Addressing insecurity in road construction in conflict-prone areas: Lessons from the Horn of Africa: World Bank Blog By Kennedy Mkutu Agade, Josphat Sasia, Lilian Kahindo and Benard Mitto

12 september 2024 - 09:12:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - While all development projects call for care and deftness during the implementation phase, these requirements become [...] Full text...

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Kenya's highest ranking military officer, eight others killed in chopper crash

18 april 2024 - 21:03:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's topmost ranking officer, the Chief of Defense Forces General Francis Ogolla, and eight others were [...] Full text...

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Some 6.5 million Nigerians face food insecurity In 2024 - Report

10 november 2023 - 12:09:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 26.5 million Nigerians are expected to grapple with high levels of food insecurity in 2024, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister reassures on the security situation at Libya's land and sea borders

05 september 2023 - 19:11:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The interim Minister of the Interior in the government of national unity, Imad Trabelsi, has stressed [...] Full text...

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Trafficking in the Sahel: Muzzling the illicit arms trade (Feature by UN News)

11 june 2023 - 07:06:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Shoppers in Mali’s Gao, Timbuktu, and Ménaka regions in Mali can snap up AK-pattern assault rifles [...] Full text...

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DR Congo gets new Police Chief

03 april 2023 - 09:26:50
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Gen. Benjamin Alongaboni has been appointed Commissioner General of the Congolese National Police (PNC), replacing [...] Full text...

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Four Kenyan policemen killed in gun raid near South Sudan border region

11 february 2023 - 22:16:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four Kenyan policemen were killed and seven others seriously wounded after an army of cattle raiders [...] Full text...

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The 59th session of Liptako-Gourma Council of Ministers to open in Bamako Friday

26 january 2023 - 16:23:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Bamako will be hosting on Friday the 59th session of the Liptako Gourma (ALG) Council of [...] Full text...

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UN must recognise ‘critical emergency’ malnutrition crisis in northwest Nigeria, says Medical charity

28 september 2022 - 11:43:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is calling on the humanitarian community to respond to the [...] Full text...

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ICC issues arrest warrant against former CAR minister Mahamat Nouradine Adam for alleged war crimes

29 july 2022 - 10:15:28
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a warrant of [...] Full text...

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Police record several injuries after violent protests in Guinea

07 july 2022 - 16:17:59
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The police recorded on Wednesday during the violence in the Guinean capital the arrest of three [...] Full text...

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Three leaders of Guinea pressure group to appear in court for kicking against junta

06 july 2022 - 12:52:21
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Three influential members of the Guinean pressure group, National Front for the Defence of the Constitution [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari's advance convoy attacked by gunmen

06 july 2022 - 07:51:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Gunmen in Nigeria have attacked an advance convoy of presidential aides leading to injuries to two [...] Full text...

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Tripartite process kicks off to end Sudanese political impasse

12 may 2022 - 21:03:24
Khartoum, Sudan  (PANA) - A much awaited process to end the Sudanese political stalemate finally kicked off in Khartoum on [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Council of the Wise urged to intensify peace efforts

22 february 2022 - 12:00:48
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Members of the reconstituted ECOWAS Council of the Wise (CoW) have been urged to “play a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s Defence Minister goes to Niger amid row over airstrikes killing 12 in Niger border village

21 february 2022 - 09:38:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd), on Monday travelled to Niamey, Niger, amid a row over [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari cancels Zamfara visit over weather concerns

27 january 2022 - 19:42:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday cancelled his scheduled visit to Zamfara State, citing poor weather conditions, official sources told [...] Full text...

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830 persons kidnapped, 69 bandits killed in Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria, within 3 months’

20 october 2021 - 18:14:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -  The Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, said here Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president reiterates vow to stamp out security threats and violent crimes

09 october 2021 - 16:51:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday again pledged to eliminate all forms of violent crimes in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria records “tremendous progress’’ against Boko Haram/ISWAP/bandits : Buhari

01 october 2021 - 14:43:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday saluted the military and other security agencies for recording “tremendous progress’’ [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Senate asks President Buhari to declare bandits in the north as 'terrorists'

29 september 2021 - 20:58:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to "formally and urgently" declare bandits operating [...] Full text...

