Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as flooding wipes out homes in Nigeria – WFP

14 september 2024 - 07:16:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced people in northeast Nigeria, after torrential [...] Full text...

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Guterres strongly condemns Burkina Faso terror attack; hundreds killed and injured

28 august 2024 - 04:58:24
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of around 200 people in the [...] Full text...

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Flooding from Sudan dam collapse worsens humanitarian crisis

28 august 2024 - 04:51:51
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Around 20 villages in eastern Sudan have reportedly been “destroyed”, with 70 impacted overall, after [...] Full text...

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Chinese hospital ship docks in Cape Town

22 august 2024 - 07:36:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Chinese hospital ship, Peace Ark, on Thursday docked in Cape Town at the [...] Full text...

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UN airlifts ‘lifeline’ for Burkina Faso’s communities in need

17 august 2024 - 06:43:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The dual-rotor helicopter touching down on Fada N’gourma’s dusty airstrip is a game changer for [...] Full text...

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Gambia mourns late Iran President

21 may 2024 - 10:15:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has extended its condolences to the government and people of Iran following the death of [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM expresses solidarity with Iran following the accidental death of President

20 may 2024 - 14:27:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhalid Al-Dbaiba, has expressed his "full [...] Full text...

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President of Burkina Faso pays tribute to Iranian President killed in helicopter crash

20 may 2024 - 14:19:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Monday paid tribute to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President Tinubu condoles Iran over deaths of President Raisi, others in helicopter crash

20 may 2024 - 10:48:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday extended his condolences to the government and people of [...] Full text...

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Torrential rainstorm continues pounding Kenya, flood death toll climbs to 228

05 may 2024 - 19:37:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 228 people have been killed in Kenya, where heavy rainstorms and flooding continue to [...] Full text...

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Kenya's highest ranking military officer, eight others killed in chopper crash

18 april 2024 - 21:03:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's topmost ranking officer, the Chief of Defense Forces General Francis Ogolla, and eight others were [...] Full text...

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UN committed to help Somalia deliver ‘for its people’

20 february 2024 - 05:46:24
New York, US (PANA) - Somalia remains resilient and strongly committed to state-building but more is needed to sustain the gains [...] Full text...

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Peacekeepers injured in attack on UN helicopter in DR Congo

03 february 2024 - 05:57:13
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - Two South African peacekeepers were injured, one seriously, in an attack on a UN helicopter [...] Full text...

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South Africa to probe submarine tragedy

02 october 2023 - 13:19:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An inquiry has been set up to investigate the circumstances around last month’s tragedy [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Three dead in Cape Town submarine tragedy

21 september 2023 - 09:03:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Three South African Navy personnel have been confirmed dead after a massive wave hit [...] Full text...

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Two seriously injured in peacekeepers' helicopter incident in northern Mali

16 june 2023 - 13:35:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two passengers were seriously injured when a helicopter belonging to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation [...] Full text...

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Libyan Navy crews undergo training in Malta

27 may 2023 - 13:11:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Maltese capital, Valletta, is hosting the activities of a training and capacity-building session for 10 [...] Full text...

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Three refugees found dead off the coast of Greece

26 may 2023 - 19:53:50
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Three refugees were found dead north-east of the Greek island of Mykonos when their boat sank [...] Full text...

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US slams Mali Armed Forces, Wagner mercenaries on killings in Mali town

16 may 2023 - 06:19:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is appalled by the disregard for human life exhibited by [...] Full text...

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Malian troops, foreign military personnel killed more than 500 people in March 2022 in Moura, - UN report

12 may 2023 - 14:58:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)- A report by a fact-finding mission of the UN Human Rights Office has concluded that there [...] Full text...

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Four dead, 10 injured in attack on synagogue in Tunisia

10 may 2023 - 13:26:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four people were killed and 10 others injured in an attack on Tuesday night in the [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for independent, impartial inquiry into Burkina Faso massacre linked to the Army

05 may 2023 - 07:51:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso authorities should ensure an independent and impartial inquiry into the summary execution of [...] Full text...

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Four people from drilling company killed by unidentified gunmen in the Nara area of Mali

20 april 2023 - 16:02:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four people, all civilians, were killed and two others were reported missing when a convoy of [...] Full text...

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15 people reported missing off Tunisian coast

19 april 2023 - 17:10:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 15 people were reported missing and four others rescued when their boat sank [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Security Council warned of ‘considerable’ deterioration in restive east

30 march 2023 - 05:04:25
New York, US (PANA) - The UN envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) warned the Security Council on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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French, Ivorian armies conduct air operations exercises

27 march 2023 - 16:16:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire and French Forces in Côte d'Ivoire are conducting from [...] Full text...

