Global vaccines initiative gets US$50 million boost
02 june 2021 - 22:39:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a US$50 million commitment to the Global Vaccine [...] Full text...
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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a US$50 million commitment to the Global Vaccine [...] Full text...
Nigeria's Airforce and Army Chiefs parley on joint operations against terrorism, banditry
02 june 2021 - 19:04:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The newly-appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, on Wednesday held his maiden meeting [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy rescues 109 migrants and recovers 2 bodies
02 june 2021 - 17:59:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy have rescued 109 illegal migrants of different African nationalities and recovered [...] Full text...
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Journalists to hold rally in Paris, call for release of kidnapped Olivier Dubois
02 june 2021 - 17:40:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reporter Without Borders (RSF) and partners calling for the release of French journalist, say they [...] Full text...
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Libya, Tunisia agree to facilitate interstate movement of people and goods
02 june 2021 - 16:05:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Tunisia have agreed to address outstanding issues including the movement of travellers at common [...] Full text...
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One dead in fuel tanks explosion in Ouagadougou
02 june 2021 - 11:42:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - One person was killed and another seriously burned, on Tuesday night, in a fire that [...] Full text...
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Morocco reiterates willingness to resolve situation of its minors in Europe
02 june 2021 - 09:53:04Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, has given instructions to the ministers of the Interior and [...] Full text...
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Mauritius seizes 3.7 kg of heroin
02 june 2021 - 07:16:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) announced on Tuesday that it had discovered and seized 3.7 kg [...] Full text...
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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo says critiques by citizens, officialdom not attack on media freedom
01 june 2021 - 23:37:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday asserted here that subjecting the work of the media [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari talks tough, says “rude shock awaits” those who want to “destroy” Nigeria
01 june 2021 - 18:56:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday issued a stern warning to those he said are “bent on [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court rules on June 24 on request to overturn ruling on detained Venezuelan in Cape Verde
01 june 2021 - 17:33:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) The ECOWAS Court has scheduled June 24, 2021, to deliver its decision on an application filed by [...] Full text...
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More than 100 illegal migrants rescued off Libya
01 june 2021 - 11:31:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Navy says 101 illegal migrants of various African nationalities have been rescued by the [...] Full text...
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UNHCR: Some 350,000 people in urgent need of help after DRC volcano
01 june 2021 - 10:01:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is continuing to assist thousands of people affected [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International Nigeria launches campaign to protect freedom of expression
01 june 2021 - 05:55:58Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International Nigeria, said it launched a campaign to protect freedom of expression [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: New Army Chief, General Yahaya, holds maiden meeting with principal officers, unveils vision
31 may 2021 - 20:28:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Faruk Yahaya on Monday held his maiden meeting with [...] Full text...
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IOM appoints two Deputy Directors General
31 may 2021 - 13:49:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday announced the selection by Director General António Vitorino [...] Full text...
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Moroccan Navy rescues 19 illegal migrants from sub-Saharan countries
31 may 2021 - 12:57:53Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A Moroccan Navy patrol has assisted a makeshift boat in distress while carrying 10 illegal immigrants [...] Full text...
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Egyptian civil aviation delegation visits Tripoli
31 may 2021 - 10:26:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority delegation on Sunday paid a visit to Maitigua International Airport, an [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for global partnership to address climate change, COVID-19
30 may 2021 - 12:57:32New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that if governments embrace together the goals of phasing [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agency expresses grave concerns over 'dire' situation in Tigray region
30 may 2021 - 06:56:39New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians have expressed deep concern about serious and ongoing abuses carried out against displaced civilians who are also facing [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army repels Boko Haram terrorists' attack in Rann, Northeast Nigeria, kill 10
29 may 2021 - 18:53:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army says its troops, under Operation Hadin Kai, have eliminated 10 Boko Haram terrorists [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army arrests 2 Boko Haram logistics suppliers in northern Nigeria, confiscate supplies
29 may 2021 - 18:43:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army says its troops, under Sector 2, Operation HADIN KAI, on Saturday raided another [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Proscribed IPOB, ESN, wreak violence in South Eastern region
29 may 2021 - 18:11:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of its Sit-at-Home order to its followers, the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and [...] Full text...
