Sudan war keeps reaching across borders, Security Council hears
06 november 2024 - 05:14:23New York, US (PANA) - In addition to driving a regional refugee crisis, the brutal war in Sudan is exacerbating [...] Full text...
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New York, US (PANA) - In addition to driving a regional refugee crisis, the brutal war in Sudan is exacerbating [...] Full text...
RSF leader accuses Egypt of attacking his troops
10 october 2024 - 08:16:09Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been at war with the Sudanese Armed [...] Full text...
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UN condemns deadly West Bank airstrike, attacks on Gaza schools
05 october 2024 - 05:29:34New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has strongly condemned the killing of several Palestinians, including women and children, [...] Full text...
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Top UN aid official deplores latest wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine
26 august 2024 - 17:14:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine has condemned deadly Russian missile and drone strikes that began [...] Full text...
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IAEA says safety at Ukraine's nuclear plant is 'deteriorating' by Saskia O'Donoghue
19 august 2024 - 20:47:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, is deteriorating. The plant, [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: fresh airstrikes reported in centre, south, as conflict intensifies
15 july 2024 - 13:27:58Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - New Israeli airstrikes reportedly struck southern and central areas of Gaza on Monday as UN humanitarians [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN relief chief repeats call for ceasefire
25 may 2024 - 10:24:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global uproar calling for an end to the Israeli incursion in Rafah “has grown too loud [...] 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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Gaza war: Rafah aid situation increasingly desperate, UN teams warn
22 may 2024 - 16:13:01Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hostilities across Gaza reportedly continued on Wednesday, fuelling already alarming aid access problems and dire food [...] 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: UN humanitarians say 450,000 Gazans now uprooted from Rafah as Israeli bombardment continues
14 may 2024 - 12:43:03Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Large parts of the city of Rafah are now a “ghost town”, with UN humanitarians reporting on [...] Full text...
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'Israeli forces bringing war to the West Bank', warns UN rights office
09 may 2024 - 05:41:43Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As war rages in Gaza, violations against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have also increased [...] Full text...
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We won’t abandon Gazans sheltering in Rafah, says UNRWA
06 may 2024 - 12:55:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid reports that 100,000 Palestinians have been told to leave Rafah ahead of an anticipated Israeli [...] Full text...
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Targeting Rafah could lead to slaughter, warns UN aid agency
04 may 2024 - 07:25:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An Israeli military operation in Rafah “could lead to a slaughter” and cripple lifesaving humanitarian work [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office
23 april 2024 - 13:34:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly stripped [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering
16 april 2024 - 16:00:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza since war erupted six months ago and one [...] Full text...
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Palestinian request for UN membership in spotlight amid fears for Rafah invasion
08 april 2024 - 15:58:33New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council prepared to convene on Monday to consider a Palestinian request for United [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ‘Systematic dismantling of healthcare must end’ says WHO
07 april 2024 - 06:14:50Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With the largest hospital in Gaza largely destroyed and out of action, access to healthcare has [...] 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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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN chief appalled by ‘tragic human toll’ of Gaza war
29 february 2024 - 19:29:38New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said on Thursday he was “appalled by the tragic human toll of the [...] 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: ICC Prosecutor visits Israel, Palestine
05 december 2023 - 05:51:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has concluded his first visit to Israel [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Fuel shortage could put the brakes on trucks delivering aid to Gaza
14 november 2023 - 07:14:10Cairo, Egypt, US (PANA) - Trucks transporting desperately needed aid into Gaza could stop rolling on Tuesday due to a [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Amid ‘unprecedented escalation’ in Gaza, UN calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire
29 october 2023 - 05:38:38New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Saturday ramped up appeals for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza after [...] Full text...
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Gaza Crisis: UN ramps up calls for humanitarian truce as Israeli bombardments cut communications, cripple healthcare
28 october 2023 - 16:46:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - United Nations agencies and officials on Saturday reiterated calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza after [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gazans ‘left with nothing but impossible choices’
26 october 2023 - 12:49:57Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Day 19 of the Gaza conflict comes on the heels of the deadliest 24 hours so [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Second aid convoy ‘another glimmer of hope’ for millions in Gaza: UN relief chief
23 october 2023 - 06:43:03Cairo Egypt (PANA) - More aid arrived in Gaza on Sunday aboard 14 trucks that passed through the Rafah crossing [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: At Cairo Peace Summit, Guterres stresses need for sustained humanitarian aid to Gaza
21 october 2023 - 12:46:39Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for sustained humanitarian aid to be delivered to Gaza [...] Full text...
