ICC Trial Chamber orders reparations for victims of Uganda warlord Ongwen

29 february 2024 - 07:59:18
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday set the financial liability of Ugandan warlord, Dominic Ongwen [...] Full text...

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International support critical to forge lasting peace in Central African Republic

26 october 2023 - 17:53:38
New York, US (PANA) - Progress has been made in advancing a 2019 peace agreement in the Central African Republic [...] Full text...

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Ugandan newspaper criticises ICC bid to revive Joseph Kony war crimes trial

30 september 2023 - 19:05:55
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Efforts to revive the trial of Joseph Kony, leader of the northern Uganda rebel group, the [...] Full text...

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US welcomes ICC judgement affirming conviction of Ugandan warlord Dominic Ongwen

16 december 2022 - 04:56:50
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the International Criminal Court (ICC) judgment on Thursday affirming the [...] Full text...

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US Treasury sanctions CAR militia leader accused of “Serious Human Rights Abuse”

17 december 2021 - 17:17:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Friday issued a statement, imposing sanction on Centeral African [...] Full text...

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'Fragile democratic gains at risk in Central Africa as violence by armed groups escalates'

08 june 2021 - 05:23:43
New York, US (PANA) - Attacks by armed groups including Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province pose grave [...] Full text...

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ICC jails Ugandan child soldier turned rebel commander Dominic Ongwen for 25 years

06 may 2021 - 13:11:32
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a former child soldier turned Ugandan [...] Full text...

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Breaking News: ICC finds Uganda rebel leader guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity

04 february 2021 - 16:29:51
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Dominic Ongwen, deputy leader of the Ugandan rebel group Lords Resistance Army (LRA) has been [...] Full text...

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ICC convicts former Uganda LRA leader Ongwen

04 february 2021 - 13:26:42
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday found a former Uganda rebel Lord's Resistance Army [...] Full text...

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World Bank, ATAF pen accord to strengthen tax regimes In Africa

28 october 2019 - 13:17:18
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The World Bank Group and the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) have signed a Memorandum of [...] Full text...

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Uganda may grant al-Bashir asylum – Minister

16 april 2019 - 18:33:35
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The deposed leader of Sudan, Omar al-Bahir, can be granted asylum in Uganda if he applies [...] Full text...

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South African lawyer to represent LRA suspect

17 january 2019 - 10:49:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former anti-apartheid activist and lawyer Michael Donen has been selected to participate in a [...] Full text...

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Rising insecurity in CAR threatens wider region, Security Council told

14 december 2018 - 04:47:57
New York, US (PANA) - Rising violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) threatens to spill across the border into [...] Full text...

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Netherlands: ICC clocks 19; rights group reiterates call for support

17 july 2017 - 16:04:54
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Human Rights Watch on Monday celebrated the 19th anniversary of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...

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US: 'Security vacuum' in Central Africa may be exploited by armed groups – UN envoy

13 june 2017 - 22:00:54
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations envoy for Central Africa on Tuesday expressed his concern that the withdrawal [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU PSC reaffirms commitment to eliminate LRA

19 may 2017 - 12:03:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Withdrawal of the Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and the U.S. Special Forces from the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights group says Ugandan troops sexually abused CAR women

15 may 2017 - 07:04:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ugandan soldiers in the Central African Republic (CAR) have sexually exploited or abused at least 13 [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC president, Trust Fund for Victims conclude joint visit to Uganda

02 march 2017 - 15:55:24
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi, has concluded [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC President visits Uganda with Trust Fund for Victims

23 february 2017 - 17:05:09
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi, this week [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU Summit approves new measures to fight terrorism

31 january 2017 - 12:05:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 28th African Union Summit has approved a Special Fund to combat terrorism, with a [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudanese media happy with lifting of US economic sanctions

14 january 2017 - 09:19:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese newspapers on Saturday lauded the decision of the US to lift its unilateral economic sanctions [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report cites arbitrary killings, sexual violence, abuses in CAR

15 december 2016 - 05:37:15
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN human rights report released on Wednesday says arbitrary killings, sexual violence and [...] Full text...

