Ukraine: Massive overnight attack leaves millions in the dark
09 january 2026 - 19:22:04Kyiv, Ukraine (PANA) - UN agencies are supporting efforts on Friday to get energy services up and running in Ukraine, [...] Full text...
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Ghana's President Mahama outlines core demands for Africa’s reparations at Diaspora Summit:
19 december 2025 - 15:45:31Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Friday outlined specific demands that his country believes must form [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags 'ruthless attack' by Sudan's paramilitary RSF on Zamzam camp as war crimes
03 december 2025 - 09:40:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) deliberately killed civilians, took hostages, pillaged and destroyed mosques, schools, and [...] Full text...
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Uganda-Tanzania oil pipeline gets greenlight amid environmental concerns ((News Feature) by Kennedy Abwao - PANA Correspondent
02 december 2025 - 17:00:15Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The ink has not dried on the East African Court of Justices ruling giving the US$4 [...] Full text...
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Mind over machine: UN urges ethical guardrails for brain tech revolution
06 november 2025 - 13:43:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As wearable devices begin to tap into our mental states, UN experts warn that without ethical [...] Full text...
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One wrong letter: How new UN Convention will help prevent cybercrime (By Dina Neskorozhana, UN News)
24 october 2025 - 13:50:56New York, US (PANA) - Imagine this: you visit the familiar website of your local hardware store. Everything looks the [...] Full text...
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Spending smarter to boost growth (IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Davide Furceri, Zsuzsa Munkacsi, Galen She)
09 october 2025 - 10:03:26Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Over the past two decades, Rwanda achieved remarkable progress. Nearly every household now has [...] Full text...
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Germany must deliver reparatory justice for its 'brutal' colonial past in Namibia - Amnesty International
02 october 2025 - 09:17:06Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, said on Thursday that Germany must fully acknowledge its legal responsibility [...] Full text...
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Human rights groups urged to ‘unite more than ever’ in efforts to end racism
02 october 2025 - 07:01:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The “colour line” still exists today – proof that more must be done to stamp out [...] Full text...
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'Côte d’Ivoire's next president must tackle urgent human rights issues'
16 september 2025 - 07:24:34Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire’s (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire’s next president must seize the opportunity of their mandate to prioritise the human rights [...] Full text...
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Rights group warns acid spill in Zambia's copperbelt jeopardises residents’ health
11 september 2025 - 11:26:37Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – A human rights watchdog on Thursday urged the Zambian authorities to address recent reports that [...] Full text...
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‘Reparatory justice’ key to ending racism against Africans and their descendants
04 september 2025 - 07:23:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Governments, academia and other stakeholders must “double down on delivering reparatory justice” for people from the [...] Full text...
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UN mission warns alarming levels of enforced disappearances in Libya threaten national reconciliation
31 august 2025 - 15:19:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of UN Secretary General in Libya, Ms. Hanna Tetteh, on Saurday expressed alarm [...] Full text...
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Developing and preserving Gabon’s wealth to improve living standards: WB report
27 june 2025 - 07:51:55Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon’s economy grew by an estimated 2.9% in 2024, driven mainly by the oil sector and [...] Full text...
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How the IMF finances itself and why it matters for the global economy: IMF Blog By Julie Kozack, Bernard Lauwers
26 june 2025 - 12:00:55Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The IMF may be best known for lending to crisis-hit countries. But what about [...] Full text...
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IMF concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation with Mauritius
19 june 2025 - 10:21:43Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The Mauritian economy continues to exhibit resilience with growth at 4.7 percent in 2024 and [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM promises compensation for municipality in Tripoli damaged by recent fighting
18 june 2025 - 12:57:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has stressed the need to speed up the work [...] Full text...
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Nigerian environmental activist Saro-Wiwa, colleagues back on global spotlight posthumously
13 june 2025 - 12:43:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nine Nigerian environmental activists, known more popularly as the ‘Ogoni Nine’, have been posthumously pardoned and [...] Full text...
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'Victims still waiting for justice, truth and reparations 25 years on from Kisangani war in DRC'
05 june 2025 - 11:36:04Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Twenty-five years since the six-day war in Kisangani in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in [...] Full text...
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Ghana's President calls for reparations to address centuries of African exploitation
25 may 2025 - 16:16:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama has called for global accountability and reparative justice to confront the enduring [...] Full text...
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Preventing adverse effects while reforming fuel subsidies in Angola: World Bank Blog By Bao-We-Wal Bambe, Chadi Bou Habib, Joaquín Marandino Peregalli
23 may 2025 - 07:43:49Luanda, Angola (PANA) - How can policy makers reduce the distorting effects of fuel subsidies while implementing effective measures to [...] Full text...
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Fostering core government bond market resilience: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian, Kleopatra Nikolaou, Jason Wu
22 may 2025 - 08:20:34Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The smooth functioning of government bond markets is important for the safety and soundness [...] Full text...
