UN calls for immediate release of abducted MP in Benghazi
18 july 2019 - 12:35:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has asked the "competent authorities" in Libya to [...] Full text...
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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has asked the "competent authorities" in Libya to [...] Full text...
Two Burkina police officials relieved of duties after death of 11 people in custody
18 july 2019 - 11:36:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Director of Judicial Police and the head of the Anti-drug Unit of the [...] Full text...
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South Africa commemorates Nelson Mandela's birthday
18 july 2019 - 11:02:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Thursday commemorated the annual birthday of its greatest son, Nelson Mandela, [...] Full text...
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Tunisian rights group calls for burial of illegal migrants with dignity
18 july 2019 - 10:51:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Higher Authority for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms on Wednesday called for the burial of [...] Full text...
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Libyan MP abducted by armed group in Benghazi
18 july 2019 - 09:56:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A member of the Libyan House of Representatives, Sihem Serkiwa, has disappeared in the eastern city [...] Full text...
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ECONEC mourns passing of ECOWAS Commission president de Souza
18 july 2019 - 08:07:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) has expressed shock and sadness at the passing of [...] Full text...
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Niger Security Council hails professionalism of security forces during AU summit
18 july 2019 - 05:42:22Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Niger National Security Council on Wednesday hailed the "professionalism" of the defence and security forces [...] Full text...
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Algerian civil society proposes list of personalities to chair political dialogue
17 july 2019 - 23:45:25Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The leader of the Algerian civil forum for change (FCPC), Abderrahmane Arar Wednesday unveiled the list [...] Full text...
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A new legal framework enacted for gambling in Côte d'Ivoire
17 july 2019 - 23:22:06Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government on Wednesday adopted a bill on the legal regime for gambling to [...] Full text...
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Benin: Soumaïla Allabi Yaya appointed new head of the Republican Police
17 july 2019 - 22:25:07Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Police Comptroller General, Soumaïla Allabi Yaya, has been appointed head of the Republican Police Directorate [...] Full text...
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The first secretary of Socialist Party of Senegal buried in native village
17 july 2019 - 22:10:08Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The First Secretary of the Senegalese Socialist Party (PS), Ousmane Tanor Dieng, who died Monday in [...] Full text...
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Former ECOWAS Commission chairman dies
17 july 2019 - 21:46:34Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The former chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Beninese Marcel [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS operational manual implementation opens in Banjul
17 july 2019 - 21:34:56Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A three-day regional forum on operational manual implementation opened here Wednesday, officials told PANA here. The forum, [...] Full text...
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Benin government names new members of high broadcasting, communication authority
17 july 2019 - 21:13:35Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government Wednesday named new members of the high broadcasting and communication authorities (HAAC) for [...] Full text...
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'Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions officials receive threatening letters with bullets'
17 july 2019 - 16:03:14Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president, Peter Mutasa, and Secretary-General, Japhet Moyo, have alleged receiving [...] Full text...
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Civil society calls for an end to arbitrary imprisonment on the eve of "Nelson Mandela Day" in Burundi
17 july 2019 - 15:51:32Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The association, "Solidarity with prisoners and their families" (SPF, independent), on Wednesday appealed to the Burundi [...] Full text...
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Libya extradites Hachim al-Obeidi, brother of the author of Manchester bombing to UK
17 july 2019 - 15:08:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The government of national unity in Libya, recognized by the international community, on Wednesday extradited to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, France to sign agreement in the field of research
17 july 2019 - 14:28:32Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and France will Thursday sign an agreement in the field of research through an operational [...] Full text...
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Deplorable detention conditions may have led to the death of 11 suspects in Burkina Faso
17 july 2019 - 12:29:14Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The National Union of Burkinabe Police (UNAPOL) on Wednesday blamed Sunday's deaths of 11 people [...] Full text...
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Niger PM condemns assassination of Touareg leader by terrorists
17 july 2019 - 12:15:54Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Nigerien Prime Minister Brigi Rafini has condemned Monday's assassination by terrorists of the interim leader of [...] Full text...
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Germany donates military equipment to Malian army
17 july 2019 - 11:38:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Germany has given Mali a consignment of military equipment to help the West African country in [...] Full text...
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Traditional leader murdered at Nigerien-Malian border
17 july 2019 - 11:13:21Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A Niger traditional ruler, Amouracher Ag Alamjadi, head of interim grouping in Inatès, in the Tillabéry [...] Full text...
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Turkish vessel hijacked off Nigerian coast rescued off Ghana coast
17 july 2019 - 08:33:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The hijacked Turkish vessel on which 10 Turkish sailors were kidnapped by pirates off the coast [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president condoles with families of victims of collapsed building in Jos
17 july 2019 - 08:21:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday condoled with families of victims of a building that collapsed [...] Full text...
