Sudan: Over 120 civilians killed, injured in attack on Khartoum market

01 february 2025 - 15:29:33
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Medical charity, Sudan Doctors Network (SDN), has said scores of civilians were killed and injured [...] Full text...

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Drone attack leaves dozens dead inside Fashir hospital, Saturday

25 january 2025 - 16:53:45
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- Dozens of patients were killed as drone attack rocked the only remaining functioning hospital in the [...] Full text...

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Army condemns retribution killing in central Sudan

14 january 2025 - 21:48:25
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Tuesday reacted strongly to a retribution killing of civilians suspected of [...] Full text...

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Human toll of senseless conflict ‘is incalculable’, says UN rights chief Türk

10 december 2024 - 05:50:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk delivered his annual statement on Monday, urging global [...] Full text...

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Senegal President Faye tells Frane to close military bases

30 november 2024 - 10:41:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said here Thursday France should close its military bases in the [...] Full text...

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Families want justice, ‘blood money’ for AU peacekeeper killings in Somalia

15 november 2024 - 17:06:17
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - As African Union forces fighting al-Shabab plan to withdraw this year, Somalis seek accountability for civilian [...] Full text...

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Sudanese paramilitary forces accused of working to invite foreign intervention in bloody war

08 november 2024 - 12:15:55
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday claimed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...] Full text...

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Six dead in South Africa's Eastern Cape mass shooting

08 october 2024 - 10:19:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A large contingent of police officers has been deployed to the Eastern Cape province [...] Full text...

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Suspects arrested for Eastern Cape massacre in South Africa

01 october 2024 - 10:17:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –South African  Police have confirmed that 25 suspects are in custody following this weekend’s mass [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Little Justice for Goma Massacre Victims

31 august 2024 - 07:53:41
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities to expand their [...] Full text...

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UN Special Adviser urges States to hold perpetrators of genocide accountable

06 august 2024 - 06:00:29
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Soecial Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide is urging States hosting fugitives to prosecute [...] Full text...

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Senior UN officials welcome verdict in Guinea 2009 stadium massacre trial

01 august 2024 - 17:09:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The fight against impunity must continue in Guinea, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said [...] Full text...

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Guinean ex-president, ministers found guilty for stadium mass killings

01 august 2024 - 05:21:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A court in Guinea on Wednesday, 31 July, convicted  the country's former self-declared president Moussa Dadis [...] Full text...

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Judgement in Conakry Stadium massacre trial due on 31 July

26 july 2024 - 11:46:12
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A court in Guinea is scheduled to deliver a verdict, including on reparations claims, on 31 [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN chief ‘shocked and saddened’ by deadly strikes on Al Mawasi

14 july 2024 - 05:51:46
New York, US (PANA) - The UN health agency and partners are helping treat many of those injured during Saturday’s [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Human Rights Watch flags 'ethnic cleansing' in Sudan's West Darfur

09 may 2024 - 09:48:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Attacks by Sudan's paramilitary the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias in El Geneina, the [...] Full text...

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UN rights office deeply alarmed at reported killing of 220 villagers in Burkina Faso

27 april 2024 - 05:21:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday raised alarm over the situation in northern Burkina [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's Army massacre more than 220 villagers

25 april 2024 - 10:39:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Burkina Faso military summarily executed at least 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in two villages [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rights experts condemn wholesale destruction, killing at Al-Shifa Hospital

04 april 2024 - 05:37:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have joined the growing international condemnation over the [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa reflects on apartheid-era Sharpeville massacre

21 march 2024 - 07:46:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will address this year Human Rights commemoration which coincides with significant [...] Full text...

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EU urges democratic societies to address racial discrimination in polls

20 march 2024 - 17:53:41
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - In a year where more than 2 billion voters are set to go to the polls [...] Full text...

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Nigerian soldiers raze community after youths abduct, behead their colleagues

18 march 2024 - 06:38:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Irate Nigerian soldiers have razed Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Niger [...] Full text...

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North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hunger

05 march 2024 - 19:19:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A rare opportunity to deliver desperately needed supplies to hospitals in northern Gaza for the first [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister vows to hold to account anyone involved in murder of ten people in Tripoli

21 february 2024 - 15:05:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Libyan Minister of the Interior in the government of national unity, General Imad Trabelsi, [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL denounces deadly incident in Tripoli suburb

19 february 2024 - 12:35:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned the murder of 10 people at [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Medical charity warns of 'potentially catastrophic consequences' of Israeli ground offensive in Rafah

13 february 2024 - 10:56:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Director-General of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Meinie Nicolai, is warning of the potentially catastrophic consequences [...] Full text...

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Dozens killed in Mali ‘summary executions’ - UN rights chief

02 february 2024 - 05:36:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk expressed his shock on Thursday at credible reports alleging that Malian [...] Full text...

