Trial of repatriated Rwandan rebel spokesperson Sankara postponed again after witnesses fail to appear

04 june 2020 - 19:30:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Several witnesses in a terrorism trial involving the deported spokesperson of the so-called National Forces for [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Tourism professionals demonstrate in front of the seat of government

04 june 2020 - 18:29:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tourism professionals organized a sit-in on Thursday in front of the Tunisian government palace in Kasbah, [...] Full text...

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Niger: Maradi region registers some 36,000 new refugees from Nigeria

04 june 2020 - 18:05:39
Maradi, Niger (PANA) - More than 36,000 new refugees from Nigeria have converged on the Maradi region of Niger, fleeing [...] Full text...

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CSOs condemn changes in Benin's electoral law

04 june 2020 - 16:59:22
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Electoral Platform has condemned changes made by legislators on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Experts examine how fashion entrepreneurs can conquer COVID-19

04 june 2020 - 16:23:58
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative on Tuesday launched its first webinar series to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegalese singer, Zambia’s Health Minister, AfDB VP seek African solidarity post-COVID-19

04 june 2020 - 16:21:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - How can Africa build on the solidarity shown during the coronavirus pandemic to achieve the [...] Full text...

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National Council of Malian civil society calls on authorities to safeguard social stability

04 june 2020 - 15:58:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian National Council of Civil Society (CNSC) on Thursday urged political authorities to prioritize social dialogue, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Defence Hdqrs launches offensive as military kills 392 bandits

04 june 2020 - 15:37:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that 392 bandits were killed in the northwest and [...] Full text...

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NAPTIP urges Nigerians to report any rape case in their vicinity

04 june 2020 - 14:41:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), a lead body in the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: South African lobby group flags police brutality in containing pandemic

04 june 2020 - 13:45:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African lobby group AfriForum has laid charges against Pretoria at the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Malian soldier killed by unidentified gunmen in central region

04 june 2020 - 13:26:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian soldier was killed on Tuesday in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Douentza town [...] Full text...

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Troops loyal to Government of National Accord expel Haftar's foces from Tripoli

04 june 2020 - 12:16:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The entire territory forming Tripoli's administrative borders is now under the control of the forces of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: University of Botswana fast tracks e-learning and teaching

04 june 2020 - 09:34:31
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As part of measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on teaching and learning, University of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gets new Police chief

04 june 2020 - 07:00:54
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mr. Khemraj Servansingh has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Police of Mauritius, police sources [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Severe malnutrition drops from 35.1pct in 2009 to 25.4 pct in 2019

03 june 2020 - 23:57:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Severe malnutrition In Burkina Faso dropped from 35.1 percent in 2009 to 25.4 percent in [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj congratulates governmental forces for taking control of Tripoli airport

03 june 2020 - 23:18:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the government of national accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: More than 2 million people to be affected by food insecurity between June and August

03 june 2020 - 22:17:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Between June and August, some 2,151,970 people spread across all regions of the country will [...] Full text...

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Libyan governmental forces announce taking control of international Tripoli airport from pro-Haftar forces

03 june 2020 - 21:42:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forces of the government of national accord  (GNA) Wednesday recaptured the international Tripoli airport from the [...] Full text...

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Western govts, organizations call for justice for prosters killed in Sudan

03 june 2020 - 19:30:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN) and the United States of America (USA) have each [...] Full text...

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Mauritania opens investigation after soldier committed murder in the river valley

03 june 2020 - 18:53:29
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian justice has opened a preliminary investigation after a soldier allegedly killed a young carter, [...] Full text...

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HRW urges Haftar to stop using landmines in Libya

03 june 2020 - 17:35:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human Right Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called on Marshal Khalifa Hafter to renew his commitment and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 189 stranded Indians flown home from Khartoum

03 june 2020 - 17:03:35
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - India has commended the Sudanese government for facilitating the repatriation of 189 stranded Indian nationals because [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Bishops call for the reopening of places of worship in Congo

03 june 2020 - 16:57:54
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Bishops on Wednesday called for they termed "organized reopening of places of worship". They made the [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International wants the Special Criminal Court in CAR fully operational

03 june 2020 - 16:42:05
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) has called for renewed efforts to make the Special Criminal Court in the [...] Full text...

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Mali's Constitutional Court warns political groupings against undermining social cohesion

03 june 2020 - 15:30:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Mali has noted "with regret that political parties and movements, in defiance [...] Full text...

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Civil society organizations appeal for care of migrants in Tunisia

03 june 2020 - 15:17:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Sixty-six Tunisian civil society organizations and associations have launched an appeal to address the situation of [...] Full text...

