One in three women experiences gender-based violence
16 november 2024 - 07:01:36New York, US (PANA) - Every year, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign led by UN [...] Full text...
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Oversupply could mute effects of wider Middle-East conflict on oil prices
29 october 2024 - 05:30:51EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL TUESDAY, October 29, 2024, AT 11:00 AM UTC.Washington, DC, United States (PANA) [...] Full text...
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33 percent of deaths in Mauritius caused by cardiovascular diseases
15 october 2024 - 13:11:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius' Minister for Health and Quality of Life, Kailash Jagutpal, said on Tuesday that cardiovascular diseases, [...] Full text...
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‘Orphanage city’ helps children in Gaza as the war grinds on (Feature by UN News)
06 october 2024 - 05:57:14Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Some Palestinian orphans in Gaza have gotten a glimmer of hope as the tragedies triggered [...] Full text...
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ICC unseals arrest warrants against six Libyans for crimes at Tripoli's Tarhunah district
05 october 2024 - 12:47:40The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has granted the request of [...] Full text...
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Ghana confirms first case of mpox
03 october 2024 - 13:27:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Thursday confirmed the first case of mpox in the west [...] Full text...
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Strengthening coastal resilience in Senegal: Vital issue for the people of Saint-Louis: World Bank Blog By Sokhna Ba and Seydina Alioune Djigo
03 october 2024 - 07:50:28Saint-Louis, Senegal (PANA) - Khady Beye Sene cannot hide her satisfaction: after losing her home to coastal erosion in 2018, [...] Full text...
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Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as public health problem
01 october 2024 - 20:25:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has congratulated Brazil for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Government rejects UN fact-finding mission's recommendations
08 september 2024 - 18:32:59Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday rejected a report by a UN Fact-Finding Commission, saying it was politically [...] Full text...
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Mpox: Equitable vaccine access crucial for Global South
07 september 2024 - 05:27:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As African countries grapple with a deadly mpox outbreak, the UN independent expert on the right [...] Full text...
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Mpox: What you need to know about the latest public health emergency
20 august 2024 - 06:03:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the [...] Full text...
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UN rights office calls for accountability for latest ‘horrific’ West Bank killing
16 august 2024 - 14:53:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must [...] Full text...
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Mpox is still being transmitted across the world, says UN health agency
14 august 2024 - 05:14:27Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Mpox has been confirmed in Burundi, one of four countries in Eastern Africa where the disease [...] Full text...
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WHO on alert as mpox cases surge to unprecedented levels in Africa
08 august 2024 - 18:28:04Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday raised the response to the mpox outbreak in [...] Full text...
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WHO chief convenes expert meeting on mpox spread
08 august 2024 - 07:17:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) called for an emergency meeting on mpox following [...] Full text...
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Nurturing hope and leadership among Gaza’s young people (A feature by UN News)
07 august 2024 - 12:48:21Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - “My message to the world is how important it is to strengthen the role of [...] Full text...
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Middle East: UN rights chief warns against wider war, appeals for urgent de-escalation
05 august 2024 - 18:12:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Monday for an urgent de-escalation in the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UNRWA programme aims to get children ‘back to learning’
02 august 2024 - 05:35:31Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, launched a programme on Thursday to get boys and girls [...] Full text...
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Gaza ‘split in two’ as civilians, humanitarians reset lives, aid efforts
04 july 2024 - 05:48:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Gaza Strip is virtually “split in two”, with blockades not only restricting the movement of [...] Full text...
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South Africa confirms six more Mpox cases as first batch of treatment arrives
21 june 2024 - 17:32:03Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Health department on Friday announced six more laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox (previously known [...] Full text...
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South Africa records Mpox death, sources vaccines from WHO member countries
12 june 2024 - 19:26:35Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s Health Minister Dr. Joe Phaahla announced on Wednesday that his department intends to [...] Full text...
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Update: Gaza war: ICC issues arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and Israel’s Netanyahu (Eds: Adds details by ICC Prosecutor)
20 may 2024 - 13:46:45The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Arrest warrants are being sought for the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindle
16 may 2024 - 13:05:06Manama, Bahrain (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres reiterated his warning on Thursday against a full-scale assault on Rafah, just as [...] Full text...
