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Early provisional results in Senegal's presidential election put opposition leader Faye ahead
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Senegal opposition leader Faye gets big boost from former ruling party
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Nigeria: Ex-UN envoy heads panel on Nigeria’s 2015 election
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US: Nigerian diplomat, former US scribe head high-level Commission on Global Governance
23 november 2014 - 18:13:09New York, US (PANA) - Former Nigerian Foreign MInister, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, and former US Secretary of State, Ms. Maadeleine [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: There can be no development without peace in Africa - Ex UN envoy
17 april 2014 - 23:44:20Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – A former United Nations Under Secretary-General, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, on Thursday underscored the need for African [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia/AU: AU official urges concrete action on African Standby Force
14 january 2014 - 14:40:02Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Underlining the need for sustained efforts towards conflict prevention, a senior official of the African [...] Full text...
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UNAMID welcomes peace agreement between Sudan and JEM-Sudan
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UNAMID's new chief, Chambas, assumes office
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AU renews AMISOM mandate by six months pending UN approval
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AU/UN chiefs appoint Ibn Chambas to head UNAMID
20 december 2012 - 19:22:55Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ibn Chambas, a distinguished Ghanaian international diplomat, who headed the efforts to resolve conflicts in [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Dlamini Zuma to formally assume office as new AU chief
09 october 2012 - 21:17:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Africa's former foreign minister, Nkosozana Dlamini Zuma, is set to take over as Chairperson [...] Full text...
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UNAMID, AU organize farewell party for departing Gambari
11 september 2012 - 18:10:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the UN Joint peacekeeping chief in Darfur, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, is [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Gambari steps down as UNAMID head
11 september 2012 - 15:17:11Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Head of the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, said Tuesday he was [...] Full text...
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Gambari steps down as UNAMID chief, says he achieved his mission
11 september 2012 - 15:05:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The joint UN and African Union Hybrid Chief, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, said Tuesday he was leaving [...] Full text...
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UNAMID deeply worried about violence in North Darfur
06 august 2012 - 18:13:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least six persons were killed in various clashes and attacks in north Darfur region of [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council extends mandate of UN/AU mission in Darfur
31 july 2012 - 18:29:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended, for another year, the mandate of the joint [...] Full text...
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United Kingdom delegation assesses UNAMID mandate
14 june 2012 - 19:24:55Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A British delegation of senior officials, on a visit to Darfur, has agreed with officials of [...] Full text...
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Abducted WFP worker freed after 3 months in captivity in Darfur
31 may 2012 - 08:04:37New York, US (PANA) - After close to three months in captivity in Darfur, Sudan, a staff of the UN [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to upgrade logistic support for UNAMID
23 april 2012 - 08:13:48New York, US (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Defence Bello Mohammed has said the Nigeria Government will soon upgrade its [...] Full text...
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Recent developments in Southern Darfur worry UNAMID chief
20 april 2012 - 16:57:27New York, US (PANA) - The Joint Special Representative for the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and Joint Chief [...] Full text...
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First-ever UN inter-agency games in Africa begin in Rwanda
14 march 2012 - 18:02:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) said on Wednesday that 700 athletes from [...] Full text...
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UNAMID celebrates International Women’s Day in Darfur
08 march 2012 - 19:34:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of women, men and children, including internally-displaced persons, took part in festivities, jointly sponsored by [...] Full text...
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Peace document officially launched in South Darfur
04 march 2012 - 11:13:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), the culmination of two years of peace negotiations [...] Full text...
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Students examine political, economic solutions toward peace in Darfur
01 march 2012 - 17:08:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - More than 300 students from North Darfur's main university on Thursday debated whether an economic or [...] Full text...
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UK Minister, delegation discuss humanitarian development in Darfur
29 february 2012 - 22:09:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Officials of the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) led by Mr Stephen O'Brien, Parliamentary [...] Full text...
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55 UNAMID peacekeepers freed after two-day rebel blockade
21 february 2012 - 17:02:29Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Darfurian rebels have freed 55 international peacekeepers after holding them for two days, the UN/African Union [...] Full text...
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UN chief, Gambari welcome inauguration of Darfur Regional Authority
08 february 2012 - 16:46:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said Wednesday's inauguration of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) marked an [...] Full text...
