Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International says reports that Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) killed dozens in an air strike on a crowded market in the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)-controlled town of Kabkabiya in North Darfur is “a war crime” Full text...
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Gaza: No evacuation order given before hospital strike, says WHO
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - One of the last partially functional health centres in besieged northern Gaza was hit several times overnight into Friday, leaving four health workers among the casualties and the dead, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO) Full text...
UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists
New York, United States (PANA) - Top UN officials in Lebanon expressed alarm on Friday over an Israeli strike that hit an apartment building in southern Lebanon, killing three journalists and wounding three others Full text...
At least a dozen children killed in Darfur: UNICEF
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – At least a dozen of children were killed and injured during air strikes last Friday in the remote region of Darfur, prompting a condemnation from the UN Children's Fund (UNICEFF), which stressed that such “unacceptable” attacks should cease Full text...
UN condemns deadly West Bank airstrike, attacks on Gaza schools
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has strongly condemned the killing of several Palestinians, including women and children, who died when a residential building in Tulkarem camp in the West Bank was hit by Israeli airstrikes on Thursday night Full text...
UN chief condemns death of 6 UNRWA staff, 12 others in Israeli strike, calls for independent probe
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday described the continued lack of effective protection for civilians in Gaza during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas as “unconscionable” Full text...
Gaza: Six UNRWA staff killed in Israel's strikes on school sheltering displaced people
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Six staff members with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, were killed in Gaza on Wednesday when two Israeli airstrikes hit a school-turned-shelter and its surroundings, UN News reported Full text...
UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in Gaza humanitarian zone
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Middle East envoy has strongly condemned deadly airstrikes by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on Tuesday on a densely populated area in an Israeli-designated humanitarian zone in Gaza Full text...
UN chief condemns ‘devastating strike’ on Gaza school
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has deplored a deadly weekend attack on a Gaza school-turned-shelter, his Office said on Monday Full text...
‘Another day of horror’: UN rights office condemns Israeli strikes at Gazan school
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office condemned on Saturday the increasing frequency of Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) strikes on schools, where hundreds of thousands of forcibly displaced Palestinians have sought shelter, with the latest attacks killing dozens at a Gaza City school Full text...
Gaza war: Multiple strikes kill dozens near UN aid hub as thousands flee fighting
New York, US (PANA) - Multiple strikes have killed dozens of people in central Gaza, landing just 100 metres from a humanitarian hub, UN agencies said on Tuesday, as thousands continue to face displacement amid the ongoing war Full text...
Gaza war: fresh airstrikes reported in centre, south, as conflict intensifies
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - New Israeli airstrikes reportedly struck southern and central areas of Gaza on Monday as UN humanitarians and partners continued to treat the victims of a deadly strike on Al Mawasi in southwest Gaza on Saturday that reportedly left at least 90 dead and around 300 injured Full text...
Gaza war: UN chief ‘shocked and saddened’ by deadly strikes on Al Mawasi
New York, US (PANA) - The UN health agency and partners are helping treat many of those injured during Saturday’s deadly air strikes by Israeli forces on Gaza’s Al Mawasi area which have reportedly left at least 90 dead and around 300 injured, according to figures from the war-torn enclave’s health ministry Full text...
Gaza war: Another UN school suffers Israeli as war passes ninth month
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The war in Gaza passed the nine-month mark on Sunday with humanitarians left assessing the damage of a fresh Israeli airstrike on a UN school Full text...
Nigeria's national power grid, schools, banks, airports, others shut down as labour begins nationwide strike
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A nationwide strike called by organised labour unions in Nigeria began on Monday and has crippled essential services in the country Full text...
Gaza war: Guterres ‘heartbroken’ by images of deadly strikes on Rafah camp
New York, US (PANA) - As fighting continues in Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday that he was “heartbroken” by images of people killed and injured in airstrikes on Sunday that hit tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah Full text...
Gaza war: UN officials condemn Israeli airstrikes on camp for displaced
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Senior UN officials have condemned Israeli air strikes on Sunday that hit a camp for displaced people in Rafah, southern Gaza, reportedly claiming over 35 Palestinian lives, including women and children Full text...
