Justice must be served for people of African descent who died in police custody: UN rights chief

04 october 2024 - 05:12:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s human rights chief has stressed how important it is for the families of people [...] Full text...

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US Department of Agriculture announces trade mission to Morocco

15 august 2024 - 07:33:49
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. [...] Full text...

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AfDB taking Africa to the World

07 june 2024 - 07:47:50
London, UK (PANA) - The 10th Invest Africa Debate opened in London’s prestigious Guildhall on Thursday with the president of [...] Full text...

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South African singer Tyla wins Grammy Award

05 february 2024 - 11:56:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African singer Tyla won her first Grammy for her smash hit Water at [...] Full text...

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South African artist injured in flying incident

11 january 2024 - 06:04:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Grammy award-winning DJ Nkosinathi “Black Coffee” Maphumulo is recovering in an Argentina [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS and Sierra Leone's dangerous identity politics (By Paul Ejime)

10 january 2024 - 10:25:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - If any country should be grateful to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for [...] Full text...

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Fight slavery’s ‘racist legacy’ through education: Guterres

25 march 2023 - 05:14:36
New York, US (PANA) - Honouring the millions of Africans sold into slavery helps to restore dignity to people who [...] Full text...

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US reaffirms support for Libyan national oil company to increase production

11 march 2023 - 14:13:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State Geoffrey Pyatt has reaffirmed his country's support for the Libyan National [...] Full text...

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Africa Investment Forum 2022 draws $31 billion in investor interest

07 november 2022 - 10:58:51
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - This year’s Africa Investment Forum Market Days, the continent’s premier investment platform, has drawn $31 [...] Full text...

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French court jails former Liberian warlord for life

03 november 2022 - 06:05:44
Paris, France (PANA) - Human rights organisations have welcomed Wednesday's life sentence a court in Paris handed a former Liberian rebel [...] Full text...

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Rights groups call for justice for Liberia civil wars-era crimes

04 october 2022 - 14:34:18
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The United States government should stand with victims of civil wars-era crimes in Liberia by signaling its [...] Full text...

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Little progress combating systemic racism against people of African descent: UN report

01 october 2022 - 05:33:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than two years since the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in the [...] Full text...

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Botswana Football Association briefed on suspension of CEO

07 january 2022 - 10:20:35
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Football Association’s (BFA) National Executive Committee (NEC) has been briefed about misuse of funds at [...] Full text...

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Former Liberian President Taylor files suit in ECOWAS Court over non-payment of pension benefits

26 october 2021 - 15:24:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former President Charles Taylor of Liberia has filed a suit before the ECOWAS Court here over [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court urges regional parliamentarians to help improve enforcement of court decisions

28 may 2021 - 18:32:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has charged Community parliamentarians [...] Full text...

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EBRD and GCF boost green economy, value chains in Morocco

18 december 2020 - 14:49:09
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) – supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe athlete Fabrice Zango records best performance in triple jump this summer

20 august 2020 - 11:02:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe athlete Hugues Fabrice Zango on Wednesday recorded the best performance of the summer in triple [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EBRD strengthens resilience of small businesses in Morocco

12 august 2020 - 10:14:58
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is strengthening private small businesses and trade in [...] Full text...

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UN Committee stands with women, girls in global anti-racism protests

11 july 2020 - 14:45:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN women's rights committee has called for a new era of human rights and gender [...] Full text...

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Countries failing to prevent violence against children, UN agencies warn

18 june 2020 - 12:02:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Half of the world’s children, or approximately 1 billion children each year are affected by physical, [...] Full text...

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Gambia: US charges alleged ‘Death Squad’ member with torture

12 june 2020 - 18:32:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The indictment in the United States on June 11, 2020, of an alleged former Gambian “death [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ruling party condemns US police brutality on blacks

02 june 2020 - 17:45:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling ANC on Tuesday said it was concerned about the numerous incidents [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights , AU Commission chiefs urge “serious action” to halt US police killings of unarmed African Americans

29 may 2020 - 15:43:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mic Commhelle Bachelet on Thursday condemned the killing of George [...] Full text...

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Corinavirus: Music, talent and hope, unite millions across the world online in support of coronavirus workers

19 april 2020 - 13:08:40
New York, US (PANA) - This weekend’s One World: Together At Home event, saw many of the biggest names in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Online predators put millions of children at risk during lockdown

15 april 2020 - 06:20:58
New York, US (PANA) - Self-isolation has driven more and more children to move online during the COVID-19 (cononavirus) pandemic, [...] Full text...

