UN steps in to help survivors of sexual violence in DRC to recover economically

05 march 2025 - 07:41:58
Goma, DRC (PANA) - Before the recent escalation of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which caused an [...] Full text...

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DRC: UNICEF, partners provide clean water to 700,000 people a day in Goma

04 march 2025 - 07:14:20
Goma, DRC (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council: Türk calls out ‘dehumanizing’ narratives on Gaza

27 february 2025 - 21:24:29
New York, US (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for an end to the “abhorrent, [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN calls on Israel and Hamas to begin second phase of ceasefire

26 february 2025 - 07:56:26
New York, US (PANA) - As the first phase of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas expires, the UN [...] Full text...

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Strike on Chernobyl: ‘No room for complacency’ says atomic energy watchdog

14 february 2025 - 20:17:13
Kiev, Ukraine (PANA) - Ukrainian authorities said on Friday a Russian drone strike with a high explosive warhead struck the [...] Full text...

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Gaza crisis: Lack of fuel threatens critical humanitarian services

15 january 2025 - 08:26:25
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Critical water, sanitation and hygiene facilities and activities are at risk of grinding to a [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns New Orleans truck attack

02 january 2025 - 18:22:10
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned Wednesday’s truck attack that killed at least 15 people in the city [...] Full text...

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MSF: Children bear the burden of the current war in Sudan

18 november 2024 - 17:43:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- An international health charity organization has revealed that the majority of people wounded in the war in [...] Full text...

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Medical charity MSF raises red flags about alarming trend in sexual violence in DRC

30 september 2024 - 10:18:09
Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - Medical and humanitarian charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has in a disturbing report released on Monday [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Repeated mass casualty events put hospitals under severe strain - ICRC

18 july 2024 - 08:07:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sas its 60-bed Field Hospital in Rafah, southern [...] Full text...

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Refugee Paralympic Team heading to Paris

10 july 2024 - 06:40:24
Bonn, Germany (PANA) - Eight athletes and one guide runner are set to compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games [...] Full text...

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Easing Guinea’s food insecurity: IMF’s Food Shock Window By Pilar Garcia Martinez, Joseph Ntamatungiro, and Neree Noumon

21 june 2024 - 15:42:02
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - IMF emergency financing has supported Guinea’s efforts to cope with the effects of macroeconomic shocks, underpinned [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister condoles Chadian President over victims of explosion at ammunition warehouse in N'Djamena

20 june 2024 - 18:46:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During a telephone conversation with the Chadian President, Mahamat Idriss Déby, the Libyan Prime Minister of [...] Full text...

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Seychelles withstands climate shocks, continued volatility in external environment

04 june 2024 - 10:40:06
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The Seychelles economy has continued to demonstrate resilience, despite continued volatility in the external environment and [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board approves US$71 million in Emergency Financing Support for Guinea

07 may 2024 - 05:41:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved a disbursement of SDR [...] Full text...

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Seychelles, IMF mission reach staff-level deal on second reviews under EFF and RSF

04 april 2024 - 10:10:46
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The Seychellois economy continued to recover in 2023 and is moving closer to pre-pandemic norms despite [...] Full text...

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Massive rise in displacement in DRC poses dire threat to children - UNICEF

23 march 2024 - 05:18:27
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A major upsurge in violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has displaced [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges disarmament now as nuclear risk reaches ‘highest point in decades’

19 march 2024 - 04:56:24
New York, US (PANA) - Almost 80 years after the incineration of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear [...] Full text...

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US sanctions companies, individuals advancing 'Russian malign activities' in Africa

10 march 2024 - 07:05:53
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has sanctioned one Russia-based entity and one Central African Republic-based entity for [...] Full text...

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Gaza: ‘Babies slowly perishing under the world’s gaze,’ UNICEF warns

04 march 2024 - 06:14:07
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appealed for wider and safer humanitarian [...] Full text...

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UN envoy calls for curb on illicit weapons in Central African Republic

22 february 2024 - 05:50:48
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Three killed, over 280 hospitalised after Nairobi gas plant explosion

02 february 2024 - 13:32:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least three people have been killed and up to 280 others hospitalised after an explosion [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Displacement misery continues for Gazans, UN humanitarians warn

24 january 2024 - 14:11:11
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council will hold a second day of debate on Wednesday in search [...] Full text...