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Mali's Constitutional Court declares coup leader, Assimi Goita, President of the Transition
29 may 2021 - 14:42:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Mali on Friday installed Col. Assimi Goita, president of the transition and [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches staff-level deal with DR Congo on US$1.5 billion financing package
29 may 2021 - 10:14:50Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team have [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court: Subject matter index for 16 years to be made available next year
28 may 2021 - 22:19:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -The subject matter index of the Community Court of Justice for 16 years up till 2020 will [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s truth commission public hearing ends Friday
28 may 2021 - 21:15:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians, through the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, Friday ended public hearing of 392 witnesses. Within the [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court urges regional parliamentarians to help improve enforcement of court decisions
28 may 2021 - 18:32:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has charged Community parliamentarians [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy rescues 90 illegal migrants
28 may 2021 - 15:29:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy, operating in the southeast island of Djerba on Thursday rescued 90 [...] Full text...
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UNHCR calls for international support to improve access to higher education for young refugees
28 may 2021 - 15:05:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Friday urged international support for young refugees to access higher [...] Full text...
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Monaco Princess Charlene recovering from illness in South Africa
28 may 2021 - 13:01:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Princess Charlene of Monaco is recovering in South Africa after contracting an ear, nose [...] Full text...
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General Yahaya assumes office as Nigeria Chief of Army Staff
28 may 2021 - 07:54:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya, officially assumes Command as the [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International slams Nigerian govt for increasing insecurity
28 may 2021 - 06:58:47Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the Nigerian authorities for not doing enough to protect lives in the [...] Full text...
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Up to 400,000 could be displaced by new volcano eruption in DR Congo, warns UNICEF
28 may 2021 - 06:30:40Goma, DRC (PANA) - With fears that one of the world’s most active volcanoes could erupt again in the Democratic [...] Full text...
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UN salutes ‘dedication and bravery’ of peacekeepers
28 may 2021 - 06:22:18New York, US (PANA) - With a focus for this year’s International Day if UN Peacekeepers on youth, peace and security, [...] Full text...
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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo stokes illegal mining debate, describing it as evil activity.
27 may 2021 - 23:36:54Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his resolve to stop illegal mining dubbed 'galamsey', [...] Full text...
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Military in Mali releases former Transition leaders
27 may 2021 - 15:34:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former top leaders of the Transition Government of Mali who resigned on Wednesday have been released [...] Full text...
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African countries show significant progress on tax transparency – 2021 Tax Transparency report
27 may 2021 - 14:43:01Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - African countries strengthened their ability to recover funds held offshore, directly boosting national tax revenues, [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister pays tribute to lawyers for their role in building the state
27 may 2021 - 12:23:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dabaiba paid tribute to Libyan lawyers, praising their role since the 17 February [...] Full text...
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Bachelet urges Libya and EU to protect migrants in central Mediterranean Sea
26 may 2021 - 15:55:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called on the Libyan Government of National [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Army raids Boko Haram logistics stockpile in Yobe State
26 may 2021 - 15:35:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops under Operation Hadi Kai bust a Boko Haram [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 behind unprecedented changes in number of migrants across East and Horn of Africa - IOM Report
26 may 2021 - 12:56:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – At least 300,000 migrants across the East and Horn of Africa have been affected by COVID-19 in 2020, according to the International Organization [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma pleads not guilty at major graft trial
26 may 2021 - 12:30:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Almost 20 years after former President Jacob Zuma was linked to a corrupt multi-million [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court promises conducive environment for improved efficiency
25 may 2021 - 19:35:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of ECOWAS Court of Justice, Hon. Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has expressed the desire [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Facebook withdraws from parliamentary hearings
25 may 2021 - 17:29:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Facebook, which was due to appear before South Africa’s Parliament on Tuesday, pulled out [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy rescues 100 irregular migrants
25 may 2021 - 15:41:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A frigate of the Tunisian Navy on Monday night rescued 100 irregular migrants whose boat was [...] Full text...
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Gambia human rights commission raises alarms on spate of crime, mob justice in urban areas
25 may 2021 - 14:50:27Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concern about a spate of violent crimes in [...] Full text...
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Five killed, dozens injured in eastern Sudan communal clashes
25 may 2021 - 13:28:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Five persons were killed and 13 others injured in inter-communal clashes in Port Sudan on the Red [...] Full text...
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‘Ruthless criminals should not take advantage of liberty’, President Barrow warns
25 may 2021 - 12:45:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has said that his government cannot create the necessary environment for freedom and [...] Full text...
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UNHCR assessing needs of displaced people after volcano eruption in DR Congo
25 may 2021 - 11:57:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says it is assessing the needs of affected communities in the [...] Full text...
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Military Gender Advocate of the Year highlights ‘crucial gender dimensions’ in Darfur
25 may 2021 - 05:50:14New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Monday commended an award-winning Kenyan peacekeeper for her gender-mainstreaming work while [...] Full text...