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Road accidents claim 458 lives in Zambia in Q2 of this year
17 july 2019 - 08:06:55Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Road accidents in Zambia claimed a total of 458 lives in the second quarter of this [...] Full text...
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IOM helps stranded Ethiopians return home from Yemen
17 july 2019 - 06:06:39Addis Ababa (PANA) - Some 280 Ethiopians returned home, with the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), after facing [...] Full text...
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Two Burkinabe gendarmes killed in central Burkina Faso
16 july 2019 - 23:09:32Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two Burkinabe gendarmes were killed Tuesday in an ambush in the south-central region of Burkina [...] Full text...
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Malian government urged to address situation of Malians living abroad
16 july 2019 - 22:44:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The high council for the Malian Diaspora (CSDM) Tuesday called on the Malian government to address [...] Full text...
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NGO unveils remedies for Ivorian social ills
16 july 2019 - 21:59:59Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Phenix-Côte d'Ivoire, a non-governmental organization (NGO), has warned of the dangers of a divided country [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian President visits inmates, listens to their grievances
16 july 2019 - 19:13:34Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - In a rare gesture by a sitting president, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Malian President IBK condoles with Macky Sall following the death of Ousmane Tanor Dieng
16 july 2019 - 18:51:39Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, on Tuesday sent a message of condolence to his Senegalese counterpart, [...] Full text...
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Legendary South African singer Johnny Clegg dies
16 july 2019 - 18:47:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Legendary South African singer, Johnny Clegg (OBE), died on Tuesday at the age of [...] Full text...
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5,808 Gambians arrived in Italy by boat in 2017
16 july 2019 - 18:41:54Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) deputy director, Hulay, Jallow, has revealed that 5,808 Gambians arrived in [...] Full text...
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2 kilogrammes of cocaine seized at Mali international airport
16 july 2019 - 18:34:58Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Members of the Air and land brigade of Modibo Kéita Bamako Segou international airport of Bamako [...] Full text...
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Sudanese tops persons receiving US religious freedom award
16 july 2019 - 18:25:03Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese human rights advocate, Mohamed Yosaif, was one the recipients of the American International Religious Freedom [...] Full text...
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Kenyan gov't deports Directors of 17 foreign gambling firms for illegal operations
16 july 2019 - 18:17:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The government's deportation of 17 directors of gambling companies in Kenya reflects the country's serious crackdown [...] Full text...
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Arab league rejects request for meeting on Libya
16 july 2019 - 16:24:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Arab League has rejected a request for an emergency meeting on Libya at the level [...] Full text...
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Africa on the menu of the G7 finance ministers' meeting in France
16 july 2019 - 15:58:27Paris, France (PANA) - The meeting of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, which opens on Wednesday in the [...] Full text...
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Paramedic, 3 ambulance crews injured in bombing of a hospital south of Tripoli
16 july 2019 - 15:46:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four people (a first aid worker and three ambulance drivers) were injured in Tuesday's dawn airstrike, [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: 146 cases of suicides, suicide attempts recorded in the first half of 2019
16 july 2019 - 15:45:37Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 146 cases of suicide and suicide attempts were reported during the first half [...] Full text...
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'Adopt a sustainable human-centered development plan', Zimbabwe Human Rights Forum urges
16 july 2019 - 15:32:24Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human rights organization, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Forum (ZHRF), has urged the government to adopt [...] Full text...
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RWB deplores death of two journalists in Shebab attack in Kismayo, Somalia
16 july 2019 - 15:00:10Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has lamented the death of two journalists, Hodan Nalayeh and Mohamed Sahal [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to adopt zero-tolerance policy for "arrangee marriages" with foreigners
16 july 2019 - 14:56:44Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday told Parliament that a zero-tolerance policy will be set [...] Full text...
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9 killed, 20 injured in road accident in western Rwanda
16 july 2019 - 13:50:57Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Nine people died and 20 other were injured in an accident on Tuesday in Karongi, a [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army Chief says security agencies have 'successfully tackled' insecurity
16 july 2019 - 11:35:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Yukur Yusuf Buratai, says that despite continuing violence and [...] Full text...
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Number of voluntary returns of Africans in Belgium increase
16 july 2019 - 09:39:11Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Voluntary returns of regular and undocumented Africans in Belgium are on the rise, according to a [...] Full text...
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End ‘violations against children’ in Mali, says UN expert
16 july 2019 - 07:58:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, has expressed [...] Full text...
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Nigeria warns it will not tolerate further attacks on citizens in South Africa
16 july 2019 - 07:39:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, has condemned “the continuous killings of Nigerians [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: 11 deaths recorded in premises of drug police in Ouagadougou - Prosecutor
15 july 2019 - 23:09:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Eleven dead bodies were found Monday in the offices of the drug police in the [...] Full text...
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Over 820 million people suffering from hunger, new UN report reveals
15 july 2019 - 20:00:17New York, US (PANA) - After nearly a decade of progress, the number of people who suffer from hunger has [...] Full text...