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How to prevent new Cold War in Africa (By Paul Ejime)

22 january 2024 - 10:03:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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UN News looks ahead to 2024: July to December

01 january 2024 - 08:24:06
New York, US (PANA) - In the second half of 2024, the UN will look to a brighter future, with [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to grant USD 50,000 to Seychelles, USD 25,000 to Morrocco

11 december 2023 - 15:03:03
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government will grant financial assistance to the tune of USD 50,000 to the Seychelles, [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: US says both sides to conflict committed war crimes

06 december 2023 - 20:08:52
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US administration says the two parties to the conflict in Sudan have committed war crimes. It [...] Full text...

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Fire, explosion hit ammunition depot in Libyya, but no casualties reported

02 november 2023 - 18:02:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A fire following an explosion at an ammunition depot in a military headquarters in the town [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: AKWABA, official song for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON, goes live

01 november 2023 - 11:34:05
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As preparations for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 gather momentum, [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Environmental degradation a serious challenge facing government now and when war is over (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

30 october 2023 - 19:51:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese environmentalists and poeliticians have warned that every possible ingredient for environmental catastrophe is now fermenting [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN chief urges ceasefire; humanitarian supplies given green light to enter enclave

19 october 2023 - 07:04:13
Cairo, Egyot (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres on Wednesday  called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza: UN chief urges ceasefire, region ‘on the precipice’

18 october 2023 - 12:29:26
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres called on Wednesday for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle [...] Full text...

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Insecurity forces closure of 13,000 schools for upcoming school year in Central and West Africa

14 september 2023 - 10:35:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Over the past four years, the number of school closures due to insecurity has almost [...] Full text...

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How an ad-hoc team transformed emergency operations in Tanzania’s commercial capital (A World Bank Blog)

16 august 2023 - 10:20:33
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - It was early March of 2023 in Dar es Salaam, and the Tanzania Meteorological [...] Full text...

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Johannesburg rocked by enormous explosion

20 july 2023 - 09:10:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Johannesburg city centre has been declared a disaster area after a massive explosion [...] Full text...

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Sudan Conflict: Khartoum engulfed in most intensive fighting since the outbreak of war

11 june 2023 - 15:54:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Intensive and ceaseless shelling and bombardment that continued for almost six hours, midday, Khartoum local time, [...] Full text...

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3.5 tonnes of war remnants destroyed in the south of Tripoli

26 may 2023 - 18:48:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 3.5 tonnes of used and unsuitable war remnants belonging to the Libyan navy [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Warring parties show signs of respecting truce - Facilitators

26 may 2023 - 11:39:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese capital on Friday witnessed cautious calm as the two parties to the fighting appear [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Fighting rages on as war of the generals enters third week

29 april 2023 - 11:15:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As the war in Sudan between two rival generals enters its third week, residents in the [...] Full text...

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Two MINUSMA peacekeepers injured in mine explosion in Mali

20 april 2023 - 15:50:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two peacekeepers from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were injured in [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Kaïs Saied appoints new Interior Minister

18 march 2023 - 16:24:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed has accepted the resignation of Interior Minister Taoufik Charfeddine and appointed Kamel [...] Full text...

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UN identifies peacekeepers killed in Mali IED attack

22 february 2023 - 11:16:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said has identified three peacekeepers who died [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Government condemns bombing in Kasindi, North Kivu

16 january 2023 - 16:29:00
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The government has condemned the bomb attack perpetrated on Sunday 14 January, 2023, on a [...] Full text...

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UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ at deaths from South Africa gas tanker explosion

03 january 2023 - 05:07:36
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his deep sadness over the reported death of at least [...] Full text...

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2022 Year In Review: As conflicts rage, international dialogue remains ‘the only hope’ for peace

29 december 2022 - 05:39:00
New York, US (PANA) - With wars, conflicts, and unrests blighting all parts of the world in 2022, the UN [...] Full text...

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Ten people killed in bus explosion in eastern Burkina Faso

26 december 2022 - 18:46:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ten passengers were killed and five others injured in a bus explosion in eastern Burkina [...] Full text...

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Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba welcomes US decision not to reopen Lockerbie compensation case

21 december 2022 - 13:49:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has welcomed confirmation by the [...] Full text...

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US reaffirms transfer of Libyan suspect in Lockerbie case 'legal'

21 december 2022 - 13:22:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya has reiterated that the operation to transfer Abu Ajila Mohamed Massoud [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister speaks out after Libyan man handed over to US

16 december 2022 - 19:32:47
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbaiba on Thursday broke his government's silence on the delivery to the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM 'rejects' reopening of Lockerbie case

16 december 2022 - 12:59:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has said he will not allow the reopening of the [...] Full text...

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UN launches ‘key’ initiative to support accountability for crimes against peacekeepers

16 december 2022 - 04:48:30
New York, US (PANA) - Holding those who commit crimes against UN ‘blue helmets’ to account, is key to improving [...] Full text...