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Legendary South African photographer Peter Magubane dies

02 january 2024 - 07:51:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Peter Magubane, the anti-apartheid activist and renowned photographer, died on Monday at the age [...] Full text...

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A digital world needing more humanity (By Paul Ejime)

25 december 2023 - 07:10:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Our digital World with the accompanying advanced technology has unleashed innumerable benefits on humanity. Yet, our [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Shock and terror in Gaza as bombardment of shattered enclave resumes

01 december 2023 - 13:55:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As Secretary-General António Guterres spoke of his deep regret about the resumption of military operations in [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Darfur armed rebel movements end neutrality, declare war against RSF

17 november 2023 - 09:55:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Darfur former rebel movements have come out of hibernation and declared their “participation in the militant [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Fuel shortage could put the brakes on trucks delivering aid to Gaza

14 november 2023 - 07:14:10
Cairo, Egypt, US (PANA) - Trucks transporting desperately needed aid into Gaza could stop rolling on Tuesday due to a [...] Full text...

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EU calls on Burkina Faso authorities to shed light on massacre of about 100 civilians

13 november 2023 - 11:42:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The European Union on Sunday called on the Burkinabe authorities to shed light on the [...] Full text...

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Libya strongly condemns massacre perpetrated by Israeli forces in Jabalia camp in Gaza

01 november 2023 - 17:12:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, and the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM urges Arab leaders to take decisive stand to end Israeli aggression against Gaza

18 october 2023 - 16:19:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has said that the Palestinian cause calls for a [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns Israeli massacre after bombing of Gaza hospital

18 october 2023 - 16:13:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the Israeli bombardment of the Ahli Arab hospital [...] Full text...

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Security Council rejects Russian resolution on Gaza

17 october 2023 - 05:47:39
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday night in New York failed to adopt a resolution [...] Full text...

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Lessons of Hamas operation against Israel, - Libyan newspaper,

13 october 2023 - 19:19:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The "Flood of Al-Aqsa", the military operation led by Hamas against the Israeli entity destroyed the [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate: No one held responsible for massacre in Cairo for 10 years

14 august 2023 - 05:41:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday criticised the Egyptian authorities for failing for a decade to hold [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: ECOWAS leaders warn Niger military to reinstate ousted President Bazoum or face stiff sanctions

30 july 2023 - 15:01:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday gave soldiers who seized [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: ECOWAS to meet as pressure mounts on coup makers to reinstate ousted President Bazoum

30 july 2023 - 05:54:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - West African leaders meet in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on Sunday in an emergency session to [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: International community pledges support for ousted President; coup leaders adamant

29 july 2023 - 08:27:30
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The international community has continued to pledge support for ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum as the [...] Full text...

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South Africa marks 30th anniversary of church massacre

26 july 2023 - 12:09:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is marking the 30th anniversary of the St James Church Massacre which [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams DRC militia for deadly raid on Ituri’s displaced camp

24 july 2023 - 06:46:18
Goma, DRC (PANA) – Militia fighters killed at least 46 civilians, half of them children, and pillaged and burned a [...] Full text...

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Dissolution of Mali UN peacekeeping mission 'serious blow' to civilian protection - HRW

02 july 2023 - 13:17:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A human rights advocate has described the vote of the United Nations Security Council to dissolve [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN rights commission raises alarm on killings of people fleeing into Chad

24 june 2023 - 16:21:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Commission has said it is raising alarm on the killings of people [...] Full text...

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Armed men attack remote village in Sudan killing dozens

04 june 2023 - 18:48:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 40 people have been killed and hundreds injured in Humaira village, 700 km southwest [...] Full text...

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Malian gov't criticises US' 'unilateral decision' to impose visa restrictions on two Malian military officers

29 may 2023 - 13:43:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's transitional government has criticised the decision of the United States to impose visa restrictions on [...] Full text...

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US sanctions two Malian military officers, Russian Wagner commander for 2022 massacre in Mali village

26 may 2023 - 07:56:55
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Department of State is imposing visa restrictions on two Malian military commanders for their [...] Full text...

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Arrest of top Rwandan genocide fugitive shows ‘justice will be done’: Guterres

25 may 2023 - 17:54:30
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that the arrest of one of the world's [...] Full text...

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Mali: Rights group calls for trial of perpetrators of Moura massacre

18 may 2023 - 06:30:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has called for the trial by a competent court of perpetrators [...] Full text...

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

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

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Burkina Faso: Death toll from attack on the village of Karma rises to 136

28 april 2023 - 20:01:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The death toll from the 20 April attack on the village of Karma in the [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper urges Libyan authorities to ask AU to appoint Commissioner to deal with migration issue

07 april 2023 - 16:44:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A cross-border phenomenon, illegal migration, has become a pressing issue in Libya and on the African [...] Full text...

