Protecting children in war is key to lasting peace, top UN envoy warns (By Charlotte Frantz, UN News)

13 february 2026 - 07:09:20
New York, US (PANA) - After three decades of its mandate to protect children caught up in war, the UN’s [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief bears witness to trauma and resilience in Sudan

19 january 2026 - 07:30:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly three years of war have plunged Sudan “into an abyss of unimaginable dimensions” and human [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN chief condemns deadly strikes on children's nursery, hospital

08 december 2025 - 17:30:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As Sudan’s civil war intensified on Monday, top UN officials condemned the killing of dozens of [...] Full text...

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‘Decisive battle’: Guterres calls for youth power in fight to phase out fossil fuels

19 november 2025 - 08:34:08
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - A page feels like it’s turning. After years of debate, the long-awaited roadmap for phasing out [...] Full text...

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Rights chief warns ‘abominable atrocities’ likely continue in Sudan’s El Fasher

08 november 2025 - 07:54:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Warnings of worsening humanitarian conditions in Sudan continue, despite reports of a ceasefire deal  brokered by international mediators on [...] Full text...

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The ‘unthinkable’ is underway in Gaza City, UNICEF warns

05 september 2025 - 20:08:10
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on Thursday for the international community to do everything [...] Full text...

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The ‘unthinkable’ is underway in Gaza City, UNICEF warns

05 september 2025 - 07:23:16
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on Thursday for the international community to do everything [...] Full text...

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Sudan: A staggering 30 million are in need, as war grinds on

29 august 2025 - 06:53:37
New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarians continue to push for more support for Sudan amid ongoing conflict, rising malnutrition and [...] Full text...

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Israel’s plan to take over Gaza City marks ‘new and dangerous phase’: Guterres

28 august 2025 - 14:20:30
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza, greater [...] Full text...

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UNICEF Warns: We are at the verge of irreversible damage to an entire generation of children in Sudan

05 august 2025 - 15:10:14
Port Sudan, Sudan, (PANA)- Sheldon Yett, UNICEF Sudan Representative, has described seeing children ‘reduced to skin and bones’ during a [...] Full text...

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Housing crisis: UN fears a future of cities transformed into slums

23 july 2025 - 07:57:23
New York, US (PANA) - A bed, four walls, a safe place to breathe. These are the most basic aspects [...] Full text...

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Pandemic heroes stepped up in 2020 – now they’re asking world leaders to do the same

17 may 2025 - 18:49:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As world leaders meet in Geneva to negotiate a new UN-brokered agreement on pandemic preparedness, we [...] Full text...

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‘We are still waiting for our loved ones’: Families of the abducted speak out

16 may 2025 - 17:58:53
New York, US (PANA) - Two families – one still waiting for answers 75 years after a father was taken [...] Full text...

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Plea for a future respecting gender equality

08 april 2025 - 16:50:46
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Mr. Aboubakri Diaw, Chief of Staff and Head of the Gender, Poverty and Social Policy Division [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa calls for calm following US spat

24 march 2025 - 10:08:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday called on South Africans to "reject the politics of [...] Full text...

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‘Time for bold moves’: UN urges inclusive transition as Syria marks 14 years of conflict

16 march 2025 - 08:56:52
Damascus, Syria (PANA) - Marking 14 years since the start of the Syrian conflict, top UN officials raised alarm over [...] Full text...

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DRC: Hospitals overwhelmed, food running out: Goma faces ‘devastation’

31 january 2025 - 05:09:12
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Govts urged to address root causes of mass migration

03 january 2025 - 07:12:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Governments must do more to address the root causes of mass migration, UN Children’s Fund UNICEF’s [...] Full text...

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Staggering scale of Sudan crisis ‘demands sustained and urgent attention’

20 december 2024 - 05:12:31
New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN humanitarian official on Thursday issued an urgent plea for international support to [...] Full text...

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COP29: ‘Cut the theatrics’: UN climate chief tells negotiators to focus on solutions as talks enter final week

18 november 2024 - 14:03:49
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - As COP29 climate talks in Baku enter their final week, the UN climate chief told negotiators [...] Full text...

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‘The smell of death is everywhere’ in northern Gaza, UNRWA chief says

22 october 2024 - 15:49:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA appealed on Tuesday for an immediate truce in [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Chief of key UN agency in Gaza warns ‘entire generation’ could be lost

24 june 2024 - 13:21:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the main UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued a stark warning on [...] Full text...

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World Environment: There is an exit off ‘the highway to climate hell’, Guterres insists

06 june 2024 - 05:38:41
New York, United States (PANA) - “It’s climate crunch time” when it comes to tackling rising carbon emissions, the UN [...] Full text...

