UN must recognise ‘critical emergency’ malnutrition crisis in northwest Nigeria, says Medical charity

28 september 2022 - 11:43:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is calling on the humanitarian community to respond to the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR chief welcomes renewal of his mandate

28 september 2022 - 11:19:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has welcomed the renewal of his mandate [...] Full text...

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US welcomes opening of trial of CAR commander Abdel Kani by ICC

28 september 2022 - 06:31:24
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the opening of trial proceedings at the International Criminal Court [...] Full text...

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IGAD calls for swift response to Ebola outbreak in Uganda

27 september 2022 - 15:37:11
Djibouti, (Djibouti) - The Ebola outbreak in Uganda requires urgent steps to combat, the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly confirms Filippo Grandi as UN refugee agency chief for another two-and-a-half-years

27 september 2022 - 14:44:02
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly has confirmed Filippo Grandi of Italy as United Nations High Commissioner [...] Full text...

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Nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees return home from Zambia with UNHCR support

27 september 2022 - 14:38:14
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with the governments of Zambia and the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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South Sudan violence proliferating, warn independent rights experts

27 september 2022 - 05:26:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deeply disturbing violence is escalating “all over” South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts have [...] Full text...

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Central African Republic: Said trial opens at International Criminal Court

26 september 2022 - 16:41:27
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The trial of a paramilitary commander accused of carrying out or ordering crimes against humanity [...] Full text...

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UN Secretariat calls for release of Ivorian soldiers detained in Malian capital

26 september 2022 - 16:35:13
New York, US (PANA) - The Secretariat of the United Nations has expressed "grave concern" about the continued detention since 10 [...] Full text...

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5 dead, 13 injured in armed clashes in Zawiya in western Libya

26 september 2022 - 13:40:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least five people, including a child, were killed and 13 others wounded in armed clashes [...] Full text...

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Five dead, 13 injured in armed clashes in Libyan town near capital

26 september 2022 - 13:25:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least five people, including a child, were killed and 13 others wounded in armed clashes [...] Full text...

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WFP, Cabo Verde govt sign agreement to meet food, nutrition needs of school children

26 september 2022 - 05:34:14
Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - A week after schools reopened in Cabo Verde, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and [...] Full text...

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Beaches in South Africa's Plettenberg Bay closed after fatal shark attack

25 september 2022 - 15:04:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – All beaches in the popular Western Cape Town of Plettenberg Bay have been closed [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: High-level independent panel on security and development in crisis-torn Sahel region launched at UN

25 september 2022 - 12:49:46
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres and African leaders have launched a high-level panel to assess the [...] Full text...

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WFP in Kenya welcomes record funding from US government to fight hunger

25 september 2022 - 09:56:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$194.5 million from the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR, Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development launch Global Islamic Fund for Refugees

25 september 2022 - 06:41:02
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD) [...] Full text...

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Indian Ocean: The IOC launches activities of Governance, Peace and Stability (GPS) project

24 september 2022 - 11:04:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) launched on Thursday in Antananarivo, Madagascar, the first activities of the [...] Full text...

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Half of Sudan’s most vulnerable children could die without aid - UNICEF

23 september 2022 - 13:49:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely [...] Full text...

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Keen interest in South Africa's Land Expropriation Bill

23 september 2022 - 12:48:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – On 28 September, the final version of the Expropriation Bill, which is aimed at [...] Full text...

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UNHCR warns of surging needs in Sudan amid skyrocketing prices and gaps in humanitarian funding

23 september 2022 - 11:54:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), on Friday warned of "spiralling humanitarian needs" for refugees [...] Full text...

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Landmark trial for 2009 Guinea stadium massacre set to start on 28 September

23 september 2022 - 11:23:25
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The long-delayed trial of 11 men accused of responsibility for the 2009 Guinean security forces’ massacre of more than 150 [...] Full text...

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Sahel security crisis ‘poses a global threat’, Guterres warns

23 september 2022 - 05:14:24
New York, US (PANA) - Rising insecurity, including the proliferation of terrorist and other non-State armed groups, coupled with political [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese women suffer multiple gang rapes amid donor funding shortfalls

22 september 2022 - 23:17:58
New York, US (PANA) - The war in Ukraine has drastically cut funding for emergency medical and psychosocial care for [...] Full text...

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Gambian leader sneaks through backdoor to attend UNGA amidst Gambians protest

22 september 2022 - 20:02:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow was sneaked through the backdoor of his Manhattan hotel to attend the [...] Full text...

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The current cost-of-living crisis across the world is a wake-up call- President Barrow

22 september 2022 - 18:16:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow Thursday emphasized that the current cost-of-living crisis across the world was a wake-up [...] Full text...