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UN upholds fight for fairer world on anti-racism day

22 march 2023 - 06:05:08
New York, US (PANA) - With xenophobia, prejudice, and hate speech on the rise, the UN community gathered in the [...] Full text...

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South Africa commemorates Apartheid-era atrocities

21 march 2023 - 06:39:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will Tuesday lead the national commemoration of Human Rights Day under [...] Full text...

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Ten gendarmes, two army auxiliaries killed in attack in Burkina Faso's Sahel

31 january 2023 - 12:08:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Twelve members of the defence and security forces, including 10 gendarmes, and two Volunteers for [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: alert on preparation for new massacre against Congolese Tutsis in North Kivu

29 january 2023 - 16:54:08
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA). - The Rwandan army is preparing a targeted massacre against DR Congo's Tutsis in Masisi territory, [...] Full text...

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Alleged Gambian “Death Squad” Driver’s Trial Progresses

19 january 2023 - 14:14:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Ghanaian citizen who survived the massacre of approximately 59 West African migrants in July 2005 [...] Full text...

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Insecurity in Eastern DR Congo: Félix Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda again in Davos

18 january 2023 - 19:37:38
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The head of state of the DR Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, once again singled out Rwanda [...] Full text...

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UN chief welcomes completion of first trial of Special Criminal Court in CAR

02 november 2022 - 05:25:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has  welcomed the completion of the first trial of the [...] Full text...

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Rights group says rebel M23 group capture new territory in DRC

01 november 2022 - 07:37:46
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A human rights advocate has stated that M23 rebels last week captured new territory in the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Guinea: UN pledges support for justice and accountability, as stadium massacre trial begins

29 september 2022 - 05:31:02
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Wednesday paid tribute to the hundreds of victims and their families, of [...] Full text...

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UN chief, Guinea PM discuss 'swift' return to constitutional order

28 september 2022 - 09:28:46
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, on Tuesday met with Mr. Bernard Gomou, Prime Minister [...] Full text...

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Landmark trial for 2009 Guinea stadium massacre set to start on 28 September

23 september 2022 - 11:23:25
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The long-delayed trial of 11 men accused of responsibility for the 2009 Guinean security forces’ massacre of more than 150 [...] Full text...

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ICC delegation follows up on preparations for Guinea stadium massacre trial

06 september 2022 - 12:17:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A delegation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrived on Monday in Conakry where the opening [...] Full text...

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UN undertakes human rights fact-finding mission in Ethiopia

03 august 2022 - 05:20:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three UN-appointed independent human rights experts returned from Ethiopia on Tuesday after working to negotiate access to [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International urges Ethiopian authorities to investigate massacre in Amhara

22 july 2022 - 06:17:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, is urging the Ethiopian authorities to urgently launch an impartial [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta leader orders commencement of trial of 28 September 2009 massacre

15 july 2022 - 13:02:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The leader of Guinea's military junta, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, has ordered the commencement of the trial of security [...] Full text...

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Former Benin President Yayi Boni withdraws human rights violations suit against government

15 july 2022 - 12:13:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court has struck out a suit filed by [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia still in grip of spreading violence, hate speech and aid - Rights experts

01 july 2022 - 05:23:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-appointed rights investigators announced on Thursday that they’ve launched a probe into an alleged massacre of [...] Full text...

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US, UN strongly condemn civilian massacres in Mali

23 june 2022 - 05:06:20
New York, US (PANA) - The United States and the United Nations have expressed shock and sadness at the massacre [...] Full text...

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Urgent support needed for 14,000 who fled following Burkina Faso massacre - UNHCR

17 june 2022 - 19:37:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - UN humanitarians in Burkina Faso on Friday appealed to the international community for help, after attacks by [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS condemns massacre of 79 civilians in Burkina Faso's Sahel

15 june 2022 - 19:54:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In a statement, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has condemned the latest [...] Full text...

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Malian soldiers killed in terrorist ambush in the north

03 june 2022 - 15:30:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At least two Malian soldiers were killed and nine others wounded in an ambush on the [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for probe into deadly armed attacks on DRC mining site

10 may 2022 - 04:58:11
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to [...] Full text...

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'Several dozens' killed in attack by armed men in DRC's Ituri Province

09 may 2022 - 07:03:56
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Several dozens of people have been massacred by armed men in DRC who attacked a gold [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity deplores Darfur massacre

26 april 2022 - 05:42:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A humanitarian charity on Monday deplored the recent armed attacks on displaced civilians that left at [...] Full text...