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Controversy in Libya after announcement of detention in the United States of former Libyan intelligence officer, Abu Ajila Massoud

12 december 2022 - 15:52:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The controversy has continued to grow in Libya after discovery of the transfer to the United [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC: Libyans celebrate Morocco's historic qualification to semi-finals

11 december 2022 - 15:27:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans in Tripoli on Saturday night celebrated Morocco's historic qualification to the semi-finals of the 2022 [...] Full text...

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Libyan Justice Ministry rules out reopening Lockerbie case

21 november 2022 - 14:06:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Justice has ruled out reopening the Lockerbie case, saying it was definitively "closed [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM expresses solidarity with Turkey in Istanbul attack

14 november 2022 - 13:24:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has expressed solidarity with Turkey following the "heinous" attack in [...] Full text...

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Two children injured in mine explosion south of Tripoli

16 october 2022 - 12:37:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two children were injured on Saturday by a mine explosion in the Ain Zara neighbourhood, south [...] Full text...

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Libya mourns with Turkey following coal mine explosion

15 october 2022 - 19:14:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has expressed solidarity with Turkey after Friday's deadly explosion in a coal mine in the [...] Full text...

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Fuel depot explosion in southern Libyan town injures 17

14 september 2022 - 11:21:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An explosion at a fuel depot in Sebha, 800 km south of Tripoli, has injured 17 [...] Full text...

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Mission of new UN Representative in Libya faces increasing complexity of crisis

08 september 2022 - 19:22:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan crisis has taken, in the opinion of analysts, a serious turn, making it more [...] Full text...

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Somalia: UN’s top humanitarian forum warns of ‘tipping point’ as famine risk rises

07 september 2022 - 05:40:08
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia is at a “tipping point”, with hundreds of thousands of people at immediate risk of [...] Full text...

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Libyan oil company opens branch in Sebha

05 september 2022 - 12:47:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) is to open a branch in the city of Sebha, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament declares Bint Baya commune in southern Libya a disaster area

15 august 2022 - 21:28:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament), during discussions at its official plenary session on Monday [...] Full text...

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Plenary session of ibyan Parliament opens in Tobruk

15 august 2022 - 15:20:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The work of an official plenary session of the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament) started [...] Full text...

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Death toll from tanker explosion after injured evacuated abroad rises to 23

11 august 2022 - 18:48:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 23 people died in the fuel tanker explosion in Bint Baya in southern [...] Full text...

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Presidential Council announces continued efforts to reach roadmap date for elections in Libya

08 august 2022 - 16:18:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, said here fying efforts Monday the [...] Full text...

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Four more injured in Libyan fuel tanker explosion evacuated to Italy

06 august 2022 - 19:36:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four more people injured in the explosion of a fuel tanker in Bint Baya, southern Libya, [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt evacuates injured people of fuel tanker explosion to Turkey and Spain

05 august 2022 - 12:03:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Injured people from the explosion of a fuel tanker in the southern municipality of Bint Baya [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL chief reiterates commitment to continue efforts for peace and elections in Libya

04 august 2022 - 18:27:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Raisedon Zennega, reaffirmed the [...] Full text...

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MPs, activists from southern Libya request UNSMIL's support for region's involvement in decision-making

04 august 2022 - 11:17:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation of members of Parliament and civil society representatives from southern Libya has requested the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM announces evacuation of injured from tanker explosion abroad

03 august 2022 - 18:57:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid al-Dabaiba, has announced that arrangements had been [...] Full text...

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At least 7 people killed in explosion in northern Togo

12 july 2022 - 05:32:44
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - At least seven people lost their lives on Saturday night in an explosion in the northern [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeper killed in explosive device attack in northern Mali

19 june 2022 - 16:02:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A peacekeeper of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was killed on [...] Full text...

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Benin gets rid of obsolete ammunition

19 june 2022 - 13:44:21
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government destroyed obsolete ammunition or those in poor condition, official sources in Cotonou said [...] Full text...

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Public sector workers embark on strike in Tunisia

16 june 2022 - 14:35:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Public sector workers on Thursday embarked on a general strike which paralyzed vital activities of the [...] Full text...

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Horn of Africa braces for ‘explosion of child deaths’ as hunger crisis deepens

08 june 2022 - 05:16:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An “explosion of child deaths” is likely and imminent in the Horn of Africa unless the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM orders investigation into petrol tanker fire in Benghazi, will compensate victims

24 may 2022 - 22:00:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has instructed the Ministry [...] Full text...

