Nigeria: 18 days after ban, Nigeria raises Ministerial team to meet with Twitter

22 june 2021 - 18:41:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Eighteen days after banning Twitter operations in Nigeria, the federal government on Tuesday raised a Ministerial [...] Full text...

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Germany supports WFP's life-saving food assistance to vulnerable families in South Sudan

22 june 2021 - 15:52:23
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of €5.7 million (US$6.68 [...] Full text...

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WFP says 41 million at imminent risk of famine without urgent funding and humanitarian access

22 june 2021 - 15:50:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday warned that famine – already present in [...] Full text...

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Road crashes claim 622 lives in Mali in 2020

22 june 2021 - 13:22:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 622 people were killed in traffic accidents in Mali in 2020 compared to [...] Full text...

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17 missing police officers in Burkina Faso found safe

22 june 2021 - 12:56:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's 17  police officers who went missing on Monday after an ambush by unidentified [...] Full text...

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Several police officers go missing after terrorist attack in north-central Burkina Faso

22 june 2021 - 12:25:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several police officers were still missing on Tuesday, after an ambush by unidentified armed men [...] Full text...

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Some 90 Egyptians held at Libyan migrant centre released

22 june 2021 - 12:00:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 90 Egyptian citizens who were detained in a migrant detention centre at the headquarters of [...] Full text...

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Three soldiers of French Barkane force injured in car bomb attack in Mali

22 june 2021 - 11:54:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three soldiers of the French Barkhane force were wounded on Monday in an attack by terrorists [...] Full text...

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African Union backs local production of vaccines in Africa (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

22 june 2021 - 10:59:44
Benin City, Nigeria (PANA) – The African Union has voiced support for efforts to establish a continent-wide vaccine research and [...] Full text...

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Mines kill 99 people in Libya between April 2020 and May 2021, says EU

22 june 2021 - 10:21:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 99 people died in mine explosions in Libya and 147 others were injured [...] Full text...

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EU set to increase its role as global maritime security provider

22 june 2021 - 10:06:09
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union will increase its role as a global maritime security provider since it depends [...] Full text...

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South African court orders Apartheid-era trial to proceed

22 june 2021 - 09:50:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Apartheid-era policeman Joao [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso army 'neutralised' 11 suspected terrorists last week

22 june 2021 - 09:16:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe armed forces say they neutralised 11 suspected terrorists and destroyed three of their [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to introduce new penalties for littering

22 june 2021 - 07:48:19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Monday [...] Full text...

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2021 Annual meetings of AfDB Group begin on Wednesday

22 june 2021 - 07:40:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The opening ceremony of the 56th Meeting of the Boards of Governors of the African [...] Full text...

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Angelina Jolie calls for solidarity with refugees around the world

21 june 2021 - 18:00:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN refugee agency's special envoy, Angelina Jolie, has called for solidarity with refugees around [...] Full text...

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Makeshift boat capsizes killing 20 Malians on way to Spain

21 june 2021 - 16:06:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty young Malians who were trying to reach Spain via the Mauritanian coast perished when their [...] Full text...

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Twenty African staff officers graduate from Koulikoro staff college in Mali

21 june 2021 - 14:41:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty trainee officers, including four women, from Mali (14), Burkina Faso (1), Côte d'Ivoire (1), Guinea [...] Full text...

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Late Zambia’s first President Kaunda to be put to rest on 7 July

21 june 2021 - 13:19:40
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s first President Kenneth Kaunda will be buried on 7 July, 2021 in the capital Lusaka [...] Full text...

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Libyan cost guard rescues 14 migrants

21 june 2021 - 11:07:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fourteen illegal migrants of various African nationalities, who were heading for the European coast in a [...] Full text...

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Libya recovers Gaddafi's presidential plane stranded abroad

21 june 2021 - 09:46:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya on Sunday recovered the presidential plane used by the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, which had [...] Full text...

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Fifteen bandits, one soldier killed in gunfight in northwest Nigeria

21 june 2021 - 06:08:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Fifteen bandits were killed in a gun battle with Nigerian Army troops on Saturday in Anguwan [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military rescues 3 additional students, one teacher of FGC Yauri, kills one bandit

20 june 2021 - 20:04:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army on Sunday said its troops rescued additional three students and one teacher of the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to reduce 15-Member Commission to seven

20 june 2021 - 18:26:24
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will from March 2022 reduce its current 15-member Commission [...] Full text...

