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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‘We have failed the people of Gaza,’ Guterres tells ministers

27 september 2024 - 06:29:54
New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is the only “outpost of hope” left [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Justice minister attends high-level Gaza talks

11 june 2024 - 09:29:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has arrived in Jordan to represent South Africa at a [...] Full text...

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Tripoli hosts meeting on rules of procedure of Arab Institute for Peace and Peace Journalism

29 may 2024 - 18:40:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At its 54th regular session held in the Bahraini capital, Manama, the Council of Arab Ministers [...] 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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Rights chief Türk urges peace in DR Congo

19 april 2024 - 05:31:43
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk this week met survivors of massacres in eastern provinces of [...] Full text...

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Rwanda genocide: UN chief says this should 'never be forgotten, never repeated anywhere'

07 april 2024 - 17:13:40
New York, US (PANA) - As the world on Sunday marks the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide [...] Full text...

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Rwanda commemorates genocide victims

07 april 2024 - 15:09:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandans and friends of the East African nation on Sunday started activities to mark the 30th [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Gaza war: UN Security Council passes resolution demanding 'an immediate ceasefire' during Ramadan

25 march 2024 - 15:04:55
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday passed a resolution demanding an "immediate ceasefire" for the month [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council

01 march 2024 - 06:09:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The “carnage” in Gaza has left more than 30,000 dead and must end immediately, UN rights chief Volker [...] Full text...

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Survivors of Sudan's brutal war neglected in Chad

15 february 2024 - 19:05:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly 700,000 people have now fled from extreme violence in Sudan to eastern Chad, the Norwegian [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Survivors of brutal war have been forgotten - says humanitarian charity

14 february 2024 - 09:18:16
N'djamena, Chad (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), says nearly 700,000 people have now fled from extreme violence [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister praises his country's efforts in the fight against terrorism

04 february 2024 - 16:51:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: 25,000 killed as humanitarian needs rise

22 january 2024 - 12:54:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Intense” Israeli bombardment in Gaza continued on Monday along with rocket fire into Israel by Palestinian [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court

11 january 2024 - 17:14:27
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - South Africa addressed the UN's highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudanese FM condemns RSF leader's 'public relations stunt' African visits

08 january 2024 - 05:58:19
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Foreign Ministry has condemned the recent African tour of the leader of the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso government calls on ECOWAS to respect choices of the people

02 january 2024 - 17:22:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The transitional government of Burkina Faso Tuesday called on the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...

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The Burkina Faso government accuses terrorists of massacring civilians in Sahel region

19 december 2023 - 13:50:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso government said here Monday armed terrorist groups had committed massacres against civilians [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza which called for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’

09 december 2023 - 06:28:22
New York, US (PANA) - The US on Friday vetoed a resolution tabled at the UN Security Council calling for [...] Full text...

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Gaza City: 'Babies dying in hospital amid scenes of devastation'

13 november 2023 - 15:58:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More patients, including premature babies, have reportedly died in Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital which has gone [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudanese Army accuses rival paramilitary RSF of committing ethnic cleansing

11 november 2023 - 09:18:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Friday accused its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing war [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Amid war crimes fears, UN rights chief renews calls to stop violence, free hostages

10 november 2023 - 14:55:25
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN rights chief Volker Türk on Friday reiterated increasingly urgent calls for a humanitarian ceasefire [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister reaffirms his continued support for scouting

04 november 2023 - 15:30:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has reaffirmed his continued support for the efforts of [...] 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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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights experts call on Israeli lawyers to block potential war crimes

24 october 2023 - 07:01:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN-appointed independent experts on Monday called on all lawyers advising the Israeli military to refuse legal authorisation [...] 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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Unprecedented crisis in DR Congo 'goes ignored', says humanitarian charity

23 august 2023 - 10:42:03
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Recent months have brought a dramatic deterioration in the situation in eastern DR Congo, where [...] 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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Human Rights Watch accuses Burkina Faso Army of unlawful killings, ‘disappearances’

29 june 2023 - 08:17:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso armed forces summarily executed at least 9 men, and forcibly disappeared and apparently [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: FM welcomes human rights reports, calls for wider condemnation

25 june 2023 - 15:51:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan on Sunday welcomed the statement issued by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemning [...] Full text...

