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11 november 2024 - 16:41:20Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A human tragedy is unfolding before the eyes of the world as bitter fighting in [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Sudan's paramilitary forces of targeting civilians
11 november 2024 - 08:55:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) armed group has “killed, injured, and unlawfully detained” scores of civilians [...] Full text...
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Paramilitary retribution creates tragic situations in central Sudan
25 october 2024 - 18:14:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A massive campaign of retribution by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) troops in central Sudan [...] Full text...
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Six dead in South Africa's Eastern Cape mass shooting
08 october 2024 - 10:19:49Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A large contingent of police officers has been deployed to the Eastern Cape province [...] Full text...
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UN official reports on electoral progress, ongoing security challenges in Somalia
04 october 2024 - 05:06:53New York, US (PANA) - Authorities in Somalia remain focused on national priorities, and the battle against Al-Shabaab terrorists is [...] Full text...
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Suspects arrested for Eastern Cape massacre in South Africa
01 october 2024 - 10:17:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –South African Police have confirmed that 25 suspects are in custody following this weekend’s mass [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Little Justice for Goma Massacre Victims
31 august 2024 - 07:53:41Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities to expand their [...] Full text...
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Many people killed in terrorist attack in north-central Burkina Faso
26 august 2024 - 11:14:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Many people, mainly civilians, were killed on Saturday in a terrorist attack in the town [...] Full text...
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Gaza city-bound UN aid convoy comes under Israeli fire, says UNRWA
22 july 2024 - 16:16:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN convoy has been hit by “heavy shooting” from Israeli forces at a checkpoint while [...] Full text...
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South African Minister calls for restraint following Trump shooting
17 july 2024 - 08:21:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s International Relations and Co-operation Minister Ronald Lamola has condemned the assassination attempt [...] Full text...
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South African football legend Stanley Tshabalala dies
12 july 2024 - 10:56:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Legendary South African football coach Stanley Tshabalala has died, three months after being shot [...] Full text...
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Anti-Govt protests continue in Kenya amid more violence
02 july 2024 - 18:02:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protests against the government of President William Ruto continued in Nairobi on Tuesday for the third [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Human Rights Watch expresses concern about unlawful attacks on civilians, infrastructure in Sudan
20 june 2024 - 08:59:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's warring parties’ recent unlawful attacks in North Darfur’s El Fasher have killed hundreds of civilians and [...] Full text...
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We won’t abandon Gazans sheltering in Rafah, says UNRWA
06 may 2024 - 12:55:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid reports that 100,000 Palestinians have been told to leave Rafah ahead of an anticipated Israeli [...] Full text...
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'Refugee Olympic Team to send message of hope at Paris Games'
03 may 2024 - 05:47:46Lausanne, Switzerland, (PANA) - Afghanistan’s first woman breakdancer, a Cameroon-born British boxing champion, and a literal shooting star from Venezuela [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Minister to report violations by officials at border crossing with Tunisia
22 march 2024 - 14:11:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's acting Minister of the Interior, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, has stated that the attacks on [...] Full text...
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North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hunger
05 march 2024 - 19:19:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A rare opportunity to deliver desperately needed supplies to hospitals in northern Gaza for the first [...] Full text...
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Isarel-Gaza crisis: UN health agency warns over continuing attacks on healthcare
09 february 2024 - 16:41:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The unrelenting war in Gaza hasn’t spared hospitals, their staff or the people sheltering there, the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Amid UNWRA funding crisis, thousands of Gazans on verge of starving
30 january 2024 - 15:59:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As the UN chief prepares to meet representatives from countries who donate to the UN agency [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: More than a dozen leading human rights groups call for halt to arms transfers to Israel, Palestinian armed groups
25 january 2024 - 08:29:51Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than a dozen leading humanitarian and human rights organisations have called on all States to [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists welcome sentencing of Bai Lowe for murder of Deyda Hydara
30 november 2023 - 15:41:17Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has welcomed the verdict and sentencing of Bai Lowe, a former death [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA U-17 WC: France beat 10-man Mali 2-1 to reach final
28 november 2023 - 14:23:06Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - A dramatic second period saw France score twice to come from behind and defeat Mali 2-1 [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Fuel shortage could put the brakes on trucks delivering aid to Gaza
14 november 2023 - 07:14:10Cairo, Egypt, US (PANA) - Trucks transporting desperately needed aid into Gaza could stop rolling on Tuesday due to a [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Attacks on or near Gaza hospitals ‘unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop’: UN relief chief
11 november 2023 - 18:26:16Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Senior UN officials said on Saturday there could be no justification for any “acts of war” [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Enough is enough’, say UN humanitarians
06 november 2023 - 15:08:14Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With the deepening Israel-Palestine crisis about to enter its second month, a dozen UN agencies have [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Thembi Kgatlana tops women's rankings after shining at World Cup
02 september 2023 - 09:23:11Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - According to FIFA media outlet, here's how the 2023 Women's World Cup left a legacy of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Oscar Pistorius approaches Constitutional Court over parole bid
17 august 2023 - 11:33:13Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has asked South Africa’s Constitutional Court to declare him eligible [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Local aid workers face hundreds of job losses
04 august 2023 - 12:53:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudan’s conflict has had a devastating impact on local aid workers, even as they take the [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch flags new atrocities by Malian Army, foreign fighters
25 july 2023 - 10:10:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian Armed Forces and foreign fighters, apparently from the Russia-linked Wagner Group, have summarily executed and [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags mounting Islamist armed group killings, rape in Mali
13 july 2023 - 06:09:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Islamist armed groups have carried out widespread killings, rapes, and lootings of villages in northeast Mali since [...] Full text...