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Gaza’s healthcare workers grapple with mental health impact of unyielding war, says health charity
29 april 2024 - 07:21:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After over six months of relentless war, Gaza’s healthcare workers have had to face unprecedented challenges [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF Champions League: Al Ahly stage late rally to defeat Mazembe and reach final
27 april 2024 - 05:36:07Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The roars of delight from Al Ahly's players and fans told the story - the Egyptian [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering
16 april 2024 - 16:00:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza since war erupted six months ago and one [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Widespread destruction across Khan Younis as Gazans ‘struggle to survive’
12 april 2024 - 04:53:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - People in Gaza are struggling to survive, said the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Israel must allow ‘quantum leap’ in aid delivery UN chief urges, calling for change in military tactics
05 april 2024 - 18:01:57New York, US (PANA) - Israel must make meaningful changes in the way it is fighting in Gaza to avoid [...] Full text...
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Hidden debt hurts economies. Better disclosure laws can help ease the pain: IMF Blog By Alissa Ashcroft, Karla Vasquez, Rhoda Weeks-Brown
02 april 2024 - 15:28:55Washington, United States (PANA) - If efforts to address record global public debt are to leave no stone unturned, then [...] Full text...
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Mobile network operators in Ghana slowly reconnecting Internet
18 march 2024 - 08:46:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Mobile network companies in Ghana are working hard as they slowly reconnected the country to the [...] Full text...
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International Women’s Day: UN chief launches plan to tackle ‘baked-in bias’
09 march 2024 - 07:46:11New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday launched a plan to boost empowerment of women and girls around [...] Full text...
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Gambia, ECOWAS to establish international court to prosecute perpetrators of human rights violations under Jammeh
01 march 2024 - 16:04:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia and the ECOWAS joint technical committee Friday held their inaugural meeting [...] Full text...
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UN rights commission urges South Sudan to ensure peaceful elections to regain stability
19 february 2024 - 14:31:25Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders must carefully navigate the conclusion of the elections set for December, which [...] Full text...
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Global cancer burden growing, amidst mounting need for services
01 february 2024 - 17:34:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of World Cancer Day, 1 February, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s cancer agency, the [...] Full text...
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WHO assists South Sudan to fight neglected tropical diseases
31 january 2024 - 10:45:25Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) says 19 of the 20 neglected tropical diseases are [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa hails South Africa's genocide victory at The Hague
26 january 2024 - 16:18:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed South Africa’s extraordinary victory at the International Court of [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rejection of two-State solution by Israeli leadership 'unacceptable', says Guterres
23 january 2024 - 20:37:03New York, US (PANA) - Many of the world’s top diplomats are debating the deepening crisis in the Gaza Strip [...] Full text...
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Rebuild trust and restore hope in 2024: UN chief’s call
29 december 2023 - 05:16:41New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for global unity to make 2024 a year [...] Full text...
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Health charity announces new initiative to boost use of data for mental health research in Africa
27 december 2023 - 11:46:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in partnership with Wellcome, a charity supporting research [...] Full text...
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2023 marked by achievements and 'avoidable suffering': WHO chief
27 december 2023 - 06:55:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The past year saw significant milestones and challenges in global public health but also immense and [...] Full text...
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Dengue spike fuels concerns of public health threat in previously untouched countries: WHO
22 december 2023 - 17:05:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - This year's surprising spike in dengue infections globally represents a potentially high public health threat, the UN [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern Gaza as last hospital shuts down: WHO
21 december 2023 - 15:18:25Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - There are no functioning hospitals in the north of Gaza and injured patients who need surgery [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Ten weeks of hell’ for children in Gaza: UNICEF
19 december 2023 - 14:57:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is by far the most dangerous place in the world to be a child and [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN workers delivering aid to Gaza hospital describe ‘bloodbath’ in overflowing emergency department
17 december 2023 - 06:51:58Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN workers delivering medical supplies to the Al-Shifa Hospital in north Gaza on 16 December have [...] Full text...
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Experts call for new focus on long-term health challenges due to childbirth
08 december 2023 - 06:40:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every year, at least 40 million women are likely to experience a long-term health problem caused [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN General Assembly President calls for longer-term humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
29 november 2023 - 05:36:15New York, US (PANA) - The brutal attack by Hamas on 7 October followed by Israel’s devastating assault on Gaza, [...] Full text...
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Irsael-Gaza crisis: ‘This must stop,’ UN chief says as deaths, displacement ripple across Gaza
19 november 2023 - 18:07:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Spikes in casualties, attacks on schools and shelters, including the death of a UN worker, and [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Humanitarian crisis in Gaza could get far worse, warns UN relief chief
18 november 2023 - 06:03:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fierce hostilities continue across Gaza from the air, sea, and on the ground, the UN’s top [...] Full text...