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WFP responds to impact of cyclone Freddy in Malawi

19 march 2023 - 05:22:44
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has stepped up an emergency response to help an [...] Full text...

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Police officer, civilian killed in IED attack on police station in Nara, northwest Mali

21 february 2023 - 17:11:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A police officer and a mayor's officer were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack [...] Full text...

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South African peacekeeper killed after helicopter comes under fire mid-flight in DR Congo

06 february 2023 - 05:19:57
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A UN peacekeeper was killed on Sunday in the restive eastern region of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Mass displacements in eastern DR Congo threaten young lives: UNICEF

08 november 2022 - 04:39:56
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The lives of thousands of children in overcrowded, unsanitary camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in [...] Full text...

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WFP reaches record numbers with food and nutrition support in Somalia

20 october 2022 - 12:33:30
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme  (WFP) is delivering life-saving food and nutrition assistance to record [...] Full text...

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Bodies of 15 migrants recovered from Tunisian coast

14 october 2022 - 12:02:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The bodies of 15 illegal migrants in a state of decomposition were recovered on Wednesday and [...] Full text...

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French President Macron meets DCR, Rwanda leaders in effort to end tension between them

22 september 2022 - 07:39:01
New York, US (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday began efforts to resolve the tension between the Democratic [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: DR Congo President denounces ‘aggression’ by Rwanda, calls on UN to support African-led mediation

21 september 2022 - 13:50:47
New York, US (PANA) - The major challenges facing humanity are “complex and interlocking,” Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, the President of [...] Full text...

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Six new bodies recovered following sinking of boat of illegal migrants in Tunisia

12 september 2022 - 17:07:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units have recovered six new bodies of people reported missing following the sinking, during [...] Full text...

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Eight illegal migrants die off Tunisian coast

08 september 2022 - 19:33:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian coast guard recovered on Thursday the bodies of eight illegal migrants who died after [...] Full text...

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Malian govt strongly condemns Sunday's 'complex' terrorist attack in northern town

11 august 2022 - 12:33:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has strongly condemned Sunday's "complex and coordinated" attack of armed terrorist groups in Tessit, in [...] Full text...

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Mali junta leader thanks Russian President for assistance after fighter jets delivery

11 august 2022 - 08:56:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, on Wednesday spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin following the [...] Full text...

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Malian Army gets new fighter jets, helicopter from Russia

10 august 2022 - 12:47:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, Tuesday presided over the official handing [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Commission strongly condemns terrorist attack at Mali military base

23 july 2022 - 14:22:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has strongly condemned Friday's terrorist [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Mali military says 'situation under control' aftter terrorist attack on military base

22 july 2022 - 12:04:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian military says it has repelled Friday morning's terrorist attack at the main military base [...] Full text...

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Mali accuses France of espionage, subversive activities in north-east

27 april 2022 - 12:32:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has accused the French army of "espionage and subversive activities" near a base recently transferred [...] Full text...

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Malian armed forces 'neutralise' 11 suspected terrorists

25 april 2022 - 12:30:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian armed forces (FAMAs) have neutralised  11 terrorists during simultaneous attacks on Sunday against their [...] Full text...

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US to sell $997 million military equipment to Nigeria

16 april 2022 - 05:53:16
Washington DC, US (PANA) - The US is to sell military equipment worth US$997 million to Nigeria, which has been [...] Full text...

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UN expert calls for independent probe into massacre in Mali's Mopti region

07 april 2022 - 05:23:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN human rights expert on Wednesday called for a full and independent investigation into alleged [...] Full text...

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Kenyan politician wounded in gun attack linked to poll rivalry

06 april 2022 - 13:20:03
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Unknown gunmen shot and wounded Ali Mwatsahu, a local politician aspiring to represent Mvita constituency in [...] Full text...

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Nepalese peacekeeper killed in DRC

06 april 2022 - 05:52:59
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Tuesday, together with the Security Council, strongly condemned an attack by [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council concerned about DRC peacekeepers' chopper crash

02 april 2022 - 07:56:06
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has expressed deep concern over the crash of the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leader's aircraft attacked on campaign trail

01 april 2022 - 22:30:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A violent group attacked a helicopter flying opposition leader Raila Odinga on Friday, damaging the aircraft [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: UN envoy calls for strategy to address root causes of conflict

30 march 2022 - 05:11:25
New York, US (PANA) - Amid deteriorating security in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...