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UN rights office 'extremely concerned' about Maili's failure to grant investigators access to Moura

21 april 2022 - 06:07:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Human Rights Office dsys it is "extremely concerned" that Malian authorities have still not granted UN [...] Full text...

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Former South African president Motlanthe condemns invasion of Ukraine

07 april 2022 - 08:29:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Kgalema Motlanthe has condemned the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. This marks a [...] Full text...

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

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

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Ethiopian crisis: Rights groups flag crimes against humanity in Western Tigray Zone

06 april 2022 - 07:31:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Amhara regional security forces and civilian authorities in Ethiopia's Western Tigray Zone have committed widespread abuses against [...] Full text...

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Rights group alleges Malian soldiers, assosiated foreign forces 'summarily executed' some 300 civilians

05 april 2022 - 07:27:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian armed forces and associated foreign soldiers allegedly summarily executed an estimated 300 civilian men, some of [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Germany indicts death squad member under Yahya Jammeh

03 march 2022 - 14:30:12
  Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Germany has indicted Bai Lowe, an alleged former Gambian “death squad” member under ex-President Yahya Yammeh, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister condemns Russian aggression against Ukraine

02 march 2022 - 11:45:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, has condemned the Russian aggression [...] Full text...

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Algerian Prime Minister on two-day working visit to Tunisia

08 february 2022 - 13:38:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Algerian prime minister, Aymen Ben Abderrahmane, arrived here Tuesday for a two-day working visit during [...] Full text...

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Human rights NGOs in Guinea target Moussa Dadis Camara

23 december 2021 - 16:21:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Less than 24 hours after his return from exile on Wednesday, Guinea's former junta leader, Moussa [...] Full text...

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The Gambia: Truth Commission calls for prosecution of ex-officials

25 november 2021 - 15:59:17
Banjul, 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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AU calls on Sudanese army to stop civilian massacre

20 november 2021 - 22:36:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Sudanese army must stop the use of excessive force which led to the killing [...] Full text...

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UN says perpetrators of ex-Gambian president Jammeh-era crimes 'must be brought to justice'

08 october 2021 - 11:50:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Working Group on Enforced Disappearances (WGEID) supports the prosecution of crimes committed in [...] Full text...

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Justice for 2009 massacre in Guinea must be at heart of political transition: UN official

29 september 2021 - 06:09:26
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict on Tuesday urged authorities in Guinea [...] Full text...

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Human rights groups demand trial of suspects of 2009 stadium massacre in Guinea

28 september 2021 - 11:11:02
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Several human rights groups are calling for trial of suspects in the massacre of more than 150 [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says massacres persist in DR Congo despite martial law

15 september 2021 - 12:06:39
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Attacks on civilians by armed groups have continued in two conflict-ridden provinces of eastern DR [...] Full text...

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Libyan crisis far from over, as Marshal Haftar refuses to submit to any authority in Libya

09 august 2021 - 18:37:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the east-based Libyan National Army, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, on Monday reiterated his refusal [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers focus on resurgence of terrorist threats

13 june 2021 - 12:56:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers have questioned the significance of the resurgence of terrorist threat in the country after [...] Full text...

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US backs calls to bring to justice those responsible for massacre of protestors against ousted president Bashir

03 june 2021 - 10:00:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States Embassy in Sudan has said it backs calls by Sudanese civil society organizations [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Truth commission uncovered ex-President’s alleged crimes

24 may 2021 - 18:21:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Testimony before the Gambian truth Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC), linking former President Yahya Jammeh to numerous grave [...] Full text...

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Two killed, dozens injured as soldiers disperse protesters in Khartoum

12 may 2021 - 07:07:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – At least two civilian protesters were shot dead and dozens others injured when soldiers fired on [...] Full text...

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Counter hate-driven movements, UN chief urges, reflecting on genocide in Rwanda

08 april 2021 - 08:11:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the world marked the grim anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, [...] Full text...

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Counter hate-driven movements, Guterres urges, reflecting on Rwandan genocide

07 april 2021 - 08:15:32
New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks the grim anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: PM Abiy says soldiers who committed atrocities in Tigray to be held accountable

23 march 2021 - 18:00:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Tuesday that soldiers found to have committed "atrocities" [...] Full text...

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Nigerien president-elect Mohamed Bazoum, condemns new attack against civilians

22 march 2021 - 22:07:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) The Nigerien president-elect, Mohamed Bazoum, whose victory with 55.66% votes was confirmed on Sunday by the [...] Full text...

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Gambia's ex-President Jammeh tied to killing of 59 migrants - Rights groups

12 march 2021 - 11:08:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Testimony before Gambia's truth commission implicating then president Yahya jammeh in the summary execution in 2005 of about [...] Full text...