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African data scientists to play more significant role in development

22 september 2022 - 16:22:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new platform to promote the use of data science in finding solutions to some of [...] Full text...

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African Muslim leaders meet Mali junta leader

22 september 2022 - 12:38:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, on Wednesday received a delegation of [...] Full text...

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Libyan delegation in France for sixth meeting of Interpol Chiefs of Police in Middle East and North Africa

21 september 2022 - 18:35:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- A delegation from the Ministry of Interior, headed by Major General Bashir Al-Amin, Deputy Minister for Security [...] Full text...

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World falling ‘far short’ of pledge to protect minority rights: Guterres

21 september 2022 - 18:31:51
New York, US (PANA) - The world is falling “far short” of commitments made three decades ago to protect minority communities, UN [...] Full text...

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Famine looms in Somalia, many ‘hunger hotspots’ are in deep trouble: UN Agencies warn

21 september 2022 - 18:22:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people facing life-threatening levels of hunger worldwide without immediate humanitarian aid, is expected to rise [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Govt rejects 'incomplete, incoherent, unsubstantiated' rights report on Tigray

21 september 2022 - 10:39:50
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has "categorically" rejected the report of International Commission of Human Rights Experts [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands release of Zimbabwean opposition MPs unjustly held for 100 days

21 september 2022 - 06:36:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The continued arbitrary detention of opposition leader and Member of Parliament Job Sikhala and MP Godfrey [...] Full text...

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Leaders’ Summit on Global Food Security to act on situation with urgency

21 september 2022 - 05:59:29
New York, US (PANA) - The leaders of several countries and organisations have flagged the critical global food security situation [...] Full text...

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Rise in mercenary forces trigger ‘rampant’ human rights violations

21 september 2022 - 05:24:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Human rights violations committed by mercenaries and private security companies create grave challenges for victims seeking [...] Full text...

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Gambia upholds education and skills acquisition as a right for every citizen - President Barrow

20 september 2022 - 18:48:37
  Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow, has said that The Gambia upholds education and skills acquisition as a [...] Full text...

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South African lawmaker denies animal trafficking claims

20 september 2022 - 11:36:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Johannesburg lawmaker has denied media reports that he has been involved in an [...] Full text...

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Mauritius distributes one cent coins with effigy of Queen Elizabeth II to Metro passengers

20 september 2022 - 09:27:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - One cent coins with the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II was distributed to passengers on Monday [...] Full text...

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UNHCR evacuates 29 refugees from Libya to Canada and Europe

19 september 2022 - 14:53:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Monday assisted 29 refugees to leave Libya on flights [...] Full text...

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WFP calls for access to conflict-affected communities in South Sudan's Upper Nile and Jonglei States

19 september 2022 - 06:33:34
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has called for the safe and secure passage [...] Full text...

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'Nearly half of global food crisis hungry are children'

19 september 2022 - 06:15:42
Rome, Italy (PANA) - School-aged children are bearing the brunt of today’s Global Food Crisis with devastating consequences for their [...] Full text...

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Guterres: ‘Global addiction to fossil fuels’ must end and a ‘renewables revolution’ jumpstarted

19 september 2022 - 05:53:50
New York, US (PANA) - Achieving a just and equitable energy transition is “one of the biggest challenges facing our [...] Full text...

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Financing education, imperative for 'peaceful, prosperous, stable societies’ – UN chief

18 september 2022 - 11:44:53
New York, US (PANA) - Education systems around the world need “more, not less money” the UN chief told journalists [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to observe national day of mourning Monday for Queen Elizabeth

17 september 2022 - 06:42:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius  (PANA) – Mauritius will on Monday observe a national day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, [...] Full text...

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Burundi must engage in ‘credible and inclusive’ move towards democratic rule - Rights expert

17 september 2022 - 05:20:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Burundi must engage more effectively in the rule of law and fight against impunity for violations [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Delta Airline secures Cape Town route

16 september 2022 - 13:19:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Delta Air Lines will begin flying from the US to Cape Town on 2 [...] Full text...

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‘Tsunami of hunger’ could trigger multiple famines, Security Council warned

16 september 2022 - 05:14:33
New York, US (PANA) - As risks of conflict-induced famine and widespread food insecurity continue to rise, the UN Emergency [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's President decorates soldiers who repelled terrorist attack in Oursi in the Sahel

15 september 2022 - 19:26:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, supreme head of the army, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, [...] Full text...

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Libya and UNICEF sign agreement for first Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

15 september 2022 - 15:58:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Government of Libya have signed a Memorandum of [...] Full text...

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Meeting of Directors of Civil Protection of African countries begins in Rabat

14 september 2022 - 21:25:47
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Sixth session of Directors General and Directors of Civil Protection of African countries opened here [...] Full text...