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Rwandan genocide suspect seeks asylum in South Africa

21 june 2023 - 09:45:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Rwandan genocide-accused Fulgence Kayishema will apply for asylum in South Africa, his lawyer told [...] 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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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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2022 Year In Review: As conflicts rage, international dialogue remains ‘the only hope’ for peace

29 december 2022 - 05:39:00
New York, US (PANA) - With wars, conflicts, and unrests blighting all parts of the world in 2022, the UN [...] Full text...

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Mali: Coordinated massacres by armed Islamist groups, says Human Rights Watch

27 october 2022 - 20:08:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed Islamist groups in Mali have killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags coordinated massacres by Islamist armed groups

27 october 2022 - 12:17:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Islamist armed groups in Mali have killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands to flee [...] 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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Greater democratic rule vital to boost security in West Africa and the Sahel, UN Security Council hears

07 july 2022 - 20:16:02
New York, US (PANA) - Democratic and responsible governance is needed to counter ongoing insecurity in West Africa and the [...] 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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Stephanie Williams reaffirms UN's support for victims of Tarhouna massacres in western Libya in quest for justice

11 may 2022 - 16:04:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has assured the families of victims of [...] Full text...

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Malian army rejects accusations of abuses by soldiers in central Mali

06 april 2022 - 14:37:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) have rejected accusations of exactions in Moura, in the Mopti region, [...] Full text...

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First aid convoy in three months to enter Ethiopia's Tigray soon - UN

04 april 2022 - 11:39:43
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The first international aid convoy in three months is on its way to Ethiopia's war-stricken [...] Full text...

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US imposes sanctions for illicit gold trade in DRC

18 march 2022 - 04:52:10
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on gold refiner Alain Goetz and his network [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian cisis: Rights group accuses rebel TPLF forces of murder, rape, pillage in Amhara region

16 february 2022 - 06:02:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has accused fighters affiliated with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front [...] Full text...

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Rights group criticises DR Congo for failure to 'fully investigate' killing of 66 Iyeke people

09 february 2022 - 12:44:07
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A human rights advocate has accused the DR Congo authorities of failing to fully investigate the killing [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian forces 'liberate' more towns and cities

07 december 2021 - 06:39:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government says the coalition of security forces led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed [...] 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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Serbian weapons identified in stockpiles of brutal armed groups in Sahel

24 august 2021 - 05:28:25
London, UK (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says its arms experts have identified Serbian-manufactured weapons in videos posted [...] Full text...

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Eritrean military chief lands on US blacklist over Tigray violence

23 august 2021 - 20:42:02
Washington, US (PANA) - Eritrean military chief, Gen. Filipos Woldeyohannes, has been slammed with economic sanctions over the human rights [...] Full text...

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DRC Senate authorises 5th extension of state of siege in North Kivu, Ituri provinces

05 august 2021 - 10:55:29
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The DR Congo Senate adopted on Wednesday, for the 5th consecutive time, the draft law [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's presence noticed at Burundi's 59th Independence anniversary celebrations

01 july 2021 - 14:09:38
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A delegation led by Rwandan Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente on Thursday attended the 59th-anniversary celebrations of [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges new Niger govt to investigate massacres

05 may 2021 - 05:49:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights advocate says Niger's first democratic transition since independence provides President Mohamed Bazoum’s new administration [...] Full text...

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Rights group says hundreds of thousands trapped in misery of statelessness in Zimbabwe

16 april 2021 - 07:29:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of people trapped in the misery of statelessness in Zimbabwe have been forced [...] Full text...

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Rivalry between Turkey and Greece still in play in Libya

13 april 2021 - 12:10:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba affirmed on Monday their commitment [...] Full text...

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African Union moves to probe Tigray massacres

11 march 2021 - 17:43:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An African Union rights body will investigate the alleged war crimes and human rights abuses [...] Full text...

