South Africa's Justice minister attends high-level Gaza talks
11 june 2024 - 09:29:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has arrived in Jordan to represent South Africa at a [...] Full text...
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More than a dozen NGOs urge UN Security Council to enforce ICJ orders on Israel’s actions in Rafah
27 may 2024 - 14:02:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than one dozen NGOs have signed a joint statement urgently calling on all permanent and [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Mass casualties reported in Israeli attack on camp for displaced
27 may 2024 - 13:21:17Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Dozens of people are believed to have died in an Israeli overnight attack on a camp [...] Full text...
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URGENT: Gaza war: World court orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah
24 may 2024 - 15:38:29The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday issued new provisional measures that order Israel [...] Full text...
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ICJ has 'substantial volume of reliable and credible evidence' in genocide case against Myanmar - Gambia
24 may 2024 - 07:01:40Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia on Thursday responded to Myanmar’s denial at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it [...] Full text...
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South Africa welcomes International Criminal Court arrest warrants
21 may 2024 - 10:29:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Office of the South African Presidency has welcomed Monday’s International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...
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Pro-Palestine camp set up at Cape Town campus
17 may 2024 - 08:11:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Staff and students at the University of Cape Town have erected a pro-Palestinian camp [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindle
16 may 2024 - 13:05:06Manama, Bahrain (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres reiterated his warning on Thursday against a full-scale assault on Rafah, just as [...] Full text...
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ICJ to hear South Africa's demand for further order to curb Israel
16 may 2024 - 07:54:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will on Thursday afternoon ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: We must prevent a large-scale offensive in Rafah, UN pleads
13 may 2024 - 06:15:31New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General and the human rights chief again reiterated on Sunday that a large-scale [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: South Africa asks world court to order Israel to withdraw from Rafah
11 may 2024 - 10:15:44The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - South Africa has filed an urgent request at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for additional [...] Full text...
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Israel is helped by ‘powerful States’ in violation of Palestinians’ rights (Feature by UN News
05 may 2024 - 05:54:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - When tensions erupted in East Jerusalem in April 2021 at the beginning of the holy Muslim [...] Full text...
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Türkiye seeks to join South Africa's Gaza case at The Hague
02 may 2024 - 11:41:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Türkiye is seeking to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International [...] Full text...
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'Gaza’s unexploded ordnance could take 14 years to clear'
26 april 2024 - 14:49:26New York, US (PANA) - Making Gaza safe again from unexploded bombs could take 14 years, UN demining experts said [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN experts decry ‘systemic obliteration’ of education system
19 april 2024 - 05:25:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Thursday raised alarm over the “systematic destruction” of the Palestinian [...] Full text...
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ICJ begins proceedings brought by Nicaragua to halt Germany’s military aid to Israel
08 april 2024 - 16:10:33The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The UN’s top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on Monday began proceedings brought [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Israel continues to block aid into northern Gaza
02 april 2024 - 05:45:23Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Israeli forces are blocking aid deliveries into famine-stricken northern Gaza as the five-month-long war grinds on [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: World court issues fresh measures for Israel as crisis deepens
28 march 2024 - 20:25:20The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday issued new provisional measures for Israel as [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Ireland backs South Africa in Gaza genocide matter
28 march 2024 - 07:56:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ireland has announced that it will intervene in South Africa's genocide case against Israel [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN envoy backs demand for immediate Gaza ceasefire amid ‘cataclysmic suffering’
26 march 2024 - 18:09:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza
26 march 2024 - 18:03:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: South Africa hails UN resolution on Gaza
26 march 2024 - 08:51:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has hailed Monday’s UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in [...] Full text...
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Libya condemns UN Security Council's failure to adopt Gaza ceasefire plan
25 march 2024 - 10:51:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Libyan House of Representatives has expressed its deep regrets at [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Rafah ground assault would increase risk of atrocity crimes
08 march 2024 - 17:13:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Any assault by Israeli forces on the densely populated city of Rafah where 1.5 million have [...] Full text...
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South Africa approaches World Court over Israel again
07 march 2024 - 09:17:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has again again approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to ask [...] Full text...
