Ivorian authorities urged to ensure respect for human rights before, during and after elections

31 october 2020 - 15:39:35
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) Saturday called on the Ivorian authorities to ensure respect for human rights before, [...] Full text...

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Presidential majority in Guinea congratulates Alpha Condé on re-election

31 october 2020 - 14:30:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The majority party in Guinea Friday welcomed the provisional results of the presidential election of October [...] Full text...

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EU urges Libyan women to be involved in country's political process

31 october 2020 - 12:42:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union Mission in Libya and the Ambassadors of its Member States accredited in the [...] Full text...

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Voting begins in Côte d'Ivoire's controversial presidential election

31 october 2020 - 12:01:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Polling stations opened on Saturday in Côte d'Ivoire in the West African country's controversial presidential [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Conduct election in ‘a peaceful manner’ – UN chief

31 october 2020 - 08:21:32
New York, US (PANA) - As voting begins in Côte d'Ivoire on Saturday in a controversial presidential election, UN Secretary-General, [...] Full text...

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Zambian named UN woman police officer of the year

31 october 2020 - 08:13:06
New York, US (PAA) - Chief Inspector Doreen Malambo, Gender Adviser at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), [...] Full text...

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Mo Ibrahim Foundation warns against violent elections in Africa

31 october 2020 - 00:22:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, an African governance organisation which rewards retired former leaders, has expressed concern [...] Full text...

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Kenyan court jails Westgate terror attack accomplices

30 october 2020 - 22:12:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Kenyan Court has sentenced two men, convicted of the Westgate terror attack of September 2013, [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian govt. condemns terrorist attack on Notre-Dame church in Nice

30 october 2020 - 17:52:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - In a statement released on Friday, the Mauritanian government has condemned Thursday's terrorist attack on the [...] Full text...

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ICRC reports widespread food shortages in Sudan as people face clashes, climate shocks and COVID-19

30 october 2020 - 14:42:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- A senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) who has just concluded a [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns Nice terrorist attack

30 october 2020 - 11:59:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The foreign ministry of Libya's Government of National Accord has condemned Thursday's attack on the Notre-Dame [...] Full text...

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Women leaders ‘essential to peace and progress for all’: UN chief says

30 october 2020 - 06:16:15
New York, US (PANA) - Women continue to be under-represented in key decision-making over the battle against COVID-19, the chief [...] Full text...

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Tunis strongly condemns Nice attack by Tunisian, opens judicial investigation

29 october 2020 - 22:39:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Thursday strongly condemned the knife attack which claimed the lives of three in Nice, southeast [...] Full text...

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Haftar’s future called into question on eve of political solution in Libya (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

29 october 2020 - 22:18:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The process to resolve the Libyan crisis through consensus raises no doubt following developments over the [...] Full text...

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US concerned about 'lack of transparency in vote tabulation' in Guinea presidential election

29 october 2020 - 07:08:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The US has expressed concern about questions raised by election observers and civil society on the [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s police boss warns public against fomenting trouble during 7 December election.

28 october 2020 - 23:21:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s Inspector General of Police(IGP) James Oppong-Boanuh Wednesday sent a stern warning to persons intending to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria begins review of its National Cyber security Strategy

28 october 2020 - 18:31:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's National Security Adviser (NSA), Retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, on Wednesday said the #EndSARS protesters used [...] Full text...

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UN warns Ivorians against hate speech during presidential campaign

28 october 2020 - 12:07:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday denounced hate [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council urges Libyan parties to respect ceasefire agreement

28 october 2020 - 11:52:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council has called on the Libyan parties to respect their commitments and [...] Full text...

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Pro-opposition march banned in Ethiopia

27 october 2020 - 23:23:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian authorities have banned a peaceful march against ethnically motivated killings scheduled for 28 October, [...] Full text...

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Congo: Africa called for international solidarity against terrorism, injustice

27 october 2020 - 22:41:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - African presidents Tuesday called for international solidarity against terrorism, injustice and other evils that destroy African [...] Full text...

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AU calls for peaceful poll in Tanzania

27 october 2020 - 22:09:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission President, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called for a peaceful vote in [...] Full text...

