Evacuation orders in Gaza threaten to uproot UN’s aid hub once again

27 august 2024 - 13:03:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The plight of Gaza’s people continues to worsen in the enclave where humanitarian operations are “ongoing [...] 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 - 16:40:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Friday for the Israeli authorities to monitor senior [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Hunger fears persist as Israeli operations further harm enclave’s farmers

25 july 2024 - 12:18:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As President Biden on Thursday prepared to meet Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss progress on [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Exodus from Khan Younis compounds pressure on meagre resources

24 july 2024 - 18:41:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - About 150,000 people fled Khan Younis in a single day on Monday following evacuation orders issued [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Multiple strikes kill dozens near UN aid hub as thousands flee fighting

17 july 2024 - 07:26:12
New York, US (PANA) - Multiple strikes have killed dozens of people in central Gaza, landing just 100 metres from [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rafah exodus passes 810,000, says UNRWA

20 may 2024 - 13:32:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 810,000 people have fled Rafah in just two weeks, UN humanitarians said on Monday, [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rafah exodus reaches 360,000 as UN underscores $2.8 billion aid appeal for Gaza, West Bank

13 may 2024 - 14:34:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 360,000 people have fled Rafah in the last week amid continuing Israeli bombardment that has [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: As exodus from Rafah continues, ceasefire calls grow

10 may 2024 - 11:09:14
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With no let-up in the Israeli military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah into Friday [...] Full text...

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At least 12 killed as M23 rebels shell internally displaced people's camp in DRC

04 may 2024 - 07:32:34
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Internally displaced people account for at least 12 of those killed and a further 31 injured [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: ‘Fear and loss’ multiply in Sudan exodus: UNHCR

09 april 2024 - 15:50:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over 8.5 million Sudanese have been forced to flee their homes in Sudan since the war [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'We must do all in our power to protect Rafah,' say UN humanitarians

06 february 2024 - 12:57:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Any move by Israel to extend its full-scale invasion of Gaza into the massively overcrowded southern [...] 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 - 18:57:46
Tripoli, 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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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ as exodus south continues

02 february 2024 - 12:19:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Thousands of Gazans have continued to flee intense hostilities in Khan Younis towards the massively overcrowded [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Aid operations in peril amid funding crisis

02 february 2024 - 06:25:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Lifesaving aid operations in Gaza are “in peril” amid ongoing Israeli bombardment because of the funding [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Restrictions, lack of medicines deprive people in Khartoum state of lifesaving care - MSF

23 january 2024 - 06:04:49
Paris, France (PANA) - Over the past few months, people in Khartoum State, Sudan, have become increasingly cut-off from healthcare, [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza: UN calls for urgent aid scale-up amid new mass exodus to Rafah

29 december 2023 - 16:57:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Gaza, at least 100,000 displaced people have poured into Rafah in recent days, UN humanitarians [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'Unprecedented and unparalleled' civilian death toll: Guterres

20 november 2023 - 18:53:08
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief said in Monday that in the current conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gazans have ‘no options’ for safety as offensive continues

20 november 2023 - 12:57:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In Gaza, where two UN-run schools received direct hits over the weekend amid intensified fighting, the [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Raging war turning ‘homes into cemeteries’: UNHCR

08 november 2023 - 06:44:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The war between rival militaries in Sudan is growing in scope and brutality, having driven almost [...] Full text...

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‘Humanity has opened the gates to hell’ warns Guterres as climate coalition demands action

20 september 2023 - 16:47:00
New York, US (PANA) - “Horrendous heat is having horrendous effects,” the UN chief declared on Wednesday, as a broad [...] Full text...

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Diamond producers adapting to rapidly changing landscape

29 august 2023 - 08:00:33
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The diamond industry has faced multiple challenges leading to a notable shifting of the industry [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ‘Grim prediction’ now ‘harsh reality’ as hunger engulfs over 20 million

11 august 2023 - 17:50:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dire predictions about escalating hunger in Sudan have tragically come true, as conflict-induced food scarcity has [...] Full text...