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New journalists' union launched in Burundi

03 june 2020 - 15:03:38
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian Journalists Alliance is the new union of local media professionals whose activities were officially launched [...] Full text...

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Trial of repatriated Rwandan rebel spokesperson Sankara set to start Thursday

03 june 2020 - 14:53:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The trial of the deported spokesperson of the so-called National Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya records 74 virus deaths, infection cases reach 2,216

03 june 2020 - 14:48:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Three people succumbed to Coronavirus during the last 24 hours as Kenya's death toll rose to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's military 'kills' 75 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, including top commanders

03 june 2020 - 12:27:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Wednesday said that its troops have killed 75 Boko Haram/Islamic State [...] Full text...

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European Union condemns latest terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso

03 june 2020 - 12:16:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The European Union Delegation and the heads of the diplomatic missions of EU member states [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana evacuates 400 citizens so far, 94 expected on Wednesday

03 june 2020 - 12:03:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Over 400 Botswana citizens and permanent residents have been assisted to safely return home from South [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenyans condemn brutal enforcement of anti-virus measures

03 june 2020 - 11:57:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The killing of 15 people by Kenya Police during a dusk-to-dawn curfew to curb the spread [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief underlines need to protect refugees and migrants in pandemic

03 june 2020 - 05:47:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has expressed the hope that the COVID-19 crisis will lead to a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Amnesty International deplores Nigerian govt's “poor response” to rising rape cases

02 june 2020 - 21:28:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Global human rights group Amnesty International (AI) said here Tuesday the poor response of the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Libya's Interior Minister wants to absorb pro-GNA combatants into mainstream force

02 june 2020 - 19:15:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Saying that he has drawn from experiences of some countries that have experienced civil wars, the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt orders investigation into rape, murder of university student, another minor

02 june 2020 - 18:44:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – After days of rage, the Federal Government has directed the Police to unravel the circumstances surrounding the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean arrested for cybercrime in Botswana

02 june 2020 - 18:15:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Police Service (BPS) has arrested a Zimbabwean for committing cybercrime through publishing false information on [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s govt. demands transparent, credible and objective investigation into Momodou Lamin Sisay murder

02 june 2020 - 18:08:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government  of the Gambia has asked it embassy in Washington DC to engage the relevant [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ruling party condemns US police brutality on blacks

02 june 2020 - 17:45:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling ANC on Tuesday said it was concerned about the numerous incidents [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegalese leader again postpones reopening of school

02 june 2020 - 17:03:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Head of State, Macky Sall, has postponed the reopening of schools, which was scheduled to [...] Full text...

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Burundi's communication chief 'satisfied with media coverage of' general elections

02 june 2020 - 15:49:24
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's  president of the National Council for Communication (CNC), Nestor Bankumukunzi, on Tuesday praised the "high [...] Full text...

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15 civilians killed in attack by unidentified gunmen in central Mali

02 june 2020 - 14:53:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Fifteen people were killed in an attack perpetrated last Wednesday by unidentified armed men against Taama [...] Full text...

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Kenyans protest US police killing of African-American man

02 june 2020 - 13:57:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans angered by the killing of an African American man by a white policeman on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Five civilians killed in terrorist attack in northern Niger

02 june 2020 - 13:19:20
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Five civilians were killed on Sunday in an alleged terrorist attack on Intikane village, in the [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Mozambican authorities to protect civilians while pursuing armed groups

02 june 2020 - 13:03:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Mozambican government troops to protect civilians as they carry out operations [...] Full text...

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Ghana's president Nana Akufo-Addo condemns killing of unarmed black man in US

02 june 2020 - 05:38:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has condemned the recent killing of George Floyd, an unarmed African [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Domestic flights to resume June 21, Aviation Minister

01 june 2020 - 21:09:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Minister of Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika Monday announced here that domestic flights, which had been suspended [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari eases restrictions on worship at churches and mosques, retains ban on inter-state travels, mass gatherings

01 june 2020 - 20:05:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Monday approved the implementation of the second national response phase of the war [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister moves to check illegal migration with neighbouring countries

01 june 2020 - 18:39:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Minister of the Libyan government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, has called on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia FM commends the strong Pan-African solidarity in fight aganst COVID-19

01 june 2020 - 17:55:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Foreign Minister, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has commended the strong pan-African solidarity that has manifested [...] Full text...

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Mali: Two National Guards killed in Timbuktu by unidentified armed men

01 june 2020 - 16:51:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two members of the National Guard were killed and another missing on Friday in Timbuktu (northeast [...] Full text...