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Libya inaugurates first phase of 400 kw/d solar power project

14 september 2022 - 20:34:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first phase of a project to produce electricity from the solar cell system, with a [...] Full text...

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50 tonnes of war remnants destroyed in the Misrata region of central Libya

14 september 2022 - 18:11:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 50 tons of war remnants in residential and agricultural areas located from Misrata [...] Full text...

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Fuel depot explosion in southern Libyan town injures 17

14 september 2022 - 11:21:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An explosion at a fuel depot in Sebha, 800 km south of Tripoli, has injured 17 [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian needs ‘growing exponentially’ across Sudan, mission chief warns Security Council

14 september 2022 - 06:02:05
New York, US (PANA) - Civilians are in increasing danger, while humanitarian needs across Sudan “are growing exponentially”, the head [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS region to get an agency in charge of education soon

13 september 2022 - 19:28:19
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is planning to set up an agency in [...] Full text...

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UN agencies say catastrophic hunger levels leave 500,000 children at risk of dying in Somalia

13 september 2022 - 17:46:08
New York, US (PANA) - Catastrophic hunger levels in Somalia have left more than 513,000 children at risk of dying, [...] Full text...

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Six new bodies recovered following sinking of boat of illegal migrants in Tunisia

12 september 2022 - 17:07:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units have recovered six new bodies of people reported missing following the sinking, during [...] Full text...

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Some 50 million people in modern slavery: Report

12 september 2022 - 14:47:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Forced labour and marriage have increased significantly over the last five years, according to a new [...] Full text...

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Thousands stranded as commercial drivers’ strike in the Gambia

12 september 2022 - 14:12:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Thousands of Gambian commuters, students, and workers were stranded at bus stations across the country on [...] Full text...

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At least two Burkinabe soldiers killed in attack

12 september 2022 - 11:23:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least two Burkinabe soldiers were killed and four others wounded on Monday in an [...] Full text...

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Three UN peacekeepers in Mali injured in landmine blast

12 september 2022 - 09:30:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were injured on [...] Full text...

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Mauritian PM pays tribute to late Queen Elizabeth II of Britain

12 september 2022 - 09:08:31
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth  on Sunday expressed deepest condolences to King Charles III and the family of Queen Elizabeth [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Egyptian govt 'undermining' environmental groups

12 september 2022 - 07:55:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A human rights group on Monday criticised the Egyptian government for severely curtailing environmental groups’ ability to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN expert calls for more advances in protecting older persons

11 september 2022 - 06:32:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)) - Despite commendable progress on legal and policy safeguards for older persons, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to observe a day of national mourning following death of Queen Elizabeth II

10 september 2022 - 09:19:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will observe a day of national mourning on the day of the funeral of Queen [...] Full text...

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Classrooms must be places of ‘peace and learning’: UN chief

10 september 2022 - 09:01:49
New York, US (PANA) - Education is a fundamental human right and an essential driver for achieving peace and sustainable [...] Full text...

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Queen Elizabeth's Death Is a sad moment for Gambia - Historian Hassum Ceesay

09 september 2022 - 16:27:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - Gambian historian and Director General of the National Center for Arts and Culture Kassum Ceesay has described [...] Full text...

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Nearly 100,000 refugee arrivals in Uganda face enormous needs

09 september 2022 - 12:11:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid surging humanitarian needs for 96,000 refugees who have fled to Uganda so far this year, [...] Full text...

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Volker Türk appointed new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 

09 september 2022 - 06:18:23
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed on Thursday, Volker Türk of Austria as the next United [...] Full text...

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UN meeting upholds need to remember and support victims of terrorism

09 september 2022 - 06:05:37
New York, US (PANA) - Advancing the rights and needs of people whose lives have been upended by terrorism is [...] Full text...

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'Large scale influx of weapons to conflict-affected zones raises many concerns'

09 september 2022 - 05:22:38
New York, US (PANA)  -A large-scale influx of weapons to conflict-affected zones raises many concerns, including the potential for diversion, [...] Full text...

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Eight illegal migrants die off Tunisian coast

08 september 2022 - 19:33:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian coast guard recovered on Thursday the bodies of eight illegal migrants who died after [...] Full text...

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Multiple crises halt progress as 9 out of 10 countries fall backward in human development, UNDP report warns

08 september 2022 - 14:40:00
New York, USA (PANA) - The world must jolt itself out of its global paralysis to secure the future of [...] Full text...

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UN: More than 12,400 schools closed last year due to insecurity in West and Central Africa

08 september 2022 - 13:08:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Persistent and growing insecurity in Africa's Sahel region, the Lake Chad Basin and the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Mandela's daughter defends right to sell his possesions

08 september 2022 - 12:03:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Nelson Mandela’s daughter, Makaziwe, has been accused of selling his personal items [...] Full text...