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One tonne of mines, remnants of war destroyed in Misrata, Libya

26 april 2022 - 16:47:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One ton of mines and remnants of war were destroyed on Tuesday in the Libyan city [...] Full text...

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Five soldiers killed in improvised explosive device attack in central Mali

26 april 2022 - 13:16:45
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Five Malian soldiers were killed and one wounded when their patrol vehicle hit a mine in [...] Full text...

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Car bomb explodes near military leader Haftar's camp in southern Libya

19 april 2022 - 12:36:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A car bomb exploded on Monday evening near a military camp belonging to the Tarek bin [...] Full text...

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Landmines killed 132, injured 197 between May 2020 and March 2022 in Libya: UN

07 april 2022 - 12:38:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 162 incidents related to mines or explosive remnants of war (ERW) were reported [...] Full text...

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Africa at heart of military clash in Ukraine (Analysis)

15 march 2022 - 15:07:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Russian-Ukrainian war, which has entered its third week, actually began ten years ago when former [...] Full text...

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Two peacekeepers killed in a mine explosion in Mali

07 march 2022 - 15:40:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A MINUSMA logistical convoy on its way to Timbuktu on Monday hit an improvised explosive [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's president insists on need to bring order to artisanal gold mining following deadly explosion

23 february 2022 - 13:46:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henry Sandaogo Damiba, Wednesday called for sanity in the [...] Full text...

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Two children killed in mine explosion south of Tripoli

23 february 2022 - 13:09:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two children from the same family were killed on Tuesday when a landmine exploded near their [...] Full text...

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63 dead in explosion at Burkina Faso mining site- new report

22 february 2022 - 16:31:55
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A new report issued Tuesday by the prosecutor of the Gaoua High Court, Cheick Alfa [...] Full text...

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Explosives manufacturing company at centre of huge Ghana explosion fined $6 million

08 february 2022 - 17:48:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Ministry of Lands and Natural resources has imposed a $6 million fine on the company [...] Full text...

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Ghana explosion: Licence of explosives manufacturer suspended, Chief Inspector of Mines interdicted

22 january 2022 - 19:08:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Abu Jinapor has ordered the suspension of the [...] Full text...

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Greece expresses solidarity with Ghana after explosion of truck carrying explosives

21 january 2022 - 12:20:15
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs on Friday expressed solidarity with the government and people of Ghana [...] Full text...

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Number of casualties in Ghana explosion is 'at least 13': Vice President

21 january 2022 - 10:57:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The number of people who have died in Thursday's accident involving a truck conveying explosives to [...] Full text...

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At least 17 dead, 59 injured in Ghana explosion

21 january 2022 - 04:57:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least 17 people had been confirmed dead in Thursday's explosion at Appiatse, in the Bogoso [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Ghana's President Akufo-Addo expresses sadness at explosion that has claimed many lives

20 january 2022 - 20:30:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described as "sad and unfortunate", the explosion that occurred [...] Full text...

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Many feared killed in explosion in Ghana

20 january 2022 - 18:35:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Many people are feared dead in an explosion that occurred at Apiate, a town between Bogoso [...] Full text...

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Four French soldiers injured in explosion in Burkina Faso

19 january 2022 - 11:59:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Four French soldiers of the Barkhane Operation were injured on Tuesday in an explosion of [...] Full text...

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Omicron explodes in Nigeria, Lagos State records 3,393 cases on Wednesday

23 december 2021 - 15:07:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre of Disease Control (NCDC) has announced an unprecedented explosion of the Omicron variant [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Human Rights Watch raises questions about security, well-being of players, fans

22 december 2021 - 07:21:16
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - With the delayed 33rd biennial Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament due to be held in Cameroon from [...] Full text...

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Eight children killed, 3 injured in remnants of war explosion in West Libya

18 december 2021 - 14:17:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eight children were killed and three others wounded by an explosion of landmines in the al-Tuwaybia [...] Full text...

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Three killed in suicide attack in Western Kenya village

08 december 2021 - 14:42:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The police have termed as a terror attack an incident in which an elusive Al Shabaab [...] Full text...

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Explosion kills at least three people in Kampala bar

24 october 2021 - 11:06:07
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - At least three people were feared killed and about seven severely injured in an explosion on Saturday night [...] Full text...

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Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76

22 september 2021 - 05:03:47
New York, US (PANA) - With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM announces trip to Tunisia to promote bilateral relations

08 september 2021 - 18:16:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister  Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba has said he does not accuse Tunisia of exporting terrorism. Announcing his [...] Full text...

