Kenyatta interacts with coronavirus survivors
01 april 2020 - 18:58:07Nairobi, Kenya 2020, (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta invited coronavirus survivors for a face-to-face meeting on Wednesday after an [...] Full text...
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Nairobi, Kenya 2020, (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta invited coronavirus survivors for a face-to-face meeting on Wednesday after an [...] Full text...
UN appeals to all Somalis to ‘come together’ in fight against COVID-19
01 april 2020 - 08:52:39Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Like most countries in the world, Somalia is facing the unparalleled challenge of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus poses latest threat to battered health system in DR Congo, says UNICEF
01 april 2020 - 05:40:56Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The looming threat of the new coronavirus disease COVID-19 is just the latest challenge to [...] Full text...
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Libyan presidential council denounces daily crimes committed by Haftar’s forces
31 march 2020 - 23:30:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The presidential council of the Government of National Accord has strongly condemned "the crimes" perpetrated by [...] Full text...
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GNA VP, Italian ambassador to Libya discuss the war in Tripoli
30 march 2020 - 16:06:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Vice President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Ahmed Maitig [...] Full text...
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Two rescue workers injured, ambulance destroyed in shelling in eastern Libya
28 march 2020 - 13:27:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two paramedics were injured and an ambulance was destroyed in the Abu Grein area, east of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN supports call for ceasefire, fight against coronavirus in Libya
28 march 2020 - 00:15:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has underlined its full support for calls on the [...] Full text...
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Guineans vote for a new Constitution
28 march 2020 - 00:06:24Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – About 2,856,295 Guineans, or 91.59% of the electorate approved the draft new Constitution during Sunday’s double [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN supports call for ceasefire, fight against coronavirus in Libys
27 march 2020 - 23:58:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has underlined its full support for calls on the [...] Full text...
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Washington calls for an end to military operations in Libya
27 march 2020 - 22:11:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has announced its opposition to the continued fighting in Tripoli during the week, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Red Cross and Red Crescent seek 800 million Swiss francs to help vulnerable communities
27 march 2020 - 15:05:14Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement launched a revised emergency appeal on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Libyans puzzled over settlement of their country's crisis
27 march 2020 - 14:37:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three days after Libya recorded its first confirmed case of coronavirus infection in the midst of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Senegalese president hails opposition's commitment against the disease
26 march 2020 - 12:43:01Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has hailed the commitment of parliamentary opposition leaders in the fight against [...] Full text...
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Four wounded as attacks on Tripoli continue
25 march 2020 - 20:41:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Four people, including two Tunisian nationals, were wounded after the bombing on the zone of al-Sbia, [...] Full text...
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France says Sunday's elections in Guinea 'not credible'
25 march 2020 - 15:06:02Paris, France (PANA) - The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday that the legislative elections coupled with the [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj denounces hate speech, violence on Libyan TV channels
24 march 2020 - 20:46:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, has [...] Full text...
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One abducted, two forest posts burnt in eastern Burkina Faso
23 march 2020 - 20:43:51Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Overnight on 22 March 2020, the forest posts of Tapoa-Djerma and Kaboungou, located respectively in [...] Full text...
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Two killed as shells hit their home south of Tripoli
23 march 2020 - 16:09:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two people were killed on Monday when shells hit Ain Zara area, south of Tripoli, which [...] Full text...
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UNHCR delivers much-needed aid to Sudanese refugees in Chad
21 march 2020 - 06:25:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 94 tonnes of emergency aid has been airlifted into Chad to support thousands of people who have fled ongoing violence in Sudan’s [...] Full text...
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DRC repatriates 1,593 ''irregular'' Burundians
18 march 2020 - 21:17:34Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 1,593 Burundians were escorted on Wednesday to the border post at Gatumba (northwest of Bujumbura) [...] Full text...
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Former South African president De Klerk accused of 'hate speech' comments
17 march 2020 - 12:56:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has accused former President FW de Klerk for [...] Full text...
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Rights group warns UN/AU report on Darfur fails to protect vulnerable groups
17 march 2020 - 06:06:03New York, US (PANA) – The proposal by the United Nations and the African Union to limit the UN’s protection [...] Full text...
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Boko Haram terrorists kill 6 soldiers in ambush in northeast Nigeria
16 march 2020 - 11:07:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Boko Haram terrorists continued their spate of violence by killing six Nigerian Army soldiers in an [...] Full text...
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Guterres commends ‘spirit of compromise and collaboration’ as new cabinet is unveiled in South Sudan
15 march 2020 - 05:10:11New York, US (PANA) - Following the unveiling of a new unity cabinet in South Sudan on Thursday, the UN [...] Full text...
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Human rights organization, political party condemn crackdown on teachers' demonstration in Bamako
13 march 2020 - 20:13:16Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has condemned the Malian government following the bloody crackdown on [...] Full text...