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DRC govt appeals to international community for support to fight armed groups

24 february 2021 - 00:05:02
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The National Network of DRC Rights NGOs (RENADHOC) Tuesday called on the international community to [...] Full text...

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241 mass graves of 1972 civil war in Burundi excavated

10 january 2021 - 19:26:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The skeletal remains of 13,584 victims of the civil war in 1972 were Sunday excavated from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Study reveals a severe deterioration in global efforts to protect the most vulnerable

30 november 2020 - 13:04:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new report released Monday by the Norwegian Refugee Council and the UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency-led [...] Full text...

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United States Ambassador promises sanctions against human rights violators in Libya

28 november 2020 - 13:46:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - United States Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland said here Saturday his country would take "concrete steps [...] Full text...

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UN chief expresses shock at ‘wanton brutality’ in northern Mozambique

11 november 2020 - 20:35:31
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Wednesday called on the authorities in Mozambique to investigate brutal [...] Full text...

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Rights expert urges greater protection for mass graves

28 october 2020 - 18:49:40
New York, US (PANA) - More action must be taken to protect mass graves, which provide proof of "heinous events" that [...] Full text...

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Felix Tshisekedi calls for international sanctions against armed groups in eastern DRC

23 september 2020 - 18:45:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, Tuesday reminded the United [...] Full text...

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Twitter suspends account of Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Information

18 august 2020 - 13:08:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The micro-bogging website, Twitter, has suspended the account of Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting [...] Full text...

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Fresh mass grave of genocide victims discovered in Kigali city

17 august 2020 - 11:41:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A fresh mass grave believed to contain the bodies of genocide victims has been discovered in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe Agriculture minister, Perence Shiri, succumbs to virus

29 july 2020 - 11:28:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s Agriculture minister, Perence Shiri, has died at the age of 65 from complications associated with [...] Full text...

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'100 Rwandan genocide suspects live in France'

27 july 2020 - 18:31:10
Paris, France (PANA) - The Head of the Civil Party Collective for Rwanda, Alain Gauthier, known in France for his [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior minister reaffirms rejection of Haftar’s government militarization project

20 july 2020 - 21:53:46
Libyan Interior minister reaffirms rejection of Haftar’s government militarization project   Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The minister of Interior of the government [...] Full text...

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7 Fulanis killed in eastern Burkina Faso allegedly by security forces

01 july 2020 - 17:05:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Committee working against Impunity and Stigmatization of Communities (CISC) on Wednesday denounced what it [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council dismisses Egyptian president al-Sissi's military intervention threat

22 june 2020 - 05:34:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Sunday dismissed threats of [...] Full text...

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Atrocity of war crimes, crimes against humanity in Libya call for an end to impunity

19 june 2020 - 14:47:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The last few weeks have been full of dramatic developments in Libya following the defeat of [...] Full text...

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1,300 civilians killed in DRC in past eight months – UN rights chief

05 june 2020 - 12:29:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 1,300 civilians have been killed in a number of separate conflicts involving armed groups and [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies highlight arrest of most wanted genocide leader Felicien Kabuga

23 may 2020 - 19:21:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week were awash with stories focusing on the arrest of Rwandan tycoon Felicien [...] 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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Burkina Faso: Swiss center for democratic control of armed forces train journalists

26 february 2020 - 22:31:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The Swiss center for democratic control of armed forces (DCAF) Wednesday held a training workshop [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Human bones of genocide victims unearthed

14 february 2020 - 16:54:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Human bones and materials of at least 6,000 victims of the 1972 inter-ethnic massacres have recently [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says militias, armed Islamists ravage central Mali

10 february 2020 - 10:13:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Armed groups in Mali have escalated their attacks on civilians, massacring people in their villages, and [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeping chief says Implementing peace deal only path for stabilization in Mali

15 january 2020 - 20:14:05
New York, US (PANA) - Implementation of the 2015 peace agreement in Mali provides the only pathway for stabilization there, the head of UN peacekeeping told the Security Council [...] Full text...