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US: Recent violence in CAR spotlights subregion's volatility, Security Council told

08 december 2016 - 05:35:49
New York, US (PANA) - Despite a peaceful and successful transition in the Central African Republic (CAR) earlier in 2016, [...] Full text...

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UN: LRA commander's trial begins at ICC headquarters

06 december 2016 - 15:18:18
New York, US (PANA) - The trial of a Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander, Dominic Ongwen, who is facing 70 [...] Full text...

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UN: LRA commander faces 70 war crimes charges - ICC

29 november 2016 - 16:02:08
New York, US (PANA) - The trial of a Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander, Dominic Ongwen, who is facing 70 [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights chief warns on re-escalating violence in CAR

04 july 2016 - 15:38:12
New York, US (PANA) - The UN human rights chief Zeid Al Hussein on Monday warned that the security and [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy says LRA threatens security, stability in CAR

15 june 2016 - 21:07:47
New York, US (PANA) - The UN is concerned about the impact of Uganda’s potential withdrawal from military operations against [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC to commence Ugandan rebel leader's trial on 6 December

30 may 2016 - 18:10:46
New York, US (PANA) - Trial Chamber IX of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will on 6 December open the [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC constitutes new trial chambers for Malian, Uganda's LRA rebels

04 may 2016 - 15:12:07
New York, US (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has constituted Trial Chamber VIII and IX for the trial [...] Full text...

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Central Africa Republic: UN condemns killing of Moroccan peacekeeper

19 april 2016 - 06:50:45
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of a Moroccan peacekeeper from the [...] Full text...

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US: Security Council calls for regional solutions to challenges of Great Lakes nations

01 april 2016 - 06:53:02
New York, US (PANA) – The Security Council has expressed regret over the limited progress in implementing national and regional [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC confirms charges against LRA rebel leader, commits him to trial

23 march 2016 - 15:00:06
New York, US (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday confirmed 70 charges [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU commends UN Security Council sanctions against LRA

12 march 2016 - 09:39:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has commended the United Nations Security Council for [...] Full text...

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The Netherlands: ICC opens confirmation of charges hearing against LRA's Ongwen

21 january 2016 - 11:25:41
The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - The confirmation of charges hearing Dominic Ongwen, a commander of the Lord's Resistance Army [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU urges CAR to ensure success of electoral process

30 december 2015 - 21:27:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on Wednesday called on political stakeholders in [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Security Council urges action against human trafficking, sexual abuse

17 december 2015 - 14:14:53
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has called on all UN member states to do everything in [...] Full text...

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UN: Security Council urges action against human trafficking, sexual abuse by terror groups

17 december 2015 - 05:27:55
New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council on Wednesday called on all United Nations Member States to do everything [...] Full text...

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UN: Armed groups pose ‘critical threat’ to stability in Central Africa - UN envoy warns

09 december 2015 - 05:19:30
New York, US (PANA) - The violent activities of armed groups such as Boko Haram and the Lord’s Resistance Army [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Security Council wants total neutralization of foreign, local armed groups in DRC

10 november 2015 - 16:03:10
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday called for the elimination of local and foreign armed [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights chief says Central African Republic still 'gripped by fear'

04 september 2015 - 18:59:03
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Al Hussein said Friday the human rights situation in6Central [...] Full text...

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UN: UN reports new allegations of sexual misconduct by peacekeepers in CAR

19 august 2015 - 18:10:35
New York, US (PANA) - A series of new disturbing allegations of misconduct in Central African Republic (CAR) were announced Wednesday [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief vows 'decisive action' on allegations of sexual abuse in CAR

13 august 2015 - 16:32:22
New York, US (PANA) - Vowing decisive action on reports of sexual exploitation committed by UN peacekeepers deployed to Central [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief expresses dismay with allegations of abuse by UN 'blue helmets' in CAR

12 august 2015 - 14:56:34
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his consternation regarding a number of allegations concerning the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN releases US$13.2 million for humanitarian aid in CAR

11 august 2015 - 13:34:14
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has allocated US$13.2 million for [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy says security in CAR improves, but situation remains fragile

05 august 2015 - 17:57:08
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative and head of the UN peacekeeping mission, in Central African Republic (MINUSCA), [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: UNHCR airlifts Congolese refugees in CAR back home

05 august 2015 - 14:55:24
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency on Wednesday launched an airlift operation to repatriate more than 600 [...] Full text...