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Special groups in Zanzibar vote early in Tanzanian general election

27 october 2020 - 17:41:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Voting started in Zanzibar on Tuesday for special groups, including security personnel and officials [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for safe, peaceful voting process in Tanzania

27 october 2020 - 17:00:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called on everyone involved in Tanzania's political process to ensure that [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office concerned about democracy in Tanzania

27 october 2020 - 15:59:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Human Rights Office in Geneva said on Tuesday it has  been following with concern [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International condemns killing of schoolchildren in Cameroon

27 october 2020 - 06:46:17
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned last Saturday's killing of eight schoolchildren inside their classroom in Cameroon saying it [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe president concerned about situation in Côte d’Ivoire

26 october 2020 - 21:28:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Sunday expressed concern about the pre-election tensions in [...] Full text...

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UN shocked, outraged over horrific attack on Cameroon school

26 october 2020 - 16:59:21
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has strongly condemned Saturday’s attack on a school in southwestern Cameroon, which [...] Full text...

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Will the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya overshadow the position of critics? (Analysis)

26 october 2020 - 16:44:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The signing on Friday in Geneva of the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya has accelerated the [...] Full text...

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Rabat strongly condemns 'outrageous cartoons' against Islam

26 october 2020 - 11:19:27
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has strongly condemned the continued publication of "outrageous cartoons" against Islam and Prophet Mohammed. In a [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says Guinea security forces 'fired live bullets at protesters'

26 october 2020 - 07:49:15
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, says witness testimonies, satellite imagery and videos it has analysed and [...] Full text...

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New militant group in Nigeria's Niger Delta spell out demands to avert resumption of hostilities

26 october 2020 - 06:58:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A new coalition of militant groups drawn from the nine States of Nigeria's Niger Delta region, Reformed [...] Full text...

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US approves more humanitarian assistance to Sudan

25 october 2020 - 16:12:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Administration has announced yet another package of humanitarian assistance to the Sudan, amounting to [...] Full text...

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Step up action to achieve global ceasefire during COVID-19 pandemic: UN chief

24 october 2020 - 13:14:08
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s 75th anniversary on Saturday, which falls as countries continue to battle the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Libyan Joint Military Commission seals deal on permanent ceasefire in Geneva

23 october 2020 - 13:27:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fourth round of talks of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission, held since Monday in Geneva, [...] Full text...

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Security Council told little progress on disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan

23 october 2020 - 07:10:37
New York, US (PANA) - Despite the strengthening of the relationship between Sudan and South Sudan, little progress has been [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari orders #EndSARS protesters to stop demonstrating

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

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Arrest of chairman of Libyan media authority: Interior minister denounces violations of law

22 october 2020 - 23:57:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, Thursday deplored the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan leaders drum up support for constitutional change movement

22 october 2020 - 23:05:28
Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has embarked on a campaign to rally citizens in western Kenya to [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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South African president urged to intervene in Nigerian crisis

22 october 2020 - 10:59:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his [...] Full text...

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African Civil Society condemns Guinea's post-election violence

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

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Guinea gov't says at least 10 killed in post-election violence

22 october 2020 - 10:47:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government on Wednesday announced that a dozen people have been killed in post-election violence [...] Full text...

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AU condemns violence in Nigeria's #EndSars protests

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

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

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

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Inter-Libyan Military Commission meeting in Geneva agrees to open land routes, air flights and maintain truce

21 october 2020 - 19:38:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At the end of their two-day meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, delegates from the "warring" parties who [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Violent clashes erupt between ruling and opposition party supporters

21 october 2020 - 19:18:45
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Violent clashes have broke out on Wednesday in Lambagni, a northern neighbourhood in the upper suburbs [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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National Assembly moves to stop #EndSARS protests across Nigeria

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

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

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

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

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

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Rights group says wanted DRC warlord preys on civilians

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

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

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

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ECOWAS notes continued points of disagreement in Ivorian electoral process

19 october 2020 - 20:22:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said here Monday it [...] Full text...

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

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

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Guinean gov't blasts opposition candidate Diallo, his activists for 'premature' celebration of his 'victory'

19 october 2020 - 11:17:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government on Monday expressed "surprise and indignation" after scenes of jubilation on Sunday by [...] Full text...

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Presidential election underway in Guinea

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

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Nigeria govt warns against anarchy in ongoing #EndSARS protests

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

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UN chief urges Guinea presidential poll stakeholders to ensure peace

18 october 2020 - 07:52:23
New York, US (PANA) - On the eve of the presidential election in Guinea, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on [...] Full text...