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Gaza War: Medics struggling in face of ‘overwhelming disaster’ as vital supplies run low - WHO

30 may 2024 - 05:31:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Vital medical supplies are fast running out in Gaza’s remaining hospitals, the UN health agency warned [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: UN chief appeals for Sudan ceasefire, now: ‘Values of Ramadan must prevail’

08 march 2024 - 07:14:36
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday called for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan and unhindered humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: War risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis, warns WFP Chief

06 march 2024 - 09:37:03
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – Sudan’s war has shattered millions of lives and created the world’s largest displacement crisis. Now this [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Humanitarian leaders unite in urgent plea for Gaza

22 february 2024 - 06:03:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a collective appeal, heads of UN humanitarian entities and global NGOs implored world leaders to [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN chief reiterates two-State solution the only path to a just, lasting peace

01 february 2024 - 05:40:16
New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres underscored on Wednesday the critical role of the UN committee on the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN chief to meet UNRWA donors as major charities call for continued support

30 january 2024 - 06:12:04
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres is due to meet with major donors to the UN agency [...] Full text...

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Libya's Prime Minister calls for investment in oil and gas

16 january 2024 - 18:37:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, Tuesday stressed the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister calls for an end to centralisation and greater autonomy for municipalities

12 january 2024 - 16:05:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has stressed the [...] Full text...

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Libya supports South Africa's complaint against Israel for genocide in Gaza before the ICJ

11 january 2024 - 14:10:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council has announced Libya's support for the complaint brought by South Africa against [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern Gaza as last hospital shuts down: WHO

21 december 2023 - 15:18:25
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - There are no functioning hospitals in the north of Gaza and injured patients who need surgery [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM stresses need to provide citizens with electronic service to facilitate administrative procedures

04 december 2023 - 17:24:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has stressed the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN agency heads unite in urgent plea for women and children in Gaza

22 november 2023 - 21:03:02
New York, US (PANA) - The heads of three UN agencies on Wednesday highlighted the disproportionate suffering faced by women [...] Full text...

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Gaza: ‘Hospitals are not battlegrounds’, children’s suffering must stop, UN humanitarians say

15 november 2023 - 12:10:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Children have been killed, maimed, abducted and denied assistance in Gaza, and the parties to the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks

12 november 2023 - 19:05:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN agencies issued an urgent call for international action on Sunday to end the ongoing attacks on [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: WFP appeals for urgent expanded access to Gaza as food supplies ‘dangerously low’

05 november 2023 - 18:05:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The head of UN’s emergency food relief agency on Sunday issued an urgent appeal from the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister urges transparency in medicine distribution

02 november 2023 - 18:34:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  Libya's Prime Minister in the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba , has stressed the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Thousands in Gaza storm UN warehouses; a sign of desperation after weeks-long ‘siege’

30 october 2023 - 07:09:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Relief agencies warned on Sunday that civil order is starting to break down in Gaza after [...] Full text...

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UNGA78: Horn of Africa nations urge global solidarity and real reform

24 september 2023 - 07:03:33
New York, US (PANA) - As the UN General Assembly’s general debate continued on Saturday, Horn of Africa nations made [...] Full text...

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Deputy chairman of Libyan Council calls for activation of CEN-SAD to ensure stability of member countries

11 september 2023 - 18:44:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has urged the Executive Secretary of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister calls for local investment in energy sector

09 july 2023 - 11:47:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister and Chairman of the Board of Secretaries of the Libyan Investment Authority [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudan declares top UN official persona non grata

09 june 2023 - 06:47:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has formally declared that the Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance [...] Full text...

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2022/23 CAF Champions League: Coach Maaloul resigns after Ahly hammering

14 may 2023 - 06:43:39
Rades, Tunisia (PANA) -  Esperance head coach, Nabil Maaloul, has resigned from his position, barely 24 hours after they were [...] Full text...

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Four Libyan organizations call for end to impunity for crimes against journalists

04 may 2023 - 19:10:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four Libyan media organizations have called for the punishment of perpetrators of crimes against journalists in [...] Full text...

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Ecumenical leaders tell South Sudan’s rulers to act for peace now

04 february 2023 - 05:26:51
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the [...] Full text...

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Pope appeals to South Sudan’s leaders to halt bloodshed

03 february 2023 - 17:30:30
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Pope Francis has called for peace in South Sudan and reminded those in power that [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: UN, partners make plea for urgent intervention to end ‘escalating violence’

29 december 2022 - 05:21:23
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), together with international partners, has called for the immediate [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council chairman calls for increased disclosure, transparency of public expenditure in Libya

26 december 2022 - 16:32:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has stressed the need to increase disclosure [...] Full text...

