Israel-Gaza crisis: Tunisia welcomes 20 Palestinians injured in Gaza
04 december 2023 - 16:15:33Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Twenty Palestinians injured in days of bombing of Gaza by Israel have arrived in Tunisia for [...] Full text...
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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Twenty Palestinians injured in days of bombing of Gaza by Israel have arrived in Tunisia for [...] Full text...
Reunification of Libyan army, departure of mercenaries discussed at meeting in Benghazi
22 september 2023 - 12:50:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Michael Langley, on Thursday met with the [...] Full text...
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An airlift of Algerian humanitarian aid to Libya after the deadly floods
13 september 2023 - 16:35:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A high-ranking Algerian government delegation led by the Minister of the Interior, Local Authorities and Town [...] Full text...
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French, Ivorian armies conduct air operations exercises
27 march 2023 - 16:16:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire and French Forces in Côte d'Ivoire are conducting from [...] Full text...
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WFP responds to impact of cyclone Freddy in Malawi
19 march 2023 - 05:22:44Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has stepped up an emergency response to help an [...] Full text...
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Libya grants first instalment of US$ 50 million for reconstruction of Southern Turkey
13 february 2023 - 16:52:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity, Najla al-Mangouch, [...] Full text...
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European Peace Facility supports armed forces of Mozambique, Mauritania
01 december 2022 - 17:47:07Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Peace Facility Council on Thursday adopted five assistance measures under the European Peace Facility [...] Full text...
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100 Tunisian students still stranded in Ukraine
07 march 2022 - 15:35:03Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - About 100 Tunisian students are still stranded in Ukraine and are living in difficult conditions due [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic may have claimed up to 180,000 health workers
21 october 2021 - 20:34:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Between 80,000 and 180,000 health and care workers may have died from COVID-19 between January of 2020 and May of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria Air Force lifts medical materials to West African countries
31 march 2021 - 09:38:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is airlifting COVID-19 medical relief materials on behalf of Economic Community [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's anti-trafficking agency seeks partnership with Air Force to combat human trafficking
13 march 2021 - 20:36:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) is seeking a partnership with [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Air Force confirms death of 7 personnel in crash of Executive Airlift aircraft in Abuja
21 february 2021 - 16:59:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Seven people have died in a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crash that occurred just short [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM Abiy meets AU Mediation team
27 november 2020 - 20:40:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Friday reiterated the federal government’s commitment to the protection and [...] Full text...
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Sudanese PM vows to protect Ethiopian refugees streaming into Sudan
27 november 2020 - 18:51:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) visited refugee camp near the Sudanese [...] Full text...
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits Sudan as more Ethiopian refugees arrive
27 november 2020 - 12:49:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is visiting Khartoum as the country receives a growing [...] Full text...
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Mauritania/Morocco border closure highlighted in the media this week
07 november 2020 - 18:31:19Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press in Mauritania this week covered a variety of issues, including the closure of the [...] Full text...
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U.S. airlift emergency assistance for flood victims in Sudan
22 september 2020 - 21:16:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Monday airlifted urgently needed relief supplies to assist [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 178 stranded EU-resident Ghanaians, diplomats evacuated to Germany
23 june 2020 - 23:18:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - One hundred and seventy-eight Ghanaians resident in Europe, including ten diplomats, who got trapped in Ghana [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: France supports EU's humanitarian airlift to several countries facing Covid-19
09 may 2020 - 15:43:38Paris, France (PANA) - France on Friday gave its full support to the initiative taken by the European Union (EU), [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: India, Kenya intensify diplomacy after pandemic spread
29 april 2020 - 21:00:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - India and Kenya have agreed to help one another in the fight against coronavirus and address [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Major relief airlift for ‘most vulnerable’ African nations takes off
15 april 2020 - 05:36:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The first of the UN’s “Solidarity Flights” carrying urgently needed medical equipment in the war [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Lockdown of three cities, two townships in Ghana goes into effect
30 march 2020 - 07:57:42Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A lockdown of three cities and a couple of townships in Ghana for 14 days went [...] Full text...
