Guterres calls for full Gaza ceasefire, rejecting ‘ethnic cleansing’

06 february 2025 - 18:00:30
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to continue pushing for a full ceasefire [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for full Gaza ceasefire, rejecting ‘ethnic cleansing’

06 february 2025 - 05:55:02
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to continue pushing for a full ceasefire [...] Full text...

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Gaza: More than a million receive food aid since the start of the ceasefire

05 february 2025 - 18:05:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over one million people in the Gaza Strip have received food assistance since the ceasefire between [...] Full text...

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Aid surging into Gaza ‘at scale’ but massive needs remain: OCHA, WHO

22 january 2025 - 05:59:52
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Aid is entering Gaza “at scale” in line with the ceasefire agreement that has seen [...] Full text...

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International Rescue Committee: ten percent of people in dire food assistance, globally, reside in Sudan

13 december 2024 - 14:24:29
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international organization has released a shocking report, saying one in each ten people in [...] Full text...

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Mpox: Equitable vaccine access crucial for Global South

07 september 2024 - 05:27:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As African countries grapple with a deadly mpox outbreak, the UN independent expert on the right [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity flags dire conditions for Burkinabe refugees in central Mali amid lean season

22 august 2024 - 05:04:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As the lean season intensifies across Mali, the situation for thousands of people who have fled [...] Full text...

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Winter storms cause chaos in South Africa

08 july 2024 - 11:56:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – More than 4 000 people have been left homeless and about 1,000 homes were destroyed [...] Full text...

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Stop criminalising homelessness and poverty, say UN rights experts

26 june 2024 - 06:07:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts on Tuesday called on governments to scrap “cruel and counterproductive” laws [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN chief reiterates call for 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire'

12 may 2024 - 12:18:24
Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Planning the post-war reconstruction and recovery of Gaza

06 april 2024 - 07:02:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The destruction wrought across the Gaza Strip by Israel in the six months since the beginning [...] Full text...

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With eyes on Gaza, Ukraine, UN chief launches rights protection pledge

26 february 2024 - 14:13:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An all-out Israeli offensive on Rafah would spell the end for UN-led humanitarian relief to the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘We cannot abandon the people of Gaza’: chiefs of UN agencies and NGOs unite in appeal for UNRWA

31 january 2024 - 12:19:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deadly clashes and shelling continued in Khan Younis in southern Gaza overnight into Wednesday as top [...] Full text...

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UN ready to assist people affected by deadly blaze in South Africa - Guterres

01 september 2023 - 15:26:58
New York, US (PAMA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined support for South Africa in the wake of the [...] Full text...

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Lies about pandemic accord endangering future generations: WHO chief

20 july 2023 - 06:23:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday expressed concern over the continuing spread [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Cameroon launch fresh partnership to repatriate refugees to Nigerian State

24 august 2022 - 16:31:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Cameroon have launched a fresh partnership for the repatriation of thousands of Internally Displaced Persons [...] Full text...

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Two minors die amidst downpour, flash floods in the Gambia

01 august 2022 - 15:33:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Sanna Dahaba, executive director of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), has confirmed the demise of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African flooding death toll reaches 398

17 april 2022 - 08:41:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa has postponed an official visit to Saudi Arabia to focus on [...] Full text...

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Scores dead after massive flooding in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province

13 april 2022 - 10:23:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – More than 60 people are feared dead after massive floods caused chaos in Durban [...] Full text...

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AI reports says political leaders and corporate titans put profit and power ahead of people

29 march 2022 - 16:26:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) says political leaders and corporate titans have put profit and power ahead of [...] Full text...

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Lake Albert flooding wreaks ‘devastating’ economic effects on Ugandans

14 march 2022 - 05:38:05
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The flooding of Lake Albert, in Africa’s Great Lakes Region, has caused huge economic losses on [...] Full text...

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HRW says more than 2,000 asylum seekers in dire need of shelter in Libya

04 november 2021 - 10:15:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 2,000 African asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants camping since early October 2021 in precarious [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls on Libya to urgently develop plan for asylum seekers, refugees

22 october 2021 - 11:36:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),on Friday urged the Libyan government to immediately address the dire situation [...] Full text...

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EU assists families affected by floods in Guinea

05 october 2021 - 11:43:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has released 135,000 euros to Guinea to assist families affected by recent [...] Full text...

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UNHCR assessing needs of displaced people after volcano eruption in DR Congo

25 may 2021 - 11:57:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says it is assessing the needs of affected communities in the [...] Full text...

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More than 170 children feared missing following volcanic eruption in DRC's Goma district

23 may 2021 - 20:16:32
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that hundreds of children and families in the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Earthquake again hits Guinea

05 may 2021 - 15:33:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The earth shook again on Tuesday, very early in the morning, in the sub-prefecture of Bangouya, [...] Full text...