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Urbanisation, climate change exacerbate the risk of flooding in Mauritania: WB report

03 august 2023 - 16:08:37
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania continues to recover from the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with economic [...] Full text...

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World Refugee Day: UN calls for solidarity and inclusion amid record displacement

20 june 2023 - 16:46:54
New York, US (PANA) - Refugees deserve support and solidarity, not closed borders and pushbacks. That’s a reminder from UN [...] Full text...

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Central Africa faces ‘turning point’ amid multiple crises - UN official

06 june 2023 - 06:17:00
New York, US (PANA) - Despite critical gains by Central African nations in advancing stability and cooperation, the region faces [...] Full text...

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Algerian president calls for non-interference in Libya affairs

02 november 2022 - 12:21:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune has called for dialogue and national reconciliation to prevail in order to [...] Full text...

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Mediterranean sea journeys for migrants have grown more deadly: UNHCR

10 june 2022 - 18:10:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Migrants who risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean to Europe on flimsy boats often piloted [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister-designate reaffirms commitment to ensure participation of all parties in govt

14 february 2022 - 11:24:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bachagha has announced that he has started consultations with various parties and [...] Full text...

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More than 7,000 Burkinabe refugees in Côte d'Ivoire following attacks by jihadist groups -UN

05 february 2022 - 18:39:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said here Saturday that insecurity had led to [...] Full text...

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Insecurity drives more Burkinabe into exile - UNHCR

04 february 2022 - 11:22:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Sahel region, already plagued by political instability, widespread violence, food shortages and disproportionately impacted by [...] Full text...

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Up to 400,000 could be displaced by new volcano eruption in DR Congo, warns UNICEF

28 may 2021 - 06:30:40
Goma, DRC (PANA) - With fears that one of the world’s most active volcanoes could erupt again in the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president Buhari laments ''madness' in parts of the country

09 may 2021 - 15:53:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday lamented the "madness" going on in parts of the country [...] Full text...

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Massive exodus of Tunisian doctors to France

01 april 2021 - 10:42:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Dozens of Tunisian doctors, of various grades and specialities, have left Tunis in recent days to [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Health Ministry institutes tough rules to stop mass exodus of doctors

26 september 2020 - 17:42:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwe government has changed the rules for doctors to leave and work outside the country [...] Full text...

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Renewed tension in Libya, Al-Sarraj's call for political dialogue and ICC report highlighted in the news

09 may 2020 - 16:55:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on renewed tension on the fighting in Libya after Presidential Council [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Banana sector in Casamance, Senegal, affected by coronavirus

28 april 2020 - 17:30:13
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The COVID 19 pandemic has left banana producers in Middle Casamance, southern Senegal, in disarray, with [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers report Covid-19 epidemic, its effect on the cost of living and the continuing fighting

11 april 2020 - 17:29:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The coronavirus epidemic which has progressed in recent weeks in the country, reaching 24 confirmed cases, [...] Full text...

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Brain drain from Tunisia continues

08 march 2020 - 11:34:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Out of 7,000 engineers trained each year in Tunisia, around 2,500 leave the country, the majority [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight UNSC resolution on ceasefire in Libya, war effects on civilians

15 february 2020 - 17:03:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to the UN Security Council session which adopted a [...] Full text...

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Aung San Suu Kyi defends Myanmar from accusations of genocide at top UN court

12 december 2019 - 07:53:48
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Myanmar will have “no tolerance” for human rights abuses committed in Rakhine state and will [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt fires additional 147 doctors, taking the total to 448 to date

26 november 2019 - 19:11:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government has fired an additional 147 doctors, taking the total number of sacked medical [...] Full text...

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Activist queries why Africa becomes global refugee producer

24 october 2019 - 14:54:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A leading Senegalese pro-refugee rights activist, Mr. Cissokho Aldiouma, on Thursday queried why Africa has turned into [...] Full text...

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Gold panning in North Niger: A growth lever but also source of problems - study

18 october 2019 - 22:27:50
Agadez, Niger (PANA)  -  The boom in gold panning in the desert north of Niger, former home of armed rebellions, [...] Full text...

