More health workers and patients killed proportionally in Lebanon than in Ukraine and Gaza
22 november 2024 - 20:53:59Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) – Since 7 October 2023, 47% of attacks on health care – 65 out of 137 – [...] Full text...
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UN rights expert calls for immediate release of all Israeli hostages
18 september 2024 - 04:38:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN independent human rights expert on protection from torture on Tuesday reiterated the urgent need [...] Full text...
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UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in Gaza humanitarian zone
10 september 2024 - 18:15:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Middle East envoy has strongly condemned deadly airstrikes by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) [...] Full text...
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Top human rights investigators call for arms embargo on Sudan warring parties
06 september 2024 - 21:27:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end ‘rampant’ abuse
06 september 2024 - 12:56:39Geneva, Switerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...
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Polio vaccines arrive in Gaza in boost to vaccination campaign: UNICEF
26 august 2024 - 18:40:55New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday the arrival of 1.2 million doses of [...] Full text...
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Many people killed in terrorist attack in north-central Burkina Faso
26 august 2024 - 11:14:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Many people, mainly civilians, were killed on Saturday in a terrorist attack in the town [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns ‘devastating strike’ on Gaza school
13 august 2024 - 05:53:22New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has deplored a deadly weekend attack on a Gaza school-turned-shelter, his [...] Full text...
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‘Another day of horror’: UN rights office condemns Israeli strikes at Gazan school
11 august 2024 - 07:24:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office condemned on Saturday the increasing frequency of Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) [...] Full text...
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UN rights office reports escalation in strikes on schools in Gaza
07 august 2024 - 05:47:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed horror at the escalating pattern of Israeli Defence [...] Full text...
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Special Rapporteur urges global action to recognise and combat prostitution as a system of violence against women and girls
22 june 2024 - 06:36:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Prostitution must be urgently recognised as a system of violence, exploitation and abuse, the Special Rapporteur [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Laws of war likely 'consistently violated' in Israeli strikes on Gaza: UN rights office
19 june 2024 - 15:17:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN probe into the Israeli military’s bombing of Gaza has pointed to the laws of [...] Full text...
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Gaza: ‘High time’ for ceasefire and hostage release, says Guterres
12 june 2024 - 06:28:51New York, United States (PANA) - A comprehensive ceasefire in Gaza linked to the release of all remaining hostages cannot [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: UN’s rights chief says horrified by escalation in fighting as famine draws nearer
18 may 2024 - 06:58:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights official has personally intervened to try to stop spiralling violence in Sudan that’s [...] Full text...
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IMF proposes reforms to Libya's financial sector
14 may 2024 - 11:43:34Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has noted shortcomings in the Libyan financial sector and stressed the [...] Full text...
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Hajj 2024: Libyan Prime Minister urges appropriate services for Libyan pilgrims
31 january 2024 - 17:17:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has stressed the [...] Full text...
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Gaza-Israel crisis: Top UN aid official calls for end to attacks on sites sheltering civilians
25 january 2024 - 11:44:03Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Attacks on buildings in Gaza where terrified civilians are sheltering are “abhorrent and must stop immediately”, [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: End the war and recognise Palestine, Security Council urged
25 january 2024 - 07:25:28New York, US (PANA) - Work harder to end the war in Gaza and recognise the State of Palestine were [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Ceasefire ‘more urgent than ever’ as conflict approaches 100-day mark
12 january 2024 - 20:26:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Gaza conflict approaches the 100-day mark, an immediate ceasefire is “more urgent than ever”, [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM insists on existence of Constitution to establish process leading to elections
25 december 2023 - 13:48:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has said the [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for safe migration governance
18 december 2023 - 07:44:14New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday highlighted the urgent need for safe migration governance rooted [...] Full text...
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Uphold freedoms, fulfill the promise of human rights, urges UN chief
11 december 2023 - 17:47:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on world leaders to rely on the Universal Declaration [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Day: EU High Representative underlines respect for human rights
09 december 2023 - 16:16:07Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Respecting, protecting and fulfilling human rights is essential for fostering justice and accountability, and to end [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ICC Prosecutor visits Israel, Palestine
05 december 2023 - 05:51:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has concluded his first visit to Israel [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Attacks on or near Gaza hospitals ‘unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop’: UN relief chief
11 november 2023 - 18:26:16Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Senior UN officials said on Saturday there could be no justification for any “acts of war” [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes
09 november 2023 - 07:44:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reiterated the call for an urgent ceasefire between Israel [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Guterres blasts ‘completely inadequate’ levels of aid for Gaza civilians
01 november 2023 - 06:47:27New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Tuesday said levels of aid allowed into the stricken Gaza Strip [...] Full text...