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‘Inhumane’ explosive devices ‘crush lives and end livelihoods’ – UN chief

09 april 2021 - 06:55:43
New York, US (PANA) - The “mere presence” of landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) can [...] Full text...

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Some 1.4 million TB patients lost out on treatment during first year of COVID-19

23 march 2021 - 05:46:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 1.4 million fewer people received necessary care for tuberculosis (TB) during 2020 compared with [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for independent inquiry of Equatorial Guinea blast

10 march 2021 - 05:39:22
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Equatorial Guinean authorities should invite international experts to conduct an independent investigation into the explosion that [...] Full text...

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AU court strikes out laws criminalising homeless people in Africa

04 december 2020 - 23:04:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union’s Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Friday declared illegal the arrest of homeless [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF to grant Congo emergency fund to fight against health crisis

11 november 2020 - 21:18:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will grant an emergency fund to the Congolese government to fight [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Harness ‘transformative potential’ of urbanisation for people and planet

06 october 2020 - 06:20:26
New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating World Habitat Day, top UN officials on Monday called for urgent action to provide low-income [...] Full text...

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World Bank expands funding for Ethiopia’s jobs for youth economic stimuli plan

02 october 2020 - 21:43:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The World Bank has expanded its financing of an economic stimulus programme which targets the [...] Full text...

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Flooding leaves South Sudan facing threat of ‘catastrophic’ hunger levels, UN says

30 september 2020 - 08:30:03
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Torrential rains and flooding across South Sudan have created the threat of “catastrophic” levels of [...] Full text...

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Flooding leaves South Sudan facing threat of ‘catastrophic’ hunger levels

29 september 2020 - 16:34:54
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Torrential rains and flooding across South Sudan have created the threat of “catastrophic” hunger levels [...] Full text...

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UNHCR assists displaced and flood-affected families in the Sahel

25 september 2020 - 12:38:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is stepping up efforts to help uprooted families [...] Full text...

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Niger government plans to house thousands of disaster victims before schools open

21 september 2020 - 16:04:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - After heavy rains over the past two weeks and floods in many neighbourhoods of Niamey, which [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso declares state of emergency after 13 people died in floods

09 september 2020 - 17:28:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Wednesday declared a state of natural disaster after 13 people died in [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou comforts flood-stricken population in Niamey

09 september 2020 - 17:22:23
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President, Issoufou Mahamadou, on Wednesday visited Niamey neighbourhoods along the Niger River, affected by floods [...] Full text...

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Floods kill four in Burkina Faso

05 september 2020 - 18:07:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Four women were killed Friday night in flooding caused by heavy rains in Burkina Faso. According [...] Full text...

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Kenya evacuates scores of stranded citizens in Lebanon

28 august 2020 - 21:52:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities have embarked on the immediate evacuation of 53 nationals stranded in Beirut, Lebanon, after [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains hit most part of Sudan leaving people without shelter

03 august 2020 - 20:46:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -  Heavy rains and flash floods have levelled hundreds of houses across the country, leaving many families [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rights group says overcrowding among Somalia IDPs increases pandemic risk

21 july 2020 - 05:54:57
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Incessant fighting, recurrent droughts and floods, and the worst locust invasion in more than 25 years [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Vulnerable people across East Africa forcibly evicted during pandemic

02 july 2020 - 09:46:46
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Over 70,000 people, many of whom are internally displaced, were forcibly evicted from their [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Six killed, two missing as capital experiences flooding after downpour

09 june 2020 - 21:24:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Six persons died here and two others went missing following a downpour that caused heavy flooding [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenyans condemn brutal enforcement of anti-virus measures

03 june 2020 - 11:57:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The killing of 15 people by Kenya Police during a dusk-to-dawn curfew to curb the spread [...] Full text...

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Kenyans protest US police killing of African-American man

02 june 2020 - 13:57:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans angered by the killing of an African American man by a white policeman on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains claim 237 lives in Kenya

13 may 2020 - 16:53:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death from the heavy rains pounding Kenya has risen to 237, government authorities said on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pan African body condemns China over Covid-19

14 april 2020 - 19:22:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A pan-African NGO, African Union Watch (AU Watch), on Tuesday condemned “in the strongest terms possible" [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Arab cities are leaving no one behind

11 april 2020 - 19:11:06
Paris, France (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis is currently sparing no region, and in response to its outbreak, member cities [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia launches mobile clinic to follow patients in isolation

27 march 2020 - 18:00:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In its efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic, Tunisia has launched a mobile clinic to follow [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Red Cross and Red Crescent seek 800 million Swiss francs to help vulnerable communities

27 march 2020 - 15:05:14
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement launched a revised emergency appeal on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Rights group bemoans inadequate help for countries hit by Cyclone Idai after one year

15 march 2020 - 05:23:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - One year after Cyclone Idai devastated parts of Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, tens of thousands of [...] Full text...