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Fears of Sudan slipping into civil war grow with new tribal killings (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent )
07 july 2023 - 06:34:11Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A bomb shell was thrown at the already boiling Sudanese war scene as a group of [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch accuses Burkina Faso Army of unlawful killings, ‘disappearances’
29 june 2023 - 08:17:14Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso armed forces summarily executed at least 9 men, and forcibly disappeared and apparently [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: FM welcomes human rights reports, calls for wider condemnation
25 june 2023 - 15:51:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan on Sunday welcomed the statement issued by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemning [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN rights commission raises alarm on killings of people fleeing into Chad
24 june 2023 - 16:21:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Commission has said it is raising alarm on the killings of people [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Human rights abuse cases pile up as war continues
06 june 2023 - 14:26:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As Sudan's war enters the 8th week without showing signs of abating, more and more horror [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Church leader says RSF has looted its property, created havoc
16 may 2023 - 16:58:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Episcopal Anglican Church on Tuesday issued a statement saying its building and offices had [...] Full text...
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2023 U-17 AFCON: Morocco stun Algeria in Constantine, earn U-17 World Cup slot
11 may 2023 - 15:46:24Constantine, Algeria (PANA) - Zakaria Ouazane scored a goal in either half with Adam Chakir adding a late third as [...] Full text...
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Four dead, 10 injured in attack on synagogue in Tunisia
10 may 2023 - 13:26:58Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four people were killed and 10 others injured in an attack on Tuesday night in the [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for independent, impartial inquiry into Burkina Faso massacre linked to the Army
05 may 2023 - 07:51:31Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso authorities should ensure an independent and impartial inquiry into the summary execution of [...] Full text...
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ROUNDUP: Sudan conflict: ‘Secure and immediate access’ needed for lifesaving aid, urges Guterres
03 may 2023 - 17:13:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Fighting in Sudan must stop now before the conflict and the spreading humanitarian catastrophe further ravage [...] Full text...
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CAF hosts successful coaching clinics in Clermont
08 april 2023 - 08:26:35Clermont, South Africa (PANA) - Young and aspiring footballers from the Clermont township benefitted from the legacy programme of the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Leading South African rapper shot dead
11 february 2023 - 12:26:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A major manhunt is underway following the killing of leading South African rapper Kiernan [...] Full text...
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Amnesty demands accountability for killing of dozens of people in Burkina Faso town
11 january 2023 - 09:56:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the authoities investigate and hold accountable those suspected of responsibility for [...] Full text...
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Malian govt denies French newspaper's story on alleged shooting of soldier at Presidential Palace
12 november 2022 - 14:05:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian transition government has denied a story published on Friday in the French newspaper, Libération, which [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags coordinated massacres by Islamist armed groups
27 october 2022 - 12:17:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Islamist armed groups in Mali have killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands to flee [...] Full text...
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UN-AU and IGAD Trilateral Mechanism regrets killing of protester on Sunday
24 october 2022 - 14:59:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations, African Union and IGAD on Monday denounced the recent shooting and killing of [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 3: Burkina Faso's new military leaders say ousted leader planning counter-attack; accuse France of harbouring him
01 october 2022 - 17:53:50Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The new military leaders in Burkina Faso on Saturday said ousted Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 2: Shots ring out in Burkina Faso capital, one day after coup; France denies involvement in coup
01 october 2022 - 14:40:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Gunshots were heard again on Saturday morning in Ouagadougou, the Burkina Faso capital, one day [...] Full text...
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Convicted South African former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius demands parole hearing
01 september 2022 - 12:25:13Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Convicted killer Oscar Pistorius has approached the courts in an attempt to force prison [...] Full text...
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UN rights watchdog demands investigations into killings, arrests of demonstrators in Guinea
22 august 2022 - 12:04:16Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, has sent a letter to [...] Full text...