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Blue helmets facing increasing number of attacks: UN peacekeeping chief
25 may 2021 - 05:41:12New York, US (PANA) - UN blue helmets face an increasing number of attacks throughout the complex environments in which [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Truth commission uncovered ex-President’s alleged crimes
24 may 2021 - 18:21:22Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Testimony before the Gambian truth Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC), linking former President Yahya Jammeh to numerous grave [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 74th World Health Assembly kicks off with bold ambition to end pandemic
24 may 2021 - 14:07:12New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a tsunami of suffering, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday in [...] Full text...
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Student dies from injuries sustained in demonstration in Burkina Faso
24 may 2021 - 13:19:51Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A student died on Sunday from injuries he sustained last Monday in Ouagadougou, during a [...] Full text...
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Senior manager in South African company shot dead
24 may 2021 - 12:11:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A senior manager of a multinational firm in South Africa, located in Richard’s Bay, [...] Full text...
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UN condemns killing of aid worker, attack against humanitarian convoy in South Sudan
24 may 2021 - 10:45:55Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Alain Noudéhou, has strongly condemned the brutal killing of an [...] Full text...
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WFP, Crisis Group partner to strengthen conflict prevention
24 may 2021 - 09:56:07Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has signed a Strategic Partnership with global conflict resolution organisation, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Air Force mandates AIB-N to investigate Kaduna air crash
23 may 2021 - 19:45:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB -N) said it has been mandated by the Nigerian Air Force [...] Full text...
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Gunmen invade estate in Bwari near Abuja, kidnap two persons
23 may 2021 - 19:32:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The spate of insecurity in northern region Nigeria is creeping into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) [...] Full text...
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Armed bandits attack villages in Nigeria's Sokoto State, residents flee to Niger
23 may 2021 - 19:22:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have killed three persons at Garin Zogo village and sacked eight villages in Sabon Birni [...] Full text...
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Thousands of Mauritians march in Port Louis in support of Palestinians
23 may 2021 - 10:20:47Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Thousands of Mauritians on Sunday marched for more than three hours in the main arteries [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Refugees in South Sudan begin receiving jabs
23 may 2021 - 07:58:02Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Refugees in South Sudan are receiving COVID-19 jabs during the rollout of the country’s national [...] Full text...
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US threatens to sanction anyone who obstructs Libya's December polls
22 may 2021 - 14:10:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US is warning that anyone who obstructs or undermines Libya's forthcoming elections on 24 December [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Army Chief, others, who died in plane crash to be buried on Saturday
22 may 2021 - 06:31:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and other senior officers who died in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Army chief dies in plane crash
22 may 2021 - 05:43:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, died in an air crash on Friday [...] Full text...
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EU mission visits Libyan border post at Ras Jedir
21 may 2021 - 15:48:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A European Union (EU) mission on Thursday visited the Libyan border post of Ras Jedir, shared [...] Full text...
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EBRD president on virtual visit to Morocco
21 may 2021 - 11:42:23Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) President Odile Renaud-Basso will pay her first official visit [...] Full text...
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UNICEF, Libyan NGO sign child survival and development plan in Libya
21 may 2021 - 11:38:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) office in Tripoli and the Institute of Primary Health Care, [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for urgent aid to assist famine-hit Madagascar
21 may 2021 - 10:20:52Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - With more than a million people facing hunger due to the devastating famine currently ravaging southern [...] Full text...
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AfDB debars Mactebac Contractors, Mr. Joram Opala Otieno for 36 months for fraudulent practices
19 may 2021 - 17:22:10Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced the 36-month debarment of Mactebac Contractors Ltd., [...] Full text...
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15 people killed by armed attackers in Burkinabè Sahel
19 may 2021 - 15:25:36Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Fifteen civilians were killed on Tuesday night in an attack perpetrated by unidentified armed men [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy rescues 32 clandestine Bangladeshi migrant
19 may 2021 - 15:18:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Navy has rescued 32 illegal migrants, all from Bangladesh, off the Tunisian coast, the [...] Full text...
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Several civilians killed in Burkina Faso's Sahel
19 may 2021 - 12:59:06Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several civilians were killed on Tuesday evening in Adjararay locality of Tinakoff commune, in the [...] Full text...
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France offers support for Nigeria to overcome security challenges
19 may 2021 - 12:47:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has assured President Muhammadu Buhari that his country will support Nigeria with [...] Full text...
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UNHCR appeals for Mozambicans fleeing violence to be given access to asylum in Tanzania
19 may 2021 - 11:51:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has expressed deep concern by ongoing reports of people [...] Full text...
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Fresh attacks, dire conditions plague Africa’s Sahel, Security Council hears
19 may 2021 - 05:36:10New York, US (PANA) - Despite a deteriorating security situation and the reverberating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, regional troops deployed to [...] Full text...
