UNICEF puts forward a ‘six point plan to protect our children’
02 december 2020 - 15:54:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Ahead of the United Nations Special Session of the General Assembly on COVID-19, on 3-4 December [...] Full text...
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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Ahead of the United Nations Special Session of the General Assembly on COVID-19, on 3-4 December [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: IMF plans live conversation on pandemic in developing countries
02 december 2020 - 12:32:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Compared to six months ago, the economic outlook has worsened significantly in some emerging [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Senior TPLF leader 'surrenders to government forces'
02 december 2020 - 11:03:55Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A leader of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), whose forces have been defeated by [...] Full text...
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World cannot accept slavery in 21st century: Guterres
02 december 2020 - 07:51:42New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the United Nations Secretary-General highlighted the [...] Full text...
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Former Liberian rebel leader goes on trial in Switzerland for alleged war crimes
02 december 2020 - 05:39:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The trial of a former Liberian rebel leader arrested in Switzerland for alleged war crimes during Liberia's first [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Senate joins call for sack of Nigeria's military leaders over escalating Boko Haram/ISWAP killings
01 december 2020 - 19:13:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate Tuesday finally summoned courage to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the country’s service [...] Full text...
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Four civil society groups call release of Guinean activist Oumar Sylla
01 december 2020 - 16:24:47Paris, France (PANA) - Four civil society organisations on Monday called on the Guinean government to "immediately release" Oumar Sylla, [...] Full text...
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Libyan civil society bodies set criteria for selection of Presidential Council chair
01 december 2020 - 16:02:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Components of the National Federation of Labour Unions of Libya and civil society groupings on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Frenchman arrested with cannabis at Mauritius airport
01 december 2020 - 14:34:36Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Police drug squad in Mauritius on Monday arrested a 46-year-old Frenchman with 39 cannabis seeds [...] Full text...
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Child-trafficking in Mali increases because of conflict and COVID-19
01 december 2020 - 13:52:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Conflict, insecurity, COVID-19 and deteriorating economic conditions are leading to a rise in trafficking of children, [...] Full text...
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UN appeals for $35 billion to help world’s ‘most vulnerable and fragile’ in 2021
01 december 2020 - 12:06:33New York, US (PANA) - A record 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection next year, a near [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mali's interim president announces drastic measures to fight pandemic
01 december 2020 - 09:07:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, on Monday announced drastic measures to break [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Widows, orphans of unresolved humanitarian issues determined to fight against amnesty bill
30 november 2020 - 23:03:07Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Collective of Orphans, an organization grouping widows and orphans of unresolved humanitarian issues of the [...] Full text...
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UN refugee agency appeals for $147 million to support thousands of Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan
30 november 2020 - 19:13:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has launched an appeal for US$147 million to [...] Full text...
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Mali: MINUSMA condemns attack on its positions
30 november 2020 - 16:49:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), Mr. Annadif [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Presidency says farmers killed by Boko Haram had no clearance to farm in Zabarmari area
30 november 2020 - 13:49:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A federal government delegation, led by Senate President Ahmad Lawan, arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State on [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military faults UN on number rice farmers killed in Borno State
30 november 2020 - 13:36:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Monday disagreed with the United Nations Resident Representative and Humanitarian [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Study reveals a severe deterioration in global efforts to protect the most vulnerable
30 november 2020 - 13:04:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new report released Monday by the Norwegian Refugee Council and the UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency-led [...] Full text...
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Widows, orphans of victims of extrajudicial killings arrested in Mauritania freed
30 november 2020 - 09:52:59Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Forty widows, orphans, relatives of black military victims of extrajudicial executions in 1990-1991, and activists of [...] Full text...
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UN condemns ‘brutal and callous’ attack on civilians in north-east Nigeria
30 november 2020 - 05:21:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Denouncing attack, on Saturday, targeting civilians in Nigeria’s restive Borno state, a senior UN humanitarian official [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers
29 november 2020 - 20:02:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Military says its troops killed 5 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Northeast region
29 november 2020 - 19:51:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said troops of Operation FIRE BALL, a subsidiary operation [...] Full text...
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AQIM members arrested in Oubari, southern Libya, by pro-Haftar armed forces
29 november 2020 - 12:40:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seven terrorists, affiliated with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Oubari, southwestern Libya, were [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Guinea records 33 new cases, 39 recoveries
28 november 2020 - 10:53:13Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea recorded Friday 33 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) after tests on 2,125 samples, a [...] Full text...
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At least six die in road accident in Burkina Faso
28 november 2020 - 10:27:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least six passengers on board a 70-seater bus were killed and 14 others injured [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to control water distribution as drought persists
28 november 2020 - 08:51:08Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government announced here Saturday that, with effect from 1 December, it will be an offence [...] Full text...