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Three injured in new shell attack on the outskirts of Tripoli
13 march 2020 - 20:00:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three people were injured in a new shell attack in the area of "Tarik al-Chowk", on [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe army refuses candidacy of its officer to head Burkina football federation
13 march 2020 - 17:49:32Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso Football Federation (FBF) president Sita Sangaré is barred "for reasons of service" in [...] Full text...
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Ten people killed by unidentified gunmen in central Mali
12 march 2020 - 11:37:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Ten people were killed and homes set on fire by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday in Kourkanda, [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council calls for more support key for counter-terrorism in Africa
12 march 2020 - 05:02:32New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for greater international support to African countries in [...] Full text...
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US sanctions Zimbabwe State Security minister, the country's envoy to Tanzania
11 march 2020 - 19:31:08Washington DC, US (PANA) - The United States government has widened its sanctions on Zimbabwe State Security minister, Owen Ncube, [...] Full text...
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Flagship UN study shows accelerating climate change on land, sea, atmosphere
11 march 2020 - 05:24:36New York, US Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A wide-ranging UN climate report, released on Tuesday, shows that climate change is [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe opposition condemns massacre of 43 people in northern region
10 march 2020 - 14:26:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso political opposition on Tuesday condemned the massacre of 43 villagers in northern Burkina [...] Full text...
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Haftar, French FM hold talks in Paris on the situation in Libya
09 march 2020 - 20:50:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the Libyan national army based in eastern Libya, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, held talks [...] Full text...
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Two people killed, five injured by Grad missile fire east of Tripoli
09 march 2020 - 11:50:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two people were killed and five others wounded on Sunday by Grad missile fire on the [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for restoration of internet, phone services in Ethiopia's Oromia region
09 march 2020 - 06:34:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch, a human rights watchdog, has asked the Ethiopian government to immediately lift the shutdown of [...] Full text...
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Libyan GNA forces destroy second ammunition storage of Haftar’s forces near Tripoli
08 march 2020 - 18:35:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan army loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Sunday announced the destruction [...] Full text...
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Gender equality remains priority in SADC region – Executive Secretary
08 march 2020 - 16:05:43Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Gender equality remains a priority in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region as [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL hails achievements of Libyan women despite the inequalities they face
08 march 2020 - 12:58:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has paid tribute to Libyan women on the [...] Full text...
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Tunisia refuses to reveal identiies of perpetrators of the Friday attack
07 march 2020 - 18:17:05Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than 24 hours after the bombing on Friday by two suicide bombers in front of [...] Full text...
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FNDC members arrested in Guinea
07 march 2020 - 12:49:29Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Two influential members of Guinea's opposition National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), were [...] Full text...
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International Women’s Day: Gender equality benefits everyone - Chief of UN Women
06 march 2020 - 20:15:04New York, US (PANA) - The benefits of gender equality are not just for women and girls, but “for everyone [...] Full text...
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Agencies appeal for funding for refugee support and Ebola response in DR Congo
06 march 2020 - 20:07:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent resources are needed to support countries in southern Africa and the Great Lakes region which [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's northeast Governors meet on regional security
06 march 2020 - 18:38:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Governors of the six States in northeast Nigeria on Thursday held their first ever regional meeting [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Regional network shares experience of dialogue with radical Islamists
06 march 2020 - 17:45:45Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania shared its experience of dialogue with elements of radical Islamist groups detained during 2010, which [...] Full text...
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South African opposition leader accuses former president De Klerk of 1993 Eastern Cape murders
06 march 2020 - 09:36:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Mzwanele Nyhontso, the leader of the opposition Pan African Congress, has accused former President [...] Full text...
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Governments should fulfil women’s rights pledges, says Human Rights Watch
06 march 2020 - 09:21:34New York, US (PANA) – Governments should mark International Women’s Day on Sunday with moves to expedite progress on gender [...] Full text...
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Women and girls still vulnerable to HIV due to gender inequality: UNAIDS
06 march 2020 - 05:31:55New York, US (PANA) - Gender discrimination and violence, as well as “huge” gaps in education, are among the factors [...] Full text...
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Congolese government warns ex-ninja combattants in the Pool region
05 march 2020 - 11:25:02Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Minister of Primary, Secondary Education and Literacy Anatole Collinet Makosso warned ex-ninja combattants on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Tunisian rights body deplores persistence of torture in Tunisian prisons
05 march 2020 - 07:05:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Secretary-General of the Tunisian anti-torture organisation, Mondher Cherni, on Wednesday deplored the persistence of violence, [...] Full text...
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South Sudan on road to ‘sustainable peace’, but intern'l support still key, says top UN official
05 march 2020 - 06:21:14Ne York, US (PANA) - Positive developments in South Sudan have “moved the country further along the road to sustainable [...] Full text...