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NGOs condemn attacks on civilians in North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon

05 march 2020 - 11:40:20
Yaounde, Cameroon (ANA) - Two NGOs on Wednesday called upon all parties to the conflict in the North-West and South-West [...] Full text...

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‘Deliberate starvation’ tactics used in South Sudan could be war crime: UN Rights Commission

21 february 2020 - 06:08:29
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The people of South Sudan have been “deliberately starved” in different parts of the country for ethnic and political reasons, and [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says Lesotho dam construction to displace nearly 8,000 people

06 february 2020 - 10:43:52
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Nearly 8,000 people are facing the loss of their homes or livelihoods as construction begins around [...] Full text...

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Rights group says mining companies must confront human rights violations

03 february 2020 - 10:59:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - As the world’s biggest mining investment conference begins in Cape Town, Amnesty International is asking [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president 'surprised' at spate of armed banditry attacks

29 january 2020 - 07:51:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday in Abuja said that his administration is surprised by the [...] Full text...

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US condemns attack on Abyei area

25 january 2020 - 15:25:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States has condemned the attack that took place in the oil-rich area of Abyei, [...] Full text...

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Rights body raises red flag on insecurity, impunity in DR Congo

24 january 2020 - 13:32:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Amnesty International has called on DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi to move with speed and bring to justice [...] Full text...

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Canada donates 290,000 USD to floods victims in northern Congo

14 january 2020 - 22:41:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  The Canadian minister of international development, Kirina Gould, Tuesday gave 290,000 USD worth of non-food aid [...] Full text...

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Congolese govt. urged to boost aid to victims of natural disasters

13 january 2020 - 17:33:46
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Senate President in Congo, Pierre Ngolo, on Monday urged the Congolese government to extend its [...] Full text...

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Military reels out victories against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Northeast Nigeria

12 january 2020 - 19:46:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As the Nigerian military reels out stories of its triumphs against the Boko Haram and the [...] Full text...

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Lady Di's niece to marry Cape Town businessman

09 january 2020 - 09:35:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The late Princess Diana’s niece, Lady Kitty Spencer, has become engaged to wealthy Cape [...] Full text...

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Burundi: The short dry season failed to come this year

29 december 2019 - 12:55:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The short dry season has not been a happy one in Burundi at the end of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Catholic Church calls for prayers against terrorism

23 december 2019 - 14:01:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - People who take up arms and explosives in Burkina Faso must lay them down and [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Kenya landslide tragedy hits 52

25 november 2019 - 14:29:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death toll from  Saturday's landslide in West Pokot County, western Kenya, has risen to 52, [...] Full text...

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Over 100,000 people homeless as flood ravages seven local councils in Northcentral Nigeria

30 october 2019 - 17:01:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Over 100,000 people, including students of the Benue State University (BSU), were Tuesday rendered homeless as [...] Full text...

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EU grants 120,000 euros to Mali to support people affected by floods

12 october 2019 - 17:50:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union has given 120,000 euros to help Malians affected by floods in the Koulikoro, [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert tells Nigeria to stop housing crisis, forced evictions

24 september 2019 - 21:10:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  -  In Nigeria, homeless and other vulnerable people are being “rounded up” by police, “persecuted” and evicted, [...] Full text...

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Kuwait sends relief items to Sudanese flood victims

30 august 2019 - 16:24:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The first plane carrying over 40 tones of relief and humanitarian assistance to Sudan from Kuwait [...] Full text...

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Torrential rains, floods leave over 60 dead and thousands homeless in Sudan

25 august 2019 - 20:05:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese officials says at least 62 people were killed, 98 sustained injuries and some 36,000 homes [...] Full text...

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Torrential rains destroy shelters for displaced people in northeast Nigeria

23 august 2019 - 11:21:37
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Torrential rain has destroyed makeshift tents and caused severe flooding to temporary displacement camps in northeast [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Hundreds of houses destroyed, thousands of families rendered homeless by heavy rains

20 august 2019 - 19:33:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) in the Sudan said thousands of people have been affected by [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 1,048 ENAM students undergo 45-day military training

12 august 2019 - 15:07:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As part of efforts to acquaint officials with how government is run, develop the principle [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian women victims of real estate scam announce daily demonstrations

30 july 2019 - 04:20:24
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several hundred women victims of a real estate scam dubbed "Sheikh Ridha Affair", named after a [...] Full text...