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Namibia demands implementation of Paris climate change agreement

27 october 2022 - 15:57:12
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Africa must focus on the implementation of the Paris Agreement, recommends Tom Oweendo, Namibia's Minister of [...] Full text...

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Peace and security "seriously threatened by digital drift" - Macky Sall

24 october 2022 - 21:10:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Digital abuses are "one of the most serious threats to peace and security in our countries [...] Full text...

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Najla al-Mangouch calls for unification of Arab League's efforts to overcome differences

17 october 2022 - 18:30:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch M0nday stressed the need for the [...] Full text...

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MSP calls for strengthening role of the UN for solution of Western Sahara dispute

24 september 2022 - 11:29:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Sahrawi Movement for Peace (MSP) pleaded Friday for the strengthening of confidence in the role [...] Full text...

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77th UN General Assembly: Africa must be able to exploit its resources, says Macky Sall

21 september 2022 - 17:43:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's President Macky Sall told the UN Assembly Tuesday Africa, the least polluting continent and the [...] Full text...

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German ambassador calls for unity of international community for solution in Libya

10 september 2022 - 14:09:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Germany's ambassador to Libya, Michael Unmacht, has called for the unity of the international community to [...] Full text...

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Guinean pan-Africanist marchers received in Bamako by President of Transition of Mali

28 june 2022 - 19:58:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, received Monday in Bamako, 17 walkers [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Zuma's corruption trial postponed again

11 april 2022 - 13:07:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma’s application for a postponement of his long-awaited criminal trial was [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Top court clears way for Zuma’s trial

31 march 2022 - 13:58:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Thursday dismissed former President Jacob Zuma's attempts [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group President calls for transboundary water resources management

22 march 2022 - 14:03:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The president of the World Bank Group, David Malpass, has called for transboundary cooperation in water [...] Full text...

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Hearings end on Myanmar’s preliminary objections to genocide case brought by Gambia

01 march 2022 - 11:40:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A week of legal proceedings at the International Court of Justice in the Hague have ended [...] Full text...

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Libyan: GNU Prime Minister calls for early elections

19 february 2022 - 18:26:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has made a [...] Full text...

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Senegalese govt. vows to settle balance of payments due to former Air Afrique workers

08 december 2021 - 19:12:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government is working to settle the balance of four billion CFA francs owed to [...] Full text...

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ICC Advisor: “Impunity is not an Option” in The Gambia

17 november 2021 - 22:41:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Lawyers and activists from Gambia and around the world Wednesday insisted that any recommendations by the [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s private sector urged to create employment

14 september 2021 - 11:53:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s private television station YTV has challenged the business community to consider creating employment for the [...] Full text...

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Botswana muses building high performance centre for athletes

26 august 2021 - 18:18:02
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s sports minister has implored the nation to consider building dedicated areas for the training of [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for partnership between Libyan economic institutions and the WB

23 august 2021 - 17:21:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has stressed the need for [...] Full text...

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Trial of former South African President Zuma postponed due to ill-health

10 august 2021 - 11:45:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday postponed former President Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial to [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Jacob Zuma hospitalised

06 august 2021 - 09:45:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma, who is serving a 15-month prison sentence, has [...] Full text...

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Pro-Zuma group urges ICC to act against South African government

05 august 2021 - 13:58:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A group calling for the release of former President Jacob Zuma from prison has [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council president calls for concessions for successful December polls

07 july 2021 - 10:24:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on Tuesday stressed the need to secure [...] Full text...

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Protesters block Abuja-Kaduna highway over unending killings, kidnapping by bandits

19 june 2021 - 15:22:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Travellers are trapped on the Abuja-Kaduna highway in northwest Nigeria as angry residents refused the plea [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian actress jailed 90 days for indecent exposure

16 april 2021 - 23:24:56
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An Accra circuit court Friday sentenced a popular Ghanaian actress, Rosemond Brown, to 90 days in [...] Full text...

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UN-Habitat names French footballer regional goodwill envoy

07 april 2021 - 10:26:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - French international Footballer, Blaise Matuidi, has been named the UN Settlement Agency (UN-Habitat) Goodwill Ambassador for [...] Full text...

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Tanzanians hope for new shift in democratic trends in post-Magufuli era

20 march 2021 - 19:01:43
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Tanzanian populace is hopeful the transition of political power from the late President [...] Full text...

