Security and economic woes plague West Africa, as key elections loom
21 december 2024 - 07:39:24New York, US (PANA) - West Africa and the Sahel continue to grapple with a confluence of political, security and [...] Full text...
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Migration patterns continue to be shaped by conflicts, climate disasters, economic pressures
19 december 2024 - 05:11:50New York, US (PANA) - Migration patterns continue to be shaped by conflicts, climate disasters, and economic pressures, with 2024 [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Sudan fighters of rape, holding sex slaves in war crimes offences
16 december 2024 - 05:06:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and allied militias have raped scores of women and [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags air strike by Sudan Armed Forces on crowded market as ‘war crime’
15 december 2024 - 05:13:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International says reports that Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) killed dozens in an air strike on [...] 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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Poverty, conflict and climate fuel spike in trafficking victims: UN report
11 december 2024 - 12:48:49Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The number of victims of human trafficking detected globally is rising again after falling off during [...] Full text...
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‘War on drugs has failed, completely and utterly’: UN human rights chief
06 december 2024 - 05:10:40Warsaw, Poland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief has called on leaders and international stakeholders to radically rethink global [...] Full text...
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26 november 2024 - 14:34:35Washington DC, US (PANA) - President-elect Donald Trump on Monday promised massive hikes in tariffs on goods coming from Mexico, [...] Full text...
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One woman killed every 10 minutes: The harrowing global reality of femicide
25 november 2024 - 06:49:49New York, US (PANA) - A sobering report released by UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime [...] Full text...
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence minister Yoav Gallant
21 november 2024 - 14:54:03The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC), in its composition for the [...] Full text...
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ICC issues warrant of arrest for Hamas leader for role in 7 October attacks in Israel
21 november 2024 - 14:32:16The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC), in its composition for the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Leading Interpol fugitive arrested in Johannesburg
19 november 2024 - 15:10:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA) on Tuesday said it had intercepted an unidentified [...] Full text...
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Transnational organised crime: ‘It’s time we pull together to push back’
15 november 2024 - 06:37:32Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Marking the inaugural International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational [...] Full text...
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Libyan military, security officials agree to enhance coordination of Code of Conduct
11 november 2024 - 10:09:08Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A workshop organised by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in Tunis concluded last week [...] Full text...
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Cyberattacks on healthcare: A global threat that can’t be ignored
09 november 2024 - 06:41:08New York, US (PANA) - An alarming surge in ransomware attacks is putting the world’s healthcare infrastructure at critical risk, [...] Full text...
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85 percent of journalist killings go unpunished - UNESCO
02 november 2024 - 06:58:01Paris, France (PANA) - Between 2006 and 2024, over 1,700 journalists have been killed around the world, and around 85 [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Zambian authorities to immediately release arrested journalist
19 october 2024 - 12:43:41Lusakam Zambia (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Zambian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally' release Thomas Allan Zgambo, a [...] Full text...
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Freedom of expression also under fire in Gaza war, rights expert says
19 october 2024 - 06:18:05New York, US (PANA) - No conflict in recent times has threatened freedom of expression so far beyond its borders [...] Full text...
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Suspected South African drug mule arrested in Ethiopia
15 october 2024 - 07:42:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Police on Tuesday confirmed that a female South African drug trafficker was arrested [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for safety of peacekeepers after IDF breaches UN position in Lebanon
14 october 2024 - 05:12:57New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday reiterated that the safety and security of UN personnel [...] Full text...
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Six dead in South Africa's Eastern Cape mass shooting
08 october 2024 - 10:19:49Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A large contingent of police officers has been deployed to the Eastern Cape province [...] Full text...
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Suspects arrested for Eastern Cape massacre in South Africa
01 october 2024 - 10:17:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –South African Police have confirmed that 25 suspects are in custody following this weekend’s mass [...] Full text...
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UN deputy chief urges leaders to increase innovation amid global crises
20 september 2024 - 06:17:56New York, US (PANA) - As world leaders gather at the UN for the Summit of the Future and the [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers saving lives but need stronger political support and resources, top official urges
09 september 2024 - 20:05:54New York, US (PANA) - As conflicts grow more complex and armed groups increasingly weaponize low-cost technologies like improvised explosive [...] Full text...
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UN strongly condemns ‘tragic death’ of Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei
05 september 2024 - 20:28:45New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has mourned the loss of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who died [...] Full text...