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Pretoria protests US decision to accept South African 'refugees'
10 may 2025 - 09:27:53Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa is protesting the decision of the US to process alleged refugees from the [...] Full text...
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How rising geopolitical risks weigh on asset prices: IMF Blog By Salih Fendoglu, Mahvash S. Qureshi, and Felix Suntheim
15 april 2025 - 08:08:01Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Global geopolitical risks remain elevated, raising concerns about their potential impact on economic and [...] Full text...
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UN expert warns of impact of overfishing on marine ecosystems
15 march 2025 - 08:01:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Overfishing has serious repercussions for marine ecosystems, coastal populations and the global climate, an independent UN [...] Full text...
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Rights group warns that mining in toxic lead waste poisons children in Zambia
05 march 2025 - 09:39:18Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's government is facilitating hazardous mining and processing of toxic lead waste in the city of Kabwe [...] Full text...
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UK High Court set to hear suit by Nigerian communities against Shell over pollution
10 february 2025 - 11:14:04Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - UK High Court will from 13 February to 10 March 2025 hear a case in a [...] Full text...
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Making the digital and physical world safer: Why the Convention against Cybercrime matters
25 december 2024 - 06:09:03New York, US (PANA) - Billions of people worldwide are set to benefit from enhanced safety online and in the [...] Full text...
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Turkish President proposes to mediate between Sudan and UAE
19 december 2024 - 09:14:01Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proposed to mediate beteeen Sudan and the United Arab [...] Full text...
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Combatting child sexual abuse in EU member countries
13 december 2024 - 12:39:20Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Friday agreed its position on a proposal to update the EU’s criminal [...] Full text...
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Central African Republic designs fiscal instruments for sustainable forestry, economic growth
05 december 2024 - 08:42:15Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The Central African economy has remained stagnant, with GDP growth estimated to register 0.7% in 2024, [...] Full text...
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Families want justice, ‘blood money’ for AU peacekeeper killings in Somalia
15 november 2024 - 17:06:17Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - As African Union forces fighting al-Shabab plan to withdraw this year, Somalis seek accountability for civilian [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Little Justice for Goma Massacre Victims
31 august 2024 - 07:53:41Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities to expand their [...] Full text...
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Kenya launches campaign bid for AUC leadership at mini Summit
27 august 2024 - 14:16:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders gathered in Nairobi on Tuesday to witness the unveiling of former Keyan Prime [...] Full text...
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Congo designs fiscal instruments for sustainable forestry, economic growth
14 august 2024 - 07:42:44Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Republic of Congo’s economy is gradually recovering, with GDP growth estimated at 1.9% in 2023, according [...] Full text...
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Eritrea bans Ethiopian Airlines flights effective 30 Sept.
24 july 2024 - 18:54:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Eritrea has banned Ethiopian Airlines flights with effect from 30 September 2024, six years since [...] Full text...
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Libya launches workshop on fuel distribution system and preventing fuel smuggling
10 july 2024 - 20:00:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, the President of [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court dismisses claims of Right Violation against Liberia
07 june 2024 - 07:36:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court, sitting in Abuja on Thursday, dismissed all claims brought by a Liberian citizen [...] Full text...
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EU Council adopts new rules on substances of human origin
27 may 2024 - 11:24:06Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has adopted new rules aimed at improving the safety and quality of blood, [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International deplores lack of investigation into Libya's Derna floods
13 march 2024 - 14:32:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan authorities have failed to investigate the responsibility of powerful military and political actors in [...] Full text...
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IMF staff complete deal on first review of Somalia’s ECF arrangement
09 march 2024 - 08:00:52Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s economic growth is expected to strengthen in 2024 supported by continued recovery in agriculture, remittances, [...] Full text...
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Price-tag policymaking doesn’t measure things that matter to people: IMF Blog By Katharina Pistor
05 march 2024 - 11:24:49Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Rule by price has become not only in economics but in public policy too. [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: Dozens address UN world court hearings on Israeli practices
24 february 2024 - 10:24:50The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - A record 52 States and three international organisations provided comments and presentations at public hearings this [...] Full text...
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Despite seasonal tailwinds, gold fails to power its market higher
07 february 2024 - 20:07:50Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Gold failed to power higher in January, despite seasonal tailwinds, after breaching record highs [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Forced and protracted displacement of Palestinians would constitute serious breach of international law, atrocity crime
28 december 2023 - 07:33:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), warns that any attempts by Israel to deport and [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for independent investigations into catastrophic Derna floods
06 december 2023 - 09:00:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – An independent inquiry is needed to review failings in Libyan authorities’ management of catastrophic flooding in [...] Full text...
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British monarch King Charles III visits Kenya
31 october 2023 - 13:44:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - British monarch King Charles III and the Queen Consort Camilla, arrived in Nairobi on Tuesday, for [...] Full text...
