Pretoria protests US decision to accept South African 'refugees'
10 may 2025 - 09:27:53Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa is protesting the decision of the US to process alleged refugees from the [...] Full text...
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Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa is protesting the decision of the US to process alleged refugees from the [...] Full text...
Reconnecting Morality with Political Economy: IMF Blog By Benjamin Enke, Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research
07 may 2025 - 11:22:27Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - For much of the 20th century, the disciplines of moral psychology and economics were [...] Full text...
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Resurgence of religious extremism
02 may 2025 - 16:21:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Terror groups have regrouped and intensified religiously-motivated attacks.In Kenya, five workers were singled out from a [...] Full text...
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UN launches network to support victims and survivors of terrorism
29 april 2025 - 07:42:15New York, US (PANA) - The UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) launched the Victims of Terrorism Associations Network (VoTAN) on [...] Full text...
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G7 Ministers denounce Sudan conflict
16 april 2025 - 12:29:03Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Foreign Minister of the G7 countries and the High Representative of the European Union, [...] Full text...
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‘Time for bold moves’: UN urges inclusive transition as Syria marks 14 years of conflict
16 march 2025 - 08:56:52Damascus, Syria (PANA) - Marking 14 years since the start of the Syrian conflict, top UN officials raised alarm over [...] Full text...
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Reject bigotry and discrimination, UN chief says, urging everyone to combat Islamophobia
15 march 2025 - 07:41:14New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has urged everyone to speak out against xenophobia and discrimination to combat [...] Full text...
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In Bangladesh, UN chief vows to prevent Rohingya suffering as aid cuts loom
14 march 2025 - 18:08:53Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during his visit to the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, [...] Full text...
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Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the disappeared, Human Rights Council hears
05 march 2025 - 19:19:49New York, US (PANA) - The people of Syria’s painful search for a peaceful future took centre stage at the [...] Full text...
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Libyans begin Ramadan fasting
01 march 2025 - 17:06:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya began the month of Ramadan, the Muslims' fasting month, on Saturday, following the example of [...] Full text...
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Prominent openly gay South African imam shot dead
17 february 2025 - 07:53:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The murder of the world’s first openly gay imam has sent shockwaves around the South [...] Full text...
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Mahama begins second term with assurance of a better future
07 january 2025 - 13:46:49Accra, Ghana (PANA) - President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday began his second term with an address calling on his [...] Full text...
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Birth registration increases, but 150 million children still ‘invisible’
11 december 2024 - 05:10:52New York, US (PANA) - A new report from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reveals significant progress in ending the [...] Full text...
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Rights group denounces Libya govt's measures to entrench discrimination against women
09 november 2024 - 13:22:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International has denounced the Libyan government's announcement of measures against women and girls in the [...] Full text...
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Iran: Repression of women ‘intensifying’, two years on from mass protests
14 september 2024 - 14:30:30New York, US (PANA) - The Iranian Government has intensified its efforts to suppress the fundamental rights of women and [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns religious hate
23 august 2024 - 06:20:16New York, US (PANA) - As the world marked the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based [...] Full text...
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Why working with traditional and religious leaders changes the dynamic for community-led development in Cameroon: World Bank Blog By Issa Bitang A Tiati and Odilia R. Hebga
27 july 2024 - 09:53:21Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Far North region of Cameroon, bordering Chad, Nigeria, and Lake Chad, has been beleaguered by [...] Full text...
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ICC convicts key member of al-Qaida group in Mali of war crimes
26 june 2024 - 17:59:52The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday convicted a leader of Ansar Dine and Al-Qaida [...] Full text...
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Libyan authorities firm up arrangements for this year's pilgrimage to Mecca
16 may 2024 - 12:42:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Authority for Hajj and Umrah has announced the start of activities for this [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reaffirms importance of good conditions for pilgrims
29 april 2024 - 10:51:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has stressed the importance of providing good conditions for pilgrims [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says Gambia’s FGM ban law reverse threatens women and girls
20 april 2024 - 16:21:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group Human Rights Watch said here Saturday that a bill before Gambia’s National Assembly to reverse a [...] Full text...
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Libyans watching tonight for new Shawwal lunar crescent marking end of Ramadan and Eid El-Fitr
09 april 2024 - 15:12:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan citizens are to watch for the appearance of the new lunar crescent in the month [...] Full text...
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Ramadan begins in the Muslim world
11 march 2024 - 12:58:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims in the world, began officially on Monday. While some countries started [...] Full text...
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Libyan and Maltese Home Affairs Ministers discuss cooperation in the fight against illegal immigration
07 march 2024 - 16:59:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Libyan Minister of the Interior in the government of national unity, Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, [...] Full text...