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Rising hunger in drought-stricken southern Madagascar forcing families to eat insects: WFP
27 november 2020 - 20:57:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hunger is on the rise in southern Madagascar due to consecutive years of drought, affecting half [...] Full text...
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Congolese Senate authorizes ratification of agreement signed between Angola and Benin
27 november 2020 - 19:12:51Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Senators on Friday authorized the ratification of the military and technical cooperation agreement between the [...] Full text...
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Sudanese PM vows to protect Ethiopian refugees streaming into Sudan
27 november 2020 - 18:51:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) visited refugee camp near the Sudanese [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Annual pilgrimage of Heavenly Christians to Benin cancelled
27 november 2020 - 15:51:38Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Leaders of Church of Heavenly Christianity have cancelled the 2020 edition of the annual pilgrimage on [...] Full text...
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Six people killed by suspected jihadists in Dogofry village of central Mali
27 november 2020 - 15:25:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six people were killed and three others seriously injured in an attack by armed men suspected [...] Full text...
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits Sudan as more Ethiopian refugees arrive
27 november 2020 - 12:49:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is visiting Khartoum as the country receives a growing [...] Full text...
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Environment ministers to meet on green stimulus plan for Africa
27 november 2020 - 00:22:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African ministers of environment will meet here from 30 November to 4 December to discuss a [...] Full text...
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The aftermath of armed conflict in Libya compromises resolution
26 november 2020 - 23:51:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly a decade of continued armed conflict in Libya has left visible scars on the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior minister focuses on national reconciliation, unification of state institutions
26 november 2020 - 22:39:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord Fathi Bachagha Thursday emphasized "the principle of [...] Full text...
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UN Women Chief launches campaign against gender-based violence in DR Congo
26 november 2020 - 17:58:19Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Representative of the UN/Women in DR Congo, Ms Awa Ndiaye Seck, on Wednesday launched [...] Full text...
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Seven villagers killed by unidentified gunmen in central Mali
26 november 2020 - 17:36:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Unidentified heavily armed men on motorcycles killed 7 villagers and wounding 5 others when they attacked [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: African Energy Investment Corporation headquarters to be located in Abuja
26 november 2020 - 17:29:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has welcomed the decision of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO) [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 114 bandits, Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, pirate killed, 58 bandits arrested in last one week
26 november 2020 - 17:18:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday said its troops killed 114 Boko Haram/Islamic State in [...] Full text...
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. Libyan rights bodies denounce hate speech against a local cultural group
26 november 2020 - 15:53:11Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Libyan human rights organisations have denounced what they consider as "hate speech" by the General Authority [...] Full text...
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Tunisian journalists denounce neglect by government
26 november 2020 - 14:15:49Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian journalists are observing Thursday as a day of anger initiated by the National Union of [...] Full text...
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DR Congo urged to crack down on perpetrators of gender-based sexual violence
26 november 2020 - 12:55:06Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The coordinator of the NGO "Femmes debout", Jacquie Mboyo, on Wednesday called on the government [...] Full text...
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Congo: Political consultation opens in Madingou to prepare for 2021 presidential election
25 november 2020 - 18:27:54Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese deputy prime minister, Firmin Ayessa, opened Wednesday in Madingou, more than 250 km southwest [...] Full text...
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Tunisia extends the state of emergency until Dec 25
25 november 2020 - 17:03:24Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied, has extended the state of emergency for one month throughout the country, [...] Full text...
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Tunisian NGO condemns medical waste dumped in Sousse by Italians
25 november 2020 - 16:56:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights has expressed concern about the alleged presence at [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Guinea records one death and 66 new cases
25 november 2020 - 16:04:09Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Tuesday recorded one death linked to the coronavirus which brought the total number of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia advocates dialogue of French-speaking countries on the pandemic effects
25 november 2020 - 15:21:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Othman Jerandi, has called for joint efforts [...] Full text...
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Second wave of COVID pandemic driving further violence against refugee women and girls - UNHCR
25 november 2020 - 12:47:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the coronavirus pandemic prolongs, a lethal mix of confinement, deepening poverty and economic duress is [...] Full text...
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Police officer killed by car of suspected drug traffickers in Mauritius
25 november 2020 - 10:51:39Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A police officer died on Tuesday when suspected drug traffickers crushed her with their car. The incident [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: War crimes conviction ‘an important victory’ for justice – UN envoy
25 november 2020 - 05:51:12Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Two senior UN officials on Tuesday welcomes the war crimes conviction and life sentencing of [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: HRW recommends amendment of draft law on associations
24 november 2020 - 21:41:19Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW), a non-governmental organization devoted to defending human rights around the world, Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Rising Internet violence in Congolese schools worrying – UNICEF
24 november 2020 - 21:26:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) survey says eight out of 10 girls and seven out [...] Full text...