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New car bomb attack against security post in Zella, south-eastern Libya

22 august 2021 - 15:01:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A car bomb explosion targeted the security post at the entrance of the town of Zella [...] Full text...

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'Several terrorists neutralised last week in Burkina Faso'

03 august 2021 - 11:16:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army announced on Monday that it neutralised "several terrorists" during anti-terrorist operations in [...] Full text...

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Corornavirus: Libya imposes two week curfew on some municipalities to combat infections

27 july 2021 - 13:15:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Government of National Accord has declared a two-week curfew in the municipalities of Central, Greater [...] Full text...

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Three killed in explosion of improvised device in Burkina Sahel region

05 july 2021 - 20:55:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two women and a child were killed Monday in an explosion of a cart that [...] Full text...

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Mine explosion kills 2 soldiers in north-central Burkina Faso

23 june 2021 - 18:14:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two Burkinabe soldiers were killed on Wednesday when an improvised explosive device blew up as [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers focus on resurgence of terrorist threats

13 june 2021 - 12:56:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers have questioned the significance of the resurgence of terrorist threat in the country after [...] Full text...

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Three Ivorian soldiers killed in mine explosion on border with Burkina Faso

13 june 2021 - 12:07:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three Ivorian soldiers were killed and four others wounded on Saturday in a mine explosion [...] Full text...

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Libyan interior minister seeks Britain's technical support in fight against terrorism, crime

10 june 2021 - 18:35:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Minister, Khaled Mazen, has expressed the country's desire to obtain Britain's technical support [...] Full text...

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Libya: Widespread condemnation greets car bomb attack in southern region

07 june 2021 - 17:51:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A car bomb attack on Sunday night on a security post at the entrance to the [...] Full text...

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One dead in fuel tanks explosion in Ouagadougou

02 june 2021 - 11:42:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - One person was killed and another seriously burned, on Tuesday night, in a fire that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Sudan closes schools for one month to avoid explosion of cases

20 may 2021 - 11:33:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has closed all schools for, at least one month with effect from Thursday, to prevent [...] Full text...

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Several civilians killed in Burkina Faso's Sahel

19 may 2021 - 12:59:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several civilians were killed on Tuesday evening in Adjararay locality of Tinakoff commune, in the [...] Full text...

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Mines killed 93 people between May 2020 and March 2021 in Libya

17 may 2021 - 10:32:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The explosion of mines and explosive remnants of war killed 93 people and injured 143 others [...] Full text...

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Libya and Ethiopia's Renaissance dam at centre of talks between Sisi and Putin

23 april 2021 - 16:27:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian Abdel Fattah Sissi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday had telephone discussion on several [...] Full text...

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Alleged extremist cell dismantled in Tunisia's Sfax region

21 april 2021 - 10:03:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A presumed extremist cell has been discovered and dismantled, thus thwarting "an advanced" terrorist plan against [...] Full text...

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‘Inhumane’ explosive devices ‘crush lives and end livelihoods’ – UN chief

09 april 2021 - 06:55:43
New York, US (PANA) - The “mere presence” of landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) can [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Migrants left stranded, without assistance by lockdowns - IOM

09 april 2021 - 05:54:56
New York, US (PANA) - Travel restrictions during the COVID pandemic have been particularly hard on refugees and migrants who move out of [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM asks Interior Minister to follow up on death of child in mine explosion

19 march 2021 - 09:54:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Mr. Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has asked the Minister [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President visits scene of Gabes factory explosion

15 march 2021 - 09:20:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kais Saeid, paid an unannounced visit on Sunday to the southern governorate of [...] Full text...

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Two children killed in mine explosion in Salloum Mount (Tunisia)

11 march 2021 - 22:44:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Two children succumbed to their injuries on Thursday in a mine explosion at a closed military [...] Full text...

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IMF Managing Director grieves humanitarian tragedy in Equatorial Guinea

10 march 2021 - 13:31:50
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, has been "very saddened" by the [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for independent inquiry of Equatorial Guinea blast

10 march 2021 - 05:39:22
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Equatorial Guinean authorities should invite international experts to conduct an independent investigation into the explosion that [...] Full text...

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ICRC protests against continuing violence targeting health workers in Burkina Faso

05 march 2021 - 11:51:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday expressed concern about continuing incidents [...] Full text...

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Six dead in ambulance explosion in Burkinabe Sahel

03 march 2021 - 08:48:59
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Six people were killed on Tuesday in the explosion of an ambulance that ran over [...] Full text...

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Eleven suspected terrorists killed in Burkina Faso's Sahel region

25 february 2021 - 09:21:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army announced on Thursday that it had killed at least 11 suspected terrorists [...] Full text...