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Gambia rights commission concerned over moves to repeal Female Genital Mutilation law
28 february 2024 - 10:00:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concern over attempts to repeal the law that [...] Full text...
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Moussa Al-Kouni stresses importance of awareness-creation, reform programmes to protect young people from destructive phenomena
09 february 2024 - 16:23:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, has stressed the importance of implementing [...] Full text...
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Guterres: End ‘abhorrent practice’ of female genital mutilation
06 february 2024 - 06:05:47New York, US (PANA) - Some 4.4 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) this year, the UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister announces start of education system reform process
27 december 2023 - 15:18:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has announced the [...] Full text...
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A digital world needing more humanity (By Paul Ejime)
25 december 2023 - 07:10:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Our digital World with the accompanying advanced technology has unleashed innumerable benefits on humanity. Yet, our [...] Full text...
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Uphold freedoms, fulfill the promise of human rights, urges UN chief
11 december 2023 - 17:47:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on world leaders to rely on the Universal Declaration [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister pledges greater government efforts to respect universal values
11 december 2023 - 16:24:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, Monday promised that [...] Full text...
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Libya welcomes Denmark's adoption of law banning burning of Koran
08 december 2023 - 14:46:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has welcomed the new law passed on [...] Full text...
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Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai salutes Mandela
06 december 2023 - 09:43:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai and Deputy President Paul Mashatile have honoured former President [...] Full text...
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Preventing genocide, as essential to defence of human rights as ever: UN rights chief
05 december 2023 - 06:25:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Early warning signals of genocide must compel us to action,” said the UN human rights chief [...] Full text...
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More action needed to advance women’s role in global peace and security
25 october 2023 - 17:05:00New York, US (PANA) - Twenty-three years after the adoption of a landmark UN Security Council resolution on women, peace [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor drops war crimes charges against former minister minister
19 october 2023 - 11:13:00The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A. A. Khan, has dropped all charges against Mr [...] Full text...
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States ‘can and must do more’ to counter religious hatred: UN rights chief
05 october 2023 - 17:51:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Religious hate speech is “unfolding unchecked” on and offline, while gaps in national policy frameworks are [...] Full text...
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Institute to publish research findings on Gambia
10 september 2023 - 13:15:22Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - The Dakar-based research body, Timbuktu Institute, will soon publish a report on the findings of [...] Full text...
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Confirmation hearings for war crimes against CAR's Mokom Gawaka begins at ICC
23 august 2023 - 11:49:34The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - A three-day hearing of confirmation of charges against Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka, former National [...] Full text...
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Fragility and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: two sides of the same coin: WB Blog
15 august 2023 - 11:42:23Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In 1990, about half of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia and two-thirds [...] Full text...
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Murder of Nahel in France, burning of Koran in Sweden confirm hypocrisy of slogans promoted by the West - Libyan newspaper
14 july 2023 - 16:32:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two major events in the last two weeks have attracted a great deal of attention, one [...] Full text...
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The start of the 2023 school year Iin Libya is set for 3 September
04 july 2023 - 16:09:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Education in the government of national unity, Moussa Al-Mageryef, has announced that [...] Full text...
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Eid Al-Adha sacrificial lamb more expensive this year in Libya
22 june 2023 - 18:33:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In the run-up to Eid Al-Adha, the feast of the sacrifice of the sheep, the first [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for new era of social media integrity in bid to stem misinformation
12 june 2023 - 16:51:44New York, US (PANA) - Countries must address the “grave global harm” caused by the proliferation of hate and lies [...] Full text...
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Mali: Ban slavery by law, say top rights experts
09 may 2023 - 06:03:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The existence of slavery by descent in Mali continues to generate horrific human rights violations including [...] Full text...
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Gambia rights commission expresses concerns about rising religious tension in country
03 may 2023 - 15:15:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Human Rights Commission has expressed extreme concern about the rising religious tension and intolerance [...] Full text...
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Libyans prepare to celebrate Eid al-Fitr despite rising cost of living
18 april 2023 - 17:06:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Throughout the last two weeks, the atmosphere of Ramadan has become more nocturnal in Tripoli and [...] Full text...
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Libyan gov't celebrates "Night of Destiny" with tribute to Qur'anic memorizers
18 april 2023 - 12:38:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, presided over the commemoration [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM urges preaching precepts of Islam to preserve Islamic identity of Libyan society
17 april 2023 - 13:34:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dabaiba, Monday called on the chairman [...] Full text...
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Officials discuss campaigns undermining Islamic faith in Libyan society
16 april 2023 - 17:37:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs, Walid Al-Lafi, chaired a meeting to discuss [...] 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 Africa: Opposition party slams Dalai Lama's "child abuse"
11 april 2023 - 11:25:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African political party on Tuesday called on Indian authorities to arrest and [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper urges Libyan authorities to ask AU to appoint Commissioner to deal with migration issue
07 april 2023 - 16:44:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A cross-border phenomenon, illegal migration, has become a pressing issue in Libya and on the African [...] Full text...