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Foreign nationals arrested in South Africa after massive gunfight with police

22 february 2022 - 11:36:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The alleged mastermind behind a massive gunfight between police and hardened criminals on Monday [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Batsirai leaves at least 10 dead, thousands displaced in Madagascar

08 february 2022 - 05:32:46
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Batsirai wrought havoc across Madagascar over the weekend, the second deadly storm to batter [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari cancels Zamfara visit over weather concerns

27 january 2022 - 19:42:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday cancelled his scheduled visit to Zamfara State, citing poor weather conditions, official sources told [...] Full text...

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Four dead, seven missing as illegal migrant boat sinks off the Tunisian coast

21 january 2022 - 16:42:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four people died and seven others were reported missing after a boat carrying illegal migrants sank [...] Full text...

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Helicopter crash kills one in Tunisia

03 january 2022 - 16:58:07
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A military helicopter crashed Monday in the locality of Hicher in Bizerte (North) during a routine [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Police gives monetary reward to informantts on drug trafficking, other crimes

08 december 2021 - 08:13:48
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth told parliament Tuesday the police department was allocated Rs5,502,520 or USD131,012.4 [...] Full text...

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Paris Conference on Libya, the last opportunity to ensure stability in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

11 november 2021 - 22:25:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With the situation in Libya becoming more complex in the run-up to the 24 December election, [...] Full text...

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MINUSMA reiterates its concern about the security situation in Central Mali

30 september 2021 - 15:25:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Multidimensional Integrated Mission for the Stabilisation of Mali (MINUSMA) has reiterated its concern about the [...] Full text...

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Two Libyan crew members killed in helicopter crash near Benghazi

19 september 2021 - 18:11:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two crew members of two helicopters belonging to the Libya National Army were killed on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Five dead in Ivorian military helicopter crash

11 september 2021 - 14:03:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Five occupants of an attack helicopter of the Ivorian army died in a crash on [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Army helicopter missing

10 september 2021 - 15:11:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An Ivorian army MI-24 helicopter on a reconnaissance mission on the northern border of the [...] Full text...

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Fulani herders, leaders bicker with Nigerian military over killing of cows by airstrikes in Nasarawa State

16 june 2021 - 14:38:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –Fulani herders and the Armed Forces of Nigeria are bickering over reports that two military aircraft conducted [...] Full text...

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Bandits convert Nigeria Army lands to safe hideouts for criminal activities

18 may 2021 - 15:46:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits have taken over and established camps in vast areas of land belonging to the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags racism in rescue efforts during terrorist attack in Mozambique

14 may 2021 - 06:02:19
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Amnesty International says it has been told by survivors of an attack by the armed group [...] Full text...

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Chadian army claims neutralising "several hundred" rebels in fighting

01 may 2021 - 11:21:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chadian army said here Friday it had neutralized "several hundred" rebels of FACT (Front [...] Full text...

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FACT rebels claim downing Chadian army helicopter

29 april 2021 - 15:38:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Rebels of the Front for Change and Concord of Chad (FACT) announced on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy acquires 378 platforms, including warships, helicopters, patrol boats, UAVs

09 april 2021 - 17:12:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Friday announced that it has made significant progress in the recapitalisation [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Parliament extends deployment of peacekeepers in Mali, CAR

10 february 2021 - 09:37:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament on Tuesday approved the extension of deployment of a military air transport unit [...] Full text...

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French MPs parley with Mali Transition president

01 february 2021 - 17:25:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In his meeting with two members of the French parliament, the president of the Transition in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria military repels, kills “scores” of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Marti Army Camp

17 january 2021 - 16:42:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said it has “successfully” repelled “a Boko Haram/ Islamic [...] 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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Three UN peacekeepers killed, six wounded in attack in Mali

14 january 2021 - 08:41:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three United Nations peacekeepers in Mali were killed and six others wounded in an attack on [...] Full text...

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Six French soldiers injured in car bomb attack in northern Mali

09 january 2021 - 18:13:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six soldiers of the French Barkhane force were injured on Friday in a suicide attack by [...] Full text...

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Several civilians killed by French airstrikes in central Mali

06 january 2021 - 14:22:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - French airstrikes killed several civilians of Bounti in the circle of Douentzat, central Mali, on Sunday [...] Full text...

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7 killed in crash of FARDC helicopter in northeast DRC

04 january 2021 - 23:46:54
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Seven soldiers died and one was injured when two helicopters of the Armed Forces of [...] Full text...

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Russia set to share experience with Mali in fight against terrorism

29 december 2020 - 20:12:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Russia is committed to share its experience with Mali in the fight against terrorism, the Russian [...] Full text...

