UN in Ukraine prepares for the worst, hopes for the best
22 february 2025 - 16:26:36New York, US (PANA) - As the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine reaches its third year, a flurry of diplomatic [...] Full text...
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New York, US (PANA) - As the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine reaches its third year, a flurry of diplomatic [...] Full text...
Sudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crises in the world’ (By UN News)
15 february 2025 - 05:53:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s ruinous civil war is approaching its third year, leaving a legacy of malnutrition, massive population [...] Full text...
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Strike on Chernobyl: ‘No room for complacency’ says atomic energy watchdog
14 february 2025 - 20:17:13Kiev, Ukraine (PANA) - Ukrainian authorities said on Friday a Russian drone strike with a high explosive warhead struck the [...] Full text...
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Save the Children: violence in increase especially against children in Sudan
10 february 2025 - 16:07:39Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- An international charity organization operating in the Sudan has charged that violence is on the increase [...] Full text...
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Civilian death toll triples in one week in Sudan amid escalating hostilities
07 february 2025 - 22:06:06Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The civilian death toll in Sudan has surged dramatically, with at least 275 people killed [...] Full text...
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Reusable rockets, air taxis and ‘autonomous autos’ are the future: WIPO
06 february 2025 - 05:45:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Air taxis, “autonomous autos” and reusable rockets are just some of the future transport solutions that [...] Full text...
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Senior UN official deplores '. ruthless assault on human life’ in Sudan
05 february 2025 - 07:57:31Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan has again urged warring parties to stop targeting civilians. Clementine [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UN rights chief ‘alarmed’ by summary executions, attacks
31 january 2025 - 22:12:47Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced deep alarm over reports [...] Full text...
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UN: Attack on hospital in Al Fashir 'a shocking violation and affront to humanity'
26 january 2025 - 19:09:24Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Sunday described a drone attack on a hospital in Darfur region [...] Full text...
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Drone attack leaves dozens dead inside Fashir hospital, Saturday
25 january 2025 - 16:53:45Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- Dozens of patients were killed as drone attack rocked the only remaining functioning hospital in the [...] Full text...
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Civilians in peril ahead of ‘likely imminent attack’ by Sudan's RSF militia
23 january 2025 - 04:59:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN rights office, OHCHR, expressed deep concern on Wednesday over a likely offensive against the [...] Full text...
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‘Enough death and destruction’: Gazans hope for ceasefire and a better future
19 january 2025 - 17:54:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA - In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas due to [...] Full text...
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‘Enough death and destruction’: Gazans hope for ceasefire and a better future
19 january 2025 - 13:21:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA - In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas due to [...] Full text...
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Sudan war becomes more deadly as ethnically motivated attacks rise - UN rights chief
18 january 2025 - 05:30:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The conflict in Sudan is taking an “even more dangerous turn for civilians”, UN High Commissioner [...] Full text...
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‘Enough death and destruction’: Gazans hope for ceasefire and a better future
17 january 2025 - 07:06:14Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas due [...] Full text...
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UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan concerned about retribution killings
15 january 2025 - 19:58:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Ms. Clementine Nkweta-Salami, has expressed “deep [...] Full text...
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UN humanitarians alarmed at the rising civilian death toll in Sudan's Darfur
17 december 2024 - 04:54:37New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians expressed alarm on Monday at the rising numbers of civilian casualties in and [...] Full text...
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Putin ramps up production of Russia's 8,370mph hypersonic missiles Story by Abul Taher
24 november 2024 - 07:41:31Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Vladimir Putin has ramped up production of a new hypersonic missile he fired against Ukraine last [...] Full text...
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EU warns Iran on transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia
13 september 2024 - 12:57:45Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union has strongly condemned the recent transfer of Iranian-made ballistic missiles to Russia.A statement [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns death of 6 UNRWA staff, 12 others in Israeli strike, calls for independent probe
13 september 2024 - 05:34:11New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday described the continued lack of effective protection for civilians in [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers saving lives but need stronger political support and resources, top official urges
09 september 2024 - 20:05:54New York, US (PANA) - As conflicts grow more complex and armed groups increasingly weaponize low-cost technologies like improvised explosive [...] Full text...