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Six suspects arrested for security breaches on military camps in Kenya
06 january 2020 - 20:29:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Somali man with Canadian nationality has been arrested on suspicion of conducting a reconnaissance surveillance [...] Full text...
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Three Americans killed in terror attack on joint Kenya, US military airbase
06 january 2020 - 09:29:51Lamu, Kenya (PANA) - Three American citizens - one military service member and two military contractors - were killed in [...] Full text...
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US issues travel alert to its nationals going to Burkina Faso
27 november 2019 - 17:56:09Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The US government has warned its citizens not to travel to Burkina Faso because of [...] Full text...
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African Union through two decades
09 september 2019 - 18:01:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union is marking the end of its second decade since taking over from [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Air Force completes airlift of relief materials to Mozambique, Zimbabwe
31 august 2019 - 18:23:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Saturday announced the completion of airlifting of relief materials to [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2019: President Ben Salah in Cairo to support the Algerian team in the final against Senegal
18 july 2019 - 18:17:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Algerian President Abdelakader Ben Salah, arrived in Cairo on Thursday to lead a delegation to support [...] Full text...
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Uganda government explains currency printing saga
25 june 2019 - 18:01:36Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The government of Uganda has explained to the national Parliament what it says is the cause [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Tourism arrivals expected to reach 1,450,000 in 2019
23 april 2019 - 13:11:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Tourism Minister, Anil Gayan, on Tuesday told Parliament that tourist arrivals for 2019, according to [...] Full text...
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Nigerian, Nigerien Air Forces kill 33 Boko Haram terrorists in Lake Chad Basin area
13 march 2019 - 14:33:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday said t its fighter jets and that of the [...] Full text...
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Airlift for 20,000 enslaved African migrants in Libya set to begin - AU
07 december 2017 - 07:04:34Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A joint task force planning the repatriation of migrants, stuck in Libya and subjected to [...] Full text...
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UN agency to fly 15,000 migrants home from Libya in wake of reported abuses
02 december 2017 - 12:52:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations migration agency plans to fly 15,000 more migrants home from detention centres in [...] Full text...
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AU issues all out appeal for response to Libyan migrant crisis
21 november 2017 - 16:26:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission has appealed for logistical support from all AU member states [...] Full text...
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Liberia: ECOWAS Observer Mission commends Liberians for peaceful vote
12 october 2017 - 09:22:15Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Head of the ECOWAS 71-member Election Observation Mission to Liberia, John Mahama, has commended Liberians [...] Full text...
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Liberia: UN reaffirms commitment to democracy in Liberia
23 september 2017 - 09:37:13Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) is providing Liberia with important support to ensure credible and successful presidential [...] Full text...
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Angola: UNHCR airlifts aid to Angola for newly-arrived refugees from DR Congo
30 april 2017 - 19:59:57Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A plane carrying relief items to assist over 11,000 people who fled a recent surge in [...] Full text...
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Somalia: WFP air-lifts food, medical supplies to 31,000 famine-stricken Somalis
21 april 2017 - 20:40:38Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – As the drought intensifies in south and north-eastern Somalia, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya Police airlift bodies of six Mandera terror attack
06 october 2016 - 15:43:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A police aircraft has airlifted the bodies of six victims of an overnight terror attack in [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: South Sudan troops miss Juba deployment deadline
29 february 2016 - 19:21:08Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese former rebel forces were likely to miss a key deadline to deploy into [...] Full text...
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Kenya: "Our soldiers did not die in vain”- Kenyatta
19 january 2016 - 18:56:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday vowed to defeat the Al Shabaab inside Somalia, insisting a [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian death toll from hajj stampede now 64, 244 missing
30 september 2015 - 10:43:19Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The number of Nigerians who died in last week's hajj stampede that left over 1,000 dead [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Seven school boys drown at sea in Kenya's coast
13 august 2015 - 17:33:57Kwale, Kenya (PANA) - School authorities and government officials were late Thursday identifying bodies of seven pupils who drowned at [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: UNHCR airlifts Congolese refugees in CAR back home
05 august 2015 - 14:55:24Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency on Wednesday launched an airlift operation to repatriate more than 600 [...] Full text...
