French media highlight Ogossagou massacre
31 march 2019 - 18:32:20Paris, France (PANA) - The massacre of some 160 people in the Malian village of Ogosssagou on 23 March by [...] Full text...
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Paris, France (PANA) - The massacre of some 160 people in the Malian village of Ogosssagou on 23 March by [...] Full text...
Arab League Summit: Guterres reaffirms strong link between UN and people of Arab world
31 march 2019 - 17:17:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Attending the Summit of the League of Arab States in Tunis, Tunisia, on Sunday, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Nigeria community says 148 members killed, 545 houses destroyed in communal violence since February
31 march 2019 - 13:21:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Adara Community, in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria, says that 148 [...] Full text...
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Moussa Faki concerned about the situation in the Comoros
30 march 2019 - 18:53:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed concern about the deteriorating [...] Full text...
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UN, partners meet on Saturday in Tunis on the Libyan crisis
30 march 2019 - 10:46:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials of the United Nations (UN), led by Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, the League of Arab States, the [...] Full text...
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‘Address root causes of instability in Mali through ‘aid and support’ - urges UN chief
30 march 2019 - 08:28:55New York, US (PANA) - Appearing before the Security Council on Friday, UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has stressed that the only [...] Full text...
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Ebola cases rising in DR Congo, but WHO cites progress in community trust-building
29 march 2019 - 19:06:51Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A rise in new cases of the deadly Ebola virus disease in eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Multi National Joint Task Force says 7 Boko Haram terrorists killed around Lake Chad Basin nations
29 march 2019 - 18:15:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Friday said that seven Boko Haram terrorists were killed [...] Full text...
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Mali declares 3 days of national mourning for victims of Ogossagou massacre
29 march 2019 - 12:04:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has declared three days of national mourning for some 160 people killed last [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Algerian authorities to stop prosecuting peaceful protesters
29 march 2019 - 10:45:49Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algerian authorities must stop prosecuting peaceful protesters and allow the judiciary to function independently, Amnesty International [...] Full text...
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Rights group says 170 civilians killed, hundreds of homes burned in English-speaking Cameroon areas
29 march 2019 - 06:00:02Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Government forces have killed dozens of civilians, used indiscriminate force and set fire to hundreds of [...] Full text...
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Top UN genocide prevention official sounds alarm over recent ethnically-targeted killings in Mali
29 march 2019 - 05:40:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, on Thursday expressed his deepest [...] Full text...
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Foreign interference in Libya casts shadow over inclusive conference
28 march 2019 - 21:19:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, said here Thursday the continued [...] Full text...
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154 cases of serious children rights violations recorded in February in DRC
28 march 2019 - 18:58:50Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The Child protection section of the UN Mission for DR Congo stabilization (MONUSCO) listed 154 [...] Full text...
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Former Togolese Interior minister banned from boarding Air France flight for Togo
28 march 2019 - 17:23:27Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The former Togolese Interior minister in the Eyadema Gnassingbé regime, François Akila-Esso Boko, on exile in [...] Full text...
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IOM launches project to support sustainable reintegration of returning migrants in Mali
28 march 2019 - 14:36:45Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in partnership with the Italian NGO International Cooperation (COOPI), officially [...] Full text...
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Cyclone Idai: 'Race against time’ to help women who bore the brunt
28 march 2019 - 06:54:07Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - As the full extent of destruction caused by Cyclone Idai across southern Africa continues to be [...] Full text...
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Former Mauritanian PM urges Bamako to protect its citizens
27 march 2019 - 16:57:26Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former Prime Minister Sidi Mohamed ould Boubacar, and now candidate for the June 2019 presidential election [...] Full text...
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Congolese Nobel Laureate Denis Mukwege wants sexual violence victims compensated
27 march 2019 - 16:43:47Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – On the initiative of Luxemburg's Grand Duchess, Maria Theresa, Congolese Denis Mukwege, Nobel peace Prize winner [...] Full text...
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ICC delegation in Bamako to investigate massacre in central Mali
27 march 2019 - 14:23:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on Wednesday announced the arrival in [...] Full text...
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Belgium strongly condemns 'heinous massacre' of Mali villagers
27 march 2019 - 10:26:05Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium has strongly condemned last Saturday's "heinous massacre" in Ogossagou village, in central Mali. In a statement [...] Full text...
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More crisis in Mali as opposition leader demands PM's resignation
26 march 2019 - 17:39:15Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Front for the Safeguarding of Democracy (FSD), Mr.Soumaïla Cissé, has demanded the [...] Full text...
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UN human rights office urges Mali to prevent human rights violations
26 march 2019 - 15:50:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Saturday’s horrific attacks in Mali, which left at least 153 people dead and 73 injured, marked [...] Full text...
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Violence and mass killings in Mali must stop - ICC Prosecutor
26 march 2019 - 14:12:02The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, has strongly condemned the recurrent violence in [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian party condemns Mali massacre
26 march 2019 - 11:53:47Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian opposition party, Union des Forces de Progrès (UFP), on Tuesday "strongly denounced" last Saturday's massacre [...] Full text...
