Report highlights links between child trafficking and grave violations during conflict

04 october 2024 - 05:43:00
New York, US (PANA) - Armed conflict puts children at an increased risk of grave violations while their risk of [...] Full text...

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US, Niger officials to discuss 'orderly and responsible withdrawal' of US troops

25 april 2024 - 06:00:10
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US and Niger officials are due to meet on the withdrawal of US troops following [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: World Court issues appeal calling for prevention of genocidal acts in Gaza

26 january 2024 - 14:44:43
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday declared that Palestinians had a right to [...] Full text...

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Africa Focus Group to defeat Daesh/ISIS takes steps to overcome security challenges

16 november 2023 - 06:17:36
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Africa Focus Group of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS is concentrating on strengthening and [...] Full text...

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US imposes sanctions on senior ISIS-Somalia financier

27 july 2023 - 16:34:26
Washington, DC, US ( PANA) - The United States on Thursday announced sanctions against Abdiweli Mohamed Yusuf, the head of [...] Full text...

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EU adds one group, two individuals to sanctions list in fighting terrorism in Mozambique

24 april 2023 - 15:51:20
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday added two individuals and one group affiliated to ISIL and operating [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Worshippers call for abducted South African's safe return

16 april 2023 - 13:56:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Thousands of worshippers on Saturday night gathered at Pelican Park, Cape Town, to call [...] Full text...

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Return of Sudanese women from ISIS shows gender-blind nature of violent extremism (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

11 march 2023 - 12:52:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has announced that a number of its nationals, including women and children, previously [...] Full text...

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US announces killing of ISIS members, senior leader in Somalia operation

27 january 2023 - 05:58:18
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US announced on Thursday that its military carried out an operation in northern Somalia [...] Full text...

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South African soldiers linked to Mozambican atrocities

11 january 2023 - 11:50:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A video showing South African soldiers throwing bodies onto a burning pile of rubbish [...] Full text...

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US sanctions four ISIS cell members, eight companies in South Africa

07 november 2022 - 16:39:17
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Monday sanctioned four [...] Full text...

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US sanctions terrorist weapons trafficking network in Somalia

02 november 2022 - 06:18:16
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States Treasury has designated an Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)-Somalia network [...] Full text...

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Co-Chairs of Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Africa Focus Group meet in Niger

28 october 2022 - 06:06:00
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Co-Chairs of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Africa Focus Group has reaffirmed its commitment to [...] Full text...

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South Africa on high alert after terrorism warning

27 october 2022 - 12:23:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African authorities are monitoring the security situation after the United States Embassy on [...] Full text...

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Coalition vows to defeat evolving threat of ISIS in Africa

12 may 2022 - 06:14:46
Marrakesh, Morocco (PANA) - Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS have recognised the need to meet the evolving threat of Daesh/ISIS [...] Full text...

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Morocco hosts ministerial meeting of Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS

11 may 2022 - 05:22:27
Marrakesh, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and the US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland are on [...] Full text...

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US, Morocco discuss bilateral relations, regional peace, security

09 march 2022 - 05:47:45
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Tuesday met with the Moroccan Minister of Foreign [...] Full text...

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US imposes financial sanctions on four Islamic State financiers in Africa

02 march 2022 - 05:25:20
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has imposed financial sanctions on four men who it described as financial [...] Full text...

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Rights group says AU should focus on rights, justice at summit

04 february 2022 - 09:34:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall should ensure that civilian protection, human rights, and justice and accountability [...] Full text...

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Burkina capital quiet; international community condemns coup

25 january 2022 - 12:29:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The capital of Burkina Faso is reported to be calm on Tuesday morning after events [...] Full text...

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US condemns Burkina Faso coup

25 january 2022 - 06:08:35
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has condemned Monday's coup in Burkina Faso and call on those responsible to [...] Full text...

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Mali National Conference recommends between 6 months and five years transition

31 december 2021 - 12:34:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A National Conference organized by Mali's military-dominated transition government has ended in Bamako with a recommendation [...] Full text...