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Mauritius : Government announces 15 public holidays for 2022

20 june 2021 - 11:25:58
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius Sunday published the list of 15 public holidays to be observed in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Horses from South Africa to be quarantined

20 june 2021 - 11:10:14
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius has announced several measures to prevent the entry of the African Horse [...] 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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General Laurent Michon to head French Barkane force in Sahel in July

19 june 2021 - 14:34:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - General Laurent Michon will replace General Marc Conruyt as head of the French Barkhane force engaged [...] Full text...

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Equatorial Guinea's VP loses South African court case

19 june 2021 - 13:37:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Western Cape High Court has ordered Equatorial Guinea’s Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang [...] Full text...

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EU prods Ethiopian authorities to ensure transparent, safe election process

19 june 2021 - 09:35:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Concerned with ongoing violence  across Ethiopia, the Council of the European Union (EU) has called [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians report thousands facing most severe food insecurity in northern Mozambique

19 june 2021 - 08:45:19
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Although the ongoing harvest is expected to improve food security in parts of Mozambique, the conflict [...] Full text...

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UN chief Guterres reappointed to second term

19 june 2021 - 07:00:52
New York, US (PANA) - António Guterres was on Friday re-appointed to a second term as UN Secretary-General, pledging as [...] Full text...

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Libya sets up Press Reform Committee

18 june 2021 - 17:21:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has announced the setting up of a Press Reform Committee, [...] Full text...

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World Bank supports Morocco’s reforms for social and economic resilience

18 june 2021 - 15:59:17
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a US$450 million loan to support momentum in Morocco for reforms [...] Full text...

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Islamic State element for Greater Sahara arrested in joint Barkane-Nigerien army operation

18 june 2021 - 15:21:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A senior member of the Islamic State in the Great Sahara (EIGS), Dadi ould Chouaib, known [...] Full text...

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Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps - WFP

18 june 2021 - 15:11:18
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks and COVID-19, in addition to a lack [...] Full text...

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Messages pour in as world mourns Zambian first President KK

18 june 2021 - 14:46:48
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Messages of tribute are been sent in as world leaders mourn Zambia’s founding President Kenneth Kaunda, [...] Full text...

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World No Tobacco Day: WHO awards Ethiopian official for her role in tobacco control

18 june 2021 - 13:27:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopian Heran Gerba, Director General of her country’s Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) on Friday [...] Full text...

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UNHCR urges world leaders to act to reverse trend of soaring displacement

18 june 2021 - 06:05:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday urged world leaders to step up their [...] Full text...

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Bandits kidnap 30 college students, 3 teachers in Northwest Nigeria

17 june 2021 - 18:35:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits continued their rampage against schools in Northern Nigeria with the invasion of the Federal Government [...] Full text...

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"I’ll fight terrorism to the end, return IDPs back to normal lives", says Buhari

17 june 2021 - 18:30:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, assured citizens of the Federal Government's [...] Full text...

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Zambia declares 21 days of national mourning for late former President Kaunda

17 june 2021 - 18:10:05
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu, has declared 21 days of national mourning in honour of the country’s [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s main opposition suspends campaigns as nation mourns former president Kaunda

17 june 2021 - 16:01:25
  Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) and its alliance partners has announced the [...] Full text...

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BREAKING News: Zambia's first president Kaunda is dead

17 june 2021 - 14:43:25
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's founding father, Kenneth Kaunda, has died aged 97, it was officially announced in the country's [...] Full text...

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IOM, UNHCR condemn return of migrants and refugees to Libya

17 june 2021 - 07:40:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have condemned [...] Full text...

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Libyan Media Authority dissolved

16 june 2021 - 19:19:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government on Tuesday announced the dissolution of the Libyan Media Authority, according to a [...] Full text...

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Over 300 migrants rescued off Libya

16 june 2021 - 19:06:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan coast guard rescued several illegal migrants of various African nationalities who were trying to [...] Full text...

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Gambia registers progress in improving access to education for girls

16 june 2021 - 16:03:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has made considerable progress in improving access to education, especially for girls, the UN Children's [...] Full text...

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Lack of digital infrastructure risks leaving millions of rural families in poverty – IFAD

16 june 2021 - 15:50:00
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite a massive increase in migrants sending money home via digital transfers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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‘Gambia makes progress to improve welfare of children

16 june 2021 - 15:00:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Despite many gaps and challenges remaining in Gambia's child protection, child survival and development, the country [...] Full text...

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Fulani herders, leaders bicker with Nigerian military over killing of cows by airstrikes in Nasarawa State

16 june 2021 - 14:38:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –Fulani herders and the Armed Forces of Nigeria are bickering over reports that two military aircraft conducted [...] Full text...