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UN: Hundreds of fearful Congolese in CAR return to DR Congo
03 august 2015 - 19:49:36New York, US (PANA) - Hundreds of refugees are to be airlifted out of Central African Republic (CAR) and returned [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: UN, NGOs deliver survival kits to IDPs in S/Sudan
17 june 2015 - 11:44:24Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - United Nations agencies and Non-governmental Organizations in South Sudan have undertaken an emergency airlift operation [...] Full text...
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UN: Major floods in Malawi, Mozambique force thousands to flee their homes – UN
17 january 2015 - 05:13:42New York, US (PANA) - UN agencies are gearing up for relief efforts in Malawi and neighbouring Mozambique, where heavy [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Air force attack helicopter crashes, 3 crew members dead
14 november 2014 - 13:58:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ground attack helicopter crashed Thursday in Yola, capital of North-east Adamawa [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya, Algeria explore areas of cooperation
11 november 2014 - 10:44:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Algeria are committed to weeding out terrorism and ensuring peaceful coexistence in the entire [...] Full text...
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UN: Germany donates US$30 million to WFP for Ebola humanitarian work
10 november 2014 - 20:22:43New York, US (PANA) - Germany has donated US$30 million to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to enable the [...] Full text...
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Belgium: EU plans massive airlift of materials in fight against Ebola in West Africa
08 october 2014 - 12:23:15Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will organize a massive airlift of materials to help countries affected by [...] Full text...
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UN: UNICEF supports Liberia to fight Ebola outbreak
24 august 2014 - 15:12:51New York, US (PANA) - As part of the overall UN push to assist West Africa in battling the worst [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Food insecurity bites in South Sudan, funds dry up, says FAO
31 july 2014 - 13:29:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Continued efforts to provide farmers, fishermen and pastoralists in South Sudan with life-saving emergency livelihood kits [...] Full text...
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UN: Security Council briefed on roll-out of UN peacekeeping mission in CAR
17 july 2014 - 20:55:54New York, US (PANA) - Mr. Herve Ladsous, UN Under Secretary-General for UN Peacekeeping Operations, says the insecurity in the [...] Full text...
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UN: Mission in South Sudan confirms looting of homes, hospitals
06 june 2014 - 22:16:24New York, US (PANA) - The UN mission in South Sudan on Friday confirmed reports of intense small arms fire [...] Full text...
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UN: Fresh violence in northern Mali uproots hundreds of civilians
23 may 2014 - 19:16:05New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Friday said deadly clashes between Tuareg rebels and Malian government forces in [...] Full text...
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UN: Official says number of South Sudanese in UN shelter rising
16 april 2014 - 15:36:08New York, US (PANA) The number of people seeking shelter at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) base in [...] Full text...
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Libya: 5 wounded persons in Benghazi suicide attack for treatment in Turkey
21 march 2014 - 15:24:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Turkish government has chartered a plane to airlift the five people wounded in an attack [...] Full text...
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Belgium: EU sends humanitarian aid for Bangui
20 march 2014 - 18:44:19Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A plane carrying 100 tonnes of basic necessities arrived in Bangui, the capital of the Central [...] Full text...
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UN: WFP chief calls for urgent action to tackle food crisis in CAR
19 march 2014 - 21:57:46New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), on Wednesday stressed [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: Another group of 250 Cameroonians repatriated from CAR
14 february 2014 - 15:35:24Douala, Cameroon (PANA) – Another batch of 250 Cameroonian, living in Bangui, arrived home Thursday, PANA learnt Friday from police [...] Full text...