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Benin football federation president faces legal battle over club's name change
16 october 2023 - 07:04:53Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The president of the Benin Football Federation (FBF), Mathurin de Chacus, is facing a potential legal [...] Full text...
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FIFA Delegation visits Zimbabwe to promote club licensing
10 october 2023 - 09:20:11Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A FIFA delegation is in Harare to promote Club Licensing and foster close working ties with [...] Full text...
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Countries must contain global warming while keeping debt in check: IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Ruud de Mooij, Raphael Lam, and Christine Richmond
03 october 2023 - 13:38:25Washington DC, US (PANA) - As the window of opportunity to contain global warming is closing rapidly, many countries are [...] Full text...
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IMF completes staff-level deal with Somalia on review under Extended Credit Facility
22 september 2023 - 16:19:08Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has reached a staff-level agreement on the sixth review under [...] Full text...
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UN experts urge Libyan National Army to halt forced evictions, demolitions in Benghazi
05 september 2023 - 12:03:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN exprts have urged the Libyan National Army (LNA) to "immediately" cease the forcible eviction of [...] Full text...
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African Climate Summit to seek clear financing plan
04 september 2023 - 20:20:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African leaders meeting in Nairobi for the first ever African Climate Summit have outlined bold reforms, [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Local aid workers face hundreds of job losses
04 august 2023 - 12:53:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudan’s conflict has had a devastating impact on local aid workers, even as they take the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean player gets FIFA relief
02 august 2023 - 12:50:02Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean football player, Last Jesi, has won his contractual case against Sudanese club, Al-Hilal Khartoum, after [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Nigerian authorities to disclose identities of #EndSARS protesters due for mass burial
25 july 2023 - 07:38:01Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has asked the Nigerian authorities to urgently halt plans to carry [...] Full text...
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FIFA reveals £159m payouts to clubs for 2022 World Cup representation
15 july 2023 - 07:37:49Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has announced the breakdown in compensation paid to clubs around the world for their players [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says Uganda oil pipeline project 'impoverishes thousands'
10 july 2023 - 06:17:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The planned oil pipeline in East Africa by French fossil-fuel giant, TotalEnergies, has devastated thousands of people’s livelihoods [...] Full text...
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Nigeria can seize the opportunity to realise its growth potential: WB
28 june 2023 - 06:40:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s new administration has initiated critical reforms to address macroeconomic imbalances, thus opening a window of [...] Full text...
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AfDB appoints Cameroonian Jacques Edjangue as VP for People and Talent Management
08 june 2023 - 10:21:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has appointed Jacques Edjangue of Cameroon as Vice President [...] Full text...
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World Bank supports Ghana to improve flood resilience for 2.5 million people
26 may 2023 - 13:21:53Washington DC, US (PANA) - The Government of Ghana has received $150 million in additional financing for the Greater Accra [...] Full text...
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New victory for Libyan state in arbitration case against South Korean construction company
28 april 2023 - 14:01:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Business Department of the Libyan Supreme Judicial Council has announced victory in the arbitration case [...] Full text...
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Government to compensate those affected by the sustainable and secure electricity access project
20 april 2023 - 16:37:57Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government will compensate persons affected by the implementation of the Benin Sustainable and Secure [...] Full text...
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Burundian state imposes rigour in management of public funds
08 april 2023 - 19:50:58Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The economic highlight of the week that is drawing to a close was the referral to [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Rights experts offer ‘heartfelt support and solidarity’, in wake of Cyclone Freddy
05 april 2023 - 11:03:33Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Independent human rights experts expressed their solidarity with the people of Malawi on Tuesday, following the [...] Full text...
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IMF acknowledges Somalia’s performance under persistent, severe food crisis
21 march 2023 - 06:41:10Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Despite significant challenges, including from the continued severe food crisis, Somalia has maintained strong reform momentum [...] Full text...
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Optimism as Zimbabwe holds dialogue platform meeting on arrears and debt resolution
25 february 2023 - 10:07:45Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe took a major step in its dialogue with creditors this week, organising a second structured [...] Full text...
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UK, US criticised for expulsion of Chagos Islands’ indigenous people
15 february 2023 - 11:45:25London, UK (PANA) – The forced displacement of the entire Chagossian people by the United Kingdom and the United States governments and [...] Full text...
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Rights expert urges Italy to stop criminalising activists saving migrant lives at sea
10 february 2023 - 05:35:30Rome, Italy (PANA) - Activists working with sea-rescue charities in Italy should not be criminalised, a UN independent human rights [...] Full text...
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USAID denounces release of killer of two workers; calls for his rearrest
04 february 2023 - 12:30:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has strongly denounced the recent release of a Sudanese [...] Full text...