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Russia commends UNAMID's peace efforts
03 february 2012 - 21:58:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Russia on Friday commended the efforts of the African Union-United UNAMID efforts towards the stabilization of [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch protests UN official's contact with Sudanese leader
02 february 2012 - 12:28:00Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has protested to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon over the contact between UN [...] Full text...
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UNAMID says one peacekeeper killed, three wounded in ambush
22 january 2012 - 08:13:05New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has said a Nigerian peacekeeper was killed and [...] Full text...
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UNAMID chief vows to end impunity in IDP camps
20 january 2012 - 09:03:35New York, US (PANA) - The Joint Special Representative of the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, on [...] Full text...
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Darfur peace pact within reach - Gambari
18 january 2012 - 19:30:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN/African Union peace mediator in Darfur, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, said Wednesday that the parties to [...] Full text...
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AU calls for continued int'l support for Darfur peace process
20 december 2011 - 17:00:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - International support for the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is more critical than ever [...] Full text...
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Joint commission on peace, security in Darfur meets
18 december 2011 - 15:54:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Efforts to achieve a lasting peace in Darfur got a boost Sunday with the inaugural meeting [...] Full text...
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UN Country Team, UNAMID collaborate to serve Darfurians
11 december 2011 - 17:43:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN country team and the UN-Africa Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) are collaborating to help civilians [...] Full text...
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AU endorses efforts to end Darfur crisis
01 december 2011 - 10:20:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has called for a set of diplomatic measures and political initiatives [...] Full text...
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UNAMID chief urges UK to support Darfur peace process
11 november 2011 - 18:48:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has urged the [...] Full text...
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Gambari says Darfur peace efforts making real progress
11 november 2011 - 11:48:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Head of the joint UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Ambassador Ibrahim Gambari, has called on [...] Full text...
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UNAMID chief urges troubled African countries to learn from Rwanda
09 november 2011 - 14:05:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari said African [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council condemns attack on Darfur peacekeepers
08 november 2011 - 08:51:14New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has called for an end to attack on peacekeepers, after one [...] Full text...
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Attack on UNAMID peacekeepers: One gang member arrested
07 november 2011 - 15:49:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) announced here Monday that it had arrested a [...] Full text...
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UNAMID chief greets Darfurians on Muslim holy festival
03 november 2011 - 13:30:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The chief of the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Ibrahim Gambari, on Thursday [...] Full text...
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New UN Peacekeeping chief embarks on first field operation
30 october 2011 - 15:28:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The newly-appointed United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, has chosen Darfur as his port [...] Full text...
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Global peace song launched at UN Day in El-Fasher
24 october 2011 - 17:23:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A renowned Sudanese entertainer, Omer Ihsas, on Monday launched a new song dedicated to peace in [...] Full text...
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Rebel LJM leader returns to Sudan after 21 years
24 october 2011 - 15:44:35Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Vowing that he is ready to work for the implementation of the peace deal signed [...] Full text...
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Darfur rebel leaders urged to stop fighting, sign peace deal
19 october 2011 - 19:11:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International envoys drawn from the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) joined a worldwide [...] Full text...
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Three peacekeepers killed in north Darfur
11 october 2011 - 13:31:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Three peacekeepers, working with the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), were shot dead [...] Full text...
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UN-AU Envoy in Canada to seek support for peace efforts in Darfur
07 october 2011 - 16:14:11Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Lobbying for further assistance for the Darfur-based UN-AU peacekeeping mission in the region, the head of [...] Full text...
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Darfur rebel movements move to end use of child soldier
05 october 2011 - 14:43:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The leading rebel movement in Darfur has consented to prohibit the recruitment of children by any [...] Full text...
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Thousands of Darfur IDPs, refugees return home
28 september 2011 - 14:45:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The relative calm recently witnessed in the region of Darfur has encouraged thousands of internally-displaced persons [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UN/AU Coordination Group gives pass mark to UNAMID
26 september 2011 - 15:03:39New York, US (PANA) - A tripartite coordination group of the UN and the African Union (AU) said the joint [...] Full text...
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UNAMID averts 'second' Darfur conflict
22 september 2011 - 21:37:33Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on Thursday averted another Darfur conflict when its [...] Full text...
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(Corrected) UNAMID chief appeals for peace in Darfur
14 september 2011 - 22:13:48Eds: Attributes quote in para 7 to Gambari instead of El-Bashir Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Professor Ibrahim Gambari, the UNAMID Joint [...] Full text...