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UN chief 'horrified' by strike on Gaza hospital, as warring sides blame each other
18 october 2023 - 07:01:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said he was horrified by the killing of hundreds of civilians following a [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: Using diplomacy and biting sanctions to beat Niger's coup leaders (Analysis by Paul Ejime)
17 august 2023 - 09:43:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - There is no doubt that the sanctions imposed on Niger by the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...
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Morocco strongly condemns incursion of Israeli forces on Al-Aqsa Mosque
05 april 2023 - 19:49:13Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has strongly condemned the incursion of Israeli forces on the Al-Aqsa Mosque as well as [...] Full text...
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Sixty civilians killed in attack in eastern Burkina Faso, says NGO
08 march 2023 - 19:50:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Some sixty people were killed on 26 February in an attack on the capital of [...] Full text...
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Libya condemns irruption of minister of Israeli occupation authorities in Esplanade of Mosques in Al-Quds
04 january 2023 - 20:11:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Unity Government, Wednesday condemned the incursion of [...] Full text...
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French President Macron meets DCR, Rwanda leaders in effort to end tension between them
22 september 2022 - 07:39:01New York, US (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday began efforts to resolve the tension between the Democratic [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: DR Congo President denounces ‘aggression’ by Rwanda, calls on UN to support African-led mediation
21 september 2022 - 13:50:47New York, US (PANA) - The major challenges facing humanity are “complex and interlocking,” Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, the President of [...] Full text...
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Stephanie Williams' departure deepens impasse in Libya's political process
04 august 2022 - 20:37:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The departure of the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General, Stephanie Williams, who was leading [...] Full text...
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Terrorists kill five Burkina Faso soldiers
10 june 2022 - 05:36:43Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Five Burkinabe soldiers were killed and 44 suspected terrorists neutralised on Thursday morning in an [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Ministry denounces attempts to destabilize Tripoli
17 may 2022 - 17:38:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign ministry of the National Unity Government Tuesday condemned attempts to destabilize the security [...] Full text...
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2nd Lead: Police officer shot, property damaged in Tripoli clashes between supporters of rival PMs (Eds: Adds reactions of officials, countries )
17 may 2022 - 13:17:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan police officer was shot and wounded during armed clashes between supporters of Libya's rival [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister deplores death of Palestinian journalist Cherine Abou Akla
11 may 2022 - 15:08:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, Wednesday deplored the death of [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Sudan accuses Ethiopian troops of attempted 'incursion'
26 september 2021 - 16:02:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese army has accused Ethiopian troops of trying to infiltrate into Sudan [...] Full text...
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Sudan says it has 'thwarted an incursion attempt' by Ethiopian soldiers
26 september 2021 - 14:18:52Khartoum, Sept. 26 (SUNA) - Sudan announced on Sunday that its soldiers have "thwarted an incursion attempt" by Ethiopian soldiers. The [...] Full text...
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Seven people killed in armed attack in north-central Burkina Faso
13 july 2021 - 10:16:55Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Seven people were killed on Sunday in an armed attack by unidentified armed individuals in the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council spokesperson rejects attack reports
08 may 2021 - 14:15:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- There was no attack on the Libyan Presidential Council's headquarters in Tripoli on Friday night, the Counci's [...] Full text...
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Chadian army claims neutralising "several hundred" rebels in fighting
01 may 2021 - 11:21:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chadian army said here Friday it had neutralized "several hundred" rebels of FACT (Front [...] Full text...
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Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram/ISWAP attacks on Muslims breaking Ramadan fasting
14 april 2021 - 19:49:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Troops on Tuesday foiled multiple Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists-attacks targeted [...] Full text...
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Two Nigerian soldiers, 14 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists killed in road gun duel, says Army
12 april 2021 - 08:24:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army says that two soldiers were killed and three others wounded during operations against [...] Full text...
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Armed group atrocities creating havoc in eastern DR Congo: UN refugee agency
17 february 2021 - 06:28:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Atrocities committed by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have become [...] Full text...
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Funding shortfalls threaten East African locust operations - FAO
21 january 2021 - 13:59:42Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In an online briefing, FAO has warned partners that without additional financial resources for fuel, [...] Full text...
