242 arrested after riots in Tunisia
17 january 2021 - 19:33:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – At least 242 youths were arrested on Saturday after riots broke out in several regions of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria military repels, kills “scores” of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Marti Army Camp
17 january 2021 - 16:42:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said it has “successfully” repelled “a Boko Haram/ Islamic [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in Mali that killed Egyptian blue helmet
17 january 2021 - 15:44:34New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned another fatal attack carried out against a peacekeeping convoy in Mali [...] Full text...
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Gambia human rights commission recognises challenges posed by COVID-19
17 january 2021 - 14:52:59Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia National Human Rights Commission recognises the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose to [...] Full text...
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Dozens killed in militia attack in West Darfur
17 january 2021 - 12:15:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 48 people were killed and scores injured on Saturday when a group militias attacked [...] Full text...
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Tunisian prime minister Mechichi reshuffles government
16 january 2021 - 18:54:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi announced here Saturday a reshuffle of his government, an official source [...] Full text...
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Ugandan president Museveni reelected for sixth term in office
16 january 2021 - 14:38:38Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been re-elected for another term that will extend his stay [...] Full text...
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UNMISMA peacekeeper killed in Mali
16 january 2021 - 14:30:22Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A peacekeeper from the Multidimensional Integrated Mission for Stabilization in Mali (UNMISMA) was killed and another [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, South Africa to cooperate in fields of arts, culture and heritage
16 january 2021 - 09:54:02Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and South Africa will sign an Implementation Framework on cooperation in the fields of arts, [...] Full text...
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Displacement in CAR reaches 120,000, as another deadly attack leaves one UN peacekeeper dead
16 january 2021 - 09:27:45Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Worsening election violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) has forced 120,000 people from their homes, [...] Full text...
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Cameroonian authorities urged to seek justice for recent deadly attacks
16 january 2021 - 08:45:51New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in Cameroon to take steps to prosecute perpetrators [...] Full text...
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Child labour ‘robs children of their future’, scourge must end, urges UN
16 january 2021 - 08:24:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although child labour has decreased significantly over the last decade, one in 10 children are still [...] Full text...
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Uganda opposition leader rejects results, vote tallying continues
15 january 2021 - 23:41:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, Friday rejected the presidential election results [...] Full text...
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Stephanie Williams convenes virtual dialogue for all Libyans to discuss state of negotiations
15 january 2021 - 22:29:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, will convene a new [...] Full text...
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Mounting hostilities disrupt aid delivery in Central African Republic
15 january 2021 - 14:51:36Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Humanitarian operations in several parts of Central African Republic are at a standstill due [...] Full text...
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Scale of mass graves in Libya reflects rights violations (News Analysis by Youssef Ba)
15 january 2021 - 11:48:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The increasing number of discoveries of mass graves in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli, reflects the scale [...] Full text...
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EU appoints new Head of Border Assistance Mission in Libya
15 january 2021 - 09:07:38Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union has appointed Ms. Natalina Cea as Head of Mission of the EU Border [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Safe access, swift action needed for refugees in Tigray
15 january 2021 - 04:59:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed his deep concern over the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Christian body warns against threats to life of controversial cleric, Bishop Kukah, amidst eviction notice by Muslim group
14 january 2021 - 17:05:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday cautioned those threatening the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, [...] Full text...
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FM Siala emphasises Libya's political and economic role in Africa
14 january 2021 - 15:05:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Taher Siala, on Thursday highlighted the [...] Full text...
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31 foreigners arrested for illegal stay in Mauritius
14 january 2021 - 14:45:51Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius police on Thursday arrested 31 foreign workers, mostly Bangladeshis, who were illegally staying in the [...] Full text...
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French woman sentenced to 10 months suspended prison term for falsifying COVID-19 test
14 january 2021 - 14:37:59Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A French woman was sentenced Tuesday in Benin to a ten-month suspended sentence for presenting a [...] Full text...
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Three UN peacekeepers killed, six wounded in attack in Mali
14 january 2021 - 08:41:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three United Nations peacekeepers in Mali were killed and six others wounded in an attack on [...] Full text...
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Peacekeeper killed in ‘heinous attacks’ in Central African Republic
14 january 2021 - 05:10:38New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called for action to ensure accountability for “heinous attacks” in the [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for ‘inclusive, transparent and peaceful’ elections in Uganda
14 january 2021 - 04:48:53Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - As polls open in Uganda's presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday, the UN chief Antonio Guterres [...] Full text...
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Deaths due to road accidents drop slightly in Benin
13 january 2021 - 23:27:35Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The death toll due to road accidents dropped slightly in Benin in 2020, according to statistics [...] Full text...
