US signs agreement with Ethiopia for elections support
28 february 2020 - 21:49:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United States has signed an agreement with the Ethiopian National Elections Board (NEBE) for [...] Full text...
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United States has signed an agreement with the Ethiopian National Elections Board (NEBE) for [...] Full text...
Kenyatta issues executive order on coronavirus, court suspends China flights
28 february 2020 - 18:50:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta issued an executive order on Friday on battling the coronavirus outbreak and [...] Full text...
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Mali's Ambassador to Paris recalled to Bamako
28 february 2020 - 18:17:15Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's ambassador to France, Toumani Djimé Diallo, was recalled to Bamako on Thursday, 27 February, following [...] Full text...
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Niger hosts seminar on ‘’the role of investigative journalism in the fight against fake news in West Africa’’
28 february 2020 - 17:46:01Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A training seminar for journalists from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, under the theme: "The role [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Assailant killed in attack on Ivorian border
28 february 2020 - 17:42:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An assailant was killed during the night of Thursday to Friday, in an attack on [...] Full text...
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Woman injured, material damage in the bombing of several Tripoli districts by Haftar forces
28 february 2020 - 17:22:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan capital, Tripoli, was the target of intensive bombing that hit different parts of the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to sign the SADC Protocol on the prisoner swap
28 february 2020 - 16:44:53Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has agreed to sign the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on the Inter-State Transfer [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe gendarme killed in the Sahel
28 february 2020 - 14:55:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Burkinabe gendarme was killed and another wounded on Wednesday night in an attack on [...] Full text...
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Mauritanians without Internet access for 48 hours
28 february 2020 - 14:21:58Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Thousands of Mauritanians have been deprived of Internet access for nearly 48 hours, PANA learnt on [...] Full text...
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China Southern Airlines suspends filghts to Nairobi
28 february 2020 - 13:51:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - China Southern Airlines on Friday suspended flights to Kenya following public uproar over coronavirus fears. A communication [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Burundi to drop demand on international NGOs to disclose ethnic identity of employees
28 february 2020 - 11:06:31Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has asked the Burundi government to scrap "a dangerous requirement" for [...] Full text...
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Flights suspended at Tripoli's Maitigua airport for second day running
28 february 2020 - 10:45:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Flights were suspended on Friday morning at Maitigua airport, on the eastern suburbs of Tripoli, for [...] Full text...
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France donates transmission equipment to Malian army
28 february 2020 - 10:18:52Bamako, Mali (PANA) - France on Thursday offered the Malian army equipment consisting of 80 Barrett-branded transmission radios, worth an [...] Full text...
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On eve of resolution of Libyan crisis, fate of militias seems sealed, integrating or disappearing (A news analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
28 february 2020 - 00:48:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fathi Bachagha , interior minister of the government of national accord, has vowed to take action [...] Full text...
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Kinshasa, Bangui agree on technical and military cooperation
27 february 2020 - 21:23:33Kinshasa, Bangui agree on technical, military cooperation Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Central African [...] Full text...
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Libya: Flights resume at Maitigua Airport after several hours of interruption
27 february 2020 - 18:03:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Maitigua International Airport announced the reopening of its airspace and the resumption of scheduled flights on [...] Full text...
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AU, ECOWAS and the Conseil de Entente welcome the smooth conduct of the presidential elections in Togo
27 february 2020 - 17:58:35Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The observer missions of the African Union (AU), ECOWAS and the Conseil de l'Entente have welcomed [...] Full text...
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Two helicopters to strengthen the operational capabilities of the Nigerien army
27 february 2020 - 17:42:40Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The government of Niger announced on Thursday that its army received two new combat helicopters on [...] Full text...
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Gabonese farmers trained in the practice of crop planting
27 february 2020 - 17:11:53Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabonese farmers are taking part in practical training on planting crops in Essassa, an agricultural town [...] Full text...
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UN condemns bombing of Tripoli airport, continued breach of Libya's truce
27 february 2020 - 16:57:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has denounced the repeated violation of the truce [...] Full text...
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US to Togo: 'Publish elections results polling station by polling station for transparency'
27 february 2020 - 16:42:12Lomé, Togo (PANA) - In a statement made public by the Embassy of the United States in Togo, Washington has [...] Full text...
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EU is Burkina Faso's main partner in security issues
27 february 2020 - 15:47:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is Burkina Faso's main partner in the fight against terrorism, said [...] Full text...
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Africa urged to build on digital economy for sustainable development
27 february 2020 - 15:34:50Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA)-Participants at the Sixth African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD), which started Tuesday in Victoria Falls, [...] Full text...
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UNESCO denounces climate of fear in Somalia after journalist's murder
27 february 2020 - 14:53:05Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has condemned the 16 February murder of freelance journalist Abduwali Ali Hassan [...] Full text...