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Six people killed by suspected jihadists in Dogofry village of central Mali
27 november 2020 - 15:25:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six people were killed and three others seriously injured in an attack by armed men suspected [...] Full text...
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U.S. Embassy in Libya denounces attempt to storm NOC offices
24 november 2020 - 19:36:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. embassy in Libya on Tuesday denounced attempts by an armed group to storm the [...] Full text...
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Tunisian security officials arrest two suspected terrorists
15 july 2020 - 09:58:31Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security units arrested two suspected terrorists on Tuesday in Bekalta town, 183 km south of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia wants Sudan/Ethiopia border dispute resolved diplomatically
31 may 2020 - 17:32:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement calling for diplomacy to remedy the recent [...] Full text...
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Sudan summons Ethiopian charge d'affaires to protest attack near common border
30 may 2020 - 17:15:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday summoned the Ethiopian Charge d’Affaires to officially protest what it called an "Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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RSF denounces general blackout of independent information during Burundi's presidential election
21 may 2020 - 18:07:00Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has denounced a general blackout of independent information with social networks in [...] Full text...
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26 killed in CODECO militia incursion into DR Congo village
01 march 2020 - 15:02:41Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Twenty-six people were killed and eleven others wounded, following an incursion by CODECO militia in [...] Full text...
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More funding needed to combat locust swarms ‘unprecedented in modern times’ - UN officials
26 february 2020 - 05:37:39New York, US (PANA) - Along with climate shocks, conflict and acute food insecurity, the East Africa region now faces [...] Full text...
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Arrest deemed "arbitrary" of a local press correspondent in Burundi
18 january 2020 - 19:41:37Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The director of Radio "Isanganiro" (Carrefour des Idées), Sylvère Ntakarutimana, Saturday described as “arbitrary” the arrest [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns violent attack in Burkina Faso by terrorists that killed dozens of women
27 december 2019 - 05:40:10New York, AS (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has “strongly" condemned an attack carried out on 24 December by [...] Full text...
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Six militiamen killed in clash with police in DR Congo city
12 october 2019 - 14:59:30Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Six Bakata Katanga militiamen were killed on Friday in a clash with police in Rwashi [...] Full text...
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UN condemns deadly terrorist attacks on military camps in Mali
02 october 2019 - 22:49:19New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Wednesday condemned in the strongest terms simultaneous terrorist attacks on military camps [...] Full text...
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980 Ebola virus disease sufferers cured in DR Congo
27 september 2019 - 15:31:24Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Physicians in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have cured 980 persons who had suffered from [...] Full text...
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32nd International Cycling Tour of Burkina Faso starts October 25
15 august 2019 - 15:52:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 32nd International Cycling Tour of Burkina Faso will take place from October 25 to [...] Full text...
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Nigerian civil aviation agency gives fresh guidelines to airlines over Ebola
15 august 2019 - 10:48:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has moved to stop the spread of the Ebola virus [...] Full text...
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15 killed in attack in north-central Burkina Faso
27 july 2019 - 17:03:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Fifteen people were killed on Thursday in an attack perpetrated by unidentified gunmen in the [...] Full text...
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Three killed by unidentified gunmen in Mali's Mopti region
22 july 2019 - 12:40:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three civilians were killed and more than 700 herds of livestock taken away by unidentified gunmen [...] Full text...
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Two former presidents call for ECOWAS, AU intervention in Benin's post-election crisis
14 june 2019 - 14:51:25Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and Ghana's John Kufuor on Friday called on the Economic [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Electoral Commissioner gives assurances of credible vote
13 february 2019 - 07:12:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of Nigeria’s crucial presidential and general elections on 16 February and 2 March, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chair [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army 'repels' Boko Haram attack
05 february 2019 - 12:11:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said its troops on Monday successfully repelled an attack by Boko [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone: Can the “Lion Mountain” Ever Roar Again? (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
26 february 2018 - 15:18:19Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - After the recent fiercely contested presidential election in Liberia, world attention has turned to neighbouring [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU urges Sudan to ensure security in Darfur on UNAMID troops withdrawal
15 june 2017 - 16:31:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Urging the Government of Sudan to ensure it fills the security and humanitarian vacuum that [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Two Sudanese soldiers killed in Yemeni war
13 may 2017 - 17:40:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Two Sudanese soldiers were killed on Saturday in Yemen and an unspecified number of others were [...] Full text...
