US slams Eritrean minister, urges freedom of speech
28 may 2022 - 19:01:25Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - The United States has urged Eritrea to allow citizens to exercise freedom of speech and urged [...] Full text...
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Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - The United States has urged Eritrea to allow citizens to exercise freedom of speech and urged [...] Full text...
Libya's UN Chief expresses disappointment with UN Security Council's inaction
27 may 2022 - 21:39:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Representative at the United Nations, Taher al-Sonni, said Libyans are tired of UN Security [...] Full text...
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UNHCR 'deeply concerned' by renewed violence displacing thousands in DRC's North Kivu
27 may 2022 - 13:14:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it is deeply concerned about the urgent and large-scale needs of [...] Full text...
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Victims of late Chadian dictator Habre yet to receive reparations
27 may 2022 - 12:10:23Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Victims of the late Chadian dictator Hissène Habré have yet to receive any reparations, six years after his [...] Full text...
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Renewal of arms embargo on South Sudan 'is a step in the right direction' - Rights group
27 may 2022 - 11:36:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has said the renewal of the arms embargo on South Sudan for [...] Full text...
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Peacekeepers’ Day ceremony honours service, sacrifice of UN blue helmets
27 may 2022 - 05:48:26New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations paid tribute to the men and women serving under its flag in [...] Full text...
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‘Protracted political impasse’ further polarising Libya - UN official
27 may 2022 - 05:11:24New York, US (PANA) - Despite UN efforts, political, economic and security deadlock continues in Libya, the UN political affairs [...] Full text...
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‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council
26 may 2022 - 05:22:14New York, US (PANA) - Conflict continues to inflict “widespread civilian death and injury”, a senior UN official told the [...] Full text...
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Gambia government to prosecute ex-President Jammeh
25 may 2022 - 17:12:40Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Justice Dawda Jallow has declared that ex-President Yahya Jammeh and officials of his government [...] Full text...
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Time is short for Sudan to resolve political crisis, UN Mission chief warns
25 may 2022 - 05:19:07New York, US (PANA) - Time is short for Sudan to reach a solution to its protracted political crisis, the [...] Full text...
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International community urged to support new administration in Somalia
24 may 2022 - 04:04:00New York, US (PANA) - The recent conclusion of the electoral process in Somalia offers a long-awaited opportunity to make [...] Full text...
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Record 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide: UNHCR
23 may 2022 - 05:10:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Wars around the world have pushed the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human [...] Full text...
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Some 18 million in Africa’s Sahel on ‘the brink of starvation’: UN
21 may 2022 - 05:11:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region teeter on the edge of severe hunger over [...] Full text...
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Concerned about armed clashes in Tripoli, European countries urge dialogue
20 may 2022 - 14:05:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - European countries have expressed concern over Tuesday's armed clashes in Tripoli, urging all Libyan parties to [...] Full text...
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At least 70 suspected terrorists neutralised in one month in Burkina Faso, says Army
20 may 2022 - 11:22:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army announced on Thursday that it neutralised at least 70 suspected terrorists from [...] Full text...
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Demand for lifesaving aid up 10 per cent this year: UN relief chief
20 may 2022 - 05:29:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people in need has risen by around 10 per cent this year so [...] Full text...
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More than 59 million internally displaced in 2021
20 may 2022 - 05:17:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 59.1 million people were displaced within their homelands last year, or four million more [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges UN Security Council to renew arms embargo on South Sudan
19 may 2022 - 06:04:47Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty Internationl, has urged the United Nations Security Council to renew its [...] Full text...
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Joint committee of Libyan assemblies urged to continue work on legal text for election
18 may 2022 - 12:42:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Libya, Mrs. Stephanie Williams, has welcomed the progress [...] Full text...
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Armed Islamists, security forces in Burkina Faso committing abuses against civilians - Human Rights Watch
18 may 2022 - 05:22:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Armed Islamist groups and government security forces and militia in Burkina Faso are committing increased abuses against [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Ministry denounces attempts to destabilize Tripoli
17 may 2022 - 17:38:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign ministry of the National Unity Government Tuesday condemned attempts to destabilize the security [...] Full text...
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Libyan GNU praises professionalism and firmness of security organs during armed clashes in Tripoli
17 may 2022 - 14:27:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The national unity government praised the security and military services for "professionally and firmly confronting a [...] Full text...
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2nd Lead: Police officer shot, property damaged in Tripoli clashes between supporters of rival PMs (Eds: Adds reactions of officials, countries )
17 may 2022 - 13:17:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan police officer was shot and wounded during armed clashes between supporters of Libya's rival [...] Full text...
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UN calls for calm in Tripoli after Sunday's armed clashes
17 may 2022 - 12:09:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed deep concern over last Sunday's armed [...] Full text...