Gaza war: Israeli strike on NGO aid team widely condemned as humanitarians repeat calls for access
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The killing of seven aid workers from the NGO World Central Kitchen in Israeli military airstrikes in central Gaza has been strongly condemned by senior UN humanitarian officials who on Tuesday reiterated repeated concerns that "there is no safe space left in Gaza" Full text...
Drone strikes on civilians in Burkina Faso apparent war crimes, says rights watchdog
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Three Burkina Faso military drone strikes that the government claimed targeted Islamist fighters killed at least 60 civilians and injured scores more at two crowded markets and a packed funeral in Burkina Faso and Mali between August and November 2023, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Thursday Full text...
Rights group says victims of 'reckless air strike' in Nigeria still awaiting justice after one year
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, is demanding justice for 40 people who were killed in an air strike in Rukubi, in Doma area of Nigeria's Nasarawa State one year ago Full text...
UN rights office demands investigation into 'a string of deadly airstrikes' killing civilians in Nigeria
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Authorities in Nigeria must investigate a string of deadly airstrikes over the past six years and hold those responsible to account, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Wednesday Full text...
2023 FIFA WWC: Banyana must stay strong for 90 minutes in Day 3 match
Wellington, New Zealand (PANA) - Star South Africa striker, Thembi Kgatlana, says the team must remain mentally focused for entire games after twice surrendering winning positions at the Women's World Cup Full text...
Malian road transporters suspend strike order
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The national union of interurban and international road transporters of Mali (Syntrui-Mali) suspended on Monday a strike that began on 20 December and which had disrupted several road networks in the country, a union source told PANA Full text...
Workers in Ghana warn of indefinite strike from 27 December over bonds in debt echange
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Organised labour in Ghana on Monday warned of an indefinite strike from 27 December over the government's decision to include their pension funds in its debt exchange programme to tackle the economic problems facing the country Full text...
Thousands stranded as commercial drivers’ strike in the Gambia
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Thousands of Gambian commuters, students, and workers were stranded at bus stations across the country on Monday after commercial transport drivers went on strike over high fuel costs, PANA report here Full text...
Ghana teacher unions embark on strike to demand cost of living allowance
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Four Ghanaian teacher unions on Monday began an indefinite nationwide strike over demands for the payment of the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA), as living conditions deteriorate and the government seeks a programme from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Full text...
Public sector workers embark on strike in Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Public sector workers on Thursday embarked on a general strike which paralyzed vital activities of the country's economy, already in difficulty for several years Full text...
Pump attendants at three major petrol stations in Mali observe 72-hour strike
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Pump attendants of Total Energies, Shell Energie and Oryx Energie, the three biggest petrol stations in Mali, have been on a 72-hour strike since Wednesday for an improvement in their living and working conditions, PANA reported Full text...
Nigerian Air Force airstrikes kill five terror bandits’ kingpins, 26 others in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Five kingpins of terrorists and bandits’ groups in Zamfara State were Tuesday killed by Nigeria Air Force (NAF) bombardments around Baranda Forest, Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria Full text...
Mali's National Union of Higher Education suspends strike order
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Union of Higher Education and Scientific Research (SNESUP) of Mali on Friday suspended its 72-hour strike, scheduled for Tuesday 31 August to Thursday 2 September 2021 and five days from 6 to 10 September 2021, PANA learned on Monday from a union source Full text...
Bamako public school teachers on strike for non-payment of salaries
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Public school teachers in Bamako district have gone on strike effective Monday to press for payment of salaries to their colleagues in Commune V of the same district, according to a member of one of the many teachers' unions Full text...
Ethiopian crisis: US 'gravely concerned' about Tigray village market air strike
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is "gravely concerned" by reports that dozens of civilians were killed or injured during a bombing of a village market in northern Tigray on last Tuesday Full text...
UN investigation concludes French military airstrike killed Mali civilians
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has concluded that a 3 January French military airstrike on the central Malian village of Bounty, hit a group largely made up of civilians, killing several of them Full text...
