Sudan: normalization with Israel a process just launched

24 october 2020 - 16:00:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese government has specified that the tripartite statement announced by the White House on normalization [...] Full text...

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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya denounces political trial and sentence to life in peison

24 october 2020 - 12:33:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, current High Representative of the African Union Mission for Mali and [...] Full text...

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Niger, partners did great job on follow-up of flood victims – EU Official

23 october 2020 - 22:16:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The ambassador and chief of the European Union (EU) delegation, Dr. Denisa Elena Ionee Friday hailed [...] Full text...

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German funding helps Ethiopia enhance immigration, border management controls

23 october 2020 - 15:11:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  – Immigration and border management controls in Ethiopia are being improved to help secure the country’s [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt welcomes initiatives to end crisis, says FM

23 october 2020 - 11:16:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Foreign Minister of Libya's internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, said on [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Ghana church building collapse up to 20

23 october 2020 - 07:40:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The death toll in the collapse of a three-storey uncompleted church building at Akyem Batabi in [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari orders #EndSARS protesters to stop demonstrating

23 october 2020 - 06:57:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night told the #EndSARS protesters to stop demonstrating and condemned [...] Full text...

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Kenya's former PM voices concern over Police brutality in Nigeria

22 october 2020 - 23:00:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Police brutality which has led to multiple deaths in Nigeria is a “dark mark” on [...] Full text...

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65 organisations call for immediate release of Iwacu journalists in Burundi

22 october 2020 - 22:39:46
Paris, France (PANA) - Sixty-five organisations Thursday called for the immediate and unconditional release of four journalists of Iwacu, a [...] Full text...

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US, UN condemn alleged military attack on unarmed protesters, demand thorough investigations

22 october 2020 - 18:04:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following Tuesday night’s shooting and killing of unarmed EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos, the United [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military says trending videos of soldiers opening fire on EndSARS protesters are photoshop

22 october 2020 - 17:52:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said viral video of soldiers opening fire and killing EndSARS [...] Full text...

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Former Rwandan presidential guard commander's trial resumes

22 october 2020 - 15:18:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -   The trial of former Rwandan presidential guard commander, Col. Tovm Byabagamba, who is facing a new [...] Full text...

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15 illegal migrants perish in sinking boat off Libya

22 october 2020 - 15:13:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 15 illegal migrants have died and five others were rescued after their boat sank [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL denounces unlawful arrest of Libyan Media Corporation chief

22 october 2020 - 14:55:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Thursday said it deplored the recent unlawful arrest [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zambia sees 11% rise in road deaths during pandemic lockdown

22 october 2020 - 14:24:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - More people have died in road crashes in Zambia between July and September this year compared [...] Full text...

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Former Malian President Kéita returns to Bamako

22 october 2020 - 11:57:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, returned to Bamako on Wednesday evening after undergoing medical treatment [...] Full text...

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African Civil Society condemns Guinea's post-election violence

22 october 2020 - 10:56:27
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The delegation of the Coordination of the International Mission of Observers of African Civil Society (COMISCA) [...] Full text...

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AU condemns violence in Nigeria's #EndSars protests

22 october 2020 - 07:22:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat has strongly condemned the [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Ghana church building collapse rises to 14

22 october 2020 - 06:32:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The death toll in the collapse of a three-storey uncompleted church building at Akyem Batabi in [...] Full text...

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'At least 12 killed in Lagos' on Tuesday in Nigeria's #EndSars protests: Amnesty International

22 october 2020 - 06:22:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - At least 12 peaceful protesters were killed on Tuesday at two locations in Nigeria's commercial capital, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian navy foils 28 illegal migration attempts

21 october 2020 - 22:09:59
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian navy Wednesday foiled eight attempts of illegal migration from the Tunisian coasts, [...] Full text...

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EU gives Congo more than one billion Euros for agro-pastoral groupings

21 october 2020 - 21:41:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The European Union (EU) ambassador in Congo, Raul Mateus Paula, said here Tuesday his organisation would [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS urges Nigerian security operatives to exercise restraint in the #EndSars protests

21 october 2020 - 17:09:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission on Wednesday urged Nigerian security operatives to [...] Full text...

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Former head of ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development passes on

21 october 2020 - 15:29:17
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The immediate past President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Mr. Bashir Mamman [...] Full text...

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Nigerians in Ghana gather at High Commission in solidarity with #EndSars

21 october 2020 - 15:23:21
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nigerians in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, converged on the Nigerian High Commission on Wednesday in solidarity [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for end to police brutality, abuses in Nigeria

21 october 2020 - 15:18:41
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was closely following recent developments across Nigeria, in the wake [...] Full text...