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UNAMID chief appeals for peace in Darfur
14 september 2011 - 16:25:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Professor Ibrahim Gambari, the UNAMID Joint Special Representation (JSR) and Joint Chief Mediator, has appealed to [...] Full text...
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Gambari says Doha Peace Accord on Darfur gives hope for regional peace
11 september 2011 - 16:53:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Joint Chief Mediator (JCM), an interim for Darfur, Ibrahim Gambari, said Sunday the agreement signed [...] Full text...
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AU Commissioner for peace and security visits Darfur
07 september 2011 - 21:07:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security Mr. Ramtane Lamamra visited Fashir, capital of North [...] Full text...
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UNAMID chief says Darfurians to get dividends of peace
07 september 2011 - 14:25:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), says priority should be given to providing [...] Full text...
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Gambari, Moussa meet in Cairo
07 september 2011 - 09:42:07Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Head of the UN/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Tuesday met with Egyptian [...] Full text...
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UNAMID head, Gambari, visits Cairo
04 september 2011 - 08:59:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr has met with the head of the United Nations/African Union [...] Full text...
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5 Darfuri sheikhs granted amnesty, end a year of shelter with UNAMID
28 august 2011 - 17:20:29Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Five veteran Darfuri displaced persons who were taking shelter in a camp of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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UNAMID reassures Sudan of respect of sovereignty
23 august 2011 - 17:25:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union/United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has reassured the government of Sudan that the [...] Full text...
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UNAMID-sponsored ceasefire commission meets to advance darfur peace process
22 august 2011 - 21:29:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari has opened the [...] Full text...
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Italian aid worker kidnapped in Darfur
15 august 2011 - 16:09:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An Italian international aid worker has been kidnapped in Nyala, South Darfur, by unidentified gunmen, the [...] Full text...
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UNAMID: 'Sudan’s sovereignty, integrity will be respected'
12 august 2011 - 19:44:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN-AU Mission in Darfur, Western Sudan, has assured the government in Khartoum it would fully [...] Full text...
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Nigeria ready to deploy helicopters to UNAMID peacekeeping operations
04 august 2011 - 19:28:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria is ready to deploy part of its helicopter holdings to the peacekeeping operations of the [...] Full text...
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2 Darfur peacekeepers injured in ambush
24 july 2011 - 15:57:47New York, US (PANA) - Two peacekeepers with the joint UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) have been injured after they [...] Full text...
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Top UN official calls for increased efforts on Darfur peace pact
22 july 2011 - 19:08:34New York, US (PANA) - Professor Ibrahim Gambari, the Joint Special Representative and head of the UN/AU Mission in Darfur [...] Full text...
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UN/AU envoy says Darfur peace pact 'a step forward'
15 july 2011 - 19:43:08New York, US (PANA) - Professor Ibrahim Gambari, the joint Special Representative of the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), said [...] Full text...
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AU welcomes Darfur peace deal, urges rebels to join talks
15 july 2011 - 17:35:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Friday welcomed the signing of a peace agreement between the [...] Full text...
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UNAMID costs US$1.9b monthly
20 june 2011 - 08:57:09Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the UN are spending US$1.9 billion monthly on their joint AU-UN [...] Full text...
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Jonathan discusses global peace, health with UN chief
23 may 2011 - 18:29:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to global security and peace and continuing [...] Full text...
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UNAMID reports Sudan bombing campaign to UN Security Council
23 may 2011 - 08:04:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The head of the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has reported Sudan’s intensified bombing campaign [...] Full text...
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Gambari demands immediate release of 2 UNAMID workers
20 may 2011 - 15:58:10New York, US (PANA) - Professor Ibrahim Gambari, the UN/AU Joint Representative in Darfur, on Friday called for the immediate [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Air Force bombards Southern Darfur villages
17 may 2011 - 08:56:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Sudanese Air Force has carried out intensified aerial bombardments in Southern Darfur villages, earning [...] Full text...
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Darfur: UNAMID introduces new initiative to boost humanitarian access
03 may 2011 - 14:35:25New York, US (PANA) - The UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on Tuesday announced a new initiative to help aid [...] Full text...
