AU– COMESA Election Observer Mission arrives in Kigali
10 july 2024 - 16:29:53Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The joint African Union Commission (AUC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) [...] Full text...
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Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The joint African Union Commission (AUC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) [...] Full text...
UN hears testimony from former child soldier on brutal reality of war
27 june 2024 - 11:31:13New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday heard powerful and personal testimony from a former child [...] Full text...
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2026 FIFA WC qualifiers: We'll fly Burkinabe flag high - Tapsoba
17 june 2024 - 06:58:00Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Bundesliga champion with Bayer Leverkusen, Edmond Tapsoba, is now eyeing World Cup history.Bayer Leverkusen [...] Full text...
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Transform landmark Indigenous rights declaration into reality: UN General Assembly President
18 april 2024 - 05:51:56New York, US (PANA) - Despite important achievements over the past decade to improve the well-being of Indigenous Peoples, safeguard [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: President Fall pledges to make Senegal country of hope, independent justice
02 april 2024 - 15:19:03Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's new president, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, on Tuesday pledged to make his West African country [...] Full text...
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Christians mark Palm Sunday
24 march 2024 - 07:51:08Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians are on Sunday making Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week and the Sunday before Easter, [...] Full text...
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Breaking the Cycle: Ending Gender Based Violence and Empowering Women in Sierra Leone: World Bank Blog
11 march 2024 - 13:01:09Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) --In Sierra Leone, women and girls experience a lifecycle of Gender Based Violence (GBV). From childhood [...] Full text...
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Somalia’s quest for progress unveiled through data (A World Bank feature)
31 january 2024 - 07:53:33Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - When looking at Somalia, there are often glaring gaps in data that obscure understanding of the [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: CAF media outlet names top 10 players to watch
06 january 2024 - 12:37:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In a few days' time, Africa will be vibrating to the rhythm of the 34th edition [...] Full text...
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2023 was 'another exceptional and memorable year for African football': CAF media outlet
01 january 2024 - 10:21:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - CAF's media outlet, CAFOnline, has described 2023 as "another exceptional and memorable year for African football". In a [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya urges the people to work towards elections as soon as possible
24 december 2023 - 14:27:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As Libya celebrates its 72nd independence anniversary on Sunday, the UN mission in the North African [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily invites protagonists in Libya to meeting to reach political agreement leading to elections
23 november 2023 - 17:05:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...
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Internet celebrates its 40th birthday, but some users are twice its age! World Bank Blog
01 september 2023 - 15:45:07Washington DC, US (PANA) - Does internet help you to stay in touch with family and friends? If you answered [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily announces launch of political process between Libyan players
11 july 2023 - 14:18:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, announced here Tuesday that he had informed [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone Elections: President Bio re-elected with 56.17% of the votes
27 june 2023 - 18:02:20Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's President, Julius Maada Bio, has been re-elected in the presidential election held on [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Sierra Leone Elections: International observers express concern about inflammatory language on social media
27 june 2023 - 13:12:15Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The heads of international observers of Sierra Leone's general elections have expressed concern about the inflammatory [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone Elections: ECOWAS observers say poll 'generally smooth, peaceful'
27 june 2023 - 08:11:51Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Sierra Leone’s 24th June 2023 General Elections said the polls [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Sierra Leone Elections: One person 'critically wounded' at opposition party's headquarters
26 june 2023 - 12:29:00Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - One person has been "critically wounded" at the headquarters of Sierra Leone's opposition All People's [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone Elections: Observers call for restraint, transparency in tallying of votes
26 june 2023 - 09:27:51Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Observers of Sierra Leone's 24 June general elections are calling for restraint as the electoral [...] Full text...
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2023 U-23 AFCON: Hosts Morocco ready to kick-start in style
24 june 2023 - 06:12:22Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The head coach of the Morocco Under-23 team, Issame Charaï, has vowed to make a good [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily agrees with African diplomats on need for coordination and support for elections in Libya
16 may 2023 - 19:03:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, ambassadors and representatives of a [...] Full text...
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Tuareg leaders ask UNSMIL to get involved in political process in Libya
17 april 2023 - 13:12:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General for Political Affairs, Raisedon Zenenga, received Sunday at [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily stresses southerners' sense of belonging to Libya
10 april 2023 - 14:22:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Abdoulaye Bathily, has urged Libyan political leaders to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Presidents Jonathan, Mahama, other West African Elders meet with Atiku, Kwankwaso, Obi, Tinubu In Peace Move, call for alm
28 february 2023 - 19:14:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Former Nigeria President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Ex-Ghanaian President John Mahama and other members of the West [...] Full text...