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Togo records eight cases of dengue fever
17 november 2023 - 12:37:35Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has recorded eight cases of dengue fever in three regions, according to a statement from [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF WCL: Defending champions, AS Far to meet Sundowns in CAFWCL semi-finals
13 november 2023 - 06:37:52Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Defending champions of the CAF Women’s Champions League managed to retain their chances of defending [...] Full text...
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WHO updates guidelines on COVID-19 treatment
11 november 2023 - 08:57:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its guidelines on COVID-19 treatment, with revised recommendations for [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN humanitarians plead for ‘access, access, access’
07 november 2023 - 14:40:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A month since the crisis in Gaza started UN humanitarians on Tuesday issued a heartfelt appeal [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Amid ‘unprecedented escalation’ in Gaza, UN calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire
29 october 2023 - 05:38:38New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Saturday ramped up appeals for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza after [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister inaugurates Radiation Oncology Centre in Tripoli
26 october 2023 - 19:02:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, Thursday inaugurated a [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to vaccinate 7.7 million girls against leading cause of cervical cancer
25 october 2023 - 06:05:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunisation system on Tuesday, aiming to [...] Full text...
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Guterres appeals for ‘sustained’ humanitarian access to Gaza
19 october 2023 - 17:01:58Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With essential supplies running out in Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday appealed for humanitarian access to [...] Full text...
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Widespread concerns over regressive calls to repeal law against FGM in Gambia
13 october 2023 - 18:42:13Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- A joint statement by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) and the African Committee [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper denounces frantic race to plunder public funds at a time storm Daniel is making itself felt
29 september 2023 - 18:55:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Despite the unanimity of local and international experts to carry out rescue operations and the preliminary [...] Full text...
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Storm Daniel tragedy gives Libya an international dimension
21 september 2023 - 19:31:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The damage and losses caused by the Mediterranean storm Daniel that hit eastern Libya on 10 [...] Full text...
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Libyan, US officials discuss repercussions of storm Daniel
21 september 2023 - 12:58:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan and US officials on Wednesday discussed the repercussions of storm Daniel which wreaked havoc in [...] Full text...
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Libya storm: Top UN official calls for increased relief efforts to affected areas
18 september 2023 - 12:18:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has stressed the importance [...] Full text...
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Libya storm: UN agencies delivering aid, support to victims, says UN Mission
18 september 2023 - 11:23:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Teams from nine UN agencies have been on the ground delivering aid and support to those [...] Full text...
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Libya storm: More than 11,000 dead, 10,000 missing, according to UN agency
17 september 2023 - 17:25:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 11,300 people have died while 10,100 others are missing when Storm Daniel ripped through [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa expresses grief over disasters in Libya and Morocco
13 september 2023 - 16:22:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday expressed his deep regret following the natural disasters in [...] Full text...
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More than 35,000 displaced persons in disaster-stricken towns in eastern Libya, according to IOM
13 september 2023 - 16:19:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says a total of 36,085 people have been displaced in four [...] Full text...
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Libyan authorities show solidarity with Morocco for earthquake victims
09 september 2023 - 14:53:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan authorities have expressed their full solidarity and compassion with Morocco for the victims of the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum
04 september 2023 - 08:21:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has officially opened the Intercontinental Slavery Museum on the site of [...] Full text...
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South African officials 'sweep' Johannesburg fire disaster building
01 september 2023 - 12:33:41Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African officials on Friday deployed police dogs to help "sweep the building" in Johannesburg [...] Full text...
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UN, US honour survivors of terrorism working for peace
22 august 2023 - 06:12:28New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations and United States of America on Monday observed the 6th Commemoration of [...] Full text...
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WHO summit aims to unlock power of traditional medicine through science
18 august 2023 - 06:43:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The first global Traditional Medicine Summit convened by UN World Health Organisation (WHO) got underway on Thursday [...] Full text...
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WHO releases New Model Essential List of medicines
26 july 2023 - 15:33:28Geneva, Switerland (PANA - The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday published the new editions of the Model Lists of Essential [...] Full text...
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Scourge of racism haunts Black women and girls seeking healthcare
12 july 2023 - 05:28:51New York, US (PANA) - Women and girls of African descent face a “systemic and historical pattern” of racial abuse [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper identifies foreign military presence as threat to organisation of elections in Libya
16 june 2023 - 19:01:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The commemoration, on Sunday 11 June, of the 53rd anniversary of the evacuation of American forces [...] Full text...
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‘Immense tragedy’ underscores need to address unexploded ordnance danger in Somalia
12 june 2023 - 19:26:58Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Greater efforts are needed to protect civilians in Somalia from unexploded weapons of war, the UN [...] Full text...