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12 persons kidnapped in eastern Burkina Faso
13 january 2021 - 18:25:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A dozen people have been abducted over the past few days in eastern Burkina Faso, [...] Full text...
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G5 Sahel Joint Force repels terrorists
13 january 2021 - 18:13:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In the evening of January 5, 2021, following intelligence reports, Nigerien and Burkinabe units of [...] Full text...
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Director of the "Education Cannot Wait" Fund on a 72-hour visit to Burkina Faso
13 january 2021 - 18:00:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Director of "Education Cannot Wait" (ECW) Fund, Ms Yasmine Sherif, began a 72-hour visit [...] Full text...
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Suspected Jihadists kidnap city mayor in Mali
13 january 2021 - 17:35:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mayor of the rural municipality of Doukouria, in the Timbuktu region of northeastern Mali, Aboubacrine [...] Full text...
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Mali: ECOWAS Mediator, Goodluck Jonathan, invites Malians to dialogue for an inclusive transition
13 january 2021 - 17:05:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, [...] Full text...
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Switzerland, Gambia sign agreement on migration, civil aviation
13 january 2021 - 11:35:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Switzerland and The Gambia have signed cooperation agreements on migration and civil aviation to open up [...] Full text...
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US cancels observation of Uganda's election
13 january 2021 - 09:58:53Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The U.S. on Wednesday announced that it will not be an observer of Uganda's election scheduled [...] Full text...
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Twenty-one people killed in two road accidents in two Nigerian States
13 january 2021 - 09:25:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Twenty-one persons lost their lives on Tuesday in two separate road accidents in Niger and Oyo [...] Full text...
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UN counter-terrorism chief urges continued vigilance against ‘real’ ongoing threat
13 january 2021 - 05:57:33New York, US (PANA) - Despite important strikes against terrorism over the past two decades, including bringing perpetrators to justice [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNICEF chief says closing schools should be ‘measure of last resort’
13 january 2021 - 05:46:36New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday underscored that “no effort should [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian crisis looms in Madagascar amid drought and pandemic,warns WFP
13 january 2021 - 05:38:27Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - In southern Madagascar, “famine-like conditions” have doubled the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Students urged to observe COVID-19 measures in Botswana
12 january 2021 - 19:19:29Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Students in Botswana have been implored to exceptionally observe COVID-19 preventive measures, following the opening of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Army Court Martial sentences soldier to death for killing commander in Bama
12 january 2021 - 15:28:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – An Army Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, has sentenced trooper Azunna Maduabuchi to [...] Full text...
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UN chief says situation in central Mali remains worrying
12 january 2021 - 11:56:23Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The situation in central Mali remains very worrying, marked by a series of serious violence recorded [...] Full text...
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One soldier killed, 11 terrorists neutralised in Burkina Faso
12 january 2021 - 11:04:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Burkinabe soldier was killed and 11 assailants shot dead on 9 January in Koumbri, [...] Full text...
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Tunisian navy rescues 22 sub-Saharan illegal migrants
12 january 2021 - 09:22:19Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Security units of the Tunisian Navy rescued 22 migrants from sub-Saharan African countries who were abandoned [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief calls for vaccinations for ‘high-risk’ populations to begin within 100 days
12 january 2021 - 06:51:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There needs to be a “collective commitment” to get vaccinations underway worldwide for health workers and [...] Full text...
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Guterres to seek second five-year term as UN Secretary-General
12 january 2021 - 06:31:04New York, US (PANA) - António Guterres confirmed on Monday that he will be seeking a second five-year term as UN [...] Full text...
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32 Libyan rights organisations criticize HCR over death of young Somali refugee
11 january 2021 - 23:26:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty-two human rights organisations Monday expressed dismay over the poor handling of affairs of refugees and [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS mediator for Mali Goodluck Jonathan arrives in Bamako
11 january 2021 - 21:34:13Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, former Nigerian President [...] Full text...
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South African billionaire strikes gold
11 january 2021 - 17:45:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africans are paying tribute to tech entrepreneur, Elon Musk, who has overtaken Amazon’s [...] Full text...
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Libya set to monitor safety of the drug and food markets
11 january 2021 - 16:54:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan authorities say they are set to implement a national plan in the coming days to [...] Full text...
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Libya: 300 illegal migrants died at sea in 2020 while trying to reach Europe
11 january 2021 - 16:45:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Around 300 illegal migrants perished as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Libya to [...] Full text...
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Three killed in clashes between traditional hunters and unidentified gunmen in Mali
11 january 2021 - 12:32:58Bamako, Mali (PANA) -Three people were killed and two others wounded in a clash between unidentified gunmen and traditional hunters [...] Full text...
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Three unidentified bodies recovered off the Tunisian coast
11 january 2021 - 10:47:44Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Three bodies were recovered on Sunday evening off the coast of the Tunisian town of Chebba, [...] Full text...