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Red Cross worker killed in attack on humanitarian convoy in north-central Burkina Faso

01 june 2020 - 14:58:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least ten people including five Burkinabe gendarmes were killed on Saturday in an attack [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's 'deadly week' in May sees terrorist attacks claim dozens of lives

01 june 2020 - 10:27:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The last week of May was deadly in Burkina Faso with terrorist attacks in several [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: India, China, Israel evacuate citizens from Nigeria

01 june 2020 - 07:02:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace, on Sunday evacuated 312 Indians, who were stranded in Nigeria following [...] Full text...

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US names Zimbabwe as one of its main 'foreign adversaries'

01 june 2020 - 06:21:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States has named Zimbabwe among foreign adversaries who are trying to stoke the current [...] Full text...

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Three Guineans, two Ivorians arrested for illegally crossing into Tunisia from Algeria

01 june 2020 - 06:13:47
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian gendarmerie on Sunday arrested three Guineans and two Ivorians for illegally crossing into the [...] Full text...

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Five killed, 12 wounded in shelling of Tripoli residential district

01 june 2020 - 05:53:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – At least five people were killed and 12 others wounded on Sunday when shells hit some [...] Full text...

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Gambian human rights activist urges govt. to demand justice for slain African-Americans

31 may 2020 - 19:37:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Prominent human rights activist in The Gambia, Madi Jobarteh, has urged the Gambian government to demand [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military airstrikes kills four bandits, destroy their logistics warehouse in Zamfara State

31 may 2020 - 17:27:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Sunday said that Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrikes destroyed a bandits’ [...] Full text...

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Gambians to protest murder of Momodou Lamin Sisay, George Floyd and Breonna Tayler in the US

31 may 2020 - 15:57:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Leading human rights activist in The Gambia, Madi Jobarteh, has said that Civil society organizations (CSOs) [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs call for national reconciliation, rejection of violence

31 may 2020 - 10:22:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Saying that national reconciliation must be embraced, 44 members of Libya's House of Representatives have called [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Curfew lifted, all economic activities resume under strict sanitary measures in Mauritius

31 may 2020 - 10:01:03
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritians on Sunday resumed their normal activities shortly after the government’s decision to lift the sanitary [...] Full text...

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AU Chief slams US govt. following the murder of blackman George Floyd

31 may 2020 - 07:56:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Friday strongly condemned the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB boosts Senegal's pandemic economic, social resilience programme

30 may 2020 - 14:47:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday approved a loan of 88 million [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso government condemns attack that killed 15 people in northern province

30 may 2020 - 14:12:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's government on Saturday condemned the attack that killed 15 people in the north [...] Full text...

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UN Humanitarian Coordinator calls for killers of 30 migrants in Libya to be brought to justice

30 may 2020 - 13:08:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, has denounced the shooting of illegal migrants [...] Full text...

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At least 15 civilians killed in northern Burkina Faso

30 may 2020 - 10:41:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  At least 15 traders were killed on Friday evening in an attack on a convoy [...] Full text...

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US ambassador in Libya deplores "tragic murder" of 30 migrants, Bangladeshi in the majority

29 may 2020 - 23:19:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US ambassador in Libya, Richard Norland, Friday condemned the "tragic murder" of 30 migrants in [...] Full text...

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25 Tunisian illegal migrants arrested off Cape Bon coasts

29 may 2020 - 19:47:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Units of the Tunisian navy early on Friday in the Cape Bon peninsula, northeast Tunisia, impounded [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: At least 296 people killed by armed attackers in 6 months in Ituri - UN

29 may 2020 - 19:19:31
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - At least 296 people were killed, 151 others injured and 38 people raped, including many [...] Full text...

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Sudan, WFP sign agreement on Sudanese family support programme

29 may 2020 - 19:12:03
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Government of Sudan and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday signed a Memorandum of [...] Full text...

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ICC eases the conditions for the release of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé

29 may 2020 - 18:00:24
Paris, France (PANA) - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday announced that it has reviewed [...] Full text...

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Libya denounces "heinous massacre" of illegal migrants in Mezda, near Tripoli

29 may 2020 - 17:45:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the government of national accord (GNA) has called the [...] Full text...

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Seven healthcare workers, civilian killed in Somalia

29 may 2020 - 16:03:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Eight people including seven health workers and a civilian have been killed after their abduction at [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights , AU Commission chiefs urge “serious action” to halt US police killings of unarmed African Americans

29 may 2020 - 15:43:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mic Commhelle Bachelet on Thursday condemned the killing of George [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS at 45 and the dream of its founding fathers (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)

29 may 2020 - 13:41:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - After almost five decades of existence, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), arguably Africa’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya government seeks justification as hotel chain fires staff

29 may 2020 - 12:58:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Government has written to a local hotel chain seeking clarification on its justification to [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog faults Ethiopian security forces for rape, extrajudicial executions

29 may 2020 - 12:18:24
    Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian security forces committed horrendous human rights violations including burning homes to the ground, extrajudicial executions [...] Full text...