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AU chairperson links rise of terrorism in Africa to Libyan crisis in 2011
30 march 2023 - 15:48:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Comorian President and current Chairman of the African Union (AU), Azali Assoumani, said here Thursday [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-20 WC: Argentina ready to host if Indonesia lose hosting rights
27 march 2023 - 07:23:03Buenos Aires, Argentina (PANA) - By mixing sports with politics and religion, Indonesia is at serious risk of losing its [...] Full text...
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Ramadan welcomed in Libya with wave of price increases
22 march 2023 - 18:47:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - This year again, the month of Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims, which starts Thursday [...] Full text...
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International seminar on interreligious, intercultural dialogue opens in Bamako
22 march 2023 - 16:58:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A three-day high-level international seminar on the theme: "Intercultural and inter-religious dialogue: what strategies for sustainable [...] Full text...
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Libyan government officials discuss preparations for Ramadan
08 march 2023 - 11:32:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Tuesday met with the Governor of the Central Bank, [...] Full text...
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UNDP: 'Extremist groups exploiting devt failures to recruit new members'
07 february 2023 - 07:23:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The UN Development Programme has in a report released on Tuesday stated that extremist groups exploit [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper criticises Algeria's actions that have prevented Morocco from participating in CHAN 2023
20 january 2023 - 17:09:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algeria, by preventing a plane carrying the Moroccan football team to fly directly from Rabat to [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s independence and the curse of duality (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent )
01 january 2023 - 13:52:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sixty-seven years have now elapsed since Sudan gained its independence from the condominium colonization on 1 [...] Full text...
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Security Council examines rising terrorism threat globally
16 december 2022 - 04:36:54New York, US (PANA) - A UN Security Council meeting on Thursday focused on terrorism began with a sobering reminder [...] Full text...
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Is the Sudanese army playing politics with civilian political parties? (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)
15 december 2022 - 12:32:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Lt-Gen. Abdul-Fattah Burhan, Sudan’s top military leader, who, on behalf of the army, last week signed [...] Full text...
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26th edition of Democratic Interrogation Space opens in Bamako
10 december 2022 - 16:44:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 26th edition of the Democratic Interrogation Space (EID) opened here Saturday within the framework of [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily thanks Libyans participating in human rights dialogue, promises to take ideas into account
09 december 2022 - 16:07:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission of Support in Libya [...] Full text...
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President Barrow gives sermon at African Ulama and religious affairs ministers ending
08 december 2022 - 15:55:58Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has said that Islam provides a package for a complete lifestyle and propagates [...] Full text...
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Africa is object of various forms of exploitation. says Gambian President Barrow
07 december 2022 - 11:08:00Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's President Adama Barrow says Africa has been the object of infiltration and various forms of [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya to hold online dialogue on human rights
06 december 2022 - 12:44:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Abdoulaye Bathily, will hold an online dialogue on Thursday [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for global ‘alliance of peace’ recognising inclusion and richness of diversity
23 november 2022 - 06:19:55Fez, Morocco (PANA) - In a world where “old evils – antisemitism, anti-Muslim bigotry, persecution of Christians, xenophobia, and racism [...] Full text...
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Veteran Sudanese politician returns home ending decade long self-exile in Egypt
22 november 2022 - 14:35:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Mohamed Osman Mirghani, leading Sudanese politician, returned to Khartoum on Monday ending 10 years of self-exile [...] Full text...
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Large mobilisation of Muslims in Mali to denounce the offence against Islam on social networks
05 november 2022 - 19:03:15Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several thousands of Muslim faithful came out on Friday afternoon on the Boulevard de l'Independence, in [...] Full text...
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UN refugee chief urges stronger action to end ‘legal limbo’ of statelessness
05 november 2022 - 06:48:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Friday called for stronger political commitment and [...] Full text...
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Parade of religious Zawayas troops marks Mauloud celebrations in Libya
08 october 2022 - 19:28:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Religious Zawayas troops went out on Saturday in Tripoli and several other cities of Libya as [...] Full text...
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Libyans begin festivities to commemorate Maouloud, birthday of the Prophet Mohamed
07 october 2022 - 20:03:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The festivities commemorating Maouloud, the birthday of the Prophet of Islam, Mohamed (pbuh), started on Friday [...] Full text...
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Morocco to train 300 Malian imams
01 october 2022 - 15:52:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Habous and Islamic Affairs, Ahmed Toufiq, and the Malian Minister of Religious [...] Full text...