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Nomination of Agbeyomé as sole opposition candidate in Togo's presidential election stirs controversy

02 january 2020 - 13:12:14
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The nomination of former Togolese Prime Minister Agbéyomé Kodjo by a fringe of the  opposition as [...] 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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Opening of Rwandan genocide trial delayed by bomb threat at Brussels courthouse

05 november 2019 - 10:46:44
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The trial of Fabien Neretsé, accused of involvement in the 1994 genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda, [...] 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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October marked by series of unsolved political crimes in Burundi

13 october 2019 - 11:55:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  In Burundi, 13 October marks the 1961 assassination of Prince Louis Rwagasore, hero of national independence, [...] Full text...

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Seidik Abba's book on Boko Haram to be released Wednesday in Paris

08 october 2019 - 17:01:08
Paris, France (PANA) - Nigerian journalist and writer, Seidik Abba, has published a book on the Nigerian terrorist sect, Boko [...] 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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Guinea: A trial for January, ten years after the massacres

26 september 2019 - 21:57:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - The trial for the 28 September massacres of 2009 in Guinea in a peaceful demonstration could [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Victims of September 28, 2009, massacres appeal for trial

25 september 2019 - 18:03:35
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - With 72 hours to the commemoration of the ten years of the massacres of September 28, [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office raises alarm on increased violence in eastern DRC

20 september 2019 - 13:02:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday said it has [...] Full text...

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Sudanese rivals sign final documents on transition to civlian rule

17 august 2019 - 18:44:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese rival groups, the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the revolutionary groups, the Forces for [...] Full text...

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Community organizations in Mopti advocates disarmament of self-defence groups

10 july 2019 - 15:06:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Leaders of Community organizations in Ginna, Dogon and Tabital Pulaaku, as well as development associations in [...] Full text...

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UAE, Ethiopia, Britain, African Union Welcome Agreement in Sudan

05 july 2019 - 16:55:13
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia and Britain, as well as the African Union, have welcomed the [...] Full text...

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Bujumbura airport named after first Burundian elected president

01 july 2019 - 17:09:21
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Bujumbura International Airport has been renamed after the first elected president of the democratic era of [...] 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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Relations between Rwanda, DRC has improved, says Kagame

25 june 2019 - 17:01:33
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, stressed in Monday's meeting with the Belgian press that cooperation between [...] 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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'Haftar's offensive on Tripoli is a coup against legitimacy - Al-Sarraj

08 may 2019 - 12:02:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Libyan presidential council, Fayez Al-Sarraj, has said that the attack on Tripoli [...] 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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Zimbabwe presidential spokesperson describes 1980s 'Gukurahundi genocide' a result of conflict

14 april 2019 - 19:08:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s presidential spokesperson George Charamba has described the Gukurahundi atrocities in the 1980s as “conflict” as [...] Full text...

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Morocco attends commemoration of Rwandan genocide

08 april 2019 - 16:19:10
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The Moroccan Prime Minister, Saad Dine El Otmani, on Sunday attended the commemoration of the 25th [...] Full text...

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Burundi commemorates 25th anniversary of mysterious disappearance of President Cyprien Ntaryamira

06 april 2019 - 15:43:21
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Remembrance and memorial ceremonies were held on Saturday on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of [...] Full text...

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Mauritanians protest against Mali's village maccacre in Nouakchott

28 march 2019 - 19:15:29
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several hundreds of people mobilized through the social networks over the past few days, held a [...] Full text...

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Former Mauritanian PM urges Bamako to protect its citizens

27 march 2019 - 16:57:26
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former Prime Minister Sidi Mohamed ould Boubacar, and now candidate for the June 2019 presidential election [...] Full text...

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More crisis in Mali as opposition leader demands PM's resignation

26 march 2019 - 17:39:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Front for the Safeguarding of Democracy (FSD), Mr.Soumaïla Cissé, has demanded the [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian party condemns Mali massacre

26 march 2019 - 11:53:47
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian opposition party, Union des Forces de Progrès (UFP), on Tuesday "strongly denounced" last Saturday's massacre [...] Full text...

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ICC threatens legal proceedings against perpetrators of recent massacre in Mali

25 march 2019 - 21:41:13
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) said here Monday it would take the necessary measures against [...] Full text...