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US Special envoy visits sudan to encourage parties sign agreement
15 july 2019 - 19:03:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The American Special Envoy to the Sudan, Donald Booth, has again underlined the need to reach [...] Full text...
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At least seven terrorists killed in eastern Burkina Faso
15 july 2019 - 18:48:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army on Monday killed seven terrorists, in response to a terrorist attack in [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s ex-junta bail application rejected
15 july 2019 - 18:45:04Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s High Court judge, Justice Ebrima Jaiteh, has rejected the bail application of ex-Gambian junta member [...] Full text...
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Ten dead bodies recovered at headquarters of "drug enforcement police" in Ouaadougou
15 july 2019 - 18:26:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ten dead bodies were found on Monday in the headquarters of the drug enforcement police [...] Full text...
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Five people injured in suicide bombing in Somalia
15 july 2019 - 16:50:59Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Five people were wounded on Sunday in a suicide bombing incident in the city of Dusa [...] Full text...
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MDC National Vice-Chairperson Job Sikhala granted bail in subversion charge
15 july 2019 - 15:43:45Masvingo, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Masvingo High Court Judge, Justice Neville Wamambo, on Monday granted MDC National Vice-Chairperson, Job Sikhala, ZWL(Zimbabwe [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian journalist and politician, Ahmedou ould Wedia, released
15 july 2019 - 15:21:41Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Ahmedou ould Wedia, a Mauritanian journalist and politician, arrested and placed in police custody since July [...] Full text...
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Air raids continue on the southern outskirts of Tripoli
15 july 2019 - 15:18:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Armed clashes between forces of the Libyan national army based in the east, who has been [...] Full text...
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IOM condemns brutal Somalia terrorist attack
15 july 2019 - 14:30:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) expressed shock and outrage at Friday’s terrorist attack that claimed [...] Full text...
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Kenya: NRC raises red flag on relief work funding gap
15 july 2019 - 14:07:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Halfway into the year, humanitarian organizations have received only 27 percent of the money needed to [...] Full text...
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Former South African President Zuma appears before anti-graft commission
15 july 2019 - 12:17:10Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma on Monday appeared before the Commission of Inquiry probing massive [...] Full text...
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Water shortages loom in Zimbabwe
15 july 2019 - 05:20:19Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has announced a 48-hour water shedding programme that will start on [...] Full text...
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African governments urged to devote 15% of budgets to fight AIDS
14 july 2019 - 18:04:50Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Participants at a high level summit on AIDS funding in Africa on 11-12 July here urged [...] Full text...
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New rescue of 52 illegal migrants off western Libyan coasts
14 july 2019 - 16:38:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan navy Saturday rescued 52 illegal migrants on board a rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean [...] Full text...
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Tanzania ranks high in fight against corruption: Report
14 july 2019 - 15:19:36Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A new report by Transparency International (TI) has cited Tanzania as among countries that [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's fuel prices increase by 16.5 percent
14 july 2019 - 14:55:30Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's fuel prices have risen by nearly 16.5 percent expected to see a new wave of [...] Full text...
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Buhari says Nigerian military winning the war against Boko Haram terrorism
13 july 2019 - 19:30:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday said that despite the continuous violence of the Boko Haram [...] Full text...
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Turkey renovates Niger Press centre
13 july 2019 - 18:46:01Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Turkish Cooperation Agency (TICA) has renovated the Niger Press House by replacing furniture, air conditioners, [...] Full text...
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IGAD condemns terrorist attack in Kismayo, Somalia
13 july 2019 - 17:30:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Saturday condemned the “terrorist attack” in Kismayo, Somalia, that [...] Full text...
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Three Kenyans among the dead in Somali terror attack
13 july 2019 - 17:27:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Three Kenyans are among the 26 people killed in a nightlong attack by Somali islamic terror [...] Full text...
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80 bodies of migrants recovered by Tunisian Civil Protection and Navy
13 july 2019 - 12:54:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian civil protection and navy teams on Friday recovered 80 bodies of sub-Saharan migrants whose [...] Full text...
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26 killed in Somalia hotel attack, new death toll says
13 july 2019 - 11:48:36Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Friday's attack on a hotel in the southern Somali coastal city of Kismaayo left 26 people [...] Full text...
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5.4 million people in Somalia are food insecure, says UN
13 july 2019 - 11:44:53New-York, United States (PANA) - A total of 5.4 million people will face food insecurity by the end of 2019 [...] Full text...
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UNESCO welcomes establishment of Global Media Defense Fund
13 july 2019 - 10:31:03Paris, France (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has warmly welcomed the establishment of a new Global Media [...] Full text...
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New UN poverty report reveals ‘vast inequalities’ between countries
13 july 2019 - 08:41:35New York, US (PANA) - There are vast inequalities across countries, and among the poorer segments of societies, says a [...] Full text...