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Remains of 7,348 people exhumed from 8 mass graves in Burundi
03 march 2020 - 15:23:55Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Remains of 7,348 victims of ethnic violence in Burundi have been exhumed from eight mass graves [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari express sadness as 51 people are killed by armed bandits in the northwest
03 march 2020 - 06:56:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The bloodletting in Nigeria continued unabated on Sunday as the Police confirmed attacks by armed bandits [...] Full text...
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EU urges President Alpha Condé to create a conducive climate for political dialogue in Guinea
02 march 2020 - 17:38:23Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Following the withdrawal of the African Union Election Observation Mission in Guinea for the legislative elections [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for protection of civilians in Libya against bombardments
02 march 2020 - 05:46:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned attacks targeting the airport and civilian districts in the south [...] Full text...
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Women learners at accelerated schooling centres in western Mali receive USAID kits
01 march 2020 - 16:56:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The USAID-Mali project, entitled "Leadership and Empowerment of Girls through Education," just handed out school kits, [...] Full text...
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Seven civilians, including two children, wounded, when shell fell on their Tripoli house
01 march 2020 - 15:23:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A new shell attack on the Ain Zara area, south of Tripoli, has left seven civilians, [...] Full text...
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New rocket attacks hit Tripoli district
29 february 2020 - 16:51:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A round of Grad rockets fell on the Souk Jumaa neighborhood of the eastern suburbs of [...] Full text...
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Guinea: President Condé calls off double referendum, parliamentary poll set for Sunday
29 february 2020 - 06:05:06Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinean President Alpha Condé on Friday announced a "slight postponement" of the double referendum and parliamentary [...] Full text...
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Guinean Sunday's elections postponed
29 february 2020 - 00:03:57Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - President Alpha Condé Friday evening announced a “slight postponement” of the double referendum and parliamentary elections [...] Full text...
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Woman injured, material damage in the bombing of several Tripoli districts by Haftar forces
28 february 2020 - 17:22:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan capital, Tripoli, was the target of intensive bombing that hit different parts of the [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Opposition Coalition disagrees on common presidential candidate
28 february 2020 - 17:08:45Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Formed a week ago, a coalition of four opposition political parties, "Kira Burundi" or "Healing, Burundi", [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Burundi to drop demand on international NGOs to disclose ethnic identity of employees
28 february 2020 - 11:06:31Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has asked the Burundi government to scrap "a dangerous requirement" for [...] Full text...
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Several organizations urge Guinean army not to interfere in the electoral process
27 february 2020 - 19:27:56Paris, France (PANA) - The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organizations in Guinea on Thursday asked [...] Full text...
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Burundian opposition leader calls for "free, transparent and fair" presidential election
27 february 2020 - 17:36:58Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The leader of the National Congress for Liberty (CNL) and leader of the opposition, Agathon Rwasa, [...] Full text...
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Belgium prepares for second African Diamond Conference in South Africa
27 february 2020 - 12:49:33Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium will participate in the second African Diamond Conference in South Africa next May, Joris Totté, [...] Full text...
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Tunisia's new govt wins Parliamentary vote of confidence
27 february 2020 - 10:50:02Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's new government led by Prime Minister-designate Elyès Fakhfakh on Thursday won a confidence vote in [...] Full text...
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Rights group says civilians massacred in Cameroon's separatist area
27 february 2020 - 07:56:45Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroonian government forces and armed ethnic Fulani killed at least 21 civilians in Ngarbuh village, including 13 [...] Full text...
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MONUSCO chief attends 2020 Fragility forum in Washington
26 february 2020 - 23:43:55Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The special representative of the UN Secretary General in DR Congo, Leila Zerrougui, Tuesday left [...] Full text...
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Burundi in pre-electoral context that requires vigilance
26 february 2020 - 21:02:35Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The sociopolitical context on the eve of the new general election seems relatively peaceful, compared to [...] Full text...
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High AIDS prevalence rate in young people rising in Congo
26 february 2020 - 18:14:30Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Health and Population, Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo, announced on Tuesday in Brazzaville that [...] Full text...
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The judiciary: A facilitator or hindrance to democracy in Africa? (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
26 february 2020 - 09:08:17Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In political science, the ‘trias politica’ model for the governance of the state, popularised in modern [...] Full text...
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UN human rights chief warns of women’s rights complacency
26 february 2020 - 05:58:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has warned against complacency on women’s rights [...] Full text...
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Shelling by Haftar's forces injures five people south of Tripoli
25 february 2020 - 12:50:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five people, including three children, were wounded by shelling attributed to Marshal Khalifa Haftar's forces in [...] Full text...
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4 police officers killed in north-central Burkina Faso
24 february 2020 - 16:58:31Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least four Burkinabe police officers were killed on Monday morning in an ambush by [...] Full text...
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At least 22 terrorists killed in north-central Burkina Faso
24 february 2020 - 16:55:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 22 suspected terrorists were killed at the weekend (Saturday) in the village of [...] Full text...