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Bandits convert Nigeria Army lands to safe hideouts for criminal activities
18 may 2021 - 15:46:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have taken over and established camps in vast areas of land belonging to the Nigerian [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: European Council supports recovery and transformation of Europe’s media
18 may 2021 - 12:42:37Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday approved conclusions to support the recovery and transformation of the European [...] Full text...
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G5 Sahel holds mini summit in Paris
18 may 2021 - 10:05:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Heads of state and government of the G5 Sahel held a mini-summit on Monday on [...] Full text...
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IMF, WB, AfDB write off Sudan's debts, says PM Hamdouk
18 may 2021 - 07:19:20Paris, France (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr. Abdalla Hamdouk, announced on Monday that the World Bank, the International Monetary [...] Full text...
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South Africa has ‘obligation’ to better address domestic violence: UN women’s rights experts
18 may 2021 - 06:44:50Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Failure to address domestic violence in South Africa is a violation of women’s rights, independent [...] Full text...
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WHO chief calls for safety measures to reduce traffic accidents
18 may 2021 - 06:34:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has stressed the need [...] Full text...
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Tunisair flight arrives at Maitigua airport in Tripoli after seven years of interruption
17 may 2021 - 21:03:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Tunisian airline, Tunisair, Monday landed at the international Maitigua airport, eastern suburb of the capital, [...] Full text...
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650 new migrants arrested at sea sent back to Libya by coastal guards
17 may 2021 - 20:49:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 650 illegal migrants were rescued Sunday at sea and brought back to the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Ensure digital technologies are ‘a force for good’ – Guterres
17 may 2021 - 15:25:31New York, US (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the planet, millions worldwide still lack [...] Full text...
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Nigeria hosts international conference on illicit financial flows, asset recovery
17 may 2021 - 13:20:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - International financial experts and anti-corruption organisations drawn from Africa are gathering virtually to discuss strategies to [...] Full text...
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Mines killed 93 people between May 2020 and March 2021 in Libya
17 may 2021 - 10:32:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The explosion of mines and explosive remnants of war killed 93 people and injured 143 others [...] Full text...
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ECA holds virtual climate talks
17 may 2021 - 10:05:30Cotonou, Benin ( PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the University of Cabo Verde are organising the [...] Full text...
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Nine people killed in northcentral Burkina Faso
17 may 2021 - 09:56:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least nine people were killed on Sunday in a suspected terrorist attack in the [...] Full text...
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Ensure digital technologies are 'a force for good', says UN chief
17 may 2021 - 06:34:57New York, US (PANA) - Although the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the planet, millions worldwide still lack [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Army confirms recall of personnel in civil educational institutions, to be deployed in war against terrorism, banditry
16 may 2021 - 16:04:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army has confirmed the recall of its personnel studying in various civil institutions across [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Armed Forces concludes investigations into shooting of demonstrators
15 may 2021 - 20:28:35Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces on Saturday handed over to the Attorney General a dossier on investigations [...] Full text...
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Dozens of policemen killed in an ambush by drug dealers in western Sudan
15 may 2021 - 16:24:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Twelve policemen, including an officer, were killed and 14 other injured when narcotics dealers ambushed a [...] Full text...
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Three people killed in armed attack in Burkina Faso's Sahel
14 may 2021 - 16:48:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three people were killed overnight on Thursday in an attack carried out by unidentified armed [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy foils three illegal migration attempts, arrests 56 people
14 may 2021 - 15:52:19Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units have foiled three attempts of illegal migration to Italy and arrested 56 people, [...] Full text...
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U.S. raises concerns of religious abuse, discrimination, rising tensions in Nigeria
14 may 2021 - 15:05:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. has voiced concerns over abuses and discrimination against individuals based on religion and religious [...] Full text...
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Malian army repels terrorist attack
14 may 2021 - 11:48:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) on Thursday repelled a terrorist attack on a camp housing its [...] Full text...
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Libyan coast guards intercept more than 150 migrants in the Mediterranean
14 may 2021 - 11:03:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 151 illegal migrants on board two inflatable boats were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, off [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags racism in rescue efforts during terrorist attack in Mozambique
14 may 2021 - 06:02:19Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Amnesty International says it has been told by survivors of an attack by the armed group [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to eradicate maritime crimes in Gulf of Guinea waters - Maritime Chief
13 may 2021 - 18:57:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is to eradicate maritime crimes with the receipt of a special mission aircraft on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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President Buhari says he is doing his best to secure Nigeria
13 may 2021 - 18:50:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he is surprised that Nigerians are not tolerant with his [...] Full text...