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Algeria, Comoros placed on US list of violators of religious freedom

18 november 2021 - 06:13:01
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has placed Algeria and Comoros on its Special Watch List for governments [...] Full text...

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Four terrorists killed in Khartoum, security forces hunt for others

05 october 2021 - 10:34:52
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Four terrorists affiliated to Islamic State (ISIS) were killed when a joint force of Sudanese General [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Al-Shabab of kidnapping boys for Mozambique conflict

29 september 2021 - 12:56:44
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – An Islamic State (ISIS) linked armed group in northern Mozambique is kidnapping boys and using them [...] Full text...

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Sudanese security knocks down terrorist cell in Khartoum

29 september 2021 - 09:49:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese authorities say security units apprehended 11 terrorists related to Islamic State (ISIS) in a [...] Full text...

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US welcomes killing of ISIS leader in Greater Sahara

20 september 2021 - 05:20:03
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the announcement from France that its troops have killed  Adnan Abu [...] Full text...

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U.S. donates $6.8 million to UN’s human trafficking fights and improved law enforcement capabilities in Nigeria

15 september 2021 - 21:08:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United States Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) has [...] Full text...

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US slaps sanctions on five Specially Designated Global terrorists in Africa

09 august 2021 - 05:04:27
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has announced the designation of five terrorist leaders in Africa as Specially Designated Global [...] Full text...

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Mozambican govt asked to immediately assist civilians trapped by fighting in Cabo Delgado

07 august 2021 - 10:39:12
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Mozambique government should immediately assist civilians trapped by fighting in Cabo Delgado province to move to [...] Full text...

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Morocco repatriates citizen from Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility

20 july 2021 - 05:24:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Morocco has repatriated its citizen  who had been held at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility, [...] Full text...

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US affirms commitment to counter terrorism in Mozambique

15 july 2021 - 06:26:35
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony  Blinken has reaffirmed the joint commitment of his country and [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges new ICC prosecutor to strengthen its delivery of justice for victims

16 june 2021 - 06:37:57
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – As the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) takes office on Wednesday,  a human [...] Full text...

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U.S. raises concerns of religious abuse, discrimination, rising tensions in Nigeria

14 may 2021 - 15:05:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. has voiced concerns over abuses and discrimination against individuals based on religion and religious [...] Full text...

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US to increase humanitarian aid to Mozambique

07 may 2021 - 05:27:45
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States is working with the Government of Mozambique, international organizations, civil society organizations, [...] Full text...

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US, South Africa stress need to expand global COVID-19 vaccine production

06 may 2021 - 07:24:07
London, UK (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor have underscored [...] Full text...

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African Energy Chamber calls for solution to cowardly attacks in northern Mozambique

26 april 2021 - 15:52:44
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The African Energy Chamber (AEC) on Monday called on Total and its international partners to [...] Full text...

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South African veteran politician accused of racism again

13 april 2021 - 12:46:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Veteran South African political leader Helen Zille has once again been accused of racism [...] Full text...

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ISIS-linked armed group attacks civilians in northern Mozambican town

29 march 2021 - 05:29:42
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambican authorities should take urgent measures to protect civilians fleeing an armed Islamist group in the [...] Full text...

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U.S. disgusted with abductions in northern Nigeria, offers to help stop the menace

12 march 2021 - 17:13:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States has expressed disgust with the spate of abductions in northern Nigeria, saying it [...] Full text...

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US designates ISIS affiliates, leaders in DRC, Mozambique as terrorist organisations

11 march 2021 - 07:02:51
Washington, DC US (PANA) - The US State Department has designated the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria – Democratic [...] Full text...

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Niger holds presidential run-off vote on Sunday

20 february 2021 - 16:57:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's 7.4 million registered voters return to the polls in a presidential run-off on Sunday to [...] Full text...

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. Nigeria rejects U.S. allegation of “systematic violation of religious freedom of citizens”

08 december 2020 - 14:05:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday denied the United States' allegation of engaging in systematic and egregious religious freedom [...] Full text...

