Nigeria: Troops Kill 286 terrorists, Defence Headquarters says military operations alone won’t end insurgency

22 february 2024 - 20:05:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has announced the killing of 286 terrorists in the last [...] Full text...

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Burundi lifts restrictions on holding foreign currency accounts

04 january 2024 - 13:42:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs), as well as private entities receiving external support, are once [...] Full text...

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Raising South Africa's economic prospects by curbing crime: WB report

22 november 2023 - 12:38:14
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The impact of crime on South Africa’s economic prospects is high and broad-based, according to [...] Full text...

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Man jailed for stealing Mandela's prized boxing belt

26 october 2023 - 09:02:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Soweto man who stole Nelson Mandela's Sugar Ray Leonard boxing belt has been [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister reassures on the security situation at Libya's land and sea borders

05 september 2023 - 19:11:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The interim Minister of the Interior in the government of national unity, Imad Trabelsi, has stressed [...] Full text...

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UN, partners providing aid for vulnerable across Ethiopia as 1.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition

19 august 2023 - 05:10:20
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and partners are responding to disease outbreaks and an ongoing food insecurity crisis [...] Full text...

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Female victimisation rate declines in Mauritius

30 june 2023 - 14:32:18
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Friday that the female victimisation rate for sexual violence and sexual exploitation [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Crisis threatens to hobble South Sudan’s transition, UN mission chief says

21 june 2023 - 06:14:12
New York, US (PANA) - The cross-border impact of the crisis in Sudan is unfurling along multiple fronts, and action [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Crisis fuels ‘desperate’ situation for civilians

04 june 2023 - 11:25:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As the crisis in Sudan rages without an end in sight, UN agencies and partners have [...] Full text...

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Date of reconciliation between Misrata and Tawergha declared a National Day by Libya's Prime Minister

03 june 2023 - 15:40:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has announced that the [...] Full text...

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Sudan: WFP condemns looting of its warehouses in El Obeid

02 june 2023 - 18:37:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday strongly condemned the looting of one [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch calls for end to abusive policing of protests in Kenya

31 may 2023 - 08:16:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly two months since a series of nationwide protests began, the Kenyan authorities have failed to take [...] Full text...

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WFP plan aims to prevent further food aid diversion in Ethiopia

24 may 2023 - 05:36:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Following widespread diversion of lifesaving food aid in Ethiopia last month, the World Food Programme [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Temporary ceasefire should evolve into permanent ceasefire - RSF adviser

22 may 2023 - 12:13:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An Adviser to the Commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has expressed the hope [...] Full text...

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African tech heavyweights meet in Cape Town

02 may 2023 - 08:35:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Sentech Africa Tech Week Conference kicked off in Cape Town on Tuesday. The event [...] Full text...

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ROUNDUP: Sudan conflict: Tens of thousands on the move; spectre of ethnic clashes, hunger draws closer

28 april 2023 - 17:40:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians in Sudan, including scores of internally displaced people and refugees, are scrambling for safety and [...] Full text...

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US issues travel advisory on Gambia over increased insecurity

09 march 2023 - 11:41:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States of America has issued a travel advisory asking its citizens to exercise increased [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia loses national treasures to Tigray war

20 january 2023 - 13:01:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Large-scale artefact looting took place in war-ravaged Tigray State of northern Ethiopia, according to findings [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch slams conviction of politician for 'harming Rwanda’s image'

18 january 2023 - 11:50:46
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The conviction of a Rwandan  opposition politician for allegedly tarnishing the country’s image is an example [...] Full text...

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South Africa's ruling party mulls President Ramaphosa's fate

02 december 2022 - 12:17:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling ANC is holding crisis talks on Friday amid concerns that President [...] Full text...

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South Africa's ruling ANC seems to be in a meltdown: Archbishop Makgoba

02 december 2022 - 11:22:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, has said that South Africa should be [...] Full text...

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South Africa imposes temporary ban on export of copper scrap to combat theft

01 december 2022 - 06:51:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African government has imposed a six-month ban on the export of copper [...] Full text...

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'Stronger action required to address changing dynamics of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea'

23 november 2022 - 06:05:23
New York, US (PANA) - Although the past decade has seen a steady decline in piracy in the Gulf of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s output growth expected to pick up in 2023: IMF staff

19 november 2022 - 07:54:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – For Nigeria to ensure macroeconomic stability, it requires tightening across all policy levers, and stronger revenue [...] Full text...

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ICC prosecutor visits mass graves in western Libyan town

07 november 2022 - 16:15:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, on Monday visited sites of [...] Full text...