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UN praises Ghanaian peacekeepers in South Sudan
11 january 2021 - 08:26:35Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Ghanaian peacekeepers at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have been commended for their [...] Full text...
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Gambia's largest ever cocaine shipment seized by drug officials
10 january 2021 - 19:57:32Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG) Thursday seized cocaine worth GMD 4.5 billion [...] Full text...
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UNICEF supports Beninese girls in high schools
10 january 2021 - 19:39:30Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - UNICEF and the American Toms shoes have granted young high school and college girls in three [...] Full text...
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241 mass graves of 1972 civil war in Burundi excavated
10 january 2021 - 19:26:26Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The skeletal remains of 13,584 victims of the civil war in 1972 were Sunday excavated from [...] Full text...
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Bodies discovered in mass grave in western Tripoli identified by families
10 january 2021 - 19:06:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Several bodies of people reported missing and discovered in a mass grave in the city of [...] Full text...
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President Lungu fires Health Minister
10 january 2021 - 18:36:21Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Edgar Lungu has fired minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya, an official source said here [...] Full text...
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1,074,993 internally displaced persons registered in Burkina Faso
10 january 2021 - 13:50:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As at 31 December, 2020, Burkina Faso had registered a total of 1,074,993 people displaced [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military kills 50 bandits in Katsina, Zamfara States, Northwest Nigeria
10 january 2021 - 10:14:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Armed Forces of Nigeria Sunday morning said four soldiers were injured and over 50 bandits killed [...] Full text...
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Six French soldiers injured in car bomb attack in northern Mali
09 january 2021 - 18:13:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six soldiers of the French Barkhane force were injured on Friday in a suicide attack by [...] Full text...
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NGO says 416 civilians killed during hostilities in 2020 in Libya
09 january 2021 - 16:42:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 416 people were killed in 2020 in Libya, as a result of military [...] Full text...
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New mass grave discovered in Libya
09 january 2021 - 14:03:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A new mass grave has been discovered in the area of Mashrou al-Rabt, in the city [...] Full text...
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UN flags ‘deteriorating’ rights situation in run-up to Uganda's elections next week
09 january 2021 - 04:19:19Geneva, Swtizerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging authorities in Uganda to ensure elections next week are free and peaceful, [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Gendarmerie arrest a takfiri element
08 january 2021 - 17:22:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Gendarmerie on Thursday arrested a takfiri element in possession of a firearm (pistol), its spokesperson, Hossameddine [...] Full text...
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Moroccan Navy rescues 21 clandestine sub-Saharan migrants
08 january 2021 - 17:08:27Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A unit of the Moroccan Navy coastguard provided assistance early Thursday morning to save a makeshift [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants $11.26 million for women and girls’ education in Chad
08 january 2021 - 13:04:02Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a grant of $11.26 [...] Full text...
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'UNHCR concerned about thousands of Central Africans fleeing election violence'
08 january 2021 - 11:48:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said on Friday that it is concerned that violence and insecurity [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian military says four top Tigray leaders killed, nine captured
08 january 2021 - 10:58:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian National Defence Force (NDF) announced on Thursday that it has killed four top [...] Full text...
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Senior Malian junta official arrives in Guinea
08 january 2021 - 10:23:13Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Vice President of the Malian transitional government, Colonel Assimi Goita, arrived on Thursday evening in [...] Full text...
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Food for Mozambicans struggling amidst violence and COVID-19, ‘will be compromised’ without more funding: WFP
08 january 2021 - 06:50:31Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Despite increased insecurity and limited funding, the UN food relief agency is continuing to supply food [...] Full text...
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One seriously injured, 4 tons of cotton burnt in a fire incident in northeast Benin
07 january 2021 - 17:44:56Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A child was seriously injured and four tons of cotton consumed following a fire incident that [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves new Gender Strategy for 2021-2025
07 january 2021 - 16:48:09Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday announced its approval of a new Gender Strategy [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL welcomes exchange of 35 prisoners between GNA forces and Libyan National Army
07 january 2021 - 15:55:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the exchange of 35 prisoners between [...] Full text...
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UN chief ‘shocked’ at massacre of civilians in eastern DR Congo
07 january 2021 - 15:33:05New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has expressed shock at the massacre of civilians in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...
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Suspected terrorists set village ablaze in central Mali
07 january 2021 - 15:14:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Heavily armed suspected terrorists on Tuesday attacked and burned Dom village of Dom, in the commune [...] Full text...
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Three officials of Burkina Faso textile company face embezzlement charges
07 january 2021 - 15:05:51Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three executives of the Burkinabe Textile Fiber Company (SOFITEX) were remanded on December 28 pending [...] Full text...