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Irish President calls for more commitment to African agriculture
25 january 2023 - 20:12:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Irish President, Michael Daniel Higgins, pleaded on Wednesday in Dakar for a policy of compensation [...] Full text...
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Malian government presents CFAF 6.5 billion as compensation for soldiers killed in theatres of operation
21 january 2023 - 16:55:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, Friday handed over a cheque of [...] Full text...
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Darfur: In tense situation, as simple brawl results in death and displacement
07 january 2023 - 15:17:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When tension is high and mistrust has accumulated for decades, it takes a simple brawl over [...] Full text...
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Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba welcomes US decision not to reopen Lockerbie compensation case
21 december 2022 - 13:49:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has welcomed confirmation by the [...] Full text...
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US reaffirms transfer of Libyan suspect in Lockerbie case 'legal'
21 december 2022 - 13:22:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya has reiterated that the operation to transfer Abu Ajila Mohamed Massoud [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister speaks out after Libyan man handed over to US
16 december 2022 - 19:32:47Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbaiba on Thursday broke his government's silence on the delivery to the [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM 'rejects' reopening of Lockerbie case
16 december 2022 - 12:59:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has said he will not allow the reopening of the [...] Full text...
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Libyans concerned about trial of alleged Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker by the US
13 december 2022 - 13:41:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan National Security Adviser, Ibrahim Bouchnaf, on Monday discussed with the US Special Envoy to Libya, Ambassador [...] Full text...
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Alleged Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker makes initial appearance in US court
13 december 2022 - 06:29:20Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, the alleged Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker, made an initial [...] Full text...
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Controversy in Libya after announcement of detention in the United States of former Libyan intelligence officer, Abu Ajila Massoud
12 december 2022 - 15:52:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The controversy has continued to grow in Libya after discovery of the transfer to the United [...] Full text...
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UK court holds pre-trial conference over Nigerian gas project cancellation
02 december 2022 - 20:25:10London, UK (PANA) - A British Court has set the stage for the hearing of a case in which an [...] Full text...
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Libyan Justice Ministry rules out reopening Lockerbie case
21 november 2022 - 14:06:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Justice has ruled out reopening the Lockerbie case, saying it was definitively "closed [...] Full text...
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Rights experts call for greater global action to end child sexual exploitation and abuse
19 november 2022 - 05:28:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must step up efforts to combat the global emergency of child exploitation and abuse, six [...] Full text...
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Somalia urged to adopt 10-point human rights plan
15 november 2022 - 09:23:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Six months after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud took office, his government has yet to make good [...] Full text...
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French court jails former Liberian warlord for life
03 november 2022 - 06:05:44Paris, France (PANA) - Human rights organisations have welcomed Wednesday's life sentence a court in Paris handed a former Liberian rebel [...] Full text...
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Arab leaders reaffirm support for Libya to hold elections
03 november 2022 - 05:33:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The League of Arab States has expressed solidarity with the Libyan people and their efforts to [...] Full text...
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South Sudan violence proliferating, warn independent rights experts
27 september 2022 - 05:26:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deeply disturbing violence is escalating “all over” South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts have [...] Full text...
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Keen interest in South Africa's Land Expropriation Bill
23 september 2022 - 12:48:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – On 28 September, the final version of the Expropriation Bill, which is aimed at [...] Full text...
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Closing gender pay gaps is more important than ever- ILO
18 september 2022 - 07:55:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On average, women globally are paid about 20 per cent less than men, the International Labour [...] Full text...
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Burundi must engage in ‘credible and inclusive’ move towards democratic rule - Rights expert
17 september 2022 - 05:20:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Burundi must engage more effectively in the rule of law and fight against impunity for violations [...] Full text...
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Paris court Invalidates seizures of Libyan Investment Authority fund by Kuwaiti company
07 september 2022 - 18:42:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Paris Court of Cassation on Wednesday ruled as invalid the executive seizures made by the [...] Full text...
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UN expert hails historic reparations ruling in favour of indigenous peoples in Kenya
18 july 2022 - 19:22:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An independent UN human rights expert on Monday hailed a decision by the African Court on Human [...] Full text...
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Former Benin President Yayi Boni withdraws human rights violations suit against government
15 july 2022 - 12:13:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court has struck out a suit filed by [...] Full text...
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Initial consultations for collective reparations launched in Mali
13 july 2022 - 13:23:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Trust Fund for Victims ordered by the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the conviction of Malian [...] Full text...
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Mali launches national plan of response to food insecurity
06 july 2022 - 13:07:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, on Tuesday launched in Nioro du [...] Full text...