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ICC threatens legal proceedings against perpetrators of recent massacre in Mali
25 march 2019 - 21:41:13Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) said here Monday it would take the necessary measures against [...] Full text...
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France welcomes dissolution of militias in Mali
25 march 2019 - 18:35:44Paris, France (PANA) – France, which ‘’strongly’’ condemned Saturday’s violence perpetrated against the people in Central Mali, leaving more than [...] Full text...
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The UN Security Council reaffirms support to Burkina Faso on fight against terrorism
25 march 2019 - 17:40:12Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso president, Roch March Chrtistian Kaboré, also current chairman of the G5 Sahel, on [...] Full text...
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One killed, two abducted in attack by armed group in southern Libya
25 march 2019 - 14:16:47Tripoli, Libye (PANA) - One person was killed and two others abducted in an attack by an unidentified armed group [...] Full text...
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UNFPA Africa regional director on working visit in Cameroon
25 march 2019 - 12:59:05Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Director for Africa, Mabingue Ngom, on Monday began a four-day [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian NGO urges rich nations to renew support for refugees in Uganda
25 march 2019 - 11:02:57Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Humanitarian NGO, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is calling on donor countries to take more responsibility for the [...] Full text...
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UN chief welcomes establishment of inclusive government in Central African Republic
25 march 2019 - 03:13:29New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the establishment in the Central African Republic (CAR) of a [...] Full text...
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WHO reaffirms commitment to DRC as Ebola outbreak nears 1,000 cases
24 march 2019 - 08:27:06Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - As the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) approaches 1,000 cases amid increased [...] Full text...
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UN condemns ‘unspeakable’ attack that leaves scores dead in central Mali
24 march 2019 - 08:07:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations has strongly condemned the armed attack on a village in restive central Mali which [...] Full text...
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Libya's inclusive conference, the ultimate opportunity to resolve the crisis (A PANA feature)
22 march 2019 - 17:58:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With the announcement on Wednesday of the dates for the National Inclusive Conference (14-15 April) in [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Islamists, security forces committed 'atrocities' in Burkina Faso
22 march 2019 - 11:18:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The atrocities committed by armed groups in the Sahel region of northern Burkina Faso and [...] Full text...
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More children killed by unsafe water, than bullets, says UNICEF chief
22 march 2019 - 06:05:36New York, US (PANA) - A lack of safe water, is far deadlier for children than war in more than [...] Full text...
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US 'disappointed' at low turnout, voter intimidation in Nigeria's elections
22 march 2019 - 05:01:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States of America on Thursday congratulated “the Nigerian people’s commitment to the democratic process” [...] Full text...
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DRC opposition leader Eugène Diomi Ndongala conditionally released
20 march 2019 - 23:40:17Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The leader of the opposition Christian Democracy (DC) party, Eugène Diomi Ndongala, was conditionally released on [...] Full text...
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Tunisia celebrates six decades of independence
20 march 2019 - 19:41:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisians are Wednesday celebrating the 63rd anniversary of Tunisia's independence after decades of liberation from French [...] Full text...
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'Talking boxes' reveal unspoken epidemic of female cut in Kenya (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
20 march 2019 - 10:05:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Leah Adhiambo breathes a sigh of relief. The girl-talk-session had ended successfully even though on an [...] Full text...
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Congo, UN sign new agreement for development aid
19 march 2019 - 19:53:57Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Planning, Statistics and Regional Integration, Olga Ingrid Eboucka-Babackas, and the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Televangelist charged over threats to TV journalist
19 march 2019 - 18:33:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Televangelist, James Ng’ang’a, was on Tuesday arraigned in court for threatening a TV journalist. Ng'ang'a was [...] Full text...
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Rape victims not afforded protection in Zimbabwe - US Report
19 march 2019 - 15:12:11Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)- Rape victims were not consistently afforded protection by the courts last year, despite sexual offences attracting lengthy [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army denies involvement in electoral malpractices and violence
19 march 2019 - 13:16:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Reeling under attacks for its involvement in electoral malpractices in the last general election in Nigeria, [...] Full text...
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Two police officers killed in ambush in northwest Burundi
19 march 2019 - 12:24:18Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Two national police officers were killed and their service weapons carried away in an ambush by [...] Full text...
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WFP gets involved in revival of Congo's agriculture sector
19 march 2019 - 10:52:56Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) will promote local food production in the Congo in order to ensure [...] Full text...
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UN pledges to do its ‘utmost to prevent and mitigate any risk of violence’ in DR Congo
19 march 2019 - 07:17:48New York, US (PANA) - Despite the relatively peaceful passage of December’s presidential election in the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court delegation meeting stakeholders in Monrovia
18 march 2019 - 13:47:39Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - A high-level delegation of the ECOWAS Court of Justice based in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday began a [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's central electoral body accuses Army of disrupting elections in Nigeria's Niger Delta
16 march 2019 - 16:45:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday accused the Nigerian Army and armed gangs of [...] Full text...