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Mauritania hosts conference of G5 Sahel ministers
24 february 2020 - 03:32:51Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The meeting of the Council of G5 Sahel ministers, preparing for the sixth ordinary summit of [...] Full text...
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Botswana hangs death row inmate
22 february 2020 - 12:53:18Gaborone, 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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Three members of same family injured by shelling on their home in Tripoli
22 february 2020 - 11:48:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three members of the same family were injured, two of them seriously, when a shell fell [...] Full text...
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Situation in central Mali ‘deteriorating’, UN rights expert warns
22 february 2020 - 05:41:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Growing violence has contributed to a deteriorating security situation in central Mali, with impunity being one [...] Full text...
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UN officials raise alarm over escalating violence in Cameroon
22 february 2020 - 05:31:42Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Four senior UN officials issued a joint statement on Friday deploring the continued human rights abuses committed [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says escalating Burkina Faso violence creates wider Sahel displacement emergency
22 february 2020 - 05:20:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Deadly attacks on villages in Burkina Faso have forced 150,000 people to flee in just [...] Full text...
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Sudanese govt criticises police use of excessive force against peaceful demonstrators
21 february 2020 - 11:45:33Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) – Sudanese Council of Ministers has condemned excessive use of force in handling a demonstration that took place [...] Full text...
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EU calls on Guinean political actors to engage in inclusive dialogue
21 february 2020 - 11:03:23Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union on Friday called on Guinean political actors to engage in dialogue ahead of [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council reflects on CAR peace deal anniversary
21 february 2020 - 07:45:14New York, US (PANA) - One year after the signing of a peace deal in the Central African Republic (CAR), State authority is [...] Full text...
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Repeated Libya truce violations show incapacity of international community to impose ceasefire (News analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
21 february 2020 - 06:44:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Against the background of the almost daily violations of the Libyan truce by forces of Marshal [...] Full text...
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‘Deliberate starvation’ tactics used in South Sudan could be war crime: UN Rights Commission
21 february 2020 - 06:08:29Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The people of South Sudan have been “deliberately starved” in different parts of the country for ethnic and political reasons, and [...] Full text...
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European Union urges Libyan parties to respect truce
20 february 2020 - 10:58:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, has called [...] Full text...
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Millions of children, families in Niger struggle as humanitarian needs mount – UNICEF
20 february 2020 - 05:51:55Niamey, Miger (PANA) - Malnutrition, disease, floods, droughts and displacement in Niger have put nearly three million people, more than [...] Full text...
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France condemns massacre of villagers in Cameroun
19 february 2020 - 22:15:18Paris, France (PANA) - The spokesperson for the French ministry of foreign affairs, Agnès von der Mühll, Wednesday condemned the [...] Full text...
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US calls for free, fair, transparent Guinean electoral process
19 february 2020 - 11:50:34Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - U.S. Ambassador to Guinea Simon Henshaw on Tuesday night called for a free, fair and transparent [...] Full text...
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UN chief expresses deep concern over deadly assault in north-west Cameroon
19 february 2020 - 05:49:38New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has extended his deepest condolences to the families of those killed [...] Full text...
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NOC announces evacuation of oil tankers at Tripoli maritime port
18 february 2020 - 23:54:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Tuesday announced “the urgent evacuation of all oil tankers from [...] Full text...
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UNHCR "saddened" by the deaths of refugees during a rush in Niger during aid distribution
18 february 2020 - 18:20:13Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said it was "deeply saddened [...] Full text...
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African health confab pushes for measures to better sexual rights in slum settlements
18 february 2020 - 15:58:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The 9th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights (ACSHR) has called for comprehensive measures to [...] Full text...
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Food security in West Africa at the centre of a high-level meeting in Niamey
18 february 2020 - 13:15:55Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A high-level meeting on the food and nutrition situation of in the Sahel and West Africa [...] Full text...
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Amnesty calls for independent investigation of 'suicide' in police custody of Rwandan singer
18 february 2020 - 07:43:19Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Amnesty International has expressed shock at the alleged suicide of Rwandan gospel singer Kizito Mihigo in [...] Full text...
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Celebrations of the 9th anniversary of the Feb. 17 revolution unveil two visions of Libya (A News analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
16 february 2020 - 19:38:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Except the supporters of the former regime of Mouamar Kaddafi, the majority of Libyans consider the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari condemns attack by armed bandits in his home State of Katsina
16 february 2020 - 14:24:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday condemned the latest round of armed bandits attacks in Damkal [...] Full text...
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Libya prepares to celebrate 9th anniversary of the February 17 revolution
16 february 2020 - 11:52:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The streets of Tripoli and several other Libyan cities have taken on new looks in readiness [...] Full text...