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1st Lead: Libya's rival PM Bachagha leaves Tripoli after armed clashes sparked by his arrival
17 may 2022 - 12:01:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Prime Minister appointed by Parliament, Fathi Bachagha, left Tripoli on Tuesday morning after clashes between [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Tutu's trust slams Israeli police brutality
15 may 2022 - 10:11:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Archbishop Desmond Intellectual Property (IP) Trust has spoken out against members of the Israeli [...] Full text...
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Mauritius presents Gender Country Profile for 2021-2027
13 may 2022 - 07:38:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Gender Equality and Family Welfare, Mrs. Kalpana Devi Koonjoo-Shah, on Thursday, presented [...] Full text...
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Sahel: food crisis exacerbated by conflict to worsen during hunger season
12 may 2022 - 20:49:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 10.5 million people in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Mauritania are at risk [...] Full text...
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Human rights must be ‘front and centre’ in the fight against terrorism: Guterres
11 may 2022 - 05:55:53Malaga, Spain (PANA) - Responses to terrorism must be anchored in the rule of law, human rights, and gender equality to [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for greater regulation of cross-border alcohol marketing
11 may 2022 - 05:39:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alcohol is increasingly being marketed across borders, with young people and heavy drinkers particularly targeted, the [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for probe into deadly armed attacks on DRC mining site
10 may 2022 - 04:58:11New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to [...] Full text...
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'Several dozens' killed in attack by armed men in DRC's Ituri Province
09 may 2022 - 07:03:56Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Several dozens of people have been massacred by armed men in DRC who attacked a gold [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls on Nigerian authorities to prioritise justice for abuses against protesters
09 may 2022 - 06:09:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch (HRW), on Monday asked the Nigerian authorities to act on [...] Full text...
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COVID has ‘pushed back’ democracy in Africa - UN
08 may 2022 - 06:12:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Already reeling from COVID-19, the fighting in Ukraine has introduced significant and worrying new risks likely [...] Full text...
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NGO reports 14 cases of press freedom violations in Libya
07 may 2022 - 14:55:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan NGO working in the defence of freedom of information and the press over the [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe President pays tribute to victims of two attacks in the North and Centre-North
06 may 2022 - 20:56:15Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Lt-Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, on Friday paid tribute to the [...] Full text...
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Violence in Ethiopia's Benishangul Gumuz region hits humanitarian response
06 may 2022 - 16:19:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Metekel zone in Benishangul Gumuz regional state remains complex requiring an [...] Full text...
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AI says President Barrow statement put human rights defender Madi Jobarteh’s safety at risk
06 may 2022 - 16:15:45Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Right group, Amnesty International, has said that Gambian President Adama Barrow's statements put human rights defender Madi [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean President Alpha Condé to be tried for murder - Junta
05 may 2022 - 12:14:47Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president, Alpha Condé, should answer for alleged blood crimes committed during his regime, [...] Full text...
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Niger faces refugee influx as violence increases in neighbouring states: UNHCR
05 may 2022 - 11:06:23Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Tens of thousands of new refugees have arrived in Niger in the last four months to [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International calls out leaders of Libyan state-funded militia for rights abuses
05 may 2022 - 10:38:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International is calling out the state-funded Stability Support Authority (SSA) militia for a series of [...] Full text...
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Recognise ‘enormous challenges’ facing northern Nigeria to forge new hope, Guterres urges
04 may 2022 - 15:06:02Maiduguri, Nigeria (PANA) - The “enormous challenges” faced by the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, which include a continuing terrorist [...] Full text...
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Libyan NGOs urge authorities to do more to protect press freedom
04 may 2022 - 13:50:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty-one Libyan human rights organisations have urged the Libyan authorities to take more measures to protect [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council chairman urges journalists to contribute to reconciliation in Libya
04 may 2022 - 13:30:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has hailed journalists on the occasion of [...] Full text...
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1ST LEAD: Burundian President mourns country's peacekeepers killed by terrorist attack in Somalia
04 may 2022 - 10:40:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian president Evariste Ndayishimiye has mourned the country's soldiers serving with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia [...] Full text...
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Libya's press freedom ranked 143 in 2022, jumps 22 places from 2021's spot
03 may 2022 - 20:02:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya made a significant leap, moving up 22 places to 143 in the 2022 World Press [...] Full text...
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168,000 Libyans internally displaced by violence, says UNHCR
03 may 2022 - 16:18:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 168,000 people remain internally displaced (IDPs) across Libya as a result of the [...] Full text...
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Rights group alleges abuses by Russia-linked forces in CAR
03 may 2022 - 06:37:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Forces in the Central African Republic (CAR), whom witnesses identified as Russian, appear to have summarily [...] Full text...