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Libya strongly comdemns the attacks on mosques in New Zealand
16 march 2019 - 10:15:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan foreign affairs ministry of the Government of National Accord has strongly condemned Friday's [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army constitutes probes alleged misconduct by personnel in 2019 general elections
15 march 2019 - 16:37:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Faced with viral evidence and mounting witnesses to the involvement of the military in electoral violence [...] Full text...
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Tropical Cyclone Idai cuts electricity and communications in Mozambique’s Beira city
15 march 2019 - 15:17:16Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall during Thursday night near Beira city of Sofala Province in central [...] Full text...
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Atalanta operation in Indian Ocean gets new commander
15 march 2019 - 10:04:58Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Spanish Rear Admiral Ricardo Hernandez has been appointed the Commander of the Atalanta Operation, which hunts [...] Full text...
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DR Congo Ebola centre attacks could force retreat against the deadly disease, warns WHO chief
15 march 2019 - 07:01:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Attacks on Ebola treatment centres in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), risk reversing the [...] Full text...
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Some 260,000 children in DR Congo’s Kasai region suffering severe acute malnutrition
14 march 2019 - 06:51:22Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - More than a quarter of a million children in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Nigerien soldiers kill 33 Boko Haram terrorists, seize important equipment
13 march 2019 - 18:04:08Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Thirty-three Boko-Haram terrorists were killed on Tuesday by Nigerien soldiers in the Lake Chad zone and [...] Full text...
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Crippled health system impedes development in Senegal's southern region
13 march 2019 - 14:56:53Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Access to adequate health care is one of the biggest issues facing people in rural Casamance, [...] Full text...
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European ambassadors renew support to the political process and UN action plan in Libya
13 march 2019 - 12:52:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ambassadors of the Member States of the European Union (EU) in Libya have renewed support for [...] Full text...
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EU deplores political repression in Cameroon
13 march 2019 - 10:22:06Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy and Common Security (CFSP), Federica Mogherini, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian soldiers kill 55 bandits, rescue 760 civilians in Zamfara State
13 march 2019 - 08:02:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army says that its troops have killed 55 bandits and rescued about 760 villagers [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese mothers teaching daughters ‘safer’ ways to survive rape - UN rights
12 march 2019 - 21:28:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual attacks in South Sudan are so common that mothers now teach their daughters how to [...] Full text...
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UN warns that 'new waves of violence’ likely in DR Congo
12 march 2019 - 17:32:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "New waves of violence” could erupt "at any time" in western Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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Herdsmen kill scores, burn over 30 houses in northwest Nigeria
12 march 2019 - 13:02:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Attacks and counter-attacks in Kajuru, Kaduna State of northwest Nigeria appear unending as gunmen, suspected to [...] Full text...
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EU observer mission says low turnout, violence mar Nigeria's elections
12 march 2019 - 07:59:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Nigeria says that last Saturday’s governorship and [...] Full text...
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Violence, disruptions, militarization mar collation of Nigeria's governorship election
11 march 2019 - 07:45:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Collation of election results in Nigeria is being marred by violence and alleged militarization of the [...] Full text...
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Women hit headlines this week in Mauritius
09 march 2019 - 17:31:08Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The news was dominated this week in Mauritius by the celebration of International Women's Day [...] Full text...
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Collation of results begins in Nigeria's State elections
09 march 2019 - 16:50:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Collation of votes has begun at the 119,973 polling units after Nigerians voted to elect the [...] Full text...
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Nigerians elect State Governors, State Assembly legislators
09 march 2019 - 09:36:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Voting began early Saturday in Nigeria as citizens lined up in various polling units to elect [...] Full text...
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President Condé defends Guinean women's cause on International Women’s Day
08 march 2019 - 22:46:43Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – President Alpha Condé said here Friday women’s liberation and emancipation emanates from their economic independence. Speaking to [...] Full text...
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Cameroonian Aïssa Doumara wins French Republic Simone Veil Prize for gender equality
08 march 2019 - 20:48:29Paris, France (PANA) – French president Emmanuel Macron, on Friday at the occasion of the celebration of the international women’s [...] Full text...
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Libyan women commemorate International Women’s Day
08 march 2019 - 16:59:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Women in Libya, like other women in the world, on Friday celebrated International Women’s Day at [...] Full text...
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Women lawyers offer free legal consultations to strengthen protection of children in southern Senegal
08 march 2019 - 16:29:08Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The National Association of Women Lawyers of Senegal (AJS) on Thursday organised, in Ziguinchor, southern Senegal, [...] Full text...
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PM says Mauritius will not tolerate discrimination against women
08 march 2019 - 14:34:58Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Friday said that the government will not tolerate any discrimination [...] Full text...
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ICRC opens office in northeast Mali region of Ménaka
08 march 2019 - 12:24:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has announced the opening of a new office [...] Full text...