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21 killed in deadly attack against village of Ogossagou, central Mali
14 february 2020 - 21:14:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At least 21 people were killed and several others reported missing in an attack Friday by [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International, Nigerian military bicker over alleged looting, burning of villages
14 february 2020 - 15:42:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International (AI) on Friday accused the Nigerian Army of burning down [...] Full text...
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CAR's year-old peace agreement must be implemented for ‘lasting peace’ , says UN expert
14 february 2020 - 07:12:19Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Following a visit to the Central African Republic (CAR), a UN independent expert said that everyone [...] Full text...
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Is the UN Security Council resolution in Libya progress towards peace or simple media buzz? (News analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
13 february 2020 - 22:21:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council resolution adopted Wednesday, which aroused hopes for ceasefire in Libya, was hardly [...] Full text...
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In period of conflicts, children remain the most exposed to violence - Save The Children
13 february 2020 - 21:25:52Niamey, Niger (PANA) - In a period of conflicts, children remain the most exposed to violence, as one out of [...] Full text...
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Tripoli bombing leaves one dead, 3 injured
13 february 2020 - 20:00:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A woman died and three others were injured following the bombing of some areas of the [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Businesses remained closed as operators feared being targeted by protesters
13 february 2020 - 18:43:36Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Stores remained closed on Wednesday at the Madina market, the largest and heart of the Guinean [...] Full text...
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Bombing forces Maitigua Airport to suspend flights
13 february 2020 - 14:02:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Flights from Maitigua Airport in the eastern suburb of Tripoli were once again suspended on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls on all to 'do more’ to protect children in armed conflict
13 february 2020 - 11:19:15New York, US (PANA) - On the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has [...] Full text...
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IHRDA, 2 lawyers take Gambia to African Court over violation of citizens’ freedom of assembly, expression
12 february 2020 - 19:49:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Banjul-based rights institute, the “Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa” (IHRDA), and two Gambian [...] Full text...
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Belgium chairs Security Council meeting on protection of child soldiers
12 february 2020 - 18:24:17Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - On the occasion of the "International Day of the Child Soldier", proclaimed on 12 February by [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Italy to suspend support to Libyan Coast Guard
12 february 2020 - 11:28:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday that the Italian government should suspend all support to the [...] Full text...
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UNFPA seeks $683 million appeal to deliver reproductive health services, where they’re most needed
12 february 2020 - 07:30:11New York, US (PANA) - With more than half of all maternal deaths occurring in countries affected by humanitarian crises and fragility, the [...] Full text...
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Guterres highlights teenage girls' education to achieve development goals
12 february 2020 - 07:22:04New York, US (PANA) - Promoting education for adolescent girls is an “indispensable foundation for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”, [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Two civilians killed, at least two terrorists shot dead in center-north - Media
11 february 2020 - 22:28:34Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two civilians were killed and at least two terrorists shot dead Tuesday in Tebra (Bourzanga) [...] Full text...
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Burundian Mediator urges presidential candidates to go for fair play
11 february 2020 - 17:04:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ombudsman (Mediator of the Republic), Edouard Nduwimana, on Tuesday congratulated the dozen candidates cleared for [...] Full text...
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Mali’s President calls for solidarity as food crisis escalates across Sahel
11 february 2020 - 15:42:36Rome, Italy (PANA) - Against a backdrop of an escalating security crisis where 4.3 million women, men and children are [...] Full text...
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Reconstituted Malian Army starts redeploying to Kidal
11 february 2020 - 12:37:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Redeployment of Mali's reconstituted Army started on Monday in Kidal, in the far north of the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Disquiet engulfs Borno State over Boko Haram killing of 30 civilians, massive destruction of properties and abductions
11 february 2020 - 12:30:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There is disquiet in northeast Nigeria's Borno State over the killing on Sunday by Boko Haram [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges new AU chairperson Ramaphosa to hinge ‘Silencing the Guns’ goal on justice, accountability
11 february 2020 - 07:39:09Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – As South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa begins his term of office as the chairperson of [...] Full text...
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Boko Haram terrorists kill 30, abduct women and children in Auno, northeast Nigeria
10 february 2020 - 16:18:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Boko Haram terrorists on Sunday killed “at least” 30 people and abducted many women and children [...] Full text...
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Botswana First Lady, police campaign against GBV
10 february 2020 - 16:11:51Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s law enforcement agency has collaborated with the country’s First Lady to advocate against gender based [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari pledges to release all children abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP, other bandits
10 february 2020 - 15:57:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, reassured Nigerians and the international community [...] Full text...
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UN concerned about continued violation of arms embargo on Libya
10 february 2020 - 14:40:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, has expressed "the concern of the [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says militias, armed Islamists ravage central Mali
10 february 2020 - 10:13:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Armed groups in Mali have escalated their attacks on civilians, massacring people in their villages, and [...] Full text...