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Ex-President Jammeh Linked to 2005 Murder of 59 West African Migrants in The Gambia

02 march 2021 - 19:14:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -  A Nigerian man whose brother was among about 59 West African migrants killed in The Gambia in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopia says US' statement on its internal affairs 'regrettable'

01 march 2021 - 06:03:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says a statement by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the reported [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: US 'gravely concerned' about reported atrocities in Tigray region

28 february 2021 - 13:58:15
Washington, DC , US (PANA) - The United States has expressed grave concern over reported atrocities and the overall deteriorating [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Eritrean troops accused of possible crimes against humanity in Tigray region

26 february 2021 - 08:38:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrean troops fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray state systematically killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the [...] Full text...

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Gambia truth commission commences hearings on 2005 migrant massacre

24 february 2021 - 11:34:04
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) is on Wednesday holding hearings at its current session, which [...] Full text...

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UN chief ‘shocked’ at massacre of civilians in eastern DR Congo

07 january 2021 - 15:33:05
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has expressed shock at the massacre of civilians in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...

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Obstructed political process, pressure for Libyan contracts by foreign powers hit headlines this week

27 december 2020 - 13:49:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Persistent obstacles in the political talks in Libya indicate a stalemate in both the political process [...] Full text...

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At least 100 dead in latest surge of violence against ethnic minorities in Ethiopia

24 december 2020 - 07:06:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned the killing of at least 100 people by armed assailants in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz Region on Wednesday morning. IN [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt slams 'irresponsible' calls for President Buhari to resign over mounting insecurity

04 december 2020 - 10:54:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Calls on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign because of the deteriorating security situation in the country are [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military faults UN on number rice farmers killed in Borno State

30 november 2020 - 13:36:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Monday disagreed with the United Nations Resident Representative and Humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM Abiy calls for non-interference in country's internal affairs

25 november 2020 - 11:41:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday asked the international community to keep to the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian rights body says nearly 600 killed in Tigray massacre

25 november 2020 - 02:33:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At least 600 people were killed in Maikadra in Southwestern Tigray state on the night [...] Full text...

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Mozambique's Cabo Delgado violence is a ‘desperate’ situation, warns UN rights chief

14 november 2020 - 06:41:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is increasing concern about the worsening security situation in Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique, [...] Full text...

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Reported Ethiopia massacre: UN rights chief warns of spiralling situation, war crimes

13 november 2020 - 21:47:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Disturbing reports of an alleged massacre have surfaced in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, amid fighting between national [...] Full text...

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Scores of civilians killed in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict

12 november 2020 - 21:52:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Scores of civilians have been killed in Mai-Kadra in South-Western Tigray state, most of them, [...] Full text...

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AU Chairperson 'strongly condemns' massacre at Ethiopian village

03 november 2020 - 11:36:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has strongly condemned the [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International claims Nigerian authorities 'attempting to cover up' toll gate 'massacre'

28 october 2020 - 10:43:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International on Wednesday claimed that the Nigerian authorities are "attempting to cover up" the Lekki [...] Full text...

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Human rights organizations want trial of perpetrators of Sept28, 2009, killings in Conakry to begin before 2020 end

29 september 2020 - 19:00:51
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Association of Victims, Relatives and Friends of September [...] Full text...

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28 September 2009 massacre in Conakry: Six organisations demand trial in shortest possible time

28 september 2020 - 22:16:52
Paris, France (PANA) - Six human rights organisations Monday urged the Guinean government to immediately take concrete measures to begin [...] Full text...

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Rights groups demand justice for victims of 28 September massacre in Guinea

28 september 2020 - 10:07:46
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - Six human rights groups on Monday reminded the Guinean authorities that victims and their family members [...] Full text...

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Families of 50 Ghanaian, West African migrants killed in Gambia and Senegal in 2005 demand justice

21 july 2020 - 08:53:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The families of more than 50 Ghanaian and other West African migrants killed in Gambia and Senegal 15 [...] Full text...

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U.S. welcomes Libyan government's call for international investigation of crimes in Libya

17 june 2020 - 11:40:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - U.S. Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland has welcomed the Government of National Accord's (GNA) call for [...] Full text...

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Tunisia reaffirms commitment to back children’s rights in the world

16 june 2020 - 23:58:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to back the rights of children in the world, an official [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president Buhari 'shocked' at string of Boko Haram/ISWAP attacks, massacre of civilians

11 june 2020 - 09:36:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock at the unprecedented massacre of civilians by Boko Haram/Islamic [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister moves to check illegal migration with neighbouring countries

01 june 2020 - 18:39:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Minister of the Libyan government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, has called on [...] Full text...

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EU condemns killing of 30 migrants in Libya

31 may 2020 - 13:04:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) delegation to Libya and heads of diplomatic missions of EU member countries [...] Full text...