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FNDC calls for further peaceful demonstrations in Guinea
21 august 2022 - 16:23:23Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), a Guinean citizens' movement recently dissolved [...] Full text...
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140 aid workers killed in 2021 as UN humanitarian funding gap looms larger than ever
12 august 2022 - 15:48:08New York, US (PAN) - The United Nations humanitarian agency (OCHA) warned on Friday that at nearly $34 billion, the [...] Full text...
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UN 'regrets' DRC Government's move to expel peacekeeping mission spokesperson
05 august 2022 - 05:22:18New York, US (PANA)- The United Nations continues to engage with authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Diplomatic row over Soweto mass shooting
11 july 2022 - 16:20:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A diplomatic row has broken out after Qatar's Foreign Affairs Ministry issued a statement [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Tanzania to halt 'brutal security operation' in Loliondo against Maasai
16 june 2022 - 06:16:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Tanzanian authorities to immediately halt the violent forced eviction [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Former President Jammeh's victims call on government to take concrete steps toward justice
08 june 2022 - 13:47:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The “Jammeh2Justice” campaign, made up of victims of the former regime and Gambian and international activists, [...] Full text...
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Guterres condemns ‘heinous’ church attack in Nigwria which left more than 20 dead
07 june 2022 - 15:30:01New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has condemned “in the strongest terms” a brutal attack on a Catholic church [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International demands justice for victims of Nigeria church shooting
07 june 2022 - 06:45:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says those responsible for last Sunday's killing of more than 20 [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls on Nigerian authorities to prioritise justice for abuses against protesters
09 may 2022 - 06:09:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch (HRW), on Monday asked the Nigerian authorities to act on [...] Full text...
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African migrant woman shot dead at Greece-Turkey border
18 april 2022 - 19:58:09Athens, Greece (PANA) - An African migrant woman was shot dead after an exchange of fire at the Greek-Turkish border [...] Full text...
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Nepalese peacekeeper killed in DRC
06 april 2022 - 05:52:59New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Tuesday, together with the Security Council, strongly condemned an attack by [...] Full text...
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14 Burkinabe civilians killed in Sahel attack
11 march 2022 - 17:33:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 14 people were killed on Thursday in an attack by unidentified gunmen [...] Full text...
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Members of Fathi Bachagha's government sworn in before Libyan Parliament in Tobruk
03 march 2022 - 15:59:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Prime minister-designate Fathi Bachagha and some ministers in his government took the constitutional oath of office [...] Full text...
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Foreign nationals arrested in South Africa after massive gunfight with police
22 february 2022 - 11:36:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The alleged mastermind behind a massive gunfight between police and hardened criminals on Monday [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for immediate end to fighting in Bissau
01 february 2022 - 19:59:02Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Tuesday called for an "immediate end" to the fighting in Bissau [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS condemns attempted coup in Guinea-Bissau
01 february 2022 - 18:15:20Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday condemned the coup attempt in Guinea [...] Full text...
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Heavy gunfire heard in Guinea-Bissau capital (Media)
01 february 2022 - 18:05:57Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - Automatic gunfire was heard in the early afternoon around the presidential palace in the capital of [...] Full text...
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Heavy shooting heard in Guinea Bissau State House
01 february 2022 - 17:00:00Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - There was heavy gunfire around Guinea Bissau's State House (Presidential Palace) on Tuesday afternoon with [...] Full text...
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Security Committee of Khartoum State bans 'gatherings' in downtown Khartoum
30 january 2022 - 11:26:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Security Committee of the Government of Khartoum State has banned all “gatherings” in downtown Khartoum. “Central [...] Full text...
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Justice Ministry describes shooting at minister's car as 'assassination attempt'
29 january 2022 - 13:35:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Justice has denounced the shooting by an unknown person at the minister [...] Full text...
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French soldier killed in mortar attack in Gao, northern Mali
24 january 2022 - 13:45:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A French soldier was killed Saturday afternoon in a mortar attack on the Barkhane military camp [...] Full text...
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UN celebrates 25 years of mandate to protect children caught in conflict
19 january 2022 - 05:31:49New York, US (PANA) - Although international action over the past 25 years has led to the release of more [...] Full text...
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Three killed, 13 abducted as terrorists invade Gold Mining site in Nigeria's Katsina State
13 january 2022 - 06:45:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Terrorists have continued their rampage in the northwest region of Nigeria as they invaded a gold [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Gambia win duel of the neighbours against Mauritania 1-0 in Group F match
12 january 2022 - 19:00:52Limbe, Cameroon (PANA) - Gambia won their maiden Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals match on Wednesday when they beat [...] Full text...