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US calls out Nigeria, nine others over religious freedom

08 december 2020 - 07:18:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States government is calling out Nigeria and nine other countries over religious freedom [...] Full text...

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'Eritrea hit by rockets fired from Ethiopia's Tigray Region'

15 november 2020 - 06:34:43
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eritrean capital, Asmara, has been hit by two rockets apparently fired from Ethiopia's Tigray [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia arrests 14 Al-Shabaab, ISIS terrorists

15 november 2020 - 05:59:48
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) says it has arrested 14 Al-shabaab and ISIS [...] Full text...

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

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

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US Secretary of Defence arrives in Tunis

30 september 2020 - 14:13:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper arrived in Tunis on Wednesday marking the first stop of [...] Full text...

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Military, security agencies to deal with alleged ISIS/Al Qaeda infiltration into Nigeria

13 august 2020 - 17:02:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday assured Nigerians that it is taking the warning by the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military allays fears over alleged Al-Qaeda, ISIS inroad to Nigeria

06 august 2020 - 20:37:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian armed forces Thursday allayed fears of alleged plans by Al-Qaeda and Islamic State in [...] Full text...

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South Africa addresses ISIS threat in Mozambique

09 july 2020 - 16:29:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on the Defence Ministry to urgently [...] Full text...

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A dozen suspected terrorists arrested in Tunisia

23 june 2020 - 16:11:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian gendarmerie, in the region of Binzerte (North), have arrested 13 "takfiri" elements, [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State, Pompeo, Nigeria's Foreign Minister discuss bilateral relations

17 june 2020 - 16:53:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States Secretary of State, Mr Michael Pompeo, has called Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr [...] Full text...

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'We're exploring collaboration among nations to defeat Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism' - Buhari

27 february 2020 - 09:50:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says his government is exploring "higher level collaboration" among nations and international [...] Full text...

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UN says Libya's 5+5 talks end 'without full agreement'

09 february 2020 - 02:03:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The first round of UN-brokered talks between military representatives in Geneva aimed at forging a lasting ceasefire [...] Full text...

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Berlin Conference participants commit to cease interference in respect of ceasefire

20 january 2020 - 15:11:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Leaders and heads of delegation taking part in the Berlin International Conference on Libya have, at [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia wants to strengthen cooperation with Libya and find a solution to the Libyan crisis

30 december 2019 - 13:45:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ethiopia desires to strengthen its relations with the Libyan state and to contribute to efforts aimed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria 'concerned' Boko Haram/ISWAP alliance with ISIS risks chemical weapons attack

24 december 2019 - 08:54:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has expressed concerns that the Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) [...] Full text...

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'Nigeria does not engage in or tolerate severe violations of religious freedom'

22 december 2019 - 18:22:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Government has slammed the United States of America (USA) for including it in the [...] Full text...

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Libyan government forces attack large fief of Haftar troops west of Tripoli

21 december 2019 - 15:42:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forces loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Friday evening attacked Tarhouna town, used [...] Full text...

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Sudan removed from American bad list of religious violators to lesser evil one

20 december 2019 - 23:46:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US administration has removed the Sudan from its list of countries violating religious freedom to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president condemns killing of four aid workers by ISWAP in northeast

14 december 2019 - 09:26:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday condemned the alleged execution of four aid workers by terrorists [...] Full text...

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'Int'l Community must show solidarity with the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin countries,' says Mahamadou Issoufou

13 november 2019 - 18:38:42
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The international community must show solidarity with the countries of the Sahel and the Lake Chad [...] Full text...

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Buhari, Putin agree to strengthen Nigeria, Russia relations

24 october 2019 - 06:10:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Russia have agreed to strengthen relations between their countries, committing to pursue the completion of [...] Full text...

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Italy authorizes Ocean Vicking to land with 167 African migrants

16 october 2019 - 15:35:57
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Norwegian-flagged humanitarian ship, Ocean Vicking, carrying 167 African migrants rescued off Libya, has been allowed [...] Full text...

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Terrorist threat in Libya exacerbated by Tripoli war (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

23 september 2019 - 11:04:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Last Thursday, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) carried out an airstrike against elements of the Islamic [...] Full text...