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Fighting in Puntland, Somaliland leaves scores dead
17 february 2023 - 08:16:00Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Heavy fighting continued to be reported in Laas Caanood in the disputed Sool Region in South [...] Full text...
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Kenya to open border with Somalia after a decade long closure
03 february 2023 - 08:07:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Government has offered to re-open the land border crossing point in Mandera to enhance [...] Full text...
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Presidential party congress held without major surprises in Burundi
23 january 2023 - 20:25:20Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The National Council for the Defence of Democracy/Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) held on [...] Full text...
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Gambian pays last respects to late vice President Badara Alieu Joof
23 january 2023 - 17:39:55Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians Monday paid their last respects to the country's vice President Badara Alieu Joof, who died [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL chief sympathises with residents of Sirte in the face of challenges
17 january 2023 - 13:34:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...
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Ghanaians welcome New Year with hope of better economy
01 january 2023 - 13:11:48Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians on Sunday joined the rest of the world to welcome the New Year with church [...] Full text...
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The reconciliation project must ensure stability in Libya, lead to elections, Deputy Chairman of Libyan Council
20 december 2022 - 19:17:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, has affirmed that national reconciliation represents [...] Full text...
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Clashes end in Sabratha in western Libya after two people killed
16 december 2022 - 18:36:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Clashes have stopped in Sabratha (70 km west of Tripoli) and calm has returned to the [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: UN rights chief appeals for end to ‘senseless violence’ in Upper Nile state
15 december 2022 - 07:49:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Perpetrators behind deadly violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state must be brought to justice, the [...] Full text...
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First social track for national reconciliation launched in Libya
07 december 2022 - 19:33:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Forum of the first social track for national reconciliation started on Wednesday in Tripoli, in [...] Full text...
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Former Ghana finance minister Kwesi Botchwey passes away
19 november 2022 - 14:43:48Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s former Minister of Finance, Professor Kwesi Botchwey, has passed away, according to media reports in [...] Full text...
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MSP calls for strengthening role of the UN for solution of Western Sahara dispute
24 september 2022 - 11:29:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Sahrawi Movement for Peace (MSP) pleaded Friday for the strengthening of confidence in the role [...] Full text...
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Vice-President of Libyan Presidential Council calls for decentralisation of power
08 september 2022 - 12:49:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, on Wednesday called for the decentralisation [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reaffirms his government's key objective of holding elections
07 september 2022 - 13:44:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has affirmed that [...] Full text...
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South African golf legend in bitter dispute with his son
10 august 2022 - 12:30:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African golfing legend Gary Player has slammed his own son over a bitter [...] Full text...
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AU. COMESA launch joint election observer mission
05 august 2022 - 13:20:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Union (AU) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) have officially launched [...] Full text...
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New head of NOC announces end to blockade of oil sites in Libya
16 july 2022 - 07:37:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The new chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Oil Company of Libya appointed by [...] Full text...
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Meeting on arrangements for finalization of national reconciliation project in Libya
07 june 2022 - 17:06:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, chaired on Tuesday, for the second [...] Full text...
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Reconciliation project in Libya concerns all regions, aims to establish coexistence - chairman of Council
07 may 2022 - 16:32:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, stressed here Saturday that all Libyan regions, [...] Full text...
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AI says President Barrow statement put human rights defender Madi Jobarteh’s safety at risk
06 may 2022 - 16:15:45Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Right group, Amnesty International, has said that Gambian President Adama Barrow's statements put human rights defender Madi [...] Full text...
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Gambian leader asks civil servants to step up their performance
04 may 2022 - 12:00:15Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has told civil servants in the West African nation to choose between [...] Full text...
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Intransigence of Libya's two prime ministers risks military confrontation. says newspaper
02 may 2022 - 07:24:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Muslim fasting month of Ramadan has ended with no major security incidents or armed clashes [...] Full text...
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DRC combatants wng to lay down arms to embrace peace talks
29 april 2022 - 17:27:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The majority of representatives of over 30 armed groups taking part in talks to end the [...] Full text...
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Libyan rival PM appointed by Parliament calls for resumption of oil exports
25 april 2022 - 12:13:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan rival Prime Minister appointed by Parliament, Fathi Bachagha, has called on protesters in oil fields [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council hears of ‘trust deficit’ in disputed Abyei region
22 april 2022 - 05:30:18New York, US (PANA) - Although the overall security situation in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan [...] Full text...
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NOC imposes new force majeure on oil port of Brega in eastern Libya
19 april 2022 - 15:33:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) announced on Tuesday the declaration of a state of force [...] Full text...
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Christians in Ghana mark Palm Sunday
10 april 2022 - 10:29:22Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday making Palm Sunday with churches running in full capacity following [...] Full text...