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

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

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12 African migrants dead, others missing off Horn of Africa

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

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Accelerating learning, earnings of adolescent girls, young women in the Sahel

17 october 2020 - 09:42:52
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A significant scale-up of activities for the Sahel Women Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD) project [...] Full text...

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

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

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World Bank, IMF boards urge transfer of real resources to developing countries

16 october 2020 - 22:47:40
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Development Committee of the world’s top financial institutions said Friday the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

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Invest in rural women, help them build resilience to future crises, urges UN chief

16 october 2020 - 07:37:32
New York, US (PANA) - Rural women play a critical role in agriculture, food security and managing land and natural [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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WHO appoints co-chairs of Independent Commission on sexual misconduct during Ebola response in DR Congo

15 october 2020 - 20:28:38
GENEVA, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization has appointed two distinguished leaders to co-chair an Independent Commission on sexual [...] Full text...

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Somalia Humanitarian Fund allocates US$9.26 million for floods response

15 october 2020 - 15:06:57
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) has released US$9.26 million to scale up priority life-saving assistance to [...] Full text...

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

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

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Gambia: EU launches two new projects to protect illegal migrants

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

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UNESCO Director- General visits Brazzaville and Kinshasa

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

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UN envoy outlines progress towards cooperation in Great Lakes Region

14 october 2020 - 06:14:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Even as they confront the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in Africa’s Great Lakes Region continue to improve [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes appointment of 5 women judges in Tripoli and Benghazi

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

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CERF grants $5 million to support flood victims in Niger

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

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UNSMIL welcomes appointment of five women judges

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

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NHRC says girls in Gambia continue to face FGM despite ban

12 october 2020 - 20:41:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -  The National Human Rights Commission said here Monday many girls in Gambia continued to face Female [...] Full text...

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

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

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FNDC reports 92 deaths in its ranks in Guinea

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

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Tunisia to host inter-Libyan talks in November

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

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

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

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ECOWAS welcomes release of Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé

10 october 2020 - 15:20:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday welcomed the release of Malian [...] Full text...

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Malian opposition leader says he was not subjected to violence during his detention

09 october 2020 - 14:52:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, who spoke briefly to the press on Thursday upon his arrival [...] Full text...

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LEAD: WFP awarded Nobel Peace Prize for 2020

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

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

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

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UNHCR condemns ‘brutal and callous’ killings in Burkina Faso

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

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Top UN officials warn Guineans to steer clear of hate speech

08 october 2020 - 06:21:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Given the history of intercommunal violence in Guinea, two high-level UN Officials have voiced concern over [...] Full text...

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DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, Angola presidents condemn activism of negative forces in Great Lakes sub-region

07 october 2020 - 23:58:44
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda and Angola, Wednesday condemned the [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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Morocco, UN sign headquarter agreement to fight against terrorism in Africa

06 october 2020 - 22:21:36
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and the United Nations (UN) Tuesday through videoconferencing signed an agreement to establish an office [...] Full text...

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CONGO, UNICEF discuss issues linked to gender-based violence

06 october 2020 - 20:57:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital economy, Leon juste Ibombo, Tuesday met with the [...] Full text...

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Libya: "Zero impunity" for alleged human rights violators - UN

06 october 2020 - 17:15:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Chairman of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission to Libya (FFML), Mohamed Auajjar, said the UN Mission [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges Libyans to make real progress in the search for peace and stability

05 october 2020 - 17:49:34
New York, US (PANA) – Stating that Libya’s future is at stake, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Monday called on [...] Full text...

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Libya: UN official warns, the informal ceasefire on fighting front is ‘’fragile’’

04 october 2020 - 18:14:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, has warned that although [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Flooding, surging inflation threaten humanitarian assistance in Sudan

02 october 2020 - 16:41:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Catastrophic flooding and rising food and health costs in Sudan, have driven up the number of people in need, the UN Office for the [...] Full text...

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

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

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Guterres says Central African Republic elections are ‘unique opportunity’ for peace

02 october 2020 - 06:11:43
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called for parties in the Central African Republic (CAR) to prioritise [...] Full text...

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Joint ECOWAS, AU, UN mission expected in Guinea

01 october 2020 - 11:45:00
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A high-level delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...

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Rights group. urges Senegal to prosecute police officers over assault on online media camerawoman

30 september 2020 - 21:31:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights advocate, ARTICLE 19 West Africa, Wednesday urged the Senegal government to prosecute police officers [...] Full text...