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Niger elebrates National Mobilization Day against Human Trafficking

27 september 2019 - 13:03:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) –  Niger will on Saturday mark its National Mobilisation Day against  Human Trafficking to promote prevention, raise [...] Full text...

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Senegal: ANIDA farms changing people's lives (Feature) by NDAO Khadijanda

19 september 2019 - 22:39:52
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)   -   Farms of the National Agency for Integration and Agricultural Development of Senegal (ANIDA) are changing the [...] Full text...

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Gabon govt, Chinese investors to launch bio-ethanol production unit

16 september 2019 - 19:22:30
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – The Gabonese government and Chinese investors on Monday in Brazzaville announced the building of a production [...] Full text...

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Burundi announces measures to stem exodus from rural areas

04 september 2019 - 16:31:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 300 households in financial and material difficulties in Bujumbura, the economic capital of Burundi, are [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS parliamentarians call on member states to train, create jobs for young people

03 september 2019 - 12:46:49
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Meeting in Niamey, Niger, for an Awareness Forum on Migration, parliamentarians from the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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Mass movements of Zimbabweans to South Africa loom - Report

11 august 2019 - 11:49:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - American based humanitarian organization, Refugees International (RI), has revealed to PANA that aid officials expect South [...] Full text...

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Displaced people from Yoro village, central Mali, return to their locality

30 july 2019 - 14:25:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 228 displaced people from the village of Yoro, a town located in the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Teungueth FC says will not participate in CAF Cup

25 july 2019 - 23:37:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -  Teungueth FC, the flagship club of the city of Rufisque (24 km from Dakar), winner of [...] Full text...

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Mali raises awareness of Kadiana populations on dangers of irregular migration

02 july 2019 - 23:19:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   A Malian association, the Voice and Music Association for Cultural Integration (AVMIC), has launched a project [...] Full text...

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117 people killed in DRC’s Ituri province

28 june 2019 - 15:56:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 117 people were killed in Ituri province, in the northeast of Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Libyan TV team disappears in fighting zones in southern Tripoli

03 may 2019 - 13:36:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan private TV channel, "Libya Al-Ahrar", on Friday said it lost contact with its correspondent, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS wants to make of agriculture attractive sector for youths

24 april 2019 - 17:34:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will help member countries establish strategies in the [...] Full text...

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450 families have fled their homes because of rocket fire on Tripoli, says Municipality

17 april 2019 - 13:53:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The municipality of Tripoli on Wednesday announced that 450 families have fled their homes because of [...] Full text...

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African youth frowns at irregular migration

26 march 2019 - 17:49:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Young African people have expressed their disappointment over the irregular migration, describing it as a failure [...] Full text...

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First international Wassalu festival scheduled for 15-16 March in Mali

08 march 2019 - 11:56:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The first international Wassalu festival (FIWA) will be held on 15-16 March in Yanfolila, in Mali's [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia reforms to bolster private sector role in economy - Finance minister

07 march 2019 - 16:21:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (PANA) – Ethiopia is implementing reforms to broaden the participation of the private sector in the country’s [...] Full text...

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Barrow urges Spain to consider African domestic challenges in migration debate

31 january 2019 - 15:45:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Any progressive discussion on migration between Spain and the European Union in general must take into [...] Full text...

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Exodus of Tunisian specialist doctors rises in 2018

20 december 2018 - 18:31:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The number of specialist doctors leaving Tunisia for greener pastures overseas increased to 320 this year [...] Full text...

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Nearly three million more displaced year-on-year, warns refugee agency chief

19 june 2018 - 07:01:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people forced to flee their homes last year rose by nearly three million [...] Full text...

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What’s behind the spike in terrorist-type violence in northern Mozambique?

14 june 2018 - 16:18:39
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - A sudden upsurge in brutal violence in northern Mozambique, including the beheading of women and children, [...] Full text...