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Kenyan policeman shoots wife, others and commits suicide
07 december 2021 - 15:44:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Kenyan policeman, Constable Benson Imbatu, has killed seven people, according to a Police report filed [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, rubbishes Lagos EndSARS panel report, says its ‘triumph of fake news’
23 november 2021 - 16:30:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday said the report of the [...] Full text...
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Bachelet condemns killings of peaceful protesters in Sudan
18 november 2021 - 20:39:41Geneva, Switzerland (PAMA) - At least 39 people have been killed by security forces in Sudan since the 25 October military coup, 15 of whom [...] Full text...
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Libyan government exempts imported food products from taxes
11 november 2021 - 12:04:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the Government of National Unity in Libya has exempted imported food [...] Full text...
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Sudanese army urged to halt deadly shootings against protesters
29 october 2021 - 18:03:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) Friday asked the Sudanese army to stop the use of unnecessary lethal force [...] Full text...
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UN rights office raises alert over spike in security operations against Libya migrants
12 october 2021 - 16:48:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Migrants and asylum seekers in Libya have been facing increasingly heavy-handed treatment from targeted security operations [...] Full text...
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IOM condemns killing of six migrants at detention centre in Tripoli
10 october 2021 - 11:03:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Six migrants were killed and at least 24 others injured at the Mabani detention centre in [...] Full text...
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Thousands of illegal migrants escape from detention centre in Tripoli
09 october 2021 - 11:22:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 2,000 illegal migrants on Friday escaped from the Ghot Chaal detention centre, in the western [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Gunmen invade Nigeria's federal capital home, kidnap father, son
03 september 2021 - 22:00:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the early Friday morning abduction of a [...] Full text...
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Simba crowned Tanzanian League champions
14 july 2021 - 19:29:51Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Simba SC edged Coastal Union of Tanga 2-0 on Sunday night at Benjamin Mkapa [...] Full text...
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Paulsen reveals Tanzania squad for Malawi friendly
31 may 2021 - 08:06:55Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Coach Kim Paulsen has revealed his 27-man squad for an International FIFA friendly match [...] Full text...
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Senior manager in South African company shot dead
24 may 2021 - 12:11:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A senior manager of a multinational firm in South Africa, located in Richard’s Bay, [...] Full text...
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Gunmen invade estate in Bwari near Abuja, kidnap two persons
23 may 2021 - 19:32:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The spate of insecurity in northern region Nigeria is creeping into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Armed Forces concludes investigations into shooting of demonstrators
15 may 2021 - 20:28:35Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces on Saturday handed over to the Attorney General a dossier on investigations [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Pressure mounts on army to hand over those involved in shooting civilians
12 may 2021 - 19:40:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Domestic and foreign pressure is now mounting against the Sudanese army to expediently hand over the [...] Full text...
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US condemns shooting of Sudanese protesters
12 may 2021 - 10:28:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United States on Wednesday condemned the use of live ammunition against peaceful protesters in Khartoum [...] Full text...
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Roundup: Sudanese Army sets up committee to investigate shooting of protesters (Adds comment of PM Hamdok para 5-9)
12 may 2021 - 09:40:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army has set up a Committee to investigate Tuesday's shooting by soldiers of demonstrators [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari laments ''madness' in parts of the country
09 may 2021 - 15:53:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday lamented the "madness" going on in parts of the country [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Rights group accuses Eritrean soldiers of killing three Ethiopians in 'unprovoked attack'
15 april 2021 - 06:12:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, says Eritrean troops killed three people and injured at least [...] Full text...
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Togolese police dismantle child pornography ring
05 april 2021 - 07:10:30Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese police have dismantled a ring of young students who were involved in child pornography and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian rights group says 'over 100' civilians killed by Eritrean soldiers
24 march 2021 - 12:37:31Addis Abba, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says information it collected during its preliminary investigation into the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: PM Abiy says soldiers who committed atrocities in Tigray to be held accountable
23 march 2021 - 18:00:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Tuesday that soldiers found to have committed "atrocities" [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Major advance for victims of abuses during Yahya Jammeh rule
17 march 2021 - 17:22:27Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The arrest in Germany on March 16, 2021, of an alleged former Gambian “death squad” member suspected [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopia says US' statement on its internal affairs 'regrettable'
01 march 2021 - 06:03:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says a statement by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the reported [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: US 'gravely concerned' about reported atrocities in Tigray region
28 february 2021 - 13:58:15Washington, DC , US (PANA) - The United States has expressed grave concern over reported atrocities and the overall deteriorating [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Eritrean troops accused of possible crimes against humanity in Tigray region
26 february 2021 - 08:38:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrean troops fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray state systematically killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the [...] Full text...