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Threats to media workers’ freedom ‘growing by the day’, UN chief warns
03 may 2022 - 05:42:24New York, US (PANA) - Journalists and media workers are facing “increasing politicization” of their work and threats to their [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for more resources to fight terror attacks in Sahel
03 may 2022 - 05:30:03Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The number of terrorist attacks in the Sahel region of Africa “continues to increase”, according to [...] Full text...
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Libyans celebrate Eid al-Fitr in hope of achieving unity to overcome political crisis
02 may 2022 - 19:15:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans, like most Arab and Muslim countries in the world, celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday to mark [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC playoffs: FIFA fines six African countries for indiscipline but orders no replay
02 may 2022 - 15:24:49Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, on Monday announced disciplinary measures against six African countries for incidents [...] Full text...
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On May Day, Human Rights Watch calls for end of violence, harassment at work
01 may 2022 - 10:14:25Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As countries worldwide celebrate workers’ rights on Sunday, International Workers’ Day, Human Rights Watch (HRW) is [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council condemns violence in West Darfur
30 april 2022 - 17:45:27New York, US (PANA) - Members of the Security Council have condemned the recent violence in West Darfur, Sudan, which [...] Full text...
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WHO releases more than US$8 million for Sahel’s humanitarian response
30 april 2022 - 16:04:32Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has released US$8.3 million from its Contingency Funding for Emergencies to assist [...] Full text...
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UNHCR, partners in Uganda seek US$47.8 million to support 60,000 refugees fleeing violence in South Sudan and eastern DRC
30 april 2022 - 10:57:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and 44 humanitarian partners on Friday launched a coordinated [...] Full text...
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Deaths at sea on migrant routes to Europe almost double, year on year: UNHCR
30 april 2022 - 06:08:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 3,000 people died or went missing while attempting to cross the Mediterranean and the [...] Full text...
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EU, US delegation expresses support for restoration of civilian-led gov't in Sudan
30 april 2022 - 04:49:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Senior officials from France, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council condemns violence in Darfur
29 april 2022 - 17:07:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Security Council has condemned the intercommunal fighting in Darfur region, a week ago, that [...] Full text...
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UN, Rome Statute partner countries support new ICC strategy in Libya
29 april 2022 - 16:13:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nine UN member-states and Rome Statute partners of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have announced their [...] Full text...
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Mali’s press ban reflects growing regional intolerance, says UN rights office
29 april 2022 - 15:26:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Mali’s ban on two major international broadcasters operating inside the country is "a worrying development" in [...] Full text...
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ICC prosecutor reveals "credible evidence" of serious crimes committed on large scale in Libya
29 april 2022 - 15:13:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has affirmed the existence of [...] Full text...
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Health workers, children, among 200 killed in ‘senseless and brutal attacks' in West Darfur: WHO
29 april 2022 - 05:17:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Recent intercommunal violence in areas of West Darfur, Sudan, that has left scores dead, including two [...] Full text...
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Sustaining peace, more important, but ‘more complex’ than ever, as wars rage
28 april 2022 - 05:59:38New York, US (PANA) - Keeping the peace has become more important but also more complex in a world of [...] Full text...
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Hundreds of protesters detained, mistreated in Sudan, says Human Rights Watch
28 april 2022 - 05:46:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's security forces have unlawfully detained hundreds of protesters since December 2021 and forcibly disappeared scores as [...] Full text...
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NGOs call for increased humanitarian assistance to prevent tragedy in Horn of Africa
27 april 2022 - 06:57:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As the drought crisis in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya worsens, the humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council [...] Full text...
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EU condemns killings in Sudan's Darfur regoon
26 april 2022 - 17:32:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) says it is appalled about reports of deadly clashes between communities in [...] Full text...
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Kenyans mourn departed third President Kibaki
26 april 2022 - 14:37:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Grieving Kenyan citizens thronged Parliament buildings in Nairobi's Central Business District for the second day on [...] Full text...
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UN condemns ‘horrific’ surge of violence in South Sudan
26 april 2022 - 09:30:12Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Additional peacekeepers have been deployed to Leer county, South Sudan, following a surge of violence, [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charity deplores Darfur massacre
26 april 2022 - 05:42:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A humanitarian charity on Monday deplored the recent armed attacks on displaced civilians that left at [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns killings in Sudan's Darfur region
26 april 2022 - 05:07:33New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has deplored the killings of civilians in Kereneik locality, West Darfur, as [...] Full text...