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Burundi to allow East African Community electoral observers for 20 May elections
10 february 2020 - 08:35:11Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The East African Community (EAC) has indicated its intention to send a team to monitor Burundi's [...] Full text...
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AU Summit: AU Peace and Security Council proposes measures to end Libyan fighting
09 february 2020 - 19:14:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The African Union Peace and Security Council, which met the day before the summit of African [...] Full text...
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AU Summit: UN chief calls for ‘collective, comprehensive, coordinated’ response to challenges facing Africa
09 february 2020 - 18:18:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The challenges facing African nations are “complex, multi-faceted and far-reaching" but a “collective, comprehensive and [...] Full text...
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AU Summit: African leaders meet against background of huge challenges
09 february 2020 - 18:05:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – African leaders on Sunday began their 33rd Summit in Addis Ababa under the theme: “Silencing the [...] Full text...
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‘Wide gap between Zimbabwe govt's reform rhetoric and reality on the ground’ - Report
09 february 2020 - 12:09:33Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - American global policy think tank, RAND Corporation, says there is a wide gap between the Zimbabwe [...] Full text...
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AU Summit: Nigeria's President says ECOWAS mobilising funds to combat terrorism
09 february 2020 - 10:43:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said that member States of [...] Full text...
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AU Summit: AU, UN launch book on outstanding African women, women-led organisations
09 february 2020 - 06:35:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, on Saturday joined dignitaries attending the AU Summit for the [...] Full text...
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AU Summit: Guterres addresses AU High Level Meeting on Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment
09 february 2020 - 02:27:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Addressing a High Level Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment at the African Union [...] Full text...
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AU Summit: Guterres hails ‘shared values, mutual respect and common interests’ of AU-UN partnership
09 february 2020 - 02:20:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN chief on Saturday called on the international community to recognise the need for African [...] Full text...
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Troika warns south Sudanese coming AU summit their last chance to revamp peace talks
08 february 2020 - 19:36:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Troika group has warned that the coming African union summit might be the last chance [...] Full text...
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Human rights organizations welcome the conviction of five anti-balaka leaders by CAR justice system
08 february 2020 - 18:31:07Paris, France (PANA) - The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Central African League for Human Rights (LCDH) [...] Full text...
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First edition of international conference "Chocri Belaid des arts" opens in Tunis
08 february 2020 - 17:02:40Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first edition of the international conference - Chocri Belaid des arts - started this Saturday [...] Full text...
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Three civilians killed in eastern region of Burkina Faso
08 february 2020 - 15:59:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least three people were murdered by armed individuals Friday in Yelimbou in the village [...] Full text...
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28 militiamen sentenced in Central African Republic for murder of civilians, UN peacekeepers
08 february 2020 - 08:35:38Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The UN Mission in CAR (MINUSCA) Friday hailed the sentencing of 28 militia members in the [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM in Addis Ababa for 36th session of AU Executive Council
07 february 2020 - 15:35:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Siala, arrived in [...] Full text...
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AU silencing the gun campaign silent on justice against warlords (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
07 february 2020 - 14:34:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The campaign to silence the guns and weapons of war in Africa, the focus of the [...] Full text...
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Rights group decries spike in killings in Cameroon ahead of parliamentary poll
07 february 2020 - 05:31:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A surge in violence by the Cameroon military in recent weeks has led to dozens of [...] Full text...
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At least five people killed in central-north Burkina Faso
07 february 2020 - 05:20:02Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Five men have been killed by unknown people in the commune of Bourzanga, in central-north [...] Full text...
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Over half of women in informal sector exposed to sextortion in Zimbabwe
06 february 2020 - 15:42:54Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Over half the women in Zimbabwe's informal sector experience sextortion as the main form of non-monetary [...] Full text...
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New shells fired in southeast Tripoli kill 2 , injure several residents
06 february 2020 - 14:56:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least two people were killed and several others injured after shells were randomly dropped Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's education sector hit hard by terrorism, says Minister
06 february 2020 - 12:38:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The education sector is hard hit by terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, Minister of National [...] Full text...
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Killings, sexual violence continue in CAR despite peace deal - Rights group
06 february 2020 - 08:26:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As Central African Republic (CAR) celebrates the first anniversary of the signing of the Khartoum Peace [...] Full text...
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Half of all violent deaths involve small arms and light weapons, UN warns
06 february 2020 - 05:51:26New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 50 per cent of all violent deaths between 2010 and 2015, more than 200,000 [...] Full text...
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UN refugee agency steps up response in Sahel region
06 february 2020 - 05:41:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is stepping up response in Africa’s Sahel region where escalating violence has [...] Full text...
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Wassu Kafo Gambia observes zero tolerance day on FGM
05 february 2020 - 21:45:25Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Women rights group, Wassu Kafo Gambia, in collaboration with partners, Wednesday commemorated Intentional Day Of Zero [...] Full text...