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UNAMID provides water to Darfur villages
27 april 2011 - 15:11:37New York, US (PANA) - The UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Wednesday said the residents of eight villages in Darfur [...] Full text...
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Darfur: UNAMID says two peacekeepers 'severely' injured
23 march 2011 - 16:41:47New York, US (PANA) - The UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on Wednesday said two of its peacekeepers were badly [...] Full text...
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UNAMID officials meet with Darfur armed movement
23 march 2011 - 14:38:41New York, US (PANA) - The Joint Special Representative of the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Professor Ibrahim Gambari, and [...] Full text...
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Two peacekeepers wounded in Darfur ambush
22 march 2011 - 21:54:42El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - Two peacekeepers are in critical condition after an ambush by unknown gunmen as they returned [...] Full text...
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Gambari urges comprehensive peace talks on Darfur
01 march 2011 - 20:48:15New York, US (PANA) - UN/AU Joint Special Representative in Darfur, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has urged all parties to the [...] Full text...
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UNAMID concerned over renewed fighting in Darfur
20 february 2011 - 09:41:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has expressed concern over renewed heavy fighting in [...] Full text...
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UNAMID chairs Third Retreat with Special envoys for the Sudan
18 february 2011 - 21:56:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Envoys from 21 countries and organisations on Friday met in Nyala, capital of South Darfur state, [...] Full text...
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UNAMID hints at Darfur progress
16 february 2011 - 22:40:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – UNAMID, the hybrid forces sent to Western Sudan to help bring peace, hinted on Wednesday that [...] Full text...
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Gambari says tensions still persist in Darfur
27 january 2011 - 17:23:17New York, US (PANA) -The UN/AU Joint Special Representative in Darfur, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, on Thursday said that although recent [...] Full text...
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Sudanese army says "clashed” with Darfur rebels killing dozens
25 january 2011 - 22:59:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese army and Darfur rebels engaged in heavy fighting as of Monday, resulting the death of [...] Full text...
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UNAMID investigates development in Daufur IDP camp
24 january 2011 - 17:24:21New York, US (PANA) - The joint UN/AU mission in Darfur said Monday it had stepped up presence in a [...] Full text...
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Sudanese govt cordons IDP camp, arrests dozens in Darfur
24 january 2011 - 07:56:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Joint Sudanese security forces have stormed a camp of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Darfur region, [...] Full text...
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Gambari calls for calm in West Darfur
19 january 2011 - 17:43:58New York, US (PANA) - The Head of the joint UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Professor Ibrahim Gambari, on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Darfur: UNAMID strengthens operations
07 january 2011 - 06:39:46New York, US (PANA) - The UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is strengthening its operations to improve security and ensure [...] Full text...
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UNAMID peacekeeper released after 90 days of captivity
05 january 2011 - 22:39:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A UN peacekeeper in Sudan, who was abducted from his accommodation in El Fasher [...] Full text...
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'Delayed border demarcation should not delay South Sudan vote'
06 november 2010 - 17:58:00Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ramtane Lamamra, has warned the Sudanese [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's 50th independence anniversary marked in Addis
01 october 2010 - 10:50:00Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The 50th independence anniversary of Nigeria was marked with an anniversary lecture at the Africa [...] Full text...
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Security tops Darfur talks in New York
28 september 2010 - 07:37:00New York- US (PANA) -- The security of civilians in Darfur and access for peaceke epers and aid agencies were [...] Full text...
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Gambari calls for World Bank assistance for Darfur peace
02 september 2010 - 20:58:00New York- US (PANA) -- Professor Ibrahim Gambari, the UN/AU Joint Special Represe ntative for Darfur, on Thursday called for [...] Full text...
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Gambari, envoys hold talks on Darfur peace process
26 august 2010 - 20:13:00New York- US (PANA) -- The UN/AU Joint Special Representative in Darfur, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, on Thursday held talks with [...] Full text...
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Darfur: UN says Gambari did not threaten IDPs
14 august 2010 - 08:08:00New York- US (PANA) -- The UN on Friday denied media reports that the head of the joint UN/AU Mission [...] Full text...
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Gambari urges Darfurians to pray for peace during Ramadan
11 august 2010 - 19:05:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Professor Ibrahim Gambari , the AU-UN Joint Spe cial Representative for Darfur, on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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UN chief tasks Darfurians on peace talks
10 august 2010 - 17:34:00New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has called on all parties in strife-torn Darfur to cease [...] Full text...
