Coronavirus: Access to handwashing facilities key for safe reopening of schools, say UN agencies

13 august 2020 - 04:23:16
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 820 million children worldwide do not have basic handwashing facilities at school, putting them [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 98 new positive cases

12 august 2020 - 22:13:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Wednesday recorded 98 new positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) after tests carried out on [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister denounces antiques trafficking as threat to security

12 august 2020 - 21:38:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, Wednesday condemned the [...] Full text...

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Government orders federal police to put down clashes in Sudan's seaport

12 august 2020 - 20:27:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government Wednesday issued stern instructions to restore law and order at its sea port, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military says its airstrikes destroy Boko Haram terrorists' logistics base, kill "several of their fighters"

12 august 2020 - 19:47:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Armed Forces Wednesday said its Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE had “destroyed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Onyeama tests negative for COVID-19, resumes official duties

12 august 2020 - 19:30:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama Wednesday tested negative for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and has resumed [...] Full text...

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UNHCR determined to fight statelessness in Congo

12 august 2020 - 19:21:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Congo, Cyr Modeste Kouamé, [...] Full text...

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UN praises resilience and vision of younger generation on International Youth Day

12 august 2020 - 15:32:01
New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating International Youth Day, top UN officials have called on leaders around the world to “do [...] Full text...

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New report reveals deadly impact of heroin on urban development in East, Southern Africa

12 august 2020 - 15:25:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Rapid growth in the smuggling and consumption of heroin is having a dangerous effect [...] Full text...

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Land mines, explosive devices kill 55, injure 107 in Libya in 10 weeks

12 august 2020 - 13:02:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Defence of the Government of National Accord (GNA) announced on Wednesday that 84 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 66 new cases

12 august 2020 - 11:24:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea recorded 66 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Tuesday following tests on 1,186 samples, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Youth in resilient economies need access to skills and employment

12 august 2020 - 11:09:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - While the first stage of fighting COVID-19 had to focus on protecting the older [...] Full text...

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Revolt against Malian President Kéita still alive as thousands pour into Bamako's streets again

12 august 2020 - 10:48:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The revolt against Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita was reignited on Tuesday, as thousands of people, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso Sahel: Grand Imam of Djibo kidnapped on Tuesday

11 august 2020 - 18:43:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Grand Imam of the city of Djibo, Soum province, in the Burkinabe Sahel, was [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says violence in Sudan’s Western Darfur forces 2,500 into Chad

11 august 2020 - 17:08:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent clashes in Sudan’s Western Darfur region has driven more than 2,500 people across the border [...] Full text...

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Goodluck Jonathan, ECOWAS mediator on the Malian crisis, arrives in Bamako

11 august 2020 - 15:09:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the socio-political crisis in [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Export of 40,000 tonnes of gypsum to Nigeria - a historic first

11 august 2020 - 14:24:28
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania, through the intermediary of the Arab Society of Metallurgical Industries (SAMIA), has exported 40,000 tons [...] Full text...

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South African's President Ramaphosa under fire over Zimbabwe intervention

11 august 2020 - 12:56:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance has expressed concern after it [...] Full text...

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Guinea's opposition umbrella refers 'police repression' to ICC

11 august 2020 - 10:53:28
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), the umbrella opposition group which has [...] Full text...

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Botswana opposition condemns human rights abuse in Zimbabwe

11 august 2020 - 06:24:19
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The leader of Botswana’s opposition, Dumelang Saleshando, has voiced concern about the deteriorating human rights situation [...] Full text...

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Government of ‘’competence, independents and non-partisans’’ to be formed in Tunisia

10 august 2020 - 21:46:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The designated head of the Tunisian government, Hichem Mechichi, said here Monday he had opted for [...] Full text...

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Tunisia set to receive 200 Lebanese students

10 august 2020 - 19:45:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian acting minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Lobna JRibi, said here Monday his [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief points to ‘green shoots of hope’ in pandemic

10 august 2020 - 18:27:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although COVID-19 cases are on track to hit 20 million worldwide this week, and 750,000 deaths, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari assures on restoration of security in Northeast, other parts of Nigeria

10 august 2020 - 17:49:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday gave strong assurances that security will be restored to Borno State, [...] Full text...

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How the #Zimbabwelivesmatter sparked a global awareness on human rights abuses in Zimbabwe (Analysis)

10 august 2020 - 17:03:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa) has become a pig and he is eating his own children [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Ruling party rocked by Covid-19 graft scandals

10 august 2020 - 16:46:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Senior members of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Monday slammed their own [...] Full text...