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UN Group urges States, businesses to gear up for action on rights standards for business

16 june 2021 - 13:40:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights on Wednesday called on States and businesses [...] Full text...

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A new $350 million project supports community-based recovery, stability in the Sahel

16 june 2021 - 12:52:01
Washington DC, US (PANA) -  Over 8 million people in the Liptako-Gourma region, a tri-border area in the Sahel spanning [...] Full text...

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Some 2,224 expatriates reported missing in Mauritius

16 june 2021 - 06:47:03
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday said that a total of 2,224 expatriates, comprising of [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges new ICC prosecutor to strengthen its delivery of justice for victims

16 june 2021 - 06:37:57
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – As the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) takes office on Wednesday,  a human [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM unveils plans to make the country stable

15 june 2021 - 17:51:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, says Libya's stability will depend [...] Full text...

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AU, Ramaphosa wish Zambia’s former president Kaunda quick recovery

15 june 2021 - 14:33:32
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The African Union and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have wished Zambia’s first  president Kenneth Kaunda [...] Full text...

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Domestic workers among hardest hit by COVID crisis - ILO

15 june 2021 - 13:45:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Domestic workers globally have been among the hardest hit by the COVID crisis, losing more jobs [...] Full text...

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Naval forces rescue 338 illegal migrants off Libyan coast

15 june 2021 - 13:09:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA )- A total of 338 illegal migrants of various African nationalities, heading for European shores on board [...] Full text...

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IOM launches information system to track population mobility in The Gambia

15 june 2021 - 13:01:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Collaborating with  the Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched [...] Full text...

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Drug trafficker arrested in Burkina Faso with 12kg of cannabis

14 june 2021 - 18:51:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe National Police announced on Monday that they had arrested a 34-year-old drug trafficker [...] Full text...

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Queen Elizabeth honours charity organization working for children in Darfur

14 june 2021 - 17:17:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- A British national working to improve the lots of kids in war-ridden Darfur region was awarded one [...] Full text...

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International agencies reach hundreds of thousands of civilians in Sudan cut off for a decade

13 june 2021 - 18:25:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – United Nations humanitarian agencies on Sunday said that they have reached hundreds of thousands of civilians [...] Full text...

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Three Ivorian soldiers killed in mine explosion on border with Burkina Faso

13 june 2021 - 12:07:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three Ivorian soldiers were killed and four others wounded on Saturday in a mine explosion [...] Full text...

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Malian narcotics office seizes 1.4 kg of cocaine from French-Malian

13 june 2021 - 11:27:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Central Narcotics Office on Saturday announced that it has seized 1.4 kg of cocaine with [...] Full text...

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US urges Ethiopians to commit to inclusive, post election dialogue

13 june 2021 - 10:26:32
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has urged the Government and people of  Ethiopia to commit to an [...] Full text...

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Violence continues in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado, as agencies respond to growing needs

13 june 2021 - 06:41:23
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Civilians continue to flee armed conflict and insecurity in northern Mozambique, more than two months after militants attacked the coastal [...] Full text...

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UN chief kicks off 100-day countdown to International Day of Peace

13 june 2021 - 05:20:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Sunday kicked off the 100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace. Every [...] Full text...

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‘Demystify’ albinism and end discrimination – UN chief

13 june 2021 - 05:10:27
New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks International Albinism Awareness Day on Sunday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has [...] Full text...

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Malian actress, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, dies

12 june 2021 - 18:05:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The renowned Malian actress, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, died on Thursday in Bamako at the age of [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for public-private partnership to promote health insurance

12 june 2021 - 14:24:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has stressed the need for a real partnership between the public [...] Full text...

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Soldier killed, two others wounded in Centre-North of Burkina Faso

12 june 2021 - 11:38:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Burkinabe soldier was killed and two others wounded, one of them seriously, on Friday [...] Full text...

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Two technicians of mobile phone company, Orange Mali, kidnapped

12 june 2021 - 11:33:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two technicians of the mobile phone company, Orange-Mali, and their driver were abducted on Thursday by [...] Full text...

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Fifty illegal migrants rescued off Tunisian coast

11 june 2021 - 18:17:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 54 illegal migrants were rescued off the southern coast of Tunisia after their [...] Full text...

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Unidentified gunmen attack school in Malian village on the border with Burkina Faso

11 june 2021 - 18:13:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - About 40 unidentified armed men burst into a school in Zon, a Malian village located on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: PM says epidemiological situation under control in Morocco

11 june 2021 - 17:34:56
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The epidemiological situation in Morocco is under control, said the head of the Moroccan government, Saad [...] Full text...