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'Ceasefire violations, hostile propaganda undercut regional peace push in South Sudan'

25 january 2018 - 06:02:31
New York, US (PANA) – While the signing last month of a ceasefire accord among South Sudan’s warring parties is [...] Full text...

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UN chief outlines priorities for action in 2018

16 january 2018 - 19:52:17
New York, US (PANA) – Having taken office with a call for peace to be the watchword of 2017, United [...] Full text...

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Former Gambian minister forms new party

26 december 2017 - 12:32:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh, a former Gambian Information Minister, has signaled the formation of a new [...] Full text...

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New compact to improve refugee response ‘a chance to chart a different course’ – UNHCR

12 december 2017 - 19:58:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The head of the United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday kicked off in Geneva a dialogue [...] Full text...

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'Failure to broker peace' hinders solutions to displacement, says UN refugee chief

02 november 2017 - 19:49:13
New York, US (PANA) – The head of the United Nations refugee agency on Thursday urged global leaders to find [...] Full text...

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Continued instability likely to force more South Sudanese to seek safety elsewhere - UNHCR

22 october 2017 - 04:27:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and humanitarian agencies are warning that without an imminent resolution in [...] Full text...

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'Somalia drought, conflict force one million people to flee'

18 october 2017 - 07:13:08
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Over 1 million people in Somalia have been forced to abandon their homes this year seeking [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambia presents new national development plan at donor roundtable

22 september 2017 - 13:56:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has disclosed that his country's new development blueprint will soon be presented [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Opposition in trouble as another Presidential aspirant quits race

14 september 2017 - 15:45:31
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - In a latest twist in the fortunes of the main opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party [...] Full text...

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Cote d’Ivoire: African leaders urge further steps to actualize the green revolution

08 september 2017 - 19:50:19
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The future of Africa’s agriculture looked brighter this week when leaders from across the continent [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Libyan crisis dominates AU Summit agenda on ending conflicts

02 july 2017 - 16:07:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders arrived in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Sunday for the 29th session [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN, partners seek US$1.4 billion for South Sudan refugee crisis

15 may 2017 - 13:44:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations refugees and food relief agencies on Monday urged donors to step up support [...] Full text...

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Italy: Worsening food insecurity forcing more people to migrate - UN report

05 may 2017 - 15:48:53
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Highlighting the complex link between food insecurity and migration – where increase in one forces the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN tasks governments on human rights obligations

28 february 2017 - 07:38:23
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said disregard for human rights is a “disease", and urged [...] Full text...

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US: 'Amid hate speech, negative media spin ‘real stories’ of refugees, migrants must be told'

26 january 2017 - 21:25:01
New York, US (PANA) - With hate speech and rhetoric against migrants and refugees on the rise in various parts [...] Full text...

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Gambia: West African troops clear ground before President Barrow's takeover

22 january 2017 - 18:20:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Moving to ensure a peaceful take over of office by Gambia's new President Adama Barrow, a [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambians start exodus from towns fearing imminent violence

17 january 2017 - 16:37:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - With a breakout of violence becoming imminent, thousands of Gambian Christians, particularly followers of the Redeemed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS leaders to visit Gambia on Wednesday to persuade Jammeh to quit

09 january 2017 - 22:01:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) rose from a three-hour meeting in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya's Rudisha named CAA athletes commission chief

10 november 2016 - 17:04:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Double world and Olympic Champion David Rudisha has been appointed head of the Confederation of African [...] Full text...

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UN: UNHCR says South Sudanese exodus affecting neighbouring countries

12 august 2016 - 17:29:46
New York, US (PANA) - Neighbouring countries hosting refugees from South Sudan are straining under the sheer weight of the [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Thousands flee to Chad, Cameroon to escape CAR violence - UNHCR

08 july 2016 - 12:02:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of people from Central African Republic (CAR) have crossed the border into Chad and Cameroon [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Ghana’s new Visa plan, Pan-Africanism and African Unity rhetoric (By Paul Ejime, Guest Writer)

29 march 2016 - 15:18:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In his State-of-the-Nation address to mark Ghana’s 59th independence anniversary on 6 March, 2016, President John [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda plans relocation of Burundian refugees to third countries