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

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

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Voting for IAAF 2019 top male athlete ends November 4 - IAAF

29 october 2019 - 14:26:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Voting for the 2019 IAAF Male Athlete of The Year ends on November 4, the global [...] Full text...

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Burkinabè President congratulates Fabrice Zango, bronze medal winner at World Athletics Championships in Doha

30 september 2019 - 16:52:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, has greeted his compatriot, Hugues Fabrice [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe players at odds over ZC suspension by ICC

27 july 2019 - 16:20:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Infighting has erupted among Zimbabwe’s national men’s cricket team over the recent move by the International [...] Full text...

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Gambian soldier admits taking part in murder of journalist

22 july 2019 - 20:39:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -  A Gambian army officer suspected of assassinating Deyda Hydara, a journalist, in December 2004 has admitted [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA WWC: England beat Argentina 1-0 in Day 2 match to stay top of Group D

14 june 2019 - 21:46:33
Le Havre, France (PANA)   -   England beat Argentina 1-0 in their Group D, Day 2 match, in the ongoing FIFA [...] Full text...

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More than one million sexually transmitted infections occur every day: WHO

06 june 2019 - 19:12:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The global scale of sexually transmitted infections (STI) should be a “wake-up call” to governments, UN [...] Full text...

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Liberia: ECOWAS, UN to deploy 70 Monitors for June 7 protest

06 june 2019 - 18:17:48
Monrovia, Liberia - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations (UN) plan to deploy 70 [...] Full text...

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'Zimbabwe economy to contract by 20% in US dollar value'

17 may 2019 - 02:37:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s economy will contract by 20% in terms of its US dollar value to US$20 billion [...] Full text...

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TNF Bill presented before Zimbabwe parliament for second reading

07 may 2019 - 23:24:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwean Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Sekai Nzenza Tuesday presented before parliament for [...] Full text...

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US Embassy warns Liberians against divisive statements

07 may 2019 - 15:06:47
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Embassy of the United States in Monrovia has expressed concern over recent comments made in [...] Full text...

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American, Danish coaches to train 100 Nigerian coaches

02 october 2018 - 13:52:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Five Coaches from Europe and America are expected to train no fewer than 100 selected coaches [...] Full text...

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Kenyan lawyer honoured for AIDS pro-bono work

24 july 2018 - 15:04:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan lawyer, Allan Achesa Maleche, has been named winner of the Elizabeth Taylor Human Rights Award. Maleche [...] Full text...

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Colombia FA trains Kenyan coaches, U-15 squad

26 april 2018 - 10:44:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Colombia Football Federation coach Christopher Morena has concluded a training session with the Kenya national U-15 [...] Full text...

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Liberia's media union confirms BBC correspondent seeks safety in US

05 april 2018 - 17:35:23
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Liberia correspondent, Jonathan Paye-Layleh, has confirmed he is in the United [...] Full text...

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US embassy tight-lipped on denial of visa to Liberia's Vice President

09 march 2018 - 14:59:39
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The United States Embassy in Liberia on Friday said that the country’s “privacy laws” forbids it [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Can the “Lion Mountain” Ever Roar Again? (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

26 february 2018 - 15:18:19
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - After the recent fiercely contested presidential election in Liberia, world attention has turned to neighbouring [...] Full text...

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Media body decries 'flogging' of journalists at Liberian parliament

01 february 2018 - 16:49:17
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) on Thursday condemned the “cruel violence” meted out against journalists [...] Full text...

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Weah sworn in as Liberia’s 24th President

22 january 2018 - 16:55:32
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Senator George Manneh Weah was on Monday sworn in as the 24th President of the Republic [...] Full text...

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Weah presidency: The challenge of high expectations in Liberia (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

19 january 2018 - 19:33:42
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Apart from not playing in the World Cup finals, the dream of every football player, George [...] Full text...

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World leaders cheer Weah on election as Liberia's president

04 january 2018 - 13:33:49
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – More congratulatory messages have continued to be showered on Senator George Weah following his election as [...] Full text...

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Liberia's election body declares Weah president with 61.5% of votes

29 december 2017 - 18:33:44
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The National Elections Commission (NEC) on Friday declared ex-football star George Weah as President of Liberia [...] Full text...