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Two women killed in explosion of improvised explosive device in Burkina Faso

24 february 2021 - 09:25:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two women were killed on Tuesday evening when an improvised explosive device exploded as their [...] Full text...

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UN mission condemns mortar attack at Sebha in southern Libya

18 february 2021 - 11:48:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has "strongly" condemned a mortar attack in the [...] Full text...

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Six children killed, several wounded by unexploded ordnance blast in Ugandan refugee settlement

18 february 2021 - 11:01:25
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has expressed sadness at the tragic death of six South Sudanese [...] Full text...

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Libya's condoles Tunisia on death of four soldiers in mine explosion

04 february 2021 - 11:06:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has offered its condolences to Tunisia following the death of four Tunisian soldiers in a [...] Full text...

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Four Tunisian soldiers killed in mine explosion

03 february 2021 - 18:39:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four Tunisian soldiers were killed in a mine explosion on the heights of Mount M'ghila, in [...] Full text...

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Four travellers killed in a mine explosion in Mali

29 january 2021 - 12:42:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four civilian passengers of a transport minibus were killed on Tuesday following a mine explosion in [...] Full text...

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4 killed in vehicle explosion in Burkina Faso

26 january 2021 - 19:39:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Four people, including a forester, were killed on Monday evening in Nobéré (Zoundwéogo), when a [...] Full text...

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Tunisia condoles with Libya after 3 die in naval academy explosion in Tripoli

20 january 2021 - 23:53:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Wednesday offered its condolences to the Libyan government and the families of victims of an [...] Full text...

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Three killed in Tripoli Naval Academy explosion

20 january 2021 - 10:34:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three people were killed and four others injured on Tuesday evening in an explosion during a [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in Mali that killed Egyptian blue helmet

17 january 2021 - 15:44:34
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned another fatal attack carried out against a peacekeeping convoy in Mali [...] Full text...

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Durban rocked by major refinery blast

04 december 2020 - 12:00:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A massive  explosion at a South Africa's second-largest crude oil refinery in Durban on [...] Full text...

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Tunisian PM pleads for “unprecedented” development approach

22 november 2020 - 09:00:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi Saturday pleaded for a new development approach to reduce regional imbalance and [...] Full text...

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Refugee resettlement numbers fall to lowest in two decades: UNHCR

19 november 2020 - 20:25:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Refugee resettlement numbers will be at a “record low” this year, with only 15,425 people resettled [...] Full text...

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Covid-19 pandemic worsens in Tunisia

29 october 2020 - 19:24:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - With more than 1,100 deaths and more than 54,000 cases of Covid-19 contaminations, the pandemic situation [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia registers 44 deaths and 1,322 new cases in a day

23 october 2020 - 13:50:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - New infections and deaths due to coronavirus continue unabated in Tunisia where the situation is deemed [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeper killed in Mali mine explosion

16 october 2020 - 11:29:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A peacekeeper of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was killed and another [...] Full text...

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Five persons killed, three rescued in gas tanker explosion in Lagos

08 october 2020 - 11:57:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday said that five persons were killed following a [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Region: Uneasy calm before preventable storms (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

05 october 2020 - 08:47:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - One of the useful lessons to be drawn from the unfolding political and security crises in [...] Full text...

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Buhari mourns death of 23 in petrol tanker explosion in northeast Nigeria

24 september 2020 - 08:06:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that the death of 23 people, as confirmed by the [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe gendarme killed in centre-north

13 september 2020 - 10:50:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A Burkinabe gendarme was killed on Saturday morning in the rural community of Pensa, in [...] Full text...

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Mine explosion in northern Burkina Faso kills 2 persons

12 september 2020 - 15:39:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two people were killed Friday in the explosion of an artisanal mine in Titao commune, [...] Full text...

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Kenya evacuates scores of stranded citizens in Lebanon

28 august 2020 - 21:52:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities have embarked on the immediate evacuation of 53 nationals stranded in Beirut, Lebanon, after [...] Full text...

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Accumulation of problems, deterioration in living conditions in Libyan trigger demonstrations (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

28 august 2020 - 00:05:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyans, long time bothered by insecurity caused by 14 months of war, have over the past [...] Full text...

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Mobilization for peaceful solution in Libya and reactions to proclamation of ceasefire highlighted in the news

22 august 2020 - 17:40:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The recent intense efforts in a race against time by countries of the international community to [...] Full text...

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Mali coup: Democratic order must be restored ‘as fast as possible’ - UN

21 august 2020 - 04:58:51
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has called for the “constitutional and democratic order” to be restored as soon [...] Full text...