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UNHCR expresses concern about death of Somali refugee in Tripoli
07 january 2021 - 10:42:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern about the death of a [...] Full text...
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Security Council has critical role in addressing fragility and conflict: UN chief
07 january 2021 - 07:25:43New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined the critical role of the Security Council in addressing [...] Full text...
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Gendarme killed in an incident in central Mali
06 january 2021 - 14:29:17Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian gendarme was killed Monday in an incident between security and defence forces and Dozo [...] Full text...
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Several civilians killed by French airstrikes in central Mali
06 january 2021 - 14:22:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - French airstrikes killed several civilians of Bounti in the circle of Douentzat, central Mali, on Sunday [...] Full text...
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Bandits kill three people in Burkina Faso market
06 january 2021 - 11:50:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed bandits in Burkina Faso on Tuesday killed three people at a market in Guelwongo, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Influx of refugees into eastern Sudan continues
06 january 2021 - 10:43:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The influx of Ethiopian refugees from the troubled Tigray region into the Eastern border with Sudan [...] Full text...
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Cooperation between Libya, UNICEF in education reviewed
05 january 2021 - 23:18:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice-president of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Ahmed Maitig, Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Tunisian authorities arrest a takfiri described as very dangerous by the police
05 january 2021 - 17:47:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security forces arrested a takfiri element in Tunis described as "very dangerous" and who was [...] Full text...
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Six people killed in an attack in northern Burkina Faso
05 january 2021 - 17:26:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least six people were killed on Monday night in an attack on the village [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UNHCR relocating Ethiopian refugees arriving in Sudan
05 january 2021 - 11:53:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said on Tuesday that together with the Sudan’s Commission for Refugees [...] Full text...
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UNHCR condemns twin attacks in western Niger that killed at least 100 people
05 january 2021 - 06:36:20Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has strongly condemned the twin attacks in western Niger that killed [...] Full text...
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Suspected gold mules arrested in South Africa
05 january 2021 - 06:21:49Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Three suspects have been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport after gold bars valued [...] Full text...
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7 killed in crash of FARDC helicopter in northeast DRC
04 january 2021 - 23:46:54Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Seven soldiers died and one was injured when two helicopters of the Armed Forces of [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe president condoles Niger following terrorist attack in Tillabéry region
04 january 2021 - 15:58:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Monday offered his condolences to Niger after an [...] Full text...
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UN denounces attacks on villages in western Niger
04 january 2021 - 14:45:47New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned Saturday’s attack by unidentified gunmen on two villages [...] Full text...
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28 killed in New Year holiday accidents in Zambia
04 january 2021 - 13:27:25Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Road crashes claimed 28 lives in the New Year holiday in Zambia, Police spokesperson Esther Katongo [...] Full text...
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Libyan coastguards rescue 119 illegal migrants - UNHCR
04 january 2021 - 10:54:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 119 illegal migrants on board two boats have been rescued off the coast [...] Full text...
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World Braille Day highlights importance of accessible information - UN
04 january 2021 - 08:21:09New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is commemorating World Braille Day, on Monday, highlighting the importance of the [...] Full text...
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‘Growing momentum’ to make 2021 the global action year for sustainable energy
04 january 2021 - 05:46:41New York, US (PANA) - In a bid of optimism for the new year, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has [...] Full text...
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UN condemns back-to-back attacks in Central African Republic
04 january 2021 - 05:33:33Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The UN mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) condemned, in the strongest terms, [...] Full text...
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Two French soldiers killed by explosives in the Ménaka region of northern Mali
03 january 2021 - 14:49:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two French soldiers were killed and a third seriously wounded on Saturday during a routine patrol [...] Full text...
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Youth, police resume violent clashes in Tunisia
03 january 2021 - 14:36:09Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Clashes between demonstrators and police officers in the town of Maknine (135 km south of Tunis) [...] Full text...
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Is the UN's appointment of the executive authority in Libya on the way due to the persisting blockades? (Analysis)
03 january 2021 - 14:25:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Given the continuing stalemate in the talks of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LDPF) on the [...] Full text...
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Tunisian security unit nabs suspected terrorist girl in Gafsa
02 january 2021 - 17:18:01Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A suspected female terrorist from Tunis, whose identity has not been established, was arrested in Gafsa [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy intercepts Egyptian fishing boat with 15 persons on board
02 january 2021 - 17:04:58Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An Egyptian fishing boat was intercepted in the Tunisian fishing zone, 136 km off the island [...] Full text...
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Former Malian Prime Minister Modibo Kéita dies
02 january 2021 - 16:57:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian Prime Minister Modibo Keïta died on Saturday in Morocco where he was getting medical [...] Full text...