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IMF Director of Internal Audit and Inspection quits January 2024
23 october 2023 - 19:57:45= Washington, DC, US (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Director of the Office of Internal Audit and Inspection (OIA), Nancy [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN chief at Rafah crossing; says aid convoy 'the difference between life and death'
20 october 2023 - 11:46:18Cairo, Egypt (PAMA) - UN humanitarians said on Friday that an agreement to unlock aid deliveries across the border to [...] Full text...
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We’re better off thanks to migrants, says new IOM chief
03 october 2023 - 05:27:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With people on the move globally at “unprecedented” levels, the UN’s new migration agency chief insisted [...] Full text...
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Record civilian cluster munitions victims as experts urge global ban
05 september 2023 - 18:05:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There has been a dramatic increase in the number of civilians killed by cluster munitions, according [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: At least 87 buried in mass grave in Darfur - UN rights office
13 july 2023 - 11:56:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The bodies of at least 87 ethnic Masalit and others allegedly killed last month by paramilitary [...] Full text...
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2023 U-23 AFCON: Morocco coach Charai wants to maintain winning spirit
30 june 2023 - 06:27:12Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Hosts Morocco, as the first nation to secure a spot in the semi-finals of the ongoing [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for new era of social media integrity in bid to stem misinformation
12 june 2023 - 16:51:44New York, US (PANA) - Countries must address the “grave global harm” caused by the proliferation of hate and lies [...] Full text...
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UN agencies call for protection of children on the move from violence
25 may 2023 - 05:20:59New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s top advocate on ending violence against children joined UN agencies on Wednesday in [...] Full text...
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CEO of Turkish drone manufacturer decorated in Burkina Faso
26 april 2023 - 13:58:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe authorities decorated here Tuesday a Turkish drone manufacturer, Haluk Bayraktar, in recognition of [...] Full text...
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Libyan gov't celebrates "Night of Destiny" with tribute to Qur'anic memorizers
18 april 2023 - 12:38:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, presided over the commemoration [...] Full text...
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FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy Tour inspires young women’s footballers in Africa
30 march 2023 - 08:27:29Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy has completed its tour of the four African countries that [...] Full text...
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Libyan official laments lack of appropriate cross-sectoral policies on refugee and migrant health
17 march 2023 - 16:31:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Health in the Government of National Unity, Ramadan [...] Full text...
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Mali honours Russian Foreign Minister
08 february 2023 - 14:05:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, was on Tuesday honoured by Mali as Commander of the [...] Full text...
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Investigation into 28 killed in Burkina Faso must be transparent: UN rights chief
08 january 2023 - 04:45:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on the transitional authorities in [...] Full text...
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At least 28 people killed in reprisals in northwest Burkina Faso
03 january 2023 - 13:52:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 28 civilians were killed on Friday night in the town of Nouna in [...] Full text...
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2022 Year in Review: Celebrating women fighting for their rights
30 december 2022 - 05:49:04New York, US (PANA) - UN News on Friday highlighted the work of activists helping to protect women’s rights, which [...] Full text...
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26th edition of Democratic Interrogation Space opens in Bamako
10 december 2022 - 16:44:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 26th edition of the Democratic Interrogation Space (EID) opened here Saturday within the framework of [...] Full text...
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African Commission on Human Rights concerned about rights situation in Guinea
07 september 2022 - 14:09:33Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR), based in Banjul, The Gambia, is concerned [...] Full text...
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Benin reforms its market management
12 august 2022 - 19:07:09Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will proceed in the coming days to reforms in the management of its markets, official [...] Full text...
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Fulani association draws attention of Malian government to amalgamation and stigmatisation of community
03 august 2022 - 20:25:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga received on Tuesday a delegation of the Tabital Pulaku Association, [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe top woman prison officer with UN Mission in CAR wins first ever Trailblazer Award
08 june 2022 - 05:29:27New York, US (PANA) - The creator of a women-only rapid intervention team who leads riot control activities inside the [...] Full text...
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Verdict of life imprisonment for Blaise Compaoré over Thomas Sankara assassibation trial "heavy and disproportionate" - CDP
10 april 2022 - 14:02:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), the party of former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaoré, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray aid operations ‘about to grind to a halt’, warns WFP
15 january 2022 - 05:21:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid and food distribution operations in northern Ethiopia are about “to grind to a halt” amid [...] Full text...
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chairman of Libyan Presidential Council reiterates support for youth to play active role in electoral process
27 november 2021 - 20:07:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, Saturday reaffirmed the Council's support to the [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM sees broad participation in stability conference as sign of beginning to build Libya
21 october 2021 - 18:45:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, said here Thursday in [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prosecutor denies IOM report of death of six migrants in mass escape from Tripoli centre
15 october 2021 - 20:23:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Attorney General's Office has denied statistics announced by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on [...] Full text...