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Nigeria enacts situational security policy, recalls retired military personnel

24 september 2021 - 17:37:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has recalled and included experienced retired personnel of the Army, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria issues security alert ahead of 61st independence anniversary

24 september 2021 - 17:21:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Government on Friday alerted the general public to be aware of “heightened security activities” [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Statistics of crisis in Northwest Nigeria competing with Afghanistan, warns Governor El-Rufai

21 september 2021 - 21:34:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday said the human capital development indices of the North [...] 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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South Sudan pressed to end crackdown against activists seeking political accountability

03 september 2021 - 18:40:45
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese authorities have arrested civil society activists and a politician, besides closing down a [...] Full text...

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Cameroon alone can’t stem illicit arms flowing into the country - Study

26 august 2021 - 17:38:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In the face of a separatist conflict and violent extremism, Cameroon must secure help from neighbouring [...] Full text...

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Buhari to sack non-performing defence, security chiefs over insecurity, says “I’m not ready to exit government as a failure”

19 august 2021 - 19:33:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari rose from his meeting on Thursday with the nation’s defence and security leaders, [...] 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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Nigeria: Buhari says govt. has responded against Boko Haram/ISWAP, bandits, kidnappers in “strong, determined and robust” manner

13 august 2021 - 18:28:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday x-rayed his government’s handling of the Boko Haram/Islamic State in West [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President Buhari says banditry in northwest 'painful, most disturbing'

23 july 2021 - 09:23:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said in his Duara country home, in Katsina State, that the lingering banditry [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: NAF fighter jets eliminate 120 bandits in Subudu Forest, Zamfara State

13 july 2021 - 21:48:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets Monday eliminated over 120 bandits in multiple airstrikes executed at [...] 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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Niger Delta militant group vows renewed attacks on oil, gas installations, politicians

26 june 2021 - 17:27:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The fierce Nigerian militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), on Saturday announced its return from a [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari launches ‘War Against Drug Abuse’

26 june 2021 - 17:06:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday launched a "War Against Drug Abuse" (WADA) sounding an alarm [...] Full text...

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Fulani herders, leaders bicker with Nigerian military over killing of cows by airstrikes in Nasarawa State

16 june 2021 - 14:38:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –Fulani herders and the Armed Forces of Nigeria are bickering over reports that two military aircraft conducted [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Expect changes in security operations in Nigeria, says Defence Minister

07 june 2021 - 18:25:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday held his maiden meeting with the new Chief of Army Staff [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Airforce and Army Chiefs parley on joint operations against terrorism, banditry

02 june 2021 - 19:04:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The newly-appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, on Wednesday held his maiden meeting [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army raids Boko Haram logistics stockpile in Yobe State

26 may 2021 - 15:35:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops under Operation Hadi Kai bust a Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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‘Ruthless criminals should not take advantage of liberty’, President Barrow warns

25 may 2021 - 12:45:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has said that his government cannot create the necessary environment for freedom and [...] Full text...

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Gunmen invade estate in Bwari near Abuja, kidnap two persons

23 may 2021 - 19:32:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The spate of insecurity in northern region Nigeria is creeping into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) [...] Full text...

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Bandits convert Nigeria Army lands to safe hideouts for criminal activities

18 may 2021 - 15:46:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have taken over and established camps in vast areas of land belonging to the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Army confirms recall of personnel in civil educational institutions, to be deployed in war against terrorism, banditry

16 may 2021 - 16:04:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  The Nigerian Army has confirmed the recall of its personnel studying in various civil institutions across [...] Full text...

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U.S. raises concerns of religious abuse, discrimination, rising tensions in Nigeria

14 may 2021 - 15:05:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. has voiced concerns over abuses and discrimination against individuals based on religion and religious [...] Full text...

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Declare State of Emergency over insecurity in Nigeria, House of Reps asks Buhari

27 april 2021 - 18:27:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal House of Representatives on Tuesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a State of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria seeks US assistance in fighting Boko Haram/ISWAP, banditry, warns of spill over to other countries

27 april 2021 - 18:21:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday formally asked for the assistance of the United States (U.S.) [...] 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 Army needs right equipment to tackle security challenges in 5 of 6 regions - Army Chief

21 april 2021 - 18:53:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, on Wednesday said that the Nigerian Army needs [...] Full text...