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Secretary-General of Organisation internationale de la Francophonie visits Mauritius

08 september 2022 - 07:59:58
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), Mrs Louise Mushikiwabo, arrived in Mauritius Wednesday for [...] Full text...

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Abdallah Al-Lafi reaffirms continuation of efforts of Presidential Council for project of reconciliation in Libya

07 september 2022 - 21:17:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, stressed the continuation of the Council's [...] Full text...

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African Commission on Human Rights concerned about rights situation in Guinea

07 september 2022 - 14:09:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR), based in Banjul, The Gambia, is concerned [...] Full text...

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UN Chief condemns IED attack in Burkina Faso that killed at least 35 civilians

07 september 2022 - 13:26:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned the improvised explosive device (IED) attack that [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Cardinal discusses climate change issues with Mauritian PM

07 september 2022 - 08:16:58
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of the the Catholic Church in Nigeria on Tuesday met with the Mauritian [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US reiterates calls for ceasefire

07 september 2022 - 06:35:54
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has reiterated its concern about the renewed fighting in Ethiopia and called on [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: Human rights violations in Unity state committed with ‘impunity’

07 september 2022 - 06:15:15
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - As fighting continues in South Sudan, a new UN report released on Tuesday documents 173 [...] Full text...

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Somalia: UN’s top humanitarian forum warns of ‘tipping point’ as famine risk rises

07 september 2022 - 05:40:08
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia is at a “tipping point”, with hundreds of thousands of people at immediate risk of [...] Full text...

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Ten security agents injured in Guinea demonstration

06 september 2022 - 12:33:41
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Ten law enforcement officers, including seven gendarmes and three police officers, were injured on Monday during [...] Full text...

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ICC delegation follows up on preparations for Guinea stadium massacre trial

06 september 2022 - 12:17:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A delegation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrived on Monday in Conakry where the opening [...] Full text...

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WFP welcomes Japan's contribution to support refugees in Tanzania

06 september 2022 - 06:02:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday welcomed a US$500,000 contribution from [...] Full text...

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Somalia receiving unprecedented levels of food aid, with ‘famine at the door’

06 september 2022 - 05:13:26
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - As UN relief chief Martin Griffiths warned of an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe on Monday, the World [...] Full text...

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Nine migrants missing after boat sinks in Gulf of Gabes in Tunisia

05 september 2022 - 19:01:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Nine migrants are reported missing after a boat they were sailing in sank on Sunday in [...] Full text...

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Egypt prepares for flagship UN climate conference, in a year of unprecedented global weather shocks

05 september 2022 - 15:12:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Regional authorities in Egypt, the host country of the 2022 UN climate conference (COP27), are ramping [...] Full text...

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Concerns over growing xenophobic threat in South Africa

05 september 2022 - 12:31:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The High Commission of Nigeria has warned citizens living in South Africa to be [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charities say almost 2 million people displaced amid worst food crisis in a decade in Burkina Faso

05 september 2022 - 11:14:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Nearly one in 10 people in Burkina Faso have been displaced by conflict, humanitarian charities [...] Full text...

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Kenyan peacekeepers complete troop rotation in DRC

05 september 2022 - 08:07:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan peacekeepers made up of a quick response unit have completed a troop rotation in the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian security forces kill three suspected terrorists

03 september 2022 - 15:51:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security forces on Friday killed three suspected members of the terrorist Jundu Al Khalida during [...] Full text...

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Five civilians injured in new clashes southwest of Tripoli

03 september 2022 - 15:14:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At Least five civilians were injured in clashes overnight from Friday to Saturday morning in the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Supreme Court retreats to deliver judgement on presidential election

03 september 2022 - 08:27:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's top court on Friday finalised hearing a case challenging the election of Deputy President William [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US special envoy for Horn of Africa to travel to Ethiopia and the region

03 september 2022 - 06:24:36
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, will travel to Ethiopia and [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council condemns Tripoli clashes

02 september 2022 - 15:45:14
New York, US (PANA) - Members of the UN Security Council have condemned the violent clashes perpetrated by armed groups [...] Full text...

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Guinea pressure group calls for another unauthorised demonstration on Monday

02 september 2022 - 14:27:26
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean pressure group, the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), which was recently [...] Full text...

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Fifty-six illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast

02 september 2022 - 13:58:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 56 illegal migrants of various Arab nationalities were rescued at sea north of [...] Full text...

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More than 10,000 people killed in Burkina Faso in terrorist attacks since 2015

02 september 2022 - 13:29:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 10,000 people comprising  civilians and soldiers have been killed since 2015 in terrorist [...] Full text...