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Misrata-Tunis flights resume after several months of interruption
02 january 2021 - 11:36:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -After an interruption of several months, flights between Misrata airport, 220 km east of Tripoli, and Tunis, [...] Full text...
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Make 2021 ‘safer, healthier world for children’, UNICEF chief urges
01 january 2021 - 21:44:58New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said here Thursday that more than 371,500 children would be [...] Full text...
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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, buried in Bamako
01 january 2021 - 20:47:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The funeral of Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé, who died of coronavirus on 25 December in [...] Full text...
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NOC announces water wells drilling project in southern Libya
01 january 2021 - 15:49:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has announced the signing of a contract to drill 10 water [...] Full text...
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President Kaboré sees 2020 double elections as major achievement of Burkina Faso
01 january 2021 - 15:30:46Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The outstanding achievement of Burkina Faso in 2020 was the organisation of the double presidential [...] Full text...
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Togo applies special restrictions for New Year revelers
01 january 2021 - 12:39:50Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Bars and restaurants in Togo are prohibited to serve customers on site during the end of [...] Full text...
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Libyan Coast Guard rescued 11,265 illegal migrants in 2020: UNHCR
01 january 2021 - 12:04:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 11,265 illegal migrants were brought back to Libya by the Libyan Coast Guard [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Ministry, IBM sign agreement for electronic visa system
01 january 2021 - 11:42:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Department of Passports, Citizenship and Foreign Affairs has signed a contract with the American computer [...] Full text...
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Former Malian PM Cissé, several others cited for conspiracy against gov't
01 january 2021 - 11:35:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A judge Thursday issued committal orders against former Malian Prime Minister, Boubou Cissé, and several other [...] Full text...
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Countries welcome New Year
01 january 2021 - 07:23:04Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Countries around the globe on Friday ushered in 2021 but the celebrations were muted because of [...] Full text...
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2020 has been a year of trials, tragedies and tears - Guterres
31 december 2020 - 22:33:02Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Thursday 2020 was a year of trials, tragedies and tears, [...] Full text...
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End of Year: Zambia’s treasury to be refunded about K4 million from ex-ministers
31 december 2020 - 18:46:19Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The judgment by Zambia’s Constitutional Court ordering former cabinet ministers and their deputies in President Edgar [...] Full text...
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Two Malian soldiers killed in terrorist ambush in centre of the country
31 december 2020 - 11:46:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two soldiers of the Malian National Guard were killed and five others wounded on Tuesday near [...] Full text...
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Giant beam to usher in Cape Town's New Year
31 december 2020 - 11:20:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – For the first time in three decades, Africa’s biggest tourist attraction will not be [...] Full text...
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Millions of children in crisis hotspots ‘on the brink of famine’, warns UNICEF
31 december 2020 - 06:58:31New York, US (PANA) - More than 10 million children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeast Nigeria, the [...] Full text...
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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya buried in Bamako
30 december 2020 - 23:48:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, who died 17 October in Paris of coronavirus (COVID-19), was buried [...] Full text...
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130 refugees evacuated from Libya arrive in Rwanda
30 december 2020 - 15:22:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One hundred and thirty asylum seekers evacuated from Tripoli, Libya, arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, on Wednesday, [...] Full text...
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Provisional release of Malian artist Sidiki Diabaté
30 december 2020 - 13:42:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Internationally renowned Malian artist Sidiki Diabaté was granted a provisional release on Tuesday after payment of [...] Full text...
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Former South African president Zuma gets 'Idiot of the Year' award
30 december 2020 - 11:32:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Sunday Times – South Africa’s biggest selling weekend newspaper – reserves a section [...] Full text...
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Thirteen illegal migrants missing at sea after leaving Libya for Italy
30 december 2020 - 10:24:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirteen illegal migrants are missing in the Mediterranean Sea, after leaving Libya on board a boat, [...] Full text...
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Change of Police command means nothing if killers are not arrested, says opposition
30 december 2020 - 09:47:49Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) says the changes made by President Edgar [...] Full text...
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Road accidents in Tunisia down in 2020
30 december 2020 - 09:18:25Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The North African state of Tunisia has recorded fewer road accidents and victims this year compared [...] Full text...
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End arrests of political opponents in Uganda: UN independent rights experts
30 december 2020 - 06:56:56Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts has called on the Ugandan authorities to end [...] Full text...
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Malian president condoles with France over death of three soldiers
29 december 2020 - 22:39:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian interim President Bah N’Daw Tuesday condoled with France over the death of three French soldiers [...] Full text...
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Benin will soon be energy self-sufficient
29 december 2020 - 17:42:01Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will soon achieve energy autonomy, President Patrice Talon reassured on Tuesday in the National Assembly. "As [...] Full text...