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Kenya elected Chair of Contact Group on piracy off Somalia coast
27 february 2020 - 13:44:40Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) - Kenya on Thursday was elected as Chair of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast [...] Full text...
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Botswana rolls out new school management programme
27 february 2020 - 13:03:50Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Ministry of Basic Education has announced intentions to revive the country’s elementary learning in public [...] Full text...
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Gambia holds training on migrant protection, reintegration
27 february 2020 - 13:00:15Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A two-day training workshop on migrant protection and reintegration got underway Thursday in Serre Kunda, Gambia’s [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s human cradle archaeology puzzle attracts researchers
27 february 2020 - 12:53:37Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Studies on Botswana’s salt pan – Makgadikgadi as the cradle of human kind are expected to [...] Full text...
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Flights suspended at Tripoli's Maitigua airport again after yet another bombing
27 february 2020 - 10:55:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Flights were on Thursday once again suspended from the Maitigua International Airport, on the eastern suburbs [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Army investigates soldier's killing of himself, four others
27 february 2020 - 10:04:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army has instituted a Board of Inquiry into the circumstances in which an unnamed [...] Full text...
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'We're exploring collaboration among nations to defeat Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism' - Buhari
27 february 2020 - 09:50:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says his government is exploring "higher level collaboration" among nations and international [...] Full text...
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Rights group says civilians massacred in Cameroon's separatist area
27 february 2020 - 07:56:45Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroonian government forces and armed ethnic Fulani killed at least 21 civilians in Ngarbuh village, including 13 [...] Full text...
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MONUSCO chief attends 2020 Fragility forum in Washington
26 february 2020 - 23:43:55Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The special representative of the UN Secretary General in DR Congo, Leila Zerrougui, Tuesday left [...] Full text...
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Gambian activist takes gov’t to task over media freedom
26 february 2020 - 23:09:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Madi Jobarteh, one of Gambia’s leading human rights activists, Wednesday took the government to task over [...] Full text...
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2020 humanitarian response plan to be launched Friday
26 february 2020 - 23:01:11Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and the humanitarian community will Friday launch the 2020 humanitarian response plan [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Swiss center for democratic control of armed forces train journalists
26 february 2020 - 22:31:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Swiss center for democratic control of armed forces (DCAF) Wednesday held a training workshop [...] Full text...
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Rwanda Prosecutor's Office concludes that popular gospel musicial, Kizito Mihigo, committed suicide
26 february 2020 - 19:58:04Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's General Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday released the report on the death of popular Rwandan gospel [...] Full text...
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Tunisian security operatives find body of second alleged terrorist
26 february 2020 - 19:12:54Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian security sources said on Wednesday that operatives found the body of a second terrorist, one [...] Full text...
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Zambia's Drug Enforcement Commission seizes exotic car Bugatti at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka
26 february 2020 - 17:43:48Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in Zambia says it has seized the controversial newly-imported exotic car, [...] Full text...
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The number of poor people in Africa is increasing, says report
26 february 2020 - 17:38:33Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The number of people living in poverty has increased despite progress on the continent, says [...] Full text...
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Zambian President mourns former Egyptian President
26 february 2020 - 17:26:07Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has expressed a great sense of sadness on the death of former [...] Full text...
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South Africa to construct Pan African University in Cape Town
26 february 2020 - 17:19:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, on Wednesday announced that the government will commence [...] Full text...
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Malian military battalion takes part in operation Flintlock in Mauritania
26 february 2020 - 16:59:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An autonomous battalion of Mali's special forces is participating in the 2020 edition of exercise Flintlock, [...] Full text...
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Mali: CENI presents new voters' list for next legislative elections
26 february 2020 - 16:54:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The new Malian voters' list, presented on Tuesday to the Malian Prime Minister, Boubou Cissé, by [...] Full text...
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AfDB notes lack of reform coordination in Zimbabwe government
26 february 2020 - 14:48:23Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said the Zimbabwe government lacks reform coordination and urged the [...] Full text...
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Tunisia prepares camp to welcome refugees from Libya
26 february 2020 - 10:06:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has decided to set up a camp for refugees from Libya in the event that [...] Full text...
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UN human rights chief warns of women’s rights complacency
26 february 2020 - 05:58:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has warned against complacency on women’s rights [...] Full text...
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Solution to illegal migration is in Libya’s stability, says PM
26 february 2020 - 05:25:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said on Tuesday that the solution to illegal migration is linked [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Five teachers of same school die in road accident
26 february 2020 - 01:12:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Five female teachers were killed Tuesday in a road accident near Kasserine, a region of the [...] Full text...
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Libya: Draft ceasefire agreement, "package to accept or refuse"
25 february 2020 - 18:36:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the government of national accord delegation to the Libyan 5 + 5 Joint [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Air Force jets destroy Boko Haram structures, logistics facilities in Northeast region
25 february 2020 - 17:57:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said that its aircraft, under the Air Task Force [...] Full text...