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Mauritius calm after weekend riots to protest rising costs of living
25 april 2022 - 08:05:21Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is calm on Monday morning after the country experienced a violent and traumatic weekend as [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Sudan condemns violence in Darfur as more than 160 are killed
25 april 2022 - 07:07:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Sudan, Volker Perthes, has deplored the "heinous killings" [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe army denies allegations of killing of more than 100 civilians
24 april 2022 - 16:59:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army on Sunday denied allegations of the death of more than 100 civilians [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council hears of ‘trust deficit’ in disputed Abyei region
22 april 2022 - 05:30:18New York, US (PANA) - Although the overall security situation in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan [...] Full text...
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Germany tries crimes against humanity committed in Gambia
21 april 2022 - 10:35:13Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Germany's first trial for serious crimes committed in Gambia is a major step for justice, Human Rights [...] Full text...
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UN condemns recent attacks on humanitarians in Central African Republic
21 april 2022 - 05:14:35Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The top UN humanitarian official in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Wednesday underlined [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM condemns burning of copies of Quran in Sweden
20 april 2022 - 23:29:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has condemned the acts committed by some [...] Full text...
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UN condemns car bomb attack on Haftar's army camp in southern Libya
20 april 2022 - 13:03:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned Monday night's reported car bombing of [...] Full text...
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DRC, UNHCR concerned about levels of insecurity in the east
20 april 2022 - 11:06:50Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Office of the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the UN [...] Full text...
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UNHCR supports peaceful end to conflict between herders, farmers in South Sudan
20 april 2022 - 10:51:09Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Semi-nomadic cattle herders blamed for a spate of deadly clashes with settled farmers in South [...] Full text...
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Car bomb explodes near military leader Haftar's camp in southern Libya
19 april 2022 - 12:36:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A car bomb exploded on Monday evening near a military camp belonging to the Tarek bin [...] Full text...
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Libya resumes tensions amid lack of prospects for resolution of two-government issue ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
17 april 2022 - 19:18:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The military and political tension in Libya, exacerbated by the existence of two rival governments unable [...] Full text...
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Migrants in South Africa live ‘in constant fear’ after deadly attacks, says Amnesty International
14 april 2022 - 06:08:18Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human Rights group, Amnesty International, has urged the South African authorities "to do more" to [...] Full text...
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Justice critical to fighting sexual violence in conflict
14 april 2022 - 05:31:56New York, US (PANA) - Women’s rights are human rights, and universal in times of war and peace, a senior [...] Full text...
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World Bank supports Ethiopians affected by conflict
13 april 2022 - 22:30:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a US$300 million International Development Association (IDA) grant for the [...] Full text...
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Terrorism: Minister indicts Burkinabes, says majority of attacks on Burkina Faso are by Burkinabès
13 april 2022 - 19:58:43Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe minister in charge of reconciliation, Yéro Boly, said on Wednesday that the majority [...] Full text...
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Millions of refugees in East Africa face 'desperate future' - UN agencies ward
13 april 2022 - 12:34:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Millions of displaced families across eastern Africa will fall deeper into hunger as food rations dwindle [...] Full text...
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Rights group says justice slow in coming to victims of violence, war crimes in Mali
13 april 2022 - 07:22:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says despite commitments and investigations into increased war crimes and violence [...] Full text...
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UN human rights chief stresses protection of older persons’ rights
12 april 2022 - 05:34:14New York, US (PANA) - The basic rights of older persons need to be protected today, more than ever before, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 'Vaccine access in conflict areas remains critical'
12 april 2022 - 05:26:08New York, US (PANA) - Although safe and effective COVID-19 vaccinations are available, the pandemic is still far from over, [...] Full text...
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Hundreds call UNFPA hotline in Libya for psychosocial support
11 april 2022 - 12:46:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Population Fund says it received 789 phone calls on its counselling hotline in Libya [...] Full text...
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Malian army 'neutralises' two jihadist leaders in the northwest
09 april 2022 - 13:03:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army has neutralised two jihadist leaders of the Jamāat nusrat al-islam wal-muslimin (JNIM) group, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US concerned over reports of mass atrocities in Western Tigray
09 april 2022 - 07:52:45Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has reiterated its grave concern over continuing reports of ethnically-motivated atrocities committed [...] Full text...
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‘Decisive steps’ needed to keep boys in school – UNESCO report
08 april 2022 - 06:04:37Paris, France (PANA) - Although girls have more difficulty accessing education and make up most out-of-school children at the primary [...] Full text...
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UN pays tribute to victims of 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
08 april 2022 - 05:53:51New York, US (PANA) - The UN paid tribute on Thursday to the one million people who were murdered in [...] Full text...
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Can the growing US interest in Libya help overcome the current political impasse?
07 april 2022 - 17:26:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new administration of US President Joe Biden has announced a ten-year strategy to prevent conflict [...] Full text...
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UN expert calls for independent probe into massacre in Mali's Mopti region
07 april 2022 - 05:23:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN human rights expert on Wednesday called for a full and independent investigation into alleged [...] Full text...