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Israel not complying with World Court order in genocide case
27 february 2024 - 05:59:21The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – The Israeli government has failed to comply with at least one measure in the legally binding [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN rights chief deplores ‘entrenched impunity’ by all parties in Israel, OPT
24 february 2024 - 10:27:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights official on Friday made a strong call for accountability for serious [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: Dozens address UN world court hearings on Israeli practices
24 february 2024 - 10:24:50The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - A record 52 States and three international organisations provided comments and presentations at public hearings this [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Israeli advance on Rafah would have ‘dire humanitarian consequences’
20 february 2024 - 05:39:14Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - An extension of Israel’s military operation in Rafah, where over a million internally displaced Palestinians have [...] Full text...
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Israel must end occupation of Palestine: Amnesty International
19 february 2024 - 05:35:36The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Israel must end its brutal occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, [...] Full text...
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International Court of Justice to review 57-year Israeli Occupation
16 february 2024 - 12:10:50The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – An unprecedented number of countries and international organisations are expected to participate in the International [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights chief warns against potential ‘carnage’ in Rafah
13 february 2024 - 07:01:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday appealed for restraint in the face [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN Special Adviser ‘horrified’ at suffering of civilians in the Middle East
10 february 2024 - 07:26:42Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on Friday expressed profound horror at the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights experts condemn ‘killing and silencing’ of journalists
02 february 2024 - 06:13:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing military operations by Israel in Gaza have made it the deadliest and most dangerous war [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Aid cuts to UN agency could be felt in weeks
31 january 2024 - 07:13:33New York, US (PANA) - Donor funding cuts stemming from Israel’s allegations against a dozen staff members at the UN [...] Full text...
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Palestine to compete in South African football tournament
29 january 2024 - 11:38:44Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The City of Cape Town has confirmed that it will host a football tournament [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Reconsider decision to suspend contributions to UNRWA: Guterres
28 january 2024 - 13:39:21New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General has added his voice to calls on countries that have suspended contributions to [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Lifesaving programmes in peril, UNRWA chief urges countries to reconsider funding suspension
28 january 2024 - 06:20:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The head of the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) said on Saturday that some countries’ [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa hails South Africa's genocide victory at The Hague
26 january 2024 - 16:18:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed South Africa’s extraordinary victory at the International Court of [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE South Africa welcomes provisional measures ordered by ICJ against Israel
26 january 2024 - 15:47:18Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa has hailed Friday's "landmark ruling" by International Court of Justice (ICJ) of provisional measures [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: World Court issues appeal calling for prevention of genocidal acts in Gaza
26 january 2024 - 14:44:43The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday declared that Palestinians had a right to [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: World Court issues appeal calling for prevention of genocidal acts in Gaza
26 january 2024 - 13:43:15The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday declared that Palestinians had a right to [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ICJ to release emergency measures over Israel genocide allegations
26 january 2024 - 06:06:34The Hague, Netherlands) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is due to issue an emergency measures order on Friday [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: End the war and recognise Palestine, Security Council urged
25 january 2024 - 07:25:28New York, US (PANA) - Work harder to end the war in Gaza and recognise the State of Palestine were [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Judgment in South Africa's ICJ genocide case expected on Friday
24 january 2024 - 10:31:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government has said it expects the International Court of Justice (ICJ) [...] Full text...
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SA lawyer leads initiative to prepare lawsuit against US, UK on complicity in Israeli war crimes in Palestine
19 january 2024 - 07:14:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African lawyer Wikus Van Rensburg is leading an international initiative to prepare a [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: War against Hamas in Gaza is act of self-defence, Israel tells world court
12 january 2024 - 13:47:32The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Israel strongly rejected accusations by South Africa of genocidal intent against Palestinians on Friday at [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa takes aim at Israel at The Hague
12 january 2024 - 09:52:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A statue of Archbishop Desmond Tutu wearing a Palestinian scarf was erected in Cape [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court
11 january 2024 - 17:14:27The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - South Africa addressed the UN's highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the [...] Full text...