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France welcomes dissolution of militias in Mali

25 march 2019 - 18:35:44
Paris, France (PANA) – France, which ‘’strongly’’ condemned Saturday’s violence perpetrated against the people in Central Mali, leaving more than [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition leader to attempt 'citizen's arrest' of president, deputies

11 march 2019 - 04:59:59
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Outspoken opposition leader Tinashe Jonas says he will continue with plans to perform a ‘citizen’s arrest’ [...] Full text...

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Rights Commission condemns massacres in central Mali

03 january 2019 - 12:39:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission of Mali (CNDH) has strongly condemned last Tuesday massacres in the [...] Full text...

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Calm northern returns to Burkina village after ethnic attacks

03 january 2019 - 11:46:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Calm has returned to a northern Burkina Faso village where at least 14 people were [...] Full text...

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DR Congo arrests spokesperson of Rwandan rebel group

17 december 2018 - 13:12:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have arrested Ignace Nkaka, aka La [...] Full text...

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Human rights groups want CAR government to take legal action against ex-Seleka rebels

13 december 2018 - 19:45:43
Paris, France (PANA) – The international Federation of Human rights (IFHR) and its partner organisation in Central African Republic, the [...] Full text...

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‘Complacency is still strong’ over stopping genocide, says top UN adviser

07 december 2018 - 21:18:42
New York, US (PANA) - The current rise in hate speech, racial tensions and identity-based violence is alarming, the UN [...] Full text...

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6th Nairobi edition of Human Rights Watch Film Festival opens on Tuesday

29 october 2018 - 05:29:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The 6th Nairobi Edition of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival will showcase four films from [...] Full text...

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HRW urges ICC investigate killings in DRC's Beni

04 october 2018 - 11:41:33
Beni, DRC (PANA – Unidentified fighters have killed more than 1,000 civilians in Beni territory in eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Dozens of NGOs call for accountability for past crimes in Liberia

21 september 2018 - 08:26:42
New York, US (PANA) – Dozens of Non-Governmental Organisations have sent a letter to Liberian President George Weah urging him [...] Full text...

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Rights group says talks on migration should take into account violations of rights in Egypt

21 september 2018 - 06:55:14
Athens, Greece (PANA) - The European human rights group, EuroMed Rights, has expressed its extreme concerns about the outcome of [...] Full text...

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French author releases new book on fight against Genocide denial

14 september 2018 - 13:16:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - French univerisity lecturer, Florent Piton, on Friday presented his book depicting the consequences of Genocide denial, [...] Full text...

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Ebola outbreak spreads to eastern DRC 'no-go' zone surrounded by rebels

25 august 2018 - 06:18:35
Geneva, Switzerland(PANA) - Rebel violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is escalating inside the vast country’s Ebola-hit [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Liberia takes 'small step' toward justice for war crimes

11 july 2018 - 06:31:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Liberia's pledge for the first time to issue a public statement on accountability for grave crimes [...] Full text...

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Scores of NGOs seek justice for Liberia's war crimes

05 july 2018 - 15:39:13
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Scores of NGOs are asking the Liberian government to undertake fair and credible prosecutions of international [...] Full text...

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Rights violations in South Sudan may amount to crimes against humanity - UN panel

23 february 2018 - 20:28:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United Nations panel on human rights violations in South Sudan documents unspeakable cruelty against civilians, not [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Weah to take concrete steps on past Liberia atrocities

12 february 2018 - 15:03:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Liberia’s new government should take prompt steps to pave the way for fair investigation and prosecution [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Rights groups demand justice for 2009 Conakry stadium massacre victims

27 september 2017 - 06:56:09
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Human rights groups on Wednesday the Guinean government to move ahead to deliver justice, truth, and [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: NGO reveals mysterious string of mass killings in DR Congo

18 september 2017 - 11:38:36
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Congo Research Group (CRG), an independent, non-profit research project dedicated to understanding the violence that [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN rights office unearths DRC gov't complicity in ethnic-based massacres in Kasai