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UN condemns killing of aid worker in South Sudan
13 may 2021 - 18:44:07Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The top UN humanitarian official in South Sudan has called for law enforcement along roads following [...] Full text...
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United Kingdom keeps its hold on United Nations’ top humanitarian job
13 may 2021 - 12:43:25New York, US (PANA) - Current United Nations special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, will be the next Under Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Mauritius called on Israel, Palestine to end violence
13 may 2021 - 08:05:04Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday expressed concern about the escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine, which has [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Pressure mounts on army to hand over those involved in shooting civilians
12 may 2021 - 19:40:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Domestic and foreign pressure is now mounting against the Sudanese army to expediently hand over the [...] Full text...
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South African protestors condemn Israeli violence
12 may 2021 - 17:54:26Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – For the second successive day, pro-Palestine protestors converged on Parliament on Wednesday to condemn [...] Full text...
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Public development banks urge new financing for Africa’s post-Covid-19 recovery
12 may 2021 - 13:26:33Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - A global coalition of public development banks on Tuesday emphasized the urgency of immediate resources [...] Full text...
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Roundup: Sudanese Army sets up committee to investigate shooting of protesters (Adds comment of PM Hamdok para 5-9)
12 may 2021 - 09:40:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army has set up a Committee to investigate Tuesday's shooting by soldiers of demonstrators [...] Full text...
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UN highlights Islamic social financing to help economic recovery, pandemic response
12 may 2021 - 08:48:30New York, US (PANA) - As the world continues to grapple with the health and economic crisis sparked by the [...] Full text...
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Two killed, dozens injured as soldiers disperse protesters in Khartoum
12 may 2021 - 07:07:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – At least two civilian protesters were shot dead and dozens others injured when soldiers fired on [...] Full text...
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WFP launches Zakat for nutrition campaign this Ramadan
12 may 2021 - 06:25:47Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Marking the Holy month of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has [...] Full text...
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Madagascar faces famine risk: Gov't, UN food agencies warn
12 may 2021 - 05:33:29Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - With each day that passes, more lives are at stake as hunger tightens its grip in [...] Full text...
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In Niger, Covid-19 wards remain empty, as agriculture and business benefit from support programmes
11 may 2021 - 19:35:14Niamey, Niger (PANA) - After achieving outstanding results in its management of the COVID-19 pandemic, Niger, which is expected to [...] Full text...
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Charity organization helps UNHCR workers to assist refugees
11 may 2021 - 19:19:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Sudan, has welcomed an [...] Full text...
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Botswana urged to license community radio stations
11 may 2021 - 17:34:32Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Editors in Botswana have implored authorities to consider the establishment of community radio stations. Speaking at the [...] Full text...
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South Sudan faces its worst food security crisis as humanitarian aid dwindles
11 may 2021 - 14:42:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An African regional organisation said about 60 percent of South Sudan people are facing “one of [...] Full text...
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Buhari chairs 3rd National Security Council meeting over rising insecurity in Nigeria
11 may 2021 - 14:27:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presided g over the third meeting of the National Security Council [...] Full text...
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143 new illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast
11 may 2021 - 14:06:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 143 new illegal migrants, including five women, were rescued at sea by a [...] Full text...
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UN denounces attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo
11 may 2021 - 13:56:54New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned Monday’s attack on the UN peacekeeping mission [...] Full text...
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US ambassador designated as Special Envoy in Libya
11 may 2021 - 06:07:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The US State Department on Monday announced that the Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, will now also serve in [...] Full text...
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Libyan coast guards arrest more than 700 illegal migrants in the Mediterranean
11 may 2021 - 05:41:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyan coast guards on Sunday arrested more than 700 illegal migrants in the Mediterranean and sent [...] Full text...
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AfDB invites business enablers to apply for funding to support women entrepreneurs
10 may 2021 - 18:49:28Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - This May, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is launching a call for proposals for [...] Full text...
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Four bodies recovered, 40 illegal migrants rescued west of Tripoli
10 may 2021 - 16:07:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four bodies of illegal migrants, including a woman and a child, were recovered by Libyan Red [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges North Africa, Middle East countries to end 'violent punishment' of children
10 may 2021 - 05:15:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Monday asked Governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to outlaw [...] Full text...
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Despite end of rebellion in Darfur, people are still on the run
09 may 2021 - 18:20:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Although clashes between rebels and the Sudanese government have largely subsided in Darfur and many other [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari laments ''madness' in parts of the country
09 may 2021 - 15:53:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday lamented the "madness" going on in parts of the country [...] Full text...