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Spate of killings continue in parts of Burkina Faso
25 february 2020 - 17:46:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The spate of killings by unidentified gunmen continued unabated in parts of Burkina Faso, PANA [...] Full text...
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Two people killed by terrorists in central Mali
25 february 2020 - 17:37:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two civilians were killed, several injured and significant damage was caused in an attack perpetrated on [...] Full text...
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Congo, UN agencies launch joint programme for social protection of indigenous people
25 february 2020 - 17:33:51Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government and United Nations agencies on Monday launched a joint programme for the social [...] Full text...
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Niger needs some $ 399 million to meet humanitarian challenges
25 february 2020 - 17:20:38Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Prime Minister and Head of the Nigerien Government, Brigi Rafini, on Tuesday pleaded with technical [...] Full text...
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Malian Constitutional Court unveils provisional list of candidates for legislative elections
25 february 2020 - 17:05:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Mali on Tuesday, in Bamako, unveiled the provisional list of validated candidates [...] Full text...
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Malian Minister of Communication visits Saudi Arabia
25 february 2020 - 16:50:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Minister of Communication and Government spokesperson, Yaya Sangaré, currently on a visit to Ryad, Saudi [...] Full text...
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Three policemen, one civilian killed in ambush in north-central Burkina Faso
25 february 2020 - 15:37:19Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three police offices were killed early Monday when a team of the Burkina Faso National [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Former Mandela Foundation CEO dead at 60
25 february 2020 - 14:05:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Nelson Mandela Foundation on Tuesday confirmed the death of veteran South African anti-apartheid [...] Full text...
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UN Deputy Secretary General calls for speedy implementation of SDGs
25 february 2020 - 13:35:47Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said the sustainable development goals (SDGs) agenda is not [...] Full text...
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Shelling by Haftar's forces injures five people south of Tripoli
25 february 2020 - 12:50:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five people, including three children, were wounded by shelling attributed to Marshal Khalifa Haftar's forces in [...] Full text...
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European Investment Bank holds Africa investment conference in Dakar
25 february 2020 - 11:45:13Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the UN's specialised human settlement agency, UN-Habitat, will host the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe ICT watchdog criticises proposed anti-corruption strategy document
25 february 2020 - 09:00:24Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local ICT watchdog, the Zimbabwe Information and Communication Technologies (ZICT), has criticised the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus 'not yet' a pandemic, says UN health agency chief
25 february 2020 - 05:55:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While a sudden increase in new cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) is of concern, the spread of [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian investigative journalist released after guilty plea bargain
25 february 2020 - 00:22:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian investigative journalist Erick Kabendera, who was arrested on charges of tax avoidance in [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s High Court grants bail to pressure group presses for President Barrow to go executive
24 february 2020 - 23:20:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The High Court here Monday granted bail to eight members of the troubled local pressure group- [...] Full text...
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Malian PM ends visit to Mopti region
24 february 2020 - 22:12:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé, heading a high-powered delegation, on 22-23 February visited several localities of [...] Full text...
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4 soldiers killed in an attack in northeast Mali
24 february 2020 - 17:03:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four Malian soldiers were killed and eight others injured on Sunday in a terrorist attack on [...] Full text...
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4 police officers killed in north-central Burkina Faso
24 february 2020 - 16:58:31Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least four Burkinabe police officers were killed on Monday morning in an ambush by [...] Full text...
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At least 22 terrorists killed in north-central Burkina Faso
24 february 2020 - 16:55:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 22 suspected terrorists were killed at the weekend (Saturday) in the village of [...] Full text...
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WB supports Niger and entire Sahel region faced with the terrorist threat
24 february 2020 - 15:01:14Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank's Director General of Operations, Mr. Axel Van Trotsenburg, has said that the Bank [...] Full text...
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Motorcyclist crashed at Mauritius tramway/road junction
24 february 2020 - 13:42:18Beau-Bassin, Mauritius (PANA) – A 28-year-old motorcyclist was killed instantly at a tramway junction as he ignored the red light [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president says 'aggressive' crackdown on Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists imminent
24 february 2020 - 11:00:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Beset by continuing Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province terrorists’ attacks in northeast Nigeria, President [...] Full text...
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Tunisian human rights league denounces desecration of migrants’ graves
23 february 2020 - 17:22:25Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Gabes branch of the Tunisian national human rights league in the southeast of the country, [...] Full text...
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Sixth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development to kick-start in Zimbabwe on Monday
23 february 2020 - 15:55:26Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - On Monday, the sixth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) will start [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior minister vows to dismantle militias across Libya
23 february 2020 - 15:46:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan Interior minister of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, on Sunday vowed to [...] Full text...