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UNICEF raises alarm over ‘sickening’ levels of sexual violence in eastern DR Congo
18 may 2023 - 19:01:04Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for an urgent increase in funding to help tackle an [...] Full text...
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Gambia holds stakeholder conferences,donor roundtable on implementation of Truth Commission recommendations
12 may 2023 - 19:51:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia is holding a stakeholder’s conference and donor roundtable on the implementation of the Truth, [...] Full text...
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Slavery has left deep, long-lasting legacy on USA, UN experts say
06 may 2023 - 06:36:06Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice in policing ended a 12-day visit [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief calls for a return to talks, amid fragile ceasefire in Sudan
19 april 2023 - 09:20:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Tuesday called for an immediate end [...] Full text...
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Sudan: civilians trapped in urban warfare (analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
18 april 2023 - 19:02:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As fighting between Sudanese rivals continues for the fourth day running, civilians in Khartoum and other [...] Full text...
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World Bank, Benin conclude deal on CFAF 60 billion for Benin's social programme
15 april 2023 - 16:39:27Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin and the World Bank have just concluded an agreement of 60 billion CFA francs to [...] Full text...
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Religious leaders join UN to pray for peace
15 april 2023 - 07:40:22New York, US (PANA) - At a time of terrible divisions in the world, leaders from multiple faiths joined together [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa salutes fallen liberation hero Moosa Moolla
27 march 2023 - 10:17:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African liberation hero Moosa Moolla died on Sunday after a long illness. He [...] Full text...
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Tributes pour in for popular South African rapper Costa Titch
13 march 2023 - 12:08:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are pouring in for South Africa’s award winning rapper Costa Titch who died [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed's statements on migrants pinned down by a Libyan newspaper
06 march 2023 - 20:22:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed's statements last week in which he ordered Tunisian security forces to stop [...] Full text...
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Kenya prepares relief response to Türkiye earthquake
07 february 2023 - 20:13:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - There has been no Kenyan affected by the earthquake which hit Türkiye and Syria on Monday, [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Pope Francis arrives in South Sudan
03 february 2023 - 13:35:08Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Pope Francis has arrived in Juba, South Sudan, for his long-awaited "ecumenical pilgrimage" for peace [...] Full text...
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Pope Francis expected in South Sudan; to meet Archbishop of Canterbury, Moderator of Church of Scotland
03 february 2023 - 10:35:54Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Pope Francis begins a three-day visit to South Sudan on Friday, the second stop of [...] Full text...
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Pope Francis arrives in Kinshasa
31 january 2023 - 17:19:05Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Pope Francis arrived in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday at the start of his [...] Full text...
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SADC implored to act on Eswatini human rights abuse
25 january 2023 - 14:32:20Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) has expressed concern about the state of affairs in [...] Full text...
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Dozens of organisations demand international controls to combat trade in tools of torture
22 january 2023 - 05:20:16London, UK, (PANA) - More than 30 international organisations have joined forces to call for an international treaty to control [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe journalists reiterate demand for extradition of François Compaoré over Norbert Zongo murder case
13 december 2022 - 14:08:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Media professional organisations on Tuesday reiterated their request for the extradition of François Compaoré over [...] Full text...
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Genocide threat still real, UN chief says, commemorating victims worldwide
11 december 2022 - 06:28:35New York, US (PANA) - In response to rising hate speech and discrimination worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged [...] Full text...
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Three European ambassadors send message of hope to Libyans on national reconciliation
14 november 2022 - 13:18:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ambassadors of France, Germany and the United Kingdom accredited to Libya have sent a message [...] Full text...
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CAF, media mourn Senegalese sports journalist Salif Diallo
01 november 2022 - 13:03:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the African and international media have paid tribute to [...] Full text...
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Ghana's president Akufo-Addo rallies country to face economic crisis
31 october 2022 - 05:40:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday rallied his country in the midst of a [...] Full text...
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Uganda: 9 new cases of Ebola in Kampala, WHO calls for vigilance
25 october 2022 - 13:55:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As Uganda reported nine new cases of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, bringing the total [...] Full text...
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UN experts call for complete abolition of death penalty as ‘only viable path'
10 october 2022 - 19:07:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Marking the 20th World Day Against the Death Penalty, two UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Monday [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS imposes graduated sanctions on Guinea
23 september 2022 - 16:34:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: Libya working towards democratic transformation, Presidential Council chairman
22 september 2022 - 06:08:29New York, US (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has told the 77th session of [...] Full text...