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UN: Hundreds of fearful Congolese in CAR return to DR Congo

03 august 2015 - 19:49:36
New York, US (PANA) - Hundreds of refugees are to be airlifted out of Central African Republic (CAR) and returned [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials stress need to protect children in war zones

18 june 2015 - 21:22:31
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says it is a moral imperative and a legal obligation that [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC launches new radio talk shows in Northern Uganda to enlighten victims

16 june 2015 - 15:57:51
New York, US (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched a new radio talk shows in Northern Uganda, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Security Council condemns attacks against civilians in Central Africa

11 june 2015 - 20:58:40
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned what it called "appalling attacks" on thousands of [...] Full text...

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UN: Regional security under threat in Central Africa

11 june 2015 - 19:18:55
New York, US (PANA) - The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a rebel group in central Africa, continues to pose a [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Security Council renews DRC mission, reduces troop numbers by 2,000

27 march 2015 - 17:00:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has renewed for 12 months the mandate of the UN Organization [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UNHCR strongly condemns kidnapping of Congolese refugees by LRA rebels

27 march 2015 - 14:21:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - UNHCR Friday strongly condemned the kidnapping of Congolese refugees by the Lord’s Resistance Army [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC to hold confirmation of charges for LRA rebel commander 21 January 2016

07 march 2015 - 05:45:40
New York, US (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has postponed the commencement of [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC prosecutor says LRA rebels will be brought to justice

28 february 2015 - 19:49:02
New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms Fatou Bensouda, said that justice will [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Security Council renews DRC sanctions, extends mandate of monitoring group

30 january 2015 - 06:57:31
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has renewed its sanctions on the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...

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UN: LRA rebel commander makes first appearance before ICC

26 january 2015 - 20:41:50
New York, US (PANA) - An alleged brigade commander of the dreaded Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Dominic Ongwen on Monday [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC to hold initial appearance for LRA commander 26 January

21 january 2015 - 18:08:16
New York, US (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has scheduled the initial appearance of Dominic Ongwen on 26 [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban welcomes transfer to ICC of LRA rebel commander

21 january 2015 - 07:30:24
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in [...] Full text...

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UN: LRA rebel commander transferred ICC's custody

20 january 2015 - 18:32:12
New York, US (PANA) - Alleged Commander of Sinia Brigade of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels, Dominic Ongwen, has [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI says arrest of Ugandan LRA militia leader a step towards justice

19 january 2015 - 16:44:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Amnesty International (AI) has described the arrest and impending transfer of Ugandan militia leader, Dominic Ongwen, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights body hails LRA commander's impending transfer to ICC

19 january 2015 - 15:53:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The impending transfer of Dominic Ongwen, alleged former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), to [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Rights groups hail arrest of Ugandan Militia leader

17 january 2015 - 12:32:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ugandan militia leader Dominic Ongwen’s transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a welcome development [...] Full text...

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Kenya:Rights body wants Ugandan war crimes suspect hauled to ICC

08 january 2015 - 08:49:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Following reports that Dominic Ongwen has surrendered to the US forces, Amnesty International is calling for [...] Full text...

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UN: Security Council urges more potent fight against transnational crime, terrorism

19 december 2014 - 20:50:54
New York, US (PANA) - Amid a proliferation of well-funded and well-organized transnational criminal activities in Africa, the Middle East [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Security Council condemns actions of LRA in CAR, demands end to all attacks

11 december 2014 - 05:55:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has expressed concern at the grave security situation in parts of [...] Full text...

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UN: UN reports renewed fighting in South Sudan

04 december 2014 - 06:19:55
New York, US (PANA) - An outburst of heavy fighting between government and opposition forces in South Sudan represents the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy urges increased efforts to protect DRC's National Park

14 october 2014 - 08:21:05
New York, US (PANA) - Head of the UN Organisation Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...

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DRC: LRA’s nuisance capacity reduced in DRC

01 october 2014 - 08:44:40
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The nuisance capacity of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has been reduced in the district [...] Full text...