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al-Sarraj calls for investigation into shooting incident against Libyan Interior Minister's convoy
22 february 2021 - 10:23:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges ‘restraint and calm’ in Somalia after violent outbreak
20 february 2021 - 06:20:09New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief expressed grave concern on Friday over an outbreak of violence in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. In a statement issued [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Oscar Pistorius eligible for parole in 2023
06 february 2021 - 15:28:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has announced that it will reduce convicted killer [...] Full text...
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Beninese presidential candidate injured by gunfire
06 february 2021 - 12:53:50Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Galiou Soglo, the youngest son of former president Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo (1991-1996) and candidate for the [...] Full text...
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Bandits kill 25, abduct 40 in northern Nigeria
03 february 2021 - 09:44:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits renewed their attacks in Nigeria’s northern region as they killed 21 and abducted 40 people [...] Full text...
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President hands over 'shooting to death report' to Zambia’s chief prosecutor
26 january 2021 - 15:14:00Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has received the report from the Inspector General of Police of the [...] Full text...
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UNHCR: Grim milestone as Sahel violence displaces two million inside their countries
24 january 2021 - 06:08:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for an end to the unrelenting violence in Africa’s [...] Full text...
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Nigeria military repels, kills “scores” of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Marti Army Camp
17 january 2021 - 16:42:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said it has “successfully” repelled “a Boko Haram/ Islamic [...] Full text...
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US cancels observation of Uganda's election
13 january 2021 - 09:58:53Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The U.S. on Wednesday announced that it will not be an observer of Uganda's election scheduled [...] Full text...
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Uganda army raids home of presidential challenger
12 january 2021 - 11:33:28Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan army has raided the home of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, arresting everyone on site [...] Full text...
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Gendarme killed in an incident in central Mali
06 january 2021 - 14:29:17Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian gendarme was killed Monday in an incident between security and defence forces and Dozo [...] Full text...
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UN condemns back-to-back attacks in Central African Republic
04 january 2021 - 05:33:33Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The UN mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) condemned, in the strongest terms, [...] Full text...
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Youth, police resume violent clashes in Tunisia
03 january 2021 - 14:36:09Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Clashes between demonstrators and police officers in the town of Maknine (135 km south of Tunis) [...] Full text...
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Change of Police command means nothing if killers are not arrested, says opposition
30 december 2020 - 09:47:49Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s main opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) says the changes made by President Edgar [...] Full text...
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State prosecutors in Zambia boycott cases over killing of colleague
28 december 2020 - 12:22:02Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - State Prosecutors of the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) on Monday boycotted court following the killing of [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists commemorate 16th anniversary of murder Deyda Hydara
16 december 2020 - 12:30:15Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian journalists on Wednesday marked the 16th anniversary of the murder of the editor and co-founder of [...] Full text...
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. Hundreds missing as bandits abduct students in Katsina state, northwest Nigeria
12 december 2020 - 15:46:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Hours after President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in his home State of Katsina for a weeklong “private” [...] Full text...
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Policeman kills man in Ouagadougou
10 december 2020 - 11:16:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A man was killed on Wednesday by a police officer in Ouagadougou, the prosecutor of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian army claims victory in Tigray assault
28 november 2020 - 22:10:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian army has seized control over the northern provincial capital of Makelle in Tigray [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian rights body says nearly 600 killed in Tigray massacre
25 november 2020 - 02:33:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At least 600 people were killed in Maikadra in Southwestern Tigray state on the night [...] Full text...
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HRW decries punitive financial moves against Nigerian protesters
13 november 2020 - 07:52:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities appear to have used coercive financial measures to suppress protests against police brutality, a [...] Full text...
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Rights body condemns brutal dispersal of anti-government protesters in Angola
13 november 2020 - 06:39:30Johannesburg (PANA) - Human Rights Watch has condemned Angolan police for the killing of a protester and the use of [...] Full text...
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UN Humanitarian Coordinator condemns killing of Eritrean refugee in Libya
12 november 2020 - 11:18:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, has "strongly" condemned the murder of a [...] Full text...
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Kenyan court jails Westgate terror attack accomplices
30 october 2020 - 22:12:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Kenyan Court has sentenced two men, convicted of the Westgate terror attack of September 2013, [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International claims Nigerian authorities 'attempting to cover up' toll gate 'massacre'
28 october 2020 - 10:43:12Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International on Wednesday claimed that the Nigerian authorities are "attempting to cover up" the Lekki [...] Full text...
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US, UN condemn alleged military attack on unarmed protesters, demand thorough investigations
22 october 2020 - 18:04:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following Tuesday night’s shooting and killing of unarmed EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos, the United [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe teachers release survey report justifying continued closure of schools
25 september 2020 - 23:22:31Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Teachers in Zimbabwe Friday called on government to desist from opening schools this coming Monday until [...] Full text...
