AfDB adopts new policy to strengthen accountability
24 september 2021 - 16:13:59Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a new policy [...] Full text...
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Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a new policy [...] Full text...
Botswana challenges decriminalisation of same sex
24 september 2021 - 09:11:33Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s attorney general has announced its intention to appeal a High Court judgment that decriminalises same [...] Full text...
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US stresses resolve to end Ethiopian conflict
24 september 2021 - 05:39:08New York, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday emphasised his country's resolve to use all [...] Full text...
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South Sudan plagued by violence and corruption, Human Rights Council hears
23 september 2021 - 18:59:31New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan continues to be “plagued” by violence and corruption, the Human Rights Council heard [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rights group criticises Kenya's response to gender-based violence during pandemic
22 september 2021 - 06:49:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA ) – The Kenyan government’s response to gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic has been too little, too [...] Full text...
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Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76
22 september 2021 - 05:03:47New York, US (PANA) - With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Sudan authorities abort coup, authors arrested
21 september 2021 - 10:07:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The crisis-plagued government in Sudan on Tuesday said it thwarted a coup d’état in the early [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights Council urged to renew Libya fact-finding mission’s mandate
21 september 2021 - 06:48:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Seven human rights organisations on Tuesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council member states, including Libya, [...] Full text...
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US calls for cooperation between Somali President and PM for peaceful elections
21 september 2021 - 05:59:00Washington, US (PANA) - The US has urged Somalia's leaders to cooperate for the country to complete its electoral process [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch calls for Investigation into rape of female inmates in prison riots
20 september 2021 - 05:34:25Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A human rights advocate says the authorities in DR Congo have made no apparent progress investigating [...] Full text...
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US welcomes killing of ISIS leader in Greater Sahara
20 september 2021 - 05:20:03Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the announcement from France that its troops have killed Adnan Abu [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia crisis: Premier Abiy responds to US sanctions over Tigray situation
17 september 2021 - 20:33:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday wrote an open letter to US President Joseph [...] Full text...
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US President Biden sets new sanctions regime in response to Ethiopian crisis
17 september 2021 - 15:44:24Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In the midst of ongoing violence, abuses against civilians, and growing humanitarian plight in Ethiopia, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR reiterates calls for suffering of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopian crisis
17 september 2021 - 07:41:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reiterated its urgent call for investigations following the release [...] Full text...
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Torture, killings, lawlessness, still blight Burundi’s rights record: UN
17 september 2021 - 06:53:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The people of Burundi continue to endure serious human rights violations including possible crimes against humanity, [...] Full text...
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Libya's legal framework for general elections, pressure on Libyan parties to accept parliament's decisions (Analysis)
16 september 2021 - 23:23:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 24 December date set for the organization of general election in Libya is fast approaching, [...] Full text...
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World Patient Safety Day marked for the first time
16 september 2021 - 13:59:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Established by the World Health Assembly in 2019 through resolution WHA72.6 World Patient Safety Day will be [...] Full text...
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UNICEF says schools still closed for nearly 77 million students 18 months into pandemic
16 september 2021 - 10:38:33New York, US (PANA) – Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, schools for nearly 77 million students in six countries continue [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says massacres persist in DR Congo despite martial law
15 september 2021 - 12:06:39Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Attacks on civilians by armed groups have continued in two conflict-ridden provinces of eastern DR [...] Full text...
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UN mission responding to evolving needs in Sudan transition process
15 september 2021 - 05:22:40New York, US (PANA) - Despite setbacks and challenges, Sudan continues its transition towards democracy, the head of the UN [...] Full text...
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Jordanian gender equality ‘champion’ Sima Sami Bahous to lead UN Women
14 september 2021 - 05:10:00New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Sima Sami Bahous of Jordan, as the the new head [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN reveals multiple reports of alleged human rights violations in Tigray
14 september 2021 - 04:58:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored “multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations [...] Full text...
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Deputy UN chief encourages progress on women’s political participation in Somalia
13 september 2021 - 05:36:20Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, visited Somalia on Sunday, to express her solidarity [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says increasing number of children killed and recruited by armed groups in Sahel’s tri-border area
13 september 2021 - 05:27:05Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Increasing numbers of children are being killed and targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts [...] Full text...
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Millions need urgent humanitarian assistance in eastern DR Congo: UNHCR
11 september 2021 - 05:43:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed alarm by violence committed against civilians by [...] Full text...
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Pandemic increasing risk factors for suicide, UN health agency warns
11 september 2021 - 05:22:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Suicide prevention must be prioritised after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of [...] Full text...
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ISS says SADC countries can learn from Hichilema, create inclusive platforms for civil society and opposition
09 september 2021 - 16:08:49Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Securocrats in the Southern Africa region are no doubt unsettled by Zambia’s new President Hakainde Hichilema’s [...] Full text...