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South African commedian to host Grammy Awards
24 november 2020 - 19:29:33Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Acclaimed South African comedian, Trevor Noah, will host the 63rd Grammy Awards on 31 [...] Full text...
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Two bodies unearthed from a mass grave in Tarhoua south of Tripoli
24 november 2020 - 14:49:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two unidentified bodies were found in a new mass grave discovered in Tarhouna (south of Tripoli), [...] Full text...
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Three minibus passengers killed in attack by bandits in western Mali
24 november 2020 - 14:42:23Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three passengers were killed and several others seriously injured when a minibus on which they were [...] Full text...
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Minor flaws do not make Sunday’s polls in Burkina Faso dubious – Presidential Majority
24 november 2020 - 13:57:48Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Alliance of Political Parties and Political Organisations of the Presidential Majority (APMP) considers shortcomings [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian refugee numbers in Sudan cross the 40,000 mark - UNHCR
24 november 2020 - 13:18:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ethiopian refugees streaming into eastern Sudan have now surpassed 40,000 since the crisis began, with more [...] Full text...
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Intra-Libyan political dialogue forum resumes with suspicions of corruption
24 november 2020 - 09:25:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced Monday evening on its Facebook page the [...] Full text...
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Somalia at a crossroad, UN envoy urges ‘deepened’ political consensus
24 november 2020 - 05:54:16New York, US (PANA) - The “broad political consensus” reached in September that ended a two-year stalemate in Somalia must [...] Full text...
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Former Togolese Security minister, ex-CAF vice-president passes on
23 november 2020 - 22:02:18Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Former Togolese minister of Security and former vice-president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) General [...] Full text...
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Mauritanians pay glowing tribute to late President Abdallahi
23 november 2020 - 21:44:56Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanians Monday paid glowing tribute to Sidi Mohamed ould Cheikh Abdallahi, former president of the Republic [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Conflict: Rights body calls for civilian protection in Mekelle offensive
23 november 2020 - 21:28:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) Monday night asked parties to the Ethiopian conflict in Tigray region to protect [...] Full text...
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Kenya Equity bank wins 2020 SME Bank Africa Award
23 november 2020 - 19:48:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – For the third consecutive year, Kenya Equity Bank has won the 2020 SME Bank of the [...] Full text...
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Global leaders to shape Davos Agenda ahead of 2021 Year of 'rebuilding trust' - NGO
23 november 2020 - 18:30:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Davos Agenda is a pioneering mobilization of global leaders to rebuild trust to shape the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Ministry denounces attempted attack on NOC headquarters in Tripoli
23 november 2020 - 18:09:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Monday denounced the attempted [...] Full text...
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South African football star dies in car crash
23 november 2020 - 13:42:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's former football national defender Anele Ngcongca was killed in a car accident early Monday [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch group flags 'serious abuses' in Tanzania's elections
23 november 2020 - 07:18:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch said on Monday that at least four people were killed by the state [...] Full text...
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Kenya to host 2020 Virtual Africa Delivery Exchange Summit
22 november 2020 - 16:29:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will host the Virtual Africa Delivery Exchange (ADX) Summit 2020 to deliberate on service delivery [...] Full text...
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Road accident leaves 47 people injured in Tunisian capital
22 november 2020 - 12:00:07Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A road accident following a collision between two buses Sunday morning here left 47 people injured, [...] Full text...
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Benin: Two prison officials arrested after escape from Akpro-Missérété prison
22 november 2020 - 11:13:26Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Governors of the civil prisons of Akpro-Missérété, about 40 km from the capital, have been arrested [...] Full text...
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Tunisian PM pleads for “unprecedented” development approach
22 november 2020 - 09:00:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi Saturday pleaded for a new development approach to reduce regional imbalance and [...] Full text...
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IOM provides aid to more than 18,000 migrants living in Tunisia
22 november 2020 - 08:39:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 18,279 migrants of different nationalities living in Tunisia have benefited from direct aid [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior ministry orders 10 helicopters from Airbus
21 november 2020 - 13:29:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, has announced the order of [...] Full text...
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348,000 Libyan children in need of humanitarian aid - UNICEF
21 november 2020 - 13:00:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said that more than 348,000 children out of 1.2 million [...] Full text...
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Italy continues repatriation of Tunisian illegal migrants
21 november 2020 - 11:33:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -Italy has continued the repatriation of undocumented Tunisians by secret flights that land at Enfidha-Hammamet International Airport, [...] Full text...