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Top UN aid official deplores latest wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine
26 august 2024 - 17:14:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine has condemned deadly Russian missile and drone strikes that began [...] Full text...
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IAEA says safety at Ukraine's nuclear plant is 'deteriorating' by Saskia O'Donoghue
19 august 2024 - 20:47:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, is deteriorating. The plant, [...] 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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EC prolongs restrictive measures on Iran’s military support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, armed groups in Mideast and Red Sea region
15 july 2024 - 11:34:45Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday extended until 27 July 2025 its restrictive measures in view of [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Another UN school suffers Israeli as war passes ninth month
08 july 2024 - 15:15:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The war in Gaza passed the nine-month mark on Sunday with humanitarians left assessing the damage [...] Full text...
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US condemns Rwanda, M23 rebels for bloody attack on IDP Camp in DRC
05 may 2024 - 05:53:55Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has strongly condemned the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) and rebel M23 for last [...] Full text...
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US, Niger officials to discuss 'orderly and responsible withdrawal' of US troops
25 april 2024 - 06:00:10Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US and Niger officials are due to meet on the withdrawal of US troops following [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering
16 april 2024 - 16:00:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza since war erupted six months ago and one [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Rights experts condemn AI role in destruction by Israeli military
15 april 2024 - 16:37:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As UN chief António Guterres on Monday reiterated his appeal for “maximum restraint” in the Middle [...] Full text...
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US slams Rwanda for worsening violence in eastern DR Congo
18 february 2024 - 05:32:40Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has strongly condemned the worsening violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights experts condemn ‘killing and silencing’ of journalists
02 february 2024 - 06:13:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing military operations by Israel in Gaza have made it the deadliest and most dangerous war [...] Full text...
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Drone strikes on civilians in Burkina Faso apparent war crimes, says rights watchdog
26 january 2024 - 05:55:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Three Burkina Faso military drone strikes that the government claimed targeted Islamist fighters killed at least 60 [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN welcomes Kerem Shalom border crossing announcement
16 december 2023 - 07:07:42New York, US (PANA) - The UN Spokesperson has welcomed the announcement on Friday by the Israeli cabinet that the [...] Full text...
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Rights watchdog accuses Nigerian military of attempting to cover up mass civilian drone bomb killings
08 december 2023 - 11:33:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities must "promptly, thoroughly, independently, impartially, transparently and effectively" investigate the killing of more [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Army Chief visits scene of drone attack that killed dozens of civilians
05 december 2023 - 14:12:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday visited Tudun Biri community in [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army drone kills scores of villagers
05 december 2023 - 11:50:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – More than 90 villagers of Tudun Biri in Rigasa District of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna [...] Full text...
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France and the proverbial humble pie in Niger (By Paul Ejime)
28 september 2023 - 08:07:54Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - After weeks of condescending defiance, France has ultimately eaten a diplomatic humble pie served by a [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: RSF denies link with Russia's Wagner group
21 september 2023 - 16:26:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese paramilitary Militia fighting the mainstream army has rejected accusations that it is receiving military [...] Full text...
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US urges Libyan leaders to allow elections to be held
20 june 2023 - 13:20:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States' delegate to the United Nations, Jeffrey Delaurentis, on Monday called on Libya's leaders [...] 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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Malian Army says it 'neutralised 153 terrorists in February
08 march 2023 - 14:32:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Army says it has "neutralised" 153 terrorists during several operations in several parts of [...] Full text...
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Malian soldiers neutralise 'more than 80 terrorists', arrest 35 suspects
13 february 2023 - 12:16:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 80 terrorists were neutralised between 31 January and 7 February by the Malian armed [...] Full text...