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Terrorist attacks, banditry, kidnappings put Nigeria in critical situation - Defence minister

22 march 2021 - 18:33:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is in a critical situation as the country faces terrorist attacks, banditry and kidnappings, according [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for investigation into deaths in Senegal's protests

09 march 2021 - 06:01:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As Senegal continues to be rocked by bloody protests following the arrest last week of opposition [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Bandits kill 22 in 2 Northwest region States of Sokoto, Kaduna

01 march 2021 - 20:55:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits once again went on rampage on Monday in northern Nigeria as they killed 10 persons [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president rules out amnesty for Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits

26 february 2021 - 10:34:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ruled out negotiating with terrorists and bandits, saying his administration [...] 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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Nigeria: Nigerian House of Representatives begins screening of Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs

17 february 2021 - 20:51:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The screening of the chief of defence staff and service chiefs-designate commenced here Wednesday, as the House [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military kills 50 bandits in Katsina, Zamfara States, Northwest Nigeria

10 january 2021 - 10:14:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Armed Forces of Nigeria Sunday morning said four soldiers were injured and over 50 bandits killed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military says airstrikes kills "several" Boko Haram terrorists in Northeast region, 3 bandits dead in Northcentral Nigeria

13 december 2020 - 16:43:17
Nigeria: Military says airstrikes kill "several" Boko Haram terrorists in North-east region   Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Armed Forces of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari addresses National Assembly Thursday on Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism, banditry, other crimes

07 december 2020 - 20:16:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will address a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday, 10 December, [...] Full text...

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AU Commission chief warns against arms boom in Africa

07 december 2020 - 15:55:30
Addis Ababa Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has warned against the profusion of weapons [...] Full text...

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'ENDSARS protests will not occur in Nigeria again,' says Buhari

17 november 2020 - 19:52:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi, on Tuesday that President Muhammadu Buhari told members of [...] Full text...

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Morocco decides to secure Guerguarat border buffer zone, Polisario elements retreat

13 november 2020 - 21:31:03
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - In the face of provocations by Polisario militias in the buffer zone of Guergarat, Morocco has [...] Full text...

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Nigeria receives 2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles for fighting terrorists

10 november 2020 - 14:47:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has joined China and United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the only countries operating the WingLoong [...] Full text...

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Buhari to Nigerians: 'Desist from divisive statements'

28 october 2020 - 18:41:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday urged Nigerians to desist from making divisive statements that can threaten [...] Full text...

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Nigerian troops eliminate 38 bandits, arrest 198, rescue 108 kidnap victims in North West Nigeria

26 october 2020 - 18:50:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Monday said troops of Operation Sahel Sanity, one of the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military 'kills' several bandits, destroys camps in Katsina State

15 october 2020 - 11:11:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria says that its airstrikes have killed “several” bandits and destroyed their [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits kill 12 policemen, 5 soldiers in Nigeria

26 september 2020 - 12:37:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Nigeria’s northeast region and bandits in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari departs for Niger Republic for ECOWAS summit

06 september 2020 - 16:09:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, will depart Abuja on Monday for Niamey, Niger Republic, to participate in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military kills 100 bandits, arrests 148 in Northwest region

06 september 2020 - 09:58:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Saturday that at least 100 bandits were killed and 148 [...] Full text...

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NAF airstrikes kill “several” bandits, “disrupt” their camps in Kaduna State

04 september 2020 - 13:00:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Armed Forces on Friday said the Air Component of Operation THUNDER STRIKE killed “several” bandits [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Police say 15 bandits were killed, 50 arrested in Northwest Nigeria

03 september 2020 - 19:41:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police Command in Katsina State says it has killed 15 bandits and arrested 50 [...] Full text...

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Appointment or dismissal of military chiefs 'a presidential prerogative', says Nigerian presidency

22 july 2020 - 07:26:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency has told the Senate, which passed a resolution on Tuesday asking the Chief [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate asks Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs to resign over insecurity

21 july 2020 - 15:19:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In an unprecedented move in the history of Nigeria since independence on October 1, 1960, the [...] Full text...

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Late Nigerian first female combat helicopter pilot for burial at National Military Cemetery, Abuja

17 july 2020 - 18:11:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday announced that the remains of late Flying Officer, Tolulope [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari, Air Chief mourn death of nation's first female combat helicopter pilot

15 july 2020 - 14:10:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that he received with “deep pain”, the passing of Flying [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Military airstrikes kill 8 bandit leaders, dozen of fighters in Zamfara State forest

10 july 2020 - 12:50:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Friday that airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force fighter jets [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian troops kills 46 bandits in Northwest region, Katsina State

07 july 2020 - 19:46:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Armed Forces said here Tuesday that troops of its Operation SAHEL SANITY Monday killed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President Buhari restates military's ability to bring banditry, violence under control

17 june 2020 - 07:08:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday stressed that the country's Armed Forces are "fully capable" of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military destroys two bandits' camps, kills "scores" in Northwest Nigeria

07 june 2020 - 15:25:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Sunday said that “scores” of armed bandits were killed and their [...] Full text...

