Maltese airline to launch first Valletta-Tripoli flight on Monday

17 september 2021 - 10:28:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Maltese airline, Medavia, will launch its first direct flight between Valletta and Maitigua airports in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR reiterates calls for suffering of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopian crisis

17 september 2021 - 07:41:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reiterated its urgent call for investigations following the release [...] Full text...

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Torture, killings, lawlessness, still blight Burundi’s rights record: UN

17 september 2021 - 06:53:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The people of Burundi continue to endure serious human rights violations including possible crimes against humanity, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force sets up board of inquiry on aircraft bombing of civilians

16 september 2021 - 18:13:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) headquarters has set up a board of inquiry to investigate the circumstances [...] Full text...

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Saudi Arabia donates 752 tonnes of rice to vulnerable people in central and northern Mali

16 september 2021 - 13:05:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Saudi Arabia, through the King Salman Centre for Relief and Humanitarian Action (CRSSAH), has donated 752 [...] Full text...

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IOM says 109 Malian migrants in Niger return home

16 september 2021 - 12:55:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Some 109 Malian migrants returned home from Niger on Tuesday, thanks to the International Organization for [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards rescue 341 illegal migrants

16 september 2021 - 12:12:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officers of the General Department of Coastal Security have rescued 341 illegal migrants off the coast [...] Full text...

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UNICEF says schools still closed for nearly 77 million students 18 months into pandemic

16 september 2021 - 10:38:33
New York, US (PANA) – Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, schools for nearly 77 million students in six countries continue [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Eritrean forces, Tigrayan militants abused Eritrean refugees - says HRW

16 september 2021 - 07:27:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Eritrean government forces and Tigrayan militias have committed killings, rape, and other grave abuses against Eritrean refugees [...] Full text...

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Eating wild meat significantly increases zoonotic disease risk: UN report

16 september 2021 - 06:04:30
New York, US (PANA) - The domestic consumption of meat from wild animals has  significant impacts on most species protected under the Convention [...] Full text...

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Gabon UN peacekeepers in CAR sent home following abuse allegations

16 september 2021 - 05:16:19
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations announced on Wednesday that all Gabonese military units deployed to the peacekeeping [...] Full text...

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Twitter ban to be lifted in ‘a few more days’, says Nigeria's Information Minister, Lai Mohammed

15 september 2021 - 21:46:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Wednesday said the ban on Twitter would be lifted in a few more days, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau submits report on crash that killed late COAS, General Attahiru

15 september 2021 - 21:37:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has submitted an interim report on the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) [...] Full text...

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U.S. donates $6.8 million to UN’s human trafficking fights and improved law enforcement capabilities in Nigeria

15 september 2021 - 21:08:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) has [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean president Alpha Condé may leave for Turkey

15 september 2021 - 19:54:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president, Alpha Conde, 83, ousted by a military junta on 5 September, could [...] Full text...

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South African Foundation moves to block Zuma's release

15 september 2021 - 18:14:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) on Wednesday launched an application to declare that the [...] Full text...

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Artificial intelligence risks to privacy demand urgent action – UN rights chief

15 september 2021 - 14:04:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday stressed the urgent need  for a [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says massacres persist in DR Congo despite martial law

15 september 2021 - 12:06:39
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Attacks on civilians by armed groups have continued in two conflict-ridden provinces of eastern DR [...] Full text...

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Ninth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa begins in Cape Verde

15 september 2021 - 11:49:50
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Ninth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IX) started on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Guinea junta to release all arbitrarily detained people

15 september 2021 - 10:31:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Military forces responsible for a coup d’état in Guinea should immediately restore fundamental human rights, Human Rights [...] Full text...

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Mauritian gets life sentence for murder of South African woman

15 september 2021 - 07:19:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A 54-year-old Mauritian, Salib Meerhossen, was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for the murder [...] Full text...

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Africa set to draw profit from green and blue economy

14 september 2021 - 21:40:46
Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANNA) - The ninth conference on Africa’s climate and development (CCDA-IX) begins Wednesday in Santa Maria, [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office traces gaps in protection of communities in Sahel countries

14 september 2021 - 15:12:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is undertaking a project in the [...] Full text...

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Senior UN official meets Guinea coup leader

14 september 2021 - 12:26:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The representative of the UN Secretary General in West Africa and the Sahel, Chadian Mahamat Saleh [...] Full text...

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Jordanian gender equality ‘champion’ Sima Sami Bahous to lead UN Women

14 september 2021 - 05:10:00
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Sima Sami Bahous of Jordan, as the the new head [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN reveals multiple reports of alleged human rights violations in Tigray

14 september 2021 - 04:58:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored “multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations [...] Full text...