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UN Humanitarian Coordinator calls for killers of 30 migrants in Libya to be brought to justice

30 may 2020 - 13:08:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, has denounced the shooting of illegal migrants [...] Full text...

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US ambassador in Libya deplores "tragic murder" of 30 migrants, Bangladeshi in the majority

29 may 2020 - 23:19:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US ambassador in Libya, Richard Norland, Friday condemned the "tragic murder" of 30 migrants in [...] Full text...

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Libya denounces "heinous massacre" of illegal migrants in Mezda, near Tripoli

29 may 2020 - 17:45:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the government of national accord (GNA) has called the [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch reports new massacres by Islamist groups in Burkina Faso

28 april 2020 - 15:17:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Suspected Islamist armed groups killed at least 90 civilians in three attacks on villages in [...] Full text...

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France welcomes legal proceedings on massacre of Cameroonian villagers

24 april 2020 - 15:01:08
Paris, France (PANA) - France has welcomed the opening by Cameroonian authorities of legal proceedings against the alleged perpetrators of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's security forces allegedly execute 31 detainees, says Human Rights Watch

20 april 2020 - 10:18:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch said on Monday that Burkina Faso's security forces allegedly executed 31 detainees on 9 April, [...] Full text...

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‘Say no to hate speech and xenophobia’, urges Guterres, as Rwanda marks 26 years since genocide

08 april 2020 - 06:20:37
New York, US (PANA) - Remembering the more than one million people who over the course of just 100 days, [...] Full text...

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South Africa commemorates Apartheid-era massacre

21 march 2020 - 12:16:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Millions of South Africans on Saturday commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe opposition condemns massacre of 43 people in northern region

10 march 2020 - 14:26:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso political opposition on Tuesday condemned the massacre of 43 villagers in northern Burkina [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso mourns 43 citizens massacred in terror attack

09 march 2020 - 18:22:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabè government on Monday declared 48 hours of national mourning following the massacre of [...] Full text...

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Rights group says civilians massacred in Cameroon's separatist area

27 february 2020 - 07:56:45
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroonian government forces and armed ethnic Fulani killed at least 21 civilians in Ngarbuh village, including 13 [...] Full text...

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France condemns massacre of villagers in Cameroun

19 february 2020 - 22:15:18
Paris, France (PANA)  - The spokesperson for the French ministry of foreign affairs, Agnès von der Mühll, Wednesday condemned the [...] Full text...

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Human rights organizations welcome the conviction of five anti-balaka leaders by CAR justice system

08 february 2020 - 18:31:07
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Central African League for Human Rights (LCDH) [...] Full text...

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28 militiamen sentenced in Central African Republic for murder of civilians, UN peacekeepers

08 february 2020 - 08:35:38
Bangui, CAR (PANA)  - The UN Mission in CAR (MINUSCA) Friday hailed the sentencing of 28 militia members in the [...] Full text...

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Excavations reveal possible mass graves on Bujumbura Public University campus

16 january 2020 - 13:44:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  - The campus of the only public university in Bujumbura, Burundi's economic capital, will be thoroughly searched [...] Full text...

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Gambian Ministry of Justice says ICJ verdict on Rohingya will take place Jan. 23

15 january 2020 - 17:22:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Ministry of Justice announced on Twitter on Wednesday that the International Court of Justice [...] Full text...

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Algeria wants international community to impose respect of peace in Libya

06 january 2020 - 23:54:07
Algiers, Algeria (PANA)  -  Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune Monday called on the international community and the UN Security Council, in [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council holds closed session on Libya

06 january 2020 - 15:26:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council was due to hold an in camera session on Monday on [...] Full text...

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Haftar’s forces deny any responsibility in bombardment against Tripoli military academy

05 january 2020 - 21:37:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Division General Ahmed al-Mesmari, spokesperson for the general commandment of the Libyan national army commanded by [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president appeals to citizens not be be divided by execution of 11 Christian hostages by ISWAP terrorists

28 december 2019 - 08:39:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned last Wednesday's execution of 11 Christians in the northeast of [...] Full text...

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December 2019, acrimonious anniversary for Sudanese revolutionaries

24 december 2019 - 19:57:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Minister of Defense Lt Gen. Awad Bin Aouf on 11 April 2019 announced the ouster [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s committee probing June 3 events on protesters against Bashir starts work

21 december 2019 - 18:17:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's  independent Legal Probe Committee into the brutal dispersal of anti-Bashir revolutionary sit in on 3 [...] Full text...

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Libyan media focus on intensifying war vis-a-vis regional events

21 december 2019 - 17:58:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Memoranda of understanding signed on November 27 between Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) and Turkey [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights chief raises concern about deteriorating rights situation in Libya

20 december 2019 - 14:05:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday expressed concern about [...] Full text...