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Two Burkinabè soldiers killed in a road accident
23 february 2020 - 14:07:19Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two Burkinabe soldiers were killed on Sunday in a road accident that also left two [...] Full text...
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Malian PM visits terror-stricken Mopti region in central Mali
23 february 2020 - 14:05:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé, has been in the Mopti region of central Mali since Saturday [...] Full text...
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Niger: 120 terrorists neutralized by Nigerien and French forces in Barkane
23 february 2020 - 12:22:25Niamey, Niger (PANA) - More than 120 terrorists have been neutralized during a joint operation carried out in recent days [...] Full text...
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Two extremists arrested by Tunisian security forces
23 february 2020 - 12:14:32Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security units in Meknine, 175 km south of Tunis, on Saturday arrested a Takfiri element, [...] Full text...
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Adoption of a national urban policy in Côte d'Ivoire
23 february 2020 - 12:10:12Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government has adopted a national urban policy aimed at providing a sustainable response [...] Full text...
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43 people dead in Zambia following spate of mob justice
23 february 2020 - 10:42:52Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A total of 43 people have died and 23 others injured in the last two months [...] Full text...
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Famous Rwandan gospel musician who police said committed suicide laid to rest
22 february 2020 - 21:21:06Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The famous Rwandan gospel musician, Kizito Mihigo, who police said committed suicide while in their custody, [...] Full text...
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Botswana hangs death row inmate
22 february 2020 - 12:53:18Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has executed a 29 year-old man for a murder offence committed in 2014. Wamorena Molefhe, the [...] Full text...
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Three members of same family injured by shelling on their home in Tripoli
22 february 2020 - 11:48:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three members of the same family were injured, two of them seriously, when a shell fell [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charity says protection of people must be priority for new South Sudan govt
22 february 2020 - 08:30:51Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - As plans get underway for the formation of the transitional government in South Sudan on [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International urges Lesotho authorities to protect key witnesses in PM's murder case
22 february 2020 - 06:19:16Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Lesotho authorities to protect key witnesses as the Prime Minister, Thomas [...] Full text...
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UN launches new project to address link between terrorism, arms and crime
22 february 2020 - 05:55:31New York, US (PANA) - Cheap and easily accessible small arms are increasingly becoming the “weapon of choice” for many [...] Full text...
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Situation in central Mali ‘deteriorating’, UN rights expert warns
22 february 2020 - 05:41:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Growing violence has contributed to a deteriorating security situation in central Mali, with impunity being one [...] Full text...
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UN officials raise alarm over escalating violence in Cameroon
22 february 2020 - 05:31:42Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Four senior UN officials issued a joint statement on Friday deploring the continued human rights abuses committed [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says escalating Burkina Faso violence creates wider Sahel displacement emergency
22 february 2020 - 05:20:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Deadly attacks on villages in Burkina Faso have forced 150,000 people to flee in just [...] Full text...
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RD Congo: The FARDC track new armed group, the FIRP, in Ituri
21 february 2020 - 21:53:28Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo armed forces (FARDC) have launched a hunt against the new [...] Full text...
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Congo: World Bank estimates "moderately satisfactory" disbursement rate of 14 per cent
21 february 2020 - 21:28:01Pointe-Noire, Congo (PANA) - The World Bank Thursday in Brazzaville rated as "moderately satisfactory" Congo’s urban development and restructuring of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari, Burkinabe leader meet in Abuja over Nigeria's land border closure
21 february 2020 - 20:19:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Friday spoke again on the closure of Nigeria’s land borders, saying it [...] Full text...
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Party financing, the “crux” of the next general elections in Burundi (Analysis)
21 february 2020 - 18:07:23Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Although a deposit of 30 million Burundian francs (nearly US$ 16,000) is required from each of [...] Full text...
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Malian Muslim cleric detained for preaching terrorism
21 february 2020 - 17:51:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian preacher, Bandiougou Doumbia, was arrested and detained on Thursday in Bamako central prison, for having [...] Full text...
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Buhari says despite criticisms, his govt is making "substantial progress" in tackling Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism
21 february 2020 - 17:32:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday admitted the growing criticisms of his administration’s handling of the [...] Full text...
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International observers arrive in Togo for Saturday's presidential election
21 february 2020 - 13:09:26Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Nearly 300 international observers have arrived in Togo for the presidential election on Saturday, official sources [...] Full text...
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Sudanese govt criticises police use of excessive force against peaceful demonstrators
21 february 2020 - 11:45:33Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) – Sudanese Council of Ministers has condemned excessive use of force in handling a demonstration that took place [...] Full text...
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Liquefied gas tank in Tripoli hit by shell fire, says NOC
21 february 2020 - 11:07:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A liquefied oil gas tank in the Brega Oil Products Marketing Company's warehouse on the airport [...] Full text...