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AfDB hosts conference on Land Policy in Africa
13 july 2019 - 08:02:03Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host the biennial Conference on Land Policy in Africa [...] Full text...
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GCF announces $20m for AfDB's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa’s climate-resilience project in Ghana
13 july 2019 - 07:24:05Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has announced a US$20 million grant to the African Development [...] Full text...
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Former Rwandan presidential guard commander remanded in custody over public insurrection charges
12 july 2019 - 20:33:22Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An appeal court judge in Kigali city on Friday extended the pre-trial detention of Rwandan former [...] Full text...
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53 migrants rescued off Libya in two operations in last 24 hours
12 july 2019 - 17:05:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coastguards have rescued 53 irregular migrants from two boats off the coast in two separate [...] Full text...
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44 bodies of migrants recovered off Tunisian coast
12 july 2019 - 15:19:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 44 bodies were recovered Thursday by the Tunisian Navy on the coast of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Liberation hero gets honorary doctorate
12 july 2019 - 14:47:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Rivonia Treason Trialist, Denis Goldberg, was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe military destroyed 5 terrorist bases during the 1st six-month state of emergency
12 july 2019 - 14:43:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's defense and security forces destroyed five terrorist bases and 110 terrorists arraigned before [...] Full text...
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Togo to host annual conference of Pan-African Lawyers Union
12 july 2019 - 14:26:57Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The annual conference of the Pan-African Lawyers Union will be held from July 17 to 20 [...] Full text...
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Former South African president Zuma's son acquitted over fatal vehicle accident
12 july 2019 - 12:17:06Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Duduzane Zuma, the son of controversial former President Jacob Zuma, has been found not [...] Full text...
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Harrowing details emerge following arrest of prominent Zimbabwe opposition member
12 july 2019 - 11:35:29Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human rights lawyer, Doug Coltart, has narrated a harrowing experience of the detention of Movement [...] Full text...
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Zambian traffic police still tops corruption chart
12 july 2019 - 09:39:39Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambia Police has again been ranked the most corrupt public institution in the 2019 Global [...] Full text...
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Togo minister notes disturbing security situation in the country
12 july 2019 - 04:59:53Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The security situation in the first half of 2019 in Togo has been of concern to [...] Full text...
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Alleged jihadist attack in western Mali causes significant damage
12 july 2019 - 04:29:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An alleged attack by jihadists on a community in western Mali has caused significant material damage [...] Full text...
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Javelin missiles expose France's support for Haftar in Libyan war (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
12 july 2019 - 04:15:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – For many Libyans, the discovery of US-made Javelin anti-tank missiles in the camp of the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Burundi celebrates world population Day without clear idea of number of inhabitants
11 july 2019 - 23:57:25Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi Thursday celebrated the 33rd edition of World Population Day without any clear idea of the [...] Full text...
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95 kilos of cocaine seized in Mauritius
11 july 2019 - 22:26:47Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Police Anti-Drug Brigade Wednesday evening seized in Pailles, a suburb of the capital, [...] Full text...
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About ten killed in center-west Burkina Faso, says association
11 july 2019 - 20:49:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least eight persons were killed on Thursday in reprisal attacks against the Peulh community [...] Full text...
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2,000 Mauritians to perform the Hadj this year
11 july 2019 - 20:33:10Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius obtained 500 extra visas in addition to the 1,500 already granted by the Saudi authorities [...] Full text...
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World Bank proposes ways cocoa will drive the Ivorian economy
11 july 2019 - 18:45:20Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The ninth World Bank report on the economic situation in Côte d'Ivoire, published on Thursday, [...] Full text...
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Niger: Eleven killed after their boat capsized in Tibiri Gobir
11 july 2019 - 18:34:05Maradi, Niger (PANA) – Eleven people were killed on Thursday morning in Tibiri Gobir (650 km East of Niamey), Niger, [...] Full text...
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Nigerien Defence Minister confirms withdrawal of French forces from Madama base (North)
11 july 2019 - 17:58:31Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Minister of National Defense, Kalla Moutari, on Thursday confirmed the withdrawal of French troops from [...] Full text...
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EU commends Libyan authorities for releasing refugees, migrants from detention centers
11 july 2019 - 17:46:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has welcomed the release of detainees held at the Tajoura (East Suburbs [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: State of emergency extended for 6 months in regions experiencing terrorist attacks
11 july 2019 - 17:22:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabè lawmakers voted Thursday to extend the six-month state of emergency in several provinces of [...] Full text...
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Hadj 2019: First batch of Burkinabe pilgrims depart July 14
11 july 2019 - 16:50:44Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The first Burkinabe contingent to the 2019 Hajj leaves Bobo-Dioulasso and Ouagadougou for Medina, Sunday, [...] Full text...