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Status quo ‘not sustainable’ in increasingly unstable Libya, Security Council hears
20 august 2024 - 17:32:46New York, US (PANA) - Recent “unilateral acts” by rival sides in Libya have led to a rapid deterioration in [...] Full text...
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UN finalises new cybercrime treaty
10 august 2024 - 05:25:52New York, US (PANA) - UN Member States have finalised a new treaty targeting cybercrime, the UN Office on Drugs [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief ‘shocked and appalled’ by Israeli minister’s comment on starving Gazans to death
09 august 2024 - 16:40:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Friday for the Israeli authorities to monitor senior [...] Full text...
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Amid reports of torture inside Isareli jails, rights experts call for end to impunity
06 august 2024 - 06:09:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel’s Sde Teiman prison represent “the tip of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South African police arrest suspected kidnappers
05 august 2024 - 17:06:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African police have rescued a businessman and arrested eight kidnappers, including three Tanzanian nationals [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Rights group flags widespread sexual violence in the capital
29 july 2024 - 05:47:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's warring parties, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have committed widespread acts of rape, including gang [...] Full text...
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Sexual violence against Sudanese refugees 'chronically under-reported'
25 july 2024 - 05:50:16N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Following disturbing reports of conflict-related sexual violence in the Eastern provinces of Chad, the UN Special [...] Full text...
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Tripoli hosts Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum
17 july 2024 - 13:02:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan capital, Tripoli, is on Wednesday hosting a Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum (TMMF) aimed at with [...] Full text...
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Top official warns of weakened regional security following withdrawal from West African economic bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
13 july 2024 - 05:42:15New York, US (PANA) - Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s decision to pull out of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...
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Suspected Chinese human traffickers appear in court in South Africa
05 july 2024 - 11:01:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The trial of seven Chinese nationals charged with human trafficking and child labour offences [...] Full text...
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Tripoli hosts workshop for senior instructors from African Command and Staff Academies
03 july 2024 - 10:58:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Command and Staff academies aimed at promoting cooperation between them and raising awareness of the [...] Full text...
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Surge in kidnapping for ransom cases reported in South Africa
03 july 2024 - 09:17:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – At least 20 Portuguese butchery owners and staff have been kidnapped in South Africa’s [...] Full text...
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Criminal complaint laid against South Africa's new Sports Minister
02 july 2024 - 14:50:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A criminal complaint has been made against newly appointed Sports, Arts and Culture Minister [...] Full text...
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UN Police summit to showcase role of law enforcement for peace
27 june 2024 - 05:35:47New York, US (PANA) - Government leaders and Chiefs of Police are gathering at UN Headquarters in New York for [...] Full text...
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ICC convicts key member of al-Qaida group in Mali of war crimes
26 june 2024 - 17:59:52The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday convicted a leader of Ansar Dine and Al-Qaida [...] Full text...
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Libyan-European support for UNSMIL to sponsor a intra-Libyan political process
26 june 2024 - 17:24:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, and the European Union (EU) ambassadors accredited [...] Full text...
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World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased trafficking
26 june 2024 - 13:11:39Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The UN agency tackling crime and drug abuse (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on [...] Full text...
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Kenyan President vows 'full, expeditious' response to protests that claim at least five lives
25 june 2024 - 19:36:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday vowed a “full, expeditious response” to Tuesday's protests in the [...] Full text...
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International Working Group on Rule of Law and Judicial Reform in Libya meets
24 june 2024 - 11:18:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Justice, Halima Ibrahim, on Sunday chaired the first coordination meeting of the [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Human Rights Watch expresses concern about unlawful attacks on civilians, infrastructure in Sudan
20 june 2024 - 08:59:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's warring parties’ recent unlawful attacks in North Darfur’s El Fasher have killed hundreds of civilians and [...] Full text...
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Adequate healthcare crucial to support survivors of sexual violence
20 june 2024 - 07:10:15New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Wednesday commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence [...] Full text...
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Gender apartheid must be recognised as a crime under international law - Amnesty International
17 june 2024 - 06:49:56London, UK (PANA) - Gender apartheid must be recognised as a crime under international law in order to strengthen efforts [...] Full text...
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Partial reopening of Ras Jedir border crossing between Libya and Tunisia
13 june 2024 - 12:28:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's acting Minister of the Interior, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, and his Tunisian counterpart, Khaled Nouri, [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor appeals for evidence of Darfur atrocities
12 june 2024 - 06:48:06El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched a campaign on Tuesday to address [...] Full text...
