Coronavirus: 1,207 detainees released in Burkina Faso

02 april 2020 - 21:13:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabè government Thursday announced the release of 1,207 detainees to avoid the spread of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Girls' clubs launch movement to end female genital mutilation

08 february 2020 - 00:05:12
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)  -  A movement called “99 -05” was launched by young girls here Thursday in Kolda, in the [...] Full text...

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Senegal records 400 new cases of obstetric fistula per year

23 may 2019 - 19:09:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Every year, Senegal records an average of 400 new cases of obstetric fistula, 150 of which [...] Full text...

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Prevalence of female circumcision down in Burkina Faso

18 may 2019 - 13:24:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As Burkina Faso on Saturday commemorates the 18th edition of the National Day for Combating [...] Full text...

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Prevalence of female circumcision down in Burkina Faso down

18 may 2019 - 10:21:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As Burkina Faso on Saturday commemorates the 18th edition of the National Day for Combating [...] Full text...

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Mauritius 'deeply disappointed' over UK's stand on Chagos

01 may 2019 - 07:10:01
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Government says that it is "deeply disappointed" at the stand taken by the United [...] Full text...

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Minister says UK, US remain allies of Mauritius

28 february 2019 - 19:31:53
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Foreign Minister Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo said on Thursday that the United States and Britain are [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to commemorate 16th international FGMs zero tolerance day

14 february 2019 - 12:05:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The 16th international FGM zero tolerance day will be commemorated on 20 February in the [...] Full text...

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Workshop on female genital mutilation ends in Mali

27 january 2019 - 18:52:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A workshop on female genital mutilation (FGM), aimed at building the capacity of officials and state [...] Full text...

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Mali launch national campaign to fight Female Genital Mutilation

14 november 2018 - 15:40:16
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Tuesday launched a national campaign against female genital mutilation (FGM), on the initiative of [...] Full text...

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Girls are saying no to FGM, need political champions (A feature by UNFPA)

10 october 2018 - 13:29:06
New York, US (PANA) – “When I was young, I did not want to be cut,” said Aissata Camara, [...] Full text...

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Brave women, girls take a stand against FGM (A UNFPA feature)

07 february 2018 - 07:02:13
New York, US (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: PM says sovereignty of Mauritius over the Chagos non-negotiable

11 august 2016 - 15:45:28
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Thursday told Parliament that pursuant to its commitment to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritian media highlight Chagos issue for second consecutive week

09 july 2016 - 17:35:23
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The controversy between Mauritius and Great Britain on the issue of the Chagos archipelago was highlighted [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report reveals rise in female genital mutilation in Guinea

25 april 2016 - 21:12:49
New York, US (PANA) - Despite being forbidden by national and international law, a new UN report, stated that female [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius maintains sovereignty over the Chagos

09 january 2015 - 15:05:07
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius Friday said it will continue to maintain the sovereignty of Mauritius over the Chagos and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU court to open hearing of Kenya's Ogiek community land eviction case

26 november 2014 - 16:28:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The hearing in a landmark case challenging the Kenyan government’s right to evict the Ogiek ethnic [...] Full text...

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Mali: Malian villages committed to ending FGM

26 june 2014 - 17:30:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty of the thirty targeted villages in Malia's Koulikoro region, 60 km east of the capital [...] Full text...

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Mali: Female genital mutilation rising in Mali

05 february 2014 - 19:35:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The rate of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Malian women, aged between 15 and 49 years, [...] Full text...

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Malian NGO launches book on dangers of female genital mutilation

25 march 2011 - 15:55:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Determined to sensitize the people on the dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM), Malian NGO, "Aid [...] Full text...

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Sociologist launches survey on integration of Senegalese women in peacekeeping

08 march 2010 - 23:29:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) â" A survey by Senegalese so-ciologist, Mrs Fatou Sow Sarr , which focuses on strengthening of capacities [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President, Prime Minister clash over conservation

14 january 2010 - 16:32:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila O dinga Thursday appeared headed for a fresh [...] Full text...

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Excision, a scourge in Matam, says Senegalese designer

17 june 2009 - 20:52:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- "Excision is a real phenomenon and even a real scourge w hich is causing ravages in [...] Full text...

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Study reveals sexual violence is rooted in Burundi

27 march 2009 - 16:37:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- National Council of Burundi Churches (CNBE) has rele ased a critical study based on a number [...] Full text...

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NGO calls for law against genital mutilation in Mali

04 march 2009 - 19:24:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The regional director of the Swedish section of the NGO, " Save the Children", Anniken klisson [...] Full text...

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