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4 dead, 20 wounded in car bomb explosion targeting Benghazi funeral procession
11 july 2019 - 16:22:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four people have been killed and around 20 more injured, some critically, in a car bomb [...] Full text...
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'Pilot error responsible for helicopter crash that killed top opposition chief in Zimbabwe'
11 july 2019 - 15:36:29Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident (NTSBAA) has ruled that the helicopter crash that killed [...] Full text...
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Burundi Radio/TV, News Agency get new Chiefs
11 july 2019 - 14:10:54Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Eric Nshimirimana and Nicolas Barajingwa assumed duties on Thursday as heads of the Burundi National Radio [...] Full text...
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EU to give 130 million euros to G5 Sahel countries for operations
11 july 2019 - 13:00:26Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is to make an additional 138 million euros available to the G5 [...] Full text...
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Nigeria demands 'thorough, transparent' investigation into death of Insurance expert in South Africa
11 july 2019 - 12:48:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Thursday demanded “a thorough and transparent” investigation into the alleged murder of Mrs Elizabeth [...] Full text...
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UN hails election of new members of Libya's Higher Council of the Judiciary
11 july 2019 - 10:05:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has hailed the successful election of new members [...] Full text...
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Three new bodies recovered off Tunisian coasts
11 july 2019 - 08:36:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Three new male bodies were recovered on Wednesday afternoon, two off the coast of the southeastern [...] Full text...
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AI slams Malawi for arrest of civil society leaders in post-election clampdown
11 july 2019 - 04:57:07Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the Malawi authorities for the arbitrary arrest on allegations of fraud of [...] Full text...
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US opens trade office in Congo
10 july 2019 - 23:35:01Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The US ambassador in Congo, Todd Haskell, Wednesday announced here the opening of a US trade [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso and Niger agree on joint border management
10 july 2019 - 22:33:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso and Niger agreed on Wednesday to jointly manage their borders to combat insecurity, [...] Full text...
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Libyan anti-illegal immigration services explain departure of 300 migrants from central Tajoura
10 july 2019 - 22:19:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan anti-illegal immigration office, the Tajoura branch (eastern suburb of Tripoli), said here Wednesday that [...] Full text...
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Military says government does not intend dissolving security force
10 july 2019 - 21:01:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese ruling military council said here Wednesday it had no intention of dissolving the Sudanese [...] Full text...
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Senegalese president's younger brother questioned by investigators over bribery case
10 july 2019 - 20:30:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Aliou Sall, the young brother of Senegalese president Macky Sall was heard Wednesday by investigators from [...] Full text...
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Tunisia adopts AU Convention on preventing, combating corruption
10 july 2019 - 18:39:39Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Assembly of Tunisian People's Representatives (Parliament) on Tuesday adopted the draft organic law on the [...] Full text...
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Relatives deny that Edem Kodjo is dead
10 july 2019 - 15:44:39Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Relatives of former secretary-general of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and former prime minister of [...] Full text...
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Libya: Power supply to drinking water pumping plant restored
10 july 2019 - 15:30:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Implementation and Management Body of the Artificial River Project announced on Wednesday the resumption of [...] Full text...
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The number of starving Zimbabweans has increased to nearly seven million
10 july 2019 - 15:14:25Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nearly seven million Zimbabweans are now facing hunger, a sharp increase from what the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Community organizations in Mopti advocates disarmament of self-defence groups
10 july 2019 - 15:06:22Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Leaders of Community organizations in Ginna, Dogon and Tabital Pulaaku, as well as development associations in [...] Full text...
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Benin's MINUSMA armoured vehicle hits IED in Mali's far north
10 july 2019 - 13:18:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An armoured vehicle of the Benin contingent of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Mission for the [...] Full text...
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Missiles belonging to French military 'found in Haftar's base'
10 july 2019 - 13:03:19Paris, France (PANA) - France said on Wednesday that missiles belonging to its military forces have been found on a [...] Full text...
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UNHCR welcomes release of refugees from bombed Tripoli detention centre
10 july 2019 - 08:20:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has welcomed the decision of the Libyan authorities on Tuesday to [...] Full text...
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Rights group warns new journalist arrests in Ethiopia put press freedom gains at risk
10 july 2019 - 06:06:42Addis Ababa (PANA) - Amnesty International is warning that the Ethiopian government risks rolling back the "great progress" it made [...] Full text...
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UN rights experts say it's time to right tragic wrongs in DR Congo’s Kasaï region
10 july 2019 - 05:54:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the decrease of violence in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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UN expert highlights nexus between organised crime and terrorism
10 july 2019 - 05:41:39New York, US (PANA) - The less predictable threats represented by small-time criminals who have opportunistically embraced terrorism, are a [...] Full text...