04 august 2017 - 11:37:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A report by the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has warned that violence in the Kasai [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU adopts sanctions against nine DRC officials for human rights violations

29 may 2017 - 16:16:19
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union on Monday adopted immediate restrictive measures against nine individuals who hold positions of [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwandan papers focus on 23rd commemoration of Rwandan genocide

10 april 2017 - 14:40:16
Kigali,Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan papers, in their Monday editions, dwelt on Friday's commemoration of the 23rd anniversary of the 1994 [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: New crimes inquiry could shed light on French officials' role in 1994 genocide (News Analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Rwanda)

30 november 2016 - 14:27:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With diplomatic relations being slowly downgraded between France and Rwanda following recent France's announcement of plans [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Kagame warns Kigali could again cut diplomatic ties with France

10 october 2016 - 15:29:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Monday stressed that the judicial system of Rwanda is not subordinate [...] Full text...

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UN: Africa’s Sahel region leaders stress need to keep peace, combat terrorism

24 september 2016 - 17:54:20
New York, US (PANA) - Peace and security are vital conditions for security and development, leaders from Africa’s Sahel region [...] Full text...

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US: US consoles DR Congo on 'horrific' Beni massacre

16 august 2016 - 06:52:09
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Monday consoled the Democratic Republic of Congo following the massacre of [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda experiences increased mental disorder cases in aftermath of genocide

13 april 2016 - 16:16:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda is experiencing a dramatic increase in mental disorders, particularly as a result of the 1994 [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy says violence looms over DR Congo elections

14 january 2016 - 18:44:13
New York, US (PANA) - While confronting a deterioration of security in its war-torn eastern provinces, DR Congo faces "very [...] Full text...

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UN: UN tribunal on Rwandan genocide formally closes

01 january 2016 - 08:52:19
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations tribunal set up 21 years ago to judge those guilty for the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Kagame ‘reluctant’ to qualify massacres in Burundi as genocide

22 december 2015 - 17:17:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Tuesday admitted that innocents were being killed in Burundi but he [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: AU envoy meets Kagame on South Sudan peace agreement

24 august 2015 - 21:36:24
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Monday received the African Union (AU) High Representative to South Sudan, [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Fighting resumes in South Sudan 2 days after failure to sign IGAD-brokered agreement

19 august 2015 - 14:56:03
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Fighting has broken out in the Upper Nile State two days after the South Sudanese rivals [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Detained Rwanda intelligence chief allowed to leave UK

10 august 2015 - 16:39:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwanda intelligence chief, Lt.-Gen. Karenzi Karake, who was put under house arrest in London by [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Al Shabaab conducts daring raid on Garissa villages

22 may 2015 - 12:16:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Fighters loyal to the Somali Al Shabaab militia group have raided three villages in Kenya’s northern [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report indicts Uganda rebels for 'grave violations' in DRC

14 may 2015 - 07:57:43
New York, US (PANA) - A UN human rights report says a Uganda-based rebel group has committed grave violations of [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Int'l Day of Reflection on Rwandan Genocide celebrated

07 april 2015 - 14:55:21
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Martin Kobler, the Chief of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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US: US think-tank urges int'l community to assist Nigeria against Boko Haram

28 january 2015 - 20:41:21
New York, US (PANA) - A US think-tank, Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, on Wednesday urged the international [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UNHCR condemns massacres in DRC's Beni area

19 december 2014 - 13:58:08
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The UNHCR said on Friday it was greatly concerned by the ongoing killings and [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy in DRC condemns massacre, urges action against terrorists

08 december 2014 - 18:30:42
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Mr. [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ's new report says legacy of Rwanda genocide includes media restrictions

08 december 2014 - 15:26:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based press freedom watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Monday released a new report [...] Full text...

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UN: Great Lakes envoys outraged by civilian massacres in eastern DR Congo

03 december 2014 - 08:05:25
New York, US (PANA) - A team of UN, African Union (AU) and other Special Envoys for the Great Lakes [...] Full text...

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UN: Security Council condemns massacres of civilians, attacks on DRC peacekeepers

26 november 2014 - 20:15:57
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the massacres perpetrated against [...] Full text...