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Uganda plots 4% deductions on salaries to fund insurance scheme

25 june 2019 - 20:04:16
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s Cabinet on Monday approved the implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to have [...] Full text...

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Tornado destroys houses in south Senegal

19 june 2019 - 13:54:02
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - A violent tornado has caused extensive damage in  Senegal's southern region of Casamance where it landed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president condemns 'heinous' killing of 25 persons in Sokoto State

10 june 2019 - 06:58:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep shock and sadness over the “heinous” killing of dozens [...] Full text...

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EU urges Libyans to stop bloodshed on Eid El Fitr

05 june 2019 - 18:30:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the European Union (EU) delegation in Libya, Alan Bugeja, has called on the [...] Full text...

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Reports on torrential rain in Bamako flood Malian dailies this week

19 may 2019 - 18:39:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian newspapers  this week reported about floods following the torrential rain that caused several casualties and [...] Full text...

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African migrants at Brussels' Gare du Nord station evacuated

17 may 2019 - 11:14:09
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Most of the African migrants who occupied the Gare du Nord bus station in Brussels were [...] Full text...

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Fire at North Station of Brussels may cause evacuation many African migrants housed there

14 may 2019 - 21:26:53
Brussels, Belgium (PANA)   -    An African migrant accidentally caused fire on Tuesday at the (Gare du Nord) North Station in [...] Full text...

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Rights body demands justice for evicted Eswatini families

09 april 2019 - 15:50:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International is calling for reparation and compensation for families that were forcefully evicted by Eswatini [...] Full text...

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Nigeria community says 148 members killed, 545 houses destroyed in communal violence since February

31 march 2019 - 13:21:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Adara Community, in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria, says that 148 [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Idai: 'Race against time’ to help women who bore the brunt

28 march 2019 - 06:54:07
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - As the full extent of destruction caused by Cyclone Idai across southern Africa continues to be [...] Full text...

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Gambian man seeks political asylum in Germany after his ill-treatment in Italy

26 march 2019 - 18:45:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A migrant who has complained about ill-treatment in a given European country cannot be sent back [...] Full text...

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(UPDATE) 144 confirmed dead in Zimbabwe from Cyclone Idai

21 march 2019 - 22:50:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The death toll from Cyclone Idai that destroyed most of eastern Manicaland Province in Zimbabwe has [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Idai: Rights group urges governments to ramp up rescue efforts

20 march 2019 - 09:39:23
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - With hundreds of people feared dead and thousands missing or displaced after a devastating cyclone hit [...] Full text...

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Tanzania dispatches relief supplies to flood hit Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique

19 march 2019 - 18:47:06
  Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has sent relief supplies to victims of devastating floods which have hit parts [...] Full text...

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Torrential rains destroy houses, leave people homeless in southeastern Rwanda

10 march 2019 - 18:01:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Scores of houses and a genocide memorial have been badly damaged by heavy rains and flash [...] Full text...

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Somali refugees on the increase, NGO warns

28 february 2019 - 14:50:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The number of Somali civilians fleeing their homes because of unrest have increased by 50%, a [...] Full text...

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NRC raises red flag on rising number of Somali IDPs

28 february 2019 - 14:08:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 320,000 Somalis fled conflict and insecurity in their  country in 2018, a Norwegian humanitarian organisation [...] Full text...

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UN rights experts ‘outraged’ at ongoing widespread rights violations in South Sudan

21 february 2019 - 05:34:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - United Nations investigators on Wednesday denounced a raft of gross human rights violations being perpetrated in [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde: Five-year-old child burned in fire outbreak

18 january 2019 - 21:07:52
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - A five-year-old child was seriously burned in a domestic fire outbreak on Tuesday night at [...] Full text...

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Kenyan authorities suspend demolition of 'illegally acquired' properties

20 december 2018 - 17:58:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Government on Thursday suspended the ongoing demolition of property across the country until further [...] Full text...

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UN expert condemns Egyptian reprisals against human rights defenders

05 december 2018 - 04:48:11
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - United Nations independent rights expert has condemned Egyptian Government reprisals, which included housing demolitions and arbitrary [...] Full text...

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UN mission in South Sudan, UNICEF condemn ‘brutal’ sexual assaults on roads to Bentiu

04 december 2018 - 04:20:23
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) have [...] Full text...

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Uproar over Boko Haram killing dozens of Nigerian soldiers

24 november 2018 - 11:14:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There is uproar in Nigeria over the killing of dozens of Nigerian soldiers by Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram terrorists kill 53 soldiers, farmers in series of attacks

21 november 2018 - 09:59:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Boko Haram terrorists have in a series of attacks in the last three days killed 53 [...] Full text...