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Six bodies exhumed from a mass grave in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli

02 november 2022 - 17:59:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Six unidentified bodies were exhumed on Wednesday from a mass grave in the Tarhouna garbage dump [...] Full text...

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'DR Congo army units aided abusive armed groups,' says Human Rights Watch

19 october 2022 - 05:34:00
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – DR Congo army units backed armed groups implicated in serious abuses in the recent conflict [...] Full text...

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Mali: Armed groups complicate humanitarian access in the north-east

12 october 2022 - 16:22:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The activities of armed terrorist groups are further complicating humanitarian access in the Ménaka region [...] Full text...

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Kenya's President Kenyatta ends duty

13 september 2022 - 12:24:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has ended his two-term era as the Head of State and Government in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray authorities deny fuel raid as hostilities resume amid humanitarian crisis

25 august 2022 - 22:04:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Tigray authorities on Thursday denied raiding 12 fuel tankers from a World Food Program [...] Full text...

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WFP chief asks Tigrayan authorities to return stollen fuel stocks

25 august 2022 - 16:54:40
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday asked the Tigrayan authorities to immediately return stollen fuel [...] Full text...

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Benin police officer jailed seven years for theft

19 july 2022 - 13:23:48
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A Benin police officer has been sentenced to seven years in prison and fined 50 million [...] Full text...

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Mandela's famous boxing belt is stolen

13 july 2022 - 10:31:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police have confirmed that a valuable boxing belt owned by former South African President [...] Full text...

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Ghana extradites Nigerian to US over alleged fraud, information theft

06 july 2022 - 11:04:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on 28 June extridited a Nigerian to the United States over his alleged involvement in [...] Full text...

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South African opposition asks FBI to probe President Cyril Ramaphosa

21 june 2022 - 12:28:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Tuesday said it has requested that [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa denies 'criminal conduct' allegations from former spy boss

02 june 2022 - 13:27:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African presidency on Thursday denied allegations of concealment of crime made against [...] Full text...

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Two traffickers arrested in Libya with six pieces of artefacts

14 may 2022 - 14:45:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two people in possession of a bag containing six pieces of artefects registered with the Libyan [...] Full text...

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UN expert calls for independent probe into massacre in Mali's Mopti region

07 april 2022 - 05:23:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN human rights expert on Wednesday called for a full and independent investigation into alleged [...] Full text...

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Gambian women raise concern about access to maternity health facilities

31 march 2022 - 10:00:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s National Human Right Commission (NHRC) has said dozens of women in the West African nation [...] Full text...

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Libya loses 1,600 b/d of oil following attack on pipelines

04 march 2022 - 20:01:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Sirte Oil and Gas Production and Industrialization Company announced that its crude transport pipelines in [...] Full text...

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UN food agency condemns attempted ambush on food convoy in South Sudan

02 march 2022 - 05:46:06
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A peacekeeper is in stable condition a day after being shot during an attempted ambush [...] Full text...

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US imposes financial sanctions on four Islamic State financiers in Africa

02 march 2022 - 05:25:20
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has imposed financial sanctions on four men who it described as financial [...] Full text...

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Six dead in clash between police and religious group in Benin

31 january 2022 - 12:23:04
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - Six people lost their lives on Saturday in a clash between the police and a religious [...] Full text...

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South Africa's arson suspect charged with terrorism

11 january 2022 - 12:32:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –The man suspected of starting a blaze that caused extensive damage to South Africa's Parliament [...] Full text...

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Man suspected of starting fire at South Africa's Parliament appears in court

04 january 2022 - 11:00:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The man suspected of starting a blaze that caused extensive damage to South Africa's [...] Full text...

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Arrest made in connection with South Africa's Parliament fire

02 january 2022 - 20:01:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - An arrest has been made in connection with a large fire on Sunday that [...] Full text...

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Guterres condemns looting of UN facilities in Sudan

31 december 2021 - 07:42:44
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has condemned the looting and attacks against United Nations facilities, equipment and [...] Full text...

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chairman of Libyan Electoral Commission explains reasons for postponement of 24 December election

28 december 2021 - 12:20:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan High Electoral Commission (HNEC), Imad al-Sayeh, [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean PM welcomes creation of anti-corruption structure

03 december 2021 - 15:35:34
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former High Representative of the deposed Guinean president, Alpha Condé, and leader of the Union [...] Full text...