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Women’s empowerment ‘essential to global progress’ says Guterres, marking International Day
08 march 2019 - 07:09:24New York, US (PANA) - Women’s empowerment and gender equality are “essential to global progress”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...
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Documentary on sexually abused nuns goes viral in Belgium
07 march 2019 - 20:25:14Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Cinematographic documentary, "Sisters abused", and the other scandals of the Catholic Church", directed by ARTE, the [...] Full text...
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African women’s economic emancipation on the agenda of French president Macron
07 march 2019 - 19:50:46Paris, France (PANA) – French president, Emmanuel Macron, who made gender equality a top priority for the French G7 presidency, [...] Full text...
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Congolese star Mbilia Bel in Bujumbura to celebrate World's women's Day
07 march 2019 - 18:54:34Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Congolese star Mbilia Bel (51), arrived in Bujumbura on Thursday to perform in a concert to [...] Full text...
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Nigerian gov't says violence against children costs US$6.1 billion annually
07 march 2019 - 18:36:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government on Thursday put the economic impact of violence against children in the country [...] Full text...
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Inequality continues to drive rights violations, says UN rights chief
07 march 2019 - 06:06:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Inequality continues to drive rights violations everywhere, but some countries have made significant progress in tackling [...] Full text...
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8 killed, 13 wounded in violence in January 2019 in Libya
06 march 2019 - 19:44:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) recorded 21 civilian casualties, including eight deaths and [...] Full text...
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Guinea Bissau votes Sunday to elect members of Parliament
06 march 2019 - 16:53:50Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – Voters go to the polls on Sunday in Guinea Bissau to elect members of parliament (MPs) [...] Full text...
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UK calls for credible, peaceful Governorship, State Assembly elections in Nigeria
06 march 2019 - 14:04:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ahead of Saturday’s governorship and State Assembly elections in Nigeria, the British High Commission in Abuja [...] Full text...
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UN human rights chief 'regrets' closure of Burundi office following Government pressure
06 march 2019 - 07:34:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has expressed regret at the closure of [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso faces 'unprecedented' displacement - UN humanitarian office
06 march 2019 - 07:14:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Burkina Faso is facing “unprecedented” displacement, triggered by armed groups and intercommunal clashes, and exacerbated by [...] Full text...
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Former refugees from 59 communities in southern Senegal seek help from government
05 march 2019 - 22:57:18Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The inhabitants of 59 villages in the Djibidione district in Casamance, southern Senegal, returning from more [...] Full text...
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UN grants US$ 4 million to provide Immediate assistance to Displaced People in Burkina Faso
05 march 2019 - 21:05:46Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) has provided Burkina Faso with a $ 4 million central emergency [...] Full text...
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Civil society organization in Burkina Faso asks government to shed light on casualties in inter-communal violence
05 march 2019 - 16:51:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A civil society organization Tuesday called on the Burkina minister of Justice, Bessolé René Bagoro, [...] Full text...
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Togo Football Federation imposes heavy fines on football teams for violence in stadiums
04 march 2019 - 17:55:32Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese Football Federation (FTF) has imposed heavy fines on football teams and leaders to discourage [...] Full text...
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Broadcasting authority in Zambia shuts down private TV station for 30 days
04 march 2019 - 17:35:10Lusaka, Zimbabwe (PANA) The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) of Zambia has suspended independent television station - Prime TV - for [...] Full text...
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Women's Platform for Peace says satisfied with interactions with presidential candidates in Senegal
04 march 2019 - 17:09:04Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Women's Platform for Peace in Casamance (PFPC) in southern Senegal has expressed satisfaction with the [...] Full text...
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Mali, UN pledge to prevent, respond to conflict-related sexual violence
02 march 2019 - 13:39:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and the United Nations have pledged to work together for the prevention and response to [...] Full text...
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US congratulates President Buhari on re-election
02 march 2019 - 07:54:01Washington, US (PANA) - The United States has finally joined the rest of the world in congratulating Nigeria's President Muhammadu [...] Full text...
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MONUSCO carries out large-scale operations in conflict zones in DR Congo
01 march 2019 - 21:18:03Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Congo (MONUSCO), carried out large-scale operations in the last [...] Full text...
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Dubai meeting, a glimmer of hope for Libyan crisis or just an episode in the political process? (By Youssef Ba, PANA Correspondent)
01 march 2019 - 19:31:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The meeting on Wednesday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), between the Chairman of the Presidential [...] Full text...
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5 killed, 25 others injured in two bomb attacks in Mogadishu
01 march 2019 - 12:02:03Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – Five people were killed and 25 others injured in explosions on Thursday night at Makka street, [...] Full text...
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US congratulates Nigerian president Buhari on re-election
01 march 2019 - 10:53:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States government has congratulated Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election for his second [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe needs urgent scale-up in humanitarian response
28 february 2019 - 18:44:32Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock on Thursday announced the allocation [...] Full text...