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US condemns Nigeria's Twitter suspension

11 june 2021 - 05:43:49
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has condemned the ongoing suspension of Twitter by the Nigerian government and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agencies scale-up response to address looming famine ‘catastrophe’ in Tigray

11 june 2021 - 05:28:50
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Thursday for immediate access to deliver [...] Full text...

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Libya's transition tested by crumbling consensus among Libyan parties (Analysis)

10 june 2021 - 21:55:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the clock ticks towards the deadline for the end of the transition in Libya, marked [...] Full text...

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Burundi's Muslim community in trouble

10 june 2021 - 18:22:10
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Muslim Community of Burundi (COMIBU) has publicly disowned one of its leading members for his [...] Full text...

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Regional forum against slavery in the G5 Sahel region held in Bamako

10 june 2021 - 18:12:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A regional forum against slavery in the G5 Sahel region was held in Bamako, the Malian [...] Full text...

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Malian PM to unveil members of new transitional gov't

10 june 2021 - 17:15:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - After his meeting with the ECOWAS mediator for Mali and former Nigerian president, Dr. Goodluck Janathan, [...] Full text...

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More than 500 civilians killed by armed groups in Burkina Faso's Sahel region this year

10 june 2021 - 13:59:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The latest attack on an artisanal gold mine near the village of Solhan in the [...] Full text...

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IMF Board approves US$772 million disbursement for Angola

10 june 2021 - 11:13:33
Luanda, Angola (PANA) – Recognising Angola’s strong commitment to sound policies aimed at improved governance and diversification of the economy, [...] Full text...

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Outgoing ICC Prosecutor urges Security Council to keep focus on justice in Darfur

10 june 2021 - 05:37:04
New York, US (PANA) - The international community must stay focused on achieving justice and peace for the people of [...] Full text...

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Charity initiative for needy families launched in Libya

09 june 2021 - 11:38:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's state-owned telecommunications holding company - LPTIC - on Tuesday launched a charity initiative to support [...] Full text...

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Ensure ocean health, UN chief says in message for World Oceans Day

09 june 2021 - 05:59:25
New York, US (PANA) - Ending the “war on nature” must be part of global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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High-level meeting on AIDS opens

09 june 2021 - 05:42:48
New York, US (PANA) - Although the world has made “great strides” since the first case of AIDS was reported, [...] Full text...

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Cold spell inspires Botswana’s education minister to relax uniform restrictions for learners

08 june 2021 - 17:50:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Severe cold fronts being experienced in Botswana has promoted government to urge parents and teachers to [...] Full text...

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More than 3,300 people abandon their villages in Burkina Faso's Sahel after recent terrorist attacks

08 june 2021 - 17:28:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 3,300 people, including more than 2,000 children and more than 500 women, have [...] Full text...

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Ivorian soldier killed in armed attack on border with Burkina Faso

08 june 2021 - 10:59:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An Ivorian soldier was killed in an attack carried out by unidentified armed individuals on [...] Full text...

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UNHCR condemns 'deadliest attack in Burkina Faso in years'

08 june 2021 - 10:30:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has strongly condemned the latest attack by armed groups that killed [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's PM visits Sahel localities attacked last weekend

08 june 2021 - 09:07:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Dabiré, visited the Sahel on Monday, the target [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Guterres warns that Tigray on 'brink of famine'

08 june 2021 - 08:11:11
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that several areas in Tigray are "on the brink [...] Full text...

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Foreign Minister of Maldives elected next General Assembly President

08 june 2021 - 06:24:02
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has welcomed the election on Monday of Abdulla Shahid, Foreign Minister of [...] Full text...

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UN rights office calls for protection for Burkina Faso civilians after terror attack leaves 132 dead

08 june 2021 - 05:33:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Communities in rural Burkina Faso urgently need greater protection from violent extremists, the UN human rights [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo launches national security strategy

07 june 2021 - 23:44:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Monday launched a National Security Strategy blueprint to deal with existing, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court orders Nigerian govt. to pay US$80,000 compensation to retired police officer

07 june 2021 - 19:18:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered Nigeria to pay US$ 80,000 to a former police officer, Evaristus [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Expect changes in security operations in Nigeria, says Defence Minister

07 june 2021 - 18:25:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday held his maiden meeting with the new Chief of Army Staff [...] Full text...

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Nigeria summons U.S., U.K., Canada, EU envoys, orders all broadcast stations off Twitter

07 june 2021 - 16:21:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government on Monday summoned the envoys of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and [...] Full text...