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Flooding leaves South Sudan facing threat of ‘catastrophic’ hunger levels, UN says

30 september 2020 - 08:30:03
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Torrential rains and flooding across South Sudan have created the threat of “catastrophic” levels of [...] Full text...

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Libyan rival administrations appeal for direct talks of joint 5+5 military commission

30 september 2020 - 07:35:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Direct talks on security and military issues , bringing together two delegations of the military and [...] Full text...

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Gunmen in Ghana attack buses of state transport company in Volta Region

30 september 2020 - 06:49:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Police Service says that it has begun investigations into an attack by gunmen on [...] Full text...

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Libyan pro-governmental forces announce stopping fortifications of Russian mercenaries at al-Joufra military base

29 september 2020 - 23:11:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The intelligence and information unit of the army loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Police arrest 6 alleged perpetrators of assault and rape

29 september 2020 - 18:24:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's National Police on Tuesday announced that they have uncovered a network of people [...] Full text...

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Flooding leaves South Sudan facing threat of ‘catastrophic’ hunger levels

29 september 2020 - 16:34:54
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Torrential rains and flooding across South Sudan have created the threat of “catastrophic” hunger levels [...] Full text...

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Politicians and Nigeria's recent elections (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)

28 september 2020 - 17:01:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - After consistent bashing, castigation and blame for disputed elections, sometimes unjustifiably, the Prof. Mahmood Yakubu-led Nigeria’s [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says refugees in Sudan most worried about violence, health and food

28 september 2020 - 14:37:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Refugees living in Sudan are weary of security, food and health care, according to a report released on [...] Full text...

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Top UN official urges Ivorians to work together for peaceful presidential vote

28 september 2020 - 10:48:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Office for West [...] Full text...

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Battalion chief involved in Tripoli clashes surrenders to pro-gov’t forces

27 september 2020 - 17:34:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ali Idridder, chief of the "al-Dhaman" battalion, involved in the armed clashes, Friday surrendered in Tajoura, [...] Full text...

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Project launched in Mali to promote freedom, safety of women journalists

27 september 2020 - 11:42:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Press Centre, in collaboration with the UNESCO office here, Friday launched the "Promoting the safety [...] Full text...

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Libyan Defence Ministry says armed clashes between two battalions in Tripoli a 'threat to state security'

27 september 2020 - 11:24:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Defence Ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has condemned Friday's clashes between [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits kill 12 policemen, 5 soldiers in Nigeria

26 september 2020 - 12:37:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Nigeria’s northeast region and bandits in [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL expresses concern over armed clashes between two armed gangs in Tripoli

25 september 2020 - 22:02:15
 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said Friday it was following closely with ‘deep concern’ [...] Full text...

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HRW flays Guinean security forces for failing to stem election-related violence

25 september 2020 - 12:50:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Human Rights Watch on Friday accused Guinea's security forces of failing to protect people from election-related and [...] Full text...

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UNHCR assists displaced and flood-affected families in the Sahel

25 september 2020 - 12:38:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is stepping up efforts to help uprooted families [...] Full text...

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Deadly flooding adds new danger to communities fleeing Sahel violence

25 september 2020 - 05:22:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Humanitarians have stepped up assistance to communities “on the brink”, who have been affected by devastating [...] Full text...

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Political forum due for October in Geneva, all hopes for Libyans (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

25 september 2020 - 00:01:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - All eyes are focused on the Swiss capital, Geneva, where a new round of inter-Libyan talks [...] Full text...

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Niger launches project to promote girls’ education in conflict zones

24 september 2020 - 22:02:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien authorities Thursday launched the “Breaking Barriers to Girls Education (BBGE)” project to promote girls' [...] Full text...

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The East African Community expresses interest in Burundi TRC

24 september 2020 - 15:54:17
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A delegation of the General Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) is in Burundi as [...] Full text...

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No human rights progress despite new presidency in Burundi - UN iiInquiry finds

24 september 2020 - 12:48:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has urged the international community to remain concerned about the [...] Full text...

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With lessons from Ebola outbreak, DRC moved swiftly to curb coronavirus spread - Tshisekedi

24 september 2020 - 05:56:45
New York, US (PANA) - Learning its lessons from the Ebola outbreak, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) took swift [...] Full text...

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Felix Tshisekedi calls for international sanctions against armed groups in eastern DRC

23 september 2020 - 18:45:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, Tuesday reminded the United [...] Full text...