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Libyan Council of Elders calls for elections in six months to resolve Libyan crisis
28 march 2022 - 11:25:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Council of Elders for Reconciliation has expressed concern about the political situation in the country [...] Full text...
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Libyans urged to avoid hate speech
28 february 2022 - 12:50:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has called on Libyans to refrain from [...] Full text...
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Libya with 2 prime ministers, is left with two competing draft roadmaps for elections (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
13 february 2022 - 20:26:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya seems to have entered a new phase of political schism with two prime ministers and [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reaffirms importance of national reconciliation in building Libya
12 february 2022 - 18:50:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, affirmed here Saturday that [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper highlights ambiguity, apprehension in Libya after appointment of new prime minister
12 february 2022 - 13:30:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper "Al-Wasat" summed up the situation in the country, 48 hours after the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Demonstration held in Tripoli to reject decisions of Libyan Parliament
12 february 2022 - 12:52:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A demonstration was organized here Friday rejecting the appointment by the House of Representatives (Parliament) of [...] Full text...
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Intense consultations for various scenarios leading to elections in Libya (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
06 january 2022 - 20:47:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - After the great disappointment following the postponement of the presidential election of December 24, Libyans have [...] Full text...
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Ghanaians welcome New Year
01 january 2022 - 04:53:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians on Saturday welcomed the New Year with church services and festivities, as government and health [...] Full text...
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'All Libyans want stability,' says Presidential Council chairman
31 october 2021 - 16:59:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council is working to achieve stability in the country through the unification of [...] Full text...
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Libyan mayors denounce elections based on laws passed by parliament announce boycott of vote
27 october 2021 - 20:31:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Elected mayors from different Libyan cities have warned against holding the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic caused ‘shocking’ inequalities: Human rights chief
29 september 2021 - 06:00:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has caused and perpetuated “truly shocking” inequality that has affected the world’s [...] Full text...
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Deputy UN chief encourages progress on women’s political participation in Somalia
13 september 2021 - 05:36:20Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, visited Somalia on Sunday, to express her solidarity [...] Full text...
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More prisoners released from detention centre in eastern Libya
06 september 2021 - 13:19:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eight prisoners held in the eastern region of Libya by the Libyan National Army were released [...] Full text...
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UN official says African economic survival depends on rapid vaccine access
31 august 2021 - 22:08:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The economic prosperity of Africa depends on the availability of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, Vera [...] Full text...
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Kenya to deepen economic, diplomatic ties with Zambia
24 august 2021 - 21:57:39Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Visiting President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday held talks with President Hakainde Hichilema during which he assured [...] Full text...
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17 new prisoners released in Libya
21 august 2021 - 19:39:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 17 new prisoners from the western region of Libya, who were detained in [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM blasts those who cut off water supply to some cities in Libya
20 august 2021 - 23:17:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, Friday affirmed the government's condemnation [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM advises Morzouk residents to copy Tawergha-Misrata reconciliation model
19 august 2021 - 17:47:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has called for steps to achieve peace in the southwestern town [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Gov't rallies 'all capable Ethiopians of age' to join the fight against 'treasonous' TPLF
10 august 2021 - 15:29:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government on Tuesday called on "all capable Ethiopians of age" to join in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US calls on all parties to commit to 'immediate, indefinite, negotiated ceasefire'
30 june 2021 - 05:58:31Washington, US (PANA) - The US on Tuesday called on all parties in the Ethiopian conflict to commit to an [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopia declares 'unilateral humanitarian ceasefire' in Tigray as regional force captures capital
29 june 2021 - 07:52:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Federal government on Monday declared a "unilateral humanitarian ceasefire" in the Tigray region [...] Full text...
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Niger Delta militant group vows renewed attacks on oil, gas installations, politicians
26 june 2021 - 17:27:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The fierce Nigerian militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), on Saturday announced its return from a [...] Full text...
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"I’ll fight terrorism to the end, return IDPs back to normal lives", says Buhari
17 june 2021 - 18:30:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, assured citizens of the Federal Government's [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council welcomes Somali agreement on prompt and peaceful elections
30 may 2021 - 13:09:57New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council bas welcomed the agreement reached on Thursday by the Somali federal [...] Full text...
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Search for drowned teenagers continue along Central Region coastlines in Ghana
13 march 2021 - 13:49:08Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The bodies of 13 out of an estimated 25 teenagers who got drowned along the coastal [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL congratulates Libya on approval of a new interim unified Government
10 march 2021 - 18:10:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Wednesday congratulated the Libyan people on the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president rules out amnesty for Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, bandits
26 february 2021 - 10:34:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ruled out negotiating with terrorists and bandits, saying his administration [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: President Sahlework visits troubled Tigray state
07 february 2021 - 13:56:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's President Sahlework Zewdie on Sunday arrived in Mekelle, the capital of the troubled Tigray [...] Full text...