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Serious human rights violations in Libya, UN report
07 october 2021 - 20:25:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The chairman of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya, Mohamed Aujjar, presented on Thursday the first [...] Full text...
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UN fact-finding mission finds evidence of war crimes committed in Libya
04 october 2021 - 14:50:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – There are reasonable grounds to believe that war crimes have been committed in Libya, while violence [...] Full text...
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Blue helmets facing increasing number of attacks: UN peacekeeping chief
25 may 2021 - 05:41:12New York, US (PANA) - UN blue helmets face an increasing number of attacks throughout the complex environments in which [...] Full text...
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UN chief 'gravely concerned' as violence escalates in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel
12 may 2021 - 04:59:32New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said he was "gravely concerned" at escalating violence in the Occupied Palestinian [...] Full text...
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29 million Sahelians need humanitarian aid and protection - UN agencies
28 april 2021 - 13:46:44Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Sahelians in need of humanitarian assistance and protection have reached a new record of 29 [...] Full text...
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A ‘malaria-free future’ is possible, UN chief says on World Malaria Day
25 april 2021 - 04:47:12New York, US (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the multiple crises it has sparked, a growing number of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Migrants left stranded, without assistance by lockdowns - IOM
09 april 2021 - 05:54:56New York, US (PANA) - Travel restrictions during the COVID pandemic have been particularly hard on refugees and migrants who move out of [...] Full text...
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ILO warns against worsening job inequalities from online digital labour platforms
24 february 2021 - 09:29:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has warned against the rising income inequalities caused by digital labour [...] Full text...
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Tunis denies President Kaïs Saied made anti-Jewish remarks
21 january 2021 - 13:51:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president is at the centre of a controversy sparked by remarks considered to be [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Loser of presidential poll salutes winner Marc Christian Kaboré
22 december 2020 - 14:49:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Eddie Komboïgo who came second in the November 22 presidential election of Burkina Faso on [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Gov't, UN strike deal for ‘unimpeded’ humanitarian access in Tigray
03 december 2020 - 05:08:52New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Friday announced that agreement has been reached with the Ethiopian Government to [...] Full text...
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Protect civilians, uphold human rights, UN tells warring parties in Ethiopia
25 november 2020 - 05:43:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern over the unfolding situation in the Tigray region in northern [...] Full text...
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AU honours President Issoufou for his contribution to industrial development in Africa
21 november 2020 - 17:23:45Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou, also champion of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), was on [...] Full text...
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Fayez Al-Sarraj pays tribute to great Libyan poet, Abdelmawla Al-Baghdadi, who died on Friday
20 november 2020 - 23:19:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The chairman of the presidential council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, Friday paid glowing [...] Full text...
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EU ready to take leading role in strengthening WHO
06 november 2020 - 17:01:53Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council (EC) and representatives of the governments of the Member States on Friday approved [...] Full text...
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Step up action to achieve global ceasefire during COVID-19 pandemic: UN chief
24 october 2020 - 13:14:08New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s 75th anniversary on Saturday, which falls as countries continue to battle the COVID-19 [...] Full text...
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President Issoufou receives ‘’2020 presidential leadership prize’’
23 september 2020 - 20:44:04Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The "2020 presidential leadership prize" was awarded Tuesday to Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on the occasion [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian media highlight misfortunes of former president Abdel Aziz
25 july 2020 - 12:55:06Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The media in Mauritania this week devoted most of their comments to the difficulties of the [...] Full text...
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Egyptian president, Al-Sisi, wins the Babacar Ndiaye Great Road Builder Award
14 july 2020 - 14:29:05Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi was awarded the Babacar Ndiaye Great Road Builder Award, a [...] Full text...
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Nigerian footballer Osimhen wins 2020 Marc-Vivien Foe Prize in France
29 june 2020 - 13:45:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, who plays for French Ligue 1 club, Lille, has won the Prix [...] Full text...
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Senegalese Sports Minister Matar Bâ honoured as 'Best African Sports Manager'
22 june 2020 - 05:58:09Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Minister of Sports, Matar Bâ, has won the African Development Award (PADEV) in the sector [...] Full text...
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UN condemns deadly shelling on civilian areas of Libyan capital
10 may 2020 - 05:12:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned several recent attacks on civilian areas of the [...] Full text...
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UN denounces bombardments by Haftar’s forces against civilians in Tripoli
08 may 2020 - 22:24:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Friday strongly condemned the increase in bombardments against residential [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief appeals for global action against coronavirus-fuelled hate speech
08 may 2020 - 17:04:16New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, is calling for concerted global action to quash the “tsunami” of [...] Full text...