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Nigerian troops kill 70 bandits in Kaduna State

06 june 2020 - 11:58:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Saturday that its troops on an operation in the northwest [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Defence Hdqrs launches offensive as military kills 392 bandits

04 june 2020 - 15:37:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that 392 bandits were killed in the northwest and [...] Full text...

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Milk producers in West and Central Africa call on their leaders to save the sector

02 june 2020 - 10:56:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Fifty-five local milk producers from six West and Central African countries on Monday appealed to their [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Air Chief meets fighter pilots as airstrikes kill 30 bandits in the northwest

28 may 2020 - 08:43:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Wednesday warned bandits operating in the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria military 'kill 200 bandits' in the northwest

24 may 2020 - 18:26:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Sunday that the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) killed “close to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military kills 135 bandits in northwest states

23 may 2020 - 11:41:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Saturday that Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has killed “no fewer [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Nigerian Presidency assures on nationwide security as banditry violence heightens food insecurity concerns

20 may 2020 - 12:47:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency has assured that all 36 States of the federation and the Federal Capital [...] Full text...

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At least 1,142 people killed in Nigeria in first quarter of 2020 - Report

05 may 2020 - 07:00:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A new report released in Nigeria on Monday has revealed that in the first quarter of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari writes Nigeria's Chief Justice over COVID-19, demands urgent measures to decongest prisons

21 april 2020 - 21:33:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday called for urgent measures towards the speedy trial of cases to [...] Full text...

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Forum on peaceful transborder migration of livestock in the ECOWAS region opens in Niamey

03 march 2020 - 14:07:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A forum on responsible and peaceful transhumance in  the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...

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'We're exploring collaboration among nations to defeat Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism' - Buhari

27 february 2020 - 09:50:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says his government is exploring "higher level collaboration" among nations and international [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari, Burkinabe leader meet in Abuja over Nigeria's land border closure

21 february 2020 - 20:19:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Friday spoke again on the closure of Nigeria’s land borders, saying it [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president 'surprised' at spate of armed banditry attacks

29 january 2020 - 07:51:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday in Abuja said that his administration is surprised by the [...] Full text...

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Malian PM relaunches construction of Sévaré-Gao road

28 january 2020 - 12:06:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé arrived on Monday in Gao 1,200 km from Bamako, the first [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Air Force aircraft to contain armed banditry in northcentral region

27 january 2020 - 07:46:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following the sporadic attacks by armed bandits in northern Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that [...] Full text...

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Buhari meets with military chiefs, heads of other security agencies over security challenges

17 january 2020 - 17:40:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Worried by rampant security challenges in the country, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday held a [...] Full text...

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French Embassy in Nigeria launches new strategy to help CSOs on peace initiatives

17 december 2019 - 12:30:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Embassy of France in Abuja on Tuesday announced the launch of a new strategy, it [...] Full text...

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Nigerian ministers visit main western border with Benin to assess impact of closure

26 november 2019 - 05:39:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A Nigerian ministerial delegation led by minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday [...] Full text...

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Armed gunmen kill six local hunters in Northeast Nigeria

17 november 2019 - 19:16:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Six local hunters were killed on Sunday morning by rampaging gunmen riding on camels in an [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Security summit calls for "urgent increase" in funding military, other security agencies in war against Boko Haram

06 november 2019 - 17:13:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Participants in one-day North-East Security Summit, held in the epicentre of Boko Haram violence in Maiduguri, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Controversy still trail closure of Nigeria's land borders

02 november 2019 - 11:13:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The continued closure of Nigeria’s land borders resonated on Friday as the Governor of Central Bank [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 2-day conference on migration in West Africa opens in Abuja

08 october 2019 - 16:56:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A two-day regional conference opened on Tuesday in Abuja towards working out the place of migration [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force aircraft kill 10 armed bandits in the northwest

06 october 2019 - 12:23:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said that its air component which oversees the war [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Armed bandits kill 9 soldiers in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria

05 october 2019 - 09:29:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Armed bandits on Thursday killed nine soldiers in Sunke village in Anka local government area of [...] Full text...