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Pressure mounts on Tunisian president Saied to restore constitutional regime
07 september 2021 - 17:18:44Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The ambassadors of the group of seven most industrialised countries (G7) on Monday called on Tunisian [...] Full text...
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Release of political prisoners in Libya, a boost for national reconciliation (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
06 september 2021 - 18:43:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Still unimaginable a few months ago, the release of dignitaries of the former regime in Libya, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Increasing risk to migrant rights in Libya – UN report
06 september 2021 - 15:51:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on, so too does its devastating impact on those in the [...] Full text...
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African Union, US condemn Guinea coup
06 september 2021 - 07:43:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the United States of America have condemned Sunday's coup in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia crisis: African Union rejects ‘lethargy’ in Tigray conflict resolution
04 september 2021 - 21:45:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has rejected accusations of lethargic handling of the crisis in Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...
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African Union Commissioner promises to revamp election observation in Africa
04 september 2021 - 00:33:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union’s Commissioner for political affairs, peace and security, Bankole Adeoye, has pledged to [...] Full text...
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South Sudan pressed to end crackdown against activists seeking political accountability
03 september 2021 - 18:40:45Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese authorities have arrested civil society activists and a politician, besides closing down a [...] Full text...
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EU helps WFP provide food assistance to people at risk of famine in South Sudan
03 september 2021 - 15:53:06Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on expressed its gratefulness for an additional contribution [...] Full text...
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Libya's elections linked to withdrawal of foreign fighters : Local newspaper
03 september 2021 - 12:53:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ministerial meeting of Libya's neighbours, held on Monday and Tuesday in Algiers, did not find [...] Full text...
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Tunisia's security and stability closely related to Libya's, says Jerandi
31 august 2021 - 18:59:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's security and stability are closely related to those of Libya, the Tunisian Minister of Foreign [...] Full text...
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Japan donates $1.8 million to support food assistance in northern Mozambique
30 august 2021 - 13:30:16Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Government of Japan has provided US$1.8 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) in Mozambique [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers report budget debate clashes between parliament and national unity government
29 august 2021 - 13:48:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week report the clash between MPs in the House of Representatives (parliament) and [...] Full text...
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'Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism forces 322,000 Nigerian refugees to 3 Lake Chad Basin countries'
29 august 2021 - 12:22:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total of 322,000 Nigerians fleeing the violence inflicted by Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa [...] Full text...
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More children than ever before live as migrants or refugees, outside their birth countries – UNICEF
28 august 2021 - 05:48:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More girls and boys than ever are on the move, with 35.5 million having lived outside [...] Full text...
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OCHA reports worsening humanitarian situation in Madagascar’s Grand Sud region
27 august 2021 - 16:32:06Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in the Grand Sud of Madagascar continues to deteriorate, as people endure the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Catastrophe ‘unfolding before our eyes’ in Tigray – UN chief
27 august 2021 - 11:53:30New York, US (PANA) - A military confrontation that started 10 months ago in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is spreading, [...] Full text...
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Cameroon alone can’t stem illicit arms flowing into the country - Study
26 august 2021 - 17:38:53Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In the face of a separatist conflict and violent extremism, Cameroon must secure help from neighbouring [...] Full text...
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‘Solutions must be found’ for millions displaced from Sudan and South Sudan: UNHCR chief
26 august 2021 - 05:11:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Finding solutions based on peace and development is crucial for the future of the nearly seven [...] Full text...
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Zambia's new leader pressed to end human rights crackdown
24 august 2021 - 22:08:04Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The inauguration of former opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, as Zambia’s new president is an opportunity to [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Police Commander, seven others killed in Plateau, Northcentral Nigeria
24 august 2021 - 17:03:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Eight persons were killed on Monday evening at Kwoi community, Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) of [...] Full text...
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Eritrean military chief lands on US blacklist over Tigray violence
23 august 2021 - 20:42:02Washington, US (PANA) - Eritrean military chief, Gen. Filipos Woldeyohannes, has been slammed with economic sanctions over the human rights [...] Full text...
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Refugees and asylum seekers complain about their situation in Tunisia
21 august 2021 - 20:50:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The official spokesperson of the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES), Romdhane Ben Omar, [...] Full text...
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European Union condemns terrorist attack in Burkina Faso
21 august 2021 - 12:02:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The European Union Friday in a statement strongly condemned the cowardly attack by a terrorist [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's president meets defence council after Wednesday's armed attack
20 august 2021 - 20:27:06Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Friday chaired a session of [...] Full text...