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UN chief dispatches Nigeria’s Obasanjo to support power transfer in Liberia

27 december 2017 - 18:03:59
New York, US (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the peaceful conduct of the second [...] Full text...

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180 million children face bleaker prospects than their parents – UNICEF

20 november 2017 - 06:51:58
New York, USA (PANA) – Despite global progress, 1 in 12 children worldwide live in countries where their prospects today [...] Full text...

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Fourth-placed Prince Johnson endorses George Weah in run-off

26 october 2017 - 18:30:07
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The leader of the Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction (MDR), Senator Prince Y. Johnson, Thursday pledged [...] Full text...

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Liberia: Political campaigning paralyses Liberian parliament

04 october 2017 - 18:35:30
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Liberia’s 103-member parliament has gone into semi-coma as the lawmakers in both the upper and lower [...] Full text...

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Monaco: IAAF announces nominees for World Athlete of the Year 2017

02 october 2017 - 20:46:10
Monte Carlo, Monaco (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Monday announced the nominees for the World [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: FIFA taskforce unveils roadmap to peace for Sierra Leone’s warring parties

02 october 2017 - 13:06:21
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - A new time frame for ending the bitter in-fighting that has plunged Sierra Leone football [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: FIFA task force to meet Sierra Leonean officials over football problems

26 september 2017 - 15:21:59
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Sierra Leone Football Association has announced that the expected FIFA task force in the [...] Full text...

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Egypt: 2 Africans nominated for best men's player, best women's coach awards

18 august 2017 - 14:02:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Two Africans are among the nominees for FIFA's best men's player and best women's coach awards, [...] Full text...

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UK: Rights group to organise global musical concerts in solidarity with refugees

20 june 2017 - 06:34:04
London, UK (PANA) - Gregory Porter, Hot Chip, Jessie Ware, Kate Tempest, The Naked and Famous, The National, Oh Wonder, [...] Full text...

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UK: Rights group lauds UK's arrest of Charles Taylor's wife for civil war crimes

04 june 2017 - 07:17:26
London, UK (PANA) – The United Kingdom authorities’ arrest of Agnes Reeves Taylor in London for her alleged role in [...] Full text...

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Botswana: 3 Botswana students excel in Cambridge Int'l Examinations

19 may 2017 - 14:09:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Three students from Botswana have received prestigious awards from the Cambridge International Examinations Board for outstanding [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Olympic champ Sumgong to defend London Marathon title

17 january 2017 - 12:06:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Jemima Sumgong will defend her crown at the Virgin Money London Marathon, an IAAF Gold [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian MPs offer asylum to Gambian leader Jammeh

12 january 2017 - 18:54:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian House of Representatives on Thursday asked the Government to offer asylum to President Yahya [...] Full text...

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Gambia: The Gambia, Jammeh and the proverbial bull in a China shop (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

01 january 2017 - 12:57:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia, a small West African country with some 1.9 million people is an agriculturally fertile [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: New report highlights economic impacts of refugees in Rwanda

24 june 2016 - 09:14:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - While, there is a sense, particularly in the United States and Europe, that refugees are [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights chief welcomes former Chadian leader's conviction

30 may 2016 - 19:18:14
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Al Hussein on Monday welcomed the "historic" verdict of [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana Telecom listing to improve service

26 february 2016 - 17:44:35
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Telecommunications Limited (BTCL) chief executive officer Paul Taylor has said the company’s listing on the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Former Ivorian President's trial opens Thursday at ICC

27 january 2016 - 16:10:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The first trial arising from the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation in Cote d'Ivoire will open [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief appoints high-level advisory group on women, children

21 january 2016 - 15:48:16
NewYork, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday announced the first members of the High-level Advisory Group for [...] Full text...

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Botswana: BTCL shares offer receives overwhelming response

21 january 2016 - 12:49:21
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) is receiving an overwhelming response, [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: Onchocerciasis vaccine tested in five years, say researchers

11 january 2016 - 10:30:58
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Researchers at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, could in five years test the first vaccine [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyans missing from IAAF top athlete shortlist

19 november 2015 - 15:01:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan athletes are notable absentees from the 2015 IAAF Athlete of the Year shortlist, a [...] Full text...