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Gunmen abduct six schoolgirls, two teachers in northwest Nigeria

03 october 2019 - 13:37:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A group of unidentified gunmen on Thursday raided a private secondary school in Sabo, Chikun Local [...] Full text...

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Some 1,460 civilians killed in 330 attacks in the last seven months in Nigeria

29 august 2019 - 20:48:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Thursday said that 1,460 deaths were recorded in about 330 attacks [...] Full text...

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Seventeen killed by armed bandits in northwest Nigeria

20 august 2019 - 10:44:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police say 17 people have been killed by armed bandits in Katsina State, northeast [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says military should not spare bandits killing, kidnapping citizens in Northwest Nigeria

17 august 2019 - 19:10:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday in Katsina, Katsina State, Northeast Nigeria, charged the military to be [...] Full text...

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Directors of Liptako-Gourma member countries meet in Bamako

15 august 2019 - 14:12:36
 Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Bamako, the Malian capital, is hosting the 13th meeting of directors of the Liptako-Gourma member countries [...] Full text...

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'Nigeria to deal final blow to bandits killing in God's name' - Buhari

14 august 2019 - 15:37:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that armed bandits who are killing and calling in [...] Full text...

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Niger's President salutes Nigerien, French soldiers for fighting against terrorism

03 august 2019 - 13:24:35
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – In a message on the occasion of celebrations marking Niger's Independence Day on Saturday, the Nigerien [...] Full text...

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Buhari says his administration plans new measures to stem spate of insecurity in Nigeria

31 july 2019 - 18:06:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday spoke on the steps his administration is taking to address [...] Full text...

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Buhari says Nigerian military winning the war against Boko Haram terrorism

13 july 2019 - 19:30:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday said that despite the continuous violence of the Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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55th ordinary summit of ECOWAS opens

29 june 2019 - 12:54:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 55th ordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened in Nigeria’s [...] Full text...

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Matebeleland and Midlands region demand apology from Mnangagwa over 1980 Gukurahundi atrocities

28 june 2019 - 23:10:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Chiefs from Zimbabwe’s Matebeleland and Midlands region Friday demanded an official apology from Zimbabwe President Emmerson [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Czech Republic renew partnership as Nigerian Air Force reactivates 3 L-39ZA aircraft

21 june 2019 - 18:30:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and the Czech Republic on Friday renewed commitments to their military cooperation as three Nigerian [...] Full text...

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UK govt places travel ban on its citizens to 21 of 36 States of Nigeria

18 june 2019 - 18:05:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued fresh warning advisory to its citizens [...] Full text...

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Buhari says his administration working on new modalities to contain armed banditry in Northwest Nigeria

17 june 2019 - 16:16:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following the continuing killings and kidnappings in Nigeria’s Northwest region, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force probes helicopter gunship crash in the northwest

13 june 2019 - 06:01:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has set up a Board of Inquiry to determine the exact [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president condemns 'heinous' killing of 25 persons in Sokoto State

10 june 2019 - 06:58:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep shock and sadness over the “heinous” killing of dozens [...] Full text...

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Armed bandits kill 16 persons in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria

06 june 2019 - 17:50:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Zamfara State Government, Northwest Nigeria, has confirmed that armed bandits operating in the area killed [...] Full text...

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Buhari meets with Northern Nigerian Governors, assures on security of country

27 may 2019 - 17:05:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday in Abuja gave assurances on security in the country, stressing [...] Full text...

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Nigerian security team in Niger to enhance joint security along common borders

17 may 2019 - 07:17:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Friday said that a Joint Security Team from its 8 Division based [...] Full text...

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Army chief accuses "defeated politicians" of sponsoring insecurity in Nigeria

15 may 2019 - 18:07:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, on Wednessday said that the Army has [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army accuses unnamed "foreign powers and local collaborators" of plans to scuttle Nigeria's democracy

04 may 2019 - 17:34:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Saturday accused some unnamed “foreign powers and their local collaborators” of alleged [...] Full text...

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Residents kill seven armed bandits in local chief's palace in northwest Nigeria

02 may 2019 - 09:30:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The violence and kidnappings in Northwest Nigeria has drawn the ire of the people to self-help [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Police says armed bandits kill nine persons, rustle cattle in Katsina State

01 may 2019 - 15:42:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria Police on Wednesday confirmed that armed bandits who have been on a prowl in the [...] Full text...

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16 armed bandits, 10 civilians killed in fresh violence in Northwest Nigeria

23 april 2019 - 12:57:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force on Tuesday said that its Air Task Force (ATF), under Operation DIRAN [...] Full text...