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Two Egyptian fishing boats stopped off the Tunisian coasts

24 december 2020 - 21:58:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The quick intervention of the Tunisian navy, assisted by a helicopter, early Thursday stopped two Egyptian [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military says airstrikes kills "several" Boko Haram terrorists in Northeast region, 3 bandits dead in Northcentral Nigeria

13 december 2020 - 16:43:17
Nigeria: Military says airstrikes kill "several" Boko Haram terrorists in North-east region   Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Armed Forces of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military launches airstrikes, land operations against bandits on Abuja-Kaduna highway

18 november 2020 - 17:36:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Wednesday said the Land and Air Components of Operation THUNDER [...] Full text...

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WHO announces end of 11th Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

18 november 2020 - 11:58:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday announced the end of the 11th Ebola outbreak in the [...] Full text...

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Preparations for Libya's political forum in Geneva highlighted in the news

26 september 2020 - 18:22:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Political Forum scheduled for early October in Geneva, Switzerland, under the auspices of the [...] Full text...

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Red locusts invade Zambia

22 september 2020 - 13:36:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian Agriculture Minister, Michael Katambo, has confirmed the invasion of red locusts in the country and [...] Full text...

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WHO warns against potential Ebola spread in DR Congo and beyond

12 september 2020 - 08:39:58
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Ebola is spreading in a western province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising [...] Full text...

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NAF airstrikes kill “several” bandits, “disrupt” their camps in Kaduna State

04 september 2020 - 13:00:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Armed Forces on Friday said the Air Component of Operation THUNDER STRIKE killed “several” bandits [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military says "massive" airstrikes killed key ISWAP leaders, scores of fighters in Lake Chad Basin region

25 august 2020 - 14:34:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Tuesday announced the killing of 15 key leaders of the Islamic [...] Full text...

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WHO working to contain spread of latest DR Congo Ebola outbreak, says Dr Tedros

14 august 2020 - 05:47:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the UN [...] Full text...

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Late Nigerian first female combat helicopter pilot for burial at National Military Cemetery, Abuja

17 july 2020 - 18:11:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday announced that the remains of late Flying Officer, Tolulope [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari, Air Chief mourn death of nation's first female combat helicopter pilot

15 july 2020 - 14:10:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that he received with “deep pain”, the passing of Flying [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's first female combat helicopter pilot dies in road accident

15 july 2020 - 07:36:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is mourning the death of its first female combat helicopter pilot [...] Full text...

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Kenya loses two military pilots in helicopter crash

13 july 2020 - 12:32:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two Kenyan military pilots died on Monday after the helicopter they were flying crashed at Kithyoko, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Military airstrikes kill 8 bandit leaders, dozen of fighters in Zamfara State forest

10 july 2020 - 12:50:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Friday that airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force fighter jets [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari condemns Boko Haram shooting of UN helicopter in which two civilians on ground died

06 july 2020 - 10:18:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned what he called "the dastardly attack on UN aid helicopter in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria military 'kill 200 bandits' in the northwest

24 may 2020 - 18:26:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Sunday that the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) killed “close to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy acquires boats, vessels, helicopter for combating piracy

23 may 2020 - 11:34:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy has taken into service a total of 12 Manta Class boats and inshore [...] Full text...

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French Army strikes severe blow to IS in northern Burkina Faso

08 may 2020 - 14:26:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The French Army says that it struck, in late April, "a severe blow" to the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military launch investigations into alleged Air Force bombing of civilians in northeast region

14 april 2020 - 15:16:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria has launched investigations into reports that air strikes conducted by the [...] Full text...

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AfDB to help Sierra Leone build resilient economy, restore self-sufficiency in rice production

13 march 2020 - 22:16:09
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone will look to the African Development Bank (AfDB) to stimulate agribusiness development in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria commissions 3 helicopters in fight against terrorism

07 february 2020 - 08:18:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commissioned three helicopters for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) as [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe army helicopter crashes

31 january 2020 - 15:19:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Burkinabe army helicopter crashed on Friday, about 30 km south of Ouagadougou, without causing [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Air Force aircraft to contain armed banditry in northcentral region

27 january 2020 - 07:46:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following the sporadic attacks by armed bandits in northern Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that [...] Full text...

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Buhari meets with military chiefs, heads of other security agencies over security challenges

17 january 2020 - 17:40:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Worried by rampant security challenges in the country, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday held a [...] Full text...

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Twelve drown as boat with migrants sinks southwest of Greece

11 january 2020 - 15:45:48
Athens, Greece(PANA) - A boat carrying migrants sank on Saturday southwest of the Greek Paxi island as it was taking [...] Full text...