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Mob kills former Zambia Permanent Secretary over gassing suspicion
21 february 2020 - 10:25:50Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A mob in Gwembe, southern Zambia, has killed former Ministry of Local Government Permanent Secretary Timothy [...] Full text...
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‘Deliberate starvation’ tactics used in South Sudan could be war crime: UN Rights Commission
21 february 2020 - 06:08:29Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The people of South Sudan have been “deliberately starved” in different parts of the country for ethnic and political reasons, and [...] Full text...
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Niger launches Information and mobilization campaign against terrorism
20 february 2020 - 17:57:44Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Faced with the many security crises that are shaking the country, the Nigerien authorities have decided [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: President Kaboré vows "the fight against terrorism will be won"
20 february 2020 - 16:59:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Addressing internally displaced persons while visiting the Sahel, Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on [...] Full text...
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Uganda court frees President Museveni critic over cyber-bullying charges
20 february 2020 - 16:32:03Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Ugandan civil rights activist and university don, Dr Stella Nyanzi, has successfully defended herself to freedom, [...] Full text...
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Libya Internet rates cut by 50% from March 1
20 february 2020 - 15:39:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Office for Communications and Information Technology of the Government of National Accord has [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Human Rights Commission concerned over reports of mob justice
20 february 2020 - 15:16:32Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's Human Rights Commission in Zambia (HRC) has expressed concern at continuing reports of gassing activities [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso creates an Army Health Insurance Fund
20 february 2020 - 15:06:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government has adopted a decree establishing an Army Health Insurance Fund to strengthen [...] Full text...
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Sale of tobacco and alcohol banned near schools in Burkina Faso
20 february 2020 - 15:00:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government on Wednesday adopted a decree banning the sale of alcohol and tobacco [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa condemns De Klerk over apartheid comments
20 february 2020 - 14:55:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday took aim at former President FW De [...] Full text...
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Kenya Police gun down seven suspected gangsters
20 february 2020 - 13:25:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Police early Thursday shot dead seven suspected gangsters in Kajiado county as the crackdown on [...] Full text...
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Tunisian new Prime Minister announces his cabinet
20 february 2020 - 12:52:31Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - After intense negotiations with political parties, twists and turns and a suspense worthy of a Hitchcock [...] Full text...
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Botswana, Zimbabwe cement bilateral relations
20 february 2020 - 11:53:01Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The presidents of Botswana and Zimbabwe are scheduled to meet next week to cement their countries’ [...] Full text...
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European Parliament urges Madagascar to respect children's rights
20 february 2020 - 11:21:18Brussels, Belgium ( PANA) - Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) issued an urgent appeal to the Malagasy authorities to [...] Full text...
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Tunisian rights leader deplores lack of clear political vision on migration
20 february 2020 - 09:18:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights, Abdrrahmane Hedhili, on Wednesday deplored [...] Full text...
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Millions of children, families in Niger struggle as humanitarian needs mount – UNICEF
20 february 2020 - 05:51:55Niamey, Miger (PANA) - Malnutrition, disease, floods, droughts and displacement in Niger have put nearly three million people, more than [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Forum for economic and social rights condemns violations of refugee rights
19 february 2020 - 23:17:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The chairman of the Tunisian forum for economic and social rights, Abdrahamane Hedhili, Wednesday announced here [...] Full text...
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WFP is implementing a US$1 billion strategic plan 2020-2024 to support 5.5 million vulnerable people
19 february 2020 - 19:56:15Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Country Strategic Plan (CSP-2020-2024) of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Niger is budgeted over [...] Full text...
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AU Council accuses Amnesty International of being sponsored to destabilize Nigeria
19 february 2020 - 19:36:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) on Wednesday in Abuja, accused the global [...] Full text...
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Famous Rwandan gospel musician who died by "suicide" to be buried on Saturday
19 february 2020 - 18:59:07Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of Rwanda's popular gospel musicians, Kizito Mihigo, who allegedly committed suicide this week while in [...] Full text...
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Terrorists kill a gendarme at Bla toll booth in Ségou region of Mali
19 february 2020 - 18:02:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A gendarme was killed and two others slightly injured by a group of heavily armed terrorists [...] Full text...
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Rwanda media organization bemoans delay in its manager's drunk-driving case
19 february 2020 - 15:16:06Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Kagarama Primary court in Kigali city is yet to decide on the case of the [...] Full text...
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Three killed in Al Shabaab attack in northeastern Kenya
19 february 2020 - 14:48:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Police have confirmed the killing of three people during an Al-Shabaab attack on a passenger [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL condemns LNA bombing of Tripoli port
19 february 2020 - 14:25:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) hopes to resume the second round of talks [...] Full text...
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At least six people killed in north-central Burkina Faso
19 february 2020 - 13:49:46Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least six people were killed on Tuesday in an attack on Yimbila village in [...] Full text...