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Funeral of Ghana's late president Rawlings rescheduled for 27 January
12 january 2021 - 10:46:35Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The funeral of Ghana's former President Jerry John Rawlings has been rescheduled for 27 January, according [...] Full text...
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Ghana's former president Mahama challenges election result at Supreme Court
30 december 2020 - 14:50:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's former President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday filed a petition at the Supreme Court in [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL welcomes exchange of prisoners between Government of National Accord and Haftar forces
26 december 2020 - 10:22:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Saturday welcomed the exchange of detainees between the [...] Full text...
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Former Nigerian president arrives in The Gambia to facilitate stakeholders’ efforts to forge workable national consensus
18 december 2020 - 20:21:26Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Former Nigerian President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan arrived in The Gambia Friday to support the country’s ongoing [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt slams 'irresponsible' calls for President Buhari to resign over mounting insecurity
04 december 2020 - 10:54:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Calls on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign because of the deteriorating security situation in the country are [...] Full text...
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Libyan civil society bodies set criteria for selection of Presidential Council chair
01 december 2020 - 16:02:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Components of the National Federation of Labour Unions of Libya and civil society groupings on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Mauritius registers negative population growth of -0.04 % in 2019
07 november 2020 - 10:02:28Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius registered a negative population growth rate of -0.04 percent in 2019, for the first time [...] Full text...
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Magufuli appeals for peace in Tanzania's general election on Wednesday
27 october 2020 - 18:17:08Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – On the eve of general election in Tanzania, President John Magufuli, who is seeking [...] Full text...
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Mali military junta renews its willingness to set up Transition
10 september 2020 - 15:53:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), the ruling [...] Full text...
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How the #Zimbabwelivesmatter sparked a global awareness on human rights abuses in Zimbabwe (Analysis)
10 august 2020 - 17:03:46Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa) has become a pig and he is eating his own children [...] Full text...
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AfDB chief Adesina 'completely exonerated' of alleged ethical wrongdoings
28 july 2020 - 08:01:51Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A much awaited report by an Independent Review Panel has completely exonerated the President of [...] Full text...
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31st edition of Carthage Film Days set for November 2020
24 july 2020 - 15:40:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 31st edition of Carthage Cinematographic Days is scheduled for November 7-12, an official of the [...] Full text...
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Libyan media highlight military dev'ts, meeting between Egyptian president and elders of Libyan tribes
18 july 2020 - 18:56:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Military developments in Libya with preparations and mobilization by both sides of the conflict in the [...] Full text...
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Opposition leader John Mahama names former woman vice-chancellor, minister as running mate
06 july 2020 - 21:26:55Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former President John Dramani Mahama and presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Monday unveiled [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mosques, churches remain shut despite easing of lockdown in Ghana
07 june 2020 - 19:25:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Large mosques and churches in Ghana on Sunday remained shut despite the government’s partial easing of [...] Full text...
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Guterres highlights teenage girls' education to achieve development goals
12 february 2020 - 07:22:04New York, US (PANA) - Promoting education for adolescent girls is an “indispensable foundation for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”, [...] Full text...
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Spotlight on Gitega, the new political capital of Burundi
25 january 2020 - 16:31:23Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Gitega, the new political capital of Burundi (Center), has never attracted as much attention as on [...] Full text...
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Burundi: The party-state actively preparing extra-ordinary congress for next Sunday
25 january 2020 - 00:26:25Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The National Council for the Defense of Democracy/Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) is actively [...] Full text...
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The exchange of cows among the ancestral hard-skinned practices in Burundi (Analysis)
12 january 2020 - 12:11:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - One of the notable presidential activities of the week, which is coming to an end, was [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: CFA Franc/Eco: "It's a marginal stage victory": Expert
23 december 2019 - 21:30:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Professor Taladidia Thiombiano , Burkinabè economist and researcher, said here Monday that the adoption of [...] Full text...
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MDC leader calls the removal of a traditional chief by President Mnangagwa unwarranted
15 december 2019 - 08:16:24Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) president Nelson Chamisa has called the persecution of outspoken traditional [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Govt striving for an equitable society
03 december 2019 - 14:02:02Castel, Mauritius (PANA) - On International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2019, celebrated Tuesday, the Mauritian Minister of Social Integration, Social Security [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's president says no date yet to reopen borders
03 december 2019 - 10:28:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says he has not given any date for the reopening of the [...] Full text...