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Zambian President-elect Hichilema’s inauguration set for Tuesday
20 august 2021 - 12:58:56Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian government has confirmed the inauguration of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema will be held on Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief concerned about 'unspeakable' violence in Tigray
20 august 2021 - 07:38:51New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres has expressed grave concern about the situation in Ethiopia, particularly the [...] Full text...
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IOM Director General calls for enhanced support for northern Mozambique
18 august 2021 - 11:22:04Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) - International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General António Vitorino is calling for more humanitarian support for hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...
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President Hichilema’s win inspires Botswana’s minority opposition
16 august 2021 - 17:47:51Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Alliance for Progressives (AP), Botswana’s minority opposition political party, has been inspired by Zambia’s President elect [...] Full text...
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Five persons killed, 5 injured in fresh bandits attack in Southern Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria
16 august 2021 - 17:34:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Five persons were killed while five others sustained various levels of injury when bandits invaded Madamai [...] Full text...
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SADC congratulates Zambia’s President-Elect Hakainde Hichilema
16 august 2021 - 15:13:38Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi on Monday congratulated Zambia’s President-Elect Hakainde Hichilema on behalf of [...] Full text...
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Hichilema calls for peace following Zambia presidential election victory
16 august 2021 - 12:42:17Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - President-elect Hakainde Hichilema has called on Zambians to refrain from violence and support a peaceful transition [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Zambian opposition leader Hichilema wins presidential election on sixth attempt
16 august 2021 - 05:34:18Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s main opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has won the country's presidential election on his sixth attempt. The [...] Full text...
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Five Zambian presidential candidates tell Lungu to concede
15 august 2021 - 11:54:10Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Five candidates in Zambia’s presidential election have written to Edgar Lungu calling on the head of [...] Full text...
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AU Mission offers tips for Zambian election stakeholders
14 august 2021 - 19:29:09Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) on Saturday advised the Government of Zambia to urgently [...] Full text...
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President Lungu declares Zambia's general election 'not free and fair'
14 august 2021 - 15:52:15Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has declared that the 12 August general election was not free and [...] Full text...
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‘Widespread and systematic’ violence in DRC linked to clashes over gold
14 august 2021 - 06:17:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rival armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are carrying out horrific sexual attacks [...] Full text...
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UN experts call for end to police brutality worldwide
13 august 2021 - 15:41:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights experts have expressed alarm at “rampant police brutality against peaceful protesters worldwide” and [...] Full text...
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Ghana’s anti-LGBTI draft bill a “recipe for violence” – UN experts
12 august 2021 - 13:36:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights experts have urged Ghana’s Government to reject a proposed ‘family values’ bill, saying [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Troops and militia rape, abduct women and girls in Tigray – new report
11 august 2021 - 12:53:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Women and girls in Tigray region were targeted for rape and other sexual violence by [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR says access restored to Tigray camps sheltering Eritrean refugees
11 august 2021 - 05:40:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid workers said on Tuesday that they have reached two refugee camps for Eritrean nationals [...] Full text...
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Guinean opposition members on probation allowed to go abroad for treatment
10 august 2021 - 21:28:23Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government has authorised two opposition members, placed under semi-liberty after several months of imprisonment, [...] Full text...
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UN Mission in Libya denounces 'act of hatred' on coastal road
07 august 2021 - 10:49:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned the "act of hatred" that took [...] Full text...
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Mozambican govt asked to immediately assist civilians trapped by fighting in Cabo Delgado
07 august 2021 - 10:39:12Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Mozambique government should immediately assist civilians trapped by fighting in Cabo Delgado province to move to [...] Full text...
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Mali violence threatens country’s survival, warns UN human rights expert
07 august 2021 - 05:28:56Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Rapidly spreading violence in Mali is threatening the State’s very survival, the UN independent expert on the human rights situation in the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ceasefire in Tigray more urgent now than ever, says UN relief chief
07 august 2021 - 05:14:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A ceasefire in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray on humanitarian grounds is needed now more [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Nigerian security forces of 'catalogue of rights violations'
06 august 2021 - 06:06:50Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International is accusing the Nigerian security forces of committing "a catalogue of human rights violations [...] Full text...
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UN officials call for urgent action following ‘alarming’ 80 per cent rise in sexual violence
06 august 2021 - 05:21:32New York, US (PANA) - An alarming 80 per cent increase in sexual violence in Somalia, as documented in two [...] Full text...
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Call for urgent action after ‘alarming’ 80 percent rise in sexual violence in Somalia
05 august 2021 - 15:57:13Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - An “alarming” 80 per cent increase in sexual violence in Somalia, as documented in two recent [...] Full text...
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Pro-Zuma group urges ICC to act against South African government
05 august 2021 - 13:58:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A group calling for the release of former President Jacob Zuma from prison has [...] Full text...