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UN: UN envoy urges better protection for children affected by armed conflict in Somalia
23 july 2016 - 09:07:17New York, US (PANA) - Concluding a six-day visit to Somalia late Friday, UN Special Representative for Children and Armed [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Buffaloes raid prompts Botswana beef export suspension
12 april 2016 - 18:00:07Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana has suspended export of beef from the country’s southern district following a raid of the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Buhari condemns terrorist attack in Cote d'Ivoire
14 march 2016 - 19:03:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned Sunday's terrorist attack on the Grand Bassam Resort in Cote [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: IMF report raises hope for socio-political stability in Guinea-Bissau
22 july 2015 - 10:39:43Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Socio-political stability seems achievable in Guinea-Bissau, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said in [...] Full text...
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FAO: Concerns rise over avian flu outbreak in West Africa
20 july 2015 - 10:37:45Rome, Italy (PANA) - Fears are growing that without timely intervention to stem the outbreak of the highly virulent avian [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya concerned over Ethiopian military incursion
31 may 2015 - 10:36:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan government officials said Sunday there was “real concern” over the frequent Ethiopian military incursion into [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Security forces on 'high alert' after Ethiopian military incursion
19 may 2015 - 13:38:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan security forces have been put on high alert after a military incursion by troops from [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sudanese govt, rebels trade accusations over hundreds killed in South Kordufan
19 april 2015 - 14:31:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Government and rebels have been trading accusations in South Kordufan state, some 700 km south-west of Khartoum, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian govt says ISIS recruiting nation's youths studying abroad
26 february 2015 - 17:58:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian federal government Thursday expressed alarm that agents of the Islamic State of Iraq and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Crisis in Nigerian doctors association deepens
08 august 2014 - 20:51:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The crisis in the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) over disagreements on whether or not to call [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian doctors split over suspension of strike
07 august 2014 - 20:29:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The executive of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) is split over the suspension of their month-long [...] Full text...
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Congo: Angola, Congo to resolve border dispute
18 february 2014 - 11:05:29Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Angolan and Congolese governments plan to hold two meetings in Pointe-Noire (Congo) and Cabinda (Angola) by [...] Full text...
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Nigeria:'Chinese investments in Africa beneficial’
28 january 2014 - 09:28:00Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Contrary to the views expressed in some quarters that the recent increase in Chinese investments and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military confirms clash with Boko Haram at Cameroonian border, denies incursion
17 january 2014 - 11:59:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military Friday confirmed that its troops engaged members of the violent Islamic group Boko [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: Nigerian military chases terror suspect to Cameroon, kills 60
17 january 2014 - 09:58:05Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Nigerian army soldiers chased and killed about 60 suspected members of the country's violent Islamic sect [...] Full text...
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Congo: 'Border management will be a priority this year' - Minister
14 january 2014 - 20:45:12Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government says it will involve its neighbours in the management of its borders this [...] Full text...
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Angolan soldiers Congolese troops hostage
18 october 2013 - 12:55:48Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Angolan soldiers who made an incursion into southern Congo have kidnapped and detained 57 Congolese troops [...] Full text...
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'Nigerian teenage stowaway thought plane was US-bound'
26 august 2013 - 12:47:04Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian teenage stowaway Daniel Ihekina, who flew in the wheel well of a domestic flight from [...] Full text...
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Bashir orders closure oil pipeline transporting S. Sudan oil
08 june 2013 - 19:50:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's President Omar al Bashir has ordered the closure of Sudan’s oil pipeline transporting South Sudan [...] Full text...
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Mali war, bribe-for-job scandal, 2013 AFCON dominate front pages in Nigeria
19 january 2013 - 08:13:41Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The war in Mali, to which other West African countries have contributed troops to assist Bamako, the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan forces mark first year anniversary on Somali warfront
14 october 2012 - 14:46:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan troops Sunday marked the first anniversary of their incursion into Somalia to flush out suspected [...] Full text...
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FIFA U-20 WWC: Nigeria qualifies for semi-final after edging Mexico 1-0
30 august 2012 - 09:41:34Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - Nigeria Thursday went through to the semi-final of the ongoing FIFA under-20 Women's World Cup final [...] Full text...
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Sudanese President declares state of emergency in areas bordering South Sudan
29 april 2012 - 15:29:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's President Omar Al Bashir on Sunday declared a state of emergency in a number of [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council condemns Guinea-Bissau coup
14 april 2012 - 07:26:58New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the military coup that took place in the [...] Full text...