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Political consensus critical ahead of Somalia election: UN mission chief
22 november 2019 - 06:34:26New York, US (PANA) - With Somalia scheduled to hold “one-person, one-vote” elections next year, leaders must act now to [...] Full text...
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Northeast Nigerian Governor recruits local hunters with voodoo powers to fight Boko Haram
09 october 2019 - 17:31:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As the Nigerian Army continues to claim victory over the Boko Haram and the Islamic State [...] Full text...
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Masisi's BDP begging Khama for forgiveness
28 august 2019 - 17:46:32Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) veterans are alleged to have been engaged in talks with Botswana's [...] Full text...
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AU delegation encourages women participation Sudan’s peace process
28 august 2019 - 13:40:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A high-level delegation of African Union (AU) women leaders has started a five-day mission to Sudan [...] Full text...
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President Barrow says he wants to bequeath 'a better Gambia' to the people
28 august 2019 - 10:07:39Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has expressed his desire to bequeath a better country to the people [...] Full text...
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Coalition of 46 leading NGOs caution Nigerian government over extra-judicial killings
22 august 2019 - 14:53:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A coalition of 46 leading non-governmental organisations (NGO) on Thursday cautioned the Nigerian federal government, especially [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta launches countdown to Kenya's population census
16 august 2019 - 21:28:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A team of 2,467 technology supervisors, 22,268 content supervisors and 138,572 enumerators has been assembled as [...] Full text...
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IGAD sends Election observer mission to Jubaland
08 august 2019 - 17:24:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African development authority has urged the people and leadership in Jubaland, Somalia, to stick [...] Full text...
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Relatives deny that Edem Kodjo is dead
10 july 2019 - 15:44:39Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Relatives of former secretary-general of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and former prime minister of [...] Full text...
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Malian Prime Minister visits Mopti region
04 july 2019 - 10:51:13Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé began a five-day visit to the central Mopti region on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Mali raises awareness of Kadiana populations on dangers of irregular migration
02 july 2019 - 23:19:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian association, the Voice and Music Association for Cultural Integration (AVMIC), has launched a project [...] Full text...
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President Barrow says nation building is difficult
05 june 2019 - 19:42:16Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has told the Muslim Elders that the task of nation building is an [...] Full text...
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Ransom negotiations over kidnapped Cuban doctors
16 may 2019 - 09:20:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Militants holding two Cuban doctors kidnapped in Kenya's northeastern region of Mandera more than a month [...] Full text...
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Al-Sarraj denounces power seekers for ongoing violence in Libya
17 april 2019 - 08:02:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ongoing fighting in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, is not between the people of the east [...] Full text...
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Church, elders and civil society push for dialogue in Uganda
16 april 2019 - 18:27:19Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Promoters of national dialogue in Uganda are locked up in a two-day conference to deliberate on [...] Full text...
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Nigeria community says 148 members killed, 545 houses destroyed in communal violence since February
31 march 2019 - 13:21:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Adara Community, in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria, says that 148 [...] Full text...
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Mauritius observes World Water Day
19 march 2019 - 19:49:00Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Energy and Public Utilities Minister, Mr Ivan Collendavelloo, on Tuesday recalled that in line with [...] Full text...
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The Chagos case on the news this week in Mauritius
02 march 2019 - 14:05:04Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The judgment on the Chagos case following the ruling by the International Court of Justice [...] Full text...
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Will the ceasefire signed in Tripoli be able to resist the will of armed groups? (News Analysis By Youssef Ba, PANA Correspondent)
25 january 2019 - 18:03:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Another episode of clashes in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, between rival armed groups, has just ended, [...] Full text...
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Daiar to host CAF Awards Ceremony: Dakar
06 january 2019 - 20:54:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - From Monday, Dakar will be the capital of African football culminating in the CAF Awards ceremony [...] Full text...
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Ghanaians welcome New Year with church services, parties and hope for a better life
01 january 2019 - 09:17:43Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians on Tuesday welcomed the New Year with church services and festivities with celebrations travelling until [...] Full text...
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Ethnic violence in Oromia-Somali region displaces 200,000 people in Ethiopia
20 november 2018 - 09:13:10Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethnic conflict along the Oromia-Somali region provincial boundaries in Ethiopia, has displaced over 200,000 [...] Full text...
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African Development Institute to host Women’s Rights advocate, Graca Machel, on Friday
12 november 2018 - 13:59:15Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Institute will host Her Excellency, Graca Machel, as the Special Guest Speaker [...] Full text...
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Somali minister outlines country’s ongoing transformation; urges new partnerships
30 september 2018 - 08:52:27New York, US (PANA) - Even though Somalia has made “huge strides” in political and economic transformation, the country continues [...] Full text...