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Nigeriens shocked by terrorist attack that left eight people dead in Kouré

10 august 2020 - 16:21:50
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigeriens are still in shock 24 hours after the murder of eight people, including two Nigeriens [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia’s Non-State Actors call for enhanced efforts to combat COVID-19

10 august 2020 - 16:01:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Civil society organizations, trade unions and private sector associations in The Gambia have called on all [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe households expected to limit daily meals as economy worsens

10 august 2020 - 12:20:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development’s food security arm, FEWS NET, says households are expected [...] Full text...

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Eight people killed in Niger wildlife park attack

10 august 2020 - 09:44:12
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Eight people were killed on Sunday by gunmen on motorcycles in the Kouré area, 60 km [...] Full text...

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Five people abducted on Saturday in eastern Burkina Faso released

10 august 2020 - 05:05:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Five people abducted on Saturday in eastern Burkina Faso were found safe and sound on [...] Full text...

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Libya has more than 50,000 unemployed graduates

09 august 2020 - 19:22:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya has some 50,643 university graduates, most of them unemployed, according to statistics released by the [...] Full text...

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Five persons abducted in eastern Burkina Faso

09 august 2020 - 19:01:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Five persons were abducted on Saturday between Fada and Kantchiari, eastern Burkina Faso, security sources [...] Full text...

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Libya: Flights resume at international Maitigua airport

09 august 2020 - 18:07:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Commercial flights resumed on Sunday at the international Maitigua airport, eastern Tripoli, after months of suspension [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 332 evacuees arrive Lagos from London

09 august 2020 - 12:16:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Three hundred and thirty two (332) evacuees arrived at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos,  from London [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court President elevated to Ghana's Appeal Court

09 august 2020 - 07:24:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Community Court ofJustice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has been elevrated to [...] Full text...

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Libyan defense ministry warns of calls for division and destabilization

08 august 2020 - 17:01:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Defense ministry of the government of national accord (GNA) Saturday condemned calls by some selfish [...] Full text...

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Niger extends the state of emergency in the department of Filingué

08 august 2020 - 16:29:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government Saturday extended the state of emergency in the department of Filingué in the [...] Full text...

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Some 6,588 refugees and migrants landed in Libya by coastguard after interception at sea - UNHCR

08 august 2020 - 12:41:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The Libyan office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said here Friday it [...] Full text...

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Burkina PM affected by attack that claims 20 lives in east of country

08 august 2020 - 09:14:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso Prime Minister Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré said here Saturday he was saddened by [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Disappointment for OIM and HCR after sinking of 27 migrants

07 august 2020 - 19:35:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Organisation for International Migration (OIM) and the UN Agency for Refugees (UNHCR) Friday expressed great [...] Full text...

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U.S. donates military equipment to Nigerien Armed Forces

07 august 2020 - 19:01:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The United States of America on Friday donated a large quantity of military equipment to Niger [...] Full text...

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South Africa's top court rules against former President Zuma

07 august 2020 - 12:54:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed former President Jacob Zuma's appeal against a High [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian Bar Association elects new president

07 august 2020 - 11:15:44
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Bar Association on Thursday elected Brahim Eberty as its new president. He won the second [...] Full text...

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Four Burkinabe wounded in Beirut explosions

06 august 2020 - 22:54:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government Thursday announced that four Burkinabe nationals were wounded following the explosion on [...] Full text...

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Alpha Condé, candidate of ruling party for Guinean October presidential election

06 august 2020 - 21:47:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Rally for the Guinean People (RPG) at the end of its national convention Thursday nominated [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria approves gradual reopening of international flights, train services

06 august 2020 - 21:17:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Thursday approved the gradual reopening of international flights and [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Government exempts media workers from curfew orders

06 august 2020 - 20:56:29
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambian government Thursday exempted media workers from the curfew hours imposed nationwide from 10 pm to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military allays fears over alleged Al-Qaeda, ISIS inroad to Nigeria

06 august 2020 - 20:37:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian armed forces Thursday allayed fears of alleged plans by Al-Qaeda and Islamic State in [...] Full text...

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Gambian Police launch operation ‘Save our Souls’

06 august 2020 - 18:34:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Police Force has launched an operation, dubbed ‘Save our Souls (SoS)’, following the declaration [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Women lawyers bemoan violence against women

06 august 2020 - 17:27:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Association of Women Lawyers of Burkina Faso (AFJ/B) said it was appalled by recent [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military defends release of 601 repentant Boko Haram terrorists

06 august 2020 - 14:57:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that the 601 repentant Boko Haram terrorists released after [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: First archaeologist, Jean-Baptiste Kiethega, dies at 73

06 august 2020 - 14:39:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's first professor of archaeology and history, Jean-Baptiste Kiethega, died on Wednesday at the [...] Full text...