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UNHCR appalled by series of appalling deadly attacks on displaced people in DR Congo

01 december 2021 - 06:05:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee Agency (UNHCR) is “appalled by a series of deadly attacks” on displaced people [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM chairs meeting with Brega Oil Company on gasoline supply to the South

18 november 2021 - 19:44:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, on Thursday visited the headquarters of Brega Oil Marketing Company in [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president extends emergency measures

24 august 2021 - 12:36:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian President Kaïs Saied on Monday extended for another one month emergency measures taken on [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to declare sandal wood protected plant

21 august 2021 - 08:57:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius has announced that it will declare sandal wood a protected plant, following [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Nigerian security forces of 'catalogue of rights violations'

06 august 2021 - 06:06:50
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International is accusing the Nigerian security forces of committing "a catalogue of human rights violations [...] Full text...

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UN-African Union Mission in Darfur in final shutdown phase

28 july 2021 - 05:23:48
New York, US (PANA) - Practically all peacekeepers and staff have now left the hybrid UN-African Union Mission in Darfur [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses case brought by Staff of Community alleging unfair dismissal

07 july 2021 - 18:01:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Tuesday, 7th July 2021, dismissed a case brought by Abel [...] Full text...

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Sexual violence and exploitation cases on the decline in Mauritius

02 july 2021 - 10:12:44
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius says that the number of reported sexual violence and sexual exploitation  in the country [...] Full text...

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‘Ruthless criminals should not take advantage of liberty’, President Barrow warns

25 may 2021 - 12:45:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has said that his government cannot create the necessary environment for freedom and [...] Full text...

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International Museum Day 2021: Minister renews call for return of looted Nigerian Artefacts

18 may 2021 - 10:35:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has renewed his call for the repatriation [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to eradicate maritime crimes in Gulf of Guinea waters - Maritime Chief

13 may 2021 - 18:57:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is to eradicate maritime crimes with the receipt of a special mission aircraft on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Tanzania's former president Magufuli laid to rest with full military honours

26 march 2021 - 18:03:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania's former president John Pombe Magufuli was on Friday laid to rest with full [...] 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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Dozo traditional hunters and Peulh community strike peace deal

23 february 2021 - 14:39:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Dozo traditional hunters and the Fulani community sealed on Sunday in Niono, Segou region, central Mali, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president warns against use of young people in current unrest

19 january 2021 - 13:48:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - As civil unrest continues to affect Tunisia, President Kaïs Saied made an unannounced visit on Monday [...] Full text...

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242 arrested after riots in Tunisia

17 january 2021 - 19:33:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – At least 242 youths were arrested on Saturday after riots broke out in several regions of [...] Full text...

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UN chief says situation in central Mali remains worrying

12 january 2021 - 11:56:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The situation in central Mali remains very worrying, marked by a series of serious violence recorded [...] Full text...

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Political tensions, armed attacks, displacement and COVID threats continue in DRC

08 december 2020 - 05:26:44
New York, US (PANA) - There is a critical need for State institutions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to [...] Full text...

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Malawi fugitive pastor detained

18 november 2020 - 10:52:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Self-proclaimed Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary on Wednesday handed themselves over [...] Full text...

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South Africa and Malawi clash over fugitive evangelist

16 november 2020 - 12:19:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African court has issued an arrest warrant for Malawian evangelist Shepherd Bushiri [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: International network specialized in hacking bank accounts dismantled

05 november 2020 - 21:05:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The central administration of fight against terrorism in Tunis Tuesday and Wednesday dismantled an international network [...] 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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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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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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Illicit capital robbing Africa and its people of their future: UNCTAD Chief

29 september 2020 - 06:30:00
New York, US (PANA) - Every year, an estimated $88.6 billion, which is equivalent to 3.7% of Africa’s GDP, leaves [...] Full text...

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Libyan national oil company announces lifting state of force majeure on Zueitina port

22 september 2020 - 20:55:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Tuesday lifted the state of ‘force majeure’ imposed on the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Oil Company announces resumption of oil production in Sirte basin

21 september 2020 - 05:25:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) on Sunday announced the beginning of production of oil and [...] Full text...

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Libyan military commander rejects oil agreement announced by Ahmed Maitig and Haftar

19 september 2020 - 11:36:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The commander of Libya's western military region, Major General Osama al-Jaweili, has rejected the agreement reached [...] Full text...

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Libyan Central Bank denies any link with deal concluded on sharing of oil revenues

18 september 2020 - 23:23:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Central Bank (LCB) based in Tripoli Friday denied any link with “any agreement concerning [...] Full text...

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Gambia: OFAC targets Jammeh's wife, Nabah Ltd. for supporting corrupt persons

15 september 2020 - 17:25:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has targeted Zineb Souma Yahya [...] Full text...

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Trial of former Rwandan presidential guard commander postponed after defense pleads for more time

14 september 2020 - 23:19:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  The trial of former Rwandan presidential guard commander, Colonel Tom Byabagamba, who is facing a new [...] Full text...