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African Muslim leaders meet Mali junta leader
22 september 2022 - 12:38:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, on Wednesday received a delegation of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: UN expert calls for more advances in protecting older persons
11 september 2022 - 06:32:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)) - Despite commendable progress on legal and policy safeguards for older persons, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Cardinal discusses climate change issues with Mauritian PM
07 september 2022 - 08:16:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of the the Catholic Church in Nigeria on Tuesday met with the Mauritian [...] Full text...
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Third Mohammed VI Foundation's Quran recitation ends
15 august 2022 - 13:19:35Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The final of the 3rd edition of the Mohammed VI Foundation of African Ulema competition of [...] Full text...
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Monkeypox concern heightened after becoming a ‘northern’ disease, says WHO
02 august 2022 - 19:34:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Countries need to work more together to stop the rapidly spreading outbreak of monkeypox, “no matter [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International slams referendum on Tunisia's 'flawed' draft constitution
27 july 2022 - 12:24:37Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An official of Amnesty International has described as "deeply worrying" the adoption of a new constitution [...] Full text...
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UN expert hails historic reparations ruling in favour of indigenous peoples in Kenya
18 july 2022 - 19:22:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An independent UN human rights expert on Monday hailed a decision by the African Court on Human [...] Full text...
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Dozens of organisations ask Egypt to ease grip on civic space as COP27 approaches
13 july 2022 - 07:48:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Dozens of civil society, human rights and environmental organisations have urged the Egyptian authorities to ease their [...] Full text...
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Libyans face soaring price of sheep on Eid Al-Adha
08 july 2022 - 06:36:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As Libyans prepare to mark this year's Eid Al-Adha, the Muslims festival of sacrifice on Saturday, [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso has 20,505,155 inhabitants, according to latest census
02 july 2022 - 14:02:09Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has 20,505,155 inhabitants, according to the final results of the 5th general population [...] Full text...
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Draft of the new Tunisian Constitution grants broad powers to president
01 july 2022 - 16:31:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kais Saied, unveiled Thursday evening the content of the draft of a new [...] Full text...
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Eid Al-Adha to be celebrated in Libya next Saturday 9 July
30 june 2022 - 19:35:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya will celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the Muslim sheep sacrifice festival in perpetuation of the tradition of [...] Full text...
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First batch of 250 Libyan pilgrims leave for Mecca in Saudi Arabia
25 june 2022 - 15:01:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 250 pilgrims, representing the first batch of Libyan Muslims, left Saturday via Maitigua [...] Full text...
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The Burkinabe government is looking for authors of hate speech against Fulani community
17 june 2022 - 18:06:44Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government announced Friday in a statement that "hate speech of unprecedented violence is [...] Full text...
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Gambian President urges faith groups to propagate peace, tolerance
10 june 2022 - 10:17:13Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has urged faith groups to propagate and maintain peace and tolerance as [...] Full text...
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Malian pilgrims to pay 3.9 million CFA francs for 2022 hajj
30 may 2022 - 16:37:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malians undertaking the 2022 Hajj on the government roll will pay 3.9 million CFA francs. "The pilgrimage [...] Full text...
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Sahel should be seen as region of ‘opportunity’ despite ‘multiple crises’: UN official
30 may 2022 - 05:36:41Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Sahel region of Africa should be considered a region of opportunity, despite the “multiple crises” [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Ministry denounces lack of credibility of AI report linking security officials to human rights violations
12 may 2022 - 20:29:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the government of national unity has [...] Full text...
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Libyans celebrate Eid al-Fitr in hope of achieving unity to overcome political crisis
02 may 2022 - 19:15:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans, like most Arab and Muslim countries in the world, celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday to mark [...] Full text...
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Libyans celebrate Eid El Fitr on May 2
01 may 2022 - 14:57:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first day of Eid Al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan fasting, will be celebrated [...] Full text...
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Festive Eid El Fitr atmosphere prevails in Libya despite price hike
28 april 2022 - 17:18:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The rhythm of life in Tripoli and other Libyan cities has increased in the last few [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa salutes South Africa's Muslim community
03 april 2022 - 15:22:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has conveyed his best wishes to the Muslim [...] Full text...
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Libyans start Ramadan with wishes for peace, reconciliation
03 april 2022 - 06:27:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan officials, international organisations, and foreign diplomats expressed their wishes at the beginning of Ramadan, the [...] Full text...
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Libyan activists detained for inciting atheism and insulting Islam
26 march 2022 - 13:22:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan "Haraket Attenwir" (Enlightenment Movement) have been detained on the orders of Libya's [...] Full text...
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Human rights crackdowns in Libya having ‘a seriously chilling effect’
26 march 2022 - 07:46:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A deepening crackdown on civil society in Libya has prompted the concern of the UN human [...] Full text...