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Libya and Malta review cooperation on illegal migration

06 august 2020 - 12:56:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Minister of the Interior of the Government of National Accord for Illegal Immigration [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Interior Ministry denies car bomb in the hands of suspected terrorists

06 august 2020 - 12:47:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's interior ministry has denied that it has a video on social on suspected terrorists with [...] Full text...

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Tunisia sends first aid to Lebanon after deadly blast

06 august 2020 - 12:21:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian military plane carrying first aid for Lebanon took off on Thursday morning for the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian soldiers kill six alleged pirates but local communities question motive

06 august 2020 - 08:02:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military has said solders have killed six pirates during a raid on their camp [...] Full text...

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AI says coronavirus-hit prisons still full of human rights defenders, as attacks continue

06 august 2020 - 05:21:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Governments who were lauded for releasing prisoners in response to COVID-19 outbreaks have excluded human rights [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate asks SADC, AU to denounce crackdown in Zimbabwe

06 august 2020 - 05:07:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch is asking the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union [...] Full text...

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Three bodies of alleged migrants recovered off the Tunsian coasts

05 august 2020 - 23:54:39
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian navy of the region of Mahdia,200 km southeast of the capital, Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Tunisia sends medical, food aid to Lebanon

05 august 2020 - 17:52:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied on Wednesday ordered the dispatch of two military planes loaded with medical [...] Full text...

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US food security arm predicts Zimbabwe households will ration meals as macroeconomic situation worsens

05 august 2020 - 17:31:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development’s food security arm, FEWS NET, says Zimbabwe households are [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian president pledges to hold consultation with opposition parties on major issues

05 august 2020 - 15:10:09
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian President, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, says he is open to consultations with the opposition, indicating [...] Full text...

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FIFA, FDA team up for new projects in Africa (A FIFA news analysis)

05 august 2020 - 14:27:40
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - In June 2019, FIFA signed an agreement with the French Development Agency (FDA), recognizing football’s importance [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says new witness testimony reveals horrors of Mali protest shootings

05 august 2020 - 10:18:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says dozens of witnesses to the shootings of protesters in Mali [...] Full text...

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All ILO member countries ratify Convention on worst forms of child labour

05 august 2020 - 05:43:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All 187 countries that are members of the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) have now ratified [...] Full text...

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South Sudan refugee, athlete, Olympian is newest UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador

05 august 2020 - 05:33:56
New York, US (PANA) - A track and field athlete from South Sudan who was forced to flee conflict as [...] Full text...

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Niger: WB issues $100 million to improve decentralized services and management of the extractive sector amid COVID-19

05 august 2020 - 00:10:01
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Trustees Tuesday approved a loan and grant totalling $100 million dollars [...] Full text...

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Tunisian navy foiled 241 attempts at illegal migration in July

04 august 2020 - 23:54:17
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A patrol of the navy of the Tunisian city of Taboulba, 180 km southeast of Tunis, [...] Full text...

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Power cuts rise in Libya to preserve stability of electricity network

04 august 2020 - 21:57:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The hours of power cuts in Libya have been increased to maintain security and stable electricity [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: No new contamination recorded in Mali Tuesday

04 august 2020 - 21:09:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Tuesday recorded no new case of infection of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease out of 116 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria sustaining induction of digital technological devices in war against insecurity - Defence minister

04 august 2020 - 20:52:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -  Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) said here Tuesday Nigeria was sustaining the [...] Full text...

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UN censures ‘heinous attacks’ in Lake Chad Basin

04 august 2020 - 20:19:16
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres Tuesday strongly condemned “heinous attacks” against civilians in the Lake Chad [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: MNJTF assures surrendered Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists of “humane treatment”

04 august 2020 - 19:50:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Force Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Major General Ibrahim Manu Yusuf Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa appoints deputy, Constantino Chiwenga, as new Health Minister

04 august 2020 - 18:09:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed one of his two deputies, Constantino Chiwenga, as the new [...] Full text...

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EU provides 22.5m Euros for conflict-affected populations in Niger

04 august 2020 - 18:00:29
Niamey, Niger - (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has allocated 22.5 million euros (about 14.7 billion F CFA) in [...] Full text...

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Mali: Three people killed in a traffic accident at Baguinéda

04 august 2020 - 17:08:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three people died and seven others were seriously injured Tuesday morning in an accident involving two [...] Full text...

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Bodies of 5 illegal migrants recovered East of Tripoli

04 august 2020 - 17:02:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of five bodies of illegal migrants were recovered from Tajoura beach, east of Tripoli, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari laments worsening security situation, plans rejig of nation's security apparatus

04 august 2020 - 16:47:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The meeting of Nigeria’s National Security Council ended with National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana [...] Full text...