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South Africa: suspects arrested following airport security scare
07 june 2024 - 10:49:18Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two passengers have been arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat on board a [...] Full text...
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EC adopts package of rules on anti-money laundering
30 may 2024 - 10:39:08Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Thursday adopted a package of new anti-money-laundering rules that will protect European [...] Full text...
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Libyan-European meeting focuses on ways to strengthen border management and security
29 may 2024 - 14:02:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Abderrahman Khamada, Director of the European Affairs Department at the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Deep concerns over ‘inhuman’ detention of Gazans by Israeli authorities
28 may 2024 - 12:41:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid further reported bombardment of Gaza overnight into Tuesday, UN and partner organisations have expressed deep [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa criticised for 'campaign' address to the nation
27 may 2024 - 11:30:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has been heavily criticised for using a national television [...] Full text...
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EU strengthens rules to fight against human trafficking
27 may 2024 - 10:53:14Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council adopted on Monday a directive that adds the exploitation of surrogacy, of forced [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council expresses concern about challenging security situation in West Africa and Sahel
26 may 2024 - 05:34:47New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has adopted a presidential statement acknowledging the challenging security situation in [...] Full text...
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Update: Gaza war: ICC issues arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and Israel’s Netanyahu (Eds: Adds details by ICC Prosecutor)
20 may 2024 - 13:46:45The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Arrest warrants are being sought for the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ICC issues arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and Israel’s Netanyahu
20 may 2024 - 12:37:55The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Arrest warrants have been issued against the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war [...] Full text...
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Crimes against nature: UN agency puts environmental legislation under scrutiny
18 may 2024 - 07:10:34Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Global efforts to prevent crimes against nature and bring offenders to justice are being hampered by [...] Full text...
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Libyan diplomat says collaboration with ICC does not replace national sovereignty
15 may 2024 - 11:22:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's representative to the United Nations, Taher el-Sonni, has stressed that collaboration with the International Criminal [...] Full text...
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‘Untold harm to nature’ from wildlife trafficking, warns UN crime agency
13 may 2024 - 13:11:00Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Despite two decades of worldwide efforts, more than 4,000 precious wildlife species still fall prey to [...] Full text...
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Libya, Tunisia engage in talks over reopening of Ras Jedir border crossing
07 may 2024 - 19:29:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian and Libyan officials on Tuesday engaged in talks over issues relating to the Ras Jedir [...] Full text...
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EU adopts first-ever law combating violence against women
07 may 2024 - 10:36:19Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has adopted the first-ever law to combat violence against women, giving the green [...] Full text...
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Trafficking in the Sahel: Cracking down on illicit drugs (Feature by UN News)
06 may 2024 - 05:29:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Cocaine, cannabis and opioids are getting easier to buy as criminal networks and armed groups capitalise [...] Full text...
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Silence the guns, amplify women’s voices for peace to end rape in wartime
24 april 2024 - 05:03:40New York, US (PANA) - The UN verified 3,688 cases of rape and other sexual violence committed in war in [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM urges young people in CEN-SAD countries to promote the organisation
23 april 2024 - 15:14:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, on Tuesday underlined the importance of the Community of [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office
23 april 2024 - 13:34:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly stripped [...] Full text...
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Drug trafficking undermining stability and development in Sahel region: UN drug agency
21 april 2024 - 05:13:41Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Drug trafficking in the Sahel region – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and the Niger – [...] Full text...
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Libya, international partners work to fight organised crime
18 april 2024 - 11:08:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting of Libyan officials from the Ministry of the Interior with international officials has agreed [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Rights experts condemn AI role in destruction by Israeli military
15 april 2024 - 16:37:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As UN chief António Guterres on Monday reiterated his appeal for “maximum restraint” in the Middle [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Constitutional Court to hear Zuma election case
12 april 2024 - 07:10:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Electoral Commission (IEC) on Thursday night approached the Constitutional Court on an [...] Full text...
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EU commemorates 30th anniversary of Rwanda genocide against Tutsi people
07 april 2024 - 15:06:20Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union on Sunday joined the Rwandan nation and its people in remembrance of the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Human Rights Council resolution urges arms embargo on Israel
05 april 2024 - 12:31:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights body adopted a resolution on Friday condemning the alleged “use of starvation [...] Full text...
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South African football star Luke Fleurs shot dead
04 april 2024 - 08:07:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Kaizer Chiefs football star Luke Fleurs was shot dead in a hijacking on the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN envoy backs demand for immediate Gaza ceasefire amid ‘cataclysmic suffering’
26 march 2024 - 18:09:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza
26 march 2024 - 18:03:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the [...] Full text...
