Hunger and cholera crises escalate in South Sudan, as needs surge

02 november 2024 - 06:47:53
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan is facing a spiralling humanitarian crisis with hunger and cholera cases escalating in [...] Full text...

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Sudanese govt lists 6 airports, 7 land crossing points for delivery of relief items

19 october 2024 - 14:52:50
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Friday said it has opened five Sudanese airports, in addition to Port [...] Full text...

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UN envoy calls for curb on illicit weapons in Central African Republic

22 february 2024 - 05:50:48
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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ICRC: Human toll of conflict and violence strains healthcare system in South Sudan

02 february 2023 - 19:47:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said that the increase of patients suffering [...] Full text...

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Thousands on the move after brutal attacks in northern Mozambique, UN office reports

02 april 2021 - 15:35:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Thousands of people in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado are on the move [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria Air Force lifts medical materials to West African countries

31 march 2021 - 09:38:31
Abuja, 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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Central African Republic pre-election violence ‘must stop’ – UN envoy

24 december 2020 - 19:09:12
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Days before Sunday’s election, armed clashes in the Central African Republic (CAR) have prompted the [...] Full text...

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UN refugee agency appeals for $147 million to support thousands of Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan

30 november 2020 - 19:13:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has launched an appeal for US$147 million to [...] Full text...

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GNA leader, German FM discuss efforts to settle the Libyan crisis

17 august 2020 - 18:07:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Germany's efforts to resolve the crisis in Libya were the main topic for discussion in Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria repatriates 315 stranded citizens from UK

29 june 2020 - 11:48:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has continued its evacuation of stranded citizens abroad as a result of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari orders immediate airlifting of procured Madagascar's COVID-19 miiracle cure

11 may 2020 - 21:32:05
Nigeria: Buhari orders immediate airlifting of procured Madagascar's COVID-19 miracle cure   Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Monday directed the [...] Full text...

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2,000 COVID-19: Nigerians stranded abroad returning home from next week

21 april 2020 - 15:47:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government announced on Tuesday that  2,000 of its citizens stranded abroad as a result [...] Full text...

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WHO aids flood-hit populations across Africa

09 november 2019 - 09:32:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Flood-hit populations across Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean Region face increased risk of illness or death [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Air Force completes airlift of relief materials to Mozambique, Zimbabwe

31 august 2019 - 18:23:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Saturday announced the completion of airlifting of relief materials to [...] Full text...

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UN food relief agency airlifts aid to DR Congo province hit by Ebola outbreak

30 august 2018 - 18:13:24
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Emergency food aid is being delivered to people affected by the Ebola virus in the eastern [...] Full text...

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Getting medicine to flood victims in Somalia, no matter what

29 may 2018 - 19:58:02
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – Recent flash and river flooding in Somalia has affected an estimated 772,000 people and displaced nearly [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: WHO, partners battle multiple disease outbreaks in South Sudan

09 september 2016 - 19:32:46
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Infectious diseases continue to pose a major public health threat in South Sudan, the World [...] Full text...

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Libya: Libyan army commander visits Chad

12 october 2015 - 10:40:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The commander of the Libyan army, General Khalifa Haftar, who arrived in the Chadian capital, N'Djamena, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana sends relief assistance to three Ebola-affected countries

15 september 2014 - 22:13:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana is sending about 100 tons of humanitarian food relief items to three Ebola-affected countries in [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana accepts UN request to be logistics base in Ebola fight

30 august 2014 - 12:08:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama has agreed to a request from the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA WC: Ghana sets up committee to investigate poor performance at World Cup

04 july 2014 - 20:30:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The Ghana government on Friday set up a three-man committee to investigate the poor performance of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: WFP begins airlift of food to CAR

14 february 2014 - 14:00:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has began airlifting food into the Central African Republic [...] Full text...

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Sudan: IOM to fly 2,000 Sudanese home from S. Sudan

16 january 2014 - 22:08:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have made arrangements for the evacuation [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President seeks more intra-African trade

25 july 2013 - 14:19:10
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has urged African nations to make a greater effort to boost formal [...] Full text...

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2014 WC: Nigerian Super Eagles in Kenya, reject hotel

04 june 2013 - 12:23:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nigeria's national football team, the Super Eagles, landed in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Nigeria denies alleged maltreatment of Kenyan team

21 march 2013 - 17:48:21
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Thursday denied it maltreated the Kenyan players and officials who arrived [...] Full text...

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Indian Army Chief in Abuja as Nigeria completes full troop deployment to Mali

27 february 2013 - 19:28:59
Abuja, 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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Donor's conference on Mali nets US$455m

29 january 2013 - 11:05:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A total of US$455.53 million has been pledged for the international intervention force in [...] Full text...