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Head of Libyan Media Authority abducted by 'revolutionary brigade' in Tripoli

21 october 2020 - 14:29:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Media Authority president Mohamed Baiyou was abducted Tuesday night in Tripoli after receiving threats from [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor concludes visit noting there is more work to do in Sudan

21 october 2020 - 13:01:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, has concluded a three day official visit [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum project

21 october 2020 - 12:29:49
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday launched the first phase of the Intercontinental Slavery [...] Full text...

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Six die in collapse of three-story building in Ghana

21 october 2020 - 12:01:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Six people are dead after a three-storey church building collapsed on them on Tuesday at Akim Batabi in Ghana's Eastern [...] Full text...

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Biden, Clinton urge Nigerian president Buhari to end violent crackdown on protesters

21 october 2020 - 10:46:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Top politicians of the Democratic Party of the United States of America -- Joe Biden [...] Full text...

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Donors pledge more than $1.7 billion to scale up aid in Central Sahel

21 october 2020 - 08:50:52
Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says 24 donors pledged more [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate slams African govts for 'undermining' rights groups

21 october 2020 - 06:24:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International has slammed African governments for "grossly undermining regional human rights bodies". It [...] Full text...

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Former Malian President IBK expected in Bamako after medical treatment in Abu Dhabi

20 october 2020 - 21:29:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, was authorized on 5 September by the ruling military junta [...] Full text...

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UNESCO hosts virtual world summit on education

20 october 2020 - 20:16:42
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO, in partnership with the governments of Ghana, Norway and the United Kingdom, Tuesday organized a [...] Full text...

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National Assembly moves to stop #EndSARS protests across Nigeria

20 october 2020 - 17:17:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Assembly have taken the lead in moves to stop the ongoing #EndSARS protests and [...] Full text...

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Guterres appeals for urgent action to reverse ‘downward spiral’ in Central Sahel

20 october 2020 - 15:13:38
Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA) - The world must act now to reverse the situation in Africa’s central Sahel region, where humanitarian [...] Full text...

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South Africa Police record breakthrough in murder of national goalie

20 october 2020 - 15:08:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa Police have made a dramatic breakthrough in investigations into the murder of [...] Full text...

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One in six children living in extreme poverty, warn UNICEF, World Bank

20 october 2020 - 12:43:43
New York, US (PANA) - An estimated one in six children – or 356 million globally – were living in extreme poverty before the COVID-19 pandemic began, and this [...] Full text...

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Guinea opposition leader Diallo declares himself winner of Sunday's poll

20 october 2020 - 11:08:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's opposition leader Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo on Monday declared himself the winner in the first [...] Full text...

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'Covid-19, conflict have forced over 12 million children from school across Central Sahel region'

20 october 2020 - 07:10:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A humanitarian charity says a staggering 12 million children missed up to four months of school [...] Full text...

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Rights group says wanted DRC warlord preys on civilians

20 october 2020 - 06:50:47
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – A human rights advocate said on Tuesday that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso is ‘one step short of famine’, warns WFP

20 october 2020 - 06:15:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Unless access is urgently granted to humanitarian organizations, thousands in the Central Sahel will be “pushed into further destitution”, the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: HRW calls for release of detainees accused of blasphemy

19 october 2020 - 23:21:26
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Human Right Watch (HRW), a rights non-governmental organisation, Monday called on the Mauritanian government to drop [...] Full text...

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Malian Army drops basic necessities to besieged villagers of Farabougou

19 october 2020 - 18:18:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) on Monday carried out a humanitarian action in support of the residents [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: SA economic recovery plan will protect jobs in vulnerable sectors - Ramaphosa

19 october 2020 - 16:06:28
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured South Africans that the economic recovery plan he presented last [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic regulations up demand for mobile classrooms in South Africa

19 october 2020 - 12:37:28
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - With Covid-19 regulations requiring increased capacity to ensure adequate space to comply with physical distancing [...] Full text...

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Terrorist cell of foreign elements dismantled in Tripoli

19 october 2020 - 11:27:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A terrorist cell composed of four foreigners was dismantled and its members arrested on Sunday on [...] Full text...

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Libya: Twelve bodies discovered in five new mass graves in Tarhouna

19 october 2020 - 10:50:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twelve bodies were discovered in five new mass graves on Sunday in the area of Mashrou [...] Full text...

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Hamdouk says ICC Prosecutor's visit testimony to reform in Sudan

18 october 2020 - 17:59:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr Abdallah Hamdouk on Sunday said the visit by the International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...

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Presidential election underway in Guinea

18 october 2020 - 13:47:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Many polling stations in Guinea opened at 08:00 GMT on Sunday, in accordance with the electoral [...] Full text...