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Workshop in Cotonou on maritime governance
25 march 2024 - 12:50:58Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A workshop to build the capacity of maritime law enforcement agencies to optimise a governance system [...] Full text...
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Rights experts raise red flags about increased sex trafficking, child recruitment in Sudan
23 march 2024 - 05:25:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts on Friday expressed alarm over increased reports of sexual slavery and trafficking [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Minister to report violations by officials at border crossing with Tunisia
22 march 2024 - 14:11:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's acting Minister of the Interior, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, has stated that the attacks on [...] Full text...
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Disgraced South African businessman Marcus Jooste commits suicide
22 march 2024 - 08:44:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The mastermind of South Africa’s biggest ever fraud case, former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste, [...] Full text...
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Libya closes Ras Jedir border crossing with Tunisia
19 march 2024 - 14:09:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of the Interior had announced that it has decided to close the Ras [...] Full text...
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Nigeria' president condemns 'unprovoked' killing of soldiers by civilians in Delta State
18 march 2024 - 16:03:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday condemned the “unprovoked” killing of soldiers attached to 181 Amphibious [...] Full text...
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Nigerian soldiers raze community after youths abduct, behead their colleagues
18 march 2024 - 06:38:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Irate Nigerian soldiers have razed Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Niger [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo
17 march 2024 - 16:32:11Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN chief has condemned an attack which saw eight peacekeepers from the UN Mission [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Minister, UK Ambassador discuss fight against illegal migration
13 march 2024 - 14:22:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's interim Minister of the Interior, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, has held talks with the British [...] Full text...
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South African child repatriated from Senegal
13 march 2024 - 09:13:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African authorities have repatriated a two-year-old baby from a prison in Dakar, Senegal. The [...] Full text...
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Libya calls for EU cooperation to control Illegal migration
11 march 2024 - 17:25:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has called for "fruitful and direct cooperation" with the European Union (EU) to control of [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Rafah ground assault would increase risk of atrocity crimes
08 march 2024 - 17:13:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Any assault by Israeli forces on the densely populated city of Rafah where 1.5 million have [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister hails Libyan-Maltese relations and cooperation in various fields
07 march 2024 - 19:17:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has praised Libyan-Maltese relations and the emphasis placed on [...] Full text...
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Libyan and Maltese Home Affairs Ministers discuss cooperation in the fight against illegal immigration
07 march 2024 - 16:59:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Libyan Minister of the Interior in the government of national unity, Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, [...] Full text...
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UN mission in South Sudan condemns killing of staff member
06 march 2024 - 09:46:00Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has condemned the killing on Tuesday of [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeeper killed near Abyei border in South Sudan
05 march 2024 - 23:21:01Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A UN peacekeeping officer working as an artillery operator with the United Nations Mission in [...] Full text...
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Deputy chairman of Libyan Council calls for unified strategy to combat illegal migration
05 march 2024 - 16:14:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of Libya's Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has said that in light of the [...] Full text...
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EU legislators strike deal to ban products made with forced labour
05 march 2024 - 11:10:04Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional deal on the regulation prohibiting [...] Full text...
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UN crime prevention chief pledges enhanced cooperation in Somalia
05 march 2024 - 06:28:44Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly has highlighted [...] Full text...
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EU gives green light to better data exchanges between police authorities
26 february 2024 - 11:11:18Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday adopted a regulation on the automated search and exchange of data [...] Full text...
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EU leaders declare solidarity, commitment and resolve to support Ukraine against Russia
23 february 2024 - 17:01:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Today marks a tragic anniversary: that of Russia’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine in manifest [...] Full text...
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Alternatives from international and regional powers to Abdoulaye Bathily's initiative to break the deadlock in Libya
22 february 2024 - 19:01:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The initiative launched last November by the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Minister vows to hold to account anyone involved in murder of ten people in Tripoli
21 february 2024 - 15:05:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Libyan Minister of the Interior in the government of national unity, General Imad Trabelsi, [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights experts call for probe into alleged violations against Palestinian women and girls
20 february 2024 - 12:09:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alleged rights violations against Palestinian women and girls in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank [...] Full text...
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Israel must end occupation of Palestine: Amnesty International
19 february 2024 - 05:35:36The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Israel must end its brutal occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, [...] Full text...