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Woman dies after fall of shell in ​​al-Fournaj in Tripoli

02 january 2020 - 23:03:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  A woman died here Thursday after she was hit by a randomly fired shell in the [...] Full text...

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WHO begins ‘air bridge’ vaccination operation for DRC Ebola-hit communities

14 december 2019 - 05:16:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has mounted a limited daily helicopter “air bridge” operation to the [...] Full text...

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UN calls for end to inter-communal clashes, attacks against aid workers in South Sudan

04 december 2019 - 12:00:28
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Peacekeepers have been sent to the northern Lakes region in South Sudan in a bid [...] Full text...

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French Defence Minister in Gao to pay tribute to French soldiers killed in northern Mali

28 november 2019 - 15:58:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - French Armed Forces minister Florence Parly arrived in Gao, northern Mali, on Wednesday, to pay tribute [...] Full text...

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Togolese civil society marches to demand level field for 2020 presidential election

28 november 2019 - 11:19:38
Lomé, Togo(PANA) - Togolese demonstrated in Lomé on Wednesday to demand level field for the 2020 presidential election. Organised by the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari expresses grieve over death of 13 French soldiers in helicopter crash in Mali

27 november 2019 - 21:08:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday expressed grieve over the death of 13 French soldiers in Mali [...] Full text...

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France starts investigation over the death of 13 French soldiers in a helicopter crash in Mali

26 november 2019 - 15:55:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly announced on Tuesday that an investigation has been opened [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe President salutes French soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Mali

26 november 2019 - 14:18:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Marc Christian Kaboré on Tuesday saluted the memory of 13 soldiers killed [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Thirteen French soldiers killed in helicopter accident in Mali

26 november 2019 - 10:51:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The collision of two helicopters during an operation against jihadists in Mali has claimed the lives [...] Full text...

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'Nigerian Air Force awaiting delivery of 18 aircraft to boost its assets'

20 november 2019 - 16:43:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, said in Abuja at the ongoing a [...] Full text...

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British military team trains Nigerian Air Force personnel on force protection

16 november 2019 - 07:32:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says a British Military Advisory Training Team (BMATT) has commenced the [...] Full text...

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US military trains Nigerian Air Force personnel on casualty evacuation from battlefield

30 october 2019 - 16:55:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The US Embassy in Abuja on Wednesday said that its country’s military has trained Nigerian Air [...] Full text...

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Road accident claims 4 lives, injures more than 51 in Congo

21 october 2019 - 13:37:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Four persons were killed when overturned on Sunday at Moukondo village in Niari department of the [...] Full text...

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Two Europeans killed, one soldier wounded in Tunisia

14 october 2019 - 16:56:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Two Europeans, a German and a Frenchman, were killed on Sunday and Monday respectively, and a [...] Full text...

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MINUSMA peacekeeper killed in Kidal region of northern Mali

07 october 2019 - 15:58:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A blue helmet of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Mission for the Stabilization of Mali (MINUSMA) [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force aircraft kill 10 armed bandits in the northwest

06 october 2019 - 12:23:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said that its air component which oversees the war [...] Full text...

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Three UN peacekeepers in CAR killed, fourth injured following helicopter crash

28 september 2019 - 07:22:39
N'Djamena, CAR (PANA) - Three peacekeepers were killed and a fourth was severely injured after a helicopter crashed on Friday morning in the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force destroys Boko Haram terrorists' camp in Abulam, Northeast Nigeria

24 september 2019 - 19:15:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said that its attack aircraft under the Air Task [...] Full text...

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82 African migrants rescued off Libya by Ocean Viking land in Lampedusa

15 september 2019 - 11:39:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A humanitarian vessel, Ocean Viking, with 82 African migrants on board, rescued in the open Mediterranean [...] Full text...

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Malian opposition leader blames gov't for the death of 4,000 civilians and soldiers between 2013 and 2019

05 september 2019 - 16:31:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Soumaila Cissé, chairman of the opposition party, Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD)​, has revealed [...] Full text...

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Search continues for missing foreign tourist after Kenya tragic park flooding

02 september 2019 - 10:54:39
Naivasha, Kenya (PANA) - One foreign tourist was among the seven tourists who drowned in a flooded gorge at the [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Body of second crew member of crashed helicopter found

10 august 2019 - 13:34:19
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The body of the second crew member of the Guinean Air Force helicopter, which was damaged [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Wreck of helicopter crashed in sea recovered

08 august 2019 - 23:31:50
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -   The wreck of the helicopter of "Ecureuil" type of the Guinean air force which crashed at [...] Full text...