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Death toll in ambush of Burkina Faso's national gendarmerie rises to six

13 september 2021 - 20:40:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The death toll from an ambush on Sunday against a Burkina Faso national gendarmerie escort [...] Full text...

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Cash shortage triggers food suspensions for 100,000 displaced in South Sudan

13 september 2021 - 18:11:35
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday that beginning next month, funding shortages [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army commanders converge in Abuja to devise strategies for defeating insecurity

13 september 2021 - 17:49:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Army Commanders and Principal Staff Officers on Monday converged in the capital, Abuja, with Chief [...] Full text...

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Terror bandits free 240 inmates from Kabba jail in north-central Nigeria

13 september 2021 - 17:33:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Correctional Centre on Monday confirmed that 240 inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Ministry discusses resumption of voluntary repatriation of migrants with UN agencies

13 september 2021 - 12:47:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and two UN agencies on Sunday  discussed the resumption of the Voluntary Nations Repatriation programme [...] Full text...

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Africa's highest bar opens its doors in South Africa

13 september 2021 - 12:35:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The highest urban bar in Africa has opened for business. The Alto234 bar is located [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records 72 deaths in road accidents so far this year

13 september 2021 - 12:02:13
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A total of 72 people have died in road accidents since January 2021 in Mauritius, [...] Full text...

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Four soldiers and one civilian killed in attack on convoy in Burkina Faso

13 september 2021 - 11:53:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Five people, a woman and four Burkinabe soldiers, were killed on Sunday in an attack [...] Full text...

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Deputy UN chief encourages progress on women’s political participation in Somalia

13 september 2021 - 05:36:20
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, visited Somalia on Sunday, to express her solidarity [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says increasing number of children killed and recruited by armed groups in Sahel’s tri-border area

13 september 2021 - 05:27:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Increasing numbers of children are being killed and targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts [...] Full text...

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Five soldiers killed in terrorist ambush in central Mali

12 september 2021 - 19:24:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Five Malian soldiers were killed when their patrol was ambushed by suspected terrorists in the vicinity [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military dismisses allegations of mass graves in northwest, northcentral in anti-terrorism fight

12 september 2021 - 17:44:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) on Sunday said viral pictures being circulated purporting to be [...] Full text...

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Chadian Army Chief canvasses 'effective collaboration' with Multinational Force in fight against terrorists

12 september 2021 - 15:44:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chadian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General Abakar Abdelkerim Daoud, has called for effective [...] Full text...

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Bandits in northwestern Nigeria beg for dialogue after sustained military operations

12 september 2021 - 14:44:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The sustained aerial and ground operations by the Armed Forces of Nigeria is forcing the terror [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch slams Tunisian President’s 'repressive policies'

12 september 2021 - 05:36:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Arbitrary and politically motivated acts of repression have proliferated in Tunisia since 25 July, 2021, when President [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Government determined to free people displaced by 'terrorists' in Tigray region

12 september 2021 - 05:11:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – While celebrating the Ethiopian New Year 2014, the nation has yet to make sure that [...] Full text...

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Five dead in Ivorian military helicopter crash

11 september 2021 - 14:03:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Five occupants of an attack helicopter of the Ivorian army died in a crash on [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia marks New Year accenting peace, stability and work

11 september 2021 - 12:46:11
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia is celebrating its New Year on Saturday and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is marking [...] Full text...

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Millions need urgent humanitarian assistance in eastern DR Congo: UNHCR

11 september 2021 - 05:43:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed alarm by violence committed against civilians by [...] Full text...

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EU supports marginalised communities in Namibia through Cash-Based Transfers

11 september 2021 - 05:32:34
Windhoek, Namibia – The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Namibian Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare [...] Full text...

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Pandemic increasing risk factors for suicide, UN health agency warns

11 september 2021 - 05:22:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Suicide prevention must be prioritised after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy rescues 100 illegal migrants from West Africa

10 september 2021 - 18:15:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Navy on Friday rescued from drowning 100 illegal migrants whose boat was adrift 10 [...] Full text...

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Estonian Police and border guard board donates unused uniforms to Gambian authorities

10 september 2021 - 17:16:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Estonian Police and Border Guard Board has donated 10,000 unused uniforms worth $332,160.99 to their Gambian [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Army helicopter missing

10 september 2021 - 15:11:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An Ivorian army MI-24 helicopter on a reconnaissance mission on the northern border of the [...] Full text...

