Trial of repatriated Rwandan rebel spokesperson Sankara postponed again after witnesses fail to appear

04 june 2020 - 19:30:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Several witnesses in a terrorism trial involving the deported spokesperson of the so-called National Forces for [...] Full text...

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NAPTIP urges Nigerians to report any rape case in their vicinity

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

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

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

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Mauritania opens investigation after soldier committed murder in the river valley

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

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Trial of repatriated Rwandan rebel spokesperson Sankara set to start Thursday

03 june 2020 - 14:53:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The trial of the deported spokesperson of the so-called National Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda [...] Full text...

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Rwanda confirms recall of two Belgian diplomats

03 june 2020 - 12:11:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two Belgian diplomats in Rwanda have been recalled by their government after they organised a genocide [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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Gambia’s govt. demands transparent, credible and objective investigation into Momodou Lamin Sisay murder

02 june 2020 - 18:08:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government  of the Gambia has asked it embassy in Washington DC to engage the relevant [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ruling party condemns US police brutality on blacks

02 june 2020 - 17:45:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling ANC on Tuesday said it was concerned about the numerous incidents [...] Full text...

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Ghana's president Nana Akufo-Addo condemns killing of unarmed black man in US

02 june 2020 - 05:38:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has condemned the recent killing of George Floyd, an unarmed African [...] Full text...

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Red Cross worker killed in attack on humanitarian convoy in north-central Burkina Faso

01 june 2020 - 14:58:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least ten people including five Burkinabe gendarmes were killed on Saturday in an attack [...] Full text...

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US names Zimbabwe as one of its main 'foreign adversaries'

01 june 2020 - 06:21:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States has named Zimbabwe among foreign adversaries who are trying to stoke the current [...] Full text...

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Gambians to protest murder of Momodou Lamin Sisay, George Floyd and Breonna Tayler in the US

31 may 2020 - 15:57:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Leading human rights activist in The Gambia, Madi Jobarteh, has said that Civil society organizations (CSOs) [...] Full text...

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EU condemns killing of 30 migrants in Libya

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

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AU Chief slams US govt. following the murder of blackman George Floyd

31 may 2020 - 07:56:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Friday strongly condemned the [...] Full text...

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US ambassador in Libya deplores "tragic murder" of 30 migrants, Bangladeshi in the majority

29 may 2020 - 23:19:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US ambassador in Libya, Richard Norland, Friday condemned the "tragic murder" of 30 migrants in [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Amnesty International accuses Nigerian military of subjecting children to unlawful detention

27 may 2020 - 07:52:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International, on Wednesday accused the Nigerian military of subjecting children in [...] Full text...

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FIFA, WHO and European Commission launch #SafeHome campaign

26 may 2020 - 19:27:03
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission have joined forces to launch the [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies highlight arrest of most wanted genocide leader Felicien Kabuga

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

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UNESCO chief condemns murder of Somali TV journalist

20 may 2020 - 17:14:40
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, on Wednesday condemned the recent murder of television reporter, Said Yusuf Ali, [...] Full text...

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ICC rejects Jean-Pierre Bemba's claim for compensation

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

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COVID-19: Nigerian Presidency assures on nationwide security as banditry violence heightens food insecurity concerns

20 may 2020 - 12:47:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency has assured that all 36 States of the federation and the Federal Capital [...] Full text...

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Malian civil administrators' unions plan 72-hour strike

19 may 2020 - 14:31:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Unions of civilian administrators in Mali have threatened to go on a 72-hour strike from May [...] Full text...

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Wealthy Burundian businessman murdered in Bujumbura

14 may 2020 - 16:59:47
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The lifeless body of a wealthy Burundian businessman, Jackson Simbananiye Kirahwata, was discovered on Thursday morning [...] Full text...

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

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

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Nigeria violence sees 23,000 refugees flee into Niger in April alone: UNHCR

13 may 2020 - 07:06:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ongoing violence in parts of north-western Nigeria forced an estimated 23,000 people to seek safety and [...] Full text...

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Mali: Police-civilian clash claims at least six lives in the town of Kayes

12 may 2020 - 17:11:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At least six people were killed in Kayes, 500 km west of Bamako, during a demonstration [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa to release 19,000 prisoners to address virus threat

08 may 2020 - 11:02:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday authorised the parole of 19,000 prisoners in order to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN teams step up efforts to protect rights in prisons, as revolts intensify worldwide

06 may 2020 - 06:42:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As senior UN officials spread the alarm over the rapid spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) through prisons [...] Full text...

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Attacks on civilians, arbitrary arrests, top list of abuses in Libya, says ICC Prosecutor

06 may 2020 - 05:34:48
New York, US (PANA) - Unabated violence, particularly in and around the Libyan capital, has now been raging for more [...] Full text...