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Nigeria govt warns against anarchy in ongoing #EndSARS protests

18 october 2020 - 12:33:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has warned it will not allow the country to be thrown [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army announces start of military exercise on Tuesday

18 october 2020 - 12:31:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army has announced the commencement of a nationwide exercise named CROCODILE SMILE V1 from [...] Full text...

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Zuma slams South Africa's corruption commission

18 october 2020 - 07:28:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma this weekend slammed the Zondo Commission of Inquiry [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight preps for Political Talks Forum, flare of coronavirus infections

17 october 2020 - 19:17:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Preparations for resumption of the Inclusive Forum of Libyan Political Talks under the auspices of the [...] Full text...

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12 African migrants dead, others missing off Horn of Africa

17 october 2020 - 14:55:30
Obock, Djibouti (PANA) - Twelve migrants have died and others are missing after being thrown off a boat by smugglers [...] Full text...

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Stand in solidarity with world’s poor, UN chief urges

17 october 2020 - 14:34:02
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for solidarity with all people living in poverty, during [...] Full text...

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Libya: Eleven mass graves, 74 bodies discovered in Tarhouna since June 2020

17 october 2020 - 13:38:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 74 bodies have been unearthed in 11 mass graves since June in Tarhouna, [...] Full text...

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FNDC will not recognise "victory" of Alpha Condé in Guinean presidential election

17 october 2020 - 13:23:23
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) warned on Friday in a statement [...] Full text...

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Guinea warns against unauthorised publication of presidential poll results

17 october 2020 - 12:04:07
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - With 24 hours to go before the Guinea presidential election, pitting incumbent President Alpha Condé against [...] Full text...

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Former Zambian president Rupiah Banda diagnosed with cancer

17 october 2020 - 09:57:47
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former President Rupiah Banda has been diagnosed with colon cancer, his office announced in a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic and violence contribute to rising humanitarian needs in the Sahel

17 october 2020 - 06:00:09
Geneva, Switzerland  (PANA) - A surge in armed violence, coupled with the economic and social fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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General elections in Libya, the keystone for a political settlement of the Libyan crisis (Analysis)

16 october 2020 - 23:46:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At a time meetings are multiplying between Libyans and the diplomatic ballet is in full swing [...] Full text...

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HCR evacuates 153 refugees from Libya to transit center in Niger

16 october 2020 - 22:59:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A group of 153 refugees and asylum seekers were evacuated Thursday from Libya by the UN [...] Full text...

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Afriqiyah Airways flight linking Tripoli and Benghazi arrives after months of suspension

16 october 2020 - 21:42:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A plane of Libya’s state-owned Afriqiyah Airways arrived Friday at the international airport of Benina (Benghazi) [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS officially launches short-term electoral observation mission in Conakry

16 october 2020 - 21:05:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Friday officially launched in Conakry its short-term [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for swift action following attacks on peacekeepers in Mali

16 october 2020 - 18:49:02
New York, US (PANA) - Authorities in Mali are being urged to act swiftly to apprehend those responsible for two [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's former education state minister jailed 10 years for corruption

16 october 2020 - 16:56:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - Rwanda’s former state minister in charge of  Primary and Secondary Education, Dr Isaac Munyakazi  was on [...] Full text...

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WFP supports more than 160,000 pupils in vulnerable areas of Niger

16 october 2020 - 13:16:07
Niamey, Niger (PANA) -The World Food Programme (WFP) will increase its allocation to school canteens to help more than 160,000 [...] Full text...

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Race riot threatens farming town in South Africa

16 october 2020 - 12:47:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tensions are running high in the Free State town of Senekal where hundreds of [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeper killed in Mali mine explosion

16 october 2020 - 11:29:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A peacekeeper of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was killed and another [...] Full text...

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Guinea army closes roads leading to administrative centre of capital

16 october 2020 - 11:25:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea soldiers have closed all roads leading to the administrative centre of Conakry as several witnesses [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL welcomes arrest of Libyan on human trafficking, fuel smuggling charges

16 october 2020 - 11:09:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomed the arrest of Abderrahman Milad, commonly called [...] Full text...

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Rape is wrong but death penalty, castration, not the answer: UN rights chief

16 october 2020 - 07:16:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA - While perpetrators of rape and other forms of sexual violence must be held accountable, capital punishment [...] Full text...