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Italian Embassy in Libya names new Consul General in Benghazi

02 september 2022 - 13:14:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian Embassy in Libya announced on Thursday the appointment of Francesco Saverio De Luigi as the new [...] Full text...

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Armed clashes in Tripoli leave Libya's political crisis unresolved

02 september 2022 - 07:48:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Last weekend's clashes in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, had a familiar ending: they proved that clashes [...] Full text...

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Police in the field embody ‘promise, hope and optimism’ of whole UN: Guterres

02 september 2022 - 05:17:17
New York, US (PANA) - Police officers from more than 90 countries who serve at UN operations around the world [...] Full text...

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UNESCO chief calls for transforming education, with 244 million still out of school

01 september 2022 - 16:28:58
Paris, France (PANA) - The bell is ringing for the start of a new school year in many countries, but [...] Full text...

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Libya: German development agency to open office in Benghazi

01 september 2022 - 13:09:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the management board of the eastern municipality of Benghazi, al-Sagher Omran Boujwari, has [...] Full text...

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Libyan authorities find 15 unidentified bodies in two mass graves in Sirte

01 september 2022 - 12:59:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fifteen unidentified bodies were found in two mass graves in the courtyard of the Ibn Sina [...] Full text...

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Convicted South African former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius demands parole hearing

01 september 2022 - 12:25:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Convicted killer Oscar Pistorius has approached the courts in an attempt to force prison [...] Full text...

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Road accidents kill 44 in six months in Mauritius

01 september 2022 - 07:24:50
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius said on Wednesday that 44 persons died as a result of road accidents between [...] Full text...

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Greek coast guard rescues 30 migrants

31 august 2022 - 16:30:18
Athens, Greece (PANA) - The Greek authorities said on Tuesday that they had rescued a group of 30 people from [...] Full text...

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UNHCR resettles 41 refugees from Libya in Norway

31 august 2022 - 16:24:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- A total of 41 refugees have left Libya this week by air to be resettled in Norway, [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: Govt accuses TPLF of expanding war to border areas with Sudan

31 august 2022 - 15:18:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia on Wednesday accused the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) regional force [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL urges action on enforced disappearances as part of national reconciliation process

31 august 2022 - 11:51:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Tuesday called on the relevant authorities to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian rights commission worries about renewed fighting

31 august 2022 - 11:22:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has expressed worry about the renewal of the war between [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Sudan summons Ethiopian Ambassador over 'unfounded' allegation of violation of its air space

31 august 2022 - 09:23:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned the Ambassador of Ethiopia, Yeptal Amiru, over his statement that a [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UNICEF urges all sides to agree an immediate ceasefire 'for the sake of children'

31 august 2022 - 07:50:12
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has urged all sides to the Ethiopian conflict to agree [...] Full text...

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US welcomes arrival of Ukraine wheat for East Africa

31 august 2022 - 06:22:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the arrival in Djibouti of 23,300 metric tons of Ukrainian [...] Full text...

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Libya: Political stalemate and lack of progress on elections

31 august 2022 - 05:17:00
New York, US (PANA) - Leaders in Libya must take immediate steps to resolve their political impasse, which is spilling [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president pledges support for over 500,000 victims of floods

30 august 2022 - 18:41:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday pledged support for over 500,000 victims of floods in Nigeria since the [...] Full text...

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Coast guards return 1,216 illegal migrants to Libya in one week, says IOM

30 august 2022 - 12:45:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,216 migrants were landed on the Libyan coast from 21 to 27 August, [...] Full text...

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Libyan belligerents urged to respect international humanitarian law

30 august 2022 - 12:17:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Independent Fact-Finding Mission in Libya has called on all parties involved in the [...] Full text...

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WFP welcomes Japanese support to provide emergency food for displaced families in Sudan

30 august 2022 - 10:38:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$4.5 million from the [...] Full text...

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Burkinabé peacekeeper in Mali is UN Woman Police Officer of the Year

30 august 2022 - 07:04:26
New York, US (PANA) - A peacekeeper from Burkina Faso serving in Mali has been honoured for her work to [...] Full text...

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ICC to open office in Sudan, ICC Prosecutor says

30 august 2022 - 06:21:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has agreed to establish a representation office for the International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...

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At least 28 "terrorists" neutralised, one soldier killed in two operations in Burkina Faso'

30 august 2022 - 05:29:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Armed Forces of Burkina Faso carried out a series of operations on Sunday against [...] Full text...

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Drugs seized at Johannesburg airport

29 august 2022 - 12:18:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police have confirmed that customs officials seized drugs worth US$14 million at OR Tambo International [...] Full text...