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Victims of late Chadian dictator Habre yet to receive reparations
27 may 2022 - 12:10:23Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Victims of the late Chadian dictator Hissène Habré have yet to receive any reparations, six years after his [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM orders investigation into petrol tanker fire in Benghazi, will compensate victims
24 may 2022 - 22:00:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has instructed the Ministry [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls on Nigerian authorities to prioritise justice for abuses against protesters
09 may 2022 - 06:09:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch (HRW), on Monday asked the Nigerian authorities to act on [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says landmines, other war hazards killing civilians in Libya
27 april 2022 - 09:26:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – At least 130 people, mostly civilians, have been killed by landmines and abandoned or unexploded ordnance [...] Full text...
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'Thomas Sankara's family not claiming financial compensation'
26 april 2022 - 06:07:58Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The family of Captain Thomas Sankara, the former Burkinabe president assassinated in October 1987, said [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses armed groups affiliated to Libya's military leader Haftar of ‘brutally crushing’ freedom of expression
19 april 2022 - 11:26:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Internal Security Agency (ISA), a collection of powerful armed groups operating in areas under the [...] Full text...
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Afreximbank calls on African governments to mobilise around AVAT compensation initiative
23 march 2022 - 15:57:23Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA)- Professor Benedict Oramah, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), on [...] Full text...
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Coronavrus: African Vaccines Trust to launch compensation scheme
22 march 2022 - 14:03:06Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) will launch a No-Fault Compensation Scheme (NFCS) for COVID-19 vaccines in [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council extends mandate of South Sudan peacekeeping mission for one year
16 march 2022 - 11:18:49New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission [...] Full text...
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Djibouti suffers huge financial damages over DP World port wrangles
15 february 2022 - 15:29:57Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Djibouti has lost a landmark arbitration case against DP World after a prolonged case following its [...] Full text...
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South African smartphone technician triumphs over telecoms giant
09 february 2022 - 11:46:13Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The man who sparked a smartphone revolution in South Africa is one step closer [...] Full text...
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Algeria demands financial compensation from Gambia over AFCON warm-up game cancellation
03 january 2022 - 18:31:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - African champions Algeria is demanding financial compensation from The Gambia over the cancellation of a planned [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM says his decision to contest the presidential poll rests with 'the people'
16 november 2021 - 13:28:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba says that the decision to contest in the 24 December presidential [...] Full text...
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Libyan, Italian officials discuss activation of joint agreements
09 november 2021 - 11:04:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Deputy Minister for Foreign Minister Affairs, International Cooperation and Organisations, Omar Ketti, has held talks [...] Full text...
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UN, Lake Chad Basin Commission delegation visits Nigeria
28 october 2021 - 20:16:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government of Nigeria has vowed to join collaborative efforts to see to an end the [...] Full text...
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Government to compensate persons affected by project to develop largest market in Porto-Novo
18 october 2021 - 19:54:03Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government will compensate persons affected by projects on islands on south-eastern side of the Ouando [...] Full text...
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More than 3bln CFAF to rehouse people evicted from two fishing sites in Cotonou
18 september 2021 - 16:29:03Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government is to release 3,461,803,000 CFA francs to rehouse and support the families of [...] Full text...
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Zambia's new leader pressed to end human rights crackdown
24 august 2021 - 22:08:04Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The inauguration of former opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, as Zambia’s new president is an opportunity to [...] Full text...
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Senegalese justice minister confirms death of former Chadian president Hissein Habré
24 august 2021 - 17:42:46Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Minister of Justice, Me Malick Sall, has officially confirmed the death of former Chadian [...] Full text...
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Rights groups urge AU to deliver on commitments for accountability in South Sudan
05 august 2021 - 06:24:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union Commission’s failure to advance justice for the countless victims of atrocities in South [...] Full text...
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Stalling debate on fair wage policy in public sector in Burundi
14 july 2021 - 20:25:46Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The issue of salary disparities, which is one of the challenges of the Burundian public administration, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court orders Togo gov't to pay 40 million CFA to ex-soldier for rights violation
12 july 2021 - 05:35:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Togolese government to pay compensation totalling 40 million [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court dismisses case brought by Staff of Community alleging unfair dismissal
07 july 2021 - 18:01:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Tuesday, 7th July 2021, dismissed a case brought by Abel [...] Full text...
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Ghana's largest opposition party engages in march for Justice
07 july 2021 - 00:06:28Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The largest opposition political party in Ghana, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Tuesday embarked on [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court dismisses application for removal of parliamentary immunity on MP
25 june 2021 - 17:06:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Court has dismissed all reliefs sought by a Malian, Kandioura Gakou, alleging the violation of [...] Full text...