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Fatou Bensouda calls on international community to back ICC to end impunity in Libya

05 may 2020 - 22:54:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, Tuesday called on the international community [...] Full text...

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Zambian Police investigate death of woman who died at the house of a catholic Priest

04 may 2020 - 17:59:16
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian Police in the capital, Lusaka, have instituted an inquiry into the death of a 42-year-old [...] Full text...

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Chad: Amnesty International welcomes abolition of death penalty for acts of terrorism

02 may 2020 - 15:19:45
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International Saturday welcomed the decision by the Chadian authorities to abolish the death penalty for [...] Full text...

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‘Say no to hate speech and xenophobia’, urges Guterres, as Rwanda marks 26 years since genocide

08 april 2020 - 06:20:37
New York, US (PANA) - Remembering the more than one million people who over the course of just 100 days, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: The situation is serious in Tunisia, says Interior Minister

07 april 2020 - 22:51:35
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The situation regarding the management of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in Tunisia is serious, Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: GNA releases 1,347 detainees to ease congestion in Libyan jails

07 april 2020 - 15:03:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,347 inmates of prisons in several Libyan cities have been released to reduce [...] Full text...

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Two Libyan doctors shot dead in western Tripoli

13 march 2020 - 00:13:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Two doctors were killed on Thursday after their vehicle was targeted on the coastal road, western [...] Full text...

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ICC rejects Seif al-Isam Gaddafi's appeal challenging the Court's admissibility of his case

10 march 2020 - 16:20:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday unanimously confirmed the admissibility of [...] Full text...

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South African opposition leader accuses former president De Klerk of 1993 Eastern Cape murders

06 march 2020 - 09:36:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Mzwanele Nyhontso, the leader of the opposition Pan African Congress, has accused former President [...] Full text...

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François Compaoré's extradition decree was signed in France - Ministry of Justice

05 march 2020 - 20:44:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The extradition order of François Compoaré, who was implicated in the murder, on December 13, [...] Full text...

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US places $7m bounty on Boko Haram leader Shekau

05 march 2020 - 07:43:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Department of State has taken a bold step towards the apprehension of the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president Buhari express sadness as 51 people are killed by armed bandits in the northwest

03 march 2020 - 06:56:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The bloodletting in Nigeria continued unabated on Sunday as the Police confirmed attacks by armed bandits [...] Full text...

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UNESCO denounces climate of fear in Somalia after journalist's murder

27 february 2020 - 14:53:05
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has condemned the 16 February murder of freelance journalist Abduwali Ali Hassan [...] Full text...

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Rwanda Prosecutor's Office concludes that popular gospel musicial, Kizito Mihigo, committed suicide

26 february 2020 - 19:58:04
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's General Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday released the report on the death of popular Rwandan gospel [...] Full text...

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Famous Rwandan gospel musician who police said committed suicide laid to rest

22 february 2020 - 21:21:06
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The famous Rwandan gospel musician, Kizito Mihigo, who police said committed suicide while in their custody, [...] Full text...

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Botswana hangs death row inmate

22 february 2020 - 12:53:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has executed a 29 year-old man for a murder offence committed in 2014. Wamorena Molefhe, the [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International urges Lesotho authorities to protect key witnesses in PM's murder case

22 february 2020 - 06:19:16
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Lesotho authorities to protect key witnesses as the Prime Minister, Thomas [...] Full text...

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Mob kills former Zambia Permanent Secretary over gassing suspicion

21 february 2020 - 10:25:50
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A mob in Gwembe, southern Zambia, has killed former Ministry of Local Government Permanent Secretary Timothy [...] Full text...

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Famous Rwandan gospel musician who died by "suicide" to be buried on Saturday

19 february 2020 - 18:59:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of Rwanda's popular gospel musicians, Kizito Mihigo, who allegedly committed suicide this week while in [...] Full text...

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Preliminary investigations show Rwandan gospel musician used bedsheet to commit suicide - Police

17 february 2020 - 19:52:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  One of the famous Rwandan gospel musicians, Kizito Mihigo, who was found dead in his jail [...] Full text...

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South Africa: De Klerk apologises for Apartheid comments

17 february 2020 - 14:16:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President FW de Klerk on Monday officially withdrew his statement that [...] Full text...

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24 killed in suspected terrorist attack in Burkina Faso Sahel

17 february 2020 - 12:48:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)- At least 24 people were killed on Sunday in Pansi village of Yagha province in Burkina [...] Full text...

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Large protest planned against former South African president De Klerk for Apartheid statements

17 february 2020 - 11:02:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A large protest march is being planned for Wednesday in Cape Town against former [...] Full text...