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Kenya: UN Envoy condemns killings in DRC

24 november 2014 - 13:59:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Saïd Djiniit, has expressed [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy applauds sentencing of DRC militia leader for war crimes

10 november 2014 - 19:07:42
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Police arrest 200 over recent DRC attacks'

06 november 2014 - 07:54:40
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) said that more [...] Full text...

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Belgium: Belgian minister condemns massacres eastern DR Congo

05 november 2014 - 19:05:30
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Condemning recent attacks on civilians, which killed over 80 people in Beni-Butembo zone of DR Congo, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy calls for proactive response to rebels in DR Congo

27 october 2014 - 23:05:04
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative and Head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Mauritanian NGOs denounce "massacres" in Gaza

24 july 2014 - 16:03:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - In a statement issued on Thursday in Nouakchott, the national Forum of human rights organizations (FONADH), [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: Civilians still flocking UN peacekeepers bases in South Sudan

17 july 2014 - 14:37:38
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Civilians seeking protection at the UN military bases increased to 97,126 by mid-July in South [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Nouakchott condemns Israeli raids in Gaza

13 july 2014 - 13:28:24
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian political groups have condemned the bombardments of the Israeli armed forces against Palestinian populations in [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Demonstrators protest Israeli raids on Gaza strip

11 july 2014 - 17:34:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Dozens of people Friday demonstrated in Dakar in front of the Palestinian embassy to denounce the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Rebel leader wants immediate indictments for S. Sudan war crimes

12 may 2014 - 22:57:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar has called for immediate indictment of South Sudanese leaders [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Freed political detainees arrive for landmark South Sudan talks

09 may 2014 - 14:17:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese political detainees have arrived in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, the venue of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights body decries ethnically-motivated violence in South Sudan

08 may 2014 - 11:09:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new investigation into the conflict in South Sudan has revealed horrific atrocities committed by both [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: S. Sudan rebels want mass graves opened in atrocities probe

02 may 2014 - 12:52:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese rebels have called for the opening of purported mass graves in the capital [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC Appeals Chamber to hold hearing on Lubanga's case

01 may 2014 - 16:41:49
New York, US (PANA) - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will hold a hearing on 19 [...] Full text...

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France: French media highlight sending of UN troops to CAR

12 april 2014 - 11:27:04
Paris, France (PANA) – A UN Security Council resolution on Thursday to send peacekeeping soldiers to restore order and security [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Apartheid-era massacre commemorated

21 march 2014 - 12:26:37
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Millions of South Africans on Friday came together to mark the 21 March 1960 Sharpeville [...] Full text...

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Kenya: President Kenyatta denounces Nigeria killings

05 march 2014 - 11:54:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has condemned the recent killing of some 59 Nigerian school children by [...] Full text...

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US: UN marks launch of 'Kwibuka 20' to remember Rwanda genocide

27 february 2014 - 22:53:02
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 'Peacekeepers fail to prevent ethnic cleansing in CAR'

13 february 2014 - 07:15:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International peacekeepers have failed to prevent the ethnic cleansing of Muslim civilians in the western part [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council condemns Lord’s Resistance Army's atrocities

27 november 2013 - 07:01:55
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has reiterated its strong condemnation of war crimes and crimes against [...] Full text...

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Ban urges more funding to combat brutal Lord's Resistance Army

20 november 2013 - 21:22:14
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called on the international community to provide the [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns latest attacks in Central African Republic

07 october 2013 - 18:29:39
New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, has strongly condemned increasing attacks on religious groups in the Central [...] Full text...

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Pretoria condemns Cairo bloodbath

15 august 2013 - 12:19:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Government Thursday condemned the violence used by the security forces to [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council urges more regional cooperation to tackle LRA rebels

30 may 2013 - 17:45:29
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has urged regional actors to cooperate on all fronts to tackle [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes 2,500 soldiers to combat LRA rebels

19 september 2012 - 14:15:59
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has welcomed the handover of 2,500 soldiers to an African Union (AU) regional [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns massacre of Moslems in Burma

27 july 2012 - 20:39:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan government on Thursday strongly denounced the massacres perpetrated on Moslems in Myanmar, Burma, as [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends mandate of UN Mission in South Sudan

06 july 2012 - 15:15:15
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has extended by 12 months the mandate of the UN Mission [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council endorses regional strategy to combat LRA rebels

30 june 2012 - 16:42:57
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has endorsed the regional strategy developed by the UN to tackle [...] Full text...