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AU calls for restrain over Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict
16 march 2012 - 18:24:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has called for restraint between Ethiopia and Eritrea after Addis Ababa [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia says military incursion into Eritrea will continue until......
16 march 2012 - 18:18:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's foreign ministry has vowed to keep applying “proportionate force” against suspected rebels it alleged [...] Full text...
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UN draws up measures to ease task of aid workers in conflict zones
03 february 2012 - 12:04:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Baroness Valerie Amos, has said a new policy [...] Full text...
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AU agrees to increase AMISOM troops by over 5000
05 january 2012 - 17:37:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council Thursday adopted a recommendation by regional defence [...] Full text...
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Kenyans usher in New Year with hope for peaceful power transfer
01 january 2012 - 20:18:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans Sunday ushered in the New Year amid hopes of a peaceful power transfer in an [...] Full text...
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President Aziz launches "green-belt operation" around Nouakchott
16 september 2011 - 17:50:20Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Friday launched the second phase of the reforestation programme, [...] Full text...
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Gabonese writer publishes book on FNLA and MPLA
13 september 2011 - 22:35:53Luanda, Angola (PANA) – Gabonese writer Jean Martial Arsene Mbah on Monday in Luanda published a book entitled "Les rivalités [...] Full text...
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NTC fighters brace for final assault against pro-Kadhafi cities
11 september 2011 - 16:28:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A precarious calm prevailed Sunday on the various fronts in cities still held by supporters of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's President calls UN House bombing ''assault on global peace and security''
26 august 2011 - 16:00:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has described Friday's deadly bombing of the UN House in the capital city [...] Full text...
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EU elated at Libyan rebels' incursion into Tripoli
22 august 2011 - 13:38:53Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Reacting to the capture of Seif Al-Islam Kadhafi, the Libyan leader's son, by Libyan rebels, the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan govt criticised over Ethiopian border massacre
11 may 2011 - 12:32:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans poured into the streets Tuesday to protest the killing of nearly 50 people in the [...] Full text...
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CAR soldiers invade north-western DRC
07 january 2011 - 13:53:10Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Members of Parliament of the National Equateur Province, located northwest of the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Rampaging elephants send residents panicking in Cameroon
27 april 2010 - 15:37:00Yaounde- Cameroon (PANA) -- People living close to the Dja Reserve, in south-eastern Cameroon, have raised the alarm about the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Senate orders tighter security at airports after security breach
05 april 2010 - 09:08:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's upper legislative chamber, the Senate, has asked the nation's aviation authorities to ensure tighter security [...] Full text...
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AU chief says Somali govt forces preparing for major offensive
14 february 2010 - 08:39:00Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- As AU peacekeeping mission to Somalia insists on mandate to attack the notorious Al-Shabab rebels, [...] Full text...
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UN report says 4.3 mln in southern Sudan in need of food
03 february 2010 - 15:53:00New York- US (PANA) -- A UN report said the number of people in southern Sudan in need of food [...] Full text...
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Nigerians again protest Yarâ?Aduaâ?s prolonged absence from governance
22 january 2010 - 09:34:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- For more than three hours Thursday, thousands of Nigeria ns took to the streets of Lagos, [...] Full text...
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Kenyan military denies 16 soldiers killed in cross-border incursion
17 october 2009 - 17:39:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Kenya Army has denied reports that 16 of its troops guarding the border with Southern [...] Full text...
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UN chief wants Chad, Sudan to foster regional stability
21 july 2009 - 16:26:00New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on Chad and Sudan to work together to [...] Full text...
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UNHCR distributes IDs to Sudanese refugees in Chad
02 june 2009 - 17:22:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR ) has begun a programme to distribute identity [...] Full text...
thread Society
FNDD, RFD incite Mauritanians to massive demonstration
22 may 2009 - 14:27:00Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Leaders of Mauritania's National Front for the D efence of Democracy (FNDD) and the Rally of [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council condemns renewed military incursion in Chad
09 may 2009 - 17:33:00New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Security Council Friday adopted a presidential stat ement condemning the renewed military incursions [...] Full text...
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World Bank reopens office in Chad
12 january 2009 - 22:55:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA)- – The World Bank has decided to "partially reopen" its Cha d office with effect from this [...] Full text...
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