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EU High Reprsentative on a two-day visit to Tunisia

09 september 2021 - 16:16:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, on Thursday started a [...] Full text...

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ISS says SADC countries can learn from Hichilema, create inclusive platforms for civil society and opposition

09 september 2021 - 16:08:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Securocrats in the Southern Africa region are no doubt unsettled by Zambia’s new President Hakainde Hichilema’s [...] Full text...

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SADC warns public on use of its registered trademarks

09 september 2021 - 14:18:14
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The SADC Secretariat has cautioned the general public that the name “Southern African Development Community”; the acronym [...] Full text...

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South African music producer recounts horrific flight ordeal

09 september 2021 - 12:10:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s celebrity music producer Master KG on Thursday said he is lucky to [...] Full text...

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Senior Libyan officials discuss securing of borders

09 september 2021 - 11:43:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two senior Libyan officials have discussed cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Border Guards [...] Full text...

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Nigeria rescues 350 citizens trafficked to Libya, arrest six traffickers

08 september 2021 - 20:45:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said here Wednesday it had rescued [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council approves immediate deployment of 5G network

08 september 2021 - 20:19:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) Networks, effectively giving [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Notorious Apartheid-era policeman dies

08 september 2021 - 13:49:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  Former Apartheid-era policeman João Rodrigues, who was implicated in the detah of prominent activist [...] Full text...

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AfDB appoints Kenyan journalist as Director of Communication and External Relations

08 september 2021 - 13:45:48
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group on Wednesday announced the appointment of Mr. Solomon Mugera as [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS evaluation mission on transition in Mali ends

08 september 2021 - 11:54:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A high-level mediation mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), led by former [...] Full text...

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Backlash in South Africa after decision to release Zuma

07 september 2021 - 17:08:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There are growing calls for legal action to be taken against South Africa’s Department [...] Full text...

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AfDB sponsors virtual African Green Revolution Forum

07 september 2021 - 13:14:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank returns as a top-tier partner of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) [...] Full text...

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Agriculture stakeholders reflect on sustainable and resilient food systems for Africa

07 september 2021 - 12:47:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Farmers, heads of state, agricultural scientists and representatives of the private sector and civil society [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: WFP expands emergency response as up to 7 million people face hunger crisis in the north

07 september 2021 - 11:39:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) –  As conflict spills across northern Ethiopia, forcing 300,000 people from their homes and 1.7 million [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls arrest of Daech leader in Libya a 'great success'

07 september 2021 - 11:27:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has described the arrest of Ambarek al-Khazmi, a leader of the [...] Full text...

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More human rights granted to disabled in Botswana

07 september 2021 - 07:40:56
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Human rights activists in Botswana have applauded the country’s legislators for passing the policy on the [...] Full text...

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Only 34 per cent of refugees attend secondary school: UNHCR

07 september 2021 - 07:35:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two-thirds of refugee children might never get to secondary school, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned [...] Full text...

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Release of political prisoners in Libya, a boost for national reconciliation (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

06 september 2021 - 18:43:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Still unimaginable a few months ago, the release of dignitaries of the former regime in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Increasing risk to migrant rights in Libya – UN report

06 september 2021 - 15:51:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on, so too does its devastating impact on those in the [...] Full text...

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South Africa calls for release of ousted Guinean President Alpha Conde

06 september 2021 - 13:44:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Monday called for the immediate release of Guinean President [...] Full text...

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Libyan authorities release former associate of Muammar Gaddafi

06 september 2021 - 13:30:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ahmed Ramadan, a close associate of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was released from detention on [...] Full text...

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More prisoners released from detention centre in eastern Libya

06 september 2021 - 13:19:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eight prisoners held in the eastern region of Libya by the Libyan National Army were released [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: WFP says 100 food trucks reach Tigray regional capital

06 september 2021 - 09:48:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says over 100 trucks with food have arrived in [...] Full text...

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Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, new strongman of Guinea

05 september 2021 - 18:37:59
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, a former legionnaire of the French army, became early Sunday afternoon Guinea's new [...] Full text...

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Magistrates' unions condemn demonstration by Malian police in front of central prison in Bamako

05 september 2021 - 18:00:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several unions and associations have embarked on several protests in Bamako following the move by some [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Senior Ethiopian military officer says large fighters of TPLF 'wiped out'

05 september 2021 - 08:34:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Ministry of Defence says that three divisions of the Tigray People's Defence Front (TPLF), [...] Full text...