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Libyan crises persist despite identification of causes and remedies (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

29 may 2020 - 10:37:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Despite the causes and solutions to Libya’s political and military crises being an open secret, the [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say reparations yet to be paid to ex-Chadian dictator Habré’s victims

29 may 2020 - 05:38:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The victims of the former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre have yet to receive any reparations four years after [...] Full text...

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Ten alleged terrorists "neutralised" in northwest Burkina Faso, says army

28 may 2020 - 23:07:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army said here Thursday it ‘neutralised’ 10 alleged terrorists in the province of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritania: confirms 346 cases, 19 deaths

28 may 2020 - 21:33:44
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania Thursday recorded 54 new cases of coronavirus (COVID), taking the country’s total to 346, including [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Group says 7,904 lives lost to violent killings in Nigeria in two years

28 may 2020 - 19:48:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total of 7,904 persons were victims of violent killings by Boko Haram/Islamic State in West [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Number of children in household poverty to soar to 86 million by end of 2020

28 may 2020 - 19:39:48
New York, US (PANA) – The economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic could push up to 86 million more children [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ICRC, ally appeal for funds to combat pandemic spread

28 may 2020 - 17:06:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is appealing for US$3.19 billion to urgently scale up [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 60,000 displaced persons receive ICRC assistance

28 may 2020 - 15:50:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), with the support of volunteers from the [...] Full text...

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Burundi: ‘Only one observer had different opinion on presidential election’ – CENI chief

28 may 2020 - 15:41:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Among 39 civil society organizations and religious denominations, observers of Burundi's triple presidential, legislative and communal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: United States pledges commitment to strengthen The Gambia’s COVID-19 response

28 may 2020 - 15:25:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The United States  has pledged its  commitment to support The Gambia’s efforts to combat COVID-19 and keep [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 650 Libyans stranded in southern Tunisia repatriated

28 may 2020 - 14:01:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The latest batch of Libyans stranded in Zarzis, southern Tunisia, returned home on Wednesday after completing [...] Full text...

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Algeria offers vehicles to Malian Army

28 may 2020 - 13:49:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Algeria has offered Mali logistical support of 53 military vehicles, the first batch of which was [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Air Chief meets fighter pilots as airstrikes kill 30 bandits in the northwest

28 may 2020 - 08:43:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Wednesday warned bandits operating in the [...] Full text...

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UN says COVID-19 is a ‘new and deadly threat’ for civilians caught up in violence

28 may 2020 - 05:19:44
New York, US (PANA) - Innocent civilians trapped in violence now face “a new and deadly threat” from COVID-19, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ILO emphasises swift contact tracing to minimise disruption of work

27 may 2020 - 22:48:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has called for measures to create a safe environment for returning [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africans arrested by Tunisian security services

27 may 2020 - 20:56:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian army in the region of Benguardane Tuesday night arrested 15 Sub-Saharan Africans, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Only exam classes will resume on June 1 in Burkina Faso'

27 may 2020 - 17:37:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government announced on Wednesday that only examination classes will resume on June 1, [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, telco partners step up free online education access

27 may 2020 - 17:32:54
Paris, France (PANA) - Major mobile telephone operators that are part of UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition have stepped up efforts [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: NGO denounces recurrent maneuvers to cover up sexual crimes

27 may 2020 - 17:21:08
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Association of Women Heads of Families (AFCF) in Mauritania has vigorously denounced "maneuvers" aimed at [...] Full text...

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More than 5 tons of cannabis and other illicit drugs seized in 2019 in Mali

27 may 2020 - 14:20:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Intervention units of the Central Narcotics Office (OCS) in charge of the fight against illicit drugs [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International accuses Nigerian military of subjecting children to unlawful detention

27 may 2020 - 07:52:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International, on Wednesday accused the Nigerian military of subjecting children in [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Anti-corruption network welcomes arrest of former defence minister

26 may 2020 - 23:37:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   The national anti-corruption network, REN-LAC, said here Tuesday it was satisfied with the imprisonment of [...] Full text...

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FIFA, WHO and European Commission launch #SafeHome campaign

26 may 2020 - 19:27:03
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission have joined forces to launch the [...] Full text...

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400 illegal migrants intercepted at sea by the Libyan coast guard

26 may 2020 - 18:15:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 400 illegal migrants were intercepted off Libya by Libyan coast guards who brought them ashore, [...] Full text...