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Detained Rwandan gospel musician 'commits suicide' - Police

17 february 2020 - 10:58:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Three days after he was arrested while attempting to cross the border to allegedly join rebel [...] Full text...

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South Africa: De Klerk under fire over Apartheid comments

16 february 2020 - 17:33:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The outcry over the disruption of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation address [...] Full text...

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Malian soldier killed in terrorist attack in central Mali

14 february 2020 - 17:53:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian soldier was killed and five others injured on Wednesday during an attack by unidentified [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Human bones of genocide victims unearthed

14 february 2020 - 16:54:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Human bones and materials of at least 6,000 victims of the 1972 inter-ethnic massacres have recently [...] Full text...

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Rwandan gospel musician arrested trying to join rebels in Burundi

14 february 2020 - 15:57:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Almost two years after he was released from jail under a  presidential pardon in September 2018, [...] Full text...

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Anger over disruption of State of the Nation speech in South Africa

14 february 2020 - 06:48:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There has been a major backlash over the behaviour of opposition lawmakers who disrupted [...] Full text...

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Somalia gains notoriety for rampant media censorship-Amnesty International

13 february 2020 - 17:34:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A surge in violent attacks, threats, harassment and intimidation of media workers is entrenching Somalia as [...] Full text...

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Benin; Police arrest two alleged killers of a seven-year-old girl

13 february 2020 - 14:48:24
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)- Beninese Police have apprehended and detained two alleged killers of Gracia Prunelle, a girl abducted by a [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate welcomes decision to hand ousted Sudan president Bashir, others to ICC

12 february 2020 - 08:05:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says a decision to hand over ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Disquiet engulfs Borno State over Boko Haram killing of 30 civilians, massive destruction of properties and abductions

11 february 2020 - 12:30:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There is disquiet in northeast Nigeria's Borno State over the killing on Sunday by Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Botswana First Lady, police campaign against GBV

10 february 2020 - 16:11:51
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s law enforcement agency has collaborated with the country’s First Lady to advocate against gender based [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says militias, armed Islamists ravage central Mali

10 february 2020 - 10:13:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Armed groups in Mali have escalated their attacks on civilians, massacring people in their villages, and [...] Full text...

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Human rights organizations welcome the conviction of five anti-balaka leaders by CAR justice system

08 february 2020 - 18:31:07
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Central African League for Human Rights (LCDH) [...] Full text...

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Three civilians killed in eastern region of Burkina Faso

08 february 2020 - 15:59:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least three people were murdered by armed individuals Friday in Yelimbou in the village [...] Full text...

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28 militiamen sentenced in Central African Republic for murder of civilians, UN peacekeepers

08 february 2020 - 08:35:38
Bangui, CAR (PANA)  - The UN Mission in CAR (MINUSCA) Friday hailed the sentencing of 28 militia members in the [...] Full text...

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At least five people killed in central-north Burkina Faso

07 february 2020 - 05:20:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Five men have been killed by unknown people in the commune of Bourzanga, in central-north [...] Full text...

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France: UNESCO calls for light on murder of Nigerian journalist

07 february 2020 - 00:16:43
Paris, France (PANA)  - UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay Thursday denounced the murder on January 15 of radio journalist Maxwell [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's education sector hit hard by terrorism, says Minister

06 february 2020 - 12:38:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The education sector is hard hit by terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, Minister of National [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: 18 civilians killed in attack on Burkina Faso Sahel village, Government

03 february 2020 - 09:37:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Eighteen villagers were killed on Saturday afternoon in an attack that targeted the village of [...] Full text...

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Women trail behind men in Botswana crime statistics

29 january 2020 - 17:46:56
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s latest crime report has indicated that men are in the lead in committing crimes, as [...] Full text...

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Former head of Mali military junta Aya Sanogo, others granted provisional release

29 january 2020 - 12:25:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The indictment chamber of the Bamako Court of Appeal on Tuesday granted provisional release to Captain [...] Full text...

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US condemns "brutal murder" of civilians in the Burkinabe Sahel

28 january 2020 - 17:50:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United States of America on Tuesday condemned the "brutal murder" of civilians on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says mass arrests risk fueling tensions in Gambia

28 january 2020 - 09:39:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - International human rights group, Amnesty International (AI), has sharply reacted to the violent clashes between Gambian [...] Full text...

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Gambian journalists say 24 hours witnessed most aggressive attack on press freedom

27 january 2020 - 16:55:34
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) says the past 24 hours witnessed the most aggressive attack on [...] Full text...

