Global law body condemns South Africa's ex-president Zuma

10 april 2021 - 13:22:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has condemned former South African president [...] Full text...

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Libyan NGO calls for faster and immediate departure of mercenaries and foreign forces from Libya

10 april 2021 - 12:06:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission in Libya has called on the 5+5 Joint Military Commission to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army mourns as gunmen kill 11 soldiers in “unprovoked attack”

09 april 2021 - 17:26:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army (NA) has announced the killing of 11 soldiers of Operation Whirl Stroke in [...] Full text...

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Buhari expresses Nigeria’s condolences to UK over death of Prince Philip

09 april 2021 - 17:18:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has extended Nigeria’s condolences to Her Majesty, the Queen of England, over the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy acquires 378 platforms, including warships, helicopters, patrol boats, UAVs

09 april 2021 - 17:12:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Friday announced that it has made significant progress in the recapitalisation [...] Full text...

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UNHCR presents 'open-ended' plan to shutdown refugee camps in northern Kenya

09 april 2021 - 14:06:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has presented Kenya with a plan indicating the resettlement of refugees [...] Full text...

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South African academic under fire over Hitler comments

09 april 2021 - 12:28:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African university lecturer is in hot water over remarks he made about [...] Full text...

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Violence victims in northern Mozambique offered assistance at new transit centre

09 april 2021 - 11:30:05
Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) – Hundreds of people displaced by recent attacks in Palma, northern Mozambique, have found temporary shelter this week [...] Full text...

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‘Inhumane’ explosive devices ‘crush lives and end livelihoods’ – UN chief

09 april 2021 - 06:55:43
New York, US (PANA) - The “mere presence” of landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) can [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Migrants left stranded, without assistance by lockdowns - IOM

09 april 2021 - 05:54:56
New York, US (PANA) - Travel restrictions during the COVID pandemic have been particularly hard on refugees and migrants who move out of [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian catastrophe in northern Mozambique ‘beyond epic proportions’ - UN

09 april 2021 - 04:50:01
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and partners are “following with deep concern” new reports of violations against civilians [...] Full text...

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Two dead, three injured in attack in northern Burkina Faso

08 april 2021 - 20:17:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two people were killed and three others injured Thursday in an armed attack on a [...] Full text...

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France extends over 1.8 billion CFAF aid for vulnerable people in central and northern Mali

08 april 2021 - 13:10:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - France on Wednesday signed two agreements in Bamako with the NGO Première urgence internationale (PUI) and [...] Full text...

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Armed groups at centre of human rights abuses in Burkina Faso, says Amnesty International

08 april 2021 - 11:50:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed groups in Burkina Faso committed human rights abuses, including killings and abductions, in the [...] Full text...

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Electoral Platform of Beninese OSC denounces violence in some localities

08 april 2021 - 09:50:17
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's electoral platform of civil society organisations for the 11 April presidential election has denounced acts [...] Full text...

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UNESCO launches 2021 survey on public access to information

08 april 2021 - 09:12:28
Paris, France (PANA) – UNESCO has launched a global survey on public access to information, putting into practice its status [...] Full text...

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Counter hate-driven movements, UN chief urges, reflecting on genocide in Rwanda

08 april 2021 - 08:11:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the world marked the grim anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, [...] Full text...

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Youth Forum: UN chief calls for ‘tangible improvements’ in the face of injustice, poor governance

08 april 2021 - 07:11:13
New York, US (PANA)- Leaders across the world need to “move beyond platitudes” about young people, and deliver a better future [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Amidst hostilities in Tigray, humanitarian situation remains ‘dire’ - UN

08 april 2021 - 04:59:57
New York, US (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region remains “dire”, the Spokesperson for the UN [...] Full text...

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US ambassador discusses with HNEC chairman preps for Libya's December elections

07 april 2021 - 15:41:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, met with the chairman of Libya's High National Electoral [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls for support for refugee athletes’ Tokyo Olympic medal hopes

07 april 2021 - 10:45:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of Tokyo 2021, it’s never been more important to support the refugee athletes who have [...] Full text...

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UN-Habitat names French footballer regional goodwill envoy

07 april 2021 - 10:26:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - French international Footballer, Blaise Matuidi, has been named the UN Settlement Agency (UN-Habitat) Goodwill Ambassador for [...] Full text...

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Counter hate-driven movements, Guterres urges, reflecting on Rwandan genocide

07 april 2021 - 08:15:32
New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks the grim anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in [...] Full text...

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Rights group says devastating impact of conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa compounded by COVID-19

07 april 2021 - 06:40:41
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the terrible legacy of deliberately divisive and destructive policies that [...] Full text...