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Where conflicts arise, hunger increases says FAO chief
25 september 2018 - 10:28:56New York, US (PANA) - Without peace there will be no food security, and without food security there will be [...] Full text...
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‘Faith and inspiration’ of late Kofi Annan needed now more than ever – UN chief Guterres
22 september 2018 - 05:02:23New York, US (PANA) - At the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday led [...] Full text...
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Kofi Annan laid to rest with full military honours
13 september 2018 - 14:14:28Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General, was given a state burial on Thursday with full military [...] Full text...
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Kofi Annan's body lies in state as three days of national mourning begins
11 september 2018 - 11:10:01Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The body of the former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, is lying in state at the [...] Full text...
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Former Ghana president Mahama declares intent to contest 2020 election
23 august 2018 - 15:29:08Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's former President John Dramani Mahama, who lost the 2016 election to President Nana Addo Dankwa [...] Full text...
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Ghana flags fly at half-mast for Kofi Annan; newspapers eulogise him
20 august 2018 - 09:40:28Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Flags are flying at half-mast in Ghana and the country's missions abroad for former UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch 'deeply saddened' by passing of Kofi Annan
20 august 2018 - 02:19:05New York, US (PANA) - Human Rights Watch says it is deeply saddened by the passing of former United Nations [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson mourns former UN Scribe, Kofi Annan
19 august 2018 - 09:30:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Offering condolences to Ghanaians, the Annan family and his colleagues in the UN system, the [...] Full text...
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ROUNDUP: Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is dead; tributes pour in for him
18 august 2018 - 13:13:50Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Kofi Annan passed away on Saturday morning in Berne, Switzerland, aged [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Flags to fly at half-mast for one week for Kofi Annan
18 august 2018 - 11:36:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed that the national flag will fly at half-mast [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is dead
18 august 2018 - 10:31:13Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Kofi Annan is dead, the family of the late top diplomat [...] Full text...
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Over 1 million forcibly displaced by violence in south-west Ethiopia get humanitarian aid
05 august 2018 - 03:24:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To address the urgent needs of more than a million displaced by inter-communal violence in southwestern [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Cabinet approves Bill seeking amnesty for armed groups, political prisoners
30 june 2018 - 14:55:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Cabinet has approved a new Bill seeking amnesty for three armed groups previously [...] Full text...
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UN releases $2.7 million to help cyclone-hit 'Somaliland'
29 may 2018 - 20:33:01Hargeisa, Somaliland (PANA) - Following a visit to a cyclone-hit community in ‘Somaliland’, the United Nations has released close to [...] Full text...
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'We secured release of 106 Chibok, 104 Dapchi girls, 16,000 others from captivity' – Buhari
29 may 2018 - 10:03:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Beating his chest for a job well done, President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration degraded the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari to contest for second term
09 april 2018 - 14:12:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday made the long-expected announcement that he will seek a second [...] Full text...
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Remote Nigeria communities welcome child health programme (A WHO Feature)
04 february 2018 - 01:25:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - We have travelled for over 2 hours from Minna in Nigeria’s rural Niger State. The final [...] Full text...
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UN envoy urges Somalis to make 2018 ‘year of implementation’
24 january 2018 - 22:49:15New York, US (PANA) – Grappling with turbulent politics, persisting terrorism and the risk of famine, Somalia must make 2018 [...] Full text...
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Concern grows for women, children fleeing Cameroon - UNHCR
19 january 2018 - 11:52:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the number of people fleeing English-speaking areas of Cameroon for Nigeria growing, UNHCR, the UN [...] Full text...
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African civil society adds voice to global condemnation of Trump’s ‘shithole remarks’
16 january 2018 - 19:03:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African civil society on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump of the United States to [...] Full text...
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Al-Shabab threatening Somalis to hand over children for indoctrination - Rights group says
15 january 2018 - 06:32:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Islamist armed group Al-Shabab has threatened and abducted civilians in Somalia’s Bay region to force [...] Full text...
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Kenyan authorities begin eviction of ethnic Sengwer community from Mau forest
28 december 2017 - 16:29:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A forest-dwelling community in Kenya's Rift Valley region, known as the Sengwer, has accused the government [...] Full text...
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Keating says pervasive corruption in politics retards progress in Somalia
26 december 2017 - 18:13:17Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – When the most powerful actors in Somalia cooperate, whether the Federal Government, Federal Member States, parliamentarians, [...] Full text...