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COVID cases surge as threat from antimicrobial resistance grows – WHO chief
21 november 2020 - 07:59:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the past four weeks than in the first [...] Full text...
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Fayez Al-Sarraj pays tribute to great Libyan poet, Abdelmawla Al-Baghdadi, who died on Friday
20 november 2020 - 23:19:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The chairman of the presidential council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, Friday paid glowing [...] Full text...
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79 new refugees evacuated from Libya by UNHCR
20 november 2020 - 17:39:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A group of 79 refugees and asylum seekers were evacuated from Libya to a safer area [...] Full text...
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9,000 Tunisian soldiers banned for professional and behavioural misconduct
20 november 2020 - 17:27:51Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - About 9,000 soldiers have been banned from the Tunisian National Army since the revolution of 2011. [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Cape Town school rocked by race protests
20 november 2020 - 15:15:43Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police used stun grenades and water cannons to disperse angry protestors outside a Cape [...] Full text...
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Congo: UNICEF urges Congolese to end outdoor defecation
20 november 2020 - 15:11:18Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has urged Congolese to end open defecation, the agency's representative in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia's vulnerable population flees Tigray conflict zone into Sudan
20 november 2020 - 10:50:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Pregnant women, separated families and sick elderly people are among thousands of refugees continuing to [...] Full text...
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Kenyan telco, UNICEF partner on child education, protection against violence
20 november 2020 - 09:30:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Kenya and telco firm Safaricom have signed a new partnership to help [...] Full text...
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Ghana president orders police protection for former Special Prosecutor
20 november 2020 - 07:22:28Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked the police to immediately provide 24-hour protection for [...] Full text...
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UN official narrates heartbreaking stories of refugees fleeing Ethiopia violence
20 november 2020 - 06:39:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior UN humanitarian official in Sudan has recounted moving testimony from refugees who are crossing [...] Full text...
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Refugee resettlement numbers fall to lowest in two decades: UNHCR
19 november 2020 - 20:25:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Refugee resettlement numbers will be at a “record low” this year, with only 15,425 people resettled [...] Full text...
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Mali destroys tons of illicit drugs and counterfeit pharmaceuticals
19 november 2020 - 15:47:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Central Office of Narcotics (OCS) in Dio, some 40 km from Bamako, on Wednesday incinerated [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court orders Nigeria to pay 20 million Naira to former death row convicts
19 november 2020 - 14:12:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A panel of three judges of the ECOWAS Court of Justice on Wednesday ordered the Federal [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma walks out of inquiry without testifying
19 november 2020 - 13:27:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday walked out of the commission of [...] Full text...
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World Bank grants Sudan $61.5 million to boost education
19 november 2020 - 10:09:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Directors has approved an education programme supported by a $61.5-million grant from [...] Full text...
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Violence, insecurity continue to plague South Sudan communities: UN
19 november 2020 - 05:40:42Juba, South Sudan - Over 1,000 people have been killed and more than 400 abducted in the past six months [...] Full text...
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UN officials assess needs at camps for refugees from Ethiopia’s Tigray region
19 november 2020 - 05:30:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Senior UN officials have conducted a two-day mission to southeastern Sudan, where some 30,000 Ethiopians have [...] Full text...
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UNESCO wants investigation into death of Nigerian journalist Pelumi Onifade
18 november 2020 - 20:35:05Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Managing Director Audrey Azoulaye Wednesday called on Nigerian authorities to shed light on the death [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso registers 1,049,767 internally displaced persons as of November 10
18 november 2020 - 18:05:46Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso recorded 1,049,767 internally displaced persons (IDPs) as of November 10, an increase of [...] Full text...
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Nigerian military launches airstrikes, land operations against bandits on Abuja-Kaduna highway
18 november 2020 - 17:36:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Wednesday said the Land and Air Components of Operation THUNDER [...] Full text...
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Mauritius road safety charter to halve number of road crashes by 2025
18 november 2020 - 15:08:03Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has developed a Road Safety Charter in a bid to reduce the number and [...] Full text...
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Ghana's president denies claims of interference in work of former anti-graft chief
18 november 2020 - 12:13:04Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has denied claims that he and his government interfered with [...] Full text...
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Malawi fugitive pastor detained
18 november 2020 - 10:52:08Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Self-proclaimed Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary on Wednesday handed themselves over [...] Full text...
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Libya, EU discuss cooperation on immigration, fight against terrorism
18 november 2020 - 06:08:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The European Union (EU) ambassador in Libya, José Sabadell, on Tuesday called on the Libyan minister [...] Full text...