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DRC govt appeals to international community for support to fight armed groups

24 february 2021 - 00:05:02
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The National Network of DRC Rights NGOs (RENADHOC) Tuesday called on the international community to [...] Full text...

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Togo, Russia revitalize bilateral cooperation

19 february 2021 - 17:05:37
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo and Russia are to revitalize their bilateral cooperation, on the occasion of the visit to [...] Full text...

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Pan African lobby wants Kenya-Somalia maritime border dispute deferred

17 february 2021 - 13:18:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The Pan African Forum  wants the Kenya-Somalia maritime case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) deferred. The lobby [...] Full text...

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Italy failed to rescue over 200 migrants in 2013 Mediterranean disaster, UN rights body finds

28 january 2021 - 05:59:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN rights committee said on Wednesday that Italy failed in its international obligations to protect [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj wants South Korean companies to return and finish projects started in Libya

27 january 2021 - 19:54:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...

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Private sector implored to build sustainable entrepreneurs in Botswana

20 january 2021 - 17:43:36
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Stanbic Bank Botswana has implored the country’s private sector to help government build a sustainable entrepreneurship [...] Full text...

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Security Council has critical role in addressing fragility and conflict: UN chief

07 january 2021 - 07:25:43
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined the critical role of the Security Council in addressing [...] Full text...

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Botswana nationals implored to gear up productivity

04 january 2021 - 16:03:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Despite the growing COVID-19 pandemic fears, Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has implored the nation to gear [...] Full text...

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AU holds Special Summit ahead of African Free Trade pact launch

06 december 2020 - 14:59:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders Saturday gathered here virtually for an extra-ordinary Summit of the African Union to [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian opposition leader wants official recognition of national languages

28 october 2020 - 15:12:53
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Samba Thiam, leader of the Progressive Forces for Change (FPC-black nationalist movement) in Mauritania, advocates for [...] Full text...

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Senegal ordered to pay 50 Million CFA Francs to Belgian for Rights Violations

27 october 2020 - 19:26:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered Senegal to pay 50 million CFA francs as compensation to a [...] Full text...

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La Francophonie Special Envoy visits Mali

15 october 2020 - 17:37:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Moctar Ouane, on Wednesday in Bamako received a delegation of the International [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s first world boxing champion DK Poison to finally receive $45,000 owed him by state

07 october 2020 - 22:03:39
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has ordered the ministry of Finance to pay $45,000 debt [...] Full text...

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CONGO, UNICEF discuss issues linked to gender-based violence

06 october 2020 - 20:57:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital economy, Leon juste Ibombo, Tuesday met with the [...] Full text...

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Corruption clampdown dominates newspaper headlines in Kenya

29 august 2020 - 09:00:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan media headlines have been dominated this week by an anti-corruption clampdown in the corridors of [...] Full text...

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SADC member countries challenged to preserve bloc's achievements

17 august 2020 - 09:05:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As the Southern African Development Community (SADC) celebrates its 40th anniversary on Monday, member states have [...] Full text...

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Senegal reintroduces measures to fight against COVID-19

07 august 2020 - 22:00:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government Friday reintroduced the ban on gatherings at public places, auditoriums, sports fields and [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s Health Minister appears in court to face corruption charges

09 july 2020 - 14:33:28
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Health Minister, Chitalu Chilufya, on Thursday appeared in a Magistrate's court in Lusaka on four [...] Full text...

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Morocco calls for increased mobilization against Daesh in Sahel

05 june 2020 - 11:02:41
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco on Thursday called for increased mobilization of the anti-Daesh coalition against the terrorist group's acts [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe’s human rights abuse irks civil society in Botswana

25 may 2020 - 15:03:15
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Civil society in Botswana has condemned the increasing human rights violations in neighbouring Zimbabwe. Olebile Machete, spokesperson for [...] 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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Coronavirus: High court dismisses nurses’ COVID-19 plea in Botswana

04 may 2020 - 18:32:50
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s high court has dismissed nurses’ urgent application to compel government to provide PPEs, food and [...] 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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Plea for cancellation of Congolese debt

15 april 2020 - 20:58:39
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  - The Congolese civil society united as the Debt and Development Platform (PF2D) Wednesday pleaded for the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana’s opposition politician condemns six months state of emergency

09 april 2020 - 17:42:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A top Opposition politician in Botswana has condemned the six months state of public emergency (SoE) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Cigarette and Tobacco firm, BAT, to develop COVID-19 cure

03 april 2020 - 17:30:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United Kingdom-based cigarette and tobacco manufacturing company, British American Tobacco (BAT) plc, says it’s developing a [...] Full text...

