UN probe nails South Sudanese leaders for fuelling war

01 march 2025 - 08:12:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - South Sudan’s political leaders must address the impunity and corruption that fuels gross human rights violations, [...] Full text...

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UNICEF: Reports of serious violations against children in DRC have tripled in one month

27 february 2025 - 06:21:19
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The number of reports of grave violations against children in parts of eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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UNICEF sounds alarm over child crisis in eastern DR Congo

13 february 2025 - 18:37:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern [...] Full text...

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Save the Children: violence in increase especially against children in Sudan

10 february 2025 - 16:07:39
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- An international charity organization operating in the Sudan has charged that violence is on the increase [...] Full text...

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UN official accuses all parties to Mali conflict of violations against children

10 february 2025 - 07:16:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Children in Mali are experiencing high levels of violence and serious violations by all parties involved [...] Full text...

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Summary executions, sexual violence reported in eastern DRC war

01 february 2025 - 05:59:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the humanitarian situation "rapidly deteriorates" in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leader secures greenlight to represent detained Ugandan opposition counterpart

06 january 2025 - 14:29:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader Martha Karua on Monday secured the greenlight to represent Kizza Besigye, the Ugandan [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International slams abduction of Ugandan opposition leader Besigye in Kenya

21 november 2024 - 09:09:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International has expressed deep concern about the abduction of Ugandan opposition leader [...] Full text...

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Ugandan opposition leader dragged to military court after abduction in Kenya

20 november 2024 - 17:06:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Prominent Ugandan opposition figure, Dr. Kizza Besigye, has surfaced in Uganda, where he was dragged to [...] Full text...

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Activists from Africa, diaspora urge European govts to provide reparations

12 november 2024 - 15:46:45
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - People from civil society, academia and the arts from the African continent and its global diasporas, [...] Full text...

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Report highlights links between child trafficking and grave violations during conflict

04 october 2024 - 05:43:00
New York, US (PANA) - Armed conflict puts children at an increased risk of grave violations while their risk of [...] Full text...

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Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns

20 september 2024 - 07:32:56
New York, US (PANA) - Last October’s attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a [...] Full text...

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UN chief highlights ‘incalculable cost’ of conflict on the lives of children

10 september 2024 - 05:06:34
New York, US (PANA) - Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of attacks on students, teachers [...] Full text...

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South African union calls for release of Zambian politician

14 august 2024 - 09:38:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) is demanding the immediate and unconditional [...] Full text...

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Amid reports of torture inside Isareli jails, rights experts call for end to impunity

06 august 2024 - 06:09:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel’s Sde Teiman prison represent “the tip of [...] Full text...

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Outcry in Libya after arrest of journalist in Tripoli

14 july 2024 - 15:25:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libyan journalist Ahmed al-Senoussi has been detained for the fourth consecutive day since his arrest last Thursday [...] Full text...

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UN calls for release of abducted political activist in Libya

11 july 2024 - 06:08:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Wednesday that it is deeply concerned by [...] Full text...

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UN hears testimony from former child soldier on brutal reality of war

27 june 2024 - 11:31:13
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday heard powerful and personal testimony from a former child [...] Full text...

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IMF, US State Department express concern about bloody Kenya riots

27 june 2024 - 06:27:42
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and US Department of State have expressed concern about [...] Full text...

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Businesses resume in Kenyan capital after Tuesday's bloody violence

26 june 2024 - 16:26:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Businesses resumed on Wednesday in tense Nairobi after Tuesday's bloody violence in which protesters raided Parliament [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Kenya tax protests up to 13, according to medics

26 june 2024 - 11:46:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 13 people were killed when police clashed with protesters who stormed Parliament against a [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President vows 'full, expeditious' response to protests that claim at least five lives

25 june 2024 - 19:36:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday vowed a “full, expeditious response” to Tuesday's protests in the [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya highlights need for inclusive talks to end stalemate

20 june 2024 - 06:41:11
New York, US (PANA) - Libyans overwhelmingly desire a political consensus so that credible national elections can be held that [...] Full text...

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UN reports ‘shocking’ rise in violations against children in conflict in 2023

14 june 2024 - 06:44:50
New York, USA (PANA) - Violence against children caught in armed conflict reached “extreme levels” last year, with a “shocking” [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister denounces results of a meeting between members of the two chambers

07 june 2024 - 11:22:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has criticised consultations between members [...] Full text...

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UN Mission in Libya calls for release of abducted MP

19 may 2024 - 13:26:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday expressed "deep concern" about the abduction [...] Full text...

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Libyan Ministry of Justice urges Lebanese authorities to safeguard Hannibal Gaddafi's rights

29 april 2024 - 18:55:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Justice has called on the Lebanese authorities to safeguard the rights of [...] Full text...