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UN, AU envoys present regional plan to halt LRA rebels

27 june 2012 - 08:31:35
New York, US (PANA) - UN and African Union (AU) envoys have highlighted a new regional strategy that they hope [...] Full text...

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Rebel threat: UN chief urges support for Central African countries

15 june 2012 - 08:32:17
New York, US (PANA) - Noting the recent resurgence in attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Central Africa, [...] Full text...

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NGO tasks UN Security Council on DRC mandate

12 june 2012 - 10:34:15
New York, US (PANA) - US-based NGO Enough Project has asked the UN Security Council to re-assess the mandate of [...] Full text...

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Deal with Mali putschists paves way for ending Tuareg rebellion (Analysis)

07 april 2012 - 17:29:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Malian putschists' deal with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to return the [...] Full text...

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AU urges ECOWAS force to reverse rebel advance in Mali

06 april 2012 - 16:45:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Dismissing the declaration of independence of Azawad by Malian rebels, the African Union (AU) Friday [...] Full text...

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Malian rebels declare independence

06 april 2012 - 13:50:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Tuareg rebels who have seized the northern part of Mali on Friday proclaimed independence for [...] Full text...

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UN envoy tasks Sierra Leonean politicians on forthcoming polls

23 march 2012 - 08:35:16
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the presidential elections to be held later this year and amidst reports of [...] Full text...

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UN, Central African govts to meet on regional strategy against LRA

14 march 2012 - 11:21:27
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and government officials from Central African countries will meet in Uganda next week [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: UN tribunal upholds 25-year jail terms for 2 genocide convicts

29 september 2011 - 17:44:06
New York, US (PANA) - The UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Thursday upheld the 25-year jail terms [...] Full text...

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'UN, South Sudan govt intervention could halt intertribal killings in Jonglei'

27 august 2011 - 12:18:07
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Officials from seven United Nations, NGOs and South Sudan organizations and agencies, who paid a [...] Full text...

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UN envoy welcomes trial of 2 Rwandans for crimes in DRC

05 may 2011 - 15:08:16
New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Margot Wallstrom, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International tasks UN on displaced Ivorians

13 april 2011 - 17:43:47
New York, US (PANA) - Amnesty International on Wednesday urged the UN Mission in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) to ensure it [...] Full text...

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US urges Gbagbo to step down immediately

03 april 2011 - 13:44:14
Washington, US (PANA) - As fighting rages on Sunday between forces loyal to Cote d'Ivoire's president-elect Alassane Ouattara and those [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council orders change of guard for S/Leone war crime tribunal

03 march 2011 - 18:40:16
New York, US PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday authorized the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers protecting the court [...] Full text...

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19 NGOs call for action against Uganda's rebels

12 december 2010 - 19:03:16
New York, US (PANA) - A group of international Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have asked the international community to act now [...] Full text...

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Uganda, DRC, UNHCR sign repatriation pact for over 30,000 Congolese refugees

30 october 2010 - 19:09:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Citing conducive conditions for voluntary repatriation, United Nations agency for refugees (UNHCR) is to facilitate the [...] Full text...

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Museveni faces 7 opponents in Uganda 2011 polls

28 october 2010 - 17:06:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Eight candidates will contest next year's presidential elections in Uganda, Chairman Electoral Commission (EC), Engineer Badru [...] Full text...

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Bozize extols Angola's peace making role in Africa

14 october 2010 - 20:49:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Central Africa Republic President Francois Bozize on Th ursday extolled Angola's contribution to restoring peace in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda threatens to pull out of UN peacekeeping operations

01 september 2010 - 23:32:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) â" Rwanda is threatening -to withdraw its troops from U N Peacekeeping operations if a report that [...] Full text...

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