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Help build vulnerable island states’ resilience to extreme weather, urges senior UN official

14 november 2018 - 02:09:48
New York, US (PANA) - With Small Island Developing States (SIDS) bearing the brunt of economic losses from climate change, [...] Full text...

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South African political party accused of fuelling xenophobia

24 october 2018 - 09:49:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An opposition party is under fire for allegedly using language that provokes violence and [...] Full text...

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UN report shows climate change causing ‘dramatic rise’ in economic losses

10 october 2018 - 19:53:47
New York, US (PANA) - Climate-related and geophysical disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis have killed 1.3 million people over [...] Full text...

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Over 204 people evicted from their homes in Mogadishu this year - NRC

29 august 2018 - 07:04:11
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Over 204,000 people were forcibly removed from their homes this year, nearly double the same period [...] Full text...

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Ogonis demand unconditional implementation of Ogoni Bill of Rights

27 july 2018 - 16:52:00
Houston, US (PANA) - Ogoni People, also known as the Ogonis, in Nigeria's Rivers State, have called for an unconditional [...] Full text...

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Rights group says France's flawed age assessment excludes many from care

04 july 2018 - 12:24:12
Paris, France (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday slammed the child protection authorities in Paris for using flawed [...] Full text...

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Rights body hail ban on Chinese mining firm, seeks justice

30 may 2018 - 11:00:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Wednesday hailed the Mozambican government’s decision to suspend the mining operations of Chinese [...] Full text...

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Kenya police investigate tragic dam collapse

11 may 2018 - 09:36:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan authorities have ordered "immediate and thorough investigations" into Wednesday night's dam collapse at Solai, [...] Full text...

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Kenya dam tragedy death toll climbs to 48

11 may 2018 - 08:41:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 48 people have been killed in Kenya's dam collapse at Solai as the death [...] Full text...

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Kenya gov't asked to provide alternative housing to forcibly evicted residents

10 may 2018 - 05:06:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has called on the Kenyan government to immediately provide all necessary [...] Full text...

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Uganda hosts world’s fastest growing refugee crisis

24 april 2018 - 16:12:15
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Across the Great Lakes region, some 7.4 million people are uprooted, with Uganda now [...] Full text...

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Rights body asks Swazi authorities to stop forced evictions

11 april 2018 - 06:59:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rights group, Amnesty International, on Tuesday called on the Swazi authorities to halt forced evictions which [...] Full text...

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Kenyan authorities begin eviction of ethnic Sengwer community from Mau forest

28 december 2017 - 16:29:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A forest-dwelling community in Kenya's Rift Valley region, known as the Sengwer, has accused the government [...] Full text...

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'Nigerian must halt violent, unlawful campaign of evictions of waterfront communities'

14 november 2017 - 08:11:48
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has asked the Nigerian authorities to halt a "violent, unlawful campaign" [...] Full text...

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Floods leave 22 families homeless in central-southern Rwanda

18 october 2017 - 08:18:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Heavy rain in several parts of Kamonyi, a district in the central-southern Rwanda, has destroyed [...] Full text...

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US: Guterres condemns attacks in Mogadishu; commends responders

16 october 2017 - 07:33:32
New York, US (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has commended the first responders and residents of the Somali [...] Full text...

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Somalia: UN envoy condemns latest bombings in Somali capital

15 october 2017 - 15:49:31
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – United Nations chief in Somalia Michael Keating has condemned Saturday’s bombings which killed a large number [...] Full text...

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US: UN forecasts 14 million people made homeless each year by disasters

13 october 2017 - 19:39:00
New York, US (PANA) – Sudden onset disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and tropical cyclones, are likely to displace [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Heavy rains leave hundreds homeless, destroy properties in Southern Rwanda

25 september 2017 - 13:43:45
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Torrential rains and strong winds have destroyed 119 houses in Huye, a district located in Southern [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Heavy rain leaves trail of damage in southwestern Rwanda

20 september 2017 - 10:48:57
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Roofs of at least 169 houses, school buildings and churches were damaged during a downpour that [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda provides relief assistance to flood victims

20 september 2017 - 07:41:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan officials have started the distribution of relief materials to victims of this week's floods in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwandan officials assessing damage from latest heavy rains

18 september 2017 - 15:38:29
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan officials are wading into damage assessments after heavy rain early last week left hundreds homeless [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Heavy rain leaves hundreds homeless in southeast Rwanda

13 september 2017 - 11:22:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A downpour that hit a large part of southeast Rwandan district of Ngoma late on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: UN agencies send aid to those displaced in Sierra Leone mudslides

18 august 2017 - 07:00:14
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – United Nations agencies are stepping up efforts to aid displaced families affected by the deadly [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights body fingers environmental failures for horrific Freetown mudslide deaths