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Bachelet urges urgent action to strengthen resilience and protect people’s rights
14 september 2020 - 13:17:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – In view of sharply escalating suffering and turmoil across the world, human rights principles, norms and [...] Full text...
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NOC raises concern about shooting in an oilfield in southwest Libya
11 september 2020 - 13:02:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National Oil Company (NOC) has expressed deep dismay following "a shooting and new security breaches [...] Full text...
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Rwanda to investigate excessive force and police brutality
08 september 2020 - 00:51:34Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan authorities Monday said they would start investigating allegations of abuse of law enforcement by some [...] Full text...
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Football: Former Nigerian defender, Babalade, dies
06 september 2020 - 16:26:49Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigeria defender, Ajibade Babalade, passed away on Friday (4 September 2020) after suffering a cardiac [...] Full text...
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Malian civilian killed following warning shots at a bus by Barkane Force in northern Mali
02 september 2020 - 17:35:40Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A civilian was killed on Tuesday when a passenger bus came under fire from the Barkhane [...] Full text...
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Libyan minister of Interior suspended, summoned for administrative investigation
29 august 2020 - 00:09:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Friday decided to suspend the [...] Full text...
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Suspect in shooting of demonstrators in Tripoli arrested
28 august 2020 - 11:31:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Thursday announced the arrest of [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Mali coup leaders close borders, impose curfew
19 august 2020 - 08:08:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mali military who ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita on Tuesday have announced the establishment of [...] Full text...
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Mali President Kéita and his government resign after mutiny of soldiers
19 august 2020 - 05:35:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita announced on Tuesday night that he has resigned following the mutiny [...] Full text...
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Mali: Tense situation this Tuesday in Bamako as roads are blocked in Kati
18 august 2020 - 14:17:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Protesters have barricaded roads in the Malian capital, Bamako, as well as in Kati following heavy [...] Full text...
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Gendarme, prison guard killed in double attack in central Mali
13 august 2020 - 12:32:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A gendarme and a prison guard were killed on Tuesday in attacks on the gendarmerie and [...] Full text...
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UNHCR deplores killing of three migrants in Libya, wants investigation
28 july 2020 - 19:33:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Bemoaning the killing, on Monday, of three migrants at the landing point of Khomes on the [...] Full text...
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4 tons of mines and war explosives destroyed in Tripoli
23 july 2020 - 21:22:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four tons of explosives, mines and war remains of the conflict around the Libyan capital were [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian troops kills 46 bandits in Northwest region, Katsina State
07 july 2020 - 19:46:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Armed Forces said here Tuesday that troops of its Operation SAHEL SANITY Monday killed [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari condemns Boko Haram shooting of UN helicopter in which two civilians on ground died
06 july 2020 - 10:18:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned what he called "the dastardly attack on UN aid helicopter in [...] Full text...
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Murdered Ethiopian singer buried Thursday
02 july 2020 - 14:31:50Ambo, Ethiopia (PANA) - Hundreds of mourners gathered Thursday for the funeral of a popular Ethiopian singer whose assassination this [...] Full text...
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Senegalese army shelling the Bissine forest in the south of the country
16 june 2020 - 18:10:41Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Heavy gunfire has been reported since 6 a.m. on Tuesday in the Bissine area, about 50 [...] Full text...
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Activists stage anti-racism protest in Banjul
15 june 2020 - 17:18:15Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Scores of human rights activists have staged an anti-racism protest along the streets of Banjul over [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Presidency says Buhari not in danger from shooting at his Villa in Abuja
14 june 2020 - 16:19:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Sunday confirmed the altercations at the Presidential Villa in Abuja between First [...] Full text...
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Former veteran Rwandan cameraman Valens Rwamukwaya retires to great fanfare
13 june 2020 - 16:31:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of the long-serving cameramen at Rwanda Television, Valens Rwamukwaya, retired at the age of 64 [...] Full text...
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New coalition in Guinea to support Alpha Condé's candidacy for next presidential election
13 june 2020 - 12:52:09Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Coalition of Actors for a New Republic (CANOR) was formed here Friday to support President [...] Full text...
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COVI-19: Tanzania’s Vodacom League resumes Saturday
12 june 2020 - 18:35:48Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – All is set for resumption of Tanzania’s Vodacom Premier League (VPL) on Saturday after [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari 'shocked' at string of Boko Haram/ISWAP attacks, massacre of civilians
11 june 2020 - 09:36:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock at the unprecedented massacre of civilians by Boko Haram/Islamic [...] Full text...
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Civil Society protests against killing of Gambian in the US
09 june 2020 - 17:24:46Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Scores of civil society organizations (CSOs) in The Gambia on Tuesday sent a petition to the [...] Full text...