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UN: CAR leader appeals for support to tackle peace, reconciliation challenges

27 september 2014 - 18:34:52
New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Catherine Samba-Panza, Interim President of the Central African Republic (CAR), says while the country [...] Full text...

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Nairobi hosts AU terrorism summit

01 september 2014 - 11:52:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Six Presidents are due in Nairobi for the one-day African Union (AU) Peace and Security summit [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU ready to lead West African military battle against Nigeria's Boko Haram

25 july 2014 - 18:41:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is prepared to take over the regional task force prepared by [...] Full text...

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Kenya: ICC's German Judge who rejected trial of Kenyan cases dies 

22 july 2014 - 14:51:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International Criminal Court (ICC) Judge Hans-Peter Kaul, who issued dissenting opinions on the trial of Kenyan [...] Full text...

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US: UN envoy says Central Africa requires continued international support

12 may 2014 - 22:52:18
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative and head of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Mr. [...] Full text...

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UN: DRC peacekeepers on alert after rebels attack

03 may 2014 - 17:27:41
New York, US (PANA) - The UN said that Mayi-Mayi rebels attacked UN peacekeepers in the eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Kerry to focus US-Africa security strategy on Africa tour

25 april 2014 - 22:42:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Ethiopia for high-level talks with African Union [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia/AU: AU-led troops in CAR capture LRA commander

23 april 2014 - 15:45:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Troops of the African Union-led Regional Task Force (AU-RTF) in Central African Republic (CAR) have [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Child hostages rescued, LRA commander seized in CAR

22 april 2014 - 14:14:07
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US-backed military offensive against a northern Uganda rebel group has freed 10 hostages, including seven [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU supports regional initiative against LRA

31 march 2014 - 17:40:20
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has granted 2 million Euros to the African Union (AU) to support [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: MONUSCO says 40 displaced people reported dead in DR Congo

16 january 2014 - 22:20:25
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – At least 40 displaced people in Bulumasi in north-east DR Congo have been reported dead [...] Full text...

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Uganda: Fight against terror groups keeps Uganda military occupied (A PANA news analysis by Kennedy Abwao)

11 january 2014 - 11:00:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan army units serving in Somalia as part of the African Union (AU) force (AMISOM) partly [...] Full text...

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PSC increases number of uniformed personnel for support mission in CAR

14 december 2013 - 14:01:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African-led International Support Mission in Central African Republic (MISCA) will be temporarily beefed up [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council approves new CAR peacekeeping force

05 december 2013 - 21:34:10
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously authorized an African-led and French-backed peacekeeping force to [...] Full text...

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Regional task force puts LRA terrorists on the run in CAR

30 november 2013 - 09:24:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – All top leaders of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) are now on the run [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council condemns Lord’s Resistance Army's atrocities

27 november 2013 - 07:01:55
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has reiterated its strong condemnation of war crimes and crimes against [...] Full text...

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Ban urges more funding to combat brutal Lord's Resistance Army

20 november 2013 - 21:22:14
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called on the international community to provide the [...] Full text...

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UN office in CAR reinforced

11 october 2013 - 08:09:37
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has reinforced the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office (BINUCA) in Central African [...] Full text...

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UN refugee agency honours Congolese nun for humanitarian services

17 september 2013 - 17:13:17
New York, US (PANA) - A Congolese nun, known as 'mother' by women and girls displaced and abused by the [...] Full text...

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UN says conflicts in Mali, Central African Republic threat to children

13 june 2013 - 20:52:34
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, on Thursday said despite [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council urges more regional cooperation to tackle LRA rebels

30 may 2013 - 17:45:29
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has urged regional actors to cooperate on all fronts to tackle [...] Full text...

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South Sudan to contribute additional 500 soldiers to AU against LRA

24 may 2013 - 22:26:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – South Sudan has proposed to contribute an additional 500 soldiers to the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...

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Environment ministers meet to discuss threats to wildlife

19 february 2013 - 09:39:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Environment Ministers have gathered in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, to discuss the state of the world's environment, [...] Full text...

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US again condemns M23 rebels

25 september 2012 - 20:44:39
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The US ambassador in DR Congo, James Entwistle, on Tuesday again condemned the M23 rebels [...] Full text...