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“March for Justice” kicks off in Gambia

25 january 2020 - 11:58:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Hundreds of activists and victims of Gambia’s dictatorial rule during President Yahya Jammeh era, on Saturday [...] Full text...

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International court of justice unanimously orders measures to prevent genocide in Myanmar

23 january 2020 - 14:13:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Myanmar to prevent all genocidal acts against Rohingya [...] Full text...

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Gambian justice minister hailed over Jammeh remarks

20 january 2020 - 21:40:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Victims of exiled former Gambia dictator Yahya Jammeh Monday hailed Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou for vowing [...] Full text...

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11th Session of The Gambia truth commission for public hearings opened Monday

20 january 2020 - 19:31:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The 11th session of the public hearings of the Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, the [...] Full text...

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Twenty people killed in north central Burkina Faso

20 january 2020 - 13:52:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Twenty people were killed by suspected terrorists on  Friday night in the locality of Pissila, [...] Full text...

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The arrest and trial of Rwanda's rebel spokesperson dominate headlines in Rwanda

18 january 2020 - 19:21:04
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  The arrest of Rwanda's rebel spokesperson ‘Captain’ Herman Nsengimana over terrorism charges and the hearing of [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Yahya Jammeh is not exempt from accountability – Victims

17 january 2020 - 19:42:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Victims of ex-Gambian President's draconian rule have said that the exiled former president of The Gambia, [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Yahya Jammeh should be held accountable for his "sins" – Victims

17 january 2020 - 19:22:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Victims of ex-Gambian President's draconian rule have said that the exiled former president of The Gambia, [...] Full text...

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Seven African Presidents expected in Lomé to sign agreement to criminalise counterfeit drugs

17 january 2020 - 08:53:41
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Brazzaville Foundation (BF) chief executive officer David Richmond says seven African leaders will sign an agreement for [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International deplores postponement of Malian “red berets” trial

15 january 2020 - 16:58:49
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International said on Tuesday that the postponement of the trial of the "red berets" of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Inquest into death of anti-Apartheid activist re-opened

14 january 2020 - 14:26:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The inquest into the 1982 death of anti-Apartheid activist Dr Neil Aggett will re-convene [...] Full text...

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Female police officers in Zimbabwe turn to prostitution due to meagre wages

13 january 2020 - 22:22:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -  Zimbabwean female police officers are allegedly engaging in prostitution to supplement their meagre incomes, according to [...] Full text...

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Killings, violence targeting ethnic group in DR Congo ‘may amount to crimes against humanity’ - UN

11 january 2020 - 08:02:34
New York, US (PANA) - The targeting of the Hema community in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with violence, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: VP's wife files for return of her children

10 january 2020 - 18:51:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Marry Mubaiwa, the newly released estranged traditional wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has filed for an [...] Full text...

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Mali: Security guard beheaded by unknown attackers in Fana town

10 january 2020 - 15:49:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A security guard Manafa Touré, who worked for Mali telecommunications company (SOTELMA), was beheaded in the [...] Full text...

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Trial of Capt. Sanogo and co-accused put off to next session of Mali criminal court

10 january 2020 - 13:48:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of Capt. Amadou Aya Sanogo, who led the coup d'état that overthrew Malian President [...] Full text...

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AU calls for int'l assistance to Somalia after car bombing near Presidential Palace

09 january 2020 - 11:36:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has called for urgent support to Somalia to enable it to deal [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde: Amilcar Cabral on the list of world's top 20 leaders

08 january 2020 - 23:23:24
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The former president of Cape Verde, Pedro Pires, Monday  stressed the need for Cape Verde [...] Full text...

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Chingola residents in Zambia riot over alleged ritual killings

08 january 2020 - 15:40:17
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Riots have erupted in Chingola, a small mining town northern Copperbelt province of Zambia over alleged [...] Full text...

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Botswana man murders two-year-old child

07 january 2020 - 15:27:55
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A man has appeared before the Lobatse court for an unusual gender based violence (GBV) case, [...] Full text...

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Provincial opposition leader murdered in north-west Burkina Faso

07 january 2020 - 00:18:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The secretary-general of the sub-section of the opposition Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) in [...] Full text...

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Marry Mubaiwa, estranged wife of Zimbabwe VP, granted bail

06 january 2020 - 19:42:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - High Court of Zimbabwe Judge, Justice Pisirai Kwenda, has released Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s wife, Mary [...] Full text...

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Seven African heads of state to attend Summit on fake medicines in Lomé

06 january 2020 - 10:24:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - On the initiative of the Brazzaville Foundation, the heads of state of Congo-Brazzaville, Gambia, Ghana, Niger, [...] Full text...