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Military prosecutor orders arrest of four people, including PM appointed by Parliament, for Tripoli clashes

29 august 2022 - 12:13:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Military Prosecutor of the Government of National Unity (GNU) has ordered the arrest of four [...] Full text...

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Eighth TICAD ends with declaration on pillars of cooperation

29 august 2022 - 11:38:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-8) ended on Sunday with a declaration on [...] Full text...

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AU reiterates 'strong commitment' for peace in Libya

29 august 2022 - 10:49:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has reiterated its strong commitment to intensify support for peace and national [...] Full text...

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Man killed by lion at Accra zoo

29 august 2022 - 06:36:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A middle-aged man, described by the Forestry Commission of Ghana as "an intruder", died on Sunday [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Mediator ends second round of talks in Guinea

28 august 2022 - 15:27:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the Guinea crisis, former [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 1: Libya: Uneasy calm in Tripoli after bloody clashes on Saturday left 32 dead

28 august 2022 - 13:47:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An uneasy calm prevails in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Sunday a day after bloody clashes [...] Full text...

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UN chief Guterres calls for immediate cessation of bloody Tripoli clashes

28 august 2022 - 10:54:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed "deep concern" about reports of violent clashes in the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UNICEF strongly condemns air strike that hit kindergarten in Mekelle

28 august 2022 - 05:45:41
New York, US (PANA) - The UN children's fund (UNICEF) has strongly condemned the air strike in Mekelle, the capital [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UNHCR’s chief urges more backing for solutions as the country continues to host refugees

28 august 2022 - 05:21:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, concluded a visit to the [...] Full text...

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More than one million tonnes of grain and food items exported under Black Sea deal: UN

28 august 2022 - 05:12:11
New York, US (PANA) - Exports of Ukrainian grain and other foodstuffs under a landmark agreement amid the ongoing war, [...] Full text...

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Libya: Death toll in Tripoli clashes rises to 13

27 august 2022 - 18:19:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The death toll in deadly clashes from Friday night in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, between armed [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 2: Libya: Four dead, 20 injured in Tripoli clashes

27 august 2022 - 16:59:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four people have been confirmed dead and 20 injured in deadly clashes from Friday night in [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 1: Libya: UN calls for immediate end to armed clashes in Tripoli

27 august 2022 - 15:11:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called for an "immediate cessation" of hostilities [...] Full text...

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Libya: Clashes erupt between rival armed groups in Tripoli

27 august 2022 - 13:20:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Armed clashes erupted in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, overnight only days after the United Nations and [...] Full text...

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Ugandan arrested with drugs in Mauritius

27 august 2022 - 09:57:33
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Ugandan, Yusuf Kayiwa Sseluyange, was arrested on 21 August, 2022 with 536 grams of heroin, [...] Full text...

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Unprecedented flooding affects more than 340,000 people in Chad

27 august 2022 - 05:10:45
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Torrential rainfall has triggered unprecedented flooding in Chad, affecting more than 340,000 people living in 55,000 [...] Full text...

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UNHCR evacuates 19 asylum seekers from Libya to Europe

26 august 2022 - 18:45:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 19 refugees and asylum seekers, including children, were safely evacuated from Libya to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Stay away from where TPLF's military equipment, training facilities are located, warns Gov't

26 august 2022 - 16:57:17
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government on Friday called on "our people living in Tigray Region" to stay away [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL concerned about restrictions on civilians in Bouhadi in central Libya

26 august 2022 - 16:08:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) says it is closely monitoring reports of "restrictions [...] Full text...

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At least seven dead in mining convoy attack in eastern Burkina Faso

26 august 2022 - 15:58:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least seven people were killed  on Friday in an attack on a mining convoy [...] Full text...

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Gendarmerie post attacked in western Burkina Faso

26 august 2022 - 12:24:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The gendarmerie post in Houndé, in western Burkina Faso, was attacked on Thursday night by [...] Full text...

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UN reiterates concern over potential violence in Libya

26 august 2022 - 11:41:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations has reiterated its concern about a potential violence in Libya following the mobilisation [...] Full text...

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About 200,000 people impacted by Sudan rains: UN

26 august 2022 - 10:28:03
New York, US (PANA) - About 200,000 people across Sudan have been impacted by heavy rains and flooding since the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso junta leader reorganises army to better fight terrorism

26 august 2022 - 06:04:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe transitional president, Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, on Thursday announced the creation of a [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray authorities deny fuel raid as hostilities resume amid humanitarian crisis

25 august 2022 - 22:04:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Tigray authorities on Thursday denied raiding 12 fuel tankers from a World Food Program [...] Full text...

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WFP chief asks Tigrayan authorities to return stollen fuel stocks

25 august 2022 - 16:54:40
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday asked the Tigrayan authorities to immediately return stollen fuel [...] Full text...