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US Special Envoy begins South Sudan visit
09 may 2021 - 05:02:42Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, Donald Booth, begins a visit to South [...] Full text...
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Republic of Korea helps keep humanitarian flights in four African countries
09 may 2021 - 04:52:42Rome, Italy (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received US$1.25 million from the Republic of Korea [...] Full text...
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UN chief Guterres seeks second term
09 may 2021 - 04:44:17New York, US (PANA) - The current UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has laid out his case for a second five year [...] Full text...
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Republic of Korea gives US$400,000 for WFP emergency response in Ethiopia's Tigray region
09 may 2021 - 04:33:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$400,000 contribution from the Government [...] Full text...
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United Nations remembers the dead of WWII
08 may 2021 - 19:33:04New York, US (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday recalled that the global body was born following [...] Full text...
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UN human rights office finds Uganda’s sexual offences bill 'deeply troubling'
08 may 2021 - 12:06:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The decision this week by the Ugandan Parliament to pass a wide-ranging sexual offences bill that [...] Full text...
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US to increase humanitarian aid to Mozambique
07 may 2021 - 05:27:45Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States is working with the Government of Mozambique, international organizations, civil society organizations, [...] Full text...
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Cut methane emissions to avert global temperature rise, UN-backed study urges
07 may 2021 - 05:14:20New York, US (PANA) - Methane emissions caused by human activity can be reduced by up to 45 per cent [...] Full text...
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WHO announces new council of experts on economics of health for all
06 may 2021 - 20:59:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday announced a 11-member council of distinguished experts in economics, health, [...] Full text...
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UN Chief renews zero-emissions appeal to avoid falling into climate abyss
06 may 2021 - 19:02:00Petersberg, Germany (PANA) - All countries should commit to zero carbon emissions by 2050 if the world is to avoid [...] Full text...
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ICC jails Ugandan child soldier turned rebel commander Dominic Ongwen for 25 years
06 may 2021 - 13:11:32The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a former child soldier turned Ugandan [...] Full text...
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UNHCR receives US$1.66 million from Korea for refugees in Uganda
06 may 2021 - 10:58:02Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has received US$1.666 million from the Republic of Korea [...] Full text...
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Nearly 40 illegal sub-Saharan migrants rescued by Tunisian Navy
06 may 2021 - 10:19:40Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Navy on Wednesday rescued 38 illegal migrants of different African nationalities, according to Tunisian security [...] Full text...
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17,924 people desert their villages following terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso
05 may 2021 - 15:54:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabè government announced on Wednesday that 17,924 people have fled their villages, following terrorist [...] Full text...
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French journalist, Olivier Dubois, kidnapped in northeast Mali
05 may 2021 - 15:50:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - French journalist, Olivier Dubois, has been kidnapped in northeastern Mali, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said [...] Full text...
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UNHCR, WFP and EU in joint campaign to distribute food aid to refugees in Libya
05 may 2021 - 15:46:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 9,000 vulnerable refugees, including 1,500 families in Libya, have been targeted by a food [...] Full text...
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Malian woman gives birth to nine children by C-section in Morocco
05 may 2021 - 15:29:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian woman, Halima Cissé, has given birth to nine babies by cesarean section instead of [...] Full text...
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Guinea implements sanitation strategies in Conakry
05 may 2021 - 15:24:27Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government will launch, from May 26, a national awareness campaign for the implementation of [...] Full text...
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UN Secretary-General condemns deadly attack in eastern Burkina Faso
05 may 2021 - 15:14:56Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has strongly condemned Monday's deadly attack in eastern Burkina Faso, the [...] Full text...
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UN report sounds alarm on acute global shortage of midwives
05 may 2021 - 10:32:39New York, US (PANA) - The world is currently facing a shortage of 900,000 midwives, with COVID-19 further exacerbating the [...] Full text...
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Five injured in attempted escape in Ouagadougou prison
05 may 2021 - 10:01:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Five people were injured on Tuesday during an attempted escape in a prison in Ouagadougou, [...] Full text...
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Five people killed in Burkina Faso's Sahel
05 may 2021 - 09:56:00Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least five civilians were killed on Tuesday evening in an attack by unidentified armed [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president condemns cycle of violence
05 may 2021 - 08:25:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday “strongly” condemned the killing of 11 people in Gwer West Local [...] Full text...
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Boko Haram/ISWAP regrouping in three northeast Nigerian states, warns Senator
05 may 2021 - 07:18:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairman of Nigeria's Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, on Tuesday raised the alarm that Boko [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges new Niger govt to investigate massacres
05 may 2021 - 05:49:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights advocate says Niger's first democratic transition since independence provides President Mohamed Bazoum’s new administration [...] Full text...