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Step up child protection efforts UNICEF urges Nigeria, on 10th anniversary of Chibok abductions

16 april 2024 - 06:21:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday called on Nigeria to intensify child protection efforts, 10 [...] Full text...

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Surge in South Sudan intercommunal conflict harms civilians

19 march 2024 - 05:08:03
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Civilians are bearing the brunt of a surge in intercommunal conflict in pockets of South [...] Full text...

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Nigerian soldiers raze community after youths abduct, behead their colleagues

18 march 2024 - 06:38:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Irate Nigerian soldiers have razed Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Niger [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief appalled by mass abductions in Nigeria

16 march 2024 - 10:29:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday expressed outrage at the recent abductions [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Nigerian govt to urgently address abductions in schools, IDP camps

14 march 2024 - 06:47:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has urged the Nigerian government to urgently address the spate of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UNICEF Condemns Bandits Abduction Of 287 Kaduna Students, Says ‘Nigerian Children Deserve To Learn In Peace'

08 march 2024 - 18:03:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned Thursday’s attack and abduction of primary and secondary [...] Full text...

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UN 'strongly' condemns Boko Haram’s abduction of over 200 IDPs In Nigeria's Borno State

07 march 2024 - 07:34:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations on Wednesday “strongly” condemned Boko Haram terrorists’ abduction of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief condemns attacks in Nigeria

29 december 2023 - 05:23:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The top United Nations human rights official has voiced “deep alarm” over the series of attacks [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian troops on “highest state of alert” in Niger Delta as militants kill 4 soldiers, 2 drivers, kidnap 2 South Koreans

13 december 2023 - 15:44:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Militants in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region began a renewed offensive in Rivers State, ambushing and killing four [...] Full text...

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Children’s rights in jeopardy 34 years after landmark UN treaty

21 november 2023 - 08:01:08
New York, US (PANA) - Stronger action is needed to uphold children’s rights in a world where they are increasingly [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Guterres blasts ‘completely inadequate’ levels of aid for Gaza civilians

01 november 2023 - 06:47:27
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Tuesday said levels of aid allowed into the stricken Gaza Strip [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza hospitals hanging on by a thread: UN humanitarians

30 october 2023 - 13:03:45
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With the Israel-Palestine crisis in its fourth week, UN aid teams on Monday highlighted the mounting [...] Full text...

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Middle East crisis: Guterres appeals for end to 'vicious cycle of bloodshed, hatred and polarization'

10 october 2023 - 06:22:19
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday said that he recognised the legitimate grievances of the Palestinian [...] Full text...

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Protect children at all times and at all places, UN envoys tell nations

06 october 2023 - 05:39:26
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Thursday reiterated the call for protection of children and ensuring their [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Few worse places to be a child, warns UNICEF

10 september 2023 - 06:50:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has descended to a [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags climate of fear as Zimbabewean President Mnangagwa is inaugurated

04 september 2023 - 13:06:39
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - As Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa was inaugurated for his second term on Monday, a human rights [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for end to ‘atrocious crime’ of enforced disappearances

31 august 2023 - 06:58:08
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres marked Wednesday’s International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance by condemning [...] Full text...

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Kenyan anti-government protests continue, killings reported

19 july 2023 - 18:31:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police have shot dead one person and wounded scores during the first day of three days [...] Full text...

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Russian president Putin will not attend BRICS Summit, says South African presidency

19 july 2023 - 12:04:36
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, will not attend the forthcoming 15th Summit of BRICS [...] Full text...

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‘Dire year’ for children caught in conflict, as hospital and school attacks double - UN

28 june 2023 - 06:01:49
New York, US (PANA) - Violations of international law regarding children and armed conflict continued to have a “devastating impact”, [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Human rights abuse cases pile up as war continues

06 june 2023 - 14:26:32
Khartoum, 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: Ceasefire in Sudan could ‘pave the way’ to peace talks

22 may 2023 - 18:29:00
New York, US (PANA) - A crucial ceasefire poised to enter into force in restive Sudan on Monday evening should [...] Full text...

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UN launches $1.3 billion appeal to stop ‘ticking time bomb’ of child malnutrition in Nigeria

17 february 2023 - 06:07:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN launched a $1.3 billion appeal on Thursday to help six million people severely affected [...] Full text...

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Experts demand better measures to protect children caught in conflict

14 february 2023 - 06:25:25
New York, US (PANA) - Preventing violations against children affected by war has never been more pertinent or urgent, the [...] Full text...

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WHO doctor seized by ‘unidentified assailants’ in Mali

25 january 2023 - 05:16:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a statement deploring the abduction of [...] Full text...