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Isarel-Gaza crisis: UN health agency warns over continuing attacks on healthcare
09 february 2024 - 16:41:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The unrelenting war in Gaza hasn’t spared hospitals, their staff or the people sheltering there, the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza ‘buffer zone’ possible war crime: UN human rights chief
08 february 2024 - 18:00:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Israel’s reported attempt to create a “buffer zone” with Gaza could constitute a war crime, UN [...] Full text...
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American tourists sue Google over Cape Town attack
08 february 2024 - 09:45:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An American couple is suing Google after they were attacked last year in a [...] Full text...
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Bathily informs deputy chairman of Libyan Council of his contacts to break deadlock towards elections in Libya
02 february 2024 - 18:57:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has briefed the deputy Chairman of the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan starve to death church declared organized criminal group
31 january 2024 - 23:33:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan church whose members starved to death in the belief that they would meet their [...] Full text...
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Helping youth in Benin find economic opportunities: World Bank Blog (By Solene Rougeaux and Saint-Martin Kodjovi Mongan Agbeshie)
30 january 2024 - 19:17:37Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Like many of its neighbours, Benin is experiencing growing threats of conflict. The country’s proximity to Burkina [...] Full text...
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Peacekeepers and civilians killed during clashes in disputed Abyei region
29 january 2024 - 20:23:55Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Continuing intercommunal clashes in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan have left [...] Full text...
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Stand up against hate, UN chief tells Holocaust commemoration
27 january 2024 - 07:39:46New York, US (PANA) - Hate is growing at an alarming speed, and the world must strongly denounce forces of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa hails South Africa's genocide victory at The Hague
26 january 2024 - 16:18:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed South Africa’s extraordinary victory at the International Court of [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: World Court issues appeal calling for prevention of genocidal acts in Gaza
26 january 2024 - 14:44:43The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday declared that Palestinians had a right to [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: More than a dozen leading human rights groups call for halt to arms transfers to Israel, Palestinian armed groups
25 january 2024 - 08:29:51Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than a dozen leading humanitarian and human rights organisations have called on all States to [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: End the war and recognise Palestine, Security Council urged
25 january 2024 - 07:25:28New York, US (PANA) - Work harder to end the war in Gaza and recognise the State of Palestine were [...] Full text...
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Africa now ‘global epicentre’ of terrorism: UN chief
25 january 2024 - 07:09:28New York, US (PANA) - In just a matter of years, Africa has become the “global epicentre of terrorism”, with [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Liberia's presidential inauguration suspended after Boakai falls ill at podium (By Paul Ejime)
22 january 2024 - 15:28:54Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The swearing in ceremony of Liberia's new President Joseph Boakai came to an abrupt end after [...] Full text...
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Senegal govt cracks down on opposition, media, civil society ahead February polls: HRW
22 january 2024 - 08:28:14Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The authorities in Senegal have cracked down on the opposition, media, and civil society, ahead of general [...] Full text...
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Deputy Chairman of Libyan Council urges international community to work towards organization of elections in Libya
19 january 2024 - 17:02:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, has stressed the need for the [...] Full text...
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HRW: Gaddafi son 'wrongfully' held for 8 years in Lebanon should be released
16 january 2024 - 09:03:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lebanese authorities should immediately release Hannibal Gaddafi, a son of Libya's former leader, who has been held in [...] Full text...
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Global rights crises deepen as world leaders shy away: Human Rights Watch
12 january 2024 - 07:46:31New York, US (PANA) – Global leaders have failed to take strong stands to protect human rights during 2023, a [...] Full text...
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Libya supports South Africa's complaint against Israel for genocide in Gaza before the ICJ
11 january 2024 - 14:10:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council has announced Libya's support for the complaint brought by South Africa against [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: World Court to hear genocide case against Israel
10 january 2024 - 13:17:41The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – The International Court of Justice(ICJ) hearings 11-12 January, 2024 on genocide in Gaza will include [...] Full text...
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Disinformation tops Global Risks 2024 report as environmental threats intensify
10 january 2024 - 11:15:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Drawing on nearly two decades of original risks perception data, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS and Sierra Leone's dangerous identity politics (By Paul Ejime)
10 january 2024 - 10:25:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - If any country should be grateful to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs finally honours invitation to EFCC headquarters over N37.1bn alleged ‘fraud’
08 january 2024 - 15:05:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has finally submitted herself [...] Full text...
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2024 is time to pick up the pace in fight against corruption to safeguard democracy: Transparency International
06 january 2024 - 10:26:14Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - With the beginning of a new calendar year, it’s all too familiar for people [...] Full text...