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Congolese consumers regret the lack of legal framework for their protection

16 march 2020 - 20:28:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Observatory for Consumer Rights, on Monday in Brazzaville, deplored the lack of a legal [...] Full text...

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MONUSCO chief attends 2020 Fragility forum in Washington

26 february 2020 - 23:43:55
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The special representative of the UN Secretary General in DR Congo, Leila Zerrougui, Tuesday left [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian investigative journalist released after guilty plea bargain

25 february 2020 - 00:22:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA)  -  Tanzanian investigative journalist Erick Kabendera, who was arrested on charges of tax avoidance in [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s High Court grants bail to pressure group presses for President Barrow to go executive

24 february 2020 - 23:20:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   - The High Court here Monday granted bail to eight members of the troubled local pressure group- [...] Full text...

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Can the AU help Mozambique combat terrorism? - Analysis

13 february 2020 - 15:13:50
Top of Form Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - For the first time the escalating terrorist threat in Mozambique has been discussed by [...] Full text...

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HCR calls the international community to support Burkina Faso

04 february 2020 - 23:12:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -  The president of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Tuesday held discussions with the UN [...] Full text...

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Chadian journalist publishes plea for freedom of expression

24 january 2020 - 23:41:14
Paris, France (PANA)  -  Chadian journalist for Africa's Deutsche Welle, Eric Topona Mocnga, officially launched here Friday the publication of [...] Full text...

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Teachers regret ailing education system in Botswana

20 january 2020 - 11:44:36
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) has challenged government to revamp the country’s ailing education [...] Full text...

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Gambian President urges ECOWAS to extend peacekeeping mission to 2021

22 december 2019 - 17:25:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has pleaded with his colleagues at Economic Community of Est African States [...] Full text...

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Traders and Transporters in Zimbabwe reject 50 cent bond coins

16 december 2019 - 16:22:59
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s traders and kombi operators are rejecting the 50 cent bond coins due to the inconvenience [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed receives 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

10 december 2019 - 17:31:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali received the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday, with [...] Full text...

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OMVS 18th conference of heads of state ends in Bamako

08 december 2019 - 11:56:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -  Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was appointed here Saturday the current president of the Organisation for [...] 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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South African racist fails in attempt to have case dropped

12 november 2019 - 12:15:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Adam Catzavelos, who sparked a national outcry when he filmed himself making racial comments in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina, receives Honorary Doctorate from Bowen University

05 november 2019 - 16:43:47
Iwo, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has been awarded an Honoris Causa [...] Full text...

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Salamé explains the exclusion of Libyan main fighters from Berlin Conference

29 october 2019 - 13:03:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, has said that the exclusion of Libyan parties [...] Full text...

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Tanzania police probe mysterious disappearance of computers from state prosecutor's office

19 october 2019 - 09:28:28
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Police in Tanzania are investigating the puzzling theft of computers from the office of [...] Full text...

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Mali launches national annual children schooling campaign

14 october 2019 - 23:44:46
The campaign is in response to the high rate of non-schooled children and for their access to special education needs, [...] Full text...

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FIFA slams 2-month suspension on Uganda football chief

11 october 2019 - 18:21:22
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Uganda Football Association (Fufa) president, Moses Magogo has been suspended from all football-related activities for two [...] Full text...

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'Sanctions stifling us', Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa tells the world

26 september 2019 - 19:25:51
New York, USA (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa continued with his predecessor’s, the late former President Robert Mugabe, rhetoric [...] Full text...

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UN: Burkina leader calls for bilateral, international solidarity to provide joint G5 Sahel force with equipment

24 september 2019 - 22:25:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Tuesday called the international community for bilateral [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president Macky Sall encourages achievement of Brazzaville-Kinshasa bridge-road-rail project

11 september 2019 - 21:15:14
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   Senegalese President Macky Sall Wednesday called for the completion of the bridge-road-rail project between Brazzaville and [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe President Kaboré receives the G5 Sahel National Institutions Network

05 september 2019 - 18:00:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Thursday received the president of [...] Full text...

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Gambia lower court lacks jurisdiction to try 37 accused of arson, rioting

03 september 2019 - 15:42:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Kanifing Magistrate’s Court in Serrekunda town has  referred to the Special Criminal Court Division at the [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Documentary film on management of faecal sludges in three African countries produced

29 august 2019 - 23:42:52
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -  The international firm, NIYEL, specialized in influence communication, has produced a documentary film titled "In [...] Full text...