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Libyan Coast Guards rescue 59 illegal migrants

07 june 2021 - 11:24:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Coast Guards have rescued 59 illegal migrants of various African nationalities, who were heading for [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM condemns detonation of car bomb in Sebha as 'cowardly terrorist act'

07 june 2021 - 11:08:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba on Sunday condemned the detonation of a car bomb that killed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Why Namibians are reluctant to be vaccinated

06 june 2021 - 19:51:32
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The most recent Covid-19 data is cause for great concern in Namibia where new infections are [...] Full text...

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WHO organizes global conference on communicating science during health emergencies

06 june 2021 - 17:40:41
Paris, France (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has convened a global conference on communicating science during health emergencies [...] Full text...

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Popular Nigerian preacher T.B. Joshua dies

06 june 2021 - 12:51:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Influential Nigerian preacher and televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua, is dead, the Premium Times newspaper reported on [...] Full text...

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WB supports access to early childhood development services in Morocco

06 june 2021 - 11:42:20
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a US$450 million loan to support Morocco’s long-term strategy to strengthen [...] Full text...

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World Food Safety Day: Innovative systems needed to raise productivity

06 june 2021 - 10:42:20
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Member States of the United Nations on Monday celebrate  this year’s World Food Safety [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns killing of civilians in Sahel Region of Burkina Faso

06 june 2021 - 09:10:41
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has been outraged by the killing, on Saturday, of over a hundred [...] Full text...

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Some 100 civilians killed in attack in Burkina Faso

05 june 2021 - 16:40:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 100 people were killed in an attack during the night of Friday to [...] Full text...

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HRW urges Libyan government to lift restrictions on NGOs

05 june 2021 - 16:33:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Libyan government  to review or cancel the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Twitter reacts as MTN, Glo, Airtel, others implement ban in Nigeria

05 june 2021 - 08:58:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Twitter has formally reacted to the federal government's decision to ban its operations in Nigeria, saying "it [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: United Kingdom, Canada warn over ban on Twitter

05 june 2021 - 08:14:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Canadian and British missions in Nigeria have expressed concern over the federal government’s infringement on freedom [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force takes delivery of 8 aircraft in July, 6 additional fighter jets in September, says Air Marshal Amao

04 june 2021 - 19:24:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, on Friday said the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria bans Twitter operations in Nigeria in protest against deleting of President's tweet

04 june 2021 - 17:20:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Friday banned the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, from operating [...] Full text...

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13 killed in boat mishap in Sokoto, northwest Nigeria

04 june 2021 - 15:23:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Thirteen persons, including women and children, were killed in a boat mishap that occurred in Shagari [...] Full text...

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ICC demands extradition of Sudanese former officials for trial in The Hague

04 june 2021 - 14:53:27
Khartoum, Sudan ( PANA)- The International Criminal Court (ICC) has asked the government in Khartoum to extradite  Ahmed Haroon, a [...] Full text...

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UN rights experts condemn arbitrary arrest of LGBT human rights defenders in Ghana

04 june 2021 - 12:55:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights experts on Friday condemned the arrest and alleged arbitrary detention of 21 people [...] Full text...

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Nearly 6,000 people flee brutal attacks on displacement sites in eastern DRC: UNHCR

04 june 2021 - 11:17:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deadly attacks by the armed group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have forced some 5,800 people to [...] Full text...

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South Africa seeks extradition of high-profile fugitives

03 june 2021 - 17:30:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Prosecutions Authority (NPA) on Thursday said it has applied to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EU hands over two ambulances and equipment for fighting pandemic in Gambia

03 june 2021 - 14:30:45
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The  European Union  funded project 'Support the public health and socioeconomic systems to reduce the impact [...] Full text...

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Nine illegal miners digging for gold in northeast Ghana drown in pit

03 june 2021 - 11:38:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nine illegal miners digging for gold in northeast Ghana have drowned after the pit in which [...] Full text...

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Four bodies exhumed from new mass grave in southern Tripoli

03 june 2021 - 10:54:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four unidentified bodies have been exhumed from a new mass grave discovered in the town of [...] Full text...

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US backs calls to bring to justice those responsible for massacre of protestors against ousted president Bashir

03 june 2021 - 10:00:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States Embassy in Sudan has said it backs calls by Sudanese civil society organizations [...] Full text...

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We won’t allow corruption to continue unchecked: UN Assembly president

03 june 2021 - 06:24:11
New York, US (PANA) - The effects of corruption are “detrimental to all of society”, the President of the UN [...] Full text...