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Airlines fuel West African wildlife species trafficking to Europe

04 september 2021 - 17:07:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Commercial aviation has largely interfered with the conservation of wildlife species and promoted trade in rare [...] Full text...

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50 Malians repatriated from Angola on Friday

04 september 2021 - 12:02:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Minister of Malians living abroad and African Integration, Alhamdou Ag Ilyene, welcomed on Friday 50 [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL concerned over armed clashes in Tripoli’s Salaheddine area

04 september 2021 - 05:48:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Friday expressed “grave concern about ongoing armed [...] Full text...

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African Union Commissioner promises to revamp election observation in Africa

04 september 2021 - 00:33:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union’s Commissioner for political affairs, peace and security, Bankole Adeoye, has pledged to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: IDPs in Borno State receive 1,000 housing units from Nigeria’s Northeast Development Commission

03 september 2021 - 23:01:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Northeast Development Commission (NEDC) has handed over 1,000 units of two-bedroom bungalows  to Internally Displaced [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria begins implementation of new national policy on IDPs

03 september 2021 - 22:18:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Federal Government Friday announced the implementation of its new national policy on Internally Displaced [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Gunmen invade Nigeria's federal capital home, kidnap father, son

03 september 2021 - 22:00:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the early Friday morning abduction of a [...] Full text...

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Respecting electoral calendar is fundamental for stability in Libya, says Moroccan diplomat

03 september 2021 - 20:21:01
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The respect of the election calendar on which Libyans and civil society have agreed is a [...] Full text...

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South Sudan pressed to end crackdown against activists seeking political accountability

03 september 2021 - 18:40:45
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese authorities have arrested civil society activists and a politician, besides closing down a [...] Full text...

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EU helps WFP provide food assistance to people at risk of famine in South Sudan

03 september 2021 - 15:53:06
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on expressed its gratefulness for an additional contribution [...] Full text...

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Japan donates 1,000 ton of rice to Mali

03 september 2021 - 12:09:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japan has donated 1,000 tonnes of rice to Mali, through the Food Security Commission (CSA). It is [...] Full text...

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Thirty-five South Africans evacuated from Kabul

03 september 2021 - 11:14:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Only one South African national remains in Kabul, the Department of International Relations and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Road accidents cause 53 deaths in first half of 2021

03 september 2021 - 07:54:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius has said that 53 people died in road accidents during the first semester of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray aid situation worsening by the day, warn UN humanitarians

03 september 2021 - 05:37:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The aid crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region is worsening, the UN said on Thursday, with stocks [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy arrests 41 people as it foils illegal migration attempt

02 september 2021 - 11:16:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A unit of the Tunisian Navy on Tuesday evening foiled an attempt of clandestine migration and [...] Full text...

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American, Ugandan arrested for drug trafficking in Mauritius

02 september 2021 - 08:50:41
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - An American and Ugandan have been arrested in Mauritius by police for possessing drugs. Lucius Davenport [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Terrorists abduct 73 students in Governor Matawalle’s hometown

01 september 2021 - 21:44:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Insecurity gripped the North West State of Zamfara when terrorists Wednesday abducted students of Government Day [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council approves national policy on IDPs

01 september 2021 - 20:29:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved a national policy on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s first youth radio station celebrates 22 years

01 september 2021 - 14:51:04
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s youth radio station – Yarona FM - has announced massive plans to celebrate its 22 [...] Full text...

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EU supports Uganda to improve local response to food security shocks in Karamoja region

01 september 2021 - 13:24:15
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [...] Full text...

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EBRD appoints new Head of Tunisia

01 september 2021 - 12:48:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Wednesday announced the appointment of Nodira Mansurova [...] Full text...

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EBRD appoints new director for Morocco

01 september 2021 - 12:39:57
Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Antoine Sallé de Chou as new [...] Full text...

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Former First Lady of Benin, Rosine Soglo, to be buried on 11 September in Cotonou

01 september 2021 - 11:53:17
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The former First Lady of Benin, Honorine Marie Rose Vieyra Soglo, wife of former President Nicephore [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Senior USAID official accuses Tigray forces of looting warehouses

01 september 2021 - 05:58:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has accused forces of the Tigray People's Liberation [...] Full text...

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UN agencies welcome Sudanese Govt's new Action Plan to combat human trafficking

01 september 2021 - 05:18:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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UN official says African economic survival depends on rapid vaccine access

31 august 2021 - 22:08:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The economic prosperity of Africa depends on the availability of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, Vera [...] Full text...

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Healthcare practitioners battle to restore maternal services after drastic disruption

31 august 2021 - 22:06:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Healthcare professionals across the African continent have been investing in the restoration of maternal healthcare services [...] Full text...