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Civilian victims in Libya rise by 45pct in first quarter this year with 64 dead, 67 wounded – UN
30 april 2020 - 20:54:07Tripoli, Libya(PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said here Thursday that the hostilities in Libya claimed at [...] Full text...
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Niger has 184 confirmed cases of coronavirus
06 april 2020 - 14:05:08Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger has 184 confirmed cases of coronavirus, 13 cured, ten deaths and 161 under treatment whose [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus epidemic deepens deadlock in resumption of political process in Libya
20 march 2020 - 20:07:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The raging Coronavirus is stalling the political process aimed at finding a solution to the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Tunisian electoral body wins int'l award on democracy
01 march 2020 - 16:46:20Tunis Tunisia (PANA) – The international local governance organization has awarded the Tunisian national high independent organization for elections (ISIE) [...] Full text...
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African footballer of the year: Celebration of Sadio Mané in Dakar postponed until March
09 january 2020 - 00:02:54Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Sadio Mané, crowned African footballer of the year 2019 in Egypt, had planned to travel straight [...] Full text...
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Ghassan Salamé condemns Haftar's airstrikes against civilians in Libya
29 december 2019 - 14:11:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The special representative of the UN Secretary-general (SRSG) in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, has strongly condemned the [...] Full text...
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Tunisian PM wants one extra month to form new cabinet
12 december 2019 - 23:22:25Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian prime minister-designate, Habib Jemli, Thursday asked President Kais Saied for an extra one month [...] Full text...
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2019 Ballon d’Or: Senegalese Sadio Mané 4th, Egyptian Mohamed Salah 5th
02 december 2019 - 23:14:19Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Sadio Mané of Liverpool FC of the English Premier League ended fourth in the ranking [...] Full text...
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60,000 young refugees, migrants in Italy lack support
09 november 2019 - 07:54:53Rome, Italy (PANA) - United Nations agencies on Friday highlighted the dire needs of thousands of unaccompanied and separated children [...] Full text...
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Senegalese judoka Mbagnick Ndiaye named Best Senegalese Sportsman of the Year, Sadio Mané Ballon d'Or for the 6th time
05 november 2019 - 18:53:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Judoka Mbagnick Ndiaye, African champion and gold medalist at the African Games in Rabat in the [...] Full text...
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UN condemns attacks against medical staff in Libya
25 october 2019 - 21:56:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Friday ‘strongly’ condemned attacks targeting civilians an civilian installations, [...] Full text...
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Al-Sarraj urges the African Union to play leading role in the resolution of the Libyan crisis
24 october 2019 - 18:17:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity, Fayez al-Sarraj, said that [...] Full text...
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President Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani launches beginning of school year in Mauritania
07 october 2019 - 21:44:40Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Monday launched the beginning of the 2019/2020 school year [...] Full text...
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Former Guinea international Diawara appointed assistant coach of national football team
21 september 2019 - 09:47:20Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinea international and team manager Kaba Diawara has been appointed assistant coach of the national [...] Full text...
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Morocco to host next WTO general assembly
13 september 2019 - 10:44:57Saint Petersburg, Russia (PANA) - Morocco was on Thursday chosen in St. Petersburg to host the 24th General Assembly of [...] Full text...
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'Gender-based violence, the unfinished business of our time' (A UN Feature)
10 august 2019 - 07:52:58New York, US (PANA) - Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and, therefore, also half of its [...] Full text...
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Aid el-Adha disrupted by the military escalation near Tripoli (A news analysis)
05 august 2019 - 22:46:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In defiance of a deleterious atmosphere marked by the continuation of armed fighting near southern Tripoli, [...] Full text...
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UN condemns bombing on Maitigua Airport in Tripoli
05 august 2019 - 14:14:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame has [...] Full text...
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African Energy Chamber concerned over energy infrastructure protection
17 june 2019 - 20:37:41Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Chamber of Energy (ACE) Monday called on African governments and oil companies to [...] Full text...
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France -Two Africans awarded at Paris international eloquence competition
24 may 2019 - 21:57:09Paris, France (PANA) - Two African university students Friday received awards at the second edition of the international eloquence competition [...] Full text...
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Malian President decorates 20-year-old student for saving 9 people from Bamako floods
24 may 2019 - 16:55:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita (IBK), on Thursday at the presidential palace decorated Mamoutou Diarra, a [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso to reward best journalists Saturday
07 may 2019 - 22:18:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 22nd edition of the "Night of Galian", which rewards the best journalistic productions, will [...] Full text...