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Exhibition of Malian cultural goods opens in Bamako

25 august 2022 - 16:23:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An exhibition of cultural property from excavations, inventory, looting and illicit trafficking dubbed "Protect our cultural [...] Full text...

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One worker dies after fire at Libyan oil field

25 august 2022 - 15:37:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One worker has died and another injured after a fire broke out at an oil field [...] Full text...

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South African lawmakers cleared in hate speech case

25 august 2022 - 13:52:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Johannesburg court on Thursday dismissed lobby group AfriForum's application to declare as hate [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: AU, IGAD call for cessation of hostilities between Government and TPLF

25 august 2022 - 10:10:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the sub-regional Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have added their [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US concerned about renewed hostilities in Ethiopia

25 august 2022 - 06:28:03
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has expressed concern about reports of renewed hostilities in Ethiopia and called on [...] Full text...

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Drought, hunger and fighting leave Ethiopia in ‘very difficult humanitarian situation’ : UN

25 august 2022 - 05:11:44
New York, US (PANA) - Amidst deteriorating levels of malnutrition and Ethiopia’s worst drought in 40 years, 17 million people are [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: Guterres 'shocked, saddened' by resuption of hostilities in Ethiopia

24 august 2022 - 17:25:04
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he is  "saddened and shocked" at the resumption of hostilities [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Cameroon launch fresh partnership to repatriate refugees to Nigerian State

24 august 2022 - 16:31:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Cameroon have launched a fresh partnership for the repatriation of thousands of Internally Displaced Persons [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian Defence Ministry claims plane delivering arms to rebel TPLF shot down

24 august 2022 - 15:51:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia announced on Wednesday that its Air Force has shot down a plane that was [...] Full text...

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UN team in Algeria calls for support for Sahrawi refugees, as food prices surge

24 august 2022 - 13:30:01
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Faced with a deteriorating nutrition situation in the Sahrawi refugee camps, including over 75 percent cuts [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeepers concerned about security of 'thousands of civilians' caught up in clashes

24 august 2022 - 11:00:14
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is concerned about the safety and security [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to showcase history of slavery to the world

24 august 2022 - 08:28:27
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mauritius (UOM), Professor Sanjeev Sobhee, on Tuesday said that there is need [...] Full text...

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UN fund reports ‘solid results’ empowering girls and boys in crises with opportunity of quality education

24 august 2022 - 05:27:10
New York US (PANA) - Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted [...] Full text...

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Darfur: Trial of Janjaweed leader must not be ‘a false dawn’ for justice, Security Council hears

24 august 2022 - 05:16:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The trial of senior Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb – the first prosecution to get underway at [...] Full text...

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Curfew extended for 45 days in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso

23 august 2022 - 18:50:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The curfew introduced as part of the fight against terrorism has been extended for 45 [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for recommitment to 'dialogue, diplomacy and mutual trust'

23 august 2022 - 05:30:23
New York, US (PANA) - Recommit to “dialogue, diplomacy and mutual trust”, Secretary-General António Guterres urged ambassadors in the UN [...] Full text...

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Africa drought: Some children just ‘one disease away from catastrophe’ UNICEF warns

23 august 2022 - 05:18:06
New York, US (PANA) - UN Children’s Fund UNICEF on Tuesday warned that children in the Horn of Africa and [...] Full text...

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Fight against terrorism: Burkina Faso and Niger pool resources

22 august 2022 - 20:36:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso and Niger agreed here Monday to act together and strengthen cooperation in defense [...] Full text...

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Haftar's forces say they have shot down an unidentified drone over Benghazi in eastern Libya

22 august 2022 - 20:11:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - General Ahmed Al-Mesmari, spokesperson for the eastern-based Libyan National Army led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, announced [...] Full text...

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Three bodies of sub-Saharan migrants found off Tunisian coast

22 august 2022 - 15:03:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian civil protection units operating in the Ras Jedir area bordering Libya, in collaboration with the [...] Full text...

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UN rights watchdog demands investigations into killings, arrests of demonstrators in Guinea

22 august 2022 - 12:04:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, has sent a letter to [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns bloody terrorist attack on Somalia hotel

22 august 2022 - 05:30:00
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned the terrorist attack by terrorists on the Hayat Hotel [...] Full text...

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'Make sure that victims of terrorism are never forgotten’: UN chief

22 august 2022 - 05:15:28
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António on Sunday paid tribute to victims of terrorism, marking the international day [...] Full text...

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FNDC calls for further peaceful demonstrations in Guinea

21 august 2022 - 16:23:23
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), a Guinean citizens' movement recently dissolved [...] Full text...

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More than 112,000 students start main baccalaureate exams in Libya on Sunday

21 august 2022 - 15:02:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 112,956 candidates are sitting for the final examination for the secondary school leaving [...] Full text...