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NOC raises concern about shooting in an oilfield in southwest Libya

11 september 2020 - 13:02:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National Oil Company (NOC) has expressed deep dismay following "a shooting and new security breaches [...] Full text...

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. Former Rwandan presidential guard commander accused of cell phone theft

07 september 2020 - 16:49:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -   Rwanda's former  Presidential Guard commander, Col. Tom Byabagamba who was recently sentenced to 15 years in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Confirmed case forces evacuation of staff from al-Charara oil field in southwest Libya

31 august 2020 - 17:34:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Oil exploration company, Akakus, has started evacuating staff from the al-Charara field (southwest 300,000 b/d), one [...] Full text...

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Madagascar: Rights body condemns killing of 22 inmates

25 august 2020 - 22:14:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International Tuesday condemned Madagascan security forces' recent killing of 22 inmates escaping from Farafangana Prison [...] Full text...

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Tension mounts in Libya with persistence of electricity supply crisis (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

13 august 2020 - 23:10:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The problem of electricity in Libya is a recurring issue, particularly during the summer period when [...] Full text...

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Military, security agencies to deal with alleged ISIS/Al Qaeda infiltration into Nigeria

13 august 2020 - 17:02:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday assured Nigerians that it is taking the warning by the [...] Full text...

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Copper cables theft threatens Botswana’s economy

13 august 2020 - 15:15:08
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Upsurge in the destruction and vandalism of Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTC) property, especially theft of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, and acclaimed investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono denied bail

07 august 2020 - 18:35:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, of the political party Transform Zimbabwe, and respected investigative journalist, Hopewell [...] Full text...

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Power cuts rise in Libya to preserve stability of electricity network

04 august 2020 - 21:57:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The hours of power cuts in Libya have been increased to maintain security and stable electricity [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African President Ramaphosa slams pandemic 'hyenas'

03 august 2020 - 12:49:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday sharply rebuked individuals and companies who have [...] Full text...

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Buhari wants Gulf of Guinea Commission fortified for optimal performance in curbing maritime crimes

28 july 2020 - 17:07:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – It is in the best interest of member states, and of Nigeria in particular, to fortify [...] Full text...

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Jailed former Rwandan presidential guard commander accused of theft

21 july 2020 - 14:58:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Former Rwanda's presidential guard commander, Col. Tom Byabagamba, currently serving a 15-year term in jail for [...] Full text...

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Six failed attempts at illegal migration in Tunisia

12 july 2020 - 14:32:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian naval units thwarted six attempts at illegal migration to Italy Friday night, a security source [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Opposition party wants Central Bank of Mauritania audited

09 july 2020 - 16:01:51
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Opposition Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD) has called for an audit of the Central Bank [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: 6 people arrested after US$ 2.4 million was stolen from Central Bank

05 july 2020 - 13:33:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Six individuals were arrested and taken into custody after the discovery of alleged embezzlement of US$2.4 [...] Full text...

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UNESCO urges caution over fraudulent African artefacts sold in its name

02 july 2020 - 06:23:03
Paris, France (PANA) -  The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has revealed the existence of an illicit trafficking [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Criminal cases decrease by 20%

01 july 2020 - 17:20:57
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius (SM), a   governmental body, on Wednesday said the number of criminal cases lodged in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition leader from MDC T recalls 9 Parliamentarians from rival faction

23 june 2020 - 19:01:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) T factional leader, Thokozani Khupe, struck again on Tuesday and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Military Court Martial demotes, dismisses serving Army General found guilty of corruption, other offences

16 june 2020 - 17:05:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The world of Maj.-Gen. Hakeem Oladapo Otiki, who is due for retirement on account of years [...] Full text...

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UNHCR to relocate refugees fleeing violence of criminal groups in Nigeria

11 june 2020 - 05:50:16
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has started a campaign in the Maradi region, 650 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari appeals for reduction in price of data, calls as COVID-19 palliatives

02 june 2020 - 16:14:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Nigeria to reduce the price of [...] Full text...

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Libyan dailies centre on military developments in war for Tripoli, possible scenario

23 may 2020 - 19:09:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the military changes taking place on the ground in recent [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy acquires boats, vessels, helicopter for combating piracy

23 may 2020 - 11:34:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy has taken into service a total of 12 Manta Class boats and inshore [...] Full text...

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UN concerned about military developments around Libyan city of Tarhouna

22 may 2020 - 11:08:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Friday it was "concerned" by military [...] Full text...