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EU border agency slammed for using aerial surveillance in favour of Libyan Coast Guard in Mediterranean
12 december 2022 - 08:39:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The use by the EU's border agency, Frontex, of aerial surveillance to enable the Libyan Coast Guard [...] Full text...
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Black Sea grain deal shipments on hold on Wednesday, following Russia suspension
02 november 2022 - 05:49:48New York, US (PANA) - UN officials stationed at the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) for the UN-brokered Black Sea Grain [...] Full text...
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Haftar's forces say they have shot down an unidentified drone over Benghazi in eastern Libya
22 august 2022 - 20:11:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - General Ahmed Al-Mesmari, spokesperson for the eastern-based Libyan National Army led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, announced [...] Full text...
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Mali accuses France of espionage, subversive activities in north-east
27 april 2022 - 12:32:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has accused the French army of "espionage and subversive activities" near a base recently transferred [...] Full text...
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South African billionaire assists with Ukrainian war effort
22 march 2022 - 13:04:18Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African-born billionaire Elon Musk is using his Starlink satellite system to help a [...] Full text...
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Nigerian President Buhari condemns UAE attack
19 january 2022 - 06:57:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has denounced as "worrisome escalation", the drone strikes in the United Arab Emirates [...] 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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Ethiopian crisis: Agencies suspend Tigray aid as ‘scores’ are killed due to airstrikes
10 january 2022 - 18:48:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Recent airstrikes on camps for internally displaced persons and refugees in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, have [...] Full text...
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MINUSMA reiterates its concern about the security situation in Central Mali
30 september 2021 - 15:25:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Multidimensional Integrated Mission for the Stabilisation of Mali (MINUSMA) has reiterated its concern about the [...] Full text...
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French soldier of Barkane force killed in northern Mali
25 september 2021 - 14:39:15Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A soldier of the French Barkhane force was killed on Friday during an operation in northern [...] Full text...
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Botswana ready to exploit drone technology - VP
13 august 2021 - 18:00:36Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana will soon improve its agricultural sector through a public/private partnership (PPP), designed to drive the [...] Full text...
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3 foreign journalists missing in eastern Burkina Faso found dead
27 april 2021 - 15:16:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three journalists, two Spanish and an Irishman, reported missing on Monday during an alleged terrorist [...] Full text...
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Six young villagers killed in northern Mali in suspected French Barkane force airstrike
27 march 2021 - 15:40:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six young people from the village of Talataye, located between Gao and Ménaka, in northern Mali, [...] Full text...
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Several civilians killed by French airstrikes in central Mali
06 january 2021 - 14:22:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - French airstrikes killed several civilians of Bounti in the circle of Douentzat, central Mali, on Sunday [...] Full text...
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President Trump addresses South African terror threat
15 september 2020 - 14:52:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United States President Donald Trump has addressed claims that Iran is considering assassinating US [...] Full text...
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US ambassador to South Africa allegedly targeted by Iran
14 september 2020 - 14:30:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The United States on Monday claimed that Iran is considering assassinating its ambassador to [...] Full text...
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As climate change ravages Southern Africa, two Zimbabwean farmers turn to drone irrigation (Feature by Tatira Zwinoira)
16 june 2020 - 17:48:43Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nathan Zecks Mazvazva, aged 25, remembers standing in the center of his 15-acre sugar cane field [...] Full text...
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UN concerned about military developments around Libyan city of Tarhouna
22 may 2020 - 11:08:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Friday it was "concerned" by military [...] Full text...
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Four Niger nationals, one Libyan wounded in Tripoli shelling
25 april 2020 - 12:46:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four Nigerien nationals and one Libyan citizen were injured when shells fell in the districts of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus insecurity: Libyans begin Ramadan with suffering (A News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
23 april 2020 - 22:34:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans on Friday begin the Ramadan, month of fasting for Muslims, in exceptionally trying times marked [...] Full text...