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Fighting in Sudan's West Darfur triggers rising death toll - UN

07 april 2021 - 05:33:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Days of tribal clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur have left scores dead and thousands fleeing their [...] Full text...

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‘Staggering’ scale of acute hunger in Democratic Republic of Congo, warns UN agencies

07 april 2021 - 05:25:09
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Levels of hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at a “staggering” record [...] Full text...

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‘Political, security, human rights and humanitarian challenges’ plague Mali

06 april 2021 - 17:22:37
New York, US (PANA) - With a deteriorating security situation in central and northern Mali, the UN peacekeeping chief told [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Clarity still needed on effectiveness of vaccine passports - WHO

06 april 2021 - 15:49:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Being vaccinated against COVID-19 may not prevent transmission and vaccination passports may not be an “effective [...] Full text...

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21 die in Easter holiday road carnage in Zambia

06 april 2021 - 15:04:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A total of 21 people died from 193 accidents recorded during the Easter holiday in Zambia. A [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential council calls for movement towards national reconciliation

06 april 2021 - 07:24:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan presidential council has called on all political and social forces as well as civil [...] Full text...

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Sudan declares state of emergency in West Darfur State

06 april 2021 - 07:08:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Monday declared a state of emergency in West Darfur State where another eruption of [...] Full text...

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Women abducted in South Sudan released, hundreds remain missing

06 april 2021 - 06:21:50
New York, US (PANA) - Fifty-eight women and children of more than 600 who were abducted last year during vicious intercommunal [...] Full text...

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Crimes linked to children, women exploitation on the rise in Tunisia

05 april 2021 - 22:53:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Crimes linked to the exploitation of children and women in their different forms are on a [...] Full text...

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Six terrorists neutralised by special unit of Malian army in Ségou region

05 april 2021 - 16:49:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A unit of the Special Anti-Terrorist Force (FORSAT) of the Malian Army, engaged in a reconnaissance [...] Full text...

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Togolese police dismantle child pornography ring

05 april 2021 - 07:10:30
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese police have dismantled a ring of young students who were involved in child pornography and [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges nations to raise more awareness of dangers posed by landmines

04 april 2021 - 10:25:46
New York, US (PANA) – As nations marked the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on [...] Full text...

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Christians in Ghana celebrate Easter

04 april 2021 - 09:54:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday joining other faithful around the world to celebrate Easter, the resurrection [...] Full text...

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IOM denounces reprehensible attacks on civilians in northern Mozambique

04 april 2021 - 09:42:26
Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply concerned about reports of continuing violence in northern [...] Full text...

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South Africa Chief Justice appeals damning ruling against him

04 april 2021 - 09:18:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng says he is defending his constitutional rights of [...] Full text...

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Souk Jumaa council polls record low turnout of voters

03 april 2021 - 19:01:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The elections to choose a municipal council in Souk Jumaa, an eastern suburb of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Two Malian soldiers killed Friday in a terrorist attack in central Mali

03 april 2021 - 11:28:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two Malian soldiers were killed and 10 others wounded on Friday in an attack that targeted [...] Full text...

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Tripoli hosts talks on perspectives for Libyan-French military cooperation

02 april 2021 - 22:57:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan army chief of staff, Gen. Mohamed Al-Haddad, held talks with the French military attachéin [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese women, children freed from captivity

02 april 2021 - 19:22:43
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Fifty-eight women and children have been freed from captivity after months of talks between rival [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS condemns terror attacks in Côte d'Ivoire

02 april 2021 - 18:32:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the latest terror attacks in [...] Full text...

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Four MINUSMA soldiers killed in terrorist attack in far north Mali

02 april 2021 - 15:59:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four peacekeepers were killed and several others wounded in a complex attack perpetrated by several heavily [...] Full text...

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Thousands on the move after brutal attacks in northern Mozambique, UN office reports

02 april 2021 - 15:35:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Thousands of people in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado are on the move [...] Full text...

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Libyan coastguards rescue 138 illegal migrants

02 april 2021 - 12:30:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coastguards and port security personnel have rescued 138 migrants of different African nationalities, the Libyan [...] Full text...

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African Union, ILO launch campaign to seek child labour elimination

02 april 2021 - 11:37:56
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has partnered with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to campaign towards [...] Full text...

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Six people killed in armed attack in north-central Burkina Faso

02 april 2021 - 09:23:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Six people were killed on Thursday in an armed attack in the town of Dablo, [...] Full text...

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Christians in Ghana celebrate Good Friday

02 april 2021 - 07:14:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians are on Friday joining the Christian fraternity round the world to mark Good Friday, the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR urges greater protection for Sahel communities after deadly attack

02 april 2021 - 05:58:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ten days after armed groups carried out a deadly attack on three villages near the western Niger [...] Full text...