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Over 30 elderly people killed in Zambia for witchcraft last year

06 january 2020 - 09:01:11
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Over 30 elderly people in Muchinga province, northern part of Zambia, were last year murdered on [...] Full text...

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Turkey's support to Tripoli-based Govt, outlook for Libyan economy highlighted in the news

04 january 2020 - 17:44:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the effects of Turkey's support for the Tripoli-based Government of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's 'second lady', Marry Chiwenga, to spend more time in remand

31 december 2019 - 16:30:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Marry Mubaiwa, the estranged wife of Zimbabwe's Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, will spend more time in remand [...] Full text...

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Year-end Analysis: Gambia’s Truth Commission gives hope to victims (Analysis by Momodou Jaitey, PANA correspondent)

31 december 2019 - 09:54:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – As 2019 draws to an end, one of most important and biggest stories that ran in [...] Full text...

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UN Sudan mission envoy commends signing of Darfur framework agreement

31 december 2019 - 05:48:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The joint chief mediator for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) on Monday [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's 'second lady' Marry Mubaiwa, remanded to January 14, 2020

30 december 2019 - 15:57:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The estranged wife to Zimbabwe Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Marry Mubaiwa, has been further remanded to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia wants to strengthen cooperation with Libya and find a solution to the Libyan crisis

30 december 2019 - 13:45:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ethiopia desires to strengthen its relations with the Libyan state and to contribute to efforts aimed [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Vice President Chiwenga back to China for medical review

30 december 2019 - 10:48:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa says that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is currently in China for a medical [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president appeals to citizens not be be divided by execution of 11 Christian hostages by ISWAP terrorists

28 december 2019 - 08:39:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned last Wednesday's execution of 11 Christians in the northeast of [...] Full text...

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Congo: Three CHU-B agents arrested for drug theft

21 december 2019 - 13:27:04
Brazzazville, Congo (PANA) - The head of Congo's National Gendarmerie's Central Judicial Research Service, Lt-Col. Victor Gandziami, announced on Friday [...] Full text...

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Estranged wife of Zimbabwe VP asks high court for bail on alleged murder attempt

18 december 2019 - 19:18:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Marry Mubaiwa, the estranged wife of Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has filed an application in [...] Full text...

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CPJ says 25 journalists killed in 2019, Syria, Mexico deadliest countries

17 december 2019 - 19:49:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The global press freedom watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Tuesday in its latest report released [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's second lady, Marry Mubaiwa, remanded in custody

16 december 2019 - 19:41:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  The Harare magistrate's court Monday remanded Mary Mubaiwa, estranged wife of Zimbabwe’s Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, in [...] Full text...

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Estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa charged with attempted murder of Zimbabwe VP Chiwenga

16 december 2019 - 15:21:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife, Marry Mubaiwa (maiden name), has been charged with the [...] Full text...

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Media organisations ask France to clarify position on François Compaoré's extradition

13 december 2019 - 11:49:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Media organizations on Friday asked France to clarify its position on the extradition request for [...] Full text...

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Aung San Suu Kyi defends Myanmar from accusations of genocide at top UN court

12 december 2019 - 07:53:48
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Myanmar will have “no tolerance” for human rights abuses committed in Rakhine state and will [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari condemns killing of 67 military personnel by terrorists

11 december 2019 - 22:32:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday condemned the terrorist attack in Inates, western region of the Niger [...] Full text...

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Some 284 civilians killed, 383 injured in violence in Libya in 2019: UN

11 december 2019 - 12:52:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 284 civilians have been killed and 363 injured in 2019 in the raging violence in [...] Full text...

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ANEKED calls for re-arrest of assassins of Gambia's ex-President Jammeh

06 december 2019 - 19:53:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The African network against extrajudicial killing and enforced disappearance (ANEKED) Friday called on The Gambian government [...] Full text...

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First hearings of Gambia’s case against Myanmar to open on Tuesday

06 december 2019 - 09:34:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague will hold its first hearings on Gambia’s [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Commission uncovers ex-dictator’s alleged crimes

04 december 2019 - 13:12:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia  Truth Commission has heard testimony that former president Yahya Jammeh was responsible for numerous grave [...] Full text...

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Court orders further detention of policewoman in scribe's death probe

02 december 2019 - 18:42:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan court has ordered the father detention of a senior police officer in whose house [...] Full text...

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Libya's Presidential Council denounces the bombing of al-Swani, promises retaliation

02 december 2019 - 15:00:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has condemned the aerial bombardment that [...] Full text...

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Senegal to recruit 1,000 police officers, build about 50 police stations

02 december 2019 - 11:24:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government is to recruit 1,000 police officers and build about 50 police stations across [...] Full text...