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Libya supports South Africa's complaint against Israel for genocide in Gaza before the ICJ
11 january 2024 - 14:10:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council has announced Libya's support for the complaint brought by South Africa against [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: World Court to hear genocide case against Israel
10 january 2024 - 13:17:41The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – The International Court of Justice(ICJ) hearings 11-12 January, 2024 on genocide in Gaza will include [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Major global support for South Africa’s ‘genocide’ case
10 january 2024 - 08:18:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – More than 1,000 international organisations have expressed support for South Africa’s case against “genocide” [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa to challenge Israel's 'genocide' at The Hague
09 january 2024 - 09:17:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has compiled a team of legal heavyweights headed by the Deputy Chief Justice to [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Jewish group condemns Soutrh Africa's Israeli stance
01 january 2024 - 15:49:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has condemned South Africa's application against [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa institutes application against Israel before ICJ
29 december 2023 - 21:46:44Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa has filed an application instituting proceedings against Israel before the International Court of [...] Full text...
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Five judges elected to UN top court
10 november 2023 - 09:13:57New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly and the Security Council on Thursday elected five judges to serve [...] Full text...
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UN agency urged to address deteriorating human rights situation in Tunisia
28 june 2023 - 06:18:20Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four human rights organisations have urged the UN Human Rights Council to urgently address the deterioration [...] Full text...
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General Assembly votes to seek World Court’s opinion, in quest for ‘bolder’ climate action
30 march 2023 - 05:23:56New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly will seek the opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) [...] Full text...
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EU urged to prioritise human rights over politics in Tunisia talks
19 march 2023 - 06:01:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four human rights organisations are urging the European Union foreign affairs ministers to publicly press the Tuniaian authorities [...] Full text...
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Mauritius commemorates Deportation of Chagossian Community
04 november 2022 - 06:59:10Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday commemorated the deportation of the Chagossian community from their homeland between 1965 and [...] Full text...
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ICJ rejects Myanmar's objections to Gambia's genocide case
23 july 2022 - 16:05:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday rejected Myanmar's preliminary objections to the case brought by Gambia under [...] Full text...
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Mauritian flag raised on three islands of the Chagos
26 february 2022 - 08:10:13Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, said on Friday that the Mauritian flag was raised on [...] Full text...
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ICC orders Uganda to pay $325 million reparation to DR Congo
09 february 2022 - 17:35:48The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday ruled that Uganda should pay a [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to undertake first scientific survey in Chagos Archipelago
08 february 2022 - 05:47:56Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Monday that a group of local and foreign [...] Full text...
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The Gambia: Truth Commission calls for prosecution of ex-officials
25 november 2021 - 15:59:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Truth Commission’s call for the prosecution of former officials who committed the worst human rights abuses during the 1994-2017 rule of [...] Full text...
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ICC Advisor: “Impunity is not an Option” in The Gambia
17 november 2021 - 22:41:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Lawyers and activists from Gambia and around the world Wednesday insisted that any recommendations by the [...] Full text...
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International Court of Justice rules in favour of Somalia in maritime dispute with Kenya
12 october 2021 - 17:19:57The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, on [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights Council urged to renew Libya fact-finding mission’s mandate
21 september 2021 - 06:48:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Seven human rights organisations on Tuesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council member states, including Libya, [...] Full text...
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Pan African lobby wants Kenya-Somalia maritime border dispute deferred
17 february 2021 - 13:18:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The Pan African Forum wants the Kenya-Somalia maritime case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) deferred. The lobby [...] Full text...
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Somalia severs ties with Kenya; expels diplomats
15 december 2020 - 12:10:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan diplomats in Somalia have been ordered to leave Mogadishu, the Somali capital, within seven days [...] Full text...
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IGAD to hold summit on Kenya, Somalia maritime dispute
14 december 2020 - 10:27:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A crisis Summit of the Horn of Africa's Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) will convene on [...] Full text...
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Gambia's justice minister says Myanmar-Rohingya ICJ case represents voice of the 'Islamic Ummah’
29 november 2020 - 14:08:21Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian minister of justice, Dawda Jallow, has said the Myanmar-Rohingya case at the International Court [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to pursue its claim for Chagos archipelago - PM Jugnauth
04 november 2020 - 14:07:48Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday said Mauritius is determined to pursue its fight [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigerian group sues Chinese govt, 7 other institutions, claiming US$200 billion damages for hardships, deaths and disruption of life
06 july 2020 - 15:13:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Twenty-five top Nigerian citizens, including a traditional/royal father, on Monday, July 6, 2020, instituted a court [...] Full text...