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120 Libyan police officers in fight against illegal migration trained in use of modern technology

16 october 2020 - 00:00:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 120 members of the Anti-Illegal Immigration Body are undergoing training in the use [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military warns ENDSARS protesters against threat to Nigeria’s democracy

15 october 2020 - 21:00:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Against the backdrop of the ongoing ENDSARS protests across the country, the Armed Forces of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Guinean Civil Society deploys observers for Sunday's presidential election

15 october 2020 - 18:08:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Citizens' Coalition for Elections and Governance (COCEG), announced in a statement the deployment of some [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Thomas Sankara's widow seeks justice for late husband

15 october 2020 - 17:56:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Mariam Sankara, the widow of Captain Thomas Sankara, assassinated on October 15, 1987, on Thursday [...] Full text...

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UN to organize dialogue for young Libyans prior to political talks

15 october 2020 - 17:19:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called on Libyan youth in and outside [...] Full text...

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Curfew extended for 45 days from Oct. 17 in Burkinabe Sahel

15 october 2020 - 15:41:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The governor of Burkina Faso's Sahel region, Col.  Maj. Salfo Kaboré, on Thursday extended the [...] Full text...

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Corruption represents ‘ultimate betrayal’ of public trust: Guterres

15 october 2020 - 13:54:42
New York, US (PANA) - Corruption is not only a crime but immoral and the “ultimate betrayal” of public trust, [...] Full text...

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EC lists Russian citizen over violation of arms embargo on Libya

15 october 2020 - 13:01:23
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Thursday imposed targeted restrictive measures on a Russian engaged in and providing [...] Full text...

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Guinea opposition umbrella 'outraged' at travel ban on former PM Sidya Touré

15 october 2020 - 12:07:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's opposition umbrella National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), has expressed outrage at [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military 'kills' several bandits, destroys camps in Katsina State

15 october 2020 - 11:11:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria says that its airstrikes have killed “several” bandits and destroyed their [...] Full text...

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Libya chosen by to prepare study on implications of disasters, pandemics

15 october 2020 - 11:00:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Countries forming the 5+5 Dialogue Group initiative have chosen Libya to prepare the study for the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy to collaborate with foreign navies to secure Gulf of Guinea

15 october 2020 - 10:49:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has given the assurance that [...] Full text...

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Progress against tuberculosis ‘at risk’: WHO

15 october 2020 - 06:51:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent action and funding are needed to sustain progress in the global fight against tuberculosis (TB), [...] Full text...

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Malian president declares three-day mourning from Thursday in tribute to victims of terrorist attack in central Mali

14 october 2020 - 21:57:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The leader of the Malian transition, Colonel Bah N’daw (Rtd), Wednesday declared a three-day mourning in [...] Full text...

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Gambia: EU launches two new projects to protect illegal migrants

14 october 2020 - 18:29:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - As part of its cooperation with The Gambia on migration management, the European Union (EU) has [...] Full text...

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UNESCO Director- General visits Brazzaville and Kinshasa

14 october 2020 - 15:17:04
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay is due in Central Africa on Wednesday for a 48-hour official visit [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe police destroy cannabis farm in Nahouri province

14 october 2020 - 13:15:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso police last week destroyed a thousand cannabis plants on two fields in Nahouri [...] Full text...

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Zambian opposition leader jailed for one year

14 october 2020 - 13:03:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Lusaka Principal Resident Magistrate David Simusamba has jailed Zambian outspoken opposition leader of National Democratic Congress [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for solidarity with world’s poor

14 october 2020 - 06:06:02
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called for solidarity with all people living in poverty, during the [...] Full text...

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US embassy in Libya, UN envoy call on Libyans to profit from peace talks to resolve crisis

13 october 2020 - 21:48:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Stephanie Williams, and the US ambassador [...] Full text...

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Niger to get strategic framework to reduce risks of disasters

13 october 2020 - 20:47:00
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger is trying hard to get a strategic framework to reduce the risks of disasters, the [...] Full text...

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'Nearly 10,000 illegal migrants rescued off Libya since January 2020'

13 october 2020 - 18:38:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 10,000 illegal migrants trying to reach Europe have been rescued off the Libyan coast from [...] Full text...

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SADC commemorates Nyerere’ contributions to the bloc

13 october 2020 - 18:25:27
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has applauded former President of Tanzania, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes appointment of 5 women judges in Tripoli and Benghazi

13 october 2020 - 18:14:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the appointment, on October 11, of [...] Full text...

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Togo to host 8th edition of the National Forum on Internet Governance

13 october 2020 - 18:09:40
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 8th edition of the National Forum on Internet Governance in Togo will be held from [...] Full text...

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Nigerian gov't bows to demands by #ENDSARS protesters on Police brutality, extra-judicial killings, extortion and intimidation

13 october 2020 - 18:01:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As the federal government scrambled for ways to end the ongoing Youth protests, a Presidential panel [...] Full text...