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Air force helicopter crashes in Conakry

06 august 2019 - 20:56:39
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -   The Army General Staff opened an investigation here Tuesday shortly after the crash of a "Squirrel" [...] Full text...

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Botswana President "survives" helicopter crash

21 july 2019 - 04:33:46
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's President, Mokgweetsi Masisi, has survived a potential helicopter crash in the country's second capital, Francistown.   Botswana [...] Full text...

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Javelin missiles expose France's support for Haftar in Libyan war (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

12 july 2019 - 04:15:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – For many Libyans, the discovery of US-made Javelin anti-tank missiles in the camp of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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'Pilot error responsible for helicopter crash that killed top opposition chief in Zimbabwe'

11 july 2019 - 15:36:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident (NTSBAA) has ruled that the helicopter crash that killed [...] Full text...

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The remarkable story of Anthony, President Akinwumi Adesina’s adoptive son from Madagascar (An AfDB Feature)

05 july 2019 - 14:54:03
Bas Mangoky, Madagascar (PANA) - Three years ago, Anthony, then 11, showed signs of stunted growth as observed by African Development [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force probes helicopter gunship crash in the northwest

13 june 2019 - 06:01:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has set up a Board of Inquiry to determine the exact [...] Full text...

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Former President Ian Khama's retirement benefits: Gifts for a man who has everything - Chronicled by PANA

12 june 2019 - 21:10:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The former President of Botswana, Ian Khama Seretse Khama, received enough gifts to last him his [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Everest hero returns home

27 may 2019 - 10:07:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The first black woman from Africa to summit Mount Everest returned to a hero's welcome [...] Full text...

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South African climber on top of the world

16 may 2019 - 09:42:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Saray Khumalo on Thursday made history by becoming the first black African woman [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force jets 'destroy' bandits' camp

07 may 2019 - 12:13:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said that its Air Task Force (ATF) in the [...] Full text...

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Botswana former president contemplates joining opposition

06 may 2019 - 19:09:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Ian Khama Seretse Khama, Botswana’s former president who stepped down in April 2018, is contemplating joining [...] Full text...

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Private helicopter crash-lands in Addis Ababa with no casualties

26 april 2019 - 18:02:37
 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)   -   A helicopter operated by a private aviation company Friday morning crash- landed in Addis Ababa [...] Full text...

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16 armed bandits, 10 civilians killed in fresh violence in Northwest Nigeria

23 april 2019 - 12:57:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force on Tuesday said that its Air Task Force (ATF), under Operation DIRAN [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military says 39 armed bandits killed in Zamfara State

14 april 2019 - 15:30:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said its aircraft “totally destroyed” an armed bandits’ logistics base [...] Full text...

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Mozambique begins cholera vaccination in Cyclone Idai-hit regions

02 april 2019 - 08:58:00
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – At least 1,052 cases of cholera have been recorded, including one death, in regions devastated by [...] Full text...

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France charters plane to deliver humanitarian aid to Mozambique

28 march 2019 - 15:33:21
Paris, France (PANA) - France has chartered a plane to allow non-governmental organisations to deliver humanitarian cargo to the Mozambican [...] Full text...

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Malian president condoles families bereft by Saturday's massacre in Ogossagou

26 march 2019 - 12:48:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President  Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Tuesday visited  Ogossagou village in the central Mopti region to [...] Full text...

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Eleven Rwandan soldiers with UN survive helicopter crash in Southern Sudan

18 march 2019 - 22:38:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – All eleven Rwandan air force soldiers from the UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan survived when [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Idai displaces 1.5 million across Mozambique, Malawi

15 march 2019 - 20:51:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A major aid operation is under way in Mozambique and Malawi to help victims of Tropical [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Idai cuts electricity and communications in Mozambique’s Beira city

15 march 2019 - 15:17:16
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall during Thursday night near Beira city of Sofala Province in central [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso army accused of human rights abuses in fighting against terrorism

14 march 2019 - 13:05:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Movement for Human and Peoples' Rights (MBDHP) claims to have recorded and documented [...] Full text...

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Four Americans, pilot killed in Kenya chopper crash

04 march 2019 - 07:49:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan commercial helicopter crashed near Lake Turkana, killing all the five people on board, including [...] Full text...

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Review of elephants without borders 2018 dry season aerial survey of elephants and wildlife in northern Botswana report

24 february 2019 - 23:26:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism says it has has [...] Full text...

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Service and sacrifice of African peacekeepers ‘at the forefront of our minds’: UN chief

10 february 2019 - 19:03:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has thanked African Member States and the African Union Commission for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Vice President unhurt as his helicopter crashes in north-central Nigeria

02 february 2019 - 16:04:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter carrying Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to a campaign event [...] Full text...