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Liberian opposition talks of political persecution ahead of 2023 Presidential elections
24 february 2022 - 23:48:40Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The political and judicial persecution of the leadership of opposition parties in Liberia is a threat [...] Full text...
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Former Chief Justice of South Africa apologises for Israeli comments
04 february 2022 - 08:32:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Human rights group #Africa4Palestine on Friday says it accepts former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s [...] Full text...
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Bamako to host sub-regional forum on security in the Sahel
14 january 2022 - 13:19:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The High Islamic Council of Mali (HCIM), the most important Muslim organisation in the country, will [...] Full text...
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Libya willing to host more Ugandan students at Faculty of Islamic Call in Tripoli
13 january 2022 - 12:42:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has expressed its readiness to host more Ugandan students wishing to study at the Faculty of [...] Full text...
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Libya mourns its great writer, Ali Mustapha al-Misrati
30 december 2021 - 19:48:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya on Thursday bid farewell to one of its prominent men of letters, writer Ali Mustapha [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Archbishop warns of growing distrust in government
25 december 2021 - 11:34:44Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has warned that there is growing distrust in the government [...] Full text...
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Guinea's junta leader tells state media to denounce corruption
11 december 2021 - 14:56:22Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Guinea, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, on Friday tasked the public service [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Day: Libyan FM emphasises freedom of expression
10 december 2021 - 19:07:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla al-Mangoush, on Friday [...] Full text...
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Algeria, Comoros placed on US list of violators of religious freedom
18 november 2021 - 06:13:01Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has placed Algeria and Comoros on its Special Watch List for governments [...] Full text...
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US, Kenya vow Security Council collaboration on Horn of Africa security situation
17 november 2021 - 17:42:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and President Uhuru Kenyatta have called on the government [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Govt says ready for negotiations with rebels 'if some conditions are met'
11 november 2021 - 16:15:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Spokesperson for the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry, Dina Mufti, on Thursday said the federal government [...] Full text...
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Kenya calls on UN to review peacekeeping cooperation with Africa
29 october 2021 - 19:06:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for close cooperation between the UN, African Union and regional [...] Full text...
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Diversity is a ‘source of strength’, UN chief tells Security Council
13 october 2021 - 06:15:52New York, US (PANA) - Inclusion is fundamental to rebuild societies in the wake of war and achieve durable peace, UN Secretary-General told world [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Statistics of crisis in Northwest Nigeria competing with Afghanistan, warns Governor El-Rufai
21 september 2021 - 21:34:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday said the human capital development indices of the North [...] Full text...
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USAID launches 5-year programme against Gender-Based Violence in two Nigerian States
03 august 2021 - 19:04:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday launched a four-year programme that is aimed [...] Full text...
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Greece arrests dangerous suspected terrorist through collaboration with Morocco
29 july 2021 - 11:32:33Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Greek security services on Tuesday arrested a 28-year-old Moroccan man who was one of the leaders [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's President Buhari says banditry in northwest 'painful, most disturbing'
23 july 2021 - 09:23:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said in his Duara country home, in Katsina State, that the lingering banditry [...] Full text...
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Rights experts condemn ‘dramatic rise’ in attacks on so-called slaves in Mali
19 july 2021 - 15:46:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Attacks against so-called slaves in Mali are on the rise and authorities must do more to [...] Full text...
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Libyans to celebrate Eid Al-Adha with strict coronavirus protocols
19 july 2021 - 12:05:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans will on Tuesday celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in an atmosphere marked by [...] Full text...
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Libya urges Non-Aligned Movement to work towards fair representation of all peoples of the world
15 july 2021 - 20:39:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya said here Thursday results of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit meetings held recently in the [...] Full text...
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Troika Specials Envoys calls on rebels to rejoin peace talks
04 july 2021 - 16:32:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Leading European countries, the United States and the United Nations on Sunday confirmed they have sent [...] Full text...
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South Africans barred from attending Hajj pilgrimage
24 june 2021 - 12:59:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Muslims will be barred from attending Hajj in Saudi Arabia this year. For [...] Full text...
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UN chief kicks off 100-day countdown to International Day of Peace
13 june 2021 - 05:20:17New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Sunday kicked off the 100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace. Every [...] Full text...
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Burundi's Muslim community in trouble
10 june 2021 - 18:22:10Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Muslim Community of Burundi (COMIBU) has publicly disowned one of its leading members for his [...] Full text...
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Sudan peace talks kick off with parties showing optimism
26 may 2021 - 16:44:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA ) - Peace talks between the government of the Sudan and the main rebel Sudan People’s liberation [...] Full text...