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Tripoli Court drops charges against Kaddafi supporter in Abou Slim prison massacres

15 december 2019 - 17:17:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The criminal chamber of the Tripoli Court of Appeal on Sunday dropped the charges against Abdallah Senoussi, [...] Full text...

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Youth protest call for trial of authors of sit in massacre

30 november 2019 - 20:20:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  -  Hundreds of Sudanese youth Saturday staged a protest march to demand a speedy government probe into [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Ghanaian Victims demand to testify at Truth Commission.

12 november 2019 - 18:52:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (T RRC), Executive Director confirmed here on Tuesday that [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Trial of 2009 massacre victims to be held in 2020, says ICC

30 october 2019 - 22:41:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - The envoy of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICCI), Franco Matillana, said here Wednesday [...] Full text...

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French top court upholds life sentence for former Rwandan mayors convicted of genocide

17 october 2019 - 19:25:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The  French top Court on Thursday upheld the decision of a lower court to sentence two [...] Full text...

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Sudan gets first woman Chief Justice

10 october 2019 - 18:40:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Ms. Nimat Abdulla Mohamed Al-Khair, a veteran judge, has been appointed Sudan's Chief Justice, the first [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Victims of 28 September massacre want trial as quickly as possible

29 september 2019 - 18:28:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - The association of victims, relatives and friends (AVIPA) of the 28 September massacres in 2009 in [...] Full text...

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Guineans demonstrate in commemoration of 28 September 2009 massacre

28 september 2019 - 13:02:48
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Demonstrations are being held on Saturday in several Guinean cities to commemorate the 10th anniversary the [...] Full text...

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Request for release of Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui rejected

03 september 2019 - 22:38:01
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   The Tunis Court of Appeal Tuesday rejected a request by lawyers of Nabil Karoui, media owner [...] Full text...

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Seventeen killed by armed bandits in northwest Nigeria

20 august 2019 - 10:44:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police say 17 people have been killed by armed bandits in Katsina State, northeast [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean minister demands trial of perpetrators of bloody 2009 protest

20 august 2019 - 10:16:23
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Former Guinean minister of National reconciliation, Amadou Oury Bah, on Monday called for the immediate trial [...] Full text...

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South Africa commemorates Marikana Massacre

16 august 2019 - 11:24:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Thousands of miners on Friday converged at Marikana, the scene of the worst act [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Amnesty International condemn proscription of Shiite Islamic movement

31 july 2019 - 18:35:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights body, Amnesty International, on Wednesday condemned the Nigerian government’s proscription of the Shiite [...] Full text...

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4 Zimbabwean film makers charged over film 'Lord Kush' depicting harm to a fictional Zimbabwean envoy

30 july 2019 - 13:28:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers have charged four prominent film artists with contravening the draconian Censorship [...] Full text...

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EU, Turkey condemn killing of over 60 mourners in northeast Nigeria by Boko Haram

30 july 2019 - 03:12:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The European Union (EU) and the Turkish government on Monday condemned the killing of over 60 [...] Full text...

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UN chief and head of UNHCR condemn ‘terrible massacre’ in north-east Nigeria

30 july 2019 - 02:52:04
New York, US (PANA) - The killing of some 65 people by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in north-east Nigeria, has [...] Full text...

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Sudanese opposition rejects report on massacre of pro-democracy protesters

27 july 2019 - 20:18:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A report by Sudanese government sponsored committee on the massacre of dozens of pro-democracy youth on [...] Full text...

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Internet services restored in Sudan

09 july 2019 - 16:51:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese on Tuesday rejoined the world and can now gossip, #tag, twitter, whattsApp and be [...] Full text...

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Sudan's military and revolutionary rivals strike deal (correction) -Note to subscribers: Plse change interim period of the agreement to three years, three months and NOT four years, four months.

05 july 2019 - 09:31:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  -  Hundreds of youth poured onto the streets of some Khartoum quarters Friday as the official media [...] Full text...

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Sudan's military and revolutionary rivals strike deal

05 july 2019 - 09:19:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  -  Hundreds of youth poured onto the streets of some Khartoum quarters Friday as the official media [...] Full text...

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UN says Tripoli migrants detention centre was hit by two airstrikes

05 july 2019 - 03:30:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A UN report on Wednesday's bombing of the Tajoura migrant detention centre in the eastern suburbs [...] Full text...

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AFCON Egypt 2019 - The little ones return home, the big ones remain

03 july 2019 - 23:02:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA)   -   The "little ones" had arrived in this African Cup of Nations "Egypt 2019" full of ambition [...] Full text...