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Mali military must ‘scrupulously’ respect human rights, free civilian leaders: UN rights expert

03 june 2021 - 06:15:36
Geneva, UN (PANA) - A UN independent human rights expert said on Wednesday that Mali’s new military authorities should “scrupulously [...] Full text...

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Global vaccines initiative gets US$50 million boost

02 june 2021 - 22:39:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a US$50 million commitment to the Global Vaccine [...] Full text...

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Bodies of two Sub-Saharan migrants recovered, 20 reported missing off Tunisian coasts

02 june 2021 - 21:26:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian ministry of Defence Wednesday announced that its naval units had recovered the bodies of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Airforce and Army Chiefs parley on joint operations against terrorism, banditry

02 june 2021 - 19:04:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The newly-appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, on Wednesday held his maiden meeting [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy rescues 109 migrants and recovers 2 bodies

02 june 2021 - 17:59:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy have rescued 109 illegal migrants of different African nationalities and recovered [...] Full text...

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Journalists to hold rally in Paris, call for release of kidnapped Olivier Dubois

02 june 2021 - 17:40:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reporter Without Borders (RSF) and partners calling for the release of French journalist, say they [...] Full text...

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Libya, Tunisia agree to facilitate interstate movement of people and goods

02 june 2021 - 16:05:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Tunisia have agreed to address outstanding issues including the movement of travellers at common [...] Full text...

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One dead in fuel tanks explosion in Ouagadougou

02 june 2021 - 11:42:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - One person was killed and another seriously burned, on Tuesday night, in a fire that [...] Full text...

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Morocco reiterates willingness to resolve situation of its minors in Europe

02 june 2021 - 09:53:04
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, has given instructions to the ministers of the Interior and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius seizes 3.7 kg of heroin

02 june 2021 - 07:16:31
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) announced on Tuesday that it had discovered and seized 3.7 kg [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo says critiques by citizens, officialdom not attack on media freedom

01 june 2021 - 23:37:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday asserted here that subjecting the work of the media [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari talks tough, says “rude shock awaits” those who want to “destroy” Nigeria

01 june 2021 - 18:56:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday issued a stern warning to those he said are “bent on [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court rules on June 24 on request to overturn ruling on detained Venezuelan in Cape Verde

01 june 2021 - 17:33:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) The ECOWAS Court has scheduled June 24, 2021, to deliver its decision on an application filed by [...] Full text...

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More than 100 illegal migrants rescued off Libya

01 june 2021 - 11:31:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Navy says 101 illegal migrants of various African nationalities have been rescued by the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR: Some 350,000 people in urgent need of help after DRC volcano

01 june 2021 - 10:01:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is continuing to assist thousands of people affected [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International Nigeria launches campaign to protect freedom of expression

01 june 2021 - 05:55:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International Nigeria, said it launched a campaign to protect freedom of expression [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: New Army Chief, General Yahaya, holds maiden meeting with principal officers, unveils vision

31 may 2021 - 20:28:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Faruk Yahaya on Monday held his maiden meeting with [...] Full text...

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IOM appoints two Deputy Directors General

31 may 2021 - 13:49:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday announced the selection by Director General António Vitorino [...] Full text...

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Moroccan Navy rescues 19 illegal migrants from sub-Saharan countries

31 may 2021 - 12:57:53
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A Moroccan Navy patrol has assisted a makeshift boat in distress while carrying 10 illegal immigrants [...] Full text...

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Egyptian civil aviation delegation visits Tripoli

31 may 2021 - 10:26:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority delegation on Sunday paid a visit to Maitigua International Airport, an [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for global partnership to address climate change, COVID-19

30 may 2021 - 12:57:32
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that if governments embrace together the goals of phasing [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agency expresses grave concerns over 'dire' situation in Tigray region

30 may 2021 - 06:56:39
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians have expressed deep concern about serious and ongoing abuses carried out against displaced civilians who are also facing [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army repels Boko Haram terrorists' attack in Rann, Northeast Nigeria, kill 10

29 may 2021 - 18:53:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army says its troops, under Operation Hadin Kai, have eliminated 10 Boko Haram terrorists [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army arrests 2 Boko Haram logistics suppliers in northern Nigeria, confiscate supplies

29 may 2021 - 18:43:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army says its troops, under Sector 2, Operation HADIN KAI, on Saturday raided another [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Proscribed IPOB, ESN, wreak violence in South Eastern region

29 may 2021 - 18:11:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of its Sit-at-Home order to its followers, the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and [...] Full text...