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Airlifting of hundreds of southerners to their homeland launched

06 november 2012 - 12:52:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The airlifting of hundreds of extremely vulnerable group of south Sudanese was launched from Khartoum airport, [...] Full text...

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3 Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia for hajj die

08 october 2012 - 08:49:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Three Nigerian pilgrims who travelled to Saudi Arabia for hajj have died, the local media reported [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to resume airlift of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia despite deportation

30 september 2012 - 09:29:43
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has announced the resumption of the airlift of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, despite the deportation [...] Full text...

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Nigeria issues ultimatim to Saudi Arabia over detained pilgrims

27 september 2012 - 09:17:33
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has given Saudi Arabia 24 hours, due to expire Thursday, to resolve the issues surrounding [...] Full text...

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IOM takes hundreds of Ethiopians home, says more stranded in Yemen

21 september 2012 - 10:31:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said it is airlifting over 900 Ethiopian nationals stranded [...] Full text...

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Nigeria begins airlifting of pilgrims for hajj

18 september 2012 - 11:55:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria was due to begin, Tuesday, the airlifting of the first batch of 95,000 pilgrims that [...] Full text...

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Desert locust threat to Niger, Mali grows

17 july 2012 - 11:52:27
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Desert Locust threat to pastures and croplands in Niger and Mali is growing after swarms [...] Full text...

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IOM to airlift stranded South Sudanese to Juba

04 may 2012 - 10:08:50
Khartoum, 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 launches major humanitarian support in troubled S. Sudan region

07 january 2012 - 09:36:43
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has launched a massive humanitarian operation to bring succour to people affected by [...] Full text...

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Fighting in Sudan driving people to the south, says OCHA

02 november 2011 - 17:55:23
Khartoum, Sudan |(PANA) - More than 18,000 people have been forced to flee to Unity State because of fighting [...] Full text...

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First batch of Nigerian hajj pilgrims departs on Saturday

01 october 2011 - 09:45:44
Lagos, 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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Zambia's electoral chief appeals for patience over poll results

21 september 2011 - 16:36:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Irene Mambilima on Wednesday appealed for patience as [...] Full text...

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Peacekeepers involved in livestock protection in Darfur

25 august 2011 - 15:43:07
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - African Union and United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has started airlifting vaccines as part of [...] Full text...

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Egypt airlifts food, medical aid to Somalia

24 august 2011 - 21:15:21
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Head of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces in Egypt, Field Marshal Mohamed [...] Full text...

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Fighting worsens relief supplies to Somali famine victims

03 august 2011 - 12:50:22
Nairobi, 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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UN declares famine in two South Somali regions

20 july 2011 - 15:22:20
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Wednesday declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia following the worst [...] Full text...

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WFP airlifts food to Ivorian IDPs, refugees

19 april 2011 - 13:49:41
Bamako, 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 - 13:27:38
Brazzaville, 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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Cargo plane crashes in Congo

22 march 2011 - 11:36:24
Brazzaville, 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 envoy wants more international engagement in Liberia

17 march 2011 - 15:57:56
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), Ms.Ellen [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS training exercise ends

18 april 2010 - 14:00:00
Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- The week-long Field Training Exercise for the Eastern Ba ttalion of the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) [...] Full text...

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Congo: WFP airlifts food to fleeing refugees

18 march 2010 - 17:59:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The World Food Programme (WFP) is airlifting urgent food assistance into northern Republic of Congo, to [...] Full text...

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WFP to increase food assistance to Southern Sudan

21 august 2009 - 18:13:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The World Food Programme will dispatch more food to sout hern Sudan where 1. 3 million [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to rotate peacekeeping troops in Liberia

15 august 2009 - 09:21:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria will Monday commence the airlifting of troops fr om the 231 Tank Battalion to Liberia [...] Full text...

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WFP steps up food airlift to Southern Sudan's Akobo County

08 august 2009 - 15:37:00
Nairobi- 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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Sudan relief efforts disrupted - UN

17 june 2009 - 06:39:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The United Nations has said its efforts to get food to tho usands of refugees [...] Full text...

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Southern Sudan: Attack on food barges disrupts operations

15 june 2009 - 19:32:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- An attack on river barges, carrying World Food Programme (WFP) food in southern Sudan, has caused [...] Full text...

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Businesses shut, school children march in Tripoli over Gaza attacks

08 january 2009 - 15:22:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Businesses in Tripoli were shut while school children gathered in the city centre Thursday as protests [...] Full text...

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Bush authorises supplies for UN-AU peacekeepers in Darfur

06 january 2009 - 21:57:00
New York- US (PANA) -- U. S. President George Bush has ordered an “immediate” airl ift of supplies for [...] Full text...

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