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Bandits invade Nigerian Army camp, kill 5 soldiers

01 april 2021 - 19:49:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Seven persons, including five military officers and one Civil Defence Officer, were killed in a bandit [...] Full text...

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WB provides US$300 million to consolidate Tunisia’s social safety nets for children, poor households

01 april 2021 - 17:55:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors on Wednesday  approved US$ 300 million in financing [...] Full text...

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President Al-Manfi continues discussions on creation of a National Reconciliation Commission

01 april 2021 - 17:38:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan President of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, on Thursday continued discussions on the launch of [...] Full text...

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Sweden gives UNICEF US$1.2 million for Burundi humanitarian humanitarian response

01 april 2021 - 13:01:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) has donated US$1.2 million to support the humanitarian action [...] Full text...

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Rights experts concerned over ‘Russian advisers’ and close contacts with CAR UN peacekeepers

01 april 2021 - 12:41:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-appointed independent rights experts on Wednesday raised concerns over the recruitment and use of private military and [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians appeal for resources to meet needs of people fleeing violence in northern Mozambique

01 april 2021 - 10:33:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following attacks by non-state armed groups and ongoing clashes in Palma district of northern [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force Jet fighter missing in fight against Boko Haram/ISWAP

01 april 2021 - 07:25:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said it has commenced search and rescue operations for a [...] Full text...

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Tunis among 5 cities selected for ‘’city governance for health’’ programme

31 march 2021 - 23:58:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The mayor of Tunis, Souad Abderrahim, on Wednesday announced the launching of a programme, ‘’city governance [...] Full text...

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UN experts alarmed by CAR’s use of “Russian trainers”, close contacts with UN peacekeepers

31 march 2021 - 13:47:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of UN experts on Wednesday expressed alarm at the increased recruitment and use of [...] Full text...

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Seventy illegal migrants rescued by Libyan coastguards

31 march 2021 - 12:27:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seventy illegal migrants of various African nationalities, who were on board inflatable boats, heading for the [...] Full text...

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WHO launches 'Viral Facts Africa' initiative to combat dangerous health misinformation

31 march 2021 - 12:18:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Viral Facts Africa, a first of its kind African initiative to combat health misinformation online, was launched [...] Full text...

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Guinea authorities investigate canoe accident that claimed 15 lives

31 march 2021 - 11:33:25
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government on Tuesday opened an investigation into the capsizing of a dugout canoe on [...] Full text...

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Displaced thousands in northern Mozambique urgently need medical, food aid

31 march 2021 - 10:39:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Humanitarians on the ground in northern Mozambique have reported thousands of people, displaced by [...] Full text...

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Mauritius road accidents in 2020 claimed 131 lives

31 march 2021 - 08:19:46
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius says that the number of fatalities caused by road accidents in the island in [...] Full text...

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Amid recession, sub-Saharan Africa poised for recovery – World Bank

31 march 2021 - 08:13:39
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to have contracted by 2.0% in 2020, closer [...] Full text...

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New mission chief points to opportunities ahead of 2023 election in DR Congo

31 march 2021 - 06:48:59
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The 2023 electoral process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will mark “a new [...] Full text...

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UN investigation concludes French military airstrike killed Mali civilians

31 march 2021 - 06:21:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has concluded that a 3 January French military airstrike [...] Full text...

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USAID launches new $33 million activity to enhance Civil Society advocacy in Nigeria

30 march 2021 - 22:58:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday launched a new activity that promises to [...] Full text...

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French forces liberate Malian hostage after two month in captivity

30 march 2021 - 22:21:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The French Barkane force said on Sunday that it neutralized a terrorist armed gang and [...] Full text...

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AU Peace and Security Council on three-day mission to Sudan

30 march 2021 - 18:59:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A delegation of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), led by [...] Full text...

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ICC Appeals Chamber confirms conviction, sentencing of DR Congo warlord Ntaganda

30 march 2021 - 17:05:00
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court on Tuesday confirmed the 30 years jail [...] Full text...

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Unidentified gunmen kill two people in central Mali

30 march 2021 - 16:06:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two civilians were killed by unidentified gunmen on Monday in the hamlet of Orontouno, Mopti region, [...] Full text...

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Libyan gov't gives US$22 million to 200,000 families as a 'Ramadan gift'

30 march 2021 - 12:23:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has launched an initiative [...] Full text...

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Armed attacks lead to 'extremely concerning' humanitarian situation in northern Mozambique

30 march 2021 - 11:50:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The humanitarian situation in Palma District of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique is [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls on US to lead global vaccination plan effort, climate action

30 march 2021 - 05:56:05
New York, US (PANA) - The Secretary-General welcomed a recommitted and re-engaged United States administration to United Nations Headquarters on Monday, [...] Full text...