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Sixty women kidnapped in Burkina Faso's Sahel (Update)

19 january 2023 - 20:25:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prosecutor of Faso at the High Court of Djibo said on Thursday that the [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson strongly condemns abduction of dozens of women in Burkina Faso

19 january 2023 - 12:53:40
Addis Ababa,  Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Wednesday condemned in [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief joins calls for release of dozens of women abducted in Burkina Faso

17 january 2023 - 10:35:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed alarm at the abduction of [...] Full text...

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US calls for immediate release of dozens of women abducted in Burkina Faso

17 january 2023 - 06:04:22
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has expressed deep concern at the abduction of more than 50 women [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct Nigerian navy officer, civilians at Upper Iweka, Onitsha, South East Nigeria

16 january 2023 - 19:11:39
Anbuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Gunmen on Sunday night kidnapped a serving officer of the Nigerian Navy, Lieutenant IS Ozouwa, along [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: UN, partners make plea for urgent intervention to end ‘escalating violence’

29 december 2022 - 05:21:23
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), together with international partners, has called for the immediate [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese probe sought over persistent sexual violence

28 november 2022 - 19:41:18
London, Britain (PANA) - The government of South Sudan should immediately remove from office and investigate Governors and County Commissioners [...] Full text...

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Number of South Sudanese civilians killed in violent conflict drops

16 november 2022 - 10:57:47
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The number of civilians killed in violent conflict in South Sudan has dropped by 23% [...] Full text...

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French-Australian national kidnapped in Chad

29 october 2022 - 17:52:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chadian government announced on Saturday the kidnapping of a French-Australian national by unidentified people. Jérôme [...] Full text...

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Fight against human trafficking must be strengthened in Ethiopia’s wartorn north

04 october 2022 - 06:46:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Throughout Ethiopia’s Tigray, Afar and Amhar regions, women and girls are becoming increasingly vulnerable to abduction [...] Full text...

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'No alternative to implementation of peace agreement in South Sudan'

17 september 2022 - 05:53:31
New York, US (PANA) - Since 2018, the Revitalised Agreement between the key players in South Sudan’s long-running civil war has [...] Full text...

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Best way to protect children caught in conflict is to ‘champion peace’, says top UN official

20 july 2022 - 05:27:18
New York, US (PANA) - The best way to protect children and prevent violations against them during armed conflict is [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL reiterates request for information on fate of abducted MP in the east in 2019

19 july 2022 - 13:14:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has reiterated its demand for information on the fate [...] Full text...

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UN publishes new guidance on curbing child abduction and other ‘grave violations' in war

19 july 2022 - 05:31:31
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s top official advocating for children caught up in armed conflict issued new guidance on [...] Full text...

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Thousands of children endure ‘horrific conditions’ in conflict zones: UN report

11 july 2022 - 16:05:39
New York, US (PANA) - The annual UN report on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) released on Monday details the [...] Full text...

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More than 70 grave violations against children caught up in war, being recorded daily: UNICEF

28 june 2022 - 19:46:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “staggering” average of 71 verified grave violations a day, are committed against children by parties [...] Full text...

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Libyan activist regains freedom after 10 months of disappearance in eastern Libya

03 april 2022 - 15:18:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mansour Atti Al-Maghrebi, a civil society activist and representative of the Libyan Red Crescent Society in [...] Full text...

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Libyan women's pioneering role lauded on International Women's Day

08 march 2022 - 17:19:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan officials as well as regional and international organisations on on Tuesday paid tribute to Libyan women [...] Full text...

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Five Western countries stress peaceful resolution of disagreements of Libya's political process

05 march 2022 - 05:59:29
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Five Western countries have stressed that any disagreement on the future of the political process [...] Full text...

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Stephanie Williams proposes formation of joint committee to establish constitutional basis in Libya

04 march 2022 - 17:07:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has proposed the formation of a 12-member [...] Full text...

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South Sudan sees sharp decline in violence against civilians: UN

18 february 2022 - 05:54:51
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Reported incidents of violence against civilians fell by around 42 per cent in 2021 compared [...] Full text...

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UN rights office calls for release of former Tunisian justice minister

12 january 2022 - 06:18:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Authorities in Tunisia are being urged to immediately release - or properly charge - former justice [...] Full text...

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Grave violations surge for children in conflict: UNICEF

31 december 2021 - 07:31:51
New York, US (PANA) - Armed conflict, inter-communal violence and insecurity continued to take a devastating toll on thousands of children throughout [...] Full text...

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US Treasury sanctions CAR militia leader accused of “Serious Human Rights Abuse”

17 december 2021 - 17:17:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Friday issued a statement, imposing sanction on Centeral African [...] Full text...