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UN releases US$100 million to guard against famine
17 november 2020 - 19:57:56New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations released US$100 million of emergency funding on Tuesday to stave off the [...] Full text...
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'ENDSARS protests will not occur in Nigeria again,' says Buhari
17 november 2020 - 19:52:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi, on Tuesday that President Muhammadu Buhari told members of [...] Full text...
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Former Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré laid to rest took place this Tuesday in Bamako
17 november 2020 - 15:56:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The national funeral of former Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré, who died on November 10 in [...] Full text...
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Civilians continue to flee insecurity in northern Mozambique
17 november 2020 - 13:40:07Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) - Tens of thousands of people are continuing to flee insecurity in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, challenging [...] Full text...
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ASRSG Williams attends first meeting of NOC and PFG commanders
17 november 2020 - 13:26:34Breiga, Libya (PANA) – UN Secretary-General’s Acting Special Representative for Libya, Stephanie Williams, on Monday attended a meeting hosted by [...] Full text...
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UNHCR warns 'full-scale humanitarian crisis' following Ethiopia's Tigray fighting
17 november 2020 - 12:01:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning that a full-scale humanitarian crisis is unfolding as thousands [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe army kills 12 terrorists in Sahel
17 november 2020 - 10:05:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army announced on Monday evening that it has shot dead 12 terrorists in [...] Full text...
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Rights group demands investigations into killings in Cote d'Ivoire since presidential vote
17 november 2020 - 08:13:29Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Amnesty International is asking the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to investigate the killing of dozens of [...] Full text...
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Ghana's anti-corruption chief resigns
17 november 2020 - 08:01:21Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's anti-graft chief on Monday announced his resignation with immediate effect citing lack of cooperation from [...] Full text...
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Road accidents claim 114 lives in Mauritius this year
17 november 2020 - 07:00:43Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 114 people have lost their lives in road accidents in Mauritius this [...] Full text...
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Rising hunger, ‘an outrage in a world of plenty’: Guterres
17 november 2020 - 05:10:18New York, US (PANA) - “Hunger is an outrage in a world of plenty,” the UN chief told the governing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: No time for complacency as cases surge: WHO chief
17 november 2020 - 05:00:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite encouraging news about COVID-19 vaccines and cautious optimism over potential new tools against the disease, [...] Full text...
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Top UN peacekeeper warns many challenges remain for Sahel Joint Force
17 november 2020 - 04:42:09New York, US (PANA) - It will take a variety of different actors to confront and deal with the “daunting [...] Full text...
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Need for global solution for peace in eastern DRC
16 november 2020 - 22:29:07Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The chief of the UN Mission for DR Congo’s stability (MONUSCO), Leila Zerrougui, Monday expressed [...] Full text...
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Fayez Al-Sarraj welcomes outcomes from Forum for political dialogue, setting date for general election
16 november 2020 - 21:33:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan presidential council, Fayez Al-Sarraj, Monday welcomed results reached by participants in [...] Full text...
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77 illegal migrants rescued by coast guards brought back to Libya
16 november 2020 - 16:03:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 77 illegal migrants have been brought back to Tripoli after their rescue by [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe soldiers killed last week to be buried on Monday
16 november 2020 - 12:20:50Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 14 Burkinabe soldiers killed last Wednesday in an ambush in Tin-Akoff, in the Sahel [...] Full text...
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South Africa and Malawi clash over fugitive evangelist
16 november 2020 - 12:19:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African court has issued an arrest warrant for Malawian evangelist Shepherd Bushiri [...] Full text...
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Nine people killed in road accident in Mali
16 november 2020 - 11:37:07Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Nine people, including four brothers, were killed on Saturday around 6 p.m. local time (GMT), in [...] Full text...
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Mali declares three days of national mourning for former President Amadou Touré
16 november 2020 - 10:28:56Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will observe three days of national mourning from Monday, following the death of former President [...] Full text...
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Guinea extends health emergency by 30 days
15 november 2020 - 12:58:38Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé on Saturday night announced the extension of the state of health emergency [...] Full text...
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Malian jihadist leader Souleymane Kéita sentenced to death
15 november 2020 - 12:22:59Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian jihadist leader of the Katiba of Ansar dine du Sud, Souleymane Keita, and two [...] Full text...
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AfDB, partners agree to strengthen commitment to gender equality
15 november 2020 - 11:19:47Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and partners have agreed to strengthen their commitment to gender [...] Full text...
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Nearly 25,00 people fleeing fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray Region arrive in Sudan
15 november 2020 - 10:34:33Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Nearly 25,000 refugees fleeing the fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray Region have arrived in two states in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia arrests 14 Al-Shabaab, ISIS terrorists
15 november 2020 - 05:59:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) says it has arrested 14 Al-shabaab and ISIS [...] Full text...