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Schools reopen in South Sudan after 14-month COVID lockdown
05 may 2021 - 05:13:02Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The countrywide reopening of schools in South Sudan is a welcome step on the road [...] Full text...
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New report sounds alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives - WHO
04 may 2021 - 21:50:17New York, United Nations (PANA) - A new World Health Organization report has asserted that fully investing in midwives by [...] Full text...
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UN forum examines how to make science and technology work better for all
04 may 2021 - 15:56:19New York, US (PANA) - Harnessing the full potential of science and technology for the benefit of all people, everywhere, [...] Full text...
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800,000 South Sudanese may face reduced access to fife-saving primary health care soon, IOM warns
04 may 2021 - 14:27:45Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) warns that more than 800,000 people in South Sudan [...] Full text...
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Mauritian anti-drug brigade makes big drug seizure
04 may 2021 - 07:14:20Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Anti-Drug Brigade (ADSU), last weekend, seized approximately 243 kilos of heroin and 26 kilos [...] Full text...
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More than ten civilians killed in eastern Burkina Faso - official
03 may 2021 - 21:17:28Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than a dozen civilians were killed on Monday in an attack by identified gunmen [...] Full text...
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"Jeune Afrique" founder, Béchir Ben Yahmed, dies in Paris
03 may 2021 - 20:26:33Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - French-Tunisian journalist founder of "Jeune Afrique", Bechir Ben Ahmed, died Monday of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Paris [...] Full text...
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Workshop to validate subject matter index of ECOWAS court opens in Nigeria
03 may 2021 - 17:43:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A week-long workshop to validate the subject matter index of the ECOWAS Court of Justice opened [...] Full text...
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Ghana set to ratify ECOWAS Court protocols
03 may 2021 - 17:33:39Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has begun the process of ratifying all Protocols related to the ECOWAS Court in order [...] Full text...
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Bandits threaten to kill 17 abducted students Tuesday if ransom is not paid by Kaduna State
03 may 2021 - 16:01:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits who abducted 22 students from Greenfield University, Kaduna State, in northwest Nigeria, killed five of [...] Full text...
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Free press ‘a cornerstone’ of democratic societies: UN chief
03 may 2021 - 14:08:49New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General on Monday urged governments to “do everything in their power” to [...] Full text...
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Guinean government pledges to strengthen press freedom
03 may 2021 - 13:05:59Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Establishment of democracy in Guinea has favoured plural expression through multiparty politics, said the Minister of [...] Full text...
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Libya ranked 165th in 2021 World Press Freedom index
03 may 2021 - 12:08:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is ranked 165th out of 180 countries in the 2021 World Press Freedom index compiled [...] Full text...
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President Ramaphosa salutes South African media industry
03 may 2021 - 11:26:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday saluted South Africa’s media industry, saying it had played [...] Full text...
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World Press Freedom Day: EU underlines freedom of information and expression
03 may 2021 - 10:01:03Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Freedom of information and free speech must be promoted and protected everywhere because it is in [...] Full text...
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Eleven migrants drown off Libyan coast, as total lives lost in 2021 top 600
03 may 2021 - 08:53:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Another 11 migrants drowned on Sunday off the coast of Libya, bringing the total number of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's secret Police warns secessionists, others
03 may 2021 - 08:42:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday warned “misguided elements” who, it said, are threatening [...] Full text...
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US condemns use of Internet shutdowns to prevent freedom of expression online
03 may 2021 - 06:47:38Washington, DC US (PANA) - The United States has condemned the use of partial or complete government-imposed Internet shutdowns, among [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court orders valuation expert to cost losses suffered by 103 claimants against Mali
02 may 2021 - 17:25:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court wants an independent expert to determine the value of properties and individual losses [...] Full text...
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Two Malian police officers from special force killed in traffic accident
01 may 2021 - 19:09:35Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two police officers of the Special Antiterrorist Force (FORSAT), an elite Malian unit engaged in the [...] Full text...
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340 illegal migrants intercepted by Libyan coast guards
01 may 2021 - 12:25:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 340 refugees and migrants were intercepted and sent back to Tripoli on Friday by the [...] Full text...
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Chadian army claims neutralising "several hundred" rebels in fighting
01 may 2021 - 11:21:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chadian army said here Friday it had neutralized "several hundred" rebels of FACT (Front [...] Full text...
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Guinea’s growth forecast to reach 5.2 per cent in 2021 - IMF
01 may 2021 - 09:37:07Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s economy weathered the coronavirus (COVID-19) shock with a strong growth of 7 per cent in [...] Full text...