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Mali's Constitutional Court declares coup leader, Assimi Goita, President of the Transition

29 may 2021 - 14:42:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Mali on Friday installed Col. Assimi Goita, president of the transition and [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff-level deal with DR Congo on US$1.5 billion financing package

29 may 2021 - 10:14:50
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team have [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court: Subject matter index for 16 years to be made available next year

28 may 2021 - 22:19:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -The subject matter index of the Community Court of Justice for 16 years up till 2020 will [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s truth commission public hearing ends Friday

28 may 2021 - 21:15:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians, through the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, Friday ended public hearing of 392 witnesses. Within the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court urges regional parliamentarians to help improve enforcement of court decisions

28 may 2021 - 18:32:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has charged Community parliamentarians [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy rescues 90 illegal migrants

28 may 2021 - 15:29:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy, operating in the southeast island of Djerba on Thursday rescued 90 [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls for international support to improve access to higher education for young refugees

28 may 2021 - 15:05:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Friday urged international support for young refugees to access higher [...] Full text...

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Monaco Princess Charlene recovering from illness in South Africa

28 may 2021 - 13:01:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Princess Charlene of Monaco is recovering in South Africa after contracting an ear, nose [...] Full text...

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General Yahaya assumes office as Nigeria Chief of Army Staff

28 may 2021 - 07:54:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya, officially assumes Command as the [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International slams Nigerian govt for increasing insecurity

28 may 2021 - 06:58:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the Nigerian authorities for not doing enough to protect lives in the [...] Full text...

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Up to 400,000 could be displaced by new volcano eruption in DR Congo, warns UNICEF

28 may 2021 - 06:30:40
Goma, DRC (PANA) - With fears that one of the world’s most active volcanoes could erupt again in the Democratic [...] Full text...

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UN salutes ‘dedication and bravery’ of peacekeepers

28 may 2021 - 06:22:18
New York, US (PANA) - With a focus for this year’s International Day if UN Peacekeepers on youth, peace and security, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo stokes illegal mining debate, describing it as evil activity.

27 may 2021 - 23:36:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his resolve to  stop illegal mining dubbed 'galamsey', [...] Full text...

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Military in Mali releases former Transition leaders

27 may 2021 - 15:34:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former top leaders of the Transition Government of Mali who resigned on Wednesday have been released [...] Full text...

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African countries show significant progress on tax transparency – 2021 Tax Transparency report

27 may 2021 - 14:43:01
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - African countries strengthened their ability to recover funds held offshore, directly boosting national tax revenues, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister pays tribute to lawyers for their role in building the state

27 may 2021 - 12:23:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dabaiba paid tribute to Libyan lawyers, praising their role since the 17 February [...] Full text...

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Bachelet urges Libya and EU to protect migrants in central Mediterranean Sea

26 may 2021 - 15:55:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called on the Libyan Government of National [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army raids Boko Haram logistics stockpile in Yobe State

26 may 2021 - 15:35:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops under Operation Hadi Kai bust a Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 behind unprecedented changes in number of migrants across East and Horn of Africa - IOM Report

26 may 2021 - 12:56:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – At least 300,000 migrants across the East and Horn of Africa have been affected by COVID-19 in 2020, according to the International Organization [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma pleads not guilty at major graft trial

26 may 2021 - 12:30:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Almost 20 years after former President Jacob Zuma was linked to a corrupt multi-million [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court promises conducive environment for improved efficiency

25 may 2021 - 19:35:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of ECOWAS Court of Justice, Hon. Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has expressed the desire [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Facebook withdraws from parliamentary hearings

25 may 2021 - 17:29:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Facebook, which was due to appear before South Africa’s Parliament on Tuesday, pulled out [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy rescues 100 irregular migrants

25 may 2021 - 15:41:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A frigate of the Tunisian Navy on Monday night rescued 100 irregular migrants whose boat was [...] Full text...

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Gambia human rights commission raises alarms on spate of crime, mob justice in urban areas

25 may 2021 - 14:50:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concern about a spate of violent crimes in [...] Full text...

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Five killed, dozens injured in eastern Sudan communal clashes

25 may 2021 - 13:28:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Five persons were killed and 13 others injured in inter-communal clashes in Port Sudan on the Red [...] Full text...

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‘Ruthless criminals should not take advantage of liberty’, President Barrow warns

25 may 2021 - 12:45:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has said that his government cannot create the necessary environment for freedom and [...] Full text...