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Somali refugees on the increase, NGO warns
28 february 2019 - 14:50:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The number of Somali civilians fleeing their homes because of unrest have increased by 50%, a [...] Full text...
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NRC raises red flag on rising number of Somali IDPs
28 february 2019 - 14:08:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 320,000 Somalis fled conflict and insecurity in their country in 2018, a Norwegian humanitarian organisation [...] Full text...
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Migration, sustainable development 'deeply interconnected', says President of UN General Assembly
28 february 2019 - 05:47:00New York, US (PANA) - Migration and sustainable development are “deeply interconnected” and the 2030 Agenda, the UN’s blueprint for a [...] Full text...
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'Silencing the guns in Africa' focus of debate in UN Security Council
28 february 2019 - 05:00:44New York, US (PANA) - Arms control, the illegal exploitation of natural resources, and the United Nations’ role in “silencing [...] Full text...
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UK Minister congratulates Buhari on winning second term
27 february 2019 - 19:37:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Kingdom Minister of State for Africa, Ms Harriett Baldwin, on Wednesday congratulated President Muhammadu [...] Full text...
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Reforms have improved women’s economic inclusion but gaps remain – WBG study
27 february 2019 - 18:53:58Washington, U.S. (PANA) - Globally, women are accorded only three-quarters of the legal rights that men enjoy, according to a [...] Full text...
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NOC lays down conditions to lift state of force majeure at Al-Charara oilfield
27 february 2019 - 11:14:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mustapha Sanallah, Director of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), has reiterated his desire for the [...] Full text...
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Japan gives UN agencies in US$4.9 million to assist displaced populations
27 february 2019 - 10:26:23Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – The Japanese government on Tuesday gave Cameroon a financial aid of US$4.9 million for UN agencies [...] Full text...
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2ND LEAD: Nigeria's main opposition party rejects result of presidential election
27 february 2019 - 05:44:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's main opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), whose candidate lost Saturday's presidential election to President Muhammadu Buhari [...] Full text...
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16 die in fresh armed bandit attacks in Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria
26 february 2019 - 19:55:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Governor of Nigeria’s Northwest State of Sokoto, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, on Tuesday confirmed the death [...] Full text...
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Congolese government to promote dialogue with rights organisations
26 february 2019 - 11:46:32Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government and non-governmental organisations on Monday in Brazzaville signed a protocol on dialogue. According to [...] Full text...
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'Human rights defenders in Equatorial Guinea facing persecution, attacks'
26 february 2019 - 05:23:54Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Human rights defenders and activists in Equatorial Guinea are facing arbitrary arrests, attacks and persecution [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for better protection of journalists, press freedom
26 february 2019 - 04:49:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Paying tribute to reporters around the world who “put their lives on the line” to tell [...] Full text...
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Commonwealth Group says Saturday's elections offered Nigerians opportunity to express their free will
25 february 2019 - 20:45:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commonwealth Group observing Nigeria's general election, declared on Monday that despite difficulties faced during the [...] Full text...
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US congratulates Nigerians on polls
25 february 2019 - 20:28:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States ambassador in Nigeria, Mr W. Stuart Symington, on Monday congratulated Nigerians on the [...] Full text...
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Arab, EU leaders' summit finds common ground for strong partnership
25 february 2019 - 18:48:27Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The first-ever summit of Arab and European Union (EU) leaders ended on Monday in [...] Full text...
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Togo's D1, D2 championships resume 2 March after measures to end violence on stadiums
25 february 2019 - 17:45:26Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The first and second division football championships will resume on 2 March, following the Togolese Football [...] Full text...
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AU applauds peaceful conduct of Nigeria's presidential, national assembly elections
25 february 2019 - 16:37:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The African Union (AU) Monday said the Nigerian presidential and national assembly elections held last Saturday [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's ruling party warns US, EU, France against 'interference' in country's polls
25 february 2019 - 07:51:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday night accused the international community of “mounting [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS observers appeal for 'tolerance, restraint' in Nigeria as results are due to be released
25 february 2019 - 06:25:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Observation Mission has appealed to leaders of Nigeria's political parties, candidates, their supporters and [...] Full text...
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Greece says no sign of brutality was involved in Nigerian's death at police station
24 february 2019 - 21:38:58Athens, Greeece (PANA)- Greek authorities said that the investigation into the death of a Nigerian man at the Greek capital [...] Full text...
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Leading Nigeria opposition candidate calls for end to violence
24 february 2019 - 20:52:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The presidential candidate of Nigeria’s major opposition party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice [...] Full text...
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Collation of results begins in Nigeria's presidential, national assembly elections
23 february 2019 - 19:47:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Collation of results have commenced across Nigeria as results have started coming in from polling units. Under [...] Full text...
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Widespread violence, other issues, mar elections in Nigeria's presidential, national assembly elections
23 february 2019 - 15:01:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s presidential and national assembly elections are being marred by widespread late arrival of electoral materials, [...] Full text...