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37 remanded in Gambia for alleged involvement in protests over death of market vendor

28 august 2019 - 11:19:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Thirty-seven people, including outspoken rapper activist Ali “Killa Ace” Cham, have been remanded on prison custody [...] Full text...

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South African kidnapping victim tells her story

15 august 2019 - 08:29:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Cape Town woman at the centre of South Africa’s most dramatic kidnapping case [...] Full text...

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Maintaining OIF sanctions not justified in Bujumbura - MP

13 july 2019 - 15:39:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The President of the Burundi National Assembly, Pascal Nyabenda, said on Saturday on public radio that [...] Full text...

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Burundi celebrates world population Day without clear idea of number of inhabitants

11 july 2019 - 23:57:25
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   Burundi Thursday celebrated the 33rd edition of World Population Day without any clear idea of the [...] Full text...

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Special Representative of UN Secretary-Gneral for children, armed conflict visits Mali

09 july 2019 - 21:05:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -  The special representative of the UN Secretary-General for children and armed conflicts, Virginia Gamba, will visit [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s ex-junta forced by High Court to take plea of ‘not guilty’

08 july 2019 - 20:01:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  A high court here presided over by justice Ebrima Jaiteh Monday forced ex-Gambian junta member and [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s ex-junta member charged with murder

02 july 2019 - 22:31:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   Retired Captain Yankuba Touray, a member of the defunct Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) that [...] Full text...

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Church condemn hatred, discrimination on LGBT in Botswana

21 june 2019 - 19:33:39
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Council of Churches (BCC) has made a national plea on the country’s citizens to desist [...] Full text...

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'Inclusive SDGs, the only guarantee for Africa’s development'

16 june 2019 - 15:17:41
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Africa’s development is hinged on the implementation of inclusive sustainable development goals, according to Oumarou Mahamadou [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe PM seeks more int'l mobilisation to implement emergency programme for Sahel

13 june 2019 - 19:34:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, on Thursday called on the international community [...] Full text...

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Kenyan oil trader charged in Tanzania over US$3.5m tax evasion

23 may 2019 - 18:00:14
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A Kenyan oil trader has been arraigned before a Dar es Salaam court to [...] Full text...

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Kenya Chief Justice bans hoods, scarfs, dark glasses in court

18 may 2019 - 10:54:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Chief Justice David Maraga has banned the wearing of dark glasses and hoodies by suspects [...] Full text...

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Int’l bodies urge more dialogue among Liberians over street protests

16 may 2019 - 17:43:13
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Three major international bodies have stressed the need for inclusive, transparent and continued dialogue among Liberians [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe church leaders call for inclusive dialogue

11 may 2019 - 04:40:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe church leaders have urged the country’s citizens to cease engaging in all political activities that [...] Full text...

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SOS Sahel calls on Burkina leader Kabore

10 may 2019 - 23:18:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Friday received a delegation from the NGO [...] Full text...

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Plea for criminalization of modern slavery in Africa

28 april 2019 - 16:04:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -   The coordinator of the Pan-African movement ‘Africans Rising’, Mrs Coumba Touré, on Saturday urged all African [...] Full text...

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French Secretary of State for gender equality meets with president Kaboré

19 april 2019 - 17:12:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso’s president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Friday granted audience to the French Secretary [...] Full text...

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Benin workers’ union wants better living conditions for members

13 april 2019 - 13:14:26
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – In a communiqué issued on Friday evening, the Confederation of Benin workers’ union (CSTB) has called [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns military escalation in Tripoli

09 april 2019 - 10:41:26
New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the military escalation and ongoing fighting in and around [...] Full text...

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Thousands flee fighting in Libya as UN renews call for halt to military escalation

08 april 2019 - 20:38:09
New York, US (PANA) - More than 3,400 people have fled fighting near the Libyan capital ,Tripoli, in recent days, [...] Full text...

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EU gives Mali more than 900 million CFAF for good governance

07 april 2019 - 18:45:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The European Union, Association of Malian Municipalities (AMM) and the Association of regions and municipalities (ARM) [...] Full text...

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FAO presents report to Burkina leader Kaboré

28 march 2019 - 23:49:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Thursday received in audience the acting representative [...] Full text...

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Niamey hosts summit of Sahel heads of state on climate

21 february 2019 - 14:49:41
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Heads of State and Government of the Sahel region will on 25 February hold a summit [...] Full text...

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Suspected rapist in South Africa 'fit to stand trial'

08 february 2019 - 07:42:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A 22-year-old man accused of raping a seven-year-old girl in the bathroom of an [...] Full text...