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G7 Summit: EU chief announces concrete proposals for Africa

24 august 2019 - 13:59:36
Biarritz, France (PANA) – The European Union has concrete proposals for Africa, European Commission (EC) President Donald Tusk told the [...] Full text...

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Five civilians killed, others wounded during gunfire in north-east Nigeria

06 august 2019 - 17:34:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Five people were killed and several others wounded following an exchange of fire between the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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NGO raises red flags about terrorist funding through fake medicines

06 august 2019 - 11:35:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A non-governmental organisation (NGO) is raising the red flags that on money laundering from fake pharmaceuticals [...] Full text...

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Terrorist groups mutate into quasi-state institutions, warns Kenyatta

10 july 2019 - 14:29:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta warned on Wednesday that international terrorism groups have changed into quasi-state institutions [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Egypt for serious abuses, war crimes in North Sinai

28 may 2019 - 11:42:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has slammed the Egyptian military and police forces for committing serious and widespread abuses [...] Full text...

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UN condemns deadly attack on Burkina Faso church

13 may 2019 - 03:56:32
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres have voiced their outrage at a deadly attack [...] Full text...

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Mauritius examines economic consequences of an aging population

27 april 2019 - 06:41:45
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Economic Development Board (EDB) of Mauritius, a government entity, in collaboration with the World [...] Full text...

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Nigerian gov't launches campaign for support to the military in Boko Haram war

07 february 2019 - 16:26:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government on Thursday launched a national campaign to rally the support of Nigerians for [...] Full text...

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Rights group says civilians under threat from militias in Libya

18 january 2019 - 05:18:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is urging the Libyan authorities to prioritise justice sector reform and establish [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council Chief visits Misrata, 2 years after ISIS' expulsion

06 november 2018 - 14:29:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - For the first time since elements of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) [...] Full text...

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4 killed, several taken hostage in attack in central Libya

29 october 2018 - 12:32:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Four people, including the son of the mayor of the city of al-Fouqaha, in the central [...] Full text...

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Nigeria orders tougher security measures amidst fears of ISIS terrorist attacks

19 june 2018 - 18:00:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian federal government has ordered intensified, stricter passenger screening and other tougher security measures for [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for protection of civilians in Libyan city of Derna

12 june 2018 - 06:37:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amid reports of an escalating humanitarian crisis in the besieged Libyan city of Derna, Amnesty International [...] Full text...

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U.S. soldier killed, five wounded in ‘enemy attack’ in Somalia

09 june 2018 - 13:03:36
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – A US special operations soldier has been killed and five military personnel – including four American [...] Full text...

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‘Lack of unity of purpose keeps Africa under constant terror threats’ – Dramani Mahama

21 april 2018 - 13:52:27
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries need integrated efforts to tackle their challenges on issues of peace and security, [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State emphasises fight against global terror on Africa visit

07 march 2018 - 17:37:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is laying emphasis on regional security and counter-terrorism measures on [...] Full text...

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ISIS affiliate operating in Nigeria - Government says

22 january 2018 - 09:52:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian federal government on Sunday said that the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA), an [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for investigation into alleged mass extra-judicial execution in Libya

29 november 2017 - 07:12:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Armed groups loyal to Libyan National Army forces (LNA) appear to have summarily executed dozens of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Turkey agree to strengthen cooperation on security, counter-terrorism

19 october 2017 - 15:55:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey have agreed, after talks, on [...] Full text...

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South Africa: US lists South African brothers on terror blacklist

20 september 2017 - 09:34:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The United States has added two South African brothers accused of plotting attacks on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian security service arrests ISIS commander in West Africa

09 september 2017 - 19:57:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Department of State Services (DSS) on Saturday said suspected Boko Haram terrorists planned to [...] Full text...

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Libya: Rights body cautions Libyans on incitement against religious minority

20 july 2017 - 08:34:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Supreme Fatwa Committee linked to one of Libya’s competing governments should repeal a discriminatory legal [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Eight Sudanese children repatriated from fighting zones in Libya

20 june 2017 - 19:16:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese authorities on Tuesday repatriated eight Sudanese children aged between three months and nine years, after [...] Full text...