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Women-led Kenyan design house wins Fashionomics Africa competition

29 march 2021 - 20:30:58
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative has named a women-led Kenya shoe design house [...] Full text...

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Nearly 500 illegal migrants brought back to Libya - UNHCR

29 march 2021 - 17:52:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 500 people have been brought back to Tripoli by the Libyan coast guard at the [...] Full text...

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Three terrorists shot, 3 soldiers killed in two attacks in Côte d'Ivoire

29 march 2021 - 15:49:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ivorian Army announced on Monday that three soldiers were killed and three terrorists shot [...] Full text...

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Obama family matriarch, Sarah Obama, dies at 99

29 march 2021 - 09:22:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sarah Obama, grandmother of former US President Barack Obama, has died at a hospital in the [...] Full text...

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ISIS-linked armed group attacks civilians in northern Mozambican town

29 march 2021 - 05:29:42
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambican authorities should take urgent measures to protect civilians fleeing an armed Islamist group in the [...] Full text...

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UN commission pushes equality for women in decision-making

29 march 2021 - 05:13:35
New York, US (PANA) - At the closing of the UN women’s commission, world leaders issued a strong pledge for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus : Ghana's total cases hit more than 90,000

28 march 2021 - 17:00:01
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The latest coronavirus (COVID-19) cases recorded by Ghana as at 24 March, 2021, stands at 90,287, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army 'kills' 48 Boko Haram terrorists, rescues 11 kidnap victims

27 march 2021 - 18:55:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Saturday said that its troops killed 48 Boko Haram terrorists and rescued [...] Full text...

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Chadian leader says Multinational Joint Task Force can eradicate Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism

27 march 2021 - 18:43:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Chadian president Idris Deby Itno on Saturday said that the militaries of the five countries under [...] Full text...

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Six young villagers killed in northern Mali in suspected French Barkane force airstrike

27 march 2021 - 15:40:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six young people from the village of Talataye, located between Gao and Ménaka, in northern Mali, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian and Chadian presidents call for 'recharging' of Lake Chad

27 march 2021 - 15:31:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 30 million people are adversely affected by a shrunken Lake Chad, which is now just [...] Full text...

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Deaths at sea en route to Europe continue despite COVID-19: IOM

27 march 2021 - 13:16:23
Berlin, Germany (PANA) – More than 2,000 people lost their lives at sea attempting to reach Europe in 2020, despite the extensive [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says hundreds languishing in detention in Cote d'Ivoire following presidential election unrest

27 march 2021 - 07:41:17
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Hundreds of people in Côte d’Ivoire are languishing in dire conditions in prison after being arrested during [...] Full text...

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More than 100 million more children fail basic reading skills because of COVID-19

27 march 2021 - 06:02:09
Paris, France (PANA) - A new study released on Friday by the UN cultural agency, reveals that more than 100 million more [...] Full text...

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South Africa's former president Zuma takes aim at Constitutional Court

26 march 2021 - 14:02:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma has slammed Thursday’s Constitutional Court hearing on the State Capture [...] Full text...

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Libya, EU begin initiative to integrate 500 Libyan ex-combatants into employment

26 march 2021 - 11:30:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An initiative to support the Libyan private sector, with the support of the European Union (EU) [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UNHCR says it has reached destroyed camps in northern Tigray

26 march 2021 - 11:20:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency said on Friday that it has gained access to the Shimelba and [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS observers arrive in Benin for 11 April presidential election

25 march 2021 - 17:12:55
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - An election observation mission from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is in Benin [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN announces probe into alleged Tigray rights violations

25 march 2021 - 16:06:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alleged serious abuses and rights violations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are to be investigated by the [...] Full text...

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UN staff must be protected, as they undertake life-saving work: Guterres

25 march 2021 - 12:44:23
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has called on all countries to support the international treaty protecting UN [...] Full text...

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Widow of South African photographer commemorates anniversary of his death

25 march 2021 - 08:49:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Almost 10 years have passed since South African photographer Anton Hammerl was shot dead [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog urges new Libyan gov't to prioritise justice, accountability ahead of vote

25 march 2021 - 08:25:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The newly confirmed Government of National Unity (GNU) should commit itself to significantly improve human rights [...] Full text...

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Japan backs fight against hunger, malnutrition in DR Congo

25 march 2021 - 07:46:41
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Japan has given US$8.3 million to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to to help [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: WFP seeks US$170 million to respond to food security emergency in Tigray

25 march 2021 - 07:38:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) –  The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun providing emergency food assistance to vulnerable [...] Full text...

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UN chief reaffirms solidarity with Niger, as second deadly attack rocks country

25 march 2021 - 05:41:37
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has reaffirmed the Organization’s support and solidarity with Niger, as the [...] Full text...