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At least 12 Malian soldiers killed in two attacks in Mopti region

13 october 2020 - 15:56:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 12 Malian soldiers were killed Monday night in two terrorist attacks in the [...] Full text...

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CERF grants $5 million to support flood victims in Niger

13 october 2020 - 15:43:17
 Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Central Emergency Response Fund of the United Nations system (CERF) has granted Niger  US$5,019,682 as [...] Full text...

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10 killed in Nigeria's #ENDSARS protests, says Amnesty International

13 october 2020 - 15:29:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International, claims  the Nigeria Police killed “at least” 10 Nigerians since [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Bio-medical expert nabbed in Zambia over fake travellers’ clearance certificates

13 october 2020 - 15:04:12
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Zambia has arrested a bio-medical technologist at the country’s second largest [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL welcomes appointment of five women judges

13 october 2020 - 14:54:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA - The UN Support Mission in Libya has welcomed  the appointment of five women judges who will [...] Full text...

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Interior minister urges Libyan police to develop the spirit of security in serving citizens

13 october 2020 - 13:27:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Interior  Minister in the Interior of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, has  stressed [...] Full text...

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Congolese urged to remain mobilised in the face of disaster risk

13 october 2020 - 12:03:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Minister of Tourism and Environment, Arlette Soudan-Nonault, on Tuesday urged her compatriots to remain mobilised [...] Full text...

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Remains of three bodies found in mass grave in Libyan town of Tarhouna

13 october 2020 - 10:57:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The remains of three bodies were discovered on Monday in a mass grave in Tarhouna, 90 [...] Full text...

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UK, Kenya to host key education summit in 2021

13 october 2020 - 09:36:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United Kingdom and Kenya will co-host a high-level summit next year to lead global action [...] Full text...

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Five students injured in clashes at Bamako university campus

13 october 2020 - 09:10:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Five students were injured, some of hem seriously, during clashes on Monday on the campus of [...] Full text...

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Climate Justice campaigner urges banks to lead a just recovery from health, economic crises

13 october 2020 - 08:57:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Civil society groups are urging banks to lead a just recovery from global health and economic crises. The [...] Full text...

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Training begins on use of Interpol services for security officers of border posts of the GNA

13 october 2020 - 00:08:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officers at border posts depending on the ministry of Interior of the Government of National Accord [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian action against free speech, pre-election crackdown attracts criticism

12 october 2020 - 22:03:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Democratic space in Tanzania continues to narrow as the government applies laws to stifle freedom of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari orders Police Chief to prosecute officers involved in extra-judicial killings, extortion, recklessness

12 october 2020 - 18:12:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, to ensure [...] Full text...

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Inclusive political forum, perspectives and challenges feature in decisive talks towards resolving Libyan crisis (Analysis)

12 october 2020 - 17:58:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN-sponsored Libyan political process entered its final stretch after the Acting Special Representative of the [...] Full text...

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FNDC reports 92 deaths in its ranks in Guinea

12 october 2020 - 17:32:03
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - At least 92 people were killed and 324 injured between June 2019 and March 2020 in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: More than 30 clandestine migration attempts foiled, 262 people arrested

12 october 2020 - 17:20:18
Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy, operating in South, Central and Northern regions of the Sahel, on [...] Full text...

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12 bodies of sub-Saharan migrants recovered off Tunisian coast

12 october 2020 - 17:13:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Divers from the Tunisian National Guard recovered 12 corpses of sub-Saharan migrants on Sunday and rescued [...] Full text...

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South African Police seize heroin destined to Mauritius

12 october 2020 - 14:10:59
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The South African Police Service (SAPS) last Wednesday seized one kilogram of heroin worth Rs [...] Full text...

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UNDP, University of The Gambia sign MoU on SDGs implementation

12 october 2020 - 14:04:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- United Nations Development Programme and The University of The Gambia on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding [...] Full text...

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'War is over in Senegal's southern Casamance region' - Former minister Sagna

12 october 2020 - 13:52:57
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - "The war is over in Casamance," former Minister of State Robert Sagna, who is also president [...] Full text...

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Bodies of 11 sub-Saharan migrants recovered off Tunisian coast

12 october 2020 - 11:15:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy have recovered 11 bodies of migrants whose boat capsized early on [...] Full text...

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Seven abducted Indian engineers, technicians in Libya released

12 october 2020 - 10:34:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seven Indian engineers and technicians working for a Libyan oil company were freed on Sunday after [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to host inter-Libyan talks in November

11 october 2020 - 20:22:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Stephanie Williams, Sunday announced the resumption [...] Full text...