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A former Senegalese Minister of Education dies in Dakar

04 august 2020 - 14:46:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A former Senegalese Minister of National Education, Prof. Moustapha Sourang, died in Dakar on Monday, aged [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Coca-Cola donates US$50,000 to cushion vulnerable communities in Botswana during pandemic

04 august 2020 - 12:37:03
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - International beverage brand company Coca-Cola’s social responsibility arm has donated US$50,000 to cushion vulnerable communities in [...] Full text...

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UN chief outlines ‘bold steps’ for education in the face of COVID-19 disruption

04 august 2020 - 05:52:55
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption to education in history and prolonged school [...] Full text...

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UN Mission opens investigation into accidental landing of aircraft at Mali airport

04 august 2020 - 00:02:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN multidimensional integrated mission for Mali stabilization (MINUSMA) announced ''the opening of immediate investigation after [...] Full text...

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230 Libyans stranded in Turkey repatriated

03 august 2020 - 23:05:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – A total of 230 Libyan citizens arrived Monday at Misrata international airport, 220 km east of [...] Full text...

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Total calm on fighting fronts in Libya, sign in prelude to storm or ceasefire opportunity? (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

03 august 2020 - 22:51:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fighting fronts in Libya, particularly the central region of Sirte and al-Jafra, are marked in [...] Full text...

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Mali: Anti-govt. demonstrations not yet in full swing after Tabaski holiday

03 august 2020 - 17:34:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Although leaders of the 5 June movement - Rassemblement des forces patriotiques (M5-RFP) - ordered their [...] Full text...

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Six people killed in traffic accident 40 kilometers away from Bamako

03 august 2020 - 16:25:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six people died following a traffic accident on Sunday in Kassela on the road to Ségou, [...] Full text...

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Niger needs strong democratic institutions to meet security challenge, says President Issoufou

03 august 2020 - 12:58:40
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger needs strong democratic institutions for its long-term transformation, but especially in the immediate future to [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards rescue 20 illegal migrants

03 august 2020 - 11:39:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty illegal migrants have been rescued by Libyan coast guards after their boat broke down about [...] Full text...

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Tunisian and Italian authorities express concern about Illegal migration

03 august 2020 - 11:32:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid on Sunday denounced human traffickers who have been smuggling illegal migrants across [...] Full text...

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Five Malian soldiers killed in terrorist attack in central Ségou region

03 august 2020 - 09:02:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Five Malian soldiers were killed on Saturday in an attack by unidentified gunmen on the Gomacoura [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity calls for more flexible, multi-year funding

03 august 2020 - 05:42:11
London, UK (PANA) - A humanitarian charity is warning that less than one- quarter of this year’s $40 billion humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army receives new weapons for Boko Haram/ISWAP war, says senior Army officer

02 august 2020 - 17:26:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, says that the Nigerian Army has taken [...] Full text...

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One person killed in attack against customs checkpoint southern Malian region

02 august 2020 - 17:15:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - One person was killed and five others wounded in an attack carried out last Friday by [...] Full text...

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Hundreds injured by burns, sharp objects in Tripoli and Misrata during Eid al-Adha

02 august 2020 - 13:37:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 639 people were admitted during the first and second days of the celebration of [...] Full text...

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Moroccan Navy rescues 183 sub-Saharan Africans in the Mediterranean. Atlantic Ocean

02 august 2020 - 09:25:22
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Coast Guard from 29 July to 1 August rescued 183 sub-Saharan Africans illegal migrants [...] Full text...

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At least six children killed in a bomb blast in northern Burkina Faso

02 august 2020 - 09:13:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least six children were killed by an improvised explosive device on Saturday in Bembela, [...] Full text...

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Libya: UN slams Benghazi military court for handing down 15-year jail sentence to journalist

01 august 2020 - 12:22:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed "dismay and concern" about the [...] Full text...

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'Irregular migration attempts from Tunisia rising'

01 august 2020 - 12:09:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A unit of the Tunisian Navy on Friday rescued 70 illegal migrants, including 5 women and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gets $ 30 million from India to build New Supreme Court complex

01 august 2020 - 08:40:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – India has donated US$ 30 million to Mauritius towards the funding of a 4,770 m2 building [...] Full text...

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French soldier killed in operation in Chad

31 july 2020 - 22:29:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A French soldier was killed Friday as he was carrying out a maintenance intervention on [...] Full text...

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Eid ul-Adha: Malian president IBK sends message to Muslim community

31 july 2020 - 22:03:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, on the occasion of the celebration here Friday of the Eid [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's planned demos turn to nationwide stay away due to increased armed security forces

31 july 2020 - 20:56:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s planned nationwide protests against the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government turned into a stay away due [...] Full text...