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Qatar: Qatar 2022 World Cup in jeopardy as countries sever diplomatic ties Doha

07 june 2017 - 07:09:07
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - FIFA has said it is "in regular contact" with the Organising Committee of the 2022 World [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Guinean president ends 3-day visit to Sudan

30 may 2017 - 15:33:45
Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - Guinea and Sudan have reaffirmed their full support to the extermination of security threats in the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyans arrested in South Sudan enroute ISIS camp

09 may 2017 - 15:51:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four people, three of them Kenyans and a Somali national, have been arrested in Juba, South [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian secret police arrest five IS-linked Boko Haram terrorists

12 april 2017 - 16:23:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian secret police, the Department of State Security (DSS), announced Wednesday the arrest of five Boko [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Former Ghana President Rawlings lashes out at West for Syria missile strikes

12 april 2017 - 10:32:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's former president Jerry John Rawlings has lashed out at the West following last week's missile [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian government alerts public on new ISIS recruitment strategy

03 april 2017 - 16:46:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Parents and guardians in Nigeria should monitor the activities of their children to prevent them from [...] Full text...

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US: US partners North African countries to fight terrorism

15 march 2017 - 22:00:08
New York, US (PANA) - US State Department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism, has held a two-day (14-15 March) regional workshop with [...] Full text...

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Trump issues revised travel ban, 3 African countries affected

06 march 2017 - 21:07:35
New York, US (PANA) - US President Donald Trump on Monday issued a revised travel ban of his earlier Executive [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Secret police confirm arrest of 3rd most wanted terrorist in the world

29 december 2016 - 14:20:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's secret police, the Department of State Security Services, on Thursday confirmed that the factional leader [...] Full text...

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Libya: Rights group calls for medical care, safety for civilians fleeing Sirte

26 december 2016 - 07:50:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A human rights group, Human Rights Watch, says Libyan authorities should ensure the safety of and [...] Full text...

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US: US condemns terrorist attack in Egypt's North Sinai

26 november 2016 - 05:53:15
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has condemned Friday's terrorist attack claimed by Daesh that killed several soldiers [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Rights group calls for safe passage for civilians trapped in Benghazi neighbourhood

02 november 2016 - 13:33:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - All sides to the conflict in the Libyan city of Benghazi should allow all civilians to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: South Korean military to partner with Nigeria on training, fighting terrorism

26 october 2016 - 19:20:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A visiting senior military delegation from the Democratic Republic of Korea, led by Major General Yo [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Slain Muslim cleric's widow charged over ISIS attack in Mombasa

23 september 2016 - 16:09:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Hanniya Saggar, the widow of slain Muslim cleric, Aboud Rogo, has been charged with failing to [...] Full text...

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US: Volatile security situation, economic challenges mar progress in Libya – UN envoy

14 september 2016 - 05:58:22
New York, US (PANA) - Although political space has opened in Libya and there is progress in the fight against [...] Full text...

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US: US envoy to hold talks with Moroccan officials on terrorism

11 august 2016 - 15:06:47
New York, US (PANA) - The US Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria dismisses reported appointment of new leader for Boko Haram as cheap propaganda

04 august 2016 - 17:13:08
Port Harcourt, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government has described as cheap propaganda the report that the The Islamic State [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Twin brothers in court on terrorism charges

11 july 2016 - 15:45:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two brothers linked to the ISIS (Islamic State) terror group appeared in a Johannesburg [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 6 passengers killed in gun attack on two buses in Kenya

01 july 2016 - 17:49:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Six passengers were killed on Friday after two buses were sprayed with bullets in Kenya's Mandera [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian government warns on ISIS recruiting mobile application

16 june 2016 - 18:55:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government on Thursday alerted Nigerians on a mobile application launched by the Islamic State [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Secret police burst ISIS cell in Kano, arrest 5 suspects