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Kenyan court finds Garissa University terror suspects guilty

29 january 2019 - 21:35:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Kenyan magistrate’s court on Tuesday found four terror suspects guilty in connection with the 2 [...] Full text...

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UNHCR ready to extend social safety net for refugees, others in northern Congo

24 january 2019 - 09:32:04
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Congo says it is ready to [...] Full text...

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Malian president in Guinea to attend the Waqf conference

16 january 2019 - 11:24:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta arrived in Conakry on Tuesday to attend the Waqf conference which [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Journalist jailed 10 years for killing wife

29 november 2018 - 12:54:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Nairobi court on Thursday slammed journalist Moses Dola a 10-year jail sentence after [...] Full text...

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Building climate resilience and peace, go hand in hand for Africa’s Sahel – UN forum

14 november 2018 - 02:02:38
New York, US (PANA) - To build a sustainable peace in Africa’s Sahel region, “urgent attention” is needed to mitigate [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Governor facing murder charge granted bail

24 october 2018 - 10:09:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Nairobi court on Wednesday freed Migori County Governor, Okoth Obado, on cash bail in the [...] Full text...

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Former sports minister charged with Rio Olympics scandal

19 october 2018 - 13:07:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Sports Cabinet Secretary, Hassan Wario, has been charged with corruption following the 2016 Rio Olympics [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Governor charged with murder of girlfriend

24 september 2018 - 16:56:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan Governor pleaded not guilty on Monday to the charge of murder in the case [...] Full text...

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Adesina wraps up Canada visit with a plea: “Africa cannot be ignored”

21 september 2018 - 13:48:12
Alberta, Canada (PANA) - “Given the size of its markets, growth, and huge potential across multiple sectors, Africa cannot be [...] Full text...

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South African leadin right-to-die campaigner arrested on murder charge

19 september 2018 - 10:23:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Cape Town man who made headlines around the world when he was arrested [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council hears plea to protect victims of ‘brutal’ sexual violence in South Sudan

18 september 2018 - 05:35:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The plight of South Sudan’s women and girls “should no longer be ignored”, UN investigators told [...] Full text...

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'9,438 Nigerians so far repatriated from Libya'

06 august 2018 - 15:51:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Some 9,438 Nigerian migrants have so far been repatriated by the Federal Government and the International [...] Full text...

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Uganda's opposition leader calls for enhanced citizenship rights to shore up democracy in Africa (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

19 july 2018 - 06:57:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye's smile brightens up before the audience. "I am a prisoner, out [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges support for ‘G5’ countries fighting terrorism in Sahel region

30 may 2018 - 19:11:47
Mpoti, Mali (PANA) - On the second day of his visit to Mali, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres travelled some [...] Full text...

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World Water Council urges gov'ts to make water top priority for the people

19 march 2018 - 13:33:56
Brasilia, Brazil (PANA) - The World Water Council (WWC) on Monday renewed its appeal to governments of all countries to [...] Full text...

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Kenya opposition rules out seeking redress in court

02 november 2017 - 18:28:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - National Assembly Minority Leader John Mbadi has said there are no plans by the National Super [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan election chief pleads with opposition to drop mass protest

25 september 2017 - 18:53:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman, Wafula Chebukati, has pleaded with the main opposition [...] Full text...

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US: Conflict prevention, migration, terrorism key concerns for EU and member countries at UN

20 september 2017 - 22:51:41
New York, US (PANA) – On the second day of the United Nations General Assembly’s high-level debate, Donald Tusk, President [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: UN food agencies chiefs warn hunger crises will escalate unless root causes addressed

05 september 2017 - 11:31:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The heads of the United Nations food agencies have made a joint call for greater [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military intensifies action against Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria

24 august 2017 - 18:47:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Sixty-eight Boko Haram terrorists have in the last three weeks surrendered to the Nigerian Army in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian judge sentences two Brazilians to 15 years in jail for drug trafficking

07 july 2017 - 17:23:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Two Brazilians were on Friday sentenced by a Nigerian court to 15 years in prison or [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN labour chief emphasises 'greening' world of work

06 june 2017 - 05:59:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Emphasizing the potential for 'greening' the world of work, the top United Nations labour official told [...] Full text...

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India: Deliberations at AfDB Annual Meetings underscore win-win, Africa-India cooperation

23 may 2017 - 15:56:50
Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - The 52nd Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UNDP Goodwill envoy pleads for starving families on Mother's Day

14 may 2017 - 13:40:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Celebrating Mother’s Day this weekend, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador Connie Britton [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 7 Boko Haram suspects on trial for murder of 5 foreigners in northwest Nigeria

14 march 2017 - 17:02:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Seven Boko Haram militants were on Tuesday taken to court in Abuja to answer charges related [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius celebrates International Women’s Day

08 march 2017 - 13:52:34
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, celebrated Wednesday, the Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth [...] Full text...