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UN marks first International Day for People of African Descent

31 august 2021 - 19:15:15
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Tuesday celebrated the enormous contributions African diaspora has made in every field of [...] Full text...

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Regional review of Global Compact on Migration begins

31 august 2021 - 18:43:09
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The first intergovernmental conference for the African regional review on the implementation of the Global Compact [...] Full text...

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U.S.-made A-29 Super Tucano aircraft officially inducted into Nigerian Air Force, to be deployed in war against Boko Haram/ISWAP

31 august 2021 - 18:21:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S.-made A-29 Super Tucano aircraft was officially inducted into the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) at [...] Full text...

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Major highways, markets shut in bid to stem terrorists attacks, kidnapping in Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria

31 august 2021 - 18:03:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In a bid to tackle insecurity occasioned by killings, destruction of property and kidnapping, the Katsina [...] Full text...

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Society representatives sign draft charter to end descent-based slavery in Mali

31 august 2021 - 13:20:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Representatives of various entities, including administrative and local authorities,  women, youth and community associations, on Monday [...] Full text...

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End of leaded fuel use a ‘milestone for multilateralism’: Guterres

31 august 2021 - 05:10:49
New York, US (PANA) - The global phase-out of leaded fuel represents a “milestone for multilateralism”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...

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AfDB Chief calls for transformational leadership in Africa

30 august 2021 - 19:45:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Akinwumi Adesina, has called for bolder measures to grow the [...] Full text...

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Malawian prophet faces new South African lawsuit

30 august 2021 - 16:56:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African businessman has filed an application in the North Gauteng High Court [...] Full text...

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WFP welcomes US$1.2 million from Korea in response to food crisis in Africa

30 august 2021 - 13:31:08
Rome, Italy (PANA)  – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received US$1.2 million from the Republic of Korea [...] Full text...

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Japan donates $1.8 million to support food assistance in northern Mozambique

30 august 2021 - 13:30:16
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Government of Japan has provided US$1.8 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) in Mozambique [...] Full text...

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NGO holds first ever session on the right to peaceful demonstration in Libya

30 august 2021 - 11:24:56
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The Libyan non-governmental organisation "Voices of Information" organised this weekend a consultation session, the first of [...] Full text...

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Ensuring the right to a nationality, eradicating statelessness is achievable: UNHCR

30 august 2021 - 05:17:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ensuring the right to a nationality and eradicating statelessness is achievable and more pressing than ever, [...] Full text...

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'Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism forces 322,000 Nigerian refugees to 3 Lake Chad Basin countries'

29 august 2021 - 12:22:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total of 322,000 Nigerians fleeing the violence inflicted by Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa [...] Full text...

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Thirty-one Libyan Political Dialogue Forum members call for emergency session

28 august 2021 - 17:47:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty-one members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) have called for an emergency session to [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guard rescues 106 new illegal migrants in Zouara

28 august 2021 - 17:37:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan coast guard and port security patrol on Saturday rescued 106 illegal migrants north of Zouara, [...] Full text...

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More children than ever before live as migrants or refugees, outside their birth countries – UNICEF

28 august 2021 - 05:48:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More girls and boys than ever are on the move, with 35.5 million having lived outside [...] Full text...

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Curfew extended by 60 days in eastern Burkina Faso

27 august 2021 - 19:30:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The governor of the East region in Burkina Faso, Col. Saidou Sanou, has announced that [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde to host 9th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa

27 august 2021 - 18:19:33
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The ninth conference on climate change and development in Africa (CCDA-IX) will be held from September [...] Full text...

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Samsung blocks television sets stolen during South African riots

27 august 2021 - 18:15:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Samsung has announced that it has blocked hundreds of television sets during last month's [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Catastrophe ‘unfolding before our eyes’ in Tigray – UN chief

27 august 2021 - 11:53:30
New York, US (PANA) - A military confrontation that started 10 months ago in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is spreading, [...] Full text...

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Budget is the new bone of contention between parliament and government in Libya (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

26 august 2021 - 20:08:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Six months after transmitting Libya's budget proposals 2021 to the House of Representatives (Parliament) in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. to sanction privately-owned Channels TV for “inciting, divisive and unfair comments” by guests

26 august 2021 - 18:52:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has queried Channels Television over the “inciting, divisive and unfair comments” [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Police Chief receives panel report on Abba Kyari, Police detective indicted in U.S. court by FBI for fraud

26 august 2021 - 18:32:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, on Thursday received the report of the Nigeria [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Legal tussle over former Mozambican Minister

26 august 2021 - 17:45:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A group of Mozambican civil society organisations (CSOs) have approached the North Gauteng High [...] Full text...