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EU ambassador to Libya affirms commitment with Libyan parliament to work towards elections
06 april 2022 - 20:48:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Head of the European Union (EU) mission in Libya, José Sabadell, has affirmed the Union's [...] Full text...
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Kenyan politician wounded in gun attack linked to poll rivalry
06 april 2022 - 13:20:03Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Unknown gunmen shot and wounded Ali Mwatsahu, a local politician aspiring to represent Mvita constituency in [...] Full text...
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West Africa faces worst food crisis in ten years, warns humanitarian charities
06 april 2022 - 11:05:54Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - West Africa is hit by its worst food crisis in a decade, with 27 million people [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights groups flag crimes against humanity in Western Tigray Zone
06 april 2022 - 07:31:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Amhara regional security forces and civilian authorities in Ethiopia's Western Tigray Zone have committed widespread abuses against [...] Full text...
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US says ongoing Sudanese-led political process offers 'best opportunity' to restore path to democracy
06 april 2022 - 06:15:33Washington, US (PANA) - The United States says the ongoing Sudanese-led political process offers the best opportunity to restore a [...] Full text...
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Darfur war crimes suspect appears before International Criminal Court
06 april 2022 - 06:01:48The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The first trial of a person accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in [...] Full text...
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Nepalese peacekeeper killed in DRC
06 april 2022 - 05:52:59New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Tuesday, together with the Security Council, strongly condemned an attack by [...] Full text...
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Clashes between rival armed groups in Tripoli brought under control
05 april 2022 - 12:59:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Rival armed groups clashed on Monday evening in Al-Sarim Street in the heart of the Libyan [...] Full text...
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US concerned about killings at Malian village
05 april 2022 - 07:51:30Washington, US (PANA) - The US has expressed concern about the "extremely disturbing" accounts of large numbers of people killed [...] Full text...
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Rights group alleges Malian soldiers, assosiated foreign forces 'summarily executed' some 300 civilians
05 april 2022 - 07:27:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian armed forces and associated foreign soldiers allegedly summarily executed an estimated 300 civilian men, some of [...] Full text...
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EU concerned about violence in Central Mali
04 april 2022 - 18:48:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, said the [...] Full text...
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Libyan activist regains freedom after 10 months of disappearance in eastern Libya
03 april 2022 - 15:18:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mansour Atti Al-Maghrebi, a civil society activist and representative of the Libyan Red Crescent Society in [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council concerned about DRC peacekeepers' chopper crash
02 april 2022 - 07:56:06New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has expressed deep concern over the crash of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Kenyan opposition leader's aircraft attacked on campaign trail
01 april 2022 - 22:30:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A violent group attacked a helicopter flying opposition leader Raila Odinga on Friday, damaging the aircraft [...] Full text...
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Thousands flee into Uganda following clashes in DRC
01 april 2022 - 12:20:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, alongside the Government of Uganda and humanitarian partners, is assisting some 10,000 [...] Full text...
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$1.7 billion plan launched to meet South Sudan's humanitarian needs
01 april 2022 - 05:07:48Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN and partners on Thursday launched a $1.7 billion Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges parties to South Sudan's peace deal to avoid violence
31 march 2022 - 05:37:51Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Clashes in parts of the Unity and Upper Nile states of South Sudan over recent [...] Full text...
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US expresses concern about growing tensions in South Sudan
30 march 2022 - 05:40:20Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it has noted with concern the growing tensions in South Sudan, [...] Full text...
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Friends of Sudan reiterate support for efforts to facilitate political process
30 march 2022 - 05:28:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Members of the Friends of Sudan have reiterated their "strong support" for the combined efforts of [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: UN envoy calls for strategy to address root causes of conflict
30 march 2022 - 05:11:25New York, US (PANA) - Amid deteriorating security in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...
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AI report says conflict contagious in face of perilously weak international responses in 2021
29 march 2022 - 18:21:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International said in its latest report that in 2021, new and unresolved conflicts erupted or [...] Full text...
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UN humanitarian agency deeply concerned about security deterioration in DRC's Uturi province
29 march 2022 - 10:32:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Officials of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have expressed deep concern [...] Full text...
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Libya detention centres remain places of violations and abuse: Rights experts
29 march 2022 - 05:42:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Many of Libya’s migrant detention centres remain places of terrible and systematic abuse that may amount [...] Full text...
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Consensus emerging on many issues, UN’s Sudan envoy tells Security Council
29 march 2022 - 05:28:23New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations envoy for Sudan told the Security Council on Monday that consensus has emerged [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat calls for inclusive political, economic reform in Tunisia
28 march 2022 - 07:45:40Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya visited Tunisia on 23-27 [...] Full text...