09 june 2016 - 18:48:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Department of State Security (DSS) on Thursday arrested five persons in north-western state of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Hollande, Buhari parley ahead of regional security summit

14 may 2016 - 16:46:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Visiting French President, Francois Hollande, and Nigeria's leader, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday held bilateral talks [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military to subject alleged Boko Haram leader's video to ascertain authenticity

24 march 2016 - 15:13:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military on Thursday said it is subjecting a purported new video from the alleged [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudan ready to participate in fighting ISIS in Syria - official

17 february 2016 - 11:22:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has declared its readiness to fight the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU Summit appoints Special Envoy for Libya

31 january 2016 - 17:50:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)- Former Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has been appointed the African Union Special Envoy to Libya, a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Govt.’s priorities for 2016 reported in Mauritius

19 december 2015 - 14:34:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The announcement by Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth that the priorities of his government for 2016 [...] Full text...

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Spain: INTERPOL meeting targets Foreign Terrorist Fighter networks

19 november 2015 - 14:37:07
Seville, Spain (PANA) – Law enforcement and counter-terrorism officials from around the world are locked in an INTERPOL meeting here [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari's first 100 days in office, raging war against boko haram, corruption reported in Nigeria

12 september 2015 - 08:11:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari's first 100 days in office, the raging war against Boko Haram and Corruption [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media report resumption of work by doctors, recruitment of Muslims by ISIS

29 august 2015 - 05:57:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The resumption of work by doctors in public hospitals and the shock revelation that young Muslims [...] Full text...

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Ghana: National security authorities confirm two Ghanaians join ISIS

28 august 2015 - 09:21:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's National Security Co-ordinator Yaw Donkor has confirmed that two Ghanaians have joined the terrorist group [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 4,915 barred from travelling abroad to join Islamic State

11 august 2015 - 11:47:20
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said it barred 4,916 Nigerians from travelling out of the country, [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Eight Sudanese students blocked from joining ISIS

27 july 2015 - 18:33:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudanese authorities have arrested eight Sudanese students who were on their way to Libya to join the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Renewed Boko Haram attacks, half-pay for President, Vice reported in Nigeria

11 july 2015 - 08:36:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian media are this week awash with stories on the renewed Boko Haram attacks and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari seeks more support from France, others to fight Boko Haram

08 june 2015 - 14:21:59
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Reiterating his Administration's total commitment to end the Boko Haram insurgency, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari Monday [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU Peace and Security Council calls for renewed efforts to address Libyan crisis

24 april 2015 - 19:14:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has reiterated the imperative [...] Full text...

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Nigeria:Israel pledges support to Nigeria in fighting terrorism, corruption

06 april 2015 - 17:25:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Israel has expressed its willingness to assist Nigeria in fighting corruption and terrorism as well as [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights chief stresses global action against Boko Haram

01 april 2015 - 16:16:06
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al-Hussein on Wednesday said Boko Haram's "despicable [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media report Mahama, Deby meeting, CJ’s call for informed comments on judges’ rulings

21 march 2015 - 09:10:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A one-day meeting between Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama and his Chadian counterpart, Idriss Déby Itno [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian govt dismisses Boko Haram pledge of allegiance to ISIS

11 march 2015 - 16:48:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian federal government Wednesday said there was no evidence that the Islamist extremist rebel group, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Boko Haram pledges allegiance to ISIS

08 march 2015 - 10:42:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has pledged the allegiance of his extremist group to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian govt says ISIS recruiting nation's youths studying abroad

26 february 2015 - 17:58:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian federal government Thursday expressed alarm that agents of the Islamic State of Iraq and [...] Full text...

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US: Amnesty International calls for more global action to check atrocities

25 february 2015 - 08:39:30
New York, US (PANA) - London-based human rights organisation Amnesty International on Wednesday stressed the need for world leaders to [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Anti-Charlie Hebdo demonstration staged in Sudan

16 january 2015 - 15:01:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – An estimated 500 Sudanese Muslims Friday demanded the expulsion of the French ambassador to the Sudan [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Khartoum organizes conference on Islamic extremism

30 november 2014 - 11:59:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Islamic Jurisprudence Academy is organizing a three-day international conference on threats posed by Islamic extremist [...] Full text...