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287 Burundian refugees repatriated this Wednesday from DR Congo

23 september 2020 - 15:45:13
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 287 Burundian refugees were repatriated Wednesday from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where they [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe MDC Alliance opposition official Job Sikhala released from jail

23 september 2020 - 13:30:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zengeza West Member of Parliament Job Sikhala finally left prison Wednesday after his bail of ZWL50,000 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief warns pandemic is ‘dress rehearsal’ for challenges ahead

23 september 2020 - 05:45:47
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday appealed for global solidarity to overcome the COVID-19, and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African President warns pandemic has set back African development

23 september 2020 - 05:19:31
New York, US (PANA) - Despite the continent-wide approach taken by African countries to combat COVID-19, the pandemic has set [...] Full text...

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Freed MDC Alliance official, Job Sikhala, to spend Tuesday night in jail

22 september 2020 - 17:57:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Freed Zengeza West Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala, who was granted bail of ZWL50,000 (US$610) by [...] Full text...

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MDC Alliance official released on US$610 bail in Zimbabwe

22 september 2020 - 17:50:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zengeza West Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala, has been granted ZWL50,000 (US$610) bail by the High [...] Full text...

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South Africa's top court hears hate speech case

22 september 2020 - 14:25:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Constitutional Court on Tuesday heard arguments in the hate speech case against prominent [...] Full text...

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Violence leaves more than 300,000 ‘completely reliant’ on assistance in northern Mozambique - WFP

22 september 2020 - 12:24:50
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) -Worsening conflict, combined with a precarious humanitarian situation, has forced more than 300,000 people to flee their homes [...] Full text...

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Stand together and build a just world, UN chief says in message for International Day of Peace

22 september 2020 - 05:41:21
New York, US (PANA) - Even amid the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic, people everywhere must continue to make peace [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President nudges South Sudan to respect comprehensive ceasefire deal

21 september 2020 - 18:20:48
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta received on Monday a delegation of Special Envoys of South Sudanese President [...] Full text...

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UN and partners promote sport as a tool to prevent violent extremism

19 september 2020 - 05:53:52
New York, US (PANA) - Ambassadors, senior UN officials, representatives of global sports organizations, and managers of some of the [...] Full text...

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Presidential election campaign opens in Guinea

18 september 2020 - 14:31:02
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Election campaign for Guinea's October 18 presidential poll started on Friday and will close on October [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags widespread xenophobic violence in South Africa

18 september 2020 - 05:41:59
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Xenophobic harassment and violence against African and Asian foreigners living in South Africa are routine [...] Full text...

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New wave of famine could sweep the globe, warn UN officials

18 september 2020 - 05:18:10
New York, US (PANA) - The global hunger crisis caused by conflict – and now compounded by COVID-19 – is [...] Full text...

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UN report says human rights violations continue in Burundi under new Govt

18 september 2020 - 05:07:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-appointed investigators have issued fresh warnings about ongoing rights violations and impunity in Burundi, since the death [...] Full text...

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Protect health workers to save patients, WHO reiterates on World Patient Safety Day

17 september 2020 - 14:39:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 has reminded the world of the vital role health workers play in relieving suffering and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic threatens human capital gains of the past decade - New WB report

16 september 2020 - 17:57:39
Washington, US (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new [...] Full text...

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Morocco's Supreme Council of the Judiciary rejects Amnesty International's accusations

16 september 2020 - 13:28:15
Rabat , Morocco (PANA) - Morocco's Supreme Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ) has rejected Amnesty International's accusations, deploring the organisation's [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams jail term for Algerian journalist for coverage of protest movement as 'mockery of justice'

16 september 2020 - 08:33:30
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has denounced as "a mockery of justice" the appeal court in [...] Full text...

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FIDH and ZimRights condemn persecution of dissidents in Zimbabwe

15 september 2020 - 21:05:01
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Federation of Human Rights (IFHR) and Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), Tuesday strongly condemned [...] Full text...

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South Sudan urged to address barriers to girl-child education

15 september 2020 - 17:12:17
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The government and other education actors in South Sudan should intensify the fight against sexual [...] Full text...

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UN urges a more equal, inclusive world, marking International Day of Democracy

15 september 2020 - 13:39:07
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations marked the annual International Day of Democracy on Tuesday calling on world [...] Full text...

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United-States announces crash of two Russian MiG-29 jet fighters

14 september 2020 - 22:12:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Admiral Heidi Berg, chief of intelligence services at the US military commandment in Africa (AFRICOM) in [...] Full text...