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DRC Senate authorises 5th extension of state of siege in North Kivu, Ituri provinces
05 august 2021 - 10:55:29Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The DR Congo Senate adopted on Wednesday, for the 5th consecutive time, the draft law [...] Full text...
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Rights groups urge AU to deliver on commitments for accountability in South Sudan
05 august 2021 - 06:24:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union Commission’s failure to advance justice for the countless victims of atrocities in South [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: ‘Heartbreaking’ devastation in Tigray, says UN humanitarian chief
04 august 2021 - 16:58:15Mekelle, Ethiopia (PANA) - The new UN Emergency Relief Coordinator ended a six-day mission to Ethiopia with a fresh push to get badly needed food and other supplies [...] Full text...
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UN report calls for urgent end to mounting human rights violations in CAR
04 august 2021 - 13:27:41Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA)– A UN report published Wednesday details the dire and worsening human rights situation over the [...] Full text...
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Libya Electoral Commission holds workshop on violence against women during elections
04 august 2021 - 10:42:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libya High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) on Tuesday organised a workshop to raise awareness on violence [...] Full text...
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More than 700 health care workers, patients killed in attacks on facilities: WHO
04 august 2021 - 05:50:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 700 health care workers and patients have died, and more than 2,000 have been [...] Full text...
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USAID launches 5-year programme against Gender-Based Violence in two Nigerian States
03 august 2021 - 19:04:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday launched a four-year programme that is aimed [...] Full text...
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Nigeria police say 17 people killed, 85 houses burnt in Plateau State
03 august 2021 - 08:45:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Edward Egbuka, says 17 people were killed and 85 [...] Full text...
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WHO backs football body FIFA’s #ReachOut campaign for mental health
03 august 2021 - 06:09:07Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The world football body, FIFA, launched a UN-backed campaign on Monday designed to raise awareness of [...] Full text...
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General Assembly creates new Permanent Forum of People of African Descent
03 august 2021 - 05:34:42New York, US (PANA) - Capping years of deliberations, the UN General Assembly on Monday established a new platform to improve [...] Full text...
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Former South African president Zuma's daughter slams Naomi Campbell
02 august 2021 - 13:17:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Jabu Zuma, has slammed British super model Naomi Campbell for penning an open letter [...] Full text...
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Rights group blames both sides in Cameroon's Anglophone regions conflict for new abuses
02 august 2021 - 06:21:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – New abuses in Cameroon's Anglophone regions by both government security forces and armed separatists highlight the urgent [...] Full text...
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US strengthens efforts to fight famine in Tigray region of Ethiopia
31 july 2021 - 13:36:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In response to growing needs in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the United States is providing more than [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Super model Naomi Campbell takes aim at former president Zuma
31 july 2021 - 13:17:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – British super model Naomi Campbell has penned an open letter to former President Jacob [...] Full text...
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Interior ministry confirms peace in western Libya after armed clashes
31 july 2021 - 11:21:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - It is all calm at the eastern entrance to the city of Zawiya, about 45 km [...] Full text...
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US warns against attacks against Eritrean refugees in Tigray
28 july 2021 - 21:41:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United States said on Wednesday it was deeply concerned about reports of attacks by [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: Satellite images reveal devastation in Anglophone regions - rights group
28 july 2021 - 13:28:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International says new research has revealed the scale of destruction caused by the ongoing conflict [...] Full text...
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US announces additional $199 million humanitarian aid for Somalia
28 july 2021 - 13:15:19Washington, DC US (PANA) - The United States said on Tuesday that it is providing nearly $199 million in additional [...] Full text...
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AU calls for 'strict respect' for Tunisian constitution
28 july 2021 - 06:10:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called for the [...] Full text...
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U.S. officials inspect new fighter jets procured by Nigeria; say will help end Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists’ violence
27 july 2021 - 21:57:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States has applauded Nigeria for its approach to end violent extremism through the procurement of [...] Full text...
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WHO lists six game-changing actions to end violence against children
26 july 2021 - 22:58:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - One billion children experience violence and abuse every year, a situation exacerbated by the onset of [...] Full text...
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Moussa Al-Kouni welcomes Fezzan Forum for Peaceful Coexistence as a step towards reconciliation in Libya
26 july 2021 - 21:20:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Member of the Libyan Presidential Council Moussa Al-Kouni said here Monday the Fezzan Forum for Peaceful [...] Full text...
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Increased jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso spark record-breaking displacement: UNHCR
24 july 2021 - 05:41:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rising violent attacks by jihadist groups in Burkina Faso are forcing record-breaking numbers of people to [...] Full text...