17 august 2017 - 19:14:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The terrible aftermath of the mudslides in Sierra Leone, which have left more than 3,000 people homeless, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Dakar extends US$100,000 aid to disaster-hit Sierra Leone

17 august 2017 - 19:03:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal has provided US$100,000 assistance to Sierra Leone following devastative floods and mudslides in which more [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone buries victims of mudslides and floods

17 august 2017 - 16:27:45
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Burials of victims of the mudslides disaster in the Sierra Leonean capital, Freetown, took place [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Mass burial of Freetown mudslides disaster postponed

16 august 2017 - 15:48:30
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The first burials of victims of the mudslides disaster in the Sierra Leonean capital, Freetown, [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: President Koroma declares 7 days national mourning after Freetown mudslides disaster

16 august 2017 - 10:09:36
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The government of Sierra Leone has declared seven days of national mourning following the devastating [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Mass burials of Freetown mudslides planned for Wednesday

16 august 2017 - 05:57:15
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The first burials of victims of the mudslides and floods disaster in the Sierra Leonean [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone mudslides death toll increases

15 august 2017 - 20:02:31
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - As night fell in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, on Tuesday and hopes of finding any [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Oxfam assists survivors of Sierra Leone mudslide

15 august 2017 - 19:34:20
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Oxfam is providing clean water and hygiene kits to survivors of Monday’s mudslide on the [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone President Koroma appeals for help to cope with mudslides disaster

15 august 2017 - 15:50:56
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Volunteers in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, are continuing to recover corpses following Monday's massive mudslides [...] Full text...

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India: Spouses of AfDB workers donate cash to Ahmedabad orphanage

25 may 2017 - 05:21:48
Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - Spouses of workers with the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday made a cash donation to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African film scoops major awards

22 may 2017 - 14:07:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nigerian-born South African filmmaker, Akin Omotoso, has expressed disbelief after his latest film, Vaya, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Rights watchdog condemns 'brutal, illegal' eviction of Lagos waterfront community

18 march 2017 - 09:09:22
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has condemned Friday's forcible eviction by security services of residents of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Rights watchdog slams Ethiopian government for rubbish dump deaths

13 march 2017 - 20:53:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The death of more than 60 people in a landslide at a vast rubbish dump [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Addressing challenges facing street vendors in Rwanda (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Kigali)

28 february 2017 - 15:56:56
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Jobless and widowed, Margaret Mukansonera continues her petty trade through the pavements and street corners in [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: South Sudanese urged to unite towards 'creating national identity'

29 november 2016 - 05:51:08
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - All people in South Sudan, regardless of their ethnic affiliation, must unite towards creating a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 4 Boko Haram suicide bombers, 2 civilians killed in multiple explosions in Nigeria

18 november 2016 - 13:47:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police have confirmed the death, on Friday, of six persons in multiple explosions that [...] Full text...

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UN: UN expert condemns forceful eviction of 30,000 people in Lagos

17 november 2016 - 17:56:17
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing, Ms. Leilani Farha, on Thursday appealed to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Rights group says 30,000 people left homeless in Lagos after fire, demolitions

12 november 2016 - 16:12:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has lashed out at the Lagos State authorities in Nigeria for fire and demolitions [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Rights group calls for halt in plans to demolish irregular structures in Lagos

14 october 2016 - 06:44:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International is asking the authorities in Nigeria’s Lagos State to "immediately abandon" [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudan Government warns of flooding of River Nile

09 august 2016 - 08:56:17
Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - The government of Sudan has issued a warning to people living along the banks of River [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Invading Fulani herdsmen kill 15 villagers in northeastern Nigeria

03 august 2016 - 17:46:51
Abuja, Nigeria – (PANA) - Marauding Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday invaded and unleashed violence on Kodomun community, killing 15 villagers [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials, workers, Stevie Wonder to celebrate Mandela Day on 18 July

15 july 2016 - 15:28:07
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly will mark Nelson Mandela International Day on 18 July, with an [...] Full text...