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Cameroon alone can’t stem illicit arms flowing into the country - Study

26 august 2021 - 17:38:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In the face of a separatist conflict and violent extremism, Cameroon must secure help from neighbouring [...] Full text...

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Former Malian PM Soumeylou Maiga arrested for alleged corruption in presidential jet purchase

26 august 2021 - 15:53:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga was on Thursday placed under a detention warrant, PANA [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL welcomes formation of joint Libyan force to secure man-made river

26 august 2021 - 11:53:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the creation of a new joint [...] Full text...

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Migrants continue to land at Italian island Lampedusa

26 august 2021 - 11:04:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Migrants continue to pour onto the shores of the Italian island of Lampedusa with the Italian [...] Full text...

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Gambian president signs Access to Information bill into law

26 august 2021 - 10:27:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow on Wednesday signed into law the West African nation's Access to Information [...] Full text...

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‘Solutions must be found’ for millions displaced from Sudan and South Sudan: UNHCR chief

26 august 2021 - 05:11:52
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Finding solutions based on peace and development is crucial for the future of the nearly seven [...] Full text...

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IMF calls for fresh debt re-profiling for Africa, measures to tax education, health

26 august 2021 - 01:46:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for a fresh sovereign debt profile of African countries, which [...] Full text...

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Botswana Presidency raises alarm on service delivery

25 august 2021 - 18:45:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Presidency has urged civil servants to improve service delivery, despite working with changes occasioned by [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Deep divisions over extradition of ex-Mozambican finance minister

25 august 2021 - 15:33:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The United States on Wednesday expressed its disappointment at South Africa's decision to extradite [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel force donates food, other items to Mali for vulnerable communities

25 august 2021 - 12:06:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The G5 Sahel multinational force, in partnership with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), [...] Full text...

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Joint Technical Commission meeting on Mali-Côte d'Ivoire border demarcation opens

25 august 2021 - 10:54:26
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A three-day meeting of the Joint Technical Commission on the demarcation of the Mali-Côte d'Ivoire border [...] Full text...

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Zambia's new leader pressed to end human rights crackdown

24 august 2021 - 22:08:04
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The inauguration of former opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, as Zambia’s new president is an opportunity to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Police Commander, seven others killed in Plateau, Northcentral Nigeria

24 august 2021 - 17:03:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Eight persons were killed on Monday evening at Kwoi community, Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military confirms attack on prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna

24 august 2021 - 16:58:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Tuesday confirmed the attack by bandits on the Nigerian Defence [...] Full text...

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'Over 2,600 surrendered Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, families in custody'

24 august 2021 - 16:49:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Governor of Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, Prof. Babagana Zulum, on Tuesday said that over 2,600 Boko [...] Full text...

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South African jailed ex-president Zuma begs for donations

24 august 2021 - 15:53:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma is urging ordinary compatriots to dig into their [...] Full text...

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European Union supports humanitarian activities in South Sudan

24 august 2021 - 13:50:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA)  – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday said it is grateful for the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president extends emergency measures

24 august 2021 - 12:36:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian President Kaïs Saied on Monday extended for another one month emergency measures taken on [...] Full text...

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Libya explores possibility of joining EU's Sustainable Development Programme for Southern Mediterranean countries

24 august 2021 - 11:33:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Cooperation and Organisations, Omar Keti has discussed with [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Eritrea rejects US' 'utterly baseless allegations' against its Defence Forces chief

24 august 2021 - 07:06:55
Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - Eritrea has rejected the "utterly baseless allegations" by the US in which it sanctions the Chief [...] Full text...

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Serbian weapons identified in stockpiles of brutal armed groups in Sahel

24 august 2021 - 05:28:25
London, UK (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says its arms experts have identified Serbian-manufactured weapons in videos posted [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's army neutralizes several dozen terrorists after Wednesday's terrorist attack

23 august 2021 - 20:48:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army said here Monday it had neutralized several dozen terrorists after the terrorist [...] Full text...

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Botswana remodels tertiary education financing

23 august 2021 - 17:46:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has announced intentions to consider remodeling the country’s tertiary education financing policy to bring it [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Ministry denies presence of terrorists trying to infiltrate Tunisia

23 august 2021 - 17:17:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Interior, Khaled Mazen, has denied reports published by the Interpol office in [...] Full text...