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Status quo remains in Libya's political crisis after lack of progress in UN mediation (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
28 march 2022 - 06:01:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three months after Libya's 24 December presidential election was postponed, the various parties to the conflict [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper highlights control of Libyan oil revenues at heart of battle between two gov'ts
26 march 2022 - 18:20:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The tug-of-war between the two governments in Libya continues, illustrating the deepening crisis that has led [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Government declares humanitarian truce with immediate effect; US welcomes gesture
25 march 2022 - 05:36:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia announced on Thursday that it has with immediate effect declared an indefinite [...] Full text...
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UN envoy expresses concern over South Sudan's peace boycott
24 march 2022 - 21:25:28Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Special Envoy for South Sudan has termed Vice President Riek Machar's withdrawal from [...] Full text...
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Cape Town rocked by violent taxi protests
24 march 2022 - 12:02:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Protesting taxi drivers on Thursday brought major highways in the South African city of [...] Full text...
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UN Secretary-General condemns deadly attack in Mogadishu
24 march 2022 - 06:01:10New York, US (PANA) - The UN The Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned Wednesday's deadly attacks on compounds located [...] Full text...
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US condemns increase of violence in Sudan
24 march 2022 - 04:26:14Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has strongly condemned the recent marked increase in violence in Sudan, particularly [...] Full text...
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Thousands continue to flee violence in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province
23 march 2022 - 05:08:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - One year after brutal attacks by suspected Al Shabab militants began in northern Mozambique, thousands continue [...] Full text...
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Sudan denies issuing statement criticizing US sanctions on police unit
22 march 2022 - 15:16:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has refrained from issuing any comments on recent US financial sanctions imposed on [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says hundreds ‘disappeared,’ tortured in Uganda
22 march 2022 - 09:03:27Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan government has failed to hold to account security officials, who have unlawfully detained and tortured [...] Full text...
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New UN report reveals ‘hellish existence’ for women and girls in South Sudan
22 march 2022 - 05:54:06Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Widespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict is being fuelled by systemic impunity, [...] Full text...
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UNHCR condemns deadly attack on displaced people in DR Congo
21 march 2022 - 19:47:33Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Monday condemned in the strongest terms the most recent attack [...] Full text...
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US sanctions Sudan security forces for serious human rights abuses
21 march 2022 - 19:28:41Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States announced on Monday that it is imposing sanctions on Sudan’s Central Reserve [...] Full text...
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National truth, reconciliation conference opens in Guinea on Wednesday
20 march 2022 - 12:57:01Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A maiden week-long national conference on national reconciliation opens on Wednesday in the Guinean capital, Conakry. The [...] Full text...
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Outcry over increasing violence in Darfur as villages are burnt to the ground
20 march 2022 - 05:55:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and Save the Children have called for an immediate de-escalation of [...] Full text...
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After 10 years fighting in the bush - it’s time to go home, says Rwandan ex-fighter in DRC (A UN feature)
20 march 2022 - 05:31:54Goma, DRC (PANA) - Foreign combatants with armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can find it [...] Full text...
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For equality, respect and dignity we must ‘speak as one’ against racism: Guterres
19 march 2022 - 08:37:20New York, US (PANA) - Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life across all societies, the UN [...] Full text...
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UN SG adviser calls for rapid resumption of civilian flights between Tripoli and Benghazi in eastern Libya
18 march 2022 - 19:48:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has urged the relevant authorities in Libya [...] Full text...
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Gamechanger HIV injection rolls out in South Africa and Brazil
18 march 2022 - 16:19:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The first injection to offer long-lasting protection against HIV is being rolled out in South Africa [...] Full text...
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UNHCR and partners seek US$1.2 billion to address Africa’s largest refugee crisis
18 march 2022 - 12:49:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), together with 102 humanitarian and development partners is appealing [...] Full text...
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Moroccan civil society groups allege recruitment of child soldiers by Polisario Front
18 march 2022 - 12:15:43Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The president of the human rights group, New Generation Foundation and Sahrawi activist, Nour Bouhanana, has [...] Full text...
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Libyan rival Prime Minister Bachagha tells UN chief of his objective to hold elections
18 march 2022 - 11:33:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The rival Libyan Prime Minister appointed by Parliament, Fathi Bachagha, says that he has informed the [...] Full text...
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UN chief speaks with Libya's rival PM Bachagha, as diplomatic activities to avoid another war continue
18 march 2022 - 04:29:20New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday spoke on phone with Libya's rival Prime Minister, Fathi [...] Full text...
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US ambassador preaches calm, compromise for Libya to move towards elections
17 march 2022 - 20:03:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, visited Tripoli on Thursday for meetings focused [...] Full text...
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Presidential Council or other alternative to get Libya out of impasse and reach elections
17 march 2022 - 19:56:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first signs of blockages in the initiative of the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary [...] Full text...