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UN: New UN report says science important in achieving SDGs

13 july 2016 - 15:58:04
New York, US (PANA) - Understanding of the scientific basis for action will be needed to achieve the ambitious and [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Former Kenyan First Lady laid to rest

07 may 2016 - 16:12:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Kenyan First Lady Lucy Kibaki was laid to rest after a solemn funeral service at [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Government bans sale of petroleum products on Nigerian roadsides

26 april 2016 - 17:10:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government on Tuesday banned the sale of petrol and other petroleum products in plastic [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: President Paul Kagame names new minister of gender

19 march 2016 - 14:47:44
Kigali,Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan president Paul Kagame has named a female doctor, Diane Gashumba, as his new minister of [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rights expert tasks governments on eliminating homelessness

03 march 2016 - 17:56:36
New York, US (PANA) - Homelessness is found in every country in the world and is spreading with impunity, a [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Bashir orders opening of border with South Sudan

28 january 2016 - 14:56:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Bashir has ordered the opening of his country's border with South Sudan, closed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN expert urges Nigeria to halt evictions threatening tens of thousands with homelessness

23 november 2015 - 17:48:51
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – A United Nations human rights expert Monday called on the Nigerian Government to immediately end unlawful [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report says 90 per cent of disasters are weather-related

23 november 2015 - 15:59:06
New York, US (PANA) - A new report issued on Monday by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) stated [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Meteorological service forecasts devastative downpour in northern Rwanda

04 september 2015 - 17:23:17
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Meteorological Department warned Friday that the central eastern African country was likely to be [...] Full text...

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UN: First-ever UN Nelson Mandela Prize winners honoured at General Assembly

24 july 2015 - 17:37:46
New York, US (PANA) -The UN General Assembly on Friday marked Nelson Mandela International Day, which is observed on 18 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 'South Sudan facing hunger, suffering on 4th independence anniversary'

09 july 2015 - 12:18:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - After separating from Sudan four years ago, South Sudan bubbled with great hope for the future, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Demolition of parts of big slum, appointment of EC chair reported in Ghana

27 june 2015 - 07:04:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The demolition of parts of a huge slum in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, popularly called Sodom [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Hundreds of slum dwellers protest demolition of their structures

22 june 2015 - 14:54:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Hundreds of dwellers of a slum in Accra, whose structures were demolished last Saturday, marched in [...] Full text...

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Ghana: As national mourning ends, official death toll is put at 152

10 june 2015 - 11:52:56
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The official death toll in the 3 June floods and fire at a fuel service station [...] Full text...

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UN: UN special envoy calls for humanitarian fund to aid children's education

21 may 2015 - 22:25:10
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Envoy for Global Education, Mr. Gordon Brown, on Thursday in New York, said [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Heavy rains render several families homeless in Southern Rwanda

19 may 2015 - 13:15:40
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Strong winds and heavy rains hit several parts of Gisagara, a district located some 130 Km [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 10 killed in Nairobi as wall collapses in downpour

12 may 2015 - 17:19:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 10 people were killed late Monday when a wall collapsed on them at Fuata [...] Full text...

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UN: UN committee on women rights tasks Tanzania on discriminatory laws against widows

01 april 2015 - 18:30:16
New York, US (PANA) - Tanzania should take steps to revise or repeal laws, customs and practices that discriminate against [...] Full text...

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UN: UN conference adopts new, people-centred disaster risk reduction strategy

18 march 2015 - 21:25:52
New York, US (PANA) - Death, destruction and displacement wrought by natural disasters would be significantly reduced by 2030 under [...] Full text...

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Malawi: 2 dead as cholera outbreak threatens Malawi flood camps

27 february 2015 - 15:25:53
Nsanje, Malawi (PANA) - Two people have been confirmed dead following a cholera outbreak that hit Malawi's southern border district [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya donates US$1m to Malawi flood victims

09 february 2015 - 08:11:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has donated US$1 million (KShs 91 million) to Malawi flood victims, Foreign Affairs and International [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Mutharika declares 10 districts 'disaster areas' over violent flood

15 january 2015 - 07:05:20
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Peter Mutharika has declared ten of the country's 28 districts 'disaster areas' following the [...] Full text...

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Malawi: 12 more die in violent flood

15 january 2015 - 06:55:12
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Twelve more people have been killed across Malawi after they were washed away by flood, PANA [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Mutharika declares 10 districts 'disaster areas' due to floods in Malawi

13 january 2015 - 17:42:08
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Peter Mutharika has declared 10 of the country's 28 districts 'disaster areas' following devastating [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Flash floods wreck havoc in Malawi, claim at least 21 lives

13 january 2015 - 17:28:29
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - At least eight people were killed Tuesday in the southern district of Mulanje, about 100 km [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Death toll reaches 5 as violent rainstorm continues in Malawi

05 january 2015 - 14:32:32
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The death toll from the violent rainstorm buffeting Malawi has reached five, after a 10-year-old girl [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zimbabweans flock to South Africa, seeking residence permits

02 january 2015 - 13:37:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has confirmed that it received 207,000 applications for [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF declares 2014 "devastating year" for millions of children

08 december 2014 - 18:43:52
New York, US (PANA) - Never in recent memory have so many children been subjected to unspeakable brutality as in [...] Full text...