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2015 IAAF World Championships: List of all the winners

30 august 2015 - 17:22:13
Beijing, China (PANA) - The following is a list of all the winners of events at the 2015 IAAF World [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Land rights in focus at Global Land Reform Forum in Dakar

12 may 2015 - 11:28:40
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Around 700 officials, community leaders, practitioners, development partners, activists, research centres and journalists [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Parliament opens hearing on Ebola fund audit report

27 february 2015 - 08:40:31
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Public Account Committee (PAC) of Sierra Leone's Parliament has commenced hearing on the Ebola [...] Full text...

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South Africa: How Pistorius trial captivated the world (A feature by By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)

13 september 2014 - 12:05:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa and, for that matter, the rest of the world, has never seen [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: Charles Taylor's son arrested in Cameroon over fake travel papers

08 august 2014 - 14:30:00
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Cornelius Taylor, son of former Liberian president Charles Taylor, was arrested on Thursday in Kumba, about [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights body faults AU for granting African leaders immunity

02 july 2014 - 08:15:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The decision by the just-concluded African Union (AU) Summit in Equatorial Guinea to grant sitting African [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Cricket captain's appointment ends painful chapter for SA sport (Sports Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, Cape Town)

06 june 2014 - 13:06:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Cricket South Africa (CSA) this week made history by appointing Hashim Amla as captain [...] Full text...

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Ghana: At least three killed in helicopter crash

08 may 2014 - 22:22:56
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least three people are confirmed dead when a helicopter carrying oil workers to an offshore [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council welcomes decision on Charles Taylor conviction

27 september 2013 - 20:38:44
New York, US (PANA) - Members of the UN Security Council on Friday welcomed the decision by a UN-backed court [...] Full text...

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Upholding of Charles Taylor's conviction 'milestone' for Sierra Leone, Liberia - US

27 september 2013 - 09:05:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has described as a ''milestone for the people of Sierra Leone and Liberia, [...] Full text...

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Prosecutor welcomes court’s decision to uphold Charles Taylor conviction

26 september 2013 - 16:33:43
New York, US (PANA) – The Prosecutor of the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), Ms. Brenda Hollis, on [...] Full text...

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Amnesty hails upholding of Charles Taylor's conviction

26 september 2013 - 12:41:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Global rights group Amnesty International Thursday hailed the decision of the Special Court for Sierra [...] Full text...

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AU Special Summit: Sudanese President cuts short Nigeria visit

16 july 2013 - 13:23:53
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir left Nigeria Monday, less than 24 hours after he arrived for the [...] Full text...

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Rudisha, Dibaba shortlisted for IAAF top athlete award

10 october 2012 - 17:49:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Olympic champions David Rudisha of Kenya and Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia are the only African athletes [...] Full text...

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ICC denies probing Rwanda’s Kagame over eastern Congo hostilities

26 july 2012 - 21:30:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has played down reports that it might issue arrest warrants against [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's anti-graft agency to try 7 firms, 12 persons over US$6.8b fuel subsidy scam (Corrected)

24 july 2012 - 14:42:53
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's anti-graft Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced it will soon charge seven oil [...] Full text...

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Amnesty welcomes release of detained ICC staffers by Libya, but....

04 july 2012 - 10:42:24
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) has welcomed the release of four officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...

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ICC president regrets staffers' behaviour in Libya

03 july 2012 - 13:40:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Sang-Hyun Song, has expressed regret for any [...] Full text...

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Freed ICC workers airlifted from Libya

02 july 2012 - 20:45:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four workers of the International Criminal Court who have been freed by Libya after several weeks [...] Full text...

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Libya 'willing' to resolve disagreement over detained ICC team

18 june 2012 - 21:06:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The deputy secretary of the Libyan ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mohamed Abdelazi, says [...] Full text...

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34 killed, 156 wounded in Nigeria church attacks - newspaper (2nd Update)

17 june 2012 - 15:21:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 34 people were killed and 156 injured in three separate church attacks in Nigeria's northern [...] Full text...

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Libya: Preliminary enquiry confirms ICC team 'violated security'

13 june 2012 - 21:37:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Preliminary investigations into activities of an International Criminal Court (ICC) delegation detained in Libya indicate that [...] Full text...

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Libya ready to cooperate with the ICC, but....

11 june 2012 - 12:37:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's cooperation with the international community and the International Criminal Court (ICC) will not be at [...] Full text...

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Amnesty calls Taylor sentencing ''only one step toward justice''

30 may 2012 - 17:29:53
New York, US (PANA) - Amnesty International Wednesday described the 50-year jail sentence handed down to former Liberian President Charles [...] Full text...