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Four people injured in new bombing on Tripoli
22 april 2020 - 17:50:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four civilians were injured in a Grad missile bombing that targeted the vicinity of Maitigua airport, [...] Full text...
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4 killed, 17 injured in shellings of residentiel areas in Tripoli
18 april 2020 - 11:37:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least four people were killed and 17 others wounded after intensified shelling on Friday on [...] Full text...
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Suspected terrorist cell dismantled by Tunisian security
17 april 2020 - 09:25:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security forces have dismantled a suspected terrorist cell in El Jadida, a suburb of Tunis, [...] Full text...
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Military escalation continues in Libya despite challenges posed by coronavirus
11 april 2020 - 17:00:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus epidemic, which is gaining ground every day with 24 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Drones to disinfect public places in Botswana
10 april 2020 - 10:05:37Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) and Botswana Defence Force (BDF) have designed a [...] Full text...
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GNA forces destroy Haftar's ammunition convoy in southeast Libya
02 april 2020 - 14:26:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A convoy of three trucks ferrying ammunition of the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Marshal [...] Full text...
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Libyan GNA forces destroy second ammunition storage of Haftar’s forces near Tripoli
08 march 2020 - 18:35:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan army loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Sunday announced the destruction [...] Full text...
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Shelling by Haftar's forces injures five people south of Tripoli
25 february 2020 - 12:50:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five people, including three children, were wounded by shelling attributed to Marshal Khalifa Haftar's forces in [...] Full text...
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Kagame seeks African continent to design and manufacture own drones
05 february 2020 - 21:54:26Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame Wednesday said there was so much that could be done with drone [...] Full text...
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Both sides in Libya conflict agree need for lasting ceasefire: UN negotiator
04 february 2020 - 19:49:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN negotiator leading talks in Geneva to secure an end to fighting in Libya said [...] Full text...
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Death toll after shelling of southeast Tripoli rises to 4 children
29 january 2020 - 16:53:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Malek al-Ghaziwi, a child injured when the Hadhbat al-Badri area, southeast of Tripoli, was shelled on, [...] Full text...
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Three children die from shell wounds in Libya
28 january 2020 - 16:56:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three children have died after being injured from the random shelling on Tuesday in the Hadhbat [...] Full text...
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Libyan govt. forces shoot down drone belonging to Haftar
28 january 2020 - 14:07:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In a continuation of the violation of the truce between the two warring parties in Libya, [...] Full text...
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Ghassan Salamé announces in New York process to get out of Libyan crisis
06 january 2020 - 23:24:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, Monday announced in New [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: US warns citizens against travelling to, or across Nigeria, over killing of Iranian General
06 january 2020 - 19:31:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following the killing of Iranian General, Qassem Soleimani, in a drone airstrike last week, the United [...] Full text...
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Haftar’s forces deny any responsibility in bombardment against Tripoli military academy
05 january 2020 - 21:37:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Division General Ahmed al-Mesmari, spokesperson for the general commandment of the Libyan national army commanded by [...] Full text...
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Large condemnation n of Saturday’s attack against Tripoli military academy
05 january 2020 - 16:09:25Tripoli Libya (PANA) - A large majority of Libyans Sunday strongly condemned and expressed anger at the air bombardment carried [...] Full text...
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AFRICOM loses surveillance UAV over Tripoli
23 november 2019 - 19:39:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Military Command for Africa (AFRICOM) announced on Friday night that it "lost on Thursday, [...] Full text...
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Ghassan Salamé briefs UN Security Council on efforts to resolve Libyan crisis
18 november 2019 - 21:49:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ghassan Salamé, special representative of the UN Secretary General, and chief of the UN Support Mission [...] Full text...
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UN mosquito sterilization technology set for global testing, in battle against malaria, dengue
15 november 2019 - 06:18:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With more than half the world now at risk from mosquito-transmitted dengue fever, according to the [...] Full text...