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More than 700 people arrested in Chad, according to UN human rights body
30 april 2021 - 15:55:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 700 people were arrested in Chad on Tuesday during protests against the ruling [...] Full text...
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IOM seeks $87 million to support equitable vaccine access, mitigate effects of COVID-19 in East and Horn of Africa
30 april 2021 - 15:37:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the lives of thousands of migrants, internally displaced persons (IDPs) [...] Full text...
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South African president Ramaphosa mourns death of Zulu monarch
30 april 2021 - 12:05:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday offered his condolences to the Zulu royal family after [...] Full text...
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Vigilante killed in attack in Burkina Faso terrorist attack
30 april 2021 - 11:20:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Volunteer for the Defence of the Fatherland (VDP) vigilante was killed and five others [...] Full text...
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UNESCO condemns murder of two journalists in Burkina Faso
30 april 2021 - 10:24:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has condemned the ambush of an [...] Full text...
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Terrorist attack in Burkina Faso leaves 2,224 people internally displaced
30 april 2021 - 10:14:15Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 2,224 people, including 438 women and 1,302 children, have fled their villages [...] Full text...
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Kenya to close down Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps 'by June 2020'
30 april 2021 - 06:31:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has reiterated that it will close down the sprawling Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps by June [...] Full text...
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UNHCR chief urges more support for Burundians returning home
30 april 2021 - 05:55:21Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has praised progress made towards helping refugees find [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN says security situation continues to impede humanitarian work in Tigray region
30 april 2021 - 05:42:52New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations says the complex and unpredictable security situation continues to impede the freedom [...] Full text...
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Southern Madagascar on brink of famine, warns WFP
30 april 2021 - 05:31:07Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The unrelenting drought in southern Madagascar is forcing hundreds of thousands of people to the brink [...] Full text...
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Guterres appoints Alain Noudéhou of Benin Deputy Special Representative for MINUSMA
30 april 2021 - 05:16:20New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Alain Noudéhou of Benin as his new Deputy [...] Full text...
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AfDB, IFAD and partners redouble efforts to stop hunger in Africa
29 april 2021 - 19:47:16Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership [...] Full text...
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Army committed to “total annihilation of Boko Haram from Nigeria", says Army Chief
29 april 2021 - 17:46:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, on Thursday said that the Nigerian Army [...] Full text...
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Remains of 3 Europeans killed in Burkina Faso repatriated to their countries
29 april 2021 - 17:36:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The remains of the two Spanish journalists and an Irish environmental activist, killed on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe ruling party worried over upsurge in terrorist attacks
29 april 2021 - 17:08:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The ruling People's Movement for Progress (MPP) on Thursday condemned the latest terrorist attacks in [...] Full text...
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The 5 + 5 Military Commission provides solutions for the opening of the coastal road in Libya
29 april 2021 - 16:57:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 5 + 5 Joint Military Commission announced on Thursday that it has proposed appropriate solutions [...] Full text...
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Mali to create national committee for transhumance
29 april 2021 - 16:00:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government adopted on Thursday a draft decree establishing a National Committee for Transhumance and [...] Full text...
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UK’s 85% family planning aid cut will be devastating for women and girls: UNFPA
29 april 2021 - 14:28:30New York, US (PANA) - The United Kingdom’s intention to cut 85 per cent of its contribution to a flagship [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Cape beach nominated for global award
29 april 2021 - 12:21:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape has been nominated for the 12th consecutive year [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International calls for investigation into Chad protest deaths
29 april 2021 - 07:09:08N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Amnesty international has asked for the "impartial and independent" investigation into the deaths of at least [...] Full text...
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Malian Armed Forces neutralized 26 terrorists in center of country
28 april 2021 - 20:47:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs), supported by the French Barkane force, neutralized Monday 26 terrorists, destroyed [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court fixes judgement for June 29 on alleged unlawful detention of Nigerian journalist
28 april 2021 - 18:52:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has scheduled 29th of June, 2021, for judgement in a suit [...] Full text...
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UNDP, UNOWAS officials meet Nigerian Army Chief over insecurity in Lake Chad Basin
28 april 2021 - 18:23:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, on Wednesday met with Resident Representative of [...] Full text...
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Reformed Defence sector will end insecurity in Nigeria, says Defence Minister, Gen. Magashi
28 april 2021 - 18:11:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi, on Wednesday received the report of the [...] Full text...
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Gambia foreign minister calls for maritime security
28 april 2021 - 18:01:07Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has urged the Gulf of Guinea countries to [...] Full text...
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