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Bachelet urges urgent action to strengthen resilience and protect people’s rights

14 september 2020 - 13:17:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – In view of sharply escalating suffering and turmoil across the world, human rights principles, norms and [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe gendarme killed in centre-north

13 september 2020 - 10:50:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A Burkinabe gendarme was killed on Saturday morning in the rural community of Pensa, in [...] Full text...

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Mozambique: Amnesty international calls for investigation into videos showing tortures by Mozambican security forces

11 september 2020 - 21:09:34
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) Wednesday called on the Mozambican government to open independent investigations into serious acts [...] Full text...

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March against kidnappings holds September 12 in Kinshasa

11 september 2020 - 17:28:46
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Civil society organisations have called out their members to attend a massive protest march on [...] Full text...

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South African football legend to coach Reading FC

11 september 2020 - 13:05:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African football legend Quinton Fortune has been appointed first team coach at Reading [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council demands end to attacks on schools worldwide

11 september 2020 - 07:46:02
New York, US (US) - The UN Security Council on Thursday demanded a halt to attacks on schools, together with students [...] Full text...

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'Distrust of public institutions, health inequities could push more countries into conflict'

10 september 2020 - 04:35:02
New York, US (PANA) - The erosion of trust in public institutions, unequal access to health care and tensions around [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian women rise up against increased incidents of gender-based violence

09 september 2020 - 15:51:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Hundreds of women defenders of human rights for women and girls on Wednesday gathered at the [...] Full text...

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NGO says attacks on students, teachers, and schools surge in Africa’s Sahel

09 september 2020 - 05:04:28
New York, US (PANA) – The Central Sahel has seen a significant spike in attacks on students, teachers, and schools [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean PM Lansana Kouyaté withdraws presidential bid

08 september 2020 - 22:55:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Less than a week after former Prime Minister Lansana Kouyaté, leader of the Party for Hope [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian president Ghazouani receives US special envoy for Sahel

08 september 2020 - 04:31:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian president,Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani on Monday received in audience the US special envoy for Sahel, [...] Full text...

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25 years after Beijing’s Women Conference, significance ‘undimmed’

05 september 2020 - 06:33:39
New York, US (PANA) - Exactly 25 years after the historic world conference in Beijing on the advancement and equality [...] Full text...

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Jailed Zimbabwe investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono finally set free

02 september 2020 - 22:19:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Jailed investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was Wednesday finally granted bail in the sum of ZWL10,000 (US$120.01) [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition leader Jacob Ngarivhume granted bail

02 september 2020 - 13:28:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  - Jailed Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, of the Transform Zimbabwe party has finally been granted ZWL50,000 [...] Full text...

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France welcomes peace deal between Sudanese government, armed movements

01 september 2020 - 20:36:16
Paris, France (PANA) - France Tuesday welcomed the peace deal signed Monday in Juba between the Sudanese transitional authorities, an [...] Full text...

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Prominent Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono's health deteriorates in Zimbabwean prison

01 september 2020 - 17:35:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's jailed prominent journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, is now unwell at the country's notorious Chikurubi Maximam Security [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief welcomes Sudan peace deal, urges accountability

01 september 2020 - 15:03:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has welcomed the signing of a peace deal [...] Full text...

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UNESCO raises red flags on global education, as fewer than half world's students cannot return to school

01 september 2020 - 13:00:59
Paris, France (PANA) - Classes for more than 450 million students starting the new academic year are expected to be [...] Full text...

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Security patrol targeted by suicide bomber in Libyan capital

01 september 2020 - 10:29:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A suicide bomber blew himself up on Tuesday morning near a security patrol in Janzour, west [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Generations of progress for women, girls could be lost to pandemic, Guterres warns

01 september 2020 - 04:44:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Highlighting the disproportionate and devastating socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on women and girls globally, the UN [...] Full text...

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Sudanese peace agreement should deliver lasting peace, urges Amnesty Intl

31 august 2020 - 23:12:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The signing of the peace agreement between the Sudanese government and the Sudan Revolutionary Front should [...] Full text...

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US, UK, Sweden pledge support for peace deal in Sudan, call on others to join

31 august 2020 - 21:57:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States, United Kingdom, and Norway, collectively known as the Troika, Monday welcomed the peace [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea to reopen places of worship in five communes from Friday

30 august 2020 - 17:17:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Mosques and churches, which have been closed since last March because of the coronavirus pandemic in [...] Full text...