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Stock theft surge between Botswana, Zimbabwe

11 may 2020 - 18:13:45
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Despite ongoing lockdown to curtail COVID-19 pandemic, stock theft between Botswana and Zimbabwe are on the [...] Full text...

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Protect civilians in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions, urges UN refugee agency

24 april 2020 - 04:59:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An upsurge in military action against armed groups in West Africa’s vast Sahel and Lake Chad [...] Full text...

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UN denounces bombardments against civilians in Tripoli and exactions against inhabitants in western Libya

15 april 2020 - 23:14:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Wednesday expressed deep concern over the recent killings of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius frees 494 prisoners

11 april 2020 - 14:06:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian prison service on Saturday released 494 inmates due to the spread of coronavirus on [...] Full text...

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Kenya coach faults Olympic boxing qualifier judges

07 march 2020 - 18:03:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Erratic judges are to blame for Kenya boxers' below par performance at the recent 2020 Olympics [...] Full text...

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Forum on peaceful transborder migration of livestock in the ECOWAS region opens in Niamey

03 march 2020 - 14:07:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A forum on responsible and peaceful transhumance in  the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...

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Botswana hangs death row inmate

22 february 2020 - 12:53:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has executed a 29 year-old man for a murder offence committed in 2014. Wamorena Molefhe, the [...] Full text...

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US President Trump's Plan for Palestine sparks concerns in Tunis

30 january 2020 - 09:16:59
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has expressed "great concern" following US President Donald Trump's announcement of the "deal of the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian parliament denounces Trump’s peace deal for Middle-East

29 january 2020 - 22:43:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -  The Tunisian parliament Wednesday strongly condemned the “Deal of the century”, a document supposed to take [...] Full text...

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'Settling US debt in Zimbabwe dollars is theft' - SADC Tribunal Rights Watch

28 january 2020 - 15:58:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Advocacy rights group, the SADC Tribunal Rights Watch (STRW), has called the recent Supreme Court ruling in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia sees frightening hike in violence

24 january 2020 - 10:02:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Violence has increased in Tunisia with criminal violence topping the chart at 36.39%, according to an [...] Full text...

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Ugandan man pretends to be woman, weds another man

14 january 2020 - 20:17:30
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – A man who pretended to be a woman and was wedded by another man was Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Women for Peace in Casamance calls for mobilization of energies for definitive peace in south of Senegal

03 january 2020 - 22:11:37
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The president of the Women for Peace Platform in Casamance, Ndèye Marie Thiam, Thursday launched an [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president pardons 709 prisoners on New Year celebration

01 january 2020 - 21:49:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  - Senegalese President Macky Sall Wednesday pardoned 709 prisoners on the occasion of the celebration of the [...] Full text...

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Criminal investigations director disbands 'rogue' Flying Squad unit

31 december 2019 - 22:23:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  Kenya’s Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti Tuesday disbanded the “Flying Squad” unit following public [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Debt payment, salaries take 80% of gov’t budget

26 december 2019 - 22:19:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The Gambia’s payment of debts it owes foreign and domestic lenders, salaries and allowances of civil [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe police warned against corruption

23 december 2019 - 14:51:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -  Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has warned police officers against demanding bribes from the public, insisting that [...] Full text...

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Year-end analysis: Kenya steps up anti-graft war as 'big fish' hauled to court (News Analysis by David Jagongo, PANA correspondent)

22 december 2019 - 16:05:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The year 2019 is approaching the end with high profile Kenyan public and state officials arraigned [...] Full text...

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Congo: Three CHU-B agents arrested for drug theft

21 december 2019 - 13:27:04
Brazzazville, Congo (PANA) - The head of Congo's National Gendarmerie's Central Judicial Research Service, Lt-Col. Victor Gandziami, announced on Friday [...] Full text...

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Mauritian PM warns police

18 december 2019 - 16:37:07
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday severely warned the police, who, he [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa warns against detractors in his ZANU PF party

12 december 2019 - 16:34:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned his party, ZANU PF, against detractors within the party who [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian President pardons over 5,000 inmates on Independence anniversary

09 december 2019 - 20:07:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli on Monday pardoned 5,533 prisoners on the occasion of [...] Full text...

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Brazilian foreign minister visits 4 African countries

09 december 2019 - 12:23:55
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Henrique Fraga Araújo began a two-day visit to Cape Verde on [...] Full text...

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The Libyan war increases suffering of thousands of displaced populations -Analysis

29 november 2019 - 22:14:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The war launched by Marshal Khalifa Haftar on 4 April 2019 to take control of Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Botswana police warn public against fraudsters posing as police officers

25 november 2019 - 14:16:12
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Police Services is warning the public against fraudsters posing as police officers and swindling [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers report US call on Haftar to end Tripoli offensive

23 november 2019 - 18:36:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US State Department's appeal to the head of the Libyan National Army, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, [...] Full text...