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US: New York imams denounce extremist acts

15 october 2014 - 22:24:35
New York, US (PANA) - Muslim clerics, known as imams, from mosques in New York, have denounced violent extremist acts [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Defence chief accuses world community of abandoning Nigeria in fight against Boko Haram

08 october 2014 - 18:50:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh Wednesday accused the international community [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Boko Haram increasingly treads ISIL path (News Analysis By Segun Adeyemi, PANA Correspondent, Lagos)

06 october 2014 - 11:42:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Boko Haram's recent video showing the beheading of an apparently-captured pilot of a missing Nigerian warplane [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: International meeting urges action to cut off arms, funds supply to Boko Haram

03 september 2014 - 16:45:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A one-day international meeting on global action against the Islamist sect Boko Haram ended here Wednesday [...] Full text...

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2014 Women’s AFCON: Cameroon's Indomitable Lionesses hold training camp

06 august 2014 - 19:04:23
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon's female national football team coach, Carl Enow Ngachu, has lined up 27 players for the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Nobel Laureate, Soyinka, wins 2012 Awolowo leadership award

19 december 2012 - 18:56:56
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Africa’s first Nobel laureate in Literature, Professor Wole Soyinka, was on Wednesday named winner of the [...] Full text...

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Nkrumah’s ‘lost son’, reconciling Mills and Rawlings reported in Ghana

07 april 2012 - 06:31:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The sudden emergence of a 55-year-old man claiming to be a son of Ghana’s first president [...] Full text...

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FIFA lifts ban on Nigeria

29 october 2010 - 18:33:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- World football governing body, FIFA, on Friday confirmed lifting the ban it placed on Nigeria following [...] Full text...

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'Angola expects 8% economic growth in 2011'

15 october 2010 - 19:47:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos said Friday in Luanda his country hopes to achieve a [...] Full text...

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Mali to promote cotton trade

11 october 2010 - 16:56:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The Malian government has adopted a policy to support the cotton sector, defining the guidelines for [...] Full text...

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ILO says global youth unemployment hits record high

12 august 2010 - 14:59:00
New York- US (PANA) -- A new report by the UN International Labour Organisation ( ILO) on Thursday said global [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS recommends regional food stock to curtail food crisis

20 may 2010 - 12:02:00
Lome- Togo (PANA) -- The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has r ecommended the establishment of a regional [...] Full text...

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Cameroon to import 35,000 tons of sugar to cover deficit

10 march 2010 - 21:31:00
Yaoundأ©- Cameroon (PANA) -- The Cameroonian government has authorized the import ation of 35,000 tons of sugar to cover a [...] Full text...

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ICC prosecutor to consider petition on violence in Nigerian city

08 february 2010 - 15:09:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague, The Netherlands, has agreed to investigate allegations of [...] Full text...

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'UN may deploy peacekeepers to Somalia'

31 january 2010 - 15:35:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The United Nations is to increase its presence in Somalia and may soon deploy a [...] Full text...

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Africa resolved to reduce its digital divide

30 january 2010 - 09:10:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The 14th ordinary summit of the African Union (AU ), which opens Sunday (31 Jan. [...] Full text...

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1 million Burundians have access to clean water, says Red Cross

17 january 2010 - 20:02:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- The International Red Cross (IRC) has said that a re cord one million Burundians now have [...] Full text...

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China rescues bankrupt Zambian copper mines

12 january 2010 - 16:49:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Chinaâ?s intervention has rescued several Zambia n copper mines out of bankruptcy and helped create [...] Full text...

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Nigerians ring in New Year without their President

01 january 2010 - 09:50:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Exhibiting their characteristic resilience and optimism, Nigerians rang in the New Year with prayers, celebrations and [...] Full text...

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Schools, health facilities re-opening highlights 2009 in Zim

01 january 2010 - 08:21:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- For most Zimbabweans, the re-opening of schools and he alth facilities, after several years of closure [...] Full text...