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Violations of rights linked to democracy rise in DR Congo

24 march 2021 - 20:36:28
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The joint UN Office for Human Rights (BCNUDH) has documented 40 violations of rights and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria takes delivery of French Hydrographic vessel, France offers help in tackling piracy in Gulf of Guinea

24 march 2021 - 20:33:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The French Government on Wednesday expressed willingness to offer the Nigerian Navy its full cooperation, to [...] Full text...

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USAID launches US$72 million in new assistance to strengthen governance in 6 Nigerian States

24 march 2021 - 20:27:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Wednesday launched a new State Accountability, and Effectiveness [...] Full text...

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US agency announces grant to connect over 200,000 Nigerian women, farmers, rural citizens to solar-powered minigrids

24 march 2021 - 20:24:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency on Wednesday announced a grant to Nigeria’s Sosai Renewable Energies [...] Full text...

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South African coach faces child porn charges

24 march 2021 - 15:11:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A prominent South African sports coach has been arrested in Australia on charges of [...] Full text...

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UNHCR outraged by deadly attack against displaced population in western Niger

24 march 2021 - 12:56:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency has  condemned in the strongest terms the attacks in western Niger that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'EU should stop blocking efforts to increase global vaccine access'

24 march 2021 - 07:46:25
New York, US (PANA) - Pressure is growing on the European Commission and EU member states to reconsider their staunch [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International bemoans Boko Haram brutality against women and girls in Nigeria

24 march 2021 - 07:35:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A new research by human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has revealed that Boko Haram fighters targeted women [...] Full text...

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Morocco hosts training session for Libyan human rights activists

24 march 2021 - 07:16:58
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – A Moroccan human rights organisation, Rabat-Driss Benzekri Institute for Human Rights, is holding a three-day training [...] Full text...

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UN agencies call for urgent action to avert famine risk in 20 ‘hunger hotspots’

24 march 2021 - 05:29:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Famine is already on the doorstep of millions of families in 20 countries, two UN agencies warned on Tuesday in a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria stands with Niger, says Buhari, as Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists kill 137 Nigeriens

23 march 2021 - 19:46:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said Nigeria will continue to stand with all its neighbours in [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Niger attacks rises to 137

23 march 2021 - 15:21:35
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The death toll in Sunday's attacks on a number of towns and villages in Niger's Tahoua region, [...] Full text...

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Displacement in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado could reach one million, UN officials warn

23 march 2021 - 05:57:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Senior leaders with the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Monday of the urgent need to [...] Full text...

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Nigerien president-elect Mohamed Bazoum, condemns new attack against civilians

22 march 2021 - 22:07:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) The Nigerien president-elect, Mohamed Bazoum, whose victory with 55.66% votes was confirmed on Sunday by the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UK Special Envoy for Girls’ Education meets Nigerian education youth activists

22 march 2021 - 19:34:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As part of the activities to commemorate the International Women’s Day, the UK Prime Minister’s Special [...] Full text...

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Terrorist attacks, banditry, kidnappings put Nigeria in critical situation - Defence minister

22 march 2021 - 18:33:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is in a critical situation as the country faces terrorist attacks, banditry and kidnappings, according [...] Full text...

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Some 72 illegal migrants rescued off Calais in France

22 march 2021 - 10:30:30
Paris, France (PANA) - A total of 72 illegal migrants of unspecified nationalities, including 11 minors, were rescued on Sunday [...] Full text...

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At least 40 killed by attackers in Niger

22 march 2021 - 08:00:04
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou has announced that suspected militants carried out a "barbaric" attack in [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges nations to restore, conserve forests

21 march 2021 - 15:13:14
New York, US (PANA) - Humanity’s well-being is inextricably linked to the health of our planet in which forests play [...] Full text...

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UNFPA chief urges more international support for stability in Sudan

21 march 2021 - 14:43:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for increased international support for [...] Full text...

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UNHCR chief: Scourge of racism has devastated many lives

21 march 2021 - 10:40:00
New York, US (PANA) - Although the past year has seen the world battling the deadly impact of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Ageism is a global challenge: UN

21 march 2021 - 10:35:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every second person in the world is believed to hold ageist attitudes – leading to poorer [...] Full text...

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Burundi: 5,255 pardoned prisoners yet to be released

20 march 2021 - 17:33:14
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 5,255 beneficiaries of a presidential pardon since March 5, have not yet been released from [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Four terrorists jailed

20 march 2021 - 15:36:54
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The criminal chamber for terrorism cases of the Tunis Court of First Instance has sentenced four [...] Full text...