12 february 2016 - 15:43:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Amid rising risks related to the presence of refugees so close to their country of origin, [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Overstretched camps in Tanzania put 110,000 Burundian refugees at risk

23 november 2015 - 07:43:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Health and shelter for Burundian refugees in Tanzania are poised to get worse in [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IOM report urges inclusion of migrants in global urban agenda

17 november 2015 - 10:14:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Migration and how it is governed, should be an issue at the frontline of [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Rawlings calls for urgent deployment of AU troops to Burundi

13 november 2015 - 06:26:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's former president J.J. Rawlings has requested for an urgent deployment of African Union (AU) troops [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Commission of Inquiry says Eritreans fleeing to Europe from fear at home

30 october 2015 - 14:12:09
New York, US (PANA) - The Chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea, Mr. Mike [...] Full text...

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US: US slams more sanctions on Burundi, urges dialogue

03 july 2015 - 11:40:11
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has announced additional sanctions against Burundi following President Pierre Nkurunziza’s continued [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Legislative and local elections to go ahead on Monday in Burundi

27 june 2015 - 17:57:47
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian Interior Minister, Mr Edouard Nduwimana, announced on Saturday that local and legislative elections will take [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban appeals to Burundian authorities to consider postponing elections

26 june 2015 - 18:56:43
New York, US (PANA) - Closely following political and security developments in Burundi, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appealed [...] Full text...

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UN: UNHCR aims to assist newly displaced persons in northern Mali

29 may 2015 - 19:00:06
New York, US (PANA) - Across northern Mali, a flare-up in clashes between armed groups has spurred a renewed exodus [...] Full text...

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UN: UN agencies launch emergency response for Burundi refugees

14 may 2015 - 20:25:11
New York, US (PANA) - UN relief agencies on Thursday agreed to develop a regional response plan to deal with [...] Full text...

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UN: UN agency says Nigerian refugee crisis continues

03 march 2015 - 21:19:56
New York, US (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday reported that the exodus of Nigerians fleeing violence [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Violence in northern Nigeria sparks major new exodus into Niger border region'

11 february 2015 - 07:39:47
New York, US (PANA) - The spread of violent attacks across the border from northern Nigeria into Niger is causing [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Rumours of election postponement dominate front pages in Nigeria

07 february 2015 - 09:42:01
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Growing apprehension that the 14 February general elections will be postponed dominated newspaper headlines in Nigeria [...] Full text...

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UN: WFP appeals for funds to support Nigerian refugees fleeing to Cameroon

31 january 2015 - 09:18:12
New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is appealing for more funds to help address the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UNHCR raises concern over refugees returning to Nigeria from Niger

16 january 2015 - 15:09:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The UN refugee agency Friday said it was very concerned about the fate of [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Chad seeks assistance for thousands of Nigerian refugees

09 january 2015 - 13:51:17
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Some 7,300 Nigerian refugees have arrived in western Chad in the past 10 days, [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: New Global Hunger Index report shows progress in Sub-Saharan Africa

13 october 2014 - 17:18:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Over the last two decades at least six African countries have registered tremendous improvements in [...] Full text...

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UN: Refugee agency seeks US$658 million for South Sudanese refugees

11 july 2014 - 19:41:02
New York, US (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) appealed on Friday for US$658 million to respond to South [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 69 suspects arrested in security operation

09 july 2014 - 14:08:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 69 suspects were arrested on Wednesday in the ongoing security operation following deadly attacks [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Why South Africa lurches towards land redistribution crisis, By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, South Africa

28 june 2014 - 12:32:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Any South Africans underestimating the enormity of the country’s land redistribution problems – one [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Tension soars over land redistribution proposal

25 june 2014 - 09:40:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The newly re-elected African National Congress (ANC)-led government in South Africa is forging ahead [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: Asphalted road to connect Cameroon to Brazzaville Congo

18 june 2014 - 15:26:24
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A 215 km road connecting the city of Djoum in southern Cameroon to the Congo border [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Oil militants claim responsibility for explosion near refinery

19 may 2014 - 22:37:51
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's militant group Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) on Monday claimed responsibility [...] Full text...