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Mano River Youth Employment Programme launched in Abidjan

24 december 2009 - 20:38:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Ivorian national steering committee of the M ano River Youth Employment Programme was set [...] Full text...

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Mano River Youth Employment Programme launched in Abidjan

24 december 2009 - 14:38:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Ivorian national steering committee of the M ano River Youth Employment Programme was set [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 WC: Nigerian papers lament poor hosting, finance crisis

10 november 2009 - 09:00:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- With five days to the end of the 2009 FIFA Under-17 Worl d Cup being staged [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Consultative Meeting on Niger opens

09 november 2009 - 12:11:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The ECOWAS Consultative Meeting on the constitutional cr isis in Niger opened in Nigeria's capital city [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: ECOWAS Consultative Meeting on Niger opens

09 november 2009 - 11:52:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The ECOWAS Consultative Meeting on the constitutional cr isis in Niger opened in Nigeria's capital city [...] Full text...

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Education: a new antidote to conflicts in Africa

28 september 2009 - 19:19:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Although it dated back to a very long time, the idea of "education for peace" has [...] Full text...

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Results of South Africa-EU summit presented to European Council

17 september 2009 - 15:12:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- The financial crisis affecting the world is central t o the deliberations of the extraordinary meeting [...] Full text...

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Niger government tightens press control following referendum

05 august 2009 - 14:51:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- The public referendum in Niger, on a constitutional amend ment that would pave the way for [...] Full text...

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UN official disturbed by civilian deaths in Nigerian sectarian clashes

04 august 2009 - 18:36:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, on Tuesday in Geneva, Switzerland, expressed [...] Full text...

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UN-backed court seeks US$ 30 million for Charles Taylor's trial

16 july 2009 - 19:37:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone needs US$ 30 million to conclude the trial [...] Full text...

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EU Commission Vice-President to visit Tripoli

14 july 2009 - 18:10:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- The Vice-President of the European Commission in char ge of Migration Policy, French Jacques Barrot, will [...] Full text...

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IMF says global economy pulling out of recession

09 july 2009 - 18:45:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the gl obal economy is beginning to [...] Full text...

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EU backs amnesty for Nigerian oil militants

12 june 2009 - 09:46:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The European Union (EU) has expressed support for the pl an by the Nigerian government to [...] Full text...

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EU boosts global food kitty

18 may 2009 - 18:35:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Europe remains firmly committed to help poor countries b oost agricultural production, the Food and Agricultural [...] Full text...

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Senegalese FM in Mauritania

08 may 2009 - 08:10:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Senegal, Chei kh Tidiane Gadio, arrived on Thursday in Nouakchott, [...] Full text...

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Conference for African integration ministers opens

08 may 2009 - 07:50:00
Yaounde- Cameroon (PANA) -- The Fourth Conference for African integration ministe rs (COMAI) opened on Thursday in Yaounde with a [...] Full text...

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WFP to resettle 20,000 people in northern Niger

28 april 2009 - 22:05:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- The World Food Programme (WFP) is to provide 600 tonnes o f food to support the [...] Full text...

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Analysts downgrade Kenya's economic growth prospects

22 april 2009 - 17:24:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan economic analysts have down-graded the country’s growth prospects to 2 per cent from the previous [...] Full text...

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Congo's debt estimated at CFA F 6,000 billion

31 march 2009 - 15:26:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Congo owes CFA F6,000 billion (about US$ 12 billion) to i ts creditors, according to Marcem [...] Full text...

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Global economic crisis hits Africa hard

27 february 2009 - 13:19:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Africa’s economic woes have deepened sharply over the past few months as a result of [...] Full text...

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African banking vigilance sought over deepening financial crisis

10 february 2009 - 17:16:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African central banks must urgently increase thei r supervision of foreign banks operating within their [...] Full text...

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Malagasy Mayor takes over in Madagascar, AU warns him

31 january 2009 - 19:34:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) called for restraint on th e worsening political situation in Madagascar [...] Full text...

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