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Southern Libya adopts charter for reconciliation
23 december 2017 - 18:35:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than 55 representatives from the South of Libya have concluded a three-day Forum in [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Media watchdog condemns Ghanaian chief for molesting journalist
14 october 2017 - 13:32:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) on Saturday condemned unequivocally the molestation of a journalist [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa commemorates Mandela's 99th birthday
18 july 2017 - 17:43:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel and British billionaire Sir Richard Branson on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Senegal: UNESCO organises inter-generational dialogue on Gorée Island
15 july 2017 - 07:39:41Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As part of its efforts to implement the project: “Emergency measures for the consolidation and protection [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Rift Valley violence threatens voting, says human rights group
11 july 2017 - 07:05:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ongoing violence in the Rift Valley is causing insecurity and forced displacement that could potentially keep [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Rights group flags increased fear in Region of 2007 Kenya election violence
03 july 2017 - 06:48:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights group on Monday asked the Kenyan authorities to urgently investigate allegations of threats [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Barrow tells Gambians to build nation based on moral, ethical values of Islam
25 june 2017 - 19:56:09Banjul,Gambia(PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has urged his compatriots to build their nation according to moral and ethical values [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Militants order northerners to quit Niger Delta by October 1
16 june 2017 - 07:59:06Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In an apparent reaction to an ultimatum to the Igbos to leave the northern part of [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: 'Stand up for human rights to – and through – health,' experts urge gov'ts
23 may 2017 - 11:49:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The world is at a watershed moment that could lead to greater dignity for everyone throughout [...] Full text...
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Somalia: UN Secretary General Guterres arrives in Somalia
07 march 2017 - 11:56:57Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, on Tuesday and immediately held a [...] Full text...
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Somalia: World must ‘act fast,’ scale up life-saving assistance in Somalia – UN
07 march 2017 - 06:03:22Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - As a severe drought deepens in Somalia, the risk of famine is looming in the long-troubled [...] Full text...
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UN: IOM launches US24.6 million appeal for drought-hit Somalia
04 march 2017 - 05:11:45New York, US (PANA) - To meet the emergency needs of over a million Somalis affected by drought, the UN [...] Full text...
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US: Stage ‘gradually being set’ for Somalia to move to new phase in sustaining peace – Envoy
28 january 2017 - 12:11:03New York, US (PANA) - Briefing the Security Council in New York on the situation in Somalia, the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Child abuse in Zambia worries Catholic bishops
23 january 2017 - 18:50:24Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) president, Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu, has described the statistics on [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Armed herdsmen kill four farmers in north-central Nigeria
11 january 2017 - 17:21:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria Police on Wednesday confirmed four persons were killed and several others injured when farmers [...] Full text...
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Gambia: The Gambia, Jammeh and the proverbial bull in a China shop (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
01 january 2017 - 12:57:08Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia, a small West African country with some 1.9 million people is an agriculturally fertile [...] Full text...
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UN: UN envoy in Somalia expresses concern over violence in Gaalkacyo
25 december 2016 - 18:17:45New York, US (PANA) - UN envoy in Somalia, Michael Keating has expressed concern over renewed violence in the Somali [...] Full text...
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UN: UN, partners task Somalia electoral body on credible elections
21 november 2016 - 15:28:50New York, US (PANA) - The UN envoy in Somalia, Michael Keating, has stressed the need to ensure that [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Gambian council of elders endorses opposition coalition candidate
06 november 2016 - 17:15:56Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Council of Elders (COE) on Sunday endorsed the opposition coalition presidential candidate for 1 December [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Prime Minister Hailemariam vows action against Oromo protest instigators
03 october 2016 - 13:38:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has warned the government would act against opponents who provoked [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Scores killed after stampede at Ethiopian religious festival
02 october 2016 - 17:35:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Scores of people have been killed in a stampede in Bishoftu, Ethiopia's industrial town, after [...] Full text...
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UN: UN urges governments to protect older persons
01 october 2016 - 20:56:51New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Saturday marked the International Day of Older Persons by encouraging countries to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian militant group resumes hostilities, blow up oil export line
24 september 2016 - 18:17:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In a surprise move, the main militant group, Niger Delta Avengers bombed the Bonny 48 inches [...] Full text...
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Somalia: Intl community calls for speedy, transparent, credible electoral process in Somalia
18 september 2016 - 18:28:06Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The international community has welcomed the progress made in clarifying the electoral model for Somalia, taking [...] Full text...
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Somalia: International community reiterates support for timely, credible Somali electoral process
02 september 2016 - 18:45:35Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-governmental Authority on Development, United Kingdom, the United States [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Empower young people in their fight for equality, says new Oxfam report
12 august 2016 - 10:35:58Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Despite there being more young people in the world today than ever before, they [...] Full text...