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Organisation slams South African Chief Justice over Israel comments
21 may 2021 - 18:52:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Palestinian solidarity organisation, Africa4Palestine, has lodged court papers opposing an appeal by South Africa’s [...] Full text...
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U.S. raises concerns of religious abuse, discrimination, rising tensions in Nigeria
14 may 2021 - 15:05:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. has voiced concerns over abuses and discrimination against individuals based on religion and religious [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State, Sudan PM discuss several issues on phone
06 april 2021 - 11:07:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday spoke on [...] Full text...
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South Africa Chief Justice appeals damning ruling against him
04 april 2021 - 09:18:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng says he is defending his constitutional rights of [...] Full text...
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AU Peace and Security Council on three-day mission to Sudan
30 march 2021 - 18:59:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A delegation of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), led by [...] Full text...
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Sudan gov't, rebel leader sign document guaranteeing freedom of worship
29 march 2021 - 07:27:38Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government and a rebel group have signed a document guaranteeing freedom of worship [...] Full text...
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UN leaders speak out against Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred
18 march 2021 - 05:48:56New York, US (PANA) - Underlining that “diversity is a richness, not a threat”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian govt urged to review laws to criminalize homosexuality
24 february 2021 - 21:52:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Civil society organizations, traditional rulers, Christian and Muslim leaders have sounded a strong and uncompromising message [...] 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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UN chief calls for promotion of cultural, religious tolerance
05 february 2021 - 06:09:44New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called for more commitment towards promoting cultural and religious tolerance, in [...] Full text...
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Tunis denies President Kaïs Saied made anti-Jewish remarks
21 january 2021 - 13:51:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president is at the centre of a controversy sparked by remarks considered to be [...] Full text...
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President Talon glorifies endogenous religions
11 january 2021 - 19:46:38Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - On the occasion of the celebration of the National Day of Traditional Religions, the President of [...] Full text...
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Libyan media discuss expectations on effects of reconciliation between Arab Gulf countries and White House on Libyan crisis
10 january 2021 - 14:53:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The expectations of Libyans regarding the impact of the recent reconciliation among Arab Gulf countries and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Groups kick as Buhari gives up, says only God can police Nigeria, Niger border
23 december 2020 - 21:56:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement Tuesday that only God could effectively supervise Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic has [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Loser of presidential poll salutes winner Marc Christian Kaboré
22 december 2020 - 14:49:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Eddie Komboïgo who came second in the November 22 presidential election of Burkina Faso on [...] Full text...
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Sudan opposition leaders arrive in Khartoum to celebrate peace deal
15 november 2020 - 16:13:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in decades, Sudanese rebel leaders from Darfur, the Blue Nile and Eastern [...] Full text...
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French Interior minister visits Tunisia after Nice attack
06 november 2020 - 21:40:32Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The fight against terrorism and illegal migration was at the centre of talks French minister of [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Crisis born from caricatures of Prophet of Islam highlighted in the news
31 october 2020 - 17:13:12Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press published in Mauritania this week devoted most of its comments to the global crisis [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian govt. condemns terrorist attack on Notre-Dame church in Nice
30 october 2020 - 17:52:41Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - In a statement released on Friday, the Mauritanian government has condemned Thursday's terrorist attack on the [...] Full text...
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Libya condemns Nice terrorist attack
30 october 2020 - 11:59:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The foreign ministry of Libya's Government of National Accord has condemned Thursday's attack on the Notre-Dame [...] Full text...
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Tunis strongly condemns Nice attack by Tunisian, opens judicial investigation
29 october 2020 - 22:39:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Thursday strongly condemned the knife attack which claimed the lives of three in Nice, southeast [...] Full text...
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Malian Muslims unhappy with French president's comments on cartoons of Prophet (PSH)
29 october 2020 - 18:48:52Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several hundred Muslims Wednesday expressed their displeasure at the recent remarks of French President Emmanuel Macron [...] Full text...
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Perpetrators of 2015 deadly terrorist attack in Bamako hotel condemned to death
29 october 2020 - 12:01:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Perpetrators of the attacks against the Radisson Blu Hotel and La Terrasse restaurant in the Malian [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian government condemns caricatures of Prophet Mahomet
26 october 2020 - 22:21:37Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government Monday strongly condemned acts of provocation against Islam reported in France for several [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Ministry denounces Macron's "offensive" statements toward the Islamic world
26 october 2020 - 14:18:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Foreign Ministry of the Government of National Accord has denounced statements by French President Emmanuel [...] Full text...
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Rabat strongly condemns 'outrageous cartoons' against Islam
26 october 2020 - 11:19:27Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has strongly condemned the continued publication of "outrageous cartoons" against Islam and Prophet Mohammed. In a [...] Full text...