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Voting begins in nationwide elections to elect President, National Assembly members in Nigeria
23 february 2019 - 11:54:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Voting has begun in various parts of Nigeria to elect the next president and the 109 [...] Full text...
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NGOs say Khartoum peace deal a chance for CAR
22 february 2019 - 22:57:44Paris, France (PANA) – The International Federation of Human Rights (IFHR) and two other rights groups have warned that the [...] Full text...
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Rights group says 'justice vital to peace' in CAR
22 february 2019 - 10:05:57Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The peace accord between the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and armed groups that was [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Council of Religions concerned about increase of school violence
22 february 2019 - 09:49:44Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Council of Religions (CoR), which brings together all religions, has expressed concern about violence [...] Full text...
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New CAR peace deal ‘only one step’ on challenging road ahead ahead - says UN envoy
22 february 2019 - 06:21:25New York, US (PANA) - Despite the signing of a recent peace deal between the Government of the Central African [...] Full text...
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Human rights body urges free, fair presidentiai poll in Senegal
21 february 2019 - 15:48:05Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Authorities in Senegal should take all appropriate measures to ensure that Sunday's Presidential Election is held [...] Full text...
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Ghana's President vows fiscal discipline in next election year
21 february 2019 - 14:24:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo vowed on Thursday he will maintain fiscal discipline through the West African [...] Full text...
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UN rights experts ‘outraged’ at ongoing widespread rights violations in South Sudan
21 february 2019 - 05:34:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - United Nations investigators on Wednesday denounced a raft of gross human rights violations being perpetrated in [...] Full text...
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Libyan army takes full control of Marzouk
20 february 2019 - 22:46:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Army has taken full control of the city of Morzuk after violent fighting [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army vows to carry out Presidential directive to shoot electoral violators
20 february 2019 - 21:40:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ahead of the rescheduled general elections on Saturday, and President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to the military [...] Full text...
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Burundi, Somalia call for "Urgent" Summit of troop-contributing countries to AMISOM
20 february 2019 - 20:06:39Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi and Somalia have called for an "urgent" Summit of Heads of State and Government of [...] Full text...
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Uganda's ruling party endorses Museveni to extend 35-year rule
20 february 2019 - 10:05:49Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda’s president of 33 years, Gen Yoweri Museveni, on Tuesday had his chances of continuing in [...] Full text...
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UN bemoans inadequate resettlement solutions for refugees worldwide
20 february 2019 - 05:40:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite record numbers of people forcibly displaced across borders, with 1.2 million in need of a [...] Full text...
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Niger military repels attack by unidentified armed group in Ténéré region - ANP
19 february 2019 - 21:03:26Agadez, Niger (PANA) - A military detachment Monday repelled an attack by unidentified heavily armed groups in Niger’s Ténéré region, [...] Full text...
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UNICEF outlines key actions for fresh CAR peace deal to make real difference for children
19 february 2019 - 09:06:57New York, US (PANA) - Hailing the recent peace agreement signed by 15 warring parties in the Central African Republic (CAR), [...] Full text...
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French media highlight postponement of Nigerian elections
18 february 2019 - 12:31:26Paris, France (PANA) - French newspapers on Monday highlihted the postponement of the general elections in Nigeria, touching on the [...] Full text...
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President Tshisekedi reassures about DRC's basic principles of diplomacy
16 february 2019 - 13:50:07Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The basic principles of the Congolese diplomacy remain the same since the country's independence in [...] Full text...
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Youth violence makes headlines this week in Mauritius
16 february 2019 - 11:53:23Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Young boys and girls, sometimes college students, fighting each other in public places, jostling, insulting [...] Full text...
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UN rights office condemns surging ‘endemic’ sexual violence in South Sudan
16 february 2019 - 05:37:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A surge in sexual violence in South Sudan’s Unity state targeting victims as young as eight [...] Full text...
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Leading opposition candidate, party, call for calm over postponement of elections
16 february 2019 - 05:35:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The candidate of Nigeria's major opposition party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President, Atiku [...] Full text...
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Election eve attack kills 66 in Northwest Nigeria
15 february 2019 - 22:00:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Kaduna State government in Northwest Nigeria on Friday evening confirmed the killing of 66 persons [...] Full text...
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Brutal sexual violence persists in northern Unity region of South Sudan - UN report
15 february 2019 - 15:22:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 134 women and girls have been raped and 41 have suffered other forms [...] Full text...
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Tshisekedi administration asked to punish those behind DRC post-poll killings
15 february 2019 - 13:14:44Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo’s new administration should demonstrate its human rights commitment by impartially investigating [...] Full text...
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Gov't threatens legal action on those calling for violent regime change
14 february 2019 - 21:35:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The government of Sudan on Thursday said it is taking stern legal action against those who [...] Full text...
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Buhari attempts to sway voters ahead of Saturday polls
14 february 2019 - 20:11:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday night again assured of a peaceful elections on Saturday, saying [...] Full text...