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Ex-Liberian President, Taylor, jailed 50 years for war crimes

30 may 2012 - 11:24:30
The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has been sentenced to 50 years in jail by [...] Full text...

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Politics dominates media headlines in Ghana as December vote approches

28 april 2012 - 08:03:10
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Politics, especially the rising temperature and increasing tension between the two biggest parties - the ruling [...] Full text...

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UN rights' chief welcomes Taylor verdict

27 april 2012 - 09:53:46
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, has welcomed the guilty [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone war crimes: Liberia's ex-president Taylor found guilty (Corrected)

26 april 2012 - 19:57:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International reaction to former Liberian President Charles Taylor’s conviction for crimes against humanity and war crimes [...] Full text...

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Taylor's conviction, a message for corrupt state officials -- says AI Sierra Leone (Corrected)

26 april 2012 - 19:53:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) Sierra Leone has said that the conviction of former Liberian leader, Charles Taylor, [...] Full text...

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Charles Taylors’ trial: Prosecutor Hollis hails historic conviction

26 april 2012 - 19:25:30
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Brenda J. Hollis, has applauded [...] Full text...

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UN-backed court to deliver judgement in Charles Taylor's trial in April

02 march 2012 - 13:05:14
New York, US (PANA) - The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) said the judgment in the trial of [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends mandate of Liberia's sanctions panel

15 december 2011 - 16:32:27
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday extended the mandate of the UN panel of experts [...] Full text...

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Study of large land deals finds evidence of harm than benefits

14 december 2011 - 08:20:57
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The most comprehensive study of large land acquisitions in developing countries to date, published [...] Full text...

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ICC defers Malawi’s failure to arrest El Bashir to Security Council

12 december 2011 - 21:05:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) Monday dismissed Malawi’s excuse that it failed [...] Full text...

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Al-Bashir: ICC reports Malawi to UN Security Council

12 december 2011 - 19:41:39
New York, US (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber 1 of the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday reported Malawi [...] Full text...

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Demonstrators at UN climate change assaulted as they try to engage Zuma

08 december 2011 - 17:11:37
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - As tension rose with a day to go before negotiators at the Durban Climate Change [...] Full text...

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Ghana honours ECOWAS Commission President, Gbeho

02 december 2011 - 09:04:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Commission President James Victor Gbeho has been honoured for statesmanship and excellence in international diplomacy [...] Full text...

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Libya, US discuss defreezing of Libyan assets

30 november 2011 - 16:04:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The lifting of the freeze on Libyan assets in the US was the focus of a [...] Full text...

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FIFA President Sepp Blatter under fire over 'racism in football' comment

17 november 2011 - 17:21:51
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Angry reactions, including a call for the resignation of President Sepp Blatter of world soccer's governing [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian Chief Justice, Gambian prosecutor on ICC prosecutor’s shortlist

25 october 2011 - 22:09:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tanzanian Chief Justice Chande Othman and a Gambian deputy prosecutor were among four lawyers short-listed on [...] Full text...

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President of UN-backed court for Sierra Leone re-elected

10 june 2011 - 20:12:43
New York, US (PANA) - Justice Jon M. Kamanda of Sierra Leone has been re-elected unanimously to a third term [...] Full text...

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UN-backed court for Sierra Leone charges 5 with contempt

08 june 2011 - 15:37:41
New York, US (PANA) - The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone has charged five people with contempt of court [...] Full text...

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EU-Liberia sign landmark trade accord

09 may 2011 - 15:59:16
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and the Government of Liberia, which presides over half the remaining rainforest [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council orders change of guard for S/Leone war crime tribunal

03 march 2011 - 18:40:16
New York, US PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday authorized the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers protecting the court [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS may offer Gbagbo amnesty to quit

03 january 2011 - 11:38:51
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) may offer incumbent Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo amnesty [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council tasks Liberia on Charles Taylor's assets

19 december 2010 - 18:37:00
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has urged the Liberian government to "make necessary efforts to fulfill [...] Full text...

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SA police investigate ''blood diamonds''

11 august 2010 - 09:27:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South African police are trying to establish th e origins of uncut diamonds handed [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leonean judge heads Charles Taylor's trial tribunal

01 june 2010 - 10:23:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Justice Jon Kamanda of Sierra Leone has been re-elected Pr esident of the UN-backed Special [...] Full text...