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UN officials see progress as global food prices drop amid ongoing Black Sea grain deal shipments
14 september 2022 - 06:16:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two vital objectives of the Black Sea grain deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey [...] Full text...
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Somalia: UN’s top humanitarian forum warns of ‘tipping point’ as famine risk rises
07 september 2022 - 05:40:08Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia is at a “tipping point”, with hundreds of thousands of people at immediate risk of [...] Full text...
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Somalia receiving unprecedented levels of food aid, with ‘famine at the door’
06 september 2022 - 05:13:26Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - As UN relief chief Martin Griffiths warned of an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe on Monday, the World [...] Full text...
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Armed clashes in Tripoli leave Libya's political crisis unresolved
02 september 2022 - 07:48:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Last weekend's clashes in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, had a familiar ending: they proved that clashes [...] Full text...
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African health ministers launch drive to curb sickle cell disease toll
25 august 2022 - 05:21:43Lome, Togo (PANA) - African health ministers have launched a campaign to ramp up awareness, bolster prevention and care to [...] Full text...
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'Make sure that victims of terrorism are never forgotten’: UN chief
22 august 2022 - 05:15:28New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António on Sunday paid tribute to victims of terrorism, marking the international day [...] Full text...
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WHO recommends two new lifesaving medicines to treat Ebola
20 august 2022 - 05:26:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for countries to improve access to two lifesaving Ebola [...] Full text...
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Prominent South African musician Tokollo Tshabalala dies
15 august 2022 - 12:32:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prominent South African musician Tokollo Tshabalala died in the early hours of Monday. The founding [...] Full text...
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Libya sympathises with Egypt in Cairo church fire deaths
14 august 2022 - 18:19:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has sent a message of condolence and [...] Full text...
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Monkeypox: WHO urges countries to share data on effectiveness
27 july 2022 - 20:28:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As monkeypox cases reach over 18,000 in 78 countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, [...] Full text...
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Mystery child hepatitis outbreak passes 1,000 recorded cases, says WHO
13 july 2022 - 20:30:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In addition to tackling COVID and the monkeypox outbreak, the UN health agency has been keeping [...] Full text...
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Neglected Tropical Disease mentorship launched in honour of late top African female doctor
26 june 2022 - 05:16:09Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – World Health Organization (WHO) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced plans to set up a mentorship [...] Full text...
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UN uncovers human trafficking at camp in Malawi
13 june 2022 - 05:16:43Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The widespread exploitation of men, women and children at a refugee camp in Malawi has been [...] Full text...
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The 5th public hearing of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission takes place on Saturday in Bamako
10 june 2022 - 15:40:05Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 5th public hearing of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (CVJR) will be held on [...] Full text...
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Seven African countries report nearly 1,400 monkeypox cases: WHO
01 june 2022 - 06:54:34Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Seven African countries have cumulatively reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) nearly 1,400 monkeypox cases (1,392 [...] Full text...
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UN pays tribute to victims of 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
08 april 2022 - 05:53:51New York, US (PANA) - The UN paid tribute on Thursday to the one million people who were murdered in [...] Full text...
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WHO urges quality care for women and newborns in critical first weeks after childbirth
30 march 2022 - 14:53:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday launched its first ever global guidelines to support women and [...] Full text...
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Entente Council sympathizes with Burkina Faso following recent terrorist attacks
19 march 2022 - 14:42:24Cotonou, Benin PANA) - The Executive Secretariat of the Entente Council Saturday expressed its sympathy with the pain of the [...] Full text...
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AU chief warns African Summit with European leaders falls below expectations
18 february 2022 - 21:45:41Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Africa Union Commission has regretted the failure of the joint partnership with the European Union [...] Full text...
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Several bilateral agreements signed between Libya and Palestine
14 february 2022 - 18:26:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Constructive bilateral talks took place on Monday here between the prime minister of the National Unity [...] Full text...
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UN agency steps up efforts to end female genital mutilation (A UNFPA feature)
06 february 2022 - 05:43:55Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to [...] Full text...
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South Africa: World leaders salute Archbishop Tutu
27 december 2021 - 09:58:55Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – World leaders, clerics and celebrities have saluted Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu who died peacefully [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso commemorates 23rd anniversary of assassination of journalist Norbert Zongo
13 december 2021 - 20:37:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso on Monday commemorated the 23rd anniversary of the assassination of Norbert Zongo, an [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa salutes Africa's last white leader
12 december 2021 - 17:52:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Sunday saluted Africa’s last white leader, FW De [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Strong security ahead of De Klerk's memorial service
11 december 2021 - 07:47:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - There are concerns that former President F.W. De Klerk’s memorial in Cape Town on [...] Full text...