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Libya: Continued military pressure on Haftar's forces rising

26 may 2020 - 18:05:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan army loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) and the support forces on [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Former Defence Minister, Jean Claude Bouda, under arrest

26 may 2020 - 17:57:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's former Defence Minister, Jean-Claude Bouda, was arrested on Tuesday following a complaint by [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma's team complains over trial delay

26 may 2020 - 17:10:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  Former President Jacob Zuma's legal team on Tuesday accused the South African National Prosecuting [...] Full text...

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African Natural Resources Centre unveils publication to advance critical land policy reforms

26 may 2020 - 16:35:17
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In response to challenges across Africa posed by land ownership and use, the African Natural [...] Full text...

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Zambia's Anti-Corruption Commission investigates Health Minister

26 may 2020 - 16:25:03
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Zambia has confirmed that it is investigating Health Minister, Dr Chitalu [...] Full text...

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1,965 Libyans cross border post of Ras Jedir from Tunisia

26 may 2020 - 14:15:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's border post of Ras Jedir recorded 1,965 citizens returning to their country from the Tunisia [...] Full text...

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Gambian activist urges compatriots to defend draft constitution

26 may 2020 - 14:02:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) –  Leading human rights activist of The Gambia, Madi Jobarteh, has urged his compatriots to stand up, create [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s truth commission to resume public hearings on June 8

26 may 2020 - 13:28:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission will on June 8  resume public hearings, which it [...] Full text...

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More than three tons of cannabis seized in western Burkina Faso

26 may 2020 - 12:10:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe customs officers have seized 3.22 tons of cannabis worth 322 million CFA francs in [...] Full text...

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Repatriation of Tunisians from Libya continues

26 may 2020 - 12:06:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A group of 149 Tunisians were repatriated on Monday from Libya via the Dhiba-Wazen border crossing [...] Full text...

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Four people die of alcohol poisoning in Tunisia

26 may 2020 - 10:15:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four people from he same family have died in Tunisia after drinking alcoholic product known in [...] Full text...

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Several young people arrested during ademonstration in Bizerte

26 may 2020 - 10:06:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several youths were arrested on Monday evening by police following protests in the Bizerte region north [...] Full text...

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15 cargo planes to evacuate Russian mercenaries in southwest Libya

25 may 2020 - 22:10:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 15 military cargo planes landed at Beni Walid airport,180 km southwest of the capital, over [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy foils 3 attempts of illegal migration

25 may 2020 - 15:21:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units in the Nabeul region, 60 km southeast of Tunis, thwarted two attempts of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe’s human rights abuse irks civil society in Botswana

25 may 2020 - 15:03:15
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Civil society in Botswana has condemned the increasing human rights violations in neighbouring Zimbabwe. Olebile Machete, spokesperson for [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Mahamat tells Africa 'stop dependency on outside, live on own resources'

25 may 2020 - 14:56:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brutally reminded African nations of the imperative need to put a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Truckers decry 'frustrating' health screening at Uganda border

25 may 2020 - 13:52:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Truck drivers stuck along Bungoma-Malaba highway on the Kenya-Uganda border are decrying frustrating coronavirus screening by Ugandan [...] Full text...

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Police, gendarmerie posts attacked in Burkina Faso

25 may 2020 - 11:07:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two people were killed in an attack on police and gendarmerie posts in Farama, on [...] Full text...

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Tunisian gendarmerie foils four attempted illegal migration; arrests 117 people

25 may 2020 - 09:52:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian gendarmerie in the Sfax, Nabeul, Bizerte and Tunis regions have foiled four [...] Full text...

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Libyans stranded at Ras Jedir border in Tunisia return home

25 may 2020 - 09:30:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Ras Jedir border crossing was opened on Sunday to allow Libyans stranded in Tunisia for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army 'kills 1,015 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists' in northeast in 7 weeks

25 may 2020 - 08:14:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, on Sunday said that soldiers [...] Full text...

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Thirteen terrorists killed in Burina Faso's Soum province

24 may 2020 - 19:40:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – At least 13 terrorists were killed by Burkinabe soldiers on Saturday in Gasseliki in Soum [...] Full text...

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Nigeria military 'kill 200 bandits' in the northwest

24 may 2020 - 18:26:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Sunday that the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) killed “close to [...] Full text...

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UN, EU call for end of fighting in Libya in the spirit of Eid El Fitr

24 may 2020 - 18:19:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the European Union (EU) Delegation in Tripoli have [...] Full text...