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AU welcomes efforts to intensify fight against LRA

19 september 2012 - 21:26:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed Wednesday’s handover of 2,500 troops to a regional force [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes 2,500 soldiers to combat LRA rebels

19 september 2012 - 14:15:59
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has welcomed the handover of 2,500 soldiers to an African Union (AU) regional [...] Full text...

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UN, AU cooperation vital to tackling challenges - UN official

16 july 2012 - 09:40:42
New York, US (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson has stressed the importance of close and active cooperation between [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends mandate of UN Mission in South Sudan

06 july 2012 - 15:15:15
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has extended by 12 months the mandate of the UN Mission [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council endorses regional strategy to combat LRA rebels

30 june 2012 - 16:42:57
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has endorsed the regional strategy developed by the UN to tackle [...] Full text...

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UN, AU envoys present regional plan to halt LRA rebels

27 june 2012 - 08:31:35
New York, US (PANA) - UN and African Union (AU) envoys have highlighted a new regional strategy that they hope [...] Full text...

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Ugandan activists campaign against Nodding Syndrome

18 june 2012 - 07:29:53
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan rights activists have launched a campaign to nudge the government to provide medical aid and [...] Full text...

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Rebel threat: UN chief urges support for Central African countries

15 june 2012 - 08:32:17
New York, US (PANA) - Noting the recent resurgence in attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Central Africa, [...] Full text...

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UN envoy tasks DR Congo on armed mutiny, civilians

13 june 2012 - 12:05:53
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN peacekeeping mission in DR [...] Full text...

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UN envoy tasks CAR on political, security issues

07 june 2012 - 06:22:52
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the [...] Full text...

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AU renews mandate of regional military force against LRA

23 may 2012 - 17:36:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has renewed by 12 months, the mandate of the task force [...] Full text...

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Kenya reiterates calls for Sudanese ceasefire

24 april 2012 - 19:25:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In his first State of the Union address, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki reiterated calls for Sudan [...] Full text...

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Human rights group says LRA remains a serious threat

23 april 2012 - 14:44:43
New York, US (PANA) - An international human rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW), on Monday said that the Uganda [...] Full text...

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UN, AU envoys meet LRA victims in DR Congo

18 april 2012 - 08:10:53
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN and African Union (AU) officials have met with victims of the Lord’s Resistance [...] Full text...

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UNHCR worried over increasing attacks by LRA rebels in Central Africa

30 march 2012 - 19:47:20
New York, US (PANA) - Worried by the increase in the number of attacks in recent weeks by the Lord’s [...] Full text...

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4 African countries launch task force against LRA rebels

24 march 2012 - 07:41:23
New York, US (PANA) - Four African countries, affected by the activities of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), are launching [...] Full text...

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UN, Central African govts to meet on regional strategy against LRA

14 march 2012 - 11:21:27
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and government officials from Central African countries will meet in Uganda next week [...] Full text...

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UNHCR expresses concern over fresh attacks by LRA rebels in DRC

07 march 2012 - 07:44:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern over the recent displacement of [...] Full text...

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UN report on sexual violence names worst offenders

23 february 2012 - 22:05:50
New York, US (PANA) -The annual UN report documenting conflict-related sexual violence around the world for the first time on [...] Full text...

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UN, CAF team up for peace, development in Central Africa

07 february 2012 - 22:35:57
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Political Office in Central Africa and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on [...] Full text...

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UN chief wants UN/AU partnership strengthened

12 january 2012 - 20:48:13
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday stressed the need to further enhance the partnership between UN [...] Full text...

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UN, Central African nations tighten measures against LRA

10 january 2012 - 18:43:42
New York, US (PANA) - Central African countries affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the UN have agreed [...] Full text...

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AU-UN joint mission visits LRA affected countries

03 january 2012 - 16:08:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The African Union (AU) and the United Nations Tuesday sent a joint mission to [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends mandate of CAR Peacebuilding Office

22 december 2011 - 16:40:30
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday extended the mandate of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office [...] Full text...

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UN regional offices in Africa meet on security issues

22 december 2011 - 07:34:09
New York, US (PANA) - The UN political offices in West Africa and Central Africa have held a joint meeting [...] Full text...