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Niger Delta militants threaten fresh violence against oil, gas Installations over Petroleum Industry Law
23 july 2021 - 20:39:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A militant group, the Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders (NDRC), Friday threatened to resume violence against oil [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's CDS says It’s not military’s business to stop secessionists’ agitations
23 july 2021 - 10:01:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Chief of Defence Staff of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Genera Lucky Irabor, says it is not [...] Full text...
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Nigeria receives first 6 of 12 fighter jets
23 july 2021 - 09:34:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force on Thursday took delivery of the first batch of fighter jets as the [...] Full text...
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Mozambican opposition, rights groups criticise presence of Rwandan soldiers in Cabo Delgado
22 july 2021 - 13:16:32Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Rwanda has sent a thousand soldiers and police for combat and security operations in Mozambique’s gas-rich [...] Full text...
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Nelson Mandela: ‘Synonymous with the fight for justice and equality’
21 july 2021 - 18:54:13New York, US (PANA) - Celebrating what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 102nd birthday on Wednesday, the UN deputy chief hailed the [...] Full text...
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Fewer women than men will regain work during pandemic recovery: ILO
20 july 2021 - 05:52:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fewer women will regain jobs lost to the COVID-19 pandemic during the recovery period, than men, according to a new study released [...] Full text...
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Domestic violence, forced marriage, have risen in Sudan: UN-backed study
20 july 2021 - 05:41:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Deteriorating economic conditions since 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic have fuelled an increase in domestic violence and forced marriage in Sudan, a UN-backed study [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNICEF chief encourages continued protection of children without parental care
19 july 2021 - 16:06:33New York, US (PANA) - As the official COVID-19 death toll around the world passed 4 million earlier this month, [...] Full text...
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Rights experts condemn ‘dramatic rise’ in attacks on so-called slaves in Mali
19 july 2021 - 15:46:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Attacks against so-called slaves in Mali are on the rise and authorities must do more to [...] Full text...
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Perpetrators of random rocket fire in Benghazi arrested
19 july 2021 - 11:33:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The perpetrators of the random firing of rockets that killed Libyan artist Haitham Derbach and injured [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says 133 asylum seekers evacuated to Rwanda
19 july 2021 - 11:31:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 133 asylum seekers left Tripoli for Rwanda last Thursday on a humanitarian evacuation [...] Full text...
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Bandits’ leader, Turji, "sacks" Nigerian villages over father’s arrest, abducts travellers
18 july 2021 - 05:26:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Gunmen under the control of Turji, a notorious bandit leader in Zamfara State, have gone on [...] Full text...
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UN deputy chief warns of ‘hurricane of humanitarian crises’
17 july 2021 - 06:26:15New York, US (PANA) - There is a “bloody surge” impacting humanitarian crises around the world, with civilians in conflict zones paying [...] Full text...
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Ramaphosa visits scene of violent protests in South Africa
16 july 2021 - 13:32:33Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday visited the scene of Durban’s violent protests [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 7 women trampled to death as Red Cross shares food vouchers in Monguno, Borno State,
15 july 2021 - 22:42:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Seven women were trampled to death in northeast Nigeria on Thursday during food distribution by the [...] Full text...
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UN envoy to Libya warns of chaos if ceasefire agreement collapses
15 july 2021 - 21:51:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...
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Libya urges Non-Aligned Movement to work towards fair representation of all peoples of the world
15 july 2021 - 20:39:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya said here Thursday results of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit meetings held recently in the [...] Full text...
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Rights group lashes out at Europe's ongoing cooperation with Libya on migration, border control
15 july 2021 - 07:46:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International, in a report published on Thursday, has criticised Europe's ongoing cooperation with Libya on [...] Full text...
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Death toll from South African protests rises to 72
14 july 2021 - 17:49:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The death toll from five days of deadly rioting and looting in several South [...] Full text...
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AU condemns South Africa violence, looting after Zuma jailing
14 july 2021 - 10:21:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned the violence in South Africa that has claimed [...] Full text...
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Countries urged to reopen classrooms, assess pandemic-related learning loss
14 july 2021 - 05:43:51New York, US (PANA) - Around one in three countries are not yet implementing remedial programmes to help students catch [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN appeals for faster passage for aid convoys to Tigray region
14 july 2021 - 05:35:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for far quicker access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, after [...] Full text...
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Tigray: UNHCR says extremely concerned about Eritrean refugees
13 july 2021 - 21:04:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said Tuesday he was extremely concerned [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN humanitarians appeal for quicker access to Tigray
13 july 2021 - 16:37:26Mekelle, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for far quicker access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, after the [...] Full text...
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Soldiers deployed to assist with South African riots
13 july 2021 - 14:19:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Tuesday said 10 people have been killed during stampedes [...] Full text...
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Gambia VP says domestic violence still a problem
13 july 2021 - 10:06:07Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Vice President Dr Isatou Touray has expressed concern about rights violations against women and girls, [...] Full text...