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Five family members injured in another shell strike in Ain Zara, south of Tripoli
13 november 2019 - 16:54:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A further shell strike on Wednesday injured five family members - three children, their father and [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: AfDB to hold a seminar on the use of drones in agriculture
29 october 2019 - 19:16:29Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will organize a seminar in Tunis on Wednesday to complete the [...] Full text...
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Rebel delegation arrives in Khartoum for contact with grassroots members: rebel leader says
24 october 2019 - 21:44:05Khartoum, Sudan ( PANA ) - A high-powered rebel movement delegation arrived here Thursday for a meeting with its supporters [...] Full text...
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Rights group says civilians caught in crossfire as militias battle for Tripoli
22 october 2019 - 06:11:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International says the warring parties in the ongoing battle for Tripoli have killed and maimed [...] Full text...
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Precarious calm prevails on war fronts near Tripoli after Saturday’s clashes
22 september 2019 - 16:43:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Precarious calm prevailed on Sunday on the different frontlines in southern Tripoli after fierce fighting on [...] Full text...
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Niger "strongly condemns" attacks on Saudi oil sites
19 september 2019 - 19:49:23Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger "strongly condemns" the "terrorist attacks" perpetrated on September 14 on Saudi Arabia's civilian infrastructure and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Gambia condemn drone attack against Saudi oil facilities
16 september 2019 - 18:52:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Gambia have condemned Sunday's drone attacks against two oil installations in Saudi Arabia. The attacks [...] Full text...
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'We shot down Emirati drone' used by Haftar's forces, says Tripoli-based gov't
19 august 2019 - 11:42:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli says its forces have shot down an [...] Full text...
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Armed clashes escalate near Tripoli
27 july 2019 - 12:55:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Armed clashes resumed near Tripoli on Friday and Saturday between forces of the Libyan National Army [...] Full text...
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What's at stake at the Conference on Libya and Immigration in Paris, France? ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
22 july 2019 - 12:07:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - France has convened a new conference in Paris on Monday on Libya and immigration, with interior [...] Full text...
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Air traffic resumes at Tripoli's Maitigua airport after brief suspension
01 july 2019 - 10:20:33Tripoli , Libya (PANA) - Air traffic resumed on Monday at Maitigua airport, on the eastern suburbs of Tripoli, after [...] 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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Haftar's troops 'shoot down' Turkish drone at Maitigua airport
06 june 2019 - 11:33:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Army has announced that its Air force fighter jets have shot down a [...] Full text...
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Air traffic resumes at Maitigua airport after hours of suspension
10 march 2019 - 12:21:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Air traffic at the Maitigua (eastern suburb of Tripoli) international airport has reopened and flight resumed [...] Full text...
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Mauritius minister highlights ICT role in timely disaster management
06 march 2019 - 14:27:00Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Technology, Communication and Innovation minister Yogida Sawmynaden on Wednesday said that Information and Communication Technology [...] Full text...
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US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs due in Niger on Tuesday
11 february 2019 - 15:37:50Niamey, Niger (PANA) - United States Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs, David M. Hale, is expected Tuesday in Niamey [...] Full text...
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South Korean Prime Minister begins trip to North Africa
17 december 2018 - 12:35:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-Yeon arrived in Algiers on Sunday for a visit to Algeria [...] Full text...
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Tunisia to launch Drone use in agriculture
21 july 2018 - 05:49:02Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is to launch a Pilot Project on the Use of Drones in Agricultural Development Projects. The [...] Full text...
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Why Africa must trust, support its youth to creatively drive industrialization
22 may 2018 - 12:56:18Busan, South Korea (PANA) - Many young Africans are coming up with innovative solutions to the continent’s problems and [...] Full text...
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Drones ready to join fight against deadly diseases – UN agency
20 april 2018 - 06:12:15Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Robotics may soon be a critical ally in the fight against disease-spreading bugs, a United Nations [...] Full text...