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Opposition party concerned about terrorist attacks in northern Benin
05 december 2021 - 18:19:17Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The political party "Les Démocrates" (Beninese opposition) has expressed concern following the two terrorist attacks that [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso president acalls for unity against terrorism
26 november 2021 - 11:36:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In the face of the demonstrations observed in recent days and those announced to protest [...] Full text...
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ICC Advisor: “Impunity is not an Option” in The Gambia
17 november 2021 - 22:41:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Lawyers and activists from Gambia and around the world Wednesday insisted that any recommendations by the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa begins mourning period for FW De Klerk
17 november 2021 - 13:12:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Wednesday began a national period of mourning for former President FW [...] Full text...
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Ruling party advocates social cohesion in fight against terrorism in Burkina Faso
15 november 2021 - 19:35:12Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The People's Movement for Progress (MPP), Burkina Faso's ruling party, on Monday called for social [...] Full text...
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South Africa: FW De Klerk releases a message "from the grave"
11 november 2021 - 16:45:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a video message, released hours after his death, former President FW De Klerk, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian women decry gang rapes in Ethiopia's Amhara region
09 november 2021 - 22:31:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -Women in Nifas Mewcha in Ethiopia's Amhara region where a rebel army has been ransacking villages [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights report says 'all parties' have violated human rights in 'brutal' war; PM Abiy dismisses it as false
03 november 2021 - 10:31:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A joint investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office [...] Full text...
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WHO kicks off Decade of Action for Road Safety
28 october 2021 - 15:04:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The WHO Thursday kicked off the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 here with the [...] Full text...
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EU urged to take fight against illegal immigration in Libya from the sea to southern borders
17 october 2021 - 18:42:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, has stressed the need to take [...] Full text...
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Only 1 in 10 people who need palliative care, receive it: WHO
06 october 2021 - 04:50:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Only one in 10 people who need palliative care are receiving it, according to the World Health Organization [...] Full text...
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Libyan oil exports resume after a day's suspension
10 september 2021 - 21:36:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan crude oil export operations from the al-Sidra, Ras Lanouf (East), oil terminals resumed Friday after [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS suspends Guinea after virtual over recent coup
08 september 2021 - 23:31:19Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced at a virtual meeting here Wednesday it [...] Full text...
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Release of political prisoners in Libya, a boost for national reconciliation (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
06 september 2021 - 18:43:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Still unimaginable a few months ago, the release of dignitaries of the former regime in Libya, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Increasing risk to migrant rights in Libya – UN report
06 september 2021 - 15:51:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on, so too does its devastating impact on those in the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 170 new positive cases
18 august 2021 - 11:00:47Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities announced on Wednesday that they detected 170 new positive cases of COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Troops and militia rape, abduct women and girls in Tigray – new report
11 august 2021 - 12:53:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Women and girls in Tigray region were targeted for rape and other sexual violence by [...] Full text...
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GuInea confirms outbreak of Marburg virus to WHO
09 august 2021 - 22:47:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Orgaization (WHO) said here Monday Guinea's ministry of Health had reported a confirmed [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's ruling party calls for resistance after deadly double attack in Sahel
06 august 2021 - 21:24:10Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The People's Movement for Progress (MPP), the ruling party in Burkina Faso, Friday called for [...] Full text...
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WHO backs football body FIFA’s #ReachOut campaign for mental health
03 august 2021 - 06:09:07Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The world football body, FIFA, launched a UN-backed campaign on Monday designed to raise awareness of [...] Full text...
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Tigray fighting hampering relief operations in northern Ethiopia
30 july 2021 - 22:32:10Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Humanitarian organisations have faced serious challenges in delivering aid to the troubled Northern region of [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian organization raises alarm as hepatitis E cases spread in Tigray refugee camps inside Sudan
26 july 2021 - 20:17:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organization on Monday warned of an increase in cases of the contagious hepatitis [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Guterres calls for global vaccine plan as pandemic death toll passes 4 million
08 july 2021 - 05:40:55New York, US (PANA - The global death toll due to COVID-19 officially passed four million on Wednesday, marking yet [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa faces steepest pandemic surge yet - WHO
25 june 2021 - 11:36:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa is facing a fast-surging third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, with cases spreading more rapidly and [...] Full text...
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EU set to ease Burundi's economic pain
23 june 2021 - 21:50:43Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is set to lift the first economic embargo against Burundi in 43 [...] Full text...