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Muslim World League commends Gambian President Barrow for Myanmar case
05 february 2020 - 16:47:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Muslim World League Secretary General, Abdulqader Ahmed Abobaker Al-Mashhor, has commended Gambian President Adama Barrow for [...] Full text...
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Mixed reactions greet former Kenyan president Moi's death
05 february 2020 - 14:22:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, who left the reigns of power at the turn of the new [...] Full text...
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Guinea opposition leader slams president Condé for insisting on new constitution
05 february 2020 - 11:44:24Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea opposition leader Amadou Oury Bah has slammed President Alpha Condé's instance on a new constitution [...] Full text...
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Boy, young girl of same family killed after shell drops in southern Tripoli
04 february 2020 - 23:01:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A boy and a young girl of the same family died after a shell was dropped [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Parliamentary elections and referendum coupled for 1 March
04 february 2020 - 22:48:42Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twenty-four hours after the decree issued by President Alpha Condé postponing the parliamentary elections, initially due [...] Full text...
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Both sides in Libya conflict agree need for lasting ceasefire: UN negotiator
04 february 2020 - 19:49:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN negotiator leading talks in Geneva to secure an end to fighting in Libya said [...] Full text...
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UN welcomes release of dozens of abducted women, children in South Sudan
04 february 2020 - 18:37:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Tuesday welcomed the release of dozens of women and children who were [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Legislative elections postponed
04 february 2020 - 16:36:26Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The postponement of Guinea's legislative elections was foreseeable because nothing serious was done on the technical [...] Full text...
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Overturning of Malawi presidential election historic - Zimbabwe Opposition leader
04 february 2020 - 16:19:24Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, has called the overturning of Malawi's Presidential election a historic [...] Full text...
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Togo's presidential election campaign kicks off Thursday
04 february 2020 - 15:22:53Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The campaign for Togo's 22 February presidential election begins on 6 February and will run for [...] Full text...
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Twenty-six persons killed, 190 houses destroyed in violence in Nigeria's Plateau State
04 february 2020 - 13:00:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police says that 26 persons were killed and 190 houses completely razed down in [...] Full text...
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US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs visits West Africa
04 february 2020 - 11:37:07Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale travels to West Africa from February 4 [...] Full text...
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Bombing of neighborhood south of Tripoli leaves one dead and another wounded
04 february 2020 - 00:43:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One person was killed and another injured as a result of the bombing in the al-Krimia [...] Full text...
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Guinean parliamentary elections postponed
03 february 2020 - 22:17:11Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean parliamentary elections due for 16 February have been postponed to 1 March, according to [...] Full text...
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Congo: Civil society NGOs demand release of five activists
03 february 2020 - 17:24:47Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The head of strategy and organization of the ''fed up'' citizen movement, Chris Freeman Bouka, has [...] Full text...
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Gambia: UNICEF calls on government for stronger measures to protect children from violence
03 february 2020 - 16:52:25Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNICEF Gambia has called on The Gambia government to take stronger measures to protect children from [...] Full text...
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Foreign ministers of countries affected by Libyan crisis set to meet in March
03 february 2020 - 13:04:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has announced a new meeting mid-March of foreign ministers from countries [...] Full text...
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Libyan's cast doubt on Haftar’s sincerity about peace process (Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
03 february 2020 - 09:31:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Marshal Khalifa Haftar, leader of the Libyan National Army (LNA) based in the east, has declared [...] Full text...
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About 20 villagers killed in Burkinabè Sahel
03 february 2020 - 07:20:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – About 20 people were killed on Saturday night by an armed gang in the village [...] Full text...
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MINUSMA registers 13 billion F CFA in peace dividends in Gao, northern Mali
02 february 2020 - 14:23:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has registered achievements from 2013 to 2019 [...] Full text...
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Security Council renews Central African Republic arms embargo
01 february 2020 - 10:57:21New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council Friday renewed the arms embargo against the Central African Republic (CAR) [...] Full text...
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CPJ calls on Gambian authorities to immediately drop charges against two journalists
31 january 2020 - 19:44:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Media rights group, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged the Gambian authorities to immediately [...] Full text...
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The escalation of violence in Burkina Faso worries ICRC
30 january 2020 - 23:54:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in reaction to the recurrence of the [...] Full text...
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Rwanda calls for the end of external interference as inter-Libyan dialogue opens in Brazzaville
30 january 2020 - 17:24:52Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of East African Community Affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe, [...] Full text...
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Abducted town hall official in eastern Burkina Faso released
30 january 2020 - 17:02:34Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The abducted Adama Traoré, the secretary-general of the mayor's office of Pama, a commune located [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe Army concerned about use of explosive devices by terrorists
29 january 2020 - 17:04:46Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Improvised explosive devices pose serious problems for Burkina Faso troops in the areas of operations, [...] Full text...