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Arrest of "governor of Daech in Libya" welcomed by PM
05 january 2024 - 14:44:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has hailed the [...] Full text...
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Gambian ex-minister Sonko faces crimes against humanity charges
05 january 2024 - 11:14:49Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The trial of former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko will open 8 January in Switzerland for [...] Full text...
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Former South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius released from prison
05 january 2024 - 07:44:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former Paralympian hero Oscar Pistorius was released on parole from Pretoria's Atteridgeville Correctional Centre [...] Full text...
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Oscar Pistorius to be released from prison on Friday
04 january 2024 - 09:38:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius will be released from an Eastern Cape prison on [...] 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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Morocco determined to strengthen its international security cooperation in 2024
27 december 2023 - 15:49:25Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco's Directorate General of National Security (DGSN) has affirmed its desire to strengthen and enhance international [...] Full text...
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A digital world needing more humanity (By Paul Ejime)
25 december 2023 - 07:10:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Our digital World with the accompanying advanced technology has unleashed innumerable benefits on humanity. Yet, our [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights group says Israel using starvation as weapon of war in Gaza
18 december 2023 - 07:21:56Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the occupied Gaza [...] Full text...
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Amnesty condemns killing of Mozambican journalist Fernando Chamusse; demand investigation
16 december 2023 - 10:18:36Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned the deplorable killing of Mozambican journalist João Fernando Chamusse on 14 [...] Full text...
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‘Illegal betting is the number one factor fuelling corruption in sports’, UN conference hears
16 december 2023 - 07:40:46Atlanta, US (PANA) - The global problem of illegal sports betting, the fraudulent manipulation of competitions, and the involvement of [...] Full text...
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Over 700 a day dying from small arms fire; main ‘weapons of choice’ for criminals and terrorists
16 december 2023 - 07:18:25New York, US (PANA) - Amidst a multitude of global crises and escalating of armed conflicts, small arms and light [...] Full text...
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European Council and Parliament create new authority for anti-money laundering
13 december 2023 - 10:06:36Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council and the Parliament on Wednesday reached a provisional agreement on creating a new [...] Full text...
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Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption opens
12 december 2023 - 05:40:00Atlanta, US (PANA) - Corruption not only robs resources, it robs people of hope, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, as nations [...] Full text...
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Threat of genocide ‘an enduring menace’: Guterres
09 december 2023 - 19:15:55New York, US (PANA) - In his message on Saturday marking the international day for victims of genocide, UN Secretary-General Antonio [...] Full text...
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Rights watchdog accuses Nigerian military of attempting to cover up mass civilian drone bomb killings
08 december 2023 - 11:33:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities must "promptly, thoroughly, independently, impartially, transparently and effectively" investigate the killing of more [...] Full text...
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Sudan Conflict: Sudan Rejects US Accusations Against National Army
07 december 2023 - 19:46:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Thursday was critical of the US administration which accused both Sudanese national army and [...] Full text...
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Global cooperation critical to combat transnational organised crime
07 december 2023 - 19:24:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General called for stronger action to fight the growing challenge of transnational organized [...] Full text...
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Financial crimes hurt economies - must be better understood and curbed: IMF Blog By Carolina Claver, Chady El Khoury, and Rhoda Weeks-Brown
07 december 2023 - 19:10:48Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The fight against financial crime isn’t lost, but the world needs to do more [...] Full text...
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Moussa al-Kouni calls for a Libyan-European cooperation roadmap
06 december 2023 - 14:31:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has stressed the need to speed [...] Full text...
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Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai salutes Mandela
06 december 2023 - 09:43:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai and Deputy President Paul Mashatile have honoured former President [...] Full text...
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EU appoints Jan Vyčítal as new Head of Border Assistance Mission in Libya
06 december 2023 - 09:12:22Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has announced the appointment of Jan Vyčítal as Head of Mission of the [...] Full text...
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Deputy Chairman of Libyan Council in Brussels to discuss partnership to combat illegal migration
05 december 2023 - 14:40:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, arrived in Brussels Tuesday at the [...] Full text...