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Nigerian State Gov. confirms escape from Boko Haram ambush
14 february 2019 - 20:03:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Governor of the Boko Haram violence-ridden State of Borno, Northeast Nigeria, Mr Kashim Shettima, on [...] Full text...
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Nigerian elections followed with great expectations, says Johnson-Sirleaf
14 february 2019 - 17:51:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a former Liberian President and Head of the ECOWAS 200-member Observation Mission to [...] Full text...
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More South Sudanese refugees fleeing violence arrive in DRC
14 february 2019 - 16:51:16Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Thousands of people fleeing violence in South Sudan have arrived in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Nigerian army launches centre for monitoring security situation during, after elections
13 february 2019 - 17:19:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff Wednesday launched the ‘Army Situation Room’ to monitor the nation’s [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's contesting parties sign second accord on peaceful polls
13 february 2019 - 14:55:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President and candidate of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, former Vice President [...] Full text...
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Security forces detailed for protection of Senegalese presidential candidates
13 february 2019 - 13:40:04Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's five presidential candidates for the 24 February election were from Wednesday assured of full-time police [...] Full text...
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UN experts release critical report on Belgian colonial rule in DR Congo
13 february 2019 - 12:40:51Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has expressed worry over a report by UN experts which asks [...] Full text...
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Rights group demands protection from violence in Nigeria polls
13 february 2019 - 12:05:20Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights organisation Amnesty International is asking the Nigerian authorities to protect people from violence and [...] Full text...
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‘Urgent need’ to stop Mali violence with ‘effective’ military response: UN expert
13 february 2019 - 05:33:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The state of human rights and security across Mali is a “cause of grave concern”, the [...] Full text...
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Thousands flee fresh violence in South Sudan, many ‘suffering from trauma’
13 february 2019 - 05:16:30Juba, South Sudan (ANA) - The United Nations has said over the past few days thousands of desperate civilians have [...] Full text...
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Armed movement in northern Niger surrenders its weapons to authorities
12 february 2019 - 15:10:03Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Movement for Justice and Rehabilitation of Niger (MJRN), claiming to be part of the Toubou [...] Full text...
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Nigerian parties intensify campaigns ahead of Saturday's elections (News Analysis by Madu Onuora, PANA correspondent)
12 february 2019 - 09:39:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With just a few days to Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections in Nigeria, the two [...] Full text...
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Buhari's campaign criticises US over repeated calls for free, fair, peaceful vote
11 february 2019 - 18:02:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign team on Monday criticised the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stuart [...] Full text...
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AU Summit presses for dialogue on inclusive govt in DR Congo
11 february 2019 - 16:07:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security Smail Chergui held talks with President Felix Tshisekedi [...] Full text...
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Cross-border forum on peace and security opens in northern Niger
11 february 2019 - 15:54:16Dirkou, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Minister of Justice Marou Amadou on Monday opened a four-day cross-border forum on peace and [...] Full text...
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2018/19 CAF Champions League: Egyptian club Ismaily reinstated on appeal
10 february 2019 - 20:24:45Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Appeal Board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has upheld an appeal by Egyptian [...] Full text...
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UN Chief praises African leaders for overseeing “momentous wind of hope”
09 february 2019 - 16:43:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Saturday praised African Union leaders for overseeing “momentous wind of hope” [...] Full text...
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Rights body condemns brutal crackdown on Zimbabwean protesters
08 february 2019 - 16:48:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International documents has again spelled out how the Zimbabwean authorities have mounted a brutal crackdown [...] Full text...
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AU vows robust conflict prevention strategies to slow forced displacements
08 february 2019 - 16:41:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has pledged to intensify measures to reduce the scourge of conflicts [...] Full text...
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Security incidents claim 107 lives in Niger - OCHA report
08 february 2019 - 14:59:18Niamey, Niger (PANA) – About 107 people were killed, 97 injured and 131 abducted in 206 "security incidents" which occurred [...] Full text...
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Southern Libya, new theatre of clashes between Libyan stakeholders (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
08 february 2019 - 12:11:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The show of force in southern Libya has moved very fast into armed sounds of cannons [...] Full text...
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US envoy warns Nigerian politicians of consequences of electoral violence
08 february 2019 - 07:18:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The hardening position of the United States of America on the coming elections in Nigeria has [...] Full text...
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Female genital mutilation (FGM) declines steadily in Niger - survey
07 february 2019 - 22:25:48Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger made significant progress in the fight against female genital mutilation (FGM), with the national prevalence [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa salutes 'dawn of a new era'
07 february 2019 - 20:01:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Exactly a year after toppling Jacob Zuma and sweeping into office on a ticket [...] Full text...
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UN calls on international community to release funds pledged to G5 Sahel
07 february 2019 - 16:41:08Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Thursday called [...] Full text...
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Nigerian gov't launches campaign for support to the military in Boko Haram war
07 february 2019 - 16:26:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government on Thursday launched a national campaign to rally the support of Nigerians for [...] Full text...