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UN envoy urges support for demobilization of ex-rebels in CAR

15 december 2011 - 16:58:33
New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office [...] Full text...

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US welcomes new regional drive against LRA remnants

23 november 2011 - 17:55:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United States said Wednesday it welcomed the African Union’s appointment of Francisco Caetano Jose [...] Full text...

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AU appoints special envoy on LRA

23 november 2011 - 15:29:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) Wednesday appointed Francisco Caetano José Madeira, its Special Envoy to see [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council demands end to LRA attacks

15 november 2011 - 17:04:48
New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council on Tuesday strongly condemned ongoing attacks carried out by the rebel Lord’s [...] Full text...

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Burundi hosts regional meeting on security in Great Lake region

31 october 2011 - 15:13:02
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The heads of the intelligence services of the 11-member countries of the International Conference on the [...] Full text...

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France urges co-ordinated African action against LRA

13 october 2011 - 15:47:16
Paris, France (PANA) - France has asked African countries, affected by the menace of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), to [...] Full text...

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AU finalises deployment plans for anti-LRA regional force

28 september 2011 - 14:35:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Africa Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) Tuesday sought a final report on the [...] Full text...

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AU concerned over LRA activities

27 september 2011 - 19:04:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union’s Peace and Security Council on Tuesday expressed deep concern over what it termed [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council tasks UN Office in Central Africa on regional stability

19 august 2011 - 14:26:44
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday urged the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council urges Lord's Resistance Army to surrender

22 july 2011 - 14:55:38
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned the persistent attacks by the Lord’s Resistance [...] Full text...

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DRC, Uganda welcome AU regional approach to solve LRA problem

17 july 2011 - 11:58:13
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Uganda's Minister of Defence, Dr. Crispus Kiyonga and his Democratic Republic of Congo counterpart, Charles [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian papers focus on domestic concerns

16 july 2011 - 06:40:26
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Domestic issues continued to dominate the coverage and comments in Tanzanian newspapers this week [...] Full text...

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AU to lead peacekeeping force to battle LRA rebels in Uganda

10 june 2011 - 18:35:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Defence Ministers have agreed to the deployment of an African Union peacekeeping mission to [...] Full text...

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USAID approves food aid contribution to WFP in CAR

07 april 2011 - 09:34:47
New York, US (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development’s Office of Food for Peace has approved a [...] Full text...

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LRA rebels, Mbororo nomads worry AU

22 march 2011 - 18:46:12
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has expressed worry over the issue of the Ugandan rebels of [...] Full text...

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Fresh violence in Darfur claims one, injures 10 others

18 march 2011 - 16:13:28
New York, US (PANA) - The UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) said one person was killed and 10 others were [...] Full text...

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UN alarmed over fresh attacks on civilians in DR Congo

01 march 2011 - 20:40:01
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday expressed concern over a fresh upsurge [...] Full text...

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Ban lauds AU, UN cooperations on peace, security issues

02 february 2011 - 17:28:43
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the cooperation between the African Union (AU) and the [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Agencies challenge AU on good governance in Africa

28 january 2011 - 12:34:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With at least 25 general elections due to be held across Africa this year, various [...] Full text...

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UN launches new military operation to protect civilians in DRC

23 december 2010 - 19:14:40
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) .- The Force of the UN Mission for the Stabilization of Congo (MONUSCO) has launched the [...] Full text...

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19 NGOs call for action against Uganda's rebels

12 december 2010 - 19:03:16
New York, US (PANA) - A group of international Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have asked the international community to act now [...] Full text...

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UN says leader of Uganda's LRA rebels is in Central African Republic

10 december 2010 - 12:38:42
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) said Friday that the leader of the [...] Full text...

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UN chief says Chad, CAR face humanitarian, security challenges

08 december 2010 - 17:31:22
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday said Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) face [...] Full text...

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ICC reports Kenya to UN over failure to arrest Bashir

29 october 2010 - 16:24:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- International Criminal Court (ICC) President Sang-Hyun S ong has reported Kenya's failure to arrest Sudanese President [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeepers to hand over to Chadian forces

21 october 2010 - 19:11:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN peacekeeping mission in Chad, which also has a man date for the Central [...] Full text...