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Religious commemoration held in Bujumbura for former President Pierre Buyoya
29 december 2020 - 17:21:45Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A mass for the rest of the soul of former Burundian president, Pierre Buyoya, was celebrated [...] Full text...
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National conference commits to peaceful polls, free expression in Somalia
29 december 2020 - 15:41:45Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A two day national conference on peaceful elections and freedom of expression, bringing together key stakeholders [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: 25,000 refugees in unsettled Tigray region receive urgent UN food supplies
29 december 2020 - 13:31:07Mekelle, Ethiopia (PANA) - Some 25,000 Eritrean refugees, sheltering in two camps in the unsettled Tigray region of Ethiopia, have [...] Full text...
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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisséto be buried on Friday
29 december 2020 - 09:19:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, who died last Friday in Paris from COVID-19, will be buried [...] Full text...
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Three French soldiers killed by explosive device in northern Mali
29 december 2020 - 09:09:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three soldiers of the Barkhane force, on an escort mission between Hombori and Gossi, in northern [...] Full text...
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The virus that shut down the world: Education in crisis
29 december 2020 - 07:27:55Paris, France (PANA) - Children all over the world have had their education severely disrupted this year, as schools struggle [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccination no guarantee of virus eradication: WHO officials
29 december 2020 - 07:15:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Senior World Health Organisation (WHO) officials have warned that the COVID-19 virus is "not necessarily the [...] Full text...
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After year of ‘trials, tragedies and tears’, UN chief sends message of hope for 2021
29 december 2020 - 07:04:55New York, US (PANA) - As the world enters 2021, after a “year of trials, tragedies and tears”, the United [...] Full text...
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Christmas holiday claims 28 lives in Zambia road crashes
28 december 2020 - 15:37:43Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia recorded 234 road traffic accidents, 18 of them leading to 28 deaths during this year's [...] Full text...
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State prosecutors in Zambia boycott cases over killing of colleague
28 december 2020 - 12:22:02Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - State Prosecutors of the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) on Monday boycotted court following the killing of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agencies deliver lifeline food assistance to 25,000 Eritrean refugees in Tigray region
28 december 2020 - 11:31:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Eritrean refugees in two camps in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia received a month’s worth of food [...] Full text...
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World must be ready for the next pandemic, UN says on first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
27 december 2020 - 19:45:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations commemorated the first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Sunday, underscoring the need [...] Full text...
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Gambia calls on Sahel leaders to address causes of migration
27 december 2020 - 17:56:06Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has called on [...] Full text...
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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya to be buried 29 December in Mali
26 december 2020 - 17:31:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, who died of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on December 18 in Paris [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: 41 bodies recovered from Lake Albert after sinking of boat
26 december 2020 - 17:20:53Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The bodies of 41 victims of a wrecked boat were recovered Thursday from Lake Albert, [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns attacks against peacekeepers in Central African Republic
26 december 2020 - 11:09:08New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned Friday’s attacks that killed three Burundian peacekeepers in [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL welcomes exchange of prisoners between Government of National Accord and Haftar forces
26 december 2020 - 10:22:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Saturday welcomed the exchange of detainees between the [...] Full text...
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Forum on Women and Youth in Libya opens Saturday with several issues on its agenda
25 december 2020 - 14:38:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National Forum of Women and Youth begins its 2020 meeting on Saturday in Khoms, 120 [...] Full text...
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Four Burundian journalists granted presidential pardon
25 december 2020 - 11:38:05Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Four Burundian journalists of the independent daily Iwacu (Chez nous) have been granted presidential pardon after [...] Full text...
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Moroccan navy rescues 43 sub-Saharan illegal migrants
25 december 2020 - 10:59:31Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A unit of the Moroccan Navy, on patrol off Laayoune, on Thursday assisted an inflatable boat [...] Full text...
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The virus that shut down the world: The yawning gulf between rich and poor (A UN feature)
25 december 2020 - 10:18:24New York, US (PANA) - Inequality between the rich and poor worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic and poverty increased, for [...] Full text...
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Ten killed in central Mali road accident
25 december 2020 - 10:00:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Ten people were killed and 20 others injured in a road accident that occurred on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Christians celebrate Christmas despite COVID-19
25 december 2020 - 06:37:12Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Billions of Christians in the world are on Friday celebrating Christmas to mark birth of Jesus [...] Full text...
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Two Egyptian fishing boats stopped off the Tunisian coasts
24 december 2020 - 21:58:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The quick intervention of the Tunisian navy, assisted by a helicopter, early Thursday stopped two Egyptian [...] Full text...
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More than 27% of Tunisian population live in extreme poverty, says NGO
24 december 2020 - 20:47:48Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than 27 per cent of the Tunisian population, that is about 900,000 families live in [...] Full text...