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Gambia welcomes ICJ order against Myanmar to stop Rohinga genocide
23 january 2020 - 16:53:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government has welcomed Thursday's unanimous decision by the International Court of Justice in The [...] Full text...
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International court of justice unanimously orders measures to prevent genocide in Myanmar
23 january 2020 - 14:13:48Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Myanmar to prevent all genocidal acts against Rohingya [...] Full text...
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Gambian Ministry of Justice says ICJ verdict on Rohingya will take place Jan. 23
15 january 2020 - 17:22:19Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Ministry of Justice announced on Twitter on Wednesday that the International Court of Justice [...] Full text...
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Mauritian PM calls on British PM to return Chagos archipelago
14 december 2019 - 06:54:07Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Friday night called on his British counterpart Boris Johnson [...] Full text...
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Aung San Suu Kyi defends Myanmar from accusations of genocide at top UN court
12 december 2019 - 07:53:48The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Myanmar will have “no tolerance” for human rights abuses committed in Rakhine state and will [...] Full text...
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Hearings begin in Gambia’s genocide case against Myanmar on Tuesday
10 december 2019 - 07:54:15The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) genocide hearings will include the first response by Myanmar [...] Full text...
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First hearings of Gambia’s case against Myanmar to open on Tuesday
06 december 2019 - 09:34:58Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague will hold its first hearings on Gambia’s [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Chagossians demand their land back
22 november 2019 - 15:34:59Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A hundred Chagossians, led by the leader of the Chagos Refugee Group, Olivier Bancoult, on [...] Full text...
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Chagos: Mauritius calls on UK to comply with obligations under international law
22 november 2019 - 00:15:53Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth Thursday called on the United Kingdom government to comply with its [...] Full text...
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Kenya, Somalia agree to normalise diplomatic ties after 10-month border feud
14 november 2019 - 19:22:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Somalia have agreed to normalise bilateral relations starting with the restoration of the issuance [...] Full text...
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Gambia's Justice Minister heads Myanmar Genocide legal team at ICJ
11 november 2019 - 16:52:42Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's legal team in the case for Rohingya people, a Muslim minority, against Myanmar, before the [...] Full text...
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Gambia's genocide case against Myanmar at ICJ filed on Monday
11 november 2019 - 16:42:06Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for violating the Genocide Convention, filed [...] Full text...
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'Xenophobic attacks in South Africa could be matter for International Court of Justice'
30 october 2019 - 23:01:59New York, USA (PANA) - A high ranking official from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) says African governments whose [...] Full text...
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Gambia to file case on genocide against Myanmar at ICJ
20 october 2019 - 13:18:54Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubacarr Marie Tambadou, revealed at a conclave on Justice and [...] Full text...
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ICJ postpones hearing of Kenya-Somalia maritime dispute
18 october 2019 - 11:55:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has postponed hearing in the maritime dispute between Kenya and Somalia. The [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Judicial organizations worried about negative impact of constitutional reform project
05 august 2019 - 19:26:00Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA) - Seven judicial organizations have expressed their concerns about the "foreseeable" negative impact that some [...] Full text...
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Gambian gov’t approves OIC proposal to lead legal action against Myanmar at ICJ
06 july 2019 - 12:36:52Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian cabinet has approved a proposal of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Govt. disappointed at UK’s plans to organise visits to Chagos
13 june 2019 - 08:40:03Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Prime Minister’s Office has expressed its "deep disappointment" that despite a UN General Assembly [...] Full text...
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OIC tasks Gambia to lead ICJ case against Myanmar
02 june 2019 - 14:20:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia has been tasked by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to [...] Full text...
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The Chagos Affair hits the headlines this week in Mauritius
25 may 2019 - 15:47:17Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The departure of Britain from the Chagos archipelago, which it has occupied since the 1960s and [...] Full text...
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The Chagos affair hit the headlines this week in Mauritius
25 may 2019 - 08:56:04Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The departure of Britain from the Chagos archipelago, which it has occupied since the 1960s and [...] Full text...