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Eswatini: SMS service helps women access family planning, food amid pandemic (A UNFPA feature)

31 july 2020 - 17:20:43
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - Once a month, Nolwazi Myeni receives a message on her mobile phone notifying her that family [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari pledges additional funds to military, security chiefs, ignores calls for their sack

31 july 2020 - 16:23:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday gave a clean bill of performance to the nation’s military [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia bans foreign tourists as infection numbers increase

31 july 2020 - 15:23:07
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has suspended the issuance of tourist visas until further notice, a health alert posted by [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, WHO urge governments to promote skilled breastfeeding counselling

31 july 2020 - 14:18:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are calling on [...] Full text...

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South Africa's official murder rate increases

31 july 2020 - 13:20:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police Minister  Bheki Cele on Friday revealed that South Africa’s murder rate is the [...] Full text...

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The Gambia’s to observe Eidul Adha prayer Friday

30 july 2020 - 22:24:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia will observe Eid-ul Adha prayer, locally known as Tobaski, Friday 30 July, the  Gambian [...] Full text...

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125 Tunisians stranded in Libya repatriated

30 july 2020 - 20:57:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 125 Tunisians stranded in Libya arrived Thursday at the border post of "Dhahabia-Ouazzan" between Tunisia [...] Full text...

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Ravages of acute hunger will likely hit six in 10 in Zimbabwe: WFP

30 july 2020 - 19:21:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) is urgently seeking more international support to prevent millions of Zimbabweans [...] Full text...

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Child trafficking in sport: FIFA backs new initiative to safeguard children

30 july 2020 - 16:23:27
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World Football Governing body, FIFA, is supporting a new initiative to end child trafficking in sport [...] Full text...

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Water supply to Tripoli resumes after two- day interruption

30 july 2020 - 14:31:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Water supply to the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and adjacent areas has resumed after two days of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 29 Tunisians repatriated from Gabon and Guinea

30 july 2020 - 14:15:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A military plane landed early Thursday at Tunis-Cathage International Airport carrying 29 Tunisians and two bodies [...] Full text...

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Rwandan media manager jailed one year for 'causing disturbance' at airport

30 july 2020 - 12:24:48
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Managing Director of 'The Chronicles', an independent daily newspaper published in Kigali, Dr Christopher Kayumba, [...] Full text...

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IOM urges anti-trafficking community to 'evolve and adapt' to COVID-19 crisis

30 july 2020 - 12:01:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons with the backdrop of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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EU launches civilian advisory mission in CAR

30 july 2020 - 11:12:25
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Thursday adopted a decision launching the European Union CSDP (Common Security and [...] Full text...

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SADC implores member states to fight human trafficking

30 july 2020 - 09:46:55
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Law enforcement officers in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been implored to intensify efforts [...] Full text...

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Rights group says criminal gangs, kidnap, rape scores of women, girls in Virunga National Park

30 july 2020 - 07:33:03
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Criminal gangs have kidnapped for ransom at least 170 people near the Virunga National Park in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: No Eid el-Adha prayer in mosques and public places in Libya

30 july 2020 - 00:05:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan authorities decided here Wednesday not to worship in mosques and public places prayers during the [...] Full text...

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Victims of violence rise by 173 pc tin Libya in three months, says UN

29 july 2020 - 23:28:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said here Wednesday it listed at least 358 civilian [...] Full text...

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14 illegal migrants rescued off the Tunisian coasts

29 july 2020 - 21:47:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian marines said here Wednesday they had rescued 14 migrants, including a four-year-old child, 25 km [...] Full text...

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'Thousands suffer extreme rights abuses journeying to Africa’s Mediterranean coast'

29 july 2020 - 19:36:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of refugees and migrants in east and west Africa, are dying while others face harrowing [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves $500m credit for promotion of secondary school education among girls in 7 Nigerian States

29 july 2020 - 19:12:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The World Bank has approved a US$500 million credit for the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mbeki salutes fallen liberation hero

29 july 2020 - 18:53:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, on Wednesday paid tribute to the Soweto funeral [...] Full text...

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South African villagers find fresh water in ancient mountain springs (An AfDB Feature)

29 july 2020 - 16:15:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The village of Tsakhuma in the Vhembe district of South Africa’s Limpopo region has shown [...] Full text...

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AfDB project enhances primary, secondary school education in Lesotho - Report

29 july 2020 - 16:14:15
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - An educational project in Lesotho, financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and implemented between 2008 [...] Full text...

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Study finds illegal human movement networks growing in Kenya

29 july 2020 - 15:58:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Migrant workers lured by jobs in the Middle East are instead being trafficked into forced labour [...] Full text...