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Fulani herders, leaders bicker with Nigerian military over killing of cows by airstrikes in Nasarawa State
16 june 2021 - 14:38:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –Fulani herders and the Armed Forces of Nigeria are bickering over reports that two military aircraft conducted [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court orders Nigerian govt. to pay US$80,000 compensation to retired police officer
07 june 2021 - 19:18:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered Nigeria to pay US$ 80,000 to a former police officer, Evaristus [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court rules on June 24 on request to overturn ruling on detained Venezuelan in Cape Verde
01 june 2021 - 17:33:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) The ECOWAS Court has scheduled June 24, 2021, to deliver its decision on an application filed by [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court: Subject matter index for 16 years to be made available next year
28 may 2021 - 22:19:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -The subject matter index of the Community Court of Justice for 16 years up till 2020 will [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court fixes judgement for June 29 on alleged unlawful detention of Nigerian journalist
28 april 2021 - 18:52:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has scheduled 29th of June, 2021, for judgement in a suit [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against Nigeria over killings since 2001
27 april 2021 - 15:08:13Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Monday dismissed a suit filed by a Nigerian non-governmental organisation [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt. destroys 329,556 chickens in 62 farms over bird flu
11 april 2021 - 15:57:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government says it has destroyed over 329,556 birds across 62 farms following the outbreak [...] Full text...
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Libyan presidential council calls for movement towards national reconciliation
06 april 2021 - 07:24:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan presidential council has called on all political and social forces as well as civil [...] Full text...
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Women abducted in South Sudan released, hundreds remain missing
06 april 2021 - 06:21:50New York, US (PANA) - Fifty-eight women and children of more than 600 who were abducted last year during vicious intercommunal [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese women, children freed from captivity
02 april 2021 - 19:22:43Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Fifty-eight women and children have been freed from captivity after months of talks between rival [...] Full text...
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Ivorian seeks 1 billion CFA Francs compensation from govt. for alleged violation of his rights
18 march 2021 - 22:12:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has scheduled judgment for 23 April 2021 in a case brought by an [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court orders immediate release of Venezuelan detained by Cape Verde
15 march 2021 - 20:15:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the immediate release of a Venezuelan, Mr Alex Nain [...] Full text...
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Thousands of villagers face eviction in Zimbabwe, says rights group
07 march 2021 - 11:41:07Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The Zimbabwe government is evicting thousands of people from an indigenous minority group from their communal [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court declares its judgment ;not prejudicial' to a third party application filed
26 february 2021 - 15:32:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed the application of a third-party applicant, representing 6,500 parties, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana to receive compensation for COVAX vaccine side effects
23 february 2021 - 21:57:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana is to receive a no-fault compensation claim of serious side effects for people vaccinated with [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic situation in Tunisia remains 'worrying' despite drop in deaths, infections
20 february 2021 - 14:19:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia in recent days recorded the lowest deaths and infections of the COVID-19 epidemic, as it [...] Full text...
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Libyan Consulate in Milan wins lawsuit against Italian company SCT
17 february 2021 - 13:05:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Venice Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the Libyan Consulate General in Milan in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Two versions of vaccine given WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL).
16 february 2021 - 22:20:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and the World Health Organization [...] Full text...
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UN sanctions committee on Libya rejects Belgium's request to lift freeze on Libyan funds
13 february 2021 - 11:34:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Sanctions Committee Friday rejected the Belgian government's request to lift the freeze on [...] Full text...
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UN rights commission welcomes ‘first steps’ towards transitional justice institutions in South Sudan
02 february 2021 - 06:32:26Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A UN human rights commission on South Sudan has welcomed developments towards the establishment of [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 exacerbates South Africa’s growth, fiscal vulnerabilities - IMF
28 january 2021 - 10:15:57Tshwane, South Africa (PANA) – The resurgence of infections and the protracted vaccination procurement and distribution processes will likely weigh [...] Full text...
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Migrant smuggler, 200 sub-Saharan illegal migrants arrested in Tunisia
18 january 2021 - 10:12:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security units operating in the Sidi Mansour area, in the Sfax region of southeastern Tunisia, [...] Full text...
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Workers at Gabriel Touré Hospital in Bamako on strike for 72 hours
30 december 2020 - 15:10:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At the call of their union, workers of Gabriel Toure Hospital, one of the largest medical [...] Full text...
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Obstructed political process, pressure for Libyan contracts by foreign powers hit headlines this week
27 december 2020 - 13:49:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Persistent obstacles in the political talks in Libya indicate a stalemate in both the political process [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists commemorate 16th anniversary of murder Deyda Hydara
16 december 2020 - 12:30:15Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian journalists on Wednesday marked the 16th anniversary of the murder of the editor and co-founder of [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams South Sudan authorities for inaction on appalling abuses
15 december 2020 - 06:12:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch says South Sudanese authorities have failed to stem or investigate the appalling abuses by [...] Full text...
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Technical meeting in Geneva discusses economic reforms in Libya
14 december 2020 - 23:39:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A technical meeting on critical reforms of the Libyan economy was held Monday in Geneva, the [...] Full text...