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Preventing genocide, as essential to defence of human rights as ever: UN rights chief
05 december 2023 - 06:25:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Early warning signals of genocide must compel us to action,” said the UN human rights chief [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ICC Prosecutor visits Israel, Palestine
05 december 2023 - 05:51:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has concluded his first visit to Israel [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM attends al-Ajailat Equestrian Festival
02 december 2023 - 13:48:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has taken part in the equestrian festival in the [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso now has latest generation of defence equipment -Prime Minister
01 december 2023 - 16:20:43Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Apollinaire Joachimson Kyélem de Tambèla, prime minister of Burkina Faso's transitional government, told Parliament on [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso criticises UN rights officer for 'equating terrorists with subject of international law'
01 december 2023 - 13:15:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has protested against a statement issued by an official of the UN High [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists welcome sentencing of Bai Lowe for murder of Deyda Hydara
30 november 2023 - 15:41:17Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has welcomed the verdict and sentencing of Bai Lowe, a former death [...] Full text...
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CEN-SAD labour ministers call for optimum management of employment
29 november 2023 - 20:57:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ministers of Labour and representatives of Member States of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) have [...] Full text...
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Libya calls for greater support from international community and EU to secure its borders
29 november 2023 - 20:57:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's acting Interior Minister, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, has called on the international community and the [...] Full text...
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Senior Libyan official notes voluntary return of Nigerien, Chadian migrants to their countries
29 november 2023 - 17:54:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, Wednesday spoke of the historic neighbourly [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM calls for end to all cases of enforced disappearance in Libyan prisons
29 november 2023 - 17:31:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, stressed the need [...] Full text...
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UN rights office 'appalled' by killing of dozens of civilians in northern Burkina Faso
28 november 2023 - 20:02:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, says it is appalled by the recent killing of dozens [...] Full text...
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Libya reiterates primacy of support for National Strategy to limit illegal immigration from South
27 november 2023 - 18:23:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has stressed the need to unify [...] Full text...
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Raising South Africa's economic prospects by curbing crime: WB report
22 november 2023 - 12:38:14Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The impact of crime on South Africa’s economic prospects is high and broad-based, according to [...] Full text...
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Secure peace with inclusive, sustainable development, UN chief says
20 november 2023 - 18:58:52New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday outlined the crucial link between development and sustaining peace, highlighting [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council: UN Police need greater support amid ‘many challenges’
15 november 2023 - 07:08:20New York, US (PANA) - Police officers serving under the UN flag must be properly prepared, equipped and resourced in [...] Full text...
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Libyan parliament passes law criminalising relations with Israel
14 november 2023 - 15:34:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives sitting in Benghazi in the east has passed a bill criminalising [...] Full text...
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Top Libyan official reaffirms need to redouble efforts to secure borders countries
12 november 2023 - 18:46:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, in his capacity as Supreme Commander of the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes
09 november 2023 - 07:44:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reiterated the call for an urgent ceasefire between Israel [...] Full text...
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Gazans struggle for survival; north sealed off
08 november 2023 - 15:22:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still in northern Gaza face unprecedented hardship after being isolated by [...] Full text...
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Libya attends 7th Interpol meeting in France to fight against terrorism and drugs
03 november 2023 - 17:08:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of the Interior of the Government of National Unity took part in the [...] Full text...
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Libya, Italy agree to continue cooperation to combat immigration and crime
26 october 2023 - 17:01:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan-Italian working group responsible for security affairs has reached an agreement stipulating that Italy will [...] Full text...
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Man jailed for stealing Mandela's prized boxing belt
26 october 2023 - 09:02:06Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Soweto man who stole Nelson Mandela's Sugar Ray Leonard boxing belt has been [...] Full text...
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Libya reaffirms its rejection of double standards in face of Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip
25 october 2023 - 16:43:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Before the Security Council on Tuesday evening, Libya reaffirmed its total rejection of the international community's [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa to attend Cairo Summit for Peace
20 october 2023 - 09:55:06Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will attend the Cairo Summit for Peace on Saturday, [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN independent experts ‘unequivocally condemn’ violence against civilians
20 october 2023 - 06:44:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Thursday voiced deep concern over the fate of civilians and [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM urges Arab leaders to take decisive stand to end Israeli aggression against Gaza
18 october 2023 - 16:19:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has said that the Palestinian cause calls for a [...] Full text...
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Libya condemns Israeli massacre after bombing of Gaza hospital
18 october 2023 - 16:13:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the Israeli bombardment of the Ahli Arab hospital [...] Full text...
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South African, UK tourists, tour guide killed in Ugandan national park
18 october 2023 - 07:42:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Three people, a South African and UK tourists and a Ugandan tour guide, were [...] Full text...