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African Centre for Migration Studies and Research begins operation in Mali

20 march 2021 - 11:54:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Minister of Malians Abroad and African Integration, Alhamdou Ag Ilyene, on Friday inaugurated the African [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Children must be protected from harm, urges UNICEF

20 march 2021 - 11:49:58
New York, US (PANA) - The situation for children in Tigray is becoming increasingly serious as the conflict in the [...] Full text...

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‘Pernicious evil’ of racism pervasive in ‘all regions and all societies’ – UN chief

20 march 2021 - 11:34:23
New York, US (PANA) - Much of today’s racism is “deeply entrenched in centuries of colonialism and enslavement," the UN [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya records 28 deaths, highest ever single-day fatalities in ravaging third wave

19 march 2021 - 22:17:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has recorded 28 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, the highest ever single-day coronavirus-related deaths, which [...] Full text...

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US condemns terrorist attack that killed 30 Malian soldiers in northern Mali

19 march 2021 - 20:54:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The US embassy has offered its sincere condolences to the families of the victims of the [...] Full text...

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Communications Director of Malian Presidency dies

19 march 2021 - 17:16:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The director of the communication unit of the Malian Presidency, journalist Adam Thiam died of coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Seven health workers kidnapped in northern Burkina Faso

19 march 2021 - 14:53:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least seven health workers from Mansila commune, northern Burkina Faso, were kidnapped Thursday by [...] Full text...

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Racism endangers human rights of all persons in Europe – EU High Representative

19 march 2021 - 13:48:18
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Systemic racism in Europe runs deep across all strands of society and structures and jeopardises the [...] Full text...

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Armed attacks kill hundreds, displace 40,000 civilians in northeast DR Congo: UNHCR

19 march 2021 - 12:01:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is warning about an alarming increase in the number [...] Full text...

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South African former President Zuma condemned for defying top court

19 march 2021 - 10:42:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  A large group of former prominent anti-Apartheid activists and leaders from religious, civil society, [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM asks Interior Minister to follow up on death of child in mine explosion

19 march 2021 - 09:54:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Mr. Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has asked the Minister [...] Full text...

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Ivorian seeks 1 billion CFA Francs compensation from govt. for alleged violation of his rights

18 march 2021 - 22:12:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has scheduled judgment for 23 April 2021 in a case brought by an [...] Full text...

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Improving cross-border disease surveillance and response in Eastern and Southern Africa

18 march 2021 - 16:20:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and its partners, including the [...] Full text...

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Zambian President mourns Tanzanian President Magufuli

18 march 2021 - 14:45:26
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu said that he has learnt of the untimely death of Tanzanian President [...] Full text...

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Mali declares three-day national mourning for soldiers killed in Monday's terrorist ambush

18 march 2021 - 09:19:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, has decreed a three-day national mourning from [...] Full text...

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Three Nigerian soldiers killed in bandit attack in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria

17 march 2021 - 21:18:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Three soldiers were killed in a shootout with bandits in Kabasa village of Magami District in [...] Full text...

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Death toll of Malian soldiers killed in an ambush rises to 33

17 march 2021 - 20:57:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The new death toll provided by the chief of staff of the Malian armed forces (FAMAs) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Senate President urges Saudi Arabia to assist in repatriating over 10,000 detained Nigerians

17 march 2021 - 20:49:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday appealed to the Saudi government to assist [...] Full text...

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UNICEF condemns killing of 58 civilians by armed groups in west Niger

17 march 2021 - 19:01:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) strongly condemned on Wednesday the murder of at least [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Major advance for victims of abuses during Yahya Jammeh rule

17 march 2021 - 17:22:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The arrest in Germany on March 16, 2021, of an alleged former Gambian “death squad” member suspected [...] Full text...

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Eleven Malian soldiers killed in ambush by terrorists

17 march 2021 - 11:25:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Eleven Malian soldiers were killed and 14 others wounded when a security detail from Tessit, in [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso army shoots dead three suspected terrorists

17 march 2021 - 09:49:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army announced on Tuesday that it shot dead three suspected terrorists on 10 [...] Full text...

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Gender equality means business, UN chief tells corporate leaders

17 march 2021 - 06:02:06
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has urged corporate leaders to achieve gender equality, highlighting the benefits for [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese ‘one step away from famine' as UN launches humanitarian response plan

16 march 2021 - 18:32:14
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - As hunger levels continue to deepen in South Sudan due to a combination of violence, [...] Full text...

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Aid agencies appeal for funding to support over two million South Sudanese refugees

16 march 2021 - 13:05:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and partners are appealing for US$1.2 billion to provide [...] Full text...

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U.S. provides military training to Mozambican Marines in fight against terrorism

16 march 2021 - 10:26:21
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The U.S. and Mozambican governments on Monday launched a two-month Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) programme [...] Full text...