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Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba reaffirms to US ambassador his government's commitment to organize elections as soon as possible
17 march 2022 - 19:00:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba stressed during his meeting on [...] Full text...
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Political impasse threatens to see Libya fractured again by two parallel govts, warns UN official
17 march 2022 - 04:56:04New York, US (PANA ) - Amid a political impasse that threatens to see Libya fractured again by two parallel [...] Full text...
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US imposes visa restrictions on more Somali individuals for polls delay
17 march 2022 - 04:25:14Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has expanded the number of Somali individuals subject to visa restrictions following [...] Full text...
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UN Under Secretary-General stresses importance of elections as solution to Libyan impasse
16 march 2022 - 20:20:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo has said that elections on solid foundations "are the [...] Full text...
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Rights groups decry rising violence against women in Africa
16 march 2022 - 17:00:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Groups under the banner of Ghana-based ProHumane Afrique International Wednesday expressed "concern and dismay over the [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council extends mandate of South Sudan peacekeeping mission for one year
16 march 2022 - 11:18:49New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission [...] Full text...
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UNHCR concerned at climate change impacts in South Sudan
16 march 2022 - 06:15:43Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Climate change-driven flooding and drought are threatening to aggravate an already precarious situation in vulnerable [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly President slams violence against women in politics
16 march 2022 - 06:05:34New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials on Tuesday gathered with government and civil society representatives to draw attention [...] Full text...
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UN official's initiative to resolve Libya's political deadlock faces first test (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
15 march 2022 - 15:51:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A plan proposed by the UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, to resolve [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate calls on Malian Army and armed Islamists to end atrocities
15 march 2022 - 10:47:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)) – A human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch (HRE), has said that the Malian army and armed Islamist [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat to visit Mali
15 march 2022 - 07:34:32Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele J. Sison will travel to Bamako, [...] Full text...
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Women and girls must lead battle against ‘widespread and interlinked crises': Guterres
15 march 2022 - 05:40:24New York, US (PANA) - To forge a sustainable future for us all, “women and girls must be front and [...] Full text...
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The rigidity of positions of two Libyan Prime Ministers suggests expected results of talks will be slim
13 march 2022 - 20:02:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - It has become almost official that the two rival prime ministers in Libya, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba and [...] Full text...
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Mali, Mauritania to organise joint patrols along common border
13 march 2022 - 18:53:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and Mauritania have decided to organise joint patrols along their common border to create a [...] Full text...
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Urgent negotiations start between two Libyan Prime Ministers under auspices of UN
13 march 2022 - 17:42:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Urgent UN-facilitated negotiations aimed at reaching a political agreement between the acting prime minister of the [...] Full text...
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UN says dozens of civilians killed in Darfur in renewed violence
12 march 2022 - 14:12:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations on Saturday expressed deep concern following unrest in the Darfur region of Western Sudan [...] Full text...
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UNHCR ramps up aid to thousands displaced by Somalia drought
12 march 2022 - 05:26:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency is scaling up assistance to thousands of people displaced by severe drought [...] Full text...
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Social media poses ‘existential threat’ to traditional, trustworthy news: UNESCO
11 march 2022 - 05:41:53Paris, France (PANA) - The business model of the news media is ‘broken’ and with it, our fundamental right to [...] Full text...
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UN OHCHR nails Algiers on human rights issue
10 march 2022 - 17:15:48Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed "serious concern about the deteriorating human rights [...] Full text...
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UNHCR: COVID-19, climate crisis worsen inequalities for displaced women and girls
09 march 2022 - 13:07:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflict, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic are delivering a triple blow to the rights and [...] Full text...
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US reiterates call for Libyan leaders to remain calm
09 march 2022 - 11:54:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has urged Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNA) Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba [...] Full text...
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South Africa's justice system 'failing sexual offence victims'
09 march 2022 - 11:42:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – As the world on Tuesday celebrated International Women’s Day and the contributions of women [...] Full text...
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'Mauritius to protect and empower women' - Prime Minister
09 march 2022 - 07:17:08Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, announced on Tuesday that the Government will protect and empower women, [...] Full text...
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Libyan women's pioneering role lauded on International Women's Day
08 march 2022 - 17:19:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan officials as well as regional and international organisations on on Tuesday paid tribute to Libyan women [...] Full text...
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Association for Protection of People in Need attends Women's Day in Burundi
08 march 2022 - 13:47:58Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - On the occasion of International Women's Rights Day, the Association for the Protection of Men and [...] Full text...
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South Sudan marks milestone amid stalled progress, spreading violence
08 march 2022 - 05:28:33New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan’s unity government marked its two-year anniversary against a backdrop of stalled constitutional progress [...] Full text...