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Malian police arrest notorious burglar

22 november 2019 - 21:52:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – A burglar who specializes in the theft of gold and money, Nafou Traoré, has been arrested [...] Full text...

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Artificial intelligence lags behind in Botswana while cyber crime soars

15 november 2019 - 15:06:32
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The global technology landscape is growing at an exceedingly great extent, with fraud and identity theft [...] Full text...

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Congolese gov't explains increase in prices observed in the country

14 november 2019 - 18:04:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Trade, Supply and Consumer Affairs, Claude Alphonse Nsilou, said Thursday that road [...] Full text...

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Buhari commends Police for discovery of child-theft racket, fake Quaranic correctional centres

19 october 2019 - 17:24:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday commended the Nigeria Police for the discovery of a child-theft [...] Full text...

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Tanzania police probe mysterious disappearance of computers from state prosecutor's office

19 october 2019 - 09:28:28
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Police in Tanzania are investigating the puzzling theft of computers from the office of [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International launches report on attack on press freedom in Nigeria

14 october 2019 - 18:57:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights body, Amnesty International, on Monday launched a report chronicling attacks on the press [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe peace projects record 67 abductions in August

10 october 2019 - 21:36:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) said here Thursday a total of 67 abductions were recorded in the [...] Full text...

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WAEMU experts meet in Abidjan to find solutions against cybercrime

27 september 2019 - 19:42:00
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - "The hallenges of digital banking in the face of the challenges of cybercrime", is the [...] Full text...

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Agency moves to stop cattle theft in southern Senegal

07 september 2019 - 07:28:30
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The National Agency for the Revival of Economic and Social Activities in Casamance (ANRAC) is organizing [...] Full text...

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South Africa needs to strengthen the rule of law, prevent outbreaks of public violence

05 september 2019 - 12:57:39
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The latest wave of public violence in South Africa was driven by a toxic mix [...] Full text...

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'Insecurity in Mali's Menaka region affects humanitarian assistance'

23 august 2019 - 07:54:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Insecurity and increased crime in Mali's region of Menaka is having a detrimental impact on the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Populations in 11 southern villages alerted about livestock theft

23 august 2019 - 00:17:18
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)   -   Inhabitants from eleven villages in Casamance, southern Senegal, Wednesday began instituting preventive measures to halt livestock [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Gunmen seize cows, enter Guinea Bissau

20 august 2019 - 22:16:27
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)   -   Gunmen armed with rifles Tuesday stole cattle from Djibanar, a village located about 60km east of [...] Full text...

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Warring dozos, self-defence groups reach peace agreement in central Mali

05 august 2019 - 17:02:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Warring traditional dozos hunters and self-defense groups from Macina, San, Djenne, Tenenkou and Niono circles in [...] Full text...

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Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa notes rampant corruption in Zimbabwe's healthcare delivery services

23 july 2019 - 17:13:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) has noted several cases of conflict of interest and [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Foreign prosecutor to handle multi-million-dollar dam graft case

22 july 2019 - 20:54:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)   -   A foreign prosecutor will handle the $63 million scandal case involving Treasurer Henry Rotich, Principal Secretary [...] Full text...

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South African court rules against singer in race row

22 july 2019 - 16:13:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  The Stellenbosch Magistrate's Court on Monday ruled against controversial South African musician, Steve Hofmeyr, after [...] Full text...

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Zanu PF-run Zimbabwe gov't stole billions from economy through Treasury Bills - Moyo

09 july 2019 - 17:13:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former Zimbabwe government minister, Jonathan Moyo, says the issuances of Treasury Bills (TBs) is one [...] Full text...

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Second female banker in less than a month robs Zambian bank

05 july 2019 - 15:21:39
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A female banker in Zambia, identified as Imenda Musialike, has fled after allegedly stealing K59,000 from [...] Full text...

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Khartoum University estimates damage, theft during pro-democracy sit-in at US$ 138 million

03 july 2019 - 05:36:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s premier and most prestigious university, the University of Khartoum, says looting and destruction during the [...] Full text...

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Two killed in shootout with police in Botswana

02 july 2019 - 09:28:49
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Two suspects, who were wanted for spate of armed robberies, murder and theft of motor vehicles, have [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Defence Chief heads ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff

20 june 2019 - 09:49:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, on Wednesday took over the leadership [...] Full text...