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Child rights agency says children 'brutally murdered' in Mozambique

16 march 2021 - 07:44:55
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Children as young as 11 are being beheaded in the Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado, [...] Full text...

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Proceedings against Mali military junta leader, Amadou Aya Sanogo, and co-accused end

15 march 2021 - 22:20:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian justice on Monday effectively ended the legal proceedings against Gen. Amadou Haya Sanogo, chief [...] Full text...

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Gambian women rights defender receives $10,000 Daily Trust African of the Year Award

15 march 2021 - 15:30:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian lawyer and women rights advocate Musu Bakoto Sawo has received the prestigious Daily Trust African [...] Full text...

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UN urges accountability for key figures supporting militias in South Sudan’s Greater Jonglei region

15 march 2021 - 13:42:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN issued a report on Monday calling on the South Sudanese authorities to hold accountable [...] Full text...

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Italy salutes South African lawmaker

15 march 2021 - 10:52:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Chief Whip of South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has been awarded [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President visits scene of Gabes factory explosion

15 march 2021 - 09:20:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kais Saeid, paid an unannounced visit on Sunday to the southern governorate of [...] Full text...

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UN member-states condemn Egypt’s human rights abuses

15 march 2021 - 07:20:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world have expressed their strong support for a joint declaration [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Mali justice officials to respect due process in alleged coup plotters' case

15 march 2021 - 06:29:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali’s justice officials should scrupulously respect due process rights in the case of five men detained [...] Full text...

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Army Chief says Nigerian Army will end Boko Haram shortly

14 march 2021 - 20:04:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, on Sunday assured Nigerians that the ongoing [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army, Air Force foil bid by bandits to kidnap 307 Kaduna students

14 march 2021 - 19:56:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Troops of the Nigerian Army have foiled bid by bandits to kidnap 307 students of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's anti-trafficking agency seeks partnership with Air Force to combat human trafficking

13 march 2021 - 20:36:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) is seeking a partnership with [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Bandits who abducted students of Kaduna Forestry College demand ransom

13 march 2021 - 20:18:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The bandits who abducted 39 students from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Igabi local [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: WTO’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Nigeria on 4-day visit

13 march 2021 - 19:56:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO), arrived Saturday in Nigeria on a four-day official [...] Full text...

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Search for drowned teenagers continue along Central Region coastlines in Ghana

13 march 2021 - 13:49:08
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The bodies of 13 out of an estimated 25 teenagers who got drowned along the coastal [...] Full text...

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Poor seasonal rains threatening ‘foundations’ of tens of thousands of Somali livelihoods

13 march 2021 - 07:18:12
New York, US (PANA) - Poor rain forecast for the next few months threatens to exacerbate the plight of tens [...] Full text...

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Latest session of UN women’s commission focuses on equality in public life

13 march 2021 - 07:09:20
New York, US (PANA) - Setting a global roadmap for achieving full equality at decision-making tables is among the objectives [...] Full text...

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World’s crime fighters push back against COVID-19’s ‘divisions and inequalities’

13 march 2021 - 07:00:29
Kyoto, Japan (PANA) - The world’s largest crime prevention and criminal justice gathering wrapped up on Friday, rejecting “the divisions [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for urgent funding for Mozambique, facing ‘triple threat’ of climate change, conflict and COVID-19

13 march 2021 - 06:43:12
New York, US (PANA) - Two years after Tropical Cyclone Idai and Cyclone Kenneth swept through Mozambique in March 2019, killing [...] Full text...

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U.S. disgusted with abductions in northern Nigeria, offers to help stop the menace

12 march 2021 - 17:13:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States has expressed disgust with the spate of abductions in northern Nigeria, saying it [...] Full text...

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Nigerian troops rescue 180 persons abducted by bandits from College of Forestry in Kaduna

12 march 2021 - 17:01:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 180 citizens, many of them students of Federal College [...] Full text...

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Ivorian President declares 8-day national mourning following death of PM Hamed Bakayoko

12 march 2021 - 16:51:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane D. Ouattara on Thursday declared a national mourning of eight days starting [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s petroleum pricing agency causes confusion by announcing increased rate

12 march 2021 - 16:41:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With widespread outrage over its announcement of increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit PMS), [...] Full text...

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EU revokes sanctions framework, delists 9 people linked to misappropriation of Egyptian state funds

12 march 2021 - 14:39:21
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Friday revoked the European Union (EU) framework for sanctions against persons identified [...] Full text...

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Japan grants 1.5 billion CFAF in food assistance to vulnerable people in Mali

12 march 2021 - 13:22:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japanese Ambassador to Mali, Daisuké Kuroki, and the World Food Programme (WFP) Resident Representative, Ms Sally [...] Full text...