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Former Nigerian military chief decries foreign military presence in Africa
12 july 2021 - 18:30:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Retired Gen. Martin Luther Agwai, Nigeria’s former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), on Monday raised alarm [...] Full text...
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EU sets up a military training mission to help address crisis in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province
12 july 2021 - 13:12:15Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday adopted a decision setting up an EU military training mission in [...] Full text...
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Violent pro-Zuma protests spread to Johannesburg
11 july 2021 - 10:07:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Violent protests have spread to Johannesburg with supporters of former President Jacob Zuma demanding [...] Full text...
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Ensure reproductive health rights for all: UN chief urges on World Population Day
11 july 2021 - 05:59:51New York, US (PANA) - Erosion of women’s reproductive rights has been one of the fallouts from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN [...] Full text...
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Women victims of insults and humiliation in Guinea during Covid-19 - Report
10 july 2021 - 12:33:27Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A report published by a non-governmental organization (NGO)- Femmes, Développement et Droits Humains en Guinée - [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Violent pro-Zuma protests spread
10 july 2021 - 10:23:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Violent protests are spreading in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province with supporters of former President [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Number of people in crisis levels of hunger increases by 50% in 10 years
09 july 2021 - 17:48:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organization has warned that millions of people in South Sudan are facing the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Violent protests over Zuma's arrest
09 july 2021 - 13:18:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tensions are running high in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province two days after the arrest [...] Full text...
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Troika urges signatories of South Sudan's peace agreement 'to move faster'
09 july 2021 - 06:00:08Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Troika on Sudan and South Sudan, (United States, United Kingdom, and Norway) has congratulated [...] Full text...
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DR Congo sees fresh government impetus to fight unrelenting violence in the east
08 july 2021 - 06:34:25New York, US (PANA) - A new government action plan in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential to reverse the urgent [...] Full text...
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UNICEF calls for action to reverse ‘spiraling protection crisis’ for children in West and Central Africa
08 july 2021 - 05:48:16New York, US (PANA) - Action must be taken now to halt alarming attacks against children and abductions - including [...] Full text...
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Ghana's largest opposition party engages in march for Justice
07 july 2021 - 00:06:28Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The largest opposition political party in Ghana, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Tuesday embarked on [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: UNICEF warns of ‘desperation and hopelessness’ for children 10 years after independence
06 july 2021 - 21:13:11Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Ten years after South Sudan achieved independence, more children there are in urgent need of [...] Full text...
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UN rights commissioner expresses deep concern about Eswatini violence
06 july 2021 - 11:45:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says the UN agency is deeply concerned about the eruption [...] Full text...
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WHO pedgess extensive commitments towards women's empowerment, health
05 july 2021 - 20:50:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced multiple commitments to drive change for gender equality and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: 400,000 in Tigray cross 'threshold into famine', Security Council told
03 july 2021 - 06:39:12New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials appealed on Friday for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Tigray – [...] Full text...
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AU chairperson calls for 'constructive dialogue' in Eswatini
02 july 2021 - 11:45:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called for "constructive [...] Full text...
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Sexual violence and exploitation cases on the decline in Mauritius
02 july 2021 - 10:12:44Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius says that the number of reported sexual violence and sexual exploitation in the country [...] Full text...
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Mauritius ratifies ILO Violence and Harassment Convention
02 july 2021 - 07:31:54Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday ratified the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Violence and Harassment Convention No 190 and its accompanying Violence [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, UK discuss Twitter ban, Media regulation
01 july 2021 - 19:37:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom (UK), Ms. Catriona Laing, and Nigeria’s Attorney General and [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council extends MINUSMA's mandate for one year
01 july 2021 - 19:29:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 15-member United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated [...] Full text...
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Women must no longer be ‘squeezed into a small corner’, landmark Forum declares
01 july 2021 - 07:04:00Paris, France (PANA) - In a bid to put gender equality at the heart of COVID recovery, UN Women kicked [...] Full text...
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Malian authorities urged to ‘break the cycle of impunity’ for human rights violations
30 june 2021 - 07:12:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rampant impunity for human rights violations in Mali is posing serious risks for the protection of [...] Full text...
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US congratulates DRC on 61st independence anniversary
30 june 2021 - 06:46:03Washington, US (PANA) - The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has congratulated people and government of the Democratic [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US calls on all parties to commit to 'immediate, indefinite, negotiated ceasefire'
30 june 2021 - 05:58:31Washington, US (PANA) - The US on Tuesday called on all parties in the Ethiopian conflict to commit to an [...] Full text...
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Secessionist leader, Nnamdi Kanu, extradited back to Nigeria, arrainged in court
29 june 2021 - 16:56:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been extradited back to [...] Full text...
