “rampaging through places of detention” – Bachelet

25 march 2020 - 18:56:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called on governments to take urgent action [...] Full text...

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President Félix Tshisekedi declares a state of health emergency in DR Congo

25 march 2020 - 14:36:04
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Félix Tshisekedi has declared a state of emergency due to the current sanitary situation [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambian President Lungu announces 10 new confirmed cases

25 march 2020 - 11:29:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded 10 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total to 12, President Edgar [...] Full text...

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Burundian illegal immigrants in North-Kivu repatriated to their country

16 march 2020 - 21:47:35
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – About 2,000 Burundian illegal immigrants in Goma, North-Kivu, were repatriated to their country by the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: All 355 people screened, tested negative - Gambian Health Minister

16 march 2020 - 18:19:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - “As of 15 March, a total of 355 people have been followed with home isolation. One [...] Full text...

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More than 1,400 Burundian illegal immigrants arrested in Goma

15 march 2020 - 19:16:01
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The provincial security authorities have arrested more than 1,400 Burundi illegal immigrants in Lake District, [...] Full text...

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Screening for infected coronavirus travellers at Zimbabwe's international airport remain poor

11 march 2020 - 18:29:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Parliament Committee on Health and Childcare found the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport wanting in [...] Full text...

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Flagship UN study shows accelerating climate change on land, sea, atmosphere

11 march 2020 - 05:24:36
New York, US Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A wide-ranging UN climate report, released on Tuesday, shows that climate change is [...] Full text...

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Merkel reaffirms to Haftar: "No military solution in Libya"

10 march 2020 - 19:59:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – During her meeting with the chief of the Libyan National Army based in eastern Libya, Marshall [...] Full text...

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Ghana to host 5th annual meeting of ECOWAS heads of immigration

10 march 2020 - 15:56:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - 'Deepening regional integration and security through effective border management systems' is the theme of the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda waives visa fees for Africans, Commonwealth, Francophonie citizens

10 march 2020 - 10:55:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has with immediate effect waived visa fees for a broad category of visitors entering the [...] Full text...

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Haftar tells French President Macron he will sign, respect ceasefire in Libya

10 march 2020 - 06:13:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) based in the east of the country, Marshal [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to continue with visa-on-arrival policy for Africans despite coronavirus spread

09 march 2020 - 05:00:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Sunday said that despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease hitting nine African countries, it would [...] Full text...

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Brain drain from Tunisia continues

08 march 2020 - 11:34:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Out of 7,000 engineers trained each year in Tunisia, around 2,500 leave the country, the majority [...] Full text...

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Niger sets up national early warning and security risk response mechanism

07 march 2020 - 18:50:52
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government decided on Friday to create a national early warning and security risk response [...] Full text...

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The resignation of UN envoy to Libya, AU intentions to appoint a joint envoy highlighted in the news

07 march 2020 - 17:57:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The surprise resignation of the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, in the midst [...] Full text...

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Nigerien, Danish MPs discuss migration, terrorism issues

06 march 2020 - 14:50:07
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Migration, combating terrorism and population growth at the centre of trade were the focus of a [...] Full text...

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Governments should fulfil women’s rights pledges, says Human Rights Watch

06 march 2020 - 09:21:34
New York, US (PANA) – Governments should mark International Women’s Day on Sunday with moves to expedite progress on gender [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior ministry discusses with EU, OIM the possibility to establish accommodation center for vulnerable groups

05 march 2020 - 20:58:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Interior ministry of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) is studying with the European [...] Full text...

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South Sudan on road to ‘sustainable peace’, but intern'l support still key, says top UN official

05 march 2020 - 06:21:14
Ne York, US (PANA) - Positive developments in South Sudan have “moved the country further along the road to sustainable [...] Full text...

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Mohamed Siala, Sameh Chokri held talks ahead of the 153rd session of the Council of the Arab League in Cairo

04 march 2020 - 19:20:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Taher Siala, on Wednesday held [...] Full text...