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Beninese rights body denounces illegal burial of victim of May 2019 demonstrations
11 december 2020 - 21:03:16Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese human rights and people’s organisation (ODHP) Friday denounced the secret burial of Prudence Amoussou, [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves US$120 million loan to build Malagarasi hydropower project in Tanzania
27 november 2020 - 13:27:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$120 million loan to fund the [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers focus on 1st Round of Inter-Libyan Dialogue Forum and the Vision for the Future
21 november 2020 - 18:41:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The next round of the Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum must find ways of enabling its participants [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court orders Nigeria to pay 20 million Naira to former death row convicts
19 november 2020 - 14:12:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A panel of three judges of the ECOWAS Court of Justice on Wednesday ordered the Federal [...] Full text...
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Former members of Mali’s Military Committee regain freedom
11 november 2020 - 19:12:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered the immediate release of 12 former members of the National Committee [...] Full text...
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Liberia to pay impeached Supreme Court Judge $200,000 for rights violation
10 november 2020 - 17:02:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered Liberia to pay Counsellor Kabineh Muhammad Jan’neh, an impeached [...] 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 - 22:18:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The process to resolve the Libyan crisis through consensus raises no doubt following developments over the [...] Full text...
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Senegal ordered to pay 50 Million CFA Francs to Belgian for Rights Violations
27 october 2020 - 19:26:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered Senegal to pay 50 million CFA francs as compensation to a [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court orders Senegal to file report on how it implemented court judgement
27 october 2020 - 16:53:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered Senegal to submit to the Court, within six months, a report [...] Full text...
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Will the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya overshadow the position of critics? (Analysis)
26 october 2020 - 16:44:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The signing on Friday in Geneva of the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya has accelerated the [...] Full text...
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Young Libyans recommend holding of elections within appropriate deadlines
21 october 2020 - 00:09:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Young Libyans taking part in the dialogue initiated by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) [...] Full text...
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National Assembly moves to stop #EndSARS protests across Nigeria
20 october 2020 - 17:17:24Abuja, 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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Nigeria govt warns against anarchy in ongoing #EndSARS protests
18 october 2020 - 12:33:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has warned it will not allow the country to be thrown [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burkinabe pandemic response leads to sharp decline in economic activity
15 october 2020 - 09:19:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The coronavirus pandemic in Burkina Faso has highlighted the important role that a social safety [...] Full text...
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Nigerian gov't bows to demands by #ENDSARS protesters on Police brutality, extra-judicial killings, extortion and intimidation
13 october 2020 - 18:01:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As the federal government scrambled for ways to end the ongoing Youth protests, a Presidential panel [...] Full text...
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10 killed in Nigeria's #ENDSARS protests, says Amnesty International
13 october 2020 - 15:29:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International, claims the Nigeria Police killed “at least” 10 Nigerians since [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian gold company, TASSIAT, paid US$79.4 million in taxes, duties and royalties in 2019 - Report
06 october 2020 - 17:25:28Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Gold company, TASIAST Mauritania Limited (TML SA), a subsidiary of Canada's Kinross which operates a [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS to rule on Nov. 18 in case brought by two Nigerians on death row
05 october 2020 - 17:32:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Judgment has been scheduled for 18 November, 2020, by the ECOWAS Court of Justice in a [...] Full text...
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Hearing in Environmental degradation case against Nigeria continues Oct. 27
05 october 2020 - 17:23:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Hearing will continue on 27 October, 2020, at the ECOWAS Court of Justice in a case [...] Full text...
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Libyans working in civil service take 58% of State resources
20 september 2020 - 13:28:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The plethora of civil servants in Libya's public administration represents one of the greatest challenges facing [...] Full text...
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Kenya media faces backlash over anti-corruption reporting
12 september 2020 - 15:12:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan media is facing a backlash over its reporting on corruption from wealthy citizens and [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Dismissed employees of Int'l security company demand unpaid 2-year salaries
09 september 2020 - 17:41:10Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nearly 200 Mauritanian workers, former employees of "G4 S", an international security company with headquarters in [...] Full text...
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Kenya court ruling called a milestone in environmental justice
08 september 2020 - 13:40:55Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - In what is being called a positive milestone for environmental justice, a settlement in Kenya has [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Parliament approves new government
02 september 2020 - 11:42:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament on Wednesday approved the new government led by Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, by [...] Full text...
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Tunisian prime minister-designate presents programme of government
01 september 2020 - 22:30:15Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian prime minister-designate Hichem Mechichi, in his inaugural address to parliament here Tuesday, painted a gloomy [...] Full text...
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Rights groups say 'thousands still missing' in South Sudan
28 august 2020 - 05:24:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two human rights groups on Friday asked the South Sudan authorities to investigate the fate and [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM announces possibility of declaring state of emergency; form crisis gov't
25 august 2020 - 12:12:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has said that he could declare a state of emergency and [...] 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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Oil Spill: Mauritius Govt. says the worst is behind; NGO expects a 2nd spill
17 august 2020 - 12:52:50Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Steven Obeegadoo, has said that with more than 3,300 of [...] Full text...