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Benin bishops warn against promotion of homosexuality through international aid
25 october 2020 - 16:39:36Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin’s Episcopal conference (CEB) has expressed deep concern with "the hideous promotion" of homosexuality through the [...] Full text...
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Step up action to achieve global ceasefire during COVID-19 pandemic: UN chief
24 october 2020 - 13:14:08New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s 75th anniversary on Saturday, which falls as countries continue to battle the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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Libyan govt welcomes initiatives to end crisis, says FM
23 october 2020 - 11:16:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Foreign Minister of Libya's internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, said on [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: HRW calls for release of detainees accused of blasphemy
19 october 2020 - 23:21:26Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Human Right Watch (HRW), a rights non-governmental organisation, Monday called on the Mauritanian government to drop [...] Full text...
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UN hails successful municipal elections in Misrata, Libya
05 september 2020 - 00:37:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Friday congratulated the citizens of Misrata, 220 km east [...] Full text...
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UN human rights chief welcomes Sudan peace deal, urges accountability
01 september 2020 - 15:03:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has welcomed the signing of a peace deal [...] Full text...
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Sudanese sign peace deal yet to attract another region
31 august 2020 - 20:41:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) and the civilian-led Transitional Government of Sudan signed an agreement Monday [...] Full text...
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Sudanese foes to initial peace agreement in Juba, South Sudan
30 august 2020 - 17:40:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s government and two major rebel groupings have initialed eight documents in Juba, South Sudan, paving [...] Full text...
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Ahmadiyya Muslim Community leader condemns burning of Quran in Sweden
30 august 2020 - 14:07:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The worldwide head and Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, His Holiness Hazrat Ahmad, Sunday strongly [...] Full text...
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South African rugby players under fire over BLM movement
20 august 2020 - 11:20:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African trade union Solidarity has taken aim over Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa saying [...] Full text...
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Burundi Muslim community celebrates Eid ul-Adha
31 july 2020 - 22:17:54Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Muslim community here Friday celebrated the Eid ul-Adha or feast of the sheep sacrifice, [...] Full text...
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Libyans celebrate Eid al-Adha Friday in the hope of a better tomorrow (Analysis)
31 july 2020 - 18:47:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Like other Muslim nations across the world, Libyans on Friday celebrated Eid al-Adha, the feast that [...] Full text...
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Child trafficking in sport: FIFA backs new initiative to safeguard children
30 july 2020 - 16:23:27Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World Football Governing body, FIFA, is supporting a new initiative to end child trafficking in sport [...] Full text...
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Rights experts urge Nigeria to free humanist detained for blasphemy
25 july 2020 - 05:50:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities must immediately release prominent humanist and rights defender Mubarak Bala, who has been detained [...] Full text...
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Cancellation of hajj deals a blow to Niger's travel agencies
17 july 2020 - 11:12:37Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The cancellation of this year's hajj because of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has dealt a big [...] Full text...
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New global data on human rights showcased in report on SDGs
15 july 2020 - 11:46:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Key human rights data has been highlighted in the UN Secretary-General’s annual report on the Sustainable [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Togo orders partial reopening of places of worship 17 July
12 july 2020 - 13:22:53Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Christian and Muslim worshippers will be praying in their churches and mosques from Friday, 17 July, [...] Full text...
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Rwanda's Muslims to skip Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia over COVID-19 fears
24 june 2020 - 15:22:33Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's grand Mufti Sheikh Salim Hitimana on Wednesday announced that no one among members of Rwandan [...] Full text...
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40% of poorest countries did not provide specific support to disadvantaged learners during COVID-19 crisis - UNESCO report
23 june 2020 - 17:31:49Paris, France (PANA) - Fewer than 10% of countries have laws that help ensure full inclusion in education, according to [...] Full text...
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ICC warns against any attack against civil populations in Libya
22 june 2020 - 19:58:37Paris, France (PANA) – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on Monday warned the belligerents involved [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Presidency rejects UK All-Party parliamentary group report on religious freedom
19 june 2020 - 19:56:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Friday labelled as “misrepresentation” the report of the United Kingdom (UK) All-Party [...] Full text...
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Gambia: ‘Access to child-friendly justice is not just a child right’- UNICEF representative
16 june 2020 - 14:39:58Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNICEF country representative to the Gambia, Sandra Lattouf, has said that “access to child-friendly justice is [...] Full text...
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Bujumbura church leader calls for 'sacred union' as Burundi mourns its president
14 june 2020 - 13:41:13Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)- Bishop Gervais Banshimiyubusa of Bujumbura Diocese on Sunday called the Barundi people to the sacred union on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Catholic Church reopens masses in Mali
02 june 2020 - 17:22:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Masses in the Mali's catholic church were relaunched on Sunday following a declaration by the President [...] Full text...