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Burundi Labour Day attracts more state officials than workers unions
01 may 2019 - 21:40:05Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's head of state Pierre Nkurunziza Wednesday led top government officials to grace this year’s International [...] Full text...
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Tunis and Algiers call for immediate ceasefire in Libya
26 april 2019 - 20:29:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of foreign affairs Khemaîs Jhinaoui and his visiting Algerian counterpart, Sabri Boukaddoum, Friday [...] Full text...
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Strengthening cooperation in the social field between Tunisia and Libya
16 april 2019 - 16:32:17Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and Libya will soon hold a working session between the technical services of their two [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian NGOs warn on resurgence of violence in Burkina Faso communities
10 april 2019 - 10:55:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In a statement released on Wednesday, some 15 humanitarian NGOs in Burkina Faso have expressed [...] Full text...
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UN human rights chief warns Libyan warring parties on protection of civilians
09 april 2019 - 18:02:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday reminded all parties to the conflict [...] Full text...
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Mauritian papers highlight passage of cyclone on Rodrigues Island
30 march 2019 - 14:30:15Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The passage of the intense tropical cyclone ‘’Joaninha’’ on Rodrigues Island, with gusts of 165 kilometers/hours [...] Full text...
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Football great dead at 46
20 march 2019 - 06:46:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Legendary South African goalkeeper Arthur Bartman died of an undisclosed illness on Tuesday. He [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian president awarded 2018 Mandela security prize
01 january 2019 - 15:53:24Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has been named a recipient of "Mandela Prize for Security [...] Full text...
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President Kaboré urges support for regional water engineering institute
14 december 2018 - 18:40:48Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Friday called on African countries to pay [...] Full text...
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Council of Europe awards Kenya Federation of Women Lawyers
22 november 2018 - 19:40:44Paris, France (PANA) - The Council of Europe awarded on Wednesday awarded the Democratic Innovation Award to the Federation [...] Full text...
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Tunisian parliament passes bill against racial discrimination
10 october 2018 - 14:00:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's House of Representatives on Tuesday adopted by 125 votes to one and five abstentions a [...] Full text...
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Tedros outlines steps to transform WHO
05 september 2018 - 17:09:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Seeking to transform the World Health Organization (WHO), Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the [...] Full text...
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2019 men's AFCON: Nigerian coach names squad for qualifier against Seychelles
30 august 2018 - 14:13:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's trainer, Gernot Rohr, has named a squad of 24 players for next month’s qualifier away [...] Full text...
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Three-quarters of South Sudanese children have known nothing but war, says UNICEF
08 july 2018 - 06:27:21New York, US (PANA) - Since South Sudan became the world's youngest country in 2011, 2.6 million of the 3.4 [...] Full text...
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Egypt denies widespread use of prolonged solitary confinement of detainees
08 may 2018 - 05:30:32Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian authorities have denied widespread use of prolonged solitary confinement as stated by Amnesty International’s [...] Full text...
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EU vows to eliminate racial discrimination globally
21 march 2018 - 13:18:13Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Wednesday, the European Union (EU) [...] Full text...
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AfDB Chief receives Liberia's highest honour
17 january 2018 - 06:49:24Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), has been honoured with the [...] Full text...
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WHO chief urges respect, protection of human rights in health
10 december 2017 - 06:05:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Sunday urged [...] Full text...
thread Health
Switzerland: About 25 million unsafe abortions occur each year in the world - WHO
28 september 2017 - 09:49:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Worldwide, 25 million unsafe abortions (45% of all abortions) occurred every year between 2010 and 2014, [...] Full text...
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US: UN rights experts say fight against racism must be 'unremitting to be successful'
01 august 2017 - 06:11:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The fight against racism must be unremitting to be successful, according to the oldest of the [...] Full text...
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Italy: FAO honours 10 for work to eradicate hunger, promote sustainable dev't
05 july 2017 - 19:31:16Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday honoured 10 organizations and individuals for their [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Mauritius: Mauritius to introduce new Extradition Bill
02 july 2017 - 07:41:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Attorney-General Ravi Yerrigadoo will on Tuesday introduce an new Extradition Bill in a bid to [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mandela's treason trial lawyer dies in London
21 june 2017 - 09:33:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are flooding in from around the world for leading South African lawyer Lord [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA Confed. Cup: FIFA orders referees to end matches threatened by racial tension
17 june 2017 - 09:19:55Moscow, Rusia (PANA) - The World Soccer governing body, FIFA, has empowered referees to diffuse racial tensions during matches, saying [...] Full text...
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Mali: Two UN ‘blue helmets’ killed in attack in northern Mali
23 may 2017 - 19:57:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Two peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were killed and [...] Full text...
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US: UN chief announces senior appointments
13 april 2017 - 06:40:23New York, US (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday announced the appointment of senior officials as his [...] Full text...