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World Bank steps up support for Burkina Faso to tackle insecurity
19 february 2020 - 13:13:36Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - World Bank Group Director General of Operations Alex Van Trotsenburg reaffirmed on Tuesday the Bank's [...] Full text...
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US calls for free, fair, transparent Guinean electoral process
19 february 2020 - 11:50:34Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - U.S. Ambassador to Guinea Simon Henshaw on Tuesday night called for a free, fair and transparent [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks South Sudan to reform abusive security agency
19 february 2020 - 08:55:21Juba, South Susan (PANA) - Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday that South Sudan's National Assembly should urgently enact reforms of the [...] Full text...
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Work of UN Libya negotiator made harder with Haftar's Tripoli port strike
19 february 2020 - 06:27:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tuesday's attack of Tripoli's port by forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa [...] Full text...
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UN chief expresses deep concern over deadly assault in north-west Cameroon
19 february 2020 - 05:49:38New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has extended his deepest condolences to the families of those killed [...] Full text...
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NOC announces evacuation of oil tankers at Tripoli maritime port
18 february 2020 - 23:54:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Tuesday announced “the urgent evacuation of all oil tankers from [...] Full text...
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Unemployed people attempt to commit suicide in front of the Tunisian Parliament
18 february 2020 - 18:27:31Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several unemployed young people on Tuesday attempted to commit suicide in front of the Tunisian Parliament, [...] Full text...
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UNHCR "saddened" by the deaths of refugees during a rush in Niger during aid distribution
18 february 2020 - 18:20:13Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said it was "deeply saddened [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Govt raises passport fees by 183 and 137.15 percent
18 february 2020 - 18:08:10Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has increased ordinary and emergency passports fees by 183 and 137.15 percent, respectively, [...] Full text...
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President Barrow calls compatriots to unite and deliberate on national issues
18 february 2020 - 17:17:34Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has urged Gambians to take the National Day, celebrated 18 February, as a [...] Full text...
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Niger: Nearly 280 shops in a furniture market burnt down
18 february 2020 - 17:06:31Niamey, Niger (PANA) - More than 280 shops in a furniture market in Niamey, Niger's capital, have been completely consumed [...] Full text...
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Haftar forces bomb Tripoli seaport
18 february 2020 - 16:38:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In continuation of the violation of the truce in the Libyan conflict, forces loyal to Marshal [...] Full text...
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International online university, UNICAF, gets provisional licence to operate in Zimbabwe
18 february 2020 - 16:24:14Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - International online university, UNICAF, opened its local premises after receiving a provisional licence from the Zimbabwe [...] Full text...
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African health confab pushes for measures to better sexual rights in slum settlements
18 february 2020 - 15:58:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The 9th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights (ACSHR) has called for comprehensive measures to [...] Full text...
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Three Burkinabe soldiers killed Tuesday in the Sahel.
18 february 2020 - 15:21:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least three Burkinabe soldiers were killed early Tuesday in an attack on the military [...] Full text...
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Pirates kill 4 soldiers, two others in Nigeria's Niger Delta waterways
18 february 2020 - 11:51:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Troops of the Nigerian military have laid a siege on Lutegbene in Bayelsa State after pirates [...] Full text...
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Botswana appoints new ambassador to Namibia
18 february 2020 - 11:05:14Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has appointed a new ambassador to Namibia, as the government recalls an ambassador that has [...] Full text...
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About 20 dead, 10 injured in Niger stampede during food distribution
18 february 2020 - 10:17:39Niamey, Niger (PANA) - About 20 people were killed and 12 others injured on Monday in Diffa, in the far [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia passes smoking excise bill
18 february 2020 - 07:56:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Parliament has passed landmark legislation with the express aim of curbing smoking in [...] Full text...
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Amnesty calls for independent investigation of 'suicide' in police custody of Rwandan singer
18 february 2020 - 07:43:19Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Amnesty International has expressed shock at the alleged suicide of Rwandan gospel singer Kizito Mihigo in [...] Full text...
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Tripoli Maitigua airport suspended again following bombardment
18 february 2020 - 00:01:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Flights from and to the airport of Maitigua, eastern suburb of Tripoli, was Monday suspended again [...] Full text...
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DRC’s president orders government to follow up victims of road accident
17 february 2020 - 22:31:20Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi Monday ordered the payment of all fees related to the [...] Full text...
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Preliminary investigations show Rwandan gospel musician used bedsheet to commit suicide - Police
17 february 2020 - 19:52:01Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of the famous Rwandan gospel musicians, Kizito Mihigo, who was found dead in his jail [...] Full text...
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Arab Maghreb Union to create television channel
17 february 2020 - 17:57:22Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) has decided to launch a Maghreb Television news channel of international [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire launches registration of citizens for new national identity card
17 february 2020 - 16:02:07Abidjan, Cote Ivoire (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire officially launch its biometric registration of national identity cards on Monday at a [...] Full text...