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Female groups in Zimbabwe unite to improve women participation in electoral processes
29 january 2020 - 14:53:41Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local female political activists, Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE), in partnership with the [...] Full text...
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Rights group ARTICLE 19 says new regime crackdown a chilling reminder of 22 years of repression in The Gambia.
28 january 2020 - 21:57:55Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group ARTICLE 19 Tuesday expressed serious concern over the crackdown on protesters and journalists in [...] Full text...
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UNHCR: Violence in Sudan’s Darfur forces thousands to flee
28 january 2020 - 18:04:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations High commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said tens of thousands of Sudanese crossed into [...] Full text...
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US condemns "brutal murder" of civilians in the Burkinabe Sahel
28 january 2020 - 17:50:14Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United States of America on Tuesday condemned the "brutal murder" of civilians on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Three children die from shell wounds in Libya
28 january 2020 - 16:56:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three children have died after being injured from the random shelling on Tuesday in the Hadhbat [...] Full text...
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EU to spend 271 million Euros for humanitarian assistance to 5.6 million IDPs in Northeast Nigeria
28 january 2020 - 16:42:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The European Union (EU) says that it is spending a total of 271 million Euros towards [...] Full text...
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31 members of the "Revolutionary Tiger" arrested by Togolese police
28 january 2020 - 16:08:21Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Thirty-one people suspected to be members of the "Revolutionary Tiger" group, which aims at "destabilizing the [...] Full text...
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Libyan govt. forces shoot down drone belonging to Haftar
28 january 2020 - 14:07:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In a continuation of the violation of the truce between the two warring parties in Libya, [...] Full text...
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Guinea's capital on edge as shops, markets closed on opposition's call
28 january 2020 - 13:06:53Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Shops and markets remained closed on Tuesday in several districts in the upper suburbs of Conakry, [...] Full text...
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'Burkina Faso faces world’s fastest growing displacement crisis'
28 january 2020 - 11:09:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has painted a worrying picture of the humanitarian situation [...] Full text...
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Guinean religious leaders call for postponement of parliamentary election
28 january 2020 - 10:41:55Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean religious leaders have called on the government to postpone the legislative election scheduled for 16 [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says mass arrests risk fueling tensions in Gambia
28 january 2020 - 09:39:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - International human rights group, Amnesty International (AI), has sharply reacted to the violent clashes between Gambian [...] Full text...
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Nearly 5 million children in need due to rising violence in central Sahel: UNICEF
28 january 2020 - 08:42:19Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A surge in violence in the central Sahel region in Africa means nearly five million children [...] Full text...
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Gambia: AI acting regional director says crackdown on protesters has a potential of re-visiting brutal past
27 january 2020 - 22:03:12Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group Amnesty International Acting Deputy Regional Director for West Africa Marta Colomer said here Monday [...] Full text...
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Inaction over kidnapping of 18 university students in Ethiopia worries rights bodies
27 january 2020 - 21:47:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The civil society in Ethiopia, has taken on the federal government, over the 4 Dec. [...] Full text...
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Number is projected to rise as attacks against children increase in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
27 january 2020 - 17:42:43Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Close to 5 million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will need humanitarian assistance over [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s CSOs condemn suspension of 2 radio stations
27 january 2020 - 17:03:46Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia civil society organistions (CSOs) have condemned, in the strongest terms, the suspension of Home [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists say 24 hours witnessed most aggressive attack on press freedom
27 january 2020 - 16:55:34Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) says the past 24 hours witnessed the most aggressive attack on [...] Full text...
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Rising frequency in violations of truce in Tripoli increases risks of new military escalation (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
27 january 2020 - 08:33:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The increasing frequency over the past several days of violations of the fragile Tripoli truce in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Air Force aircraft to contain armed banditry in northcentral region
27 january 2020 - 07:46:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following the sporadic attacks by armed bandits in northern Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that [...] Full text...
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'G5 Sahel national armies can hunt down terrorists beyond their borders'
27 january 2020 - 07:36:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The army chiefs of staff of the G5 Sahel on Sunday authorised their forces to [...] Full text...
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Two female suicide bombers kill four worshipers at mosque in northeast Nigeria
27 january 2020 - 07:28:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Two female Boko Haram suicide bombers on Sunday attacked a mosque in Gwoza, Borno State, in [...] Full text...
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Alleged leader of 'violence' in central Benin city arrested
26 january 2020 - 18:35:41Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese police on Thursday arrested Mr Biaou Ayodélé Prudence Faleti, alias "General Faleti", the alleged [...] Full text...
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One killed, five wounded in shelling of southern Tripoli
26 january 2020 - 14:48:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One person died and five others were wounded on Saturday night in random shelling of southern, [...] Full text...
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Nomad festival held in Nouakchott
26 january 2020 - 14:18:22Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Minister of Culture and Handicrafts, Dr Sidi Mohamed ould Ghaber, kicked off an annual [...] Full text...
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