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Black African returnees at crossroads over Gambian citizenship (Feature)

11 october 2020 - 19:57:53
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The journey to acquiring Gambian citizenship for Black African returnees suffered a setback after parliament rejected the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's police boss scraps notorious unit accused of extrajudicial killings, extortion and intimidation of citizens

11 october 2020 - 16:31:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Following protests in the streets of major cities and social media, Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police Mohammed [...] Full text...

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UN announces resumption of inter-Libyan political talks forum for 26 October

11 october 2020 - 11:17:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting special representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support [...] Full text...

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Tripoli hosts meeting on role of the justice system in fight against corruption

10 october 2020 - 15:35:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A symposium on the role of the Libyan justice system in the fight against corruption, focusing [...] Full text...

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Libyan Defence minister flags 'suspicious' westward movement of rival LNA forces

10 october 2020 - 12:39:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Defence Minister of Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA), Salaheddine al-Nemruch, is raising the red [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Navy rescues 15 fishermen after their boat capsizes

10 october 2020 - 10:23:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A unit of the Tunisian Navy on Friday recused 15 Tunisian fishermen whose boat had capsized [...] Full text...

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Positive death penalty decision in Africa undermined by continued executions, says rights group

10 october 2020 - 06:56:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In the year since the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights gave fresh impetus to [...] Full text...

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Botswana to leverage ICT for development

09 october 2020 - 20:58:21
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi said here Friday ICT was undoubtedly one of the ladders through which [...] Full text...

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Moroccan Navy rescued 231 sub-Saharan clandestine migrants

09 october 2020 - 17:53:03
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A total of 231 sub-Saharan migrants were rescued between October 6 and 8 by the coast [...] Full text...

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3RD LEAD: UN chief lauds WFP for winning 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

09 october 2020 - 15:56:58
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday lauded the World Food Programme (WFP) for winning the [...] Full text...

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What can be learned from the inter-Libyan dialogue in Bouznika, Morocco? (Analysis)

09 october 2020 - 14:40:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The agreement between Libyan parliamentarians on the criteria for picking holders of the positions of sovereignty [...] Full text...

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Ghana MP shot dead by suspected armed robbers

09 october 2020 - 13:10:42
Cape Coast, Ghana (PANA) - A Member of Parliament of Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ekow Quansah Hayford, has [...] Full text...

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Over 330,000 teachers report back to school ahead of phased re-opening

09 october 2020 - 12:27:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on Friday said that 337,432 tutors have reported back to schools [...] Full text...

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Over 330,000 teachers report back to school ahead of phased re-opening

09 october 2020 - 12:21:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on Friday said that 337,432 tutors have reported back to schools [...] Full text...

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2ND LEAD: WFP chief says Nobel Peace Prize is 'humbling recognition' of its work (Eds: Adds comments of WFP chief)

09 october 2020 - 12:10:16
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday is [...] Full text...

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LEAD: WFP awarded Nobel Peace Prize for 2020

09 october 2020 - 11:46:04
Oslo, Norway (PANA) - The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 to the World [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: World Food Programme awarded Nobel Peace Prize

09 october 2020 - 11:32:52
Oslo, Norway (PANA) - The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 to the World [...] Full text...

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Two boats delivered to the Libyan Coast Guard to combat illegal migration

09 october 2020 - 11:25:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two ships of the Libyan Navy, the "P300 and the P301", arrived Thursday at the port [...] Full text...

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Former South African president Zuma ordered to appear before anti-graft commission

09 october 2020 - 11:21:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on Friday issued a summons ordering former President Jacob [...] Full text...

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Rwanda introduces mobile learning via SMS to reach most vulnerable

09 october 2020 - 11:11:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of the startups in Rwanda has developed a mobile platform that will be used effective [...] Full text...

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Algeria expels thousands of migrants, asylum seekers to Niger without due process, says HRW

09 october 2020 - 07:15:07
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Algerian authorities have expelled thousands of migrants and asylum seekers to Niger during waves of roundups of mostly [...] Full text...

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Guterres says UN working ‘relentlessly’ to advance women, peace, security agenda

09 october 2020 - 06:28:21
New York, US (PANA) - Armed conflict has a disproportionate impact on women and girls – a key reason why [...] Full text...

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Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé released - presidency

08 october 2020 - 21:20:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, abducted by Jihadists since 25 March while campaigning near Niafunke, in [...] Full text...

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Officers of Libyan Defence ministry of the GNA take part in AFRICOM meeting on mine clearing

08 october 2020 - 20:53:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senior officers of the Libyan ministry of Defence of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Thursday [...] Full text...

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ACHPR raises alarm over deteriorating human rights abuses in Zimbabwe

08 october 2020 - 17:32:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has raised alarm over the increase in [...] Full text...