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Nairobi downplays strained relations with Mogadishu over maritime border dispute
23 may 2019 - 12:37:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has downplayed reports of deteriorating relations with Somalia over a maritime border dispute. Foreign Affairs Principal [...] Full text...
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UK’s ‘unlawful’ occupation of the Chagos Archipelago condemned by UN General Assembly
22 may 2019 - 22:56:43New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Wednesday backed a motion censuring the United Kingdom’s occupation of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius 'deeply disappointed' over UK's stand on Chagos
01 may 2019 - 07:10:01Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Government says that it is "deeply disappointed" at the stand taken by the United [...] Full text...
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Arab Summit slams US for recognizing Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights
01 april 2019 - 14:04:19Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - At the 30th session of the Arab Summit on Sunday in Tunis, Arab leaders adopted a [...] Full text...
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The Chagos case on the news this week in Mauritius
02 march 2019 - 14:05:04Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The judgment on the Chagos case following the ruling by the International Court of Justice [...] Full text...
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Minister says UK, US remain allies of Mauritius
28 february 2019 - 19:31:53Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Foreign Minister Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo said on Thursday that the United States and Britain are [...] Full text...
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International Court of Justice supports Mauritius' claim over the Chagos
26 february 2019 - 12:17:43Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Defence and Outer Islands minister Anerood Jugnauth on Tuesday said that he was always [...] Full text...
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ICJ says UK should end administration of Chagos Archipelago 'as rapidly as possible
25 february 2019 - 17:29:15The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday said by unanimous opinion that having [...] Full text...
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Kenya recalls ambassador to Somalia after oil blocks auction in London
16 february 2019 - 18:44:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has summoned its Ambassador to Somalia, Lt. General (Rtd) Lucas Tumbo in protest [...] Full text...
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General Assembly, Security Council fill final vacancy on ‘World Court’
21 november 2017 - 06:33:08New York, USA (PANA) – The General Assembly and the Security Council on Monday elected the fifth judge to the [...] Full text...
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Four judges elected to International Court of Justice
10 november 2017 - 06:25:56New York, USA (PANA) – The General Assembly and Security Council on Thursday elected four judges from an initial pool [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya asks UN Court to dismiss Somali maritime border challenge
22 september 2016 - 18:55:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has maintained that relations with Somalia remain warm even as Attorney-General Githu Muigai took to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius to present Chagos Archipelago issue at the UN General Assembly
13 september 2016 - 15:01:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth will present the Chagos Archipelago issue at the UN General Assembly [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria abides by ICJ ruling on border demarcation
01 august 2016 - 19:29:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday declared the resolve of his administration to abide by the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: The Chagos leads the headlines in Mauritius
25 june 2016 - 13:19:47Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The threat from the United Kingdom and the United States against Mauritius regarding the issue of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius considers UK, US threat over Chagos “as hostile and totally unacceptable”
24 june 2016 - 16:56:22Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Friday stressed that the intention of Mauritius to seek [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief hails World Court for contributions to international law
20 april 2016 - 17:41:58The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday said the collective jurisprudence of the International Court of [...] Full text...
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UN: World Court celebrates 70 years anniversary
20 april 2016 - 14:39:38New York, US (PANA) - Having ruled on such diverse issues as plunder of natural resources in Africa to border [...] Full text...
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UN: Egypt, Senegal, Japan, Ukraine, Uruguay elected to serve on UN Security Council
15 october 2015 - 18:51:00New York, US (PANA) - In one round of voting the UN General Assembly on Thursday elected Egypt, Senegal, Japan [...] Full text...
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UN: Morocco, 3 others elected judges of International Court of Justice
08 november 2014 - 22:11:03New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly and UN Security Council have elected four judges to seats on [...] Full text...
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UN: Angola, four others elected to serve on UN Security Council
16 october 2014 - 18:56:53New York, US (PANA) - The 193-member UN General Assembly Thursday elected Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela to [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Somalia sues Kenya over maritime boundary
29 august 2014 - 13:50:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia has taken Kenya to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over a boundary dispute in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian boundary agency denies ceding territory to Cameroon
08 june 2014 - 15:49:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's National Boundary Commission (NBC) Sunday denied it had ceded some communities and villages in southern [...] Full text...