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Girls in Somalia to benefit from World Bank financed access to education
29 june 2021 - 15:32:29Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Over 100,000 children residing in Somalia’s most educationally disadvantaged areas will benefit from a World Bank [...] Full text...
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No place for children in conflict, UN chief tells Security Council
29 june 2021 - 05:19:11New York, US (PANA) - The disregard for children’s rights amid war and upheaval “is shocking and heartbreaking”, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Minister recalls country's contribution to fight against Daech
28 june 2021 - 21:48:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch said here Monday "Libya is one [...] Full text...
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UK commits £12.6 million to support Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger combat Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism
28 june 2021 - 19:54:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Kingdom has earmarked 12.6 million pounds this financial year to support Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief, UN agencies heads condemn murder of 3 MSF humanitarian workers
27 june 2021 - 11:01:39New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and heads of several UN agencies have condemned the killing of three [...] Full text...
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Niger Delta militant group vows renewed attacks on oil, gas installations, politicians
26 june 2021 - 17:27:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The fierce Nigerian militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), on Saturday announced its return from a [...] Full text...
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US critical of Ethiopian elections
25 june 2021 - 19:18:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Secretary of the State, Antony Blinken, has criticised the recent elections in Ethiopia, believing [...] Full text...
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‘A global model to tackle violence against women’ - UN Secretary-General
25 june 2021 - 17:24:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - “As the world grapples unevenly with the effects of COVID-19, a parallel and equally horrific pandemic [...] Full text...
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UNICEF warns of grave consequences for children witnessing ‘appalling violence’ in DRC
25 june 2021 - 06:17:01Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Thursday for urgent resources to support thousands of people [...] Full text...
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Canada provides US$26.9 million support for victims of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism in Nigeria
24 june 2021 - 19:54:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Canadian government has announced that it is “providing US$26.95 million in new humanitarian assistance funding” [...] Full text...
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Central African Republic entrenched in ‘unprecedented humanitarian crisis’
24 june 2021 - 05:36:31New York, US (PANA) - Defence forces, soldiers from nearby countries and other security personnel have been fighting an “asymmetric war” against armed groups, sparking [...] Full text...
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EU set to ease Burundi's economic pain
23 june 2021 - 21:50:43Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is set to lift the first economic embargo against Burundi in 43 [...] Full text...
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More than 50 cases of rape of minors recorded in Guinean capital in 6 months
23 june 2021 - 21:20:39Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - About 53 cases of rape of under-age girls were recorded between January and June 2021 in [...] Full text...
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Ambush on police patrol in north-central Burkina Faso leaves 15 dead
23 june 2021 - 13:42:50Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The latest death toll from Monday night's ambush by unidentified gunmen on the Barsalogho-Foubé road [...] Full text...
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Slow progress, stubborn cycles of violence, as South Sudan turns 10
22 june 2021 - 05:20:36New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan, the UN’s youngest Member State, is marking its 10th anniversary of independence amid [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for free, peaceful election in Ethiopia
21 june 2021 - 11:23:20New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a free and peaceful election in Ethiopia. In a [...] Full text...
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EU prods Ethiopian authorities to ensure transparent, safe election process
19 june 2021 - 09:35:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Concerned with ongoing violence across Ethiopia, the Council of the European Union (EU) has called [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians report thousands facing most severe food insecurity in northern Mozambique
19 june 2021 - 08:45:19Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Although the ongoing harvest is expected to improve food security in parts of Mozambique, the conflict [...] Full text...
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Libya sets up Press Reform Committee
18 june 2021 - 17:21:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has announced the setting up of a Press Reform Committee, [...] Full text...
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One in every 100 dies by their own hand, each suicide ‘a tragedy’ – WHO
18 june 2021 - 06:55:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New research published by the UN health agency on Thursday revealed that suicide remains one of [...] Full text...
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Bring crimes of sexual violence in conflict out of ‘the shadows’: UN chief
18 june 2021 - 06:24:18New York, US (PANA) - Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the [...] Full text...
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UNHCR urges world leaders to act to reverse trend of soaring displacement
18 june 2021 - 06:05:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday urged world leaders to step up their [...] Full text...
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Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo due in Abidjan on Thursday
17 june 2021 - 14:08:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo is due in [...] Full text...
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A new $350 million project supports community-based recovery, stability in the Sahel
16 june 2021 - 12:52:01Washington DC, US (PANA) - Over 8 million people in the Liptako-Gourma region, a tri-border area in the Sahel spanning [...] Full text...
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ECZ suspends campaign in 4 Zambian districts due to political violence
15 june 2021 - 13:29:16Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has suspended campaign by the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) and [...] Full text...