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Niger officially launches laboratories to accelerate objectives of sustainable development
09 july 2019 - 23:17:32Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The authorities in Niger this week launched activities of laboratories to accelerate the objectives of sustainable [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire’s BEPC success rate falls by more than 2 pct
09 july 2019 - 22:56:39Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The results of the first cycle of studies (BEPC) of the 2019 session in Côte [...] Full text...
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45th session of Francophone parliamentary assembly (APF) ends
09 july 2019 - 22:19:56Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The proceedings for the 45th session of the Francophone parliamentary assembly (APF) ended here Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Military leader interacts with tea sellers, laborers
09 july 2019 - 22:11:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The leader of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC), Lt. Gen. Abdul-Fatah Burhan, Tuesday paid an unannounced [...] Full text...
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UN calls for end to fighting in south-west Libya
09 july 2019 - 21:37:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Tuesday called on all parties to the conflict [...] Full text...
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Special Representative of UN Secretary-Gneral for children, armed conflict visits Mali
09 july 2019 - 21:05:20Bamako, 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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Uganda underlines progress, faces challenge of youth ahead of World Population Day
09 july 2019 - 20:35:08Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The government of Uganda has outlined what it called progress regarding human development, ahead of World [...] Full text...
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Tripoli again deprived of drinking water after armed group knocks out power source
09 july 2019 - 17:25:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The staff of the Jabal Al-Hasawna-Al-Jafara system of the artificial river, announced on Tuesday that water [...] Full text...
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1,048 dead, 5,558 wounded in fighting on the outskirts of Tripoli, says WHO
09 july 2019 - 16:45:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Continuing armed clashes for the fourth consecutive month near Tripoli have killed 1,048 and 5,558 wounded, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Bulk of 17 million global children IDPs live in SSA - UN reports
09 july 2019 - 16:32:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The bulk of the over 17 million children, estimated to be living in internal displacement as [...] Full text...
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Gunmen burn school in northern Burkina Faso
09 july 2019 - 14:29:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A school was burned on Monday by unidentified gunmen in Goenega in Barsalogho commune in [...] Full text...
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Botswana Gov't cancels installation of non-lethal game proof electric wildlife fence
09 july 2019 - 14:10:34Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment Natural Resources and Tourism has cancelled the installation of a proposed [...] Full text...
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South African teenage heroes land in Cairo
09 july 2019 - 12:04:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A light aircraft built and flown by a group of South African teenagers landed safely [...] Full text...
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Tunisian navy rescues 71 migrants
09 july 2019 - 11:59:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian navy units rescued 71 migrants of different nationalities on Monday, the Tunisian National Guard has [...] Full text...
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44 illegal migrants rescued off Libya
09 july 2019 - 11:30:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 44 illegal migrants have been rescued by the German non-governmental marine rescue organization [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists condemn attack two members by alleged Jammeh party supporters
09 july 2019 - 11:24:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Press Union has condemned Monday's attack on two of its members at the High [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for independent Inquiry into protester killings, abuse in Sudan
09 july 2019 - 06:09:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese leaders should facilitate the establishment and cooperate with the work of an effective international investigation into [...] Full text...
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Homicide kills far more people than armed conflict, new UN study shows
09 july 2019 - 05:52:39New York, US (PANA) - Some 464,000 people across the world were victims of homicidal violence in 2017, more than [...] Full text...
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Power restored in southern Libya after repair of several plants
08 july 2019 - 21:35:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Electricity Company announced Monday the start of operation of the first and fourth [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s ex-junta forced by High Court to take plea of ‘not guilty’
08 july 2019 - 20:01:50Banjul, 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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541 evacuations carried out in 87 days by the Libyan Body of Relief in conflict zones in Tripoli
08 july 2019 - 16:45:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 541 evacuations were carried out in 87 days by the teams of the Rescue and [...] Full text...
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Two bodies, a child and a pregnant woman rescued off Tunisian coast
08 july 2019 - 14:58:49Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Two bodies, one a pregnant woman and the other a 3-year-old child, were rescued on Sunday [...] Full text...
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'AfCFTA is culmination of work of several generations of Pan-Africanism'
08 july 2019 - 12:56:47Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou stressed on Sunday that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International hails conviction of former DRC rebel leader Ntaganda
08 july 2019 - 11:03:39Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has hailed Monday's conviction by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of [...] Full text...
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Three injured in rocket strike at Tripoli's Maitigua airport
08 july 2019 - 09:27:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three passengers of the Libyan state airline, Afriqiyah Airways, were injured on Sunday evening when rockets [...] Full text...
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Greek centre-right party wins general elections
08 july 2019 - 07:27:33Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek centre-right New Democracy (ND) won the general elections on Sunday, paving the way for its [...] Full text...
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Illegal migrants in Libya, a burden becoming an obsession for Europeans (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
08 july 2019 - 06:47:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Tuesday’s bloody air strike against an illegal migrant detention centre in Tajoura, near Tripoli, has brought [...] Full text...