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Gambian Christians say draft constitution still does not protect Christians
29 may 2020 - 17:36:10Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Christian Council has said that the West African nation's 2020 draft constitution does not [...] Full text...
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Mali celebrates Eid El Fitr
23 may 2020 - 10:55:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali celebrates the Eid El Fitr on Saturday, marking the end of the Muslim fasting month, [...] Full text...
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Libya to celebrate Eid el-Fitr Sunday
22 may 2020 - 23:32:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Eid el Fitr, commemorating the end of Ramadan, month of fasting for Muslims, will be [...] Full text...
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President Barrow extends state of public emergency for 21 days
19 may 2020 - 21:10:46Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barraw Tuesday extended The Gambia’s state of public emergency for 21 days in accordance with [...] Full text...
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Gambians rage after EU Facebook post supports homosexuality rights
19 may 2020 - 19:51:20Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Thousands of Gambians have taken to social media to express disappointment on European Union’s Facebook post [...] 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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Coronavirus: UN chief appeals to ‘common humanity’ across all faiths, in tackling the virus
13 may 2020 - 05:45:10New York, US (PANA) - Our shared vulnerability to the coronavirus pandemic reveals “our common humanity”, the UN chief said [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Interfaith committee calls for religious day Thursday against Covid-19
12 may 2020 - 15:20:26Paris, France (PANA) - The High Committee for Human Fraternity has called religious leaders and believers around the world to [...] 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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Auxiliary bishop appointed for Bouaké in Côte d'Ivoire
06 may 2020 - 15:52:37Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Vatican Embassy in Abidjan on Wednesday announced the appointment of Rev. Father Jacques Assanvo [...] Full text...
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Ramadan must be a month of spiritual response against the coronavirus
25 april 2020 - 06:29:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Federation of Islamic Associations of Burkina Faso (FAIB) invited the Muslim faithful of the [...] Full text...
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Ramadan begins on Saturday in Mauritius
24 april 2020 - 11:12:26Port Louis, Mauritius PANA) - The Muslim community in Mauritius begins the first day of Ramadan on Saturday, April 25, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus insecurity: Libyans begin Ramadan with suffering (A News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
23 april 2020 - 22:34:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans on Friday begin the Ramadan, month of fasting for Muslims, in exceptionally trying times marked [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to observe first day of Ramadan on Friday
23 april 2020 - 17:45:52Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Mufti of the Republic of Tunisia, Othman Batikh, announced on Wednesday evening that the first [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Jewish pilgrimage to el-Ghriba synagogue in Tunisia cancelled
22 april 2020 - 17:40:43Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The president of the association "el-Ghriba", organizer of the annual Jewish pilgrimage to the island of [...] Full text...
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Togo's Hajj Commission suspends preps for pilgrimage due to COVID-19 pandemic
16 april 2020 - 13:46:30Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The National Hajj Commission of Togo (CNH) has suspended preparations for the pilgrimage of Muslims to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia’s Islamic council urges Mosques to shutdown
25 march 2020 - 20:05:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia Supreme Islamic Council (SIC) has urged Imams in the country to shut down all mosques [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Regional network shares experience of dialogue with radical Islamists
06 march 2020 - 17:45:45Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania shared its experience of dialogue with elements of radical Islamist groups detained during 2010, which [...] Full text...
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Niger launches Information and mobilization campaign against terrorism
20 february 2020 - 17:57:44Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Faced with the many security crises that are shaking the country, the Nigerien authorities have decided [...] Full text...
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Libya prepares to celebrate 9th anniversary of the February 17 revolution
16 february 2020 - 11:52:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The streets of Tripoli and several other Libyan cities have taken on new looks in readiness [...] Full text...
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UN official in Libya says there is ‘convergence’ over lasting Libya ceasefire
07 february 2020 - 05:11:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On day four of UN-led talks to transform an uncertain truce in Libya into a permanent [...] Full text...
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Gambia: ‘FGM is older than Islam and Christianity’, says Kinteh
06 february 2020 - 21:00:35Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Women, Children and Social Welfare Mrs. Fatou Kinteh said here Thursday the practice [...] Full text...
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Burundi: CENI publishes final list of voters for next general elections
03 february 2020 - 16:38:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on Monday published a final list of 5,126,351 voters [...] Full text...
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US condemns "brutal murder" of civilians in the Burkinabe Sahel
28 january 2020 - 17:50:14Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United States of America on Tuesday condemned the "brutal murder" of civilians on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Ivorian Catholic Church plans peace march on 15 February 2020
23 january 2020 - 18:21:23Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Cardinal Jean-Pierre Kutwa of Cote d'Ivoire said by mail on Wednesday that a march, called [...] Full text...
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