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President Ramaphosa defends Pretoria's UN abstention in Russian invasion vote
07 march 2022 - 11:45:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday defended South Africa's decision to abstain on the UN [...] Full text...
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'Turn the clock forward on women’s rights’: UN chief
07 march 2022 - 05:46:45New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed [...] Full text...
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Stephanie Williams' mediation initiative to rescue Libya's political process (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
06 march 2022 - 19:43:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly four months after resuming her duties in Libya following her appointment last December as Special [...] Full text...
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US ambassador to Libya confident 2 PMs will not escalate violence
06 march 2022 - 17:09:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US envoy and ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, has expressed "confidence" in the willingness of [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper looks for options in power struggle between rival governments
05 march 2022 - 17:57:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The existence of two rival governments in Libya, after the adoption by Parliament of a new [...] Full text...
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Rival Libyan PM Bachagha welcomes position of five Western countries on political situation
05 march 2022 - 16:03:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The rival prime minister in Libya, Fathi Bachagha, and his government say they welcome the statement [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM, UN chief discuss ways to move Libya's electoral process forward
05 march 2022 - 15:50:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has held talks met [...] Full text...
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Five Western countries stress peaceful resolution of disagreements of Libya's political process
05 march 2022 - 05:59:29Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Five Western countries have stressed that any disagreement on the future of the political process [...] Full text...
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Stephanie Williams proposes formation of joint committee to establish constitutional basis in Libya
04 march 2022 - 17:07:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has proposed the formation of a 12-member [...] Full text...
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UNHCR seeks US$205 million for life-saving assistance to over 1.6 million people affected by Ethiopia conflict
04 march 2022 - 12:01:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is appealing for US$205 million to deliver life-saving assistance and [...] Full text...
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Uncertainty still looms in Libya with emergence of two governments
03 march 2022 - 22:12:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vote of confidence by the Libyan Parliament on Tuesday evening in the government formed by [...] Full text...
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UN to ask both Libyan Assemblies to adopt constitutional basis for elections
03 march 2022 - 18:48:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, announced on Thursday a letter addressed to [...] Full text...
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UN food agency condemns attempted ambush on food convoy in South Sudan
02 march 2022 - 05:46:06Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A peacekeeper is in stable condition a day after being shot during an attempted ambush [...] Full text...
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Hearings end on Myanmar’s preliminary objections to genocide case brought by Gambia
01 march 2022 - 11:40:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A week of legal proceedings at the International Court of Justice in the Hague have ended [...] Full text...
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UN's Stephanie Williams suggests ways to move Libya forward politically
27 february 2022 - 15:09:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During her meeting with Libyan officials, the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has [...] Full text...
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US imposes visa restrictions on individuals undermining democratic process in Somalia
26 february 2022 - 05:42:04Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Friday announced the imposition of visa restrictions against a number of Somali [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese army clashes with armed groups in Unity State
26 february 2022 - 00:23:07Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Fighting has escalated between the South Sudanese military and armed groups in Unity State, the [...] Full text...
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Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi takes helm of regional follow-up mechanism of Addis Ababa Framework Agreement
25 february 2022 - 14:22:28Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, Thursday handed over power to DR Congo President Félix Antoine [...] Full text...
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UN human rights expert concludes official visit to Khartoum, draws sombre picture about situation in Sudan
24 february 2022 - 16:19:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN Human Rights Expert for Sudan Adama Dieng concluded an official visit to the Sudan where [...] Full text...
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Armed groups attack, loot humanitarian warehouses leaving thousands vulnerable - Charity
24 february 2022 - 14:46:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Armed gangs in South Sudan have attacked and looted food warehouses, leaving dozens of thousand civilians [...] Full text...
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US 'gravely concerned' about reported atrocities in Ethiopia's Amhara region
23 february 2022 - 07:02:06Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it is "gravely concerned" by the reports of atrocities, including sexual violence, [...] Full text...
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UN official says long-awaited local elections in CAR will offer opportunity to expand political space
23 february 2022 - 05:15:49New York, US (PANA) - Local elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), which have been pending since 1988 and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Health workers face ‘dangerous neglect’, warn WHO, ILO
22 february 2022 - 05:19:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Health teams worldwide need much safer working conditions to combat the “dangerous neglect” they have faced [...] Full text...
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New WHO/ILO guide urges greater safeguards to protect health workers
21 february 2022 - 16:04:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labour Organization (ILO) have published a new guide on [...] Full text...
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Draft law to combat hate speech to be submitted to Libyan parliament
21 february 2022 - 13:38:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Justice on Sunday announced the completion of a draft law against hate [...] Full text...
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South Africa;s Police Minister testifies at riot hearings
21 february 2022 - 12:42:02Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) investigative hearings into last year’s riots in [...] Full text...
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