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Rights group says escalating attacks targeting children in Nigeria endanger right to education

03 december 2021 - 04:59:06
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities are failing children as at least 61 children in northern Nigeria remain in captivity, [...] Full text...

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'West, Central Africa seriously affected by grave violations against children in armed conflict'

24 november 2021 - 09:24:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - West and Central Africa have emerged as the regions in the world with the highest number [...] Full text...

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Bachelet condemns killings of peaceful protesters in Sudan

18 november 2021 - 20:39:41
Geneva, 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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UN calls for protection of Central African Republic children

16 november 2021 - 06:45:08
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Children in the Central African Republic (CAR) have suffered a spike in grave violations since the [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says increasing number of children killed and recruited by armed groups in Sahel’s tri-border area

13 september 2021 - 05:27:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Increasing numbers of children are being killed and targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts [...] Full text...

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AU to use Chinese military aid to assist armies to combat ‘worrisome’ child abductions

04 september 2021 - 02:49:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is planning to use US$100 million worth of non-lethal military aid [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Gunmen invade Nigeria's federal capital home, kidnap father, son

03 september 2021 - 22:00:19
Abuja, 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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Nigeria: Terrorists abduct 73 students in Governor Matawalle’s hometown

01 september 2021 - 21:44:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Insecurity gripped the North West State of Zamfara when terrorists Wednesday abducted students of Government Day [...] Full text...

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Senegalese justice minister confirms death of former Chadian president Hissein Habré

24 august 2021 - 17:42:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Minister of Justice, Me Malick Sall, has officially confirmed the death of former Chadian [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military confirms attack on prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna

24 august 2021 - 16:58:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Tuesday confirmed the attack by bandits on the Nigerian Defence [...] Full text...

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Bandits invade Katsina Islamic school, abduct pupils

18 august 2021 - 19:20:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits continued their raids in Northwest Nigerian schools as they invaded the Islamiyya School in Sakkai [...] Full text...

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Policeman, others shot dead as bandits abduct 15 students in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria

16 august 2021 - 17:42:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits who have been terrrorising Northwest Nigeria, especially Zamfara State, struck again on Sunday night, killing [...] Full text...

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Nine new bodies exhumed from a mass grave in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli

11 august 2021 - 16:09:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nine unidentified bodies were exhumed on Wednesday in Tarhouna town south of Tripoli, by teams from [...] Full text...

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UN Libya mission ‘deeply concerned’ over abduction of top Government staffer

11 august 2021 - 05:30:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Tuesday that it is “deeply concerned” over the [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International urges Libyan govt not to 'reward' abusive militias with legitimacy, salaries

07 august 2021 - 14:56:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, is calling on the Government of National Unity (GNU) not to [...] Full text...

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12 new bodies exhumed from two mass graves in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli

28 july 2021 - 19:17:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 12 bodies were exhumed on Wednesday from two mass graves discovered in Tarhouna [...] Full text...

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Hafter-allied militia leader killed in Benghazi, eastern Libya

27 july 2021 - 22:53:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mohamed Al-Kani, head of the Al-Kaniyat militia affiliated to the head of the Libyan National Army, [...] Full text...

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African community in Libya proves its integration in Libyan society at each religious celebration

25 july 2021 - 16:35:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The tradition of the African community in Libya to gather every year on each Islamic religious [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL urges Libyan authorities to investigate the fate of abducted female MP of Benghazi

17 july 2021 - 14:03:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called on the Libyan authorities to investigate [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 222 killed, thousands kidnapped in 3 months in Kaduna State

13 july 2021 - 20:43:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Kaduna State Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Northwest Nigeria, said Tuesday in its [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari orders rescue of 140 Bethel students as mass abduction of students undermines school enrolment

06 july 2021 - 23:05:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -  President Muhammadu Buhari Monday lamented the mass kidnapping of students by bandits in northwest region of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Two military personnel killed by bandits during abduction of 140 students in Kaduna State buried

06 july 2021 - 22:21:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Northwest Nigeria Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan on Tuesday condoled [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: UNICEF warns of ‘desperation and hopelessness’ for children 10 years after independence

06 july 2021 - 21:13:11
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Ten years after South Sudan achieved independence, more children there are in urgent need of [...] Full text...

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More than 50 cases of rape of minors recorded in Guinean capital in 6 months

23 june 2021 - 21:20:39
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - About 53 cases of rape of under-age girls were recorded between January and June 2021 in [...] Full text...