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UN envoy praises Nigeria, Cameroon on Bakassi sovereignty transfer
23 october 2013 - 22:31:20New York, US (PANA) – Mr. Said Djinnit, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for West Africa, has praised Nigeria and [...] Full text...
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Pledge on Boko Haram, continuing ASUU strike, Bakassi ownership reported in Nigeria
17 august 2013 - 08:46:44Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The pledge by government to hand over Boko Haram suspects to the International Criminal Court (ICC), [...] Full text...
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Nigeria President tasked on ECOWAS Court ruling on Niger Delta pollution
19 february 2013 - 12:04:33Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has written to Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure enforcement [...] Full text...
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Nigerian members of Nigeria-Cameroon trans-border security committee inauguratred
05 february 2013 - 18:04:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, Tuesday inaugurated the Nigerian members of the Nigeria-Cameroon [...] Full text...
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National budget, mass failure in WAEC, kidnapping dominate headlines in Nigeria
22 december 2012 - 10:09:27Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The national budget, passed on Thursday by the National Assembly, and the mass failure in the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria protests 'maltreatment of citizens' in Bakassi Peninsula
13 december 2012 - 22:09:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Government on Thursday warned Cameroon to immediately halt the maltreatment of Nigerians living in [...] Full text...
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Malawi, Tanzania border spat talks resume next week
08 november 2012 - 18:04:51Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The stalled border dispute talks between Malawi and Tanzania are set to resume next week, a [...] Full text...
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Ravaging floods, Bakassi peninsula dominate newspaper headlines in Nigeria
13 october 2012 - 09:12:50Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The floods that wreaked havoc across the country, the Bakassi question and plans to refurbish oil [...] Full text...
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Nigeria will not appeal Bakassi judgement - Govt
09 october 2012 - 06:14:54Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government has said it will not appeal the judgement of the International Court of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria may appeal ICJ judgement on Bakassi
04 october 2012 - 15:10:24Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has set up a committee to explore the option of appealing the [...] Full text...
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Jonathan restates Nigeria's unwaveing commitment to rule of law
24 september 2012 - 17:31:35New York, US (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday in New York, US, assured the global community of Nigeria's [...] Full text...
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Senegal and AU sign agreement to try Hissene Habre
23 august 2012 - 23:04:57Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The government of Senegal and the African Union (AU) have signed an agreement in Dakar to [...] Full text...
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ICJ wants Senegal to prosecute ex-Chadian leader Habre or extradite him
21 july 2012 - 06:48:39New York, US (PANA) - The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Senegal must either prosecute former [...] Full text...
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ICJ reviews Belgium's request for extradition of Hissene Habré
12 march 2012 - 22:45:45Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ), seating in the Hague, the Netherlands, on Monday began reviewing [...] Full text...
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Jurist Commission "gravely worried" over arbitrary arrest of ex-Malawi AG
16 february 2012 - 19:37:52Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has expressed "grave concern" at what it called "Malawian authorities' [...] Full text...
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Four Kenyan suspects urged to cooperate with ICC
27 january 2012 - 19:36:34Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Some 2,500 rights groups, under the banner of Coalition for International Criminal Court (CICC), have urged [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Appeal Court upholds President Bashir arrest warrant
20 december 2011 - 18:07:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Court of Appeal Tuesday upheld an earlier High Court ruling, seeking the arrest of Sudanese [...] Full text...
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Renowned Nigerian jurist tasks govt on policy formulation, implementation (re-issued to correct headline)
16 december 2011 - 11:34:29Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Renowned Nigerian International Law expert Akin Oyebode has urged the country’s decision makers to involve academics [...] Full text...
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Renowned Nigerian jurist tasks govt on policy formation, implementation
15 december 2011 - 09:25:57Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Renowned Nigerian International Law expert Akin Oyebode has urged the country’s decision makers to involve academics [...] Full text...
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Ugandan judge elected to serve on World Court
14 december 2011 - 15:34:27New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council Tuesday elected a Ugandan jurist to [...] Full text...