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Nigerian government, UN condemn killing of two aid workers in Kaduna State

23 april 2019 - 10:51:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has condoled with families of the two aid workers, a Nigerian and [...] Full text...

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One soldier killed, six others wounded in Army "fierce encounter" with armed bandits in Northwest Nigeria

19 april 2019 - 17:07:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Friday said that one soldier was killed and six others wounded during [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military says 39 armed bandits killed in Zamfara State

14 april 2019 - 15:30:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said its aircraft “totally destroyed” an armed bandits’ logistics base [...] Full text...

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8 bandits' camps neutralised in Northwest Nigeria

11 april 2019 - 03:37:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday said that aircraft under its Air Task Force (ATF) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria bans mining activities in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria

07 april 2019 - 18:32:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  The Nigerian government on Sunday gave all foreigners involved in mining activities in the violence and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari pledges new confrontation to rid the country of increased armed banditry, kidnappings

06 april 2019 - 22:03:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said ending armed banditry which has left hundreds of citizens [...] Full text...

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Nigerian soldiers kill 55 bandits, rescue 760 civilians in Zamfara State

13 march 2019 - 08:02:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army says that its troops have killed 55 bandits and rescued about 760 villagers [...] Full text...

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Rights group 'shocked' at spike in South Sudan executions

01 march 2019 - 06:53:38
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International said on Friday that South Sudan authorities executed at least [...] Full text...

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16 die in fresh armed bandit attacks in Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria

26 february 2019 - 19:55:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Governor of Nigeria’s Northwest State of Sokoto, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, on Tuesday confirmed the death [...] Full text...

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Conference of Speakers of African parliaments opens in Abuja

08 november 2018 - 16:36:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 73rd Session of the Executive Committee and the 41st Conference of Speakers of the African [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity organises 'catch-up classes' for CAR children

22 august 2018 - 10:58:40
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is facilitating "catch-up classes" for displaced children in the Central [...] Full text...

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AI says herdsmen, banditry violence killed 371 in Northwest Nigeria since January

31 july 2018 - 19:22:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – International human rights group, Amnesty International (AI), on Tuesday said that 371 people were killed in [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for action to end deadly clashes between herders, farmers in Africa

29 june 2018 - 05:15:10
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern about deadly clashes between herders and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian civil society organisations mourn victims of violence

28 may 2018 - 10:58:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian civil society groups have declared Monday "a national day of mourning and remembrance to honor [...] Full text...

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Commanders of African peacekeeping missions identify complex, deadly new threats

10 may 2018 - 04:50:14
New York, US (PANA) - Evolving and increasingly deadly threats, together with deepening humanitarian crises mean that United Nations peacekeeping [...] Full text...

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Mali violence drives thousands to Burkina Faso - UNHCR

17 april 2018 - 11:43:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said on Tuesday that it is alarmed at a spike in [...] Full text...

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Army to bury 11 soldiers killed by bandits in northwest Nigeria

27 march 2018 - 18:20:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A week after bandits killed 11 Nigerian soldiers in Kaduna, northwest of the country, the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Army kill 4 hersdmen militia

18 march 2018 - 15:23:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Sunday said its troops killed four armed erdsmen militia in Ningi, Bauchi [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel force should prioritise human rights - Says Rights group

13 december 2017 - 16:49:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The G5 Sahel military force, created to counter Islamist armed groups in the Sahel region of [...] Full text...

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Aid agency warns of looming hunger in 2018 in South Sudan

12 december 2017 - 11:14:41
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD) is expressing deep concern at the serious escalation [...] Full text...

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WFP chief warns of 'looming humanitarian catastrophe' in DRC's strife-torn Kasai region

30 october 2017 - 21:19:42
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Some 3.2 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) conflict-ravaged south-central Greater Kasai [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Lawmaker alleges torture in detention, govt accused of persecution

28 september 2017 - 14:48:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition lawmaker, Babu Owino, was freed Thursday after spending four days in detention, where he [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian military launch special operations against Boko Haram, Biafran agitators

08 september 2017 - 15:49:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Air Force on Friday announced new operations aimed at crushing [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Osinbajo directs immediate rescue of women abducted by Boko Haram

20 july 2017 - 07:09:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday directed the military and intelligence agencies to take all [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU urges Sudan to ensure security in Darfur on UNAMID troops withdrawal