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AU-Ethiopia mediation invites Sudanese military and opposition to resolve presidency issue

02 july 2019 - 20:56:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -   The African mediation on Tuesday said the only hurdle separating the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and [...] Full text...

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Matebeleland and Midlands region demand apology from Mnangagwa over 1980 Gukurahundi atrocities

28 june 2019 - 23:10:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Chiefs from Zimbabwe’s Matebeleland and Midlands region Friday demanded an official apology from Zimbabwe President Emmerson [...] Full text...

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117 people killed in DRC’s Ituri province

28 june 2019 - 15:56:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 117 people were killed in Ituri province, in the northeast of Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Malian president visits victims of Sunday's massacre in Mopti region

14 june 2019 - 15:20:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has visited Sobane Da village of Bandiagara district, in the central [...] Full text...

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Senior US official in Sudan for talks with military leaders and protesters

13 june 2019 - 05:32:22
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The US assistant secretary for Africa, Tibor Nagy, arrived in Khartoum on Wednesday where he called [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International condemns 'despicable' killings in Mali

11 june 2019 - 08:21:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has condemned Sunday night's "unlawful" and "despicable" killings of nearly 100 [...] Full text...

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UN chief 'outraged' at massacre of Mali villagers

11 june 2019 - 04:56:45
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres says he is “outraged" at the massacre of at least 95 [...] Full text...

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Number of military personnel arrested for trial in connection with killing of civilians - Military Council

10 june 2019 - 20:53:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -   The Sudanese Transitional Military Council said here Monday a number of military personnel had been arrested [...] Full text...

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"Tabital Pulaaku Mali" condemns attack on Malian village of Sabanou

10 june 2019 - 18:18:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - "Tabital Pulaaku Mali", an association defending the rights of the Peulh community, on Monday condemned [...] Full text...

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Local official explains attack that claimed about 100 lives

10 june 2019 - 17:44:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The mayor of the Malian central commune of Sangha, Aly Inogo, on Monday told a [...] Full text...

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AUC chairman condemns Khartoum massacre

04 june 2019 - 10:56:17
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki has strongly condemned Monday's violence [...] Full text...

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Opposition FNDC kicks against 3rd-term mandate for President Conde

31 may 2019 - 18:57:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC) in Guinea, has warned the international [...] Full text...

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France calls for urgent disarmament of armed groups in Central African Republic after Poua massacre

25 may 2019 - 14:35:43
Paris, France (PANA)   -   France has stressed the urgent need to disarm all armed groups in the Central African Republic [...] Full text...

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Rights groups urge AU to protect pro-democracy protesters in Sudan

17 may 2019 - 12:11:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese civil society activists have accused the ruling military council, which seized power there, of atrocities [...] Full text...

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Tunisian FM talks about efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis

06 may 2019 - 12:37:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Tunisian minister of foreign affairs, Khamaies Jihnaoui, on Sunday informed his Libyan counterpart Mohamed Siala about [...] Full text...

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MINUSMA says at least 17 members of Dogon community killed in different incidents

05 may 2019 - 14:30:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) says 17 members of the Dogon communit, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Police says armed bandits kill nine persons, rustle cattle in Katsina State

01 may 2019 - 15:42:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria Police on Wednesday confirmed that armed bandits who have been on a prowl in the [...] Full text...

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12 killed, 20 wounded in collision between two lorries in Tunisia

27 april 2019 - 12:55:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Twelve people were killed and 20 others wounded early on Saturday morning in Sidi Bouzid (central [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's NPRC denies missing crucial Gukurahundi massacre reports implicating ZANU PF officials

21 april 2019 - 13:37:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has denied recent comments from its chairperson, retired judge [...] Full text...

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EU to assist Mali unearth perpetrators of recent massacre

16 april 2019 - 15:04:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Special Representative for the Sahel, Angel Losada of Spain, who was received [...] Full text...

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Libya calls on UN Security Council to protect civilians in Tripoli

16 april 2019 - 07:26:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord Mohamed Siala has said that [...] Full text...

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12 NGOs denounces award of honorary doctorate degree to King Salmane

05 april 2019 - 21:33:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Twelve Tunisian rights groups Friday condemned an honorary doctorate (Honoris causa) degree to King Salmane Ben [...] Full text...

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20 killed in reprisal attack in northern Burkina Faso

02 april 2019 - 16:12:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An Association for the Defence of the Rights of the Peule Community, called "Kisal", announced [...] Full text...

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French media highlight Ogossagou massacre

31 march 2019 - 18:32:20
Paris, France (PANA) - The massacre of some 160 people in the Malian village of Ogosssagou on 23 March by [...] Full text...

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Mali declares 3 days of national mourning for victims of Ogossagou massacre

29 march 2019 - 12:04:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has declared three days of national mourning for some 160 people killed last [...] Full text...

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