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Kenya: WFP begins airlift of food to CAR
14 february 2014 - 14:00:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has began airlifting food into the Central African Republic [...] Full text...
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New York/UN: WFP needs security to deliver food to 155,000 people in CAR
25 january 2014 - 17:41:35New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has called for security to be re-established along the [...] Full text...
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Niger: Evacuation of Nigerien citizens from CAR begins
06 january 2014 - 11:39:52Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The government of Niger has kick-started the evacuation of its citizens from the troubled Central African [...] Full text...
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EU to airlift food, basic necessities to CAR
09 december 2013 - 14:25:30Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Under a newly-established humanitarian airlift programme, the European Union (EU) has said it will lift food, [...] Full text...
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Over 75,000 Nigerian pilgrims airlifted for Hajj
24 november 2013 - 15:47:19Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Over 75,000 Nigerian pilgrims were successfully airlifted to Saudi Arabia during the 2013 Hajj Operation, according [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS observer mission head appeals for peaceful polls in Mali
22 november 2013 - 12:26:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Head of ECOWAS Election Observation Mission Amos Sawyer has appealed for peaceful parliamentary polls in Mali [...] Full text...
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Injured Russian Chief Justice flown home after Ghana car crash
18 september 2013 - 19:27:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Chief Justice of the Russian Federation, Viacheslav Mikhailovic Lebedev, has been flown home for further [...] Full text...
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Russian Federation Chief Justice involved in Ghana road crash
16 september 2013 - 21:46:43Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Chief Justice of the Russian Federation, Viacheslav Mikhailovic Lebedev, is in intensive care at the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 2013 Hajj commences with 517 pilgrims airlifted from Lagos
15 september 2013 - 16:02:34Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The first batch of 517 Nigerian pilgrims for the 2013 Hajj to Saudi Arabia were [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: UNHCR protects vulnerable, displaced persons
15 august 2013 - 16:01:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarian organizations in South Sudan are working to deliver emergency assistance to some of the tens [...] Full text...
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UN says second round of Mali’s presidential election hitch-free
12 august 2013 - 18:48:02New York, US (PANA) - The UN Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on Monday reported that no major incidents occurred [...] Full text...
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Kenya protests 'shoddy' treatment of national team in Nigeria
21 march 2013 - 13:54:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has written to world soccer's governing body FIFA and its African [...] Full text...
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Indian Army Chief in Abuja as Nigeria completes full troop deployment to Mali
27 february 2013 - 19:28:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has fully deployed the full complement of 1,200 troops it pledged for the African led [...] Full text...
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AFRICOM Chief says military action alone cannot solve terrorism
01 february 2013 - 16:28:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commander of the United States African Command (AFRICOM), Gen. Carter Ham, Friday cautioned African government [...] Full text...
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Nigeria deploys 2 jet fighters to Mali, helicopter gunships arrive Saturday
18 january 2013 - 18:29:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Two Dassault-Breguet Dornier Alpha fighter jets took off Friday from the Nigerian capital Abuja to assume [...] Full text...
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UNAMID lends 'critical logistics support' in fight against yellow fever in Darfur
02 december 2012 - 15:32:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The peacekeeping mission in Darfur region has come up with a huge logistics support to roll [...] Full text...
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Airlifting of hundreds of southerners to their homeland launched
06 november 2012 - 12:52:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The airlifting of hundreds of extremely vulnerable group of south Sudanese was launched from Khartoum airport, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's President tasks compatriots on 'positive resolution' of challenges
25 october 2012 - 12:03:53Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has tasked his compatriots, whom he described as ''people of great faith'', [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to resume airlift of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia despite deportation
30 september 2012 - 09:29:43Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has announced the resumption of the airlift of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, despite the deportation [...] Full text...
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Kenyan military to airlift road crash survivors, 11 killed
10 august 2012 - 16:47:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Army is to airlift scores of people injured Friday in a tragic road accident [...] Full text...
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UNHCR partners tackle health issues in South Sudan refugee camps
03 august 2012 - 16:11:49New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and its partners are scaling up efforts to [...] Full text...
