Workshop held in Bamako on design of scientific articles related to child slavery

27 april 2023 - 14:22:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Donkosira Association (Path of Knowledge), in collaboration with Wikipedia-Mali, organized a two-day training session on [...] Full text...

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Women more exposed to HIV/AIDS than men in Congo

01 december 2020 - 21:17:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Women show a prevalence rate higher than 3.7 per cent in Congo, the Congolese government declared [...] Full text...

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Woman nabbed in Greece over trafficking ring exploiting Nigerian girls

30 november 2019 - 11:28:38
Athens-Greece (PANA)   -  A 40-year-old Greek-Nigerian woman arrested in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Wednesday is seen as one of the [...] Full text...

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22 civil society leaders and human rights defenders charged with subversion to date: Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition

02 september 2019 - 18:11:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CZC) says to date 22 civil society leaders and human rights defenders [...] Full text...

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Uproar in Abuja over raids on night clubs, arrests of women

01 may 2019 - 17:16:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There was uproar in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja between Amnesty International, human rights activists, the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian political parties mobilise for last minute surprises (By Madu Onuorah, PANA corespondent)

15 february 2019 - 12:24:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and presidential [...] Full text...

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Nigerian parties intensify campaigns ahead of Saturday's elections (News Analysis by Madu Onuora, PANA correspondent)

12 february 2019 - 09:39:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With just a few days to Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections in Nigeria, the two [...] Full text...

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Sex workers' rights are human rights, says Botswana rights group

31 january 2019 - 22:21:23
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A non-governmental organization advocating for human rights in Botswana, Bonela, has found a new approach to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian women forced into prostitution in southern Mali mining sites

29 january 2019 - 15:08:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty thousand young Nigerian women, hoping to reach Asia, found themselves in Mali's small-scale gold mines [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Addressing challenges facing street vendors in Rwanda (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Kigali)

28 february 2017 - 15:56:56
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Jobless and widowed, Margaret Mukansonera continues her petty trade through the pavements and street corners in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian House of Representatives clears three members of sexual misconduct

11 october 2016 - 18:00:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian House of Representatives on Tuesday cleared three of its members accused of sexual misconduct [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IPPF prods African journalists to promote reproductive health

24 november 2014 - 17:42:54
Nairobi, Kenya(PANA)- The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) Journalists Network Conference opened here Monday with a call on media practitioners [...] Full text...

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US: UN calls for action to eradicate trafficking in persons

30 july 2014 - 19:25:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN marked its first-ever World Day against Trafficking in Persons on Wednesday by calling [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Police arrest two Chinese for human trafficking

05 march 2014 - 22:09:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Police in Ghana have arrested two Chinese nationals who are alleged to be involved in the [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian dailies awash with stories on tax loopholes

22 june 2013 - 07:27:35
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tax payment, tax evasion and transparency in government spending caught the attention of Tanzanian [...] Full text...

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Planned demonstrations dominate Malawi media

13 august 2011 - 12:14:20
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawians' determination to head back to the streets Wednesday, in continuation of the 20 July nationwide [...] Full text...

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Two Nigerians to stand trial for allegedly operating prositution ring

17 march 2011 - 20:55:40
Paris, France (PANA) – Two Nigerian sisters will stand trial on Wednesday next week before the court of Troyes, eastern [...] Full text...

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Niger Health minister hails efforts to fight AIDS

01 december 2010 - 22:35:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's health minister, Hassan Nouhou, on Wednesday in Niamey hailed the efforts made by his country [...] Full text...

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UN agency says human trafficking rampant in East Africa

12 october 2010 - 11:12:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Human trafficking is increasing getting rampant in East Africa, with the latest evidence pointing to the [...] Full text...

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HRW uncovers 5 Ivorian brothels packed full of Nigerian prostitutes

30 august 2010 - 15:02:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Nigerian and Ivorian authorities to act [...] Full text...

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HRW to Uganda: Remove discriminatory provisions from HIV/AIDS bill

20 may 2010 - 14:41:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Uganda’s parliament should amend a proposed law on HIV/AIDS to remove punitive and discriminatory [...] Full text...

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Malawi law body calls for immediate release of gay couple

10 may 2010 - 16:41:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The Malawi Law Society (MLS), a constitutionally-recognised body that represents the interests of lawyers and the [...] Full text...

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Churches grapple over homosexuality as donors caution Malawi

17 march 2010 - 14:32:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- As the count-down to the verdict on the much-publicized case involving Malawi's first openly gay couple [...] Full text...

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Court to rule in Malawi's first open gay couple trial

19 february 2010 - 13:00:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Blantyre Chief Resident Magistrate Nyakwawa Usiwa- Usiwa has set 22 March as the day he will [...] Full text...

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Malawi police hunt for gay rights activists, one arrested

02 february 2010 - 18:44:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Police in Malawi are hunting for a group of gay rights activists who are secretly mobilizing [...] Full text...

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Malawi defends action over treatment of gays

18 january 2010 - 22:27:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The Malawi government says despite depending on intern ational aid it is a sovereign country with [...] Full text...

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Arrest of Malawi's first gay couple ignites public debate

29 december 2009 - 18:49:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- A gay couple in Malawi on Tuesday spent the second nig ht in jail following their [...] Full text...

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Nigeria opposition seeks boycott of Sony products over advert

27 september 2009 - 12:27:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Expressing anger at what it called the rising spate of N igeria bashing around the world, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. slams film which portrays Nigerians as criminals

20 september 2009 - 12:24:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigerian government has strongly protested against a film, currently making waves across the world, which [...] Full text...

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Kenya bans leaky condom brand, orders recall

11 september 2009 - 19:28:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya's quality assurance body, the Kenya Bureau of Stan dards (KEBS), on Friday ordered the recall [...] Full text...

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Cocaine haul highlighted by Ghanaian media

05 september 2009 - 08:12:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" Last Tuesday's discovery of- more than 160 kg of cocaine on board a ship that docked [...] Full text...

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Economic crisis 'slows AIDS spread' in Zimbabwe

27 july 2009 - 12:18:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe's long running economic crisis has slowed the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country, a researcher [...] Full text...

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