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Gambian opposition leader describes 2020 as ‘tough year’
24 december 2020 - 20:27:41Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Ousainou Darboe, leader of opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), Thursday described 2020 as a tough year when [...] Full text...
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Central African Republic pre-election violence ‘must stop’ – UN envoy
24 december 2020 - 19:09:12Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Days before Sunday’s election, armed clashes in the Central African Republic (CAR) have prompted the [...] Full text...
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Mass organisations in Burkina Faso denounce death threats against journalists
24 december 2020 - 18:45:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Norbert Zongo National Press Center (CNP-NZ) and the Collective of Democratic Mass Organizations and [...] Full text...
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Republic of Korea offers US$ 500,000 to combat malnutrition in DR Congo
24 december 2020 - 17:33:52Kinshasa, DR Congo ( PANA) - The Republic of Korea has donated US$ 500,000 to the World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...
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A major food and nutrition crisis looms in 2021 in the Sahel and West Africa
24 december 2020 - 17:03:09Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - With 16.7 million people in need of immediate food assistance including 9.2 million in Nigeria, [...] Full text...
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Former Tunisian presidential candidate arrested over tax evasion charge
24 december 2020 - 15:58:44Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Former Tunisian presidential candidate in the 2019 election and head of Qalb Tounes (In the Heart [...] Full text...
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20 illegal sub-Saharan migrants perish as their boat sinks off Tunisian coast
24 december 2020 - 14:13:30Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Coast Guard on Thursday recovered 20 bodies of illegal migrants whose boat capsized off [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' first twins celebrate 100th anniversary
24 december 2020 - 13:44:22Rose-Hill, Mauritius (PANA) – Two Mauritian women - Ritta Marie Noélie and Rose Marie Noëlla – on Wednesday celebrated their [...] Full text...
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UNHCR welcomes Chad's adoption of asylum law
24 december 2020 - 13:35:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chadian National Assembly on Wednesday adopted the first law for the protection of refugees [...] Full text...
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Veteran South African journalist dies at 68
24 december 2020 - 13:23:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Veteran South African journalist and diplomat Jon Qwelane died in the early hours of [...] Full text...
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At least 100 dead in latest surge of violence against ethnic minorities in Ethiopia
24 december 2020 - 07:06:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned the killing of at least 100 people by armed assailants in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz Region on Wednesday morning. IN [...] Full text...
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Hate speech on Facebook poses ‘acute challenges to human dignity’ – UN expert
24 december 2020 - 06:55:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An independent UN human rights expert called on Wednesday for Facebook’s Oversight Board to give greater [...] Full text...
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Press freedom more important than ever, as UN condemns killing of 59 media workers
24 december 2020 - 06:40:21Paris, France (PANA) - At least 59 media workers have been killed this year, four of them women, the UN [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Groups kick as Buhari gives up, says only God can police Nigeria, Niger border
23 december 2020 - 21:56:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement Tuesday that only God could effectively supervise Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic has [...] Full text...
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Burundi Transports ministry calls for respect for automobile driving rules during Christmas, New Year holidays
23 december 2020 - 20:52:22Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Public transports will be well monitored during the Christmas and New Year holidays when people are [...] Full text...
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European Council extends mandate of security, defence missions in Somalia
23 december 2020 - 19:02:49Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has prolonged the mandates of its two Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) [...] Full text...
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A 36-month prison sentence, including 12 months in jail for two cheaters at a magistrate's exam in Benin
23 december 2020 - 17:28:17Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Clarisse Assogba and Maissarath Koukoui, two candidates arrested 12 December for cheating in the recruitment competition [...] Full text...
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Census puts Burkina Faso population at 20,487,979
23 december 2020 - 16:02:50Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso population stands at 20,487,979 people, 51.7 per cent women and 48.3 per cent [...] Full text...
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Conflict, violence in Greater Horn of Africa cause widespread displacement
23 december 2020 - 15:38:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Conflict and violence in the Greater Horn of Africa continue to cause widespread displacement [...] Full text...
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One soldier, 13 terrorists killed December 15 in Burkina Faso
23 december 2020 - 14:14:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Burkinabe soldier and 13 terrorists were killed in an ambush against a Burkinabe Army [...] Full text...
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Son of deposed Malian president complains about infringement of fundamental freedoms
23 december 2020 - 14:07:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Lawyers for Boubacar Keita, son of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, on Monday filed a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN food assistance programme in Uganda hit as COVID-19 dries up funding
23 december 2020 - 13:45:39Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) will have to further reduce food rations and cash assistance [...] Full text...
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Zambian police shoot dead state prosecutor, opposition supporter
23 december 2020 - 12:36:29Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A state prosecutor and a supporter of the main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) [...] Full text...