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UN: ICC receives hundreds of photographs to mark International Criminal Justice Day
19 july 2016 - 14:38:45New York, US (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday said it has concluded a two-week online campaign [...] Full text...
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Sudan: The Elders chart new course for resolving Burundi conflict
08 july 2016 - 14:04:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A group of leaders, including former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, have stressed the need for [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Jammeh bans underage, forced marriages in Gambia
07 july 2016 - 19:37:06Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh on Thursday proclaimed underage and forced marriage illegal in the West African country [...] Full text...
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UN: UN urges end to elders' abuse, neglect
15 june 2016 - 17:29:53New York, US (PANA) - Marking World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday said that ending [...] Full text...
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UN: Statesmen, women task UN Security Council on mass atrocities
21 may 2016 - 17:03:23New York, US (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, a group of eminent personalities, The Elders, and New York-based [...] Full text...
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UN: UN panel to produce global framework on countering terrorist propaganda
12 may 2016 - 06:47:29New York, US (PANA) - Reaffirming that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious [...] Full text...
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UN: UN expert tasks Somalia on sexual violence cases
25 april 2016 - 17:40:06New York, US (PANA) - A UN expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Mr. Bahame Tom [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Kofi Annan urges African leaders to leave office when time is up
19 april 2016 - 13:40:25Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, Tuesday urged African leaders to leave when their mandated time is [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Int'l NGO moves to revive Africa's traditional system of dialogue for peace
17 february 2016 - 12:51:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Worried by the troubling prevalence of violence and conflicts across the world, especially in Africa due [...] Full text...
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UK: Sir Richard Branson joins Amnesty International’s Global Council
09 february 2016 - 11:40:14London, UK (PANA) - Entrepreneur and philanthropist Sir Richard Branson is to join Amnesty International’s prestigious Global Council, the organization [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Rapid growth of STIs worries Gaborone Fathers
20 january 2016 - 14:43:18Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Fathers from Botswana’s capital city have raised concern over the growing number of sexual transmitted infections [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari's order on culprits in alleged fraudulent arms purchases reported in Nigeria
16 january 2016 - 07:37:00Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari's directive on Friday to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to establish [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Heatwave claims 3 lives in Botswana
08 january 2016 - 17:40:16Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The massive heatwave which recently hit Botswana has claimed the lives of three elderly persons in [...] Full text...
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UN: Libyan parties set 16 Dec. for signing political agreement – UN envoy
12 december 2015 - 08:02:56New York, US (PANA) - The new United Nations envoy for Libya announced Friday that the parties to the country’s [...] Full text...
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Italy: Artificial fish habitats along Somali coast to benefit coastal communities - FAO
07 december 2015 - 11:14:15Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), working with the European Union, has completed the deployment [...] Full text...
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Uganda: Pope honours Martyrs of Uganda
28 november 2015 - 19:08:08Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Pope Francis on Saturday honoured the Martyrs of Uganda, saying that they shared the same faith [...] Full text...
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South Africa: War of words over Nelson Mandela
28 november 2015 - 06:23:14Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A war of words has broken out between firebrand politician Julius Malema and Mandla Mandela, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: UN expert urges Nigeria to halt evictions threatening tens of thousands with homelessness
23 november 2015 - 17:48:51Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – A United Nations human rights expert Monday called on the Nigerian Government to immediately end unlawful [...] Full text...
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UN: UN relief official in Libya welcomes release of aid workers
12 november 2015 - 20:06:49New York, US (PANA) - Two Libyan humanitarian workers affiliated with aid agencies were released on 7 Nov. after being [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Power struggle in main opposition party continues to dominate media
07 november 2015 - 10:29:58Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The unending row in the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), caused by a bitter power [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Energy woes, voters’ register brouhaha, opposition crisis reported in Ghana
24 october 2015 - 07:20:29Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A relapse of the energy woes, brouhaha over the voters’ register and further opening of deep [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Cracks in Ghana's main opposition party widens as chairman suspended
23 october 2015 - 15:43:59Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The cracks in Ghana's main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) widened on Friday as the party's [...] Full text...
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Sudan: EU envoys call for support to IDPs of Sudan's Blue Nile State
21 october 2015 - 17:48:27Khartoum, Sudan ( PANA)- Seeking to get first hand information about the food and humanitarian situation in Blue Nile state, [...] Full text...
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Somalia: National Consultative Forum agrees Somalia not ready for electoral process
21 october 2015 - 09:40:36Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Participants of the first plenary session of Somalia's National Consultative Forum on the electoral process in [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Judges’ bribery scandal, politics dominate Ghana media
12 september 2015 - 07:59:35Accra, Ghana (PANA) – An audio and video recording by an investigative journalist of alleged bribery involving some 180 workers [...] Full text...
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