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Bandits kidnap 30 college students, 3 teachers in Northwest Nigeria

17 june 2021 - 18:35:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits continued their rampage against schools in Northern Nigeria with the invasion of the Federal Government [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agency expresses grave concerns over 'dire' situation in Tigray region

30 may 2021 - 06:56:39
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians have expressed deep concern about serious and ongoing abuses carried out against displaced civilians who are also facing [...] Full text...

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South Africa has ‘obligation’ to better address domestic violence: UN women’s rights experts

18 may 2021 - 06:44:50
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Failure to address domestic violence in South Africa is a violation of women’s rights, independent [...] Full text...

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Shortage of water and sanitation hamper response to cholera in northern Mozambique

10 may 2021 - 13:03:00
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Nearly 900,000 people are projected to face severe hunger in Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula provinces [...] Full text...

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ICC jails Ugandan child soldier turned rebel commander Dominic Ongwen for 25 years

06 may 2021 - 13:11:32
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a former child soldier turned Ugandan [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari directs deployment of “fiercest show of legitimate force” on killers of 3 abducted students

24 april 2021 - 18:06:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday directed the deployment by the military and other security agencies of the “fiercest [...] Full text...

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Nigerian gov't slammed for failure to protect children as Chibok schoolgirls' abduction clocks seven years

14 april 2021 - 10:10:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria marks seven years since 279 schoolgirls were abducted by the armed group, Boko Haram, [...] Full text...

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Women abducted in South Sudan released, hundreds remain missing

06 april 2021 - 06:21:50
New York, US (PANA) - Fifty-eight women and children of more than 600 who were abducted last year during vicious intercommunal [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese women, children freed from captivity

02 april 2021 - 19:22:43
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Fifty-eight women and children have been freed from captivity after months of talks between rival [...] Full text...

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French forces liberate Malian hostage after two month in captivity

30 march 2021 - 22:21:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The French Barkane force said on Sunday that it neutralized a terrorist armed gang and [...] Full text...

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UN staff must be protected, as they undertake life-saving work: Guterres

25 march 2021 - 12:44:23
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has called on all countries to support the international treaty protecting UN [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army, Air Force foil bid by bandits to kidnap 307 Kaduna students

14 march 2021 - 19:56:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Troops of the Nigerian Army have foiled bid by bandits to kidnap 307 students of the [...] Full text...

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U.S. disgusted with abductions in northern Nigeria, offers to help stop the menace

12 march 2021 - 17:13:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States has expressed disgust with the spate of abductions in northern Nigeria, saying it [...] Full text...

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Nigerian troops rescue 180 persons abducted by bandits from College of Forestry in Kaduna

12 march 2021 - 17:01:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 180 citizens, many of them students of Federal College [...] Full text...

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Abducted girls released in northwest Nigeria, as fresh attacks rock country’s northeast

02 march 2021 - 16:44:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - While the release of more than 200 girls abducted from their school on Friday in northwest [...] Full text...

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UNICEF condemns new attack on Nigerian school in which ‘more than 300’ girls are missing

26 february 2021 - 21:12:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has condemned an attack on a secondary school in northwest Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Bandits abduct over 200 schoolgirls in northwest Nigeria

26 february 2021 - 10:14:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits continue to wage war against education in northern Nigeria as they kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns attack on Nigerian school

18 february 2021 - 14:18:39
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned Wednesday’s attack on a boarding school in north-central [...] Full text...

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Rights body, UNICEF demand rescue of 42 students, staff abducted in northern Nigeria

18 february 2021 - 08:29:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have condemned Wednesday’s [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Declare state of emergency on insecurity, Senate tells FG as Buhari orders immediate rescue of abducted schoolboys

17 february 2021 - 21:32:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday ordered a military operation to rescue hundreds of students and teachers of Government [...] Full text...

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Amnesty raises red flags about safety of people with albinism in Malawi

05 february 2021 - 08:42:48
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Amnesty International has expressed concern for the safety of people with albinism in Malawi following the [...] Full text...

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Malian gendarme killed in attack against post of Goundam, northeast of country

25 january 2021 - 22:48:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A gendarme was killed and another wounded in a terrorist attack perpetrated Monday against a check-point [...] Full text...

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Scale of mass graves in Libya reflects rights violations (News Analysis by Youssef Ba)

15 january 2021 - 11:48:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The increasing number of discoveries of mass graves in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli, reflects the scale [...] Full text...

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Mozambique: Aid agencies appeal for US$254 million to respond to urgent needs

18 december 2020 - 13:49:36
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The United Nations and partners on Friday launched an appeal for US$254 million to provide urgently [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate urges Nigeria to stop jailing children for alleged Boko Haram ties

15 december 2020 - 05:55:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A human rights group has asked the Nigerian government to comply with new United Nations Security Council [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for immediate release of abducted children in Nigeria

14 december 2020 - 13:32:18
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of hundreds of [...] Full text...