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UNAMID condemns violent attacks on protesters, civilians and IDPs in Darfur

29 july 2020 - 14:42:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The African Union/United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has expressed deep concern over recent violence in [...] Full text...

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UN-African Union mission condemns recent spate of deadly attacks in Darfur

29 july 2020 - 05:31:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The joint UN-African Union Mission in Darfur, UNAMID, is calling on the Sudanese Government to arrest [...] Full text...

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More than 60 attempts of illegal migration foiled in a week in Tunisia

29 july 2020 - 00:06:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian gendarmerie within a week, 19-25 July, foiled 63 attempts of illegal migration [...] Full text...

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140 Tunisians repatriated Tuesday from Libya

28 july 2020 - 23:23:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 140 Tunisians stranded in Libya were repatriated Tuesday via the border post of Dhahabia-Ouazzan and [...] Full text...

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131 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coasts by AFRICOM

28 july 2020 - 23:03:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Military personnel of the US Commandment in Africa (AFRICOM) Tuesday rescued 131 illegal migrants stranded in [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso strengthen capacities of home security forces on fight against impoverished explosive engines

28 july 2020 - 22:02:15
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has begun a training session to strengthen the capacities of home security forces [...] Full text...

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UNHCR deplores killing of three migrants in Libya, wants investigation

28 july 2020 - 19:33:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Bemoaning the killing, on Monday, of three migrants at the landing point of Khomes on the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Parliamentary Investigative Commission blames ex-president Aziz for bad governance

28 july 2020 - 17:40:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The report of a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP), formed last January to investigate "decades of [...] Full text...

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Buhari wants Gulf of Guinea Commission fortified for optimal performance in curbing maritime crimes

28 july 2020 - 17:07:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – It is in the best interest of member states, and of Nigeria in particular, to fortify [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's secret police warns of plans by unnamed persons to destabilise the country

28 july 2020 - 11:20:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's secret Police, the Department of State Security (DSS), has warned of plans to destabilize the [...] Full text...

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One dead, 11 survivors in capsizing migrant boat off Tunisian coast

28 july 2020 - 09:35:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A boat carrying illegal migrants capsized on Monday off the coast of Zarzis, in southeastern Tunisia, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Electoral body says 12 million so far registered in ongoing exercise

27 july 2020 - 23:53:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA)  -  Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) Monday announced here that it had as a 26 July captured the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS takes decisive steps to resolve the Malian crisis

27 july 2020 - 22:26:21
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The extraordinary summit of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community [...] Full text...

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Malawi youth foresee bright future, thanks to university education funding from AfDB

27 july 2020 - 18:42:29
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - For many youth in Malawi, achieving a university-level education remains a distant dream due to the [...] Full text...

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'100 Rwandan genocide suspects live in France'

27 july 2020 - 18:31:10
Paris, France (PANA) - The Head of the Civil Party Collective for Rwanda, Alain Gauthier, known in France for his [...] Full text...

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Top Senegalese journalist dies in Dakar

27 july 2020 - 18:09:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The former president of Senegal's National Broadcasting Regulatory Council (CNRA), from 2012 to 2018, Babacar Touré, [...] Full text...

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Mauritanians pay tribute to Senegalese journalist, Babacar Touré, who died in Dakar on Sunday

27 july 2020 - 18:03:45
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanians are paying tribute to Senegalese journalist, CEO of Groupe Sud, founder of SUD-FM, Senegal's first [...] Full text...

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More than 100 illegal immigrants from Libya, Tunisia land in Italy

27 july 2020 - 17:50:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 100 illegal immigrants from Libya and Tunisia have arrived on the island of Lampedusa [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military restates loyalty to President Buhari, civil authority, warns against inciting statements

27 july 2020 - 17:31:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Monday restated that it is “totally loyal to the President and [...] Full text...

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Gambia: NGO urges Sierra Leonean govt. to investigate killing of protestors in Makeni

27 july 2020 - 17:08:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Responding to the bloody repression of a protest in Makeni, Sierra Leone, which resulted in the [...] Full text...

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Mali: "Time is running out and the risks are great", says ECOWAS president

27 july 2020 - 16:56:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - "Time is running out for Malians and the risks are great,"the president of the Conference [...] Full text...

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UNHCR saddened at death of former Tanzania President Benjamin Mkapa

27 july 2020 - 14:54:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The UN Refugee Agency on Monday said it is deeply saddened at the passing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EU approves emergency response project for The Gambia

27 july 2020 - 14:16:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- At a time when the spread of the coronavirus infection takes a worrying momentum in The Gambia, [...] Full text...