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Mali launches the 2019-2020 agricultural campaign

19 june 2019 - 11:46:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Tuesday in Bougouni, 180 km south of Bamako, officially launched [...] Full text...

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Burkinabè opposition denounces fraud in gold exports

18 june 2019 - 18:20:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's political opposition on Tuesday denounced what it called "a gold fraud estimated at [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Information minister's son caught trading on the parallel forex market

01 june 2019 - 18:48:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Neville Mutsvangwa, the son of Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa, is running an illegal foreign currency trading business, [...] Full text...

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Togolese government accused of serious human rights violations

25 may 2019 - 15:37:11
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -   The Togolese League for Human Rights (LTDH) has in a report accused the Togolese government of [...] Full text...

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Cyber crimes reduced by 33.44% in the first four months of 2019 in Zimbabwe

23 may 2019 - 19:01:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Cyber crimes in Zimbabwe dropped 33.44 percent to US$42 412 853 in the first four months of [...] Full text...

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Senegal president calls for tightening of security

23 may 2019 - 10:47:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Following a series of murders and rapes reported over the past few days in Senegal, president [...] Full text...

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Kenyan businesses lose millions to cybercrime in 2018 - Report

18 may 2019 - 11:24:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan businesses lost huge sums of money to online criminals in the last financial year through [...] Full text...

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Libya securing perimeter of Tripoli by forces of government of National Unity

22 april 2019 - 21:52:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Forces loyal to the government of National Unity under the Ministry of Interior "have taken full [...] Full text...

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Death toll hits 205 in clashes in Tripoli - WHO

18 april 2019 - 12:47:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - According to a statement issued on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO), the death toll [...] Full text...

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Sudanese opposition rejects Ibn-Ouf’s military coup

12 april 2019 - 10:07:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s opposition forces have refused to deal with the military coup led by the defence minister [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Algerian authorities to stop prosecuting peaceful protesters

29 march 2019 - 10:45:49
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algerian authorities must stop prosecuting peaceful protesters and allow the judiciary to function independently, Amnesty International [...] Full text...

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Rights group says 170 civilians killed, hundreds of homes burned in English-speaking Cameroon areas

29 march 2019 - 06:00:02
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Government forces have killed dozens of civilians, used indiscriminate force and set fire to hundreds of [...] Full text...

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Two police officers killed in ambush in northwest Burundi

19 march 2019 - 12:24:18
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Two national police officers were killed and their service weapons carried away in an ambush by [...] Full text...

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Tension rises along Senegal-Guinea Bissau border due to cattle rustling

18 march 2019 - 15:07:29
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – Tension is reportedly rising among livestock keepers in villages along the Senegal-Guinea Bissau border due to [...] Full text...

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Kenya Finance minister grilled over dam scandal

05 march 2019 - 13:37:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Henry Rotich, was on Tuesday grilled for hours by the Directorate of [...] Full text...

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GNA open to plans to get Libya out of deadlock, says FM

02 march 2019 - 12:27:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - "The Libyan Government of National Accord is open to all sincere suggestions and plans aimed at [...] Full text...

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Libya resumes protection of artificial river threatened by theft, vandalism

19 february 2019 - 23:08:27
Tripoli, Libya  (PANA) – Libya’s Artificial River Authority announced Tuesday it had resumed the protection of the main source of [...] Full text...

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Crime threat to SA farming community a grave concern, says Institute of Race Relations

30 january 2019 - 13:36:05
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - South Africa’s agricultural sector continues to be threatened by a volatile security situation, and it is [...] Full text...

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Libya creates guard services for educational institutions

29 january 2019 - 12:08:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's national unity government has announced the establishment of guard services to ensure security in educational [...] Full text...

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Materials theft cuts down production from Libya's southeastern oilfield

04 january 2019 - 16:39:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A series of thefts of materials has led to a loss of about 2,500 barrels per [...] Full text...

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Supreme Court upholds conviction of Dakar's former mayor

03 january 2019 - 18:15:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Supreme Court of Dakar on Thursday upheld the conviction of former mayor of Senegal's [...] Full text...

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Production at Libya's major oil field down by 8,500 bpd due to theft of equipment

03 january 2019 - 11:09:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Production at Libya's major oil field of al-Charara in the southeast has slumped by 8,500 bpd [...] Full text...

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African students in Tunisia stage sit-in over murder of Ivorian community leader

25 december 2018 - 19:30:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - African students in Tunisia held a sit-in on Tuesday at the Municipal Theater of Tunis on [...] Full text...

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Mauritius moves to accelerate development

30 november 2018 - 13:59:09
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Technology, Communication and Innovation Minister, Yogida Sawmynaden, on Friday said that the age of [...] Full text...