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The G5-Sahel workshop on security information management ends in Bamako
14 november 2020 - 19:12:45Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A training workshop on the management of security information initiated by the Sahelian Security College (CSS) [...] Full text...
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The roadmap of political Dialogue Forum and results of Military Commission highlighted in Libyan news
14 november 2020 - 17:00:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The themes of discussions throughout sessions of the Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum which began Monday in [...] Full text...
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National elections in Libya on 24 December 2021 - Stephanie Willians
14 november 2020 - 10:52:25Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Participants in the Libyan political Dialogue Forum have agreed to hold national elections on 24 December [...] Full text...
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Remains of former Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré arrives in Bamako
14 november 2020 - 10:45:07Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The remains of the former Malian president, General Amadou Toumani Touré, arrived here Saturday at 6 [...] Full text...
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Mozambique's Cabo Delgado violence is a ‘desperate’ situation, warns UN rights chief
14 november 2020 - 06:41:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is increasing concern about the worsening security situation in Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique, [...] Full text...
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Death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat off Libya reaches 100
13 november 2020 - 23:07:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced Friday that the death toll from two boats carrying [...] Full text...
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Top Malian terrorist Bamoussa neutralized by French Barkane force in North Mali
13 november 2020 - 22:37:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - France on Friday announced the "neutralization" in northern Mali by the Barkane force of Ba Ag [...] Full text...
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Reported Ethiopia massacre: UN rights chief warns of spiralling situation, war crimes
13 november 2020 - 21:47:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Disturbing reports of an alleged massacre have surfaced in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, amid fighting between national [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian crisis deepens amid ongoing clashes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
13 november 2020 - 16:01:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extremely concerned about the worsening crisis in northern Ethiopia where [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says clashes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region force thousands to flee to Sudan
13 november 2020 - 15:40:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Refugee Agency estimates over 7,000 Ethiopian refugees have registered as entering the Sudan after two [...] Full text...
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South Africa ruling party's top official in court
13 november 2020 - 15:15:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tensions ran high in Bloemfontein on Friday when thousands of supporters cheered Ace Magushule, [...] Full text...
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UNHCR gives Congo 2,000 birth certificate registers
13 november 2020 - 12:06:16Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has given the Congolese government [...] Full text...
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Ghana mourns former president J.J. Rawlings
13 november 2020 - 11:25:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana is in a state of mourning on Friday following the unexpected death on Thursday of [...] Full text...
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HRW decries punitive financial moves against Nigerian protesters
13 november 2020 - 07:52:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities appear to have used coercive financial measures to suppress protests against police brutality, a [...] Full text...
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Rights body condemns brutal dispersal of anti-government protesters in Angola
13 november 2020 - 06:39:30Johannesburg (PANA) - Human Rights Watch has condemned Angolan police for the killing of a protester and the use of [...] Full text...
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More tragedy on the Mediterranean as 74 migrants reportedly drown off Libya coast
13 november 2020 - 06:27:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday reported yet another devastating shipwreck in the Central Mediterranean, [...] Full text...
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President Kenyatta mourns former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings
12 november 2020 - 21:45:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta, has mourned former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings as a true Pan-Africanist who firmly [...] Full text...
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Funeral for former Malian President scheduled for Nov. 20
12 november 2020 - 17:52:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The remains of former Malian President, Amadou Toumani Touré, will arrive in Bamako on Friday and [...] Full text...
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Buhari mourns former Ghanaian leader, JJ Rawlings
12 november 2020 - 16:59:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday sent "heartfelt condolences" to the government and people of Ghana over [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy saves 19 illegal migrants from drowning
12 november 2020 - 15:59:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A unit of the Tunisian Navy has rescued 19 illegal Tunisian migrants from drowning, about 60 [...] Full text...
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At least seven Burkinabe soldiers killed in ambush in Sahel province
12 november 2020 - 12:01:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least seven Burkinabe soldiers were killed on Wednesday in an ambush by suspected terrorists [...] Full text...
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UN Humanitarian Coordinator condemns killing of Eritrean refugee in Libya
12 november 2020 - 11:18:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, has "strongly" condemned the murder of a [...] Full text...
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Journalists covering conflict, essential workers for ‘durable peace’, says Guterres
12 november 2020 - 08:01:57New York, US (PANA) - Reporters and other media workers in warzones across the world, are reliable witnesses who contribute [...] Full text...
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Keep borders open for fleeing Ethiopians, urges UNHCR
12 november 2020 - 07:35:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN refugee agency said on Wednesday that it is working with Sudanese authorities to [...] Full text...