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Man executed in Botswana for murder

02 december 2019 - 10:58:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Prison Service on Monday announced the execution of a man for murdering his employer [...] Full text...

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Row breaks out between Nigeria's Presidency, former military Chief over pace of restructuring

02 december 2019 - 08:06:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A row has broken out between Nigeria’s Presidency and a former Chief of Defence Staff, General [...] Full text...

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Italian citizen arrested in Cape Verde on suspicion of murdering compatriot

29 november 2019 - 11:28:28
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde's National Police have arrested a 48-year-old Italian on suspicion of killing his compatriot. The [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president orders 'scrupulous investigation' into post-election murder of opposition member in Kogi State

25 november 2019 - 08:07:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the post-election murder of a women's leader of the main [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari urges security agencies, communities to be more alert, vigilant over armed bandits' attacks, kidnappings

21 november 2019 - 17:22:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday called on security agencies and communities under threats of armed [...] Full text...

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Burundi moves to mop up illegally acquired small arms and light weapons

15 november 2019 - 17:39:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian government has given illegal holders of small arms and light weapons additional three months, [...] Full text...

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30-year-old man kills his 53-year-old lover

14 november 2019 - 15:16:03
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A 30-year-old man has been arrested by Botswana police for allegedly killing his 53-year-old lover in [...] Full text...

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Gambia's genocide case against Myanmar at ICJ filed on Monday

11 november 2019 - 16:42:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violating the Genocide Convention,  filed [...] Full text...

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ICC jails Bosco Ntaganda 30 years for war crimes, crimes against humanity

07 november 2019 - 11:49:52
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday, unanimously, sentenced Bosco Ntaganda to a total of [...] Full text...

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South Africa's top prosecutor to probe football star's murder

05 november 2019 - 13:40:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  South African lobby group AfriForum on Tuesday announced that it has appointed Advocate Gerrie [...] Full text...

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Ebola worker death shows front line risks: WHO official

05 november 2019 - 06:47:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Security measures for staff helping to fight health emergencies need to be stepped up urgently, a [...] Full text...

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Young woman arrested in Mali for killing her husband

02 november 2019 - 14:33:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A young woman has been arrested by the police in Kalabancoro, a suburb of Bamako, the [...] Full text...

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UNESCO alerts on violence against the media

02 november 2019 - 05:40:16
Paris, France (PANA) - Almost 90% percent of those responsible for the killing of 1,109 journalists around the world from [...] Full text...

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‘When journalists are targeted, societies as a whole, pay a price’: UN Chief

02 november 2019 - 05:27:47
New York, US (PANA) - “Without journalists able to do their jobs in safety, we face the prospect of a [...] Full text...

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Two Mauritians jailed for murder of a Scottish woman

31 october 2019 - 14:17:17
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Port Louis court on Thursday sentenced two Mauritians to 33 and 23 years in [...] Full text...

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IOM slams killing of its aid workers in South Sudan

30 october 2019 - 13:42:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration on Wednesday condemned the killing of three of its aid workers [...] Full text...

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CPJ decries global impunity in journalist murders

29 october 2019 - 13:40:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Impunity in the cases of murdered journalists remains firmly entrenched in over a dozen countries, including [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau: PRS activist killed during weekend opposition demonstrations

28 october 2019 - 15:54:43
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - A militant of the Social Renovation Party (PRS), the political party of former President Coumba Yala, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: NPA addresses top goalkeeper's murder

26 october 2019 - 18:20:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA)  -  South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority is yet to arrest suspects who killed former Orlando [...] Full text...

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Gendarme killed by unidentified armed men in central Mali

26 october 2019 - 13:45:24
  Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -  A gendarme was killed on Thursday by unidentified armed men at the entrance to the city [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj warns Non-Aligned Summit against Libya's move to civil war

26 october 2019 - 11:55:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The chairman of the presidential council in Libya, Fayez al-Sarraj, has warned against the development of [...] Full text...

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The Gambia Truth Commission fights back accusations of witch hunt against former leader

23 october 2019 - 22:10:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) public hearings have generated a counter accusation that [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: At least 9 killed in attack in north-central Burkina Faso

21 october 2019 - 23:26:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - At least nine civilians were killed Sunday evening in an attack by unidentified armed individuals [...] Full text...

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French top court upholds life sentence for former Rwandan mayors convicted of genocide

17 october 2019 - 19:25:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The  French top Court on Thursday upheld the decision of a lower court to sentence two [...] Full text...

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Former ECOWAS VP Edward Singhateh to appear before Gambia Truth Commission

14 october 2019 - 22:48:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Former ECOWAS Vice-President Edward Singhateh, implicated in the brutal murder of former Gambian finance minister Ousman [...] Full text...