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Ahmadiyya Muslim Community leader condemns burning of Quran in Sweden

30 august 2020 - 14:07:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The worldwide head and Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, His Holiness Hazrat Ahmad, Sunday strongly [...] Full text...

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UN Mission in Libya calls for calm, preservation of citizens' rights

29 august 2020 - 16:04:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called for calm, the application of the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia foils nine illegal migration attempts

29 august 2020 - 10:26:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units have foiled nine attempts at illegal migration to Italy and arrested 90 people, [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief urges DR Congo to protect Nobel laureate Mukwege amid death threats

28 august 2020 - 20:38:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Friday condemned death threats against Congolese Nobel Prize [...] Full text...

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Malian media regulatory body hails professionalism of journalists

28 august 2020 - 10:47:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The High Authority for Communication (HAC), the media regulatory authority in Mali, has praised the professionalism [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say 'thousands still missing' in South Sudan

28 august 2020 - 05:24:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two human rights groups on Friday asked the South Sudan authorities to investigate the fate and [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert calls for ceasefire, commitment from all stakeholders to ensure free elections in CAR

28 august 2020 - 05:01:12
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The UN’s expert on human rights in the Central African Republic (CAR) has issued [...] Full text...

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Four Malian soldiers killed in an ambush

27 august 2020 - 16:34:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Four Malian soldiers were killed on Thursday in an ambush on a location 25 km [...] Full text...

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Libya: GNA Chair alerts UN of criminal activities against civilians by Haftar forces

27 august 2020 - 14:08:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has expressed concern over reports received [...] Full text...

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WFP: Refugees at risk of hunger and malnutrition, as relief packages dwindle in eastern Africa

26 august 2020 - 18:29:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to reduce its food and cash assistance [...] Full text...

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At least 11 people killed in Burundi by attackers from DR Congo

26 august 2020 - 14:49:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - At least 11 people were killed in southern Burundi between August 23 to 24 by armed [...] Full text...

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ICRC registers some 44,000 people 'missing' in Africa, nearly half of them children

26 august 2020 - 12:10:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly 44,000 people across Africa are registered as missing with the International Committee of the Red [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: U.S. calls for free, transparent and inclusive elections

25 august 2020 - 15:55:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy in Cote d'Ivoire on Tuesday called for free, transparent and inclusive elections [...] Full text...

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Over 1,200 children in Zambia abused in second quarter of 2020

25 august 2020 - 09:58:54
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia Police have revealed that 1,256 children were abused countrywide during the second quarter of 2020, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Angolan security agents kill youngsters in virus-curbing measurers - Rrights group

24 august 2020 - 20:49:35
(Embargoed till 25 August 00.00 hours GMT) Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Amnesty International Tuesday  accused Angolan security forces of killing at [...] Full text...

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Libyan Health Ministry denies reports of deaths, serious injuries during Tripoli protest

24 august 2020 - 17:42:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The health ministry of the Libyan government of national accord (GNA) says there were no death [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: ECOWAS frowns at violence in run-up to presidential election

24 august 2020 - 17:21:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday expressed concern [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International criticises Nigerian govt. for leaving rural communities at mercy of gunmen

24 august 2020 - 15:50:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday criticised the Nigerian authorities for leaving rural communities at the mercy of [...] Full text...

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Imam Mahmoud Dicko calls on military junta in Mali to respect its commitments

22 august 2020 - 15:28:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Imam Mahmoud Dicko, leader of the June 5 Movement- Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP), Saturday admonished [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Minerals Council launches first National Day of Women in Mining

22 august 2020 - 11:37:26
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Minerals Council of South Africa Friday launched the first National Day of Women in [...] Full text...

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Mali: Three killed, a dozen wounded in intercommunal violence in Gao

21 august 2020 - 23:53:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three people were killed and nine others wounded Thursday night in Gao, a city located [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: MDC Alliance Chieftain, Job Sikhala, arrested

21 august 2020 - 18:09:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance Vice-Chairman and Zengeza West legislator, Job Sikhala, was arrested on Friday [...] Full text...

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Mali: Abducted opposition leader, Soumaila Cisse, reunites with family

21 august 2020 - 15:55:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Soumaila Cisse, leader of opposition party URD (Union for the Republic and Democracy), held hostage [...] Full text...

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