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Rwandan Muslims organise televised celebration of Eid al-Fitr

24 may 2020 - 16:11:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Muslim community on Sunday organised a televised celebration marking the end of the holy month [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU appeals for donations for its Coronavirus Response Fund

24 may 2020 - 15:27:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat is appealing to the public to donate to [...] Full text...

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Ghana says 245 citizens deported from Kuwait arrive back home

24 may 2020 - 05:50:53
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian authorities on Saturday announced the arrival in Accra on board a special flight of [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe President meets with High Defence Council

23 may 2020 - 19:22:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - President  Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso on Saturday gathered the Superior Defence Council [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: One dies, six missing as boat of illegal migrants sinks

23 may 2020 - 18:30:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An illegal migrant perished and six others were reportedly missing after their boat sank on Friday [...] Full text...

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Barrow urges Gambians to be proactive, take appropriate strategies

23 may 2020 - 17:56:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has urged Gambians to be proactive and realistic enough to squarely redefine their [...] Full text...

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Ras Jadir border crossing opens to allow Tunisians, Libyans to return home

23 may 2020 - 16:58:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ras Jadir border crossing between Tunisia and Libya was opened on Friday to allow Tunisians stranded [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Kenyatta unveils $502 million national economic stimulus programme

23 may 2020 - 16:03:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday unveiled a massive stimulus programme to jump-start Kenya's economy by pumping [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNESCO celebrates Africa Day mobilizing civil society e against Covid-19

23 may 2020 - 15:44:16
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO joins the African Broadcasting Union and the organization Most Beautiful African Dream Academy for Youth [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military kills 135 bandits in northwest states

23 may 2020 - 11:41:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Saturday that Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has killed “no fewer [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy acquires boats, vessels, helicopter for combating piracy

23 may 2020 - 11:34:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy has taken into service a total of 12 Manta Class boats and inshore [...] Full text...

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Victims of intercommunal violence in South Sudan deserve ‘justice, truth and reparations’ – UN rights chief

23 may 2020 - 05:53:39
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned a fresh wave of intercommunal violence [...] Full text...

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Libya to celebrate Eid el-Fitr Sunday

22 may 2020 - 23:32:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Eid el Fitr, commemorating the end of Ramadan, month of fasting for Muslims, will be [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritania records more than 200 cases, takes new measures in management of pandemic

22 may 2020 - 22:17:44
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The spokesperson for the Mauritanian government, Sidi Salem, Friday announced new measures to contain the coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Nigeriens prepare to celebrate Aid El Fitr despite Covid-19

22 may 2020 - 18:15:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Muslims in Niger are getting ready to celebrate Aid El Fitr, to mark the end of the [...] Full text...

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AfDB provides over 180-million-euro Loan to Mauritian response to COVID-19 pandemic

22 may 2020 - 17:45:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved, on May 22 in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Webinar explores how civil society can ensure accountability amid COVID-19

22 may 2020 - 17:31:30
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Billions of dollars have been allocated to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, but how can we [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia appoints national coordinator for Covid 19 response

22 may 2020 - 16:59:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has appointed Mr. Alasan Senghore, Secretary General of the Gambia Red Cross Society [...] Full text...

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RSF wants UN rapporteur to effect release of imprisoned Cameroonian journalist Amadou Vamoulké

22 may 2020 - 16:52:40
Paris, France (PANA) - The NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Friday that it had referred Amadou Vamoulké, the [...] Full text...

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Human activities, climate change threaten Niger's biodiversity - Minister

22 may 2020 - 14:44:24
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The rich biodiversity of Niger is threatened by human activities and global climate change that affect [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says armed conflict displaces 660,000 since UN call for global ceasefire

22 may 2020 - 11:22:57
London, UK (PANA) - Armed conflict forced more than 660,000 people around the world to flee their homes between 23 [...] Full text...

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14 Togolese, 10 Nigerians arrested for contravening Nigerian border closure

22 may 2020 - 07:58:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Ogun Command, has said that it has arrested 14 Togolese and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius PM to present 2020/21 national budget on 4 June

22 may 2020 - 07:27:21
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, announced, on Thursday that the national budget for 2020/21 would be presented [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN launches new initiative to fight pandemic misinformation through ‘digital first responders’

22 may 2020 - 06:58:59
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has launched a new initiative that aims to push back against the tide [...] Full text...

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Gambian police vows to enforce all provisions of emergency powers regulations.

21 may 2020 - 23:29:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The office of the Inspector General of Police Thursday vowed to firmly enforce all provisions of [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s civil society urges stakeholders to stay on course for new constitution

21 may 2020 - 23:18:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - Civil society organizations in The Gambia Thursday welcomed the government's decision to gazette the draft constitution [...] Full text...