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. Hundreds missing as bandits abduct students in Katsina state, northwest Nigeria

12 december 2020 - 15:46:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Hours after President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in his home State of Katsina for a weeklong “private” [...] Full text...

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UN mission welcomes release of Libyan orthopaedic surgeon after four days of abduction

07 december 2020 - 11:54:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the release on Sunday of Dr. [...] Full text...

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Politician close to former Prime Minister Agbéyomé Kodjo abduction in Togo

28 november 2020 - 12:07:39
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Gerard Djossou, in charge of human rights of the Dynamic Monsignor Kpodzro (DMK), a group of [...] Full text...

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Protect children, relief workers caught up in conflict, urges UN rights envoy

03 november 2020 - 06:31:51
New York, US (PANA) - Indiscriminate attacks on education and health facilities during armed conflict is having a “dramatic impact” [...] Full text...

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EU urges Libyan women to be involved in country's political process

31 october 2020 - 12:42:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union Mission in Libya and the Ambassadors of its Member States accredited in the [...] Full text...

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Arrest of chairman of Libyan media authority: Interior minister denounces violations of law

22 october 2020 - 23:57:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, Thursday deplored the [...] Full text...

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Head of Libyan Media Authority abducted by 'revolutionary brigade' in Tripoli

21 october 2020 - 14:29:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Media Authority president Mohamed Baiyou was abducted Tuesday night in Tripoli after receiving threats from [...] Full text...

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'Covid-19, conflict have forced over 12 million children from school across Central Sahel region'

20 october 2020 - 07:10:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A humanitarian charity says a staggering 12 million children missed up to four months of school [...] Full text...

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Freed Malian opposition leader Cissé arrives in Bamako

09 october 2020 - 10:23:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, who was released on Thursday after seven months in captivity, arrived [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe High Court orders immediate release of incarcerated MDC Youth leader, Joana Mamombe

07 october 2020 - 17:51:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe High Court Judge, Esther Muremba, has ordered the immediate release of the Movement for Democratic [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Region: Uneasy calm before preventable storms (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

05 october 2020 - 08:47:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - One of the useful lessons to be drawn from the unfolding political and security crises in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe anger grows over detention of one of three female opposition members sexually assaulted in May

26 september 2020 - 00:12:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Civil society groups, women’s rights organizations, opposition parties, and diplomats Friday expressed their anger over the [...] Full text...

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UNESCO raises alarm over surge of attacks on media workers covering protests

15 september 2020 - 05:09:43
Paris, France (PANA) - Clampdowns on the media have increased sharply in 2020, the UN cultural agency said on Monday, [...] Full text...

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African governments need to address the plight of missing people more vigorously

03 september 2020 - 14:08:53
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - People around the world go missing every day. Behind every one of these people are [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls out Mozambican authorities for attacking journos, academics

31 august 2020 - 08:57:43
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday criticised  Mozambican authorities for attacking journalists, academics and others who hold critical [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Ministry warns of armed groups attacking demonstrators in Tripoli

27 august 2020 - 12:58:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Ministry of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) warned on Thursday that it [...] Full text...

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State official kidnapped last December by alleged jihadists in Mali released

27 august 2020 - 11:13:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The regional director of the Taoudenit forest cantonment in northern Mali, N'Djé Cissé, was freed by [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: MDC Alliance Chieftain, Job Sikhala, arrested

21 august 2020 - 18:09:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance Vice-Chairman and Zengeza West legislator, Job Sikhala, was arrested on Friday [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Joint Task Force says Boko Haram/ISWAP "massively" recruiting child soldiers in Lake Chad Basin

13 august 2020 - 14:43:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The N’jamena, Chad based Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), on Thursday said that Boko Haram/Islamic State [...] Full text...

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South African lawyers express alarm over Zimbabwean crisis

13 august 2020 - 12:06:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Johannesburg Society of Advocates (JSA), a body of lawyers, has expressed its disapproval [...] Full text...

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Five people abducted on Saturday in eastern Burkina Faso released

10 august 2020 - 05:05:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Five people abducted on Saturday in eastern Burkina Faso were found safe and sound on [...] Full text...

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Five persons abducted in eastern Burkina Faso

09 august 2020 - 19:01:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Five persons were abducted on Saturday between Fada and Kantchiari, eastern Burkina Faso, security sources [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, and acclaimed investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono denied bail

07 august 2020 - 18:35:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, of the political party Transform Zimbabwe, and respected investigative journalist, Hopewell [...] Full text...

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UN censures ‘heinous attacks’ in Lake Chad Basin

04 august 2020 - 20:19:16
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres Tuesday strongly condemned “heinous attacks” against civilians in the Lake Chad [...] Full text...