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Gambia: More Gambian Diplomats urge Jammeh to hand over power

20 december 2016 - 14:52:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - More Gambian diplomats have called on President Yahya Jammeh to accept the outcome of the presidential [...] Full text...

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Belgium: UNICEF marks birthday with “tiny stories” looking towards a better world for children

17 december 2016 - 05:46:59
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Four senior European Union (EU) Commissioners have joined renowned novelists Paolo Coelho, Chimamanda Adichie of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Gambian Doctors urge President Jammeh to hand over power

14 december 2016 - 14:52:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Medical practitioners, under the banner of Medical and Dental Association of The Gambia (MDAG), have urged [...] Full text...

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UN: UN panel says Eritrean authorities commit crimes against humanity

28 october 2016 - 18:50:51
New York, US (PANA) - Eritrean officials have committed crimes against humanity since 1991, a member of the former [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African court sentences woman who sparked racial row

12 september 2016 - 18:55:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Durban real estate agent who sparked a nationwide outcry by labelling black people [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 47th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Africa Region Conference opens in Mauritius

24 august 2016 - 14:24:28
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Wednesday said that despite being increasingly referred to as [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 2013 bloody security raid costs Nigeria US$3.25 million

08 june 2016 - 19:20:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice has awarded US$200,000 as [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS court fines Nigeria $3.3 million for alleged extra-judicial killings

08 june 2016 - 18:16:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional court sitting in Abuja has imposed a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Health Minister calls for urgent action on prevention of NCDs

06 may 2016 - 09:26:08
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister Mr Anil Gayan on Thursday night called for urgent [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Rights chief urges EU to adopt more ‘humane’ migration measures

11 march 2016 - 06:35:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations human rights chief has reiterated his profound concern about the situation faced by [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Humanitarian summit must be turning point in cooperation to tackle crises'

10 february 2016 - 06:08:15
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders must come together in 2016 to renew their commitments to humanity and unite [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: 'African Union remains divided on UN reforms'

05 february 2016 - 09:55:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says deep divisions over how to carry on with the reform [...] Full text...

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Kenya: African cotton producers declare WTO trade dispute

16 december 2015 - 18:34:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African trade ministers have declared plans to present a challenge to the U.S. cotton subsidies at [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Pope begins Africa visit with plea for religious harmony, peace (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

25 november 2015 - 17:37:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Pope Francis kicked off a three-nation African tour in Nairobi Wednesday emphasising the need for religious [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO says affordable vaccine brings Africa near elimination of meningitis A

11 november 2015 - 14:05:20
New York, US (PANA) - Scientists have found that 90 per cent of individuals vaccinated with a meningitis [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Freshwater resources under threat in South Africa

11 november 2015 - 10:49:25
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's freshwater resources are currently under serious threat due to the prevailing drought conditions [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 'Affordable vaccine has led to control and near elimination of meningitis A'

10 november 2015 - 12:33:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Five years after an affordable meningitis A vaccine was introduced, its use has led to the [...] Full text...

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Sudan: EU envoys call for support to IDPs of Sudan's Blue Nile State

21 october 2015 - 17:48:27
Khartoum, Sudan ( PANA)- Seeking to get first hand information about the food and humanitarian situation in Blue Nile state, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: 6 South Africans, Zimbabwean in court for animal smuggling

14 october 2015 - 15:27:59
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Seven foreigners who include six South Africans and a Zimbabwean national have appeared in a Zambian [...] Full text...

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(UPDATE) Nigeria: Senate President, docked for graft, gets bail, trial adjourned to 21 Oct

22 september 2015 - 13:03:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Code of Conduct Tribunal, the special court trying Senate President Bukola Saraki for alleged corruption, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate President docked for corruption

22 september 2015 - 11:59:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Senate President Bukola Saraki was docked Tuesday when he finally appeared in court to face [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Arrest order issued against Senate President

18 september 2015 - 14:47:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian court has ordered that a bench warrant be issued on Senate President Bukola Saraki [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Corruption trial of Senate President starts, arrest warrant sought

18 september 2015 - 12:31:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The trial of Nigerian Senate President Bukola Saraki over alleged false declaration and non-declaration of assets [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya's Deputy President to enter 'no case to answer' plea at ICC

11 september 2015 - 18:11:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Joshua arap Sang, charged alongside Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto, said Friday his lawyers would appeal [...] Full text...

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