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Airplane changes course after new closure of Maitigua airport
07 july 2019 - 21:03:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An airplane of the Libyan private airline "Al Buraq" changed course to Misrata airport (220 km) [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's Freedom of Information Bill draft copy of draconian AIPPA: MISA
07 july 2019 - 20:04:11Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zimbabwe says the Freedom of Information Bill fails to give [...] Full text...
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West African youths call on leaders to end child marriage
07 july 2019 - 19:30:51Niamey, Niger (PANA) - About a hundred West African leaders meeting here on the sidelines of the African Union summit [...] Full text...
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Nigeria signs AfCFTA agreement at AU summit in Niamey
07 july 2019 - 17:38:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria officially joined the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as President Muhammadu Buhari signed the [...] Full text...
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South African space hero killed in accident
07 july 2019 - 16:48:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A South African pilot picked to become the first black African to travel in [...] Full text...
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Bodies of 14 migrants recovered off Tunisian coast
06 july 2019 - 19:54:46Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The number of bodies of migrants recovered off the Tunisian coast of Medenine in the southeast [...] Full text...
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Crown prince of Morocco in Greece for holidays
06 july 2019 - 16:46:00Athens, Greece (PANA) - The crown prince of Morocco Moulay El Hassan and his mother, Princess Lalla Salma, arrived on [...] Full text...
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Nine people arrested in possession drugs in Praia
06 july 2019 - 16:08:44Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Nine people were arrested on Wednesday in the Eugénio Lima neighborhood of Praia in possession [...] Full text...
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International Fair on Education and Training opens in Niamey
06 july 2019 - 15:39:11Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An International Education and Training Fair (SIEFOR) focused on the role of civil society opened on [...] Full text...
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Burkina Constitutional Council takes up amended Penal Code despite opposition
06 july 2019 - 15:26:48Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Constitutional Council of Burkina Faso has decided to take up the amendment of the [...] Full text...
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Bodies of 12 migrants who drowned off Tunisian coasts recovered
06 july 2019 - 14:54:19Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian naval units on Saturday recovered 12 bodies of migrants off the coast of the Tunisian [...] Full text...
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Kenyan families of Ethiopian crash to continue court action against Boeing
06 july 2019 - 13:41:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan families who lost relatives in the 10 March Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 plane crash have [...] Full text...
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Two Malian police officers injured, vehicles set ablaze in attack on checkpoint in southern Mali
06 july 2019 - 12:44:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two police officers were injured, three vehicles were set ablaze and significant property damage caused when [...] Full text...
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Gambian gov’t approves OIC proposal to lead legal action against Myanmar at ICJ
06 july 2019 - 12:36:52Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian cabinet has approved a proposal of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for the [...] Full text...
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Assailant shot dead in attack on police station in northern Burkina Faso
06 july 2019 - 11:07:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An assailant was shot dead in an armed attack that targeted a police station in [...] Full text...
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Curfew extended in eastern Burkina Faso due to terrorist threats
06 july 2019 - 10:35:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso authorities have extended the curfew in the country's eastern region in the [...] Full text...
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Botswana appeals decriminalization of homosexuality
05 july 2019 - 21:07:01Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana wants to appeal last month’s high court decriminalized homosexuality in the country, after three high [...] Full text...
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'Refugees of Casamance conflict have their place in the search for peace'
05 july 2019 - 20:33:04Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Refugees from the Casamance conflict have a place in the quest for peace in Casamance, Robert [...] Full text...
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Cannabis, cocaine, heroin destroyed in Burundi
05 july 2019 - 19:52:28Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 1,660 kg of cannabis,7 kg of cocaine and 3 kg of heroin were destroyed on [...] Full text...
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1,000 dead, 5,000 wounded in armed clashes on the outskirts of Tripoli, says WHO
05 july 2019 - 17:44:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 1,000 people have died and 5,000 more have been injured in armed clashes on the [...] Full text...
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Tunisia bans wearing of niqab in public institutions
05 july 2019 - 17:38:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian authorities decided on Friday to ban access to public institutions to people wearing the [...] Full text...
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UAE, Ethiopia, Britain, African Union Welcome Agreement in Sudan
05 july 2019 - 16:55:13Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia and Britain, as well as the African Union, have welcomed the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Police begin manhunt for 4,000 unvetted gun owners
05 july 2019 - 16:42:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police Friday launched a manhunt for 4,293 gun owners who failed to honor a seven-day ultimatum [...] Full text...
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Frequest power cuts prevent people in southern Senegal from following the CAN
05 july 2019 - 16:36:48Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The frequent power cuts are preventing people in southern Senegal from following the matches of the [...] Full text...
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Military council, Opposition reach all-inclusive agreement, leaving nobody out
05 july 2019 - 16:29:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Both the Military Council and the civilian opposition appear to be happy with the outcome of [...] Full text...