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Kenya invites President El-Bashir to regional summit
30 november 2011 - 17:10:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has invited Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir to attend a summit of the East African bloc, [...] Full text...
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Sudan recalls Ambassador from Kenya over Bashir arrest warrant
29 november 2011 - 11:14:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudan has recalled its Ambassador to Kenya and ordered the expulsion of the Kenyan Ambassador to [...] Full text...
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Kenyan court issues arrest warrant for Sudanese President El-Bashir
28 november 2011 - 10:02:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir on Monday following an [...] Full text...
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UN SG hails Cameroon, Nigeria on border dispute resolution
23 november 2011 - 13:01:34New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated Cameroon and Nigeria for the progress they have made [...] Full text...
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Nigerians urged to send Facebook messages to Jonathan over education right judgment
14 august 2011 - 10:44:44Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian Non-Governmental Organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has appealed to Nigerians at home [...] Full text...
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UN-backed Cameroon-Nigeria Border Commission calls for 'swift action'
25 july 2011 - 15:41:38New York, US (PANA) - The UN-backed commission, set up to help Cameroon and Nigeria resolve their border dispute, has [...] Full text...
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UN-backed Cameroon-Nigeria Commission meets to resolve border issues
22 july 2011 - 15:22:04New York, US (PANA) - The UN-backed Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission (CNMC) on Friday in Abuja, kicked off a two-day meeting [...] Full text...
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Joint UN Commission meeting on Bakassi opens
10 march 2011 - 22:40:57Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – The 27th joint United Nations Commission meeting for the implementation of the ruling of the International [...] Full text...
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Ban meets Gabon, Equatorial Guinea leaders on border dispute
25 february 2011 - 16:25:08New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday held a trilateral meeting with the presidents of the Gabon [...] Full text...
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African leaders demand ICC Prosecutor's post
02 february 2011 - 13:52:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Summit has demanded that the position of the Prosecutor of the [...] Full text...
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African leaders reiterate support for el-Bashir
25 july 2010 - 14:02:00Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Encouraged by pro-Bashir arguments from 'unlikely' quarters, the African Union (AU) Sunday reiterated total support for [...] Full text...
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UK lawyers want AU to appeal against El-Bashir's ICC indictment
25 july 2010 - 11:13:00Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- United Kingdom lawyers and a network of Sudanese NGOs h ave petitioned the African Union (AU), [...] Full text...
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Former Irish President stresses protection of women in conflicts
22 july 2010 - 15:23:00Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Former Irish President, Mary Robinson, has emphasized the protection of women and children caught up in [...] Full text...
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Benin to refer border dispute with Burkina Faso to ICJ
08 may 2010 - 18:57:00Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Benin will refer its border dispute with Burkina Faso to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), [...] Full text...
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Libyan Imams warn against destruction of Al-Quds (Jerusalem)
26 march 2010 - 18:21:00Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- In their preachings at Friday's jumat service in Tripoli , Libyan imams have warned Arab leaders [...] Full text...
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Arab foreign ministers refer 'issues on Jerusalem' to ICJ
26 march 2010 - 14:06:00Sirte- Libya (PANA) -- The Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the League of Arab States (LAS) on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Arab foreign ministers discuss Al-Quds
25 march 2010 - 17:26:00Sirte- Libya (PANA) -- The foreign ministers of member countries of the Arab Leag ue here on Thursday held a [...] Full text...
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UN to investigate Guinea crisis
30 october 2009 - 20:20:00New York- US (PANA) -- The United Nations on Friday announced the establishment of an international Commission of Inquiry to [...] Full text...
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Benin, Burkina Faso to refer border dispute to ICJ
07 september 2009 - 17:19:00Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Benin and Burkina Faso will take the border dispute betw een them to the International Court [...] Full text...
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Int'l Court to decide on Sudan's el-Bashir next week
23 february 2009 - 19:20:00New York- US (PANA) -- The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) says it will issue a decision on Sudan's President [...] Full text...
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'Try or extradite Hissène Habré'
21 february 2009 - 18:01:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Five African and international human rightsorganisations have hailed Belgium's call on the International Court of Justice [...] Full text...
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