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Libya: 'Violence in Libya killed 16, injured 12 civilians in January, 2017'
02 february 2017 - 13:07:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Violence across Libya claimed the lives of 16 persons and left 12 others injured in January, [...] Full text...
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UN: UN human rights chief urges governments to support ICC
16 november 2016 - 19:58:41New York, US (PANA) - In the wake of three African countries withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), UN [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyatta mourns Israeli statesman Shimon Peres
28 september 2016 - 18:42:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has described Israel's former President Shimon Peres, who died on Wednesday, as [...] Full text...
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UN: UNESCO remembers slave trade abolition
23 august 2016 - 13:48:35New York, US (PANA) - The courage of the men and women who in August 1791 revolted against slavery in [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban honours UN peacekeepers
19 may 2016 - 15:14:09New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Thursday in New York awarded the inaugural "Captain Mbaye Diagne [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief welcomes first-ever refugee team to compete in Olympic Games
30 april 2016 - 15:22:42New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the first-ever Olympic refugee team to compete in the [...] Full text...
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UN: Nigerian minister wins 2016 Woman of Distinction award
10 february 2016 - 15:04:27New York, US (PANA) - The NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY (NGO CSW/NY), one of the three [...] Full text...
thread Gender
Nigeria: SERAP seeks UN investigation in killing of muslim sect members by soldiers
17 december 2015 - 15:41:58Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The non-governmental organization, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has sent an urgent appeal to Mr. [...] Full text...
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UN: UNHCR stresses need to tackle displacement by floods, drought
16 december 2015 - 19:25:14New York, US (PANA) - With conflicts in the Middle East and Africa driving unprecedented numbers of people from their homes [...] Full text...
thread Environment
COP21: FAO urges "hand-in-hand" approach to hunger and climate change
02 december 2015 - 10:17:56Paris, France (PANA) - Providing support to developing countries and their agricultural sectors is essential for the global goals of [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Vatican to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations with Zambia
20 october 2015 - 14:10:21Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Pope Francis will from 7-10 November send his Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Ivorian captain Yaya Toure named in FIFA Ballon d'Or short list
20 october 2015 - 08:22:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ivorian captain and Chelsea midfielder Yaya Toure has been named in the FIFA Ballon d'Or list [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Leading conservationists join Tanzania in anti-poaching campaign
18 june 2015 - 09:30:53Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Two leading conservation organizations, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and WildAid, Thursday launched here a [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Zambia: Zambia to host 2017 World Medical Association Council meeting
23 april 2015 - 14:45:25Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has been selected to host the World Medical Association Council meeting in 2017, becoming only [...] Full text...
thread Health
Nigeria: Experts suggest ways to end xenophobia in SA
23 april 2015 - 10:45:17Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - International relations experts in Nigeria have proffered solutions to the recurrent wave of xenophobic attacks in [...] Full text...
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UN: National, labour experts say decent work cornerstone for sustainable development
02 april 2015 - 22:55:28New York, US (PANA) - Promoting safe, dignified and fairly paid jobs for all will be crucial to the success [...] Full text...
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UN: UN rights chief condemns murder of 21 Christians in Libya
17 february 2015 - 18:29:44New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein on Tuesday said that the [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: New African report underlines right to nationality
29 january 2015 - 13:15:02Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - African States should include a provision in their national legislation that all men, women [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief urges leaders to protect people from persecution
16 november 2014 - 21:10:32New York, US (PANA) - Marking the International Day of Tolerance, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Sunday urged world leaders to [...] Full text...
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Senegal: President Deby urged to scrap homophobic Bill
10 october 2014 - 09:14:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty International has warned that if a homophobic bill currently before the Chadian parliament is passed, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Ex-NAN MD, Oluremi Oyo, dies at 61
02 october 2014 - 14:40:49Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Mrs. Oluremi Oyo, a former Managing Director of Nigeria's official wire service, News Agency of Nigeria [...] Full text...
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UN: Report details serious human rights abuses in Tripoli, Benghazi
04 september 2014 - 19:37:01New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report released Thursday cited indiscriminate violence by armed fighters in Libya and [...] Full text...
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US: Deputy UN chief urges protection for humanitarian workers
19 august 2014 - 19:06:38New York, US (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson on Tuesday stressed the need to protect humanitarian workers caught [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Prime Minister’s top priority is education
12 june 2014 - 12:52:13Pamplemousses, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam said Wednesday night that education opens up a world of opportunities [...] Full text...
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Sudan: EU Delegation worries over aerial attacks on civilian objects in S/Kordufan
11 may 2014 - 10:57:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Sudan has expressed concern over what it described [...] Full text...