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Bail hearing for prominent Zim journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, Opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, delayed again

03 august 2020 - 17:45:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe High Court Justice, Tawanda Chitapi, has postponed bail applications for acclaimed investigative journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's planned demos turn to nationwide stay away due to increased armed security forces

31 july 2020 - 20:56:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s planned nationwide protests against the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government turned into a stay away due [...] Full text...

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Children in Nigeria, surrounding countries, continuing to endure ‘horrendous violations’: UN report

25 july 2020 - 05:31:36
New York, US (PANA) - Girls and boys in northeast Nigeria are continuing to endure brutal abuse at the hands [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN rights office says pandemic must not be used to stifle freedoms in Zimbabwe

25 july 2020 - 05:18:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic should not be used as an excuse to clamp down on fundamental [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: UNOHCR concerned at clamp down on freedom of expression in Zimbabwe

24 july 2020 - 12:56:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday said it is [...] Full text...

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EU, HRW say disappearance of Libyan MP Siham Sergewa not investigated one year after

17 july 2020 - 18:34:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union Mission to Libya and Human Right Watch (HRW) deplored that one year after [...] Full text...

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UN expresses concern about fate of abducted Libyan MP Siham Sergewa

17 july 2020 - 11:20:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is concerned about the fate of MP Siham [...] Full text...

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Mali: Opposition URD youngsters plan peaceful demonstration for the release of Soumaïla Cissé

30 june 2020 - 18:53:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Members of the Youth wing of the opposition Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD), say [...] Full text...

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Niger: More than 4,000 students deprived of school due to insecurity

26 june 2020 - 17:51:10
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The prevailing insecurity in the region of Tahoua (North) has led to the closure of several [...] Full text...

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Prefect of abducted northern Malian town released

21 june 2020 - 14:48:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Sidya Coulibali, the central prefect of the circle of Diré, in Mali's northern region of Timbuktu, [...] Full text...

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UN official raises concern over increasing retaliatory acts as battle lines shift in Libya

19 june 2020 - 13:42:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – One million people are now in need of some form of humanitarian assistance in Libya, including [...] Full text...

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Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour calls for release of Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé

19 june 2020 - 11:40:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour in a tweet on Thursday called for the release of Malian opposition [...] Full text...

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South Africa opposition urges Ramaphosa to get tough on ZImbabwe

18 june 2020 - 13:20:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday called on President Cyril Ramaphosa, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt dismisses coup d’etat rumours

11 june 2020 - 06:01:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has dismissed rumours of an imminent military coup d’etat in the country as the [...] Full text...

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Seven healthcare workers, civilian killed in Somalia

29 may 2020 - 16:03:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Eight people including seven health workers and a civilian have been killed after their abduction at [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International accuses Nigerian military of subjecting children to unlawful detention

27 may 2020 - 07:52:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International, on Wednesday accused the Nigerian military of subjecting children in [...] Full text...

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Football unites to support International Missing Children’s Day Initiative

26 may 2020 - 17:03:30
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - On International Missing Children’s Day, celebrated on 25 May, FIFA has come together with over 170 [...] Full text...

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Western nations urge Zimbabwe to investigate alleged abduction of opposition female youth leaders

21 may 2020 - 14:32:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Western heads of mission have issued a joint statement calling on the Zimbabwe government to quickly [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe authorities asked to account for disappearance of three female opposition leaders

18 may 2020 - 05:51:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Amnesty International is asking the authorities in Zimbabwe to urgently account for three missing female leaders [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe supporters call for release of Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé from captivity

11 may 2020 - 13:50:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several Burkina Faso personalities, businessmen, international civil servants, media, cultural and scientific figures have called [...] Full text...

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Burundi's presidential candidates seek to tackle identical issues in campaign for 20 May election

10 may 2020 - 17:43:45
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Youth unemployment, agriculture and livestock farming, infrastructure, economic development, the fight against corruption and cronyism are [...] Full text...

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FSD denounces results of Malian parliamentary elections, demands resignation of president of constitutional court

07 may 2020 - 21:00:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  The Front for the Safeguard of Democracy (FSD) here Thursday rejected the final results of the [...] Full text...

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Timbuktu regional prefect kidnapped by unidentified gunmen

04 may 2020 - 17:06:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Prefect of the Gourma-Rharous circle, in the Timbuktu region (northeast of Mali), Drissa Sanogo, was [...] Full text...

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Burkinabè opposition leader condemns abduction of Malian counterpart

27 march 2020 - 23:03:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The leader of the opposition Union for Change and Progress (UPC) in Burkina Faso, Zéphirin [...] Full text...