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World Bank's chief of operations tours 4 Sahel countries
17 february 2020 - 14:52:35Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank's Director General of Operations, Axel van Trotsenburg has embarked on a 10-day tour [...] Full text...
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French soldier dies in Burkina Faso
17 february 2020 - 14:29:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A French soldier with Operation Barkhane was found dead on Sunday in his camp in [...] Full text...
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24 killed in suspected terrorist attack in Burkina Faso Sahel
17 february 2020 - 12:48:12Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)- At least 24 people were killed on Sunday in Pansi village of Yagha province in Burkina [...] Full text...
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Libyans celebrate 9th anniversary of 17 February 2011Revolution
17 february 2020 - 12:31:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans are commemorating on Monday the ninth anniversary of the February 17, 2011 Revolution, after festivities [...] Full text...
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There will be no postponement Mali's 26 March parliamentary elections - MInister
17 february 2020 - 11:12:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Minister of Territorial Administration Boubacar Ba has stated that there will be no postponement of [...] Full text...
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Detained Rwandan gospel musician 'commits suicide' - Police
17 february 2020 - 10:58:22Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Three days after he was arrested while attempting to cross the border to allegedly join rebel [...] Full text...
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Libya contributes $10 million to UN humanitarian response plan for country
17 february 2020 - 02:12:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the Libyan presidential council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian army arrests smugglers
16 february 2020 - 17:29:42Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian army says it has arrested several smugglers in the zone located in north-east of [...] Full text...
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Senegalese leader calls for better training of drivers
16 february 2020 - 16:38:06Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, on Saturday in Dakar, stressed the need to better [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Armed herdsmen kill 8 persons in Niger Delta region
16 february 2020 - 15:06:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The spate of killings in Nigeria continue to fester as armed herdsmen, allegedly aided by some [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari condemns attack by armed bandits in his home State of Katsina
16 february 2020 - 14:24:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday condemned the latest round of armed bandits attacks in Damkal [...] Full text...
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Benin: Armed robbers strip businessman of 4 million CFA francs
16 february 2020 - 13:52:05Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Robbers stripped a seller of more than 4,040,000 CFA francs during an operation on Tuesday in [...] Full text...
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Libya prepares to celebrate 9th anniversary of the February 17 revolution
16 february 2020 - 11:52:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The streets of Tripoli and several other Libyan cities have taken on new looks in readiness [...] Full text...
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AfDB getting Africans ready for the fourth industrial revolution
16 february 2020 - 09:43:04Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will hold a workshop on the ability of the emerging [...] Full text...
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33 persons killed by armed bandits in Katsina, Northwest Nigeria
16 february 2020 - 09:26:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Armed bandits on Friday evening invaded two villages in Batsari local Government area of Katsina State, [...] Full text...
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Burundi's main opposition party hold extraordinary congress on Sunday
15 february 2020 - 14:59:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - All eyes will be turned on Sunday towards Mont Sillon, on the north-eastern outskirts of Bujumbura [...] Full text...
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Nine soldiers killed in two separate attacks in north and central Mali
15 february 2020 - 14:25:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Eight Malian soldiers were killed when their patrol was ambushed on Friday in Bintia town, in [...] Full text...
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Benin adopts electricity code
15 february 2020 - 14:19:23Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has adopted an electricity code in accordance with the new sector reforms initiated by the [...] Full text...
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Benin to rehabilitate military high school facilities
15 february 2020 - 12:33:09Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin government will repair facilities of the General Mathieu Kérékou de Natitingou Military Girls' High [...] Full text...
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IMF mission says Equatorial Guinea’s overall fiscal balance improved in 2019
15 february 2020 - 09:06:34Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) – Authorities in Equatorial Guinea are making progress with programme implementation in the macro-fiscal area and [...] Full text...
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Amidst protection challenges, Eastern Route outpaces Mediterranean for people leaving Africa
15 february 2020 - 08:28:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A monthly average of 11,500 people travelling from the Horn of Africa to Yemen last year [...] Full text...
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Supporters of two warring parties in Libya hold demonstrations in different cities
14 february 2020 - 23:34:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Demonstrations were held in Tripoli and Benghazi, as well as in other Libyan cities by supporters [...] Full text...
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21 killed in deadly attack against village of Ogossagou, central Mali
14 february 2020 - 21:14:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At least 21 people were killed and several others reported missing in an attack Friday by [...] Full text...
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150,000 to 200,000 tons of uncontrolled arms are in Libya, says UNMAS official
14 february 2020 - 18:33:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) official, Bob Sadoun, has revealed that Libya possesses between [...] Full text...
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Malian soldier killed in terrorist attack in central Mali
14 february 2020 - 17:53:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian soldier was killed and five others injured on Wednesday during an attack by unidentified [...] Full text...