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Congo: WFP alarmed at the mass exodus from CAR since 2013

28 february 2014 - 11:31:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Food Programme (WFP) has expressed concern over the consequences of the mass exodus [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 'Peacekeepers fail to prevent ethnic cleansing in CAR'

13 february 2014 - 07:15:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International peacekeepers have failed to prevent the ethnic cleansing of Muslim civilians in the western part [...] Full text...

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UN: South Sudanese flee to neighbouring countries

07 january 2014 - 20:52:53
New York, US (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says more and more civilians from South Sudan are fleeing [...] Full text...

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Afro-Arab Summit: Kenya sues for better job deals for Africans

19 november 2013 - 17:42:39
Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) - The poor treatment of migrant African workers in most Arab states was top on the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian oil militants threaten attack on independence day

05 september 2013 - 08:45:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), an umbrella group for Nigeria's oil [...] Full text...

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UN concerned, as fighting triggers new emergency in eastern DRC

16 july 2013 - 19:38:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday expressed concern over a new emergency [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military dismisses MEND's threat to bomb mosques

15 april 2013 - 18:10:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military on Monday dismissed the threat by the Movement for the Emancipation of the [...] Full text...

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MEND threatens to attack mosques, kill clerics in Nigeria

14 april 2013 - 20:31:55
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's umbrella group for oil militants has threatened to attack mosques, hajj camps, Islamic institutions, large [...] Full text...

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MEND claims responsibility for killing of policemen in Nigeria

07 april 2013 - 15:55:07
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The umbrella group for oil militants in Nigeria on Sunday claimed responsibility for the attack that [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military ready to repel MEND attacks

04 april 2013 - 10:06:20
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military said it is preparing to defend oil personnel and facilities in the country's [...] Full text...

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Nigerian oil militants to resume attacks over leader's jailing

03 april 2013 - 20:45:07
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The umbrella organisation for Nigeria's oil militants, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), [...] Full text...

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Somali refugees in Horn of Africa surpass 1 million mark

17 july 2012 - 15:30:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia's population exodus has crossed a new threshold, hitting the one million mark as more people [...] Full text...

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Renewed Toubou-military clash in Libya leaves one dead in Koufra

25 june 2012 - 14:21:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One person was killed and four others injured in a renewed clash Sunday between the Toubou [...] Full text...

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UNHCR concerned over Mali exodus

04 april 2012 - 08:44:42
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed ''deep concern'' about the deteriorating political [...] Full text...

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Thousands of Malians take refuge in Niger

07 february 2012 - 10:24:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Tens of thousands of Malians, fleeing violence in the northern part of their country, have been [...] Full text...

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Insecurity: Drums of civil strife beat louder in Nigeria

09 january 2012 - 09:39:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Monday's start-off of fuel protests in Nigeria is taking place at the worst possible time for [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, CIDA helping young Sudanese to make their voices heard

12 december 2011 - 16:44:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese children, who met for two days in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, have called for [...] Full text...

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Senegalese woman wins 2011 WWSR Award

14 october 2011 - 14:03:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The president of Senegalese NGO, Association femme enfant environnement (AFEE), Seynabou Tall Wade, on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Investment Forum ends

17 september 2011 - 17:44:27
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) -The Second Investment Forum of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ended in the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt rejects request to withdraw troops from Boko Haram base

13 july 2011 - 17:03:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government Wednesday rejected the request to withdraw the troops deployed to the north-eastern state [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe has huge midwife shortage - official

22 june 2011 - 11:09:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Sixty percent of midwife posts in Zimbabwe's public health institutions are vacant, a top government official [...] Full text...

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French agency grants 150,000 euro for vocational training in Africa

01 june 2011 - 10:48:51
Paris, France (PANA) - The French Development Agency (AFD) has announced a grant of 150,000 euros for a vocational training [...] Full text...