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UNAMID expresses concern over Darfur camp tension
09 august 2010 - 14:56:00New York- US (PANA) -- The UN/AU Joint Special Representative in Darfur, Professo r Ibrahim Gambari, on Sunday expressed the [...] Full text...
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Gambari holds talks with Sudanese officials on Darfur
08 august 2010 - 09:30:00New York- US (PANA) -- Professor Ibrahim Gambari, UN/AU Joint Special Representat ive in Darfur, has met Sudan's Minister of [...] Full text...
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Gambari says peace in Darfur gathering momentum
14 july 2010 - 18:54:00New York- US (PANA) -- The search for durable peace in the war-torn Sudan's Darfur region has gained momentum, the [...] Full text...
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Rwanda honours top Nigerian diplomat
05 july 2010 - 20:12:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian diplomat and United Nations-African Union (UNAM ID) Joint Special Representative (JSR) to Darfur, Professor Ibrahim [...] Full text...
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Top UN officials want peacekeeping capacity strengthened
23 june 2010 - 17:25:00New York- US (PANA) -- Top UN officials have stressed the need to ensure that the organization is equipped with [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council wants Sudan's peace pact implemented
15 june 2010 - 14:46:00New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Security Council has called for the implementation of Sudan's peace agreement to ensure [...] Full text...
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UNAMID holds Open Day for Darfur women
08 june 2010 - 14:24:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- In recognition of the forthcoming 10th anniversary of the adoption of UN Security Council [...] Full text...
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Gambari says security is priority in Darfur
07 june 2010 - 11:29:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Joint Special Representa tive (JSR) of the United Nations-African Union [...] Full text...
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UNAMID chief visits West Darfur
04 june 2010 - 16:04:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR), Prof essor Ibrahim Gambari, said Friday that the UN-African [...] Full text...
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Freed South African peacekeepers back to camp in Darfur
03 june 2010 - 13:16:00Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- Four South African peacekeepers kidnapped in Darfur and held captive for more than two weeks have [...] Full text...
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Several lives lost in fighting between Sudanese army, JEM
25 may 2010 - 08:17:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The United Nations-African Union Mission in Dar fur (UNAMID) has confirmed ongoing fighting between [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council discusses Africa hotspots
20 may 2010 - 23:34:00New York- US (PANA) -- The simmering tensions and continued instability in Sudan, the Horn of Africa and the Democratic [...] Full text...
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UNAMID chief underlines cooperation of humanitarian community in Darfur
17 may 2010 - 11:26:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari has [...] Full text...
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AU, UN and Sudanese govt discuss protection of UNAMID personnel
10 may 2010 - 09:26:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Officials from the African Union (AU), the Unit ed Nations (UN) and the Sudanese [...] Full text...
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Two Darfur peacekeepers killed in deadly ambush
07 may 2010 - 20:44:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Two peacekeepers were killed Friday when a military conv oy from UNAMIDâ?s Egyptian contingent, with three [...] Full text...
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2 Darfur peacekeepers killed in deadly ambush
07 may 2010 - 19:08:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Two peacekeepers were killed Friday when a military conv oy from UNAMIDâ?s Egyptian contingent, with three [...] Full text...
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Abducted UNAMID peacekeepers freed
27 april 2010 - 09:32:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Four South African peacekeepers serving under the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) [...] Full text...
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Missing UNAMID peacekeepers remain unaccounted for
15 april 2010 - 12:05:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The United Nationsâ"African Union Mission in D arfur (UNAMID) said Thursday it still did [...] Full text...
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Search for missing UNAMID peacekeepers continues
14 april 2010 - 10:04:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The four peacekeepers of the UN-African Union M ission in Darfur (UNAMID) who went [...] Full text...
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Four UNAMID peacekeepers reported missing in Darfur
13 april 2010 - 09:59:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Four peacekeepers with the UN-African Union Mis sion in Darfur (UNAMID) were Tuesday reported [...] Full text...
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UNAMID chief says military confrontations still on in Darfur
01 april 2010 - 14:31:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Head of the African Union-United Nations Force for Darfur (UNAMID) said Thursday that continuing military [...] Full text...
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Sudan's rebel faction leader 'committed to peace' if...