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Destruction of 50 tons of mines, war remains in Libya

13 august 2020 - 23:53:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 50 tons of war remains, particularly mines, missiles, and rockets were destroyed in the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia set to receive 200 Lebanese students

10 august 2020 - 19:45:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian acting minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Lobna JRibi, said here Monday his [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament warns oil sites face deadly explosions similar to Beirut incident

10 august 2020 - 12:12:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives meeting in Tripoli has warned that the country could see explosions [...] Full text...

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Four Burkinabe wounded in Beirut explosions

06 august 2020 - 22:54:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government Thursday announced that four Burkinabe nationals were wounded following the explosion on [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Sadness and disappointment in Mauritania after Beirut explosions

05 august 2020 - 19:24:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani Wednesday sent his condolences to his Lebanese counterpart, Michel Aoun, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa addresses Beirut tragedy

05 august 2020 - 17:46:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday addressed Beirut’s horrific explosion, saying South Africa's thoughts and [...] Full text...

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Tunisia expresses support with Lebanon after deadly explosion in Beirut

05 august 2020 - 08:43:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian presidency has expressed support for Lebanon following a huge explosion in Beirut that killed [...] Full text...

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French soldier killed in operation in Chad

31 july 2020 - 22:29:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A French soldier was killed Friday as he was carrying out a maintenance intervention on [...] Full text...

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Endless conflict extends suffering of Libyans (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

10 july 2020 - 22:25:25
 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Security chaos, suffering and impoverishment of Libyans remain among the most visible characteristics of life in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Seven die in Nigeria's national oil conglomerate exploration platform

08 july 2020 - 15:07:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday said that seven people were killed in an [...] Full text...

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Three family members wounded in mine explosion in southern zone of Tripoli

06 july 2020 - 23:26:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three members of the same family were Monday injured in a mine explosion inside their home [...] Full text...

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Two civilians injured in mine explosion in southern Tripoli

06 july 2020 - 15:20:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two people were injured in a mine explosion in Aïn Zara, south of Tripoli, official sources [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Explosion rocks major oil refinery

02 july 2020 - 14:37:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A massive explosion at Cape Town’s biggest oil refinery in South Africa on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Death of a third Senegalese soldier following Monday's mine accident in Casamance

17 june 2020 - 18:45:47
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The number of Senegalese soldiers killed in the explosion of an anti-tank mine in the south [...] Full text...

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Libyan citizen injured in mine explosion in Tripoli

17 june 2020 - 17:57:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan citizen was injured Wednesday by a mine explosion near his house in the Al-Kabaylia [...] Full text...

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4 killed, 4 wounded in mine explosion in housing zones in Libya

15 june 2020 - 23:48:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mines continue claiming the lives of civilians as four people were killed and four others were [...] Full text...

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Two Senegalese soldiers killed in mine explosion in south of country

15 june 2020 - 21:16:14
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Two Senegalese soldiers were killed and two others slightly wounded Monday around 14h GMT when an [...] Full text...

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International efforts don’t succeed in silencing guns in Libya (News analysis)

11 june 2020 - 00:17:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fighting continued Wednesday on the Sirte front (center) between troops of the army loyal to the [...] Full text...

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Two Burkinabe soldiers killed in the Sahel

07 june 2020 - 08:59:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two Burkinabe soldiers were killed on Saturday in the explosion of an improvised device on [...] Full text...

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HRW urges Haftar to stop using landmines in Libya

03 june 2020 - 17:35:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human Right Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called on Marshal Khalifa Hafter to renew his commitment and [...] Full text...

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Libya: Continued military pressure on Haftar's forces rising

26 may 2020 - 18:05:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan army loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) and the support forces on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritania takes further action in response to explosion of Covid-19 cases

18 may 2020 - 16:51:09
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following last week's explosion of the coronavirus cases in Mauritania, the Inter-Ministerial Committee in charge of [...] Full text...

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MINUSMA pays tribute to Chadian peacekeepers killed in attack in Mali

15 may 2020 - 21:25:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   - The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) Friday paid tribute to Chadian peacekeepers killed in [...] Full text...

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Tunisian soldier injured by mine in central-west of the country

20 april 2020 - 10:35:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian soldier was wounded in the leg on Sunday night by a mine explosion on [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers report Covid-19 epidemic, its effect on the cost of living and the continuing fighting

11 april 2020 - 17:29:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The coronavirus epidemic which has progressed in recent weeks in the country, reaching 24 confirmed cases, [...] Full text...