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South African football legend snared by racist tweet

27 july 2020 - 12:38:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Football legend Mark Fish is on the ropes following a storm of criticism he [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says civilians killed in Cameroon's Anglophone regions

27 july 2020 - 08:47:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Cameroonian armed forces have attacked a health facility in the North-West region and arbitrarily arrested seven health [...] Full text...

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Ghana's former President Rawlings, NGO call for probe into lynching of 90-year-old woman

27 july 2020 - 05:23:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The lynching of a 90-year-old woman accused of being a witch in Kafaba, near Salaga, in [...] Full text...

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One gendarme killed in terrorist attack in Dioila region, southeast of Bamako

26 july 2020 - 13:44:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A gendarme was killed and a civilian wounded on Saturday in an attack by unidentified gunmen [...] Full text...

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Tanzanians bid farewell to departed former president Mkapa

26 july 2020 - 12:55:12
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Thousands of Tanzanians gathered at the Uhuru Stadium in the commercial capital, Dar es [...] Full text...

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France 'concerned' about delay in implementing ECOWAS recommendations to end Mali crisis

25 july 2020 - 15:48:58
Paris, France (PANA) - France has expressed concern at the delay in the implementation of recommendations of a mission of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian journalists association denounces colleague Ben Brik's one-year prison sentence

25 july 2020 - 13:47:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) strongly condemned, in a statement issued on Friday, the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls for action by Libyan authorities against smugglers after Eritrean refugee dies

25 july 2020 - 13:02:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has deplored "the tragic death" of a young [...] Full text...

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Tunisian navy thwarts six illegal migration attempts in 24 hours; 156 people arrested

25 july 2020 - 12:25:25
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy thwarted six attempts at clandestine migration from the Tunisian coast in [...] Full text...

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Libyan gov't says 238 bodies discovered in mass graves between 5 June and 23 July

25 july 2020 - 12:07:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Office for Search and Identification of the Missing has announced that it discovered [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: More than 180 Congolese stranded by pandemic in South Africa and Morocco repatriated

25 july 2020 - 11:43:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - After more than five months stranded in South Africa and Morocco because of the coronavirus pandemic, [...] Full text...

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Rights experts urge Nigeria to free humanist detained for blasphemy

25 july 2020 - 05:50:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities must immediately release prominent humanist and rights defender Mubarak Bala, who has been detained [...] Full text...

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Children in Nigeria, surrounding countries, continuing to endure ‘horrendous violations’: UN report

25 july 2020 - 05:31:36
New York, US (PANA) - Girls and boys in northeast Nigeria are continuing to endure brutal abuse at the hands [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN rights office says pandemic must not be used to stifle freedoms in Zimbabwe

25 july 2020 - 05:18:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic should not be used as an excuse to clamp down on fundamental [...] Full text...

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90-year-old woman accused on being a witch lynched in northern Ghana

24 july 2020 - 23:43:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A 90-year-old woman accused of being a witch was Thursday lynched at Kafaba, near Salaga, in [...] Full text...

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AFRICOM announces new evidence of deployment of Russian material via Wagner group

24 july 2020 - 21:16:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US military commandment for Africa (AFRICOM) announced here Friday it had new evidence that Russia, [...] Full text...

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AFRICOM announces new evidence of continued deployment of Russian equipment in Libya

24 july 2020 - 18:01:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. Africa Military Command (AFRICOM) has announced that it has new evidence that Russia, through [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Opposition wants the independent electoral commission reconstituted

24 july 2020 - 17:09:00
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian opposition coalition, composed of political groups and parties, including Henri Konan Bédié's PDCI, [...] Full text...

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Five activists convicted for contempt of court in Burkina Faso

24 july 2020 - 15:53:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Five social media activists were sentenced on Friday in Ouagadougou to terms ranging from 12 [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: UNOHCR concerned at clamp down on freedom of expression in Zimbabwe

24 july 2020 - 12:56:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday said it is [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Lawyer in hot water over Zindzi Mandela tweet

24 july 2020 - 12:45:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Johannesburg lawyer is being investigated by the Legal Practice Council (LPC) over an [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders to hold virtual meeting on Malian crisis on 27 July

24 july 2020 - 05:10:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on [...] Full text...

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Former Tanzanian president Mkapa passes on

23 july 2020 - 23:39:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s third president, Benjamin William Mkapa, has passed on, President John Joseph Magufuli announced [...] Full text...

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4 tons of mines and war explosives destroyed in Tripoli

23 july 2020 - 21:22:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  Four tons of explosives, mines and war remains of the conflict around the Libyan capital were [...] Full text...