15 june 2017 - 16:31:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Urging the Government of Sudan to ensure it fills the security and humanitarian vacuum that [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN human rights expert calls for improved human rights situation in Sudan

22 february 2017 - 18:59:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite positive developments in the situation of human rights in Sudan since April last year, there [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Army set up new outfit to confront Niger Delta militants

20 november 2016 - 18:02:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army has established a new Division that will be primarily charged with confronting Niger [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU official says tense, unpredictable situation persists in Darfur

15 september 2016 - 13:26:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The security situation in the restive region of Darfur in western Sudan remains "tense and [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Tribunal rules hand, leg of Darfur bandits be amputated

17 august 2016 - 11:34:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A Darfur Special Criminal Tribunal has ordered the amputation of the right hand and left leg [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari mandates security agencies to eradicate herdsmen banditry in Nigeria

06 august 2016 - 09:26:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has mandated the nation’s security agencies to deal decisively with all acts [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rights expert stresses need to protect civilians in CAR

22 june 2016 - 15:45:03
New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Marie-Therese Keita, the UN expert on the situation of human rights in the Central [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy tasks Malian parties on peace, reconciliation agreement

17 june 2016 - 15:58:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN envoy in Mali, Saleh Annadif, said that despite some progress, key challenges to [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official says political progress to end Darfur conflict remains elusive

07 april 2016 - 06:44:14
New York, US (PANA) - Intensified fighting since January has resulted in a rapidly worsening security situation and large-scale displacement [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Army mops up Boko Haram remnants, rescues 817 captives

29 march 2016 - 19:05:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Troops of the Nigerian Army clearing remnants of the Boko Haram terrorist group in the North-Eastern [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official highlights benefits of peaceful election in Côte d’Ivoire

14 january 2016 - 07:16:11
New York, US (PANA) - The top United Nations official in Côte d’Ivoire on Wednesday highlighted that the peaceful conclusion [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy says election in Cote d’Ivoire opens new chapter

13 january 2016 - 19:03:21
New York, US (PANA) - Cote d’Ivoire's peaceful conclusion of its presidential election provides citizens with the opportunity to turn [...] Full text...

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UN: UN expert warns on human rights situation in Mali

19 october 2015 - 20:08:58
New York, US (PANA) - Wrapping up his recent visit to Mali, UN expert on human rights in the country, [...] Full text...

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UN: Mali peace process back on track, but vigilance necessary, says UN envoy

06 october 2015 - 17:11:31
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative and Head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), Mr. [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC prosecutor determined to bring justice to Darfur people

30 june 2015 - 08:03:10
New York, US (PANA) - Over six years since the issuance of the first warrant of arrest against Sudan’s President [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Security Council extends UN/AU Mission Darfur for another year

29 june 2015 - 20:58:05
New York, US (PANA) - Expressing deep concern at the serious deterioration in the security situation in Darfur, the UN [...] Full text...

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SUDAN: UNAMID wins Pan-African award

03 may 2015 - 15:41:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has been declared the Country Winner for [...] Full text...

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UN: UN expert deplores attacks against civilians, peacekeepers in Mali

10 march 2015 - 20:20:21
New York, US (PANA) - Mr. Sulaiman Baldo, UN expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UNAMID concerned over impact of fighting on civilian population in Darfur

22 january 2015 - 19:05:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Thursday expressed concern over displacement of thousands of civilians [...] Full text...

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UN: UN humanitarian office reports mass displacement in Sudan's Darfur region

22 january 2015 - 06:09:00
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported that thousands of [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy welcomes recent progress in Cote d'Ivoire

13 january 2015 - 22:30:40
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative and head of the UN Operation in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI), Ms. Aichatou [...] Full text...

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UN: UN/AU peacekeepers attacked in Darfur Tuesday

06 january 2015 - 19:12:46
New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has reported that its peacekeepers came under two [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC prosecutor laments UN Security Council inaction on Darfur atrocities

12 december 2014 - 20:06:22
New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, says the UN Security [...] Full text...

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UN: UN refugee agency concerned at sudden closure of IDP camp in DRC

05 december 2014 - 22:32:44
New York, US (PANA) -The UN Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday voiced concern over [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official warns Security Council on Darfur's ongoing insecurity, violence

04 december 2014 - 20:28:21
New York, US (PANA) - UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Herve Ladsous on Thursday said the situation in Sudan's [...] Full text...