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Togo: Lomé acquires topographic map for flood management

10 november 2014 - 13:45:25
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese government has acquired a topographic map to enhance its flood management ability for the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN marks Mental Health Day; calls for improved care for schizophrenia

10 october 2014 - 22:14:18
New York, US (PANA) - Suffering from schizophrenia should not have to mean enduring "a life sentence of isolation and [...] Full text...

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Libya: EU gives 215,000 euros for Libya's IDPs

25 august 2014 - 11:26:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is to give 215,000 euros to cater for the Libyans who have [...] Full text...

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Niger: Twelve die in recent floods in Niger

14 august 2014 - 18:21:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Twelve people were killed in recent floods in Niger following downpours in six regions of the [...] Full text...

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US: UN stresses importance of good mental health in youth

12 august 2014 - 18:06:28
New York, US (PANA) - The UN in a new publication launched to coincide with International Youth Day on [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Floods kill 17 in Sudanese capital, leave thousands homeless

05 august 2014 - 16:54:47
Khartoum, Sudan ( PANA ) - Seventeen people were killed and thousands rendered homeless in the Sudanese national capital, Khartoum, [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Israeli raids on Gaza dominate Mauritanian media

19 july 2014 - 16:42:42
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The media in Mauritania devoted most of their pages this week to the air and land [...] Full text...

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UN: UN pledges acts of kindness and goodwill to mark Mandela's Day

18 july 2014 - 18:34:50
New York, US (PANA) - The UN pledged on Friday to promote "desperately needed" acts of kindness and goodwill and [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO presents new plan to eliminate tuberculosis in low-burden countries

03 july 2014 - 18:06:28
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday presented a new plan aimed at eliminating tuberculosis (TB) [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa’s housing problem, political hot potato, by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, Pretoria

29 april 2014 - 09:55:16
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Ahead of South Africa’s general elections in May, the country's housing problem, especially housing shortages, [...] Full text...

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Congo: Police launch operation against crime

07 april 2014 - 19:28:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese Police have launched an operation to crack down on criminals involved in burglaries, rape [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma launches US$2.5 billion housing project

06 april 2014 - 12:17:00
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma, on Sunday officially opened the US$2.5 billion Cornubia Integrated Human [...] Full text...

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Sudan: 500,000 civilians flee Darfur as conflict intensifies

14 march 2014 - 12:48:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Almost half a million people have been forced from their homes over the last year as [...] Full text...

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US: Amnesty Int'l says violence intensifies in Darfur

13 march 2014 - 19:35:41
New York, US (PANA) - Amnesty International in a report published on Thursday says almost half a million people have [...] Full text...

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UN: Officials urge immediate end to attacks in Darfur

11 march 2014 - 19:02:42
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, [...] Full text...

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Sudan: EU to assist Burundi after flash floods kill 64

07 march 2014 - 12:27:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The EU is to provide assistance to Burundi to enable it cope with the recent flash [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia/AU: AUC Chairperson condoles with Burundi over flood tragedy

12 february 2014 - 15:03:48
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has condoled with Burundi over the flood [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Heavy rains kill 60, make 10,000 homeless in Burundi

11 february 2014 - 12:35:49
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Floods caused by torrential rains which lashed the Burundian capital, Bujumbura, late on Sunday have left [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Pentecostal Christians donate funds to Philippines' typhoon victims

26 november 2013 - 15:07:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The umbrella body of Pentecostal Christians in Nigeria, the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), has donated [...] Full text...

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Typhoon Haiyan: WHO, Philippines Govt launch mass vaccination campaign

22 november 2013 - 09:37:11
Manila, Philippines (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Philippines Department of Health have launched a vaccination campaign [...] Full text...

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Abuja killings, lingering ASUU strike, the nation at 53 highlighted in Nigeria

28 september 2013 - 09:25:56
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The killing, on 20 September in Abuja, of young men purported to be members of the [...] Full text...

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Sudanese demonstrate in central Sudan against oil subsidy removal

24 september 2013 - 10:48:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A demonstrator was killed in central Sudan’s second largest city of Wad Medani, south of Khartoum, [...] Full text...

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Controversy in Nigeria over killing of Boko Haram 'suspects' in capital city

21 september 2013 - 16:53:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Friday's reported clash between Nigerian security operatives and suspected members of the militant Islamic sect Boko [...] Full text...

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Global MPs on habitat meet in Tanzania

13 august 2013 - 10:02:01
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - About 150 legislators, representatives of the civil society, the UN Habitat and environmentalists from [...] Full text...

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Sant’Egidio, Rome-based religious community, to tackle poverty in Burundi

22 july 2013 - 17:50:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Coming off a recent meeting with Burundi’s head of state, Pierre Nkurunziza, the President of the [...] Full text...

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