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US: Nigeria's Finance Minister honoured by Time Magazine in New York
30 april 2014 - 13:41:47New York, US (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and a host [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Ethiopia jails 9 journalists
29 april 2014 - 12:13:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said it is alarmed by the Ethiopian government's arrests [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South African Council of Churches gets new president
27 february 2014 - 10:13:33Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Methodist Church of Southern Africa on Thursday confirmed that Bishop Ziphozihle Siwa, Presiding [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: NGOs welcome South Sudanese ceasefire
26 january 2014 - 17:06:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Dozens of humanitarian non-governmental organizations operating in South Sudan, some of them for up to a [...] Full text...
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Mali decorates 2 Senegalese peacekeepers killed in Kidal
19 december 2013 - 13:06:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Two Senegalese peacekeepers, Ousmane Fall and Cheikh Tidiane Sarr, killed on Saturday in a car-bomb attack [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Day: UN pays tribute to activists
10 december 2013 - 22:53:57New York US (PANA) – Honouring human rights activism, including the legacy of Nelson Mandela, senior UN officials on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Study finds mobile money services popular in emerging markets
06 september 2013 - 07:54:19Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Mobile money services for the unbanked, popular in emerging markets, are showing much faster [...] Full text...
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Amnesty slams human rights violations in Cote d'Ivoire
26 february 2013 - 08:31:20Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Noting the general failure of the authorities to ensure justice and reparation, Amnesty International has called [...] Full text...
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Portuguese University honours WHO Africa director with PhD
11 december 2012 - 16:00:45Lisbon, Portugal (PANA) - The WHO regional director for Africa, Luis Gomes Sambo, Monday received the distinction of Doctor Honoris [...] Full text...
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Zambia's President Sata hails national team over Mandela Challenge win
15 november 2012 - 13:20:32Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's President Michael Sata has congratulated the country's national soccer team for winning the Nelson Mandela [...] Full text...
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Clerics appeal for peace as Togolese Muslims celebrate Eid-El-Kabir
26 october 2012 - 13:41:14Lome, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese Muslim community has been urged to commit their faith to the peaceful existence with [...] Full text...
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AfDB president cautions African countries about worsening global economic situation
31 may 2012 - 12:58:03Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Despite the current “feel good factor” in many African economies, this moment calls for sober reflection [...] Full text...
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Global recording artist, Sarah Brightman, designated UNESCO Artist for Peace
06 february 2012 - 15:20:15Paris, France (PANA) - British performer Sarah Brightman, one of the world’s few artists to top both pop and classical [...] Full text...
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Zambian govt. re-acquires Zamtel from Libya's Lap Green Network
24 january 2012 - 13:17:57Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian government has compulsorily acquired the 75 percent shareholding of Lap Green in telecoms group [...] Full text...
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Zuma under fire over religious comments
22 december 2011 - 06:05:55Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has sparked an outcry following an attack on Christianity. [...] Full text...
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Sudan drops bid to ban Kenyan flights, restores ties with Kenya
02 december 2011 - 18:20:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula said Friday that the Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir has lifted his [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council elects 4 new ICC judges
11 november 2011 - 16:15:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Security Council, meeting independently from, but concurrently with the General Assembly, late Thursday elected [...] Full text...
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Kenyan leaders tussle over post-election violence
19 october 2011 - 17:42:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga Wednesday engaged each other in a rare public [...] Full text...
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Senegalese woman wins 2011 WWSR Award
14 october 2011 - 14:03:08Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The president of Senegalese NGO, Association femme enfant environnement (AFEE), Seynabou Tall Wade, on Thursday in [...] Full text...
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Liberians vote to consolidate democracy
11 october 2011 - 07:56:53Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Six years after holding a landmark election, Liberia returns to the polls Tuesday for the presidential [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Commission President tasks Liberia polls observers
10 october 2011 - 09:10:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Commission President James Victor Gbeho has called on the 150-member ECOWAS Election Observation Mission being [...] Full text...
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Sarkozy congratulates 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winners
07 october 2011 - 18:49:00Paris, France (PANA) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Friday congratulated the three women winners of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, [...] Full text...
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Gambian-born ICC Deputy Prosecutor honoured
03 october 2011 - 17:13:51Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Fatou Bom Bensouda, Gambian former Justice Minister and Deputy Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC), [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS condoles with Cape Verde over first President's death
25 september 2011 - 09:27:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS has condoled with Cape Verde over the death of the country's first President, Aristides Maria [...] Full text...
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Sub-regional Muslim specialists meet on Female Genital Mutilation
13 september 2011 - 17:04:34Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - About 60 scientists from eight Islamic countries in West Africa Monday began talks at a sub-regional [...] Full text...