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UN agencies say Mediterranean migrant drownings should spur greater action by European countries

23 january 2019 - 05:03:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A spate of migrant shipwrecks and rescues in the Mediterranean Sea in recent days is evidence [...] Full text...

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Malian Air Force helicopter makes emergency landing

20 january 2019 - 14:07:16
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian Air Force helicopter made an emergency landing during a training flight on Saturday at [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Air Force jets kill Boko Haram terrorists, destroy gun trucks

08 january 2019 - 16:51:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said that its fighter aircrafts killed “a number of” [...] Full text...

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Nigerian security operatives shut down leading independent newspaper

06 january 2019 - 20:34:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Armed troops of the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Security (DSS) on Sunday shut [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force helicopter gunship kills scores of Boko Haram terrorists

06 january 2019 - 19:49:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said that one of its helicopter gunship destroyed some [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force says five airmen died in helicopter crash in fight against Boko Haram

03 january 2019 - 20:37:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said that five of its personnel died when one [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force helicopter gunship crashes on anti-Boko Haram mission

03 january 2019 - 05:35:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it lost one of its helicopter gunships in combat against [...] Full text...

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'Fighter jets lead efforts to uproot Boko Haram from military base in northeast Nigeria'

29 december 2018 - 05:13:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force on Friday said that its fighter jets are leading “allied Air Forces” [...] Full text...

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Dozens of migrants dead and missing, add to mounting toll off Spanish coast

22 december 2018 - 07:04:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of migrant boats stranded at sea, was rescued off the Spanish coast on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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Sudanese State Governor, five companions killed in chopper crash

09 december 2018 - 14:09:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Six government officials, including the Governor of Gadarif State in east Sudan were killed in a [...] Full text...

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Death toll climbs to 31 from Lake Victoria Ugandan boat tragedy

25 november 2018 - 13:09:39
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The death toll in a cruise boat tragedy which occurred on Lake Victoria, near Kampala, the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force gunships kill several Boko Haram terrorists

15 october 2018 - 10:47:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday said its helicopter gunships “neutralised several (Boko Haram) terrorists” [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force begins fresh offensive against Boko Haram terrorists in Lake Chad Basin

06 september 2018 - 13:16:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said its Air Task Force (ATF) has commenced ‘Operation [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Uneasy calm in Harare after bloody crackdown on opposition demonstrators

02 august 2018 - 10:03:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - There is uneasy calm on Thursday in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, after Wednesday's bloody crackdown on [...] Full text...

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UN calls for restraint in Zimbabwe; presidential election results expected to be announced

02 august 2018 - 05:04:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United Nations is calling for restraint in Zimbabwe where deadly clashes in Harare on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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3RD UPDATE: 3 killed in Zimbabwe election violence; President Mnangagwa blames opposition MDC Alliance

01 august 2018 - 20:10:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Three people have died in Wednesday's violence in the Zimbabwe capital, Harare, after supporters of the [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Violence breaks out in Zimbabwe as poll results show ruling party wins two-thirds of parliamentary seats

01 august 2018 - 15:25:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Violence erupted in Zimbabwe on Wednesday as parliamentary results announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) [...] Full text...

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Kenyan rally driver out of hospital after breaking back in freak crash

10 april 2018 - 16:33:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Gareth Dawe, the navigator of Onka Rai who survived a near fatal accident in their Skoda [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military kills one suicide bomber in Northeast Nigeria

09 april 2018 - 14:19:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Special Forces of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), in conjunction with some Nigerian Army (NA) troops, [...] Full text...

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Multinational joint maritime exercise begins in Nigeria

22 march 2018 - 17:17:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy has deployed four warships and two helicopters as part of the platforms for [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Can the “Lion Mountain” Ever Roar Again? (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

26 february 2018 - 15:18:19
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - After the recent fiercely contested presidential election in Liberia, world attention has turned to neighbouring [...] Full text...

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Rights group says dozens killed in Nigeria air attacks on villages

30 january 2018 - 06:44:06
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities’ response to communal violence is totally inadequate, too slow and ineffective, and in [...] Full text...

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Usain Bolt saluted in Cape Town

28 january 2018 - 09:00:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The world’s greatest sprinter Usain Bolt is turning heads during a brief visit to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force helicopters, jets commence fresh wave of bombings on Boko Haram hideouts

16 december 2017 - 09:12:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Saturday said its fighter jets have commenced “intensive bombardment of the [...] Full text...