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Libya and Tunisia announce opening of air space, land borders
11 november 2020 - 23:16:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord Wednesday announced it had [...] Full text...
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UN chief expresses shock at ‘wanton brutality’ in northern Mozambique
11 november 2020 - 20:35:31New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Wednesday called on the authorities in Mozambique to investigate brutal [...] Full text...
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Guinea to compensate victims of Human Rights Violations
11 november 2020 - 19:19:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Republic of Guinea to pay 160 million Guinean [...] Full text...
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Former members of Mali’s Military Committee regain freedom
11 november 2020 - 19:12:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered the immediate release of 12 former members of the National Committee [...] Full text...
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Libya participates in 31st meeting of 5 + 5 Defense Initiative Management Committee
11 november 2020 - 19:05:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 31st meeting of the Management Committee of the 5 + 5 Defense Initiative, organized by [...] Full text...
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Nigeria begins digital registration of IDPs
11 november 2020 - 18:48:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is set to conduct the digital registration of about three million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) [...] Full text...
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Sixty suspected terrorists arrested in Tunisia
11 november 2020 - 16:52:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security forces have arrested nearly 60 people suspected of being Salafists or members of "terrorist" [...] Full text...
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European diplomats call for urgent investigation into killing of Libyan lawyer in Benghazi
11 november 2020 - 14:13:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) delegation in Libya and the diplomatic missions of EU Member States, accredited [...] Full text...
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Displaced persons want to return home: Deputy UN chief
11 november 2020 - 10:18:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, who is on a trip to West Africa and the Sahel [...] Full text...
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UN Mission in Libya 'strongly condemns' murder of lawyer in Benghazi
11 november 2020 - 09:37:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has strongly condemned the killing of lawyer Hanan al-Barassi, [...] Full text...
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Competition launched to support enterprise projects in Kenya refugee holding area
11 november 2020 - 08:48:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) and partners have launched a global competition for private sector and [...] Full text...
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'Failed US military-first strategy harming civilians in Somalia'-Report
11 november 2020 - 08:08:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The U.S. military intervention in Somalia is failing to advance American interests while bringing significant costs [...] Full text...
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US embassy in Libya concerned with assassination of lawyer Hanan al-Barassi in Benghazi
11 november 2020 - 00:07:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya Tuesday expressed deep concern over the assassination of lawyer and civil [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior minister describes as ’horrible crime’ assassination of right activists
10 november 2020 - 23:54:21ripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, Tuesday condemned the [...] Full text...
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Civil society activist shot dead in Benghazi by unknown persons
10 november 2020 - 19:53:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Lawyer and civil society activist, Hanan Al-Barassi, was shot dead in the middle of the street [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief Bachelet condemns Tanzania election violence
10 november 2020 - 19:45:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The people of Tanzania should be allowed to express grievances “without fear of reprisals” after nationwide [...] Full text...
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African Bar Association hosts conference on Terrorism and transnational crime
10 november 2020 - 19:42:05Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A virtual conference of the African Bar Association (AFBA), organized by the Niger Bar Association in [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 worsening food insecurity, driving displacement, warn UN agencies
10 november 2020 - 19:27:48New York, US (PANA) - Global hunger and population displacement, which were already at record levels when COVID-19 struck, could [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy saves 36 illegal migrants after a boat mishap
10 november 2020 - 17:48:54Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy from the city of Mahdia (200 km south of Tunis) on [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS offers 793 tons of cereals of food assistance to Mali
10 november 2020 - 17:33:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has offered Mali 793 tons of cereals as [...] Full text...
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Liberia to pay impeached Supreme Court Judge $200,000 for rights violation
10 november 2020 - 17:02:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered Liberia to pay Counsellor Kabineh Muhammad Jan’neh, an impeached [...] Full text...
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President of Mali transitional administration mourns former leader, Amadou Toumani Touré
10 november 2020 - 16:40:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, has expressed condolences to the family of [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Opposition official calls for regional mobilisation against irregular immigration
10 november 2020 - 15:59:49Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Kane Hamidou Baba, leader of the Coalition Vivre Ensemble (CVE), who failed in the Mauritanian presidential [...] Full text...
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Top official of South Africa's ruling ANC arrested
10 november 2020 - 15:40:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has been rocked by the arrest of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria receives 2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles for fighting terrorists
10 november 2020 - 14:47:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has joined China and United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the only countries operating the WingLoong [...] Full text...
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Four suspected poachers killed in Botswana
09 november 2020 - 21:08:11Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Monday reported the death of four suspected poachers in Sedudu (an [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President graces Libyan Dialogue Forum opening session in Tunis
09 november 2020 - 13:52:15Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid said Monday in Tunis that the Libyan-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum has started [...] Full text...