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Rights body decries lengthy pre-trial detention of sick, poor petty offenders in Madagascar

23 october 2018 - 10:20:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - People who have not been found guilty of any crime are dying in Madagascar’s prisons due [...] Full text...

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UN says Inter-communal tensions still high despite improved security

23 october 2018 - 04:24:37
New York, US (PANA) - While security has improved in Darfur, inter-communal tensions in the conflict-plagued region of Sudan are [...] Full text...

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Congolese expelled from Angola returning to ‘desperate situation’: UNHCR

16 october 2018 - 19:18:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Congolese nationals forced back across the border to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after being [...] Full text...

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President Lungu orders probe into misappropriation of donor aid funds

18 september 2018 - 17:49:24
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has given Secretary to the Cabinet Roland Msiska one week to take [...] Full text...

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UK confirms cutting funding to Zambia over alleged corruption

18 september 2018 - 14:47:09
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The British Government has confirmed that it has frozen all funding to the Zambian Government, following [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council hears plea to protect victims of ‘brutal’ sexual violence in South Sudan

18 september 2018 - 05:35:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The plight of South Sudan’s women and girls “should no longer be ignored”, UN investigators told [...] Full text...

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Trump under fire for wading into SA land debate

23 august 2018 - 12:01:37
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – US President Donald Trump has hit a nerve with Pretoria by tweeting that he has [...] Full text...

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HRW slams arrests, detentions of journalists in Nigeria

21 august 2018 - 08:20:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Several recent arrests and detentions of journalists and activists in Nigeria suggest a disturbing trend toward [...] Full text...

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Mobile banking services worst hit by identity theft, fraud in Kenya

18 july 2018 - 08:52:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The safety and convenience of mobile banking services have been severely hit by fraud involving the [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Kanu gets a dose of ‘Russian hospitality’, lost but found money

16 june 2018 - 06:19:12
Kaliningrad, Russia (PANA) - Former Nigerian international, Nwankwo Kanu, got a dose of ‘Russian hospitality’ when his 9,000 pounds (about [...] Full text...

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Kenya Ports chief sent home over incompetence

31 may 2018 - 14:49:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Ports Authority Managing Director, Catherine Mturi-Wairi, has been sent on compulsory leave over her failure [...] Full text...

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Kenya tightens noose on cyber criminals

16 may 2018 - 16:18:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday signed into law the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Bill 2018 that [...] Full text...

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Afrikaner group seeks to drum up support in America

03 may 2018 - 09:51:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The AfriForum organisation which represents the interests of South Africa's minority Afrikaans population has [...] Full text...

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Kenya's new sports minister vows to uproot cartels

20 february 2018 - 14:20:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's newly appointed Sports and Heritage minister Echesa Mohammed on Tuesday promised to lift the standard [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Opposition wants Parliament dissolved over Zuma saga

12 february 2018 - 15:09:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The national executive committee of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) is meeting [...] Full text...

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'South African President Zuma will be recalled on Monday', Ramaphosa hints

11 february 2018 - 14:31:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cyril Ramaphosa, leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), on Sunday gave the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition promises pursuit of major political reforms in 2018

01 january 2018 - 10:05:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The main opposition alliance in Kenya has promised to pursue major political reforms in the New [...] Full text...

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Improve governance to attract sponsors, Kenyan sports federations told

08 december 2017 - 13:32:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Corporates and other organizations interested in sponsoring sports in Kenya are shying away because of bad [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia launches online mobile airtime recharging

23 november 2017 - 07:34:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Mobile customers in Ethiopia can now recharge their airtime online after the country’s sole telecommunication [...] Full text...

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Rwanda braces itself for cashless economy

16 november 2017 - 17:35:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda on Thursday launched a one-month public enlightenment campaign before introducing the use of electronic money [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Police in Botswana intercept smuggling of stolen goods

05 october 2017 - 16:22:02
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana police have intercepted suspected stolen laptops in a Zimbabwe bound bus. Police spokesperson Witness Boseja on [...] Full text...

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Kenya: New National Olympic Chief promises new area in Kenyan sport

30 september 2017 - 16:46:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ending wrangles, a complete eradication of doping in sports and sound management of national federations are [...] Full text...

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China: Chinese President Xi opens INTERPOL General Assembly

26 september 2017 - 11:13:31
Beijing, China ‒ The International Police Organization (INTERPOL) General Assembly, the world’s premier law enforcement forum, has been officially opened [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IOC directs Kenya Olympic body to hold all-inclusive polls

15 september 2017 - 14:44:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has directed its Kenyan affiliate, the National Olympic Committee of Kenya [...] Full text...

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