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Commercial jetliner rams Nigerian Air Force plane in tarmac accident
15 july 2012 - 10:15:46Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A commercial jetliner preparing to take off from the Jos Airport in northern Nigeria rammed into [...] Full text...
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UN begins emergency aid airlift for refugees in South Sudan
20 june 2012 - 08:27:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UN refugee agency UNHCR said Tuesday it had begun a new emergency aid airlift for refugees [...] Full text...
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IOM airlifts 1,890 South Sudanese to Juba
18 may 2012 - 10:38:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Five days into the airlift of stranded South Sudanese from Khartoum to Juba by the International [...] Full text...
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Nigeria set to airlift 'logistics' to UNAMID
16 may 2012 - 12:54:44Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government is set to airlift arms, beddings, utility vehicles and other 'logistics' to Sudan [...] Full text...
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Kenyan policeman killed in landmine blast
15 may 2012 - 18:22:47Dadaab, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan policeman was killed and three others wounded after a landmine explosion targeted their convoy [...] Full text...
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IOM begins airlift of stranded South Sudanese from Kosti
15 may 2012 - 13:25:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Tuesday the airlift of some 12,000 stranded South Sudanese [...] Full text...
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IOM appeals for assistance to transport stranded south Sudanese home
11 may 2012 - 13:31:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Friday appealed for urgent monetary assistance to help transport thousands [...] Full text...
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IOM to airlift stranded South Sudanese to Juba
04 may 2012 - 10:08:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said it had received confirmation from the authorities in Khartoum [...] Full text...
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UN chief tasks Sudan, South Sudan on resolving their dispute
11 february 2012 - 11:40:50New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern over the lack of progress in talks to [...] Full text...
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UN refugee chief seeks massive humanitarian support for S/Sudan
10 january 2012 - 19:23:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has called on the international community to provide "massive" [...] Full text...
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UN mission boosts security, aid in South Sudan
06 january 2012 - 09:20:07New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said it is stepping up its peacekeeping presence [...] Full text...
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UN launches massive airlift to aid refugees in South Sudan
21 december 2011 - 18:33:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN refugee agency has launched a massive airlift from Kenya to take urgently needed aid [...] Full text...
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First batch of Nigerian hajj pilgrims departs on Saturday
01 october 2011 - 09:45:44Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) -The first batch of the 99,000 Nigerian Muslim pilgrims that will perform this year’s hajj in Saudi [...] Full text...
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UNHCR airlifts aid to Somalia for Eid-el-Fitr holiday
30 august 2011 - 17:55:39New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commission for Refugee (UNHCR) said Tuesday it would airlift 240 tons of [...] Full text...
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Peacekeepers involved in livestock protection in Darfur
25 august 2011 - 15:43:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - African Union and United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has started airlifting vaccines as part of [...] Full text...
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UN airlifts emergency food aid for famine victims in Mogadishu
08 august 2011 - 17:39:39New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday airlifted the first of three consignments [...] Full text...
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Fighting worsens relief supplies to Somali famine victims
03 august 2011 - 12:50:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Fighting in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has severely slowed down humanitarian assistance to thousands of people displaced [...] Full text...
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Drought: WFP says 11.3 million people in Horn of Africa needs relief
20 july 2011 - 14:48:54New York, US (PANA) – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday said 11.3 million people are in need [...] Full text...
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UN welcomes opening of new camp for Somali refugees in Kenya
15 july 2011 - 19:49:29New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Antonio Guterres, on Friday welcomed the decision by [...] Full text...
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Nigeria 2011: Airforce plane conveying election materials forcelands
25 april 2011 - 20:25:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Monday confirmed that one of its Mi-35 helicopters conveying Independent National [...] Full text...
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WFP airlifts food to Ivorian IDPs, refugees
19 april 2011 - 13:49:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has started airlifting food to tens of thousands of displaced persons [...] Full text...