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Ivorian Crisis: Pro-Ouattara Abobo inhabitants flee war zone

25 february 2011 - 17:54:34
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The inhabitants of the Abobo community, located in the north of Abidjan, the Ivorian economic [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says more Ivorians seeking refuge in Liberia

15 december 2010 - 16:14:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said the number of Ivorians taking refuge in [...] Full text...

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Election Dispute: 2,000 Ivorians flee to Liberia, Guinea

10 december 2010 - 19:56:09
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday that about 2,000 Ivorians, mostly [...] Full text...

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African, Arab partnership must overcome history of slavery (Feature)

24 october 2010 - 09:28:00
By Anaclet Rwegayura- PANA Correspondent Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) -- When Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi recently ap ologised on [...] Full text...

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UN Food Aid for Cassamance Refugees

31 may 2010 - 10:09:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with The Gambia Food [...] Full text...

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France grants 220,000 euros to DRC refugees

01 april 2010 - 14:07:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- France will grant 220,000 euros for the purchase of 222 tonnes of rice as part of [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian papers decry endless schoolgirl pregnancies

09 january 2010 - 10:21:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Underlining the need to educate all young peopl e in Tanzania, two dailies pulished [...] Full text...

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Agriculture is most affected sector by climate change in Libya

16 december 2009 - 22:29:00
-equences of climate change in Libya and this has a- negative impact on the country's agricultural sec tor, according [...] Full text...

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Zim loses 20,000 teachers to neighbours

17 august 2009 - 12:49:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe has lost more than 20,000 teachers to its nei ghbours in the last two years [...] Full text...

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Malawi NGOs suspect prostitution will thrive at South Africa 2010

29 july 2009 - 17:02:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- As the countdown to the 2010 FIFA world cup finals, ho lding in South Africa, begins, [...] Full text...

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Odinga decries exodus of talents from Kenya

27 july 2009 - 17:57:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya's Prime Minister (PM) Raila Odinga on Monday calle d on locally-trained professionals to devote some [...] Full text...

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UN agency says violence displaced 200,000 Somalis

07 july 2009 - 18:32:00
New York- US (PANA) -- More than 200,000 people have been forced to flee the Soma li capital Mogadishu following [...] Full text...

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12,000 Somalis displaced by violence in Mogadishu

09 june 2009 - 18:47:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The UN refugee agency on Tuesday condemned the victimisa tion of Somali civilians in Mogadishu after [...] Full text...

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Number of Somali refugees fleeing Mogadishu swells to 45,000

20 may 2009 - 14:06:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Despite the lull in fighting in Mogadishu, the number of people fleeing the Somali capital in [...] Full text...

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Congo, Angola poach women footballers from DR Congo

19 may 2009 - 14:43:00
Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- The Urban Women's Sports club (EUFJF) in the Democra tic Republic of Congo (DRC) has [...] Full text...

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General Manager of Cameroonian football club sacked

13 may 2009 - 14:33:00
Douala- Cameroon (PANA) -- Coton Sport of Garoua, finalist of the last African Ch ampions League, has sacked its coach [...] Full text...

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Nigerian doctors threaten strike over pay

30 april 2009 - 08:28:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Doctors in Nigeria's public health institutions have thr eatened to embark on a nationwide strike over [...] Full text...

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Zambian boxer Esther to fight Thai

10 february 2009 - 11:57:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Zambian boxer Esther Phiri will face Ratree Kreakae of Thailand for the vacant Women's International Boxing [...] Full text...

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UN boss doubts Mugabe’s commitment to coalition government

02 february 2009 - 16:20:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday raised serious doubts over Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s commitment [...] Full text...

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Gambia's religious leaders condemn Israeli attacks on Gaza

15 january 2009 - 14:26:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Leaders of Gambia?s two main dominant religious groups - Christians and Muslims - Thursday,jointly condemned the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe cancels school opening over exams

07 january 2009 - 13:07:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Education authorities in Zimbabwe Wednesday postponed the opening of schools across the country over unmarked examinations [...] Full text...

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