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Central Africa agrees to jointly combat Uganda rebels

17 october 2010 - 12:17:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Central African nations affected by the activitie s of Uganda's notorious rebel group Lords Resistance [...] Full text...

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UN urges DRC to investigate alleged rape, murder by soldiers

16 october 2010 - 13:20:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Ms. Margo Wallstrom, the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, has urged [...] Full text...

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UN refugee agency warns on rebels attacks in CAR

15 october 2010 - 20:26:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday ex pressed concern over population displacement [...] Full text...

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UN agency assists Central African refugees

28 august 2010 - 18:35:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said it is ass isting about 1,500 Central [...] Full text...

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LRA conducts massive abduction campaign in CAR, DRC

12 august 2010 - 18:47:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The Ugandan Rebel Lordâ?s Resistance Army (LRA ) has abducted more than 697 adults [...] Full text...

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Conflict with Uganda rebels displaces 20,000 in DRC North Kivu province

15 july 2010 - 08:22:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- An estimated 20,000 people have been displaced in Beni area of North Kivu Province [...] Full text...

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DRC receives US$82 million US donation to fight hunger

08 july 2010 - 22:04:00
Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- The United States of America has granted US$82 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...

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Sudan may seek AU Summit relocation from Kampala

07 june 2010 - 12:49:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Sudanese officials said Monday that Khartoum was preparing to officially request for the relocation of [...] Full text...

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ICC to investigate Uganda army over alleged atrocities

03 june 2010 - 19:55:00
Munyonyo- Uganda (PANA) -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague h as declared its intention to investigate the [...] Full text...

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UN: Human rights situation in parts of Congo DR extremely serious

03 june 2010 - 08:15:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The human rights situation in key parts of DR C ongo remains extremely serious, [...] Full text...

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Uganda LRA rebels displace 20,000 people in CAR

01 june 2010 - 22:46:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN said numerous attacks by insurgents of Uganda's Lor d Resistance Army (LRA) in [...] Full text...

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UN chief honours war crimes victims in Kampala

31 may 2010 - 07:25:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, on Sunday participated in a football match in the Ugandan capital, [...] Full text...

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Human rights defenders want Obama to act swiftly on Uganda's LRA

25 may 2010 - 12:46:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- US President Barack Obama should move swiftly t o implement landmark legislation he has [...] Full text...

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HRW urges US to implement new law to help end LRA atrocities in DRC

21 may 2010 - 12:07:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) slau ghtered 96 civilians and abducted dozens more [...] Full text...

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UN aid chief regrets LRA atrocities in North Eastern DRC

02 may 2010 - 15:22:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- UN's top humanitarian official John Holmes has condemned the continuing acts of destruction and killings committed [...] Full text...

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UN's top humanitarian official visits DRC

30 april 2010 - 09:53:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) --UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes Friday started a five-day [...] Full text...

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ICG suggests strategy to end brutal LRA war in northern Uganda

29 april 2010 - 08:35:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- To end the brutal war by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda once [...] Full text...

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Uganda claims capture of LRA peace interpreter, 4 others

06 april 2010 - 16:48:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The Ugandan army on Monday paraded Okello Mission Solom on Patrick, a senior rebel executive of [...] Full text...

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Zuma, Museveni chide UN over Congo peacekeeping mission, nuclear restrictions

27 march 2010 - 19:15:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Uganda and South Africa say the winding up of UN peacek eeping operations in restive eastern [...] Full text...

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Kenya police discover large cache of arms, ammunition in private house

01 february 2010 - 17:50:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- For the second time in as many months, the police in Ken ya announced on Monday [...] Full text...

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DR Congo's decisive political actions to secure peace in 2009

03 january 2010 - 18:00:00
Kinshasa- RD Congo (PANA) -- Political actions taken by the government of the Dem ocratic Republic of Congo, aimed at [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council tasks CAR on security during elections

22 december 2009 - 18:16:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The United Nations Security Council has urged the Central African Republic (CAR) to beef up [...] Full text...

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UN envoy speaks on child soldier problem in Sudan

26 november 2009 - 16:39:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Radhika Coomaraswamy, says many challenges still [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council urges Uganda's LRA rebels to surrender

18 november 2009 - 14:54:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Security Council has called on Uganda's Lord's Resi stance Army (LRA) rebels to [...] Full text...