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Libyan civil society organisations denounce government's "move to control the media"

23 august 2021 - 17:08:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Libya on Monday called on the Libyan government to reverse its [...] Full text...

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Frontex boss praises Morocco's role in managing migration flows

23 august 2021 - 11:30:15
Madrid, Spain (PANA) - Morocco is a "reliable and solid" partner of the European Union (EU) in the management of [...] Full text...

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Libya allocates US$22.7 million to families of martyrs, missing persons, amputees

23 august 2021 - 10:41:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has ordered the allocation of 100 million dinars (about US$22.72 million) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Bandits kill 26 in Kaduna, Katsina States

22 august 2021 - 16:36:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total of 26 persons were killed by bandits who attacked some places in Kaduna and [...] Full text...

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New car bomb attack against security post in Zella, south-eastern Libya

22 august 2021 - 15:01:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A car bomb explosion targeted the security post at the entrance of the town of Zella [...] Full text...

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Refugees and asylum seekers complain about their situation in Tunisia

21 august 2021 - 20:50:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The official spokesperson of the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES), Romdhane Ben Omar, [...] Full text...

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17 new prisoners released in Libya

21 august 2021 - 19:39:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 17 new prisoners from the western region of Libya, who were detained in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia calls for international mobilization to support survivors of terrorist operations

21 august 2021 - 13:31:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has called on the international community and the United Nations to step up efforts to [...] Full text...

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Pumping of drinking water from artificial river begins after a week's pause

21 august 2021 - 12:12:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The pumping of drinking water from the al-Hassaouna Sahel al-Jafara system of the artificial river resumed [...] Full text...

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European Union condemns terrorist attack in Burkina Faso

21 august 2021 - 12:02:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The European Union Friday in a statement strongly condemned the cowardly attack by a terrorist [...] Full text...

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85 people, including 65 civilians, killed in Wednesday's terrorist attack in Burkina Faso - report

20 august 2021 - 22:44:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Eighty-five persons, including 65 civilians, 15 soldiers and five auxiliaries, were killed in Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Commission seeks mediation in high-profile rape case

20 august 2021 - 22:35:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has approached South Africa’s top football administrator, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS condemns attack that left 37 people dead in Niger on Monday

20 august 2021 - 22:26:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Friday in a statement condemned the attack [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Surrendering Boko Haram terrorists are ‘prisoners of war being treated according to international conventions, says Lai Mohammed

20 august 2021 - 22:16:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government has admonished naysayers to stop spewing negative and false narratives around Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 15,000 ‘Conflict-affected farmers” to benefit from new USAID Livelihoods initiative in Adamawa State

20 august 2021 - 22:02:19
,Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a new initiative to improve livelihoods and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Gunmen ambush farmers, kill five in Modakeke, Osun State, Southwest Nigeria

20 august 2021 - 21:23:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Gunmen on Friday morning ambushed and killed five farmers who were on their way to their [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 continues to lock creative industry in Botswana

20 august 2021 - 20:36:50
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s minister of Sports has announced intentions to open the creative industries sector for business as [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's president meets defence council after Wednesday's armed attack

20 august 2021 - 20:27:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Friday chaired a session of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US calls on Addis Ababa to allow humanitarian assistance into Tigray

20 august 2021 - 13:34:19
Washington, US (PANA) - The U.S. is calling on the Ethiopian government to immediately allow humanitarian assistance to swiftly move [...] Full text...

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Mali, Guinea hold ministerial meeting on materialisation of common border

20 august 2021 - 13:16:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Bamako has hosted a two-day meeting of the Mali-Guinea Joint Technical Commission on the materialisation of [...] Full text...

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US offers $5 million for information to arrest ex-Guinea-Bissau Armed Forces head

20 august 2021 - 09:07:22
Washington, US (PANA) - The US has announced a reward offer of up to $5 million for information leading to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief concerned about 'unspeakable' violence in Tigray

20 august 2021 - 07:38:51
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres has expressed grave concern about the situation in Ethiopia, particularly the [...] Full text...

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Islamic State threat moves online, expands across Africa: Top UN expert warns

20 august 2021 - 07:35:13
New York, US (PANA) - Two decades after the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York, terror networks Al-Qaida and [...] Full text...

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Libyan parliament's adoption of presidential election bill jeopardizes 24 December elections ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

19 august 2021 - 21:41:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The adoption by the House of Representatives Wednesday of the draft law on the election of [...] Full text...