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Southern African law group calls for African unity over Gaza
17 october 2023 - 09:58:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Johannesburg-based Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) says the 33 African states that are [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN expert warns of child recruitment by armed forces
17 october 2023 - 05:29:27Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An independent UN human rights expert on Monday expressed concern about the increased risk of recruitment and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia crisis: Victims ‘left in limbo’ as Ethiopia rights probe mandate ends
14 october 2023 - 08:00:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN-mandated Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia on Friday released a harrowing report on [...] Full text...
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180 civil society organizations urge Gambia to protect women and girls
13 october 2023 - 18:31:14Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Some 180 civil society organizations from across Africa and around the world co-signed an open letter urging the [...] Full text...
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Middle East crisis: Humanitarians call for urgent aid access to Gaza
13 october 2023 - 06:16:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Gaza is on the brink of running out of food, water, electricity and critical supplies, UN [...] Full text...
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EU, Council of Europe firm in global fight against death penalty
10 october 2023 - 08:48:13Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Marking World Day against the Death Penalty on Tuesday, the European Union (EU) and the Council [...] Full text...
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Rights group says unlawful killings of two people by Cameroon separatists must not go unpunished
07 october 2023 - 06:47:31Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Amnesty international has condemned the unlawful killing of two people by armed separatists in the the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Palestinian national assassinated in Cape Town
05 october 2023 - 15:15:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Police have confirmed that a prominent Palestinian businessman was shot and killed in Cape [...] Full text...
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South African murder suspect detained in Lesotho
25 september 2023 - 11:30:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African authorities are seeking the extradition of a murder suspect, Lehlohonolo Maketoane, who [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief blasts ‘politics of repression and division
11 september 2023 - 17:00:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To advance development, States must reject authoritarianism and protect civic space and fundamental rights, UN rights [...] Full text...
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Labour ministers from CEN inSAD hold conference in Tripoli
08 september 2023 - 15:53:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation in the Government of National Unity, Ali al-Abed al-Rida, [...] Full text...
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More women police means ‘safer future for everyone’: Guterres
07 september 2023 - 20:04:26New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commended law enforcement agencies around the world on Thursday stressing that [...] Full text...
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Top Libyan oficial stresses need to stabilise situation in Sahara region
06 september 2023 - 12:39:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has stressed the need to stabilise [...] Full text...
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Money laundering poses risk to financial sector stability: IMF Blog (By Pierre Bardin, Antoine Bouveret, Grace Jackson, Maksym Markevych)
06 september 2023 - 10:02:42Washington DC, US (PANA) - Cross-border financial crime is here to stay. While people everywhere enjoy the convenience of a [...] Full text...
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Eritrean soldiers committed crimes against humanity in Ethiopia - Rights group
05 september 2023 - 10:18:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity in the [...] Full text...
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Better data on corruption can reduce its impact, support sustainable development
01 september 2023 - 05:31:45Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Improved measurement of corruption could boost efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a senior [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for end to ‘atrocious crime’ of enforced disappearances
31 august 2023 - 06:58:08New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres marked Wednesday’s International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance by condemning [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Truck drivers learn about risks of human trafficking (A UN feature)
27 august 2023 - 05:52:56Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Truck drivers in southern Africa who have been recruited to traffic or smuggle people illegally are [...] Full text...
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Libya: Fierce clashes in Tripoli highlight ‘precarious’ situation
22 august 2023 - 19:03:41New York, US (PANA) - Recent deadly clashes between two largest armed groups in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, underscore the [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate: No one held responsible for massacre in Cairo for 10 years
14 august 2023 - 05:41:18Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday criticised the Egyptian authorities for failing for a decade to hold [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Niger coup: US President joins in calls for release of ousted President Bazoum
03 august 2023 - 11:37:11Niamey, Niger (PANA) - US President Joe Biden on Thursday joined in calls for the release of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum, [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: US orders evacuation of its nationals; coup leader warns against foreign meddling, military intervention
03 august 2023 - 06:22:11Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has joined Western countries as they ramp up evacuation of their nationals from [...] Full text...
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South Africa's opposition party to lay hate speech charges against firebrand Malema at the UN
01 august 2023 - 10:45:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official South African opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has confirmed that it will file [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for more investment to detect human trafficking
30 july 2023 - 07:03:37New York, US (PANA) - As World Day against Trafficking in Persons is marked on Sunday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has [...] Full text...
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Security Council urged to address ‘most silenced and least condemned crime’
15 july 2023 - 08:08:01New York, US (PANA) - The international community must act now to protect future generations from the scourge of conflict-related [...] Full text...
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