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President Kaboré sends message to nation following attack on mosque

14 october 2019 - 21:30:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  Burkinabé President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Monday called on the citizenry to take action and [...] Full text...

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October marked by series of unsolved political crimes in Burundi

13 october 2019 - 11:55:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  In Burundi, 13 October marks the 1961 assassination of Prince Louis Rwagasore, hero of national independence, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian presidential candidates face-off in first televised debate

12 october 2019 - 14:48:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - For the first time in Tunisia and the Arab world, the two candidates in the second [...] Full text...

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Khartoum summons Libyan chargé d'affaires following murder of two Sudanese women in Benghazi

11 october 2019 - 14:04:54
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Sudan's Foreign ministry on Thursday summoned the charge d'affaires of the Libyan embassy in Khartoum "following [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Young people to pay tribute to Thomas Sankara on October 13

07 october 2019 - 19:42:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Young Burkinabes and Africans will pay tribute, on October 13, to Thomas Sankara, the father [...] Full text...

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Remains of liberation hero reburied in South Africa

30 september 2019 - 17:44:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The body of liberation hero, Patrick Mvundla, has been reburied in Soweto 31 years after [...] Full text...

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OCHA says there is increased vulnerability of people in need of assistance in Niger in 2019

27 september 2019 - 17:15:16
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The emergence of new border movements and the persistence of unmet needs have led to a [...] Full text...

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Brutal violence in northern Nigeria forces thousands to cross into Niger

27 september 2019 - 12:34:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 40,000 people have been forced to cross from northwest Nigeria into Niger as a [...] Full text...

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Opposition politician murdered in northern Burkina Faso

27 september 2019 - 11:05:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An opposition politician in northern Burkina Faso has been murdered by unidentified armed people in [...] Full text...

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South African court sets trial date for Apartheid-era policeman

26 september 2019 - 13:38:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Gauteng High Court has set 12 December as trial date for retired policeman [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj denounces "those who have obstructed the implementation of the Libyan Political Agreement"

24 september 2019 - 19:50:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity, Fayez al-Sarraj, has lamented [...] Full text...

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Britain's Royal couple warmly welcomed in Cape Town

23 september 2019 - 14:05:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Monday visited South Africa’s most violent township [...] Full text...

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Double blow for apartheid-era South African policeman

19 september 2019 - 18:47:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Gauteng High Court in South Africa has dismissed former Apartheid-era policeman, Joao Rodrigues' leave [...] Full text...

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Rwanda welcomes death of rebel leader in eastern DR Congo

19 september 2019 - 09:46:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan minister of State in charge of the East African Community, Olivier Nduhungirehe, has stated that [...] Full text...

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Key Rwandan rebel leader killed in fighting in eastern DR Congo

18 september 2019 - 14:49:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A senior commander of the Hutu rebel Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), an [...] Full text...

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Dutch electronics entrepreneur Tob Cohen murder probe unearths missing body

13 september 2019 - 20:22:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tob Cohen, a wealthy Dutch electronics and golfing entrepreneur who was missing for 40 days, was [...] Full text...

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Ten years of conflict in northeastern Nigeria have caused nearly 22,000 cases of disappearances -ICRC

12 september 2019 - 23:29:43
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reported here Thursday nearly 22,000 cases of [...] Full text...

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Policing alone cannot solve South Africa's violence - ISS Study

12 september 2019 - 13:12:28
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Strengthening the rule of law in South Africa is crucial but not sufficient for improving public [...] Full text...

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UN says more funds needed to counter ‘persistent and multi-faceted humanitarian problems’ in Ethiopia

10 september 2019 - 20:08:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia is beset by “persistent and multi-faceted humanitarian problems”, the United Nations relief chief said [...] Full text...

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WEF Summit begins under a cloud in South Africa as 5 killed in xenophobic attacks

04 september 2019 - 11:03:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa kicked off in Cape Town on Wednesday under [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa responds to violent murders in South Africa

03 september 2019 - 16:29:09
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday broke his silence following the violent murders of [...] Full text...

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Many African migrants arrested by police in Athens

26 august 2019 - 12:06:11
Athens, Greece (PANA) - About 100 migrants, many of them Africans, were arrested on Monday in homes they were illegally [...] Full text...

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Nigeria president Buhari departs for TICAD7 summit

25 august 2019 - 14:55:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday departed Abuja for Japan to participate in the three-day Seventh [...] Full text...

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China condemns deadly attack on Burkinabe army

22 august 2019 - 18:26:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The People's Republic of China on Thursday condemned the deadly attack on Monday against the [...] Full text...