31 march 2010 - 11:06:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Sudan Liberation Army-Abdul Wahid (SLA-AW) fact ion leader has reiterated his commitment to peace [...] Full text...
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UNAMID envoy briefs Djibouti's President on Darfur
26 march 2010 - 19:07:00New York- US (PANA) -- The UN-AU Joint Special Representative in Darfur, Prof. Ib rahim Gambari, has concluded a [...] Full text...
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UNAMID to monitor Sudanese govt/JEM ceasefire pact
02 march 2010 - 10:32:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- While it continues to investigate reports of fi ghting between Sudanese government and rebel [...] Full text...
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UN special envoy for Darfur ends visit to Rwanda (Corrected)
01 march 2010 - 19:39:00Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- The UN special envoy on Darfur, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari of Nigeria, left Kigali on Monday [...] Full text...
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UN special envoy for Darfur ends visits to Rwanda
01 march 2010 - 19:34:00Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- The envoy of the United Nations for Darfur, Prof. Ibrahi m Gambari of Nigeria, left [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian helicopters excite Darfur peacekeepers
27 february 2010 - 13:03:00Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union/UN Peacekeeping Mission in Darf ur (UNAMID) has welcome the deployment of five [...] Full text...
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UN envoys to meet in Kigali to plan Darfur peace restoration
25 february 2010 - 15:10:00Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- United Nations Special Envoys to Sudan will meet in Kigali, Rwanda, this weekend (26-28 February) [...] Full text...
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UNAMID welcomes Khartoum, JEM move toward peace
24 february 2010 - 12:21:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The African Union/United Nations Mission in Dar fur (UNAMID) Wednesday welcomed the signing of [...] Full text...
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UK welcomes Sudan/Darfur ceasefire
24 february 2010 - 07:35:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The United Kingdom has welcomed the framework a greement between the Government of Sudan [...] Full text...
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UNAMID condemns attack on peacekeepers in Darfur
17 february 2010 - 18:12:00New York- US (PANA) -- The United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID ) on Wednesday condemned an attack on [...] Full text...
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UN/AU envoy calls for restraint in Darfur clashes
16 february 2010 - 15:38:00New York- US (PANA) -- The UN/AU Joint Special Representative in Darfur, Prof. Ib rahim Gambari, on Tuesday called [...] Full text...
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Fresh fighting breaks out in Darfur
16 february 2010 - 12:32:00Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- A fresh military uprising has broken out in South ern Darfur region of Jabel Marra, [...] Full text...
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UN/AU envoy, Darfur rebels hold peace talks
10 february 2010 - 13:43:00New York- US (PANA) -- The Joint Special Representative of UN/AU Mission in Darf ur (UNAMID), Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, [...] Full text...
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UNAMID chief heads to Doha for Darfur peace talks
09 february 2010 - 16:07:00New York- US (PANA) -- UN/AU Joint Special Representative in Darfur, Prof. Ibrahi m Gambari, is heading for Doha, [...] Full text...
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Mini-Summit on Sudan holds in Addis Ababa
31 january 2010 - 19:03:00Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- A mini-Summit on Sudan was held here Sunday, atte nded by the Sudanese President Omar [...] Full text...
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Nigeriaâ?s top diplomat takes control of UNAMID
22 january 2010 - 21:16:00El Fasher- Sudan (PANA) â" The new head of the African Union--United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Ibrahim Gambari, arrived [...] Full text...
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UN chief tasks Al-Bashir on Darfur situation
08 december 2009 - 12:15:00New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Sudanese Presid ent Omar Al-Bashir to secure the release [...] Full text...
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UN chief tasks Al-Bashir on Darfur situation
08 december 2009 - 07:56:00New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Sudanese Presid ent Omar Al-Bashir to secure the release [...] Full text...
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'Votes must count in Nigeria's 2011 polls'
07 december 2009 - 09:16:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, UN Under-Secretary General Ibrahim Gambari and Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President [...] Full text...
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UN chief appoints Nigerian Ibrahim Gambari special envoy on Darfur
03 december 2009 - 15:15:00New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has appointed Niger ia's Prof. Ibrahim Gambari as Joint [...] Full text...
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NFF acknowledges over-aged players in U-17 team
26 august 2009 - 08:39:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has finally acknow ledged reports that many players in the country's [...] Full text...
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