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'Cargo plane crash in Congo left 23 dead'
23 march 2011 - 13:27:38Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Some 23 persons died and 14 others were injured in Monday's Antonov cargo plane crash in [...] Full text...
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Violence: UN refugee agency says thousands flee Abidjan
22 march 2011 - 16:43:03New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Tuesday said thousands of residents of Cote d’Ivoire’s [...] Full text...
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Cargo plane crashes in Congo
22 march 2011 - 11:36:24Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - An Antonov cargo plane, operated by the company Trans Air Congo (TAC), crashed on Monday in [...] Full text...
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UN steps in as Benin floods escalate
25 october 2010 - 16:16:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The UN refugee agency said at the weekend it expects to begin an emergency airlift to [...] Full text...
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1,160 Gambians to perform 2010 hajj
20 october 2010 - 18:30:00Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- A total 1,161 pilgrims from The Gambia will this year ta ke part in the pilgrimage [...] Full text...
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WFP suspends airlift of food to needy West African countries
16 june 2010 - 15:44:00New York- US (PANA) -- A lack of funding has forced the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to suspend humanitarian [...] Full text...
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Libyan company gets 2 more planes to ferry oil, workers
14 april 2010 - 17:24:00Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has acquired two m ore aircraft to boost its oil [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Armed Forces hold one-week joint military exercise
11 april 2010 - 09:16:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- A one-week multi-national military exercise involving Armed Forces from the ECOWAS member states and the US [...] Full text...
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UN continues to help Uganda landslide victims
19 march 2010 - 16:36:00New York- US (PANA) -- The United Nations said it is continuing to assist people in eastern Uganda affected by [...] Full text...
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Congo: WFP airlifts food to fleeing refugees
18 march 2010 - 17:59:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The World Food Programme (WFP) is airlifting urgent food assistance into northern Republic of Congo, to [...] Full text...
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Kenyan govt assists Uganda landslide victims
07 march 2010 - 16:00:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Kenya government has extended humanitarian support t o the landslide victims in the neighbouring Uganda. [...] Full text...
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President Banda honoUrs returning Chipolopolo players
28 january 2010 - 12:39:00Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Zambian President Rupiah Banda had lunch with his national team players later Thursday when they returned [...] Full text...
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WFP steps up food airlift to Southern Sudan's Akobo County
08 august 2009 - 15:37:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The World Food Programme is stepping up food airlifts to Southern Sudan's Akobo County, where ethnic [...] Full text...
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Massive flooding leaves 300 families homeless in Zambia
14 july 2009 - 13:32:00Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- About 300 families in Imusho, in the Western Province of Zambia, have been displaced by a [...] Full text...
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Togo designates Nigerian airline to airlift Muslim pilgrims
24 april 2009 - 08:17:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Togo has designated a Nigerian airline, Medview Airlines , to airlift its Muslim pilgrims to Saudi [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Gambia stands still for victorious U-17 national football team
04 april 2009 - 19:21:00Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Gambian President Yahya Jammeh and his entire cabinet on Friday joined other Gambians in according the [...] Full text...
thread Sports
US to train 12,000 Nigerian peacekeepers
24 february 2009 - 08:18:00Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The US has announced that it will train about 12,000 Nigerian troops for peacekeeping operations this [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN tasks member states on UN/AU Darfur mission
12 february 2009 - 19:41:00New York- US (PANA) -- The UN has again called on member states to provide the `` critical logistical equipment'' [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Petrol tanker fire claims another 110 lives in Kenya
01 february 2009 - 10:52:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya was once again thrown into mourning with the death of 110 people as a result [...] Full text...
thread Society
Moroccan King to send medical team in Gaza
19 january 2009 - 23:51:00Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- The Moroccan King Mohammed VI is to send a medical team of 30 experts to the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Libya offers free telephone calls to Palestine territories
09 january 2009 - 14:40:00Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Libyan General Office of Communications here Thursda y issued a decree stipulating that telephone calls [...] Full text...
thread Politics