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Gambians petition US government to end racism and police brutality
08 june 2020 - 22:20:54Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Citizens of The Gambia Monday expressed grave concern over the death by shooting of a compatriot, [...] Full text...
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Body of Ugandan trader killed over illegal border crossing to Rwanda to be repatriated
05 june 2020 - 18:28:24Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The body of Ugandan national killed earlier this week during a shooting incident in Burera district [...] Full text...
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Gambian human rights activist urges govt. to demand justice for slain African-Americans
31 may 2020 - 19:37:52Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Prominent human rights activist in The Gambia, Madi Jobarteh, has urged the Gambian government to demand [...] Full text...
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UN Humanitarian Coordinator calls for killers of 30 migrants in Libya to be brought to justice
30 may 2020 - 13:08:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, has denounced the shooting of illegal migrants [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International accuses Nigerian military of subjecting children to unlawful detention
27 may 2020 - 07:52:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International, on Wednesday accused the Nigerian military of subjecting children in [...] Full text...
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Mali: Kayes demonstrators take off, set fire to offices of the prefect and vice-prefect
13 may 2020 - 18:18:52Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Young Kayesians continued to demonstrate here Wednesday following the shooting death of an 18-year-old teenager by [...] Full text...
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Bandits kill 15, injure five others in Nigeria's Kaduna State
13 may 2020 - 08:21:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Police Command in Nigeria's Kaduna State on Tuesday confirmed the killing of 15 persons by [...] Full text...
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Rwandan, Burundian soldiers involved in shooting incident
11 may 2020 - 08:23:17Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan and Burundian soldiers have been involved in a shooting incident along their common border when [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s army kills five poachers
03 april 2020 - 08:42:03Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s army has killed four poachers in a shooting incident in the north-western corner of the [...] Full text...
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Libya: War, coronavirus and scare of food shortages among Libyans (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
03 april 2020 - 00:05:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya’s decade of a deadly armed conflict and the 4 April Tripoli war have thrown the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Shooting continues in Tripoli despite calls for an end to hostilities
18 march 2020 - 21:09:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Shelling of residential quarters in Tripoli and its outskirts, in violation of the fragile truce, continued [...] Full text...
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Five armed persons involved in deadly shooting arrested in Niger
13 march 2020 - 15:28:54Konni, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien police have seized a group of five armed individuals, who were last weekend accused of [...] Full text...
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Two Libyan doctors shot dead in western Tripoli
13 march 2020 - 00:13:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Two doctors were killed on Thursday after their vehicle was targeted on the coastal road, western [...] Full text...
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Causalities occur in an army/poachers' shooting incident in Botswana
11 march 2020 - 20:21:29Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana has recorded causalities between the army and poachers in a shootout on Wednesday morning. Botswana Defence [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari express sadness as 51 people are killed by armed bandits in the northwest
03 march 2020 - 06:56:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The bloodletting in Nigeria continued unabated on Sunday as the Police confirmed attacks by armed bandits [...] Full text...
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Rights group says civilians massacred in Cameroon's separatist area
27 february 2020 - 07:56:45Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroonian government forces and armed ethnic Fulani killed at least 21 civilians in Ngarbuh village, including 13 [...] Full text...
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Malian military battalion takes part in operation Flintlock in Mauritania
26 february 2020 - 16:59:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An autonomous battalion of Mali's special forces is participating in the 2020 edition of exercise Flintlock, [...] Full text...
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Shelling by Haftar's forces injures five people south of Tripoli
25 february 2020 - 12:50:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five people, including three children, were wounded by shelling attributed to Marshal Khalifa Haftar's forces in [...] Full text...
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Several activists sentenced to life imprisonment for terrorism in Tunisia
21 february 2020 - 08:46:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The criminal chamber at the Tunis court of first instance, which specialises in terrorist crimes, sentenced [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Human Rights Commission concerned over reports of mob justice
20 february 2020 - 15:16:32Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's Human Rights Commission in Zambia (HRC) has expressed concern at continuing reports of gassing activities [...] Full text...
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Guinea opposition leader slams president Condé for insisting on new constitution
05 february 2020 - 11:44:24Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea opposition leader Amadou Oury Bah has slammed President Alpha Condé's instance on a new constitution [...] Full text...
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Libyan govt. forces shoot down drone belonging to Haftar
28 january 2020 - 14:07:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In a continuation of the violation of the truce between the two warring parties in Libya, [...] Full text...
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2019-20 CAF Confed. Cup: Guinea's Horoya qualify for quarterfinals
27 january 2020 - 15:14:18Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Horoya of Conakry defeated Bidvest Wits of South Africa 2-1 on Sunday on the 5th day [...] Full text...
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Rwandan newspapers focus on latest shooting incident of a Ugandan national at cross-border region
25 january 2020 - 18:12:28Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week made a wide coverage of the latest shooting incident where a Ugandan [...] Full text...