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Buhari to sack non-performing defence, security chiefs over insecurity, says “I’m not ready to exit government as a failure”

19 august 2021 - 19:33:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari rose from his meeting on Thursday with the nation’s defence and security leaders, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s Defence Minister denies any human rights abuse by military in Northeast region

19 august 2021 - 19:20:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd), on Thursday denied allegations of human rights’ [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM advises Morzouk residents to copy Tawergha-Misrata reconciliation model

19 august 2021 - 17:47:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has called for steps to achieve peace in the southwestern town [...] Full text...

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Beninese police arrest nine alleged cyber criminals in Sèmè Podji

19 august 2021 - 17:08:05
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese police on Tuesday arrested nine individuals suspected of being cyber criminals, police sources said [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Humanitarian group says $27 million urgently needed to provide emergency shelter in Tigray

19 august 2021 - 11:59:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Ethiopia Emergency Shelter and Non-Food Item (ES/NFI) Cluster led by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says US$27 [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram desertions in Nigeria could be the tipping point - Study

19 august 2021 - 11:13:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - At At least 2,122 people associated with Boko Haram have left the group since Abubakar Shekau, [...] Full text...

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Another boat tragedy off North Africa’s Atlantic coast stark reminder of perilous sea journeys: UN agencies

19 august 2021 - 07:31:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), say the deaths of 47 [...] Full text...

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Bandits invade Katsina Islamic school, abduct pupils

18 august 2021 - 19:20:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits continued their raids in Northwest Nigerian schools as they invaded the Islamiyya School in Sakkai [...] Full text...

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IOM Director General calls for enhanced support for northern Mozambique

18 august 2021 - 11:22:04
Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) - International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General António Vitorino is calling for more humanitarian support for hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor signs new MOU ensuring greater cooperation with Khartoum

17 august 2021 - 21:09:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, Tuesday concluded a weeklong visit to [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL calls closure of drinking water source in Libya as collective punishment

17 august 2021 - 19:48:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned the closure of the eastern branch [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL condemns latest obstruction of Libya’s Man-Made River

17 august 2021 - 15:02:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Tuesday reiterated that access to water and [...] Full text...

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AfDB debars Nigerian firm and affiliates for 18 months for fraudulent practices

17 august 2021 - 14:41:30
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group on Tuesday announced an 18-month debarment of Sargittarius Nigeria Limited [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso Army neutralises a dozen terrorists

17 august 2021 - 13:43:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A dozen terrorists were neutralised in the week of 9 to 16 August in various [...] Full text...

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US donates equipment to the Malian gendarmerie

17 august 2021 - 11:26:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The US on Monday donated equipment estimated at 1.5 billion CFA frans to Mali for the [...] Full text...

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42,000 refugees registered in Libya - UNHCR

16 august 2021 - 22:34:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 42,000 refugees and asylum seekers are registered in Libya, the United Nations High Commissioner [...] Full text...

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Six police officers fired after mystery custody murder in Eastern Kenya

16 august 2021 - 20:51:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Six Police officers who arrested and later dumped bodies of two brothers in Embu, Eastern Kenya, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy foils 8 attempts at illegal migration

16 august 2021 - 19:16:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian navy units on Sunday foiled eight llegal migration attempts and rescued 124 people, the spokesperson [...] Full text...

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President Hichilema’s win inspires Botswana’s minority opposition

16 august 2021 - 17:47:51
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Alliance for Progressives (AP), Botswana’s minority opposition political party, has been inspired by Zambia’s President elect [...] Full text...

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Policeman, others shot dead as bandits abduct 15 students in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria

16 august 2021 - 17:42:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits who have been terrrorising Northwest Nigeria, especially Zamfara State, struck again on Sunday night, killing [...] Full text...

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Five persons killed, 5 injured in fresh bandits attack in Southern Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria

16 august 2021 - 17:34:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Five persons were killed while five others sustained various levels of injury when bandits invaded Madamai [...] Full text...

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1,500 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists surrender to troops in Northeast Nigeria, 2,000 more expected to follow

16 august 2021 - 17:30:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The mass movement by Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists from their enclaves [...] Full text...

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Bandits release kidnapped Chinese national, 3 students and teacher in Kebbi, Northwest Nigeria

16 august 2021 - 17:23:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have released a Chinese national, three students and a teacher from the scores of students [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth observers urge ‘restraint’ as Zambia awaits election results

15 august 2021 - 16:51:48
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) in Zambia has issued a preliminary report of their findings, calling [...] Full text...

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Over 2.8 million voters are on Libya's electoral register

15 august 2021 - 15:00:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 2,803,458 Libyans have been registered on the national electoral roll following the addition [...] Full text...

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