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Master Class against racism, discrimination holds in the context of #BlackLivesMatter

23 july 2020 - 17:51:40
Paris, France (PANA) - In the face of growing inequality, racism, violence and intolerance at the heart of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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ADF approves UA100.4 million multi-country Covid-19 Response Support for 4 Southern African countries

23 july 2020 - 17:13:21
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Wednesday approved a UA100.4 [...] Full text...

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Italian Interior minister due in Tunisia to examine migration file

23 july 2020 - 15:15:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese announced on Wednesday that she will travel to Tunisia next week [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO, Africa CDC launch joint push for traditional medicine research in Africa for virus

23 july 2020 - 15:03:54
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - In a joint effort to enhance research and development of traditional medicines for COVID-19 in Africa, [...] Full text...

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Two gendarmes killed in terrorist attack in northern Mali

23 july 2020 - 13:06:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Two Malian gendarmes aboard the soup pick-up were killed on Tuesday in an attack by unidentified [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN, Borno State Governor express horror over killing of five aid workers by Boko Haram terrorists

23 july 2020 - 12:28:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations  Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, has condemned the killing of five [...] Full text...

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Eleven bodies discovered in new mass grave in Libya's Tarhouna

23 july 2020 - 11:19:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eleven bodies of unidentified people, blindfolded and with their hands tied, were discovered in a new [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Kenyan Mau Forest evictees’ plight intensifies as authorities fail to provide vital assistance

23 july 2020 - 10:20:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police violence and property destruction during elections on Kenya's Rift Valley and a lack of support afterward has [...] Full text...

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Rights experts call on Tanzania to end ‘crackdown’ on civic space

23 july 2020 - 05:42:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday that Tanzania should allow peaceful gatherings to [...] Full text...

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France accepts to receive young Guinean migrant admitted at Sciences Po

22 july 2020 - 23:57:53
Paris, France (PANA) - A young Guinean migrant, Amadou Diallo, in asylum in Greece where he obtained his baccalaureate at [...] Full text...

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RSF denounces arrest of investigation journalist in Zimbabwe

22 july 2020 - 22:27:43
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) Wednesday denounced the arrest Monday in Harare of Hopewell Chin'ono, a Zimbabwean [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan citizens in Tunisia estimated at 12,000 out of 53,000 foreigners

22 july 2020 - 21:55:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 12,000 out of the 53,000 foreigners living in Tunisia come from sub-Saharan African countries, an [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: GNA extends closure of air space in Libya for another 15 days

22 july 2020 - 16:33:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Aviation Office under the Ministry of Communications of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court calls for support for ECOWAS parliament to execute its referral mandate

22 july 2020 - 16:27:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, is drumming up support [...] Full text...

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Tunisian government unit dismantles extremist group

22 july 2020 - 15:58:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's  Terrorist Crimes Research Unit has dismantled a suspected extremist cell made up of five people, [...] Full text...

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Former Rwandan PM remanded for 30 days over issuing rubber cheques

22 july 2020 - 15:12:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - A primary court in Kigali on Wednesday remanded former Prime Minister  Pierre Damien Habumuremyi for 30 [...] Full text...

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UNICEF calls for greater investment in birth registration in Gambia

22 july 2020 - 14:05:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Despite appreciable progress in birth registration, an overwhelming number of children in The Gambia are without [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian plane catches fire at Shanghai Airport

22 july 2020 - 13:24:46
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia (PANA) -   An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777 freighter aircraft caught fire while loading cargo at Shanghai Pudong [...] Full text...

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Pressure mounts on Ghana minister to resign for firing a gun at voters' registration centre

22 july 2020 - 11:22:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Pressure is growing on Ghana's Minister for Special Development Initiatives, Mavis Hawa Koomson, to resign from [...] Full text...

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'Mauritian women live longer than men,' says Statistics Mauritius

22 july 2020 - 09:56:50
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian women live longer than men by some 6.5 years, as life expectancy for women is [...] Full text...

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Appointment or dismissal of military chiefs 'a presidential prerogative', says Nigerian presidency

22 july 2020 - 07:26:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency has told the Senate, which passed a resolution on Tuesday asking the Chief [...] Full text...

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South Africa's last surviving treason trialist dead at 95

22 july 2020 - 07:08:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Liberation hero and the last surviving Rivonia Treason Trialist Andrew Mlangeni died on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius PM says Safe City camera is a must to ensure public safety, security

22 july 2020 - 07:04:50
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday night told Parliament that wearing of protective masks [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch slams DRC's rights record

22 july 2020 - 04:58:03
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has given a thumbs down to the human rights record of the administration [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for investigation into 'alarming use of force' on peaceful protesters in Tunisia

22 july 2020 - 04:38:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Amnesty International has called on the Tunisian authorities to launch a thorough, independent and effective investigation [...] Full text...

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