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FIFA, FIFPRO to provide health support to recently-retired footballers
29 may 2021 - 17:00:03Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPRO) and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) are [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s truth commission public hearing ends Friday
28 may 2021 - 21:15:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians, through the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, Friday ended public hearing of 392 witnesses. Within the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Refugees in South Sudan begin receiving jabs
23 may 2021 - 07:58:02Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Refugees in South Sudan are receiving COVID-19 jabs during the rollout of the country’s national [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges North Africa, Middle East countries to end 'violent punishment' of children
10 may 2021 - 05:15:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Monday asked Governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to outlaw [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army protests "insensitive and reprehensible” sharing of gory pictures of “Killed-in Action” soldiers on Social Media
27 april 2021 - 18:31:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Tuesday condemned “in the strongest term possible, the indiscriminate sharing on social [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari directs deployment of “fiercest show of legitimate force” on killers of 3 abducted students
24 april 2021 - 18:06:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday directed the deployment by the military and other security agencies of the “fiercest [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 complicates efforts to shut down drug traffickers, boost development, says UN official
13 april 2021 - 05:45:16Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The growing complexities of the world drug problem are hampering efforts to achieve sustainable development by [...] Full text...
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Guterres highlights power of sport for inclusive, sustainable future
06 april 2021 - 12:09:29New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General on Tuesday urged everyone involved in the sport sector to help advance [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM condoles with Nigerien counterpart over terrorist attack
31 march 2021 - 23:39:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan minister of foreign affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Mangouch, has sent a message of [...] Full text...
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WHO steps up efforts to curb Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and DR Congo
20 february 2021 - 07:13:36Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – With efforts gathering pace to promptly tackle the new Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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US President Biden greets AU Summit on Africa re-engagement strategy
06 february 2021 - 22:05:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US President Joe Biden, has greeted the 34th session of the African Union Heads of [...] Full text...
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Unity, funding and decisive action needed to end FGM and protect millions of girls, UN says
05 february 2021 - 14:08:04New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has called for collaboration at all levels, and across all sectors of [...] Full text...
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WHO issues new 10-year plan to end suffering from neglected tropical diseases
28 january 2021 - 14:54:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new World Health Organization (WHO) road map for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) proposes ambitious targets [...] Full text...
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Leading South African football administrator passes on at 82
19 january 2021 - 15:09:18Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Controversial South African football administrator Abdul Bhamjee has died in Durban after a short [...] Full text...
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UN praises Ghanaian peacekeepers in South Sudan
11 january 2021 - 08:26:35Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Ghanaian peacekeepers at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have been commended for their [...] Full text...
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New virtual meeting of LPDF convenes Wednesday in Libya
29 december 2020 - 22:24:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN-backed Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) meetings continue with a virtual one scheduled for Wednesday, [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Widows, orphans of unresolved humanitarian issues determined to fight against amnesty bill
30 november 2020 - 23:03:07Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Collective of Orphans, an organization grouping widows and orphans of unresolved humanitarian issues of the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers
29 november 2020 - 20:02:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Diabetes increasing pandemic risks, showing need to strengthen health systems
13 november 2020 - 21:57:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the number of people with diabetes surges, many are at “increased risk of severe disease [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: South Africa's opposition slams lockdown extension
12 november 2020 - 09:18:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa for extending [...] Full text...
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Rights group. urges Senegal to prosecute police officers over assault on online media camerawoman
30 september 2020 - 21:31:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights advocate, ARTICLE 19 West Africa, Wednesday urged the Senegal government to prosecute police officers [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: One millionth death from pandemic ‘an agonizing milestone’: says Guterres
29 september 2020 - 06:44:22New York, US (PANA) - With over one million lives having succumbed to COVID-19 globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said [...] Full text...
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Kenya court ruling called a milestone in environmental justice
08 september 2020 - 13:40:55Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - In what is being called a positive milestone for environmental justice, a settlement in Kenya has [...] Full text...
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Guterres says enforced disappearances ‘rife across the world’
30 august 2020 - 13:37:33New York, US (PANA) - Enforced disappearances, more than a human rights violation, have frequently been used as a strategy [...] Full text...
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DR Congo initiates inquiry into deadly plane crash in South Kivu
17 august 2020 - 14:23:21Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An inquiry has been launched into last week's plane crash that left four people dead in [...] Full text...