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FIFA fines Egypt's Kahraba US$2 million for unilaterally terminating contract with Zamalek
16 august 2020 - 05:50:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Football governing body, FIFA, announced on Friday that it has fined Ahly FC winger, Mahmoud "Kahraba" [...] Full text...
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Mauritian PM accepts apologies of owners of vessel spilling oil near the island
11 august 2020 - 06:35:24Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday said that he has accepted the apologies of the [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso adopts prevention, compensation of human rights violations for communities affected by mining activities
07 august 2020 - 00:00:24Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government Thursday adopted measures to compensate communities affected by mining activities, official sources [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe signs US$3.5 billion land compensation deal with former white farmers
29 july 2020 - 14:17:01Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has inked a deal with former white farmers to pay them US$3.5 billion [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Lawyer in hot water over Zindzi Mandela tweet
24 july 2020 - 12:45:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Johannesburg lawyer is being investigated by the Legal Practice Council (LPC) over an [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Bank hails Morocco's fight against pandemic
22 july 2020 - 11:37:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Bank has hailed Morocco's "rapid and decisive response" in the fight against COVID-19 (coronavirus). In [...] Full text...
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Coronavrus: Gambia records highest single day infection of 15 cases
18 july 2020 - 19:39:48Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia on Saturday registered 15 new cases of COVID-19, the highest number recorded in a [...] Full text...
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Guinea to pay US$ 47m compensation for denying company the use of its assets
10 july 2020 - 16:41:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Guinean government to pay US$ 47,500,000 as compensation [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court says Ivorian govt. violated Rights of a Child
09 july 2020 - 16:55:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice says the government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire is liable [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Chinese Embassy in Abuja says lawsuit by Nigerians 'shoddy, with zero basis in facts'
09 july 2020 - 10:35:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Embassy of China in Abuja on Wednesday described legal actions instituted by 25 top Nigerians [...] Full text...
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Madagascar receives US$ 2 million from ARC to cover drought risks
05 july 2020 - 07:32:56Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The government of Madagascar has received a cheque of US$2.13 million from the Insurance Company of [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court orders Niger to compensate Nigerien firm for violating its Rights to property
02 july 2020 - 13:31:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Republic of Niger to pay 5,787,456,482 CFA in [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court to rule on 26 Oct., 2020, in case against Senegal over woman's extradition
29 june 2020 - 17:46:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice will on 26 October 2020 deliver judgment in an alleged human [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court dismisses case brought by Liberian NGO alleging human rights violation
29 june 2020 - 17:38:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ruled that a Monrovia-based Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) lacked the ‘judicial [...] Full text...
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2017 internet shutdown: ECOWAS Court holds Togo govt. liable for violation of Citizens’ Freedom of Expression
26 june 2020 - 16:44:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ordered the Togolese government to pay 16 million CFA [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court dismisses case brought by 4 Burkinabes on rights violations, rejects claim of arbitrary detention by Liberian
25 june 2020 - 17:25:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In the first of two landmark judgements delivered on Wednesday, in Abuja, Nigeria, the ECOWAS Community [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court dismisses case brought by former community staff in maiden virtual session
22 june 2020 - 17:13:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice on Monday, 22nd June, 2020, dismissed a case brought by [...] Full text...
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Libyan media highlight struggles between intervening countries in Libya, judicial protection of Libyan assets abroad
20 june 2020 - 18:56:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The struggle by foreign countries to play the bigger role in restoring peace in Libya was [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court resumes operation 22 June 2020 with remote technology
19 june 2020 - 17:03:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice, located in Abuja, Nigeria, will resume operation on Monday, 22 June, [...] Full text...
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Rights group, NGOs step up pressure on oil companies to clean up polluted Nigeria's Niger Delta
18 june 2020 - 06:05:18Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International and NGOs are stepping up pressure on oil companies to clean [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Parliament rejects motion demanding apology from France on crimes during colonial era
10 june 2020 - 10:59:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament rejected a motion on Tuesday evening by the Coalition Al Karama (Dignity), a [...] Full text...
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Rights groups say reparations yet to be paid to ex-Chadian dictator Habré’s victims
29 may 2020 - 05:38:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The victims of the former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre have yet to receive any reparations four years after [...] Full text...
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ICC rejects Jean-Pierre Bemba's claim for compensation
20 may 2020 - 15:03:07Paris, France (PANA) - Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday rejected the claim for compensation [...] Full text...
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An outbreak of African Swine Fever on a farm in south-west Togo
13 may 2020 - 17:20:20Lomé, Togo (PANA) - An outbreak of the African Swine Fever is raging on a farm in southwest Togo, PANA [...] Full text...
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