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Mali Human Rights Commission condemns kidnapping of opposition leader

27 march 2020 - 15:18:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission of Mali (CNDH) has condemned Wednesday's abduction of Malian opposition [...] Full text...

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Mali's main opposition party sets up a crisis unit after the kidnapping of its leader

26 march 2020 - 15:46:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's main opposition party, Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD), on Thursday set up a [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Ministry raises fate of missing MP Siham Sergewa

09 march 2020 - 12:03:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has raised the [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL hails achievements of Libyan women despite the inequalities they face

08 march 2020 - 12:58:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has paid tribute to Libyan women on the [...] Full text...

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Rights advocacy slams Nigeria Army for 'stifling' aid efforts

04 march 2020 - 08:58:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Aid agencies are unable to respond effectively to the crisis in northeastern Nigeria due to worsening insecurity [...] Full text...

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Botswana hangs death row inmate

22 february 2020 - 12:53:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has executed a 29 year-old man for a murder offence committed in 2014. Wamorena Molefhe, the [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls on all to 'do more’ to protect children in armed conflict

13 february 2020 - 11:19:15
New York, US (PANA) - On the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has [...] Full text...

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Buhari pledges to end Boko Haram terrorism "once and for all"

12 february 2020 - 18:18:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday ended a one-day visit to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Disquiet engulfs Borno State over Boko Haram killing of 30 civilians, massive destruction of properties and abductions

11 february 2020 - 12:30:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There is disquiet in northeast Nigeria's Borno State over the killing on Sunday by Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari pledges to release all children abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP, other bandits

10 february 2020 - 15:57:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, reassured Nigerians and the international community [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes release of dozens of abducted women, children in South Sudan

04 february 2020 - 18:37:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Tuesday welcomed the release of dozens of women and children who were [...] Full text...

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Kidnapped South African journalist thanks President Ramaphosa

27 january 2020 - 11:05:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed has spoken for the first time since returning home [...] Full text...

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Abducted Nigerian teenage girl, Leah Sharibu, gives birth in Boko Haram captivity

26 january 2020 - 13:27:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian teenager, Leah Sharibu, who was abducted from her boarding school in the northeast by Boko [...] Full text...

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15 western countries, EU, UN call for release of Libyan MP abducted for six months

17 january 2020 - 22:30:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Fifteen European and western countries, in addition to the European Union and the UN Support Mission [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International deplores postponement of Malian “red berets” trial

15 january 2020 - 16:58:49
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International said on Tuesday that the postponement of the trial of the "red berets" of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso police arrest member of terrorist Macina Liberation Front

14 january 2020 - 08:57:55
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso police announced on Tuesday the arrest of a member of the Macina Liberation [...] Full text...

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European Parliament condemns jihadist violence in Burkina Faso

08 january 2020 - 22:19:49
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Parliament has adopted a resolution in which MEPs condemned all forms of violence, intimidation [...] Full text...

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Unidentified gunmen abduct Village chief in northern Mali

08 january 2020 - 13:11:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Unidentified gunmen late Monday abducted a 75-year-old village chief, Mohamed Maïga, from his home at Gossi [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Navy rescues three foreigners taken hostage in vessel

07 january 2020 - 22:01:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  The three expatriates kidnapped by pirates at Sigbene, near Agge community along the creeks of Delta [...] Full text...

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South Africa: KIdnapped South African photojournalist safely home

03 january 2020 - 14:25:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed has returned home after being held captive in Syria [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges action following execution, abduction of civilians in Nigeria

25 december 2019 - 10:05:11
New York, US (PANA) - Those responsible for the recent execution and abduction of civilians in northeastern Nigeria must be held accountable, [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights chief raises concern about deteriorating rights situation in Libya

20 december 2019 - 14:05:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday expressed concern about [...] Full text...

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Journalist Fehal Bome disappears in Libya despite calls for his release

18 december 2019 - 20:28:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   The fate of the Libyan journalist-writer and rights activist Ridha Fehal Bome remains unknown since his [...] Full text...

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Libyan authorities asked to reveal fate of journalist who disappeared on arrival in Tripoli

16 december 2019 - 12:52:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The family of Libyan journalist Ridha Fahil al-Boum, with whom contact was lost at the Maitigua [...] Full text...

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Some 284 civilians killed, 383 injured in violence in Libya in 2019: UN

11 december 2019 - 12:52:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 284 civilians have been killed and 363 injured in 2019 in the raging violence in [...] Full text...

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Activist and whistleblower kidnapped in Burkina Faso, his lawyer says

13 november 2019 - 15:34:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Naïm Touré, blogger and whistleblower known for being very critical of the Burkina Faso government, [...] Full text...

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