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ICRC warns the continuing war is impacting negatively on Libyan civilians
14 february 2020 - 17:45:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has sounded the alarm about the negative impact [...] Full text...
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Mogae appointed chairman of Ibrahim prize committee
14 february 2020 - 17:36:35Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's former President, Festus Mogae, has been appointed chairman of Ibrahim prize committee. According to a communique [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to receive US$125 million grant to boost basic education
14 february 2020 - 17:14:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total grant of US$125 million has been given to Nigeria by Global Partnership for Education [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Human bones of genocide victims unearthed
14 february 2020 - 16:54:15Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Human bones and materials of at least 6,000 victims of the 1972 inter-ethnic massacres have recently [...] Full text...
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Rwandan gospel musician arrested trying to join rebels in Burundi
14 february 2020 - 15:57:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Almost two years after he was released from jail under a presidential pardon in September 2018, [...] Full text...
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Togo's presidential candidate, Komi Wolou, wants a "re-foundation of the Togolese nation"
14 february 2020 - 15:52:39Lomé, Togo (PANA)- Presidential candidate Komi Wolou of Socialist Pact for Renewal (PSR) will work, if elected, for a true [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International, Nigerian military bicker over alleged looting, burning of villages
14 february 2020 - 15:42:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International (AI) on Friday accused the Nigerian Army of burning down [...] Full text...
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Pastor and three children killed in Burkina Faso Sahel
14 february 2020 - 13:46:36Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A pastor and his three children kidnapped on Tuesday were found dead on Thursday in [...] Full text...
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Battalion of the reconstituted Malian Army arrives in Kidal
14 february 2020 - 13:04:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A battalion of the reconstituted Malian Army arrived in Kidal in the far north of Mali [...] Full text...
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Zambian President Lungu deploys army to stop gassing of citizens
14 february 2020 - 09:09:38Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has ordered the deployment of the army to stop the gassing of [...] Full text...
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UN stresses importance of transitional justice processes for lasting peace
14 february 2020 - 07:40:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - For countries to move forward after conflict or mass atrocities, suffering must be acknowledged and justice served, [...] Full text...
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CAR's year-old peace agreement must be implemented for ‘lasting peace’ , says UN expert
14 february 2020 - 07:12:19Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Following a visit to the Central African Republic (CAR), a UN independent expert said that everyone [...] Full text...
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Is the UN Security Council resolution in Libya progress towards peace or simple media buzz? (News analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
13 february 2020 - 22:21:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council resolution adopted Wednesday, which aroused hopes for ceasefire in Libya, was hardly [...] Full text...
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In period of conflicts, children remain the most exposed to violence - Save The Children
13 february 2020 - 21:25:52Niamey, Niger (PANA) - In a period of conflicts, children remain the most exposed to violence, as one out of [...] Full text...
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Burundi celebrates international radio day
13 february 2020 - 21:10:16Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA - International Radio Day was celebrated here Thursday with different speakers acknowledging the increasing role of new [...] Full text...
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Chinese hotel workers deported after publicly flogging Kenyan worker
13 february 2020 - 20:58:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four Chinese hotel workers have been marked for deportation after images emerged of one of the [...] Full text...
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Tripoli bombing leaves one dead, 3 injured
13 february 2020 - 20:00:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A woman died and three others were injured following the bombing of some areas of the [...] Full text...
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17 suspected terrorists killed in north-central Burkina Faso
13 february 2020 - 19:44:00Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 17 suspected terrorists were killed on Wednesday evening by the Burkinabè army during [...] Full text...
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Tunis launches regional platform against human trafficking
13 february 2020 - 19:42:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A platform to combat human trafficking was launched on Thursday in Tunis by the Tunisian National [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's legislators blast Finance minister over low mealie meal subsidy
13 february 2020 - 19:01:12Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has come under fire from legislators over subsidising mealie meal up [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Businesses remained closed as operators feared being targeted by protesters
13 february 2020 - 18:43:36Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Stores remained closed on Wednesday at the Madina market, the largest and heart of the Guinean [...] Full text...
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7 killed in Rwanda bus collision with truck
13 february 2020 - 18:42:49Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least 7 persons were killed at dawn on Thursday while several others were seriously wounded [...] Full text...
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One person injured after truck plunges into Lake Kivu in Rwanda
13 february 2020 - 18:38:44Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least one person was seriously injured when a fuel truck fell into Lake Kivu in [...] Full text...
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Somalia gains notoriety for rampant media censorship-Amnesty International
13 february 2020 - 17:34:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A surge in violent attacks, threats, harassment and intimidation of media workers is entrenching Somalia as [...] Full text...
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Several associations denounce dismissal of a Congolese BBC journalist
13 february 2020 - 17:05:31Paris, France (PANA) - Several associations have strongly denounced the dismissal, for alleged "serious misconduct", of the Congolese journalist, Jacques [...] Full text...
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