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Libya: African Commission tasked on killing of Nigerians, other black Africans
08 september 2011 - 07:50:19Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian Non-Governmental Organization, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged the African Commission on [...] Full text...
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SA ruling party slams youth wing over Botswana slur
02 august 2011 - 07:37:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Monday night publicly rebuked its Youth [...] Full text...
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Why we hosted British PM in Lagos - Nigerian presidency
23 july 2011 - 12:08:47Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian presidency has denied speculations that it hosted British Prime Minister David Cameron in the [...] Full text...
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Millions of children to salute Mandela
13 july 2011 - 08:19:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - More than 12 million school children around South Africa are to sing a special [...] Full text...
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President of Malian Basketball Federation buried in Bamako
31 may 2011 - 17:00:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the Malian Basketball Federation (FMBB) and technical commissioner of FIBA-Monde, Abdallah Mahamane Haïdara, [...] Full text...
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UN honours serving, fallen peacekeepers
27 may 2011 - 19:41:12New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday paid tribute to the more than 120,000 military, police [...] Full text...
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'Nigeria's democratic advancement, good sign for Africa'
22 may 2011 - 09:56:32Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's advancement of democracy is a good sign for Africa, African historian, Prof. Ali Mazrui and [...] Full text...
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Expert laments state of aviation sector in Africa
27 april 2011 - 12:49:59Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The sorry state of the aviation industry in Africa is due to the fragmentation of the [...] Full text...
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Mali reroutes goods to Dakar port following war in Cote d'Ivoire
21 april 2011 - 15:34:15Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Ivorian conflict has caused the rerouting of of Malian goods through Dakar instead of the [...] Full text...
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CAF president Issa Hayatou honoured by King Mohamed
19 march 2011 - 13:08:54Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Issa Hayatou, was on Friday decorated as [...] Full text...
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'Nigeria may witness Egypt-type revolution if...'
16 february 2011 - 15:13:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The presidential candidate of Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army recruits first set of women into regular combatant commission
14 february 2011 - 17:21:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - For the first time since it was established in January 1964, the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) [...] Full text...
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ANC salutes liberation hero
25 january 2011 - 08:45:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Former United Democratic Front founder and liberation hero Johnny Issel was buried in Cape [...] Full text...
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Nigeria mourns late national team player, Okafor
08 january 2011 - 16:09:41Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has expressed shock over the death of former international Uche Okafor [...] Full text...
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Libyan university honours Venezuelan president with honorary degree
24 october 2010 - 08:07:00Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, was Saturday awar ded the degree of Doctor of Economics, honoris [...] Full text...
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Nigerian bank appoints new risk manager
13 october 2010 - 16:42:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- One of Nigeria's leading financial institutions, Access Bank Plc, has appointed Dr. Gregory Ovie Jobome [...] Full text...
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AU rewards Africa's leading women scientists
08 september 2010 - 12:23:00Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) has identified five Africa n women scientists to receive distinction of [...] Full text...
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12 Malian high school graduates get French excellence scholarships
06 september 2010 - 16:28:00Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Twelve Malian high school girls will continue their studie s in France after benefitting from scholarships [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's most vocal party condemns ruling party's 12-year rule
05 september 2010 - 10:11:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's most vocal opposition party, the Action Congre ss of Nigeria (ACN) has described the Peoples [...] Full text...
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Brilliant Malawian girl spurns lucrative Chinese scholarship over religion
18 august 2010 - 11:27:00By Raphael TENTHANI- PANA Correspondent Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) -- An 18-year-old Malawian girl, who scored distinction i n all the [...] Full text...
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Egyptian Jaber Asfrour wins Kadhafi's Prize for literature
25 april 2010 - 12:26:00Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The maiden edition of the Mouammar Kadhafi Prize for int ernational literature (2009) was Saturday awarded [...] Full text...
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Morocco, Gabon sign several cooperation agreements
18 march 2010 - 13:08:00Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- The Gabonese President, Ali Bongo Ondimba, Wednesday ended a three-day visit to Morocco during which he [...] Full text...
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Gabonese president ends Morocco visit
17 march 2010 - 21:33:00Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- The Gabonese president Ali Bongo Ondimba on Wednesday afternoon left Tanger, northern Morocco, after a three-day [...] Full text...
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UNICEF lauds Somalia for ratifying children's right convention
20 november 2009 - 18:26:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The UNICEF has lauded the announcement by the Somali Tra nsitional Federal Government (TFG) on Friday [...] Full text...
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Egyptian priest calls for calm, no protest
08 august 2009 - 16:02:00Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Egyptian Coptic Priest, Matta Sawiris, the Chairman for The Centre for International Peace, on Saturday called [...] Full text...
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