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UN: Inter-communal violence, banditry threaten civilians in Darfur

12 august 2014 - 09:27:13
New York, US (PANA) - African Union-UN Special Representative for Darfur (UNAMID), Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, says although fighting between [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: CAR dialogue set for Brazzaville

07 july 2014 - 18:54:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The International Contact Group on the Central Africa Republic (CAR) has set 21-23 July as [...] Full text...

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South Africa: CPJ demands release of detained Zim editor

24 june 2014 - 11:45:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Zimbabwean authorities should drop charges against the editor of the state-controlled Sunday Mail and [...] Full text...

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Libya: Islamists movement celebrates Zeidan's ouster

13 march 2014 - 18:40:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Islamic Movement in Libya, led by the Party for Justice and Construction (PJC), the political [...] Full text...

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UN: Envoy condemns killing of politician, latest violence in CAR

10 february 2014 - 21:32:58
New York US (PANA) - The head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA), [...] Full text...

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Death toll from Nigeria attacks reviewed upwards for soldiers, policemen

10 august 2013 - 19:53:18
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Twelve soldiers and seven policemen died in the two separate attacks by the militant Islamic sect [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram attacks leave 35 dead in Nigeria

05 august 2013 - 16:14:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 35 people were killed and several others injured in two separate attacks by the violent [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military reorganizes approach in fight against Boko Haram

08 may 2013 - 19:29:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army has reorganised its counter insurgency and counter terrorism operation to contain the activities [...] Full text...

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Food insecurity looms in northern Mali

26 april 2013 - 12:50:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Northern Mali will descend to emergency levels of food insecurity in less than two months [...] Full text...

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Tanzania issues ultimatum to unlicensed gun holders

05 december 2012 - 11:16:05
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Unlicensed gun holders in Tanzania have 30 days from Wednesday (5Dec) to surrender the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan military readies for Samburu deployment

15 november 2012 - 06:52:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan military has embarked on a tactical survey of the terrain and regional dynamics in [...] Full text...

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Kenyan govt orders military deployment in troubled northern region

14 november 2012 - 11:19:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is to deploy troops to the troubled northern region, after the National Security Council approved [...] Full text...

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Kenyan death toll climbs to 30 after banditry attack

11 november 2012 - 19:58:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death toll in the banditry attack in Lomelok village in Baragoi division, 342km north of [...] Full text...

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Bujumbura meeting hears of 'worrying security situation' in Central Africa

16 may 2012 - 22:52:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The 34th meeting of experts of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee in Central Africa [...] Full text...

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AU peace, security council meeting begins Tuesday in Mali

19 march 2012 - 19:01:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A ministerial meeting of the peace and security council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), designed [...] Full text...

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Tuareg rebels attacked two villages in Mali

20 february 2012 - 15:10:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Tuareg rebels, claiming to belong to the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), on [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS plans summit on piracy

21 november 2011 - 12:42:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Against the backdrop of rising piracy cases off the West African coast, the regional bloc ECOWAS [...] Full text...

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US deeply worried about Darfuri situation

17 november 2011 - 19:05:07
New York, US (PANA) - Washington is "deeply" concerned about the situation in Sudan's Darfur region, "despite some modest progress [...] Full text...

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Benin president urges concerted action against cross-border crimes

11 august 2011 - 17:40:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Boni Yayi of Benin on Thursday paid a one-day visit to Nigeria, asking for concerted [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Niger to cooperate in tackling terrorism, other crimes

16 may 2011 - 18:37:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria and Niger Republic are to strengthen military cooperation in order to have a common strategy [...] Full text...

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PARENA wants Malians to boost cooperation in Sahel-Saharan sub-region

06 may 2011 - 18:32:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Party for National Renaissance (PARENA) in Mali has called on all political parties in the [...] Full text...

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Arms, ammunition seized in Burundi

21 april 2011 - 18:16:53
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 12,820 grenades, 2,186 assault rifles, 389 pistols, 540 various projectiles, 38 mines and 19 team [...] Full text...

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USAID approves food aid contribution to WFP in CAR

07 april 2011 - 09:34:47
New York, US (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development’s Office of Food for Peace has approved a [...] Full text...

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UN chief says Chad, CAR face humanitarian, security challenges

08 december 2010 - 17:31:22
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday said Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) face [...] Full text...

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Ban calls for support as UN mission leaves Chad, CAR

29 october 2010 - 19:27:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for international support for Chad and the Central African [...] Full text...

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