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Kenyan MP who shot DJ remanded in prison custody
20 january 2020 - 11:54:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Babu Owino, a Kenyan legislator who shot a Nairobi club Disc Jockey in the neck in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Police confirm killing of 14 villagers by armed bandits in Kebbi State
17 january 2020 - 12:39:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police has said that 14 people were killed when armed bandits invaded a remote [...] Full text...
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Kenyan MP arrested for shooting DJ
17 january 2020 - 10:47:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan opposition parliamentarian was on Friday arrested for shooting a disc jockey (DJ) at a [...] Full text...
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Sudan govt. says limited insurgency under control
14 january 2020 - 19:54:33Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Tuesday said a limited insurgency for which the former security chief was [...] Full text...
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Guinean authorities ban protest demonstrations
11 january 2020 - 11:47:44Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Authorities in the Guinean capital Conakry have banned demonstrations from Monday and the following days in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Army repels attack major town in northeast
09 january 2020 - 06:54:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army has successfully repelled an attack in by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) [...] Full text...
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Six suspected terrorists neutralized in north-central Burkina Faso
07 january 2020 - 15:49:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least six suspected terrorists were neutralized on Tuesday in Pissila, north-central Burkina Faso, by [...] Full text...
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Four soldiers killed in ambush by armed bandits in north-central Nigeria
06 january 2020 - 07:39:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s security situation continues to face challenges as armed bandits on Sunday morning killed four soldiers, [...] Full text...
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Several dead and wounded in bombings near Tripoli
05 january 2020 - 10:23:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five people have been killed and three others wounded by "random gunfire" on the road from [...] Full text...
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Year-end Analysis: From Dusit attack to Mandera bus killings, terrorism remained top threat in 2019 (Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
31 december 2019 - 15:40:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The 15 January 2019, would have passed off easily in the Kenyan calendar of events as [...] Full text...
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ISWAP terrorists burn down church, school in northeast Nigeria
31 december 2019 - 06:53:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) faction of the Boko Haram terrorists on Sunday attacked [...] Full text...
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2019: Rwanda’s year of diplomatic offensive in SADC region, political standoff with Uganda
29 december 2019 - 13:53:50Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - For Rwanda, 2019 has been an active year in diplomacy that extended not only to many [...] Full text...
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End-year analysis: Social media, smart phones: tsunami that brought down Sudan's president Bashir (By Mohamed Osman)
27 december 2019 - 09:46:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – You cannot have a better personification of the saying, “Trust the tale not the teller.” Government officials in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Northeast governor condoles Chibok Council on killing of six persons by Boko Haram
26 december 2019 - 20:19:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The governor of Borno State, northeast Nigeria, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, Thursday expressed condolence to the [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists remember slain editor
17 december 2019 - 23:22:07Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Journalists under the banner of the Gambia Press Union (GPU)Tuesday remembered their slain colleague, Deyda Hydara, [...] Full text...
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Research elephant killing in Botswana, hunters surrender hunting licenses
14 december 2019 - 21:04:28Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism(MENRT) said here Saturday that two hunters [...] Full text...
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Professional hunters shoot and kill research elephant n Botswana
13 december 2019 - 15:55:00Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism has received reports that a collared research [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj hails government forces for shooting down fighter plane near Tripoli
08 december 2019 - 13:58:44Tripolin o, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the government of national accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, [...] Full text...
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Eight passengers shot dead in Northern Kenya bus attack
06 december 2019 - 21:35:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least eight passengers have been shot dead after militants, suspected to be members of the [...] Full text...
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Four new clubs join expanded Rwanda Basketball National League
25 november 2019 - 20:07:10Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Basketball Federation (Ferwaba) announced on Monday four new clubs will join an expanded 'Bank of [...] Full text...
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Police officer arrested on suspicion of killing colleague in Cape Verde
25 november 2019 - 09:45:00Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verde Judicial Police has announced the arrest of a police officer suspected of [...] Full text...
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Senegal wins African shooting championship in Algiers
24 november 2019 - 13:16:41Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's men's shooting team was crowned African champion on Saturday at the continental games taking place [...] Full text...
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Armed gunmen kill six local hunters in Northeast Nigeria
17 november 2019 - 19:16:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Six local hunters were killed on Sunday morning by rampaging gunmen riding on camels in an [...] Full text...
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30 electoral staff missing, 5 persons killed in electoral violence in Northcentral Nigeria
17 november 2019 - 14:41:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With collation of results ongoing, Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says that [...] Full text...
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Burundi moves to mop up illegally acquired small arms and light weapons
15 november 2019 - 17:39:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian government has given illegal holders of small arms and light weapons additional three months, [...] Full text...
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