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Bail hearing for prominent Zim journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, Opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, delayed again
03 august 2020 - 17:45:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe High Court Justice, Tawanda Chitapi, has postponed bail applications for acclaimed investigative journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 653 new cases, total hits 36,107
19 july 2020 - 09:46:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 653 new COVID-19 cases in the country [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari, Air Chief mourn death of nation's first female combat helicopter pilot
15 july 2020 - 14:10:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that he received with “deep pain”, the passing of Flying [...] Full text...
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Former chairman of Libyan presidential council calls protagonists to sit down together to resolve crisis
14 july 2020 - 22:55:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Former vice-president of the presidential council of the government of national accord, Moussa Al-Kouni, Tuesday appealed [...] Full text...
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Sudanese protesters shot dead in North Darfur, Amnesty International says
14 july 2020 - 21:44:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- At least nine people have been shot dead and 17 others injured when security forces, affiliated to [...] Full text...
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UN Committee stands with women, girls in global anti-racism protests
11 july 2020 - 14:45:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN women's rights committee has called for a new era of human rights and gender [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe President calls on his countrymen to unite against terrorism
07 july 2020 - 11:52:36Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Monday condemned the killing of Pensa Mayor [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe political leaders grieve the death of mayor in terror attack
07 july 2020 - 10:47:51Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's political leaders have expressed their sadness at the death on Monday of Pensa [...] Full text...
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Global partners require $31 billion to speed up COVID-19 medicines for all
27 june 2020 - 06:23:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Over $31 billion is needed during the next 12 months to develop medicines that will be [...] Full text...
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Amnesty Int'l to President Félix Tshisekedi: 'You broke promises to bring justice to victims of pre-electoral crisis in the DRC
17 june 2020 - 19:40:03Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International has said that President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, did [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate accuses DRC president Tshisekedi of reneging on justice pledge
17 june 2020 - 07:28:06Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International has accused President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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Children caught in conflict facing ‘brutality and fear while the world watches’, says UN
16 june 2020 - 06:19:39New York, US (PANA) - Boys and girls used and abused in armed conflict have had their childhoods replaced by [...] Full text...
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Two MINUSMA peacekeepers killed in attack on their convoy in Mali
14 june 2020 - 16:04:44Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Two Egyptian peacekeepers under the UN Multidimensional Integrated Mission for Mali Stabilization (MINUSMA) were killed on [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's leader Buhari condoles with Burundi on death of President Nkurunziza
10 june 2020 - 08:26:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday expressed sadness over the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi [...] Full text...
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Kenyan President mourns Burundi’s Pierre Nkurunziza
10 june 2020 - 00:15:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta Tuesday consoled Burundi on the death of outgoing President Pierre Nkurunziza from [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: More Egyptian MPs test positive for coronavirus
31 may 2020 - 17:43:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Four Egyptian MPs are being quarantined at private hospitals after presenting symptoms of the coronavirus pandemic, [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Countries support ‘one-stop shop’ to share science and research
30 may 2020 - 07:05:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thirty countries and numerous international partners have underlined the need to make tests, treatments and other [...] Full text...
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Seven healthcare workers, civilian killed in Somalia
29 may 2020 - 16:03:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Eight people including seven health workers and a civilian have been killed after their abduction at [...] Full text...
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AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina, maintains innocence, claims there are attempts to tarnish his reputation
27 may 2020 - 18:25:37Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, on Wednesday claimed that in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus -Gambia records one new case, as Gambians throng markets
22 may 2020 - 23:11:18Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambia Friday recorded one new case of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the overall cases 25, as people [...] Full text...
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Ramadan without respite for Libyans, victims of military escalation (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
17 may 2020 - 20:48:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans will have lived in 2020 the Ramadan, month of fasting for Muslims, the most difficult [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Niger reopens places of worship, lifts curfew in Niamey
13 may 2020 - 12:58:58Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government has lifted the curfew in Niamey, the capital, and reopened places of worship [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 in Africa: Challenges and opportunities (By Paul Ejime (PANA Guest Writer)
12 may 2020 - 10:47:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - That the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the world to the extent of defining how humans [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zambia records eight additional cases
25 april 2020 - 05:41:36Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has recorded eight additional cases of COVID-19, of which four are medical officers, President Edgar [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Congo orders one million protective masks against coronavirus
23 april 2020 - 12:43:00Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government has placed an order for one million protective masks from local tailors in [...] Full text...
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Gambian Bishop calls on Christians to be comforted and encouraged
10 april 2020 - 19:52:33Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Most Reverend Hannah Caroline Faal-Heim, Presiding Bishop of The Methodist Church, Friday called on Christians [...] Full text...
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