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UNHCR assessing needs of displaced people after volcano eruption in DR Congo

25 may 2021 - 11:57:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says it is assessing the needs of affected communities in the [...] Full text...

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Military Gender Advocate of the Year highlights ‘crucial gender dimensions’ in Darfur

25 may 2021 - 05:50:14
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Monday commended an award-winning Kenyan peacekeeper for her gender-mainstreaming work while [...] Full text...

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Blue helmets facing increasing number of attacks: UN peacekeeping chief

25 may 2021 - 05:41:12
New York, US (PANA) - UN blue helmets face an increasing number of attacks throughout the complex environments in which [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Truth commission uncovered ex-President’s alleged crimes

24 may 2021 - 18:21:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Testimony before the Gambian truth Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC), linking former President Yahya Jammeh to numerous grave [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 74th World Health Assembly kicks off with bold ambition to end pandemic

24 may 2021 - 14:07:12
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a tsunami of suffering, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday in [...] Full text...

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Student dies from injuries sustained in demonstration in Burkina Faso

24 may 2021 - 13:19:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A student died on Sunday from injuries he sustained last Monday in Ouagadougou, during a [...] Full text...

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Senior manager in South African company shot dead

24 may 2021 - 12:11:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A senior manager of a multinational firm in South Africa, located in Richard’s Bay, [...] Full text...

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UN condemns killing of aid worker, attack against humanitarian convoy in South Sudan

24 may 2021 - 10:45:55
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Alain Noudéhou, has strongly condemned the brutal killing of an [...] Full text...

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WFP, Crisis Group partner to strengthen conflict prevention

24 may 2021 - 09:56:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has signed a Strategic Partnership with global conflict resolution organisation, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force mandates AIB-N to investigate Kaduna air crash

23 may 2021 - 19:45:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB -N) said it has been mandated by the Nigerian Air Force [...] Full text...

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Gunmen invade estate in Bwari near Abuja, kidnap two persons

23 may 2021 - 19:32:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The spate of insecurity in northern region Nigeria is creeping into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) [...] Full text...

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Armed bandits attack villages in Nigeria's Sokoto State, residents flee to Niger

23 may 2021 - 19:22:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have killed three persons at Garin Zogo village and sacked eight villages in Sabon Birni [...] Full text...

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Thousands of Mauritians march in Port Louis in support of Palestinians

23 may 2021 - 10:20:47
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Thousands of Mauritians on Sunday marched for more than three hours in the main arteries [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Refugees in South Sudan begin receiving jabs

23 may 2021 - 07:58:02
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Refugees in South Sudan are receiving COVID-19 jabs during the rollout of the country’s national [...] Full text...

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US threatens to sanction anyone who obstructs Libya's December polls

22 may 2021 - 14:10:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US is warning that anyone who obstructs or undermines Libya's forthcoming elections on 24 December [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Army Chief, others, who died in plane crash to be buried on Saturday

22 may 2021 - 06:31:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and other senior officers who died in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Army chief dies in plane crash

22 may 2021 - 05:43:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, died in an air crash on Friday [...] Full text...

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EU mission visits Libyan border post at Ras Jedir

21 may 2021 - 15:48:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A European Union  (EU) mission on Thursday visited the Libyan border post of Ras Jedir, shared [...] Full text...

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EBRD president on virtual visit to Morocco

21 may 2021 - 11:42:23
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) President Odile Renaud-Basso will pay her first official visit [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, Libyan NGO sign child survival and development plan in Libya

21 may 2021 - 11:38:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) office in Tripoli and the Institute of Primary Health Care, [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for urgent aid to assist famine-hit Madagascar

21 may 2021 - 10:20:52
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - With more than a million people facing hunger due to the devastating famine currently ravaging southern [...] Full text...

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AfDB debars Mactebac Contractors, Mr. Joram Opala Otieno for 36 months for fraudulent practices

19 may 2021 - 17:22:10
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced the 36-month debarment of Mactebac Contractors Ltd., [...] Full text...

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15 people killed by armed attackers in Burkinabè Sahel

19 may 2021 - 15:25:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Fifteen civilians were killed on Tuesday night in an attack perpetrated by unidentified armed men [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy rescues 32 clandestine Bangladeshi migrant

19 may 2021 - 15:18:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Navy has rescued 32 illegal migrants, all from Bangladesh, off the Tunisian coast, the [...] Full text...

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Several civilians killed in Burkina Faso's Sahel

19 may 2021 - 12:59:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several civilians were killed on Tuesday evening in Adjararay locality of Tinakoff commune, in the [...] Full text...

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