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Libya at a 'defining moment for its future', says top UN mission official
09 november 2020 - 11:09:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, said on Sunday [...] Full text...
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Rights group says freedom of expression at risk as prosecutions rise in Tunisia
09 november 2020 - 09:46:31Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International has called on the Tunisian authorities to immediately stop "exploiting largely [...] Full text...
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Morocco: Rights bodies hail top court’s review of key Western Sahara case
08 november 2020 - 16:32:55Tunis,Tunisia (PANA) - Human rights groups have hailed Morocco's highest court for examining the case of 19 Sahrawi men imprisoned [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL expresses concern on arrest of travellers from eastern Libya
08 november 2020 - 15:29:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Sunday welcomed the decision by the Civil Aviation [...] Full text...
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Tunis hosts first Inter-Libyan Direct Dialogue Forum
08 november 2020 - 14:05:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Monday hosts the first Forum of Inter-Libyan Direct Political Dialogue, held under the aegis [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy rescues 24 illegal migrants
07 november 2020 - 18:13:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Navy rescued 24 Tunisian illegal migrants, aged between 10 and 40 years, including a [...] Full text...
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U.S. grants $20 million to buy wheat to help Sudanese people
07 november 2020 - 10:13:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced the intention of the United States government, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius registers negative population growth of -0.04 % in 2019
07 november 2020 - 10:02:28Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius registered a negative population growth rate of -0.04 percent in 2019, for the first time [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior ministry denounces arrest of citizens at Tripoli Maitigua airport
06 november 2020 - 22:14:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of Interior of the Government of National Accord Friday strongly condemned the arrest [...] Full text...
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Botswana gradually eases ravel, borders restrictions
06 november 2020 - 19:56:53Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has approved phased lifting of international travel restrictions, an officials source said here Friday. Government spokesperson [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: ICRC urges respect of people's lives, property amidst escalating tension in Tigray
06 november 2020 - 18:14:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday called on those taking part [...] Full text...
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New curfew period announced in eastern Burkina Faso
06 november 2020 - 18:02:44Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The governor of the eastern region of Burkina Faso, Col. Saidou TP Sanou, on Friday [...] Full text...
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Ten bodies discovered in five new mass grave in Tarhouna, southern Tripoli
06 november 2020 - 17:39:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of ten bodies were found in five new mass graves discovered in the area [...] Full text...
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UNHAS organizes flight to rescue populations of the Burkinabe Sahel
06 november 2020 - 17:16:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In a statement on Friday, the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) announced that it [...] Full text...
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Six humanitarians killed in ‘obscene’ attacks in one week: UN agency
06 november 2020 - 16:38:51New York, UN (PANA) - The UN’s top relief official has strongly condemned recent attacks on aid workers in different [...] Full text...
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Man beheaded by unknown attackers in Malian town of Fana
06 november 2020 - 16:03:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A man, who worked as a lumberjack and radio repairman, was beheaded on Wednesday night by [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WBG-IMF Annual Meetings in Morocco postponed until 2022
06 november 2020 - 07:13:12Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco, the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Thursday that the [...] Full text...
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Education experts warn that violence and bullying affect one in three children
06 november 2020 - 06:37:03Paris, France (PANA) - Children face violence and bullying at school all over the world, with one in every three [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: International network specialized in hacking bank accounts dismantled
05 november 2020 - 21:05:21Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The central administration of fight against terrorism in Tunis Tuesday and Wednesday dismantled an international network [...] Full text...
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Congolese govt. declares state of humanitarian emergency following floods in the North
05 november 2020 - 17:23:33Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Thursday alerted the [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor welcomes transfer of Kenyan lawyer Gicheru to ICC custody
05 november 2020 - 12:09:00The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) – International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensuda on Thursday welcomed the voluntary surrender of [...] Full text...
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Eight civilians killed in alleged terrorist attack in central Mali
05 november 2020 - 11:28:17Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Eight civilians were killed and 10 others wounded in an attack on a minibus by unidentified [...] Full text...
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UN Police ‘vital’ across spectrum of peacekeeping, Security Council hears
05 november 2020 - 06:53:36New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council on Wednesday was briefed on the “vital role” UN Police play across [...] Full text...
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Several illegal migration attempts foiled in Tunisia
04 november 2020 - 19:10:06Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy have foiled an attempted illegal migration in the region of Nabeul [...] Full text...
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Rwandan private university forced to close due to financial woes
04 november 2020 - 19:07:16Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Kigali Institute of Management (KIM) University, one of the private institutions of higher learning in [...] Full text...
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