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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international coalition that groups five governments beside the United Nations and the African Union has issued a joint statement urging the warring parties in the Sudan to allow humanitarian aid passage and respect human rights.The ALPS (Aligned for Advancing Lifesaving and Peace in Sudan), [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - 1.2 billion children worldwide endure corporal punishment each year. Over half of all children under-18 worldwide continue to experience corporal punishment on an annual basis, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO).  Corporal punishment refers most frequently to hitting children but can refer [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland 9PANA) - In recent days, the Israeli military has escalated attacks across Gaza City, reportedly deciding to take full control.Recent attacks have been particularly devastating in the Az Zaytoun neighbourhood, where airstrikes, artillery shelling and gunfire are continuous and intense, causing a high number of civilian casualties and [...]

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Yokohama, Japan (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday repeated his call for Africa to have a greater say in decisions that affect its future, in remarks to a conference in Japan focused on the continent’s development. “With the world’s youngest population, abundant natural resources, and a vibrant entrepreneurial spirit, Africa [...]

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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudanese charity organisation, Doctors Networks, has reported that seven civilians, including two toddlers, were killed and 13 others injured on Tuesday when the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked “Al-Ghabshan Al-Maramrah” Village, North Kordofan State.The Network claimed that forces affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...]

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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials of Libya's Ministry of Health and African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention met on Tuesday in Tripoli to discuss strengthening coordination to address transboundary diseases and developing a joint response.It was attended by the Assistant Secretary-General of the Libyan Ministry of Health of the [...]

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Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libya's eastern-based government has signed a memorandm of understanding (MoU) for a green hydrogen production project. The Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energies of that government, Awad al-Badri, signed the MoU with Ahmed Al-Azzam, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Consulting and Technical Assistance [...]

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Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A judicial investigation into “massive” embezzlement of public funds, forgery, money laundering and complicity was opened by the Attorney General's Office at the Supreme Court of Mali, the country's highest court, on Tuesday, according to a statement from the court.These offences, estimated at several billion CFA [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tournament football is often defined by momentum, and for Sudan coach Kwesi Appiah, his side is finding theirs at precisely the right moment.The Falcons of Jediane topped Group D of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN), edging holders Senegal on goal difference after [...]

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Mogadisu, Somalia (PANA) - More than 300,000 people – mostly displaced families living in overcrowded settlements and rural communities across Somalia – have lost access to clean and safe water due to the scaling back or shutdown of water trucking  and sanitation systems. Water and sanitation funding stands at less than [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Rwandan-controlled M23 armed group summarily executed over 140 civilians, largely ethnic Hutu, in at least 14 villages and farming areas in July 2025, near Virunga National Park, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday. It said in a press release that [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Wednesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Trust Bank of Gambia.Currency                   Buying                SellingUS Dollar                      [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – US-based giant automaker, Ford, has recalled thousands of vehicles in southern African, due to various safety concerns. The latest announcement follows similar large recalls earlier this year.Ford said the new recall includes more than 20,000 Ranger, Everest, and Transit Custom vehicles in South Africa [...]

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Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Both the Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) and the Wazalendo, a loose coalition of armed groups backed by the army, have gang raped women and committed widespread human rights abuses against civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that violate international humanitarian law and [...]

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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Medical and humanitarian charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has been forced to reduce its teams and suspend all activities at Zalingei hospital in Central Darfur state, Sudan, following a violent armed assault inside the facility on the night of 16 August. The attack left one person [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - Hostilities between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza are intensifying as a devastating ground offensive looms, creating a limited opportunity for humanitarians to bring in shelter items, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, reported on Tuesday. In the past 24 hours in Gaza, there [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, briefed the Security Council’s open debate on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) on Tuesday, presenting the Secretary-General’s annual report and stressing the need to support survivors in conflict zones where services are increasingly inaccessible. The crisis of CRSV [...]

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Kinshasa, DRC (PANA)  - The UN has strongly condemned recent attacks carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group in several locations in North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).The attacks, which took place between 9 and 16 August in the localities of [...]

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