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UN court to subpoena Naomi Campbell over `blood diamonds'

26 may 2010 - 14:34:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone, trying a war crimes case in The Hague, [...] Full text...

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New ECOWAS boss comes with wealth of experience, energy

23 march 2010 - 07:01:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- New ECOWAS Commission President James Victor Gbeho, who recently assumed duty at the Commission's headquarters in [...] Full text...

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Ex-England coach for Super Eagles' interview

19 february 2010 - 11:28:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Former England coach Sven Goran Eriksson is due in Nigeria next week for the final interview [...] Full text...

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Nigeria chases elusive coaches ahead of 2010 World Cup

12 february 2010 - 07:39:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- With at least three of the candidate coaches for Nigeria 's Super Eagles 'unavailable' for the [...] Full text...

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Genocide: UN-backed tribunal jails ex-Rwanda military officer

11 february 2010 - 21:06:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN-backed International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Thursday sentenced a former Rwanda top [...] Full text...

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Ireland's Trapattoni added to list of would-be Nigeria coach

10 february 2010 - 07:46:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has added Republic of Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni to the list [...] Full text...

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Hiddink 'top favourite' for Nigeria coaching job

08 february 2010 - 08:32:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- With Nigeria's coach Shaibu Amodu fired over the weekend for the country's poor showing at the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria fires national team coach Shaibu Amodu

06 february 2010 - 20:11:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- As widely speculated in the local media, Nigeria Saturda y fired national team coach Shaibu Amodu, [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council lifts ban on arms for Liberian government

17 december 2009 - 21:09:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Citing Liberia's progress in rebuilding from the civil war, the United Nations Security Council on [...] Full text...

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New UN mission commander in Liberia assumes duty

08 december 2009 - 17:22:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The newly-appointed force commander of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), Lt-Gen. Sikander [...] Full text...

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UN-backed tribunal sentences former S/Leone rebel leaders

26 october 2009 - 19:38:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone on Monday sen tenced three former rebel leaders [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 WC: US humiliates Cameroon 4-1

29 september 2009 - 20:06:00
Suez- Egypt (PANA) -- The US bounced back into reckoning on Tuesday, recovering f rom a 3-0 loss to Germany [...] Full text...

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Widening poverty levels in Kenya worries Oxfam

11 september 2009 - 12:31:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- International aid NGO Oxfam warned Friday that Kenya was facing a new â?urban time bombâ?, with [...] Full text...

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UN-backed court seeks US$ 30 million for Charles Taylor's trial

16 july 2009 - 19:37:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone needs US$ 30 million to conclude the trial [...] Full text...

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Liberian traditional chiefs to inaugurate headquarters

10 july 2009 - 15:46:00
Monrovia - Liberia (PANA) -- Some 700 Liberian chiefs will gather in the Liberian capital shortly for the official opening [...] Full text...

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Commission recommends sanctions, war crime trials for 150 Liberians

06 july 2009 - 18:47:00
Monrovia- Liberia (PANA) -- The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has end ed marathon hearings into atrocities committed during the [...] Full text...

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African leaders move against efforts to arrest Sudan’s Al-Bashir

03 july 2009 - 17:04:00
Sirte- Libya (PANA) -- African leaders rose from their three-day meeting in the L ibyan city of Sirte on Friday, [...] Full text...

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Charles Taylor's trial continues next month at The Hague

19 june 2009 - 07:13:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor will continue on 13 July at the [...] Full text...

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Gambia rejects compensation for murdered Ghanaians

14 may 2009 - 22:33:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Gambia has rejected a joint United Nations-Economic Commun ity of West African States (ECOWAS) report on [...] Full text...

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EU parliament seeks financial support for UN Special Court for S/Leone

27 april 2009 - 12:37:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- The EU Parliament has called on EU member states to give substantial financial assistance to the [...] Full text...

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UN court seeks US$39 million for Charles Taylor's trial

02 march 2009 - 21:11:00
New York- US (PANA) --- The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone needs US$ 39 million to conclude the trial [...] Full text...

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CHAN: Ghana maintains winless status

26 february 2009 - 23:56:00
Bouake- Ivory Coast (PANA) -- Ghana’s Black Stars maintained their winless status at the ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN) after [...] Full text...

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Int'l Crisis Group warns on stability in Liberia

14 january 2009 - 23:31:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Progress on securing Liberia could unravel if international attention continues to wane, according to a [...] Full text...

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