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UNHCR condemns ‘brutal and callous’ killings in Burkina Faso

08 october 2020 - 15:54:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has strongly condemned an attack, on the night of 4 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria military says troops kill 'scores' of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists

08 october 2020 - 12:11:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday announced that “scores” of Boko Haram/Islamic State in West [...] Full text...

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Five persons killed, three rescued in gas tanker explosion in Lagos

08 october 2020 - 11:57:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday said that five persons were killed following a [...] Full text...

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South African family barred from burying corpse near Mandela's grave

08 october 2020 - 11:29:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla has secured a court order barring a burial [...] Full text...

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Supply of potable water to Tripoli resumes

08 october 2020 - 11:26:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The supply of drinking water in Tripoli, the Libyan capital, began gradually on Thursday, after several [...] Full text...

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Antionio Guterres sought for referendum on Libyan Constitution

07 october 2020 - 22:44:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the constituent assembly in charge of drafting the Libyan Constitution Wednesday called on UN [...] Full text...

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Niger extends state of emergency in certain areas

07 october 2020 - 18:12:35
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - the Nigerien government on Wednesday adopted a bill extending the state of emergency in the Diffa [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: Road accident kills 18 Burkinabès

07 october 2020 - 17:43:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Eighteen Burkinabès were killed Wednesday morning in a road accident at the entrance to the [...] Full text...

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At least 15 civilians killed in north-central Burkina Faso

07 october 2020 - 15:49:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 15 people were killed on Sunday in the commune of Pissila, north-central Burkina [...] Full text...

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Three Malian soldiers killed in ambush in Mopti

07 october 2020 - 15:28:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three Malian soldiers were killed in an ambush on Tuesday by an armed terrorist group [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia’s schools to re-open after six-month closure

07 october 2020 - 14:34:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)_ Schools in Gambia will reopened for grades 7 to 12 on October 14 after six months of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian gov't slammed for 'impunity' enjoyed by 'notorious' police unit

07 october 2020 - 07:22:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities have failed to tackle the impunity enjoyed by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), [...] Full text...

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UNICEF concerned about children in DR Congo suffering ‘unrelenting violence’

07 october 2020 - 07:09:56
New York, US (PANA) - Thousands of children continue to suffer grievously as unrelenting violence persists across eastern Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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DR Congo’s fragile detente ‘could yet unravel’, Security Council warned

07 october 2020 - 06:58:40
New York, US (PANA) - Planning for a drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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Starvation used as weapon of war in South Sudan conflict, UN rights body finds

07 october 2020 - 06:48:05
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Starvation is being intentionally used as a war tactic in South Sudan’s brutal conflict, a [...] Full text...

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Tunisian military aircraft crashes, kills pilot

06 october 2020 - 18:06:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Defense has announced that an F-5 fighter jet crashed on Tuesday while [...] Full text...

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Togo: CSO claims rule of law has failed

06 october 2020 - 17:40:04
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Association for the Promotion of the Rule of Law (APED), a civil society organization in [...] Full text...

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Burkinabè Army rescues Nigerien Water and Forest Official from kidnappers

06 october 2020 - 16:43:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabè Army has rescued a non-commissioned officer from the Water and Forests service of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian troops rescue 5 expatriates from pirates/militants

06 october 2020 - 15:03:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Tuesday said its troops in the Niger Delta region have [...] Full text...

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Mauritius bids to reduce the number of road accidents by 50% by 2025

06 october 2020 - 14:17:16
Bell Village, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday launched the “Zero Accident” campaign that forms part of a Road Safety [...] Full text...

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Libya acquires speedboats for combating illegal immigration

06 october 2020 - 11:13:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is equipping itself with speedboats to strengthen its capacity for stemming illegal immigration,  the Interior [...] Full text...

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Eight African migrants dead, several injured off Horn of Africa

06 october 2020 - 11:06:44
Obock, Djibouti,(PANA) -  Staff from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday assisted Djiboutian authorities as they attended to [...] Full text...

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Zanzibar's urban residents get improved access to water, sanitation with AfDB support

06 october 2020 - 09:59:05
Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - Around 287,000 residents of  Saateni and Welezo areas of Zanzibar city now benefit from water and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Harness ‘transformative potential’ of urbanisation for people and planet

06 october 2020 - 06:20:26
New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating World Habitat Day, top UN officials on Monday called for urgent action to provide low-income [...] Full text...