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Trump’s first year in White House sets back human rights
18 january 2018 - 18:34:08Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The first year of US President Donald Trump’s administration was marked by a sharp regression [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Africa’s first humanitarian drone testing corridor launched in Malawi
29 june 2017 - 05:07:36Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – The Government of Malawi and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has launched an air corridor to test [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Ghana to host awards ceremony for 2017 African innovators
16 june 2017 - 07:54:46Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Winners of the 2017 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) will be announced in Accra, [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: World Bank Chief congratulates Rwanda on "pioneering services"
21 march 2017 - 17:15:45Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim started a two-day visit to Rwanda on Tuesday congratulating [...] Full text...
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Malawi: UNICEF, Malawi to test first humanitarian drone in Africa
16 december 2016 - 05:46:38Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in cooperation with the Government of Malawi, will establish an [...] Full text...
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UN: German peacekeepers to use surveillance drones in Mali
21 july 2016 - 19:35:37New York, US (PANA) - German peacekeepers deployed to the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) will use [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Govt. to regulate the operation of drones in Mauritius
18 june 2016 - 09:53:09Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government will soon introduce Civil Aviation regulations to regulate the operation of Remotely-Piloted Aircraft [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Inaugural Global Science Forum in Africa winds up in Dakar
11 march 2016 - 12:51:12Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - With science taking the centre stage, the Next Einstein Forum’s Global Gathering, Africa’s premiere global science [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Somalia’s Al Shabaab mourns mass casualties after US raids
09 march 2016 - 19:18:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somali militant group, Al Shabaab, was mourning Wednesday the killing of its fighters, including senior commanders [...] Full text...
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South Africa: African pioneers reach for the stars (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)
30 august 2015 - 07:58:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A young Durban man has become the latest in the long line of Africans [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Ally of Kenyan Varsity attack mastermind killed in drone strike
16 july 2015 - 15:30:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Interior Ministry said 51 Al Shabaab militants were killed in a major drone offensive in [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Africa’s first drone to be built in Algeria in 2016
03 november 2014 - 10:28:01Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The first African supersonic drone will be built in 2016 in Algeria within the framework of [...] Full text...
thread Sciences
Nigeria: UN sanctions, deployment of troops in war against Boko Haram reported in Nigeria
24 may 2014 - 10:35:54Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - UN sanctions and the actual deployment of international troops to confront the dreaded terrorist group, Boko [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
DR Congo: MONUSCO head deplores loss of lives in Lake Kivu boat tragedy
06 may 2014 - 12:02:08Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The head of the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO), Mr. Martin Kobler, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Oscar Pistorius pleads not guilty as trial starts
03 march 2014 - 10:07:41Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius Monday pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, as [...] Full text...
thread Society
Special Security: Nigeria re-strategises against terror, armed attacks (By Abudu Babalola, PANA Correspondent, Lagos)
23 january 2014 - 14:00:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Buffeted by the multi-pronged crisis of terrorism, armed robberies, kidnapping, oil theft and other violent crimes, [...] Full text...
thread Society
DRC: Opposition demands independent investigations into drone crash
16 january 2014 - 22:44:14Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – A DR Congo opposition party, the Engagement for Citizenship and Development (ECIDE), has called for [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN officials tasks international community on protection of civilians
20 august 2013 - 09:19:44New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials Monday said the international community must step up efforts to protect civilians [...] Full text...
thread Society
Group wants Obama's arrest in South Africa
11 june 2013 - 11:37:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Johannesburg-based Muslim Lawyers Association is calling for the arrest of US President Barack [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Controversy brews over Obama’s South African visit
27 may 2013 - 18:51:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Next month’s high-profile visit of US President Barack Obama to South Africa is developing [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudanese military drone crashes on residential quarters
05 december 2012 - 16:21:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A Sudanese military drone, a pilotless military plane, on Wednesday crashed in Omdurman, West of down [...] Full text...
thread Society
Kenyan military says Al Shabaab regrouping for battle
22 october 2011 - 17:09:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan troops advanced on new fronts in its war against the Somali rebel group on Saturday [...] Full text...
thread Politics