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Uganda army chief says IDP camps are effective military tools

19 october 2009 - 19:34:00
Munyonyo- Uganda (PANA) â" As Africa seeks to brin-g an end to forceful displace ment of its people, Uganda army [...] Full text...

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UN worried about increasing LRA attacks in Southern Sudan

12 september 2009 - 12:40:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary Ge neral and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for [...] Full text...

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African leaders approve fresh military offensive against Ugandan rebels

01 september 2009 - 13:37:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- African leaders ended a two-day special summit on resolu tion of regional conflicts here on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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AU special summit: Ethiopia-Eritrea border row tops debate

31 august 2009 - 16:07:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- African leaders who gathered in the Libyan capital, Trip oli, Monday, for a special summit on [...] Full text...

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LRA attacks in DR Congo uproot 125,000 people (Corrected)

28 august 2009 - 18:31:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The scale of destruction and displacement caused by the Ugandan rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army [...] Full text...

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LRA attacks in DR Congo uproots 125,000 people

28 august 2009 - 18:28:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The scale of destruction and displacement caused by the Ugandan rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army [...] Full text...

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Thousands displaced by LRA rebels

12 august 2009 - 23:32:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- More than 12,000 civilians have been forced from their h omes in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Thousands displaced by LRA rebels

12 august 2009 - 19:24:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- More than 12,000 civilians have been forced from their h omes in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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UN hails eased tensions in Great Lakes Region

10 august 2009 - 15:01:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday that he wa s heartened that tensions [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for independent inquiry on sexual abuses

08 august 2009 - 15:15:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the Security Council to set up an [...] Full text...

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DRC has 2 million internally-displaced persons

06 august 2009 - 19:03:00
Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- The number of displaced persons in the Democratic Re public of Congo (DRC) has reached [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council urges Ugandan rebels to sign peace deal

16 july 2009 - 15:30:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Security Council on Wednesday urged the Lord's Resi stance Army (LRA) rebels to [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor in Uganda to seek Al-Bashir's arrest

13 july 2009 - 14:19:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis More no-Ocampo is nudging Uganda to arrest Sudanese President Omar [...] Full text...

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Belgium worried by outbreak of violence in DRC

06 july 2009 - 16:17:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- Belgium Monday asked that the issue of security in th e east of the DR of [...] Full text...

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African crises escalate as AU leaders meet in Libya

01 july 2009 - 07:41:00
Sirte- Libya (PANA) -- As African leaders gather here Wednesday for a summit aime d at discussing peace and security [...] Full text...

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Al-Bashir’s case shows ‘no one is above the law’

03 june 2009 - 15:26:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The International Criminal Court has stressed that the w arrant for the arrest of Sudan’s President [...] Full text...

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WFP begins food airdrops in DRC

21 may 2009 - 16:00:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The World Food Programme (WFP) has started air dropping food into Dungu in the north-eastern Democratic [...] Full text...

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UN, AU envoys seek implementation of DR Congo agreements

11 april 2009 - 15:08:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and Benjami n Mkapa of Tanzania have called on [...] Full text...

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Thousands flee renewed conflict in eastern DR Congo

09 april 2009 - 19:27:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The UN refugee agency said Thursday that renewed fighting between rival militia groups in the north-eastern [...] Full text...

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Ugandan insurgents warn oil find may ignite new war

14 march 2009 - 11:30:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Ugandan rebel Lords Resistance Army (LRA), the notorious group that has been abducting its victims and [...] Full text...

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LRA attacks, displacement in eastern DRC worry UNHCR

14 january 2009 - 16:13:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The UN refugee agency Tuesday expressed mounting concern about the plight of more than 100,000 Congolese [...] Full text...

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UNHCR visits Congolese towns attacked by Uganda rebels

07 january 2009 - 19:12:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- UNHCR staff took part in a joint assessment mission to a n area of north-eastern DR [...] Full text...

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UNHCR visits Congolese towns attacked by LRA

07 january 2009 - 16:48:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Staff of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) are taking part in a joint [...] Full text...

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