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Three illegal migration attempts foiled in Tunisia

21 may 2020 - 22:29:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian gendarmerie Thursday foiled three attempts of illegal migration carried out by Tunisians [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 5 deaths, 32 cases recorded Thursday in Mauritania

21 may 2020 - 22:14:26
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -  Mauritania Thursday recorded 32 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), 26 contacts and six community transmissions, as [...] Full text...

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Senegal to amend its penal code, convicts to serve terms under electronic surveillance

21 may 2020 - 19:49:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government on Wednesday adopted two bills amending the penal code, one of which will [...] Full text...

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RSF denounces general blackout of independent information during Burundi's presidential election

21 may 2020 - 18:07:00
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has denounced a general blackout of independent information with social networks in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari goes after offshore assets acquired “illegally” by Nigerians

21 may 2020 - 17:38:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the amendment to the Executive Order 008 on Voluntary Offshore Assets [...] Full text...

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Former Rwandan Information minister Laurent Nkusi laid to rest

21 may 2020 - 15:41:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) --  Former Rwandan Information minister,  Professor Laurent Nkusi, who also served different positions in the government before [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Senegalese president calls for secure reopening of schools

21 may 2020 - 15:17:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Wednesday called on the Ministry of Education to take all necessary [...] Full text...

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Western nations urge Zimbabwe to investigate alleged abduction of opposition female youth leaders

21 may 2020 - 14:32:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Western heads of mission have issued a joint statement calling on the Zimbabwe government to quickly [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Zuma loses another court battle

21 may 2020 - 14:07:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  Former President Jacob Zuma has lost his appeal against a High Court ruling that [...] Full text...

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Twenty people killed in traffic accident at Mali-Guinea border

21 may 2020 - 13:51:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty people were killed  in a road accident on Tuesday on the Solabougouda-Naréna section, close to [...] Full text...

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UN agencies urge EU members not to return rescued migrants to war-torn Libya

21 may 2020 - 12:06:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United Nations refugee and migration agencies on Thursday called on Malta and European States not to [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands independent probe of 'execution' of 12 men in State custody

21 may 2020 - 11:23:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Burkina Faso authorities should credibly investigate alleged extrajudicial executions of 12 men detained by gendarmes on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Man allegedly beaten by police officers over virus measures in Zambia sues State

21 may 2020 - 09:38:03
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A 56 year-old man of Lusaka has sued the State following his alleged beating by four [...] Full text...

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Two Nigerian soldiers killed, 3 injured in Boko Haram/ISWAP ambush in Yobe State

21 may 2020 - 08:05:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Two soldiers were killed on Monday when troops on patrol along Buni Yadi – Buni Gari [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius launches Action Plan to preserve cultural life, support artists

21 may 2020 - 07:21:31
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Arts and Cultural Heritage Ministry has produced a post Covid-19 Action Plan, spelling out 13 emergency [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief hails 'landmark resolution’ to accelerate virus response

21 may 2020 - 04:56:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With  “unprecedented solidarity”, the World Health Assembly adopted a “landmark resolution” on Tuesday, which sets out [...] Full text...

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Morocco registers 110 new cases of Covid-19

20 may 2020 - 22:33:51
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco recorded 110 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection within the past 24 hours, taking the [...] Full text...

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SCOs report incidents, failures in Sunday’s poll in Benin

20 may 2020 - 20:43:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  - The electoral platform of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Benin Wednesday reported several incidents in Sunday’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana to repatriate citizens in Europe

20 may 2020 - 19:47:20
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s citizens trapped in Europe’s different countries due to the COVID-19 outbreak have been offered the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Large quantity of cannabis recovered after assault on terrorist bases in north-west

20 may 2020 - 18:10:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Apart from the 47 terrorists neutralized in Tuesday's assault on two terrorist bases in the [...] Full text...

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Inquiry launched into the deaths of 12 people in eastern Burkina Faso

20 may 2020 - 18:06:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso on Wednesday announced that an investigation has been opened into [...] Full text...

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Beninese civil society advocates peaceful management of post-election period

20 may 2020 - 17:47:34
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Electoral Platform of CSOs (PEOSC) in Benin has called for a peaceful management of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Malian President IBK pardons 400 prisoners as part of the fight against Covid-19

20 may 2020 - 17:37:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, has pardoned 400 detainees as part of the fight against the [...] Full text...

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UNESCO chief condemns murder of Somali TV journalist

20 may 2020 - 17:14:40
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, on Wednesday condemned the recent murder of television reporter, Said Yusuf Ali, [...] Full text...