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UN urges Senegalese political actors to preserve country's democratic image
07 february 2019 - 15:50:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Nigeria gov't says it supports Governor's 'body bags' comments
07 february 2019 - 11:11:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency says it supports the comments of the Governor of northwest State of Kaduna [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for zero tolerance for genital mutilation
06 february 2019 - 22:07:14New York, US (PANA) - Female genital mutilation, is “an abhorrent human rights violation” still affecting women and girls around [...] Full text...
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UN chief hails signing of new peace agreement
06 february 2019 - 22:00:00New York, US (PANA) - Following the signing of a peace agreement between the Government of the Central African Republic [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's main opposition party threatens to pull out of peace accord over threat to kill foreigners
06 february 2019 - 20:22:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday threatened to pull out of [...] Full text...
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AfDB invests over one billion dollars in Burundi
06 february 2019 - 13:40:07Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has financed 100 projects in Burundi for more than one billion [...] Full text...
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Former Ivorian president Gbagbo arrives in Belgium
06 february 2019 - 10:27:57Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo arrived on Tuesday evening in Belgium where his second wife, Mady [...] Full text...
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UN sees 'dramatic drop' in South Sudan political violence since peace agreement signing
06 february 2019 - 05:43:26New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan says political violence has “dropped dramatically” since the signing [...] Full text...
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Queen Mathilde of Belgium visits Mozambique
05 february 2019 - 15:15:51Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Queen Mathilde of Belgium on Monday began a working visit in Mozambique as the UN Goodwill [...] Full text...
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World must do more to tackle ‘shadowy’ mercenary activities undermining stability in Africa, says UN chief
05 february 2019 - 06:54:12New York, US (PANA) - With mercenaries undermining global peace and security and weakening States’ capacities to protect their people, [...] Full text...
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Six killed, 35 injured in attacks on health facilities in Libya in 2018, 2019 -WHO
04 february 2019 - 23:20:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Six health workers and patients were killed and 35 others, including 25 health professionals, were injured [...] Full text...
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American actress Bellamy Young concludes visit to Rwanda
04 february 2019 - 13:43:20Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - American actress Bellamy Young on Monday called on Rwandan President Paul Kagame shortly before concluding a [...] Full text...
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Press movement presses for truth over disappearance of Malian journalist
02 february 2019 - 14:06:45Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali's Movement for the Protection of Media against Violence (MPV-Mali) threatened on Saturday it would seize [...] Full text...
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EAC maintains status quo on situation in Burundi
02 february 2019 - 13:19:42Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The final statement of the 20th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State of the East African [...] Full text...
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Former Ivorian President, youth activist walk to freedom on ICC's no case motion
01 february 2019 - 20:38:34Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – The appeals chamber at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the conditional release of [...] Full text...
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Human trafficking a 'grave concern' in SADC region
01 february 2019 - 17:54:33Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - More than 30 women die in the hands of their violent spouses, boyfriends or fiancés yearly [...] Full text...
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Three soldiers killed in armed clashes in southern Libya
01 february 2019 - 14:58:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three Libyan soldiers were killed in clashes with opposing forces of the 128th battalion infantry and [...] Full text...
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Famous American actress Bellamy Young arrives in Rwanda on girls empowerment campaign
31 january 2019 - 22:25:54Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Renowned American actress Bellamy Young arrived in Rwanda Thursday for a week’s visit [...] Full text...
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Ghana's main opposition pulls out of key by-election, alleges intimidation
31 january 2019 - 15:02:49Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Thursday pulled out from a by-election called to [...] Full text...
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Mass-graves found of at least 535 killed during in western DR Congo
31 january 2019 - 07:18:32Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A preliminary UN investigation into a massacre reportedly carried out in western Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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Burundi VP attends 20th Summit of East African Heads of State
30 january 2019 - 20:21:46Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's first vice-president, Gaston Sindimwo, left Bujumbura on Wednesday for Arusha, Tanzania, to attend the 20th [...] Full text...
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Cameroonian civil society platform to hold rally on 1 February
30 january 2019 - 13:48:06Yaoundé, Cameroun (PANA) – A rally in response to the ‘’bloody’’ demonstrations of Cameroon’s Movement for Renaissance (MCR), initiated [...] Full text...
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Crime threat to SA farming community a grave concern, says Institute of Race Relations
30 january 2019 - 13:36:05Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - South Africa’s agricultural sector continues to be threatened by a volatile security situation, and it is [...] Full text...
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Nigeria launch 3-year humanitarian respone plan for Boko Haram-ravaged Northeast region
29 january 2019 - 22:24:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –The Nigerian Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja launched the 2019 Humanitarian Response Plan and the 2019 [...] Full text...
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UN report sees link between conflict and hunger worldwide
29 january 2019 - 04:43:09New York, US (PANA) - Conflict-driven hunger is getting worse, according to a snapshot of the eight places in the [...] Full text...
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South Africa's opposition party slams Pretoria's stance towards Zimbabwe
28 january 2019 - 10:37:18Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday announced that it would approach the [...] Full text...
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