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US 'strongly condemns' bloody terrorist attack at Mogadishu hotel

21 august 2022 - 07:43:54
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has strongly condemned the bloody attack at the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu [...] Full text...

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UN chief oversees departure of two ships involved in Black Sea Grain Initiative for Horn of Africa

20 august 2022 - 19:59:04
Istanbul, Türkiye (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres on Saturday oversaw the departure of two ships involved in the Black [...] Full text...

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Ivorian army chief reassures troops about 49 soldiers arrested in Mali

20 august 2022 - 17:50:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chief of Staff of the Ivorian Armed Forces, Lassina Doumbia, has recommended moral resilience [...] Full text...

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Benin Armed Forces warn against use of its identity to scam the people

20 august 2022 - 17:42:32
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin Armed Forces has warned against the use of its identity on social networks by [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy units rescue 101 Arab and African migrants

20 august 2022 - 13:14:46
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian navy units rescued 101 migrants from Arab and African countries off the Tunisian coast this [...] Full text...

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Japan supports WFP's response to food insecurity and malnutrition in Mali

20 august 2022 - 05:38:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Government of Japan has provided an additional US$2 million contribution to the United Nations World [...] Full text...

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WFP scales up assistance as historic drought raises famine threat in Horn of Africa

19 august 2022 - 19:12:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is expanding assistance in the Horn of Africa as levels [...] Full text...

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Guterres: World Humanitarian Day salutes ‘the best of humanity’

19 august 2022 - 16:47:33
New York, US (PANA) - The hundreds of thousands of aid workers globally who dedicate their lives to assist people [...] Full text...

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At least 114 suspected terrorists neutralized in one month in Burkina Faso

19 august 2022 - 14:06:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 114 alleged terrorists were neutralized between 15 July and 15 August during various [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeepers 'temporarily suspend' operations in DR Congo city

19 august 2022 - 10:02:24
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping force has temporarily suspended its operations in the eastern city of Butembo, where [...] Full text...

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British national gets 24 years in prison for drug trafficking in Mauritius

19 august 2022 - 07:39:16
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A British national, Neil Hilton, has been sentenced by a Port-Louis court to 24 years in [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: ‘Urgent collective efforts’ needed in most dangerous humanitarian situation

19 august 2022 - 05:12:50
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - As the world celebrates World Humanitarian Day on Friday, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South [...] Full text...

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IOM repatriates 174 Nigerians from Libya

18 august 2022 - 11:33:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has repatriated 174 Nigerians stranded in Libya back home, bringing to [...] Full text...

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Japan donates US$ 9 million to WFP to tackle food insecurity in South Sudan

18 august 2022 - 11:01:26
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed two contributions totalling around US$9 million, [...] Full text...

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WHO warns of disease threat amid Horn of Africa drought

18 august 2022 - 05:26:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday highlighted the need to support millions [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s national power grid cut as electricity workers shut all transmission substations

17 august 2022 - 20:51:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Electricity workers under the auspices of the Nigeria Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) in the Transmission [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Mediator for Guinea expected in Conakry on Sunday

17 august 2022 - 12:13:09
Cotonou Benin (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Mediator for Guinea, former Beninese President Boni Yayi, [...] Full text...

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US gives additional $68 million to World Food Programme

17 august 2022 - 05:24:42
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The U.S. Government announced on Tuesday that it will contribute more than $68 million through USAID’s [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Prominent South African attorney dies

16 august 2022 - 17:15:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s Legal Practice Council (LPC) and Premier Soccer League (PSL) on Tuesday conveyed [...] Full text...

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Guinea's former ruling party calls for demonstrations against junta

16 august 2022 - 13:38:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former ruling party in Guinea, the Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée (RPG Arc-en-ciel), believes "the [...] Full text...

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First WFP vessel leaves Ukraine for Horn of Africa

16 august 2022 - 11:45:40
Rome Italy (PANA) - The first maritime shipment of Ukrainian wheat grain for humanitarian operations run by the UN World [...] Full text...

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Mauritius celebrates 174th centenarian

16 august 2022 - 08:44:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity on Monday celebrated the 174th centenarian, the [...] Full text...

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US sanctions three senior Liberian Government officials

16 august 2022 - 05:13:07
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has imposed sanctions on three senior Liberian government officials for their alleged involvement [...] Full text...

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UN troop rotations in Mali mission resume

15 august 2022 - 18:50:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - UN troop rotations in the peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) resumed on Monday with a new [...] Full text...

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Prominent South African musician Tokollo Tshabalala dies

15 august 2022 - 12:32:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prominent South African musician Tokollo Tshabalala died in the early hours of Monday. The founding [...] Full text...

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