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Under military pressure, Haftar forces announce a 3-km retreat from the fronts in Tripoli

20 may 2020 - 17:03:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Still suffering from Monday's defeat after the takeover of al-Wattia Air Force Base (Southwest) by the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya pandemic cases surpass 1,000-mark, death tally remains 50

20 may 2020 - 16:49:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Coronavirus cases in Kenya on Wednesday hit the 1,000 mark, health authorities announced in Nairobi. This follows [...] Full text...

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47 terrorists neutralized and large quantities of equipment seized in northwest Burkina Faso

20 may 2020 - 16:37:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso said on Wednesday that an [...] Full text...

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South African model withdraws from beauty pageant over racist tweets

20 may 2020 - 14:52:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A beauty queen’s dream of being selected as Miss South Africa have been shattered [...] Full text...

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12 Nigerien soldiers, seven terrorists killed in attack in eastern Niger

20 may 2020 - 14:27:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Twelve Nigerien soldiers and seven terrorists were killed in a new attack by Boko Haram on [...] Full text...

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Tripoli's drinking water supply resumes on Wednesday

20 may 2020 - 13:10:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's artificial river implementation authority has announced the resumption of regular water supply to Tripoli and [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Nigerian Presidency assures on nationwide security as banditry violence heightens food insecurity concerns

20 may 2020 - 12:47:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency has assured that all 36 States of the federation and the Federal Capital [...] Full text...

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Two gendarmes killed, about 50 suspected terrorists neutralized in northwestern Burkina Faso

20 may 2020 - 11:22:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - About 50 suspected terrorists were shot dead and two gendarmes were killed on Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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Ouagadougou recorded 12,499 traffic accidents in 2019 - Police

20 may 2020 - 11:14:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso police in 2019 reported 12,499 accidents in the capital, Ouagadougou, resulting in [...] Full text...

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Ten pirates arrested in Nigerian waters to be tried under country's anti-piracy law

20 may 2020 - 10:45:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 10 pirates who were arrested by Nigerian Navy Special Forces after attacking and boarding a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Britain repatriates 700 citizens stranded in Ghana because of air travel restrictions

20 may 2020 - 07:11:16
Accra, Ghana (PAMNA) - The British High Commission in Accra has flow home 700 nationals who were stranded in Ghana [...] Full text...

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Guinean opposition rejects new CENI chairman

19 may 2020 - 22:54:27
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - The Guinean political opposition Tuesday rejected the recent nomination of lawyer Mamadi 3 Kaba as chairman [...] Full text...

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CFI denounces maintaining Beninese journalist Ignace Sossou in prison

19 may 2020 - 22:19:08
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  - The CFi Development Medias agency Tuesday condemned the continued imprisonment of Beninese journalist Ignace Sossou whose [...] Full text...

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President Barrow extends state of public emergency for 21 days

19 may 2020 - 21:10:46
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  - President Adama Barraw Tuesday extended The Gambia’s state of public emergency for 21 days in accordance with [...] Full text...

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Gambians rage after EU Facebook post supports homosexuality rights

19 may 2020 - 19:51:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Thousands of Gambians have taken to social media to express disappointment on European Union’s Facebook post [...] Full text...

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Benin experiences significant growth in Internet penetration

19 may 2020 - 17:55:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin experienced significant growth in Internet penetration between 2016 and 2019, said Mrs. Aurélie Adam Soulé [...] Full text...

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Malian foreign minister meets French, Belgian envoys over musician Rokia Traoré's issue

19 may 2020 - 15:06:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Tieblié Dramé on Monday met with Belgian Ambassador [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief hails arrest of Rwanda genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga

19 may 2020 - 13:36:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has hailed the arrest on 16 May in [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: UN boss salutes South Africa's pandemic response

19 may 2020 - 13:17:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United Nations  Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday saluted President Cyril Ramaphosa and his [...] Full text...

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Survivors of sexual violence in South Sudan struggle to access health care

19 may 2020 - 13:13:48
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Survivors of conflict-related sexual violence continue to struggle to access adequate medical and mental health [...] Full text...

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Greening transport sector in post COVID-19 recovery can create 15 million jobs globally

19 may 2020 - 12:59:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The recovery from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic cannot be a return to business as usual. It [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Navy rescues 18 crew members of Chinese vessel from pirates

19 may 2020 - 10:55:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy on Monday said it rescued 18 crew members on board a Chinese vessel, [...] Full text...

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Seven people, including two soldiers, killed in northern Burkina Faso

19 may 2020 - 10:04:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two Burkinabe soldiers and five civilian volunteers were killed in an ambush on Monday in [...] Full text...

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