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Forum on peaceful transborder migration of livestock in the ECOWAS region opens in Niamey

03 march 2020 - 14:07:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A forum on responsible and peaceful transhumance in  the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...

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Libyan foreign minister calls for collective action to solve migration issues

03 march 2020 - 11:36:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Siala, has told the [...] Full text...

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IGAD-EU ministerial meeting calls for closer collaboration

29 february 2020 - 18:59:22
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The European Union and the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have agreed to revamp cooperation to [...] Full text...

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Gambia holds training on migrant protection, reintegration

27 february 2020 - 13:00:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A two-day training workshop on migrant protection and reintegration got underway Thursday in Serre Kunda, Gambia’s [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's new govt wins Parliamentary vote of confidence

27 february 2020 - 10:50:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's new government led by Prime Minister-designate Elyès Fakhfakh on Thursday won a confidence vote in [...] Full text...

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African countries warned of attempts to scuttle their contribution to settlement of Libyan crisis

26 february 2020 - 12:19:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan prime minister, Fayez Al-Sarraj, on Tuesday expressed his desire to see the African Union play [...] Full text...

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Tunisia prepares camp to welcome refugees from Libya

26 february 2020 - 10:06:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has decided to set up a camp for refugees from Libya in the event that [...] Full text...

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Solution to illegal migration is in Libya’s stability, says PM

26 february 2020 - 05:25:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said on Tuesday that the solution to illegal migration is linked [...] Full text...

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Climate change takes toll on Zimbabwe’s natural habitat, UN deputy chief observes

24 february 2020 - 03:39:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Alongside the human population, Africa’s animals are suffering greatly from the effects of climate change, which [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says protection of people must be priority for new South Sudan govt

22 february 2020 - 08:30:51
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - As plans get underway for the formation of the transitional government in South Sudan on [...] Full text...

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Skhirat Agreement is 'single framework' to end Libya's political crisis, says Mediterranean states

21 february 2020 - 11:27:29
Athens, Greece (PANA) - The importance of the political process in Libya through the full implementation of the Skhirat Political [...] Full text...

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Tunisian rights leader deplores lack of clear political vision on migration

20 february 2020 - 09:18:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights, Abdrrahmane Hedhili, on Wednesday deplored [...] Full text...

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Nigerian oil company says pirates, oil thieves threat to country's survival

19 february 2020 - 10:53:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says that the growing activities of oil thieves and pirates [...] Full text...

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Amidst protection challenges, Eastern Route outpaces Mediterranean for people leaving Africa

15 february 2020 - 08:28:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A monthly average of 11,500 people travelling from the Horn of Africa to Yemen last year [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Training sessions on migration and public health

14 february 2020 - 22:42:02
Tunis Tunisia (PANA)  -  Medecins du Monde (Doctors of the World), in collaboration with the Tunisian national institute for health [...] Full text...

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Chinese hotel workers deported after publicly flogging Kenyan worker

13 february 2020 - 20:58:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four Chinese hotel workers have been marked for deportation after images emerged of one of the [...] Full text...

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Mass identification of Ivorians begins on Monday

13 february 2020 - 12:56:51
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire will launch a national operation next Monday to identify citizens and renew national identity [...] Full text...

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The solution to illegal immigration starts in southern Libya and African countries of origin of migrants

12 february 2020 - 18:34:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Libya's Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord Fathi Bachagha said here Wednesday "the solution [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj and Luigi di Maio discuss situation in Libya and Libyan-Italian cooperation

12 february 2020 - 14:16:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Head of Libya's  Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Italy to suspend support to Libyan Coast Guard

12 february 2020 - 11:28:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday that the Italian government should suspend all support to the [...] Full text...

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49 illegal African migrants arrested in Tunisia

10 february 2020 - 17:54:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security units on Sunday arrested 49 nationals of various African countries, including five children, who [...] Full text...

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Tunisian date palm officially registered by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage

10 february 2020 - 17:50:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has officially received the certificate of inscription by UNESCO of "knowledge, know-how, traditions and practices [...] Full text...

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