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Benin: Rape crimes top cases in court sittings of Aplahoué in south-west of country

21 august 2019 - 22:48:28
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -   Crimes of rape top cases at the first criminal session at the second-class court of Aplahoué [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Community Based Organizations condemn government for denying national protests

17 august 2019 - 19:47:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Alliance of Community Based Organizations (ACBOs) has strongly condemned what it alleges are increasing efforts [...] Full text...

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Two personalities slain in Bandiagara district of central Mali

14 august 2019 - 14:27:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two local personalities in Bandiagara district of central Mali have been murdered by unidentified attackers who [...] Full text...

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Libya: Presidential Council condemns deadly air strike in southern Morzouk

05 august 2019 - 18:41:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the National Unity Government on Monday condemned the murderous air attack against [...] Full text...

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Opposition leaders in Zimbabwe leap to defence of detained Tourism minister Mupfumira

28 july 2019 - 13:33:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Opposition leaders have come to the defence of detained Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Minister Prisca Mupfumira, [...] Full text...

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UNESCO calls for investigation into killing of Nigerian journalist

27 july 2019 - 14:28:51
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has condemned the murder of a Nigerian TV reporter, Precious Owolabi, on [...] Full text...

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At least seven people killed in terrorist attack in north-central Burkina Faso

26 july 2019 - 21:31:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   Seven people were killed on Thursday in an attack by unidentified armed individuals in the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: North Sindian on the Gambian border, hardly recovering from 30 Years of armed conflict

25 july 2019 - 16:48:13
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - North Sindian, in the Ziguinchor region of southern Senegal, is struggling to recover from the long-standing [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspaper confirms one wanted Rwandan genocide fugitive is in South Africa

23 july 2019 - 18:24:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  While the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) is currently seeking the arrest of one [...] Full text...

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Gambian soldier admits taking part in murder of journalist

22 july 2019 - 20:39:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -  A Gambian army officer suspected of assassinating Deyda Hydara, a journalist, in December 2004 has admitted [...] Full text...

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Guinean president condemns killing of citizen in France by Algerian before AFCON final

22 july 2019 - 11:03:03
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé has condemned "in the strongest terms" the physical assault that resulted in [...] Full text...

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37 killed by armed bandits in Northwest Nigeria as Buhari vows to respond "fiercely"

21 july 2019 - 07:49:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The violence in Nigeria’s Northwest region continues as President Muhammadu Buhari “strongly condemns” the killing of [...] Full text...

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Togolese newspapers highlight robberies, insecurity in the West African state

20 july 2019 - 05:31:44
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The spate of robberies in several cities and towns in Togo, especially in Lomé, the capital, [...] Full text...

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Journalist accuses ex-Gambian president Jammeh of journalist Hydara's murder

19 july 2019 - 05:29:48
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Veteran Gambian journalist Pape Babucarr Saine has accused ex-president Yahya Jammeh and his men of the murder [...] Full text...

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Malian gov't dismayed as rebels destroy national symbols in Kidal

18 july 2019 - 17:24:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government is saddened and deeply shocked by the the destruction of the nation's flag [...] Full text...

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Libya extradites Hachim al-Obeidi, brother of the author of Manchester bombing to UK

17 july 2019 - 15:08:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The government of national unity in Libya, recognized by the international community, on Wednesday extradited to [...] Full text...

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Niger PM condemns assassination of Touareg leader by terrorists

17 july 2019 - 12:15:54
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Nigerien Prime Minister Brigi Rafini has condemned Monday's assassination by terrorists of the interim leader of [...] Full text...

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Traditional leader murdered at Nigerien-Malian border

17 july 2019 - 11:13:21
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A Niger traditional ruler, Amouracher Ag Alamjadi, head of interim grouping in Inatès, in the Tillabéry [...] Full text...

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South African football legend shot dead

16 july 2019 - 07:45:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police have confirmed that former football legend Marc Batchelor was shot dead outside his [...] Full text...

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Top UN official calls for big scale-up in funding to tackle Ebola; first case confirmed in Goma

16 july 2019 - 05:46:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deadly attacks on health workers in Ebola-hit areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including one at [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s ex-junta bail application rejected

15 july 2019 - 18:45:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s High Court judge, Justice Ebrima Jaiteh, has rejected the bail application of ex-Gambian junta member [...] Full text...

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Harrowing details emerge following arrest of prominent Zimbabwe opposition member

12 july 2019 - 11:35:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human rights lawyer, Doug Coltart, has narrated a harrowing experience of the detention of Movement [...] Full text...

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Togo minister notes disturbing security situation in the country

12 july 2019 - 04:59:53
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The security situation in the first half of 2019 in Togo has been of concern to [...] Full text...

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