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Anti-corruption watchdog cautions about listing Ghana gold royalties company on LSE
23 december 2020 - 12:05:01Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Anti-corruption watchdog, Transparency International (TI), has urged the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to make detailed [...] Full text...
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UN food assistance programme in Uganda hit as COVID-19 dries funding
23 december 2020 - 10:47:33Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) will have to further reduce food rations and cash assistance [...] Full text...
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Africa’s local governments plead for new migration governance
22 december 2020 - 23:32:57Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Africa’s cities and local united governments (CGLU-Africa) pleaded here Tuesday for new migration governance to mark [...] Full text...
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250,000 displaced children face deadly disease threat in Mozambique
22 december 2020 - 18:08:16Cabo Delgado, Mozambique (PANA) - A lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene services have put approximately 250,000 children, displaced by [...] Full text...
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President Lungu cautions against relaxing COVID-19 health measures
22 december 2020 - 17:18:56Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has cautioned against relaxing COVID-19 public health measures as the country braces [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Hundreds of civilians reported killed in artillery strikes, warns UN rights chief
22 december 2020 - 17:11:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of artillery strikes on civilians and mass killings of non-combatants in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, must be investigated and full [...] Full text...
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Malian Customs seize 143 kg of gold near Guinea border
22 december 2020 - 15:29:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian customs on Sunday seized 88 gold bars weighing 143 kg with an estimated value of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UNHCR, partners urgently seek US$156 million to support refugees fleeing Tigray region
22 december 2020 - 11:03:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, together with 30 humanitarian partners, is on Tuesday releasing an urgent [...] Full text...
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Alleged cheating candidates in Benin's magistrates' exam to face public prosecutor
22 december 2020 - 09:55:57Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Two women suspected of cheating during a recruitment exam for judges will be presented on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Sudanese security forces of killing seven protesters
22 december 2020 - 09:44:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch is accusing the Sudanese authorities of using excessive force, including lethal force, against protesters [...] Full text...
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Support for results from 5+5 military commission in Libya at center of talks in Tripoli
21 december 2020 - 21:17:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, Monday discussed with the [...] Full text...
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Joint UN-INTERPOL operation disrupts firearms supply to terrorist networks in West Africa, Sahel
21 december 2020 - 20:17:25Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - An international operation coordinated jointly by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says new safety measures allow Malian refugees to return to camp in Burkina Faso
21 december 2020 - 12:47:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency - UNHCR - has helped 3,000 Malian refugees move back into [...] Full text...
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Three security agents die in road accident in Tunisia
21 december 2020 - 12:16:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Three members of the Tunisian National Guard have been killed and two others injured, one of [...] Full text...
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Malian media protest suppression of media freedom
21 december 2020 - 12:12:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian journalists are protesting orders by the transitional administration that they see as suppressing freedom of [...] Full text...
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Drug menace discussed at Tripoli symposium
21 december 2020 - 10:44:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials from the Libyan Ministry of the Interior of the Government of National Accord (GNA) and [...] Full text...
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Funeral of late Burundi president Pierre Buyoya to be held in Mali
20 december 2020 - 16:24:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The funeral of the late Burundi president, Pierre Buyoya, will be held in Mali at a [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, partners review employment and migration issues
19 december 2020 - 13:50:37Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Employment, migration and development issues are the main focus of Tunisia's bilateral and multilateral cooperation and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO says two billion vaccine doses secured
19 december 2020 - 08:52:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "The end of the pandemic is in sight but we must not let our guards down, [...] Full text...
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UN chief welcomes release of kidnapped Nigerian school boys
19 december 2020 - 08:43:45New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday welcomed the release of the 344 schoolboys forcibly taken away [...] Full text...
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126 illegal migrants rescued off the Libyan coasts
18 december 2020 - 22:21:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 126 illegal migrants were rescued by the Libyan navy after their boat capsized off the [...] Full text...
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Conflicts, floods, COVID -19 push South Sudanese into extreme hunger
18 december 2020 - 18:59:33Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Driven by insecurity, the effects of COVID-19, an on-going economic crisis, and the impact of [...] Full text...
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Over 3,000 die during migration journeys in 2020 - IOM
18 december 2020 - 15:25:04Berlin, Germany (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Missing Migrants Project has recorded over 3,000 deaths on migratory [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL condemns acts of intimidation against Libya’s oil corporation
18 december 2020 - 15:07:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Friday condemned the recent threats made by armed groups [...] Full text...
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Mozambique: Aid agencies appeal for US$254 million to respond to urgent needs
18 december 2020 - 13:49:36Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The United Nations and partners on Friday launched an appeal for US$254 million to provide urgently [...] Full text...
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