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Gambia's ex-President Jammeh tied to killing of 59 migrants - Rights groups

12 march 2021 - 11:08:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Testimony before Gambia's truth commission implicating then president Yahya jammeh in the summary execution in 2005 of about [...] Full text...

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South African Zulu monarch Goodwill Zwelithini dies

12 march 2021 - 10:20:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini died on Friday after a long illness. He was 72. The [...] Full text...

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‘If you don’t feed people, you feed conflict,’ UN chief tells Security Council

12 march 2021 - 05:47:48
New York, US (PANA) - Conflict drives hunger, and when that turns to famine, that then drives conflict, the UN [...] Full text...

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Malian court jails Malawi lady 10 years for drug trafficking

11 march 2021 - 19:42:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Bamako Criminal Court in Bamako, on Wednesday sentenced Mrs Briguet Duwa, a 43-year-old Malawi lady, [...] Full text...

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Pan-African organisation holds conference on illicit financial flows

11 march 2021 - 16:42:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A two-day virtual multi-stakeholder conference on the theme, “Strengthening collaboration between the media and civil society [...] Full text...

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EU wants constructive dialogue with Ethiopian government - EC

11 march 2021 - 14:36:31
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union on Thursday urged all parties involved in the armed conflict in northern Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...

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South African Archbishop Tutu addresses athlete's racing ban

11 march 2021 - 13:35:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Archbishop Desmond Tutu has thrown his support for world champion athlete Caster Semenya who [...] Full text...

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NGOs ask UK not to cut aid to South Sudan as threat of famine looms

11 march 2021 - 10:49:41
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Scores of international and national Non-governmental Organisations working in South Sudan have call on the [...] Full text...

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IOM. UNHCR 'saddened' by loss of life as two migrant boats capsise off Tunisia

11 march 2021 - 07:18:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, say they are "deeply [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Ugandan authorities to end enforced disappearances of opponents

11 march 2021 - 05:44:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday asked the Ugandan authorities to take immediate steps to end the [...] Full text...

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5,000 Nigerian refugees return from Cameroon

10 march 2021 - 16:05:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There was joy on Wednesday as 5,000 Nigerians who fled to Cameroon due to the Boko [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army kills 25 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Borno State

10 march 2021 - 15:49:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Troops of the Nigerian Army undertaking `Operation Tura Takaibango’ have eliminated 25 Boko Haram/Islamic State in [...] Full text...

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IMF Managing Director grieves humanitarian tragedy in Equatorial Guinea

10 march 2021 - 13:31:50
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, has been "very saddened" by the [...] Full text...

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Education charity announces US$1 million grant for displaced children

10 march 2021 - 13:02:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Global Fund for Education without delay (Education cannot wait), announced on Tuesday a US$1 [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's soldiers shoot dead five suspected terrorists

10 march 2021 - 12:39:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army has announced that it neutralised five alleged terrorists during operations between 1 [...] Full text...

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Libyan coastguards rescue 100 illegal migrants in first week of March

10 march 2021 - 11:53:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 100 illegal migrants were intercepted, rescued and returned to Libya by the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Malian leader meets with Commander of Special Operations of US Africa Command

10 march 2021 - 11:43:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, met on Tuesday in Bamako with General [...] Full text...

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Fulani leaders in eastern Burkina Faso meet the Minister of State on security, reconciliation

10 march 2021 - 10:30:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Minister of State for National Reconciliation and Social Cohesion of Burkina Faso, Zéphirin Diabré, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN migration agency says over 131,000 displaced in Tigray, Afar, Amhara regions

10 march 2021 - 05:57:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Over 131,000 people are displaced in 39 accessible locations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and neighbouring Afar [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for independent inquiry of Equatorial Guinea blast

10 march 2021 - 05:39:22
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Equatorial Guinean authorities should invite international experts to conduct an independent investigation into the explosion that [...] Full text...

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Inclusive political process key to Sudan’s transition, Security Council hears

10 march 2021 - 05:18:07
New York, US (PANA) - The political transition in Sudan is moving forward, though formation of the legislative council and [...] Full text...

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Fight against terrorism: Coalition for Sahel seeks president Kabore’s support

10 march 2021 - 00:34:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabe president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Tuesday received in audience the Senior Representative [...] Full text...

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Fourteen migrants perish off Tunisian coast

09 march 2021 - 16:08:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Fourteen African migrants, nine women and four children, perished at dawn on Tuesday off the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch calls for release of Burundi refugees forcibly returned from Tanzania

09 march 2021 - 06:18:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch is asking the Burundian  authorities to drop baseless charges and release eight former [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for investigation into deaths in Senegal's protests

09 march 2021 - 06:01:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As Senegal continues to be rocked by bloody protests following the arrest last week of opposition [...] Full text...

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