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Four people killed in mine explosion in central Mali

10 april 2020 - 14:43:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Four people were killed and four others injured when a mine exploded in the vehicle they [...] Full text...

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One killed, 3 wounded in new bombardment of Tripoli residential districts

31 march 2020 - 22:20:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – At least one person was killed and three others wounded on Tuesday in a new bombardment [...] Full text...

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Two Malian soldiers killed in explosive device attack

25 march 2020 - 09:49:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two Malian soldiers were killed, three others injured and their vehicle damaged in an improvised explosive [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Insecurity, the biggest threat to the pandemic in Libya (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

23 march 2020 - 07:25:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – War-torn Libya has still yet to announce a positive case of COVID-19, which remains a 'mystery'.  But [...] Full text...

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Seventeen killed in pipeline explosion in Lagos

16 march 2020 - 10:54:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness at the pipeline explosion in Abule Ado area of [...] Full text...

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France condemns attack on Sudanese PM

09 march 2020 - 20:06:08
Paris, France (PANA) – The French ministry of foreign affairs has ‘’strongly’’ condemned the assassination attempt on Monday in Khartoum [...] Full text...

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Sudan says assassination attempt on PM 'a terrorist attack'

09 march 2020 - 12:29:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Monday described an attempt on the life of Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdouk as “sabotage and [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM escapes attempt on his life

09 march 2020 - 10:24:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdouk on Monday morning escaped an assassination attempt when his convoy was [...] Full text...

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Libya offers solidarity to Tunisia after Tunis terrorist attack

06 march 2020 - 21:53:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan minister of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, [...] Full text...

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Four Burkinabè soldiers killed in explosion in northern region

03 march 2020 - 18:53:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least four Burkinabè soldiers were killed on Tuesday in the explosion of their vehicle [...] Full text...

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President Felix Tshisekedi instructs the Congolese govt. to undertake tax reforms

01 march 2020 - 12:20:08
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, addressing the 23rd Council of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's new govt wins Parliamentary vote of confidence

27 february 2020 - 10:50:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's new government led by Prime Minister-designate Elyès Fakhfakh on Thursday won a confidence vote in [...] Full text...

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Rights group says civilians massacred in Cameroon's separatist area

27 february 2020 - 07:56:45
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroonian government forces and armed ethnic Fulani killed at least 21 civilians in Ngarbuh village, including 13 [...] Full text...

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The solution to illegal immigration starts in southern Libya and African countries of origin of migrants

12 february 2020 - 18:34:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -   Libya's Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord Fathi Bachagha said here Wednesday "the solution [...] Full text...

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Tanker truck explosion leaves 6 dead in Togo

05 february 2020 - 21:57:12
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  The explosion of a fuel tanker in the city of Anié, about 190 km north of [...] Full text...

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Four people killed in terrorist attack in central Mali

04 february 2020 - 09:51:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Unidentified gunmen attacked Bana Gakou, a town near Koro in central Mali's Mopti region on Sunday, [...] Full text...

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Gas cylinder blast injures dozens of people in Kigali restaurant

31 january 2020 - 14:51:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A dozen people  were seriously wounded when a cooking gas cylinder exploded in a building during [...] Full text...

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Six soldiers killed in eastern Burkina Faso

29 january 2020 - 08:50:55
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Six Burkinabe soldiers were killed on Tuesday when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device [...] Full text...

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Tripoli's Maitigua airport closed twice to flights in less than 24 hours

23 january 2020 - 10:13:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Flights were suspended late on Wednesday evening for the second time in less than 24 hours [...] Full text...

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Traffic resumes at Maitigua airport in Tripoli after brief suspension

22 january 2020 - 23:24:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Air traffic resumed on Wednesday evening at Maitigua international airport in eastern Tripoli after being suspended [...] Full text...

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Two bodies recovered from oil pipeline explosion site in Lagos

20 january 2020 - 07:08:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says that two bodies have been recovered from the explosion [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe Army confirms death of six soldiers in explosion of improvised device

18 january 2020 - 16:57:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -  The Burkinabé army announced Friday evening that it had lost six men in the explosion [...] Full text...

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Improvised device explosion kills two people in eastern Burkina Faso

15 january 2020 - 15:43:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A woman and a child were killed on Tuesday in the explosion of an improvised [...] Full text...

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AU calls for int'l assistance to Somalia after car bombing near Presidential Palace

09 january 2020 - 11:36:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has called for urgent support to Somalia to enable it to deal [...] Full text...

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Four students injured by grenade explosion at school in Ouagadougou

08 january 2020 - 14:46:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Four students were injured, two of them seriously, early Wednesday grenade exploded at a Franco-Arab [...] Full text...

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