Bakeries and pastry shops in Bamako go on strike over hiked flour price
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Some bakeries and pastry shops in Bamako, the Malian capital, on Monday began unilaterally a 48-hour strike to denounce the rise in the price of flour since last week, from 17,000 to 20,000 CFAF per 50kg bag, PANA reports Full text...
Tunisian students boycott class resumption to demand release of arrested schoolmates
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The General Union of Tunisian Students (UGET) Monday announced it was boycotting the start of the university academic year due the same day to demand the release of students arrested recently during protest movements Full text...
Workers at Gabriel Touré Hospital in Bamako on strike for 72 hours
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At the call of their union, workers of Gabriel Toure Hospital, one of the largest medical centres in Mali, have been on strike since Tuesday for 72 hours to press their demand for, among other things, improved living and working conditions for staff, hygiene, reception and care within the institution, PANA learned from a union source Full text...
Coronavirus: Kenyan doctors agree to return to work after four-day strike
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan dentist succumbed to the coronavirus disease on Friday, a day after a union of doctors in Kenya signed an agreement with the government to end a strike launched on 21 December to demand better protection of frontline medical personnel Full text...
Doctors, pharmacists and dentists in Tunisian public service go on strike
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Doctors, pharmacists and dentists in the Tunisian public health sector began a face-to-face strike on Friday at the call of their union affiliated to the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) Full text...
Negotiations resume between government and Malian national workers’ union
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government and the National Union of Malian workers (UNTM), the largest trade-union in Mali, Monday resumed negotiations that were suspended Friday to allow the authorities to respond to the demands, union sources told PANA Full text...
Mali's National Union of Workers suspends all negotiations with government
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Union of Workers of Mali (UNTM), the main trade union in the country, has opted to break off all negotiations with the government until further notice, the central executive office of UNTM said Wednesday in a statement Full text...
Strike by Malian workers paralyses activities in Bamako
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The five-day strike called on Monday by Mali's National Union of Workers (UNTM), the largest trade union in the country, has completely paralysed activities in the Malian capital, Bamako, where almost all public services, banks, customs and tax offices are virtually empty Full text...
Mali national workers union begins five-day strike
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian national workers’ union (UNTM), the country’s largest trade-union, Friday confirmed it would go ahead with its five-day strike to be observed from 14-18 December after failed negotiations between it and the government Thursday afternoon Full text...
Tunisian magistrates extend their strike
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Bureau of the Tunisian Magistrates Association (AMT) announced Thursday in a statement that it would extend its strike indefinitely until the signing with the government of a final agreement determining the solution to all their demands Full text...
Aaaaaa Day of anger of the Health sector in Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Trade unions of public health professionals in Tunisia observed here Tuesday "a Day of National Anger" and sit-ins in all hospitals in the country on the theme "Save your hospital, Save your life" Full text...
Tunisian magistrates extend their strike by additional 5 days
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Association of Tunisian Magistrates (AMT) has called for their strike to be extended by an additional five days until an agreement that defines final solutions to claims pending negotiation is found Full text...
Mali's national trade union plans five-day strike next month
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's largest trade union, Union Nationale des travailleurs du Mali (UNTM), intends to call a 120-hour strike from December 14 to 18 if its demands are not met, PANA learned from a union source Full text...
Coronavirus: Kenya clinical officers issue 14-day strike notice
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers Sunday gave the government a 14-day strike notice to meet their demands for better working conditions Full text...
Mali workers begin 72-hour strike
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Union of Workers of Mali (UNTM), the largest trade union in the country, is observing a 72-hour strike starting Wednesday, after the failure of negotiations with the government, the general-secretary, Yacouba Katilé, has announced Full text...
Nigerian trades unions suspend planned strike as govt reverses electricity tariff hike
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian trade unions have suspended the nationwide strike scheduled to commence on Monday to protest electricity and fuel price hikes Full text...
Hospitals ground to a halt as Ghana’s health workers strike
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Hospitals in Ghana virtually ground to a halt following an industrial action by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) on Tuesday Full text...