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Mali: New members of government appointees

05 october 2020 - 21:35:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A week after the nomination of a new prime minister, Moctar Ouane, the chairman of the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to rule on Nov. 18 in case brought by two Nigerians on death row

05 october 2020 - 17:32:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Judgment has been scheduled for 18 November, 2020, by the ECOWAS Court of Justice in a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Re-imagine education to achieve quality learning for all - UN and partners urge

05 october 2020 - 16:48:24
New York, US (PANA) - Now is the time to “think beyond COVID-19” to re-imagine education and realise the goal [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Apartheid-era policeman seeks acquittal in 1972 murder case

05 october 2020 - 13:46:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An apartheid-era policeman, who is facing prosecution over the 1971 death of political activist [...] Full text...

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Two Mali police officers killed in terrorist ambush in Timbuktu

05 october 2020 - 13:18:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two police officers of the Mobile Security Group (GMS) were killed and two others as well [...] Full text...

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Finance minister Ncube dismisses high levels of poverty in Zimbabwe

05 october 2020 - 12:54:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has dismissed high poverty levels prevailing in the country arguing that [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Region: Uneasy calm before preventable storms (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

05 october 2020 - 08:47:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - One of the useful lessons to be drawn from the unfolding political and security crises in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda arrests 19 suspected Burundian rebels

03 october 2020 - 21:06:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan military on Saturday announced the capture of 19 suspected Burundian rebels in a military [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisian journalists demand 'teleworking' to avoid infection

03 october 2020 - 12:05:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) on Friday reiterated its call to allow journalists to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF provides additional US$ 101.96 million for Malawi to address pandemic

03 october 2020 - 07:25:16
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a disbursement of [...] Full text...

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International Day of Non-Violence: UN chief stresses global ceasefire

03 october 2020 - 05:54:57
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General repeated his call for a global ceasefire on Friday, commemorating the International [...] Full text...

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OHCHR urges action on ‘cycle of violence’ faced by fleeing migrants

03 october 2020 - 05:34:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office OHCHR, called on Friday for urgent action to address the “unimaginable [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Countries face ‘critical moment’ in pandemic response: WHO chief

03 october 2020 - 05:21:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With strong leadership and comprehensive strategies it’s never too late for countries to change the trendlines [...] Full text...

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Rwandan court upholds pre-trial detention of controversial hero of "Hotel Rwanda" movie

02 october 2020 - 20:49:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Rwandan court on Friday maintained the 30-day pre-trial detention of Paul Rusesabagina, a Rwandan who [...] Full text...

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Curfew extended in eastern Burkina Faso

02 october 2020 - 18:54:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government on Friday extended the curfew imposed in the eastern region of Burkina [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military kills 869 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits in Nigeria, rescues 321 kidnap victims

02 october 2020 - 18:31:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Friday reviewed its activities for the third quarter (1 July to [...] Full text...

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46 Tunisian illegal migrants rescued in two operations

02 october 2020 - 18:24:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy on Thursday rescued 30 Tunisian illegal migrants who were trying to [...] Full text...

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Lion causing panic in southern Senegal

02 october 2020 - 16:59:54
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - A lion, which walks freely on the streets of Oussouye, in Casamance, southern Senegal, is causing [...] Full text...

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Rwanda ex-minister faces corruption charges

02 october 2020 - 16:35:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - Rwanda Public Prosecution Authority on Friday confirmed the arrest of former minister of education and head [...] Full text...

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Three killed in armed attack in northwest Burkina Faso

02 october 2020 - 16:02:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three people were killed on Thursday in an armed attack in the commune of Kombori, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenyan Parliament wants thorough probe in missing Jack Ma donations

02 october 2020 - 14:06:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The National Assembly Committee on Health has recommended further probe of the missing Jack Ma coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Revenue Authority seizes synthetic drugs from France

02 october 2020 - 13:23:32
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) on Friday seized 50.88 grams of synthetic drugs 'cannabinoid', worth Rs 763,200 [...] Full text...

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Two rights groups ask DR Congo gov't to take concrete steps to end impunity

02 october 2020 - 10:54:45
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Two human rights advocates -Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch - say the DR Congo [...] Full text...

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UN rights panel says stranded migrants need safe, dignified return

02 october 2020 - 06:39:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN panel of independent rights experts on Thursday urged governments to immediately address the inhumane conditions [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: International network helping travelers with forged passports dismantled

02 october 2020 - 00:11:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the administration in charge of criminal affairs at the Tunisian ministry of Interior Thursday [...] Full text...

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43,829 Burundian refugees from 2015 electoral crisis repatriated over past three months

01 october 2020 - 21:46:27
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 43,829 refugees and asylum seekers were repatriated during the past three months of the new [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Older persons are integral part of society- Joof

01 october 2020 - 18:13:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Emmanuel Daniel Joof, commissioner and chairperson of The Gambia's first National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said [...] Full text...

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