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South Africa court permits extradition of UK paedophile

11 november 2017 - 07:00:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Cape Town court has cleared the way for British fugitive Lee Tucker who [...] Full text...

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Kenya police chief calls for 'mystery witness' probe

09 november 2017 - 10:26:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities have called for an investigation after a man posing as a "state agent" [...] Full text...

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Harvest season provides meagre respite to South Sudan’s hunger crisis - FAO

06 november 2017 - 09:34:18
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The current harvest season in South Sudan will not end the hunger crisis as conflict [...] Full text...

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Four persons killed, 12 injured in Boko Haram ambush in Northeast Nigeria

31 october 2017 - 12:56:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army Tuesday said that four “persons” were killed in a Boko Haram terrorists’ ambush [...] Full text...

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Recovery efforts continue after Kenyan chopper crash

22 october 2017 - 14:50:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Recovery efforts have continued on Sunday, at the site of a helicopter crash on Lake Nakuru, [...] Full text...

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Thousands of children reunited with their families in war-torn South Sudan

17 october 2017 - 15:53:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An international humanitarian organization on Tuesday said it helped to end the suffering of thousands [...] Full text...

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DRC: Peacekeepers provide support to Burundian refugees in Kamanyola after deadly clashes

20 september 2017 - 10:06:15
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - UN peacekeepers in DR Congo say they have been providing life-saving support to Burundian refugees following [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashes in Northeast Nigeria

06 july 2017 - 15:24:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Thursday confirmed that one of its helicopters, an Agusta 109 Light [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Military helicopter crash kills crewmen

21 june 2017 - 13:39:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A Sudanese Military helicopter crashed in northern Sudan, killing all four crew members, the Sudanese army [...] Full text...

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Central African Republic: UN Mission condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers

09 may 2017 - 18:24:36
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has strongly condemned [...] Full text...

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US: Sudan, AU, UN discuss Darfur exit strategy

04 april 2017 - 20:14:49
New York, US (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the United Nations are actively discussing with the Government of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Navy flags off 30-nation multinational maritime exercise

23 march 2017 - 13:52:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy on Thursday flagged off the multinational maritime operation exercise, christened ‘Obangame Express’. ‘Obangame Express’ [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian govt lifts ban on chopper flights over Abuja

15 march 2017 - 19:04:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Wednesday reversed its decision to ban helicopters from flying over the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria reinforces "no fly zone" order over nation's capital

13 march 2017 - 17:37:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA) on Monday reminded aviation authorities of the restriction on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: President Muhammadu Buhari's return dominates front pages in Nigeria

11 march 2017 - 05:43:44
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The return of President Muhammadu Buhari after 51 days in London was the main story [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari returns home after medical vacation

10 march 2017 - 07:58:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrived back home on Friday morning, 51 days after he left the [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Private helicopter crashes in northern Botswana

28 february 2017 - 15:23:31
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Police Service (BPS) has confirmed that a private helicopter crashed in Tutume village, some [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Pretoria tense as South Africans and foreigners clash with police

24 february 2017 - 13:12:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The situation remains tense in Pretoria, South Africa's capital, where locals have clashed with [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Air Force wipes out "scores" of Boko Haram terrorists

16 february 2017 - 19:57:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian Air Force fighter aircraft on Thursday "successfully" neutralized and killed "scores" of Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Mistaken Nigeria Air Force bombing of IPD camp killed at least 236 people

24 january 2017 - 12:05:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – At least 236 people were killed after a Nigerian Air Force fighter jet mistakenly bombed an [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU Commission shocked by death of Cameroonian military personnel in copter crash

24 january 2017 - 11:51:43
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Dlamini Nkosazana-Zuma said on Tuesday that she has been deeply saddened [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana sending 205 troops to ECOWAS force on Gambia

19 january 2017 - 07:27:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Thursday confirmed that it is contributing troops to the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Jammeh promises 'peaceful resolution' to Gambia's political crisis - Abdel Aziz

19 january 2017 - 05:29:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, says Gambia's strongman Yahya Jammeh has assured him [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Air Force deploys to Senegal for Gambian operations

18 january 2017 - 19:58:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday deployed to Senegal as part of Nigerian contingent of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria to buy fighter planes, helicopter from Pakistan, Russia

05 december 2016 - 08:08:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sidique Abubakar says the government has ordered 10 trainer [...] Full text...

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DR Congo MONUSCO condemns the deadly attack on IDPs at Luhanga

28 november 2016 - 09:59:59
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - MONUSCO, the UN peacekeeper force in DR Congo, has "strongly" condemned an attack on Sunday [...] Full text...

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