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RSF wants campaign of intimidation against journalists in Mauritania to stop
05 july 2019 - 16:03:35Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a press freedom organization around the world, has called on the Mauritanian [...] Full text...
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Somalia endorses roadmap to deny terrorists access to arms
05 july 2019 - 15:24:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -The Federal Government of Somalia has endorsed a six-month roadmap towards strengthening control of the movement and [...] Full text...
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Second female banker in less than a month robs Zambian bank
05 july 2019 - 15:21:39Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A female banker in Zambia, identified as Imenda Musialike, has fled after allegedly stealing K59,000 from [...] Full text...
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Nigeria risks failing on SDG targets, say UNFPA
05 july 2019 - 15:16:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says Nigeria will not achieve targets for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by [...] Full text...
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The remarkable story of Anthony, President Akinwumi Adesina’s adoptive son from Madagascar (An AfDB Feature)
05 july 2019 - 14:54:03Bas Mangoky, Madagascar (PANA) - Three years ago, Anthony, then 11, showed signs of stunted growth as observed by African Development [...] Full text...
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Donkey skin trade worries animal protection organizations in Botswana
05 july 2019 - 14:19:05Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The donkey skin trade threatening the existence of the donkey population in Africa is a source [...] Full text...
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Burundian police foil US$1.5 million escape attempt
05 july 2019 - 12:48:43Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi police announced here Friday they had seized US$1.5 million from two Congolese nationals trying [...] Full text...
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Body of sub-Saharan woman recovered off Tunisian coasts
05 july 2019 - 12:24:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security units on Thursday evening recovered the body of a sub-Saharan woman found floating off [...] Full text...
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8,000 tonnes of cereals distributed in Mopti and Ségou regions of Mali
05 july 2019 - 11:13:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé Thursday launched a special emergency programme in Sevare to distribute 8,000 [...] Full text...
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Small-scale mining campaign closes in Burkina Faso
05 july 2019 - 10:45:34Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Due to the onset of the rains, the 2018-2019 small-scale mining campaign will be closed [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa to address digital economy summit
05 july 2019 - 08:54:06Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa will officially open and address the first 4th Industrial Revolution Digital [...] Full text...
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UN supports Burkina Faso to address humanitarian emergencies
05 july 2019 - 03:41:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations reaffirmed on Thursday its commitment to support Burkina Faso, which has been [...] Full text...
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UN says Tripoli migrants detention centre was hit by two airstrikes
05 july 2019 - 03:30:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A UN report on Wednesday's bombing of the Tajoura migrant detention centre in the eastern suburbs [...] Full text...
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Ivorian migrant among 4 people rescued from shipwreck dies
04 july 2019 - 22:53:22Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An Ivorian migrant among four others rescued from a shipwreck with 86 migrants on board died [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt implementing new strategy towards tackling security challenges
04 july 2019 - 21:48:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Federal government said here Thursday it had adopted a new strategy towards combating the [...] Full text...
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Six civilians killed in an attack in central Mali
04 july 2019 - 21:04:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six people, all civilians, were killed Tuesday by men dressed in traditional "dozos" hunters' clothing during [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s gov’t calls on all to adapt strict measures to address violence against women
04 july 2019 - 18:52:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare has urged all government, public and private [...] Full text...
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Africa continental intelligence chiefs call on President Barrow
04 july 2019 - 18:48:25Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Executive Director of the Committee for Intelligence and Security Services in Africa (CISSA), Mr. Shimeles [...] Full text...
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Boat carrying migrants sinks off Tunisian coast
04 july 2019 - 18:42:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - One migrant died and 82 others are missing after their boat sank off the Tunisian coast, [...] Full text...
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AU-EU-UN working group denounces attack on migrants' detention center in Tripoli
04 july 2019 - 18:36:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The AU-EU-UN working group has strongly denounced the shelling of the Taouman Detention Center in Tripoli, [...] Full text...
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Journalists press for release of colleague
04 july 2019 - 16:18:03Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Many dozens of journalists in Mauritania organized a sit-in outside the Prime Minister's office on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Increased security measures at the Intifada city near Tunis
04 july 2019 - 16:13:24Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The popular city Intifada, near Tunis, was subjected on Wednesday to increased security measures by specialized [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Rights groups caution Guinea against effecting new law shielding police from prosecution
04 july 2019 - 15:30:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Guinea's president should not put into effect a new law that gives gendarmes too much discretion [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Govt. to launch Mega National Cleaning and Embellishment Campaign
04 july 2019 - 14:25:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Thursday announced a Mega National Cleaning and Embellishment Campaign, to [...] Full text...
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700 Burkina soldiers, police officers disbanded in 2011 to benefit from social reintegration programme
04 july 2019 - 13:03:58Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government on Wednesday announced the social reintegration of 633 soldiers and 136 police [...] Full text...
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