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US urges Ethiopians to commit to inclusive, post election dialogue
13 june 2021 - 10:26:32Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has urged the Government and people of Ethiopia to commit to an [...] Full text...
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Violence continues in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado, as agencies respond to growing needs
13 june 2021 - 06:41:23Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Civilians continue to flee armed conflict and insecurity in northern Mozambique, more than two months after militants attacked the coastal [...] Full text...
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UN chief kicks off 100-day countdown to International Day of Peace
13 june 2021 - 05:20:17New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Sunday kicked off the 100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace. Every [...] Full text...
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‘Demystify’ albinism and end discrimination – UN chief
13 june 2021 - 05:10:27New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks International Albinism Awareness Day on Sunday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has [...] Full text...
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Burundi's Muslim community in trouble
10 june 2021 - 18:22:10Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Muslim Community of Burundi (COMIBU) has publicly disowned one of its leading members for his [...] Full text...
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More than 500 civilians killed by armed groups in Burkina Faso's Sahel region this year
10 june 2021 - 13:59:06Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The latest attack on an artisanal gold mine near the village of Solhan in the [...] Full text...
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Sudan Troika members witness Juba Peace Agreement between Gov't and opposition groups
09 june 2021 - 19:47:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The governments of the United Kingdom, Norway and United States, collectively known as the Troika, on [...] Full text...
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More than 3,300 people abandon their villages in Burkina Faso's Sahel after recent terrorist attacks
08 june 2021 - 17:28:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 3,300 people, including more than 2,000 children and more than 500 women, have [...] Full text...
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UNHCR condemns 'deadliest attack in Burkina Faso in years'
08 june 2021 - 10:30:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has strongly condemned the latest attack by armed groups that killed [...] Full text...
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US imposes visa restrictions on those undermining peaceful resolution of Anglophone Cameroon crisis
08 june 2021 - 06:35:06Washington, DC (PANA) - The US has imposed visa restrictions on those undermining the peaceful resolution of the crisis in [...] Full text...
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UN rights office calls for protection for Burkina Faso civilians after terror attack leaves 132 dead
08 june 2021 - 05:33:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Communities in rural Burkina Faso urgently need greater protection from violent extremists, the UN human rights [...] Full text...
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'Fragile democratic gains at risk in Central Africa as violence by armed groups escalates'
08 june 2021 - 05:23:43New York, US (PANA) - Attacks by armed groups including Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province pose grave [...] Full text...
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UN rights experts condemn arbitrary arrest of LGBT human rights defenders in Ghana
04 june 2021 - 12:55:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights experts on Friday condemned the arrest and alleged arbitrary detention of 21 people [...] Full text...
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Nearly 6,000 people flee brutal attacks on displacement sites in eastern DRC: UNHCR
04 june 2021 - 11:17:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deadly attacks by the armed group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have forced some 5,800 people to [...] Full text...
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US backs calls to bring to justice those responsible for massacre of protestors against ousted president Bashir
03 june 2021 - 10:00:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States Embassy in Sudan has said it backs calls by Sudanese civil society organizations [...] Full text...
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Africa can salvage social, economic fortunes after devastating pandemic - Mo Ibrahim
02 june 2021 - 17:50:22Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic presents an opportunity for Africa to reinvent its economic growth plan, a governance think-tank, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt. attacks Twitter, accuses it of double-standard over deletion of Buhari’s tweet on insecurity
02 june 2021 - 15:47:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Wednesday reacted to Twitter’s deletion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet threatening [...] Full text...
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AUC chairperson urges respect for procedures as scuffles break out in Pan-African Parliament
01 june 2021 - 07:50:47Johannesburg, South Africa - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has appealed to Members of [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International Nigeria launches campaign to protect freedom of expression
01 june 2021 - 05:55:58Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International Nigeria, said it launched a campaign to protect freedom of expression [...] Full text...
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Gambia calls for permanent truce between Israel and Palestine
31 may 2021 - 16:05:14Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia's Permanent Representative at the United Nations, Lang Yabou, has called on the international community [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis; Ethiopians march against 'foreign interference' in the country's internal affairs
30 may 2021 - 14:39:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Thousands of Ethiopians held a demonstration in Addis Ababa on Sunday against foreign interference in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agency expresses grave concerns over 'dire' situation in Tigray region
30 may 2021 - 06:56:39New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians have expressed deep concern about serious and ongoing abuses carried out against displaced civilians who are also facing [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Proscribed IPOB, ESN, wreak violence in South Eastern region
29 may 2021 - 18:11:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of its Sit-at-Home order to its followers, the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s truth commission public hearing ends Friday
28 may 2021 - 21:15:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians, through the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, Friday ended public hearing of 392 witnesses. Within the [...] Full text...
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